Courier�C l a y d o n & C l a t t e r c o t e �

OCTOBER 2009�

In this issue...�

·� Burglary on Main Street�·� Fenny fire station under�

threat�·� Vicar Pat Freeth on life,�

love and St James Church�

Battle of Britain Memorial�Flight framed picture,�while Nicole showed�us adults how it should�be done by waltzing off�with several successful bids.�Our youngest guest, Hannah,�picked her dad’s winning ticket for�the main draw prize of an outdoor�furniture set.�

There were lots of smiling faces�and the fantastic sum of £638.60�was raised from the generosity of�villagers and local businesses.�

Plans are afoot for next year’s�supper with a couple of tweaks�here and there to build upon the�success of this year. Thank you to�everyone who participated and to�those villagers who supported >>�

Friends of St James hosted their�first event – A Harvest Bring ‘n�Share Supper & Auction – on Sat�3rd October in the Church Room.�Villagers excelled themselves with�their donated savoury/salad/apple�pie dishes which ensured a good�supper was had by all.�

The raffle was set up by the front�door so that Anne Hoggins could�use her feminine wiles to boost�ticket sales – a task she took to�with great aplomb. She raised £50�and would like to thank all those�who kindly donated raffle prizes.�

Our enthusiastic auctioneer, Tim�Cozze-Young, encouraged us all to�get our purses and wallets out for a�wide range of donated produce and�auction items. Two young bidders�must have negotiated advances of�pocket monies and so Matthew�became the proud owner of a�

FULL HOUSE AT HARVEST SUPPER�

DON’T FORGET!�The clocks�go back� one hour at 2am�on Sunday 25 October.�

Church in Crisis�

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Back by popular demand, the�Claydon Christmas Tree Lighting�and Remembrance Event will this�year take place on� Sunday 6�December� from 4pm. As in�previous years stars will be hung�on a tree in the churchyard to�remember loved ones, there will be�singing, a visit from Santa, as well�as festive refreshments served in�the church room. More details in�November’s�Courier�.�

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The winners of the Autumn Claydon�Playing Field 100 Club were drawn�at the Harvest Supper.�Congratulations to the winners:�

Full results of the�100 Club� draw,�held on 3 October 2009�

·� 1st�(£100): Graham Reeves,�Walnut Gardens�

CLAYDON 100 CLUB WINNERS DRAWN�·� 2nd�(£50): Julie Cozze-Young,�

Crossing Lane�·� 3rd�(£25): Sam Hoggins,�

Mollington Road�

Thanks to all those who supported�the draw and also to the collectors.�£300 net proceeds were raised for�the Claydon Playing Field Trust.�

<< the event by�buying tickets/�

donating items, but�were unable to be�

present on the night.�

Forthcoming events include the�return of local band Dirty Voice in�early January in the church, an�open evening with Fir Tree�Falconry at the end of January in�the church room as well as some�old favourites and new fundraisers�throughout 2010.�

Voluntary Work at the Church� –�please look at the temporary notice�board by the front gate for dates -�and remember, lots of hands make�light work!�

Terri Jones�

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BURGLARS TARGET�MAIN STREET�

A burglary took place on Main�Street during the night of Friday/�Saturday 18 September at around�3.30am. A large number of tools�with a high value were stolen and�police believe that the robbers had�planned the theft in advance.�

Although crime is thankfully very�low in Claydon, villagers are urged�to remain vigilant and to report any�suspicious behaviour.�

Any information about the�September robbery can be passed�directly to Thames Valley Police on�0845 8505 505 or anonymously to�Crimestoppers on 0800 111 444.�

Thames Valley Police will be�holding a�Police Surgery� on�Saturday 17 October� from�

