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EVESHAM ROAD, CHURCH LENCH This substantial detached residence stands in a plot amounting to over half an acre and enjoys an enviable position within the village of Church Lench, with outstanding elevated views across the county towards the Malvern Hills. The well appointed accommodation includes three reception rooms, feature garden room kitchen breakfast room, master bedroom with en suite whilst there are four further bedrooms and a dressing room or sixth bedroom. Outside there are well tended mature gardens. EPC RATING D.
£650,000 WINCHCOMBE ROAD, SEDGEBERROW This substantial five bedroom detached family home stands in an enviable plot within the village of Sedgeberrow. The well appointed accommodation comprises of reception hall, living room, garden room, dining room, kitchen breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, five bedrooms with en suite to the master and family bathroom. Outside provides off road parking, double garage and extensive southerly facing rear garden. EPC RATING E.
£495,000 ELMLEY ROAD, ASHTON UNDER HILL This is an opportunity to acquire a property within the village of Ashton under Hill. This detached bungalow offers potential for improvement whilst providing accommodation including three bedrooms, living room, kitchen, a reception hall and utility space. Outside there is off road parking, garage and a pleasant enclosed rear garden. EPC RATING C.
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Editor Lisa Lambon e lisa@lifeinthevillage.co.uk t 01684 773135 www.lifeinthevillage.co.uk Jasmine House, Bredons Norton, Glos, GL20 7EZ Published five times a year, The Cotswold Edge Directory has a print run of 3,000 copies which are delivered free to homes in Dumbleton, Sedgeberrow, Ashton under Hill, Hinton on The Green, Badsey, Wickhamford, Aldington, Bretforton, Stanton, Wormington, Buckland, Little Buckland, Laverton, Snowshill and relevant retail outlets locally. It is part of a group of four local publications including The Folly View, Bredon and Avon & Severn Directories. Whilst every care has been taken to
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Hello... …and welcome to the autumn issue. Fresh into a new school year, there’s part of me that’s still getting used to the shape that my life will take over the next few months. After a long, warm summer October can bring a sense of being bound by things beyond our control; financial responsibilities, the demands of the term time calendar, all that darkness and the difficult weather. The solution? Grab every hour you can and make it feel like it belongs to you. Here are a few things I’m looking forward to this season: making pies lighting a daily fire watching the leaves turn astounding shades of red and gold bottling a batch of Sloe Gin dividing up my plants to get new ones for free strolling through an arboretum visiting the Cheltenham Literature Festival finding a coat that will (at last!) keep me warm on the touchline catching up with friends at Half Term staring at a night sky full of fireworks. Living here in the countryside, so close to Nature, it’s easy for all of us to extract the best from every season. Here’s wishing you an enjoyable autumn. Until next time,
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Contents Competitions & Vouchers 7 Competition with The Roses 38 Competition with Samantha Morris 47 Your Money Saving Offer Vouchers
Local Life 9 Welcome 17 River Cruising with Carrick Travel 19 Pet Talk with Folly Gardens Vets 21 Introducing Capture It Photography 23 Prepare For Christmas with Buzz 26 Stay Safe with Johnston Scotia 29 Heat Your Home; Warmer Worcestershire 31 Civil Weddings at Spetchley Park Gardens 34 WWT Wildlife Page: Local Orchards 37 Autumn Expansion for Eddie’s Autos 41 Property Talk; Gusterson, Palmer & James 45 Feed Your Pets with Vale Gardens 65 Index
Local Events 13 Bredon Hill Bikeaway with Wychavon 25 The Winter Festival at Coughton Court 33 The Arts Column with The Roses 42 West Mercia Police: Happy Halloween 46 Medicine Unboxed Dr Sam Guglani
What can you save this autumn? Vouchers p47– 48
Front cover image: © Shutterstock/Pavel Hlystov This page clockwise from the top; Bredon Hill Bikeaway, Wychavon Tourism; Red Admiral, Frank Porch; Sharon Mcloughlin of Carrick Travel, Evesham
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Bredon Hill
Bikeaway 2013 Sunday 13th October 2013 Love cycling? Looking for a healthy challenge? Like to discover more of your local countryside?
