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Welcome l to November N ... Remem mber remember the fifth of November... Bonfire night is a popular occasion this month and w what better place to celebrate than at Burley Fields Lakes’ display on 10th November. You can find all the details in our What’s On section. If youu’re planning on hosting your own fireworks display, check out our ‘In the Garden’ article to ensuree that your back gaarden looks in ship shape for your guests to admire. Remem mber to be safe with fireworks and sparklers. sparkklers As winter w approaches and the evenings get longer and colder,r, our November ‘Delicious Dish’ is the perfect autumnal comfort dinner to keep the whole family satisfieed. And you y know what else the colder weather signifies – Christm mas is on its way and everyone will soon be filling their caalendars with festive events and attractions to keep them busy b over the holiday period. If you are planning an event and would like help in promoting it, please get in touch as our ‘What’s On’ sectionn is the perfect place to spread the news.

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Herby toad in the hole with homemade onion gravy Don’t you just love a comforting, warm dinner on a cold autumnal evening? Have a go at making this onion and herb toad in the hole – it’s sure to be a crowd pleaser. Ingredients (serves 4): Toad in the hole: 1 pack of 8 sausages (approximately 450g); 2-3 red onions, cut into wedges; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 230g plain flour; 1 whole egg plus 3 egg yolks, beaten; 340ml milk; ½ pack of fresh rosemary (leaves only). Onion gravy: 1 tbsp butter; 2 large onions, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp plain flour; 400ml vegetable t bl or beef b f stock; t k a splash l h off Worcestershire sauce. Method: 1 Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C/gas mark 7). 2 Sift the flour into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the beaten eggs. Mix together, adding just enough milk to make a paste. 3 When all the flour has been incorporated, whisk in the rest of the milk to make a thick batter. Leave to stand whilst you cook the sausages.

6 Whilst the batte er is cooking, turn your attention to your onion gravyy. y. Heat the butter in a saucepan until bubbling and then add the onion. Cook gently, stirring often, fo or 10-12 minutes or until the onion softens and caraamelises. 7 Sprinkle the flou ur into the mix, stir and simmer for 1-2 minutes.

4 Place the sausages and onions in a roasting tin with the oil. oil Cook in the oven for about 10 10-15 15 minutes. minutes

8 Slowly stir in the e stock and add the Worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the e sauce thickens. thickens

5 Pour over the batter then sprinkle over the rosemary leaves. Return to the oven and cook for 20-25 minutes.

9 Serve the toad in the hole with seasonal greens such as broccoli or green beans, as well as a healthy drizzle of your rich, piping hot onion gravy.

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Holida ay ys & Tra av vel with Al Hidden

Super Saint-Mallo Saint-Malo: one of the world’s most beautiful cities; a popular gateway to Northwest France; and perrfect for a pre-Christmas trip in a quinntessential Breton port. Pack a weekend bag and book a ferry, then wake too see the granite ramparts of the medieval inner city rising invitingly. invitingly If you can’t wait to explore, park off Chaussée Eric Tabarly (turn left from the ferry) and enter the old walled town (‘intra muros’) through Porte de Dinan. Alternatively, head straight for your hotel – we love the Kyriad Prestige, which is just a few minutes’ drive from the ferry.

But for now, w, thoughts of home are a weekend away as you expplore intra muros in the footsteps of Marie-Laure – the blind heroine of Anthoony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning noveel, ‘All The Light We Cannot See’. Allow several hours to walk the wiind-blown ramparts enjoy the ocean views ramparts, v and admire architecture that’s been painstakingly rebuilt after thhe ravages of wartime – including the city’s iconic cathedral spire. Then get sand between your toes on Plage de Bon Secours beeneath the towering walls, and imaginne the life of corsairs (state-sponsored pirates) All the wine, cheese and who once called St Malo thheir home. They’re just part of St Malo’s long French-themed Christmas seafaring story. The Musée d’Histoire gifts you could wish for de la Ville et du Pays Malouuin reveals q Cartier whoo explored p Leave your car and catch a bus into all,, from JJacques town. From the hotel it’s a five- Canada to the dark days of WW2 and minute walk to the stop on Rue des St Malo’s more recent mariners. Antilles, beside massive Intermarché Enjoy delicious Gallettes La Découverte. That’s another and Crêpes attraction of the Kyriad’s location – a Whether intra muros or in districts well-stocked hypermarket crammed with all the wine, cheese, Breton such as Paramé or St Servan, excellent goodies and French-themed Christ- accommodation and tempting restmas gifts you could wish for. aurants await. Of course, when in The Local Answer

