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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LOCAL HISTORY

Guarding Tewkesbury’s Foremost Treasure “With Jealous Care” After three year’s debate, preparation and fund-raising, the day arrived in May 1922 to unveil the Memorial to the men of Tewkesbury who had lost their lives in the ‘Great War’.

Ald. Baker, Deputy Mayor and chairman of the Memorial Committee, presented the memorial to the Mayor for acceptance on behalf of the [old] Borough. On behalf of the Subscribers, he asked the Mayor to accept the memorial on behalf of the Town.

May it be well cared for ...... as a witness of the gallant men of Tewkesbury who went forth to fight for Right against Might and gave all that they had - even their lives. The remembrance is to us, the reward is to them.”

“The Mayor, Cllr. W T Boughton replied that “he gladly accepted the Memorial”,

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culminating: “the present corporation and all succeeding corporations would guard it with jealous care and see that nothing untoward happened to it”.

The Vicar, Rev E.F. Smith presided - but the honour of unveiling the new memorial was accorded to Mrs Letitia Didcote. She was not a ‘high society’ lady: she had simply suffered the biggest family loss as three of her sons had died in the conflict. She is pictured with her orphaned grandson Harry, who donated all these photographs for posterity and who was well known as foreman of the Tewkesbury Car mart [now beneath the shopping precinct].

What must have been difficult – and which is so admirable today – is that two of these sons had emigrated to Australia but, as soon as war was declared, they joined the Australian army: one to die in 1915 at Gallipoli and the other in Belgium in 1918.

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At this stage, no firm decision had been made on the names to be commemorated; nor on raising the cost of making the plaques. It was not a process of refined research but families were asked to submit names and, 4 years after the unveiling, the bronze plaques were affixed with the names of 152 men. The one woman, Kathleen Sollis, is buried in the Cemetery.

In WWII a further 29 men and 1 woman are commemorated – although 14 names were unscientifically omitted. After 1972, the name of Bryan D. Soden, killed in Northern Ireland, was affixed.

Mrs Didcote “pulled a chord releasing the Union Jacks which draped the pedestal and they fell away.....”. The Memorial was revealed to be a Cross, derived from an altered design by the Abbey architect (W. D. Caroe); it comprised four tiers of grey ‘Doulting’ stone from the ‘Chellynch Bed’.

The Contractor was John Merrick of Glastonbury. It is not clear precisely how much it cost. The first estimates were for

By 1931, its state was said to be a “disgrace”; maintaining it has been a worrying task ever since. In 2013 it is a suffering 91-year-old and, once again, the Council needs the urgent help of its Citizens to “see that nothing untoward happens to it”.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | GENERAL & COMMUNITY

The Better Life Village Life Our village is a society in miniature.

There are helpers and hinderers, alliances, conflicts and the occasional historical feud, all in a state of flux.

Think Emmerdale, minus the glamour.

But also, in amongst the intrigue and entertainment, for the dedicated Better Lifer there is a wealth of knowledge, experience and produce.

It’s less to do with any formal notion of exchange, and more about sharing what you know and whatever surplus you have. I like to think it helps that we are incomers and get on with everyone – a little like Switzerland, but with chickens instead of cuckoo clocks.

Out the gate go butternut squashes, the occasional session of occasionally successful computer-related support, green beans, plant cuttings and spare eggs. (I should declare here that, although I love having the chooks, I can take or leave eggs – don’t tell Anne though.)

Back through the gate, at various times, come flowers, leeks, marmalade, gooseberries aplenty, different plant cuttings and apples.

When our tiny greenhouse needed to come down because the supporting wall required structural work, we asked around and found a good home for it. Well, a good garden actually.

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fresh flowers, beetroot, runner beans, chard and the most delicious raspberries imaginable. Living greener, the value of a thing is not financial; it’s the use someone can make of it.

Only once did we slightly blot our village copybook. Invited up to a carol service at the nearby chapel, we arrived late (mea culpa) and sat in the annexe close to the open door. Someone stuck their head through and politely insisted, as we were the only ones in the room, that we joined the throng next door. Unfortunately, the only seating left was up in the pulpit. Judging by the sea of faces below us, it was a mixed reception. It didn’t help that Anne had forgotten her glasses and I have a habit of singing too loudly at social occasions. We’ve cried off every year since as a mark of community respect.

