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Stories for 19 May 2005

Leisure

Churches set tone for concerts

CONCERTS in Rural Churches is another series of musical events taking advantage of the great settings and acoustics in local churches, this time in the Shipston area, arranged by a non-profit making committee.   more...

Top act

ONE of the country's leading saxophone and flute players, and resident saxophonist on Tonight with Jonathan Ross, Snake Davis is bringing his show to Worcester's Huntingdon Hall tomorrow night.   more...

Meet US guitarist

US-born folk singer and guitarist Julie Felix is coming to the Norbury Theatre in Droitwich this Saturday.   more...

Tributes to the biggest rock bands in history

THREE of the biggest bands in rock history are performing in the area over the next week - nearly.   more...

Requiem makes debut at Abbey

PERSHORE Choral Society's performance of Verdi's great masterpiece Requiem at the will be the first time the piece has ever been sung in Pershore Abbey and will feature the largest orchestra the Abbey has ever seen.   more...

Froggatt at the Roses

BRUMMIE songster Raymond Froggatt is delighting his army of fans with another visit to local venues.   more...

Trio of sonatas at chruch

ENSEMBLE Severin is performing a trio of sonatas by Purcell, Leclair, Buxtehude and Handel in a concert at St Mary's Church, Ilmington, near Shipston, tomorrow. It is part of the Concerts in Warwickshire Churches season. Call 01608 682210/682334/682317 for tickets.   more...

Poetry of love and life

REFLECTIONS on life, love and experiences are being revealed in a poetry session in Evesham.   more...

A sizzling line-up for new summer season

NEW brochure, new events, new season - Chipping Norton Theatre has plenty lined up for the summer ahead.   more...

Drum with the Flying Gorillas

FLYING Gorillas Singing with the Feet - it's not a strange hallucination, it's a drumming and dancing show coming to a Worcestershire village. The Flying Gorillas are bringing their South American Bombos to Wythall Community Club on Saturday for a show with a truly international theme.   more...

Spirited tale of curses

WATCH out for `a spirited tale of curses, crimes and desperation' at The Swan Theatre in Worcester - all set in song.   more...

Dance version of Hamlet

TWO interesting dance events are being staged in Tewkesbury next week.   more...

Murder in mind at Malvern

A RETIRED tennis star married his wife for her money but finds out she's in love with another man.   more...

Join Peter on a trip to Peru

SIT back and relax in Pershore while experiencing a trip round Peru when a new show comes to Number 8.   more...

News

My first week as Mayor

EVENTS started with the arrival of our friends from our Twin Towns, Evesham New Jersey, USA; Dreux in France and Melsungen in Germany, who wished to visit England to see how we make a Mayor. (Flour, butter, eggs, stirred well and cooked in the oven!)   more...

On the mend...

I wonder if you would allow me through your column to sincerely thank everybody who has inquired after my dad, Ted Annis', health following his major operation last week.   more...

Sack the idea

WHY can't the refuse service through Wychavon Council issue us with a green bag for garden refuse as they do for plastic (clear) or paper (purple). It could be collected once a month.   more...

Backward steps

WHY, when other counties (ie Warwicks) are introducing garden refuse collection with wheelie bins or green bags, have Wychavon stopped this collection?   more...

Thanks to the good Samaritan

MAY I, through the courtesy of the Evesham Journal, thank the very kind motorist, who gave assistance to my sister, Mrs J H Devonshire when she suffered a very nasty fall in Sandown Road, Eastwick Park.   more...

The real affair of the Stow Fair

AS we residents of Stow come to the end of another invasion and the travellers depart, I fully anticipate the usual statement from the police that `There were no major incidents at Stow Fair'.   more...

Parking places for the band?

I AM disgusted with the councils who are concerned with the following: The first band concert of the season, the park was torn up where the crazy golf course was to make way for a water feature, could this not have been done earlier in preparation for visitors?   more...

Pupils on catwalk

PARENTS of children at Broadway First School have organised a fund-raising fashion show in the village's Lifford Hall. The clothes are being provided by discount clothes specialists Smarties and some pupils from the school will be modelling at the event. The show will take place next Friday, May 27 starting at 7pm and all the clothes on view will be available to buy. Tickets, costing £3.50, which includes a glass of wine, can be bought at HSBC on the High Street or The Swan Public House. For further information, contact Sue Witts on 01386 852582.   more...

Top honour for picture framer

A BROADWAY picture framer has been honoured at a prestigious industry awards ceremony for the second time.   more...

Five-bed house is given the go-ahead

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a five-bedroom house in the grounds of a listed Broadway building have been approved - despite opposition from neighbours.   more...

Brush with deadly disease spurs Ron to fulfil a dream

RON Chapman is making his dream come true and helping others.   more...

Bid to revive link with Tewksbury

A GROUP hoping to strengthen links between Tewkesbury and Tewksbury New Jersey is flying out there on June 6.   more...