Brittany, y, sampling deliciouss Gallettes and Crêpes is a must. As ever, TripAdvisor is your friend, and we loved local Crêperie Chantaal. Beloved by Malouins and discerninng visitors alike, it’s on Place aux Herbbe, tucked well awayy from the main toourist area. Time allowing, you could venture beyond Saint-Malo: chic Din nard is just across the estuary, y, fairy-tale Mont St Michel is an hour’s drive, while w Plage Saint-Guirec‘s Pink Granite coast is two hours to the west. But they’re for another article. For now w, it’s time w, to plan your pre-Christmaas visit to St Malo.

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Medic ca al He Hea al lt th with Holl ly y Hannigan

Life after death d There are around 6,000 6 000 people on the transplant waiting list in the UK and, on average, three people in need of an organ transplant die each day. The current method of registering as an organ donor means that you must contact the NHS organ donor register and give them your details. What is surprising is that over 80% of UK adults say they would definitely consider donating their organs, but only 37% are registered as donors. This is a huge difference but luckily the government have taken notice and have decided to put through a new legislation, which they have indicated could be in place by April 2020. The new system will be much like the one already in place in Wales and is known as ‘deemed consent’ or the ‘opt out system’. This means that everyone will be considered a potential donor, unless they have registered on the NHS Organ Donation website to say that they do not wish to donate their organs. There are three types of organ donation:

2. Donation followin ng Circulatory Death (D DCD) This is when a person has irrreversible loss of function of the heart and lungs after a cardiac arrest, from which the person cannot or shouldd not be resuscitated.

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Whilst you are still alive you can choose h to donate d through h h a medical di l operation. Kidneys are the t most common living donation, annd in some This person would have hadd a severe cases a small section of your liver or brain injury and permanently lost the lung, discarded bone from m a hip or potential for consciousnesss and the knee replacement, or amniotic membrane (placenta) can bee donated. capacity to breathe.

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What can I donate? The organs that can be doonated are kidneys, heart, liver,r, lungs,, pancreas and the small bowel. Tissuees such as skin, tendons, bone, heart valves v and corneas can also be donateed to help rebuild the lives of severeely injured people. Having open and honest discussions d with family members abbout your beliefs and decisions is very important, important as they will always be consulted should donation be possibble. Many people find it difficult to disccuss death and worst case scenarioss, but the more we have these frank discussions d the easier they will becomee. To know that their loss haas resulted in someone else being givenn a chance of life again can bring many people comfort, especially as a sinngle organ donor can save up to eight lives and a single tissue donor can enhance the lives of up to 50 people. Whatever laws are in plaace where you live, and whatever your own decision is about organ donnation, this new legislation will take time to go through, but will hopefullyy result in saving thousands of lives. If you’d ’d like to find out m more about organ donation, visit the links below: www.organdonation.nhs.uk www.nhsbt.nhs.uk

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Educa at tion & Employ ym ment with Sar ra ah Jane Ha ay yler

Mental ‘issues’ or mental ‘strength’ – yoou choose h Many things influence the performance of individuals at work. Some of those influences may be work related, but many can be affected by external factors at home; the pressures of caring for family, bereavement, relationships issues, debt, sickness and much more. Whatever the situation, it is essential that employees are supported pp byy an employer p y that understands, and is prepared to do what it takes to support, their employees’ mental health.

Sick staff cost the UK economy £77.5bn a year Britain’s 2017 Healthiest Workplace Survey took 32,000 individuals across a variety of business sectors and found that sick staff cost the UK economy £77.5 billion a year. It also showed that employees lose, on average, 30 working days a year due to sickness or illness-related illness related underperform underperformance mance. So, So even if employees make itt to work, this equates to each employyee losing six working weeks of prodductivity a year. That’s an incredible staatistic. More than ever,r, good empployers are recognising the need to suppport their employees’ mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. This enables them to retain their best staff and attract

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new talent to join them. A strong mind is at the heart of well-being. A strong mind can create anything it focuses on, but a weak onee is at the mercy of every challenge it faces. We all need to learn how to manage our thoughts, and therefore our emotional state, if we are to perform at a our best and achieve what we set ouut to. A survey by Mind of 44,000 employees showed that 48% had experienced poor mental health, h but only half had spoken to their employer. One in four workers w is thought to struggle in sileence with anxiety, stress or low mood, and this is costing the UK employer between £33 and £42 billion a yyear. Very few people like to feel vvulnerable and, often, they avoid sppeaking up because they don’t want to appear weak.

