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CROOKED CORONER REPAYING STOLEN MILLIONS ALAN CRICKMORE’S ASSETS SEIZED BY COURT A FORMER Gloucestershire coroner has been ordered to pay back almost £1m he stole from his clients, some of whom had in fact died. Alan Crickmore was jailed for eight years back in 2013 after stealing more than £2m from clients at his Cheltenham law practice. The thefts took place over a period of 12 years. In a confiscation hearing at Southwark Crown Court, judge Anthony Leonard QC ordered him to pay pack £992,679. The money will be used to help compensate the families
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of his victims. Payments will be made from his realisable assets, including properties, bank accounts and even Crickmore's pension fund. He was jailed in 2013 after he admitted 24 counts of fraud. The court heard how he stole money from client’s accounts and the estates of dead people. The crooked coroner then used the stolen loot to fund a lavish lifestyle which included exotic cruises, expensive restaurants and fine wines. Alan Crickmore
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The family of Kenneth Goodwin, who had £894,442 stolen from his estate, said the outcome was a “great relief.” “We’ve a few more hurdles to cross but it is a huge relief. “Hopefully, in the next few months we will have achieved our aims and goals
and be able to move on with our lives.” his son Ian said. Det Sgt David Fryatt, from Gloucestershire Police, said: “During the course of our investigation Mr Crickmore sold his matrimonial house, his practice in Cheltenham and his holiday home in Norfolk. “The equity released from
those sales went into bank accounts which were frozen and managed by the Crown Prosecution Service.” He added that two properties owned by Crickmore's sons, which he paid for using stolen funds, will be sold and the money used to pay compensation back to victims.
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First Great Western workers to go on strike? RAIL workers on the First Great Western line that services Cheltenham are to vote on strike action amid a dispute over jobs and safety The rail union RMT said the ballot was being held over concerns relating to the introduction of new trains. The union says it wants assurances over jobs, staffing levels and buffet facilities on the new Super Express Trains and for the maintenance contract to be kept in house. FGW said it would be increasing the number of staff on the trains. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "RMT has made every effort to secure a series of
very basic assurances from FGW over jobs, services and safety as a result of the introduction of the new Hitachi fleet and they have simply ignored us. "FGW... are crashing ahead with the ripping out of buffet cars and the threat to safetycritical station and train staff purely to maximise the profits from new trains bought for them by the British taxpayer." FGW operations director Ben Rule said: "We are not removing train managers or customer hosts from these trains, and we will be serving hot and cold food and drink on more trains than we do today. "We are being very clear from
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Witnesses sought to a collision in Cheltenham POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Cheltenham in which a driver who hit another car used threatening behaviour towards the victim and refused to give his details. A silver Vauxhall Astra struck the offside front and side of a silver Kia Soul on Tewkesbury Road approaching the roundabout at the junction of Kingsditch Lane at about 5pm on Tuesday 12th May. Both drivers stopped and got out, but the offender swore and shouted abuse at the victim and refused to give his details before driving off. The victim felt threatened and thought the offender would hurt him. The driver of the Astra is described as white, in his mid-20s, about 6ft 2ins tall, of slim build with dark hair. Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident 326 of 12 May 2015.
Uninsured cars being nabbed by Police GLOUCESTERSHIRE police have recently been busy on the case seizing and removing uninsured cars from our roads across the county and the town. They have seized more than ten vehicles in the last couple of days this week. The most recent to be seized was on the M5 between junctions 13 from Stroud and 12 for Gloucester on Tuesday of this week. Another vehicle was grabbed for having no insurance in Up Hatherley Way, Cheltenham on Tuesday. On Monday alone, six vehicles were seized for no insurance across Gloucestershire. Police have been pulling no punches with their warning of ‘no insurance means no car.’
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Cheltenham boarding schools abuse claims THE allegations centre on Dowdeswell Court and Badgeworth Court schools in Cheltenham and Clouds House in Wiltshire - all run privately. Pupils allege they were subjected to “horrific” abuse during the 1970s and 1980s Staff who worked at the schools have “categorically denied” any involvement saying pupil welfare was a “priority”. Some also claim they were sexually abused at Dowdeswell Court, but the investigation is not naming any teachers allegedly involved for legal reasons. Gloucestershire Police said it takes all “allegations of abuse extremely seriously and potential victims will be treated with dignity throughout any investigation.” “We continue to work alongside our colleagues in Wiltshire to ensure that any investigation is carried out thoroughly,” a spokesman said. The NSPCC said the police
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“should leave no stone unturned in getting to the truth.” Former Dowdeswell pupil Roy Messenger said the owner of the schools, Anthony Hurley, oversaw a regime of terror and beatings, with others claiming the abuse there was “horrific.” Mr Hurley died in 2003. He appeared in court in 2000 on allegations of cruelty and sexual abuse of children, but was deemed unfit to stand trial. “He would force food down people’s mouths – his words were ‘I’m not paying... for this food and you not eating it',” Mr
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Messenger said. Another, Chris Hight, was sent to the school near Cheltenham in 1980, after his parents split up when he was 12 years old. “I needed to be looked after, loved and cared for but I wasn’t,” he said. At Badgeworth Court, also owned by Mr Hurley, further allegations have come to light, with then head teacher John Derek Williams and his deputy head Ashley Pritchard, who is from Wales, both accused of carrying out violent assaults. Both Mr Williams and Mr Pritchard have denied any involvement in the alleged abuse. “I was not responsible
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for or complicit in any abuse of pupils or in the cover up of complaints,” Mr Williams said. “I am saddened by the allegations and upset by the suggestion I was personally involved.” Linda Uren, director of children's services at Gloucestershire County Council, said: “Badgeworth Court School was a privatelyrun school. It was not regulated by the council, however we did place children there, alongside other local councils. “We became aware of allegations involving staff in the early 1970s and stopped using the school afterwards.”
Horwood bites back on Broadband “SO the net result of all our new Tory MP’s sound and fury on the subject of superfast broadband is that his Conservative colleagues at Shire Hall have pressed on with extending coverage in rural areas but still haven't committed to filling the last remaining gaps in Cheltenham.” “The coalition government made a clear commitment to make sure everyone in the country had at least a basic 2 megabits per second broadband service by 2016. In places like Cheltenham where the basic service is poor, the superfast programme offered the only realistic way to meet that target and we now have less than six months to go. The Conservative administration at Shire Hall now know exactly which addresses have the worst service and aren’t being covered by the commercial operators
because I sent them a full list of the affected addresses before I left office.” He also added: “Alex Chalk asked ministers about this in parliament recently and they told him what they told me last year – which is that they had already committed more than £25 million of taxpayers money to the county council to implement superfast broadband in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. Previously he suggested that Cheltenham Borough Council should spend local peoples' money to do the county's job for them – in effect charging them twice. “What we really need now is for him to persuade Conservative bosses at Shire Hall to spend some of the millions they've already been given in Cheltenham as well as the Cotswolds before the target is missed.”
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Ladies CoLLege pupiLs toLd HomeWork stiLL to be done THE head of Cheltenham Ladies' College has had to “break the news” to pupils that the “end of homework is not quite as imminent” as they might have hoped. It follows some media coverage that claimed the institution is to ban “prep” - a public school term for homework - to “save pupils from depression.” Principal Eve JardineYoung said: “The headline about homework being banned was not entirely accurate.” She said it was being looked at as part of an “overall review of learning.” Claims that the independent up market school in Cheltenham was considering scrapping homework were made in The Times after an interview Ms Jardine-Young gave to the newspaper.
Although the principal admits the girls' school is looking into the “daily” prep being handed out to its 850 students, she said it was not completely abolishing “traditional homework.” “It's about stepping back and asking what is homework for, what is the effectiveness of the prep?” she said. In October, the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) reported that the college's set homework was “appropriate and stimulating.” Ms Jardine-Young however said the regimented “Victorian approach to homework” needed to be reviewed to make it “relevant for the 21st Century learner.”
