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MORETON TIMESCOTSWOLD TIMES

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 ISSUES 111, 112

In your

FEBRUARY magazine

Can the AONB still protect the Cotswolds PAGES 20 - 22

Local Care Homes - the latest CQC report PAGES 26-29

Mike Boyes took his camera to Shetland PAGES 10-12

PLUS EVENTS Local News highlights and Reports from our Councils, Schools, Social Clubs and SPORTS Clubs

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FROM THE EDITOR INSIDE THIS EDITION ...

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With over 40,000 readers across the North Cotswolds, we are delivering the four community magazines to letterboxes in Moreton, Todenham, Evenlode, Kingham, Bledington, Maugersbury, Stow, Condicote, Longborough, Donnington, Broadwell, Adlestrop, Daylesford. Churchill, Idbury, Fifield, Ascott–Under-Wychwood, Shipton-Under-Wychwood, Chadlington, Charlbury, Chipping Norton. Bourton-on-the-Hill, Blockley, Aston Magna, Draycott, Chipping Campden. Gt Wolford, Little Wolford, Shipston-on-Stour, Whichford, Long Compton, Little Compton, Salford, Over Norton, Hook Norton, Heythrop. Bourton-on-the-Water, Little Rissington, Upper Rissington, Westcote, Gt Rissington, Clapton-on-the-Hill, Notgrove, Northleach, Temple Guiting, Guiting Power, Naunton, Upper Slaughter, Lower Slaughter, Wyck Rissington, Lower Swell, Upper Swell. Icomb, Lower Oddington, Upper Oddington, Great Tew, Ford, Church Westcote, Batsford, Stretton-on-Fosse, Chedworth, Sherbourne.

Our next edition is for MARCH 2016The copydate is 15th February 2016

With many thanks to all our many contributors this month, including:Edward Cowley, Christabel Hardacre, Emma Hope, Jan Marley and Nigel Moor; also to Jim Duggan and to all our volunteer deliverers. My thanks to them all – they all help to make these magazines happen each month!

Cover photograph:‘Early daffodils in Batsford Arboretum’© Cotswold Times

Extra copies of Moreton Times are generally available in the Moreton Area Centre, High Street, Moreton in Marsh, at Moreton Library and the surgeries, and at Budgens. Copies are also carried on the Village Bus.

Material published in this magazine is copyright; the Editor may give permission for copy to be reproduced for some purposes. The opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or any member of the team. The magazines are produced and delivered almost entirely by volunteers. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information printed in the magazine, the Editor/team do not accept any responsibility for the consequences of any errors that may occur.

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FEATURES

10 Shetland wildlife. Mike Boyes

20 Can our AONB provide protection? Nigel Adams

24 Cotswold Discovery Centre (advertorial)

26 Local Care Homes – latest reviews. Paul Jackson

40 Delivering Cotswold Times. Jenni Turner

51 Alabama Rot. Martin Whitehead MRCVS

REGULARS

8 Book Reviews from Borzoi Books

16 Business – 1 job, 2 new business, rates

17 Local Authority information, Blood Donor sessions, Community Notices

18 Report from Bourton Parish Council

19 Planning - Summary of Applications received

23 Correspondence.

30 – 38 LOCAL EVENTS & EVENTS DIARY (cinemas, markets, music, shows, etc)

36 - 38 Club Notices (NB. Clubs & Village Hall Listings - WIP, back next month!)

39 Reports from N.Cotswold Rotary and Northleach & Fosse Lions

40 Tax issues – Robb Eden. Times’ Deliverers

46 - 49 News from some of our local Schools

54 – 57 News from local Sports Clubs

62, 63 Local Business Directory

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Catch your breath and look forward to Spring!

Does it seem to you as if 2016 has started at a tremendous pace - or it just me?

The excitement has been extraordinary already this year, with The Sky at Night and a British major walking in space, tennis champions and cheaper car fuel all adding to the fun! There have been downsides, of course – the news is full of drama and sensation every hour of the day, if you want it – but it had been the speed which has been causing consternation in this family. Christmas seems light years’ away and New Year a blip on the calendar.

Brimming with new ideas, the team has been up for the challenge but, a little bit like road works or BT, there will be WIP (work in progress) for a little while yet. (A bit tongue in cheek, we hope that ‘Good things are worth waiting for’!) Meanwhile if you spot something that isn’t right or that could be better, or (better still) is a change for the good, please let us know.

We do need to ask for more help with delivering the magazines please. (When a group of people in an area each take a small bundle of magazines to deliver, it can be done easily and very quickly; when there are no local volunteers in an area we have been trying to cover the delivery, and at the moment a handful of volunteers are each giving up a couple of days to help deliver magazines outside their neighbourhood, which isn’t ideal, or very fair.) So a major ‘wish’ this year (and from now really!) will be for more people to help to deliver magazines in their immediate area - 20 to 30 minutes-worth perhaps? That would be wonderful!

We are fortunate to include some amazing photography, research and local information this month. February brings Valentine’s Day and Half Term of course, and there are lots of things going on – there are options to small screens and earphones from time to time! Our plans for the year are on their way and we hope that yours are too.

With our very best wishes,

Editor

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016SPRING EVENTOur annual event with Rebecca Tope will this year take place at The Three Ways House Hotel in Mickleton. Rebecca will be joining the Lunch Club on Tuesday 5th April to talk about and sign her new Cotswold mystery Guilt in the Cotswolds. The ticket price will include a delicious two-course lunch and a signed copy of the book. To reserve a place, please contact the hotel on 01386 438429 or email reception@puddingclub.com.

NEW YEAR, NEW BOOKSNew novels from Julian Barnes, Helen Dunmore, Alaa Al Aswany, Yann Martel, (Sir) A P McCoy and Jeffrey Archer.Katie Fforde, Erica James, Carol Drinkwater (her first novel) and Dinah Jefferies (author of The Tea Planter’s Wife) also have new stories coming out.There is a previously unpublished novel by Stella Gibbons (of Cold Comfort Farm fame), Pure Juliet.For a really gripping thriller, try Victim without a Face by Stefan Ahnhem, or there’s The Widow by Fiona Barton, which is being billed as The Girl on the Train for 2016.The story of the Romanov dynasty from Simon Sebag Montefiore should be suitably epic and masterly.Joan Bakewell tells her life story in Stop the Clocks.Literary life in Britain since 1918 comes under the spotlight in The Prose Factory by D J Taylor.Simon Barnes goes on a search for humanity’s heartland in Sacred Combe, while Anna Pavord returns with a delightful foray into the British landscape in Landskipping.Healthy eating is to the fore in new cookery books from Amelia Freer, Cook, Nourish, Glow, and Ella Woodward, Deliciously Ella Every Day.If you enjoyed the TV series of Levison Wood Walking the Himalayas, you’ll be pleased to know that his book is available.Feeling the winter blues? Then cheer yourself up with A Bus Pass Named Desire by Christopher Matthew, a collection of comic verse.

TEENAGE AND CHILDRENWorld Book Day takes place on Thursday 3rd March, but you can start using your special £1 tokens from 29th February. There will be 10 exclusive books from authors such as David Baddiel, Roald Dahl and Mick Inkpen. There will also be a special Star Wars title!For our teenage readers, we like the sound of Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton, the first in an epic fantasy trilogy. But we have lots of exciting new books for all ages, so pop in some time and prepare to be amazed!

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Church StreetStow-on-the-Wold GL54 1BB

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A keen amateur photographer, Mike Boyes took a short holiday in Shetland – rugged and beautiful, with long summer daylight.

S h e t l a n d and its abundant

Wildlife

There were few days during our holiday in the Shetland Isles in June 2015 when the wind was not blowing, but after months of high

winds in Gloucestershire this winter, Shetland weather does not now seem exceptional.

The Shetland Isles, part of Scotland since 1469, lie some 210 miles north of Aberdeen and 250 miles west of Bergen. The first people to arrive in Shetland may have been Mesolithic hunter-gatherers some 7000 years ago, though the oldest surviving structures, dating back to 3250BC, were left by Neolithic farmers. If your primary interest is archaeology, however, head for Orkney. Although Shetland has some impressive remains, most

visitors to these islands come to see the abundant wildlife or explore its unusually diverse geology.