saw it for what it really needs to be – ‘mental strength’. When we want to run a marathon we get fit, and life is a ‘marathon, not a sprint’. Many personal development books talk about the power of your thoughts and how, w, by changing your beliefs, you can literally change your life. Books like ‘Think & Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill, ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’ by Norman Vincent Peale, ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ by Steven R. Covey, ‘The Power of Now’ by Eckhart Tolle, ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ by George Samuel Clason, and ‘Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life’ by Dr Wayne W. Dyer. Try giving one or two of them a read. The message is a simple one; take control of what you think and you can change your life. Personal growth requires mental resilience, so So what is the sollution? it is essential that we understand It’s time we stopped loooking at exactly how to get mentally fit if we mental health from a place of are to be mentally strong and get the ‘solving issues’ or ‘proble ems’ and results we want.

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Spor ort t with R Ro oger Jackson

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Michael Yo ounger is happyy to just run and run In many ways Michael You unger has been playing catch-up sin nce taking up running in the mid-noughties. mid nou ughties But catch up the 67-year-old certainly has, so much so that he is now a qualified coach able to help and develop runners at Tewkesbury Running Club where he has been a member for the past 10 years. “I started running when I was 53,” he said, “so I was a bit of a late starter.” Initially he ran on a treadmill at the gym at Tewkesbury Park and after 12 months of that he decided to take part in the Tewkesbury Half M th Marathon. So how did he get on? “I’d ’d never run on the road before but I did alright,” he said. “I ran 1.48-something which was quite good for the first time of someone my age.” And while it was obvious that he was a half decent runner, r, it was still a while before he took the decision to join Tewkesbury Running Club.

Michael Younger

But when he eventually joined he was certainly glad he did d because these days he’s the club’s ’s vicecaptain i and d a major j partt off allll that’s h ’ good about the club. “I needed to join the club to spur me on to be better, r,” he said. And while that worked for him, he’s ’s now doing the sam me for others who are looking to im mprove their running. Initially he qualified as a run leader – club members Roy Northcott and Suzanne Tharme were w also on the course – and Younge er explained:

Prestbury’s ’s young guns Winning feeling Prestbury Rovers Football Club have been around for a good many years – they’re 60 years old – but they’ve got a pretty young management team. So says their chairman Grant Clark, who himself has only just turned 25, and is in his second season in the role. All of the management team still play football, said Clark with some pride. Clark is a defender in the club’s first team – although he let slip when talking to The Local Answer that he’d like to play centre midfield! – and he’s in ggood company p y because the club’s secretary Dan Skears and treasurer Robin Bussey are also first-teamers. First-team manager Carl Blake is also part of the management team and he plays in the club’s flagship team, who play in Division Two of the Cheltenham League, while the reserve team manager Tom Surgenor,r, 24, plays for the club’s Division Three team.

Carl Llewellyn knows all about the thrill of being involved with big-race winners. The two-times Grand National-winning jockey enjoyed a great riding career and is now proving just as successful as assistant C Llewellyn to top National Hunt Carl trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. It’s a position the 53-yyear-old has held for the past nine years and though g it is now well ovver 30 yyears since he rode his first winner under Rules, he admits he still gets a huge buzz from that winning feeling. And that winning feeling is just a little more special around this time of year with The November Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, which this year runs from 16th-18th November, very much in everyone’s thoughts.

“It allows me to teach newer n runners or beginners how to ru un. “We We work to a set 10-week 10 week programme with the aim a of getting them up to 5K. “We try to get them to t join the club so that we can develop p them and so they can graduate to become what they might call proper runners. “I just wanted to he elp others get into running. So man ny people say they can’t run but neaarly everyone can do it. I’m living proof p of that, I used to smoke 50 a day d and never did any sport.” Younger certainly is living proof of that because he has a personal best half marathon time of 1.38 – that was at Tewkesbury when he was aged 60 – and has also run a marathon. When he spoke to The Local Answer he’d ’d just returned to this country after competing in the Budapest Half with six other runners from the club, including his wife Linda. Full story online. Llewellyn has great memories of last year’s meeting when the Tom Bellamy-ridden Splash of Ginge won the BetVictor Gold Cup for the TwistonDavies/Llewellyn team m.

