Chipping Campden Bulletin - December 2023 Issue

No 454 

Dec 

2023 

A D I N F O R M A N D U M N E C Q U E V E R O 

I N F L A M M A N D U M 

Since 1983 

Together with Broad Campden, Ebrington, Charingworth, Draycott, The Hidcotes, Northwick Park, 

Paxford, Aston Subedge, Weston-sub-Edge, Mickleton, Saintbury, Willersey and Blockley. 

We would like to wish all our readers, advertisers, contributors 

and distributors a Very Happy Christmas & New Year 

Christmas Market 

Saturday 

2nd December 

Chipping Campden 

High Street 

See page 9 

HANDMADE KITCHENS & INTERIORS 

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TEL: 01386 700 005 MOB: 07715 677 891 

WORKSHOP BY APPOINTMENT ONLY: 

Unit 62, Northwick Business Centre, Blockley, GL56 9RF 

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CHIPPING CAMPDEN BULLETIN 

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ADVERTISING: AS ABOVE 

Articles and advertisements must be sent, preferably via 

e-mail to the above address for the February 2024 issue 

by the 19th January 2024. New advertisements must be 

accompanied by payment please, all ads, whether old or 

new, must be paid for in advance. We are most grateful to 

all our advertisers for without your support it would not 

be possible to publish the Bulletin and deliver it free as 

3,400 copies in the parishes of Chipping Campden, Broad 

Campden, Draycott, Ebrington, the Hidcotes, Mickleton, 

Northwick Park, Paxford, the Sub-Edges, Saintbury, parts 

of Willersey and Blockley. 

The Bulletin takes up many hours to produce each month 

and this time is spent during daytime working hours. The 

Bulletin is not a hobby, it is a job. 

CHIPPING CAMPDEN SURGERY 

MONTHLY NEWS FLASH 

Seasonal influenza and Covid vaccinations 

The covid and flu vaccine clinics, jointly operated by the 

practices in North Cotswolds, have been very successful 

and have now finished. We are able to arrange flu vaccines 

at the surgery for eligible patients who still require their 

vaccine. Eligible patients wishing to receive a covid vaccine 

can book via the NHS service, which is still available, by 

telephoning 119 or booking online via the NHS.uk website. 

Facebook page 

The surgery has a Facebook page for patient information, 

which is updated regularly. Please like our page to receive 

updates. 

Shingles vaccine – changes to the programme from 1st 

September 2023 

Patients have been contacting us regarding the updated 

NHS programme. Unfortunately, the national advertising 

campaign has not been clear about informing patients who 

are currently eligible. For example, patients who ‘turn’ 65 

after 1st September 2023 are eligible but patients who were 

already 65 on this date are not eligible until they ‘turn’ 70. 

As with all programme roll outs, this is a staged rollout to 

Peridot Digital 


We are a computer shop and Post Office that offers a LOT more than that, with 

stationery and DIY tools available as well as snacks, gifts and cards we really are 

that go to shop in Chipping Campden. We offer more than just computer sales and 

repairs as well, you can have a watch battery replaced or get your Dry cleaning 

done or even convert your old video camera tapes or VHS to a digital format. 

We really have tried to think of everything.’ 

Located within Chipping Campden Business Hub 

2C The Cambrook, High Street, Chipping Campden GL55 6AT 

(next to Cutts of Campden Ford Garage) 

T: 01386 840810 E: sales@peridotdigital.co.uk 

www.peridotdigital.co.uk 

manage vaccine and appointment availability and we will 

be inviting patients in stages. 

Roadworks affecting surgery access on Back Ends 

We have been assured that the Thames Water roadworks 

will be completed soon but, after this, more roadworks by 

gigaclear will affect access. Information can be found on 

Gloucestershire County Council roadworks page. 

Staff changes 

Steph, our Health Care Assistant and Receptionist, has now 

finished and we would like to thank her for her efficient and 

professional work with our patients. We wish her the very 

best wishes for her retirement. 

Colette, our long serving Practice Nurse, is also retiring 

fully after December and we would like to thank her for 

her many years of experience helping patients, in particular 

our diabetic patients. We also wish her the very best for her 

retirement. 

Surgery Patient Participation Group 

We held a successful meeting at the surgery on 24th October, 

when we discussed closer working between the PPG and 

Surgery Friends in order to raise funds for equipment, 

shared surgery updates and discussed provision of services. 

The minutes are available on the surgery website and the 

next meeting will be held in February 2024. We would 

like to thank the PPG members who voluntarily give their 

time to assist the surgery with this group. We also continue 

to review the feedback forms submitted by patients after 

appointments and endeavour to react to these when 

themes are identified. We are very grateful for the positive 

comments shared by patients when accessing the surgery, as 

staff very much appreciate this. 

We would like to wish all of our patients a happy and 

healthy festive season. 

THE PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP 

AT CHIPPING CAMPDEN SURGERY 

It has been a contractual requirement by the NHS for all GP 

practices since 2015, to have a Patient Participation Group 

(PPG). The objective is that patients, carers, and practice staff 

meet and discuss any perceived issues and patient feedback, 

in order to improve the overall experience. 

The PPG is not a forum for complaints about individuals, 

practice staff or the pharmacy - the purpose is to improve the 

experience for all, whether patient or healthcare professional. 

Following the PPG annual meeting in April at the Old Police 

Station, we established a working group of patients to meet 

more regularly with staff from the surgery. The focus of 

discussions from our most recent meeting included ways in 

which we can improve communications between the surgery 

and patients including: how to better inform patients of 

surgery news and developments and gain feedback and how 

we inform patients of upcoming targets set by the NHS so 

that patient education and equipment donations could be 

tailored to this. 

The next meeting is scheduled for 6pm on Tuesday 6th 

February at the surgery. If you would like to be more actively 

involved with the PPG and attend the meeting on 6th February, 

please contact me by email: suewildpritchard@gmail.com 

Sue Pritchard (Chair) 

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BEATRICE CORRY 

MEMORIAL SERVICE 

Beatrice Corry’s family would like 

to invite anyone from the Chipping 

Campden community and locality who 

knew her, to a memorial service which 

will be taking place in St James’ Church 

on 16th December at 12pm noon. 

CHIPPING CAMPDEN SURGERY 

FRIENDS CHARITABLE TRUST 

As a small town, Chipping Campden is blessed with a number 

of charitable trusts, some of which have the tremendous 

benefit of having very large capital reserves. Our charity is 

very much the minnow in the pond. Over ten years ago we 

received two generous bequests which we have invested 

wisely. However, as a local charity we really do need your 

support at the moment to guarantee our long term ability to 

support the surgery. During the financial year 2022 -2023, 

our income was £1210, thanks to two Lenten Lunches falling 

in the same year. During this year we donated £4183 to 

the surgery. The largest expenditure was for £2883 for an 

asthma testing kit. Since then we have had no income but 

have just paid a further £1963 for a new ECG machine. This 

will enable the surgery to carry out testing on site rather than 

patients having to make the journey to a hospital. This level 

of financial support has eaten significantly into our bank 

account balances and it won’t be long before we start drawing 

money from our investment funds. 

How can you help us? 

Firstly, we would really like as many of you as possible either 

to make a one-off donation to our Trust or set up a monthly 

direct debit. If 50 patients felt they could afford a monthly 

direct debit of £10, this would generate an annual income of 

£6,000. This is easy for you to set up with your bank and our 

bank details are as follows: 

Account name: Campden Surgery Friends 

Sort Code: 30-93-11 

Account number: 02118208 

If you do make a donation and are a tax payer, please email 

me (price.evergreens@gmail.com) your details so the Trust 

can claim the tax relief. Your help will be greatly appreciated. 

Secondly, we are holding our first Quiz Night on the evening 

of Friday 9th February 2024 in the Campden Church Rooms, 

7pm until 10pm. We will be selling a ticket for a table of six 

persons for £60. This will include a substantial ploughman’s 

supper half way through the evening and will cover our 

costs. We will be providing a bar for wine, beers and soft 

drinks with a debit card reader. You might already be part of a 

regular quiz team or you might get together with some friends 

and neighbours to make up a team. We will need payment up 

front before the evening as the venue has limited space. If this 

event is a success then it could become a regular annual event 

with a larger venue. If you would like to book a table ticket, 

please email Mark Reckitt who will send you details of how 

to pay. Email mark.reckitt@gmail.com 

Finally, we will be providing our regular Lenten Lunch 

on Tuesday 12th March 2024. This year’s lunch was a big 

success and was very well-supported, raising another £450 

towards our funds. 

Thank you for your continued support. 

Jeff Price Chairman 

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The Christmas shop 

Chipping Campden Christmas Shop will be opening 

its doors again on 1st November. 

Follow the Christmas signs to Little Oak Vineyard 

We will be open Tuesday through 

to Sunday until Christmas. 

Lots of parking, Decorations, 

Gifts & Trees. 

Follow the signs to 

The shop on Paxford Road, Chipping Campden GL556LA. 

T: 07972 369264 E: sales@peridotdigital.co.uk 

LOST AND FOUND 

October and Novmber 2023 

This report is compiled by Chipping Campden Information 

Centre. Please contact us on 01386 841206 or email 

info@chippingcampdenonline.org (not the Bulletin) if you have 

any lost or found items, or come into the office Monday-Friday 

10am-2pm, Saturday10am-4pm, Sunday 10.30am-4pm. 

Items Lost 

• Travel rug - tartan, lost between High St and Vicarage. 

• Jacket. 

• Debit card. 

• Handnag – black with Gold chain, air pods and ID in it. 

• Nat West bank card. 

• Stud earring – blue stone set in silver surround. 

Items Found 

• Earring - silver with moonstone found in Hoo Lane. 

• Passport - out of date, found in West End Terrace. 

• Key - TSS, silver on black dog key ring on bench in Westington. 

• Scarf - paisley patterned, found on wall by bakery at Huxleys. 

• Bracelet - clip on, silver clips with compass symbol and 

words written on, also black fabric on pavement near Michaels. 

• Credit card - Monzo, outside Campden Home Nursing shop. 

• Spectacles - plastic, Tortoise shell design/colour (pulize), 

found by Almshouses. 

• 3 keys + security tag - 1 key inscribed Carl

We are a Chipping Campden family run business 

specialising in holiday cottage lettings, 

cleaning & management. 

We also offer a second home key holding / 

management / cleaning service. 

References available. 

www.honeypotcottages.co.uk 

info@honeypotcottages.co.uk 

Andy & Sarah 01386 841714 / 07951 225177 

RON BENNETT 

07518 149998 

& 

CHRIS BENNETT 

07986 946518 

All carpentry and general building 

maintenance inside and out 

including roofing, tiling, paving. 

Over 30 years experience 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

We welcome your contributions. 

Email: editor@campdenbulletin.co.uk 

Dear Editor 

We have recently moved house and during our move I have 

lost our diary with all of my rainfall figures in. Does anyone 

in Chipping Campden measure and record the daily rainfall? 

I am missing the first six months of this year (2023). 

Jim Gladwin 

(Anyone with information please send via. Editor. Thanks) 

Dear Editor 

At the November Town Council meeting I asked “why there 

was a payment for legal fees for £3,753 and in the budget/ 

spend up to September 2023 there was a figure of £7,782. 

Could I therefore understand that the total spend to date for 

legal fees was £11,535”. Unfortunately, neither the Chairman 

of the Council nor the the Chairman of the Finance committee 

were able or prepared to answer my question, but I was told it 

would be discussed later in the meeting under finance. It was 

not discussed and the proposed budget was nodded through 

without any discussion. The estimated budget for legal fees 

has risen from £1,000 to £12,000. 

A few months ago a resident from Back Ends put a very 

eloquent plea to the Council to consider improving the safety 

of pedestrians in Back Ends, also a resident from Poplars 

Close put an equally eloquent case for traffic calming in 

Westington. Sadly I doubt either of these projects will be 

moving forward as money from these budgets is being moved 

to cover the legal fees. 

Why is such a large part of our precept being paid out in legal 

fees, with no explanation, while projects to help the safety 

and prosperity of our Town are being left on the back burner. 

A concerned resident. 

Sally Lindner 

Dear Editor 

Through the Bulletin, we would like to ask your readers if 

they would consider setting up a regular monthly donation to 

help us support more young people in the area? 

Campden Edge spends less than 2% on administration costs, 

therefore the vast majority of donations are spent on what 

they are intended for – supporting local youngsters. In our 

last financial year, we provided lessons for 42 students, in 

these subjects: singing, drama, guitar, woodwind, piano, 

cello, flute, drums, saxophone, trombone and brass. We also 

provided funding for English literature text books, theatre 

and pantomime tickets and workshops. 

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Local support allows youngsters to access opportunities 

that they would, otherwise, not be able to afford and also 

helps them to progress in many other areas of their lives, e.g. 

confidence building; raising self-esteem; improving decision 

making; raising IQ; reducing stress, anxiety and depression; 

and improving academic achievement, concentration levels, 

behaviour and school attendance. 

Campden Edge works closely with the schools in Campden 

Vale, and with individuals needing support. Due to Covid and 

the cost of living crisis, there has been a dramatic increase in 

student applications from the preceding year, all of whom 

receive ongoing support from Campden Edge – a monthly 

donation would help us to ensure that no child is left behind. 

If you would like to support local young people, please visit 

campdenedge.org or contact campdenedge@gmail.com. 

If you prefer to speak to someone, please contact Keyna 

Doran on 07729 193516. 

We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all 

our many supporters and wish everyone a happy and healthy 

Christmas and New Year. 

Best wishes,, Keyna Doran 

On behalf of Campden Edge Trustees 

SCUTTLEBROOK WAKE 

QUEEN’S PARTY 2024 

The party to select this year’s 

Scuttlebrook Wake Queen, attendants 

and page, will be held at the 

Town Hall on Friday 2nd February, 

6-8pm 

including... 

