The folly view directory jul aug sep 2014 by Lisa Lambon

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ISSUE 21 JUL / AUG / SEP 2014

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WIN! Five Family Tickets to the Re-enactment at Spetchley Park And

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Pop into our Pershore showroom and see our great range of accessories from Samuel Heath, Miller & Roper Rhodes

Visit our showroom just behind Pershore High St and find a range of traditional and contemporary bathrooms on display Our friendly staff .

will help you select the bathroom best suited to your needs. Over 20 years of trading we’ve acquired a huge amount of experience in designing and installing bathrooms, including all electrical and any necessary building works. All our fitters, plumbers and electricians are fully qualified and employed by the company with no sub-contractors used. Whatever you choose, be assured that you will get an expert fitting, guaranteed.

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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 13 Competition with Spetchley Park Gardens 59 Competition with The Roses 61 Your Money Saving Vouchers

Local Events 32 Badsey Flower Show 41 An Invitation to Bredon Boat Races 43 Pershore Plum Festival with Wychavon 49 Bredon Fun Day 55 Fladbury Festival & Walkabout 58 Dumbleton Fete 60 The 68th Great Comberton Flower Show

Local Life 11 Welcome 16 Update Your Heating with Johnston Scotia 19 Celebrating 40 Years of Travel with Carrick 21 Introducing Graham West Hair Design 22 Introducing The Berkeley Worcester 25 Behind The Scenes at The Roses 27 On Knee Surgery with Nuffield Health 29 Glorious Summer Days at Coughton Court 31 Property Talk with Gusterson Palmer & James 36 Sophisticated Summerhouses with L&L 39 Energy Saving Lighting with Buzz Electrical 47 Rogue Traders with West Mercia 51 WWT Wildlife Page: Grass Snakes 52 Where Caring Really Counts with St Richards 57 Education Column with Dr Tony Evans 64 Life in the Village; Join Us on Twitter 65 Index

What can you save this season? Vouchers p61-63 Front cover image: ÂŠ www.Shutterstock.com/zoryanchik This page clockwise from the top; Fladbury Festival & Walkabout; Nordic Garden Pavilion from L&L; Pershore Plum Festival; Bredon Boat Races

WIN! Enter our two Competitions

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JOHNSTON SCOTIA New technology can transform how you heat your property and help you save money too. The Nest Learning Thermostat offers a new way to control your Scott Johnston - MD heating. Scott Johnston, M.D. of Bredon based Johnston Scotia, explains the benefits. WHY INSTALL A NEST? Heating technology is constantly advancing and Nest represents a huge step forward. Unlike conventional systems, it combines your heating control panel and thermostat in one unit, giving you greater control so enabling to run your home more efficiently and save money. It can also be operated remotely via your smartphone, tablet or laptop so you can adjust your heating from anywhere, at any time, providing the convenience of complete flexibility. You never need to return to a chilly house or waste money if the weather or your schedule, changes unexpectedly. Suitable for both domestic and commercial properties, it’s also ideal for holiday lets. HOW WILL IT HELP ME SAVE MONEY? Most people leave their heating at one temperature and forget to change it. The Nest Learning * Terms & Conditions apply see voucher on Special Offers pages

Thermostat tracks your energy use, learns your habits and programmes itself, plus you can adjust it to come on and off remotely. Over 60% of your energy bill goes to heating. Teach it well and it can lower your heating costs significantly.

a new model will be much more reliable and efficient. With 30 year experience in the heating industry, long standing relationships with manufacturers and a settled in-house team, we have a huge amount of expertise to offer.

HOW DOES IT WORK? Nest can be retro-fitted to almost any boiler. As Nest Certified Professionals we will ensure that your unit is installed in a suitable place, attach the Heat Link, and start setup. Nest should be located in a room you use regularly although there is the option of multiple thermostats to create the ideal temperature in different zones of your property. Programming traditional controls can be complicated and irritating but the Nest Thermostat programs itself. Once installed, it automatically activates the best features for your system and starts learning about you and your home. Turn it up and turn it down manually for a week and soon it will understand your habits and build a personalised schedule. To find out more call us on 01684 210612 and request a FREE home survey.

HOW ABOUT BOILER SERVICING? For longer term maintenance our ScotiaCare HomePlan can save you money on servicing and repairs. It covers your boiler, heating system and controls, hot water system, radiators, internal plumbing and electrics. It even includes a free boiler service in each year of the policy. The price is £7.99 for the first 12 months rising to £16.99, guaranteed frozen for the next two years.

ARE THERE OTHER WAYS TO SAVE ON MY HEATING? We’re currently offering £400 scrappage on your old boiler plus finance options. If your existing boiler is more then ten years old

WHAT ELSE IS NEW? We’ve recently upgraded our computer software. Please note our new telephone number which will run alongside our new, more efficient operating system.

