Open Gardens

If you missed the Village Hall's Open Gardens Event on Sunday, there is a chance to see one of them again as part of the National Garden Scheme.   Weir Reach - in The Rudge, Maisemore - will be open on Sunday 16th June and Wednesday 19th June from 11am to 5pm.  There is a charge in aid of charity of £4 for adults, children free.  Teas will be available and there will be plants for sale.


 There's more information about open gardens at ngs.org.uk.

Andrew Cooley writes:
"I visited 8 of the 9 gardens open last Sunday in the Maisemore event organised by the Village Hall Committee and it was a very enjoyable and interesting experience.  Thanks to everyone who opened their garden to visitors and to those who worked at the Village Hall to provide tea and cakes".

Should the "Pig Meal Shed" be preserved?

Jeremy Chamberlayne writes

"Most people in Maisemore today will not have even noticed the inconspicuous shed, that has stood for about 100 years, close to the School crossroads, outside the old school boundary fence. The story of the Pig and Poultry Club is clearly outlined, in a delightful book - “Pigs, Peas and Poetry - How a Gloucestershire village school gained international recognition”, by Fiona Mead, who died recently.

The book is an account of the inspirational head teacher, from 1915-1956, who set up the club, built the shed and organised the club for both the school and residents. There are four former pupils still in the village who had a part in this.

While it was formerly creosoted every year, it has been abandoned for many years and is becoming derelict. It is likely that there is no formal evidence of ownership and now some people would like see this somehow adopted as a heritage site, to keep alive the memory of the school and the club, particularly during WW2, when it boosted the self sufficiency of the village.

A restoration project could include some permanent interpretation and, possibly, some display.

Any comments would be welcome."

Maisemore Open Gardens

Don't forget that nine gardens in Maisemore will be open to view this Sunday.  The gardens are of varying sizes and there are some new gardens to see this year. 

Entry is £5 per adult, children free, and entrance tickets and map will be available from 1pm to 6pm at Maisemore Village Hall.  Teas will also be available there, where there is plenty of parking.  There will also be a plant sale.

New Parish Council

Maisemore's new Parish Council met for the first time this evening (Thursday 16th May).

The new Chairman is Cllr. David Jones and the re-elected Vice-Chairman is Cllr. Debbie Burgess.

Full contact details of all Parish, Borough and County Councillors are in the Village Directory, accessed from the bar menu at the top of this page.

Fake Police scams

Please be aware the Police have had reports of victims receiving phone calls from people claiming to be Police Officers who say they have arrested someone possessing a cloned bank card in the victim's name. The caller will then ask the victim to withdraw cash, or ask the victim to move their money to a 'safe account'. These calls are fraudulent.

Neither the Police, nor your bank, will ever ask you to withdraw or move money, or to confirm your PIN number.

Message Sent By
Victoria Brinton (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, Gloucestershire)

Borough election result

The formal notice of the Tewkesbury Borough Council election on 2nd May has now been published and is on this website here.

Your new Borough Councillors are:

Paul McLain (Conservative)
07798 803213 - councillor.pmclain@tewkesbury.gov.uk
and
Jill Smith (Conservative)
01452 524938 - councillor.jsmith@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Agenda for Parish Council Meeting

The agenda for the next Parish Council meeting on Thursday 16th May has now been published - here.  The meeting is at 7.30pm in the committee room of Maisemore Village Hall.

This is the Annual Parish Council meeting where newly elected Parish Councillors take office and complete Statements of Acceptance of Office.  It also includes the election of a Chairman and Vice-chairman as well as other officers.

Agendas and minutes for previous meetings are available on the Agendas & Minutes page of this site, using the bar menu above.

It was originally intended to hold the Annual Parish Meeting (APM) for all parishioners on this date but, due to unforeseen circumstances all ot its agenda is adjourned until the Meeting can be rearranged at the Annual Parish Council Meeting.   The APM will be opened immediately before the Annual Parish Council meeting to accept apologies for this postponement and then adjourned to a date to be agreed by the new Council.

Polling Day

Thursday 2nd May is polling day for the Tewkesbury Borough Council elections.

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm. We are electing two councillors for this Highnam with Haw Bridge ward, so you have two votes. 

If you have a postal vote and have not sent it in, you can take it to any polling station in the ward - or get someone you trust to drop it in for you.