K i n g s w o o d    G r a p e v i n e                     

 

Issue No. 143                                                                                                                                        March 2010

Editors: Diane White (843783) & Gill Hemming (842734)

D a t e s   F o r   Y o u r   D i a r y

Tues        2nd         March                     Village Association A.G.M                                  Village Hall                           8.00pm

Sat           6th              “                           Mobile Police Station                                          Chipping                                               3.00pm-4.30pm

Mon         8th             “                          Parish Council Public Meeting                        Village Hall                           7.15pm

Tues        9th              “                           W.I. Talk – Radio Gloucester                            Village Hall                           7.30pm

Sat          13th             “                           KSA Quiz Night                                                     Kingswood School              8.00pm

Sat          13th             “                           Kingswood Football Club – Fundraising        Rio Pools, Charfield           7.30pm

Tues       23rd             “                           Mobile Police Station                                          Chipping                                               10.15-11.45am

Tues       23rd             “                           Tubbs Turf A.G.M                                                 Village Hall                           7.30pm

APRIL  ISSUE  DEADLINE:                    FRIDAY  MARCH 26th

Sat          27th          March                     Toddlers and Playgroup – Easter Crafts        Village Hall                                           2.00pm-5.00pm

Wed        14th         April                        Village Hall A.G.M                                                Village Hall                                           7.30pm

Many thanks to Kingswood Parish Council for their grant. We are solely financed by donations from many of the village organisations and individuals, for which we are very grateful. Without you there wouldn’t be a newsletter!

Grapevine has an additional email address (in case of problems) – kingswoodgrapevine@googlemail.com

Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett

Kingswood resident Tristan Holland makes his directorial debut at the Town Hall with Wotton-under-Edge Dramatic Society's latest production. Alan Bennett's outrageous comedy Habeas Corpus will be performed at 7.30 pm from Wednesday 17th to Saturday 20th March. Tickets, £5, are on sale at the Cotswold Book Room, Long Street, from Monday 8th February. Telephone bookings 01453 843140 during shop hours only, please.

KINGSWOOD READING GROUP

Do you enjoy reading?  Why not join our informal reading group.  We meet up once a month to discuss and share books we have read. Our next meeting will be on Thursday March 4th and we will have selected a biography of our own choice to discuss with the group.  New members welcome.  Please phone either Claire on 842699 or Carol on 843570 for details. 

KINGSWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB – Fund-raising Event 

Bands, Beers and Burgers – Saturday 13th March (8pm-1.00am) at Rio Pools, New Street, Charfield. Tickets £5 in advance from Abbey Plumbing Supplies, Rio Pools, The Dinneywicks or £7 on the night.
KINGSWOOD TODDLERS AND PLAYGROUP

Easter Crafts & Sales - Saturday 27 March - Kingswood Playgroup and Toddlers will be holding an Easter Crafts afternoon on Saturday 27 March, 2.00 - 5.00 pm at Kingswood Village Hall.  There will be a huge range of crafts for children to enjoy (at a small cost) as well as stalls including books, greetings cards and pottery painting.  Tea and cakes will also be available.  We look forward to welcoming you to our event - open to all ages!

ST. MARYS CHURCH

Lent is here and so are Lent Lunches...A simple meal of Soup and Bread, Cheese and Fruit. Donations are going to two causes this year...Water Aid and the much-needed Hydro Therapy Pool at St Rose's school in Stroud (HAVE I GOT THE RIGHT NAME???) These lunches are on THURSDAYS from 12 o'clock...do come along and meet old friends and make new ones. When Lent comes to an end, we shall share the agape Supper; on Maundy Thursday...more information will be in church, nearer the time.

The Junior Choir has ceased, with Gill Hatton taking a much-deserved retirement. If there's anyone out there who can play a piano/keyboard and has the time, energy and enthusiasm to take this on, please speak to one of us. The Club...3 4 5 ...will continue at 3.45 on Thursdays in church, Viv and Rachel will continue to have fun with the children. At the moment we're nursing 50 Anemone Bulbs, for Mothering Sunday!  Sunday School on the 1st and 3rd Sundays is happening in term time and the children start in the main service and then go for their own time out before joining us again towards the end. It's great to see the things Nicola (Moss) has them doing.  As Easter seems so close it's a stark reminder that time passes so swiftly. Spring bulbs are showing their heads and the Snowdrops are beautiful..so... Spring must be on the way. I trust you will be able to enjoy some brighter, warmer weather very soon and we look forward to seeing you at any of our 'happenings' at Church or in St Mary's Room. With best wishes, Viv K.

St. Mary's Church Fete - Books at St. Mary's  would be grateful for your unwanted books - in good, clean, re-saleable condition please (and no Reader's Digest Condensed Books) - for The Big Bookstall at St. Mary's Church Fete. Please ring Simon or Trish on 845204 to arrange delivery/collection.

Friends of St. Mary's - The date of the Moroccan Day has been fixed for 18th July at Amercombe, High Street, Kingswood. The gardens will be open from 12.30 and food served from 1.15 pm.

Forthcoming events in St. Mary's Room: - Coffee Break Wednesdays 8.45 to 10.30am during term time for those who have just completed the school run or anyone who would like coffee and a chat. 

Lent Lunches - Thursdays from 18th February to 25th March. 12.00 noon -2.00 pm. "May we eat simply, that others may simply eat."       Light Lunches last Thursday of each month from 28th January 12.00 noon -2.00pm.  Sarah Farwell Exhibition and sale - 24th and 25th April

Cube Essential Theatre – KLB School Drama Hall

Cube Essential Theatre is performing their exciting new comedy 'The Locksmith's Wife' at KLB School Drama Hall on March 4th at 7.30pm. Tickets on sale at school reception/drama studio or contact Mrs Michelle Clare-Hudson on 843326. Prices £5.00 concessions, £6.00 adults.

