 Alderton Village Newsletter - December 2024Note from Editor: As we approach the festive period I am very aware of the people we have lost this year in the village both young and old. I hope nearly everyone has sat on the benches at the foot of the dungeon that commemorate both Ross and William, and taken in the view of our amazing village. Malcolm and Geoffrey were true lifelong villagers who gave their all for our community. For their families, and those of John and other villagers who are not here this Christmas, our thoughts are with you. Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup
1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWS www.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk / [email protected] REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Parishioners gathered in numbers at the Alderton War Memorial to pay their respects and remember all those who have served and sacrificed themselves to defend our freedoms and protect our way of life, including the laying of wreaths and observing two minutes silence. CYBER ATTACK The cyber attack affecting Tewkesbury Borough Council website, including the Planning site, has now been resolved and the Council is working through the backlog including updates to planning applications. BOROUGH COUNCIL NAME CHANGE Following consultation, from January 2025 Tewkesbury borough council will be known as North Gloucestershire Borough Council, with phased and progressive roll out of the re-branding (https://tewkesbury.gov.uk/new-name/) PLANNING UPDATES Proposed Development – Land south of Beckford Road [now 32 houses] 24/00393/OUT Still waiting for some information. The Parish Council have submitted additional material to add to their objection. Awaiting confirmation when application will go to Planning Committee. Proposed Development – Land Behind 52-74 Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] 2400801/FUL The new owners, OWL Homes, have proposed some changes to the original proposal. These are available for comment. The Parish Council has raised concerns regarding mix on site. Proposed Development – Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] 24/00655/APP, 24/00129CONDIS, 24/00678/DEM Application for Reserved Matters still underway. Permission has been granted for demolition of existing bungalow. Concerns raised over use of Blacksmith Road access and details of layout / materials proposed on site. This is covered by three applications available for comment. Proposed New Development- Land South of Dibden Lane [26 affordable houses] 23/00204//FUL The application has been finally disposed of by the Council as no additional information has been received and the right of appeal has expired. Proposed New Development – Land West of Willow Bank Road [9 houses] 23//01148/PIP This proposal [just over the bridge] is the subject of an appeal. All statements have been submitted and we await the appeal decision in due course. 24/00745/FUL- 14 St. Margarets Drive – Proposed new house. Flooding – Report still awaited following further meetings with County and Borough representatives. Allotments – The allotment facilities will be prepared for the winter season including removal of the portable toilet and shutting off the water supply to stand-pipes. Play Area Improvements – Work has been completed to re-profile the slide mound and install fencing around the Play Area. Additional maintenance is being investigated to improve the surface around the main pedestrian access gate to the playing field. A46/M5 Improvement – Public consultation organised by Gloucestershire County Council is underway to review options for improving the link between the A46 and the M5. The public engagement exercise forms part of the early development of the M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme, which will rely on securing funding from Government. DATE OF NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING: at 7pm Tuesday 17th December 2024 in the Village Hall. 2. ALDERTON & GREAT WASHBOURNE NEWSWelcome to any new residents, wherever you live in the village. This newsletter is published monthly and tells you what’s going on. The village website is at www.aldertonvillage.co.uk and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/aldertonglos We also have WhatsApp groups:
