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contents Regular history article by David Aldred 6 A Queen by any other name 10 Seasonal Recipe 12 Spotlight on Oh So Sweet 13 Tech Spec 16 Codeword puzzle 18 Number Cruncher 19 Beauty feature 20 Sudoku 22 Spotlight on Hush Mobile Beauty 23 Motoring: Going Green 24 The Art of the Titanic 26 Spotlight on LCM Flat Roffing 28 Home Security aids 30 Spotlight on Johnston Scotia 32 Decor: Wonderful Windows 36 Working from Home: Coffee 40 Book Reviews: Darling Books for May 42 Everyday History: Spectacles 43 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival details 44 Quick Quiz: Eating Out 45 Gardening with Pippa Greenwood 46 Spotlight on Gotherington Nurseries 49 Competitions 50 Pictograms 50 Quick Crossword 51 Travel: Bangkok 52 Puzzle Solutions 54 Cartoon 54 Spotlight on Monkey Music 55 Children’s Activity Page 56 Puzzle Solutions (cont’d) 57 Useful Local Information 58 Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés 60 Taxis & Takeaways 61 Clubs & Classes 61 Index of Advertisers 62

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LOCAL HISTORY

On the Buses...!

For this month’s article I am returning to a transport theme as I have recently acquired a guide to local bus services in force when the train services between Bishop’s Cleeve and Winchcombe were withdrawn in March 1960. It makes fascinating reading and will, no doubt, bring back memories for older readers.

By this date bus services were much more used than the trains, for they were In the August edition of the Directory I used a photograph of Bishop's Cleeve station more accessible and taken by the late Bill Potter. Here he has captured a Bristol Omnibus service for frequent with both Smiths' workers at The Grange in Bishop's Cleeve in 1976.

Bishop’s Cleeve and Winchcombe being served by three different companies. Yet not a and Service 62A ran through Stoke Orchard. single company operating in 1960 is operating There were no services on Sunday mornings. today; victims of increasing car ownership and In total villagers had a choice from 33 weekday departures to Tewkesbury, which contrasts starkly rationalisation of services. with Stagecoach’s four departures today!

Many people will remember the demolition of the shelter at the main bus stop in Bishop’s Cleeve when the entrance to Tesco was built.

Twelve times on a weekday and four times on a Sunday, villagers could wait there to join a service to Royal Well in Cheltenham from Evesham via Kemerton, provided jointly by the Bristol Omnibus and Stratford Blue companies. The Bristol company provided most of the services around Cheltenham, including two services from that town to Tewkesbury through Bishop’s Cleeve: Service 62 ran generally hourly via Aston Cross Page 6

Interestingly, Woodmancote does not appear anywhere in the timetables, but it was served

by Kearsey’s Service 14 from Cheltenham to A 1960 advertisement for Gillett's coaches.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LOCAL HISTORY Gotherington and on to Alderton, Great Washbourne and Stanway, although only two weekday services actually reached the latter two places, as most terminated in Gotherington. Timings were anything but regular! Four services left Gotherington for Royal Well between 8am and 9.30am on a weekday, but then there was an hour’s wait. Coming back from Cheltenham, miss the 6pm service, the next one left at 7.30pm with the next, and last, at 10.15, which was usually before the cinemas finished showing their films! The name Bishop’s Cleeve never appeared in Kearsey’s timetables, for the busesstopped at The Green, always referred to as Cleeve Estate. Today, Pulham’s service from Gotherington follows the same route into Cheltenham.

Cleeve Hill bus shelter photographed in a heavy snow storm in December 1964.

The main bus stop in Winchcombe is still found in Abbey Terrace. Cheltenham services were much more limited than Bishop’s Cleeve’s.

Bristol Omnibus provided seven services during the week and four on a Sunday to Cheltenham, with two extended to Broadway.

Many readers will remember Gillett’s coaches. Confusingly the company operated a different number of services at different times on different days of the week; three on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday; four on Wednesday and Thursday with five on Saturday. Kearsey’s Service 16 had a similar pattern, although its buses did not run until lunchtime and none at all ran on a Wednesday!

Sixteen departures for Cheltenham on a Saturday provided the most frequent service from Winchcombe; far fewer than from Bishop’s Cleeve. All the buses stopped on Cleeve Hill, where the remains of a Cheltenham electric tramcar provided a welcome waiting shelter for the passengers.

This also marked the turning circle for Cheltenham’s town Service 1, which had replaced the trams in 1929 and which provided a frequent service to the centre and on to the railway station.

Today’s local bus routes still largely follow those of 1960 and Bishop’s Cleeve still enjoys a much better service than Winchcombe, but at least Castleway’s runs a regular weekday service!

- David Aldred Kearsey's 8.25am service to Cheltenham arriving at Woodmancote in July 1964.

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A Queen

By Any Other Name

There won’t be many republicans in evidence in London this summer. Even non-royalists will be caught up in the pageantry of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations; an event guaranteed, even more so than the Olympics, to lift the nation’s spirits at a time of general despondency. As part of the celebrations The Queen has granted city status to four UK towns: Perth in Scotland; St Asaph in Wales; Chelmsford in England and Armagh in Northern Ireland.

There was another time in history when the country’s collective spirits needed lifting – sixty years ago. Residential streets were closed to traffic so that local communities could hold street parties.

Bunting and Union flags hung from lines strung from upstairs windows on either side of the streets. Makeshift tables sagged under the weight of sandwiches, jelly and custard and bottles of Tizer.

Games were organised, one of which consisted of the father of a family threading a needle and cotton which he then handed to his impatiently waiting offspring who would sprint down the road to the mother. The mother would sew a button onto a square of material which the offspring would then rush to the referee. Not all the families could participate in this game; some of the fathers had not returned home eight years previously.

In the evening we sat round our wireless sets to listen to our new Queen’s speech: “…Throughout all my life I shall strive to be worthy of your trust…”

In this speech the Queen also paid tribute to the support of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the speech is as valid and as relevant today as it was sixty years ago.

