CHADRA

I don't quite know what to say – putting together this issue of the newsletter has been far from pleasurable! If you are at all interested as to why then the final article will go some way to explain.

Thanks, as always, to our contributors – the newsletter would, quite literally, be nothing without you.

Thanks also to our readers without you there would be no point producing the newsletter! Please bear in mind when you read articles that they have been written just before copy date (for this issue 6th April) and so ‘last week’ is likely to be March rather that ‘last week’. It sometimes helps to remember this.

There are lots of events going on over the next few weeks. As the newsletter has been delivered to you a little later than usual, please look through it as soon as you can so that you do not miss out on these events.

Wasn't the weather fantastic over the Easter break? Unfortunately it's not quite so good now – but I'm sure the gardens need a bit of rain. I do hope that the lovely sunshine is soon back with us and that we haven't had the summer already.

Enjoy the next few months – we will be back in the summer.

Regards, Hilary

Next Copy Date – 6th July 2007

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Thank you! Some of you have finally listened to my pleas and we have received a few submissions for front cover pictures from younger members of the village.

The one we have chosen for this issue is of Charfield Barns and Wotton Road drawn for us by Connie Bennett. Well done Connie your prize will be with you soon.

To the rest of you who have sent us pictures – you know who you are – thank you very much. We will be using some of them on later editions so don't be disappointed if you didn't make it to the cover this time, you may be featured on a future issue. I know it might be a long time to wait with us only having 4 issues per year but it is unusual for us to have so much choice.

Please be assured we welcome all your submissions.

Burial Ground.
Further to my piece last issue all houses within the Parish should have received a letter from the PC on the proposed burial ground. We have taken this step because we now have an offer, in principle, of a plot of land and to take this forward we need to make financial provision. I would be grateful therefore if you wish to make comment on the proposal please complete the tear off strip on the bottom of the letter and either mail it to the Clerk or it can be deposited in one of the places indicated on the letter. Alternatively if you have the facility why not e-mail the clerk at clerk @ charfieldparishcouncil.co.uk Please make sure your comments are received by 1 May 2007.

Local Government Elections.
Local Government Elections will take place on the 3rd of May 2007, there will be a number of changes expected in the Parish Council as some of the present councillors will not be standing for re-election. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have stood on the Council this term and in particular for the support and advice I have received during my period as Chairman.

Paul Ashford
Chairman, Charfield Parish Council.

They say that football is a game of two halves, and this report from the Memorial Hall will echo that theme (shame about the Bristol Rovers result at the weekend!)

I will start with the positives – the new tables have arrived and the main hall, bar area and entrance lobby have all been painted. This improves the look of the hall no end but also only serves to show up the areas that still need work – the toilets, the roof, the guttering, the fencing, the lighting … the list is almost endless.

We have had the Easter Fayre at the hall at the end of March – another successful fund raising event for the hall. Thanks to all those who worked to make the event a success, particularly Margaret and Martine, and thanks to all of you who attended and supported the event.

We have hosted the 1st Annual (hopefully) Charfield Beer Festival – organised by Charfield junior football club. It sounds as if the event was a great success for the football club and I would like to see more events held at the hall by local clubs where we can demonstrate that in working together we can all benefit and prosper.

4The plans are progressing well for the Summer Fete on the 7th July, which I'm sure will be a great event for the entire village.

And now to the “political” bit – I stated in my last article that we really do need more people to become involved with the hall. Well now is your chance! The hall's AGM will be held on Thursday 3rd May at 7pm in the Sportsman's Lounge. We have opportunities for people to help us particularly with
• the hall internal and external appearance (including security),
• hall marketing
• event & fundraising coordination.

I cannot believe that in a village the size of Charfield we cannot find 3 or 4 more people really interested in making the hall a lasting success. It's not as if our village is inundated with facilities of this kind.

You would not have to become a committee member and come to every meeting, but could work ‘in the background’ supporting the committee's work and objectives by taking on a project allowing committee members to focus on other areas.

The current committee, most of whom I hope will stand again, have worked tirelessly to turn a significant financial loss of 2 years ago into a small profit this year. This however has only been down to the hard work of a few in organising direct fundraising events and successful grant applications. This small band will soon become disheartened and disillusioned if they believe their efforts are not supported by the village as a whole. It's time to stand up and be counted or I really do fear that the hall could still close in the near future. It's up to you.

Tim Hill – Chair

1st Woodend Scout Group now has heating and hot running water in the kitchen and toilets, it's wonderful! This project cost a lot of money and a huge amount of fundraising was needed. In fact the fundraising had already begun before Peter and I joined the Group which is over 6 years ago. Our thanks go to J L Siney & Sons, the installers, past and present committee members, to the parents and children past and present, to Charfield, Kingswood and Cromhall Parish councils who answer our call for help each year, to Morrisons for our numerous bag packs, to the Wotton Charity Fair, to the Thornbury Round Table, the Cromhall Horticultural Society, Marks and Spencers, Renishaws who each have contributed to various requests along the way and I apologise if I have left anyone out. The biggest donations came from South Gloucestershire Council and the Awards for All (Lotto) without these we would still be without our heating. Who has benefited? Well everyone, meetings are no longer cold, washing up can be done without having to boil a kettle, sticky hands can be washed, we have already held a warm sixers sleepover and a beaver sleepover.

Our fundraising doesn't stop there though. We need new toilet facilities and a new kitchen, and yet more tents for our expanding sections. I'll start yet again on the trawl for builders and plumbers straight after Easter and apply for yet more grants. I'm aiming for completion for 2009 – is it possible??? As the Cubs say “We will do our best”

Just a bit of bad news, we're full again. Our new Tuesday Scout Troop will shortly be reaching its limit, the Cubs by the summer will be just under 40 and the Beavers are running at their recommended limit. There are places on the Beaver waiting list however for 5those not yet of age, we do suggest names are put on the list as early as possible. To expand further i.e. another Beaver Colony and Cub Pack, additional help at Scouts, we need more leaders; some of us are attending 2 or more nights a week. You don't have to take the lead role and free training is provided. Please if you can help out even if on a part time basis contact our AGSL, Allison Trueman.

Last weekend, a large number of us got together at Avening Green to take part in a Group photograph (shame on you who didn't attend!) This will be framed with along with our Group badges and hung on the wall in our HQ for the next 100 years of Scouts to see. We will also be taking a copy along to the Fgura Scouts in Malta, a copy will be in the 2008 Charfield Calendar and further copies will be going into time capsules at the HQ and at Avening Green.

