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CHIPPING NORTON TIMES<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
An independent monthly magazine delivered FREE OF CHARGE for residents and businesses in and around <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong>.<br />
Copies will also be made available at a number of distribution points<br />
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From the Editor<br />
A change of season…and pace<br />
The schools going back after the long warm and relaxing days of<br />
summer always brings a change of pace, squeezing our daily lives<br />
back into timetables and an altogether far more structured routine.<br />
However, this September presented us with an incredible selection<br />
of big events, inviting us to ‘top up our good time factor’ before<br />
the long cold evenings set in. The new and amazing Harvest<br />
Festival was worthy of all the accolades it received and we hope it<br />
will become a regular in our local events diary; a bigger and even<br />
better than ever before Moreton Show ticked boxes with all the<br />
family with so much to see and do that our photographer there,<br />
Charlie Doran Davis, had a helper so that she could be in two<br />
places at once(!); and finally a breath-taking Cotswold Festival<br />
complete with ranks of Parliamentarians and Royalists as The<br />
Sealed Knot marched into Stow and re-enacted a Civil War battle<br />
on their cricket field. This was an impressive event and the crowd<br />
got fully behind both sides, shouting and cheering them on and<br />
having a wonderful time. With cannons and gunfire as well, I<br />
imagine that the town’s neighbours in the Swells and Naunton<br />
knew that Stow was once again ‘at war’! I wonder if being so close<br />
to a major event in our past will have triggered an interest in local<br />
history and politics?<br />
In this edition of the magazine the first Christmas adverts appear<br />
and we can sense that the rush to get lists made and things done<br />
before the end of the year is’ on’. But before you get too caught up<br />
in it all, we hope you will enjoy the magazine this month – we<br />
name the winners of our photographic completion, there is a nice<br />
and true story from local author Nicholas John, Mike Boyes treats<br />
us to a look at some local wildlife and we catch up with some of<br />
community issues around at the moment.<br />
We receive regular comments from people that there isn’t enough<br />
Chippy content – this can be easily overcome, simply by sharing<br />
with us the events and articles, reports and news that you would<br />
like to see in <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> <strong>Times</strong>, and we will tell everyone!<br />
Of all the things we do, we totally fail at mindreading - so it’s up to<br />
you, we need to be told! Our contact details are below and we<br />
will look forward to hearing from you.<br />
Best wishes<br />
Jenni Turner, Editor<br />
Our Front Cover :<br />
This photo, taken and sent in by Ann Wyatt, was the overall winner in<br />
the Moreton in Marsh Show Calendar competition this year, and will<br />
appear on the <strong>October</strong> page. It was taken at Ascott near Whichford.<br />
AW©CNT.10.<strong>2011</strong><br />
Copydate for the November edition is 16th <strong>October</strong>.<br />
(The 16th is our copy date for every month next year)<br />
Telephone <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> <strong>Times</strong> on<br />
07789 175 002<br />
(The phone will take your messages too – leave your<br />
name & contact number; we will return your call.)<br />
email CHIPPING NORTON TIMES on<br />
editor@chippingnortontimes.co.uk<br />
www.stowtimes.co.uk<br />
P O Box 6, Sheep Street,<br />
Stow on the Wold, GL54 1WD<br />
Inside this edition<br />
FEATURES<br />
8 Moreton in Marsh Show - a photo-montage<br />
9 The Sealed Knot – Re-enacting a Civil War Battle<br />
10, 11 The Photographic Competition, Answers & Winners<br />
32, 33 Local Nature Reserves – A personal view in words & photos by<br />
Mike Boyes<br />
35,36 What Price a Signature – A short story by Nicholas John<br />
REGULARS<br />
18 Market Towns test new planning powers.<br />
Rural fund re-opens for applications<br />
19 Local Authorities, meetings & information<br />
21 Thames Valley Police – Neighbourhood Watch; Safe Biking<br />
22 Church Services<br />
24, 25 Village Halls; Rural Cinemas and Regular Events Diary.<br />
26-29 EVENTS & Events DIARY for <strong>October</strong><br />
30 Local Walks in <strong>October</strong>;<br />
31 Cotswold A.O.N.B. & Glos.Wildlife Trust<br />
36 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore<br />
41 Robb Eden – shares a few opinions on tax.<br />
42 - 44 Reports from some of our local Schools<br />
45, 47, 49 & 51 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc..<br />
53 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly)<br />
54 Club News & Reports<br />
55 Local Business Directory<br />
Thank you to all our contributors, the writers and photographers who<br />
have helped produce this edition. This month the team doing research,<br />
sub-editing and proof reading included Jan Marley (who also manages our<br />
deliveries) and we are delighted to welcome a few guest writers this<br />
month, too. As always, their time and input are invaluable. Thank you<br />
too to all our volunteer deliverers and sources of information – without<br />
them these magazines couldn’t function and we always appreciate their<br />
time and commitment.<br />
Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd.<br />
0845 230 8955 / www.eagledesign.net<br />
Extra copies of <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> <strong>Times</strong> may be available at The Leisure<br />
Centre and at The Information Point.
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Photography at Moreton Show by Charlie Doran Davies<br />
Freelance Photographer<br />
07825 542 542<br />
www.dorandaviesphotography.carbonmade.com
tHe<br />
CotswoLd FestivaL<br />
Love History?<br />
Live History witH tHe seaLed Knot<br />
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1. CHIPPING CAMPDEN<br />
2. STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
3. MAUGERSBURY<br />
4. MAUGERSBURY<br />
5. DAYLESFORD<br />
6. BROADWELL<br />
7. MORETON IN MARSH<br />
8. UPPER ODDINGTON<br />
9. DAYLESFORD<br />
10. LOWER ODDINGTON<br />
11. ADLESTROP<br />
12. BROADWELL<br />
<strong>13</strong>. LOWER ODDINGTON<br />
14. MORETON IN MARSH<br />
15. NAUNTON<br />
16. UPPER SLAUGHTER<br />
17. EVENLODE<br />
18. MORETON IN MARSH<br />
19. LOWER SWELL<br />
20. UPPER SWELL<br />
21. WYCK RISSINGTON<br />
22. OVER NORTON<br />
23. LITTLE WOLFORD<br />
24. CHURCHILL<br />
25. CLAPTON ON THE HILL<br />
26. LITTLE RISSINGTON<br />
Your local high street needs your support<br />
Sustaining a high street and a community is not only about<br />
shopping locally from independent small shops. It is about<br />
ensuring that the high street and people who live in the<br />
community have a viable sustainable future. Parking,<br />
transport, procurement, the threats of supermarkets and outof<br />
town developments - all these issues are best dealt with by<br />
local authorities, local community groups, local businesses<br />
and local people working together. From the Federation of<br />
Small Businesses<br />
THE ANSWERS<br />
27. FORD<br />
28. LONG COMPTON<br />
29. *BOURTON O/T WATER<br />
30. CONDICOTE<br />
31. UPPER SWELL<br />
32. CHIPPING CAMPDEN<br />
33. BOURTON ON THE WATER<br />
34. BLOCKLEY<br />
35. DRAYCOTT<br />
36. LOWER SLAUGHTER<br />
37. LONGBOROUGH<br />
38. BLOCKLEY<br />
39. GREAT WOLFORD<br />
40. BOURTON O/T HILL<br />
41. SALFORD<br />
42. UPPER ODDINGTON<br />
43. FORD<br />
44. UPPER ODDINGTON<br />
45. DAYLESFORD<br />
46. MORETON IN MARSH<br />
47. STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
48. DONNINGTON<br />
49. STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
50. ADLESTROP<br />
51. DONNINGTON<br />
52. LITTLE WOLFORD<br />
53. DONNINGTON<br />
54. ADLESTROP<br />
55. EVENLODE<br />
56. DAYLESFORD<br />
57. BROADWELL<br />
58. LOWER ODDINGTON<br />
59. BROADWELL<br />
60. BROADWELL<br />
61. UPPER ODDINTON<br />
62. LITTLE COMPTON<br />
63. NAUNTON<br />
64. HEYTHROP<br />
65. LONG COMPTON<br />
66. UPPER SLAUGHTER<br />
67. CHIPPING NORTON<br />
68. BOURTON / WATER<br />
69. ICOMB<br />
70. BLEDINGTON<br />
71. GREAT WOLFORD<br />
72. CONDICOTE<br />
73. LITTLE RISSINGTON<br />
74. TEMPLE GUITING<br />
75. HEYTHROP<br />
76. LONG COMPTON<br />
77. NETHER WESTCOTE<br />
78. STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
* OR LOWER SWELL. The answers left blank most often were numbers 27, 43, 53, 64 and 68.<br />
The communities that were miss-identified most often were Ford, Donnington and Heythrop (although<br />
there were some good guesses – which are definitely allowed!)<br />
One the whole however, most people know the area quite well and are pretty observant too!<br />
If you did, thank you for taking part and we hope you enjoyed the challenge.<br />
PS. We will be repeating the competition next August – so keep your eyes open as you travel around!
I know where that is!<br />
Where was that taken?<br />
I’M SURE WE’VE SEEN<br />
THAT SOMEWHERE.<br />
OUTSTANDING<br />
WINNERS<br />
1st. Robin Howells (70/78)<br />
2nd. Jane Furze and Alan Bush (69)<br />
3rd. Helen and Mary Smith (67)<br />
1st Business Team - Our Community Police (65) –<br />
Caroline Paxford, Rob Wells, Alison Shaw and<br />
Jenna Pendle<br />
2nd Business Team - Dales Trails (60)<br />
1st Family entry – The Colston family (59) –<br />
Laura, Sue and Margery with Louise Passey and<br />
Jean Stowe<br />
2nd Family entry – The Lamb family (58)<br />
Mavis, Colin and Freda<br />
3rd Family entry – The Coleman family (53) –<br />
Lindsey, Chris and Hannah with Tom Webb<br />
HONOURABLE MENTIONS<br />
Jane Ford and David Harman (64)<br />
Lucy Dale (62)<br />
Well done to everyone who took part this year. There is a bundle<br />
of prizes waiting to be awarded (at the time of writing none of our<br />
winners have been contacted, but we hope to speak to all of them<br />
before the magazines are delivered). Starting with Robin Howells<br />
in first place, our winners have their choice from a wonderful and<br />
wide-ranging selection of prizes from the local businesses kindly<br />
supporting the competition – they are listed on the right. The<br />
majority of entries achieved 60+ and 50+ correct answers so there<br />
was a close-run contest for the middle positions, all of whom will<br />
have a choice of prizes. If you aren’t mentioned above, you still<br />
qualify for a prize, and we wish you better luck next time because<br />
you weren’t far away!<br />
We look forward to compiling next year’s photo competition,<br />
which will be in our August 2012 magazines. Meanwhile we hope<br />
you continue to enjoy our wonderful local towns and villages, and<br />
the businesses that keep them alive and vital.<br />
PHoTo ComPETiTioN<br />
‘WHERE iS THAT?’<br />
Look up – look down – look behind you!<br />
In August we featured 78 numbered photographs, taken recently in the communities where we deliver the magazines<br />
every month. But these were not average picture postcard images, and proved to be not that easy to identify!<br />
LOCAL BUSINESSES<br />
SUPPORTING THE COMPETITION<br />
In alphabetical order:-<br />
ARTIGIANO<br />
BARKS & PURRS<br />
BOURTON CYCLES<br />
BOURTON HOUSE GARDEN<br />
BROCKS MENSWEAR<br />
CACAO BEAN<br />
COTSWOLD BOOKSTORE<br />
COTSWOLD CYCLES<br />
COURT BARN MUSEUM<br />
CREAM TEA ROOM<br />
ELECNOLOGY<br />
JO SAUNDERS MASSAGE THERAPY<br />
JOHNSONS DRY CLEANERS<br />
LITTLE BLACK DRESS<br />
MARTHA’S COFFEE HOUSE<br />
MATT KEYTE SPORTS & REMEDIAL MASSAGE<br />
MILL DENE GARDEN<br />
NEW ENGLAND COFFEE HOUSE<br />
NORTH COTSWOLD COMMUNITY RADIO<br />
NUMBER 4 HOTEL at STOW<br />
ROUVEURE GALLERY<br />
RIVERFORD ORGANICS<br />
THE COACH & HORSES, LONGBOROUGH<br />
THE VINE LEAF<br />
WREAL SPORTS<br />
Well done to all our entrants, and a huge Thank You to all the local businesses who supported<br />
the competition with prizes, we really appreciate it.<br />
Jenni Turner - Editor<br />
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P I A N O / J A Z Z P I A N O / T H E O R Y L E S S O N S<br />
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Children : Adults : Everybody Welcome.<br />
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Tel: 01451 832127<br />
Mob. 07808 164276 | e-mail. mandmselhurst@btinternet.com<br />
Garage wanted in Hospital Rd, Moreton, for classic car.<br />
Long term rent. Please contact 01608 651892
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Welcomes new members to join us, make new friends and<br />
choose from our varied events programme.<br />
Contact 01295 788474 for more details<br />
Stressed? Moi?<br />
Therapists from the Natural Therapies Clinic, Moreton-in-<br />
Marsh, provide some advice about coping with stress.<br />
Everyone needs some degree of stress in their lives in order<br />
to have enough motivation to function on a daily basis.<br />
Stress only becomes a problem when the amount is greater<br />
than an individual’s ability to cope.<br />
The body is designed to cope with high levels of stress in the<br />
short-term. The natural “fight or flight” response that occurs<br />
in a life-or-death situation gave our ancient ancestors a<br />
survival advantage - the ability to respond more effectively<br />
when faced with danger.<br />
While this was useful in the days when people were out<br />
hunting mammoths, nowadays we are juggling the demands<br />
of modern life instead. For many of us, stress has become<br />
chronic. This means that our system does not get a chance<br />
to return to normal; we live as if we were on constant red<br />
alert, and, inevitably, this takes its toll. Stress directly affects<br />
the nervous, hormonal and digestive systems, but in the<br />
longer term can lead to cardiovascular, skin, and immunity<br />
problems, as well as difficulties with sleep and energy levels.<br />
Stress quickly depletes the body of the nutrients required for<br />
the release of hormones during a stressful event, such as<br />
adrenalin and cortisol. Adrenalin is a protein-based hormone<br />
and cortisol is a fat-based hormone. Therefore, it is<br />
important to consume good quality protein and plenty of<br />
good mono- and polyunsaturated fats, such as those found<br />
in oily fish, avocados, nuts and seeds. Many vitamins and<br />
minerals are also required for the synthesis of these<br />
hormones, and eating a healthy and varied diet is essential.<br />
For many of us, habitual negative or fearful thinking creates<br />
more stress than the actual reality of our situation warrants.<br />
Try to become aware of the thoughts you have that lead to<br />
feelings of stress, and challenge whether they are valid.<br />
Relaxation, breathing exercises or meditation can be helpful<br />
to slow the internal chatter of the mind while relaxing the<br />
body. Regular exercise, and physical treatments such as<br />
massage and reflexology, can also be great for releasing the<br />
physical tension that stress creates.<br />
The Natural Therapies Clinic offers a wide range of therapies,<br />
including nutritional therapy. If you would like to find out<br />
more or book an appointment, call us on 01608 650077.<br />
www.natural-therapies-clinic.co.uk<br />
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clothing and accessories for Dogs and Cats.<br />
PASSIONATE ABOUT SPOILING YOUR DOGS AND CATS?<br />
You will enjoy a visit to our beautifully designed shop and if<br />
there is anything particular you need we will buy it in for you.<br />
It will be our pleasure.<br />
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Digbeth Street, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1BN<br />
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A Professional, Sympathetic<br />
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We stock a selection of traditional coffins as well as a wide<br />
