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COTSWOLD TIMES MORETON IN MARSH ISSUE 133 NOVEMBER 2017

In your

NOVEMBER magazine

Our PHOTO COMPETITION – Winners and Prizes PAGES 26-27 The Hares Come Home

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Carol Whitehouse – Maybe the busiest woman in the Cotswolds PAGES 14-15 Seasonal Recipes

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Our BUMPER listing of PreChristmas EVENTS PAGES 31-40 Local Hero

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PLUS Local Schools, Local Clubs, Associations and Societies . . . in your community

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Now in Moreton in Marsh – relax, unwind, renew We’ve moved from Lapstone and are now on the High Street in Moreton in Marsh! Come and meet Carmela, Bea and Rachael and help us celebrate with a glass of fizz. Any time on Thursday 23, Friday 24, and Saturday 25 November. Special opening offers. Gift cards and a wide range of gifts available – perfect for Christmas. Free glitter tattoos for children of all ages on the Saturday!

We offer a wide range of salon and spa treatments for women and men as well as special wellbeing and beauty packages in a calm, peaceful and relaxing environment. Luxurious anti-ageing, organic PHYTO5 facials and contouring body treatments, award winning light therapy, the latest CACI Synergy non-surgical face lifting, massage, holistic therapies, Jessica manicure and pedicure, CND Shellac, waxing, tanning and make up. Bespoke, personalised packages and treatment plans for a wide range of skin conditions and individual skincare needs – with free skincare and make up consultations. Full treatment menu and online booking at www.spaonthesquare.co.uk.

Spa on the Square, High Street, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AX Find us on the High Street in a three storey town house, overlooking the market square, next to Moreton Area Centre Visitor Information and the pedestrian crossing. Open 6 days a week. Late night Thursday, other evenings and Sunday on request Enquiries and bookings: 01386 840986 - Email: [email protected] Gift cards and online booking at www.spaonthesquare.co.uk www.twitter.com/moretonspa

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Visit Batsford for a range of quality SANTA’S GROTTO Norway & Nordmann Spruce Saturday 10th December, 2.30-4.30pm Christmas trees & Sunday 11th December, 2.00-4.30pm in a range of sizes (also available to buy Santa and his Elf are returning to their Santa’s GrottoArboretum! atBatsford Tesco, Stow Dec). magical grotto at Batsford Visit for afrom range9th of Christmas Saturday 9th December, 2.30-4.30pm gift ideas won’t find on the high Plus holly,you mistletoe, home-made £5 per child – each child visiting Santa & Sunday 10th December, 2.00-4.30pm street, decorations plus decorations, homemade wreaths, and plenty of gift a gift. to their Santa andwill his receive Elf are returning wreaths and afind hugeon variety of quality ideas you won’t the high street! magical grotto at Batsford Arboretum!

The Big Batsford Christmas Hunt! 3rd December to 2nd January Santa’s helpers have gone missing and Theall Big Batsford Christmas Hunt!– find they’re hiding in the Arboretum 1st December to 5th January them to win a prize! £2.50 per child, plus Santa’s helpers have gone missing and fee.– find they’reArboretum all hiding inadmission the Arboretum Nothem need to book, just turn up and plus enjoy! to win a prize! £2.50 per child,

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Contents

F E A T U R E S

Club Notices and Rural Cinemas 41-42

Spectacle of Light – Sudeley Castle 9 Carol Whitehouse – Maybe the busiest woman in the Cotswolds 14-15 Dale Le Vack The Moreton in Marsh and Batsford War Memorial 22-24 Kit Havelock-Davies Our PHOTO COMETITION – Winners and Prizes 26-27 The Hares Come Home 28 Warner’s Budgens wins at Retail Industry Awards again 29 Christmas Event’s Recipes for Success 45 Caroline Fisher Seasonal Food 46-47 Micah Creedon Readeasy – Never too late to learn 51 Ginny Williams-Ellis Local Hero 64 R E G U L A R S Local Authority Information 17 Blood Donor Sessions Community Notices Report from Moreton Town Council 18 Local Church Services 19 Community 20 Planning 21 Book Reviews 25 from Borzoi Books Events including Festivals, Exhibitions, Concerts, Local Fundraising and Walks 31-40 Events Diary Tax Issues Robb Eden

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Club A-Z Listings

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Local Rotary

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Reports from some Local Schools

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Local Sports Clubs

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Local Business Directory

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COTSWOLD TIMES MORETON IN MARSH ISSUE 133 NOVEMBER 2017

In your

NOVEMBER magazine

Our PHOTO COMPETITION – Winners and Prizes PAGES 26-27 The Hares Come Home

PAGE 28

Carol Whitehouse – Maybe the busiest woman in the Cotswolds PAGES 14-15 Seasonal Recipes

PAGES 46-47

Our BUMPER listing of PreChristmas EVENTS PAGES 31-40 PLUS Local Schools, Local Clubs, Associations and Societies . . . in your community

cotswoldtimes

In this month’s edition . . .

This must be the lead-up to Christmas! We have a BUMPER number of local events this month, all ‘bustling’ for your attention – from pantos to Christmas tree festivals, from classic jazz and blues to carols, and from pub games to magical grottos. . . . They are all here, and it could be tough deciding which dates go into to leave out of your diary! With some really good features and articles, plus the information some readers have been patiently waiting for re the Photographic Competition (my apologies for the delay – we were caught out by the large number of entries this year), plus some stunning photographs, our November magazines are setting the stage for a tremendous December edition. NB. If you have copy to go into the Christmas editions, please make sure it is with us in good time. Oh, and may I remind you that we don’t publish a January magazine . . . our first edition next year comes out at the end of January 2018. Best wishes, Jenni

A Gift that is fresh every month, colourful and informative A subscription to Cotswold Times 2018 can be sent to anyone in UK or around the World. Eleven editions a year. Postage costs will vary but for addresses in UK the cost will be £24 p.a. including VAT. Enquiries to The Editor, PO Box 6, The Square, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1AB

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Wilmers Cotswold Barber Shop

Due to high demand we are pleased to announce we have 3 barbers, all of us focused on one thing, producing high quality hair styles for all ages. Also specialising in beard grooming, treated with our home made beard oils. We have nearly 30 years experience between us all in the trade and we do every new look out there. Gents £14.50 Seniors £9 Kids £10.50 Toddlers £7.50 Beard grooming £5 Wet shave £20 All card payments accepted Friendly family atmosphere, great customer care, and a good laugh guaranteed! Oh and don't forget the top shelf for a cheeky tot occasionally!

We are placing nannies with families in the following areas: Burford Cheltenham Moreton-in-Marsh Chipping Norton and the surrounding Cotswold villages. Contact us now if you are looking for a great new nanny for your family ...

07807 130 551

Tue/Wed/Fri 9-5 • Thurs 9-6:30 • Sat 7:30-1 T: 01451 831412 Wilmers Cotswold Barber Shop, Sheep St, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1JS

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Sewing Tuition with Sue Hazell (Cert. Ed)

Leisure Workshops or Career Change Courses

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Due to lease end, your wonderful therapists at The Natural Therapies Clinic, Moreton (managed by Zink Clinic since February 2016) will be relocating to 1st Floor, Parklands House, Park Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1AQ from 1st November 2017. Call 01451 833542 | www.zinkclinic.co.uk www.natural-therapies-clinic.co.uk

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Spectacle of Light makes Sudeley “magical”

The return of Sudeley Castle’s “Spectacle of Light” should come as no surprise. For over sixty years now, historic buildings and beautiful gardens have formed the backdrop for this most pleasing of art forms. The chateaux of the Loire were the first to pioneer “son et lumière” in the 1950s, to tell an historical story to a seated audience on warm summer nights. This was quickly followed by spectacular sound and light at the magnificent pyramids in Egypt. Most of the chateaux spectacles still take place in France. The biggest of these outdoor theatres has developed into a historical pageant called “Puy de Fou” in western France with dynamic live action from a local volunteer cast of hundreds. This has also inspired the new epic summer pageant “Kynren” in the north of England. As the technology has developed, and as more creative people from theatre and film became involved, the presentations became more sophisticated and this has definitely caught the public’s imagination.

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The theatrical events (where you are seated) have graduated into illuminated trails, which is now the basis of the contemporary lighting shows in the UK. You are invited to promenade and experience the woodland arboretums, gardens and historic buildings by night, enhanced not just by the differing lights but also by music and sounds of nature. So it came about that Sudeley Castle and its stunning gardens and ruins, normally only enjoyed in daylight hours during the Spring, Summer and Autumn, opened its gates last December for the first time to show itself off in a completely new light. The effect was magical and a complete contrast to the summertime. Producers Nic Beeby and Michael Dale, with backgrounds in events and performance at the Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe, have created areas of different mood and vista, separating each garden into the equivalent of rooms in an art gallery. Wintry and Festive are how best to

describe the experience, rather than Christmassy. For this December the whole family can enjoy a new illuminated trail, which will also include imaginative installations by local light artists, included to enhance the majestic sense of the castle and its gardens. Wrap up warm, enjoy a mulled wine, spiced cider or hot chocolate and explore the visual feast that is revealed as you walk around this beautiful setting.

Located within the Chipping Norton Health Centre, Footworx is a private podiatry clinic for the treatment of common foot and ankle conditions including: • • • • • • • •

Ingrowing Toenails (inc. nail surgery procedures) Corns, Calluses & Verrucae Fungal Nail Advice Musculoskeletal & Sports Conditions Heel Pain (plantar fasciitis) Gait Analysis & Alignment Insole Therapy (bespoke foot orthotics) Foot & Ankle Mobilisation

Contact us for more information and to book an appointment:

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Vintage Charm Afternoon Teas Delicious afternoon teas for your special occasion, served on beautiful mismatched vintage china. Suitable for birthdays, anniversaries, hen parties, weddings, baby showers, christenings – any celebration! Karen Temple (01451) 831674 / 07842 187814 Stow Flower Shop half page_3mm bleed.pdf 1 06/07/2017 21:07:01 www.vintagecharmafternoonteas.co.uk

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Wisteria Hair & Beauty Spa are looking for an experienced stylist to join our team. Situated in the centre of Moreton in Marsh, we are a busy salon with a full clientele and plenty of passing trade. Good rates of pay and commission on a weekly salary. Please contact Ria on 01608 652922 or message via our Facebook page.

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We are looking to recruit a Gardener for Newlands of Stow. A professional, friendly helpful manner and ability to work on own initiative. Up to 40 Hours per week. Rate of Pay £10 per hour. If you would like to work in this beautiful care setting please contact in the first instance: Newlands Concierge & Hospitality team for an application form on 01451 870077 or e-mail [email protected]

Christmas Sale at Whichford Pottery

Friday 17th November to Sunday 3rd December 2017

Discounts off ALL flowerpots in stock! Over 500 designs to choose from.

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Electrical Contractors Domestic . Commercial . Industrial . Agricultural

The Cotswold Lighting Company covers ALL aspects of electrical design and installation, from extra sockets to complete re-wires. We also specialise in creating unique lighting effects for your home and garden. visit www.cotswold-lighting.com for more information. No job is ever too big or small!

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Design, craft, build and fit: We take time to listen to your needs and then we create a number of integrated solutions for your consideration. Because we know just how to get the very best value from any budget, you’ll be very surprised at just what can be included. Exclusively fashioned to suit your taste, your kitchen options include traditional or contemporary designs with natural or painted wood finishes. When it comes to door, handles, worktops, flooring, sinks, taps, lighting and decorating and other essentials we can source and install almost anything you’d like. To ensure there are no unexpected costs, if you wish we can also look after the plumbing, electrics, plastering and all other minor building works. And if you are unsure of how it will all come together, we have the experience to outline the most attractive and practical combinations for your new kitchen.

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Northleach & F June

Community service by Northleach & Fosse Lions Club members has been recognised through two awards made in June. Long serving Lion Barbara Eastland received her Melvin Jones Fellowship award from District Governor Godfrey Morris at the Club’s annual Charter Dinner on 1 June. The award is made in the name of Lions Club International’s founder for exceptional service to Lions and the community. It is particularly notable in that this is the Lions Centenary year.

Ewa Barbara Andrew joined the Northleach & Fosse Lions Club in 1999, when she became their first lady lion. However, her connection with Lions Clubs back much further to 1972, when her late Braces andgoes Tooth Whitening husband Ray became a Charter Member of Tetbury Lions Club, where he served until 1984.

COTSWOLD TIMES area | for13 The couple moved away from the immediate some years but remained loyal to Lions Clubs, so much so that Ray was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship posthumously in 1994.

Carol Whitehouse – maybe the busiest woman in the Cotswolds Meet Carol Whitehouse, a grandmother who often looks after her twin two-year-old grandsons, manages the flower and vegetable garden of a large estate here in the Cotswolds, breeds and trains gun-dogs, runs a ‘picking up’ team at top shoots, and spends some of the spring months lambing – even helping with the sheep-shearing. She’s also a noted cake-maker in her kitchen.

Carol is well known in the Cotswolds’ shooting fraternity because she’s a breeder and operator of gun-dogs picking-up at driven game shoots in the season. Both her husband Bryan and two sons are gamekeepers and her daughter works on a Gloucestershire game-farm. She has recently become head gardener at Foxcote Manor owned by Rosie Vestey, the widow of the Right Honourable Mark Vestey. A well-known figure in the Cotswolds in hunting, shooting and polo circles he passed away in November last year. The Foxcote Manor estate is now run by Rosie with help from her daughter Tamara. Carol’s husband Bryan Whitehouse is the gamekeeper on the estate which hosts a prestigious driven shoot. In addition to the sheep in the fields, thirty polo ponies are quartered there. Carol started breeding gun-dogs at home several years ago specialising in animals with soft mouths suitable for picking up game. She’s still doing this successfully – yet now the gardens at Foxcote Manor take pride of place and every corner of it is a showpiece. Although tucked in a Cotswold valley, the house and gardens at Foxcote are 700 feet above sea level. Carol’s garden 14

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is approximately ten acres and was designed in the 1970s after the Vesteys arrived – having previously been a farmyard. The main seat of the Vestey family since 1921, as readers probably know, is the 5,500 acre Stowell Park, a few miles away near Northleach. It’s the home of Lord Samuel Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household and the older brother of the late Mark Vestey. Carol explains: “When the head vegetable gardener retired in 2008 I succeeded him and took over as head gardener last October. I began cultivating the kitchen garden organically using large quantities of well-rotted sheep manure plus bonemeal. “I don’t have a written plan or draw a route map of the new season’s vegetables and flowers although some gardeners do. The rotation is all in my head and comes with experience. For example, if you plant onions on the same ground for more than two or three years you’ll get onion fly and won’t be able to grow them there again for two or three years. “It’s the same with potatoes – if you don’t move them around you’ll get blight. In my garden the onions follow the potatoes. The only spray I use now in the kitchen

garden is on the Autumn Bliss raspberries to eliminate the Raspberry Beetle. If you don’t spray early in the spring you’ll end up with little maggots in the fruit and it can’t be eaten. I spray before the flowers come, so no fluid ever touches the fruit. My strawberries are much sought after. I prefer the Honeye variety. They’ve always done well in this high altitude garden.” Carol starts work around 6.00 am in the summer and usually works till 3.00 pm. May and June are especially challenging with endless planting and watering. She’s a ‘hands on’ gardener and is solely responsible for every cycle in the calendar. She grows an A-Z list of vegetables and fruit and gets successful results in the garden’s light sandy soil which is heavily enriched by mulched in sheep manure. Carol gets help with the lawns and other tasks from Andrew Fries. Her assistant Gareth Charles-Jones works for her two days a week weeding and edging. The cycle of work is never ending. In January she’s busy with the dogs picking up at shoots but returns to the garden in February. “I start off by planting tomato seeds in the three greenhouses. I use a sea-weed feed and an organic spray when it’s sunny. The plants absorb it through the leaf. My

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favourite variety is Sweet Million which is small but very sweet. I also plant Money Maker and Ailsa Craig. “I’ve added a few new ones this year including Super Sweet and Sun Gold with yellow fruit. I grow peppers, basil, cucumbers and cape gooseberries alongside the tomatoes in the greenhouses.

favourite favouritevariety varietyisisSweet SweetMillion Millionwhich whichisis small smallbut butvery verysweet. sweet.I also I alsoplant plantMoney Money Maker Makerand andAilsa AilsaCraig. Craig. “I’ve “I’veadded addedaafew fewnew newones onesthis thisyear year including includingSuper SuperSweet Sweetand andSun SunGold Gold with withyellow yellowfruit. fruit.I grow I growpeppers, peppers,basil, basil, cucumbers cucumbersand andcape capegooseberries gooseberries alongside alongsidethe thetomatoes tomatoesininthe the greenhouses. greenhouses. “Most “Mostplants plantsfor forthe thegarden gardengo gothrough through the thegreenhouses greenhousesbecause becausewe’re we’reso sohigh high and andthe theground groundgets getscold. cold.InInMarch March we’re we’regerminating germinatingseeds seedsinintrays traysand and planting plantinggeranium geraniumcuttings cuttingsininpots. pots.I start I start spinach, spinach,lettuce, lettuce,potatoes potatoesand andcarrots carrotsinin aapolythene polythenetunnel tunneltotoget getaacrop cropready readytoto eat eatfour fourweeks weeksearly. early.We Wehope hopefor forheavy heavy downpours downpoursfollowed followedby bywarm warmsunshine sunshine outside outsidewith withsteam steamcoming comingoff offthe thesoil soilbut but we wedidn’t didn’thave havethat thatthis thisyear yearbecause becauseitit was wasso sodry.” dry.” The Thegarden gardenisisfeeding feedingthe thelarge largefamily family who whorent rentthe theManor Manorfrom fromRosie RosieVestey. Vestey. They Theycan caneat eatstored storedpotatoes, potatoes,onions onions and andSolent SolentWhite Whitegarlic garlicfrom fromthe theshed shed from fromthe theautumn autumnuntil untillate lateMarch. March.Winter Winter cauliflower, cauliflower,kale, kale,parsnips, parsnips,brussels brussels sprouts sproutsand andleeks leeksare areininthe theground grounduntil until early earlyspring. spring. Carol Carollikes likestotoget geteverything everythingout outofofthe the ground, ground,however, however,by bythe theend endofofMarch. March. When Whenthe thelast lastofofthe theseason’s season’swinter winter vegetables vegetableshave havebeen beenlifted, lifted,she sherotavates rotavates the theground groundand anddigs digsininlarge largequantities quantitiesofof sheep sheepmanure manuretotoaadepth depthofofthree threeinches inches– – finishing finishingoff offwhat whatshe’d she’ddone donethe theprevious previous autumn autumnatatthe theend endofofthe theseason. season.

“Most plants for the garden go through the greenhouses because we’re so high and the ground gets cold. In March we’re germinating seeds in trays and planting geranium cuttings in pots. I start spinach, lettuce, potatoes and carrots in a polythene tunnel to get a crop ready to eat four weeks early. We hope for heavy tip tipisistotowater water them. them.The The icesoon soon melts melts downpours followed by ice warm sunshine off offthe theleaves leaves and andstems. stems. InInspring spring when outside with steam coming off the when soil but the the plants plants have have been been hardened hardened off off you you we didn’t have that this year because it can cansee seedry.” when whenthey’re they’reready readytotogo goininthe the was so ground. ground.IfIfthere’s there’saahard hardfrost frostwe weput putaa The garden is feeding the large family fleece fleeceover overthem. them. who rent the Manor from Rosie Vestey. “In “In the the flower flower gardenpotatoes, the thebedding bedding plants plants They can eat garden stored onions go gooutside outside inlate lateApril Aprilif iffrom the theweather weather and SolentinWhite garlic the shed permits. permits. return I returnfrom from lambing then then totoface face from theI autumn untillambing late March. Winter the theweeding weedingkale, for foraaparsnips, week weekororso soand andthen then cauliflower, brussels continue continueand planting. planting. sprouts leeks are in the ground until early spring. “By “Bylate late May Maywe’ve we’vegot gotpotatoes potatoesoutside outside together together with with carrots, beetroot, beetroot, fennel, Carol likes to carrots, get everything outfennel, of the spring springonions, onions, main main onions, shallots, ground, however, byonions, the endshallots, of March. garlic, garlic,courgettes, courgettes, asparagus, asparagus, aubergines, When the last of the season’s aubergines, winter and andaahost hostmore. more.been Broad, Broad, runner runner and dwarf dwarf vegetables have lifted, sheand rotavates beans beans come come on onlater latertogether with withthe the of the ground and digs intogether large quantities peas. peas.I specialise Imanure specialise Masterpiece Masterpiece broad sheep to in aindepth of threebroad inches – beans beansand and Red Knight Knight runner beans. beans. finishing offRed what she’drunner done the previous autumn at thesprinklers end of thefor season. “I’ve “I’vegot got two two sprinklers for watering wateringininthe the summer summer months months – –one one softer softergentler gentler “At this stage we’re stillisis inaapreparation one oneand and theother other aabig big whirligig whirligig piece mode – the potting onisis and pricking outpiece vegetable seedlings and the water annual flower of ofequipment. equipment. We Weuse use spring spring wateron onthe the bedding plants incomes traysfrom for the flower beds. vegetables vegetables that thatcomes from the the bore borehole. hole. I“Planting like to get theon potatoes into the ground “Planting goes goes onininaacontinuous continuous rota rota in late March before I go off lambing in throughout throughoutthe thegrowing growingseason season until untilwell well April for twoIt’s and a good half weeks. I don’t into intoAugust. August. It’sno no good planting planting just justwant to come back tototo aroll situation where can’t once. once. You You have have rollthem themover overtotoIensure ensure cope. they theykeep keepcoming. coming.

