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welcome …to the June issue of Cotswold Preview.

In the run up to June each year, there comes a point at which diaries are full up.

It’s that kind of month – with festivals, summer fêtes and charity events galore, not to mention weddings and parties. June simply wouldn’t be June without the return of certain local events: the start of Iford Arts Festival and Longborough Festival Opera, plus Dean and Chadlington Summer Music Festival, Devizes Arts Festival and Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival, to name just a few. Two of our favourite biennial events are celebrated this year, too: Broadway Arts Festival and the on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor.

This year also sees the launch of The Field & Country Fair, at Cornbury Park in West Oxfordshire, over the weekend of 10–12 June. This promises to provide a fun and fresh take on traditional country fairs, so if there’s a chink of space in your already busy schedules, we recommend it for a day out.

In this issue, we celebrate other recent launches, including Moreton-inMarsh’s new emporium of homewares, Cotswold Grey, and the My Country collection from Tetbury’s Bay Gallery Home. And we explore the seasonal subjects of swimming pools and summer frocks: we hope our suggestions prove useful and informative.

We wish you all an action-packed June…

The Cotswold Preview team

food & drink feature… THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON

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100 gardens feature: all going swimmingly 108 garden design tips: ever green

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146 family matters 112 editor’s choice: children’s selection 114 school reports 115 family matters feature: equine art 122 expert comment:

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style & lifestyle 128 editor’s choice: fashion & beauty 130 fashion feature: summer in colour 140 gifting feature: Rococo home and gifts 142 food & drink feature: the spirit of the season 150 chef profile: David Witnall 152 the Preview interview: Alexandra O’Brien 156 behind the scenes at: Buckland Manor 158 new business profile: Cotswold Grey

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Editor’s Choice… FASHION & BEAUTY Dessous Chics in Cirencester is home to one of the Cotswolds’ biggest collections of swimwear and accessories, with costumes and bikinis for holidays, cruise-wear, spa days and swimming. Just as importantly, the boutique’s friendly staff are happy to provide honest advice on the best swimwear to suit your figure and requirements. Give yourself a little time for a trying-on session and you’ll be amazed at how a little ruching, a V-neck or a splash of pattern in the right place can change how you look and feel in swimwear. Add a matching wrap, tunic or kaftan, and you’re all set for summer. Pictured here is a Forever Unique Malta kaftan with lace-up and crystal detailing at the neck. Dessous Chics: 01285 644777 / GL7 1QD / dessouschicslingerie.co.uk

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Our top tips for summer style at home and abroad…

With sunny days upon us, feet have nowhere to hide. Time, then, to visit the Cheltenham salon of Margaret Dabbs, where the qualified podiatrists specialise in beautifying hands and feet. Wonders can be worked on even the gnarliest of examples, with treatments such as the Medical Pedicure (45 minutes, £85 / £130). There is also a nourishing range of products for hands and feet, such as this Nail & Cuticle Serum (£12 / 15ml), a unique formulation of Emu and Tea Tree oils.

Margaret Dabbs, Cheltenham: 01242 581906 / GL50 1RX / margaretdabbs.co.uk

Contributing Writer Sally Bult editorial@guidemedia.co.uk

Giffords Circus’ 2016 season is now underway, as is its new collaboration with Tetbury jeweller Taylor Black. The Circus collection draws on the iconography of vintage circus and includes a silver and gold / black rhodium vermeil range as well as fine jewellery. Pieces include these lovely Star Hoop earrings (£168) in silver and 9ct gold.

Taylor Black Jewellery: 01666 503412 / GL8 8DD / taylorblack.co.uk

Sales Manager, Central & South Cotswolds Lucy Dowie lucy@guidemedia.co.uk

When you’re in Tetbury, be sure to head to two of the Cotswolds’ best boutiques – Qetty Bang Bang and Anna Lizzio – which are conveniently located next to each other on Long Street. In Anna Lizzio, this Perle Clutch (£65)

by Star Mela, recently caught our eye with its cheery mix of raffia embroidery, beads and pompoms. You can also find a good selection of cute summer tops by Leon & Harper and Rose & Rose.

Anna Lizzio: 01666 500077 / GL8 8AA / annalizzio.co.uk

Sales Manager, Cheltenham & North Cotswolds Helen Edwards helen@cotswoldpreview.co.uk

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Design & Production Eve Bodniece eve@guidemedia.co.uk Managing Editor & Director Eleanor Chadwick eleanor@guidemedia.co.uk There are many different reasons for capturing an image of a horse, whether as a painting, photograph or sculpture. A child may have outgrown a pony which has been in the family for years, or a horse may be retiring from its working life. On the following pages, we profile seven of the region’s top equine artists and photographers…

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EVER GREEN In the UK, front gardens are steeped in tradition – but they are now rapidly in decline as the demand for parking increases. Here, professional garden designer Adrienne Curzon, director of Hendy Curzon Gardens, recommends alternative, ‘greenscaping’ solutions…

The increase in front gardens being converted to parking spaces is creating many environmental problems, especially that of flooding. Without borders or lawns that provide vital natural sponges for rainwater, the rain simply runs off driveways,

overwhelming antiquated sewage systems. Hard paving can also cause subsidence to properties because the rainfall is prevented from getting in to the ground, causing soil to shrink. Garden walls, paths and houses can develop severe cracks.

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Exhibitions & Auctions

The Stour Gallery

British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Impressionism: Capturing Life at Holburne Museum, Bath FRAGILE, Wildscreen Exchange at RUH, Bath Bath Society of Artists exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway Crafting Change: Community, Protest, Utopia at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery The Wildlife Art Society exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Anna Harley, Chris Dunn & Mary Rose Young exhibitions at Prema, Uley

Performing Arts

American Museum in Britain

H.M.S. Pinafore at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm BalletBoyz – Life at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm And Then There Were None at Arc Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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Dig for Victory trail at Upton House, Banbury Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Painting workshops with Richard Grinter at Prior Park, near Bath Weird World trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Elizabethan Fun & Games at Kenilworth Castle Despite the Falling Snow film showing at Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa Wild Wednesday at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Royal Bath & West Show at The Showground, Shepton Mallet Shakespeare’s Tavern at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon Woolly Week at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Impressionism: Capturing Life at Holburne Museum, Bath Bath Society of Artists exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway Crafting Change: Community, Protest, Utopia at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery The Wildlife Art Society exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

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Performing Arts H.M.S. Pinafore at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm Sing-a-Long-a Frozen at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 2pm And Then There Were None at Arc Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7pm

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Events Jeremiah! Inspired Interiors talk at American Museum in Britain, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Special evening opening at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon Second World War walk at Buscot and Coleshill estates Deadly Knitshade talk with Lauren O’Farrell at The Wilson, Cheltenham Censorinus: a specialist tour at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Weird World trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Lino printing for beginners workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Elizabethan Fun & Games at Kenilworth Castle Pop-up book shop at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Royal Bath & West Show at The Showground, Shepton Mallet Shakespeare’s Tavern at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon Woolly Week at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon

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Exhibitions & Auctions Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Impressionism: Capturing Life at Holburne Museum, Bath Bath Society of Artists exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Crafting Change: Community, Protest, Utopia at The Wilson, Cheltenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery The Wildlife Art Society exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts

The Paragon Gallery

H.M.S. Pinafore at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm Russell Watson live music at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Dancing Queen – The Concert at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Cotswold Clapton at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:30pm Miles Ahead at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:30pm And Then There Were None at Arc Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Cymbeline at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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Up Late at Holburne Museum, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Live on Lansdown at Bath Racecourse Broadway Arts Festival Wychwood Festival 2016 at Cheltenham Racecourse Roman Coin Mint talk at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Bill film showing at Corinium Musem, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Daylesford, Kingham Pop-up book shop at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Royal Bath & West Show at The Showground, Shepton Mallet Shakespeare’s Tavern at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon Woolly Week at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon Stroud Americana Festival at The Subscription Rooms, Stroud

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Bath Society of Artists exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Crafting Change: Community, Protest, Utopia at The Wilson, Cheltenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour The Wildlife Art Society exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Broadway Arts Festival

Performing Arts H.M.S. Pinafore at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Motown’s Greatest Hits at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm And Then There Were None at Arc Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Cymbeline at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Heart and Soul Community Choir at Nature in Art, Twigworth, 7pm

Events Classic American Dance class at American Museum in Britain, Bath Capturing Life Celebration sketching workshop at Holburne Museum, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Wychwood Festival 2016 at Cheltenham Racecourse Roman Coin Mint talk at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Rumble in the Cotswolds at The Town Hall, Chipping Norton A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Nicholas Parsons: A Laugh a Minute at Pound Arts, Corsham Devizes Arts Festival Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Daylesford, Kingham Pop-up book shop at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Royal Bath & West Show at The Showground, Shepton Mallet Shakespeare’s Tavern at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon Woolly Week at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon Stroud Americana Festival at The Subscription Rooms, Stroud Arc FreeFest at Arc Theatre, Trowbridge

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British Motoring Museum

Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Impressionism: Capturing Life at Holburne Museum, Bath FRAGILE, Wildscreen Exchange at RUH, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway Crafting Change: Community, Protest, Utopia at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold The Wildlife Art Society exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Anna Harley, Chris Dunn & Mary Rose Young exhibitions at Prema, Uley Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts American Museum in Britain

The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm Peter Howarth live music at Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn, 7:45pm Ballet Central at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7pm Edinburgh Comedy Previews live at Stratford ArtsHouse, 8pm Sara Pascoe live comedy at Swindon Arts Centre, 7:30pm Mark Watson live comedy at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 8pm

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Dig for Victory trail at Upton House, Banbury Summer Wild Flower walk at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Wychwood Festival 2016 at Cheltenham Racecourse Walk a Mile in My Shoes charity event at Pittville Park, Cheltenham Weird World trail at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival National Metro & Mini Show at British Motoring Museum, Gaydon Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Daylesford, Kingham Pop-up book shop at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Shakespeare’s Tavern at Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon Woolly Week at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon Stroud Americana Festival at The Subscription Rooms, Stroud

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath FRAGILE, Wildscreen Exchange at RUH, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Robin Tanner: From Old Chapel Field at Chippenham Museum Tensile at The Gallery @ The Guild, Chipping Campden Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Go Wild in the Country at Artysan Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Charles Simpson exhibition at The John Davies Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Richard III at Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe

The Paragon Gallery

Performing Arts King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30m New Act Comedy night at Komedia, Bath, 8pm Grumpy Old Women at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

RSC Theatre

Events Three Day Bread Making course at Bertinet Kitchens, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Lemur Feeding talk at Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford The Princess Bride film showing at Cheltenham Playhouse A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival NGS Open Garden at Harrells Hardy Plants Nursery Garden, Evesham Mustang film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Daylesford, Kingham Canoe Safari at WWT, Slimbridge Town walk from water fountain near RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Windsor Chair Making course at Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury Demolition film showing at Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury History Team tour at Warwick Castle

6 June

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Exhibitions & Auctions

The Paragon Gallery

RSC Swan Theatre

Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath FRAGILE, Wildscreen Exchange at RUH, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Small but Perfectly Formed at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts Richard III at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon, 7pm King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Grumpy Old Women at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Andrew Pepper Rehabilitation Project at Chipping Norton Theatre, 7:45pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events

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Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Painting workshops with Richard Grinter at Prior Park, near Bath Bledington Music Festival at St Leonard’s Church, Bledington Broadway Arts Festival Cheltenham Science Festival Brooklyn film showing at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Mustang film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Garden tour at Whatley Manor, near Malmesbury Plant Hunters Academy trail at Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury Painting with Rob Collins at Under the Edge Arts, Wotton-under-Edge

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Small but Perfectly Formed at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Broadway Arts Festival

Performing Arts Much Ado About Nothing at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon, 7pm King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Johnny Cash Roadshow at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Hamlet RSC live screening at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm Andrew Pepper Rehabilitation Project at Chipping Norton Theatre, 7:45pm Hamlet RSC live screening at Gloucester Guildhall, 6:45pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Tea with the Head Gardener at Prior Park, near Bath Bledington Music Festival at St Leonard’s Church, Bledington Broadway Arts Festival Cheltenham Science Festival Archeology: a specialist tour at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Herbaceous Borders workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley Charlecote library book talk at Charlecote Park, near Wellesbourne

8 June

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Broadway Arts Festival

Cheltenham Science Festival

Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Small but Perfectly Formed at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm The Rat Pack is Back at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Audience NT live screening at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm The Audience NT live screening at Gloucester Guildhall, 6:45pm Into the Woods at Arc Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Tannhäuser at Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow-on-the-Wold, 3pm Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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New Native Art: Del Curfman talk at American Museum in Britain, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Bledington Music Festival at St Leonard’s Church, Bledington Special evening opening at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon Broadway Arts Festival Discovery: a specialist tour at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Cheltenham Science Festival The Dressmaker film showing at Corinium Musem, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Alabama 3 film showing at Gloucester Guildhall The Art of Collage workshop at Nature in Art, Twigworth Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Small but Perfectly Formed at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Field & Country Fair

Performing Arts King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Darkling Society at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 9pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Peppa Pig’s Surprise at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenahm, 4pm Shalalalalee at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenahm, 7:45pm Russell Kane live comedy at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Martin & Eliza Carthy live music at Gloucester Guildhall, 7:30pm Into the Woods at Arc Theatre, Leamington Spa, 7:30pm Cymbeline at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

The Stour Gallery

Events Summer Wild Flower walk at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Field & Country Fair at Cornbury Park, Charlbury Cheltenham Science Festival Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham Chipping Sodbury Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Sing Street film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Mothing evening in Stratford Park, Stroud Embroiderers’ Guild demonstrations at Charlecote Park, near Wellesbourne Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

10 June

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Stroll in the Park, Cheltenham

Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Small but Perfectly Formed at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts

Field & Country Fair

King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Error 404 at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Peppa Pig’s Surprise at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 4pm Shalalalalee at Everyman Studio Theatrve, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Roxy Musique live music at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Tannhäuser at Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow-on-the-Wold, 3pm Cymbeline at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:15pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events

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A Trip to the Ally: Alcan Revisited talk at Banbury Museum Drawing Butterflies, Beetles & Bees workshop at American Museum, Bath Painting workshops with Richard Grinter at Prior Park, Bath Super Saturday races at Bath Racecourse Broadway Arts Festival Field & Country Fair at Cornbury Park, Charlbury Cheltenham Science Festival Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham Stroll in the Park for Maggie’s Centres, Cheltenham Chipping Sodbury Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Summer Garden Party at Gloucester Cathedral Yoga on the Lawn at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Great Royal Garden Party at Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath FRAGILE, Wildscreen Exchange at RUH, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Roman Coin exhibition at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Small but Perfectly Formed at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Broadway Arts Festival

Asthall Manor

Performing Arts Warwick University Big Band at Upton House, Banbury, 1pm The 24 Hour Plays at Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Error 404 at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 3pm Iford Young Artists at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 6:15pm Hamlet: theatre screening at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:30pm Cory Band live music at The Subscription Rooms, Stroud, 3pm The Carpenters Story at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7:30pm

Events Bath Fringe Festival Broadway Arts Festival Coleshill Mill open afternoon at Buscot and Coleshill estates Field & Country Fair at Cornbury Park, Charlbury Cheltenham Science Festival Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham Chipping Sodbury Festival Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Chipping Sodbury A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Writing for the Radio workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Ancient Avebury landscape walk at Avebury Manor, near Marlborough Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

12 June

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Victoria Art Gallery

Broadway Arts Festival

British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath First World War – Acts of Kindness at RUH, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Robin Tanner: From Old Chapel Field at Chippenham Museum Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Go Wild in the Country at Artysan Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Richard III at Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe

Performing Arts Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm A Night at the Theatre at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7pm

Events

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Warmington Heritage Group talk at National Herb Centre, Banbury Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Lemur feeding talk at Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford Chipping Sodbury Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Acrylics with a Pallet Knife workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Sing Street film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Martin Burge cookery masterclass at Whatley Manor, near Malmesbury Canoe safari at WWT, Slimbridge Plant Hunters Academy trail at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury Florence Foster Jenkins film showing at Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury History Team tour at Warwick Castle Summer Garden workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath First World War – Acts of Kindness at RUH, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts

RSC Swan Theatre

Gallery Pangolin

Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Wave at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 1pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm A Touch of Class at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8:15pm Legally Blonde at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenahm, 7:30pm Tannhäuser at Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow-on-the-Wold, 3pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Chipping Sodbury Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Sing Street film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Garden tour at Whatley Manor, near Malmesbury Plant Hunters Academy trail at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury Painting with Rob Collins at Under the Edge Arts, Wotton-under-Edge

14 June

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Cirencester Polo Club

Gallery Pangolin

British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Wave at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 1pm Great Expectations at Rondo Theatre, Bath, 7:30pm CBSO concert at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Legally Blonde at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events

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Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Chipping Sodbury Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester The Bledisloe Warwickshire Cup Semi-final at Cirencester Polo Club Devizes Arts Festival Sing Street film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Charlecote Park, near Wellesbourne

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Broadway Arts Festival

Victoria Art Gallery

Performing Arts Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Wave at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 1pm CHROMA at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Sara Pascoe live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8pm Legally Blonde at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenahm, 7:30pm Organ recital at Gloucester Cathedral, 12:30pm Tannhäuser at Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow-on-the-Wold, 3pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Special evening opening at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon Broadway Arts Festival Ukulele Festival of Great Britain at venues in Cheltenham Censorinus: a specialist tour at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Demolition film showing at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Chipping Sodbury Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Deddington Festival Sing Street film showing at Gloucester Guildhall

16 June

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Broadway Arts Festival

Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts

Andrew Lownie at Theatre Royal

Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Legally Blonde at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:30pm You Were After Poetry at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Danceworks: Curtain Up at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7pm An Elephant in the Garden at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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Interiors Illustration workshop at American Museum in Britain, Bath Author lunch with Andrew Lownie at Theatre Royal, Bath Summer Wild Flower walk at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Ukulele Festival of Great Britain at venues in Cheltenham Chipping Sodbury Festival Corsham Walking Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Deddington Festival Our Kind of Traitor film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Oxford Festival of the Arts

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The Sculpture 2016 WHAT’S Garden ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts

Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden

Opening night: Saturday 18th June, 6pm – 9:30pm Tickets: £6 (includes a glass of wine and live music from This Side of Paris)

Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath, 8pm Sunday 19th to Sunday 26th June (closed Monday) night opening Friday 24th: 11am – 9pm Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Opening times: 11am – 6:30pm. Late Tickets: £3 Venue: Lynchetts, 15 Woolley Street, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1AD Legally Blonde at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:30pm www.boaartsfestival.com/events/sculpture-garden You Were After Poetry at Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Danceworks: Curtain Up at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 3pm An Elephant in the Garden at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 11:30am Tannhäuser at Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow-on-the-Wold, 3pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The_Sculpture_Garden3_final.indd 1

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Gallery Pangolin

Events The Duck Race 2016 at Coughton Court, Alcester Classic American Dance class at American Museum in Britain, Bath Interiors Illustration workshop at American Museum in Britain, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival Ukulele Festival of Great Britain at venues in Cheltenham Father’s Day gladiator arena at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Chipping Sodbury Festival Corsham Walking Festival A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Deddington Festival Oxford Festival of the Arts

18 June

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Asthall Manor

Victoria Art Gallery

Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at John Noott Galleries, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts Li’l Jimmy Reed live music at Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn, 7:45pm Cheltenham Bach Choir at Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham, 6:30pm Danceworks: Curtain Up at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 3pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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The Duck Race 2016 at Coughton Court, Alcester Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Broadway Arts Festival NGS Open Gardens at Stanton Village, near Broadway Ukulele Festival of Great Britain at venues in Cheltenham Chipping Sodbury Festival Florence Foster Jenkins film showing at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Corsham Walking Festival The Bledisloe Warwickshire Cup Final at Cirencester Polo Club A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Devizes Arts Festival Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics & Affordable Gifts at Old Mill Arts, Devizes Deddington Festival Medieval Father’s Day at Kenilworth Castle Oxford Festival of the Arts Victorian Lawn Party at Museum in the Park, Stroud Open Day at Westonbirt House and Gardens, Tetbury

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath First World War – Acts of Kindness at RUH, Bath Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Robin Tanner: From Old Chapel Field at Chippenham Museum Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Go Wild in the Country at Artysan Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley

Paragon Gallery

RSC Swan Theatre

Performing Arts Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Edinburgh Comedy Previews live at Stratford ArtsHouse, 8pm

