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June/July 2017

FRAMPTON on

SEVERN

COMMUNITYNEWSLETTER

THE CADBURY HALL, FRAMPTONLAKE LANE, FRAMPTON ON SEVERN, GLOS. GL2 7HG

The Cadbury Hall has been extensively refurbished. We now have facilities suitable for a wide range of group and private functions as well as larger commercial events, conferences and meetings. These facilities include:

• Large Hall (licensed for up to 200 people) with stage• Fully Equipped Kitchen• SmallerFunctionRoom(the‘Annexe’)• Private Lounge Bar• BarandSkittleAlley• Dedicated Meeting Room

The Cadbury Hall is fully licensed by Stroud District Council for all forms of entertainment(‘live’or‘recorded’),dancing,playsetc.andwearerecognised

by the Performing Rights Society for all forms of music.To visit the Cadbury Hall, or to enquire about the hire any of these facilities,

please contact our Bookings Secretary:Mrs. Sue Slate Tel: 01452 742 742378

email: [email protected]

FramptononSevernCommunityAssociationNewsletterispublished and printed bi-monthly.It is edited by Terry Coughlin, Bookends, Lake Lane, Frampton on Severn.

Phone: 01452 741265 email: [email protected]

This newsletter is printed by Stroud Print, Units 8 & 9, Stroud Enterprise Centre, Lightpill,StroudGL53NL.

Copies are available from: The Green Shop; Ley Bistro; The Bell Inn; TheThreeHorseshoes;Silvey’sGarage,Saul;TheRedLion,Arlingham.

FramptonCommunityAssociationisaRegisteredCharity.We are grateful to all the advertisers whose support makes

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Summerishere.Someofitwet;somedry;somehotandsomenotsohot.Ihopeyou’reallenjoying our British Summer in all available formats!There have been lots of disturbing reports of vandalism and harrassment over the past few months, with lots of accompanying social media activity. It all seems to have calmed down abitnow.I’vehadmanypeoplesharestorieswithmeaboutthis.Oneinparticularsticksout; that of an elderly man with dementia, sitting having a cup of tea when the window he was sitting next to was suddenly knocked on violently. The subsequent burns required a trip to the doctor and he now no longer sits near that window. Scaring an elderly, confused man in his own home must take a special kind of bravery and strength of character.Ihopeasacommunity,togetherwiththelocalPCSO,wecanstopthesesortsofincidentsoccurring.Please keep sending in your contributions and contacting me with anything that you would like to contribute.NEXTDEADLINE15thJuly2017newsletter@framptononsevern.comTerry Coughlin

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORTSummerisnearlyuponus,andwecometotheendofanotheryearinthelifeoftheFCA.With several events being booked within the next couple of weeks, it seems clear that we shouldbeabletobeginworkonthekitchenthroughoutthemonthofAugust.Plansarecurrently being drawn up, and we hope that we can achieve the storage and white goods to suitallusergroups.AsSunnysidearethemainusers,wewillofcoursebeaskingfortheiradvice, also taking general users requests into account.WehaverecentlyhadourPlaygroundSafetycheckfromROSPA.Unfortunately,wedidnotcome away unscathed. Several of the older timber features are badly in need of replacement. It is hoped that we can replace the timbers, which will be less expensive than buying a complete new item. It will be thanks to Dickie Baker and his team as they take on this task. Sadly, with the ever ongoing costs of playground bark, we will be looking at around costs ofabout£2000.00.Wehaveasmallamountofmoneyintheplaygroundaccount,butwillbelookingforfinancialhelpandthereforewillwelcomedonationstowardsasaferplayareafor the 2017-2018 playtimes. I appreciate we are not the only play area looking for funding, but we are the only one in Frampton.Finally,wehavethedefibrillatorinstalledonthefrontwalloftheCadburyHall.Trainingisbeing arranged, but I understand that it is quite easy to follow, once the initial call has been made to the number printed on the box. It is thanks to the support from both groups and villagers that we were able to achieve this. Yes, there is a little amount of money left in the account,butthiswillbeheldintheFCATreasurytocoverongoingcostswithreplacementpads etc.Time to wish you all a happy few months, while you organise summer holidays, and seek ideas on how to entertain the children though their long summer holiday, that will be imminent when the next newsletter is being made ready for print.DAPHNE GARDNER 01452-741263

Daphne GardnerOur ‘Outgoing Chair’

Youmaywellhavejustreadthe“Chairman’sReport“onthefirstpageofthiseditionofourNewsletter.Thenexteditionwillhaveafarlesseruditecontributioninthisslot!AttheAGMoftheAssociation(heldonThursday18thMay)ourtrusteesinvitedmetoassumethepositionofChairoftheAssociationCommitteeswiththeparticularbrieftooverseethepossiblere-structuringoftheAssociation.(Wewillkeepyouinformed!)In the history of FCA, there have been just two ‘Chairs’ - Bill Wood and DaphneGardner. The contribution made by both to the life of the village over the past 40 years through theirinvolvementwithFCAisincalculableandIconsideritanhonourtobehavebeenasked to follow in their footsteps.Derek Barnes

ButFCAhasalwaysbeenmuchmorethanthedomainofjustoneperson.So,onbehalfofallFCAtrusteesandmembers,wewouldliketotakethisopportunityto publicly acknowledge the debt of gratitude owed by everyone involved to Daphne forhermanyyearsofdedicatedworkas‘Chair’ofourAssociation.WeverymuchhopethatshewillcontinuetobeanactivememberofourFCAcommittees.Herwealthofknowledge,expertiseandadvicewillbe invaluableasFCAbeginstoexaminehowitcanbestcontinuetocontributetomodernday‘Framptonlife’.Derek Barnes (Chair); Nigel Wills (Vice Chair); Joy Greenwood (Secretary); Jim Ball (Treasurer)

FRAMPTON ON SEVERN BRIDGE

CLUBWednesday’sintheCadburyHall

from 2-5pmWe very much welcome new

players – anyone from beginners to experienced players.

Ifyou’reinterestedinplayingduplicate bridge, please call Patsy

Ball on 01452 740 156

Cadbury Hall Weekly Activities

We have a very wide range of weekly activities taking place at the Cadbury Hall (intheMainHallunlessotherwisenotified).Ifyouwouldliketotakepart,pleasecomealong to the hall when any of the groups are in session, or, for more details, contact the‘organisers’.

Time Activity ContactSunday 10am

8-10pm

Celebrate Sunday! - Church with a difference!Worship,FreeBreakfast,Craft.Breakfast. OneSundaymorning a month. Bingo-(Sports&SocialClubbar)Opento all FSSC members.

Monday 10am- 12 midday1.30-4pm

7-9pm

Cafe Ping Pong - a fun table tennis group to enjoy.WI Patchwork Group - bring your sewing machine and join in with one of the group projects or do your own thing.FUFC Bingo Evening - everyone is welcome.

Bob Murray 01452 471824Sheila Murray 01452 741824

Daphne Gardner 01452 741263

Tuesday 10am- 12 midday7-10pm

6.30-9.30pm

Toddler Time - bring your toddler and join in the informal sessions.Perryway Players-AmateurDramaticGrouprehearsalevening.Allwelcome.Frampton Silver Band(intheAnnexe)-allplayers(‘beginners’to‘experienced’)welcome

Rachel Price 01452 740072

Jon Elliott 01453 828116

Wednesday 10am - 2.30 pm

2-5pm

5.45-7pm7.30-9.30pm

Sunnyside Lunch Group (Lounge) - acoffee,biscuitandactivitysession,followed by a full lunch and a short bingo session for the older generation.Bridge Club (FSSC bar) - a relaxed duplicate bridge session for all levels of ability2nd Frampton BrowniesWhist (in the Lounge Bar)

Patsy Ball 01452 740156

Shirley Wood

Thursday 10-11am

3-5pm7.30-10pm

Wellbeing Group - gentle exercise and stretching for those with reduced mobility‘Messty Church’ - one Thursday each month-all sorts of activities for youngstersFrampton Table Tennis Club - matches in season and practice sessions in the summer.AlsomatchessomeWednesdayevenings during the winter league season

Peter Cheeseman 01452 740533

Bob Murray 01452 741824

Friday 9.20-10.30am Pilates - run by Jo Firth-Bernard Jo Firth-Bernard 07872 023505

FSSCFrampton Sports & Social Club

Very many thanks to everyone who supported our recent Beatles night. We were again really pleasedwith the responsewe got from you onwhat was a fantastic evening’sentertainment. The next FSSC event is on Saturday 8 July when we will have Bob Drury performinghishighlyacclaimedNeilDiamondtribute–checkhimoutonvariouswebsitesincludingtheBBC.Tickets,pricedat£10,aresellingwellbuttherearesomestillavailable from the bar or from Bob Murray on 01452-741824.WefollowthatwithElvisReturnsonSaturday14Octoberalthoughwithallticketsnowsold or reserved for this event, we are operating a Reserve List.The Summer Skittles League started in early May and this year features 9 teams hoping to win the coveted trophy. The league season will be followed by a Front Pin knock out competition and then the singles and pairs competitions which proved so popular last year.TherewillbematchesplayedmosteveningsoftheweekupuntiltheendofAugustso why not come along and enjoy a drink in a great atmosphere.If any of you are considering Cadbury Hall as a venue for your family, club or works events, please do come and speak to our bar team to discuss how we might help make your evening special. Of course, there’s also the skittle alley which is availablemostSaturday evenings and which is ideal for a more informal gathering.For further information about the FSSC please pop into the bar and ask any of the team. AlternativelywatchoutfornoticesofeventsontheCadburyHallfacebookpageorvisittheFSSCpageofwww.framptoncommunitycentre.org.uk.Also,youcannowcontacttheFSSC bar at Cadbury Hall on 07772 121849 - if outside normal opening hours please leave a message and a member of the team will get back to you.Opening hours:Monday – Friday: 7pm – 11pmSaturday: 7pm – 11pm (from 4pm during the football season)Sunday: Midday – 1:30pm & 7pm – 10:30pmI hope to see you soon.Bob Murray, Chairman FSSC

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News from Frampton on Severn Silver Band

By the time you read this, the band will have held its Music from the Movies and Musicals Concert on 20 May, where a wide range of music from the 1936 piece Let’s Face theMusic and Dance to themore recent Pirates of the Caribbean andHappywereperformed.WealsorecentlyenjoyedplayingatFrampton’sElverEatingContest,whereagroupentertainedwithbandfavouritesfromAcesHightotheBareNecessities.Nowweareconcentratingonpreparingfortheremainderoftheoutdoorsummer season, which continues on 24th June at the Edge Fete. Following that we will be looking forward to playing on the bandstand in Ross on Wye on Sunday 9th July, and then entertaining at the Stroud Country Show on Saturday 15th July.The band is always on the lookout for additional members, and should you be interestedinlearningabrassinstrumentorresumingoneyou’veplayedbefore,we’dlove to see you at a practice on a Tuesday evening – see our web site for further details: http://www.framptonband.co.uk/.

