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Welcome to September ... If our Front Cover has inspired you to go blackberry picking this September, why not have a go at making our Delicious Dish – blackberry and apple mallow traybake! Summer may almost be over, but now there’s Halloween and Christmas to look forward to. Over Farm’s Frightmare is back – bigger and better than ever before with new rides, attractions and plenty more daytime fun. Check out the competition inside for your chance to win tickets. Slim Fitness can help you get in shape and look fantastic in your party outfit for the festive season. Take a look at our What’s On section for some fantastic venues available for Christmas parties. The Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday 18th September – we have a full pull-out fixtures list inside. Keep score of the final games with our easy to complete guide and make sure you really get behind and support your team!
Inside this month ... Delicious Dishes Food & Drink Picture Perfect Health, Beauty & Care What’s On Leader’s Life Rugby World Cup Fixtures List Homes & Gardens Interior Design In the Garden Sudoku Word Search Quick Crossword Save the Planet Index, Competitions, Solutions
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Blackberry and apple mallow traybake Indulge in these sweet, fruity bites topped with chewy meringue. Makes 16 squares Ingredients: For the cake: 140g unsalted butter, softened, plus a little for greasing; 140g golden caster sugar; 1 whole egg; 2 egg yolks, beaten; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 100g self-raising flour; 100g ground almonds; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; 1 large Bramley apple (about 200g), peeled and sliced (to give about 140g); 125g blackberries. For the mallow and to finish: 25g blackberries; 100g white caster sugar, plus 1 tsp for the ripple; 2 egg whites; 1 tsp lemon juice; a little icing sugar to dust (optional). Method: 1 To start, make the blackberry sauce to ripple through the mallow. Place the berries and 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl and cover with cling film. Microwave for 30 seconds on a high power. Alternatively, add 1 teaspoon water and soften in a pan over a low heat. Stir well until the mixture resembles a sauce, then leave to cool. 2 Heat oven to 160°C (140°C fan/gas 3). Grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm square traybake tin, leaving some overhang to make it easy to lift the bake out later. Using a hand whisk, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale and creamy, then add the egg and yolks, followed by the vanilla. Mix the flour, almonds, baking powder, nutmeg
and a pinch of salt in a small bowl, then fold into the mix to make a thick batter. 3 Fold in the apple, spoon into the tin and smooth over the top. Scatter with the remaining blackberries, poke them in just a little, then bake for 45 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven, but leave the oven on. 4 For the mallow topping, you’ll need a large piping bag with a 1cm nozzle, or a food bag with a corner snipped off. Whisk the egg whites, lemon juice and a pinch of salt to stiff peaks. Add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking well after each spoonful to make a shiny, stiff meringue. Ripple with the cooled blackberry sauce, then spoon into the bag. Pipe 16 evenly spaced meringues on top of the cake (you’ll have some meringue mixture left over), then bake for 10-12 minutes until the meringues are just set. Leave to cool in the tin for approximately 30 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool completely. 5 Add a dusting of icing sugar then cut into squares and serve.
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Picture Perfect Family Fun
Thanks to all of you who sent in your brilliant pictures to enter our ‘Family Fun’ competition. Congratulations to Helen Griffin of Cheltenham who submitted the winning image (above) of her family, including four generations having lots of fun at the Polurrian Cove Beach in Cornwall! She has won £500 worth of family activities in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean! Thanks to Perrygrove Railway, Dean Forest Railway, Capture this Moment, Way2Go Adventures, Krazy Golf Lydney, Hillside Brewery, Cinderford RFC and Hot Pot Pottery for providing the wonderful prizes! Some of our other favourites are pictured below.
