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July/August 2015
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3rd July Annual Community BBQ - 6.00 pm on the Millennium Green - the Goods Shed if inclement weather. 4th July Leighterton Summer Fayre - 12.00 am to 3.00 pm Lots to see! See the ad on page 18 9th – 12th July Danter’s Funfair At the Recreation Ground – see the article on page 40
Avening Primary School 37 Avonvale Utd. FC 42 Bookworm 15 Chuck Berry 42 Computer Advice 38 Cotswold Voluntary Wardens 53 Crudwell Ladies 30 Crudwell Primary School 50 Crudwell Scouts 22 Crudwell Short Mat Bowls Club 32 Dial-A-Ride 62 Dolphins Recreation Centre 40 Eating Out 32 Guiding 16 History of Tetbury Society 52 Letters to the Editor 36 Lion’s Den 5 Mayor’s Report 44 Neighbourhood Planning Group 54 News from St Marys’ 58 North Wilts Villages Flower Club 56 Priory Inn Blog 35 Probus One 8 Probus Two 59 Puddle Ducks 55 Simon Conrad 61 Sir William Romney’s School 39 St Mary’s Playgroup 46 St Mary’s Primary School 14 Summer Show 12 Tetbury Art Society 48 Tetbury Camera Club 11 Tetbury Classic Car Show 65 Tetbury Community Choir 28 Tetbury Five Mile Fun Run 10 Tetbury in Bloom 18 Tetbury Library 17 Tetbury Music Festival 2015 24 Tetbury Police Museum 26 Tetbury Rail Lands Trust 27 Tetbury Town Football Club 21 Tetbury Theatre Group 47 Tetbury WI 20 The Feoffees and the Thirteen 7 Unsung Hero - July 34 Woolsack Day 31 What’s On 3 Young by Name 6
11th July Malmesbury Singers Concert - 7.00 pm Christ Church – Good Sheds Ad see page 27 11th July Tetbury Library Summer Reading Challenge 2015 “Record Breakers!” start – details on page 17. 11th July Yoga & Stress Relief Mini Retreat, Westonbirt House - Visit www.yoga-in.co.uk or call Nazama on 07804 598353 11th July St Mary’s Primary School Fete 11th / 12th July Crudwell Summer Fayre Visit www.crudwellstrawberryfayre.co.uk or the ad on page 56 18th July St Marys’ Church fete on the Vicarage lawn - 2.00 - 4.30pm – full details see page 58 19th July Open Day at Tigger’s Nursery see page 9 20th July Tetbury Tourist Information Centre Tickets available for Tetbury Music Festival 26th July Cherington Show 2.00pm, Fun Dog Show at 3.00 pm – see page 64 29th of July Rev Daniels licensed for Braydon Brook Benefice - 7.30pm in Crudwell church refreshments afterward August Wednesday’s – CSI Tetbury At the Police Museum, details on page 26. 4th August Wool Festival 2016 Discussion 7.30pm meeting at Artique 9th August Summer Show - see page 12 16th August St. Marys’ Church Tower open see page 58 23rd August Tetbury Fun Run - see page 10 31st August Bampton Opera at Westonbirt, 5.00 pm Tickets in advance or on the night www.bamptonopera.org or Tetbury Tourist Office
Useful Information POLICE STATION The Old Courthouse, Long Street Tel: Emergency - 999, Non-Emergency 101 (note new number).
Gloucestershire County Council, Shire Hall, Gloucester. Tel: 08000 514514. www. gloucestershire.gov.uk
DOCTORS Romney House Surgery, Long Street. Tel: 502303 The Tolsey Surgery, High Street, Sherston. Tel: 01666 840270.
CHURCHES Christ Church, The Chipping 01453 839250 Gospel Hall, Hampton St.Tel.503166 St. Mary’s - C of E- Church St. 500088 St. Michael’s - R.C. - The Green 502367 Tetbury Community Church, 25 The Ferns 07739 909047.
HOSPITAL Malmesbury Road. Tel: 502336. PHYSIOTHERAPY Tel: 501766. CHIROPODIST Tel: 504228. OSTEOPATHS Tel: 503599 and 502214. LOCAL AUTHORITIES Tetbury Town Council, Old Courthouse, Long Street. Tel: 504670 (Mon-Fri 9am - 3pm) Council Info. Services, in Council Office. Email: administrator@tetbury.gov.uk Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester. Tel: (01285) 623000
SCHOOLS - SWR Comprehensive, Lowfield Road. Tel: 01666 502378 St. Mary’s Primary, St. Mary’s Road.Tel: 01666 502275. Rodmarton Primary School, Tel: 01285 841284. TOURIST INFORMATION 33 Church Street. Tourism@tetbury.org Tel: 503552. NATIONAL EXPRESS Bookings taken. Daily return service from Cirencester to Heathrow. www.visittetbury.co.uk
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The first one is that Tetbury Lions are very pleased to have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, publically announced on the 2nd of June. Stephen Hirst was kind enough to nominate us and past President’s Nat and Keith did a lot of work getting the information together for the awarding body, as did our publicity team and Lion Ken White. Since the award is predominantly based on the endeavours of the Tetbury Advertiser, he and past Editor Brian Gammon went to the Queen’s Garden Party in celebration of it, in May. I’m not sure which of them looks more at home outside the Palace gates. (I think perhaps Ken does.) Described by the Cabinet Office as “the MBE for volunteer groups,” we believe we
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to serve the community and including ads to cover its costs. It quickly proved very popular, taking it to the position it has reached now as the leading fundraiser in the town. Happily there’s been continuity for its growth, with each successive editor taking the Advertiser to the next level of achievement and quality.” I shan’t argue with that. And while I’m spreading congratulations and good news – another announcement. This month I was very pleased to welcome Lion’s Alan and Jwala into the club. Alan’s wife Saxon is already “one of us”, so together they will be the first husbandand-wife team we’ve ever had. (If that sets a precedent, that’s fine. Rumours that any of us attend the Lions merely to get out of the house and away from our other halves aren’t true.) Alan and Saxon have already been very active for us, helping out on Woolsack Day selling programmes – and Jwala will be helping man the stall at the St Mary’s Fete. That’s the stuff! I hope you’ll go along and say “Hi” when you see her. are only the second Lion’s club in England to achieve this recognition, so we’re thoroughly chuffed. Careful examination of this month’s cover (and thanks to Lion Kevin Farnham for the photo), will also reveal that we’re entitled to carry the Queen’s Award logo at the top of our banner. So who gets the credit? Well, pretty much everyone. The people named on page three in the Advertiser team of course, our favourite author Debbie Young who helped hugely - and without David Roberts to make up the magazine, where would we be? As I always say, too, without our printer and distributors, advertisers, columnists, fans, supporters and readers, there would be no magazine – so please, everyone, take a bow. You keep the Lions and the Advertiser in business, with your generosity. Lastly, before I leave this subject, I asked my predecessor as editor, the marvellous Barry Gibbs, for a comment on the matter. He said: “I commend the tremendous foresight the Lions club had forty years ago when it had the idea of starting the Advertiser, primarily
Lastly and very importantly, another change in the Advertiser this month. We were sorry to hear that the Crudwell Parish News had to close a few months ago due to the ill-health of the editor. We hope he gets well soon. As an upside, a founder of the Gazette, the tireless Gerda Hayes, has
Lions Den been instrumental in getting many of their contributors and several of their advertisers to join us here in the pages of the Advertiser - and we are extending our distribution to include an extra three hundred and fifty copies to go “over there.” We hope regular readers enjoy the new content they afford us and that Crudwell and Chelworth readers find the magazine offers them something new and worthwhile in return. If it works, it will be an experiment we’ll be happy to continue. Our next meetings are on Wednesday the 1st of July and Wednesday the 5th of August at 8pm at the Close Hotel and we’re always pleased to get curious visitors or potential members, so by all means come along. You’ll be very welcome at a meeting, although of course attending one of our social events is more fun – and might give a better impression of what we’re really about. The photos here of a recent little tour we undertook using electric bikes from Pedego may illustrate this. We hijacked them (with permission) from the Royal Oak - while more of us stayed behind to play Boules. And win! Salut, Richard Smith, Tetbury Lions
Tetbury Lion’s Steve, Ken and Chris pictured with Cirencester Lion Jess Turner, who is the grand-daughter of one of Tetbury Lions’ founders - Mr Ray Eastland. The four were distributing leaflets in Cirencester, with a view to helping re-energise the Cirencester Lion’s club.
