News for July 2022 for residents of Stratton, Baunton and the surrounding areas of Cirencester. If you would like to contribute to any future issue of Stratton News, please email the editor, Nikki Cox, at strattonnews@gmail.com.

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STRATTON WOMENS INSTITUTE
The next mee ng will be held at Stra on Village Hall
at 7pm on July 21st
Summer Social:
We are having a social evening with games and fun.
You are welcome to bring your choice of drink and snacks.
Cold drinks available on the night.
Tea and Coffee with or delicious cakes available as usual.
For more informa on, please contact Branwen on 01285 640003
or email Branwenlucas@hotmail.co.uk
The Cinema Library - DVDs of past shows
To hire one, call Terry on 655154.
Films to hire include:
A Star is Born; Bohemian Rhapsody; Downton Abbey; Darkest Hour; First Man;
FishermanÕs Friends; Goodbye Christopher Robin; Green Book; Judy; Mamma
Mia - here we go again!; Murder on the Orient Express; No Time to Die;
Official Secrets; Red Joan; Rocketman; Stan and Ollie; The Father; The Post;
The Favourite; The Good Liar; The Greatest Showman; Yesterday.
CIRENCESTER LADIES PROBUS CLUB
Our meetings are at our new venue in St Peter's Court, St Peter's Road
with coffee at 10am and the talk at 10.30 (which lasts about an hour).
Our next meeting will be on Monday 4th
July
After our AGM,
Bill Irving will present:
“Special Times, Special Places: Poems, Prose and Anecdotes”
Visitors welcome. Further information from Anne Collins: 01285 653293
EYES DOWN 7.00pm
Contact Chris Gorton 654404

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Cirencester Civic Society
Wednesday 13th July 2022
Guided Tour of Tetbury
Following the successful tour of Tetbury in 2021, we have arranged for a guided walk around
the other half of this historic town- with the well known Highgrove shop in the High Street!
We will meet our guide in the Goods Shed car park at 2.00pm and the walk will take about 90
minutes- good walkers only - it is hilly!
A limit of 20 members, so an email will be circulated in June.
If you would like to join the Cirencester Civic Society, please contact us at info@ccsoc.org.uk.
More details about what we do on www.ccsoc.org.uk
STRATTON PROBUS CLUB
The Club meets on the 2nd
and 4th
Thursday each month at Cirencester Golf Club
for coffee at 9.45 followed by a talk at 10.30, and occasional lunch.
New members are always welcome.
Forthcoming meetings and talks are as follows:
14th July: Meeting and Talk: John Hodgson “Bradman, Jardine, Larwood and
Bodyline, a cricket and social History ”
28th July: Meeting and Talk: Barry Simon “Historic Gloucester”
Followed by lunch
Full programme details at www.strattonprobus.org.uk/programme.
For more info: contact John Milner 07836 341550 or email: stratton.probus@gmail.com
Cheltenham Road Allotment available
We have an allotment full of peonies that the present owners
are giving up due to age.
We would like it to go to someone who has an interest in peonies and
would keep it as it is. It could even be for two people. Very low
maintenance. All it needs is to be cut low in the autumn, and weed each
square and that’s it.
Contact Paddy on paddymel@aprilcottagebb.co.uk for more information.
ANAGRAM QUIZ - Cancer Research Fundraising
Due to the success of the previous Anagram quiz, which raised nearly £100 for
“Cancer Research UK” I was asked to devise another!
They are now available from:
Stratton Stores/PO, Fora Coffee (Castle Street) and The Candy Man (Black Jack St)
Only a minimum donation of £2 with a chance of winning £20.
Completion date: End of August 2022
Thanks everyone for your continued Supported for our “Vicious but delicious”
Relay for Life relay team raising funds for Cancer Research UK.