Times changed. Britain changed; in some cases beyond recognition. But there has been one constant: a tower of

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strength whose influence will not be fully appreciated until she is no longer with us.

In a much earlier speech, made in Cape Town on her twenty-first birthday, 21 April 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth declared “… my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service…”

Well, we all know now that it was to be long. We also know that she meant every word she said.

How differently history would have read had her would-be assassin, Marcus Sarjeant, succeeded in acquiring a real gun and live ammunition. The mentally disturbed teenager fired six blank shots at the Queen as she rode in the Trooping the Colour ceremony on 13 June 1981. He was quickly overpowered by Police Sergeant John Woodcock and St John Ambulance man John Heaseman. He told them “I wanted to be famous. I wanted to be a somebody.” And he had written a diary entry: ‘I am going to stun and mystify the world. I will become the most famous teenager in the world.’

Fortunate not to have been shot on the spot he escaped with five years imprisonment. But most notable was Elizabeth II’s majestic reaction to the incident. As her horse, nineteen-year-

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comment from Buckingham Palace on the validity of these claims.

True or false I doubt that the Queen loses much sleep over these stories. She has, over the past eight decades, proved herself indomitable.

This was, allegedly, the second attempt on the Monarch’s life. According to a retired senior police officer in Australia he was in charge of an investigation in 1981 after a train carrying the Queen and Prince Philip collided with a large log which had been placed on the track after police and a pilot train had passed along the route. The retired officer, Mr McHardy, who claims to have interviewed suspects including IRA sympathisers says the Australian government issued a suppression order to avoid embarrassment. There has so far been no

It was the Queen’s consort, HRH Prince Philip, who pointed out that sometimes a position is more important than the person who occupies that position. With typical clarity he had put the concept in a nutshell: if a nation chooses to have a figurehead then there must be a human to give that position substance, but the human is secondary to the position, not vice versa.

For the past sixty years we have been fortunate in having a person worthy of that position; a person of supreme dignity and dedication the like of which this country may never see again. God Save the Queen.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | FOOD & DRINK

Seasonal Recipe Asparagus For those who’ve only ever considered asparagus as a luxurious accompaniment to a main course, it’s time to think again. This delicious recipe is simple to cook and the mild flavours of the mozzarella and eggs mean that the asparagus is still the star of the dish.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.

Making sure the potatoes are clean first, boil them in salted water.

Trim the asparagus, then cut the stems into 1cm slices leaving the spear as a piece about 8cm long. Add this all to the potato pan for the last 5 minutes of the cooking time.

Drain everything and refresh in cold water. Thickly slice the potato.

Whisk together the eggs really well.

Dice the mozzarella and add to the eggs along with 40g of the Parmesan, the parsley, potatoes and slices of asparagus. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir everything to coat with the egg. Lastly, gently stir through the spears.

Heat a 22cm diameter oven-proof deep frying pan along with the olive oil over a medium heat. Non-stick would be great, otherwise one which is naturally seasoned.

Pour in the egg mixture making sure some of the spears are sitting at the top.

Leave to cook for around 10 minutes until the edges are starting to firm up.

Sprinkle over the last 10g of Parmesan and slide the frying pan in to the oven.

Bake for 8-10 minutes until the frittata is golden and firm.

Serve straight from the pan with a crisp green salad.

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GLOS DIRECTORIES | GENERAL & COMMUNITY TECH SPEC

The gadgets that can help everything from hay fever to humidity Page 16

We tend to take air for granted, but the air around us isn’t always on our side: it can contain airborne allergens that make our eyes red or our noses run, or it can be too hot, too cold, too dry or not dry enough - but technology can help.

Something in the air For many people hay fever is a particular pain at this time of year, and there are a number of gadgets that promise to reduce its effects or prevent it from affecting you altogether. Both the Lumie Haylight (£49.95) and the Lloyds Pharmacy Hayfever Reliever (£39.99) are careful to avoid making specific health claims but there’s certainly anecdotal evidence that light therapy devices such as these can make hay fever more bearable.

It’s also a good idea to know in advance what the pollen count will be like and there are plenty of smartphone apps that can help. We particularly like Clarityn’s two apps: the Allergy Pollen Forecast tells you when hay fever is likely to strike, while the Clarityn Sneeze Alarm is an alarm clock app that uses different sneezing sounds to tell you what kind of day you’re likely to have.

Another option for allergy sufferers of all kinds is an air purifier or ioniser. The former removes irritants - pollen, for example, or dust mites, or pet dander - from the air using ultraviolet light or a filter,

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Another way to change the air around you is to use a humidifier or a dehumidifier. The former is designed to make your home more humid, which can help reduce the symptoms of dry coughs, dry skin and other irritations, and options range from steam humidifiers - devices that boil water to create steam - to ultrasonic humidifiers, which create a cool fog of water droplets.

For many British homes, however, the problem isn’t that the air is too dry: it’s that it’s too wet. Overly humid houses can cause health problems and irritate existing ones.

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His work is almost photographically lifelike His work is almost photographically lifelike and uncertainty of human existence: and uncertainty of human existence: and detailed and shows the great going about and detailed and shows the great shipship going about his enormous (8’canvas, x 10’) canvas, his enormous (8’ x 10’) its business placidly if nothing wrong. placidly as if as nothing waswas wrong.

AndAnd completed lessathan yearthe after theits business completed less than year aafter nothing is.only It is only the viewer’s foreknowledge is. It is the viewer’s foreknowledge thatthat and St Louis sinkingsinking and now innow the in St the Louis Art Artnothing makes the images so terrifying. the images so terrifying.

