Re-scheduled

FIRST AID COURSE

Kingscote Parish Council is running a First Aid Course to be held in the Village Hall on either:

Monday 11^th or Tuesday 12^th April 2016

9.30 am – 12.30 pm

The course is aimed at those wanting to learn the basics or provide a refresher for those who are ‘out of date’. Depending on demand there may be a chance to top this course up to a recognised qualification ‘’FIRST AID AT WORK’’ by doing Part II at a later date.

COST:              KPC Residents                         £11      (Subsidized by K.PC.)

                        Non Residents                           £21

Please contact: Anna Davison on 01453 860244 or adavisonphysio@aol.com. Depending on feedback, the most popular day will be chosen. Places will be limited and reservations must be made in advance.

Please be aware that, on Sunday 6th March 2016, 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.

Should you have a specific problem that you wish to discuss with regard to this event, please contact the Route Liason Officer, listed below.

This event is governed by:-

• The A.M.C.A.
• 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)

Permissions granted in writing from:-

• All Landowners (rights of way)
• All Landowners (private property)

Yours faithfully

Steve O’Connor For and on behalf of G.V.C.M.C.C

Hollows End, New Road, Minchinhampton, Glos. GL6 9BQ

01453 882064(H)/07800908592(M)

Clean for the Queen – and win £1,000 for your community! 

In the run up to The Queen’s 90^th birthday on 21 April 2016, Keep Britain Tidy is urging millions of people to pick up litter and improve the appearance of the places where they live. Cotswold District Council wants to take this initiative one step further and – thanks to the generosity of its waste service provider Ubico Ltd – is offering a prize of £1,000 to the community that does the best job.

From now until the end of March, communities across the District will be able to enter the Council’s £1,000 prize competition.  Applying to enter couldn’t be simpler – just email cdc@cotswold.gov.uk or call 01285 623123 and provide the location scheduled for a litter pick, together with the name of a community representative who is willing to liaise with the Council.  We will expect that person to take ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs of the area being tidied. It would also be useful if we could have details about the size of the work party.  When the competition concludes, the representative should be prepared to meet a panel of CDC judges at the clean-up location to assist them in assessing the improvements.

Cllr Sue Coakley, CDC Cabinet Member for Health, Environment and Communities, hopes that local groups across the District will take up this challenge:

“We live in an extremely beautiful area and many residents take great pride in its appearance. This national campaign provides an excellent opportunity for them to get outdoors in the Spring weather and help rid the Cotswolds of unsightly litter.  The award of the £1,000 prize is an added incentive, but I think every volunteer will be a winner if they can help tackle this blight on our environment.

“We can supply bags, pickers, gloves and high visibility jackets for clean-up work, but it would be of real benefit to our environmental team if we could stagger the take-up over the next few weeks, as we have limited resources.  We can also arrange special collections of filled bags after litter picks. Please call 01285 623123 if you require this assistance.

“I should add that the winning group will be required to spend the prize money on improving or maintaining the appearance of their community.”

FIRST AID COURSE

Kingscote Parish Council is running a First Aid Course to be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday February 16^th from 7pm-10pm.

The course is aimed at those wanting to learn the basics or provide a refresher for those who are ‘out of date’. Depending on demand, there may be a chance to top this course up to a recognised qualification ‘’FIRST AID AT WORK’’ by doing Part II at a later date.

COST:             KPC Residents                                £11

                        Non Residents                               £21

Please send your name and contact details to: Anna Davison, Bagpath Court, Bagpath, Tetbury, Glos. GL8 8YG, enclosing a cheque made payable to “Kingscote Parish Council“. Places are limited.

Any questions please ring Anna on 01453 860244.

Dear All, 

PRIVATE Fireworks at The Kingscote Barn on MONDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2016 at 8.00PM for approximately 5 mins and will be run by Coates Fireworks.

Kindest Regards,

Claire

Claire Shea

Kingscote Barn, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8YE

01453 861161

As I am moving, I would like to find a ‘good home’ for my piano.  Moore & Moore, bought from Harrods in the 1950s, has a lovely tone, and has been kept well tuned.

