Community Garden on
Darlingscote Rd
Provide
small individual vegetable plots – (there are plots available)
Jointly
grow food in communal areas and share produce
We
hope to keep chickens next year
Film
nights (with bring and share meals)
Films
on environmental, self sufficiency and other topics
Bring
and share food – cooking theme chosen by host
Next
film: “Blues Brothers”, Friday 12th October
Skill
Swaps
e.g.
wreath making for Christmas, wild food foraging, apple pressing /
cider making etc
Shipston
High School Gardening & Eco-School Club
Helping
to run the gardening club on Tuesday lunchtimes
Tending
the garden during holidays
Providing
equipment and help for the Eco-School Club
Energy
Champions
A
number of supporters have been trained by Act On Energy (the local
energy efficiency advisors) to carry out initial energy assessments
on houses. We give basic advice and refer on to Act on Energy for
more technical information.
Fairs
and Shows
We
run stalls at the Victorian Evening, the Wool Fair and other events
around the area.
For
the last two years we have run the Harvest Fayre to promote more
local food and local businesses.
Public
Meetings
We
hold public meetings on Environmental and Community issues
If
you would like to be involved or help in any way contact Dave
Passingham on 01608 661816 or davepassingham@hotmail.com
Shipston
Harvest Fayre – fine weather and good stalls
The
weather for the Harvest Fayre last Sunday turned out to be fine
(despite the forecasts) and for most of the morning the stalls were
buzzing with people. There was a wide variety of produce for sale on
the 28 stalls ranging from local vegetables and meats to specialist
herbs and honey as well as household goods, pottery, rugs... and more
(see below for full list of stall holders with contacts). In
addition the traditional craft of pole lathe wood turning was
demonstrated by our very own Mike Ashton – this attracted much
attention from adults and children alike. Once again local artist
Howard Watson's pencil face sketches made plenty of money for
Shipston Home Nursing and the Queen's Avenue Play area group ran the
tombola to raise money to buy fruit trees to plant around their play
equipment.
YOUR
VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT - Supermarket/Housing Development
Shipston
Town Council called a public meeting on Monday
24th September
to
consult the whole community about their ideas for the
future of Shipston. About 100 people turned up
including Transition Shipston supporters and the
Shipston Heart Alive Campaign who have been
campaigning to stop the out-of-town supermarket and
housing development because of the threat it would
pose to the existing shops and businesses. There was
also supporters of the Shipston Needs a Supermarket
group who are in favour of the ASL development on the
edge of town. The meeting was run by an independent
facilitator who started by asking people whether they
wanted Shipston to stay as it is or should it have
more facilities. Everyone was asked to mark how
strongly they felt about these two options on a chart.
The facilitator broke the meeting up into groups to
come up with ideas for the future. There was a
consensus that it will be very important that any
changes should be community led and not developer led.
At the end of some deep discussions several ideas were
suggested and these were voted upon by the whole of
the meeting. The highest vote was for preserving
the character of Shipston.
This was followed by the need for more
employment and
then better
health facilities.
A supermarket
came only sixth in popularity and many people who
voted for this were in favour of a supermarket in the
town centre - not out of town. Ideas from the meeting
will feed in to the Shipston Neighbourhood plan.
Stalls
at the Harvest Fayre:
Little
Bird Soaps
- Natural
handmade soaps www.littlebirdsoaps.com/
Mabel's Dairy - "Mabel's Marvellous Milk", from Ilmington
www.mabelsfarm.co.uk
Nicky Vickery Animal Artist
Old Farm – award winning home produced meats
www.oldfarmdorn.co.uk/
Lakeside Ethical Treats - chocolate, sweets and snacks.
www.ethical-treats.co.uk/
Shipston Scouts, Guides, Cubs
Contact: d.wright61@btinternet.com
Country Markets - local home grown produce, home made and hand-crafted goods
/www.country-markets.co.uk/moreton-in-marsh-gloucestershire-gl56-0as-i132.html
Shipston Community Arts
www.shipstoncommunityarts.org.uk/
Skylark - Organic Vegetables box scheme – deliveries to your door
www.skylarkorganics.co.uk/
Heath Farm Nuts - hazelnuts/cobnuts, walnuts, hazelnut oil and walnut oil.
db@swerfordheath.com
Alain
Rouveure Galleries
- Arts
& crafts from Nepal
Transition
Shipston & Surrounding Communities – Sustainable
community food growing, energy efficiency initiatives. Promoting a
resilient local economy.
Olive
Stall - olives
and antipasti from Italy and Sicily
Queen's
Ave Play Area action group - promoting
the new design for the play area and orchard.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Queens-Avenue-Park-Action-Group/246427545399529
Snuggle
Rugs – hand-knitted multi
coloured mohair knee rugs
Contact:
664003
Contact:
morti@tesco.net
Liz
Teall Pottery –
hand made slip decorated earthenware pottery.
Cookies
– mix of household goods, DIY, stationary, gardening &
miscellaneous items.
Visit
Cookies shop in Church Street, Shipston
Ridgeway
Ice Cream – locally
made
ice cream
Contact:
gc.ridgway@farmline.com
Shipston
Heart Alive! Campaign –
preservation of Shipston Town
Holycombe
holistic retreat centre – therapies,
weekday classes and venue for weekend residential course.
http://www.holycombe.com/
‘biss’/’bella
due’
- Hand crafted jewellery + Dress agency/’recycled clothes’
Herbal
Pantry
- unusual herbs and spices alongside the traditional
herbs.www.herbalpantry.co.uk
Eco
Mum & Baby
- Eco friendly & natural products
Avon
Cat Rescue
– handcrafts
Contact
:662553
Fibromyalgia
Association - Fibromyalgia
is a chronic condition of widespread pain and profound fatigue.
Contact: gudrunberry@hotmail.com
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