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Cherington & Stourton Flower Show 2010

Show Date: Saturday 7th August 2010

A day not to be missed, great fun for family and friends.

Music courtesy of the Cotswold School, Bourton-on-the-Water

Cherington v Stourton Tug o’ War

Dog Agility Demonstration

Also:
Children’s games, Dog Show, Classic Cars & Tractors, Kids craft & face painting, Jousting Horse, Magic Show & balloon, Car Boot Sale, Steam Engines, Ice Creams, Barrel Organ, Tombola, Bottle Stall, Skittles, Coconut Shy………and much more!

Raffle prizes are being collected, but we are already able to announce the 1st Prize of £100. Raffle proceeds this year are to be split between the Cherington Village Hall appeal and Katherine House Hospice. Organisers: Jean Bryant 01608 686371 & Sarah Scotter 01608 686303

The success of the show owes a great deal to those who help provide the teas. If anyone is able to make a cake, please contact Sarah Townsend 01608 685617

Bottle Stall/Tombola & Lucky Box These stalls rely entirely on the generosity of those giving prizes. If each household could provide a prize or two, this will be appreciated. Organisers: Bottle Stall – Ebe McLeod 686278 Tombola – volunteers needed! Lucky Boxes -Angela Fox 686387 Your donations will be collected from Thursday 29th July to Wednesday 4th August (in Cherington & Stourton.)

If you need more information or would like to get involved, run a stall, or help in any way, please call Show Chairman James Walton 07860 727467, or Secretary Maggie Robinson 01608 686318.

Party under the Stars You are invited to the party on the showground from 7.00pm after the Flower Show (£3 per ticket) BBQ, & Bar Featuring Barney Porter on Guitar party organiser Iain Cameron for more info. 01608 686418

Show Schedule This year’s schedule will be delivered to each household. For an additional copy please contact Maggie Robinson 01608 686318, ask at The Cherington Arms, or at John Baldwin’s newsagents. We are hoping for a large number of entries this year in all classes. Don’t wait until the last moment to prepare your entry!!

HELP! Please become part of crew to setup and clear – thank you. HELP!

Thursday 5th August from 6.00pm -Show setup help needed Friday 6th August from 6.00pm – Show setup help needed Saturday 7th August

10.00am – Showground gate opens
12.00 noon – Car Boot Sale opens
1.00pm – Events commence

Sunday 8th August 10.00am -12.00 – Clear up help needed

Cherington and Stourton Tennis Tournament

SUNDAY 15 AUGUST – THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

open to all and played on Tennis Courts in Cherington and Stourton.  Starting at 9.15am and stopping for Lunch around 1.15pm. 

Anyone interested in playing or watching and joining for Lunch telephone Janet 686547.  

Tennis and Lunch £15.  Lunch £10.

Flowers, Art and History Exhibition

4 days of events to bring together the Church and the New Village Hall

3 – 6th June 2010

A special exhibition full of flowers and treasures to intrigue, inspire and offer insight to interesting local history. The four day programme has something for everyone.

Thursday 3rd June  6.30pm Opening service in church with ring of bells, peoms and hymns.

Friday 4th June  Exhibition between 10.00am and 4.00pm

Saturday 5th June  9.30am A full peal of bells by Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers – 10.00am to 4.00pm

Sunday 6th June  9.00 am  Holy Communion – exhibition open 10.00am to 4.00pm – 6.30 Songs of praise led by Canon Anthony Wells with favourite hymns chosen by participating families.

History in the Village Hall – Flowers and Artefacts in the Church

Entrance to exhibitions £3  - Free Parking  – Refreshments in the marquee – Special menus at the Cherington Arms

Jazz at Cherington with Boulevard Swing

Saturday 5th June 2010

A summer evening of Jazz in the grounds of the Old Red Lion, Cherington featuring the music of Boulevard Swing.

Bring your own picnic, drinks, seating for a great night of jazz in picturesque settings.

Gates open 6:00 pm – music from 7.00 – 10.00 pm

Tickets in advance only – adults £10.00, under 16 £5.00, under 12 Free, available now from the coffee shop.

proceeds to the new village hall fund

Cherington Stourton Camp Out 2010 – Fathers and Children

Saturday 12th June 2010  from 3.00pm – Cherington Stourton Playing Fields

The 3rd annual Fathers Sons & Daughters Camp out takes place on Saturday evening.

Fathers, uncles, grandfathers, etc. bring along your younger generation for a nights camping under the stars. Just bring along your tents, food for the BBQ and breakfast, snack and drinks etc. for the kids and spend an evening by the camp fire.

Sutton-under-Brailes Church Fete

Saturday 19th June 2010 – 2.30pm – 4.30pm

St Thomas A Becket’s Church

Church Fete on the Village Green Sutton-under-Brailes

Cakes and savouries, gifts, fashion, white elephant, toys, books, plants and produce.

Teas, raffle, games and competitions for all ages

Free Parking and Admission

Warwickshire Directory

CSS Villages is now listed in the Warwickshire Business Directory A free online directory for Warwickshire based small businesses and community projects.

