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Welcome to July Summer is well and truly here, and what better way to celebrate than with a picnic in the sunshine? Our July Delicious Dish is a tasty picnic pie, which can easily be adapted for vegetarians. And don’t forget your sunscream – Val Starr shares her advice for staying safe in the sun in her Mirror Mirror on the Wall article. Café René’s Rhythm & Blues festival is back for its 20th year this month with a whole week of live music, a real ale and cider festival and the famous ‘René BBQ’. For more details, see their advert inside, plus lots of other summer events in our What’s On section. It’s your last chance to enter our Charity Giveaway as entries close at the end of July. Your nomination could win £1,000 for your favourite local charity, club or not-for-profit organisation. Full details of the giveaway can be found inside or online.

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Delicious Dish with Helen Kingscott

Picnic pie If you’re heading on a picnic this summer, why not swap your sandwiches for this tasty pie?! You can easily make it vegetarian by subbing the bacon for another of your favourite vegetables. Serves 6-8.

Ingredients: 2 x 375g packs puff pastry 1 bunch spring onions 8-10 rashers streaky bacon 3 red peppers 6 large eggs

Method: 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C/gas mark 6). 2 Slice the peppers into strips, brush with a little oil and roast in the oven for about 15 minutes.

3 Trim then chop the spring onions and fry in a little butter until soft, set aside on a plate. 4 Fry the bacon until crisp then cut into small pieces. 5 Unroll one pack of puff pastry and use to line a greased fluted flan tin 18-20cm/3-4 cm deep. 6 Scatter the red peppers, spring onion and bacon over the pastry then break the 6 eggs carefully on the top.

Season with salt and pepper. 7 Use the other pack of puff pastry to make a lid, trim the edges then brush with a little milk. 8 Make two holes in the top then bake for around 45 minutes. Leave to cool then pop in the fridge. 9 Before you head off on your picnic, slice the pie into portions. If you’re enjoying this dish at home, serve with a light salad.

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£5,000! to five local charities or not-for-profit organisations Lots of people are feeling the pinch at the moment, including our local charities and not-for-profit organisations. With costs rising and donations from the public understandably slowing down, The Local Answer have decided to support the local community with a giveaway. We’ll be donating a grand total of £5,000 to be split between five Gloucestershire-based charities or not-forprofit organisations – and the lucky winners of our draw will get to choose which ones!

So, whether you have a personal involvement or just like to support a specific local charity, club, society, group, trust or association – provided it is, essentially, a non-profit making enterprise – you could help boost their funds by £1,000! Entries for the giveaway are on our website and the more times your charity or club’s name is submitted, the higher their chance of being drawn. So make sure you share this giveaway with friends, family, colleagues and neighbours to give your organisation the best chance of becoming a winner!

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Mirror Mirror on the Wall with Val Starr

Skin S.O.S July really should be S.O.S – save our skin – month. Summer has arrived and many of us cannot wait to enjoy the sun and get a tan; understandably we all look a little healthier with sunkissed skin. Sadly, there really is no such thing as a safe tan – ask any dermatologist and they will tell you the sun and ultra violet ray damage are the main factors in ageing our skin. Skin cancers are on the rise, especially with the older population who lived during the time of no real sun protection. Our precious skin is the largest organ of the body and often reflects what is going on within us. When we are dehydrated our skin appears dull and tired, so it is essential to drink preferably eight glasses of ‘liquid’ a day – alcohol does not count! I certainly don’t want to put a downer on those who insist on tanning, but we are fortunate to have a wonderful variety of fake tanning products available now so you can look great without damaging your skin!

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sporting pale skin – with previous film festivals tanned skin was the look. How times have changed! It is now popular to just enjoy the skin you have with no need to change it.

