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ELECTION RESULTS & ARTICLES
ARE HERE
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chippingnorton.net and CETA Ltd |
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In December 2007,
www.chippingnorton.net published an article in Parish Pump which
referred to the negotiations for the sale of a piece of land on
the old Council Depot site between the Oxfordshire County
Council and CETA Ltd. In the article, the reader was advised
1 “The same lack of progress
goes for the development of the old Council Depot land next to
Cromwell Park which OCC sold off cheap to Dave Quick of CETA”.
2 “After all he [David Quick] did screw a very good deal out of
the county council on his new office site“
CETA say these statements could be interpreted to mean that the
land was sold at an undervalue and that the price was agreed by
unlawfully influencing the bidding process.
We can confirm that the statements that the land had been sold
off cheap and that Mr Quick had screwed a good deal out of the
council for the land were in no way intended to suggest any
impropriety on the part of CETA in its conduct of negotiations
with OCC. On the contrary they were intended to convey our
admiration for CETA and Mr Quick’s business and negotiation
skills.
As far as www.chippingnorton.net is concerned the tender which
OCC accepted for the land was, whilst
less than the highest bid, a sum which the council accepted
after careful consideration.
We sincerely regret the possibility that our words may have been
interpreted by some people to imply any impropriety. We
unreservedly apologise for any harm that such an interpretation
may have caused CETA and/ or Mr Quick and retract the words used
accordingly. |
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Darts Marathon raises £1416 |
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Chipping Norton firefighters Shane Newman and James Keyworth
organised a sponsored 18-hour darts marathon at The Blue Boar
and raised a fantastic £1416.60 for
the Firefighters Charity by playing darts through out 18 hours.
The 12 players took it in turns to complete 15 minute stints
throughout the marathon.
The pub was very busy. There were lots of people there
supporting us which made for a great atmosphere.
The pub closed around 2 am so we still had lots of
public support until then but after that we all started to get a
little tired and drained but we stuck it out till 12.
The success has led to a plan for another darts marathon early
next year.
All the money raised for the
Firefighters Charity provides a range of services which enhance
quality of life for fire service personnel and families
Shane Newman writes:
"I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who made the
night successful and Mike Wilkes for allowing us to use his pub
through out the 18 hours
also a thank you to everyone who
donated raffle prizes. Many
thanks.” |
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Dave notices that
the price
of petrol has gone up. |
Dave
was asked about low-income families. Gordon said that he feels
their pain, didn't he? “I have been talking about this longer
than the PM,” he snapped. “He has been very slow to understand
what has happened in the shopping basket and at the pumps.”
Most politicians would stop
there, but not Dave. “Yes, I am wealthy,” he announced. “I have
a very well-paid job and so does my wife. But I drive my own
car, I fill it up at the pumps and when diesel hits 121.9p,
which I paid outside Chipping Norton a couple of weeks ago, it
really struck me that this whole tank is costing me £10 to £15
more than previously.” Dave
looked outraged at this. He really is brilliant at dropping in
the slightly personal detail. The “I'm wealthy” line takes
chutzpah. And the use of “Chipping Norton” was a stroke of
genius. It made the entire story-ette (title: I May Be Rich but
I'm on Your Side) seem utterly credible.
Read
the full, very good article :
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3883248.ece |
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PCSO takes step up |
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POLICE Community Support Officer is looking forward to becoming
a fully-fledged police constable. Lucy
McDonagh, 25, of Chipping Norton, has been a PCSO in her home
town for the past three years. She
said: "I want to have more responsibilities. I want to be able
to deal with the more dramatic, life-saving side of policing.
The role of a constable includes a bit of everything. I
will be arresting people, putting files together, and generally
will be able to do more than a PCSO does.I wanted to be out on
the streets, talking to people face-to-face and being the main
point of contact for members of the public who have concerns or
fears."For the past year
and a half year, Ms McDonagh has been teaching five new PCSOs
the responsibilities of the job. Ms
McDonagh will start training as a PC tomorrow.
Sgt Rosemary Dilsaver, of Chipping Norton police, said:
"Lucy has been an excellent member of the team.I'm very sorry to
lose her but I'm sure she will be as good in her new role." |
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 Customers
of Ambassador Taxis in Chipping Norton are being given the
chance to help find a cure for cancer - by sponsoring owner
Nicky Hancock in the Race for Life.
