 Alderton Village Newsletter - July 2024Well, we have had a glimpse of summer at last. July means the end of term and the beginning of summer holidays for many….well done to anyone who’s got through a month or two of exams and enjoy your freedom! For the younger families, I hope the end of term is full of joy and celebration. There’s lots on this month so check out the list at the end of the newsletter. Oh, and there’s a little matter of a General Election! Please use your vote and help anyone who might struggle to get to the Village Hall. Mary Merheim You can receive this, and all future newsletters via email by signing up here: www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/newsletter-signup Please do spread the word and check your friends and neighbours get it digitally or in paper format (from the church this month). 1. ALDERTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSPROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land south of Beckford Road [35 houses] This is the outline planning application with access by Franklin Road for up to 35 dwellings. There is still an opportunity to comment. There are 199 new houses built or going to be built in the village in recent years. This proposal would increase that total to 234, getting ever closer to a 100% increase in houses. How to make your comments: WEBSITE – www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/planning click “new planning applications” then “search for and comment on planning applications” and to add your comments you will need to register first and then search for the application using ref 24/000393/OUT EMAIL - You can email your letter/comments to [email protected] Please ensure you add ref 24/00393/OUT to the subject line. You’ll need to include your name and address (These are not published). IN WRITING including ref 24/00393/OUT Planning Department Tewkesbury Borough Council Gloucester Road Tewkesbury GLOS GL20 5TT Each Individual member rather than just households can express a view and non-residents can also comment. Please comment as soon as possible. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] The Parish Council is still waiting to see details of pre-commencement conditions. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] A public exhibition was held on 6 June in the Village Hall. Villagers and the Parish Council have also been given the opportunity to comment direct to Pegasus. We then await the full Planning Application. The archaeological dig continues and we understand that some interesting remains from Saxon England have been found. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT - Land South of Dibden Lane [ 26 affordable houses] There have been no further developments. Comments on highway issues, identified by an independent consultant on behalf of the Parish Council, have been sent in by the Parish Council. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land West of Willow Bank Road [ 48 houses] The Parish Council is still waiting to see details of pre-commencement conditions. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT – Land East of St Margaret’s Drive [48 houses] A public exhibition was held on 6 June in the Village Hall. Villagers and the Parish Council have also been given the opportunity to comment direct to Pegasus. We then await the full Planning Application. The archaeological dig continues and we understand that some interesting remains from Saxon England have been found. PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT - Land South of Dibden Lane [ 26 affordable houses] There have been no further developments. Comments on highway issues, identified by an independent consultant on behalf of the Parish Council, have been sent in by the Parish Council. FLOODING A meeting has been arranged with Gloucestershire County Council, Tewkesbury Council, our County Councillor, and local landowners to discuss recent flooding events. ALLOTMENTS The council have made a further application for a grant to restore the old village shop, located on the allotments, for community use. VERGES The Parish Council has organised grass cutting in the village. The Council are pressing Gloucestershire Highways for cutting in the immediate vicinity. FIX MY STREET This is a County Council website where anyone can report issues on and adjacent to highways. All enquiries/ correspondence to the Parish Council should be sent to [email protected]. Documents relating to the Parish Council can be viewed on www.aldertonparishcouncil.org.uk. DATE OF NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING at 7pm, 16 July 2024 in the Village Hall. 2. ALDERTON & GREAT WASHBOURNE NEWSWelcome to 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 www.facebook.com/aldertonglos We also have various 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 Karen Cox / 01242 620633 Many thanks to all who came to the Great Washbourne Summer Supper last Friday. We had a lovely evening and will announce the final total raised in the August newsletter. Very big thanks to Jane and Neville Kent for welcoming us once again to their delightful garden.All proceeds will go to the church funds. VILLAGE HALL NEWS www.aldertonvillagehall.co.uk [email protected] / [email protected] CANINE COFFEE MORNING - 6TH JULY The Village Hall café will be open for business from 10am till 12 noon to welcome our four legged friends (on leads please). Home baked dog treats will be on sale and owners can enjoy delicious cakes, tea, coffee, hot chocolate and soft drinks at the village hall or take away. A quiet room is also available for those dogs who need a calm space. COFFEE MORNING 3RD AUGUST The Village Hall Café - sorry, humans only! NO COFFEE MORNING IN SEPTEMBER ...but please do come to the Produce Show in the Village Hall on Sunday 8th September where refreshments will be served. Advance Notice! Alderton Village Show Sunday 8th September Alderton Village Hall. The show schedule is nearly ready. There are lots of different classes for everyone to enjoy and get involved in, including: Fruit and Veg growing, Flower displays, Art and Craft, Baking and Making, and fun junior classes. New for this year is a young person’s category up to the age of 16. In the spirit of recycling and reusing, how about entering the ‘something new from something old’ category. Remember, It’s all for fun! For more details, contact Sian Tryner on 620906/07790 342157 [email protected] GARDENING CLUB NEWS www.aldertonvillage.co.uk/alderton-gardening-club Phil Kitson/Tom Cullimore Last month we welcomed Christine Walkden, best known for her appearances on gardening programmes and The One Show. This event was long in the planning, selling out all tickets. Christine had requested a chair as she recently had a fall so we put the stage up to afford her an elevated position. Tom did his customary welcome and introduction, before handing over to Christine for her talk… "The life and times of a gardener". What a story it was as well! A tale of a young girl's initial struggle to get started in horticulture. She was soon growing vegetables and plants and selling them. She left school at 13 to work in the local council's parks and gardens department. She suffered great bigotry, verbal abuse and overall humiliation from her fellow male colleagues. She was given the job of digging graves, but Christine was made of stern stuff and enjoyed studying the soils and their various profiles, while digging. She then studied at Lancashire College of Agriculture. More practical experience followed with work at two experimental horticultural stations in Warwickshire and Yorkshire. Following this a post became available at The Royal Botanic gardens at Kew, eventually working on the Millenium seed bank! A move to Llangollen in North Wales followed where she worked as a Technical Advisor. A move to the Rhondda Valley saw her set up a training Workshop for young offenders as part of the manpower services commission. Christine rehabilitated these young men, and "grew a crop of nurtured people”. As she said: "if you can grow plants, then you can grow people." She then returned to college at Pershore. With more qualifications under her belt Christine found a post at Writtle College near Chelmsford, before becoming a Lecturer for a good number of years at Capel Manor in Enfield. A big change followed with Christine deciding to go freelance, working as a plantswoman, horticulturalist and lecturer. Television then beckoned, and she told us of her initial reluctance to go into this. Christine is still a regular panellist on Radio 4's Gardeners Question Time. A 12-prize raffle followed and then Tom’s vote of thanks and applause. Next month: ‘Happy Plants, Happy Minds’. From Organic gardener: Nicola Hope Thursday 11th July All welcome 7pm for 730pm start. £3 members, £6 non-members OAK HILL CE PRIMARY SCHOOL www.oakhill.glous.sch.uk We have had a busy month with maypole dancing, music, rounders and cricket tournaments, swimming, an author visit and preparation for our summer production – in addition to our usual curriculum. We look forward to our production of The Wizard of Oz in a couple of weeks and our Sports event on Friday 12th July at the playing field where FOOHS are organising an Olympic fair that you are all welcome to attend from 1.00 p.m. We are having some changes of staffing in the coming academic year and whilst we wish Mr Avards good luck at his new role and Mrs Murray the greatest of adventures as she and Mr Murray welcome their baby girl later this month, we look forward to welcoming our new teachers and support staff in September. We would also like to confirm that Miss Attwood is now our Head Teacher at Oak Hill. We would like to formally congratulate her on this! There will be some new teaching faces to fill the gaps left from these departures and we are looking forward to a positive start to the academic year in September. We would like to inform our wider community of the Olympic Fair that the Friends Of Oak Hill School are organising on 12th July at the playing field. This will follow our school sports event and will start at approximately 1.00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there! We would like to wish Revd Julia Hook good speed in her endeavour with running the 10K race in Gloucester at the weekend! FRIENDS OF OAK HILL SCHOOL www.facebook.com/p/Friends-of-Oak-Hill-School-100085675366685/ Friends of Oak Hill School warmly invite our village to attend Sports Day and our Olympic themed school fete that will follow on straight afterwards.
