Village Live no 78 (text only)

Craven Arms Events and Christmas Opening Hours

Editorial

Here we are hitting Christmas again with the usual flurry of local activity .
This year, the Andoversford Primary kids are not available for Pies & Punch but singing group, Patchwork, have stepped in to give a splendid alternative.
With their great reputation, they will lead a very different Pies & Punch which should be great fun.
Watch out for the promised Broadband Survey which should come round soon - information as we get it will appear on www.sevenhampton.org/broadband.
Happy Christmas et al.
Items for the next Issue (February / March) by 20th. January Please.
Bill & Anne Jenkin: 820338
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Village Diary

December 2011
Thu 1st	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	BADS
Fri 2nd	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	BADS
Sat 3rd	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	BADS
Sun 4th	10.00am	Sevenhampton	Holy Communion
Mon 5th	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	W.I.
Fri 9th	7.30pm	Craven Arms	Locals Night
Sun 11th	11.00am	Charlton Abbotts	Holy Communion
	6.00pm	Hawling Chapel	United Evening Service
Tue 13th	3.00pm	Whittington Court	Century Club Christmas Tea
	7.00pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	Pies Punch & Carols
Sun 18th	4.00pm	Hawling Chapel (Church Led)	Carol Service
	6.30pm	Sevenhampton	Carol Service
Thu 22nd	4.00 pm	Charlton Abbotts	Crib Service
Sat 24th	11.30pm	Sevenhampton	Holy Communion
Sun 25th	9.30am	Charlton Abbotts	Holy Communion
	11.00am	Hawling Chapel (Church Led)	Holy Communion
Sat 31st	7.30pm	Craven Arms	New Year's Eve Party
January 2012
Sun 1st	6.30pm	Sevenhampton	Evensong
Thu 5th	7.30pm	Craven Arms	Quiz Night
Sun 8th	11.00am	Chartlon Abbotts	Matins
	6.00pm	Hawling Chapel	Evening Prayer
Mon 9th	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	W.I.
Thu 12th	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorail Hall	Film Show
Fri 13th	7.30pm	Rhodes Memorial Hall	Garden Club
Sun 15th	10.00am	Sevenhampton	Family Service
Sun 22nd	11.00am	Sevenhampton	Holy Communion
	6.00pm	Hawling Chapel	All Age Service
Fri 27th	7.30pm	Craven Arms	Sausage & Mash Night
Sun 29th	11.00am	Charlton Abbotts	Holy Communion

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Dog Fouling

Unscooped poops are causing real distress in parts of the parish. We’re in the country and some local dogs are, in part, free range but responsible owners must check out their dogs’ usual haunts to ensure a mess isn’t created for their neighbours.
Unforgivable though that a sign put up by environmental health requesting that poop be scooped was disappeared!
It was no dog that did that!

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Chi Gong

Based on the Chinese philosophy that you age from the inside out, Chi Gong is a no stress form of exercise helping balance, breathing, keeping joints supple & strong.
Suitable for all ages & fitness levels - can be done seated - it has attracted a loyal local following.
The latest run of classes has just ended but, weather gods permitting, it will restart on Thursday 12th January at 2.30 in the Hall. Info: Doris Austin on 820425

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Book Now for Jubilee BBQ

If you want to avail yourself of the free BBQ, puds and salads at the Diamond Jubilee Big LATE BBQ Lunch on June 3rd next year be sure to return the form attached to this newsletter by Christmas, so that the catering can be planned and your place reserved.
If you only want to buy a drink, listen to the live band and have a dance you can just turn up on the day (provided it doesn’t get too crowded).

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Village Scrapbook Project

Get looking for those old photographs, newspaper cuttings or anything other bit of ephemera you may have stuffed away which is anything to do with our villages.
The idea is that a day will be set aside sometime in the spring for you to take whatever you have along to the village hall where Lucy Jackson can photograph or scan it and a scrapbook of village memories will be produced to keep in the village hall. An online version may also be published.
So get up into your lofts/garages/cellars/sheds now and see what you can find.

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First Aid Course

Are you interested in spending a day taking some free first aid training in the village hall?
We already have ten names of people interested but ideally we would have up to 20. This is part of the British Red Cross / CDC Resilience planning programme.
You will see from the Produce Show report (right) that they are in need of first-aiders so how about it?
Please contact Lynne Jackson if you want to take part. 01242 820408
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Christmas Bins

For Cotswold District Council areas
Christmas collections will be on the regular days of the week this year. i.e. Thursday 29th December (Garden & Kitchen) & Thursday 5th January (all waste).
For Tewkesbury Borough Council areas
the collections will be one day late (i.e. on Thursday 29th December (green bin, caddy & garden) & Thursday 5th January (blue bin & caddy).

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Parish Precept Frozen

Sevenhampton Parish Council has decided to leave the precept for the year 2012/13 at £5,000. This will be the 7th successive year with no increase.
Parish Chairman Bill Jenkin said “A tax increase would be inappropriate in the current economic climate, though this decision leaves us with few reserves.”

