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contents Local history article by David Aldred 6 Working from Home 10 Feel great this Summer 10 Spotlight: Winston’s Wish Sunrise Walk 14 Seasonal Recipe 16 Tech Spec: High Tech TV 18 Pictograms 19 Home: Creating Space 20 Spotlight on BPS Tewkesbury 22 Spotlight on Johnston Scotia 24 Quick Quiz: The Olympic Games 26 Quick Crossword 28 Inventions - Elevators 29 Gardening with Pippa Greenwood 30 Humour article by Chris Russell 34 Win Gloucester Rugby tickets 35 Sudoku 36 Number Cruncher 36 Wordsearch 36 Cartoon 37 Book Reviews 38 Puzzle Solutions 39 Cartoon strip 39 Children’s Activity Page 40 Codeword puzzle 41 What’s On August & September 43 Useful Local Information 44 Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés 45 Taxis & Takeaways 45 Index of Advertisers 46

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LOCAL HISTORY

Sudeley before the castle This year Sudeley Castle is enjoying a high profile by celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Queen Katherine Parr. The story of Sudeley Castle is well-known, but what is far less well-known is the story of Sudeley before the castle. My article this month features an interesting detective story.

We know people have been living in the Sudeley area since prehistoric times as visitors to the castle will be aware from the displays of flint implements picked up from the fields in the late nineteenth century. The estate workers were encouraged to do this by Emma Dent. However, we have to wait until Domesday Book of 1086 to discover that there was once a large settlement at Sudeley. Its lord was Harold, a young boy who was the great-nephew of King Edward the Confessor, whose death led to William the Conqueror invading England in 1066.

The entry in Domesday Book tells us that there were twenty families and fourteen slaves living there. There was extensive farmland and a very large wood which still survives today in patches like Spoonley Wood. Six mills were also listed,

possibly on the Beesmoor Brook as well as on the River Isbourne. By 1175, when a chapel is referred to, a manor house had already been built. The two usually stood close together and so it is very likely that the castle and St Mary’s church stand on the same sites.

Two later tax records can tell us more about the village, but we must be aware that even then some people were successful in avoiding payment and so were not recorded! In 1327 sixteen people were rich enough to pay the tax, including two millers.

Historians think this means there might have been as many as forty families in the village. The very unpopular Poll Tax of 1381 was meant to be paid by all adults and thirty five people paid a flat rate of one shilling (5p) each, which probably represented twenty families. Numbers had dropped since the Black Death, although Sudeley was still a sizeable village, but sadly that is the last we see of it in the written record. So how and why did it disappear?

The short answer is that at present we don’t really know, but we can make a suggestion. In 1442 Sir Ralph Boteler began his extensive rebuilding of the castle. Did he move the villagers away to create a deer park for hunting, as we know happened in other places?

Some, if not all, must have moved into A view taken across the deserted village looking towards the castle.

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This print of 1789 shows the chapel where Queen Katherine Parr was buried.

It probably stands on the site of the village church. At that time it was a picturesque ruin.

Winchcombe. However, if we can’t be sure of the answer to this question, we do know where they once lived.

If you look over the wall of the East Terrace, you might notice the ground in front of you is somewhat uneven. What you can see are the sunken lanes and slightly raised plots of the farmsteads and cottages of the medieval village. As long ago as 1540, and then again in 1875, excavations took place below the terrace wall. Both recorded ‘Saxon’ remains, which were thought at the time to belong

to the manor house, but from the 1875 report it now seems much more likely that the workers had uncovered the low stone walls of the thatched, timber-framed buildings of the last medieval villagers. The next time you visit this part of the castle grounds or walk the Warden’s Way, try to imagine this once-thriving settlement of farms, barns and cottages which once provided homes for the people of Sudeley from the time before the castle.

- David Aldred

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | HOMES & GARDENS

Working from home The house considered as a gym Well, I’ve had my heart attack – fortunately minor, and much to nobody’s very great surprise. The temptation to conflate “working from home” with “housebound” gradually crept up on me, and for the last few years the only exercise I’ve taken has been walking the dog in the morning and ambling to the pub two or three evenings a week. In fact I was on my way home from a beer festival when it happened, which I suppose is justice of a sort.

