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Welcome to July ... Our Picture Perfect theme for July is ‘Glorious Gardens’, so why not read up on some quick gardening tips from Julia Smith and send your photo in? You could win a BeefEater 900 Series Classic Gas Barbeque courtesy of The Spa-Kling Pool Company – perfect for trying out this month’s Delicious Dish. If you’re heading on holiday or just down to the beach for a few days, Mirror Mirror on the Wall could inspire your inner ‘surfer dude’ or ‘mermaid’ look. Remember to stay hydrated, moisturised and protected in the summer sun! The Bird and Deer Park at Prinknash have welcomed a new baby Reindeer calf – an adorable addition to the park’s animals, which children and adults alike are sure to love. For those of you searching for a great place to eat this month, check out our review of So Thai – wonderfully tasty food paired with excellent service made for a fantastic evening!
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Delicious Dishes with Helen Kingscott
Chicken Tikka Skewers Enjoy these succulent skewers and fresh salad at a BBQ this summer Ingredients: 150g low fat natural yoghurt; 2 tbsp hot curry paste; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed; 250g pack cherry tomatoes; 4 wholemeal chapattis, warmed to serve. For the cucumber salad: ½ cucumber, cubed; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; handful chopped coriander leaves; juice 1 lemon; 50g pack lamb’s lettuces or pea shoots; lemon slices to garnish. Method: 1 Put 8 wooden skewers in a bowl of water to soak. Mix the yoghurt and curry paste together in a bowl, then add the chicken. Place in the fridge and marinate for one hour. 2 In a large bowl, toss together the cucumber, red onion, coriander and lemon juice. Chill until ready to serve. 3 Shake off any excess marinade, then thread the pieces of chicken and cherry tomatoes onto the presoaked skewers. Cook under a medium grill for 15-20 minutes, turning from time to time, until cooked through and nicely browned.
4 Stir the lettuce/pea shoots into the salad and top with lemon slices, then divide between 4 plates. Top each serving with 2 skewers and serve with warm chapattis. 5 You can use any meat for this recipe – just always make sure it is cooked thoroughly before eating, especially if cooking on a BBQ.
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Wild Food Foraging with Steven Hawley
Full of vitamin C Last month I spoke of the flowering part of the dog rose. Shortly after they flower, you should be able to harvest the hip (red berry like part). Below is a recipe that is straight out of the wartime leaflet “Hedgerow Harvest, Ministry of food, 1943”. Full of vitamin C, families were encouraged to harvest the Rosehip to replace missing vitamins in their diet normally found in oranges and the like, which were next to impossible to come by during the war. For 2 pounds of hips: • Have ready 3 pints of boiling water. Mince the hips in a coarse mincer, drop immediately into boiling water or, if possible, mince the hips directly into the boiling water and again bring to the boil. Stop heating and place aside for 15 minutes. Pour into a flannel or linen crash jelly bag and allow to drip until the bulk of the liquid has come through. • Return the residue to the saucepan, add 1½ pints of boiling
water, stir and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Pour back into the jelly bag and allow to drip. To make sure all the sharp hairs are removed, put back the first half cupful of liquid and allow to drip through again. • Put the mixed juice into a clean saucepan and boil down until the juice measures about 1½ pints, then add 1lb 4ozs sugar and boil for a further five minutes. Pour into hot sterile bottles and seal at once. If corks are used these should have been boiled for 15 minutes just previously and after insertion coated with melted paraffin wax. It is advisable to use small bottles, as the syrup will not keep for more than a week or two once the bottle is opened. Store
If you’re not 100% sure that the plant you’re picking is safe for human consumption, don’t pick it. If you’re prone to food allergies, or pregnant, always seek medical advice before consuming anything foraged in the wild.