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Putting up shelves, mirrors, pictures,<br />
curtain poles etc.<br />
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01608 664626 or 07557 883835<br />
No job too small. Free quotations in the local area.<br />
Tel: 01608 651721 | Mob: 07974 030246<br />
Email: kppainting@hotmail.co.uk<br />
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Fully insured<br />
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TELEPHONE: 01993 867783 | MOBILE: 07973905024<br />
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Moreton Architectural Reclamation Yard Ltd @ Cox's Yard<br />
10 Fosseway Business Park,<br />
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We update our web site frequently, adding new stock and<br />
removing sold items.<br />
Tel: 01608 652505 Fax: 01608 652881<br />
Email: info@coxsarchitectural.co.uk<br />
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Market towns test<br />
planning powers<br />
From a report by Ruralcity Media<br />
RURAL and market towns are among 36 more<br />
communities that will try out new planning powers,<br />
bringing the total to ninety communities that are<br />
among the first to test out new neighbourhood<br />
planning powers introduced in the Localism Bill.<br />
Planning minister Greg Clark said neighbourhood<br />
planning would give local people a real voice in deciding<br />
how development will look in their area, allowing<br />
people to shape their own vision for their community –<br />
in contrast to top-down regional strategies that are<br />
being scrapped.<br />
• Communities would be able to decide the locations of<br />
shops, offices and schools, protect valuable green<br />
spaces and set standards of design for new housing.<br />
• In areas where local people want to see homes and<br />
businesses built, communities would be allowed to<br />
grant blanket planning permission.<br />
• The community would also have the final say on<br />
whether a neighbourhood plan comes into force. If<br />
more than 50% of people voting in a local referendum<br />
support the plan, then the local planning authority<br />
must bring it into force.<br />
Mr Clark said: "For too long local people have been shut<br />
out of the planning process with no real voice to affect<br />
decisions about the places where they live. Unpopular<br />
regional strategies left people without the ability to<br />
influence the future of their community and this fuelled<br />
resentment towards growth."<br />
In each of the selected communities the local council<br />
will receive £20,000 to support work on neighbourhood<br />
planning as well as free advice from planning experts.<br />
RSN’s rural consultant Brian Wilson, of Brian Wilson<br />
Associates, said rural communities had a proud history<br />
of developing parish and town plans. "The advantage of<br />
the neighbourhood planning approach is that it will<br />
have statutory legitimacy. However, along with this will<br />
come additional complexity which could turn some<br />
rural communities off."<br />
In South Oxfordshire, Thame town council is already<br />
focusing on the local need for more affordable housing<br />
and transport infrastructure. In Northumberland two<br />
rural parishes are concentrating on the need for more<br />
affordable housing, a new high school and an education<br />
campus. In Wiltshire, Sherston Parish Council is aiming<br />
to deliver new homes, especially affordable homes for<br />
elderly and disabled residents. Its plan will also look at<br />
the need for key local infrastructure such as high speed<br />
broadband, new schools and the development of a<br />
community orchard. Meanwhile, local businesses in<br />
Rutland are working with the community on a<br />
neighbourhood plan for Uppingham town centre.<br />
The list of 36 communities includes <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> in<br />
West Oxfordshire, Thame and Woodcote in South<br />
Oxfordshire, Malmesbury and Sherston in Wiltshire.<br />
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New approach 'vital' to save services<br />
From a report by Ruralcity Media<br />
Budget cuts mean a new approach is vital to maintain rural<br />
public services, the government has been warned. A report<br />
commissioned by Defra warns that significant funding reductions<br />
mean new ways are needed to maintain and enhance public<br />
services. "This challenge is particularly acute in rural areas,"<br />
warns the document.<br />
The report, Developing Collaborative and Innovative Approaches<br />
to the Delivery of Rural Services, was written for Defra's Rural<br />
Community Policy Unit. A full copy of the document can be<br />
downloaded from www.rsnonline.org.uk<br />
“At risk are smaller and more dispersed populations. Some<br />
services will become increasingly vulnerable to further<br />
reductions in funding, these include services with high fixed<br />
costs relating to staffing and premises, and those relying on a<br />
minimum scale of activity to retain critical mass. Pressure facing<br />
some services – for example rural primary schools, libraries and<br />
buses – is already reaching a tipping point. A fundamental<br />
change in the way services are delivered is therefore needed to<br />
maintain access to services in some parts of rural England.<br />
Innovation and collaboration in local service delivery is well<br />
established in rural areas. However, the range of public services<br />
delivered and managed by local communities is extensive and<br />
includes schools, libraries, transport and social housing."<br />
Further engagement of communities in local service provision<br />
could help meet the challenges faced by rural public service<br />
providers, the report adds. The development of community scale<br />
solutions around service provision should be diverse and have<br />
different features depending on local conditions.”<br />
Rural fund reopens for applications<br />
From Ruralcity Media at rsnonline.org.uk<br />
The Prince's Countryside Fund has re-opened for applications<br />
from projects that benefit rural communities.<br />
With over £1.5 million donated the Fund has so far supported 19<br />
projects. These are as diverse as hill farming apprenticeship<br />
schemes, supporting school farms and community transport<br />
schemes. In addition to these projects, the fund supports three<br />
farming help charities through a dedicated emergency funding<br />
stream.<br />
Applications are invited from projects working towards securing<br />
a sustainable future for the British countryside and rural<br />
communities. Eligible projects must clearly contribute towards<br />
one or more of the fund's charitable objects and fit within the<br />
following areas:<br />
* Improving the sustainability of British farming<br />
* Improving the sustainability of rural communities<br />
* Reconnecting people with the countryside<br />
More detailed information about eligibility criteria can be found<br />
online at www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk.<br />
The deadline for submissions is 5pm on 14 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Applications received after this time will not be considered. All<br />
applications will be acknowledged and successful projects will be<br />
notified in the New Year.
CHIPPING NORTON TOWN<br />
COUNCIL<br />
MEETS on the 3rd MONDAY<br />
EVERY MONTH<br />
Monday 17th <strong>October</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Parishioners are very welcome to attend all<br />
meetings; some confidential matters may be<br />
discussed by councillors in camera.<br />
Parishioners wishing to ask about local issues<br />
are given 5 minutes at the start of the meeting,<br />
subject to advising the clerk in advance.<br />
Local groups and organisations can apply for<br />
grants; Council also supports a variety of<br />
causes including The Town Museum,<br />
The Silver Band, The Lido, The Theatre and<br />
other charities operating in the parish.<br />
Town Councillors are available before and<br />
after the meetings. District & County<br />
Councillors, representatives of the Police and<br />
local press may attend.<br />
WEST OXON DISTRICT COUNCIL<br />
Committee Meetings<br />
Members of the public are encouraged to attend<br />
meetings of the Council and Committees. If you<br />
live in the District and are on the Electoral Register<br />
you can take part in the meetings. Information<br />
about this and your Councillors and committee<br />
members is available online at<br />
www.westoxon.gov.uk<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Mon 3 Uplands<br />
Thurs 6 Human Resources<br />
Weds 12 Cabinet<br />
Mon 17 Lowlands<br />
Weds 19 Council<br />
Meetings held at the Council Offices, Woodgreen,<br />
Witney. Start time 2pm.<br />
For further information contact Committee<br />
Services: 01993 861523<br />
EMail: enquiries@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
Agendas, reports and minutes are available<br />
online: www.westoxon.gov.uk/meetings<br />
Bourton on the Water – Royal British Legion – 14th<br />
<strong>October</strong><br />
THAMES VALLEY<br />
POLICE<br />
www.police.uk<br />
CHIPPING NORTON TOWN<br />
COUNCIL<br />
Notes on the Council Meeting for<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2011</strong><br />
Full Minutes of meetings, associated<br />
committee meetings and correspondence are<br />
available in the Council Office.<br />
Mr G Beacham (Acting Clerk)<br />
The Guildhall, Goddards Lane<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong>,<br />
Oxon, OX7 5NJ<br />
01608 642341 (9am to 1pm)<br />
cntc@btconnect.com<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong><br />
Police Station<br />
London Road,<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong>,<br />
OX7 5AW<br />
Non-Emergency Number<br />
0845 8 505 505<br />
Opening <strong>Times</strong><br />
Monday to Friday<br />
8am – 4pm<br />
Saturday & Sunday – Closed<br />
Closed for lunch 12.15 – 1pm<br />
2,012 Beacons across UK & the Commonwealth<br />
On Monday the 4th June 2012, 2,012 Beacons will be lit throughout the United Kingdom,<br />
Channel Islands, Isle of Man, the Commonwealth and the UK Overseas Territories in<br />
celebration of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, marking this historic moment in The Queen's<br />
reign. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations are 2nd - 5th June 2012 and Her Majesty<br />
The Queen will light the first National Beacon on Monday the 4th June.<br />
The National Council of Local Councils has issued an official 'Guide To Taking Part'<br />
in The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons - 4th June 2012, for town and parish councils to<br />
participate in this unique, exciting celebration, involving local communities. The Guide is<br />
available online from NALC www.nalc.gov.uk. Email requests for printed copies to<br />
pageantmaster@mac.com. All the Beacon locations will be entered into a special<br />
presentation book* that will be given to The Queen after the event, as a record of this unique<br />
moment in history is celebrated. (* It is important that those taking part register or email<br />
their details to pageantmaster@mac.com as soon as possible to ensure that every Beacon is<br />
registered as one of the 2,012 being lit on Monday the 4th June 2012, along with being sent<br />
an official lighting time.)<br />
There are two types of Beacons being used for this occasion, the Bonfire Beacon and Church<br />
Tower Beacon. The Bonfire Beacon can be located on a local common or farmland owned by a<br />
local farmer. The event can be used as a private celebration for families and friends or can<br />
involve the local community from within your town and parish. The Church Tower Beacons,<br />
fueled from two small bottles of propane gas, are ideal for Church Towers or Castle<br />
Battlements. They are safe to use, look dramatic when lit, can be removed after the event and<br />
stored away for future celebrations of this kind.<br />
If your Town or Parish Council feels unable to take part, please pass this information onto<br />
others you feel may wish to participate, to ensure your local community has been given the<br />
opportunity to consider it.<br />
From Cllr Michael Chater, Chairman of National Association of Local Councils.<br />
GOLF CHALLENGE DAY<br />
Thursday 6th <strong>October</strong><br />
At Feldon Valley Golf Club, Brailes.<br />
An 18 hole competition with a shotgun start<br />
at 2pm. Teams of four @ £200. Buffet, presentations, raffle<br />
and auction.<br />
Registration before 6th <strong>October</strong>..<br />
01608 674929 07940 716345<br />
E: rebecca@shn-fundraising.co.uk<br />
ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Tel: 01452 425000<br />
The information is continuously updated. Please check by phone or online www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/roadworks<br />
Not Available at the time of going to print<br />
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The Reaper Rip It Up At Harvest<br />
By Mike Kenny, photos by Georgina Ashwin and Nic Vickery-Brown<br />
When Alex James booked ‘The Reaper’ to open his Harvest<br />
festival on Saturday, I hope he didn’t think that they were going<br />
to cut and gather his field of corn!! However, there was nothing<br />
‘grim’ about this performance on the main stage. The local<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> four piece of Joey Kenny, Harry Winks, Joe<br />
Landles and Callum Woodward presented a slick, tight and<br />
highly professional set.<br />
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The band are aged between 10 and<br />
<strong>13</strong> and have been together for less<br />
than a year, with a growing<br />
reputation locally and nationally.<br />
Highly accomplished musicians in<br />
their own right they refuse to play<br />
covers, penning their own brand of<br />
music that is proper metal based<br />
on the days classic rock, with songs<br />
built up from catchy riffs<br />
interspersed with face melting<br />
guitar solos. Their routine included<br />
the head banging rock anthems<br />
‘Cry Me A Place To Be’, ‘Iron Cell’<br />
and ‘Don’t Stop The Blood’, with<br />
the rock opera styled ‘Fate Awaits’<br />
and a new ballad, ‘Unfound’.<br />
The Reaper are a product of<br />
Witchwood School of Rock, who<br />
were giving kids free taster<br />
sessions at the festival. If this band<br />
is an indication of their success,<br />
Oxfordshire is going to be treated<br />
to a number of great young bands<br />
in the next few years. The Reaper<br />
were the only band at Harvest to<br />
perform two sets – one on the<br />
main stage and one in the<br />
Witchwood School of Rock tent -<br />
which was rammed to capacity for<br />
them and turned out to be a<br />
special kind of homecoming<br />
performance.<br />
Alex James hinted that the festival<br />
will continue as an annual event.<br />
This fusion of his two passions -<br />
music and food - was a great<br />
success. Even the weather was<br />
kind, with the rain staying away.<br />
Celebrities were out in force with<br />
David & Samantha Cameron,<br />
Jeremy Clarkson, Harry Enfield,<br />
Sophie Ellis-Bextor and John<br />
Torode all enjoying the food and<br />
music. Alex James was also on<br />
hand to serve cheese on toast to<br />
the thousands of Harvesters.<br />
Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder<br />
for veterans’ mental health<br />
Each year 4,000 returning Service men and women suffer<br />
mental health problems resulting from traumas and injuries<br />
experienced during active Service. It is likely that these<br />
numbers will rise, as more personnel return from<br />
Afghanistan, and other conflict zones, over the coming<br />
months and years.<br />
That's why The Royal British Legion is funding a muchneeded<br />
volunteer peer-mentoring scheme, alongside<br />
Combat Stress.<br />
The service is called 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' and is run by<br />
TimeBank, a national volunteering charity with 10 years'<br />
experience running mentoring projects. And the volunteers<br />
