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Martin n Horwoo od MEP reporting back from the European Parliament

In May you elected me and Caroline Voaden as your Lib Dem Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the South West of England and Gibraltar.

Since then we’ve met young people, businesses, communities and campaigners all over the south west to discuss all the amazing opportunities that membership of the EU oﬀers our region. In the Parliament itself, we’ve got down to work in the 108-strong ‘Renew Europe’ group of Liberals and allies from all over Europe – working together to:

̣ reform the European Union, including even more democracy and accountability

̣ take urgent action to ﬁght climate change and other environmental crises

Funds that we get back from the European Union help education and student exchange programmes, science and research, environmentally-friendly farming, infrastructure and investment all over the south west. All of this done in co-operation with 27 other sovereign nations.

̣ welcome diversity and free movement within Europe including Brits’ right to work, study and retire anywhere in the EU ̣ back cross-border EU anti-terrorism action, crimeﬁghting and arrest warrants ̣ defend human rights worldwide.

There s much more we want to do for you. Brexit may stop us for now but thank you for your support for us and the UK’s European future.

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throttle, it rumbles along quite respectably. Its looks are clever too. The clues to the performance are there in the 19-inch alloys, spoiler, bodykit and aerodynamic tweaks that make this stand out from the everyday Focus you may see. The ST-Line spec comes close in terms of looks, but if you want the full effect, you’ll have to fork out for the ST. Is it money well spent? The mid-thirty-grand mark is a congested market, with offerings from Audi, BMW, Jaguar and many more to contend with, so can a Ford really challenge these? I’ll make that conclusion at the end. But it does well on interior space and equipment. The satnav is okay – I have always found the Ford navigation to be a little clunkier than many rivals, but functional all the same. The feel of the materials while you’re sat behind the wheel is very much a high-quality feel – no complaints there. Practically, we took this on a long weekend to the North Devon Coast and took a lot of stuff with us, as we were expecting bad weather, and it swallowed everything we threw To advertise call 0122 510500

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An An environmental environmental ccatastrophe atastrophe Our Wildlife Matters feature usually focuses on native species or wild places in Gloucestershire, but it is difficult to ignore the crisis happening on the other side of the world. The bushfires in Australia have caused mass devastation to people, animals and habitats, and there is still another month of summer left. In the aftermath of the fires, communities will take months, if not years, to recover from the damage. People from across the world have been donating money to aid the battle against the fires, as well as providing supplies for the organisations involved – from helping those who have been made homeless, to treating the sick and injured wildlife. Many of us will be feeling relatively helpless being on the other side of the world, but there are ways in which we can help.

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learner, you could do your part by making bat wraps, joey pouches, koala mittens, birds nests, possum boxes and other cosy items. The Facebook group ‘Animal Rescue Collective Craft Guild’ has information about the items that are most needed, as well as where to send them to. If you are part of a knitting or sewing group, you could club together and send a big parcel to reduce postage costs.

Visit V isit and and spend spend If you are planning a trip to Australia this year, consider visiting the areas that have been affected and supporting local businesses by spending money with them. For many organisations, January would have been one of their highest earning months, so they will be suffering from loss of sales. An Instagram account called @SpendWithThem has been created to allow local businesses affected by the fires to promote their products. We sincerely hope the fires can be brought under control as soon as possible to avoid more damage to homes and habitats. The Local Answer

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Enjoy some fresh air as you stroll through the unique Painswick Rococo Garden set in a beautiful hidden valley. Our famous display of snowdrops which carpet steep banks and woodland glades is a sure sign that spring is on its way. Open daily from 10.30am-5pm. For ticket prices and blooming updates visit rococogarden.org.uk. 2255 JANUARY JANUARY – 8 M ARCH MARCH ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT A touring exhibition of work by creative recycling artist Val Hunt, animals, exotic birds, fish, dinosaurs and species of flora, all on the edge or now extinct, have been made from a selection of throwaway materials, especially Val’s favourite medium of drinks can metal. 11am-4pm. Free. Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AF. www.museuminthepark.org.uk 1 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY CHOICE GRENFELL Kick in the Head theatre company present a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the loss of the great

comedienne and monologist Joyce Grenfell, featuring some of her best songs and monologues. 7.30pm. £12. The Cotswold Playhouse, Parliament Street, Stroud, GL5 1LW. cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk 44-27 -27 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY SEEN IN THE SHIRE

