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: clerk@brockworth-pc.gov.uk

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: fiona.miles1@virginmedia.com 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 clerk@brockworth-pc.gov.uk

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

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Fully qualified friendly staff with qualifications ranging

From level 2, 3 to BA in Early Children Studies

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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 tinamari09@hotmail.com

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 brockworthscoutgroup@gmail.com .

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

richiegoulding@outlook.com

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.