Tan accelerator These products should ideally be applied a few weeks before you are going to be exposed to the sun and are growing in popularity with users saying it helps to promote a lasting tan. It is, however, important to remember they do not offer any sun protection, so it is essential you still apply a high factor sun screen, preferably with a five-star rating. Be sure to use one with protection against both UVB and UVA rays, as the latter are the ones that cause the most damage to our skin.

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Hands really should be treated as delicately as the face. Liberty of London offers a 20-minute Laser and Light Facial and Hands session, which costs £85 for twenty minutes. The treatment uses light energy to break up pigment and help fade sun and age spots, and stimulate collagen and elastin production on the back of your hands. If you’re not able to travel to London, why not check out nailsinc.com? For just £5, the Thirsty Hands Moisturising Hand Mask will smooth and rejuvenate your hands back to their best. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Hands is another affordable product which soothes and repairs the skin. It’s a non-oily, non-sticky and fast absorbing cream that sinks in quickly, and is good for sensitive skin and soothing redness. Available from Boots for just £7.50. Let’s pledge to make this a summer where we do not burn our precious skin, but instead protect it from the sun. We only have one skin, so enjoy yourself but stay safe. Page 

Looking Good, Feeling Great with Will Mbanga

Sustainable fitness and wellness Having spent a few hours gardening in the lovely weather recently, I was surprised at how stiff and sore I was in ‘places I forgot I had muscles’ a few days later. Our ancestors lived far healthier (certainly harder) lives than us – working the land, in factories, raiding or defending themselves from raiders, eating naturally grown, seasonal foods in a sustainable way, walking predominantly, while carrying whatever goods or tools they required. Fast forward to the present where we live in a world in which technology and ‘progress’ has resulted in humanity becoming a rapidly devolving species across our physical, mental-emotional and socialbehavioural spheres. The advent of everything from mobility scooters to photoshopping images, genetic modification of foods to enhance their nutritional value to jobs and recreational pursuits that force us into sedentary lifestyles have all added to the problem. Sometimes, stripping back to basic components is the best way to get more fulfilment and health benefits in your life. It always amazes me how people can get motivated to achieve ‘one-offs’ – fitting into a party outfit; making weight for lower insurance premiums; getting a ‘beach body’ for a holiday; passing a test or exam – but life is a marathon, not a sprint and we would be better served focusing on maintaining and sustaining good health and fitness all year round, rather than ‘emergency’ top-ups. The Local Answer

Being ‘fit for life’ is not a onetime thing – it’s a commitment to ensuring you maintain a good balance of physical and mental-emotional skills through a sustainable commitment to self-care, exercise, nutrition and improvement.

We can be functionally fit at all stages of life Note, I called them skills. These health and wellness components are things we can improve, as well as sustain over a lifetime. While we can’t all be fitness cover models (not many of us want to!) we can all be functionally fit at whatever age and stage of our lives we are, thereby reducing the risks of morbidity and improving overall quality of life in an increasingly stress-filled world. Here’s a simple home-based daily exercise program that can help keep you supple, fit and healthy no matter what age or stage of life you are at: • 30 minutes of aerobic activity (intensity and exercises based on your goal/fitness level) • 3 x 10 push-ups

These can be standard, on your knees or standing at 45° pushing against a wall • 3 x 10 squats Thighs parallel to the floor, hold for 4 seconds, then rise • 3 x 10 good mornings or deadlifts • 3 x 20 core exercises Alternate each day between two abdominal exercises and one lower back exercise, and vice versa All of us are at different stages of life – we have different goals, fitness levels, physical abilities, emotional needs and genetic potential, but we all have the same access to information. There are experts and businesses locally and online doing programs from toddler and mum fitness to elderly fitness classes and everything between. Do your homework, experiment and challenge yourself a little, find what resonates with you and then commit to being fit for life. Who knows, if you keep it up, you could be hula hooping at 80!