Children’s disco Bar Hot dogs 

Party games Raffle 

All proceeds on the night will go towards running 

Scuttlebrook Wake 2024. All welcome! 

Finally, a big thank you to all those who responded to 

our October Bulletin appeal to donate towards the cost 

of next year’s Scuttlebrook. If you would like to donate 

to help maintain this fine old Campden tradition, then 

please go to our website below and follow the links. 

www.scuttlebrookwake.org 

The Scuttlebrook Wake Committee 

CHIPPING CAMPDEN BOWLING CLUB 

We are holding an indoor roll up every Wednesday from 

2pm-4.30pm. 

Anyone wishing to give it a go can just turn up. All welcome.

Christmas crafting 

WITH SANTAS ELVES! 

Mill House will be hosting three 

children’s crafting events, that each 

last one hour, these will be held on: 

• Saturday 9 TH December - 11am - under 10’s 

• Saturday 9 TH December - 3pm - under 6’s 

• Thursday 14 TH December - 11am - under 4’s 

This is a completely free event but it is important to note 

these events can only be booked via our Facebook page: 

Search: ‘Mill House The Cotswolds’ To book 

Please do not phone/visit the home to book. An adult must 

remain on site at all times, tea and coffee will be provided. 

0808 223 5401 | ariacare.co.uk 

Sheep Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6DR 

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NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM 

REPORTED CRIME FIGURES 1st AUGUST 2023 - 31st OCTOBER 2023 

Area Chipping Campden Ebrington Mickleton Weston sub-Edge 

Crime 

Category 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 

Violence 19 18 5 0 8 8 1 2 

Burglary 2 13 1 0 1 4 1 1 

Theft 7 11 1 3 1 6 1 1 

Fraud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Criminal Damage 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 

Drugs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Other 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Total 34 46 8 3 11 21 3 4 

Following recent calls to to Police in in relation and and concerns around around dogs dog’s including including the the upcoming upcoming ban ban on on XL XL Bully Bully Dogs Dogs 

(due 31/12/2023) - information can can be be sort sort via via the the following website website –– 

www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-for-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs 

With the darker nights it it is is a good time to take a look at at security measures. Simple steps steps can can be be taken taken to to help help protect protect 

yourself and your property. A guide can can be be found on on our our website at at www.gloucestershire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention 

A ‘WIDE’ combination can help protect your your property – 

• Window Locks 

• Indoor lights on timer switches 

• Double or deadbolts fitted to to doors • Exterior lights on a sensor. 

We would like to take this opportunity to to wish wish all all the the residents, businesses & organisations a a Merry Merry Christmas, Christmas, a a very very 

happy festive period and a hopefully a prosperous New Year. 

Call in to one of our Police surgeries, held held from from Chipping Campden Council Council Office Office - - The The Old Old Police Police Station, Station, 

High Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6HB 

January 2024 

March 

Tuesday 9th 1500 - 1600 

Sunday 3rd 1200 - 1300 

Monday 15th 1400 - 1500 

Saturday 9th 1400 - 1500 

Sunday 21st 1200 - 1300 

Wednesday 13th 1500 - 1700 

Saturday 27th 1400 - 1500 

Friday 22nd 1500 - 1600 

Saturday 30th 1200 - 1300 

February 

Thursday 1st 1500 - 1600 

Monday 5th 1400 - 1500 

Friday 9th 1500 - 1600 

Wednesday 14th 1500 - 1600 

Thursday 22nd 1500 - 1600 

Please 

Please feel 

feel 

free 

free 

to 

to 

turn 

turn 

up, 

up, 

no 

no 

appointment 

appointment 

required. 

required. 

Please remember you can can contact Police via via 101 101 

Reports can also be created via the following link - 

www.gloucestershire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ 

WE ARE HIRING, 

PART TIME / FULL TIME 

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OFFERING AUTHENTIC ITALIAN 

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*DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE / SC INCLUDING 

Selection of artisan panettoni 

from Amalfi’s Coast 1kg £47.90 

Large selection of panettoni and pandori 

starting from £16.90 

TAKE AWAY SPECIAL: 

we would like to say ‘grazie’ to all our 

customers and offer 20% off on take away 

from November till February 

just quote code: Grazie20 

when placing your order. 

Da Luigi Bistro Italian restaurant 

High street • Chipping Campden 

01386 840934 

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1st - 23rd December - OPEN AS NORMAL 

Monday’s CLOSED 

Tuesday’s , Wednesday’s & Thursday’s 10am - 10pm 

Lunch 12 noon - 2:30pm, Dinner 6pm - 9pm 

Friday’s & Saturday’s 10am - 11pm 

Lunch 12 noon - 2:30pm Dinner 6pm - 9pm 

Sunday’s - 12 noon - 6pm 

Lunch 12 noon - 4pm 

Christmas Eve - Sunday 24th December 12 noon - 6pm 

Sunday Roast Lunch 12 noon - 4pm 

CLOSED - MONDAY 25th - WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 

Thursday 28th - Saturday 30th December 

OPEN NORMAL HOURS, AS ABOVE 

*NEW YEAR’S EVE* 

Sunday 31st December 

Lunch 12 noon - 2:30pm 

Dinner 6:30pm arrival for 7:30pm 

PRE BOOK TABLES ONLY 

NEW YEAR’S DAY 

Monday 1st January 2024 

Brunch 12 noon - 3pm 

CLOSED 

TUESDAY 2ND JANUARY - WEDNESDAY 17TH JANUARY 2024 

RE-OPEN Thursday 18th January - Normal hours 

01386 840 192 

ENQUIRIES@THESEAGRAVEARMS.CO.UK 

WWW.THESEAGRAVEARMS.CO.UK 

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Wonderful wine and 

fabulous food 

We sell wine, spirits, 

home made frozen 

meals, cheese and deli food 

as well as 

catering for events 

and hosting tastings 

High Street, Chipping Campden GL55 6AG 

01386 849345 | info@tokesfoodanddrink.co.uk 

www.tokesfoodanddrink.co.uk 

COMMUNITY LUNCHES 

DECEMBER 2023 / JANUARY 2024 

We hope that everyone who has attended our Community 

Lunches this autumn (one in September, two in October and 

two in November) has enjoyed them. The numbers have been 

steady at around 30, but all are welcome and we cater for a 

larger number of people each time. The atmosphere is very 

convivial with some new friendships being formed as well as 

some existing friendships being rekindled. 

Looking ahead to December and the New Year we are carrying 

on with the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month but the 

fourth Tuesday in December is Boxing Day and I am afraid 

our team is not available to do lunch so there will only be 

one lunch in December on Tuesday 12th. Then we will have 

lunches as usual on Tuesday 9th January and Tuesday 23rd 

January 2024. 

For the December lunch we anticipate we might be quite busy 

and we will have some extra special things as it will be nearly 

Christmas. We will of course have soup and hot puddings, but 

in addition, one of the puddings will be Christmas pudding, 

and we will also be holding a ‘blind’ mince-pie tasting. And 

as it is Christmas, there might even be a sweet treat to take 

home, as well as some Christmas Carols playing on the sound 

system. 

As always transport can always be provided – please call the 

numbers below 

If you are interested in finding out more about any aspect of 

this – please do get in touch 

Sarah Roberts: sarah@3gables.uk.com 07917 126919 / 

01386 840183. 

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CHIPPING CAMPDEN OVER 60s 

THANK YOU 

For supporting our outings and get-togethers during 2023 - 

we look forward to seeing you in 2024. 

Date for your diary: 12th March 2024 - tea and cake and a 

look at what we have planned for the coming year. 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 

and Happy New Year - Ann & Betty 

We would like to thank you all for supporting us in 2023 

and look forward to seeing you all in 2024. 

Happy Christmas & New Year 

Ann & the Wilson Garden Trustees 

CHIPPING CAMPDEN 

CHRISTMAS MARKET 

Saturday 2nd December 2023 12 noon – 5pm 

We are excited about the Chipping Campden 

Christmas Market on Saturday 2nd December! 

Please see our timetable of events (front cover) as well as the 

wide range of stalls offering gifts, food and drink! 

Our amazing independent retailers all along the High Street 

will also be open and it will be a wonderful afternoon. 

We would like to remind everyone that the High Street will 

be closed on the day to traffic, and the busses will be stopping 

outside the chemist on the day. 

The Make Campden Sparkle Committee 

Midland Sewing Machine Repairs 

Sales, Servicing and repairs 

John 

07724 075819 

Nicola 

07843 751966 

@midlandsewingmachinerepairs 

50 Years Experience 

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CHIPPING CAMPDEN BOWLING CLUB 

CHRISTMAS PRIZE 

Friday 1st December 2023 

Doors open 6.30pm. Eyes down 7.30pm 

All welcome • Ample car parking • Bar open

SIR GEOFFREY 

CLIFTON-BROWN 

MP FOR THE COTSWOLDS 

Public Accounts Committee 

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is 

one of the most important and powerful 

select committees in the House of 

Commons, scrutinising how taxpayers’ money is spent 

and examining where it has not been done well. My role 

is Deputy Chair, supporting the Chair in the effective 

function of the committee which holds two public 

hearings a week when the house sits. Each inquiry is 

attended by witnesses, nearly always with the most senior 

civil servants from all government departments. 

There is an enormous amount of evidence from each 

hearing and unless one is fully prepared the civil servants 

run rings around the committee! We are backed up by 

the National Audit Office which acts as our source of 

information for our hearings. 

We examine expenditures from across the government, 

but often our focus is on when things have gone wrong, 

such as with HS2, the New Hospital Programme, and 

School Buildings including those with RAAC. After the 

hearings, we produce reports with recommendations 

for the government, they are then obliged to respond to 

whether they accept these recommendations or not within 

60 days. Generally, the government accepts around 80%. 

A recent example of when the committee has been able 

to help resolve an issue includes when Covid travel 

restrictions were lifted the passport office received a 

record number of applications leading to a huge backlog 

in issuing passports. The PAC held an inquiry with a 

report published in April with strong recommendations to 

the government, the backlog has now largely been solved. 

The job of the Deputy Chair of the committee takes up 

at least a day a week, but it is a hugely rewarding role 

particularly when we have an inquiry where we can 

directly improve things for constituents, for example with 

broadband, or council borrowing. This year alone we have 

held 37 inquiries into issues including Supported Housing, 

Condition of School Buildings, Homes for Ukraine, and 

Flood Defences. 

It has been another busy year in Parliament, and I 

thank all of you who have contacted me. I look forward 

to representing you in 2024, if you would like to raise 

anything with me or think I can help you in some way, 

please get in touch. 

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Email: cliftonbrowng@parliament.uk 

Tel: 020 7219 5147 

Leila King! 

Your children and grandchildren 

wish you a very Merry Christmas 

and look forward to celebrating 

your special birthday with you 

in January! 

All the love from all of us. 

“Jingle Bells” x x x 

OVER 30 

YEARS 

EXPERIENCE 

T: 07752 420 148 

E: taylor.james13@sky.com 

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HISTORY SOCIETY 

CCHS Archive and Local History 

Room, the Old Police Station, 

High Street, Chipping Campden. 

Our telephone is currently off-line, please email us. 

Email: enquiries@chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk 

Website: www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk 

Facebook: https:/www.facebook.com/campdenhouse. 

CCHS Talk in the Town Hall, 7.30pm 

Thursday 7th December: ‘Can Onions cure Earache?’ 

Melanie King, freelance writer and historian. 

Thursday 18th January 2024: ‘For the Preservation 

of the Peace: the Foundation and Early Years of the 

Gloucestershire Constabulary’ 

Dr. Timothy Brain, formerly Chief Constable of 

Gloucestershire. 

Talking Local History in the Court Room, 7.30pm 

No Meeting in December 

Tuesday 23rd January 2024: ‘Exploring The Cam 

: memories and points of interest’ - Vanessa Rigg. 

BBC comes to Campden 

The recent visit of ‘Question Time’ to Campden 

brought back memories of past programmes which 

involved local people (more than the half-dozen who 

were in the audience last month). In October 1948 the 

well-known radio host Wilfred Pickles came, inviting 

people to ‘Have a Go’. The recording would have been 

at Ebrington if a suitable hall had been available there. 

It was moved to the bigger Hall at Campden School, 

and because it was really Ebrington’s programme the 

village had a big share of the 250 tickets. 

The Evesham Journal published a full report with 

quotes from the participants, which can be seen on 

the CCHS website: here is an extract: 

HUMOUR AND WISDOM FROM COTSWOLD 

CHARACTERS 

If there was any doubt that the first Cotswold ‘Have a 

Go’ recording at Chipping Campden Grammar School on 

Tuesday evening would be a roaring success it was finally 

dispelled when 74 year old Mrs Kate Drinkwater, who has 

eight married daughters and 21 grandchildren and has lived 

in Ebrington all her life, earnestly told Wilfred Pickles that 

if she were not herself she would like to be Mae West. 

Mrs Drinkwater, a solemn bespectacled little woman who 

cultivates an allotment and wins prizes at the local flower 

show was one of seven local men and women cleverly 

selected by Mr Pickles and his assistants from many 

volunteers to take part in the programme. As well as getting 

the biggest laugh of the evening she earned warm applause 

for her homely wisdom. Her ambition for the future was 

‘peace in the world.’ 

Britain’s most popular radio programme is an expensive 

one. It is meticulously organised and within the limits of 

a single evening carefully prepared. A team of first-class 

performers gave a variety show lasting an hour to put the 

audience in the right frame of mind before Mr Pickles with 

a few preliminary words brought it to the necessary state of 

exuberance. “Regard it as a family party,” said Mr Pickles. 