We're off to Malta at the start of April! Things are at that stage where everything is going too fast, we've got the tickets, final arrangements are being made, the suitcases are coming out of the loft, and what am I worried about? Getting up early enough to meet the coach at 5.45am. If I can get up that early on a Cub camp and feel ok, why can't I get out of my own bed without feeling yuk for at least 3 hours? Whatever, we'll have a wonderful time and come home with lots to tell.

Not long after we get back we are all heading off by coach to Bath for a St George's Fun Day. All of the Avon county Scouts have been invited, so if you are totally not interested in Scouting at all I would suggest you avoid Bath and its surrounding roads on Sunday 22nd April. We will be renewing our promises in the Crescent and then massing in the Victoria Park for an afternoon of Edwardian themed fun, games and stalls.

Another County event will be taking place at Woodhouse Park on the Whit bank holiday weekend, again all of the Cubs and Scouts in Avon have been invited to a “Ton of Fun” camp, we have approximately 50 youngsters camping 3 nights at this event and letters will be going out to the Beavers inviting them to attend for the day. We are told there will be about a thousand activities for attendees to choose from and a firework display. There is expected to be over 3000 people attending this event so avoid the A38 particularly on the Friday evening and Monday afternoon.

And finally, we enjoyed our AGM/BBQ afternoon up at Avening Green so much last year that we will be repeating the event again this June, with perhaps a little more entertainment to celebrate our 100th year, all are welcome, come and see what we do.

Yours in Scouting
Sandra Carnegie

Another term has gone by so quickly and here we are entering the summer term.

To start 2007 we went to watch the Wotton amateur Panto, it was excellent and I can honestly say that everyone enjoyed it. It was good to watch the girls' faces and see them becoming thoroughly absorbed in what was happening.

The panto inspired us to look at children's film/cartoons and build them into a programme. We felt cold with Ice Age making snow pictures and having snow ball fights. Then we went underwater to find Nemo and we made a bright fish mobile. Next to a magical Harry Potter where we played quidditch and used the sorting hat to place the girls into houses. Harry Potter couldn't be complete without making potions to 6help people. After half term we went to see the Lion King and made scary lion masks. Time for a quiet week as Alice in Wonderland came to visit and helped us make some biscuits. Our trip through children's films couldn't be complete without going to the ball – Cinderella. The girls dressed up and we had lots of visits to the ball – no slippers lost – thank goodness. Everyone liked spending time with Wallace and Gromit where we used vegetables to make a garden for Gromit. The term was rounded off with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, there was lots of tasting and licking of lips as we made chocolate Easter treats.

Well that was all packed into just 11 weeks! The summer will be more of the same fabulous fun and lots of things to make and do.

If your daughter would like to join Rainbows and have loads of fun please contact me – the more the merrier!

Kathryn Schofield (01453 52xxxx)

Striving for excellence
Learning for Life

Here are some of the extracts from some of our newsletters, so far since January:

New Governors
Following our request for new Governors, I am pleased to inform you that Neil Forge, Louise Tulley and Debbie Riddle, have now joined our Governing Body. I would like to thank them for taking on this role and hope they enjoy working with us to improve our school.

More Tea Vicar?
On Friday 2 February we were fortunate to have had a visit from the Kinetic Theatre for Science. They have visited us previously and have been both fun and an education for pupils and staff alike.

Parking
I have received comments from some parents who have noticed parents in cars dropping their children off in the school gates. Evidently there is one large car that does it everyday. Also, at home time, some cars are left parked on the zigzags, making it very difficult for everyone at that time. Can those few people who are responsible for the above, please park with more consideration for everyone from now on? Thank you.

Mrs. Gordon / Mrs. Tylee
I am delighted to say that Mrs. Gordon has resumed her teaching duties with our Reception class and to thank Miss Wheeler for teaching the children during the month of January. Mrs. Tylee has extended her maternity leave and will now be returning on 4 June, at the start of term 6.

A Message From Mr. De Claire
I would just like to say a big thank you to all who contributed to the lovely gifts I was presented with on my retirement from Lolly pop duties. It was very much appreciated as was the lovely bouquet of flowers for my wife. Thank you all very much.

Red Nose Day
I am delighted to say that we raised a grand total of £149.75. £144.60 came from wearing something red to school that day and Aaliyah, Megan, Alex and Indianna raised £5.15 by dancing. Thank you so much. ☺

Book Fair
Our Book Fair raised over £565 in books for our Library. Special thanks must go to Mrs. Nute, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Aston and Mrs. Edwards for their great help in manning the desk for us. Many thanks. ☺

7Commonwealth Museum Visit
In January, the whole of the Key Stage 1 had a very enjoyable visit to the Commonwealth Museum in Bristol.

Oldbury Power Station
The Visitors Centre at Oldbury Power Station has recently closed down, but I would like to express my thanks to the Power Station for donating many useful science resources to our school to help our pupils to develop their understanding of electricity.

Parents Evenings
We had our Parents Evenings in March and I am very pleased to say that we have so many parents who are very happy with the education and support their child is getting from our school. We are very grateful for all the lovely comments on this matter that we have received. Thank you.

Musical Workshops
Recently Mrs. Windram arranged musical workshops for all parents of pupils who are learning a musical instrument in school. We had a woodwind workshop for clarinets, flutes and oboes, followed by a guitar workshop and ending with a violin workshop. The music that the pupils performed was excellent throughout and a credit to their hard work, parents support and their music teachers who teach them each week.

Stefan Frontczak, Headteacher

… as a villager a HUGE thank you to Tim and Angie Hill and their fellow committee members for all their hard work over the last few months for the steady improvement that is taking place both internally and externally for the Village Hall.

I recently helped Angie spring clean the inside of the Hall, following its repaint which looks absolutely brilliant, so light and fresh.

At the end of March I helped out at the Hall's Easter Fair, which was a lovely event, and was really well supported by the village. It was great to see so many new faces passing by and helping such a worthwhile cause. It's at such an event you realise that this Hall is the heart of our village, and really does bring us all together.

