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Welcome to Summer 2015!

Cheltenham is set for a busy 3 months of days out, school holidays, music festivals, art festivals and not to forget - two weeks of tennis from Wimbledon.

Firstly, may I say a huge congratulations to everyone involved in last month's Food & Drink Festival. It once again was a major success and credit to Cheltenham.

July sees the start of the school holidays and there is lots to do and see during those 6 weeks so keep your fingers crossed for lots of sunshine, plenty of picnics and ice cream at Pittville Park, trips to the Lido and visits to Leisure@Cheltenham.

Art in the Park is a must if you enjoy walking around Imperial Gardens and for all Alice in Wonderland fans - don't miss out on the Alice in Wonderland Day at Sudeley Castle on the 26th!

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When the Speaker calls a 'division' - the jargon for a vote MPs don't just raise their hands.

That would be far too simple.

Instead we troop into either the 'Aye' or 'Noe' voting lobbies that adjoin the main chamber.

Each lobby is a corridor about the width of a residential street and the length of a five-a-side football pitch. At one end sit clerks at desks, ticking off names as each member passes. It feels a bit like a motorway toll station.

The most interesting part of the process, though, is what happens in the lobby before your name is ticked off. As the crowd inches down the corridor, you can find yourself in conversation with anyone from the Health Secretary to the Prime Minister. And that's where the actual 'lobbying' happens.

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In that room Cabinet ministers are, almost literally, a captive audience. And with nowhere to hide, backbenchers take their opportunity to bend ears and push pet projects.

Here in Cheltenham the most significant recent development in my 100-day plan concerned our hospital. I convened a meeting with NHS Trust chiefs because I was concerned about the future of A&E in town, following disclosure of an internal Trust report listing the centralisation of emergency surgery on one Gloucestershire site as the Trust's 'specific priority'. That raised the spectre of A&E being lost from Cheltenham altogether.

Happily, over the course of a two-hour discussion I received assurances that, despite this document, the Trust has no plans to follow this through.

That is a great relief. So, although there was no immediate promise to bring back night-time A&E, it means the prospect of CGH turning into a minor injuries unit has been averted ­for now at least.

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There are many further battles still to fight on our hospital. We need to ease staffing pressure and create opportunities for local people by pushing for more training spaces for student nurses in the county. And we must also make the case for capital investment in our hospital infrastructure. The building itself needs major refurbishment. That, inevitably, will cost money.

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You don’t have to live in a 250-year-old house to enjoy the timeless elegance of Georgian style. Refined and uncluttered, its symmetry, proportion and classicism looks good in all kinds of homes, says Katherine Sorrell It was the Georgians who made us modern? During the century or so following the ascent of George I in 1714, our towns and cities, and homes and gardens, were transformed and the inexorable rise of popular culture began. Perhaps it is part of a trend away from pared-down minimalism in favour of bolder colours, decorative surfaces and more intricate shapes, or perhaps it is simply the appeal of classic elegance – either way, it is not surprising that we find Georgian life and times, and especially its architecture and interiors, fascinating.

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– in contrast to Victorian clutter. The centrepiece of a room would be a fireplace with a prominent mantelpiece, and then lovely floorboards, Turkish rugs, and furniture made from walnut and mahogany, with carved edges, stable and strong.’

This was, of course, the age of the master cabinetmaker: famous names such as Thomas Chippendale and George Hepplewhite.

The general preference was for fine, small, light pieces made from rich woods, often featuring decorative gilding, marquetry or lacquer. If you can’t afford Georgian antiques, look for Victorian or Edwardian replicas. As for fabrics, cottons and linens became extremely popular and a host of beautiful printed and woven patterns appeared, many of which are still available, including chintzes featuring large, bright florals, bold stripes, Chinese scenes and the monochrome images of toile de Jouy. On walls, either wood panelling or block-printed wallpaper would be perfect, or paint colours from the many historic ranges on offer today. Georgian ‘common’ colours included off-white, stone, grey, cream and a wide range of earthy tones. Generally speaking, the stronger the colour, the more expensive it was to produce,

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At the start of the Georgian era homes were very poorly lit, but by the turn of the century gas and oil lighting was the latest thing for those who could afford it, though candles were still the norm for most. This meant that decorative light fittings became fashionable. Period lighting can be tricky to get right; either seek out good reproductions or stick to simple, timeless modern fittings that won’t clash with other pieces.

In many older homes, panelledwood shutters look just right at the windows, but otherwise simple curtains made from a suitable fabric work well.

The later part of the Georgian period saw the introduction of French rod curtains that drew horizontally – the forerunners of our modern curtains.

