Annual Parochial Church Meeting
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST. LAWRENCE
ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING.
The annual meeting will be held in Weston-sub-Edge Bowling Club clubroom
at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday 12th April.
All are welcome.
Messy Church
THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST. LAWRENCE.
There will be a Messy Church in Weston-sub-Edge Village Hall on Saturday 19th March. 10 a.m. for 10.30 – 1 p.m.
A morning of Activities, Crafts, Games, Songs, Baking, Stories…
for all the family, including lunch.
PLEASE COME ALONG AND JOIN US.
*100* Club 2016-19
WESTON-SUB-EDGE VILLAGE HALL & BAR
THE *100* CLUB RUNS FROM MAY 1ST TO 30TH APRIL
£12 annual subscriptions for 2016-2017 can be paid now.
Monthly draw with prizes of £25, £10 and 2 X £5
Annual Grand Draw: its Prize £100, £25, £10, £5
Cash or Cheques payable to WESTON SUBEDGE VILLAGE HALL
(Please note Cheques will not be cashed until 20th April)
can be left at the following addresses
Val Kemp, Collis House, Church Street
Please send cheque or cash for £12 enclosing your name and address stating that it is for Weston-sub-Edge Village Hall *100* club for 2020-2021
Church Carol Service
CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST. LAWRENCE.
Our Christmas Carol Service will be held on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. and will be followed by mince pies and wine.
Do come and join us.
Cotswold Tree Warden Group Events
The Cotswold Tree Warden Group comprises Tree Wardens, representing the Towns and Parishes within the Cotswold District Council area, as well as other interested parties in and adjacent to the Cotswolds It is run by a committee of volunteers.
The group organises training through both written sources and practical work to assist Tree Wardens to fulfil their role in the community. Visits and walks are also arranged and are hopefully both a source of pleasure and informative.
They run a number of events throughout the year some of which are listed below:
Saturday 6th February 2016 Coppicing and hedgelaying
Another opportunity to experience this practical skill. Get the satisfaction of seeing an end result like the one shown below from the course held in February 2015.
Our training day will consist of two elements. Firstly we will undertake some coppicing to obtain supplies for use in part two, hedgelaying. Training will be undertaken by Mike Hartnell. There is a charge, payable on the day, of £5 for Tree Wardens and £10 for other attendees. We need to arrive in time for a 10 a.m. start. Please bring a packed lunch.
The venues for the activity are as follows:
Morning – Coppicing at Whichford Wood, Shipston-on-Stour
Map reference SP29563433, Nearest Postcode CV36 5HD
(Courtesy of Mr Henry Warriner)
Afternoon – Hedgelaying at Ditchford, Moreton-in-Marsh
Map reference SP20763726
Directions – For Whichford Wood, from Moreton-in-Marsh, take the A44 towards Chipping Norton. After 1.5 miles turn left signed for Great Wolford, 2 miles. In Great Wolford village, at the crossroads turn right for Little Wolford, proceeding through that village until you reach the A3400. Turn right onto the A3400 towards Long Compton. After just over 1 mile, take the left turn, Hack Lane, signed Whichford 2.5 miles. Follow this road for 1.3 miles. The entrance to the site is on your right and signs will be in place.
For Ditchford, take the A429 to approximately 3 miles north of Moreton-in-Marsh. Turn left at the junction at grid reference SP22143703 – marked ‘Paxford 2 1/2’. Continue for nearly one mile to the site entrance and signs will be in place.
Please note there are no toilet facilities at our morning venue.
Wednesday 2nd March 2016 Orchard Training, Barton House Orchard, Cirencester
We have re-scheduled the training which had to be cancelled in 2015. Dave Kaspar will once again lead the session at Barton House Orchard. Our theme is “Orchards and longevity”. After an indoor talk, we will move into the orchard for a short introduction to pruning and maintaining orchard trees for those without previous experience. Then we propose working on an old ‘Catshead’ apple tree, as well as pruning the prolific ‘Newton’s Wonder’ apple tree to help maintain its productivity. The training event costs are subsidised by CTWG funds but there is also a £10 charge for each attendee (pay on the day). Bring a packed lunch and wear suitable clothing, also if you have tools you think of use (secateurs, loppers, etc), please bring these too.
Thursday 14th April 2016 Joint meeting with the RFS – Illustrated talks – Geoff March entitled Scenes from an Arboricultural Consultant’s life. Barrie Wellington and Mike Hartnell will give a presentation on Trees from Nursery to Planting and Management.