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Young by name Booked Up for the Holidays! As the Tetbury Advertiser prepares for its summer factory shutdown, I’m planning my holiday packing. This task is straightforward, because most of our holidays are spent in our camper van, essentially a giant suitcase on wheels. Or in my case, a mobile library. Because for me, packing clothes is a minor task, compared with choosing my reading material. Books and writing materials always form the bulk of my luggage. It’s a good thing I don’t have to worry about a baggage weight allowance.
Travels with my Books. Before each trip, I carefully assemble an assortment of books to complement my destination. First, essential reference books: a phrase book and dictionary for the language spoken at our destination. (Yes, even when we’re going to Scotland - Teach Yourself Gaelic is permanently on board.) Next, maps and guide books. I learned this habit the hard way a few years ago, after arriving in France for a month-long trip with neither country map nor Rough Guide. We certainly took the scenic route that holiday, though not always on purpose. Then comes the leisure reading material: a combination of non-fiction and fiction. For this summer’s trip to Scotland, I’ve stockpiled a biography (The Lighthouse Stevensons,) a collection of nature essays by a Scottish journalist, some modern Scottish poetry, and a murder mystery set on a Scottish island. Most of these were purchased on previous trips to Scotland, local books being among my favourite souvenirs to collect en route.
today from my nephew, Daniel Gooding, (a writer and a librarian), that it’s common advice to do the opposite: to take books that contrast with wherever you’re going. I should therefore now be packing tropical adventure stories, gourmet food guides and biographies celebrating Tory MPs. Other friends prefer to pick a particular writer and work their way through his or her complete oeuvre. My author friend Calum Kerr chooses a thriller writer every summer. My old English teacher spent one summer reading Proust’s A La Recherché Du Temps Perdu. Well, you’d need a teacher’s holidays to get through that lot!
oldest and tattiest, so he needn’t bother bringing them home. Of the two, I know whose wake I’d rather follow. If you still can’t decide which books to take on holiday, follow my generous friend Joy’s example and splash out on some paperbacks from one of Tetbury’s charity shops. That way you not only gain great new readers, but also help a good cause and lighten your luggage for your journey home, leaving plenty of space for holiday souvenirs. Debbie Young is currently writing a collection of travel-themed short stories called Travel Size. www.authordebbieyoung.com
One busy friend subcontracts the decision. Having time to read only when she’s on holiday, she allows her mother and sister, both year-round readers, to lend her any books they think she’d like. It’s like having a personal shopper for clothes, except she doesn’t have to buy anything. A kind teacher I know takes second-hand paperbacks and leaves them behind for others to enjoy. My brother-in-law uses this approach to holiday clothes, taking his
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This month, I thought it would be good to share with you an annual event for the Feoffees and Thirteen, to which you are all invited. The Beating of the Bounds takes place each year and this year we have brought the date forward to coincide with National Heritage Weekend, where many buildings in our town and others are open for members of the public to visit. Traditionally, this was done to mark the boundary of the town and today provides an historic and interesting walk around our town boundaries. We
have refreshments half way around and end at The Market Hall for coffee and the presentation of the Feoffee accounts. The walk starts with us meeting under Bath Bridge at 9.30am and takes approx 1 ½ hours. All are welcome – including dogs for the walk, we hope to see you all there. For those of you who walk along Herd Lane, you will be pleased to know that we have arranged for the surface of the first part of the lane to be replaced. Herd Lane, Preston Park, Berkeley Wood and the Railway Line are looking particularly good at the moment, as everything grows and the allotments fill with their produce. For all
The Feoffees and the Thirteen of you vegetable and flower growers and bakers: don’t forget the Tetbury Summer Show on 9th August, when you can enter your produce and take part in this great town traditional event. This month we have been pleased to support the following young person: Oli Jones – former head boy from Sir William Romney’s, who is travelling to Africa to climb Kilimanjaro, in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation. Feoffee and Thirteen Community events coming up include: Friday 3rd July – Annual Community BBQ – 6pm - held on the Millennium Green, at The Goods Shed if the weather is inclement
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Our talk on the 4th of June was to have continued the Napoleonic theme with an account of the battle of Waterloo, but unfortunately our speaker was unwell. Instead, Denis Cartwright described another centenary event, this one no cause for celebration. His subject was the railway collision at Quintinshill, near Gretna, on the 22nd of May 1915. In this, the most dreadful of British railway disasters, 227 were killed and 245 injured. Almost all were soldiers, bound for Gallipoli. The causes of some railway accidents are a mystery. But at Quintinshill, the immediate cause was the careless behaviour, against the rules, of two signalmen. According to the anonymous reporter
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who kindly provided this summary, Denis recounted the events, starting at Euston, which culminated on a fine May morning in the peaceful countryside of southern Scotland. After the talk, a member who is a volunteer on the preserved working Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway hoped that this melancholy narrative would not discourage friends present from travelling on the GWR. Meanwhile, fortunately blissfully unaware of this sad event, my wife and I were enjoying a railway holiday! Theo Stening, Probus One 01666 504243
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The Tetbury Flyer 5/10k fun run/walk will take place on the 23rd of August 2015, opened by Maxi Babe and Emma Bradley.
The funds will go to Tetbury Youth Groups and we are hoping to get lots of local teams involved, including children. A big thank you goes to Capelli Hair Design and Scentiments of Tetbury, also to Britvic Drink for sponsoring the event.
The event will begin at The Goods Shed located behind the Royal Oak, Cirencester Road.
Race entries will cost £10 per adult and £5 per child, between the ages of 14-16. Entry forms are available from the Council Office in Tetbury, Capelli, Scentiments and Tetbury Hardware.
This year we have worked hard to organise a wonderful family day. There will be more happenings besides the run/walk such as a bouncy castle, fair rides, a car boot sale, stalls and refreshments to occupy the supporters whilst the participants
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A bit of rain on Woolsack Day tends to swell the visitor numbers, but the total this year was attained in bright, sunny weather. A number of prospective new members also made themselves known during the exhibition. Formal meetings of the Club have now ceased for the summer break but some members continue to meet on Tuesdays for a chat at the Priory Inn and visits to local venues. The first meeting off the next season will be on the 8th of September. The programme for 2015/16 is shown on the website and promises to provide a mix of entertaining and stimulating talks by visiting speakers interspersed with competitions and in house events.
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In addition to the open competitions, there is one on a set subject. Next year it is ‘Patterns’ which should set the imaginations going. This year it was ‘Minimalism’. An image which did very well, ‘Two Tier’ by Mike Hawkridge, is reproduced here. If you wish to improve your photographic skills (or just enjoy looking at pictures) why not come along to a meeting? Please feel free to visit as a guest at some of our meetings and see what goes on, hopefully with a view to becoming a member. Tetbury Camera Club meets at 7.30 pm on Tuesday evenings at the Priory Inn, Tetbury. We are a very friendly group and anybody with an interest in photography will be very welcome to visit and get an idea of our activities and meet club members. For further information ring Frank on 01666 500807. Website : www. tetburycameraclub.org.uk Frank Jenkins Tetbury Camera Club
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Summer Show With just weeks to go before the Summer Show takes place on Sunday 9th August on the recreation ground, the committee can confirm that all final preparations are in place for another very good show. As in previous years, all the action will be located at the Bowls Club end of the recreation ground, with the other half of the ground, (with the approval of the Dolphins Hall committee and favourable weather conditions,) used for visitor car parking. Note that entry fees remain as last year; adults £2.50, children 12-16 £1 and under 12’s free - and there are no additional charges for parking. Vehicle access will only be permitted via the Chavenage Lane gate. It has long been a goal of this show to promote and sustain a healthy community by placing a strong emphasis on delivering to our young population an awareness and understanding of our environment, and how it should be respected. The show seeks to build through hands-on education, an understanding in young minds the responsibilities they will inherit on managing the environment in which they have the privilege to live. All of this we hope to deliver in a fun way and with family participation.