That ‘blip’ aside, our fellow villagers are very supportive of our endeavours – being green is nothing new after all, especially in the countryside.

Wearing wellies to the shops, as you prefer to cut across the fields, and carrying back armfuls of kindling because it was too good an opportunity to waste, barely raises an eyebrow. And who doesn’t enjoy the sound of chickens in the morning? (Next door’s dog - that’s who.)

Even our local builder got in on the act, turning up at 8am with a bag of mackerel, fresh off the boat, so he could teach me how to gut it. The cat really enjoyed the lesson, but I soon wished that I’d let my breakfast porridge settle a bit first.

One villager, a carpenter, came to our rescue after the coat rack fell out of favour with the wall. It turned out that I’d managed to somehow miss both raw plugs when screwing it in – a personal best in DIY incompetence, which no doubt I will supersede at some point. “Well, we’re all good at something,” he told me, in a voice that suggested I really ought to find out just what that is.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Is Your Head Banging?

More than 10 million people in the UK suffer from regular headaches.

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By Julia Faulks Whether you wake up with a banging headache or it develops as a dull ache throughout the day, a headache can be more than just a pain in the head – inconvenient, and at times debilitating.

Thankfully most headaches aren’t dangerous, but understanding what type of headache you have and what’s causing it will help you when it comes to choosing treatment.

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A headache is caused when the blood vessels around the brain swell, along with tension in the muscles and nerves in surrounding muscles. If you’re stressed, not having enough sleep, drinking too much, dehydrated or eating lots of junk food, there’s more chance you’ll end up with a blinder.

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rubber band around the top and side of your head. The pain is normally more constant compared to the throbbing ache you may experience with a migraine, which can cause vomiting and sensitivity to light.

Cluster headaches tend to cause an intense pain around one or both eyes and can come on very suddenly. Sufferers may have one to three of these attacks every day for weeks or months and they are often more painful than a migraine.

Brewing up a headache Found naturally in tea, coffee and chocolate and added to many energy drinks, it’s more the withdrawal of caffeine than the stimulant itself that can lead to headaches. On the flip side, non-prescription painkillers with added caffeine can actually speed up their effectiveness.

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Spiced Rack with of Fragrant Lamb Rice Ready in 1 hour

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Perfect for a spring Sunday lunch or stylish supper this quick and easy lamb dish is full of flavour. Choose a couple of meaty racks of lamb from a good butcher and score the layers of fat before spreading with the harissa paste. Serve with a cooling garlic and mint yoghurt sauce.

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp harissa paste (see Tip) • 2 trimmed racks of lamb, each with 6 bones • 2 red onions, peeled and cut into slim wedges • 50g butter • 225g basmati rice, rinsed and drained • 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed • 750ml vegetable stock • Generous pinch saffron strands • 50g sultanas • 40g flaked almonds, lightly toasted • 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds

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Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas 6.

Spread the harissa paste over the lamb racks. Place the racks in an oiled roasting tin and add the onion wedges.

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No April Fools: odd gadgets that really exist

Every year, technology firms join in the April Fools fun - so for example in recent years Google announced self-driving racing cars, Toshiba pretended to make a 3D monocle and video site Animoto offered bark recognition for dogs. Not all odd-sounding technology items are fakes, though: there are some truly strange items and accessories out there.

Some of the oddest items are related to smartphones and tablets, such as the iStuck mobile phone stand (£3) that looks like chewed bubblegum, the Knuckles iPhone case - designed to look like a knuckle duster - and the just-announced iPotty (£39), a child’s potty with a built-in iPad stand. The idea, apparently, is that letting children use iPads while on the potty will make toilet training a fun game.

Other gadgets are more sensible, but rather odd looking - such as the iPhone SLR mount, which enables you to attach enormous SLR camera lenses to your phone. It might look like a novelty item, but the price says otherwise: at the current US exchange rate, it’s £156 plus shipping and tax, and of course that doesn’t include the lenses. The mount is available for both Nikon and Canon lenses and promises

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to bring SLR effects such as variable depth of field to “the camera you carry with you every day”.

