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welcome …to the January–February double issue of Cotswold Preview.

Along with the optimism of New Year resolutions comes the reality check of sticking to them – particularly any that are to do with health or fitness. To help stack the odds in your favour, we have researched those indoor sports which may help you stay motivated during the winter months. Highlights are included in Fitness Fun on pages 110–113.

We also bring you special features on the topics of kitchen design, bare roots planting and, with a nod to 14 February, romantic Cotswold destinations.

You can find a wide range of interviews and business profiles in our Style & Lifestyle section. This issue highlights three very talented women: artist Charlie Calder-Potts, whose ‘war art’ can be viewed at Fosse Gallery, in Stow-on-the-Wold, from 7–27 February; Rachel Ducker, who is best known for her distinctive wire sculptures but who also creates sketches, paintings, photography and jewellery; and Scarlett Harris, who is responsible for running the Cheltenham and Chepstow shops of family business ATC Floors and Doors.

Providing a behind-the-scenes perspective, our business profiles feature the Broadway based retailer Cotswold Trading; medical aesthetic skin clinic Qutis Witney; and Stone & Wood Tiles, which recently opened a showroom in Chipping Norton. We hope you find these profiles informative and inspiring: as always, we’d love to hear any feedback you may have. All our contact details can be found on page 8.

We wish you all a very happy 2016...

The Cotswold Preview team schools’ open days

SCHOOLS’ open days

food & drink feature… TRADITIONALLY ROMANTIC

Beaudesert Park School Minchinhampton GL6 9AF 01453 832072 / beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk • Friday 18 March, 9:30am 9:30a –12 noon

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Bredon School Tewkesbury GL20 6AH 01684 293156 / bredonschool.org • Wednesday 13 January, 10am 10a –12 noon • Thursday 25 February, 10am 10a –12 noon • Tuesday 22 March, 10am 10a –12 noon

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This year, 14 February falls on a Sunday so St Valentine’s Day can even become a Valentine’s Weekend. With this in mind, we have compiled our top selection of suitably romantic treats, activities and destinations…

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A selection of recommended Open Days this spring…

Cheltenham College Cheltenham GL53 7LD 01242 265600 / cheltenhamcollege.org • Saturday 12 March, 9:30am

Cheltenham College

Cheltenham College Preparatory School Cheltenham GL53 7AB 01242 265639 / cheltenhamcollege.org/prep-home • Thursday 4 February, 9:30am, Kingfisher Experience • Saturday 5 March, 10:30am, Spring Open Morning • Thursday 21 April, 4:30pm, 11+ Experience 4

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Cover image: Heythrop point-to-point at Cocklebarrow Farm, Aldsworth.

This year’s event takes place on Sunday 24 January: for further details, see our What’s On feature on page 49.

Photography © Ian Tolputt: photoboxgallery.com/iantolputt

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60 what’s on

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what’s on features

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exhibition in the spotlight

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january–february listings

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highlighted properties

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school profile: The Kingsley School

102 schools’ open days 110 family matters feature: fitness fun 114 books recommended by: Octavia’s Bookshop

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style & lifestyle 118 editor’s choice: fashion & beauty 120 retail feature: Cotswold Trading 122 editor’s choice: food & drink 124 food & drink feature: traditionally romantic 132 the preview interview: Charlie Calder-Potts 136 specialist business profile: Qutis Witney 139 new business profile: Stone & Wood Tiles 142 artist profile: Rachel Ducker 144 my cotswolds: Scarlett Harrisv

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THE GRAND POTTERY SALE

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Our pottery is designed and made on-site using 300 year old mould-making and slip-casting techniques for teapot and jug production.

It is hand-decorated by our team of specialist painters.

Come and have a tour of the pottery and see for yourself how it is all done.

One of the gardens is planned within a hornbeam walk and planted in a contemporary double border fashion. The second is a more traditional cottage style border by a Cotswold wall.

These will be full of colour from May onwards. Come and be inspired!

Our award-winning showroom displays all our pottery patterns under one roof – 140 in total – some over 20 years old and still going strong. Also on display are a carefully selected range of contemporary gifts for family and friends including jewellery, bags, textiles and much, much more.

Take a break in our spacious Country Café, which serves a wide variety of delicious food, cooked daily in our kitchen using traditional Oxfordshire recipes. Taste our stunning savoury pies and flans – try our sweet homemade biscuits and some of the best cakes you will ever taste!

Opening Hours 7 days a week, Monday to Saturday 9am–5pm and Sundays and Bank Holidays 10.30am–5pm We are a 5 minute drive from Witney on the B4449 between Standlake and Bampton.

Aston Pottery, Kingsway Farm, Bampton Road, Aston, Oxfordshire OX18 2BT

Visit us on Facebook to see our latest designs and displays: www.facebook.com/AstonPottery

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PREVIEW Contributing Writer Sally Bult editorial@guidemedia.co.uk Sales Manager, Central & South Cotswolds Lucy Dowie lucy@guidemedia.co.uk

Charlie Calder-Potts ‘Book of Kings’, a solo exhibition of paintings by Charlie Calder-Potts, takes place at Fosse Gallery in Stow-on-the-Wold from Sunday 7 to 27 February.

The show is based on Charlie’s time spent recently in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Official War Artist sponsored by the 9th/12th Royal Lancers. Here, she talks to Sally Bult about a childhood spent in Gloucestershire and the events that have shaped her artistic career…

Sales Manager, Cheltenham Helen Edwards helen@guidemedia.co.uk Sales Manager, North Cotswolds Susannah Gardiner susannah@guidemedia.co.uk

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It is a well known reality that New Year resolutions often slip after just a few weeks. So, if you’re looking to kick-start some healthy habits in 2016, one of the indoor sports featured on the followingEditor’s Choice… FOOD & DRINK pages may be just the thing to help keep you motivated…

To free your mind and body of festive excesses, consider

Managing Editor & Director Eleanor Chadwick eleanor@guidemedia.co.uk With many thanks to Preview’s Advisory Panel

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taking the 30 day Veganuary pledge and go vegan for the month of January. If you are exploring this type of diet, it is well worth heading to Asparagasm in Nailsworth, the recently opened vegan and gluten-free deli and dining climbingorganic wall at cold Far Peak room. You canAsample pressed juices and smoothies, items from the superfood salad bars and daily specials featuring raw food treats such as smoky nut ‘cheese’. There are also delicious raw cakes on the JANUARY– FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview menu, packed with superfoods.

Chef’s Table events to date have presented dining experiences including raw food feasts from Deborah Durrant of Deliciously Raw. For news of workshop programmes and celebration dining events in 2016, contact dine@asparagasm.com or visit asparagasm.com

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Calling all coffee aficionados – you can now find Ue Coffee Roasters’ uniquely delicious wood-roasted coffee at Delicacy in Chipping Norton: 01608 642843 / OX7 5NH / delicacy.org.uk / uecoffeeroasters.com

New for 2016, Miyuki’s Kitchen in Oddington, near Stow-onthe-Wold, is hosting Japanese cooking classes. There are four evening classes in the series, starting with Traditional Japanese Seasonings and then covering Japanese hot pots, salads and fish and meat dishes. Each class costs £75 per person or the series of four is £280. For full details of the class dates and availability: miyuki@miyukiskitchen.co.uk / 07944 748457

The Wild Duck in Ewen, Gloucestershire, is the latest addition to The Lucky Onion’s portfolio of smart No.131 in Cheltenham and The Wheatsheaf in Northleach.

The 16th century inn will close early in 2016 for a full refurbishment and will then reopen in late summer with 12 bedrooms, all individually designed by co-owner Georgie Pearman. One to watch. The Wild Duck Inn: 01285 770310 / GL7 6BY / thewildduckewen.com

hotels and restaurants, which GALLERY also includes EXHIBITION IN SPOTLIGHT: SARAH SPACKMAN AT SARAH WISEMAN

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Sarah Spackman exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford This exhibition, entitled ‘A Closer Look’, presents a new series of still life paintings by the acclaimed Oxford-based artist Sarah Spackman…

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Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Kurt Jackson: Place at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Winter Exhibition at Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton Creative Forum Winter Show at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford Craigie Aitchison exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Mind the Gap at Nature in Art, Twigworth Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock Victoria Art Gallery

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Performing Arts Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Christmas Carol at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Cinderella at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 4pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:30pm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath 17th century Christmas at Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Kurt Jackson: Place at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Creative Forum Winter Show at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Mind the Gap at Nature in Art, Twigworth Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

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Performing Arts Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 5pm Christmas Carol at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 5pm Cinderella at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 4pm Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Cheltenham Town Hall, 3pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2pm Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 5pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Victorian Christmas at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon

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Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Creative Forum Winter Show at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Mind the Gap at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Wilson

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Lemur Feeding talk at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford It’s a White Christmas at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Victorian Christmas at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon WWI, Christmas and the Truce at Halls Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon 17th century Christmas at Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Antique & Collectors’ Fair at St Laurence Church Hall, Stroud Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Creative Forum Winter Show at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock The John Davies Gallery

Performing Arts Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Victorian Christmas at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon WWI, Christmas and the Truce at Halls Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon 17th century Christmas at Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon Oliver film showing at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Winter Exhibition at Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton Creative Forum Winter Show at Corinium Museum, Cirencester David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Craigie Aitchison exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

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Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Small Still Life in Oil workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester The Man from U.N.C.L.E. film showing at Barnsley House, near Cirencester Fruit Pruning Made Easy course at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Winter Exhibition at Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Craigie Aitchison exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Junction Art Gallery

Performing Arts Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Lables at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Cinderella at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester

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Exhibitions & Auctions Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Winter Exhibition at Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Craigie Aitchison exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Everyman Theatre

Performing Arts Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Lables at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Cinderella at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm ELO Experience at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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RSC Swan Theatre

Frost, Family & Friends at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Winter Exhibition at Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford Craigie Aitchison exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Performing Arts

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january

Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Call Mr Robeson at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Cinderella at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm 12th Night Revels at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 7pm

Events Portrait Masterclass at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Indian Spice masterclass cookery course at Thyme, Southrop

saturday

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Performing Arts Victoria Art Gallery

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january sunday

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Jack and the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Bath, 5pm Cinderella at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 4pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Mindfulness walk at Prior Park, Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh

Performing Arts Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Five Day Bread Making cookery course at Bertinet Kitchen, Bath Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle What to do in your Garden winter course at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley

The John Davies Gallery

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january monday

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Gallery Pangolin

Performing Arts Lord of the Flies at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Samba film showing at Pound Arts, Corsham Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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january tuesday

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Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock The John Davies Gallery

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january

wednesday

Performing Arts Lord of the Flies at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Stewart Lee live comedy at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 8pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:15pm Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Dark Island live music at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 8pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Paper Towns film showing at Barnsley House, near Cirencester Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock Gallery Pangolin

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january thursday

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Performing Arts Lord of the Flies at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm One Night of Elvis at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Joo Yeon Sir & Irina Andrievsky concert at Pittville Pump Room, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Circus of Horrors at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7:30pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 6:30pm

Events Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester The Company You Keep film showing at Pound Arts, Corsham *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Performing Arts Lord of the Flies at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Hits of Motown at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm African Children’s Choir at Stratford ArtsHouse, 7pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Gary Delaney live comedy at Swindon Arts Centre, 8pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath

RSC Theatre

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january friday

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall David Martin: Master of Still Life at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Performing Arts Lord of the Flies at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Who is Dory Previn? at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm London Swing Orchestra at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Let’s Hang On at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Cinderella at Lister Hall, Dursley, 7:30pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:30pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 7:30pm

Events Learn to Crochet workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Bouillabaisse masterclass cookery course at Thyme, Southrop Betfred Classic Chase Day at Warwick Racecourse *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Sarah Wiseman Gallery

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january saturday

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock

Performing Arts

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january sunday

The Simon & Garfunkel Story at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm Philharmonia Orchestra matinée at Cheltenham Town Hall, 3pm Cinderella at Lister Hall, Dursley, 2:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2pm The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes at Swindon Arts Centre, 7:30pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 2:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon

Exhibitions & Auctions Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Sarah Wiseman Gallery

Performing Arts Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events

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Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Furniture Painting workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle

january monday

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud John Horton exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm The 39 Steps at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Cinderella at Lister Hall, Dursley, 7:30pm The River at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge

Gallery Pangolin

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january tuesday

Exhibitions & Auctions Philip Bouchard: 52 Views of Bath at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud John Horton exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm The 39 Steps at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Politically Incorrect at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Jack and the Beanstalk at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm Lunchtime recital at Pound Arts, Corsham, 1pm Cinderella at Lister Hall, Dursley, 7:30pm The River at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Ed Byrne live comedy at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 8pm

Events The Instinctive Cook course at Thyme, Southrop *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Victoria Art Gallery

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wednesday

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Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford John Horton exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts

Gallery Pangolin

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january thursday

Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm The Forbidden Door at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The 39 Steps at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Politically Incorrect at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Jack and the Beanstalk at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm The River at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 6:30pm

Events Curator tour at The Wilson, Cheltenham Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester 45 Years film showing at Pound Arts, Corsham

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

Performing Arts

Jack and the Beanstalk

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Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm The 39 Steps at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Jack and the Beanstalk at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm Jethro at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Bon Giovi at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Farnham Maltings: It’s a Wonderful Life at Pound Arts, Corsham, 7:30pm Cinderella at Lister Hall, Dursley, 7:30pm The River at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Gary Delaney live comedy at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:45pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Worbey & Farrell comedy and piano at Swindon Arts Centre, 7:30pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 7:30pm

Events John Goodall talk at Wootton Village Hall, near Woodstock *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

Performing Arts Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm The 39 Steps at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Only Fools and 3 Courses Dining at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Hal Cruttenden live comedy at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Cinderella at Lister Hall, Dursley, 7:30pm The River at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 7:30pm

Events The Oxfordshire Home Front 1916 talk at Banbury Museum Jerwood Drawing Prize: Artist’s talk at The Wilson, Cheltenham Experimental Drawing workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Charcuterie cookery course at Thyme, Southrop Weekend Shrub Pruning course at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley

The Wilson

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january saturday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud John Horton exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath, 5:30pm Jack and the Beanstalk at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 2:30pm Ken Dodd’s Happiness Show at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 6pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2pm Little Miss Muffet at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, 2:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Trainwreck film showing at Barnsley House, near Cirencester Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Dyrham Park

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january sunday

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Lacock Abbey

Performing Arts Jazz Monday at Circo, Bath, from 7pm

Events

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january monday

Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Printed Textiles workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Fine Art, Antiques & Silver sale at Chorley’s, Prinknash Abbey Park Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud

The Wilson

Performing Arts

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St Petersbourg Ballet: Swan Lake at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Round and Round the Garden at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath La Familie Belier film showing at Pound Arts, Corsham Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud

Sarah Wiseman Gallery

Performing Arts St Petersbourg Ballet: Swan Lake at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Round and Round the Garden at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Richard Digance live music at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Isy Suttie live comedy at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:45pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Par For The Course at Swindon Arts Centre, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Fruit Pruning workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley

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january

wednesday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud

Performing Arts St Petersbourg Ballet: Swan Lake at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Round and Round the Garden at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Les Liaisons Dangereuse: NT Live at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm Graffiti Classics live music at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Les Liaisons Dangereuses: NT live at Pound Arts, Corsham, 7pm She’Koyokh live music at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Breadmaking cookery course at Thyme, Southrop *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Thyme at Southrop

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january thursday

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud

Performing Arts

RSC Theatre

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january friday

Transports at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Round and Round the Garden at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Alive and Brel at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Classic Rock Show at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm London Haydn Quartet at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Pinnochio at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7:30pm

Events Inside Out film showing at Pound Arts, Corsham Asian Street Food Feast at Market Chamber, Nailsworth

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud

Thyme at Southrop

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january Saturday

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Performing Arts St Petersbourg Ballet: The Nutcracker at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Round and Round the Garden at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Alive and Brel at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm CSO: Russia – Revolution & Romance at Pittville Pump Room, 7:30pm Transports at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Son Yambu live music at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 8pm Pinnochio at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7:30pm

Events White Line Woodblock workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Thai masterclass cookery course at Thyme, Southrop *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Audrey Hepburn photographic exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Animals in Arcady at Museum in the Park, Stroud

The Chequers, Churchill

Performing Arts Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2pm European Union Chamber Orchestra at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Being A.P. film showing at Barnsley House, near Cirencester Sunday lunch with Fergus Henderson at The Chequers, Churchill Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival at Gloucester Guildhall Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle

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january sunday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh

Warwick Castle

Performing Arts Let it Be at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Paul Carrack live music at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Harbours Scene workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh

The Wilson

Performing Arts Let it Be at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm The Perfect Murder at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm

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February tuesday

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Money, Money, Money trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle

Exhibitions & Auctions

Victoria Art Gallery

The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Philip Bouchard: 52 Views of Bath at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh

Performing Arts Let it Be at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Mmm Hmm at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Perfect Murder at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm Connie’s Colander at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm

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Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh

Performing Arts Let it Be at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Mmm Hmm at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Perfect Murder at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm The Takács Quartet at Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 7:30pm Mark Steel live comedy at Sundial Theatre, Cirencester, 8pm Alice in Wonderland at Stratford ArtsHouse, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester A Walk in the Woods film showing at Pound Arts, Corsham

Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh

Performing Arts Let it Be at Theatre Royal, Bath, 5:30pm Mmm Hmm at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Perfect Murder at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Marked at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm Mark Steel live comedy at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Alice in Wonderland at Stratford ArtsHouse, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Learn to Needlefelt workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Banff Mountain Film Festival at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa Rose Pruning workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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The Theatre, Chipping Norton

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Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford

Performing Arts Theatre Royal, Bath

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February saturday

Let it Be at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Shazia Mirza live comedy at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Perfect Murder at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Noises Off at Cheltenham Playhouse, 7:45pm The Illegal Eagles at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Ultimate Bowie at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Jenny Eclair live comedy at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 8pm Alice in Wonderland at Stratford ArtsHouse, 7:30pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Modern Hand Lettering workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Chocolate Baking cookery course at Thyme, Southrop Richard II director talk at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Willow Garden Structures workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Bill Viola: Artist Rooms at The Wilson, Cheltenham Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts

Fosse Gallery

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Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra at Pittville Pump Room, 3pm Lisa McHugh live music at Sundial Theatre, Cirencester, 7:30pm The London Welsh Male Voice Choir at Gloucester Cathedral, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Music from the Movies concert at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 3pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Escobar: Paradise Lost film showing at Barnsley House, near Cirencester Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts

Subscription Rooms, Stroud

The 39 Steps at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Reel Life at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Saskia Griffiths-Moore live music at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 8pm

Events An Introduction to Bread Making course at Bertinet Kitchen, Bath Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Bind Your Own Artist’s Journal workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts The 39 Steps at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Reel Life at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Beatlemania at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Sarah Millican live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Cheltenham Town Hall

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts Theatre Royal, Bath

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wednesday

The 39 Steps at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Legend of the Holy Drinker at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Tortoise and the Hare at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 4pm Sarah Millican live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Take Two live music at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 8pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Early Spring walk at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Doctor Faustus director talk at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Royal Spa Centre

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Performing Arts The 39 Steps at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Legend of the Holy Drinker at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Ronnie Scott’s Story at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Frankie Boyle live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Lee Nelson live comedy at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Dressing Mrs Dunch lecture at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Taste of Thai cookery course at Thyme, Southrop *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts The 39 Steps at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Dillie Keane live music at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Madam Butterfly at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Folk Three live music at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Gerry Cross The Mersey at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm David O’Doherty live comedy at Stratford ArtsHouse, 8pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Upstage, Downstage at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 7:30pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Bel Mooney talk at Wootton Village Hall, near Woodstock