Last of all, to really get things right, add one or two typical finishing touches such as classical busts or statues, romantic porcelain figures, lacquerwork screens, rococo silver and Wedgwood ceramics.

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Keeping Healthy in the Sun

by Pippa Greenwood This part of the summer is lovely. The veg plot will be in overdrive and there are some delicious fruits cropping too.

But sometimes your beloved flower beds and borders, pots and planters can have a distinct mid-summer-flop. How can you keep them looking on top form for as long as possible?

Regular feeding is essential, particularly for anything growing in a container. Often crammed into a fairly small space and with compost whose fertiliser content is pretty well used up after a few weeks, by July plants in pots can be close to starving if you’ve not fed them regularly. I would still feed herbaceous perennials and annuals growing in open ground too, but don’t feed shrubs as these could be encouraged to put on new growth which will not be toughened up enough by the time winter comes. A tomato feed with a high potash level works well for anything that you grow primarily for the flowers.

Deadhead regularly, both the faded flowers and if

necessary remove the flower stem too. A pair of sharp scissors makes for the quickest and neatest job. Do this as soon as the flower starts to deteriorate so that no energy whatsoever is used to form seed heads. Give perennials a trim using scissors or shears as soon as their flowering period is over. Follow it with a good feed and you can often encourage a second, later flush of flowers.

If plants have become a little too tall or there has been a lot of rainfall they can flop over, clogging up the lawn on borders next to the grass, and generally looking a real mess. Check that stakes and other supports are still doing their job and reposition them if necessary. You may even find that you need to add a bit of extra support or tie in a few of the taller or more wayward stems – the foamcovered wire works really well for this.

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The Cheltenham Festival of Bikes Sunday 23rd August, Cheltenham Town Hall

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The Cheltenham Festival of Bikes is to be staged on Sunday 23rd August 2015 inside the Town Hall and the Imperial Park.

The grand exhibition and festival is organised

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The Festival will feature a spectacular showcase and collection of the UK’s finest motorcycles, ranging from beautiful and exquisite classics and brilliantly engineered customs to rare race specials, cafÊ racers and brat style motorcycles!

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Advance tickets are on sale now and can be purchased from www.FestivalOfBikes.com The Cheltenham Festival of Bikes is a KICKBACK presentation and organised by ShowCo

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MARTIN LEWIS 6 ways to get cheaper loans

By Martin Lewis @moneysavingexpert

1. Is borrowing worth it?

Unless you're seriously financially savvy and are stoozing (where you make money by playing 0% credit card deals – see www.mse.me/stooze) only borrow if you really need to. Otherwise it’s far better to wait and save up for something instead. If you are planning borrowing, it will usually fall into one of two categories…

Just funding your ongoing lifestyle. This is the worst type as it means you're consistently living beyond your means and risk a debt spiral. Avoid it. Instead, stick to a budget, stop unnecessary spending, and cut your cloth accordingly. If in trouble, seek help from a non-profit debt counselling agency like www.citizensadvice.org.uk or www.stepchange.org.

For a needed, planned purchase. Eg, a car for a new job, or to pay annual car insurance as it's cheaper than monthly.

Here you need to minimise the amount borrowed, repay quickly to keep interest costs down and ensure your repayments are comfortably affordable. If not, don't do it.

2. The cheapest way to borrow – 20 months 0% With no interest and no fee, 0% credit cards are the cheapest way to borrow provided: a) you can pay for the purchase(s) on plastic; b) you can clear the debt within the 20 months; and

c) you pay at least the monthly minimum And currently we have three cards offering new cardholders the longest ever fees free 0% deals on new spending – all at 20 months, they are Clydesdale bank (www.cbonline.co.uk), its sister Yorkshire Bank (www.ybonline.co.uk) and www.halifax.co.uk. Fail to clear the debt in that time and they jump to 18.9% representative APR. Now you may be thinking, “hold on, I’ve seen longer 0% deals?” There are longer deals, but they’re only for balance transfers (best buys at www.mse.me/BTs) – where you shift debt from an existing credit card – not for new borrowing.

3. The cheapest ever loans If you can't pay on a card, need to borrow more or for longer, or want the discipline of fixed monthly repayments, personal loans win. The loans go as cheap as 3.6% which is lower even than anything before the credit crunch. However they’re tougher to get now, and loans if you’re borrowing smaller amounts are a lot more expensive. £2,500-£2,999: www.hitachi.co.uk is 8% rep APR. Yes I know you usually think of Hitachi as electronics, but it is trying to break into the loans market, and for small amounts is far cheaper than anyone else – the next cheapest for this amount is 14.9% £3,000-£4,999: Hitachi again at 7.8% rep APR. £5,000-£7,499: www.cahoot.com is 4.6% rep APR CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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£7500 -£15000: www.bank.marksandspencer.com is 3.6% rep APR as is www.sainsburysbank.co.uk if you’re borrowing for 1-3 years and have a Nectar card.

