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Peugeot P eugeot 508 508 GT GT – a contender contender buyers ffor or luxury luxur y ssaloon aloon b uyers I think Peugeot often gets overlooked. Think about it – I’m guessing when you read Peugeot in the title you thought of small cars, hatchbacks, maybe the odd hot hatch in the 205GTI days, but you wouldn’t think of a relatively low slung sports saloon. That’s what the 508 GT is. And while I thought the photos looked nice before it arrived, I wasn’t quite ready for the level of quality and feel – this is a genuine contender for luxury/ executive saloon buyers. It looks good – especially in the pearlescent paint – and the frameless windows give it a great GT look.
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journeys, and one that I was quite impressed with. There are only a few niggles that I had with this car, and they wouldn’t deter me from buying one, but it’s only fair to mention them. Some of the infotainment controls were a little temperamental on my review model – I have no idea why, and I was able to get them working again, but this would be a little annoying had I shelled out £40k on it.
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Stay S tay safe safe in in the the sun sun In the UK we are lucky enough to experience plenty of spring and summer sunshine, which we bask in. Yet we still seem unaware of the dangers and damage our beloved sun can do to our skin. Melanoma of the skin is the 19th most common cancer worldwide and skin cancer is the 5th most common form of cancer in the UK. The positive though is that most skin cancers can be cured if detected early, and 86% of melanoma skin cancer cases in the UK are preventable.
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Behind Behind the the scenes scenes at at Giffords Giffords Circus Circus When The Local Answer was invited for a sneak peek behind the curtain at Giffords Circus, it’s safe to say I was more than a little nervous that I’d end up getting shot out of a cannon or swung from a trapeze. Luckily, the only thing I was asked to do was to join Tweedy the Clown, the Head of Choreography Kate Bradford and Social Media Manager Emma Bradshaw in the centre ring dancing to the Mamas and Papas as a Cuban circus troupe rehearsed around us. That was day two of rehearsals for the Giffords Circus 2019 tour, which begins this month on Friday 3rd May at Fennells Farm in Stroud. The farm acts as the base of operations, and I’m shown around by Emma, who explains what’s being done before the show gets underway.
The Giffords Circus Teent. Photo: Gem Hall
“We’ve just started rehearsals which will go on for three weeks,” she said. “We’re a touring circus so we’ve got to get all the circus wagons ready, including our travelling restaurant, as well as costumes, the sets, the tent, our horses and loads more.” We enter a huge barn which is a hive of activity, with chefs prepping meals for the company,
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performers enjoying a wellearned break, and handymen and painters working on the traditional wagons that are used for transport and living accommodation. Each year the circus follows a certain theme, and this year’s show is called Xanadu, and will be a celebration of the summer of love and the flower power movement of the 60s and 70s. It’s safe to say the costume department has things under control, with their room filled to the brim with outfits bursting with colours and patterns reminiscent of the hippy era. The Xanadu tour begins at Fennells Farm and after two weeks hits the road. For the full line-up of dates, tickets and more information visit www.giffordscircus.com Full story online.
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This true story about a band of shanty singing fishermen is sure to warm your heart with the best feel-good film cinemas have seen this year. Daniel Mays stars as Danny, a music executive with a fast lifestyle, who is pranked on a colleague’s stag weekend into signing the Fisherman’s Friends for a big record label. These are real small-town men with insane talent that we don’t appreciate enough today. The film is the recognition they so desperately deserve. Full review online.
by Rhidian Brook The Aftermath is a novel based on recollections from the author’s grandfather who was stationed in Hamburg after the war and lived in a requisitioned house along with the German family who owned it. Rachel Morgan arrives in the city with her son to join her husband, Lewis, a British colonel involved in the rebuilding of Germany. They have not seen each other for seventeen months and neither have they come to terms with the loss of their eldest son who was killed by a stray bomb during the war. This is a moving story, unsettling at times, but one of love, loss and forgiveness. Rhidian Brook, a regular contributor to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, has given us lots to think about in this novel. Full review online.
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Site Site Festival Festival returns returns tto o Stroud Stroud Over the years the Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA) has become a hub for local artists and creatives to work in and exhibit their art. “I started as an artist and wanted to be able to share studio space with others,” explained co-founder Jo Leahy. “It developed into a permanent project and artists began flocking here. It came out of a desire to share with others and I felt there weren’t any opportunities to do this.” And over 20 years later, SVA is still going strong and has created a network of over 200 members. SVA has two spaces in Stroud town centre – a three storey warehouse on John Street and The Brunel Goods Shed. Both buildings will this month be two of the venues hosting events as part of the Open Studios and Site Festival.
