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The Wychwood magazine

October - November 1994

Editorial
A joint Wychwood Villages meeting to discuss plans for helping the local youth community. Oct/Nov 1994 Editorx, Youthx
Police Notebook
Installing a burglar alarm is a sensible precaution. Oct/Nov 1994 Localx
National Lottery in the Wychwoods
The national lottery arrives with a terminal in Shipton Post Office. Oct/Nov 1994 Localx
The Wychwood Bowls Club
A very good season draws to a close. Oct/Nov 1994 Sportx
Wychwood Primary School Nursery News
Geoff Padmore updates on the progress with the nursery unit but warns of the challenges ahead to maintain the correct balance in the school. Oct/Nov 1994 Localx
The Relatives Association
Dorothy White and others set up the association to help those with elderly relatives in care homes. Oct/Nov 1994 Charitx
Fund-Raising for the Shipton New Village Hall
Fund raising has passed our wildest expectations with more to come. Shipton featured on Gardeners World. Oct/Nov 1994 Localx, Charitx
Gardens Open Day
Joan Fairall had a memorable day viewing the Shipton gardens. Oct/Nov 1994 Greenx
The Wychwoods Local History Society
Organised walks in Tewkesbury and Asthall, with Anthea Jones and Ken Betteridge showed how these communities had developed. Oct/Nov 1994 Memorx, Forgotx
Shipton Evergreen Club
Sadly we record the deaths of Mrs Cicely Carpenter and Mr Henry Bowl, both will be sadly missed. Excellent talk by Dr McQuay. Oct/Nov 1994 Obitx, Localx
Bjrnya (Bear Island)
Maurice Jackson recalls his visit to this isolated island in July 1979. The weather station there is still of great importance. Oct/Nov 1994 Travelx
Wychwood Holiday Club
The Seaside club operates from the Baptist Church Hall, Two alarms indicate a rapid tide coming in and man overboard! Oct/Nov 1994 Youthx
Letter from Briny
Captain Birdseye aka The Sod Jobber reports on his cruise ship ploughing the coastline of Norway. Oct/Nov 1994 Travelx
Tiddy Tidings
Jan Evans muses on her complex financial career while still squeezing money for the new Tiddy Hall. Oct/Nov 1994 Localx, Charitx
Gardening
Summer is over but we still need to work. Pruning, lifting plants and final cuttings of the season. Oct/Nov 1994 Greenx
Shipton Cricket Club
We won the TNT cup but lost to Werrington in the National Village Competition. An original scorecard from 1992 helps identify local layers such as the Hartley brothers and George Treweeke. Oct/Nov 1994 Sportx, Memorx
Autumn and things that go bump in the night
Rats and rabbits are on the move now. The secretive spider throws caution to the wind, however the butterfly population has increased. Oct/Nov 1994 Wildx
Murphy's Law
Keeping the old Beaconsfield Hall in good shape seems to be jinxed, or so thinks G A Salter. Oct/Nov 1994 Localx