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J D Vance in The Cotswolds

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Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 11:05:05

J D Vance is on holiday in The Cotswolds with his family.

Not just his family - there is a cavalcade of 18 cars with very high security which involves police escorts, road closures, causing residents and other visitors to become rather disgruntled. The village of Dean near Chipping Norton has been put into lockdown, apparently. Villagers are not happy to say the least!

He had already been to inspect Hampton Court Palace (no, it's not for sale, sorry).

Thank goodness we visited The Cotswolds last week not this one 😀

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Aug-25 11:06:57

I assume the King will, take precedence if he decides to go to Highgrove for a few days.

henetha Tue 12-Aug-25 11:07:21

Gosh!

Caleo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:20:25

It it a public order offence to force a village into lockdown?

Whitewavemark2 Tue 12-Aug-25 11:21:02

henetha

Gosh!

😄😄😄 I didn’t mean if Vance went to Highgrove😄😄. I meant if the King decided to go and do a bit if gardening

Caleo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:24:52

Bottom Line from ChatGPT
The village wasn't legally under lockdown—what occurred was a high-security operational cordon, not a statutory closure or criminal offence.

While disruptive and unpopular locally, these security actions are lawfully permitted in cases involving high-level foreign dignitaries.

No public order criminal offense was committed by authorities—instead, this falls within the remit of protective policing and diplomatic protocol.

Oreo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:27:06

Is it just this week? We will be there, or very near next week visiting friends.😲

Caleo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:28:30

He is perhaps not as charming as we'd like, however Mr. Vance is not an enemy of the British state.

ronib Tue 12-Aug-25 11:34:59

For some reason, I think Vance is okay…. It’s great that he is interested in this country and wants to holiday here. He will soon be back home.

Oreo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:35:27

That doesn’t bother me Caleo😄 it’s the thought of road closures when we aren’t familiar with the area.

Sarnia Tue 12-Aug-25 11:39:40

Why 18 cars? They will be monster gas guzzlers too, polluting the beautiful Cotswolds.

Oreo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:41:57

Sarnia

Why 18 cars? They will be monster gas guzzlers too, polluting the beautiful Cotswolds.

They’ll be full of men in black talking up their jacket sleeves.

Caleo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:48:06

ronib

For some reason, I think Vance is okay…. It’s great that he is interested in this country and wants to holiday here. He will soon be back home.

Herr Hitler too intended to preserve the beauties of England for his own and his people's enjoyment after the war.

Oreo Tue 12-Aug-25 11:51:46

On some threads I have a bet with myself as to how soon Hitler will be mentioned but tbh I didn’t see that coming on this particular thread.🤔

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Aug-25 11:56:42

Oreo

On some threads I have a bet with myself as to how soon Hitler will be mentioned but tbh I didn’t see that coming on this particular thread.🤔

USA is our ally not our enemy.

What on earth has Hitler got to do with this thread, or is it just barrel scraping?

Jaberwok Tue 12-Aug-25 11:58:07

The King is at Balmoral until September. Highgrove won't be affected!

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 13:14:58

Whitewavemark2

I assume the King will, take precedence if he decides to go to Highgrove for a few days.

I've never heard of villages around Highgrove going into lockdown if His Maj is home!

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 13:16:26

Caleo

He is perhaps not as charming as we'd like, however Mr. Vance is not an enemy of the British state.

Well, he's frightened of something if he needs 18 cars and all those security people.

Perhaps he thinks some villagers might throw eggs at him if they can't get home in time for tea.

merlotgran Tue 12-Aug-25 13:29:06

Well, he's frightened of something if he needs 18 cars and all those security people

Maybe he’s smuggled Harry and Meghan in the boot or should that be trunk?

Or he’s worried that Vlodymyr Zelenskyy has taken up the King’s kind offer of a summer break at Highgrove!

Jaberwok Tue 12-Aug-25 13:58:30

Highgrove is about 42 miles away from Dean village, even if the King were there, which he's not, the distance would be enough not to affect the tranquillity of this beautiful property.

AGAA4 Tue 12-Aug-25 14:02:06

I can't forget how Vance treated Zelensky in that infamous meeting. Isn't the US big enough for him?
Coming to the beautiful Cotswolds and causing mayhem.

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 12-Aug-25 14:09:15

ronib, would this be the JD Vance that didn't want Britain in certain international discussions, because it's " a random country that hasn't fought a war in forty years"?

ronib Tue 12-Aug-25 14:12:33

Yes he has such a fascinating way with words Chocolatelovinggran….

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 12-Aug-25 16:32:03

ronib, hmm : he has a way with words that I might call dismissive, or discourteous - see his comments on single women...

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 16:59:55

If I lived there, I think I'd be out with a placard, protesting!

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