There are definitely massive improvements already taking place and the committee has drawn up a plan for continued improvements, all of which are subject to continued support from us all, in terms of fund raising and supporting events. The Hall's future is still very vulnerable; the Easter Fair was a reminder why our village benefits from its existence. Once again thank you to Tim, Angie and all those working so hard to try and turn the Hall's future around. We all can help and get involved without actually joining the Committee if ever you hear or see a plea for help, whether it's cutting back bushes, cleaning, or indeed organising a fund raiser for the Hall, then if you can please offer some help, the more of us that lend a hand the more secure the Hall will become.

Lisa Wiles

My name is Joanne Loveridge, I am 22 years old, I live in Charfield and I work at Charfield Out of School Club and Tortworth Pre-School. I am joining a Raleigh International programme to Malaysia in October for 10 weeks.

Raleigh International is a youth development charity committed to the personal growth and development of young people from all backgrounds and nationalities.

8With the support of fundraising and host country partners, young people from our host countries are given the opportunity to work together with other young people of all nationalities. Alongside the overseas programme, Raleigh International runs Motive8, a programme dedicated to developing the skills and prospects of socially excluded young people in the UK, allowing them also to participate in the overseas programme.

As part of my work in Malaysia I will be undertaking community and environmental projects, such as building classrooms, installing fresh water supplies, working with endangered species, projects relating to local schools, libraries and medical centres; sanitation projects, working with endangered species and constructing anti-poaching stations in national parks.

Before I leave, I am trying to raise more than £3000 to help fund not only the international projects that I will be working on, but also Raleigh's really important work with young people from the UK many of whom come from socially excluded or ‘at-risk’ backgrounds.

I would like to thank all the children and families at the Out of School Club for all the fantastic sponsored searches I have received, and for all their support and enthusiasm.

As part of my on going fundraising I am organising a Quiz Night on Saturday 9th June at Charfield School Hall, please put this date in your diary, and look out for more information, or contact me on 01454 26xxxx or 0791913xxxx.

Please support me and help to continue the important work of Raleigh International in the UK and overseas.

Thank you very much.

a young Charfield resident wrote to us …

I am a dog lover and regularly take my and other people's dogs for walks. I am absolutely astounded at the amount of dog ‘droppings’ that I encounter. I cannot understand how people can be so inconsiderate and feel they should be ashamed, perhaps their children might become contaminated!

… and we have received this from South Glos Council on the same topic …

The problem of dog fouling on pavements and open spaces is nationwide, and one which every Local Authority battles with. We're said to be a nation of dog lovers but there are a number of dog owners who don't clean up after their dogs, spoiling things for responsible dog owners and other people.

It is the Council's aim to educate people about responsible dog ownership and their legal duties, but, if necessary, the Dog Wardens have the authority to enforce the law and prosecute people who do not clear up after their dogs. Allowing a dog to foul without cleaning up is a criminal offence holding a maximum fine of £1000. The Dog Wardens are also able to issue £50 Fixed Penalty Notices to anyone they witness not clearing up.

23 Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued in the last 2 years, with 12 of these issued in the last 3 months! We are cracking down on dog fouling and anyone caught not cleaning up will be issued with a fixed penalty notice. “I didn't see it” is not a defence, dog owners should be watching their dogs at all times.

There is no legal obligation on Local Authorities to provide dog waste bins, however South Gloucestershire Council 9believe it prudent to do so in an attempt to encourage responsible dog ownership. South Gloucestershire Council currently provide 742 dog waste bins (The Council are in the top 2% of dog bin providers in the country), and Parish Councils also provide some of their own.

Further information on dogs and legislation can be found on South Gloucestershire Council's website under the Dog Warden pages, as can information on dogs that need good homes as the Dog Wardens re-home unclaimed stray dogs. See www.southglos.gov.uk. The Dog Wardens can be contacted through the Streetcare Helpdesk on 01454 86xxxx.

[Graphic: WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF DOGS CLEARED UP AFTER THEMSELVES? But it's up to you Please clean up after your dog]

The South Gloucestershire Mobile Library stops in Charfield on alternate Wednesdays.

It is a free service providing books (including children's and large print collections), spoken word books and DVDs. There is a lift on board for users who may find the steps difficult to negotiate. People with a South Gloucestershire Library card from other branches can use their branches to borrow stock.

Dates for next 2 months – 2, 16 & 30 May – 13 & 27 June – continuing on alternate Wednesdays

A Date for your Diary!

This year's village Fair will be on Saturday 7 July from 12pm–5pm at the Memorial Hall and Playing Fields. There will be the usual mix of events and attractions, from races to gymnastics displays, silver band, refreshments, tug of war … and hopefully one or two new ones.

The fair is being organised by a small group of volunteers to raise funds for the upkeep of the Memorial Hall. The Friends of Charfield Primary School are supporting the Fair and we hope that lots of other village groups will take part, so if you haven't already been contacted about booking a pitch, please feel free to contact any one of us. We also need lots of willing helpers on the day so, again, please get in touch if you can spare an hour or so to help set up, man a stall or clear away at the end.

All we need now is sunshine!

Graham Pedley 01454 26xxxx
Deborah Field 01454 26xxxx
Julie Macnamara 01453 52xxxx

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Another great church festival, arguably the most important in the church calendar, has come and gone, or at least it will have by the time you read this. As I write it has yet to come – Easter I mean. And yes there will have been Easter Eggs and hot cross buns and Easter biscuits and even Simnel Cake with which to celebrate Christ's resurrection on Easter Day following his crucifixion and death on Good Friday. You all know the Easter story and its prime importance to the Christian faith. It marks the culmination of Jesus's ministry here on earth as he gives his life to show God's love for us all and is resurrected, the living embodiment of God's promise of eternal life to all who believe and who acknowledge and repent of their wrongdoing.

Easter, with its celebratory feasting also marks the end of the forty day period of abstinence and self-sacrifice which is Lent. Coincidentally of course, and although the date of Easter varies from year to year, it always falls in early spring. So it's a happy season all round with new beginnings, longer days and the hope of spring sunshine and, maybe, some warmer weather. This particular day on which I'm writing is Maundy Thursday, traditionally the day when the Queen hands out gifts of “Maundy Money” to a number of deserving pensioners, but from a church perspective, the day on which the diocesan bishops, priests and deacons attend a special service in the cathedral to renew their ordination vows. Since churchwardens and local ministry team members are also invited to attend a few of us were part of that communion service this morning in a packed cathedral at Gloucester to witness this renewal or “new beginning”.