Events Wines for Sunny Evenings wine tasting at Chapel Arts Centre, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Pots and Frocks talk with Ian Swankie at St George’s Hall, Blockley Conservation in Action Week at Snowshill Manor, near Broadway Tea Dance at Cheltenham Town Hall NGS Open Garden at Hidcote Manor Garden, Chipping Campden A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Annie Sloan Paint Finishes workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester NGS Open Garden at Harrells Hardy Plants Nursery Garden, Evesham Our Kind of Traitor film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Oxford Festival of the Arts Canoe safari at WWT, Slimbridge Plant Hunters Academy trail at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury History Team tour at Warwick Castle Garden Week at Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe

20 June

*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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Gallery Pangolin

Dyrham Park

British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath First World War – Acts of Kindness at RUH, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Peter Maynard: Further Arrangements at Lansdown Hall & Gallery, Stroud James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Barber of Seville live screening at Gloucester Guildhall, 6:15pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Edinburgh Comedy Previews live at Stratford ArtsHouse, 8pm

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Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Conservation in Action Week at Snowshill Manor, near Broadway The Danish Girl film showing at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham NGS Open Evening at Hidcote Manor Garden, Chipping Campden Florence Foster Jenkins film showing at The Theatre, Chipping Norton A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Oxford Festival of the Arts

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guidhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Sibford School

Performing Arts Midsummer Night’s Dream at Sibford School, near Banbury, 7:30pm Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Victoria Art Gallery

Events Summer Evening racing at Bath Racecourse Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Tea with the Head Gardener at Prior Park, near Bath A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Our Kind of Traitor film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Oxford Festival of the Arts Melanie Wright art workshop at Armscote Manor, nr Shipston-on-Stour Studies in the Garden workshop at Nature in Art, Twigworth Charlecote library book talk at Charlecote Park, near Wellesbourne

22 June

*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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Exhibitions & Auctions

Blue Sky Festival

RSC Swan Theatre

Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Summer Dreaming at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:30pm The Bon Jovi experience at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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Lunch with Ping Coombes at the Allium Restaurant, Bath Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Special evening opening at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon Caring for Chedworth tour at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Talk by James Harris at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Blue Sky Festival in Corsham Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival Our Kind of Traitor film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Oxford Festival of the Arts

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions British Life at Banbury Museum Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon The Brass Monkey Group at Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Little Buckland Gallery

Gallery Pangolin

Performing Arts Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm The Peto Prom at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm The Eduardo Niebla Experience at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath The Cheltenham International Tango Festival at Cheltenham Town Hall A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Blue Sky Festival in Corsham Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival Love and Friendship film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Oxford Festival of the Arts

24 June

*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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Gallery Pangolin

Little Buckland Gallery

Warwickshire Open Studios exhibition at National Herb Centre, Banbury Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon The Brass Monkey Group at Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Wild Words at The Wilson, Cheltenham Dormer House Art exhibition at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth

Performing Arts Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Antigone at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Midsummer Jazz at Iford Arts Music Festival, Bradford-on-Avon, 7:30pm Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:30pm

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Classic American Dance class at American Museum in Britain, Bath Bibury Fête at Ablington Manor Gardens, 2pm–5:30pm Tablet weaving workshop at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Florence Foster Jenkins film showing at The Theatre, Chipping Norton A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Blue Sky Festival in Corsham Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival Oxford Festival of the Arts Tewkesbury Food & Drink Festival

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Warwickshire Open Studios exhibition at National Herb Centre, Banbury Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon The Brass Monkey Group at Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Wild Words at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Dormer House Art exhibition at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Eeles Family Pottery at Corinium Museum, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold Keeping Time at Museum in the Park, Stroud James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts

Blue Sky Festival

Asthall Manor

Antigone at The Egg, Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Massy Ferguson live music at American Museum in Britain, Bath, 3pm CPO concert at Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, 3pm Anneli Dance Studios Summer Show at Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, 4pm Le Nozze Di Figaro at Longborough Festival Opera, 3pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Painting workshops with Richard Grinter at Prior Park, near Bath A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Mustang film showing at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Drawing & Painting workshop at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Blue Sky Festival in Corsham Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival Grand Medieval Joust at Kenilworth Castle Oxford Festival of the Arts Midsummer Madness at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon Tewkesbury Food & Drink Festival

26 June

*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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The Stour Gallery

Warwickshire Open Studios exhibition at National Herb Centre, Banbury British Life at Banbury Museum Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath First World War – Acts of Kindness at RUH, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Wild Words at The Wilson, Cheltenham Robin Tanner: From Old Chapel Field at Chippenham Museum Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Dormer House Art exhibition at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Fabian Perez exhibition at Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guidhall Go Wild in the Country at Artysan Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Richard III at Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe Exhibition of historic samplers at Witney Antiques, Witney

Performing Arts Witney Antiques

Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Werther: ROH live screening at WMC, Bradford-on-Avon, 7pm Werther: ROH live screening at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:15pm Werther: ROH live screening at Gloucester Guildhall, 6:45pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

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Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester NGS Open Garden at 25 Bowling Green Road, Cirencester Love and Friendship film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Experience ila with Denise Leceister at Whatley Manor, Malmesbury Oxford Festival of the Arts Canoe safari at WWT, Slimbridge Golden Years film showing at Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury Plant Hunters Academy trail at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury History Team tour at Warwick Castle

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Warwickshire Open Studios exhibition at National Herb Centre, Banbury Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath First World War – Acts of Kindness at RUH, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Wild Words at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Dormer House Art exhibition at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Fabian Perez exhibition at Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guidhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Exhibition of historic samplers at Witney Antiques, Witney Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts

Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester

Gallery Pangolin

Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Emma at Rondo Theatre, Bath, 7:30pm Le Nozze Di Figaro at Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow, 5pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Jamie Raven’s magic show at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, 7:30pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Writers workshop’ with Mike Johnson at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Love and Friendship film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Garden tour at Whatley Manor, near Malmesbury Oxford Festival of the Arts Evening Fixtures at Stratford Racecourse Embroiderers’ Guild demonstrations at Charlecote Park, near Wellesbourne

28 June

*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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Gallery Pangolin

Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester

Warwickshire Open Studios exhibition at National Herb Centre, Banbury Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Science and Spirituality at Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Wild Words at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Dormer House Art exhibition at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Fabian Perez exhibition at Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester St. Oswald’s Village Art Group exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Exhibition of historic samplers at Witney Antiques, Witney Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Performing Arts Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7pm Emma at Rondo Theatre, Bath, 7:30pm Flowers Brass Band concert at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, 7:45pm Howlers at the Hall at Cheltenham Town Hall, 8:30pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 7pm Valerie Hobson at The Theatre, Chipping Norton, 7:45pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm Doctor Faustus at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1:30pm

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Events Summer Evening racing at Bath Racecourse Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Mosaics: a specialist talk at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham Love and Friendship film showing at Gloucester Guildhall A Greek in Egypt tour at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Oxford Festival of the Arts

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*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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WHAT’S ON DIARY Exhibitions & Auctions Warwickshire Open Studios exhibition at National Herb Centre, Banbury Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath Jeremiah Goodman exhibition at American Museum in Britain, Bath Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath Planning for Peace at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath Bloomsbury Rooms at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath The Brass Monkey Group at Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway on form sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford Wild Words at The Wilson, Cheltenham Iceland, an Uneasy Calm at Lacock Abbey, near Chippenham Dormer House Art exhibition at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Fabian Perez exhibition at Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester How Does Your Garden Grow? at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester Simon Lewty exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum Land and Sea at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford Eileen Cooper exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth Sophie Rae and Ashley Percival exhibitions at Prema, Uley Exhibition of historic samplers at Witney Antiques, Witney Oxfordshire in 50 Objects at Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

Little Buckland Gallery

Witney Antiques

Performing Arts Present Laughter at Theatre Royal, Bath, 7:30pm Emma at Rondo Theatre, Bath, 7:30pm Cheltenham Community Choir at Cheltenham Town Hall, 7:30pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 2:30pm Organ recital at Gloucester Cathedral, 12:30pm The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7:30pm

Events Lost Terraces tour at Dyrham Park, near Bath Special evening opening at The Courts Garden, Bradford-on-Avon Discovery: a specialist tour at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham I Saw the Light film showing at The Theatre, Chipping Norton Archaeology at Chedworth Roman Villa talk at Corinium Museum, Cirencester Love and Friendship film showing at Gloucester Guildhall Oxford Festival of the Arts

30 June

*For contact details please see pages 44–46. The full What’s On Listings start on page 61.

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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…

Albion Gallery: 01608 238020 / OX7 5AD / albiongallery.co.uk 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 Aston Pottery, near Bampton: 01993 852031 / OX18 2BT / astonpottery.co.uk 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 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 British Motor Museum: 01926 641188 / CV35 0BJ / britishmotormuseum.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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WHAT’S ON DIARY: CONTACT DETAILS

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 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 Green Park Station: BA1 2DR

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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 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 Nature in Art: 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk 

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WHAT’S ON DIARY: CONTACT DETAILS

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 Philippa Dickens at Studio Gallery, Little Barrington, near Burford: 01451 844663 / OX18 4TE / philippadickensart.com 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 347110 / 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: 02476 524524 / 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: 01242 237431 / GL50 3JT / 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: BROADWAY ARTS FESTIVAL

Jagger Wedding photograph by Patrick Lichfield

Friday 3 – Sunday 19 June

Broadway Arts Festival at venues in and around Broadway The fourth biennial Broadway Arts Festival features an impressive programme of talks, lectures, exhibitions, workshops and concerts…

For more than 130 years, Broadway has had a close connection with prominent figures in the arts. Broadway Arts Festival was founded in 2010 as a biennial event, inspired by the worldrenowned Broadway Colony of artists who, during the 1880s, turned the then quiet village into a focal point for painters, musicians and writers.

Among its leading luminaries were John Singer Sargent, Edward Elgar and Henry James.

Whilst celebrating this important historical link, the festival places strong emphasis on the

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present. This year, there are contributions from leading performers and authorities on the arts such as John Julius, Lord Norwich and the festival’s patron, Sir Roy Strong. Events span talks, lectures, exhibitions, classical and jazz concerts, workshops in art, drama and music, and an outdoor performance of Oscar Wilde’s tour de force, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Art highlights include an exhibition of over 100 Patrick Lichfield photographs at Broadway’s Lifford Hall, covering Royal, fashion, portraiture, 

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White Blooms by Gary Long

calendar and advertising images (throughout the festival, £5 admission). Also for the entire festival, Haynes Fine Art is displaying the John Noott Collection of WWII Drawings and Paintings: more than 70 paintings, drawings and prints by artists such as Edward Bawden, Edward Seago, Pearl Falconer and Shearer Armstrong.

An exhibition of works by the contemporary artist Jeremy Houghton, All the Queen’s Men, is at Trinity House in Broadway from 9–19 June. This is a tribute show to mark HM The Queen’s 90 th birthday and reflects all things British, including Royal references, sporting stars and national automobile heroes. It features work that Houghton has completed over the last few years, some for HM The Queen herself.

Other festival events which caught our eye include Sir Roy Strong’s Shakespeare’s Gardens talk on Saturday 4 June (11am at Lygon Arms,

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tickets £15); a recital of Schumann’s Dichterliebe and a selection of English songs, by Nicholas Merryweather (Baritone) accompanied by Joseph Ramadan, on Tuesday 7 June (7:30pm at St. Michael & All Angels’ Church, tickets £15); a piano trio concert by Trio Severn on Sunday 12 June (7:30pm at St. Michael & All Angels’ Church, tickets £10); and a lecture by Tate paintings conservator Rebecca Hellen on the topic of Sargent’s Painting Practice, on Tuesday 14 June (4pm at Lygon Arms, tickets £10).

Further details of these events as well as the full festival programme may be found online at www.broadwayartsfestival.com. Many of the festival’s ticketed events are expected to sell out, so early booking is recommended.

Broadway Arts Festival: 01242 691141 (tickets) / 01386 898387 (enquiries) / broadwayartsfestival.com

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: FIELD & COUNTRY FAIR

Gundog Scurry

Friday 10 – Sunday 12 June

Field & Country Fair at Cornbury Park, Charlbury This inaugural event celebrates fieldsports, country pursuits, the rural way of life and the British countryside…

The Field & Country Fair is being launched as a high profile, ’hands-on’ event, aimed at all those already taking part in fieldsports and country pursuits as well as anyone who’d like to get involved. As a countryside event, its approach is fresh and vibrant: the emphasis is on making sure that everyone attending has a fun-filled, actionpacked day.

All the UK’s key fieldsports associations are supporting the fair: the National Gamekeepers’ Association, the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, the Countryside Alliance and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. And no prestigious fieldsports event would be complete without a strong contingent of gunmakers and

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distributors. Some of the UK’s biggest names are in attendance, including GMK, William Powell, Longthorne, Boxall & Edmiston, William & Son, Francis Lovel / Atkin Grant & Lang and Elderkin & Son. GMK is also bringing its Beretta Gallery flagship clothing store to the fair: it is the only game fair or fieldsports event at which it will have a presence this year.

The Gunmakers’ Quarter is one of the fair’s distinct hubs; others are the Fishing Village, Stalking, Gamekeeping & Estate Management, Sporting Art and Sculpture, The Retail Quarter and The Real Food Fair.

Particular attractions include The Shooting Line, which features several shooting schools 

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offering tuition and coaching, for both novices and experienced game and clay pigeon shooters, with a variety of different guns to try. Also involving guns, the Air Arms Air Rifle Range hosts ’have-a-go’ lanes where you can try target shooting using modern air weapons.

For dog lovers, there is a Gundog Demonstration Arena and Training Clinic, a Sporting Dog Pavilion, the Working Dog Ring, the Lurcher Arena, a Gundog Eye Clinic and Canine First Aid demonstrations.

Another countryside pursuit at the fair is ’Pugs & Drummers’ – the ancient practise of using Pugs (ferrets) to hunt Drummers (rabbits). Some of the UK’s best known rabbiting aficionados are on hand to show how their unique teamwork is used for wild rabbit hunting. You can also see

Shopping at the Field & Country Fair

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A chance to kick back with friends

expert demonstrations of fly casting and falconry – or have a go yourself.

For foodies, The Game Cooking Theatre offers a daily programme of demonstrations by the renowned chef, food writer and cooker y teacher Tim Maddams and the award winning Eat Wild chef brothers Will and Calum Thompson.

Additionally, Jose Souto and two other innovative chefs are preparing and serving a three course meal ’against the clock’ and Rachel Green is preparing both her favourite and new ideas for shoot lunches with visitor participation.

The venue for the Field & Country Fair is Cornbury Park, which was originally a royal hunting lodge. The 17th century house is surrounded by ancient forest, lakes, rolling parkland and a deer park: the perfect setting for a celebration of fieldsports and the British countryside.

Advance ticket prices for the fair are £18 (adult) / £16 (senior: age 65+) / £10 (student: 12–18 years). On the gate, tickets are £20 / £18 / £10, respectively. Under 12s go free.

Advance tickets may be purchased online at www.fieldandcountryfair.com.

On the Friday and Saturday, gates open at 7:30am and the show is open from 9am–6pm; on the Sunday, gates open at 8am and the show is open from 9am–5pm.

Field & Country Fair: OX7 3EJ / fieldandcountryfair.com

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: EXHIBITION AT VICTORIA ART GALLERY

Nude with Poppies by Vanessa Bell, 1916

from Saturday 11 June

‘A Room of their Own: Lost Bloombury Interiors’ at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath This major summer exhibition recreates some famous Bloomsbury interiors with works by artists including Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant…

Bloomsbury artists Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant not only produced paintings and fine art but designed and decorated ceramics, furniture, fabrics and rugs. Their enthusiasm to see in the decorative arts and interior decoration the possibility for an original artistic venture began in 1913 with the formation of the Omega Workshops (1913–1916) and continued until the Second World War. Recognising that the only major Bloomsbury Group decorative schemes to survive are at Charleston in East Sussex, this exhibition aims to recreate, as far as possible, several of the lost interiors on which the Bloomsbury artists worked in the first half of the 20th century.

Between the wars, friends were queuing to have their homes embellished in the Bloomsbury style. There were studio sales of painted trays and decorated ceramics and Heals department store

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hosted regular exhibitions of their decorative work.

Sadly, none of the interiors now remain as much was destroyed, by accident or by bombing during the Second World War. This exhibition reunites objects and paintings from private and public collections that have not been seen together for over 50 years and features work by Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Dora Carrington, Nina Hamnett, Henri GaudierBrzeska and Edward Wolfe.

The exhibition continues until 4 September at Victoria Art Gallery, which is run by Bath and North East Somerset Council. Throughout this period, there are talks and lunchtime exhibition tours held on Thursdays from 12:30pm–1pm, free to Discovery Card and ticket holders.

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

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Topsey Fuller, 1882

from Monday 27 June

exhibition of historic samplers at Witney Antiques, Witney ‘Now Whilst My Hands Are Thus Employed’ is a selling exhibition of samplers spanning three centuries – from the second half of the 17th century through to the 19th century…

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: EXHIBITION AT WITNEY ANTIQUES

Below: sampler by Jane Godwin, 1823; Right: sampler by Julia Raven, c. 1828

As in previous exhibitions at Witney Antiques, this collection of samplers looks into the legacy left by long-forgotten school girls and their talented teachers.

The exquisite pieces of childhood needlework on display here come from all levels of society – from privileged youngsters as well as institutionalised orphans. They also come from every corner of the British Isles.

Samplers used to be an important aspect in the education of young females, not only teaching them the different stitch techniques necessary for mending and marking household linen, but also lessons in literature, geography, mathematics and even the sciences.

Their stitched messages additionally served as a way of inculcating the mind of the young embroiderer with morals and the obedience

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expected through childhood and into adult life.

The title of the exhibition, Now While My Hands Are Thus Employed, attests to the fact that the sampler also provided an occupation which banished idleness.

The earliest samplers in the exhibition date from the second half of the 17th century, whilst others are from the 19th century. This span of around 300 years clearly shows the changes in samplers over time – reflecting the changes in style, attitudes to education and aspirations of the society in which they were created.

Throughout the exhibition, which continues until Sunday 17 July, Witney Antiques is open from 10am–5pm daily. Admission is free.

Witney Antiques: 01993 703902 / OX28 6BU / witneyantiques.com

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Gun dog events at The Cotswold Show

Saturday 2 July & Sunday 3 July

The Cotswold Show & Food Festival at Cirencester Park Now in its 28th year, this remains one of the Cotswolds’ most popular rural events…

The Cotswold Show & Food Festival is hosted each year by its founder, Earl Bathurst, in the beautiful setting of Cirencester Park. Its continuing appeal is the award winning combination of family entertainment, activity arenas and 300 trade stands and food stalls, showcasing the best of the British countryside, its history, traditions and produce.

Visitors can have a go at shooting clays, archery and ferret racing, or simply watch the

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experts at work in displays such as falconry, saddlery, beekeeping and wood carving.

In the Bathurst Arena, equestrian action includes the fast and furious Shetland Pony Grand National. Competitors in this event battle it out over a gruelling course of fences to qualify for a place at this year’s London International Horse Show, raising money for the Bob Champion Cancer Trust in the process.

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: THE COTSWOLD SHOW & FOOD FESTIVAL

Cookery demonstrations

Swapping four legs for four wheels, you can see a parade of vintage and classic tractors dating back to the 1920s and, on two wheels, the army’s Royal Signals White Helmets motorcycle display team with its impressive mix of acrobatics and stunt riding.

The Apsley Arena is all about animals, providing the central stage for rare breeds, pig handling, dog agility, sheep shearing and the K9 Freestyle Dancing Dog Display from top trainer Richard Curtis.

The Cooker y Theatre showcases the best of the Cotswolds’ culinar y talent: its rolling programme of cooker y demonstrations features Emily Watkins from the Kingham Plough, Nik Chappell from Lower Slaughter Manor, Matthew Beardshall from Wild Garlic at Nailsworth, The Potting Shed’s Thomas Conway and private chef Kathy Slack from Gluts & Gluttony.

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The shopping areas provide a pleasant diversion for those looking to pick up something a little different: you can find everything from pet supplies to jewellery and art.

New this year, entertainment is provided by StageSmart, Cirencester’s talented performing arts academy, who are putting on a mini-concert in the park with local music groups, choirs and West End performers.

Advance ticket prices for the Show are £11 (adult: age 15+) / £5.50 (child: age 3+) / £31 (family: two adults and up to three children). On the gate, tickets are £14 / £7 / £40, respectively.

The show is open to visitors on both days from 9am–6pm.

Cotswold Show & Food Festival: 01749 813899 (advance tickets) / GL7 1XB (entrance via Deer Park School) / GL7 6JT (entrance via Cirencester Park Polo Grounds) / cotswoldshow.co.uk

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Jessica Blackmore

Wednesday 6 July – Sunday 10 July

Hartpury Festival of Dressage at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire This annual festival presents five days of top class dressage featuring an international line-up of riders‌

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WHAT’S ON FEATURE: HARTPURY FESTIVAL OF DRESSAGE

Hartpury outdoor school

The festival features outstanding equestrian sport, incorporating Premier League, CDI3*, CPEDI3*, Shearwater Young Horse Semi-Final and the British Dressage Young Pony Championships. The event also features more than 30 shopping stands.