Martha Opher will be one of the artists exhibiting at the Open Studios
Jo continued: “After opening in 1997, our ambitions grew rapidly to involve a much wider community of artists and that’s when the Site Festival and Open Studios was born. “We’ve got talks running throughout the festival on a variety of different topics, which have been organised in partner-
ship with Atelier Stroud and the University of Gloucestershire.” Events include a conversation between Nancy Trotter Landry of Giffords Circus and artist Sheridan Jones, and comedy from Jonny Fluffypunk. The Site Festival runs from Friday 3rd to Sunday 19th May, with the Open Studios events taking place on Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th, and Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th May. “The Open Studios are for both artists and those curious about artists’ practice and the art world,” added Jo. “Stroud is known for its arts and crafts heritage. We’re all about celebrating creativity in the area.” For the full programme of events and for more information visit www.sitefestival.org.uk Full story online.
P Players layers set set for for n new ew rradio adio d drama rama The Oakridge Players are one of the oldest amateur dramatics companies in the county, having formed in the early 20th century. Based in Oakridge Lynch near Stroud, the group reformed in their current guise in 1993, and Chair Tim Toghill explains a little bit about how he got involved. “The Players have been going since the early 1900s and nowadays we’ve got around 40 members from around the area,” he said. “I’ve been acting for years and joined the Players about three or four years ago when I moved to Stroud. “We do all sorts, usually two productions a year in the Spring and Winter, including a panto in December. “Our last production was Hi-
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De-Hi, which was all very colourful silly costumes and slapstick, it was great fun.” The Players’ next production will be ‘Last Summer at Ferrars Court’, a radio play, something they have experience in. “It’s a ‘whodunnit’ set in the
Slad Valley in a big haunted house,” continued Tim, “bodies in the cellar, murder mystery that kind of thing. “It’s a radio play – we did one a couple of years ago and the audience loved it – set up as if it’s behind the scenes in a radio studio.” The aforementioned previous play – ‘Welcome to el Paradiso’ – was written by longstanding member Elizabeth White, who is also the writer behind the latest play. Tim added: “They’re great fun and we had a full house last time.” ‘Last Summer at Ferrars Court’ will be at Oakridge Village Hall on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May, with tickets available from Ollie’s Shop in Oakridge Lynch. Full story online.
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The The cunning cunning red red fox fox Foxes are well known to be cunning creatures of the night; however, they can actually be seen day or night and often go about their own business without anyone knowing they are even there. In my experience, there is barely a week that goes by where I don’t see a few foxes lurking around my neighbourhood. I’ve spotted them jumping through skips, resting in my garden and even taking a nap on the roof of a car on a summer’s eve at dusk. I think foxes are truly stunning animals and I could happily sit and watch them all day.
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Fantastic Fantastic sspring pring flowers flowers May is such a lovely month for spending time in the garden, and a good time to see wildflowers in the hedgerows and fields. Everything is fresh and green and bursting with life! This month finds the gorgeous Dicentra, or Bleeding heart, coming into flower. This is a shade-lover with elegant foliage and arching stems of heartshaped flowers, which is a m ai n st ay o f th e s pri n g g arden . The Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’ is my favourite with its beautiful white flowers.
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growing up through climbing roses and shrubs, extending the season of interest or flowering at the same time as their host but with contrasting colours. Try Sambucas racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’ with a beautiful blue Clematis ‘Perle d’Azur’ growing through it. Or a l o v e l y R o s a ‘G e r t r u d e J e k y l l ’ with Clematis ‘Etoille Violette’ scrambling up it. If you choose late flowering clematis, the pruning is more simple as they are Group 3 and just need to be chopped off about 30cm high in early spring – very easy! Give the clematis a spring feed with a highpotassium rose-type fertiliser gently forked into the soil surface, and then water and mulch – but don’t let the mulch touch the stems as it may rot them. Shear over early-spring flowering plants such as Brunnera, Iberis, Cerastium and Aubrieta to keep them tidy. If you don’t want your Helleborus x hybridus to set seed, now is the time to
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Wear W ear gloves gloves when when handling E handling Euphorbia uphorbia Helleborus argutifolius needs different treatment by cutting away the stems carrying the old flowers at ground level. Apply a general fertiliser and water and mulch. Do remember that Euphorbia produces a milky sap, which can cause severe irritation so wear gloves when handling! Traditionally, asparagus spears are harvested from 1st May onwards, although in these days of warmer temperatures you might have been cutting them for a while by now. Harvest all spears when they are 15-20cm tall – new spears will emerge shortly. Keep harvesting for about six weeks, then leave the plant alone for the summer.
