Gaydon Parish Magazine June 2024
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Gaydon Gazette for June
Big Lunch Sat 1st at noon Village Hall
Village Store AGM Mon 3rd at 7pm Village Hall
Parish Council Tues 4th at 7.30pm Village Hall
Mobile Library Fri 7th at 2.40pm Phone Box
Coffee Morning Sat 15th at 11am Village Hall
Tai Chi Wednesdays at 7pm Village Hall
Clubbercise Thursdays at 7pm Village Hall
Something to Look Forward to
Election Thurs 4 July Village Hall
Book Club Mon 9 July at 7pm Village Hall
Parish Council News
The date of the next meeting of Gaydon Parish Council is Tuesday 4th June at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The Agenda is on the Village Hall notice board and can also be seen on the website together with the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Gaydon Development
No updates to be reported on this month. At the time of writing, the SDC e-planning site is only available intermittently (undergoing development and maintenance), but no new 'Determination Date' has been posted.
However, if any reader of the magazine does hear of any fresh information or speculation regarding the proposed development, please contact me via the magazine or the Parish Council meeting on
Tuesday 4th June. Tony Hughes
June Church Services
2nd 9.30am Gaydon service cancelled owing to illness
10.00am Holy Communion Burton Dassett
9th 9.30am Prayer and Praise Gaydon
10.00am Morning Prayer Northend
16th 9.30am Agapë Service Gaydon
10.00am Holy Communion Northend
23rd 9.30am Songs of Praise Gaydon
10.00am Morning Prayer Northend
30th Joint Service time and venue to be arranged
Roman Catholic Church of St Francis, Kineton
Sunday Mass 11am
Re-dedication of Bells
On Sunday 9 June the bells at All Saints will be re-dedicated following the work carried out. This service will be at 3pm led by Bishop Ruth, the Acting Bishop of Coventry.
June Memorial Book
2012 2nd Jane Goldsmith
2012 11th Peggy Shiner
1979 17th Richard Welsh
2012 21st Jean Phillips
1995 27th Scott Lightowler
2012 30th Jean Checkley
If there is a special entry that you would like to see, let me know and I will try to make sure that the Book is open on that day. Julie Rickman
BIG LUNCH
Saturday 1st June at Gaydon Village Hall from 12 noon.
This is a country-wide event and we hold a BIg Lunch every year at the Hall. It will be an American Buffet i.e. we all bring a plate of food to share. There will be free tea, coffee and squash and you can bring any drinks you like. All villagers welcome - please come!
Clubbercise
Village Hall onThursdays 7pm-7.45pm £6 per session, PAYG - pay-as-you-go
Coffee Morning 15 June*
The June Coffee Morning is on Saturday 15th at 11am in the Village Hall. Books, Bric-a-brac, Raffle, Coffee and Biscuits. Bring and Buy Plants still Welcome! All money raised is for Church funds. *NB Change of date!
Mobile Library
The Mobile Library will call at the Telephone Box at 2.25pm for half an hour on Friday 7 June.
BMM Events in June
Metro and Mini Show Sunday 2nd
Classic and Vintage Commercial Weekend 8/9th
Gaydon Gathering Tuesday 11th
Banbury Run Sunday 16th
Ford National Sunday 23rd
Morris Minor National Rally Weekend 29/30th
Information and tickets at www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk
Fireworks Alert: BMM will hold a 10-minute fireworks display at 10pm on Sunday 7 July for a Wedding.
Gaydon Village Store Annual General Meeting
The GVS AGM will be held on Monday 3rd June at 7pm. All villagers are invited to attend and find out more about the running of our excellent convenience store.
Tai Chi
The Tai Chi group meets every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock in the Village Hall. Please text 07514 011406 so that we can look out for you. After a month, please donate a coin for the hire of the Hall.
Gaydon Book Club
Next meeting is on Tuesday 9 July at 7pm. Please bring a pound towards the Hire of the Hall - and whatever drink and nibbles you fancy. Anyone wishing to join us, please message me on 07917 873856 and I will add you to our WhatsApp group; or you can find us on Facebook by searching Gaydon Village Book Club. Holly
Flag
The Union flag flew on 25 May to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of John and Julie Rickman.
If you have something to celebrate or commemorate, contact Siobhan Hannan on 07780 689582, and she will raise the flag for you in return for a £5 contribution to Church funds.
Swan Singers Concert
Swan Singers present Sounds of Summer, a seasonal, summery selection of songs, both old and new, on Saturday 13 July at 7.30pm at Kineton Sports & Social Club. All welcome, drinks from the bar; free entry with a retiring collection.
Further details from: admin@swansingers.uk
Gaydon songsters are cordially invited to join the Swan Singers at their weekly sessions in the Methodist Church Hall in Kineton on Tuesdays at 7.30pm. If you are interested, website www.swansingers.uk is self-explanatory and describes what they do. Any queries can be sent to admin@swansingers.uk Denise Hart-Dobbie
Information from your Stratford District Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs)
The police encourage all residents to report any policing issues directly to us, as a direct report from a resident is logged onto our database and builds evidence for resources to be applied to issues.
We would like to signpost and encourage the below ways to best contact us:
Points of contact
999
This is the number to ring if there is an emergency incident happening right now that needs an immediate police presence - if life is at risk, people are injured, offenders are nearby or a crime is in progress.
