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OCTOBER 2014

EATING OUT EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS HEALTH & BEAUTY HOLIDAYS & TRAVEL PROPERTY HOMES & GARDENS SERVICES PETS SHORT WALKS RECIPES VOUCHERS COMPETITIONS ‘BRILLIANT BAT NIGHT’ AT THE BIRD & DEER PARK – SEE CENTRE PAGES

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Welcome to October ...

Halloween is almost upon us and there’s lots to do to celebrate! Over Farm’s Frightmare is back with a spooky ghost hunt in the day for children and a terrifying Haunted Hayride for adults in the evening.

The Brilliant Bat Night returns to Prinknash Bird and Deer Park at the end of the month – visitors can have their fortunes told in the Gypsy Caravan, find the ‘not so wicked’ witch in the Wendy House and there will be prizes for the best carved pumpkins and costumes.

This month’s cocktail fits in well with the Halloween season and our ‘Did You Know?’ has a haunting theme.

Get ahead and book your Christmas Party – Manor By The Lake are having New York themed festivities and tickets are on sale now.

We have another new column this month – ‘Sniff and Slurp’ – which will bring you recommendations for some great wines each month.

Don’t forget from 1st October the road tax system will be changing – read more inside.

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The Edgemoor Inn Freehouse & Restaurant Late 19th century inn overlooking beau ful panoramic valley views

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Mushroom Risotto

Delicious Dishes with Helen Kingscott

Deliciously rich and creamy Ingredients: 50g dried porcini mushrooms; 1 vegetable stock cube; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves; finely chopped; 250g pack chestnut mushrooms, sliced and washed; 300g risotto rice (Arborio); 175ml white wine; 25g butter; handful parsley leaves, chopped; 50g parmesan, freshly grated.

Method: 1 Put the dried mushrooms into a large bowl and pour over 1 litre boiling water. Soak for 20 minutes, then drain into a bowl, discarding the last few tablespoons of liquid left in the bowl. Crumble the stock cube into the mushroom liquid, then squeeze the mushrooms gently to remove any liquid.

Chop mushrooms.

2 Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over a medium flame. Fry the onions and garlic for about 5 minutes until soft.

Stir in the fresh and dried mushrooms, season and continue to cook for 8 minutes until the fresh mushrooms have softened.

3 Tip the rice into the pan and cook for 1 minute.

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mushroom stock. Simmer the rice, stirring often, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. Add about the same amount of stock again and continue to simmer and stir. It should start to become creamy, plump and tender. By the time the final quarter of stock is added, the rice should be almost cooked.

4 Continue stirring until the rice is cooked. If the rice is still undercooked, add a splash of water. Take the pan off the heat, add the butter and sprinkle over half the cheese and parsley. Cover and leave for a few minutes so that the rice can absorb any excess liquid as it cools. Give the risotto a final stir, spoon into bowls and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and parsley.

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Sniff and Slurp with Nick Gay My name is Nick and welcome to Sniff and Slurp! Each month I recommend my favourite wines available from local stores or online, and give you the chance to win two places worth £25 each on a wine tasting evening!

Valpolicella This month, I discovered this delicious red Valpolicella Ripasso for just £8.99 at Lidl. This is a turbo-charged Valpolicella, thanks to a second ferment using partly crushed dried grapes (also used to make its even more powerful sibling, Amarone). It is rich, complex and smooth and goes well with a creamy mushroom risotto – why not try it with this month’s delicious dish!

Manzanilla Since none of us want to go into hibernation just yet, here is one for enjoying out of the fridge when the sun shines – a Manzanilla sherry for £6.99 from M&S. Think of a green olive escaping to the seaside with a lemon, and pretend you are in Spain! Bone dry and refreshing.

Semillon You could also pretend you are ‘Down Under’ with this delightful drop from the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

Somehow, Australian vintners have coaxed extraordinarily subtle flavours from the Semillon grape, normally at home in cool Bordeaux, in this warm climate region! This paradox is compounded when they sell a 2006 wine for no more than £9.99 at Sainsburys (I paid just £7.99 because it was discounted) – a steal. Toasty, fresh, lemons & limes – great with fish.