Barbara “Peggy” Jane EvansFollowing the recent death of my Mother Peggy on March 26th 2017, I would like to take this opportunitytothankeveryonewhoattendedtheChurchServiceonApril8thatStMary’s,also those who have sent words of condolence to myself and my family.OurthanksgotothesurgeryatFrampton,toBarryandSheilaWoodandalsotoPeterChee-seman for their care and understanding.Atthissadtimewehaveverymuchappreciatedall themessagesofkindnessandcaringalong with the wonderful shared memories of Mum.Sincere Thanks, Lesley Cook

FRAMPTON ON SEVERN TABLE TENNIS CLUB

Asusual,ourplayersarecurrentlyenjoyingashortbreakaftertheirexertionsintheStroud and Gloucester leagues this past season.

AndwhatagreatseasonitwasforuswiththeFramptonAsidewinningtheAlbertMannCupinStroudandthe Frampton D side taking the title in Division 4 of the same league – a great achievement by a team labelled by some, unfairly I might add,asDad’sArmy.

In local championships, Kim Selfe won both the Stroud and Gloucestershire ladies titles and on the county front Emily Philp represented Gloucestershire Seniors and JuniorswithgreatsuccessasdidAbuSalehintheVeteransside.Summer practice is just underway and we would be delighted to see prospective new league players of any standard at these Cadbury Hall sessions which will be taking place on the following Thursdays: June 1, 15 & 29 and July 13 & 27; before the more serious pre-season practicegetsunderwayinAugust.For further information about the club or cafépingpong please contact the Chairman, Bob Murray, on 01452 741824

Stroud Choral societyt : 01453 832979e: info@stroudchora l .orgwww.stroudchoral.orgcharity no. 203161. stroud choral society is affiliated to ‘making music ’

Stroud Choral Society with The Minpins Regency SinfoniaConductor: Simon BellTickets £18, £12 under 18s freeAvailable from Choir members and on the door or via the box o�ce: www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk t: 01453 760900

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in the garden of Top ‘O’ The Green, Frampton by kind permission of Ian and Jane Hey

Saturday 17th June

Picnics from 6pm Concert starts at 7pm

Entrance £5 Children free

Proceeds to be split equally between local children’s charities and The Severnside Singers

Proceeds to be split equally betweenlocal children’s charities and � e Severnside Singers

News from Frampton on Severn

Tennis Club

The Club has just had its Annual General Meeting and this provided a valuableopportunity for us to reflect upon the remarkable progresswe havemade sincewe started up in 2004 with just 12 occasional players. Fast forward to 2017 and we now have 260 members, a multi-purpose club house, an excellent coaching team,andweoffersocialandcompetitivetennisforallageandabilitylevels.TheGloucestershireLTArecentlyrecognisedhowmuchwehadachievedwhentheyourachievements recently when they awarded us club of the Year award in 2016Lastsummerweenteredfourmen’sandfour ladiesteamsintheGloucestershireleaguesandthissummerthatnumberwillincreasetofiveeach.Additionally,inthewinterweenteredfourmixedleagueteams,amen’sseniorteamand,forthefirsttime,ateamintheover60’s league.AsregardstheJuniors,wehaveentered12teams tocompete in theAegonCountychampionships! Additionally,fiveofourjunior members are training with the County squad and one of them has also been selectedforaNationalSquad.More widely in the community, we recently provided tennis coaching for local Cubs, and a pack of Brownies are booked in for later in the year. We are also running discountedafter-schoolcoachingsessionsforLakefieldpupils.ThissummerweareagainofferingTennisforKids.Thisenables30localchildrentoreceive6weeksFREEcoachingandaFREEracket.Althoughthecourse isfullysubscribed,theClubcanoffertohelpinotherwaysso,ifyouareinterested,calltheHead Coach, Jason Boon, on 07816232747Co-chairmen Mike John and Kim Wain recently stood down after overseeing our progress over the last three years. We thank them both for their sterling work in moving the club forward and look forward to seeing more of them in a playing capacity down at the courts. The new Chair, Bob Roberts, and Vice Chair, Bill Williamson, are committed to continuing our progress as we look forward to a successful 2017 season.Check out our website to keep in touch with the latest information – https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/framptononseverntennisclubKind

Local Talent Acoupleofmonthsagoweusedlocalmagazinessuchasthisonetoadvertisefor a new Receptionist/Admin Assistant to join the Severnside OsteopathicPractice here in Saul. Within days applications started to come in, and we have now recruited someone for the position. The calibre of the other applicants so impressedushowever,thatweaskedthemagazinetoincludethisnotetothankall of them once again for getting in touch – and to remind everyone else that there is a huge amount of talent right here on our doorstep!Caroline ToshSevernsideOsteopathicPractice,Saul

FRAMPTON ON SEVERN PARISH COUNCILClerk:Mrs Sheila Murray 44 Paynes Meadow

WhitminsterGlos GL2 7PS

Tel: 01452 741824Email: [email protected]

www.framptononsevern-pc.gov.uk

But what does the Parish Council DO?We have had a disappointment since our last newsletter. Gloucestershire Highways hasdecidednottofundtrafficlightsatthePerryway/A38junction.However,wearenot giving up on trying to make this junction safer. Your second choice on the online survey was a roundabout and we will continue negotiations in the hope of getting that.Onamorepositivenote,theprocessofgettingdefibrillatorsismovingaheadand we have recommended that the application for a G4 mast to replace the old one at the Telephone Exchange should get planning permission, so hopefully our mobile phone signals will be better soon. Surveys have featured in our last couple of meetings. We are making the arrangements for the full paper survey to be delivered to the parish at the start of July. This will help us revise our parish plan and write a new Village Design Statement for the parish. Oncewritten,thiscanbeusedaspartofourdiscussionsonplanningapplicationsandevidencefromitcanbequotedwhenwecommenttoStroudPlanningAuthority.Themorepeoplewhoanswerit,thestrongerwillbeourargumentthat‘thisiswhatourparishionerswant’soweurgeyoutomakesurethatyoufillitinandmakesureitisoutside your door in the plastic envelope on the date and time that your collector has told you, to save us time in knocking every door. Carrying out a full survey like this is averylargetaskandwewanttothankinadvancethosepeoplewhohaveofferedtohelp us do it. It is not something that the 9 of us could do on our own.Finally,wewelcomedCllr.NeilTurnerandCllr.KateWilliamsduringAprilandMayandsaidgoodbyetoouroutgoingChairman,RossHeaton.AnewChairpersonwasneededand Cllr. Joy Greenwood was elected as Chair, with Cllr.Hugh McCurrich as Vice-Chair.We have had a request for more information on planning decisions in these reports. For the last couple of months, these are:PLANNINGA DECISIONS MADE BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL

DATE REFERENCE ADDRESS DETAILS COMMENT01.02.17 S17/0074/

MISCTelephone Kiosk The Street

Remove BT equip. 90 day consultation

NOOBSERVATIONS

01.02.17 S17/0225/ FUL

57AnnWicksRoad Erect 5 foot fence with gate

PERMITTED

01.02.17 S17/0356/ VAR

Saul Marina Twomooringsforstaffpurposes

PERMITTED

01.02.17 S17/0378/HHOLD

Westmont Bridge Road

Single Storey Extn with det. Garage

PERMITTED

01.02.17 S17/0382/HHOLD

21AnnWicksRoad Single Storey Extn. PERMITTED

01.02.17 S17/0425/ DISCON

Brookhurst Whitminster Lane

Discharge conditions - Materials

NOTED

B (B) PLANNING APPLICATIONS TAKEN AT THE MEETINGCllr Turner declared an interest for the planning application below and left the room.DATE REFERENCE ADDRESS DETAILS COMMENT01.05.17 S.17/0686/

MINAMThe Coach House, The Street

Minor amendment to S.16/2275/HHOLD(brickinfillofrearelevation).

SUPPORT

Cllrs agreed that this minor amendment would further enhance the property and Cllr McCurrichproposeditbesupported,secondedbyCllrAlexander.Voteunanimous.

Cllr. Joy Greenwood

THE BILL WOOD MEMORIAL SHIELD

Nominations are invited for the award of the Community Service Shield in memory of the late Bill Wood, Honoured Framptonian.

Nominations should be for an individual or couple who have made a significant contribution to the community in the areas of civic life, sport, environment, youth, the elderly or the disabled. Their contribution would be for the benefit of part or all of the community in the village, although the recipient may not necessarily reside in the village.