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Stratton Superstars - JULY CHALLENGE!!! 2nd JULY!!
Last year the Superstars raised an amazing £20k for local organisations, including
Stratton YFC, Stratton Playgroup and Stratton School, and it is back for 2022!
The target has been raised to £25k and will provide vital funds to charities and voluntary
organisations that have a huge impact on the community in our immediate area.
To register for this fun event go to
www.stra onsuperstars.co.uk
where you can also donate!
BEAVERS NEED A NEW LEADER!
2nd Cirencester (Stratton) Scout Group are currently
looking for a leader or assistant leader to help start up a
Beaver colony at the Stratton Scout Hut.
If you, or someone you know, enjoys adventure and is interested in
helping young people have fun and develop new skills, then please
could you email Paul for further details on pauljprice6@gmail.com Thanks!
Stratton Educational Foundation
Applications are once again invited by the Trustees for grants
in aid of persons under the age of 25 years who, or whose
parents, are resident in the Ecclesiastical Parishes of Stratton
with Baunton, and who require financial help towards the cost
of preparing for a profession or trade or in furthering their
education, or in providing group facilities for recreation and
social and physical training.
Individual applicants might wish to apply for a grant to help with the cost of
textbooks or equipment, for example, which they need for a college course.
Please contact: Mrs C Bramley, email: corinna.bramley2@gmail.com
Completed applications should be returned by
9th
September 2022.
This month’s challenge is Zumba with Meryl.
Led by renowned, local Zumba instructor, Meryl Miller, this fun session
is open to all ages and regular Zumba par cipants, or those doing it for the first me.
Running on Saturday 2nd July from 10.30am - 11.30am at Baunton Lane Playing Fields,
it is forming part of the Stra on Playgroup’s 50th anniversary celebra ons, so there will
be lots going on to entertain everyone.
If you do want to par cipate, please wear trainers, sports clothing and a smile!
A dona on bucket will be on site for people to use to contribute to the Superstars!
The Superstar challenges include:
· April: 250,000 steps over the month
· May: 31 miles over the month
· June: Race night
· July: Zumba with Meryl
· Sept: Fun run through Cirencester Park
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Wednesday July 27th at Cirencester Bap st Church
Talk by Lucia Gahlin
'Wonderful Things!'
Tutankhamun's Tomb and Treasures
In 2022 we celebrate the centenary of the greatest
archaeological discovery - the excava on of Tutankhamun’s
tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. In this lecture Lucia explores
this unusual tomb and its iconic treasures and discusses
Carter’s discovery and what happened to the incredible wealth
of funerary goods found within.
Doors open at 7pm. Talks start at 7:30pm promptly.
Refreshments are available.
Talks are free to members. Visitors are welcome and we ask for a
contribution of £7.
More details on www.theartssocietycorinium.org/talks/tutankhamun
The Tuesday Group
The Group had the opportunity to hear how a Woman works in a ‘Man’s World’
as Lyn Hilditch gave us a very interesting and entertaining talk on her career as
an air traffic controller on Tuesday 7th
June.
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our outing to Windsor for July as there is
not enough members and friends available to go on this coach trip. We do not
have a meeting in August as many people will be away.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 6th
September.
Mrs Kate Peake will be giving a talk on Gloucestershire Events and Traditions
which are running currently in the County. This should be a very entertaining
evening so we do hope that as many members and friends will be able to join
us for this talk.
On Tuesday 4th
October, Ian MacKintosh will be giving us a talk on ‘4 Hundred
Years of Stroudwater Textiles.’
Meetings are held at Stratton Village Hall, Stratton, Cirencester at 7.00 for
7.30pm start. £2.00 to include light refreshments.
For further information/details please contact Judith Wood, 01285 652713.
Wishing you all a happy, sunny summer.
Judith Wood