Nick is a wine educator offering fun, non-stuffy wine tasting events in Cheltenham. Gift vouchers available – great idea for Christmas! For more information about wine or the Oxford Chelt Wine School, email Nick at info@oxfordcheltwineschool.com, call 07858 220119 or visit www.oxfordcheltwineschool.com.

COMPETITION To win an evening of wine tasting in Cheltenham, send your answers to the following questions with your name, address and telephone number to ‘Sniff and Slurp’, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Cheltenham, GL53 9QS. Alternatively, enter via email by sending your answers and details, stating ‘Sniff and Slurp’, to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk. Closing date: Thursday 16th October 2014.

1. What is a Kir? a) a grape variety b) a vine disease c) a cocktail of white wine and cassis.

2. Wines with animals on the label are known in the US as critter wines – true or false?

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Short Walks in the Cotswolds Chipping Campden & Dover’s Hill 4¼ miles (6.75km) ~ 2¼ hours Moderate; two long climbs (one steep), some mud

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1 'Chipping' is found in several Cotswold place names and derives from the Saxon ‘ceping’ meaning a market. This was to prove very appropriate, for the town later established itself as a market centre for wool.

Woolstaplers Hall was built by a wool merchant in 1340 as a meeting place for the staple merchants to purchase raw fleece. The most famous of the merchants was William Grevel, mentioned by Chaucer in Canterbury Tales. His 14th century house remains almost unaltered in the High Street.

The church of St James was built following his bequest, and is almost entirely 15th century, lending it a unity of style. There are several notable features inside, particularly the brass of Grevel and his wife, among the largest and oldest of Gloucestershire brasses.

Another important local figure was Sir Baptist Hicks, a merchant banker, who built the Market Hall in 1627 and the attractive row of almshouses near the church in 1612.

A Park in Chipping Campden. From the main street turn down Back Ends beside St. Catherine’s Church towards Hoo Lane.

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Walk. Continue ahead along the path to a road. Continue over the road to the corner of a field. Take the path half-right uphill to the road.

B Turn right and, after ¼ mile (400m), take the path across the field signposted to Broadway Tower. At the road, turn left and continue to a junction.

2 The Kiftsgate Stone is a holed standing stone on the site of a former ‘moot site’ where local people discussed business and dispensed justice. The Magna Carta was read from the stone as were the proclamations of monarchs, the last one being that of George III. C Bear right and continue for ¼ mile (400m) to a bridleway on the right just after a right-hand bend.

D Turn right and go downhill, keeping close to the right-hand field boundaries when the track emerges from the wood. Re-enter the woodland through a five bar gate and look out for a stile and footbridge when a field comes into view on the right.

E Cross the stile and head half-left across the field. Cross the stile and footbridge near the corner and turn right uphill, crossing a track, to a stile in the top corner of the field.

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across two fields and over a stile to a gate. Turn left and join the road through a gate.

G Turn right and, after 300yds (275m), take the path on the left to Dover’s Hill.

Go straight on over the summit, crossing the stile ahead and continuing across a field to the road.

3 Whitsun Games were probably held on this hill as far back as Saxon times but it was later the site of the famous Cotswold 'Olympick' Games, begun by Robert Dover in 1612. They were certainly not for the weak in body or spirit, involving such activities as wrestling, hand walking, shinkicking, and a particularly rough pursuit called singlestick fighting. The occasion became very popular and in the 1830s as many as 30,000 people attended.

Unfortunately, the Games became unruly leading to demands for the event to be cancelled. The Games were stopped in 1853.

They were revived in 1951 and now take place on the Friday after Spring Bank Holiday, although not all of the original events are included.

H Turn left and take the second path on the right (the Cotswold Way) back to Chipping Campden.

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Christmas Parties and a new era Cheltenham’s Manor By The Lake has seen some changes over time, but none so much as now. The stunning 19th century manor house has undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment and upgrade, which sees it fully operational for the festive season.

Their ‘Christmas in New York!’ theme will be running through this year’s season with the evening festivities based around everything that makes night life in the Big Apple so special. Broadway, music, lights and fashion will make their Christmas Parties go with an American swing.

