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SCHOOL SUMMER FETE :

Barford St Peters C Of E Primary School Summer Fete will take place on Saturday 4th July from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

Barbecue, licensed bar, brass band, maypole dancing, children’s stalls, raffle, dancing demonstration and lots more………..

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YOUR LOCAL HOSPICE NEEDS YOU NOW! :

Do you have some free time?

Want to use your IT and admin skills to help us? Could you help us at our fundraising events? Could you organise an event with the support of the Fundraising Team?

Why not join us for an informal chat on 10th July at 10:00am or 2:00pm at the Hospice, Church Lane, Shottery or ring Linda, Community Fundraiser for more information on 01789 416950.

The Shakespeare Hospice - for everyone touched by a life limiting illness: the highest standards of care, provided locally.

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MEET YOUR PARISH COUNCILLORS :

Would you like to meet your Parish Councillors?

A number of Barford Parish Councillors have arranged to make themselves available once a month in the cafe area of the Village Shop to discuss any issues and concerns within the village.

These "surgery" type gatherings will be informal and are hoped to provide a forum for you to discuss any relevant village topic. The trial period will only include Barford councillors but residents of Sherbourne and Wasperton will be welcome.

The space available is limited and will not allow for individual private consultations but these can be arranged if required.

These get-togethers will be held on the first Saturday of the month between 10:30am and 12:00 noon initially for a trial period of 6 months beginning in February 2009.

Why not drop in for a chat and a coffee and contribute to the democratic system. Future dates are:

Saturday 4th July 2009

We look forward to meeting you.

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QUIZ NIGHT :

There will be a Quiz Night on Saturday 11th July in St Peter ’ s School Hall.

7:00pm for 7:30pm start..

Tickets available now, £7.00 to include supper.
Call 624371 or 624595.

Please bring your own drinks.

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BRITISH RED CROSS WEEK :

The British Red Cross would like to thank everyone in Barford, who contributed to the recent door - to - door collection and, to the many collectors, who spared their time to do the collecting.

The amazing sum of £700 was raised.

A sincere thank you to you all for helping the Red Cross do their vital work.

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TWAM (Tools with a Mission) :

All kind of tools are still being collected (except for garden tools). TWAM now have a warehouse at Binley and they are very short of volunteers to refurbish the tools. They meet on a Thursdays and Fridays 9.30am - 3.30pm.

They are a very friendly group and would welcome you and any time you could give.

Please leave any tools at St. Peter's church or contact Denise 411957

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NEW BENCH FOR BARFORD VILLAGE GREEN :

Many of you will know that sadly the Gardening Club has come to an end.

With their remaining funds and a contribution from the prize money awarded to Best Village Group for coming third in Warwickshire, a new bench has been purchased for the Village Green.

The two Groups hope that it will be well looked after and much enjoyed.

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WANTED: HELP WITH THE PLURALITY ADVERTISEMENTS :

The editors of Plurality would like somebody to take over the production of the advertisements which appear in the magazine. The work occurs mainly in June/July when new or replacement advertisements are added.

The task involves receiving and checking adverts from advertisers and scanning them onto the advertisement pages. These pages are then delivered to the Rectory where they are photocopied for each month’s publication of the magazine and inserted together with the edited pages. There are usually 4 to 5 changes of adverts per year. There is no input to editing the magazine itself.

This assistance would greatly help the present editors of the magazine who have both taken on other commitments recently.

If anyone is interested in this could you please contact either Kath on 624088 or Wendy on 620182 or .

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CHANGES TO THE BARFORD CHARITY :

The Charity has been given a new, extended, Scheme, as follows:-

The relief of poverty, sickness and old age and the advancement of education among the persons resident in the Parish of Barford.

As the ‘Barford Relief in Need Charity’ it has given financial support to financially needy Barford residents over many years. Before Britain’s creation of a welfare state, the Charity’s income was spent on pensions to support a small number of widows in the community. In more recent years it has paid smaller grants, in the main to those less well-off and needing help with specific financial needs.

