Transition Shipston is holding an open afternoon at the Darlingscote Road Community Garden on Sunday 26thMay from 3.00 onwards with refreshments at 4.30 – all welcome.
Anyone interested helping with the newly acquired community chickens can find out what is involved in joining the chicken group. The chickens were “rescued”from a chicken farm. They are starting to get used to more freedom, grow their feathers back and lay eggs. We are renovating some more old chicken pens and hoping to increase the number of chickens soon.
There are also small veg plots available for anyone interested in starting to grow there own vegetables. Help is needed in improving paths and fox-proofing fences.
Come and join in... learn new skills... grow fresh veg... share the eggs... meet new people.
April / May 2013 - Newsletter
"Meet,
Make and Eat a Local Lunch"
Transition Shipston is non-political
Transition Shipston supporters come from all political parties and none. There are many pathways to creating a sustainable local community and Transition Towns recognise that each party has their own policies aimed at achieving this. Some supporters of Transition Shipston may be standing in the up coming County Council elections however, Transition Shipston remains a non-political organisation and welcomes people of all political persuasions.
Our constitution makes this clear when it states “Any person, irrespective of race, nationality, class, political views, religious opinion, gender, sexual orientation or disability, may register as a supporter of Transition Shipston” as long as they support the aims of Transition Shipston which are to:
10am-2pm,
on Saturday 20th April at the Townsend Hall.
The "Local Lunch" event is being organised by Transition Shipston & Surrounding Communities to showcase some of the great locally produced and available food that is out there, to share skills and recipes, and of course to enjoy a sociable and delicious lunch out!
Visitors to the event will get a warm welcome, with the opportunity to sample some local produce such as local cheeses, get involved in some 'mini-making workshops', contribute to our 'Recipe Sharing Wall' for the chance to win a prize, eat some of the wares they have helped create, or that others have made if they just fancy coming in to relax and have a bite to eat!
Bread, pizzas and soups will be made on the day, using locally produced and available ingredients as much as possible. Each of these will be a 'mini-workshop' area where anyone can have a go and get hints and tips from the workshop leader and each other as they try their hand at making bread doughs, stirring up soups or choosing pizza toppings. All the family can get involved, with simple fresh foods being great to try with children in the kitchen.
The local Country Markets Co-operative will be at the event selling their tasty food to take home. From great ingredients like veg and meat, to fabulous cakes and pies - for those times when making your own from scratch is just not possible! Country Markets provide a great array of local produce - and their producers have a wealth of expertise, hints and tips too! We hope there may some other local producers at the event as well.
Bring in a printed copy of a favourite recipe that can or does use fresh, seasonal, local produce to pin up on our Recipe Sharing Wall. Name any local food producers or suppliers if you like to help others find the best sources for ingredients. Then click away with your digital camera to take home others' recipes from the Wall! The recipes will be shared on the Transition Shipston Facebook page after the event AND there will be a prize for the best recipe!
If you don't want to get your hands messy in one of our workshops, that's fine - come along and buy a slice of the action instead! Entry to the event is free and everything will be available to buy at just £1 per portion in our all-ages-friendly eatery! There will also be plenty of local apple juices, teas, coffees and cakes available to buy to round off your lovely Local Lunch.
The local food market is a vital part of building a sustainable and resilient local economy for ours and future generations. The local multiplier effect means that every £1 spent locally is worth 400% more to the local economy than the same £1 spent with a large national/multinational. When we can, buying locally grown and reared produce in local, independent shops supports both the producer and the shopkeeper, who then have the money in their pockets to spend again locally – instead of our money going out of the local economy, it remains with local people, to be spent again, so that the benefit of the spend is passed on to other local businesses as well – this is called the “local multiplier effect”. Buying local and regional food is also a great way to reduce food miles, thus reducing the carbon footprint of your shopping basket and helping in the fight against climate change. And isn't it great to know just where the food on your plate is coming from?
The "Local Lunch" event is being organised by Transition Shipston & Surrounding Communities to showcase some of the great locally produced and available food that is out there, to share skills and recipes, and of course to enjoy a sociable and delicious lunch out!
Visitors to the event will get a warm welcome, with the opportunity to sample some local produce such as local cheeses, get involved in some 'mini-making workshops', contribute to our 'Recipe Sharing Wall' for the chance to win a prize, eat some of the wares they have helped create, or that others have made if they just fancy coming in to relax and have a bite to eat!