Museum, hapless humanity makes Museum, shows shows hapless humanity suffering stoically Perhaps the greatest piece ofinspired art inspired suffering almostalmost stoically amid amid Perhaps the greatest piece of art by by nightmarish white-capped the disaster, though, came the British nightmarish white-capped waveswaves the disaster, though, came fromfrom the British (actually the was night was calm). indeterminist composer Gavin Bryars, whose (actually the night calm). indeterminist composer Gavin Bryars, whose The Sinking ofTitanic the Titanic written in 1969 of the was was written in 1969 For Thomas For Thomas Hardy,Hardy, whosewhose poem poem The Sinking and recorded

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Titanic Myths

ian banks

The band played until the very end This wouldn’t have been possible as the ship was listing and the band members would have been unable stay standing upright.

The Titanic was trying to set a speed record Communication was not as it is today and arrangements for the arriving passengers would have been made days or weeks in advance. If they had reached New York ahead of schedule most of them would have been left standing at the docks.

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Spotlight on LCM Flat Roofing LCM Flat Roofing is a local business based in Tewkesbury. We caught up with owner, Liam Mellor, to find out more about flat roofs and how to stop them from leaking!

What is a flat roof?

A flat roof is where the pitch (angle) of the roof is very small and normal conventional tiles cannot be used. The main objective is to keep water out.

Flat roofs are commonly found on garages, sheds, dormers or much larger roofs like a extension or school block.

What are common problems?

Many flat roofs are covered in felt and through extremes in temperatures can break down and leak.

The warmth of the sun causes blistering and the roof becomes brittle and cracks. Also with this style of roof, chippings and stones attract the growth of moss and plants, also degrading the roof.

What services does LCM Flat Roofing offer?

We specialise in what we believe to be the best two up to date methods on the market for flat roofing.

EPDM which is a rubber membrane usually installed as one piece to prevent any joins and seams, therefore eliminating weak spots, and GRP which is a fibreglass membrane also with no seams or weak spots. It consists of 5 layers: plywood deck, a premium resin undercoat, a 600 gram fibreglass mat with another premium resin coat, finished with a coloured topcoat of your choice. We choose to use 600 gram over 400 gram mat as we feel that if a job is worth doing it is worth doing properly.

We also insulate roofs where necessary which can be very beneficial in the long run. Also the renewal of fascias and guttering. With the versatility of the fibreglass it can also be used for gutters and pond linings.

How do i choose between the two methods?

On my website you can find a list of advantages to both systems that will best suit you, or just give me a call for a free, friendly, no obligation quote.

Why should i choose one of the above methods over, for example, more traditional felt?

Both of these systems, EPDM and GRP, have a life expectancy of over 50 years and both come with a guarantee of 20 years for the rubber and 25 for the fibreglass. So not only are they more attractive to look at but are by far better lasting. It is known that some insurances won’t pay out on contents that have felt roofs older than 7 years old.

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I’d like a quote - what do I do next?

If you are considering having your roof updated, feel free to visit our website www.lcmflatroofing.co.uk to view some more photos of how your roof may look, or simply give us a call. Anyone with a felt roof that is 10 years old should have it inspected for damage as a leak is more than likely imminent and could result in more costly repair.

For a free, no obligation quote, call Liam 07590191700 or 01684 770074 www.lcmflatroofing.co.uk

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An Englishman’s home is his castle and today it is a castle under siege. The stark rise in crime and antisocial behaviour has homeowners - in rural and urban areas alike - running scared and ever more concerned with a problem that law and order fails to address.

But despite this sad fact there is a fast-growing home security market that is equal to the problem; ready and able to empower the individual and preserve the sanctity of home.

If the statistics are to be believed many of us will fall victim to crime, but thanks to an extensive range of affordable, simple and easy-to-use home security devices, protecting your property, possessions and family is becoming easier.

This is a guide to some of the most popular products around at the moment.

Fence Prikka Strip, £8.95 - A simple, cheap and effective way of protecting your property from intruders. Each anti-climb strip consists of a series of closely arranged cones that are formed from durable weatherproof PVC. Easy to trim to the size you require, the strips can be glued, screwed or nailed into place and are perfect for use on all perimeter fencing.

Byron CS11D Dummy CCTV Camera Unit, £12.29 Flawlessly replicating a real CCTV unit, the dummy camera is extremely realistic. The accurate design and flashing red light gives the appearance of a genuine and operational camera.

Driveway Monitor, £18.49 - Recognising intruders up to 100ft away, the Driveway Monitor offers cordless infra-red detection of heat or movement and alerts the homeowner via a radio signal that’s sent directly to the indoor receiver.

Frostfire Home Security Bar, £23.50 - Designed for use with both standard hinged doors and sliding patio doors, the Frostfire Home Security Bar can be wedged at any angle to prevent forced entry. Because it’s made from 20-gauge steel, the bar is incredibly strong and exceedingly robust, and so protects against forces of up to 150 kg.

Fake TV Burglar Deterrent, £24 - Simulating the appearance of an active television set, the Fake TV helps to create the illusion that someone’s at home by using realistic LED lighting. An inbuilt sensor automatically triggers the system at dusk and thanks to its compact design, it’s perfect for use anywhere in the home.

Top: Fence Prikka Strip. Bottom: Fake TV

Security Wireless Camera, £29.50 - Suitable for use both inside or outside the property, the wireless camera makes for fast and easy positioning and transmits images both day and night - due to its night vision capabilities at 8-10 meters.

Ex-Pro Complete 2.4GHz CCTV Camera, £94.97 - A robust weatherproof design makes this wireless system ideal for outdoor home security. With automatic activation of LEDs at night and good quality night-vision combined easy connectivity, it’s just the thing for all your home security needs.

Yale Locks Alarm Wireless Home Starter Alarm Kit, £124.98 - Completely wireless and ideal for flats, garages or terraced and semi-detached homes, the alarm system is easy to install - causing no damage or disruption to home décor - and comes complete with a wireless remote control access pad that’s easy to operate.

Not every device is necessary however, or easy to fit. So before you rush off to shop for gadgets, it would be well worth taking advice from a locksmith or security consultant and ensuring you have the right solution for your home.