are all ex-Service men and women (regular, Territorial Army<br />
or reserve) who have made a successful transition into<br />
civilian life or who have an understanding of the issues<br />
through direct family connections. As ex-Service people they<br />
are in a unique position and their skills, expertise and<br />
hands-on knowledge can be channelled, through careful<br />
training, to help people whose experiences they know only<br />
too well. Find out more –<br />
www.Timebank.org.uk/shoulder-to-shoulder<br />
Moreton in<br />
Marsh<br />
Christmas<br />
Lights<br />
TimeBank receives funding from Royal<br />
British Legion and Combat Stress to<br />
expand military mental health project.<br />
Christmas Market & Light Switch-On<br />
SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER in Moreton Town Centre<br />
Christmas Market opens at 9am<br />
Father Christmas will drop by later<br />
Charity and local organisations stalls from 9am<br />
in the Redesdale Hall<br />
Raffle, Tombola, Carol Singing,<br />
Face Painting & Hair Braiding etc..<br />
(more events and timings will follow)<br />
Should you have any queries, would like to be involved or<br />
are interested in having a stall at the Market, please contact<br />
Maria via email Tiamaria.burns@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton in<br />
Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0AZ<br />
Tel: 07766 1421<strong>13</strong><br />
www.moretoninmarshchiropractic.co.uk
THAMES VALLEY<br />
POLICE<br />
www.police.uk<br />
news<br />
and information<br />
Neighbourhood Watch<br />
Please consider joining your local Neighbourhood Watch.<br />
Neighbourhood Watch is all about people getting together with<br />
their neighbours to take action to cut crime.<br />
Neighbourhood Watch schemes are community initiatives owned<br />
and run by their members. They work by developing close liaison<br />
between neighbourhood households and the local police. It is an<br />
active partnership. Neighbourhood Watch schemes can:<br />
• Cut crime and the opportunities for crime.<br />
• Help and reassure those who live in the area.<br />
• Encourage neighbourliness and closer communities.<br />
For more information on how these schemes work, their benefits,<br />
and running a scheme in your local area, please contact your local<br />
Watch Administrator in Witney, Danielle Hilton - 01993 861640.<br />
Each Neighbourhood Watch Scheme needs a co-ordinator, whose<br />
main role is:<br />
1. Maintain contact between the police and members of the NW<br />
scheme.<br />
2. Maintain a record of member households<br />
3. Receive crime information from the Local Policing Team and<br />
distribute this information to members.<br />
4. Look out for the well being of vulnerable members.<br />
5. Encourage members to be aware of and put into practice crime<br />
reduction measures, such as property marking and fitting security<br />
devices.<br />
6. Supply each member with NW and police crime reduction<br />
literature.<br />
7. Promote vigilance amongst members and actively encourage<br />
the early reporting of suspicious incidents direct to the police.<br />
8. Welcome newcomers to the neighbourhood and invite them to<br />
join the NW scheme.<br />
9. Participate in the activities of the local NW Group.<br />
10. Identify a Deputy Co-ordinator for the scheme.<br />
Interested in becoming a co-ordinator in the is area? Contact<br />
Danilee Hilton on – 01993 861640.<br />
In general the public are very diligent about alerting us to<br />
suspicious people and vehicles. It is important to encourage and<br />
maintain this trend, as the more chances we have to check these<br />
incidents helps us to maintain a relatively safe and secure<br />
environment. Reports of unwanted calls range from cold callers<br />
on the local estates to vehicles reported hanging about on farms<br />
and around other isolated premises. The majority of cold callers<br />
turn out to be genuine charities or other organisations such as<br />
utility companies. However, this is not always the case, and you<br />
should always call in on the non-emergency number if you are<br />
worried. Any suspicious vehicles should always be reported - even<br />
if nothing has happened at that time, it may be linked to another<br />
crime. Any crime in progress should be reported using the 999<br />
system.<br />
Use 999 when:-<br />
A crime is in progress - There is danger to life,<br />
Violence is being used or threatened.<br />
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(informaton from English Heritage: Caring for places of worship.<br />
www.english-heritage.org.uk/powar)<br />
With lead being stripped from roofs overnight,<br />
How do we prevent lead theft?<br />
The high price of lead, copper and other metals has<br />
encouraged theft from places of worship, particularly from<br />
roofs, lightning installations and drain pipes – this is<br />
demoralising for a congregation and endangers the building.<br />
As the frequency of such thefts increases, insurers expect a<br />
greater degree of care from building owners and may limit<br />
payouts, particularly if simple precautions have not been<br />
taken. Basic security measures are important – make sure<br />
ladders are store securely, that rubbish bins cannot be used<br />
to help, people get onto roofs and consider devices such as<br />
intruder alarms and CCTV as a deterrent.<br />
See www.churchalert.co.uk<br />
www.ecclesiastical.com/metaltheft, and<br />
www.churchcare.co.uk/building<br />
For specific guidance on you building consult your own insurer.<br />
Maintenance. Identifying and planning regular<br />
maintenance minimises the risk of the unforeseen, crisis<br />
situations arising. For helpful checklists and information go<br />
to: www.spabfim.co.uk or www.churchcare.co.uk/building.<br />
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)<br />
run free Faith in Maintenance courses.<br />
What English Heritage is doing…<br />
Raising awareness of the good work already being done by<br />
congregations already, conscious of their responsibility to<br />
pass on their place of worship to future generations.<br />
Offering repair grants. Each year £25 million is available<br />
under the joint English Heritage/Heritage Lottery Fund<br />
Repair Grants for Places of Worship Scheme.<br />
Funding Support Officers provide a skilled and experienced<br />
local person for congregations to turn to.<br />
www.english-heritage.org.uk/protecting/places-of-worship
SEWING DAY<br />
Learn a skill & make a Christmas Present!<br />
Lower Swell Village Hall<br />
Saturday 26th November - 10am - 4pm<br />
All materials and lunch included - £45.00<br />
For more information please call Jackie on: 07837602004<br />
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Programme of Events : Autumn <strong>2011</strong><br />
Tuesday 4th <strong>October</strong> 7.00pm<br />
JIM WILSON will talk about and sign his gripping new book NAZI PRINCESS – HITLER, LORD ROTHERMERE AND PRINCESS<br />
STEPHANIE VON HOHENLOHE. The author has used recently declassified MI5 files and FBI memos to tell the real life story of a<br />
spy “more dangerous than ten thousand men”, who was a confidante of Hitler and was paid a retainer by Lord Rothermere.<br />
VENUE: The Masonic Hall, Stow-on-the-Wold (next door to the Borzoi) Tickets: £5 each :(to include wine and eats)<br />
Saturday 22nd <strong>October</strong> 11.00 am<br />
PAM AYRES the much loved poet, radio and TV presenter will be signing her memoirs – THE NECESSARY APTITUDE<br />
VENUE: The Borzoi Bookshop – All welcome<br />
Friday 28th <strong>October</strong> 7.00pm<br />
FIONA MacCARTHY the acclaimed biographer and cultural historian will talk about and sign her new book – THE LAST PRE-<br />
RAPHAELITE: EDWARD BURNE-JONES AND THE VICTORIAN IMAGINATION<br />
VENUE to be confirmed. Tickets: £6 each :(to include wine and eats)<br />
Thursday 10th November 7.00pm<br />
BROUGH SCOTT the popular horse-racing journalist, radio and TV presenter, grandson and biographer of the Great War soldier<br />
“Galloper Jack” Seely will talk about and sign the new edition of his grandfather’s book – WARRIOR: THE AMAZING STORY OF A<br />
REAL WAR HORSE. Original illustrations by Sir Alfred Munnings<br />
VENUE: Naunton Downs Golf Club. Tickets £6 each :(to include wine and eats)<br />
Church Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire GL54 1BB.<br />
01451 830268 | www.borzoibookshop.co.uk | email: mail@borzoibookshop.co.uk<br />
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KINGHAM VILLAGE HALL<br />
Beautiful Hall; capacity 100. Off-street parking; disabled access.<br />
AVAILABLE TO HIRE AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES.<br />
Contact Jacki Jones, The Barn, Orchard Way, Kingham. OX7 6YT.<br />
Tel: 01608 658089<br />
LONGBOROUGH & SEZINCOTE<br />
VILLAGE HALL<br />
Set in the heart of this delightful village, we can offer<br />
We are fully equipped with a few unexpected bonusses - an extendable stage with pull-down screen • 3/4<br />
sized snooker table • table tennis table • piano • Hi-Fi system • all equipment for short mat bowls..<br />
So if you’re having a wedding reception or wake, children’s party or family birthday, training course or<br />
business meeting, exhibition or exercise class, club social or kids’ sleepover, we would love to see YOU!<br />
FOR FURTHER DETAILS T: 01451 830218 or E: alan@longborough.net<br />
LOWER SWELL VILLAGE HALL<br />
Traditional Cotswold VH on picturesque village green. Recently<br />
refurbished – fully equipped kitchen, heating, tables & chairs, Disabled<br />
facilities. Seats up to 70. Competitive rates (inc.heating) vary with use.<br />
Perfect for parties and receptions, Shows, displays, evening classes, etc<br />
Tel: 01451 831916 Eml: rada8421@kingham.ocnmail.net<br />
MORETON IN MARSH<br />
REDESDALE HALL<br />
Clerk 01608 654064 Two venues with a stair lift. The Lower Hall<br />
accommodates 80; modern kitchen facilities. Beamed Upper Hall<br />
accommodates 120. Reasonable charges. Nearby parking.<br />
Historic town centre building<br />
ODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL<br />
Ideally placed in centre of lovely Cotswold village<br />
Newly refurbished - full c/h, new kitchen and toilets. Spacious main hall with seating for 100,<br />
stage, pull down projector screen and hearing loop, also a smaller meeting room. Facilities<br />
for the less able. Spacious parking. Children have access to the adjacent playground.<br />
TO GET YOUR DATE ON OUR CALENDAR please ring<br />
01451 830817 / 01451 831917<br />
STOW BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, STOW GL54 1AA<br />
In the community for the community<br />
Spacious hall, recently refurbished, fully-equipped new kitchen facilities<br />
& disabled toilets. Usage Policy: we support community-focused groups.<br />
We do not lease the hall for commercial events.<br />
01451 870437 stowbaptist@gmx.co.uk<br />
STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB<br />
Clubroom and bar with entertainment system for discos, karaoke, etc. Small lounge bar.<br />
Large and small Meeting rooms with conference facilities for up to 150 (seats 60/ 12<br />
dining); Catering. Parking. Minibus.<br />
Enquiries to Colin and Alison 01451 830242<br />
ST EDWARDS HALL, STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
Panelled 1st floor room with Civil War portraits & memorabilia.<br />
Holds 100. Hearing loop. LIFT and staircase from lobby. Kitchen, toilets,<br />
anti-room. CCTV. Competitive rates. 2 Hrs Free C/P(day)<br />
<strong>2011</strong> dates available. 01451 831633. PeterKing9@aol.com<br />
STOW YOUTH CLUB<br />
Two large rooms (accommodating 50-60 people)<br />
Internet café with 12 computer terminals • Projector & screen • Pool table • Table football • Nintendo<br />
Wii • Modern kitchen • Disabled access & toilets • Rates negotiable for regular users.<br />
The Club building is next to the Police Station on the Fosseway and accessed easily from The Square.<br />
Dilys Neill: dwsshaneill@btinternet.co Tel: 01451 830656<br />
Sarah-Jane Rich: richfamly_91@hotmail.com Tel: 01451 830654<br />
KATE'S HOME NURSING<br />
We are very grateful to those who have organised events so far<br />
this year, such as the successful Golf Day at Naunton on 12 August,<br />
which raised over £5,000.<br />
See our website www.kateshomenursing.org for updates, news of forthcoming<br />
events and information about our Christmas cards.<br />
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT at St. Edward's Church Stow-on-the-Wold<br />
on Saturday 10th December at 7pm. Tickets available now. If you would like to<br />
be added to our mailing list please e-mail: hdspooner@btinternet.com.<br />
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EVENLODE VILLAGE HALL<br />
adjacent to Green in quiet village<br />
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE at reasonable rates<br />
Ideal for classes, clubs, parties, receptions, presentations & family events.<br />
Newly decorated; light and spacious. Modern kitchen and loos. Disabled<br />
access. New pull-down projector screen. Tables, chairs, china and cutlery<br />
available. Please call Philip Pratt, 01608 652499/ 07051 867493.<br />
CONDICOTE VILLAGE HALL<br />
The perfect setting for that special occasion”<br />
Recently built in Cotswold stone. Large car park, well<br />
equipped kitchen, on the outskirts of the village.<br />
Tel: 07587 097795 Come & see what we have to offer!<br />
BROADWELL VILLAGE HALL<br />
Lovely rural location with spacious parking. Seats 90,<br />
Large main hall, & 2 meeting rooms. Stage with electric<br />
drop down screen. Built in sound system with microphone<br />
and hearing loop.<br />
Kitchen. Toilets. Disabled facilities.<br />
Bookings - Frances Dodwell on 01451 830994<br />
BOURTON ON THE WATER<br />
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BRANCH HALL<br />
Available for hire; 150 seated / 250 standing.<br />
Ample off-road parking. Office Tel: 01451 824303<br />
Victoria Hall, Bourton on the Water<br />
AVAILABLE TO HIRE - VERY COMPETITIVE RATES.<br />
LOCAL FUNCTIONS, CHILDENS PARTIES ETC WELCOME<br />
DISABLED ACCESS & FACILITIES<br />
CALL RICHARD MOONEY 01451 820679<br />
FOR BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION<br />
ST GEORGES HALL, BLOCKLEY<br />
Fully Licensed Village Hall in good decorative order.<br />
Seating capacity 160. Large well equipped servery/kitchen. Toilets.<br />
Gas central heating. Off street parking for 40 cars. Suitable for wedding receptions etc.<br />
Raised stage. Excellent sound system. (No discos)<br />
Enquiries: Brian Clayton – 0<strong>13</strong>86 701528<br />
LITTLE VILLAGE HALL, BELL BANK, BLOCKLEY<br />
Quiet rural venue with modern facilities for exhibitions, meetings, classes, parties, weddings, etc.<br />
35-50 people. Reasonable charges, ample parking.<br />
WITH -WIRELESS- BROADBAND incl BT OPENZONE.<br />
0<strong>13</strong>86 700880 / email dimccaul@btinternet.com<br />
A D L E S T R O P V I L L A G E H A L L<br />
• Spacious, light, warm and colourful and available to hire for your special functions,<br />
classes or any event – only £6 an hour • Discounted fees for long term bookings.<br />
• Just redecorated • small stage, kitchen facilities, disabled toilet and disabled access.<br />
• Excellent parking.<br />
Please phone 01608 658710 for bookings and further info<br />
WYCK RISSINGTON VILLAGE HALL<br />
Recently refurbished<br />
A perfect Venue for Family Occasions<br />
Seats 40/20 for Dinner. Disabled access & loos.<br />
Fully equipped kitchen<br />
Enquiries - Call Judith Wheeler 01451 821094<br />
The Branch is seeking new<br />
fund raising helpers.<br />
Can you help? Please contact<br />
Mrs Diana Porter, Branch<br />
Chairman 01451 830508.<br />
Loyal support for our dedicated Lifeboat<br />
Crews was once again demonstrated when<br />
the magnificent sum of £3147 was raised<br />
through House to House and Street<br />
Collections by members of the North<br />
Cotswold Branch of the RNLI.<br />
Many thanks to all who helped with these<br />
collections and those who continue to<br />
support this vital life saving service around<br />
our coasts.