Back at St. John's we are still reliant on visiting clergy to lead services, particularly when Holy Communion is to be celebrated when an ordained priest as celebrant is essential; on other occasions services may be, and are, led by lay members of the congregation. There is still no hard news of the imminent appointment of a “house for duty” priest although, as the combined benefice Charfield with Kingswood, we have produced a profile of the two parishes to give any prospective candidate an idea of the make-up of the benefice and we understand that the post is shortly to be advertised with a target date sometime in early June for candidates to be interviewed. Meanwhile, some of you may have noticed that the Rectory is now occupied. It is being rented on a short term let.

The newly formed Local Ministry Team is still under training but is currently enjoying a short break over the Easter period. On a more mundane note thanks are due to all who helped in either producing savouries for sale or manning the stall at the Wotton Charities Fair on Saturday March 31st when just over £100 was raised for church funds. Our next and biggest fund raising event, which I believe is advertised elsewhere in this “Newsletter”, will be the Church Plant Sale on Saturday the 12th May from 10am. So do come along and add to the beauty of your garden display and keep the church solvent in one fell swoop.

And, may I reiterate, don't feel shy of using the church it's open every day from an early hour in the morning to around six in the evening, while the service times are detailed on the notice board just inside the church gate. We'd be delighted to welcome you to a service and just as pleased to know that the church has provided a place for quiet reflection away from it all. Should you need to contact them the churchwardens contact numbers are on the notice board.

It's really too late to wish you a Happy Easter but maybe not too late to hope that you did have a happy time!

Bryan Grantham on behalf of the churchwardens and PCC of St. John's.

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Some time ago we told you that Barbara Adams, long standing Treasurer for CHADRA, was looking to stand down at the end of 2006 and we therefore needed a replacement. Of course we were overrun with volunteers – not – so we would put it to you once again. Can YOU help? Not wanting to play down the part she plays Barbara does say that it's not the most demanding role and is more that happy to tell you what is involved if you would just give her a call on 01454 26xxxx.

The committee meets just four times a year and we are not too scary so please, if you can, give just a little of your time to help out, it will be much appreciated.

We look forward to seeing YOU at our next meeting.

The Easter Fair at the village hall on Saturday 31st March went extremely well and attracted a large crowd. Over £550 was raised in aid of the Village Hall. We hope those who enjoyed the afternoon noticed the new tables and newly decorated hall. We would like to thank the following for their generous donations:- Manor Garden Maintenance, The Pear Tree, Railway Tavern, Charfield Garage, SNFA Bearings, Steve's Shop, Post Office, Tesco & Morrisons.

We would also like to thank Derek Leahy who kindly judged the colouring competition. The winners of which were – Abigail Stinchcombe, Imogen and Alisha, all the 1st, 2nd and 3rd winning entries in the three categories received Easter eggs. A huge thank you to everyone who helped on the day and also to those who provided cakes, raffle or tombola prizes.

Margaret Gargett and Martine Davis

Anyone wishing to join please ring Mr J Russell on 07711 55xxxx or 01453 52xxxx

Although few in number we are a very happy group and have plenty of laughs.

We had a couple of outings in the autumn which were much enjoyed. One to Blooms Garden Centre for coffee and a look around then back to Fromebridge Mill for a very enjoyable lunch, and another outing to Dobbies Garden Centre for lunch and a chance to buy things for the garden and Christmas. The December meeting went well with a “Christmas quiz” followed by carols. The Railway Tavern did us proud with a meal in January. It does seem that we are always eating but not all in the same week. The first outing of 2007 was a trip to Celia's garden where the flowers are beautiful. Do join us at the club, transport is provided.

M Ealey, secretary

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What a difference a few months and some fabulous weather makes! The new tennis season is well and truly on us and we have great plans for a very enjoyable season for all our existing & new members. We held our AGM last month and said a very fond farewell to Ilze Hicks, the Club's Treasurer for the last 10 years, without whom the Club would have surely folded. On behalf of all the Club members, who are now enjoying the benefits of all her hard work, we thank you! We welcomed Kate Isaacs onto the committee to take over the Treasurer's role and who, in spite of agreeing to take on the position in a fit of ‘whatever!’ after her works Christmas Party, has been thrown in at the deep end and is still swimming! We also welcomed Chris Riley onto the Committee, who will aid Pat Parfitt in the extremely difficult task of encouraging more Charfield men to play. We look forward to supporting them from outside the court in the sunshine with some refreshments or two at hand!

It was definitely just the weather for tennis during the Easter School Holidays and I was lucky enough to run some Tennis Activity Days (with lots of help from friends and family!) which many children attended and I hope thoroughly enjoyed. We played tennis games on court, held mini tournaments, picnicked in the park, and even introduced a whole new generation to Croquet, which is a surprisingly competitive and tactical game. I had great fun with a brilliant bunch of kids and I look forward to the next school hols for more of the same.

We are increasing all the time the number of juniors that we are coaching and we are also offering free supervised sessions for Junior & Youth Club Members. We will be holding a range of tournaments throughout the season for all members to enter (eg Youth, Family, Mixed Doubles, etc) and we will also be running a Junior Ladder and a Ladies Ladder this year as well as the Men's League. We may even spread our wings and challenge some other local clubs to a match! Our main aims this season will be to encourage more people to join the club; to get the men playing more; to have more sports & social events and to keep fuelling our youngsters' enthusiasm for tennis and for all sports.

I think there's enough to keep us busy!

For more info on joining the club or coaching, please contact Pat Parfitt 01453 52xxxx or Jake Barnes 01454 26xxxx.

[Graphic: Charfield Junior Football Club]

As a lot of you will be aware Charfield has a number of Junior Football Teams participating in either the Stroud or Mid Gloucestershire Mini Soccer Leagues. This year the number of teams has increased from three to four with an Under 11s team joining the existing Under 15, Under 14 and Under 10 teams.

Whilst the Under 15's team plays its home matches at the Memorial Field in the village the other 3 teams have the benefit of their own pitches and facilities at the Moreton Ground adjacent to Tortworth School.

Charfield Junior Football Club is a non-profit making organisation with all the funds raised through sponsorship, player subscriptions and match fees going back into the club to pay for equipment and improvements to the facilities. The addition of floodlights this year has also allowed us to train on grass throughout the winter and also saved some money in not having to pay for the hire of training facilities.

Fund raising is also an important source of income and the recent Beer Festival in the 22Memorial Hall proved a great success. Put a note in your diaries for a similar event next year.