“In April wepest startproblems planting the indoor “The “The main main pest problems here here are areblack black tomato seedlings fromand trays in the fly flyon onthe the broad broadbeans beans andwhite white flyflyon onthe the greenhouses. Other seeds are ready to tomatoes. tomatoes.I use I useNematodes. Nematodes.It’s It’saalittle littleflyfly go outside into cold frames and poly that thathatches hatchesout outon onsticky stickypaper paperand andthey they tunnels. If they get hit by a heavy frost my eat eatthe thewhite-fly.” white-fly.”

plants, plants,lavateria, lavateria,cosmos, cosmos,salvias, salvias, chrysanthemums, chrysanthemums,and anddahlias. dahlias.They Theywere were tip is to water them. The ice soon melts all allseeded seeded ininthe the greenhouses greenhouses and and will will off thefrom leaves and stems. In spring when flower flower fromJuly July until until September. September. the plants have been hardened off you “In “Inthe the spring spring westart startready off offwith with lotsin ofof can see whenwe they’re tolots go the yellows yellowsand andwhites whitesand andthen thenwe wego gototo ground. If there’s a hard frost we put a pinks pinksand andblues bluesand andwhites. whites.As Aswe weget get fleece over them. through throughtotoJuly Julywe wemove movetotoreds redsand and “In the flower garden bedding plants oranges oranges with withpurples. purples.the The The colours colourschange change go outside in late April if the weather with withthe themonths.” months.” permits. I return from lambing then to face She Sheprunes prunesthe theWisteria Wisteriathat thatgrows growsallall the weeding for a week or so and then over overthe thehouse houseatatthe theend endofofsummer. summer. continue planting. She Sheexplains: explains:“Any “Anylong longbits bitstotofive fivebuds buds “By again late May we’ve got potatoes outside then then again ininJanuary January pruning pruning tototwo two toto together with carrots, beetroot, fennel, three threebuds. buds. The The pruning pruning cycle cyclestarts starts inin spring onions, main onions, shallots, November November especially especially for forthe theclimbing climbing garlic, roses.” roses.”courgettes, asparagus, aubergines, and ashe host more.on Broad, runner and dwarf Then Then shemoves moves ontotothe the herbaceous herbaceous beans come on later together with the borders bordersthat thatneed needtotobe bethinned. thinned.There There peas. I specialise in Masterpiece broad are arespecial specialtechniques techniquesfor forthe thedifferent different beans andwhich Red Knight runner beans.For perennials perennials which Carol Carolhas hasinherited. inherited. For “I’ve gotshe two sprinklers for watering in the example example shewouldn’t wouldn’tprune prune clematis clematis atat summer months that thattime timeof ofyear. year.– one is a softer gentler one and the other is abush big whirligig piece She Shegoes goes next next totothe the bush roses rosesand and of equipment. We use spring water on the standard standardroses roseswhich whichare arepruned prunedininearly early vegetables that comes the bore hole. March. March.“You “You can’t can’t grow growfrom roses roses without without fungicide. fungicide.goes I use I useaon aspray spray for forblack blackspot. spot. “Planting in a continuous rota Sometimes Sometimesyou yougrowing get getaphids aphids which which call call for for throughout the season until well the thecontrolled controlled use use aaspray. spray. The Theroses rosesinin into August. It’s noofof good planting just the theflower flower garden arevery veryhungry hungry and so so once. Yougarden have toare roll them over toand ensure I they use I useakeep aspecial special rose-feed rose-feedtotobring bringthe thebest best coming. out out ofofthem.” them.” “The main pest problems here are black

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Foxcote Foxcote has has aaglorious glorious spring garden garden with with fly on the broad beansspring and white fly on the thousands thousands of of bulbs bulbs in in the the ground ground including including tomatoes. I use Nematodes. It’s a little fly daffodils daffodils and andtulips tulips thatspring spring into into colour colour that hatches out onthat sticky paper and they ineat inMarch March and andApril. April.Then Thenthere thereare arethe thefour four the white-fly.” magnificent magnificentMagnolia Magnoliatrees treesthat thatflower flowerinin The main flower garden is at the side of late latespring. spring. the house although there are prolific flower “It’s “It’smy my picture picture ofofheaven.” heaven.” She Shecreating laughs. laughs. beds and herbaceous borders ofthere colour throughout summer I explosions ask I askher her– –isis there ever ever time timetotorelax? relax? around to the Manor. Somebody had ”Iall ”Imanage manage tosteal steal aafew few moments moments inin a passion for bi-annual fox-gloves which the therose rosegarden garden ororaround around the theopen-air open-air swimming swimming pool pool. . . . . . ustcontemplating contemplating lurk everywhere in ust June and early July. what’s what’sgoing goingon. on.ItIthasn’t hasn’tbeen been easy easythis this Carol’s perennials include Companula, year yearbut butwe we did didget getvery verygood goodresults resultsinin Alcamilas, Penstemons, Delphiniums, the theend.” end.” Hosters and many more. Alcamilas, “I added bedding plants this year to fill in gaps but it’s been too time-consuming. I want to veer away from bedding plants in future and rely on perennials instead because they’re with you all the time. This year we’ve put in scores of tobacco

The Themain mainflower flowergarden gardenisisatatthe theside sideofof the thehouse housealthough althoughthere thereare areprolific prolificflower flower beds bedsand andherbaceous herbaceous borderscreating creating STOW_NOVEMBER_2017.indd 15 borders “At “Atthis thisstage stagewe’re we’restill stillininpreparation preparation explosions explosionsofofcolour colourthroughout throughoutsummer summer mode mode– –potting pottingon onand andpricking prickingout out aroundthe theManor. Manor.Somebody Somebodyhad hadaa vegetable vegetableseedlings seedlingsand andthe theannual annualflower flower allallaround passionfor forbi-annual bi-annualfox-gloves fox-gloveswhich which bedding beddingplants plantsinintrays traysfor forthe theflower flowerbeds. beds. passion lurk lurkeverywhere everywhereininJune Juneand andearly earlyJuly. July. I like I liketotoget getthe thepotatoes potatoesinto intothe theground ground Carol’s Carol’sperennials perennialsinclude includeCompanula, Companula, ininlate lateMarch Marchbefore beforeI go I gooff offlambing lambinginin Alcamilas,Penstemons, Penstemons,Delphiniums, Delphiniums, April Aprilfor fortwo twoand andaahalf halfweeks. weeks.I don’t I don’twant want Alcamilas, Alcamilas, Alcamilas,Hosters Hostersand andmany manymore. more. totocome comeback backtotoaasituation situationwhere whereI can’t I can’t cope. cope. “I“Iadded addedbedding beddingplants plantsthis thisyear yeartotofillfillinin gaps gapsbut butit’s it’sbeen beentoo tootime-consuming. time-consuming. “In “InApril Aprilwe westart startplanting plantingthe theindoor indoor I want I wanttotoveer veeraway awayfrom frombedding beddingplants plants tomato tomatoseedlings seedlingsfrom fromtrays traysininthe the ininfuture futureand andrely relyon onperennials perennialsinstead instead greenhouses. greenhouses.Other Otherseeds seedsare areready readytoto because becausethey’re they’rewith withyou youallallthe thetime. time. go gooutside outsideinto intocold coldframes framesand andpoly poly This Thisyear yearwe’ve we’veput putininscores scoresofoftobacco tobacco tunnels. tunnels.IfIfthey theyget gethit hitby byaaheavy heavyfrost frostmy my COTSWOLD COTSWOLDTIMES TIMES | | STOW_NOVEMBER_2017.indd STOW_NOVEMBER_2017.indd1515

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LOCAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES AUTHORITIES NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2017 2017 C.D.C. Committee Meetings

MORETON TOWN COUNCIL CHIPPING NORTON TOWN COUNCIL

Meetings are held at the Council Offices, Trinity Road MEETING: Monday 13 November hold a Town Council meeting onNEXT the 3rd Monday of every month Cirencester, GL7 1PX. PLEASE CHECK NOTICEBOARD arefive very welcome to attend all meetings. Agendas, reports and Minutes areParishioners published online working dayswishing before each meeting Anyone to speak atatthe Town Council meeting on an agenda item is allowed to talk for Residents welcome to days attendprior meetings. www.cotswold.gov.uk. five minutes but must notify Mrs. V. Oliveri, Town Clerk at leastare three working to the Questions* from the public relating to are a meeting. maytoask questions afterwards. Occasionally confidential items Members of theTown publicCouncillors are encouraged attend proposal in discussion byatCllrs be taken discussed to leave the meeting thismay point. meetings of the Counciland andmembers Committee.ofIf the you public live in are asked prior Council votingweb on that the District and Full are on the Electoral Register are you can minutes of meetings available on the newtoTown Council site:proposal. General questions taken at the end of the take part by asking www. up to two questions per meeting. chippingnortontowncouncil.co.uk and also at Theare Guildhall. Information about your aCouncillors committee meeting. Once year the and Town Council awards Grants to Local Voluntary Bodies. members are on the website: Applications must be received by 1 September each year. www.cotswold.gov.uk *A maximum of 3 minutes allowed.

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MORETON TOWN COUNCIL NOTES FOR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 2017 Abbreviated notes from the Meeting will be available online at www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk and are displayed on the Council’s noticeboard in the High Street (on Barklays House). Copies are available at the Council’s Office, Moreton Library, and the CDC Moreton Area Centre in High Street. Office opening hours: Tuesday – 10:00-16:00 Wednesday and Thursday – 09:00-16:00 AND subject to meetings. Moreton in Marsh Town Council, Old Town, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0LW Tel: 01608 651 448

Tel: 01608 642341 (9 am – 1 pm)after [email protected] Wed 01 Site Inspection Briefing the meeting. District and County Cllrs, Wed 08 Planning and Licensing representatives of Stow Police and local Press West Oxon District Council Thurs 16 Cabinet regularly attend. ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION Committee Meetings Tues 21 Audit Telephone: 08000 514 514 Members are encouraged to attend meetings Questionsoftothethepublic Council or a committee about any of the Council and Committees. If you live in the District matter on which CDC have any powers or duties or and areaffects on the the Electoral Register you can take part inin the which district must first be received meetings. about this and your Councillors andno writing byInformation the Head of Democratic Services by email committee is available online day: at later than 5members pm on the prior working www.westoxon.gov.uk [email protected]

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Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service All are welcome Sunday 12th November 2017

10.40 March Off from Parkers Lane Fire Station



Moreton in Marsh Town Council Old Town, Moreton in Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0LW Tel: 01608 651448 [email protected] www.moretoninmarshtowncouncil

10.50 Service begins at the High Street War Memorial 11.00 The Silence 11.02 Sounding of Reveille Followed by the Reading of the Names to be Remembered and the Laying of Wreaths Collection and The Blessing After the service Moreton in Marsh Town Council Invites everyone to refreshments In the Redesdale Hall [email protected]

The Next Full Council Meeting The next full council meeting will be held at the th Old Town Offices on Monday 13 November at 7:00pm

The Redesdale Hall Clock

Following extensive investigations, the Redesdale Hall th clock was restarted on Thursday 18 October. The clock will be monitored for a month to see how it performs since adjustments were made, if this work is unsuccessful then at the end of the month’s trial further works will be carried out. Following two resignations of long standing respected members of the Redesdale Hall Management Committee we are seeking two new members for the committee. If you feel that you could help or want to know more please contact Our clerk at: [email protected] 18

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Traffic Congestion in Moreton Resulting from works by Thames Water

Due to emergency repairs, Thames Water closed one lane of the A429 over the railway bridge with the use of 3-way traffic lights on August 9/10 and again on October 9/10. They are entitled to do this with just a brief notification to GCC. In each case the repairs were completed fairly quickly but the closures remained in place for a considerable time with consequent disruption to traffic and businesses/residents. MTC complained directly to Thames Water on both occasions and received apologies from them although without adequate explanations for the lengthy closures. Thames Water also indicated they would publish an apology in Moreton Times but have failed to do so.







   

 

BAPTIST C HURCH SH EEP STR EET STO W ON T HE WO LD

ST  PETER  &  ST  PAUL  -­‐  BLOCKLEY   ST  LAWRENCE  -­‐  BOURTON  ON  THE  HILL  

 

 

Sunday Services in NOVEMBER

In the Co mmunity for the Comm unity

Welcome to our family service every Sunday morning at   st rd 10.30am. The 1 and 3 Sunday’s communion is celebrated during the service. Our speakers for NOVEMBER are:  

5 JOHN WARD 19 JOHN WARD 12 JOHN WARD 26 JOHN WARD   EVERY TUESDAY 9.45am Prayer Meeting 10am - 12 noon - COFFEE MORNING AND FOOD BANK. Every Thursday Evening Bible Study   7.30pm in Church. All welcome!!

We are looking for an Electric Bass Guitarist/Singers for their Worship Group! The ability to sight read music / tablature would be desirable. Please contact Paul Bickel( Deacon) on 07500338945 or [email protected] Please check our Website: www.stowbaptistchurch.org.uk

 

ST DAVID’S CHURCH MORETON  IN  MARSH  

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ST JAMES’S CHURCH LONGBOROUGH  

Sunday Services in NOVEMBER Sunday 5 Sunday 12 Sunday 19     Sunday 26    

NO SERVICE TODAY 10.00am - HC & Remembrance Service 4.00pm - Messy Church, Village Hall 9.30am - Holy Communion

ST MARY’S CHURCH BATSFORD  

Sunday Services in NOVEMBER 6.00pm - Holy Communion (1662) 9.30am - Holy Communion (1662)

 

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ST THOMAS’S CHURCH TODENHAM  

Sunday  Services  in  NOVEMBER    

10.45am - Remembrance Service

8.30am - Holy Communion BCP at Blockley 9.30am - Open Door All-Age Breakfast Service at Blockley 6.00pm - Evening Prayer (BCP) at Bourton on the Hill Sun 12 10.00am - Remembrance Service at Blockley 10.50am - Remembrance Service at Bourton on the Hill Sun 19 9.30am - All-Age Holy Communion (CW) at Blockley 11.15am - Holy Communion BCP at Bourton on the Hill 6.00pm - Evensong at Blockley Sun 26 9.30am - Holy Communion (CW) at Blockley 11.15am - Harvest Festival at Bourton on the Hili Further details of these services and other forthcoming events can be found at www.blockleychurch.org             ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH      Meets at the Congregational Church, Oxford Street, Moreton in   Marsh.   NOVEMBER Sunday Services th

 

 

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Sunday Services in NOVEMBER 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Morning Service, Sunday Club 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 9.30am - Remembrance Service 4.00pm - Messy Church, St David’s Centre 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Family Service 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six 8.30am - Holy Communion (1662) 11.00am - Morning Service, Sunday Club 6.00pm - Sundays @ Six

 

   

   

       

 

 

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November 2017 Sunday Worship at 10.30am Includes Communion on 5th & 19th Tuesday Coffee morning & Food Bank Every Tuesday 10am – Noon Thursday activities 2nd 12.30pm Lunch £4 16th 2.30pm Prayer & Praise 23rd 2.30pm Bible Study

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Quaker Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Broad Campden, Chipping Campden GL55 6UR

Meeting for Worship on Sundays 10.30 a.m. Anyone is welcome. Drop off only in the cul de sac far left of the church. Roadside parking near the Baker’s Arms, walk through garden and small gate at far side. The 17th C Meeting House is opposite. More information: http://www.banburyeveshamquakers.org.uk

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DRIVER SLAMS GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR POTHOLE DAMAGE TO HIS CAR Sebastian Project’s Richards Wychwood Annual Meeting – At its annual meeting on 30th November A DRIVER has slammedInspiring People Restoring Landscapes, there’s a great opportunity to hear about its chiefstofor offering C 
council ome along thenot New Beaconsfield Hall, many initiatives in 2017: compensation after his caratwas A Gloucestershire County Shipton-under-Wychwood 7.30pm on • Tree planting damaged by a pothole. Council spokesman said: 30th November to learn more about the • Nature reserves and environmental Ed Harvey, says that he “Following the concerns range of activities of theofWychwood Project land management Dear Residents of Moreton in Marsh, had a flat tyre because the reported by Mr Harvey we that haveon improved the life and environment • Wildfl verges – “suck seed and sow” damage the A429. carried out a safetyower check of Mr West Oxfordshire Harvey blamedthis year.
The of the area. • Exhibition on the History of Wychwood Project is a conservation “The damage Wychwood Please accept our apology for the disruption Gloucestershire County to the Forest Councilworking for the damage, charity across an area stretching • Barn during owl conservation meeting. road was caused of traffic caused by our 3 way lights on although the to council claimNorton, that over from Burford Chipping • Bird aid – field flock feeding Robert is ongoing work by Thames the damage was caused by Thursday 10 August. The traffic lights were to Woodstock and south of Witney –Water, the we have • Drystone passionate advisedwalling Mr Thameshunting Water during work. them endangered for ancient forest of Wychwood.Harvey to contact • Protecting flora about improving being used byand ourincreasing technicians to safely Mr Harvey said: “I had compensation.” Also learn about the range and extent of instant damage to my front A Thamesvolunteering Water spokesman carry his investigations; unfortunately opportunities, how it is out winning our hedges for wildlife. passenger wheel which said: “We would grant fully funding and how it plans to invest He has an ambition for hedgerow to run deflated within minutes. they were not taken down before the investigate any claim.” in the future to improve Oxfordshire’s continuously from Oxfordshire to Devon “There was an obvious hole rushDirector, hour traffic. As soon as we wereThere will be environment further.
The Project’s all across southern England.”
 from work that was done the night before which you couldn’t Sharon Williams, is keen to welcome allrefreshments provided at event and made aware of the error our trafficthe division see in time in the dark. Four comers to this year’s meeting:
“Whether an opportunity to join, to meet members other cars and a truck all had removed you are a lifelong supporter of the Project,the lights. of Wychwood’s specialist conservation damage straight after me. The want to join for the first time, or just love groups, and to pick up information about council put up no warning, nature and want to spend more time in the Project’s work. 
 around the hole. We have Yours respectfully the outdoors, we would love to see you constant work going on that on November 30th so you can learn more To get involved with the Wychwood road and water leaks but they The Thames Water Clean Networks TeamProject
 about what we do. And hopefully, get visit: www.wychwoodproject.org 
 never seem to sort it properly, inspired to take part in one of our many phone: 07584 262437 but still want to build more and projects.
We are fortunate this year to have e 
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 more housing putting pressure on facilities. Robert Crocker as our main speaker at the www.facebook.com/WychwoodProject


THE COTSWOLDS WELCOMES THE FAR EAST

‘A sense of treasuring the past while raising the bar for the future’ Visit England’s annual review of 2016/2017 focusses on the importance of tourism and tourists from the Far East, including a recent delegation of media representatives from Hong Kong, China and Singapore, hosted by Cotswold Tourism*. During their three day visit to the Cotswolds the delegates toured the area, enjoying the sights and tastes of the region. (Below-: Adam Henson - 4th from right – with the delegation at Cotswold Farm Park) Their visit to the Cotswolds began in the cookery school at Thyme followed by a light lunch in the Firehouse at Upton Smokery, and a memorable tour of Cotswold Farm Park led by Adam Henson in the afternoon. They rounded off the day with a sumptuous evening meal and overnight stay at the historic Lygon Arms at Broadway, and sampled local products

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from Cotswold Distillery and Woodchester Valley Vineyard Wines. Day 2: The journalists toured the famous Hook Norton Brewery and enjoyed a brief tasting session, followed by lunch at the Three Ways House Pudding Club near Chipping Campden for some serious dessert tasting before Cotswold Foodie Tours took the guests on a walking tour of Stow-on-the-Wold. This featured local produce from artisan food makers and merchants, including Huffkins Bakery, the Cotswold Chocolate company and Hampton Fine Foods. Dinner at the magnificent Lords of the Manor Hotel in Upper Slaughter was a fitting end to a day filled with gastronomic pleasures. Day 3: The visit was rounded off with a trip to the award-winning farmshop at Gloucester Services on the M5. They met more suppliers, including Cotswold Gold

and The Artisan Kitchen, with a superb lunch in the kitchen area prior to a return to the Far East via London. Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Rachel Duffell a media representative from Hong Kong, was very enthusiastic about their Cotswolds experience: “The area has so much to offer that it is tough to choose just one highlight. The combination of history with the dynamic artisanship, tourism and hospitality is hugely exciting. There’s a real sense of treasuring the past but of also raising the bar for the future. Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park is reflective of this and was a standout attraction, showing how the Cotswolds has developed over time, yet with a firm eye on protecting it for future generations.”