To join the first two message Mark on 07973 963539 or email [email protected]. To join the chat and women’s group message Mary on 07826 019476 GREAT WASHBOURNE NEWS GREAT WASHBOURNE VILLAGE CAROL SERVICE, FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER AT 6PM. The village carol service will take place at the church on Friday 20th December at 6pm. This will be a really informal evening of carol singing and we welcome people of all ages to join in. It will be followed by mince pies and mulled wine. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who have supported the church in any way over the past year, your help is much valued and the THANK YOU is sincere, we could not keep the church open without it. VILLAGE HALL NEWS www.aldertonvillagehall.co.uk [email protected] / [email protected] CHRISTMAS CAFÉ. SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER, 10am to 12pm A morning of fun with refreshments, delicious homemade cakes ,and a Christmas raffle along with a sprinkling of lots of Christmas cheer. Community carol singing led by the choir and a performance by our very own village handbell ringing group, the Alderton Belles. COFFEE MORNING, Sat 11th January 2025 Our January coffee morning will be held on Saturday 11th January 2025. Please note this is the second Saturday of the month rather than the usual first Saturday. IF YOU NEED SOME HELP OR AN EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS THIS WINTER... As winter settles in, here's a reminder that we're here if anyone needs help or an extra pair of hands. We've got nearly 300 residents in a WhatsApp group, all of whom live within half a mile of each other, and many of whom will be happy to help. It could be anything - a cup of tea, shopping, a dog walk, the lending of a heater, or something more significant. In the 'more significant' category if you're completely stuck, please don’t go hungry or cold this winter, there are always options. The offer is open to anyone of any age, at any time. You can ask publicly in the WhatsApp group or privately message Mark in confidence. To get help or join the group message Admin Mark at [email protected] or 07973 963539 GARDENING CLUB NEWS www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/alderton-gardening-club Phil Kitson/Tom Cullimore Well, sadly our November meeting with Anne Chambers, owner of Kiftsgate Court Gardens, was abandoned due to a major power failure in Alderton affecting our venue! Thanks to everyone who attended as the power fault occurred at 6.45 p.m just before our doors opened! Due to our speaker falling ill the rescheduled meeting was cancelled. The December meeting is a member's only Christmas Social evening and Quiz with Glyn Jones 7pm for a 7.30p.m start in Alderton Village Hall. OAK HILL SCHOOL https://www.oakhill.gloucs.sch.uk/ We are on the lookout for some new local advisors (used to be called Governors) to join our school team at Oak Hill C of E Primary School. What do local advisors do? Local advisors are welcomed as valued members of the team and play a vital role in ensuring the local advisory board is aware of the views of parents and the local community. There will be five local advisor meetings per academic year. Local advisors are expected to read all material in advance of a meeting and to have given thought to the issues raised. Further, local advisors usually visit the school once or twice a year to see the school development plan in action. A report of the visit is made to the Local Advisory Board. Alongside all this, it is useful to maintain a current interest in education both locally and nationally. Please contact Stephen Dean, CEO Primary QuEST at [email protected] if you are interested. ST MARGARET’S CHURCH We will soon be saying farewell to 2024. We wish to extend enormous thanks to everyone who has helped or volunteered and supported St Margaret’s during the year. Thanks to all the church cleaners, flower arrangers, churchyard volunteers, food providers at our social events and to everyone who attended these events. It has all helped to keep our church functioning and we thank you all. As a church we send you our love through our monthly Newsletter. With much to pray for, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Holy Advent, where you experience a time of ‘spiritual alertness’ to Jesus; a wonderfully blessed Christmas and, taking the babe of Bethlehem in your arms this Christmas let him take you by the hand into the New Year in love. Julia x CANDLELIT CAROL SERVICE AND CHRISTINGLE, SUNDAY DECEMBER 8TH, 4PM Do come and join us for this informal special service where you can enjoy singing some of our lovely Christmas Carols. The money raised will be for the Children Society which supports vulnerable children in the UK. The Church will be decorated for Christmas and we would be very pleased to see you. CHRISTMAS FAIR, VILLAGE HALL, SATURDAY DECEMBER 14TH, 2PM TO 4PM Drinks and lovely cakes will be served and there will be Children’s Games together with a visit from Father Christmas. There is an excellent raffle, a super large gift stall, tombola, cake, preserves and delicatessen stall, and a variety of craft stalls. We look forward to seeing you! If you have any items to go in the Raffle food hamper for the Christmas Fair - eg tea, coffee, biscuits, tins