HOW DO I TAKE OUT A SCOTIACARE HOME PLAN? It takes just five minutes to complete our form. Plus, if you join before the end of October you will receive a FREE £10 Costa Coffee Gift Card*. Request an application pack today; pop into our friendly Bredon office, call us on 01684 210612 or visit: www.johnstonscotia.com

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Beautiful Open Spaces For Families to Roam & Play

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Celebrating

40 YEARS of travel The team at Carrick Travel have had two reasons to celebrate recently; forty years in business and another industry award. We talked to owners Tracy Carter and Tina Nason, pictured above.

What sets Carrick Travel apart? How has your agency grown?

40 years on, we remain a team of like minded travellers who love to share our experiences. We have hugely knowledgeable staff across nine offices, all experienced at arranging the perfect holiday to suit your individual needs.

Carrick Travel opened their doors in Kenilworth in 1974 when Mike and Sally Carrick decided to leave their positions with local travel firms and start their own agency. Over subsequent years they developed a network of offices throughout Warwickshire, West How do you keep it fresh? Midlands, Worcestershire and the We don’t believe in complacency. Cotswolds. There’s a lot of competition in our When they retired in 2011, we industry and we’re always bought the company. As Directors, conscious that our clients have a we’d been running the agency for choice so we’re honoured when many years so it seemed like a they come to us. We’re constantly natural progression to take on travelling and training to update ownership. The team have been so ourselves and it helps that our extremely supportive and together professionalism and enthusiasm is we are working hard to achieve recognised within the industry. We our goals. Sales figures have been were delighted to once again win fantastic this year, beating all the Agent Achievement Awards in records, so we are certainly going London this spring. Carrick Travel in the right direction. are one of just a few agents to Please pop in and pick up some have been nominated every year brochures at our Pershore and for a decade. We’re proud to have Evesham offices or visit us at now won the title five times. www.carricktravel.com WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS TRAVEL AGENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2014!

Contact your friendly, local Carrick Travel office for a brochure 19 High St, Pershore WR10 1AA pershore@carricktravel.com 01386 554262 57-59 Port St, Evesham WR11 3LH evesham@carricktravel.com 01386 41474

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Introducing

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Aveda Hair Colour Specialist Graham West is celebrating a year since the launch of his luxury salon at Craycombe Farm, Fladbury, near Pershore. We talked to him about what makes it so special. Why do you choose to be an Aveda exclusive salon? We care about our clients and want them to look and feel amazing. Our specialism is in colouring hair, as well as cutting and dressing it, and our top priority is to give an honest, unpretentious service. Aveda offers a natural colour and product range that gives superb results. Working with them, we can help you achieve a fabulous haircut that you will love.

being a good hairdresser is all about one thing; listening to a woman and helping her create a practical look which helps her feel like the best version of herself, every day.

What’s the concept behind your salon? I’d worked in top salons in London and the Cotswolds for twenty years and reached the point in my life where I wanted to apply my learning and create something of my own. My commitment is to offer an environment where everyone feels welcome and comfortable. Over the years I’ve been involved in management and education as well as stage and show work, all over the world. What I discovered is that

How do you keep it fresh? My team are highly trained, experienced and constantly updating their skills. We stock the full range of Aveda hair and make up products and are also experts in Balayage, the French art of free hand colouring. Plenty of clients visit the salon and ‘interview’ us before we cut their hair. Why not book your complimentary consultation and see for yourself if we make the grade?

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Bar  Restaurant  Weddings  Functions

NEW! Freshly Renovated The Berkeley, formerly The Berkeley Arms, at Spetchley has recently undergone renovation. We caught up with new proprietor, Anthony Palmer, and found out about his commitment to offer a great new place to eat and meet.

to put together the right team in the right location. Working in tandem with Enterprise Inns, we have invested in the business and are here to stay.

What’s new at The Berkeley?

What’s on the menu?

Since my team arrived in March we’ve renamed the business, enhanced the appearance of the building inside and out, put up new signage, overseen a £45k facelift to the garden and car park, created a fresh new menu and scheduled a calendar of great entertainment in the form of monthly tribute acts for the coming months. We are also organising a Wedding Fayre here on Sunday 28th September.

What experience does your team bring?

The reason we’ve been able to achieve so much so quickly is that myself, my Operations Manager, Emma, and my Head Chef, Dean, are a long established working team. I’ve spent the last 14 years as General Manager of various 3 and 4 Star hotels across the UK, most recently in Sutton Coldfield. I’d been thinking about my own business for a while but needed

We offer an extensive menu with a great range of dishes on our specials board and smaller portions for lighter appetites. We have partnered up with some amazing local suppliers as fresh locally sourced food is important to us. The bar serves a variety of real ales, continental lagers and wines from around the world with a good selection of these available by the glass. All this can be enjoyed in our freshly

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Join us for…. Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Coffee and Dinner 9am-9pm

Afternoon Offer!* Mon-Thurs 12noon-6pm 2 courses and a glass of house wine, beer or soft drink for only £14.95 per person or 3 courses for £19.95 A Selection from Our Menu: Chicken Liver Terrine £5.25 Smoked Salmon £6.50 Assorted Breads, Olives & Sundried Tomatoes £3.95 …..………………………….