With the older teams once again doing very well in their respective leagues and cup competitions, and the Under 10's and 11's also starting to impress, things are looking very positive for the future of Junior Football in the Village. To keep it going though we do need your continued support.

Whilst the current season is drawing to an end the Club is always on the lookout for new players and hopefully with the help of further volunteer coaches more teams. If you would like to join or help the Club in any capacity, from a player, Committee member or sponsor, please contact Jeremy Lewis, the Club's Secretary on 01454-26xxxx.

Thank You.

Nigel Cloke,
Under 10's Coach

The Tyndale Choral Society is offering choral apprenticeships to encourage young people to sample this country's fine choral tradition. Students of year 10 and above are welcome. There are no financial costs involved – we would just expect the investment of time, effort and commitment. The yield on this investment is a skill which can be used for a lifetime of singing. For further details and to contact us, please visit our website www.tyndale-choral-society.org

We are also seeking additional members in all sections (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) – please either visit the website or call Julia O'Connor-Beach on 01454 26xxxx for further information.

We have enormous fun, enjoy relaxed unstuffy rehearsals, and perform to a high standard. Give it a try!

[Graphic: Lifeboats]

Open Garden – Ozleworth Park – Sunday 17-June 2007
Thursday 18-January was a morning you may remember – due to the gale force winds and driving rain. It was also the day I took a half-day holiday to take a look around the gardens of Ozleworth Park with the Head Gardener and at one stage I thought I would need to call upon the services of a lifeboat to rescue me! This visit was to discuss plans for an Open Garden event to be held there on Sunday 17 June by kind permission of Mr M J C Stone – with all proceeds going to the RNLI. I had not been to Ozleworth Park before, and in spite of the atrocious conditions (a reminder of what our crews go out in), it was an interesting and enjoyable experience.

I have been promised good weather on the day – so please come and support us. The grounds will be open from 2:00pm until 5:00pm; entry is £4 for adults with accompanied children free, but no dogs (except guide dogs) please. As well as giving you the opportunity to walk around and view the grounds, there will be an art show, a local choir and opportunities to buy refreshments (including home-made cakes), plants, souvenirs, etc.

Schools Liaison
As last year, the RNLI arranged another national SOS (Save Our Soles) Day to raise awareness of the training that we need to provide to our crews – and to raise funds to help towards the cost. Essentially, children at schools and employees at work donated £1 towards the cost of training RNLI crew for being able to wear trainers to school / work on that day. (No the Soles 23was not a typographical error – just an awful pun).

In January, I gave presentations to both Charfield Primary School and to St Andrew's Primary School, Cromhall (two separate presentations to the juniors and to the infants) in support of their participation. I am also due to go to the primary school in Badminton this month to make a similar presentation and have arranged to go back to Cromhall in July to talk more specifically about safety at the seaside. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the schools for their support – and also the pupils (all ages) for the interest that they took – as evidenced from the questions that they asked.

Fund-Raising & Promotion
As in previous years we will be taking our souvenir stall to local shows, including the Berkeley Show, the Kingswood Car Show and the Cromhall Flower Show. Please look out for us; whether you come to support us financially by buying something or just to make contact and learn more about the RNLI, you will be very welcome.

Our main annual fund-raising effort is the house-to-house collections that we make in July. While I have a number of faithful collectors, I would welcome more – especially for Underhill Road, Farm Lees or Cromhall.

If any of you would like to know more about your local branch, are willing to collect during house-to-house week or help otherwise (even if only occasionally), or would like a talk on the work of the RNLI or safety at the seaside – please contact me.

John Barnett (Chairman)
01453 84xxxx (Charfield)

The luncheon club meets every fourth Wednesday in the village hall, and welcomes the over 60s from Cromhall and Charfield for a hot lunch in good company.

We would like to increase the pool of helpers (in the kitchen and for front of house duty), so that we don't get short-handed if any of the team is unwell or on holiday. It is a very pleasant and rewarding way to spend a few hours. If you would be willing to help out occasionally, please contact Ros Nieboer on 01453 52xxxx.

If you are interested in coming along to join the diners, please ring Ros also.

Minister Rev. Philip Hopes
Tel 01453 84xxxx

Sunday Worship 11 am.
Sunday School 11 am.
Family Service 1st Sunday of each Month at 11 am.
Every Tuesday at 8 pm. Prayer and Bible Study

Out of the mouths of Babes

A little girl asked her father: “Papa, do you love Jesus?” He responded: “How can I love someone I have never seen?” The girl thought for a moment or two, and then she asked: “Papa, how old was I when Mother died?” “Only six months,” he replied. Then her words cut him deeply: “Then I can't say that I ever saw her, and I don't remember her at all. But you have always tried to make me love her by telling me how good and kind she was. And I do love her.” Soon tears were flowing down his face, and he knew that out of the mouth of babes wisdom had been spoken.

When Jesus appeared to some of the apostles after his resurrection, Thomas was not present. Thomas was reluctant to believe even after hearing the testimony of the other apostles. He demanded proof: “Unless I see the marks of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe” (Jn. 20:25). A week later Jesus appeared to the disciples again, and 24Thomas was present this time. Jesus offered the proof Thomas desired: “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe” (Jn. 20:27). The answer of Thomas showed faith: “My Lord and my God!” (Jn. 20:28). But it is the response of Jesus on which we want to focus at the moment. Jesus said to Thomas: “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe” (Jn. 20:29).

We have not seen Jesus, yet we believe in him. We have not observed his mannerisms or looked on his face or heard his voice, but we love him. We can love him as much as a person we have known all of our life. Through the scriptures he can become as real to us as a mother or father, son or daughter, or brother or sister. We can come to know and admire his personality and the beauty of his character.

DO YOU COME FROM FALFIELD OR HAVE YOU EVER LIVED THERE?

Do you know someone who grew up there? Did you have a friend or relation residing there, or perhaps a girlfriend or boyfriend from Falfield?

Perhaps you worked in the village or passed through it on your way to work. Did you have any connections with Eastwood at any time in its various capacities?

Did you maybe socialise in the White Horse at Buckover, in the Huntsman's House Inn (affectionately known as ‘The Hunt’) in Falfield, dance at the Old Time Dancing Class in The Schoolroom (now the Village Hall) or even attend dances, whist drives or the YMCA youth club at the Hut situated at Mount Pleasant, next door to the Chapel?

Were you a Guide, Scout, Cub or Brownie or a member of the Falfield Youth Club?