...then saddle up for the Bredon Hill Bonanza! For further information & an application form please contact:
Angela Tidmarsh 01386 565373 angela.tidmarsh@wychavon.gov.uk
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t’s that time of year again, grab your bike, dust off your helmet, pump up your tyres and get ready for the Bredon Hill Bikeaway on Sunday 13th October. The Bikeaway is running for the 7th consecutive year raising money for the Pershore Division of St John Ambulance. The Bikeaway kicks off from Pershore College, the regional centre for the Royal Horticultural Society. This venue gives visitors the opportunity to explore the College grounds, visit the plant centre and also experience local produce in the cafeteria. Registration will start at 9am and close at 11am. From Pershore College, cyclists have a choice of taking one of three routes designed to accommodate all ages and capabilities. Whether you choose the Bronze (8 mile), Silver (19 mile) or Gold (49 mile) route you are guaranteed to look upon the Worcestershire countryside at spectacular view points. The routes are designed to provide delightful autumnal views and cyclists are sure to experience breath-taking sights of Bredon Hill and the local countryside while raising money for such a fantastic
cause. Cyclists will be provided with refreshments along their travels of the open countryside and a support vehicle will be on hand if required. The Bikeaway is one of the major annual fundraising events for the Pershore Division of St John Ambulance. All monies raised goes towards administering first aid and the provision of training programmes. St John Ambulance is funded only by duty fees and fundraising - each member is a volunteer taking time out of their own life in order to help save the lives of others. Angela Tidmarsh, Secretary of St John Ambulance said “We are looking forward to another successful Bikeaway and greatly appreciate the efforts and donations put into this event. We hope everyone joins in and has a fantastic day!” The cost to enter the Bikeaway is £8 for Adults, £5 for Children, or you can buy a Family ticket (2 Adults + 2 Children) for just £20. If you are interested in attending this years’ event please register today. Each cyclist will be provided with a sponsor form, a great way to raise extra money through family and friends.
For an application form please contact Angela Tidmarsh on 01386 565373 or email angela.tidmarsh@wychavon.gov.uk
PLUS DATES FOR YOUR FESTIVE DIARY... Saturday 23rd November – Pershore Christmas Lights Switch-On Broad Street, Pershore. Contact Steve Knight on (01386)565519 steve.knight@wychavon.gov.uk
Saturday 23rd November Evesham Christmas Lights Switch-On including craft fayre, Christmas carols, live music, entertainment, Father Christmas and his Reindeer. Contact Shawn Riley (01386) 565518 shawn.riley@wychavon.gov.uk
Saturday 30th November – Droitwich Christmas Lights Switch-On 10am – 5pm, Droitwich Spa. Contact Mark Keld (01905) 774258 Mark.keld@droitwichspa.gov.uk
2nd December to 15th December - Evesham Traditional Christmas Market Join us for Evesham’s traditional Christmas market; Christmassy themed wooden cabins with handmade gifts, decorations and seasonal food. Contact Shawn Riley (01386) 565518 shawn.riley@wychavon.gov.uk
Friday 13th December Pershore Late Night Shopping An array of Pershore’s independent shops will be open until 8.30pm with music and entertainment filling the town with festive cheer. Free parking from 3pm. Contact Steve Knight (01386) 565519 steve.knight@wychavon.gov.uk
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Carrick Travel are a team of like minded travellers who love to share their experiences. Evesham based agent, Sharon Mcloughlin, recommends a river cruise from Cologne on the five star MS Lord Byron next spring.
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facilitate wonderful glimpses of the ever changing landscape as you glide past riverside villages via Bruges, Amsterdam, Volendam, Keukenhof Arhem and Antwerp. The Sun Deck and especially the forward viewing area is well equipped with comfortable outdoor chairs and sun loungers, deck games including shuffle board and giant chess, and a ‘whirlpool’ splash pool where you can cool off. The main restaurant is situated on the ‘Ruby’ deck, with cuisine of the highest order and tables mostly seating four to six. Surroundings of glass, marble and deep wool carpets make for an elegant dining experience. Throughout your cruise you can expect graceful, efficient yet unobtrusive service. With a team of 35 staff serving 140 guests an outstanding ratio of 4:1 allows time for attentive, personal touches which really do make a difference.