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The Annual Evening of Pies Punch and Carols

with Guest Singing Ensemble
Patchwork
Tuesday 13th December
7pm for 7.30 start

The Andoversford school children are unable to come this year so a group of five ladies, ‘Patchwork', who love to sing, will present the entertainment. They don't charge but all the proceeds from the evening will go to a charity of their choice.
'Patchwork' entertained the WI at their 75th birthday tea.
Adults £2.50 Children £1

Offers please...
Raffle prizes; mince pies; and on the night - selling raffle tickets, taking money and serving the punch.
Offers to Georgina Oldham 01242 820423
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Produce Show Report

volunteers and first-aiders wanted
At the AGM of the Produce Show on 8th November the Committee noted the following highlights from the 2011 Show. Overall entries are down on the recent record set in 2010; a good turn out on the day considering the weather and an overall surplus of £1,761. The Committee set aside £500 of the show’s total funds to purchase a new marquee and committed £700 to support the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in the parishes and £800 to help fund repairs to the stonework of the Rhodes Memorial Hall. Committee Chairman, Malcolm Bell, would like to hear from anyone who would like to volunteer to join the committee or act as first aiders for the show. Contact him on 821397. A full report on the AGM and the outcome of the 2011 show can be seen on the Sevenhampton Parish website at www.sevenhampton.org/show2011report.

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School Given Free Oil

Brockhampton Oil Club has this year donated to Andoversford Primary School the £250 voucher for oil which is available each year as part of the arrangement with Sweet Fuels of Faringdon.
For more information about the scheme contact Vicky Lewis on 01242 820325.

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Craven Arms all enquiries - 01242 820410

There will be no quiz night in December
'Locals Night' is on Friday 9th December.

Christmas Opening Hours
Christmas Eve (24th):    Midday - 11pm
Christmas Day (25th):     Closed
Boxing Day (26th):    11.30 - 5.30pm
27th,28th ,29th & 30th:     Midday - 11pm
New Years Eve (31st):     Midday - 5pm &
6pm till late: NYE Party (see below)
Sunday 1st January:     Midday - 5pm
Monday 2nd January:    Midday - 11pm

New Year’s Eve Party
7.30 pm to late
Fancy Dress (optional)
Theme “Heroes and Villains” (Prize for best dress)
Disco, light buffet, (cheese, bread & pickles)
Glass of champagne at midnight
Tickets £13 in advance £15 on the door

Thursday 5th January - Quiz Night

Friday 27th January Sausage and Mash Night (Cost £8.50)
Prize for best ‘Ode’ (Limerick) starting with:-
“There was a ..... in Brockhampton” (or Sevenhampton)
Charity raffle for Diabetes UK and Oxford Transplant Centre
Prizes would be gratefully received.
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Film - Jane Eyre

MIA WASIKOWSKA
MICHAEL FASSBENDER
JAMIE BELL
JUDI DENCH
in
JANE EYRE cert PG
Thurs 12th January
Rhodes Memorial Hall, 7.30pm
Tickets £3.00 on the door
or from Julia Chandler 01242 820629
'the best Jane Eyre on film…’
- David Sexton, London Evening Standard
more info: www.sevenhampton.org/films

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Local Christmas Card List

The list of local people not giving Christmas Cards around the villages but donating to charity instead will be found this year on the website at www.sevenhampton.org/cards2011
If you were on last year’s list you will automatically appear this year. If you want to be added to the list or taken off it please contact Annie Weatherley on 01242 820718 (ann.vr@tiscali.co.uk) before Friday 18th December. The list will also appear on notice-boards after this date.
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£605 Raised for Cobalt Appeal

Thank you so much to everybody who so kindly supported the Christmas Fundraiser for Cobalt Heart Mind and Body Scanner Appeal in Brockhampton on November 5th. With your help £605 was raised. Thanks also to the invaluable help given by Jill, Rose and Caroline.
Carol and Cherrie

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Boxing Day Dads and Lads Football

Monday 26th December
NB 10.30am for 11.00
in The Lanfears’ Field, Gassons Lane
Refreshments available
OPEN TO DADS AND LADS OF
BOTH SEXES AND ALL AGES
Players, Officials, Helpers and
Spectators needed
DETAILS: EMMA LANFEAR:820 552

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Sevenhampton and District W.I.

Meetings
Monday 5th December 2011
AGM and Social Evening
Monday 9th January 2012
Mrs Rita New - Complementary Medicine and our Energy Field.
7.30 p.m. in the Rhodes Memorial Hall
Further information from
Georgina Oldham 820423

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The Garden Club of Sevenhampton and District

Meetings
December - no meeting

Friday 13th January 2012
Nick Stephens - An Introduction to Garden Photography.

7.30pm in Rhodes Memorial Hall
Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings for a fee of £4
Information - Sally Coelho 821251

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Century Club

On Tues 11th Oct the Century Club had their yearly lunch out, again at the Royal in Charlton Kings which everyone agrees is a good venue. Not only is car parking easy, the most important object of the exercise, the food, is excellent, and the staff friendly and helpful.
Tues 8th Nov saw the return of one of our most popular speakers. Liz Suckling spoke and showed pictures of Crickley Hill and the Rollright stones. She explained how successive cultures, stone age and iron age had occupied the site over the ages apparently without using the same ground, with photographs of remarkable finds of grave goods and maps showing the positions of flint arrowheads indicating a major battle. A most interesting and informative talk.
Jenny and Jack Stringer have very kindly said that they will still host the Christmas tea at Whittington Court on 13th Dec.

For further information contact
Iris Young 01242 583098

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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

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