Planning Applications & Approvals CDC Planning Commmittee meets once a month – the details are on p17 of this magazine. Full information is available online at www.cotswold.gov.uk or 01285 62300. This website also explains planning procedures, how to comment on applications and speak at a public planning meeting at CDC. PLANNING AND LICENSING COMMITTEE 11 Octoberber 2017 SUMMARY OF DECISIONS Application

Moreton in Marsh

Fosseway Garden Centre, Stow Road, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire 16/05169/FUL CD.4545/Z Full Application

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Chipping Campden

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Alvewood Paxford Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6LA

Erection of a front porch; first floor extension over existing single storey; revisions to fenestration (additional window at ground floor and roof light) of extant permission 17/01938/FUL; and replacement bio-treatment plant for foul waste

Chipping Campden

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Alvewood Paxford Road Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6LA

Retention of earth bunds

Bourton-on-theWater

17/04063/FUL

11 Park Farm Bourton-On-The-Water Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2HF

Two storey rear extension

Northleach

17/04078/FUL

3 Chequers West End Northleach Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3LH

Erection of three dwellings and associated works (Amendments to plots 7, 8 and 9 approved under 16/02971/REM)

Soldtow-on-theWold

17/04082/FUL

Honeysuckle Cottage Kings Arms Lane Stow-On-The-Wold Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 1AF

Single storey extension to south elevation

Bourton-on-theWater

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Bourton On The Water Primary Academy School Hill Lansdowne Bourton-On-TheWater Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2AW

Compliance with conditions 2 (windows/doors), 3 (samples), 5 (woodwork) and 6 (archaeology) of application 17/00767/FUL - The erection of a single-storey extension to the school hall

Upper Rissington

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20 Bristol Road Upper Rissington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 2NY

Conservatory to rear elevation to replace an existing lean-to shelter measuring 5 metres from rear wall of original dwellinghouse, 3.5 metres maximum height and 2.5 metres eaves height.

Northleach

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The Almshouses Mill End Northleach Gloucestershire

Replacement of defective stone limestone slates with 250 x 500mm blue/grey slates to ground floor mono pitch roof on rear elevation of the four Almshouses

Moreton-In-Marsh

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Harvey House High Street Moreton-InMarsh Gloucestershire GL56 0AT

Retention of a 20ft shipping container for the storage of furniture and other household items

Bourton-On-TheWater

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Former Garage Site Lansdowne BourtonOn-The-Water Gloucestershire GL54 2AR

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 no. dwellings (1 no. detached dwelling and 3 no. terraced dwellings)

Cirencester

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Campden House 6 Silver Street Cirencester Gloucestershire

Erection of hanging sign and fascia sign

Naunton

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Longford House Naunton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3AD

Single storey extension and internal alterations

Revised proposals for new Cotswolds constituency The independent Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has published revised proposals for new Parliamentary constituencies, including the Cotswolds. The publication marks the start of eight weeks of public consultation, during which the Commission is inviting feedback to help shape the proposed new constituency boundaries. This is the last round of public consultation before the Boundary Commission makes its recommendations to Parliament. Insofar as Cotswold District is concerned, the current parliamentary constituency (known as ‘The Cotswolds’) encompasses the Cotswold District Council area plus the wards of Kingswood, Minchinhampton and Wottonunder-Edge within Stroud District Council. The proposed

constituency, also called ‘The Cotswolds’, would comprise the same Cotswold District Council area plus the Isbourne and Winchcombe Wards from Tewkesbury Borough Council. The proposed new constituency would comprise almost 73,000 electors. During the eight week consultation period, copies of the relevant documents for the Cotswolds Constituency will be available for public inspection at the Council’s offices in Trinity Road, Cirencester and the Moreton Area Centre. The consultation closes on 11 December 2017 and comments can be made on the Commission’s website atwww.bce2018.org.uk COTSWOLD TIMES |

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The Moreton in Marsh and Batsford War Memorial The proposed restoration of the Memorial in 2018 By Councillor Kit Havelock-Davies As we approach Remembrance Sunday and the annual service of commemoration that takes place in Moreton in Marsh it is fitting that we remember the stories of some of the men who gave their lives and who are remembered on our High Street Monument. Men such as James Gardner, Head Gardener at Batsford Park between 1910 and 1916, who died in the Great War. James was born in Elsham, Lincolnshire where his father was Head Gardener at Elsham Hall Gardens for fifty years.

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He trained at Aldenham House in Herefordshire, Eaton Hall in Cheshire and Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire before coming to Batsford in 1910 where he married Mary Ladd at Batsford Church early in 1911. The couple lived at the Lodge in Moreton going on to have two children there. Because of his position at Batsford, James was given exemption from military service when the war broke out, however with so many casualties and the length of the conflict, he enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment in December 1916. As part of No.4 Company, 9th Battalion James was sent to France on the 13th September 1918 and tragically was killed less than a month later on Saturday 5th October at 8:30am when coming under heavy machine gun fire on the MasnieresBeaurevoir-Fonsomme Line. He is buried at the cemetery at Aisne, France and is commemorated at St. Mary’s Church, Batsford, in his hometown of Elsham and on the Memorial in Moreton. From World War II we remember Dennis Frederick Arthurs who was born in Longborough in 1920. His father Frederick was a parish councillor in Longborough

and secretary of the Moreton branch of the Agricultural Workers Union. The family was closely associated with the Congregational Church in Moreton. Dennis ran away from home in Wellington Road in 1936 and at the age of 16 enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in Bristol. Although so young he was already over 6ft tall and after basic training was posted to the King’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. He was a gifted sportsman and won many trophies for a wide range of athletic events. Dennis was posted to France as a part of the British Expeditionary Force but died on the last day of the Dunkirk evacuations. He was machine gunned from the air by a German Stuka, dying on the 2nd June 1940. He is commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial on Column 32 as well as on our memorial in Moreton. These are just two of the men who made Moreton their home and who we remember as the roll is called at our Remembrance Sunday. This day has long been a tradition in the town with a wide range of groups and associations taking part in the parade and the service.

This year at the time of writing the organisations and individuals involved will include in the order of wreath laying: 1. Royal Navy 2. British Army 3. Royal Air Force 4. Moreton in Marsh Town Council 5. Cotswold District Council 6. Gloucestershire County Council 7. MP G. Clifton-Brown 8. Lord Dulverton 9. Merchant Navy 10. South Atlantic Medal Association 11. G  loucestershire Fire and Rescue Service

12. South Western Ambulance Service 13. North Cotswold Hospital 14. Fire Service College 15. Western Front Association 16. Remembering the Heroes of Moreton 17. Moreton in Marsh Women’s Institute 18. Moreton in Marsh Scouts 19. Moreton in Marsh Cubs 20. Moreton in Marsh Guides 21. Moreton in Marsh Brownies 22. Moreton in Marsh Youth Club 23. St David’s C of E Primary School

24. Dormer House School 25. Kitebrook School 26. Moreton Rangers 27. Moreton Cricket Club 28. Moreton in Marsh Interest and Leisure Club 29. Moreton in Marsh Business Association 30. Moreton Show Society

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As we prepare for the 2017 event with these thoughts we are mindful that the 2018 Remembrance Day Service will be a special occasion. By that time we hope to have the Memorial restored and the Council are currently working closely with the War Memorials Trust who it is hoped will provide significant grants to enable conservation and the restoration work to take place. The project that we are planning will include the repair of the statue of St George that caps the Memorial. The shaft

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of the bronze spear has become loose and this will need to be fixed with a phosphor bronze stabiliser and the shield will also be repainted. The column of the monument is to be cleaned and repaired, as will areas around the sur-base, base and seat. All the lettering is to be re-painted. The steps are to be repaired and the whole area cleaned, refurbished and where necessary re-pointed. 2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Germany formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and on that date all the nations involved agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. By this time 44 men from Moreton had died and another eight passed away before the end of 1926, probably as a result of their war experiences. 2018 will be a special commemoration across the country. Over two thousand young people from England and Wales have been invited to take part in a national concert to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. Minister for Faith Lord Bourne confirmed that the ‘Lest We Forget’ concert, backed by £90,000 government

funding, will take place in November 2018 as part of the government’s centenary programme of ceremonial events, cultural activity and education. Hosted at Birmingham’s NEC, the concert will come at the end of a 4-year programme of events honouring and remembering those who lived, fought and died in the First World War. I’m sure every town will also be intending to host their own form of commemoration and we will want to have our newly restored Memorial in pride of place for the events in Moreton. The Council would welcome suggestions as to how recognition of these men’s sacrifice should be commemorated in our town. If you have ideas or would like to be involved please do make contact through the council offices. I hope to see many of you in Moreton this Remembrance Sunday. As usual, refreshments for those attending will be available in the Redesdale Hall after the Parade and Service. Kit Havelock-Davies October 2017

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BORZOI Bookshop

Church Street Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1BB Tel: 01451 830268 borzoibookshop.co.uk @BorzoiBookshop Borzoi Bookshop Borzoibookshop

NOVEMBER 2017 WELLCHILD CHRISTMAS FAIR AT DAYLESFORD

Accommodation, Arts and Crafts Courses and more! Courses begin on Monday 8th January 2018 • Woodcarving Mon all day, Woodturning (with new Tutor Tony Jones) on Wed pm Woodwork Mon and Tues eve • Painting on Monday pm, Wednesday am and Friday all day • Pottery Wed and Friday • Stained Glass and Kiln Fired Glass on Thursday

Come and visit us on our stand from 6 to 8 November, where we will have signed copies of some of the latest books and a stellar lineup of guest authors: Quentin Letts signing Patronising Bastards on the Monday evening, Santa Montefiore signing a selection of her books including the new Royal Rabbits of London on Tuesday morning, and Pippa Paton, the specialist contemporary Cotswold interior designer, signing TwentyFirst Century Cotswolds on Tuesday afternoon.

Plus Creative Writing, Rural Reading Group, Literature afternoons and monthly Quiet Days. NB. If you are looking for accommodation, the GH has 7 bedrooms and can sleep 15 guests. To book a place for yourself and friends please call

01386 584357

email: [email protected] Stanton, Near Broadway, Worcs. WR12 7NE www.stantonguildhouse.org.uk

OUR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH FICTION New novels from Lee Child, James Patterson, Isabel Allende and Ali Smith (Winter, the second in the Seasonal Quartet). HISTORY Edward Stourton writes about Auntie’s War: The BBC during the Second World War, and Max Adams describes Aelfred’s Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age. BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS Kieren Fallon is on Form in his eagerly-awaited autobiography, while Tina Brown lets us into her Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 and Penelope Lively describes Life in the Garden. There are two volumes of letters: one of Dora Carrington’s covering Her Art, Her Loves and Her Friendships, the other entitled Darling Pol and edited by Patrick Marnham, revealing the great love of Mary Wesley’s life, her second husband Eric Siepmann. There is also a biography of the writer and literary editor Edward Garnett from Helen Smith. MISCELLANEOUS There is a look back at 40 Years of Great Finds on the Antiques Roadshow. Timothy West reflects on slow travel and ageing in Great Canal Journeys. John Lewis-Stempel reveals The Secret Life of the Owl, whereas The Robin is the subject of a new biography from Stephen Moss.

Moreton-in-Marsh Dental Plan £14 per Month.

CHILDREN’S Two very big titles: Bad Dad by David Walliams and the 12th Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney.

Our Dental plan provides 2 check ups + 2 hygienist visits per year plus an additional 20% off the private fee list. Pop in and have a chat to Chloe, she will be more than happy to help!

CHRISTMAS Lots of seasonal fare headed by collections from John Julius Norwich, Gyles Brandreth and Nina Stibbe. For humour, we like the sound of The Old Man and the Knee: How to be a Golden Oldie by Christopher Matthew (author of Now We Are Sixty). We have some lovely Advent calendars, but they are flying out, so if you want one, don’t delay! We also have packs of Christmas cards, and calendars and diaries for 2018, but don’t forget that if you want the RHS Diary, it usually sells out before Christmas. As indeed does the Private Eye Annual. Stocking fillers we have in plenty from the latest spoof Ladybird and Enid Blyton books to puzzles and quizzes galore.

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photo Competition 2017

Where is that? I know where that is! Where was that taken? I’ve seen that before . . .

LOOK UP – LOOK DOWN – LOOK BEHIND YOU! Inside the August editions of the Cotswold Times were a set of numbered photographs, all taken recently, one in each of the communities where we deliver the magazines every month. But – these were not average picture postcard images, and you may have needed to look carefully!

The Challenge . . . To identify the communities where the photos were taken. A perfect excuse to spend time looking around our gorgeous villages and towns and

SPOT WHERE THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN Unfortunately! The list of villages was updated when the competition was drafted, but was not updated on the finished page - and there were some errors, which became apparent when readers’ Answers started to come in. To be fair to all the people who entered the competition, we discounted these when we checked answers and arranged the entries according to the number of correct answers. There was a record number of entries this year, and, even allowing for the errors in the Answer Sheet, completing the ‘judging’ took us much longer than we had planned. Local Cotswold Artist Dr Peter Dean

My Gallery is everywhere: It is virtual www.DeansArtandCrafts.etsy.com 07801057134

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John Ricketts Maugersbury

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Angela Panrucker Shipton Oliffe

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Helen and Mary Smith Stow on the Wold

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Colin and Mavis Lamb Culworth, Banbury

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James Wallace and Hayley Veltom

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Michelle and Sophie McCallum

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Anne and Kathryn Connor Bournemouth

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Catrina Popham and David Quin

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Alan Bush and Jane Furze

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Tori Teague and Peter Welsh Bourton on the Water

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Janet Wiltshire Milton under Wychwood

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Ryan Parkinson and Bex Odom

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A J and H M Gibson Nether Westcote

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Heather and Rodney Blackman Milton under Wychwood

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Jane Blackwell Little Rissington

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Donna and Ellie Frankin Witney

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The Hares Come Home! Chris Baylis

The Cotswolds Hare Trail which featured over eighty large hares stationed around various locations and businesses throughout the Cotswolds earlier this year, came to an end recently. All the hares were auctioned in aid of ‘National Star’, a Gloucester-based charity working with young people with severe and complex disabilities, at Cheltenham Race Course on Friday, 6 October with ‘Flog It’s’ Paul Martin presiding on the rostrum. Chris Baylis, of The Real Wood Furniture Company (recently relocated to Chipping Norton), is pleased to announce that not only did he manage to purchase ‘Ronnie’, the hare that his company had sponsored for the festival, but also managed to secure ‘Geoffrey Furbidge’ which had been sponsored by Chipping Norton companies, Gill & Co, Oats, Jaffe & Neale, The Cotswold Newsagents, The Crown & Cushion Hotel and The Tea Set. He felt these two magnificent creatures might be lonely in the large gardens outside The Real Wood Furniture Company’s new premises and so brought fifteen of their friends home with them for visitors to enjoy! These hares all have tales to tell about the magic and heritage of the Cotswolds and can now be viewed in one location. Not all the hares will be able to stay, as some will inevitably find new owners, but in the short term, they are available to view Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 11-5 pm in ‘The Hare Garden’ at the company’s showrooms. Ronnie and Geoffrey have become fast friends and if you look out on a dark night, they can be seen hopping, hand in hand, through moonbeams over Chipping Norton. The Real Wood Furniture Company, At ‘Mo Tighe’, Chapel House Grounds,Chipping Norton OX7 5SZ www.realwood.co.uk. Tel: 01608 642741

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Warner’s Budgens wins at Retail Industry Awards again! Warner’s Budgens has won the ‘Independent Retailer of the Year’ award for the second time at the recent Retail Industry Awards, held at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. The prestigious event is dubbed the ‘Oscars of the retail sector’, and Warner’s Budgens faced stiff competition from some big names in the supermarket world to earn the award. The ‘Independent Retailer of the Year’ award went to the Warner’s Budgens store in Moreton-in-Marsh, winner of the over 6,000 square foot category. The judges commented on the stores commitment to supporting the local community as well as the vast number of locally produced items stocked at the store. They also praised the high standards in the

store, and commented on the recent changes made to the store to add the busy butchery counter and new-look delicatessen. “Being recognised at a prestigious awards event such as the Retail Industry Awards is hugely satisfying for all of our staff who run our stores so efficiently and work so hard to make our stores so welcoming. I strongly believe that this award is recognition of all those in the Moreton-in-Marsh community as without their custom, we just wouldn’t be here,” said Guy. The Independent Retailer of the Year award was accepted by Mike Toth, store manager at Warner’s Budgens Moreton-in-Marsh and Steve Neale, operations director.

Things you may not know about Warner’s Budgens…. 1. Warner’s Budgens are independent stores located in Bidford-upon-Avon, Moreton-in-Marsh, Broadway and Winchcombe 2. Warner’s Budgens actively promotes and supports local producers and suppliers and carries over 700 locallyproduced lines at any one time 3. Warner’s Budgens runs Taste Club, a monthly online club offering exclusive offers, recipes and interviews with local suppliers for over 1,000 loyalty customers. The Taste Club Reward Card offers even more offers and savings for members. Visit Budgenstasteclub.co.uk 4. Warner’s Budgens has raised over £25,000 for local community projects through the Warner’s Budgens Community Savings Scheme 5. Warner’s Budgens stores are at the heart of their communities, and sponsors local football clubs, primary schools and other good causes

Photograph shows left to right: David Shrimpton, Editor of Independent Retail News, Representative from Mondelez, the award sponsor, Steve Neale, Operations Director, Warner’s Budgens, Mike Toth, Store Manager, Warner’s Budgens Moreton-in-Marsh, Event Host Dominic Holland.

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Autumn in the lake district - November 5th - 8th

Home to breathtaking scenery and now an official UNESCO World Heritage Site as a recognition of its beauty, the Lake District has a WOW factor that keeps landscape photographers returning time and time again. Our 3 day workshop includes visits to locations such as the mystical stone circle of Castlerigg, dramatically situated Blea Tarn and Lake Buttermere, the majestic mountain backdrop of Crummock Water and tranquil Derwent Water. We will also visit some lesser known locations, which after several years of running workshops here, we have sought out, and would love to share with you.

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Allen & Son Funeral Directors

Offering plenty of variety and a dramatic coastline, the Jurassic coast of Dorset is the ideal base for our mono workshop with a wide variety of subject matter for black and white landscape photography. We will explore the capture of both wide landscapes and close up abstract photographs, how to add mood and creative impact using filters and the use of long exposures to slow the passage of time. Our final day will be spent on post production where we will show you the techniques required in mono conversion, to get the best out of your images and produce some stunning final results.

**Spring 2018 workshop dates

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private chapel of rest day & night service pre-paid funeral plans available

Telephone:Moreton-in-Marsh

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EVENTS Moreton in Marsh Moreton Moreton in in Marsh Marsh Congregational Church Congregational Church Oxford Street, Moreton in Marsh Congregational Church

Oxford Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LA Tel: 01608 651946 Oxford Street, Moreton in Marsh GL56 0LA Tel: 01608 651946 [email protected] GL56 0LA Tel: 01608 651946 [email protected] [email protected]

Christmas Tree Festival Christmas Tree Festival Christmas Tree Festival Saturday 25th November Saturday 25th November Saturday 25th November 11am – 3pm 11am – – 3pm 3pm 11am

Come & vote for your Come & & vote vote for for your your Come favourite tree favourite tree tree favourite Refreshments & stalls Refreshments & stalls stalls Refreshments & Children’s activities Children’s activities activities Children’s

Christmas in Bledington 1st and 2nd December BLEDINGTON VILLAGE HALL FRIDAY, 1ST DECEMBER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENING with lots of stalls, mulled wine, raffle, wine or whinge, & lights switch-on from 7PM

SATURDAY, 2ND DECEMBER , 8.30AM – 1PM Breakfasts, Santa Arrives on a Steam Traction Engine with Gifts,Visit His Grotto. KIDDY CRAFTS, GIANT HAMPER RAFFLE, FOOD BANK COLLECTION, PEBBLY HILL NURSERY etc etc In Aid of Village Hall Funds, Charity no. 234825

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North Cotswold Branch Wednesday 1 November 2017 at 11am, in the Lygon Arms, High Street, Chipping Campden

Bletchley Park, its effect on the outcome of the Second World War

An illustrated talk by Bob Skelt, an expert on the work of Station X The Code breaking Centre situated at Bletchley Park Buckinghamshire during the Second World War, which according to Winston Churchill, shortened the War by at least two years. How the work of this most secret establishment, enabled the allies to infiltrate the communications of the enemy, and thereby anticipate their actions. There will be a small charge of £5 (£2 to RAFA Members) to cover expenses, payable at the door

Cogges Manor Farm Church Lane Witney OX28 3LA Tel: 01993 772602 Charity No. 1141906

Cogges is open daily until Sunday 5th November 10am - 5pm (last entry 4.30pm). Tours of the house every Thursday and Friday 11am. 25 Nov 2017 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm Jack and the Beanstalk Panto Much-loved traditional pantomime in the Cogges barns, with performances at 1pm and 3pm. 2 Dec 2017 - 10:00am to 3 Dec 2017 - 4:00pm Christmas Market Two days of fantastic market stalls and Christmas cheer at Cogges. 8 Dec 2017 - 3:00pm to 23 Dec 2017 - 9:00pm Christmas at Cogges Warm up at Cogges this Christmas with friends. Open every Friday & Saturday Eat, drink and be merry. 8 Dec 2017 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Carols by Candlelight Traditional carol singing and fundraiser for Cogges Heritage Trust and St Marys Church, Cogges.

