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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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Delicious Dish with Helen Kingscott
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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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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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:
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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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Squash star Fiona Geaves’’ tribute to her mum People often say that their mum ‘is one in a million’, but in Fion na Geaves’ case that th t was so very true. t Geaves is the super talented squash player who has made a living out of the sport she loves by playing and coaching in all parts of the world for more than 30 years. Now 50, she is certainly one of the best players ever produced by this country and at one stage in the 1990s was ranked number five in the world. That’s some achievement, of course, but Geaves, born and bred in Gloucester and these days a coach at East Glos Club in Cheltenham, says that none of the succ success ess she she’s ’s enjoyed would have been n possible without her mum, Jan Geavves. “She was the backbone of everything,” she said. “My dad died d when I was only seven which leftt my mum to bring up me and my brotther Paul.” And it was tough at times, as Geaves recalls. “We were a oneparent family and Mum needed n an extra job,” she added d. As it
A true Ironman Michael Mi h l Eli d Eliades would appear to be a man on a mission. Over the past three years or so he has taken part in 24 full-on, tough events – certainly Michaael Eliades none of them are for the faint-hearted – and he wants to do more and more. The 35-year-old, who is a member of Tri Team Glos, recently completed c th Ironman the I 70 3 Weymouth 70.3 W th and d even though he described it as the toughest challenge he has taken on, he has plans at some stage to do an Ironman Triathlon which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile run. It’s a remarkable achievement when you consider that Eliades, who lives in
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happened, Mum found a bar job at the Riverside Sports and Leisure Club in Gloucester and that waas the key to the door that opened Ge eaves to the wonderful world that is squash. s “We got dragged down d there reluctantly, y,” chuckled Geaves. G “But we ended up on the squ uash courts. I played a bit and thoughtt, ‘I love this game’. Pretty soon I couldn’t wait for Mum to go to work! There e were loads of juniors at the club, it was a great environment.” Gloucester, took part in hiss first race of any kind only in 2015 when w he ran the Cheltenham Half Marathon.
Winning feeling Carl Llewellyn knows all about the thrill of being involved with w big-race winners. The two-times Grand d Nationalwinning jockey enjoyed a great riding career and is now provving just as successful as assistant to top National Hunt trainer Nigel Twiston n-Davies. It’s a position the 53-yyear-old has held for the past nine ye ears and he admits he still gets a huge 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.
And as it soon beca ame apparent that she was pretty go ood, her mum, who h sadly dl passed d aw way last l t year, r, would drive her all ove er the country so that she could pursue her passion. “I don’t think there was any one time when I realised I was good,” added Geaves, “I just loved playing squash but I was very lucky because without Mum the dream d would never have got started d.” Geaves, who was educated at Dinglewell Junior School in Hucclecote before mo oving to what was then Brockworth Comprehensive got her firsst big squash hensive, break when she was 18. 1 “I’d ’d been playing in the Bundesliga Squash League and the guy who sponsored our team knew I wanted to be a professional,” she s said. “And he said he’d ’d pay for me m to travel to compete in the New Zealand Z World Open and Singapore and Malaysia after that.” Full story online.