THE PLAYHOUSE, ST GEORGES HALL,<br />
BLOCKLEY<br />
Thursday 27th <strong>October</strong><br />
TAMARA DREWE<br />
Doors/Bar open at 7:00pm - 7:45pm film<br />
Advance tickets are now £3.50/ on the door £4<br />
Advance tickets/queries 0<strong>13</strong>86 700647/593386<br />
Upper Town Hall,<br />
CHIPPING CAMPDEN<br />
Friday 28th <strong>October</strong><br />
Please see local Notice Boards<br />
Film 8pm<br />
Advance tickets/queries 0<strong>13</strong>86 841206<br />
from Ch C. Information Centre/on door.<br />
VILLAGE HALL,<br />
LITTLE WOLFORD<br />
Thursday 20th <strong>October</strong><br />
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS<br />
Film 7.30pm - TICKETS £4.00<br />
Advance tickets/queries<br />
01608 684223 or 01608 674200<br />
RURAL CINEMA - OCTOBER<br />
OLD SCHOOL VILLAGE HALL,<br />
BOURTON ON THE HILL<br />
Please see local Notice Boards<br />
Film 7.15pm<br />
Advance tickets/queries 0<strong>13</strong>86 701196<br />
Tickets - £3.50<br />
VILLAGE HALL,<br />
CHURCHILL<br />
Sat 18th <strong>October</strong> - TAMARA DREWE<br />
Sat 29th Oct - Special for half term - UP<br />
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £4.50<br />
Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903<br />
E: churchillmovies@btinternet.com<br />
VILLAGE HALL,<br />
LOWER ODDINGTON<br />
Tuesday 18th <strong>October</strong><br />
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS<br />
7.30pm | TICKETS (see below)<br />
Advance tickets/queries 01451 830817<br />
Refreshments served in the interval<br />
First WED Free MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes.<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Leisure Centre. 07977 560086<br />
www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,<br />
WEDS LINE DANCING at <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden British Legion Hall at 7pm<br />
WEDS WEDS WALK Easy/moderate walks. Start at 10am. 01451 860366<br />
WEDS CHIPPING CAMPDEN BRIDGE CLUB 7.15 for 7.30pm<br />
Duplicate Bridge. Upper Town Hall. Non members<br />
welcome. Partners not necessary 01608 664456<br />
First THURSFree MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS. Separate adult & children’s classes Stowon-the-Wold<br />
Primary School. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,<br />
VICTORIA HALL,<br />
BOURTON ON THE WATER<br />
Monday 17th <strong>October</strong><br />
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS<br />
Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 refreshments.<br />
Tickets/queries 01451 822365<br />
SCREEN ON THE GREEN, VILLAGE HALL,<br />
ILMINGTON<br />
Friday 28th <strong>October</strong><br />
GROW YOUR OWN<br />
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50<br />
Advance tickets from the<br />
Village Store & Red Lion<br />
ST. DAVIDS CENTRE,<br />
MORETON IN MARSH<br />
Please see local Notice Boards<br />
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.50<br />
Advance tickets/queries<br />
01608 812338 or 652666<br />
VILLAGE HALL,<br />
BROADWELL<br />
Friday 21st <strong>October</strong><br />
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS<br />
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £3.00<br />
including refreshments<br />
Advance tickets/queries 01451 831153<br />
VILLAGE HALL,<br />
LITTLE COMPTON<br />
NEW INFO & DETAILS<br />
AVAILABLE BY EMAIL<br />
Film 7.30pm | TICKETS £5.00 inc. tea/coffee<br />
Advance tickets/queries 01608 674298<br />
E:littlecomptonfilms@gmail.com<br />
VILLAGE HALL,<br />
WYCK RISSINGTON<br />
NO FILM ADVISED<br />
Film 2.00pm | TICKETS £3.50<br />
Advance tickets/queries 01451 820232<br />
Check Notice Board<br />
REGULAR EVENTS<br />
First MON FOLK NIGHT, Ebrigton Arms 9pm. www.theebringtonarms.co.uk<br />
MON DANCE FUSION:Adult dance class. Mixed styles. No experience necessary.<br />
Exercise in a fun way. No pre-booking necessary. <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden Town Hall<br />
9.30 – 10.30. £4.50<br />
MON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING St Edwards Church Rooms, Stow. 5.30-<br />
7pm Children and 7-9pm Adults 01451 831876<br />
Tamara Drewe 107 mins<br />
Having left a Dorset village as an awkward teenager Tamara returns as a glamorous<br />
career girl, kicking up a storm wherever she goes. Tamara is the ultimate modern girl<br />
but her story of love and confusion is timeless. Starring Gemma Arterton. Comedy<br />
Romance.<br />
Water for Elephants (PG) 2 hrs 1 min<br />
An unexpected romance in the unique setting of the Big Top. Based on the Best Seller<br />
book and starring Reese Witherspoon. Drama.<br />
MON<br />
MON<br />
MON<br />
MON<br />
CHILDRENS DANCE CLASS <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden Town<br />
Hall.6-8 yrs 4-5pm, 9-11 yrs 5-6pm. Single class £7pp,<br />
Monthly membership £22pp. 07527 757057<br />
YOGA <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden Town Hall. 2pm Starts again 21st Sept<br />
0<strong>13</strong>86438537<br />
‘Old Sweats NAAFI break’ at Royal British Legion, Bourton on the Water<br />
(10am -12) for anyone to come along for a cup of tea and a chat,<br />
Burford Orchestra. Rehearsals 7.30-9.30pm at Witney Community Primary<br />
School OX28 1HL. burfordorchestra@gmail.com. 07984 492 976. New<br />
members welcome; no audition.<br />
Up (PG) 89 mins<br />
Computer-animated adventure. Action and comedy – good family entertainment,<br />
quality production.<br />
Grow Your Own<br />
A year of life on Blacktree Road allotments: a bunch of middle-aged characters find<br />
companionship in digging, planting, cropping - and moaning to each other about the<br />
state of the nation. Then a handful of asylum-seekers show up to occupy a couple of<br />
plots.<br />
MON Powerfreestyle Kickboxing at Guiting power Village hall. Juniors 7-<br />
7.50pm. Adults 7.50-8.30pm. freestyle Kickboxing or adult Boxersize. Call Adam<br />
07774285459<br />
First THURSFree Self Defence / Jeet Kune Do Lessons for Men and Women<br />
(Adults only) Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School 07977 560086<br />
www.selfdefencevoucher.co.uk<br />
TUES COTSWOLD AONB WALKS www.cotsaorb.org.uk 01451 862000<br />
THURS LINE DANCING at Ch.Campden Town Hall 2.30-4pm 0<strong>13</strong>86 438537<br />
TUES Pottery Classes at Lower Swell Village Hall, 9:30am to 12:00 noon<br />
10 week term £90 plus £15 materials/firing cost. Beginners welcome<br />
Contact annec@ebshr.co.uk 01451 870734<br />
THURS<br />
Starts again 1st wk in September<br />
QUIZ NIGHT at The Volunteer Inn, Ch.Campden 8.30pm 0<strong>13</strong>86 840688<br />
TUES until July Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise<br />
classes. Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 2-3pm. Unit 6<br />
Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call<br />
0<strong>13</strong>86701231 www.rapid-fx.com<br />
THURS in April Thump Boxing - Exercise Class. No previous experience.<br />
Drop into one of our mixed classes. 6.30 – 7.30pm.. Unit 6 Draycott<br />
Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call<br />
0<strong>13</strong>86701231 www.rapid-fx.com<br />
WEDS until July. Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise<br />
classes. Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 6.30 –<br />
7.30pm.. Unit 6 Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh<br />
GL56 9JY Call 0<strong>13</strong>86701231 www.rapid-fx.com<br />
THURS<br />
& FRI<br />
BELLY DANCING New beginners class. 11- 12.30 The Church<br />
Room, <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden. Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages,<br />
shapes & sizes. 01608 663480<br />
FRI until July. Spinning Fitness Class (reservation required) exercise classes.<br />
Suitable for all abilities. Fun exercise, great music!! 6.30 – 7.30pm.. Unit 6<br />
Draycott Business Village Draycott Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9JY Call<br />
0<strong>13</strong>86701231 www.rapid-fx.com<br />
FRI DANCE FUSIONAdult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary.<br />
& MON All Welcome. Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50)<br />
FRI ACTIVE & ABLE Fitness & Falls classes for older people at Stow to Church<br />
Rooms, Stow 01285 623450<br />
FRI LINE DANCING: Willersey Village Hall, near Broadway 0<strong>13</strong>86 438537<br />
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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (see below).<br />
EXHIBITIONS<br />
To 2nd A Showcase of 10 contemporary artists including Jake Winkle,<br />
Graham Towler & Trinidad Ball. Little Buckland Gallery, Little Buckland, WR12 7JH<br />
11am – 5pm, www.theartagency.co.uk 0771 444 9888<br />
1-10th Useful & Beautiful: Arts and Crafts textiles from Paul Reeves.<br />
10-4pm Closed Monday. Free entry to the Exhibition – normal charges apply. Court<br />
Barn Museum, Church Street, <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden, GL55 6JE.<br />
E:admin@courtbarn.org.uk T:0<strong>13</strong>86 841951. www.courtbarn.org.uk<br />
DIARY<br />
1 Autumn fair & Farmers celebrating the local harvest - fruit, vegetables,<br />
meat and other handmade delicacies. Ceam teas, cakes and hot food. Apple<br />
tastings and fresh juice. Noon – 4pm. Burford Primary School, Priory Lane, Burford<br />
OX18 4SG. www.burfordfair. 07977 535178<br />
1 Church Westcote Coffee Morning Raising funds for Samaritans Purse<br />
Shoe Boxes. Cakes, Books, Quality Bric & Brac. Village Hall, Church Westcote. .<br />
10.00 - 12 noon.<br />
1, 2 Flea Market and collectables- jewellery, silver, militaria, art, etc..<br />
Refreshments. St Edwards Hall, Stow. Free entry. 10am-4pm. 01451 831675<br />
1, 2 Craft Fair supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Victoria Hall,<br />
Bourton-on-the-Water. 10-5pm. 01793 770148.<br />
7 Recital: Schubert's famous song cycle by celebrated tenor Mark Padmore,<br />
accompanied by Simon Lepper. Starts 7.30pm at St. Andrew's Church, Naunton,<br />
GL54 3AX (approx. 4 miles west of Stow on the Wold). Tickets £17.50/ £12 from<br />
info@NauntonMusic.org.uk 01451 850897.<br />
www.NauntonMusic.org.uk<br />
8,9 Sale of books and jewellery. Costume and designer jewellery at bargain<br />
prices; bargain new children's books and second-hand fiction. Refreshments. Lower<br />
Slaughter village hall. 10-5pm. 01451 831675<br />
9 Car Boot Sale. Bag a bargain or book a pitch to sell those unwanted items. On<br />
hard standing. at Countrywide Store car park, Station Road, Bourton-on-the-Water.<br />
£5 per pitch. 9.30 - 1.30pm. 01451 861210<br />
12 Blockley & District Horticultural Society Talk by Paul Williams - Potatoes,<br />
Petunias, Peppers & Poisons. 8pm at Jubilee Hall, Blockley. 0<strong>13</strong>86 70<strong>13</strong>10<br />
14-16 Craft Fair. All crafts handmade by the exhibitors. Demonstrations. Most items are<br />
for sale! Refreshments. Free Entry.10 – 4.30pm. Redesdale Hall, Moreton in Marsh.<br />
01684 274853. www.craftinaction73.co.uk<br />
15, 16 Cherwell Valley Craft Fair. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water, 10 – 5pm.<br />
01295 264723<br />
21 Tea Dance in Bourton Ballroom, Latin & Popular Sequence. Music by Good<br />
Dancing with Bill. Free tea & coffee. £3 on the door. 2-4.30pm. Royal British Legion<br />
Hall, Bourton. 07970 180296<br />
22, 23 Craft Fair supporting Macmillan Cancer Support. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-<br />
Water. 10-5pm. 01793 770148.<br />
27 Moreton-in-Marsh Flower Club - 'Lets Go To The Movies' Demonstrator<br />
- Marie Munday at Moreton-in-Marsh monthly meeting. Visitors most welcome.<br />
Broadwell Village Hall, Broadwell, Glos.. 7.30pm.<br />
30 Cherwell Valley Craft Fair. Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water, 10 – 5pm.<br />
01295 264723<br />
Market Days<br />
BOURTON ON THE WATER<br />
Farmers Market every 4th Sunday, 9.30 - <strong>13</strong>00<br />
Car Boot Sale every second Sunday, 9am. (Mar to Oct)<br />
(for Northleach & Fosse Lions Club)<br />
CHIPPING CAMPDEN<br />
W I Country Market every Thursday, 9 - 11am<br />
Country Market every Friday. 9-11<br />
Weekly Market every Wednesday.<br />
Farmer's Market third Saturday morning<br />
CHIPPING NORTON<br />
Farmers Market 3rd Saturday - monthly from 8.30am<br />
MORETON IN MARSH<br />
Weekly Market every Tuesday, 9 - 3.30pm<br />
W I Country Market every Thursday, 9 - 11.30<br />
Country Market every Monday, 9.30am (W.I.Hall)<br />
NORTHLEACH every Wednesday 8.30am-3.30pm<br />
STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
Farmers Market 2nd Thursday - 9.30 - <strong>13</strong>.00<br />
ESCAPE TO THE COTSWOLDS - www.escapetothecotswolds.orgh.uk<br />
Information on outdoor activities and places to visit. The site contains easy-to-access details of<br />
walking routes, guided walks, cycle rides, horse riding, events and festivals, plus information<br />
on local attractions including historic sites, towns and villages, nature reserves, museums,<br />
gardens and much more.<br />
(A simple and free facility for event organisers/walks leaders to easily submit their own walk<br />
or event for inclusion on the site.)<br />
BOX OFFICE – 01608 642350.<br />
Administration@chippingnortontheatre.com<br />
www.chippingnortontheatre.com<br />
3 Pocket Comedy presented by Propellor (all male Shakespearean<br />
company). 1.30pm/7pm Tickets £12, concessions.<br />
12 Kathryn Tickell: Northumbrian Voices. 7.45pm. Tickets £14. Concessions.<br />
22 Mr Mark’s Children’s Concert -Tuba. (Under 6’s) £7.50 All children<br />
must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
22-7th Jan Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Please call the Box Office for ticket<br />
prices- vary depending performance.<br />
FILMS (More information available online)<br />
2 In a Better World (15) 7.30pm<br />
5, 7 One Day (12A) 7.30pm<br />
5 Cinema Bambino – Film Club. One Day (12A)<br />
9 The Skin I Live In (15) 7.30pm<br />
11 The Guard (15) 7.30pm<br />
<strong>13</strong> Beautiful Lies (12A) 7.30pm<br />
15 Jane Eyre (PG) 7.30pm<br />
18 The Inbetweeners (15) 7.30pm<br />
23 Kes (PG) 7.30pm<br />
Stow & Countryside branch of the Embroiderers Guild.<br />
Our stall at the Cotswold Festival, with everyone dressed in 17th Cent<br />
costume, attracted a steady stream of buyers with 'entertainment' from The<br />
Sealed Knot.<br />
Next meeting - Tuesday 4th <strong>October</strong> - AGM but visitors are very welcome.<br />
Speaker -Helen Mc Cook on A History of Whitework.<br />
Queries? Call Angela on 01451 830259.<br />
Tickets, Booking information Etc. from -<br />
BOURTON ON THE WATER VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE, Victoria Street, Bourton on the<br />
Water. 01451 822583 Open 9.30-5pm Mon-Fri: 9.30-5.30 Sat: Closed Sunday<br />
E: Bourtonvic@btconnect.com<br />