Chalk meets with Nhs bosses to demaNd Clarity Walks with Hawks’ a flyaway success at Cheltenham care home A HOST of feathered friends flew into Sandfields, when the care home on St. George’s Road in Cheltenham hosted a fun event in association with Walks with Hawks. Following the success of the care home’s participation in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch earlier in the year, residents at Sandfields had the rare chance to experience the art of falconry and to get up close to different species of hawks, owls and falcons. There was an opportunity to handle the birds, and the session also included a talk about the importance of protecting birds of prey and conserving their habitats. Ruth Baggs, home manager at Sandfields, said: “Many residents here have an active interest in wildlife and nature and, as
everyone enjoyed getting involved in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch earlier this year, we took the decision to invite Walks with Hawks to bring some of their magnificent birds along to Sandfields. “The visit was a real success and you could see from the residents’ reactions just how engaged and fascinated they were by the chance to get so close to such impressive birds of prey. It was fantastic to see the smiles on everyone’s faces. The session also fitted really well with our ‘activity based care’ approach here at Sandfields, which is all about ensuring residents can continue enjoying the hobbies they have always loved as well as giving people the opportunity to discover new talents and interests.”
CHELTENHAM'S new MP, Alex Chalk, has fulfilled one of his key pre-election promises, by convening a meeting with local NHS bosses to seek clarity over their plans for the future of A&E at the town's hospital. The two hour meeting, which was requested by Mr Chalk less than 24 hours after he was elected, took place last Friday in Cheltenham. It saw Mr Chalk joined by Gloucester MP Richard Graham and senior figures from the local NHS Hospital Trust. The meeting was requested by Mr Chalk after he was passed a confidential internal NHS report which listed centralising emergency surgery on one site (either Cheltenham or Gloucester) as the Trust's 'specific priority' over the next two years. The issue also featured heavily during the election hustings. At the meeting Mr Chalk received assurances that the Trust has no current plans to remove A&E from Cheltenham General Hospital. In further discussions, both MPs outlined their willing-
ness to support the Trust's bid to increase training opportunities for student nurses in the county. Such training, if provided in conjunction with the University of Gloucestershire, would help to ease staffing pressures at key local hospitals. Mr Chalk also pledged to lobby the Department of Health for funding for hospital modernisation works at Cheltenham General, which he described as ''sorely needed''. Following his meeting with Trust figures and Gloucester's MP, Mr Chalk commented: ''I called this meeting, because I was concerned about the future of A&E here in Cheltenham. A town of our size deserves a first class, acute, hospital and I am reassured to hear that the Trust has no plans to axe our A&E. But there is no room for complacency. There are challenges facing our hospital, including sorely needed more modern facilities. I will continue to press the case for healthcare investment here in Cheltenham.''
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Super apprenticeships Sainsbury’s milk latest target of badger cull activists SUPERDRY has joined forces with Gloucestershire College, with plans to launch Superdry Apprenticeships at its Cheltenham head office. The new partnership will see Superdry recruit apprentices across a number of its departments, who will study apprenticeship qualifications with Gloucestershire College.
Superdry selected its local training provider after careful consideration, with Gloucestershire College being chosen for its student support, success rates, cultural fit and its proven adaptability to meet the emerging needs of the fast growing, locally based business. Superdry boasts a significant and growing presence across the globe; operating 524 retail locations in 46 countries, including 147
owned stores and 97 concessions in the UK and Europe. Superdry’s Learning and Development Manager, Jez Light, said: “Superdry are delighted to begin a new collaboration with our chosen provider, Gloucestershire College. It’s a really exciting opportunity for us to recruit, develop and retain future talent for our business as we grow. Gloucestershire College Vice Principal and Head of Business Development, Peter White, said: “Teaming up with Superdry is a thrilling prospect for Gloucestershire College and our students, who will have the opportunity to work with a world renowned designer locally, whilst achieving the qualifications they need for a successful future career. Superdry Apprenticeships vacancies will be advertised online at www.gloscol.ac.uk/ apprenticeshipvacancies when they are available. Contact the GC Business Hub on 01452 563400 for information about the application process.
ANIMAL activists may be poised to send photographs of dead and dying animals to Sainsbury's shareholders to try and stop the supermarket selling milk from badger cull areas across the county. The activists have already stopped the Caffè Nero coffee chain selling milk from badger cull areas by threatening to target them in an ‘anti-austerity’ march later this month. Now they are planning to do the same with Sainsbury's by sending 100,000 shareholders leaflets containing pictures of bloodcovered badgers shot in the cull to control bovine TB in Somerset and Gloucestershire. Members of Stop The Cull are also said to be considering hijacking the supermarket chain's annual general meeting next month. The group also posted the chief executive's email
address on its website so activists can send him messages demanding he stop selling milk from the cull zone. Spokesman Jay Tiernan is reported as saying up to 100 activists were planning to buy Sainsbury's shares to get into the annual general meeting where some would wear badger masks to call for the supermarket chain to boycott milk from farms involved in the cull. He added: "We will be
using any examples of wounded badgers and badgers dying long, slow, painful deaths in the campaign against Sainsbury's, saying you are responsible because you haven't spoken out against it.” Other supermarket chains, such as Tesco and Morrisons could be targeted in a bid to stop them selling milk from the cull zones which are expected to be extended in an effort to wipe out TB
in cattle herds. Minette Batters, deputy president of the National Farmers’ Union, said: “Farmers and people who supported the cull had their names, addresses, email addresses and contact details published online. “They have received anonymous calls and people wearing balaclavas trespassing on their land. This has been very intimidating.” A Sainsbury's spokesman said: “Animal welfare issues are of great concern to us. “We appreciate there are strong feelings on both sides of the debate which makes this a difficult issue. "We do not think it fair to penalise farmers who, by geographic circumstance, are within the cull area." Former Environment Secretary Owen Paterson claims a “tiny bunch of extremists” are trying to influence national disease control policy.
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A £35m programme of road improvements for Gloucestershire announced by government HIGHWAYS England said the main focus would be the repair of bridges over the M5 motorway between junctions 11 and 13. Resurfacing of up to 114 miles (183 km) of the county's road network is also planned. And waterproofing and resurfacing work is scheduled for a stretch of the A40 at Walham Viaduct. Highways England's Andrew Page-Dove said the work being undertaken "represents a major investment in Gloucestershire's roads infrastructure". He said delays and disruption should be kept to a minimum and full details of
each road improvement scheme would be made public ahead of work beginning later in the summer.
There was no mention in the programme of any action for Cheltenham’s roads.
Host families wanted for international students DUE to a surge in applications from international students, Gloucestershire College’s Summer School is looking for Cheltenham families to host one or two students each this July and August. In addition to a large group from Shanghai, there will be hundreds students from across the globe arriving at Cheltenham Campus on Monday 29 June, to benefit from English lessons, cultural activities and excursions for up to eight weeks. Families living within a 30minute walking distance or bus ride from the campus can earn £155 a week for hosting one student, with the option of hosting more if they have additional rooms, or students are happy to share their room
with another. In exchange, host families are asked to provide a bedroom, full board – breakfast, lunch and dinner – a weekly laundry service and WiFi access throughout the student’s stay. They may also be required to transport younger students to evening discos. Besides the financial benefit, host families enjoy enriching and rewarding experiences as they learn about another country and culture; have the chance to help young people develop their language skills; and even form a lasting bond, with many hosts keeping in contact with their students long after they leave. All new host families must undertake a DBS check and
will require a home visit from the College’s Accommodation Officer before being accepted. International Manager, Judy Woodman, said: “Hosting is a great way of experiencing other countries and cultures, and supporting students on their likely first time away from home. In the summer, local host families have a great experience hosting for our junior summer school students, especially when visitors from Cheltenham’s twin towns of Annecy and Weihai meet up with the Mayor and old friends from previous visits. This year we have new groups from Shanghai and Chengdu in China, so please let us know if you too would like to be a host for us.”