When I think about it (and a heart attack, however minor, does prompt a certain amount of reflection) it’s astonishing how lazy I’ve become. I do actually possess a bike, but it’s so long since I’ve ridden it that the wheels are now anchored to the ground by thick coils of bindweed. I walk to town most days, but as town is three minutes stroll away it’s not exactly a vigorous cardiovascular workout. Even walking the dog doesn’t raise a sweat – I pooter along gently while she runs frantic rings around me.

Couple this epic lack of activity with a fondness for beer and pork scratchings and it’s a heart attack waiting to happen – and mine thought it had waited quite long enough.

I’ve actually gone on a diet, which is showing early promise at the cost

of quite some personal sacrifice. I’ve replaced butter, which I love, with cholesterol-busting low-fat spread, which I hate. On my (wholemeal) toast I’ve replaced marmalade, which I adore, with Marmite, which happily I also adore.

I’ve given up cheese (almost), and I take the skin off my roast chicken.

I’ve also given up beer and scratchings, but this has the downside of curtailing my exercise regime – ie the regular stroll to the pub and back. And exercise is just as important as diet.

I know what I should be doing. I should be cycling, swimming, jogging, doing Nordic walking in the park with a couple of ski poles – that sort of malarkey. But my working day is already quite fragmented enough what with laundry, washing up, straightening the cushions on the sofa and all the other myriad household chores that take the working out of working from home.

Instead, therefore, I intend to reinvent my house as a gym. Here’s how I plan to do it.

Stretching: I’m moving all the kitchen items I frequently use – coffee, the tin-opener, that sort of thing – from the bottom shelf of the dresser to the top and all the items I never use – the teapot, mainly – from the top shelf to the bottom. The extra stretching this entails will provide a

good warm-up for the day’s exertions.

Step exercises: henceforth I’ll use the upstairs loo rather than the downstairs one – 14 steps five times a day, or thereabouts, should soon trim those unsightly pounds.

The treadmill: I propose to take the empty milk-bottles out to the crate one at a time instead of all at once. The crate is at the far end of the garden, all of 10 yards from the back door, and I might even be quite brisk about it.

The rowing machine: I’m putting all the condiments at the far end of the kitchen table from the place where I usually sit.

I am confident that these measures will supply all the exercise I need to pre-empt any further cardiovascular interruptions. But not very confident...

by Ted Bruning

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

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It’s never too late to start making yourself feel good - both mentally and physically - and summer is a great time get started. Giving a little attention to your diet, exercise and general wellbeing can really benefit your overall health.

Diet You don’t have to radically alter your diet as even small changes will benefit you.

• Blackberries, blueberries, cranberries and strawberries are all high in antioxidants and fibre, are nutritious and eating great handfuls will fill you up with healthy energy • All melons, but particularly watermelons are mainly water. They’re healthy and a great option if you need something sweet • Courgettes, aubergine, mushrooms, leeks, asparagus, onions, peppers and garlic are all delicious grilled or roasted with a light brush of olive oil. High in nutrition and flavour, low in calories • There are no rules for salads - just put in any vegetables or fruit that you have, such as lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and avocado. Combining different greens or lettuces, such as cos, romaine, Chinese leaf, rocket or watercress make salads more interesting and are cheaper than buying the ready-packaged salads. Add beans, couscous or tabouli for a bit of substance.

• Alcohol is high in calories, so reduce this by enjoying a white wine spritzer (50/50 wine with sparkling water) or going for a non-alcohol alternative, such as lemon barley water or lime cordial with sparkling water.

Exercise This doesn’t have to mean daily sessions at the gym or long-distance running. The key to weight loss is using up more calories than you’ve eaten, and there are lots of ways you can achieve this: • Walk. Sounds simple - and it is. Start by walking locally three times a week for just 20 minutes. Build up the pace so that you can do the route more quickly and extend the time to 30 minutes by extending your route. If you can fit in four walks a week, or even every day, go for it - you will notice the difference.

• Yoga is a great exercise for stretching and toning your muscles without having to break out into sweat. In the summer heat, your muscles are already warm and relaxed. Even better, find a class held outside to enjoy nature along with your session.

• If you are exercising in the heat, remember to keep to the shade and wear a hat to protect your head and neck.

Wearing sunglasses will protect your eyes and help you to avoid squinting, causing lines around the eyes.