BURFORD INFORMATION CENTRE, The Brewery, Sheep St, Burford.<br />
Open (Nov-Feb) Mon-Sat 9.30-4pm. OX18 4LS. 01993 823558. E.Burford.vic@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
CHIPPING NORTON VISITOR INFORMATION POINT<br />
Guildhall, Gossards Lane, <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> OX7 5NJ. Office hours Mon-Fri.<br />
GO-STOW, 12 Talbot Court, Stow on the Wold. 01451 870 150. Open 10am-5pm Mon-Sat; 11am-<br />
4pm Sunday. E: info@go-stow.co.uk<br />
MORETON AREA CENTRE, High Street, Moreton. 01608 650881<br />
Open 9-5pm Mon-Fri: 9-1 Saturday. Closed Sunday E: moreton@cotswold.gov.com<br />
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LOCAL WALKS WITH<br />
THE COTSWOLDS VOLUNTARY<br />
WARDENS – OCTOBER<br />
Celebrate British Food Fortnight – Sunday 2 <strong>October</strong> – Easy<br />
Along the Sudeley Valley to Newmeadows Farm. Farmer Duncan will talk about his<br />
rare breed herd which supplies beef to local restaurants. Pub lunch available at<br />
White Hart Inn (local beef!) 3 hours, 5 miles. Start: 10 am Winchcombe Back Lane<br />
car park. OS Map ref 023 284<br />
From Neolith to Nouveau Riche – Friday 4 <strong>October</strong> – Easy<br />
Straddling 3 counties and countless centuries. From an ancient cattle enclosure to<br />
modern leisure facilities and everything in between. Optional pub lunch. 3 hours,<br />
6 miles. Start: 10 am The Greedy Goose at junction of A44 and A436 between<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> and Moreton-in-Marsh. OS Map ref 270 289<br />
Walking from Longborough 1 – Thursday 20 <strong>October</strong> –<br />
Moderate.<br />
A series to celebrate Longborough’s new “Walkers are Welcome” status. Westwards<br />
across the highwolds to Ford and back. Pub lunch available. 5 hours, 10 miles.<br />
Start: 10 am Cotswold Food Store car park, Longborough (on A424). OS Map ref<br />
170 296<br />
A Victorian Rector and Nine Old Maids – Saturday 22 <strong>October</strong> Easy.<br />
Short walk, true story about life in the high cold Cotswolds. Pub lunch available at<br />
end. 2.5 hours, 4 miles.<br />
Start: 10am Lamb Inn car park at Great Rissington. OS Map ref 200 173. Postcode<br />
GL54 2LP<br />
Both sides of the track - Saturday 29 <strong>October</strong> – Moderate<br />
A figure of 8 centred around the parishes of Campden and Ebrington. 5.5 hours,<br />
10.5 miles. Start: 10am Market Hall, <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden. OS Map ref 151 392<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> Gem Stones – Sunday 30 <strong>October</strong> – Moderate<br />
From <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong>, Oxfordshire’s highest market town, to the unique Rollright<br />
Stones through rolling countryside views. Please bring packed lunch. 5.5 hours, 8<br />
miles. Start: 10am <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Town Hall steps. OS Map ref 3<strong>13</strong> 270.<br />
PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be steep and muddy in places.<br />
MODERATE - includes some hills and rough ground. Sorry, no dogs allowed except<br />
guide and hearing dogs.<br />
Walks are free although donations help to fund our conservation work and<br />
improvement projects.<br />
The Wardens run a full programme of guided walks throughout the Cotswolds. For<br />
more information see www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk or Tel: 01451 862000, also for any<br />
changes to arrangements such as due to bad weather.<br />
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NORTH COTSWOLD<br />
RAMBLERS GROUP<br />
information on any walk or a copy of the<br />
Group’s current walks programme can be<br />
obtained from the Secretary : Tel. 0<strong>13</strong>86 700847, email at<br />
salmonoldwell@hotmail.com or online under “Local Groups”<br />
at www.gloucestershirearearamblers.org.uk<br />
The Cotswold Voluntary Wardens service was<br />
established in 1968. Anyone can join and, today, there<br />
are over 340 full time members. The wardens are part of<br />
the Cotswolds Conservation Board and volunteer their<br />
time and skills to help keep the Cotswolds special.<br />
Warden work parties help conserve and enhance the<br />
AONB, taking part in a range of projects from drystone<br />
walling, hedge laying, and tree planting to installing<br />
kissing gates. The wardens work with parish councils,<br />
farmers and local residents to help keep footpaths open<br />
and identify local features in need of restoration.<br />
When they are not taking part in conservation work many<br />
wardens conduct hundreds of guided walks, throughout<br />
the Cotswolds AONB. Some voluntary wardens also help<br />
out at shows and give talks about their work and the<br />
AONB to local groups.<br />
Support, training, equipment, travel expenses and a sense<br />
of achievement are offered in return for volunteers’<br />
valuable time. For further information on joining the<br />
Cotswold Voluntary Wardens contact the Volunteer Coordinator<br />
rebecca.jones@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk<br />
Tel. 01451 862008.<br />
Conservation work and achievements<br />
of the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens<br />
Nearly 300 Voluntary Wardens continued to play an important<br />
role for the Board by volunteering their time and skills to help<br />
keep the Cotswolds special.2010-11 was another successful<br />
year achieving a record total of 43,772 hours work by 280 active<br />
volunteers, worth over £300,000. This represents an increase<br />
over the previous year despite many work parties and guided<br />
walks being cancelled due to bad weather.<br />
Voluntary Wardens’<br />
conservation and access<br />
work during 2010-11 at a glance:<br />
• 19 bridges constructed<br />
• 107 kissing gates installed<br />
• 173 finger posts installed<br />
• 187 trees planted<br />
• 835m of fencing erected<br />
• 905m of hedgerow laid<br />
• 921m of dry-stone walls built<br />
• 171m of streams and ditches cleared<br />
• 4<strong>13</strong> steps in banks constructed<br />
• 800 hedge trees and shrubs planted<br />
• 1<strong>13</strong>1 contacts with parishes, landowners and the public<br />
• 4,266 path miles patrolled<br />
• 9,681 sq m of woodland coppiced and 16,588 sq m cleared<br />
• 23,291m of paths and bridleways cleared<br />
• 118,409 sq m across 23 grassland sites cleared<br />
Almost 70% of wardens’ hours were spent on conserving<br />
and enhancing the countryside and its features, and<br />
improving access to it.
The Cotswolds Area of<br />
Outstanding Natural Beauty<br />
North Cotswolds<br />
Hedgelaying<br />
Competition<br />
Saturday 19<br />
November<br />
8.30 to 3.30pm<br />
Hitchen Farm, Ford.<br />
10th Cotswolds annual<br />
Dry-stone Walling<br />
Competition<br />
at Adam Henson’s<br />
Cotswold Farm Park<br />
Sunday 2 <strong>October</strong><br />
Organised by the Cotswolds Conservation Board, in partnership<br />
with the Cotswolds branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association<br />
of Great Britain (DSWA), the competition will see four classes of<br />
competitors - beginner pairs, novice, amateur and professional -<br />
vying for the prestigious walling trophy and up to £120 cash<br />
prize under the expert eyes of Master Craftsmen judges from<br />
the DSWA. There is an additional prize for the best waller under<br />
age 21.<br />
Depending on which class competitors enter, they will have to<br />
strip and rebuild a limited length of wall to the correct<br />
specification. The rules associated with the competition are<br />
strict with marks awarded for quality of foundations, cope<br />
stones, sides, middle filling, batter and straightness.<br />
The draw for stints starts at 8.45am with work completed by<br />
4.15pm. Prizes awarded at 4.30pm.<br />
Anyone wishing to enter the competition can phone Cotswolds<br />
Conservation Board on 01451 862000 or register online at<br />
www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk<br />
Cotswold Farm Park Ltd, Bemborough Farm, Guiting Power,<br />
Cheltenham, GL54 5UG<br />
Every year the Cotswolds<br />
Conservation Board runs<br />
the North Cotswolds<br />
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GREYSTONES FARM NATURE RESERVE AND THE COTSWOLD<br />
RIVERS LIVING LANDSCAPE<br />
By Will Masefield - Community Wildlife Officer,<br />
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust<br />
Using a motion-sensor camera to sneak footage of secretive<br />
wildlife seems like a good idea until you realise just how much<br />
motion there is out there. And yet having to watch through<br />
endless snippets of grass moving, water moving and shadows<br />
moving only makes it more exciting when, eventually, there’s<br />
a bona fide animal moving. With an eagerness born more of<br />
naiveté than experience, I set about watching through 218<br />
one minute snippets of footage from a motion-sensor camera<br />
set on one of our mink-monitoring rafts on the river at<br />
Greystones Farm Nature Reserve last month. The varnish was<br />
wearing thin on my eagerness as early as clip 16, and by clip<br />
80 it had been almost entirely eroded away. Two clips of a<br />
wood mouse leaping up onto the raft and running around<br />
with a feather temporarily resuscitated it, before my<br />
beleaguered eagerness was fully restored by the appearance<br />
of one of our least-known river mammals. This diminutive<br />
character entered stage left, bustling around the raft, snaffling<br />
up aquatic insects as if its life depended on it. In fact, its life<br />
probably did depend on it, for this is an animal that lives life<br />
at a hectic pace. The Kurt Cobain or James Dean of the animal<br />
world, shrews live fast and die young (although it would<br />
probably be safe to assume the similarity ends there). Their<br />
metabolisms run so fast, in fact, that they can die if they go<br />
three hours without sustenance. This particular shrew, with<br />
black fuselage and grey undercarriage, was a water shrew, a<br />
species that we had not seen here before. They spend their<br />
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underwater for caddis-fly larvae and shrimps, and<br />
occasionally tackling fish or frogs, which they immobilise with<br />
venomous saliva.<br />
With my eagerness gauge now fully charged, I watched<br />
through the last hundred and forty clips until finally, on clip<br />
216 of 218, a much larger and rarer denizen of our waterways<br />
made its cameo. Having spent so much time watching the tiny<br />
mouse and water shrew, it came as something of a shock<br />
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Nicholas John (armed only with a spare biro), stands in line and begs the question -<br />
WHAT PRICE A SIGNATURE?<br />
A Short Story by Nicholas John<br />
I once stood with my son for forty-five minutes in a<br />
snaking line of parents and toddlers in order to get<br />
Francesca Simon to sign six “Horrid Henry” paperbacks.<br />
When we got back to the car, my son asked me who the<br />
lady was and I explained (for the twelfth time) that she<br />
was “the nice lady who wrote the stories.” He, frankly,<br />
didn’t give a fig and it transpired he had been expecting<br />
Miranda Richardson who had voiced the audio-books. Cue<br />
heaven-wards look of exasperation.<br />
For a brief minute it looked like gardening was to<br />
become the new rock ‘n’ roll, but no, turned out it was<br />
writing and literature. All hail the rise and rise of The<br />
Literary Festival. They’ve sprung up all over the place (in<br />
much the same way as you can’t move in the summer for<br />
music festivals: find a farmer with a muddy field and<br />
you’re away). We rush to Cheltenham and Hay-on-Wye to<br />
hear our favourites reading from their latest tome, then<br />
spend twenty minutes in line for a quick greeting and a<br />
hallowed signature (and maybe even a photo on your<br />
mobile). And all the while you just know you could pick up<br />
the thing for half the price on Amazon. But, let’s face it,<br />
there is a certain credence, a certain (dare I say it) style in<br />
paying the full retail price and lugging that 400-page<br />
hardcover all the way to the front of the queue to obtain<br />
the authorial flourish<br />
From the author’s point of view, selling books directly<br />
at a book-signing or literary event, yields a greater return<br />
than simply waiting for one’s publishing royalties to arrive<br />
in the post. Reading a few extracts, meeting the public and<br />
squiggling “all the best” for a half-hour is a better way of<br />
shifting units than hoping someone in Waterstone's is<br />
going to pluck your offering from the shelf. This tactic is<br />
something that jobbing musicians have been employing<br />
for a while: folk artists have long followed a tradition of<br />
being “of the people” by communing with their audience<br />
to discuss Arran knitwear (only kidding) and to sign copies<br />
of their latest disc. In these days of Amazon and iTunes, it’s<br />
a personal touch that seems to resonate, judging by the<br />
number of acts that now take to the road surrounded by<br />
boxes of CDs and DVDs. Obviously, Bono is not going to<br />
stop for long round the back of Wembley Stadium to flog a<br />
few more copies of ‘The Joshua Tree’ but in the world of<br />
normal, it’s a practice that has become commonplace.<br />
Publishers are increasingly seeing the manifold<br />
opportunities in getting their charges in front of the paying<br />
public. Independent bookshops are often effectively<br />
invited to tender for book-signing appearances – a friend<br />
successfully bid for Charley Boorman to do a three-hour<br />
“meet and greet” in his shop and flavoured the shebang<br />
by arranging a “ride-through” (forgive me if this is an<br />
incorrect biking term) by the Oxford branch of the BMW<br />
Bikers Club. And it paid off too – he shifted over eighty<br />
books to a steady stream of customers (all signed by<br />
Charley) and received much welcome publicity from the<br />
whole event. So everybody goes home happy. It’s a winwin<br />
situation.<br />
At this point in proceedings, as I merrily tap away, I'm<br />
sorely tempted to bang on a bit about how the likes of the<br />
Cheltenham Literary Festival increasingly appear to be<br />
relying on the pulling power of mainstream culture<br />
(television, film, sport, politics), to put bums on seats,<br />
rather than actual poets, authors or playwrights. Sorely<br />
tempted, but then I realised that I would be forced to<br />
instigate an argument with myself. It’s unlikely to be our<br />
nation’s finest authors attracting the longest queues, it will<br />
be the “celebrity writers," those who have successfully<br />
plied their trade elsewhere and have gone back to write<br />