Hockey’s ’s masters Brian Stokes has just turned t 69, but he’s living proof that ag ge is no barrier to playing sport. Brian is a very keen masters m hockey player, a sport he is very keen to champion in this countyy and beyond. So keen, in fact, is he to publicise all that is good about masters hockey that he got in touch with w The Local Answer so that we co ould help him spread the word. Brian, who still plays for Gloucester City, y, has been playing masters m hockey for the best part of a de ecade. For full versions of all these stories and more please visitt our website: www.thelocalanswer.cco.uk

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A lifetime spent in football Bishop ishop’s Cleeve Cleeve’s David David Walker Walker describes himself as a “hands-on chairman” and it’s unlikely that too many will disagree with that assertion. When The Local Answer called midmorning on the last Monday in September, p , the 71-year-old y was hard at work on the first-team pitch at Kayte Lane, the place that has been the club’s home since the turn of the century. The club have also been a second home for a huge part of Walker’s life even though he has never actually lived in the village. Born in Oxenton, just down the road from Cleeve, these days he lives in Bredon, which is just a little further away. But Cleeve, and the football club in particular, made an early impression on the young Walker. He was educated d t d att B Biishop’s h ’ Cleeve Cl S h l School and rememberrs watching the village football team play on Saturday afternoons. And he would eventually play and manage the team t he watched all those years ago, enjoying significant success at a cluub whose flagship side currently play in the Premier Division of the Hellenic League. But that is jusst a tiny part of what is surely one off the great sporting success stories in Gloucestershire – a true communitty club that boasts 36 affiliated teamss across all age groups, groups including five at senior level. Walker’s part in the club’s success has been important, of course. “Yes, I would say I’m a hands-on chairman,” said Walker, who these days is retired. “I do the ground maintenance, the bar, look after the clubhouse, the fundraising. There isn’t a job at the club I haven’t done. You can’t ask people to do jobs if you haven’t done them yourself. You could say I have an affinity with Bishop’s Cleeve.” And the work at the club is ongoing. g g “We’re constantly trying to improve the facilities,” said Walker. “We’re looking at installing a 3G as our main pitch at Kayte Lane. We’re talking to the Football Foundation and the Gloucestershire FA.” Should that dream become a reality – and there’s every reason to think it will – it will only enhance the already

Dave Walker (aand inset) heads the ball off the line for Gloucester City in an FA Cup tie against Cheltenham Town at Horton Road some 50 5 years ago

impressive facilities f at Kayte Lane, Lane facilities that can be used by the club’s 31 junior teams, their youth team, their three men’s teams and their women’s team. It’s all a far cry from when the club first started playing there at the start of the 2000/01 season and that’s a period that Walker remembers well. “We got a lease from a private landlord, David Taylor,r, who now lives in France,” recalls Walker. “That was in 1998 and it was just a field with sheep in. “We We gradua gradually ally built it up from there. there Smiths Industries donated a couple of wooden buuildings and we built ourselves a clubhouse and changing rooms, and we w got ourselves up and running.” They certainly did and things were looking good on the field as well because the club were soon winning promotion frrom Division One to the top flight of the t Hellenic League. That was all a the more impressive because, prioor to their switch to Kayte Lane, Cleeve had become something of a nomadic club after leaving their previous hom me at Stoke Road some years earlier. “We’d been n playing at Moreton-inMarsh, Foresst Green and all sorts of places,” said Walker. “Dave Lewis, who was a committee member,r, did a grand job during this period.” Their curren nt clubhouse was built in 2004 and anyyone who has been to the

club can can’tt fail to be impressed by the facilities, evven though Walker says that if they had the space they’d have even more than the 36 teams they currently run. The junior teams are known as Bishop’s Cleeve Colts, of course, and it’s a set-upp that has certainly made its mark on football f in Gloucestershire over the past 40-plus years. Walker made m his mark as a player back in the day as well and two games in particular p stick out for him. Both we ere FA Cup ties, one for Gloucester City and the other for Forest Green. “I remember losing 1-0 to Cheltenham Town at Horton Road when I w was at Gloucester,” said Walker. “It must have been 50 years ago now but there was a crowd of more than 5,000 there. “It was in n the days when there were no barrierrs, there was just a rope around the e pitch and I remember the baying crowd being right on the touchline.”” The othe er cup-tie was a replay for Forest Gree en against Blyth Spartans at The Lawn andd Walker W lk remembers: b “It finished 5-5 after extra-time. There was a crowd of more than 1,000, it was a great atmosphere.” Forest Green lost on penalties but it wasn’t Walker who missed from the spot. “I had cramp, thank goodness, so couldn’t take one,” he laughed. Full story online.