Please note that members of the judging panel are not eligible. Your nomination should be in writing and state the reasons you consider your chosen nominee is worthy of the award. For administration purposes please provide your name and address

Nominations should be addressed to:Mrs Sheila MurrayClerk to the Parish CouncilFrampton on Severn Parish Council44 Paynes MeadowWhitminsterGlos GL2 7PSOr Email: [email protected]

Nominations should be received before the end of JulyThe result will be announced later in the year, with the presentation being made following the AGM of the Village Society in October 2017.

The Green ShopFrampton on Severn

01452 676052

Located on Frampton on Severn’s famous village green

Open 7 days a week – 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday, 7am to 5pm on Sunday

Offering everyday essentials as well as fresh produce from local suppliers

Follow us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/thegreenshopframpton

Why not treat dad this Father’s Day to somelocal beer or ale. Suppliers such asStroud BreweryGloucester BreweryCotswold LionHillside Breweryand more£2.89 eachSelected items only

4 for

£10

HighfieldGarden World

Father’s Day18th June

Delicious collections of sauces,chutneys and jams from EdinburghPreserves in lovely collection boxes.

from£11.99


4 for

£10




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From the Estate Office2017 dates for your diary:Tuesday 6th June The Festival Players Theatre Company in the Manor garden

“The Merry Wives of Windsor” Openairproduction7.30pm(gatesopenat6.30pmforpicnics) “A feast of farce - The roguish and foolish Knight, Falstaff

schemes to woo two married women to get his hands on their husbands’money,buttheWileyWivesofWindsoraremorethanamatchforhim.Ahilarious,fastpacedandcolourfulcomedy”

Sunday 11th June 2pm - FCE v FCC Cricket MatchSunday25thJune 1.30-5pm-‘HiddenGardens’openincludingtheManorand

the CourtMonday3rdJuly 7.30pmStroudAthleticsClub10k‘CiderRace’ Start line on the Green3rd-7thAugust GiffordsCircus Tickets: 0845 459 7469 “AnyPortinaStorm”18th-21stAugust FunFairontheGreen&‘FramptonFeast’onMonday21st 25%discountonadvanceadulttickets(£9insteadof£12)

purchasedfromtheCountryFairOffice(intheManorFarmyard)before31stAugust.Children’sticket5-12years£3.Officehours9.30am-3pm

Sunday 10th Sept Frampton Country FairSaturday16thSept Charity‘SheepRacing’EventinthePark

Saturday 2nd Dec Craft Fair in the Wool Barn

Elena [email protected] 740698

Thank you

Rollo and Janie would like to thank everyone for their kind enquiries and cards following Rollo’saccident.Itiswonderful

to have him back in Framp-ton, where he is continuing his

recovery

LITTLE CHIMNEY SWEEPS

www.instituteofchimneysweeps.co.uk• Brush & Industrial Vacuum• Wood Burners• Open Fires• Rayburns & Aga’s• Solid Fuel Burners• CCTVChimneyInspection• Power sweeping• Fully Insured

The chimney will be fully sealed to stop any soot debris entering the room

The chimney will then be cleaned and a smoke test carried out before the Chimney Safety Certificate is issued

Tel: 07415 744261Your Local Chimney Sweep

Dawn McMullan-CooperB.Sc(Hons) in Speech and Language TherapyMRCSLT & HCPC

Tel: 01452 [email protected]

Walford House, The StreetFrampton on Severn, GL2 7EA

News from the Local Ministry Team‘Whereveryouareonearth,solongasyouremainonearth,‘theLordisnear,donotbeanxiousaboutanything’.’ThiswaswritteninEgypt,inthedesert,byaChristiancalledAnthonyapproximately1700 years ago. Anthonyhadevery reason tobeanxious.Hehadgivenawayallhisconsiderableinheritance to the poor and was living alone in the ruin of a Roman fort relying on the kindness of local villagers to supply him with food. He became the patron saint of skin diseases so it can be assumed that he had a skin problem himself, not easy! So like many of us he battled with anxiety. Sleepless nights, irritability, depression, the list goes on and many of us know it well. Anthonyhadananswerforthis–Godisalwayswithyou,donotbeanxiousaboutanything! HecouldhaveaddedthattheroutetoGodistopray.Shriek‘help’toGod,quietlytalktohim,meetwithothersandhavesomegroupprayers,goonlineandfindaprayer. God will take away your anxiety, and he will sort things out. Ourchurchesareopenforprayer,andyoucanleaveanoteforotherstoshareinyourprayer.In the local ministry team we have prayed for a new leader, a Rector who will lead ateamofthreeinournewBeneficeof15localchurches.AsIwritetheinterviewprocess is coming to an end and the new person will be appointed. So many of our anxieties will disappear and we can look forward to welcoming new leaders and fresh ideas.God be with youThe Local Ministry Team

CELEBRATE SUNDAYChurch with a difference!

Free breakfast, conversation, Craft and Worship

11th June, 10am in the Cadbury Hall

at the Community Centre in Frampton

A warm welcome to all

June 2017ARLINGHAM FRAMILODE FRAMPTON FRETHERNE SAUL

Sunday 4th JunePentecost Sunday

(Red)

11am Service for all the Church

Family with Communion VL

8am Holy Communion Traditional language PF

9.30am Morning Prayer

Traditional language

Tuesday 6th June

11am Holy Communion at Wisma Mulia VL

2pm Holy Communion for MU VL

Sunday 11th JuneTrinity Sunday

(White)

8am Holy Communion

Modern language PF

10am Celebrate Sunday in

Cadbury Hall

6pm Evening Prayer


Sunday 18th June 1st Sunday after

Trinity (Green)


Traditional language RR

11am Service for all the

Church FamilyRichardAtkins

6pm Holy Communion

Modern language JH

8am Holy Communion Traditional languageRA

Wednesday 21st June 2.15pm Holy Communion at The Old Vicarage Nursing Home HB/AG

Sunday 25th June 2nd Sunday after

Trinity (Green)


9.30am Informal

Communion with breakfast VL

6pm Evening Prayer with discussion


Church Family with

Communion IB

July 2017ARLINGHAM FRAMILODE FRAMPTON FRETHERNE SAUL

Sunday 2nd July 3rd after Trinity

(Green)

11am Service for all the Church

Family with Communion

8am Holy Communion Traditional language



Tuesday 4th July 11am Holy Communion at Wisma Mulia

2pm Holy Communion

for MU

Sunday 9th July 4th after Trinity

(Green)

8am Holy Communion

Modern language RA

10am Celebrate Sunday in

Cadbury Hall Team

6pm Evening Prayer


Sunday 16th July 5th after Trinity

(Green)


Traditional language RR


Church Family

6pm Holy Communion

Modern language


Wednesday 19th July 2.15pm Holy Communion at The Old Vicarage Nursing Home

Sunday 23rd July 6th after Trinity

(Green)

8am Holy Communion Traditional language PF

9.30am Informal

Communion with breakfast

VL

6pm Evening Prayer


Church Family with

Communion JH

Sunday 30th July7th after Trinity

(Green)

11am Family Baptism

Service PF

VL-RevdVernonLidstone JH-RevdJohnHunnisett RA-RevdRichardAmys

RR - Revd Robbie Riddell PF - Revd Pat Freeth IB - Revd Ian Bussell

HB-HeatherBrazington AG-AnnGreaves

What’s on in the Benefice February 2017Regular Weekly EventsMonday 4:30-6:00pm FitnessClassatFramilodeChurch(£6):infofromBetty

Haynes 7415587:00pm ArtGroupatFramilodeChurch:infoMaryDonkin740515

Tuesday 9:30am PrayersatArlinghamChurchWednesday 10:00am PrayersatSaulChurch-followedbychat/tea/coffeeand

book exchange2:00-4:00pm WhollyKnittersatAnnGreaves:infofromAnnGreaves7406222:00-4:00pm House Group: Please contact a member of the LMT for further

detailsThursday 10:00am MorningWorshipatLakefieldSchool–termtimeonly

4:30-6:00pm FitnessClassatFramilodeChurch(£6):infofromBettyHaynes 741558

Friday 9:30am Prayers at Frampton ChurchOther EventsSaturday 3rd 8:00-9:00am BreakfastPrayers-venuetobeconfirmed

10:00am- 12 noon

BaconbuttiesandcoffeemorningatFretherneChurch

Monday 5th 9:00am PrayerGroupforLakefieldSchoolattheschool2-3:30pm - TBC

Bible Study meeting-contact [email protected] for details

Tuesday 6th 11:00am Holy Communion at Wisma Mulia2:00pm MU Holy Communion at Saul Church

Wednesday 7th 7:30pm FramptonPCCmeeting–venuetobeconfirmedSaturday 10th 10:00am-

12 noonCoffeeMorningatSaulChurch

2:00pm Framilode Churchyard Clean-upSunday 11th 10:00am Celebrate Sunday! - Cadbury Hall, FramptonMonday 12th 2-3:30pm Bible Study meeting-contact [email protected] for

detailsSaturday 17th 4:00pm MidsummerChampagneTeaatFramilodeChurch-£10to

includefirstdrink.ContactMaryDonkin740515forfurtherdetails

Monday 19th 2-3:30pm - TBC

Bible Study meeting-contact [email protected] for details

Wednesday 21st 2:15pm HolyCommunionatOldVicarageSaturday 24th 10:00am-

12 noonCoffeeMorningatSaulChurch

New Framilode Singers What do these three have in common?

Adele...AndreaBocelli...TheNightingale(inyourgarden)THEYCANALLSING!