The evenings will centre around the venue’s new ballroom, which can cater for up to 200 guests with food prepared by the hands of former Daffodil Head Chef Norbert Schon. Drinks on arrival in the ‘Airport Lounge’ will be followed by an exquisite 3-course menu including locally sourced Newent Turkey and Gloucestershire Old Spot sausage with sage parcel, duck fat roasted potatoes and market fresh vegetables – sure to be a big hit for those with a taste for something special. Several other choices The Local Answer

for the Manor By The Lake different the Manor is also offering a party with a difference. The casual dining options include a variety of fabulous ‘Street Food’, a DJ and access to the exclusive Rock Bar allowing extended late night fun.

All this summer’s hard work seems to have paid off as the Manor has received record bookings for the season and many dates beyond.

You can contact the Manor By The Lake team on 01242 245 071 for more details and availability or email events@manorbythelake.co.uk. including chestnut, mushroom and stilton pie or braised blade of beef with creamed potato, smoked bacon and baby onion ragout are available for those wishing to break from tradition.

A huge selection of high-quality wines is kept by the Manor so you will be sure to find something for everyone, and delightful desserts to follow will lead into a glamorous evening of music and dance with a live band playing into the night.

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Cocktail Time with Lois Kingscott

Bloody Mary The Bloody Mary is often called ‘the world’s most complex cocktail’ because of the vast number of ingredients it contains, and there are three different claims to who invented it.

The first is a bartender from New York’s 21 Club named Henry Zbikiewicz, who supposedly invented the cocktail in the 1930s. The second, a frequent visitor of the 21 Club, is the comedian George Jessel. But the third comes from Fernand Petiot who claimed to have invented the Bloody Mary before the other two, in 1921, while working at the New York Bar in Paris – later known as Harry’s New York Bar. Petiot said that he adapted Jessel’s drink from being simply vodka and tomato juice by combining “four large dashes of salt, two dashes of black pepper, two dashes of cayenne pepper, and a layer of Worcestershire sauce”. He then added a dash of lemon juice, ice, vodka and tomato juice before shaking, straining and pouring.

The cocktail’s name is associated with several historical figures – most prominently Queen Mary I of England, who gained the nickname due to the mass executions she carried out while attempting to re-establish Roman Catholicism in England.

Ingredients: Ice; 50ml vodka; ½ lemon, juice only; 6 dashes Worcestershire sauce; 3 dashes Tabasco sauce; 150ml tomato juice; pinch salt and ground black pepper; celery and wedge of lime to garnish.

Method: 1 Place the ice in a tall glass and add the vodka.

2 Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and tomato juice. Stir well. 3 Season to your taste with salt and pepper, garnish with celery and lime wedge, and serve immediately.

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We recommend you use the contact details provided to check event information updates prior to planning your visit.

EVERY SATURDAY WORKING DOG DEMONSTRATIONS Watch our furry canine assisting with conservation work as birds are caught and ringed in the decoy nets. 2pm. Price included in admission. Book your place at the Admission desk. WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT. 01453 891900.

4 OCTOBER VINTAGE & CRAFT FAIR Over 30 quality traders selling all things vintage, handmade, antique and collectable. Live entertainment from a range of performers throughout the day in the Cloister Gardens, plus a BBQ, vintage tearoom, vintage beauty salon, classic cars and lots more. 11am-5pm. Entry £1 adults, children free. Blackfriars Priory, Ladybellgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2HN. 4-5 OCTOBER NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY GALA End of season gala featuring four working steam locomotives on the ‘World War One’ gauge railway at the GWR, Toddington, with intensive train service from 11am to 4pm. 16mm live steam layout. Adult allday ticket £5, Children 5-15 years £2, under 5 years free.

5 OCTOBER THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WEDDING SHOW 11am-3:30pm at the Cheltenham Chase Hotel, Shurdington Rd, Brockworth, Gloucestershire GL3 4PB. Free Entry. Free Magazine. Free Car Parking. Come along to meet a wide variety of fabulous local wedding suppliers in a relaxed environment.

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THE MAN JESUS Simon Callow performs this fresh and moving account of biblical stories including the rising of Lazarus, the wedding at Cana, and the journey of Jerusalem. £19.50 (£17.50). 7.30pm. Everyman Theatre,

Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573. everymantheatre.co.uk.

7-11 OCTOBER SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Northern Broadsides return to The Everyman with this delightful romantic romp filled with ludicrous misunderstanding, mischief and mayhem. £12-£28. 7.45pm and 2pm matinees (Thursday 9th and Saturday 11th).

Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573. everymantheatre.co.uk.

11-12 OCTOBER BIRDWATCH MORNING Join the warden as he opens the hides around the grounds to learn about the different birds visible from each hide and how to identify them in their seasonal plumages. 8-10.30am. £15 with tea/coffee and bacon roll. WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT. 01453 891900.

13-18 OCTOBER LOTTY’S WAR

A mesmerising story of passion, courage and sacrifice, based on unpublished diaries found in Guernsey. Starring Olivia Hallinan (Larkrise To Candleford, Sugar Rush) and Adam Gillen (Benidorm, Fresh Meat). £13£28. 7.45pm and 2pm matinees (Thursday 16th and Saturday 18th). Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573. everymantheatre.co.uk.

16 OCTOBER COTSWOLD HUMANISTS Has physics killed philosophy? Special guest speaker. Professor Raymond Tallis will discuss “scientism” (one day science will explain everything). 7.30pm. Upstairs function room, Copa, 66 Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HA. £3 donation welcome.

18 OCTOBER OPEN MORNING AT KING’S GLOUCESTER

For girls and boys, aged 3-11 years, the King’s Junior School offers a unique programme for identifying and developing individual talents. Come and see how we offer each child every opportunity to realise their full academic, sporting or artistic potential. 10am-12noon. The King’s School, Pitt Street, Gloucester GL1 2BG. 01452 337337. thekingsschool.co.uk.

LAUGHING WITH TOM: WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS Comedian, magician and christian communicator Tom Elliott brings an entertaining evening of laughter, tricks, silly props and plenty of audience participation. In this non-threatening and light hearted event, Tom passionately delivers a relevant and timely message that inspires people to live life to the full.

Suitable for ages 12+. £8. 01242 258002.

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with Tom Orpin

... craft the perfect CV Applying for jobs is never an easy task – whether you have just received your National Insurance Number, find yourself looking for graduate jobs or are searching for a career-change.

However, there are a couple of things you may not have thought about that can help your CV become as attractive as possible.

One important thing to remember is that the average employer will spend 30 seconds looking at your CV before deciding whether or not to take your application further.

Therefore, it is crucial your CV is presented in the best possible manner. Unlike me, you need to write clear, concise statements, with minimal manoeuvre for waffling!

Each CV should be different The most important advice I can offer is that your CV must be tailor-made to the job you are applying for. By including non-specific experience as opposed to clear examples that relate to the job in question, your potential employer will easily identify that this is a generic CV and may accuse the applicant of having no passion for their prospective role. So, make sure you adapt your CV to the job – it’s common sense.

One area people always seem to struggle with is the brief description of yourself and your hobbies. Many people think they don’t have any hobbies, which is nonsense, since very few people spend their free time doing nothing but staring at walls. We all engage in activities of some form, but it is human nature to find describing yourself annoyingly difficult.

My advice is this – picture your average week and pick out the things, outside of work time, that you repetitively do because you enjoy doing them. In some shape or another, you will find yourself describing your hobbies.

It might be something as simple as going to the gym, which can be branded on a CV as “enjoys regular fitness and exercise sessions”. Employers will like this – it proves you are motivated and class yourself as active. Nine times out of ten you will find the day-to-day things you do can be branded, using the right phrase of speech, into a hobby that an employer will look at favourably.

Everyone has a unique selling point A clear layout is important so that your CV flows naturally – starting with your name and contact details, followed by your education in reverse order – for example, degree, then A levels, then GCSEs. A brief profile comes next succeeded by a list of skills (computer skills, languages, etc. if relevant).

Finally, a history of your work experience with your latest job role stated first.

Depending on the job you are applying for – it may be your first job, part-time or full-time employment – the level of detail required will vary. In other words, don’t worry if you don’t have years of experience if you are applying for a part-time job whilst at school.

The last piece of advice is to simply not let your own CV intimidate you. Everyone has a unique selling point – use yours and reap the benefits. twitter.com/tomorpin

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Fireworks Spectacle YOU and your family or friends could enjoy the Burley Lakes Fireworks Night for free by entering our draw. It really is a fabulous spectacle and has been enjoyed by families for over 20 years! This year’s event takes place on Saturday 8th November. Spaces are limited, so we recommend purchasing your tickets as soon as possible (see ‘What’s On’ listings for details) – if you’re lucky enough to win our competition you’ll receive a full refund on a maximum of five tickets.