Service Calendar for February 2016

The Little Angels mothers and toddlers group meets at 10.00 am on Fridays at Nailsworth Church. Refreshments served afterwards in the Parish Rooms.

The next PCC meeting will be at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall on Tuesday 8 March.

     Diocesan News                 www.gloucester.anglican.org/news/publications

                                          www.gloucester.anglican.org/news/blog

     Nailsworth Benefice        www.stgeorgesnailsworth.org.uk

     Kingscote Community      www.kingscoteonline.co.u

The Vicar’s Letter

Dear Friends,

In my last foray into the written word I made the statement that ‘God is the same yesterday, today and forever’.

Yet as I sit to write, the leaders of the Anglican Church throughout the world are meeting in Lambeth to discuss some major issues that seem to divide the churches.

When Archbishop Justin called this meeting he was quoted as having said that he was seeking a way “for the church to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, to make disciples, and to worship and live in holiness, recognising the that the way proclamation happens and the pressures on us vary greatly between Provinces. We each live in a different context. The difference between our societies and cultures, as well as the speed of cultural change in much of the global north tempts us to divide as Christians.”

But can there be difference and diversity in belief practice and there still be an unchanging God ? Can there be profound disagreement and yet still the commitment to work together ?

The Archbishop also said this: “It would not be good if the Church is unable to set an example to the world of showing how we can love one another and disagree profoundly, because we are brought together by Jesus Christ, not by our own choice.”

He continued: “Certainly I want reconciliation, but reconciliation doesn’t always mean agreement – in fact it very seldom does.   It means finding ways to disagree well and that’s what we’ve got to do this week.”

And there’s the point in all of this. The love of God is unchanging. What changes is the way we understand him as we grow deeper in faith. And the ability to ‘rub along’ in love even in the face of disagreement is something the world is crying out for right now.

Rev. Mike Smith

Flower Rota

                   Wedding: Friday 12 February, 1.00 pm, Andrew Ward and Joanne Boulton

Lorna Reynolds

Cleaning Team

The next church cleaning session is at 2.30 pm on Monday 8 February.

Teresa Day

Parish Carol Singing

Kingscote: Alice, Lucy, Clemmie and Issy wish to thank all residents for their warm welcomes and most generous donations during their traditional Carol Singing on Monday 21 December around Kingscote Village. A total of £102-20 was raised for the Children in Need charity.

Bagpath: Many thanks to all who contributed both financially and otherwise to the Bagath Carol Singing. We all had a most enjoyable festive evening and the moon was shining ! You were all very generous and we were able to raise £80 for the Nelson Trust. If we left any carol sheets with you which you wish to return, then any time before next December will be fine !

Lent Courses for 2016

As was the case in 2015, this programme of study evenings involving all Christian churches around Nailsworth will meet as follows:

• Christchurch 30 pm on Tuesdays 16 and 23 Feb, and 1, 8, 15, 22 Mar.
• St George’s 00 pm on Wednesdays 17 and 24 Feb, and 2, 9, 16, 23 Mar.

All will be most welcome.

The PCC

Village Hall Programme

Film Night –      Monday 8 February, Once upon a Time in America with Robert de Niro, 7.30 for 8.00 pm. Pay Bar – PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DAY.

Coffee morning – Wednesday 17 February, 10.30 to 11.30 am, Coffee & cake £2. 

Curry Night –    Saturday 27 February, 7.00 pm. Choice of meat and vegetable curries and non-curry option, plus ice-cream and coffee. Adults £8, children £4, family of 4 £20.

Carol Paton

Grumbolds Ash Group

Following the meeting on 26 January we shall be announcing and commencing our programme for 2016 in March.

Jutta Tubbs Tel. 860 194

Book Club at 8.00 pm

• Tuesday 9 February The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jeffries at Louise’s.
• Tuesday15 March, The Girl who fell from the Sky by Simon Mawer at Angela’s.
• Wednesday 13 April, Do no Harm by Henry Marsh at Jane’s.

Angela Wooldridge

Free-range eggs for sale

Mrs Pat Cooksley of 2 The Windmill normally has some free-range eggs for sale at £1 for six. Best call afternoons.