Former Rosemary Conley launches new weight loss and fitness classes in Gloucestershire Julie Panthin and her family recently moved to Cheltenham from London where, as a Rosemary Conley franchisee, she ran diet and fitness classes. Upon the collapse of Rosemary Conley Fitness and Food in 2014, Julie decided to continue on her own and Slim Fit London was born. She uses the same formula of diet and exercise in one class as she is convinced that it is the winning formula. Julie (pictured right) said: “You absolutely need both diet and exercises in order to not only lose excess weight, but also to maintain your optimum weight. I really like the fact that our classes focus on both diet and exercise.” In 1993 Julie graduated with an Honours Degree in Catering and Applied Nutrition and since then has kept a keen interest in nutrition and weight management. With over 9 years experience in the diet and fitness industry, Julie has helped hundreds of people in London lose their excess
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weight, and get fitter and healthier. Her inspiration and motivation in turn causes the class members to motivate each other on their weight loss journey. Although not physically in London, Julie continues to inspire London class members through her weekly newsletter and through social media, while the exercise is carried out by a couple of qualified instructors who previously were class members.
Fun, friendly and welcoming classes Julie is excited about the new adventure in Gloucestershire under the banner of Slim Fitness. She says: “I struggled with my own weight for years and through a combination of healthy eating and moderate exercise I am now at my ideal weight. At the age of 44, I feel happier, fitter and more energetic than I did 10 years ago”. The classes are fun, friendly and
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welcoming. No one feels out of place and everyone can work at their own pace. If someone cannot manage a full standing workout, they are encouraged to work on a chair for all or part of the exercise session. There are a variety of exercises and music styles to keep it interesting for everyone. At the end of each class there is a cool down stretch to relaxing music and everyone leaves feeling relaxed, energised, great about themselves and motivated for the week ahead. Research shows that people have more success in losing weight in a group than if they try to lose weight alone, and that those who manage to keep their weight loss long-term continue to exercise. Joining one of Julie’s classes could be the best thing you ever did for your weight, health and fitness. Don’t delay, act today! Call Julie for a chat on 07886486577, visit the website at www.slimfitness.co.uk and register, or just turn up at class!
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Let’s Talk is Gloucestershire’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service – free from your local NHS. We offer free psychological / educational courses across the county. They are based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and are intended for people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression as well as other common mental health difficulties. They are not group therapy and you don’t have to say anything if you don’t want to. You will have tasks to complete between sessions to help you make changes.
Find dates and book on a course near you by visiting our website
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I have enjoyed this course, lots of information and discussions.
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Soothing and relaxing I was very fortunate to be able to experience a reflexology session with Reut (pictured) who is the new senior reflexologist at Oakwell Health. It never ceases to amaze me that different points on your feet correspond with different areas of the body. I also thought I had ticklish feet but didn’t feel the need to pull away at any time during my treatment – it was so soothing and relaxing that I could have fallen asleep had I not been taking mental notes to write about my experience! Treatment is administered on the feet only and can assist with infertility, fatigue, allergies, headaches and more. And, as I experienced during and after reflexology, you may feel more relaxed and stress might be reduced as well as an improvement in mood and general wellbeing. Reut also practices Naturopathy, which can treat a vast variety of health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, female health, digestion disorders (such as colitis), high cholesterol, stress and depression, weight loss and migraines to name but a few. In fact, she has
a special interest in digestive disorders, female health and mental illness.
Reut offers a preventative and holistic approach to obtaining good health and wellbeing, taking into account the body as a whole and each individual’s unique circumstances. She will look at your diet, health profile and lifestyle in order to identify the cause of your illness. You will be given written recommendations on both changes to your diet, lifestyle adjustments and any supplements or herbal medicine that will address the root cause of your illness rather than just its symptoms. You can see her for reflexology or naturopathy or a combination of the two. Reut recommends one session a week to start with then moving on to once a month. She has a promotion on until the end of September offering 3 sessions for £90 instead of £35 a session.
Win a reflexology session with Reut! To enter our draw to win a reflexology session, send your name, address and telephone number to ‘Reflexology’, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Cheltenham, GL53 9QS. Alternatively, enter via email by sending your details stating ‘Reflexology’ to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk. Closing date: Monday 14th September 2015.