We have already mentioned that the Cotswold Pheasant and Poultry Club will be in attendance providing expert advice on all aspects of keeping chickens. We can now also say that the Oak and Furrows animal rescue centre will be along, to give advice on caring for injured animals - and of course the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust will be providing a wide range of information and advice relating to our environment. Several stallholders have come forward to promote their skills at the show, but we have a little room left for a few more, so if you have a creative talent and wish to showcase yourself on the day, then call Ken
on 01666 504189 and he will provide all necessary details. We are also pleased to report an early rush for the show schedules, detailing all the categories that will be on display in the marquee - and including, of course, the all-important entry forms. You can secure your copy, free of charge, from Tetbury Hardware in London Road. Alternatively they can be downloaded from our web site www.tetburysummershow.co.uk Remember, completed entry forms and money must be submitted to Tetbury Hardware by noon on Thursday 6th August. Early indications would suggest our entries will be up again this year, and that several of you are busy making preparations to enter scarecrows, all of which will be on display outside the marquee. We can also confirm strong support from the town this year for the parade, which will leave from Market Place at 12.45 pm and head down Long Street to the recreation ground. The Snooty Fox will be making an appearance - and it looks like he will be joined by a couple of vixens this year. In costume will be the Dolphins Dramatic Society. New to the parade will be the Royal Oak which is putting in an intriguing entry comprised of up to eight people and called “Quirky Quercus”. This, plus Wacky Race carts, a vintage car and many other attractions led by the City of Bristol Pipes and Drums will make for a colourful parade. We look forward to seeing you all on this great family day out. Summer Show Committee
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Guiding The girls going to California Dreamin’ this summer ... ... put in several hours work for our recent Book Sales and they have been allocated about half of the total amount raised, which was an incredible £690. Selection for next year’s International trip has recently taken place and we are delighted that Tetbury has another representative chosen to take part – congratulations Hannah. She too helped with the Book Sale and has already raised enough to pay her deposit. Other
Brownies and Guides who helped have been promised a free ticket to the circus in September, and the rest goes into District funds to help support activities for the girls and trainings for the volunteer leaders. Thank you to everyone who supported us by either donating books or coming to buy. The two Brownie units both had such a good time last term working for either the Friends to Animals badge or community service that this term they have swapped over. It is always very satisfying and flattering to Leaders when their good ideas work – and are used again. All Guide units have been making the most of the outdoors this term - 1st Guides enjoyed an Introduction to camping event
and we are very grateful to St Mary’s Primary School for allowing us to use their grounds including their new outdoor classroom. In just 24 hours the Guides made bivouacs in the woods, made and launched parachutes (for teddies), constructed water collecting devices, pitched tents, made washing up gadgets and fire starters, followed a trail, lit fires and cooked pancakes and camp doughnuts. The weather was kind to us and for many of the girls it was a positive first experience of sleeping under canvas. Our 2nd Guides have been lighting fires (no newspaper or firelighters) and toasting marshmallows, playing rounders at the Priory, building hedgehog shelters and doing a Tetbury “Hunt-the-letter” quiz (another good activity that is going to be shared.) Westonbirt make the most of the school grounds and have been working for the Outdoor Cooks badge. Seniors continue to meet, although their numbers have been depleted because some are taking their GCSE exams. We hope these have gone well and look forward to hearing about good results in August. We also await news from California and Switzerland – good luck to Georgia, Jess, Alexa and Cath – we hope that these trips prove to be once-in-a-lifetime experiences. We offer our congratulations to Tetbury Lions on their recent Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – this publication is just one example of the great things they do. And in more good news, I was very happy to hear an MBE has been awarded to our own Amanda Butcher – congratulations! Sue Doidge - Tetbury District Commissioner girlguidingtetbury@gmail.com
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Tetbury in Bloom Flushed with Success! We recently received praise for the “fabulous” flowerbeds at the pubic conveniences between the Old Brewery Lane and West Street car parks.
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On Saturday 30th May 2015, Tetbury Town Youth FC reached the climax of their season, the Presentation Day! The day began with some mixed games for each age group, coordinated by our team of dedicated, FA qualified coaches; as well as some fun activities for the enthusiastic group of Tiny Tigers. After exerting lots of energy, it was time to celebrate another successful season. Every player received a trophy in recognition of their contribution and
commitment to Tetbury Town FC during the 2014/2015 season. The U12s were once again presented with the Wally Smith Cup and individual trophies were presented to commend those who demonstrated particular values during the season based around commitment, attitude, performance and respect. As always, these decisions are never made lightly! I would like to thank everyone involved for all their hard work to make the day such a success, including the fantastic spread, kindly supplied by parents. The Annual General Meeting was held on 1st June 2015, which provided the opportunity to review a fabulous season. It also marked the beginning of a new chapter, with some fresh new faces joining us, ready to plan for the exciting new developments ahead. Don’t worry it is not too late if you are interested in joining the committee please do not hesitate to contact me. The Under 8’s enjoyed their end of season visit to Mojo Active where they enjoyed completing a military style assault course including low ropes and zip wires. Some fantastic outdoor fun! Coaching sessions were enjoyed by pupils at Sir William Romney’s School during July. The three groups demonstrated some impressive skills and perhaps learned a few new things too! St Mary’s Primary School has appointed two ambassadors, Oscar Elliott and Eleanor Moody, to improve communication and links between both parties. I look forward to working with them and hearing their
Tetbury Town Football Club ideas. We will also be supporting their Summer Fayre on 11th July as well as the Open Day at Tigger’s Nursery on 19th July. With thoughts turning to next season, I am delighted to confirm that the following teams are in place for 2015/2016: • Tiny Tigers. Fun football for Under 6’s on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:30. • Under 7’s Cotswold Youth League • Under 8’s (x2) Cotswold Youth League (Thunder and Tornadoes) • Under 9’s Cotswold Youth League • Under 10’s Cotswold Youth League • Under 11’s Mid Glos League • Under 13’s North Wilts League • Under 15’s North Wilts League Our coaching team continues to grow and some will be attending coaching courses in the near future. They will also arrange training to begin in early August and existing players will be notified by their team manager. Anyone interested in joining Tetbury Town Youth Football Club, please contact me on 07879 441938 or richard.norris@rndsltd.co.uk. Look out for training dates, as well as other activities taking place over the summer on our Facebook page ‘Tetbury Town Youth FC’. Enjoy your summer! Richard Norris Youth Chairman, Tetbury Town FC
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Tetbury Music Festival 2015 What began with a small concert at Highgrove in 2003, the Music Festival has now become an established part of Tetbury life. Its patron is HRH The Prince of Wales; the musical director is Jonathan Cohen whose recent recordings with his orchestra Arcangelo have been enjoying rave reviews.
Hewitt is one of today’s most revered and sought after pianists. Her programme will include works by Bach, Beethoven as well as Liszt and Scarlatti. The concert will start at the earlier time of 7pm. The Festival concludes with a unique opportunity to hear three Bach Magnificats: one by Johann Sebastian Bach, one by his son by his first marriage Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and one by Johann Christian through his second marriage. Arcangelo, under the direction of Jonathan Cohen invites us to compare three different approaches to the Magnificat.