The International Department is also looking for families who are able to host students from the end of August until mid-June 2016. During this time, families will need to provide students with half board – breakfast and dinner – during the week and full board on weekends, during holidays and any time the students aren’t required to be at College. Term-time host families can expect to be paid £145 per student per week. 18-year-old Karen Chan from Hong Kong is currently staying with a host family in Cheltenham and sharing a room with another student. She said: “My hosts make it feel like home and my host family is the best I ever had in the UK. I get on well with my housemate really well and we are like sisters now.” Those interested in hosting a student this summer, or from September to June, should contact Gloucestershire College’s International Office on 01242 532007, email accommodation @gloscol.ac.uk or visit www.gloscol.ac.uk/international for more information.
Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk highlights town's potholes CHELTENHAM'S newlyelected MP says he is getting potholes fixed is top of his list of priorities. Alex Chalk said Gloucestershire had been given £4m by the government to tackle potholes
but wanted to make sure the town gets its fair share. He said he felt Cheltenham had been the "Cinderella" town of the county when it came to funding for road repairs.
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muSic For nepal in HaTHerley park Sunday 21 June, 2.30pm PACK up a picnic and head down to Hatherley Park on Sunday 21st June for an afternoon of live music from student and local bands, with a mixture of jazz, folk and pop. The Friends of Hatherley Park, who have organised the event, will also be laying on refreshments and scrumptious homemade cakes. There will be lots of collection boxes in the park and every single penny that is donated during the afternoon, will go to help Nepal. The event has been supported by Cheltenham Borough Council’s community-building grant fund, which aims to help community and voluntary sector groups to run smallscale projects, and events to help them support the well-being of their neighbourhood up to the value
of £300. Richard Gibson, strategy and engagement manager at the council, said: “We are pleased to support Friends of Hatherley Park with a small grant from our Community Building fund. Other groups who are interested in applying for either a community building grant or a community pride grant have until Monday 22 June to do so.” Lorna Robson, Chair of The Friends of Hatherley Park, added: “We are thrilled to have been awarded the small grant which has covered the cost of refreshments and adver-
tising for the event. All the bands are playing for free and even the local printing firm reduced their prices to help us. We hope the audience will be very generous and will enjoy a great mixture of music from local young talent. We are also very grateful to St. Stephen's Church in St. Stephen's Road, who have invited us to hold the event in the church, just in case it is a wet afternoon.” If you are interested in applying for a community pride grant or communitybuilding grant please visit the council’s website for more information.
Former boozer to be transformed into furniture shop THE former Parrot pub located in the town has been sold in a deal brokered by joint agents Christie + Co. The elegant Grade II listed property, which has a number of period features including decorative ceiling cornices, has been acquired by a private buyer for an undisclosed sum off an asking price of £495,000. Nicholas Calfe, Director at Christie + Co’s Bristol office said, “The property generated substantial interest
from developers, retailers, pub and restaurant operators. The successful cash purchaser who is based in Swindon completed the
transaction within three weeks and is looking forward to converting the property into a bespoke furniture shop.”
yummy... food and drink festival just a day away! OUR stunning Montpellier Gardens will once again play host to the Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival this weekend June 12th – 14th, where the very best of local and national producers gather to sample and sell their fine food and drink to the town. Highlights will include demonstrations in The Chef’s Kitchen from; multi Michelin starred chef Jean Christophe Novelli, Stefan Gates from CBBC’s Incredible Edibles for kids to enjoy
and presenter and wild food expert Mark Lloyd along with various tastings and talks for wine-lovers. And local Evesham sweet potato importer, Scott Farms, will also be there launching its ‘Three-Colour’ Scott Farms Sweet Potato Chips, the first ever bag of sweet potato crisps to feature three different types of sweet potato. The tasty white, orange and purple sweet potato flesh varieties are all grown on the Scott family farm in North Carolina –
before being produced here in the UK - and festival goers will have the chance to try and buy the unique crisps which aren’t available in the supermarkets yet. The Three-Colour sweet potato crisps are gluten-free and will be with the Scott Farms team on stand number F23 and sold at a special show price.
And the first 10 Standard readers every day at the festival to turn with this edition of the paper get a free bag of crisps and a Scott Farm apron. It’s first come, first served, so you’d better be quick! Festival doors open Friday 12pm-7pm, Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday 10am-5pm. Tickets £7.00 on the door.
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EddiE “thE EaglE” Edwards hOllYwOOd mOviE is 90% fakE THE retired sportsman, who is from Cheltenham but now lives in Stroud, became a hero at the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988 despite finishing a distant last. A film, starring Welsh actor Taron Egerton as Eddie, is currently being filmed and due for release in 2016. Edwards said: “I've been warned only 10% to 15% of it is based on my life.” Edwards, 51, whose real first name is Michael, was working as a plasterer in Cheltenham when he qualified, entirely self-funded, for the 1988 Winter Olympics ski-jumping competition. Despite finishing last in both the 70 metre and 90 metre events, he rapidly became a household name. “I was a normal guy, I just did the best I could with what I had - which wasn't much,” he said. “I had no money, no training facilities, no snow, no ski jumps, no trainer but I still managed to ski jump for my country - and getting
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there was my gold medal.” Since selling the rights to his story 17 years ago, several producers have tried to get the Olympian's life on the big screen. The latest to take on the biopic is Matthew Vaughn and his production company Marv Films, but Edwards thinks it will not be about his life “at all”.
“I've not really seen the script so I don't know what they've picked out of the things that happened in my life and what is made up,” he said. “There's always a certain amount of poetic licence but I'm kind of anxious - what exactly have they put in about my life and how have they portrayed me?”
Open day set to empower adult learners
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AS part of a National celebration of lifelong learning, learndirect Cheltenham will lead the way in demonstrating provisions in adult courses to both local referral partners and adult learners on Tuesday 16th June from 9.15-3pm. The day will provide local and regional referral partners with an insight into the wealth of available course opportunities ranging from English, Maths, IT, Employability, Customer Services, Health and Social Care, Warehousing and Retail which all lead to City and Guilds Qualifications. Staff will be on hand to meet the visitors to the Centre and to participate in the presentations. The afternoon will focus on learning styles, developing confidence, IT skills and how to access the Centre’s Job Club and is specifically aimed at potential adult learners who will benefit from the exciting opportunities which learning can bring whatever the age or background. The Open Day will be held at Tebbit House, 51-55 Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham, GL52 2NE. For more details about the sessions and to book a place call 01242 225760 or email Isabelle.midwinter@ learndirect-centres.co.uk
AN ABSOLUTE gem of a news story fell into my lap this week when I heard about a landlord telling all his tenants in Hesters Way to stop their children playing outside on the street. The landlord, Guinness Partnership, has hit out at families staying in their property, warning that playing ball games and riding around on rickety scooters outside their property is a nuisance. And do you know what – I’m totally on the side of the landlord. Why? My reasons are twofold. Firstly – it’s a bloody nuisance for some rowdy little snots to be kicking about a ball on a public highway. Drivers face enough distractions on the road without having to also divert around a squad of roadside soccer kids. The parents need to overcome their stubbornness, be normal, and insist that their darlings all walk around the corner and play in the park. It might be a lot safer for the
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kids and it would also eradicate the impending reality of a smashed window? It would also remove the noise generated by the young rabble in what should be a quiet residential area, which I believe can only be a good thing for the disconcerting neighbours of the road. This brings me onto my second point. The landlord involved is not any
ordinary landlord. Guinness specifically provides affordable housing. According to their own website – they’re a national housing charity. These guys have obviously got experience in housing people in deprived areas and probably know all too well about the problems that can arise in these neighbourhoods. They’ll draw up conditions in the tenancy agreements such as: ‘no ball games outside the front’, or ‘keep noise to a minimum after 10pm’ as a way of managing conflict. They don’t want the road turning into some no-go area and becoming the Baghdad of Cheltenham. In my opinion it’s a very reasonable request from Guinness Partnership for tenants to prevent their kids from making nuisances of themselves outside of their property – and quite rightly warranted - after a frustrated neigh-
bour has raised a complaint about the problem. I’ll wager a bet that it won’t be these mummies of five or six children dipping into their purses to replace a neighbour’s broken window when a ball kicked by one of their offspring goes flying through it; it’ll be the landlord. Bottom line is - if the unruly parents are that put-out by these modest requirements, why did they move into the property and sign the tenancy agreement? If they really want their kids to be afforded the chance to play footie on the road and gamble with death, they should buy their own house to do it outside of. When they can afford to buy, they can make the rules. Until then I suggest they behave like adults and show some respect for a contract they entered into.
