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conditioning work and working on how we react when we’re fatigued,” Thompson explained. “We were fairly fit last season but we could be better. We’ve been analysing our decisions with the aim of making better ones when we’re fatigued. “We’ve got to be a lot more clinical when we get opportunities to score.” Those opportunities are likely to be fewer than last season, of course, because the Pats will now be playing in South West Premier after last way, seems to have been around for a long time. But he’s only 29 – and a yo u n g 2 9 a t t h at b e c a u s e he’s only just had his birthday – a n d t h at means he has plenty m o re Charlie Sharples years left at the top level of the game. That’s great news for Gloucester and their fans of course and it’s great news for Sharples himself who is very much hoping for an injury-free season after t h e s t o p - s t a r t n a t u re o f h i s l a s t campaign. And it’s the thought of running out onto Gloucester ’s new ‘HERO’ hybrid surface that is one of the things that has driven Sharples on in pre-season training over the past few weeks. “ T h e n ew p i tc h s h o u l d b e b r i l l i a n t

season’s South West One East titlewinning campaign. “Yes, it ’s going to be difficult ,” admitted Thomson. “We’ve been at this level before but there are a few new teams in the division. “We’ve got seven trips to either Devon or Cornwall so that says it all about how hard it is going to be. “But this is the level we want to be as a club. We’ve been quite successful at this level for a few years in the past and we’d like to reestablish ourselves in the division.” The step up means an even greater commitment by the players and that i s s o m et h i n g t h at T h o m p s o n , w h o has been playing 20 -odd games a season for the club since he made his debut in 2009, is fully aware of. “Yes, it is an unwritten rule,” said t h e c l u b c a pt a i n , “ b u t at t h e s a m e time no one gets paid to play at the Pats. The coaches are very understanding that sometimes players have work commitments or other commitments.” Full story online. for speed guys like me,” said the fourtimes capped England wing.

SSquash quash iiss tthriving hriving Gloucestershire has always been a g o o d b re e d i n g g r o u n d fo r s q u a s h players. Think Lucy Soutter and Fiona Geaves in yesteryear while more recently the likes of Nathan Lake and Tom Ford h a ve b e e n f l y i n g t h e f l a g f o r t h e county in some of the bigger tournaments around the globe. And it’s not just at the top level that the sport is thriving in this part of the world. Squash is thriving at all levels and Mark Toseland, the chairman of the Gloucestershire Squash Association for the past three years, couldn’t be happier. “Yes, it’s developing very well,” said 31-year-old Toseland. For full versions of all these stories and more visit www.thelocalanswer.co.uk

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Cheltenham. “I played for Lansdown,” h e s a i d , “ I p l aye d f o r f u n . M y s o n Stuart played alongside me and now coaches in New Zealand. “I was very proud to play with him in the same team, it was great to wear the same shirt as him.” Pretty soon Smith senior was coaching as well as playing. “I started coaching at Richard Pate S c h o o l i n 1 9 8 3 , ” h e s a i d . “ M y w i fe Cass was teaching there and she was i n c h a rg e o f h o c k ey s o I t o o k o ve r from her. “The school got to the under-11 county final in the mid or late 80s and w e p l a ye d C h a r l to n K i n g s J u n i o r School. “ T h ey h a d B e n M a r s d e n i n t h e i r team who went on to play for England and Great Britain at the Olympics and coached Wimbledon to many national titles. “I spoke to his dad Peter after the final and he said there was nowhere for the players to play hockey – unless it was at school – until they were aged 16.” Marsden senior was absolutely right of course and, what ’s more, he and Smith decided to do something about it .

“Peter Marsden, myself, Malcolm Glenister and a couple of others s t a r t e d C h e l t e n h a m J u n i o r H o c k ey Club,” said Smith. “Ben Marsden was one of the original junior players. “We had just six players at the start – three from Richard Pate and t h re e f r o m C h a r l t o n K i n g s J u n i o r School. “Now there are well over 200 and junior hockey in Gloucestershire has since flourished. “All round the county there are junior hockey set-ups for both boys and girls.” Smith also helped launch a junior set-up at Lansdown but by now he was becoming more and more involved on the county scene. “I was involved with Cheltenham Juniors for about five years and once they got going I started coaching the county under-13s and under-14s,” he said. And while Smith’s coaching skills were obvious, his administrative skills w e re j u s t a s i m p r e s s i ve b e c a u s e h e ran county tournaments for under-11s and under-13s for boys and girls for 20 years from 1990. Full story online.