Did you attend playgroup, school, church or chapel in the village?

IF YOU CAN ANSWER ‘YES’ TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, THEN I AM VERY INTERESTED IN TALKING TO YOU.

In response to the recent appeal for funds to ensure the future of St George's Church, Falfield, and save it from possible closure, I am planning to compile a booklet. The completed work will be entitled ‘We grew Up in Falfield’ and will, I hope, contain personal stories of at least thirty or forty people. The memories will cover different decades of the twentieth century as well as different areas of the parish.

To complete this planned task, I will obviously need willing participants who will donate their growing-up memories, so providing a depiction of village life at the time. It will create a first-hand knowledge of people, places, behaviour, traditions and customs, many which have now disappeared.

There should be evidence of a wide diversity of life existing in the parish as well as a surprising variety of connections with the surrounding area. For example, I can personally recall at least a dozen different schools attended by children of the village. Places of work are another interesting consideration.

Please help if you possibly can. The compilation will provide a valuable record covering almost a century as well as raising money for the preservation of the church.

Contributors are needed from the Stone end of the parish and The Holloway, Moorslade, Silver Street (now Heneage Lane), Old Tortworth Road (now Mill Lane), Sundays Hill, the actual village (A38), Whitfield, Eastwood, Gambril Lane, Brinkmarsh, Iron Hogg Lane, Old Gloucester Road, as well as parts of 25Milbury Heath, Buckover, Cutts Heath, Hope and Baden Hill.

People can write their own contribution or, if preferred, (following discussion) I would be willing to write it up for them.

If you think you can help, please contact me at xx Castle Street, Thornbury, Nr Bristol, BS35 1HB, tel: 01454 41xxxx or email my sister, xxxx @ btopenworld.com.

Thank you in anticipation.
Ann Riddiford (nee Rea)

Spring Update
Many many thanks to all who attended the Family Disco on 27th January 2007. The evening was a roaring success and the village hall was bursting at the seams. Overall the event raised £295.00 and far exceeded our expectations.

The money raised already has been spent on a cooker and satellite dish. Those who have ever tried to watch the TV in the Foundation Room will know that the reception using an aerial was diabolical. The children are now enjoying the extra TV channels that are available with the dish. The music channel has become particularly popular with some of the more music minded children. The old cooker was on its last legs and needed replacing urgently. Cookery is a great favourite with the children and Pat will no doubt be titillating their (and our) taste buds with some more yummy recipes for them to make during the school holiday sessions.

Your support with this event was so much appreciated. We have had very positive feed back, so watch this space for other similar events …

Many thanks to the club staff, Jess and Dan Gainer-Lane for all their hard work in organizing this great fun evening.

Vacancies
Are you are considering going back to work or would just like to put your child/children into the club for a break from time to time? If so I am delighted to tell you that we now have a few vacancies (but only a few) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Spaces are also available on most mornings.

For more details – pick up a leaflet from the club. For those who don't know the club runs in the Foundation room next to the Playground on the school premises.

Holiday Vacancies:
The children are helping to promote the club. Some of the children have made some super posters advertising the club. These posters are going to be laminated and then used to advertise the club at our stall at the School May Fair. Some of these posters will eventually be displayed within the community, on notice boards, in shops/post office windows etc. Thanks very much, to all the children who have helped so far.

If anyone has any ideas for places to advertise the club, then, please speak to Pat or Nicola (Tel 07816 23xxxx)

[Graphic: Balloons]

Dates For Your Diaries …

Sat 19th May. School May Fair. Promotional stall to promote vacancies during the school holidays.

Fri 15th June. Joint BBQ / Disco. A fun family evening organized with Pre-School.

Sat 7th July. Summer / Village Fair. We are going to do our biggest ever JAR STALL!! Please start collecting jars now, as we are going to attempt to break all previous records.

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Club opening times –
Breakfast club: 7:30am to 8:40am
After School club: 3:10pm to 6:00pm
School Holidays/Inset days: 7:30am to 6:00pm

The Holiday clubs remain popular, particularly on inset days so early booking is essential.

If you want to find out more about the Club contact the Club Manager, Pat Loveridge on 07816 23xxxx or 01454 26xxxx or call into the Club at the Foundation Room in the School grounds during opening hours

Janice Brett

Hello folks! Wow, what a fab day. Apparently it's going to be steaming hot for Easter. So by the time that you read this, you'll know that it was.

Firstly, thank you to Hilary for her kind words in the last Chadra. Also, thanks to all of you who wrote to me, and my family, about my dear Dad. He sadly died on 8 December, quite suddenly and with a great shock to us all. He'd been shopping with Mum in the morning. He absolutely loved Charfield and all the people he knew here.

I walk our dog Megan around the block in the mornings and am totally amazed at the number of drivers that leave their car engines running whilst they pop into Steve's shop. I'm warning you now, anything remotely swanky, I shall be off in it.

Isn't it wonderful how, after four little words, your whole status can change. As some of you know, our Lawrence got married last October. After two lots of “I do's”, I'm now a Mother-in-law to wonderful Kelsey and a Step-Granny to Kristie, aged 8, who is absolutely lovely. They all live in New York, so fab holidays. Yippee!!!

My school job is so fantastic. I love absolutely everything about it. Mind you, they still won't let me near the glitter, at Christmas! Apparently, I used a whole year's supply on three festive cards a few years back. The children say such brill things, that I have written about in the past. Sometimes, they say something so serious, I daren't say what, you might guess it's your little darling and it's so hard not to laugh. Particularly the little infants faces, they look up at you so appealingly and telling these little tales. I just have to go, “Oh.”

Anyway, back to what I was going to tell you. My hours have changed and now I don't have to start until about 5 to 9. Of course, I now have these precious extra minutes in the morning. One day, last week, I took my aired socks off the radiator, in the lounge. One pair, I put on. I got ready for school, bag, coat and scarf on, hair not looking too bad, still a few minutes left. I decided to pair up the other socks. I had one on it's own. I went to look for the other odd one. I peered behind the radiator, couldn't see it. A few years ago, for one of my ‘0’ birthdays, Monique, my darts captain, bought me a beautiful dangly creation, which hangs in the window, square metal with glass droplets and four little cups filled with lavender flavoured grains and on these you can put in little night lights. As I got up from peeping behind the rad, my head bashed into it. I'm now wearing scarf, coat and a showering of lavender grains! I tear up into the bathroom, coat and scarf off onto the floor, lavender bits everywhere. My hair is covered. I'm trying to create a new look, hairwise, and I don't look too bad at the house but strange things happen walking up the road, especially if it's windy. So now I'm madly brushing these grains out of my hair, clock ticking away.