“Laugh as heartily as if you had paid to come in. Think of 

it just as a bit of a do in Chipping Campden. Unfasten your 

coats and loosen your corsets.” 

There was a family atmosphere all right. By the time the 

‘Have a Go’ chorus (previously rehearsed) had been heartily 

rendered: William Pickles had been announced by the 

producer (Barney Colehan) and had been greeted with the 

usual lusty cheer and had delivered his customary greeting 

(“Ladies and gentlemen of Chipping Campden - ’ow do”), 

the audience were ready to laugh and clap at anything. 

“I bet you thought I was tall, dark and handsome,” he 

told them when he first appeared and added, “I thought 

you were better looking too.” 

Mrs Nellie Trimmer Daubeny, of Springhill, who lives 

in a cottage ‘half a mile from nowhere else’ and is the 

wife of a cowman, said she would like to be the Duchess 

of Gloucester; and Bill Paine (“I lives in Yubberton”) 

told a delightful story of how he helped to shift a fowl 

pen by remaining inside and carrying the perches whilst 

his friends did the work. 

www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/history/ 

campden-on-film/have-a-go-bbc-1948 

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UPDATE 

PLANNING & CONSERVATION MATTERS 

recently identified varieties from the Apple Fest visit by 

PTES. With the festive season approaching, why not think 

about serving Mulled Apple Juice or perhaps mixing up an 

‘English Garden’ cocktail for the big day, made with apple 

juice, mint, gin and elderflower cordial. And, of course, 

a bottle of juice would be a terrific addition to anyone’s 

Christmas stocking. Cheers, everyone! 

Wolds End Apple Juice is now available to purchase at £3.50 

a 75cl bottle. They can be bought from Rachel’s Stall in Back 

Ends. Alternatively we can deliver cases at a discounted price 

to Campden Society members : 6 bottles at £20 or 12 at £40 

in the Campden area; to purchase, please contact Geoffrey 

White on 0781 500 5879 or geoffreymwhite@gmail.com 

The Campden Society continue to monitor planning 

applications for properties in the Chipping Campden and 

Broad Campden area. In particular, we look at the impact 

on the surrounding environment, neighbouring properties, 

potential flooding, parking, traffic flow, the commercial 

viability, and the heritage of the town. 

We have attended meetings with residents of Stickler Close 

(and representatives of GCC and CDC) about their recent 

flooding; commented on various planning applications 

including the resubmission of an application to convert Lloyds 

Bank; and are supporting the NDP with a Society member on 

the Working Party. The Neighbourhood Development Plan 

continues its progress and the Working Party hope to have a 

draft for the December meeting of the Town Council. 

We encourage everyone to submit their individual views 

about planning applications to Cotswold District Council. 

Several members have been 

roaming Campden footpaths for 

the Gloucestershire Stone Stile 

Project which started in 2019 by 

volunteers from Gloucestershire 

CPRE. The project has now 

logged over 1100 stiles which 

can be viewed via a map: www. 

cpreglos.org.uk/creating-arecord-of-gloucestershire-stonestiles/ 

The most common stile 

in the county is the ‘slab’ which 

locals can see at the start and 

the end of Five Mile Drive; we 

also have a ‘slab’ at Blind Lane 

Bridge. Less common are ‘step’ stiles which can be found at 

the Station Road entrance to the Coneygree and at the Dyer’s 

Lane end of the Upper Leasows footpath. Do you know of 

anymore? A volunteer from the project will be coming to talk 

to the Chipping Campden History Society in April next year. 

WOLDS END ORCHARD 

The 2023 harvest was hand picked by the Orchardeers and 

pressed locally. It has produced a lighter, 

crisper style compared to 2022 juice. 

Each bottle contains a range of apples 

from the orchard including old English 

varieties like Blenheim Orange (first 

identified in 1740 in Woodstock); Tom 

Putt (late 1700s); Bramley’s Seedling 

(1810) & John Standish (1873) as well 

as some rare, local varieties for example 

Rose of Ciren, which is one of the most 

WORK PARTIES : 2nd & 4th Saturdays 

A huge end-of-year ‘thanks’ to our Orchardeers. This Autumn 

we will have clocked up over 300 hours’ work in the orchard 

as well as 

time spent on 

paperwork. 

A huge 

community 

effort which 

has been 

much admired 

by our 

stakeholders 

and visiting 

experts. Well 

done to all 

concerned! 

There are lots of jobs to get done this winter and there are 

jobs to fit every level of activity, knowledge and enthusiasm. 

Work party mornings (10am - 12 noon) are 9th December; 

13th & 27th January; 10th & 24th February; 9th & 23rd 

March – please add to your diaries and consider coming 

along! The Orchard’s future and health depends on volunteer 

support. 

Winter Pruning Workshop with fruit tree expert, Martin 

Hayes, of the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust will be running 

on Saturday 6 January 10-4pm. Limited spaces available for 

those wishing to learn the art of winter fruit tree pruning and 

using their skills to manage Wolds End Orchard during 2024. 

Please bring thick gloves and pruning saws / secateurs if 

you have them. You’ll learn key points about winter pruning 

veteran and ancient fruit trees and have an opportunity to 

put your learning into practice on the day. All work during 

the workshops will be done from the ground. For enquiries 

please contact Steven Law at fweo2020@gmail.com. 

Our next Art Open Sessions will be 2pm - 4pm on Friday 

15th December and Friday 19th January. Bring your own 

art materials. There’s no expectation to show anyone your 

work. Do feel free to just roll up, even if it’s just for a wander. 

Looking forward to meeting up with more volunteers this 

autumn at one of the upcoming work parties! 

Best wishes, Julianne, Geoff, Susie, Mike, John, Geoffrey, 

Steven and Owen 

Elizabeth Devas 

Chair 

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Images: Campden Society


COUNTRY MARKET 

Friday 9am – 11am • Lower Town Hall 

We are a co-operative of food and craft producers that has 

been providing goods to the town for over 40 years. 

All our food is produced in home kitchens with locally 

sourced products. All food producers must have a food 

hygiene certificate and comply with national legislation re 

labelling and allergens. Our crafters also work at home. 

We offer a wonderful array of savoury, sweet and baked 

goods, alongside local seasonal fruit, veg, eggs, marmalade, 

jams, chutneys and honey. As all the meals on offer are 

freshly made the majority can be frozen and microwaved. 

Our crafters offer a variety of goods, from cards for all 

occasions, knitted children’s garments, to willow, wooden 

and sewn items. 

December’s events - Saturday 2nd we will be in the Town 

Hall for the Christmas Market, collection of Christmas 

Orders is Friday 16th or our last market of the year which 

is Thursday December 21st 2.00pm – 4.00pm. We are 

then closed until Friday 2nd February at 9.00am. 

WE STILL NEED YOU!!:- 

The demand for our homemade products has been growing 

over the last few years and we need more cooks. We have 

lots of lovely customers and we also have lots of fun! We 

also make a profit too! We can help you with getting started, 

packaging and correct labelling. If you would like to know 

more why not come and see us at the market and have a 

chat with Angela, Katie, or Paul to find out how they got 

involved. 

If you are a local and have never visited us, please do come 

and see what we have to offer. We also offer an ordering 

service and if you are housebound, we can deliver, call 

or email for an order form. For more information email:- 

countrymarket@tutamail.com or phone 07849 521143 or 

see our Facebook page. 

As this is my last article of the year, I would like to thank all 

our customers for their continued support in 2023 and look 

forward to seeing you again in 2024 and also wish everyone 

a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 

Alyson Jessopp, Market Manager 

A Merry Christmas and a 

Happy New Year to all our 

clients, volunteers, funders 

and supporters 

Cotswold Friends would like 

to say Merry Christmas and a 

Happy New Year to all our clients, volunteers, funders and 

supporters. Our volunteer-led services support older and 

vulnerable people who may be lonely or isolated. Christmas 

can be a difficult time, so if we can help you or someone 

you know, please do get in touch on 01608 651415. 

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the 

charity in so many ways throughout the year – it is very 

much appreciated. Best wishes from all at Cotswold Friends. 

Wishing you joy and peace at 

Christmas and the New Year 

Jean Wilson 

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COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS 

WANT YOUR HELP TO SAVE LIVES 

Community First Responders (CFRs) are trained volunteers 

who provide immediate assistance in medical emergencies 

before professional help arrives. The team plays a crucial 

role in the early stages of an emergency, offering basic life 

support, administering CPR and using defibrillators. All of 

which help improve the chances of survival for individuals 

experiencing a medical crisis. 

We have been up and running for over a year now and during 

this time, the local team have attended many incidents in 

Chipping Campden, Mickleton, and surrounding villages 

- in most cases arriving well before an ambulance. Whilst 

waiting, the CFRs can provide vital first aid, and in one 

case, have deployed the Automated External Defibrillator. 

We can also update the Ambulance Service and, on some 

occasions, upgrade the incident to ensure a faster response. 

On a weekly basis, the CFR team deal with cardiac issues, 

strokes, and injury following falls. We are equipped with 

a ‘Raizer Chair’ (funded by the Captain Tom Foundation) 

which enables us to lift patients from the floor preventing 

more complex issues; and we are currently being supported 

by the Chipping Campden Community Trust and the 

Chipping Campden Rotary Club. 

Chipping Campden’s Community First Responders are 

growing with two new volunteers on board, Jill Leese 

and Duane Tipping. They are in training and will soon be 

available to help the three existing volunteers in the area. 

Although we are supported by South Western Ambulance 

Service Trust, our equipment is funded through public 

donations. With an expanding team, additional basic life 

support equipment is now needed. 

Gloucestershire has one CFR car based in Cheltenham 

and is available to all 70 responders across the county. 

The vehicle is highly visible to other road users and to 

the Ambulance crews approaching emergency incidents. 

Recently we have used this and you may have seen it around 

the town. When the CFR car is not available, we drive our 

own vehicles, however, we would like to raise funds to buy 

a second vehicle to be based in or near Chipping Campden. 

As well as being high visible, the vehicle is equipped with 

basic life support equipment, oxygen, a ‘Raizer chair,’ and 

comes fully kitted out with communication equipment and 

specialist lighting. 

We have set an initial target of £25,000 for both extra 

equipment for our growing team and a second vehicle. 

The Chipping Campden Rotary Club are organising a wine 

tasting evening on Friday 19th January at 7pm in the Town 

Hall. A selection of wines will be available with expert 

advice, together with food and entertainment. Tickets are 

£30 per head and can be purchased by contacting 

Donna Evans 07867361180 donna@bucklehouse.com or 

Jill Lees 07778 764604 jillleese@live.com. 

Local responders will also be raising funds by hosting a Lent 

Lunch in the Church Rooms on Tuesday 20th February. If 

you would like support this valuable cause and save lives in 

the North Cotswold area, please come along to one of our 

events: If you would like to help out at the Lent lunch or 

need any further information, please contact Mark Evans 

(CFR ) 07834810804 or mark@bucklehouse.com. 

If you are unable to support 

our fundraising by attending 

the events but would like to 

make a donation. 

This can be made through 

Chipping Campden Rotary 

Club. 

Their bank details are: 

Charity a/c no. 01459443. 

Sort Code 30-93-11 

‘Rotary Club of Chipping 

Campden Trust Fund’. 

Ref CFR Fundraiser. 

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We thank you for your support! 

Mark and Donna Evans, Jo, 

Jill Leese, Duane.

Charlie and the 


Music Festival 

After 21 years, 

Charlie Bennett 

is stepping down 

as Founder and 

Artistic Director 

of the Chipping 

Campden Music 

Festival, a festival 

that he created 

in 2002 and has 

built into one 

of the country’s 

leading music 

festivals, bringing the world’s most beautiful music, 

played by the world’s best musicians, to our community 

and attracting audiences from all over the world to 

Chipping Campden. 

As with most things in life, this mighty festival started 

small, over a glass or two of wine around Charlie’s 

kitchen table. It quickly gained followers and reputation, 

fuelled by Charlie’s vision and uncompromising musical 

taste. From the very beginning he was determined to 

engage the very best artists he could afford. He hired a 

good Steinway and whatever funds he raised went almost 

exclusively on artists. He even hand made the tickets and 

did all the admin himself, supported by loyal volunteers, 

several of whom are still part of the team today. 

Originally the Festival ran for only 5 days but steadily 

it grew to a week, 10 days, and then a full fortnight. 

Gradually Charlie started to engage more and more wellknown 

players, some of whom were paid with cases of 

wine. In 2005 a brilliant young pianist called Paul Lewis 

agreed to become the Festival’s President. Paul, now 

one of the world’s leading performers, makes time every 

year to come and perform at the Festival. Fittingly, for 

Charlie’s last concert on the 6th December in St James’ 

Church, Paul will be performing three Schubert sonatas, 

favourites of Charlie’s. 

Charlie has always been incredibly modest about his 

part in the success of the Festival. He believed that to 

succeed, ‘a festival needs a great team, a great venue, 

a great piano and a great audience.’ St James’ Church, 

described by Alfred Brendel as ‘one of the finest acoustics 

I encountered in my 60 year career’ has been vital to the 

success of the Festival. The beautiful Steinway, bought by 

the Festival in 2013, with donations from the community, 

attracts the best pianists. The Campden audiences are 

loved by the performers for their respect and focus. 

After one concert a very eminent musician commented 

“I think that is the quietest and most attentive audience I 

have played for in my whole career”. 

To support exceptional musicians at the start of their 

careers, Charlie, with Thomas Hull, who is Alfred Brendel 

and Paul Lewis’ agent and a well-respected musician, set 

up a side-by-side training orchestra in 2008 and called it 

the Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra. 