Another odd-looking but fairly sensible gadget is the Handspresso Auto ESE, a portable espresso coffee maker designed for in-car use. It uses the Easy Serving Espresso pods you might have seen for ordinary domestic coffee makers, and it’s particularly handy for road warriors who’d rather not pay inflated prices for motorway service station coffees. At around £130 it isn’t cheap, but if you use it regularly it’ll soon pay for itself.

You can buy odd things for your house too, and if you’re a musician or a fan of rock music you’ll appreciate the Marshall Fridge. From the outside it looks like the iconic Marshall amplifier stack, and it even uses authentic Marshall parts including the famous logo, fret cloth and brass-finished faceplate with knobs that go up to eleven, but inside it’s - yes! a fridge. The manufacturer says it’s “the ultimate combination of rock and refrigeration”. Yours for £405.

Have you ever wished your fork could nag you about your eating? Good news if you have: the Hapifork (around £70) may

look like an ordinary fork, but it’s stuffed with sensors that monitor how quickly you’re eating. It measures the number of times you put the fork in your mouth, the time between each serving and the total time you’ve spent eating, and vibrates and flashes if you’re eating too quickly. The data is then sent to your smartphone.

For now the line-up doesn’t extend to other cutlery, but manufacturer HAPIlabs says a spoon is in development.

The HAPIfork was one of several odd gadgets shown at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it wasn’t the oddest: we saw GPS-enabled gadgets such as the TrakDot luggage locator (around £30 plus a £10 annual subscription), Nano Nails, which turn long fingernails into styluses for touchscreens (price tbc); the iMusic BodyRhythm, a music-powered massager that makes you look like you’re wearing a toilet seat around your neck (currently accepting pre-orders for $69, around £44), and the thoroughly odd Minime, which can create a phone case or a cuddly toy that includes a 3D rendering of your child’s face (or anybody else’s face). Expect to see Minime kiosks in shopping malls later this year.

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Encourage everybody you know to download Skype on their mobile device and you have suddenly significantly reduced the chances of ever using up all of your free minutes. For those of you who find yourselves with £10-£50 (or more) in excess fees, this simple app could save you hundreds in the long run.

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Grow Your Own Veg It doesn’t need to be difficult

By Pippa Greenwood I know a lot of people who have yet to try growing their own veg and plenty more who have tried but had some disappointing results. But as the new gardening year is upon us, why not have a go because it doesn’t need to be difficult and has the potential to be one of the most productive and fun things you’ve ever done.

Now I’m no great fan of green wellies (mine are black) but I am a fan of green-gardening. Yes, plenty of gorgeous greens in the beds and borders, but also an ecologically green outlook. Simply put, home grown food tastes better, uses little if any air miles, can save you a packet and is enormously rewarding.

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some things are trickier than others in your plot.

also eating other pests such as thrips and eggs of moths.

If you’re an organic gardener or you simply want to produce pesticide free vegetables, you might need to spend more time thinking about what to grow and how you can best nurture it so that pests, diseases and other problems take a back seat.

Hoverflies: The soft-bodied yellowy grey larvae are great aphid eaters, a single one eating up to fifty in a day, nearing 1,000 in its lifetime.

*Seed and plant catalogues are now more likely to let you know which varieties are relatively pest or disease resistant. *If you garden organically you can also encourage some of the naturally occurring insects that parasite or predate upon the garden pests, or bigger animals such as frogs, toads, hedgehogs and many birds. Insects include: Ladybirds: The larvae and the adults both consume huge numbers of aphids.

Lacewings: The young or larvae are brilliant predators, eating mainly aphids, but

Ground beetles: Often seen scuttling off at speed when you move pots, low-growing plants or loose slabs, they are mostly black and often shiny and are brilliant predators of many pests including slugs, vine weevils and some insect eggs.

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*Iberis (candytufts): One of the easiest hardy annuals, it has readily available pollen and nectar, perfect for many beneficial insects. *Calendula officinalis (the pot marigold): A gorgeous bright gold, another that can be direct sown and should keep on flowering until hit by frosts.

