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Editorial We are very fortunate to have our very own group of Towersey Morris dancers who are very much a part of the tradition and history of Towersey. Each year they faithfully observe one of Towersey’s annual events when they dance at the crossroads on May Day at sunrise, just as they did this year. If you missed them, don’t worry, they will be back again at the Church Fete on the 25th June to entertain us all once again. Towersey is an incredibly active community with many groups and committees organising and taking part in fundraising events to improve our village for the good of everyone, and at the same time building friendships and relationships that last for years. If you want to get involved with any of the many events that are happening in Towersey this year, then this month’s newsletter gives you a wealth of opportunities to do just that. You don’t have to have any particular talents or skills, just a willingness to get involved and to lend a hand, even if it’s just for a few hours. We are still looking for someone who has a couple of hours spare at the end of each month to drop the newly printed newsletters off to our lovely helpers so that they can deliver them. If you think you could do this, please get in touch with us – we’d love to hear from you! Editors: Lisa Davis (t: 217328 ) and Anne Barrow (t: 215034) – editors ([email protected] ) Thank you to Angela Dike for taking and sending us this picture of the Towersey Morris Men dancing at the crossroads
at dawn on the 1st May. Considering that it was 5.30 am, it was quite a good crowd that turned out and, as I understand
it, the festivities continued at the Three Horseshoes with a hearty breakfast, and a few beers. Rumour has it that, for a
happy few, the beers continued to flow for quite a bit longer too!
Towersey Newsletter
June 2017
Dorothy Turner
I understand that many of you who knew Dorothy are planning to be at the
memorial and buffet lunch, but please don’t forget to either call or email Helen
to let her know that you are coming by the 25th June, as she needs to know how
many people to cater for. If you would rather get in touch with us at
[email protected] to pass on your reply to Helen, that’s fine.
We will be happy to help.
To celebrate the Long Life of
DOROTHY (DOLL) TURNER
1922 – 2017
A Memorial Service
At St Catherine’s Church TOWERSEY
1ST July at 12.00 noon
Please wear a splash of Purple, Mauve or Dark Pink,
Mum’s favourite colours.
A Buffet Lunch will be available in the Memorial Hall
After the Service.
RSVP if you would like to join me for the eats.
Helen Milton [email protected] 07813 161368
Wacton Grange, Bredenbury, BROMYARD. HR7 4TQ
.
HELPERS DRINKS
Friday 16th June 6:30pm
At the Manor Barn
Join us for a glass of Pimm’s. To share our updates on the fete preparations.
Fete Committee: Louise Riley
Tel: 01844 218005 [email protected]
Neighbourhood Plan Update – June 2017
After the excitement of the Village Meeting at the start of April, the Neighbourhood Planning team have been
taking a well-earned rest! Well almost……..
As part of the plan submission process we are now having to collect data to back up the views and ideas
collected from the village. This last month has seen a re-run of the traffic management survey. The original
one run in April had to be curtailed as the equipment failed. Newly repaired and refreshed, the systems were
reinstalled on key access points in and out of the village. We also wanted to make sure that we were
measuring real traffic activity so the school holidays were also avoided. The results are being analysed and we
will report on them in next month’s newsletter.
We are also hoping to re-run the Botanical Survey in and around the village. This too was planned for April,
but had to be cancelled due to illness. We are planning that this will now take place during the summer
months. As we warned earlier, if you see a lady inspecting your fields and footpaths, please do not worry –
nothing sinister!
May also saw the release of the SODC Local Plan 2033 Second Preferred Options Document. A great read for
insomniacs and does require a tree if you print it! As a team we have reviewed the document, especially
regarding Thame and some of the key issues that have been raised through the village questionnaire and
survey.
The Plan discusses Housing in Smaller Villages – the classification for Towersey. These villages are required to
deliver 5-10% growth, but based upon the 2011 census. With approx. 170-180 properties at that time, the
maximum additional that the village will need to deliver is therefore 18. However, properties that have been
developed (or are in plan) since 2011 are included in that number and so the actual number required going
forward will be fewer. We are awaiting an agreed number developed or in plan from the Council, but using
the soon to be plain green back of a fag packet, we think there are probably 5 built, 4 in plan, so perhaps 9 to
go over the life of the plan?