Is singing a skill you would like to know more about and master? Is singing a hidden talent you have yet to discover? Is it none of the above and you just want to sing? ThencomeandjointheNewFramilodeSingers(withaspecialemphasison“New“)at

Framilode Church on Tuesday 16th May at 7.30pm - 9pmWe aim to meet every alternate Tuesday and all ages very welcome.

Cost will be under three pounds.FormoreinformationpleasecontactMary01452725605orNemone01452741507

Who to contact during the vacancy From 18/9/16 there is a vacancy in these parishes until the process of pastoral reorganisation is completed and a new incumbent is appointed.

During this time, for general church enquires, and to arrange weddings and baptisms (christenings)pleasecontacttheBeneficeAdministrator,SallyWithersattheBeneficeOfficeattheCadburyHall,LakeLane,FramptononSevern

OfficeHours:Wednesday2.30-4.30pmandFridays9am-12noon

email:[email protected]:07851075177

Please be aware that she will only pick up messages on Wednesday and Fridays.

For funerals and enquiries related to individual churches please contact the churchwardens of the church concerned.

For issues related to churchyards and memorials, please contact the churchwardens of the church concerned, and/ or the acting Area Dean, the Rev Mike Smith [email protected] or 01453 836536.

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Village Agent News from ChristineHelping older people in Gloucestershire feel more independent,

secure and have a better quality of life

It is with some sadness that I am writing this, my last article for your newsletter, as IamretiringfrommypositionasyourVillageAgentattheendofMay2017.Working with you all, and the other Severnside Parishes, has been the highlight of my professional career. It has been a privilege, and a most rewarding experience to have been part of your community for the past 10 years. During the years I have touched the lives of many members of your community, and have made many lasting friendships. GloucestershireRuralCommunityCouncilarearrangingforanewVillageAgenttobeworkingwithyoufromearlyJune’17.NowIhavetotellyouaboutinformationwehaverecentlyacquiredfromSevernTrentWaterastheywishtoincreaseawarenessaboutschemesandtariffstheyhavetooffertheircustomerswhomaybehavingdifficultymeetingtheirwatercharges.Firstly Severn Trent (ST) have a Trust Fund which is a charity to help customers out of poverty andwater/sewagedebt. This Trust canhelp relievefinancial distress tosuitable applicants. Certain criteria will apply. For more information telephone: Trust Fund 0121 355 7766 Watersure is a national scheme ST have to ensure low-income customers do not cut back on how much water they use because they are worried about how they will pay their bill. This scheme may apply to those customers who have 3 or more children under 19 years, or have a medical condition that increases water usage, and in both casesareentitledtoaqualifyingDWPbenefit.WaterMetersareanotherwaythatcustomersmayfindwouldhelpinreducingwatercharges. If you do not already have a Water Meter it may be possible to have one fittedfreeofcharge.STofferacalculationtosee ifacustomerwouldbebetteroffby switching to a meter before one is installed. Where a meter cannot be installed an AssessedChargeorSingleOccupierAssessedChargecanbeoffered.Thisschemeisavailable to single occupiers or multiple occupiers of a property. For more information from Severn Trent telephone: 0800328 8408.Now it is time to say Goodbye! I hope over the years you have foundmy articleshelpful, and thank you for allowing me to be part of your community.

TocontactyournewVillageAgentpleasetelephone:07810630179

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARYSunday,18thJune–OpenGardenatOzleworthPark,Wotton-Under-Edge,GL127QUfrom2pm–5.30pmtoraisemuch-neededfundsforCitizensAdviceStroudDistrict.These are beautiful gardens which have not been open to the public for some time. TheafternoonwillincludetheNailsworthSilverBand,deliciousteas,plants,raffleandtombola.Entranceis£5.00Childrenunder16Free.Guidedogsaretheonlydogsthatcan be admitted.Allproceedswillhelptofundthesupportofourwonderfulteamofvolunteerswhohelp over 4,000 people a year across the Stroud District to resolve their problems, whatever they are.June18thmarkstwootheroccasions:itisFather’sDayanditisalsopartoftheweekendof‘TheGreatGetTogether’whencommunitiesalloverthecountryarebeingencouragedto join together on the anniversary of the tragic death of Jo Cox MP, to show that, whatever their views, they can still come together in harmony. We hope that many will come together with family, friends or neighbours on this day and enjoy these lovely gardens.

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Events at the Village HallRegularly at the Village Hall we hostMonday Dance4.00pm-7.00pm(contactSuziHickman07772215377)Tuesday FolkatFrampton7.30(contactDaveAshby01453542529) FLexercise 10 - 11am For women over 50 with Glenna Hyden (contact Glenna 01452 740240)Wednesday 8 – 9pm Meditation and Mindfulness Classes with Janet Hardy Parish Council 7.30 First Wednesday in the monthThursday Teddy Tunes 10 – 11.30am during term time

(contact Vanessa Cousins 01453 828557) SevernsideSingers7.30pm(contactPamGreenfield740126) W.I. 7.30pm First Thursday of the month (contact Marion Cramp 740121)Friday VillageHallCoffeeMorning10.30-11.30FirstFriday Card making Classes 7-9pm 1st Friday of the month (contactHazelBenn740258) Village Society 7.30 4th Friday in the month

(contact Kelvin Broad 740775)

FRAMPTON VILLAGE SOCIETY TALKSAwarmwelcomeisextendedtoeveryonetocometoourseriesof2017illustratedtalks held in Frampton on Severn which we hope will be of interest to local people. The talks are on Friday evenings starting at 7.30 in our Village Hall and are organised by Frampton on Severn Village Society, which raises funds for various village projects.YouneednotbeamemberoftheSocietytoattendandthecostis£3.30/perperson,butentranceischeaperformembersandtea/coffeeplusbiscuitsareprovidedforall!Should you be interested in becoming a member, please contact Paul Bradly on 01452 742184 or at: [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you, member or not!Birds, Tigers and the TajOur24thMarch talkon IndiawasbyArthurBall,whohadvisited thecountryona bird-watching tour and showed us many fascinating photos, not only of birds, butalsootherwildlifeandtypicalIndianscenes.OverloadingisacommonsightinIndia – overloaded with both people (at least in the cities) and generally uncontrolled traffic(whichsideoftheroaddoyoudriveon?–“theshadyside”);motorbikeswithvast loads or multiple passengers (6 on one small machine); passengers all over trains, roof included; vastly overloaded trucks, inevitably leading to some ending up on their sides! Cattle are holy in India, take precedence on roads and apart from their milk, only the skin is used when they die - however, their dung is mixed with strawanddriedasdiscsforuseasfuelforcooking!(checkyourlocal‘take-away?!)ArthuralsovisitedtheTajMahal,builtbyarulerasamausoleumtohiswife,whodied aged 39 giving birth to their 15th child; it took 22 years to complete the construction, in 1653.The highlight was an elephant safari and seeing a tiger with 2 cubs – a very rare sight nowadays; tiger numbers have dropped from ~50,000 in 1928, to ~18,000 in 1970, and today an estimated less than 3,000 in the whole of India. Gloucester and its Tall Ships Tony Conder returned for a third time on 28th April to give us another of hisfascinating talks on one of his favourite topics – Gloucester and its tall ships. He started with a brief history of the docks in the nineteenth-century: busy, noisy, full of tall ships and their sailors who spoke mostly foreign languages. Charles Dickens whostayedinSouthgateStreetinthe1860sremarkedonthisatthetime.Overtheyears the ships and their cargoes disappeared. In the 1960s and 1970s the docks were grim and quiet. Then the ships started to return. They came to be repaired and refitted,somefor ‘sail training’,someforracing,othersforfilming–theOnedinLine,AmazingGrace,TheThirty-NineStepsandothers.Thedocksbecameforeigncities–Paris,NewYork,London.Wethensawwonderfulpicturesoftheshipsandheard their stories, for example the Charlotte Rhodes and the Kathleen May both usedintheOnedinLine,theRoyalistwhichhitasandbankoffOldbury,theOliveMay a Thames sailing barge which sank in the canal, the Myrtle Holme making year-long round trips to Geelong until she was sunk by a submarine during World War I, and many others. It was, as always, a very entertaining evening.Remaining programme for 2017: we have tried to provide a variety of topics for everyone

Christmas Menu available on our Facebook page

26th May: Sudbrook and Severn Tunnels – David Harrison23rdJune: StrangeThingsdoHappen–SusanMarshfield25th June: Frampton Scarecrow Festival (in conjunction with Hidden Gardens)18thAugust: VisittoDunkirkMill(textiletalk),followedbyameal22nd Sept: Gertrude Jeckyll and the Classic English Garden Style – Roger Turner27thOct: AGMandBillWoodMemorialPresentation24thNov: TheStroudwaterCanal,history&restorationproposals–CliveField

&JohnNewton2nd Dec: Christmas Dinner

Coffee Morning To raise funds to replace patients

chairs at Whitminster Lane Doctors Surgery

Saturday 8th July

10am – 12 noon

Teas, coffee, Cakes, Bring and Buy,

Raffle

Village Hall Coffee Mornings

Ourmonthlycoffeemorningshave escaped into the gardenJune 2nd Wonkey Cottage, The

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July 7th The Chestnuts, Vicarage Lane

with the WaltonsHope you can join us

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Patient Participation GroupThis Group ( the PPG) continues to support our surgery and ensure that the voices of both patients and carers are heard. We meet with the surgery once every 3 months and this provides a valuable interchange of thoughts and ideas.ThePPGhasorganisedtalksonAlzheimer’sdiseaseandStrokeAwareness.We arealsoworking with the surgery to run groups of Walking for Health and Befriending. Please contact us if you have any suggestions as to how your experience with the surgery might be improved. We are always looking for volunteers to join us. If you are interested please either contact the surgery or Ali Roberts on 01452 741988 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Wild Hogs Hedgehog RescueOld Bakery Cottage

The StreetFrampton on Severn

GloucestershireGL27EA01452 740684 or

07949 976717Hello from Wild Hogs.

