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AT long last our bedraggled train station is to get an overdue facelift bringing it more in line with today’s commuters and visitors. It has been revealed in a letter which The Standard saw confirmed that improvements worth £10 million at Cheltenham Spa train station have been detailed by the Department for Transport. The fight to bring the station up
to scratch has been going on for years, but now a level of spend has been put on starting the work with a promise of better access for cyclists and the disabled together with more shops and increased car parking. The £10 million plans however do not include the two new bay platforms which have been called for in previous years.
The money is made up of funding, some already announced, from a number of different sources and will be spent on a wide variety of improvements including a new doubledecked car park. This will create 70 new car parking spaces at the station in the short term by extending the existing car park.
The £10 million investment figure was confirmed in a letter from Claire Perry MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport to Alex Chalk MP. Mrs Perry wrote to Mr Chalk outlining the investment after the town’s MP raised the issue with her. TURN TO PAGE TWO >
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Wanted man Asa Martin arrested and recalled to prison FOLLOWING a wanted appeal last week, Asa Martin handed himself in to officers at Compass House custody suite in Quedgeley on Monday evening and was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving in connection with a collision in Hester's Way on Sunday 4th July. Martin, 29 and from Cheltenham, has been given technical bail until 23 July but will remain in custody as he has also been recalled to prison for breaching the conditions of his licence. Police would like to thank all those who helped with the appeal to find Martin. Martin's arrest relates to a collision on Hester's Way Road on Saturday 4 July in which a silver Seat mounted the pavement and collided with two pedestrians, causing serious injury. Another man and a woman arrested in connection with the collision also remain on police bail.
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In the letter she identifies that passenger numbers in Cheltenham have indeed “more than doubled in recent years” and that, “it is constrained by the station building, which is largely Victorian and facilities which struggle to cope with today’s level of demand.” She goes on to further say, “a significant programme of investment and improvement for the station was worth about £10 million.” Mr Chalk’s predecessor, the Liberal Democrat Martin Horwood, had campaigned on the issue of improving the station during his time as the
Domestic assault in Cheltenham woods POLICE in the town are seeking witnesses and a Good Samaritan in connection with a domestic assault on a woman in woods in Aggs Hill on Monday 13th July. The victim was picked up and driven to the location in a silver Audi A3 by her ex-partner, who claimed he wanted to talk to her. When they got there it is alleged the man was verbally abusive, grabbed the woman and threatened her. The woman managed to run away and was picked up by another woman who drove her to safety. Police are eager to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the victim being driven to the location by the offender or any part of the incident that followed. They also need to speak to the woman who stopped to help. The victim has told officers she believes there were builders in the area at the time and that people were driving past nearby. While she could not provide a description of the woman who helped her she did say there were dogs in the back of her vehicle. Anyone who can help is urged to call 101 and quote incident 226 of 13 July. A 19-year-old Cheltenham man has been arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with the incident. He currently remains in police custody.
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town’s MP. Our man in Westminster, newly elected MP Alex Chalk, welcomed the news by saying to The Standard, ‘Our railway station is crying out for investment, and I’m delighted to have received the Rail Minister’s assurance that Chel-
tenham is in line for significant investment. I’ll keep up the pressure though. I’ll also be pushing for the earliest possible progress on faster trains to Swindon and the South East. At the moment poor connectivity to the South East is holding us back.”
NINETEEN motorists gave a positive breath test when stopped by Police during a drink-drive purge in June. Gloucestershire police said they carried out 711 roadside breath tests and that 19 of them had been positive. In total, they stopped 813 drivers and had also noted a number of other traffic violations. They also issued 157 TORs (traffic offence reports) during the campaign.
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9 year old Cheltenham school girl’s artwork adorns outside of Volkswagen RSPCA van THE vehicle is to be used to drive sick and injured animals to new homes across the UK. Local school girl, Emily Parsons, has won a competition that has seen her artwork wrapped around the entire outside of a new RSPCA van. Emily, 9, who attends Greatfield Primary School in Up Hatherly, entered the unique competition that called for children from across the country to design the exterior of a fleet of RSPCA vans. The vans, which were provided by the charity’s partner, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, will be used to help transport 20,000 animals in need of care all over the country – saving the charity £800,000 a year, as well
as allowing them to give treatment to more animals in need of veterinary care. The Volkswagen Crafter van has not only been wrapped with Emily’s design, but has also had its huge cargo space specially converted for the specific needs of the RSPCA, ensuring the animals are transported in comfort. Along with other competition entrants, Emily was asked to colour-in a downloadable template of all four sides and the roof of the van. Her winning design was picked by judges from the RSPCA and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, turned into a ‘wrap’ by expert graphic designers and then applied to the outside of the van. Along with her entry
Emily wrote the following: “I would like you to pick my van design because I think it tells people what all the needs are. I also think that you should care for the animals.” Fresh from the factory, the first destination for the van is Emily’s school so the young designer and all her classmates can appraise the van in person. Head of Fleet for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Chris Black said “Working in partnership with Britain’s businesses and organisations is really important to us and it’s fantastic to know that these vans will be doing such vital work. “This competition is one of a kind and we’re very excited to see Emily’s design on one of our vans.”
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Countdown to the first Cheltenham CAMRA Beer Festival WITH just four weeks to go, preparations are well advanced for Cheltenham’s very first official CAMRA Beer Festival, on the 14th and 15th of August at Cheltenham Town Hall. The Festival will feature over 200 firkins of real ale (about 14,500 pints in total), including local brewery ‘Festival Specials’. In addition there will be 30 ciders and perries. Festival tickets cost just £6, including a festival glass. Card-carrying CAMRA members will also benefit from some free beer tokens. Tickets will be available on the door for all sessions. For people travelling who want to be sure of getting in, some advance festival tickets are available online from the festival website at www.cheltenhamcamra.org.uk/craf. Cheltenham Branch Chair, Veronica Emary, said: “Cheltenham is a festival town, so we thought it was high-time we held an official CAMRA real ale festival. The
Enter Now! Town Hall is the ideal venue. The main hall is a lovely space and there are plenty of side rooms for seating, food and entertainment.” She went on to add, “As it is August we will have the terrace and grass area to the side of the Town Hall available as our outdoor area. We expect to attract up to 1,000 people at any one time, and with that number attending we will need a lot of volunteers. If anyone feels that they could spend some time between setting-up the festival on the Tuesday, to taking it down on Sunday, then please register as a volunteer at www.cheltenhamcamra.org.uk/craf/staffing
What’s on at the Festival? There will be three sessions over the two days. The Friday session will run from Noon to 11pm. Saturday will have two sessions, Noon to 4pm and 6pm to 11pm. After the traditional Friday ‘quiet lunchtime session’ the festival will have a variety of live acts, culminating with the popular ‘Roving Crows’ on Saturday night. For social media updates visit https://twitter.com/ CheltenhamCAMRA or www.facebook.com/events/ 1492114544397647/ For advance tickets and info www.cheltenha camra.org.uk/craf. Tickets will also be available on the door for all sessions.