Before some concerts there will be an introductory talk by the well known BBC Radio 3 commentator Donald McLeod. All the concerts are performed in the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen in Tetbury. Tickets are available from 20th July at the Tetbury Tourist Information Centre, 33 Church Street, Tetbury, GL8 8JG, phone: 01666 503552. For further information see the website www.tetburymusicfestival.org.uk or e-mail Kathryn Limoi, Festival Administrator at info@ tetburymusicfestival.org
This year the Festival starts on Wednesday 30th September and ends on Sunday evening, 4th October. The Heath Quartet opens the Festival with works by Haydn, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky – a programme that spans the classical and romantic era. The next evening, Thursday 1st October, sees the return of Joseph Middleton to his native Tetbury accompanying Carolyn Sampson whose soprano voice is thrilled audiences at last year’s Proms. Their programme is in two parts: the first featuring poetry of Shakespeare set to music by British, German and Austrian composers. The second, the poetry of Paul Verlaine composed by Debussy, Ravel, and others.
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Mr A. H. G. Heelas, solicitor, of Stroud, appeared to prosecute, and stated that the defendants appeared to have committed a most unprovoked assault upon the complainant. He was then off duty and walking in company with a young woman, when he met the three defendants. They made an obscene remark as complainant passed, and then followed him up Archibald Garraway caught hold of him by the throat, and the others came up and laid
on to the plaintiff with a stick and stones, injuring his head and breaking his hat. He was thrown to the ground, and at that time a groom named William Westmacott came on the scene and remonstrated with the defendants about their cowardly conduct. Bubb was afterwards allowed to get up, but defendants followed him back to Tetbury, repeating the assault on the way. Mr Heelas pointed out that although it would have been a more serious offence if complainant had been on duty, yet he considered it was more aggravating to assault a policeman than an ordinary individual.
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We’ve got some amazing good news to start with this month ... ... as the Goods Shed Project has just been awarded £50,000 from the David Thomas Trust! This is on top of the £12,000 they gave us last year, so we are all feeling pretty elated. We can see light at the end of the tunnel and hope it won’t be long now before work can start. Up to now we have raised and been pledged a total £459,200. The estimated cost of the conversion is £589,000, leaving us a shortfall of just £129,800. Barrie Doyle and his team of
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You may have noticed the new plaque by the five apple trees which were planted to commemorate the hundred year anniversary of the start of the First World War. The trees were donated by The Lions, Tetbury District Council, The British Legion, The Feoffees and The Tetbury Rail Land Regeneration Trust. It is touching to realize that the people of Tetbury who sacrificed their lives in the war have a living and lovely memorial which will continue to give 19:52 Page 1 the gift of its fruit to people. We would like to plant some more apple trees in same area and we are looking for sponsors, so if you would like to sponsor an apple tree please contact me. The fruit trees in the Community Orchard on the other side of the splash and the new ones along the side of the old railway line should look amazing in the spring with all the blossom and in the autumn there should be the apples to look forward to, helping both wildlife and us! Please keep a look out for our posters and adverts in the Advertiser for up and coming events. If you would like to help with this dynamic project please contact me on 01666502877. I am always interested to hear your views. Thank you for all your continued support.
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Tetbury Community Choir The Choir goes viral! (Well, almost.) Yes – we now have our own website - http:// tetburycommunitychoir.weebly.com - and we are also on Facebook. Look for ‘Tetbury Community Choir’, and you will be able to see pictures and find out all about us. We are really looking forward to singing with the German choir when they visit Tetbury in October. As well as lots of new material, we are fine-tuning some of the Messiah choruses, so that we can include a good cross-section of songs when we sing with them and at other events. We are hoping to have a Christmas concert, and some of us will be taking part in the Dolphins winter performances. We have lots of members who have lived in Tetbury all their lives, so we like to do occasional profiles. Many of you will know the multi-talented Leslie Jablonski, perhaps from Tesco, where she has worked since it opened and runs the friendliest and most efficient checkout (well we think so!). Or you may know her from one of her many other local activities including the Dolphins Dramatic Society, where she performs regularly. She has always sung, starting when she was at school in Tetbury, and has been a very active member of the Choir since it started in 2010. Leslie is one of the
Alto’s - not to be confused with some-toes! They can sing a lower vocal range than Sopranos, so are crucial to any Choir. We would not be where we are today without Leslie and the other Alto’s supplying the mellow tones and harmonies that help the Choir sound so good. New members are always welcome – we are a friendly mixed choir. You don’t need to read music - just like singing and have a sense of fun. There’s no audition, get in touch or turn up to a rehearsal - we sing on Tuesdays from 7.00 pm at Christ Church, The Chipping, Tetbury. Our last session
is 22nd June, but we re-start on 15th September for 10 weeks to 17th November. If you would like more information about the choir or our events, contact Sandy Thomas (Secretary) Tel: 01666 503821, email sandy.thomas.st78@gmail.com or Margaret Foster (Chair) Tel: 01666 577535 email fossnmags@tiscali.co.uk. Or find us on Facebook and on our website. Margaret Foster, Chair Tetbury Community Choir
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Tetbury Woolsack once again proved to be a hugely successful day for the whole town, the hard work by the organising team provided a first class, free family day out
which was enjoyed by many thousands of spectators. Tetbury provided a great atmosphere with the street market, the funfair, street entertainers and of course the world-famous Woolsack Race all contributing to a very successful day - and as a bonus, the sunshine joined in too. The children of St Mary’s started off the races with their own competition, with seven teams competing in the mini Woolsack as a prelude to the serious challenge of Gumstool Hill. Winner of the men’s event was Nathan Barraclough who took only 52.6 seconds to carry his Woolsack up the hill, closely challenged in second place by Martin Holloway with a 55.9 second run and in third place Callum Lister in 59 seconds. In the ladies race first place was Kim Ingleby with 1minute 19 seconds followed by
Tetbury Woolsack Susan Lee with 1minute 30 seconds and Jemma Tuckwood in 1 minute 43 seconds. Well done to all of you and to the many competitors who took part. Joel Hicks lightened the atmosphere once again, this year running disguised as a world champion boxer, complete with boxing gloves. In the team races, the Royal Oak team was triumphant again in 3 minutes 16 seconds, closely followed by the team of Navy Divers who finished in 3 minutes 28 seconds. The mixed team of Ciren Crossfits also managed to finish in 4 minutes 30 seconds. Thanks must go to our sponsors, IHS, The Snooty Fox, Tetbury Audi and the many people who contributed to the Bunting Appeal - and to the organisers who once again provided a great party.
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Crudwell Short Mat Bowls Club In Crudwell there is a thriving short mat bowls club which meets on Thursdays (2.30pm to 5pm) and Sundays (7.30pm to 10pm). We encourage new members whether experienced or indeed new to our sport. All you need to do is turn up at the Village Hall (which is well signposted off the main road) with a pair of flat shoes. We have woods which can be ‘borrowed’. Your first experience will be free.
County League with some success and we also arrange friendly games and coaching for our newer and less experienced players. If competition is “not your scene,” members are welcome to just come along and play socially, have a cup of tea and enjoy the social side of our sport. Additionally our Social Secretary organises a number of other get-togethers during the year.
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Wycliffe College has named Nick Gregory as its new Head from September 2015 Mr Gregory, will replace the current Head, Margie Burnet Ward who will be retiring at the end of this academic year. Before becoming a teacher, Mr Gregory spent eight years in a management role at Barclays, before moving to a teaching career. He has taught modern languages at Barnard Castle School, County Durham and Merchant Taylor’s School, Northwood before becoming a boarding Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital, Stourbridge. Mr Gregory said: “Modern education must be an excellent preparation for life – professional, personal, social, moral and I believe that Wycliffe produces people who are ready to face up to life after school and deal with its challenges.”
compete with anyone at anything, provided we were prepared to work hard, commit some energy to something and make the most of our talent. I hope this is something that people will believe in at Wycliffe.”
