The cotswold edge directory jul aug sep 2014 by Lisa Lambon

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Hello... …and welcome to the summer issue. How wonderful to look forward to the sense of freedom and release associated with the coming weeks. Soon, the exams will be over, school will be out and many of us will be due a holiday; time to take pleasure in the world, recharge and regroup. If that means looking for family days out you’ll find plenty of possibilities inside these pages with a range of traditional summer events on offer locally. They’re a great way to pass a few relaxing hours, catch up with old friends and meet some new faces in our community. This issue we bring you two more competitions, this time run in association with Spetchley Park Gardens and The Roses. As always, we also bring you news from a wide range of local traders and organisations, plus a variety of money saving vouchers on our Special Offers pages. Thanks for all the positive feedback recently. We are always open to new ideas so please get in touch with any suggestions on 01684 773135 or email me at lisa@lifeinthevillage.co.uk. Thanks also to all of you who have joined us on twitter; it’s a brilliant way to share news and ideas and keep in touch with what’s going on locally in between issues. Enjoy the summer. Until next time,

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WIN ONE OF FIVE FAMILY TICKETS FOR THE SPECTACULAR RE-ENACTMENT AT SPETCHLEY PARK GARDENS Bringing 2000 years of history to life over one weekend of fabulous entertainment Will you be one of five lucky winners? It’s simple; just send an email or a postcard headed ‘Competition’ by Thursday 31st July 2014 Prizes: 5 x Family Tickets, 2 adults & 2 children, for entry on 16th or 17th August worth £45

SUPERB HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENTS Win one of five pairs of tickets to watch over 300 reenactors from ten periods of history live, drill and slug it out in mock battle scenes this August. With a wonderful atmosphere, it’s fun for all the family, and educational too. Talk to the re-enactors in their tented villages and learn how they lived, cooked, fought and socialised. There will be Greek Hoplites, Viking Warriors, Tudor Doctors, English Civil War protagonists, Napoleonic Musketeers, WW2 Tommies, members of the German Wehrmacht and much more. Standard entrance is £7.50 for adults and £2.50 for children. Sorry but no 2 for 1 offers, concessionary rates or HHA passes at this event. Enquiries 01905 345 106

HOW TO ENTER To enter either:  send an email entitled ‘Competition’ to henry.berkeley@berkeleyestate.co.uk or  send a postcard to Henry Berkeley c/o The Estate Office, Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS by Thursday 31st July 2014. Please include your name, address and telephone numbers. Winners will be notified by Monday 4th August 2014. Tickets will be held on the gate. Terms & Conditions: One entry per household. Competition closes Thursday 31 st July 2014. The winner will be informed by Monday 4th August 2014. Tickets will be held for collection on the gate. The name of the winners can be obtained from Henry Berkeley, Spetchley Park Gardens Charitable Trust, c/o The Estate Office, Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS after Monday 4 th August 2014. Prize not redeemable for cash. Judges decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into. By entering this competition you agree to be contacted by Spetchley Park Gardens Charitable Trust. Your information will not be shared with any third party.

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Contents Competitions & Vouchers 9 Competition with Spetchley Park Gardens 59 Competition with The Roses 62 Your Money Saving Vouchers

Local Events 23 Glorious Summer Days at Coughton Court 27 Fladbury Festival & Walkabout 33 The 68th Great Comberton Flower Show 41 An Invitation to Bredon Boat Races 43 Pershore Plum Festival with Wychavon 44 Badsey Flower Show 51 Bredon Fun Day 58 Dumbleton Fete

Local Life 7 Welcome 13 The Cotswold Stone Wall at Gloucester Services 14 WWT Wildlife Page: Grass Snakes 17 Get a Free Flea Check with Folly Gardens 19 On Wills; QualitySolicitors Thomson Bancks 21 On Knee Surgery with Nuffield Health 25 Sophisticated Summerhouses with L&L 29 Hats For Hire with Dee Andrews 31 Behind The Scenes at The Roses 34 Update Your Heating with Johnston Scotia 37 Property Talk with Gusterson Palmer & James 39 Energy Saving Lighting with Buzz Electrical 47 Rogue Traders with West Mercia 49 Celebrating 40 Years of Travel with Carrick 52 Where Caring Really Counts with St Richards 55 How to Heat Your Home With Biomass 57 Education Column with Dr Tony Evans 61 Life in the Village; Join Us on Twitter 65 Index

What can you save this season? Vouchers p62-63 Front cover image: ÂŠ www.Shutterstock.com/Anna_Pustynnikova This page clockwise from the top; Fladbury Festival & Walkabout; Nordic Garden Pavilion from L&L; Pershore Plum Festival; Bredon Boat Races.