Fosse Gallery

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february friday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Everyman Theatre

Performing Arts The 39 Steps at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Madam Butterfly at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Folk Three live music at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Tony Law live comedy at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:45pm Fluffed Up at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 8pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Exhibitions & Auctions

Fosse Gallery

The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Display of Roman jewellery at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford

Performing Arts Folk Three live music at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Ensemble 360 concert at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 3pm

Events

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February sunday

Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Casablanca film showing at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Exhibitions & Auctions

Fashion Museum

The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts Confusions at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm

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Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Beginning with Acrylics workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Philip Bouchard: 52 Views of Bath at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Chris Sinden exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Sister Act at Wykeham Theatre, Banbury Academy, 7:30pm Hero’s Welcome at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Royal Spa Centre, 2:30pm Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto at Stratford ArtsHouse, 7:30pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Wild Bird Feed at WWT Slimbridge

Victoria Art Gallery

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Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Chris Sinden exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Sister Act at Wykeham Theatre, Banbury Academy, 7:30pm Confusions at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm The Birthday Party at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Paddy McGuiness live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham The Instinctive cook course at Thyme, Southrop Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Cheltenham Town Hall

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Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Chris Sinden exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts

Theatre Royal, Bath

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February thursday

Sister Act at Wykeham Theatre, Banbury Academy, 7:30pm Confusions at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm The Birthday Party at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Midsummer Night’s Dream at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm The Dire Straits Experience at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts

Victoria Art Gallery

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February friday

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Sister Act at Wykeham Theatre, Banbury Academy, 7:30pm Hero’s Welcome at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm The Birthday Party at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Midsummer Night’s Dream at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again... AGAIN! at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Henning Wehn live comedy at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Poster Exhibition at John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts Sister Act at Wykeham Theatre, Banbury Academy, 7:30pm Confusions at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Birthday Party at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Midsummer Night’s Dream at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm Henning Wehn live comedy at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Juno and the Paycock at Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Art for the Terrified workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Chracuterie cookery course at Thyme, Southrop Willow Garden Structure workshop at Nature in Art, Twigworth Saturday Fruit Pruning course at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Fosse Gallery

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february saturday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Chris Sinden exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Dany Bryant live music at Tithe Barn, Bishop’s Cleeve Warwick Tap: Pizazz at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 3pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Tithe Barn, Bishop’s Cleeve

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february *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Holburne Museum

Performing Arts Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm Local Band Night at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events

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February monday

Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Furniture Painting workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon The Scented Garden course at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Fosse Gallery

Performing Arts Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm Of Mice and Men at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

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Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Dream 16 director talk at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Philip Bouchard: 52 Views of Bath at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Leo Goatley exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Victoria Art Gallery

Performing Arts Hobson’s Choice at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Of Mice and Men at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Howlers at the Hall at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm

Events Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

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wednesday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts Hobson’s Choice at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm Of Mice and Men at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Me Show at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Gilbert O’Sullivan live music at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Psychic Sally at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Don Quixote at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Ceramics drop-in workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Supper with Valentine Warner at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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Gallery Pangolin

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Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Gallery Pangolin

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February friday

Performing Arts Hobson’s Choice at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm Of Mice and Men at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Me Show at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Signum Quartet at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Don Quixote at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events The Independent Bath Literature Festival at venues across the city Ceramics & New Technologies Symposium at Holburne Museum, Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold

Performing Arts Cheltenham College

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Hobson’s Choice at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm Of Mice and Men at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Derek Paravicini Quartet at Big Classical at Cheltenham College, 7:30pm An Evening of Opera at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Don Quixote at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Bee Gees Fever at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm

Events The Independent Bath Literature Festival at venues across the city Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Saturday Fruit Pruning course at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 16 Cotswold preview

WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Behind the Scenes at Fashion Museum, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Kaleidoscope at Modern Art Oxford

Performing Arts Mercury at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Simon Weston: My Life, My Story at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Flowers Brass Band at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 3pm

Events The Independent Bath Literature Festival at venues across the city Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Farm Safari at Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge

Victoria Art Gallery

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february sunday

Exhibitions & Auctions The Ironstone Art Prize 2016 at Banbury Museum Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford

Performing Arts Hobson’s Choice at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:45pm King Charles III at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenahm, 7:45pm A Midsummer’s Night Dream at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Don Quixote at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Newark Park

Events The Independent Bath Literature Festival at venues across the city Deer feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath Spring flowers at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Folded Dipthycs and Tripthycs workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Wild bird feeding at WWT Slimbridge Guided town walk in Stratford-upon-Avon Shrub Pruning workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley Flight of the Eagles showcase at Warwick Castle Snowdrops at Newark Park, Wotton-under-Edge *For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 54.

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CONTACT DETAILS A handy reference guide to the galleries, museums, National Trust properties, theatres, concert halls, hotels, visitor attractions and all other Cotswold venues mentioned in our diary pages…

American Museum in Britain: 01225 460503 / BA2 7BD / americanmuseum.org Anne Hathaway’s Cottage: 01789 201806 / CV37 6QW / shakespeare.org.uk Arc Theatre: 0845 299 0476 / BA14 0ES / arctheatre.org.uk The Assembly, Leamington Spa: 0844 854 1358 / CV31 3NF / leamingtonassembly.com Avebury Manor and Garden: 01672 539153 / SN8 1RF / nationaltrust.org.uk/avebury Bacon Theatre: 01242 258002 / GL51 6HE / bacontheatre.co.uk Bath Abbey: 01225 422462 / BA1 1LT / bathabbey.org Bath Assembly Rooms: 01225 477173 / BA1 2QH / nationaltrust.org.uk/bath-assembly-rooms Bath Racecourse: 01225 424609 / BA1 9BU / bath-racecourse.co.uk Banbury Museum: 01295 753752 / OX16 2PQ / cherwell.gov.uk/museum Bampton Classical Opera: 01993 851876 / bamptonopera.org

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Barnsley House: 01285 740000 / GL7 5EE / barnsleyhouse.com Barnsley Herb Garden: 07773 687493 / GL7 5EE / herbsforhealing.net Batsford Arboretum: 01386 701441 / GL56 9AB / batsarb.co.uk Beckford’s Tower: 01225 460705 / BA1 2LR / beckfordstower.org.uk The Bertinet Kitchen: 01225 445531 / BA1 2QR / thebertinetkitchen.com Blockley Decorative and Fine Art Society: GL56 9BY / blockleydfas.org Bridge House Theatre (BHT): 01926 776438 / CV34 6PP / bridgehousetheatre.co.uk Buckland Manor: 01386 852626 / WR12 7LY / bucklandmanor.co.uk Building of Bath Collection: 01225 333895 / BA1 5NA / buildingofbathcollection.org.uk Buscot Estate: 01793 762209 / SN6 7PT / nationaltrust.org.uk/buscot-coleshill-estates Cotswold Art and Antique Dealers’ Association: 07831 850544 / cotswolds-antiques-art.com

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Campden Gallery: 01386 841555 / GL55 6AG / campdengallery.co.uk Chapel Arts Centre: 01225 461700 / BA1 1QR / chapelarts.org Charlecote Park: 01789 470277 / CV35 9ER / nationaltrust.org.uk/charlecote-park Chastleton House: 01494 755560 / GL56 0SU / nationaltrust.org.uk/chastleton-house-and-garden Chedworth Roman Villa: 01242 890256 / GL54 3LJ / nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth-roman-villa Cheltenham Town Hall: 01242 521621 / GL52 1QA / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk Chorley’s Auctioneers & Valuers: 01452 344499 / GL4 8EU / www.chorleys.com Cirencester Philharmonia: cirencesterphil.co.uk The Coach House: 01367 850216 / GL7 3RB / thecoach-house.com Corinium Museum: 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org Cotswold House Hotel: 01386 840330 / GL55 6AN / cotswoldhouse.com Cotswold Wildlife Park: 01993 823006 / OX18 4JP / cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk Coughton Court: 01789 400777 / B49 5JA / coughtoncourt.co.uk The Courts Garden: 01225 782875 / BA14 6RR/ nationaltrust.org.uk/courts-garden Dean Forest Railway and Museum: 01594 845840 / GL15 4ET / deanforestrailway.co.uk Dean Heritage Centre: 01594 822170 / GL14 2UB / deanheritagecentre.com Dormy House: 01386 852711 / WR12 7LF / dormyhouse.co.uk Dursley Operatic & Dramatic Society: 07890 203318 / GL11 4JB / the-dods.com Dyrham Park: 0117 937 2501 / SN14 8ER / nationaltrust.org.uk/dyrham-park Everyman Theatre: 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Farncombe Estate, Broadway: 0333 456 8580 / WR12 7LJ / farncombecourses.co.uk The Fashion Museum: 01225 477789 / BA1 2QH / museumofcostume.co.uk The Forum, Bath: 01225 443114 / BA1 1UG / bathforum.co.uk Fosse Gallery: 01451 831319 / GL54 1AF / fossegallery.com The Gallery @ The Guild: 07870 417144 / GL55 6DS / thegalleryattheguild.co.uk Gallery Pangolin: 01453 889765 / GL6 8NT / gallery-pangolin.com Gloucester Cathedral: 01452 528095 / GL1 2LX / gloucestercathedral.org.uk Gloucester Guildhall: 01452 503050 / GL1 1NS / gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

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Green Park Station: BA1 2DR Gordon Russell Design Museum: 01386 854695 / WR12 7AP / gordonrussellmuseum.org Hall’s Croft: 01789 204016 / CV37 6BG / shakespeare.org.uk Harvey Nichols, Bristol: 0117 916 8888 / BS1 3BZ / harveynichols.com The Heritage Motor Centre: 01926 641188 / CV35 0BJ / heritage-motor-centre.co.uk Herschel Museum of Astronomy: 01225 446865 / BA1 2BL / herschelmuseum.org.uk Hidcote Manor: 01386 438333 / GL55 6LR / nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote Holburne Museum: 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org The John Davies Gallery: 01608 652255 / GL56 9NQ / johndaviesgallery.com John Noott Galleries at Broadway Modern: 01386 858436 / WR12 7AA / john-noott.com Kelmscott Manor: 01367 253348 / GL7 3HJ / kelmscottmanor.org.uk Kenilworth Castle: 01926 748900 / CV8 1NE / english-heritage.org.uk Lacock Abbey: 01249 730459 / SN15 2LG / nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum: 01926 742700 / CV32 4AA / warwickdc.gov.uk Little Buckland Gallery: 01386 853739 / WR12 7JH / littlebucklandgallery.co.uk Lodge Park: 01451 844130 / GL54 3PP / nationaltrust.org.uk/lodge-park-and-sherborne-estate Loft Theatre: 0844 493 4938 / CV31 3AA / loft-theatre.co.uk The Lord Leycester Hospital: 01926 491422 / CV34 4BH / lordleycester.com Lower Slaughter Manor: 01451 820456 / GL54 2HP / lowerslaughter.co.uk Lucknam Park: 01225 742777 / SN14 8AZ / lucknampark.co.uk Lydiard House: 01793 770401 / SN5 3PA / lydiardpark.org.uk MAD Museum: 01926 865831 / CV37 6EF / themadmuseum.co.uk Malmesbury Abbey: 01666 826666 / SN16 0AA / malmesburyabbey.info Mary Arden’s Farm: 01789 204016 / CV37 9HH / shakespeare.org.uk Meantime: 07866 814776 / GL50 4EF / meantime.org.uk Museum in the Park: 01453 763394 / GL5 4AF / museuminthepark.org.uk Nash’s House and New Place: 01789 292325 / CV37 6EP / shakespeare.org.uk National Herb Centre: 01295 690999 / OX17 1DF / herbcentre.co.uk 4

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Nature in Art: 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk New Brewery Arts: 01285 657181 / GL7 1JL / newbreweryarts.org.uk Newark Park: 01453 842644 / GL12 7PZ / nationaltrust.org.uk/newark-park National Gardens Scheme (NGS): ngs.org.uk No.1 Royal Crescent: 01225 428126 / BA1 2LR / bath-preservation-trust.org.uk Noel Arms Hotel: 01386 840317 / GL55 6AT / noelarmshotel.com Old Mill Gallery: 01380 724550 / SN10 5SF / oldmillarts.co.uk The Oxfordshire Museum: 01993 811456 / OX20 1SN / oxfordshire.gov.uk Parabola Arts Centre: 01242 707338 / GL50 3AA / parabolaartscentre.co.uk The Paragon Gallery: 01242 233391 / GL50 1SW / paragongallery.co.uk Pittville Pump Room: 01242 521621 / GL52 3JE / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk Playbox Theatre: 01926 419555 / CV34 6LE / playboxtheatre.com The Playhouse, Cheltenham: 01242 522852 / GL53 7HG / cheltplayhouse.org.uk Pound Arts: 01249 701628 / SN13 9HX / poundarts.org.uk Prema: 01453 860703 / GL11 5SS / prema.org.uk Priory Park: 01225 833422 / BA2 5AH / nationaltrust.org.uk/prior-park Red Rag Gallery: 01451 832563 / GL54 1BB / redraggallery.co.uk Rondo Theatre: 01225 444003 / BA1 6RT / rondotheatre.co.uk Rousham House: 01869 347 110 / OX25 4QU / rousham.org Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa: 01926 742762 / CV32 4AA / warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms Royal Spa Centre: 01926 334418 / CV32 4AT / warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre RSC Swan Theatre: 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk RSC Theatre: 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk RUH (Royal United Hospital): 01225 824987 / BA1 3NG / ruh.nhs.uk/art Sarah Wiseman Gallery: 01865 515123 / OX2 7JL / wisegal.com Shakespeare’s Birthplace: 01789 204016 / CV37 6QW / shakespeare.org.uk Slimbridge Wetland Centre: 01453 891900 / GL2 7BT / wwt.org.uk Snowshill Manor and Garden: 01386 842814 / WR12 7JU / nationaltrust.org.uk/snowshill-manor

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SOTA Gallery: 01993 862799 / OX28 6FG / sotagallery.co.uk Stoneleigh Abbey: 01926 858535 / CV8 2LF / stoneleighabbey.org The Stour Gallery: 01608 664411 / CV36 4AJ / thestourgallery.co.uk Stourhead: 01747 841152 / BA12 6QD / nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead Stratford Racecourse: 01789 267949 / CV37 9SE / stratfordracecourse.net Stratford ArtsHouse: 01789 207100 / CV37 6LU / stratfordartshouse.co.uk Stroud Valley Artspace: 01453 751440 / GL5 2HA / sva.org.uk The Subscription Rooms: 01453 760999 / GL5 1AE / subscriptionrooms.org.uk Sundial Theatre: 01285 654228 / GL7 1XA / sundial-theatre.co.uk Swindon Arts Centre: 01793 614837 / SN1 4BJ / swindon.gov.uk Swindon Museum and Art Gallery: 01793 466556 / SN1 4BA / swindon.gov.uk Tewkesbury Abbey: 01684 850959 / GL20 5RZ / tewkesburyabbey.org.uk The Theatre, Chipping Norton: 01608 642350 / OX7 5NL / chippingnortontheatre.co.uk Theatre Royal, Bath: 01225 448844 / BA1 1ET / theatreroyal.org.uk Three Counties Showground: 01684 584900 / WR13 6NW / threecounties.co.uk Thyme at Southrop Manor: 01367 850174 / GL7 3NX / thymeatsouthrop.co.uk Under the Edge Arts (UTEA): 07791 323869 / GL12 7HW / utea.org.uk Upton House: 01295 670266 / OX15 6HT / nationaltrust.org.uk/upton-house Victoria Art Gallery: 01225 477233 / BA2 4AT / victoriagal.org.uk Warwick Arts Centre: 024 7652 4524 / CV4 7AL / warwickartscentre.co.uk Warwick Racecourse: 0844 579 3013 / CV34 6HN / warwickracecourse.co.uk Waterperry Gardens: 01844 339226 / OX33 1JZ / waterperrygardens.co.uk Westbury Court Garden: 01452 760429 / GL14 1PD / nationaltrust.org.uk/westbury-court-garden Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa: 01666 822888 / SN16 0RB / whatleymanor.com The Wilson: GL50 3JT / 01242 237431 / cheltenhammuseum.org.uk Wootton Village Hall: woottontalks.co.uk Wyvern Theatre: 01793 524481 / SN1 1QN / wyverntheatre.org.uk

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: GRAYSON PERRY EXHIBITION

Expulsion From Number 8 Eden Close by Grayson Perry

from Saturday 9 January

Grayson Perry exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Victoria Art Gallery is showing Grayson Perry’s ‘The Vanity of Small Differences’, a series of six large tapestries that explore the British fascination with taste and class…

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: GRAYSON PERRY EXHIBITION

The Annunciation of the Virgin Deal by Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences comprises six large-scale, exuberant tapestries, each measuring two metres by four metres.

The tapestries were created by Perr y for the BAFTA award winning Channel 4 series All in the Best Possible Taste, which first aired in June 2012.

The series followed Perry as he embarked on ’a safari amongst the taste tribes of Britain’ to gain inspiration for his work. Inspired by William Hogarth’s A Rakes Progress, the tapestries chart the ’class journey’ made by young Tim Rakewell, and feature many of the characters, incidents and objects that Perry encountered on journeys through Sunderland, Tunbridge Wells and the Cotswolds for the TV series.

Bath’s Victoria Art Gallery is hosting the first regional exhibition of the tapestries in the south of England; previously they have been displayed in London, the north of England and overseas.

The works were gifted to the Arts Council Collection and the British Council by the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London, supported by Channel 4 Television, the Art Fund, Sfumato Foundation, and AlixPartners. Grayson Perr y comments, “Of all the pieces I have made, this

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was the one I conceived from the outset as a public artwork. I hope that wherever it goes it not only delights the eye but also sparks debate about class, taste and British society.”

This is the third time that the Victoria Art Gallery has displayed works created and selected by the former Turner Prize winner. In 2009–10, the gallery hosted the Perry-curated Unpopular Culture exhibition, then last year it acquired his Map of Days, a self-portrait in the form of a walled city, for its permanent collection.

Tickets for this exhibition are £4 for adults / £3.50 for seniors and full-time students, with free entry for under 21s and Discovery Card holders.

There are lunchtime tours of the exhibition (12:30pm–1pm) every Thursday from 14 January until 31 March inclusive, which are free of charge for ticket holders and Discovery Card holders.

Victoria Art Galler y is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5pm, and on Sunday from 1:30pm–5pm. It is closed on Mondays and Bank Holidays. The gallery is run by the Bath & North East Somerset Council.

The exhibition continues until 10 April.

Victoria Art Gallery, Bath: 01225 477233 / BA2 4AT / victoriagal.org.uk

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: THE HEYTHROP HUNT POINT-TO-POINT

Sunday 24 January

The Heythrop Hunt Point-to-Point at Cocklebarrow Farm, Aldsworth Now in its third year at Cocklebarrow, the Heythrop point-to-point can claim to be one of the best in the country…

For keen equestrians, the Heythrop point-to-point offers the chance to take part in or watch top quality racing in a beautiful setting.

Cocklebarrow Races always attracts a very high standard of both horse and jockey, but as point-to-point chairman Charlie Brooks says, Cocklebarrow is about more than just the racing: “It is an incredibly good day out for families. We are very proud of the standard of our facilities which include a heated ‘family tent’ where you can eat and drink, out of the cold. Free children’s entertainment features the brilliant Sharky & George in the Kidszone – again, undercover and in the warm. This is perfect winter entertainment.”

There is an impressive variety of bars, hot food stands and trade stands. The Kidszone has face-painting, magicians and mechanical horses

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on which children can experience their first taste of race-riding, with former National Hunt jockey Ollie McPhail, now Lead Education Officer for the British Horseracing Education and Standards Trust.