Stroud District Council Core Strategy- proposed Housing Wickwar Road and Charfield Road

The Parish Council once again require information from you. We would like to find out your views on future housing within the village. As housing is linked to employment we would also like to find out where everyone travels to work. Please complete the questionnaire and return to the Shop, Pub, Well Being Centre or Village Hall.  Full details of the strategies can also be found in these places. The Gazette will be running regular features on the proposed housing so further updates will be available there.  Stroud District Council is holding an exhibition showing the plans for future housing within the district on Saturday March 6th at The Town Hall Wotton. Please go along and view the information and question the Stroud District Planners. The Parish Council is holding a Public Meeting on Monday March 8th in the Village Hall at 7.15pm. Please come along and share your views with your Councillors. It is important that you stay informed on this subject and take action now.

Grants - The Parish Council was delighted to make grants to the following organisations, Woodend Scouts, The Grapevine, The Village Hall and Kingswood Toddlers and Playgroup. These are all very worthwhile organisations used by lots of the Villagers and deserve our support.

Continuing Works in The Village - The Parish Council is please to announce that work has started on repairs to the wall surrounding Tubbs Turf. This was much damaged and we were concerned that it may become unsafe affecting the use of the Tubbs Turf Facilities. The Parish Council is also pleased that the new tree on The Chipping has now been planted. This replaces the one, which had to be removed as it had become diseased.

Grit Bin - The new grit bin is now in place on The Chipping, all we need now is for there to be grit in it!  We are also intending to purchase a grit bin for Nind Lane. In the recent bad weather residents found it impossible to access their houses by car, as there was no grit supply.

Village Hall - Pete Wilson, our Neighbourhood Warden, has recently begun painting the guttering and roof tiles of the Village Hall with anti-climb paint. Anyone now trying to climb on to the roof will be covered in paint, which will be difficult to remove.

Allotments - Please be patient a little longer.  The final details and hopefully the go ahead have been promised for the end of February. If we have managed to secure the land, the next stage will be to set up a management committee and a working party to begin work on the new site. Please start thinking about whether you want to be involved in this exciting project right from the beginning.

KINGSWOOD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

New Years Eve Senior Citizen Party Photographs - Some things are definitely worth the wait! For those of you who attended the party in the Village Hall on New Years Eve, you would have seen a young gentleman taking photographs of you. It was no one other than Iain Green (www.naturebygreen.com), a professional wildlife photographer of some repute who lives in the village. Iain has produced some exceptional photographs, which can now be viewed in a folder in The Spar. If you would like a free copy of one or more of the photographs, simply fill in the form at the front of the folder and the KVA will deliver your A5 (5.8in x 8.3in) sized colour photo. It’s a simple as that!

KVA Showday on Saturday 4th September: Produce & Handicraft Schedule - It may seem a long way off, but the KVA have been busy preparing this years schedule, hoping to entice even more people to enter to top last years very successful show. The schedule is now ready for people to view in either The Spar or by visiting the Grapevine website (www.kingswoodgrapevine.supanet.com) and following the link. We will also be doing a drop around the village in the summer to jog your memory. So, as we’ve said before: Go on, have a look, a think, and enter a category or two, or three!!

Kingswood Natural Health & Well-Being Centre

Located in The Old Sunday School Rooms and under new management. The Centre is now a social enterprise, run for the benefit of its members and the community. From the second week of March, the coffee shop will be on the ground floor (no steps) welcome to all (9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat-Sun). We are also looking for volunteers; so if you have a few spare hours and want to help out, meet new friends and have fun, call us on 844840.

BOARD OF QUIZZES? KSA Quiz Night (there might be a clue here somewhere)

Kingswood School Association proudly announces another instalment of Mirth, Merriment and just plain fun.

Where? Kingswood School   When? Saturday 13th March at 8pm. Licensed Bar. Tickets: £10 for a team of 4 from Damian Pacini, Julian Moss or call 521203, or even on the night. For those of a catering nature we will be ‘doing’ bring a pudding.

My choice is for chocolate……….mmmmmm!

KINGSWOOD ABBEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

January and February were very enjoyable meetings with two very different speakers. In January we shared with Iain Green his enthusiasm and interest in Tigers with a lovely slide show. With a complete change of subject, February saw many of our members practicing “Belly Dancing” with Katalina Howell, great fun!!

March 9th Mark Cummings from Radio Gloucester is our speaker. (7.30pm Village Hall).

KINGSWOOD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

 We are now into Lent and if anyone would like to join one of our Lent Groups, please contact Eric Fry.

 Our services are held at 10.30am and 6.0pm. We invite you to come along to our services where a warm welcome awaits. Communion services are morning on 7th March and evening on 21st March.  

March   7th       am.  Mike Levy                                                        pm. Jamie Finlay

            14th       am. Mothers Day Service                                        pm. Adrian Wyatt

            21st       am. Adrian Wyatt                                                     pm.  Brian Creswell

            28th       am. Joint Palm Sunday Service at St. Mary's          pm. Adrian Wyatt.

Our weekly meetings and activities can be viewed on our website: www.kingswoodcongregational.org.uk

KINGSWOOD VILLAGE HALL – Ian Beswick 843259

The Village Hall AGM is on Wednesday 14th April at 7.30pm. Please make a note in your diary to come along. We need your support.

The Village Diary can be viewed on the Grapevine website. For an entry please email Grapevine or telephone Gill on 842734.