Mrs Hancock, 35, and her daughter Amy-Louise, 16,
(pictured together left) are
taking part in the annual Race for Life at Heythrop Park on
Sunday, June 22. Amy-Louise, a pupil
at Chipping Norton School, said: "Mum has been telling all her
customers what we are doing and they are being very generous
because Race for Life is for such a worthy cause."
Race for Life is the UK's largest women-only fundraising
event, where women of all ages come together to walk, jog, or
run 5km to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Many women who take part in Race
for Life do so for a personal reason; some women are cancer
survivors, while others take part in memory of or to celebrate
the lives of loved ones affected by cancer.
Amy-Louise added: "Mum's mum - my nan Jennifer - died of
cancer in 1997 when I was only six and we do the Race for Life
in memory of her. "I will be wearing a
T-shirt with a picture of my nan on it and between us we hope to
raise around £500."
Mrs
Hancock said: "We'll be running part of the way and walking a
bit too probably and we'll be cheered on by my husband Mick and
our son Jordan, who is 10. It's such a
lovely atmosphere and everyone really looks forward to taking
part." Every pound raised in
Oxfordshire goes directly on research carried out in the county.To
enter Race for Life 2008, visit
www.raceforlife.org.uk or call 0871 641 2273. |
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LIDO IS NOMINATED
FOR TOP AWARD |
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The top companies and business
leaders in the county have been shortlisted in the Oxfordshire
Business Awards 2008. In the Charity
and Community section the three finalists are:
Banbury and District Community Bus; Oxford Inspires
and Chipping Norton Lido.
The
consensus is that the standard of entries this year has been
higher than ever. Paul Lowe, chairman of the judging committee,
said: "Our aim this year was to ensure the 2008 awards are a
true celebration of Oxfordshire's diverse and thriving business
community." The finalists will now go
forward to the gala awards ceremony being held at the Four
Pillars Hotel, Sandford on Thames, right, on June 20, when the
winners will be announced along with the overall Oxfordshire
Business of the Year. The occasion is
expected to attract up to 500 people, making it the biggest
event of its kind in the county. |
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May Lido
Lottery draw |
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The results
of the May Lido Lottery draw were as follows:
Tickets sold: 147
Prize fund: £220.50
First prize: £110.25 Christine Carpenter
Second prize: £66.15
Christine Chittenden
Third prize: £44.10 Elaine Wood
Congratulations to all winners. The Lido Lottery is raising
vital funds to help keep The Lido open. Application forms are
available at The Lido, Jaffe & Neale, and
www.chippylido.co.uk |
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Neighbourhood Management
Update - May |
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Sgt Rosemary Dilsaver brings this month’s update:
“Criminal damage continues to be a source of
concern to us; numerous offences were reported across the
Chipping Norton area including nine incidents of damage to cars.
Lead flashing and roofing materials are being stolen from
buildings across the district. Please be on the look out for
suspicious vehicles and/or people. If in doubt, ring us!
PCSO Lucy McDonagh is leaving Chipping Norton and
beginning a new career as a police officer. She starts her
training in early May. During her time at Chipping Norton Lucy
has been a dedicated and professional PCSO for the community and
her local knowledge of youth issues is enormous. We all wish her
well but she will be sadly missed. We
are pleased to welcome back PC Sam Hunter following her
maternity leave. PC Hunter is one of our Neighbourhood
Specialist Officers so keep an eye out for her on her return.
The mobile police station will be touring the
Chipping Norton Neighbourhood area on the weekend of Saturday 31
May and Sunday 1 June. Posters will be displayed in the relevant
towns/villages so watch out for them. We could be calling in
your area!
Damage has been caused to the new play area in
Cornish Road by youths gaining access to the site before it has
been officially opened. Broken glass had to be removed from the
site for safety reasons.
Operation Juice was carried out on Friday 4 April
in Chipping Norton. This is an operation run with the licensing
team at West Oxfordshire Direct Council and Thames Valley
Police. Underage people from outside the town enter licensed
premises to attempt to purchase alcohol. If they are asked to
confirm their age then they must tell the truth and they leave.
Several premises were entered on this particular evening and
three pubs served alcohol to the underage customers. The premise
and offending member of staff is issued with an £80 fixed
penalty ticket, while in this instance The Chequers failed for a
second time and so has been named in the media.
I attended the town council annual meeting on
Thursday 24 April, with PC Colin James. I was very surprised
that among the assembled persons, not one question was asked of
us. I hope this is a positive sign, but I am also very aware
that there are many issues of concern to the local community, so
please get in touch if there something you are worried about.
