Category: News & Events

There is to be a Service of Thanksgiving for Gordon Bateman’s life at Kingscote church on Tuesday 20th October at 10.30am, following his funeral.  Friends are welcome to attend.

You might be interested in the attached:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-34506797

Do try and watch “Inside Out West” on BBC1 at 7:30pm on Monday 12 October.

You will be very surprised at what goes on in the fields around Kingscote at night…

Kind regards,

Graham Nichols

Dear Friends & Neighbours

Just a quick note to inform you of a fireworks display taking place on Saturday 17^th October 2015. The display is due to happen @ approximately 9.00pm. The firing is just for a few short minutes and we have informed the necessary authorities who are happy with the arrangements.

Kind regards

Geoffrey

Service Calendar for October 2015

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

The next PCC meeting will be at 8.00 pm in the Village Hall on Tuesday 10 Nov.

On Saturday 17 October at 7.00 pm there will be an Evening Concert in the church given by local professional musicians. Refreshments will be served in the interval.

     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.uk

The Vicar’s Letter

Dear Friends,

As I write these words, the news is full of heartrending images and stories from across Europe and the Middle East about the incredible movement of people fleeing the conflict in Syria and Iraq in particular.

It has stirred strong and contrasting emotions, from those who would welcome anybody to our shores to those who would erect fences around our coastline to stop anyone coming in.

But is there a Christian reaction ?

Jesus tells us that we are to ‘love our neighbours as ourselves’. And he illustrates what he means with the story of the Good Samaritan. In that tale, those who you might expect to help a stricken man – the Priest and the Teacher of the Law – ignore him as they are too busy with other things.

Instead it is the Samaritan – a foreigner and outcast amongst the Jews of the time – who stoops to help this fallen Jew.

Jesus teaches that we should do to anyone in need what we would hope might be done to us.

We now live in a global village. That means our view of ‘neighbourhood’ should include all our fellow citizens of this planet. And, if we are a Christian country – as many still claim – our duty is to reach out tothose in need anddo all we can to alleviate their plight.

It is good to see so many local initiatives supporting national and international campaigns and I heartily commend those working in our area to find many ways to bring immediate relief and also long term hope for those so tragically uprooted.

With every blessing,

Mike Smith

Flower Rota

We have a vacancy on the flower arranging team and anyone who is interested in joining us will be most welcome. The role involves placing flowers in the church once a year for a two weeks display. The church is cool and shady, so with a little bit of TLC and water they remain fresh and attractive. Please call me if you wish to discuss it, Tel. 860 231.

Weddings: There are no weddings booked in October.

Lorna Reynolds

Cleaning Team

The next church cleaning session is at 2.30 pm on Monday 12 October.

Anyone interested and prepared to spare an hour in the afternoon on the second Monday of the month, occasionally or regularly, please contact me on Tel. 860 367.

Teresa Day

Concert in Kingscote Church on Saturday 17 October

From 7.00 to 9.00 pm The Robinson Ensemble will be playing a varied and interesting programme of string music – the players have performed with the English String Orchestra and the English Symphony orchestra for several years.

The music will include Hayden’s String Quartet, Op. 76 no 2 (The ‘Fifths’).

As a special treat, they will also be bringing a French Horn player for the Mozart Horn Quintet K407.

There will be refreshments in the interval and the facilities in the Village Hall will be open.

Tickets are £5.00 from Georgina Harford:

georginaharford@hotmail.com or Tel. 01453 860 227.

There will also be a donation box and all monies will go towards the upkeep of the church building. We hope that many of you will come and enjoy this event.

The PCC

Village Hall Programme

Classical Guitar – Friday 2 October with Keith Hyett at 7.30 pm, admission £6-00 on the door or reserved at keith.hyett@btinternet.com

Film night – Tuesday 13 October, The Theory of Everything, the story of Stephen Hawkins. 7.30 for 8.00 pm in the Reynolds Room. Admission free, pay bar.

Coffee Morning – Wednesday 21 October, 10.30 to 11.30 am. Coffee and cake £1.50.

There will not be a Harvest Festival Lunch this year as there is a special concert with interval refreshments in the church the evening before the Harvest service on 18 October.

Carol Paton

Grumbolds Ash Group

On Tuesday 27 October we will visit the Gloucester Quays Antiques Centre, one of the largest in the UK.

We meet at the Village Hall at 10.00 am to share the driving and the parking which is available at the Gloucester Quays multi-story car park GL1 5SH.