Reporting online
This is the preferred method to contact police and report any non-emergency issues that do not require an immediate response. This also includes reporting non-emergency collisions and anti-social behaviour. Online reporting is available 24/7 and can be accessed at https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/ro/report
Just reporting
If you simply want to provide information without speaking to anyone,
go to https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/
Operation Snap
You can report digital footage showing potential moving traffic offences online at https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/operationsnap
101
If you are unable to report an issue online but have concerns that do not need an emergency response, this is the number you can use. Please be aware that you may have to wait if the lines are busy, but make sure you have (or receive) an incident number.
Police Station
Stratford Police Station front counter is now back open seven days a week.
Opening times are:
09.00 to 17.00 – Monday - Friday
09.00 to 16.00 – Saturday
11.30 to 14.00 - Sunday
This information is also available on the Warwickshire Police website and is updated regularly at
https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/area/your-area/warwickshire/stratford-on-avon-district/stratford-town/about-us
Crimestoppers
0800 555 111
If you want to report something anonymously, you can contact Crimestoppers. They are an independent charity working to help communities and your anonymity is guaranteed. Search for them
online or visit their website at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
Contacting your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT)
If you have information or intelligence and you would rather speak to someone in person, you can speak to any of our SNT while out and about, during one of our station surgeries or public engagements or by emailing your team directly: SNTWellesbourne@warwickshire.police.uk
Warwickshire Open Studios
Brookside Art Shed is a new venue opening in June to coincide with Warwickshire Open Studios! We will be holding a group exhibition of 12 artists' work including painting, ceramics, print, photography and film-making.
Over the course of the two weeks we will be hosting a range of exciting workshops, demonstrations and collaborations, including Raku and pit-firings, workshops for children and Pop-up surprise events. There is a strong existing ethos at the farm for it to be a centre for well-being.
Our aim is to establish a thriving and well-loved art school catering to the needs of the local community, a welcoming space for mixed generations to create and learn together.
Access to high-quality experiences:
Art classes, pottery workshops, after school clubs, and open-access drop-in sessions.
Our cafe will be open on the weekends during Open Studios, providing a warm welcome, refreshments and delicious homemade cake! We hope you can come and join us. Pippa Prosser
To see more about what's on offer, please take a look at our website www.brooksideartshed.com
or www.warwickshireopenstudios.org/workshops
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society
The Society raises money to support seafarers and their families who are facing hardship and distress. The maritime community is a vulnerable and often forgotten sector of society and during the last year the Charity received over 700 new applications for assistance. It paid out about £1.3 million in over 1700 cases of need.
Please visit the website www.shipwreckedmariners.org.uk to see more about the Society and how to support its work. JR
Shipston Home Nursing
Sunday 23 June - Oxhill, from 10am - 2pm, you will find an assortment of garage sales in the village with each stall donating £10 to Shipston Home Nursing.
Sunday 30 June - Tour d'Ilmington Cycle Ride
This fantastic annual cycle ride, organised by Shipston Rotary, is back! We're so grateful to be one of their supported charities. For further details go to www.rotary-ribi.org/districts/
If you are able to marshal at the event, we would love to hear from you at fundraising@shipstonhomenursing.co.uk
We hope you'll come along!
For further information on any of the events, please email Allison or Kate at fundraising@shipstonhomenursing.co.uk
Nature Notes for May
The Swifts are settling in well after their long journey from Africa.
It still amazes me how they retain the memory of their nesting sites in Gaydon and are sure to be last year's brood and parents. Also good news about the House Martins which have arrived at the Spitfire houses once again, favouring the overhanging eaves as nesting sites. There still remain the nest boxes on their old sites in the village for any overspill. Sadly, no sign of the Swallows as yet.
Last week in Corfu there were multitudes of them splashing in Puddles to get mud for nest-building. The small villages were full of half-completed nests and they are very popular with all because they feed on Mosquitoes and biting flies.
I had spent a great week observing Butterflies with the help of the Corfu Butterfly Society. There are many exciting species there that have sadly disappeared from the UK in the past few years, notably the Wall butterfly and Large Tortoiseshell and three species of Swallowtail. My favourite though is the 'aristocrat' - the two-tailed Pasha or Strawberry tree Emperor, which is only found in Southern Europe. It is a fast flier with lovely markings and settles to feed on a variety of foods like spilt wine and human sweat! The beautiful Southern Admiral is another spectacular species that glides amongst thousand-year-old olive tree groves.
Most visitors stay on the coast but beyond are spectacular mountains and forests. We often had to 'rescue' Wild Hermans Tortoises from the winding tracks. It was a great trip and arranged by our own Gaydon Travel Agent!
One species of Butterfly, the Peacock is often found on the allotments after winter hibernationI. I can recommend the free bird app. called Merlin which is easy to set up and records all bird song over a wide area. I set it up for the dawn chorus in my own Garden and there were quite a few surprises on the list: Black caps, chiff-chaffs, Mistle Thrushes, Green Finches and Eurasian Jay which I have never seen around the village.
The crowing of a few roosters was mistakenly recorded, rather amusingly, as 'red jungle fowl' though! I recorded over 14 species in the garden one morning, even picking up the aerial combat of Raven and Buzzard.
This is a good time to spot early Purple and Bee Orchids. Mowing often destroys these, so the recently-introduced 'No mow May' should benefit them. The leaving of wild areas uncut is having a huge impact on the rise in insect numbers, so please do consider a leaving small patch. Bernard Price