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The Painswick BeaconVol. 28 No.9 December 2005

Elsewhere in this issue - seasonal teasers, an artistic challenge, quest for Painswick carol, Cedric holds the undergrowth, aboutthe Malverns last month, from circle to Friday, dancing at tea time, wind blown turbine looming, local lad hits big-time racket whilea local man is champ, some rocky panels to be seen, services throughout Christmas, latest on the library, a strange stallion.

Best wishes, peace and

happinessto all our readersfor Christmas and the New Year

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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS - by Leslie Brotherton

Reports upon meetings of the Parish Councilcannot help but be selective, if only because ofspace constraints. We try to draw attention tothose of wider interest, but remind readers thatthe full minutes of Council meetings are avail-able at the Council office on Wednesday andFriday mornings, as well as Painswick Library.

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PLANNINGBroadham Field - floodlightingThe committee was informed that SDCenforcement officers had inspected thenew hoods on the floodlights to the rugbytraining area and stated they seemed sat-isfactory. The Council had suggested thattheir inspection should be during thehours of darkness so that light spillage,the cause of the complaints, could be fullyassessed.SDC - Planning procedure revisionThe Chairman read out the full responseas sent from the Parish Council (see page2 last month). District Councillor BarbaraTait, who was present, affirmed that nodecision would be made by SDC for sev-eral months, and that Painswick was notalone in registering its objections.Gyde Barn - leylandiiA letter was received from the owner ofthe barn expressing her regret that therewas a seeming 'harassment' from the Bea-con report of discussion at the last meetingof the Planning Committee (We only re-port as accurately as we can upon whatactually takes place. Shooting the mes-senger is never the only option. Ed.) andthat a compromise upon a reduced heightfor these (temporary) trees was sought.Three members of the committee were ap-pointed to discuss the matter with her.Friends Meeting House - direction signTerry Parker reported a new planning ap-plication to erect a direction sign had takennote of the District Council's conserva-tion officer and altered its colour to palebrown; this instead of the previously sug-gested green.

PARISH COUNCILPublic sessionStreet Parking - Pullens RoadIn accord with Council procedures,Edward Lane of Canton Acre was permit-ted to address the Council prior tocommencement of business on the agenda. Mr Lane suggested that the use of on-street parking, and virtual monopoly ofthe public parking spaces in Pullens Road(see report last month page 2) by one resi-

dent, and this by as many as eight vehi-cles, including trailers and motor cycles,was not only inconsiderate in that it wasobstructing the pavement but unlawful.He contested the assertion by the policethat they did not have powers to discour-age/prevent such parking; he was alsoscathing about the District Council's of-ficers for regarding there as being no limitto the number of vehicles one of its ten-ants may park on the highway. He notedthat he knew of parking in Canton Acrebecause of the consequent lack of spacesin Pullens Road, and wondered whetherthe reverse might be as unwelcome if ithad the effect of blocking Pullens Road. Mr Lane urged the Parish Council to takemuch more affirmative action. Chairman Terry Parker reported that aletter had been received from the vehicleowner, which would be considered laterthat evening, but undertook to investigateany further action the Council might take.Cotswold Hunt - ElcombeThe Council was reminded that the onlytwo concerns reported to the last meetingby local Councillor Jeanne Berry were (1)that hunts should not trespass on privateproperty, and (2) that they comply withthe new legal requirements.Street Parking - Pullens RoadThe Council received a letter from the Dis-trict Council explaining its limited powersregarding vehicle ownership by its ten-ants, and parking on or off road. A lengthy letter was also received fromJohn Rhodes, owner of the several vehi-cles causing some concern because oftheir being parked in or adjoining PullensRoad. Mr Rhodes made many points inhis letter, including that all vehicles are'legal and in good working order', that theyare 'parked carefully to ensure that theyare not a nuisance to any other persons',that the District Council had been con-sulted regarding compliance with anyrules or regulations they may have, andthat his commercial vehicle, a vintage 1990Dodge Tipper Truck, is used mainly forprivate journeys such as shopping andholidays, and that not only is it of rarityvalue but only 'sometimes used for ourcommercial work'. He was critical of anony-mous Emails, suggesting they might haveemanated from anywhere, including Tai-wan or even Transylvania! Other pointshe raised included views being taken bythe Parish Council without consultationwith him, Council procedures, seemingharassment, on-pavement parking beingacceptable elsewhere in the village. While the letter was read in full, theCouncil decided to refer the matter, includ-ing a review of on-pavement parking, tothe Traffic Committee for reconsiderationas such was increasingly conflicting withresolution of criticisms received.Disused pole - TibbiwellThe Clerk reported that this pole had nowbeen removed.Gloucestershire PoliceThe Council received a letter from theLeader of the County Council, Councillor

Barry Dare, (who also made clear his be-ing leader of the Conservative Group)seeking support for a petition in favour ofretention of the County Constabulary andopposing regionalisation/amalgamation.The Council decided that, in the absenceof a detailed case for or against amalga-mation, not to support the petition en-bloc,but individual Councillors might sign. (SeeGRCC report on page 8.)Tennis courts - Recreation FieldThe Chairman reported his understand-ing that the tennis club's intentionsregarding long-term use of these courtswould be the subject of discussion at aclub committee meeting at the end of themonth.Edge Road - overhanging treesMartin Slinger reported trees overhang-ing the narrow pavement in Edge Roadwhich were forcing pedestrians into thecarriageway, and that this would be drawnto the attention of householders con-cerned.Stamages car park - freeThe District Council propose to refurbishthe toilets in this car park but have real-ised that while they are fenced off forcontractors the ticket machine will be in-accessible. During the fourteen week contract pe-riod, during which temporary toilets willbe provided, car parking will be free ofcharge.Town Hall - upper hall redecorationThe Council gratefully accepted an offerby a consortium of art clubs which exhibitin the upper hall to redecorate free ofcharge with materials provided by theCouncil.Painswick PlantationAnn Daniels reported occasional abuseof this much valued sanctuary offGloucester Road and members (and read-ers) were reminded that it is a place onlyfor walkers; cycles, motor cycles, horseriding etc. are forbidden.St.Mary's churchyard pathsThe Council received information fromDavid Harley, Church Warden, that con-sultants had been appointed torecommend alternative paving materials,etc., and that the Wardens would seek toreopen discussions with the Parish Coun-cil regarding a possible financialcontribution towards the cost of relayingwhen this information and the outcome ofa lottery grant application is known earlyin 2006.

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A Painswick Carol?With a keen sense of timing, the Beacon has received an en-quiry from Stephen Rowley, organiser of some carol singingand mumming in the area. Stephen says that "Many people do not realise that mostcarols have their origins in local traditions. The universally-known carols that we use today, were mostly collected in townsand villages in the early C20th by people like Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams andPercy Grainger. Some of the best known, like Holly and the Ivy were collected in Glouces-tershire. A few communities still have their own carol singing traditions, but most havefallen by the wayside."

We are pleased to enquire whether any readers know thePainswick carol, or any other local carols that may be fadingout of use. Just let us know, or Stephen direct on01453.763181 steve@artension.com

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The MagicalChristmasGardenTourWe were only too pleased to in-clude notice of this (now) annualevent at the Rococo Garden on 4thDecember - tomorrow, in our lastissue. There was the forewarning thatthere was NO ENTRY WITHOUTA TICKET. The heartening thing is, they areall sold, and organiser JuneGardiner has asked us to remindthose still planning to attend thatsafety reasons alone mean that itis not worth even trying to get in. That said, June is very apprecia-tive - as will the Cobalt AppealFund Crack Cancer Campaign - thatso many bought tickets!

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SUBSCRIBERSCongratulations to four subscriberswhose receipt mumbers came out of our'hat' in this order, and so receive 'prizes'321 - Mr and Mrs J ReedA bottle of WhiskyThe Malt House, Vicarage Street

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SheepscombeOne thousand years in this

Gloucestershire valleyElisabeth Skinner’s history of Sheepscombe has been along time in gestation but finally came to birth and intothe public light at its launch on 5th November. Some 150-200 people came to Sheepscombe village hall for the event. Elisabeth’s love of history had been sparked initially byher mother and of local history in particular through anOpen University degree she undertook in the 1970s-80s.While she was doing this she also worked at the school inSheepscombe and during her time there a package wasreceived from Canada of a notebook and photographsfrom around 1900 which had belonged to Sophie Carmenwhose story is told in the book. This was to be the impetus for the forming of the SheepscombeHistory Society which has since then built up a very large archive of material in respect of thehistory of the village much of which has been incorporated into the book. A first draft, “long and rambling” was Elisabeth’s description, was around in the 1980’s basedlargely upon a series of lectures on Sheepscombe’s history which Elisabeth had given basedupon her Open University studies. In 1997 the millennium was approaching and this was thenext target for publication. But history cannot be rushed. Finally a revised text, not so long andrambling yet with much new material, was ready in 2002. There were many people to be thanked for their help in the production of the book from thosewho provided material, to those who helped arrange the publication. In particular Elisabethwished that Frances Patterson and Myra Haywood who spent so many hours working onthe design and layout of the book should be mentioned in person. The book is a tribute to Elisabeth. She said she had “tried to convey a sense of theincredible detail that can be found among surviving evidence without being overwhelm-ing, in the hope that others may be persuaded to carry on the search for knowledge andunderstanding” and this book is certain to achieve the aim. In addition she says there is never just one version of history. Others will look at thesame evidence and come to different conclusions – indeed she entreats us to come for-ward should we think something needs correcting for the next edition! We offer our thanks to Elisabeth for all her many years work on this history ofSheepscome. Reading this history cannot but spark your own interest in the history ofyour own local area. The book is a fascinating read worth every penny – copies can beobtained from Sheepscombe History Society.