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Parenting & Guardianship with Roberta Smart

Who am I anyway? Living within a family unit is the default setting; a basic expectation of most people as they grow up. Many of us will naturally meet a partner, start a family together, raise children, work, pay bills and keep walking the treadmill of normality until something monumental happens to shift us into a state of shock. It may be bereavement, a divorce, a natural disaster or other outside influence which feels like it rudely awakens us from our passive slumber and we find ourselves asking, ‘Who am I now?’ This can happen to us at any age and when it does it should not be ignored. Big life events are certainly traumatic and difficult, but within them often lies a new path; a new way forward if only we can find it. If you, dear reader, have found yourself shaken out of your routine of parenting and caring for your family, and are facing a state of self enquiry, I would like to welcome you with open arms and invite you to walk a little way with me

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future into excitement for what lies ahead, you will create pure magic in your life, almost accidentally. One day you will be sharing these magic tips with your own children as they navigate changes in the future – so why not become an expert right now?

Taking time to rest is massively important, when quite possibly your every nerve and fibre is urging you to ‘stay busy’ so you do not have to face the changes which Find joy in the everyday The most important part of are encompassing you. Please, find rest; in walks in the fresh self discovery amidst chaos is air, gardening, napping in the to find small fragments of joy afternoon, wandering in new in the everyday. Learn to places alone and discovering treasure quietness rather than things you had never noticed fear it, acknowledge your own before. Remember a rested skills which you previously took for granted and even parent is a happy parent! Nourish yourself, learn to navigate your way to turning cook a new signature dish, try things you used to do because foods you have never tried you ‘had to’, into blessed before, eat alone in a activities which bring you joy. When all is said and done, restaurant, all the time feeling into your own emotions, fears, you are amazing, you are valuable and you are so excitement and newness. Remember, anxiety and needed, no matter how you excitement are exactly the struggle or find life difficult. same sensation, simply You, in and of yourself, are a created for different reasons. gift to the world, and now may So if you can find ways to just be your time to present transform your fear of the yourself wholeheartedly. To advertise call   Page 

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Holidays & Travel with Al Hidden

A wonderful Wye walk An hour after setting out, the Wye rolls past as we follow its gently curving bank towards Welsh Bicknor. On the map, its course between Goodrich and Symonds Yat’s crag looks for all the world like a bored child’s random doodling. In reality, its serpentine route is a masterclass of incised meandering. Can you remember how the Wye was always the example of this during school geography lessons? If one thing’s certain, it’s that this breathtaking fluvial landscape delivers a rewarding 8.2-mile (13 km) circular walk. A bonus is that it starts and finishes close to historic Goodrich Castle – one of England’s finest medieval strongholds.

Rewarding in winter or summer Soon after leaving Goodrich and descending steeply to the Wye, we turn right at Kerne Bridge. Then we follow the river downstream through stands of woodland and onto broad flood meadows overlooked by the Regency style Courtfield Manse. Whether on a misty morning or at summer’s scorching height, rewards await around every bend. As does the picnic lunch

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we enjoy beside the small, but attractive, St Margaret’s Church with its subtly toned ashlar walls.

Explore in Harry and Hermione’s footsteps Later, by then heading in a south-westerly direction, the route passes two filming locations for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’: first, the riverside meadows below Symonds Yat; later, climbing back to Goodrich, Coppett Hill where Hermione tells Harry they’re in the Forest of Dean! Before that, we’ll pause to ponder a poignant riverside

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Crypto – bust? It seemed to coincide with the onset of the pandemic just over two years ago. I started to receive lots of enquiries about the tax treatment of money earned from gains in trading cryptocurrencies. Some thought it was outside the tax net, but they were sadly wrong. Answering the questions was tricky, as HMRC were caught unaware and were very slow to understand what was happening and come up with a taxation solution.