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EXHIBITIONS   Diary October 2017

Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (see below)

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David Prentice – Window on a Life’s Work - selling retrospective . John Davies Gallery, The Old Dairy Plant, Fosseway Business Park, Moreton in Marsh GL56 9NQ. 01608 652255 / [email protected] 18 -19 Oxfordshire Artweeks Exhibition: CATCH A FALLING STAR, To 4. David Prentice – Window on a Life’s Work - selling 25 - 26 Textiles by Wendy andGallery, ArtworkThe by Pauline Nolan. retrospective. JohnTodd Davies Old Dairy Plant,11am 5pm. Garden Studio, Hastings Hill, Churchill, OX7 6NA. Fosseway Business Park, Moreton in Marsh GL56 9NQ.A warm welcome and a /feast of colour guaranteed. 01608 652255 [email protected] 18 30 Dec Oxfordshire Craft Guild Christmas Exhibition - Gifts,Avouchers, commissions. 18- -19 Oxfordshire Artweeks Exhibition: CATCH FALLING STAR, Oxfordshire Museum , 14 Park Woodstock. OX20Nolan. 1SW. 01993 25 - 26 The Textiles by Wendy Todd andStreet, Artwork by Pauline 11am 811456 5pm. Garden Studio, Hastings Hill, Churchill, OX7 6NA. A warm welcome and a feast of colour guaranteed.   18 - 30 Dec Oxfordshire Craft Guild Christmas Exhibition - Gifts, vouchers, commissions. The Oxfordshire Museum, 14 Park 2 Country Music Night Notgrove Village Hall. Open Street, Woodstock. OX20at1SW. 01993 811456 from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 per person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Ridgeway Country Duo. Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for 2 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open from further details. 7:30 pm to Market 11:30 pm - live music, licensed bar. £5 Farm, per person 2&3 Christmas at Cogges £2/£1 entry. Cogges Manor entrance fee.Witney Tonight’s Ridgeway Church Lane, OX28act 3LA.is01993 772602Country Duo. Contact on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details. From 4 Ken Fairytale Farm's unique illuminated display - every 2 & 3 Christmas Market at Cogges £2/£1 entry. Cogges Manor weekend until Christmas, closing at 5pm. When daylight Farm, Church Lane, Witney OX28 3LA. 01993 772602 fades theFarm’s entire Enchanted Walk becomes a magical From 4 Fairytale unique illuminated display - every weekend wonderland of fairy lights, delighting children adults. until Christmas, closing at 5pm. When daylightand fades the entire Fairytale Farm, Southcombe, Chipping Norton, OX7 5QH. Enchanted Walk becomes a magical wonderland of fairy lights, Tel: 01608 238014. Email: [email protected]. delighting children and adults. Fairytale Farm, Southcombe, www.fairytalefarm.co.uk Chipping Norton, OX7 5QH. Annual Charity Bonfire Fireworks display at the Fire 2 Tel: 01608 238014. Email:[email protected]. Service College, London Road, Moreton in Marsh. Gates www.fairytalefarm.co.uk open 6pm. Free entry. & (NB. Please do not bring fireworks/ 2 Annual Charity Bonfire Fireworks display at the Fire sparklers). Charity collection for Moreton Meningitis Now. Gates open Service College, London Road, in Marsh. 6–8 WellChild Fair,(NB. overPlease 180 stands each specialising 6pm. Free entry. do not bring fireworks/ in sparklers). Charity collection for Meningitis Now. designers and beautiful pieces from the UK’s leading 6 – 8 WellChild Fair,perfect over 180 stands each specialising in early beautiful artisans. The opportunity to partake in some pieces from shopping the UK’s leading and artisans. The Christmas and freedesigners workshops. Daylesford Farm perfect opportunity partakeFair in some early 9 Santa visit to Bourtonto Christmas in Victoria HallChristmas Bourton on the shopping and free workshops. Daylesford Farm Water, 11am - 4pm 9 11 Santa visit to Bourton Christmas Fair inand Victoria Hall Bourton The annual Upper Rissington Bonfire Fireworks on the at Water, 11am Rissington - 4pm night the Upper Village Hall and Sports Field. 11 The annual Upper Rissington Bonfire and Fireworks Fireworks start at 6:30pm. Bar, BBQ and Soup until 9pm. night at the Upper Rissington Village Hall and Sports Field. All welcome. tickets required. Please donate to 9pm. the Fireworks startNo at 6:30pm. Bar, BBQ and Soup until buckets. Suggested donation £1 pertoperson. Allcollection welcome. No tickets required. Please of donate the Only disabled parking at the Village Hall. collection buckets. Suggested donation of £1 per person. Stow Gift, Craft & Collectors FairHall. St Edwards Hall Stow 11/12 Only disabled parking at the Village 9.30am 4.30pm Free Entry. Fair Refreshments Day Please 11/12 Stow Gift,- Craft & Collectors St EdwardsAll Hall Stow contact- Issy 01608 682598 [email protected] 9.30am 4.30pm Free Entry. or Refreshments All Day Please 16 Country Music Night at Notgrove Village Hall. Open contact Issy 01608 682598 or [email protected] from 7:30 pm toNight 11:30atpm - live music, licensed bar. £5 per 16 Country Music Notgrove Village Hall. Open from person fee.- Contact Kenlicensed on 07870795560 7:30 pm entrance to 11:30 pm live music, bar. £5 perorperson entrance fee. Contact Ken details. on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 01451 850502 for further Tonight's act is Chris for further details. Tonight’s act is Chris James. James. 1616 Community CommunityShred-In Shred-Inwith withData DataShredders. Shredders.£5/bag £5/bagofof confidential confidentialinformation. information.Bledington BledingtonVillage VillageHall. Hall.(Call (Calltoto check checktiming timing01608 01608658669) 658669) 18/19 Stow && Collectors Christmas Fair StSt Edwards 18/19 StowGift, Gift,Craft Craft Collectors Christmas Fair Edwards Hall Stow 9.30am - 4.30pm Free Entry. Refreshments All Hall Stow 9.30am - 4.30pm Free Entry. Refreshments All Day DayLots Lotsofoflovely lovelyChristmas ChristmasPresents! Presents!Please Pleasecontact contactIssy Issy 01608 682598 or [email protected] 01608 682598 or [email protected] 25 Blockley 25 BlockleyLadies LadiesChoir ChoirConcert ConcertininStStGeorges GeorgesHall Hall7pm 7pm for 7.30pm Tickets on the door £10 including refreshments. for 7.30pm Tickets on the door £10 including refreshments. 28 Never too old to meet Santa Special Preview Day 10.30 – 28 Never too old to meet Santa Special Preview Day 10.30 – 12.30 and 2.00 – 4.30 at Santa’s Magical Grotto, The Coach 12.30 and 2.00 – 4.30 at Santa’s Magical Grotto, The House, Upper Farm, Clapton. Suggested donation Coach House,toUpper Farm, Clapton. Suggested donation £5 per person include refreshments £5 per person to include refreshments CountryMusic MusicNight NightatatNotgrove NotgroveVillage VillageHall. Hall.Open Open 3030 Country from frompm 7:30 pm to pm 11:30 pmmusic, - live music, licensed per 7:30 to 11:30 - live licensed bar. £5bar. per£5 person person entrance fee. Tonight's act is Longshot entrance fee. Tonight’s act is Longshot (Glyn). Contact Ken Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for on(Glyn). 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details further Christmas details 1 Annual Concert at the Sheldonian Theatre,

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DECEMBER 1 Annual Christmas Concert at the Sheldonian Theatre,

Oxford to raise funds for Helen & Douglas House, 7.30pm. Oxford to raise funds for Helen & Douglas House, 7.30pm. Christmas Fayre and Narnia’s Grotto 4 – 8pm at Filkins Christmas Fayre and Narnia’s Grotto 4 – 8pm at Filkins Village Village Hall. Telephone Diane Blackett 01367 860504 Hall. Telephone Diane Blackett 01367 860504 2 CharityPie Pieand andMash MashNight Night(and (and pudding!) Notgrove 2 Charity pudding!) at at Notgrove Village Hall. £12 per person proceeds in aid of Notgrove Village Hall. £12 per person - proceeds in aid of Notgrove Church.ToToinclude includegrand grandChristmas Christmasraffle raffle- tickets - ticketsononsale salenow. Church. now. Contact on 01451 Contact BridgetBridget on 01451 850248850248 email email [email protected] Hazelonon01451 01451850552 850552 [email protected] 2/3 Santa’s Santa’sMagical Magical Grotto Refreshments, face painting and 2/3 Grotto Refreshments, face painting and activitiesChildren Children£7 £7atatUpper UpperFarm, Farm,Clapton Claptonon onthe theHill. Hill. activities Bookingadvisable. advisable.www.santasmagicalgrotto.org www.santasmagicalgrotto.org Booking 1 1

 

 

 

Market  Days  

BOURTON  ON  THE  WATER   Farmers’  Market    

 

MARKET   DAYS   4th  Sunday,   9.30–1300  

BOURTON  ON  THE  WATER   CHARLBURY   Farmers’   arket   Farmers’   MM arket         CHARLBURY     CHIPPING   CAMPDEN   Farmers’  M arket     Country   Market             CHIPPING   CHIPPING  NNORTON   ORTON   Farmers’   MM arket         Farmers’   arket   Country  Market       Country  Market     GREAT   ROLLRIGHT   GREAT   OLLRIGHT   Village   MR arket       Village  Market   KINGHAM   MORETON-­‐ IN-­‐  MARSH   Farmer’s   Market     Weekly  Market   MORETON-­‐ IN-­‐MARSH   Weekly   Market     Country   Market   Country   Market     NORTHLEACH   Farmer’s   nd  TCHE   raft  W MOLD   arket     STOW  OaN   NORTHLEACH       Farmers’  Market   STOW  ON  THE  WOLD  

 

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June,  September,  December  9  -­‐  1pm

every   Friday,   9–11am   (except  OJanuary)   Playing   Close,   Charlbury.   X7  3RJ  

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Weekly  Market  every  Wednesday  

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first  Saturday  monthly  except  January  

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Wychwood Chorale: The Cotswold School Chamber Choir Wychwood Chorale: The Cotswold School Chamber Choir “The Voyage” at St Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton OX7 5NT. “The at –Stcollection Mary’s Church, OX7 Free Voyage” admission for AgeChipping UK & theNorton Church. 5NT. admission – collection forthe AgeGWR’s UK & Cheltenham the Church.     2//3 SantaFree Specials. Steam trains from 23 Santa Specials. Steam trains Railcars from thefrom GWR’s Racecourse station, or Diesel Toddington. Cheltenham Racecourse station, or Diesel from Booking essential. Visit www.gwsr.com for Railcars information Toddington. and booking.Booking essential. Visit www.gwsr.com for 3 Burford Singers Winter Concert at 7.30pm in Church of information and booking. St John the Baptist, Burford. John at Rutter Requiem, Haydn 3 Burford Singers Winter Concert 7.30pm in Church of Missa Tickets 01993 822412 St JohnCellensis. the Baptist, Burford. John Rutter Requiem, Haydn 6 Kingham Singers Christmas 7.30pm at Kingham Missa Cellensis. Tickets 01993 Joy 822412 Primary School. Tickets £6available from Kingham Coffee 6 Kingham Singers Christmas Joy 7.30pm at Kingham and Kingham Store. Contact Linda Sale 01608 658647 Primary School. Tickets £6available from Kingham Coffee 7 – 10 and Christmas Tree Festival 2017 in St Edwards Church, Kingham Store. Contact Linda Sale 01608 658647 Stow. Tel 01451 833 840 7 – 10 Christmas Tree Festival 2017 in St Edwards Church, 8 Festive Fun in Stow 6pm on The Green Tree lights switch Stow. Tel 01451 833 840 Christmas, Fun Fair rides, Late on, Carol singing, Father 8 Festive Fun in Stow 6pm and on The night shopping, Hot Food bar Green Tree lights switch on,Magical Carol singing, Christmas, Fun Fair rides, 9/10 Santa’s Grotto Father Refreshments, face painting and Late nightChildren shopping, Food and barClapton on the Hill. activities £7Hot at Upper Farm, 9/10 Santa’s Grotto Refreshments, face painting and BookingMagical advisable. www.santasmagicalgrotto.org activities Childrenat£7 atGWR. UpperVisit Farm, Clapton on the 9/10 Santa Specials the www.gwsr.com forHill. Booking advisable. www.santasmagicalgrotto.org information and booking 9/10 Specials at the GWR. Visit www.gwsr.com for 15 - 22 Santa Christmas festivities at Cotswold Farm Park. information and booking Cheapest tickets online at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk / 15 - 22 Christmas festivities at Cotswold Farm Park. 01451 850307 Cheapest tickets online Christmas at: www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk / 16 Kate’s Home Nursing Carol Concert at 01451 850307 6.30pm St Edwards Church, Stow 16 Kate’s Home Nursing Christmas Carol Concertfor at 16/17 Santa Specials at the GWR. Visit www.gwsr.com 6.30pm St Edwards Church, Stow information and booking 16/17 Specials the GWR. Visit www.gwsr.com for and 16/17 Santa Santa’s MagicalatGrotto Refreshments, face painting information and booking activities Children £7 at Upper Farm, Clapton on the Hill. 16/17 Santa’s Grotto Refreshments, face painting and BookingMagical advisable. www.santasmagicalgrotto.org Childrenat£7 atGWR. UpperVisit Farm, Clapton on the 20-24 activities Santa Specials the www.gwsr.com forHill. Booking advisable. www.santasmagicalgrotto.org information and booking 20-24 Santa at the GWR.Cracker Visit www.gwsr.com 29/30 MixedSpecials traction Christmas at the GWR. for Visit www.gwsr.com for information and booking information and booking 29/30 Mixed traction Christmas Cracker at the GWR.Visit www.gwsr.com for information and booking 2 2

Tickets,  Booking  information  etc.  from  –   BOURTON  ON  THE  WATER  VISITOR  INFORMATION  CENTRE  

Victoria  Street,  B ourton  on  the  Water.  O pen  Mon-­‐Fri  9.30-­‐5pm,  Sat  9.30-­‐ 5.30,  Closed  Sunday  01451  820211   E:  [email protected]   BURFORD  INFORMATION  CENTRE,  High  St,  Burford,  O X18  4LS.  Open   Mon-­‐Sat  9.30-­‐5pm,  Sun  10-­‐4pm.  01993  823558  E:   [email protected]  

CHIPPING  NORTON  VISITOR  INFORMATION  POINT  

Guildhall,  Goddards  Lane,  Chipping  Norton  OX7  5NJ.  Office  hours  Mon-­‐Fri.   MORETON  AREA  CENTRE  High  Street,  Moreton.  Mon  8.45am-­‐4.00pm,   Tues-­‐Thurs  8.45am-­‐5.15pm,  Fri  8.45am-­‐4.45pm,  Sat  10am-­‐1pm  (BST),   10.00am-­‐12.30pm  (BWT),  Sun  CLOSED.  01608  650881  E:   [email protected]   STOW  VISITOR  INFORMATION  St.Edwards  Hall,  The  Square,  Stow.   Library  (open  library  hours)  +  Information  Point  in  the  lobby  (open  every   day).  

 

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JANUARY JAZZ & BLUES



Tell Cotswold Times – [email protected] / 01608 652299

THE ARTS SOCIETY BLOCKLEY a lecture

Sreet art and the city

FTH TWEL NIGHT JAZZ

by Doug Gillen

at 2.45pm on 20 November 2017 in St George’s Hall, Blockley

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BRUBECKS PLAY BRUBECK F Dave O’Higgins, Chris, Darius & Dan Brubeck

SATURDAY 6th January 2018 7.30pm £20 From the

BLUES BAND

MORETON-in-MARSH FLOWER CLUB’s SPECIAL CHRISTMAS FLORAL DEMONSTRATION By National Demonstrator LEE BERRILL ENTITLED “DECK THE HALLS” Broadwell Village Hall

– Doors open 6.30 for 7.30pm start

on THURSDAY 23rd NOVEMBER

VISITORS WELCOME - Tickets £8.00 Refreshments Sales Table Free Parking CONTACT: VANESSA WRIGHT – 01608 650415 Contact: Vanessa Wright on 01608 650415

BONFIRE & FIREWORKS DOORS OPEN 6.30pm DEMONSTRATION 7.30pm VISITORS WELCOME Tickets £8.00 Refreshments Sales Table

A combination of arguably the FridayBritish 26thharp January 2018 greatest player and slide guitarist, both excellent 7.30pm £25 vocalists, entertain you with an amazing evening of acoustic blues and anecdotes.

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Lighting the fire 6.15 pm

Pig roast, bar, candyfloss, children’s rides & more QE2 Field (Cricket Ground)

FREE ENTRY

Tickets:  Borzoi  Bookshop  01451  830268   Online:  www.WeGotTickets.com   InformaCon  from:  www.musicatstow.co.uk    

www.gtamusic.co.uk

Friday 3rd November 6pm

BRING A TORCH Free parking in town

Tel: 020 8943 9113

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8 December – 30 December 2017 Explore the night-time magic of Sudeley Castle and its gardens brought to life through a beautiful new illuminated trail A wonderful experience for all ages

Join our magical steam train from Christmas Cheltenham Race Course to visit Santa Cracker in his grotto at Winchcombe. Or choose a special trip on a vintage rail car from Toddington, when Santa spends time with families on the train. Fri 29th & Sat 30 th Dec Santa Specials run on 2nd, 3rd, 9th, Steam & Diesel Sp ecials 10th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd & 24th December. Advance booking is essential. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Railway Station, Toddington, Glos. GL54 5DT 01242 621405 www.gwsr.com

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SudeleyCastle.co.uk/Spectacle Ticket booking online, by phone on 01242 705 555 or in person at the Everyman Theatre Box Office, Cheltenham

MUSIC AT STOW EVENTS 2018

✰BRUBECKS PLAY BRUBECK ON TWELFTH NIGHT JAN 6TH✰ ✰PAUL JONES (BLUES BAND) ✰ FRIDAY 26TH JANUARY✰

www.musicatstow.co.uk

Kate’s Home Nursing ANN UAL FU NDR AISING CAROL CONCERT

LIVE at THE BELL! Live music every Saturday at Moreton’s Favourite Venue

An evening full of Christmas spirit St. Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold Saturday 16th December, 6.30pm – 7.45pm

CHURCHDOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR AND

EMILY CAMPBELL Tickets available from: Gabrielle Kubale [email protected]  01608 658728 and Borzoi Bookshop  Price: £15

Saturday 4th November Davey Dodds

Legendary Cornish Folk Man

Saturday 11th November The Strays Cheltenham’s Raucous Garage Rock n Roll Trio

Saturday 18th November Swing from Paris

Superb Gypsy Jazz & Vintage Swing

Saturday 25 November Carrick th

Top West Midlands Contemporary Acoustic/Folk Duo For full details see our Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/thebellinnmoreton THE BELL INN, High Street, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0AF

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Christmas Market LIGHT SWITCH ON

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Saturday 25th November sees the 10th anniversary of Moreton in Marsh Christmas Market in the High Street. Opening at 9.00am the market comprises of in excess of 60 stalls selling a diverse range of products including; Cider, Mulled Wine, Gin, Prosecco. Chocolate, Meats cheese & eggs, Jam & Chutney, Cakes, Brownies, Mince Pies, Christmas Puddings. Engraved & Personalised Gifts, Dog Treats, Metal Work, Jewellery, Candles, Cards & Giftwrap, Art, Photography, Wooden Animals, Christmas Decorations, Glass, Shabby Chic, Scarves, Handbags, Wreaths, Garlands & Dried Fruit Decorations. 1.00pm arrival of Father Christmas by Fire Engine, he will meet the children from 1.00pm - 4.30pm.

Picture by Lucia Sheehan

Saturday 25th November Over 50 stalls in the High Street from 9am Charity Stalls in the Redesdale Hall Santa’s Arrival 1pm : Grotto 1pm - 4.30pm Musical Entertainment on the stage from 1pm Carol Service and Light Switch On 4.30pm

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Entertainment will include performances from The Cotswold Choir, St. David's School Orchestra and judging of the Christmas Jumper Competition (details below). The carol service starts at 4.30pm, followed by the switching on of the lights by our children's poster competition winner Lucia Sheehan assisted by Father Christmas. New for 2017 a decorated Christmas Jumper Competition, free to enter, there are 2 classes; adult and junior. Decorate a plain jumper with a Christmas theme for a chance to win a prize (no shop bought Christmas Jumpers please). Entry forms available by emailing [email protected] For more details and up to date news please visit our Facebook Page: Moreton in Marsh Christmas Market and Light Switch On.