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Entert ta ainment with Pa at trick Baines – entert ta ainment@thelocalanswer r..co.uk

Tew wkesbury Choir on the rise In July of this year,r, the membbers of the Roses’ Choir sang together foor the very first time. time The concert, concert held at Tewkesbury’s Roses Theatre, proved to be a great success and now the choir members are building towards their next concert performance on Sunday 25th November. The choir is run by Lindsay Martin, an experienced professional voice coach who is making an indelible mark on the members of the vocal group. Looking ahead to their winter concert Lindsay is confident her team will deliver another outstanding performance. She said: “It’s ggoingg to be another great performance I’m sure of that. The confidence levels of every single member have shot up, rehearsals have gone very well indeed so it’s a case of getting out there and performing now. “We’re doing plenty of songs with a winter theme, we want to create a cosy atmosphere where people can come in, grab a hot chocolate and

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enjoy some seasonal mussic. “Our first performance together was in July, l it was a fantastic f c day. d Many members were singing in public for the first time so there we ere definitely a few nerves in the minute es before we went on stage. “Before the concert began I asked everyone why they had turned t up to rehearsals every week, they t all told me the same answer – that singing

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made them happy, so I just told them to go out there and havve fun. “It It was an excitting learning experience for us all, to see the smiles on the faces of the auddience gave us such a lift. When we came c off stage everyone was on such a high. “Our next performaance came a couple of weeks later when w we sang at Tewkesbury in Bloom m. Every single member of the choir sang with such enthusiasm, it was clear to see how confidence levels had improved from our first concert.” The benefits of singing in a choir are well-known, and Lindsay is certain that each of her members is benefiting from the team m environment that comes with singingg in a choir. She continued: “A lot of our members were singin ng when they were at school many years y ago, but they didn’t have the opportunity o to sing once they left education.” Full story online.

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Snap p by Belinda Bauer

Superhero films are all the rage right now, w, and although Venom is technically a Marvel film, the title character is not your typical run of the mill hero. The film stars British actor Tom Hardy as renegade TV reporter Eddie Brock. Set in San Francisco and with Hardy doing his best American accent, Brock is sent to interview the billionaire science mogul Carlton Drake, played by fellow Brit Riz Ahmed. The interview sours as Brock dares to question Drake about his company’s experimentations on humans. This results in both Brock and his girlfriend losing their jobs, and subsequently their relationship and his life unravels. As things go on, Eddie ends up back inside Drake’s labs, and is infected by an alien li n “symbiote” “ bi t ” called ll d Venom. V At this point Hardy really ups his perform mance, as he battles the voice in his head which has seemingly given him h supernatural powers. Brockk is then hunted relentlessly by Drake’s goons, and we are taken on a brillianttly destructive motorbike chase. Full revview online.

It is a stifling hot summer’s day and a car breaks down on the moto orway. y. The driver,r, a pregnant moth her of three, pulls up, leaves her children c in the car and goes for help. She never comes back. This is the emotional opening scene e of ‘Snap’ by Belinda Bauer. The e father leaves them as he can’t function without his wife. Jack, the eldest child, takes on the respo onsibility of parenting in rather an unusual way. y. He becomes adept at breaking into people’s houses, sleeping in their beds and raiding their store t cupboards b d to t feed f d his hi younger brother b th and d sister. i t The Th police call him ‘Goldilocks’. The rage inside him is tempered with the constant longing for his mother,r, and the need to discover who murdered her. There are twists and turns throughout the book, and humour too in the form of the two policemen who are searching for ‘Goldilocks’. Bauer digs deep into this family’s trauma. Throughout the book you are kept in suspense. Full review online.

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Practice makes perfeect for the Mannor Players Earlier this summer the entire population was stocking up on sun cream and ice lollies, lollies while in Tewkesbury the Manor Players were singing Christmas songs. Rehearsals for their production of ‘Scrooge’, which gets underway on Thursday 8th November, began in July, during the most intense period of warm weather Britain has experienced in decades. “Singing songs about Christmas in the middle of summer was quite a surreal moment,” said Jason Blackburn, Director of the production. “We began rehearsals during the summer holidays, we had the fans on full blast! Plann ning so far ahead gives us the opporttunity to make sure everything is perfect, for both our performance team t and backstage staff,” he added d. It will be a welcome w return to the Roses Theatre for the Manor Players, who will be performing there after an absence of several years.