So why not take the plunge?

Just being in the garden makes most of us feel better and more relaxed plus it’s a great way to burn off some calories. And then of course there is the regular supply of superbly tasty vegetables, picked when ripened to perfection (not just to make them last longer on the supermarket shelf), gathered as and when you need them and in the quantities

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Clean and Fresh Clear the clutter, sort your stuff and make everything in your home spick and span – your home will feel bright and revitalised, and so will you, says Katherine Sorrell Do you have clutter in your cupboards, or fur balls all over your floor? Does your fridge need defrosting, do your windows need washing and your sink require a good scrub? Are you closer to being the goddess of grime than the queen of clean?

Spring sunshine is notorious for pointing out the flaws – whether they be major or minor – in your housework routine, and now could be the ideal time to don your apron, snap on your Marigolds and refresh your home from top to bottom.

hour a week – or else tackle one room at a time – until your home feels truly transformed.

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Once you have cleared the space, you are almost ready to begin. But not quite. Good preparation will, in the long run, really pay off. Make a list of what needs doing (this may be rather timeconsuming, but will be worth it in the end) and allocate some time for each chore.

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Closing date for this competition is 15 May 2013.

We are considered the best leaflet company in Gloucestershire by our customers.

"Been messed around by rogue leaflet companies and I was recommended GLD and my trust is now restored" Gary, Gorgeous Hair, Cheltenham "We were recommended GLD, I can see why. I have booked them for our Christmas 2012 marketing already" Liz, Food and Bath Road Traders, Cheltenham " A Cheltenham relative used GLD for his leaflets and gave me there number, great prices and fantastic results" Omar, Turkish Delight, Tewkesbury " GLD have been a godsend, Gareth has made our distribution so easy for us" Winchcombe Town Council " I have recommended GLD to other tradesmen, the best in Gloucestershire" Tim, Combi-man, Cheltenham

We have many more testimonials.

We pride ourselves on our customer satisfaction, that is why our customers keep coming back.

Booking early for Christmas is recommended.

To see if we can help you, call or email Gareth 07932876769. Gareth will arrange to visit you and explain our procedure.

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Your toothbrush. It may look innocent, but in reality it wants to steal your job and kidnap your children.

I just watched a 46-second video of a toddler dancing to Gangnam Style.

This isn’t what I logged on to the internet to do. No, when I started out I was going to browse new book titles on Amazon, catch up with my online banking or conduct some similarly wholesome activity. It definitely wasn’t my intention to fritter away valuable time watching a child who is yet to master simple vowel sounds mimicking the wobbly horse-dancing of a South Korean pop star.

But this is the world we live in now. We suffer constantly from the opposite of boredom, from a semi-involuntary permabinge on the junk food of user-generated content. But hey, nobody’s perfect. If the internet were real life and you were standing in the post office queue waiting to pay your tax bill and some kid in a nappy pitched up and started riding a pretend horse, you’d take a look. It’s human nature.

Problem is, you’re constantly haunted by guilt that you’re doing X when you should be doing Y, a modern phenomenon which I believe is known as ‘the paradox of choice’. I experience this most acutely with toothbrushes.

The toothbrush department in supermarkets never fails to fill me with bewilderment Page 36

Why Toothbrushes Will Destroy Us All

by Chris Russell

and rage. With certain goods, I appreciate it’s beneficial to consumers for there to be a wide range of models on offer.

Vegetables, DVDs, shoes, these are products to which variety is integral. Nobody wants to watch ‘PS I Love You’ every single night and you can’t wear stilettos to Glastonbury. But do we really need fifteen thousand different types of toothbrush?

There’s a brilliant Mitchell & Webb sketch in which a boardroom of beleaguered toothbrush designers decide to add a tongue-brush to their next product, confident that although no one has ever brushed their tongue before, consumers will do it if they’re told to in an advert. In this sense, the product evolution of the toothbrush represents everything that is wrong with capitalism. Unlike cancer treatment or renewable energy, toothbrush technology doesn’t require any more improvement.

