ENSTONE ENSIGN
Number 475 August 2024
Newsletter for Enstone Parishioners
THE CHASE BENEFICE – AUGUST
Sunday 4 August 8am Enstone (BCP)
10am Spelsbury
Sunday 11 August 8am Chadlington (BCP)
10am Ascott
Sunday 18 August 8am Spelsbury
10am Enstone
Sunday 25 August 8am Ascott (BCP)
10am Chadlington
Sunday 1 September 8am Enstone (BCP)
10am Spelsbury
From the Registers:-
Baptisms:
Addison Grace Jordan-Clark 28th July Enstone
Weddings:
David Stevens & Rachael Clarke 8th June Enstone
Coffee morning at St Kenelm’s Church, Saturday 17 August, 10.00-12.00
Everyone is welcome to come for a cup of coffee or tea, and cake and a chat. There will be a raffle and a sale table.
All items for the September Ensign in by 29th August (or sooner, if you have it ready) please, to Hillside (blue door opposite the Harrow Inn) or ring 677231 for shorter items. You can also email me at info@andreabates.co.uk
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS JULY
Planning Applications:-
• Land West of Chapel Lane, Chapel Lane, Enstone, 24/01570/FUL – Erection of a detached self-build dwelling with new access and associated works. No objection
Planning Decisions Received:
• 2 Braybrooke Close, Enstone, 24/01123/HHD – Erection of a replacement porch – Approved
Overgrown Vegetation onto public rights of way ….
Please remember to cut away overgrown vegetation from your property should it be overhanging onto public rights of way and pavements. Please also remember to clear away the cut vegetation. Thank you to those who have undertaken this work in the past few weeks.
New Bench – Cleveley Road
Enstone Parish Council thanks Sean Morris from Fencing, Patios & Landscaping for giving his time installing the new bench and disposing of the old bench.
Vandalism – Bumblee Bee Border – Enstone Parish Hall
Sadly, the stems of the w plants bought by the Parish Council for the bumble border were cut off after only a few days from being planted.
Enstone Eco Group
The Eco Group will be organising a public event regarding residents’ views on “No Mow May” and the maintenance of the churchyard and cemetery.
Climate Survey
Oxfordshire County Council is conducting a climate survey and is asking for residents’ views. To complete the survey, please go to:- https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/climate-engagement-survey/surveys/climate-action-knowledge-attitude-and-practices-survey-2 The survey is also on the Parish website.
20 mph signs – Enstone
OCC has started installing the 20 mph signs around the village.
Dates of Next Meetings – 7.00 pm Enstone Parish Hall
- Thursday 15th August
- Thursday 19th September
- Thursday 24th October
Parish Website …..
The parish website is for information from all organisations within the parish so please let me know if you wish to have any information put onto the website (https://enstone-pc.gov.uk). The Parish Council thanks Mrs Rachel Hunt, webmaster honorarium, for all her dedication and hard work relating to the management of the website.
Mrs Beth Sinclair, Enstone Parish Clerk, Briery Cottage, 9 Alexandra Square, Chipping Norton, OX7 5HL
Tel: 07896 150265 Email:- clerk@enstone-pc.gov.uk
ENSTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Charity Number 264476
DISPOSAL OF LAND
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN WITH REGRET THAT THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE ABOVE CHARITY TO DISPOSE OF THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF LAND IN THEIR OWNERSHIP, TO INCREASE THE ASSETS OF THE SAID CHARITY FOR THE FUTURE, WHILST AT THE SAME TIME RELIEVING THE CHARITY OF THE AMOUNT OF COST INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING LAND OWNERSHIP.
ENSTONE FIELD OFF A44 & MIDDLE BARTON ROAD: CONSISTS OF APPROX 14 ACRES OF ARABLE LAND, ALLOTMENT GARDENS AREA & RE-WILDING AREA.