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FREE
OVER 60s SWIMMING AT CHIPPING NORTON LIDO |
Older
people will continue to benefit from free open air swimming at
Chipping Norton Lido thanks to support from retirement home
builders, McCarthy & Stone. The free
Over 60s session runs every Wednesday from 10.30am – 12.30pm
throughout the school term time and is open to anyone to wishes to
swim, socialise and enjoy a cup of coffee at The Lido’s café.
Suzanne Ellison, marketing manager
at McCarthy & Stone who have two retirement home sites in Chipping
Norton, commented, “The Lido’s warm water and lovely surroundings
make it the perfect place to take some gentle exercise and to meet
friends, or make new ones. We’re delighted to be supporting this
community venture and to be able to offer the benefits of swimming
to retired people in the town.” Claire
Jarvis, trustee of Chipping Norton Lido, added, “We’re extremely
grateful to McCarthy & Stone for their continued support which has
enabled us to maintain our services to this section of the
community. Keeping active as one gets older is really important
and this session has already been welcomed by many health
practitioners in the area.” For more
details about opening times and other events at The Lido, call
01608 643188 or visit
www.chippylido.co.uk |
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National Walk to
School Week |
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Activities to persuade parents and
children to walk to and from school in Oxfordshire will be
celebrated in glorious sound and colour as part of a special
national week from May 19-23. A total
of 202 of the 282 schools that have completed a travel plan with
Oxfordshire County Council will be taking part in National Walk
to School Week. A travel plan contains actions to replace car
journeys with walking, cycling and bus use. The aim is to reduce
the school run element of peak hour traffic, and congestion at
and around the school gates.
Among the
many events planned by schools in Oxfordshire
pupils
from St Mary's School, Chipping Norton will walk to school in
procession in fancy dress so that they give the appearance of a
bus. “Walking bus” is the term quite often given to groups of
pupils walking to school in an organised way. Children will have
whistles and musical instruments. They will set off from New
Street car park at 8.15am on May 21.
Councillor
Ian Hudspeth, Oxfordshire County Council's Cabinet Member for
Transport, said: "It is with real pleasure that I have seen the
number of schools with travel plans grow as each month and year
goes by in Oxfordshire. Every school
that has produced a travel plan is contributing in its own small
way to reducing the amount of traffic on our roads during the
rush hour. National Walk to School week events are a way of
celebrating the commitment of Oxfordshire schools and their work
with the county council. I am sure they are looking forward to
the events as much as we are." |
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NEW GATES ON GLYME WALK INAUGURATED
TODAY BY
THE HEALTHY WALKING GROUP |
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7th May: The Healthy
Walking Group had a very nice surprise this morning. The stiles
on Glyme Walk - often a bit of a challenge for elderly walkers -
have been replaced by smart new gates. Much much easier to
negotiate. This terrific improvement is thanks to some sterling
work by Councillor John Grantham |
John explained
the background. The replacement of the stiles was carried out
under a scheme to improve countryside access.
The scheme is run by The Trust for
Oxfordshires Environment (TOE) and
Oxfordshire County Council's Countryside services, in
association with Grundon Waste
Management, Viridor Credits and Waste Management Group, to
improve countryside access. John
submitted an application which was successful, In this
case the final costs were made up of :-
Project Award £ 3780
TOE Admin Costs 8% ENTRUST fee 2%
-adding up to a total cost of £4164 of which the County
Council provided £416 ie 10% as a third
party funder, which fell well within the £5000 grant
available.
John said "I was impressed with
Fiona Danks from TOE who dealt with my application, and
Paul Harris from OCC's Environment & Countryside Services
who helped me in finding contractors
to submit quotes to do the work.
Speaking to Lindon Cornwallis recently
he was full of praise for the
contractor, Jamie Mc Naught from Buckingham, on the standard of
work done, and there has been a big
increase in the usage of the footpath.
However as always there is a problem which Lindon
and I never foresaw,
large numbers of walkers are letting
their dogs off the lead and causing havoc
with the sheep and wildlife. I
have mailed Paul Harris to see if signs can be put up to tell
people to keep dogs on a lead!!!!
We must highlight the fact that this
scheme has been done to help the public.
Irresponsible behaviour by
some dog owners is causing problems and
we appeal to them to respect this
wonderful new initiative".
Lindon Corwallis was on hand to welcome the
walkers as they arrived. He stressed a few simple rules for dog
owners.
OBEY the Country Code
Keep to the line of the path.
Keeps dogs under CLOSE control (emphasis on CLOSE) so that they
don't disturb wildlife.