Despite regularly advertising its availability throughout the Village, there are no longer sufficient applicants to take up the whole of the Charity’s annual income each year. Its reserves have, therefore, grown or have had to be re-invested. However, the Charities Commission requires appropriate steps to spend the whole of the annual income save for any reserves accumulated for relevant specific purposes. The trustees have, therefore, now agreed with the Commission this new extended Scheme to help them disperse more of its annual income. Within it is continued the former provision for ‘the relief of poverty’. and so that newly eligible applicants do not disadvantage those who would have benefited hitherto, the trustees have decided to retain an appropriate annual reserve for the purpose.

Anyone wishing to comment on, or having questions about, the new Scheme, or wishing to be considered for help under it, should contact its Clerk, Terry Offiler, 14, Dugard Place, CV35 8DX (Tel 624153), or one of its trustees:-
John Barrott (624766), Rev. David Jessett (624238), Phillip Swallow (624479) Anne Tilling (624609), Ian Webster (624090) and Gerard Veness (624576)

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FRIENDS OF OAKLEY WOOD :

Helping to preserve the wood for the future of the community.

Friends of Oakley Wood are a small group formed initially to save the wood for public access and now working together with Warwick District Council (the new owners) to develop the wood sympathetically so that both wildlife and public access can be preserved.

Come along to our OPEN MEETING on Tuesday 14th July in Barford Memorial Hall at 8:00pm and hear what we are doing and listen to proposals for developing the wood from Chris Hastie, the Green Infrastructure Manager at W.D.C.

This is your chance to have a say in the preservation and development of this beautiful little wood.

Refreshments provided.

Your committee has met - we are 11 strong - 5 were nominated at the Open Meeting and the rest have been co-opted. As well as a broad range of skills, we have excellent representation from each of the parishes adjacent to Oakley Wood.

Ashorne - Geoff Cooper, Judy Cooper
Barford - Wendy Barlow, Chris Murphy
Bishop's Tachbrook - Peter Byrd, David O'Sullivan, Susan Watt, Graham Leeke
Wellesbourne - Fizz Forbes-McGlen, Marc McGlen
Warwick Gates - Andrew Warner

The committee felt it might be useful for members to have a contact in their own village if they have any queries or suggestions. Alternatively of course you may simply email your message to the website www.saveoakleywood.org.uk.

Currently we have 60 paid up members - and would be delighted to have more. We are in the process of opening a bank account, with £150 arising from membership fees and donations ready to pay in. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Fizz Forbes-McGlen on the number above.

Nigel Bishop has now retired from WDC and we have written to the Chief Executive announcing our existence and inviting his successor to come and meet us.

As far as we know there are no near-term plans to work on the wood, but we understand a Woodland Management Plan is to be prepared, and of course we wish the Friends to be involved in this process.

Graham Leeke on behalf of your committee

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THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY :

Did you spot the Children’s Society Garden at Chelsea? The garden promoted the ideas of the family working together, providing fresh healthy food for the family and giving the children a safe place to play. The garden was rewarded with a gold medal.

Have we any young budding gardeners in Barford? I think I have spotted some at the school. Perhaps we will see some of them at Chelsea one day!

Barbara Winstone

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BARFORD ALLOTMENTS :

Can you dig it?

Allotments are proving extremely popular these days, and Barford is fortunate in having two allotment areas.

Contact for the Parish Council allotments is Roger Clay on    01926 624028

Contact for the Church Allotments is Tim Barlow on 01926 624296

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BARFORD HOUSE DEVELOPMENT :

As you may be aware, there have been previous proposals to develop the site on Wellesbourne Road, next to Barford House. Public consultation was carried out in 2005 and an outline scheme was included within the Village Plan.

Sharba Homes is a family-run housebuilder that produces unique residential property developments in select locations across the South Midlands and Cotswolds.

The company is keen to move forward with ideas for such a housing development on the 13 acre Barford House site. These could include some new homes for local people seeking affordable and/or sheltered accommodation together with some community facilities and recreational or amenity space.

Sharba Homes held an intial consultation event on 14th July, and more recently on 29th September 2008. They have provided display material and feedback from these events. Click on the links below for more information.

Community consultation (July) (PDF 614k)

Initial concepts (July) (PDF 1.02Mb)

Existing site (July) (PDF 1.72Mb)

Site and surroundings (July) (PDF 1.2Mb)

Draft proposals (September) (PDF 3.14Mb)

Summary feedback report (July 14th consultation) (PDF 123k)

Full feedback report (July 14th consultation) (PDF 3.47Mb)

Summary feedback report (September 29th consultation) (PDF 144k)

Full feedback report (September 29th consultation) (PDF 2.32Mb)

For more information, .