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Have you got guests staying over this Christmas? Are you throwing a party and want your home to feel festive? Would you love to light up a tree in your garden? The team at Buzz can help ensure your celebrations go smoothly. Here, M.D Steve Owens explains.
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hey were definitely working when you put them away... but now you are kneeling beside the Christmas tree, bent over yet another set of broken fairy lights, feeling under pressure and frustrated. Sounds familiar? This year, make a plan for things to be different. Our friendly, reliable team can help with all your festive lighting, indoors and out. Now is the time to make other preparations for the holiday too; decorate the hall and lounge, think about any new light fittings, add a smoke alarm and get the spare room ready. Why not make a list of all the half finished electrical jobs you’ve been meaning to complete then call and ask us for a quote?
Home Safety Tips from BUZZ If your smoke alarm goes off regularly at the whiff of a curled up piece of toast you might be better off with a mains operated smoke detection system. This is a hard wired electrical alarm with a battery back up, including smoke detection on the landing and hallway and a heat detector in the kitchen, all linked together to give maximum protection and conforming to current fire regulations. With all the expensive batteries needed for toys and gadgets at Christmas it’s a shame to wear them out on small kitchen blunders! For more hints and tips please visit www.facebook.com/buzz electrical
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© Many people assume that making energy saving improvements on older, listed or historic properties with solid walls is tricky but most homes offer a number of options. All you need to do is find out what‘s involved, how much it will save, prioritise them and get some quotes from approved local contractors. Gareth Williams, Project Officer at Act on Energy on behalf of Warmer Worcestershire explains.
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here are many ways you can improve the efficiency of older properties and with grants now available for external wall insulation on solid wall properties there has never been a better time to consider how these improvements can be made. Traditionally, older solid wall properties, be they Victorian or timber framed cottages, are considered hard and expensive to treat when it comes to insulation. However, with the new grants available and a much greater understanding of how to improve these types of properties the options are now much wider.
External wall insulation is not suited to every solid wall home but there are other solutions as the recent case study opposite shows. Key Issues For Historic Homes The term ‘historic’ includes any buildings built using traditional construction methods that don't lend themselves to some of the measures available for modern homes. They may be Grade 1 or 2 listed and/or situated in a Conservation Area. This may mean the buildings appearance can’t be changed or that some measures could actually damage the building
fabric. However, for any property to be truly sustainable the space within it needs to be suitable for its use, affordable, and provide the facilities desired by the occupants. If not, then it may have no use, fall into disrepair and be lost for ever. It is therefore essential that older and historic buildings are brought up to an acceptable condition and that includes making the energy bills affordable to the owner. Some of the perceived problems hinge around aesthetics. That is a matter for the owner, or in some cases the community, but the main issue is
29 to ensure that the fabric is protected to maintain the building for as long as possible. Not all buildings last forever but while they have a useful contribution to make, they should be maintained. Traditional construction methods tend to provide greater tolerance to moisture by absorbing and releasing it to maintain a reasonably constant humidity. Some energy saving techniques may hinder this process and so the risk of an accumulation of moisture within the structure should be assessed. This does not necessarily rule them out but be aware that some additional provision may be needed.