Bread, pizzas and soups will be made on the day, using locally produced and available ingredients as much as possible. Each of these will be a 'mini-workshop' area where anyone can have a go and get hints and tips from the workshop leader and each other as they try their hand at making bread doughs, stirring up soups or choosing pizza toppings. All the family can get involved, with simple fresh foods being great to try with children in the kitchen.
The local Country Markets Co-operative will be at the event selling their tasty food to take home. From great ingredients like veg and meat, to fabulous cakes and pies - for those times when making your own from scratch is just not possible! Country Markets provide a great array of local produce - and their producers have a wealth of expertise, hints and tips too! We hope there may some other local producers at the event as well.
Bring in a printed copy of a favourite recipe that can or does use fresh, seasonal, local produce to pin up on our Recipe Sharing Wall. Name any local food producers or suppliers if you like to help others find the best sources for ingredients. Then click away with your digital camera to take home others' recipes from the Wall! The recipes will be shared on the Transition Shipston Facebook page after the event AND there will be a prize for the best recipe!
If you don't want to get your hands messy in one of our workshops, that's fine - come along and buy a slice of the action instead! Entry to the event is free and everything will be available to buy at just £1 per portion in our all-ages-friendly eatery! There will also be plenty of local apple juices, teas, coffees and cakes available to buy to round off your lovely Local Lunch.
The local food market is a vital part of building a sustainable and resilient local economy for ours and future generations. The local multiplier effect means that every £1 spent locally is worth 400% more to the local economy than the same £1 spent with a large national/multinational. When we can, buying locally grown and reared produce in local, independent shops supports both the producer and the shopkeeper, who then have the money in their pockets to spend again locally – instead of our money going out of the local economy, it remains with local people, to be spent again, so that the benefit of the spend is passed on to other local businesses as well – this is called the “local multiplier effect”. Buying local and regional food is also a great way to reduce food miles, thus reducing the carbon footprint of your shopping basket and helping in the fight against climate change. And isn't it great to know just where the food on your plate is coming from?
Erry
Lilley
Supermarket
– The threat has not gone away
Ainscough
Strategic Land are appealing against Stratford District Council's
Planning Committee decision to unanimously reject the planning
application for a supermarket development along the Campden road.
The
independent consultant commissioned by Stratford District Council to
assess the retail impact of the supermarket predicts that the
cumulative impact on the town centre shops would be a reduction of
trade of at least 54% and lead
to a ‘spiral of decline’. The supermarket would provide low-paid
jobs but far more jobs would be lost when high street shops close
and their local suppliers go out of business.
Recently
the Sunday Times listed Shipston as one of the 'Best 10 High
Streets' in the country. The article made the comment that with
chains like Jessops and HMV going into administration, the smaller
high streets with a unique feel and flavour are thriving. An out-
of-town supermarket of the size proposed would destroy the most
valuable asset that Shipston has in its high street shops.
The
appeal is expected to be heard in the next 10 to 20 weeks.
Transition Shipston has been supporting the Shipston Heart Alive!
Campaign to keep our local shops and food suppliers. The next
meeting is at 7.30 Monday 15th
April at the George Hotel.
Community
Chickens – Update
We
now have two chicken houses and have started to clear out two old
chicken pens at the Community Garden. We still need to do some work
to make the pens secure from foxes. There is still possibly room for
a another person on the chicken rota. We are still waiting for the
“retired” chickens that we are getting for free from a chicken
farm. If you are interested in being involved please email:
transitionshipston@googlemail.com
Bag
It - Is
Your Life Too Plastic?
... is a 2010 documentary film exposing the effects of plastic bags and other plastic consumer merchandise, and its effects on land ecosystems, the marine environment and the human body. http://www.bagitmovie.com/ “It's wonderful 'Edutainment' whilst also being rather amusing. Highly recommended to watch and share.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzEQ1FxC0fs You are probably eating the rainforest, chunk by chunk, without even realising.
Palm oil production is
devastating the world’s rainforests because unfortunately, palm
oil is a common ingredient in many food products available
worldwide, including here in the UK. Food manufacturers don’t have
to declare palm oil content on packaging until December 2014, but
the Congo Basin’s rainforests are being destroyed to make way for
new palm oil plantations. Right now.