It has peaked, jumped the shark. We do not need to brush our tongues. But this doesn’t deter the manufacturers. We are, I predict, only about ten years away from a toothbrush that sends a live feed from the inside of your mouth onto a computer screen in your bathroom mirror, with plaque and decay showing up in neon pink patches and every set

of new tooth statistics being instantly published to your Twitter account.

Actually, that sounds quite useful.

No. NO. That’s exactly what the men in suits want me to think, damn it! They’ve got to me. It’s too late for my soul, friends, but you can still save yourselves. Next time you’re in Superdrug staring at rows and rows of basically identical toothbrushes and you find yourself thinking ‘Wait a minute, this one has surroundsound and a USB port’, please leave immediately. For, if you buy that product, it’ll be the equivalent of turning on your laptop to donate money to a teacher-training charity in Kenya and instead spending an entire night watching the Gangnam toddler on loop.

I’m doing this for your own good.

Chris plays piano in South London power-pop band The Lightyears. The Lightyears, voted the UK’s BEST POP/ ROCK ACT at the Indy Awards, have played Wembley Stadium, toured across four continents and released a record with Sting’s producer.

Chris has recently completed his first book, “Mockstars”; a selection of video extracts are available to view at www.

ProjectLightyears.com.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | HOMES & GARDENS Emergency Numbers

Ambulance 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Fire 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Police 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Police non emergency 101 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 National Missing Persons 0500 700700 RSPCA 01242 521 958 NSPCC 0800 500 500

USEFUL LOCAL INFORMATION

Electricity 0800 3281111 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 Water Severn Trent 0800 783 4444 NHS Direct 08 45 46 47 Cheltenham General Hospital 08454 222 222

Tewkesbury Library

Lloyds Pharmacy

Tel 01684 293086 tewkesbury.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk Mon 10am - 5.30pm Tues 10am - 7.00pm Wed 9am - 1pm Book a computer, reserve or renew 24 hrs a day at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries or call 0845 230 5420

Lloyds Pharmacy

Recycling

Chemist Numbers Boots the Chemist

92 High Street 01684 292122 8 Bishops Walk 01684 293125 80 Church Street 01684 293309

Northway Chemist

Northway Centre, Northway Lane 01684 299499 One of the pharmacies in Tewkesbury town

centre will be open until 8pm. Lloyds Pharmacy at St. Paul’s Medical Centre is open from 8am - 10.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am - 10pm Sundays

Lloyds Pharmacy

St. Pauls Medical Centre, Swindon Rd, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 4DP Tel: 01242 571 590 Open Monday-Saturday 8am - 10.30pm Sundays 9am - 10pm

In the event of an Emergency when no pharmacy is open, please contact Tewkesbury Police on 101 who will contact a Pharmacist to dispense your prescription.

GP Out of Hours Service

08454 220220 Covers all patients registered with a doctor’s surgery in Gloucestershire.

Run by dedicated out of hours staff including doctors, specialist nurses and other health and social care workers.

Wingmoor Farm, Nr Bishops Cleeve

Half mile west of Bishop’s Cleeve on the road to Stoke Orchard.

Open 7 days a week (except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) All year 09:00am - 18.15pm Household Recycling Centre Helpline on 01242 680 010

Useful Numbers

Tewkesbury Borough Council 01684 295010 Citizens Advice Bureau 01242 522491

Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950

Tewkesbury Heritage & Visitor Centre 01684 855040 The Roses Theatre 01684 295074

Tewkesbury Community Transport 01684 297209

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | FUN STUFF

HIDATO Starting at 1 and finishing at 34, track your way from one hexagon to another (touching) hexagon, placing consecutive numbers into the empty shapes as you go. Some numbers are already given.

Sarah Harrop

PIANO TUTOR

Friendly, fun and enthusiastic piano tutoring.

Specialising in teaching beginners.

Special offer: first lesson free, then two further lessons for half price!

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Teaching in my own home, in Prestbury.

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Find the names of insects in the grid and the remaining letters will spell out a related phrase

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | FUN STUFF

Kumon’s maths and English study programmes work to build your child’s confidence and inspire a passion for learning.