It has become one of the world’s most respected schemes 

with over 150 applicants annually for the 21 places. 

Many of the alumni have gone on to play in the world’s 

greatest orchestras, spreading the word about this 

magical music festival in the Cotswolds. 

Charlie’s philosophy has always been that it is, and 

always will be, all about the music. In his own words, 

“the musicians get to know that the Chipping Campden 

Music Festival is a place where no one goes to be seen, 

or for the interval drinks, or the social occasion, it’s a 

wonderful atmosphere in which to hear their colleagues 

perform. The music is paramount.” 

His disregard for pomp is well known. Charlie’s longtime 

friend, Gordon Hayward, remembers: ‘Without 

exception, Charlie introduced one towering performer 

or ensemble after another from cities across the world, 

seemingly dressed just slightly above the way he dressed 

that morning to walk across High Street to pick up the 

morning Guardian at The Coop. I am reminded of a 

quote from the American 19th century writer of Walden 

Pond, Henry David Thoreau: “They who have at length 

found something to do will not need to get a new suit to 

do it in. Beware all enterprises that require new clothes.” 

The 2023 Festival was Charlie’s swansong. As a fine 

pianist himself, he filled the programme with his heroes - 

some of the greatest pianists in the world. In the 8 Bells 

after one concert, he found himself sitting between two 

piano titans, Alfred Brendel and Emanual Ax, sharing 

stories and bottles of wine, both of them there as part 

of the Festival that he’d created. “I had to pinch myself,” 

he said. “It was a dream come true, one that in 2002, I 

would have never imagined possible.” 

So how do you follow in the footsteps of such a class 

act as Charlie Bennett? This Festival must go on. Its 

longstanding and dedicated trustees, Ailsa Scott, David 

Roberts and Arthur Cunynghame, will offer continuity 

with their guidance and support. Charlie has handed 

the reins to his two colleagues, Thomas Hull and Jessica 

May, both of whom have worked alongside him for many 

years and who understand its essence intrinsically. As 

Artistic Director, Tom’s vast knowledge, exquisite taste 

in music and formidable reputation in the international 

musical arena will ensure that the Chipping Campden 

Music Festival will continue to attract the world’s 

greatest musicians and maintain its reputation as a one of 

the best. Jessica, who is a well-respected producer and 

musician, with a long list of successful large-scale projects 

under her belt, will take over the day-to-day operations 

of the Festival - the glue that binds it all together. Their 

philosophy echoes Charlie’s. The music is paramount. 

Charlie Bennett’s achievements have left us all culturally 

richer and wiser. He is a man with a profound love of 

music and the sheer bloody mindedness needed to do 

what many would say was the impossible. His step back 

is a small one, as he joins his wife, Vicky, at her brilliant 

Chipping Campden Literature Festival. 

Expect more great things to come. 

For more details on the 2024 programmes, visit 

www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk 

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Happy Christmas and 

New Year to all our local 

readers, and a huge thank you to the many of you who 

have signed up as Patrons and Friends or as Sponsors of a 

specific event. Details of how to sign up are on the ‘Events’ 

page of our website or email vicky@campdenlitfest.co.uk 

If you haven’t signed up there is still time to and to enjoy 

the priority booking period w hich w ill open mid-J anuary. 

General booking opens early February. 

Christmas Books from Borzoi Bookshop Stow 01451 

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The programme for next May is almost complete and you 

will soon be able to view full details on our website: 

www.campdenmayfestivals.com 

As always the programme will be a mix of books tackling 

serious and important current issues, high quality new 

fiction & non-fiction, mixed in with light-hearted books to 

bring some much needed laughter into our lives 

Exciting events recently confirmed include: 

You May Never See Us Again - the untold story 

of David and Frederick Barclay, impoverished 

twin brothers who built a powerful secretive 

empire before falling out over money and 

succession. These enigmatic twins built one of 

the biggest fortunes in Britain together and spent six decades 

at the epicentre of British business, media and politics. 

Author Jane Martinson, a freelance journalist & academic, 

has been investigating and covering the Barclay empire 

since 2004. Formally a member of the Guardian’s senior 

editorial leadership team, she also spent 5 years at the 

Financial Times, and is currently the Professor of Financial 

Journalism at City, University of London. Jane frequently 

appears on BBC News, ITV’s Good Morning, Sky News and 

BBC Radio 4. 

Fans of Helen Lederer won’t want to miss 

the presentation of her truly, madly, funny 

memoir. A regular on the stand-up circuit 

and new-wave sketch shows, Helen shared 

stages with comedy pioneers Ben Elton and 

Rik Mayall, and TV screens with Dawn 

French, Jennifer Saunders, and many others. 

It is difficult to think of a comedy show that 

Helen wasn’t a part of! This brilliantly written book is, 

revealing, moving, sweet, sour, and unforgettable. 

Award winning journalist Paul Caruana 

Galizia tells the story of how he began 

a quest to discover who was responsible 

for his mother Daphne’s murder and who 

stood to profit from ending the life of a 

journalist whose courage and determination 

threatened the powerful with the truth. 

‘A murdered mother’s fight for truth and 

justice lives on through the words of her 

youngest son’ Angelina Jolie. 

Ninety years on from JB Priestley’s 

English Journey, one of the keenest 

observers of English identity uses 

Priestly’s itinerary as his travel guide 

to deftly weave history and politics in 

engaging, conversational prose. With 14 

pages on Campden and Broadway! The 

Full English is a love-letter to England 

written in Stuart Maconie’s inimitable style. 

‘The best thing to come out of Wigan since the A58 to 

Bolton.’ Peter Kay 

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NOVEMBER NEWS 

WINE TASTING EVENT 

The wine tasting event date has been set for the 19th of 

January. The event is in support of the Chipping Campden First 

Responders Team and promises to be a delightful evening of 

wine tasting fun, accompanied by cheese and nibbles and live 

music to brighten a January evening. 

Tickets to the event cost £30. Dress code smart casual. 

Please email us at chippingcampdenrotaryclub@gmail.com 

to reserve your tickets. 

Young Musician Competition 

The Rotary Club of Chipping Campden and District held 

its annual Young Musician Finale, in the Cidermill Theatre, 

Chipping Campden on Monday the 23rd of October. 

It was a fantastic evening, opened by Chipping Campden 

School Vice Principal and Rotarian Beth Gregory, our 

President Stephen Spencer gave the closing comments. 

The School Chamber Choir performed at the event outstanding 

arrangements of Feed the Birds and You’ve Got a Friend in Me. 

The Club would like to thank the esteemed panel of judges, 

jazz singer Joanne (Pug) Horton, pianist Charlie Bennett, and 

percussionist Eric Allan. 

Special thanks also to Rotarian Mike Jelley and to Teacher of 

Music Helena Hesketh for all their hard work in the buildup 

to the event and for organising the young musicians 

throughout the evening and to Teacher of Music Mr Sam 

Bridges for accompanying many of the students on piano and 

for leading the School’s Chamber Choir. Our grateful thanks 

also to Lawrence Iles for providing the excellent background 

graphics and to everyone who turned out on the night to 

support our talented Young Musicians. 

More Upcoming Youth Events 

The judging of the Young Photographer will take place on 

the 21st of November and the judging of the Youth Speaks 

Competition will take place on the 29th of November. The 

subject for the Junior Youth Speaks Competition, which will 

take place in March next year, is “If only I”. 

Don’t forget to visit our mulled wine stall at the Christmas 

Market this year! 

The Rotary Club of Chipping Campden and District meets at 

the Cotswold House Hotel every second and fourth Thursday 

evening for a meal and a meeting to discuss our plans for the 

coming weeks and months. If you would like to get involved, 

please join us at one of our meetings to find out more about 

who we are and what we do, or you can contact us by email at 

chippingcampdenrotaryclub@gmail.com 

PROMOTING 

INDEPENDENCE, 

DIGNITY & CHOICE 

An audience of more than 90 were treated to an entertaining 

selection of music. Classical, contemporary, jazz, and modern 

composers, Beethoven, Bach, George Nevada, Andrew 

Lloyd Webber and Lady Gaga were all performed beautifully 

by vocalists and pianists and performers on cello, tenor 

saxophone, clarinet and drumkit. 

The judges had a very difficult time deliberating on the 

eventual winners and they commended all the competitors for 

their hard work in preparing their pieces for the performances, 

all our entrants were wonderful performers. 

The two overall winners, who will progress into the next 

stage of the competition, are instrumentalist, George Swayne, 

Clarinet, who played the 4th Movement of Saint Saen’s 

Clarinet Sonata followed by Cinco Bocetos by Sierra and 

vocalist, Emily McCarthy who sang Almost There by Randy 

Newman and Shallow by Lady Gaga. 

The Junior Section winner was pianist Omari Wade and runner 

up was vocalist Emily McCarthy. The Senior Section winner 

was clarinettist George Swayne, and runner up was cellist 

Millie Hesketh. 

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October – March: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am – 4pm 

April – Sept: Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm 

Closed Mondays, except bank holidays 

DECEMBER 

Saturday 18th November – Sunday 7th January 2024 

Christmas Delights selling exhibition 

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … step into a world 

of festive delights and start ticking off your Christmas list at 

our ever popular Christmas selling exhibition. 

We will be exhibiting hand-made items created by local 

designer-crafters, with something for everyone and prices to 

suit all pockets. Why not buy a present for someone special, 

or maybe treat yourself? 

Admission: Free 

JOIN THE COURT BARN BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Being a trustee is an interesting and hugely rewarding role 

within a museum like Court Barn. It will give you the chance 

to have a real impact on how the museum is managed and is a 

great way to give to your local community and develop your 

skills in a board-level environment. Court Barn is currently 

looking for a Chair to take on the leading of the Board through 

a process of Co-Chairing with a current trustee, as well as a 

new Treasurer. 

Please check our website for more information about both 

roles, including downloadable Trustee Information Packs. 

FRIENDS 

Monday 4th December: 2.30pm – 4.30pm 

Christmas in the Museum 

A private opening for Friends to browse the Christmas 

Delights exhibition. 

Refreshments will be served. 

FRIENDS OF COURT BARN 

The Friends aim to provide promotional and financial support 

to Court Barn by encouraging awareness and enthusiasm for 

the museum, in the north Cotswolds and wider world. 

Membership includes: Free admission to the museum, 

previews of special exhibitions, events, talks and newsletters. 

Single: £15 Joint: £20 

For information on membership and visits please contact: 

friends@courbarn.org.uk 

1902 CLUB LOTTERY 

The 1902 Club Lottery supports Court Barn and gives you a 

chance of winning a cash prize each month. To be a member 

there is either an annual subscription of £60 or a standing 

order for £5 per month. Visit www.courtbarn.org.uk to 

download an application form or call in and collect a leaflet. 

VOLUNTEERS 

Wednesday 20th December: 11.00am – 1.00pm 

Volunteer Christmas Party 

Calling all volunteers both past and present – everyone is 

welcome! Come along and join in the fun. If you have ever 

thought about volunteering, this is the perfect opportunity to 

join us for mulled drinks and Christmas goodies, and learn 

more about volunteering at Court Barn. 

LOVE LOCAL HISTORY? MEETING NEW PEOPLE? 

We are always looking for volunteers, particularly at the 

weekends. 

As a volunteer you will benefit from our volunteer social 

events, free entry to our exhibitions, a 10% discount on all 

museum shop purchases plus a great opportunity to make 

new friends in a warm and friendly environment. 

Please contact the administrator, Barbara Alderton who will 

be happy to discuss volunteering options with you. 

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Secrets of the Museum: Court Barn at Christmas 

Christmas in Chipping Campden has always been a 

magical time of year. 

For C. R. Ashee’s Guild of Handicraft, it was a time to 

entertain the local community by putting on a play. Ashbee 

particularly loved comedies and the revelry provided joy 

for both the Guildsmen and Campden with the days shorter 

and the weather colder. Soon after Christmas at the turn of 

the New Year in 1905, the Guildsmen from London and 

local Campdonians performed Shakespeare’s As You Like 

It to a rapturous audience. The play’s casting was rather 

literal - Ashbee recruited local shepherd Ron Haydon 

to play Shakespeare’s shepherd Silvius, complete with 

genuine shepherd’s crook! 

Our ever-popular selling exhibition - ‘Christmas 

Delights’ - is a hugely significant part of our calendar. 

Our staff and volunteers start planning for the 

exhibition sometimes up to a year ahead, contacting 

local makers and going out to art and craft fairs to 

meet them and find out about their work. We love 

seeing what independent craftspeople are up to, 

supporting their work and learning about different 

types of craft. From ceramics and jewellery to art 

and textile work, there will be something for 

everyone showing in the museum. 

This year’s ‘Christmas Delights’ will host 16 local 

makers. As well as new stock from some of our 

existing favourites from the Court Barn shop, 

we’re also excited to welcome seven new or 

returning makers especially for the 

exhibition: 

Sarah Davis stained glass, 

Sue Bibby embroidery, 

Tor Hildyard wire art, 

Ruth Dodwell jewellery, 

Selma Stagg jewellery, 

Charlotte Sweeney 

ceramics and 

Tilly’s Cottages from 

Louise Whiteley. 

Today, as Chipping Campden switches its lights on for 

Christmas and the shops begin to bustle with activity, 

Court Barn, our museum which celebrates the Guild’s rich 

craft and design legacy, is also busy decking the halls this 

December. 

Winter is a particularly busy time for our team, caring 

for the beautiful barn and its collections. Rain and snow 

can lead to plants growing on our roof, while the lack of 

gutters means water rolls off the roof and makes our front 

step slippy. We’re very proud to be able to take care of the 

barn, removing weeds and sweeping our frontage. 

management plan in place, so 

we can keep an eye out for any 

little beasts that might harm our 

barn or collections. 