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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 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 31 AUGUST – 5 SEPTEMBER ANNIE Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined to find her real parents, her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a
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plan to spoil Annie’s search. 7.30pm (Weds and Sat 2.30pm). From £15. The Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade, BS1 4UZ. 0844 871 3012. www.atgtickets.com. 3 SEPTEMBER THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM
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London. Their ‘Stratagem’: to marry for money. The pair encounter a variety of human obstacles: a crooked landlord, a fearsome highwayman, a maid on the make, a furious butler and a strange, turbulent priest. But their greatest obstacle is love. 7pm. £16.50 (£14.50, students £12.50). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 4-6 SEPTEMBER DIDMARTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Kemble Airfield gears up for banjo and fiddle mountain music! One of the UK’s premier Bluegrass, Americana and Old Time Music Festivals. Concerts, dance displays, workshops, square dancing, open stage performances, craft and instrument stalls, children’s area and the famous late night bonfires and jam sessions – bring your instrument and join in! See www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk for details.
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5 SEPTEMBER ASHLEWORTH VILLAGE SHOW Traditional, fun afternoon for all!! Dog agility, falconry display, children’s races, log-sawing, magician, produce marquee, craft stalls, tea tent, bar, barbecue and much more. Entry £2 adults, £1 children. Held at GL19 4JS. Info at www.ashleworth.btck.co.uk/AshleworthVillageShow or phone 01452 700098. 6 SEPTEMBER GL4 COMMUNITY SHOW Fun and entertainment for all the family, including fun dog show, hog roast stall, bouncy castle, fairground rides and attractions. Free entry. Open from 12 noon. Glevum Way Park, (behind Community Centre), Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 4FF. www.gl4together.co.uk. FRANKLY SINATRA The world’s No1 Sinatra celebrates the centenary of the greatest singer of the 20th century. Featuring the swing, the swagger and the velvet vocals of Frank Sinatra in concert, enjoy an unmissable evening with Stephen Triffitt. From sculpted hair and twinkling blue eyes, all the way down to his shiny black patent leather shoes, Stephen Triffitt truly is Sinatra. 7.30pm. From £25. The Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade, BS1 4UZ. 0844 871 3012. www.atgtickets.com.
12 SEPTEMBER NEWENT ONION FAYRE
music from The Beat, 3 Daft Monkeys and Nizlopi, a laser light show, fairground rides, food and drink. 7pm. Newent Lake. Tickets available: newentonionfayre.net. 12-13 SEPTEMBER CHELTENHAM GREEN DOORS FREE EVENT. Visit local sustainable OpenHomes + OpenGardens to gain inspiration and ideas for your own property. For more information including photos, videos and property location map visit www.cheltenhamgreendoors.org.uk. 13 SEPTEMBER THE POSH CAR BOOT SALE Longdole Polo Club near Birdlip, GL4 8LH. Seventy stalls selling bargains galore. 11am-3pm. Adults £2, children free. Proceeds to Cotswold Riding for the Disabled and Brimpsfield Music Society. More Info 01452 864692. 16 SEPTEMBER CHARITY QUIZ NIGHT WSP Solicitors and Randall & Payne are hosting their seventh annual charity quiz night to raise money for The Pied Piper Appeal and Gloucestershire Young Carers. £50 per team of four, which includes 20” Fat Toni’s pizza. Raffle and bar. 7pm. Marling School, Stroud. To enter please contact amberdeacon@wspsolicitors.com or rob.case@randall-payne.co.uk.