Whatanincrediblydryspringwe’vehad!Itmakeslifeverydifficultforhedgehogsand other wildlife, so please give them some help by putting out plenty of fresh water in a shallow bowl and remembering to keep it topped up. We’re wellinto the breeding season now, so look out for nests when moving compost or leaves. If you do spot a hedgehog family, please leave it undisturbed but call usifworsthappensandthemotherfleesor is injured. Inthehospitalatthemomentwealreadyhaveonefamily,theearliestwe’veeverhad!Wehadacallabout an adult found in a garden rubbish bag, and by the time we picked her up she had given birth to three babies, with a fourth arriving during the journey to Frampton.Ourimmediateconcernwasthatthemummightrejectherbabies,as sometimes happens when they are disturbed, but fortunately she didn’t,and they are safely living together in a big cage in the hospital. The babies are suckling, and no hand feeding should be needed. They stand a good chance of growing to maturity and being released back into the wild later this year.

If you follow us on facebook, you’ll have seen that Brockworth HedgehogRescue has, by agreement with Gloucestershire Highways Department, put up ‘hedgehogcrossing’roadsignsonaparticularlydangerousstretchofthemainroad. Locally we have accident blackspots on Bridge Road in Frampton and in School Lane, Whitminster. Do keep alert to wildlife as you drive around!

We’llbeattendingtheeventsbelowinthenextcoupleofmonths,someclosetohome,othersfurtherafield.Docomealongandsupportus;wehavesomelovelyitemsofmerchandiseforsale.Youcouldalsodonateitemsforaraffleortombola, or any unwanted soft toys in good condition.

Saturday 10th June: St Briavel’s Carnival in the Forest of Dean

Sunday 18th June: Quedgeley Dog Show

Sunday 25th June: Hidden Gardens in Frampton, organised by Stonehouse Rotary Club

Saturday 29th July: Gloucester Carnival

Saturday 5th August: Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue Open Day, our biggest event of the year!

Andrememberyoucankeepuptodatewithournewsonthewebsitewww.wildhogshedgehogrescue.org.uk or on our facebook page.

Puzzle Pages for the whole family !

(All the answers are on Page )

How about an ‘Animal Word Search’ to start? Remember, words can go forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally

R E D O G V U Y V O S C S A D M

T A F H V I U G E R W S V E O O

A V B F A L L I R O G O M L L U

R V L B A K A Z C T K O C I P S

O V N Q I R O L A L N P T D H E

O D S G L T I T L K M K B O I B

U O O R Z B N G E I C Y G C N D

H N G Z E A D Y Y U G O O O E Q

O K V P H G K W D K R A X R E B

X E U P I C I A X F X X T C B H

G Y E Q Q F B T F W V K S O N V

U L T Z U I N O I L T W Q A R W

E J D W R O Y Z W A F J S Z E U

Q W T D K B D Q C D X O O W K C

ALLIGATOR BEE BIRD

CAT COW CROCODILE

DOG DOLPHIN DONKEY

DUCK ELEPHANT FROG

GIRAFFE GORILLA LION

BIRDS! How well do you know your birds?

We need a bird name for each letter of the alphabet please!

[And I’m stuck on ‘Q’, ‘X’ and ‘Z’ .....if you get a bird for any of these letters, please let the Editor know!]

A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z

[And children.....an extra 10 points if you can really annoy the grown-ups in your family but making your favourite bird noise as loud as you can whilst pretending to fly around the garden! [Hint:a parrot usually works!]

Our Usual “Puzzle Pages “ for the whole family !

“Countdown Conundrums” The well known ‘words’ and ‘numbers’ game, where, in the last challenge, contestants unravel a ‘conundrum’ word to make another word to ‘fit a clue’. Try these: 1. It’s holiday time!

2. She’s always at the back!

What’s in a number? Some numbers are have traditionally been seen as ‘important’ -‐either for ‘good luck’ or ‘bad luck’ etc. How about the .....

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Why just ‘seven’ I don’t really know but, traditionally, there were this number!

Can you identify them? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. . 6. 7.

S O A R T R I P G I R L T I N A

“Countdown Conundrums” The well known ‘words’ and ‘numbers’ game, where, in the last challenge, contestants unravel a ‘conundrum’ word to make another word to ‘fit a clue’. Try these: 1. It’s holiday time!

2. She’s always at the back!

What’s in a number? Some numbers are have traditionally been seen as ‘important’ -‐either for ‘good luck’ or ‘bad luck’ etc. How about the .....

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Why just ‘seven’ I don’t really know but, traditionally, there were this number!

Can you identify them? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. . 6. 7.

S O A R T R I P G I R L T I N A


















ALLIGATOR BEE BIRD

CAT COW CROCODILE

DOG DOLPHIN DONKEY

DUCK ELEPHANT FROG


“Factoids - Exploding Food! “ Not a ‘quiz question’ but just unusual ‘facts’ to amaze your friends .... Sausages are called “Bangers” because, during WW2 they

contained so much water they exploded when fried! and

Grapes explode if you put them in the microwave! [Don’t try it !!!!]

”Writing Calculators “ Incredibly, pocket calculators have names ! Mine is called...well enter 317537.... then turn the calculator upside down to find out. Now that you can see how calculators can ‘spell’ as well as ‘do

sums’, what numbers would you need to enter to spell out these words?

[Remember.....you have to enter the numbers in ‘reverse order’ to get the word the right way round when you turn the calculator upside down.]

1. GIGGLE 2. SOIL 3. GOSH 4. HOLE 5. BELLS 6. GOBBLE 7. BOILS 8. SHELL

9. HEEL 10. LEGS

“Food and Drink” -‐ but not quite as you know it! Britain has some great ‘regional food and drink’ -‐ so good at times that the name of the ‘town or area’ can becomes part of the food name! For example: If I I say “Cheddar”; you say “Cheese”! What places are associated with these foods/drinks -‐ so much so that, often, just by naming the place everyone knows exactly the food/drink you mean? Pork Pie Cake

A ‘Clanger’ Tart

Gin Smokie

Hotpot Mint Cake

Sole Black pudding

Pudding Dark Chocolate

Bun Pastie

Sausage (circular)

Pickle

Give me some directions please!

Which way now Hardy?

Nelson, on top of his column in Trafalgar Square, actually faces west! If he did a “right turn” ; “about turn”; “left turn” sequence of drill moves, which way would he end up facing? My compass is broken !

I’m lost! And no matter which way I turn, my compass needle still shows North straight ahead -‐ it just won’t move round at all! So....where must I be?


















ALLIGATOR BEE BIRD

CAT COW CROCODILE

DOG DOLPHIN DONKEY

DUCK ELEPHANT FROG


Great Inventions! Nowadays, we all rely on ‘technology’ for many things in our lives -‐ transport, communication, work, entertainment etc. But do know when these ‘items’ were first developed or produced? [To make things bit easier, we have given you a ‘choice of year ‘] Who/where What they did Choose your Year!

Richard Trevithick Built 1st steam locomotive 1784 1804 1824

John Walker ‘Friction igniting’ matches 1827 1847 1867

Joseph Swan Invented ‘filament’ electric light bulb 1859 1879 1899

Edwin Budding 1st Lawnmower 1810 1830 1850

George Absolom Electric ‘Teasmade’ 1932 1952 1972

Wolverhampton Town

1st automated traffic lights in Britain 1921 1927 1933

Microsoft Corporation

‘Windows 1.0’ operating system 1977 1981 1985

Clive Sinclair ZX-‐80 -‐ 1st ‘home computer’ 1964 1972 1980

Sony 1st Transistor Radio 1955 1960 1965

Alec Issigonis BMC ‘Mini’ launched at Motor Show 1957 1958 1959

Ken Wood Kenwood Chef Food Mixer 1950 1940 1960

Seiko 1st ‘quartz’ watch on sale 1969 1975 1979

Dept. of Transport 2nd Severn Crossing opened 1991 1996 2001

De Havilland ‘Comet’ -‐ 1st commercial jet airliner 1949 1952 1957

James Dyson DC01 -‐ 1st ‘bag-‐less’ vacuum cleaner 1995 2000 2005

Philips & Sony 1st compact disc recording released 1972 1977 1982

Mazda 1st car with built in GPS ‘Sat Nav’ 1980 1985 1990

Sharp Corporation 1st digital camera mobile phone 1995 2000 2005

Find the answers for the Family Puzzle Pages four pages in from the back of the Newsletter