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be educated at Wycliffe and Ben, who has an autistic spectrum condition will be attending school elsewhere but will be very much part of their life at Wycliffe.
He said he hoped to pass on a deep belief he has held since his own school days. “It was really important to me to feel that at my school we could punch above our weight and
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“I want someone’s time at Wycliffe to be an experience in itself,” he said. “It should be something to be enjoyed and appreciated for its
own intrinsic value and not just a means to an end of walking away with some exam results.” Mr Gregory said: “At Wycliffe, people really do matter. It is a place where differences and individual qualities are genuinely valued and respected and everyone embraces the concept of helping every single boy or girl be the best that he or she can individually be. These are all things in which I believe profoundly. “It will matter to me tremendously to be recognised as being not only the tenth Head of the College in its 130 plus year history but also to be recognised as being a good Head.”
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Eating Out ‘The Priory’ has been a regular haunt for ages, though our first visit was a very different experience: in one half the bar, rammed at weekends with drinkers, and on the other, a tired restaurant reminiscent of a 70’s Berni Inn. These days, it’s one large restaurant. The bar’s limited to just its own space, with stools and copper-topped tables, and it’s fair to say it’s no longer a drinker’s venue, though there’s usually a pleasant selection of local beers. But that’s turned out to be a bonus - for a start, it means improved chances of getting a table. We live just up the road and have regularly popped down early-ish for a table, but it’s increasingly common that they’re fully booked (even for locals with ‘ready money’.) There are two sound reasons for that. The food’s well priced and it’s really
good. Always! I’ve lost count of our visits and can’t recall ever coming away thinking, “Yeah…it was OK.” This recent visit was no exception. “Flossy” started with prosciutto and Single Gloucester beignets, which had a light crispy outside and a rich, deep smoky flavour inside. I had smoked trout and haddock fishcake, which was amongst the best fishcakes I’ve ever had, mostly because it was actually made with fish and not one of those pallid ‘pretenders’. (You know the kind - almost all potato with herbs and flakes of something smoked to make it fishy-tasting!) Flossy then had lamb burger - hand-made, moist and fresh tasting - with chorizo, Holy Smoked cheese, BBQ sauce and coleslaw. She thought feta might’ve been a better choice with lamb, but hey, she was being picky. I chose sea bream, potatoes, samphire and lemon dressing (I’ll always go for something with samphire). I was told it would come whole, but two time-saving fillets arrived. And, oh my goodness, it was de-li-cious! The fish was beautifully cooked, the dressing smooth and subtle - a perfect accompaniment. I told the waitress that I thought it was probably the best meal I’d had there and would she please tell the chef. On her return, to take note of that rare beast - a dessert order for both of us, she said the chef had laughed out loud! I took it he was overjoyed with the compliment… Although it may have been due to disbelief. Or even derision? You decide.
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evident around Tetbury. Alison’s intelligent and energetic approach to “making it happen,” is one which a town such as Tetbury always needs to keep it moving forward.
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Probably too late for this month, but I’d like to nominate Alison Hesketh as your Unsung Hero.
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Alison has masterminded the Patient Participation Group at the surgery for the last 2/3 years, ably setting up a positivethinking forum between the GP’s and the patients. She has also taken on being secretary of the PCC at St. Marys’ Church, which again sets up an interface between parishioners and the church, one of the focal points of the town. In addition, Alison has the unenviable task of organising street collectors for Christian Aid which only this month, has been
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Introducing… Stargazy Fish Bar is your new fish bar, next door to The Priory Inn. You can eat at the fish bar or in The Priory Inn garden, or you can take-away and enjoy your meal at home. We are a bit obsessed with providing the highest quality freshest fish and the best chips possible and to ensure greater quality, we will only start cooking your food when you have placed your order – so there may be a wait (unless you call through your order in advance.) We make our batter using a special recipe, which blends Shipton Mill flours and Cotswold Brewing Company Premium
Lager – and if you are partial to our national dish but prefer a healthier option then not to worry, we can grill you a fillet of fresh fish with a salad on the side. We make all the bits and pieces here too, such as mushy peas, curry sauce, fishcakes and chili sauce to give you the best results – and our Maris Piper chips are cooked twice to make them crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside.
Freshness! The Stargazy’s fish arrives with us on the same morning you eat it, transported from the Cornish fish markets by New Wave Seafood. We work with New Wave because of their firm policy to buy seafood from well-managed, sustainable sources,
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The old saying “A swarm in May is worth a load of hay...” is open to interpretation. It may relate to the connection between warm weather encouraging the Queen bee away from her hive, in order to reproduce her colony - or to the conditions being right for farmers to grow rich pastures for livestock to enjoy, now and into the winter months. The conditions have been text-book for bees and dairy farmers so far this year. Our cheese-producing friends the Godsell’s in Stonehouse enjoyed no interruption in high milk yields when their cows first tasted grass this year, as there was so much to eat! Swathes of local grassland have been mown and the resulting silage, rich in energy, stored away for the winter months.
Meanwhile at the Priory, live music continues through July to a packed house - and also lends a chilled Sunday night atmosphere. On the 5th, Blind River Scare plays folk- and country-tinged songs. Steve Degutis plays on the 12th and Rapunzel, a Bristol-based laid-back duo, on the 19th and on the 26th respectively. Dik Cadbury is back to perform a selection of his favourite covers and original material, too. Follow us on Twitter @ThePrioryInn and ‘like’ The Priory Inn Facebook page (ThePrioryInnTetbury) to stay informed. Tanya Kelly, The Priory Inn
In regard to bees, we only lost one colony out of four over the winter and we recovered three swarms in May, taking us to a total of six happy, but immature, colonies. Their new home at Adeline Farm in Long Newnton is ideal. Ros Holland’s pride and joy has fruit trees, allotments, young flowering crops, rows of flowers and polytunnels filled with fresh produce - making it a perfect home for these amazing creatures. They repay nature by pollinating and strengthening the crops and flowering plants. The swarms settled in the low orchard of blossoming fruit trees, allowing their scouts to find a new home. As territorial beekeepers, this meant a relatively easy catch, so we could provide them an enticing new home. We witnessed the fascinating march of thousands of little workers into brand-new hives on the warm May evenings.
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Letter to the editor Dear Editor, Save the Children would like to thank everyone who supported our tombola and raffle on Woolsack day this year. The basket of “goodies” was won by Mr. Sylvester from Swindon, who luckily was “house-sitting” in Tetbury. Many thanks, Maureen Clarke Dear Editor, Tetbury Tourism Group is holding an informal meeting to discuss a Wool Festival for 2016. The meeting will be held at Artique on Tuesday 4th August at 7.30pm. All are welcome. Anyone who feels that they or their organisation or business can contribute in any way would be very welcome. If you can contribute but are unable to attend then please contact Jackie at Tetbury Tourist Office with your ideas.! Sandra Ball Dear Editor, The house-to-house collection during Christian Aid Week, together with church collections and the additional gift aid, netted £7,080.31. Thank you so much to everyone who gave so generously to make this wonderful total and also, of course, thanks are due to the seventythree volunteer collectors without whom it would not have been possible.