Jutta Tubbs

Book Club at 8.00 pm 

Wednesday 7 October, Life after Life by Kate Atkinson, at Louise’s.

Monday 2 November, Go set a watchman by Harper Lee, at Angela’s.

New members always very welcome.

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 next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Tuesday 13 October at 8.00 pm in the Hunters Hall.

Planning Approval 

21 Kingscote, first floor extension.

Planning Applications

St Bartholomew’s Church, Newington Bagpath, amended works to listed building.

Preliminary notice of possible future application to develop a solar farm at Woodleaze, Kingscote.

Healthwatch Gloucestershire

Healthwatch Gloucestershire is keen to reach more people and raise awareness about the work they do as a single point of access for health and social care information. They are also committed to gathering local people’s views and experiences on these matters, to improve services locally.

The organisation can be contacted on Tel. 0800 652 5193 and further information can be obtained on www.healthwatchgloucestrshire.co.uk

Anna Davison, Tel. 860 244

Dog Poisoning in the Parish

During recent months there have been two cases of the poisoning of local domestic pet dogs: Winston in Bagpath (fatally) and Rosie (permanent damage) in Kingscote.

Winston – although he did not travel far from his home enclosure when he escaped, within a couple of hours he became seriously unwell and was put on drip by the vet. He deteriorated quickly and had to be put down. The vet was certain that poisoning was the cause but could not identify which. Clearly this was a very local source.

Rosie – was taken seriously ill and diagnosed as having ingested a strong toxin which caused multiple organ failure. After lengthy treatment involving 10 days on a drip at the vets she is now stable though impaired. The vets were unable to identify the type of poison involved. She has always been walked over a wide area in the parish and there are few direct clues as to where exactly the poison was ingested.

Legal status

It is not only anti-social but also illegal to leave poisoned bait of any kind where any domestic animals can access it.

The Editor

New Door for Tower and Gallery access

As some of you will have noticed, a fine new door has now been fitted at the base of the tower on the south side. The previous door had deteriorated seriously due to rain and sunlight, and its replacement was long overdue.

This door leads to the ‘Ringing Chamber’ where many years ago a group of bellringers would have rung before services. Later there were pews for the farm hands and milkmaids, as evidenced by the hefty boot-scraper beside the door.

The new door was made for us by the well known local craftsman James Pitt.

The PCC

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 2, 16 and 30 October.

Fortnightly Waste – Grey wheelie bins to landfill

All current collection points – from 7.30 am on Fridays 2, 16 and 30 October.

Bus Timetable Enquiries -Ring traveline on 0871 200 2233.

Mobile Library

The next visits will be on Fridays 2 and 30 October when the van will park as usual in front of The Walled Garden from 9.30 to 11.30 am.

Magazine

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

The Editor

Small beer, son

(From a letter to The Times on 11 September by Chris Wheeldon )

Sent by telegram from a ‘poor’ student:

“Dear Mum. No mon. No fun. Your son.”

To which he received the reply:

“Dear Lad. So sad. Too bad. Your Dad.”

Some of us rely on the Bible as a guide

(Copied from the journal of The Coble and Keelboat Society, a group

working to preserve the inshore fishing heritage of the Northeast Coast)

An old but true story, still told in Hull, concerns a north country skipper who had to deliver an Admiralty drifter to Malta just after WWI.

He arrived in good order, but several weeks late. The naval officer who had issued the instructions had worked out the probable time of the passage and could not understand the delay. So he asked the Fleet Navigating Officer to investigate.

The officer asked to see the log.

“Bless you sir, we don’t keep a log, not in a drifter.” said the skipper.

Can I see your charts ? Asked the officer.

But there were no charts either.

But how did you find your way to Malta at all ? Queried the puzzled officer.

“Ah, said the skipper. You see I’ve got a Bible with maps at the back of it.”

 (He would also have had a compass which is necessary to get home in a North Sea fog. The Editor.) 

Studying Religion

 (A prayer written by Samuel Johnson, 1709 ~ 1784, famous for compiling the first English dictionary.)

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, without whose help labour is useless, and without whose light search is in vain, invigorate my studies and direct my enquiries, that I may, by due diligence and right discernment, establish myself and others in thy holy faith. Take not, O Lord, thy Holy Spirit from me, let not evil thoughts have domination in my mind. Let me not linger in ignorance, but enlighten and support me.

Parish Directory 

Vicar:                    Reverend Mike Smith, Nailsworth, 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, Vivienne Ainsworth, 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.

