All posts by Sarah Richardson

Avon Dassett Gardening Club Meeting 21 March

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Next meeting – “The Gardens of Kent” a talk by Anna Prosser 

Where – Avon Dassett Reading Room 
When – Tuesday 21st March – 7:30pm 

We start off our club year with a change of venue – AD Reading Room. We’re going to give it a trial run to see if it will be suitable for all our future meetings.

ADGC member Anna is going to give us a talk inspired by her visits to gardens in Kent.  She will show slides and give details of many gardens within Kent, and I’m sure we’ll want to visit them ourselves when the weather improves.

There will also be a collection for the charity that is very close to Anna, “Dogs For Good”. If you missed our Seed Swap in January, we’ll still have some seeds available. Seeds can either be swapped or a small donation can be put into the box for club funds.

Our usual raffle will be there too.

If you’ve not yet paid for this year, come along with your membership fee (£15) and pick up your membership programme.
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Our gardening club meets monthly throughout the year and annual membership for 2023 is only £15 each. This includes four talk/demonstrations at The Reading Room in Avon Dassett followed by tea and biscuits. We also have four wonderful garden visits (additional charges apply), and four social events too.

Membership also gives 10% discount for Harefurlong Nurseries (Farnborough) and The Herb Centre (Warmington).
If you wish to join us for 2023, come along to one of the meetings or contact a committee member.
We look forward to welcoming you.

For more details contact Gill Lewis (Chair) Tel 01789 638843 or Michele Gill (membership secretary) Tel 01295 690987.
Guests/non-members are welcome to come along to the meetings for £2 each

Because I Can & Let’s Play Together Dance Show

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The Remarkable Dance Company is putting on a contemporary dance show at The Mill in Banbury on 30 March. For more details see: https://www.themillartscentre.co.uk/shows/remarkable-double-bill/.

This is The Mill’s resident dance company for the over 50s. With the skills of professional choreographer and director, Luca Braccia, they will be performing two contemporary dance shows. We are delighted to say that Avon Dassett’s own Deb Watts is part of the dance company and will be performing on 30 March.

Key Dates for the Forthcoming Parish Council Elections

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The key dates have been announced for Avon Dassett Parish Council Election:

Nomination papers must be completed and submitted to Stratford District Council by 4pm on Tuesday 4th April.

Should the election be contested a notice of poll will be sent to the Clerk for display on the Parish Council notice board no later than 25th April 2023.

If contested the election will take place on Thursday 4 May 2023.

Candidates elected at either an uncontested or contested election will serve as members of the Parish Council from 9th May 2023.

If you would like to stand for election to the parish council, then further information maybe obtained from Stratford District Council or the Electoral Commission. Nomination papers maybe downloaded from their websites and below:

You can also contact, Jo Jarman, clerk to Avon Dassett parish council for more information.

Event to Uncover the Past History of Southend, Burton Dassett

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What do you know about the community of Southend in Burton Dassett parish?

Southend was one of five medieval settlements in Burton Dassett parish, Warwickshire and was the site of a market promoted by the manorial lord Bartholomew de Sudeley, with a charter being obtained in 1267. The settlement prospered, becoming known as Chipping Dassett, and approached urban status, but then declined throughout the 15th century. It was subjected to depopulation in 1497. The site survived as earthworks in pasture until construction of the M40 motorway provided an opportunity for archaeological exacavation. The only building to survive was the 13th-century chapel of St James, reduced, along with an adjacent post-medieval priest’s house, to a cow-shed.

Open area excavations at Southend investigated parts of ten medieval properties. There was some prehistoric and Romano-British activity, with evidence for woodland regeneration and subsequent clearance in the post-Roman period, despite the Feldon area being one often considered to have little in the way of tree-cover since the Roman period. The main period of occupation lasted from the mid-13th century to the late 15th century, reflecting the rise and decline of Chipping Dassett. Over 20 complete plans of houses and outbuildings were recorded, exhibiting a range of building techniques. The remains were well preserved, the surviving stratigraphy protected by demolition rubble. In most houses successive building phases were revealed and many internal features survived. A door jamb inscribed with the name of a tenant family ‘Gormand’ suggests a degree of functional literacy. One of the properties was recognised as a smithy during the excavation and a pioneering sampling and analysis of the ironworking evidence was carried out. The site was also sampled extensively for charred plant remains and, unusually for Warwickshire with its slightly acid soils, a large assemblage of animal bone was collected. Work on these provides direct evidence of medieval agricultural practice, to be compared with the local historical evidence. The large quantities of finds recovered, probably the largest assemblage from a medieval rural settlement in the West Midlands, enable the reconstruction of the material culture of a late medieval Warwickshire Feldon village.

A book launch and event to celebrate the work that has been done on Southend is taking place at St John’s House, Warwick, on the evening of 27 March 2023.
Doors will open from 6pm for drinks, nibbles and to view a display of some of the finds and speeches will ensue from 7pm.
The local community have been invited to attend. If you would like to come please contact drsarahrichardson@gmail.com by 10 March.

Join ‘Voice of Warwickshire

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Voice of Warwickshire is a residents panel which aims to provide people who live in Warwickshire an opportunity to share their views on subjects such as climate change and sustainability, community safety, and education. Results from surveys completed by panel members are fed directly back to decision makers within the council, to assist them when making plans and decisions. Participation in the panel allows local residents to share their views and opinions and will provide a valuable insight into the needs of local communities helping to shape the future of Warwickshire for generations to come.

Voice of Warwickshire 

Anyone who wishes to register as a member of the Voice of Warwickshire Panel can do so by completing the form here.

Entries are now open for Avon Dassett Soapbox Derby, 24 June 2023

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soapbox derby
Entries are now open for Avon Dassett Soapbox Derby which offers an exciting gravity race down a steep and winding hill reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.
All thrill-seeking drivers welcome!
This year’s race is on 24 June.
The entry form and race regulations may be found here:
We look forward to welcoming you!
For more information visit our webpage.