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air starts to warm, the glue-like residue begins to melt away, and the bud starts to open revealing the flower structure and large leaves. The flowers blossom into drapes of y e l l ow a n d w h i te t h r o u g h o u t t h e tree, the yellow of which turns to pink once pollinated by insects. A robust green skin forms, housing a soft , creamy substance which squirrels love to eat, so spikes grow on the outside to deter them from breaking through and eating what will soon be a shiny new conker. By the arrival of the autumn, if they haven’t already due to infection, the conkers will be ripe and ready to fall to the ground. At this time squirrels will eat the ripe conkers but also bury others that may turn into future horse chestnut trees if buried before they dry out.

conditions. One of which is the leaf miner moth. The moths spread their larvae into the tissue of the leaves turning them brown and dry. Some people think this is due to an early autumn, but it is, in fact , a moth i n fe s t a t i o n . O v e r t i m e t h i s k i l l s t h e leaves which can contribute towards confusing the annual calendar of the tree and its fruiting. The second threat is bleeding canker – an infection that affects the trunk of the tree. You can spot this Under Under tthreat hreat on the bark and branches of the tree These trees can live for up to 300 as a brown, sticky, oozing substance. years; however, they are under As the years pass, this bacterial threat from two rather severe infection will eventually split the bark around the diameter of the tree, a n d i t w i l l s a d l y d i e. I t h a s b e e n reported that the disease is so widespread that at least half the h o r s e c h e s t n u t t re e s i n t h e U K a re infected with bleeding canker.

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Conservation Conservation iin n Charlton K ings Charlton Kings C h a r l t o n K i n g s h a s r i c h a rc h a e o l o g i c a l a n d h i s t o r i c interests, containing three each of Cheltenham’s six scheduled ancient monuments and seven conservation areas. The parish also has over a hundred listed buildings and structures. The St . Mary ’s conservation area has two distinct character areas. The ‘old village’ relates to the area around the church which gives a feel for the rural origins of a village that grew alongside Cheltenham to provide agricultural produce and labour to its bigger neighbour. The roads are narrow – not designed for today’s traffic – with circulation around a church that has dominated the heart of the old village for over 800 years. Additionally, the rows of red brick houses on and around Copt Elm Road were planned and built, as one, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as housing for the growing middle class in Charlton Kings.

A fforgotten orgotten a and nd ssecret ecret place place The Bafford conservation area contrasts with the suburban sprawl that has subsequently surrounded it . The character is of a forgotten and secret place, protected by narrow lanes and high walls, sitting in the bottom of the wooded valley created by the Lilley Brook , where the alms houses and their green surroundings hark back to an earlier time. Cudnall Street is the third conservation area, which was known as London Road before the New London Road was built in 1825. It was once part of the main route between Oxford and Cheltenham, although this is hard to believe when looking at the volumes of traffic on the A40 today. More suited to horse traffic, Cudnall Street and the small, steep streets leading off it retain the scale and character of an earlier time. This is also the location of perhaps the most famous of Charlton Kings’ many literary associations. Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell were regular visitors to a house in Cudnall Street that was owned by Alice’s grandparents. Alice was the heroine for ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, and the mirror that inspired the story ‘Through the Looking-Glass’ is said to be in that house. The Parish Council’s Parish Plan will highlight the fascinating history of Charlton Kings which will be promoted and made readily available to residents and visitors.

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1 20 aartists rtists w elcomed tto o CCheltenham heltenham 120 welcomed Locations across Cheltenham are to enjoy a fresh lick of paint later this month as over 120 artists take part in the 2018 Cheltenham Paint Festival. Talented street artists will be painting buildings across the town centre on the weekend of 8th- 9th September. It was local artist Andy Davies who launched the festival, and he’s confident that this year ’s event will be a success. “ L a st year was a real breakthrough, we welcomed over 80 artists to the festival and this year ’s line-up of artists exceeds 120 which is very exciting,” said Andy. “The artists are incredibly talented, and the people of Cheltenham will see a huge range of painting styles. “This year the visiting artists will be painting at locations all over Chelte n h a m , i n c l u d i n g t h e H o n ey b o u r n e Line, the Hardwicke Campus at the University of Gloucestershire, the skate park at Pittville Park plus many other