Checking our collections 

is also important at this 

time of year. We recently 

gave the Gordon Russelldesigned 

cabinet in the 

museum a good dust 

ready for winter and 

also have a regular pest 

Once we’ve identified the makers’ work we would like to 

include, it’s all hands on deck to make sure everything is 

displayed beautifully against the honey-coloured Cotswold 

stone walls of Court Barn’s West Wing. The barn is Grade 

II listed so we have to make sure we don’t attach any 

display materials directly to its walls. We have to be quite 

creative about how we use the space! 

Court Barn becomes a hive of activity during exhibition 

set-up week with makers arriving to drop off their stock 

and our volunteers kindly coming in to give extra support 

by helping to coordinate and display items. Every year we 

decide on a colour theme (this year is very festive - navy 

and silver!) for our decorations. 

Most importantly, we are really looking forward to our 

annual volunteer Christmas party, where there is always 

good cheer and mince pies a-plenty! We’re hugely grateful 

to all our volunteers who do so much for the museum, 

from welcoming visitors to helping with organising the 

‘Christmas Delights’ exhibition. We really could not do all 

of this without you. 

Merry Christmas and 

Happy New Year from 

Court Barn! 

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TWINNING WITH 

PONT-D’OUILLY 

Save the dates - Quiz Night 17th February 2024, 

Visits in school holidays 2024/25 

During our visit to Pont-d’Ouilly in June this year our French 

friends made clear they would like to visit Chipping Campden 

in 2024 and welcome us back in 2025 during the school 

holidays, so as to build on the new contacts being developed 

between young people and families. 

After seeing the highly impressive youth accommodation and 

outdoor activities facilities available at Pont-d’Ouilly’s Base 

de Loisirs we pencilled in dates for a return visit to this centre 

for 25th- 30th May 2025, during the half-term holiday, when 

the Base de Loisirs will be hosting Pont-d’Ouilly’s annual 

Festival of the Ascension. 

Since the June visit, educational co-operation between 

schools is already taking off. St Catharine’s and Pont-d’Ouilly 

Primary School have exchanged French and English reading 

lists and topics and ideas for working together on videos and 

correspondence. 

Our programme for 2024 aims to broaden and deepen these 

links, offer our usual warm welcome to old friends and build 

for the future. Next year’s visit from Pont-d’Ouilly will take 

place during the school holidays on 16th – 19th August 2024. 

We plan to include a programme of community activities for 

young people centred on the Cidermill Theatre plus a preview 

of what the Base de Loisirs can offer Chipping Campden’s 

young adventurers in May 2025. 

We will be working with the Cidermill, our schools, friends 

in Pont-d’Ouilly and other interested parties to develop this 

programme in the next three months. And we would love to 

hear from anyone that can help host young visitors and parents 

next August. 

If you would like to get involved or know more about Twinning 

and these events – and/or if you can help host our visitors in 

August - save the dates – and please contact: 

Reg Pritchard 

01386 849318 reg.pritchard@gmail.com 

Please also join us for our next Quiz Night, 17th February 

2024, 7pm for 7.30pm at the Bowling Club. Bring a team 

(max 6) or come and join one. Tickets, £10 per person, include 

ploughman’s supper. Bring your own drinks and glasses. 

To book, contact: Sue Egglestone sueeegg@aol.com 

Chipping Campden and District Twinning Association 

ART SOCIETY, BLOCKLEY 

Monday 4 December at 2.45pm 

A lecture 

‘Nothing says Christmas like an axe-fight: 

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ST CATHARINE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 

AUTUMN UPDATE 

The first half-term was full, 

with many highlights: 

Year 6 pupils have taken their 

‘bikeability’ lessons and you 

may see more children wearing 

red jumpers cycling to school; 

A group of children have made 

their First Holy Communion; 

Children have enjoyed woodwind 

and brass-themed assemblies. 

A popular topic this half-term was the 

bread-making in Design/Technology. 

The range of colours, shapes, flavours 

and sizes researched, designed and 

made by the children was fascinating! 

The aroma around the school of baking 

bread was heavenly! 

SPOOKY DISCO 

Lots of hard work was rewarded with 

a super spooky disco, organised by our 

‘Friends of St Catharine’s!’ 

HARVEST & CAFOD 

CURRICULUM 

At St Catharine’s we understand that 

every child is special and unique, with 

distinct talents and skills. We cover a 

wide curriculum and children enjoy 

the varied diet! From Vikings to Forest 

School, and glockenspiels to electricity, 

you can almost hear the brains buzzing 

as you move around the school! 

We had a wonderful Harvest Festival 

at school, with lots of joyous singing 

renditions, including ‘Harvest Tango’ 

and ‘Harvest Rock’n’Roll.’ Chaplaincy 

pupils led the school in prayers of 

thanksgiving. 

We thought about our neighbours, 

locally and globally: Children brought 

in non-perishable items for the 

local Food Bank, and we filled our 

shopping trolley; On a separate date, 

our Fundraising Ministers organised a 

‘Green Day’ where all children wore 

something green and donated to 

CAFOD. The proceeds of a cake sale 

were also added to the money raised 

and enough for an overseas mobile 

health clinic visit was raised. 

NEW CLUBS 

The initial ‘Young Voices’ choir had 

a wonderful first session. They will 

learn several popular songs from the 

last 100 years, from ‘Lambeth Walk’ 

to a Matilda Medley. The children will 

perform in the ‘Birmingham Resorts 

Arena’ in February. 

Crochet Club has proved to be a 

successful club this term - children 

have developed new skills and had a 

relaxing time in the process. 

Chess has been another popular new 

club and the top players look forward 

to playing against some other local 

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‘Christmas Card Club’ is another new 

one, led by our super Art Leader! 

Public-Speaking Club is not a new club 

because a parent led it last year, but 

last year’s graduates are running it 

this year! It is wonderful to see the 

older children sharing their expertise 

with the younger ones. Speeches this 

week were based on eclectic topics 

such as ‘Victors’, Coco Chanel and 

‘Food Critic.’ 

VOCATION 

Our ‘Vocation’ theme this term 

has been wonderful. Children have 

considered what they think they are 

called to do and thought about how 

they can use their gifts for the good 

of others. They made posters for a 

school career fair, and the choices 

ranged from gardeners, to lifeguards, 

from pizza chefs to doctors and maybe 

another 100 jobs as well! 

Reception and Year 1 children visited 

the ‘Play Village’ in Warwick for some 

age-appropriate work-experience! 

TWINNING 

Our links with Pont d’Ouilly School 

continue to develop with reading lists 

and correspondence shared. 

We are enjoying being part of the 

group who are planning the visit from 

French friends next summer holiday! 

(16th to 19th August.) 

THE LITTLE WAY 

PARTNERSHIP 

Many of you will know that we 

have been working closely with 

Gloucestershire Catholic schools over 

many years. Our INSET training day 

this term was the staff altogether at 

one of our favourite venues, St Peter’s 

Primary School in Gloucester. 

The children are excited to have been 

paired up as pen pals with classes 

from schools across the county. 

“The children from the school 

who attended Remembrance 

Sunday with the school 

banner - behaved impeccably 

and conducted themselves 

beautifully both in church and 

at the war memorial. A credit to 

themselves and the school.” 

DECEMBER 

We look forward to the month ahead 

and a chance to reflect and prepare 

our hearts and school throughout 

Advent-Tide. 

In January, the local Foodbank is 

sometimes less well-supported as 

families make savings after Christmas. 

Therefore, this year our ‘Reverse 

Advent Calendar’ will be made up of 

non-seasonal items. 

Wreath- making in school one evening 

has become a much-loved annual 

tradition for parents; Christmas 

concerts, parties and a special lunch 

will end the term perfectly. 

OPEN DAYS 

Meanwhile, the next Bulletin entry 

will share pictures of Y2-Y6 trip to 

KidZania, a child-size city of job 

opportunities in Shepherds Bush. Will 

the children change their minds about 

their vocations after the trip? 

Several visitors have been visiting 

assemblies enlightening the children 

about careers. 

REMEMBRANCE 

We welcomed the father of one of our 

teachers to Remembrance assembly 

this year. Linked with our vocation 

work, the veteran spoke of how his 

military career began as an army chef. 

Children laid wreaths to represent the 

school community on both 11.11.23, 

and again on Remembrance Sunday. 

It was wonderful to receive the 

following email… 

If you are interested in securing a place 

for your child at St Catharine’s, please 

contact 01386 840677 to arrange a 

visit. We are proud of every single day 

that we offer the children, and every 

day is an ‘Open Day’ at St Catharine’s. 

Spaces are available in certain year 

groups. 

Joanne Welch, Headteacher 

www.st-catharines.gloucs.sch.uk 

We wish everyone a happy, and 

peaceful, Christmas… 

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GUIDED WALKS WITH THE 

COTSWOLD VOLUNTARY 

WARDENS 

Details of the walks available are described on the 

website (below). Please check walk details carefully on 

the website, including whether booking is necessary. 

Additional walks may be published on the website. 

www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/visiting-and-exploring/ 

guided-walks 

Stow-on-the-Wold to Broadwell and Oddington 

Tuesday 5th December – 

Moderate 3hr 6ml 

A circular walk from Stow on the Wold to Broadwell 

and Upper Oddington. 

We start off in the historic town of Stow-on-the-Wold 

and walk to Maugersbury which used to be the location 

of the workhouse for Stow. From there we walk to 

Upper Oddington and on to Broadwell and return to 

Stow past the Stow Wells. Lunch can be had in Stow 

after the walk or a short drive to neighbouring villages 

and towns. Please bring a drink/packed lunch. 

Start: 10am public car park next to Tecos’s car park 

GL54 1BX. OS Map ref: SP 192 263. 

Holly trees on a local 

Winter’s walk... 

PLEASE use appropriate footwear as some walks may be 

steep and muddy in places. EASY - Length may vary but 

terrain is mainly flat (level); MODERATE - includes some 

hills and rough ground. STRENUOUS – may be rough 

underfoot and ascents and descents may be steep. We 

welcome guide and hearing dogs - sorry, others not allowed. 

Walks are free although we do invite donations to help fund 

our conservation and improvement work. 


Baptist Church, High Street 

open EVERY FRIDAY 12 noon - 1.30pm 

Helping local people in crisis 

Donations for the foodbank may be left at: 

The Post Office at Peridot Digital (during opening hours) 

The Library (during opening hours) 

The Baptist Church (Fridays 12 noon - 1.30pm) 

We are so grateful for the support of our community! 

DON’T FORGET... 

You can recycle your Christmas tree - 

simply cut into 2-3 ft sections and place 

in your green bin - not forgetting to 

remove any decorations first! 

RECYCLING 

At this time of year some of us have more waste than 

usual to recycle. If you go on the Cotswold District 

Council website under ‘bins and recycling’- click 

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ST JAMES’ CHURCH REPAIR CAFE 

NOVEMBER REPORT 

As usual, our electricals team was busy all morning, and we were able to look at a number of radios, one fixed on the spot, the 

on/off switch fixed, another needing a new transformer cable, and a small Kenwood mixer which needed oiling, sent away 

working. 

However star of the show perhaps this time was ‘Pippin the toy dog’ – a tiny stuffed toy of great sentimental value to the 

family, left with us last time. 

Here he is before – stripped down and looking very sorry for himself – and after - cleaned up and much happier. He is 26 years 

old – and the delighted client told us that her 26 year old son, who was given this as a baby, is very unwell and she wondered 

if having Pippin back and restored may help him with the memories of his Nan. 

Not everything has a story like this but this gives us all a great pleasure and purpose in what we do 

The same volunteer seamstress (a new recruit!) has taken on a hand made wool squares blanket, bought about 30 years ago 

at a sale of work locally, again well loved but needing restitching. 

We’ve had success with repairing a pepper mill before, and after spotting the story in the Bulletin, we were entrusted with 

another – very much with a Chipping Campden connection also. 

It was purchased from Robert Welch in the 1970’s, and needed a thorough clean down, the grinder had worked loose with a 

broken retaining screw, and the hardwood handle was badly re-fixed with a household screw. 

It is now a sought after ‘retro’ item and after several years ‘left on the shelf’ is now waiting a refill of pepper corns (we thought 

the originals left inside might be past their use by date) and to be put back into use. 

Not everything need be valuable – or indeed of sentimental value. 

We were pleased to return a folding iron board which was almost certainly destined for the tip – re-welded and ready for use. 

Secateurs and garden shears were sharpened. Two battery wall clocks were looked at – one a souvenir from Australia simply 

needing it’s hands re-fixing. We can recommend local clock makers for more complicated older mechanical movements. 

Our furniture restorer took away this rather nice late Georgian work box of 

caddy shape – it’s gilt metal (ormolu) feet had been crushed by probably over 

loading it and a bit of a repolish is needed before returning next time 

Again, for larger and more complicated pieces we can recommend local 

restorers. 

The next repair cafe at the Church Rooms, on the corner of Church Street 

and Calf Lane, is on Saturday December 9th, 10am to 12.30pm and then 

in the New Year on Saturday January 13th Do come along, enjoy a delicious 

selection of refreshments whilst you wait and a chat with like minded peoplewhether 

you have an item to repair or not. 

Pippin before 

Pippin after 

Robert Welch pepper mill 

Would-be repairers - get in touch we’d always be pleased to add you to our team. 

Of course as well as repairs – there is plenty of opportunity for repairers 

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 

THANK YOU! 

Thank you to all our coin box holders for 

your generous giving and Max Scott for 

counting! Once again, the annual count has produced a 

terrific sum of £2100, all raised on behalf of The Children’s 

Society. Gift aid and the sale of Christmas cards will 

increase this amount even further. We really appreciate all 

our very liberal contributors. The number of coins collected 

has decreased but, happily, notes and cheques are more 

plentiful, and our level of giving has remained impressively 

consistent over the last 5 years. 

