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The franchise itself has been active in Gloucestershire for almost a decade now, with the team this year celebrating the second anniversary of the opening of their Stonehouse showroom. The success of the last few years is also reflected in the growth of the number of full-time staff, with the team increasing from two to six people. “When we started out two years ago, it was just myself and one fitter,” continued Simon. “That’s now grown to two full time fitters and three showroom staff – a result of great customer service and our fantastic showroom, which is as busy as ever!” Dream Doors pride themselves on being the UK’s best kitchen makeover company and have been presented with numerous awards over the years, including Best Kitchen Supplier and Best Money Saving Product at the Express Home and Living Awards. They are also the only kitchen makeover franchise that has showroom locations open 6 days a week, with over 90 showrooms up and down the country.

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H Hitting itting tthe he ttarget arget The new year is only a month old but, in sporting terms, it’s already shaping up to be a memorable one for so many reasons. And there’s more to come, much more, with the highlight f o r m a n y – t h e O l y m p ic G a m e s in Tokyo – just under six months away. Gloucestershire has a proud record when it comes to the Olympics and among the very best from this county is Ian Coley, who went to the Olympics not once, not twice, but six times. The 72-year-old Coley’s speciality was shooting and he coached and managed Great Britain teams with the two big highlights at the sporting spectacular coming in 2000 and 2012 when Richard Faulds and Peter

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Scottish Open and China Open last year and in the Riga Masters in 2018 – and he would love nothing more than to break his tournament duck in his home town in early February. And he’s certainly got a chance of realising that aim because the Coral World Grand Prix returns to the Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse from 3rd-9th February. “Winning a tournament is a Wilson stormed to gold medal success. In 2013 Coley was awarded an MBE for services to shooting.

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real goal of mine,” said Lisowski, who married his American girlfriend Jamie Livingston in Cheltenham in 2015. “It would make it extra special if I could win at Cheltenham.” This won’t be Lisowski’s first time competing at the Centaur because he took part in the Coral World Grand Prix last year, the first time the event was hosted by the racecourse. The tournament is for the top 32 players in the world and at the time of writing Lisowski was ranked 13th with prizemoney in excess of £390,000, so his place at the event is nailed on. “It’s a great venue,” he told The Local Answer. “It’s so cool to be playing at Cheltenham Racecourse where there’s so much history. “It’s crazy for me because I live just two or three minutes away from the racecourse, so I don’t have far to go!” Full story online. on the Gloucestershire sporting calendar.

Brough B rough iiss sso oh happy appy Former Cheltenham Town star John Brough is back in football and he couldn’t be happier. Refreshed after a six-month break from the game, the recently turned 47-year-old took over as manager of Cirencester Town at the start of December. And the ‘new manager bounce’ that is so often talked about in football these days kicked in immediately following his appointment because the club won their next five games. Four of those were in Southern League Division One South, a run that helped the club move into the top half of the table. For full versions of all these stoories and more, please visit our website: www.thhelocalanswer.co.uk

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experience it’s all going really well. We started to play much better in the second half of last season, although the results didn’t always show that. “We’ve got a proper squad and most weeks we’re choosing 16 from 21 or 22 players. Everybody gets on well and everyone is getting a regular 90 minutes. “Mark Hawtin, Tom Neath and Brandon Sprason have added the creativity we were lacking last season, alongside defensive players Brandon Tiller, Tom Wharton and Jon Curtis who give us a solid platform to build on.” So what are the aims for the club going forward? “The aim at the start of the season was promotion,” continued Holtham. “We wanted to aim high but after our start to the season we reassessed and now we want to win the division.” And that’s not all because Holtham said that in the medium term the plan is to climb up the league while also possibly fielding a second team. “The nucleus of the team is in their mid-20s,” said Holtham. “We’ve also got players in their late teens and early 20s who are

likely to be around for a long time so we are ambitious.” Tewkesbury-born and bred Holtham is not one of those 20somethings, however, and at the age of 44 he thinks this may well be his last season as a player. In the past he’s played for Tewkesbury Town and Northway but last season was his first full campaign since the start of the noughties. So how did he get back involved? “It was through my nephew Nathan Oliver,” he said. “It was just before their first game of the season and he rang me up to say they hadn’t got a ref. By the time I’d got there they’d found one so I ran the line for them instead. “They got beaten 12-0 so I said I’d see them at their next training session, I only expected to be there a month!” Fast forward some 18 months and Holtham has become a key part of the team. “I played week in, week out last season but I’m not playing quite as much this season,” he said. “I really enjoy it, they’re a great bunch of lads. “I’m a left-back these days, I’ve moved my way backwards.“