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Food ‘to die for’ I love Thai food and had been looking forward to visiting So Thai for some time. I can tell you now, I was certainly not disappointed! On arrival, we were welcomed by the friendly staff into a lovely bright room, which is perfect for enjoying the summer weather. Our table, though, was downstairs in a beautifully decorated, authentic room with decadent features and candlelit tables – a truly romantic setting. My friend and I were keen to try a variety of the starters so opted for the So Thai mixed starter, which included chicken satay, spring rolls, pork spare ribs and prawn on toast accompanied by sweet chilli dip, sweet plum sauce and a light salad garnish. Each element was really fresh and the dipping sauces complimented them beautifully – the plum sauce was just amazing! The prawn toasts were meaty, the spring rolls light and tasty, the ribs were smothered in a spicy, flavoursome sauce and the satay chicken was tender with crushed peanuts for added texture.
A completely satisfying, truly tasty curry Onto the main course and what a wonderful selection! The traditional curries, noodles and rice dishes were all there, as well as speciality dishes unique to So Thai. My friend chose Geang Massaman – aromatic Thai massaman curry with chicken, potato, onion and roasted peanut, which she said had well balanced flavours that came together to create a completely satisfying, truly tasty curry. I opted for Gaeng Phed Ped Yang – roasted duck breast with red curry sauce, pineapple and cherry tomatoes. The creamy sauce had just the right amount of heat and whoever thought of adding the pineapple is a genius – absolutely delicious!
A word of warning when choosing your dishes – look out for the chillis marked next to each meal. Even dishes with one chilli have a good kick to them so if you can’t handle spice very well, I would recommend a dish with one or none. Having said this, although my main meal was marked with 2 chillis, this didn’t overpower the fantastic flavours of the food. Having been told by three people that the chocolate brownie was “to die for”, we thought it only right to give it a go! We were both quite full by this point so we shared the homemade rich gooey chocolate brownie, which was accompanied by a scoop of wonderful Mövenpick Swiss dairy ice cream. We chose mint choc chip flavour, but there is an extensive list of mouth watering flavours to choose from, which made it difficult to make a decision! Overall, we both agreed that the meal was fantastic, the service was excellent and we wouldn’t hesitate to return in the near future.
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall... with Katie Pollard
The Beach Edit: Surfer Chic Summer. A word you associate with sun, sea and sand. The ‘ideal’ for many women is glowing goldenbronzed skin, freckles dotted over your face with glossy lips and brows. But how do we create this look straight from the magazine pages? For a minimal look, you’ll be glad to hear it really is a minimal make-up bag you’ll need for your holiday this year! Ultimately, how many of us wear make-up in a hot country? If you want something to stand out of an evening, paint a bold lip and a bold brow. Pack up the following for your travel beauty bag and travel light this summer – an eyebrow pencil, statement lipstick (letterbox red always works well against a tan) and eyelash curlers.
Glossy sea-foam lids for the ‘mermaid’ trend I find the best way to create the perfect glow is simply to moisturise (I use Vaseline Aloe Vera lotion) – keeping your skin hydrated is really important after exposing it to the sun all day. I also recommend a good lip balm such as Maybelline’s Dr Rescue
in ‘Coral Crave’, which keeps lips looking glossy and sunshine ready! For hair, think golden sandy tones and a wet-look texture to add some shimmer, which will accentuate a subtle glow. For a night on the town, glossy sea-foam lids are all the rage for this season’s ‘mermaid’ trend. The metallic mermaid shades have taken over the summer palette with vivid peacock blues and greens, inky and icy blues, turquoise and emerald greens. Against your minimalistic golden complexion, this fashions the perfect stand out oily lids that not only shimmer in the sunshine, but give the illusion of wide-set bright eyes! Keep your hair carefree and tousled with John Frieda’s ‘Beach Blonde Sea Salt Spray’ and match those eyes to that sea blue view to create your own ‘little mermaid’ look!