Featuring live music, a food festival, street entertainers, over 140 stalls, fairground rides, a dog show, exhibitions and lakeside events to name but a few. There’s more than just onions! 10am. Free entry. Details at www.newentonionfayre.org. ONIONFEST: THE AFTER PARTY
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Newent Onion Fayre, for one year only there is a fantastic after party held around the town’s picturesque lake, with live
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HUCCLECOTE RFC Want to play Rugby? New players welcome for 2015 season Men’s rugby train every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm Women’s rugby train every Wednesday 7pm Youth rugby trains every Sunday 10am to 12pm 6yrs -16yrs old England World Cup Matches
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All the World Cup Rugby shown live throughout September and October 2015 on large TV screens plus all sports on Sky Sports and BT Sports including Aviva Premiership Rugby shown live.
18th September 2015 8pm KO England V Fiji kick starts the Rugby World Cup 19th September 2015 12pm Club charity launch game for Everyman stamp out cancer. Bouncy castle, league game, raffle, music, food 31st October 2015 HALLOWEEN FRIGHT PARTY 7.30pm Fancy dress, food, disco and free entry for kids 26th December 2015 BOXING DAY BASH AND DASH RUGBY GAME AND PARTY FREE entry and non members welcome 31st December 2015 NEW YEAR’S EVE CLUB PARTY 7.30PM Disco, food, bouncy castle Tickets £5 for adults and FREE kids entry
Sponsorship and Support your local club in the community Hucclecote Rugby Club is moving into a new era both on and off the pitch. Over the next three years the Club has aspirations to support the home grown talent that we have developed to move into the Western Counties league and beyond. Hucclecote is an amateur, community Rugby Club, which means that our whole club ethos is built on the very best sporting qualities of teamwork, respect, honesty, commitment and passion. As a club we believe these are excellent life qualities to coach into all our players both youth and senior and this is why Hucclecote Rugby Club is such an important part of our local community. Being amateur does however mean that we rely heavily on sponsors to help fund the core activities of the Club and why we are seeking support from a broader range of businesses within the local community. There is a full range of sponsorship options, starting from reasonably modest involvement by sponsoring a match ball, through to our Gold sponsor package. Please contact Steve Hanslow on 07808822713 or email steve.hanslow@blueyonder.co.uk
Our delightful function rooms are perfect for all types of events and functions. To find out more please contact Amy Meade on 01452 621281 or 07955 191866. Delicious catering can be provided too for your event.
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Hilarious, handsome guys will entertain you all night, on and off stage, in and out of costumes!
HALLOWEEN MURDER MYSTERY Enjoy a fantastic three-course dinner with coffee whilst you flex your amateur sleuthing muscles solving a thrilling Halloween themed Murder Mystery.
Saturday 19th September 2015 Only £35 per Lady
Your evening includes a 3 course meal with coffee, the Ladies Night show + Disco until 1am
ABBA TRIBUTE £35 27th & 28th November Due to the sell out in 2014 we are happy to announce the return of our Abba Tribute Party Nights. Whether you’re a Dancing Queen or just a Super Trooper, don’t miss out on this fantastic night of fabulous hits and dance routines.
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS £29.95 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th December 9th January These Hollywood-themed parties let you feel like a star for the night, from the paparazzi on the red carpet to the walk of fame. Whether with friends, family or colleagues, you’ll enjoy a premier evening of delicious food and music from the resident DJ. LAS VEGAS CHRISTMAS BALL £38 4th & 5th December Transport yourselves back to the glitz and glamour of the Sands Casino in Las Vegas. Wearing your black ties and ball gowns, you will have the chance to meet some fabulous Vegas girls during the reception and then watch them perform some spectacular dance routines during your sumptuous threecourse gala dinner. Fantastic swing vocalist Gary Grace and his band are followed by a disco and gambling at the casino tables.
NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA DINNER £75 Enjoy the countdown with a magnificent six-course gala dinner, sensational 7 piece live band, resident DJ and casino tables. Black tie and cocktail dresses. Mercure Gloucester BOWDEN HALL Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards, Glos GL4 8ED Tel: 01452 632 632 E: 077cs@jupiterhotels.co.uk
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18 SEPTEMBER THE MICK DOLAN MEMORIAL CONCERT A treat for fans of folk, blues and rock, this memorial concert remembers Mick Dolan. Mick worked in music as a musician, a sound engineer and producer and inhabited both the rock and folk world, working with artistes as diverse as Steve Winwood, Ashley Hutchings, Johnny Coppin, U2, Ralph McTell, Show of Hands, Fisherman’s Friends and Mick Jagger. Some of these will be performing to honour his life. In aid of Help Musicians UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. 7.30pm. £20. The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 19 SEPTEMBER LADIES NIGHT
Hilarious, handsome guys will entertain you all night, on and off stage, in and out of costumes! Your evening inclues a 3
course meal with coffee, the Ladies Night show and disco until 1am. £35 per person. Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall, Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards, GL4 8ED. 01452 632632. 24 SEPTEMBER CORIOLANUS
The Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, returns to cinemas by popular demand. When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the voice of
an angry people. 7pm. £16.50 (£14.50, students £12.50). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. CONNECT BUSINESS 2015
Business conference and exhibition. 10am3pm. Free to attend, optional networking lunch £8. The Pavilion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6PN. For more information and booking visit www.connectbusiness.org.uk, #CCBiz on LinkedIn or follow #CCBiz on Twitter. 26 SEPTEMBER VINTAGE & CRAFT FAIR GLOUCESTER 40+ stalls of vintage and handmade, a jammed packed schedule of live vintageinspired entertainment, classic cars, vintage beauty, vintage tea room, BBQ plus lots more. 11am–5pm. Adults £1 entry, kids go free. Blackfriars Priory, Ladybellgate Street, GL1 2HN. 07738 115572. info@helsbellesboutique.co.uk.
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Life WIN TICKETS! Leader’s with Councillor Paul James courtesy of Over Farm
Frightmare is back! With four scare attractions, live entertainment, a fullylicensed bar and food outlets, Frightmare Halloween Festival at Over Farm in Gloucester is the place to be this October! For 2015, the legendary Haunted Hayride is back to take you on a fun and terrifying journey with an all new theme – The Damned. New owners, new scares and new surprises make Fright House a play date you won’t forget! Whilst Séance is set to be even bigger, better and scarier than ever before. Caged is Frightmare’s brand new attraction – remember not to feed the inhabitants! Tickets start from just £16 and can be purchased online at frightmare.co.uk. Over Farm’s Halloween event is also open during the day for fun and friendly scares for all the family. Tractor rides, pumpkins, face painting, daily entertainment, quad train rides and more make this a great day out for all. To enter our draw to win a pair of tickets, send your name, address and telephone number to ‘Frightmare’, The Local Answer, 1 Ullenwood Court, Cheltenham, GL53 9QS. Alternatively, enter via email by sending your details to competitions@thelocalanswer.co.uk stating ‘Frightmare’. Closing date: Monday 14th September 2015.
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September is Gloucester’s BiG month! If 2015 is Gloucester’s BiG Year – and it shows every sign of living up to this billing – then September must be its BiG Month. After three years of work, the Rugby World Cup comes to the city, with three out of the four games we are hosting falling in September, leaving the clash between the USA and Japan to round off our participation on 11th October. Already banners are up on key routes around the city and the final preparations are busily taking place.
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Rugby World C SOUTH AFRICA
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Stadiummk, Milton Keynes
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SEMI FINAL 1 – Kick-off 4pm
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SCORE
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QUARTER FINAL 3 – Kick-off 1pm
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SCORE
QUARTER FINAL 4 – Kick-off 4pm
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SCORE
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FRIDAY 30th OCTOBER
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SCORE
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FINAL – Kick-off 4pm
Twickenham, London WINNER SF 1 ___________________________________ versus WINNER SF 2 ___________________________________
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It’s been a crazy few months for Cloudy2Clear Windows. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames – has grown rapidly as homeowners take advantage of their services. Managing Director Paul Spiller feels that it’s all about service: “Our product is simple. If your double glazing is misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just
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