of tomatoes, beans - that would be great. They can be dropped off at Nicki Broderick, 10 Church Road or Helen West, Junipers, Blacksmiths Road. Many thanks. CHURCHYARD CAROL SINGING, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18TH, 6PM Another opportunity to sing your favourite Christmas carols! At the end we will be serving mulled wine and mince pies and chocolate and cakes for the children. OTHER EVENTS Blessing of the Crib Sunday December 22nd at 10.30am Do bring your children along to take part in the Christmas story. Midnight Communion 11.15pm Christmas Day Communion 10.30am The Preloved Clothes Sale that was held in November has raised £140 for the Church (and an equivalent amount for Alderton Acorns) so many thanks to Victoria Draper and her team for holding this and for raising money for the two village organisations. Children’s Society Boxes - many thanks to everyone who has donated to these either in their own box or in the shop for which I thank Yari for having these regularly out on the counter throughout the year. A fantastic amount of £243 has been paid to the charity - a great result. OAK HILL PARISHES – SERVICES FOR DECEMBER 2024   THE GARDENERS ARMS www.gardenersarms.biz Personally, from Wendy, Mike, and the team, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU for your continued support throughout 2024 and beyond. We fully intend to enjoy our last Christmas and New Year with you, celebrating in style. Thank you. Book your Christmas Party! Start from Monday 2nd December 2024. Christmas Party menu: https://www.gardenersarms.biz/our-menus/menus-2/ Contact us to reserve your table / party  Join us for Mike and Wendy’s LAST New Year’s Eve Party! Tickets are £5, or £10 with food, including £3 off your first drink, a disco to dance the night away, entry into our exciting raffle. Party starts from 7pm.
Book a table: https://www.gardenersarms.biz/book-a-table-3/ Serving tasty Sunday roasts all day every Sunday from 12pm to 7:30pm – including our famous roast lamb.
Bottles of wine from £24.50 Don’t fancy cooking? Order a takeaway! Please pre-order in advance and collection only. We also now have an off licence available when the pub is open. We are dog friendly venue – and even have a doggy menu! Open from 9:30am daily, serving delicious breakfasts until noon. To make any reservation please contact us on 01242 620257. Or book a table online at https://www.gardenersarms.biz/book-a-table-3/ ALDERTON VILLAGE STORE 01242 620201 As this is the last Newsletter of the year, I like to take this early opportunity to wish all my customers and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope new year brings health and joy for all. Every year at this time I receive lots of cards with your kind messages which I love and hold dear. However, this year I would like to ask you to be kind enough to pay the value of the money to a charity. I hope to see you in PERSON to exchange pleasantries. This year the Christmas is in the middle of the week. As I am traveling to be with my family, I am planning to close the shop for a week (from 23th/Dec. to Monday 30th/Dec.) I am sorry for any inconvenience it may cause. Many of shop’s regular customers know by now that unfortunately due to health problems during last couple of years, (technically called getting old) I have been slowing down a bit and I am planning for my retirement. This means putting the business for sale, which may take a bit of time as selling a Post Office is not easy. Sadly, since Covid time the shop has lost lots of its customers and support. It seems that everyone is happy to have a village shop as far as others support it. Remember, the shop without proper income is harder to sell. If the shop does not sell as a business, I may have close it and sell it as empty property which means no shop and no post office. Any suggestions? Regrettably due to slow trade, I have to reduce some of products to minimum orders, therefore it is advisable to order your required perishable goods such as milk, cream, ham etc., to avoid disappointment and also helps me to reduce the food-waste. Please continue to support your local shop. Thank you, Yari 3. CLUBS/CLASSESALDERTON BELLES (ALDERTON HAND BELL RINGERS ASSOCIATION) Vicky Hardwick and Julie Tomlinson The hand bells belong to the village of Alderton, and a number of years ago the Association was formed to care for the bells and keep them available for future generations. The current team of 14 ringers meets fortnightly to practise and plays at village events such as the Christmas Coffee morning and the Church Summer Fair. Originally there were eight bells, but many local people have made donations, so we now have a two-octave set, which enables us to be more creative with the music we play. Of the twenty six