I'm relaying all this saga to Sue and Jen, at coffee time, when I put my hand up to touch the top of my head. I still had some in there! We had Reception children 27parents come into School Lunch. I just didn't stand next to anyone, taller than me.

Have a lovely Spring and enjoy the daffs.

Love Maz

[Graphic: Friends]

It's April already where has the time gone?

Since the last edition it might look like we haven't done a lot but when school reconvenes after the Easter break you will find a great surprise. The outside play equipment has grown, we listened to what you all had to say and due to the great fundraising we have all done over the last 6 months we have been able to pay for some additions to the play equipment, which will be more suited to the junior children. We have increased the depth of bark to 12″, falling in line with health and safety regulations. I am sure the children will make good use of the new equipment during the summer term and long into the future. We have also paid for the first years subscription of ‘Espresso’ the new computer web based learning tool that is know up and running in the school. This years Invitation books has gone brilliantly as I write we have already made £150 profit so please buy the book, you can make great savings along with helping the school. Thank you.

But remember none of the above could have been achieved with out you so a big THANK YOU to all those who give their precious time and enthusiasm to support the school.

Looking at the year ahead we have arranged some brilliant events a quiz, car boot, pamper evening, Cattle country, May Fair and much more. All dates will be advertised well in advance. We have also arranged for a new company ‘Iceberg Fireworks’ to do the fireworks at this years Fireworks display. We received a lot of negative comments last year and we were not happy with the over all service we received from Firemagic. So we thought it was about time we had a change. Great village events for everyone to look forward to.

Finally we are know holding our monthly meetings at The Tavern public house in Charfield so why not come alone and join use. You never know you might have some fun and make new friends.

Have a great summer!

Rosemarie Matthews
Co Chair

This year's plant sale will be held on
Saturday 12th May at 10am
Bedding plants, shrubs, vegetable plants and some unusual plants all for sale.
Tea and coffee available
All proceeds to church funds

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Issue 27 was published in March 1982, and the spring then was very different to the one we have been having this year. Cold, wet and snow, and only two days of sunshine so far that year.

This issue ran to 16 pages, and cost 15p, and was also the first to have a colour front page, a tradition that has lasted ever since.

One of the hot topics in the village was a proposed dump for household and industrial waste at Tortworth Copse Pit.

There was also talk of the railway station being considered for re-opening, as petrol prices were going up and there was not much of a bus service. Whilst neither of these have improved in the intervening 25 years, not much has changed!

In the school report, the headmaster, Mr Malpass mentioned that corporal punishment was being withdrawn, in line with Avon Education Committee policy introduced in February 1982. He mentioned that it would not make much difference, as the cane had not been used in the school since at least 1969.

Having written a little bit about one of Charfield's many old characters in the last Newsletter, I thought that instead of explaining all about the Bone Mills past industrial activities in this Newsletter, I would tell a little bit about another wonderful old character who lived and worked in the village, as far as I know, all his life, and known to everyone as, “Gilly”.

Sadly, Gilly passed away just before the real Charfield disappeared, swallowed up by the new estates that now dominate our village, I know he would have been utterly devastated to see what has happened to our once quaint, and some would say picturesque village, but then, nothing can stop the charge of progress.

Gilly, as everyone knew him, was a man of many sciences, he had a very long garden at the rear of the house where he lived, also a large allotment, both of which produced a large range of vegetables. Gilly bred rabbits for eating, as well as for their skins/fur; he repaired shoes, and was our local barber. He swept chimneys, and was the village mole catcher; and one or two people in the village have Gilly to thank for emotionally adjusting their male puppies, or tomcats, with a small operation that immobilised their pets embarrassing desires. He also did this operation on male piglets for a couple of small pig breeders who lived in the same row of cottages I lived in before the last war. To do most of these operations, so Gilly told me, because I had no intention of actually watching him in action, he would gently push the front end of the unfortunate animal into a large Wellington boot, thus leaving the end to be worked on fully exposed and ready for the action, also being head first in a Wellington boot, certainly minimised the chances of him being bitten or scratched when the surgery was ongoing; but I wont go into any details about the actual operation, except to say – “I hope his Stanley knife was sharp”.

Gilly also kept goats, and for quite a long time had a donkey. Ferrets were also a very important part of his menagerie, and was an essential part of his rat catching capabilities, along with his dogs of course. Gilly's cider was out of this world, as were his unwary clients if they had a couple of pints, only the most hardened professional cider drinker could walk away unscathed after a Sunday morning tasting session, and if the ingredients that were said to be in it, actually were in it, I am surprised there wasn't a casualty or two around when lunch time arrived. I only ever tried this exotic potion once, and consider myself lucky to be still around, and able to write this article; I have no intention of telling what the ingredients referred to 29above were, apart from apple juice of course, it may be too much for those with a weak constitution.

Cider apples were plentiful in Charfield, until long after the last war, so there was no shortage of raw material for anyone wishing to make cider. During the time my wife and I lived at Melrose House, [in Charfield Hill] Gilly did most of the gardening there, this included the use of several large greenhouses. One on the south facing wall, was all of sixty feet in length, and when my wife and I moved into rooms at Melrose, this greenhouse contained tomatoes and cucumbers, all planted by Gilly. The following year he decided that fowls eggs would be more profitable than plants, so hens replaced the tomatoes and cucumbers. Unfortunately, the hens didn't appreciate the heat, so all the windows had to be left open to prevent them from becoming cooked. The hens quickly took advantage of this chance to cool down, and simply hopped out into the garden. To put a stop to this all the lower windows had chicken wire nailed over them, successfully confining the birds to their hot house. It wasn't thought necessary to wire the roof windows in the same way, this turned out to be a big mistake. All the magpies in the county descended on Melrose garden, the greenhouse with the hens in, seemingly the main attraction. From our vantage point in the kitchen window, my wife and I could see these black and white flying thieves, popping in through the open windows in the roof of the greenhouse and coming out with eggs any time they felt inclined. This daylight robbery, Gilly had seen for himself, and realized that something had to be done. With loaded twelve bore and a glint in his eyes, Gilly waited patiently for the flying felons. The first magpie that arrived dived straight through the open window and out with an egg before Gilly's gun could be raised to his shoulder, but the next one wasn't so lucky. There was a terrific bang, clouds of feathers everywhere, the sound of tinkling glass, and the mad squawking of dozens of petrified chickens. The end result of all this, was many panes of broken glass, one magpie dutifully expired, and hens that were off laying for several days. After some deliberation Gilly decided to carry on with his greenhouse hens and asked me if I would give him a hand to put wire over the roof windows, and to also put white emulsion on the glass in the roof to act as a sun block; this we did, not only frustrating the magpies who quickly returned to their old haunts, but it also made the hens much happier, and to show their appreciation they became far more productive, much to Gilly's delight.

