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Brockworth Parish Council Magazine
FEBRUARY
Art work by Leigh Dashper Pike of Henley
Bank High School
Welcome to this edition of the Brockworth Parish Council newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading these pages and receiving information about Brockworth village and events that are taking place in Brockworth. We would like to invite all community groups, schools, churches and non-profit organisations to feel free to send us a short write up of activities or news you might have and we will include it in our upcoming editions. Please send your stories, articles or information about Brockworth to the Clerk at Brockworth Parish Council, so that we can include it in the next edition of the magazine. The deadline for the next edition is 12th April 2018, and the magazines will be delivered at the start of May 2018. For advertising requests and prices, please contact the Parish Clerk at: [email protected]
News from Brockworth Parish Council The Parish Council met three times as a Full Council during the last three months of 2017. Grants At the October 2017 meeting the Council approved the following grants 1. £100 “Welcome Club” for their Christmas Celebrations 2. £250 “Brockworth Youth Trust” for T-Shirts for the Youths 3. £120 “Brockworth Primary Academy” for their Christmas Fayre. Thanks The Council gave thanks and appreciation to the “Community Payback Team”, in recognition for all the hard work they had carried out in Brockworth Parish during the summer months and in lieu of the continual efforts they will commit too throughout 2018. Building Works In November 2017 the new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) was completed in Pound Farm Playing field for the use and enjoyment of all the residents in the surrounding area.
Lloyds Pharmacy In the last meeting, December 2017 the Council raised and discussed the forthcoming closure of Lloyd’s Pharmacy in Court Road; the Council acknowledged their disappointment at this decision and elected to write a formal letter to the Head Office of Lloyd’s Pharmacy. The letter expressed the importance of the Pharmacy to the community, the negative impact it would generate on the needs and services being offered to a diverse number of people in the Parish and the negative outcome for the future employment of
Work on a number of new
cremations plots in the
Brockworth Burial Ground
was completed in late 2017
staff. It offered to meet with representatives from Lloyds Pharmacy in hope that a more positive outcome could be reached for the health and wealth of community, other businesses and for the staff working there. Council Budget The Council approved the draft budget for 2018/19 and submitted the precept request. Newsletter Cover: Leigh Dashper Pike a student in Year 9 at Henley Bank High School and designed the front cover for the Brockworth Parish Councils Magazine. The student entered a school competition and this winning entry was chosen by the Head Teacher. The design that was chosen because it celebrated the new beginnings at the newly renamed school and represented Ambition, Confidence, Creativity, Respect and Determination. Neighbourhood Watch Message: Any residents of Brockworth who are interested in starting a Neighbourhood Watch scheme should contact Cllr Fiona Miles at: [email protected] The full content of Council Minutes is available on our website once they have been approved by the Parish Council. If you would like a copy of these council minutes but are unable to access them via our website (at www.brockworth-pc.gov.uk) please contact the Clerk on 01452 863123 who will send you a copy. Members of the public are welcome to attend Council meetings, they take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm at Brockworth Community Centre. Please check the website for any meeting date amendments.
Brockworth Parish Council Offices are open Monday to Friday 9am to
2pm and are located in the Brockworth Community Centre on Court
Road. Telephone 01452 863123 or email [email protected]
To all our dog-walking litter pickers, it is very much appreciated that you collect litter as you walk your dogs around our open
spaces. Thank you :)
BROCKWORTH
COMMUNITY CENTRE
COFFEE SHOP
Why not pop into our popular coffee shop at Brockworth Community Centre? You will be welcomed by our friendly catering staff and it’s a great way to socialise with friends or just relax and unwind by yourself.
We offer a wide selection of hot and cold drinks, as well as a range of tempting cakes, all baked fresh on site by Jane, our kitchen manager. Lunchtime specials are available every day and we are now doing ALL DAY BREAKFAST.
Coffee Shop Opening Times:
Monday - Friday 10am-3pm
Kids Meal Deals £2.50!