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Chalk takes up funding fight for Cheltenham’s schools CHELTENHAM'S MP, Alex Chalk, has taken up the fight for the town's underfunded schools in Parliament. Cheltenham's schools produce some of the most outstanding academic achievements for their pupils, and yet are amongst some of the poorest funded in the country per pupil. The historic funding injustice is reflected in cash allocations for Gloucestershire primary and secondary schools. Since his election, Mr Chalk has become a prominent face within the so-called ‘F40' campaign group, which represents 2.5 million pupils studying in poorly funded education authorities. Having raised the issue directly with the Education Secretary, the town's MP has now spoken out in a debate in the Commons organised by Liam Fox MP. Intervening during the former Defence Secretary's speech, the town's MP stated ''Of course, it is not just about rural areas. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the time has come to end the historic funding injustice to schoolchildren in Cheltenham, an urban
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area; and that we need to give schools in effective local authorities, such as Gloucestershire, the fair enhanced funding that is no less than they deserve?'' Mr Fox strongly agreed with Cheltenham's man in Westminster, commenting ''That is exactly the point. One of the things we will be pressing the Government on in the next five years will be ensuring that we get our fair share. We want to make sure that we can reach our full potential economically, and no area in this country can reach its potential economically unless the next generation is given the appropriate education and the tools to advance in a
meritocratic, open, pluralistic society.'' Speaking to the Standard after the debate, Mr Chalk said ''This is an incredibly important issue for the future of Cheltenham’s children. It is about time our schools here in town got their fair share of funding. I'm delighted the Prime Minister announced last week that the £390 million of extra funding for underfunded education authorities will be incorporated onto baseline funding for future years. But I am determined to keep up the fight for a new national funding formula. We need extra cash for Cheltenham schools and a fair deal for local pupils.'
DistRaction theft in Up hatheRley GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police are appealing for help in identifying the man shown in the e-fit picture below. He's wanted in connection with a distraction theft in the car park of a supermarket in Caernarvon Road, Up Hatherley, Cheltenham. On 12th June at around 1.30pm a woman put her handbag on the passenger seat of her car while she put her shopping in the boot of the car. A man approached her and asked her for directions to the Post Office. He then produced a piece of paper and asked her to draw the directions for him. When the woman got
home she realised her bank card had been stolen from her purse in her handbag. It's believed that a second person opened the passenger car door and took the card while the woman was dis-
tracted by the man. A few hundred pounds were stolen from the woman's bank account. He's described as around 40 years of age, of slim build, clean shaven and smartly dressed. He was wearing a blue jacket and black rimmed glasses. He spoke with an eastern European accent. Police would like to hear from anyone who recognises the man in the e-fit or who has any further information. Please call 101 quoting incident number 204 of 12th June 2015.
insecure homes a target during summer months GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police are urging people to pay particular care to securing their homes during the warm summer months. With the natural temptation during any heatwave for people to open windows and cool down their homes, life just gets easier for burglars to enter your undefended home and have a field day. An added risk is that having opened your windows, you relax in the back garden leaving the field clear for burglars to break in undisturbed. Police Harm Reduction
Burglary in Mead Road POLICE are seeking information about a burglary from a house in Mead Road Cheltenham. The burglary occurred sometime between 2.30 – 9.30 pm on Sunday 12 July
Advisor Kim Mowday said: “It’s vital therefore, that residents make a point of securing their homes, shutting all windows and locking all doors when away from the house, out in the garden or even upstairs, and especially during night-time hours. “People must remember to lock or at least half-lock windows so they aren’t accessible, and consider leaving lights on when out, at the rear of the house or upstairs. “Our Force Crime Operations team have had some good successes combating tackling burglary in the
County in recent months, thanks to the expertise and dedication of our officers, with significant reductions in in Cheltenham and Gloucester, although numbers in the Cotswolds remain high. “But it is still vital we don’t make life easier for opportunist burglars. Help us to help you.” There is a wealth of security advice in the new-look Police website, check it out at https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/stayingsafe/keeping-your-home-pro perty-safe/home-securityadvice/
when the resident arrived home to find the front door chain was on and the curtains closed, and the whole house had been searched and burgled. It is believed the offenders gained access via the rear garden, possibly over the neighbour’s fence, and smashing the patio window
with an unknown object. Stolen items include several WW1 and 2 medals, a pearl necklace, half-moon crystal earrings and numerous gold bracelets. Anyone with information about this burglary is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101 quoting incident 378 of 12 July.
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Official Opening fOr new pOlice investigatiOns hub GLOUCESTERSHIRE Constabulary’s new investigative hub, Prism House, was officially opened by the county’s High Sheriff Roger Head on Monday afternoon of this week. It will be home to a number of the Constabulary’s investigative teams. Performing the opening ceremony, Dr. Head said, “This shows what can be achieved when you have the right people in place who can take advantage of economic opportunities when they present themselves. “Along with our state of the art custody building, it must be the envy of other police forces around the country and as a Gloucester boy I am privileged and proud to be here”. It has been a whirlwind transformation for the three storey property in Davy Way, Gloucester, previously occupied by photographic film firm Kodak. It was snapped-up by Police
and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl for £1.7m last year and converted at a further cost of around £1.8 million. The building has been refurbished to a higher specification than recommended in previous plans put forward by the former Police Authority, which involved constructing a brand new building on a 2.8 acre site at an estimated cost of around £5.6m, meaning an overall saving of £2.1m. The deal also meant the building could be up and running 2-3 three years ahead of schedule Mr. Surl said, “What I am trying to do is secure the long term future of the Constabulary. “With the support of the Chief Constable, who is doing a fantastic job on the operational side, we are making sure our buildings are fit for purpose not just for the next one or two years but for generations”.
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Chief Constable Suzette Davenport said, “This is part of the development of the Waterwells Campus, to bring as much as we can of our specialist investigative resources into a centralised location
Can businesses boost Pittville Park play area plans? CHELTENHAM Borough Council has big plans in store for its most popular play area at Pittville Park and is asking businesses if they would like to support them with their vision. The council wants to make the play area an outstanding one for children of all ages and abilities to enjoy and has committed to spending around £300k to the project. In order to deliver their goal the council is asking businesses, both local and national, if they would like to get involved to support the venture. The project is in its early stages and it is hoped it will be completed during 2016. A public survey has been completed with over 300 responses received, which shows how important this play area is to a lot of people. Currently the project is going through a tender exercise to select a design that reflects the ambition we have for the play
area and includes results from the questionnaire, along with many other great suggestions. At this stage potential contractors will be conducting site visits to survey the play area. Posters have been put up around the area informing park users of this. Adam Reynolds, green space development manager, says: “We want to create an outstanding play area that is accessible to children of all ages and abilities. This is a major undertaking but it’s important we invest in our green spaces and play areas to ensure they provide an exciting enjoyable experience and
support healthy lifestyles.” Cllr Chris Coleman, cabinet member for clean and green, continues: “Residents from across the borough, county and beyond use this park so we want to ensure we get it right. We are committing over £300k to this project but in order to make this a flagship scheme we’d like to spend £500k. We’re asking businesses to support this fantastic project.” If your business is interested in supporting Pittville Play area please contact Jane Stovell, Pittville play area rejuvenation project manager at jane.stovell@ cheltenham.gov.uk.
where we have the best facilities and people dedicated to serving Gloucestershire”. “It’s about bringing our specialisms together - along with custody, specialist crime and protective serv-
ices - to deliver the best we can for the people of Gloucestershire.” Det Ch Supt Bernie Kinsella, Head of Specialist Crime Operations said, “Bringing together a number of specialist teams
and investigators on to the Waterwells Estate under one roof makes operational sense. “It will also enable us to improve and build on the service we give to victims of the most serious crimes.”