The Plan also discussed infill development, another key area for the village. The Plan specifically states that
not every space within settlements will be developed. Many open spaces, both public and private, are
important for recreational, wildlife or amenity reasons and so are vital to an area’s character. Care will also be
taken to ensure the cumulative effects of development do not damage the surrounding area. This reinforces
the village response that only small developments of 2-3 properties maximum should be built.
Finally, the village team will be meeting with SODC during June to review progress to date. This meeting will
provide us with the specific elements of work that we need to complete prior to finalising the plan. It should
also give us a better idea of final timescales, which will let everyone know in the next newsletter report.
Until next time, your TNP Team ([email protected])
Towersey Wives
The next meeting will be a summer walk on Tuesday 13th June from Haddenham to Dinton, where members (and
those not wishing to walk) will have a meal at The Seven Stars. Cars will depart from Towersey Crossroads
at 5pm and the meal is booked for 6.15pm enabling those wishing to do so to walk back to Haddenham in
daylight. Should the evening be wet, members will go for the meal at The Seven Stars only!
Eileen Monks has kindly organised this event - those wishing to go on the walk and/or meal should contact her on
216033.
Daphne Hazeldine
Towersey Parish Council
June 2017
All electors in the Parish are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings. If you wish to ask a question of the Council
email The Clerk [email protected]
Next Meeting Date:
7.30pm on 6th June 2017 (All meetings in 2017 are being held in the War Memorial Hall).
Annual Council meeting
Parish Councillors on the Council are:
Cllr Mark Davis (Chairman), Cllr Steve Nutley (Vice Chairman), Cllr Kerr Stephenson, Cllr Nikki Jackson and Cllr Ashley
Byrne.
District Councillors are: Cllr Lynn Lloyd, Cllr Ian White
County Councillor: Cllr Jeannette Matelot
Useful Contact Numbers:
Mrs Jo Wills - Towersey Parish Council Clerk – [email protected]
PCSO Natalie White – Thame Valley Police - 101
OCC Street Light faults - 0800 317802
OCC Highways issues – pot holes etc 0845 3101111
Thame Citizens Advice Bureau 08444 111 444
Free to a good home!
A chicken house
for at least 6 chickens, plus a run extension
Please ring Sally Russ on 215394
DO YOU HAVE UNWANTED QUALITY
Bric-A-Brac Clothes Books Toys Contact Louise: 218005/[email protected]
OR
DROP OFF AT THE MANOR BARN
FROM 17th JUNE TO 23rd JUNE
CAKES…CAKES… AND MORE CAKES Please bake some cakes. We can freeze and store them prior to the fete.
Contact Mel: 213794 Or Wendy: 215223
PRIZES Can You Offer A Prize for The Raffle or as an Auction Lot?
THIS CAN BE AN ACTUAL ITEM,
AN EXPERIENCE OR TREAT we do make hampers up, so it can be anything!!
Contact Louise: 218005/[email protected]
Do you have any
UNWANTED PRESENTS or any other suitable Prizes for the Tombola?
If so please deliver to Pam Clarke, 4 Church Lane
PLANTS
Please Donate your spare plants,
Do you have any Pots you could spare?
Contact: Anne: 217223
Fete Committee: Louise Riley Tel: 01844 218005 [email protected]
ANOTHER CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR THE
TOWERSEY 150 CLUB
IN AID OF THE TOWERSEY PLAYING FIELDS REFURBISHMENT PROJECT
Many of you subscribed to the scheme in 2016, for which we have been most grateful and hope that you were among the lucky winners. Well it’s time to run it again! For those of you not familiar with this, subscribers buy any number of shares at £60 each, and the share or shares are entered into 12 monthly draws for cash prizes – ranging from £15 to £75 with 2 bonus draws during the year of up to £500, assuming all 150 shares are purchased. If you have any questions regarding this please contact Judith Allworth on 21676, [email protected]. Any of the Playing Fields Committee members will be happy to help you. . We have included an application form in this newsletter for your convenience. All applications need to be in June 30th 2017. The first draw will take place in July. Thank you for your support Towersey Playing Fields Committee.