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POST OFFICE OPENING TIMES :

Post Office is located in the new Village Shop.

Opening hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays   from 2.00pm to 5.30 pm.

The phone number is 01926 624834

Rod Scott

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BARFORD PARISH DIRECTORY :

Following the Barford Parish Plan questionnaire it was decided there was a need for a Parish Directory.

A small group worked hard for some time collating information. In 2007, the finished article was distributed by hand to every household in Barford, Wasperton and Sherbourne. If you did not receive a copy please contact Angela Watkins on 01926 624758 or

Extra copies are available at a cost of £1 each from Angela Watkins.

John Murphy
Chairman, Barford, Sherbourne and Wasperton Joint Parish Council

In early 2009, it was agreed that the number of amendments justified a revision.

A downloadable copy of the revised Parish Directory is now available on the website.

Click here to download (PDF file, 114k)

A list of all the updates is also available.

Click here to download (PDF file, 27k)

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BARFORD BEGINNERS :

Parent Baby and Toddler Group

It has been lovely to see everyone back after Easter, as well as some new faces. Among the activities this term we will be having a photographer, sales of cards and toys, a teddy bears’ picnic and a visit from the Health Visitor. Of course there is always plenty of time for playing, painting and making things, and with a bit of luck we will be able to play outside soon, with our swing, slide, cars, bikes and sandpit!

Why not join us at The Scout Hut, Wasperton Lane, Barford every Thursday during term time, anytime from 9:45am - 11:30am.

Just £1.50 per carer and child, includes refreshments. First visit free. Grandparents, childminders and nannies are all welcome – why not come and join us one morning?

Sarah and Philippa

Kindly Supported by Wellesbourne and District Lions and The Heart of England Co-operative Society

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VOLUNTARY DRIVERS SCHEME :

A small number of people have generously offered to act as drivers for those in the three parishes who find themselves in difficulty in reaching hospital, doctors, dentists, chemists and in emergency situations.

Should you need some help, please telephone me and we will try very hard to find someone who is able to offer transport. It may not always be possible but we will do our best.

Barbara Winstone 624595

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INTERNET SAFETY:

Protect your family online

The internet is fantastic for information and great for communication, but we all need to know how to use it safely. Your children are likely to have internet access in more than one place, so it's important to equip them with the skills to handle this new technology safely.

Click for more information.

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COMPOST AT HOME :

Warwickshire County Council is part of a nationwide "Compost at Home" campaign. The campaign encourages residents to transform their kitchen and garden waste into nutrient-rich compost for a blooming garden.

Residents are being encouraged to put their compostable kitchen and garden waste to good use by ordering one of the scheme’s subsidised compost bins. The Council have teamed up with WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) to provide the bins — along with a free guide to composting and a handy sticker highlighting what can and can’t go in — delivered direct to people’s doors. The Warwickshire scheme will play its part in the nation-wide drive covering 6.5 million households across England and Scotland to promote the recycling of kitchen and garden waste and reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill.

Nearly two thirds of kitchen and garden waste can be tipped straight in the compost bin. You might be surprised to discover that it’s not just fruit and vegetable peelings and prunings that can go in either — cardboard, eggshells and teabags make for great compost too. Composting means hugely cutting down on the amount of waste we put out for collection — not to mention a beautiful garden to enjoy as well.

WRAP is helping to provide Warwickshire residents with compost bins starting from £5, including delivery. People eager to start home composting should call 0845 073 2001 to order their bin.

A Home Composting Advisor is working closely with Warwickshire County Council. Local residents can call 0845 600 0323 for advice and information on home composting, or click to visit their website.

For further information contact: Penny Holmes, WRAP 07985 953184 or

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FINANCIAL HELP FOR LOCAL STUDENTS :

The Hampton Lucy Grammar School Foundation is an educational charity which provides grants to young people under 25 years of age who live in the parishes of Hampton Lucy, Charlecote, Wasperton and Alveston and who may be at school or in further or higher education or other training programmes.

The Trustees consider applications very carefully and, as well as assisting individuals in meeting educational costs, make grants to local schools.