You may have noticed that the council added “No Food Waste” stickers to our bins last week.  As a reminder, please see the information below about food waste collection:

The link is here: http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/residents/bins-and-recycling/food-waste-recycling/

Food waste recycling

Request a food caddie

Food Waste Container

Your food waste container is emptied weekly and must be out at the kerbside with the lid in the locked position by 7 am on your collection day, but no earlier than the previous evening. Please ensure your food waste container is visible from the roadside.  Make sure the position does not endanger other pavement or highway users.

To find your house’s bin, food waste and recycling collection dates please:

• Type your house number and street or postcode in the My Cotswold box and click Go
• Find your address in the list and click the Select your address button
• Your house’s bin and recycling collection dates are displayed in the box

If you are unable to carry your food waste container to the front of your property you can arrange for an assisted collection.

We can supply up to three food waste containers per household. If you have signed up for our garden waste collection, you may choose to put your food waste in the garden waste wheelie bin.

What can be put in your food waste container

Yes please

• Food – cooked and uncooked
• Raw and cooked fruit and vegetables
• Meat and fish, including bones and skin
• Cheese and other dairy products
• Eggs and egg shells
• Small amount of liquids, oil and fat (including solid fats such as lard)
• Bread, cakes and pastry
• Rice, pasta, beans and cereal
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Newspaper or approved compostable liners
• Cat and dog food
• Animal hair
• Uneaten food from your plates and dishes
• Used kitchen roll and paper tissues

No thanks

• Plastic (including plastic bags and non-approved compostable liners)
• Packaging of any kind
• Metal and glass
• Any other household waste
• Animal faeces
• Animal bedding
• Pet litter
• Pet carcasses
• Cardboard (please recycle in blue bags -see kerbside recycling)
• Nappies

Keeping your food waste container clean

Your food waste container is dishwasher proof but if you wish to line it you can either:

• Use a small amount of newspaper
• Use compostable liners – see the list of suppliers of compostible bin liners

To ensure that the newspaper or liner is taken along with the food waste, make sure that the newspaper is wrapped completely around the food waste or that the top of the compostable liner is tied up.

Ubico staff will not remove a newspaper/liner which is stuck to the inside of a food waste container after it has been emptied.

Please do not wrap food waste in foil or plastic bags. This type of material will contaminate the composting process.

Adding food waste to your home composting 

Please note that you are advised not to add meat fish and bones to your home compost bin, as it can attract vermin.  However, you can recycle these items in your food waste container.

Boost your soil with processed organic waste

Processed organic waste collected in Gloucestershire, including the food and garden waste collected from Cotswold residents, is now being sold to the public as a soil improver. It is available from all household recycling centres, including Fosse Cross, at £3.50 for a 40 litre sack. The quality of the material is so good that it should not be used directly as compost, but rather as a conditioner to be dug in with existing soil.

Please see attached notice of road closure between Windmill Lane and Lampern Hill for roadworks, effective 29th September.

Road Closure Kingscote

Healthwatch Gloucestershire is keen to work with Parish Councils to reach more people and raise awareness about the work we do.

As part of our commitment to collecting local views and experiences we are holding public events in all localities in Gloucestershire, inviting people to come along to hear more about the work we do and how we use the information provided to influence the planning and delivery of local health services. We would be very grateful if you could display the attached poster and if possible include the paragraph below in your Parish newsletter to help us advertise this event.

Healthwatch Gloucestershire acts as a single point of access for health and social care information and provides an advice and signposting service to help people make informed choices. We also gather local peoples’ views and experiences on health and social care using these views to improve services locally.

If you would like to hear more about the work of Healthwatch Gloucestershire and would like to share your experiences with us please join us at our Public Event at The Westwood Centre, Bassett Road, Northleach GL54 3QJ on Wednesday 14th October 2015 from 7.00 to 9pm. There will also be a talk by the South Western Ambulance Service, which aims to give a better understanding of current ambulance provision. This will be followed by a Q & A session. Please call Healthwatch Gloucestershire on 0800 652 5193 to book your place.

Many thanks,

Helen Imm
Healthwatch Information Adviser
Healthwatch Gloucestershire
Community House 15 College Green Gloucester GL1 2LZ
Tel: 01452 504989 Freephone: 0800 652 5193 Website: www.healthwatchgloucestershire.co.uk

15.10.14 – BoardMeetingPoster-Northleach DRAFT