ENSTONE LITTLE TEW ROAD, FIELD NEXT TO LEYS FARM COTTAGES: ARABLE LAND APPROX 15 ACRES
KIDDINGTON POOR PIECE, KIDDINGTON: ARABLE LAND APPROX 6.705 ACRES
LIDSTONE ADJACENT A44: GRAZING LAND APPROX 5 ACRES
PARISHIONERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT ANY OBJECTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THIS PROPOSAL BY CONTACTING: THE TRUSTEES OF ENSTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY, GREY GABLES, CLEVELEY ROAD, ENSTONE, OX7 4LW. BY FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST 2024.
Dated 24th July 2024
ENSTONE GARDEN CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS
2024 Annual Flower and Produce Show
The annual show will take place in Enstone Parish Hall on Saturday 24 August. The full schedule of classes for the exhibition was included in the July Ensign and is also available on the Enstone Parish website and at Adams Stores. Set up of exhibits will be in the morning before 11.00 and after (independent) the hall will be open to the public to view the exhibits in the afternoon from 1.30.
Entry is free and is open to everyone in the village. You don’t have to be an expert grower, baker or flower arranger to take part! We welcome everyone to try it out, it’s always a lot of fun and it’s a great way of joining in an enjoyable local activity.
Establishing Wild Flowers in the Garden
Monday 21 October 7.00, Enstone Parish Hall, Litchfield Room
An illustrated talk by ecologist and Oxfordshire wildflower expert Craig Blackwell was organised in conjunction with the Enstone Eco Group.
Willow Weaving Workshop
Saturday 16 November 3 – 6 pm Enstone Parish Hall
Instruction by renowned Warwickshire willow artist Rachel Harwood. The expected cost will be £55.00 for the three hour session, to include all materials and refreshments. More information about Rachel’s work at: https://www.rachelharwoodwillow.co.uk/
To book a place please contact enstonehorticulturalsociety@gmail.com or 07771 594927.
ENSTONE WI
Last month our President Angela Taylor hosted our annual barbecue and a very enjoyable evening of chatting and eating was had by all. On August 8th we are looking forward to boarding a steam train at Toddington, to travel to and from Cheltenham, whilst enjoying bacon sandwiches on route. If you would like to find out more about our WI please contact Angela on 01608 677728
ENSTONE DOG SHOW & PARTY
The Enstone Dog Show will be held on Saturday 24 August in the grounds of Enstone Parish Hall. Registration will be at 1.30pm with show starting at 2.00pm. The Dog Show will be part of an outdoor summer party at the Parish Hall including a BBQ, refreshments and a Cake Stall put on by the WI. Inside the Hall will be the Garden Club’s annual Flower & Produce Show, so come along with your best blooms, perfect produce and pampered pooches!
The following dog categories will be judged:
- Puppy under 12 months
- Best conditioned dog over 1 year
- Best conditioned bitch over 1 year
- Best veteran over 7 years old
- Winner of classes 1 to 4
- Best child handler under 14 years old
- Dog that looks the most like its owner
RIDE AND STRIDE FOR ST KENELM’S
Please support Rosy and Dawn as they stride from church to church in the Benefice. Donations can be made on their online Good hub page https://app.goodhub.com/rosyanddawnstkenelms. We also have a paper form for those that would prefer that method of sponsorship. 50% of the money raised goes to Oxford Historic Church Trust which helps to maintain Church buildings and 50% to St Kenelm’s. Helping to support the church for heating and general costs.
You can also use the QR code on your smartphone.
If you would like to take part in the Ride and Stride yourself on 14th September please see the OHCT website (ohct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/).
Thank you in advance for your support.
SIMON PARKER
Local author, travel writer, and former Enstone School pupil Simon Parker has a new book out; A Ride Across America, and he will be putting on a live show at the Chipping Norton Theatre on September 5. Tickets are on sale now.