The property is an early Victorian cottage dating from the 1800’s with solid brick walls and a pitched roof with three rooms in the roof. One of the ground floor rooms which previously suffered from cold and damp has been internally insulated with a 10mm thick flexible liner. The owner says the room is now much more comfortable. The heating system includes a high efficiency gas boiler which has been supplemented by an Evacuated Tube Solar Hot Water Panel on the south facing roof to provide around 75% of the hot water needs. The heating system also has programmable thermostatic radiator valves. The house has a 1.9kWp (Killowatt Peak) photo voltaic Case Study: Details of Energy system mounted on another part Improvements on a Rural of the south facing roof. There is Historic Home 250mm of loft insulation, House Age: Pre 1900 replacement double glazing and Bedrooms: 3 all of the lights are low energy. Energy Saving Improvement 1 The Energy Performance Certificate shows the house as Type: Internal wall insulation Description: Sempatap flexible Band D with SAP68 and producing 3.3tCO2 annually. lining. Information taken from the Cost: xx rolls at £200 per roll Energy Savings Trust website Energy Saving Improvement 2 estimates that installing or deepening your loft insulation Type: Heating/Hot Water Description: Vaillant Evacuated could save you around £180 per year. This estimate is based on Tube Solar Water Heating insulating a gas-heated, semiSystem with cylinder and detached home with three controls installed by Solutions bedrooms with 270mm of Renewable Energy Ltd mineral wool insulation. Cost: £3,200
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The Warmer Worcestershire helpline and website has been set up through the Worcestershire Partnership to offer local residents free and impartial advice on how to heat their homes affordably and reduce their bills. The energy advice helpline is run by Act on Energy and is open Monday to Friday from 9am - 5pm. Grants & Subsidies External wall insulation grants/ subsidies are available through the Energy Company obligation ECO for owner occupiers and private rented households regardless of circumstances. Grant levels vary depending on the type of fuel used by the household but in certain cases, such as homes with solid fuel or electric heating, grant funding up to 100% may be available.* Green Deal You can make energy-saving improvements to your home or business without having to pay all the costs up front through the Green Deal. These include: insulation – e.g. loft or cavity wall heating draught-proofing & double glazing renewable energy technologies e.g. solar panels or wind turbines You may also be able to claim money back from the government for your Green Deal home improvements through the Cash back scheme **
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Pop in to see our great range of Fireplace Accessories
What Will You Come Home To This Winter? Our Other Services Include: Boiler installations Full central heating services Boiler servicing incl. boiler contracts Solar thermal hot water systems All heating and plumbing services Bathroom installation Kitchen installations In house building services
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Pershore High St. and you will find a huge range of fires on display including woodburning stoves, gas and electric models, surrounds, accessories & more. Boiler Servicing and Maintenance Contracts available. We supply and install full heating systems including Gas and Oil Boilers from Worcester Bosch & Vaillant. With 20 years experience in plumbing and heating and an expert fitting, guaranteed. Unit 5A, Rear of 79 High Street Pershore WR10 1EU
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FRUITFUL
Words: Wendy Carter Photos: Harry Green, Frank Porch, Alan Gormley & Wendy Carter
for wildlife
You can’t fail to notice the wonderful orchards locally each spring. But have you thought about how important they are for wildlife throughout the rest of the year? Wendy Carter of WWT explains.
F Red Admiral on Bee Hotel Blackberries
Fieldfare stripping Apple Tree
ruit trees are perfect for hole -nesting and insect-eating birds and, in autumn, the windfall and unpicked fruits are important food for wildlife. What you’ll see in orchards at this time of year is, of course, dependent on our weather! Our warm summer should have ensured lots of butterflies feeding on juicy fallen fruit – Red Admirals are notorious for this. But if winter comes early, watch out for Fieldfares and Redwings – orchard fruits will be one of the first stops for these Scandinavian migrants. You may notice gnawed fruit stones on the ground where mice have tried to get at the kernel. Or you may spot woodpeckers pecking and searching for insects in the tree bark. If you’re really
keen, have a look in old orchard trees for the dropping of rare Noble Chafer Beetles (it’s about 3mm long and lozenge-shaped)! It’s a tragedy that we’ve lost about 80% of our traditional orchards in the last 50 years or so; a loss for our eyes in spring and potentially devastating to wildlife all year round. Grants are now available to help restore or create orchards or you can help manage those in our care by joining us. If you can, plant a fruit tree in your garden. Encourage your neighbours to do so too and help create a wildlife-corridor of fruit trees. If you already have trees and bushes in your garden, try to leave the windfall on the ground and don’t pick all the fruit - please leave some for your wildlife.
To Find Out More About Wildlife or How You Can Support Us...
Grants are now available to create or restore orchards
15th Oct – ‘Fritillaries’ Talk, Wulstan’s Hall, Priest Lane, Pershore 7.30pm 2nd & 3rd Nov – Log & Wood Chip Sales at Tiddesley Wood 10am-1pm For more upcoming events Visit the What’s On page of our website www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk /whats-on For local orchard info visit www.worcestershireorchards.co.uk ‘Like’ us on Facebook
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Autumn Expansion For Eddies Autos An ongoing schedule of expansion and investment continues at Beckford based garage, Eddie's Autos. After 20 years in the trade, Ed Robinson aims to offer a friendly service at great rates. Here, he explains more.
