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W elcome Welcome tto oM arch March As we move from winter to spring, for a lot of us, life will start to get that little bit easier. The evenings will be lighter, the weather will be warmer (hopefully!) and new life will be popping up in the form of spring flowers and baby animals. Life may still be tough, but these little things are sure to bring a smile to our faces. Many of you will be desperate to hug your friends and family, and while we can’t help on that front, perhaps our cute front cover stars will give you hope that a hug isn’t too far away. Our March editorial content is full of useful ideas from garden gadget recommendations, advice to help you start a vegetable patch, bathroom interior suggestions, and a simple but impressive recipe to treat your mum this Mother’s Day. There is also an important message from Roberta Smart to remind you that you are doing great and to celebrate the little wins. Whether you’re a parent or not, those little victories can help to keep your head up in these tough times.
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Welcome! A message message ffrom rom tthe he Parish Parish C Council ouncil The Council wrote to residents recently about the Miller Homes application for 350 homes off Shurdington Road. The application has been deferred for further work on traffic. We are also concerned about damage to Valued Landscape and to views from Leckhampton Hill as well as biodiversity, the smallholding footpath, flooding, air pollution, cycle routes, school access and carbon efficient homes. There is still time for residents to submit comments to Cheltenham Borough Council planning department. We have objected strongly to Redrow Homes who are consulting the public on plans for 45 houses at the corner of Church Road and Farm Lane. This land is adjacent to the AONB and is highly protected for its ancient orchard, ecology and key impact on views from Leckhampton Hill.
N Neighbourhood eighbourhood P Plan lan The Council has published its draft Neighbourhood Plan. This follows on from the Concept Plan published in 2013 which has been important in protecting the most important parts of the Leckhampton Fields as Local Green Space and in the Secretary of State’s findings in 2016 on valued landscape and severe cumulative traffic congestion. We will send all residents a summary document together with a questionnaire for their comments.
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A brave brave new new w world orld I ended last month’s article encouraging you to look into a sauna as a health and wellness treat in 2021 and perhaps more than ever, regular use or investing in a sauna might be the best thing you do all year. With the available technology, owning an infrared sauna is now more affordable and less hassle than a traditional steam sauna. Infrared saunas are becoming a common wellness tool around the world and have been used in different formats by cultures all over the world for generations. Having a sauna in the home is becoming the Northern Hemisphere equivalent of a pool in the garden in the Southern Hemisphere! The proven benefits range from reducing inflammation and pain, and strengthening the cardiovascular system, to revitalising dermal cells for healthy skin. If I win the Euromillions, that’ll definitely be going up in my attic!
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P Practice, ractice, progress progress and and perfection perfection Whether in employment or education, there is often a pressure to strive to be the best. And for some people, aiming for the top is what drives them; whereas for others, ’doing your best’ is satisfying enough, without feeling the need to be perfect. Sometimes we are pushed by others to reach a certain attainment or to meet their expectations. Other times it is a self-imposed demand to reach a particular goal. In education, there is often a need to perform well and achieve high standards. School grades are important, but sometimes children can feel pressure to be ‘straight A’ students.
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targets for students for a level of attainment personal to them. Children should be rewarded for improvement and not just high grades. In the employment world, some jobs focus on encouraging employees to climb the career ladder. Some employees may want a promotion and a higher salary, but others are happy with the level of responsibility in their current position. In the workplace, it is good to set your own targets – know where you’re at and where you want to progress to. This could include continual professional development and training, or improving your interpersonal skills. In reality, perfection is an unattainable goal, so practice makes improvement. We can always be better and do better. Some people like to aim high and “shoot for the moon…” – but remember there is no such thing as perfect – “…even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars”. To advertise call 01242 510500
For others, there’s no need to be 100% flawless – it involves too much stress, and life is more about exploration – enjoying the journey, not just the outcome.
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IInspiration nspiration for for traveltravellless ess ttimes imes More overseas travel may be nearer now than at any time since Coronavirus changed our li ves. But for us, one of the greatest sources of joy and inspiration during a travel-less year was a painting commiss-
ioned from a photograph taken that afftternoon in France. Maybe you’re adept with paints and brushes and can crafftt your own artistic travel masterpiece? Or perhaps you’d rather someone else captured that image of Manhattan’s sk yline, the Alps or a deserted Thailand beach that unfailingly fuels your wanderlust.