At last year’s festival, Charlotte Dujardin OBE and Valegro, along with her mentor and fellow Olympic gold medallist, Carl Hester MBE, wowed the crowds. There were also fantastic performances by Michael Eilberg, Lee Pearson and Sophie Wells to name just a few of the 400+ exceptional dressage riders from 17 nations who entered the festival.

This year’s event boasts a similar line-up, with riders competing in more than 40 dressage and para-dressage classes over five days. Many top riders make the most of the festival opportunities to prepare for the European Championships in August.

Saturday’s Gala Evening is always the highlight of the festival and at last year’s sell-out Gala Evening, 800 spectators watched outstanding dressage action in an electric atmosphere. Early booking is recommended for this year’s festival: tickets for the Gala Evening, which includes day entry, are £16.50 in advance. A hospitality VIP package for the Gala Evening is also available for £60 per person, to include a Champagne

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reception and four course meal overlooking the Hartpury Arena.

Day entry is free on 6 and 7 July and £6 per person on 8, 9 and 10 July. To attend on the 8, 9 and 10, a combined ticket for the three days is £15 per person. Under 16s go free on all days, except for the Gala Evening event. Parking is free on all days.

Lily Hewitt Hartpury Festival of Dressage: GL19 3BE / hartpuryfestivalofdressage.co.uk

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Yellow Table by Marina Meredith-Owen

Friday 24 June – Sunday 3 July

The Brass Monkey Group exhibition at Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway The Brass Monkey Group of painters, ceramicists and sculptors has a rich variety of inspirations and approaches, ranging from James Kerr’s sensitive, semi-abstract paintings to Robin Walden’s textured ceramic vases…

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EXHIBITION IN THE SPOTLIGHT: LITTLE BUCKLAND GALLERY

The Wood Yard Charlecote in the season of Lent

by Edmund Fairfax-Lucy

The Brass Monkey Group was founded in 2008 by James Kerr, William Mackesy and Robin Walden, with Adrienne Baba as a permanent member. The group also invites guest members, with regulars Edmund Fairfax-Lucy and Marina Meredith-Owen joining this exhibition alongside Arabella Kiszely and Rachel Carter, who are showing with the group for the first time.

The Brass Monkey Group first exhibited at Asthall, near Burford, and has since had successful shows at Walcot, near Charlbury, the ROA Gallery in Pall Mall, London, and at St John’s College, Oxford. Regarding the group’s memorable name, William Mackesy says: “If Damien Hirst can Freeze, we can be Brass Monkeys!”

This group exhibition features eight artists, including the painters Edmund Fair fax-Lucy, James Kerr, Arabella Kiszely, William Mackesy and Marina Meredith-Owen.

Edmund Fair fax-Lucy says he is most excited when tr ying to tease an idea from his subconscious, whether that’s a tiny sketch or an elaborate painting. There have been periods devoted to Still Life, Winter Landscapes, Flowers and, for quite a long period, the depiction of the Interiors of historic buildings. Nowadays, all of those subjects are of equal importance to the artist and

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could even be mixed up together in one picture.

Although not formally trained, James Kerr has painted all his adult life and has built an enviable reputation for his gutsy, semi-abstracted work. Ralph Steadman’s words best describe the ’why and what’ of his art: “The paint itself is also an object – it is subject to its own motivation, rules and dynamic which the artist must overcome, ignore or amplify.” When not painting, he works as a landscape, architectural and garden photographer.

Arabella Kiszely – also the founder and owner of Little Buckland Gallery – specialises in semi-abstract landscapes. Painting mainly in oils, her pictures are characterised by a confident, contemporar y style, full of colour and form.

Influences include Matisse, Seago and the Scottish Colourists. Arabella’s technique is integral to her evocative style and she explains, “When painting these seascapes, I mix natural blues and greys with highly saturated yellows and oranges, aiming to create an ambiguity between abstraction and reality.” The result is a semi-abstract painting where you can feel, as well as see, the force of nature.

William Mackesy’s subjects range from the human form to light, landscape and "very still" lifes. Originally a painter of figurative images, his work now includes metaphorical depictions, meditations and “pretty words”.

Marina Meredith-Owen is a Warwickshire based artist specialising in still life and interior subjects. Studio based, her preferred method is painting in oil on canvas or board. Paint is applied expressively with both brush and knife; 

Three Pots by Robin Walden

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Verdigris Allium Trio by Rachel Carter

the paintings are then reworked to create depth and texture to her slightly abstracted images with their flattened perspective.

The exhibition also includes ceramics by Adrienne Baba and Robin Walden and sculpture

by Rachel Carter.

Having trained as a potter in Japan, Adrienne Baba now runs a studio making Japanese-style tableware. Her pots adopt a simple aesthetic and are designed with particular Japanese food in mind. She shows individual pieces at exhibitions and also supplies restaurants with bespoke pots designed around their menus.

By contrast, ceramicist Robin Walden works with porcelain and dark clay, using the texture and colours of both in combination. Delicate celadon vases are rooted in rough textured black ground; groups of different size vases, finished in various ways, bring a sense of community to the pieces.

Robin has work permanently at the Gallery at the Guild, in Chipping Campden, and his studio is in Upper Oddington.

Rachel Carter creates woven sculptural pieces using resistant materials such as cast bronze and

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copper. She trained at The University of Derby in Applied Arts, and she mixes her love of art and design with her passion for the environment.

Inspiration for her work comes from geometric patterns found in flowers and plants and the English countryside. Every piece is hand worked, using a range of weaving techniques from Crochet to Basketry to Macrame, combined with Rachel’s trademark swirl weave to create sculptures using one material in a continuous length. She says, “Weaving requires a process of reflective practice, using a range of hand weaving techniques to discover the correct process to produce the most effective results with each chosen material. This practice ensures that every creation is a unique, one-off piece.”

Little Buckland Galler y is located in a beautiful listed barn, just outside Broadway. The gallery focuses on contemporary art, showcasing emerging national and international talent.

During the exhibition, the gallery is open daily from 10am–5pm.

Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway: 01386 853739 / WR12 7JH / littlebucklandgallery.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS

eXHiBitions &AJuneUCtions Friday 3 – Saturday 25 French Connection at The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham 01242 233391 / GL50 1SW / paragongallery.co.uk This exhibition of contemporary art celebrates the work of four outstanding French artists.

Sebastian Levigne, who has been represented

by The Paragon Gallery for several years, treats his canvases as if they were “walls” on which to capture the events of the world as a form of artistic journalism. Marseille artist Corinne Ko uses mixed media to create works with a wonderfully restful and meditative quality. Patrick Cornée, who lives and works in Mougins, produces striking oil paintings, full of graceful energy. And Lou-Brice Leonard, an acclaimed sculptor from Montpellier whose subjects tend towards the female form.

There is a private view of the exhibition from 6pm on Thursday 2 June: if you would like an invitation, please join the gallery’s mailing list. until Saturday 4 Bath Society of Artists exhibition at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 01225 477233 / BA2 4AT / victoriagal.org.uk Now in its 111th year, the prestigious Bath Society of Artists’ Summer Open exhibition showcases the best of the region’s artistic talent. Any artist aged 18 or over can submit work for possible selection, and all of the chosen artworks are for sale.

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exhibition of 1874, including Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisley. Admission charges apply. until Sunday 5 Crafting Change: Community, Protest, Utopia at The Wilson, Cheltenham 01242 237431 / GL50 3JT / cheltenhammuseum.org.uk This partner exhibition to Hidden Agenda: Socially Conscious Craft explores how communities throughout history have found new ways of 

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until Sunday 5 Impressionism: Capturing Life at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Capturing Life brings together 28 masterpieces from British public collections to celebrate the Impressionists’ observations of humanity. The show centres on figurative paintings by some of the artists who exhibited at the first Impressionist

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS living, protesting and dreaming of creating a better world for themselves and the future. Curated by The Wilson, it features items selected from The Wilson’s Arts and Crafts Movement, local history and Wilson family collections, focusing on craft objects and archival material. until Sunday 5 The Wildlife Art Society at Nature in Art, Twigworth 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk Around 300 paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs and sculpture by professional and part-time members of the Wildlife Art Society International are on display, the majority for sale.

Sunday 5 – Sunday 26 Jane McCance exhibition at Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold 01451 831319 / GL54 1AF / fossegallery.com Jane McCance was born in Glasgow in 1974 and graduated in 2000 from Glasgow School of Art with a BA(Hons) in Fine Art. Of Scottish and Danish parentage, Jane’s work is influenced by the landscape of both Scotland and Scandinavia, but is also concerned with themes of memory,

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Arrangement with Blue Cloth and Cups

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loss and renewal. These themes are apparent not only in her landscape and semi-abstract painting practice, but also in her quiet and reflective still life pieces. Fosse Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, from 10:30am–5pm. from Saturday 11 Bloomsbury Rooms and Carlos Zapata: Carnival at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 01225 477233 / BA2 4AT / victoriagal.org.uk Recognising that the only Bloomsbury Group decorative schemes to survive are at Charleston in East Sussex, this exhibition aims to recreate, as far as possible, several of the lost interiors on which Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant worked in the first half of the 20th century.

Bloomsbury Rooms reunites objects and paintings from private and public collections that have not been seen together for over 50 years. For further details, see our What’s On feature on page 51.

Running concurrently, Carnival presents the work of Carlos Zapata, who was born in Colombia in 1963 and currently lives near Falmouth, Cornwall.

Self-taught, his painted wood carvings belong to and take inspiration from folk and tribal arts from all over the world. His work reflects both his experience of living in a foreign country and life in Columbia where a civil war rages on relatively 

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS artists’ studios searching for sculptors whose work demonstrates a commitment to stone and a distinctive quality.

39 artists have been chosen and over 200 works are on display, all of which are for sale. Admission to the exhibition is £10 per person, with concession tickets for over 60s and students, and free entry for children under 12. The exhibition is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 12noon–6pm, with late night opening until 9pm on Thursdays.

Humanity’s Direction

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unnoticed by the outside world. Both exhibitions continue until 4 September. from Saturday 11 Line & Surface at Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford 01865 515123 / OX2 7JL / wisegal.com This exhibition examines the work of Simon J Harris, Steven MacIver, Henrietta Dubrey and Mark Beattie. The four artists each have a strong, individual voice but their work is connected by their use of strong line and colour as well as a preoccupation with abstraction. Established artists Simon J Harris, Steven MacIver and Henrietta Dubrey all bring a unique interpretation to the medium of oil on canvas while Mark Beattie, a young sculptor who burst onto the London art scene a couple of years ago, brings a freshness of approach to formalistic pieces. Sarah Wiseman Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am–5:30pm, and on Monday from 10am–4pm.

The exhibition runs until 2 July. from Sunday 12 on form at Asthall Manor, Asthall, near Burford 01993 824319 / OX18 4HW / onformsculpture.co.uk This year’s on form, the biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone, is set to be the largest and most diverse yet. Founder Rosie Pearson and curator Anna Greenacre have visited over 130

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from Monday 13 Jubilee at Gallery Pangolin, Chalford 01453 889765 / GL6 8NT / gallery-pangolin.com Gallery Pangolin is celebrating its 25th birthday in style with a spectacular exhibition of silver sculptures. The exhibition includes over 40 exhibits, 17 of which have been specially commissioned, including works by Daniel Chadwick, Jon Buck, Steve Dilworth, Abigail Fallis and Eilis O’Connell. The gallery is open Monday to Friday, from 10am–6pm, and on Saturday from 10am–1pm. This exhibition runs until 22 July. 

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EARLY SPRING EXHIBITION new work

NEIL CANNING Including gallery artists

Terry Frost RA paintings and prints Peter Hayes sculpture Ashley Howard ceramics Open: Mon - Sat 10.00a.m. - 5.30 p.m.

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS from Tuesday 14 James Osborne exhibition at Nature in Art, Twigworth 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk This display is a celebration of the work of James TA Osborne (1907–1979) who regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Society of PainterEtchers and Engravers. He was well known for his experimentation with print and paper and leaves behind a varied body of work, examples of which are held in public and private collections internationally. The exhibition runs until 10 July.

Saturday 18 – Sunday 26 The Bradford-on-Avon Sculpture Garden at Lynchetts, Bradford-on-Avon 01225 723795 / BA15 1AD / boaartsfestival.com This selling show of local sculptors’ work – with a few special guests from further afield – has become a favourite of the Bradford on Avon Arts Festival. The Sculpture Garden is traditionally the first event of the festival, which follows later in the summer. Exhibits are both figurative and abstract,

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in a variety of media. There is an opening party on Saturday 18 June, from 6pm–9:30pm: tickets are available on the gate and are £6 per person, to include a glass of wine and live jazz. from Friday 24 The Brass Monkey Group exhibition at Little Buckland Gallery, Broadway 01386 853739 / WR12 7JH / littlebucklandgallery.co.uk The Brass Monkey Group was founded in 2008 by James Kerr, William Mackesy and Robin Walden, with Adrienne Baba as a permanent member. The group is made up of painters, ceramicists and sculptors. The group also invites guest members to join its shows. For further details about this exhibition at Little Buckland Gallery, see our Exhibition in the Spotlight on pages 58–60. from Saturday 25 Stubbs and the Wild at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Today, George Stubbs (1724–1806) is best known for his magnificent portraits of horses and their supporting cast of dogs and humans. However, in his own time, the artist’s public image was largely based on his depictions of wild animals in paint and print.

Throughout his life, he was fascinated by animals’ anatomy and it was this interest that led him beyond horses to other animals, at a time when many exotic new mammals were arriving in London from Britain’s expanding colonies. This exhibition is part of a series of special events to celebrate 100 years since the re-establishment of the Holburne Museum in Sydney Gardens. Admission charges apply. from Monday 27 Fabian Perez exhibition at Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester 01285 659769 / GL7 2NH / whitewallgalleries.com Fabian Perez is flying in from his California home to launch his 

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A Room of Their Own: Lost Bloomsbury interiors 1914-30 Paintings, furniture, ceramics, wallpaper, fireplaces...

Witney Antiques 100 Corn Street Witney Oxfordshire, OX28 6BU

Tel: (01993) 703902 | Fax: (01993) 779852 E-mail: specialist@witneyantiques.com

Vanessa Bell, Nude with poppies, oil on canvas 1916 (Swindon Museum & Art Gallery)

Needlework sampler by Maria Ingram aged 10 years worked in 1827.

Visit our exhibition of needlework at our gallery in Witney.

Roger Fry and Omega Workshop, Giraffe cabinet, wood 1915-16 (Manchester Art Gallery)

Victoria Art Gallery 11 June – 4 September 2016

By Pulteney Bridge Bath BA2 4AT T 01225 477233 www.victoriagal.org.uk Daily 10.30 – 5.00

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS latest collection of original paintings and canvas editions at Whitewall Galleries. The new gallery in Cirencester is hosting a reception in the artist’s honour from 7pm–9pm on 27 June, to which there is an open invitation. Perez is best known for his figurative portrayals of charismatic men and seductive women, on canvas or in bronze. He is one of the world’s most collected artists, with celebrity admirers ranging from Lionel Messi and John Bishop to Rihanna and Shakira. Whitewall Galleries is open Monday to Saturday, from 9:30am–5:30pm, and on Sunday from 11am–4pm.

Black Phone by Fabian Perez at Whitewall Galleries, Cirencester

from Monday 27 Exhibition of historic samplers at Witney Antiques, Witney 01993 703902 / OX28 6BU / witneyantiques.com Now Whilst My Hands Are Thus Employed presents examples of historic samples created between the second half of the 17th century and the 19th century.

The exhibition is open daily from 10am–5pm and continues until 17 July. For further details, see our What’s On feature on page 52–53. until Thursday 30 The Private Press Today at The Gordon Russell Design Museum, Broadway 01386 854695 / WR12 7AP / gordonrussellmuseum.org An exhibition of private press books from Britain, made over the past few decades using a wide range of skills and techniques.

Sampler by Mary Toot, 1728, at Witney Antiques

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throughout June Jeremiah Goodman exhibition and an American Toy Story at American Museum in Britain, Bath 01225 460503 / BA2 7BD / americanmuseum.org Inspired Impressions: Interior Paintings by Jeremiah Goodman is the first European retrospective of the artist’s signature room portraits which form a unique record of the work of many design personalities of the past half century. Running concurrently, An American Toy Story tells the story of the 20th and 21st century toys and games that inspired and were inspired by popular films. Throughout the main season, the American Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 12noon–5pm. 

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French Connection Exhibition 3rd to 25th June Celebrating the work of four outstanding French artists, Corinne Ko, Patrick Cornée, Sebastian Levigne and Lou-Brice Leonard. Many of our resident artists will also be on show.

Join our mailing list for private view invitations Visit paragongallery.co.uk or call 01242 233391 Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 – 5.30. Monday 10.00 – 4.00pm

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WHAT’S ON: EXHIBITIONS & AUCTIONS throughout June Planning for Peace: Redesigning Bath during WWI at Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath 01225 333895 / BA1 5NA / museumofbatharchitecture.org.uk In 1916, while Great Britain was in the middle of WWI, architect Robert Atkinson designed an extraordinary project to redevelop the city of Bath. Ambitious in scale, was this scheme mere propaganda to boost morale and project the confidence that war would soon be over? On display here, Atkinson’s unbuilt designs present a vision for peacetime Bath imagined during the realities of war. The exhibition continues until 27 November. throughout June Indulgence: Daily Delights of Georgian Bath at No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath 01225 428126 / BA1 2LR / bath-preservation-trust.org.uk An exhibition capturing daily life in Georgian England, in all its glorious excesses. The exhibition continues until 11 December. throughout June A Greek in Egypt: The Hunter from Naukratis at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org The Hunter from Naukratis is a spotlight display developed by the British Museum to explore the encounter between the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Greece, Cyprus, Phoenicia, Persia and Rome.

At the dawn of the Classical Age, Egypt opened a port at Naukratis, welcoming the peoples of the Mediterranean to trade. There, the Greeks were allowed to build sanctuaries in which to worship their gods, whilst nearby large Egyptian temples were also constructed. This display highlights the on-going British Museum excavations at Naukratis and shows footage of underwater archaeology in the region. throughout June Simon Lewty: The SIGNificance of Writing at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum 01926 742700 / CV32 4AA / warwickdc.gov.uk Simon Lewty is a nationally renowned artist who now lives and works in Leamington Spa. This

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Quayside by Neil Canning at The Stour Gallery

exhibition includes early works by Lewty dating back to the 1970s alongside his more recent works. It runs until 10 July. throughout June Neil Canning exhibition at The Stour Gallery, Shipston-on-Stour 01608 664411 / CV36 4AJ / thestourgallery.co.uk Making a Splash features new paintings by Neil Canning as well as work by other selected gallery artists. A member of the St Ives School, Canning is one of the region’s most innovative Abstract painters. The Stour Gallery is open Monday to Saturday (closed Thursday), from 10am–5:30pm. throughout June Hide and Seek: Drawings by Eileen Cooper at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery 01793 466556 / SN1 4BA / swindon.gov.uk Eileen Cooper’s practice as a painter and printmaker is underpinned by highly individual drawings on themes including sexuality, birth, family and identity. This exhibition presents a collection of her works on paper spanning almost 40 years. It runs until 10 September. 

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JANE MCCANCE Private View: Sunday 5th June 11.00am–4.00pm, exhibition runs until Sunday 26th June

James Kerr, Cup Collection

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Performing AJune rts Friday 3 Russell Watson: Songs from the Heart at Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210 / GL52 1QA / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk The UK’s best selling classical crossover artist returns with a collection of popular songs.

Friday 3 James Freedman: Man of Steal at Swindon Arts Centre 01793 614837 / SN1 4BJ / swindon.gov.uk This unique show exposes how the bad guys really work. Funny and fast-fingered, Freedman shares a lifetime spent studying hustlers, street criminals and con-men.

Mark Watson at Wyvern Theatre

Saturday 4 Heart and Soul Community Choir at Nature in Art, Twigworth 01452 731422 / GL2 9PA / nature-in-art.org.uk The emphasis of this 70-strong community choir is on the sheer joy of singing. A share of the proceeds benefits the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.

Saturday 4 – Saturday 18 Macbeth at Iford Arts Music Festival 01225 448844 / BA15 2BA / ifordarts.org.uk A new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s operatic take on Shakespeare’s story of power and betrayal. Who killed the king? The cloister at Iford Manor has a tale to tell.

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Sunday 5 Peter Howarth live music at Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn 0844 576 2210 / GL52 8LU / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk Peter Howarth is The Hollies’ lead singer, a long time singer and guitarist with Cliff Richard and star of the West End show The Roy Orbison Story.