The Children’s Society has a group of young Trustees 

who help hold the charity accountable and make sure the 

problems of young people continue to be heard and taken 

seriously. This team of young voices offer their own unique 

perspectives and life experiences allowing very individual 

ways of getting things done and help shape the world to be 

a better place for this generation and others to come. We 

are part of this wonderful teamwork. Together, the older 

generations are enabling the young to make things happen. 

How brilliant! 

We look forward to welcoming you to the Christingle 

Services in December which will raise more funds for the 

charity. Thank you. 

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STRATFORD-UPON-AVON 

CHORAL SOCIETY 

PRELUDE TO CHRISTMAS 

Stratford-upon-Avon Choral Society presents its Christmas 

concert on Saturday 16th December 2023 at Holy Trinity 

Church, Old Town, Stratford at 7.30pm. This will be a 

celebration, heralding the start of Christmas week, with 

a programme containing well-loved Christmas carols as 

well as some less familiar, with organ accompaniment 

by Douglas Keilitz. Readings will be given by two wellknown 

local thespians, Tim Raistrick and Juliette Grundy. 

The conductor is Oliver Neal Parker. 

Tickets for 16th December concert (£15) are available from 

choir members, online at www.stratfordchoral.org.uk or at 

the door on concert night. Children up to 18 are admitted 

free if accompanied by a paying adult – a marvellous 

opportunity to introduce youngsters to music. 

For further press information, phone Carol Jackson on 

01386 841440. 

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LENT LUNCHES 2024 

The popular Lent lunches return in February and March next 

year. Run under the auspices of St James’ Church, they will, as 

usual, take place in the Church Rooms in Chipping Campden 

and run from 12.15pm to 1.30pm on the six Tuesdays during 

Lent. We are particularly excited to welcome three newcomers: 

Chipping Campden First Responders, the North Cotswold 

Foodbank and Broad Campden Quakers. 

The full schedule is: 

20th February Chipping Campden First Responders 

27th February The Children’s Society 

5th March North Cotswold Foodbank 

12th March Friends of Campden Surgery 

19th March Church Rooms Refurbishment Project 

26th March Broad Campden Quakers 

The format remains the same as in previous years: homemade 

soup, served with bread and/or baguettes, then cheese and 

biscuits, and finally tea or coffee with homemade sweet 

biscuits. What is more welcoming, during the potentially cold 

months of February and March, than a lovely bowl of hot soup? 

Everyone who organises the lunches works incredibly hard to 

put on a delicious meal, so do please try and support as many of 

them as possible and be generous with your donations. Please 

put the dates in your diaries now, or when you get your 2024 

diaries at Christmas, and look 

forward to food, conversation 

and friendship in the warm 

and welcoming surroundings 

of the Church Rooms! 

Further information about the 

lunches and their beneficiaries 

will appear in the February 

Bulletin. 

Any enquiries to Kevin: 

01386 840283 or nickwyndham@btinternet.com 

Thank you. 

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Food security is our social security 

TAKES A LOOK 

AT LIFE 

The list of things I don’t have in common with the much-lauded Greta 

Thunderbird is getting longer. She has a point, but I’m not too jolly about 

her tactics. This is odd when you only have to look out the window to see the 

havoc the weather is causing. Waterlogged gardens are one thing, but more of a 

concern is the vast number of fields without next year’s harvest planted. Across 

the nation, for those farmers who were able to be ahead of the weather, there 

is now the risk the seeds will not germinate but instead rot in the ground. Food 

security is therefore a worry and without that, our social security is in jeopardy. 

The seasons greeting towards the weather by our food producers has at best 

been mild. 

The aging Land Rover probably means I will fail all the tests to become a 

Greta-‘ette’ or whatever the collective noun is, but if that saves me from being 

arrested, I’m fine, thank you. Being mainstream as opposed to ex-stream is no 

bad place to be as you get stuff done, without the potential to transgress the 

law or annoying people by walking along the road at a snail’s pace or gluing 

yourself to a train. This, when citizens are trying to get to work or to a hospital 

appointment. Inconveniencing the masses has become the weapon of choice 

and is not very welcome in a functioning democracy. 

Regular readers will know I’m an armchair rugby supporter and during the 

World Cup matches I laughed out loud when I heard ‘salads don’t win scrums’ 

I don’t recall who said it, if I did I would gladly give them the credit here, but 

possibly it was in the context of the South African’s bomb squad, who make 

some other teams front rows look decidedly, a bit peaky. Well done England, 

who put in a great team effort and played better than most of us expected and 

got the bronze accolade. 

As the population is bombarded with peoples’ views about what we should and 

shouldn’t eat, drive, wear and generally do, Gen Z (young people) are at risk of 

making some bad choices. Alternative ‘milk’ is not milk and doesn’t give young 

and the old the goodness for stronger bones and healthy teeth. Also, the science 

is far from proven that switching from one thing to another ‘food’ will save the 

planet. There is however plenty of evidence that retailers have a commercial 

interest in developing these product lines as the margins are far better than on 

proper (I mean traditional, obvs) produce. Because of shoppers being cashstrapped 

you watch how this quickly reverses. In life, a balance of this and of 

that brings both variety and the all-important nourishment to keep the body fit 

and healthy. Balance needs to become a bit more acceptable and replace ground 

occupied by the noisy few who given the chance would have us all teetering on 

the brink of despair. 

When you read this, the Christmas lights in the High Street will no doubt be 

twinkling and we will be about to enter, what is for many, the most indulgent 

few weeks of the year. This is often followed by a period of guilty diets, a rush to 

join the ‘fat club’ or all efforts to run at more than a half snail’s pace, particularly 

in my case! It must be said, I put in a strong performance over a yard but after 

that the competent application of a combination of oxygen and a defibrillator 

becomes critical, if I’m going up to buy the next round. 

Season’s greetings and thank you for reading. See you on the other side. 

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PEST PROBLEM? 

For a friendly, reliable and efficient 

service please ring Sue Baker 

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One off treatments or annual 

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ANPR REPORT OCTOBER 2023 

ASTON ROAD, CHIPPING CAMPDEN 

The ANPR camera became operational in March and so has 

been operating for just over 6 months. It took 3 months for 

the paperwork to be completed, but even with that delay the 

camera has had an effect on speeding on Aston Road. 

In March the percentage speeding was 45.2% but this has 

reduced progressively throughout the months so that in October 

it was down to 28.1%. You will note in the table below speed 

reductions have been made in all the speed ranges quoted. 

The Police are aware of the times they pass the camera and in the 

coming months will be more proactive so hopefully reductions in 

speeding will carry on the downward trend. 

RICR Motor Engineers 

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For all your motoring needs, ring 

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Specific areas can be delivered too. 

We can also print your leaflets! 

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NOTES FROM THE MEETING 

OF CHIPPING CAMPDEN TOWN 

COUNCIL 

For full copies of the confirmed minutes - 

see Town Council website 

10th October 2023, Town Hall 

Key to Councillors: Michael Haines (MH), Patrick Spink 

(PS), Teresa Newman (TN), Chris Jones (CJ), Liz Hodges 

(LH), Lutti Bates (LB), Janet Wilkinson (JW), Mark Benson 

(MB), Julie Williams (Deputy Town Clerk - TC). 

Lynden Stowe (LS), Gina Blomefield (GB), Tom Stowe (TS) 

Present: Cllrs CJ, MH, PS, TN, LB, MB, JW 

In attendance: TC, D Cllrs GB, TS 

16 members of the public. 

Apologies: LH 

To receive Declarations of Interest and to consider 

Applications for Dispensation: 

Chipping Campden Town Council (CCTC) is sole managing 

Trustee of the Playing Field and Recreation Ground Trust. 

CCTC is sole custodian Trustee of the Chipping Campden 

Town Trust (CCTT). 

Chipping Campden Town Council (CCTC) is owner of the 

Old Police Station (OPS) which is leased by Campden and 

District Peelers Trust (CDPT). 

PS, MH are Directors of Cotswolds Enterprises. 

Public Session: To provide members of the public / press 

with the opportunity to comment on items on the agenda 

or raise items for future consideration. In accordance with 

Standing Orders this will not exceed 20 minutes and three 

minutes per person. 

It was resolved to suspend standing orders at 19:13. 

• Resident parking permits 

• Concern regarding the misuse of disabled parking bay at 

the Alms Houses. 

• Apologies – permission not sought. 

• Litter picking working party to be held on Sat 14th October 

• Member of public expected own statement read out at the 

meeting on 12 September to be communicated in the same 

manner as Agenda Item 18. 

• Clerk’s position had been absent for over 12 months and 

no longer considered to be a private matter. 

• Equipment needed to be purchased to assist winter action 

planning. 

• Tithe House – tree looks to be dying, is this due to the 

work being undertaken? 

• Clarify the legal fees required for data protection breaches. 

Any Town Trust items raised have been collated and passed 

onto the Town Trust. 

It was resolved to re-instate standing orders at 19:44. 

Co-Option: (a) To receive expressions of interest (two) for 

the advertised vacant seats (three) and co-opt candidates 

to Chipping Campden Town Council. It was resolved to 

receive and accept the two expressions of interest and coopt 

the two candidates, Paul Welford and Nicolas Cary to 

Chipping Campden Town Council. 

(b) To accept the signed Acceptance of Office forms from 

the co-opted members. It was resolved to accept the signed 

Acceptance of Office forms from Paul Welford and Nicolas 

Cary. Acceptance of Office forms to be signed in the 

presence of the Proper Officer, date to be arranged. 

County Councillor’s Report: Apologies received from 

Cllr. LS. No report received. 

District Councillor’s Report: Verbal reports were received 

from Cllrs. GB and TS. 

Minutes:It was resolved that the minutes of the Town 

Council meeting held on 12th September 2023 be approved 

and signed by the Chairman. 

It was resolved minutes of the extraordinary meeting held 

26th September 2023 be approved and signed by Chairman. 

It was resolved minutes of the extraordinary meeting held 30 

September 2023 be approved and signed by the Chairman. 

Confidential meeting notes: Confidential meeting notes 

from the Town Council meeting held on 12 September 2023 

were received and agreed as a true record of the discussions. 

Confidential meeting notes from the ETCM held on 26 

and 30 September 2023 were received and agreed as a true 

record of the discussions. 

Training: It was resolved to authorise the two newly 

appointed councillors to receive Being a Better Councillor 

Course Parts 1 & 2 training provided by GAPTC - dates tbc 

@ a cost of £60 per councillor (LGA 1972 S111). 

It was resolved to authorise the two Deputy Town Clerks to 

receive Procurement training by GAPTC – 12 October @ a 

cost of £30 per person (LGA 1972 S111). 

It was resolved to authorise Victoria Bates to receive 

Budgeting for Clerks and Finance Staff training by GAPTC 

– 19 October @ a cost of £30 (LGA 1972 S111). 


receive VAT for unregistered Councils (VAT126) training 

by GAPTC – 31 October @ a cost of £30 per person (LGA 

1972 S111). 


receive Internal Controls training by GAPTC – 8 November 

@ a cost of £30 per person (LGA 1972 S111). 

Clerk’s Report: TUERS Barriers have been installed by 

the Baptist Church and St. James’ church gate on Station 

Road has been repaired. 

Temporary road closures: 

• Station Road - level crossing - nighttime closure - finished 

• West End Terrace 9th October to 13th October. National 

Grid need to return to this location to complete works. 

• Back Ends from 23/10/23 to 10/11/23 to allow for 

essential water main improvement works by Thames Water, 

Emergency access will NOT be maintained. 

• Broad Campden: 8 - 10 November, Road from Southwest 

of Hayes Lodge to Northwest of Apple Tree Cottage, - 

drainage investigation work by GCC Highways. 

Partnership working with volunteering groups: 

• Flood elevation work for GCC Highways - volunteers 

cleared The Cam, Sheep Street area and the ‘scuttlebrook’ 

trough on Aston Road. The group then went on for a third 

consecutive weekend to tidy the vegetation growing in the 

Cart Wash on Sheep Street. 

• ‘Scuttlebrook’ culvert - as reported by volunteer coordinator 

to Bob Skillern - GCC Highways. It became 

clear that the culvert downstream was also heavily clogged 

with silt and poses an ongoing limitation of capacity when 

there is heavy rain. We believe that this is aggravated by 

the small capacity pipe that was installed under the access 

road to the new housing development. The inadequate size 

of this pipe was challenged at the time of installation, but 

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not remedied. Could you make arrangements to clean the 

culvert, and establish whether the pipe under the access 

road is having a detrimental effect on the flow of water in 

the brook? Bob Skillern acknowledges investigation work 

required by GCC. 

• Campden Society and the Cotswold Wardens volunteers 

have cleared away some of the Himalayan Balsam identified 

by the Water Works stretch of the Cam. They are awaiting 

permission from landowners to gain access to the remaining 

invasive weed. 

• Liaising with Campden Society about a dead pine tree on 

Aston Road. Highways have confirmed they will fell the 

tree to ground level. Follow-up with Highways. 

• Thank you to all the volunteers who have given their time 

and knowledge. We can see how crucial the volunteer work 

is to the community. Thank you. 

• Reminder - Police drop-in surgery dates available for 

October and November are on the website and social media. 

Held in the community room in the OPS, ground floor 

opposite the VIC. 

• Parking Survey for Neighbourhood Development Plan 

- if approved tonight there will be additional information 

available on the notice board, website and social media to 

promote when and how to expect your copy of the survey. 

• Amenities - progressing gravestone wobble testing and 

annual condition bench repairs. Request for quotes to ensure 

best value for public money. 