Some of Britain’s oldest rocks are to be found in Shetland, and the landscapes reveal almost every geological phenomenon known. The scenery in Shetland is not as bleak as you might imagine (though there is an absence of trees) and much of the coastline is spectacular, from beautiful beaches to rugged, rocky cliffs. The permanent sandbar, or tombola as it is known, that separates St Ninian’s Isle from the mainland, is stunning, and a walk around the isle on a fine day will linger long in the memory. Nowhere is more than three miles from the sea, and you are never far from a carpet of wildflowers in summer, some rare or

unique to Shetland.Shetland is famous for its wildlife,

and especially for birds. Over a million seabirds (of more than 20 species) return to breed every summer along the coasts and on the moors and lochs. Many of these spectacular colonies are accessible from land or sea, particularly those at Sumburgh Head, Noss, and Herma Ness. We visited all of these as part of a wildlife group run by Shetland Wildlife, and I would recommend travelling with a specialist wildlife group for your first visit. There is so much to see, and detailed local knowledge is invaluable if you are to get the most out of a week or so on Shetland. We spent ten days on Shetland, followed by a week of independent travel on Orkney. A car (plenty of hire cars

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available) is a must if you are not part of a group – it takes about an hour and a half to drive from one end of Mainland to the other, and there are so many little bays or lochs well worth visiting. And when you cross to Unst – Britain’s most northerly inhabited island famous for its gannet colonies at Herma Ness, Great Skuas, and rare wildflowers at Keen of Hamar Nature Reserve – you will certainly need a car to get around.

It is not just the numbers but also the diversity of species that is impressive. Here is a partial list of the estimated numbers of breeding pairs of seabirds in Shetland: Fulmar (300,000), Puffin (100,000), Guillemot (90,000), Kittiwake (36,000), Gannet (21,000), Arctic Tern (10,000), Black Guillemot

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Puffin landing beside its nest hole amongst sea thrift, Sumburgh HeadGannets billing, a pair bonding ritual – Herma Ness, Unst

Gannet with nesting material taking off below cliffs at Noss

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(7,000), Eider Duck (7,000), Razorbill (6,500), Great Skua (6,000), Shag (6,000), Storm Petrel (4,000), Common Gull (2,500), and Arctic Skua (2,000). We saw all these species and very many more, including Red-throated Divers, Great Northern Divers, Red-necked Phalarope, Curlew, Golden Plover, Corncrake, Dunlin and Sanderling – too many to enumerate here. Of course we also saw at close quarters common and grey seals, and the occasional otter.

Part of the magic of Shetland is the constantly changing light, and in June I was able to photograph, hand held, distant islands in the last glimmers of sunset at midnight. The hours between sunset at around 10.30pm and sunrise at about 3.30am are known as the simmer dim, and on a clear night it is possible to read outside for the entire night. So, if you enjoy wildlife, and a feeling of remoteness that feels different from the rest of Britain, amongst very friendly people, think about a holiday in Shetland. We certainly hope to return there another year.

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Black Guillemot in flight on the island of Mousa

Red-throated Divers breed in Shetland in the summer

Golden Plover on moorland, evening lightGreat Skuas, also known as bonxies, are very aggressive

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Stow-on-the-Wold Stow Primary School

St Edwards Drive Mondays 5pm & 7pm

Tel: Mandy 01608 641923

Chipping Norton Town Hall

Tuesdays 9.30 & 11.30am Tel: Mandy 01608 641923

Chipping Norton Town Hall

Tuesdays 5 pm & 7pm Tel: Mandy 01608 641923

Shipston-on-Stour

Townsend Hall Sheep Street

Wednesdays 5pm & 7pm Tel: Christine 01608 686288

Moreton-in-Marsh Congregational Church Hall

Oxford Street Thursdays 3.15pm,

5.15pm & 7pm Tel: Christine 01608 686288

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES

C.D.C. Committee Meetings Meetings are held at the Council Offices, Trinity Road Cirencester, GL7 1PX.Agendas, reports and Minutes are published online five working days before each meeting at www.cotswold.gov.uk.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend meetings of the Council and Committee. If you live in the District and are on the Electoral Register you can take part by asking up to two questions per meeting. Information about your Councillors and committee members are on the website www.cotswold.gov.uk

FEBRUARYWed 3rd Sites Inspection BriefingWed 10th Planning & Licensing Thurs 18th CabinetTues 23rd Council – Setting of Council Tax

Questions to the Council or a committee about any matter on which CDC have any powers or duties or which affects the district must first be received in writing by the Head of Democratic Services –By email no later than 5pm on the prior working day: Nigel.adams@cotswold.gov.ukBy post to CDC at Trinity Road, Cirencester. GL7 1PX.01285 623204/ 201

Petitions can be presented to express local feeling about an issue or a suggested action that we might take. A petition must contain at least 10 signatures.

Details of Meeting Agendas, Reports and Minutes can be found on the Council’s Committee Information System. Also available are details of your Councillor, Committee Meetings including dates, times and venues and Membership of the Committees.

BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS THIS MONTH

STOW, Stow Rugby Club, 24/02/16 Oddington Road, GL54 1JJ

For more information/ to book an appointment to attend a session, please call 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood.co.uk

Road safety in the North CotswoldsFrom Cllr Dr Nigel Moor, Chairman Gloucestershire County Council

A428 Fosse Way Task Group

Over the Christmas period two fatal accidents in the North Cotswolds raised concerns over road safety on our rural roads. The first was on the A429 between Northleach cross roads and Fossebridge when a Renault Traffic taxi people carrier taking two passengers to an airport left the road and struck a tree. The driver died and the two uninjured passengers were treated for shock by paramedics. The second occurred on Boxing Day and was on the A436 between Stow -on-the- Wold and Oddington. A horse transporter and an estate car were involved in a head-on-collision. The car driver was killed on impact and his passenger died subsequently following a cardiac arrest. Those in the horse transporter were uninjured. I know that all readers will wish to join me in expressing condolences to the families concerned.

The issue of road safety was considered by Cotswold County Councillors at the meeting of the A429 Task Group in January which received a report from the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership. Information was presented on ten locations between Kemble village and the county boundary beyond Moreton in Marsh, analyzing casualties by severity and the cause of accident. Casualties peak in December although weather and road surface were not the major cause of the accidents. Post code information indicates that the majority of casualties and drivers involved in collisions are local and probably users of the A429 and therefore likely to know the road well. Causation factors seem to be mainly driver error.

Responding to national concerns about fatal casualties on rural roads the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership launched an initiative in January: “County Roads Campaign - Brake before the bend not in it “, using social media to publicise the campaign. Presently a pilot, the campaign will be launched more extensively in August this year. The Task Group plan a public meeting at the end of February to engage with parish and town councils and local road safety groups to discuss road safety and other concerns affecting the A429 Fosse Way.

MORETON TOWN COUNCILNEXT MEETING Monday 8th February

PLEASE CHECK NOTICEBOARD

Residents are welcome to attend meetings. Questions* from the public relating to a

proposal in discussion by Cllrs may be taken prior to Council voting on that proposal. General questions are taken at the end of

the meeting.

* A max of 3 minutes allowed.

Town Councillors are available before & after the meeting. District & County Cllrs, representatives of Stow Police and local

Press regularly attend.

MORETON TOWN COUNCILNOTES FOR COUNCIL MEETING

JANUARY 2016

Abbreviated notes from the Meeting are 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

Clean up after your dog!Cheltenham Magistrates Court fined Cotswold resident Stephen Gittens £375 and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £37.50 - plus costs of £250 - for failing to bag up and bin the mess caused by his dog.

Mr. Gittens, who lives at Old Quarry Bungalow, Nether Westcote, did not attend the hearing but the court noted that he had allowed his dog to foul in public spaces near his home on three occasions during March and April 2015. He received two warnings and a fixed penalty from the Council and also twice failed to attend an interview to discuss his behaviour.

A spokesman for Cotswold District Council said: “Offenders who fail to bag and bin their dog’s excrement can ruin a family day out. Even worse, their actions can have a profoundly negative impact on the health and wellbeing of others. The message is very clear – clean up after your dog!”

For more information about this issue, including how to report dog fouling in Cotswold District, please visit

http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/residents/environment/environmental-health/ animal-control-welfare/dogfouling/

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Can our AONB provide protection to the North Cotswolds?

Cllr Dr Nigel Moor argues that a Green Belt is now the

only way to protect the North Cotswolds.Blockley is a community that believes

in campaigning on issues that affect its future and character. The campaign it fought to first save its village shop and then to build a new community shop in the centre of the village is now part of local folk- lore in the North Cotswolds. Now, by a supreme irony that is perhaps only observable in the contorted area of planning control, the same officer who recommended that the planning committee refuse the building of the new community shop, has supported the construction of a new estate of 23 houses on a greenfield site – outside the village, prone to flooding, with highway issues and probably the site of a Romano- British settlement - the archaeological exploration of which is not yet complete. During the interminable progression of the Cotswold Local Plan, Blockley Parish Council has organized public meetings and seminars to discuss the development options put forward by Cotswold District Council, commissioned a review of the Conservation Area and a local needs housing survey and, in light of all this information, put forward well-argued objections to this estate development. These were supported by the majority of the local community, the Blockley Environmental Action Group (BEAG), and by the local MP Geoffrey Clifton–Brown. MP`s rarely intervene in local planning disputes but Blockey`s MP not only supported the building of the new community shop but also the objections to the estate development.