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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHIwillcommencemyentrytotheNewsletterthistimebylettingyouknowtheresultofourLentenLunches.Weraised£1590overthesixweeksandtheluncheswereverywellattended not only by villagers but from around the surrounding area. We were delighted with the amount raised and would like to thank everyone for supporting us again this year. It is always extremely hard work but we all enjoy the fellowship fun and laughter as we share lunch together afterwards.The amount raised has been divided equally between thethreecharities,YouthatHeart,GloryRoadMinistriesandNationalStarCentre,detailsofallthreeweredetailedinthelastNewsletter.UnfortunatelytheLentCourseheldinthe schoolroom during Lent was not so well supported this year but a good number attended the Good Friday gathering with a parade to the cross on the Green followed by theService,asharingoffellowshipwithallotherchurchesoftheSevernsideBenifice.Easter Day Family Service was a great success with the young people taking part and much enjoying their gifts of Easter eggs. Easter Monday breakfast and walk was also much enjoyed and a big thank you to Vaughan who again turned up with the bar b que and grilled the delicious Wick Court Bacon to perfection and the ladies for cooking the sausagesandeggswhichweredelicious,alsofromWickCourt.It’sanannualoccasionalways looked forward to. We were very fortunate last month, just following Easter, to welcome Revd Paul Davis, President of the Congregational Federation, to conduct a morningservice.WhatapleasureitwastohearPaul’smessagetousandtheopportunityafterwards to meet with him and his wife as he joined us for our Bring and Share lunch - a very special occasion.Bright Hour held each Tuesday afternoon is a happy occasion with an hour of singing, prayers and readings followed by tea and most weeks cakes where we chat and enjoy the fellowship. We join the Mothers Union ladies some months at their Saul meetings and are always made extremely welcome. Last month we shared communion with them and listenedtoaninterestingtalkgivenbySallyWithers.Pleasedon’thesitatetocomealongto the chapel schoolroom on Tuesday afternoons, we would love to see you.Youwillseefromthe listofservicesthatwehavequiteanumberofdifferentpeopletaking morning services so do come along on a Sunday morning and join us. It is a happy fellowship of worshippers with children who join in for the start of the service beforegoingofftotheschoolroomfortheirowntimeofstories,singingandcreativity.Everyone joins together again for refreshments following the service. The time is 10.30 every Sunday morning with Communion on the 3rd Sunday. There are a few occasions when we do change the time, but not very often so I will take this opportunity to mention a change on the 11th June, when the service will take place at 3.00 pm. This service will includethebaptismofCora(BeveLaye,sgranddaughter).Everyoneismostwelcome.OurMinisterishappytomakevisits,pleasetelephone01453546928.OurSecretaryisMrsSue. Cowley 01452741748 for all enquiries.Services and Events are as follows:-Services: June. 4th Peoples Service (led by Trevor Vick) June11th MinisterRevdNickGleich(Baptism)3.00pm June 18th Dr Susie Buckley June25th MinisterRevdNickGleich July. 2nd Minister and Mrs. Sue Cowley July. 9th Dr Susie Buckley July 16th Peoples Service (led by Trevor Vick) Church Meeting. July.23rd MinisterRevdNickGleich July. 30th Mrs. Cilla HarteEvents: June30th,July28th,CoffeePopIn’s10.00-12.00 Tuesday’sBrightHour2.00-4.00 Thursday’sBabiesandToddlersDropIn10.00-12.00Shirley Hunter

FRAMPTON WIOn theeveningof6thApril ladiesof the village couldbeen seenwalking to theVillageHallclutchingtheirteddybears!Notasightnormallyseenbutallinaidofa talk about the history of the teddy bear. Those bears present, and their owners, thoroughly enjoyed the talk by Gillian White.OurMaymeetinghadtomovetotheCadburyHallinorderthatpollingcouldtakeplaceforthelocalelections,andthetalkonBizarreBuildingsinGloucestershirewasalso well attended. In June we shall be learning how to make silk carriers and boxes and in July we shall be going on our annual outing to Lindor Country House and Gardens in the Forest of Dean.OnJune25th,theWIwillbeservingteasintheVillageHallaspartoftheHiddenGardens event in the village. Please come along and try the cakes!Visitors are alwayswelcome to any of ourmeetings,which are held on the firstThursday of each month, at 7.30 in the Village Hall.

Frampton on Severn Women’s Institute Programme 2017MeetingsareheldonthefirstThursdayofeachmonth,at7.30pmintheVillageHall.1st June Silk Carriers and Boxes – Mary Day6th July SummerOuting–destinationtobeconfirmed3rdAugust Cotswold perfumery and Perfume – Pam Slater7th September AneveninginPink–JohnDixon.Wearpink,andtherewillbea

Bring and Buy for Breast Cancer5thOctober Harvest Supper2ndNovember AGMandwinetastingwithWaitrose.Pleasenote7.00pmstart7th December Christmas Dinner

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News from Wick CourtAsyoumayhaveseeninthepresswewerechosentohostan“informal,private”visitfrom the Duchess of Cambridge. We were of course delighted to welcome HRH to Wick Court and tried very hard to ensure she got to experience a “normal” day on the farm. ThatweekwehadVauxhallPrimarySchoolfromLambethherewhodidn’tknowtheywere getting a royal visitor until they arrived on the Friday.After meeting with Michael and Clare Morpurgo theDuchess joined the children in the Dining Room to enjoy a Wick Court lunch, she was taken on a house tour by two children – and Sarah and June from Wick Court (tomakesureshedidn’t justget to see toilets) theneverybody gathered in the roundhouse for a story from Michael – after a brief worry over protocol, Michael had thestoryteller’schairandHRHhadaspeciallyselectedlog to sit on.The rest of the afternoon was spent joining the three groups of children on their variousfarmtasks–pottingonflowersforourcuttingpatch,plantingonions,muckingoutchickensandweighingpigs.AteverystagetheDuchesswastotallyhands-onandchatted to the children about what they were doing and told us all about her chickens, herchildrenandherbrother’sbees.Then there was a chance for the many press who descended on us to take pictures as she and all the children mingled with the sheep in the beautiful perry orchard – and of course it was here that HRH fed the unfortunately-named bottle-fed lamb “Stinky”.The visit ended with a tea party in the Courtyard for our Partner farmers and volunteers to meet her – and enjoy some very delicious cakes.

It was a lovely day, HRH was very easy company, genuinely interested in Farms for City Children and lovely with the children. If a “private, informal” visit could be arranged with no press at all that would be perfect….(Andforthoseofyouwhomissedthetweets–theWickCourtstaffwerewearing3year-oldsafetywellies,£40fromallgoodFarmSuppliers…!)If you would like to have a visit and tour of Wick Court , meet the children and animals, tastetheproduce,tourthehouse,seeouramazingnewroundhousesandgetasenseof what Farms for City Children is all about then you too can have a special visit :-WeshallbeopenforOpenFarmSundayonJune11thfrom10am–1pm

Free entry - plants, meat, eggs and other produce will be for sale and the kitchen will be serving delicious home grown, home-reared, home-cooked refreshments – and you might even meet “Stinky”!And tickets are now selling fast for our wonderful bicycle-poweredtouringproductionof“AsYouLike It”onThursday29th June from 6.30pmPlease ring 01452 741023 or email [email protected] for ticketsTicketsare£15beforeJune29th,onefreechildticketcanbeclaimed with every adult ticket sold,We look forward to seeing you at Wick Court soon.

World El-ver Eating ChampionshipFor the third year this event was held on Frampton Green. The weather held and , despite the adverse forecast, hundreds of people turned out to have fun.In addition to a Bouncey Castle, there was face painting, tombola, Splat the Rat( accompaniedbyaglassoflocalPerry)and,ofcourse,abarandBBQ.TheTugofWarwaswonagainbytheArlinghamteamoffearsomelysizedguysafteranepicstrugglewiththeFramptonteaminthefinal.Thechildren’sspaghettieatingcompetition,replacing the sausage eating of last year, proved so popular that we had to run elimination heats. Richard Jones of Gloucester won the boys and Shania Finegan of Framptonthegirls.Thisisclearlygoingtobeafixtureasseveralcompetitorshavealready announced their intention to return. TheladiesEl-vereatingwaswonagainbyJessO’GormanoftheThreeHorseshoesinatimeof1min20secs,animprovementonlastyear.Themen’scompetitionsawan upset with the reigning champion beaten by Conrad Leadley, in a new record timeof1min21secs.AvisitorfromWhitby,Conradhasalsovowedtoreturnnextyear.BothcompetitionshadaninternationalflavourasoneoftheladieswasfromMoldova and one man had travelled from Finland especially for the event. Frampton is getting on the World Stage!Asalwayswehavetothanktoomanypeopletolisthere.Rollo&JanieCliffordfortheuseoftheGreen,AttwoollsandSmithsfortheuseoftentsandbinsrespectivelyand the volunteers. Volunteers are essential to the success of the event, either constructing,dismantlingandclearingthesiteormanningthebarorfoodtent..AveryBIGTHANKYOUfromus.Thankyoualsotoallwhoattendedandwehopeyouenjoyed the day and that we can welcome you next year.Ithasneverbeenourplan tomakeaprofit fromthisevent though, ifwedo, itis distributed to good causes. This year we have in fact made a small loss but are delighted to report that the Bristol Children’sHospital GrandAppealwill benefitby £1301 as a result of people raising funds specifically for them at the event.Additionally,thosewhoweremanningstallsraised£550fortheirchosencauses.Well Done.

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THE THREE HORSESHOESThe Green, Frampton on Severn, GL2 7DY

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What a beautiful spring it has been, it really makes you appreciate what a lovely village and area we all live in.We have so far been extremely lucky with the weather for Frampton events.OurAbbanightwaswell attendedand lotsof fun – thanks to allwho contributed to theatmosphere.St.George’sDayfellonaSundaythisyearandsowecelebratedintrueBritishstyleandspentanenjoyableafternoonandearlyeveninginthecompanyofLassingtonOakMorristroupe,PettyHegglarsMummersandSevernBlazerswiththeirincredibledragon.StGeorgealsoputin an appearance on his wonderful white charger. Thanks again to all involved. We would also like to extend our thanks to the organising team of World El-ver Eating for all their hard work. We are lucky to live in a village where so much happens and people so willinglygiveoftheirtime.OnapersonalnoteIretainedtheEl-vereatingtrophyforthethirdyear and once again beat my sister Beccy who took second place. Congratulations also to ConradLeadleywinnerofthemen’selvereatingcompetitionWe are all looking forward to The Boule Competition on 17th June starting 12noon. This has proved to be a popular and enjoyable day for many in past years.MumandIhavebeenattendingslimmingWorldandhavefoundthemeals,healthy,fillingandreallytasty.Weareconsideringservingasmallselectionof‘SlimmingWorldFriendly’mealsalongside our regular menu. Please let us know if this would be of interest to you?Dates for your diary• Boule Competition Sat 17th June 2017 • Gloucestershire Morris Men Tues8thAugfrom7.45pm• England’s Glory Morris Mon14thAugfrom8pmMusic Nights: please feel free to call us and check times/datesMonday:5thJune,19thJune,3rdJuly,17thJuly,31stJuly,14thAugustWednesday:14thJune,28thJune,12thJuly,26thJuly,9thAugust,23rdAugustThursday: Every week Jamming SessionAllmusiciansarewelcometotheseevents–pleasebringalongyourinstrumentsorjustcomeand join in.