For
this reason, RFUK, together with Ethical Consumer, has launched a
guide to foods containing palm oil to raise awareness of the impacts
associated with the production of this common food ingredient.
Transition Shipston is non-political
Transition Shipston supporters come from all political parties and none. There are many pathways to creating a sustainable local community and Transition Towns recognise that each party has their own policies aimed at achieving this. Some supporters of Transition Shipston may be standing in the up coming County Council elections however, Transition Shipston remains a non-political organisation and welcomes people of all political persuasions.
Our constitution makes this clear when it states “Any person, irrespective of race, nationality, class, political views, religious opinion, gender, sexual orientation or disability, may register as a supporter of Transition Shipston” as long as they support the aims of Transition Shipston which are to:
encourage and support actions by individuals and organisations to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels; minimise their carbon footprint; adapt to the effects of climate change; reduce waste; and increase their resilience to higher energy prices
facilitate the sharing of ideas, information and other resources amongst individuals, organisations and neighbouring communities
promote the values of sustainability, inclusivity and social justice
School Eco Team Commended by Mayor
At
the Climate Challenge on Saturday at St Edmund’s Church in Shipston
the Shipston High School Eco Team was given a special commendation
by Shipston Mayor Fay Ivens after they came second in the
competition. The challenge which was to design their “ideal eco
house” in just one hour was part of National Climate Week in which
over 3000 organisations take part. The High School team with pupils
from year 7, 8 & 9 were competing against adult teams from
Shipston and nearby villages.
The
challenge was judged by the Mayor with the help of Town Councillor,
Ian Cooper. After one hour the teams presented the ideas for their
eco houses with the help of diagrams. In addition to solar panels,
recycling and electric cars, the teams included wool insulation, wind
turbines and wood pellet boilers. The winning team from Shipston,
impressed the judges with their integrated sprung floors and special
water downpipes to collect energy for electricity. Their design will
be forwarded to the National Climate Challenge.
The
challenge was judged by the Mayor with the help of Town Councillor,
Ian Cooper. After one hour the teams presented the ideas for their
eco houses with the help of diagrams. In addition to solar panels,
recycling and electric cars, the teams included wool insulation, wind
turbines and wood pellet boilers. The winning team from Shipston,
impressed the judges with their integrated sprung floors and special
water downpipes to collect energy for electricity. Their design will
be forwarded to the National Climate Challenge.
The
judges said it was difficult to pick a winner as every team had come
up with unique and real plans for future sustainable living. The
Mayor had a special commendation for the Shipston High School Team
who came second in the overall competition. Their team was made up
from the school eco club and gardening club with the support of their
teacher, Farah Ahmed.
David Passingham from the organisers Transition Shipston said ’ every team was very creative but we were particularly impressed by the knowledge and understanding shown by the young students from Shipston High School‘.
As
well as the challenge there was a swap shop stall of bric-a-brac
donations and a lot of lively conversation. The event was an
educational and fun afternoon.David Passingham from the organisers Transition Shipston said ’ every team was very creative but we were particularly impressed by the knowledge and understanding shown by the young students from Shipston High School‘.
Shipston Climate Challenge - Saturday 9th March
Shipston Climate Challenge
3.00 till 4.00 on Saturday 9th March
St Edmund's Church, Church Street, Shipston
Organised by Transition Shipston & Surrounding Communities
To enter a team contact
Dave Passingham on 07973 846605, davepassingham@hotmail.com
The Climate Challenge is part of Climate Week. http://www.climateweek.com/
Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Culminating in a week of activities, it showcases practical solutions from every sector of society. Each year, half a million people attend 3,000 events in Britain’s biggest ever environmental occasion. Events are run by schools, businesses, charities, councils and many others. It is backed by celebrities such as Sir Paul McCartney and organisations ranging from the NHS to the CBI. The Climate Week Challenge is an exciting activity for teams of four to six people. It helps develop creativity, innovation and enterprise, team-working skills and experience of tackling real-life environmental issues to a deadline. The actual challenge will be given to each team on the day.
The Callenge will only take one hour of your time. The ideas from each team will be judged and the winning team for the Shipston area will be announced 4.30. The best ideas will be sent forward to the National Competition.