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Sandford Park Lido in the spotlight SANDFORD Park Lido welcomed an opportunity to share their future plans with a group of councillors at a recent Overview and Scrutiny meeting. Martin Surl, Gloucestershire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner also went along to answer questions about this work since his election. Cllr Tim Harman said: ‘’Overview and Scrutiny is also a way of involving local people, communities and organisations to ensure that their views are used to improve services whenever possible. We are always pleased to welcome members of the community into the meetings so that they can share their thoughts and concerns, and discuss things directly with committee members.’’ Julie Sargent and Keith Norris, executive officers from Sandford Parks Lido, delivered a presentation to the committee about their future plans. The committee learned that on any given day, the lido – run by a charitable trust – could have as many as 4,000 visitors. Also as part of the lido’s employee health and safety induction program, staff receive training about
the dangers of sun exposure for customers and themselves. The lido has also extended opening hours so that families with small children can attend outside of the hottest hours of the day. The lido’s lease was also discussed. The lido is keen to begin negotiations over renewing their lease as they felt that with only five years remaining on the current lease this would hinder their ability to apply for funding. The committee has suggested that council officers look into this. Julie Sargent says: “Over the last nineteen years we have worked tirelessly to protect and enhance our nationally significant lido. We have invested over £2million in essential refurbishment and site improvements. We have raised over £460,000 in grant assistance for a
variety of projects. “Our lido has become recognised as one of the contributing factors leading to Cheltenham being the best place to live and raise a family. We have received over 2.8 million visitors since 1996. We support our local residential and business community, whilst providing a superb visitor attraction for tourists.” Martin Surl reflecting on the budget said the constabulary was in a similar position to many other public and private organisations but reassured members its finances were well-placed to meet the challenges that were likely during a period of austerity. He explained that a new plan for policing the county as one, rather than separate areas, would soon be in place which was aimed at making the service more effective.
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LAST week 12 children brought to the UK by Chernobyl Children’s Life Line, a fantastic Charity that is devoted to helping children who still suffer greatly from the aftermath of the nuclear disaster back in 1986, had a visit to the Dentist. This was no ordinary visit to the dentist; they went to see Dr Warren Martin Cheltenham’s “Pioneer of Pain Free “Dentistry. Not only were they all treated Pain Free and without cost, they all had a fabulous time. They were welcomed in to the Dental suite with Russian signage and decorations, the dental Team all wore Tshirts with Russian writing. There was face painting and games. It was not like a normal visit to the
dentist the children were put at ease straight away, which is not an easy achievement when they are entering it to what is usually seen as a frightening environment with people talking a language they do not understand and no loved ones in sight to help them through it. The Children were given goodie bags to take away which included donations from Wholefoods Cheltenham along with various dental hygiene products. Dr Warren Martin Said “The children were inspirational and we had a fabulous day. We always treat each and every one of our patients Pain Free and we are passionate about changing the face of dentistry so that anxious patients feel safe when they come and see us. One of Greyholme’s core
purposes is to give back whenever they can, they support Dental Mavericks ending tooth pain for the children in the Rif mountains of Morocco , Guide Dogs for the Blind, Winston’s Wish and to date have made 30,160 giving impacts across the world with B1G1. So when Warren heard about Chernobyl Children’s Life Line and found out what an amazing job they do he was happy to do whatever he could to help. “I would highly recommend other businesses get involved with Chernobyl Children’s Life Line, they need all the funds and time donations they can get. Without them these children would not have the chance to get any rest bite from the pollution that surrounds them” concluded Warren.
Spice Lodge celebrate anniversary with meal offer AWARD winning Pan Asian restaurant The Spice Lodge, are celebrating their 10 year anniversary this September since opening on Montpellier Drive in Cheltenham during 2005. To mark the special occasion, the renowned Asian fusion restaurant, owned by Mohammed Rahman, are presenting customers with an exclusive offer of a meal for two, worth £80 for just £40, on presentation of their anniversary voucher. The meal is to thank everyone for their continued support during the last decade. Mohammed said: “I want to thank everyone for their
support of The Spice Lodge. Without it we wouldn’t be here. I love Cheltenham and the people and I look forward to continuing to provide top quality food and dining experiences to the people of the town for many more years to come.” Up and coming events at The Spice Lodge include a business networking event in association with GlosBiz on August 6th plus on August 27th the restaurant will officially launch their new set business lunch menu, which will be available Monday to Thursday, priced from £7.95, with free use of all corporate
meeting room facilities before and after lunch. For more information and to purchase an anniversary meal voucher, call 01242 226300 or email dine@spicelodge.com. Terms and conditions apply; vouchers need to be purchased by the end of August but are valid until the end of September. www.spicelodge.com
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Deliveroo ready to go! FOOD lovers in Cheltenham can now enjoy their favourite restaurant dishes from the comfort of their desks and homes. Deliveroo, the premium restaurant food delivery service launched its service last week in the town. Nick Lonergan, Deliveroo South West Regional Manager, said: “Cheltenham is home to some of the South West’s most discerning foodies and restaurants. We are delighted to be working with a fantastic selection of the town’s favourite restaurants, transporting those great tastes to people’s homes and offices. Whether it’s a Sofia Pizza from Zizzi or Britain’s best Fish & Chips from Simpsons, we pride ourselves on proper food and proper delivery.” The Cheltenham arm of Deliveroo welcomes a roster of the town’s best-loved eateries including Bhoomi, Simpsons Fish & Chips, Kibou Sushi, Real Burger and
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In which year was the Gloucester Brewery started? A. 2011 B. 2005 C. 1894 Answers to editor@cheltenhamstandard.co.uk Closing date Wednesday 22nd July. First randomly picked correct answer wins two places on the tour and the meal for two. Zizzi. Menu items are transported to homes, offices and addresses of choice via a fleet of delivery mopeds and electric bikes for a flat £2.50 delivery fee. Food orders and payment
are all processed online at www.deliveroo.co.uk. By entering a postcode and preferred time slot, the website offers a selection of local food establishments within the delivery zone.