ENSTONE ECO
In the Parish survey last November nearly 70% of respondents wanted the grass verges to be cut less often to give nature a chance to recover. So the Parish Council adopted a “No Mow May” national campaign to boost flowers and nectar available to pollinating insects such as bees, butterflies and moths. As you will have noticed, this year we had a very wet winter and spring, which led to fewer wild flowers across England. But if you look carefully you can still find them. For example in May along The Drive in Enstone there were Broad-leaved Dock, Common Dog-violet, Cow Parsley, Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill, Daisies, Garlic Mustard, Greater Burdock, Herb-Robert, Lesser Soft-Brome, Meadow Buttercups, Red Campion, Selfheal and White Dead-nettle. And at the end of July there were also Salsifies, Clover, Sow Thistle, Meadow-Grass, Nipplewort, Cuckoo-Pint, Yarrow and Oxeye Daisy in flower. This shows that together we are starting to help nature and improve biodiversity.
A big thank you to the team at Heythrop Park Hotel for supporting Enstone Eco by hosting a guided tour of their grounds and providing scrumptious tea and cakes afterwards. Over 20 local people came along on 25 July and were shown the fabulous environmentally friendly work they are doing by the really enthusiastic Estate Manager, Paul Young. We were then warmly welcomed into the Hotel by Jane Page the General Manager to see the amazing facilities which local parish residents can access. Everyone agreed it was a great, fun-filled afternoon.
Enstone Eco – Helping Enstone Parish make a difference! www.enstone-eco.co.uk Contact us at: enstoneeco@gmail.com
ST KENELM’S CONCERTS PRESENT:
An Hour of Spanish Songs
Medieval and onwards for Voice and Guitar
On Sunday 1st September at 6pm
St Kenelm’s Church, OX7 4NN
Tickets: £20 (to include a glass of wine)
£5 under-18s
available on the door or online at https://tinyurl.com/Kenelm-Sept24
All proceeds from this concert will go to the St Kenelm’s Church Clock Fund
SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR BOOKFEST PROGRAMME NOW LIVE
We are excited to announce that the programme of events for Shipston’s first ever Bookfest is now live! Events are running from 21st – 29th September.
On 22nd September we have our LAUNCH PARTY for the Bookfest, featuring local authors and creatives, please come and meet them for FREE from 5pm.
On Friday 27th September, we welcome Dame Prue Leith to the Bookfest, talking about her incredible career including cookbooks, novels and her television roles on The Great British Bake-Off and Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen.
On Saturday 28th Val Bourne joins us for a talk on organic gardening. Stratford-based crime author Angela Dandy will treat us to a literary lunch in partnership with The Bower House. Angela’s fourth novel in her series The Silveries, Silver Lining, launches at the event! We are excited to bring debut novelist PJ Ellis to Shipston; his romantic comedy Love and Other Scams is funny, clever and bang on trend. Our final Saturday event is Sunday Times multi-million copy bestselling author Adele Parks. Talking us through an illustrious career and sharing her latest novel, First Wife’s Shadow with us. On Sunday, Sophie Flynn, author of 4 novels, will lead a creative workshop on how to get published, and finally, Simon Mason, Oxford author, will close the Bookfest with a talk about his crime novels; described as the “Morse for the 2020s”.
Bookfest is running several children’s events all of which are FREE. We are excited to bring Emily Lloyd-Gale, a picture book author, to Shipston Library for a special story time on Saturday 29th September, and Calypso Kids will be running a special books, music and crafts session for us on the Sunday morning.
A full timetable of all the events can be found at www.shipstonbookfest.org. Please book early to avoid disappointment as some of our events have limited capacity. We look forward to meeting you and enjoying Bookfest together!
Enstone Sports & Social Club
Sky sports
New members welcome
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Henry Hawtin cup continues throughout August on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Full details of fixtures are on our Facebook page. Family fun day coming soon, date t.b.c, keep eye on Facebook Page. ____________________________________ Enstone cricket – most Sundays, anyone interested in playing can contact Jonathan Watts on 07818697752 Meat draw every Friday. The club is open every Friday 7pm-11pm, Saturday 3pm till close and Sundays from 12pm to 3pm Sky sports on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All welcome, The club is open to everyone. Club meetings – August 12th 7pm followed by AGM 7.45pm |