HILLESLEY HAPPENINGS The printing of this edition was paid for from advertising revenue ISSUE NO. 273 April 2015 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…… APRIL Wednesday 1st Saturday 4th Sunday 5th Wednesday 8th Sunday 12th Monday 13th Wednesday 15th Wednesday 15th Saturday 18th Sunday 19th Friday 24th Saturday 25th Sunday 26th Monday 27th MAY Sunday 3rd Sunday 3rd Sunday 10th Wednesday 13th Sunday 17th Tuesday 19th Thursday 21st Sunday 24th Sunday 31st 7 pm 7.30 pm 9-10 am Parish Council Annual Assembly – Hopkins Hall PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE FIOlympics – Fleece Inn Quiz Evening – Fleece Inn Parish Council Meeting – Hopkins Hall Acoustic Night – Fleece Inn Hillesley School start of term service – St Giles Community Coffee Morning – The Fleece Hillesley Tennis Club AGM – Hopkins Hall Field Clean up Board Game Night – Fleece Inn Tia McGraff – Hopkins Hall DEADLINE FOR MAY ISSUE Vinyl Night – The Fleece Inn Mobile Police Station – War Memorial 4 pm 7.45 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm 9-10 am 6.30pm 7.30 pm 1 pm Fleece Barbeque (weather permitting) Quiz Evening – Fleece Inn Acoustic Night – Fleece Inn Parish Council Meeting – Hopkins Hall Board Game Night – Fleece Inn Mobile Police Station – War Memorial Hillesley School Community Meeting Vinyl Night – The Fleece Inn Safari Meal 2-7pm 7.45 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm 9 am 10.30 am 7.45 pm 10am-noon 7.30 pm 7.30pm HILLESLEY TENNIS CLUB [Mary-Anne Darlow Chairman 842947] Tennis club AGM will be held on Wednesday 15th April at 7.45 pm in Hopkins Hall. All welcome, members and non members come along to find out what the Tennis Club is about, put forward ideas to encourage membership and you may even be inspired to join! HILLESLEY TODDLER GROUP Hopkins Hall (playing field) Every Friday, 10-11.30am. £1 a session. Hillesley toddler group has once again had a busy month with lots of craft activities, including decorating tins and making flowers for Mother's Day, planting cress seeds and making Easter pictures and Easter nest cakes. More activities are planned for April, including some gardening, a toy swap and no doubt we will find more excuses to get the glue and glitter out. Coming up on Friday 8th May from 10.30 there will be another toddlers’ trip to Hillesley School. The children will be able to join in with some fun activities and get to know Class 1 while parents and grandparents can enjoy a cuppa. Contact Mary Elcombe on 07849 833001. Hillesley Happenings is produced by Carol Dawson, 2 Farmcote (Tel/Fax : 842014; e-mail: [email protected]) and is kindly delivered to every house locally by Lilian Mountford, Margaret Plummer, Val Skinner, Chris Taylor and Kate Woodrow. HILLESLEY SCHOOL Community Meeting to be held at Hillesley CE VA Primary School on st Thursday 21 May 6.30 7.30pm. This meeting is being held to give members of the wider community a chance to visit and support the school in their marketing and fund-raising efforts. All villagers and interested persons are welcome to attend. The Friends of Hillesley School would like to extend an enormous THANK YOU to everyone that supported our 80s disco. It was a very successful event and was great to see so many people getting dressed up and boogying on down to some classic 80s tunes. A special thanks goes to Phil Frankland for providing the essential music for the evening. The event raised a fantastic £1200. Funds raised have already contributed towards some great activities for our children, including swimming lessons, a global dance workshop, theatre workshop, cinema trip and violin lessons. In the future we shall also support Archery lessons, Ukulele lessons and no doubt more school trips. Another area supported by the FOHS is our Goblin go kart and Engineering club. In June the children will enter their Kart into the GreenPower event held at Renishaw. The club is currently run by a volunteer on a Friday afternoon. If you feel that you may have any skills and time to contribute to this exciting project please contact us (Gary Finn), as more volunteers would be greatly appreciated. As the weather warms up please lookout for our ever popular "ice cream Friday's" On sunny Friday's outside school from 3.15. ST GILES CHURCH [Rev'd David Russell 01454 294267 [email protected]] April Services At St Giles Wednesday 1st April Agape meal, marking the last supper. 