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buildings in the town,” he added. Many similar festivals welcome a r t i s t s t o p a i n t o n to b o a r d s t h a t a r e l a te r d i s c a r d e d b u t t h e C h e l t e n h a m Paint Festival gives artists the o p p o r t u n i t y to m a k e p e r m a n e n t i m p r e ss i o n s o n t h e l a n d s c a p e o f t h e town. Andy continued: “The great thing about the Cheltenham Paint Festival is that the work the artists do doesn’t get instantly removed. That ’s a big

attraction for the visiting artists who k n ow t h e i r wo r k w i l l b e s e e n a n d enjoyed for a long time. Getting the a r t i s t s to a t te n d h a s b e e n a l o t easier than I thought . This year we’ve got artists travelling from all ove r t h e U K a n d a b r o a d , i n c l u d i n g some of the most well-known street artists so we’re incredibly excited. “Last year felt like the start of something special. I’d run much s m a l l e r ev e n t s b u t f o r t u n a t e l y I managed to secure funding from the Arts Council which enabled me to organise a much larger scale event. It was a great weekend that really gave me the inspiration to make the festival an annual event. I managed to secure funding again for the 2018 festival and I h a d h e l p f r o m t h e C h e l te n h a m Business Improvement District and the local council.” Andy ’s career as a full-time artist began two years ago when a piece of work he was involved with went viral. Full story online.

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This is a far cry from the usual memoir. Maggie O’Farrell, author of ‘The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox’ and ‘The Hand That First Held Mine’, which won the 2010 Costa award, has written of her own seventeen brushes with death. The book is not written in chronological order and each chapter is headed by a part of t h e b o d y – l u n g s, i n t e s t i n e s, cranium, etc. – which relate to the incident being described. Some chapters are finger tingling and others just touch on near escapes. One wonders if she should really stay clear of the sea! She has an encounter with a knife thrower, her plane suddenly loses height, she has a machete held a g a i n s t h e r t h ro a t , a n d t h e o p e n i n g c h a p t e r i n vo l ve s meeting a man on a walk who tries to strangle her with his binocular strap! She escapes and reports it to the police who are disinterested, but the man finds another victim with disastrous consequences. Full review online.

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are fond of and we’re all excited to play. Every member of the orchestra is approaching the concert with a great degree of enthusiasm. “We’ve had the pleasure of performing ‘The Planets Suite’ on a number of occasions before. It ’s a legendary piece of music, maybe one of the most famous compositions from a UK composer. We started rehearsals at the end of August and will continue to prepare in the weeks

leading up to performance night. “We’re absolutely delighted to be working alongside Adrian Partington who will be conducting the concert. Adrian is the Director of Music at the cathedral, he’s a joy to work w i t h a n d we a l l fe e l v e r y fortunate to get the opportunity t o p l ay a l o n g s i d e s u c h a supremely talented musician.” D a v i d , w h o p l ay s t h e v i o l i n , has been a part of the orchestra for 15 years. He continued: “A lot of our m e m b e r s h ave b e e n i n v o l ve d fo r a long time, there’s many that have been involved for a lot longer than me. It ’s a great joy to be part of such a p a ss i o n a t e a n d t a l e n t e d g ro u p o f musicians. We’re very fortunate to have some fantastic buildings in Gloucestershire that we often play at. Gloucester Cathedral is certainly one of the very best.” Full story online.

CCheltenham heltenham b band and m making aking tthe he rright ight noises noises ‘The Strays’ have built up a strong following in Gloucestershire in recent years. Known for their high energy performances, the band are looking to build on the success of 2018, a year that has seen the Cheltenham-based quartet earn plenty of plaudits for their crowd-pleasing performances. With recent gigs at the Witney Music Festival and a headline performance at Cheltenham’s Summer Jam event , the band are enjoying a real breakthrough year and lead singer Estelle Chamberlain is certainly enjoying the extra attention that comes with their increased popularity. She said: “We’ve had a really hectic summer so far, it’s been an amazing few months. We’ve performed pretty much every weekend, it’s been very busy but at the same time a whole lot of fun. We played at the Lechlade Festival earlier this summer which was a great experience, the crowd

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were great, and the atmosphere was really positive. We were invited to several other festivals and we’ve also been playing at some great pubs and music venues across the county as well.” The band’s recent performances have caught the eye of many astute j u d g es h e re in musical Gloucestershire, with two awards

finding their way onto Estelle’s mantelpiece. She continued: “2018 has been an amazing year for us. We managed to win the Tadstock Battle of the Bands and we were voted best band at Sounds of The Cotswolds 2018. “All the hard work that we’ve put in is starting to show. There are so many great music festivals here in Gloucestershire that we’d love to play so the awards are very helpful in increasing our profile. It means a lot to get recognised.” Estelle is joined in the band by Sam Cordery, Gary Chamberlain and Krisztian Jakab, and the flamboyant lead singer says her band mates complement each other well. She continued: “Our current line-up has been in place for nine months. We welcomed our new bassist, Krisztian, into the band at the start of the year.” Full story online.

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