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Wonderful Windows They keep in the warmth and keep out prying eyes, but window treatments are much more than a purely practical addition to a room, says Katherine Sorrell Curtains – where to start The cheapest and most subtle option for hanging curtains is undoubtedly a plastic or metal track. Double tracks can be used to hang both nets and thicker curtains neatly, while triple tracks allow you to use flat panels, perhaps of different fabrics, which can be pulled back and forwards in different combinations depending on the effect you want or how much light you wish to allow in.

The more decorative alternative is a curtain pole – perhaps in see-through acrylic, slender stainless steel or pale-painted wood – and with pretty finials on the ends. On narrow windows or dormers, portiere (or swing-arm) rods are an alternative to fixed poles, while for a modern effect you could use tension wire, fixed taut within the window opening.

Wonderful Windows Curtains – fabric and style

Whether you in prefer minimal panels or swathes They keep the warmth and of fabric, it is best to take into account the architecture and size of the room, and of the keep out prying eyes, but windows, before opting for a particular curtain window treatments style. Grander curtains tend are to suitmuch larger, period rooms, while simple curtains are often more than a purely practical best suited to modern properties. The way in which a curtain is determined addition to ahangs room, says by its heading, usually created by a tape which is sewn onto the back of the curtain and pulled to Katherine Sorrell

form gentle gathers, smart pleats or a variety of other shapes. For a less formal look, however, there are plentyto ofstart alternatives. Tab- and tieCurtains – where are often foundsubtle on ready-made The tops cheapest and most option for curtains, though they can be fiddly to draw.

Curtains can hanging curtains is undoubtedly a plastic also be hung from tracks a deepcan hem is simply or metal track.

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windows. Very light fabrics will tend to look floppy unless supported by a lining. Lining is, in fact, always a good idea, as it will not only help the fabric hang neatly, but also protect it from fading, dirt and condensation. Thermal linings help retain heat, and can be as effective as double glazing, while blackout lining also blocks out light and some noise.

Blinds Once considered something of a poor cousin to curtains, blinds are increasingly fashionable, offering a clean-lined look that is sophisticated and laid-back yet still pleasingly tactile. What’s more, they tend to be far cheaper, as they require much less fabric – just the size of the window opening, plus hems. There are different options to suit different styles of room, many of them easy to make yourself or inexpensive to buy offthe-shelf. A roller blind in a neutral colour will blend into the background in a modern, minimal space, or could be used in conjunction with ‘dress’ curtains (fixed either side of the window) in a more formal room. Roman blinds pull up in lovely soft folds that give an attractive drape

combinations depending thepractically effect you any Curtains can be madeon from wantfabric, or how much light wish to allow depending onyou your budget.

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without going over the top, while fabric roll-up blinds which, literally, roll up from the bottom and tie in position, show off their reverse, thus offering an attractive combination of two fabrics. When choosing fabrics, mid-weight, not-too-textured fabrics tend to be best for blinds, which need to roll or fold easily against themselves.

Shutters They may not be the obvious choice, and they are almost always more expensive than blinds or simple curtains, but shutters are good-looking in an unfussy kind of way and suit both old and new properties. They’re also great for privacy, for blocking out sound and light and adding an extra layer of security. Depending on the configuration of your window, shutters can be made as a single pair, bi-fold, tri-fold or whatever will fit, either full-length, half-height (café style), or tier-ontier, rectangular, tapering or arched in shape, and either set within the reveal or folding back against the wall. The plainest, period-type shutters have a timber frame and a solid centre panel – they can be painted any colour and complement a Georgian or Victorian home extremely well. American shutters have louvres that tilt up and down, offering privacy but also letting in light. Alternatively, for a highly contemporary effect, it’s possible to have shutters made from sleek aluminium or funky acrylic, which comes in a range of gorgeous colours.

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Working from home I drink a lot more coffee these days. Three or four times a day I find myself in the kitchen spooning instant into a mug, whereas there used to be a time when my morning fix (three teaspoons for that great big wakeup jolt) was all the coffee I drank.

It’s not that I’m a caffeine junkie: actually I’m on the decaf now.

Much to nobody’s surprise, my Type 2 has arrived as an entirely proper consequence of years of eating and drinking far too much and doing far too little; and as caffeine (so my low-carb diet book informs me, whether trustworthily or not I don’t know) stimulates the production of insulin, I have switched to decaf. I can’t say that I can tell the difference.

Nor am I a coffee snob. I’ve always drunk coffee in preference to tea, but only because when I was a teenager I read a book called “How to be Bond” which pointed out that James Bond always drank coffee, never tea, because while coffee was sophisticated tea was common. But I’ve always been fine with instant. One boss of mine would only ever drink “real” coffee, which smelt divine but didn’t taste as good as it smelt.

Also, it’s such a faff, whether filter or cafetière, and the end result isn’t so much of an improvement as to justify the labour (to my palate at least). Of course, the real stuff comes out if we have guests round, but other than that the pot gathers dust on the topmost kitchen shelf and the coffee itself is many, many months beyond its best-before date.

(And mind you, that same book pointed out that Bond never drank beer either, and for much the same reason. I was never tempted to follow this example and took

enthusiastically to beer long before I was actually allowed to. And anyway, I do drink tea now – I had a bad bout of bronchitis last winter and felt a sudden craving for sweet tea. Nothing could have been more soothing.)

No, the reason why I drink so much more coffee nowadays is that basically I’m a lazy hound and always used to dodge the coffee round in the office by pretending that I didn’t want one. The downside of this was that I couldn’t sneak off and make myself a coffee when I actually did want one, so I did without.

It’s not entirely laziness, though. Some of the offices I’ve worked in over the years have had kitchens of such unspeakable vileness that you wouldn’t want to go into them, let alone drink anything that came out of them. Washing up, in an office kitchen, is nobody’s job and so is never done. I well remember the kitchen at the old Morning Advertiser offices in Brixton. It crouched in a corner of what had been a huge printworks, all cavernous and echoing since the actual printing had been contracted out years before.