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Christmas Tree Festival Methodist Church Chipping Norton

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Thurs 30 Nov 6pm







St James' Church, Chipping Campden

Christmas Angels Festival 2017

Tea and Coffee Lunches Cake and Craft Stalls Preserves

Displays on the theme of Angels crafted by local schools, businesses and individuals to celebrate the Festive Season



Opening times

Thursday 30th November 6pm – 8pm Friday 1st December from 2pm – 8pm Saturday 2nd December from 10.00am – 8pm Sunday 3rd December from 1pm – 5pm (with Circuit Service at 6-00pm)

Wednesday 6th December, 11am – 4pm Thursday 7th December, 11am – 4pm Friday 8th December, 11am – 7pm Saturday 9th December, 10am – 5pm Free entry – donations welcome Refreshments available Vote for your favourite display! To take part or for further information, contact 01386 840283

All proceeds in aid of Chipping Norton and Stow Methodist Circuit



Kingham Singers

invite you to our Festive Concert

Christmas JOY

Wednesday 6th December • 7:30 pm at Kingham Primary School Hall • Tickets £6

Special Preview Day

“Just for grown-ups!”

Come and enjoy a festive evening of your favourite Christmas songs! With light-hearted readings, poems, raffle mince pies, a glass of wine Good company and your chance to sing along too! It is the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit! Tickets available from choir members or contact Linda Sale(01608 658647) Tickets also available at Kingham Coffee and Kingham Stores Donating to Lawrence Home Nursing, Kingham Primary School & choir funds

10:30-12:30 & 2:00-4:30 at The Coach House, Upper Farm, Clapton-on-the-Hill – GL54 2LG

Stow Cotswold Festival Annual General Meeting

10:30am on Wednesday 29th November 2017 includes refreshments Working with The Cotswold School.

Developing & improving mental health support for local children

St. Edward’s Church Rooms (off Church St.) …………

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Sat 18th November St David’s Centre Doors open 6.30pm Eyes down 7.00pm

Fantastic Hamper Prizes! Plus a raffle & refreshments BLEDINGTON VILLAGE HALL Thursday 16th November

COMMUNITY SHRED-IN with Data Shredders

£5 per black bag of confidential material shredded before your eyes! Bring your black sacks to the Hall.

Tel. 01608 658669 from Monday 13th November to confirm timing. Tea and coffee available in the Hall. All profits to Bledington Village Hall funds. Charity No. 234825





Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School PTFA

CHRISTMAS

Fayre Friday 1st December 6pm-8pm

Come and meet Santa! STALLS, GAMES, RAFFLE, BAR, REFRESHMENTS AND LOTS MORE! Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School, St Edwards Drive, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1AW. St

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Come and meet Santa Saturdays & Sundays - from 2nd December Booking is advisable or you may have to wait Santa’s Diary 2017

Children £7 (includes 1 adult) Additional adults £2 each

10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

Saturday 2nd Sunday 3rd Saturday 9th Sunday 10th Saturday 16th Sunday 17th

Refreshments, face painting & activities

Book online from 1st November 2017 www.santasmagicalgrotto.org Working with The Cotswold School Developing & improving mental health support for local children

EVENTS

BURFORD SINGERS WINTER CONCERT John Rutter Requiem Haydn: Missa Cellensis (Mariazellermesse) Sunday, 3rd December 2017, 7.30pm Church of St John the Baptist Church Green, Burford OX18 4RY Burford Singers with Cotswold Chamber Orchestra leader: Kate Bailey Soprano: Nardus Williams Alto: Rebecca Coombs Tenor: Guy Elliott Bass: James Richardson Brian Kay: Conductor John Rutter’s tuneful Requiem is among his most popular works and provides a suitable contrast to the rhythmic excitement of Haydn’s Mass Tickets reserved at £23, £19 and £15, unreserved £10 Postal booking (advised) opens on 7th October Telephone booking opens on 30th October on 01993 822412 Online booking (unreserved only) from 1st November on our website

Christmas Fayre and Narnia’s grotto. Friday 1st December 2017 4 to 8 pm in Filkins Village Hall Come to Filkins to buy your Christmas Fayre from home-made sweets to Christmas wreaths and lots in between. Partake of mulled wine and mincepies. There will be a special appearance of the White Witch in our Narnia Grotto especially for the children, maybe Aslan will be attendance! Tables can be booked for £10 or for more information telephone Diane Blackett on 01367-860504. Proceeds to St Peter’s churches Broughton cum Filkins

Get on board for an evening of fun games

Games Evening at Churchill & Sarsden Village Hall Saturday 18th November 7-10.30 The choice is yours cards or board games to suit all tastes – game gurus on hand to help Tickets £7.50, include glass of wine and nibbles CASH BAR Contact Hilary 01608 659480 or [email protected]

The annual Upper Rissington Bonfire and Fireworks night Saturday the 11th of November at the Upper Rissington Village hall and Sports Field. Fireworks start at 6:30pm. Bar, BBQ and Soup until 9pm. All welcome. No tickets required. Please donate to the collection buckets. Suggested donation of £1 per person. Only disabled parking at the Village Hall.

COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHTS

Booking in person opens on 16th November The Madhatter Bookshop 122, High Street, Burford OX18 4QJ

Notgrove Village Hall. Open from 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm live music, licensed bar. £5 per person entrance fee

Full details and booking form on our website www.burfordsingers.org.uk

Thursday 16th November: Chris James.

Thursday 2nd November: Ridgeway Country Duo.

Thursday 30th November: Longshot (Glyn). Contact Ken on 07870795560 or 01451 850502 for further details.

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FROM THE OXFORDSHIRE MUSEUM, WOODSTOCK GuenP60x90cmyk2.indd 1 22/03/2017 18:10 EXHIBITIONS Until 31 March: 20 Years of Treasure An exhibition revealing the stories behind some of the 30,000 archaeological objects reported to The Portable Antiquities Scheme in Oxfordshire. Until 12 November: Nick Schlee From drawing to painting, discover how artists transfer what they first see to paper and then to oils 18 November – 30 December: The Oxfordshire Craft Guilds Christmas Selling Exhibition Quality crafts and contemporary designs. TALKS & LECTURES Wed 1 November: Anni Byard from the Portable Antiquities Scheme Oxfordshire talks about recent discoveries. 7.30pm. Friends free. Visitors welcome Tickets £4 on the door Sat 25 November 10am – 5pm - Decades of Change in Archaeological Data: A day school celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Oxfordshire Sites and Monuments Record. Tickets £12 includes refreshments. All tickets are available from the museum reception T: 01993 814106 THOSE WERE THE DAYS REMINISCENCE SESSIONS Do you remember… A monthly group for people to meet, reminisce about the past, bring photos and objects, enjoy conversations and share memories. Fri 3rd November: J. Banbury & Sons, memories of a traditional Woodstock draper’s shop Fri 1st December: Nearest & Dearest- family, friends neighbours. Share your Grandma’s pearls of wisdom or Dad’s gardening tips! 2pm –3.30/4pm Tea & Coffee will be served, £1 per person. For further details T: 01865 300639 The Oxfordshire Museum. Park Street, Woodstock OX20 1SN T: 01993 814106 W: Oxfordshire.gov.uk/museums

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Christmas Fayre at Stow Library Christmas Fayre at18th Stow Saturday November Library

Christmas Fayre at Sto Library

10am – 2pm

Saturday 18th November

Saturday 18th November

10am – 2pm

10am – 2pm

Gifts for all the family supplied by local Artisans

Gifts for all the family supplied by local Artisans

Gifts for all the family supplied by local Artisans



Complimentary mince pies

Complimentary mince pies



Complimentary mince pies

BLOCKLEY LADIES CHOIR PRESENTS

A N A F T ER NO ON AT T HE MOV IE S (Music from the films) At St David’s Centre Moreton in Marsh On Sunday 26th November  •  At 2.30pm Tickets £9.00 from the Victoria Coffee House, Moreton £10.00 on the door • Includes refreshments For help ring Sue on 01608 654299

Oxfordshire Artweeks Exhibition: CATCH A FALLING STAR, Textiles by Wendy Todd and Artwork by Pauline Nolan. 18th & 19th, 25th & 26th November, 11am - 5pm. Garden Studio, Hastings Hill, Churchill, OX7 6NA. A warm welcome and a feast of colour guaranteed.

   

B U CL S E C I T NO

Bourton and District

Are you retired or semi retired and looking for a new interest or to to expand your current interests? if so, come along to the next Meeting of the Bourton and District U3A on Wednesday st 1 November at 2.30pm in the Methodist Hall will be about "Charles Darwin: a man of our time?" given by Anthony Benn, focusing on Darwin the man and offering some thoughts about the meaning of his ideas for us today. Membership is £13 pa for one and £22 pa for two. Full details are on our website www.u3asites.org.uk/bourton

MORETON IN MARSH W I

The next meeting of the will be held in the W.I Hall on Thursday 2 November at 2pm. AGM followed by a talk by local historian Tim Porter. We welcome new members and guests. For further information contact Trish on 01608 651367.

NORTH  COTSWOLD  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  NATIONAL  TRUST  

 

The next meeting is on Thursday 16 November at 2pm in Broadwell Village Hall. ‘Music in Shakespeare’ bu Ted Watson Entrance Fee £2.50. Why not join us? Olivia Amphlett, Membership Secretary. Tel: 01386 593085

   

Rissingtons  Local  History  Society   Next meeting is on Friday 17 November at 2.30pm in Great Rissington Club. Dad’s Underground Army – an illustrated talk by Bill King - the story of the secret units of the British Resistance Organization. Visitors £3.50 to include refreshments. Contact Sue Brown 01451 820233.      

 

Friendly social group for the unattached aged 45-75 Fortnightly Friday meetings at the Crown and Cushion Hotel 10th and 24th November 8 p.m. in the lounge Complimentary drink for potential new members  

www.meetup.com/single-file-chipping-norton   Tel: 07518 979722

STOW  &  DISTRICT  CIVIC  SOCIETY  

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A few spaces still available for our Autumn Lunch on Friday, 10 November at Wyck Hill House Hotel with our speaker Dan Szor, founder of The Cotswolds Distillery. (£32 pp. Phone Rachel th 01451 833783). Friday, 24 November 2017: ”Who do the English think they are?” What makes the English so ... English? Where does English national identity come from? And are the English as special as they sometimes imagine? Join author, journalist and local historian, Derek Taylor, on a journey of discovery from Anglo-Saxons to the present day – and how topical following the recent Brexit Referendum vote! Refreshments from 7 pm. Talk starts 7.30 pm - St. Edward’s Hall, Stow-on-the-Wold. Interested in joining us? Please call Rachel or Nigel on 01451 833783. Full details of our programme, trips and membership are on our website: www.stowcivicsociety.co.uk

MORETON  INTEREST  &  LEISURE  CLUB  

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 November in the W.I Hall at 2.30pm. The meeting is the AGM and we hope as many members as possible will attend. We welcome new members and guests for information please contact Hilary on 01608 650461.  

M ORET ON PR OBUS CLU B

U p p er W in d rush Lo ca l H i sto ry So ci et y Next meeting on Monday 13 November at 7.30pm

Speaker: Bill King on Thomas Footpath Walk – Cirencester to Oxford. Venue: The Farmers Arms, Guiting Power Members £1 Visitors £2. All welcome. www.upperwindrushlhs.org.uk Enq: Tel.01451 850232  

 

The meetings in NOVEMBER 2017 will be: th On Monday 13 November our talk will be "THE CITY OF   LONDON" by ROD BARKER. This is a fascinating story about the history of the unique City of London. th On Monday 27 November our talk will be "MY LIFE AS A HACK" by Alison Harris. Alison is an experienced and entertaining speaker. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING PROBUS CONTACT MIKE WAREHAM ON 01608 654299

         

ART CLUB

 

  at Fisher House (with beautiful views), Stow   A small group of amateur artists. Meeting every Tuesday from 9.30am –   12.30pm   833572 £3 per week to fund tuition. Imelda 01451     CHIPPY RAMBLING CLUB     Join us for a leisurely two-hour walk in the countryside!   On the first Sunday of the month we meet in the New   Street carpark Chipping Norton at 2pm (Apr - Oct). 1.30pm (Nov – March). Then get into 2 or 3 cars  and go

to the start of a different walk each month. We are a friendly group and go to lovely parts of our local countryside. Do join us. Enquiries: Heather 01608 643691/ [email protected]

MORETON  IN  MARSH  (EVENING)  W  I       Our next meeting is on Monday 13 November at 7.30 p.m. in St David’s Centre, Moreton when we will be holding the AGM and th   Member’s Evening. This year is our 20 Anniversary and during the evening some of or members will tell us what they were doing 20 years ago. New members are very welcome. Contact Jo on 01608 650821 for further information. CONDICOTE YOGA CLASS Yoga class in Condicote Village Hall every Thursday from 6.307.30pm. More details Anna 01386 700 364

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Rural Cinema - November 2017 The Playhouse, St George’s Hall

The Old School

Victoria Hall

Memorial Hall

BLOCKLEY

BOURTON ON THE HILL

BOURTON ON THE WATER

CHARLBURY

Thursday 23 November

Saturday 25 November

Monday 20 November

Sunday 12 November

HIDDEN FIGURES

MY COUSIN RACHEL

MY COUSIN RACHEL

THE SENSE OF AN ENDING

Season Tickets available – £25 7.15pm.

7.15pm. Hot dogs and wine with a donation £3.50 on the door.

Film 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3

Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm / 7.45pm

Tickets/Queries 01386 7013857/701396

Queries 01451 822365

Film: 7.30pm – Doors & bar from 6.45pm. Tickets £5 / U15s £3, at the door. Family ticket £12 (2 adults, 1 or 2 children)

film. Advance tickets £3.50 on door £4. Advance tickets 01386 700647

 

Queries: 01608 810713

Village Hall

Screen on the Green, Village Hall

Village Hall

St. Andrew’s Church

CHURCHILL & SARSDEN

ILMINGTON

LITTLE WOLFORD

NAUNTON

Saturday 11 November

Friday

Thursday 16 November

Tuesday 7 November

VICEROY’S HOUSE

SEE LOCAL NOTICES

MY COUSIN RACHEL

MY COUSIN RACHEL

Film 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 at the door. Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903

Film 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 (students £2.50) Advance tickets Ilmington Community Shop.

Film 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 inc. refreshments.

Doors open 7.15 for bar/ refreshments, Film 7.45.

[email protected]

Advance tickets/ queries 01608 6742244

Tickets £3.00 at the door.

Queries 01608 682806 Refreshments

FLIX IN THE STIX In the Village Hall

Lower Swell Village Hall

St David’s Centre

LOWER SWELL

MORETON IN MARSH

ODDINGTON

Friday 3 November

Friday 17 November

Tuesday

MY COUSIN RACHEL

MY COUSIN RACHEL

SEE LOCAL NOTICES

Tickets £4, Child £2.50 on the door

Doors open: 2pm Film 2.30pm

7 for 7.30pm. £3.00 Wine and soft drinks.

Doors / bar / food from 6.45. (Buffet supper - soup and cheeses £5) Film starts at 7.30 Queries 07949 139434

Tickets £3.00 at the door.

Advance tickets/queries/bookings Margaret 01451 831917

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refreshments. Family Tickets £10

[email protected]

01451 850897 or [email protected]

Refreshments. Info: 01608 654382

Viceroy’s House: In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India’s last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people. My Cousin Rachel: Philip, young Englishman finds his cousin Ambrose dead. He vows revenge against Ambrose’s missing wife Rachel, blaming her for his untimely demise. When Philip meets Rachel his mood changes as he finds himself falling for her seductive charm and beauty. As his obsession for her grows, Rachel hatches a scheme to win back her late husband’s estate from the unsuspecting Philip. Hidden Figures: Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history:  the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. The Sense of an Ending: A business owner (Jim Broadbent) reunites with his first love (Charlotte Rampling) after a letter and a diary force him to confront the past.

Over  Norton  WI  

Bourt on-on-th e-Wa ter WI We meet at the Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water at 7.15 p.m. on nd the 2 Tuesday of the month. Please contact Janet on 01451 821739 for further information    

Meets at Village Hall, Over Norton, OX7 5PT 3rd Thursday of the month at 7.45pm Contact: Ros Millard 01608 644121 or [email protected]

CHIPP ING N ORTON GRE EN GYM

WANT TO GET FITTER? ENJOY BEING OUTDOORS? IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT? Help us cut back brambles, tend the Community Orchard, mend fences, clear streams – and much more! – in Chippy and surrounding villages. Wednesday mornings. Lifts available. A friendly group with activities for all ages and abilities. Phone Jenny on 01608 643269 or email [email protected]. www.chippygreengym.org  

Stow  on  the  Wold  and  Countryside     Embroiderers  Guild  

Upper W indrush Lo ca l Hi sto ry So ci et y Next meeting on Monday 13 November at 7.30pm

Speaker: Bill King on Thomas Footpath Walk – Cirencester to Oxford. Venue: The Farmers Arms, Guiting Power Members £1 Visitors £2. All welcome. www.upperwindrushlhs.org.uk Enq: Tel.01451 850232  

We meet every first Tuesday of the month for some fascinating talks on textile and needle related work, from 2-4 at Broadwell Village Hall. Visitors are welcome, £5 charge. For info contact 01608 651006

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LOCAL CLUBS, SOCIETIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND CHARITIES CLUBS Blockley Art Society www.blockley-art-society.co.uk  or [email protected] Bourton and Distric U3A. Contact: Jenny Stanfield 01451 824388. U3asites.org.uk/bourton Bourton on the Water WI 2nd Tues 7.15pm, Victoria Hall, BOW. Sec Janet Randall 01451 821739 Bourton-on-the-Water Probus 2nd & 4th Mondays 10am at the George Moore Community Centre. Sec Chris Fowler 01451 820787 Bourton Vale Horticultural Society 7.30 pm second Wednesday of the month - Baptist School Room, Station Road, Bourton Panto Group www.bourtonpantogroup.com Bridge Club at Broadwell Village Hall. Weds afternoon 1.45pm. Mary Wood 01451 822313 Chadlington Flower Club Ann Aston 01608 683289 Charlbury Art Society 2nd Weds at 7.30pm. Kati Eidenbenz 01608 810911 Ch. Norton Amateur Astronomy Group www.cnaag.com 3rd Monday 7.30pm. Methodist Rooms, Robin Smitten 07527 224411 Chipping Norton & Area U3A. Janis Paxton, 01608 644896 Chipping Norton Art Club All abilities. Thurs mornings, fortnightly, 01608 730268 Chipping Norton Bridge Club David Megson, 01608 645382 Chipping Norton Historical Research Group Jan Cliffe, 01608 641057 Chipping Norton Lions Club Liz Nason & Mike Graham both on 01608 644678 [email protected] Chipping Norton Museum & History Society 2nd Mondays 7.30pm, September to May Methodist Hall, West Street, Chipping Norton Chipping Norton Postcard Club Brenda Morris, 01608 643779 Chipping Norton Probus 3rd Tues at The Crown & Cushion 11am Sec. Geoffrey Norris, 01608 676997 Chipping Norton Probus for Ladies Sec Linda Mottram, 01608 646635 Chipping Norton Railway Club Alan Brain, 01608 641586 Chipping Norton Rotary Club Mons 7/ 7.30pm at The Mason’s Arms, Swerford, OX7 4AP David Haine, 07889 609221/01608 643964 Chipping Norton Scrabble Club Sarah Turner. [email protected] Cots Conservative Association Moreton Branch [email protected]. www.moretonconservatives.org Cotswold Volunteers North Lunch Club – St David’s Centre, Moreton 3rd Thursday/month – £4.00 Cotswold Investment Club 2nd Tuesday each month. Judith Borsay 01608 650787 Cotswold Wardens (conservation, guided walks) 01451 862000 www.contswoldsaonb.org.uk Dinner Hosts Single 35 – 55 yr olds, social life through dinner parties. www.dinnerhosts.net Duplicate Bridge Club Broadwell Village Hall, 2 pm Wednesday afternoon. Mary Wood 01451 822313 [email protected] Friends of the Town Hall, Chipping Norton Jackie Haworth, 01608 641368, [email protected] Gloucestershire Heart Support Group 10.15 am Wednesday morning. Moreton Congregational Church Rooms. John Green, 01451 824141 Knit One, Sip One Knitting Group Alternate Weds at Coach & Horses, Longborough. Carlin 07769646996 or [email protected] Life Saving Club (Fire College) Co-ordinator Lynette Mantle 01386 882430 Moreton Conservatives Chairman Nigel Moor nigel.moor@ nigelmoorplanning.co.uk Moreton Flower Club 4th Thursday every month (except Aug and Dec), 7.30 (doors open 6.45) £4.50 for visitors Broadwell Village Hall Vanessa Wright 01608 650415 Moreton Interest & Leisure Club 2nd Weds monthly. Club Sec Morag 01608 652621 Moreton Probus Club 2nd and 4th Mondays each Month.10.30 am. Swan Hotel, Moreton-in-Marsh. Secretary: Robert Holland 01608 654373 Moreton W.I. 1st Thursday (afternoon) W.I. Hall, New Road. Trish 01608 651367 Moreton (Evening) W.I. 2nd Monday at 7.30pm. St David’s Centre. Sec: Jo 01608 650821 Moreton & District Local History Society Sec Ruth Wright 01451 831104 Moreton Reading Club Newcomers welcome 01608 654111 Northleach & Fosse Lions Club 2nd Tuesday (business meeting) at the Ox House, Northleach. 8pm northleachandfosselions.org.uk 0845 8339825 N Cotswold Arts Assoc. Sandi Garnett 01451 822550 N Cotswold Bee-Keepers Assoc. Julia Edwards 01608 659396 [email protected] N Cotswold Bridge Club meets Bourton on the Hill on Tues, Weds, Thurs. Alan Lamb 01608 650202. www.bridgewebs. com/northcotswolds N Cotswold CAMRA 01451 810305 chair@