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The last lap before Summer holidays begin! The summer holidays have almost arrived and in these final few weeks of term, we are busier than ever at Avening School. We are ticking all the boxes as we near the finishing line for summer with sports events that include a sponsored work and sports morning; an arts week inspired by the four elements – Earth, Air, Water and Fire and one of the highlights of the school year, our annual musical soiree. This event will see children from across the school coming together to showcase their
musical talent whether it be singing in our KS1 and KS2 choirs or playing a musical instrument, which include violins, guitars and percussion. On a musical note, the KS2 children were paid a very special visit by internationally renowned folk duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman at the beginning of June. The pair spent the afternoon performing with the children who had learned one of their songs in preparation for their visit. As part of our arts week, we will be joined by a team of professionals including an artist, musician, fashion designer and story-teller. The week will culminate in a performance
Avening Primary School and celebration for parents, to include a much anticipated catwalk show! Last month, the Owls class (Y5/6) embarked on an adventure packed three day trip to South Cerney Water Park where they took part in challenging and teambuilding activities including paddle boarding, kayaking, sailing and raft-building. This is always such a wonderful opportunity for the children to try something different and develop their independence as well as learn new skills. This final half term of the academic year has seen children perform in yet more outside sporting events. The Hawks (Y3/4) participated in a ‘Commonwealth Games’ held at Thrupp School, while the KS1 classes also had their fair share of sporting fun with cluster sports events at Brimscombe and Leighterton school. Some of our KS2 children also recently took part in the District Sports event held at SWR, several of them qualifying to participate in the Area Sports this month. Every year, the time comes to bid farewell to our Y6 leavers which is always a very emotional event, but we wave them off proudly and wish them good luck as they embark on their new adventures in secondary school. We wish everyone a sunny and relaxing summer and look forward to a new term in September! Jane Rushton, Headteacher
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The heat is on with SWR’s new boiler system! Things are hotting up at Sir William Romney’s School – or they will be when a state-of-the-art heating system is installed in time for the new school year in September. Thanks to a successful £180 000 emergency-funding application to the Government’s Education Funding Agency, the school’s antiquated boiler system, now nearing a half century of service, will be replaced by six thermostatically-controlled
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‘The Voice’ goes a capella at SWR. Sir William Romney’s School has been holding auditions for its very own version of ‘The Voice’ – in this case “Romnapella,” SWR’s a capella choir. The choir has been running for just over a year and offers students the difficult art of a cappella harmony singing. Singers are aged 11 to 16 and sing in 3-5 part harmony. The choir’s repertoire is broad, from folk songs and rounds, to gospel, to pop - all with a contemporary edge. Romnapella practices once a week for an hour and is directed by Heg Brignall, a folk musician and teacher from Bristol. Heg has a passion for a capella singing and started the choir as a way to teach singers the art of harmony, as well as create exciting, contemporary music using only the voice. Last year the choir sang at a charity choir concert in aid of Concern Universal at the renowned St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol where they performed alongside large adult community and semiprofessional choirs.
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Dolphins Recreation Centre Suddenly, it’s the issue of the Advertiser which will cover our activities through until September – that was a quick summer! The recreation ground will be, again, the centre of outdoor events in the town. Danter’s Funfair will be arriving for 4 days from the 9th – 12th July and the Summer Show will have its usual mix of traditional and new events on Sunday 9th August. Thanks to the foresight of that generous gift to the town so many years ago, we are lucky to be able to have such a central large open space in the town for events such as these. The Priory Gym, in conjunction with Tetbury Town FC, were able to use the rec. for a fund-raising event this month, which resulted in them being able to finance two defibrillators for the town – a great example of intergroup co-operation.
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Avonvale FC Avonvale Utd was formed back in 1998, with just one team of boys who were desperate to play football.
One other success that doesn’t come with silverware is our exchange programme with Dutch club CSV Jong Holland. When they visit us next Easter this will be the 10th consecutive exchange between our two clubs. It’s a unique trip that we are proud to be involved in and look forward to many more. As we look ahead, pre-season training has already begun for our senior players, who are working hard each Wednesday evening to prepare for their first league matches
in August. Training is taken at 6.30pm every Wednesday evening at Sir William Romney’s School field over the summer months and will then move indoors, as we have been fortunate to secure a slot at ‘Inside Football’ at Brimscombe from 7pm – 8pm on a Wednesday, from September onwards. Please come along and join in, new players are always welcome and will strengthen our squad as we move into the 2015-16 season and face all the challenges that will bring. Our youth members will resume training on Saturday the 29th of August, training times as follows –
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In the Parish Meeting those who simply cannot afford this charge were asked to get in touch, we have some laudable charities who may be able to help. As a Parish Councillor as well as the local Wiltshire Councillor I am here for you. Whatever you need in your dealings with the Council I am here to help, to listen and to advise. You can reach me on 01666 577765 or chuck.berry@wiltshire.gov.uk and whilst I cannot promise to deliver the right answer all the time I can promise you that I will try. Chuck Berry
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Mayor’s Report I am delighted to have accepted a second year in office as Mayor and I am sure I will see you around the town or at events. It was a delight to go to The Dolphins Dramatic Society performance of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” It was an excellent performance and very well presented – and Woolsack Day and The Vintage Fair were also both busy; what a lovely buzz the Town had! The day was very well organised and our thanks go to both those who helped to make it so successful and to all those who took part. I would have liked to present all the runners with a medal - you so deserved it. If you are out and about round the Goods Shed please take a detour and along the footpath towards the picnic tables where the apple trees were planted last year and where we now have a lovely stone and plaque. Having spoken to Will Cook, we are hoping to get more fruit trees planted along there and any fruit produced will be for the people of Tetbury to enjoy. On Saturday 30th May a group of Germans from our Twinning town of Zwingenberg came for the weekend and it was a pleasure to be part of the group and to meet them.
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There was a public meeting at the Malt House on Wednesday 17th June to discuss the future of the Malt House. I will feed back what was discussed at this meeting in September, as we have no Advertiser in August. It is official! We will be holding a Town Crier competition next year on the 2nd of July; more information will be forthcoming nearer the time. The provision for burial is an important issue and also a very emotive subject. With the number of properties being built or ear marked be built this is a subject that will1 641010toTetbury Mini Bus:Layout not go away and needs to be addressed.
Finally, Tetbury Lions have been very busy of late and must be very proud, as we all are, that they have been honoured with the Queens Award for Voluntary Service “the MBE for Voluntary Groups”. I am sure you will agree this is a very well-deserved recognition of all their hard work and of the Tetbury Advertiser, which is such a brilliant local magazine and which reaches so many people. From Tetbury Town Council, well done! Our congratulations also go to Richard on becoming the President of the Lions. He is a very worthy person to take over from Keith and I’m sure he will lead the Lions from strength to strength.
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St Mary’s Playgroup With summer fast approaching, the children are excitedly focusing on holidays and other Countries. (From camping to cruises and aeroplanes to Aunty Mary’s house all topics will be
discussed). In particular we welcome our two Polish newcomers with whom we are going to explore their culture - especially the food! With the arrival of better weather, (finally,) we have been spending more time in the beautiful gardens doing team-building activities as well as “Forest School activities” such as den building and creating a “magic carpet” to fly around the world on! The children gain so much from outdoor play, not only does it develop their motor control skills but it encourages exploration
and creative play using all their senses. The preschoolers are getting prepared for the move to “Big School” with a focus on independence. They have been developing writing skills, recognising their own name and getting dressed by themselves. We have also been talking about new ventures in circle time and how this can make us feel - exciting times! This month is also a busy time for fundraising with a “bring your Dad to playgroup” on the 19th of June, a “Nearly New” sale on 27th of June with another local charity – and a ‘Bikeathon’ on the 30th of June. We are hoping to raise funds for essential new equipment, including a gazebo for both outdoors and our role play corner and a writing trolley to encourage more mark making. To celebrate our 40th year we are going to hold an autumn family fun day in September - more information to follow, so watch this space. Our popular Toddler group will continue every Monday morning, term time in Christchurch from 09.30 – 11.30, run by Jackie Hunt. We always arrange a seasonal craft activity and there are plenty of toys and games for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome, from babies to preschoolers, so drop in and join the fun!