To enter a team contact Dave Passingham on 07973 846605, davepassingham@hotmail.com
In the next room to the challenge there will be a "SWAP SHOP" from 2.00 to 4.30 . Please bring items to swap.
January / February 2013 Newsletter
Stop
the Supermarket – Thursday 24th
January 6.00
One
of the main aims of Transition Towns is to help build the local
economy by supporting local businesses and preserve existing small
shops. This is not just nostalgia but a practical way that we can
save local jobs and expertise. Experience has shown that when a
supermarket moves into a town at a distance of more than 300 metres
from the existing town centre the footfall in the centre falls
drastically and the traditional shops start closing. This leads to
the decline of a whole local supply chain involving not just food &
goods suppliers but also many other suppliers (e.g. plumbers,
electricians, shop fitters, printers, accountants etc.). See
http://www.tescopoly.org/
Shipston is lucky in
having one of the best traditional High Streets in the country. If
the proposed ASL development on the Campden Road which includes a
supermarket goes ahead it will inevitably lead to the decline of the
town centre. The jobs that are promised
by the supermarket will not make up the loss of local jobs. The jobs
they offer will be low skill and low wage. With the weather we’ve
been dealing with this week, it’s been noticeable that the
supermarkets completely ran out of fresh produce but the local shops
had an abundance of fruit and veg; meat; fish etc. Where would we
have been in Shipston if we had relied on supermarkets during the
snowy weather?
If
you want to keep Shipston as a thriving Market Town come along and
OPPOSE
THE ASL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE CAMPDEN ROAD
at
the
Stratford
District Council Planning Committee
6pm
24th Jan, Shipston High School
What
Should We Put In The Recycling Bin?
On
Friday Nov 30th
a
group from Transition Shipston visited the
Material Recycling Facility (MRF) run by Pure
Recycling
in Ettington. This is where all our household recycling is taken to
be sorted. It was agreed by all that it was a fascinating visit. The
building is a massive hangar covered with conveyor belts and
hoppers. Giant drums somehow separate the paper and magnets sort the
metal. But most amazing was the optical sorting of the plastic into
three different bins. Each plastic type is identified by a “magic
eye” as the item passes along the conveyor, a nozzle then tracks
the item and blasts a jet of air which blows it into the correct
bin. This happens several times a second!
After
the tour we had a very informative chat with one of the engineers in
charge. We asked questions about exactly what we should be putting
in our recycling bins at home. These are some of her answers:
Yes
to soft plastic bottles and containers. No
to Plastic bags
Yes
to glass bottles and jars. No
to other glass, e.g. windows, glasses
Yes
to aluminium containers. No
to plastic coated aluminium foil e.g. coffee packets
She
said that although people put some quite inappropriate things in
their recycling e.g. mattresses! Pure will find a company who will
take it away for specialist recycling rather than it ending up in
landfill. 85% of glass can be recycled. The remaining 15% is
classed as dust and used as aggregate for roads and cement.
For
more information on what happens to your material, please visit Pure
Recycling's website
for an in-depth look at the recycling process. Alternatively, you
can watch a short film showing how the material is processed.
http://www.purerecycling.com/home.html
Queen's
Avenue Play Area & Orchard – Volunteers Needed
At
a meeting with Wicksteed the chosen play equipment suppliers for the
Queen's Avenue Park last week it was decided to go ahead with the
first phase of the construction starting at the end of March. This
would entail selecting the main items of play equipment that can be
purchased for £35000 - which is the total amount of funding already
committed.
In
order to save some money it was agreed that the works listed below
could be undertaken by local contractors and/or a volunteer group.
Volunteer
Group Tasks
- Removing rubber tiles and recycling.
- Removing concrete bases and re locating swing A frames.
- Re-filling the hole with top soil, rolling out and adding grass seed/turf.
- 3 metre high kick fence can be erected any time before or after project. Can we source and install – Mike?
- Pathway. Needs re edging with timber edging and re surfacing – to be completed after all construction work.
- Orchard tree planting... Wicksteed will provide a grid drawing for location of trees so that they will not obstruct the installation of the play equipment at a later date..
The
first volunteer day (date to be arrange) will need to to removal of
rubber tiles/concrete swing bases. Could anyone volunteering please
contact: Polly Taylor tinkers@btinternet.com
or davepassingham@hotmail.com
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO KEEP BEES?
