Issue 13 - October 2011 (PDF - Chipping Norton Times

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From the Editor
A change of season…and pace
The schools going back after the long warm and relaxing days of
summer always brings a change of pace, squeezing our daily lives
back into timetables and an altogether far more structured routine.
However, this September presented us with an incredible selection
of big events, inviting us to ‘top up our good time factor’ before
the long cold evenings set in. The new and amazing Harvest
Festival was worthy of all the accolades it received and we hope it
will become a regular in our local events diary; a bigger and even
better than ever before Moreton Show ticked boxes with all the
family with so much to see and do that our photographer there,
Charlie Doran Davis, had a helper so that she could be in two
places at once(!); and finally a breath-taking Cotswold Festival
complete with ranks of Parliamentarians and Royalists as The
Sealed Knot marched into Stow and re-enacted a Civil War battle
on their cricket field. This was an impressive event and the crowd
got fully behind both sides, shouting and cheering them on and
having a wonderful time. With cannons and gunfire as well, I
imagine that the town’s neighbours in the Swells and Naunton
knew that Stow was once again ‘at war’! I wonder if being so close
to a major event in our past will have triggered an interest in local
history and politics?
In this edition of the magazine the first Christmas adverts appear
and we can sense that the rush to get lists made and things done
before the end of the year is’ on’. But before you get too caught up
in it all, we hope you will enjoy the magazine this month – we
name the winners of our photographic completion, there is a nice
and true story from local author Nicholas John, Mike Boyes treats
us to a look at some local wildlife and we catch up with some of
community issues around at the moment.
We receive regular comments from people that there isn’t enough
Chippy content – this can be easily overcome, simply by sharing
with us the events and articles, reports and news that you would
like to see in Chipping Norton Times, and we will tell everyone!
Of all the things we do, we totally fail at mindreading - so it’s up to
you, we need to be told! Our contact details are below and we
will look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Jenni Turner, Editor
Our Front Cover :
This photo, taken and sent in by Ann Wyatt, was the overall winner in
the Moreton in Marsh Show Calendar competition this year, and will
appear on the October page. It was taken at Ascott near Whichford.
AW©CNT.10.2011
Copydate for the November edition is 16th October.
(The 16th is our copy date for every month next year)
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Inside this edition
FEATURES
8 Moreton in Marsh Show - a photo-montage
9 The Sealed Knot – Re-enacting a Civil War Battle
10, 11 The Photographic Competition, Answers & Winners
32, 33 Local Nature Reserves – A personal view in words & photos by
Mike Boyes
35,36 What Price a Signature – A short story by Nicholas John
REGULARS
18 Market Towns test new planning powers.
Rural fund re-opens for applications
19 Local Authorities, meetings & information
21 Thames Valley Police – Neighbourhood Watch; Safe Biking
22 Church Services
24, 25 Village Halls; Rural Cinemas and Regular Events Diary.
26-29 EVENTS & Events DIARY for October
30 Local Walks in October;
31 Cotswold A.O.N.B. & Glos.Wildlife Trust
36 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore
41 Robb Eden – shares a few opinions on tax.
42 - 44 Reports from some of our local Schools
45, 47, 49 & 51 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc..
53 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly)
54 Club News & Reports
55 Local Business Directory
Thank you to all our contributors, the writers and photographers who
have helped produce this edition. This month the team doing research,
sub-editing and proof reading included Jan Marley (who also manages our
deliveries) and we are delighted to welcome a few guest writers this
month, too. As always, their time and input are invaluable. Thank you
too to all our volunteer deliverers and sources of information – without
them these magazines couldn’t function and we always appreciate their
time and commitment.
Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd.
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