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THIS month, Cheltenham’s volunteers are being celebrated for their work in the community. Sue Deady and Hannah Webster share their stories. Sue Deady, 31, volunteers at Gardner’s Lane and Oakwood Federation which manages seven local chil-
dren centres. She said: ‘’I volunteer because I want to work with children. I help the staff here to offer more time and attention to the children who really need it. My role is to be an ‘extra pair of hands’ so that the staff can work more intensively with the more vulner-
able children. ‘’I have gained a lot of experience and it has really boosted my confidence. I was at home a lot with my children but in the last year I have studied for my certificates in English and Maths. I wouldn’t have thought of doing this before I came to
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Last week’s solutions (4th June 2015): Across: 3 Admission; 8 Tern; 9 Ascertain; 10 Lament; 11 Flier; 14 Title; 15 Rest; 16 Sheds; 18 Cost; 20 Clean; 21 Tasks; 24 Orator; 25 Tentative; 26 Gown; 27 Cranberry. Down: 1 Athletics; 2 Dramatist; 4 Dust; 5 Ideal; 6 Sitter; 7 Omit; 9 Andes; 11 Fleas; 12 Reception; 13 Itinerant; 17 Score; 19 Tartan; 22 Katie; 23 Peer; 24 Over.
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the centre. I have also taken the techniques I have learnt about children’s learning home with me – they have really worked fantastically. I have learned so much about the way children think. I am now looking at getting some qualifications in Early Years, hoping to go on to a job.’’ Hannah Webster, 21, volunteers at the Oakley Neighbourhood Project which offers education, advice and community projects. As part of her university course, she felt that
the work would be good experience for employment as well as a chance to offer some of her knowledge and skills. Hannah said: ‘’My main role has been to assist clients in looking for employment. The work has increased my awareness of the different aspects of life and levels of vulnerability some people face. Through my work, I have supported different types of people and helped them in their work and day to day life. This has increased my confidence
and helped my teaching skills which is great for university.’’ Cheltenham Partnership – which represents the voluntary, community, public and private sector – is publishing a case study every day during June to promote the good work of local volunteers. Visit www.cheltenhampartnership.org.uk To find out more about volunteering, contact Volunteering Gloucestershire on 0300 365 6700 or email info@volunteerglos.org.uk
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STUART Holmes Salon, Cheltenham was named runner up in the 2015 L’Oréal Professionnel Men’s Image Award as part of the hairdressing industries most prestigious events, the 2015 L’Oréal Colour Trophy Grand Final. On Monday 1st June, 2015 the salons creative 3-month journey came to a dramatic finale inside the stunning Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London. Over 1000 of the hairdressing industries most acclaimed and famous figures filled the dazzling venue with thunderous applause as Stuart Holmes Salon made their way to the stage to collect their prestigious award. The 2015 L’Oréal Colour Trophy Presenter Lauren Laverne and Colour Director for Charles Worthington, Carolyn Newman,
handed the team their trophy during a moment they probably won’t forget. Stuart Holmes said, “We are so proud of our incredible team – what an amazing achievement to have won
this fantastic award out of hundreds of talented hairdressers throughout the UK – it’s great to receive such recognition for our excellence in hair cutting and colouring.”
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Business Partnership to push major town centre improvement plans THE Cheltenham Business Partnership has announced that it is pressing ahead with plans to explore the creation of a Business Improvement District (BID) in the town centre. The decision follows consultation with a wide range of town centre businesses to assess their appetite for developing a programme of major improvements aimed at enhancing business performance. Almost a hundred businesses responded to a survey in which they were asked to identify the priority projects which they consider would boost trade and to outline whether they would support the creation of a BID to achieve this. Business Improvement Districts are considered to be the leading model of management and development of town and city centres with almost 200 currently operating across the United Kingdom. Businesses located in the BID area are required to pay a small additional sum based on their Business Rates to
fund agreed improvements. If approved, a Cheltenham BID would generate upwards of £350,000 per year to promote and add to the vitality of the town, thus increasing footfall and business success within the BID location. The next step will involve the Cheltenham Business Partnership creating a group of town centre representatives to develop a draft BID Business Plan by autumn of this year. Terri Brewster, Chair of the Cheltenham Business Partnership, which jointly commissioned the Cheltenham BID Feasibility Project, said: “We believe that a BID could bring a new dynamic
to Cheltenham in terms of promoting the town and helping to improve the performance of businesses of all kinds. “We would especially like to thank all the businesses who contributed to the survey and were struck by the enthusiasm displayed for working together on projects that matter to business. We are looking forward to developing a business plan that will add real value to the town.” Kevan Blackadder, manager of the Cheltenham Business Partnership, said: “I’m particularly excited at the opportunities a BID could offer to the town’s retailers. Cheltenham continues to do well as a retail centre but could perform even better. A BID creates the opportunity for a town’s businesses to be directly involved in the decision making and I’m sure many will want to embrace that opportunity.” A copy of the feasibility study is available at www.cheltenhambp.org.uk/ news
Gloucestershire care homes open doors to local community THE Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), which runs 18 care homes across Gloucestershire, will be opening their doors and hosting a series of special events to help build relationships between residents and the local community as part of National Care Home Open Day on Friday 19th June. National Care Home Open Day provides an opportunity for people of all ages to visit their local care homes, meet residents and see the vibrant and positive lifestyle they enjoy. The aim is to strengthen community links and enable people to gain a better understanding of all that’s offered in terms of care provision and facilities, including a chance to meet new people and changes lives by volunteering.
As part of the day, the Trust’s Gloucestershire homes are organising activities and events for residents and visitors, many of which will have a rugby theme in celebration of Gloucester hosting the 2015 Rugby World Cup. And locally Monkscroft Care Centre in Cheltenham is hosting a day of music and cakes, with a rugby themed sports afternoon. With Orchard House also in Cheltenham welcoming players from Cheltenham Tigers Rugby Club at 3pm, along with a reminiscence session and sensory games with rugby balls. Kevin Hall, Gloucestershire Assistant Operations Director for OSJCT, commented: “One of our main goals is to make sure our residents stay connected with
their local communities, which is why we’re delighted to continue supporting National Care Home Open Day. “We’re always looking for new ways of building lasting relationships with our local communities, and initiatives like National Care Home Open Day are a perfect opportunity to open our doors and meet our neighbours’’. “The campaign not only gives people the opportunity to look around and gain a better understanding of what life is like inside our homes and how they could help the care teams by volunteering, but it also gives our residents the chance to meet new people and get involved locally.” For more information about OSJCT, visit www.osjct.co.uk.