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Surfer dude When you think of surfer hair, a shaggy, tousled hairdo comes to mind. Sandy blonde by long days spent on the beach, naturally waxy from the sea salt and lighter tips from exposure to the sun. One thing is for certain – surfer hair is summer. Traditionally for guys, hair is kept long, layered and sandy looking. The waxy appearance from tanning oil helps make the hair a wind swept ‘constructed’ mess! Nowadays, those seeking the surfer look The Local Answer
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Looking Good, Feeling Great with Matt Wagstaff
Lower back pain Lower back pain – one of the most common and debilitating musculoskeletal problems affecting us in this age. Over 80% of adults suffer with lower back pain at some point during their life time, and in 2013, 31 million sick days were taken due to lower back pain and similar conditions, which contributed to a net loss in the EU of up to 2 billion pounds – more than both minor illnesses and stress related problems! Back pain is commonly associated with the rise in people working in offices, sitting regularly for up to eight hours a day. It is suggested that ‘sitting is the new smoking’ due to its effect on our health and wellbeing. Though it is not just sitting that causes back problems. Often those working in heavy lifting labour based jobs are also at risk, with poor lifting technique and repetitive movements leading to acute and chronic back pain. Often working on strengthening or mobilising areas of the body can reduce and get rid of back problems, and below are some tips to counter agonising back pain!
Strengthen your core The core is the body’s centre – if weak and imbalanced, it can cause back pain due to muscles over or under working. Often people work on the front of the core (the abs) and neglect the lower back. Following a welldesigned core routine can prevent back pain. Though be careful of performing any exercises that flex the spine, such as the classic ‘sit up’. This can aggravate and weaken the lower back, leading to problems in this area.
Get a sports massage Sports massage will help back pain by releasing off tight muscles that are causing poor movements, posture and blood flow to muscles. Certain techniques can help reactivate underactive muscles and pump out any toxins within the muscles. Therapists can also prescribe strengthening and
stretching exercises to perform at home, which will help alleviate and prevent back pain.
Work on your hips Lower back pain can often be brought on by underactive muscles within the hips, specifically around the gluteals or bottom muscles! These muscles can be inhibited due to a lot of sitting or using poor movement patterns, often leading to wrong alignment of the pelvis. Talking to a therapist or trainer about strengthening the gluteals and realigning the hips will help relieve pressure on the lower back.
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More than 100 years of sporting success After more than a century in business it’s no surprise that Hudson and Co Sports in Gloucester is one of the city’s most well-known and respected sports shops. John Hudson is the third generation of his family to run the Northgate Street business that specialises in providing Rugby Union equipment, but also offers footwear, clothing and kit for everything from football, cricket and tennis, to bowls, squash, snooker and much more. Indoor sports and garden games are also catered for and the business offers a printing and embroidery service for schools and clubs in the area. Being independent and family-run the business prides itself on offering extensive product knowledge, experience and personal service – an ethos first started by John’s grandfather Arthur, continued by his late father Gordon, and followed today by John and his seven staff. Hudson and Co Sports is proud to be the Official Merchandise Partners for Gloucester Rugby and the Official Merchandise Distributor for the Barbarian FC. It also sells clothing on behalf of Cinderford RFC. For more details visit www.hudson-sports.co.uk, call 01452 522978 or pop into the shop, which is open seven days a week.
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Leader’s Life with Councillor Paul James
Wonderful historic church buildings A surprise visitor to Gloucester last month was Loyd Grossman of ‘Masterchef’ and ‘Through the Keyhole’ fame, who was visiting in his lesser-known role as Chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust. Loyd and his fellow trustees were on a twoday tour of some of the redundant churches the Trust owns. In Gloucester they wanted to see St Nicholas’s Church in Westgate Street and to hear about the plans by Artshape, a local charity helping people with disabilities access the arts, to bring it back into use – subject to support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It got me thinking about the wonderful historic church buildings we have in Gloucester and some of the plans we have to improve and make better use of them. St Mary de Crypt in Southgate Street is another example of a Heritage Lottery Fund supported project, to be converted into a Christian centre for children and young people – see www.discoverdecrypt.org.uk. St Mary de Crypt is where the evangelist George Whitefield preached his first sermon, where Robert Raikes and Whitefield were baptised, and where Jemmy Wood (the misery banker and Britain’s first millionaire) is buried. The adjacent schoolroom is where the Crypt School was founded. St Mary de Lode in Archdeacon Street is Gloucester’s oldest Parish Church. And St Michael’s Tower on The Cross (all that remains of the former St Michael’s Church) is now home to Gloucester Civic Trust. The plans for Project Pilgrim at Gloucester Cathedral, including replacement of the parking area in front of the Cathedral with a new public square, again with Heritage Lottery Fund support, will enhance its setting and improve facilities for visitors. Blackfriars Priory is now open all year round for events and functions, and there are ambitious plans to restore Llanthony Priory and to provide a new public square near the Greyfriars monument as part of the Linden Homes development. So, whether they are religious or not, anyone who looks through the keyhole in Gloucester will see that our church buildings will play an important part in our future, just as they have in our past. t: 01452 384051