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A society for all practising artists in all media and levels
Inspiring speakers each month…members also meet weekly for an informal
painting session, and regularly display their work in local venues as well as a
two week exhibition in the Parish Church in the summer.
At our mee ng on June 7th, Mark Kelland, a local ar st, used oil pastels and paint in
a free and expressive way. and demonstrated how to create a pain ng in just two
hours
Our Next Mee ng is on Tuesday July 5th at 7.00pm
At the Bap st Church, Chesterton Lane, Cirencester GL7 1YE
Visiting Artist: Clive Eastland: 'Stunning seascapes in pastel'
With soft pastel, Clive will demonstrate how to capture the power and
beauty of a crashing wave along with the dazzling reflection of the
setting sun on the water. Using the lovely rich colours of hand rolled
pastels you will be shown how, with a variety of techniques of pastel
application, you can create a striking and atmospheric seascape with this versatile and
often underrated medium. Clive has been a professional artist for over twenty years
and an art tutor for five.
Hot drinks and biscuits available at the beginning. All welcome. Cost £5 for visitors, £2 for society
members. For more information please see our website: www.cirencesterartsociety.com
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STRATTON VILLAGE HALL
Rural Cinema
OPERATION MINCEMEAT
Thursday, 28th
July 2022 7.00 – 7.30p.m.
Cast: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Rufus Wright, Ruby
Bentall, Charlotte Hamblin, Jason Isaccs, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn,
Lorne Macfadyen, Mark Gatiss, Casper Jennings, Hattie Morahan, Dolly
Gadsdon, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Bott, Alex Jennings, Ellie Haddington
Director: John Madden
In the context of WW2 narratives, the story of Operation Mincemeat is
unique a bizarre and seductive cinematic blend of high-level espionage
and ingenious fiction, where the stakes could hardly be higher. Michelle
AshfordÕs script fuses multiple strands and moods: tense, romantic,
thrilling, unexpectedly funny and endlessly surprising. It tells a richly
human story of the soldiers we seldom see, who fight a different kind of
war in shadows and deception, haunted by the knowledge that certainty
and guarantee of success are nowhere to be found.
Ticket: £3.00 Run time: 2hrs 8 mins Cert: 12A

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Cirencester’s Gardening Club
Stratton & Baunton Horticultural Society
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“The English Winter – Ending in July, To Recommence in August“ Lord Byron 1788-1824
Who knows what we will encounter weather-wise, in July? But I do hope the weather is
kind and we have an excellent gardening month or plenty of gardens to visit and enjoy.
I visited Highnam Court Gardens the other week. The last me I visited was before
Covid, and I was amazed now at the new plan ngs, the gardens dripping with roses, a vast
selec on of wooden animal and bird sculptures and borders becoming more established.
It was very colourful and I certainly recommend a visit, also an excellent cup of tea and
cake in the orangery!
There are no mee ngs this month, but diary dates for members are:
Thursday 7th July - a Show Seminar, 7pm at the Stra on Village Hall
and Sunday 10th July - our annual Garden Party. 2.30 – 5pm.
Tips for July are:
· Make sure there are supports for border plants and dead head to ensure further blooms
· Water wisely in the evening or morning to conserve water and feed pots regularly
· Complete the thinning of fruit if not done last month a er the June drop
· When strawberry picking is complete, remove the protec on from around the plants
and cut back the leaves with shears, then water
· Consider giving the lawn a quick ac ng summer feed
· Give your indoor plants the benefit of a ‘holiday outside’ for the summer
· VERY importantly – pick courge es before they become marrows!
Events:
4th -9th July: Hampton Court Flower Show. Marchants Coaches have a trip on 9th July,
check website for details.
9th July: GFGS Open Sweet Pea Show, 12 – 4pm, (incorpora ng a mini Fuchsia and
Pelargonium show) at Norton GL2 9LJ. Check www.gfgs.org.uk for a schedule of classes
and details.
20th -24th July: Ta on Park Flowers Show, Knutsford
NGS Open Gardens: Please check the website – www.ngs.org.uk for up to date info.
3rd July: Cerney House Gardens GL7 7BX, 10am – 7pm,
· Kirkham Farm, Cheltenham GL54 2JS, 11am - 5pm
· Highnam Court Gardens, Gloucester GL2 8DP, 11am - 4.30pm,
· Awkward Hill Co age, Bibury GL7 5NH, 2 - 6pm
7th, 14th, and 28th July: Charlton Down House, Tetbury GL8 8TZ, 1pm - 5pm
10th July: Westonbirt School Gardens GL8 8QG 11am -4.30pm
17th July: Trench Hill, Sheepscombe GL6 6TZ 11am -6pm
22nd July: The Garden at Miserden GL6 7JA, 10am-5pm
A reminder that we have our 44th Annual Hor cultural Show on Sunday 21st August
at Stra on Village and School Halls from 1.30pm.
This is open to all, class schedules are available at the Spar store for all to enter.
Teas and a tombola will be available.