Hockey’s ’s masters Brian Stokes has just turned 69, but he’s living proof that age is no barrier to playing sport. Brian is a very keen hockey player – he still plays for Brian Stokes Gloucester City – and he also plays maasters hockey, y, something 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 has been plaaying masters hockey for the best parrt of a decade. For full versions of all these stories and more, please visitt our website: www.thelocalanswer.cco.uk
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Gordon League are proud to be celebrating 130th celebrating 30th annive anniversary ersary Gordon League – the oldest rugby club in Gloucester apart from the city’s flagship club – owe a big debt of gratitude to Paul Rea. Rea Not only was he an outstanding back row back in the day – one of the best in local rugby – it was Rea who encouraged the club’s current chairman Nigel McMahon to join the club. That was some 34 years ago and McMahon has been a fixture at the club ever since, initially as a player before moving onto the management side. He has been chairman for the past six or seven years and said: “I started with the club in 1984 when I was 16 after Paul Rea had spoken p to myy mother about joining j the club. “I’d played a bit of rugby at school but in those days d I played a lot of football. I was a midfielder and I played for Maatson Juniors.” He was educcated at what was then Saintbridge School S and although football was clearly his number one sport at this staage, he had more than a passing interrest in rugby. y. “My uncles and older brother all played rugby, y,” he explained, “they played for Glouucester Civil Service.” However, after Rea’s intervention, McMahon headed to Gordon League and he has nevver looked back. A fly-half, he started in the club’s 4ths and 3rds and made rapid progress, so much m so that he was making his 1st XV debut at the tender age of 17. Bacck then Gordon League, who these daays play in Gloucester Premier, were e one of the stronger teams in the area a and used to travel far and wide for f fixtures in the days before league rugby. “We didn’t play p many local teams until the end-o of-season cup games,” said McMahon, who was p prettyy much a regular in the 1st XV for 15 years. “We used to play teams like London Irish, Newbury, y, Henley and Basingstoke.” And as you’d expect of a club that are celebrating their 130th anniversary this year, they’ve got a very proud history. y. “We were very strong,” said
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McMahon. “We reached the fourth round of the John Player Cup in the 1987/88 season, beating Headingley 10-0 in the third round.” McMahon, a fly-half who could tackle – “That made a change,” he laughed – didn’t play in that game at Hempsted Lane, but a certain Peter Winterbottom did for Headingley. y. Those were great days and when leagues were introduced towards the back end of the last century Gordon League, who take their name from British Armyy officer General Charles Gordon, continued to thrive. “In the first six or seven years we went up five or six times,” said McMahon. “We progressed all the way to South West One which is the equivalent of National Two now.” The last few years have been much tougher of course and McMahon says the aim for 2018/19 is to consolidate their position in Gloucester Premier. However,r, there is plenty of optimism around the club with Nathan Carter,r, the former Gloucester back row, w, part of the coaching team. Carter, now 46, started out as a youngster with Gordon League and is sharing the coaching duties with Ashley Stephens. The club currently run two senior teams but they also have a vibrant youth section that is growing all the time. “When I became chairman I started the junior section,” McMahon said.
“We’ve gott teams from under-6 all the way throuugh to under-13 and we’ve also got a combined under-16/17 team. We’vve got 120 kids registered.” McMaho on, like all good chairmen, has an eye e very much on the present as well as the future and is obviously very keen for the club’s flagship team to go as well w as possible this season. Hooker Terry Joyce is the 1st XV captain th his season – “He’s a good lad,” said McMahon – having taken over from McMahon’s son Jake, who is the new head coach at Old Cryptians. McMahon’s other son, Luke, has also played forr the club, although he is currently travelling round New Zealand w where he is playing a good standard o of rugby “two levels below Super Leag gue”. The McM Mahon name is a big part of Gordon Le eague Rugby Club because Nigel’s brrother Alan is secretary, fixture secretary and the club’s referee contact, w while Alan’s wife Mary is the treasurer. All three are Gordon League through and d throu th gh h off course, just j t like lik the th remarkable Jock Whitson, who still trains with the club every Tuesday and Thursday even though he is in his mid-60s. “He was a second row and played over 1,200 0 games for the club,” said McMahon. Full story online. o
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Opporrtunities for yo oung musicianss The Music Works, a Gloucestershire charity that ‘transforms live es through music’ through afterschool, music afterschool weekend and holiday workshops, and targeted schools/referral programmes, is making a massive impact on young people and the music scene here in the county. y. Every week, young people aged 818 (and sometimes up to 25) are making the music they love, and being mentored by music leaders from the organisation – either in school, or out of school in community settings. Many of those young musicians then go on to perform at festivals or events supported pp byy The Music Works, including a monthly music night at The Cavern in Gloucester run by young people from the organisation’s ‘youth voice’ group. Anita Holford, part of the senior management team at The Music Works, says the benefit that music has had on the lives of youngsters across the county is enormous.
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She said: “A lot of what we do is centred around finding ouut the music that inspires young people, and often it’s ’ rock, k pop and d urban b music. m “It’s not about us teaching music in a formal way, y, because th hey get that at school. What we focus on o is helping to bring out young people’s innate creativity, y, and in doing so o help them to gain confidence, selff-belief and wider skills for life. “Our music leaders are specialists s in
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working in this way, y, and particularly in working with young g people who may be facing barrie ers in music, music learning or life. “We have a youth voice v group of young people who are passionate about music and want to t make things happen for themselve es and others. One of the major thing gs they’ve told us is that they want platforms to showcase what they do o. “Finding a venue is tough t because so many places don’tt allow young people to perform. We were lucky to be able to find a gre eat location in Gloucester at The Caverrn. “We We know that thee way young people are making mussic is changing. Many are making music on their laptops or tablets using music m software, and they’re just not recognised or supported – so they’re a central part of our youth voice group, and a we support them throughout all ourr work.” Full story online.