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What’s On The Local Answer Event Listings are compiled and presented in good faith with the kind support of many contributors. We recommend you use the contact details provided to check event information updates prior to planning your visit. EVERY DAY RIVER AVON BOAT TRIPS On our 55-seater passenger boat available 7 days a week from the end of March to mid-October, 11am till 5pm (weather permitting). PLEASE TELEPHONE FOR CRUISE TIMES. Also available for Private Evening Hire! The Handsam Boat Company. 07860 895416. Explore the River Avon from Abbey Park, Evesham. EVERY MONDAY & FRIDAY FOREST OF DEAN MALE VOICE CHOIR Forest of Dean Male Voice Choir offers enjoyable, free taster sessions on Monday and Friday evenings in Bream. No auditions, just friendly guys, camaraderie and fun. All gentlemen welcome. Choir concerts for charity and other events. For more information call Eric Woods – 01594 836050. EVERY THURSDAY IN JULY CURRY NIGHT Curry and a drink for only £10 at Hallmark Hotel on Thursdays throughout July. Prebooking advised. Hallmark Hotel, Matson Lane, Robinswood Hill, Gloucester GL4 6EA. 01452 525653. hallmarkhotels.co.uk. EVERY THURSDAY NORTH GLOS BRITISH SUB AQUA CLUB Gloucester Leisure Centre GL1 at 8pm. A friendly club made up of people of all ages and walks of life with scuba diving as our common interest. Come along and take one of our “TRY DIVES” at £15 or buy a “TRY DIVE” voucher as a gift for someone you know. For more information contact Dave Phillips on 07979 227876 or email enquiries@nglos.co.uk
28 JUNE WE SALUTE YOU! Charity variety show in aid of The Poppy Appeal. Highlights from BBC TV series ‘Allo Allo’ performed by Twyning Players, Marches Military Wives Choir, war time sing-along with Annie Martin, and much more. Commemorating Armed Forces Day. £15. 7.30pm. The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury GL20 5NX. 01684 295074. 3-4 JULY MILEFEST – MUSIC FESTIVAL 25 acts over 2 stages. Great bands, family fun, food and drink, camping – all raising money for Milestone School for severely disabled young people. Funds raised will help provide fun outdoor learning for the students. 6-11pm Friday and 1-11pm Saturday at Hartpury GL19 3BG. Tickets: Weekend £10 (£3 u-14s), Friday £5 (£1 u14s), Saturday £6 (£2 u-14s) available from Milestone School, Hartpury Post Office or 07794 587133. milefest.co.uk. Facebook/Twitter: Milefest 1. 5 JULY BOWDEN HALL WEDDING FAYRE 40 exhibitors, catwalk at 1pm, live music. Free entry and goody bag. Drinks reception on arrival. 11am-3pm. 0844 815 9077. Details – mercuregloucester.co.uk. 8-11 JULY CHESS THE MUSICAL
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Dig them Rhythm & Blues at Café René Monday 27th July to Sunday 2nd August 2015 ~ FREE ENTRY 13th Rhythm & Blues 2015 Festival Artists
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Café René in the heart of Gloucester will again be flying the R&B flag for the 2015 Gloucester Rhythm & Blues Festival. Situated within Greyfriars, Café René is the perfect place for this prestigious summer event in Gloucester, with not only a fabulous indoor venue but with an outdoor stage in a natural amphitheatre, perfect for performances. Now in its thirteenth year at Café René, the Gloucester Rhythm & Blues Festival starts its exciting week of musical fulfilment on Monday 27th July. With top toe-tapping musicians and bands throughout the week for seven days of great Rhythm and Blues, there will be music from the likes of Red Butler, Damon T and Luke Philbrick, Sons of the Delta, Babajack and many more. Saturday 1st August is opened with Damon T and Luke Philbrick followed by Glas, Basement Blues Collective and Zen Hussies. Sunday 3rd August will commence with Sons of the Delta followed by Victoria Klewin and the True Tones, Ian Eccleston and the Blue Horizon, Babajack and Ben Poole. Laurence Jones is the festival headliner Sunday night at 9pm. The grand weekend finale not only has superb musical content, but more entertainment throughout Saturday and Sunday can be enjoyed with face painting for the children and charity auctions. Satisfy your hunger with a pig roast or the famous ‘René BBQ’. The Café René ‘Real Ale & Cider Festival‘ with over 40 Real Ales and 20 Ciders and Perrys from Monday to Sunday is extremely popular with Ale connoisseurs and first timers alike. Each year the festival is FREE for all to enjoy, and is one of the last free entry Blues Festivals in the country. Throughout the week Café René raise money through various fundraising activities. Last year the sum raised was £3103.70 for Macmillan Cancer Support. They are always keen to better their fundraising efforts year on year so please do bring some sheckles for the charity buckets and help support them again.