Writing Tips by JT Scott Author of the Sammy Rambles series about a boy and his dragon. www.sammyrambles.com
This is a short series of writing tips which will feature each month and offer tips and advice on how to create a story. Part 3 covers how to come up with ideas for creating memorable locations. Part 3 – Where will your characters meet? Last month, we covered the types of plot you might like to use for your story and now it’s time to find out where your characters will meet and where elements of your plot will take place. If you are writing a romance story, your characters might meet on the train, or at work. For a horror story, you might choose the location to be a graveyard or a deserted house. As the writer, you can choose whether the location is real or imaginary. When writing the Sammy Rambles books, I used several locations for my characters to meet and interact in the plot. I needed somewhere to introduce the reader to Sammy Rambles and his friends. Then I needed somewhere for them to go to school, somewhere for them to live and somewhere for the action to take place. I knew I wanted the events in my plot to take place in a castle and so I drew on my own experiences of visiting English Heritage castles and National Trust stately homes for inspiration. I could have used a desert island as the location for the Sammy Rambles story, but it wouldn’t have been the same. These are some ideas for choosing the location for your story:
- Is your location real? Is it in the UK? Abroad? On Earth? Or, is it somewhere imaginary? - Is it somewhere rural or urban? A village, town, city? Why? What difference does it make? - Does your story take place in-land, on an island, on a river, a lake or at sea? - Do your characters meet on a train? A plane? A boat? - Is your location somewhere for your characters to live? A cottage, a house, a castle? - If it is a building, is it a school? University? An office or other workplace? - If it is a workplace, is it an office or a shop, perhaps a butcher, bakery, café or restaurant?
Lots of stories use multiple locations and these depend on the characters you have created and what they are doing in your plot. In my books, Sammy Rambles goes from his home to the school which is located in a castle, but not everyone can see the castle. He visits his friend’s house which is on a sheep farm that I invented and there is also the school trip to the fictional Floating Circus. When writing your story, it is inevitable that the location will evolve and your characters will move from place to place. It can be helpful to draw a map on paper with the names of your locations and use nametags and arrows to show which characters are in which location at a particular point in your story. Next month, the writing tips will cover when things will happen in your story and how you can easily create a timeline for your characters to interact in your plot and in different locations. www.sammyrambles.com
LITTLE GEMS UNDER 5s
DO YOU NEED A CHILDCARE SETTING FOR YOUR CHILD?
We have places available for children from 2 to school age
Fully qualified friendly staff with qualifications ranging
From level 2, 3 to BA in Early Children Studies
New for 2*, nursery funding and kidder vouchers welcomed
£3.50 PER Hour**
OPENING HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY - 9:15-3:15
OFSTED RATED GOOD FEBRUARY 2015
07599 924010 / 07506 175199 OR 01452 547567 AND ASK FOR EMMA OR
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** UNLESS ENTITLED TO ABOVE FUNDING
WHAT’S ON – REGULAR ACTIVITIES
Time Activity Venue
Monday
9.30-10.30am Pilates Main Hall
10.30-2.00pm Monday Brunch Foyer
11.00-12.00noon Line Dancing (Beginners) Main Hall
1.00-2.00pm Charleston Fitness Main Hall
Tuesday
9.00am-12noon Tewkesbury Borough Council Advice &
Information
9.45-10.45am Yoga and Relaxation Classes Main Hall
1.30-2.30pm Community Wellbeing Agents Over 16? Can we help you access information and services
Foyer
1:30-3:00pm “Springboard” social group for over 60’s
1.30-4.30pm CAB Service (Free to Brockworth Residents)
Advice & Information
1.30-3.00pm Line Dancing (Intermediate) Main Hall
6.45-8.45pm Youth Services Youth Centre
Wednesday
11.00-12.00noon Parents & Toddlers Coffee Morning
Main Hall
12.00-2.00pm Fish and Chips Wednesday Foyer
2.00-4.00pm Linda’s Tea Dance (fortnightly) Main Hall
Thursday
9.30am-12.30pm Art Class Main Hall
2.00-4.00pm Tewkesbury Borough Council Advice &
Information
6.45-8.45pm Youth Services Youth Centre
8.00-10.00pm Line Dancing Main Hall
Friday 10.00am-12.00noon
Creative Writing Class Meeting Room
12.00-2.00pm
Luncheon Club (Residents of Brockworth, Hucclecote and
Main Hall
Witcombe aged 60+)
6.00-7.00pm Yoga Classes Main Hall
Saturday 9.00-11.00am Martial Arts Main Hall
Sunday 10.30-12.30pm Cornerstone Church Main Hall
Thank you to everyone who attended the
St George Art Group Exhibition on 28th
October 2017 it was good to see so many
people supporting us.