bells, twnety are inscribed with dedications to much loved villagers. In order to preserve the bells in the best condition, every few years they must be re-tunedand refurbished. As the cost of this maintenance is £100-£150 per bell, any donations or money raised by performing is saved to meet the costs. We are planning to have the bells re-tuned and refurbished in the New Year and would be grateful for any donations (however large or small) villagers could make towards the cost. If you are able to make a donation, please either make an online transfer (bank details below) or as cash/cheque in a clearly marked envelope to Kaye Hunt, 8 Willowbank Road, Alderton. This is also an opportunity to have the remaining 6 bells inscribed (as they need to be re-tuned after engraving). If you would like to dedicate a bell to a person and would be willing to fund the engraving and make a donation, please contact us on the email below. We are really looking forward to our next performance and hope to see many of you there: CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER, 10AM-12PM Cheques payable to: The Alderton Handbell Ringers Association Sort Code: 30-91-87 Account Number: 02255240 Email: [email protected] and hope to see many of you there. 4. ANNOUCEMENTS/MISCALDERTON CHARITY FOOTBALL 2024 www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/charity-football.html MARRIED V SINGLES CHARITY FOOTBALL, FRI DEC 27TH 2024, PLAYING FIELD, 11AM KICK OFF. Once again, Alderton's Married v Single charity football will take place between Christmas and New Year. Whether playing, supporting, or coming to the Gardeners Arms after the match it's an amazing community event and everyone is welcome. This year we’re fundraising for Macmillan who provides such amazing support to those affected by cancer. Our fantastic prize draw is for four Manchester United v Brighton tickets, plus parking at Old Trafford, on Sunday 19th January 2025. Prize draw tickets are £10 each. We'll sell around 100 tickets so the odds are good! Tickets from Mark Watts-Jones at [email protected] / 07973 963539 or on the day. The match kicks off at 11am, with refreshments available, and festivities to follow after the match in the Gardeners Arms. If you’d like to play let Rupert know at [email protected]. Amazing football skills aren’t required, and both male and female players over 16 are welcome. CHRISTMAS WISHES Pam and Brian Lucas would like to wish all their friends and acquaintances in the village a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…donation will be given to St Margaret’s Church in lieu of Christmas cards. ALDERTON AUTHOR – ALI ARMISHAW www.aliarmishaw.co.uk I’m thrilled to let you know that my first book, Women at Their Emotional Limit: A Workbook for Managing Overwhelm and Achieving Wellbeing, will be available on Amazon from 3rd December 2024! This book is really close to my heart. It’s for women who feel like life is just too much – whether that’s juggling work, family, or everything in between. I’ve been there myself, and through my own experience of recovering from burnout (and years of coaching other women), I’ve created a practical, supportive guide to help regain clarity, balance, and confidence. The workbook is packed with tools, self-assessments, and exercises, along with real-life examples to make it relatable and easy to use. My hope is that it gives women the tools and encouragement to take back control and feel good again. If this sounds like something you or someone you know would find helpful, you can find out more and order a copy at www.aliarmishaw.co.uk. Thank you so much for your support! Ali Armishaw 5. WHAT'S ON2nd Nov – 15th Dec (weekends only) Christmas Market at Gloucester Quays 22nd Nov - 30th Dec Spectacle of Light, Sudeley Castle 22nd Nov – 31st Dec Enchanted Light Trail, Cotswold Farm Park 29th Nov – 5th Jan Cheltenham Ice Rink 6th Christmas Lights Switch On, The Cider Mill, Hampton, Evesham (lights on at 7pm) 6th /7th Dec Winchcombe Christmas Festival (Fri 5pm – 8pm, Sat 10am – 5pm) 7th Dec Tewkesbury Town Band Christmas Concert, The Roses Theatre 8th Dec Carols at the Barn, Tythe Barn, Bishop’s Cleeve, 4pm – 5.30pm 12th Dec – 22nd Dec Cheltenham Christmas Market 13th Dec Carols in the Gardens, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham 14th Dec Gloucester Santa Fun Run 14th Dec Handel Messiah Concert, Tewkesbury Abbey 21st Dec Family Christmas Fun Day, Nature in Art 21st – 24th Dec Evesham Christmas Market 25th Dec Christmas Day Swim, Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham (from 11.15am) 27th Dec – 2nd Jan Mince Pie Special, GWSR 1st Jan New Year’s Day Cheltenham Races Alderton Newsletter has a new email address for you to send your contributions. 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