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Inside this month ... Delicious Dish 5 Sudoku 6 Looking Good, Feeling Great 9 Mirror Mirror on the Wall 13 Quick Crossword 14 Motoring 15 What’s On 16 TLA Charity Giveaway 18-19 Homes & Gardens 20 Word Search 22 In the Garden 25 Interior Design 27 Gadgets & Gizmos 29 TLA Distributors Required 32 TLA Sport 33 Index, Competitions, Solutions 34 Unit H, Churchill Industrial Estate, Churchill Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7EG
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Welcome to May We are so excited to announce our new TLA Charity Giveaway, through which we will be giving away an amazing £5,000 to five lucky Gloucestershire-based charities or not-for-profit organisations! Our giveaways have made a huge difference to previous winners so hopefully we’ll have the same result this time around. You can find full details of the giveaway inside. Both Julia Smith and Gill Greenwell share their tips for enjoying your outdoor space in their respective articles, while Laura Nicklin offers her gadget recommendations for all you foodies. Roberta Smart looks at the magic of music and how we should encourage our children to learn from a young age in her Parenting & Guardianship article. Meanwhile, Toby Aiken explains why a 13-year-old Fiesta was his dream car when he hit a bump in the road in his Motoring feature.
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Delicious Dish with Helen Kingscott
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Looking Good, Feeling Great with Will Mbanga
Fitness and wellness lifestyle In order to get the maximum “bang for buck” out of your health and fitness activity, there are a number of areas you need to target specifically to see ‘gains’. While I’m not here to tell you that you’re doing something wrong, wasting your time at the gym, or eating the wrong foods, there are some very clear elements that, taken together, will empower you to make the most of your fitness and wellness journey and see the results your efforts deserve. In this two-part series, I am going to focus on the combination of elements that will result in achieving successful fitness and wellness outcomes, so if you’re looking to get ‘in shape’ this year, pay attention! Whether you’re aiming to get bigger muscles, fitter or stronger for performance, or just into ‘good shape’ as a lifestyle choice, essentially what you’re saying on a physiological level is that you want to lose fat and build muscle. Now, while most of us don’t want big bulging muscles, building lean muscle is the surest way to achieving a lean, healthy physique and enabling wellness in an individual. The first pillar to work on in bringing about this goal is your nutrition.
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall with Val Starr
Wedding bells After so many cancellations and postponements owing to the pandemic, weddings are back in a ‘big’ way. Venues are fully booked, as are caterers, photographers, dress designers – everyone is trying to make up for lost time. Whatever the dress code, from the bride and groom to guests, most of us will want to dress up after so long being dressed down. Planning a wedding can be stressful, so here are a few tips that might help!
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Motoring with Toby Aiken
The right car at the right time I’m often asked what my dream car would be. I know for a lot of people this is a hard question, and having been lucky enough to drive some truly amazing cars, I always struggle to answer. There are so many strong contenders and I think it would end up as a toss-up between a Tesla Model S and a V8 Ford Mustang. Until a recent Friday night. And then my answer changed. My hockey team were celebrating the end of the winter league (we came eighth) and as the designated driver I was happily dropping some friends off at the end of the night, when my Mini hit a pothole or two and very rapidly developed a catastrophic flat.
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speed bump (see what I did there?) at most, but my Mini has a tyre re-inflation and repair system that sadly wasn’t able to deal with the situation. At this point it was past midnight and the prospect of calling a breakdown service who wouldn’t be able to take me anywhere to fit a new tyre didn’t appeal, so my friend kindly offered me her car to get me home and then deal with the tyre in the morning.
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Comfortable, compact with lots of charm The Fiesta has always been a great car. My wife’s first car was a late 70s model and it had so much charm. The 2009 model is still great to drive, it handles well, and is comfortable, compact and yet spacious. So I want to thank my friend, in print, (and I know she gets this magazine) for her kindness! Driving back the next morning, it occurred to me that your dream car is allowed to change as often as you like, and that night, in that moment, my dream car was a 13-yearold, feisty Fiesta. Page
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20 MAY SOUL SISTERS: THE MUSICAL An exhilarating new soul musical that will take you on a journey of success, survival and sisterhood. We join three friends during a visit to a classic holiday camp Soul Weekender, as they seek to reclaim that elusive closeness they once shared as starry-eyed teens. They face the real, honest truths and express themselves in the only way they know how – through the very music that brought them together and took them to the top of the charts. 7.30pm. Tickets £28-£35. The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5NX. 01684 295074. rosestheatre.org JAY RAYNER: MY LAST SUPPER Imagine you are about to die. You have one meal left. What are you going to have? It’s the question award-winning restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and writer Jay Rayner has been asked most often by audiences across the UK. It happened so often that he decided to investigate the concept of the last supper and why it intrigues us so. 6pm. Tickets £24. The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud GL5 1AE. thesubrooms.co.uk 21 MAY CHARLTON KINGS CHORAL SOCIETY Vierne; Mass for choir and two organs; Carillon de Westminster; Rutter Psalmfest; Parry I was glad. Soloists Helen Wright (soprano), David Smith (tenor), Fiona Brown and Russell Burton (organs). Conductor: John Wright with the Regency Sinfonia. Saturday 21st May 2022 at 7.30pm. St Philip and St James’s Church, 60 Grafton Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL50 2DL. Tickets £18 (under 25s in full time education £10). 01242 510820. www.ckcsonline.org.uk THE SOUNDS OF SIMON A tribute to the wonderful music of Simon and Garfunkel. Lose yourself to nostalgia with such classics as Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and Bridge Over Troubled Water as well as all the others that have established Paul Simon as one of the most successful songwriters of all time. 8pm. From £17.50. Sundial Theatre, Cirencester, GL7 1XA. www.sundial-theatre.co.uk 22 MAY AN AUDIENCE WITH MARK ‘BILLY’ BILLINGHAM TV’s most experienced, highest-ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper. Billy is a former SAS Sergeant Major Class 1 and Bodyguard to the Stars including Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe. Hosted and produced by Endurance Running
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Celebrating 20 years of great music and beer! Proceeds to local charities. Headliners include The Counterfeit Stones, Walter Trout and One Night of Queen plus many more amazing international bands/artists. Tickets from £22. Camping available. Full lineup on website www.lintonfestival.org 15 JULY TAKE A CHANCE ON US
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Enjoy time outdoors this spring May is usually a lovely month, especially with the Bank Holidays – although don’t forget the Spring Bank holiday falls in early June this year to coincide with the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations! It seems a perfect time in the garden to enjoy BBQs and al fresco eating of all kinds. It is nice to have a well-cared-for patio area for sitting, which is kept swept and interesting with pots of seasonal flowers. Don’t forget to repair any broken or loose slabs which can be dangerous, especially to the elderly or young children running around.