After proving very popular last year, the Tough Farmer Challenge is set to stage a return.

Taking place between races, this challenge features pairs of men and women tackling what is essentially an “Ironman” competition for the rural community: their tasks including flipping a tractor tyre, building a sheep pen, stacking bales and downing a pint. It makes for hilarious viewing.

Entrance costs £20 per car or £10 for single occupancy. Racing starts at 12 noon.

Cocklebarrow is situated just off the A40 at Aldsworth, Gloucestershire: GL54 3PP

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: THE DEREK PARAVICINI QUARTET CONCERT

Saturday 27 February, 7:30pm

The Derek Paravicini Quartet at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham

This concert, part of Cheltenham College’s Subscription Concert Series, features four of the UK’s most talented young musicians who present a programme of ‘cross-over’ classical, jazz and show music…

The Derek Paravicini Quartet is one of the UK’s most in-demand ’classical cross-over’ groups. It comprises four talented young musicians whose kaleidoscopic sound is underpinned by fiery virtuosity.

The quartet’s pianist, Derek Paravicini, has been hailed as one of the most extraordinary musical entertainers of his generation, despite his blindness, autistism and severe learning difficulties.

He has a repertoire of tens of thousands of pieces – all learnt very rapidly, by ear – but he is perhaps best known for his improvisations. Derek started to teach himself the piano when he was two years old and first shot to fame when he was just nine, playing jazz with the Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra at the Barbican.

The quartet also features Hannah Davey (vocals), Ben Holder (jazz violin) and Ollie Howell (drums). Hannah is one of those rare artists who is equally at home performing jazz and classical music. In addition to performing with the quartet and giving solo recitals, she regularly sings with orchestras and choral societies throughout the UK. Ben is known as one of the UK’s most

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exciting young jazz violinists: his innate sense of swing rhythm and virtuosity make him a natural successor to Grappelli. And, keeping the quartet’s pulse, Ollie is an award winning drummer, composer and bandleader.

The quartet’s cross-over debut album appeals to a wide spectrum of audiences: those who enjoy jazz standards and classical hits as well as songs from musicals and shows. The repertoire spans I Got Rhythm and Autumn Leaves to Danny Boy and Derek’s unique take on Air on a G String.

This concert is held in Big Classical, Cheltenham College’s performance hall. Tickets are £10 / £15 / £25 to include a drink on arrival; the highest priced tickets also include drinks in the interval. The concert starts at 7:30pm.

The final concert in Cheltenham College’s Subscription Concert Series will be Tallis Scholars’ Spem in Alium on Saturday 22 April at 7:30pm.

This will be held in the Cheltenham College Chapel; ticket prices range from £10–£25 Cheltenham College: 01242 265600 / GL53 7LD / cheltenhamcollege.org

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EXHIBITION IN SPOTLIGHT: SARAH SPACKMAN AT SARAH WISEMAN GALLERY

Saturday 16 – Saturday 30 January

Sarah Spackman exhibition at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford This exhibition, entitled ‘A Closer Look’, presents a new series of still life paintings by the acclaimed Oxford-based artist Sarah Spackman…

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EXHIBITION IN SPOTLIGHT: SARAH SPACKMAN AT SARAH WISEMAN GALLERY

Small Satsuma Bowl by Sarah Spackman

For many artists, their studio is their sanctuary.

It is a vital place for discovery, thought and the solitude needed in order to make their work.

For Sarah Spackman, an artist who explores the world through objects and still life, this is particularly true. “I am very interested in how we see things and relate them to their surroundings,” she explains. “I love my studio. It’s only a short bike ride from home, but when I am there I am in a different world.”

Sarah now works from a studio in East Oxford, a former punt-building workshop. She has been a full-time artist since graduating from Byam Shaw and Camberwell Schools of Art in 1981.

Her work is found in numerous private collections and has been acquired by the Allied National Bank of Ireland.

Sarah’s paintings are softly hued and quiet in their presence, but nonetheless powerful and engaging to the viewer. Her palette is meticulous and organised – her colours carefully mixed before

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going anywhere near the canvas – and she uses tiny, chisel shaped brushes to almost sculpt the form into being. Her still life paintings are often described as being jewel-like.

Her subjects matter are largely the things we see every day: flowers from the garden, pots used in the kitchen, fruit from the allotment. However, Sarah feels that there are many ways of looking at things. We can see objects in the normal sense of the word, as things existing remotely from ourselves, or we can experience them through sight as if they are tangible. Sarah’s paintings seek to explore this tangibility, and the tactile space between the viewer and the object. She takes a closer look at things we have around us but don’t always see, and she makes us look again.

Sarah Wiseman Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5:30pm, and on Monday from 10am–4pm.

Sarah Wiseman Gallery, 40–41 South Parade, Oxford: 01865 515123 / OX2 7JL / wisegal.com

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Art by

ARTYSAN The art of the country

Original Contemporary Art Limited Edition Prints Ceramics • Glass • Picture Framing The Old Saddlery · 3A Oxford Street Moreton-in-Marsh · Gloucestershire GL56 0LA

Telephone: 01608 650727 Email: wold.galleries@virgin.net

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS

EXHIBItIOns &AJanuary–February UCtIOns until Sunday 3 January Kurt Jackson: Place at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 01225 477233 / BA2 4AT / victoriagal.org.uk The acclaimed British artist Kurt Jackson has collaborated with a group of contemporary writers for his latest exhibition, Place. Each writer was asked to contribute text about their favourite location in Britain. Jackson then visited each location – including Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival), Bristol docks and Bath – to create works for the show. The exhibition features each writer’s text alongside Jackson’s response to their chosen location. The Victoria Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5pm, and on Sunday from 1:30pm–5pm. until Wednesday 6 January Creative Forum Winter Show at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org Creative Forum is a local group artists and craftspeople who meet once a month at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester. This selling exhibition

Scorcher, Femi Kuti on the Pyramid stage, Glastonbury

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brings together paintings, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, photography and jewellery – all made by hand.

Wednesday 6 January – Thursday 25 February Leo Goatley: Recent Works and Other Visual Allegories at Gloucester Guildhall 01452 503050 / GL1 1NS / gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall Leo Goatley’s contemporary paintings feature figurative representations conjured from motifs of colour and shape. The relationship of science and self is revisited in the larger pieces. until Saturday 9 January Winter Exhibition at Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton 01608 238020 / OX7 5AD / albiongallery.co.uk A mixed show which showcases work designed to lift your sprits on cold winter days. until Saturday 9 January Craigie Aitchison RA: A Colourful Life in Painting at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery 01793 466556 / SN1 4BA / swindon.gov.uk Craigie Aitchison is celebrated as one of the UK’s most important 20th century artists. He relished colour and is known for the intensity of his palette as well as his simple, icon-like compositions. The exhibition features paintings from throughout Aitchison’s career. from Saturday 9 January Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 01225 477233 / BA2 4AT / victoriagal.org.uk This exhibition comprises six large-scale tapestries which Perry created for the Channel 4 series All in the Best Possible Taste. The works explore the British fascination with taste and class. Victoria Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5pm, and 4

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Auctioneers & Valuers

Next Auction

Tuesday 26th January Fine Art, Antiques & Silver Now accepting entries for auctions in March & May to include Jewellery, 20th Century Art & Design

01452 344499 www.chorleys.com Victorian silver caddy spoon Sold for £350, October 2015

Prinknash Abbey Park Gloucestershire GL4 8EU

Sarah Spackman 'A Closer Look' Solo Exhibition 16th - 30th January 2016 Sarah Spackman's paintings explore silent connections with everyday objects;working in a softly hued palette with splashes of vibrant colour, she elevates our perception of the humble and simple.

www.wisegal.com 40/41 South Parade Oxford OX2 7JL 01865 515123

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS on Sunday from 1:30pm-5pm. It is closed on Mondays and Bank Holidays. The exhibition continues until 10 April. For further details, see our What's On feature on pages 47–48. until Sunday 10 January Anne Hardy: Field at Modern Art Oxford 01865 722733 / OX1 1BP / modernartoxford.org.uk You can see major new work by the acclaimed British artist Anne Hardy (b. 1970) who makes environments which incorporate sculptural installation, photography and audio. The exhibition takes the whole gallery as series of landscapes or ’fields’, immersive spaces that Hardy constructs using wood, concrete, carpet and an array of other found materials. She also uses photography, text, light, colour and carefully composed audio landscapes. Her work includes objects salvaged from the streets, and references the fictional worlds of authors such as JG Ballard, Tom McCarthy and Haruki Murakami. Modern Art Oxford is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11am–6pm, and on Sunday, from 12noon–5pm.

Admission is free.

by children and young people in and around Gloucestershire who entered a competition to show how water affects the landscape and wildlife.

Saturday 16 January – Saturday 30 January Sarah Spackman: A Closer Look at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford 01865 515123 / OX2 7JL / wisegal.com This exhibition presents a new series of still life paintings by the acclaimed Oxford-based artist Sarah Spackman. Her jewel-like paintings are softly hued and quiet in their presence, but nonetheless powerful and engaging to the viewer.

Sarah Wiseman Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5:30pm, and on Monday from 10am–4pm. For further details, see our What’s On feature on pages 55–56. until Sunday 17 January World Wide Weave at Museum in the Park, Stroud 01453 763394 / GL5 4AF / museuminthepark.org.uk This is an exhibition of 75 pieces of multimedia textile art by adults, children and young people with learning disabilities 4

Monday 11 January – Friday 5 February The Year Ahead at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford 01453 889765 / GL6 8NT / gallery-pangolin.com This exhibition offers a glimpse of what’s to come at Gallery Pangolin during 2016, with tasters from Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings which again runs alongside the biennial Impress Printmaking Festival; Jubilee, which celebrates the gallery’s 25th birthday in June; and the highly anticipated George Fullard solo exhibition, scheduled for the autumn.

Friday 15 January – Sunday 31 January WILD photography exhibition at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org The WILD (Water with Integrated Local Delivery) exhibition is about raising awareness of our environment. It showcases photography

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Right Hand Rose

by Sarah Spackman at Sarah Wiseman Gallery

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www.fossegallery.com Fosse Gallery Fine Art, The Manor House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 1AF 01451 831319 mail@fossegallery.com

Charlie Calder Potts – Book of Kings 7th – 27th February 2016 Sit in silence and go into darkness, Kabul, Afghanistan Aluminium, 150 x 130 cm

Grayson Perry The Vanity of Small Differences Grayson Perry, The Adoration of the Cage Fighters 2012, wool, cotton, acrylic, polyester and silk tapestry 200 x 400cm (detail)

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Victoria Art Gallery 9 January – 10 April

By Pulteney Bridge Bath BA2 4AT Tel 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk Tue to Sat 10.00-5.00 Sun 1.30-5.00

Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre London and British Council.

Gift of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery with the support of Channel 4 Television, The Art Fund and Sfumato Foundation with additional support from AlixPartners. © Grayson Perry.

Photography © Stephen White.

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living in communities in 19 countries, from the USA to Vietnam and South Africa. The show marks 75 years of the Camphill Movement and celebrates unity in diversity as well as that spark of creativity which is common to all humanity. until Sunday 17 January Medicate 2015 at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum 01926 742700 / CV32 4AA / warwickdc.gov.uk Between 2000 and 2005, the Art Gallery & Museum developed a collection of contemporary art works which explore the history of the Royal Pump Rooms as a former centre for medical treatments, especially hydrotherapy and physiotherapy. 10 years after the project finished, this exhibition revisits these artworks as well as more recent acquisitions inspired by the same theme. until Sunday 17 January Winter Show at Junction Art Gallery, Woodstock 01993 358707 / OX20 1TJ / junctionartgallery.co.uk Since opening in early 2012, Junction Art Gallery has been firmly committed to exhibiting exceptional, contemporary fine art and craft made in the UK. This year’s Winter Show continues in this vein. Exhibitors include Frances Bloomfield, Lorraine Wake, Tiffany Scull, Alex Yule, Elaine Bolt, Stephanie Cunningham, Sarah Jenkins, Christine Kaltoft and Rory Mclauchlan. Junction Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5pm, and on Sunday from 11am–4pm.

Tuesday 19 January – Sunday 24 January John Horton exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk John Horton is a member of The Wildlife Art Society International (TWASI) and won the Christopher Parsons Award for artistic excellence is 2003, 2010 and 2011. His art

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covers a wide variety of subjects from general landscape to animal portraiture and wildlife. until Sunday 24 January Gold: an exhibition from the Royal Collection at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Since it was first worked into decorative forms about 5000 years ago, gold has inspired and appealed to artists around the world. This exhibition brings together 60 items spanning the Early Bronze Age to the 20th century, on loan from the Royal Collection.

Tuesday 26 January Fine Art, Antiques & Silver sale at Chorley’s Auction House, Prinknash Abbey Park 01452 344499 / GL4 8EX / simonchorley.com Chorley’s January sale includes fine art, antiques and silver. Viewing is on Sunday 24 (10am–4pm), Monday 25 (9am–5pm) and from 8:30am–10am on the morning of the auction. A fully illustrated catalogue is available on Chorley’s website. The auction house is now also accepting entries for its auctions in March and May, to include jewellery and 20th century Design & Art.

Perfect by Lorraine Waker at Junction Art Gallery

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS

Audrey Hepburn photographed

by Douglas Kirkland for How To Steal A Million, 1966

until Sunday 31 January Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham 01242 237431 / GL50 3JT / cheltenhammuseum.org.uk This high profile photographic exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery shows a selection of around 70 images defining Hepburn’s life story. The Wilson, Cheltenham’s art gallery and museum, is part of The Cheltenham Trust. Entry to this show is £7 for adults, £5 for concessions and free for children aged 16 and under.

work is internationally celebrated as establishing video as a pioneering art form. The Wilson is open daily, from 9:30am–5:15pm. Admission is free.

Sunday 7 February – Saturday 27 February Charlie Calder-Potts: Book of Kings at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 831319 / GL54 1AF / fossegallery.com Book of Kings, a solo exhibition of paintings by Charlie Calder Potts, is based on the artist’s time spent recently in Afghanistan and Iraq as an Official War Artist. The show looks at both the ancient and contemporary relationship between the Middle East and the UK. Unlike most war artists, Calder-Potts was not ’parachuted in’ to alien territory: she has been travelling around the Middle East since her teenage years, immersing herself in the rich culture of a region now almost exclusively presented by the media as an ideological battleground between East and West – a perception her exhibition sets out to correct.

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until Thursday 7 February Bill Viola: ARTIST ROOMS exhibition at The Wilson, Cheltenham 01242 237431 / GL50 3JT / cheltenhammuseum.org.uk As part of ARTIST ROOMS On Tour, The Wilson is hosting three thought-provoking installation works by contemporary video artist Bill Viola. Viola’s

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And All The Birds Jon Buck

Friday 5 February – Friday 26 February Collaborations at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org What happens when a milliner and weaver work together? What might a textile artist and furniture maker create when they share their skills and experience? Stemming from the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen’s long tradition of collaboration, this exhibition shows the creative processes of ten pairs of makers as they work together.

Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 22nd February - 1st April Our annual exhibition of works on paper featuring prints and drawings by Modern and contemporary sculptors CHALFORD - GLOS - GL6 8NT 01453 889765 gallery@pangolin-editions.com www.gallery-pangolin.com

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I am the gate that fears no fall II

by Charlie Calder-Potts at Fosse Gallery

a single image, for example etching photographic images onto sheets of metal – including recycled plates from scrapped ’Warthog’ armoured vehicles brought back from Camp Bastion for her by the RAF – then building the picture up in layers. The exhibition features 30 pieces, varying from works on paper to large installation work, with prices ranging from £650 to £12,000. The complete exhibition can be viewed on-line at the gallery’s website from mid-January. Fosse Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am–5pm.

Tuesday 16 February – Sunday 21 February Chris Sinden exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk Artist Chris Sinden specialises in linocuts: some have a conventional format but others demonstrate his own collage style of printing.

These complicated linocuts have been exhibited with the Society of Wildlife Artists every year since 2007 and in 2013 he was elected to be an Associate member of the Society.

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from Saturday 20 February Sculptors’ Prints and Drawings 2016 at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford 01453 889765 / GL6 8NT / gallery-pangolin.com The gallery’s annual exhibition of works on paper featuring prints and drawings by Modern and contemporary sculptors. The exhibition continues until 1 April. throughout January & February Michael Eden: History Re-Printed at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Michael Eden uses cutting-edge 3D printing technology to create objects inspired by historical themes. History Re-Printed includes new work influenced by the Holburne and its surroundings, exploring advancements in science and the arts, the Lunar Society and the lavish experience of dining in the 18th century. The exhibition continues until 28 March.

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS / PERFORMING ARTS

PERFORMInG AJanuary–February Rts Friday 8 January ELO Experience at Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210 / GL52 1QA / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk With more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band, Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra left behind a vast musical legacy. This performance is by the tribute act ELO Experience, as part of its 10th anniversary tour. until Sunday 10 January Cinderella pantomime at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Don’t miss the last few days of this winter’s pantomime at the Everyman, featuring Tweedy and William Elliott. until Sunday 10 January Robin Hood pantomime at The Theatre, Chipping Norton 01608 642350 / OX7 5NL / chippingnortontheatre.co.uk Deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest, a band of Merry Men live free, led by their dashing young hero. In this traditional pantomime, the outlaw hero takes on his nemesis – the wicked Sherriff of Nottingham.

Wednesday 13 January – Saturday 16 January Teechers presented by Everyman Theatre Company at Gloucester Guildhall 01452 503050 / GL1 1NS / gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall A zany and fast-moving comedy about teachers and life at modern secondary school.

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Thursday 14 January Joo Yeon Sir and Irina Andrievsky at Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham 0844 576 2210 / GL52 3JE / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk A concert by British violinist Joo Yuen Sir accompanied by pianist Irina Andrievsky. The programme spans works by Bach, Grieg, Poulenc and Frolov.

Tuesday 19 January – Saturday 23 January The 39 Steps at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, is recreated for the stage in this Olivier Award winning comedy. The inventive production features four actors playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun.

Tuesday 19 January – Sunday 24 January Hetty Feather at Theatre Royal, Bath 01225 448844 / BA1 1ET / theatreroyal.org.uk From author Jacqueline Wilson, the tale of plucky Hetty Feather is brought to life on stage in this Olivier Award nominated production which features original live music, songs and circus skills. Hetty Feather is an adventure story for the whole family.

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until Friday 22 January Love for Love at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratfordupon-Avon 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk Selina Cadell directs Congreve’s Restoration comedy where love for love is stronger than love for money. until Saturday 23 January Queen Anne at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratfordupon-Avon 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk Helen Edmundson’s new play explores the little known story of a monarch caught between friendship and duty. The year is 1702. William III is on the throne and England is on the verge of war.

Princess Anne is soon to become Queen and her advisors vie for influence over the future monarch.

Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, is a close friend who begins to exert increasing pressure on Anne as she pursues her own designs on power.

Tuesday 26 January – Saturday 30 January Round and Round the Garden at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Alan Ayckbourn’s play follows assistant librarian Norman, his in-laws and the local vet over one summer weekend in a Sussex country house.

Oblivious to the repercussions of his attempted

seductions, Norman leaves a trail of havoc, misunderstandings and comedy consequences.

Ayckbourn’s acerbic wit reveals the secrets, lies and deception which simmer beneath the surface of family relationships.

Thursday 28 January Graffiti Classics at The Theatre, Chipping Norton 01608 642350 / OX7 5NL / chippingnortontheatre.co.uk Graffiti Classics bursts the boundaries of the traditional string quartet with its all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. Expect a broad spectrum of music from Beethoven to Bluegrass and Strauss to Saturday Night Fever.