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• Gardening is great exercise as you use a wide range of muscles and are constantly moving.

Wellbeing We all have to deal with stress at some point and research shows that it’s actually the small things in life (being stuck in a traffic jam, forgetting to pick up the dry cleaning, missing a work deadline etc) that causes more tension and anxiety than the major life events.

So, allow yourself some ‘me time’. This simply means doing things just for yourself and just for the pleasure of it. Allowing yourself 20 minutes a day to potter in your garden, read the paper, or even take a nap calms the mind, lowers blood pressure and, just as importantly, gives you a few minutes to just ‘be’.

More recent research shows that we don’t necessarily need eight hours sleep. Many of us can exist quite happily on less but what’s important is the quality of your sleep rather than the quantity.

Try to stick to a routine, even with the lighter summer nights, winding down and avoiding alcohol too late in the evening.

If your room gets too warm, fans are a great way to cool the temperature and their low hum will help you drift off to sleep.

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20 reasons to sign up to the Winston’s Wish Sunrise Walk Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children, is delighted to announce that registration for this year’s Sunrise Walk starting from Cheltenham Racecourse is NOW OPEN! The Sunrise Walk will be starting and finishing at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday 15 September and this year has a five mile route option, as well as the 10 mile route. The charity is celebrating its 20th anniversary year in September, so with this in mind the charity has established 20 reasons why you should join the Winston’s Wish Sunrise Walk in 2012: 1. To remember someone special 2. To enjoy a unique challenge with friends 3. Get fit!

4. To raise money for Winston’s Wish 5. Get the dog walked early 6. Get a delicious free breakfast and goody bag 7. Take part in a challenge with colleagues 8. Experience the beautiful sunrise 9. See glorious views of Gloucestershire 10. Feel proud of your achievement 11. Have fun and enjoy yourself!

12. Meet other fantastic people and make friends 13. Get a free Sunrise Walk t-shirt 14. Join in the colourful light parade 15. Spend special time with your family 16. Join together with other walkers to build brighter futures for bereaved children 17. Mark a special occasion 18. Witness the beginning of a new day 19. No need to worry about calories consumed on this day!

20. Feel amazing!

“We’d love you to join us at this year’s Sunrise Walk, get inspired and support Winston’s Wish in its 20th anniversary year – be a part of something special and register today. We look forward to seeing you there bright and early!” said Sally Gillespie, Fundraiser for Winston’s Wish.

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Seasonal Recipe This quick curry is so easy to make and much cheaper than a take away. We’ve used lean lamb steaks but you could replace the lamb with pork fillet, chicken or turkey.

Heat 1tbsp of the oil in a large deep frying pan. Add the lamb chunks and fry over a high heat until browned all over. Remove the lamb from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Add the rest of the oil to the pan and fry the onion and aubergine for 7-8 minutes, stirring all the time until golden. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 minute then pour in the sieved tomatoes and bring to the boil.

Return to the lamb to the pan and reduce the heat to a simmer.

Cover and cook gently for 25-30 minutes until the lamb is tender.

Stir occasionally and add a splash of water if needed.

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Although TV technology has changed dramatically over the years, with sets getting bigger, thinner and more detailed - and in some cases threedimensional - the way we use them has barely changed until now. Here’s how some of tech’s biggest names want to transform your television.

Samsung’s awfully named UE40ES8000 TV shows where things are heading. Its bright 40-inch LED display can handle both 2D and 3D and more interestingly, can be controlled by waving at it. Your first wave gets the TV’s attention, and you can then change channels or volume with simple gestures. There’s a lot to gesture at. In addition to a Freeview HD tuner, there’s also integrated Wi-Fi wireless networking so that the TV can connect to your wireless network, enabling iPad-style apps such as the BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

You can also subscribe to film-ondemand services such as Lovefilm and Netflix, or use social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

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cheapest in the range.

The second is that we tend to keep our TVs for much longer than we do our computers. Will Samsung’s apps still work three years from now, or five? Will something better come along and make it obsolete?

For now the smarter choice might be a box that brings similar features to your existing TV. Apple’s TV (£99) is one option, offering iTunes movie downloads and rentals as well as optional Netflix video on demand. It can also stream movies from your Mac, PC, iPad or iPhone. A similar Google-powered set from Sony, the NSZ-GS7 (£200) goes on sale this summer, and a version that also includes a Blu-Ray disc player is expected later this year.