Peter Jackson

The Chairman, Mem-bers and Clerk to theParish Council wishall parishioners avery happy Christmasand a trouble-freeNew Year.

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Christian Aidcommittee want to say a big Thank You to all whohelped at, contributed to or came to our ChristmasSale and Coffee Morning on November 5th. £290was raised.

Liz Davies

Sounds of the NightOur afternoon meeting in the Town Hall in late Octobercertainly proved an alternative to a dark and cold winter’sevening event. It was still summer! Notwithstanding, clubmembers reported the first of the winter’s migrants to Painswick, including fieldfaresand redwings. “Birds and beast sounds of the night” was the theme of Rosie Cliffe, Head of habi-tats and species with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. With the use of slides andtapes, the speaker’s presentation was an unusual one for the club, and very success-ful. The presentation followed the seasons of the year, covering a wide range of wildlife,and my particular favourites were the sounds of a Forest of Dean nightjar and badgersemerging from their set. At times it seemed we were outdoors amongst the wildlife!

Bill Boydell

PainswickBird Club

First year celebratedA very successful inaugural year was celebrated by mem-bers of Yew Trees WI at their Annual Meeting on Tuesday22nd November. A splendid cake, made by Andrea Linsell, tocelebrate the first birthday of Yew Trees WI, was enjoyed byall. As was a most informative talk on Denman College givenby Rosemary Bishton. Looking back on the year Christine Fellows, the President, said shewas delighted with all that Yew Trees had achieved. She also said thatshe hopes even more ladies will join when they realise what an interest-ing and varied programme of speakers has been arranged for 2006. Thesubjects range from reflexology to women in prison, from badgers toBBC Radio Gloucester, from a talk on local cheeses to The St.John ofJerusalem eye hospital, from The Everyman theatre in Cheltenham to TheElsa Conservation Trust in Kenya. Along with a fascinating variety of talks, new members can be assuredof a warm and friendly welcome. The meetings are normally held on thefourth Tuesday in the month at 7.30 pm in the Town Hall. The exceptionbeing this month when the date is Tuesday 13th December, when pro-spective members are most welcome to come along to an informalChristmas gathering.

Celia Lougher

The FridayClubWhat is in a name? Well, it all de-pends. The Painswick SeniorCircle has changed its name; it isnow to be known as The Friday

Club. Why? Well, for a long time the name SeniorCircle has conjured up strange and varied views in theminds of all ages as to what we might be about. A cosyimage, perhaps, of an aged knitting circle sitting aroundhalf asleep chatting, or a coven of weirdoes gettingtogether, who knows what? What is certain, however,is that the word Senior is beyond definition in today’sworld. Nobody wants to be a ‘Senior’ unless it savesthem money. So what are we, then? Well, we are a Club in the sense that we get together,right? And we meet on Fridays, right or, rather, everyother Friday, but that is still a Friday, right? So why not‘The Friday Club’? It seems likely to provoke the inter-est of the uninformed to, at least, find out. Oh, and PatDaly is our first President. Changing a name like New Daz (or New Labour) im-plies metamorphosing into something else that is quitedifferent. We are not changing anything else: we arevery proud of what we do. We arrange an annual pro-gramme of fortnightly talks on matters of topical interestby ‘the great and the good’, with occasional outingsto interesting places. We also indulge in ‘social inter-action’ between members, which translates mostly astea and biscuits with conversation but sometimesknown as gossip. At an all-in cost of £1.50 a time (Thereis no membership subscription) – how is that for value!Why not try us if you have not already?

Maurice Maggs Man Friday

Our cover picturefor this Christmas has been prepared byAnnabel Sidwell of Greenacres inCheltenham Road. We think readers willagree that her choice of angle of view ofthe church and local buildings is uniqueand interesting. Annabel is studying at Downfield SixthForm in Stroud but has had to relegateher interest in creative art to the statusof 'hobby' while she concentrates uponsubjects which could help her move intoa career in medicine. Good luck, andthank you.

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Wordsearch This month we have a seri-ous look at South America,and wonder if you can findall thirteen of the mainlandcountries which comprisethat amazing half-continent,and their capital cities? If there is doubt aboutspelling, that in the Bea-con's atlas applies.

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JealousyA very ancient puzzle tells of two married couples who wishedto cross a river in a rowing boat that would hold only twopeople. So jealous were the men that no wife was ever to be leftin the company of another man unless her own husband waspresent. They solved their problem in five trips: (1) First couple crossed,(2) Husband returned, (3) Both husbands crossed, (4) Husbandof remaining wife returned, (5) Second couple crossed. But, what if there were three couples with only the same two-person boat, and the husbands were similarly resolved that nowife should be left in male company unless her husband waspresent? Could they all cross the river, and if so what wouldhave to be the minimum number of trips? No tricks, like suggesting someone should swim, or that theytie a rope to the boat and pull it across. The problem must besolved fairly, as in the original case.

The answerfor last month was the stonesatop the fine restored entranceto Castle Hale. See page 20!

Architecs

A challengefor this monthis to locate thisfragment ofstone arch,unusually onewithout a keystone.

Seasonal colour

Last month we sought twentyEuropean capitals, and you mayhave come up with this list, asJulia and Claire did:

A photographicchallengeDigital cameras and the weather forecast could,we hope, prompt a few readers to help the Bea-con. We would very much like to receive, for use infuture winter issues, photographs which com-bine two qualities - wintry scenes and an aspectdistinctively within Painswick. Colour is essen-tial, as is a definition of about 600 dots-per-inch.Ingenuity in the choice of 'shot' will be a bonus,but it is the capturing of a scene unique to Pain-swick, and instantly recognisable as such thatwe are really after. Could you help? Are you joining the digitalcamera brigade this year? If so, please click awayand either let us have some pictures on disc oryour camera's card, and we will promptly returnthem after down-loading.

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Poppy DayThis year the wonderful total of £3060.12 has been collected in our village for the Royal British Legion by people of all

ages who care for our veterans, We received £670.85 fromthe two Church Memorial Services held this special 60thanniversary year. It is so good not only to remember the sacri-fice of the fallen but what this achieved for the rest of us. TheEvening to Remember organised by Ralph Drew and his friends was cer-tainly a most enjoyable celebration and they also raised a stunning £442.00in an auction, where some young people actually auctioned some sweetsthey had already won and subsequently paid more than £25 for themamidst great laughter. Personally I hope they do some more of these eve-nings as we all had such fun. Our door-to-door and street collectors did very well this year, raising£1401.43. Toby, one of our local dogs, did his bit this year by wearing apoppy to encourage his mistress on her rounds. Many in our local businesses, the school, the library and Town Hall,displayed boxes of poppies raising £415.65 for which we are so grateful. Ifeel that practically the whole village was involved this year. Thank you allvery much.

Patricia Burrows

Local History TeaserIn these cold times here’s a reminder of warmer days. Going back some forty or soyears, can you name the occasion represented in the photograph? There’s alandmark in there which no longer exists – are you able to say what it is? Andwhat of the people? We’d like you to identify the chap in the shorts, the manwearing long white trousers with his arms folded and the man next to him also

with arms folded and wearing spec-tacles. We do not know who theman wearing a suit and tie andstanding in the foreground is, sowould be very pleased if you iden-tify him for us. The answer to last month’steaser: the fine group of men in the picture were the Royal Oak Table Quoits Team in the

early 1950s and they had good reason tobe so jolly as they had been unbeaten fortwo years in the league. The back row:Charlie Foxwell, Tony Smith, Jack Smith,Police Constable Warburton, Harry Smart.The front row: Francis Bridseman, WilfFletcher, Cyril Hogg. They are proudly dis-playing the league cup and the championof champions cup. Table quoits was invented by local man,Walter Henry Burdock, and patented as“an improvement to the game of quoits”in 1893.