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Jason continued: “It’s great for everyone involved with the Manor Players y to be back at the Roses Theatre, theyy haven’t performed there for several years so to be back in the town’s main n theatre is exciting for everyone. “Scrooge iss a wonderful play. y. It’s a musical version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charless Dickens. Audience members will w be able to follow Scrooge’s journey from when he’s

visited by the ghost of his former businesss partner Jacob Marley and the sp pirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. “Afte er their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. R Rob Morris is going to be playing g Scrooge, he’s a great actor who haas shone during rehearsals. “I’ve got a terrific team, both onstage and backstage. I feel very lucky to o be working alongside Val Lockleyy who is a top-class and experience ed choreographer. “We’ve g got lots of children in the cast. We’vve got a young girl playing Tiny Tim that will break the heart of everyone watching. She’s got a stunning singing voice, it’s worth the price of ad dmission alone to hear her sing, she’s a total star.” Jason is aan experienced director who has spentt the best part of three decades in nvolved in theatre here in Gloucesterrshire. Full story o online.

A busy b time aheaad for Cleeve CChorale Winter is a busy b time for the members of Cleeve C Chorale who have two of their biggest performances taking place in the upcoming few weeks. On Saturday 17th November,r, the acclaimed choir will be performing a remembrance concert at St Michael and All Angel’s Church in Bishop’s Cleeve. Their annual Christmas Concert takes place a couple of weekks later on Saturday 8th December at a the same venue and hopes are high that the choir will end 2018 with a couple c of memorable performances. f “This is the time of year we all look forward to, eve ery single one of us in the choir is relisshing the opportunity to perform,” saidd Catherine Newbury, who has bee en singing in Cleeve Chorale for over two decades. For the reme embrance concert the choir will be sin nging a range of songs,

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from ninetee enth century compositions right through h to modern day songs. Catherine h i continued: i d “It’s “ ’ a very diverse programme. We’ve got songs from Johannes Brahms, including his German Requiem which we’re going to be singing in German. We’re also doing a piece of music called ‘For Remembrance’ by British Composer Paul Drayton. “We started rehearsals for our

remembbrance concert at the beginning of September. There’s a lot of work w that goes into every perform mance, each rehearsal session is two hours. “Beingg part of a choir is great, not just becaause of all the times you get to perform, but also the friends you make along the way. We’re a very welcom ming choir and are always looking to accept new members. “We’re e so lucky to have a wide range of ages represented, we’ve got students right r up to people in their nineties. We’ve W welcomed seven new members b into the choir since September which is most satisfying.” Once the eir remembrance concert is over Cleeve Chorale will be back rehearsing for their Christmas Concert, a perform mance Catherine says is always one e of the most memorable in their performing calendar. Full story o online.

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24 NOVEMBER CHARLTON KINGS CHORAL SOCIETY Remembering 1918… Fauré Requiem and music by Holst, Vaughan Williams, Parry and Ireland Rebecca Grant-Jones (soprano) Oliver Parker (baritone) Members of the Regency Sinfonia Fiona Brown (organ) Conductor: John Wright. Saturday 24 November 2018, 7.30 pm. St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham GL50 1SP. Tickets £15 (£10 for under 25s in full-time education) 01242 526636 www.ckcsonline.org.uk 25 NOVEMBER THE ROSES’ CHOIR Following the choir’s jubilant debut concert this summer, this time join them for a cosy festive afternoon in the bar, complete with mince pies and mulled wine. Led by Lindsay Martin, the choir meet weekly at The Roses and fill the building with their infectious harmonies. 2pm. £6. The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5NX. 01684 295074. www.rosestheatre.org 29 NOVEMBER AN EVENING WITH ADAM HENSON Join Adam as he shares stories about his farming life, his TV career, and the running of the Costwold Farm Park, together with his thoughts on British Agriculture. There will also be a book signing after the show. 7.30pm. £24.50. Cheltenham Town Hall,

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Pondlife If you have a pond in your gaarden, the best time to clear it out is when activity is at its lowest – this t being between October and January. However,r, you may still find a range of

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invertebrates trapped in the vegetation you remove. Thhese could be snails or damselfly nympphs, so it is best to leave this vegetation spread on the floor for a day or twoo to allow time for any remaining pondlife to make their way back to where they came from.

produced to provide food for birds throughout the winter,r, as they t need the energy to control thheir body temperature. Small yellow w flowers that also grow on ivy are precious p to insects, as they are one of o the last sources of nectar available until spring.