If you’d considered an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 but dismissed them because you’re not too interested in games, it might be time to think again: both consoles have dropped in price (you can get them for less than £150) and become powerful multimedia systems. For example the Xbox has its own Zune video marketplace as well as apps for Sky TV, Lovefilm

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Today’s TV technology is very clever, but the big question is whether Apple TV, Google TV or any other hightech system will take over the mainstream: many of us find Sky+ boxes and Virgin Media TiVo’s enough hassle, and adding all kinds of apps and services to the gogglebox could annoy as many people as it enthuses. There’s also the issue that technology isn’t always as good as it’s cracked up to be: despite our Xbox having both voice and gesture recognition in the shape of its Kinect sensor, we’ve often found ourselves bellowing and waggling our arms with no effect whatsoever. If your current TV set-up is doing everything you need it to do, it might be a good idea to wait a few years before upgrading.

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Katherine Sorrell offers six quick and easy tips to help create more space Step One: Clear out that clutter It’s boring but simple: sort through your stuff. All your stuff. Unless you’re absolutely certain you want to keep it where it is, then put it into boxes or bags marked for rubbish, recycling, giving away, mending or storing elsewhere. If it’s too painful to do this all at once, aim for one room per week, or else do ten minutes a day – then make a habit of keeping on top of it, with regular sortouts. You’ll be amazed how much extra space you find when your house is no longer crammed full of unnecessary clutter.

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Step Two: Create super-efficient storage Every nook and cranny around your home can be used to store your possessions in a neat and organised fashion.

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Exclusive Boiler Scrappage Scheme £400 off!

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SO WHAT CHOICE OF BOILERS IS IN THIS SCHEME? We have two excellent brands that we have teamed up with to bring customers this offer. They are Viessmann, which is a German boiler manufacturer and Intergas from the Netherlands. Both of these companies have been making high efficiency condensing boilers in Europe since the 1980’s, both offer a 3 year product warranty which is extended to 5 years when the boiler is installed

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Inventions Elevators “Welcome to Canary Wharf - the office you require is on the 18th floor.” Or “Welcome to the Eiffel Tower. There are wonderful views of the city from the Observation Level.” A world without elevators is unthinkable.

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elevators used manual hoists or winders but by 1793 the first screw-driven elevator was installed in the Russian Winter Palace, built

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By the mid-1800s, hundreds of goods lifts were in use. Operated by increasing water pressure inside a cylinder, a steel column below the cab caused it to rise, aided by a counterweight. As buildings grew taller, however, this proved impractical, as it required a pit as deep as the building was tall.

In 1852, Elisha Otis introduced his revolutionary safety braking system, which prevented the fall of the cab if the cable snapped. In 1854 he demonstrated his invention in a death-defying demonstration in the Crystal Palace and in March 1857, the first Otis passenger elevator was installed at 488 Broadway in New York City. Strangely enough, the first elevator shaft preceded the first working elevator by four years.

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The Evil Weevil The vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is notorious, especially for gardeners who concentrate on pots, and always feature in any gardening poll of ‘top pests’.

Both the adults and their grubs do damage, but it’s the innocent looking grubs that give the vine weevil its bad reputation.

They’re an immensely successful pest; there are only females and each one is capable of laying about 1,000 eggs during the summer. Now that they’re being controlled successfully commercially, they’re perhaps less of a problem to gardeners than they once were but if you have them in your garden, whether you like it or not, you probably need to get to know them better.

The Evil Weevil

the weevil itself. They tend to feed in the evening or at night, usually doing most damage on the lower, most accessible leaves.

The young stage weevils or grubs are about 1cm long, creamy white in colour and often curled into a ‘C’ shape, with no legs but a gingery brown head. You’re likely to find them in the compost or soil, usually close to the roots or tubers that they’ve been feeding on. They eat the roots, burrow in to tubers and on woody plants may even eat the tissues at the stem base and on larger roots. Unless you’re removing a plant from its pot, or digging one up you’re unlikely to notice the grubs; it is when a plant suddenly starts to wilt or die, or you realise that something is no longer firmly rooted that alarm bells should begin to ring.

What Do Vine Weevils Attack?