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WHAT’S ON: PERFORMING ARTS Sunday 5 Mark Watson live comedy at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon 01793 524481 / SN1 1QN / wyverntheatre.org.uk A seemingly minor problem at an airport is the starting point for a spiralling examination of identity in the digital age and a search for meaning in our lives.

Monday 6 – Saturday 11 King Lear at Theatre Royal, Bath 01225 448844 / BA1 1ET / theatreroyal.org.uk Michael Pennington leads a distinguished cast in this new interpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, staged to mark the 400th anniversary of his death. When an ageing tyrant divides his kingdom, he tears apart his family, sparks catastrophic civil war and destroys all that he has.

Wednesday 8 Gwendolen Martin and Toby Carr live music at Pound Arts, Corsham 01249 701628 / SN13 9HX / poundarts.org.uk A performance of 16th century Lute songs and arias for Soprano.

Thursday 9 Hannah Aldridge & Lilly Hiatt at Chapel Arts Centre, Bath 01225 461700 / BA1 1QR / chapelarts.org Live music from these two American singersongwriters.

Friday 10 Russell Kane live comedy at The Theatre, Chipping Norton 01608 642350 / OX7 5NL / chippingnortontheatre.co.uk An evening of stand-up with the multi-award winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter Russell Kane.

Friday 10 A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Pound Arts, Corsham 01249 701628 / SN13 9HX / poundarts.org.uk Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry into this inventive play, produced here by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Friday 10 Gloriator at Prema, Uley 01453 860703 / GL11 5SS / prema.org.uk This feel-good theatre show by French/English female comedy duo Spitz & Co is suitable for the whole family.

Monday 13 – Saturday 18 Lady Anna: All at Sea at Theatre Royal, Bath 01225 448844 / BA1 1ET / theatreroyal.org.uk First published in 1874, Anthony Trollope’s novel Lady Anna tells the story of a young woman of noble birth who, through an extraordinary set of circumstances, has fallen in love with and become engaged to a tailor. She attempts to resolve the conflict between her duty to her class and her duty to the man she loves, but should she follow her heart and risk being disgraced? This play was commissioned by the Trollope Society as part of the Anthony Trollope Bicentennial Celebrations in 2015. 

WED 3 - SAT 6 AUGUST A family play to celebrate Beatrix Potter’s 150th Birthday.

All Tickets £10

TUE 12 - SAT 23 JULY Starring LUCY O’BYRNE as Maria

everymantheatre.org.uk Box Office: 01242 572573

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Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 Legally Blonde – the Musical at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Legally Blonde follows the story of sorority president Elle Woods as she crosses the country on a mission to find love at Harvard Law School.

After discovering how the law can be used to help others, she uses her new-found skills to defend a workout-queen in a murder trial, defying the odds and proving that blondes can save the day. This amateur production is presented by Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society.

Wednesday 15 – Saturday 18 Great Expectations at Rondo Theatre, Bath 01225 444003 / BA1 6RT / rondotheatre.co.uk Second Face Theatre Company presents this stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ famous novel, retracing the steps that lead Pip and Estella to the gates of Satis House after Miss Havisham’s death.

Thursday 16 Sara Pascoe live comedy at Cheltenham Town Hall 0844 576 2210 / GL52 1QA / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk The show is a mixture of completely true stories about Tony Blair, Oedipus Rex and the wildlife of Lewisham, plus a load of stories that don’t sound true at all about Jason Donovan, Henry the Hoover and when God took over the tannoy in Sainsbury’s.

Friday 17 & Saturday 18 A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 403416 / CV37 6LU / thebearpit.org.uk The nation’s favourite Shakespeare play is performed as a co-production between the Royal Shakespeare Company and amateur companies.

Friday 17 – Saturday 25 The Final Test at The Playhouse, Cheltenham 01242 522852 / GL53 7HG / cheltplayhouse.org.uk Playhouse Company presents The Final Test, written by Chris Paling. Peter and Ruth have a long and happy marriage – or so Peter believes.

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But all is not well. Thought provoking, bittersweet and fully of witty observations about marriage, particularly in middle age, this play reminds us that it’s never too late to reach for your dreams.

Friday 17 – Saturday 25 Ladies in Lavender at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 403416 / CV37 6LU / thebearpit.org.uk Set in 1936, Ladies in Lavender tells the tale of two sisters Ursula and Janet who live in a closeknit fishing village in Cornwall. When a handsome and talented young Polish violinist bound for America is washed ashore, the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live.

Sunday 19 Li’l Jimmy Reed live music at Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn 0844 576 2210 / GL52 8LU / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk Li’l Jimmy Reed is the last of the original Louisiana bluesmen. Visiting the UK from Alabama, his blues sound is guaranteed to get your feet tapping.

Sunday 19 Cheltenham Bach Choir: A Night at the Opera at Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham 0844 576 2210 / GL52 3JE / cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk An evening of popular arias and choruses by composers including Verdi, Wagner and Mozart.

Monday 20 – Saturday 25 Save the Last Dance for Me at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 / GL50 1HQ / everymantheatre.org.uk Save the Last Dance for Me takes the audience back to music’s golden era of the early 1960s, following two teenage sisters through the summer of ’63. For the first time without their parents, the sisters embark on a holiday to the seaside and find romance.

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WHAT’S ON: PERFORMING ARTS Wednesday 22 Midsummer Night’s Dream at Sibford School, near Banbury 01295 781216 / 0330 660 0541 (for tickets) / OX15 5QL / sibfordschool.co.uk The Rain or Shine Theatre Company presents a fast-paced jaunt through Shakespeare’s best loved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The Gloucester-based company has been a popular feature in the school’s annual calendar since its debut visit in 2010. Gates open at 6:30pm for picnics (please bring seating) and the performance starts at 7:30pm. The performance is open to the public: tickets are £13 for adults, £11 for concessions and £6 for children.

Friday 24 Eduardo Nibela live music at The Theatre, Chipping Norton 01608 642350 / OX7 5NL / chippingnortontheatre.co.uk The virtuoso Spanish guitarist makes music that transcends genres and crosses barriers,

fusing flamenco gypsy jazz with classical and Indian colours.

Sunday 26 Massy Ferguson live music at American Museum in Britain, Bath 01225 460503 / BA2 7BD / americanmuseum.org Only good things can come from a band that named itself after a farm equipment company.

Hailing from Seattle, Massy Ferguson produces songs steeped in classic Americana. This afternoon performance (2pm–3pm) is included with gardens only admission. from Tuesday 28 Emma at Rondo Theatre, Bath 01225 444003 / BA1 6RT / rondotheatre.co.uk Jane Austen’s much loved novel is adapted for stage by Jon Jory. We follow Emma Woodhouse’s journey from idle interference in the romantic lives of her friends and acquaintances to genuine love and understanding. throughout June Hamlet at RSC Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk Hamlet has the world at his feet: he is young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home, he finds everything utterly changed and his certainties smashed. As relevant today as when it was written, Hamlet confronts each of us with the mirror of our own mortality in an imperfect world.

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throughout June The Alchemist at RSC Swan Theatre, Stratfordupon-Avon 0844 800 1110 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk When London is hit by an outbreak of the plague, the wealthy Lovewit flees to the country, leaving his townhouse in the hands of his trusted butler, Jeremy. But no sooner has his master left than Jeremy begins turning the house into a den of criminal activity. Polly Findlay directs Jonson’s amusing satire that revels in just how vain we humans can be. 

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Events June Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 Royal Bath & West Show at The Showground, Shepton Mallet 01749 822200 / BA4 6QN / bathandwest.com Agriculture is at the heart of the show: it features everything from livestock displays to the latest in farming technology. There is also entertainment such as top class Show-Jumping and the show hosts the British Cider Championships and The British Cheese Awards.

Thursday 2 – Sunday 19 Devizes Arts Festival 01380 738686 / devizesartsfestival.org.uk A three week festival of music, dance, comedy and lectures, taking place at venues across the town.

Friday 3 – Sunday 5 Wychwood Festival 2016 at Cheltenham Racecourse 01993 772580 / GL50 4SH / wychwoodfestival.com This year’s line-up includes Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, the Ben Cipolla Band, the Madi Stimpson Trio, The Hummingbirds and blues rocker Mickey Wynne.

Friday 3 – Sunday 5 Stroud Americana Festival at The Subscription Rooms, Stroud 01453 760900 / GL5 1AE / stroudamericanafestival.co.uk A weekend of fine blues, acoustic and country music from both sides of the pond. A £40 weekender ticket gives you access to all events, or individual event tickets are available.

Friday 3 – Sunday 19 Broadway Arts Festival 01242 691141 / broadwayartsfestival.com This is Broadway’s fourth biennial festival and features contributions from leading performers

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and authorities in the arts. Speakers include John Julius, Lord Norwich and Sir Roy Strong in a varied programme of music, talks, painting and photographic exhibitions, drama and workshops.

For further details, see our What’s On feature on pages 47– 48.

Saturday 4 Capturing Life Celebration Sketching workshop at Holburne Museum, Bath 01225 388588 / BA2 4DB / holburne.org Join illustrator Sam Church for a day (£40 per person, 10am–4pm), of ’Capturing Life’ in drawing, taking inspiration from the Impressionists. Participants are asked to bring favourite sketchbooks and drawing implements.

Saturday 4 Nicholas Parsons: A Laugh a Minute at Pound Arts, Corsham 01249 701628 / SN13 9HX / poundarts.org.uk In this one-man show, Nicholas Parsons takes the audience on an amusing and nostalgic journey through the memorabilia of his eventful life.

Tuesday 7 – Thursday 9 Bledington Music Festival at St Leonard’s Church, Bledington 01608 658669 / OX7 6XD / bledingtonmusicfestival.co.uk This year, the festival features performances by organist Thomas Trotter, harpist Catrin Finch and The Marylebone Trio, a classical woodwind trio.

Wednesday 8 Herbaceous Borders workshop at Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley 01844 339226 / OX33 1JZ / waterperrygardens.co.uk Waterperry Gardens has one of the finest classical herbaceous borders in the country. In this workshop (£55 per person, 10:30am–3:30pm) Waterperry’s gardeners reveal their tips for keeping it looking so good. There is practical advice about planning and planting your own border and ideas about improving the design and maintenance of existing features.

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WHAT’S ON: EVENTS Thursday 9 – Monday 13 Giffords Circus: The Painted Wagon at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock 0845 459 7469 / OX20 1PP / giffordscircus.com This year’s Giffords Circus show is based on the Wild West and features many old favourites including Messrs Bibi and Bichu, and Tweedy the clown. Check online for details of all other venues and dates over the summer. from Thursday 9 Longborough Festival Opera, near Stow-on- the-Wold 01451 830292 / GL56 0QF / lfo.org.uk LFO is renowned for its world class opera.

This year, the programme includes Wagner’s Tannhauser (9–18 June) and Mozart’s Le Nozze Di Figaro (26 June – 7 July).

Friday 10 – Sunday 12 Field & Country Fair at Cornbury Park, Charlbury 01252 555213 / OX7 3EH / fieldandcountryfair.com This inaugural fair is intended for everyone with a passion for field sports, country pursuits, the rural way of life and the countryside. For further details, see our What’s On feature on pages 49–50.

Friday 10 – Sunday 12 Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival at Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham GL50 1SD / cheltenham-food-festival.garden-events.com Enjoy a fresh selection of food, from Thai to Indian and the tastes of Gloucestershire, along with the traditional Real Ale and Cider from local breweries and a Champagne Pavilion. There is also live music, street theatre and traditional Punch & Judy for the children.

Friday 10 – Sunday 19 Chipping Sodbury Festival chippingsodburyfestival.co.uk The Chipping Sodbury Festival started in 1986 and is now well established, involving local schools and the wider community. This year’s festival features over 50 events, including a whole day of live jazz at venues around the town on the first Saturday.

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Saturday 11 Stroll in the Park for Maggie’s Centres 01242 250611 / GL53 7QB / maggiescentres.org/strollinthepark Starting and finishing at Maggie’s Cheltenham (registration 5pm, stroll begins 6pm), this 10km fundraising stroll is designed to take walkers through the town’s finest parks. There is also a shorter route for families with young children.

Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 for children (6–16 years), or a family ticket is £25 (2 adults and up to three children).

Saturday 11 Great Royal Garden Party at Hall’s Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 204016 / CV37 6BG / shakespeare.org.uk A celebration of the Queen’s official 90th birthday: the tranquil walled garden at Hall’s Croft is bedecked with bunting for a very special garden party. Pack a picnic or sample the onsite BBQ, corgi shaped cookies, strawberries and cream. 

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WHAT’S ON: EVENTS until Sunday 12 Bath Fringe Festival 01225 480079 / bathfringe.co.uk The Bath Fringe is a festival of all the arts, with few rules as to what should be in or out. Events take place at venues across Bath.

Wednesday 15 (semi-final), Sunday 19 (final) The Bledisloe Warwickshire Cup at Cirencester Polo Club 01285 653225 / GL7 1UR / cirencesterpolo.co.uk The final of this annual high-goal tournament is, for polo aficionados, one of the highlights in the British polo calendar. However, it has a broader appeal due to its history and the setting on Ivy Lodge polo ground in Cirencester Park, perhaps the most picturesque ground in England.

Thursday 16 – Sunday 19 Deddington Festival deddingtonfestival.org.uk This is the 14th annual Deddington Festival, hosting events and entertainment for all ages.

Friday 17 – Sunday 19 Corsham Walking Festival corshamwalkingfestival.org.uk Walks on themes such as Brunel’s railway, quarry tramways, geology, wildflowers, treasure hunt and dog walks, explore the rolling north Wiltshire countryside.

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from Friday 17 Oxford Festival of the Arts 01865 253505 / artsfestivaloxford.org This is a two week celebration of culture and the arts in venues throughout Oxford, showcasing music, literature, theatre, art, speaker events and workshops. The festival continues until 2 July.

Saturday 18 Father’s Day gladiator arena at Chedworth Roman Villa, near Cheltenham 01242 890256 / GL54 3LJ / nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth-roman-villa Legio II Augusta, a premier Roman re-enactment group, returns to Chedworth (10am–4:30pm) with its gladiator arena and displays of gladiatorial fighting. If you bring your dad along, you can see him sold as a slave to fight in the arena.

Sunday 19 NGS Open Gardens at Stanton, near Broadway 01386 584478 / WR12 7NE / ngs.org.uk Over 15 gardens in Stanton are open for the NGS from 2pm–6pm. Admission is £6 per person, free for children. Homemade teas are served in the village’s Burland Hall.

Sunday 19 Open Day at Westonbirt House and Gardens, near Tetbury 01666 881373 / GL8 8QG / holfordtrust.com Westonbirt House is a supreme example of Victorian architecture. Built by RS Holford between 1862–1875 to house his art and literature, the house is also the birthplace of the Arboretum. This Open Day (11am–5pm) is an opportunity to visit the house and gardens: entry is £10 per person, with free house tours on the hour throughout the day (last tour at 4pm). Gardens only tickets are £5 per person and there is free entry for children under 12 years old.

Monday 20 Wines for Sunny Evenings Wine Tasting at Chapel Arts Centre, Bath 01225 461700 / BA1 1QR / chapelarts.org This tasting event is presented by Phil Cooke and starts at 7:30pm. Expect to sample a total 

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Wellbeing Day with Denise Leicester, founder of ila-spa Monday 27th June 2016

Denise Leicester founder of ila-spa the luxury organic spa brand will share her expert knowledge of how to create a more balanced and healthier lifestyle. Afterwards you will make your own cleansing bath salts using the finest ila-spa ingredients. Following lunch experience a thirty-minute mini ila spa treatment choosing from either a face, back or body treatment and make full use of the spa facilities.

£120 includes the wellbeing day as detailed, a welcome reception, vegetarian lunch with a glass of wine and refreshments in the afternoon. All food and refreshments served will follow a wholefood healthy theme.

For those wishing to stay a special event room rate applies. Standard Room £250 including English breakfast.

To book call Events on 01666 834 026 or email events@whatleymanor.com Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa Easton Grey Malmesbury Wiltshire SN16 0RB Web whatleymanor.com @Whatley_Manor

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The all-new celebration of fieldsports and country life Friday 10th to Sunday 12th June 2016, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire

• Gunmakers’ Quarter • Gamekeeping & Estate Management • Falconry • Game Fishing Village • Gundogs • Shooting Line • Stalking • Real Food Fair • Craft Pavilion • The Retail Quarter The spectacular Cornbury Park Estate is the perfect venue for the ground-breaking new Field & Country Fair; the ‘must visit’ event for everyone who is passionate about fieldsports, country pursuits and our wonderful countryside. Make a day of it with family and friends. Incredible line up of ‘have a go’ features and entertainment, with great bars and superb catering.

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WHAT’S ON: EVENTS Thursday 23 Talk by James Harris at Corinium Museum, Cirencester 01285 655611 / GL7 2BX / coriniummuseum.org To coincide with the temporary display of The Hunter from Naukratis from the British Museum, James Harris explores some of the sculptural objects from the Roman Cotswolds that have attributes linked to hunting. Tickets for the afternoon talk (2:30pm– 3:30pm) are £6.50 per person or £5.50 for season ticket holders.

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of eight refreshing whites and robust reds – all picked as suitable for sunny evenings. Tickets are £17 per person.

Monday 20 Pots and Frocks: the world of Grayson Perry talk with Ian Swankie at St George’s Hall, Blockley GL56 9BY / blockleydfas.org The story of how a transvestite potter from Chelmsford came to win the Turner Prize and take a seat at the centre of the UK’s art establishment.

This lecture (starting at 2:45pm) examines Grayson Perry’s work, his exhibitions and the character inside the posh frocks. Ian Swankie is an official guide at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Gallery and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Wednesday 22 Art workshop with Melanie Wright at Armscote Manor, near Shipston-on-Stour 01608 643546 / CV37 8DA / melaniewrightartist.co.uk This drawing and watercolour sketching workshop (10am–4pm; £75 for the day / £45 for a half day) is suitable both for beginners and the more experienced artist. Participants are asked to bring watercolour sketch pads and watercolour paints and brushes. The day is spent in the garden at Armscote Manor, creating multiple studies and watercolours in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Melanie is on hand to demonstrate and provide creative feedback.

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Thursday 23 – Sunday 26 Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival chadlingtonfestival.org.uk This year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary.

Highlights include the Ditchley Park Gala Picnic Concert (Friday 24) and a performance by the Carducci String Quartet in Chadlington Church (Saturday 25). Tickets for many of the events sell out, so early booking is advised.

Thursday 23 – Sunday 26 Blue Sky Festival in Corsham 01249 701628 / blueskyfestival.org.uk Now in its second year, this family arts festival presents music, comedy, film and workshops.

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 Tewkesbury Food & Drink Festival 01684 855040 / GL20 5PG The Tewkesbury Food & Drink Festival returns to Tewkesbury Abbey grounds with a Food & Drink marquee featuring over 60 local produce stalls, a cookery theatre and plenty of children’s activities.

Sunday 26 Montpellier Summer Fair 2016, Cheltenham GL50 1SW / montpellier-cheltenham.com Montpellier Street in Cheltenham hosts this popular family event each year, closing to traffic to make room for market stalls, classic cars, live bands, a funfair and street food. Many of Montpellier’s 90 independent shops, restaurants, bars and cafes hold special activities, including the famous Dog Competition run by Rechercher, helping to raise money for local causes including Cheltenham’s Cobalt Cancer Charity. The fair opens at 11am and closes at 5pm.

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HIGHLIGHTED CHARITY EVENT: CARERS GLOUCESTERSHIRE WALK

Sunday 5 June

‘Walk a Mile in my Shoes’ for Carers Gloucestershire at Pittville Park and Pump Room, Cheltenham This fundraising walk is for carers of all ages along with their families, friends and the wider Cotswold community. It provides the opportunity for a fun day out whilst raising money for the local charity Carers Gloucestershire…

To coincide with national ’Carers’ Week’, Carers Gloucestershire is holding its annual family fun day in Cheltenham on Sunday 5 June. This event helps raise funds for the charity’s ’Time out for Carers’ programme.

This service offers carers just a little bit of ’time out’ with the rare opportunity to take a day away from the worries and concerns of their caring duties. Evidence shows that being able to take a break, and the knowledge that a break is approaching, can make all the difference for a carer.

A day trip to a local attraction offers carers the chance to be themselves, meet others in a similar situation and form happy memories to sustain them in more difficult times ahead.

Carers make a significant contribution to our

society and it is in everyone’s interest that they are supported in order to continue to care safely and in good health.

Carers Gloucestershire’s flagship fundraising walk, ’Walk a Mile in my Shoes’, is now in its fourth year. People are invited to swap shoes with family, friends, neighbours or even a complete stranger, walking a mile to gain an idea of how difficult and uncomfortable it can be to swap lives with someone in a caring role.