Kingscote Parish Council

The date of the next meeting of the Parish Council will be notified in March.

Planning Applications

• 15/04974/FUL Jandacott Scrubbetts Lane, Bagpath, erection of two storey rear extension.

• 15/05112/TCONR Rosemary Cottage, Kingscote, prune willow and holly back to previous reduction points.

Solar Farm Proposal at Babdown Airfield

Elgin Energy and JBM Solutions Ltd are currently investigating the feasibility of developing a solar farm on the former Babdown Airfield. If you have any queries contact James Cook on 0113 232 8571. 

Anna Davison, Tel. 860 244

Would you like to help with the running of Kingscote Church ?

I am resigning from the PCC in April as I am moving out of the parish, and so the PCC is in need of one or two new members on the committee. Meetings are well run by Rev. Mike Smith, usually about 10 a year, and the jobs are various and not very onerous.

Anyone interested could come to our meeting on Tuesday 8 March (8 pm in the Village Hall) for a ‘preview’, or ring Georgina on 860 227, or any other PCC member to discuss. Thank you and please be brave. 

Georgina Harford

Weekly Recycling – Green food boxes and wheelie bins

All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Fridays.

Fortnightly Recycling – Black boxes, White Bags and Blue bags

All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Fridays 5 and 19 February.

Fortnightly Waste – Grey wheelie bins to landfill

All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Fridays 5 and 19 February.

Bus Timetable Enquiries – Ring traveline on 0871 200 2233.

Mobile Library

The next visit will be on Friday 19 February when the van will park in front of The Walled Garden from 10.00 am to 12 noon.

Magazine

Any material which may be of interest for the next issue of the Forerunner should be sent by 20 February to H. Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Tel. 860 194.

Church Fabric Repairs 

The slow progressive collapse of the floor on the south side of the nave has reached a point now where we must commit to repairs. Early in 2012 when we rebuilt the ground level floor underneath the gallery we found very extensive wet rot in the beams supporting the floor. Most of the earth floor underneath the nave is several feet below the ground level of the churchyard, which has been raised by centuries of burials, so excess rainwater drains into the building.

During 2016 when we have a full programme of weddings, we will obtain an architect’s report on the action needed and seek cost estimates from suitable contractors, enabling us to apply for an authorising ‘Faculty’ from the diocese.

When we know the likely cost we will plan how to obtain the necessary funds.

The PCC

The Bishop of Tewkesbury 

It has been announced that the Rt Revd Martyn Snow will be taking the post of Bishop of Leicester after Easter this year. Very few of us have had the opportunity to meet him during his short stay in the diocese, but he is a delightful personality who when appointed was the youngest bishop in England.

He writes in farewell in the Diocesan Messenger for February:

“ I truly give thanks to God for bringing me to this diocese. I have learnt so much during my time here. In particular, I have seen clearly that when Christians show genuine love for one another and for their neighbours, and when the gospel of Jesus Christ is faithfully preached, people of all backgrounds will respond. The transforming power of this good news is not just for the wealthy or the poor, not just for people in urban areas or rural areas, but for all people.”

There will be a service of thanks and farewell to Bishop Martyn and his family in Gloucester Cathedral at 4.30 pm on Saturday 12 March.

The Editor

New Light on the Middle East Problem

(A gem from The Times on 6 January 2016)

A conversation following the capture of an Afgan brigand by Iranian troops:

“Why do you people fight ?” the Iranian commander asks the Afgan.

“For booty of course,” comes the reply.

“Hah,” says the Iranian. “We Persians fight for honour.”

The Afgan shrugs and says: “That makes sense. Everyone fights for what he doesn’t have.”

Good and Bad Religion, by Peter Vardy

(Published by scm press in 2010)

This is a scholarly theological study from the Vice-Principal of Heythrop College, London University, which is a splendid contribution to clarifying the confusion and concerns which we are all experiencing in the rivalry between world faiths and the struggle with atheism and apathy. We have been given permission to serialise the 6 broad conclusions which he draws from the study in subsequent issues of the Forerunner. The Editor.