Book Review – Aloÿse of Daylesford Book Club
Venom
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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Phoenix Players preepare for landm mark show The Kings Theatre in Gloucester will be hosting a very special play in Novemberr, as the Phoenix Players November, celebrate a landmark anniversary. y. It was way back in 1958 that the Gloucester-based amateur dramatic society took to the stage for the first time. The Phoenix Players will be performing ‘All My Sons’ from 13th17th November,r, the very same show that the founding members of the society first performed in 1958. Current member Jackie Howard, Stage Manager for the upcoming show, w, says her fellow members are looking forward to the opening night. She said: “It’s ggoingg to be a veryy special production, everyone involved in the Phoenix Players has been looking forwardd to it for a long time. We’ve assembled a fantastic cast and Jason Blackburnn is one of the leading directors aroundd, so we’re delighted to be working alonngside him. “The play is best described as a family drama. Itt’s a story of how in the
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early 1940s the Wright Aeronautical Corporation based in Ohio had conspired i d wit itth army inspection i ti officers ffi to approve defective d aircraft engines destined for military m use. “It’s a wonderful play. Anyone who hasn’t seen it before is in for a treat. It’s not one of Arrthur Millar’s most famous plays but itt’s one I think doesn’t perhaps get the t credit it deserves. “All My Sons S was the Phoenix
Players’ veery first production back in 1958 so it’ss going to be quite special to be part of tthe same play all these years later. “One of our current members who has been iin the Phoenix Players for a very long time has an aunty that was in the inaugural production back in 1958. We’re tryinng to find out if she has any photographhs or memorabilia from that show. It will be amazing if we can get our hands on some shots of our very first play.” Rehearsaals for the show began at the start of September and Jackie’s confident hher cast will put on a great show wheen the curtain goes up on Tuesday d 133th November. She conntinued: “Rehearsals have gone very well so far. Once everyone returned frrom their summer holidays we got straight into preparing for the show. Thatt involves planning the set, organising the roles and going through scripts, theere’s a lot to think about. Full story o online.
A busy time fo or Gloucester B Brass Members of Gloucester Brass are preparing for the busiest few weeks of their perrforming year, with performances coming in increasing regularity throuughout November and December. The brass baand, who have been performing toge ether for over a quarter of a century, y, haave two engagements in November then five in December,r, and excitemen nt is building amongst the 30 memb bers of the talented musical ensemble. Roger Pearmaan, a founding member of the band,, sayys his fellow members are relishing the opportunity to be involved in so o many performances throughout the e last two months of 2018. He said: “We e’re performing at the church in Upton n St Leonards for their remembrance service s on Sunday 11th November. Be efore that we’ll be playing at Whitttington House Nursing
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Home in Cheltenham which is something we’re w all looking forward to. “We’ll be playing y g a real mix of music including lots of pieces that people will know from films, television and theatrical productions. “After our November performances our attention quickly turns to our December schedule, which is extremely busy this year. “We all love turning up and playing at rehearsals, but you get an extra
thrill out of playing in front of an audience.”” Roger, who w has been playing the tuba for Gloucester Brass for 26 yyears,, is proud to see how his beloved band have progressed from the most humble of beginnings back in the early 1990s. “We started off with just five or six extremely enthusiastic members and grew until we had 40 or so people turning up for weekly rehearsals.” Full story online.