The picture on this year's poster was by
Carol Shergold.
The most Popular painting 'A Secret Place'
was by Jan Thomas.
First prize (hamper) was won by Mr and
Mrs Ashenden.
Anyone interested in joining our group
please contact Rena Perkins - 01425
863993.
Thank you
Rena Perkins
SAN ‘N’ TONE LINE DANCING
Come and enjoy dancing
Beginners Class @ Brockworth
Community Centre Monday morning
11am to 12pm
Improvers Class @ Brockworth
Community Centre Tuesday afternoon
1.30pm to 3pm
Tel: 01452 617430
YOGA CLASSES AT BROCKWORTH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Would you like to improve your health and enjoy the many benefits Yoga
has to offer?
If so, please contact Tina Short at [email protected]
Mobile: 07376051863.
Facebook Page: Sportina
Classes are payable in terms of 6 classes at £36 per term.
Yoga is every Tuesday from 9.45AM – 10.50AM
This is a non-competitive class and very suitable for seniors.
For more information or questions please contact Tina using the details
given above. Namaste!
The Amblers Walking group
Meet every first
Monday of the month at
Brockworth Library 10.15am for 10.30am start.
• Walk to improve your health, meet others and enjoy the outdoors in your
local area.
• Come along to a small, supportive and inclusive group providing a safe fun
walk together.
• Call James Baker to discuss your needs or if you have any questions on
01452 726951.
• All levels and experience welcome.
Tewkesbury Drop-Ins
Drop In Address Day Time
Brockworth Library`
Moorfield Road
Brockworth
Every Monday
10am-
11am
Tewkesbury Council
Offices
Gloucester Rd
Tewkesbury
Complete postcard
for contact
Bishops Cleeve
Library
Tobyfield Rd
Bishops Cleeve
1st / 3rd / 5th Monday
of the month
2pm – 3pm
Winchcombe Library
Back Lane
Winchcombe
1st / 3rd / 5th Monday
of the month
11:30am –
12:30pm
Priors Park
Computer Café
Jubilee 2, York Rd
Priors Park
Every Wednesday
10am-
1pm
Priors Park
Neighbourhood Project
Jubilee 2, York
Road
Tewkesbury
Every Wednesday
12pm-
2pm
Beavers from 6 years to 8 years
Cubs from 8 years to 10+years
Scouts from 10+ years to 14+ years
Explorers from 14+ years to 18 years
Leaders/Helpers from 18 UPWARDS
If you would like to join us, learn and experience some life changing skills, have great fun at the same time we currently have spaces for all sections and don’t forget scouting is not just for boy’s, girls have been welcoming since 2004! We also welcome adult help as leaders or just some occasional help when you can, its great fun and a good opportunity to gain experience working with some great children, especially if you are planning to foster or adopt.
For more information or to enquire about the hire of our Hall, please contact [email protected] .
Group Scout Contact – Simon Jefferies – 08450 949716
The 29th Brockworth Scout Group have been running since 1938, are an active part of Brockworth community and can often be seen out and about especially during the summer months. We also are willing participants to help out on community projects and are regularly seen (if not heard) delivering the magazine for Brockworth Parish Council.
Our hall is also available to hire please enquire for details and
availability
Give it a Go!