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o doubt you’ll have spotted the Eddies’s pick-up and smart car around the area? This autumn, look out for the Eddie’s courtesy car too, now available to make it easier to maintain your vehicle. Expanding my services further, I’ve recently invested in new equipment which means I can diagnose and fix any problems with the air conditioning unit on all makes and models. Since setting up in 2011, I’ve been offered so much support from local residents. Sponsoring , Ashton Under Hill Football Club is one small way in which I am able to give something back so look out for the Eddie’s name on the football pitches of Bredon Hill this season too. After 20 years in the motoring industry, I structure my business with fair, honest service as the cornerstone. I will never work on your car until you have a quote and will only ever suggest fixing something if it really needs to be done Why not call or drop by and give me a try?
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WIN A BUNDLE OF FOUR LIMITED EDITION CHRISTMAS CARDS! SAMANTHA MORRIS COW ART Licensed to a card company that supplies to Boots, Harrods & the Royal Palaces. Will you be one of 10 lucky winners? It’s simple; to enter either email: samdmo@aol.com or send a postcard (address below) by Friday 15th November 2013 Prizes: 10 winners each win one bundle of four different Sam Morris Cow Art Christmas Cards
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Join Cow Club by 30/11/13 and receive a Free Pack of Notelets (4 different designs) plus 10% off all Cow Art. Enjoy the convenience of a best selling greeting card bundle (4 different designs) arriving in the post 4 times a year for just £20 (16 blank cards in total (retail value £40).
To enter either send an email entitled Christmas Card Competition to samdmo@aol.com or send a postcard to 6 Bavon Cottages, Hillend Road, Twyning, Glos GL20 6DW by Friday 15th November. Please include your name, address and a telephone number. All 10 winners will be notified by 22nd November.
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One entry per household. The name of the winners can be obtained from Samantha Morris, 6 Bavon Cottages, Hillend Road, Twyning, Glos GL20 6DW. The winners will be informed by Friday 22nd November 2013. Cards will be sent by second class post. 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 Samantha Morris Cow artist. Your information will not be shared with any third party.
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Property Talk With Denise James, Director of Gusterson Palmer & James
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t’s been three months of solid good news for the housing market locally, reflecting a healthy national picture. Figures from the Office of National Statistics and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors confirm that house prices continue to rise, with the highest levels of interest seen amongst buyers in the West Midlands for 14 years. The Council of Mortgage Lenders report that lending to first-time buyers is at its highest for six years. It is no longer the case that mortgages are impossible to secure without a huge deposit. There has also been a significant take up of the Government’s Help to Buy Scheme on new homes and this is due to be extended to resale properties early in 2014. Indicators from our internal research are positive too. New instructions have remained steady but viewing figures jumped significantly in June when compared to the same month last year. This pattern was repeated during July and August, usually a quieter holiday period, was very
busy. Sales figures have increased dramatically, up 143% in June and 180% in July when compared to last year. The lower end of the market is moving rapidly and the result is a shortage of two and three bedroom properties up to £175k which are being sourced by first time buyers or buy to let landlords. A greater number of lengthy chains shows momentum is also being created in the higher price brackets. Although the market remains price sensitive there is a strong demand for properties marketed at suitable prices. Being independent and high profile* means we can respond quickly to emerging trends. For a free expert appraisal of your property by our experienced team please call us on 01386 761241.
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CHARITY NEWS Our team; from top to bottom, Denise James, Jon James, Kelly Harris, Andrew Leggett & Sarah Cook. This year we are supporting The Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign. Thanks to your sponsorship of our Walk and Coffee Morning we have already raised a fantastic £1256! Next, you are invited to our Halloween Coffee Morning (plus face painting!) from 10am-12noon on Thursday 31st October. Before that Denise will run the Blenheim Half Marathon on 6th October. We’d be very grateful for your support; please call or visit our justgiving page as detailed above.
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Advice For Residents
You have the right to say
no to trick or treaters. If you do not wish to take part, display the ‘Sorry No Trick or Treaters’ posters and do not open the door. Do not open the door to anyone you do not know. If you open the door, always use the door chain.