Vine weevils will attack nearly any plant you try to grow, particularly in containers, probably because it’s easier for them to move through compost than garden soil. They’re a greater problem on perennial How Do You Know You plants and those with fleshier roots or tubers. Alpines, cyclamen, primulas, fuchsias, hydrangeas, begonias, Have Vine Weevils? rhododendrons, euonymus, and strawberries seem to The adult vine weevil is just under 1cm long, matt black with be particularly prone to attack.

The adult beetles emerge mostly between March and tiny gingery brown flecks on May, but also at other times in greenhouses. The its wing-cases. They’re a classic eggs are tiny and dark brown, each less than 1mm weevil shape with elbowed The vine weeviland (Otiorhynchus diameter and aretend placed closein tothe a suitable host itself.

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As vine weevils cannot fly, making barriers is relatively easy. Put a ring of non-setting glue around the rim of containers as this should prevent the female from reaching the compost surface to lay her eggs.

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P-A-R-T-Why...?

Because we have loads of houmous

I went to a dinner party last week, and afterwards I started reflecting on how things change when you make those tentative first steps across the border into your thirties.

There was a time when my band was throwing a lot of parties - just ask our neighbours (actually, please don’t) - but as we approached the end of our twenties, weekly blow-outs slowly became less frequent, eventually to be almost entirely replaced by The Dinner Party. This started me thinking about how The Dinner Party represents a microcosm of how the world subtly changes when you reach this oftfeared milestone.

First of all, there’s that word ‘Dinner’. It crept in quietly, sometime around 28 years old, and now it’s hanging around casually in a corner of the room next to its evil twin ‘Party’ as if to say: ‘Hi there, don’t mind me - I’m just going to pop myself down here and make sure nobody turns the stereo up too loud or pukes in the herb garden’. Dinner used to be a thing you avoided in order to maximise just how trolleyed seven crates of Raspberry Hooch was going to render you.

Now, however, it’s very much the raison d’être of your evening. But we’ll come to that later…

Upon your arrival at The Dinner Party, you’ll be keen to catch up on everyone’s news. And by news, I mean Who’s Getting Engaged, Married and/or Pregnant. If, like me, you’re doing none of these things, you will form a small sub-strata of society in some forgotten alcove of the conservatory; a whispering coven of maverick free-thinkers who believe there are things in the world worth talking about other than how massive Jemimah’s engagement ring is.

With these people you will proceed to talk for at least half an hour about how massive Jemimah’s engagement ring is.

Then it’s on to the food, which will definitely involve seeds and butternut squash.

Everyone will praise the hosts for their use of artichoke hearts in the salad, because, as it turns out, being on the cutting edge of salad

represents important social currency to the over-thirties.

As the evening progresses, you’ll find out who’s on a diet (EVERYONE) and who’s taken up some over-priced alternative therapy that’s convinced them to give up totally normal things like red meat and socks. And if the Pinot Noir has done its job, eventually the conversation will turn nostalgic and you’ll all start gushing about how things were different when you were kids, more innocent somehow. ‘Radical’, for example, used to be how a Ninja Turtle described a high-risk skateboarding move.

Now it means ‘Have dirty bomb, will travel’.

Personally, I love being in my thirties.

It feels more majestic than the hurried scramble of my twenties. And yes, it may now be a scant occurrence that I find myself tearing up the dance floor and drinking Guinness from a shoe, but perhaps those occasions will be more glorious for their rarity.

Just don’t judge me if, now and again, I break into an excitable sweat at the sight of a nice bowl of vine-ripened tomato salsa.

Everyone has their vices...

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

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Saved by the Bell

September signals the end of the summer holidays and the start of the new academic year.

While you’re replenishing supplies of notepads and pens, why not pick up a novel that’s based in a school? Fail to find our book selection highly entertaining and… see me afterwards.

Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro On the face of it, Hailsham boarding school in the heart of the English countryside seems idyllic. The students are nurtured, encouraged to stay healthy and are protected from the outside world. The story centres round the love triangle of Kathy, Ruth and Tommy. As a now thirty-one year old, Kathy begins to reflect on their time at Hailsham and what it means to have been a student there. Without wanting to give the plot away, Hailsham has a dark secret and only a special type of person may attend.

Ultimately, it’s a story about love, friendship and hope.