To enter the draw simply send your name, address and telephone number to: Burley Fireworks, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Ullenwood, Cheltenham GL3 9QS. Alternatively, email your details to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk – please state ‘Burley Fireworks’ in the subject line.

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DAME FELICITY LOTT International Soprano Gala Charity Concert with Choir of Christ Church Cheltenham.

Vivaldi Gloria, Schubert Mass in G, French & English Songs. 7.30pm. Christ Church, Malvern Road, Cheltenham. Tickets £20 or £15 from Showcase 01242 224144, Tourist Information 01242 237431.

18 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER FRIGHTMARE The legendary Haunted Hayride is back with an all new story, the award-winning PANIC returns for it’s final year as PANIC! Final CUT. Fright House makes a return after we uncovered more rooms in Fright House: Second Storey, and we have a brand new live horror experience called Séance. For details: frightmare.co.uk. Over Farm Market, Over, Gloucester, GL2 8DB. 19 OCTOBER D-DAY DARLINGS

To mark the 70th Anniversary of the DDay Landings the delightful D-Day Darlings have packed up their troubles in their old

kit bag and are marching around the UK performing their musical concert. £12.50.

01242 258002. The Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HE. bacontheatre.co.uk.

THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WEDDING SHOW 11am-3:30pm at Stonehouse Court Hotel, Bristol Road, Stonehouse GL10 3RA. Free Entry. Free Magazine. Free Car Parking.

Come and meet some of the best local Wedding Suppliers in a relaxed environment & beautiful surroundings.

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21-25 OCTOBER REGENERATION Marking the centenary of the First World War, this is a compassionate look at war and its devastating effects – a powerful anthem to the youth of WW1. £12-28.

7.45pm and 2pm matinees (Thursday 23rd and Saturday 25th). Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573. everymantheatre.co.uk.

23 OCTOBER SAVE THE CHILDREN AUTUMN FAIR Exciting stalls offering gifts for all the family. Refreshments, light lunches and bar available. £3 entry. 10am-4pm. Rye Hill Golf Club, Milcombe near Banbury, OX15 4RU. For more information call Pauline and Graham Evans on 01993 842983.

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24-26 OCTOBER WITHOUT MEASURE CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE An exciting culmination of a year-long research project by dancers studying birds at Slimbridge. Set to coincide with the return of the Bewick’s swans to Slimbridge, exploring themes such as flocking and migration. 4-6pm. £12 (£8).

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‘Hilarious and deeply touching’ Set in the faded Yorkshire seaside town resort of Withernsea – “a very good place to come from. Cos it’s knackered and funny and it’s falling in the sea”, says Kath.

Tom Wells’ wonderful new comedy shows Kath and her family struggling to survive during a calendar year of money problems. Managing no money and being happy is a challenge. This play is hilarious and deeply touching, motivating us all in these ‘hard up’ times.

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To enter our draw to win a pair of tickets, send your name, address and telephone number to ‘The Kitchen Sink’, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Cheltenham, GL53 9QS. Alternatively, enter via email by sending your name, address and telephone number, stating ‘The Kitchen Sink’, to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk. Closing date: Thursday 16th October 2014.

27 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER THE HYPOCHONDRIAC Tony Robinson (Blackadder, Time Team) stars in this riotously funny comedy in a brand new production. £19-30. 7.45pm and 2pm matinees (Thursday 30th and Saturday 1st). Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573. everymantheatre.co.uk.

1 NOVEMBER LEAGUE OF FRIENDS AUTUMN FAIR Cheltenham General Hospital Autumn Fair at the Charlton Kings RC Church Hall (9.30 am to 12.00 noon). Stalls include: gifts, cakes, jams and pickles, bottles, raffle, brand tub, books. Tea and coffee available.

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burgers, chips and licensed bar at Burley Fields Lakes, Leckhampton Lane. Gates open and bonfire lit at 7pm. Kids Show starts at 8.15pm. Grand Finale at 9.45pm.

Last admission 9pm. Adults and Children £4 in advance, £6 on the night. Tickets on sale at Burley Field Lakes Farm Shop, Leckhampton Convenience Store, Budgens (Charlton Kings) and Bargain Booze (Bath Road). Call Steve on 07831 734683, Pam on 07769 700067 or 01242 861333.

