Category: News & Events

Experienced nanny required to look after our 13 month old daughter two mornings a week (8-1pm). Preferably Tuesdays and Thursdays but willing to discuss other days. Please contact Sophie on 07753143674 if you are interested.

We are looking for a cleaner to come once a week for 4 hours to include a small amount of ironing. Please contact Sophie by email or call her on 07753143674.

Thank you.

Matara is hosting a Christmas Tree sale this Saturday, 10th December, in aid of www.roryswell.org, a charity which supports drilling wells to bring clean, safe drinking water to communities in desperate need in Sierra Leone.

Saturday 10th December
From 12 noon to 4pm
Please note, entrance is into the fields at Matara
off the A4135 and is well signposted

Come along and buy your Christmas tree VERY locally and help raise money for a good cause at the same time.

More information here.

A colleague of mine at Wycliffe College is collecting warm clothes to take to Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. The refugees who are stranded and trapped there are freezing. My colleague is flying over to represent Refugee Aid Stroud as a volunteer and fundraiser and has booked 40 kilos of extra luggage. Anything you can offer that is warm for all ages and can be easily transported would be welcome. 

You can drop anything that you have which might be of use for those poor people to me at No11 Kingscote. or give me a call or text on 07811922926 or email me at Shazzerator@gmail.com

Thanks in advance!

Sharon

Are you ready for winter?

The recent freezing temperatures across the District have reminded us all that we need to take extra care now that winter is here.

With this in mind, the Council is promoting a ‘Get ready for Winter’ page on its website which provides help and advice about preparing for winter and bad weather including, driving, school closures, possible disruptions to waste collections, flooding and snow.

See www.cotswold.gov.uk/residents/get-ready-for-winter/

ENDS

Does anyone have, or know of, a dry, secure garage nearby that I could rent, in which to keep a classic car? The car would be taken out only in fair weather, so minimal coming and going. And no restoration work or anything like that – purely a roof over its head.

If so, I’d be extremely grateful – and happy!

Please contact Nick Darke: 01453 861062 (The Coach House, Ashcroft, Kingscote). Thank you.

The Forerunner – December 2016

Cotswold District Council will be waiving parking charges temporarily to support the launch of festive celebrations at several local market towns.

Christmas shoppers will be able to enjoy free parking to attend Christmas lights switch-ons and celebratory events in line with the following arrangements:

Saturday 26 November

Moreton-in-Marsh: free parking all day at Old Market Way car park.

Cirencester: free parking after 3 pm at all CDC car parks in town.

Thursday 1 December to Saturday 3 December

Tetbury: All Car Parks in Tetbury will be free of charge from 4pm on the 1 December until 6pm on Saturday the 3 December. (NOTE: Sunday is normally free parking, therefore parking will be free in Tetbury from 4pm on the 1st until 8am on 5^th). 

Friday 2 December

Chipping Campden: free all day at Market Square

Bourton-on-the-Water: free parking after 3 pm at Rissington Rd car park (donations to local charities will be accepted on the day).

Friday 9 December

Stow-on-the-Wold: free parking from 3 pm at Maugersbury Rd car park.

Cllr Chris Hancock, CDC Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Partnerships, said:

“Waiving charges for Christmas light switch-ons and other festive events should save money for the many families across the District who plan to travel by car to enjoy one of more of these spectacles.  We also hope that it will encourage people to arrive earlier and boost trade in local shops.

“We are already operating a ‘free after 3pm’ scheme every day at the Brewery and Forum car parks in Cirencester, and Christmas shoppers can also benefit from free parking on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays at the Council’s Trinity Road headquarters (GL7 1PX) and also at the St James’s Place offices (GL7 1FP).”

ENDS

Bob McNally

Press and Media Liaison Officer,

Cotswold District Council

Tel: 01285 623120

Website: www.cotswold.gov.uk

email: press@cotswold.gov.uk

Twitter: @CotswoldDC  @CDCBizmatters