`No' to sponsors on war memorial

COMPANIES sponsoring floral displays around the war memorial will not be able to have their name or logo on them.   more...

DJ date delights offbeat rock duo

A TEWKESBURY duo will be playing live on Radio Two.   more...

Worshippers can still park for free

A TOWN centre car park in Tewkesbury will remain free of charge on Sunday mornings to help churchgoers.   more...

U-turn in the High Street

TEWKESBURY borough councillors have done an about-turn and withdrawn their support for the county council's controversial one-way system in Tewkesbury High Street.   more...

Found: A family of six

A MORETON woman is preparing for an emotional reunion with her long-lost family including two sisters and a brother she never knew existed.   more...

Suicide farmer shot wife first

AN elderly Broadway farmer blasted his wife with a shotgun before turning the weapon on himself after becoming depressed during the sale of his smallholding, an inquest was told.   more...

Putting the case for the council

I feel that I really must comment on those who are unfairly maligning Wychavon District Council, in particular, some of the local Clergy.   more...

Boom-time at the horse fair

PUPPIES, palm readings, pots, piebald ponies and porcelain were all haggled over at one of the biggest Stow fairs for years.   more...

Fund to pay for nurse

COTSWOLD fund-raisers have been thanked for their help in bringing a new specialist nurse to Gloucestershire.   more...

Making mosaics is part of the holiday fun for children

COTSWOLD District Council's Corinium Museum has arranged a series of events in Moreton, Bourton and Stow at half-term.   more...

People-power the key as Lido opens

THE Lido at Chipping Norton, now under community control, is due to re-open on Sunday with a five-kilometre fun run and pool party.   more...

Journal helps garden project

TWO campaigning mums who raised more than £100,000 to build a playground in Shipston are ready to add to their achievements, thanks to an appeal in the Cotswold Journal.   more...

Security top of police initiative

GLOUCESTERSHIRE pol-ice has launched a six-week spring crackdown on crime in the Cotswolds with events in Moreton and Stow.   more...

Record breaker steams in for heritage line's big day

THE locomotive believed to have been first to break the 100mph barrier in 1903 was the star of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's spring steam gala.   more...

Police to upgrade village contact points

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Constabulary has begun modernising its Police Information Points - PiPs - across the Cotswolds.   more...

Three extra `spirits' at town's pub

A BREWERY took on three more tenants than it expected when it bought the King's Arms Hotel in Chipping Norton.   more...

Pair's river run will help charity

A COTSWOLD publican is teaming up with a Gloucestershire police constable to complete a charity run along the length of the River Thames.   more...

War memories

PEOPLE with memories of life on the Home Front during the Second World War are urged to get writing and help create an on-line archive for future generations.   more...

Journal comes to appeal's aid

A MORETON woman has some extra items to take out to tsunami-hit communities in Sri Lanka, following an appeal in the Cotswold Journal.   more...

Grandmother freed

A WOMAN had to be freed by firefighters after a four-car collision at Izod's Crossroads on the Five-Mile Drive stretch of the A44.   more...

Chris takes economy role

SHIPSTON councillor Chris Saint has been given a central role in the first Conservative-controlled Warwickshire County Council for 12 years.   more...

Need to get a dog out of a drain? Send for Dyno-Rod!

CHIPPER the Jack Russell found himself at the centre of a four-hour rescue operation when he got stuck in a 150-metre long drainpipe.   more...

Pub's £4,000 fun day

A FUN day organised by the licensees of a Stow pub raised at least £3,800 for local youngsters.   more...

Solving hedge snags may land a £550 fee

COTSWOLD District Council is urging residents to negotiate with their neighbours to resolve high hedge disputes as it prepares to implement new laws next month.   more...

Pickpockets alert after thefts at market

POLICE in Moreton are urging visitors the town's weekly market to keep a close eye on their valuables while they shop to avoid becoming victims of pickpockets.   more...

Town wants to save royal tree

A PETITION has been launched to save an historic tree in Shipston, which has been identified for felling by a housing authority.   more...

Flowers will boost nursing care

THE organiser of Shipston Home Nursing's annual fund-raising flower sale is hoping to better the £2,500 that was raised in less than two hours last year.   more...

Steve sets the scene for his first art show

AN artist whose work has been seen by millions of people without them ever knowing it is holding his first exhibition in Shipston.   more...

Sport

Nick relishing opportunity to face Aussie spin king Shane

NICK Knight, skipper of County Champions Warwickshire, is looking forward to the challenge of taking on the world's greatest leg spin bowler when Shane Warne's Hampshire side arrive to play in the Stratford Festival of Cricket next Wednesday.   more...

Richard's a great sup-porter!

FROM Division One of the Midland Combination to the Southern League Premier Division - that's the 30-year journey taken by Richard Porter during his time covering the club's fortunes.   more...

  
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