7.30pm All Welcome Good Friday 3rd April 11am The Way of the Cross, family service for Good Friday with Hot Cross Buns Easter Day 5th April 9.30am Family Eucharist for Easter Day Sunday 12th April 8am Said Communion Sunday 19th April 9.30am Parish Eucharist Sunday 26th April 6pm Parish Communion followed by Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Safari Meal – st Sunday 31 May 1.00pm We are planning to have a Safari meal with a starter, main course and pudding which will take place in different venues around the village. Planning is in progress and more details will be in May’s Hillesley Happenings, but put the date in your diary. We are aiming to raise much needed funds to help with the cost of the rewiring of St. Giles Church. JUBILEE FIELD MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman – Jim Mason Sec – Lucy Lee [07814 010745] [email protected] Treasurer Peter Whitbread [07833 491242] [email protected] With Spring in the air and the nights staying lighter our field will start to be used so much more therefore, we would like to welcome as many villagers along to our next field clean up on Saturday 18th April (10am-noon) so that we can get it looking fabulous, ready for the warmer days. There are plenty of jobs to do such as weeding, sweeping, clearing out old debris, mowing the play area etc. We welcome as many helpful hands as possible to help get our beautiful field looking great. Please come along to the field at 10am with as many garden tools as possible. We welcome all children as well. Hot and cold drinks will be available in Hopkins Hall during this time. You would all have noticed that work is now underway installing our new swing set in the children's play area. Our old set of swings had become very old and vandalism to the structure forced us to consider getting it replaced quickly. Our new swing set will include a nest swing, toddler swing and a standard swing. It is made of solid oak so should stand the test of time. We hope to look at replacing other parts of the play area once we have the adequate funding to do so but in the meantime we hope the village children enjoy their new adventures on the new swings. Another date for your diaries is Saturday 12th September when we will be holding our annual Fun Day on the field. We will be welcoming back the inflatable slide and hoping to get the competitive village juices flowing with a produce show. WANTED Person required once a fortnight to cut lawn. Lawnmower supplied. Please contact Michael Davis on 01453 842205. Keep fit and Body Conditioning with Hayley Hayley is an experienced instructor, does something different each week and has been doing a bit of Fight FX (boxing type moves), Aerobics and Pilates. All ages and fitness abilities welcome. £5 a session. Come along and give it a go on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 8.30 in the Old Chapel Hall Hillesley. Starting again on 15th April every Wednesday for 6 weeks to 20th May. More info from Linda Frankland 521320. returning for a meal at the Fleece. Contact John Knowles to register to play. Saturday 4th April, 2pm7pm Inaugural FlOlympics (Fleece Inn pub sports Olympics), followed by buffet supper. Teams of 2 (minimum one adult), £10 per adult/£5 per child (includes buffet & charity contribution). Saturday 4th April, 8pm – Olympics Disco Sunday 5th April – Midday- Special Easter Sunday Lunch – Booking in advance recommended. Sunday 5th April – Quiz Night - Teams of four, £2 per head, prizes and charity fund raising. www. Thefleeceinnhillesley.com Tel: 01453 520003 There’s a lot going on at the Fleece in April so please keep your eyes on the pub notice boards, Fleece website ‘what’s on’ and Facebook pages for news and details. The THURSDAY nights special for April is Pie and a pint for only £10.00 not to be missed! Coming in April: Friday 3rd April at 9.30am - The Fleece Golf Society meets for sandwiches prior to a round of golf (using the Fleece Handicap system) at Woodlands Golf Club, Sunday 12th April – Acoustic Evening - Sing, play or recite – or just enjoy the free Live Entertainment. Wednesday, 15th April – Coffee Morning Come have some delicious Fleece coffee and cakes. Meet and gossip about village life and also support a worthy charity with the raffle. Last month £19 was raised for SIDS. Sunday 19th April – Board Games Evening for (grown-up’s) Come along and play some of those perennial favourites such as Balderdash, Articulate and Cluedo whilst enjoying a glass of beer or wine. Sunday 23rd April – St George’s Day special menu - great British food favourites (will it be roast beef, fish & chips, or