about it. Surely (I would say with a smug smile), the<br />
shedloads of fans who wait for hours to get Katie Price to<br />
autograph her new, ahem, novel, are not there because<br />
they think she's a brilliant writer? But then I would have to<br />
confess my duplicity: Martin Jarvis signed three dog-eared<br />
“Just William” hardbacks one year that had been my Dad’s<br />
(well, I couldn’t get Richmal Crompton could I?) and my<br />
wife "did" Brenda Blethyn, Terry Jones and Leslie Phillips in<br />
two (expensive) days. Uh oh. Cue unsavoury incident<br />
between pot and black kettle.<br />
So far, so what? Big deal. "Celebrity" will sell<br />
everything from books to game shows to fridges. And it’s a<br />
two-way street: Sue Cook, the journalist and former BBC<br />
television presenter (who in 2009 published her second<br />
novel ‘Force Of Nature’ and is currently at work on her<br />
third), readily admitted that having been a “face” on<br />
television was undoubtedly helpful in securing her<br />
publishing deal. So is it the notion of celebrity we actually<br />
value? Are we getting our books signed because we like<br />
the written work or because we’d like to meet the writer?<br />
Authors rapidly grew wise to the individuals who would<br />
arrive at the desk holding six or seven copies of the same<br />
book and ask for a signature with no message or named<br />
greeting – these were destined to be<br />
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on eBay before the ink was dry – but publishers have not<br />
been adverse to maximising internet potential themselves:<br />
whenever there was a lull in proceedings, Charley<br />
Boorman happily signed extra copies that were earmarked<br />
to be sold over the internet and by mail order as<br />
collectibles. At a signing by Rita Marley (promoting her<br />
book about her life and marriage to Bob Marley), two<br />
rather-large security men prowled the line of expectant<br />
fans, informing us that Rita would not (and that was a very<br />
definite not) be signing anything other than copies of her<br />
book. This rather upset the plans of about 90% of the<br />
queue, judging by the number of album sleeves, tour<br />
posters and flags in abundance and frankly seemed a tad<br />
churlish, bearing in mind that she was surely only able to<br />
get the book published due to having lived and sung with<br />
one of the twentieth-century’s most important musicians.<br />
I wonder what would have happened if the entire queue<br />
had said "fair do" and gone down the pub instead. But of<br />
course the large men won; I and most others, duly paid<br />
£16-99 for the book, got it signed and kept our Wailers’ CD<br />
booklets in our pockets.<br />
So I guess we'll buy the books we want, for whatever<br />
reasons we want and, if the mood takes us, put the cream<br />
on the cake with an autograph. The price of a signature is<br />
whatever we choose to pay and it is generally a genuine<br />
pleasure to meet someone whose work you admire, be<br />
they author or television personality.<br />
I was ever-so-pleased when my wife bought tickets to<br />
see Michael Palin reading extracts from the latest<br />
instalment of his autobiography at the Oxford Playhouse. I<br />
was even more-so-pleased to find out that our "special"<br />
ticket included an hour in The Green Room, where we<br />
would get to meet Michael; "we" turning out to be about<br />
fifty souls who'd paid "upwards" of the normal price for<br />
this privilege. Forty-nine normal people and one carrying a<br />
Tesco's bag bulging with "Around The World..", "Pole To<br />
Pole" et al and a Python book. My wife was not impressed.<br />
"Will you put that bag down," she hissed repeatedly as we<br />
loitered self-consciously near the bar, pretending not to<br />
watch as Michael professionally "worked" the room.<br />
When he finally made his way to our neck of the woods,<br />
he was apologetic about how long he'd taken: "Sorry to<br />
keep you waiting" he said, smiling and perhaps noticing<br />
the large bag propped up on the bar. "Don't worry," I<br />
replied, "I once waited forty-five minutes for Francesca<br />
Simon...." Which is, I believe, where we came in.<br />
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Nicholas John<br />
Nicholas John will be appearing at the Cheltenham<br />
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Network event on Tuesday 11 <strong>October</strong> 7.30pm.<br />
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Saturday 29th <strong>October</strong><br />
Gates open 6.30pm.<br />
Fireworks,pig roast,bbq,bar, fancy dress competition.<br />
"Children in Halloween<br />
Costume get in Free"<br />
Location this year is<br />
GREAT WOLFORD<br />
more info from<br />
www.thewolfords.net
Cotswolds Health & Fitness Club<br />
01451 82<strong>13</strong>20 | info@cotswoldsfit.co.uk<br />
Unit 4d Hawthorn Court, Bourton Industrial Park, Bourton on the Water, GL54 2HQ<br />
Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club offers you a very different gym<br />
experience to that which you are used to. We are professional,<br />
helpful and friendly and believe that regardless of your experience,<br />
fitness levels or injury problems, there should be a place you can go to<br />
get the help and advice you need.<br />
Gym Membership is perfect if you wish to train without a personal<br />
trainer, but still retain the personal touch - you are never completely<br />
on your own as we are always available to offer advice.<br />
Personal Training, on the other hand, is great if you have any injury<br />
concerns or feel you really need that extra help, support or<br />
motivation.<br />
You can also benefit from our vibration training and nutritional advice,<br />
and have a range of classes available.<br />
For more information please visit www.cotswoldsfit.co.uk or call us<br />
on 01451 82<strong>13</strong>20.<br />
• Pre and Post Natal Care and Training<br />
• Fitness, Toning and Weight Loss<br />
• Injury Rehabilitation<br />
• Nutritional Advice<br />
Sally’s personal training sessions are tailored to meet<br />
every individual needs. Sessions are fun, creative and<br />
effective, all in a friendly and relaxed environment.<br />
Contact call:<br />
077383545<strong>13</strong><br />
sallydoneganpersonaltraining@gmail.com<br />
www.sdpersonaltraining.com<br />
In the last two editions, we have looked at changing your<br />
eating habits for the better and how a personal trainer could<br />
really help in starting and maintaining a sensible and enjoyable<br />
exercise plan. This month I’d really like to look at why we<br />
should all take a step back and look at just how healthy we<br />
really are, and why it is so important.<br />
I’d like you to ask yourself a few questions. Am I doing some<br />
form of physical activity every day? Do I raise my heart rate to<br />
a higher level 3 or 4 times a week? Do I eat 3 healthy meals a<br />
day with a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fruits and<br />
vegetables? Do I drink 2 litres of water a day?<br />
It would be great to think that most people can put a tick next<br />
to each of these questions, but the reality is that work, family,<br />
stress, tiredness and boredom all get in the way.<br />
The problem is that our bodies are not designed for the<br />
sedentary lifestyle we have become accustomed to, and over<br />
time, people have developed a pattern of eating more and<br />
doing less. This has caused rising obesity, increased levels of<br />
heart disease, strokes, diabetes and osteoporosis.<br />
There are some simple steps you can take to help you on the<br />
road to a healthier lifestyle. The first piece of advice I would<br />
give is to join a gym. Walking and in home exercises are great,<br />
but you need to try and get your heart rate up significantly 3<br />
times a week. Remember, the heart is like any other muscle in<br />
the body; if you make it work harder it adapts and gets<br />
stronger and a stronger heart means a healthier body. At a<br />
gym, you can also try some more resistance-based exercises;<br />
this is essential for protecting your bones from osteoporosis.<br />
Exercise doesn’t have to be a chore, but the same old workouts<br />
all the time and lack of atmosphere in a gym can be really demotivating.<br />
So here is my challenge; come down to Cotswolds<br />
Health and Fitness Club and have a chat to us. Commit to a<br />
couple of months of exercise and healthy eating, and if you<br />
don’t feel fitter and healthier at the end of it, I’ll give you your<br />
money back! Remember, the gym here is different to others;<br />
we’re fun, professional and really want to help people enjoy<br />
their exercise and make a change for the better.<br />
Alex Doggett, Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club<br />
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A toe on the green…’<br />
It’s not an unusual story – a burgeoning talent, but no<br />
money to develop it! Ryan Jenkins is impressing the pros<br />
and Gary Smith, the England coach, with a natural talent<br />
for golf.<br />
Ryan started his golfing with a set of Dunlop starter clubs<br />
bought on Ebay by his sister Kelly, for £50. Playing with his<br />
friend Liam Agg, Ryan was surprised at how quickly he was<br />
able to achieve a ‘reasonable round’ and the pair attracted<br />
the attention of the local Pro, quickly getting into the Junior<br />
Team and winning their first match. Ryan has since gone on<br />
to win many Junior matches<br />
and also a Mens’<br />
competition at Naunton<br />
Downs.<br />
The enthusiasm is tangible<br />
when Ryan talks about<br />
golf:” I love the<br />
competition and pressure,<br />
and the skill involved in the<br />
game.<br />
I have always been<br />
competitive – whoever I am<br />
playing, I like to try and<br />
beat them. The Competitions are great because the<br />
prizes are generally vouchers for the Pro Shop, which<br />
help me to get better clubs. I'm trying to play as many<br />
courses as possible, especially Championship courses like<br />
Heythrop Manor Park and Celtic Manor.”<br />
Ryan’s golf has caught the eye of professional golfer, Gary<br />
Smith, an England coach. “He was ‘blown away’ by Ryan”<br />
says Kelly, “ which was a validation of what the family<br />
had been thinking – that Ryan has a talent worth<br />
developing, something special!”<br />
The challenge goes up a gear now as Gary has agreed to<br />
coach Ryan intensively for one year and is confident he<br />
will be playing off scratch before the year is out. The<br />
coaching will develop Ryan’s ability but the cost of<br />
professional time will increase as Ryan’s golf improves. So<br />
the current task is to obtain sponsorship - not too<br />
different to a student loan for university, and Ryan is<br />
looking at grants and the support available from the<br />
Council and national bodies such as Sport England. With<br />
Kelly he is actively looking for corporate sponsorship and<br />
Dr Peter Dean has lead the way with support from his<br />
company Cambio Ltd, whose logo Ryan now wears on his<br />
sports shirts.<br />
The immediate focus is on the British Junior Golf Tour to<br />
Portugal this month, which is a recognised event for<br />
young players ‘coming up the field’. This is followed by a<br />
qualifying tournament in April 2012 for the Callaway<br />
World Junior Championship in San Diego later in the year.<br />
Look out for the name Ryan Jenkins.<br />
Contact Ryan via Kelly, on 07855 224662<br />
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STOW ON THE WOLD<br />
& DISTRICT RFC<br />
The Clubhouse, Oddington Road, Stow on the Wold<br />
GL54 1AH 01451 830887<br />
www.pitchero.com/clubs/stowrfc/<br />
CHECK WEBSITE FOR REPORTS, PHOTOS, NEWS & INFO<br />
STOW ON THE WOLD & DISTRICT RUGBY<br />
MINIS & JUNIORS OPEN DAY<br />
From Sean Clarke<br />
Photos by Liz Frazer<br />
As is tradition, Stow Rugby Club Minis & Juniors section kicked off their<br />
new season with the Open Day. There were a number of rugby skills<br />
games for the kids to play, allowing those who are new to the game to<br />
try it out and see if they like it. It was also an opportunity for the<br />
parents of potential new players to see the club at first hand and have a<br />
chat with the coaches about what to expect.<br />
Aside from testing their rugby abilities there were other attractions<br />
such as the Fire Engine and the water slide which proved a big hit. A lot<br />
of fun can be had with water and the kids made sure that those<br />
coaches who were put in the stocks were well and truly soaked. For the<br />
adults there was a fish pedicure tank in the club house, kindly provided<br />
by Tootsies. It proved very popular, with many<br />
feeling they had acquired go faster<br />
feet for the season ahead after dipping their toes<br />
in the water.<br />
The day finished off with a Tug of War contest and<br />
after two adult teams fought it out, it was the kids<br />
turn to test their strength against the grown ups.<br />
It was a hard-fought battle but, in the end, with<br />
the<br />
weight of numbers on their<br />
side, the kids celebrated<br />
victory.<br />
The Open Day is always a<br />
super way to start the<br />
season and this year it<br />
proved a great success.<br />
The club would like to<br />
give special thanks to<br />
Stow Fire Station and<br />
Tootsies Fish Pedicure for<br />
supporting the event.<br />
Its not too late to sign up to play rugby at Stow, no matter what your<br />
age. There are coaches for the Under Sixes all the way up to the Under<br />
17s - and if you are older than that, then the Seniors will welcome you<br />
into their two teams.<br />
EXCITING NEW MERGER<br />
between two local Hockey Clubs<br />
Sherborne Hockey Club, the first sports club to achieve ‘Club 1st’ status<br />
in the area this year, is merging with Bourton Vale Ladies Hockey Club<br />
to form Bourton and Sherborne Hockey Club - the largest hockey club<br />
in this area of North Cotswold.<br />
Together the clubs offer two Men’s League teams, Mixed Social side,<br />
Badgers, Vixens and a strong Junior section (ages 6 years +) with two<br />
Ladies League sides. Chairman, Stuart Colmer said:” This is an exciting<br />
merger of two progressive clubs into one, offering good coaching from<br />
level 1 and level 2 coaches for both young and older members, as well<br />
as a full range of teams covering all abilities - and a good social side as<br />
well.”<br />
All teams train and play at the Cotswold School Astro turf pitch on a<br />
Wednesday nights - Junior Under 11s 6-7pm, Under 15s 7-8pm; Men’s<br />
and Ladies 8-9pm.<br />
We are always looking for new players of all abilities. Interested?<br />
Please visit our web site<br />
‘www.sherbornehockeyclub.co.uk’<br />