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Our group has continued their visits to different venues and performances and this time I am able to report on the last two trips. On Saturday the 16th of May a party of twenty-one members and friends set off to Salisbury in plenty of time for lunch and shopping before attending the matinee at the “Playhouse” of the musical play “Little Shop of Horrors”. We think that the title may have put off some members but they need not to have been concerned. It was a very light-hearted production full of a variety of
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infectious tunes covering Motown, DooWop and Rock-n-Roll, all of which were well played and well sung. Although based on the Faustian legend, the basic storyline is a boy meets girl love story set in a down and out “Skid Row” location, with the lead characters knowing deep down how they feel about each other but too scared to acknowledge it. Their dreams remaining unfilled, they’ve settled for whatever they can get. The horror aspect of the play arises from the growth of a bloodthirsty human-eating plant known as “Audrey II,” that evolves from a simple pot plant to an enormous succulent but ravenous being that takes over the stage. The staging of this was very well done and the puppeteers operating it received considerable acclaim. The scenery in general was very cleverly designed and the whole show was very well received by the whole audience. On Saturday June the 13th we set off to the Everyman theatre in Cheltenham with a group of thirty-four members for the production by The Cotswold Savoyards of two operettas, the opening show being the less well known “Cox and Box.” The composer here was Arthur Sullivan and the words were by F.C. Burnand (the editor of Punch magazine.) This was a short version of approximately thirty minutes, best described as “a musical farce.” It was followed by Gilbert and Sullivan’s rather better known HMS
Pinafore, with all the usual gusto, clever lyrics and music and with plenty of seafaring antics and comedy. It was a very good production and very much enjoyed. The committee meets regularly to draw up a programme of shows for a wide range of preferences expressed by members; a recent questionnaire indicates their needs are being met. Future plans already booked include the following: July the 25th - Cardiff - Welsh Proms August the 26th - Malvern -Talking Heads September (date to be confirmed) High Wycombe - Father Brown Further arrangements will be given in the next issue. There are occasions when have booked a forty seat coach and have maybe ten seats spare. If you fancy a trip to one of our selected towns and would like to visit to shop or sightsee why not contact Lin Tanswell to pay for a seat? We usually leave Tetbury Market Place around 10.00 am and return around 6.30 pm. Any enquiries about membership or coach seat availability should be made to Lin Tanswell on 01666-505029.
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We held the June monthly meeting on Wednesday the 3rd of June, when members could sketch or paint around the town or else work on a project of their own in St Michael’s Hall. This year we all opted to work in the hall; perhaps our members’ preferences are changing or perhaps the refreshments laid on by our Social Secretary, Margaret Morgan, proved just too tempting? The weekend of 13th - 14th of June was for painting “Corners of Avening.” Avening is a place that we often just drive through en route to somewhere else, but it has a church that dates back to the Norman Conquest (and whose building was connected with a story of royal unrequited love and revenge,) and many other fine buildings - and it lies in a wooded valley that affords wonderfully picturesque views. Regrettably the weather was not encouraging, particularly on Saturday, and very few came.
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Crudwell Primary School Our summer term began with an “unbelievably amazing experience”, according to one of our Year-6 pupils on her return from a week-long visit to our link school in the Czech Republic’s second city – Brno. We established the link two years ago and entertained ten of their children last year - this year it was time for us to see what school and life was like there. Throughout the week, our children stayed with host families which gave them an excellent idea of Czech family life and an opportunity to learn their first few Czech words. During the visit we spent two days in school where we had maths, art and humanity lessons. We were all very impressed by the standard of English spoken and written by their pupils – we certainly couldn’t have given five minute presentations about our local area in our second language! Of course, it wasn’t all lessons – we also had a wonderful visit to the Moravian Caves (the largest cave network in Central Europe), a visit to a Science Centre and we also explored a little of the beautiful city. We’re already looking forward to our Czech friends coming to us again next year. At the beginning of June, our Year-4 and Year-5 children spent three days at
Oxenwood Outdoor Education Centre. As well as the challenge of climbing, biking, archery and problem solving games the children got a feel of the 1066 and the Norman Conquest. Led by an historian, they learnt how to use a long-bow, build a defence palisade and battle Norman-style. For many of them it was also their first experience of being away from parents.
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Our younger children weren’t going to miss out on out-of-school learning! Our Reception children set off for Lower Moor farm to spend a day investigating minibeasts and other small creatures as part of their study of living things. Continuing with the wildlife theme, children in Years 1, 2 and 3 visited Bristol Aquarium to study all things marine – including an Aquarium Safari and a chance to feed the fish! While
It’s always good to see our older children taking the lead in these events while supporting and encouraging the younger ones.
It hasn’t all been travel and adventure. We’ve also had time for SATs tests and our normal curriculum – including a housegroup maths challenge day. Our five house-groups spent a morning tackling a series of problem solving activities, maths puzzles, computer based challenges and played maths games.
It already seems to have been a busy term and we still have cricket, athletics and sports days to fit in as well as a school play and curriculum focus week. The rest of the term looks rather busy too! Katherine Hume, Headteacher
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History of Tetbury Society Once again the sun shone for HOTS - this time on June the 4th, when we visited Cirencester. We all parked in the Old Railway Station Yard. I suppose it is fairly obvious that the platform still exists alongside the tall station building, but it was surprising to learn that there used to be a glazed canopy right across to the high wall opposite and that the booking office and other buildings have been demolished. What is left would probably have been taken down, but the drawings show that Brunel himself designed what remains. Our informant was Peter Grace the Cirencester historian. We had actually met him across the road at the old Memorial Hospital. This is now completely disused and though it is not itself listed, it contains a grand staircase that has been listed Grade 2 which is presenting difficulties for those who would like to redevelop the site. Peter then took us on a tour of historic Cirencester pointing out the most significant buildings, their former uses and, often, ‘stories’ relating to them. The building on the corner of Castle Street and Park Lane was originally the Police Station. This reminded Peter of the enrolment for the LDV’s early in the war – a large number
of men turned up, no enrolment forms had been printed so a female member of staff took down a list of names etc. One man was recorded as saying that he had been a Private last time and he had no intention of being one again. Dads’ Army was right!
or was it because there was a number of blacksmiths there? Peter spoke about the history of the Market Place and the difficult time that Cirencester had during the Civil War, before we returned to the Memorial Hospital via the Brewery Arts area.
We moved on to Cecily Hill, now the entrance to the Park but which was once the main road to Stroud, then on past the end of Coxwell Street and across Dollar Street. Then we turned into Spitalgate Lane, where we paused at the remains of the Hospital of St. John, before going to the Norman Arch in the corner of the Abbey Grounds. It is difficult to picture the huge Abbey that formally stood behind St. John’s Church.
Peter is much involved in the Living Memory Historical Association and their two attractions, the” Hospital Air Raid Shelter” and “The Home Front “museums, which are open on Saturdays.
Peter speculated about how Black Jack Street got its name – was it because of the fire damaged figure of St. John that used to overlook it from the end of the Church
Next month we are due to visit Wottonunder-Edge on the 2nd of July and cars will leave the Chipping at 6.45pm. We also ought to mention our August meeting, which is always ‘at home’ in Tetbury. Details are still under consideration but be in the Chipping at 6.45pm on the 4th of August if you wish to join us. Alan Twelvetree History of Tetbury Society
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Magnificent Meadows. The theme of the Warden’s annual conference this year was Cotswold grasslands. Wardens from the five districts were addressed by three speakers, able to explain why we are asked to do specific jobs for wildlife and flowers.
though. Their wool is too thick for them to be able to feel a shock – unless of course their necks are shaved regularly….)