The Trustees would like to hear from parents and from young people who may be in financial need. Provided applicants meet the relevant criteria, the Trustees may award a grant or a series of grants towards the provision of education, training, additional classes or equipment eg for music, art, dance, or sports, as well as help towards college or university.

Requests for Grant Application Forms and other enquiries should be sent to the Clerk to the Trustees, Hampton Lucy Grammar School Foundation, Edmund House, Rugby Road, Leamington Spa CV32 6EL.

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BARFORD MOTHER, BABY & TODDLER GROUP

Wednesdays 2:00pm till 3:00pm. Barford Memorial Hall.

Bring your little ones and help them develop their social skills while you make new friends and swap stories.

Contribute £1.50 to the running costs and we will provide little ones with a drink and fruit or biscuits and tea or coffee for you.

Just turn up or call Jo on 01926 624392.

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HEALTH & SAFETY: PEST CONTROL

The following services are provided by the Environmental Health Department at Warwick District Council:

Rats: treated free of charge

Bedbugs, fleas, cockroaches, wasps, mice: there is a charge made for these treatments with the exception of those who claim income based benefits, or half price for those receiving state pensions, proof of which will need to be seen by the Pest Control Operator.

Pests not treated: bees, bats, squirrels, wild cats, rabbits, foxes, ants and other insect pests. However, advice can be given.

For further information, telephone 01926 450000 for service or 01926 456705 for advice, or log onto www.warwickdc.gov.uk

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BARFORD E-MAIL ADDRESS

Did you know you could have your own Barford e-mail address, for example johnsmith@barford.org.uk

The cost is a very reasonable £10 for two years.

E-mails received at your Barford e-mail address can be forwarded on to any existing e-mail address that you already have, and this forwarding can be changed at any time at no cost. This would give you the flexibility to change your internet service provider (ISP) without needing to change your e-mail address. Alternatively, you can use the Barford e-mail address directly, by setting up an e-mail account in Outlook for example.

The website has recently moved to a new hosting service, and we can provide an improved service with effective spam protection.

Phone Keith Roberts on (07748) 644515, or e-mail the Website Group via the Contact Us page, for full details.

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HELPLINE NUMBERS

The following phone numbers may be useful:

Environmental Crime Hotline, for reporting abandoned vehicles, fly tipping, refuse and recycling issues:

Phone: (01926) 456339
Fax: (01926) 456753

Click here to email environmental problems to Warwick District Council.

Reporting fly-posting on street furniture (lampposts, benches etc): (01926) 412525
Reporting fly-posting on WDC property: (01926) 416523
Reporting graffiti on WDC property: (01926) 456031

Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111


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WARWICKSHIRE MOBILE LIBRARY VISITS BARFORD:

The Mobile Library Service changed in 2008.

The frequency of visits is now every 3 weeks as new communities have been added onto the schedule.

There will be fewer but better books and the availability of children's books has been restricted to books for children aged five and under. So that no one misses out we will select appropriate books not on the mobile library free of charge. This can be arranged in person during a visit to the mobile library or by calling the Mobile Library Depot on 01926 815031.

The new service will visit Barford every three weeks on Fridays throughout the year. Please note that there has been some unreliability in the mobile library timetable over the past few months which has caused confusion for users.

For further information on the routes and dates of stops of the Mobile Library Service, please call 01926 815031.

Click here for more details.

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THE RURAL HOUSEBOUND SERVICE:

The Rural Housebound Service is a partnership between the Warwickshire Library and Information Service and Age Concern Warwickshire. It offers a free library service to housebound people living in rural areas of the county. A team of thirty volunteers assist with the selection of books and their delivery to readers throughout the county.

If you live within rural Warwickshire, do not have access to transport or do not have family or friends who can regularly exchange library books for you and you are unable to visit your local library or mobile library, you will qualify for this service. Two volunteers will visit your home once a month, bringing a selection of books, stories on tape, music cassettes or jigsaws. You may request any item free of charge and we can also help you with any information enquiries.

This is a free service. If you think you are eligible for this service or know of someone who might benefit from receiving it, please contact: Debbie Sly, Rural Housebound Service, Kenilworth Library, 11 Smalley Place, Kenilworth CV8 1QG, call (01926) 851031 or click here for the website.

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