Carol Maxwell

Painswick has certainly had its fair share of characters over theyears, indeed over the centuries. Bizarre, forlorn, good, talentedbut always fascinating, a few more of them haveturned up in the latest edition of the PainswickChronicle (Number 8). Of course, this annual publication of the LocalHistory Society is also packed with many othersubjects and this year’s edition is no exception.House history, local industry, life on Kimsburyhillfort, the Cox family, connections withLlanthony are just some of the themes, and thetimescale is most impressive – from the Iron Ageto the 20th century. Painstakingly compiled, the Chronicles are aninvaluable record of all aspects of Painswick’srich history. They reflect a wide-ranging set ofinterests, from the light-hearted to the eruditeand have an equally broad audience appeal. Number 8 is freshoff the press and back issues are also still available. And as the

PainswickLocal HistorySocietysubject is history, they

don’t date! They make ex-cellentpresentstoo. Other publications by the Society include‘Painswick: Time Chart of a Cotswold Village’by Carl Moreland, a beautifully presentedbook tracking Painswick’s history alongsidenational events. This is available in both hard-and soft-back versions. And then there isthe perfect stocking filler and essential must-have for all Painswickians, ‘Barks and Bitesfrom Bow-Wow Land’ – small, feisty and guar-anteed to produce a chuckle or two. These publications are very reasonablypriced, make ideal presents and are available

from local retailers or direct from Gwen Welch (812540) andmyself on (813387).

Carol Maxwell

Willie and so much more . .

We do remember them.

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Wind TurbinesResidents of Painswick may well be concerned to know of a pro-posal to site two 56 metre tall wind turbines on the brow of a hillbetween Stancombe quarry and The Camp. Those after greateraccuracy may care to note the six figure map reference as 911102,about one mile west of the centre of Whiteway and half a milesouth south east of Bidfield Farm. Although reference to the possibility of such was reported herein the Beacon in both of our most recent issues (page 2) this latestinput of information and observation has been forwarded to us bya 'concerned local resident', John Biggs, who lives near to FostonsAsh. John suggests that, to give some idea of scale, the turbines willbe almost as tall as Painswick church spire. The area is desig-nated AONB (an area of outstanding natural beauty) and being onhigh ground means that the structures will be clearly visible fromsome houses in Painswick facing East, parts of the A46 and Pains-wick Beacon. The view towards the site currently has no “manmade structures” unlike views in other directions. A meeting to discuss the proposal is to be held at Miserden Vil-lage hall on the 12th December at 8.00pm and all are welcome. Mr Biggs says that anyone wanting more information shouldcontact Faith Badger on 01285.821045 or Email onSaveOurScenery@aol.com

The Alpha Course in PainswickThe Alpha Course will be held on Tuesday evenings, 7.00pm –9.30pm. starting on Tuesday 3rd January for the IntroductorySupper. The 10 week course will run from January 10th Flyers are now available in local churches, on notice boardsand at some shops. Please pick up a flyer or for more informa-tion please speak to: Lindsay Gardner 814282 Ian Marsh 812829or David Winstone-Ursell 810983

Sue Ryder CareThe Coffee Morning held on 12th November raised £864.41. Therewas the usual cheerful atmosphere with a warm welcome given toeveryone. This brings the final total for this 25th AnniversaryYear to £1585.10. Many, many thanks to all who have given theirtime, goods and money. A special thanks to Michelle and the resi-dents of Ashwell House who have been more than generous and toAngela Critchley who in spite of not being well for most of the year,produces her usual 90 mince Pies! Back to normal next year. A very Happy Christmas and New Yearto everyone and God Bless

Anne Leoni on behalf of the Group

Art at the BarnCarol Keyes and David Morris invite you to join them at the‘Barn at Washwell’ for an exhibition of 3D woodart by Davidand sensational oil paintings by Carol, as well as a largeselection of her prints of landscapes, figures and animalsranging from £ 15.00 to £ 30.00. Three dates to choose from: Friday 16th December 5.00pmto 9.00pm, or Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December1.00pm to 7.00pm. Where? The Barn at Washwell, Cheltenham Road

Busy busyThe two youth workers, Tim and Kerstin Friend, whose remit rangesacross the Painswick benefice and Stroud, have been very busyduring their first eight weeks hereabouts - including coaching rugby,running some sport at the Croft, and much much more. They are,however, very much in need of occasional support for such assetting up/clearing meeting places, handing out refreshments, be-ing a first-aider, etc.. If you feel you might be of assistance do please telephone thePSALMS office on 05600.430562

Caring community?We do not hesitate to use this headline and, in the samebreath, reflect that Painswick residents have a long-held reputation for caring for and about one an-other, and their environment. So the answer to the question seems to be anunequivocal "Yes". That said, the Beacon studiously avoidsexpresing opinions of its own, but resolutely passeson the views of others. We do so now, withoutmuch restraint. This because we have, yet again,received several suggestions that there are stillquite a few who

do not care much whenit comes to domestic,livestock or other animals!We received one letter, written on 12th November, yes - on12th November, firmly critical of those who were still ex-ploding fireworks in the village. The correspondent suggested that "You’d have thoughtthat, given the number of animals in Painswick, and givenalso the number of pleas made for consideration when let-ting off fireworks each year, that people would by now havegot the message. But no. Fireworks were first heard at theend of October, and even now as I write this on the evening12th November, someone is once again letting off fireworks,causing my dogs to tremble and be sick in fear." We asked around, and met with strongly held views; notleast from those owning pets. "Just how selfish can peoplebe?" we were told. Powerful explosions next door to petowners have a most distressing impact upon their animals -fear, cowering in corners, refusal to go outdoors, and symp-toms which sometimes last for several days. One suggests "It is just this lack of thoughtfulness thatleads many to seek to ban fireworks. And whilst that wouldseem a shame, if people cannot be responsible enough torestrict their use to one or two nights, perhaps it is the onlysolution. After all, a ‘Nanny State’ is only necessary whenpeople act like children." It is suggested that those people who have nothing betterto waste their money on than fireworks might refrain fromsetting them off on nights other than the 5th November. Are there any who disagree? LWB

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Those Malvern HillsMark Bowden, a past chairman of the society, who works for the English Heritage talked (on15th November) about the history of the Malvern Hills, of which he has made a survey.

Geologically the rocks are extremely old at 680 millionyears. One of the main features of the hills is the abundantsupply of water which never seems to run dry. Crema-tions from the bronze age (1500 BC) have been foundon the hills, but the main features are the two iron agecamps on Midsummer Hill in the south and the Her-

efordshire Beacon in the centre. Both of these have many hut circles within their boundaries,though not a great deal of archaeology has been carried out. In the case of British Camp onthe Herefordshire Beacon there is evidence of reconstruction and extension in iron age timeswith some of the extensions abandoned at an early stage (the planners changed their minds!). There is a dyke or bound-ary ditch which runsslightly below the level ofthe main ridge of the hillsand on their eastern side.This is thought to havebeen built as the result of

a dispute betweenGilbert De Clare, thelord of Gloucesterand the Bishop ofHereford in 1287;however, there is evi-dence in places thatto some extent thisold boundary pre-dates the iron agecamps, as part of itruns under theditches of the BritishCamp. In mediaeval times there is little evidence of occupation of the hills, with Ledburybeing the only significant settlement in the area. There is evidence in place namescontaining elements such as “green”, “street” and “end” that people in the MiddleAges were engaged in making clearances in the woodland that surrounded the hills.The town of Great Malvern itself came into existence in the early 19th century in thearea round Great Malvern Priory. There were a number of mediaeval castles, but thelargest of these, Bronsil Castle, was demolished by Lord Beachamp in the 19th centuryand the stone used to build Eastnor Castle. The talk was illustrated with some magnificent aerial pictures of the hills and camps.

Hywel James

PainswickLocal HistorySociety

“Magic,dreams andmulled wine”Janet and Alison would like to thankeveryone for their support and en-couragement since opening theFiery Beacon Gallery in April, andas part of their current focus “an-gels and fairies, magic and dreams”would like to invite readers to theirlate night opening on Friday 16thDecember. The Fiery Beacon will be openfrom 6.00-8.00pm and theyhope you will join them for aglass of mulled wine whileyou enjoy the range of beau-tiful gifts and handmadeChristmas cards.

Gloucestershire's policeGloucestershire Rural Community Council remind us, by apress release, that "This is the most important time inGloucestershire Constabulary’s 166-year history. De-cisions are about to be made which mean that theConstabulary is likely to cease to exist as a fullyindependent organisation in 2½ years or less. A recent report by one of Her Majesty’s Inspec-tors of Constabulary has questioned the currentstructure of police forces in England and Wales andstates that there is a growing threat from serious and organ-ised crime, and terrorism, and that most forces are too small to properlycounter these threats. Gloucestershire Constabulary has to date successfully met the chal-lenges of serious and organised crime, and terrorism, and is recognisedas a good performer. However, the Home Office has recommended thatGloucestershire join with the four other forces in the South West (Devon& Cornwall, Avon & Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire), or to join with justthree of them (Avon & Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire). From the Constabulary and Police Authority view, Gloucestershire’soption to remain as an independent Constabulary is still a strong one,and the Constabulary and Authority believe that communities shouldhave the opportunity to consider it alongside the Home Office’s pre-ferred options. This is your chance to have your say... go to http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/9.html to complete the questionaire" .

