Mark
Ovington and Julia Chandler would like to thank everyone who responded
to the recent request for volunteers to help keep BADS going.
There has been an encouraging response and interested parties have
already had a couple of meetings to discuss how to take things
forward. The next meeting will be in the Hall at 7.30 on Tuesday
5th April when they hope to decide on a play to put into
production. Everyone welcome.
Parish Council Election
- I won't stand for it
Well you should, and don't delay!
The clock is ticking. Time for Parish Council elections again and time to consider whether you could be a councillor.
Ideally the Council should reflect the diversity of the local
population and quite a few have joined the community since the last
elections 4 years ago.
The Council consists of seven members and is currently one member short
so it would be good to have a full house. The commitment is to
meetings every two month and the purpose is to discuss and act on
issues that affect the villages.
Applications must be in by April 4th and each candidate needs two
nominees from the local electorate so time is short. Annie Van
Rossem (Weatherly) has the Candidate forms and she’s on 820718.
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Parish Council Spending
Sevenhampton
Parish Council spent an exceptionally large amount in the year
2010/12. The precept from your council tax is £5,000 p.a. The
large items of spending were £6,000 on the refurbishment of the village
hall (this came from a special fund which gradually builds up over the
years for such items), and £1,800 on grit bins and salt.
High Speed Broadband
If
you think that high speed broadband is needed for the villages and
would like to be part of a group of individuals who want to get things
moving or you have some experience or knowledge in this field please
visit www.sevenhampton.org/broadband
to register an interest. If we can get a group of people
committed to achieving this we may be able to persuade companies to at
least undertake a feasibility study.
The Proud Bassoon
The life and work of
William (Bill) Waterhouse will be celebrated at a concert opening
appropriately with a work for 16 bassoons at:
London's Wigmore Hall
at 2.30 on Saturday April 16th.
As well as being a popular long-term resident, he was a renowned musician and the leading expert on the bassoon.
Members of his family will take part in the concert which includes the
UK première of 'In Memoriam W.R.W.' by Graham Waterhouse.
Tickets are available from the Wigmore Hall (www.wigmore-hall.org.uk) and Elisabeth Waterhouse is happy to give you more details on 821161
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The Social Network - cert 12A
Winner of nine major awards
2003 - Harvard student and computer geek Mark Zuckerberg works on a new
idea. What begins in his dorm room soon becomes a revolutionary global
social network. Six years and 500 million friends later, is the
youngest billionaire in history, but this leads to personal and legal
complications…
Winner of nine major awards
Thursday 14th April NB 8.00pm
Rhodes Memorial Hall, Brockhampton
VILLAGE DIARY
including church services
RMH = Rhodes Memorial Hall
RR = Reading Room, Rhodes Memorial Hall
CA = ‘Craven Arms’
Ch’A. = St Martin’s Church, Charlton Abbotts
S’h. = St Andrew’s Church, Sevenhampton
H = St. Edward’s Church, Hawling
Hm = Hawling Methodist Chapel.
Every Thursday
10.30 - 11.30am in the Reading Rom - Coffee Club,
10.00 - 12.00 am Reading Room - Village Agent.
April
*Sun 3rd 11.00am S’h – Morning Service
11.00am H – Morning Service
Mon 4th 7.30pm RMH - WI OPEN MEETING
Tue 5th 7.30pm RMH - BADS
Wed 6th W.I. Wrkshp, Willow Gdn Structrs
Thu 7th 7.30pm CA - Quiz Night
Sun 10th 11.00am Ch’A – Matins
6.00pm H – Evening Service
Tue 12th 3.00pm RMH - Century Club
Thu 14th 8.00pm RMH - 'Social Network’
Fri 15th 7.30pm RMH - Garden Club
§Sun 17th 11.00am S’h – Holy Communion
Fri 22nd Good Friday
‡Sun 24th 11.00am S’h – Holy Communion
9.30am H – Holy Communion
Mon 25th Easter Monday
Fri 29th Royal Wedding Day
*Mothering Sunday §Palm Sunday ‡Easter Sunday
May
Sun 1st 6.30pm S’h – All Parish Evensong
Mon 2nd Early May Bank Holiday
Thu 5th 7.30pm CA - Quiz Night
Sat 7th pm Village Open Gardens
Sun 8th 11.00am Ch’A – Matins
6.00pm H – Evening Service
tba WI Village Walk
Mon 9th 7.30pm RMH - WI
Tue 10th 3.00pm RMH - Century Club
Thu 12th 7.30pm RMH - Film Show tba
Sun 15th 11.00am S’h – Holy Communion
Wed 18th 7.30pm RR - Parish Coucil
Sat 21st all day RMH - Garden Furn Sale
Sun 22th 11.00am S’h – Family Service
6.00pm Hm – Family Service
Sun 29th 11.00am Ch’A – Holy Communion
Mon 30th Spring Bank Holiday
Advance notice:-
Quilters biennial exhibition 17th and 18th Sept
Craven Arms
has regular
QUIZ NIGHTS
on every first Thursday of the month:-
Thursday 7th April
Thursday 5th May
at 7.30pm
all bookings and information
01242 820410
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W.I.