Chicken Caesar Salad £9.95 Longhorn 28 Day Dry Aged Beef Burger £10.95 Beer Battered Cod £11.95 Roasted Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry £9.95 The Berkeley BBQ Melt £10.95 Penne Pasta Arrabbiata £8.95

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decorated bar and restaurant, the ‘Mains’ section of the menu Monday-Saturday 12noon-5pm with open fires for the winter and a family friendly outdoor * space for the summer. We provide a relaxing your food bill when ordered atmosphere whenever you visit Monday-Friday from 6pm *See vouchers on Offer Pages and three different dining offers T’s & C’s apply in place to encourage you to try us, Ends 30/9/14 we offer fantastic value for money.

20% Off

What’s your speciality?

Our function suite offers seating for 150 guests or 200 informally. My team has overseen the smooth running of numerous large events. Come and talk to us to find out more about why you can trust us with your wedding or corporate hospitality. Or come along to one of our upcoming tribute nights?

The Berkeley is conveniently located on the A44 Evesham Road, Spetchley, en route to Junction 6, M5 Worcester, WR7 4QL. Newly renovated, we are open daily 9am to 11pm and food is served from 9am to 9pm. Free WiFi and ample free parking.

www.theberkeleyworcester.co.uk Call 01905 345269 info@theberkeleyworcester.co.uk

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Chocolate Brownie £4.95 Sticky Toffee Pudding £4.95 Chef’s Cheesecake £4.95 ………………………………

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Weddings & Christenings Corporate Events Conferences Christmas & New Year Flexible Packages

Monthly Tribute Nights!  Sept 26th, ABBA  Oct 31st, Elvis Presley  Nov 28th, Neil Diamond & Tom Jones  Jan 30th, Rod Stewart  Feb 27th, Take That  Mar 27th, Michael Jackson All tribute nights are £27.50pp to include a 3 course meal

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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

The Nuffield Health Promise Our all-inclusive prices are guaranteed We will meet any comparable price.*

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.

To book an appointment to see Mr Gosal please call 01242 246552 or visit www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/cheltenham Nuffield Health Cheltenham Find us just off J11 M5 Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 6SY

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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.

he 2014 Badsey Flower Show takes place on Saturday 26th July on the Recreation Ground, Sands Lane, Badsey near Evesham. The year the show includes a great mix of live entertainment. A highlight will be a canine agility performance by Gill Raddings Stuntdog and Animals - specialist suppliers of trained animals to the film, TV and advertising industry. The show will also include fun music from professional ukulele group the Spa Strummers, who will delight music lovers of all ages with hits from the ‘30’s and ‘40’s and ‘80’s. And excerpts from ‘The Kids From Fame’ musical will be performed by

local youth troupe Phoenix Theatre. The event will also feature a fun, family dog show (bring your pet along), outdoor go-carting for kids and a large marquee of exhibits. A traditional mix of stalls, side shows and food and drink stalls will also all be in place, including something for everyone.Gates open at 1pm. Entrance costs £3 (or £1 for kids and £2 for OAP’S) and the event ends at 5pm. Badsey Flower Show is a not for profit event, run by volunteers for the community. More helpers are always needed for a few hours on the day so if you are able to help, please call Lizzie Noyes on 01386 831112.

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apid changes in technology mean that LED lighting has now become much more affordable, giving you the chance to modernise your home, dramatically reduce your energy use and save money in the following ways:  LED replacements for conventional filament or halogen lamps can be easily obtained and installed in your existing light fittings, reducing your bills.  Modern recessed down lights, suitable for all rooms including kitchens and bathrooms, can be replaced (or specified new) with built in LED lamps and control gear. A 6 watt LED lamp is equivalent to a 50 watt halogen bulb, costing around just £1.50 energy usage per year per lamp. This gives an 87% energy saving against halogen. LED lamps also

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he Annual Bredon Boat Races will take place on Saturday September 6th from 12noon to 4.30pm. Come along for an afternoon of excitement, adrenalin and fun; watch the racing, take refreshments from the cider or tea tents and have a go at the bottle stall. The kids can play games and try to win a Jolly Jam Jar and there’s no need to worry about food as a barbeque with delicious locally sourced burgers and hot dogs will be on offer. The hugely popular ReVIVals will entertain us during the afternoon. All funds raised will go towards the upkeep of the historic St Giles Church in

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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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