Kempsford & Whelford
Allan Morriss
morrissmajors@btinternet.com

  • KEMPSFORD Village Hall is on the cusp of a major development but this will only happen if the management committee is able to enrol new members. The committee has been without a chairman for more than a year as no one has been willing to take on this responsibility and the treasurer is also having to give up the post. If you wish your village hall to continue to serve the community please consider joining. Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of the month and we welcome any resident who wishes to attend. For further information please contact Pete Wolfenden on 01285 810477 or Joy Cross on 810439.
  • ONE of the events that takes place in the village hall is the cafe, which is on again today, February 9, from 12pm-2pm. A perfect occasion to try homemade soups and breads etc and find out about village life. The mobile post office also operates on that day, and every Thursday, during the same hours.
  • COTSWOLD District Council has advised that the free parking scheme which operates in Cirencester in the Brewery and Forum car parks is to be extended until the end of Friday, March 31. This allows free parking after 3pm in those two locations, and in other specified towns.
  • CHURCH service on Sunday, February 12, will be Holy Communion led by Rev Lyn Hayler at 10am in St Mary’s, Kempsford.

Fairford
Chris Roberts
0744 350 0744
chris@cotswoldwireless.co.uk

  • THE election for the Fairford North Cotswold District Council councillor will take place today. The polling station is at Fairford Community Centre and is open from 7am-10pm.
  • THE Little Lambs baby and toddler group presents a quiz night fundraiser on Friday, February 10, in Fairford community centre. Doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, £2 per person, entry with no more than six per team. Places will be available on the night. Cash prize for the winners and other prizes to be won. Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available to buy. To book your place, email gemma.stubbins@hotmail.co.uk
  • FAIRFORD therapy centre is celebrating their 10 year anniversary at an open day on Saturday, February 11. The centre is open from 10am-2pm and there will be 10 per cent off treatments booked on the day plus a competition to win a sports massage. Find out more at facebook.com/events/227501431041416/?ti=cl
  • MESSY Church, formerly known as Funday Sunday, will take place on Sunday, February 12, in St Mary’s Church, Fairford. The theme has not yet been decided but it will definitely start with activities and games in the church at 4pm followed by a celebration and then a cooked meal in the community centre, finishing about 6pm. No need to book but it would help to know numbers for catering. Contact Sarah on 01285 712074 or email stmaryslmt@gmail.com
  • ON MONDAY, February 13, there will be a crafty clay event at 2.30-3.30pm at Fairford Library for children aged five years and over. Book on 01285 712599. On Thursday, February 16, there will be board games for five-year-olds and over from 11am-12pm. A drop-in event.
  • THE next full town council meeting is on Tuesday, February 14, at 7pm in the Barker Room of Fairford Community Centre. Any member of the public is welcome to attend. Call the town clerk on 01285 712344 for more.
  • LEARN to knit or crochet this year at the Knit and Knatter Group on Wednesday, February 15 at 10.30am in Fairford Library. Drop in. Open to all. For details, call 01285 712599.
  • THE U3A Five Rhythms Dance is on Wednesday, February 15 at 10am in the Palmer Hall, Fairford.
  • THE Palmer Hall cinema’s next film showing is on Wednesday, February 15 at 7.30pm at the Palmer Hall, Fairford.Doors open at 7pm, for details, visit thepalmerhall.org
  • FAIRFORD History Society’s meeting on Thursday, February 16, starts at 10am in Fairford community centre. Edwin Cuss will be talking about local characters from the past. Membership £5, visitors £3, for more information, contact Alison Hobson on 01285 711768 or email enquiry@fairfordhistory.org.uk or visit fairfordhistory.org.uk
  • THE Library Club is on Thursday, February 16, between 11am-12pm. If you would like to borrow some books and have a cuppa and a chat but can’t get to Fairford Library, transport with disabled facilities is provided. Details from 01285 712599 or gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries

Lechlade
Margaret Hing
mzh@stickonsigns.co.uk

  • THE town tourist information boards with map and advertising will be updated in the next few weeks. There are boards, at the Market Place, the Riverside Pub, The Trout Inn, the Carp Fishery and The Woollen Weavers at Filkins. Advertising costs £25 per space with proceeds going to the rebuild of the Memorial Hall. Contact 01367 252418 or sos@stickonsigns.co.uk for more.
  • TATT (Tunes At The Trout) will meet on Tuesday, February 14 in the Creel Bar of the Trout Inn. Join in with relaxing folk music or go along to just listen. Admission free, contact Ian on pesthouse@btinternet.com
  • THE History Society will meet for a talk on the Origins and Role of Norman New or ‘Planted’ towns by Peter Dawson on Monday, February 20 in the pavilion at 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Guests welcome at £4. Further information from lechladehistory or telephone 01367 253087.
  • LECHLADE’S New Inn is supporting the ‘Biggest Quiz in Existence’. This is an initiative from the Macmillan Cancer Support. The quiz will start at 7.45pm on Friday, February 24, with tickets at £5 per head in advance for teams of up to six. Tickets can be purchased from the Post Office, Lechlade. To find out more about the mammoth quiz, visit macmillan.org.uk/mammoth or email fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
  • MORE fundraising for the rebuilding of the Memorial Hall will take the form of photography workshops on Saturday, March 11, in Lechlade Pavilion, led by Mike Read. Mike is a semi-professional photographer. He and his team from Lechlade Photographers Society will hold three workshops: 10am-12.15pm, photography for smart phones and tablets, 12.30pm-2.45pm, introduction to digital photography and 3pm-5.15pm, photography composition, for the next-level photographer with a good digital camera, learn techniques to improve the composition of landscape. To enrol, or for more details, contact Mike Read on 01367 252023 or email Mike at: mrtc@btinternet.com, The Pavilion, Oak Street, GL7 3AY. All monies in aid of Lechlade Memorial Hall fund.