By registering and getting yourself sponsored to endure some discomfort for a mile, you can help support this very worthwhile local charity. If you would like to take part, please register online at www.carersgloucestershire.org.uk.

Registration costs £10 per adult, including a T-shirt, and £5 per child.

For further details about Carers Gloucestershire, call 0300 111 9000 or visit www.carersgloucestershire.org.uk Registered charity number: 1110529

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HIGHLIGHTED PROPERTIES 84 EXPERT COMMENT: HOME SECURITY FOR THE MODERN ERA 91 EDITOR’S CHOICE: INTERIORS 94 EXPERT COMMENT: SELECTING THE PERFECT WINDOWS FOR YOUR HOME 96 EDITOR’S CHOICE: GARDENS 98 GARDENS FEATURE: ALL GOING SWIMMINGLY 100 GARDEN DESIGN TIPS: EVER GREEN 108 Cotswold preview JUNE 16

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Yew Tree Cottage

Edge of village Cotswold house with outbuildings and outstanding gardens, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Location: Chadlington Accommodation: Drawing room,� sitting room, dining room,� kitchen/breakfast room,� garden room,� cloakroom, master bedroom with en suite bathroom, three further bedrooms, further bathroom �and second floor dressing room/office.

Outside: Stone barn with substantial store/ workshop and separate office, private off-street parking, landscaped gardens and grounds in all about 0.3 acres.

Price: £825,000 Tel: 01865 790077 Email: oxford@knightfrank.com

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SEARLES PROPERTY CONSULTANCY

A comfortable, spacious family house in a quiet rural position just outside the village.

Location: Minchinhampton Accommodation: Large AGA kitchen/breakfast room, dining hall, large drawing room with open fire, sitting room, utility room, cloakroom, study, master bedroom with en suite bath, shower and dressing room, three further double bedrooms and a second family bathroom.

Outside: Garden of approx third of an acre with shed, garage and parking.

Situation: Unfurnished. EPC Band E. Price: £2800pcm Tel: 07887 888686 Email: soffisearle@btinternet.com Tenant Reference Fee: £45 Company Reference Fee: £60 Tenant Admin Fee: £100 (inclusive of VAT)

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Chestnut Grange A detached family residence offering updated and extended four bedroom accommodation.

Location: Stratford-upon-Avon Accommodation: Entrance hall, cloakroom, open plan lounge/dining room, snug, kitchen/dining room, cellar, master bedroom with en suite shower room, three further bedrooms and family bathroom.

Outside: landscaped gardens, fuel store, garage and driveway.

Price: ÂŁ985,000 Tel: 01789 200900 Email: stratforduponavon@hamptons-int.com

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Middleton Stoney House

An impressive and important Grade II listed property lying in wonderful parkland setting. The house was originally a rectory, believed to be constructed in 1815, of limestone ashlar under slate roofs.

Location: Middleton Stoney Accommodation: Reception hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, playroom, cellars, seven bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Outside: Garden stores, formal and informal grounds in all about 9.9 acres.

Price: ÂŁ1,950,000 Tel: 01865 366660 Email: oxford@struttandparker.com

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Gumstool Hill A beautifully presented Grade II listed Georgian town house displaying a wealth of character.

Location: Tetbury Accommodation: Entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, wine store, five bedrooms, two with en suite bathrooms, two further bathrooms.

Outside: Coach house, courtyard and garden.

Price: ÂŁ525,000 Tel: 01666 840886 Email: interested@jamespyle.co.uk

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EXPERT COMMENT

by Broadsword Security

Home Security for the Modern Era With so many technological advances in the news, it can be difficult to keep track of the pace of change in security systems. And while advances in technology can have great benefits, they can also be oversold and under-deliver on important features. Here, Peter Granville of Broadsword Security overviews the latest developments in home security systems‌ In terms of the security market, there has been an industry wide trend of moving towards IP (internet connected) communications, with certain sectors of the market quicker to adopt this than others.

CCTV is just one example.

This trend is also gathering pace in the residential and commercial intruder alarm markets. In these, having devices connected to the internet opens up opportunities for technology convergence, for example integrating intruder alarms with video surveillance and using smart devices to access security systems from anywhere in the world.

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There is also a strong pull factor from users for these types of systems. Once a grudge purchase, security systems are now being viewed as lifestyle purchases that fit around users’ daily routines and that offer interaction from anywhere.

This trend is no more prevalent than in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, as the outlook for the intruder alarm market increasingly resembles interconnected devices and systems that are connected over the internet. As with many new technologies, IoT promises to revolutionise homes and businesses by creating ecosystems of devices that talk to each other and share information, 4

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expert comment… HOME SECURITY FOR THE MODERN ERA such as smart thermostats, humidity sensors, plugs and more. Essentially, anything with a power supply and an internet connection could potentially be turned into a smart appliance that integrates with others.

While this outlook for the security market looks exciting and interesting, what about the here and now?

When we think about security and the potential for change, we can easily get carried away with thoughts of new opportunities and new ways to apply the technology. However, we must also consider the number of standards that professional security systems are graded against throughout their manufacture and installation, that govern the type of equipment that is used and how it is installed.

In recent years, there have been a number of do-it-yourself systems marketed for sale. However, these provide less than adequate protection when compared with a full professional security system, wherein a relevant risk assessment may be undertaken on the property to ascertain the relevant grade of equipment that must be installed.

The do-it-yourself systems are also not governed by the same high standards set at European level.

Furthermore, professional installation companies can apply to become NSI Gold Accredited Members. This accreditation ensures that end users have confidence that the system being installed is capable of protecting their valuables and their family. That, coupled with professional alarm system monitoring, provides the peace of mind that comes with a professional NSI Gold installation of a security system. Users are not able to get the same level of protection from simpler, much less rigorously accredited, ‘off-the-shelf’ systems.

This does not mean that users have to compromise on features. The latest professional

systems on the market benefit from being designed with stringent European security standards in mind, but they implement the latest technologies.

These systems are connected to the internet, controllable from smart devices from anywhere in the world, and incorporate video surveillance options for complete control and peace of mind wherever you are.

When looking to properly secure your home or business, and protect your valuables and loved ones, you can therefore now benefit from all the features of a technologically advanced security system controlled by apps. This doesn’t mean settling for a substandard DIY system – it now comes with the peace of mind that your system has been installed by an accredited professional.

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Since1985, Broadsword Security Services has been protecting people and property throughout Oxfordshire and surrounding counties with its industry-leading security products and services. Based in Chipping Norton, Broadsword helps secure homes and businesses by supplying and installing intruder burglar alarms, fire alarms, CCTV, automated gates, and access control systems, as well as offering a comprehensive monitoring service.

Broadsword Security Services: 01608 641670 / broadswordsecurity.com

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Editor’s Choice… INTERIORS Set in a lovely Cotswold stone barn, Water Lane Workshops offers lifestyle courses led by visiting specialists. It all started when Kate Holloway wanted to paint an old kitchen dresser: after finding a teacher for herself and a few friends, the workshop idea went from strength to strength. Furniture painting is perennially popular as is Stroud artist Lizzie Mabley’s Lino cut course. You can also learn about lampshade making, planting design and flower arranging. Kate says, “The workshops allow everyone to try something new and learn a skill as well as being looked after and treated a little!”

Courses cost £50–£95 per person.

For full details, call 07770 988455 or visit waterlaneworkshops.co.uk

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News of interior workshops and noteworthy design launches…

Charlotte Gaisford has just launched two wallpapers to coordinate with her Summer Tea fabric collection: ‘Tea For Two’ – a simple, patterned wallpaper in soft blue or natural – and ‘Emperor’ – a more overt pattern with echoes of Art Deco and Art Nouveau. Both are £85 for a 10m roll. Local stockists include Lucy Lane Fox, in Chedworth, and Bespoke

by Burleigh, near Stroud. Charlotte Gaisford: 01434 689583 / charlottegaisford.co.uk The Summer Collection of work emerging British artists is at Oxleaze Barn, in Filkins, from Wednesday 15 to Sunday 19 June. On Thursday 16 June, there is also an Art & Interiors event (£35 including lunch) at which you can get professional advice on art, interiors, fabrics, lighting and garden design.

Tickets should be ordered in advance by emailing georgie@grandyart.com.

Oxleaze Barn: GL7 3RB / oxleazebarn.co.uk June sees the launch of the world’s first high end range of Australian Aboriginal ceramic wall tiles: the My Country collection by Bay Gallery Home in Tetbury. The tiles feature work from the Aboriginal Dreamtime and complement the existing line of rugs, wallpapers and fabrics. For further details, see our Preview Interview on pages 152–155 with Bay Gallery Home’s Alexandra O’Brien. Bay Gallery Home: 07776 157066 / GL8 8DA / baygalleryhome.com

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EXPERT COMMENT

by The Stroud Window Company

Selecting the perfect windows for your home When making any home improvements, the process and choice can be overwhelming. There is also the balance of cost versus quality to consider.

Here, Chris Dummer, Managing Director of The Stroud Window Company, advises on how to go about selecting the perfect windows for your home and the process involved…

CHOOSE THE STYLE Look around at neighbouring properties and get an initial idea of the best style and window material to suit your property.

CHOOSE THE MATERIAL There is wide range of materials available to suit all needs and budgets – from uPVC for modern homes to Residence 9, Stroud Windows’ low maintenance, ‘wood impostor’ frames which are designed provide a period casement look. If you have stone mullions and prefer the thinner frame profile, then aluminium might be the material for you. All of these styles and products come in a large range of colours: to help visualise each option, visit www.stroudwindows.com to view case studies.

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ARRANGE A HOME VISIT Your selected company will usually take approximate measurements and be able to create a bespoke solution for your home, including costings.

Always ask to see previous work completed by the company: any reputable company will be happy to show their work.

HAVE A LOOK AROUND You should also get some other quotes, however we would recommend that you don’t always go for cheapest quote: weigh up the cost/quality balance.

Also, try to find out if the company sources its materials locally and ethically.

Look out for accreditation and years trading. In particular, ensure that the company

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expert comment… SELECTING THE PERFECT WINDOWS FOR YOUR HOME you choose is FENSA registered. After the installation, the company will then be able to provide a FENSA Building Regulations Window/ Door Energy Rating certificate which acts as documentary evidence that the installation work has been self-certified as complying with Building Regulations. This is almost always needed as part of the conveyancing process if you decide to sell your home.

10 year guarantees should be insurance backed to guarantee your windows in the event that the company is no longer trading: be careful to understand what a guarantee actually covers.

Also, many companies advertise special discounts or offers, including buy one get one free. Our view is that these are gimmicks and are usually heavily subsidised by expensive credit facilities and a mark-up on the base price. A company should always give you their best price first.

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SELECT A COMPANY AND ARRANGE A TECHNICAL SURVEY OF YOUR HOME You should now have sufficient information to make an informed decision about a solution that meets your needs at a price you are willing to pay.

Your chosen company will come and complete a technical survey and a commitment deposit may be required when you sign the contract.

PRE-INSTALLATION DATE You will be contacted in advance for the installation and a mutual time and date will be agreed.

Prepare the apertures by removing blinds and curtains as well as any decorations on windowsills.

INSTALLATION As a minimum, your chosen company’s standards of installation should include removal of any rubbish, installers taking off their shoes in your home and a general clean-up after installation.

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COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATES Final invoice payment is usually due on the final day of completion and when you have “signedoff” the standard of works. All good installers will request feedback: companies can only continually improve if they get honest customer feedback on their experience. FENSA and 10 year guarantee paperwork should then be provided within six weeks of completion.

The Stroud Window Company has been providing high quality windows and doors since 1982. The company was originally formed by Philip Dummer and David Redwood as a hobby; Chris Dummer (pictured left), Philip’s son, took over in 2008 and has since maintained the local and friendly mantra whilst developing the business in line with customer demands.

The Stroud Window Company: 01453 824032 / GL10 3HE / stroudwindows.com

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Editor’s Choice… GARDENS Cotswold based garden designer Fi Boyle works on projects which vary greatly in size, style and location. However, the thread uniting all her outdoor spaces is that they are peaceful havens in which to relax. She says, “I believe that gardens and their surrounding landscapes play a vital role in bringing calm and perspective to our busy lives.” Recent projects include this town garden, in which she has used the old but effective trick of putting in a false doorway with a mirror behind – creating both a focal point and the illusion of space. Fi Boyle Garden Design: 01747 840202 / fiboylegardendesign.com

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Our top recommendations for garden lovers this month…

There are plenty of reasons for choosing vintage garden furniture, including its lovely patina and green credentials. You can find a good selection at the Antique and General auctions held at Moore Allen & Innocent’s Cirencester Salerooms – there are normally two sales per month. Cirencester Salerooms: 01285 646050 / GL7 5RH / mooreallen.co.uk

Anyone with an interest in both gardens and Shakespeare should be sure to attend a lecture given by Sir Roy Strong at this month’s Broadway Arts Festival. In it, he explores the quest for Shakespeare’s garden at New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. The lecture is at 11am on 4 June, at The Lygon Artms in Broadway. Tickets are £15: broadwayartsfestival.com

This year’s Blenheim Palace Flower Show runs from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 June. A highlight of the show is the Grand Floral Pavilion which has spectacular flower displays from more than 30 specialist nurseries and gardening societies. There are also show gardens to visit and lots of expert talks to attend in the Gardening Theatre. Blenheim Palace Flower Show: OX20 1PP / blenheimflowershow.co.uk

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If you have the desire, the space and the budget to create your own aquatic retreat at home, the following pages highlight the latest options in the design of swimming pools and natural swimming ponds‌

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If the idea of owning a pool excites you, the thought of having one designed and constructed may well daunt you in equal measure. Not only is some serious financial commitment required but there are numerous options to consider. So, to get the best results, the first step is to ask the right questions of the right experts.

The list of questions may run something along these lines: would you like an indoor or outdoor pool, or a combination of the two? Could you fit a swimming pool inside an old barn, a basement or a conservatory? Would you be able to obtain planning permission?

Would a pool blend in with any existing structures? What are the likely running costs and green energy options? What are the cost parameters?

All of these questions are familiar to Pool Architecture, a specialist firm based in Tetbury, whose pool design experts have worked on more than 500 private indoor and outdoor swimming pool projects throughout the South of England. In some cases, their involvement has been limited to a few hours’ consultation but in many others they have spent a year or more working to a client’s exacting brief – surveying the site, obtaining planning consents, designing and building the pool and managing the overall construction project right through to completion.

Pool Architecture is also able to advise on innovative options such as moveable flooring, which allows for the base of a pool to be mechanically raised to become flush with the surface coping. This results in a seamless floor when the pool is not in use.

The company’s Managing Director, Mark Saxton, says, “When considering installing a swimming pool, it is really important from the outset to seek independent advice from a pool designer, rather than a contractor. They

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gardens feature… ALL GOING SWIMMINGLY have the ability and experience to look not only at the pool itself but also the bigger picture. For example, the poolside facilities: a summer house or changing room may need to be built, paths laid, domestic hot water and lighting considered. These are things that will make the pool much more user friendly and can completely transform a project.”

The team also asks all the relevant questions about your family’s requirements, such as the need for safety measures if there are small children or whether there are any disabilities to accommodate.

Planscapes Leisure Ltd, a bespoke swimming pool construction and installation company based in Warwickshire, provides not only construction but also pool maintenance, servicing, spa pools, saunas, chemicals and accessories.

Last year the firm was retained to complete an internal refurbishment of Chipping Norton Lido.

Planscapes Leisure also installs Endless Pools – a compact pool system that allows you to swim in or exercise against an adjustable current. Since these pools are simple to install and economical to run, Planscapes Leisure believes they are a great option for the British climate. David Ashmore, the firm’s Managing Director, says, “Having been involved with constructing swimming pools in the Midlands for more than 40 years, I have seen a huge shift from large outdoor pools to smaller patio type swimming pools. Most lately with a shift to a smaller fitness pool, fitness pools with swim turbines and underwater treadmills are the very latest technology to enhance the pools’ use and provide an excellent wellbeing element.”

Planscapes Leisure’s pool builds can take from as little as two to four weeks before the pool can start to be filled; however, if an Endless Pools option is chosen, you can have a fully functioning pool installed and filled in just two to three days.

If you are considering installing a swimming pool, one of the key early decisions is around the filtration system.

The latest technologies can change both the swimming experience and the environmental impact of swimming pools.

For example, Clear Water Revival was born out of two friends’ passion for science, environmental initiatives and the

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belief that there was a better way to swim outdoors in the UK. The firm is Bristol based but works all over the UK and Europe, designing and installing swimming pools that don’t use any chemicals.

Clear Water Revival’s biofiltration technology has been developed in-house via an ongoing research and development programme: its unique natural swimming pools don’t need plants to function and the biofiltration system is a fully viable alternative to chlorine.

“Chlorine ruins your clothes, stings your eyes, smells and is bad for you and the environment,” said Andrew Cox, director of Clear Water Revival.

“We give clients a clean, vibrant alternative. Our design team creates beautiful bespoke pools, but unlike other natural swimming pools, ours can be heated, plants are entirely optional depending on a person’s taste, and we can build both indoors (a basement, for example) or outdoors.”

Despite being focused on the UK and European market, Clear Water Revival has received requests from all over the world for its pool designs. Andrew Cox adds, “I’m expecting us to be inundated at Hampton Court Flower Show on Tuesday 5 July. We’re partnering with the award winning Landscape Artist Frederic Whyte to create a stunning show garden for the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society, Perennial. It’s the first time a formal natural pool has been included in an RHS show garden, so that something of which we’re extremely proud.”

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The swimming pond’s balanced mixture of plants, aquatic wildlife and minerals keeps water crystal clear and healthy to swim in…

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natural swimmimg pond. One of the clearest definitions of the difference between a natural swimming pool and a natural swimming pond is provided by Clear Water Revival: “A natural swimming pool uses biological filtration technology to keep the water crystal clear and clean without the use of any chemicals such as chlorine, salt or ozone; by contrast, a swimming pond is a manmade pond with a balanced ecosystem which keeps the water clean without the need for any active filtration technology.” In practice, one of the key differences is that swimming ponds require large zones to be planted: the water plants perform an important part of the filtration process.

The first man-made freshwater public swimming pond recently opened in King’s Cross, London, and was built by a BIOTOP partner.

BIOTOP, based in Austria, is the original inventor of natural swimming ponds and works with partner companies throughout Europe. Poolscape is a locally based, award winning BIOTOP partner, based in Herefordshire, which has worked on many projects throughout the UK over the past 30 years.

It is one of only five BIOTOP partners in this country.

Poolscape is expert in the practice of using a balanced ecosystem to keep ponds clean without the use of any chemicals. The team also finds itself called upon from time to time to troubleshoot

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swimming ponds built by non-specialist providers.

Poolscape CEO Peter Miles says, “With BIOTOP’s German partners building about 30–40 natural pools each year, we have access to the research and technological improvements that BIOTOP is constantly working on and it is important for me that we have that foundation of expertise behind us.”

Peter is passionate about the benefits of having a pond in the garden: “The presence of water in a garden provides a tranquil, attractive feature and has an ionising effect on the surrounding atmosphere.” A pond is also an important provider of wildlife diversity, which is beneficial to all of us.

In times past, village ponds and natural ponds were much more common, but neglect caused many to silt up and be lost, and modern farming methods led to many others being filled in.

Poolscape’s ponds are bespoke designs to suit each client’s requirements and the natural landscaping of a site. A consistent feature is that they are designed to be easy to enter and exit, and most have a jetty or deck to provide a sturdy platform on which to relax and from which to view the pond or take a dip.

Peter, who trained as a nurseryman, still grows all the plants that are used in the firm’s ponds.

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“A great-crested newt may occasionally swim across the swimming chamber – which may not appeal to some people but I like to think it’s a wonderful thing that they are thriving in the swimming pond and we have created something totally in balance with nature.”

The swimming pond’s balanced mixture of plants, aquatic wildlife and minerals keeps water crystal clear and healthy to swim in without the need for chemicals such as chlorine. One issue that some swimmers had with swimming ponds in the past was their temperature: due to the plants and wildlife in the water, they cannot be heated to the same extent as traditional swimming pools.

However, swimming ponds can now be heated up to 28°C, and they naturally heat up more readily in sunshine and warm weather as the water in the shallow reed bed areas heats up quickly and circulates to the swimming chamber. You can also choose a black or dark coloured liner that absorbs heat more readily – and that produces a beautiful mirror effect when it’s too cold to swim.

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ponds was another concern for some people.

However, with a proactive approach, this can now be less complicated and time consuming even than for conventional pools. If you do need any help, Poolscape offers cost effective maintenance packages to ensure its clients’ pools look their best year round.