Personal messagesJoyce and Ron Lamort would like to thank all their fam-ily and friends for the cards and gifts for their GoldenWedding celebration. They had a great time in Devonwith all the family.

Ken French, Elisabeth and Martin wish to thank allwho sent cards and letters in remembrance of Joy.And'Thank You' to those who attended the FuneralService on 1st November to make it suich a Joy-ful oc-casion.

Ella Adlam would like to thank the friends and neigh-bours who have been so kind and helpful over the pasttwelve months, with hospital visits, shopping and car-ing. Thank you.

Meredith Dunnett. Jerry and Sue Dunnett write on be-half of their family to sincerely thank all who havewritten, Emailed or phoned to offer words of sympathyand support at this very sad time. Baby Thomas whowas born on 5th October is doing well. Sue should bereturning home at the end of November and we will bereturning to Melbourne at the beginning of January.On behalf of Tim, Millie,Sam and baby Thomas we thankyou all again for your kind words of support.

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Daylight dancingThis is an invitation to all you couples who enjoy dancing to come and joinus at the weekly Tea Dances on Thursday afternoons in the PainswickCentre. The dances are run by Joy & Geoff Codd from 2.30 - 4.30pm with a breakin the middle for tea and biscuits. We do Ballroom, Latin and Sequencedances with lovely music in a very friendly atmosphere. For those whowant it, the afternoon starts with a half hour lesson at 2.00pm on one or twoSequence dances. Surely after the excitement of Strictly Come Dancing you can’t wait tocome and try it out?!! I’ve been going for four years and it truly is a wonder-ful way to spend an afternoon, especially at this time of yearwhen it's dark and cold outside. So come on, turn up at 2.30 (or 2.00pm if you would like to do thelesson) on a Thursday afternoon and experience a delightfulway to get some exercise and make new friends. If you would

like more infor-mation, do ringGeoff and Joyon 01453-833150and they will bepleased to help you.

Liz Fisher

Two kitties, one horse and a month of SundaysDepending on when you get round to reading this, you have either just seen or are about to miss A Tail of Two Kitties. If the latter,drop everything! Gallop like a stampeding pantomime horse to the Painswick Centre now and you may just be in time to grab the lastcouple of tickets. If the former, wasn’t it fantastic? Weren’t the YiPPies terrific in Puss in Slippers? And, speaking – as we were - ofpanto horses, what a superb performance from Trigger! One that will surely go down in the annals ofequestrian dramatics alongside Black Beauty, Champion and the mighty hiyo Silver! If you missed it, the

accompanying picture gives just a hint ofthe sheer equine power and grace of thisnoble beast. Modesty prevents me identi-fying who was actually responsible forbringing Trigger to life. I would merely direct the reader’s eye towardsthe beauty of that exposed rear leg. Need I say more? All of which links very neatly with my next topic and our next produc-tion, All Things Bright And Beautiful on Saturday 18th February. This isthe latest of Pauline Foreman’s ever popular afternoons of poetry andprose, made all the more bright and beautiful by the accompanyingcream teas. As usual, a donation to charity will be made from the pro-ceeds. More details next month. Returning to the YiPPies, those that weren’t in Puss in Slippers are,even now, busy rehearsing for the YiPPies first full length production inMarch, The Magicians Nephew from C S Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia.Actually, I suggested doing a little-known Narnia adaptation called ThePanto Horse, the Witch and the Wardrobe but the director, Lesley

Wolowiec, vetoed the idea. She says that what appeals to her about The Magicians Nephew is that it is the most personal of the sevenNarnia stories with clear reflections of Lewis’ own childhood. ‘There is the attic filled with secrets and discoveries, just like the atticLewis and his brother played in, and an escape into a newly created world, just like the land the young Lewis had created.’ It will clearly be a busy year for Lesley since she is also directing A Month of Sundays by Bob Larbey, which is our next majorproduction in May. Bob Larbey (amongst much else) was half of the Larbey/Esmond writing team responsible for TV’s The Good Life.Set in a rural rest home for senior citizens, A Month of Sundays is a beautifully touching, funny, happy, and sometimes sad but alwaysheart warming play. With the new Richmond development opening in Painswick shortly, it should strike quite a few chords amongstthose of us contemplating being put out to pasture. Which brings us back to Trigger… What a performance!

Jack Burgess www.painswickplayers.org.uk

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History revealedHave you seen the three new information panels, installed in blocks of stone at the car park entrancesto Painswick Beacon? They explain why the Beacon is such a special and important place. One partexplains the uses to which the Beacon has been put for over 2000 years, ranging from an Iron Age Hillfort, a place for quarrying and grazing to a place for walking, playing golf or appreciating the range ofwildlife and the super views. Another part outlines the restoration project carried out by Gloucester-shire County Council’s Archaeology Department to repair the ramparts and remedy erosion problems. Perhaps the most important part is that which focuses on the important wildlife and flowers includingmany species of butterflies and orchids. Their future is continually at risk because the grassland thatsupports them was created by hundreds of years of grazing, and that stopped nearly 50 years ago. ThePainswick Beacon Conservation Group primarily arose, and continues, in order to battle with theencroaching scrub and woodland that threatens the grassland and obstructs the views. Cedric Nielsen has been the prime mover in the Group for many years and has doggedly worked toraise funds, and to kindle and sustain enthusiasm and commitment in others to get these panels intoexistence and into place. It has taken several wearying years and we owe him a huge debt of gratitude! The winter programme of working parties to reduceovergrowth and undergrowth on the Beacon is justgetting into full swing. Why not come and join us!Bring your healthy friends. It is a legitimate oppor-tunity to slash and burn! The aim is to remove orcontain scrub, seedlings, brambles and excess grassgrowth that threaten the important plants and in-sects, which give the Beacon its special character.Tools are provided; encouragement and guidanceare given. Meet at the Car Park opposite the GolfClub entrance at 10.00am. Work finishes at 1.00pm.The dates are Sundays: 4th December, 1st Januaryand 29th plus Tuesday 27th December. This givesyou a wonderful opportunity to work off over indul-gence at Christmas and New Year as well as doingsomething really worthwhile! More dates to followfor February onwards.

David Allott - Chairman

Painswick Library - review updateThe level of interest in the future of the library and its associated premises is a matter of which the Beacon is very much aware. Many readersJo Hand made a presentation regarding the review of library services to the Annual Parish Meeting way back on 25th May and assured the manbe forthcoming from a meeting of the County Council’s Cabinet in September - and that after a further public meeting to which she would re In the absence of any further 'signals' from the County Council since then the Beacon has pressed hard for an update so that the public can bewhich may be impending at Shire Hall. The response has been a statement from Graham Twarog, a County Council spokesperson, who said: “Tis part of a wider review of Libraries throughout the county. This has taken longer than was originaly planned and consequently no decisions with Tony Hicks the Lead Cabinet Member for Libraries in January when a decision on the way forward will emerge. The County Council will listen to local people who may have ideas for the future of the Library/building. We have already had a very successfuled by Jo Hand, Assistant Head of Libraries and Information, in which local people gave us suggestions and ideas on the future of the library In the mean time we would like to emphasise that no decisions have been made. However a recent staffing review has resulted in the introductlibraries of at least two which has meant an improvement of the staffing level provided at Painswick. There has been an excellent response frofor hire and following promotions to local schools about the summer Reading Challenge visits by local children and young people have incre County Councillor Joan Nash contacted the Beacon to add: “I have seen the statement from the County Council’s Libraries Department. I w

that I hope we can maintain a library in Painswick, but under-used libraries are not sustainable anIf anyone has a suggestion of services they would like provided in the library or type of book theor contact me.” Meanwhile, and as was reported to the Parish Council last month, the St.Mary's Church wardthe County Library service about their desire to be party to discussions concerning the future otheir own aspirations for the Church Rooms and even a new footpath between Stamages car pa From these pieces of information it appears that Painswick remains 'on probation' in this regardto retain and build upon these facilities.

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Tribute from NatureRepresentatives from environmental organisations and members of the Painswick Beacon Conservation Group met in theFalcon Inn on 4th November for a presentation to Cedric Nielsen in recognition of all that he has done for conservation onPainswick Beacon. Environmental bodies represented at the occasion were Peter Bradshaw from English Nature, JennyPhelps the Grasslands Officer of the AONBPartnership and Beth Ackers, National Trustand English Nature. In making the presentation Paul Hackman ofEnglish Nature described how much Cedric’swork has contributed to the present knowl-edge of the history and ecology of thisimportant landmark and explained howCedric’s efforts had resulted in the area beingdesignated a Site of Special Scientific Inter-est. Cedric was given an autographed copy of

David Attenborough’s latest book‘Life in the Undergrowth’, a fittingpresent for one who has spent somuch time observing, recording andensuring the future of the flora, faunaand landscape of Painswick Beacon.

