Cotswold News Page 44

A ‘Pop Up’ shop has opened its doors in Moreton-in-Marsh, promoting four local small businesses as part of the Made in Moreton initiative.
The shop in Old Market Way, just off the High Street, opened for business on Saturday and will be open until Saturday, March 28, from 10am till 4pm every day, with late night shopping on Thursdays till 8pm.

With summer and sunshine just around the corner, the Cotswolds Conservation Board, in partnership with Cotswolds Tourism, are launching a photo competition just in time for the start of English Tourism Week.
Keen amateur photographers of all ages are being offered the opportunity to capture what they feel best sums up the beauty and uniqueness of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in a brand new competition.

BBC TV Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson – one of the Cotswolds’ most famous residents – has been suspended after allegedly punching a producer.
Clarkson, aged 54, was involved in a “fracas”, leading the BBC to decide not to show next Sunday’s episode. The broadcaster is also expected to scrap the remainder of the current series of Top Gear.

The early May Bank Holiday sees the return of the Lechlade Duck Race after a hugely successful first event last year.
The inaugural 2014 Lechlade Duck Race exceeded all expectations, attracting more than 5,000 spectators and raising £16,500 for charity.
Organiser Alisdair Hedworth said: “We had planned for about 2,000 people and in the end we were completely overrun, but in a good way.”

A fantastic line-up has been announced for The Big Feastival, the ultimate music, food and family festival taking place in the Cotswolds this summer.
Paloma Faith and Groove Armard (DJ Set) will be among those performing at Alex James’s farm at Kingham for The Big Feastival’s fourth year from August 28-30.

An unfortunate trend has developed among motorists in the Cotswolds – a growing number of people have paid to park but are displaying their parking tickets incorrectly.
Recent statistics have revealed a growing number of motorists being issued with parking charge notices (PCNs) at Cotswold District Council car parks.

Cotswold District Council will soon be introducing rapid Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCPs) into the Cotswolds for the very first time.

The EVCPs are due to be installed at the Beeches car park in Cirencester and the Old Market Way car park in Moreton-in-Marsh, thanks to funding from the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

This should encourage more local people to adopt a greener mode of travel, as the EVCPs will provide them with the flexibility to travel between locations in the north and south of the district and beyond.

Cotswold District Council has announced a new £1 million fund to boost faster broadband coverage across the whole district.
The council will be setting aside £500,000 to finance installation work and this will be match funded by Gloucestershire County Council, boosting the total to £1 million.