The reports make revealing readingAt the first planning meeting in November last year some committee members expressed astonishment when they learnt that BEAG had commissioned a legal opinion which concluded that the analysis and reasoning in the report presented to the committee did not display full, clear, adequate reasoning. Blockley was clearly ‘getting above itself’. The application was deferred to the December meeting, by which time both the applicant and the council had themselves gone off to seek legal opinions to support the recommendation to grant planning permission. These reports make revealing reading. The barrister advising the applicant commented “The report sets out in detail the content of representations made by the local community objecting to the application. However, in the assessment section of the report, there is little reference to the impact or relevance of these objections on the consideration of the site. It would be useful, where relevant, for the Officer to respond to particular concerns raised by, for example BEAG, in relation to the assessment of the impact of the development on the AONB, so that it is made clear the reason why BEAG`s

position has not been preferred.” The barrister advising the council concluded on the central issue of the impact on the AONB “The authority concerned is merely ‘to have regard’ to the ‘purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty’ of the AONB. I take the view that the officer`s analysis in the report is sufficient to discharge that duty but the opportunity can now be taken to put that beyond doubt”. I draw two conclusions. Firstly that the barrister confirmed what the community had felt all along - that the officer had failed to engage with the objections made and this is why the whole episode leaves such a bitter taste. Secondly, to the legal mind, the AONB policy is just a taxonomy that can be easily side-stepped by judicious wording in the officer`s report.

At the meeting of the planning committee on 9 December 2015, a

Can our AONB provide protection to the North Cotswolds?Cllr Dr Nigel Moor argues that a Green Belt is now the only way to protect the North Cotswolds

NEWSFLAH 540 extra houses agreed for Chipping Campden

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resolution was passed giving outline planning consent for the residential development of the site. Of the fifteen committee members present, six voted in favour of the resolution – less than half. Because two members abstained and the local member who opposed the application was not allowed to vote, the vote resulted in a tie. The chairman then exercised his second casting vote in favour of the resolution, as he is lawfully entitled to do, but in doing so ignored the obvious reservations of the committee reflected in the initial vote. BEAG in their representations pointed out that within ten miles of Blockley there are at least 13,000 proposed dwellings (see chart) but this fell on deaf ears. Blockley has been described in the Bradt Guide to the Cotswolds as one of the most compelling destinations within the North Cotswolds but some committee members thought otherwise, and that it should have its own portion of the tsunami of house building planned for the area.

The presumption is in favour of sustainable development...…and landowners and housebuilders are willing to buildThe common thread running through this and the other cases where

planning permission for estate residential development has been allowed is that planning policies applying to the AONB no longer afford the protection to the setting of historic settlement that hitherto was the case. The National Trust have recognized this and recently published the document ‘AONB`s and Development’ which identified shortcomings in the way existing planning policy is being applied on the ground.

The Local Plan Consultation document recently published by CDC (Paragraph 6.1.5) notes: “A particularly important issue for the AONB and other parts of the District is the conservation and enhancement of the setting of historic settlements (including individual farmsteads, as well as towns and villages). Development pressures over the last 50 years have led to some

modern developments that have had a detrimental impact on the edges of settlements and this should be avoided in the future.”

Frankly this is a pious hope that existing policies will not achieve. Since the adoption of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) by the national government the presumption in favour of sustainable development has meant that these designated areas no longer have the special protection previously afforded. This is quite evident in a wide range of planning decisions both in the Cotswolds AONB and elsewhere in the country. Additionally some parts of the North Cotswolds are outside the AONB and therefore at additional risk in terms of the setting of their towns and villages. The message to be drawn is that when there is a national priority to increase the amount of housebuilding, these existing and proposed policies will not

Blockley campaigns to keep its community shop

The National Trust is concerned that AONB policy is being

undermined

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protect the character, appearance and diversity of the North Cotswolds.

Chipping Campden, Moreton in Marsh, Stow on the Wold and Bourton on the Water are strung along the Fosse corridor like beads on a necklace. It may be some years before there is an actual risk of each merging into the other but, in recent years, development as noted in the consultation document has compromised their character, and the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) carried out by the district council has shown landowners and housebuilder willing to build around these towns and their adjoining villages. Elsewhere in Gloucestershire, the character of the larger towns of Gloucester and Cheltenham and their adjoining villages is protected by the Green Belt which extends into the Cotswold District. Since the publication of the NPPF this is the only effective planning policy that can restrain development and protect the character of towns and villages. In the Green Belt urbanisation is restricted for the foreseeable future, and agriculture, forestry and outdoor leisure are the predominant activities. The fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping

land permanently open, and the most important characteristic of Green Belts is their openness.

In the Green Belt urbanisation is restricted –Is it the way to protect the character of the towns and villages of the North Cotswolds?In order to maintain a Green Belt in the long term, and it is this protection that distinguishes the concept, the local planning authority must ensure that the detailed boundaries facilitate the long term needs of the towns and villages, and this can include brownfield sites. Back in 2010 at the beginning of the Coalition Government, Greg Clarke was the Planning Minister and championed the use of brownfield sites - he was replaced by the more ideological Nick Boles, who was more interested in the number of houses built than where they were built. Greg Clarke is now the Secretary of State and again urging that we use our brownfield sites. But brownfield is one side of the planning coin - on the other side there must be real protection for greenfield sites in protected areas. If housebuilders can build on any greenfield site they can option, getting them to tackle brownfield

sites becomes that more difficult. But, once these areas have been

identified, long term protection is given to the surrounding areas. Development boundaries for Cirencester and the principal settlements have been proposed in the Draft Local Plan and once these have been agreed with local communities and adopted, they would provide the basis for drawing up the boundaries of the North Cotswolds Green Belt. My own view is that the only way to protect the character of the towns and the adjoining villages of the North Cotswolds in the long term is a Green Belt. It is not a popular view in some quarters but it is based on some fifty years of planning experience and witnessing the loss of character of so much of our unprotected environment. The character of the North Cotswolds is unique in the United Kingdom and must be protected as a legacy for future generations.

My division covers a large part of the North Cotswolds and I try through the medium of the Cotswolds Times to inform residents of current developments but these are my personal views and not necessarily those of either the Gloucestershire County Council or the Cotswold Conservative Association. I am a member of BEAG.

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A familiar ‘new’ face calls for help atLONGBOROUGH VILLAGE SHOP

Mary Cowley is the new manager at the local Village Shop & Café in Longborough– and she is calling urgently for more volunteers. Mary is a familiar face and can recommend being a volunteer in the shop. She worked as a supervisor for just over a year until last March and was drawn back by the new opportunity. “I liked it so much I came back, because the people are so lovely and amazing – and I am a people person.”

“My number 1 priority is to encourage volunteers back, Mary stressed. “Without them the shop won’t survive or flourish. I would also like to provide them with training.”

She took on the management from Sandra Payne who had been with the store almost continuously since its relaunch as a community enterprise in September 2008.

“When I first came we had no café, a tiny room at the front and no back of shop,” she recalled. “It was completely re-fitted but we didn’t close, even when people had to use the back door to get in. The shop must go on. It’s vital for everyone, young and old, and is the hub of the community. It’s where you find out everything and meet people. I am going to miss the fabulous people – the ones I served and worked with,” she concluded.

It’s really up to the customer.

Mary said: “We have a huge range of things and pride ourselves on our fresh suppliers – including local milk, yogurts, sausages, homemade cakes, bread and we do takeaway food.”

“I want to get the community as involved as possible – for example, using the café a lot more. We could introduce a wider menu and maybe use it more as a venue for events and groups. I’m also thinking of new ways of supporting local charities, involving the community through the shop.” Mary is also asking the community for suggestions on where they want to see the shop go.” I’ve got lots of things in my head that I want to go ahead with this year, but I’ll also be putting a suggestions box up for people’s feedback. It’s really up to the customer.”

From an article by Caroline Fisher.