northcotswoldcamra.org.uk N Cotswold Disabled Club Joan Oughton 01451 830580 N Cotswold Digital Camera Club James Minter 01451 824175 www.ncdcc.co.uk N Cotswold Model Aero Club Far Heath Farm Moreton. Brian Lacey 01608 652213 N Cotswold National Trust. Pat Poulton 01608 651372 N Cotswold Rotary Club Bourton on the Water Dudley Mills 01451 820704, Stow Brian Honness 01451 830052, Barry Peaaston 01608 650526 N Cotswold U3A. John Bissett 01386 859319. U3asites.org. uk/northcotswold Oddington WI. 2nd Tues Oddington Village Hall. Sue John 01451 830989 Oddfellows (CN Branch) A social group, 3rd Wed/M at the Lower Town Hall, Market Street. Dave Talbot, 07815 099 884. [email protected] Over Norton History Group Jan Cliffe, 01608 641057 Round Table Gavin Southwell, 01993 730888 Royal British Legion Michael Dixon, 01608 643755 Royal British Legion (Women’s Section) Betty Hicks, 01608 642551 Rural Living Group Betty Bryan, 01608 674255 Royal British Legion Branch The Naight, Lansdown, Bourton GL54 2AR. Branch, 01451 824303 Salford Players Drama and Music Group. Doreen Herrington 01608 642853 Scottish Country Dance Group. Brenda Parsons 01451 831876 Shipston on Stour ‘The Literary Society’ Meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the George Hotel. 01295 680628 or 01608 663482 Single File Social Group. 45-70s. Living15 mins of Chipping Nortone mon. 07765598518 www.meetup.com/single-filechipping-norton Stow Disability Assoc. George Hill 07952857229 Stow & District Civic Society. Meets 1st Friday evenings alternate months, St Edwards Hall, Stow Nigel Surman 01451 833783 Stow and North Cotswold Probus Club 1st and 3rd Thurs mornings Broadwell Village Hall 10.30am sec: Martin Hornby 01608 654356 Stow on the Wold and Countryside Embroiderers Guild 01608 651006 Stow on the Wold WI 1st Wednesday, Church Rooms, Church Walk. Sec: Hazel 01451 830726 Stow Social Club Contact Tim on 01451 830242 . Well Lane Club Tredington & District Gardening Club Every 3rd Tuesday at the Tredington W I Hall at 7.30pm 01608 682644 Tangent Val Carpenter, 01608 641452 The Theatre Friends Heather Leonard, 01608 643691 Trefoil Guild Betty Gardener, 01608 641664 Twinning Association Jo Graves, 01608 643976 WI Chipping Norton Prudence Chard, 01608 642903 WI Over Norton Becky Pearman, 01608 643463 WOWI West Oxfordshire WI Hilary Dix 01608 646228 Weavers Spinners & Dyers Club Rose Kirkcaldy, 01295 253789 Wychwood Old-Time Dance Club Margaret Pitman, 01993 810897 Young At Heart Club 1st and 3rd Thursdays monthly, 10.30am-2.30pm, Lounge at Jameson Court. A light lunch is served; Carer Respite Service available for a modest charge. Kelly Hennesey-Ford 07707787580

BUSINESS ASSOCIATION & GROUPS

Bourton on the Water Chamber of Commerce admin@ bourtoninfo.com Moreton Chamber of Commerce to be advised Redesdale Hall Management Committee Clerk Rachel Davis 07519 330096 Cotswold Business Clubs Cotswold Business Centre [email protected] Stow Fund Trustee: Robert Barnett Tesco Community Champion: Ann Lattimore [email protected] 07514408598 Wire Network Emma Heathcote-James www.wire.org/ networks 01386 831379/07977226025

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Breathe Easy Groups (British Lung Foundation) 2nd Tues 2-4pm 01451 822102 Baden Powell Hall, Bourton Chipping Norton Amnesty International Group meets 2nd Thursday monthly. 7.30pm, Lower Town Hall, Chipping Norton. Priscilla Peace 01451 830459 Chipping Norton Leisure Centre Burford Road OX7 5DY, 01993 861951 [email protected] Chipping Norton ‘The Lido’ 01608 643188 Email [email protected] Cotswold Volunteers Jane Winstanley CEO 01285 658802 [email protected] Cotswold Friends  Lunch Club [email protected] Cotswold Friends Carers Club [email protected] Friends of Stow Surgery 01451 832200 & 830610 Gateway Club (social club for learning disabled adults) 2nd

Weds. Meet at Rugby Club, Greystones 7-9pm Jane Nolan 01608 643855 Gloucestershire Stroke Gp Caroline Seguro www.stroke.org. uk 01452 520723 Henry Cornish Care Centre (The Orders of St John Care Trust), Manager Natalya James, 01608 642364, manager. [email protected], www.osjct.co.uk Home Start, N Cotswolds Family Support 01451 831781 Independence Trust mental health, drug and alcohol support 01608 652232. www.independencetrust.co.uk Insight Moreton Area Centre. Mondays 10am-1pm. [email protected] Kate’s Home Nursing (paliative nursing care at home) Karen Pengilley. [email protected]. 07540898143 Lawrence Home Nursing Team Jenny Nolan, 01608 641549 Lights Up Arts Club for people with dementia – meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays monthly, 10.30am- 12.30pm at Highlands, Burford Road. Lunch Clubs, Cotswold Friends. [email protected] Mind in Chipping Norton (people with mental health difficulties) Di Taylor, 01608 645296, mindinchippingnorton@ oxfordshire-mind.org.uk Multiple Sclerosis Society Carol Owen, 01993 880099 Medical Detection Dogs Oxon and Cotswold Volunteer support Group. Fundraising & talking to groups. 01993 831909. [email protected] Moore Friends Sec: Sandra Morgan 01451 824316 sandra. [email protected] National Childbirth Trust 0870 444 8707 N Cotswold Community Radio Old Police Station, Chipping Campden. www.northcotswoldonline.com N Cotswold Neighbourhood Watch non emergency 0845 0901234 www.northcotswoldsnw.co.uk N Cotswold Support Group – Parkinsons Uk Mike Winter 01451 831194 Oxon Assoc. for the Blind Bradbury Lodge OX1 4XL 01865 725585 P3 Stow Drop In Centre Youth Centre 2nd & 4th Tues 1pm-4pm P3 Charity (Supporting People through Advice & Guidance) High Street, Moreton in Marsh. 01608653377 www.p3charity.org Redesdale Hall Plays Committee Mike Rees 01608 650825 Read Easy North Cotswolds 1-1 reading coaching for adults. 0844 493 0686 [email protected] RNLIN Cotswold Branch Diana Porter 01451 830508 Save the Children Fund Katherine Kimmance 01295 810189 Stow on the Wold Communithy Land Trust providing affordable housing in Stow. Contact Peter Minty on 01451 832433 or [email protected] The Cotswold Listener talking newspaper for the visually impaired. 01242 252072. [email protected] The Stroke Assoc. (Age UK) Louise Read 01452 520723 [email protected] Villager Community Bus Keith Gowing 01608 658579 www. villagerbus.com U3A – Bourton & District Sec. Janet Prout 01451 821478 u3asites.org.uk/bourton W. Oxfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau Adviceline 08444 111 444

CHARITIES Cotswold Friends [email protected]. 01608 697009 First Responders (St John Ambulance) 01452 858234 [email protected] Moreton in Marsh Save the Children 01608 650825 SPORTS & OUTDOORS Adlestrop Cricket Club Mr S Kean 01451 831458 Angling Society Robert Jarvis, 01608 643494 www. moretonanglingclub.co.uk Athletics Club Allen Souch, 01865 372484 / 0798 1089457 Banbury Ornithological Society Frances Buckel, 01608 644425 BBOWT Reg Tipping, 01295 251673 Bourrton Badminton Club Monday 6.30-10pm 07840113477. [email protected] Bourton and Sherborne Hockey Club Chair: Tracey Dixon 07813187933 [email protected] Bourton Road Runners Tues & Thurs Evening Bourton Leisure Centre. 7 & 7.30pm. Lynn Hudson 01242 820920. Juniors meet Cotswold School Tues 7pm. 01451 824379/830015 Bourton Vale Cricket Club Philip Winter 01451 821920 [email protected] Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre Pony Club Weds 3.45-5.45. 01451 821101. [email protected] Bourton Vale Lawn Tennis Club Ann Whitney, 07917163001 [email protected] Chipping Norton Bowls Club Greystones Leisure Centre, 01608 644154, [email protected] Indoor (Oct-Mar) Roberta Jarvie 01608 643556. Outdoor (Apr-Oct) Val & Mike Harris 01608 65820. www.chippingnortonbowls.co.uk Chipping Norton Cricket Club Graham Beacham, 01608 810047 Chipping Norton Golf Club 01608 642383 golfadmin@

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chippingnortongolfclub.com www.chippingnortongolfclub.com Chipping Norton Green Gym (environmental projects, Weds mornings). [email protected] 01608 643269 www.chippygreengym.org/ Chipping Norton Horticultural Assoc Sec. Eileen Forse, 01608 643275 Chipping Norton Hockey Club Clive Briant, 01608 677913 Chipping Norton Pistol & Rifle Club John Chaplin, 01608 641245 Chipping Norton Rambling Club: First Sunday afternoon in the month. Heather 01608 643691 or [email protected] Chipping Norton Rugby Football Club Andy Dawson, 01608 683352 Chipping Norton Skater Hockey Club Contact Louise Murphy, 01608 644091 for details. Chipping Norton Town Football Club Shaun Green, 07845216412. [email protected] Chipping Norton Yacht Club Duncan Wheatley, office@cnyc. co.uk www.cnyc.co.uk Cotswolds Aikido Club Friday nights 7.30-10pm. Village Hall, Hawker Square, Upper Rissington, GL54 2NT. 07738 837904 [email protected] Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Wendy Lines, 01608 642360 Cotswold Walkers Sarah Clifton-Gould 01285 823450 Thurs 2pm MAC. Weds 2pm Bourton Church. Alan Robinson 01451 821067 Great Rissington Archers Sat 10.30am Gt Rissington Social Club 01451 824161/ 870221 Little Compton Bowls Club All Year Club. Play stars April. Sue Grantham, 01608 642859 London Chinatown TaeKwondo Weds 6.30pm kids and families. 7.30pm teens & adults Redesdale Hall, Moreton 07517437300 Moreton Badminton Club Mike Rees 01608 650825 Moreton Bowling Club Captain Brenda Dix 01451 821020 [email protected] Moreton Cricket Club Capt: 01608 652630 Sec: 01608 650928 www.moretoninmarshoc.co.uk Moreton Rangers Football Club Sec: 01608 650955 www. moretonrangersfc.co.uk Moreton Tennis Club www.moretontennis.co.uk Sec: Sue Bull 01386 853298 Monkey Dragon School of Karate Chipping Norton Leisure Centre. John 01608 643903 or 07984 791866 N Cotswold Cycling Club Secretary: Fiona Barnett, 01608 650217 N Cotswold Akido Club Thurs 8-10pm. Village Hall, Naunton. 07554252021. www.northcotswoldakido.co.uk N Cotswold (Chipping Norton) Badminton Club Contact: James, [email protected], 07917835325 or Mick, [email protected], 01993 881545 N Cotswolds Youth Club Cricket Club Shaun Williams 01608 652138 www.nycc.co.uk Northwick Bowls Club 01386 700390/01608 650853 Riding for the Disabled Ann Nobbs, 01869 338404 Stow Cricket Club Captain Ash Andrews 07891536418 [email protected] Stow Gymnastics and Trampoline Club Wed, Thurs and Sat. Sessions for 2-17 year olds. Caroline Ardron :07793949198. www.stowgymnastics.co.uk Stow Rugby Club Tim Bevan/Liz Fraser/Andrew Cartlidge. www.stowrfc.co.uk

MUSIC

Bell Ringers, Bourton-on-the-Water, Anne Clark, 01451 821 759 Bell Ringers, Great Rissington, Mondays 7:30-9pm, Sheila Jesson, 01451 820 395 Bledington Music Festival www.bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk Blockley Blokes Choir Thurs 7.30-9pm Little Village Hall David Artingstall sec: 01386 701556 [email protected] Blockley Brass Band Friday 7.30-9.30pm St Georges Hall. Sec Rachel Galt 01386 841677 Blockley Ladies Choir Tues 7.30-9pm Little Village Hall. Sue Wareham 01608 654299/ 07917198327 [email protected] Burford Singers www.burfordsingers.org.uk Burford Orchestra Rehearse Monday evenings at Witney. [email protected] www.wospweb.com/site/TheBurford-Orchestra Helen Jenkins, 01993 830559 Campden Music Society Arthur Cunynghame [email protected] Chipping Norton CHAOS (Amateur Operatic) David Court, 01608 811031 Chipping Norton Choral Society Sarah Cobb, 07836 518868, [email protected] Chipping Norton Creative Arts Society Kathee Coonerty, 01993 891312 Chipping Norton Folk Club www.chippingnortonfolk.org.uk/contact us Cotswold West Gallery Group Annette Smith 01451 830160 Cotswold Youth Choir Saturdays for children 3-6 and 7 upwards. Burford Methodist Church. Amanda Hanley 07976353996 Fosseway Café Orchestra meets every Tuesday 10-12 Toddenham village hall £3 per session. Christine 07967423550 Hook Norton Film Society Harry Smith, 01285 737417

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Kingham Choral Society Linda Sale, 01608 658647 North Cotswold Chamber Choir Shauni McGregor, 01608 642352 Nortonians Amateur Dramatic Soc Andrew Pitman, 01993 830930 Society of Recorder Players Jenny Graham-Brown, 01285 740156 Naunton Music Society Barbara Steiner 01451 850897 info@ nauntonmusic.org.uk Recorder Ensemble – beginners meet on Fridays @Gl56 9SR. Cost 50p. Christine 07967423550 Stour Singers Vic Twyman Choir Manager 01451 870361 [email protected] Via Fosse – advanced recorder group meet on Mondays @ GL56 9SR. Cost 50p. Christine 07967423550

YOUNG PEOPLE & CHILDREN

Activity Camps Holidays for ages 3-13 yrs 07793949198 www.activity-camps.com Aikido for Kids Saturday mornings 10-11am.  Village Hall, Hawker Square, Upper Rissington, GL54 2NT. 07738 837904 [email protected] 6th Chipping Norton Scout Group and Explorer Scout Unit Ian Bushrod Group Scout Leader, [email protected] Bourton BumblebeeZ babies/pre school group St Lawrences Church, Thursdays 9.30-11.00am. Contact Linda Powell 01451 822206. Bourton Gymnastics Club Age: Reception to Year 8. Contact Kerwen or Martin 01451 820015 Bourton Pre-school & Out of School Clubs, Contact Pam Coombes 07950048066 or email: bourtonpreschool&eygloucestershire.co.uk Children & Young Peoples Directorate Stephen McDonald - Snr Youth Worker. Bourton Youth Centre, 01451 820525. Mobile: 07825732523. email: stephen.mcdonald@ gloucestershire.gov.uk Blockley Toddler Group Jubilee Hall, Blckley Thursday 10 - 11.30am (term time only) Clare 01386 701695 [email protected] Bledington Toddler Group Nicki 01608 658137 Mon 10-11.30am Chipping Norton St Mary’s Toddler Group Julie Jennings, 01608 643796 Kingfishers Playgroup 01608 659502 Chipping Norton Air Training Corps Steve Taylor, 01608 641299 Chipping Norton Army Cadets Colin Tye 07917 273535 Chipping Norton Brownies 1st CN Tracey Shadbolt, 01608 645563 Chipping Norton CN Rainbows Alison Dunbar, 01608 644480 Chipping Norton Crusaders (11–13) David Radcliffe, 01993 831472 Chipping Norton Crusaders (14+) David Radcliffe, 01608 646202 Chipping Norton Guides 1st CN Tracey Shadbolt, 01608 645563 Chipping Norton Pre-School 01608 643376 Children’s Art Club ages 4-12 after school, Saturdays and holidays. Gill Parkes 01386 700991 Condicote Playgroup and Toddlers Jo Abrahams 07796 987173 Guiting Power Brownies age 7-10 Tues. 6.15-7.30pm Cheryl Millar 01451 831233 Guiting Power Pre-school Playgroup 01451 851742. Becky Roseblade [email protected] Kingfishers Playgroup 01608 659502 Methodist Junior Church Club Sec 01608 643847 Monkey Music Tues afternoon 07768 457403 sian.ferris@ monkeymusic.co.uk Moreton Rainbows for girls aged 5-7 reopened on Saturday 14th October in St Davids Centre and will take place on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9:30am - 12:30pm. I
 f you are interested please contact Daphne Walton (aka as Barn Owl) on 01608 650011 Moreton Brownies is for girls aged 7-10. We meet every Monday evening from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in St David Centre. We still have a few spaces for the Autumn Term. If you are interested please contact Daphne Walton (aka as Barn Owl) on 01608 650011 Moreton Guide Unit ages 10-14 Weds 6.30-8pm at Scout Hut. Alison Eastabrook 01608 650515 Moreton Scouts Beavers Mon 5.30-6.45pm age 6-8½ Cubs, Mon 6.45-8.15pm age 8-10. Explorers Tues 7.30-9.30pm (fortnightly) age 14-18. Scouts Thurs. 7.30-9.30pm age 10½14. Dave Manley Scout Group Sec: 01608 650814 N Cotswold St John Ambulance & Cadets from age 10 meets in Bourton Thurs. 7-9pm 01451 820570 Springboard Children’s Centre, St Edwards Drive, Stow 01451 831642 www.springboardoc.co.uk Stow Gymnastics Club every Tues, Thurs and Sat for 2-13 Caroline 07793949198 www.stowgymnastics.co.uk Stow Youth Centre Youth Worker. Linda Burke – Stow Town Council 01451 832585 Office hours T,W Th 10am-1pm LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Bourton on the Water Parish Council George Moore Community Centre, Moore Road, GL54 2AZ. 01451 820712 [email protected] ww.bourtononthewaterpc. org.uk County Cllr Paul Hodgkinson Shire Hall, Gloucester GL1 2GT. 01285 831359/ 07785 263759 paul.hodgkinson@

gloucestershire.gov.uk District Cllr Len Wilkins (Bourton Ward) 01451 821063 len. [email protected] District Cllr Richard Keeling 01451 831146. [email protected] Chipping Norton Town Council The Guild Hall, Chipping Norton OX7 5NJ 01608 642341 [email protected] Chipping Norton Town Councillors Mrs L Carter, G Saul, G Wall Chipping Norton Intermediate Care Unit Russell Way, Ward clerk, nurses office in-patient number 01608 690411. Out-patient unit 01608 648200. Chipping Norton Visitor Point The Guildhall, Middle Row. Mon to Fri 8.45–13.00, 14.00–16.00. 01993 861000 County Councillor Hilary Hibbert-Biles (Chipping Norton)01993 831822 / Mob07793 935655 [email protected] County Councillor Rodney Rose (Charlbury & Wychwood) 01865 810419 / 07919 298277 [email protected] Chipping Norton District Council Guy Wall, 01608 643306 [email protected] Oxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road OX1 1ND. Tel 01865 792422 West Oxfordshire Council Offices The Guildhall, Middle Row, OX7 5NH Open Mon–Thurs 08.45–13.00 & 14.00–16.00 Fri 08.45–13.00 & 14.00–16.00. Cotswold District Council 01285 623000 www.cotswold.gov.uk County Councillor Nigel Moor 01386 700240 [email protected] Glos Homeseeker applying for affordable housing www. gloshomeseeker.co.uk 0300 6666330 Glos Rural Community Council Marilyn Cox 01452 528491 [email protected] www.groc.org.uk Moreton Area Centre 01608 650881 [email protected] Moreton in Marsh Town Council, Council Office, Old Town, Moreton in Marsh. GL56 0LW. 01608 651448 www. moretoninmarshtowncouncil.co.uk Moreton in Marsh District Councillors Alison Coggins 01608 652124 [email protected]. Robert Dutton 01608 651914 [email protected] Stow Town Council GL54 1AB 01451 832585 [email protected] Village Agents [email protected] [email protected]

KEY INFORMATION

Bourton-on-the-Water Police Station Moore Community Centre, Moore Road, GL54 2AZ Non-emergency 101, Emergency 999 Bourton-on-the-Water Visitor Information Centre Victoria Street. 01451 820211 / 822583. [email protected] Bourton on the Water Citizens Advice Bureau Moore Health Centre Freephone 0808 800 0511 (10am-4pm Monday to Thursday). www.cotswoldcab.org.uk Carers Oxfordshire (Support Group for Carers) 0845 050 7666 [email protected] Chipping Norton First Aid Unit Rear of Chipping Norton War Memorial Community Hospital, Russell Way, off London Road. Open Monday to Friday 5.00pm– 9.00pm, weekends and bank holidays 10.00am–9.00pm, no appointment necessary Chipping Norton Health Centre The White House Surgery & West Street Surgery are now amalgamated as – Chipping Norton Health Centre, Russell Way, Chipping Norton, OX7 5FA 01608 642742 Chipping Norton Police Station London Road, OX7 5AW. Non-emergency 101, Emergency 999 Cotswold Maternity Unit at Chipping Norton 01608 648222 [email protected] Children’s Pysio Direct helpline 0300 421 6980. 9-12noon Monday to Friday Childline 0800 1111 Ch Norton Veterinary Hospital OX7 5SY 01608 642547 Crime Stoppers 0800 555111 Citizens advice Bureau Freephone 0808800 051 Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm www.cotswoldcab.org.uk Glos Heart Support Group Weds 10.15am Moreton Congregational Church Rooms John Green 01451 824141 First Responders (St Johns Ambulance) 01865 378228 John Radcliffe Hospital Casualty 01608 64465508520 Mobile Police Station PCSO Simon King 07718 708520 or [email protected] N Cots District Community First Responders. Notgrove Training Centre 3rd Monday 7.30pm William Warmington 01608 651886 N Cotswold Hospital GL56 0DS daily 8am-8pm 03004218770 www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk N Cotswold Neighbourhood Watch Non-Emergency 0845 090 1234. www.northcotswoldsnw.co.uk Stow Police Station Mon-Frid 8.30-4.30pm. Non emergency 101 Emergency 999

CH R I STMAS EVENT’S R E CI PES FOR SUCC E SS! SCRUMPTIOUS recipes are set to help Stow’s Christmas Tree Festival sizzle. From ‘Boozy Raspberry Blondies’ to ‘Gloucester Cheese Stew’ – 61 crowdpleasing dishes will feature in a special St Edward’s Church and Community Cook Book. Local cooks have parted with favourite recipes for the one-off collection set to sell like hot cakes at the celebration from December 7 to 10. The book will be an extra draw for visitors coming to marvel at 45 decorated Norwegian Spruces lighting up Stow Church and boost much-needed funds. Bernice Magson, co-organising the 7th Festival with Susan Brattin, is delighted with the response to her family cookbook idea.