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Gloucester Quays Food Festival back with a bang! THE Gloucester Quay Food Festival is back this weekend. It’s an unmissable, FREE to enter treat for everyone with a taste for fine food and drink. It’s got all the ingredients for a great weekend with live entertainment plus demos from top TV chef and baker Paul Hollywood. There's a FREE Cookery School and kids' stuff plus their own Village Green where you can enjoy the sounds of FREE live music perfect for a lazy sunny afternoon. On Friday they’ll be welcoming some great chefs and presenters offering up a range of cooking demos, as well as taking some of Gloucester Rugby’s players past and present and turning them into culinary masters. All Friday demos are FREE to enter. Saturday sees the return of the one and only Paul Hollywood, baking live and sharing tricks of the trade
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with lots of laughs and audience participation thrown in to the mix. And on Sunday it’s all about the next generation of cooks, growers and bakers, as Cbeebies star Katy Ashworth and Ben Faulks as Mr Bloom will have the youngsters singing, dancing and learning how to become little chefs and healthy eaters! Tickets for these shows are all sold out, however a small number of seats will still be available on the day, on a first come, first served basis. You can also enjoy free hands on cooking
activities for children at the ‘Kids Cookery School’, located in a special kids’ cookery marquee in Pillar and Lucy Square, directly o p p o s i t e Cineworld in the Q u a y s i d e Quarter, with sessions taking place on the hour, every hour from 11am (last session at 4pm, book your place on the day). And perhaps take time out to relax by the music stage, set right at the heart of the festival. Unwind on their lawn and enjoy delicious food-to-go, cocktails, cold beer, real ale and cider while listening to some great sounds from some of the best new musical artists from Gloucestershire and beyond. A perfect foodie summertime soundtrack! Friday 17th July – Sunday 19th July 2015 www.gloucesterquays.co.uk
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Serious road crash in Suffolk Road
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE police are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Cheltenham last Saturday 11th July. Police were called at 14.43 to the collision at the junction of Suffolk Road and Park Place in Cheltenham. A red Mini driven by a 28 year old Cheltenham woman was in collision with a blue Volvo estate and a silver Mercedes Estate taxi, before mounting the pavement and colliding with a woman pedestrian at the junction with Park Place. The pedestrian, a 17 year old Czech national, was taken by ambulance to GRH with severe leg injuries and her condition is described as serious but stable. The female Volvo driver, a 51 year old local woman, sustained a suspected broken arm and was taken to Cheltenham hospital. The taxi driver, a 70 year old local man, and the Mini driver, were uninjured. The road remained closed for two hours while officers from the Tri-Force Specialist Operation Collaboration conducted a detailed investigation. Any witnesses who have not yet been in contact are requested to call Police on 101 quoting incident 277 of 11 July.
AS I write this week’s column this newspaper is exactly one year old? It’s a massive milestone for everybody involved at The Cheltenham Standard – and we should all be very proud. I remember being asked to come on board only weeks before the first issue was released last year. The Editor was looking for someone younger, not afraid to rock the boat, and perhaps most importantly - a Cheltonian. The only question I posed: what would they have me write about? As it later transpired, I could write about whatever I pleased, and that suits me just fine. Whilst most of my readers understand that what I write is loaded with satire; there are traces of sincerity in my propaganda. One bugbear of mine is the decline in decorum this town is suffering with. Where do I even begin to list examples? 1. The Cheltenham Borough Council have the gall to sell off
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the Municipal Buildings and house themselves in some Godawful looking 60’s building opposite a Wetherspoon’s 2. The residents of this town continue to keep shops such as: B&M, Poundland, Wilkinsons and The Range trading. For goodness sake, stop acting so poor all the time and start shopping at Waitrose or something? 3. Allegedly there’s going
to be another bloody diamond hunt later this year. Any woman accepting a proposal from a man who’s too tight to pay for their own diamond ring obviously has cheap taste in both jewelry and men. 4. Insufferable middleclass wannabes. This lot are an awful breed of humans who try terribly hard to self-promote but belong one tier down. They’re normally in their forties but they’ll behave like they’re thirty. They’ll organise to go out for meals with other parents or neighbours, preferably at ‘cool’ restaurants like Jamie’s or Nando’s. They must be seen at every Cheltenham Festival and you can be sure if there’s an event like the Olympic Torch or a Charity Run – they’ll tag themselves in on Facebook. 5. This town still doesn’t have a Selfridges.
For God’s sake – this is a Regency Town – so when are we all going to start behaving properly?? Cheltenham is the town I was born and raised in. For 25 years I’ve been lucky enough to live here and set up my own business. My achievements are a result of hard work and perseverance. But the more I take a look at my surroundings, the more I begin to realise I’m surrounded by a generation of young mummies looking to buy a cheap floral dress for their 3rd or 4th child in Primark. It’s for these reasons I will continue to write my columns in a frank, honest and no holds barred fashion. If we let political correctness takeover Lord only knows what improper taste will fall upon this town. Happy first birthday to us!
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Something’s brewing in Gloucester Quays STAFF at the Gloucester Brewery are getting revvedup for the first CAMRA organised beer festival which happens in Cheltenham in August at the Town Hall. As excitement builds for the festival across the county, the brewers at
Gloucester Brewery are busy preparing the fantastic ale for the real ale aficionados to sample. Gloucester Brewery will be brewing an exclusive one-off small batch of beer for the inaugural beer festival on August 14th and 15th.
Alastair Kerr from the Gloucester Brewery said, “As the beer festival falls in high summer we wanted to do something out of the ordinary and have put together a recipe for a pale Saison beer.” He went to add, “This style of beer was traditionally
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s this is edition 52 of the paper the non-numerically challenged will be celebrating alongside with us (I hope) that we are, like a truculent child… one year old this week. It’s been a roller-coaster of a year with many ups and downs as we’ve fought to bring you a contentious newspaper that pulls no punches, delivers no drivel and does exactly what it says on the tin. I’ll be honest, there are some in the town who would rather see us rollover and die. Probably most of the town and county council I should think? But that won’t be happening. Taking people to task is a serious newspaper’s job. We won’t cosy up to anybody and certainly won’t let either councillors, local politicians or even the general public off the hook if we think they’re not cutting the mustard. We have a new MP (Alex
Chalk) in the town who seems to know what he’s about and that can only be good for the town. And in a sideshow view the ex-MP Mr Horwood is doing exactly what he should be doing i.e. sniping in the background and questioning what the new MP is up to. It’s all about accountability. And that’s exactly where we enter stage right to take a major role is expressing your views and to take the nonsense out of local politics and the issues that matter in rendering a more concise view of what’s going on with a sense of slight sensationalism. We are a newspaper after all. We won’t report on silly local stories and we won’t pander to any old well-established relationships that may have been carved out of complacency. In year where we have seen French journalist colleagues massacred in Paris, we were one of only three papers in the UK to have the guts to print the
picture of the prophet from Charlie Hebdo on our front page to make a point. We weren’t going to cow down. And do you know what? That maxim still stands. At one year old, we are robust, we are cheeky, we are questioning and we are Je Suis Cheltenham Standard. On a final note for this one year old edition I’d like to thank our journalists, our photographers, our design, sales and admin teams… and our advertisers for their support in what has been ‘an ‘interesting year’. Happy first birthday to us!
Eric Barton, Editor
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Talks back on at First Great Western FIRST Great Western and the RMT Union are back around the negotiating table following a 48-hour strike last week. High-speed services between London, the West of England and Wales were affected last week, after Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) members walked out. They fear guards and buffet cars will be disposed of on the new fleet of Hitachi Inter City Express trains for First Great Western (FGW).