Sensitive landscaping is also key in making sure that a pool looks its best. Oxfordshire based landscape and garden design company Hendy Curzon Gardens installs, plants and project manages the gardens, landscapes and exterior spaces that its team designs. Nick Hendy describes a recent pool project, saying, “Foxfire is our most unusual swimming pool project because of the size of pool we designed, the use of hardwood, and how it is positioned within the garden and planting design. The focus was to integrate a pool into a country setting as part of a wider landscape, with a contemporary look applied.” Formal, linear elements are softened by prairie style planting within the parterre, with structural seating elements and decking providing practical components.

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A pool by Clear Water Revival featuring the latest biofiltration technology

Nick advises homeowners to consult a landscape designer early in the planning stage: “Forward planning on any design is key as it saves problems later on. A pool is very much a collaboration between architect, landscape designer and pool construction company. As an example, the practicalities of where electrical cabling is placed need to be considered by everyone involved, at an early stage in the proceedings.”

Investing in a swimming pool is clearly something that takes time and careful consideration but it is sure to result in years of enjoyment.

Contact details: Clear Water Revival: 0117 923 2588 / BS6 5QZ / clear-water-revival.com Hendy Curzon Gardens: 01993 886915 / hendycurzon.co.uk Planscapes Leisure Ltd: 01527 854519 / B80 7AX / planscapesleisure.co.uk Pool Architecture: 01666 840065 / GL8 8TZ / poolarchitecture.co.uk Poolscape: 07974 390452 / HR4 8LE / poolscape.co.uk

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GARDEN DESIGN TIPS

by Adrienne Curzon

EVER GREEN In the UK, front gardens are steeped in tradition – but they are now rapidly in decline as the demand for parking increases. Here, professional garden designer Adrienne Curzon, director of Hendy Curzon Gardens, recommends alternative, ‘greenscaping’ solutions…

The increase in front gardens being converted to parking spaces is creating many environmental problems, especially that of flooding. Without borders or lawns that provide vital natural sponges for rainwater, the rain simply runs off driveways,

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overwhelming antiquated sewage systems. Hard paving can also cause subsidence to properties because the rainfall is prevented from getting in to the ground, causing soil to shrink. Garden walls, paths and houses can develop severe cracks.

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The London Wildlife Trust recently conducted a survey which found that the capital was losing the equivalent of two and a half Hyde Parks of greenery each year from its private and domestic gardens as front gardens give way to parking and storage spaces. This phenomenon is occurring to a similar extent outside London, too.

In an attempt to preserve the British front garden, we at Hendy Curzon are actively designing and implementing new front gardens with predominantly higher ratios of greenscaping over hardscaping. As garden designers, we believe that we have a responsibility to find creative solutions including the use of permeable surfaces as alternatives to ’paved’ or tarmacked front gardens and driveways.

Aesthetically, front gardens should represent a portion of your property to be proud of and a welcoming introduction to your home. We understand the need for parking, so we try to always use pervious hardscaping materials such as cobbles or gravels.

Our front of house designs also have a strong presence of evergreen architectural plants in order for them to look presentable and welcoming all year round. This is particularly essential in the depths of winter. These spaces are often formal, but in spring the rigid grids of the landscaping are softened and made less formal by the appearance of herbaceous planting. We urge you to keep your front of house as green as possible!

Detailed planting schemes full of tapestries of flowering perennials engulf these front gardens during summertime and the whole appearance of them relaxes in the sunny months. These front gardens are further designed to be drought tolerant and low maintenance. Scented plants such as lavenders and climbing roses on the house are considered essential for creating a sense of welcome to every front of house.

A home front that reflects the seasons can be a joy to maintain and such an approach can keep your front of house looking fresh. When styling front of house, we look at the whole picture: the gardens are always co-ordinated with the style of house and the street or countryside in which they are set.

Each project is also always approached with a palette specific to the homeowner in order to create a coherent and smart appearance, and to enable the client to extend the signature style of their home. On trend at the moment are copper tones and zesty colours in the form of seasonal flowers, door colours and detailing such as feature lights, house names and numbers, etc.

Your front of house and garden give the first impression and the final one: good design can have a lasting effect. It is the space that welcomes you home, greets your visitors and bids you farewell each day, so it should be more than just a resting zone for cars and wheelie bins. After all, there’s no place like home and your front of house should reflect this.

Hendy Curzon Gardens constructs, plants and project manages the gardens, landscapes and exterior spaces that the firm designs. All elements of these bespoke projects are covered in-house. Each garden that the team creates is unique and a direct reflection of the individual client’s needs and tastes. Examples of Hendy Curzon’s work and portfolio can be viewed at www.hendycurzon.com. You can also find the company on Houzz.co.uk and Facebook.com/hendycurzongardens

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Canine and Equine Photography by Mel Taylor

Fun & Stylish Equine Photography at your home, yard or on location.

Qualified and Award Winning Photographer with many years experience of working with horses in many different fields. www.meltaylorphotography.co.uk Tel: 01235 763359 or 07818427876

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Editor’s choice: children’s selection School reports Family matters feature: equine art Expert comment: family friendly holiday destinations Books recommended by… octavia’s bookshop Cotswold preview JUNE 16

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Editor’s Choice… CHILDREN’S SELECTION We can highly recommend Bowood House, near Calne, for a family day out. Children of all ages love its vast adventure playground: the under 12s can tackle aerial walkways and play in a full size pirate galleon, plus there are trampolines, slides, flume tubes, a huge scramble net and the infamous space dive – known locally as the death slide. Younger ones can enjoy the swing boats, a Wendy House, see-saws, swings, a sand pit and soft play area. Day tickets and season tickets are available. Bowood House & Gardens: 01249 812102 / SN11 0LZ / bowood.org

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Our suggestions of family days out this summer, plus a clever new invention…

At the opposite end of the Cotswolds, the National Trust property Charlecote Park, near Stratford-upon-Avon, has fantastic grounds in which children can run free to burn off energy. For teenies, a special event this month is the Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Wednesday 15 June, from 10:30am–5:30pm – free after admission charges. Charlecote Park: 01789 470881 / CV35 9ER / nationaltrust.org.uk

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A start-up business run by two sisters in Minchinhampton has just launched the award winning Doddl cutlery. This supports children’s instinctive self-feeding behaviour with its short handles – encouraging them to develop grip, dexterity and co-ordination from an early age. The idea for Doddl was born when Catherine Dodd noticed that her daughter could eat better using just the fork head after a fork snapped during a mealtime. Sensing a business idea, she and her entrepreneurial sister Rosie Phelps have tested various designs and run specialist trials to take the product to market.

For local stockist details, visit doddl.com

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A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION. RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP. Since 1854, Cheltenham Ladies’ College has been an integral part of Cheltenham, and today, our flourishing community of day girls benefits from a world-class education.

From being the top IB Boarding School in the country, to our national call ups for Hockey and Lacrosse, a Cheltenham Ladies’ College education gives girls the best possible opportunities to achieve their potential in both academic and sporting arenas.

We’d be delighted to welcome you at our Open Day on Saturday 11th June, so that you can judge for yourself. To book a place, please visit our website: www.cheltladiescollege.org/openday

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

King’s High School for Girls, Warwick 01926 494485 / CV34 4HJ / kingshighwarwick.co.uk King’s High girls have won the British Schools and Young Shots Championships for the second year running, beating off strong competition from Millfield, Strathallan and Rendcomb College.

Pictured here (left to right) are the King’s High A team who pulled off this David and Goliath achievement: Amy Borland, Charlotte Goulbourne and Chloe Goulbourne. They have had a great season, with a series of victories including the Rugby School Challenge Competition, the Warwick Challenge Competition and the Bredon School Challenge.

Sibford School, Banbury 01295 781200 / OX15 5QL / sibfordschool.co.uk The sounds of the Brazilian carnival echoed around Sibford School recently when pupils in Years 5 and 6 demonstrated their new-found skills as Sambistas. Cyro Zuzi, of London based Bish Bash Bosh, conducted two workshops demonstrating the art of samba reggae, a style of samba from the north-east of Brazil. The youngsters then put their new art to the test by performing a short concert. Rachel Bee, Junior School music teacher at Sibford, says, “Not only were the workshops great fun but they were also excellent for co-ordination, watching and listening skills and encouraging team work.”

Warwick School 01926 776400 / CV34 6PP / warwickschool.org Congratulations go to Warwick School pupil Max Owen who has won a top prize in this year’s prestigious Amnesty Youth Awards. This human rights competition challenges young people, aged 7–19, to explore human rights issues through Reporting, Photography, Poetry, Performing or Campaigning and Fundraising. Max’s entry triumphed over hundreds of other entrants from across the UK. Speaking after receiving the award, he said: “I had work experience in South Africa which is what initially sparked my interest in the Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak, and I decided to write about it as I wanted to research further into his case.”

Max’s entry was judged by a prestigious panel including Ritula Shah, Susan Roth (SOAS), and Kathryn Bromwich (The Observer).

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There are many different reasons for capturing an image of a horse, whether as a painting, photograph or sculpture. A child may have outgrown a pony which has been in the family for years, or a horse may be retiring from its working life. On the following pages, we profile seven of the region’s top equine artists and photographers…

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Chloe and Andy: photo by Steph Burch

Steph Burch 07818 557137 / stephburchphotography.co.uk When Steph Burch was 15 years old, she started taking photographs of her friends during their lessons at Pony Club and, over time, this hobby has grown into a photography business.

Steph says, “After years of studying Fine Art, photography seemed like the natural progression to me. I wanted to capture images continually, and I still believe it is my artistic nature that has helped me enormously with this. Coming from an equestrian background means that I know how to please riders and take the shots that they want to see. I have a huge passion for horses, and I believe that this shows in my photographs.”

Currently at university, Steph spends her weekends driving between Reading and her home near Swindon, juggling photography commissions with her studies. Although she covers competitive equine events, her favourite type of photography is the more personal portrait. As she puts it, “For me, it’s about capturing the little moments that happen between horse and rider that often go unnoticed, and I try and aim for natural looking photos rather than over-staged portraits.”

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Jo Hansford 0117 953 5801 / johansfordphotography.com Photographer Jo Hansford says, “Probably the commonest reason for equine commissions is that the horse is such a part of a family’s life, and has been so loved by its owners, that they simply want a wonderful memory of that bond.”

Jo’s equine photography stems from her lifelong love of horses and the sensitive images reflect her natural empathy with the animals.

Working on location, both in countryside and stable settings, Jo captures in her images the close bond shared by horse and rider, as well as their personality and spirit. She says, “For me, horses have a timeless beauty. They are majestic and powerful but can also be sensitive, curious and funny. There’s definitely a part of me that wants to ’bottle’ the beauty and personality of every horse I capture. I love riding and my husband Nic, who works alongside me on shoots, also rides.”

The pair have taken on high profile equine commissions such as photographing the horses and riders at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez de la Frontera in 2014, and working with eventing legends Mary and Emily

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Ella: photo by Jo Hansford

King. Regarding this photo shoot, Jo says, “The plan was to capture Mary jumping over some garden furniture on her horse Imperial Cavalier.

We found he just wouldn’t jump it with his ears forward, so we then had Emily jumping on Indigo, with Mary sitting, reading Horse & Hound in the shot. We had such a lot of fun working with them.”

A typical equine shoot takes two to three hours, with locations chosen beforehand to ensure that the shoot goes as smoothly as possible. Jo says, “Horses are sensitive animals so we’re always aiming to keep things calm and informal, rather than forcing lots of fixed poses and smiles. We like to personalise shoots as much as possible, so planning the details in advance with the owner is key.”

Bob Langrish 01452 770140 / GL6 7AA / boblangrish.com Bisley is home to Bob Langrish MBE, who has established a firm reputation as one of the foremost international equestrian photographers. After 38 years of specialising in this field, he has built an equestrian photographic library of over 400,000 pictures, covering all aspects of the horse. He has also illustrated more than 100 books.

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Thoroughbred mare and foal, Church Farm, UK: photo by Bob Langrish

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family matters feature… EQUINE ART Bob is perhaps best known for his stunning pictures of horses running free, especially Arabs and Andalusians. He says, “Every picture is different.

For Show Jumping, I have to get the perfect position of the horse on top of the fence – a split second either way and the image won’t be perfect. You can’t do it with a motor drive, it requires hand-eye co-ordination to hit that button!”

He has taken photographs at six Olympic games and travels to the USA several times a year, adding 20,000 new images to his library annually.

Bob is always interested in visiting new farms within a 50 mile radius of Bisley for free shoots: for these, the criteria include there being at least six beautiful, well groomed horses of any breed, with uncluttered calendar style backgrounds, no buildings or small paddocks. These pictures may well appear in magazines, calendars or books and,

in return, the owners are given five free pictures of each horse for their own personal use. Bob also accepts private commissions.

Lucy Milne 07791 763958 / GL5 5ET / lucymilneportraits.co.uk Artist Lucy Milne believes that a portrait is about more than lines and paint. She says, “It is about capturing the character and essence of the subject, truly bringing the medium to life.” Drawing ponies and people was the most natural thing in the world for her as a child, having inherited an artistic ability and also having a passion for all things equestrian. Indeed, she rode her own ponies and horses, hunted and competed until the age of 25.

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MELANIE WRIGHT PROFESSIONAL ARTIST A RT TUITION

Landscape, Portraiture, Equine and Still Life in a range of media

• Private tuition at Melanie’s studio in Chipping Norton, or at your home • One to one tuition tailored to the individual • Workshops for small groups • En plein air painting / sketching days • Portfolio advice and mentoring • Classes for GCSE/A level art students

See tuition page of WEBSITE for workshop programme and further information:

www.melaniewrightartist.co.uk contact Melanie : melaniewrightstudio@gmail.com 01608 643546 or 07792 580788

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Nick Pike 07798 897634 / GL6 6QQ / nickpikeart.co.uk Artist Nick Pike likes to create striking scenes with vibrant colours and stirring movement. By applying oil or acrylic paints with sponges and palette knives, he achieves rich textures and evokes fluid movement in an impressionistic style.

Nick’s paintings of horses and racing have been inspired by time spent living in Cheltenham and a desire to capture the action and spirit of the racing day. He is happy to accept commissions and also holds regular art workshops at his studio in Painswick.

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Mel Taylor 01235 763359 / meltaylorphotography.co.uk “Photography is a passion I have had since childhood and having been in the family portrait business for seven years, I have decided to refocus my work to specialise in canine and equine photography,” Imperial Commander by Nick Pike says Mel Taylor, who lives in Letcombe Regis, in people, horses and dogs. She believes that although South Oxfordshire. As a qualified and multi-award the camera is a vital tool in capturing the information winning photographer with both The Societies she needs, there is no better way to understand and Guild of Photographers, Mel recently had what an animal looks like than drawing it from life. the honour of being awarded membership to the She explains, “It is about true, deep observation. Photographers Bar with the Guild of Photographers I need to get a feel for the animal and its character. – a distinction that fewer than 100 photographers This gives energy and purpose to me. It is also have achieved in the three years since its inception.

Mel is also a qualified riding instructor and important for me to understand the way the owner perceives their animal. Understanding these things has over ten years’ experience working with horses is fundamental for producing a successful portrait. in many different equestrian fields. She has owned Perhaps this is why my clients often feel I have not several horses, including her beloved 34 year old only produced the ’look’ of their animal but have ex-National Carriage Driving pony, whom she has captured the individuality of its particular character. had since he was three years old. Mel says, “This That makes me immensely satisfied. It can make experience gives me a great understanding of their quite a bond between us, so much so that I still nature, behaviour and how to get the best out of them on a shoot.” keep in touch with many previous clients.”

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Polo by Melanie Wright

For commissions, Mel visits homes and yards but adds, “If a client prefers to box out to somewhere that they enjoy riding, I am happy to meet up with them there.”

Melanie Wright 01608 643546 / OX7 5NN / melaniewrightartist.co.uk Melanie Wright is well known for her sensitive portrayals of equine and landscape subjects. She grew up in North Yorkshire, riding, handling horses and painting. This childhood pointed the way towards her future career in art, and her paintings are inspired by a passion for and knowledge of horses and love of the land.

She is a regular sight sketching at local equestrian events and livery yards, and her wide ranging portfolio includes dressage, polo and racing pictures.

Melanie works in oils, pastels, charcoal and watercolour, with a talent for capturing movement, speed and atmosphere.

Professionally trained in Fine Art and Portraiture at Heatherleys School of Art in London, Melanie ran a portrait practice in London before moving to Chipping

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Norton in 2008, where she continues to run her painting and tuition studio. From 2014, she has also been Artist in Residence at Charlie Longsdon Racing stables, near Chipping Norton. Alongside her equine sporting art, she paints equine and human portraits to commission and her works are in private collections throughout Europe and in the USA.

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EXPERT COMMENT

by Sheepskin

Burrell Hill, Cumbria

Family friendly holiday destinations Here, the Sheepskin team share their top choices of family-orientated places to stay across the UK‌ THE PEAK DISTRICT The dramatic scenery and friendly atmosphere in this part of Derbyshire make it a great destination for a family holiday. With its many walking trails, cycle paths, riding stables and climbing and caving opportunities, it is ideal for active types. However, with attractions like Chatsworth House, The Buxton Pavilion Gardens and Haddon Hall within easy travelling distance, it is also possible to schedule some cultural interludes into an action-packed week away. Sheepskin has five properties in the Peak District, from contemporary, centrally-located Robin Hood Cottage, to former record player needle factory The Music Mill, so there is something for everyone.

CUMBRIA With wild forest trails, a selection of wildlife and farm parks to choose from and a range of water sports and activity centres to wear out young

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adrenaline junkies, you won’t be short of things to do on a family holiday to Cumbria. Sheepskin property Burrell Hill is ideally located for guests to take on part of the Pennine Way as a family or walk the hills of the Lake District. On rainy days, you can visit Beatrix Potter World, go go-karting, visit one of the many museums in the area or just relax at the impressive house with a board game or two.

SHROPSHIRE Not often championed by holiday companies, Shropshire truly is an unspoiled corner of England.

Sheepskin is lucky enough to have two top quality properties in this area: Redford Farm Barns and Little Cwm Colebatch. Both benefit from spectacular rural locations and have a choice of walking routes from their front doors, which is particularly useful if you holiday with a dog (both are pet friendly). Venturing further afield,

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expert comment… FAMILY FRIENDLY HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS families can explore the fantastic museums in the Ironbridge Gorge Museum group, get active with quad biking, mountain boarding, clay pigeon shooting and zip wiring at the Edge Adventure Centre or discover the area’s fascinating past by visiting its many historic sites, like Ludlow Castle.

CORNWALL Perennially popular, Cornwall can be a bit of a bun fight during peak season but if you venture a little way from the coast and visit during May or October half term, you can often avoid the worst of the crowds and reap the greatest benefits from this wonderful corner of the country. Sheepskin’s property Mebyn Cottage sleeps six and enjoys a quiet village location, just over 10 minutes’ drive from the nearest beach, but far enough away to be a retreat from the holiday crowds. Kids can learn to surf, scour the rock pools, visit Newquay Zoo and develop a life-long weakness for the perfectly cooked Cornish pasty.

SNOWDONIA If surfing in Cornwall during high summer is a bit too much, you can always teach the kids how to ride a board in the middle of rural Snowdonia. Surf Snowdonia is an artificial wave lagoon and is the perfect location to learn to surf or to improve your skills.

Located just a few miles from family holiday cottage Little Manor (you can actually watch the surfers with binoculars from the garden, if you so wish), it is a great day out for active kids and parents. Not only a great place

to surf, Snowdonia is famous for its walking and cycling routes and boasts plenty of opportunities to go fishing, enjoy a boat trip or two or travel back in time with a journey on a traditional steam train.

THE COTSWOLDS If you live here, you may have stopped noticing what a scenic part of the world this is. The Cotswolds has a wealth of things to do as a family, from discovering more about the natural world at the Cotswold Falconry Centre or Cotswold Wildlife Park to learning more about the region’s history at one of the many excellent, interactive museums.

One of the things we enjoy most about living and working here is the wealth of locally produced food, including Cerney Cheese, Benson’s Fruit Juices, Bibury Trout and the tasty salamis of The Cotswold Curer. It’s well worth taking at least a week to eat your way around the region!

Burrell Hill, Cumbria

Based in Chipping Norton, Sheepskin represents a handpicked collection of unique and beautiful holiday homes in unspoiled corners of the UK. The business was established in 2009 by Helen Shaw and Adam Lloyd, and has brought the luxury touches and high-end customer service expected in the hotel sector to the growing self-catering market. Every property in Sheepskin's portfolio has been visited at least once by a member of the team, so information provided to guests is up to date and first-hand.

Why the name Sheepskin? It’s different, memorable and a great symbol of creating warmth and style within a rural environment, which is exactly what the company aims to do.