It’s also worth checking out www.zopa.com and www.ratesetter.com – who can be cheaper than those above, but their rates are more personalised so it depends.

There are two key need-to-knows though...

1) A 3.6% loan can charge you 20%. All loans are 'representative' rate, meaning only 51% of those accepted get that rate.

There is no way to know in advance, which is outrageous because the mere act of applying marks your credit file. My www.mse.me/eligibilitycalc can give your likely acceptance odds (without impacting your future credit) for each loan and in general the higher your acceptance odds are roughly, the more likely you are to be given the advertised rate.

2) Borrow more, pay less? As rates decrease the more you borrow, at the borders you can play the system. Eg, borrow £2,499 and the cheapest is 14.9%, borrow £1 more and it's 8%. On a 5 year loan you'd then repay £540 less. Keep the extra cash for repayments.

5. Can I use a 0% card for a loan?

Yes. For smaller amounts, if you need cash or are buying something you can't pay for on a card then the winner - for a fee - is a specialist 0% money transfer credit card. These pay money directly into your bank account, so you owe the card firm instead – effectively a loan, and they are usually far cheaper especially for smaller amounts.

gives an extra year at 0% (36mths), but for a much larger 4% fee.

Always ensure you clear the card by the time the 0% ends, or you'll pay 22.9% and 20.9% rep APR after, respectively. And never miss the min monthly repayments, or you can lose the 0%. If this is new to you read my full www.mse.me/moneytransfers guide first 6. Struggling? You may be eligible for a Government 0% loan If you can’t get the mainstream credit above and are instead looking at horrid debts such as payday loans or store cards (as you’ve no alternative and need to borrow), then there are Government loans that are a far better. There's no credit check, but they will check you can repay.

Local council support schemes: Typically for those in emergencies with no savings, these are administered by local councils (www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council), making it a postcode lottery as to whether support's available. Sometimes they’re grants not loans, or vouchers not cash (eg, for furniture, clothing).

Budgeting loans: If you're on some incomebased benefits, you could be eligible for a loan of up to £800 to help you meet essential living costs. Apply for one via the Jobcentre or via the form on Gov.uk at www.gov.uk/budgeting-loans.

Alternatively, try your local credit union: These are small savings and loan mutuals, helping local communities. They usually lend from £50 to £5,000 - APRs are typically about 13% but can be higher (though they're capped at 42.6% APR). To find your local one go to www.abcul.org.

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3 Watershoot Close, Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3 Watershoot Close, Prestbury, Cheltenham, Disclaimer: An impressive and much improved six bedroom detached family house with a home Gloucestershire onditions under which particulars are issued Nigel Errington-Smith & Company Limited for themselves and for the Vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that: office constructed towards the end of its surprisingly large rear garden. Â

. The particulars are set out as a general outline for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. 2). All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary Anforimpressive and much improved bedroom family with home purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy ermissions use and occupation and other details aresix given in good faithdetached and are believed to house be correct.

Anyaintending emselvesoffice by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. 3). large Photographs have been constructed towards the end of its surprisingly rear may garden. Â taken with a wide angle lens. 4). No person in the employment of Nigel Errington-Smith & Company Limit as any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property.

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An impressive and much improved six bedroom detached family house with a home office constructed towards the end of its surprisingly large rear garden. Located at the end of a small cul-de-sac, with views to Cleeve Hill, this fine property is offered in very good decorative order and its accommodation on the ground floor comprises in brief3a Watershoot generous entrance hall,Prestbury, downstairs cloakroom, a living room with double Close, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. doors opening into a dining room, a modern fitted kitchen, utility room and a double An impressive and much improved bedroom familyfive house with a home shower room.sixAbove theredetached are a further bedrooms, bedroom with an en-suite officethe constructed towards the end of its surprisingly large rear garden.

Located at the shower room, and a family bathroom. including master with a luxurious en-suite end benefits of a small cul-de-sac, withcentral views heating, to Cleeve Hill, this fineand property is offered Further include gas fired double glazing off road parking.in very good decorative order and its accommodation on the ground floor comprises in brief a generous entrance hall, downstairs cloakroom, a living room with double doors opening into a dining room, a modern fitted kitchen, utility room and a double bedroom with an en-suite shower room. Above there are a further five bedrooms, including the master with a luxurious en-suite shower room, and a family bathroom.