Traffic Management: 

• GCC Highways will be asked to consider for Back Ends 

either introducing a walking footpath or installing pedestrian 

warning signs. 

• Cllr LS will be asked to consider the viability of installing 

EVC points in Back Ends and in conjunction with CCS - 

front car park. 

• Disabled parking bays - request the introduction of a new 

bay to be located between OPS and Co-Op stores - also 

request enforcement of disabled parking bays. 

• ANPR Camera on Aston Road to appoint a replacement 

volunteer co-ordinator to start January 2024. Someone has 

been suggested as a suitable replacement. 

• Station Road ditch o/s Hulland House - to request 

Highways ask Thames Water to remove the waste left in 

the ditch or arrange for the community gang to clear and 

recharge Thames Water. 

• The Sorting Office sewage leak in Back Ends remains 

unresolved. 

Planning: Draft minutes were received from the Planning 

Committee meeting held 26 September and verbal report 

was presented from the 9 October 2023 meeting. 

It was resolved to approve the final version of the Parking 

Survey. 

It was resolved to approve Quote 1 to print and distribute 

the Neighbourhood Development Planning Parking Survey 

to residents and businesses of Chipping Campden and 

Broad Campden. 

It was resolved to accept a Locality Grant up to a maximum 

of £4,624.00 for the ‘Project’ and utilise as stated in the 

application form. 

Legal Costs: It was resolved to approve a request for a 

budget for legal costs up to £5000.00 (excl. VAT), associated 

with the Data Protection breaches. 

Finance, Standards & Audit: It was resolved to approve 

the financial statements for the Town Council Business 

Bank Instant and Treasurer’s Account. 

It was resolved to approve retrospectively the list of 

payments made between meetings. 

It was resolved to approve the list of payments to be made 

in October. 

It was resolved to approve the budget versus actual spendto-date 

reports. Actions to be reported to the next council 

meeting. 

Following review of 13d, it was resolved to agree to vire 

funds between budget classes. Actions to be reported to the 

next council meeting. 

IT Provision: It was resolved to approve the renewal of the 

Council, Zoom licence on a month-by-month basis at a cost 

of £12.99 per month (excl. VAT) 

It was resolved to approve the purchase of three MS 365 

Business Basic Licences at £5.88 each (excl. VAT) per 

month on a month-by-month basis. 

It was resolved to approve the renewal of the Microsoft 365 

Family Licence at £79.99 per year (excl. VAT) 

Amenities: The draft minutes of the Amenities Committee 

meeting held on 18 September 2023 were received. 

Traffic Management: The draft minutes of the Traffic 

Management Committee meeting held on 19 September 

2023 were received. 

Remembrance Sunday: It was resolved to appoint Quote 2 

for a Remembrance Service Bugler. 

Correspondence received 8 August 2023: A resident’s written 

statement was received and forwarded to the Neighbourhood 

Development Working Party for its’ consideration, agree 

actions and recommend back to Council. 

Future Agenda Items: To consider replacement private bin 

removed from outside One-Stop on the High Street – refer 

for consideration at Amenities committee. 

The meeting was closed at 20:35 

Confidential Session: To resolve to move into a Confidential 

Session to discuss separate business, pursuant to s.1(2) of 

the Public Bodies (admission to Meetings) Act 1961 and 

Standing Order 10a(xi). 

Staffing Matters: A verbal report was provided by Cllr JW 

detailing staffing issues and actions arising agreed. Refer to 

confidential meeting notes. 

It was resolved to approve for payment additional hours 

worked by Deputy Town Clerk in September 2023 in the 

October payroll run. 

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PUBLIC MEETINGS OF CC TOWN COUNCIL 

All meetings in Town Hall. See noticeboard on Town Hall 

for further information. 

December 2023 

Tuesday 12th Planning 

Tuesday 12th Town Council 

January 2024 

Please see Town Council website 

6.00pm 

7.30pm 

To contact Clerk: clerk@chippingcampden-tc.gov.uk

MEETINGS OF CHIPPING 

CAMPDEN TOWN COUNCIL 

PLANNING COMMITTEE 

31st October 2023, The Town Hall 

All plans are available on CDC website - www.cotswold.gov.uk 

PLANNING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 

• 23/03101/FUL Electricity Generating Station Five Mile Drive Blockley 

Chipping Campden Glos GL56 9TR. Replacement of 18no. diesel 

generators with 4no. gas generators with associated works. 

• 23/03147/FUL Hartfield Sheep Street Chipping Campden Glos GL55 

6DR. Erection of detached double garage with home office over (revised 

scheme). 

• 23/03283/TCONR Alderley Calf Lane Chipping Campden Glo GL55 

6JQ. Prune 1 cotoneaster and 1 sorbus. 

DECISION NOTICES FROM CDC WERE NOTED 

• 23/02503/LBC Permitted. Town Hall High Street Chipping Campden 

Glos GL55 6AT. Carry out repairs to timber barrier attached to War 

Memorial and enclosure walls (Grade II listed), including replacement of 

one of the oak posts, which is fractured half way down and rotten at the 

base. 

• 23/02809/TCONR No objection. The Croft Back Ends Chipping 

Campden Glos GL55 6AU. T1. Beech crown reduction-repeat of previous 

pruning 2018,height reduction up to 2.5m,radial spread reduction by up 

to 1m . T2. Walnut crown reduction; repeat of previous pruning; height 

reduction up to 2.0m, radial spread reduction by up to 1m. 

• 23/02809/TCONR No objection. September Cottage Westington 

Chipping Campden Glos GL55 6EG. Acer - Prune canopy facing building 

to provide 2m clearance. Prune branches around streetlight to provide 2m 

clearance. 

• 23/02918/CLOPUD Application refused. 14 Fereby Close Chipping 

Campden Glos GL55. •Certificate of Lawful proposed use under Section 

192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a rear extension. 

• 23/02984/TPO Permitted. Castle Keep Station Road Chipping Campden 

Glos GL55 6JD. 2 dead pear trees. One is in full decay and the 2nd is 

showing signs of decay and showing significant signs of pear rust over tree. 

• 23/01811/FUL Permitted. Astonia Aston Road Chipping Campden 

Glos GL55. Two-storey extension to rear, single-storey extension to 

side, erection of double garage and new drive and turning area to replace 

existing. 

CAMPDEN VOLUNTARY HELP GROUP 

The CVHG is an enthusiastic group of volunteers who work 

together to provide the following services in: 

Chipping Campden, Ebrington, Broad Campden, Mickleton, 

Weston Subedge, Aston Subdedge. 

LIFTS TO THE CAMPDEN SURGERY 

This service is for patients who have no other means of getting to 

their appointments. It is entirely free of charge (donations always 

welcome.) One of our drivers will pick you up and take you home, 

with, if necessary, a stop at the chemist to pick up a prescription. 

CONTACT: Transport must be booked via the Surgery when 

making your appointment, by telephoning 01386 841894. 

We always need new volunteer drivers for our drives to the 

surgery. You do not have to commit to times or days, simply be 

on a list for contacting and you decide if you can help. Contact 

Coreen Turner on 01386 849316 

HELP WITH MOBILITY AIDS 

if you need a temporary loan of mobility equipment we may be 

able to help. This is a selection of the items we have: 

Wheelchairs, bathroom equipment, zimmer frames, walkers and 

strollers. No charge is made for borrowing the equipment, but a 

donation is welcome on returning it to enable us to continue with 

this service. 

CONTACT: Leila King 01386 840207 

SOUP LUNCH - FIRST TUESDAY in the month 

12 noon - 2pm, Badger’s Hall 

Owing to the popularity of this event there are no places available 

in this group at present, but you may join the waiting list and we 

would hope to welcome you soon. 

CONTACT: Jan Montgomery 01386 841860 

General enquiries Coreen Turner 01386 849316 

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Are you falling into the Income Tax 

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Written by Keri Carter, Certified Financial Planner TM Practitioner 

According to the Independent, in 2023/24, 8.5 million over- 

65s are paying Income Tax – that’s around a 10% increase 

when compared to a year earlier. A combination of frozen tax 

thresholds and rising inflation mean an increasing number of 

retirees need to consider tax. 

Usually, you will need to pay Income Tax if your income 

exceeds the Personal Allowance. For 2023/24, the Personal 

Allowance is £12,570. 

As well as keeping the Personal Allowance in mind, when 

managing your tax liability, you should also consider the 

thresholds for paying the higher- or additional-rate of Income 

Tax, which are £50,271 and £125,140, respectively, in 2023/24. 

There are several reasons why more over-65s are paying 

Income Tax, including: 

• The cost of living crisis means some workers are putting 

off retirement: High inflation over the last 18 months means 

household budgets are under pressure. For some workers, it 

may mean they’ve delayed their retirement plans. As a result, 

more over-65s are likely to be working and paying Income Tax. 

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Around the villages... 

MICKLETON WI 

Our November meeting was our AGM 

and was well supported. Members adopted 

the reports of our president, secretary, and 

treasurer who each reviewed the year. 

Our president thanked members and the committee for 

their support - members agreed to the existing committee 

continuing for another year. 

Our craft session then followed. Members set about 

successfully making festive wreaths with foliage from 

gardens. 

In December members will have their Christmas meal at the 

Kings Arms. 

We start the New Year on Monday 8th January 2024 with a 

talk by Glynnis Snowden on the Diplomatic Service Abroad, 

starting with Bulgaria 

New members are always welcome and we hope to see 

some of you in January at King Georges Hall, Mickleton, at 

7.30pm. 

As the year comes to an end we take this opportunity to wish 

you all a Good Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New 

Year. 

THE MICKLETON SOCIETY 

NOVEMBER MEETING 

In one of the most challenging talks we’ve had Nick Scott told 

us of his work as Anglican Chaplain to His Majesty’s Prison, 

Long Lartin, just a few miles from Mickleton. 

Married to the Rev Canon Katrina Scott, Area Dean for the 

North Cotswolds, Nick had been both a priest and a teacher 

before his appointment to HMP Long Lartin, a Category A 

Top Security prison, with 589 male prisoners – all in solitary 

confinement. He explained the duties of the chaplain in a most 

dangerous environment, his visits to prisoners requiring him to 

be accompanied by a prison officer. 

Most prisoners are not very keen to see the Chaplain but 

sometimes require his help or just to chat. Nick is trained as a 

mental health assessor and always tries to find a way to be of 

help. 

An Anglican service every Sunday is open to all prisoners. 

There is also a Roman Catholic service and other faiths are 

represented. Christmas was especially difficult for the Chaplain. 

It was not a source of celebration for many inmates, although 

every prisoner was encouraged to enjoy a turkey dinner. 

He explained the biggest problems in the prison are from drugs, 

delivered by drones or smuggled in. Gangs also exist within the 

prison walls reflecting those in the major cities. 

Illiteracy is high and extreme boredom and depression common. 

However prisoners can be helpful, especially to newcomers and 

can act as peer mentors and have ingenious ways of occupying 

their time from painting paper plates to carving soap. 

The chaplain’s duty is also to support the 90 or so staff, although 

few sought to talk about their work. 

Nick had the attention of all present and was warmly thanked at 

the end for his insight in one of the most difficult environments 

for a chaplain to work. 

Geoff Field 

MICKLETON 

GARDENING CLUB 

The cold, dark nights have arrived and in the main, the garden 

has been put to bed for another year. 

Our AGM was held on 15th November, where we reflected 

on the year and our achievements. 

Our trips were well received and there are lots of ideas for 

further excursions in 2024. Our Open Gardens event was a 

lovely way to spend a summer’s evening. The gardens were 

a showcase of how gardens, whatever the size, can be made 

into beautiful spaces for us to enjoy. 

Our annual show went down a treat in the summer with a 

record number of entries. The hall was full of colour and 

everybody enjoyed the day, despite the weather. 

It has been a great year, with the meetings being a place to 

meet people with a gardening interest and a chance to hear 

about the wide variety of plants on offer and gaining an 

insight into spaces to visit. 

Our monthly meetings will resume in January, where 

memberships can be renewed. We have kept membership to 

£15 for the year which gives you free admission to all our 

talks and we are currently negotiating discounts with local 

businesses to benefit our members. 

You can find more information on our website www. 

mickletongc.org.uk or email us at mickletongc@gmail.com 

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 

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MEON SINGERS 

Christmas Concert at 

King George’s Hall, Mickleton on 

Saturday 2nd December at 7.30pm. 

Tickets (£8 adults, £4 under 18s) are available from 

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...Around the villages 

EBRINGTON & DISTRICT 

GARDENING CLUB 

Our October talk was entitled ‘Modern Day Self Sufficiency 

- a good life update’ presented by Sam and Kate Davies. 

Our chairman writes... This presentation by Sam and Kate 

Davies kicked off our winter programme of talks. This eagerly 

anticipated talk did not disappoint. Sam took us through 

their journey from allotment holders to running a two-acre 

smallholding in Shropshire where they grow an amazing 

range of produce and keep bees, chickens, geese and goats. 

Sam is an advocate of the ‘no dig’ approach to growing and 

can wax lyrical on the subject of compost heaps! Having not 

bought supermarket fruit and veg for almost 20 years, Sam 

took us through the crops they grow to ensure a full larder all 

year round and how to keep and preserve them. He has raised 

beds for convenience and ease of cultivation and ensures that 

beds are rotated and are either cropped or covered the whole 

year round. Their homemade compost is used as a mulch to 

enrich the soil and the goats eat up those plants and stems 

which cannot be composted. Enviromesh fabric is used to 

protect crops from pests and weather damage. 

Kate makes a wide range of preserves including fermented 

foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha. Using milk 

from their small herd of goats, Kate makes yoghurt, kefir, 

cheese and butter. Some of their delicious home-produced 

honey was on sale on the night. 