or contact Stuart Colmer on 07900 028732<br />
or Tracy Dixon on 078<strong>13</strong> 187933
Stow on the Wold Cricket Club<br />
Reports from Ashley Andrews,Capt.<br />
Saturday 3rd September vs Andovesford – WON<br />
Stow welcomed bottom of the table Andovesford to the club this week<br />
in a reverse of the first game of the season that got cancelled. Stow<br />
won the toss and elected to field, getting off to the best possible start.<br />
Dan Heaps and Hayden Elsdale both took 2 early wickets to have<br />
Andovesford struggling at 30-4. Both of Stow’s openers set the tone<br />
and bowled well. Hayden ended with figures of 2/23 off 10 and<br />
Heapsy ended with 4/14 off 10 overs. A few small partnerships from<br />
Andovesford in the middle order helped them, but Seb Bevan<br />
wrapped up the tail enders taking 2/25 and leaving Andovesford<br />
scoring 97 all out.<br />
Things didn’t get off to the best of starts with Max Fisher getting<br />
bowled for a duck in the second over, and when Ashley Andrews was<br />
bowled for 17 it brought Dan Heaps to the crease - and he took apart<br />
the Andovesford bowlers. Coming in at 35-3 with the team needing<br />
only 63 more runs to win he smashed an incredible 50 not out off 29<br />
balls to ease the team to victory after 17 overs.<br />
Another win for the team which pushes them well up the table to 5th<br />
with 1 game to go against 3rd place Chedworth.<br />
Stow on the Wold Cricket Club<br />
Stow Cricket Club thank everyone who supported the fundraising<br />
event which went really, raising over £300 which was fantastic.<br />
Ashley Andrews, Captain.<br />
CHIPPING NORTON<br />
BOWLS CLUB<br />
From Roberta Jarvie, (Chairman, Indoor Secton)<br />
The Bowls Club reports that the Outdoor season has now drawn to<br />
a close with the green looking and playing very well and the<br />
weather not affecting us too much. The finals have all taken place<br />
and the winners are as follows:<br />
Ladies Singles Nicola Jones<br />
Mens Singles Denis Barnes<br />
Never Won Singles Tom Granville<br />
2 wood Singles Denis Barnes<br />
Over 60’s Singles Keith Field<br />
Ladies Pairs Nicola Jones and June McDonald<br />
Mens Pairs Bill Jarvie and Mike Harris<br />
Open Pairs Val Harris and Peter Houghton<br />
Married Couples Sue and Keith Field<br />
Triples Bill Jarvie, Sue Field and Tom Granville.<br />
Well done to everyone.<br />
With no time to turn around we are already up and running<br />
Indoors with leagues and weekend friendlies starting from the<br />
beginning of <strong>October</strong>.<br />
If you have never been to the Bowls Club and would like to see how<br />
we all spend the autumn and winter months in warm, friendly and<br />
relaxing surroundings make your way to our clubhouse at<br />
Greystones. We have bowls and shoes for those who have never<br />
bowled before and people on hand to give help.<br />
For more information please call Roberta Jarvie 01608 643556<br />
Friday 9th September vs Spye Park – WON<br />
Stow welcomed touring team Spye Park for an evening 2020 match.<br />
Stow won the toss and chose to bat. Rob Wise opened and hit a quick<br />
42 before being caught. All the middle order chipped in with Hayden<br />
Elsdale the pick, hitting 29 including some huge shots and helping<br />
Stow rack up 163 off the 20 overs.<br />
Stow’s bowlers didn’t hang around either and Hayden was pick of the<br />
bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 6 runs in his 2 over spell. A few of the<br />
Spye batsmen looked dangerous but when two of the team were both<br />
run out trying to up the run rate Stow took control, bowling out Spye<br />
for <strong>13</strong>7.<br />
A friendly and fun evening game.<br />
Saturday 10th September vs Chedworth – Lost<br />
The team’s final game of the season saw them play 2nd place<br />
Chedworth. Chedworth batted first and hit 246 off their 40 overs , the<br />
biggest score Stow have been set this season (after all of Stow’s<br />
players had a bowl). With a new batting line up Stow got off to a<br />
dreadful start with Craig Hughes (normal number 11) losing his wicket<br />
first ball of the innings! 2 more wickets fell in the first over which<br />
brought Dan Smith, who hit a quick 30, and Ashley Andrews, 35, to the<br />
crease to get Stow up towards the 100 run mark. But Chedworth were<br />
always in control and took wickets regularly, although a cameo of 19<br />
from Sam Webley at the end of this innings took Stow’s total to 116<br />
before being bowled out.<br />
A disappointing end but everyone was involved and the result didn’t<br />
affect the team’s final league position of 5th.<br />
A good first season in Division 1, finishing mid table and with things to<br />
look forward to next season.<br />
MORETON-IN-MARSH BOWLS CLUB<br />
From Mike Wainwright<br />
The photograph shows current progress (to 16/09/11)<br />
with the building of the new clubhouse.<br />
The new clubhouse has now almost reached completion.<br />
Plumbing and electrical work has taken place and<br />
internal walls and ceilings have been plastered.<br />
Members are at the ready, armed with paintbrushes and<br />
tins of paint, to begin the internal decoration phase of<br />
the project.<br />
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Report from Martn Jones<br />
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The New Season - report from Martin Jones<br />
The football season is now in full swing and all our teams have started<br />
playing league games and have enjoyed mixed results.<br />
The First Team have opened their Gloucestershire Northern Senior<br />
league campaign with two wins, a draw and one defeat to put them in<br />
the top half of the table. They have an excellent goal difference<br />
following an 8-1 victory away in Gloucester against Abbeymead Rovers.<br />
The Reserve Team head the third division of the Cheltenham league<br />
with four wins and one defeat which includes victories away at<br />
Cheltenham Civil Service 5-0 and Cheltenham Saracens 8-0.<br />
The Colts Team have one win, one draw and one defeat which is a good<br />
start as they are yet to field their strongest team due to the needs of<br />
the other teams calling on players to bolster their squads.<br />
The Junior Teams have only played two games with both the new Under<br />
9 and Under 10 teams winning their first games. The Under 11 and the<br />
Under 12 team have one win and one defeat as they adapt to eleven a<br />
side games. The Under 14 team have been beaten twice.<br />
Moreton Rangers Under 11 Team wearing their new kit kindly<br />
sponsored by Europa<br />
Moreton Rangers Under 9 Team wearing their new kit kindly sponsored by<br />
Bromford Living.<br />
The Moreton 10K<br />
B i g A t m o s p h e r e – B i g F u n ! ! !<br />
SUPPORTING MORETON RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB<br />
The first “running” of this road race including parts of Cotswolds<br />
picturesque Countryside.<br />
This race is in support of Moreton Rangers Football Club and ALL the<br />
race entry money will go to maintaining and improving this local<br />
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Sunday 9th <strong>October</strong> • 10am<br />
FROM MORETON IN MARSH CRICKET CLUB<br />
Prizes: 1st Male & Female, plus 1st in all both groups.<br />
Medal & goody bag for all finishers. Post race massage<br />
Entries: £10 affiliated runners & unaffliliated in advance<br />
£12 entry on the day - if available<br />
Enter via email to tracey@cotswoldzumba.co.uk<br />
By post to Tracey Walton, 17 Beceshore Close, Moreton in Marsh, Glos, GL56<br />
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Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities<br />
Clubs<br />
Chadlington Flower Club<br />
Julie Thompson Tel: 01608 676368<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Bridge Club<br />
Jack Viney Tel: 01608 641454<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Historical Research Group<br />
Jan Cliffe Tel: 01608 641057<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Lions Club<br />
Martin Guy Tel: 01608 641154<br />
Ch.<strong>Norton</strong> Museum & History Society<br />
2nd Mondays 7.30pm, September to May<br />
Methodist Hall, West Street, <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong>.<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Postcard Club<br />
Brenda Morris Tel: 01608 643779<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Probus<br />
3rd Tues at The Crown & Cushion 11am<br />
Sec.Geoffrey Norris. 01608 676997<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Probus for Ladies<br />
Sec: Christine Carpenter. 01608 642155<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Rotary Club<br />
Mons 7/ 7:30pm. at The Mason's Arms, Swerford, OX7 4AP.<br />
David Haine 07889 609221 / 01608 643964<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Society<br />
Jill Thorley, 01608 643219<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Railway Club<br />
Alan Brain Tel: 01608 641586<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Scrabble Club<br />
Sarah Turner Email: gos.info@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Cotswold Investment Club<br />
Meets 1st Tues of each month. Jeremy Main 01608 658675<br />
Friends Of The Town Hall.<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong><br />
Jackie Haworth 01608 64<strong>13</strong>68 .jaxy1@btinternet.com<br />
Inner Wheel<br />
Terry Howes, 01608 642423<br />
www.kinghamrotary.org.uk/wwwribi.org<br />
Kingham & Daylesford Rotary<br />
Fortnightly Weds. Paul Jackson 01608 658500<br />
N.Cotswolds Bee-Keepers Assoc<br />
Julie Edwards 01608 659396 julia@ncbka.org.uk<br />
N Cotswold CAMRA<br />
01451810305 chair@northcotswoldcamra.org.uk<br />
Alan Lamb 0<strong>13</strong>86 701603<br />
N Cotswold Disabled Club<br />
Joan M Oughton 01451 830580<br />
N Cotswold National Trust<br />
Sec Pat Poulton 01608 65<strong>13</strong>73<br />
N Cotswold Probus Club<br />
2nd & 4th Thurs mornings Sec: James Grafton 01608 684181<br />
N Cotswold U3A<br />
Contact Jenny Stanfield 01451 824338<br />
Oddfellows (CN Branch) a social group.<br />
3rd Wed/.M at the Lower Town Hall, Market Street.<br />
Dave Talbot, 07815 099 884, Dave.Talbot@oddfellows.co.uk<br />
Over <strong>Norton</strong> History Group<br />
Jan Cliffe Tel: 01608 641057<br />
Round Table<br />
Gavin Southwell Tel: 01993 730888<br />
Rural living Group<br />
Betty Bryan Tel: 01608 674255<br />
Royal British Legion<br />
Michael Dixon Tel: 01608 643755<br />
RBL (Women’s Section)<br />
Betty Hicks Tel: 01608 642551<br />
Scottish Country Dance Group<br />
Brenda Parsons 01451 831876<br />
Shipston on Stour ‘The Literary Society’<br />
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the George Hotel.<br />
Tel: 01295 680628 or 01608 663482.<br />
Single File<br />
Single, divorced, separated and widowed people aged 50-70.<br />
Meets fortnightly on Friday evenings at The Chequers.<br />
Daphne Lever, 01295 788474<br />
Tangent<br />
Val Carpenter, 01608 641452<br />
Trefoil Guild<br />
Betty Gardener, 01608 641664<br />
The Theatre Friends<br />
Heather Leonard, 01608 643691<br />
Twinning Association<br />
Jo Graves, 01608 643976<br />
WI-<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong><br />
Prudence Chard, 01608 642903<br />
WI-Over <strong>Norton</strong><br />
Becky Pearman, 01608 643463<br />
WI-Salford<br />
Mary Smith, 01608 642577<br />
WI - Spelsbury<br />
Michelle Horace, 01608 641749<br />
Weavers Spinners & Dyers Club<br />
Rose Kirkcaldy Tel: 01295 253789<br />
Wine Appreciation Club<br />
David Megson Tel: 01608 645382<br />
Wychwood Old Time Dance Club<br />
Margaret Pitman Tel: 01993 810897<br />
Outdoor Activities<br />
Angling Society<br />
Robert Jarvis Tel: 01608 643494<br />
Banbury Ornithological Society<br />
Frances Marks Tel: 01608 643494<br />
Banbury Ornithological<br />
Francis Buckle 01608 644425<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Horticultural Assoc<br />
Sec. Eileen Forse, 01608 643275.<br />
BBOWT<br />
Reg Tipping Tel: 01295 251673<br />
Cotswold Voluntary Wardens<br />
Wendy Lines Tel: 01608 642360<br />
Rambles Association<br />
Peter Barbour Tel: 01608 641081<br />
Rambling Club<br />
Liz Desbrow Tel: 01608 641222<br />
Woodstock & Ch.<strong>Norton</strong> Green Gym<br />
01608 643269 www.woodchipgreengym.org.uk<br />
Wychwood Forest (Friends of)<br />
Stuart Fox Tel: 01993 832004<br />
Sports<br />
Athletics Club<br />
Allen Souch Tel: 01865 372484 / 0798 1089457<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Badminton Club<br />
Jeff 01608 642006 / Ant & Sheila 01608 646687<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Bowls Club<br />
Greystones Leisure Centre Tel: 01608 644154<br />
chippybowls@hotmail.com<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Rugby Football Club<br />
Andy Dawson Tel: 01608 683352<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Cricket Club<br />
Graham Beacham Tel: 01608 810047<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Easy Riders – Cycling Club<br />
Jill Reynolds Tel: 01608 642667<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Town Football Club<br />
Shaun Green. 07845216412<br />
info@chippyswifts.co.uk<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Golf Club<br />
01608 642383 | golfadmin@chippingnortongolfclub.com<br />
www.chippingnortongolfclub.com<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Skater Hockey Club<br />
Contact Louise Murphy on 01608 644091 for details.<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Hockey Club<br />
Clive Briant Tel: 01608 6779<strong>13</strong><br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Pistol & Rifle Club<br />
John Chaplin Tel: 01608 641245<br />
Little Compton Bowls Club<br />
All Year Club. Play stars April. Sue Grantham 01608 642859<br />
Riding for the Disabled<br />
Ann Nobbs Tel: 01869 338404<br />
Tae Kwon Do Association of GB<br />
info@combinedselfdefence.co.uk www.combinedselfdefence.co.uk<br />
Music<br />
Bledington Music Festival<br />
www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Choral Society<br />
Roger Stein Tel: 01295 721522<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> CHAOS (Amateur Operatic)<br />
Martin Hannant 01608 643653<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Circle Dance)<br />
Susie Straw Tel: 01295 788398<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Creative Arts Society<br />
Kathee Coonerty Tel: 01993 89<strong>13</strong>12<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Folk Club<br />
Peter Allum Tel: 01608 642296<br />
Hook <strong>Norton</strong> Film Society<br />
Harry Smith Tel: 01285 737417<br />
Kingham Choral Society<br />
Derek Woods 01608 658738<br />
<strong>Norton</strong>ians Amateur Dramatic Society<br />
Andrew Pitman 01993 830930<br />