Don't leave sticks around. They can damage farm machinery.
Lindon is fanatical about birds. He has taken advantage of the
various government incentives to plant trees and leave field
borders unploughed. This has all been hugely successful. The
skylarks are back in force. He is worried though that birds
which are continually disturbed by noise and marauding dogs will
simply leave. This is surely something which demands the
co-operation of everyone. We are so lucky to have access to this
beautiful farmland - right next to the town. Farmers, walkers,
birdlovers, and dog owners can surely find a way of respecting
each others concerns so that we can all happily share the
pleasures of the Glyme Valley Walk. Its really worth exploring.
For newcomers - Just head along the track between the school and
the allotments and keep walking! God's Little Acre awaits! |
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The Cotswold Line campaign
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Oxfordshire County Council is
encouraging local people to lobby the government to approve major
improvements to the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Worcester.
History
of the line
The Cotswold Line was reduced to a single track in many places by
British Rail in the early 1970s and ever since then a group of
local councils has been campaigning for some of the track to be
reinstated.
With more trains, and more people
using them, delays are a daily occurrence for commuters as trains
wait to get on the single track between Wolvercote and
Ascott-under-Wychwood, but all that could come to an end in 2010.
Recent
announcement
Dave Ward, Route Director at Network Rail recently announced to a
meeting in Charlbury that they had chosen a scheme that would see
almost 20 miles of new track laid between Charlbury and Evesham,
and mean nine out of 10 trains should run on time.
This is now being considered by
the Office of Rail Regulation and a final decision is expected to
be made by the Secretary of State for Transport in the summer.
With pressure on government
finances, Oxfordshire County Council knows that nothing can be
taken for granted, and it will be writing to the Secretary of
State to make sure she knows the importance of agreeing funding so
Network Rail can get on and deliver a scheme that will make a
difference to the lives of hundreds of Oxfordshire residents.
Nothing
is guaranteed
Councillor Ian Hudspeth, Cabinet Member for Transport, said:
“After years of lobbying, this announcement should be the light at
the end of the tunnel. But nothing is guaranteed.
"We have to make sure the
government know how important redoubling is for everyone who
travels by train along the Cotswold Line, and from Oxford and
Didcot as they also get caught up in the delays. I urge everyone
who travels by train to get to and from work to lend their support
by writing to the Secretary of State.”
Where
should you write?
People should write to: Rt. Hon. Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State
for Transport, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 76
Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. |
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The Last Parcel Boy |
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The Last Parcel Boy
by Graham White of Kingham. was an entry
for the recent George Hummer Writing
Prize. The judges commended it.
We think that many
people in town may be happily
reminded of past times when they read it.
In the spring of 1971, the Co-op
still dominated the trade of Chipping Norton. It was now
part of the Oxford & Swindon conglomerate, rather than the
fiercely independent Chipping Norton
Co-op of the previous 100 years. However, the domination of the
High Street and Market Street could be
seen from its separate shops. Tobacconist,
confectioners, grocery, haberdashery and ladies' fashions,
fish shop, butchery, hardware and
furnishings, electrical and, last but not least, menswear and
gentleman's outfitting.
It was here that I spotted an
opening (with the help of some inside knowledge - both
grandfathers had been bread roundsmen; Dad was grocery
warehouse foreman and brother was shop
boy for the hardware dept. That's how the Co-op was). I knew that
the current menswear parcel boy was
leaving school at Easter and despite being three months
short of my 13th birthday,
convinced Mr Eden the tailor, shop manager and committed
horse racing gambler that I was the boy for the job. I
think that my insistence that Specify
would win the Grand National that week - and it did - when asked
by him at my interview may have swung
it.
My hours consisted of one hour
per night Monday to Friday (closed Thursday afternoon)
and four hours on Saturday. Main duties during the week
consisted of taking items for alteration
to Mrs Smart in Conygree Terrace. At this time, any item could be
altered for the perfect fit - usually
within 24 hours and at no extra charge. Mr Eden would pin and
chalk mark the necessary alteration, I would deliver it and
collect altered items from the previous
day I would then deliver them by bicycle to any address within the
town
Also within the hour, I could
take any packages for posting to the Post Office and
packages for the outlying villages to the warehouse for the
following day's van delivery. Just for
good measure, any patterns selected by tailoring customers had to
be taken to Bliss Tweed Mill so that the
correct amount of cloth for any suit or jacket could be cut
It could be quite an action-packed hour, especially
considering the mode of transport. This
was the old heavy shop bike complete with front mounted stand and
basket. Brakes were dubious and gears
non-existent - so for a slightly built 12 year old it was a beast.