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. www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk 6 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY A RIDE AROUND ENGLAND One man, one horse, 2,700 miles and 30 cathedrals – hear how 65 year old William Reddaway journeyed around England with his horse Strider through countryside and cities, good weather and bad, on bridleways and dual carriageways. 7pm. £5. Stroud Brewery, Kingfisher Business Park, Stroud, GL5 2BY. stroudbrewery.co.uk AUSTRALIA IS BURNING An evening of live music, performances and poetry, with proceeds going

towards the school strike for climate movement and the wildfire relief fund. 6-8pm. £5 or pay what you like. Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS. strikealight.org.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 FEBRUARY 7 FEBRUARY LUCY FARRELL & ANDREW WAITE Folk duo Lucy Farrell and Andrew Waite released their debut album at the end of 2019 and will be heading out on tour in February to support the album release. 8-11pm. £7-£12. Ruskin Mill, Old Bristol Road, Nailsworth, GL6 0LA. www.rmt.org 7 & 8 FFEBRUARY EBRUARY RESOLUTION Resolution is a collaborative exhibition project deriving from the "Collective Network". There will be a selection of various styles of art from Stroud's youth and an opening ceremony focused on performance such as music, poetry and talks. Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 10am-3pm. Stroud Valleys Artspace, 4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA. www.sva.org.uk

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110-16 0-16 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY THE COLOURS OF OUR LIFE Lucia Daramus is a writer, freelance journalist and artist, and her exhibition The Colours of Our Life is inspired by beautiful colours around us. 10am4pm. Lansdown Hall and Gallery, Lansdown, Stroud, GL5 1BB. www.lansdownhall.org 15 15 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY TWEEDY PRESENTS THE MISSING COMPANY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES He’s built the set, got the props and booked The Sub Rooms, but there is one problem – Tweedy has lost all the actors! Together with Monsieur Loyal, the two of them must solve the mystery of the missing actors and perform the whole show between the two of them. 11am. £11.50-£13.50. The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud, GL5 1AE. www.thesubrooms.co.uk 115-23 5-23 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY SUDELEY SECRET SPIES Solve the Sudeley mystery by completing a trail of puzzles, codes and riddles. Once you’ve solved each clue, the answers will spell out a supersecret password, which can be used at the visitor centre to receive a small surprise. Included in admission. Sudeley Castle and Gardens, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD. www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

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Annette Gregory is a jazz singer who is blessed with incredible vocal tones that are rich, smooth and full of soul. Annette will be reflecting on her musical journey into jazz. She now wants to share the full insight into her musical heritage of reggae and soul music, giving some of her favourite songs a jazz feel, leaving room for those classic jazz standards. Kings Theatre Gloucester. Tickets £12. 01452 300130. kingstheatregloucester.co.uk www.annettegregory.info I’M SORRY I’LL READ THAT AGAIN... AGAIN! Performed on stage in classic radio comedy style with live music and

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Writer Writer on on finding finding refuge refuge in in Stroud Stroud Lucia Daramus is a woman with an incredible story. Now living in Stroud and working as a writer, poet and artist, Lucia was born in Romania, growing up during the Communist regime of dictator Nicolae Ceau escu. She also has Asperger’s, and for much of her childhood was in hospital living in terrible conditions. “Because of a very hard situation in Romania, a Communist country, the hospitals or state institutions were like Communist orphanages,” she explained. “Because of these awful situations I developed my imagination as a form of survival.” Lucia came up with her own world, called ‘Limelfia’, where she could escape the horrors of reality. As she grew older, she began to write down her stories and

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published her first book, ‘LIM – LIN’, a collection of poems about Limelfia. She has since gone on to publish 13 books in total – ten in her native Romanian and three in English. “One of the interesting books is ‘More Than Psychosis’,” continued Lucia. “It is a historical novel with psychological connotations. It’s an interesting book and because of it I decided to flee the country.