Strictly no alcohol, fireworks or sparklers to be brought in.

8-15 NOVEMBER TOY SALE 32nd Annual Toy Sale at Charlton Kings Baptist Church in aid of ACORNS children's Hospice. Everyday except Sunday. 9:15am4:30pm. Toys, games, books, DVDs, CDs, new jewellery and unwanted gifts for all.

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15 NOVEMBER WINE TASTING WITH LUNCH AND CHAMPAGNE Enjoy a friendly, informal and fun wine journey, tasting 13 wines from around the world and including a delicious two course lunch. 11am-4pm. Hotel du Vin, Parabola Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3AQ. Tickets £80 and Gift Vouchers available in advance. 07858 220119. oxfordcheltwineschool.com.

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1 DECEMBER RALLY NITE

International and local Rally stars are joining forces supporting the Midlands Air Amulance Charity. @ Apres Bar & brewery centre in Cheltenham. This years show is a tribute & celebration of the iconic Ford Escorts and the Apres bar is the perfect venue with multi screen tech, so expect fast action on screen, and stars of the Rally world, plus you can touch and smell the cars as theyr'e inside the pub! This is strictly advance ticket only, however with free static displays in the brewery centre, various stunts and side shows superbly supported by Bristol Street Motors & the Ford Motor Company and many other local businesses means this could be a very special night. So it's 5.4.3.2.1. Go get those tickets!! 07780 794178.

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Spooky Spectacular In addition to the daytime family activities detailed in the advert below, Over Farm have some spooky fun for adults in the evenings. From a terrifying journey on the Haunted Hayride to a walk through your worse nightmare, a cast of bloody and scary characters are waiting for you at Over Farm, Gloucester this Halloween season.

Running on select nights between 18th October and 1st November, Frightmare welcomes the return of three great attractions, as well as the addition of a brand new horror experience – Séance – that’s sure to set your spine tingling.

The legendary Haunted Hayride is back with a brand new story, the award-winning PANIC returns for its final year as ‘PANIC! Final CUT’, and Fright House uncovers more rooms in ‘Fright House: Second Storey’. Tickets (from £15) are available at frightmare.co.uk.

To enter our draw to win a pair of tickets for the night time event, send your name, address and telephone number to ‘Frightmare’, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Cheltenham, GL53 9QS. Alternatively, enter via email by sending details to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk, stating ‘Frightmare’. Closing date: Thursday 16th October 2014.

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Haunted happenings It’s that time of year again. Halloween is upon us and you know what that means – witches, devils, zombies and ghosts will be roaming the streets, trick or treating their nervous neighbours and collecting as many sweets as they can.

But amid all this fun and games are some chilling stories of real ghosts – not the type you’d find with white bed sheets over their heads!

Did you know The Cotswolds is well known for its haunted history, with ghosts and spirits dating back to the 16th century?

Chavenage in Tetbury is said to be home to a phantom hearse driven by a headless man that pulls up outside the manor house. It is said that each time a head of the family passed on, the hearse would pull up at the entrance, the person would climb into the hearse and be driven away.

Wychwood Forest near Stow-on-the-Wold has been the setting for a number of haunting tales. In the 19th century a small group of soldiers who had ignored advice to stay away from the woods were lost in a snowstorm. Some years later, a caravan of gypsies was brought to a halt by a mysterious snowstorm. Ghosts apparently gathered around the caravan, whining and screeching through the windows. It was only witchcraft charms that saved the gypsies.

A pack of black dogs has also been seen roaming the Cotswolds on Christmas Eve, followed closely by a man with fiery eyes.

In Bourton-on-the-Water, two men who were photographing the church at night heard footsteps coming towards them. They moved aside to allow the person to pass, but quickly realised there was no one there. They could then see a faint outline of a hooded figure coming nearer to them, only to vanish when it was six feet away.

There are many ghost walks organised across the county that will take you on a spooky journey where you may even experience some paranormal activity yourself!

Hopefully this hasn’t scared you too much and you can still enjoy your Halloween celebrations, whatever they may be.

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Brilliant Ba Get Batty at the Bird Park this Halloween!