This was an interesting and inspiring talk which Sam brought 

to life with his entertaining delivery. I’m sure there is a book 

in there somewhere if only he can find the time to write it! 

Our November meeting was an illustrated talk on ‘The 

Orchids of Ecuador’ presented by Malcolm Moodie, the 

President of Solihull and District Orchid Society. 

His excellent talk covered orchids’ various habitats in 

Ecuador and cultural points of interest including a visit to 

Machu Picchu in Peru. There are over 300,000 varieties 

of orchids world wide with apparently more waiting to be 

discovered. He brought a number of unusual orchids from 

his collection to show us. A fascinating talk. 

EBRINGTON WI 

November is traditionally the time for our 

annual meeting and show, so we were busy 

bringing in our entries for the show classes 

and ensuring that all was ready for the annual meeting. We 

welcomed the show judges, Mary Day and Jayne Martin who 

began their deliberations whilst we got on with our general 

business. Recycle Week 2023 would be taking place the week 

of 16th-22nd October and we noted that Co-op in Shipston 

and Aldi in Moreton had in-store facilities for taking ‘soft’ 

plastics’ and that we should check our refuse carefully to 

identify items for these collection points. There was very 

positive feedback for this month’s walk at Mickleton led by 

Jenny and Tony Boyce. The weather was perfect, blue skies 

and sun, warm enough to shed our jackets. From beginning 

at the Grade I Listed St Lawrence Church to ending at the 

allotments and community vineyard there was so much to 

enjoy; scenery, local history, members childhood memories 

and a delicious tea. Thanks to Jenny and Tony. 

Letters of thanks had been received for the help the Institute 

had provided for catering at recent village funerals. 

We were reminded of contributions for the Christmas hamper 

to be raffled at the December meeting when we will be 

entertained by Paul Evans with humorous poems readings 

and monologues. The President, Secretary and Treasurer then 

gave their reports which highlighted growing membership 

and engagement with many village activities. The officers 

were willing to stand again for their respective posts as were 

the current committee members. The show judges then gave 

very useful feed-back on the craft, foliage arrangement and 

cookery classes. They were thanked and presented with the 

traditional Ebrington WI thank you gift of vegetable boxes 

from Vegetable Matters. The Wheatcroft Cup, the Lucket 

Cup and prize cards were awarded. 

Chipping Campden Bulletin welcomes 

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WHAT’S ON IN WESTON SUB EDGE 

Village Hall, Evesham Road GL55 6QJ 

Keep Fit Mon Dec/Jan 4pm to 5pm 07733 221134 

Dog Training Tue PM Dec/Jan Call to confirm 07747 798092 

Dog Training Wed AM Dec/Jan Call to confirm 07747 798092 

Zumba Wed Dec/Jan 6.30pm to 7.30pm 07950 602609 

Gentle Yoga Fri Dec 9.45am to 10.45am Booking Essential 07969 689402 

U3A Tues 5th Dec 10am - 12 noon 01386 849168 

Coffee Morning Mon 11th Dec 10.30am to 11.30am 07710 998361 / 01386 840725 

Christmas Fair Sun 10th Dec 11.30am - 3pm 

Christmas Eve Lunch Sun 24th Dec Booking Essential 

Christmas Carols Sun 24th Dec 6.30pm 

New Years Eve Lunch Sun 31st Dec 12 noon - 3.30pm Booking Essential 

Villlage Bar NYE Party Sun 31st Dec 8pm till late FREE event 

U3A Tue 2nd Jan 10am - 12 noon 

Coffee Morning Mon 8th Jan 10.30am to 11.30am 07710 998361 / 01386 840725 

Rural Cinema Thur 25th Jan 7.30pm 

PC Meeting Tue 23rd Jan 7.30pm 

Burns Night Sat 27th TBC 

Please check with individual groups/classes as times may change during the festive period 

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Around the villages... 

WESTON SUB EDGE 

COMMUNITY 

TEA & COFFEE MORNING 

Village Hall • 

Second Monday of each month 

Want to make new friends or even catch up with what 

is going on locally and have a good chat with old friends, 

why not come and join us at 10.30am for an hour (second 

Monday of each month). Free to attend, all we ask for is a 

small voluntary contribution towards running costs. There 

will always be a warm welcome waiting for you. 

If you would like to find out more why not give Sue or Anna 

a call: Sue Prestage on 07710 998361 or 01386 840538 

Anna Edmonds on 01386 840725 

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CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS 

We’re opening Thursday lunch throughout December! 

Thursday 

12 noon - 9.30pm 

Friday 

12 noon - 10.30pm 

Saturday 

12 noon - 10.30pm 

Sunday 

12 noon - 8.30pm 

Sunday Lunch Booking Essential 

Christmas Eve 

Lunch Booking Essential 

Christmas Day 

Boxing Day 

27th December 




New Years Eve 

Lunch Booking Essential 

New Year’s Day 

12 noon - 10.30pm 

12 noon - 3.30pm 

Closed 

Closed 

Closed 

4pm - 9.30pm 

12 noon - 10.30pm 

12 noon - 10.30pm 

12 noon - 12pm 

12 noon - 3.30pm 

Closed 

WESTON SUB EDGE RURAL CINEMA 

Thursday 25th January 2024 - ‘HAUNTING IN VENICE’ 

Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s 

most glamorous city, 

Poirot reluctantly attends 

a seance at a decaying, 

haunted palazzo. He soons 

gets thrust into a sinister 

world of shadows and 

secrets when one of the 

guests is murdered. 

Tickets £5pp on the 

door at Weston sub-edge 

Village Hall. 

Start time 7.30pm 

Bar will be open for food 

and drinks 

SAVE THE DATE 

BURNS NIGHT SUPPER 

January 27th 2024 

6.45pm for 7.30pm • £20 per person 

Weston sub-Edge Village Hall 

Live Ceilidh Band • Scottish Menu 

Contact: Jacquie 

wsevillagehall@gmail.com 

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GARDEN NOTES FOR DECEMBER 

Christmas trees will be in your local plant centre now: the advice is to buy early 

to get the best choice, then keep it in a cool place until you bring it into the house. 

An old book says it was traditionally regarded as bad luck to take holly indoors 

before Christmas Eve. Quite right, I say: we always decorated on Christms Eve 

afternoon, and I keep to that. Until then it is Advent, not Christmas: after that 

Christmas and not January sales. My Christmas cactus is less disciplined: it 

started opening flowers in the first week of November. 

Christmas trees as we know them, are a custom said to have been brought from 

Germany by Prince Albert. By contrast, holly and ivy in 

church are recorded in mediaeval church-wardens’ 

accounts. Holly makes a good hedge, though 

picking up dry leaves can be painful. John 

Evelyn (1620-1706) has a holly hedge 

four hundred feet long and nine feet hight 

in his garden at Deptford, but it was 

wrecked when Peter the Great, the Czar 

of Muscovy, came to stay and thought it 

exciting to be pushed repeatedly through 

the hedge in a wheel-barrow (do not try 

this at home). Ivy has a name for being 

bad for trees: the weight of a large old 

growth of ivy can bring a tree down. But it 

is said to be good for bees and other insects, 

flowering late in the year when not much else is 

in flower: so don’t trim it until spring. 

And did you know that I’ve just read, that ‘like an owl in an ivy bush’ means 

someone has a rather vacant look, possibly from drink? 

You should find a good selection of Christmas wreaths on sale (though it may be 

wise to order), whether for your door or for a grave. But be warned that there are 

tow-rags who steal wreaths from graves, to re-sell at car boot sales, I suppose. 

So delay placing a wreath on a grave until the last minute if you can, after the 

last car boot sale has been held and the selling of wreaths has finished. Oh dear! 

What else? You should find a good selection of house plants, as gifts for others 

or for yourself: some will tolerate a hot dry room better than others, so take 

advice. You might see some bulbs still on sale: it is late to plant now, but not 

too late. They’ll come up and flower when they are ready and then flower more 

punctually the next season. Still on bulbs, the tradition is that shallots are planted 

on the shortest day and harvested on the longest (but would they be ready then? 

Depends on the season). You could sow sweet peas in a cold greenhouse or 

conservatory any time in the last or the next month or two. Hard-wood cuttings 

can be taken now. Peppers and aubergines are best sown (in a warm place) early 

in the new year: they take forever to get going, like me in the morning. You 

might find other seeds to start early: it is good for morale to feel that spring is on 

the way. Low light levels may mean seedlings get rather drawn, so be cautious. 

I’ll be back here in February. Meanwhile, happy Christmas and New Year! 

‘Stary Ogrodnik’ 

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DIARY DATES... 

DECEMBER 2023... 

Friday 1st 6.30pm for 7.30pm Chipping Campden Bowling Club Christmas Bingo 

Saturday 2nd 12 noon - 5pm Chipping Campden Christmas Market, High Street 

Saturday 2nd 11am - 4pm Mickleton Christmas Fair, King George’s Hall, Mickleton 

Saturday 2nd 7.30pm Meon Singers Christmas Concert, King George’s Hall, Mickleton 

Monday 4th 2.45pm Blockley Arts Society Lecture, St George’s Hall, Blockley 

Thursday 7th 7.30pm Chipping Campden History Society Talk, Town Hall 

Saturday 9th 11am & 3pm Christmas Crafting, Mill House (booking via Facebook page) 

Saturday 9th 10am - 12 noon Wolds End Orchard Work Party 

Saturday 9th 10am - 12.30pm St James’ Church Repair Cafe, Church Rooms 

Sunday 10th 11.30am - 3pm Weston sub-Edge Christmas Fair, Village Hall 

Tuesday 12th 12.30pm - 2.30pm Community Lunch, Church Rooms 

Tuesday 12th 6pm Planning Meeting, Town Hall 

Tuesday 12th 7.30pm Town Council Meeting, Town Hall 

Thursday 14th 11am Christmas Crafting, Mill House (booking via Facebook page) 

Friday 15th 2pm - 4pm Art Open Session, Wolds End Orchard 

Friday 15th 7.10pm for 7.30pm Campden Rural Cinema, Town Hall 

Saturday 16th 7.30pm Stratford Choral Society, Holy Trinity Church 

Sunday 24th 6.30pm Weston sub-Edge Christmas Carols, Village Hall 

JANUARY 2024... 

Monday 8th 7.30pm Mickleton WI, King George’s Hall, Mickleton 

Tuesday 9th 12.30pm - 2.30pm Community Lunch, Church Rooms 

Tuesday 9th 3pm - 4pm Police Surgery, The Old Police Station 


Saturday 13th 10am - 12.30pm St James’ Church Repair Cafe, Church Rooms 

Monday 15th 2pm - 3pm Police Surgery, The Old Police Station 

Thursday 18th 7.30pm Chipping Campden History Society Talk, Town Hall 

Friday 19th CAMPDEN BULLETIN FEBRUARY DEADLINE 

Friday 19th 2pm - 4pm Art Open Session, Wolds End Orchard 

Friday 19th 7pm Rotary Wine Tasting Event, Town Hall 

Sunday 21st 12 noon - 1pm Police Surgery, The Old Police Station 

Tuesday 23rd 12.30pm - 2.30pm Community Lunch, Church Rooms 

Thursday 25th 7.30pm Weston sub-Edge Rural Cinema, Town Hall 

Friday 26th 7.10pm for 7.30pm Campden Rural Cinema, Town Hall 


Saturday 27th 2pm - 3pm Police Surgery, The Old Police Station 

REGULAR EVENTS... 

Please check - times may change during the holiday period 

Mondays 9am - 10.30am Happy Faces Toddler Group, Church Rooms (term time only) 

Mondays 6.30pm-8pm Chipping Campden Men’s Keep Fit 

Chipping Campden Leisure Centre 

Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon Chipping Campden Art Society Painting Sessions 

contact: chippingcampdenartsociety@gmail.com for info 

Tuesdays 10.30am - 12.30pm Men in Sheds, Jecca’s House, Aston Road 

Tuesdays 10.30am Probus 1&2, Upper Town Hall (first & third Tuesday only) 

Tuesdays 8pm CC Badminton Club, Meon Vale Leisure Centre 

Wednesday 2pm Living Waters, Campden Baptist Church, High St 

(First Wednesday of each month only) 

Wedmesdau 2pm - 4.30pm Chipping Campden Bowling Club indoor roll up 

Wednesdays 5.30pm - 6.30pm Gentle Yoga, Draycott Mission, Draycott 

Wednesdays 6.40pm - 10pm Chipping Campden Bridge Club, Upper Room, Town Hall 

Thursdays 10am Probus 3, Church Rooms (first and third Thursday only) 

Thursdays 10am - 12 noon Renew 55, Campden Baptist Church, High Street 

Thursdays 10.30am - 12.30pm Men in Sheds, Jecca’s House, Aston Road 

Thursdays 2.30pm - 3.15pm Singing for Mindsong, Mill House (alternate Thursdays) 

Thursdays 6.45pm Rotary Club, Cotswold House Hotel (2nd & 4th Thursdays) 

Thursdays 7pm - 8.30pm Meon Singers Mickleton, King George’s Hall, Mickleton 

Fridays 9am - 11am Chipping Campden Country Market 

Lower Room, Town Hall 

Fridays 11am - 3pm Chipping Campden Art, Craft & Gift Market, Market Hall 

Fridays 10am - 12 noon Water colour classes, Ebrington Village Hall 

(school terms) Contact: davidwbirch@croftsbrook.co.uk 07890 184070 

Fridays 12.30pm - 1.30pm North Cotswold Foodbank, Baptist Church, High Street 

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Old Bakehouse 

Lower High Street 


Gloucestershire GL55 6DZ 

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