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A series of photos inspired by the natural landscapes and wildlife of Gloucestershire by Lesley Andrew who has lived and worked in education for the last 30 years. 9am-5pm. Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS. gloucesterguildhall.co.uk 6 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY ALL ABOUT EVE This highly-anticipated stage production stars Gillian Anderson and Lily James. This will be a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and Fox Stage Productions and directed by one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors Ivo Van Hove and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey. 7pm. £16.50 (£14.50, students £12.50). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, GL51 6EP. bacontheatre.co.uk

6-8 6-8 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY TEWKESBURY WINTER ALES FESTIVAL Hosted by the Tewkesbury branch of the Campaign for Real Ale, the 25th Tewkesbury Winter Ales Festival will have 80 Winter Ales plus local cider and perry. The Thursday Night session is for card carrying CAMRA members, with the Friday and Saturday sessions open to all. £6 per session, £10 for all sessions. George Watson Hall, Barton Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PX. www.tewkesbury.camra.org.uk JANE AUSTEN AND THE CHELTONIANS What really happened when Jane Austen visited Cheltenham in May 1816? In this new comedy the truth is revealed. Emboldened by the success of her latest novel, Jane conjures-up her literary muse Emma Woodhouse to help her write her next novel ‘The Cheltonians’, in which surely nothing can go wrong? Complications follow as love letters go astray, émigrés arrive and Emma finds herself the attention of a young army officer. £10-£11.50. The Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, GL50 1HQ. everymantheatre.org.uk 7 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY LIVE MUSIC AT THE KINGS ARMS Live music at The Kings Arms, Gloucester Road GL51 8NB. Music performed by Will Stubbs and Brad Edwards with a mix of guitar, piano and cajun. Songs from all sorts of eras and genres including artists such as Elvis, Bryan Adams, REM, The Killers, The Beatles, Madness and many more! 8pm. For more details please email Brad at braded626@hotmail.co.uk

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2288 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT A fantastic night of Northern Soul music in aid of the Tewkesbury Town Mayor’s charities. 7pm. £5 on the door. Watson Hall, Barton Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PX. 2299 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO Original Status Quo drummer John Coghlan, with his great band, brings you a night of vintage Quo from the period he performed with Status Quo of 1962 to 1981. 7-11pm. £12. Watson Hall, Barton Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PX. tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk A BLOODY BUSINESS Using items from the museum’s extensive Natural History collection, curator Simon Lawton will explain everything you have ever wanted to know about taxidermy but were too afraid to ask. 11am. £2-£6. Old Baptist Chapel, Off Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ. www.johnmooremuseum.org OLIVIA CHANEY Singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney was nominated as BBC Folk Singer of the Year 2019, and was also nominated for a Grammy for her collaborative album ‘The Queen of Hearts’. She has also appeared on Later with Jools Holland

and is currently working on her latest album. 7.30pm. £16.50. Postlip Hall, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5AQ. www.postliphall.org.uk 7 MARCH MARCH BATTLE OF THE BANDS An exciting competition to find local talent, with the triumphant band winning a chance to play a set at Lakefest 2020, a professional photoshoot and a £250 cash prize. All proceeds from the night will be going to local charities. 7.30pm. £8. The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL50 5NX. www.rosestheatre.org 12 12 & 27 27 M MARCH ARCH FOREST SCHOOL FOR TOTS

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Youth Youth Theatre Theatre prepares prepares for for sshow how The Roses Youth Theatre kick off their 2020 this month with a production of the Friedrich Dürrenmatt tragicomedy ‘The Visit’. The Youth Theatre, based at the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, is split into four age groups – Beginners (School years 1-3), Juniors (4-6), Seniors (7-9) and Company (years 10+). ‘The Visit’ will be performed by the Company group and Nancy Robb, who runs the Youth Theatre, explains what the show is all about. She said: “Claire Zachanassian, now a multimillion heiress and an older woman, returns to the impoverished town of her youth with a bargain. “In exchange for returning the town to prosperity through her wealth, she wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her.”

‘The Visit’ will be at the Roses Theatre on Sunday 16th February

Nancy, who has been in charge of the Roses Youth Theatre for three years, says the play has subjects relevant to modern audiences. She continued: “I chose this play because even though it was written in the 1950s, the themes of using money to corrupt, and the ideas of long standing grudges are still things that people in 2020 can relate to.”