Don’t forget: Ourloungeisavailablefreeofchargeformeetings,parties,funeralsandevents.Catering, if required, can be tailored to suit.Boule courts can be pre-booked. Booking is recommended during the summer months.We are a dog-friendly pub and well behaved dogs are welcome in the bar and garden.The lounge remains dog-free.Weare family friendlyandofferchildrenchild-sizedportionsofeverythingonourmenu,includingourspecialityhomecooked3ShuPiewithitsuniquecombinationofCauliflower&broccolicheese,mashedpotatowithvegfoldedinandchoiceofoneof14differentfillingsallunderapuffpastrytop.Youdon’thavetobea“drinker”toenjoyadrinkatTheShoes–Coffee,teaandsoftdrinksare always readily available to drink in or take awayKeep an eye on our facebook page for up to date events. Please let us know what you want toseeinthefuturefromyour‘local’We look forward to welcoming you to “The Shoes”Jess, Erin & Rosie x

Be prepared this summerPrevent heat exhaustion and heat strokeWe don’t yet know what this summer will bring, but remember that there is a high risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke during hot weather. To help prevent:

• drink plenty of cold drinks, especially when exercising• take cool baths or showers• wear light-coloured, loose clothing• sprinkle water over skin or clothes• avoid the sun between 11am and 3pm• avoid excess alcohol• avoid extreme exercise

This will also prevent dehydration and help your body keep itself cool.

Please help to keep an eye on children, the elderly and people with long-term health conditions (like diabetes or heart problems) because they’re more at risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

The Emergency Response Team is endorsed by Frampton’s Parish Council and has developed an Emergency Response Plan for our village. If you would like to be involved, please call Mark Griffiths on 741632.

Frampton has an Emergency Response Team to help you, and our community as a whole, respond well in the event of a major emergency – from floods, foot and mouth, fires and storms to power cuts, transport accidents or widespread illness.We have pulled together local resources and expertise in order to complement the emergency services, should an incident occur. You can call one of the team if you need immediate assistance during a major emergency (numbers included in your Home Emergency Plan).

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Learn, laugh and live with the U3A, Cam, Dursley & District

“Learn, laugh and live!” isthemottooftheUniversityoftheThirdAge(akaU3A)auniqueandexcitingnationalorganisationforthosewhohavefinishedworkingorraisingafamily,canpursuetheir interestsat leisureandmakethemostof life.U3Amemberscometogethertolearn,notforqualifications,butforthesheerjoyofdiscovery!Here is our schedule for the next two months

Thurs June 15th Thursday 15th June - Monthly branch meeting Dursley Methodist Church. Doors open 10.00 a.m. meeting starts 10.30 a.m.TheimportantworkoftheFOODBANKwillbeexplainedbyWillMansellofStroud Foodbank, which also covers the Dursley area.

Thurs 20th July Monthly branch meeting Dursley Methodist Church. Doors open 10.00 a.m. meeting starts 10.30 a.m.OurspeakerwillbePaulBarnetton“THEPURTONHULKS”.Paulisanexcellent speaker and we received great feedback from his 2016 talk on OperationTiger.

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Since taking over the area of Frampton on Severn just over a year ago now, we have both enjoyed getting to know some of you and have been more than happy with the extremely low level of crime. Keeping a lid on the crime rate is part of what we do and responding to incidents of suspicious vehicles which come on patch looking for scrap and dealing with these persons also keeps the crime rate down.Coveringtheperiod9thApril2017tothe9thMay2017andinparticularforatwoweekperiodfromthe9th–23rdApriltherehasbeenanunfortunateriseinanti-socialbehaviourwithintheareaofTheOvaltoAnnWicksRoadwhichinturnhas lead to a slight increase in the crime rate for the area mostly as a result of 5 cars having been damaged with key scratches.We have also received reports of stones having been thrown at a few properties and garden hedges having been jumped into along with a bench vandalised outside a premises on The Green.This unusual behaviour has obviously caused a great deal of upset and concern for the residents in the area and clearly is not acceptable.We have been speaking to some of the victims and have been getting a good amount of information which has helped us to form a picture of who has been causing the upset and indeed what we will do in the longer term to help prevent this from escalating.These measures will be put in place over the coming weeks, however, at this point in time we are pleased to report that the situation has calmed down somewhat but request that residents inform us with any information which can assist with our on-going enquiries.Finally a few people have raised concerns about the amount of time it can take to get through to police on the non emergency 101 number. This does depend on how many people are wanting to access our service and at peak times the wait has made people put the phone down without reporting their incident.Forthoseofyouwhohaveaccesstotheinternet,ifyoudon’tgetthroughonthephone you can use our email contact which does go straight into the control room and may provide a quicker response and this is [email protected] making sure to place your name along with address and telephone number and a brief outline of why you are sending the email.Michael.trebble@gloucestershire.pnn.police.ukMelanie.campbell@gloucestershire.pnn.police.ukPCSOMIKETREBBLE&PCMELCAMPBELL.

SEVERNSIDE MOTHERS’ UNIONThe Rev Charles Minchin celebrated Communion at the April meeting of theMother’sUnionatStJamesChurch,SaulwhenhecommissionedMrsGloriaSwanntobeaPastoralAdministrator.ItwasalsopleasingthatmembersofBrightHourfromFramptoncametosharetheServiceinpreparationofEaster.AfterwardsMrsSallyWithersspokeaboutherworkastheDeaneryOfficeAdministrator.Thiswasvery interesting as many of the members had no idea it was such a complex and involved job, which clearly Sally enjoys doing.Rev Vernon Lidstone celebrated Communion at the May meeting but with no speaker, the ladies enjoyed a good chat with their tea and cake.ThenextmeetingwillbeafternoonteaatHighfieldGardenWorldwhenwecanlook round the shop and garden centre before tea at 3pm on Tuesday 6th June.

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Severnside SingersWe are a local community choir, formed seven years ago, for men and women who love to sing, but may have no formal training ( ie cannot read music ) or previous experience.We want encourage anyone from the local area to join our friendly group, our repertoire includes Simon & Garfunkel, Lennon & McCartney, and musicals such as The Lion King, Les Miserables and Mama Mia.No one faces an audition, so if you areinterested contact Pam Greenfield on01452 740126 or [email protected] meet on a Thursday evening 7.30 – 9.00pm in the Village Hall Frampton on Severn. Old and Newmembers welcome.

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FOOTBALL REPORT - JANUARY 2016Firstly apologies for missing the last two editions of the newsletter. Muchhashappenedinthelastfewmonthsattheclub.FirstlyIwillstartwiththe3rdXI.Theteamfinishedin7thplaceinStroudDiv4.Thiswasahardfoughtleagueandthemixtureofyouthand‘oldies’didwellunderthecircumstances.ThankstoManagerRyanMannforallthehardworkputinto running the side this season.The2ndXIfinishedin11thplaceinStroudDiv1.UnderManagerStuartMauletheteamstruggleda littlewith theavailabilityofplayersbutdid reach thefinalof theStroudCharityCup losingonpenalties to higher opposition Stroud Harriers.Nowontothe1stXI.Theteamhadtheirmostsuccessfulseasonever,andfinishedasRunnersUpintheGlos.CountyLeague.ItwasalittlecloseattheendbuttheteamkepttheirnerveandfinishedwithawinagainstRockleazeRangerstoearntheir2ndplace.Congratulationstoallthesquad.LeeDriver-Dickerson has decided to step down as Manager after this season. He will be much missed as hehasledtheteamfromStroudDiv.1throughtheNorthernSeniorLeaguestowheretheyaretodayintheCountyLeague.AlongwithhisdedicationtoFrampton(andhiswitandcharm!)allwecansayisgood luck Lee for the future. That means ferrying your children around to their various clubs to play footballandcricketinthesummer!Youwillbemuchmissedinmanydifferentways!!Iwouldliketodrawyouattentiontothevandalismwhichhasbeenoccurringatthefootballfield.WewouldliketoapologisetoallthenearbyresidentsintheOvalandespeciallytheresidentsinthebungalowsthatadjointheclubwhohavebeenaffected.Forsomeoftheresidentsinthebungalowsitis a frightening experience to have stones thrown at the windows and many other incidents that have occurred. Hopefully now the Police are involved life might return to normal. TheclubheldaverysuccessfulChristmasBingoinDecemberalsoanEasterChildren’sBingoinMarchraisingfundsfortheclub.NextupisPresentationEveningwhichalwaysprovesagoodnight.IthinkwewillhavetotakeasweepstaketoseehowlongLee’sspeechwillgoonfor.Ithasbeenknowntotake 10 minutes, but I feel it could go on much longer this year!!Finallyit’sonceagaintimetothankthemanywhohelpoutwiththeirvoluntarytimetomaketheclubso successful. Firstly to Mo for washing all the teams kit also for her help at the Bingo on a Monday night, it is much appreciated by everyone. To Lara and Georgia for their tea lady duties on a Saturday afternoon.Therewouldbeuproarbythespectatorsiftheydidn’tgettheirteaandcoffeebeforeandat half time! To Sam Merrett, who looks after the pitch in the close season, getting it back to looking great for the start of the season.Finally,finally!OurgratefulthankstoAdrianButt,ourmainsponsoragainthisseason.Yourhelpisvery much appreciated and without your support the club would not be in the position it is today. Here istoseason2017-2018itwon’tbelongbeforethepre-seasonfriendliesstart!!!

