Issue 22 - July 2012 (PDF) - Chipping Norton Times

CHIPPING NORTON TIMES
From the Editor
We were reminiscing the other day about holidays when we were
at school – aeons ago! Whatever we were doing it’s interesting
how we don’t remember much about the weather – trips to the
beach, that cycle ride across fields when the cows become too
curious, eating a picnic in the car because it hailed – but were the
summers hot, wet, windy? - Can’t remember! Will our families
look back at the photographs of the Diamond Jubilee and
remember the extreme weather - or perhaps, in hindsight, it
won’t seem to have been so extreme.
Both ends of the spectrum were enjoyed (this might not be the
word that everyone would use) in Chippy last month with the
excessive amount of rain that fell, and the amazingly good time
that people had as they celebrated the Diamond Jubilee and
Chipping Norton Festival.
Residents were promised a ‘time to celebrate’ and as the bunting
went up the excitement grew and nothing was going to stop
people celebrating in style. The whole event was a credit to the
hard work of a great team of councillors, businesses and
volunteers, together with their partners the local authorities, the
local police and the district ‘clean up’ team. Regulars say it was
‘the best Festival yet’ as people visited, danced, laughed, played
games, listened and applauded – and applauded!
The weekend was full of memorable moments and people will
have been glad to be here.
July? July is different – and the weather may be different too,
while people are planning days out at fetes, fairs, open gardens,
concerts and shows. This edition of the magazine has pages of
events to tempt you out and about locally and we hope that,
despite the weather, you will have good memories of July 2012!
Best wishes, Jenni Turner
Editor
PS. PHOTO COMPETITION – next month.
Our next edition is for August - it comes out at the end of July.
The copydate is 15th July 2012.
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Inside this edition
FEATURES
8, 9 Our First Short Story Competition – the two Runners-Up stories
14, 15 A Message to Young Chefs – Celebrated local chef, Prue Leith talks to
our ‘cub reporter’, Amber Goodwin
17 Managing the collection in St Edward’s Hall
18, 19 Short Story by Nicholas John: ‘The last few hours of Enzo the
boatman’
20 Faces of Britain – make your mark on an incredible year
48 Carrying the Torch – by Katrina Harrison
REGULARS
11 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore
21 -25, 29-36 - LOCAL EVENTS and EVENTS DIARY (33)
23 Local Cinemas and regular events
24 Village Halls
25 Local Church Services
26 News from Local Authorities & Associations
27 News from West Oxon District Council
28 Community issues
34 Local Open Gardens
35 Walks with the Cotswold Wardens; Walks without Cars & Walks
without Stiles.
43 Robb Eden – Not Willing to Take a Penalty?
44 - 47 Reports from some of our local Schools
49 - 57 News & Reports from some of the local Sports Clubs, etc..
58 News from local Probus and Conservative clubs
59 Chipping Norton Rotary - news and photographs
61, 62 List of local Clubs, Societies and Associations - LATE NEWS:
ArtsKool Winner
63 Local Business Directory
The team grew by 1 for a week last month, and we were delighted to welcome
Amber Goodwin, a Work Experience pupil from South Wilts Grammar School
(Salisbury) who hopes to go into journalism as a career. A small community
magazine is possibly an ‘interesting’ place to start, and we had an enjoyable
and varied week – and worked quite hard. The ‘highlight’ and main piece of
work was an interview with Prue Leith, who generously shared her thoughts
and experiences with Amber (read her interview on pages 14 & 15).
The trusty team of regulars are always appreciated, and my Thanks go to
Christabel Hardacre, Jane Gleghorn and Jan Marley for their help. This month
has more than its share of wonderful photographs with contributions from
Mike Boyes, the Hartley family, Nicky Scott-Frances and Gillian Carr, with the
Diamond Jubilee providing a wonderful excuse. I hope you will enjoy this
edition.
Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd.
0845 230 8955 / www.eagledesign.net
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Our Front Cover photograph “ Rose with wasp” by Charlotte Rux-
Burton © www.semaphorephotgraphy.co.uk
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