Delivering massive gains for investors Cryptocurrencies, led by bitcoin and ethereum, became all the rage a couple of years ago, and started delivering massive gains for investors and, logically, a huge new taxation stream for the Treasury. There are reportedly well over 10,000 different cryptocurrencies available, although the two market leaders account for over 50% of the value and number of transactions. Last year, El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. One of America’s largest and well-known banks decided to allow customers to include bitcoin in their investment portfolios. Everything was set for cryptocurrency dealings. By the time the market peaked in November 2021, cryptocurrencies reached a combined value of $2.8 trillion, a mind-blowing sum. Quite where would it go from there? You’d be a dinosaur if you didn’t join in.

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Café René is very excited to be bringing back the Rhythm & Blues festival for its 20th year! After two decades of the biggest recurring live music event in Gloucester, we’re still dedicated to bringing you an incredible week of great food and drinks, good times, and of course the very best in Rhythm & Blues music that the UK has to offer. Running this year from Monday the 25th to Sunday the 31st of July, Café René will be hosting a full seven days of live music, with the weekend seeing three days of openair performances on our famous Green Stage, with an outdoor bar, real ale & cider festival, and our famous charcoal ‘René BBQ’. There will be numerous performances throughout the week and, while some headline acts are still to be announced, the entertainers include Big Joe Bone, James Oliver Band, Melvin Hancox Band, Alice Armstrong Band, Will Killeen Band, The Black and Blues

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Band, Texas Tick Fever, Trevor Babajack Steger and The Achievers who will headline Sunday’s ﬁnalé. Café René is in the heart of Gloucester, situated within Greyfriars with the outdoor stage in a natural amphitheatre – perfect for performances, making it the ideal place for this prestigious summer event in our wonderful city.

STILL A FREE ENTRY FESTIVAL Each year the festival is free for all to enjoy, and is one of the last free entry Blues Festivals in the country. Throughout the week Café René raise money through various

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Serving the city Being the Leader of a local authority gives the opportunity to meet with other Leaders, which is interesting as all authorities have similar issues. The County Councils are the primary authority having responsibility for Highways, Social Care, and other areas. Gloucester as a District authority is responsible for waste collections, recycling, housing services, open space management, planning and much more. The challenges are the same. How to deliver a range of statutory services which are essential, and then consider non-statutory services which residents value, with the funding available. There are many occasions when issues must be considered which have a cross county impact, and the district leaders come together with others including the County Council, GFirst LEP, the Police and Health Authorities to consider the appropriate course of action. This might be to consider schemes such as mass transit or economic development, at which times, sometimes frighteningly large sums of money have to be considered and committed.

Working together to find solutions This month will see the Local Government Association Annual General Meeting, to be held in Harrogate. Meetings involving associated bodies on which Gloucester is represented will also be taking place. There will be ample opportunities to meet with senior figures from these organisations and other contemporaries, and discuss the challenges we are facing as local government bodies. There are also Ministers from Westminster who are there to listen to those challenges and collectively we work together to find solutions. I have previously discussed some of those issues. The biggest today is climate change and working together to improve overall outcomes. This means more effectiveness across the entire local government estate, including directives from central government. The arm of delivery is best at the local level, but through working together to make the differences needed. So you see the golden thread throughout this article; talking about service delivery, economic development, climate change and associated issues. These are themes which connect us all both in terms of challenge and delivery. The importance is in working together to deliver across entire areas on behalf of all. email: richard.cook@gloucester.gov.uk

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Room to grow We are all travelling again this summer, and I am just back from visiting my daughter in the USA. She has been planning a nursery and it got me thinking about décor ideas for children’s rooms. Whether you’re preparing for a new arrival, creating a space for your growing child or decorating a spare room for visiting grandchildren, follow my tips.

The essentials A baby’s room should do what it says on the tin – a cot, a changing table, a chest of drawers and a comfortable chair is a good start. It doesn’t have to be new; my daughter had most of her furniture donated by friends. Kids’ rooms need to be both practical and imaginative, so create a room that will grow with them, with space for play and plenty of storage for toys and books. Soft, practical flooring is a must; a Berber style rug works well.