There is a wonderful quote from an old ‘western’ film - one cowboy turns to another and says: “It’s quiet around here”, to which our hero replies, “Yeah, too quiet!” just

moments before we see the Indians coming over the hill. It seems to have been a bit like that in the last couple of months….and as experience tells us that when things go quite, particularly but not especially in local affairs and/or planning, it is likely that things are happening out of sight and hearing. And that is when whispers, rumour and guesswork come into their own. That needn’t be all bad, of course – but it isn’t good either. There has been much praise for how well Moreton’s flood defence mechanism has fared so far this winter – but there have been questions about the plans for a new supermarket, as well as the large amount of new housing proposed for Moreton. Building ‘mini-villages’ could open up further development opportunities on land which has been refused planning permission over many years following persistent protest from the local community. The A429 railway bridge is failing to convince local people that it will withstand much more traffic, and the longer heavier haulage lorries are threatening not just this bridge but also our market town streets and historic buildings. With rapidly changing planning decisions coming out of Government, seemingly weekly, it is difficult to keep up with what may and may not be approved. Dr. Nigel Moor’s article on our AONB is a call for community discussions on the options available to protect the Cotswolds AONB, coming into its 50th Anniversary this year. Quoting from the Cotswold Conservation Board: ’In 1966, the same year in which England won the Football World Cup, the Cotswolds was officially designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): recognising it as one of the country’s finest landscapes and a place to be looked after for future generations.’Since then three things have happened: 1) the AONB has become the Cotswolds’ greatest income earner, marketed around the world and attracting thousands of visitors every month of the year; 2) developers have been buying and hoarding land in land-banks, only to be wanting more and bigger sites on which to build mini-villages, tacked onto existing communities without thought for how the amenities and services will cope, and despite fierce local opposition; and 3) assisted by low interest rates on investments, agents are seeking ever-more properties for willing buyers and generating ever- higher prices on both new-build, existing homes and property rentals. Affordable homes for local people have got lost in the money-making melee as local incomes stay below the national average, while young families and older people struggle to stay in the area. The seller of the land will make money, the developer and the agent will make money - but it comes at a high cost to the community. People don’t come to the Cotswolds to look at roofs and roads! Reducing tourism will hit the income coming into the Cotswold communities, and our prosperity – the only thing going up will be the prices. While we don’t want an ‘ossified’ Cotswolds, are the proposed levels of development a sign that the community is doing well – or could it be the kiss of death?

Editor(NB. “An opinion is a personal view, attitude, or appraisal”.)

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E In the Editor’s Opinion ...

Mary Cowley & Sandra Payne

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The Cotswolds Discovery Centre is the visitor centre for the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a place where you will learn and discover more about this beautiful and unique protected landscape and how people have helped shape it over thousands of years.

The Cotswolds Discovery Centre is housed in the grade II* listed Old Prison, a fascinating 18th century building and now a unique historic visitor attraction in the Cotswold market town of Northleach. The centre is also home to the Cotswolds Conservation Board and the Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Academy.

The Gateway to explore the Cotswolds

There is so much to DISCOVER about the Cotswolds…

Through imaginatively designed information displays you will learn how geology has shaped the landscape; when dinosaurs first roamed the area; and how the wealth of the area came as a result of the ‘golden fleece’ of the Cotswolds sheep.

You will also find inspiration for great places to discover and visit across the Cotswolds AONB such as historic sites and gardens, wildflower grasslands, ancient woodlands plus the Cotswold Way National Trail which runs the length of the Cotswolds escarpment providing sweeping views for miles around.

Housed within the grounds of the Cotswolds Discovery Centre is the unique Lloyd Baker Rural Life Collection – a wonderful display of historic agricultural and farming machinery.

This fascinating, and nationally important, collection of farm wagons, carts and implements along with two shepherd’s huts will take you back in time to the days when the land was toiled by man and beast and tractors hadn’t yet been invented.

A visit to the Old Prison offers you a unique glimpse into life in a 19th century house of correction. Built in the 1790s, this was once a fine example of a model prison used to inspire better care and rehabilitation of prisoners throughout Britain and further afield. It even served as a blueprint for London’s Pentonville Prison. Over the years the building has seen many changes of use including a police station, petty sessional court and tramp station. You can still see one of the original cell blocks built in 1844 along with the historic court room which was in use right up until the 1970s. ‘Walk inside the chilling cells and capture the feeling of being locked inside!”

learnabout the Cotswold landscape & the heritage of its people & buildings

explore the fascinating Rural Life Collection

glimpse into life in a 19th century house of correction bursting with history

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ADMISSIONAdmission to the centre is FREE with free parking. Donations Welcome.Group visits welcome but please pre-book.

EVENTS FOR ALL THE FAMILYComing up …

16 Feb @ 2:30pm Family storytelling FREE8 April and 5 August Children’s flax making workshop FREE drop-in event16 April Star-gazing evening2 May Sheep and Wool Day FREE4 June Medieval Pardoner re-enactment FREE drop-in event

Coming soon ….Camping events, afternoon talks and outdoor theatre!

Check our website for further details of all events, activities and rural skills courses.

Please note this storytelling replaces that on 11th Feb.

Tuesday 16 February 2:30pm Family Storytelling FREE

Local entertainer Chloë of the Midnight Storytellers brings half term fun to the Cotswold Discovery Centre. With her singing bowl, silver dancing drum and colourful outfit, Chloë delights audiences of all ages with folktales and legends from around the world. The 45 minute show is free, and followed by a free session with colouring sheets.

Opening Times

1 Jan to 29 Feb: Tuesday – Sunday 9:30am – 4:30pm

1 March – 30 November: Monday – Sunday 9:30am – 4:30pm

Open Bank Holidays except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Plentiful free parking is available. Disabled parking bays are located directly outside the entrance of the centre.

Cotswolds Discovery Centre at the Old Prison, Fosse Way, Northleach, Gloucestershire, GL54 3JH

Tel: 01451 861563 www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/discoverycentre

/CotswoldsDiscoveryCentre@OldPrison

The Gateway to explore the Cotswolds

The Cotswold Lion Café serves homemade food, prepared from locally sourced fresh ingredients. We offer a wide range of delicious breakfasts, light lunches and afternoon teas, along with speciality teas, coffee and soft drinks.

We use local suppliers where we can to provide the best quality raw ingredients in order to make our homemade specials including: organic Cotswold Brie from Upper Slaughter, apple juice and chilli oils from Cheltenham, fresh meats and salamis from Cirencester and chutneys and pickles from Moreton-in-Marsh.

There is outdoor seating available in our family friendly courtyard where you can relax and enjoy your visit or get snuggly warm in front of our new wood burning stove. The café is licensed, has free WiFi, and is also available to hire for your own private party or event.

We bake seriously good food with a friendly welcome to all, whether you are arriving by car, bus, bike, on foot or with your dog..

relax and enjoylocally sourced, delicious homemade food from our café

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The facts that 1 in 8 of us will end up in a Care Home and 1 in 10 of those will spend more than £100,000 are compelling statistics from the CQC the independent regulator of health and

social care in England, so how does one select a local Care Home?

In the Cotswolds Times area there are 14 Care Homes, some who specialise in ailments (see list) but all are reviewed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on a regular basis (12 in 2015). These reviews are publically available and anybody with relations in a care home or contemplating using one should study http://www.cqc.org.uk/

There is a new rating system (since January 2015) with areas of inspection:

Safe: Effective; Caring; Responsive and Well Led.The ratings( which should be shown on the care home websites) are: Outstanding is performing exceptionally well.Good is performing well and meeting CQC expectations.Requires improvement isn’t performing as well as it should and CQC have told the service how it must improve.

The only Care Homes in our area who have yet to be reported under the new system are Langston at Kingham (which is being inspected as we go to press) and Newlands in Stow which previously received 5 positives (ticks) against the following:

1. Treating people with respect and involving them in their care

2. Providing care, treatment and support that meets people’s needs

3. Caring for people safely and protecting them from harm

4. Staffing

5. Quality and suitability of management

A recent development by the Care Quality Commission is to introduce a “share your experience” facility on their website. It seems to operate like Trip Advisor i.e. encouraging positive as well as negative comments from existing as well as past experiences on a confidential basis for the Care Quality Commission inspectors ... sounds like a good idea ... use it!

NB If you have urgent concerns, especially about someone’s safety, you can use a form on the CQC website of the specific care home or call 03000 616161 and the feedback will be prioritised.