1.0 Religion can often be more about belonging to a group than about personal transformation, and as such has often been used by governments and others as a means of affirming national identity. Religious authority has always been used to ensure that orthodoxy is maintained and to defend religious truth, but while this is understandable from a sociological perspective, authority can be dangerous if it makes group membership more important than individual transformation.

It can value the importance of participation in services and ceremonies more than changes in lifestyle. Authority can react to challenges with arrogance and by coercion because the priority is seen as preserving and enlarging the religious community and keeping it from error in matters of doctrine and religious practice. This can be a feature of bad religion because it encourages seeing religion as a matter of social cohesion rather than individual transformation. 

The scm press can be contacted at: www.scm-canterburypress.co.uk

Remember

14 February – Valentine’s Day

29 February – Leap Year

Parish Directory

Vicar:                    Reverend Mike Smith, 3 Vicarage Gardens, Nailsworth, GL6 0QS, Tel. 07840 260 182

Curate:                  Reverend Sue Sobczak, Horsley, Tel. 01453 833 526

Reader                  Sue White, Nailsworth, Tel: 01453 835 693

Churchwardens:     Harry Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Kingscote, GL8 8YP.           Tel: 860 194

                            Godfrey Ainsworth, Kingscote House, Kingscote, GL8 8XY Tel: 861 683

Hon.Sec.PCC:        Georgina Harford, Ashcroft House, Kingscote, GL8 8YF Tel: 01453 860 227

Hon.Treas.PCC:    Jane Nichols, Asheldown, 3 Ashel Barn Cottages, Kingscote, GL8 8YB Tel. 01453 860 534

Members of PCC:   The Churchwardens, The Hon. Secretary, The Hon. Treasurer, Elin Tattersall, Zoe Nichols,    Chris Alford.

Flower and Clean Team: Teresa Day, Angela Wooldridge, Pauline McTear. 

Nailsworth MU:     Trissa Jones,   Tel: 832 551

Editor of Forerunner: Harry Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Kingscote, GL8 8YP Tel: 860 194

Gift Aid and Envelopes:   Jane Nichols, 3 Ashel Barn Cottages, Kingscote Tel. 860 534.

Church Flowers Rota: Lorna Reynolds, Tel. 860 231

Organist:               Rosemary Sims, 15 Badger’s Way, Forest Green, Nailsworth, GL6 0HE Tel: 832 446 

Sidespersons:         Harry Tubbs, Rod Tibbert, Elin Tattersall, Godfrey Ainsworth, Jane Nichols.

Electoral Roll:        Elin Tattersall, 3 Boxwood Close, Tel.01453 860 182

Mowing Team:       Harry Tubbs, Sebastian Cooper, Rick Bond, Roger Lucy, Godfrey Ainsworth, Ken Davies, Brian McTear, John Moore, Tony Wooldridge.

Village Hall:                 Bookings: Pauline McTear, Kingscote, Tel. 861 311

                            Secretary: Carol Paton, Bagpath, Tel. 860 649

Parish Council Chairman: Graham Nichols, Asheldown, 3 Ashel Barn Cottages, Kingscote Tel: 01453 860 534 

Parish Council Clerk: Anna Davison, Bagpath Court, GL8 8YG, Tel. 860 244

Village Agent:        Aileen Bendall, Tel. 07810 630 156 or 01452 426 868

Printer of Forerunner: Godfrey Ainsworth, Kingscote House, Tel. 861 683                                                  

The Forerunner is published by the P.C.C. who are usually most willing to

accept copy from village groups and individuals. However, please note that the opinions and views expressed by the contributors within the Forerunner are not necessarily those of the Church, P.C.C. or Editor.

Elgin Energy and JBM Solutions Limited are currently investigating the feasibility of developing a solar farm on the former Babdown Airfield.

In order to provide a better understanding of the solar farm proposal, a public exhibition will be held on Thursday 28^th January 2016 between 2:30pm and 7:30pm at Beverston Village Hall, Tetbury. Please find attached a letter providing further information on the proposal and the public exhibition.

If you have any queries regarding the event or the proposal please do not hesitate to contact James Cook on 0113 232 8571.

JBM1001 Letter Kingscote Parish Council

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