A
lot of people keep bees because they produce honey, one of the
healthiest and most natural foods and one which has been valued by
man since prehistory as a sweetener. Others keep bees because they
are interested in the study of bees and of their habits; bees are
fascinating creatures and there is always something new to learn
about them. With no means of dealing with the varroa mite that is
now present in all UK honey bee colonies, a feral honey bee nest is
unlikely to remain viable for more than a couple of seasons. With
the help of beekeepers it is only managed colonies that can survive
to carry out the essential pollination our food crops. Beekeeping is
an enjoyable open air hobby bringing you in contact with people from
all walks of life. Bees can be kept by almost everyone except a very
small minority who are allergic to bee stings.
Shipston
Beekeepers are holding an “Introduction to Beekeeping” day on
Saturday 9th March at the Old Free School, Brailes OX15 5HT.
The day will deal with the basics of beekeeping for the complete
beginner or those with very limited experience of this craft.
Arrive
at 09.30 for coffee prior to a prompt 10.00 start.
Refreshments, a light lunch and a practical beekeeping reference
manual are included in the day’s price of £40. The event is
scheduled to finish at 15.30 approx.
Contact
Douglas Nethercleft on 07850 352905 or djn0001@aol.com
to book your place. Numbers are limited.
This
year I have produced wool from our flock of Portland Sheep , the
oldest registered rare breed in England and our Black Welsh Mountain
Sheep. I wondered if this locally produced, British Rare Breed,
undyed wool, may be of interest to members of Transition Shipston.
The wool is sold at the Shipston Needlecraft shop. See
http://www.armscotemanor.co.uk/Armscote%20Manor%20-%20Portland%20Sheep%20Wool%20-%20Order%20Form.pdf
With
best wishes
Deborah
Williams
Brailes
Gardening Club Talks
Brailes
Gardening Club meets once a month at the Free School, Lower Brailes.
Visitors and new members are very welcome. Talks start at 7.30 pm.
Future
talks include:
|
21st
February 2013
|
Rosemary Collier –
‘Controlling pests of vegetables’
|
|
21st March 2013
|
Neil Cook - 'The
recreation of the gardens at Hanbury Hall'.
|
|
18th
April 2013
|
David Willatts –
‘Twenty five years in Brailes - organic fruit and vegetables
from my cottage garden’
|
To
join the club, or for further information, please call Rosemary
Collier on 01295 680127.
November / December 2012 Newsletter
Contents:
£25000
for Queen's Avenue Play Area & Orchard
What
happens to my recycling?
Visit
to Recycling Centre
Diary
Norgren
Planning Application – ACTION NEEDED
£25000
for Queen's Avenue Play Area & Orchard
The Queen's Avenue
Park Action Group (which Transition Shipston helped to
set up) has been awarded a grant for £25,000 from the
SITA trust towards the purchase of new play equipment
for the park. This is mainly due to the hard work of
Polly Taylor. The total amount already raised now
comes to £36000. It is hoped that Orbit Housing
Association will add £10000 to this which will mean
that work can start on the play area and orchard in
the new year. Transition Shipston has raised £750 to
buy fruit trees and shrubs for the community orchard
which will be integrated into the play area. SITA have
stipulated that Shipston Town Council commit to the
maintenance of the equipment with the support of QAPAG
fund raising throughout the year. Meanwhile the
children from Shipston Primary School have voted a
'brilliant' park as one of the most needed things for
kids in Shipston... they should soon have one.
For
more information about QAPAG contact: Polly Taylor
tinkers@btinternet.com
What
happens to my recycling?
Recyclable
material is collected and taken to a Material Recycling Facility
(MRF) run by Pure
Recycling in Ettington. The mixed material is segregated using
magnets, optical sorting and other technology until the different
materials are sorted into separate waste streams.
Materials
are then transported to specialist reprocessing facilities in the UK
where they are made into new products. For more information on what
happens to your material, please visit Pure
Recycling's website for an in-depth look at the recycling
process. Alternatively, you can watch a short film showing how the
material is processed. http://www.purerecycling.com/home.html
Visit
to Recycling Centre - Leaving
Shipston High Street at 10.30 am on Friday Nov 30th
If
you are interested in what happens to your waste there are still a
few places left on the visit to the Pure Recycling Centre in
Ettington to arrive at 11am on Nov 30th. We have been
asked to wear walking boots or something similar with good tread on
the sole (they have some pairs of boots if people really haven’t
got anything suitable). We have also been advised that there are
steps so it is not a suitable trip for anyone who cannot manage
stairs unaided.