LOCAL CARE HOMES The LATEST REVIEWS from the Care Quality CommissionResearched and written by Paul Jackson

Reviewing the 12 that have been inspected in 2015 shows a remarkably high level of 6 requiring Safe improvement:• Ramping Cat/Burford • Mill House/ Chipping Campden • Beech Haven/Chipping Norton • Enstone House/Enstone • Southerndown/Chipping Norton • Tall Trees/Shipton under Wychwood

Worse still is that 8 require improvement on Responsiveness:• Jubilee/Bourton on the Water• Ramping Cat/Burford• Beech Haven/Chipping Norton • Enstone House/Enstone• Henry Cornish/Chipping Norton • Southerndown/Chipping Norton• Tall Trees/Shipton Under Wychwood• Oak Tree/Moreton in Marsh

The worst performing Care Homes with 4 categories (out of 5) Requiring Improvement are:• Ramping Cat/Burford • Tall Trees /Shipton

O...Outstanding G….Good R….Requires Improvement

GOOD* (*Overall CQC rating)

1. COTSWOLD Burford OGGGG

2. OLD PREBENDAL Shipton Under Wychwood GGGGG

3. HENRY CORNISH Chipping Norton OGGGRI

4. MILL HOUSE Chipping Campden GGGGRI

NORTHLEACH Northleach GGGGRI

OAK TREE Moreton in the Marsh GGGGRI

REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT* (*Overall CQC rating)

1. BEECH HAVEN Chipping Norton GGGRIRI

JUBILEE Chipping Norton GGGRIRI

SOUTHERNDOWN Chipping Norton GGGRIRI

4. ENSTONE HOUSE Enstone GGRIRIRI

5. RAMPING CAT Burford GRIRIRIRI

TALL TREES Shipton Under Wychwood GRIRIRIRI

Langston/Kingham and Newlands/ Stow on the Wold are not included

LOCAL CARE HOMES

Top of the pile (see league table) has to be The Cotswold at Burford with a rare Outstanding for Caring and 4 Good categories. The only other Care Home awarded an Outstanding is Henry Cornish (Chipping Norton) for Caring but it is spoilt by needing improvement in Responsiveness.

This means that Old Prebendal/Shipton Under Wychwood with no “Requires Improvement” is placed second.

Others who have 4 out of 5 “Goods” i.e with only one area Requiring Improvement are:

• Mill House/Chipping Campden • Oak Tree/Moreton• Northleach

There are 3 homes Requiring Improvement in 2 categories:• Jubilee/Bourton

Effectiveness and Responsiveness• Beech Haven/Chipping Norton

Safe and Responsiveness• Southerndown/Chipping Norton

Safe and Responsiveness

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LOCAL CARE HOMES

BOURTON ON THE WATER Jubilee Lodge Meadow Way, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2GN (01451) 823100 The Orders Of St John Care Trust June 2015

• Dementia• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Physical disabilities• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults under and over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... Safe/Caring/Well ledREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT…Effective/Responsiveness(*Overall CQC rating)

BURFORD Ramping Cat Nursing HomeWhite Hill, Burford, OX18 4EX01993 822088 Grace Care Service Ltd November 2015

• Dementia• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Mental health conditions• Physical disabilities• Sensory impairments• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults under and over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... CaringREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT … Safe/Effective/Response and Well- led (*Overall CQC rating)

BURFORD The Cotswold

Woodside Drive, Bradwell Village, Burford, OX18 4XA(01993) 824225 Elizabeth Finn Homes Ltd January 2015

• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*OUTSTANDING ... CaringGOOD ... Safe/Effective/Responsive/Well-led(*Overall CQC rating)

CHIPPING CAMPDEN Mill House

55 Sheep Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6DR(01386) 848990 Caring Homes Healthcare Group Ltd December 2015

• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... Effective/Caring/Responsive and Well-ledREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT ... Safe(*Overall CQC rating)

CHIPPING NORTON Beech Haven Care Home

77 Burford Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5EE(01608) 642766 Maricaire Ltd June 2015

*GOOD ... Effective/Caring and Well-ledREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT ... Safe/Responsiveness(*Overall CQC rating)

CHIPPING NORTON Henry Cornish Care CentreRockhill Farm Court, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AU(01608) 642364 January 2015

Provided by: The Orders Of St. John Care Trust • Dementia• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Physical disabilities• Sensory impairments• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*OUTSTANDING ... CaringGOOD ... Safe/Effective and Well -ledREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT ... Responsiveness

Enstone HouseCox Lane, Chipping Norton, OX7 4LF(01608) 677375 Marcus Care Homes Ltd June 2015

• Dementia• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... Effective/CaringREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT … Safe/Responsive/Well Led(*Overall CQC rating)

Henry Cornish Care Centre, Chipping Norton

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LOCAL CARE HOMES

CHIPPING NORTON Southerndown Worcester Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5YF(01608) 644129 Barchester Healthcare Homes Ltd September 2015

• Dementia• Mental health conditions• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... Effective/Caring and Well-ledREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT ... Safe and Responsiveness (*Overall CQC rating)

CHIPPING NORTON The Langston

Station Road, Kingham, Chipping Norton, OX7 6UP(01608) 731732 J Sai Country Home Ltd September 2013 - Under Inspection

• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Physical disabilities• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

CHIPPING NORTON The Old Prebendal HouseStation Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6BQ(01993) 831888 Mitrecroft Ltd March 2015

• Physical disabilities• Sensory impairments• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... All categories (*Overall CQC rating)

CHIPPING NORTON Tall TreesBurford Road, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6DB(01993) 833833 Caring Homes Healthcare Group Ltd April 2015

• Dementia• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... CaringREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT … Safe/Effective/Responsiveness and Well-led (*Overall CQC rating)

MORETON IN MARSH Oak TreeHospital Road West, Moreton In Marsh, GL56 0BL(01608) 650797 HC-One Ltd May 2015

• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... Safe/Effective/Caring and Well-ledREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT ... Responsiveness(*Overall CQC rating)

NORTHLEACH Northleach Court Care HomeHigh Street, Northleach, GL54 3PQ(01451) 861784 Mrs Sally Roberts & Mr Jeremy Walsh October 2015

• Dementia• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Physical disabilities• Sensory impairments• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

*GOOD ... Safe/Effective/Caring and ResponsiveREQUIRES IMPROVEMENT ... Well Led (*Overall CQC rating)

STOW ON THE WOLD Newlands Nursing Care Centre Evesham Road, Stow on the Wold, GL54 1EJ(01451) 870077 Berkeley Health Care Ltd November 2013

• Treating people with respect and involving them in their care

• Providing care, treatment and support that meets people’s needs

• Caring for people safely and protecting them from harm

• Staffing• Quality and suitability of management

• Diagnostic and screening procedures• Physical disabilities• Sensory impairments• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury,• Caring for adults over 65 yrs

FIVE TICKS…………..Old inspection system

Northleach Court Care Home

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FEBRUARY 2016

EXHIBITIONSTo 13 March Tokens of Love. Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN Free Entry. 01993 814103 Ext: 203. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshiremuseum

13 Feb – 2 May Capability Brown, designer of ‘the finest view in England’ in partnership with The Embroiders Guild. Carriage rides around the Park £25. Tickets for Park only £5/£4 children; Park & Gardens £14.90/£6.90; Palace, Park & gardens £24.90/£13.90. Conc & family tickets available. Blenheim Palace, Woodstock OX20 1PP. www.blenheimpalace.com

OPEN GARDENS26- 28th Feb & 4, 5 March Spring Walks in the Royal Gardens at Highgrove, Tetbury GL8 8PH. 0333 222 4555 Tickets £17.50. Booking essential. www.highgroveshop.com/tours-events

To: 28 Feb Weekends OnlySnowdrop collection at Colesbourne Park. Garden OPEN every Saturday and Sunday, from 1pm, last entry 4.30pm £7.50, Ch free. Dogs on leads welcome. Teas, Coffee and Cake provided by local charities. For information about a weekday guided tour contact the Estate Office 01242 870264.

DIARY6/7 Stow Flea Market and Collectors Fair St Edwards Hall, Stow on the Wold 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Free Entry. Contact Rose on 01451 870675 or stowflea@gmail.com

11 Snowdrop Study Day at Colesbourne Park. Places are limited. For information contact info@colesbournegardens.org.uk

20 Empty Bowls at the Straw Kitchen Café, Whichford Pottery CV36 5PG, fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease and Shipston Home Nursing. 12non – 4pm. Please book Tickets £20 from 077788 45318.

20 Wine & Cheese Evening with Fun Quiz & Raffle. Tickets £10 including first glass of wine & refreshments. In aid of and held at Bledington Village Hall. Tickets 01608 658669

28 Bourton Roadrunners Annual 10km Road Race (entry now full). Fundraising for local charities. Well signed ROAD CLOSURES approx 10-11.30am. Map on www.bourtonroadrunners.co.uk

FORTHCOMING EVENTS MARCH 20164 Women’s World Day of Prayer – The Methodist Church, Chipping Norton at 10am & 7pm.

5 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway RE-OPENS. Look online for Easter Holiday services; www.gwsr.com’. Toddington Railway Station, ToddingtonGL54 5DT. 01242 621405

11 Valuation Day with JS Fine Art experts. £3 per item in aid of Bledington Music Festival. Refreshments. 10am – 3pm. Bledington Village Hall.