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We were told that there are fifty-eight species of butterfly in the UK, of which fortyfour occur in the Cotswolds – some single sites providing a habitat for as many as thirtyfour of these. In the afternoon we visited Cranham Common and saw Small Heath and Common Blue butterflies, which are both quite rare. I have previously seen Duke of Burgundy while working on Rodborough common. Other rare species include Large Blue, Small Blue and Marbled White. We also saw flowers, including the common spotted orchid (which is really uncommon!) and later there will be Bee orchids, Fly orchids and Cotswold Pennycress.
Our work party has returned to Woodchester, to continue scrub clearance at the Italianate Garden site. Our aim is to return the area to pasture, with the site of some of the features marked. We will not be able to make it look like the photograph provided by your Editor last month unless a lot more money is provided by the National Trust. The Urns in his picture reminded me of a visit to the National Trust’s Hidcote Garden in the North Cotswolds. The Head Gardener, who was showing us round, shared with us some old photographs of some urns which where there a century ago and now missing. Convinced he had discovered them at another property, he was telling us how tempted he was to mount a midnight raid.
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The wardens lead many walks in the Cotswolds but disappointingly, not many attract children. However – see the information below about the 12th of July! Recent educational projects have included the pond and outdoor stone wall classroom at Leighterton School, which was photographed in the local paper recently, in-use for ANZAC day. Meanwhile, we’ve returned to Sherston School this month to improve the roadside perimeter fence, making it more secure
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The final few weeks of the academic year are upon us, and we are certainly making the most of them! We have been busy with lots of activities relating to our sound of the week as we continue working our way through Jolly Phonics and have been making the most of the warm weather in the garden, spending lots of time outside digging, planting and looking at nature. We have also enjoyed lots of lunches al fresco which has been lovely. Our thanks go to Julia Sharpe who came in to run a Tappy Toes class with us. The children all enjoyed dancing and moving with her and we are very grateful to her for coming in. We also had fun on a trip to the Fire Station which is always a highlight
of the year. The children learnt about the special clothing that Firefighters wear (well done Claire for modelling it for us!), had the opportunity to sit in the fire engine and hold the hoses. Thank you to Dave Smith, Sacha Ward and Andy Howell for welcoming us. For the staff July is a month of mixed feelings as whilst of course we are looking forward to the summer break, the end of the year also means saying goodbye to many of our children as they make the move to primary school. This year we have children moving to St. Mary’s School, Avening, Leighterton, Sherston and Westonbirt Schools. We are proud of each and every one of them and know that they will all settle quickly and have lots of fun in their new classes. We send with them off with lots of love and very best wishes from us all.
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Puddle Ducks We are also saying goodbye to Trudi who is leaving us to await the arrival of her second child in the autumn. We wish Trudi and her expanding family all the best. We are now taking reservations for places at Puddle Ducks for September 2015 and January 2016. If your child will then be aged between 2½ and school entry and you would be interested in coming along for a visit, please contact Catherine Chidley on 01666 504257 who would be pleased to arrange this for you. Puddle Ducks is proud to be a small setting with a high staff to child ratio. We offer a fully holistic and inclusive learning environment which aims to provide every child with the opportunities to develop across all 7 areas of learning and to help them reach their full potential whilst learning through play. We are found around the back of the Dolphins Hall and run weekdays, termtime only from 9.15am-12.15pm with an optional lunch club until 1.15pm.
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At our May meeting Beryl Griffiths amused the hall with her chat whilst demonstrating several bold and colourful arrangements. Beryl’s skill and experience was evident in her unique creations. Our meeting on Wednesday June 17th saw Jayne Morriss (area demonstrator and Chelsea 2015 silver medal winner) demonstrate under the title of “Strolling Through Gardens”. The meeting on Wednesday 15th of July will take the form of a tutored workshop with Sandra Snell (area demonstrator and Chelsea 2015 gold medal winner). We send our congratulations to NAFAS South West Area team who won a gold medal at Chelsea with their display entitled “Revitalisation & Regeneration”. The flower club will be involved in staging the Crudwell Flower Festival and Strawberry Fayre, which takes place on Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of July. Wednesday August 19th 6pm. will be the annual strawberry tea evening. This year we will head for Kingston St Michael, where one of our members has kindly offered the use of her garden. In September the club is planning to run a flower arranging course for beginners, arrangements are in progress. Flower club meetings take place at Crudwell Village Hall SN16 9HB on the third Wednesday of the month, seven for seven thirty. If you enjoy flowers come and join us, visitors and new members are welcome.
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(Flower Festival Preview Evening 10th July) Relax and enjoy the ‘taste of summer’ with strawberries on the village green See the beautiful flower arrangements in the ancient church (courtesy of the North Wiltshire Villages Flower Club) Browse the stalls in the Village Market
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work he and his volunteers are carrying out with Romanian people. Blythwood also distribute 10,000 shoeboxes of presents at Christmas, mainly practical items such as soap, stockings, gloves, shirts and so on. He showed us a photo of a woman, whose face demonstrated that it was something so precious, holding a bar of soap.
Mike Ogbourne recently gave the following talk on his charity work in Romania. Mike is a Priest with the Blythwood Charity of UK and travels with them to countries in trouble, such as India after the Tsunami, which he talked to us about in 2014.
Some time ago the press condemned Romanian families and orphanages about their treatment of children, but Mike explained that their President at the time, Nicolae CeauČ&#x2122;escu, had ordered that all families should have children and no birth control was available or allowed, so when such children were born many were abandoned, as they were neither wanted or could be afforded. Thankfully, things are steadily moving forward now with E.U. and charity help, but it will be a long haul before normality, as we understand it, will come to Romania. Mike was, however, able to demonstrate how families are now enjoying general family life in a way they could never have achieved under the old regime.
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Having given the planting the requisite amount of careful thought, I came up with a list of plants for my client’s approval, including their chief attributes and at which time of year they can be expected to “do their thing.” After they’d made their choices, the existing border was cleared of plants not required (some, like an existing Peony, was fitted into the scheme) and the ground was prepared. After planting, a fresh edge was cut on the front of the border with gentle curved ends to enable a lawn mower to be able to glide around the border.
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A big “Thank you!” to all the volunteers who helped on Woolsack Day, running the bus as a Park-and-Ride service. As always, it was popular and a great way for everyone to see what a terrific service we offer! We are always looking for volunteers for the Dial-a-Ride service, drivers and helpers on the minibus and the “Bluebell”, our adapted car – as well as in the office.
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St Mary’s Day Centre is held on Wednesdays and Fridays, offering older people a sociable day out of their homes, with activities and a good home-cooked lunch too! If you can offer some time to help on a regular basis for part or all of a day, a warm welcome awaits you! Get in touch with us at Tetbury Volunteer Centre for more information 530212 Pat testing:Layout 1 17/1/12 about volunteering roles.
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This year, the Tetbury Classic Car Show will be held at Sir William Romney’s School, Tetbury. The day will be a great family event, with classic cars, Segways, children’s rides and a Vintage Fair run by Hels Belles. We are pleased to have the Royal Oak running a magnificent bar, with a Pimm’s tent as well as their usual delicious beers and ciders. The PTFA from
SWR have kindly offered to provide a range of sandwiches and soft drinks. There will also be music to enjoy whilst savouring an ice cream from Winstone’s or munching your way through a Hog Roast! There will be a silent auction for some magnificent prizes, so please make sure you buy a programme which will contain details of the lots and a bidding form. As always, the variety of cars attending promises to be an eclectic mix from
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The scheme costs just £30.00 per year, per household, providing up to 3 hours per week of tennis via online booking. Once registered for the scheme, a key fob is issued providing access to the courts. Bookings for tennis can be made up to seven days in advance and session times can be up to two hours of play at a time. St Michael’s Park is located in the heart of Cirencester and provides the community with four excellent floodlit Macadam (asphalt) courts and up to four “Touch tennis” courts, which were resurfaced in 2013. The British Lawn Tennis Association, who originally kick started the scheme, wanted to encourage Local Authorities to embrace tennis and get more people on the courts
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