To unlock your child’s potential, contact your local Instructor for a Free Assessment: Bishop’s Cleeve Study Centre Caroline Liggett 01242 527526

Boost your child’s confidence kumon.co.uk

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | FUN STUFF LITTLE monkeys are being sought to make a song and dance as the area’s premier baby and toddler music group opens up TWO NEW VENUES in Cheltenham!

The new classes have been brought to town

by Monkey Music, the UK’s award-winning pre-school music group.

They are open to babies from 3 months right up to children of 4 years and are designed to educate and entertain through song, dance and play.

The new sessions opened at the start of the year – on Fridays at The Play Farm and on Saturdays at the Whole Foods Market.

They follow in the footsteps of classes already run across Cheltenham and

NEW Saturday class at th Whole Foo e ds Market

Gloucester for more than a decade under the leadership of teacher Sian Ferris.

She says: “Music and rhythm can engage children at an incredibly early age and there’s a great deal of research to show how important music can be in the development of young minds.

“The aim of our classes is simple - to introduce music to very young children in a way they can easily understand and enjoy.

Catchy songs are mixed with a multitude of instruments and visual props, something for all musical maestros to get to grips with. It’s great fun for the grown-ups too!

“We’ve been running drop-in classes at The Play Farm for the past two years and it’s the success of these that has led to our first structured term starting. And we’re so excited to have started Saturday classes at the fabulous new Whole Foods Market too – where you can combine a weekend class with a weekend shopping trip!”

Classes also run at Highbury Church in Cheltenham, in Up Hatherley, Bishops Cleeve, Bourton-on-the-Water, Churchdown, Charlton Kings and Leckhampton.

For your FREE TRIAL CLASS call Sian on 07768 457403 or email cheltenham.gloucester@monkeymusic.co.uk.

Head to www.monkeymusic.co.uk for more information.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | FUN STUFF

We Are Family

My Family and Other Animals: Gerald Durrell Eccentric but enchanting, Durrell recalls his blissful childhood growing up on a Greek Island. Scorpions and snakes abound, as well as colourful characters and the all-round air of plain bonkersmadness that we associate with family life. Chaotic and hypnotic, this book is hugely funny and hasn’t lost any of its appeal over the years.

Little Women: Louisa May Alcott Never were there such devoted sisters…until you add domestic turmoil, death and boys into the mix. Amy, Beth, Jo and Meg are the March sisters growing up during the Civil War era.

Jo doesn’t want to cut her hair off and Meg doesn’t want to be a governess, but you have to admit that Beth comes off worst! It’s an all-American classic and is a definite mustread for any teenage girl, whether you have sisters or not.

The Awakening: Kate Chopin This is the hopeless tale of New Orleans housewife Edna Pontellier who struggles like a caged bird, batting against the bars and confines of domesticity. There was little empathy for the character when

For kids, April means the Easter holidays. Time for enforced fun, ill-fated camping trips and long drives squished in the back of the car, with your siblings breathing in your face. We’ve picked some of the best books about family life and how to survive. Two weeks off…are we there yet?

the book was first published and certainly she can be read as a very selfish protagonist, but subsequent generations have come to recognise Edna’s plight, her need for a sensuous relationship and ultimately, her freedom.

Everybody Jam: Ali Lewis The Dawson family is used to harsh climates and tough situations: they run a cattle station in Australia’s Northern Territory. Plagued by drought, this year’s ‘muster’ will be another battle with the elements. But there’s more to contend with than the outdoors this year. Eldest son Jonny has been killed but no one talks about it, 14 year old Sissy is pregnant after ‘rooting’ with an Aboriginal lad and there’s a new Pommie house girl who can’t even make toast. Told through the eyes of 13 year old Danny, it’s a story of a strong clan who overcome adversity and survive, way out in the outback.

The Red House: Mark Haddon How do siblings become total strangers? Brought together by the death of their mother, Angela and her brother Richard have only really communicated through phone calls for the last decade or so. Now Richard

has invited Angela and her growing brood to spend a week with them in deepest darkest Wales. The book flits between characters but once you’re into the rhythm of how these two families tick, it’s a great read that’s full of sibling-rivalry, trips and falls down memory lane and getting to know each other all over again.