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.

“In this novel I put lots of stories about people in Romania, men and women who were involved in the Communist police. “Some of these people recognised themselves in my novel, and they started to threaten me.” The constant harassment lead Lucia and her husband Serban to leave the country, moving to the UK. She added: “Now, I am working here in Gloucestershire as a teacher, and also as a freelance journalist and broadcaster for an online radio station, and I also manifest myself as a writer and as an artist.” Despite what can only be described as an unimaginably difficult upbringing, Lucia remains positive and urges others with similar experiences to do so too. 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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Katie K atie F Fforde forde releases releases new new novel novel Prolific novelist Katie Fforde has been writing for over 25 years. A Sunday Times bestseller, she specialises in stories based around women with interesting or unusual professions, from perfume makers to auctioneers. However, Katie’s novels all have something in common, in that they are all romantic stories – and it’s a genre she says she has always felt passionately about. “I love writing romantic fiction because I think falling in love can be the best – and worst – experience most of us go through,” she said. “Wanting to find a partner is a universal feeling. I find the prospect exciting and exhilarating. I’ve been married for a very long time so I can only experience this through the pages of the book I’m writing – or reading!” Her latest book, ‘A Springtime

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Affair’, tells the story of B&B owner Gilly and her daughter Helena. “A Springtime Affair is about a mother and daughter who both have changes in their lives to deal with,” continued Katie. “I don’t know why I haven’t written about a mother and daughter before as I think it is a fascinating relationship. There were a few other inspirations,

as I have with every book, but I hope they turn into a story when put together.” Katie, who is also a member of Stroud choir the Thames Head Singers, has written a book nearly every year since 1995. But even with over 25 successful novels to her name, Katie says she still feels nerves around publication time. She said: “I always feel anxious before the release of a new book. Before it appears the new book can be like the biggest, shiniest Christmas present under the tree. You really don’t want your readers to feel it was a big box of nothing when they open it. I do hope I remain consistent although it’s not for me to say if I do or not.” ‘A Springtime Affair’ is due for release on Thursday 20th February. Full story online.

V Viva iva La La Bear Bear aare re a b band and o on n tthe he u up p Gloucestershire band Viva La Bear have been together for coming up two years. The band is made up of Tom Vickery, Steve Brown, Vince Stevenson, Tom Gibbons and Alex Whiting, who all originally hail from the Forest of Dean. “We met through mutual friends within the local music scene,” said lead singer Tom Vickery. “Steve and Tom G were in a band together at school, which then evolved a few years later into another project involving me on vocals. “It sort of just fell in to place as Vince was living with Tom at the time, Alex is one of the best drummers around and we all had similar music tastes.” Tom G joined the band most recently, on rhythm guitar, whilst

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Vince plays bass and Steve is on guitar. The band describe their style as ‘riff-heavy alternative rock’, and regularly play gigs in places like Cheltenham, Gloucester and Bristol. Tom continued: “I guess we’re

an amalgamation of all our influences, mostly 2000s alt rock. So we blend elements from Placebo and Smashing Pumpkins to Taking Back Sunday and the like. “Music has played a big part in all our lives, growing up with the likes of Hendrix and Led Zeppelin from our parent’s collection to 90s rock we grew with. I guess it all gets mixed in subconsciously.” The band has been busy in the past few months, working on new songs – “We’ve got three singles recorded at Invada Studios in Bristol to release throughout 2020 and we’re working closely with MAS Records to give us the best opportunities possible,” added Tom. Full story online.