Directions: Our venue is the Council Chamber at Cotswold District Council Offices, Trinity Road, Cirencester, GL7 1PX, which is just to the south of the town centre. It is best approached via the ring road A419, exiting at the Waitrose side of the Hospital/Waitrose roundabout, signed for ‘Town Centre’. Take the one-way system round Hammond Way and Tetbury Road to Sheep Street. Trinity Road is the third turning on the left. Tea/Coffee and Cake will be available from 6.30 p.m. Talks to commence at 7.00 p.m.
Wednesday 25th May 2016 – May Walk at Eyford Park, Upper Slaughter
This will be an evening event. Further details will be published later.
If you are interested in attending then click here
Full details at their website here
Carols at the Hall
Friday 18th December at 7.00pm
Come along and enjoy a good sing song of your favourite carols outside the Village Hall.
Village Hall Trustees
Would you like to be involved with the Village? The Village Hall is looking for new trustees. The meetings are every two months and if you have practical and/or administrative skills then this would be an added bonus. The Village Hall and surrounding grounds were left in Trust to the Village of Weston-sub-Edge in 1930. The Village Hall requires a number of trustees to fulfill the requirements of the trust and help run the Village Hall for the benefit of residents. For more information please contact
Bill Carruthers on 841026
Your Say on Bus Services
6th October 2015
Public invited to help shape the future of council funded public transport in Gloucestershire
Following a public transport survey, Gloucestershire County Council wants to hear from the public on proposed changes to council funded public transport in the county.There were over 1,300 responses to the survey earlier this year. Almost a quarter stated that existing buses didn’t meet their needs. The response to the survey has now been used to inform proposed changes that could be made.
The county council needs to ensure that subsidised bus services are reaching people who need them, are not duplicating commercial services and are busy enough to guarantee long term sustainability.
Proposals suggested include changes to Park & Ride arrangements and concessionary fare investment, better connections with existing services, provision of community transport solutions, such as dial-a-ride or voluntary car schemes, and making better use of commercial bus services.
The consultation will be open from 6th October 2015 until 4th January 2016
Cllr Will Windsor-Clive, cabinet member for transport and infrastructure, said; “This is an opportunity for people to have a say in how we invest in council funded public transport and to let us know how any changes will affect them.“It’s no secret that budgets are stretched so we have to make sure that the services we provide are the right ones. “We know people rely on public transport to get to essential services and we’re keen to hear what they think about how we can concentrate our funds on delivering what’s really needed.”
The majority of bus transport in Gloucestershire is provided by commercial services. But around 10% of bus journeys or 1.8m annual passenger trips are subsidised by the county council at a cost of £2m per year.
For more information and to take part in the survey visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/fundedtransport
Further details will be also be available at libraries across the county from 12th October or on bus services impacted by the proposals, and a series of public events will also take place:
19th October 10am to 6pm, Cirencester Waitrose
21st October 10am to6pm, Gloucester Asda
6th November 10am to 6pm, Cinderford Co-op
10th November 10am to 6pm, Stroud Tesco
Flood Alleviation Project Report
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Church & Fete Update
CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST. LAWRENCE.
After another successful Flower Show and Fete, the P.C.C. would like to thank everyone who helped. A big thank you to Rob and Frankie who worked so hard over many days and to all their helpers. It is not easy and they do it year after year.
Thank you to all stallholders and the ladies who served teas and sold raffle tickets and to Angela for all her hard work in the hall and Lavinia who did the accounting.
We also thank our sponsors, C.R.H. Budget Skips, Granite Planet, L & J. Rider and G. Stuart and Hartwells who give so much help in many ways.
We are very grateful to all who helped or entered the different competitions. However, we are in need of more people to help running the Flower Show and more new ideas. Altogether just under £1500 was raised.
If you think you would like to take part in the organisation please contact either The Rev’d Debbie Forman, Rev’d Celia Woodruff, or Marie Dow.
HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICE.
Our Harvest Festival Service will be held on Sunday 27th September at 9.30.
Do come and join us.
HARVEST SUPPER.
The Harvest supper will be held in the Village Hall, Weston-sub-Edge on Monday 28th September at 7 p.m.
Cost £6. pay at the door, but if you would like to come, please notify Margaret Bird, 01386 830155, or Marie Dow, 859258 so that we know how many to cater for.