Skippy Dies Paul Murray Opening with a dramatic doughnuteating contest in which Skippy does indeed kick the bucket, this is a wildly funny and equally gross insight into the minds of teenage boys. Overweight genius Ruprecht Van Doren and his roommate Daniel ‘Skippy’ Juster attend Seabrook College for Boys in Dublin. Beginning at the end, it then goes back in time to follow Ruprecht in his pursuit of Lori from the neighbouring girls’ school.

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flatulence and other bodily functions, you’re right. They’re also children struggling to find their identity and for that, the book is incredibly endearing.

The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger From the opening paragraph we’re in the mindset of the rebel with a cause, the ‘catcher in the rye’ himself, 16 year old Holden Caulfield. He’s been expelled from prep school and through his biting narration, edgy cynicism and general teenage angst, we’re all reminded what it’s like to be adolescent. With its profanity and sexual content it remains on many banned book lists and thus has become an anthem for youth.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J.K. Rowling From the moment Harry, Ron and Hermione board the Hogwart’s Express at platform 9¾ we know that school will never be the same again. Who wouldn’t want to dine in the Great Hall, be tutored in muggle studies and represent your house at Quidditch? Featuring every aspect of boarding school life wizard-style, it’s an absolute must-read.

Goodbye, Mr Chips James Hilton This time it’s the teachers’ turn to have a voice.

‘Goodbye, Mr Chips’ is the sentimental tale of Mr Chipping, a much-loved staff member at a fictional boys’ public boarding school. Failing to connect with the pupils at first he eventually finds his confidence and a new love.

Ok, it’s a bit mushy and sentimental but there’s something about these warm recollections of the retired schoolmaster that will melt your heart.

Beautifully-written and wonderfully nostalgic it’ll have even the former bad boys remembering school through misty eyes.

The Blackboard Jungle Evan Hunter Set in New York, this is a gritty and realistic portrayal of a new teacher’s struggle to maintain discipline in an inner-city school. It may have been set in the 1950s but the subject matter is timeless, dealing with violence in a way that rings as clear as the school bell within today’s society. It has a brilliant climax that’s worth the wait and will make your old comprehensive feel like something from Enid Blyton.

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Kumon’s maths and English study programmes work to develop your child’s confidence and independent study skills so they excel throughout the new term and beyond.

To unlock your child’s potential, contact your local Instructor for a Free Assessment.

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Fri 24 24 Aug Fri Aug 7.30pm 7.30pm

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Sat 22 Sep 7.30pm

Sat 15 Sep 7.30pm

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What’s On August & September 2012 Sunday 12 August 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony at the Roses Closing Ceremony on the big screen at the Roses with post-screening drinks in the bar afterwards.

Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5NX From 7.30pm Free Entry www.rosestheatre.org Throughout August Tewkesbury Classic Car & Motorcycle Rally Tewkesbury School Playing Fields, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF From 11am to 5pm Adults £5, free of charge for children www.tewkesburyclassiccar.org Friday 24th – Monday 27th August Greenbelt Festival Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH www.greenbelt.org.uk/festival/2012 Saturday 25 August 2012 The Cotswolds Vintage Fair A wonderful selection of original vintage goods.

Toddington Village Hall, Stow Road, Toddington, GL54 5DU 10.00am ~ 4.00pm Adults £2 Children & OAP’s Free www.thecotswoldsvintagefair.blogspot.co.uk Saturday 25 to Monday 27 August 2012 Hullabaloo Festival Live music with huge range of children’s activities with comedy, poetry, arts and craft market, displays, exhibitions, workshops, real ales and ciders and more.

Burley Fields Lake, Leckhampton Lane, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL51 4XT http://www.hullabaloofestival.co.uk Monday 27th August – Summer Bank Holiday Sunday 9th September Cheltenham Half Marathon – Charity Event Starts at Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH Contact: Norman Wilson Tel: 01452 722720 2.05pm Start

Saturday 15 September Winston’s Wish Sunrise Walk Starts at Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH Tel: 01242 515157 for applications Register at www.sunrisewalk.co.uk Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September 2012 Brass Band Competition Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH www.kapitol.co.uk Thursday 27th September 2012 Danter’s Fun Fair Contact: Edward Danter Telephone Number: 01452 728773 Website: www.billydantersfunfair.com Friday 28th September 2012 Sue Ryder “Starlight Hike” Contact: Jocelyn Midgley jocelyn.midgley@suerydercare.org Tel: 01242 246293 www.suerydercare.org

cleeve concerts established artists in an intimate setting

Johnny Coppin & Mike Silver £14

5th OCT:

BBC Radio Presenter / Folk Legends

Beverley Craven

6th OCT: £20 One of UK’s best Singer/Songwriters

Benny Gallagher

23rd NOV: £13 Of the Legendary Gallagher and Lyle 24th NOV:

Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri £20 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart!