ALDERTON 5k RUN - SAT 31ST AUG 2024  ALDERTON 5K RUN - SAT 16TH SEPTEMBER 2023, 11AM START Now in our 13th year Alderton's fast, flat (ish!) and super-friendly run this year will raise over £2,000 for Alderton Acorns. The out-and-back course along Beckford road to just past Great Wasbourne and back is ideal for clocking a good time and we welcome all runners from complete beginners to experienced club runners. The support of our community is also fantastic with many local residents running, volunteering or supporting. Find out more and enter online at www.alderton5k.co.uk. WARNING OF TRAFFIC DISRUPTION Alderton 5k Run is on Sat August 31st, starting at 11am. For the safety of our 200+ runners, many of whom are under 16 we’d appreciate if around this time Beckford Road could be kept clear of both parked and especially moving cars. Access to Beckford Road will be limited at the following times:
As alternative routes are available we’d really appreciate it if you could use them. Please follow the directions of our marshalls who will guide you. Any questions to Mark Watts-Jones on 07973 963539 or [email protected]. ST MARGARET’S CHURCH PET BLESSING SERVICE - SUNDAY JULY 14TH A Pet Blessing Service will be held on Sunday July 14th in Church at 10.30am. Our Church is very happy to welcome dogs to any service but this one will include any pets that you would like to bring! In the past we have had ferrets, a parrot, cats, rabbits, a tortoise and even had a horse who we joined in the Churchyard at the end of the service ….. and obviously dogs. So please bring them along to this enjoyable and informal gathering where you will have a warm welcome. FLOWER FESTIVAL, SUMMER FAIR AND GIFT DAY - SATURDAY 27TH JULY Flower Festival, Summer Fair and Gift Day is on Saturday 27th July from 12pm to 4pm. These events will be in the Church and Churchyard with a great range of cakes and hot drinks being served in the Village Hall.  Come along and see what the Flower Festival theme is this year - the entry is free but donations would be welcome to help in the upkeep of our lovely Church building. There will be a wide variety of stalls - some craft stalls and games and face painting for the children. There will be Pimms, Beer, Prosecco and soft drinks served, together with strawberries and cream and some savoury snacks in the Churchyard. There will be a raffle. If you are able to donate a prize, please drop it at Tania Mills 25A Willowbank Road or Annie Martin at Church Cottage, St Margarets Road. The Alderton Handbelles will be playing a variety of their songs at 12pm and 2pm. Please remember to bring your CASH! We have a SumUp machine in each place but cash will be easier for us! It will be great to see you. ST MARGARET’S CHURCH GIFT DAY Just a word about the purpose of Gift Day. The church is the oldest listed building in the village and whilst obviously used for Sunday services, it is also the focus for christenings, weddings and burials. The Church and Churchyard are places for quiet reflection and we all want to see our church continue as a living organisation. The church is blessed by having many volunteers but inevitably there are running and maintenance expenses. This year we are undertaking some repairs following the 5 yearly review of the state of the building and grounds. Income is all locally generated and mainly comes from service collections and fundraising events but the church operates on a fairly tight budget and we welcome the generosity of villagers on an annual basis to donate much-needed additional support. Please support us if you can. There are envelopes inside the church newsletter for St Margaret’s Annual Gift Day. These can be handed in outside Church on Saturday 27th July (12 – 4pm) or anytime, any day in the wall safe just inside the Church or put in a box which will be left in the shop after July 15th. THE GARDENERS ARMS www.gardenersarms.biz LADIES NIGHT every Thursday. Buy two glasses of wine and get the rest of the bottle FREE! BREAKFAST CLUB every Friday from 10am – 2:30pm. FREE tea & coffee! Menu attached. KIDS EAT FREE every Saturday! Buy an adult main and get a kids main for free! Buy a bottle of wine and get 25% off a 2nd bottle (same wine) EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY GET A DESSERT FOR £5 when you buy an adult main – EVERY SUNDAY. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/MISCELLANEOUSGRETTON VILLAGE FETE - SAT 13th JULY At 14.00 on Saturday 13th July we will be formally opening our new play equipment in the Gretton Playing Fields and holding a village fete for the afternoon. There will be fun for all, activities including meet the Alpaca, food, music and drink so it would be lovely if some of the Alderton residents could join us! MARY MERHEIM BOOK Your newsletter editor has written a book! If anyone would like a copy of ‘Navigating Nutrition in Later Life, a guide to staying stronger for longer’ please contact me at [email protected] ,pop a note through my door: 2 Church Road or find it on Amazon, where you can read the blurb and check out the reviews. I also give talks about this topic. 4. WHAT’S ON?JULY 2024
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