Contact
geri@horsejoy.comto
book a place and for car sharing etc.
Norgren Planning
Application – ACTION NEEDED
Following the rejection
of the their planning application for around 125 houses on the old
Norgren site by Stratford District Council, Cala Homes have lodged
an appeal. Below is an email from Jane Brabyn who has been leading
the campaign against the development for the Shipston
Heart Alive! Campaign.
Please support her by objecting before November 27 if possible. You
can send in an objection by email, and help with writing the
objection, if needed, is included below.
PS. The next SHA!C committee is at 7.30 Thursday day 6th December at The George. All Welcome
From: jb@brabyn.com
To: jb@brabyn.com
Subject: Re: Shipston's planning horrors Resume
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:00:49 +0000
PS. The next SHA!C committee is at 7.30 Thursday day 6th December at The George. All Welcome
From: jb@brabyn.com
To: jb@brabyn.com
Subject: Re: Shipston's planning horrors Resume
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:00:49 +0000
Application(s) reference: 11/02380/OUT
Planning Inspectorate Reference Number: APP/J3720/A/12/2185727/NWF
Dear Locals and Friends
Following my recent email to you, I understand from the Planning Manager in charge of the Cala Homes appeal that local opinion will again have a crucial influence on the inspector appointed to judge the case. It is therefore very important to write again with your comments and objections against this planning application.
This is very short notice as the deadline to make comments is 27th November. Any comments made after that date will not be considered (alas, the morass of council speake is so utterly mind bogglingly confusing I missed out on the importance of that date)
Could you therefore please send your comments and objections as soon as possible, quoting the planning references at the top of this email, to the following address: teamp11@pins.gsi.gov.uk
If you are stuck for inspiration you can resend any original letter you may have sent to the council, preferably slightly changing the wording. If you have lost it, or need reminding of the relevant facts I will print some suggestions below.
Thank you in advance for taking the trouble to read this letter and act on it. With your support and actions, we have got this far. Please, please help win the next round.
The infrastructure of Shipston is already overloaded by the proliferation of new housing built all round the town over the last 20 years.
The site is very prominent, especially from the West and North of Shipston where views from Ilmington Hill and the west will be ruined by the busy development and its accompanying lights
Shipston boundaries have always been confined in a linea river valley and should remain that way.
The proposed development is separated from the boundaries of the town by agricultural land
The proposed development is out of character with local architecture
Increased danger at the two already lethal crossroads on the A429 just outside Shipston
There would be risk of increased flooding
This development would exacerbate lack of parking in the town centre
The Norgren site was originally given planning permission to be extended because Shipston needed employment. It still needs employment.
The council's survey made in 2007 suggests that there are sufficient industrial units to provide employment in the town. This survey is out of date due to the proliferation of new housing . The latest reports state that there is an under supply of industrial land to serve the district's needs for the future.
The government’s new planning policy appears to facilitates permission for developers to ruin swathes of beautiful countryside by allowing developments in inappropriate positions. Does the government want to be remembered or allowing this happen?
There is a need to build houses but surely there are more appropriate sites than this hill top surrounded on 3 sides by an ANOB.
Why build yet another large development outside Shipston whose infrastructure is already heavily overstretched and inadequate for its existing population
The site really should remain industrial. Jobs are needed in and around Shipston and sooner or later - when times improve - that site could become a thriving business premises again providing local jobs - far more beneficial to the community than this frightful plan.
If this development is allowed, it will set a precedent for countless other unwelcome developments to be hurriedly forced on rural districts in the belief that they will help kick start our ailing economy. Look what happened in Spain when similar policies were enacted.
Official speak version which goes down well in the planning world if you can mimic it:
"I object to this development because it would create an unacceptable visual impact on the views across the Stour valley from the Fosse Way, which will be harmful to this key “gateway” to the Cotswolds AONB”.
“Further to the planning appeal, my/our objections still remain, in that ……”
the “harm arising from the permission being granted for the scheme will outweigh the benefits
J Brabyn
Telephone 01608 682235
jb@brabyn.com
October 2012 Newsletter
Things we do in Transition Shipston & Surrounding Communities...
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
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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