The Fab Beatles

25th NOV: £16 BBC: “the best” UK Beatles Tribute

Chantel McGregor £11

2nd DEC: Young Blues Artist of the Year

tickets: www.cleeveconcerts.co.uk Box Office: 0844 576 2210

or Courtyard Books in Tarling’s Yard, B. Cleeve

Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LISTINGS Emergency Numbers

Ambulance 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Fire 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Police 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Police non emergency 0845 090 1234 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

Chemist Numbers Rowlands Pharmacy

5 High Street, Prestbury Cheltenham GL52 3AR Tel: 01242 244318 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 1pm & 2pm - 6pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

Badham Chemists

256 London Road, Charlton Kings Cheltenham GL52 6HS Tel: 01242 515143 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6.30pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm

Badham Pharmacy

62 Hewlett Road Cheltenham GL52 6AH Tel: 01242 260165 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 6pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

Boots The Chemist

High Street, Cheltenham Tel: 01242 527084 Open Monday-Saturday 8am - 6pm Wednesday 9am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 5pm

Lloyds Pharmacy

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

Badham Pharmacy Emergency prescriptions If you have a prescription marked “URGENT” by your doctor outside normal opening hours, please call 01242 516779 for assistance.

In the event of an Emergency when no pharmacy is open, please contact Cheltenham or Bishop’s Cleeve Police on 0845 090 1234 who will contact a Pharmacist to dispense your prescription.

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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.

Recycling

Swindon Road recycling centre

Opening hours Monday to Friday - 7.30am-7.30pm (summer time) and 7.30am-6.30pm (winter time) Saturdays - 7.30am-4.00pm Sundays and bank holidays - 9.00am-1.00pm

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) Opening hours: 9am – 6:15pm all year round Household Recycling Centre Helpline on 01242 680 010

Useful Numbers Cheltenham Borough Council 01242 262626 Citizens Advice Bureau 01242 522491 Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000 Local M.P. Martin Horwood 01242 224889 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Bacon Theatre 01242 258002 Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 01242 572573 Town Hall & Pump Rooms Box Office 0844 5762210 Cineworld Cinemas 0871 200 2000 Cheltenham Borough Community Transport 01242 515388

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PUBS & RESTAURANTS Hotel on the Park 38 Evesham Road Cheltenham GL52 2AH Tel: 01242 518898 Ellenborough Park Southam Road Cheltenham GL52 3NH Tel: 01242 808 919

The Apple Tree Inn Stockwell Lane Woodmancote GL52 9QG Tel: 01242 673277 Bottelino’s St James Street Cheltenham GL52 2SH Tel: 01242 224761

Malvern View Restaurant & Hotel Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham GL52 3PR Tel: 01242 672017

Charlton Kings Hotel London Road Cheltenham GL52 6UU Tel: 01242 231061

The Royal Oak The Burgage Prestbury Cheltenham GL52 3DL Tel: 01242 522344

Everest Balti House 3 Portland Street Cheltenham GL52 2NZ Tel: 01242 221334 Golden Mountain 63 Winchcombe Street Cheltenham GL52 2NE Tel: 01242 222 361

TAKEAWAYS All The Raj 27 Prestbury Road Cheltenham GL52 2PP Tel: 01242 242474 Chicken Inn 1 Portland Street Cheltenham GL52 2NZ Tel: 01242 527971 China House 176 London Road Cheltenham GL52 6HJ Tel: 01242 523687 Everest Balti House 3 Portland Street Cheltenham GL52 2NZ Tel: 01242 221334 Golden Mountain 63 Winchcombe Street Cheltenham GL52 2NE Tel: 01242 672664