We Need to Talk About Kevin: Lionel Shriver This is the shocking and disturbing story of a family torn apart when the eldest son carries out a massacre at his school. It’s powerfully told through a series of letters written by his mother, Eva to her husband Franklin as she tries to come to terms with the atrocities carried out by Kevin. It brings up all kinds of questions about nature versus nurture and how siblings and parents impact on each other’s lives. Throughout the book we can begin to piece together exactly what took place in the high school gym, but it still won’t prepare you for the startling conclusion. Quite simply, a brilliant thriller.

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The Red House by Mark Haddon, published by Jonathan Cape. Used by permission of The Random House Group Limited

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | FUN STUFF CODEWORD Each letter in this puzzle is represented by a number between 1 and 26. The codes for three letters are shown. As you find the letters enter them in the box below.

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PUBS & RESTAURANTS Gupshill Manor Gloucester Road Tewkesbury GL20 5SY Tel.01684 292278

The Lower Lode Inn Forthampton GL19 4RE Tel: 01242 602366 The Queen’s Head Aston Cross, Tewkesbury GL20 8LP Tel: 01684 772440 The Yew Tree Main Road, Conderton Nr Tewkesbury GL20 7PP Tel: 01386 725364 Ye Olde Black Bear 68 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 01684 292202 The Anchor Inn 1774 42 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel: 01684 293625 Tudor House Hotel 51 High Street Tewkesbury GL50 5BH Tel: 01684 297755 New World Restaurant 61 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 01684 292225 Nottingham Arms 129 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5JU Tel: 01684 276346 Lakeside Cafe & Bar Croft Farm Water Park Bredon’s Hardwick GL20 7EE Tel: 01684 773688 Page 44

The Albion Oldbury Road Tewkesbury GL20 5LR Tel: 01684 293147 The Britannia Inn 30 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5AT Tel: 01684 291811 Great Wall Restaurant 17 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5AL Tel: 01684 292046 Raj Shahi Restaurant 121 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5JU Tel: 01684 273727 Berkeley Arms 8 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5PA Tel: 01684 293034 The Bell Hotel 52 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5SA Tel: 01684 293293 Slatters Bistro 66 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 01684 297207 Nirala Tandoori 69/70 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 01684 294353 My Great Grandfathers 84/85 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 01684 292687

The Royal Oak Main Road, Bredon Tewkesbury GL20 7LW Tel. 01684 772393 The Royal Hop Pole 94 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5RT Tel: 01684 274039 Owens Restaurant 73 Church Street Tewkesbury Tel: 01684 292703 Spicy Life 29 Barton Street Tewkesbury GL20 5PR Tel: 01684 299584 Theoc House Bistro / Bar 85 Barton Street Tewkesbury GL20 5PY Tel: 07929 568948 Burlington Bertie’s 83 Barton Street Tewkesbury Tel: 01684 293696 Elmbury Lodge Shannon Way Tewkesbury GL20 8ND Tel: 01684 278680 The Canterbury Ashchurch Road Tewkesbury GL20 7RW Tel: 01684 297749 Tewkesbury Park Hotel Lincoln Green Lane Tewkesbury GL20 7DN Tel: 0870 990 2270 The Fleet Inn Fleet Lane, Twyning Tewkesbury GL20 6DG Tel: 01684 274310 The Fox and Hounds Church Street, Bredon Tewkesbury GL20 7LA Tel. 01684 772377

Please email info@glosdirectories.co.uk if you find any information in the directory to be out of date or would like to add new establishments.

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TAKE-AWAYS Subway, 46 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel:01684 276778 The Crusty Cob, 5 Nelson Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5QF Tel: 01684 293386 Chicago Pizza, 58/59 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 01684 275500 Uncle Sam’s Fish & Chips, 116 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5JY Tel: 01684 276186 Kingfisher, 1 Quay Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BE Tel: 01684 293220 Pronto’s, 2 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PA Tel: 01684 291512 Barbeque Turkish Delight, 98 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RS Tel: 01684 291151 Magic Wok, 99 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RS Tel: 01684 275800 Hing Wah, 12 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PP Tel: 01684 292373 The Eastern Eye, 21 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PR Tel: 01684 290668 Joy Garden, 42/43 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PR Tel: 01684 299338