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Contact: Take the first right turning into Watershoot Close where the An impressive and much improved six bedroom detached family house a home Nigelwith Errington-Smith property can be found straight ahead.

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by Kate McLelland When you reach middle age it’s natural to look back over your life and make a mental tick-list of the things you have, or haven’t, achieved. This in turn often kick starts a realisation that it’s time to start a new page. There may be a number of reasons for this decision: your children may have flown the nest, your job may have ceased to interest you and your relationship has probably become a little stale.

It’s understandable to want a complete change, but you should be aware that it takes courage and effort – not to mention a reasonable amount of money – to make a major readjustment. Before you take any action you should consider the three ‘Rs’ that can help you decide if you’re ready to face the next chapter.

you have coped with similar changes before. Do you enjoy new beginnings? Do you like meeting new people and facing new challenges? If the answer is yes, then you’ll probably be fine.

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When you move to that new job or new place, make sure you have a support network in place to help if you encounter any unexpected problems along the way.

Resilience: when people launch themselves into a dramatic new way of life, few actually stop to consider whether they are emotionally ready to do so. If you lack resilience then new routines, different faces and unfamiliar places can leave you feeling anxious and depressed, rather than revitalised.

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to facing a major change in our lives, is letting go of some of the roles we have played for years. That includes informal roles such as full-time mother, husband or wife just as much as the professional job titles we’ve relied on for our self-esteem.

Even leaving a destructive relationship can lead to a feeling of loss or vacancy in our lives: it may have been a negative influence but the relationship provided a structure that is now missing.

How should I handle renewal? Reacquaint yourself with the person behind the ‘label’: this is your time to be who you really are – don’t allow yourself to be defined by others and be confident that the life skills you’ve built up over the years will help you move on successfully.

As Shakespeare said: “The readiness is all.” Change can be great, but don’t underestimate the emotional (and financial) impact of a big upheaval in your life. However, if you’ve made careful plans and can anticipate how you’ll cope with the challenges ahead, there’s every chance you’ll go on to enjoy a successful new life.

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Golden Years Memories of 50 Years Ago by Ted Bruning after all, only 25 and had been used to nothing but praise since his debut).

On 25th July 1965 the crowd at the 7th Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island had their flabbers utterly ghasted when their current idol, Bob Dylan, took to the stage wearing... an electric guitar! What happened next is so thoroughly disputed that the truth is impossible to determine; but it seems that some of the acoustic-loving folkies were so outraged that they actually booed.

Well, there was some booing.

But what it was all about was, and remains, hotly disputed.

Pete Seeger, who was backstage, maintained that it was the atrocious sound quality that upset the audience.

Al Kooper, Dylan’s electric organist at the time, believed it was because Dylan walked off stage after three numbers and had to be persuaded to go back on to do two more. But Dylan himself was convinced that the heckling was directed at his rebirth as an electrified rocker and was very upset. (He was,

But the audience can’t have been all that surprised: Dylan had used an electric band on one side of his third album, Bringin’ It All Back Home, in March that year; and in April the Byrds had scored a US number one with their debut single, an electrified version of Dylan’s own Mr Tambourine Man. This song had featured in Dylan’s live set since it was written in early 1964, but he had never managed a recording he thought really satisfactory; so the success of the Byrds’ electric version must have made some impression on him.

Perhaps a folk festival run by a fanatical purist like Pete Seeger was the wrong occasion to “come out” electrically, and the story goes is that it was a spontaneous decision made only the day before. But Dylan had released Like A Rolling Stone only a few days earlier as a single featuring Al Kooper and noted electric blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield, both of whom turned up with him at Newport; so perhaps not quite as eleventh-hour as has been popularly supposed.

Perhaps he had planned all along to plug the new record at Newport?

had anything to boo about.

The opener was a storming rendition of Maggie’s Farm, with Bloomfield in blistering form and the rhythm section, supposedly borrowed from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band only the night before, in suspiciously familiar control of the material. And the sound quality was nothing like as dreadful as Seeger later claimed!

The real trouble came not at Newport but on his 1966 world tour, when non-American audiences – and the British music press – proved not nearly so receptive to Dylan’s electric renaissance as his US fans. The long and gruelling tour climaxed with the famous “Judas!” heckle at the Manchester Free Trade Hall, and during the last few dates Dylan seemed increasingly weary and dispirited. Back home, with his new wife and new baby to absorb his interest and nurse his psychic wounds, he suffered his mysterious motorbike crash with its unspecified injuries, and abandoned live performing almost completely until the triumphant 1974 comeback tour.