But when the printers departed it seems they left their mugs behind, still half-full and never washed since, and all sprouting caps of foul grey mould like beards on corpses. Even the sign that said “please wash your own mug” was mouldy. I am not especially ticklestomached but I would never, in a million years, have put anything that came out of that hell-hole anywhere near my digestive tract.

Anyway, one thing I have discovered to be true, although previously I’d pooh-poohed it, is that coffee tastes better if it’s not made with boiling water. So I think I’ll go and have one now.

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Darling Books for May It’s time to crown the new May Queen and dance around the Maypole. Heavily rooted in the pagan and the celtic, celebrations are taking place across the land. This magical time of year is all about nature, fertility, tradition and folklore. Make yourself a daisy crown, sprinkle on some fairy dust and dance barefoot in the moonlight. Or failing that, find a patch of sunlight and let a book lead you on a merry dance…

Lob, Linda Newbery The original inspiration for Newbery’s ‘Lob’ was a stranger she saw on her way to work; ‘the man who walks the roads’. Where was he going and where had he come from? This image, combined with those of the ‘green man’ in English Folklore who appears in carvings as a face amongst leaves and branches, lead to her to create her garden helper ‘Lob’.

Lucy ‘s grandfather tells her about Lob and all the ‘Lob-work’ he does around the garden.

You can only see him if you believe in him. It’s a beautiful and heart-warming children’s book which has great appeal for adults.

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Stone Henge to the yeti-like Beast of Bolam in the wilds of Northumberland, this is a land that’s teeming with folklore. Use this modern guidebook to take a step back in time and into a land that you may not recognise.

Arthur, High King of Britain, Michael Morpurgo.

This is the second children’s book we’ve selected but it’s a wonderful way for kids and grown-ups alike to hear some of the magical stories of King Arthur and his mystical round table. Michael Morpurgo’s tale begins with a boy, marooned on a sandbank with the sea lapping perilously close to him. He wakes up in a strange bed and finds he has a visitor: King Arthur himself. The legendary figure then recounts tales of Camelot, sorcery, knights on mighty steeds and betrayal.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare Mischief abounds in one of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays which has three main,

interwoven plotlines. The story centres around the marriage of Theseus, The Duke of Athens, and the Amazon queen, Hippolyta and is set in woodland as well as the magical realm of ‘Fairyland’. One of the most memorable characters is undoubtedly the fairy court jester ‘Puck’ who dispenses his magical juice which, when sprinkled on your eyelids, means you fall in love with the next thing you see. This is one dream from which you won’t want to wake.

The Heart of Robin Hood, David Farr.

This is a brilliant reworking of the classic tale of the outlaw and his band of merry men. This time though, Robin and his men have grasped the idea of stealing from the rich, but have not yet signed-up to the principle of then giving it to the poor. It isn’t going down well with the poverty-stricken around Nottingham Forest. In David Farr’s adaptation, it’s Maid Marion who has to blaze the trail and convince Robin to follow his heart and not hold onto his swag, for the sake of the country.

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Everyday History Spectacles

It would be reasonable to imagine spectacles as a modern invention, so it may come as something of a surprise to note that Marco Polo, visiting China in 1270, observed elderly Chinese wearing them.

On the basis of legend rather than fact, St. Jerome is credited with the invention, which takes us back to c.340-420 A.D. More substantive evidence however comes from the Roman writer Pliny, who recorded that the emperor Nero watched gladiatorial combat through an ‘emerald ‘, which has been interpreted to mean that he used some form of eyeglass.

The first medical observation is recorded by Bernard Gordon, Professor of Montpelier, recommending “a collyrium of such potency that it will enable those whose sight is weak from old age to read without glasses.”

A sermon of 1305 by Fra Giordano da Rivalto states “It is not yet 20 years that the art of making glasses was invented” but no person is identified as the inventor.

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Tewkesbury Medieval Festival in 29th year!

This year's Tewkesbury Medieval Festival takes place on July 14-15 and promises to be as colourful and exciting as ever with plenty of entertainment, including a medieval surgeon, who will demonstrate some of the strange beliefs and practices that made up medieval medical care.

There will also be story tellers, jesters, dancers, minstrels, travelling players, and maybe even a dragon or two.

Children will find plenty to do and learn in our Bright Knight tent, whilst mum and dad check out our newest attraction this year, a medieval style skittle alley, or enjoy a traditional ale or glass of mead in our beer tent. Also new for this year is the chance to try some authentic medieval food, with a specialist caterer.

There is a huge market with over a hundred stalls, from costumiers and armourers to sweet and trinket stalls. Many of traders are making and selling authentic copies of medieval artefacts.

happy to explain what they are doing. Then of course there is the battle re-enactment, with around 3000 warriors recreating the battle of Tewkesbury on part of the site of the original battle of 1471.

The festival takes place on fields between Lincoln Green Lane and Lower Lode Lane, and is well signed from all the main entrances to the town.it opens at 11am on both days, with the official opening by our patron actor and historian Robert Hardy CBE, FSA at 12 on Saturday. The battle is at 4pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.

There is more entertainment around the precincts of the Abbey on Saturday evening.

Entrance to the festival is free, with a small charge for parking, but donations to help with expenses are very welcome.

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Keeping KeepingPests Pestsat at Bay Bay

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It It may bebe many years. may that you are worried about that you are worried about wildlife and conservation wildlife and conservation in general or you may also in general or you may also be concerned about using be concerned about using gardening pesticides on plants gardening pesticides on plants that children or pets might play that children or pets might play near, or that you intend to eat. near, or that you intend to eat.