Sheepskin: 01865 764087 / sheepskinlife.com / inspired@sheepskinlife.com

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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 books that celebrate the beauty of nature...

Heidi by Johanna Spyri Hardback, £9.99 Heidi is a book I fondly remember reading as a child. There was something special about the setting of the Swiss Alps, the village communities that exist there and the simple purity of the lives of the inhabitants who live in tune with their landscape.

In fact, when Heidi’s friend Clara, who cannot walk, comes to stay and finds herself without her wheelchair, it is her desire to be in the pasture among the flowers that forces her to walk.

Children today may find this book somewhat old fashioned but will not be able to resist Heidi’s contagious charisma and charm which bring a smile to the face of even her grumpy, isolated grandfather. This is an especially attractive hardback edition of a treasured tale.

Green and Pleasant Land

by Ana Sampson Hardback, £9.99 This is a gorgeous collection of some best loved poems about the British countryside. From Laurie Lee to Larkin and my favourite poet, Betjeman, with his quaint yet quirky countryside observations, there are so many easily enjoyable poems in this pretty little poetry book.

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Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee Hardback, £16.99 This is Laurie Lee’s memoir of his childhood in the Cotswolds at the end of the First World War. Set deep in the Slad valley, his lyrical portrayal paints a picture of the beauty of the Cotswolds countryside like no other. It is a coming of age story that is as honest and as endearing as the freckles on Rosie’s nose but also reveals the bravery and stoicism of his mother post-war. I thoroughly recommend this book followed by a walk in the stunning Slad valley.

The Fight for Beauty

by Fiona Reynolds Hardback, £16.99 Dame Fiona Reynolds, a former Director-General of the National Trust, has written a book that offers a compelling argument for our future. When money and the more materialistic trappings of our lives are seemingly all that motivates us, we should be inspired by the beauty of the world around us. Nature and our landscapes have evolved as we have but they surround us freely and we can learn from them. Robert Macfarlane, the celebrated nature writer and author of The Old Ways and Landmarks, describes The Fight for Beauty as “remarkable: passionate, persuasive and brave”.

The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies

by Cicely Mary Barker Hardback, £14.99, for 5–100 year olds I remember reading the Flower Fairies endlessly as a child, and still love to look through them now. Spring magic is definitely in the air, inspiring dozens of children to play in the garden, searching for the fairies at the bottom. There’s just something about the flower fairies and their poems – perhaps it’s the gorgeous illustrations or the rhymes or the idea, but once you’ve seen the illustrations they never quite leave your imagination. This is an enchanting book with everlasting appeal.

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

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THE INN AT FOSSEBRIDGE

‘North Cotswold CAMRA’ Seasonal Pub of the Year 2016 Character Pub with stone walls and flagstone floors Casual Dining – Excellent food served all day Passionate about well kept ales Famous Inn located on the Fosse Way (A429) Stunning riverside garden – Al Fresco dining 9 beautiful en-suite bedrooms and two holiday cottages

01285 720721 Fossebridge | Cheltenham | GL54 3JS reservations@innatfossebridge.co.uk

www.fossebridgeinn.co.uk

A traditional country inn overlooking the Coln Valley • • • • • • • •

Exclusive use of the whole venue Civil ceremony licence Stunning outside ceremony shelter Dining room with rolling views over the Cotswold countryside On site caterers offering a range of BBQ and rotisserie options One of the Britain’s largest indoor barbeques Well stocked bar with licence till 12.30am Statement fire place and magnificent fire pits

For more info and to take a sneak preview of the venue view our photo gallery online www.crippsstonebarn.com For enquiries call 01285 721909 enquiries@crippsstonebarn.com www.crippsstonebarn.com

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/StoneBarn /TheStoneBarn

Cosy bar areas and restaurant serving great food Local ales, as well as ciders and lagers, on tap Selection of high-quality wines and spirits Two outside terraces with dining 15 stunning rooms, all en suite New dining experience from ‘The Shack’ now open “The menu will delight you, whether you want a snack, pub meal or a sophisticated restaurant experience.”

Coln St Aldwyns, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5AN

01285 750651 www.new-inn.co.uk

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style&lifestyle

EDITOR’S CHOICE: FASHION & BEAUTY FASHION FEATURE: SUMMER IN COLOUR GIFTING FEATURE: ROCOCO HOME AND GIFTS FOOD & DRINK FEATURE: THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON CHEF PROFILE: DAVID WITNALL THE PREVIEW INTERVIEW: ALEXANDRA O’BRIEN BEHIND THE SCENES AT: BUCKLAND MANOR NEW BUSINESS PROFILE: COTSWOLD GREY Cotswold preview JUNE 16

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Editor’s Choice… FASHION & BEAUTY Dessous Chics in Cirencester is home to one of the Cotswolds’ biggest collections of swimwear and accessories, with costumes and bikinis for holidays, cruise-wear, spa days and swimming. Just as importantly, the boutique’s friendly staff are happy to provide honest advice on the best swimwear to suit your figure and requirements. Give yourself a little time for a trying-on session and you’ll be amazed at how a little ruching, a V-neck or a splash of pattern in the right place can change how you look and feel in swimwear. Add a matching wrap, tunic or kaftan, and you’re all set for summer. Pictured here is a Forever Unique Malta kaftan with lace-up and crystal detailing at the neck. Dessous Chics: 01285 644777 / GL7 1QD / dessouschicslingerie.co.uk

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Our top tips for summer style at home and abroad…

With sunny days upon us, feet have nowhere to hide. Time, then, to visit the Cheltenham salon of Margaret Dabbs, where the qualified podiatrists specialise in beautifying hands and feet. Wonders can be worked on even the gnarliest of examples, with treatments such as the Medical Pedicure (45 minutes, £85 / £130). There is also a nourishing range of products for hands and feet, such as this Nail & Cuticle Serum (£12 / 15ml), a unique formulation of Emu and Tea Tree oils.

Margaret Dabbs, Cheltenham: 01242 581906 / GL50 1RX / margaretdabbs.co.uk

Giffords Circus’ 2016 season is now underway, as is its new collaboration with Tetbury jeweller Taylor Black. The Circus collection draws on the iconography of vintage circus and includes a silver and gold / black rhodium vermeil range as well as fine jewellery. Pieces include these lovely Star Hoop earrings (£168) in silver and 9ct gold.

Taylor Black Jewellery: 01666 503412 / GL8 8DD / taylorblack.co.uk When you’re in Tetbury, be sure to head to two of the Cotswolds’ best boutiques – Qetty Bang Bang and Anna Lizzio – which are conveniently located next to each other on Long Street. In Anna Lizzio, this Perle Clutch (£65)

by Star Mela, recently caught our eye with its cheery mix of raffia embroidery, beads and pompoms. You can also find a good selection of cute summer tops by Leon & Harper and Rose & Rose.

Anna Lizzio: 01666 500077 / GL8 8AA / annalizzio.co.uk

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Under new ownership

Now stocking lots of beautiful new labels with an emphasis on European brands. Easy to wear pieces mixed with unique one offs.

Friendly shopping environment

Have a girls night in the shop with prosecco and nibbles, take time trying on clothes and enjoy the experience of having the shop to yourself!

Visit our shop online

WWW.QETTYBANGBANG.CO.UK

61 Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8AA Tel: 01666 503148

E NCORE CIRENCESTER DESIGNER CLOTHES AGENCY

We sell pre-owned contemporary designer clothing and accessories for men and women.

Pop into our shop Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2AE open from 10am – 5pm Monday to Saturday 01285 885223 www.encore-cirencester.co.uk instagram

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Summer in COLOUR Tamara Floral Print Dress at L.K.Bennett (ÂŁ250)

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Embrace summer with a pretty frock in bold colours. On the following pages we highlight this season’s breadth of styles – from form fitting cuts to blowsy maxis…

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RED REACTION Santiago dress Hobbs | ÂŁ229

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ELEGANT BLACK & WHITE Fit and flare burn out detail dress Dickins & Jones at House of Fraser | ÂŁ89

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GREEN OASIS Genie lace dress Phase Eight | ÂŁ169

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3. Elle trapeze maxi dress Mint Velvet| £119 Contact details: Cath Kidston, Cheltenham: 01242 245912 / GL50 1LE / cathkidston.com East: (Cheltenham) 01242 251220 / GL50 1NB / (Cirencester) 01285 658261 / GL7 2PE / east.co.uk Encore, Cirencester: 01285 885223 / GL7 2AE / encore-cirencester.co.uk Harvey Nichols, Bristol: BS1 3BZ / harveynichols.com Hobbs: (Cheltenham) GL50 1NB 01242 224 011 / (Leamington Spa) CV32 4DA 0844 800 3738 / hobbs.co.uk House of Fraser: 0345 602 1073 / houseoffraser.co.uk

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Jaeger: 0845 051 0063 / jaeger.co.uk Jigsaw: (Cheltenham) 01242 525849 / (Tetbury) 01666 504486 / (Stratford-upon-Avon) 01789 299283 / jigsaw-online.com Laura Ashley: 01242 225590 / GL50 1NB / lauraashley.com Lily & Violet Vintage, Dursley: 01453 549962 / GL11 4ND / lilyandvioletvintage.co.uk L.K.Bennett: 020 7033 8333 / lkbennett.com Mint Velvet: 0345 456 2200 / mintvelvet.co.uk Phase Eight: (Cheltenham) 01242 528898 / (Cirencester) 01285 644293 / phase-eight.com Qetty Bang Bang, Tetbury: 01666 503148 / GL8 8AA / qettybangbang.co.uk

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Black Jack Street, Cirencester

Rococo home and gifts Ruth Jones, director of Rococo, highlights some of the shops’ new British designs and presents her top suggestions for June gifting to mark birthdays, weddings, Father’s Day and all other occasions…

This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday 19 June.

Most of us like to send a card but a gift is always appreciated, too. Great “boys’ toys” in store include Timberkits (as featured on Dragons’ Den), which are currently a best seller. Or, for the traveller, how about a Corkboard map – to show off his globetrotting achievements or dreams?

June promises weddings, christenings, garden parties and many other outdoor events: all these occasions are a great excuse for indulging in a new

hat. Our designs in linen and cotton are individually hand made in Leicester and are practical enough to wear time after time, to take on holiday and wear in the garden.

Our cashmere wraps and ponchos are an elegant solution for cool summer evenings and are also very useful for travelling. Since one size fits all, they make perfect gifts.

For a friend who likes to organise their keepsakes and momentos, an ideal gift would be

From left: Corkboard map; a Timberkit model

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gifting feature… ROCOCO HOME AND GIFTS From left: Bespoke verse tea towel; Olivia hat in linen; East of India memory box

Garden Trading recycled glass bowls

Garden Trading square tap water bottle

one of our new East of India memory boxes and albums which are designed in Britain.

For someone who enjoys entertaining and gardening, there is also plenty to choose from in our expanded range of outdoor eating and garden accessories.

Towards the end of this month, thoughts start turning towards the end of the summer term and the academic year. If you are looking for a present to demonstration your appreciation of a favourite teacher, we have a new range of quirky ideas from which you might like to choose.

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About the author and Rococo: Ruth Jones has lived in Southrop for 18 years since moving to the Cotswolds from London when her first son was a toddler. She founded her business, Rococo, almost four years ago and this now trades as two lifestyle boutiques located in Cirencester and Stroud. Ruth brings 20 years of retail experience to the role: after completing a degree in textiles, she gained much of her buying knowledge as a chain store merchandiser in Oxford Street, London.

She finds hunting for new products and designers, and looking at emerging trends, an essential and fascinating area of her business. Describing Rococo as a reflection of English country living, she says, “I exclusively stock a range of brands that reflect our way of life in the present but also embrace elements of the past.”

Rococo Home and Gifts: 12 Black Jack Street, Cirencester: 01285 650308 / GL7 2AA; 30 Kendrick Street, Stroud: 01453 764399 / GL5 1AA; rococogifts.co.uk

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Make the most of summer with a refreshing stop at any one of these top Cotswold watering holes…

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The Chequers, Churchill 01608 659393 / OX7 6NJ / thechequerschurchill.com At the end of May, The Chequers – part of The Lucky Onion group – is set to open its new leafy haven for al fresco dining or drinks. The garden is enclosed by a plant-clad stone wall and has been designed with a large terrace seating 60 people.

For a refreshing tipple, try sampling a ’Country Bumpkin’ of cachaca, lime and sugar, or a ’Cucumber and Elderflower Collins’ made from St Germain, Hendrick’s Gin, lemon juice, soda and sugar. The Chequers is open daily from 9am.

The Close Hotel, Tetbury 01666 502272 / GL8 8AQ / cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk/the-close-hotel The secret walled garden at The Close Hotel is tucked away at the back of the building and is an oasis of calm on busy Long Street. When you’ve finished browsing the town’s independent boutiques and antique shops, you can relax with a drink on the lawn here. Fridays are known as ’Fizz Day Fridays’, with bottles of Prosecco for £19.95.

The garden is also a good location for a lazy lunch: the hotel’s seasonal menu celebrates local ingredients with a modern twist.

If you like cocktails, we can recommend the special Crown Jewel recipe, created to celebrate

The garden at The Close Hotel, Tetbury

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Summer cocktail at The Chequers, Churchill

HM The Queen’s 90th birthday and available right through until the end of June. It is a beautiful rose coloured blend of Aperol, elderflower, rhubarb gin, lemon juice, raspberries and Prosecco.

The Ebrington Arms, near Chipping Campden 01386 593223 / GL55 6NH / theebringtonarms.co.uk The beer garden of The Ebrington Arms was barely used when Jim and Claire Alexander first bought the pub, but they’ve spent the past decade landscaping and adding plants which are now well established. There are cherry, apple, maple, magnolia and silver birch trees and lots of herbs that the chefs use freely in the kitchen. With wisteria, clematis and roses trailing along the wall, the setting is perfect for an enjoyable al fresco lunch or a glass of chilled rosé.

As well as holding two AA rosettes, the pub serves three of its own brewed ales and has many times been voted CAMRA Pub of the Year. For those keen to walk off any excesses, there are glorious pathways all around – for example to Hidcote Manor Gardens or the nearby Chipping Campden,

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food & drink feature… THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON and circular routes taking in the private estate of Foxcote Manor.

Claire says, “The really clever folks also book one of the five en suite bedrooms upstairs and make a real Cotswold escape of it.” The pub is family friendly, too: a little wendy house is available for children to play in and dogs are welcome in the garden (and bar) as long as they’re on leads. The Ebrington Arms is open every day from 9am.

The Inn at Fossebridge, near Cirencester 01285 720721 / GL54 3JS / fossebridgeinn.co.uk There has been an inn located at Fossebridge, on the banks of the River Coln between Northleach and Cirencester, for more than 300 years. The view to the rear is across four acres of well kept gardens and a large lake, complete with ducks and nesting swans.

The Inn’s Summer Cocktail menu lists a selection of long iced drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, and – new this summer – Nutriblast cocktails. Healthy and delicious, these can include vegetable and fruit ingredients such as kale, cucumber, avocado, blueberries, goji berries, banana or strawberries. Dee says, “We will have a menu of the five most popular combinations but customers can experiment and choose their own designated cocktail which we will then keep on file

so that we can reproduce it when they next visit.”

In addition to the à la carte, lunch and dinner menus, there are always freshly made sandwiches at lunchtimes, Sunday roasts and a separate children’s menu available. Children and dogs are welcome and keen walkers should note that you can head from the pub garden through the Coln valley to destinations such as Stowell Park, Yanworth and The National Trust’s Chedworth Roman Villa.

For those who wish to stay, there are nine luxuriously furnished bedrooms in the main house and two charming holiday cottages in the grounds.

The Inn is open every day from noon.

The New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns 01285 750651 / GL7 5AN / new-inn.co.uk This 16th century inn, set in a picturesque village near Cirencester, is a tranquil spot at which to enjoy a pint of well kept beer on the outside terraces.

Three ales are on rotation – Bath Gem, Hook Norton and a guest ale – as well as two keg ciders, Stowford Press and Thatchers Gold, and three lagers: St Miguel, Carling and Kozel (a must-try Czech lager).

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Outdoor seating, in sun or shade, at The Inn at Fossebridge

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The New Inn, Coln St Aldwyns

night out, sample one of Baz & Fred’s traditional stone baked pizzas (available on Wednesday nights) before heading to the fenced-off play area with climbing equipment, ideal for letting children burn off some energy.

For a perfect summer drink, Assistant Manager Robert Gardiner recommends one of the inn’s wide range of gins (Cotswolds Dry Gin is a favourite), with tonic over ice: “To be drunk in the sun on the terrace – one of the nicest spots around to soak up the rays as it catches the sun until the last moment!”

The New Inn is open every day from 11am.

The Royal Oak, Tetbury 01666 500021 / GL8 8EY / theroyaloaktetbury.co.uk The Royal Oak is a family friendly freehouse and dining room, with six en suite rooms. From June until September, it’s ’Tet Mex’ time: an airstream kitchen in the garden serves Mexican food on Fridays and Sundays, so customers can enjoy the warmer weather in a relaxed, fun vibe. A magnum of MiP (Made in Provence) is a hip way to treat your friends to a classy rosé, or you can create your own drinks with the DIY Bloody Mary bar on Sundays.

The summer season gets off to a fine start in June with special garden events including the return of Styx of Stroud, the Chippenham Morris Dancers and – one not to be missed – Bad Dad

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Dancing Disco on Father’s Day. During summer events, the Bar in the Bike Shed may also feature The Royal Oak’s slushy machine: original base syrups are created by Head Chef Richard Simms, and a Strawberry Daiquiri or classic Margarita slushy goes down particularly well with one of the pub’s Mexican feasts.

Inside, you’ll find an award winning bar and a great selection of cask beer, premium spirits and good wines. Monthly changes to the dining menu ensure that House Favourites are always topped up by seasonal local fare. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are always available, too.

The Royal Oak likes to celebrate its sense of community with locals and visitors and the summer season sees the Boules League actively welcoming new members – a great way to make friends. Opening hours are from 11am on Monday to Saturday, and from 12noon on Sunday.

The RSC Rooftop Restaurant, Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 403449 / CV37 6BB / rsc.org.uk/rooftop The Royal Shakespeare Theatre may not be the first place that springs to mind when you’re considering where to enjoy a cocktail this summer, but we can highly recommend its Rooftop Restaurant and bar. Overlooking the River Avon in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, it has one of the Cotswolds’ loveliest summer views.

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Guests come to Sheepskin for a complete escape, to distinctive properties, in wonderful locations To meet the ever-increasing demand for unique and characterful private holiday homes, we’re looking for new additions to our exclusive collection.

We make it easy for our cottage owners: • • • •

No up front fees No fixed term contract Free guidance and support A complete service – marketing, bookings administration and guest liaison

If you already own a holiday home, are currently building or renovating a property or are thinking of buying one to let to guests, call us on 01865 764087 email alison@sheepskinlife.com or visit our website www.sheepskinlife.com

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food & drink feature… THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON The bar also hosts a series of special 45 minute cocktail masterclasses on Monday to Friday, at which you can learn more about how to mix the perfect drink and the history behind cocktailmaking. The masterclasses follow on from the RSC’s creation of Shakespeare inspired cocktails which help to celebrate his work appearing on its stages. This season’s cocktails include I am Hamlet (inspired by the current production) and Mischief Maker, which celebrates the touring show A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The RSC Rooftop Restaurant is open daily from 10:30am.

Old Swan & Minster Mill, Minster Lovell 01993 774441 / OX29 0RN / oldswanandminstermill.com Anyone for Pimm’s? If you’re looking for somewhere to have a relaxing drink outdoors, it would be hard to find a more magical setting than The Old Swan & Minister Mill. Located on the banks of the River Windrush and surrounded by over 65 acres of gardens, including wild flower meadows and river banks, it really comes into its own on a summer’s day.

For diners, Head Chef David Mwita creates hearty dishes served with gusto, reflecting the inn’s ethos for great food. If you would like to stay, there is a choice of a contemporary room in Minster Mill or 16 traditional, beamed guest rooms in the Old Swan. For small groups or families, there’s also a three bedroomed cottage available with its own private garden.

The Trout at Tadpole Bridge, near Bampton 01367 870382 / SN7 8RF / troutinn.co.uk This 17th century riverside inn overlooks the historic Tadpole Bridge and its large garden extends all the way to the River Thames. The inn offers a wide selection of summer drinks, from the classics to lots of flavoured ciders and special summer cocktails.

With the river on the inn’s doorstep, menus make the most of fresh fish, featuring dishes such as Trout rarebit and Fish of the day. Crayfish from the inn’s very own river pots are also taken straight from the river and nearby chalk streams to your plate.

On sunny days during the weekend, the outdoor barbecue and smoker serve creative seasonal dishes

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such as pulled pork, homemade smoked trout and chargrilled king prawns. As you’d expect of a true country inn, the restaurant also serves up classic dishes, steaks and plates of local game.