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How a team of local men built the

Cotswold Stone Wall at Gloucester Services If you have visited the new service station at J12, M5 you will have noticed the impressive dry stone walling built by Winchcombe based family firm, Alderwood Construction. We asked father and son Stephen and Craig Siller, the driving force behind the company, how they went about it. This is a magnificent Cotswold stone feature. Tell us about it. It represents 1400m2 of dry stone walling, built on four different elevations. The building was designed to appear as if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s built into the land so from a distance it looks like a hillock. The wall is an integral part of that design. At its highest point it reaches over four metres and the majority of it gently tapers up to meet the grass covered roof. It was laid almost as a traditional dry stone wall but

mortared at the back to provide its fixing point. The hundreds of tonnes of stone required was quarried by Cotswold Stone Quarries from their Tinkers Barn Quarry near Stow on the Wold, a seam of stone which produces warm golden tones. How did you get involved? We tendered along with several other companies and were chosen because of our specialism and experience in working with stone.

There are probably only six or seven stone laying teams locally who are sufficiently skilled and equipped to take on a project like this. Our craftsmanship and the long term relationships we have with local tradesmen means we can ensure a reliable standard of work, as we were able to demonstrate during this project. How did the project go? We ran a team of six drystone wallers who worked full time

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from September to March and it went smoothly and was completed on schedule. One of the interesting aspects of Gloucester Services is that it aims to innovate in its industry by championing its locality, through the homemade food served in its cafés, its farm shops and its community involvement. A key feature is its charity arm which works with disadvantaged local communities. As a result, we were assisted by two prisoners from HMP Leyhill who had been trained in drystone walling as part of their rehabilitation. What about domestic projects? Although this was a commercial undertaking and the results are so

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Grass Snake Swimming taken at Lower Smite Farm, Worcester: Wendy Carter

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could hardly believe my eyes last summer when I was walking along the Avon near Eckington and saw a grass snake swim across the river. I knew they could swim but hadn’t reckoned on one beating the current and crossing without drifting downstream. Despite being the UK’s largest reptile, these wary speedsters can be difficult to spot. Females grow well over a metre long which makes them easy to separate from the much rarer adders (mainly seen in the north of our county). Grass snakes have a rather obvious greeny-yellow collar around their neck and are olive green with black bars down their flanks (they lack the adder’s distinctive zigzag pattern). Grass snakes are great swimmers – they can stay submerged for up

to 30 minutes - and hunt frogs, toads and fish; they’ll sometimes take small mammals and birds if the mood takes. You may also spot them basking on your compost (or manure) heap; these fabulously warm places are perfect for laying eggs in. In our wildlife garden at Lower Smite Farm last July we were delighted to discover a clutch of eggs. We quickly re-covered them but it was an important lesson in not turning the compost at a critical time of year for snakes! Depending on the temperature, their eggs take around six to eight weeks to hatch. Grass snakes are harmless to humans and will only show aggression if they are cornered. As with all wildlife it’s best to leave them alone and simply admire their speed and agility as they disappear into the distance.