12 – 13 ‘Artist & Artisan’ - John Limbrey at Court Barn Museum, Church Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6JE. 01386 841951 www.courtbarn.org.uk

12 Charlbury Farmers Market 9am – 1pm Playing Close, Charlbury 0X7 3RJ

13 Blenheim Palace & Formal Gardens reopen. Tickets for Park only £5/£4 children; Park & Gardens £14.90/£6.90; Palace, Park & gardens £24.90/£13.90. Conc & family tickets available. Blenheim Palace, Woodstock OX20 1PP. www.blenheimpalace.com

15 “ MAD DOG “ Music from Shakespeare’s England. An evening of Elizabethan Lute music in aid of the Oddington Churches with Hopkinson Smith. 7pm. Tickets £25 & £20 (book early, save £5) inc. refreshments.. 0145183720 / jenniferesawyer@aol.com or at the church office 01451 831424/ evenvalechurches1@btconnect .com

19 Burford Orchestra’s Spring concert – 3 French composers. Tickets £8/children £4 from www. Burfordorchestra.org.uk 7.30pm at Methodist Church Hall in Witney, OX28 6HG.

20 Burford Singers Spring Concert Schubert - Mass in G Paul Carr Requiem for an Angel. 7.30pm Church of St John the Baptist, Church Green, Burford OX18 4RY

Full Information is available at the Visitor Information Centres (listed separately)

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RURAL CINEMA February

The Playhouse, St George’s Hall

BLOCKLEYThursday 25 FebruaryWOMAN IN GOLD2016 Season Tickets available – £25 7.15pm. Hot dogs on sale from 6.30.Doors/Bar open at 7.00pm / 7.45pm film. Advance tickets £3.50/ on door £4. Advance tickets 01386 700647/593386

The Old School

BOURTON ON THE HILLSaturday 27 FebruarySUFFRAGETTE7.15pm. Hot dogs on sale from 6.30. Wine with a donation £3.50 on the door. Tickets/Queries 01386 7013857/701396

Victoria Hall

BOURTON ON THE WATERMonday 15 FebruarySUFFRAGETTEFilm 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £3 refreshments. Family Tickets £10 (2 adults, 2 children) Queries 01451 822365

Memorial Hall

CHARLBURY’S OWN CIMEMA Sunday 14 FebruaryTESTAMENT OF YOUTHFilm: 7.30pm – Doors & bar from 6.45pm. Tickets £5 / U15s £3, at the door. Family ticket £12 (2 adults, 1 or 2 children) Queries: 01608 810713 served

Village Hall

CHURCHILL AND SARSDENFriday 12 FebruaryMAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.Film 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50 at the door. Advance tickets/queries 01608 659903screenbythegreen@btopenworld.com

Screen on the Green, Village Hall

ILMINGTONFriday 12 FebruaryMAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.Film 7.30pm Tickets £4.50 (students £2.50) Advance tickets Red Lion. Queries 01606 682806 Refreshments

Village Hall

LITTLE WOLFORDThursday 18 FebruarySUFFRAGETTEFilm 7.30pm Tickets £4.00 inc. refreshments. Advance tickets/queries01608 684223

St. Andrew’s ChurchNAUNTONTuesday 2 FebruarySUFFRAGETTEDoors open 7.15, Film 7.45. Tickets £3.00 at the door. 01451 850897 or bob@markets-international.com

Village Hall

ODDINGTONTuesday 16 FebruarySUFFRAGETTE7 for 7.30pm. £3.00 Wine and soft drinks. Advance tickets/queries Ted 01451 830738

Lower Swell Village Hall

LOWER SWELLFriday 5 FebruarySUFFRAGETTEDoors open at 7pm for refreshments. Film starts at 7.30pm. Tickets £3.50 Food, alcohol and hot and cold drinks for sale.

Testament of Youth a classic description of the impact of World War 1 on the lives of women and the middle-class civilian population of Great Britain.

Woman in Gold The story of a Jewish refugee, who, together with her young lawyer, fought the government of Austria for almost a decade to reclaim a painting of her aunt.

Man from UNCLE CIA agent helps Gaby Teller defect to West Germany despite the opposition of a KGB agent. All three find themselves working together to stop a criminal organization using Gaby’s father’s scientific expertise to construct their own nuclear bomb.

Suffragette Foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

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Regular Events

1st MON Folk Night Ebrigton Arms 9pm. www.theebringtonarms.co.uk

MON Dance Fusion Adult dance class. Mixed styles. No experience necessary. Exercise in a fun way. No pre-booking necessary. § Chipping Campden Town Hall 9.30-10.30. £4.50

MON Scottish Country Dancing St Edwards Church Rooms, Stow. 5.30-7pm Children and 7-9pm Adults 01451 831876

MON Childrens Dance Class Chipping Campden Town Hall.6-8 yrs 4-5pm, 9-11 yrs 5-6pm. Single class £7pp, Monthly membership £22pp. 07527 757057

MON YogaChipping Campden Town Hall. 2pm Starts again 21st Sept 01386438537

MON ‘Old Sweats NAAFI break’ at Royal British Legion, Bourton on the Water (10am -12) for anyone to come along for a cup of tea and a chat,

MON Burford Orchestra Rehearsals 7.30-9.30pm at Witney Community Primary School OX28 1HL. burfordorchestra@gmail.com. 07984 492 976. New members welcome; no audition.

MON Powerfreestyle Kickboxing at Guiting power Village hall. Juniors 7-7.50pm. Adults 7.50-8.30pm. freestyle Kickboxing or adult Boxersize. Call Adam 07774285459

MON Bridge Club @ Northleach 7.30pm. Partners not necessary. Non members welcome, 01285 750288 Tim Morris

MON Dance Fusion Adult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary.All Welcome. Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50)

MON Robert Cox Pilates 4U relocation for Monday 7pm classes to Haybarn, Daylesford near Kingham, GL56 0YG

MON Jun/July Samba drumming group Bourton-on-the-Water. (Not bank holidays) 7.30- 9pm British Legion Hall. £5/£4 per drop in session or block discount. www.olasamba.co.uk

3rd Mon West Oxfordshire WI St. Mary’s Parish Rooms, 7.30pm. 3 sessions at £4 and then hope you’ll become a member! Contact Hilary Dix 01608 646228

Last MON Whist Drives at Burmington Village Hall. 7.30pm. In aid of the village hall TUES Fosseway Cafe Orchestra at Stretton on Fosse Village Hal lGL56 9SD 10 - 12. No auditions - players are Grade III - VI. Cost £3.00 per session. 07967 423550.

TUES Baby Bounce and Rhyme 10.30-11am, Moreton Library, Stow Road. Free

TUES Blockley Ladies Choir 7.30 - 9.15pm Little Village Hall. Sec: Sue Wareham 01608 654299: 07917198327. smwwareham@gmail.com

TUES Fit For Life at Baden-Powell Hall, Bourton. Tai Chi: 9.30-10.30am £4.50/session. Balance & strength: 11-12noon £4.50/ session. Contact Denise Nethercott 07909874186 or email d.nethercott@btinternet.com

TUES Art Class by Jill Jarvis at Oddington Village Hall 9:30 - 12:00. 01451 831862 / 07908 512734 jillyjarvis@hotmail.co.uk

TUES Seated Tai Chi 11.15am – 12 noon. Henry Cornish Care Centre, Rockhill Farm, Close off London Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AU. £2 per session. Sylvia Evans 01608 642364.

TUES Pottery Class Lower Swell Village Hall, 9:30-12:00 noon. £95 plus materials/ firing cost per 10 weeks. Beginners welcome. annec@ebshr.co.uk 01451 870734

TUES Great Rollright Baby and Toddler Group 10-11.30am in the village hall. Ann White 01608 737437

1st TUES Stow on the Wold and Countryside Embroiderer’s Guild Afternoon meetings with speaker then tea & cake. Broadwell Village Hall. 01451 821291 1st WED Free Martial Arts Lessons Separate adult & children’s classes. Chipping Norton Leisure Centre. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk

1st WED North Cotswolds Friendship Centre, Broadwell Village Hall, Nr. Moreton in Marsh - 10.30 - 12 noon

2nd WED Charlbury Art Society 7:30 pm. Many other activities arranged throughout the year. Marion Coates 01608 810116.