Cheltenham girl amongst students to secure places at elite Norland College THREE Gloucestershire College students are off to elite nanny school, Norland College, this September, after successfully achieving their Diplomas for the Children and Young People’s Workforce at Gloucestershire College. 17-year-old Maddie MacKenzie from Cheltenham and Megan Mozol from Gloucester, along with 19-year-old Sophie Coles from Chipping Norton, will study for their BA(Hons) in Early Years Development and Learning with the Norland Diploma, at the prestigious Bath-based institution which supplies childcare to the rich, famous and royal, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The focus of a 2014 ITV documentary, Britain’s Poshest Nannies, Norland College is world famous and celebrated not only for its high standard of training, but also the
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iconic uniforms of its students, which include brown hats, white gloves and flat-heeled brown brogues. The three GC students attended an Open Day last year at Norland College and, after a one-to-one interview, delivering a presentation to their peers and completing a written exercise, were successfully accepted on to the course. The three-year degree will see Maddie, Megan and Sophie benefit from a blend of lectures and placements, with modules including lifesaving, selfdefence, advanced driving skills and domestic science. The girls will study the
Norland Diploma alongside, which will gain them the title of ‘Norlander’ or ‘Norland Nanny’ upon successful completion and make them highly sought after childcare professionals. Megan said: “I have found my course hard work but my time at Gloucestershire College fun and worthwhile. Last year my placement was at a nursery and this year, a primary school. My dream is to become a nanny and my course at Gloucestershire College has allowed me to gain so much experience working with children.” “For more information about Early Years courses at Gloucestershire College, and where they can take you in the future, visit www.gloscol.ac.uk/healthcareandearlyyears or call Student Services on 0345 155 2020
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Cheltenham Festivals First Story Book Launch for All Saints TWELVE students at All Saints’ Academy have had their work published and will be on sale at the Cheltenham Literature Festival this year. A project that was set up by Cheltenham Festivals and First Story have been working with students at All Saints’ Academy throughout the year. The project involves students from Years 10, 11 and 12. Published author Cliff Yates has been working with the students every Friday after school to inspire and teach them the art of writing poems. Cliff chose the students best poems to feature in the book titled ‘Some of these things are true’. On Tuesday 2nd June All Saints’ Academy held an official book launch, parents and family members were invited along with members of the public. Students chose their favourite poem to introduce and read to the audience. Director of Educa-
tion at Cheltenham Festivals Ali Mawle also gave a fantastic speech about the student’s hard work and dedication to the project. All Saints’ Academy Principal Dermot McNiffe also talked to the audience about what the project had involved and how proud we were of these student achievements. Miss Jo Dunne, second in English has been leading the project within All Saints’ Academy said ‘The launch was a fantastic way to recognise the achievement that these students have made. The project has been a lot of hard work but as they showed at the book launch definitely worth it.’ Head Girl Emily Bond, 16, took part in the project ‘The First Story project has been an inspirational experience. I feel privileged to have had this opportunity. My favourite part of the project was the independence we were given to express our writing individually.’
Winston’s Wish secures new partnership with Family Insurance Services WINSTON’S Wish, the leading childhood bereavement charity in the UK, has partnered with insurance broker Family Insurance Services to benefit from every policy it sells. Family Insurance Services (under trading name of Assured Futures Limited), based in Cheltenham, is offering Winston’s Wish a donation for each time a policy
is purchased via a referral link featured on the Winston’s Wish website (https://www.familyis.co.uk/ ?ref=ww). Ian Sawyer, Managing Director of Family Insurance Services, has been a champion of Winston’s Wish for a number of years. He said: “Winston’s Wish is not just a charity that we support but one that has a
special place in our industry. As life and health insurance advisers our role is to help ensure families have the right financial support when bereavement occurs. Winston’s Wish provides the essential emotional support to those young people who are left behind. Both financial and emotional support are absolutely crucial. Our partnership can now help families in both ways; by getting the right and best insurance cover in place, whilst simultaneously helping to generate income for Winston’s Wish to help those who sadly do suffer that terrible loss. Family Insurance Services are very proud indeed to be associated with Winston’s Wish”. Catherine Ind, Chief Executive at Winston’s Wish, said, “We’re very grateful to Family Insurance Services for supporting us. The money raised from this partnership will help us continue to support more bereaved children and their families”.
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JUST love Cheltenham’s Food and Drink Festival. It’s one of the highlights of the year when the good folks of the town come out to gorge themselves on a myriad of epicurean delights. This is a festival that’s well thought-out year on year, delivering a really up-market number of exhibitors and live cookery demonstrations to tingle the taste buds and the senses. It’s one of those festivals that does have a very ‘local’ feel to it, enabling a host of local residents to meet up and enjoy everything that this lovely bijou festival has to offer. Of course it’s not just about the food; there’s street theatre, live music from a selection of local bands and loads of ‘kiddie’ activities that will keep your nippers well and truly engrossed and trouble-free as you mop up the delights that abound. This really is a food storm in a rather beautifully created cup of an event. Long gone are the days when food festivals meant greasy sausages and over fried onions from dodgy vendors purporting to be ‘local producers’. Or, horror of horror, stalls with nothing short of cheap tat on them fit for the bin. What we see now is the emergence of single produce specialists who really care about their levels of quality and production. It’s this mantra that the Cheltenham Food and Drink organisers have bitten into, ensuring that we ‘punters’ aren’t exposed to shoddy, low quality overpriced food that belongs in an East London street market. It all has to be synonymous with quality and the event organisers here know that only too-well, as most Cheltonians won’t put up with garbage and certainly not when the entry price is £7.00. To me that’s a fair price for what you get and it also has the added bonus of keeping out certain elements of the town and the standards high. This year’s festival with that good looking French chap, Jean Christophe Novelli looks set to be a sizzler. And like a quality banger let’s hope the texture and taste of this mouth-watering extravaganza delivers just as it did last year.
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Information and advice evening a success GUESTS enjoyed wine and canapés on a summer evening at Wentworth Court Nursing Home before attending a talk on some of the financial and legal issues affecting those living with dementia (on Thursday 4th June.) Representatives from Gloucestershire businesses, Willans LLP solicitors and Neil Gayler & Co spoke about legal protection in older age and care funding options at the event hosted by Cheltenham’s first dementia-only nursing home on Village Road, Cheltenham. Manager of Wentworth Court, Carol Ball said: “With the Alzheimer’s Society estimating that one million people will be affected by dementia by 2025, it is relevant for any of us to think ahead about managing our legal affairs should our capacity diminish over time, as well as make plans to finance any future care needs.
“We were delighted to welcome local people to our home, and benefit from the expertise of the speakers who provided professional insights and helped with demystifying the implications of the 2014 Care Act.” Neil Gayler, accredited with the Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA), discussed what the 2014 Care Act really means for individuals and provided an insight into the different options available for funding care home fees. Neil is Cheltenham’s only SOLLAaccredited Later Life Specialist Adviser and one of only three such accredited Independent Financial Advisers in Gloucestershire. Nick Southwell, Simon Cook and Rachel Taylor from Willans LLP solicitors addressed the pitfalls of not having your personal affairs in order, powers of attorney and how to understand deputyships and Court of
Protection applications. Simon and Rachel are both members of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), experts who are, by definition, the most experienced and senior practitioners in the field of trusts and estates. They have over 25 years’ combined experience in looking after elderly and vulnerable people including those with dementia. Head of wills, probate & trusts at Willans, Simon Cook, said: “We are often approached by families to put something in place once a diagnosis has been made but unfortunately a lot of the time we are past the point
when something can happen other than dealing with the Court of Protection. This can be a long-winded and expensive route. Tonight’s event was a great opportunity to raise awareness of the importance for getting personal affairs in place to safeguard for the future.” Wentworth Court opened in May and offers long-term nursing, respite and day care for people living with dementia. For more information or to book a visit, please go to www.wentworthct.com
Event success for Piercefield Oliver PIERCEFIELD Oliver hosted their first business event in Cheltenham, ‘The Year of the Ram, investing in an uncertain world,’ on Tuesday 2nd June at Hotel du Vin. Recently relocating its head office, founding partners of Piercefield Oliver, Stephen Willis and Louise Oliver were delighted to hold their first event in the spa town and present one of the bestknown names in investment management, Justin Urquhart Stewart (pictured), who is a frequent commentator on television and radio, and who gave an informative and entertaining overview of the global economy and how this could be applied to investing. Director Stephen said: “We were delighted by the positive feedback from the guests who attended this very informative talk by Justin Urquhart Stewart. We plan to arrange similar informative events in the near future.” While director Louise furthered: “We are lucky to have the support of our wonderful clients and professionals. Our event was a success, the venue was great and our speaker was very entertaining.” www.piercefieldoliver.com
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EvERyvoiCE baCk homE! AFtER its recent sell-out performances at the tuckwell Amphitheatre and Manor by the Lake, the combined voices of the Everyman’s community choirs are returning home for their Summer Concert on thursday 30th July at the Everyman theatre. the theatre’s choirs, led by professional singer and actress Caroline Mander, have gone from strength to strength and there are now 7 individual choirs, who play to sold out houses, with a long waiting list of people wanting to join. Asked by the Everyman, Caroline started the first choir with a small group of around 8 people who were inspired by the hit tV show Glee.