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It’s all about the garden We always know when spring is here and summer is on its way in my family – my son-inlaw decides to wear shorts every day and my husband brings out the garden furniture. During the pandemic we rediscovered our outside spaces, but after an English winter your garden furniture may need a bit of a refresh. Here are some ideas for creating a new look for your alfresco space.
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Gadgets for gastronomes Did you know that 6th May is ‘International No Diet Day’? This useful fact popped up when I googled ‘events in May’ for some tech inspiration and it might be my new favourite holiday. Yes, technically this can apply to any day, but if there’s a day literally dedicated to it, then it’s certainly worth celebrating. So, here are some useful gizmos to help you get on board and satisfy those food cravings…
Electric Popcorn Maker With Bowl Lakeland: £29.99 What goes best with a movie? A gigantic tub of popcorn, of course! Whether you’re more of a salty connoisseur or prefer your popcorn sweet, this handy gadget from Lakeland will help you enjoy the classic cinema experience from home.
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Tefal Toast ‘n’ Egg ‘n’ Beans 2 Slice Toaster Argos: £55 If you’re more of a breakfast foodie, this 2-for-1 gizmo is a solid choice. To save you time in the mornings, try out the Toast ‘n’ Egg ‘n’ Beans toaster to prep a perfect breakfast. As the name suggests, this gadget can toast your bread and cook your beans at the same time, meaning less cooking time and more eating time! And it also saves you time on washing up, thanks to its easy-to-clean dish. You could swap out the beans for egg if you fancy adding something different to your morning meal.
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Stroud skipper Louis Gegg is confident about new season Louis Gegg has packed a lot of cricket into his 33 years. He knows the game, he enjoys the game and he wants the best for his club, which these days is Stroud Cricket Club. He joined them three seasons ago, took over as captain halfway through his first season and is again preparing to lead the club in Premier Two Glos/Wilts of the West of England Premier League. “I love it,” he said. “We’re a really young side, barring me! We’re stronger than we were last season and with the Job brothers James and Chris hoping to be available a lot more this season, things are very positive.” Gegg will probably bat at five this season to give the youngsters who so impress him more opportunities. “I think you can still control a game at five if you have to, I’ll do whatever is required,” said Gegg. “I opened a few times last season but I’ll try to avoid that as much as possible, I want to give other guys a go. “We’ve had two seasons in this division now, we’ve found
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our level and I really think we can compete. “There are obviously some very good sides, we’re far from favourites but we want to show what we can do.” Stroud finished seventh in the 10-strong division last time out and Gegg’s enthusiasm is understandable. For a start he will have the backing of three of his brothers – Callum, Angus and Ewan – who are all likely to be major players this season. Callum will open the batting and keep wicket, Ewan, who can keep, will open or bat at three, while Angus is an opening bowler. But it’s not just the Gegg brothers who will be key players, there are others such as Taylor Ireland and Ollie Whiteley, who has joined from Marlborough, while the likes of Lewis Culver and Jamie Lomax are also coming through. “The great thing is that all the players except for Ollie are within a five-mile catchment area of the club,” said Gegg.
“That’s massive, they’re committed to the club. They’ll see the club through any hard times, it’s brilliant where the club are at the moment.” Gegg is most certainly all about the club, not just the club’s flagship team, although that is obviously very important. “The club are in a good place at the moment,” he said. “The chairman James Collins drives it really well, he’s absolute magic. He likes the club, he likes the way we are set up, he likes the atmosphere. “We’ve got a really good 1st XI coach in Brad Dial, the youth coach Ross Martin is great and we’ve got a great committee. “The under-19s are doing really well too. From barely existing three years ago to now competing in the Gloucestershire Performance League is an amazing testament to where the club is headed. “We’ve also got a brilliant head of youth cricket in Vicky Culver. We’ve invested a lot in the club and it’s certainly paying off.”
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