Gwen Welch

. . . and ourCouncilAt last month's meeting of the Parish Council note was taken of Cedric Nielsen's plan to move towards the southcoast in the not-too-distant future, and it was readily agreed that appreciation of the very significant contributionhe had made to the restoration and representation of the Pain-swick Beacon and its Kimsbury Fort across many years beconveyed to him by letter.

ers will recall that Assistant County Librarianany people who attended that decisions would report upon provisional conclusions in June. be kept abreast of developments or decisions

“The review of Library provision in Painswickns have been made. A report will be discussed

sful public meeting and an informal discussionary.

uction of a minimum staffing level for all staticfrom local people to the introduction of DVDscreased from last year.” would like to add, as your County Councillor, and if we are to keep a library it must be used. they would borrow please talk to the librarian

rdens have made their own representations toe of these premises, and the manner in which

park and the churchyard might be created.rd, but there can be little doubting our desire

We are pleased to say that the library is nowfully staffed. Our two new Library CustomerAssistants started at the beginning of Novem-ber. Anne Gowan will work Tuesdays,Thursdays and alternate Saturdays with

Jessica and Janine Harris will work every Saturday and I will continue to work every Fridaywith Jessica. Neither Anne or Janine has worked in a library before, so please bear with themas they learn the ropes! I am sure they will soon be “up to speed”. Kath Pritchard

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Purcell – the first really great, if not the greatest English Composer?Holst considered Purcell equal to Mozart in instinctive musicianship and fertility of invention, as also in the brevity of his career (he

died when only 36 years old). It is with Mozart that Purcell is most nearly comparable and one can only wonderwhat he might have achieved over a more normal life span. On the other hand, long neglected and only recently“rediscovered” by such as Britten and Tippett, his music is for the most part in forms that are hardly suitable torehabilitate in modern conditions of large choirs, greater variety of instruments and more sophisticated tastes indrama. Iain Cooper put the evidence before us with his fluent and witty presentation of current recordings on 3rdNovember. He started with the anthem ‘Almighty and everlasting God’ by Orlando Gibbons, one of our bestknown polyphonists, to illustrate the form of church music from which Purcell drew early inspiration for his ownanthems of which we heard three that are often sung by church choirs today, including St. Mary’s. Then came the instrumental opening of Handel’s “Messiah” to illustrate the then popular French style ofoverture that Purcell adopted for the exciting anthem “My heart isinditing” he composed for James II’s coronation. He had turnedaway from church music towards the dramatic and opera by forceof circumstances because James II was a Roman Catholic. Con-

trasting excerpts were played from “King Arthur” , Purcell’s wonderful “semi-opera”,and the lovely “Dido’s Lament” that ends his chamber opera “Dido and Aeneas”. Then“Sound the Trumpet” , the second movement from his most famous ode, “Come ye sons

of Art”, that he composed for QueenMary’s birthday and finally “Funeral Mu-sic for Queen Mary” who died in 1694, aprofoundly grievous work with massivebrasses. A wide ranging overview, muchappreciated for its content and scholar-ship.

Ralph Kenber

The Gloucestershire Guild of craftsmen, who have been ex-hibiting every August for 50 years in Painswick and have theirown Gallery in the Painswick Centre, has now been grantedRegistered Charity status. This is another milestone in an illus-trious history of the Guild, and an opportune moment to drawattention to its activities and make known that they have ayear-long programme. The Bryant Fedden Award Scheme. As partof its charitable function, the Guild operatesa bursary scheme to support new designermakers in the first two years of their profes-sional career. Thanks to the generosity ofthe Gloucestershire Arts DevelopmentFund, the Guild now supports five of theseyoung makers. “The Guild has now been es-tablished for 73 years and we see this asensuring its continuing future,” said Colin Gerard, the GuildChairman. These five include furniture maker Matthew Tradgett,Sarah Pearson Cooke a textile artist specialising in Shibori handdyeing, Beshlie McKelvie a wonderful printmaker, strongly in-fluenced by the time she spent with native south Americans inthe Andes. Catharine Zoraida a jeweller whose modern organicjewellery has to be seen, and Emile-Kriste Wilcox a ceramicartist whose re-constructed ‘Alice in Wonderland’ creationstest your imagination Matthew Tradgett, the furniture maker, will be in the Galleryon Friday 30th January, pop in and have a chat to him aboutcommissioning furniture.

The Gallery will specially feature the work of these youngmakers from 13th December to the end of the year, and will alsofeature the work of several new Associate members who do notqualify under the bursary scheme. Sarah has 'scored a hat trick' since joining the Guild last Julyby being awarded the top three prizes in The Hat Magazine’s

2005 Hat Designer of the Year Competition for the‘Best overall collection’, ‘Best craftsmanship’, and‘Most popular in the public vote’. Judges includedexpert milliners Stephen Jones and PhilipSomerville, and the award was announced at Pure,where the six finalists’ collections were on show.Sara already has many celebrity customers includ-ing local style icon and former guild exhibitionopener, Isabella Blow. All hat enthusiasts have agreat opportunity to meet Sarah, as she will be in

the Gallery on Saturday 17th December. The Guild is very proudof Sarah and we will be offering a special 10% discount on anyof Sarah’s work bought or ordered on that day. Make sure toput it in your diary! The Guild also welcomes recent member and new Gallery Man-ager Jenny Ford. Jenny also joined the Guild in July and herown work is 3D textile art with vibrant colours and organicshapes. Impossible to describe on the page, her work will be inthe exhibition but, why not pop in to the Gallery any Tuesdayand meet her in person. Please Note, the Gallery will be closed from 10th to 23rd Janu-ary for redecoration.

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A ChristmasCountryMarket

Join us at our Christmas Mar-ket on Friday 16th December at10:00 a.m. in the Town Hall forcoffee and hot mince pies. Thiswill be our final market for 2005.We will re-open for business inthe New Year on Friday 20thJanuary 2006. Place Your Christmas OrdersSoon. There is still time to orderseasonal baking. Browse at ourChristmas Table for examples ofthe goods on offer, such asChristmas cakes, chocolate logsand puddings, to name but a few.Mince pies and home-mademincemeat will also be available.Please place your order at our nextmarket or by telephoning DoreenBoon on 813850. Our craft stalls offer a range ofhand-made cards and fancygoods suitable for presents. Sea-sonal plants and bulbs such ashellebores, potted hyacinths andholly bushes are on sale thismonth. We will also be sellingsprigs of holly and bunches ofmistletoe. Finally, we wish our customers,producers and helpers a veryHappy Christmas and a PeacefulNew Year.Patricia Davey and Jane Rowe

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Sunday 11th 4.00pm Our Lady & St.Thérèse Painswick PraiseChristingle service

Saturday 17th 7.00pm St.Swithun’s - Brookthorpe Carol serviceSunday 18th 8.30am Our Lady & St.Thérèse Mass

10.30am Friends Meeting House Meeting with Christmastheme

11.00am St.John the Baptist - Pitchcombe Nine lessons and carols4.00pm Sheepscombe Methodist Carol service4.00pm Christ Church Carol service with

refreshments6.30pm St.Mary’s Carol service7.00pm St.John the Baptist - Harescombe Carol service

Tuesday 20th 2.30pm Ashwell CarolsThursday 22nd 2.30pm Resthaven - Pitchcombe Carols

7.00pm St.John the Baptist - Edge Carol serviceSaturday 24th 4.00pm St.Mary’s Crib service

4.00pm St.James the Great - Cranham Crib service4.00pm St.John the Apostle - Sheepscombe

Crib service4.00pm St.John the Baptist - Edge Crib service5.00pm St.John the Baptist - Harescombe Crib service11.30pm St.Mary’s Midnight service11.30pm St.James the Great - Cranham Midnight serviice11.30pm St.John the Baptist - Pitchcombe Midnight service

Sunday 25th 8.00am St.Mary’s BCP Holy communion8.30am Our Lady & St.Thérèse Mass9.00am St.John the Baptist - Harescombe Family communion9.30am St.John the Apostle - Sheepscombe

Family communion10.00am St.Mary’s Family service10.00am St.John the Baptist - Edge Family communion10.30am Sheepscombe Methodist Short family service11.00am Friends Meeting House Half hour worship11.00am Christ Church Short all-age worship11.00am St.James the Great - Cranham Family communion11.15am St.Mary’s Holy communion (short

service)Sunday 1st 8.30am Our Lady & St.Thérèse Mass

10.30am Rodborough Tabernacle(as no service at Christ Church) Joint service

6.30pm St.James the Great - Cranham Nine lessons and carols

Churches Together Around Painswickare not having a separate Advent service this year,

but have coordinated the following information, which they hope will be helpful.