10.30am-12.30pm at the Church�Rooms,�Cropredy�. All villagers�

from Claydon are invited to meet�their local police officers.�

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CLAYDON PLAYING FIELD�6pm�

SATURDAY 31�ST� OCTOBER�

6pm Gates open….BBQ and Bar�6.30pm Lighting of the Bonfire�7pm Judging the HALLOWEEN Guy competition� &�Best Costume�7.15pm Firework Display�8pm Children’s Halloween games, raffle and�

entertainment in the Marquee�

Please join us for some SPOOKY FUN down on the�Playing Field. A great opportunity to meet your fellow�villagers and raise funds for the Claydon Playing Field�Trust.�

We do not need any wood this year thank you.�Donations in advance for the fireworks are greatly appreciated.�

Please contact Mike Smith on 690192 for further information.�

As well as the village Bonfire Night�some villagers also enjoy a private�party at their home, including�fireworks. These events are great�fun for those involved, but can�cause great distress to animals�(and those who care for them) in�the village. However, it is not�always obvious who needs to be�contacted.�

It has therefore been suggested�that if anyone plans to let off�fireworks (at any time of year, not�just around Bonfire Night) they�give as much notice as possible via�a note in the Courier and on the�village noticeboard. Animal owners�will then be able to make sure pets�and livestock are protected.�

CONSIDERATE� NEIGHBOURS�

WELCOME�

C�TRICK OR TREAT?�

So that the Halloween tradition of�children trick or treating is�enjoyable for all it is suggested that�both householders and trick or�treaters adopt a Halloween Code:�

Halloween Code�

A hollowed-out, lit, pumpkin�placed in front of the house or�on a front windowsill�or�a�

cardboard pumpkin shape on�the front door says trick or�

treaters are welcome. Trick or�treaters will visit only homes�

displaying a pumpkin.� C�Courier -- October 2009 -- Page 5�

HOFL LOOKS FORWARD�TO TENTH ORDER�

Local heating oil consortium�Heating Oil For Less� took delivery�of the latest order earlier this�month. The negotiated price was an�amazing low 30.73p a litre!�Maximum individual savings�ranged from £41 to over £124.�

Please spread the word about the�scheme to your neighbours and�friends – the more who join and�use the scheme, the more money�can be saved and the greater�benefit to the environment with�reduced fuel lorries on our roads.�

The date of the next planned order�(HOFL’s tenth!) is the week�commencing� 26 October 2009�. To�order call me on�690119� or go to�www.heatingoilforless.co.uk�

Paul Gallagher�

SCRIBES WANTED�I am looking for volunteers to help�with a local history project. I have�photocopies of the memoirs of H G�Hadland who was born at�Clattercote in 1888 and they need�to be transcribed so that they can�be formatted and edited. H G�emigrated to Canada in the 1900's�and his comments on his life and�contemporary events are�interesting, if rather eccentric. If�you would like to lend a hand�please call me on�690592�.�

Don Siviter�

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LOCAL FIRE STATION NEEDS OUR SUPPORT�The fire and rescue service at�Fenny Compton is facing closure as�part of Warwickshire’s proposed�station cuts. The next closest fire�and rescue service is based at�Banbury or Southam, estimated as�an additional 10-15 minutes arrival�time. This may not sound like�much, but what if it was your house�on fire or you were trapped in a�burning vehicle?�

Even though Claydon comes under�the Oxfordshire fire and rescue�service, support currently comes�from Fenny and would continue to�do so.� The firemen have set up a special�website with all the information�you need regarding the proposals�and how you can have your say.�

Have a look at the web site to see�just what a crucial job the Fenny�crew perform. The website is:�

www.fenny.firemen.co.uk�alternatively all documentation can�be found at:�www.warwickshire.gov.uk/�fireandrescue� .�

Public consultation is open until�December. Please help to�

support our nearest Fire Station.�

The village raised a total of�£114.07 for the British Red Cross�in their collection week this May.�Thanks to all those who�contributed and to Viv Power and�Diana Lambert for helping to�collect.�

Sara Heaverman�

RED CROSS COLLECTION�

Congratulations to�Emma and Paul�Gallagher of Main Street�who tied the knot at the�Brownsover Hall Hotel,�Rugby on 18 September�and celebrated with a�BBQ for friends and�family in Claydon the�next day. The�newlyweds would like to�thank all the villagers�who sent goodwill�messages.�

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TOILET DEPOT APPLICATION THROWN OUT�The planning appeal by landowner�Geoff Wheeler of Cropredy to allow�operation of a portable toilet depot�at the Astell Farm site at the�bottom of Main Street was firmly�dismissed by a planning inspector�at the end of August, nearly two�years after the illegal use of the�land first started.�

The toilet depot operator had�already moved from the site the�month before, but the inspector’s�report was notable in that input�from villagers was highly valued.� C�

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The inspector stated:�“The�representations made by local�residents clearly identified�material harm arising from the�portable toilet hire use in terms�of noise, disturbance and smell�and also to the character and�appearance of the area.”�

Over 50 villagers wrote to protest�about the site, proving that by�pulling together as a single�community we can have significant�influence on local matters.�

Congratulations to Eric Bates of�Main Street who recently�celebrated 60 years as organist at�Holy Cross Church, Byfield. Eric,�with wife June (circled in the�picture, together with the choir),�was presented with a delicious�cake (inset) by the choir in front�of the congregation. Eric would�like to point out that this was a�‘length of service’ award, as he�hasn’t been playing every week�for 60 years!�

ORGAN PLAYING IS ICING ON CAKE FOR ERIC�

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The Reverend�Pat Freeth� can often�be seen zipping around Claydon in�her little silver Citroen.�

No day is ever the same for our�friendly vicar of St James The Great�Church. With the five benefices of�Claydon, Cropredy, Mollington,�Wardington and Great Bourton to�attend to, the 61 year old mother of�two and grandmother of three is a�very busy lady.�

Just last week at the Harvest�Supper, she likened herself to the�Vicar of Dibley as both Pat and her�husband Barry had to attend three�Harvest Suppers on the same�evening!�

Born in�Lancashire she�was raised in the�seaside town of�Morecombe with�her brother and�parents who ran�a hotel right on�the seafront.�

“I loved the freedom we had to�explore the countryside and the�seaside,” she says.�

While at Morecombe she attended�an Anglican church school where�the headmaster had a big influence�on her. At just six years old she�took herself off to evensong. “I was�a bit of an odd child,” she laughs.�

Although the church has been a big�part of her life from a very young�age, Pat always had a rebellious�streak. “I didn't like Sunday school�so I never went,” she admits.�

After school Pat went to secretarial�college where she studied�accounting. After a stint at a�quantity surveyors in Birmingham�it was decided that she would go to�bible college in Birmingham. But,�she explains, “I hated it as it was�very fundamental. Whenever I�could get away I'd go off to do�brass rubbings.”�

It was on one of these trips that she�heard about�the church in�the run�down area of�Ladywood,�Birmingham�where her�future�husband was�curate. “I�went to a�service there�

and didn't notice Barry until he�was preaching. I knew straight�away I would marry him, although�I thought to myself I don't even like�him!” she says.�

She was just 19 years old and Barry�was 13 years her senior. “Six�months after we met we got�

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engaged and six months after that�we were married.”�

Pat's rebellious streak shone�through again when she had to get�her parents permission. “I was�under 21 so I had to get my father's�consent. He refused, but we wore�him down in the end.”�

After the wedding the newlyweds�went on a six month trip to Canada�and USA. “Barry and I worked in a�hotel on Lake Ontario, he was a�painter and�decorator and I was�a maid and�waitress,” she�explains.�

Upon return to�Ladywood Pat fell�pregnant with her�eldest child, her�daughter Rachel.�The couple lived in�the curate's house�with Barry's boss. Times were�tough as Barry was earning just�£500 per year. “We were so poor at�the end of each month we were�allowed raid the poor cupboard,”�she remembers.�

So Barry went into the RAF as a�chaplain stationed at RAF Halton in�Aylesbury and as a result trebled�his salary in one fail swoop.�

Four years later the young family�decided to go back into 'parish life'�and settled in Bristol. Pat enjoyed�

her role as the vicar's wife while�bringing up her daughter and son.�They moved around the country�settling in Cornwall and�Worcestershire.�

By this time the children had grown�and Pat taught arts and crafts in�adult education. It was around this�time aged 33 when a life changing�event occurred. “I was very�seriously ill and when I recovered I�felt that I wanted to put something�back and decided to go into�

ministry,” she�says.�

A three year stint�doing a Bachelor�of Theology�Course at Oxford�followed and Pat�was ordained at�Christchurch�College in 1995.�She then went on�to be vicar of�

Buxton in Derbyshire for three�years, before moving to Cropredy�with Barry in 2003.�

“I love rural ministry and really�enjoy it here.”�

One of Claydon's strengths she�believes is its potential. “I feel�excited at the moment because�there's such a potential for growth�in Claydon,” she says. “There's been�quite a change recently, possibly�because of the newcomers and the�increase in church activities. >>�

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<< There's a lot of goodwill�towards the church now and that's�brilliant.”�

Last year was a difficult one for St�James the Great church here in�Claydon as it was the first year ever�that we were unable to pay the full�Parish Share to the Diocese, which�helps towards the ministry of the�church. This year's share is £6,731�and Pat is confident the target will�be met.�

“I'm sure we'll be able to pay the�share this year,” she says. “But�there are urgent things we must do�such as repairing the church porch.�We've got the grant money in place,�but we need to get on urgently and�do the job.”�

“I'm really excited about all the new�initiatives, the painting of the�interior of the church and working�weekends etc it's fantastic and�gives you a positive feeling for the�future. People need to take�ownership of their church and feel�included and part of it. We want to�reach out to the community and if�initiatives like the harvest supper,�village breakfasts or working�weekends achieve this that's great.”�

As for Pat's future, she says she'll�be around for a while longer: “I'll�be here for at least another four�years until I'm 65,” she says, “and�I'm looking forward to it.”�

Lisa Simmons�

Green Fingers�While helping my daughter put�together a harvest festival basket�to take to school we were talking�about it being the end of the�gardening year and this was the�culmination of all our hard work.�This moved me to think “No, not�really.” It starts when you first find�a plot of land and create a garden�from then on you inherit gardens,�maintain or improve them. The�gardening year never ends...�

November�– sharpen the secateurs�and start pruning in earnest.�Ideally cut back to improve or�maintain the shape of ornamental�trees and shrubs. November is also�I think the best month to plant�

bare-root trees and shrubs. This�month is ideal for lifting and�moving shrubs that have outgrown�their space or are in the wrong�place. The soil is still warm and will�promote root growth in�preparation for next spring.�

One of the important jobs for this�month is to lift�Begonias�and�Dahlias�. After the first frost, cut�Dahlias back to a few inches of the�top of the tuber, lift and dry upside-�down in a dry space. Similarly with�Begonias lift during the month and�dry. Early broad beans and peas�can also be sown this month for�early crops next year.�

David Wicks�

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Right from the start when he must have been only a couple of days old�Minky (he was one of five kittens abandoned under a hedge���) was a�handful, very determined and high spirited. Although we had him neu-�tered he still was very bold. He loved people and would just follow them�to wherever they were going which could be just round the corner or the�next village. We put a collar on him with our phone number after he went�missing for three days in which time he fell in the canal���. A short while�after that he came home smelling of canal so we could only imagine that�he had managed yet again to fall in���. In fact he went missing for a week.�He got into a bungalow over the way from us through the cat flap that only�went one way. The lady was in hospital so no one home, but luckily an-�other neighbour noticed his plight���.�

His next drama was to get his tail�run over��� by Pete. He would�insist in sitting behind the car,�luckily no harm was done. The�next incident was a day we were�going out and all dressed up. We�wondered about a strong smell.�Then we saw what it was, it was�Minky half GREEN and half ginger�and the smell was appalling. He�had fallen in a slurry pit��� and we�ended up giving him a shower in�our best clothes - he seemed quite�happy, but we certainly weren’t!�

One day someone from the village�asked ‘Is your cat a Maine Coon?’�At that point we didn’t know what�breed that was but after reading�up on it we realised that he certainly was a Maine Coon cross. The pure�bred ones originate from Maine in US and are used as farm cats to catch�rodents because of their strength and size.�

We came home one day and noticed Minky was walking very strangely so�Pete took him to the vet and found he had fractured his hip,��� probably�after being struck by a car. Some time after that he had an altercation�with a large cat in the village and Minky definitely came out worst���. >>�

THE NINE LIVES OF MINKY THE CAT�

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<< The next drama took place after we had gone to bed. I somehow�realised something was very wrong and when I went downstairs and�picked Minky up from the sofa I saw that his shoulder was pointing at the�wrong angle: he had dislocated his shoulder joint���. The joint was�corrected and he had his leg put in a very thick bandage to keep it straight.�

If you noticed we have numbered the lives that Minky defied during the�12 years he lived but number 10 was his downfall. A while ago he started�having problems breathing, and while still at home he had a seizure and�nearly died. Further investigation by the vet revealed that he had serious�heart disease and had a limited time to live. On Monday 14 September he�was so ill that he had to be put to sleep. We have him laid to rest in our�back garden and a plaque is laid at that spot. He will be greatly missed by�us as he was a good friend and companion in our lives.�

We would like to say a warm thank you to all those kind people who sent�cards of condolences or have stopped us in the street to say how sorry�they were to hear about Minky. A special thank you to our vet Mark at�Avonvale.�

Stef & Pete Kearney�

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The most recent Parish Council�meeting took place on 8 September.�15 villagers attended, but district�councillor Ken Atack and county�councillor George Reynolds were�not present. The main points raised�were:�

Public Participation� – The�practice of allowing villagers to�raise items at the beginning of each�meeting, introduced earlier this�year, has been withdrawn. Villagers�will still be able to request to speak�during the meeting or raise items at�the end under Any Other Business�as previously.�

Bus Services� – Oxfordshire County�Council has confirmed that there�will be no further improvements to�Claydon’s bus service, following�cuts made in June. The services will�next be reviewed in four years.�

Allotments� – The parish council�agreed to a proposal to give an�existing allotment holder (who�currently owns 8½ plots) one�year’s notice to take back 4½ of�these, as there is currently a�waiting list of five holders (three�from Claydon and two from outside�the village). The council further�agreed to impose a maximum limit�of three plots per allotment holder,�with the exception of the holder�above, who will retain four plots.�Anyone else wishing to take up an�allotment should contact Parish�Clerk Sue Upton on�(01295) 758398�.�

Council Finances� – A new internal�auditor is needed as the current�auditor is resigning after this year’s�accounts are finalised. These have�been delayed due to a £10�discrepancy. Applicants for the�post of auditor should contact Sue�Upton (contact details above).�

Claydon Art Group� – A decision on�a request for a £150 grant to�support the Group until it receives�funding from Cherwell District next�year was deferred to the next�meeting.�

Land near Otter Hollow� – A�planning application from Forge�Farm has been received by�Cherwell District, with buildings�proposed exceeding 6m in height.�The parish council agreed to�oppose it, stressing the danger of�setting a precedent if the�development is given permission.�

Food Recycling� – Villagers were�informed that Cherwell District is�set to introduce recycling of waste�food later this year.�

Note of Thanks�– Christina�Kennedy, who moved out of the�village in July, was belatedly�thanked for all her work in the�village and the council agreed to�send her a formal letter of thanks.�

Next Parish Council meeting:�Tuesday 10 November, Church�Room, 7.30pm. All welcome.�

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2009�

GREEN BIN�Fri 16 October�Fri 30 October�Fri 13 (eek!) November�BLUE & BROWN BINS�Fri 23 October�Fri 6 November�Fri 20 November�

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Boiled Gammon Hock�

Ingredients:�1 ham hock�per person�(smoked if�preferred)�

Method:�Place the�hock in a�saucepan and cover with cold�water and chopped root veg (1�each of carrot, leek, onion and bulb�garlic) or other if preferred. Add�herbs (4 bay leaves, sprig of thyme,�rosemary and c. 12 pepper corns,�but no salt.)�

Bring to the boil and simmer for�2½ hours or until tender, or roast�in the oven in a foil-covered baking�tin for the same time at 200�°�C.�

Serve with mash, vegetables and a�light gravy.�

Supplied by�Sam Hoggins�,�Hyltons at the�Moon & Sixpence�, Hanwell, Telephone�(01295) 730544�

RECIPE OF THE MONTH�Cropredy surgery is hosting annual�flu jab drop-in clinics from 8.30-�12.00 and 13.00-16.00 between�Wednesdays 14 - 21 October 2009.�

If you are on the 'at risk' list you�should already have had an invite.�There's no need to book, just visit�the surgery during the above times.�If you can’t attend that week,�please make an appointment with�the nurse as soon as possible.�

If you are not on our list and want�a jab, we can take your name and�call you if we have any left.�

Please note:� the Swine Flu vaccine�is not yet available and the above�sessions are for the usual seasonal�flu only. Eligible patients will�receive a letter when the swine flu�jabs are ready.�

Lynne Jones, Practice Manager�

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.�18 October: 10am�United�Benefice Healing Service�25 October: 10am Family Service�1 November: 9.30am�Service of the Word�

8 November: 10.50am�Remembrance�Service�15 November:�No service.�United�Benefice Service, Mollington 10am�Wednesday mornings: 10am Holy Communion�

If you would like an item included in Village Diary� please pass on details to any member of the�Courier�team (see p16)�

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Weekly Church Services at St. James the Great Church, Claydon�

Saturday 17 October Thames Valley Police Surgery� Church Rooms,�Cropredy�, 10.30am - 12.30pm�

Wednesday 21 October Jubilee Group Coffee Morning� Church Room, 10.30am - Midday�

Monday 26 October� Heating Oil For Less Oil� Order placed�[To join HOFL and/or place an order call Paul on�690119�]�

Tuesday 27 October Mobile Library visits� Corner Church Lane/Main Street, 12.40pm - 12.55pm�

Saturday 31 October Village Halloween Bonfire Night� Playing Field, 6pm onwards� [See page 6 for more details]�

Wednesday 4 November Beetle Drive� Church Room, 2.30pm - 4pm�

Tuesday 10 November Mobile Library visits� Corner Church Lane/Main Street, 12.40pm - 12.55pm�

Tuesday 10 November Parish Council Meeting� Church Room, 7.30pm [Public meeting - all villagers welcome]�

Saturday 21 November Village Curry Night/Late Bar� Church Room, 7pm - late�[More details next month]�

Wednesday evenings in term time�Claydon Art Group, Church Room,�Contact Kath on�690392�for more details�

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Last month we were lucky enough�to be amongst the honoured guests�at an 80’s-themed birthday�party on the playing field.�

I was a teenager in the 80’s�so remember them well. I�think it was one of the best ever�decades for music and still listen to�various 80’s albums today. If I’d�forgotten the interesting dress�styles from this era, they came�

rushing back to me the moment I�walked into the marquees – with�almost everyone dressed from the�time. Adam Ant stood and�delivered in style, Madonna vogued�and kept a few vineries in business,�Goose and Maverick wondered�around looking cool and talked�about bogies. Don Johnson couldn’t�get Michael Jackson to moonwalk –�just too shy I guess. A great night�was had by all. After all that, I went�home with Cher.�Freddie Mercury (aka Russ Jackson)�

Back to the 80’s