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Home H ome tthoughts houghts from from aabroad broad If you’re like me, the sunshine and blue skies of spring will inspire you to think of travel abroad. Holidays are a perfect opportunity to pick up those interesting and unusual items that bring individuality and personality to your home. Here are some ideas on what to look for, and how to avoid the ‘knick-knack’ trap and that sinking feeling when you unpack your holiday find and think “it looked great in that Moroccan souk but I’m not sure now I’ve got it home…”
Add A dd a an ne exotic xotic ttouch ouch Foreign markets and souks are an obvious starting point for holiday shopping, but why not search out those interesting antique and design shops in the side streets too? Beautiful fabrics, rugs and throws are always worth looking out for, and flea markets are often a treasure trove of unusual lighting. And remember – less is more, so try not to get carried away and go too boho.
Create C reate a b beach each v vibe ibe Step away from the sunbed and go hunting for items that will give an escapist feel to your home. A bleached piece of driftwood or a large shell can look stunning in a living room or bathroom. Just be careful not to bring home coral or shells picked up from the
beach as this can be against local laws. You can also never have too many handcrafted baskets – they’re great for storage and will hopefully spark wonderful memories of your travels.
Spice S pice up up y your our kitchen kitchen I can’t resist a hand painted bowl – my kitchen is full of them and my daughter even said recently, “please… no more bowls Mum”. Italy has wonderful pottery in fabulous colours, as do Spain and Portugal, while Asia is good for interesting porcelain bowls. In France you can find beautiful coloured linen tea towels and napkins. Look out for brightly woven place mats – great for an injection of colour into an all-white kitchen.
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recent trip to Australia, which adds a contemporary touch to my hallway and reminds me of sunnier climes. We came home from Marrakech one year with a set of bellows for our BBQ – they come out every summer, a reminder of a lovely holiday.
Introduce a talking Introduce talking point p oint A weekend away in the UK can also be a source of inspiration. Look for beautiful handwoven throws and blankets, and individual handmade pottery. Search out those unique artisan-crafted pieces that give an individual feel to your home. Look for unusual items that make you smile or have a story – a Chinese wooden bowl in the shape of a pelican and an African carved money bracelet are some of the more unusual finds from my trips. Carefully curated items like these are what makes a home stylish, unique and special to you. Happy souvenir hunting! PAGE
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Keep Keep your your cool cool As Spring saunters on, you may want to cool yourself off with some new gizmos; from superhero tech straight out of Wakanda, to the latest gadgets in weather forecasting, explore the new and improved products this month.
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Netatmo Smart Netatmo Smart Weather W eather Station Station Part of the ‘connected lifestyle’ range from Netatmo, this weather forecaster, in the form of a stylish solid aluminium case, helps keep you protected from the outside elements. The Smart Weather Station comes equipped with two different modules; an Indoor and an Outdoor module. The Indoor module works by using the app to access indoor temperature, humidity, indoor air quality, C02 readings and a sound meter. Meanwhile, the Outdoor module works for outdoor activities, taking weather readings and letting you check barometric pressure, temperature and air quality. The Smart Weather Station also has a Netatmo web app, which displays all data in the form of graphs, illustrating forecast variations. With a simple and user-friendly design, this gadget is perfect for your home once it gets connected to the WiFi, and also works with Alexa.
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A planet-friendly planet-friendly sschool chool run run As a Mum of two, a large proportion of my life is spent doing the school run, and I know I’m not alone in that! The majority of children in the UK are in school for approximately 190 days a year, with two school runs a day. This means that, on average, we are either on the way to, or back from school, 380 times a year. If your school run is ten minutes each way, that’s 7,600 minutes, or 126 hours sitting in the car, producing dangerous emissions, every single year... for each family! What a terrifying thought for the planet. So what can you do? I’ve been looking at the many other means of getting to and from school.