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There are greenhouse conservatory not mite and mealy bugs. There are already packedor full of chemicalisresidues alsospider excellent controls available for slugs already packed full of residues excellent controls they may killchemical the beneficial and also for vine weevils, both available of which for slugs - otherwise - otherwise theyintroducing. may kill the For beneficial for vine weevils, both of which creatures you are can and be used successfully outside too. creatures are introducing. can bewho usedare successfully outside whitefly youyou need a tiny parasiticFor wasp For those troubled by pests too. whitefly you need a tiny wasp who are troubled by pests called Encarsia and for red parasitic spider mite suchFor as those leather jackets (symptoms are called for redtime spider such as leather jackets (symptoms are you needEncarsia another and mite, this themite deteriorating patches in the lawn, shortly you need another mite, this timethese the Phytoseiulus.

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Biological controls, including those for slugs and vine weevils, are all tricky for garden centres to stock, as what you are buying are living creatures which won’t survive if left sitting on a warm shelf for too long. Mail order is therefore the best way to buy generally, with your predators or parasites arriving in the post along with strict instructions for storage (they should usually be kept in the fridge) and for using before the useby date expires. But don’t let this put you off: biological controls are excellent and are used by many professional growers.

is choked with whitefly it can be a bit too much of an uphill struggle for the tiny little wasps. But the great thing is that you can relax in the knowledge that you’re not jeopardising any wildlife and that, in many cases, the biological control becomes self-perpetuating as the ‘critters’ you have bought breed and spread within the greenhouse. Now that’s what I call useful.

To ensure success you must follow the instructions precisely and make sure you introduce the control when there are a few, but not too many, pests around. If you wait until the air

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From March to July, during their busiest production months you may well find Liz and the children outside helping with production and re-stocking.

In 1986, Mark bought the Nurseries, which consisted of various derelict buildings, as a place to keep his horticultural equipment. He had a glasshouse built where he started growing tomatoes to sell at the wholesale market. While attending Pershore College he began growing his own bedding plants. In April 1991, they decided to open up to the public as a retail nurseries and to mainly sell home-grown bedding plants.

Mark and Liz married in 1992 and lived in a mobile home on site. Fortunately, in 1996, planning permission was granted to build their house which overlooks the nursery.

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Running the nursery wasn’t always easy, especially in 1991 when Mark developed a bad hip infection and was hospitalised for four months after opening. Mark’s parents and Liz stepped in with the running of the business.

In 2007, the terrible flooding locally resulted in the water supply being turned off. However, as Mark and Liz had just gone on holiday, the staff, family and friends made every effort to collect any rainfall they could. They all worked as a team by taking as many plants as they could outside to benefit from the rainfall.

Twenty one years after they started, Gotherington Nurseries remains a family-run, independent working nursery.

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Bangkok Bangkok is dotted with nearly 400 fairytale temples, known as ‘wats’, the most magnificent rising on the banks of the Chao Phraya. Colourful, dazzling, they are among the top attractions in Thailand’s capital.

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Here, monks meditate and study scriptures, medicine and astrology, tourists marvel at all the glitter and gold and the locals pray, read their horoscopes and chat with their friends.

There are food stalls by the gate and on holy days, temple fairs where you can buy amulets and herbal remedies.

Some temples are humble places haunted only by monks in saffron robes, others bustle with visitors.

A few have a claim to fame, the highest dome, the largest bell, cloisters filled with the scent of jasmine or a 5½ ton Buddha of solid gold, hidden under a layer of stucco until it was dropped during transport in the 1950s.

The Thais are devout Buddhists and most men, including the king, spend some time in the monkhood, whether a whole life or a few days.

On the left bank of the Chao Phraya, the royal chapel is a stunning extravaganza of gold leaf, multicoloured mosaics and mythical creatures keeping watch in the courtyards, from fierce guardians with green faces to slender ‘garudas’, half-bird half-human.

There are bell towers and spires, pavilions with upturned eaves, pagodas,

colonnades and white elephant statues believed to be lucky. High above it all, in a dedicated chapel, the small Emerald Buddha sits under a nine-tiered umbrella, carved from a single piece of jade and highly revered as he protects the kingdom.

There is barely a whisper in the air but the chanting of monks echoes along the walls. The royal temple is close to the Grand Palace and three times a year, in a special ceremony, the king changes the Buddha’s robes to match the new season.

Down river, Wat Po, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, is the oldest and largest of the wats, a busy place where 300 monks mingle with visitors. The Buddha fills an entire hall, stretching for 140 feet, nearly 50 feet high, covered in gold leaf and mother of pearl incrusted in the soles of his feet in 108 auspicious designs.

Regardless of faith, the Buddha touches your soul, totally serene as he approaches nirvana.

Meanwhile, in the courtyards bristling with gleaming shrines, families picnic under the trees

or buy a caged bird to set it free, for a blessing, and tourists bargain for rubbings of temple carvings. As the seat of the country’s first university, Wat Po is also a reputed centre of learning and the best place in Bangkok to try traditional medicine or enjoy an authentic Thai massage.

But across the river, Wat Arun is the most iconic of all. This is the Temple of Dawn, perfectly poised to reflect the early morning light from its lofty Khmerstyle tower. Rising some 220 feet above the water, it is covered in seashells and pieces of Chinese porcelain once used as ballast on incoming ships.

Demons and monkeys guard the sanctuary while steep narrow steps lead up to the dizzying balcony overlooking the river, the palace and neighbouring temples. Once a year, the King sails down the Chao Phraya in full regalia to present new robes to the monks of Wat Arun after their traditional fast. The royal barge procession is said to be the most colourful festival in Bangkok.

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MONKEY BUSINESS IN THE NAME OF CHARITY! MONKEY business broke out across the area at the end of March – and all in the name of charity.

Youngsters raised money for Winston’s Wish while celebrating a very special birthday; the tenth anniversary of a franchise success story.

Monkey Music, the country’s award-winning pre-school music group, was brought to Cheltenham and Gloucester in 2002 by local mum-of-three Sian Ferris.

It was one of the first franchises to branch out of London, paving the way for a network of baby and toddler music classes now booming across the UK. Over the past ten years, the business has kept expanding with classes now running across the area - from Bourton to Bishop’s Cleeve and Churchdown to Charlton Kings.