The Langton 191 London Road Cheltenham GL52 6HT Tel: 01242 233022 Taj Mahal Balti 11 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 676006 Masala Bites 22-24 Albion Street Cheltenham GL52 2LP Tel: 01242 530531 Rising Sun Cleeve Hill Cheltenham GL52 3PX Tel: 01242 676281 The Curry Corner 133 Fairview Road Cheltenham GL52 2EX Tel: 01242 528449

Perfect Pizza 32 - 34 St James Street Cheltenham GL52 2SH Tel: 01242 235440 Pitville Fish & Chips 27 Prestbury Road Cheltenham GL52 2PP Tel: 01242 242474 Simpsons Fish & Chips 73 - 75 Priors Road Cheltenham GL52 5AL Tel: 01242 521964 Turkish Delight 6 Portland Street Cheltenham GL52 2PB Tel: 01242 282111 Whaddon Fish Bar 100 Whaddon Road Cheltenham GL52 5NF Tel: 01242 691911

TAXIS

Wokswagon 77 Priors Road Cheltenham GL52 5AL Tel: 01242 575995

Please email advertising@glosdirectories.co.uk if you would like to have your club or class listed here.

Listing is free of charge if non profit, otherwise only £7.50 + VAT per month. Minimum booking for listings is 6 months.

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Airport Plus Tel: 01242 808090 Airport Priority Cars Tel: 01242 572224 A2B Private Hire Tel: 01242 580580 Bishop’s Cleeve Private Hire Tel: 01242 696676 Prestbury Independent Taxi Tel: 01242 07860 434421 The 727 Car Company Tel: 01242 523523

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Index of Advertisers Beauty, Health, Fitness & Skincare Cheltenham Mind Body Peter Sollis Sports Therapy Thai Chi Tui Na Massage

13 11 13 15

Building & DIY Building & Plumbing Supplies Staverton Building Supplies

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Building Services ADCMS Ltd Lockwood Architectural

21 19

Building, Maintenance, Repair, Carpentry & Handyman Services Dave Dowell 29 Ian Banks Carpentry 23 LB Services 23 LCM Flat Roofing 27 Maguire Plasterers 29 Matt Grimshaw Carpentry 23 Business Services Economummy Glos Websites

Curtains & Blinds Homechoice Blinds 28 Tewkesbury Blinds & Curtains 27 Driveways Pattern Driveways

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Electrical services Pro Electrical

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Entertainment Cheltenham Tigers Cleeve Concerts Gardens Gallery Gloucester Rugby The Roses Theatre

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Funeral Directors Alexander Burn Ltd

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Gallery Gardens Gallery

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Garden Centres & Nurseries Gotherington Nurseries

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Cakes & Baking Accessories Cake and Sugarcraft Boutique 8

Garden and Estate Services & Maintenance Dave Dowell Edward Price J.H. Contract Services Glos

Carpets Carpets Direct

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Home Food Delivery Wiltshire Farm Foods

Children, Classes & Tuition Jo Jingles Kumon Maths and English Prestbury Piano Sprogs Toys & Gifts

37 41 39 37

Chimney Sweep Dave Bott Chimney Sweep

23

Cleaning Services Oven Cleaning Specialist

Leaflet Distribution Gloucestershire Leaflet Distrib. 35

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Letterbox Replacement The Letterbox Replacement Co. 35

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Counselling and Therapies Advance Practice Hypnotherapy 15 Cheltenham Mind Body 13 Peter Sollis Sports Therapy 11 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 13

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Hypnotherapist Advance Practice Hypnotherapy 15 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 11 Kitchens Building & Plumbing Supplies

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Mirrors, Oak handmade Celeste Oak Mirrors

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Photography Fez Photography

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Piano Tutor Prestbury Piano

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Plumbing, Heating & Boiler Services Intergas Cheltenham Ltd 21 Johnston Scotia 24&25 Paul Tamcken 19 Steven Scudamore 23 Roofs Cheltenham Felt Roofing LCM Flat Roofing

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Sports Therapy Peter Sollis Sports Therapy

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

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Television & Satellite Digital TV & Sat Systems

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Travel Miles Morgan Travel

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Web Design Glos Websites

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Weddings & Parties Cake and Sugarcraft Boutique 8 Chinaboy Catering Hire 17 Fez Photography 8 WOW Wedding Shows 15

Motoring, MOT’s & Vehicle Sales Cotswold Cheltenham Mini 3 J.T. Vehicle Services 27

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