WEDS Recorder Consort meet @GL56 9SR. Playing in 4 parts. Cost 50p. Contact Chirstine 07967423550

WEDS Fitness classes and Kettlercise 5.15 - 6.30pm/6.30 - 7.45pm. Stow on the Wold Primary School. email millyjopt@gmail

WEDS Art Class by Jill Jarvis at Oddington Village Hall. 1:30 - 4:00 01451 831862/ 07908 512734 jillyjarvis@hotmail.co.uk

WEDS Chipping Campden Bridge Club 7.15 for 7.30pm Duplicate Bridge. Upper Town Hall. Non members welcome. Partners not necessary, 01608 664456

WEDS Environmental projects 10-1pm. Chipping Norton Green Gym is a friendly group with jobs for all! 01608 643269, jennyharrington@btinternet.com www.chippygreengym.org

WEDS Awareness Through Movement classes 7pm at Church Westcote Village Hall, OX7 6SF £10/£40 for 6 classes. Karin 01993 832520 karin@movetoimprove.info

WEDS Dance 50+ Termly, 9.45am-10.45am. Keep fit and mobile. Upstairs in The Theatre’s Gallery. £60 for ten week term. 01608 642350 www.chippingnortontheatre.com

WEDS Weds Walk Easy/moderate walks. Start at 10am. 01451 862000

3rd WEDS N Cots Support Group for Parents & Carers of people with additional needs. Childrens Centre (behind Stow Primary Sch) 7.30-9pm. ncsgroup@hotmail.co.uk 01451 831642

WED & FRI Adult Garden Workshop 1.30 - 4pm. P3, The Windrush, High Street, Moreton. Tel: 01608 653377 for more info. 1st THURS Free Martial Arts Lessons Separate adult & children’s classes Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School. 07977 560086 www.martialartsvoucher.co.uk,

1st THURS Free Self Defence / Jeet Kune Do Lessons for Men and Women (Adults only) Stow-on- the-Wold Primary School 07977 560086 www.selfdefencevoucher.co.uk

THURS Fitness League Exercise and movement to music 9-45am to 11-15am in the British Legion Hall, Bourton on the Water. Kathy Kirk 01993 882350

THURS Belly Dancing Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages, shapes & sizes Longborough V Hall, 7.30-9pm, Beginners 7-8.30pm, 01608 663480

THURS Ceramics Class (adults). Blockley High Street, 4.30-7pm. 01386 700903. J.mahony01@btinternet.com

THURS Quiz Night at The Volunteer Inn, Ch.Campden 8.30pm 01386 840688

THURS Chippy Art Club Fortnightly in Glyme Hall, next to Leisure Centre. £5 per morning. 10.30- 12.30 Friendly group. All abilities. 01608 730268

THURS Adult Arts & Crafts Workshop 09.30 - 12noon. Moreton Congregational Church Hall. Tel: 01608 653377 for more info

THURS Line Dancing 1.45pm beginners, 2.30 others. King George Hall, Mickleton 01386 438 537

THURS Notgrove Country Music Every other Thursday, 8pm to 11:30 pm. £5 entrance. Contact Ken on 07870795560 for further details.

THURS Blockley Blokes Choir (BBC) 7.30-9 pm Little Village Hall. David Artingstall, Sec: 01386 701556 blockleyblokes@gmail.com

THURS Toddler group Village Hall in Upper Rissington. 10-12. £2 per Family. Newborn to 5 years old. Contact 01451 822379 or Littlehurricanes@hotmail.com FRI Kettle’s On coffee morning 10.30am to 12 noon. Henry Cornish Care Centre, Rockhill Farm, Close off London Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AU. Contact Sylvia Evans on 01608 642364.

FRI Belly Dancing New beginners class. 11-12.30 The Church Room, Chipping Campden. Informal & relaxed classes for ladies of all ages, shapes & sizes. 01608 663480

FRI Blockley Brass Band 7.30-9.30pm St George’s Hall. Rachel Galt 01386 841677

FRI Dance Fusion Adult dance class, mixed styles. No experience necessary. All Welcome. Ch.Campden Town Hall, 9.30-10.30 £4.50 (conc £2.50)

FRI Active & Able classes for older people. Baptist Church Rooms, Stow 01285 623450

FRI Art Class by Jill Jarvis at Oddington Village Hall 9:30 - 12:00. 01451 831862 / 07908 512734 jillyjarvis@hotmail.co.uk

FRI Painting Class with Fleur Grabow at Longborough Village Hall. 9.30-12.30. 01451 830767 fleurgrabow42@gmail.com

FRI Line Dancing Willersey Village Hall, near Broadway 01386 438537

FRI Active & Able Classes Posture & Stability – Tai Chi Chi Kong at Bourton, Moreton and Stow. 01285 623450

FRI Moore Lunch Club The Naight, Bourton on the Water. Secretary: Sheila Thorpe 01451 822846 sheila@bobblefarm.co.uk SAT Drama sessions for 5-7 year olds. 10-11am or 11.15-12.15. £55 per term. Ch Norton Theatre, OX7 5NL. 01608 642350

Last SAT Great Rollright Village Market 9.30-12.30 in the village hall. www.greatrollrightvillagemarket.weebly.com 1st SUN Chippy Rambling Club Leisurely 2 hour afternoon walk in countryside. Heather 01608 643691 rheatherleonard@yahoo.co.uk

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10 TALK ‘Yeoman Guard’ by Shaun McCormac at Moreton in Marsh Leisure Club. 01608 650665

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9.03 Hunter & The Bear, celtic folk rock, Old Fire Station, Oxford.

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We don’t’ get it in our street, our village!We are frequently asked why we don’t deliver Moreton Times to ‘this’ village or ‘our’ area, where residents are not receiving a copy of the magazine through their letterbox. The answer is - we can, but we need local help! We ask local people to help deliver in their area, or to let us know where we can drop a bundle of magazines for people to collect. Most often one or two people will take magazines for their street or area and arrange the delivery themselves. So if you aren’t receiving a magazine, can you and/or your neighbours help?

Why don’t you pay for delivery? We don’t have the budget to do it! Two thirds of our pages are local information which is carried free of charge – with only one-third of the pages carrying the commercial advertising which meets our bills. But the magazines are full of adverts! Yes they are - and the majority are from event organisers, school secretaries, etc., and are free of charge. A commercial magazine would have twice/ three times the amount of business advertisements – and/or charge people for the magazines. Our local content means that people want the Cotswold Times magazines, and read it - which is just what local advertisers want!

So we need your help, pleaseAt the moment Moreton Times is being delivered in most

areas, and we really appreciate the help we receive already. But there are gaps in Moreton itself:

Dulverton Place 35 houses (about 20 minutes)Evenlode Road 64 houses (about 45 minutes)Fire Service Estate 78 houses (about an hour)London Road 81 houses (about an hour)Primrose Court 60 houses (about 45 minutes)Fosseway Avenue 170 houses (*) (max 2 hours)Moreton Park 234 (*) (max 3 hours) (*) ideal for a small team

How does it work?We deliver the magazines to you during the last week of the month (we can leave them in a porch, shed or garage) for delivery ideally before or during the first week of the month. (We don’t expect deliverers to be out and about in rain or snow - but we do appreciate having someone who helps out when you are away.

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The January rush is finally over & accountants can now look forward to the payroll & tax year-end which will soon be with us. Since the introduction of Real Time Information (RTI), a few years ago, HMRC have not been penalising many employers for filing late but it’s only a matter of time before they do. For a government who pledged to reduce bureaucracy they seem to have it in for many small employers who, in 2016, also have to contend with pension auto-enrolment for the first time. Many small employers have yet to understand the implications of auto-enrolment or act to ensure that they comply with the law. Those I have spoken to haven’t got a clue about how to go about setting up a pension scheme for their employees & yet many have to do it this year. It seems that, yet again, the onus is put on the employer to ensure that their employees comply rather than have a system where the employee is responsible for their own welfare.

Once again the retail economic data from the Christmas period was a mixed bag with poor results from a number of large retailers who, in the past, have posted increased sales. These results indicate that not only is the consumer becoming choosier where he or she shops but the impact of online shopping is taking its toll. There’s no doubt that some retailers will have to up their game if they wish to survive. I feel sorry for the retailers who have to pay business rates and increasing rents at a time when profit margins are decreasing. Something has to be done otherwise our High Streets will disappear & consumer choice will disappear with it.

If you’re planning to join the ever increasing numbers in the service sector or are looking to start another type of business, either self-employed or as a limited company, then now is a good time to start thinking about setting things up. If you start your business at the beginning of April your business year will run alongside the tax year making life a little bit easier as all your year-end & tax paperwork can be prepared together. It’s important to remember that by getting your paperwork in order from the start you will make the running of your business so much easier. You should also talk to your bank’s business manager or contact one of the many business groups who offer advice. All will be in a position to give you help or put you in touch with people who can give you the information you require. You should also make an appointment to see an accountant, or a solicitor if needed, at the earliest opportunity.

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The photograph shows the trash screen behind Fosseway Avenue on 8th January and the pile of debris behind it, primarily garden cuttings which have been removed from the trash screen by nearby local residents and the Council. Before this material was cleared the screen was blocked, placing homes at risk of flooding.

The trash screen was installed to keep the culvert clear and protect homes in Moreton in Marsh from flooding. For your own safety, ditches and water courses must be kept free of litter, debris and vegetation.