Supporting families and young people in Towersey
The Christopher Deane’s Foundation provides grants towards educational purposes, for school uniforms, field trips, books and other articles for any student from primary school through to university or apprenticeship up to the age of twenty‐five. If you would like to know more, or to apply (anyone who has lived in Towersey continuously for three years) do send an email to The Trustees at [email protected] attaching receipts or details of educational equipment bought.
Share Application Form
Please complete this page in BLOCK CAPITALS and return it to Judith Allworth, Secretary of TPFMC, Lower Green Farm,
Lower Green, Towersey OX9 3QP, or at [email protected] (if responding by email, a typed signature is
acceptable)
Name:______________________________________________
Address:
Telephone___________________________________________
Number of Shares required:
I understand and accept the rules of the Draw and
EITHER enclose a cheque for £.......... (£60 per Share) payable to “Towersey Playing Fields Management Committee”
OR have completed the attached bankers Standing Order Mandate (Delete as applicable)
Signature_______________________Date_________________
Bankers Standing Order Mandate
Your details: (BLOCK CAPITALS, please)
Name_____________________________________
Address
Your Bank details___________________Bank
Address
Account No. Sort Code
Signature Date
Please pay to Barclays Bank Limited, Thame, Oxfordshire, to the credit of "Towersey Playing Fields Management
Committee”. (Account Number and Sort Code to be provided by the organizers), the sum of £.................. (£5 per Share)
each month commencing on the first day of July 2017 and thereafter on the first day of each month until and including
June 2018
NB Towersey 150 Club will send this form to your Bank
Thank You!!
Thank you so much to everyone who decorated a pennant (or several!) for the village bunting
project. We have now made up our initial batch and the bunting had its first outing at the May
Day celebrations. It looked completely stunning and we had such lovely, positive feedback – it
was a real hit!
Our next goal is to send out another round of blank pennants so that we can start creating
more of our wonderful bunting – possibly in time for the Fringe in August. We would also be
very grateful to receive any remnants or unwanted fabric that we can use to make the
bunting.
Please come along to the next Pop Up Café on 3rd June to pick up blank pennants or to drop
off any fabric donations. We’d be very pleased to see you!
Alternatively, if you can’t make the café, please get in touch and we can let you have blanks or
collect any fabric donations.
Louise (261498), Liz (358155) and Wendy (214746)
Tea…Coffee…Tea…Coffee…Tea…Coffee…Tea…Coffee…
THE VILLAGE POP UP CAFÉ In Aid of Towersey Memorial Hall
Enjoy a Bacon Bap
Saturday 3rd June 10:30am – 12noon
Freshly brewed coffee and tea,
Delicious homemade cakes Also our Book Swap Corner
Tea…Coffee…Tea…Coffee…Tea…Coffee…Tea…Coffee…
Village Diary from June 2017
3rd June 10.30 am – 12.00 pm Pop Up Café Memorial Hall 6th June 7.30 pm Parish Council Meeting Memorial Hall 11th June 2.00 – 5.00 pm Towersey Open Gardens St Catherine’s Church 13th June 5.00 pm Towersey Wives walk Crossroads 16th June 6.30 pm Fete Helpers Drinks Manor Barn 25th June Church Fete Manor 1st July 12.00 pm Dorothy Tuner’s Memorial Service St Catherine’s Church 2nd July 1.00 – 3.00 pm Casting for Bugsy Malone Louise Clark’s Barn 27th August 12.00 pm Towersey Fringe Playing Fields
Deadline for articles for next newsletter is 23rd June
WANTED – Old Terracotta or ornamental pots
Needed to fill with plants for church fete.
If you have any that you can spare, please leave them at
chapel cottage, next to the village hall.
Many thanks, Cherry