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11 JULY DANCE DEMOS, LIVE MUSIC & WORKSHOPS Head down to The Brewery as the Cheltenham leisure and retail destination comes alive with music from all over the world. The Brazilian Samba Group ‘Ola Samba’ will open the event with a bang in true Latino style. DJ and dance teacher Thomas Melendez will then be showing people how to dance to the world’s finest Latin music. Free face painting and bouncy castle for the kids. 12-7pm For details visit thebrewerycheltenham.co.uk. 15-21 JULY WILD AND ABSTRACT ART EXHIBITION
Gallery, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1UW. www.gardensgallery.co.uk. 10am – 5pm Daily. Free entry. 16 JULY EVERYMAN Chiwetel Ejiofor takes the title role in this dynamic new production of one of English drama’s oldest plays. Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. 7pm. From £12. Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 16 JULY – 1 AUGUST THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST THE IMPORTANCE OF
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Polish up your garden in no time Now is a good time to prune early summer flowering shrubs like Philadelphus, Deutzia, Wiegela, and Rubus as they have finished flowering. Pruning will encourage new shoots to spring up from the base, and if you cut out about one in three of the thickest old branches at the bottom, these new ones will take their place and ensure the flowering doesn’t decrease. As with all shrubs when you’ve pruned, lightly fork in some pelleted chicken manure or balanced fertiliser – such as Growmore – around the base, water well and mulch with some compost or well rotted manure to give the plant a real boost. Don’t touch the stems with the mulch or they could start to rot. Try your hand at taking cuttings from perennial herbs such as Lavender, flowering side-shoots that are soft at the Rosemary and Sage. Take the cuttings tip and woody at the base – about 10cm early in the day and choose non- long. Pull away from the main stem, gently leaving a little bit of the bark still attached – these are called ‘heel’ cuttings. Take off the lower 5cm of leaves from the stem, dip the end into hormone rooting powder (garden centres have this) and then insert several of these cuttings into a small pot of gritty compost. Firm them in and water well, then cover the whole pot with a plastic bag (ensuring it doesn’t touch any of the leaves), label and place somewhere warm but out of direct sunlight. The cuttings should have rooted by late August. Spare a thought for the owners of the gardens open in the National Garden Scheme – imagine all the work they have
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Write it down! There is something that you can and should do about it at the outset – write it down. Set up a shareholder agreement that establishes firstly how each party will behave in terms of day-to-day management of the business, and secondly what happens if the parties need to go their separate ways. Don’t get dragged into a debate about the costs of drawing up an agreement. Yes you will need a solicitor to draw up the document, but don’t begrudge them the money. They will charge you a lot more to sort out the unholy mess that you are likely to get into in the absence of an agreement.
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A good agreement will set out the duties of each party and confirm the parameters of delegated authority. It will specify what happens if one wants to leave and provide a basis for introducing newcomers to the company. It also provides protection for those who have only a small stake in the business. It doesn’t sound like rocket-science does it? It isn’t, but it could save major stress and costs in the event that your business rocket doesn’t fly true to its course.
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