Noticing there was a growing demand for groups to get together and sing, Caroline then went on to start another 6 choirs, including Golden Voices for the over 60s, one for mothers with young babies and toddlers, a teenage choir and one for children. With the youngest member at only 5 years of age and the oldest in her 90s, Caroline’s enthusiasm for leading the choirs is infectious and clearly reaches out across the age barriers. She maintains that everyone can sing. “the whole point of the choirs for me is you don’t have to audition, you don’t have to be able to sing well.
‘IN ThE MakINg’ ExhIBITION FROM ThE DESIgN MUSEUM OpENS ThIS SUMMER aT ThE WILSON OLyMPiC torch designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby reveal the intricacy of everyday objects in in the Making, a touring exhibition from the Design Museum at the Wilson in Cheltenham this summer. the exhibition will be hosted between 11 July and 20 September 2015 at the art gallery and museum, part of the Cheltenham trust. the exhibition is an exciting display of 24 objects, captured midmanufacture, and offers visitors the opportunity to explore familiar objects, and to reacquaint themselves with these by considering the different ways in which they are made. Varying from a tennis ball to a cricket bat to a trumpet, objects are exhibited in an incomplete state to uncover the intriguing beauty of production and to provide a glimpse of curators Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby’s ongoing dialogue with the manufacturing process. in the Making, sponsored by the Cheltenham Design Festival, will celebrate and reveal the
But it’s about having fun, it’s about people who love to sing and it’s turned into this fantastic, enjoyable thing and the standard is actually very high and gets better every term.”
unexpected qualities everyday objects have before assuming their final, recognisable form. With its internationally Designated collection of Arts and Crafts Movement items, the Wilson will create an exciting opportunity to offer direct comparisons between the manufacturing and making processes employed by Arts and Crafts makers, and those employed in modern manufacturing, through a specific select display from the Wilson’s permanent Arts and Crafts Movement collection in a temporary exhibition gallery. Visitors will also be able to explore the process of making and engage with contemporary makers from the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen on special days when they host live demonstrations of their crafts on site. A summer-long programme of events will accompany in the Making, offering families and young people opportunities to get involved beyond viewing the exhibition. Live demonstrations, workshops, talks and trails will allow people to engage with the exhibition and the museum collections at a deeper level, and will offer fun and interesting ways to explore the themes represented through the objects on display. Margaret Cubbage, Curator, Design Museum, said, “the Design Museum is pleased to
their next concert is entitled Guilty Pleasures. Caroline explains “the EveryVoice choir will be performing a great mix of some fabulous songs, songs that you love but are possibly
show in the Making at the Wilson given its location in Cheltenham, a centre for the Arts and Crafts Movement. the exhibition resonates the spirit of the Arts and Crafts, celebrating the making process, the quality of materials and the unexpected beauty of everyday objects. With the display of 24 objects, it is a celebration of the lesser-known moments in the production process, presenting objects made from traditional craft techniques as well as more industrial manufacturing methods.” Julie Finch, CEO of the Cheltenham trust, said “this exhibition, and the accompanying programme of events, are both a great way for people to get involved with the Wilson this summer. they are also a lively example of how the Cheltenham trust supports the ambitious programming at the Wilson, helping it to bring new and interesting experiences to the people of the town.” in the Making will be located in the temporary exhibition galleries of the Wilson and entry will be free for children aged 15 and under, £5 for adults. During the exhibition, the Wilson is open 9.30am – 5.15pm every day. Details of the events and activities programme are available at cheltenhammuseum.org.uk
embarrassed to admit to liking! it will be a fun evening of singing along to classic cheese!” She adds “Feel free to bring your hairbrushes to sing into!” The EveryVoice Guilty
Pleasures Concert is on Thursday 30th July at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £7.50 available online at www.everymantheatre.org. uk or from the Box Office on 01242 572573.
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Friday 17th July to Sunday 19th July 2015 Cheltenham RFC, Newlands Park, Southam Lane With 60+ Acts across 3 stages, kids entertainment all within a tented arena, (should the weather take a turn for the worst) and camping. the very best in Live Music- Rovin’ Fest features world class established Artists as well as the hottest up and coming new talent. With performers aged from 14 to 80 years of age this multi genre event is guaranteed to satisfy all your music taste buds. From Funk, Jazz, Soul, Folk, Ska, Reggae, Rock, Punk, indie, hip-hop and Dance! Over 60 acts
across 3 stages within a tented arena, plus Kids Kix tent with a full itinerary of free music, dance and circus workshops (0 to 16 yrs), kids disco, Meet the Reptiles, 2nd hand toy market in aid of Winston’s wish, meet the characters from Frozen as well as other favourites like Peppa Pig. in many senses Rovin’ Fest represents the musical diversity reflected within 19 years of Subtone. Since opening its doors in ’96, as a live jazz and funk venue, Subtone has existed at the forefront of an ever-shifting British
club and music scene. its list of artists, both live and within the ever changing Electro technologies/ DJ Scene remains as good as any to be found anywhere and over the years has won much critical acclaim. Rovin’ Fest looks to represent the essence of this, old and new, for the young and for the not so young, a great music festival experience for all the family, newbie’s and regular festival goers alike. Rovin’ Fest also offers CAMPiNG and kids funfair. info@rovinfest.com
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SPORT Gloucestershire miss out on regional finals by two shots BOWLS
Gloucestershire 28 Somerset 30 GLOUCESTERSHIRE came within a whisker of reaching the regional finals of the Balcomb Trophy when they were beaten by just two shots 30-28 by Somerset at Bath Bowling Club. In a dramatic end to the
game the rink of Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham), Steve Knight (Cheltenham), Dave Howes (Stroud) and Matt Cuthbert (Cheltenham) were two down and managed to gain the shot to lose by one. The other rink consisting of Chris Roach (Cheltenham), Ben Coldrick (Barnwood), Stuart Hodges (Cheltenham) and Paul Bryant (Olveston) were all
square and with Bryant playing a running wood which moved the jack they ended up unable to force an extra end as the measure went the way of Somerset along with the match as they also lost by one shot. The match was a low scoring affair with Cuthbert losing 16-15 to Tim Salter, while Bryant went down 1413 to Neil Kunc.
County women make it three wins on the spin BOWLS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE women picked up their third consecutive win in the Middle England League with a 129104 win over Cambridgeshire at High Wycombe Bowling Club. For the third time running they came away with three winning rinks with Jan Hunt (Ardagh), Jean Crook (Stroud), Rachel Hughes (Royal Forest of Dean) and Jacky Howes (Stroud) storming into a 9-3 lead over C.Locking after only five ends. Five shots ahead at halfway, they tightened their grip with seven shots in five ends to lead 21-11 and finished up as the highest winning rink 26-13.