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A tribute to The Traveling Wilburys and their rock legend members. The Unravelling Wilburys turn their skills and replicate the sound and songs of thhe late 80s ‘super-group’, where five of the greatest names in rock music history came together – George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Pettyy, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne Lynne of ELO. 8pm. £18 (£16). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6EP.P. www.bacontheatre.co.uk SAM AV AVERY RY: THE LEARNER PA PARENT Parenthood is a crafty beast. The second you master something it changes the game so you’re rubbish at it again. Stand-
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7-11 NOVEMBER STROUD BOOK FESTIVVA AL Stroud Book Festival celebrates all things books. Headed up by a team of local authors, literary and cultural professionals, and with Ian McEwan as patron, the festival presents a creative programme of highqualityy,, entertaining and thought-provoking events to engage this vibrant local community. For full event details, please visit stroudbookfestival.org.uk 9 NOVEMBER TOM HINGLEY & THE K KA AR-PETS The Karpets are an Inspiral Carpets tribute band with a difference: their lead singer Tom Hingley was actually the lead singer with Inspiral Carpets from 1989 -2011. Tom sang on all the Inspirals chart hits, including ‘This is How it Feels’ and ‘I Want You’, and all the songs on the band’s four Major label albums. 7.30pm. £13. Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, Gloucesterr,, GL1 1NS. 01452 503050. www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk 10 NOVEMBER BONFIRE & FIREWORK DISPLA AYY – BURLEY LAKES FIREWORKS NIGHT Disco roadshow w,, pig roast, small fun fairr,, burgers, chips and licensed bar at Burley Field Lakes, Leckhampton Lane, Cheltenham. Gates open and bonfire lit at 5.30pm. Kids Show at 7pm and Grand Finale at 8.30pm.
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30 NOVEMBER FRETLESS4 Back by popular demand, Fretless4 feature a pianist, bassist and guitarist – all great soloists in their own right. This evening of smooth, easy-listening jazz presents a combination of mainstream jazz tunes from the American songbook mixed with shades of swing and some Latin interludes. 7.30pm £14. Tetbury Goods Shed, Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, GL8 8DG (SatNav: GL8 8EY). shedarts.co.uk TROJAN SOUND SYSTEM Formed in 2004, London based Trojan Sound System are an institution in British Sound System culture. A talented team of selectors and vocalists, they relentlessly tour the globe, representing the most seminal reggae and ska record label in history. 7.30pm. £16.50. Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS. 01452 503050. gloucesterguildhall.co.uk 1 DECEMBER GAS GREEN YOUTH CENTRE CHRISTMAS FAIR Christmas Fair, Saturday 1st December 12pm till 3pm at Gas Green Youth Centre, Baker Street, Cheltenham. Entrance 20p adults, children free. Craft stalls, tombola, refreshments, games cakes, and Father Christmas will be there. Contact Elaine 01242 237883 6-9 DECEMBER CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL You are invited to come and see the beautifully decorated Christmas Trees at Hucclecote Methodist Church. Following the theme ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, decorations have been handmade by the Church Family. Refreshments served. All are welcome. 2-6pm. 9 DECEMBER THE CHUNKY NEEDLE Chunky Arm Knit Workshop. Sunday 9th December, 1-3pm at Hobbycraft Gloucester. No experience needed. Suitable age 10 upward. Select your own acrylic wool colour. Make a beautiful blanket just in time for the holiday season. Book now: thechunkyneedle.com/workshops/gloucester
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If you choose to come when it is still light, then you can enjoy the park and all it has to offfer from the hand tame fallow deer through to feed time with the resident reindeer in the afternoon. However, as the evening closes in the illuminations come into their own, and as you walk around the park the sounds of birds, rushing water and glistening lights are really enchanting until you find the Gypsy Caravan where you will find our Christmas Fairy.
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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!
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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.
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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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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
Gloucester MP Richard Graham (centre) with Dan (left) and Ben at the opening of the new showroom in November 2016
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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Disaster Protection For most small businesses, their greatest asset is also their biggest weakness. Well over half of small businesses would soon cease to function if anything happened to the entrepreneur who is running them. Planning business continuity in those circumstances is always going to be trick trickyy. You can surround yourself with a first-class team, but the leader of the gang is all too often an irreplaceable element. That risk is, however, in the entrepreneur’s hands. He or she can put in place systems, share workloads and work smarter, all of which will contribute to reducing the reliance on one person. The financial burden that would be felt by the business leader’s dependents and indeed by the firm itself, can, to some extent, be mitigated by suitable insurance policies.
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.
Cyber attack is a very real threat to all of us
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Cyber attack is a very real threat to all of us. Those who would cause trouble are becoming more and more sophisticated, and the IT fraternity are having to run quite quickly just to keep ahead of them. Appropriate firewalls and anti-malware protections are a must for any computer equipment you use and there is a growing market in cyber insurance. Whilst that might provide some degree of financial compensation, I suspect the aftermath is as unpleasant in its own way as the flood or the fire. And let’s not even go into the possibility of a combined attack from the terrorist and cyber criminal...
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