In keeping with the waterfront location, each of The Trout’s six bedrooms is named after a fishing fly and many boast views across the river. The inn is open daily from 12noon.

Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa, near Malmesbury 01666 822888 / SN16 0RB / whatleymanor.com Whatley Manor sits within 12 acres of award winning gardens, so whether you’re staying at the hotel or just visiting, it is well worth heading outside and taking some time to explore. The original 1920s plans inspired the garden’s current design, which features rose and herbaceous gardens and manicured lawns.

Whatley Manor is also famed for its restaurant, The Dining Room, which serves dinner on Wednesday to Sunday. The hotel’s brasseries, Le Mazot, offers a more relaxed option (children are welcome) and serves lunch and dinner every day of the week. Both restaurants are overseen by the two Michelin starred chef Martin Burge.

On sunny days, lunch and dinner are served on the Kitchen Garden Terrace, overlooking the beautifully tended plants. The terrace is a tranquil setting for al fresco pre-dinner drinks: our choice would be the Whatley Manor Champagne Cocktail which is a blend of raspberry purée, Chambord raspberry liqueur and vodka topped with crisp Deutz Champagne.

The Trout at Tadpole Bridge

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CHEF PROFILE

DAVID WITNALL As Head Chef at Jesse’s Bistro in Cirencester, David Witnall is blessed with a fabulous supply of meat from the eponymous butcher’s shop next door. He is passionate about sourcing his other ingredients from equally good sources and as locally as possible, so it comes as no surprise that this year Jesse’s is the only restaurant in Cirencester to have two AA Rosettes and to be in the Good Food, Michelin and Harden’s guides…

Please could you tell us a little about your background and what first inspired you to become a chef?

While growing up, family meals were a big deal in our house and it was all about mucking in and getting involved. I remember shelling home grown peas and really enjoying it. I also recall on Sundays being allowed to carve the roast – a real treat.

Where and with whom did you train?

My Food Tech teacher encouraged me to get some work experience and so my first position was at The Swallow Hotel in central Birmingham.

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I was later offered an apprenticeship and went on to work under the hotel’s then Executive Chef, Ian Mansfield. His brigade was producing some of the best food in Birmingham, boasting three AA Rosettes. Afterwards, I moved with him to open another venue. Here, we quickly gained two Rosettes and established a great reputation.

What is your favourite aspect of being a chef?

One of my favourites is building relationships with great suppliers. I work closely with our veg’ man, Johnny, as well as the butchers who are attached to the restaurant and are renowned in the area.

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chef profile… DAVID WITNALL What influences your cooking style?

The seasons, mainly: it may sound like a cliché but there is great produce in this area. For example, we have Evesham asparagus which comes in so fresh it is excellent used as a simple starter or as a main in the summer months.

When did you move to the Cotswolds?

In 2008, I took a job with John Armstrong at the Puesdown before moving to The Falcon Inn, in Poulton. I joined Jesse’s in 2009.

What do you find to be the main challenges you face as Head Chef?

Finding the next Head Chefs out there! I don’t want to sound political but there is a big gap in our industry. There are plenty going to college but not many committed to the hours they need to put in to move up the ladder. Pay is an issue and that is also why we have a shortage of quality staff in catering.

Please can you give us some examples of what’s on your menu at the moment?

We have a delicious Salcombe crab with cured Bibury trout, apple, fennel and avocado. Personally, I also love our Newent chicken dish and it is proving very popular.

Goat cheese panna cotta on the menu at Jesse’s Bistro

Do you enjoy cooking at home and, if so, what do you like to make?

I enjoy a lot of proteins as I am a keen runner and take part in competitions including marathons.

I like to have salmon and other oily fish and add them to risottos.

If there was one person in the world for whom you could cook, who would it be and what would you cook for them?

I couldn’t choose just one – it would have to be a select group of my peers. Marco Pierre White, the Roux brothers, Phil Howard and the sadly now departed Charlie Trotter. I would also add musician Nick Cave into the mix. I’d serve a simple Fruits de Mer platter and plenty of wine.

If you hadn’t chosen to become a chef, what else would you have liked to be?

I would also have liked to do something in sports.

Had I not entered the kitchen, I might possibly have seen where my running career would have gone, or become a PE teacher.

From the restaurant’s menu at the moment, please choose your favourite dish and tell us why you would recommend it.

My favourite is a new dish on the menu: lamb, Evesham asparagus, black olive purée and lamb sweetbreads. It’s a wonderfully seasonal dish that uses great produce from Jesse Smith’s Butchers.

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Jesse’s, Cirencester: 01285 641497 / GL7 2AA / jessesbistro.co.uk

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Alexandra O’Brien Bay Gallery Home, the UK’s only dedicated Aboriginal art gallery, was founded in 2008 by Alexandra O’Brien. Last summer, having decided to move from London to the Cotswolds, she found the ideal gallery space in Tetbury where you can now see her selection of vibrant paintings from communities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Not one to take life at a walking pace, she also recently launched a world exclusive range of wallpapers, rugs, fabrics and tiles featuring Aboriginal art and design. Eleanor Chadwick met up with Alexandra at Bay Gallery Home in Tetbury to view the paintings and the new ‘My Country’ home collection…

Where did you grow up?

My family emigrated to Sydney when I was four years old, so my earliest memories are of Australia.

I lived there until I was 25 and then got on a plane to London, which at the time was very much a rite of passage for a lot of young Australians! As soon as I arrived, I felt at home and I have lived here ever since. My mother’s family had actually emigrated to Australia from France back in the late 19th century but my mother had come back to Europe and met my father in England before they too emigrated to Australia.

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Please can you tell us about your professional background?

When I arrived in London in 1988, I worked as a journalist and film maker, and I fondly remember my time working with the executives at Channel 4.

What led you into the art world?

It all started with one painting! I bought a painting by the artist Rebecca Taber and that acquisition led to me working with her on group shows.

I discovered that I had an eye for art and loved working in the art market. At that stage, we

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Water Dreaming rug in Bay Gallery Home’s My Country collection

Which artists does Bay Gallery Home represent?

The gallery represents around 30 Aboriginal artists.

You can choose from paintings by very well established artists such as Alma Nungarrayi Granites and the late Shorty Jangala Robertson as well as a selection by new generation artists: the “ones to watch”.

I work with several Aboriginal communities, so the artists often share a surname; for this reason each artist’s work is normally referred to by his or her first name. For example, I show paintings by Lilly Kemarre Morton, Betty Pula Morton and Colleen Ngwarraye Morton.

I visit Australia around once a year to choose works for the gallery. Although I have a huge intuition for the artworks I choose, the paintings are also selected for the quality of the artist and where they are in the careers.

I pick a mixture of emerging and established artists so as to offer people an affordable price range, from £120–£4,000. I also assist people who are after very collectible pieces.

The subjects span figurative depictions of the desert plants to the abstract Dreamtime paintings.

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held shows at my home in London. In 2008, the Aboriginal art dealer Fred Torres came to one Who are your customers? of these and subsequently asked me to deal on behalf of his family. Since then, my focus has been There’s a whole spectrum – recommendations on dealing in work by artists from the Australian from previous customers as well as people visiting Tetbury for the day who just happen to walk central desert.

The paintings are bold, beautiful abstracts past my gallery and catch sight of a painting in based on the Aboriginal mythology and culture, the window. I am also working increasingly with featuring the landscape, plants and animals found interior designers and architects, on the My Country in the Australian outback. My litmus test for home collection as well as sourcing contemporary 4 art is that I have an emotional and physical Aboriginal paintings. reaction to it, and for me, these works generate that very strong emotional pull.

My move to Tetbur y last year was partly about opening a stand-alone gallery: the building I bought has residential and retail space, so is ideal as both a home and a base for the business.

My two aims with the gallery are to make original artworks financially accessible and to support the Aboriginal communities I work for.

Tiles are the latest addition to Bay Gallery Home’s My Country collection

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This image and above: Wallpaper featuring Aboriginal artwork in Bay Gallery Home’s My Country collection

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How do Aboriginal artworks sit in a traditional Cotswold setting?

This type of art lends itself to all kinds of interior and goes with all periods of furniture. Having lived with Aboriginal paintings for the last eight years, there’s no doubt that the bright colours bring joy and a sense of peace to your home. People are very moved by the spiritual nature of the paintings and, equally, they are blown away by the skill of the artists.

Due to the contemporary colours, it used to be thought that Aboriginal art should only go into contemporary homes but this view has now been turned on its head. And one of the advantages of my gallery being in an old stone building here in the Cotswolds is that the paintings can be viewed in this less conventional setting. I think it’s worth considering that these artworks are based on an ancient culture which came out of Africa at least 60,000 years ago. The motifs of the paintings are steeped in the spiritual experiences of the world’s most successful continuous culture.

What was the inspiration for your new My Country line of tiles, wallpapers, rugs and fabrics?

The My Country collection is a world exclusive in terms of representing Aboriginal art and design in these media. The idea came to me because the art of Australian Aboriginals is still hugely underrepresented around the world. I wanted Aboriginal art to be seen on high end textiles, rugs, wallpaper and tiles in much the same way that the art of many other ethnic groups is already represented. It is their time to bask in the sun!

The intention of the range is both to bring Aboriginal art and design to a wider audience and to make people feel like they can experiment with the designs. Royalties from each sale go to the Aboriginal artist and these royalties provide an important secondary income for the artists and their families. A large proportion of the money made from sales goes back into helping develop Aboriginal community projects.

How would you describe your approach to life and business?

I think you can over-think things – I find that intuition works well for me. I suppose I could be described as a “do-er”, as I tend to dive into

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the Preview interview… ALEXANDRA O’BRIEN projects rather than ponder them for too long. If I believe in something, I just go for it: for example, I really believe in the Aboriginal artists I represent.

How would you like to see the business develop in the future?

I see the My Country home range running in parallel with the gallery, and the paintings and home collection having equal weighting within the business.

I also enjoy giving talks and presentations at corporate events and in schools, covering the history of ancient and contemporary Aboriginal art. Often people at these talks are new to Yankirri Jukurrpa (“Emu Dreaming”) – Ngarlikurlangu Aboriginal paintings – there’s

by Margaret Nangala Gallagher, acrylic on linen, 122cm x 122cm, £2,500 nothing better than to see their faces light up as the secrets of the paintings One wish? are unveiled. I would like to have the time to give Contemporary Aboriginal art has been described as the last great art movement of the 20th century. more of these talks in the future!

Last year, it featured heavily in the landmark Are you and your children enjoying life in the Australia exhibition at the Royal Academy and Cotswolds? it was also the subject of the British Museum’s Yes, we all really enjoy it here. My children, who are Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation seven and ten, settled right in at Westonbirt Prep exhibition. My wish is to play my part in helping to School and are loving it. We moved from London support and promote the Aboriginal communities last July and I opened the gallery just three weeks I represent. later, so it has been fairly non-stop since then!

The Australian Aboriginal people There are still lots of places in the Cotswolds that are at a crossroads where their way of life is we want to visit. endangered, but they continue to show incredible resilience. In those communities which have What are your favourite local destinations? the materials to paint and where the people The Royal Oak, in Tetbury, is a great favourite for create artworks, there’s a palpable sense of pride its food and atmosphere. It is owned by my good and purpose. friend Kate Lewis, who we have been coming to Bay Gallery Home: visit since 2006. On a summer’s day, I also like 07776 157066 / GL8 8DA / baygalleryhome.com sitting and relaxing with a glass of wine in the Trade buyers can also find the My Country interior garden at The Close Hotel on Long Street – it is an range online at eporta.com oasis of calm. And the best breakfast in Tetbury is The new range of My Country tiles will be on display at at Café 53.

Material Lab in London from 29 June.

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Buckland Manor

Buckland Manor is a quintessential English country house hotel, situated near Broadway. Sally Bult recently spent a day there discovering exactly what makes a hotel run like clockwork…

8am: First through the door to join the night staff is Simon Franks, General Manager of Buckland Manor, who arrives to start his day. Soon after, Executive Head Chef Will Guthrie heads into the kitchen and Jane Moore, Group Head Gardener, takes a stroll around the gardens before heading inside to her computer: both use this time of day to check emails and attend to paperwork.

Perhaps surprisingly for a General Manager, Simon Franks is not often to be found in his office.

He spends much of his day based in reception, with guest interaction forming much of his workload.

Greeting visitors, sorting out itineraries and recommending places to visit is all part of the daily routine. Simon is also happy to lend a hand helping to serve guests in the restaurant if required.

He says, “Guests like to see the General Manager, especially American guests who love the interaction, and it is an important part of our service. We want our guests to feel as if they are staying in a friend’s country house and that dictates

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the style of the hotel – from the décor of our rooms to the restaurant and also the gardens.”

With only 15 bedrooms, staff members can offer guests a highly personalised service, remembering their names and personal preferences, a fact much appreciated by repeat visitors. Simon adds, “We are very relaxed and not as formal as other establishments in this regard. One visitor described our service as ‘confident and charming’ which I thought was great.”

One such confident and charming staff member is Oscar, the golden labrador who welcomes every guest on arrival and remains a constant in the hotel. His owner, David James, has been the Porter at the hotel for 11 years and is as friendly and welcoming as his canine friend.

Will’s day in the kitchen progresses from paperwork to helping prepare the day’s ingredients.

The menu at Buckland Manor reflects classic English cooking with a modern influence and Will is ably assisted by three other chefs. As he says,

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behind the scenes at… BUCKLAND MANOR “I love watching the young chefs developing their skills and learning new things.”

10am: The gardens at Buckland Manor extend to over ten acres and feature a stream, boules court, croquet lawn and tennis courts. Jane is currently at the hotel to implement some new designs to the gardens. She says, “My specialism is the typical English country garden. With many of our guests visiting Hidcote Manor Gardens just up the road, my aim is for them to think that our gardens are just as good!”

Jane and Head Gardener Mike Dron have been busy planting perennials and grasses during the autumn and Jane is confident that the garden will really start to shine from now until September.

She is based at The Bath Priory, where the gardens have won many accolades, and she is enthusiastic about the differences between the various properties in the Andrew Brownsword Hotels collection, saying, “Each hotel has a different character, and it’s really exciting that I can grow things here – lupins, for example – that I just can’t grow in Bath.”

Two full time gardeners work at Buckland Manor. Further projects are planned over the next couple of years including the possibility of a more extensive hedged kitchen garden to replace the existing herb garden.

11am: It’s time for staff brunch, prior to the start of the restaurant’s lunchtime service.

12noon: Lunch is served, featuring a menu that changes weekly. There are generally more bookings for lunch than for dinner, as visitors travel from further afield. After lunch, Will returns to the computer to place orders and check on accounts.

4pm: Jane stops to chat with a guest who is enquiring about the apple trees that have been planted along an avenue leading to an old cider press. She suggests a walk through the woodland area at the top of the lawn, where the bluebells have been abundant.

Will heads home for an hour with his family before he returns to start the preparations for dinner. Simon helps a guest with their onward booking and then finds time for some paperwork at

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reception. He has 35 members of staff to manage, and says, “We have a great team. I’m committed to making them happy, as happy staff equals happy guests.”

6pm: The staff take their meal. Will says, “I usually make stews, casseroles or pies for the staff. If I’m thinking of adding something new to the menu, everyone will sample it and give honest feedback – too honest sometimes!”

6:45pm: The chefs pick fresh herbs and vegetables from the kitchen garden. Will says: “Last year we grew 92 types of herbs and 40 vegetables. There’s only 15 minutes between them being picked and on someone’s plate – you can’t get any fresher than that!”

7pm–9pm: Dinner is served. The restaurant caters for 40 covers and hotel guests can come down for dinner at any time between 7pm and 9pm. Will works five days a week and tries to find time to visit other establishments to stay abreast of how food is evolving. He says, “We have achieved a 3 AA rosette rating and we are comfortable with where we are, but we’re also constantly trying to improve and perfect what we do. At the end of the day, though, the bottom line is that we want happy customers – I cook for them.”

11pm: It is the end of a long day for Will and Simon, as they hand over to the Night Porter and close the heavy oak door behind themselves.

Afternoon Tea in the garden of Buckland Manor Buckland Manor: 01386 852626 / WR12 7LY / bucklandmanor.co.uk

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COTSWOLD GREY Homewares emporium Cotswold Grey, which opened late last year in Moreton-in-Marsh, has already become something of a destination. The space is stylishly presented, making any visit an experience in itself, and for owner Simon Jeffrey, Cotswold Grey continues a longstanding family tradition of trading from The Old Ironmongers‌ 158

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new business profile… COTSWOLD GREY If you have visited Moreton-in-Marsh recently, we’ll wager that Cotswold Grey has already caught your eye. This stylish interiors store, which opened in October last year, mixes a rich heritage with contemporary flair.

The owner, Simon Jeffrey, is no stranger to the town: his father, Ben Jeffrey, ran an ironmonger’s shop from the same building for 44 years and his mother owns the local antiques centre. When Ben passed away, the family decided to sell the property housing the ironmongery but as it was in poor repair, the resulting offers were low and Simon couldn’t bear to let it go.

The building had a 160 year history of housing an ironmongery business but the business had become bypassed by the modern world. Simon explains, “When I was growing up, there were no garden centres or DIY superstores. In spring, we would often have about 250 lawnmowers in for service. Sadly, the days of sharpening mower blades have long gone – nowadays if your mower breaks down, it’s just thrown away and replaced.”

The ironmongers may have gone but the space now has a new lease of life. Simon bought the building from his family and, using his experience in property development, spent 18 months completely renovating and restoring the space. By incorporating a neighbouring property, he has created three contemporary apartments upstairs and 5,000 square feet of retail space for the new store, Cotswold Grey – the name coming from the olive green paint colour traditionally used in the Cotswolds.

The interior is cleverly laid out into rooms with various tucked away corners, and it features a wonderful mix of design finishes. This sets the tone the store’s range of antique, contemporary and reproduction furniture and homewares.

Shop manager Laura Morrison explains, “We stock such an eclectic mix of things and the space itself is also ver y different which enables us to style products in various set-ups.”

From summery green and blue candles under a skylight, to a dark, masculine area complete with a leather sofa and desk, the shop caters for many different profiles of customer.

Laura describes the process of buying for the store: “Simon and I source the stock together. 4

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new business profile… COTSWOLD GREY He has a very good eye, and we have a similar style – we both tend to like the weird and the wacky! We look for items that we think our customers will like and we have two very different groups to cater to: our core local Cotswold customers and the weekenders or visitors to the area. They have very different tastes, with the visitors generally enjoying the slightly quirkier edge to our products.”

Simon, who also has a video games business, has spent time in China and Japan on business and is an experienced shopper there – buying interesting things and shipping them back. Overseas trade fairs, domestic gift fairs, vintage markets, wholesale suppliers and internet research provide the keys to sourcing goods, with an emphasis on unusual and locally exclusive products. Glassware from the Czech Republic, regal pet beds from the Netherlands and Danish crockery are all big sellers.

In terms of displaying stock, while the disparity of items could cause confusion in unskilled hands, here, the diversity works due to its creative styling. For example, an arrangement of eastern candles is juxtaposed with an industrial light and vintage lanterns, and in another area, a large table is set for dinner in an understated manner with tonal crockery and linen napkins.

This confident sense of style has not gone unnoticed. Assistant shop manager Lucy JacksonPrice is a qualified interior designer and both she and Laura have already been invited into customers’ homes to advise on design schemes.

The store has also been approached by hotel owners keen to share the Cotswold Grey vision. This is an area of the business that is sure to develop.

Customers can also visit the recently launched online store, which showcases Cotswold Grey’s products to a wider market and allows customers to buy items not available elsewhere.

Above the ground floor store are the three contemporary holiday apartments. Moreton-inMarsh is ideal as a base from which to explore the Cotswolds and all the apartments can be accessed from the rear of the property, ensuring guests’ privacy.

Simon wanted to offer a boutique destination experience, with good quality wifi, integrated

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Sonos music systems and flat screen televisions installed, together with fully equipped kitchens, luxury fittings and comfortable beds.

Unsurprisingly, the apartments benefit from the Cotswold Grey design magic, too. Lapwing, a one bedroom apartment, features dark panelling and a vibrant red kitchen; Siskin, a two bedroom apartment, has touches of opulence such as its brass roll-top bath; and Linnet, also with two bedrooms, has more of a light and airy feel.

So what would Ben Jeffrey have made of all these changes to The Old Ironmongers? Given the universal admiration with which the new store and apartments have been received, we are confident that he would have approved. Simon is modest in his agreement and laughs as he says, “My old man would have shot me if I’d let it turn into a charity shop.”

Cotswold Grey, Moreton-in-Marsh: 01608 650446 / GL56 0AE / cotswoldgrey.com

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