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Is it possible for you to walk? We can, it takes 25 minutes but is actually a really lovely way for us to start the day. Pros: We chat as we go, talking Pros:
about what the day has in store and taking in our surroundings, whereas in the car we usually have the radio on and it’s over very quickly. We can also take the dog, so that gets his walk out of the way too. C ons: Often they have Cons: after school club and are tired when they finish. Also, it rains a lot here in the UK, which can result in a lot of moaning and complaining about getting wet!
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I recently acquired an adult scooter, and they are a lot of fun and very speedy! If you don’t have a scooter, it’s still a great way to get some exercise in. I put my running kit on and jog along with the kids on their scooters (or behind them if I can’t keep up!) P ros: This is much quicker than Pros: walking, meaning the school run is over and done with before you know it. Cons: It can be hard Cons: work on your legs, as I discovered.
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Have a look and see if there are dedicated cycle routes you could use to get to school. Do a trial run at the weekend to learn the route and check whether your school has bike racks to store them when you get there. Pros: Helps keep you all Pros: fit, and is also much quicker than walking. THE LOCAL ANSWER
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It set me thinking about all the changes that we’ve seen in that time. There are the obvious statistics, such as the number of us that now own a personal computer and smartphone, which didn’t even exist in Maggie’s day. We are living longer on average and, despite ongoing criticism about pay inequality, there are many more women in regular employment than in 1979, something Mrs T would have welcomed. Standards of living have increased over 40 years, often as a result of dual incomes, meaning that more households own a car and often more than one. In 1979 less than 40% of homes had central heating compared to over 80% today and there was still more than 10% of houses in the UK 40 years ago that had an outside loo.
The T he ccredit redit crisis crisis b brought rought Margaret Margaret Thatcher’s T hatcher’s vision vision to to its its knees knees One area in which we’ve let down Mrs Thatcher is the number of people owning their own home. Whilst numbers increased dramatically under her ‘reign’ in the 1980s, the following decade saw the trend reverse sharply and the credit crisis of 2008 and 2009 brought her vision to its knees. It’s never recovered and shows no real signs of doing so. In 1979 there was no world wide web and therefore would have been nowhere for me to click to research any of these statistics, but at least I wouldn’t have been surgically attached to my mobile phone as I seem to be now! I wonder what the next 40 years will bring?
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Promoted P romoted P Painswick ainswick a are re a aiming iming h high igh Jack Hobbis led from the With last season’s vicecaptain James Harber not front as Painswick claimed playing this season – the Gloucestershire County “He’ll be a big loss, he’s Cricket League Division our opening batsman and One title last season and bowler,” said Hobbis – it with it promotion back to means that George the West of England MacDuff could be leading Premier League. out the side in the early Hobbis, in his first full games. campaign as captain, took Hobbis will be on the over 40 wickets with his sidelines providing suppleft-arm spin – he was the ort, of course, not that he league’s leading wickethas any worries about taker – and also weighed in with some useful runs Painswick won the Gloucestershire County Cricket League MacDuff. “He’s Painswick through down the order. Division One title last season and through,” said Hobbis. As first seasons as the Hobbis, who lives in Huccman in charge go, it was a pretty group didn’t change and that lecote, is relatively new to the good one and the club will be helped with consistency.” Hobbis certainly led the way area, having been brought up in hoping for more of the same because he was available for all Birmingham. when they step up a level. This will be only his third “We worked hard as a team 18 games. However, that may last season,” said 25-year-old not be the case this season season with Painswick – he took Hobbis. because he is recovering from over as captain halfway through “We’re a tight-knit group. We an operation on his right wrist his first campaign. “The aim is didn’t make too many changes and might not make the start of to stay up,” said Hobbis. Full story online. last season, the core of the the new campaign.
F Frocester rocester looking looking tto ob bounce ounce b back ack Uzi Qureshi takes over as captain as Frocester look to make a speedy return to the top flight in the West of England Premier League. The club tumbled out of Premier One at the end of last season – a division they won as recently as 2015 – and are determined to bounce back at the first attempt. Qureshi, who is 26, takes over as skipper from Nick Trainor, the ex-Gloucestershire batsman who has played such a big part in so much of Frocester’s success in recent times. Trainor, now 43, will be firstt e a m m a n a g e r t h i s s e as o n b u t will still be available to put on the pads if needed. “It’s a bit of a fresh start,” said club secretary Eric Woodmason, who has been with the
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club for 44 years. “Uzi was the obvious choice to take over as captain. “He’s a very talented cricketer, he’s our best batsman, he’s outstanding, and he’s a really nice, articulate bloke. He hasn’t got a massive amount of captaincy experience but he’s the one with the cricket knowledge to take us forward.” Full story online.