Do you keep tabs on all that’s going on in Painswick? The Gloucestershire Echo is looking for a correspondent to file reports for its community supplement The Voice. We want to keepvillagers in the know about what’s going on and we need your help. To find out more please contact Deputy Editor Marianne Sweet on 01242 271801 or Email deputy.editor@glosecho.co.uk

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Boxing Day walkThe annual Parish Council Box-ing Day walk will start fromStamages Lane car park at10.00am. The walk is planned to returnto the car park at approximatelynoon. Details of this year's route willbe published on the various vil-lage notice boards nearer theday. Everyone is welcome, butstout footwear is required. Dogs are also welcome butmust be on a lead at all times.

PAINSWICK SPORT assembled by Terry Parker

Falcon Bowling ClubThe club held its Annual General Meeting on 12th November, andthe beacon caught two significant moments on camera. David Ryland, club champion for 2005 was presented with the mens

singles cup. We 'snapped 'The Girls'; that is,some of the ladies, including thecaptain Myra Savage, with therose bowl with which they werepresented as runners up in theCounty Ladies 2 Rink inter clubcompetition, losing by just 2 shotsto a Bristol club on 3rd Septem-ber.

Golf Club SeniorsA successful year for the Seniors Section was concluded with the Annual Dinner andAGM on 2nd and 3rd of November respectively. Jim Orpin, Club Captain, attended to

present the prizes and the President, Adrian Layton-Smith addressed the mem-bers and their guests, who included the Ladies Section representative. Adrianthanked the Seniors for the work they had done in the clubhouse and their finan-cial contributions to the club and reported that the Clubs interim financial positionwas healthy. Stewart Price, 2004/5 Seniors Captain in reviewing his year in office said that hehad enjoyed the support of all members so that it had been a pleasure and privi-lege to serve. Match results were even with 12 wins, 12 losses and 5 draws but,judged by enjoyment and good fellowship the season was a great success. Par-ticular thanks were accorded to the Greens Staff and the very high quality cateringand service by the Steward, Les Jones, his wife and staff, had been enjoyed byvisitors and members alike. Trophy winners were;Senior Champion - Ken Morris Senior Tankard - John WrightCentenary Cup - Doug Jones Millenium Trophy - Malcolm BoothArthur Paget Trophy - Richard Wright Organ Niblick - Alan FisherIronman Trophy - Malcolm Booth Deva Cup - Stewart Price & Tom Morris At the AGM, the next day, Stewart Price welcomed a number of new membersand congratulated our over 80’s still playing regularly and Peter Poyser whowould join Bill Phillips in the over 90s, still playing, category in December. Somuch for the rumour that Painswick is an unduly strenuous course! Peter Sibleywas thanked for his running of the very successful Senior Open in May whichhad attracted 97 entries. The winner was Ray Cawston of Ross Golf Club with theother 20 odd prizes being widely shared,with only three Painswick winners among

them. Peter Sibley was elected Senior Captain for the coming year with Richard Wrightas the Vice Captain. Secretary, Roger Anthony, Treasurer Stan Thurlow and Competi-tion Secretary, Ian Smethurst and Auditor, Ray Etheridge were re-elected with acclamation. Senior golfers enjoy the opportunity to take part in some 85 Opens in the Glos,Somerset&Wilts circuit. Even with our matches and competition there is still time forsocial golf at 8am on Tuesdays and Thursdays when we pair up as we arrive on the tee,with no cliques allowed. The 60 seniorsall know each other and a friendly wel-come is assured for newcomers, over 55years of age. Contact the club on 812180.

Jim HodgeGloucester Road 812573

Piste fitness?Why not get fit for the piste? Five ValleysPhysiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic arerunning their Ski Fit classes yet again thisyear at the Painswick Rugby Club. Classes will be held on Monday eve-nings from 7.00pm until 8.00pm startingMonday the 28th November and runningthrough till early March. Anyone is wel-come, you don't have to ski to come along!The classes are designed to stretchand strengthen the 'Bits' you will needwhen hurtling down the piste. It is agreat work-out for thighs and buttocksparticularly, though other parts areconsidered, with the hope that inju-ries will be prevented, and the holidaywill be enjoyed to the full. While classes can be on a single ba-sis all six sessions are recommendedto maximise the benefit. Full informa-tion can be obtained by telephoningthe Five Valleys Physiotherapy Clinicon 01453.755948 to secure a place, orjust turn up on a Monday evening.

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JT Sundling- top ranked tennis playerFourteen year old John Tyler Sundling, (JT for short), known to Painswickwhen he attended Croft School and his family lived in Gloucester Street,has become America’s top ranked player in the boys’ 14s category. Heachieved this status by capturing four major junior singles titles in 2005and finally by winning the Wilson Junior Championship, under 16s, title inMirage, California without dropping a set in any of his six matches - andeliminating three seeded players en route. For good measure he also fin-ished runner-up in the doubles event. What would have been a fairytaleending to the season was denied when, representing the USA, he lost inthe final of the Nike Junior International Masters, after having three matchpoints, to the previous years finalist Radim Urbanek of Czechoslovakia. The four older Sundling children all played their tennis with PainswickTennis Club and brothers Alex and Ben also played at a high competitive

level in California. Katie alsoplayed but has majored inDance at College. The two old-est are now at university andBen graduates from collegenext year. The baby of the fam-ily, Annie, born in Painswick,majors in charm and keepsmother Jennifer on her toes. Now at 6ft 2ins, JT is still aleftie, with a two-handed back-hand. Originally coached inGloucestershire, his fatherTom and Jennifer have sup-ported him all the way in histennis. Former classmates at Croftschool will remember JT as ahard tackling soccer playerand a real charmer with thegirls. Now they can say theyknow a ‘famous’ tennis player.The family have already ap-

peared on TV at Wimbledon when they satthrough a rain-interrupted day some years ago.Perhaps we can look forward in the future totheir re-appearance, with JT on court this time!

You can keep up with JT on www.usta.com and see his picture on theJunior Spotlight of the Week, dated 20th October 2005,

which gives a resume of his formidable tennis achieve-ments. He also has to work hard at his studies.

This probably explains why, in the picture, hehasn’t had time to get his hair cut!

Jim Hodge

Clockwise from left Katie,Alex, Ben, JT and Annie

RugbyLast Saturday Painswick met Cainscross at VictoryPark in Stroud where they were competing for theBarrie Meadows cup. Putting their indifferent league form behind them,Painswick ran in seven tries with the final score,Cainscross 1st XV 11 Painswick 1st XV 37. Pains-wick’s try scorers were, Russell Thornton (2), JamesReed (2), Ossie Smith, Tim Friend and EddieBressington, with Eddie successful with one conver-sion. The previous weekend Painswick United put in agood performance against Cainscross 2nd XV with a19 points to nil result. On 5th November, Painswick 1st XV had an excel-lent victory in a friendly match against Old Centralians1st XV winning an exciting game by 32 points to 31.The result was particularly pleasing for the Cherryand Whites as the Gloucester side play in a higherdivision in the Gloucestershire league than Painswick.The visitors were leading by 32 points to 29 with tenminutes remaining when Painswick were awarded apenalty which was calmly converted by EddieBressington.

Results [(L) indicates league match, (M) Merit Ta-ble].Sat 5 Nov Painswick 1st XV 32 Old Centralians 1stXV 31.Old Richians 2nd XV 32 Painswick United 5.Sat 12 Nov. (L) Painswick 1st XV 12 Old Colstonians1st XV 42.(M) Painswick United 7 Chosen Hill 2nd XV 37.Sat 19 Nov. Painswick United 19 Cainscross 2nd XV0.Sat 26 Nov. Cainscross 1st XV 11 Painswick 1st XV37.Berry Hill 3rd XV 20 Painswick United 5.

FixturesSat 3 Dec. (L) Widden OB 1st XV v Painswick 1st XV.(M) Hucclecote 2nd XV v Painswick United.Sat 10 Dec. (L) Painswick 1st XV v Drybrook 1st XV.(M) Painswick United v Cinderford 2nd XV.Sat 17 Dec. Painswick 1st XV v Brockworth 1st XV.Painswick United v Brockworth 2nd XV.Sat 7 Jan. (L) Painswick 1st XV v Old Colstonians 1stXV.(M) Painswick United v Tewkesbury 2nd XV.

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DistributionAbout forty people turn out in all weathers to distributethe Beacon to households throughout Painswick villageevery month. Without their dedication (and fitness) thepreparation of your newspaper would be pointless. We expressed our appreciation of their commitment lastmonth by inviting them to a finger buffet and a drink in theChurch Rooms and caught quite a number of them stillsmiling before they went home. Thanks again, on behalf of all our readers.