Both RMT and FGW confirmed that discussions were ongoing. “There are talks and we'll leave it at that for now,” an RMT spokesman added. FGW said, despite a revised timetable and warnings of much busier trains, more than 60% of services operated as normal last Thursday. The first Hitachi trains will run on the Great
Western main line from 2017. The new trains are being introduced on routes between London Paddington and Cheltenham, Oxford, Bristol and South Wales.
the great ‘Grape escape’ to california THE Grape Escape, a trendy new wine bar and merchant on Bath Road in Cheltenham headed to California on Monday 6th July for their first wine tasting event, Born in the USA – California Dreaming. The event was all about appreciating the wines of California alone and guests got the opportunity to taste their way through eight wines exploring the best that California has to offer at different price points, accompanied with locally sourced delicious cheese and meat platters from Cheese Works. Owners of The Grape Escape, Zoe Fisher and Anthony Davies, spent three
weeks in California last year, which actually reinforced their decision to open their own wine bar. The people were the friendliest they have ever come across, especially those working in the wine industry; in fact, when they returned they promised to “be more Californian”. And the wines? Wow, they were spectacular; so spectacular that they now take up a fair amount of space on their wine lists! Anthony said: “Our first wine tasting event at The Grape Escape was a brilliant night with eight incredible wines.” The next Riesling wine tasting event, on Monday
3rd August is now fully booked, but there are still a few places available for the Pinot Noir tasting on Monday 7th September, 6.30pm. Tickets are priced at £30. With a ‘by the glass’ menu that changes every week, selected from over 200 wines available to purchase by the bottle plus wine tastings, customers are truly spoilt for choice at The Grape Escape, where every glass tells a story. www.thecheltenhagrape. com to find out more. The Grape Escape Wine Bar & Merchant, 10 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7HA.
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BUSINESS Great recovery as catering business forges ahead FOSTERS is an outside catering business - well known in Cheltenham for providing large volumes of exceptional quality, locally-sourced food and drinks. Their clients include Cheltenham Town Hall, the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and the Pittville Pump rooms. But a brand extension decision led Fosters into the restaurant trade and nearly over the edge. However fast forward a few years and they have had one of their most successful years yet – with 20% year on year growth. Back in 2007 and 2008 Fosters’ two restaurants in
Bristol and Portishead looked like good propositions. Jack’s in Bristol was well situated amongst the banking quarter and luxury flat development - and in Portishead there was a distinct lack of high end restaurants even though it was one of UK’s fastest growing towns. But when the banking crisis hit, the expected demand in Bristol dried up. This coincided with cash calls being made on the outside catering arm of the business. In 2013, Fosters streamlined and focused once
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again on its core strength: high quality outside catering for large volumes of people. Neil Lodge, Chief Executive says: “We are very clear about what we do well and what’s important to us so we partner with businesses who really benefit from our core competencies and share our
values.” Neil wants to double the size of Fosters over the next three to five years. And if his track record is anything to go by, it’s likely he will succeed. More at www.fostersevents.co.uk
ANDREWS, the national property group which has ten branches across Gloucestershire, has promoted Luke Heyden to the role of Branch Manager in Charlton Kings. His promotion follows 18 months during which he held the role of Assistant Branch Manager. Luke first joined Andrews almost five years ago as a Sales Negotiator having previously worked for a locally-based competitor. Having worked his way up through Andrews, Luke is now looking forward to making an impact in the Branch Manager role, as he ex-
plains: “The progression opportunities that all staff at Andrews are given the chance to pursue are the reason I’m where I am now. The training and support that the business provides are second to none and having made it to the Branch Manager role, I am very much looking forward to working further with the team here to ensure we’re delivering the best experience to our customer base. Moving forward I may like to move on to a larger branch within the Andrews’ network, but for now my focus is very much on the Charlton Kings market.”
Ovation Finance Ltd celebrate their 15th year in business by becoming a shirt advertising sponsor of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE Cricket is delighted to announce that Ovation Finance Ltd has signed an initial one year sponsorship deal with the County Club by becoming a Shirt Advertising Sponsor. Their company logo will appear on the back of the Royal London One-Day Cup competition shirts, including all adult replicas, used by the Gloucestershire Squad during their First Team matches to be played in 2015 with significant branding at the Bristol County
Ground and representation on the official Club Website. Ovation Finance Ltd is one of the leading financial planning companies in the South West, whose head office is based in Bristol. The company, who specialise in Investments, Pension Reviews, Financial Planning, Business Planning, Retirement Forecasting, Tax Advice, Trustee Service, Life Assurance, and Estate Planning, are committed to providing high quality financial advice. Will Brown, Chief Execu-
tive of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club said: “We are delighted to have Ovation Finance Ltd further enhance their relationship with us through their investment as sponsor for the back of our Royal London OneDay Cup shirt for 2015. We have worked closely with them over the last few years and are thrilled they have decided to partner with us.” Chris Budd, Managing Director of Ovation Finance Ltd added: “We are delighted to partner with Gloucestershire County
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WHAT’S ON EveryVoice back home! AfTer its recent sellout 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, entitled guilty Pleasures. 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. 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.” Caroline is looking forward to their next concert guilty Pleasures and explains “The everyVoice choir will be performing a great mix of some fabulous songs, songs that you love - but are possibly embarrassed to admit to liking! it will be a fun evening of singing along to some classic cheesy numbers!” 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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TwelfTh Night is one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, featuring a set of twins, Viola and Sebastian, stranded on an island, each believing the other to be drowned at sea. Their story unfolds with countless plot twists and turns as the stage is set for an evening of madcap mayhem, music, laughter and tears! This will be an actionpacked outing, fast-paced and energetic, featuring cross-dressing, a couple of fights and some drunken revels. Throw in a shipwreck, much unrequited love and a classic case of mistaken
identity and your entertainment is complete. A small cast of six work their yellow crossgartered stockings off to play all the characters between them – all for your diversion. Jenny wren Productions have gained an enviable reputation for bringing their own imaginative and unique blend of humour and exciting, physical theatre to their performances. Director Jenny wicks commented: “we're really enjoying working on Shakespeare for the first time, and Twelfth Night is a particular favourite of mine. we've set ourselves an additional challenge by
having only a cast of six to play all the roles, so we're anticipating chaos backstage with all the quick changes! we hope this will add to the sense of fun we try to bring to all our shows - both for the audience and the company!” wednesday 29th July 2015 cowley Manor, nr. cheltenham, gl53 9Nl. everyman Theatre Box office: 01242 572573 www.everyman theatre.org.uk Performance 7.30pm – grounds open from 6pm. Please do not bring picnics – BBQ food and drinks (including alcoholic) will be on sale. Tickets £12.00 (£8.00 concs) Bring a chair or blanket.