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The The breathtaking breathtaking Côte Côte Sauvage S auvage For years we couldn’t decide which of myriad seascape photos we’d ask Cheltenham artist Jilly Hamilton to interpret on canvas. Our favourite Shetland beach? Norway’s coast somewhere north of Hammerfest. Or the romantic world’s end bleakness of Patagonia’s Beagle Channel and Isla Navarino? As it happens, it was Brittany’s breathtaking Côte Sauvage that finally prompted our decision – just before the pandemic arrived – and helped keep us sane through lockdown. The timing was perfect. Now, a year after ’k eywork er ’ and ‘social distancing’ entered our vocabulary, this image k eeps reminding us that we will travel again. Lockdown or not, whether you do it your self or commission travel-inspired art, unique paintings of favourite places really help when you’re stuck at home with a world to explore. Page 15
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Parish P arish P Precept recept 2 2021-2022 021-2022 A local tax used locally In what for many will be a very difficult financial year, we want to explain why we are asking our residents to pay an average of an additional £5 on the Parish Precept. This year, Gloucestershire’s 264 Town and Parish Councils levied an average Precept of £49. Charlton Kings Parish Council is the fourth largest Council in the county and in 2021-22, our Precept will be £29.50, about 1% of your Council Tax bill. The Precept is a ‘progressive’ tax, so Band A householders will pay £20 and Band H £59. How we plan to spend your money is shown below. A full programme with detailed budgets is on our website.
EXPENDITURE 2021-22 Staff S taff ccosts osts Administration A dministration Grants Loan G rants & L oan Repayments R epayments Stanton Suite S tanton S uite & Public Toilets P ublic T oilets Kings Hall Grange K ings H all & G range Field F ield Community assets C ommunity a ssets Community enhancement C ommunity e nhancement Environment E nvironment Allotments A llotments Our Precept income will be £146,000, with £26,000 raised from rents and reclaiming VAT. We will again, reluctantly, need to take £26,000 from our reserve to fund our proposed spending plans amounting to £198,000. In recent years, we have maintained the recommended level of one year’s Precept in our reserve. We recognise that these are challenging times, so w e h ave redu ced t he P recep t req ue st that we would need to balance our finances.
This is unsustainable, so we have a clear plan to bring in additional income (we can access a six-figure external grant to improve the biodiversity interest of our two large Commons), and we will reduce planned spending wherever possible. We would very much like to hear residents’ views about progressively increasing our Precept in future years to maintain our track record of sound management and innovation. In 2021/22, we plan to use your extra money to employ a fourth, part-time member of staff, to reduce the pressures on our hard-working staff and our 17 volunteer councillors. Additional money will be channelled into our CK Futures environment work to enhance wildlife and help residents understand and contribute to addressing Climate Change.
C Continuing ontinuing our our core core work work with with our o ur m many any p partners artners We will continue our regionally recognised work on our CK Health Connect programme, addressing five priority themes including loneliness and digital exclusion of older people. Providing support to young people will also be a key element, and we will work with partners across Cheltenham to be effective. We will continue our core work with our many partners and elected councillors on highway improvements, tree planting, churchyard maintenance, footpath improvements, and many other improvements to community assets and services. We remain fully committed to securing the future of an improved Kings Hall as a vital community asset. Your councillors are proud that we are one of only 180 Councils in England to have achieved the ‘Quality’ award in the national Local Council Award Scheme. This award recognises that we work on your behalf in an efficient, effective and transparent way, and we promise that we will continue to do so.
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C Celebrate elebrate the the little little wins wins Remember the story of the Tortoise and the Hare? Well, I am thinking that right now, we are pretty much all in ‘tortoise mode’ and I want to remind you that this is perfect. Gone is the striving to win the race. All bets are off. Right now we are pretty much focused on simply getting through each day with our sanity intact, and that is a full time job! I wanted to reassure you that it is perfectly acceptable to feel like you have achieved literally nothing in your day; it is ok that your kids are not progressing in leaps and bounds in their maths assessments; and it is most definitely totally appropriate that you are seriously questioning all of your intimate relationships right now. Everyone feels flat and unmotivated and is it any wonder? People, these are not normal times, so let’s release our attachment to normal yardsticks, shall we? This March, let us instead focus on welcoming spring, finding small moments of bliss
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