Cotswold Chatterblog http://www.ebrington.com/blog Bringing you Cotswold news and events Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:41:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en 884566http://www.feedburner.com Cutsdean’s Dewponds and Tures on the Cotswold Hills http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/472967902/cutsdeans-dewponds-and-tures-on-the-cotswold-hills http://www.ebrington.com/blog/892/cutsdeans-dewponds-and-tures-on-the-cotswold-hills#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:41:22 +0000 Tony http://www.ebrington.com/blog/892/cutsdeans-dewponds-and-tures-on-the-cotswold-hills The upland parish of Cutsdean, source of the River Windrush, has retained an air of seclusion as undisturbed as anywhere in the Cotswolds. A peculiar feature of Cutsdean is its Dewponds and Tures designed to solve the most intractable problem of the Cotswold uplands - lack of drinking water for the flocks of sheep. (more…)

Tags: animals | conservation | cotswolds | countryside | farming | gloucestershire | broadway | places | worcestershire

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/892/cutsdeans-dewponds-and-tures-on-the-cotswold-hills/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/892/cutsdeans-dewponds-and-tures-on-the-cotswold-hills Free Cotswold parking gesture gives stores a festive boost http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/467554515/free-cotswold-parking-gesture-gives-stores-a-festive-boost http://www.ebrington.com/blog/891/free-cotswold-parking-gesture-gives-stores-a-festive-boost#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:11:44 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/891/free-cotswold-parking-gesture-gives-stores-a-festive-boost Shoppers are being given free use of all Cotswold District Council-owned car parks on every Saturday in December in a festive gesture aimed at boosting the local economy. (more…)

Tags: stow | cirencester | bourton | moreton | christmas

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/891/free-cotswold-parking-gesture-gives-stores-a-festive-boost/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/891/free-cotswold-parking-gesture-gives-stores-a-festive-boost “Pick up or pay out” warning to Cotswold dog owners http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/464133442/pick-up-or-pay-out-warning-to-cotswold-dog-owners http://www.ebrington.com/blog/890/pick-up-or-pay-out-warning-to-cotswold-dog-owners#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:59:02 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/890/pick-up-or-pay-out-warning-to-cotswold-dog-owners An eye-catching campaign to remind dog owners to clean up after their pets or face on-the-spot fines is under way in Cotswolds.
Cotswold District Council is introducing fixed penalty notices for dog fouling offences for the first time from December 1st.
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Tags: dogs | animals

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/890/pick-up-or-pay-out-warning-to-cotswold-dog-owners/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/890/pick-up-or-pay-out-warning-to-cotswold-dog-owners Free Cotswold advice sessions to boost food safety http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/463825788/free-cotswold-advice-sessions-to-boost-food-safety http://www.ebrington.com/blog/888/free-cotswold-advice-sessions-to-boost-food-safety#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:26:06 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/888/free-cotswold-advice-sessions-to-boost-food-safety A series of free food safety ‘drop in’ days for businesses is being served up by Cotswold District Council. The authority organised the sessions after discovering through its routine inspections that not all premises are keeping a properly documented food safety management system. (more…)

Tags: food | safety | health

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/888/free-cotswold-advice-sessions-to-boost-food-safety/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/888/free-cotswold-advice-sessions-to-boost-food-safety Quality Items achieve Bumper Prices at Simon Chorley’s November Sale http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/462232139/quality-items-achieve-bumper-prices-at-simon-chorleys-november-sale http://www.ebrington.com/blog/885/quality-items-achieve-bumper-prices-at-simon-chorleys-november-sale#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:45:09 +0000 Tony http://www.ebrington.com/blog/885/quality-items-achieve-bumper-prices-at-simon-chorleys-november-sale The results of the Thursday, 20th November 2008 sale saw quality items making bumper prices at Simon Chorley Art & Antiques’ Prinknash Abbey Park salerooms. (more…)

Tags: antiques | art | auction | ceramics | gloucestershire | sale

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/885/quality-items-achieve-bumper-prices-at-simon-chorleys-november-sale/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/885/quality-items-achieve-bumper-prices-at-simon-chorleys-november-sale The North Cotswold Freecycle Group is growing daily http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/462232140/the-north-cotswold-freecycle-group-is-growing-daily http://www.ebrington.com/blog/879/the-north-cotswold-freecycle-group-is-growing-daily#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:44:26 +0000 Tony http://www.ebrington.com/blog/879/the-north-cotswold-freecycle-group-is-growing-daily The North Cotswold Freecycle Group was set up in September 2006 and is a branch of an incredibly fast-growing International Freecycle movement, which began in Tucson, Arizona, USA on 1st May 2003. The North Cotswold group now boasts over 1500 members and is growing daily. (more…)

Tags: bourton | chipping campden | charity | cirencester | furniture | cotswolds | moreton | places | recycling | stow

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/879/the-north-cotswold-freecycle-group-is-growing-daily/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/879/the-north-cotswold-freecycle-group-is-growing-daily Sewing on show at Corinium Museum exhibit http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/461859295/sewing-on-show-at-corinium-museum-exhibit http://www.ebrington.com/blog/883/sewing-on-show-at-corinium-museum-exhibit#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:03:45 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/883/sewing-on-show-at-corinium-museum-exhibit See sewing at its most creative at the Corinium Museum next month with the launch of the ‘Stitchery’ exhibition.
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Tags: crafts | museum | cirencester

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/883/sewing-on-show-at-corinium-museum-exhibit/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/883/sewing-on-show-at-corinium-museum-exhibit Youth Council celebrates a year in Chedworth http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/461856741/youth-council-celebrates-a-year-in-chedworth http://www.ebrington.com/blog/882/youth-council-celebrates-a-year-in-chedworth#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:58:52 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/882/youth-council-celebrates-a-year-in-chedworth The voice of youth is being heard loud and clear in Chedworth after the Youth Parish Council celebrated their one year anniversary this month.

The Youth Council, set up by Claire Dowan, Youth Participation and Development Officer at Cotswold District Council, was formed to give young people a voice and a view on what to do and where to go in Chedworth.  (more…)

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/882/youth-council-celebrates-a-year-in-chedworth/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/882/youth-council-celebrates-a-year-in-chedworth Fines are on the way for dog fouling http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/461845658/fines-are-on-the-way-for-dog-fouling http://www.ebrington.com/blog/881/fines-are-on-the-way-for-dog-fouling#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:45:16 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/881/fines-are-on-the-way-for-dog-fouling A tough new crackdown on environmental crime is being launched by Cotswold District Council.

From December 1st, litterbugs and dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets will face on-the-spot fines from the authority.
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Tags: dogs | animals | cotswolds

]]> http://www.ebrington.com/blog/881/fines-are-on-the-way-for-dog-fouling/feed http://www.ebrington.com/blog/881/fines-are-on-the-way-for-dog-fouling Join a treadmill trek for charity this month http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CotswoldChatterblog/~3/461841950/join-a-treadmill-trek-for-charity-this-month http://www.ebrington.com/blog/880/join-a-treadmill-trek-for-charity-this-month#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:43:03 +0000 Adam http://www.ebrington.com/blog/880/join-a-treadmill-trek-for-charity-this-month A charity treadmill trek to boost the funds of Cancer Research UK will be held at Cotswold Leisure Cirencester later this month.
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Tags: charity | cirencester | health

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