However a quick mind and an
appreciation of the topography of the town soon taught me
to make use of gentle climbs and rapid descents. My
interest in horse racing also proved
invaluable. If Lester Piggott went faster with his head low and
backside high, I reasoned that the shop
bike could be ridden in the same way. That's when the complaints
began!
By pedalling down New Street
until I couldn't keep up with the rear wheel, and then
sliding backwards onto the saddle
and laying along the bike with the saddle under my chest,
it was possible to reach ridiculous speeds. Subsequently I
frequently overtook cars between
Penhurst and Station Approach - the aim being to reach the Mill
entrance without needing to pedal. The
look of amazement on a car driver's face was always worth
it, even when Mr Eden summoned me for another telling - off
I was always confident that he
wouldn't sack me due to my crucial role on Saturdays. As
well as the weekday duties, Saturday morning involved
loading and unloading the weekly Oxford
delivery (stationery, faulty goods, returns and sundry other bits
and pieces). Collecting and incinerating
surplus packaging was another job - none of that recycling
rubbish in 1971 Howeyer,
all of these tasks paled into insignificance compared to the
collection round. This was collection of subs from staff in
all other departments for the Pools
syndicate. Also the collection of bets and betting slips which
combined nicely with the Post Office run
(being only another 50 yards to G I Briggs, turf accountant)
Indeed, I subsequently renegotiated my
hours to two hours on a Saturday morning and two hours
on a Saturday afternoon. the flexibility worked well as I
could then collect and distribute
winnings whilst also watching the TV
racing coverage with my great granny in CastleView nursing home.
She continued to tip winners until her death in 1979, aged 99 and
three quarters.
Alas, by 1974 times were
changing: the individual autonomous shops being merged to a
department store and supermarket Van deliveries ceased and
many of the old characters retired,
among them Sid who refused if possible to serve any customers at
16.45 on
Saturday while 'checking stock sheets of electrical items'. This
task necessitated a radio, tuned to the
football results and a newspaper carefully placed under the stock
sheets in order to write in scores and
check pools pay outs. Jack and Percy in the warehouse both
relied on mopeds from their village homes, although Jack
had cycled 5 miles each way for the
previous 40 years. As a result, both had such an amazing ability
to read weather patterns that they could
still put modern met office forecasts to shame. This skill was
tempered by Percy's inability to buy trousers long enough -
despite the tailoring facilities -and his trousers ALWAYS hovered
two inches above his shoes much to everyone's
amusement. Gordon left the tailoring department and took
with him his Houdini-style trick of
removing a waistcoat from beneath a buttoned-up jacket. He always
used shop stock to avoid risking damage
to his own immaculate suit. Overall management passed to
a nervous man called Edginton, known affectionately to all
the staff as Edgy Edgy, especially when
the bosses from Oxford were on the prowl.
When I started at the Co-op, a
pair of jeans cost two and a half times
my weeks wages, and when I left, just
the same. There were many other changes, some for the better, some
for the worse, but I was the last parcel boy. |
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NEW CHEF AT THE
MILL HOUSE |
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Giles
Lee has just been appointed as the new Head Chef at The Mill
House in Kingham. Giles has extensive experience at the highest
level and has worked under John Burton Race at L’Ortolan in
Shinfield and with Gilles Companie at the French House in
Sonning, both of which hold three AA Rosettes.
Giles will be
supported by Simon Pavli who has also worked at top quality
hotel restaurants- including the Cotswold House Hotel in
Chipping Campden, the Castle Hotel in Windsor and the Swan at
Lavenham. They have developed a completely new a la carte dinner
menu and also a wide choice of lunch light bite and bar meal
menus at very attractive prices. We are offering introductory
two course lunches for £10.00 throughout
May. We all hope that we will see you soon.
01608 658188. |

The Royal British Legion
Chipping Norton Branch and Club
invite Members and Guest to a
Social Evening
in the Lower Town Hall
on Tuesday 20th May 2008 at 7pm.
You will hear how the proceeds from
the sale of the Club property are
being used. If you need help in getting
there please contact
Michael Dixon on 01608 643755. |
Charity ball in
memory of Sarah
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MEMORIES
of a baby girl who died of a terrible disease 21 years ago will
be evoked at an event in Chipping Norton.