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Putting up a bird box and some food is also hugely beneficial for thhe survival off birds, bi d especially i ll during d i snowy s andd icy conditions. Birds not only o enjoy bird seed, but you can alsso put out unsalted peanuts, cheese, apples a and pears. It’s a great idea to have a bird bath so that clean water is avaailable for them. If you find the water freezes overnight, you can float a ball in the water and remove it in thee morning so the birds can drink througgh the hole in the ice. Preparing your garden can be a great family activity, enncouraging children to do their bit for creatures great and small, as each aand every one matters. So remember,r, as tempting as it is to cleann up your garden for winter,r, try to leave at least the outer borders untouuched for animals to take shelter,r, andd leave ivy and bushes untrimmed for extra protection against the elem ments.

During autumn and winter,r, most m trees l lose their h leaves, l b ivy holds but h ld out through the cold months with its evergreen nature. Ivy is, in fact, more beneficial to wildlife than most people first realise – it is not mereely a place for shelter,r, but also food. Berries B are

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It’s time to service your garden tools l November often sees the garden being used for Bonfire night parties. Nets of solar powered lights over large shrubs or trees look really effective, as do lanterns hung from boughs. However, there are still jobs that can be done to maintain your garden and ensure that next year it looks even better than it has this year!

Clean your greenhouse to avoid pests and diseases One of the chores in having a greenhouse is that it should really be cleaned every year to stop the build up of pests and diseases, and to keep the glass clean for maximum light. A dry, windy day would be ideal for this. Using a disinfectant such as Jeyes fluid, clean the benches, all the cracks and crevices which could house mealy bugs, and even wash h through th h the th graavell if you have it on your bench topss. This is one of those jobs that hangs over you like a big black cloud, c but once it’s done, it will make e you feel wonderful. You may even e be tempted to bore your family and

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Clear and compost fallen leaves from the lawn l Clear and compost falle en leaves from the lawn. You can le eave them on the borders, as long ass they are not covering evergree ens like heathers, as the worms will pull them down into the soil over the winter and by spring the ey will be gone! Leaf piles also serve e as great places for insects and hed dehogs to shelter in during the winte er months. Evergreen leaves like holly or laurel are something else and will not easily decompose – remove thesee from the borders. You can pput them on the lawn and run over them with the mower to help in the decom mposition, or simply pop them straight in your compost. The deciduous leeaves can be put into large bin bags w with a few holes in – half fill a bag and tie the top, then stack somewhere out of the way and use in your boorders the following autumn.

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Winter warmers As we leave Halloween behind and brace ourselves for Christmas, get some gift inspirations from these novelty gadgets, before you find yourself getting caught up in the mad dash of December shopping. From furry to techy to cute, these gadgets will make for some great gift ideas. Have a gander at some of these gizmos to get you prepared for the festivities.

Chewbacca Headphones Anyone who’s ever tried to wield the Force, will recognise these snazzy headphones, as they are designed in tribute to the furriest co-pilot in the galaxy. An ideal gift for the colder weather,r, these furry headphones are respectable for any Wookie. Adjustable for any head size, they are compatible with MP3 players, iPhones and iPods. Both practical and, of course fashionable, course, fashionable they have the benefit of being stylish winter wear,r, and are a must-have for any Star Wars fan. Embrace your inner-Wookie with this officially-licensed Star Wars merchandise, available at just £17.99.

buttons on your mobile phoone as you try to send a text? A pocket-sized keyboard is the gizmo for you! One that is easily portable and looks like technology straight out of o a sci-fi movie. The Bluetooth Laser Keyyboard is, well, exactly what it sounds soun nds like; a laser-projected keyboard that works on any surface. Connect it to your device via Bluetooth and type away – the keyboard will be projected onto a flat surface, ready for you to type like a regular Bluetooth Laser Keyboard keyboard. The keys will even make a Finding keyboards too clunky? Or noise when you type. You can also constantly fiddling with the tiny connect the Laser Keyboard via USB