WIs 75th birthday year
At our February meeting, events to celebrate the WI’s 75th Birthday Year were planned.
Highlights will include:
A walk - open to all - around the village on 8th May
led by Val Smith and Gill Lanfear. This will provide a special
chance for those new - and not-so-new - to the village to learn about
all aspects of life here from lifelong residents and sisters, Val &
Gill.
Making
willow structures: April 6th brings a one-day workshop with Nora
Kennedy on making willow structures for our gardens.
In September there will be a tour of Cheltenham Ladies College.
Tea Party in October: we will host a tea party in the village hall.
February brought, as well as two new members, Cotswold
Warden Michael Bates talking about Cleeve Common. He illustrated
the many uses of the Common from walking & horse riding to
sledging, snow & skate boarding, kite flying and more. We heard
about the wardens’ work, and role, the maintenance programme,
livestock, the wildlife and flora. His slides showed the
landscape in all seasons so demonstrating our luck in having such a
place so close by.
Our March meeting was well attended when Elizabeth
Forbes, accompanied by dog, Poppy, talked about Pets as Therapy (PAT
dogs and cats). She explained how the dogs are chosen, the work they do
in visiting residential homes, psychiatric units, hospitals, etc.
Elizabeth obviously finds it a very rewarding occupation.
Next Meeting: OPEN TO ALL - Monday 4th April
a talk by Paul Barnett on “The Purton Hulks”
(the ship graveyard on the River Severn)
Please come along, you will be made very welcome.
Further information from Georgina Oldham 820423
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Century Club
At our February meeting, we welcomed
Mr. Ken Brightwell. Dressed in his official Town Crier’s
"uniform" and carrying his bell, he gave us an informative and
amusing talk about his life as a Town Crier telling us how he became
involved and his experiences along the way. He told us of its
hundreds of years of history and how the cry, "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez"
came about. The traditional close of, "God save the Queen", is from the
time when only Monarchists were allowed to be Town Criers.
As always in February, the W.I. treated us to a
magnificent tea for which we thank them profusely. We really look
forward to this annual tea as it gives our usual excellent providers a
rest and we always have a splendid tea.
The March AGM started at 3.03 pm and finished at 3.23,
quite quick, partly (or mostly) because Iris forgot to bring the
minutes of the last AGM. It was agreed that the minutes be read
and signed at the next meeting. Jenny Stringer gave a resume of
the year's events and said that it had been an interesting year.
Liz Suckling who had previously given a talk on Belas
Knap said that she wanted to stay a night there to see if anything
unusual would occur or if there was a strange feeling. Jenny Stringer
offered to accompany her but was quite relieved that her offer was not
taken up.
Evelyn Timbrell presented the accounts showing a balance of £255.50, just £7.28 down on the year before.
New President: It was announced that Colin Stratford
would be taking over as President as Jenny Stringer was stepping down
(though she hopes to continue as an ordinary member). As he and
Siana were away in Spain he was unable to take over officially until
the next meeting. Iris presented Jenny Stringer with a bouquet in
thanks for being President for several years (as none of us could
remember how many years!).
As you all may gather even our formal meetings are informal!
After the AGM Iris read poems by Pam Ayres which all
agreed were witty and well written. We socialized until our usual
excellent tea was served and enjoyed.
Next meetings:
April 12th; Alec Young - ‘My Father & the Silent Cinema’.
May 10th; Everybody will bring an object & tell the story behind it.
For further information: Contact Iris Young 01242 583098
The Garden Club of Sevenhampton and District
Friday 15th April
Martyn Cracknell
Bees and Gardens
Sat 7th May
Village Open Gardens
with afternoon Teas
Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings for a fee of £3.
Further information from the Secretary, Cindy Haines 820914
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Good Neighbourhood Scheme
If you need help with transport etc
ring a coordinator
Sheila Agius 820102
Di Brown 820271
Thora Corris 820242