“The message spread by word of mouth,” she said. “Originally I only went to cafes and pubs, then one or two people who belong to organisations said they could give me a recipe.” Initial contributions whetted Bernice’s appetite.Former Harvey Nichols pastry chef Carl Asimakopoulou, at Le Patissier Anglais, offered Red Velvet Cake and Sheila Wye, The Organic Shop, gave her Grandmother’s Ginger Cake. Alan and Jackie Slough, at The Old Bakery Teashop, came up with Easy Chocolate Cheesecake. “This has really involved smaller organisations and individuals who’ve not joined in the Festival before but have been very enthusiastic,” revealed Bernice. “Now there’s 15 recipes from businesses, 20 from organisations, and 26 from individuals.” The spiral-bound A5 book, at £5, showcases starters, main courses, desserts, cakes and biscuits and miscellaneous and is printed by Graphic Print Partnership, in Honeybourne. Stow Rector Martin Short has written a Preface. All the Festival trees are donated by Tim Godwin, from Fosseway Garden Centre, Moreton-in-Marsh. Festival-goers can vote for their favourite decorated tree in four categories: children, businesses, organisations and overall winner. The event is open from 10am to 5pm, on Thursday 7 to Saturday 9,

Dec and from 12.30pm to 5pm, on Sunday 10. Grand Opening is at 6pm on Dec 6 at St Edward’s Church. Next day senior citizens are invited to a Christmas Concert by Stow Primary School at 2pm, followed by tea and mince pies donated by Tesco, Stow. On Friday, a Festival Lunch is held from noon to 2.30pm in St Edward’s Hall, starting with mulled wine and canapes followed by two courses with wine. Guest speakers are Martin and Lizzie Graham who founded Longborough Festival Opera. Tickets, at £24, are available from 01451 833840 or 01451 832447. On Saturday, North Cotswold Wind Band entertains visitors in the church at 10.30am. Sunday culminates with a church service and prize-giving at 6pm. The Festival has mushroomed from its first 29 trees. Susan said: “It’s great to see new blood coming through but we’re really grateful to the old stalwarts. Five children’s groups have taken part from the very beginning – Stow Brownies, Stow Junior School and Infants, Swell Primary and Longborough Primary, one business – Adrian Clarke Electrical Services – and two organisations – North Cotswolds Rotary Club Ladies and Open The Book Assembly Group.” Bernice added: “It’s like a seed that’s grown as people have become more and more enthusiastic in their creativity and skills.” from Caroline Fisher

Top left: Cook book contributors with mixing bowls at the ready! Back L to R: Jill Wright, Lucy’s Tearoom, Carl Asimakopoulou, Le Patissier Anglais; Front: L to R: Chantelle Louise Du Val, sous-chef and Rebekah Hurt, pastry chef, at the King’s Arms. Bottom left: L to R: Susan Brattin and Bernice Magson promote the cook book. C OTSWO L D T I M ES COTSWOLD TIMES|

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Seasonal Food As the shorter days are now firmly upon us, our thoughts turn to comfort foods, cosy socks & fires burning.

Autumnal cooking & eating is a far more serious affair then the bright colours of our summer salads & light suppers, so I am suggesting three recipes for you - why not give them a try this weekend?

(I will mention that, since arriving here a couple of months ago, I came across this tiny little butcher shop in Moreton called R&D Walkers. I have found the best meat here, and the staff are exceptionally helpful - the prices are not too bad either!! Rob Walker is fanatical about his product, ensuring his customers get the best from farm to table! Tell them I sent you - he may

even give you a couple of sausages for your Sunday breakfast!!!) And - before you succumb to Wine & Box Sets, have a look at some of the “foodie Events” taking place this November in this captivating county.....

Enjoy. X Micah Enjoy. X Micah

23 November 10 December Bath Christmas Market

This soup is Nourishment in a bowl, ideal for all the family on these chilly Autumn days ahead & great for when the kids come in starving from school as it is both filling & bursting with goodness...

4 November Pizza & Prosecco Festival

25 November Moreton Christmas Market.

Root Vegetable Ingredients:

& Squash Soup

1 Large Onion chopped 30g Butter 3 Carrots peeled & chopped 1 Parsnip peeled & chopped 2 sticks celery. Chopped 1 small sweet potato. Chopped 1/2 butternut or similar squash peeled & chopped 75g orange lentils rinsed under running cold water 1 litre vegetable stock 1/4 red chilli deseeded & chopped 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped 2 tablespoon of single/whipping cream To make:

Serves 4/6

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On a low heat cook the onion in the butter in a large heavy saucepan until it has started to soften and turn opaque, about 10 minutes. Add the vegetables along with the chilli and cover with the stock (you may need a little extra stock depending on the size and shape of your saucepan) ideally all the vegetables should be totally immersed with about 5cm extra stock. Simmer until the vegetables are soft add the well rinsed lentils bring back to a simmer and cook for a further 8 -10 minutes by which stage the lentils should have burst and are cooked. Remove from the heat add the chopped thyme and liquidise until smooth. You may need to thin out with a little of the extra stock followed by a couple tablespoons of cream which will give the soup a lovely richer texture and flavour.

Spiced Lamb Pie with Vegetable Mash Ingredients:

1kg diced leg or neck of lamb 1 large onion finely diced 4-5 tablespoon of olive oil 2 cloves of garlic crushed 2 carrots peeled & diced 2 sticks of celery diced 1 heaped tablespoon of grainy mustard 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoon of ground cumin 2 teaspoon of ground coriander 1 bay leaf

To make:

2 tablespoon's of plain flour 6-8 sprigs of fresh thyme 2 large sprigs of rosemary 250g Shiitake & button mushrooms Small glass of red wine 1 teaspoon of red currant jelly 500-750 ml of lamb or chicken stock 1 x 420g tin of good quality tomatoes 1 teaspoon of tomato purée

Serves 4/6 Preheat oven to 200•C/gas mark 7

Pear & Maple Crumble

Toss the lamb in a large bowl with the flour and the spices to coat. Season well with salt and Pepper. Fry the meat in a little olive oil in small batches until it browns nicely, being careful not to burn or overcrowd your frying pan as you want to seal the meat. Transfer each batch onto a large plate as it is browned. In a large oven proof casserole cook the onion in a couple more tablespoons of olive oil on a low heat until softened then add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Pour in the red wine along with the browned lamb, allow it to come to the boil and boil rapidly for a minute or two ( this is to cook of the raw alcohol ). Add the carrots, celery, tomatoes, tomato purée & the grainy mustard, Worcestershire sauce all the herbs and enough stock to ensure all the meat is just covered. Bring the dish back to the boil and transfer to the hot oven and bake for 50/50 minutes. Remove from the oven, add the mushrooms and a little of the red currant jelly and return to the oven for a further 30

This is a decidedly autumnal treat, perfect for enjoying at the end of a long, lazy Sunday lunch. For a crunchier crumble make sure to just rub the butter into the flour and sugar so that it’s still course. Ingredients: 8 small pears peeled cored and cut into 1.5cm chunks 50g (2oz) caster or granulated sugar 120ml (4fl oz) maple syrup For the crumble: 100g (3 1/2oz) caster sugar

150g (5oz) plain flour 75g (3oz) butter, cubed Equipment: 1litre (1 3/4 pint) capacity Pie Dish

To make: Preheat the oven to 180’c. (350’F) Gas Mark 4 Place he cut pears in the pie dish, then sprinkle over the sugar and pour over the maple syrup. In a bowl, mix together the sugar and flour, then rub in the cubes of butter until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs. Tip the crumble mix over the fruit, then place into the oven and bake for about 30 minutes until the crumble mixture is golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before serving with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Delicious!

Serves 6/8

minutes. By this stage the meat should be tender and the sauce rich and flavoursome. Transfer the meat mixture into an ovenproof earthenware dish and top generously with the vegetable Mash. If serving the dish straightaway simply brown the Mash under a hot grill for a few minutes until golden in colour. Keep an eye as it can turn dark brown to black rather quickly!! To make the root vegetable Mash: Boil or steam 6 large potatoes until cooked, in a separate saucepan do the same with 3 large carrots and a large parsnip until tender. For a very smooth texture it is preferable to put the vegetables through a mouli, however if you don’t own one, don’t panic, simply Mash very well with a potato masher and add enough very hot milk along with a couple of tablespoons of butter to give a rich and creamy texture. Season well with salt and lots of black pepper.

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YOUTH & MUSIC CONCERT On Saturday, 30 September last Peter Boxall, President of the North Cotswolds Rotary Club, welcomed an audience of Music lovers to the tenth annual "Youth and Music" concert held in St. Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold. The concert involved young talented musicians, many of whom have been successful in Rotary Young Musicians competitions held in the local area earlier in the year, and is held in aid of Rotary Foundation (Rotary's own Charity). It is hoped that this year's event will have raised in the region of £700.00 for the charity. The recent concert included two wind ensembles from the Cotswold School in Bourton on the Water. "Triple Time" a group of clarinet players, joined with the "Flutets" to open the concert. Also from Cotswold School was Grace Clare who entertained by playing the clarinet. Two pianists, Michael Lei and Kimberley Mok, both successful in the Rotary's Young Musicians competition held in Cheltenham in March enthralled the audience with their playing. Finally, the concert welcomed back Laurence Kilsby (tenor), now studying in London at The Royal College of Music. Laurence started his singing in a junior choir in St. Edward's when he was very young and has succeeded, through becoming choir boy of the year, a few years ago, to his now studying at RCM. His competence as a tenor was fully demonstrated with his performance. Photo © Copyright 2017 by Michael Omer [email protected]

With the invaluable co-operation of Warner’s Budgens in Moreton in Marsh, on Friday, 6 October North Cotswold Rotary Club organized a collection in aid of its nominated charities for 2017 / 2018 – Kate’s Home Nursing, Great Western Air Ambulance, Canine Partners and Stella in Cambodia. Over £300.00 was raised. Our sincere thanks to all who gave so generously.

Making a Difference

Supporting Communities

Having Fun Doing It!

Chipping Campden and District Rotary Club Local Projects The Club’s next major project is the annual Tree of Light and popular mulled wine stall at the Christmas Fair on Saturday afternoon, 2 December. The lights, which have been donated in memory of loved ones, will be switched on at 6 pm. Last year the Tree of Light and mulled wine stall at the Christmas Fair together raised well over £2000. During November we shall be distributing leaflets in the town and villages, by which people can make a donation (c. £5 or more) in memory of departed loved ones. The names will be displayed on the tree and on a list in the Post Office. The proceeds will as usual be shared between local charities. This is a continuing part of our programme of service within the community. As there are no administration costs or wages to pay, every penny you help us raise goes directly to where it is needed. Once again we will have a stall selling mulled wine and mince pies to raise money for local good causes. Come and help us if you can spare the time. New Members Drew Lacey was inducted as a member of the Club on 28 September by Les Southam, President (pictured). He is the sixth new member of the Club admitted since the summer. The Club is now hoping to plan to extend its work as a result of these increased resources.

Student Reports On 28 September Isabel Sketchley-Murray reported on her project in Nepal (pictured) and on 12 October Ed Sanders talked about his sponsored climb of Mt Kilimanjaro (supporting Meningitis Research Foundation to which the Club has already made a donation). These are part of a series of reports from local students, whom the Club helps to raise funds to go on worthwhile projects overseas in which they help with local building and educational projects or undertake sponsored activities for various charities. New members and enquirers are always welcome at our meetings at the Cotswold House Hotel on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 6.45 for 7 pm. Please note revised meeting time. Membership is open to women and men. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 01386 841163 or 01386 840990. James R Anderson. 4 October 2017

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(L to R) Graham Stayt and William Johns

Never too late to learn from Ginny Williams-Ellis At 53, William Johns is a great example of how life can always have new challenges if you’re prepared to take them up. Born into a travelling family and with very little education, William has worked most of his life on the land. But in the last year, he has started a whole new career - and started learning to read at the same time. William Johns was born in 1964 in Hereford, the second of Bill and Joyce Johns’ five children. The family’s main base was on the Stokes family farm in Paxford, alongside other members of the wider Johns family. “There were probably about 20-30 of us altogether,” William says, “lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. It was a good life.” “As well as working for the Stokes, we used to travel around the area to Evesham, Ledbury, and Herefordshire, picking fruit, vegetables and hops. We’d spend about 4 or 5 months in one place and then move on. So I didn’t go to school much. None of us did after the age of 9, but for some reason the others learnt to read and write and I didn’t. Moving around meant we kept changing schools, so it was difficult to learn much. “From about 10, I started working full time and I enjoyed it. Sometimes we were up at 3.30 am to go pea picking - you wanted to get out there earlier than the other families. I really loved going in the rhubarb fields to cut rhubarb early on a frosty morning – beautiful! “I loved the outdoor life. Even the cold - you got used to it. We used to wash outdoors. Of course, we had no electricity in the trailer, so we used a Tilley lamp and watched TV plugged into car batteries. They were good times – you were happy, you could do what you wanted –

more than nowadays.” When William was in his early 20s, the Stokes farm changed hands and all the families had to leave the site they’d lived on for generations. William’s dad had died and his elder sister had married, so he and his mum and younger siblings moved to a layby near Moreton for a while, until they got a flat in Blockley. They continued to do fruit picking, but when William was about 25 he got a job at a nursery in Evesham, where he worked for the next 28 years. Last year William felt he’d had enough and decided to leave, but he couldn’t get

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another job straight away. “I went to the job centre, but because I couldn’t read and write, they said I couldn’t sign on unless I went to college in Gloucester! I’d paid my taxes all those years! I really didn’t want to go to college – not when I couldn’t read and write at all! But then I couldn’t pay my rent.” Fortunately, William’s neighbour, Graham Stayt, a local builder, offered him a couple of days work a week to see how he would take to it. Graham says, “He took to it like a duck to water. He doesn’t mind what he does, and he just seems to

know how to do it. He’s a natural.” “It was life-changing having a different job,” William says. “I learnt quickly – raking out, pointing and so on. I like doing a job properly and Graham reckons I’m pretty good at it. So he’s taken me on full time now.” At about the same time that William started working for Graham, he went into the council offices to discuss his rent and mentioned his reading problems. “They told me I could get help from Read Easy, learning one-to-one. I was very nervous about ringing up, but I did want to learn. It was always hard being the only one of my brothers and sisters who couldn’t read or write – I thought I must be thick. It was bad – it affected my confidence. I really wanted to be like other people and read the paper, know what was going on in the world, be able to buy a CD, or just watch TV or films and read the subtitles. “I’ve been learning to read with Read Easy for about 6 months now, and I’m really enjoying it. I like learning and I realise that I’m not stupid at all. I’m getting it! To me, it’s a challenge. You only have one chance in life and you have to grab it with both hands! Life’s looking up!” Read Easy North Cotswolds is looking for new volunteers to take key roles in the running of the group. If you‘re keen to make a difference, have energy, initiative and some spare time, this is a really interesting and rewarding opportunity. To find out more, contact Nick WilliamsEllis on 01386 700883 or email him at [email protected] You can read more about Read Easy at: visit www.readeasy.org.uk. COTSWOLD TIMES

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Holy Trinity RC School

Kingham Primary School

Year 6 Residential The Year 6 children had an amazing week, including taking part in an RNLI rescue scenario. On their return, an assembly was held for their parents, where the children were able to tell of their adventures and share their stories.

Football Festival We recently took part in our partnership football festival. The children had a great time, and the sports leaders were fantastic – a credit to Chipping Norton School. Overall our A and rd th B teams came 3 and 4 . Mrs Woolley was very proud of them all. PTA Christmas Bingo! To get the Christmas season started, the PTA are hosting a Christmas Prize Bingo night on Friday 1st December at the school. Everyone is welcome - doors open at 6.45pm and eyes down at 7.30pm. See poster for details. If you are interested in your child starting at Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School in September 2018, please contact Cathy or Maria in the school office: 01608 643487 to arrange a visit. We are happy for you to take a tour of our happy, outstanding school.

         

Headteacher: Ms Bretta Townend-Jowitt   The children have been busy in and out of the classroom. Years 1 and 2 visited the Cotswold Wildlife Park, as part of their topic on Africa. They were completely taken by the recent arrival of a baby rhino, yet to be named. They were also shown: a lion skull and a giraffe neck bone before having an informative tour of part of the park with a guide. Years 3 and 4 were visited by Hrothgar, the Viking! A day of dressing up and Viking activities. Year 5 and 6 went to Hampton Court to discover where Henry VIII lived.Year 5 had the challenge of measuring the Great Hall using only rope, and Year 6 enjoyed a workshop looking at Tudor art, before exploring the Georgian gardens, complete with fountains. Harvest festival was celebrated in Kingham church, raising £183.25 for Tearfund to help provide wells for clean water. Back in the classroom, the children have started their journeys with help from the newly introduced Maths Passports, where they complete a selection of maths targets to move onto their next location. Talk 4 Writing has been introduced, and the children and teachers are enjoying acting out fiction and non-fiction texts! Around school, lots of hard work from parents and donations have meant we have tidy grounds, timers on water heaters to save money and a refurbished music room.  

CHIPPING NORTON SCHOOL Simon Duffy: Head Teacher  

   

                         

Over the past few months 20 Sixth Form students have been involved in the “Growing Old” research project with Paul Cann, chairman of the Public Policy Panel of Age UK. The project aims to look at how to develop the community in and around Hook Norton, and the possibility of setting up a “Good Neighbour Scheme”. The students interviewed key members in the community and sent out a questionnaire to over 250 households, which was designed by some of the students. Edward Lewis and Alice Nottingham accompanied Mr Cann at a meeting with local MP, Victoria Prentis to discuss future plans for the project, including applying for a grant, organising a lift-sharing scheme and possibly organising a lunch for retired people in a local pub. Last year English teacher Mr Long decided to bring together a group of Year 7 boys with varying degrees of interest in reading to look at why many boys are reluctant readers and to try to enthuse the reluctant readers in the group to become more involved with reading. The group of boys met for 5 lessons, and were challenged to provide the plot and characters for a story that might engage reluctant boy readers. The culmination of this collaboration is ‘Jack Turner and the Black Knight’ written by Mr Long in conjunction with the boys. Paperback and e-book editions of the book are available to purchase from Amazon, with all profits going to school funds. Our annual ‘Night of the Musicals’ is always a special event and this year’s performance was no exception. The Year 7 choir were magnificent; performing songs from ‘Matilda’ and ‘Oliver’ with great skill and enthusiasm – no mean feat when you consider that they have only been at school for 5 weeks! The soloists from Year 10 and Year 12 delivered beautiful and moving renditions of their chosen musical numbers skilfully accompanied by Louis Juckes (Year 10) on the piano.  