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Pre School Play Group
High quality childcare in a safe environment
A unique se ng for 18 months to 4 year-olds located in the heart of
Cirencester with wonderful outside space. “Come and see how we play”
Open: Weekdays, 8.30am—3pm, 38 weeks per year
· Toddlers: Tuesdays 9.30 - 11am - open to families wan ng to have fun, socialize, and
make friends - so pay, stay and play
· Government-funded places available
· “Staff know their children well, develop strong bonds, children are happy,
content and emo onally secure in their surroundings.” Ofsted: Good
www.facebook.com/SunflowersatStPeters
www.sunflowersatstpeters.co.uk
Call Lisa McKie on 077817 362029 or lisa@mckie.co.uk
Venue: St Peters Church Hall, St Peters Road, Cirencester, GL7 1RE
Cotswold Friends - Volunteer Roles available!
Community Transport Drivers
Our drivers help older and vulnerable people, or those without access
to transport, to get to medical and social appointments.
We are always looking for new Volunteer Drivers throughout the
Cotswolds and in Cirencester.
If you are a confident, safe driver and your vehicle is insured, taxed and has an MOT, plus
you are happy to take passengers on journeys for medical and social appointments, like
weekly shopping, then we would love to hear from you. You will be paid a mileage
allowance, plus any addi onal payments for long wait mes.
We are also looking for: Passenger Assistants to accompany some of our
more vulnerable clients on their journeys and Transport Bookings Desk
Assistants to chat to our clients and organise the journeys they require.
Interested? Do get in touch with Cotswold Friends’ Volunteer Manager,
George Halling, on 01608 697007 or email volunteering@cotswoldfriends.org
More information is on: www.cotswoldfriends.org/volunteers/volunteering-opportunitites.php
Stratton Pre-school are extending their hours!!
Due to demand, from Wednesday 8th June until Thursday 14th
July, Stratton Pre-School (formerly Stratton Playgroup) will be
extending its hours on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays so
they finish at 3pm rather than 12pm
These will be extended permanently through the week from September 2022.
To register interest, please go to www.strattonpreschool.co.uk or email Linda
on linda@strattonpreschool.co.uk.
For more information, email Jon Cummins on jon.cummins76@gmail.com.

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Local Complaint from a concerned
resident in Whiteway
Lazy Dog-owners!!
There are some lazy dog-owners who come
down Whiteway View and allow their dogs to mess
on the pavement. Several other people have had
the same problem and even have had 1 or 2 lots of
dog mess in their gardens,
Could this lazy person clean up after their
dog?
I had another lovely lady say to me she had
cleared up the dog mess as she felt embarrassed
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The person responsible knows who they are and
perhaps if they are too lazy to clean up after
their dog then they should think whether or not
they should be a dog owner. I think not…
Someone often allows their dogs - usually
around 4 or 5 dogs - to race up and down the
road. All are off leads and they were rude when
someone dared to suggest the dogs should be on
leads, as they could pose a problem to car drivers,
young children and older people.
This is a busy road down to the fields and
everyone should be able to walk there without
having to worry about walking in dog mess, which
can cause blindness in children if they get it on
themselves.

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YOGA
STRATTON
Small, Safe Groups
To find out more, contact Jan:
jan@janwilding.com
07792 041639
www.janwildingyoga.com
Skincare By Sue
Mani/Pedi £50
Gel Manicure £30
In the comfort of your home
Dr Hauschka Facials from a
local Salon Therapist of over 20
years experience.
Call 07929 136056
Come along and join us in Stratton
for an hour of exercise in disguise
High energy dance fitness class using
Latin rhythms and worldwide music.
Contact Meryl on 07795 364985
for more information.
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WEDNESDAY 7.00pm SCHOOL HALL
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SATURDAY 10.30am SCHOOL HALL
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