Frampton loses a much loved friendAlotofpeoplehavecommentedthatafamiliarfriendhasnotbeenseenlately. Indeedhehasnotbeenseenthisyear.Notonlythat,butitisbelievedthathispartnerhasnotbeenseeneither.Orhasshe?I am referring to our friend of many years (at least 17 by some accounts), in the shape of our somewhat lame, Frampton mute swan together with his female partner.During all the years I have lived on the Green, he turned up regularly each year around late February or early March, with a partner and set about constructing a nest. It usually falls to the cob to decide where the nest is to be built. He usually chose to construct it on the edge of the largest pond, adjacent to the Manor Farm entrance. I do believe that one year, the nest was constructed on the little island in the middle.Having carried out his duties as a good cob should, his partner would duly lay somewhere between 6 and 8 grey tinted eggs and taking turns, they would incubate them for some thirty six days, give ortake.Oncehatched,andstrongenoughtoswimaroundaftertheirparents,thecygnetsandtheir parents, would stay around the pond for a week or so and then early one morning, in line astern, they would march up the Green, cross the road, and going through the Court, they would decamptotheParklake.Andthatwouldbethat.Howeverlastyearwasdifferent.Wasithis‘swansong’?Orwashewithadifferenthen?Insteadofheadingforthelake,theydecidedtostayontheGreen.Oneaccountsuggestedtheydidgoto the lake, but were given a hostile reception by the incumbent swans and decided the human populationofFramptonwasconsiderablyfriendlier.Nodoubtthiswasreinforcedbythefactthata decidedly good breakfast was to be had, either from the kindly humans in the Top Shop House or later, from the newly built Top Shop next door. Maybe they were impressed by the new shop even incorporating a swan logo in its sign.ThusthewholefamilywouldparadearoundtheGreen,completelyunfazedbyallthedistractionssuchasthemanyvisitors,thedogs,TheFramptonFeastFunfair,Gifford’sCircusandthetrafficpassing up and down the Green. Mum was usually in the lead with Dad limping along in the rear.Thecygnet’sstubbylittlewingsarethelasttomaturewiththeirfull,flightfeathers,butbytheendof the summer, the whole family was ready to depart. It is assumed that they departed for the lake orthecanalormaybetheyeventuallyflewfurtherafield.Slimbridgeperhaps.ButwhatofDad?Didhemakeitthroughthewinter,ordidhefinallysuccumbunderthehandicapofhisinjuredleg.There may be a mysterious conclusion to this story. In the last month or so, a lone swan has turned up quite regularly on one or the other of the ponds. It might be just a random visitor. However, it seems very comfortable in the presence of humans. It looks as though it could be a female. Could it be the lonesome hen from lastyear?Ormightitevenbeoneofheroffspring?Whatever the truth of the situation, it seems rather sad that we have not again had the privilege, of observing a family of beautiful mute swans, being raised from eggs to maturity.Bryan Webster Could this be Mum from last year,

or even one of the Cygnets?

A poem from Gracie Pearce (aged 7)In FramptonInFramptonleavesgrow,treesblowandflowersgrowbefore Winter comes again, Spring,Summer,Autumn,Winter, the seasons turn around.In Spring all of the nature comes alive and it starts to get warmer.In Summer it is very hot! You get ice creams on the Green. InAutumnleavesfalloffthetrees and it starts to get cold again. In Winter it is very cold and some times snowes!The world is always changing.

Family “Puzzle Pages “ Answers: Birds: Loads to choose from here -‐ the best we had suggested was “ T “ for “Temminks Stint” [but you have to go to Northern Scandanavia to see one so that doesn’t really count!] And if you get Q, X or Z please let the editor know! ‘Writing’ Calculators: Countdown Conundrums: Giggle -‐ 376616 Gobble -‐ 378806 1. AIRPORTS Soil -‐ 7105 Boils -‐ 57108 2. TRAILING Gosh -‐ 4506 Shell -‐ 77345 Hole -‐ 3704 Heel -‐ 7334 Directions: Bells -‐ 57738 Legs -‐ 5637 1. Nelson -‐ he ends up facing EAST 2. I’m lost! You are at the South Pole! Food Places: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: 1. Great Pyramid of Giza 2. Pharos of Alexandria 3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia 5. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 6. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 7. Colossus of Rhodes Great Inventions:

Pork Pie Melton Mowbray Cake Eccles; Dundee; Pontefract

‘Clanger’ Luton; Bedford Tart Bakewell

Gin Plymouth Smokie Arbroath

Hotpot Lancashire Mint Cake Kendal

Sole Dover Black pudding Stornoway

Pudding Yorkshire Dark Chocolate

Bournville

Bun Chelsea; Bath Pastie Cornwall (Devon?)

Sausage (circular)

Cumberland Pickle Branston

Richard Trevithick Built 1st steam locomotive 1804

John Walker ‘Friction igniting’ matches 1827 Joseph Swan Invented ‘filament’ electric light bulb 1879 Edwin Budding Lawnmower 1830

George Absolom Electric ‘Teasmade’ 1932 Wolverhampton Town 1

st automated traffic lights in Britain 1927

Microsoft Corporation ‘Windows 1.0’ operating system 1985 Clive Sinclair ZX-‐80 ‘home computer’ 1980 Sony 1

st Transistor Radio 1955

Alec Issigonis BMC ‘Mini’ launched at Motor Show 1959 Ken Wood Kenwood Chef Food Mixer 1950 Seiko 1

st ‘quartz’ watch on sale 1969

Dept. Of Transport 2nd Severn Crossing opened 1996

De Havilland ‘Comet’ -‐ 1st commercial jet airliner 1952

James Dyson DC01 -‐ 1st ‘bag-‐less’ vacuum cleaner 1995

Philips & Sony 1st compact disc recording released 1972

Mazda 1st car with built in GPS ‘Sat Nav’ 1990

Sharp Corporation 1st digital camera mobile phone 2000








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The Family Puzzle Pages Answers

Frampton in FocusEach issue we spend 10 minutes talking to someone who lives or works in Frampton, andshareourfindingswithyou.Thistimewe’vebeentalkingto…Jess O’Gorman Landlady of The Three HorseshoesHow long have you lived in the village?MyDad’sfamilycameherefromLittledeanalmost50yearsago,soI’vealways had roots here. Until I was 9, Dad (Mike), Mum (Eileen), my sister BeccyandIlivedinLondon.AsBeccyandIwereapproachingsecondaryschool age the family upped sticks and settled down in Frampton.How did you become a landlady?We’velivedvirtuallynextdoortothepubforyearsandit’splayedabig part in my life. Mum worked here in her 20s, and as a teenager I used to play poker for peanuts in the back bar. I had my 18th here, my21sthereandmyfirstdrinktoo–apintofBlackRatfor£1.80! I originally planned to work in music, and after studying for my Music Practice degree I tried a fewdifferentjobs.OnethingIhadalwayslovedwasworkinginbarsandclubs.Whentheleaseherecameup,withmyfamily’sbacking(andthere’snowayIcoulddothiswithoutthem), Idecidedtotakeiton.WelaunchedonMum’sbirthdayinDecember2011.Is music still important to you?Yes, which is why, on top of all our other events across the year, we have lots of live music –twiceaweekandmoreifyoucountthingsliketheAbbasing-alongandvisitsfromMorrisdancers and the Giffords Circus band. I tend to keep quiet about it, but I am actually aclassicallytrainedflautist–althoughtheclosestIcometothatnowisaquickblowonthetinwhistle on folk night!Can you tell me any little-known facts about you or the pub?1.Somepeopledon’trealisewehavealovely,flowerypubgarden.2. There are two international standard boules courts in the garden for customers to use.3.WewonCAMRAGloucester’sRuralPuboftheYear2016andhaveearnedaplaceintheCAMRAGoodBeerGuide2015,2016and2017.

4.Weallowdogsinthefrontbar,andalthoughthere’sonlyusuallyacouplearound,weonce had 16!

5. Ihavewontheladies’elvereatingcontestthreeyearsonthetrot,havingoriginallybeennominatedbymysisterBeccywithfiveminutes’notice.

What are your customers’ favourites?Wehavebecomefamousforour‘ThreeShuPies’,withthebestsellersbeingthesteakandLandlordpie,andchickenandleek.Dad’shomecookedhamalsotakessomebeating.Asfordrinks, all our ales - Uley Bitter, Doombar and Timothy Taylor Landlord - are popular. We also servethreecidersandaperry.It’shardtopickanactualfavourite.Favourite part of the village?The little beach on the other side of the sailing club lake where I spent a lot of time with friends as a teenager.What did you have for breakfast?Some turkey, sugar snap peas and a mug of tea.How do you like to spend your free time?Attheendofabusynight,wheneveryonehasgonehomeandmydaughtersareasleep,Itrytograbaquietfiveminutestohaveahotchocolateandreadmybook-currentlyTheGreenRider series.Do you have a favourite book/film?Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle books are fantastic. My favourite film is Howto Train Your Dragon. I also love rock music and am partial to classical pianist Ludovico Einaudi’swork.Interview by Sarah McCurrich

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