Friday 29 January London Haydn Quartet at Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa 01926 334418 / CV32 4AA / warwickdc.gov.uk/ The players in the London Haydn Quartet specialise in the Classical repertoire and use gut strings. The programme includes quartets by Hummel, Beethoven and Haydn.

Saturday 30 January – Saturday 6 February Noises Off at The Playhouse, Cheltenham 01242 522852 / GL53 7HG / cheltplayhouse.org.uk The award winning play Noises Off is a farce within a farce. The action sees lovers frolic, doors slam, clothes cast aside and embarrassing results ensuing. until Sunday 31 January Wendy & Peter Pan at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk Ella Hickson’s acclaimed re-telling of JM Barrie’s classic children’s story returns to Stratford.

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Sunday 31 January European Union Chamber Orchestra at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud 01453 760999 / GL5 1AE / subscriptionrooms.org.uk The EUCO presents a programme of works by Vivaldi, Haydn and Wells as well as Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.12 in A,

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WHAT’S ON: PERFORMING ARTS desperate for a deeper understanding of the universe – and for the worldwide fame that it will bring. Risking everything, he conjures the demon Mephistopheles and asks him to strike a deal with Lucifer: 24 years of absolute knowledge and infinite power in exchange for his soul. But as he begins to revel in his new powers, the world around him starts to collapse and the clock inexorably counts down to the final moment of reckoning.

Clare Teal at Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn

with soloist Martin James Bartlett (BBC Young Musician of the Year).

Tuesday 2 February – Saturday 6 February The Perfect Murder at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace star in Peter James’ critically acclaimed comedy thriller, The Perfect Murder. Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for a long time, but their marriage has reached crisis point and Victor has decided there is only one way to get Joan out of his life forever... however, he’s about to get a nasty surprise. As Detective Roy Grace starts to investigate his very first homicide case, dark forces intervene and Grace begins to fear that nothing is quite as it seems.

Friday 5 February Clare Teal live music at Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn 0844 576 2210 / GL52 8LU / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk The award winning jazz singer Clare Teal loves to create a melting pot of styles and genres, all sung in her inimitable style.

Tuesday 9 February Sarah Millican live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576221 / GL52 1QA / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk Sarah Millican presents her latest show, Outsider. 4

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Thursday 4 February Mark Steel live comedy at Sundial Theatre, Cirencester 01285 654228 / GL7 1XA / sundial-theatre.co.uk The critically acclaimed star of BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and BBC Radio 4’s Mark Steel’s in Town presents his solo show, Who Do I Think I Am? from Thursday 4 February Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratfordupon-Avon 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk Maria Aberg returns to the RSC to direct Marlowe’s notorious tale of vanity, greed and damnation.

Faustus is a brilliant but embittered academic,

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Friday 12 February David O’Doherty live comedy at Stratford ArtsHouse, Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 207100 / CV37 6LU / stratfordartshouse.co.uk Stand up comedy by David O’Doherty, known for his appearances on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and BBC Radio 4’s The Unbelievable Truth. from Thursday 18 February Right Now (A Présent) at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath 01225 448844 / BA1 1ET / theatreroyal.org.uk Written by the award winning playwright Catherine-Anne Toupin, this dark comedy walks a delicate line between playful laughter and psychological suspense. As Alice and Ben settle into their beautiful new flat, they realise that the family across the hall hope to be more than just good neighbours.

Friday 19 February I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again... AGAIN! at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 258002 / GL51 6HE / bacontheatre.co.uk Performed on stage in classic radio comedy style with music and sound effects, The Offstage Theatre Group recreates the cult comedy show of the ’60s and ’70s. The production is adapted from original material by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie – from the Electric Time Trousers to ever-frisky Lady Constance de Coverlet.

Saturday 20 February Sounds of Divine India at the Subscription Rooms, Stroud 01453 760999 / GL5 1AE / subscriptionrooms.org.uk Bharatiya Vrund Gaan (The Indian Choir) is the first Indian Music adult choir in the UK. In Sounds of Divine India, the choir performs popular compositions of Indian music and songs written by Indian poets in languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayalam and Marathi.

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from Sunday 24 February Hobson’s Choice at Theatre Royal, Bath 01225 448844 / BA1 1ET / theatreroyal.org.uk Henry Horatio Hobson is one of the greatest comic characters in English drama. Self-made man, shopkeeper, skinflint and boozer, he’s a tyrant to his daughters and a law unto himself.

When Maggie, his eldest daughter, defies his wishes by marrying boot-maker Will Mossop, a battle of wills begins in which he stands to lose his customers, his girls and his pride. 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the first UK production of Harold Brighouse’s classic comedy.

Thursday 25 February Gilbert O’Sullivan live music at Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210 / GL52 1QA / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk Gilbert O’Sullivan has topped the UK and US charts with the likes of Alone Again (Naturally) and Get Down. Performing with a ten piece band, this concert includes tracks from his latest album, Latin Ala G, which was released in June 2015.

Friday 26 February Signum Quartet at Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa 01926 334418 / CV32 4AA / warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre Signum is a string quartet based in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1994, it has been playing in the current formation since 2007 and won the Audience Prize in the 2009 London International String Quartet Competition. Award winning recordings have followed. Here, the musicians perform Haydn’s Quartet in Eb Op.20 No.1, Berg’s Quartet Op.3 and Brahms’ Quartet in A minor Op.51 No.2.

Saturday 27 February Emily Lee & Band at Gloucester Guildhall 01452 503050 / GL1 1NS / gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall Born in Cheltenham and currently living in London, this marks singer-songwriter Emily Lee’s biggest Gloucestershire show to date.

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WHAT’S ON: PERFORMING ARTS / EVENTS

Events January–February until Sunday 3 January Bath on Ice at Victoria Park, Bath 07960 083303 / BA1 2NR / bathonice.com This is one of the UK’s best venues for outdoor ice skating. New this year, there is also a glow-in-thedark mini golf course suitable for all ages.

Sunday 10 January Mindfulness walk at Prior Park, near Bath 01225 833422 / BA2 5AH nationaltrust.org.uk/prior-park Prior Park’s head gardener leads a reflective mindfulness walk (9am–11am) through the garden.

Thursday 14 January Artist Nahoko Kojima in conversation with Shari Solo at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Join Japanese paper-cut master Nahoko Kojima for a rare discussion of her artistic practice with

Shari Solo, Creative Director of Solo Kojima. The talk is from 6:30pm–7:30pm.

Thursday 14 January Mr Holmes film showing at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org A 7pm showing of this movie which gives a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. An aging Sherlock Holmes faces the end of his days with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement.

Friday 22 January John Goodall talk at Wootton Village Hall, near Woodstock woottontalks.co.uk John Goodall is Architectural Editor of Country Life, responsible for the magazine’s weekly articles on country houses. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and sits on the Fabric Advisory Committees of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle and St Albans Cathedral. This talk is about Goodall’s most recent book, Parish Church Treasures.

Saturday 23 January Capturing Cheltenham: An Introduction to DSLR Photography workshop at The Wilson, Cheltenham 01242 237431 / GL50 3JT / cheltenhammuseum.org.uk This workshop explores the important functions of the camera that combine to make an image.

Participants should bring a DSLR camera and an unused memory card. The workshop (10am–4pm) is £50/£40 per place, to include admission to the Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon exhibition.

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Saturday 23 January Volunteering Taster Day at Stourhead, near Mere 01747 841152 / BA12 6QD / nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead From 11am–2pm, you can find out volunteering opportunities at this National Trust property.

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Saturday 30 January Prose Poetry and Art workshop at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Prose Poetry and Art looks at using prose poetry to engage with two- and three-dimensional works of art, including the ongoing exhibition of objects by Michael Eden. Participants will compose two prose poems during the all-day workshop which is led by Carrie Etter, a senior lecturer in creative writing at Bath Spa University.

Friday 5 February Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa 01926 334418 / CV32 4AT / warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre Experience an evening of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival.

Saturday 6 February Modern Hand Lettering workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester 01285 657181 / GL7 1JL / newbreweryarts.org.uk Learn the basic forms of hand lettering and how

these forms can be developed to create your own unique alphabets. This workshop (10am–4pm) is led by Lucia Leyfield, with all tools and materials provided. Places are £75 per person.

Saturday 6 February Willow Garden Structures workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley 01844 339226 / OX33 1JZ / waterperrygardens.co.uk A workshop (10am–4:30pm, £130 per place) led by willow-weaving expert Helen Lomberg.

During the day you should be able to complete two or three plant supports, trellises or ornamental hurdles to take home with you.

Wednesday 10 February Early Spring walk at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham 01249 730459 / SN15 2LG / nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock Lacock has some beautiful early spring flowers and a guided walk with the Abbey’s head gardener Sue Carter is a great way to discover them. The walk starts at 11:30am and lasts around an hour.

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WHAT’S ON: EVENTS from Friday 26 February The Independent Bath Literature Festival 01225 462231 / bathfestivals.org.uk/literature This year, Bath Literature Festival marks its 21st anniversary. Since its launch, it has become known for being at the centre of local, national and international debate, hosting some of the most intelligent, creative and cutting edge thinkers of today. The festival is also strongly connected to Bath and its people: events take place in historic buildings throughout the city, and architecture and theme are often matched. The festival continues until 6 March.

Lacock Abbey

Thursday 11 February A Taste of Thai cookery course at Thyme, Southrop Manor 01367 850174 / GL7 3NX / thymeatsouthrop.co.uk The food of Thailand is considered to be among the most ancient and refined of the world’s cuisines. This cookery class (10am–4pm, £185 per place) introduces you to its complex range of textures and flavours. It is led by guest chef Bob Parkinson.

Wednesday 13 February – Friday 29 February Snowdrops Season at Newark Park, Wottonunder-Edge 01453 842644 / GL12 7PZ / nationaltrust.org.uk/newark-park February sees beautiful displays of snowdrops around the gardens and estate at Newark Park.

During Half Term week, there is also a special trail for children.

Thursday 25 February Landscape Archaeology: Unearthing the Past talk at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org Sam Gorin explores a decade of excavations at Empingham, Rutland, and examines how a major civil engineering project — the construction of Rutland Water — contributed to our understanding of landscape archaeology. Parallels are made to Cotswold discoveries. The talk (7pm–8:30pm) is £6 per person or £5 for season ticket holders.

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Friday 26 February Ceramics and New Technologies Symposium at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org A symposium exploring the impact of new technologies in contemporary ceramics, to accompany the exhibition History Re-printed. throughout January & February Deer Feeding at Dyrham Park, near Bath 0117 937 2501 / SN14 8ER / nationaltrust.org.uk/dyrham-park Visitors are invited to join Dyrham Park’s rangers when they head out over the winter months to feed the herd of fallow deer. The deer feeding starts at 9:30am daily. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for children, with a maximum of two adults per session.

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HIGHLIGHTED PROPERTY SEARLES PROPERTY CONSULTANCY LTD

An idyllic, rural refurbished mill house overlooking a tranquil mill pond tucked away in the countryside.

Location: Foxley Accommodation: Large (30') AGA kitchen and dining room, drawing room with open fire, utility room and cloakroom, master bedroom with en suite shower, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Guest/staff annex with sitting room, two double bedrooms, wet room and office.

Outside: Mature and interesting gardens and meadowland incorporating mill pond and mill race. Parking.

Situation: Unfurnished. Rent includes garden and mill pond maintenance. EPC Band E (House) and EPC Band F (Annex).

Price: £3000 pcm Tel: 07887 888686 Email: soffisearle@btinternet.com Tenant Reference Fee: £45 Company Reference Fee: £60 Tenant Admin Fee: £100

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STAPLE HOUSE, Northleach

Guide price: £525,000

Staple House occupies a prominent position situated a short walk to the east of the town’s Market Place. The property comprises a detached period house that has recently undergone a skilful yet sympathetic renovation, fitted to a very high standard and styled for modern day living.

Contact: Nicola Collins 01285 648100

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Pear Tree Cottage, Fairford Pear Tree Cottage comprises a detached period double fronted cottage located on the edge of the sought after Cotswold market town of Fairford. The property has been traditionally constructed of natural Cotswold Stone elevations with a pitched Cotswold slate roof.

Guide price: £450,000 Contact: Lynda Larner 01367 252541

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Editor’s Choice… INTERIORS

We are big fans of Cotswold Grey, the smart interiors store which opened recently in Moreton-in-Marsh. Among its well edited selection of furniture, homeware and gifts are statement pieces from Van Thiel such as this Humptulips River Moonshine Cabinet (190cm width, £980). Along with other pieces in Cotswold Grey’s Van Thiel collection, the cabinet is a reproduction European antique that has been hand crafted using traditional methods. Cotswold Grey: 01608 650446 / GL56 0AE / cotswoldgrey.com

Editor’s Choice

Our round-up of interiors news and highlights from across the Cotswolds…

Caroline Warren, director of the Warwickshire based interior design company Bank House Interiors, has the following three tips for readers who are considering working with an interior designer. Firstly, research designers online, looking for parallels between their showcased work and the sort of designs you like; secondly, decide in advance which of your treasured pieces of furniture and art must stay – they can inspire the creative development of your project; and thirdly, keep an open mind – sometimes it’s worth sleeping on a designer’s suggestions, and considering them in relation to other elements of the project, before ruling them out! Bank House Interiors: 01789 722528 / bankhouseinteriors.co.uk

If you are researching flooring options for your home, Deca Design Flooring is a recommended source: founder Chris Groome has more than 20 years’ experience in the sector. The Pittville showroom has just celebrated its first year of trading and carries luxury lines from designers including Roger Oates, Fleetwood Fox, Hartley and Tissier; leading carpet manufacturers such as Brintons, Cormar and Penthouse; plus wooden flooring and luxury vinyl tiles. Deca Design Flooring: 01242 257857 / GL52 2PP / decadesignflooring.co.uk

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Gilli Hanna Decorative Antiques

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the DESIGNER Every amazing kitchen starts with an inspired design.

On the following pages, eight of the area’s leading kitchen professionals share their top design tips…

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interiors feature… MEET THE DESIGNER CAROLINE DUNN DESIGN, CHELTENHAM 01242 285886 / GL51 3AD / carolinedunndesign.co.uk Caroline Dunn Design is a Cheltenham based interior design consultancy specialising in feebased kitchen and bathroom design. Services provided include design, sourcing and project management. This is a highly personalised service, with an emphasis on providing straightforward, honest impartial advice and information from an independent designer.

Name of designer: Caroline Dunn.

When did you launch the company?

I started Caroline Dunn Design as a part-time venture in 2010 and it has been my full-time job since 2013.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

For as long as I can remember I’ve loved looking around buildings, but it was only in 2000 that I decided to make a career out of designing interiors for them. After studying as a mature student for an HND in Spatial Design, I joined a local company as a kitchen designer and since then have tried to learn everything I can about kitchens and bathrooms.

I love the fact that I can be working on a handmade bespoke kitchen, a contemporary bathroom and a

3D design drawing by Caroline Dunn

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budget flat-packed kitchen all at the same time for different clients.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

The starting point of any design is getting a comprehensive brief from the client. I spend a lot of time getting to understand their project and what they want to achieve, as well as finding out about their lifestyle, their likes and dislikes, and their future plans. I think my clients are sometimes surprised at how many questions I ask but hopefully when they see all of that information turned into a practical, personalised design, they appreciate the time spent at the outset.

Where do you find inspiration?

I think most designers are always aware of their surroundings and we are looking out for inspiration wherever we go. Online resources such as Houzz and Pinterest are great for finding images to illustrate ideas and colour schemes to clients.

Do you have a signature style?

I do sometimes get a little obsessed with making my designs balanced and symmetrical, but one of the great things about being an independent designer is that I’m not tied to designing with just one or two manufacturers’ products.

What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

Define your budget at the outset but also define what you want to achieve.

It is easy to get seduced by gadgets and top-ofthe-range appliances in kitchen showrooms without stopping to think about what you and your family really need. So think about your entire space and how you want to live in it for the next 10 years before falling in love with the latest gadget! 4

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interiors feature… MEET THE DESIGNER HUTCHINSON FURNITURE & INTERIORS, LONG COMPTON 01608 684455 / CV36 5JL / hutchinsonfurniture.co.uk Established in 1991, Hutchinson Furniture and Interiors has grown steadily and is now able to deal with almost any project. The company prides itself on creating truly bespoke furniture which respects its environment as much as it respects customers’ very specific design requirements.

Name of designer: Charlie Adeney.

How long have you been with the company?

I joined the company in October 2014.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

I studied Fine Art at Camberwell College of Art in South London and then trained as a Cabinet Maker at the Peter Sefton Furniture School in Worcestershire. While I was there I was mentored in design by the long established and respected designer/maker Sean Feeney, which I found invaluable for both designing fine furniture and fitted furniture.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

In the initial client meeting, I try to get as much information as possible. We usually ask the client to make a ’wish list’ of everything conceivable that they would like in the kitchen, even if there might not be enough room. That way we can reduce the list down to suit the budget and needs of the client and the size of the space. We always try to create a plan view of the layout before drawing elevations and finalising style: this not only makes the whole design development more efficient, but allows us and the client to consider each step of the process fully.

Only once the very smallest of details have been considered, and our client feels that the design is a true expression of their ideas, will work commence on the piece itself.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find inspiration everywhere: it’s amazing what can spark an idea or give you the

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solution to a problem. I particularly admire the work of designers and artists such as C R Mackintosh, William Morris, Norman Foster, Frida Karlo, Andrew Varah, Alan Peters to name a few.

Do you have a signature style?

The beauty of bespoke kitchens is that you are not working to a set range or style. One week we could be working on a very modern lacquered kitchen and the next, a traditional project with raised and fielded panels. Personally, I like shaker style kitchens, with earthy and organic colour schemes, combining both natural timber and painted furniture. I always try to include at least one feature which is unique to the kitchen, whether it’s an interesting storage solution or design feature. I love a challenge, especially if I can play around with beautiful woods and interesting finishes.

What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

My top tip would be to take your time! Consider each aspect fully and explore all ideas. Never be afraid to say if you don’t like a design – we won’t take it personally and at this stage anything can be changed. We are committed to providing a unique service that is tailored to each client. So, no matter how simple, elaborate or eccentric your vision may be, we can make it a reality. Above all, the most important thing is for our clients to end up with kitchens that they truly love.

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L’UNA DESIGN, CHELTENHAM 01242 578798 / GL50 1SR / lunadesign.co.uk L’una Design has become known for its creativity and passion for contemporary design and interiors. The studio demonstrates the latest products and styles from Europe’s leading design brands: inspirational contemporary kitchens from Pedini are partnered with contemporary furniture from luxury brands such as Molteni, B&B ltalia, Fritz Hansen and Stua.

Name of designer: Dustin Wise.

When did you launch the company?

I co-founded L’una Design in 2011.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

I fell into this industry by sheer chance and have loved it ever since. My career in interiors started at the age of 20 when I joined a furniture and kitchen manufacturing and retail business based in Tetbury.

The production side of our industry fascinates me and I almost insist on visiting the factories of every potential supplier so I can understand what goes on behind the facade of beautiful brochures and literature – I’m very rarely disappointed!

Understanding a product’s origin in terms of design and manufacturing is key for me when selecting it for a particular project. I need to have confidence

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that it not only looks amazing but that it will actually live up to expectation in terms of function and durability.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

I first need to understand who it is for and what the end goal is. If a client is renovating to sell, then the brief and presentation can be very different. While we always want to design for the right reason, the client’s personal connection to the project is removed and so designs can be limited with budget constraints. If the project is personal, then aside from the budget, lifestyle and personality play a key part in any design process. You need to consider whether the design works for everyone in the space and whether it allows for an evolving lifestyle in terms of entertaining etc.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find inspiration in fashion, market trends, previous projects and international interiors, furniture and kitchen exhibitions.

Do you have a signature style?