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D isplaying art art Displaying Hanging pictures in the right place is key and it’s easy to get it wrong. A few tips that always work for me are; hang single pictures at eye level, no higher or they look lonely; link them with other things in the room; stack smaller pictures in pairs. And do remember, scale is important – choose the right sized artwork for your wall for the most impact.

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H Hitting itting tthe he ttarget arget Th e new year i s onl y 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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The trio knew what they were doing, however – all three had been members of running clubs in Birmingham and one was a member of Birchfield Harriers – and the club has enjoyed considerable success over the years. “Yes, we have,” said Durden, who joined the club in the midnoughties. These days the club is providing plenty of opportunity for the next generation of athletes in the area.

“Three years ago we launched our junior section and it’s going from strength to strength,” said Durden. “A big part of what we offer is our Walk to Run. It’s our Couch to 5K. People run for a minute then walk for a minute with the aim of being able to do a parkrun within 12 weeks. “It’s something we are really, really proud of, it’s the jewel in our crown.” Full story online.

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Fallon Sherrock, who captured the imagination of the darts world and beyond when she took the PDC World Championships by storm at the back end of 2019, will be showing off her talent in Cheltenham in February. The 25-year-old will be taking part in the Cheltenham Darts Masters, which this year is taking place on Friday 21st February at the Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse. World number one Michael van Gerwen, two-times Grand Slam of Darts winner Gerwyn Price and King of Bling Bobby George will also be present at what has

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Dursley Town Dursley Town G Girls irls F Football ootball C Club lub o ffering so so many many opportunities opportunities offering Dursley Town Girls Football Club is a flourishing concern. Formed in 2000, the club now boasts more than 100 players across five age groups ranging from five-year-olds all the way up to under-16s. That’s pretty impressive going and their success mirrors the growth of women’s football a c r o s s th e c o u n t r y a nd b e y o nd over the past couple of decades. “It’s just exploded,” said club secretary Paul Hieron, who also coaches the girls’ under-8 and under-14 teams. “When the club started we had just two teams, now we have a player pathway which we’re very pleased with because the girls can go on and play for Dursley Town Ladies.” The girls and the ladies are run separately in terms of finance but clearly there are close ties between the two. And there are other routes which the more talented players can follow. “Quite a lot go on and play for Gloucestershire,” said Hieron, who got involved with the club some 12 years ago. “We’ve had players go to the academy at Bristol City and to Forest Green.”

Girls having those sort of opportunities would have been unheard of just a few, short years ago and Hieron, a dad of three girls, is delighted. “The success of the Lionesses has played a big part in women’s football going from strength to strength,” he said. “They are role models for the youngsters of today. “The local FAs have also worked very hard to push girls into getting into football. I think it’s great, why shouldn’t girls have the same opportunities as the boys? “When I was young girls didn’t play football, but now you get girls playing in mixed teams and playing with their brothers, it’s not a sport for one sex. “Girls have the mentality that they can achieve anything they want to.” And there’s certainly never been a better time for girls to play football. “They had 77,000 to see the Lionesses play at Wembley recently, that’s a record,” said Hieron. “My oldest daughter started playing when she was seven,

which was how I first got involved with Dursley. “The two younger ones wanted to play like their big sister. They were about four at the time so we started a team for anyone under the age of eight. “When we started just three or four turned up but now we get about 20 every Friday evening.” And let’s be honest, people shouldn’t be surprised because the beautiful game is just that, a beautiful game. “Yes, it is,” added Hieron. “It’s not just the football, it’s the social side. A lot of girls join because their friends have joined. We’re more about development and having fun than win at all costs. “But having said that there is a pathway for the more talented players which is brilliant.” Hieron is also proud of the fact that the club is an FA charter standard club. “All our coaches are FA qualified and some are FA licensed,” he said. “We all hold an FA first aid qualification which means that anyone who joins our club is in good hands.” Full story online.

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