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The semi-finals up against Ben Coldrick (Barnwood), whom he will meet in the two wood final, saw an even four ends before Kitchen forged ahead on the ninth end with a four to lead 105. A quartet of twos saw him then open up an 18-10 lead and he was on the brink of yet another win needing just a single leading 20-10 when Coldrick mounted a
stiff challenge that saw the gap close to 20-16 after five consecutive winning ends. In the end Kitchen got the match winning single to reach the final 21-16. Perry, having lost to Kitchen last season began by taking a 5-1 lead over Ross Guy (Gloucester Spa). Hitting a purple patch with five straight winning ends that included three threes the gap was 15-3 and
with three more twos gained a comfortable 21-6 win. In the semi finals f a c i n g Thomas Jenkinson (Victory Park) he seized the early advantage to lead 7-3 before a run of five winning ends opened up a 15-5 lead. A dropped three was redressed by scoring two two’s which took him into the final with a 21-10 win. Other results: (quarterfinals) Thomas Jenkinson 21-10 Alex White (Cheltenham); Ben Coldrick (Barnwood) 22-11 Jack Williams (Cheltenham Spa).
wood singles, two wood singles and the triples. Play begins at 10am with Pam Ayres (Cirencester) up against Val Molton in the four wood singles. Also at the same time are the Pairs featuring Joyce Ferson and Thelma Griffin (Barnwood) up against Lynne Drysdale and Sue Latham (Olveston). In the Champion of
Champions Pat Thorley (Nailsworth) plays Lindsay Collin (Page Ladies) whilst the Unbadged features Angie Hendry (Falcon) playing Debbie Holwell (Begbrook Green). At 1pm the two wood singles gets under way with Pat Thorley and Val Molton playing in their second Final. In the afternoon The
Triples has Joyce Ferson, Wendy Manns and Thelma Griffin (Barnwood) up against Val Molton, Pam Salvage and Sue Osborne (Kingwood and Hanham). The Fours sees Iona Bird, Ann Leach, Pauline Gunn and Kay Gent (Caer Glow) facing Rosie Sheridan, Ailsa Brownlie, Jill McIlhoney and Janet Tomlinson (Bishop’s Cleeve).
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IN THE battle to reach the National Junior Singles at Leamington Spa some high class bowling was achieved at Frampton Bowls Club that saw the holder Nathan Kitchen (Cheltenham) and Mark Perry (Cheltenham) reach the County Final on July 26 at Pineholt BC and will represent Gloucestershire at the Nationals. Kitchen started out by being drawn against Sam Williams (Cheltenham Spa) for the second year running, and this time around it was Williams who took a 6-4 lead. Kitchen then scored two singles to level before winning four ends on the trot to go 15-8 up and went onto win 21-9.
Val chasing treble in Women’s County Finals BOWLS
THE Women’s County Finals takes place at Falcon BC on Friday with Val Molton (Kingswood and Hanham) looking to gain a hat-trick of wins after reaching the four
Left: Mark Perry (Chelt) bowling against Thomas Jenkinson (VP) Right: Nathan Kitchen (Chelt) bowling against Ben Coldrick (Barnwood)
SKITTLES
CHELTENHAM Skittles League celebrated the end of the 2014/15 season with their presentation night held in Pittville Pump Room. Guest presenter for this year was Cheltenham Town Mayor, Councillor Duncan Smith. accompanied by his wife Helen. He discovered just how popular skittles is across the town as he presented 15 Divisional Champions with their perpetual trophy and commemorative glasses (that was around 200 handshakes) followed by 15 division runners-up, Charity Cup champions, Charity Cup runners-up, Front Pin cham-
pions and highest away scorers (a further 50 handshakes). Following the presentation teams and their sup-
porters, enjoyed catching up with each other, reminiscing about those wonderful wins, and generally enjoying the rest of the evening – as well as speculating on just what next season would bring. Skittlers are to be congratulated for another great year raising over £6,000 for local charities. Also another £1,300 was raised for The James Hopkins Trust from the Front Pin competition during May. The Skittles League also funded the ‘Old Folks’ Christmas Party held at the Town Hall with a further £1600.
Men’s Section Premier A Champions: Saracen’s ‘C’ Premier A Runners Up: Victory ‘D’ Premier B Champions: Baro Boys Premier B Runners Up: Cannonballs Division 1 Champions: Fox and Hounds Division 1 Runners Up: Ullenwood Cricket Club Division 2 Champions: Shurdington Sports Club Division 2 Runners Up: Beehive Bitzas Division 3 Champions: Vikings Division 3 Runners Up: Merryfellow ‘A’ Division 4 Champions: Norwood Arms ‘A’
Cleal focuses on positives after friendly defeat off Gilder. Worcester took the lead when the referee gave a Bishop’s Cleeve 1 penalty after a collision Worcester City 4 between Odiero, Matt BISHOP’S Cleeve took Magee and a forward. many positives from their The penalty was smashed opening pre-season game the ball into the top corner including a well-worked and Worcester soon added goal from Jordan Bryan. a third. Sam Gilder Bryan was then looked a presence Cleeve’s Ed Major fouled in the box in goal and was and the referee forced into action pointed to the on 15 minutes, spot, but last tipping a header year’s top scorer over the bar. Watts blazed his On the attackpenalty over the ing front Jack bar. Watts was a A minute later threat with his pace and an attack down the right Bryan gave the Mitres fans and a mistake from Magee a reminder of just how big left the winger in behind it was keeping him this and as he cut the ball back season. Jordan Stoddart turned the Some neat football ball into his own goal. between Jack Horrell and Boss Steve Cleal said: “All Watts saw the ball crossed in all it was a good work out to Bryan who cut inside today for both sides I’m and slammed the ball sure. I've learnt a bit about home with his left foot. my players and there was The higher league side certainly some positives were level on 30 minutes and most importantly when from 20 yards the things to work on.” midfielder drilled the ball * Cleeve play Monmouth low and it hit the post Town at home on Saturday before going into the net (3pm). FOOTBALL
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Cheltenham pair to represent Gloucestershire at Nationals
Division 6 Champions: Springers Division 6 Runners Up: Knot ‘eres Division 7 Champions: Cheltenham King George Division 7 Runners Up: Co-op Division 8 Champions: Brown Jug ‘B’ Division 8 Runners Up: Outlaws ‘B’ Highest Away Score in a League Game: J Watts – Mitre Skittle Team and A Powell – Syndicate Skittle Team who both floored 63 Charity Cup Champions: Victory ‘D’
Premier B Champions: Black & White Premier B Runners Up: Tatty’eads Division 1 Champions: Umbrella Ladies Division 1 Runners Up: Ravin’ Banshees Division 2 Champions: Pink Panthers Division 2 Runners Up: Atmosphere Alkies Division 3 Champions: Bouncing Babes Division 3 Runners Up: Stragglettes
Charity Cup Runners Up: Saracen’s ‘C’
Highest Away Score in a League Game: M Williams – Ex Pats Ladies 59
Highest Away Score in a Cup Game: M Wilson – Fir Trees 60
Charity Cup Champions: Pink Panthers
Cheltenham Front Pin Champion: S Wilsdon - Golden Miller Skittle Team
Charity Cup Runners Up: Wanderers
Women’s Section
Miv Barnes Trophy: D Wood – Wanderers 50
Division 5 Champions: Britannia
Premier A Champions: Charlton Ladies ‘A’
Highest Away Score in a Cup Game: M Alder – Wheatsheaf Ladies 58
Division 5 Runners Up: Rowanfield Sports Club
Premier A Runners Up: Malvern Ladies
Cheltenham Front Pin Champion: N Clark – Ravin’ Banshees
Division 4 Runners Up: Wombles
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and could go close. At a bigger price is Jack Naylor trained by Jessica Harrington. This filly was prominent in Epsom Oaks betting after a close fourth in the Irish Guineas but did not run up to expectations at Epsom. Possibly the course did suit her and she could be good each way value at around 12/1, if taking her chance. Covert Love trained by Hugo Palmer in Newmarket is a probable supplementary runner and has been introduced into the betting at 10/1. If she is supplemented for 40,000 euros, clearly connections must be very happy with her progress. All in all, the Irish Oaks is quite a trappy race on paper, but Curvy is on an upward curve and she is sure to win further good races this season. Saturday also sees the running of the Weatherbys Super Sprint, closer to home at Newbury, over a straight 5 furlongs for two-year-olds. With the weights carried in the race determined by the price paid at the yearling sales, this gives a good spread of weights but without any reference to the ratings of the horses (as would not normally be the case in a two-year-old handicap). Likely to have a maximum field of runners, it is perennially targeted by trainers Richard Hannon, Richard Fahey and Tim Easterby. Hannon has the best record in the race and will normally run a high class animal as the prize money is so good. Last year’s Hannon trained winner Tiggy Wiggy did, of course, run third in this year’s Guineas. Fahey also has a good record at the course itself so should not be underestimated if he runs a decent sort in the race.