We don’t have a signature style as such but we work mostly in a contemporary genre and with varying layers of textures and materials. We like to mix traditional materials (natural woods/stone) in a modern way with contemporary lacquers and surfaces and always try to add a little twist of the un-expected to every design.

Contemporar y, warm and elegant would probably best describe our style.

What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

Consider everything – it’s not just about the cabinetry, worktops and appliances! It’s about the overall feel and function of the space, the flow and interaction of the various ’zones’, the other elements such as furniture and, very importantly, lighting. Having a designer with the knowledge and experience to consider all these elements together will guarantee the best possible outcome of any kitchen design.

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interiors feature… MEET THE DESIGNER PARLOUR FARM, CIRENCESTER 01285 885336 / GL7 1YT / parlourfarm.com For over 20 years, Parlour Farm has been crafting bespoke, handmade kitchens that deliver individual and tailor-made functionality. The company approaches the design and build of all its kitchens by creating a personal relationship so that customers enjoy the entire experience. From the first drawn idea to the final carpentry, the team supports each customer’s imagination and delivers results, with kitchens guaranteed for 25 years.

Name of designer: Jessica Wadley.

How long have you been with company?

I’ve been here nearly 11 years.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

I studied 3D Spatial Design at college and heard of a design position through my father, who had merged his handmade furniture company with Parlour Farm 12 months before. A week later, I was working alongside the head designer here and learning the new CAD computer package, which we still use today.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

The way I design is starting in one place – the sink – whether that is under a window with the view or in an island. Then I move straight to the oven. Once these two items have a place, ever ything else acts almost as a filler… the dishwasher next to the sink, drawers next to the cooker, fridge to one end or as a standalone focal point, and so on!

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I’m also big on lists (you can’t beat a good list!) so I ask my customer to write down their dream wishlist. I try to incorporate as many of these items as possible without using up every available wall space. In my opinion, the best looking kitchens always have an element of the “lived in” look to them: I like to see a family’s life peaking out of the design with, for example, a notice board, a corner where the children’s toys are kept, the shelf that holds a plethora of jugs (that’s one of mine).

Where do you find inspiration?

From the customer: I listen to their ideas, I visit their homes, I gauge their priorities – all these things help me design a space that is unique to them.

Do you have a signature style?

Yes, I have my own style but being a professional designer, I do not pigeon-hole my designs in one box. The most refreshing thing about being a designer here at Parlour Farm is that you can design anything that our cabinetmakers can make... and there’s not much they can’t make.

What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

Be brave, be bold, be true to what you want to see or feel and how you want to move in your kitchen.

I guarantee that you will wake up every morning and walk into your kitchen and know you made the right decision.

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A matte black ktichen from SieMatic’s Pure collection

SIEMATIC, KITCHEN GALLERY, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON 01789 267001 / CV37 0BF / kitchengallery.co.uk The world is full of products with superficial, fleeting design appeal. Good design that lasts for decades must be well thought-out and well made: that is how it becomes timelessly elegant. SieMatic kitchens and design elements have received international design awards, and have carved out their place in the history of product design.

Name of designer: Kalun Law. How long have you been with company?

I am currently in my fourth year here.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

I studied Interior Architecture at U.C.A Farnham, which taught us the necessary skills to design interior spaces for residential, commercial and hospitality clients.

When I graduated, I found myself working with Boffi UK, a company that specialises in high end kitchens and bathrooms. Kitchens to a certain extent can be

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very technical, and can open into other aspects of residential design and furniture design, so for me it was an excellent opportunity to start off in this field.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

You just have to be very mindful of who is going to be using the kitchen: the brief or anything that’s mentioned by the client plays a big part in the layout and is key to a successful design. I also think about the design technically, too. I enjoy cooking and, having worked in a commercial kitchen, it pays to know how your design works in reality. The requirements need to be balanced with ergonomics in order to optimise the space.

Where do you find inspiration?

Design is everywhere: it may not always be related to kitchens but it’s handy to know as much as you can so that you can, in turn, help inspire your customers.

Do you have a signature style?

I lean quite heavily on modernism: it can be understated or bold and is timeless in design.

What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

A metre rule for gangways is a useful tip, but I would just say to allow your kitchen designer freedom to plan – you can always shoot them down later! 4

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interiors feature… MEET THE DESIGNER STROUD FURNITURE MAKERS, STROUD 01453 753335 / GL5 4JA / stroudfurnituremakers.co.uk Stroud Furniture Makers design, handmake and install traditional and contemporar y kitchen cabinetwork in a range of native English hardwoods and handpainted finishes. All the designs are individually handbuilt by master craftsmen in their Gloucestershire workshops, where they have been making beautiful, innovative kitchens and furniture for 25 years.

Name of designer: Nick Croome.

When did you launch the company?

Stroud Furniture Makers is a family run business which I originally started some 30 years ago in my early twenties.

We currently have a permanent staff of 12.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

After an apprenticeship with Rooksmoor Timber, Stroud, I studied Furniture Design and Resistant Materials in Bristol and went on to further my training with a renowned design group in Vermont, USA. I’ve always designed furniture in addition to kitchens and this approach very much informs the traditional construction of my cabinetwork.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

Without a doubt, ergonomics. Does it work?

Is it functional? Does it do what the client and their family need it to do? Kitchens have to work very hard these days – more often than not they aren’t just for cooking, of course. I’m a very keen cook, but we have a big family and our own kitchen has to double as dining room, study, playroom, art gallery, TV room, home office and pets corner… a combination of function and form are critical to the realisation of a successful space, whether large or small.

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Where do you find your inspiration?

Regular research keeps me in touch with wider trends in design and architecture, and I’m a frequent visitor to exhibitions and galleries. When fulfilling a design brief, I’m generally led by the style of the building – we often find ourselves working in Listed houses – equally, I enjoy producing contemporary designs and working in metal, glass, Perspex and driftwood as well as conventional timber. Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to have worked in many fine historic houses and a number of exceptional contemporary ones, both at home and overseas, which has in itself been very inspirational.

Above all, it’s essential to listen carefully to the client’s brief, or that of their architect, and use my experience to give the best possible interpretation of that.

Do you have a signature style?

All our work is genuinely bespoke and each design is entirely individual. We are asked to produce all kinds of cabinetwork and furniture which reflect our clients’ ideas and our own – some very traditional, some highly individualistic! I would say our signature is the quality of our craftsmanship, whether classical or contemporary.

What are your top tips for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

Think about your kitchen early on in your project; seek advice from a knowledgeable, professional kitchen designer from the start; discuss it with your builder and any other trades before any work is carried out; and set a realistic budget.

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A bespoke, handmade kitchen by Steven Booker

STEVEN BOOKER KITCHENS AND FURNITURE, GREAT WOLFORD 01608 674324 / CV36 5NQ / stevenbooker.co.uk Steven Booker has 30 years’ experience as a cabinet maker and for the past 15 years he has been running his own business making bespoke kitchens and furniture. He works from start to finish of the project and ensures that the bespoke kitchen or piece of furniture works well practically, looks beautiful and is finished with great attention to detail.

Name of designer: Steven Booker.

and how the space will be used. It may take two or more visits for me to get the feel of a room and how it will work best for the client’s requirements.

For me, it’s not about how many cabinets I can sell.

I want the kitchen to fit the space and the customer – like a tailored suit, it should look and feel right for them.

Where do you find inspiration?

Often the architecture of the building or locality will suggest certain details or materials that will work well in that property. We are also constantly on the look-out for new trends, colours and materials that we can offer.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

When I started, I primarily designed and made freestanding and fitted furniture. As time has gone on, kitchens have become the main focus.

Do you have a signature style?

Not as such. I am open-minded towards any style, although many of my customers choose a handpainted kitchen. It’s more about the attention to detail and craftsmanship – designing a kitchen that will sit comfortably within the property and last for many years.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design?

Although each kitchen is different, the first consideration is always the client’s requirements and preferences. Most customers already have some idea what they are looking for. Secondly, I will consider the interior architecture of the property

What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

Choosing the right designer for you is key. Search around, ask for recommendations from friends or neighbours, then talk to a few designers/ makers and choose the one whom you feel best understands what you are looking for.

When did you launch the company?

I established the company 16 years ago.

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interiors feature… MEET THE DESIGNER Where do you find inspiration?

Houzz, Homify and Pinterest are our clients’ main sources of inspiration. As designers, we often find inspiration in areas that are nothing to do with kitchens specifically; for instance, as we are primarily a joinery company, I find our joiners are a great source of inspiration. Their experimentation with new skills in the workshop often has us asking: how can we use this in our kitchens?

SUSTAINABLE KITCHENS, BRISTOL 0117 961 6471 / BS15 1JZ / sustainablekitchens.co.uk Sustainable Kitchens uses traditional and sustainable materials to produce beautiful and simple kitchens, from design through to lighting, that will endure. The company aims to provide a high quality and personal service for customers who want traditionally crafted cabinets with little impact on the environment. Whether it’s for old houses with wonky walls or kitchens in awkward spaces, the team’s attitude is that if you are making something completely from scratch then anything is possible!

Do you have a signature style?

Sustainable Kitchens’ signature style has got to be honesty. The kitchens we produce are honest in every way, from the solid Oak and Birch used in the cabinets, to the joiners crafting them by hand, to the finished and installed products. Yes, we do have certain aesthetic styles we produce more often for clients – the classic shaker comes to mind instantly – but as a bespoke company, each client’s kitchen is unique to them, in both style and functionality.

Name of designer: Jane Denton.

How long have you been with company?

I’ve been with the company for ten months.

What led to your career in kitchen design?

It was a desire to create spaces that are both functional and a joy to be in as well as considerate of the environment and the wellbeing of those using the space. In most homes, the kitchen is the epicentre of the family environment – a multifunctional room that is so much more than just a cooking area. Your kitchen needs to be practical and functional for those crazy morning rushes as well as transitioning smoothly into a relaxed family space and an environment for sophisticated dinners.

What is the first consideration when preparing a design: My number one consideration when designing a kitchen will be nothing to do with the kitchen itself – I will ask clients about who is going to be using the space, will it be just themselves, do they have a partner, how about children and pets? Secondly, I will ask about the building that this kitchen is going into and what kind of style they envisage for the space.

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What is your top tip for readers who are planning kitchen improvements?

My top tip for anyone planning a new kitchen is to be flexible with your appliances: never design a kitchen around an appliance that can be easily changed and replaced for something different.

You never know how much more functional your space may be with a freestanding fridge instead of an integrated one, or with a range cooker compared to eye-level ovens.

Detailing within a kitchen designed by Sustainable Kitchens

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Our fully formed hedges and beautiful trees will transform your garden giving you highly effective screening as well as a superlative feature.

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As the buzz of the festive season slips away, spring still seems a distant prospect.

But this is a time of opportunity – for assessing and making big moves in your garden. This is ‘bare root’ season…

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Bare root season is quite literally what it says: the time of year at which plants, shrubs and trees – in their dormant period – can be lifted from the ground, free of soil. This not only makes certain types of plant cheaper to buy but you can also dig up your own and move things around in the garden.

Strictly speaking, bare root season starts in November. Indeed, if you are in the market for fruit trees, many growers, particularly of more interesting regional varieties, have assigned the best of their stock before November. However, things may not have been so clear for reassessment back then. From a design and planning perspective, the recess of leaves and foliage allows sight of the bare bones of a garden.

Daniel Mogridge, a Cheltenham based garden designer, stresses the importance of a good garden design, saying, “In planting terms, your trees and shrubs, deciduous and evergreen, form the structure of the garden. Sub shrubs and herbaceous planting then fill it out. Where that structure could be improved will now be most exposed plus, given the season, you can act on it.

“A good structure will have balance and contrast, frame views, block unwanted views and sometimes be the view itself. It can denote areas, form windbreaks and sight-lines. One, some or all these should be in place and intact. Despite the apparent nakedness of the garden now, with good structure it will still seem somehow complete.

If you had changes in mind for the herbaceous planting, include this in your planning now.”

Charlbur y based garden designer Susan Dunstall concurs. She says, “Winter is the time to look at the overall structure of your garden – when all the leaves have fallen from the trees and the perennials have died back leaving the backbone of the garden. The only architectural interest is the hard landscaping of paths, patios, steps and pergolas and the soft landscaping of trees, hedges and evergreen shrubs, so it needs to be good.

“Take a look at the overall layout and ask yourself questions such as these: are the planting

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beds, terrace and sitting areas in the right place?

Do the paths go in the right direction? Would it be good to level any areas of the garden or add some steps? Is any screening needed, such as pleached trees, hedging or a pergola?

“In garden design, the basic design principal is to get the ground plan right. Closest to the house, I would advise using straight lines for beds and patios to echo the geometric shape of the house: these straight lines can be softened with planting spilling over the edge. As you move further away from the house, curves can be introduced for lawns and paths to blend with the natural landscape. A garden plan is invaluable, either sketched out by yourself or – for a larger garden – drawn up by a professional designer.”

One should always plan for the garden as a whole, regardless of when individual tasks should be executed. While you can move perennials now, it may be better to wait until early spring when the soil is starting to warm, encouraging quicker establishment. This in turn will be easier if you already have plans in place. As part of your planning, you may be making room for new additions, which brings us to buying ‘bare root’ and sometimes ‘root ball’ stock which can be planted now.

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gardens feature…BARE ROOTS As a general rule of thumb, deciduous plants and trees can be moved any time during the dormant season (November to mid-March) and evergreens are best moved during October or in late March. Joe Watson, Director of Cirencester based Cotswold Estates & Gardens, says, “In recent years the timings of the seasons has been somewhat variable so at the beginning and end of the season it is better to assess the dormant state of plants being transplanted rather than to look at the calendar.”

Any move will cause a certain amount of shock to the rootstock and plant. Moving during the bare root season mitigates this and good preparation reduces it further. Daniel Mogridge advises, “Don’t feel that you must knock all the soil from the roots of a tree or shrub you are moving within your own garden – this is not the case. If some soil remains on the roots and you can manoeuvre the plant satisfactorily, then go with it.”

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There are many types of plants available as bare root and root ball stock, but for the most part we think of trees and shrubs. Shrubs can be ornamental, including roses, or hedging, known as hedging ‘whips’. Being dormant allows field grown stock to be lifted and transported soil free, which makes handling and transport considerably easier and therefore cheaper. This is clearly not so for root ball stock, but the growing cost is much reduced compared to ‘pot grown’ stock – a saving that is passed on to the consumer.

Suppliers may sell directly, sometimes by appointment, but mostly these days via the internet. Some sites will have illustrative photos of a member of staff holding a tree or shrub to give you an idea of size. This is a very useful service for customers who may not understand trade standard sizing and it also gives you an idea of the vitality and volume of that supplier's stock, which a height measurement cannot communicate.

On receipt of your stock it is important to check it immediately for any existing malady or damage caused in transit.

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in advance. Trees should be planted in generous square holes, with the soil prepared at least 30cm below the root ends and a tree stake driven into the bottom of the hole angled towards the prevailing winds.

Shrubs may not need staking but the preparation must be equally thorough. When new bare root stock has been bought, the roots must be kept moist otherwise they may not be able to rehydrate, causing the plant or tree to fail. Joe Watson advises, “When transplanting bare root plants, it is essential to prevent the roots from drying out and it is often forgotten that in winter, cold drying winds can desiccate unprotected roots. This will reduce the viability of the transplant. Freezing conditions are also of concern. The small hair-like roots of transplants freeze very easily and consequently become very brittle and can break off. If the transplants are treated roughly in these conditions, for example with large planting schemes when transplants are bagged in multiples of 25 or 100, then the roots can be damaged.”

Normal planting protocol should be observed: dig the soil well with plenty of organic matter and don’t spare the water when you water the plant in.

Joe Watson adds, “It can often be beneficial to dip

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the roots of transplants in a root dip.

These are typically either derived from seaweed or from a water absorbing polymer. Root dips help prevent the roots from drying out before planting and, depending on which root dip is used, can provide a small amount of nutrients immediately around the roots to stimulate their growth. However, even just soaking the roots in water for a couple of hours prior to planting can have benefits as the transplant is then fully hydrated when it is planted.”

Planting into frozen or waterlogged ground should be avoided.

Formal hedging can be used to frame views across a garden or positioned with a ‘window’ to draw your gaze toward a focal point. The Tree and Hedge Company, based in Chipping Campden, specialises in handling, planting and moving trees, hedgerows, hedges and topiary plants. The company’s Alan Jones advises that transplanted trees need care to establish successfully. He says, “It is important to note that these plants will wake up quickly in the spring, sometimes as early as the beginning of March, when the sap begins to rise and the plants start busting back to life and require attention.

During the first two years after transplanting – and longer for large plants, sometimes up to five years – the most important detail is to monitor and administer enough water during the following spring and summer to allow the transplants to flourish and become established.”

But you need not wait until spring to enjoy the aspect of your newly improved garden structure, as it should be apparent straight away. Indeed, spring may no longer seem so far away.

Contact details: Cotswold Estate & Gardens: 01285 654766 / GL7 7BG / estatesandgardens.co.uk Daniel Mogridge: 01242 518508 / GL53 8AN / danielmogridge.com Susan Dunstall Landscape & Garden Design: 07879 842934 / susandunstall.com The Tree and Hedge Company: 01386 841708 / GL55 6JX / treeandhedge.com

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Cotswold based plantsman and landscape gardener with many years of experience in helping make your garden a beautiful place to relax!

Garden management • Garden restoration Re-planning and planting • Pruning and training: fruit trees (espalier and cordon), roses, apples trees Walls wired for climbers • Border planting plans

For a bespoke monthly maintenance program please call 07771 332702

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Great recommendations for all ages and a variety of events including some great author signings!

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Day and boarding places available. Co-ed 3-18 years old.

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We celebrate local schools’ recent successes as well as upcoming highlights…

The Cotswold School, Bourton-on-the-Water 01451 820554 / GL54 2BD / cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk The prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (MCCF) has selected The Cotswold School to be its cricket hub for the North Cotswolds for the second year running. The MCCF’s 29 hubs across the UK identify talented athletes in state schools who have the potential to become good cricketers. These youngters are then provided with free, high quality coaching. In its first year of operation, the North Cotswold MCCF Hub concentrated on Under 11 and Under 13 boys and girls.

This year, the Hub has attracted even more gifted and talented players to trial and is now coaching three age groups: U/12, U/13 and U/15.

Warwick School, Warwick 01926 776400 / CV34 6PP / warwickschool.org Warwick School has recently joined the select groups of schools which teach Mindfulness and Well-being within the curriculum. For the past two years, Sixth Formers at the school have had the opportunity to study mindfulness in their lunch breaks and have given very positive feedback, citing improved concentration, better memory, better sleep and better crisis management as some of the positive outcomes. Now all pupils in Year 10 will have the opportunity to learn the skills of mindfulness. This is part of a wider programme in which the school is taking a more preventative approach, trying to build resilience and good mental health in pupils. There is extensive scientific evidence that mindfulness practice can foster habits that promote a better quality of life and provide tools for the better management of the stresses and pressures of modern living.

Dauntsey’s School, Devizes 01380 814500 / SN10 4HE / dauntseys.org Six pupils from the fifth form through to Upper Sixth at Dauntsey’s recently staged a moving production of Diane Samuels’ play Kindertransport. Prior to the outbreak of WWII, almost 10,000 children, most of them Jewish, were sent by their parents from Germany to Britain. Kindertransport tells the story of nine year old Eva who arrives in Manchester and is sent to live with Mrs Lil Miller and her family. When Eva’s parents fail to escape Germany, she changes her name and begins the process of denying her roots. Fiona Bardsley, the school’s Director and Teacher of Drama, says, “The small cast are to be congratulated on delivering such a powerful performance.”