Safety Tips For Trick or Treaters
Never trick or treat alone;
Staying safe this
HALLOWEEN Whatever your feelings about Halloween, follow these tips from West Mercia Police to ensure you and your family enjoy October 31st.
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est Mercia Police is urging all those wishing to celebrate Halloween this year to respect the wishes of those in their communities who do not wish to take part and also to remain safe themselves. Residents not wishing to take part should display a specially designed ‘Sorry No Trick or Treat’ poster (pictured opposite) on their front door or window, which clearly gives the message that they do not wish to participate and will not open the door to trick or treaters.
always go with an adult Do not talk to strangers Stay in well-lit areas and make sure you are visible Only go to houses where you or your friends know the residents and let them know what time you plan to call. Do not knock on doors where there is a sign saying ‘Do not disturb’ or ‘Sorry No Trick or Treat’.
Prefer to avoid Halloween? Download your poster online or contact your local Policing Team by calling 101 or 0300 333 3000.
Top Tips For Kids Children should not call on houses where the
posters are displayed, neither should they coldcall on strangers, as this can put young people at risk and also intimidates and upsets some householders, especially those who are elderly, living alone or who are vulnerable. Parents may want to consider having a fancydress themed Halloween party at home with their children as an alternative to trick or treating.
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Our formula is simple and we’re clear about what we do; offer a vast and varied range of rural products to the local community at great value prices. When it comes to animal supplies we stock everything from chicken layer pellets to practical clothing, mineral licks and llama food. Whether you run a farm, stables or smallholding, keep dogs and cats, like to encourage wild birds or simply need to keep up with the kids’ pet rabbit, we stock it or will order it in for you. We also supply a wide selection of home heating products including logs, coal, smokeless fuels and Countrywide gas. We sell, repair and service mowers and all types of garden machinery and are main agents for Stihl and
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VOICE Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham 23 & 24th November
Medicine Unboxed explores a view of medicine that exceeds the technical – one demanding moral consideration, care of the individual patient and genuine political debate around medicine’s goals and society’s values. Curated by Dr Sam Guglani, Clinical Oncologist at Cheltenham General Hospital, it sees the arts as elaborating this view. Through a series of events, Medicine Unboxed engages health professionals and the general public in a conversation around twenty-first century medicine. Here, Dr Sam Guglani invites you to come along, join the debate, be inspired.
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his same question at the bedside or in clinic, voiced from doctor to doctor - stethoscope pressed firmly to skin, ears straining for heart sounds, breath sounds, any sounds. What we’re actually asking is: Did you hear anything wrong? A sensible question, given the terrain - but in pursuit of this narrow range of sounds, might we miss the complexity of medicine’s voice – hospitals and GP practices burgeoning with the sounds of fear and hope like tuning orchestras, or a patient’s words tentative like fingers at a
cello. Listen now, what are they saying? This year Medicine Unboxed gathers around the idea of VOICE – the patient’s, the health professional’s, the hallucinated and asserted, the fearful, sung, faulted, questioning and resonant. The voices of science, philosophy, music and poetry. And the faltering but insistent voice of the NHS. Our speakers are a mosaic of the subjective, complex and disparate voices that resonate within medicine. What VOICE will you add?
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Our explorations will include dementia; the expressive, healing and biological aspects of singing, the NHS voice; the scientific against philosophical voice, the voiced stories of patients and doctors and what the capacity to hear other voices requires of us and enables in the healthcare setting.
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L C Millar & Sons Ltd Building Contractors Est. 1970
Custom Built With Local Expertise
Local Family Run Business for Over 40 Years Highly Experienced in All Aspects of Construction Specialists in Cotswold Stone Masonry Works Comprehensive Service from Design to Completion Extensions, Renovation & Alterations; Domestic & Commercial Groundworks, Drainage and Landscape Works NHBC Registered For New Build
Please contact us to discuss your project:
Eamonn Millar 07973 427040 or Lawrence Millar 07976 738705 Office 01386 725392 e-mail: millarandsons@btconnect.com ST. JUDE’S, KEMERTON, TEWKESBURY GL20 7JE
01386 422000 Stratford Garden Centre, Clifford Chambers, CV37 8LW
To advertise please call Lisa on 01684 773135 or visit www.lifeinthevillage.co.uk