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Pet Talk How To Get a FREE Flea Check Folly Gardens Vets, Tewkesbury and Bishops Cleeve is supporting The Big Flea Guarantee. which enables you to get a FREE flea check for your dog. Vet Jo Mansfield explains more. f you’ve ever been unfortunate enough to need to have your home fumigated, you will be one of the few pet owners who never forgets to apply flea treatment. It’s not a pleasant subject, but fleas breed so quickly that a flea infestation is something that you will always remember. Every summer, as soon as the sun comes out, we see an increase in the number of pets brought in with fleas, ticks and lice. It’s not surprising when you consider that in 21 days one flea can become a thousand; a single female flea can produce up to 1,500 eggs a month and adult fleas can survive on your pet for up to 113 days. With climate change bringing milder, wetter winters and warm, dry summers, it’s harder than ever to keep our pets and homes flea and tick free. Plus, most of us lead such busy lives that remembering exactly when flea treatment is due is easy to overlook. One of the key advantages of joining Folly Gardens Pet Health Plan is that you will receive free, regular flea treatment reminders and the appropriate advice and products. Many people only realise that that their pet may have fleas when they see frantic scratching,

itching and licking or worse, find a bite on their own arm or leg. Surveys show that even those of us who are committed to regular flea prevention fail to protect our pets adequately by not using the right treatment or not applying it frequently enough. Scientific advances have brought innovative solutions to the control of parasites but the most effective products can only be prescribed by qualified vets. Options include spot-ons, sprays, collars and tablets with spot-ons typically applied every four weeks and new, chewable tablets only required every 12 weeks. Help is on offer this summer as the team at Folly Gardens clinic is supporting the Big Flea Guarantee. Under this scheme, your dog can receive a FREE Flea and tick check together with a consultation on the best flea and tick treatment available. Just go to www.mypetonline.co.uk to download a voucher then contact us on 01684 292244 or 01242 679880 to book an appointment, making our receptionist aware of the offer. Bring the voucher along to your appointment and it will be accepted as full payment. Wishing you and your pet well this summer,

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Taking care of your Will Life is full of unexpected events and none of us can be sure what the future holds so planning for every eventuality makes good sense. Lawyer Chris James offers his advice. Why should I make a Will? Making a Will is part of the process of sound financial planning for us all, not just the elderly or ill. With a Will in place, you can be certain that your wishes will be carried out after your death. It protects against legal problems arising for your family in the future, helps prevent arguments over belongings and enables you to make personal gifts to relatives, friends and charities who wouldn’t otherwise benefit. What happens if I don’t make a Will? People often assume that their money and possessions will automatically pass to their partners or children, but if you die intestate this isn’t always the case. For example, the law does not automatically recognise partners as having the same rights as spouses or civil partners, so if you are

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KNEE SURGERY With over 90,000 knees replaced in 2012/13 the rate of replacement is increasing. Haminder Gosal, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, explains what is involved. Why are knee joints replaced? The main reason is osteoarthritis (OA) which creates joint pain, stiffness and limits mobility. There are many ways of managing these issues including exercise, physiotherapy and medication so surgery normally only occurs when your symptoms can’t be managed in other ways.

What does surgery involve? Usually you are in hospital for What type of surgery can help? four to five days. With the help of Surgery is tailored to you so you physiotherapists, you will be can have a partial (medial, lateral encouraged to get out of bed and or patello-femoral) or total knee walk on the day of surgery or the replacement depending on your next day. Measures are taken to symptoms and x-ray findings. It is minimize the risks of thrombosis major surgery and carries some and infection and you are usually risks, such as thrombosis, discharged with pain relief when infection, stiffness and wear. The you are able to walk with sticks, wear is very slow and gradual, manage stairs and simple daily however, so normally a knee tasks. You will continue with replacement should last 10 to 15 physiotherapy as an outpatient years. It is possible to carry out and return to clinic for review a revision surgery if necessary. few weeks later. The wound will

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be bandaged and usually takes between 10 to 14 days to heal. Initially, the knee can be sore but with pain relief and gentle exercise, recovery usually proceeds smoothly. It is advised that you do not drive for six weeks as your reaction times are slowed particularly for emergency stops. The joint symptoms will continue to improve for up to 12 months when a review x-ray is recommended. Long term, prosthesis monitoring is also suggested. In most cases knee replacement gives good relief.