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school reports Beaudesert Park School, Minchinhampton 01453 832072 / GL6 9AF / beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk The independent co-ed Beaudesert Park School has an impressive new facility to its name: a £3m, state-of-the-art performing arts centre. Years in the planning and 18 months in the making, it has the sort of specifications usually found only in dedicated music and drama schools. The centre boasts sound-proof music pods, disappearing double height walls and professional standard recording capabilities. The spaces within it can be juggled to provide different sized teaching or performance areas, and the entire project is energy efficient thanks to features such as ‘breathability’ instead of air conditioning.

The building also blends into its surroundings as seamlessly as possible, with a living wall of plants facing Minchinhampton Common. Sitting opposite the new build is the beautiful old timbered part of the school, complete with enormous original window panes.

Giving children the opportunity to build

confidence through the performing arts is at the heart of the school’s approach to providing an all-round education. Headmaster James Womersley explains, “Parents often comment on how Beaudesert has helped nurture their child’s confidence. Doing well academically is important but so is giving children plenty of opportunity to perform before an audience and to express themselves through the arts. It boosts their confidence and of course it’s fantastic fun too!”

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Wycliffe Nursery, Preparatory, Senior School & Sixth Form Co-educational day and boarding school for 2 -18 Please contact: Charlotte Phillips (Senior) on 01453 820412 or Wendy Robertson (Preparatory) on 01453 820471.

Whole School Open Morning Saturday 5th March 2016 Senior 9am-12.00pm, Prep 10am-12.00pm

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Mr Paul Berry with pupils from The Kingsley School

SCHOOL PROFILE

THE KINGSLEY SCHOOL Mr Paul Berry was recently appointed Head of Preparatory School at The Kingsley School, Royal Leamington Spa, which prides itself on valuing the traditions of the past whilst embracing the best of modern education. Here, he explains the school’s ethos of providing a warm, caring environment in which learning is fun…

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school profile… THE KINGSLEY SCHOOL

What is your professional background and how did you come to be Head of The Kingsley Preparatory School?

I’ve been a teacher for nearly 20 years. Before that I had a range of jobs from stunt rider to farmer!

My teaching career has spanned the whole age range from three to 18 and I have taught in some quite different schools. I have worked in both day and boarding schools, independent and state, as both a Deputy Head and a Head Teacher.

What is the history of the school?

The Kingsley School owes its existence to the determination of Rose Kingsley, the elder daughter of Charles Kingsley, the Victorian author best known for his novel The Water-Babies. Miss Kingsley was supported considerably by many public-spirited residents who recognised the need for educational provision for young women from Leamington Spa and the surrounding area.

The Kingsley School motto is ‘Esse Quam Videri’ – be what you seem to be or be true to yourself. Whatever a girl wants to be, the school encourages and supports her to develop and refine her interests.

What was your first impression of the school?

I felt instantly at home at The Kingsley School.

It is such a welcoming place, really warm and genuinely possessing that family atmosphere which many prep schools aspire to, but seldom achieve. The girls are bright and confident but modest with it.

What do you aim to bring to the school?

Instilling high academic standards is at the core of my educational vision and my belief is that

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all pupils should have access to a balanced and inclusive curriculum which allows the least able to achieve their potential and the most gifted and talented pupils to find themselves motivated and stretched. I hope I bring bundles of energy and a can-do attitude. My broad experience has helped hone my vision.

Do you plan to introduce any changes and, if so, what are they?

As it is an excellent school, I feel our Kingsley pupils will benefit from even more opportunities to compete, both academically and on the sports field. We’re also going to offer even greater opportunities in all areas within the preparatory school. In my first term, I’ve already introduced highly popular Climbing, Street Dance, Zumba, Chess and Debating clubs.

What are the goals and ethos of Kingsley Prep?

Because we are small school with an excellent staff to pupil ratio, we know our girls very well.

Our truly caring ethos means that girls here really do consistently achieve their best.

What is your personal philosophy of education?

I believe that Prep school education is all about confidence. Everyone can deliver excellence in the classroom, but confidence is harder to achieve and measure. It is all about giving pupils 4

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Mr Paul Berry with pupils from The Kingsley School

the opportunity to perform, compete, take risks, be challenged and grow within an environment where they feel secure. Children need to get the earliest possible breadth of experience such as starting swimming and languages in nursery.

Are there specific areas or disciplines in which the school excels?

Our academic results are outstanding: we hit well above our weight in every possible area.

Does the school suit a particular type of character?

We have a selection process which is based on identifying potential, not necessarily measuring current performance. This may be academically or in the performing arts or perhaps on the sports field.

What are your plans for the future direction of Kingsley Prep?

We shall work ever more closely with our Senior School community. As a keen sportsman and qualified coach in a range of sports including netball, hockey and gymnastics, I am passionate about developing the opportunities for pupils in areas such as extra-curricular activities. I take great pride in being fully involved and devoted to the growth of this aspect of school life.

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The Kingsley School, Royal Leamington Spa: 01926 425127 / CV32 5RD / thekingsleyschool.com

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Awarded ‘Outstanding and Excellent’ ISI 2015

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schools’ open days

SCHOOLS’ open days Beaudesert Park School Minchinhampton GL6 9AF 01453 832072 / beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk • Friday 18 March, 9:30am –12 noon

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Bredon School Tewkesbury GL20 6AH 01684 293156 / bredonschool.org • Wednesday 13 January, 10am –12 noon • Thursday 25 February, 10am –12 noon • Tuesday 22 March, 10am –12 noon

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A selection of recommended Open Days this spring…

Cheltenham College Cheltenham GL53 7LD 01242 265600 / cheltenhamcollege.org • Saturday 12 March, 9:30am

Cheltenham College

Cheltenham College Preparatory School Cheltenham GL53 7AB 01242 265639 / cheltenhamcollege.org/prep-home • Thursday 4 February, 9:30am, Kingfisher Experience • Saturday 5 March, 10:30am, Spring Open Morning • Thursday 21 April, 4:30pm, 11+ Experience 4

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An Independent Day School and Nursery for boys aged 3-7 and girls aged 3-11

Last tours 11 Saturday 30 January 2016 .30am

Open Morning 9.30am – 12.00noon

Entrance Assessments for girls aged 7+ Monday 22 February 2016

Register now for entry in September 2016.

Warwick Preparatory School, Bridge Field, Banbury Road, Warwick CV34 6PL admissions@warwickprep.com | 01926 491545 | www.warwickprep.com Warwick Preparatory School is part of the Warwick Independent Schools Foundation, together with

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Register now for Entrance Exams 11+/12+/13+ Entrance Examinations Tuesday 19 January 2016 T 01926 776414 E admissions@warwickschool.org www.warwickschool.org

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7+/8+/9+/10+ Entrance Assessments Monday 22 February 2016

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schools’ open days • Thursday 5 May, 9:30am, Kingfisher Experience • Saturday 21 May, 10:30am, Summer Open Morning • Wednesday 15 June, 9:30am, Prep at Work

Dean Close School

Dean Close School Cheltenham GL51 6HE 01242 258000 / deanclose.org.uk • Saturday 5 March, 10am • Saturday 14 May, 10am The Cotswold School

The Cotswold School Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2BD 01451 820554 / cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk • Monday 13 June, 9:30am –12 noon

The Kingsley School Royal Leamington Spa CV32 5RD 01926 425127 / thekingsleyschool.com • Saturday 27 February, Preparatory School Open Morning • Saturday 5 March, Year 7 Taster Morning (September 2017 entry) • Tuesday 8 March, Reception/Year 3 Taster Day (September 2016 entry) • Tuesday 15 March, Scholarship Year 3 (September 2016 entry)

The Croft Preparatory School

The Croft Preparatory School Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 7RL 01789 293795 / croftschool.co.uk • Saturday 19 March, 10am–12 noon, Early Years and Pre-Prep • Wednesday 27 April, 10am–12 noon, Whole School Open Day

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The Kingsley School

• Monday 9 May, Preparatory School Open House • Wednesday 29 June, School Open House Event

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Providing an outstanding, contemporary, girl-centred education for girls aged 3 to 18.

By recognising every girl as an individual, we offer a truly exceptional learning experience. Come and see us to find out why The Royal High School Bath could be the right choice for your daughter.

Email our Registrar at l.bevan@rhsb.gdst.net to book your visit.

Nursery School • Junior • Senior • Sixth Form College Nursery • Junior School School Form College • Senior • SixthSchool Lansdown Road, Bath BA1 5SZ Tel: T 01225 313877 Email: royalhigh@rhsb.gdst.net oyalhigh@rhsb.gdst.net www.royalhighbath.gdst.net

WE ARE WESTONBIRT OPEN DAY SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2016 9am - 12noon Come and meet staff, pupils and Headmistress Natasha Dangerfield.

Tea, coffee and pastries will be served.

Westonbirt Schools Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG E: enquiries@westonbirt.org T: 01666 880333 www.westonbirt.org

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schools’ open days • Tuesday 1 March, 8am–10am, Prep Department Coffee Morning • Friday 13 May, 1:30pm–3:30pm, Prep Department Open Afternoon The Royal High School, Bath Bath BA1 5SZ 01225 313877 / royalhighbath.gdst.net • Thursday 3 March • Thursday 21 April

King’s High, Warwick

King’s High, Warwick Warwick CV34 4HJ 01926 494485 / kingshighwarwick.co.uk • Saturday 12 March, Taster Morning (registration required) • Friday 1 July, 4:30pm–7:30pm Malvern St James Great Malvern WR14 3BA 01684 892288 / malvernstjames.co.uk • Saturday 6 February, 10am–1:30pm • Saturday 11 June, 10am–1:30pm

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Sibford School Banbury OX15 5QL 01295 781200 / sibfordschool.co.uk • Friday 4 March, 9:45am, Whole School Open Morning

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Preparatory School Open Morning 27th February 2016 - 11am - 1pm www.thekingsleyschool.co.uk

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schools’ open days • Friday 29 April, 9:45am Whole School Open Morning • Wednesday 9 March, 2pm–3:30pm, Early Years Open Afternoon • Wednesday 4 May, 2pm–3:30pm, Early Years Open Afternoon • Saturday 18 June, Open Day & Old Scholars Reunion

Warwick School Warwick CV34 6PP 01926 776400 / warwickschool.org • Saturday 16 January, 10am –12 noon, Junior School Open Morning • Friday 1 July, 7pm–9pm, Open Evening for both Junior and Senior School

St Edward’s School, Oxford Oxford OX2 7NN 01865 319200 / stedwardsoxford.org • Saturday 14 May, 9am (registration required) Warwick School

Westonbirt School Tetbury GL8 8QG 01666 880333 / westonbirt.org • Saturday 12 March, 9am –12 noon • Thursday 5 May, 9am –12 noon, Mid-week Open Door Day with lessons in progress St Edward’s School

Warwick Preparatory School Warwick CV34 6PL 01926 491545 / warwickprep.com • Saturday 30 January, 9:30am –12 noon • Monday 22 February, Year 7+ 8+ 9+ 10+ Assessment Day for September 2016 entry • Thursday 5 May, 1:30pm–3:15pm, at work open event

Westonbirt School

Wycliffe College Stonehouse GL10 2JQ 01453 822432 / wycliffe.co.uk • Saturday 5 March, 9am –12 noon, Senior • Saturday 5 March, 10am –12 noon, Prep

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DAY & BOARDING BOYS and GIRLS AGES 3-18

A thriving independent day, weekly and flexi-boarding co-ed prep school for children aged 3 - 13

near Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 5QL

Whole School Open Morning 4th March 2016 from 9.45am

for further details visit the website

www.sibfordschool.co.uk or call 01295 781203 Full and Weekly boarding places for Years 7-13

Open Morning Friday 18th March 9.30 - 12.00 noon

(Limited bursary support available for UK boarders in Years 7 ~ 8)

‘All pupils from the youngest through to those in Sixth Form make good progress’ ‘Outcomes for boarders are excellent’ Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2015

Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire t: 01453 837318 e: enquiries@beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk w: www.beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk

THE COTSWOLD SCHOOL

An Outstanding 11-18 Academy, Language & Science College Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire GL54 2BD

The Cotswold School is a highly popular, happy and successful 11-18 Academy school consistently appearing amongst the country’s top performing state schools at both GCSE and A Level. After their recent inspection, Ofsted has judged the school ‘Outstanding’ for the fourth time and across all categories while The Sunday Times has named The Cotswold School their ‘Comprehensive School of the Year 2015/16’.

For admissions, a prospectus or to make an appointment to visit the school and see it in action, please telephone 01451 820554 or email: admin@thecotswoldschool.co.uk. Further information is also available on our website: www.cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk The Cotswold School Academy Trust is a company incorporated in England and Wales operating as a charity and limited by guarantee with registered Company No. 7338767.

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Fitness

FUN

It is a well known reality that New Year resolutions often slip after just a few weeks. So, if you’re looking to kick-start some healthy habits in 2016, one of the indoor sports featured on the following pages may be just the thing to help keep you motivated…

A climbing wall at Far Peak

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family matters feature… FITNESS FUN CLIMBING Far Peak, Northleach 01285 700370 / GL54 3AP / farpeakclimbing.co.uk Far Peak is a well established climbing and outdoor centre, located just a mile south of Northleach.

It offers a unique set of indoor and outdoor climbing and bouldering facilities, a kids’ climbing area, a 15 metre outdoor climbing and abseiling tower and a low-ropes adventure course. The site is also surrounded by woodland which children love to explore. Over the past three years, the centre has grown considerably and it now offers activities year round for all ages and climbing abilities.

There are classes for children as young as three years old right up to adults, with tasters, competent climber courses and regular after-school clubs.

Far Peak is also a recognised NICAS (National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme) centre, offering training by qualified instructors. A cycle hire and repair centre was recently added and there are plenty of family friendly, traffic-free cycle routes running right past the door. To add to the mix, Far Peak also offers Archery tuition and Bushcraft experiences to all ages. If you haven’t been before, it is well worth planning a visit in 2016 to check out all that the centre has to offer.

The Warehouse, Gloucester 01452 302351 / GL1 1HY / the-warehouse.co.uk This climbing centre is housed in a converted Victorian warehouse in the heart of Gloucester, with a variety of climbing walls to challenge all ages. There is also a bouldering floor and a café-bar for kicking back after you’ve scaled the heights. Climbing courses for different abilities run throughout the year and there are holiday clubs for five to 17 year olds. For keen climbers, there is a shop on-site offering advice on a wide range of climbing equipment.

ICE SKATING Oxford Ice Rink, Oxford 01865 467002 / OX1 1RX / fusion-lifestyle.com/ centres/Oxford_Ice_Rink Ice skating provides a winning combination of fun and fitness. The rink in Oxford welcomes skaters of all ages and abilities. It hosts everything from general skating, disco and mother and toddler

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Freedog Urban Activity Centre

sessions to skate training and ice hockey. You can take inspiration from the fact that seven skaters from Oxford Ice Rink qualified for the recent British Ice Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield. If you or your children are budding Torvills or Deans, this is where to go to practice for that Bolero moment.

INDOOR CRICKET Gloucestershire Cricket Board gloucestershirecricketboard.com/adult-cricket/indoor Indoor Cricket (Sportshall version) is rapidly growing in popularity. There are now four leagues up and running across Gloucestershire (covering Cheltenham, Stroud, Gloucester and Bristol) providing the opportunity to continue your cricketing participation throughout the winter months. The GCB’s website provides details about each of the leagues including venue details and fixtures for the season. Winners from each league can compete against each other to become the Gloucestershire representative at regional and national finals. 4

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INDOOR FOOTBALL Inside Football, Stroud 01453 885343 / GL5 2QQ / insidefootball.net Inside Football is based at Brimscombe, near Stroud. The space includes three 27m x 20m 3G indoor football pitches, with pitches available for hire on an hourly basis. Football leagues foster some friendly competition between teams and coaching is also available.

RACKET SPORTS Leisure at Cheltenham 01242 528764 / GL50 4RN / leisureatcheltenham.com This indoor sports centre has five squash courts, a purpose-built cricket hall and an eight-court sports hall with facilities catering for Squash, Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Short Tennis, Netball, Football, Trampolining and Cricket. Courses include beginners’ and improvers’ badminton and also social Racketball, the UK’s fastest growing racket sport, which is not as hard on the joints as squash. For anyone looking to return to or prolong an active lifestyle, there is Walking Football – a slower-paced version of the game, in which sprinting, running or jogging while the ball is in play is penalised with the other team being awarded a free-kick.

Climbing at Far Peak

TRAMPOLINING Freedog Urban Activity Centre, Swindon 01793 251555 / SN2 8HB / freedog.com This 36,000 sq ft trampoline park is one of Europe’s largest and opened just last summer.

It has 150 trampolines, massive foam pits and plenty of space to burn off excess calories. Activities at the centre include Open Bounce, Slam Dunk and Dodgeball. Slam Dunk, as the name suggests, involves launching yourself at a basketball hoop to take a slam dunk. Dodgeball, which is refereed

by Freedog staff, takes place in an amazing three dimensional trampoline arena. Parkour is also coming soon: the aim of this activity is to get from A to B in the quickest and most efficient way possible, using only the human body and surroundings for propulsion. For all the centre’s trampoline-based activities, the minimum age is five years old.

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family matters feature… FITNESS FUN

Trampolines at Freedog Urban Activity Centre

Oxford Ice Rink

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Books recommended by…

Octavia’s Bookshop

The award winning Octavia’s Bookshop, on Black Jack Street in Cirencester, stocks childhood favourites and beautiful reference books as well as all the latest best sellers. Here, Octavia Karavla, the shop’s owner, presents a personal selection of her best loved books...

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Inga Moore £16.99, hardback (for age 5 years and over) There is not much I need say about Wind in the Willows, for it is probably a treasured book for many of us. For me, however, this is perhaps my favourite edition of this classic tale. Inga Moore’s illustrations bring to life the English countryside with such light, depth and beauty that she creates the perfect setting for the story. The characters of the eccentric Toad of Toad Hall, the kind Mole, the wise Badger and of course their charming companion, the Water Rat, and their many memorable adventures and mishaps, are brilliantly bought to life.

Matilda by Roald Dahl £9.99, paperback colour edition (for age 7 years and over) I recently re-read Matilda as I remembered loving it as a child – her passion for books was one that reinforced my love of reading. For someone so small and insignificant to her garish, selfish family, she is quite remarkable. She looks after herself and repeatedly defends herself and her love of books. Despite constant negativity and bullying, she rises above it with the help of the gentle Miss Honey against the formidable Miss Trunchbull, and becomes a heart-warming heroine.

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith £12.99, hardback (for teens) I have only just finishing reading this beautiful book for the first time and it truly is a modern classic.

Cassandra Mortmain, a girl of 17, tells her story brought up in a derelict castle with her exceptionally eccentric but enjoyable family. With a father suffering from an extreme case of writer’s block, an older sister with romantic notions beyond their means and her wonderful, artists’ muse, stepmother Topaz, Cassandra is perhaps the voice of reason. She is also the most enjoyable narrator I have ever read, for through her honesty, intelligence and humour we are led straight into her world.

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books recommended by… OCTAVIA’S BOOKSHOP The Most Wonderful Thing in the World by Vivian French, illustrated by Angela Barrett £12.99, hardback (for age 5 years and over) This book lives up to its name, for it is a beautiful book brimming with the finest, most magical illustrations. The king and queen of a faraway enchanted kingdom seek to find the perfect suitor for their daughter. To prove themselves suitable, the men must present to them ‘the most wonderful thing in the world’. Soon the palace is full of rare and beautiful birds, shining jewels and exotic, mythical beasts. However, this is not what they had dreamed of and nothing seems quite fitting for their beloved daughter. Then along comes a stranger, who travels through the night. He is not a prince nor a duke nor an earl but he knows what the most wonderful thing in the world is.