Howell caps truly memorable week with match winning display CRICKET
GLOUCESTERSHIRE kept their slim hopes of reaching the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with a five wicket win over Hampshire at Cheltenham. A day after getting married, Benny Howell (31*) (pictured) hit the winning runs against his former club to chase down the 117 required and cap a superb individual performance. He finished on 31 not out after returning figures of 215 from fours overs that included a double-wicket maiden. Glos still need to rely on a number of other results to go their way but a win over Glamorgan in Cardiff on July 24 may still be enough to see them finish in the top four and qualify for the knock out stage. Glos won the toss and on a drizzly afternoon put in their best bowling performance of the competition so far to bowl the visitors out
Golden Horn likely to run in the King George at Ascot HORSE RACING
By James Daly AFTER an impressive win in the Eclipse a couple of weeks ago, Golden Horn seems almost certain to be supplemented for the Group One King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 25 in a bid to bring up the treble of the Derby, Eclipse and King George, last done over 30 years ago. On the face of it, as the entries stand at the moment, there is no obvious reason why the three-year-old cannot complete this historic feat. Arguably the return to one mile four furlongs will suit and if the ground stays quick, perhaps only the consistent Flintshire and the improving Snow Sky will be able to throw down some sort of gauntlet. More on this race in next week’s Standard.
for 116. After a quiet first two overs, the game sparked into life at the beginning of the third. From the first ball of Craig Miles’ over, Michael Carberry flicked a ball off his hip straight into the media area, sending journalists diving for cover. But the very next ball the former England man was on his way, bowled for 12 to leave the visitors on 18-1. Miles, James Fuller and Benny Howell all bowled with discipline as James Vince and new man Adam Wheater added 20 in the next 3.4 overs to make it 381 after the power play. Fifteen runs off Kieron Noema-Barnett’s first over looked to have given Hampshire some momentum. But it proved short-lived as Tom Smith gave away a miserly four in the next pover to leave the visitors on 57-1 after eight overs. Howell produced with a double wicket maiden in the
ninth over. First the dangerous James Vince was brilliantly caught by a diving Ian Cockbain at long on for 32. And three balls later Wheater was trapped LBW for 10 to make it 57-3 with two new men at the crease. Howell was in the game again in the next over (the 12th) as Owais Shah (6) picked him out on the long off boundary off the bowling of Jack Taylor. The Blast’s top wicket taker Smith (1-17) made it 23 for the season when he bowled Terry (1) in the 13th to make it 76-5. The visitors failed to score a boundary in more than three overs but Will Smith put that right in the 16th. First he pulled Taylor(1-24) for four before sending jour-
nalist scurrying for cover for a second time with a six onto the media balcony. But the expected Hants onslaught proved short-lived as the returning James Fuller (2-19) had Gatting caught by Taylor on the cover boundary for a run-a-ball 22. He followed that up with the wicket of Smith (18) four balls later. In the last over Miles (325) removed Arafat (3)– caught by Dent at deep backward square leg – and bowled Wood (3) next ball. A run out by Smith off the final ball of the innings left Hampshire on 116 all out. In reply, with four runs on the board, Glos lost Blast leading run scorer Michael Klinger fifth ball LBW to Jackson Bird for 0 to stunned silence from the home crowd. At the other end, Dent – replacing the injured Hamish Marshall – was enjoying his return to T20 action as he hit the first boundaries of the Glos
innings including a scoop over short fine leg. Together with Cockbain the pair added 25. But a mix up over a possible third run cost Cockbain his wicket, run out by ’keeper Wheater for 8. Dent continued to force the pace, reaching 23 before clipping straight into the hands of Gatting at midwicket off Chris Wood in the sixth over to make it 39-3. Things went from bad to worse in the eighth over when Handscomb (7) was bowled around his legs by Danny Briggs – much to his disbelief – with the score on 44. That brought Geraint Jones to the crease on his 39th birthday. And he celebrated with his highest Glos score T20 score – 40 – sharing in a stand of 61 with Howell. He was bowled by Vince with 12 runs still needed but Howell and Noema-Barnett (3*) saw their side home with eight balls to spare.
Brown smashes triple century for St Stephen’s CRICKET
By emily miDwinter THE Irish Oaks at the Curragh on AARON Brown smashed a recordbreaking 356 not out – including more than 300 runs in boundaries – to help Cheltenham club St Stephen's to a 282-run win away to Hatherley and Reddings III in Division Three of the Bank House Gloucestershire County League. The 24-year-old lefthander arrived at the wicket with Saints wobbling at 8-2 and they were soon 12-3 before he changed the course of the match with what is thought to be the highest individual score in any Saturday league match in the country this season. In total, Brown walloped 24 fours and 36 maximums to help his
side amass 456-6 from their 40 overs. It goes without saying that the innings is a personal best along with a record for 131-year-old St Stephens and in the Gloucestershire County League. It was the fifth century of his career and comfortably surpassed his previous best of 122. He said: “It was one of those days when everything I tried kept coming off. Once I got to 150 I started thinking about the individual record at the club, which I knew was 183, and after that I
wanted to bat for as long as I could. Brown admitted the boundaries “were reasonably short” while he was missed off a skyer. "It went really high, the fielder underneath it ended up tripping over,” he said. He gave a couple of half chances. The ball was disappearing over the boundary with such regularity that six balls were used in rotation while Saints stationed one of their own players in an adjacent field for the last hour to help with the retrieving and to save time. Brown shared a stand of 186 for the fifth wicket with Wes Green whose contribution was 12. The great majority of his runs came on the
legside. Aaron added: “The wicketkeeper said to me at one point ‘you haven’t hit a six yet over cover’ so I did that next ball!” After all his exertions, Brown might have thought he could take it easy in the second half of the game by standing quietly at slip. But he was asked by captain Paul Evans to open the bowling and followed up by claiming 3-25 from his nine overs as Hatherley reached 174-9 in reply, ensuring that lowly Saints recorded only their fourth win of the summer. Work commitments as an estate agent mean that Brown usually plays only every other week. “But I’ll be seeing if I can change that and play again this weekend!" he said.