CAFES Jelly Roll Cafe, 17 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PY Tel: 01684 292322 J Tea’s Coffee House & Grill, 43 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel: 01684 292955 Melanie’s at 49, 49 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel: 01684 274433 Touching Souls Tea Room, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ Tel: 01684 850959 The Abbey Tea Rooms, 59 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ Tel: 01684 292215 The Bay Tree, 78 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 01684 294074 The Vintage Tea Room, 89 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 01684 292922 Crumpets Tea Shop, 7 St Mary’s Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 5SL Tel: 01684 292906

Abbey Friar, 68 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PX Tel: 01684 292365 Glory Garden Cantonese, 8 Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff GL20 7SP Tel: 01684 298288

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Index of Advertisers Architectural & Building Services ADCMS Ltd 17 Lockwood Architectural 33 Beauty, Health, Fitness & Skincare AP Mobile Hairdresser Hush Mobile Beauty Therapy Slimming World Zumba with Sue & Kirsty

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Bouncy Castle Hire Bouncy Castle Hire Croft Farm 15 Building & DIY Building & Plumbing Supplies

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Building, Maintenance, Repair, Carpentry & Handyman Services Bill Bowmer Handyman 19 Concept Carpentry 19 Dave Dowell 31 Ian Banks Carpentry 23 LB Services 23 LCM Flat Roofing 33 Matt Grimshaw Carpentry 31 Ricki Dean 22 Business Services & I.T. Flamelily I.T. Glos Websites TCG IT

29 36 5

Cakes & Baking Accessories Cake and Sugarcraft Boutique 15 Carpets Blue fish Carpets

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Charities Building Circles Gloucestershire 9 Winston’s Wish Grt British Brekkie 9 Children, Classes & Tuition Jo Jingles Franchise for sale Kumon Maths and English Monkey Music Prestbury Piano Chimney Sweep Dave Bott Chimney Sweep

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Cleaning Services Cleaning & Ironing Service Oven Cleaning David Glasgow Tewkesbury Cleaning Under Pressure Ironing

23 21 22 15

Conservatories & Windows Prior Products

17

Counselling and Therapies Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 13 Curtains & Blinds Homechoice Blinds 29 Tewkesbury Blinds & Curtains 21 Electrical services Carl’s Electrics Pro Electrical

17 29

Entertainment Cheltenham Tigers Gloucester Rugby The Roses Theatre

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Funeral Directors Alexander Burn Ltd

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Garden and Estate Services & Maintenance Bredon Hill Landscaping C&M Tree Solutions Dave Dowell Hairdresser AP Mobile Hairdresser

Letterbox Replacement The Letterbox Replacement Co. 29 Motoring, MOT’s & Vehicle Sales Cotswold Cheltenham Mini 27 Mobile Hair & Beauty AP Mobile Hairdresser 11 Hush Mobile Beauty Therapy 11 Mirrors, Oak handmade Celeste Oak Mirrors

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Oven Cleaners Oven Cleaning David Glasgow 21 Piano Tutor Prestbury Piano

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Plumbing, Heating & Boiler Services Johnston Scotia 24&25 Oil Boiler Service Mark Little 19 Restaurants, Pubs, Cafe’s & Takeaways Jelly Roll Cafe 15 The Lower Lode Inn 15 Roofs LCM Flat Roofing

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Stoves & Chimney Services A&R Stove Installers Dave Bott Chimney Sweep

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Taxis & Airport Transfers 1st Choice Private Hire Abbey Cars AJH Chauffeurs

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Television & Satellite Digital TV & Sat Systems

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Web Design Glos Websites

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Hypnotherapists Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 13 Ironing Service Cleaning & Ironing Service Under Pressure Ironing

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Kitchens Building & Plumbing Supplies Concept Carpentry Matt Grimshaw Carpentry

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Leaflet Distribution Gloucestershire Leaflet Distrib. 34

Weddings & Parties Cake and Sugarcraft Boutique 15 Glos Bride Wedding Fair 5 Windows & Conservatories Prior Products

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