Flower Show AGM

Thursday 18th November – Village Hall
All are welcome to the Flower Show AGM where this years show will be discussed and preperations for next years show will be put in place

The 2010 show is on Saturday August 7th.

Remembrance Sunday in Cherington

Sunday 8th November – St John the Baptist Church
Remembrance Sunday in Cherington

The service will begin at the War Memorial at 10:50am and continue in the Church.

Opening of Cherington and Stourton Village Playground

11th July 2009

The rain held off and the children ran amok having a whale of a time!

After a fantastic fund raising campaign, Simon Rutherford officially opened the new Cherington & Stourton Village Playground by dropping his arm to start the run through the tape by the local children.

A great turn out enjoyed the afternoon and whilst the incredible number of local children made the most of the new playground equipment, the parents quietly enjoyed the bar and barbeque kindly set up by Nick and Hillary.

The new slide was a great hit, as was the climbing frame tower, although many of the children decided it was more fun climbing on the tunnel rather than going through it!

The see-saw and toddlers swings were popular with the smaller children and the old faithful roundabout has never had so many children on it in one go before.

The predicted bad weather in the evening meant the fathers and childrens camp-out had to be postponed until the night following the flower show, and the day was slightly marred for Simon after an unfortunate incident with a horse fly, but the children thoroughly enjoyed the whole afternoon and many finished it off with a great game of football.

Further images and comments coming soon

French Night – Witty Caption Competition

Witty Caption Competition!

After a succesful French night at the Cherington Arms on Saturday 30th May we have announced a witty caption competition to complement the photographs taken on the night.

Click Here To See Photos From The Cherington Arms French Night » »

Submit your witty caption to us to stand a chance of winning a surprise prize!

The Quack Pack debut at Cherington Flower Show

A new attraction will be driving the locals quackers at this years flower show in the usually sleepy village of Cherington in leafy South Warwickshire.

Following on from last years pig racing, this year we are delighted to feature duck herding on the itinerary where the skills of guiding a herd of ducks through various obstacles before gathering them in their pens is demonstrated.

For further information about the 2009 Cherington, Stourton & Sutton-under-Brailes Flower Show please Click Here » »

The Breakfast Club

The Bacon Sandwich, Coffee Shop and Car Wash, which takes place every Saturday between 9.30 and 11.30 has had a great start and is proving immensely popular.

Aside from the fundraising it is a pleasure to see people from the villages getting together and enjoying a chat and a coffee.

New playground equipment coming soon

The old play equipment is due to be removed before the end of April, making room for the new equipment which is hoped to be fully installed before the end of May.

More information coming soon.

Clay Pigeon Shooting Organisations

If you are interested in joining one the many clay pigeon shooting organisations in the UK, you might like to start by looking at the site of the governing body for the sport – the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association at http://www.cpsa.co.uk. Throughout the UK you can find numerous shooting clubs, regional clay pigeon shooting organisations and local gun clubs, so a visit to the site covering your local area should help you find a club that fits your needs.

It’s becoming much more common these days to see so called experience websites entering the clay scene and one such site is Intotheblue who offer clay pigeon shooting throughout the country which effectively offers a one stop shop for not only clay shooting but also other unrelated activities.

Throughout the home counties and extending to the north of the UK, there are a host of shooting associations and clay pigeon organisations that will allow you to participate in the sport wherever your location. The most inclusive source of information for this is the CPSA website.  If you live in or around London, then you might like to consider the CSPA registered West London Shooting School – find out more online at http://www.shootingschool.co.uk/.

If you live in Scotland and would like to know about clay pigeon shooting organisations in your local area, then the first place you might like to look is the on the website for the Scottish Clay Target Association website at www.scta.co.uk. 

In Wales there are many local clubs that you can attend for clay pigeon shooting, and there is also a regional office for The British Association for Shooting and Conservation, which can be visited online at http://www.basc.org.uk.

If you are living in or visiting Northern Ireland, then you can find a list of clay pigeon shooting organisations in your local area at http://www.outdoorni.com. This includes a range of clubs, so you can find a quality organisation with which to participate in a shoot.

Britain has a range of clay pigeon shooting organisations. If you love outdoor activities, then you will be sure to find somewhere with quality shoots and pleasant surroundings in which to have an enjoyable shooting experience.

Sponsored Car Washing

Sponsored car washing will be taking place every Saturday morning outside the village hall at 09:30 am.

The fee starts at £5.00 for a standard car with all monies collected going to the village hall ….

Local Schools Closed

All local schools are closed today due to heavy snow.

Latest updates can be found at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures

Contact Details for local schools

Acorns Primary School
Long Compton
Shipston-on-stour
Warwickshire
CV36 5LA
(01608) 684654

Brailes C.Of.E Primary School
Lower Brailes
Banbury
Warwickshire
OX15 5AP
(01608) 685253

Shipston Primary School
Station Road
Shipston-on-stour
Warwickshire
CV36 4BT
(01608) 661266

Shipston High School, a Specialist Technology College
Darlingscott Road
Shipston-on-stour
Warwickshire
CV36 4DY
(01608) 661833

Tysoe C.Of E. Primary School
Saddledon Street
Tysoe
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV35 0SH
(01926) 640397