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Robo Chameleon If you’ve got kids adding ‘puppy’ ‘ or ‘kitten’ to their Christmas lists, then you know all about the pressures of pleasing everyone this tim me of year. For those looking for something a bit different in the countdown to the big day, y, check out this long-tongued little guy. The Robo Chameleon iss not only adorable, but also more e technologically-advanced than the typical lizard. With its LED lights he elping it to change colour,r, rolling eye es and an extendable tongue, it’s allmost like watching the Robo Chameleon come to life. The quirky tongue caan be used to collect the little magn netic food disks that come with the Ch hameleon. Have fun using the remoote control to steer him around the h house and introduce him to visitors ass the new family pet (who fortunatelyy does not need anyone to clean its litter tray). For something a little morre out the box, bring this little guy home in time for the holidays. Avvailable at £39.99. All of these gadgets can be e found at menkind.co.uk

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Cut out the middle men You’ll have heard plenty of times that buying locally sourced and produced food is far better for our environment, as it reduces the need to transport the food from farms, to factories, to supermarkets, and then home. However, an even better option is to cut out the middle men and try growing some food yourself! Not onlyy does it mean there is barely any travel involved, it also means you don’t have to use any nasty pesticides that inevitably drain into our soil and our rivers.

What if I’m a beginner? Just remember, everyone starts somewhere! If the idea of starting an allotment or even a garden patch is too daunting, instead try something like a herb garden, where you could grow basil, rosemary or even chillies. Herbs are some of the most unn unnecessary necessary things to buy already cut in plastic bags, which also contributes to plastic waste.

Why not try starting with some of the living herb pots. Many people think that herbs taste much better when they’re fresh, and it means that you’ll never be out of basil for your next spaghetti bolognese. Try putting them in a nice pot on your windowsill where they’ll get lots of sunshine, and remember to wate er them regularly. y. If you’re a beginner bu ut want to try something morre challenging, consider carrots or potatoes. Carrots are larrgely selfsufficient, but the challenge is that you usually cannot see what is wrong without digging them t up. They grow best in cooler weather, w so are perfect for early spring. However, be aware that your soil should be loose enough to allow them to grow downwards without splitting, and try to be pattient with them, as they can take tim me to fully

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Serving the community – in every sense Gloucester Carpet Outlet have now been in business for six years during which time they have provided the whole of Gloucestershire with top quality carpet and flooring. A f te r m ov i n g i n to t h e i r h u g e s h ow r o o m a n d warehouse, officially opened by Gloucester MP Richard Graham two years ago, the business has continued to grow w,, with the original team remaining at the core to provide the same fantastic service. 2018 has also brought a nomination for Family Business of the Year at the Gloucestershire Business Awards, and the togetherness and continuity of their team is something owners Dan Leach and Ben Bryon are very proud of.

‘Biggest independent carpet retailer in Gloucestershire’ Dan said: “We’ve had mostly the same people here since the beginning, and now we’re up to 10 in store a l o n g w i t h 1 5 o u t o n t h e r o a d , 6 d ay s a w e e k . Providing good, regular employment for a growing number of local people is very satisfying for Ben and myself.” Every member of the company has a great wealth of knowledge and experience to help you with every step of the process, from choosing a new carpet or flooring, right through to fitting. Dan continued: “We pride ourselves on being the biggest independent carpet retailer in Gloucestershire. We always say ‘come in and get a quote’ – whether it’s for a small bathroom or a whole block of flats, we can sort it out.” Alongside their huge success as a business, Dan is

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excited to be continuing the company’s great work in the community and with local sports sides, including his beloved Gloucester Rugby club for whom Gloucester Carpet Outlet are a major sponsor.

Making a positive impact in the local area “We still support many community projects and charities, and we love doing that – including things like the Dragon Boat Regatta in Gloucester Docks. We also enjoy delivering a great service to local organisations and have worked on six schools around the county over the summer – the commercial flooring side of the business is really taking off now.” Making a positive impact in the local area is definitely an important motive for Dan, Ben and the team. As Gloucester Carpet Outlet continue to develop and thrive, there is no doubt they will keep serving the community in an ever-improving fashion.

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What about the risks that are outside your own hands? But what about the risks that are outside your own hands? Fire and, in increasing measure, flood are also insurable risks, although whether the level of cover ever really compensates a business is a matter for debate. The loss of business development opportunity and the potentially uncomfortable working conditions whilst the property is repaired are not a lot of fun either. The modern threats to a business are cyber and terrorist attacks. Ask the businesses in Salisbury how their last six months have been since the Novichok poisoning incidents and I suspect you will be greeted with a rude response. And there is probably nothing that they could have done to prevent this happening; it was entirely outside their control.

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