Gloucestershire Women 129 (11pts) Cambridgeshire 104 (6pts) Gill Hodder (Stroud), Jeanette Scott (Cheltenham), Janet Tomlinson (Bishop's Cleeve) and Margaret McColl (Cheltenham Spa) who against V Hughes went from 10 all at the halfway stage to pick up 11 shots without reply and lead 2110 after 15 ends. They cruised home by 10 shots 2515. Not to be outdone the rink of Pam Ayres (Cirencester), Pat Baker (Kingswood and Hanham), Joyce Keating (Tetbury) and Di Wilson (Olveston) also gained a 10 shot winning margin when up against P Head they carved out an 11-3 lead after 10 ends. Three ends from the
finish they were leading 20-9 and won 22-12. Joy Sheward (Cheltenham) saw her 16-9 lead evaporate over the final run in and went down 19-17 to S Ritchie. A similar fate was suffered by Sue Osborne (Kingswood and Hanham) who from being in command leading 16-5 and 20-12 with three ends to play slipped up to lose 24-20 to D Smith. Lindsay Collin (Page Ladies) in a thrilling battle with S Pinder held a slender one shot advantage after 15 ends 14-13 and then looking likely to win having opened up a four shot lead after 18 ends sunk to 21-19 defeat.
Return to form the mission in Middleton Cup BOWLS
SMARTING from the heavy defeat by Devon in the Middleton Cup, Gloucestershire look to bounce back when they face Cornwall on Saturday at Cheltenham Bowling Club (2pm). Back into the side come Keith Hinder and Dave Howes as skips while Vince Wilks slots in as a number two. Manager Rob Griffiths believes that the squad can develop and expects the team to go for the win and show some pride.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Rink One: Brian Burleigh (Dursley), Dave Smith (Cam), Russ Mellerup (Cam), Keith Hinder (Dursley).
Rink Four: Ben Coldrick (Barnwood), James Speller (Cheltenham), Nick Holliday (Cheltenham), Dave Howes (Stroud).
Rink Two: Nathan Kitchen, Paul Nelmes, John Roach, Matt Cuthbert (all Cheltenham).
Rink Five: Adam Smith (Dowty), Vince Wilks (Gloucester City), Chris Roach (Cheltenham ), Chris Davies (Coleford).
Rink Three: Shaun Morris (Gloucester City), Mike Prosser (Gloucester Spa), Pete Stinchcombe (Tetbury), Stuart Hodges (Cheltenham).
Rink Six: John Smallwood (Olveston), Graham Griffiths (Cheltenham ), Nigel Cansdale (Cirencester), Paul Bryant (Olveston).
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Lockinge runners won by Night of Thunder from Toormore. Both the Hannon pair may run but with Toormore twice the price of Night of Thunder it is tempting to take a bit of each way ante post on him. The second favourite is Hong Kong trained Able Friend and there is no reason why this well travelled six-year-old should not make its presence felt having won the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin last December. Ascot is though somewhat different from Sha Tin racecourse and this could count against Able Friend in the race. On the other hand Integral fourth in the Lockinge has won at Ascot and is temptingly priced at 20/1 with one bookmaker presently for each way ante post punters. The King’s Stand Stakes another Group 1 but for sprinters follows on at 3.40
pm on the first day and is wide open. Sole Power never runs a bad race at Ascot and has won this race for the last two years. If the ground stays quick he might complete the treble. If however the ground is on the easy side Meccas Angel may prove the better animal on the day having improved significantly over the last two seasons and having swerved the Temple Stakes last month to concentrate on this big prize. An outsider Jack Dexter has been upping his game this season and he could run a big race at 25/1. The St James’s Palace Stakes is not really a betting medium as it features Guineas winner Gleneagles who if on song should outclass his opponents. Possibly Endless Drama could spring a surprise if the odds on favourite does not act around Ascot which is not impossible as it bears little resemblance to Newmarket or indeed the Curragh. The Coventry Stakes a
Group 2 contest for twoyear-olds over six furlongs is another wide open heat on the first day and can sometimes spring up a surprise winner. Richard Hannon normally targets this race and may rely this year on Log Out Island who quickened up nicely to win in his only race to date at Ascot in April despite drifting in the betting. The Wednesday of the meeting sees the Prince of Wales’s Stakes a Group 1 over a mile and quarter with American star California Chrome a very interesting runner. Having finished second in the Dubai World Cup in March he is clearly no also ran. Royal Ascot is not all about the racing and is of course the only race meeting attended every day by the Queen and Prince Philip. If all else fails you in the first two days of the meeting perhaps a small bet on the colour of the Queen’s hat might yield a winner!
Siobhan sparkles on stage to earn shot at British crown FITNESS
CHELTENHAM personal trainer Siobhan Bellamy is preparing to take on the best in Britain after taking first place in the UKBFF London and South East Championships. Siobhan, who works as a personal trainer at Fitness First in the Brewery, came out on top in the bikini fitness (over 163cm) category, earning her place at the British Finals in October. Bikini competitors are judged on their physique, symmetry, hair and facial beauty as well as the ability to present themselves with confidence, poise and grace. Performing in front of more than 600 spectators in Hayes, Middlesex, Siobhan maintained her 100 per cent win record, taking another step
towards her goal of earning a pro card and competing internationally. Australia-born Siobhan, who is type one diabetic and has to wear an insulin pump at all times, is now aiming to become national champion. “It was a great experience and all the girls were very supportive backstage,” she said. “I have been given so much support from my sponsors Reflex Nutrition and Lift It Worldwide, my coaches Melissa Haywood and Jamie Alderton from Bikini Queens and my husband Laurence, who keeps me going. “I now have a lot of hard work to do in preparation for the nationals, which will take about 10 weeks before I begin to cut for the show.” The British Championships will be held at the
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham on October 3-4. For more information about personal training or contest preparation, Siobhan can be contacted at: sbellamypt@gmail.com
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GLOUCESTER Rugby have had two points deducted and been handed a £5,000 fine for fielding an ineligible player. Mariano Galarza was selected to face Sale Sharks in a Premiership fixture on March 29, but the Argentine lock “did not hold effective registration”. Galarza, 28, joined Gloucester from Worcester Warriors in February 2014. The two-point penalty was initially suspended for two years, but after an appeal by the Rugby Football Union it will be immediate. Gloucester’s finishing position of ninth is unaffected and they will not appeal, but the Kingsholm club described the ruling as “unduly harsh”. “We're disappointed by the RFU decision to appeal against the original outcome and subsequent decision,” a club statement said.
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Gloucester added they “can only hope that the reasons were fact based and not due to pressure from other parties”. The statement, from CEO Stephen Vaughan, concluded: “In the interests of moving on, and looking
forward to the start of a new season, we have accepted the decision and now consider the matter closed.” * Ross Moriarty has been included in Wales' expanded 47-man training squad for the 2015 World Cup.
Gloucester back-row Moriarty is dual-qualified for Wales and England, but Wales coach Warren Gatland has moved first. Moriarty’s Gloucester team-mates James Hook and Richard Hibbard are also included.
Champions serviCe ready to go again in County League FOOTBALL
THE Gloucestershire County League constitution for the 2015/16 season has been finalised, with Cheltenham County League chairman Bob Stewart presents the Dennis Barrett Championship Cup to Cheltenham Civil Service chairman James Nattrass
CLeeve CLose in on trio of new signings
Civil Service remaining in the division under new boss John Banfield. The Tewkesbury Road club won the title at the first time of asking, as well as
reaching the final of the Les James League Cup where they were beaten by Thornbury Town. But they did not apply for promotion to the Hellenic
League due to their ground not being up to standard for the higher level. Chipping Sodbury Town have therefore been promoted to step six, with Berkeley Town relegated. Broadwell Amateurs, champions of the Northern Senior League, have been elected to the County League, joined by runnersup Hardwicke. A total of 18 clubs, including Bishop’s Cleeve Reserves, will compete in the division: AEK Boco, Bishop’s Cleeve Reserves, Bristol Telephones, Broadwell Amateurs, Cheltenham Civil Service, Ellwood, Frampton United, Gala Wilton, Hanham Athletic, Hardwicke, Henbury, King’s Stanley, Kingswood, Patchway Town, Rockleaze Rangers, Southmead CS Athletic, Thornbury Town, Yate Town Reserves.