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Offering panoramic views of your garden, permanence and longevity, a glass summerhouse gives you a more sophisticated environment in which to relax than one made of timber. A glazed structure also provides a number of practical advantages. The cost of timber is constantly rising so, surprisingly, glass is now often comparable in price. A glass/PVCu structure is also stronger, more permanent and far more secure than one made of wood. Nordic Garden Buildings are manufactured by a Welsh company that has been manufacturing products from PVCu for 40 years. Their range of garden buildings was launched in Europe where they have been tested against weather conditions much more extreme than here, and proven to be robust. Each one comes complete with multipoint door and window locks, and a guarantee. And unlike timber structures, they need no annual maintenance. A glass building enables you to spend more time in your garden, whatever the season. With six

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Thursday 7th, 14th & 21st August Plum Tours With the help of Evesham Vale Tour Guides and Dudley’s Coaches we are offering a unique experience for plum lovers with an Sunday 27th July exciting guided tour of the Plum Princess Garden Party beautiful Georgian town of Celebrate the start of the 2014 Pershore and its famous fruit. New festival by attending this unique themed garden party at The Angel for 2014 is a stop at Pershore in Pershore where this year’s Plum College, a national centre for horticulture. Princess will be crowned. This event includes fancy dress, music, Saturday 23rd- Monday 25th August - Plum Festival Bank games and refreshments. Holiday Weekend Tuesday 29th July Join us for three days of plum fun. The Angel Hotel Pershore Plum Over the long weekend The Angel Festival Racenight will be hosting the Big Plum, The festival resurrects its Beer, Food and Music Festival prestigious history to return with the Pershore Plum Festival Family while Plum Alley will be bustling on Saturday with plum products, Racenight, proudly sponsored by The Angel Hotel. It will be full of tastings, plenty of entertainment and the judging of the purple show Victorian and Edwardian history window competition. of the Land O’ Plums Chase, a On Bank Holiday Monday horse race ran over 70 years ago, Pershore will be full to the brim in celebration of the famous with plummy pleasures providing Pershore Plum. a plum crazy day out for visitors Saturday 2nd August coming from far and wide. Pershore Plum Festival Launch Attractions throughout the town The Festival opens its doors with include; plenty of plums and an official launch on Saturday 2nd plummy products, entertainment, August. Prunella the Pershore classic cars, award winning Purple Plum will be present farmers market, children’s alongside a host of entertainment entertainment zone, learning and and plum fun to kick start the development area, arts and crafts, month long festivities. The Pickled numerous stalls and a food village. Plum will be carrying on with a But it doesn’t stop there; the Plum Factor singing competition Pickled Plum will also be hosting from 4pm. There will be plum the Plum Jam providing plenty of sales, products, tastings, advice entertainment taking you into the and entertainment every Saturday Bank Holiday Monday evening.

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Tuesday 29th July The Angel Hotel Pershore Plum Festival Racenight Saturday 2nd August Plum Festival Launch Saturday 2nd August Plum Factor, Pickled Plum Pub Thursday 7th, 14th, 21st August Plum Coach Tours Saturday 9th, 16th, 23rd August Plum Alley (Chapman Court) Wednesday 20th August Plum Bike Meet Pershore Town Centre Saturday 23rd August - Monday 25th August Big Plum, Beer, Food and Music Festival, The Angel Hotel Monday 25th August Plum Festival Fayre Day Monday 25th August Plum Jam, Pickled Plum Pub What’s On offer...  Huge variety of Plums  Plummy Foods & Products  Gardeners Question Time  Plum Alley  Plum Abbey  Plum Bazaar  Plum Fun Zone  Plum Parade  Plum Cruises  Plum Tours  Plum Food Village  Music, Dance & Comedy  Art Exhibition & Craft Stalls  Beer Festival  Shopping & Indoor Market  Racenight  Farmers Market  Tower Tours  Vintage Cars  And much more

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112th BADSEY FLOWER SHOW Committee member Adrian Barradell invites you to a family day out with varied mix of professional and local live entertainment.

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power of touch is immeasurable. I have met some amazing people, who have shared their precious time with me and hopefully I have been able to bring them some comfort, distraction and relaxation with the reflexology." Anyone interested in joining our team, please contact Volunteer Services at St Richard's Hospice on 01905 763963 or fill in the application form online at the address below. St Richard's Hospice provides free specialist palliative care for patients living with cancer and

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