Never afraid to try something new, one morning, after disposing of the body of a dead bird that had got itself drowned in one of the large water tanks in the garden at Melrose, Gilly told me that he intended to try mushroom growing in one of the smaller greenhouses. He started this new enterprise with great enthusiasm, everything that needed to be done for successful mushroom growing, was done, the book was followed to the letter. The temperature of the growing medium, which Gilly made up from the best material, was tested daily, until at last everything was ready for the mushroom spawn to be introduced to the compost. Weeks passed by, nothing happened – nothing at all. The temperature and humidity levels were perfect, the glass had been painted over to reduce the heat and light, but nothing, not even the tiniest button ventured to raise its head. Eventually the pile of compost and all its contents were scattered over the garden. Believe it or not, within a couple of weeks mushrooms were growing everywhere, not just on the garden but on the edges of the path as well; our experimenter was not amused, to those who knew Gilly – need I say more. Although it could be said that patience was not one of our failed mushroom growers virtues, he defied this thinking when it came to shooting moles, he would wait for ages with gun cocked and eyes staring intently at the ground waiting for any movement in the soil that would indicate to him that one 30of these creatures was nearing the surface. At the first sign of disturbance, Gilly would spring into action and discharge the contents of his shotgun into that area, more often than not that would be the end of Mr Mole. What with his shotgun, ferrets, dog, and various traps, vermin – feathered or furry stood little chance.

In the next Newsletter, I will tell a little bit about another, but not so well known character, whose life was completely turned upside down by a lady who had promised to marry him, and in whom he trusted implicitly. Sadly, this lady took advantage of his trust in a very cruel way, completely changing his attitude, not only towards the opposite sex, but also to life in general.

Ken Parker.

This newsletter was almost the issue that never was!! I'm glad it's over hopefully the next issue will be much less hassle. Shall I explain?

Copy date as you know was the 6th April. Running up to that date I diligently check our email every day for messages! There are usually 50 or 60 of them, nearly all spam, but the occasional email that we want is there too! On Wednesday 4th I could not connect to the server, nor the next day, nor the next day. On checking the website of our service provider we discover they are implementing enhancements over the Easter weekend and email will not be available for 36 hours. Oh joy! Small compensation, but at least emails were being returned ‘undelivered’ to the senders.

I had hoped to get some of the newsletter done on the Saturday of the Easter weekend – no such luck, half my articles were lost out in cyberspace. I gave up and we went away for a few days – fantastic weather and a good time was had by all. Returned home on 11th – still no email, “we have experienced difficulties” the website said. After a day out on Thursday I went away again on Friday wondering if I should just give up on the newsletter for this issue.

Back home again Monday “we are still having some problems” the website said. Still we waited and by the time Thursday (19th April) came and still no luck we finally gave up and set up a new email address. Maybe one day the old one will work but we do not check it anymore and our spam can just fill up their servers. The new one is great – we have no spam!

Monday 23rd and I could finally get going, Wednesday 25th and, hoorah, newsletter complete.

This is usually where my part ends, but no, not this time!! Marion is going away and will not be able to collate this issue. Joan will need a few days to make the 800 copies we need and then we will be off to walk round her table many, many times before we can finally get this issue off to the distributors. I shall be glad to see the back of it!

Finally, there is a chance you may have sent us something for the newsletter and we have not received it. We tried to contact everyone to check but we apologise if your article has been missed. Thanks to all of you who responded to our plea and resubmitted articles to our new mail address. There is a chance that some of you will have mentioned events that have happened before the newsletter finds its way through many doors in the village. For that I apologise, but unfortunately there was little we could do about it. We have tried our best – don't you just love technology!?!

So, just to remind you, any submissions for inclusion in the newsletter need to be sent to xxxx @ tesco.net in future.

I'm going to go and have a lie down now!!!

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Advertising

[Advert for Friends of Charfield Primary School May Fair]

[Advert for St John's Church Painting and Photographic Competition]

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If you wish to alter the entries below, please telephone Geoff or Hilary on 01454 26xxxx

Baby and Toddler Group
Alex Montgomery 01453 84xxxx

Bingo Club
Sue Scoble 01454 26xxxx

British Legion
David Millman (Hon Sec) 01454 26xxxx

Charfield Pre-School
Joanne Loveridge (Chair) 07849 48xxxx
Becki Bishop (Vice Chair) 01454 26xxxx
Lisa Hancock (Admissions) 01454 26xxxx

Charfield Primary School
Stefan Frontczak 01454 26xxxx

Childminders
Sarah Gazzard 01454 26xxxx

Church – Congregational
Rev Philip Hopes 01453 84xxxx

Church – St. John's
Bryan Grantham 01454 26xxxx

Council – Charfield Parish
Sue Bailey (Clerk) 01453 51xxxx
Email clerk @ charfieldparishcouncil.co.uk

Council – South Gloucestershire
Sandra O'Neill 01454 26xxxx
Email xxxx @ southglos.gov.uk

Cricket Club
Diane Bradley 01453 84xxxx

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

Football Club – Juniors
Jeremy Lewis 01454 26xxxx

Football Club – Seniors
Jeremy Lewis 01454 26xxxx

Friends of Charfield Primary School
Rosemarie Matthews 01454 26xxxx

Foundation Room
Bryan Grantham 01454 26xxxx

Friendship Club
Mrs. M Ealey 01454 29xxxx

Keep Fit Club
Christine Parfitt 01454 26xxxx

Luncheon Club for the Elderly
Jane Higgins 01454 26xxxx

Memorial Hall
Bookings 0870 774 xxxx
Email xxxx @ virgin.net
Tim Hill (Chair) 01454 26xxxx

Neighbourhood Watch
To be confirmed