League L eague milestone milestone One of the more impressive football leagues are celebrating a special milestone this year. The Gloucestershire County Football League are coming to the end of their 50th season. The first ever winners of the league were Stonehouse Town an d a s su ch th ey w il l b e h ost in g a special representative game between a County League side and a team from the Western League on Saturday 4th May at 2.30pm.
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Tom T om Horrell Horrell is is in in upbeat upbeat mood mood Stroud Cricket Club chairman James Collins describes the club’s new 1st XI captain Tom Horrell as a “bullish and positive character”. And as you’d expect he’s not wrong, although he may have been erring on the side of caution because talk to Horrell for just a few minutes and it’s clear that he is in fact ‘very’ bullish and ‘very’ positive. His enthusiasm for life, cricket and, in particular, Stroud Cricket Club, is apparent with his every word, and there surely won’t be a dull moment at the club over the coming four or five months. Not that there were any dull moments at the end of last season because Stroud came from almost nowhere to clinch promotion to Gloucestershire/ Wiltshire Premier Two Division. That promotion means they will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Frocester, Dumbleton and Goatacre in 2019 and the 28-year-old recently-turned Horrell can’t wait. And it is those games against Frocester that Horrell is particularly excited about and it’s easy to see why. L a st s e a s o n S t r o ud w e r e playing Frocester’s 2nd XI in the Gloucestershire Division, a division that Frocester actually won, but they were unable to go up a level because their flagship team, who were Premier One champions a s recently as 2015, were relegated from the top flight. Even then Stroud needed a spectacular collapse by Gloucester City Wi nget – now known as Gloucester Cricket Club – at Cirencester on the final day of the season to snatch the runnersup spot and with it a place in the second tier of the West of England Premier League. “To be playing Frocester is very exciting,” admitted Horrell. “We’ve been their understudies for a long time and it’s a chance for us to set the record straight.
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“We respect them but we’ll give it our best shot, it’s a real local derby. “On paper they should go straight back up and we probably should get relegated, but there’s everything to play for.” There certainly is and while excited by the two dates with Frocester, Horrell is certainly not taking his eye off the other eight teams in the division. “There are some very good sides in the division,” he continued, “but we want to be competitive and consolidate our place at this level. “We’re in a brilliant position, nobody expects Stroud to do anything. I love it, I’m happy with that. Write us off at your peril and we’ll have a chat in September. ”Hopefully we’ll be sitting down with something to be proud about.” And Stroud’s prospects have certainly been enhanced by the arrival of Mike Alley from Redmarley. “He’s never played WEPL cricket before but he should have,” said Horrell. “He’s a seam bowling all-rounder and can hit the ball a long way.” Tom Furley is another key player with Horrell adding: “He
was Frocester’s opening bowler when they won the Premier One title, he was their go-to player with the ball. We grew up together.” And while Furley will be in his second season with the club, there are others who have been there a lot longer who will have just as important roles to play. “Paul Frape is a batsman who can bowl a bit,” said Horrell. “His attitude is impeccable, as he gets older he gets even more committed.” Attitude is very, very important to Horrell who clearly is going to lead from the front this season after taking over as skipper from Will Golding. Golding, who is in his mid-20s and can bat and bowl, will be a key player again with Horrell saying: “He’d been captain for four seasons and he felt it was the right time to concentrate on just playing cricket. “He’s still a young lad and to have captained a club of Stroud’s stature at his age is a big achievement. His attitude has been absolutely amazing. “I could go through all the players, everyone’s united. “After we won promotion last season Gav Dean told us he was going to retire. Six weeks later he was hounding me about player recruitment, fundraising and said he couldn’t wait to play again next season! “Words can’t describe how much work he has done for the club over the winter. He’s been ‘Mr Stroud’ for the past few months, he’s got a great mindset, just like James Collins. “I think we’ve got an incredible bunch of guys. Everyone who has been to pre-season training has been really positive which is brilliant.” Stroud open their Premier Two campaign at home to Corsham on Saturday 4th May. They host Frocester on 15th June before travelling to Pounds Close on 17th August. Full story online.
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