North Cotswold Chamber Choir<br />
Shauni McGregor Tel: 01608 642352<br />
Naunton Music Society<br />
Barbara Steiner 01451 850897<br />
barbara@marketsinternational.com<br />
Salford Players (Drama Group)<br />
Doreen Herrington Tel: 01608 642853<br />
Society of Recorder Players<br />
Jenny Graham-Brown Tel: 01285 740156<br />
Stow Youth Singers (Ages 9+)<br />
Linda Green – 01451 830327<br />
Fridays Term Time, 6 – 7pm at St Edwards Church, Stow<br />
Stour Singers<br />
01451 870361 vicandjill@btinternet.com<br />
Community Groups<br />
British Heart Foundation<br />
John Hunt Tel: 01608 642556<br />
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)<br />
01451 822102/810520<br />
CHART-Transport Group<br />
Eve Coles, 01608 643570<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Leisure Centre<br />
Burford Road OX7 5DY Tel: 01993 861951<br />
euen.kennedy@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> ‘The Lido’<br />
Tel: 01608 643188 Email:info@chippylido.co.uk<br />
Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people)<br />
Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802<br />
jane@sc-vs.com<br />
Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults)<br />
2nd & 4th Weds/M at Rugby Club, Greystones, 7-9 pm.<br />
Sara McCrea, 01608 683334, Jane Nolan, 01608 643855<br />
Lawrence Home Nursing Team<br />
Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549<br />
Mind in <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> (people with mental health difficulties)<br />
Di Taylor, 01608 645296<br />
mindinchippingnorton@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk<br />
Multiple Sclerosis Society<br />
Carol Owen, 01993 880099<br />
Oxfordshire Association for the Blind<br />
Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL.<br />
Tel: 01865 725585<br />
Hailcorns Tenants & Residents Association<br />
Keith Clandfield, 01608 642327<br />
National Childbirth Trust<br />
Tel; 0870 444 8707<br />
N Cotswold Community Radio<br />
Old Police Station, <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden,<br />
www.nothcotswoldonline.com<br />
N.Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK)<br />
1st Wed monthly. Colin: 01993 842820/01608 650868.<br />
colmar@oxon1939.fsnet.co.uk<br />
N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK<br />
Mike Winter 01451 831194<br />
RNLI <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Branch<br />
Mike Howes Tel: 01608 642423<br />
Save the Children Fund<br />
Catherine Kimmance Tel: 01295 810189<br />
The Stroke Club (Part of Age UK)<br />
Caroline Seguro 01452/www.stroke.org.uk<br />
Local Authorities<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Town Council<br />
The Guild Hall, <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> OX7 5NJ<br />
01608 642341 cntc@btconnect.com<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Visitor Point<br />
19 High Street<br />
(Mar-Sept. 01608 644379) (Oct-Feb 019938<strong>13</strong>27)<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> War Memorial Hospital<br />
Horse Fair OX7 5AJ Tel: 01608 648450<br />
County Cllr Hilary Hibbert-Biles<br />
H.Tel:01993 831822 / Mob:07793 935655<br />
Hilary.biles@oxfordshire.gov.uk<br />
District Councillor Eve Coles<br />
Tel: 01608 643570 eve.coles@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
District Councillor Patrick McHugh<br />
Mob:07980 117405 patrick.mchugh@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
District Councillor Annie Roy-Barker<br />
Tel: 01608 644107 annie.roy-barker@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
West Oxfordshire Council Offices<br />
The Guildhall, Middle Row, OX7 5NH<br />
Open: Mon – Thurs. 08:45 – <strong>13</strong>:00 & 14:00 – 16:00<br />
Fri. 08:45 – <strong>13</strong>:00 & 14:00 – 16:00.<br />
Oxfordshire County Council<br />
County Hall New Road OX1 1ND<br />
Tel: 01865 792422<br />
Children & Youngsters<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Air Training Corps<br />
Steve Taylor 01608 641299<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Army Cadets<br />
Clare Watts 07383233272<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Brownies 1st CN<br />
Tracey Shadbolt Tel: 01608 645563<br />
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Children & Youngsters<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Crusaders (11-<strong>13</strong>)<br />
David Radcliffe Tel: 01993 831472<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Crusaders (14+)<br />
David Radcliffe Tel: 01608 646202<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Guides 1st CN<br />
Tracey Shadbolt Tel: 01608 645563<br />
6th <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Scout Group<br />
Gp.Scout leader: Ian Bushrod<br />
and<br />
Explorer Scout Unit<br />
Brian Sargent: brian@bsargent.me.uk<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> CN Rainbows<br />
Alison Dunbar Tel: 01608 644480<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Pre-School<br />
Tel: 01608 643376<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> St Mary’s Toddler Group<br />
Julie Jennings Tel: 01608 643796<br />
Churchill Play Group<br />
Tel: 01608 659502<br />
Noah’s Ark Toddler Group<br />
Justine Fowler Tel: 01608 659853<br />
Children’s Art Club (ages 4-12)<br />
After school, Saturdays and holidays<br />
Gill Parkes: 0<strong>13</strong>86 700991<br />
Methodist Junior Church Club<br />
Sec: 01608 643847<br />
Monkey Music (pre-school music classes)<br />
Tues. afternoons 01242 890200 or<br />
Sian.ferris@monkeymusic.co.uk<br />
WE NEED HELP PLEASE<br />
with delivering <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> <strong>Times</strong>.<br />
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Local Clubs, Societies, Associations & Charities<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> <strong>Times</strong> is produced and delivered almost<br />
entirely by volunteers, eleven times a year. We publish<br />
community information (such as local events, fundraising, club<br />
news and items sent in by our local schools) entirely free of<br />
charge, and feedback tells us that this works very well,<br />
increasing public awareness and attendance and, importantly,<br />
fundraising opportunities.<br />
We rely entirely on commercial advertising to meet our bills<br />
(i.e. our designer and our printers), and we ask the local<br />
communities to help with deliveries within their areas. This<br />
makes a lot of sense as:-<br />
• local people know their communities<br />
• some groups already deliver around the community or have<br />
established drop-off points<br />
• newcomers ofen appreciate the opportunity to get out and<br />
meet their neighbours, find out about local issues, etc.<br />
• we can keep these community magazines available to<br />
everyone and free of charge.<br />
CAN YOU HELP TO DELIVER CHIPPING NORTON TIMES?<br />
20 – 30 minutes a month, delivering in your street, would help<br />
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Key Information<br />
Childline 0800 11 11<br />
Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Police Station<br />
London Road, OX7 5AW Tel: 0845 8505505<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> West Street Surgery<br />
West Street OX7 5AA<br />
Appointments Tel: 01608 642529<br />
Prescriptions Tel: 01608 645999<br />
All Other Calls Tel: 01608 644655<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> White House Surgery<br />
Horse Fair OX7 5AL<br />
Appointments Tel: 01608 642742<br />
tony.love@gp-k84039.nhs.uk<br />
First Responders (St John’s Ambulance)<br />
Tel: 01865 378228 countyhq@oxfordshire.sja.org.uk<br />
www.sja.org.uk<br />
N.Cots.District, Community First Responders,<br />
meet at Notgrove Training Centre, SJA, Bourton-O-T-Water<br />
3rd Monday/M at 7-30pm.<br />
You can train to be a CFR in this area,<br />
Tel. William Warmington 01608 651886<br />
John Radcliffe Hospital Casualty<br />
01608 644655<br />
N Cotswold St John Ambulance & St John Cadets<br />
(from age 10) Meets at Bourton 7-9pm Thurs 01451 820570<br />
Talk to us*<br />
about advertising<br />
your business<br />
07789 175 002<br />
Business Associations & Groups<br />
British Heart Foundation<br />
John Hunt Tel: 01608 642556<br />
Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation)<br />
01451 822102/810520<br />
CHART-Transport Group<br />
Eve Coles, 01608 643570<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Leisure Centre<br />
Burford Road OX7 5DY Tel: 01993 861951<br />
euen.kennedy@westoxon.gov.uk<br />
<strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> ‘The Lido’<br />
Tel: 01608 643188 Email:info@chippylido.co.uk<br />
Cotswold Volunteers (a local charity helping disadvantaged people)<br />
Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802<br />
jane@sc-vs.com<br />
Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults)<br />
2nd & 4th Weds/M at Rugby Club, Greystones, 7-9 pm.<br />
Sara McCrea, 01608 683334, Jane Nolan, 01608 643855<br />
Lawrence Home Nursing Team<br />
Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549<br />
Mind in <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> (people with mental health difficulties)<br />
Di Taylor, 01608 645296<br />
mindinchippingnorton@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk<br />
Multiple Sclerosis Society<br />
Carol Owen, 01993 880099<br />
Oxfordshire Association for the Blind<br />
Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL.<br />
Tel: 01865 725585<br />
Hailcorns Tenants & Residents Association<br />
Keith Clandfield, 01608 642327<br />
National Childbirth Trust<br />
Tel; 0870 444 8707<br />
N Cotswold Community Radio<br />
Old Police Station, <strong>Chipping</strong> Campden,<br />
www.nothcotswoldonline.com<br />
N.Cotswolds Friendship Centre (Within Age UK)<br />
1st Wed monthly. Colin: 01993 842820/01608 650868.<br />
colmar@oxon1939.fsnet.co.uk<br />
N Cotswold Support Gp – Parkinson’s UK<br />
Mike Winter 01451 831194<br />
RNLI <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> Branch<br />
Mike Howes Tel: 01608 642423<br />
Save the Children Fund<br />
Catherine Kimmance Tel: 01295 810189<br />
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The Vodafone World of Difference programme gives people<br />
across the UK the chance to work for a charity of their<br />
choice and get paid for it. The placements are for two<br />
months on a full-time basis and this year they will also<br />
consider four months on a part-time basis. This year 500<br />
people will be selected to participate in the programme. The<br />
Vodafone Foundation will pay their chosen charity a total of<br />
£2,500, with winners getting the balance when all tax and<br />
National Insurance has been paid. Placements start in<br />
March 2012.<br />
More information online<br />
htp://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk.
Local Business Directory<br />
Stow <strong>Times</strong>, Moreton <strong>Times</strong>, Bourton <strong>Times</strong> and <strong>Chipping</strong> <strong>Norton</strong> <strong>Times</strong> new BUSINESS DIRECTORY.<br />
Animals & Pets<br />
DIAL-A-DOG-WASH Mobile Grooming Parlour<br />
01993 845360 / 07754 039665<br />
Dog Walking/ Sitting Service<br />
Telephone Carol 01451 820661<br />
Accommodation<br />
TREE TOPS GUEST HOUSE (Liz & Brian Dean)<br />
Secluded B&B; 5 mins from train station & Moreton town centre<br />
LONDON ROAD, MORETON IN MARSH 01608 651036<br />
3* Tourist Board Approved B&B, Bourton O/T Water<br />
Lin Stevens 07740 805250. “Comfortable & friendly”<br />
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning<br />
GRIMEBUSTERS 01993 868924/ 07778 298312<br />
Professional service at unbeatable rates<br />
Chiropody<br />
DEREK BROOKES MSSCh,MBCPA,HPCReg<br />
For all your foot health needs. 01451 822540<br />
Clothes & Curtain/Alterations<br />
BERNIE’S ALTERATIONS – 35 yrs experience<br />
Tel 01451 833831 or 07768 305427<br />
How to Use a SEWING MACHINE or How to Make<br />
Curtains, Cushions, Blinds or Clothes<br />
www.sewing-tuition.co.uk•Ring Sue on 01608 644877<br />
Florist<br />
ALLIUM FLORIST www.alliumflorist.co.uk<br />
More than just Flowers<br />
1 Oxford Street, Moreton-in-marsh, GL56 0LA Tel 01608 650630<br />
Stow Roses – The Flower Shop<br />
01451 832277 www.stowroses.co.uk<br />
Hair & Beauty<br />
BELLISSIMA BEAUTY Treatments and make-up for all occasions.<br />
01451 810489/07780 684<strong>13</strong>4 www.bellissima-beauty.co.uk<br />
Health & Fitness<br />
PHYSIOTHERAPY – Orthopaedic & sports injury specialists.<br />
MCSP HPC Reg. Spinal & joint pain. Acupuncture.<br />
Bourton-on-the-Water. 01451 822660<br />
PILATES 4 U - Tel Robert - 07500 188 445<br />
Bourton on the Water, Northleach, Aldsworth, Wyck Rissington<br />
House & Home<br />
J.BRYER CARPETS<br />
Carpets supplied & fitted at below shop prices.<br />
Shop at Home Service. www.jbryercarpets.co.uk<br />
Call: 0790 9991216any time.<br />
Learning & Tuition<br />
ITALIAN LESSONS IN CHIPPING CAMPDEN<br />
www.italianlanguageschool.co.uk 0<strong>13</strong>86 849156<br />
Marquees<br />
COTSWOLD MARQUEES LTD<br />
Tel 01608 686900<br />
www.cotswoldmarquees.co.uk<br />
Music<br />
PIANO/SINGING TUITION EXPERIENCED TEACHER<br />
Adult & Young Pupils Welcome 01608 642025<br />
www.raymondhead.com E:raymondhead@aol.com<br />
Pest Control Services<br />
MIKE VICKERS PEST & MOLE CONTROL Domestic,<br />
Commercial, Agricultural Tel 01608 642531/07788 668740<br />
info@molecatchermick.co.uk<br />
Property & Garden Services<br />
Batsford Timber Ltd – Fencing & Sheds<br />
01608 651096. www.batsfordtimber.co.uk<br />
Brian Halling - Window Cleaner<br />
01608 651406 | 07969 934230<br />
Dovedale Services – Mowing/Landscaping/Decorating<br />
Mark Penfold 0<strong>13</strong>86 700165/07811 217043<br />
FREEMAN & GREEN. General Builders. 01608 644933<br />
07884170909/ 07903800555 e: freemangreen@yahoo.co.uk<br />
TREE CONNECTION.CO.UK - Climbing tree surgeon<br />
Fully insured & qualified. Free quotes.<br />
07588417514 (E)connectwithtrees@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Professional Services<br />
Just Wills - Will Writing Service.<br />
Your instructions are taken in the comfort of your own home.<br />
From £47.50 single will £80 joint/will. No payment until your will<br />
is produced. 01608 643142 or insall@btinternet.com<br />
Taxi/Private Hire<br />
ELDRIDGE TRAVEL – PRIVATE HIRE<br />
8-seater – 01993 822271<br />
Local - Long distance - Airports<br />
M.H TAXIS – your Local Taxi Service<br />
Tel 0777 993 9415 www.mhtaxis.com<br />
NORTHWICK PRIVATE HIRE<br />
John Whateley 0<strong>13</strong>86 701806/07855 824 788<br />
STOW TAXI SERVICE – 07887 714047<br />
info@stow-on-the-wold-taxi-service.co.uk<br />
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The Vine Leaf<br />
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