Choose your palette Pastels or bright? Patterns or plain? My advice is don’t go too cute otherwise you’ll be constantly redecorating – little ducklings won’t necessarily appeal to an older child! Classic stripes work well in children’s rooms. Ferm Living have a great selection of wallpapers in bold colours, or pick a soft neutral wall colour for a calm stylish look. Look for vintage chests of drawers and wardrobes on eBay or in charity shops and paint them to match. Also search out colourful wicker baskets for toy storage.

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All systems go for Gloucester These are exciting times for Gloucester Athletic Club. For the first time in 10 years they are competing in the top flight of the high-profile Midland League and Matt Holloway, their new senior track and field team manager, is confident that they have the athletes to prosper. It’s been a meteoric rise for the club because as recently as 2017 they found themselves in Division Four. Three successive promotions later and they were back up with the big boys but then Covid struck – the league was postponed for 2020 and localised for 2021 – so this season is the first chance in a decade for the club to test themselves at the top level. And Holloway, who has taken over from club stalwart Richard Blackwell, is in confident mood, a confidence that is not misplaced because they won their opening fixture of the campaign. “A lot of the athletes who helped get us back up to this level are still with the club and we also have some very talented young athletes coming through,” Holloway said. “The team is again captained by steeplechaser Steve Millward and it’s great that we’ve been able to welcome back Gareth Winter who has joined a very strong group of throwers. “Some of the young athletes making their proper league debuts include 400m and 800m runner Ethan Hood, decathlete Josh Robinson, sprinter EllaGrace Edwards and hammer thrower Chrissy Campion. All of them are very talented and have bright futures ahead of them. “Like all of the Gloucester team they are prepared to fill in events where necessary and this ethos is shown with senior athlete Kate Davies and veteran

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40 athlete Jacqui Holloway who regularly compete in six or seven events in a day. “The team will continue to get stronger as the season goes on as we were hampered by injuries and absences through exams for the first meeting. “I genuinely believe we can do well and surprise a few teams. I’m excited to see what the season holds. “The athletes we have are always so positive, and you see this in the relays at the end of a long tiring day when they will fill in one of the spaces if needed.” Holloway would appear to be well-suited to his new job and clearly has the organisational skills required for the role. “I used to play a lot of Football Manager games when I was younger,” he said. “I loved the statistical side. “It’s very similar to what I’m doing now. I took on the job in February and I’ve been drawing up lots of spreadsheets, who is available and when, and trying to maximise the number of points we can win.” Originally from Stoke-onTrent, Holloway and his wife, the aforementioned Jacqui,

moved to Eastington, near Stonehouse, some 12 years ago. He served in the Armed forces and the Emergency services before setting up Balance Health and Fitness in 2013 with his wife, a partnership which specialises in sport and dance and which they run from a studio in Eastington. Holloway is also a coach at Gloucester AC, a club he first got involved with back in 2015. “I initially helped out with coaching the younger sections,” he explained, “but soon I helped to run the youth coaching and team management. “We did well, we got to the play-offs and got a lot of people competing for the club.” That success made him the ideal candidate to take on the senior role, of course, and he’ll be known to a lot of the team because he has competed for the club in the past. “I’ve filled in a few gaps in the Midland League,” he said, before adding modestly, “but ‘athlete’ is a strong word for me. “My first race for the club was, randomly, a B race veteran 100 metres and I won it, I was actually quicker than I thought! “I’ve also run the 400 metres hurdles, I’d never done that before, and on one occasion I did six events in one day – the 100 metres, pole vault, triple jump, long jump, shot and discus. “I actually set a club record for my age group in the triple jump, I jumped 10 metres, 20 and I broke the record by one centimetre, a record which had stood for over 20 years. “I took the record from Ian Willoughby, who is now in his 60s and was on the measuring tape that day!” Full story online.

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