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Music classes for babies & young children!

Rock ‘n’ roll - from 3 months Heigh ho - from 12 months Jiggety jig - 2 & 3 year olds Ding dong - 3 & 4 year olds

It’s fun, formative and a great way of making friends!

www.monkeymusic.co.uk

Sprogs A gorgeous little children's shop in Winchcombe Selling Lovely Things For Little People Traditional & Wooden Toys, Fair Trade Clothes, Wellies, Baby Clothes & Gifts Lots Of Locally Made & Personalised Gifts Abbey House, High Street, Winchcombe

Tel: 01242 604833 Web: www.sprogs.org.uk

To celebrate the anniversary, each youngster enrolled in Monkey Music locally got their last class in March for free. In return, their parents or carers were asked to make a donation to Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children.

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“We celebrated across all of our classes throughout the week to raise as much money for Winston’s Wish as possible,” Sian said.

“It’s a fantastic charity offering invaluable support to children, what better way to mark our milestone than by making a donation.”

Monkey Music classes cater for babies from three months to children of four years.

“The aim is simple - to introduce music to very young children in a way they can easily understand and enjoy,” Sian explained.

“Catchy songs are mixed with a multitude of instruments and visual props, not to mention plenty of activity and dance, something for all musical maestros to get to grips with.”

For more information, or for a free trial session, go to www.monkeymusic.co.uk or call Sian on Tel: 07768 457403.

Sarah Harrop

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Friendly, fun and enthusiastic piano tutoring.

Specialising in teaching beginners.

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

Tel: 01242 527 493 or 07872 583 335 E: sarah.harrop@freewheelmedia.co.uk

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Cleeve Youth Theatre in partnership with Cleeve School present

Willow Pattern

By Judith Johnson

Funny, moving and thought provoking theatre about innocent yet forbidden love, betrayal and friendship

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Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn Saturday 14 April at 2pm & 7pm Tickets: £5 (£4 Concessions)

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Tickets available at: Bishop’s Cleeve Post Office Courtyard Books George Lewis Footwear Page 57

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

Bishop’s Cleeve Library

Chemist Numbers

Tel 01242 602772

Badham Pharmacy

23 Church Road, Bishops Cleeve: 01242 672653 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6.30pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm Sunday 11am - 1pm, 6pm - 7pm

Lloyds Pharmacy

11 High Street, Winchcombe Tel: 01242 602305 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm

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 Bishop’s Cleeve Police on 0845 090 1234 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.

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Tel 01242 672217

bishopscleeve.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Winchcombe Library winchcombe.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk Book a computer, reserve or renew 24 hrs a day at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries or call 0845 230 5420 Both libraries are Children’s Centres, where parents and carers can access information and support. The team provide leaflets and verbal advice on a range of topics, including health, finances and childcare.

Recycling

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 Tewkesbury Borough Council 01684 295010 Citizens Advice Bureau 01242 522491 Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000 Local M.P. Laurence Robertson 01684 291640 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 01242 572573 Tewkesbury Borough Community Transport 01684 297209

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Castle Charity

CAR BOOT in support of The Rotary Club of Cheltenham North

Sunday 13 May 2012 at Sudeley Castle Winchcombe GL54 5JD by kind permission of Lady Ashcombe

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PUBS & RESTAURANTS The Royal Oak Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672664 The Shutter Inn Shutter Lane Gotherington GL52 9EZ Tel: 01242 673122 The Queen’s Head Aston Cross, Tewkesbury GL20 8LP Tel: 01684 772440 The Bugatti Inn Gretton, Nr Winchcombe GL54 5EU Tel: 01242 602471 The Kings Head 19 Cheltenham Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LU Tel: 01242 673260 The Swallow Bishop’s Drive Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8DR Tel: 01242 672664 The Farmers Evesham Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8SA Tel: 01242 679277

Malvern View Restaurant & Hotel Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham GL52 3PR Tel: 01242 672017 The Apple Tree Stockwell Lane Woodmancote GL52 9QG Tel: 01242 673277 Taj Mahal Balti 11 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 676006 Page 60

5 North Street Restaurant 5 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 604566 The Old White Lion Inn 37 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5PS Tel: 01242 603300 The Plaisterers Arms Abbey Terrace Winchcombe GL54 5LL Tel: 01242 602358 Raja Balti 6 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 604194 The Sun 14 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 602256 The White Hart Inn High Street Winchcombe GL54 5LJ Tel: 01242 602359 The Corner Cupboard Gloucester Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LX Tel: 01242 602303 The Gardeners Arms Beckford Road Alderton GL20 8LN Tel: 01242 620257 The Harvest Home Evesham Road, Greet Winchcombe GL54 5BH Tel: 01242 609515 The Royal Oak Gretton Road Gretton, GL54 5EP Tel: 01242 604999

Wesley House High Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LJ Tel: 01242 602366

CAFES The Happy Hen Café Tarlings Yard, Church Road Bishops Cleeve GL52 8RN Tel: 01242 676500 North’s Village Bakery 21 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672658 No 9 Café 9 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 678866 Juri’s Tea Room High Street Winchcombe GL54 5LJ Tel: 01242 602469 The Old Tea House 6 Hailes Street Winchcombe GL54 5HU Tel: 01242 604363 The Lady Jane Tea Room 7 Hailes Street Winchcombe GL54 5HU Tel: 01242 603578 Food Fanatics Delicatessen & Coffee Shop 12 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 604466

One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story

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TAKEAWAYS Taj Mahal Balti 11 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 676006 Sing’s Kitchen 3 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 674154 Cleeve Fish Bar 1 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672755 Shiraz Pizza & Tandoori Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 679200 Winchcombe Cantonese 17 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 602116 The Winchcombe Fish Bar 8 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 603080