And, while mentioning distribution, the opportunity wastaken to thank Gus Gaugain for being distributor-in-chief

since January2003. That task isthe first stage inthe exercise ofgetting the 1550 copies we have printed each month out to distributors, an hour or two asyou can imagine of negotiating the highways and byeways of the whole of the area. Copieshave to be counted out, bagged up, and delivered to distributors - sometimes tucked awayin special hiding places for them to retrieve when they return home from work. Our thanks toGus, aided and abetted by David Ryland, and their regular efforts to complete their roundson the Friday afternoon before the first Saturday each month. Celia Lougher has kindly volunteered to take over this task from Gus and is fully armedwith the shortest routes between points and will be helped by her partner David Allott, andanother volunteer - Roydon Hales. Our thanks to them, too.

Too much crime, sex or violence in your house?The Mission to Seafarers at Bristol is still collecting paperbacks to help sailors while away and their long hours at sea. If you have anywhich are just cluttering up the place we will be happy to find them a good home. Light fiction is especially welcome. There will be a box by the main door of St.Mary's Church during December, or contact me at St.Andrews in New Street, opposite thewar memorial, or telephone 813444. We will collect if necessary.

John Parfitt

As 2005 draws to a close I can honestlysay that this year has been one of the mostfrustrating and unpredictable marketplaces in which to work since I first startedworking in the Painswick office over 20years ago. Throughout the year vendors expecta-tions remained higher than those of ourapplicants and only those vendors whoheeded our advice and realistically pricednew properties for sale resulted in achiev-ing a sale. Sales have taken an age to exchangecontracts this year as surveyors seemedto be more critical and solicitors are muchmore cautious resulting in buyers walkingaway because of the time taken through-out the sale process. We are very optimistic that 2006 willprove to be a very good year to sell and

bearing in mind that the sellers pack maycome into force in early 2007, many homeowners may wish to sell now as the costsof moving house will certainly go up. Wehave some very good buyers on our mail-ing list and I advise anyone who isthinking of moving to instruct us now inorder to commence marketing in Januaryas we feel that if you wait until Spring therewill be a glut of properties on the marketand the supply may well outweigh thedemand. Recent completions include:Woodridings in Cotswold Mead,Gorselands in Edge, Springbank in Slad: Purchasers of the following propertiesand hoping to complete before Christmasinclude: The Watch House in New Street,May Cottage off Edge Road, 10 The Croft,Severn Cottage in Vicarage Street,

Cromwell House at Haresfield Beacon,Ferndale in Pitchcombe and Scrubbs Bot-tom near Bisley. Our latest instructions includeGreenbank – a bungalow in a fabulousplot at Edge; Holly House – a fine periodhouse in Slad and no 3 Churchill Way – a3 bedroomed townhouse in the village. Westill have a flat in Hyett Orchard for salewhich is a very good retirement home. Ifyou would like a free market appraisal ofyour property or would like to receive anup to date list of properties for sale do callinto our office in Bisley Street. From Miranda, Lucy, Jill , Carol andMerriel may I take this opportunity ofwishing you all a very happy Christmasand prosperous New Year.

Diane Mearns

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The Painswick Beacon detailed as far as space permits THE VILLAGE DIARY

DECEMBERSat 3 Painswick Players: Last Panto in Painswick/ Red Painswick Centre 7.30pm

Hot CindersTheatre club Outing to Malvern The Falcon 12.45pm

Sun 4 Painswick Beacon Conservation Group Scrub Car Park opposite the 10.00amClearing. Contact John Rhodes - 812709 Golf ClubMagical Christmas Tour, with Peter Pan as the theme Rococo Gardens SOLD OUTJolly Stompers Line Dancing: Improvers - Sundays Painswick Centre 7.30 to 8.30pm

Mon 5 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Women’s Fellowship Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 6 Dog Training Club (Tuesdays) Christ Church Hall 9.30 to 12.00noon

EXTEND: exercise class for over 60s and less able Pitchcombe Village Hall 2.00 to 3.00pmpeople of all ages. Tuesdays

Wed 7 Coach to London: Tel 813965/813227 Stamages Car Park 8.30amCoffee morning in aid of St Johns Eye Hospital in Bond End Farm, U-St-L 10.30am to 12.30pmJerusalem. Raffle, Bring & Buy, Cakes, Books. (near Bowden Hall Hotel)For details tel: 371916/813711

Thu 8 Jolly Stompers Line Dancing: Beginners Town Hall 12.00 to 1.00pmExperienced beginners - Thursdays 12.30 to 1.30pmTea Dances - Thursdays Painswick Centre 2.30 to 4.30pm

Fri 9 Country Market with coffee available: Fridays Town Hall 10.00amSat 10 The Painswick Singers: Christmas Carol Concert - Christ Church 7.30pm

carols, readings, solos and choir items; retiring collectionMon 12 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Catholic Church Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 13 Young craftsmen exhibition until 30th (page 12) Guild Gallery

Yew Trees WI – Christmas Gathering Town Hall 7.30pmWed 14 Probus: First descent of the Grand Canyon - Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00am

Ken IngamelsWomen’s Fellowship: Christmas Lunch Golf Club 12.30pmHorticultural Society: Quiz Nite - with refreshments Town Hall 7.30pm

Thu 15 Music Appreciation: Christmas Social Cotswold Room 7.30pmFri 16 Friday Club: Christmas Lunch

Art at the Barn exhibition (page 7) & 17th – 18th The Barn at Washwell 5.00pm to 7.00pm“Angels and fairies, magic and dreams” (page 8) Fiery Beacon 6.00 to 8.00pmPainswick Blues: Animals (and 17th) Painswick Centre: 8.00pm

Sat 17 Copy dateline for January to Editorial TeamSun 18 Puppet making and performing “workshop” for Painswick Centre 10.00am to 12noon

Children 8-16yrs. Tel: 813229Lempen Puppet Theatre Co. show: Puppets in the wild Painswick Centre 3.00pm

Tue 20 Jazz Evening no entry fee Ostlers Room, Falcon 8.30pmWed 21 Women’s Fellowship: Carol Service

Parish Council Meeting Town Hall 7.30pmThu 22 Diary deadline for January to Edwina Buttrey via. Beacon box pleaseTue 27 Painswick Beacon Conservation Group Scrub Car Park opposite the 10.00am

Clearing. Contact John Rhodes - 812709 Golf Club

JANUARY 2006Sun 1 Annual Boxing Day Walk start Stamages car park 10.00am- noon

Painswick Beacon Conservation Group Scrub Car Park opposite the 10.00amClearing. Contact John Rhodes - 812709 Golf Club

Sat 7 January issue of The Painswick Beacon publishedLocal History Soc/STET Landscape walk (meet at) Juniper Hill/Wick St lay-by 10.00amFor details phone 814139

Wed 11 Probus: Paying for Rain - Mr W Affleck Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00amHorticultural Society: Welcome to Thailand - a Town Hall 2.30pmVideo presentation by Stan Newey

Mon 16 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - CTAP Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 17 Local History Society: Edward Jenner - His Life, Croft School 7.30pm

Work & LegacyMon 23 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Dog Training Group Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 24 Yew Trees WI: Reflexology & the Metamorphic Town Hall 7.30pm

Technique - Sam Bloomfield

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Wed 25 Probus: The Ice Cream Industry - Mr J Falcon Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00amSun 29 Painswick Beacon Conservation Group Scrub Car Park opposite the 10.00am

Clearing. Contact John Rhodes - 812709 Golf ClubCTAP Christian Unity Service Christ Church 10.30am

Mon 30 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Puffins Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pm

FEBRUARYMon 6 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Yew Trees W.I. Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmWed 8 Probus: The changing face of the Law - Mr R Morgan Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00am

Horticultural Society: English Garden History - Town Hall 2.30pmBarbara Drake

Mon 13 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Tennis Club Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmSat 18 All Things Bright and Beautiful – (page 9) Painswick Centre afternoonMon‘ 20 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Falcon Bowling club Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmSun 12 Bird Club: Birds on the Flood Plain Hartpury 10.00amTue 21 Local History Society: A Briggs/Archard production! Croft School 7.30pmWed 22 Probus: American Civil War - Mr K Browning Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00amMon 27 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - St Mary’s Guild Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 28 Yew Trees WI: The St Johns Eye Hospital, Town Hall 7.30pm

Jerusalem. - Dr Denise Magauran

MARCHMon 6 Austerity Lunch: Hostess - Pauline Lamont Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmWed 8 Probus: Murphy’s and Other Laws - Mr R Hennessey Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00am

Horticultural Society: The Newent Onion Fair - Town Hall 7.30pmPlus bring & buy plant sale

Sat 11 Beacon Village Quiz Painswick Centre 6.45 for 7.15pmMon 13 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Conservation Society Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 14 Bird Club: Wildfowl and Wetland Trust - talk by Town Hall

Mike Teesdale. Followed by AGMMon 20 Austerity Lunch: Hosts - Horticultural Society Christ Church Hall 12.00noon to 1.15pmTue 21 Local History Society: Pitchcombe - Notes and Croft School 7.30pm