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SECOND half strikes from Zack Kotwica, Joe Hanks and Lee Vaughan earned Cheltenham Town a comfortable 3-0 victory in their opening pre-season friendly of the summer at Cirencester Town. Boss Gary Johnson fielded 10 of his 11 summer signings in the first half before naming a totally different XI after the break. Cheltenham dominated the first half, but they could not find a way past Cirencester goalkeeper Josh Langley, with Danny Wright missing the best chance. There were some flowing moves, with full-backs Jack Barthram and George McLennan attacking effectively and Harry Pell showing his influence in the centre of the pitch. Billy Waters played just behind strikers Wright and Amari Morgan-Smith in a 43-3 formation, with central defender Downes handed the armband. Pell drew a save from Langley with a header from Waters' cross, Wright saw a shot blocked and Pell sent
another header just wide, this time from Jack Munns' ball in. Calum Kitscha replaced Dillon Phillips in goal for the start of the second half and the rest of the team was made up of survivors of last season's campaign, along with youth team graduate Adam Page and current Under-18s skipper Niall Rowe. It took them seven minutes to prise Cirencester open when Kotwica exchanged passes with Harry Williams and slotted past Sam Hassan in the Centurions' goal. Hanks fired in the second in the 79th minute after a corner routine and Vaughan, who is available for transfer, smashed in a left footed rocket in the 90th minute to complete the scoring, following a good advantage played by referee Mike Halford. Cirencester Town (first half): Langley, Pitts, Dunton, Brown, Herring, Henry, Ricketts, MortimerJones, Griffin, Parsons, Knight. (Second half): Hassan, Herring (Dunton 69), Lee, Henry, James, Jones, Ricketts (Lloyd 69), Hooper,
Langworthy, Parsons, Bennett, Lloyd.
Cheltenham Town (first half): Phillips; Barthram, Downes, Parslow, McLennan; Storer, Munns, Pell; Waters, Wright, MorganSmith. (Second half): Kitscha; Vaughan, Deaman, Rowe, Bowen; Page, Hanks, Sterling-James; Kotwica, Williams, Dale. Referee: Mike Halford. Attendance: 393. * Cheltenham Town's home match against Boreham Wood will now be played on Friday, March 25. The Vanarama National League fixture was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, March 26, but it will take place on Good Friday, with a 3pm kick-off. * Cheltenham Town won 73 at Evesham United on Tuesday night, with goals from Harry Williams (2), Amari Morgan-Smith, Billy Waters, Harry Pell, Jack Munns and Danny Wright. They travel to Westonsuper-Mare on Saturday (3pm) before hosting Sheffield United on Tuesday (7.45pm).
Cheltenham continue resurgent form as Smith shines again CRICKET
CHELTENHAM made it three Premier Two wins in on the trot thanks largely to another superb display of batting from youngster Kieran Smith. Following up his 104 in the victory over Lechlade a week earlier, Smith smashed a superb 131 against bottom club Shapwick and Polden at the Victoria Ground. Opener Mike Kelly scored 57, but Cheltenham lost Matt Jennings for one. Smith and Kelly put on 91 for the second wicket before Nayan Karmarkar had Kelly
stumped by Steven Tinnion. Peter Woodland (31) joined Smith and the pair guided the score to 206 and Cheltenham ended on 293 for seven from their 50 overs. A fine all-round bowling display then saw Shapwick dismissed for 218 – 75 runs short of their target. Elliot Wilson took three for 25, supported by George Terry and Harry Arthur, who claimed two victims apiece. Jennings, Kelly and Sam Didcote all chipped in with one wicket each. The result consolidated Cheltenham’s position in
fifth place ahead of Saturday’s trip one from bottom Goatacre. In the Gloucestershire Division, Cheltenham Civil Service were beaten at home by Chipping Sodbury, denting their title hopes. Hatherley and Reddings also suffered on their own pitch, losing to Lydney, while leaders Dumbleton won at Woodmancote. Saturday fixtures: Bourton Vale v Hatherley and Reddings; Cheltenham Civil Service v Woodmancote; Dumbleton v Gloucester AIW Sports.
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Cheltenham Town’s squad numbers for the 2015/16 season: 1 Dillon Phillips 2 Jack Barthram 3 George McLennan 4 Kyle Storer 5 Aaron Downes 7 Harry Pell 8 Billy Waters 9 Danny Wright 10 Amari Morgan-Smith 11 Jack Munns 12 Calum Kitscha 13 Eliot Richards 14 Asa Hall 15 Jack Deaman 16 Joe Hanks 17 Zack Kotwica 19 Lee Vaughan 20 Jordan Wynter 21 Harry Williams 22 Bobbie Dale 23 James Bowen 25 Omari Sterling-James * The number six shirt has been reserved for a young loanee due in from a Championship club next week.
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CHELTENHAM Town have announced a new sponsorship deal that will see Whaddon Road renamed the World of Smile Stadium for the next three seasons. Based next to Wyevale Garden Centre on Evesham Road in Cheltenham, World of Smile are leading providers of conservatories, garden buildings, sheds, cane and rattan furniture. Their managing director, Jon Burke, is the great nephew of Robins great Peter Goring, who went on to enjoy huge success at Arsenal after joining them for a fee of £1,000 in 1948. A butcher in Bishop’s Cleeve, Goring went on to
win both the League title and FA Cup with the Gunners. Mr Burke said he was proud to continue the family’s association with the football club. “This is a massive deal for us and I think my uncle will be looking down with a smile,” he said. “Peter played a big part in my life when I was younger, keeping me on the straight and narrow so it’s very nostalgic for me to come back to Whaddon Road and meet the new manager Gary Johnson and some of the players. “Cheltenham Town need support from the community and local businesses, who can help them get back to where they should
be, which is higher up. “You can’t say the name World of Smile without grinning and that’s what our company is all about: making customers and clients happy with a positive outlook and that is why we are reaching out into the community. “There is a positive feeling around Cheltenham Town at the
moment and I think we’re in for a good season.” Robins chairman Paul Baker was thrilled to secure a key partnership for the Vanarama National League club. “I am absolutely delighted with this deal and I have to say a big thanks to John Finnigan (commercial executive) and Mark Cuzner (commercial con-
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sultant), who initiated the contract,” Mr Baker said. “It was very easily negotiated and to have a three year increasing deal is tremendous and gives us real security. “It is a completely new name to be associated with the club and it’s a great deal for both parties. “The history with Peter Goring and Jon’s family adds context to the story and I know he is chuffed to bits. “We are also enthused by his willingness to help introduce other potential sponsors to us in the coming months.” > Cirencester Town 0 Cheltenham Town 3, friendly report on page 23
Curvy has Irish Oaks figured out CRiCKet
By JAMES dALy THE Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday may see the return of Curvy, impressive winner of the Group Two Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. The three-year-old filly, trained by David Wachman, has improved all season and could well be good enough to add this prize to her portfolio, unless connections decide to wait for the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood in early August. Aidan O’Brien will, as usual, field several fillies in an attempt to win the race and these could include current ante post favourite Diamondsandrubies who took the Pretty Polly Stakes a couple of weeks ago, Words who won the Munster Oaks at Cork and Together Forever who last ran in the English Oaks without getting in a blow. Of the three, Words has the profile of a fast improving filly TURN TO PAGE 23 >