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  St  Mary’s  C  of  E  (Aided)  Primary  School,  Chipping  Norton  

 

 

Headteacher:  Mrs  Yvonne  Stallwood-­‐Barnes  BEd  (Hons)  NPQH  

 

‘Learning together is fun’ Tel: 07923483970   [email protected]

  Street St David’s Centre, Church Moreton in Marsh, GL56 0LT Sessional childcare for children: 2 – 4 years Thank you Bovis Homes For the new shed At our veggie patch

Our aim is ‘To help all children on their journey to develop their personal knowledge, understanding and individual skills whilst learning through play’. Bristol Standard Quality Assured Certificate 2017 WWW

     

October saw some of the Year 5 & 6 at a Football Tournament held by Year 10 students of Chipping Norton School. The matches lasted 12 minutes altogether with a minute for half time. Overall we came second in our group. .   By Oli Kennedy and Michael Weston   The first girls’ team match was against Charlbury, secondly we   played Kingham. Our next game was against Holy Trinity B and   finally we played Holy Trinity A. We played fantastically as a team   and came second overall. By Chloe Mulhearn and Abi Ayers   In the prayer space we do lots of fun things like letting your   anger and fear go. There were four activities. First was making   up for your sins and letting God forgive you. The second was   using play dough to make what you are thankful for. One activity   was about stopping wars with sports and another was a calming   bubble tube where you could write your prayers on post-it notes By Alyssa Thompson and William Harvey   and stick them on.   Year 5 and 6 made lanterns for the lantern procession for the th   Chippy Christmas event on Friday 8 December. The best are   being designed on this year’s pantomime Sleeping Beauty. The   best decorated lantern will win a prize. We decorated the lanterns   with tissue paper so the light will shine up inside. All the lanterns   look amazing with all the different colours. I wonder which one By Layla Majid, Mim Rafiq and Heidi Lyle   will win?      

 

   

 

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St David’s C of E Prim ary School Headteacher:  Mr  Colin  Ellyatt  

Enquiring  minds,  caring  hearts,  creative  hands  

 

 

  We would like to congratulate all the children for receiving a Level Two RHS Certificate of Achievement from the RHS School   Gardening Awards. Mrs. Henderson has been working hard with the children and in order to earn this award had to undertake  a   variety of tasks. She asked the children what they wanted to grow, then the hard work began! As part of our Harvest celebrations, we were able to use lots of the produce grown from our school garden to make soup, which was prepared by Pallas Class. St. David’s Church was packed for our Harvest Festival celebrations. We would like to say thank you for bringing so many food donations into school, which have been passed onto the Foodbank, supporting many people less fortunate than ourselves. On 4th October it was ‘ No Pens day’ in school. It was a success, and children were able to reflect on how much learning they were able to do without having to write anything down. The day was filled with challenging speaking and listening opportunities with plenty of story-telling and drama activities. Other tasks carried out included following oral instructions to build 3D shapes and origami models. The children appreciated how important it was to listen to each other and work as a team to complete the set tasks On a sporting front, Mrs. Veness and Miss Miles took 11 children to a tag rugby tournament at SRFC in Stow on the Wold. They took part in a number of matches, the A team won 3 of their matches and drew 1. All children showed good sportsmanship and they gained valuable experience from the event. As part of their new theme ‘Tour of Britain’ Imperial, Pallas and Verreaux classes had the opportunity to visit Blenheim Palace, the birth place of Sir Winston Churchill. The children discovered more about Sir Winston Churchill’s life at Blenheim Palace, explored the Churchill exhibition and visited the Memorial Garden where they ‘walked in Churchill’s footsteps’. It was an amazing experience for the children and they took many memories and facts back to school with them!

 

LONGBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL From Tracey Hampshire We have had a very busy first half term. On Thursday 28th September the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 class had a brilliant day at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre. The children were fascinated by the Otter Talk, climbed the 72 steps to the Observation Tower and found many interesting creatures during their pond dipping. All were very tired at the end of the day! We are very excited to be welcoming iSingPop! into school during October to work with the children who will be practising and recording their songs. iSingPop! are a singing and recording project which helps to promote the spiritual, moral, cultural and social development of pupils and their place in our community. The children’s hard work will culminate in a wonderful whole Federation school performance later on this month. We are very excited to be taking Years 5 & 6 to the Cheltenham Literature Festival. They are looking forward to taking part in an exciting workshop called ‘Build a Book’ with Chloe Daykin. 56

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From  Judy  Morgan  School  Administrator

  The children had a fantastic end to their week - a magic show for the children by Mr Dixon, one of our parents. He was amazing and even the teachers couldn't figure the tricks out, it was truly magic! Thank you Mr Dixon. The Infant class had a great time when they visited Slimbridge Wetland Centre as part of their science studies of ‘Living things and their habitats’. Their activities included identifying a range of animals, birds and amphibians along with pond dipping. A big congratulation to the Year 3 and Year 4 children who attended the Stow Rugby Club Funday on Thursday. They took part in the Local Schools Oneday Funday organised by Andy Bayliss of Stow Rugby Club. The event was an introduction to tag rugby for over 20 local primary schools. We are very pleased to report that Henry Gilder and Charlie Graham were members of the winning team, receiving the Fairplay plate. The Year 5 and Year 6 children have attended a workshop lead by Piers Torday at Cheltenham Literature Festival. Piers shared his writing secrets with the children and they were inspired by the authors own journey to be an author. The Year 6 children have been busy in the kitchen and have produced the most magnificent harvest loaf display. The service in St Mary’s Church was enjoyed by parents, friends and villagers, with produce donated to the local Food Bank.

STOW PRIMARY SCHOOL Rebecca Scutt, Headteacher All of the reception children are settling in well. We would also like to welcome Mrs Paveley who is our new teacher for Class 3. We have already had a busy few weeks celebrating Roald Dahl day sharing their favourite books and stories and taking part in a Roald Dahl themed quiz. Our class information evenings are taking place where everyone can find out Topics, timetable information and sports events planned for each class.As the cycle race was due to come through Stow-onthe-Wold we were asked to create a sheep on a bicycle which you can see below. Mrs Neville obligingly created the super sheep which is now making all visitors to our reception area jump! We are pleased to announce that as a school we have taken over the management of the building previously known as Springboard Childrens’ Centre! It is now going to be known as Stow Community and Family Hub, a community space which will benefit everyone, managed by a committee of volunteers. With lots of exciting plans including a new Toddler group, Cotswold Friends Community lunches, Yoga classes and Adult Education courses and children’s birthday parties, already booked to take place. It is fully equipped for meetings, training sessions, toddler groups and is a great multi functional room with office space as well. If you would like to book the room, then please contact the school office. The grand opening of this new venture will be Wednesday 1 November 9.30am til 4pm. Where everyone will be welcome to come along and see what will be going on for your community! If you want to find out more or become a volunteer to help with groups, then please contact the school office on 01451 830784

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1st Moreton Brownies Last academic year the Brownies had a very busy and varied programme both indoors and out and completed lots of badges - Brownie Skills, Cooks, Gardeners and Writers to name a few. We celebrated Thinking day by making cards for other Brownie packs around this country and also created a contact with a Girl Scout Troop in Illinois USA and have regular correspondence with them to enhance our knowledge of Guiding around the world. We supported Save the Children by taking part in National Den Day. We have had an afternoon making Apple Crumble and spent a Summer’s day making Bird Baths, and learnt about pollination by watching Butterflies and Bees for our Seasons Badge. Many Brownies (with their families) explored and discovered many usually unseen parts Moreton by following a Town Trail, for which they all received an edible biscuit medal followed by a picnic in the park. We had a Summer Pudding and Cupcake afternoon where the Brownies made individual Summer Puddings, artwork Vanilla cakes and some chocolate button Owl cakes. During the Autumn term we are planning to start our First Aid, Artist and Brownie Traditions Badges, as well as prepare craft and edible goodies for our fundraising stall at the Christmas Light Switch on November 25th. 1st Moreton in Marsh Brownies is for girls aged 7-10. We meet every Monday evening from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in St David Centre. We still have a few spaces for the Autumn Term. 1st Moreton in Marsh Rainbows for girls aged 5-7 reopened on Saturday 14th October in St     Davids Centre and will take place   on the 2nd Saturday of each   month from 9:30am - 12:30pm.     If you are interested in either   group please contact Daphne   Walton (aka as Barn Owl) on   01608 650011                              

 

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Church of England School Ann Barry, Headteacher Racing to Schools. Class 4 spent an amazing day at Stratford on Avon race course on Monday 2nd October. It was a maths focus day and the children had access to all areas of the race course. They learned all about weight, training regimes, timing and jump sizes. The highlight of the day was watching a race and seeing all they had learned put into practise. It was a fantastic opportunity for our children to see how maths is used in the real world and it was a thoroughly enjoyable and educational day for both our staff and pupils. At our first Open Morning of the year, it was a pleasure to show parents and potential parents around the school and to show them the work we have already started this year. We would love to show more people around at future Open Mornings – all are welcome. We had a wonderful Harvest celebration and a commissioning service for the new children and staff at St Mary’s church.

[email protected] 01451 850304 www.templeguiting.gloucs.sch.uk

St Catharine’s

 

Catholic Primary School

 

We are proud of our new Reception children who have settled quickly and are enjoying making new friends, taking part in new experiences and already showing a positive attitude to learning. Our newly appointed Chaplaincy team has attended a ‘training day’ which gave them an opportunity to develop friendships and reflect upon their role in school, a task they have taken very seriously as they plan for the year ahead. Noel Class are absorbed in a wealth of literature and art as they begin their new Geography-based topic, learning about India. They are busily preparing for an ‘Indian evening’ complete with dancing, food tasting and a firework finale! Dover and Wilson classes have enjoyed a visit to Corinium Museum in Cirencester, bringing their history studies to life. Whether they were Anglo-Saxons or Viking Warriors, they had a taste of what life would have been like in Britain in the past. The award for our healthiest class must go to Ashbee class as they continue their topic ‘Health and Growth’. All the children brought in fruit to make a whole class ‘fruit rainbow’ which they enjoyed sharing at snack time! Mrs. Mortimer read the story Persephone and the Pomegranite Seeds and they are looking forward to a visit from a new feathered friend next week! Pupils have enjoyed taking part in a variety of sporting events, girls’ football, tag rugby, cross country running and a ‘quicksticks’ hockey tournament. We were proud of our Year 5 girls and boys hockey team who came third out of twelve schools and have secured a place in the semi-finals to be held in Cirencester. St Catharine’s is preparing for its annual harvest celebrations where each class will be participating in a special assembly, contributing songs, readings and poems. The children will bring produce into school and funds raised will be donated to Cafod.

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Men’s England hockey superstar Ed Horler opens Blockley Junior Hockey Satellite Club the audience that one day it could be them wearing an England shirt. As top goal scorer at last year’s Under twenty-one Europeans and now a full time athlete on the England Hockey Centralised Programme, Ed shared his background with Team Bath, Loughborough Uni and now with Premier club Wimbledon HC, who have just started their European Club campaign. Playing games with all the age groups whilst passing on tips, Ed commented on how friendly the club were and keen the children were to pick up a stick and get involved with the sport, which has seen an 80% increase in national participation since the Great Britain women’s team won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Blockley’s Junior Club is on a mission to bring this fast-paced sport to as many children as possible in the area.

England Hockey’s newest superstar joinied Blockley at Chipping Campden School on 21 September to launch the Blockley Junior Hockey Satellite Club. Open to boys and girls ages 8-16 the Club aims to provide opportunities for North Cotswold children to try hockey, have some fun and maybe go on to compete in county and club fixtures. Over forty children turned up to see Ed show off some of his incredible skills and inspire

If your children would be keen to get involved training takes place at Chipping Campden School in term time on Thursday’s 3.455.15 pm. Check out more details on the website www. blockleysports.club

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A mixed bag of results at the start of the hockey and football season for Blockley Sports Club

Football There has been a tough start to the season for Blockley FC in the Stratford Alliance Division Three league. 7-1 loss v Painswick FC Blockley started well in the first twenty minutes as they pressured Painswick and pinned them into their own area but to no avail as, shortly after, Painswick took the lead through a poor goal kick that was pounced on. Blockley immediately equalised through J. Vick via a corner. From then a series of mistakes led to all the goals and an injury late on meant Blockley were effectively playing with ten players. 0-8 Loss to Inkberrow Determined to right the wrongs of last week’s game, Blockley with a new player, E. Hill, playing at right back started well again compacting the middle with four centre midfielders, which nullified Inkberrow’s flow of passing through the middle of the park. But Inkberrow capitalised on space on the flanks and over ran Blockley’s full back. HT: 0-3. Second half saw a switch to 4-4-2 to ease the pressure on the full backs but it allowed Inkberrow the space to pass and as a result they got a few more.

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The following week’s game was a complete contrast

against: a close encounter with Bretforton Twos. A very close fought game with the score being 2-2 until the last closing minutes when Bret managed to pop a third in. Goals from K. Jackson (2) and player of match was shared between K.Jackson, P. Peach, C. Charlton and T. Luker. Bouncing back was the name of the game as the Twos faced Newent Three away. Blockley conceded a goal early on and then lost A. Ottoway to injury. Another goal was scored by Newent in the first half leaving the score 2-0 at half time. After a team chat the team found their form and pulled together. Despite many attempts and a green card for Blockley, taking them down to ten players, a goal from Captain Peach on the reverse managed to curve round past the keeper. Kerry then managed a clear cracking shot from the top of the D straight past the keeper to make it 2-2. A great show of strength to level the match. Player of the match was Captain Peach. Training: Women’s hockey training takes place at Chipping Campden School on Tuesday’s 7-8.30 pm. All ages and standards most welcome. For more details please check out the website on www.blockleysports.club Follow all our teams on: www.blockleysports.club @blockleyladieshc

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Moreton Bowling Club’s Charity Day Even though Moreton’s green is just six years old, it has survived a very busy season and hosted several County matches as well as our own competitions. This is thanks to the care and attention of our green keeper and his team who work hard to maintain the sward in tip-top condition. This year members and guests have not only enjoyed their games, but also the excellent facilities we now have at the club – when entertaining visitors there is a team of ‘behind the scenes’ workers who have served several hundred meals from the kitchen over the summer months.

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At the end of September the last outdoor game before the green is ‘put to bed’ is played as a charity event, this year in glorious sunshine. Ladies and gents challenge each other for the day’s prestige and, although the rules are (usually!) adhered to, it is essentially a fun fundraiser with extra financial penalties for a member’s bowl running into the ditch or a wrong bias. When the raffle monies were added these ‘fines’ raised over £300 for Cancer UK . . . and the ladies repeated their last year’s

performance by winning on every rink! The day ended with a delicious barbeque held on the terrace in the evening sunshine, planning short mat competitions over the winter months on our two carpets in the clubhouse, and schedules for the 2018 season! Throughout the winter we meet socially every Monday evening between 6 pm and 8 pm. Short mat games are played as well as darts, cards and dominoes. If you would like to know more about the game of bowls or would like to try it please contact our Club Captain B. Dix on 01451 821020.

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Cirencester pounced and, using their talented youngsters, capitalised with scoring three goals to Blockley’s one before half time. A constructive team talk at half time to help support team mates resulted in gaining some control back over the game. Final score resulted in a 3-1 loss. With lots of positives to take away from a loss, “Winners assemble as a team and find ways to win” Blockley knew that they had to regroup and focus for the weekend ahead. Blockley hosted newly promoted North Wilts for the third game of the season. Blockley knew that they needed to show North Wilts who they were within the first ten minutes and they did just that coming away with a 2-0 lead at half time. With team development always at the forefront Blockley aimed to use the second half to sharpen up passing and linking play, creating some great moves showing off developing skills. The Game finished 3-1 to Blockley. Goal scorers D Whitehouse (2) F.Haydon (1) Women’s Second XI The second game of the season away to Stroud Three brought a resounding 7-1 win with Blockley dominating play goals from R. Denyer-White, A. Ottoway, C. Charlton, J. Badeira and Captain Peach (2) Player was A.Ottoway was voted Player of the Match after making some excellent runs down the wing followed by many shots on goal.

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Steve Edwards, a 54 year old amateur North Cotswold Tri & Run club athlete from Moreton in Marsh crossed the finish line at todays Great Run Birmingham International marathon to set a new world record for running 800 official marathon races in the fastest average finish time of 3hrs 18min 12sec for each one. Commenting after his 3:19:39 finish, Steve said, “That was really tough today, the final quarter mile uphill was a killer, I didn’t think I was going to get the sub 3:20 but the commentator and crowd were willing me on. I just can’t believe I’ve managed to do it, no-body has averaged under 3hrs 30min for this many marathons so to achieve sub 3:20 is way beyond anything I could have imagined. The dedication and sacrifices that I’ve had to make to achieve this have at times been extremely difficult to sustain. I have to thank my wife Teresa from the bottom of my heart, she has been incredibly supportive and sacrificed much herself, we are a team and I couldn’t have achieved all that I have without her love & support’. Back in 1988 Steve’s initial ambition was to try and set a new world record for running 500 official marathons in the fastest average finish time. He achieved that record in 2012 but felt he could raise the bar even higher. He therefore announced his intention to go for the 1000 marathons and along the way see if he could set new records

The stats  • A competitive marathon race on average every 13 days for nearly 30 years.  • 21,000 miles at a pace of 7min 33 sec a mile which doesn›t include training mileage! • His last 100 marathons have taken just 100 weeks. • His last 200 marathons have taken just 204 weeks.

for each century landmark. So far he’s averaged 3hrs 12min for his fastest 500, 3hrs 13min for his fastest 600 and 3hrs 15min for his fastest 700 marathons, all of which are world records. Unbelievably Steve works full time as an IT Support Analyst and readily admits that fitting in all the training & racing has been extremely difficult especially in the last few years. “As I’ve got older, I’m finding it’s taking me longer to recover

and my finish times have slipped a little. It can be so mentally and physically draining, there’s days when I get out of bed wondering how on earth I’m going to run one mile at that pace let alone twenty six!” Is running 1000 marathons averaging sub 3:20 possible?, who knows, but as Steve says in his biography, The Man Inside The Machine, “Never underestimate your potential, follow your dreams”  

• 325 sub 3:15s, the most by a British athlete & 727 sub 3:30s, the most by anyone in the world. • 60 marathon race wins, the 2nd most by a British athlete. • 100 overseas marathons in 34 countries including 20 capital cities.  • Worn out over 90 pairs of running shoes. • Over £25,000 raised for various charities.

We are fundraising for Kate’s Home Nursing charity, please support the 1000 marathon challengeby making a small donation to www.justgiving. com/teamedwards1000 For more information please contact Steve - details below. Steve & Teresa Edwards Email - [email protected] Mob - 07756 444693 www.twitter.com/TeamEdwards800 www.facebook.com/TheManInsideTheMachine/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V1bdT0JfZY

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Moreton Rangers under 9’s are just starting to embark on their third season in the Witney and District Youth Football League! The team would like to say a big thank-you to our new sponsors – The Yellow Brick Café situated in Old Market Way, Moreton-in-Marsh (who do delicious food!) for our lovely new blue and red kit! This year we’ve had quite a few new players from surrounding areas join us our existing bunch of local lads to form a strong squad for the forthcoming season! We train every Monday at Moreton Football Club 5.15pm to 6.30pm. If you are interested in getting involved please email:- [email protected]

Moreton Rangers under 9 Team with Coaches Liam Robinson and Stuart Allen sporting their new Yellow Brick Café Sponsored Kit.

First Team unbeaten in the League. Moreton Rangers First Team have made a solid start to their Hellenic League Division two season. with 6 wins and 2 draws which currently puts them top of the league.

A notable win over Highworth Town away 6-0 when they were unbeaten was followed up by a remarkable weekend for our adult teams when the first team had 10-0 home win against Easington Sports and our reserve team won 10-0 away at Handborough . The teams train on Wednesday evenings and if you are interested in joining the club contact director of football Gary Barnett on 07970717693.

Moreton Rangers First Team have made a solid start to their Hellenic League Division two season

Our Junior Teams details can be found on our club website moretonrangersfc.com. We are hoping to start training an Under 6 team soon but we need a keen coach to take these juniors on. The club will support anyone who volunteers with courses and kit. Contact Martin Jones on 07879015881

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