Recollections - Michael LittleWed 22 Probus: Brunel as a Railway Engineer - Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00am

Mr D CartwrightSat 25 Painswick Music Society Concert: Carducci Quartet St Mary’s Church 3.00pmTue 28 Yew Trees WI: The Elsa Conservation Trust - Town Hall 7.30pm

Graham DouganWed 29 Horti. Soc: Bookings morning for outings Church Rooms 10.00am to 12noon

APRILWed 5 Probus: The Cossacks - Mr M Chance Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00amSat 8 Painswick Music Society Concert: Robert Irving, cello; St Mary’s Church 3.00pm

Fali Pavri, pianoWed 12 Horticultural Society: Climbers, ramblers and Town Hall 7.30pm

scramblers - R BracherTue 18 Local History Society: Research Evening Croft School 7.30pmWed 19 Probus: AGM Ostlers Room, Falcon 10.00amSat 22 Painswick Music Society Concert: Sir Thomas Allen, St Mary’s Church 3.00pm

baritone; Malcolm Martineau, pianoTue 25 Yew Trees WI: Porridge - Mrs P Cottle Town Hall 7.30pm

MAYSat 6 Painswick Music Society Concert: Nicola Eimer, piano St Mary’s Church 3.00pmWed 10 Horticultural Society AGM, followed by talk - Town Hall 7.30pm

The work of ‘Perennial’ - Susan Bowers (with raffle) 8.15pmTue 16 Local History Society: Annual OutingTue 23 Yew Trees WI: Resolutions, followed by a talk about Town Hall 7.30pm

Badgers - Tony Dean

JUNETue 20 Local History Society: AGM Croft School 7.30pmTue 27 Yew Trees WI: the Everyman Theatre - past, present Town Hall 7.30pm

and future - Sara-Jane Hasman

JULYTue 25 Yew Trees WI: BBC Radio Gloucestershire Town Hall 7.30pm

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APPLICATIONSDOVECOT COTTAGE, STEPPING STONELANE Erection of a greenhouse againstwalled gardenJUNIPERS, EDGE ROAD Loft conversionwith dormersST MICHAEL’S COTTAGE, VICTORIASTREET Change of use from domestic tocommercial use at ground floor levelRED LION HOUSE, ST MARY’S STREETErection of directional sign to QuakerMeeting HouseGREENHOUSE COURT LODGE, GREEN-HOUSE LANE Erection of a conservatoryKNAPP HOUSE, THE VATCH, SLAD Re-place left hand full length barn door(beyond repair)LULLINGWORTH, STROUD ROAD Al-terations to kitchen wingLOWER BUMPS, THE GREEN, EDGEErection of a summer houseLITTLE ACRE, CHELTENHAM ROADConversion of attic space to additional ac-commodation and installation of dormerwindowsCLOVERS, KINGS MEAD Two storey ex-tension to dwelling and garageJENKINS BARN, JENKINS LANE, EDGEExtension and alteration. Demolition to awall

ASHLEIGH, GLOUCESTER STREETErection of a flue on kitchen roofROSE COTTAGE, SLAD Extension to formday room & erection of a workshop/store

CONSENTHIGHFIELD HOUSE, GLOUCESTERSTREET Re-pointing small stretch of ex-ternal wall on front elevationTHE LAURELS, JACKS GREEN, SHEEPS-COMBE Erection of a summerhouseGREENLEAS, LONGRIDGE, SHEEPS-COMBE Erection of a two storey extensionand loft conversionCHESSED, SLAD Erection of a single sto-rey side extensionFLAT 1, ROSSWAY HOUSE, NEWSTREET Retrospective application for afree standing privacy screen with woodenframeASHTREES, KINGS MEAD Erection ofconservatoryMICHAELMAS COTTAGE, VICARAGESTREET Erection of a conservatory andenlargement of existing parking area

REFUSALSHEEPSCOMBE HOUSE, JACKS GREEN,SHEEPSCOMBE Refurbish existing out-building to form home office

DirectoryWe are pleased to distribute copyof the Directory for 2006 free withevery issue of this month's Bea-con. This is the opportunity to thankthose manyreaders, organ-isers, and so on,for assistingus by notify-ing updates.If there are er-rors, ourapologies inadvance.

Pram for Sale - Graco single pram - Beau-tiful stone colour. Perfect condition withrainwear and parasol. £70.00ono. 813533.Andalucia, Spain, Villa in foothills aboveNeria. 3 Bedrooms, sleeps 4/ TV, own pool.Wildlife, walks, views, mountains andMediterranean. Available July/August.£550 per week. 814070 or 0034 6470 19686.Logs - Seasoned Hardwoods. Sold by thelarge trailer load delivered - £70.00. Otherloads available. Contact Felix on07958.108841.Lift Required for Midnight Mass atPrinknash Abbey on Christmas Eve.Please contact 813832 if you can help.Cheap reliable small car wanted for useby mum to take child to Crypt School inGloucester. (Current car MOT failure)812700

Don’t Miss Little FleeceYou may recall reading an item a few weeks ago about Michael McCarthy’s plans to re-openLittle Fleece in Bisley Street. Since then Michael has been working hard in order to try to openin time for Christmas and as a result will be able to throw open the doors by mid-December. It will behove you to pay a visit to the shop especially if you are fond of good quality,interesting books and objects. In particular, you will discover some wonderful second-handbooks on a range of subjects from art and architecture, gardening and biography, archaeology,Cotswold history and so on. There are first editions, unusual and special books, indeed manyvery collectable works. Good prints and nice pieces of porcelain, glass and silver will also beon sale. As there is still a considerable amount of work to be undertaken, Little Fleece will open onlyfor the rest of December. It will open properly in February.

Michael speaks appreciatively of thewarm welcome he feels everyone in Pain-swick has afforded him. He continues tomake great efforts to turn Little Fleece intoa National Trust property we can be proudof and is keen to provide a high qualityservice. Do go and browse – you may find some-thing quite special.

Carol Maxwell

PLANNING MATTERS A summary of information from the Parish Council.

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BabiesCongratulations to SIMON and LOUISESTEWART who live by The Green inEdge, on the birth of their daughter MayaLucy on l2th November, a sister for Megan. and LISA and GRAHAM WARNABYare celebrating the birth of their first child,Alex Michael, born on 22nd September.(Our apologies for a spelling error lastmonth. Ed.) and DAVID and SARAH CARLILE onthe birth of their daughter Sophie on 23rdOctober, a sister for Thomas and Lucy, also to ZOE and BOB BUNDY on thebirth of their second son Fabian Jacob on2nd November, a second grandson forRosie and Jack Smith, and to CHARLOTTE and WILL SMITHon the birth of their second daughter Rosieon 27th October, a sister for Madeleineand a fifth grandchild for Angela andDavid Hudson.

WeddingsBest wishes to JUDITH PARKINSON whomarried RAY STANDEN on 29th Octoberin Ramsgate, Kent; Judith and her sisterJan used to run 'Chancellors' in Painswick and congratulation to NICOLA WESTand EDWARD ISAAC who were marriedat St.Mary's Church on 5th November.

80th BirthdaysCongratulation to JOAN TRUMAN whocelebrated her 80th birthday on 15th No-vember, and to Professor TED BURGE who cel-ebrated his 80th on 17th October

WelcomeWe would like to welcome SAM andSTEVE TWIGG and their children Harry(4) and Gracie (2) who have moved intoLower Washwell, and to DAVID and MAUREEN VARDYwho have moved into 2 St.Mary's Meadfrom Skipton in Yorkshire, and to PAULINE and ROGER BAYLISSwho have moved to 6 St.Mary's Mead fromStroud, also to Mrs JOHNSTON who has movedto Hurst Cottage in Butt Green, and EMMA WILSON-COPP who hasmoved to Hillman's Cottage in Paradise

Moved homeBest wishes to SUSAN ROBINSON on hermove to Apartment 4 at Richmond Pains-wick in Stroud Road, the very first residentin one of the new apartments.

Get well soonBest wishes for a speedy recovery toBRIAN HUNT and PHILIP JARMAN.

CondolencesOur sincere sympathies to the family andfriends of ROSIE RICKETTS, TIM GREW,VICTOR STYTHE and EDNA SWIFT whohave died recently.

Did you see.. the bright yellow plait which seemed to beadorning one side of the entrance to Castle Hale? What you almost certainly did NOT see wasthe 'maiden' who was believed to have been hid-ing on top while her hair grew long enough forPrince Stam to climb to her rescue from wickedFairy Hale! Our Princess was coy about having the cam-era trained on her but, as ever, the Beaconpersevered and she was caught on film with a'far away' look on her innocent face. Althoughshe was reluctant to be interviewed, we did justmanage to elicit the fact that her name is Bethany- does not live locally - and can assure readersshe is a real charmer, Grade I.