If you’d like to be part of a very informal group who get together every now and then for a bit of a sing-song, we would love to see you!

The first meeting will be on Tuesday 28th March 7pm-9pm at Sheena Yerburgh’s house,
19 Kingscote.

Please contact Sheena if you think you’d like to join us.

Everyone very welcome!

An expected Amazon package addressed to Alice Cooper, Kenelm House, has not materialised although I am advised it has been “delivered to resident”.

Did anyone receive this package in error on Tuesday?  Please contact Alice if you have, and I can collect it.  Thank you.

Please be aware, that on Sunday 5^th March 2017, the Golden Valley Classic Motorcycle Club, intends to hold an event for Solo and Combination motorcycles that will pass through your Parish.  This is NOT a speed event, only a portion of a single lap route linking various sections on private land.  Your indulgence and co-operation in this matter would be much appreciated.

It is intended that the event will be run in the same direction to last year using a virtually identical route but including Chavenage estate. Last year we were able to raise £400 for SW and WMidland Air Ambulances with your co-operation. This year our oldest bike is circa 1935.

Should you have a specific problem that you wish to discuss with regard to this event, please contact the Route Liason Officer, listed below via this email address robert.davis@c-stem.co.uk

This event is governed by:-

The A.M.C.A.  Permit AMCA/CT/12993

The R.A.C (Motorsports Association Ltd)    Event No. 27512MA6

The Highways Authority (R.T.A Chapt 52 Sect 33)

Gloucestershire County Council (Rights of Way)

Route copies to:-

The R.A.C.M.S.A. Route Liason Officer

Gloucestershire Constabulary (Route Liason Officer)

Gloucestershire County Council (Rights of Way)

Mid-Cotswold trails Horse riders assoc

Permissions granted in writing from:-

All Landowners (rights of way)

All Landowners (private property)

Yours faithfully

Rob Davis                                       For and on behalf of  G.V.C.M.C.C.

Since sending out our 2017 Rural Skills Courses Brochure we have arranged additional course dates at Cotswolds Discovery Centre, Northleach, Gloucestershire for our one day LANTRA Brushcutter/Trimmers – Maintenance and Operation Course.  These dates are

Thursday 18th May 2017

Wednesday 5th July 2017

LANTRA Brushcutter/Trimmers – Maintenance and Operation £135 (1 day) 

This one day course is designed for anybody with some experience of using brushcutters and/or trimmers or who has previously gained their LANTRA certificate and would like to refresh their skills. This course is physical so you must be fit and able to carry out the tasks required in the course programme. The course is suitable for employees or volunteers in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance.

On this course you can expect to learn about the following:

• Safe working practice, including warning signs and guards; correct protective clothing to wear and the standards required.
• Performing routine maintenance in accordance with the manufacturer’s handbook
• Identify faults and defects on a brushcutter/trimmer and decide which the operator can easily remedy, and which should be referred to a specialist.
• Identify which cutting head to select for the relevant operating conditions.
• Carry out fuel mixing correctly and be able to start the brushcutter/trimmer from both a hot and a cold condition in a safe manner.
• Operate the brushcutter/trimmer in a safe manner having regard for the safety of themselves, the public, property and environmental factors.
• Plan systematic working operations.
• Use the manufacturer’s instruction book and parts list. Once you have successfully carried out this course you will receive a LANTRA accredited certificate of training for brushcutters/trimmers. All machines, tools and personal protective equipment (except footwear).

Please note, if you have your own machine and would like to use this to train on then you are welcome to do so. The brushcutter/strimmer must be in safe working order prior to the course.

To book online visit http://www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk/events/?searchfilter=text&SearchQuery=brush

Or call 01451 862001 if you need to pay by other means.

Our latest brochure can be downloaded from here http://www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk/userfiles/file/cotswolds-rural-skills-brochure-2017.pdf

Mandy Pressland

Cotswolds Rural Skills Administrator
Cotswolds Conservation Board

Cotswolds Discovery Centre, Fosse Way,
Northleach, Gloucestershire, GL54 3JH
01451 862000

www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk 

Martin, our postman, has received back – undelivered for some reason – a package addressed to an Olivia Slack in Altrincham, Cheshire which was sent from GL8 8XY.

Please see Martin if you would like to claim the package.

Webmaster

Please find below a link to the March issue of The Forerunner.
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I’m afraid we haven’t sold enough tickets to make this weekend’s curry night viable.

It did stress in the Forerunner and subsequent email that we needed people to book by today. Obviously we are not a restaurant and we need to know numbers in advance so we can plan shopping and cooking etc….so I’m afraid, if you thought you could leave it until the weekend, you’ll now have to wait till next year!

Carol

NEW MAGISTRATES REQUIRED FOR YOUR LOCAL COURTS

Would YOU like to be a Magistrate?

Could YOU perform this valuable service for YOUR community?

The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace for Gloucestershire has announced that it will be recruiting new Magistrates this year to start sitting in court in 2018.

Magistrates are volunteers who hear cases in local courts – they deal with around 95 per cent of criminal cases in England and Wales. There have been Justices of the Peace in this country for well over 600 years.

Applications are welcomed from anyone aged 18 and above; the retirement age for Magistrates is aged 70. Anyone who is interested in applying should contact the recruitment website at: www.gov.uk/become-magistrate for full details of the application process.

To maintain a Bench that is representative of the Community we would particularly like to encourage applications from men, members of Black and Minority Ethnic communities, people in paid employment and people with a disability.

Up to 12 vacancies exist in the local justice area of Gloucestershire.

The Lord Chancellor will not generally appoint anyone over the age of 65, because the Lord Chancellor would normally expect someone to be able to sit for at least 5 years before retirement.

It is essential that potential candidates observe a Magistrates Court hearing a variety of adult crime cases, on at least three occasions, prior to making the application and these must have been carried out within the last 12 months. Candidates will be interviewed by the Committee and those appointed following recommendation will receive full training before commencing their judicial duties.

Please note that the closing deadline for receipt of applications is 24 March 2017 or when 36 eligible applications are received.

If you require any further information, please contact Brenda Saturley by e-mailing brenda.saturley@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk or by telephoning 01823 285240