Four Letters of Love by Niall Williams £8.99, paperback (fiction) This book is a true testament to the power of love. It is a story of two separate lives fated to meet, the Irish backdrop brimming with atmospheric imagery and a sense of the world of fantasy and reality uniting to create a mood of magic ready for romance. When Nicholas Coughlan meets Isabel Gore whilst searching for his artist father’s long-lost masterpiece, they are inextricably drawn to one another but life also threatens to pull them apart. This is a hauntingly stunning story of love conquering all.

Mrs Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs £8.99, paperback (fiction) Mrs Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children is a refreshingly original story that I would recommend to everyone. In fact, read it immediately as it is soon to be made into a Tim Burton film, which will be amazing: it is so well written and combined with black and white photos of the children throughout that you need to experience it as a book first. The photos are from a collection of pictures which lead Jacob to an abandoned orphanage on a remote island in deepest, darkest Wales.

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker £8.99, paperback (fiction) This book could be described as a modern day fairytale. With a backdrop of rural Burma, it is a tale of love and how it defies all obstacles. The story begins with a long-lost love letter being found by the daughter which leads to the unravelling of a romantic mystery of a long-lost love of her father. The stunning prose leaves the reader with a quiet understanding of real hardship but also an insight into a magical love affair.

Octavia’s Bookshop, Cirencester: 01285 650677 / GL7 2AA / octaviasbookshop.co.uk

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A UNIQUE COLLECTION PERFECT FOR EVERY OCCASION With a mix of country and contemporary inspired lifestyle, fashion an home accessoriers MASH has an eclectic range of gifts for men and women. Based in the heart of Chipping Norton.

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Editor’s Choice… FASHION & BEAUTY For anyone entering 2016 with a new iPad, it is well worth investing in a jacket to protect your tablet. One of the most stylish designs we’ve seen comes from Azure, with grip technology so you can hold your iPad at any angle.

The Azure eXchange tablet jacket comes in two sizes, for regular and mini sizes, priced £42.99 and £34.99 respectively. Available online from shop.paperblanks.com We are delighted to report that Grace Prestidge, founder of The Little Beautique salon in Witney, recently won the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme award for the London and South East area. The award is intended to celebrate extraordinary achievements of young business founders – our congratulations go to Grace and her family. The Little Beautique: 01993 703000 / OX28 6FG / thelittlebeautiquewitney.co.uk

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The gift of an item of jewellery always makes a romantic gesture on a birthday or Valentine’s Day and this pretty ruby and diamond flower pendant would be sure to make any lady’s day. The necklace features teardrop shaped ruby petals interspersed with diamonds and it also has two small diamonds on the 18ct white gold chain. It is priced £1,375, available from Michael Jones Jeweller in Banbury. Michael Jones also has a wide selection of diamond jewellery and watches from brands such as Rolex, Breitling and Frederique Constant: 01295 263540 / OX16 5JG / michaeljonesjeweller.co.uk Another excellent local source for fine jewellery is Taylor Black Jewellery in Tetbury, headed by designer maker Philippa Taylor.

Having trained at the University of the Arts London and then at a specialist college in Hatton Garden, Philippa gained experience trading from her studio, online and through other people’s galleries before opening her own showroom and workshop last August. Philippa’s work is distinctively delicate with a very English sensibility to it, and she has a ready-to-wear silver and gold vermeil range as well as a fine collection which includes many one-off pieces. You can also commission Philippa to design and make special items such as engagement rings and wedding bands. Taylor Black Jewellery: 01666 503412 / GL8 8DD / taylorblack.co.uk

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NEW SEASON, NEW LOOK AT COTSWOLD TRADING Saying good-bye to the old year and ushering in the new offers Cotswold Trading the opportunity to give the store a fresh look for the imminent arrival of spring. This is the chance to move into the New Year’s brighter, sunnier palette of colours, trends and textures. Customers look to Cotswold Trading for the new and the quirky: that something which no-one else has. Here is the store’s pick of its new season gifts and homewares…

ORLA KIELY London-based Irish designer Orla Kiely is renowned for her retro-style floral prints in bold, vibrant patterns. Her new SS16 Resort collection features the Giant Oval Stem pattern in hues of nude and mustard on practical PVCcoated cotton.

RADLEY The Radley SS16 collection features colours and patterns finished in premium leather. This British brand’s new season handbag offering is all about colour. The collection includes

Orla Kiely’s Giant Oval Stem wallet (£59) and shoulder bag (£119), both in Nude, and zip holdall (£139) in Mustard

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retail feature… NEW SEASON, NEW LOOK AT COTSWOLD TRADING Below, from left: Parlane’s Mint Planter, £9.95; Coriander Planter, £9.95; and Blue Dog Figurine, £39.50

The Ladybird Book of Dating £6.99

Above: Radley’s Apples & Pears Dog purse in Icing, £69 Right: Dr Hauschka’s Rose Day Cream, £29.50

a range of new styles that have a classic feel but are kept fresh with a modern colour palette.

PARLANE INTERNATIONAL We know that spring is on its way when the store gets its first delivery of new season homewares from the Cotswold based brand Parlane International. These include pastelhued ceramic herb pots, metallic-edged tealight holders and gorgeous ceramic dogs for your mantelpiece.

HUMOROUS VALENTINE’S GIFT The popular children’s publisher, Ladybird, has embraced the trend for spoofing its classic guides by launching a humorous series for adults dealing with modern problems: an ideal gift for the Valentine’s season is The Dating Book (£6.99), featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside amusing new text.

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TWEEDMILL Tweedmill’s luxurious throws are ideal for draping over the back of a sofa or placing over your usual bed linen for that extra bit of warmth.

The Rainbow Stripe Throw (pictured below) is made from 100% British pure wool and will bring a smile to your face on a frosty day.

DR HAUSCHKA Dr Hauschka is the undoubted leader in creating a healthy, radiant complexion using wholly natural and organic ingredients. The centrepiece of the brand’s range is the Rose Day Cream, which captures the strength and softness of the rose to nourish and protect all skin types. Cotswold Trading is a stockist of both Dr Hauschka’s skin care and cosmetics ranges.

Tweedmill Textiles’ Rainbow Stripe Throw, £49.99 Cotswold Trading, Broadway: 01386 853331 / WR12 7DT / cotswoldtrading.com

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Editor’s Choice… FOOD & DRINK To free your mind and body of festive excesses, consider taking the 30 day Veganuary pledge and go vegan for the month of January. If you are exploring this type of diet, it is well worth heading to Asparagasm in Nailsworth, the recently opened vegan and gluten-free deli and dining room. You can sample organic cold pressed juices and smoothies, items from the superfood salad bars and daily specials featuring raw food treats such as smoky nut ‘cheese’. There are also delicious raw cakes on the menu, packed with superfoods. Chef’s Table events to date have presented dining experiences including raw food feasts from Deborah Durrant of Deliciously Raw. For news of workshop programmes and celebration dining events in 2016, contact dine@asparagasm.com or visit asparagasm.com

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Calling all coffee aficionados – you can now find Ue Coffee Roasters’ uniquely delicious wood-roasted coffee at Delicacy in Chipping Norton: 01608 642843 / OX7 5NH / delicacy.org.uk / uecoffeeroasters.com

New for 2016, Miyuki’s Kitchen in Oddington, near Stow-onthe-Wold, is hosting Japanese cooking classes. There are four evening classes in the series, starting with Traditional Japanese Seasonings and then covering Japanese hot pots, salads and fish and meat dishes. Each class costs £75 per person or the series of four is £280. For full details of the class dates and availability: miyuki@miyukiskitchen.co.uk / 07944 748457

The Wild Duck in Ewen, Gloucestershire, is the latest addition to The Lucky Onion’s portfolio of smart hotels and restaurants, which also includes No.131 in Cheltenham and The Wheatsheaf in Northleach.

The 16th century inn will close early in 2016 for a full refurbishment and will then reopen in late summer with 12 bedrooms, all individually designed by co-owner Georgie Pearman. One to watch. The Wild Duck Inn: 01285 770310 / GL7 6BY / thewildduckewen.com

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This year, 14 February falls on a Sunday so St Valentine’s Day can even become a Valentine’s Weekend. With this in mind, we have compiled our top selection of suitably romantic treats, activities and destinations…

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Snowdrops at Painswick Rococo Garden

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You can’t mention Valentine’s Day without thinking of flowers. Traditionally, a dozen red roses is seen as an appropriately romantic gesture but, as Amanda Winter from Eden Flowers in Burford explains, that’s often not what women themselves would choose. She says, “Lots of men buy red flowers but sometimes a hand tied posy of white anemones, ranunculus or soft pink spring flowers can be just as nice. Mossed arrangements of orchids or spring bulbs are also popular – they can be planted into vintage zinc containers or subtle coloured baskets for a long lasting display.”

If you and your Valentine would prefer to see flowers in their natural environment, February is a good time to visit gardens renowned for their snowdrops, such as Painswick Rococo Garden.

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example of a garden originally laid out in the early 18th century. Colesbourne Park near Cheltenham also has a collection of over 250 varieties of snowdrops throughout its ten acre garden and is a great location for a stroll along its woodland and lakeside paths, through the drifts of cyclamen, hellebores and other winter plants. Cerney House Gardens, set around a Victorian walled garden near Cirencester, is another romantic destination.

Having built up an appetite walking, you may then want to relax over a coffee and a light bite. Huxleys in Chipping Campden is the ideal spot. This intimate café and bar is set within a 500 year old building tucked away in the heart of the town. Chipping Campden was one of the most important of the medieval wool towns and remains wonderfully unspoilt, with a high street dating from the 14 th–17th centuries. At Huxleys, you can settle into leather armchairs by the blazing fire and enjoy a freshly ground coffee or perhaps a glass of wine with something delicious from the antipasti menu.

For the rather more daring, how about a Hot Air Balloon ride? Ballooning in the Cotswolds flies throughout the year although during winter, flights are weather dependent. Flights last for around an hour, with the breeze carrying you gently over the landscape of woodlands, fields, villages and lanes. It’s one option that’s sure to make this Valentine’s Day memorable.

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Music buffs may enjoy a musical interlude at 3pm on Valentine’s Day at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa. Ensemble 360 is presenting a programme of works by Schubert, including The Trout Quintet and Octet in F D803.

Ensemble 360 features Victor de la Rosa on clarinet, Naomi Atherton on horn, Amy Harman on bassoon, violinists Benjamin Nabarro and Claudia Ajmone-Marsan, with Ruth Gibson on viola, Gemma Rosefield on cello, Laurene Durantel on double bass and pianist Tim Horton. There is a also pre-concert discussion about Schubert’s chamber music from 2:10pm.

After the concert, it will again be time for refreshments: our choice would be afternoon tea at Buckland Manor, near Broadway. This privately owned country house hotel is set in one of the finest manor houses in the Cotswolds, with a heritage dating back to the 13th century. The home made afternoon tea here is particularly sumptuous and includes finger sandwiches, fruit and plain scones with Cornish clotted cream and

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seasonal preserves, a selection of cakes and either tea or Champagne.

Champagne tasting is also on the menu at Daylesford, as part of its St Valentine’s Weekend Getaway: you can stay in one of the farm’s holiday cottages, cook and be cooked for in the award winning Cookery School and unwind in the Haybarn Spa. If you’d like to kick back and watch a movie, one of the most romantic local venues is Barnsley House, near Cirencester, which has its own private cinema complete with two-seater pink leather armchairs. There is a regular programme of movie nights, with the option of having a two course supper served in the hotel’s restaurant, The Potager. However, the cinema is also available for private hire: on a cold February day, what could be nicer than a cosy afternoon at the movies?

Alternatively, you could stay at The Plough in Kelmscott, a beautifully refurbished Cotswold inn on the banks of the River Thames. The village is perhaps best known for being the setting of Kelmscott Manor, the Cotswold retreat of William Morris and his family, friends and colleagues in the early 20 th century. Kelmscott retains its charms, and a walk alongside this unspoilt stretch of the Thames takes you back to a different era.

At The Plough, you can enjoy a romantic dinner and stay overnight in one of the inn’s eight rooms at a special Valentine’s Day rate.

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If town is more your thing, then head to No.131, the rather glamorous Georgian townhouse hotel in Cheltenham. The building also houses a smart restaurant and a bar – Crazy Eights – split over two floors. The 11 bedrooms are stylishly and individually furnished, complete with Nespresso machines, Apple TV’s full library of movies, hand knitted hot water bottles and a mini-bar filled with delicious snacks. The perfect place to hunker down and luxuriate.

For locals preferring to take a weekend away from the Cotswolds, Sheepskin in Chipping Norton can recommend one of its portfolio of self catering cottages all over Britain. Sheepskin’s personalised approach ensures that whatever hobby or request you may have, the team will try to find you the perfect location. These chic hideaways are ideal for a quiet, romantic escape.

As a bonus, visiting out of season is often kinder on your pocket.

If you’re still wondering what treat to bestow upon your loved one, try preparing the following recipe from Benjamin Chocolatier. Take it from us, you’ll make their day.

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Valentine’s Day Recipe Benjamin Chocolatier’s Cuban Chocolate Marquise This chocolate marquise is ridiculously rich and decadent but fairly simple to make – it will no doubt become a dinner party favourite. Benjamin pairs it with salted caramel, malted milk ice cream and honeycomb for texture, but you could just add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, some toasted nuts or even some caramelised brioche crumbs.

The portions may seem small but after a starter and main, these are the perfect size.

Ingredients: serves 6 200g 70% dark chocolate. [Benjamin uses Cuban] 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 80g lightly flavoured honey Sea salt Method 1. Melt the chocolate in a plastic bowl in the microwave, checking every 30 seconds and stirring in the un-melted pieces as it melts. Set aside whilst you prepare the other elements.

2. Whisk the egg yolks and eggs in a bowl with an electric whisk until they are pale yellow and fluffy.

3. Heat the honey in a saucepan until it reaches 121ºC. Allow to cool to 100ºC then slowly add to the melted chocolate.

4. Finally, add the melted chocolate and honey to the egg mixture and fold in well. Pour into silicon moulds and allow to set overnight. Turn out from the moulds, sprinkle with a little sea salt and serve with your choice of accompaniments.

Contact details: Ballooning in the Cotswolds: 01453 753221 / ballooninginthecotswolds.co.uk Barnsley House: 01285 740000 / GL7 5EE / barnsleyhouse.com Benjamin Chocolatier: 01242 253862 / benjaminchocolatier.co.uk Buckland Manor: 01386 852626 / WR12 7LY / bucklandmanor.co.uk Cerney House Gardens: 01285 831300 / GL7 7BX / cerneygardens.com Colesbourne Park: 01242 870567 / GL53 9NP / colesbournegardens.org.uk Daylesford Organic: 01608 731620 / GL56 0YG / daylesfordcookeryschool.co.uk

Eden Flowers: 01993 822827 / OX18 4HX / eden-flowers.co.uk Huxleys: 01386 849077 / GL55 6AL / huxleys.org No.131, Cheltenham: 01242 822939 / GL50 1NW / no131.com Painswick Rococo Gardens: 01452 813204 / GL6 6TH / rococogarden.org.uk The Plough, Kelmscott: 01367 253543 / GL7 3HG / theploughkelmscott.com Royal Spa Centre: 01926 334418 / CV32 4HN / warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre/events Sheepskin: 01865 764087 / sheepskinlife.com

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Charlie Calder-Potts ‘Book of Kings’, a solo exhibition of paintings by Charlie Calder-Potts, takes place at Fosse Gallery in Stow-on-the-Wold from Sunday 7 to 27 February.

The show is based on Charlie’s time spent recently in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Official War Artist sponsored by the 9th/12th Royal Lancers. Here, she talks to Sally Bult about a childhood spent in Gloucestershire and the events that have shaped her artistic career…

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the Preview interview… CHARLIE CALDER-POTTS Where were you born and bred?

I was born in Worcestershire, about half an hour from Cheltenham. When I was nine years old, my parents moved to Cheltenham so it holds many memories for me.

Have you always been interested in art?

Yes, I’ve always been obsessed with art. I did Art ’A’ Level at Cheltenham College and the school was great – I spent all my evenings in the Art Department. Art is all I ever wanted to do. After school, I went to Art College but I didn’t really like it because it was all about conceptual art. We even had to build a tower out of loo rolls, so I quit and went travelling. My sister moved to Jordan when I was 14 years old and then on to Lebanon where she still lives, so I’ve always been interested in the Middle East and love to travel.

How did your career as an artist take shape?

When I came back from travelling, I went to St Andrews University and studied for an MA in Art History. I continued painting all the way through and managed to sell some of my work in the university holidays. After graduating, I moved back to Cheltenham and rented a stable from some friends to use as a studio. I worked as a nanny in the afternoons and spent all morning in the studio.

It was a fairly miserable time – all my friends were living in London and starting ’proper’ jobs, so I felt quite isolated. But I didn’t envy them their careers as I knew I just didn’t want to do anything similar. I had done work experience in publishing and in art galleries and it wasn’t for me, but I had no real alternative plan. I was very fortunate that my father is an entrepreneur: he left school at 16 and set up his own business, and he’s always been very supportive. He said that it would be hard to start with but that you have to keep plodding on and things will work out in the end. I’ve had a good education so can always earn money. I just thought: it’s going to take time and if I have to waitress or nanny forever, then that’s fine.

Can you describe your style of work?

This is always a hard question to answer! I love war art – looking at history and producing a new form of historical figurative art, using elements

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of heritage and culture. I like to incorporate my own photography: I travel, see a place, take photos and sketch. The main form of recording is photography, the documentary of something real, which I incorporate into my work.

I picked up a 1950s camera for $10 from a flea market in Armenia and have recently become more interested in darkroom techniques and developing my own photographs but I would never exhibit my photos. Every time I take a photo, I know it has a new life coming – so they are definitely part of the process but not a finished article.

I have noticed that you use gold leaf and halo motifs in your work – does this reflect a religious component?

I like iconography but am interested in the adoption and symbolism of these motifs: they have often had differing values throughout history.

For example, the halo has been widely used in Western, mainly European, art as a religious motif and yet in Ancient History it symbolised power.

I like to twist these and show that there is a moral compass that binds us all together. Underneath, we are all very similar regardless of religion.

Which artist has most inspired you?

At the beginning, Hughie O’Donoghue. He’s amazing – I actually wrote my dissertation at university on him – and I first discovered him at the Ashmolean Museum when I was 14 years old. He uses photography and oils on canvas, but my work is very different from his now.

How did you come to be an official War Artist in Afghanistan in 2013?

I had always wanted to travel to Afghanistan but had no connection with the army and to be honest had very little interest in the army, but had always found war art fascinating. One day, I googled “Do War Artists still exist?” and discovered that the army do still sponsor five artists each year.

I wrote to different regiments, many of whom didn’t reply, partly I think because they were used to very traditional oil on canvas artists, but then the 9th/12th Royal Lancers agreed. (The regiment actually doesn’t exist any more: they amalgamated with 4

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another regiment soon after we returned from Afghanistan). They then had to put forward my application and it was approved.

I had to undertake three days of training in the UK before we left, covering mine detection and all sorts of basic training. We were prepared for rolling in the Warthog vehicle (which is specially built for the terrain over there) and how to help someone if they got injured. There were nine of us – journalists and one other artist – and we were placed in different situations, for example with amputee veterans playing the part of the recently wounded, how to administer morphine, etc. We also did refresher training when we got to Camp Bastion. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared, but I just thought I’d apply and see what happened, and once I got in I knew I would never forgive myself if I didn’t do it. I told myself that if something happened, it would just be really bad luck!