The Bird Park has been hosting ‘Bat Night’ for many years, coinciding with Halloween this year on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st October. With the addition of the brand new ‘Visitor Centre’ ready to welcome you all, the event will be better and more ‘spook-tacular’ than ever before!

The not so wicked witch will be found in the Wendy House, amusing the children and lowering down sweets for those would be trick and treaters.

For those who are looking to see into the future then perhaps our Fun Fortune teller in the Gypsy Caravan can give you a clue.

The new centre has massive balconies overlooking the park where the beautiful lights illuminating the trees can be seen from, and those who want to be inside the park can get up close and personal to some of the parks inmates.

As pumpkins light up the paths, and pumpkin skittles amuse the children, face painters will help complete the finishing touches to the wonderful costumes you’re sure to create.

Prizes for the best carved pumpkins and costumes will be given on the night so get out your carving tools, come on down with your pumpkin and enjoy our ‘Bat Night’ in the park!

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Great value with minimal effort This year my sweetpeas have been glorious. I think I have watered them more than in previous years, which could have helped, but I have picked bunch after bunch for the house, and as you know – the more you pick the more that grow!

For the cost of a packet of seeds I think they are very good value and just need a little cosseting in the planting hole to help them reach their potential, with some well rotted compost or manure for their roots to get into.

So this month, sow some in pots made of the inside of toilet rolls, lined with a bit of newspaper to stop the compost falling out the bottom. Soak seeds overnight and plant two per roll, using seed compost, which you can buy at the garden centre. Water in and leave to germinate inside at 18-22°C. Once germinated, pinch out the smaller plant and they can be moved outside to a sunny cold frame, or as I did last year just left against the south facing wall and I don’t think I even covered them over at all! They will be ready to plant into their position in the spring.

Enough fruit to fill the freezer October is a good time to prepare the ground for new fruit trees and bushes. If planting on heavy soil, add plenty of grit to ensure drainage is adequate. Work-in plenty of well-rotted manure into each planting position and add a handful of slow release fertiliser when you plant the new trees. Fruit trees are really becoming popular as they take little looking after (unlike vegetables) and can provide enough fruit to fill the freezer to use all year round.

It is at this time of year that the Sedum Herbtsfreude – or the Ice Plant – comes into its own, as the borders settle into the last round before the winter. It starts early in spring with the fat rosettes of succulent, lettuce-green leaves, topped with salmon-pink flower-heads in summer, maturing to pinkishbronze then coppery-red in autumn. This versatile perennial is a perfect filler plant for a sunny, well-drained spot. A valuable late source of nectar for butterflies and bees, the dried flowerheads provide structure and colour in the winter garden and in November they still look interesting.

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There is always someone worse off than us and so we are encouraged to give to those organisations who are trying to help the disadvantaged. Some of them are funded by public and corporate donations; others rely on government and similar funding to provide contracted help in their chosen sector.

The last few years have been a period of austerity and cutbacks. Many aspects of our lives have been affected, including the amount of cash that we have to support good causes. The government has threatened, but so far backed off from, changes to the tax legislation that would make charitable giving less attractive, particularly for the higher-rate tax payer. The argument is that such giving is a tax-led action; let me assure the Chancellor that this is nonsense – if someone is genuinely helping those in need, a small tax benefit is a great encouragement.

Simplifying the system of giving The government seems suspicious of the motives of those setting up charities as well as those donating to them. The 2006 Charities Act changed the rules for creating a new charitable entity but left in place the Charity Commission as the sector regulator, only to criticise it heavily in the last few years for being too feeble in its investigation of certain organisations that it has claimed registered charities solely to exploit tax loopholes. There will always be the odd bad apple in any basket, but let’s not make everyone else’s lives impossible as a result.

I knew from my dealings with a number of local charities that the sector had lost significant sums of funding from government sources in the last few years.

I was staggered to read recently that the rate of reduction was in the order of £1 billion a year!

But all is not bad. The government has simplified Gift Aid declarations, facilitated online claims for Gift Aid and allowed charities to claim under that scheme for small, unidentified donations. Long may it, and our support of the sector, continue.

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COMPETITION WINNER Thanks to all who took part in our September competition and congratulations to the winner – Trish Miles of Hucclecote – who won a 3-course meal for 4 people and a bottle of house wine at The Edgemoor Inn.

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