Cotswold Chatterblog

Wednesday 10th September – Wednesday 24thSeptember 2008  -10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire, GL4 8EX

Simon Chorley Art and Antiques, in conjunction with John Beer of OsbornandMercer.com are pleased to present their 2008 Arts and Crafts exhibition, ‘Influences and Inspiration’. This is a combined loan and selling exhibition which will provide a rare opportunity to purchase furniture and decorative objects from the period together with pieces produced today using the same methods and ideals. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: cheltenham | chipping campden | exhibition | crafts | art | furniture | gloucestershire | pottery | winchcombe

Saturday 20th September – 6.45 for 7.00 pm Ebrington Village Hall, near Chipping Campden.
Another of Ebrington’s famous evenings of entertainment is back for a fourth year.
A light-hearted evening of competitions for Verse, Prose and Story readers with team quizzes. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: chipping campden | competition | cotswolds | ebrington

The plight of dogs suffering from genetic disorders caused through pedigree dog breeding was demonstrated in a recent BBC One Documentary titled “Pedigree Dogs Exposed”.
The programme was deeply critical of the current set up of the Kennel Club and dog shows, in particular their insistence on breeding traits into pedigree dogs which can have painful and life threatening consequences on the dogs.  The MP has been highly critical of the Kennel Club’s complete disregard for the animals suffering. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: animals | cotswolds | dogs | gloucestershire

In June 2008 two American ladies came to the Cotswolds for a two week holiday. This is a diary of their experiences, the places that they visited and the people that they met.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: broadway | chipping campden | cotswolds | countryside | gloucestershire | moreton | winchcombe | bourton

The Health Care Commission report into the death of Rebecca Wedd and the performance of the Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) has provoked a strong response from Cotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: cotswolds | health | safety

New, free legal advice services have been launched for Cotswold householders facing repossession as the credit crunch starts to bite.

The number of mortgage repossessions is soaring, with the Council of Mortgage Lenders forecasting 45,000 cases nationally in 2008, compared with 27,100 last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: property | cotswolds

Saturday 6th September 10.30am – 18.00pm, Moreton-in-Marsh Showground, Batsford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0AB.
STOP PRESS MORETON SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Sadly the weather has beaten us and the 

2008 Moreton Show has been cancelled Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: animals | cotswolds | countryside | farming | food | gloucestershire | moreton | show

Coffee and cakes were snapped up this month when keen staff at Cotswold District Council raised £500 through a charity Coffee Morning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: charity | cotswolds

Remember that Cotswolds based Steve Edwards is going for a world record by completing 500 marathons at an average race time of under 3 hours 20 minutes. He aims to complete the 500 marathons in Year 2012 to coincide with both the Olympics in the UK and his own 50th birthday. He has just completed Marathon Number 454 after a well deserved rest following on from his world record breaking time for a 10 marathons in 10 days challenge set in May this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: cotswolds | health | marathon

Following the Government’s decision earlier this year to close 12 post offices across the Cotswolds, local MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has been further inundated with correspondence regarding the Post Office Card Account. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: cotswolds | gloucestershire | post office