The army was amazing, everyone really looked after me. I went out for three weeks, which was the maximum time allowed, and travelled all over Helmand Province although I was never on the front line. It was a really busy time, travelling non-stop from base to base. I took thousands of photos and spent a lot of time talking to people and filling my sketchbook with quotes. I even brought

back scrap metal from old vehicles. From being fairly disinterested in the army world, I became absolutely fascinated. It is an entirely different world and the sense of professionalism, bravery and companionship was overwhelming. I have huge admiration for the people I spent time with. Weirdly enough, I also managed to catch up with an old St Andrews friend who was based in Camp Bastion.

What did the experience teach you about yourself and how did it affect your art?

I guess it taught me to take risks. I was really pleased that I went and it changed my work so much. It was such an interesting experience, it was impossible not to get excited about it and my work developed hugely. The regiment I was with were amazing: part of the arrangement is that you present them with a painting afterwards, and they told me that I could do whatever I wanted. They were delighted with it, which was a relief!

What next?

I visited Iraq in July 2015, and I spent a lot of time in Syria before the war. It’s an amazing country with such a rich culture – you really feel like you’ve stepped back 1000 years. Afghanistan surprised me as it felt much more basic. It was really sad: you

On the face of the earth I see only sleepers, London overground by Charlie Calder-Potts

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the Preview interview… CHARLIE CALDER-POTTS couldn’t see examples of their history any more – they were really hard to find. Sadly, I think that is probably going to be the same with Syria now.

I enjoy travelling alone: I visited Georgia, Armenia and Turkey a while ago and had planned to travel to Iran but my visa was rejected.

With a British Embassy there now, I am hoping I’ll be able to get a visa.

I’ve had a map on my wall detailing where I want to visit and what artefacts I want to see, and it has been up there for a couple of years so I have to go soon! I’m also hoping to organise an Artist in Residency in Iraq, with Kurdish artist Jamal Penjweny. We want to encourage British artists to spend three months in Iraq and build relationships between the countries to show that the country is not all about terror and war – there are some amazing people living there and the media should be representing these wonderful people.

How do you spend your free time?

Work and free time blur into one! Work is not work!

Every holiday I take is based on where I can go to inspire my work – I could never just go and lie by a beach. I love yoga and other sports such as tennis and squash. I need to turn my brain off sometimes, so I find being active helps.

Do you ever get back to Gloucestershire?

My boyfriend lives in Cheltenham so I’m often visiting. I love Gloucester Cathedral, I find its history and stories inspire new ideas – seeing how history ties into the everyday. I’m an atheist but I love holy places: maybe it is because they encourage reflection, but there’s also so much to see – a real feast for the eyes, from a tile on the floor to an engraving somewhere and all the stained glass. Recent work has been based on Gloucester and also London. I’ve also been with Sharon Wheaton at Fosse Gallery in Stow-on-the-Wold for five years now. Other favourite spots include a walk up the hill behind Stanton, and also going to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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And through the silence beat the bells, Kabul, Afghanistan by Charlie Calder-Potts

You must feel proud of your success...

Doing something you love is the best feeling. There is financial insecurity but I know that if I have to, I can get a part-time job for a while. I just love the idea that you can communicate something in an image. I’m quite dyslexic so I can’t write very well – but to have someone look at a painting and feel something, that is a skill and takes practice.

Charlie Calder-Potts’ solo exhibition, Book of Kings – Tales from Iraq and Afghanistan, is at Fosse Gallery from 7–27 Februar y. The exhibition features 30 pieces, varying from mixed media on aluminium to mixed media on copper, armoured scrap metal from Helmand Province and traditional manuscript vellum paper. As a self-taught artist, Charlie has developed a unique method of combining old and new in a single image. Starting with her own black and white photographs, she etches these images onto sheets of metal – including recycled plates from scrapped ‘Warthog’ armoured vehicles brought back from Camp Bastion for her by the RAF – and begins to build the picture up in layers. Oil paint, pastel, pencil, ink, crumpled tissue and beeswax are progressively applied to the printed surface in glowing veils of textured and patterned colour, studded with signs and symbols that set the human figures in context and turn the picture surface into “a palimpsest of past and present, East and West”.

Fosse Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am–5pm.

Fosse Gallery: 01451 831319 / GL54 1AF / fossegallery.com

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QUTIS WITNEY As one of Oxfordshire’s leading medical aesthetic skin clinics, Qutis Witney offers professionally administered treatments such as wrinkle reduction, laser hair removal and dermal fillers…

For many of us, the goal throughout our lives is to look – and feel – our natural best. There are also pressures from society to look ’youthful’ for as long as possible. The primary aim of Qutis is to help clients achieve this type of healthy, natural look at every age.

The clinic, owned by Stephen Thorns and his wife Marea Brennan Thorns, is the sister clinic to Medico Beauty Nurse Services (MBNS) in Thame which Marea opened in 1999. Both clinics are nurse led and offer cosmetic treatments including wrinkle reduction, dermal fillers, laser hair removal and several anti-ageing medical aesthetic treatments. These are slightly more invasive than standard beauty salon treatments and therefore need to be administered by a specialist nurse or doctor.

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Marea Brennan Thorns is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Having originally studied art, Marea changed direction after qualifying and immediately moved into nursing training. After becoming a registered nurse in 1976, Marea completed a post-registration qualification in intensive and coronary care nursing. Following years of experience in hospital nursing and a spell working in the field of pharmaceutical and medical devices, Marea worked as a peripatetic aesthetic nurse. During 2001– 2004, she chaired the Royal College of Nursing’s forum for nurses working in aesthetic medicine, and in 2007 she completed an advanced nurse qualification as an Independent Nurse Prescriber at Oxford Brookes University.

Qutis was opened three years ago in Witney, a location which was chosen as a viable alternative

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specialist business profile… QUTIS WITNEY to Oxford: it is a bustling town with free parking and easy access for clients travelling from all over the Cotswolds and further afield.

The clinic’s clients range in age from their mid-40s up to their 80s, with a high percentage being professional women with busy careers.

In the past, women in European countries such as France often took a more active approach to looking after their skin than British women.

For example, it has never been the ’norm’ in this country to make regular visits to a dermatologist.

However, we have now as a nation become more aware of the effects of skin damage and the benefits of starting preventative treatments at an earlier stage.

Many of Qutis’ clients do not even want to reverse the signs of skin ageing but would simply like to slow down the ageing process.

Some clients are seeking help with excessive sweating, red veins or persistent jaw clenching.

Others would like laser hair removal. The clinic also offers treatment for acne and can remove moles and skin tags. Dermal fillers and botox treatments can soften and revitalise faces. For example, women who train regularly or have lost weight may have slim or drawn-looking faces, and the use of dermal fillers can replace lost volume to make their appearance seem more youthful.

A treatment room at Qutis Witney

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Marea Brennan Thorns

Marea explains, “When injecting botox, for example, our nurse specialists will aim to retain some muscle movement rather than produce a ’frozen forehead’ which can look false and too obvious for many of our clients. You wouldn’t know 99% of the people who have had botox or filler treatments – and that’s the way it should be. It shouldn’t be something that stands out: clients should simply leave our clinic looking refreshed. Friends just comment to them: “You’re looking well”.”

Above all, with your face being the most visible part of your body and very much part of your personality, it’s vital to feel comfortable with your practitioner.

With her background in art, Marea has an aesthetic appreciation of each client’s facial structure as well as her medical knowledge and experience. She would much prefer to under-treat and enhance a client’s appearance rather than over-treat them.

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specialist business profile… QUTIS WITNEY Clients are invited back to the clinic for a follow-up appointment two to three weeks after any procedure, and a personal record is built up to provide a clear indication of how the individual best reacts to any specific treatment. Marea believes that it is most important to build relationships based on trust, so that the practitioner can offer personalised advice as your face changes over the years.

Botox and fillers are some of the most popular treatments performed by the clinic. There is always a face-to-face consultation before any treatment, and a full medical history is taken, along with a discussion of what the client hopes to achieve. A treatment plan will then be set out, with all treatments requiring a prescription, hence the requirement for a nurse or doctor to perform the treatments.

Botox and fillers are usually topped up about three or four times a year and Marea says that the treatments probably work out to be less expensive than going to the hairdresser! She considers it vital that the results look ’soft’ – and has no hesitation in turning away people who have unrealistic expectations.

“It’s often a very personal decision to have an aesthetic treatment and only about 50% of our clients tell anyone that they’ve had anything done. Many don’t even tell their husbands.”

This discretion is part of the service, with client confidentiality paramount to the practice.

Treatments at Qutis are administered either

by Marea herself or by Adrian Baker who recently won the award ‘Aesthetic Nurse of the Year 2014’ from the British Journal of Nursing. The clinic is thriving, with male clients currently showing the biggest growth rate year on year. Knowing that men may have slightly different priorities and concerns about aesthetic treatments than women, Qutis ensures that all clients are made to feel at home and relaxed.

For the future, Stephen says, “We are thinking of bringing in a mole vigilance/skin cancer programme run by a doctor and Marea.

We are also looking into Well Woman and Travel Medicine programmes.”

Qutis Witney: 01993 704050 / OX28 6DB / qutisclinics.co.uk; lookyournaturalbest.com

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QUTIS: A case study

Penny, a 52-year-old nurse, explains why she approached Qutis for help…

“As the years went by, I began to notice that my facial structure had changed, making me look tired and old. I had developed darkening under the eyes, my skin had lost its volume and youthful appearance, and lines had developed from my nose to mouth. I had also begun to get jowls. I decided to do something about it as it was starting to get me down.

“Qutis clinic has a welcoming, warm feeling and all of the staff made me feel at ease from the start. Having taken a full medical history and determining realistic outcomes, I consented to have dermal fillers to restructure my face. At my consultation, I found the aesthetic nurses to be experienced and professional and I was happy to put my face in their hands.”

Penny’s forehead, temple region, cheek area, chin, lips and folds from her nose to mouth were treated with Juvéderm® dermal fillers, with only a little discomfort. Penny says, “Immediately I was able to see that my facial structure had added volume and that my face was restored to the shape it had been when I was younger.

I couldn’t believe that a simple treatment could result in such amazing but subtle changes.

Family members and work colleagues have all commented on how well I look and have asked me if I have been away on holiday as I look so relaxed! That is exactly what I wanted them to say … no one has asked what I have had ’done’!”

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new business profile… STONE & WOOD TILES

Bladon Stone

STONE & WOOD TILES Stone & Wood Tiles’ showroom in Chipping Norton opened at the end of September 2015. It showcases a huge range of high quality porcelain tiles, many of which replicate natural wood and stone surfaces. Here, Sally Bult explains why the showroom has already become an essential destination for anyone renovating or building a house in the area…

Stone & Wood Tiles specialises in porcelain tiles that are perfect for modern country living. The showroom in Chipping Norton reflects owner Mark Williams’ interior design and artistic skills: the tiles – some up to 1.5m x 3m and in a huge variety of finishes – are stylishly displayed on large presentation boards, creating an overall effect that is both inspiring and welcoming.

Advances in technology have meant that porcelain tiles can now offer a real, like-forlike alternative to natural materials. Digital printing and surface manipulation mimic natural differences in tone, colouration and feel of materials such as slate and walnut. Each tile face is unique as there are no tell-tale repeats

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of pattern. In fact, the results are so convincing that you have to remind yourself from time to time that everything here is made of porcelain.

For example, a large benchtop in the showroom is an example of a tiled surface which has the appearance and texture of marble; and it is unsurprising that one of the company’s best selling tiles is Bladon Stone, the limestone effect tile which is used as the showroom’s flooring.

Stone & Wood Tiles, along with Capitol Design Studio, is part of the Capitol Tile Group.

This business was established in Coventry by Mark’s grandfather in 1968. Having trained as an interior designer, Mark became a director of Capitol Tile Group in 2013 and, since then, 4

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Stone & Wood Tiles’ showroom in Chipping Norton

he has overseen the total reinvention of Capitol Design Studio, which has a showroom in Fulham.

His seemingly instinctive talent for understanding what designers and architects are looking for means that he can seek out new collections and provide fresh solutions to the industry.

The opening of Stone & Wood Tiles’ showroom in Chipping Norton in 2015 adds a new, consumer-focused angle to the business.

Mark and his family live locally and, with house building flourishing in the area, Chipping Norton has proved an inspired choice of location. Plans are already afoot to open further showrooms in the future.

Stone & Wood Tiles aims to provide a premium product at a full range of price-points (from £21– £150 per square metre) and to showcase the best products available from specialist manufacturers.

The tiles stocked are predominantly Italian and many replicate natural surfaces such as wood, stone, marble and concrete.

Showroom Manager Jules Owen says, “Mark has an eye for quality and design, and he is constantly working on new collections, changes in pattern, shape and textures and looking at new trends.” The company has the ability to source 2,000 other tiles from within the group, so there really is something for everyone.

One of the key advantages of porcelain tiles is their versatility: there are designs for interior and exterior floors, walls and surfaces. Other advantages include the fact that they don’t stain or discolour as natural materials are prone to do; they are easy to clean; and they act as very good

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conduits for underfloor heating.

Wood-effect porcelain tiles, in particular, have been growing in popularity over recent years, hand in hand with a marked improvement in their production quality. There are nine different types of ’wood’ available, from the coastal bleachedlook Dawlish Smoke, with its knots and scratches, to the darker, scuffed style of Harris, ideal for a kitchen worktop or study. Other designs include an industrial concrete look, which is popular for utility and wet rooms, and a parquet style finish.

All tiles come in multiple colourways and at least two or three different sizes. There are also mosaics, hexagonal and even 3D tiles available.

In the showroom, tiles are displayed on large boards to give customers a clear idea of what the pattern or style would look like en masse.

The showroom incorporates a small kitchen and bathroom as well, both of which are used to present working examples of various tiles.

For customers who would like some guidance, Jules is always on hand to provide design advice.

As he says, “I think our strength ultimately lies in our customer service. I’m here to look after everybody – regardless of the size of their project – and to help customers achieve the best outcome.

We also provide the best quality product and the newest ideas, so whether you want a traditional or modern scheme, we can really look after you.”

Stone & Wood Tiles is open Monday to Friday, from 9am–5:30pm, and on Saturday from 10am–4pm. .

Stone & Wood Tiles, Chipping Norton: 01608 690090 / OX7 5XW / cdstiles.com

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Rachel Ducker Contemporary British artist Rachel Ducker is best known for her distinctive wire sculptures of the human form. Experienced in life drawing and with a keen interest in body language and psychology, Rachel’s rare talent is for capturing emotion and energy in her work…

At first sight, Rachel Ducker’s wire sculptures are reminiscent of trees, with their solid framework and their twisting, waving hair. They are a reflection of her insatiable desire to create and make: she is constantly exploring ideas with her sketches, paintings, photography and jewellery as well as her sculpted works.

Her training as a jeweller, combined with her appreciation of the human form and the emotional dynamics of human nature, led her to experiment with wire as a medium for sculpting the human form. Her aim has always been to capture something ephemeral, either emotive or active.

Rachel says she discovered her talent for making wire sculptures when she was working at a floristry studio: “I picked up some florist wire and started playing around with it and made a small sculpture. This ended up in the window and it sold. 20 years later, here I am!”

Since her forms have no facial features, the effect of each work is driven through its posture, using the hair as a dramatic statement that provides movement and energy. She says, “I love capturing the energy – I find a lot of

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inspiration in dance, as it has energy that needs to be caught.” Her works are untitled since Rachel believes that everyone sees something different in the sculptures: each viewer is free to form their own interpretation.

Rachel’s pieces have graced over 20 galleries in the UK alone, and commissions for her wire sculptures come from private buyers, hotels and restaurants all over the world. She says that a lot of people particularly like the sculptures which have their arms wide open and head thrown back: they respond to that sense of freedom and liberation. Commissions are either determined by the space available or by a request for a particular design; they then take anything from a week to a month for Rachel to create. She says, “I always have several pieces on the go at the same time.

I find it’s good for the creative process to ‘jump’ from one to another.”

Rachel doesn’t use a model for her work.

Instead, she draws upon her fascination with people-watching and body language to replicate a posture or a physical expression to portray an emotion. It is a testament to her skill that each piece is different but all seem recognizably human

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in their stance and force. They really do take on a life of their own.

Rachel has a pose in mind before she begins each work – it may be from something she has seen or an idea she has had, from which she designs the posture. The pieces are then carefully molded by hand and gradually added to, wrapping the wire layer by layer. Her satisfaction with the posture can be instantaneous, or sometimes it can take days to achieve. Every angle is important, with adjustments being made millimetre by millimetre until they are just right. Rachel says, “The slightest change to the angle of the hand or fingers, or the tilting of the head, can change everything the figure is portraying.”

Her inspiration may come from the human form but she is also greatly inspired by different materials, found objects and new techniques, and she is keen to combine media. Mixing wire with plaster and wood are ideas she is currently exploring. She would ideally like to spend a year just experimenting, but with commissions already booked six months ahead, she doubts she’ll have that luxury! Rachel also makes silver cast jewellery to commission and enjoys experimenting with painting, life drawing monoprints and photography.

She is based in Jericho, Oxford, but with her partner Tony has also created Villa Warda, a luxury villa in Morocco which she describes as “a place of our dreams – a creative haven”. The villa has six en

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suite bedrooms and is set in a two and a half acre garden, with wonderful views towards the Atlas Mountains. Despite being an oasis of calm, Villa Warda is just 25 minutes from the bustle and city amenities of Marrakesh. It makes an ideal retreat for guests who would like to study yoga or painting on holiday, and it can be hired for exclusive use with a full-time team of housekeepers, gardeners and a superb cook on hand.

Recently, three families holidayed together there and Rachel says, “It was originally a family home so it’s lovely to have families come and stay, and groups of people reconnecting.” A group of 15 women also enjoyed a reunion there and Rachel has plans to hold artists’ retreats.

She adds, “I like the idea of everyone working on their own creations and inspiring and helping each other.” The villa provides a perfect backdrop to display many pieces of Rachel’s work and she hopes in the future to build a studio at the villa and use different materials found locally to enhance and inform her work.

Over the next few months, however, her focus is on exhibiting at Chelsea Flower Show (with garden designer Sarah Naybour), RHS Malvern Spring Show and numerous other events in 2016 including Oxfordshire Artweeks.

Rachel Ducker: 07855 751756 / rachel-ducker.co.uk

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My Cotswolds… SCARLETT HARRIS

MY COTSWOLDS

SCARLETT HARRIS Scarlett Harris runs the Cheltenham and Chepstow shops of ATC, the family business specialising in the supply and fitting of solid and engineered timber floors and doors. Here, she tells us a little about her favourite local places…

Where do you live in the Cotswolds and how long have you been there?

I moved to Cheltenham specifically to run ATC’s Cheltenham shop and have settled in the town for the past ten years. I now also run our Chepstow shop: this is the newest addition to ATC – it is only one month old! – whereas our Cheltenham branch has been here for 12 years.

What places or activities would you recommend in the area?

For local activities I love the races, it really is a fabulous day out. Even if you don’t go, the atmosphere in and around town is brilliant. Also, I would recommend going horse riding across Cleeve Hill: you get the most amazing views and can look down across the racecourse.

What do you love most about living here?

What I love about Cheltenham is the friendly atmosphere and the fact that you can be in the town one minute and then walking through unspoilt countryside within 10 minutes. I have a large malamute so am regularly found ‘up the hills’ walking her and I never get bored of the amazing scenery whilst looking down over Cheltenham.

If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be and why?

If I could live absolutely anywhere, I’d choose Birdlip without the traffic!

Do you have a favourite Cotswold village or town?

My favourite Cotswold village has to be Miserden.

It has a fantastic pub, The Carpenters Arms, that serves only local food and you can’t beat its Sunday lunch.

Are there other local eateries that you particularly like?

If you want somewhere in Cheltenham, the food at The Tivoli and The Beehive is also spectacular.

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