BISHOP’S Cleeve manager Steve Cleal is close to bringing in three more new faces ahead of the 2015/16 campaign. Having agreed deals with last season’s top scorer Jack Watts, the experienced Aaron Drake and ex-Cirencester Town striker Shane Bumphrey, Cleal is keen to further strengthen his squad. He said: “One is a centre-half who would be a very very good signing. He is young and can develop into a top player at this level and beyond. “The other is a Cleeve lad who has been here before and can operate in the final third and will score goals and I’m hoping to bring in an experienced midfielder who can help us to retain possession. “All three are close and I’m hoping to have news soon.” Buoyed by the return from his travels of Harlie Price, along with Jack Oldham committing his future to the club despite interest from others there is a degree of optimism around Kayte Lane. “Most of the lads who were here last year will be invited back, but they know what is expected of them to compete at this level now,” Cleal said.
“Hopefully they will come back fitter and stronger than before with the added experience last year bought them but we still have a lot of hard work to do before August 8.” Cleal is has also invited a number of players to pre-season as he looks to build a squad capable of competing in Southern League Division One South and West. Two players who are leaving Cleeve are defender Craig Hopkins who is moving to the USA to undertake a football scholarship, while Joe Tustain looks set to return to Brimscombe and Thrupp. “I wish both lads the best of luck and thank them for what they did last year under difficult circumstances,” Cleal said. “I’ve known Joe for a number of years and shared his personal frustration from last season and I’m sure he will be a force wherever he plays.” • Cleeve host Worcester City on July 11, Monmouth Town on July 18, Longlevens on July 21 and Forest Green on July 24. They visit Malvern Town on July 14 and there will be a match against a Cleeve Old Boys XI at Kayte Lane on August 1.
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CHELTENHAM Town’s tickets for the 2015/16 campaign will be sponsored by local business Completely Motoring. Staverton-based Completely Motoring was formed by Rob Ayland and his partner Steven Burden in the spring of 2009. Ayland said: “As a family business, we have always been keen supporters of the Robins and attend as many home and away matches as we can.
“My son James is a season ticket holder and was presented with a signed team shirt on his 18th birthday by the then manager Russell Milton in recognition of his life long support for the club.” James is due to join the family business this August and is very pleased to be part of Cheltenham Town’s ‘Bounce Back’ campaign. For more information, visit www.completelymotoring.co. uk
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Cheltenham slip to third consecutive defeat cricket
CHELTENHAM slipped to a five-wicket defeat at Gipsy Lane after failing to score enough runs in excellent batting conditions against Taunton on Saturday. Cheltenham batted first after winning the toss and soon lost Mike Kelly (5) caught behind pushing at spinner Chris Greenwood. Taunton's attack, led by former Somerset & Northamptonshire pace bowler Ben Phillips, then bowled very tidily to restrict the scoring. James Schofield and James Waters took the score to 62 before Schofield was caught at long on trying to accelerate the scoring for 28. Waters and Rob Cooper took the score past 100, but by this time 30 overs had elapsed and then Cooper was trapped LBW for 14. The middle order tried to push things along, but sacrificed their wickets in the attempt: Matt Jennings (7) was well held by Marcus Harris at long off and Aled Howell (2) was
bowled swinging at Greenwood. Waters, meanwhile, had continued in untroubled fashion but was 6th out when he charged down the wicket in an attempt to hit Ben Orr's off-spin and was stumped by yards. 17year-old Waters' 68 was his highest score in 1st XI cricket and a good effort with wickets falling regularly at the other end. The tail then wagged to get Cheltenham past 200. Will Simmons was soon bowled for seven, attempting another big hit, but George Terry hit four fours in a quickfire 28 off 21 balls as he put on 30 for the eighth wicket with Jacques Sharam (15). When Terry was deceived by a slower ball from Phillips, Sam Didcote and Ben Pegler then saw Cheltenham past 200 with an unbeaten last wicket stand of 21, with both batsmen finishing unbeaten on 11. Cheltenham made an important early breakthrough when Marcus Harris, who played for the Perth Scorchers in this
year's Big Bash competition, was caught behind down the leg side by Sharam off Terry for only eight. Sam Puddy and skipper James Cooper took the score to 73, with a few alarms along the way, before Puddy was bowled by Didcote for 28. Cooper and Josh Kelly then effectively won the match with a partnership of 82 for the third wicket, but Cheltenham stuck to the task well and took three more wickets before Taunton reached their target. Cooper, having reached 50, was caught behind by Sharam off Schofield, who then claimed a second wicket when Will Dickens pulled a short ball straight to Cooper at mid-wicket. Fitt then drove Jennings to Simmons at short mid wicket to leave Taunton on 171-5, with 41 runs still required, but Kelly and Phillips then saw Taunton home with 5.4 overs to spare. 16-year-old Pegler fielded excellently in the deep to complete a promising debut.
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JOhnsOn: I wAnT A TeAm OF FrIends AT rOBIns, On And OFF The pITch GARY Johnson says he is extremely pleased with the business he has already conducted in the transfer market during his first close season as Cheltenham Town manager. The former Bristol City and Yeovil Town boss has so far brought in five new faces, the most recent being former Hereford United and Wimbledon midfielder Harry Pell, as he bids to build a squad capable of making an immediate return to the Football League. Johnson has also invited between 15 and 20 trialists to take part in pre-season training, which starts on July 1st. All of his new recruits have been put through rigorous ‘interview’ process to ensure the dressing room is
together and united for the cause, with positive and reliable characters who get on well off the field. Johnson also revealed he has made offers to several players, including two fullbacks, a centre forward and a goalkeeper. Two long term loan signings from higher level clubs are expected to be added to the squad. “We are really pleased with the business we’ve done so far and also the reaction from the board and fans,” Johnson said. “I have not only brought in good footballers, I also wanted to bring in good people, who are competitive and have good personalities. “These are people that I know will have an affinity with the supporters and a feel a belonging to the club. “If we are going to crack
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it, we have to make sure the players all get on. “Unfortunately the group we had last season didn’t have many real mates
Blades to visit Whaddon Road NEWLY appointed boss Nigel Adkins will bring his Sheffield United side to Whaddon Road for a pre-season friendly against Cheltenham Town on Tuesday, July 21 (7.45pm). The warm-up game completes Cheltenham's pre-season schedule,
which is as follows: Saturday, July 11: Cirencester Town (a), 3pm; Tuesday, July 14: Evesham United (a), 7.45pm; Saturday, July 18: Weston-superMare (a), 3pm; Tuesday, July 21: Sheffield United (h), 7.45pm; Saturday, July 25: Bristol Rovers (h), 3pm; Wednesday, July 29:
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for whatever reason. “I am bringing in players who know each other, who have played with each other and have already made contact with each other. “I know they’ll be a committed happy bunch, which is so important if you are going to be successful.” Johnson said the relationship between the players and the supporters will be vital if Cheltenham are to challenge for an instant return to the Football League. “The club are going to organise an open day, when the fans can come face to
face with the players and pre-season is important for also seeing players’ football personalities,” Johnson said. “If you are cheering on someone you like and support a team who you know have decent fellas in it, you support it with a little more enthusiasm. “The fans didn’t get value for money last year in my opinion, so it’s time to give them something back and trying to get into the League is an unbelievable task, but I’m going to try and do it and hopefully we can have a smile on our faces along the way.”
WHILE very few of us will be breathing in the rarefied air of the Royal Enclosure at Royal Ascot this year the racing itself is the best in the world. Royal Ascot starts on Tuesday June 16 and runs for five days. Each day has several very competitive Group 1 races, none more so than on the opening day and the first race on the card the Queen Anne Stakes. This sees the clash of our top four year old and upward milers and this year also include the presence of arguably the top miler in Europe Solow trained in France by Freddie Head. Solow has won his last six races and in the latest was impressive in his despatch of a decent field in a Group 1 at Longchamp. The race will also likely feature many of this season’s
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