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Nigel Brown reports "Following from the Village Voice questionnaire, we are in the process of developing a Parish Plan. This will give an overview of the village and state how we want it to be in 5 years’ time.
It could help with planning applications, bringing facilities to the village and help develop our sense of community even further.
However, the team needs help!
You don’t need great expertise, but if you can join a small group putting information together under one of the headings below, please contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , as soon as possible indicating on which heading(s) you wish to help."
• The Parish Profile
• Roads, Pavements, Traffic and Transport
• The Natural Environment
• Facilities and Utilities
• Housing and Development
• Education
• Social and Community Issues
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Exciting news from Chapmanslade Players
The next Panto is going to be Cinderella!
Lou Knight says "We're very excited that following the great success of Old Mother Hubbard, The Players have decided that Cinderella will be our next production. There will be 4 performances this time with dates being Thurs 7th to Sat 9th Feb 2019."
Lou also says that the new stage lighting in the Village Hall, which is looking fabulous, will make such a difference.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will be held on Wednesday 26th Sept at 6.30pm in the church. Please come along if you are at all interested.
If anyone can’t make this date, Lou will try to sort out an alternative.
All audition info and character descriptions will be posted on the village website in due course but in the meantime if anyone would like a copy of the script to read, email Lou.
Lou says "We look forward to seeing you on the 26th." 😃
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
There is all sorts to do......scenery, refreshments, hair and make-up, advertising, tickets, program, costumes, finance, lighting, sound and as the list is rather long, we'd be grateful of any help and you can always team up (feel free to invite/encourage others). You don't have to have any experience, just be willing to get stuck in and have fun.
Dates for your diaries...
Rehearsals: Thurs evenings 7-10pm with additional Sunday afternoons from the new year.
CONTACT LOU KNIGHT at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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PARISH COUNCIL NOTICES
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, THURSDAY 30 AUGUST in the Village Hall at 07.30pm
This meeting will discuss two Planning Applications:
- 18/07098FUL Fairview Farm 122 High Street
- 18/07234/FUL 49 High Street
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Fantastic Footpaths
See a Chapmanslade Footpaths Map here
The next Chicken Chasers walk is planned for Sunday 16 September at 10.30am meeting at The Three Horseshoes
As usual the walk will be around three miles. Young Chicken Chasers and well behaved dogs are always welcome.
For more information contact Jaimie on 07740 473725
WHAT A LOVELY EVENING AUGUST CHICKEN CHASERS WALK
A lovely summers evening greeted the Chapmanslade Chicken Chasers on their summers evening walk in August. The group of ten including two special guests from Corsley, ambled along the village lanes and footpaths with sunset captured from a hillside vantage point overlooking the Wiltshire and Somerset countryside beyond, before finishing at the pub with a pint of Ben's finest ale.
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Sewer Repairs at the Village Hall
...It's all about gentle bends
Adam Oakley Reports
After a disasterous flooding of the village hall several years ago destoyed the new hall 
floor the Village Hall committee have spent hours of their valuable time monitoring the sewers that flow from the hall to prevent the flooding from happening again.
Numerous times catastrophy has been overted by the dogged determination of the ‘sewage crew’ to keep the slops running free!
Roy ‘Free Flow’ Coleman and Frank ‘splish splosh’ Lake with the help of Chris ‘flusher’ Page have kept the drains flowing and unjammed numerous blockages to prevent another flood from damaging the replacement floor.
Finally, after several failed attempts to solve the problem the cause was identified and work has carried out to smooth out the bends. New trenches have been dug to allow the waste to flow freely and the manhole has been repositioned.
Local village builder Paul Lawrence has been head of the works and has made a first class job. So thanks to the 'sewage crew' the community can spend a penny with the understanding that all is flowing freely below their feet.
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ACTIVE 10 - Walk your way to health
A brisk 10 minute walk every day can make a difference to your health. Each 10 minute burst of exercise is known as an Active 10
Brisk walking is simply walking faster than usual, at a pace that gets your heart pumping. Start with a 10 minute brisk walk a day and then see if you can gradually build up to more. Read about ACTIVE 10 here
Parish Councillor Phil Holihead says