BROCKWORTH ARMY CADETS
Are you 12 to 18 years of age?
The Army Cadets are one of the biggest
clubs around. When it comes to fun,
friendship, action and adventure, it’s
hard to find anything that beats the
Army Cadets!
If you would like to join or have more
information then contacts:
Brockworth Army Cadets
07432 697088
THURSDAY WALKS FOR HEALTH
We meet at 2pm on Thursdays at the Brockworth Community Centre, Court Road, Brockworth. The
duration of the walk is normally 30 minutes to 60 minutes. Do come along and join us – all are welcome. There is normally a longer walk on the 1st Saturday in the month. We meet at Brockworth Library. For further details please contact Fiona Miles 01452 864345 or Ken Duke 01452 610281. If you enjoy walking for pleasure, why not try one of Brockworth’s circular routes? There are leaflets available in the community centre and offer a variety of walk lengths. The walks are not suitable for pushchairs, and can be muddy at various times of the year but are okay if you’re wearing sturdy footwear.
BUS INFORMATION
No. & Operator Route Peak Frequency
Off-Peak Frequency
10 Stagecoach Lower Tuffley – Gloucester – Hucclecote – Brockworth - Cheltenham
Every 10 mins Every 30 mins
61 Stagecoach Uley - Dursley – Stonehouse- Stroud – Brockworth – Cheltenham
1 per hour None
8 Stagecoach Gloucester Market Parade – Coopers Edge - Whittle Inn –Gloucester Business Park – Whittle Inn – Coopers Edge - Gloucester
Every 15 minutes
Every 20 minutes
On Thursday 11th January 2018, pupils from Castle Hill Primary
went to the Genting Arena, Birmingham for the Young
Voices 2018 Concert. Altogether there were over
6,500 children (6,792 to be exact!).
All the children got together for
a rehearsal from 2:15 to 5:00
p.m. It was fun but hard work –
every time we sat down, we had to stand up again – we had really tired legs!
The actual concert was 7:00 to 9:15 p.m. It was lovely being able to see our
parents in the audience – their coach travelled in tandem with ours! They
said it was amazing!
There were loads of different acts – these are some of them:
Urban Stride – a dance group
The Magnets – an acappella group
Alfie Shears – a singer and guitarist
Natalie Williams – a singer
Our favourite presenter was Gigi – she was funny! Our conductor was David
Lawrence – he told us when to stand up, when to sit down, when to sing,
when to do a Mexican wave and when to wave our torches. It was a really
exciting and very long day and it was all thanks Mrs. Broadhurst, our
headteacher, and Mrs. Blake, our deputy head. Thanks to the other staff who
went as well – we will remember the experience for a long time!
Brockworth Allotments
Plots available for Brockworth residents Contact Phil on 07468 020269 for detail
THE DOORS HAVE REOPENED AT
THE NEW EXCITING
BROCKWORTH YOUTH CENTRE
WE OPEN FROM
6.30pm to 8.45pm
EVERY
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Only- £1 entry fee (free on 1st visit)
or Reduced rate of £5 a month
(a saving of £3 a month) IF you become a member.
Age group 10yrs to 15 yrs.
Contact us on:
Web: www.brockworthyouthtrust.co.uk
Facebook: @BrockworthYT
Instagram: brockworthyouthtrust
NEWS FLASH
[Date]
WE OFFER
A variety of activities onsite and will
be adding to these regularly!!!!
Come along and have Fun!!
• POOL
• FREE WIFI
• CONNECT TO 1 OF 2 FLASHCUBE
BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS & BLAST
OUT YOUR MUSIC
• TABLE TENNIS
• Wii SPORTS & DANCE
• Take advantage of our
reasonably priced Tuck shop
including HOT Chocky with
Squirty cream
We do external activities like the current
“Caving” experience at The Warehouse in
Gloucester.
All our staff are Enhanced DBS checked
and are fully trained including First Aid,
Child Protection and more.
BYT is a charity & therefore all
proceeds go to supporting the Youths
that attend.