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CLUBS & CLASSES Baby Bounce & Rhyme Thursdays 10:15am - 10:45am, Bishop’s Cleeve Library Wednesdays 9.45am - 10.15am, Winchcombe Library Rhyme Time Wednesdays 11:15am - 11:45am, Bishop’s Cleeve Library Alternate Tuesdays 10.15am – 10.45am, Winchcombe Library Bumps & Babes Tuesdays 10:15am - 11:30am, Bishop’s Cleeve Library Bishop’s Cleeve Women’s Institute Third Tuesday of each month 7:15pm Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn Tel: 01242 678276 Woodmancote Women’s Institute Third Thursday of each month 7:30pm Woodmancote Village Hall Tel: 01242 663921 Winchcombe Women’s Institute Third Tuesday of each month at 2.30 pm Winchcombe Methodist Church Hall Tel: 01242 602329

Cheltenham Silversmithing, Jewellery & Enamelling Club Mondays 6.45-8.45pm Cleeve School Treasurer 01242 672832 www.denstons.org Cleeve Chorale Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bishop’s Cleeve Primary School, Tobyfield Road info@cleevechorale.co.uk

Cheltenham American Square Dance Club Meet every Friday 7.00-10.00 Holy Apostles Hall, Charlton Kings Tel: Pamela Smith 01242 576390 Email: pamelasmith17@aol.com or visit www.cheltenhamsquaredancing.co.uk Bishop’s Cleeve Fillies Netball Club Tel: 01242 678378 Cheltenham North Rugby Football Club www.cnfrc.co.uk Bishop’s Cleeve Bowling Club www.bishopscleevebowlingclub.org.uk Royal British Legion Club Tel: 01242 674173

Bishop’s Cleeve Private Hire Tel: 01242 696676

Bishop’s Cleeve Seniors Club Tel: 01242 678378

The 727 Car Company Tel: 01242 523523

Slimming World Tuesdays at 6pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn, GL52 8LU Rebecca Tel: 01684 297094/0775 2583336 www.slimmingworld.com/slimwithbecca

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Woodmancote Seniors Club Tel: 01242 676589

Weightwatchers UK Ltd Wednesdays 7pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Community Centre Church Road, GL52 8LR Emma Fraser Tel: 07751 397757 www.weightwatchers.co.uk

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Index of Advertisers Bathrooms Severn Vale Bathrooms

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Beauty, Health, Fitness & Skincare A.T.A Fitness Beauty Beyond Hush Mobile Beauty Therapy Peter Sollis Sports Therapy Slimming World Tui Na Chinese Massage

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Building & DIY Building & Plumbing Supplies Cotswold & Vale Supplies Staverton Building Supplies

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Building Services ADCMS Ltd

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Building Maintenance, Repair, Carpentry & Handyman Services Dave Dowell 41 Handy Finchy 51 Ian Banks Carpentry 27 LB Services 27 LCM Flat Roofing 28 Matt Grimshaw Carpentry 35 N.S. MacPherson Builders 43 Business Services Call Rich Economummy Glos Websites

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Cakes & Baking Accessories Cake and Sugarcraft Boutique 15 Carpets Carpets Direct

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Catering Chinaboy Catering Hire

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Children, Classes & Tuition Cleeve Youth Theatre Jo Jingles Kumon Maths and English Piano Tutor Sarah Harrop Monkey Music Sprogs Toys & Gifts

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Cleaning Services Cleaning & Ironing Service Oven Cleaning D.G. Tewkesbury Cleaning

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Clothing Shop Cleeve Clothes

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Computer Services Call Rich

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Counselling and Therapies Advance Practice 18 Divorce Support Group 19 Peter Sollis Sports Therapy 23 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 22 Tui Na Chinese Massage 22

Curtains & Blinds Homechoice Blinds 37 Tewkesbury Blinds & Curtains 37 Dentist Stone House Dental Practice 19

Motoring, MOT’s & Vehicle Sales Chips Away 8 Cotswold Cheltenham Mini 25 J.T. Vehicle Services 17 Mobile Hair & Beauty Hush Mobile Beauty Therapy 23 Kutz by Keiron 19 Mirrors, Oak handmade Celeste Oak Mirrors

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Oven Cleaning Oven Cleaning D.G.

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Personal Training A.T.A Fitness

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Driveways Pattern Driveways

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Fitness Classes A.T.A Fitness

Pets Folly Gardens Veterinary Clinic 53

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Piano lessons Piano Tutor Sarah Harrop

Electrical services Carl’s Electrics Glevum Electrical Pro Electrical

Entertainment Barbarians vs Ireland Rugby Cleeve Youth Theatre Charity Car Boot Rotary Everyman Theatre

BC 57 59 63

Estate Agents Andrews Estate Agents

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Funeral Directors Alexander Burn Ltd Garden Centres & Nurseries Gotherington Nurseries

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Plumbing, Heating & Boiler Services Glevum Electrical 34 Johnston Scotia 32&33 Paul Tamcken 41 P-D Engineering 48 Restaurants, Pubs & Cafe’s The Happy Hen Cafe The Royal Oak

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Roof repairs LCM Flat Roofing

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Security and alarms Bulldog Security Systems

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Solicitors, Mortgages & Will Writing Copperfields

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Sports Therapy Peter Sollis Sports Therapy

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Television & Satellite Digital TV & Sat Systems

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Garden and Estate Services & Maintenance Bredon Hill Landscaping 48 C&M Tree Solutions 50 J.H. Contract Services Glos 47 Cotswold & Vale Supplies 35 Edward Price 47 Handy Finchy 51 L.M.S. Landscape Contracting 50 Hairdressing, Mobile Kutz by Keiron

Photography Fez Photography

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Hypnotherapist Advance Practice 18 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 22 Kitchens Nicholas Joiner Kitchens Worktops Cheltenham

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Meals delivery Wiltshire Farm Foods

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Veterinary Clinic Folly Gardens Veterinary Clinic 53 Web Design Glos Websites

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Weddings & Parties Cake and Sugarcraft Boutique 15 Chinaboy Catering Hire 15 Fez Photography 8 Oh So Sweet 13 Wow Wedding Shows 8

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