A charity ball at Chipping Norton cricket ground on
Saturday, June 21, will not only celebrate the 21st
anniversaries of both the Meningitis Trust and its Chipping
Norton Support Group - it will also mark the 21st anniversary of
the death of Sarah Drinkwater.
Sarah's parents, Maria and Paul
Drinkwater, of Kingham, have been group members ever since she
died of meningitis in 1987, aged only five-and-a-half months.
Maria said: "She was born a very healthy baby. She
weighed eight pounds, 13 ounces. Meningitis just took over and
she died in hours." The group hopes to
raise as much money as possible from the seventh ball it has
held in aid of the trust. Proceeds
will go towards the trust's 24-hour helpline, on 0800 0281828,
which offers meningitis sufferers professional counselling,
financial grants, home visits, one-to-one contacts and community
support.
Maria also wants to raise
awareness of meningitis and the trust, which produces cards
listing the disease's symptoms. She
said: "If your child becomes poorly, you've got more chance of
recognising the symptoms of meningitis if you have one of the
cards." The ball will feature a
champagne reception, jazz band, three-course evening meal,
dancing to the Fab Beatles, a disco and a licensed bar until
2am.Maria said: "I'm sure Sarah will be with us in spirit."
Sarah would have been the second oldest of four children,
her siblings being Rachel, now aged 22, James, 19, and Amelia,
five.
Up to 500,000 people living in
the UK have had either viral or bacterial meningitis, a
life-threatening condition affecting the membranes surrounding
the brain and spinal chord. Symptoms
include fever, cold hands and feet, vomiting, headache, a stiff
neck, dislike of bright lights, joint or muscle pain, drowsiness
and confusion. Babies' symptoms
include a dislike of being handled, pale and blotchy skin, an
unusual cry and a blank, staring expression.
To book tickets, costing £60,
telephone Maria on 01608 651272. |

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Summer is well on the way now! The Harleys
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(Thanks to Jim
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ARTWEEKS AT THE TOWN HALL
11-18 May
(12-6pm) |
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Anuk Naumann
painting and
drawing |
Wendy A Wilson
painting and
drawing
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Ian Cave
photography |
Vibrant paintings celebrating
the richness & variety of our
Cotswold landscape.
01608 737077 |
Colourful abstract paintings,
collages & landscape studies.
07778 439641
wendwilson@aol.com |
Colourful images from nature
& the world around us.
07949 565279
iancave1@yahoo.co.uk |
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Liz Teall
ceramics and pottery |
Selma Stagg
jewellery & metalwork
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Clare Wratten
jewellery &
metalwork |
Well designed pots in deep
rich colours, to give pleasure
in the home.
01608 642849
liz@salfordmill.com |
Handmade glazed porcelain
jewellery combined with
sterling silver, semi-precious beads &
pearls.
01608 646998
selmastagg@googlemail.com |
Original contemporary silver
jewellery.
01608 811488
clare@clarewratten.co.uk |
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Robin Furlong
furniture and wood |
Richard McLellan
furniture & wood
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Charlotte Teall
textiles |
Bespoke furniture/rich in
subtle details/elegant curves
and beautiful craftsmanship.
01608 674296
www.furlongfurniture.co.uk |
Contemporary furniture,
traditionally made, playfully
exploring shape & shade.
01608 737446
richard2.mclellan@virgin.net |
Colourful printed &
embroidered textile pictures
exploring sea forms.
01608 642849
charlieteall@hotmail.co.uk |
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ARTWEEKS AROUND THE TOWN
From May
3rd there
is a taster exhibit of photographs of the artists at work
in the upstairs gallery at Jaffe and Neale’s bookshop
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Janet Wilkinson
painting and drawing |
Albion Artists
mixed media |
Jenny Aston
photography |
Origins - studies of rare
breeds in pastels & oils |
An exhibition that explores
the individuality within by
creating a diverse range of work
through painting & sculptures.
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Fruit, vegetables, flowers
photographed on found
materials. |
The Fox Hotel,
Market Place,
tel: 01608 730268
10-18 May (10.30am -11pm) |
Albion Centre,
1 Market Place,
01608 643428
10-18 May (Mon-Fri 10am-3.30pm)
(Sat/Sun 10am-3pm) |
6 Spring Street
01608 642206
jenny@silverapplesphotography.co.uk
10-18 May (12-6pm) |
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K'nan Hands
jewellery &
metalwork |
Judith Yarrow
painting and drawing
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Charlotte Douglass
glass and mosaic |
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Jewellery, commissions oflariats,
necklaces, bracelets & earrings.
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