CTM?) – advance booking recommended. Sunday, 26th April – Vinyl Night – music appreciation on the theme of “Guitar Riffs and Solos’’. Happy Hour – Monday Friday 3.00pm - 7.00pm Enjoy a glass of Ale, Fosters or Thatcher’s Gold or a small glass of house wine for only £2.80. In addition to a variety of real ales and fine wines, we also serve a wide selection of soft drinks, coffee and teas. * Thank you for supporting your Community Pub * Jan Gallimore for HCPL Community Directors TRAILER THEFTS There has been a sharp increase around the county in regards of the theft of 'WILLIAMS' trailers. To date there has been in excess of 15 stolen from various locations over Gloucestershire. Whilst the police and the suppliers are working to link the thefts you are urged to ensure that you secure your yards and equipment. Please report all suspicious incidents via the 101. If there is what is known as a 'crime in progress' i:e you can see persons\vehicles on your property who cannot account for themselves, please dial 999. Please provide as much details as possible such as location, number of persons, descriptions, accents if spoken to, vehicles, registration plates. HILLESLEY CRICKET CLUB [Phil Frankland 521320] HILLESLEY & TRESHAM 25TH ANNUAL PARISH ASSEMBLY Hopkins Hall WEDNESDAY 1ST APRIL NOTE NEW DATE! 7pm (Coffee available 6.45pm) 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the last meeting 3. Matters arising from the minutes of the last meeting 4. Parish Council Annual Report 5. Progress Report on Parish Plan 6. Reports on behalf of local organisations 7. Report from the County Councillor 8. Report from the District Councillor 9. Any Other Business May Sun 3rd North Nibley C.C. home 2.30pm Please Note: The Assembly is open to all members of the public and press, but only local government electors registered for the Parish may participate if a vote is taken on any matter. Parishioners are welcome to give their views about any Parish matter and representatives of any local group are invited to report on their year’s activities. Summer is almost here and the opening fixtures for the cricket club are as follows: April Sun 26th Bath Exiles C.C. home 2.30pm Sun 10th Whitminster C.C. home 2.30pm Sun 17th Stinchcombe Stragglers C.C. home 2.30pm Sun 24th Charfield C.C. away 2.30pm Don’t forget, new players always welcome. Here’s to sunshine from April until September! HELLO FROM YOUR LOCAL VILLAGE AGENT, providing information and supporting people over the age of 50. If you are unsure where to find anything from a gardener to what you may be entitled to as a carer, contact me. If I don’t know the answer, I know how to find out! I only work 10 hours per week, so cannot always deal with things right away. If you need support, such as personal care, right away, I advise you to call the Adult Services Helpdesk on 01452 426868. A few examples of things that I do: assist with completing Blue Badge Forms and referring you on to agencies such as Age UK, Carers Gloucestershire, Citizens Advice Bureau, Alzheimer’s Society depending on what you are claiming for or looking into. let you know about local activities and introduce you for the first time that you attend. give you information about other support such as the “Friends for You” befriending scheme. advise about things that may make life easier or more enjoyable, such as the Talking Newspaper scheme. let you know about agencies such as Healthwatch, who gather stories and experiences of people who use health or social care services, or Mears and the Red Cross, who do free home safety checks. visit day centres, lunch clubs, coffee mornings to meet people, answer their questions, share information. If you are living with the impact of having cancer, or someone in your family has cancer, I can introduce you to one of our Specialist Cancer Agents. They can visit all adults in that situation. We also have Community Agents who work with people from these communities: African Caribbean, Bengali, Gujarati, Migrant (2 agents are Polish speakers). We are kept up to date with things that impact on every day life. Later in April I will be finding out about the Care Act, which may have implications for anyone who is caring for someone in their family. I liaise closely with people such as the Neighbourhood Warden, Police Beat Officers, PCSOs and the Fire Service. I get referrals from GPs, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, hospitals, family members, helpful neighbours, and you can contact me yourself. If you are unsure