Fly tipping unwanted items or tipping garden cuttings where they can be washed into ditches and streams, reduces the capacity of the watercourse and can cause blockages -which could then increase the risk of homes being flooded.

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evening. The profit of £953 will go towards the maintenance of the pavilion.

Thank you everyone.

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‘Alabama rot’, the New Forest dog diseaseMartin Whitehead, MRCVSChipping Norton Veterinary Hospitalwww.chippingnortonvets.co.uk (01608) 642547

There has been recent media coverage of a new disease that has caused dog deaths in the New Forest area. The disease starts as skin lesions, usually on the face or the lower legs below the elbow or knee, that are typically 1-4 cm long and look like

ulcers or erosions. Affected dogs go on to develop kidney failure over the next two to seven days. The cause of the disease is not known, so vets have no specific treatment for it, but with aggressive supportive care for acute kidney failure about 20% of cases have survived.

This disease appears similar to a disease of dogs that has been recognised in the USA for about 25 years called ‘Alabama rot’. Its veterinary name is ‘idiopathic cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy’ which, when translated into plain English, means “we do not know the cause but something damages blood vessels resulting in skin lesions and kidney damage”.

All of this sounds alarming, but in fact only 16 cases have been identified in the UK so far, out of about eight million dogs in the country, all over the last 14 months and most between Dec 2012 and March 2013. Although most had been walked in the New Forest before their disease

started, cases have been seen in Cornwall, Dorset, Surrey, Worcestershire and Co. Durham.

Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital has received several phone calls from dog owners worried about this disease. We emphasise that most skin lesions will not be caused by this

disease, and most cases of acute kidney failure will also have another cause. If you see unusual skin lesions on your dog, particularly if on the lower legs, do take your dog to your vet, but because the disease is so uncommon, our advice is not to worry about it otherwise.

Because the disease is new and in the press, it seems scary. However, the truth is that there are several far more common, long-established diseases around that are not in the news but that can just as easily make your dog very ill or be fatal, including the bacterial infection leptospirosis, which can also cause kidney failure, and parvovirus. A 16-week old puppy died of parvovirus recently in our hospital, despite several days of intensive treatment. These diseases are much more of a threat to your dog, and there is something that you can do to very effectively protect against them – make sure your dogs are fully vaccinated against these diseases.

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2016 looks to be an exciting year for Cotswold Cycles Race Team as two local, National-level riders have signed-up for the new season. Marc Chamberlain, from Moreton-in-Marsh, is both National Masters Marathon Mountain Bike Champion and National Masters Cross Country Mountain Bike Champion; and Stow-on-the-Wold’s Ben Stockdale is the current Southern Road Race Champion.

Cotswold Cycles RT, in keeping with their ethos of supporting local riders of all ages and racing ability, are especially

happy to welcome the formidable female triathlete, Emma Bexson on to the team. Emma won Silver at the European Championships in 2011 less than a year after breaking her back in a cycling accident, and will be trying her hand at road races this season alongside her triathlon schedule.

Although all the team’s riders will be road racing throughout the season, some will also be taking part in criterium, mountain bike and cyclocross races locally and nationally.

The team’s chances this season have been given a boost by engineers cutting tool specialist, WNT UK, who have committed their support as a primary sponsor. The Moreton based team are also sponsored by Cotswold Cycles, bicycle manufacturer Trek and clothing and accessories brand, Bontrager.

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The third round of the Gloucestershire Cross Country League was at Blackbridge in Gloucester on Saturday 12th December. The course is relatively flat but strong winds made it very demanding on the day. Bourton

Roadrunners had thirty runners taking part and recorded excellent results against bigger clubs such as Cheltenham and Gloucester and from outside the county.

The U11 course was a little longer than usual at approx 2.2km over 2 laps, but the runners all ran extremely well. The U11 girls did very well, with Maria Watkins (18th), Annabella Williams (20th) our 2nd runner home and Abigail Barnett (31st) our 3rd runner home - all three girls are potential stars. They were well supported by Isabel Dennett (33rd), Celia Darwent (35th) and Nell Ash (37th) with the team finishing 5th and 10th.

The U11 boys did extremely well with 2nd, 8th and 10th team positions on the day. Beau Griffin (5th) ran well with his brother Alfie (12th) the 2nd runner home and Christopher Hunt (13th ) the 3rdrunner home. With three teams finishing on the day these athletes were extremely well supported - Lysander Tarrant (16th) ran extremely well as did Sean Farley (32nd), Peter Fletcher (35th), Arthur

Fletcher (38th), Edward Jones (39th), and Acer Tarrant (45th). Several of these runners are still under nine years of age, impressive!

The U13’s started the day in 2nd place overall. Isabel Kiey-Thomas finished 4th, Lauren Farley 8th despite aggravating a previous injury, with Helena West (15th) and Annabella Tallis (20th). The girls were 2nd on the day and overall with one race to come.

The U13 boys team all showed quality and class on the day, starting 4th team on the day and achieving 2nd place by the end of the day, which could move them up a place. Kan Ikeda (6th)led the team home followed by Louis Mutsaars (13th) and Jago Tarrant(20th), with James Mace (22nd), Johnny Walling (23rd), Connor McGuinness-Dean (24th) and Harvey Sawyer (25th).

The U15 girls started 7th team overall and managed 3rd place on the day, which should move them up a few places. Emily Field (10th) had her best finish to date, with Koumi Ikeda (14th) and Gabby Jones running well (18th).

If our runners turn up in force for the final round at Kenilworth in February, I am sure there are a number of County Medals up for grabs. If a team wins a medal, anybody who has finished in the top three for the club in any of the four races will win a county medal.

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Gloucestershire Cricket’s head coach Richard Dawson and members of

his winning Royal London One-Day Cup squad are taking the trophy on tour to help strengthen their relationship with the county’s clubs.

Unfancied Gloucestershire won their first trophy since 2004 in a run to the final, beating first division opposition Hampshire in the Quarter-Final, Yorkshire in the Semi-Final and Surrey in the Final.

The “Evening with The Champions” event will take place at Moreton in Marsh Cricket Club on Wednesday

17th February at 7pm.

During the evening, club members will have the chance to meet Richard and the players and take part in a question and

answer session on all aspects of the game. Richard said: “It is about trying to connect with our clubs and make them feel a part of Gloucestershire Cricket. Building a stronger relationship can only help strengthen both professional and recreational cricket in Gloucestershire.”

The events, have been coordinated by the Gloucestershire Cricket Board

(GCB) and are free of charge.GCB Chief executive Steve Silk said: “It is fantastic that

Gloucestershire Cricket realise the importance of its county clubs and want to have a greater relationship with them. These evenings will give clubs a first-hand insight into the mentality of a trophy-winning squad. I hope they will not only inspire existing Gloucestershire fans but the next generation of players and supporters as well.”

All Cricket Fans are welcome especially juniors. Come prepared with a question to ask the Players.

Moreton Cricket Club and North Cotswold Young Cricketers gear up for An Evening with the

Champions

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As 1st team manager Barnett sunned himself in Australia, his side were running out to face what could have been their toughest test so far this season. A home fixture against Kidlington on Saturday 12th

December would be challenging even with Barnett to guide them through.

Seemingly, however, there was nothing to worry about. Caretaker manager Sam Tyack has clearly got the dressing room on side and was able to mastermind a 5-0 victory and probably, more noteworthy, a fantastic performance from all involved.

Blustery conditions could have made the game a dogged battle in a bog, although both sides were clearly trying to play with the ball on the floor. The 1st half saw a Lee Brooks brace and a sending off for the visitors. The second half ended up being a rout as Lee Brooks completed his hat trick, Joe Jarvis slammed in a smashing strike and Ben Shurmer rounding off a man of the match performance with a well taken 1st time finish.

The team then travelled the next Saturday to Oxford Nomads who were top of the league with a goal difference of plus 62. Rangers rose to the challenge and were unlucky

to lose 1-0 in what was probably the best defensive performance of the season.

They got back on track over Christmas with a 2-1 win over Cheltenham Saracens with goals from Harry Peters and Ben Ward.

Thanks for Christmas LunchBig thanks to the Black Bear pub for hosting our fundraising Christmas Lunch. Our team chefs Dave Toon and Dave Lawrence served up a super spread of Christmas Fair. A thanks goes to Rob Walker Butchers for the turkey and Dave Toon for the puddings. With

members of the first team helping with serving and washing up it was a great success raising over £300 for the club.

Coaching Volunteers NeededIf you have any interest in the future of football then what better way to help deliver the players of the future through helping coach players. Moreton Rangers will pay for any course you take to become a coach with any of our teams. Club Contacts are available at our website www.moretonrangersfc.com.

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