FFilm ilm Review Review – Joe Joe K Kennett ennett JoJo JoJo Rabbit Rabbit Directed by and starring Taika Waititi, ‘JoJo Rabbit’ is an inadvertently charming story of a young German boy, JoJo (Roman Griffin Davis), facing the terror of his own Nazi ideologies. JoJo, unable to join the Nazi regiment after an embarrassingly tragic incident involving a grenade at a Hitler Youth Training Camp, is faced with a dilemma when he finds that his mother Rosie (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl in their family home. Having to face up to his irrational nationalism, he is accompanied only by his imaginary friend – Adolf Hitler (Waititi). The foundations of the film are outrageously funny, and the thrills are complimented by moments full of heart, joy, and at times, bitter tragedy, which bring cold Thomasin McKenzie (left) as Elsa reality to the absurdity and Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo. that ensues. Picture: 20th Century Fox Full review online.

The show will be at the Roses Theatre on Sunday 16th February, and rehearsals are well underway. Nancy added: “The Visit will be performed by The Roses Youth Theatre Company, the oldest group of the Youth Theatre. “They’re aged 15 to 18 – a few of them have been in our Youth Theatre since they were five. “Rehearsals have been going really well. I’ve been working in The Youth Theatre since 2017 and I’m blown away by the wealth of talent these young people have. “As the performance date gets closer a nervous excitement has taken over all of us.” Anyone interested in joining The Youth Theatre should email ClaireCook@rosestheatre.org Full story online.

Book Book R Review eview – A Aloÿse loÿse ooff D Daylesford aylesford B Book ook C Club lub The The Office Offfice o off G Gardens ardens and Ponds Ponds and by Didier Decoin This enchanting book translated from the French by Euan Cameron is a real treat. Set in ancient Japan, Miyuki, the widow of Katsuro, takes on her husband’s occupation to supply His Imperial Majesty with carp for the ponds of the Imperial Palace. This involves a long and arduous journey on foot carrying the carp on a pole across her shoulders. The fish must arrive in impeccable condition. The trek from Shimae to Heian Kyo (today’s Kyoto) proves to be full of challenges with unsavoury characters impeding her walk, but Miyuki uses her ingenuity to fulfil her mission. The writing is lyrical and sometimes sensuous, the descriptions are vivid and one can easily imagine the scenes and colours of the landscape. Even the jacket of the book is beautiful. Full review online.

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then top it up with breweries from around the UK. “All of the beers are winter ales, meaning they’re brewed between October and February. “All the food on offer is from local producers too, we like to promote local businesses as much as we can.” Ian has been a member of the CAMRA since the 1970s and has been a committee member of the Tewkesbury Branch for the

last few years following his retirement. The Tewkesbury branch of CAMRA has 360 members, and Ian says around 60 volunteers will be pitching in to help. “There’s a lot to do,” he explained. “We have the weekend before to set up all the racking and bar area and rack 80 barrels of beer to allow them to settle, then run the festival and finally take it all down on the Sunday morning.” With this year’s special anniversary, Ian is looking forward to another successful festival, for which he has been sourcing ales since last October. The festival runs on Thursday 6th February (CAMRA card holders only) 7pm-11pm, Friday 7th February 11am-11pm and Saturday 8th February 11am-8pm. Full story online.

B Behind ehind the the scenes scenes of of Evenlode Evenlode Films Films Last November, the Cheltenham Christmas Lights switch on saw three giant puppets reinvent Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. In 2018, the centenary of the end of the First World War was marked with a huge animated film projected on to the Municipal Offices in Cheltenham. These incredible events are both connected, in that they were organised and produced by the same company – Evenlode Films and Productions. Evenlode was founded by husband and wife Tim and Catherine Mountain 20 years ago. “We’re totally different from most other production companies,” explained Tim. “We not only create films and animations that are visually

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impactful, we also produce events and launches, working with local and national clients.” Tim, who previously worked for the BBC at Maida Vale Studios, says that the company’s aim when working on projects is to produce something totally groundbreaking and unique. He continued: “We approach

things differently in that we want to be bold in what we produce and to continually push the boundaries to avoid mediocrity. “We’re definitely not averse to taking a risk.” As well as directing most of t he pro je ct s E ve nl od e pr od uc e, Tim also writes and composes all of the music used. He has also written five ballets, and his sixth will be touring later this year. But when asked about what plans Evenlode have for 2020, he keeps his cards close to his chest. “We’ve got a few exciting things in the pipeline,” he added. “If it’s anything like last year it’ll be a lot of fun.” Full story online.

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