whether I can be of assistance with your query, give me a call or email me, and if I can’t help I can usually let you know who can. Enjoy the coming spring/summer time, Christine Sweet 07870 334553 csweet@villageagent@grcc .org.uk Severn View Farm Shop is shutting up shop! We’re not quite sure EXACTLY when but it will be within the next few months. As many of you know, we are retiring from farming and hanging up our wellies. We’ve enjoyed terrific support from customers during the last 18 years (yes it really is that long) but the time has come to focus on getting the most out of life. The majority of our animals have already gone and supplies in the shop are Hillesley CE VA Primary School Term dates The children, staff and governors of Hillesley School extend an invitation to our wider community to join us at Festival and Worship events. Happy Easter!! Start of term 5 Monday 13 April, 9am, St Giles Church Half term Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May Start of term 6 Monday 1 June, Hillesley School as usual End of term 6 Friday 17 July All welcome, especially pre-school children and families. dwindling. We do still have plenty of lamb, bacon, pork salamis, and preserves plus a selection of other things. We also have a limited number of lambs that can be prepared to order as whole or half lamb boxes. These are excellent value and the smaller joints produced by our pedigree Shetlands are perfect for many families. Come and see us soon – once it’s gone, it’s gone! If you would like to order a whole or half lamb pack either telephone us on 01454 299236, or email me on: [email protected] Pauline Dixon GET YOUR TICKET NOW FOR TIA McGRAFF FRIDAY 24 APRIL Hopkins Hall 7.30pm This should again be a very popular concert following last year’s success. To reserve a seat or seats please e-mail or phone Peter Whitbread on peter.whitbread@btinter net.com or 07833 491242. You can now also get your ticket from the Fleece Inn in person. We hope that as many people will as possible attend - Tia is a top musician from Canada and we are lucky to have her singing here in Hillesley. All profit will go back into improving the hall and surroundings. HAWKESBURY GARDENING CLUB www.hawkesburygardening-club.org.uk Terry Truebody [01454 238364] Meetings are held at 8pm on the 4th Monday of the month in the Methodist Hall in Back Street. There is a new vegetable on the block. It is called Brukale. It is a cross between sprouts and kale. I recommend that you try it. It is delicious. This winter, John Weaver experienced ‘strangegoings-on’ in his vegetable patch. During the night something had been pulling his sprout plants down to the ground and stripping the stalks of produce whilst leaving no trace of tracks or spoor on the soft ground. After setting up a camera he discovered it to be a blooming large rabbit wearing snow shoes – no, I jest, the rabbit wasn’t all that large. Our speaker for February was Nathalie Mignotte who gave a talk on ‘Gardens of Versailles’. A lover of and frequent visitor to Versailles, Nathalie gave an impassioned and informative presentation of the garden rooms and fountains at the palace and at Marie Antoinettes nearby Le Petit Trianon. Our next meeting is on Monday 27th April when Adam Alexander will give a talk on ‘Gardens of the Mekong’. If you are not a member but would like to hear a speaker that takes your fancy then come along as a guest – fee £3.00. For further information contact Terry Truebody on 01454 238364. DON’T MAKE A DRAMA OUT OF A CRISIS! HAWKESBURY THEATRICAL GROUP INVITE YOU TO PIT YOUR WITS AGAINST THEM IN - ‘A QUESTION OF DRAMA’ A fun and interactive evening with questions on performances of songs and sketches that could include everything from Sondheim to Shakespeare! ON SATURDAY 2 MAY AT 7.30PM IN HAWKESBURY UPTON VILLAGE HALL Tickets £10 which include a Ploughman’s Platter BRING YOURSELF, BRING A FRIEND OR BRING A TEAM (OF UP TO SIX) Tickets available from Fiona Webb on 01454 238758 or email: [email protected] We have enjoyed a fabulous month at preschool; firstly with World Book Day, where all the children made a brilliant effort dressing up as their favourite characters from the books they brought in. We have also been making and selling cakes to support Charlie Butchers dad, who is running the London marathon to raise £2000 for beating bowel cancer. And lastly we joined in for Red Nose Day, with the children dressing in red and all donating a £1. We spent the morning making cakes, chocolate flap jacks and meringues, creating Red Nose day plates, playing with Red Goo and printing in red paint using Red Shapes!! A Huge thank you to Marina Pogose at Tiger lily face painting too for coming in to paint all the children’s faces. Coming up, we are looking forward to a visit from Yate Library who will be delivering ‘treasure packs’ for the children who are going to school this year and to read some stories with us. We would like to say a big thank you to the parish council for donating funds to purchase a CD player with multiple headphones and story and music CD’s, which will be a great new facility for the children. Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that the preschool and toddler committee are hosting a fantastic event in the show marquee on Sunday August 30th in aid of preschool. Please see the advert in the magazine for full details. Reserve your tickets quickly! Hawkesbury preschool is based in the parish hall, sessions run from: 8.4512.30: Mon, Weds, Thurs & Fri (term time). For more information please contact one of our playleaders: 07989 484774 enquiries@hawkesburypres chool.org.uk www.hawkesburypreschool .org.uk HAWKESBURY TODDLERS WELCOMES YOU Come along to our relaxed & friendly parent/carer and child group – everyone welcome, from bump and up! Tuesday’s in term time. 09.45-11.45. Hawkesbury Upton Village Hall. Enjoy a cuppa while the toddlers enjoy our toy collection, craft session, snack, music, books & much more. ‘Like’ our Facebook page ‘Hawkesbury Upton Toddler Group’ to receive info on news and events. 23 April 2015 ST GEORGE’S DAY PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND WOTTON ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE Tel: 0870 774 1936, wottoneph.co.uk Shaun the Sheep (U) Wed 1st April 2.00 Thu 2nd April 2.00 Sat 4th April 7.30 Tue 7th April 2.00 Wed 8th April 2.00 Thu 9th April 2.00 PM PM PM PM PM PM Still Alice (12A) Wed 1st April 8:30 PM Thu 2nd April 7:30 PM The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG) Fri 3rd April 7:30 PM Mon 6th April 8:15 PM Wed 8th April 8:30 PM Thu 9th April 7:30 PM Royal Exchange: Hamlet (12A) Sun 5th April 7:00 PM Home 2D (U) Fri 10th April Sat 11th April Sun 12th April Suite Francaise Fri 10th April Sat 11th April Mon 13th April Wed 15th April Thu 16th April 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM (15) 7:30 7:30 8:15 8:30 2:00 PM PM PM PM PM White God (15) Sun 12th April 7:30 PM NT Live: The Hard Problem (12A) Thu 16th April 7:00 PM NT Live: A View from the Bridge (Encore) (12A) Sun 19th April 7:30 PM Mommy (15) Sun 26th April 7:30 PM Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar (12A) Thu 30th April 7:30 PM Love live music? come and see... BlackStag & A local comedian Bank Holiday Sunday th 30 August from 7pm In the Hawkesbury Show Marquee As per previous years the bar will be open or BYO, the fair will be running and if you want to sit down you will need to bring a chair Tickets: £8 inadvance or £10 on the door All sold tickets will be entered into to a free prize draw on the night For more information please call Mel on 07788752689 or email [email protected] All proceeds in aid of Hawkesbury preschool & Toddlers TLC Support Services is a small, family-run operation based in Kingswood that delivers a professional, high quality service by experienced care managers and care workers. Our focus is to put you at the centre of all that we do and provide you with as little or as much support as you need so that you can remain in the home that you love. Our care workers are available 7 days a week and can offer flexible support to meet your needs such as; assisting with personal care, providing companionship, undertaking domestic duties, support with prescribed medication, meal preparation and offering an overnight service. For further information please contact us at [email protected] or by telephoning our office on 01453 844 080 SELF-CATERING COTTAGES ON INGLESTONE COMMON Having a family do, some building work or moving house? Look at the local selfcatering cottages available. Ring Hazel on 01454 299227 for details or view on www.cotswoldedgecottages.com FIREWOOD FOR SALE Seasoned hardwood deliveries - support your local woods Call Hari on 07746741848 or email [email protected] Mention Hillesley Happenings when ordering and £3 per order will go to the Friends of Hillesley School INSTRUMENTAL TUITION (violin, viola, piano, theory, composition) Students aged 8 and upwards welcome. Tuition in your home. 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