Watching footage from that epoch-making set, there was certainly some booing, although from a minority of a largely enthusiastic audience; and in truth nobody

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Summer In Tewkesbury

This summer, as The Roses is redeveloped, we offer an exciting programme of events at The Watson Hall and Victoria Gardens. Although the theatre building itself is closed, you can still book on 01684 295074 or www.rosestheatre.org

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Live Music At The Watson Hall Artisan A cappella singers Artisan are back on the road for the first time since 2005, in their celebrated reunion tour. Don’t miss what could be your last opportunity to see this talented trio!

Friday 31 July 7.30pm

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Finance How to Cut the Cost of Your Summer Holiday

By Ann Haldon From currency exchange to travel insurance and car hire, it’s possible to significantly cut the cost of holidaying abroad.

Here are a few tips to shave a little off your holiday spend.

Credit Cards

The fees typically charged by credit card companies are: • Foreign exchange fee: generally 3% of the amount converted from sterling into a foreign currency.

• Cash withdrawal fee: between 2% and 3% of the amount withdrawn The availability of ‘specialist’ credit cards with no, or low fees, allows you to avoid these charges when you go on holiday.

The Halifax Clarity credit card is a good example. At the time of writing there’s no charge for spending abroad with this card, and no cash withdrawal fee. It’s accepted anywhere that displays the MasterCard symbol.

Interest will still be charged on cash withdrawals from the date you take the money out, however, until the day it’s repaid in full. Even this fee can be reduced if you’re prepared to pay off the balance via internet banking while you’re away, or if this isn’t an option, as soon as you get home.

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with money before you go. The balance gradually decreases as you spend, but can be topped up again as and when you need it. With these cards the exchange rate is always set by the card provider, and applied when the card is loaded rather than each time you use it.

This could work for or against you, depending on fluctuations in the foreign exchange market.

If you’re thinking of purchasing one of these cards and the rate suddenly improves, you’ll be taking advantage of a strengthened Pound. Equally, you could lose out if the rate improves again later.

Holiday Insurance

Buying well in advance of your holiday is the best way to save money on holiday insurance.

Consider: • Whether you are planning to take more than one trip abroad during the year. If so, a multi-trip insurance policy would be the most costeffective.

• Where you are travelling you’ll have to choose between worldwide or European insurance.

• If you’re likely to be participating in any risky sports such as scuba diving, the policy may be loaded with an extra charge.

Booking your travel insurance independently via the internet

will generally work out cheaper than buying as an add on to flights or a package tour.

Alternatively, ‘packaged’ bank accounts sometimes include annual travel insurance in their monthly fee.

Hire Car Charges

There are several ways to save money on hiring a car: • Book early to get the best deals • Include car hire in your package deal • Organise your own Collision Damage Waiver add-on Many hire car operators adopt a ‘hard sell’ approach in relation to CDW when you pick the car up, as this is the way they make their profit - by selling add-ons to ‘basic’ insurance.

Airport Parking

As with car hire, booking early is the best way to save on airport parking. Even prebooking on the day of the flight could save you a little money.

Turning up at the car park is guaranteed to be the most expensive.

The Money Saving Expert website is a good source of tips on where to find travel-related discounts and offers, including airport car parking. If you’re staying at an airport hotel the night before your flight, you may be able to book a package that includes the room plus parking for the duration of your holiday.

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Right Side of the Road Taking your car on a holiday to Europe is a great way to avoid exorbitant airfares, hidden airport and airline costs and rip-off duty-free. And don’t get me started on airport crowds and stress.

However, before setting off for the continent in your car, there are a number of boxes you should tick before you get behind the wheel. Here’s a very simple checklist…

• Prepare the proper documents: Ensure all car documents are up to date, including the insurance papers and V5c ownership document. Take both parts of drivers’ licences for all appointed drivers.

• Preparing the car for driving on the continent: Book an off-schedule MoT, it will throw up any mechanical or electrical problems to be

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attended to. In many European countries, it is illegal to drive with a broken exterior light for instance. Packing a full replacement bulb kit is worthwhile, too.

• Take an emergency warning triangle (two in Spain) and a hi-vis jacket (some countries require a vest for each passenger, too, so check before you go). If you are driving in France, breathalysers are still on the legal list of items that you are required to have in the car, but there is NO FINE for not having them.

• British cars should wear a GB sticker on the back to identify their country of origin, OR have Europlates bearing the blue GB symbol.

• Headlights: You will also need to adapt your headlights to avoid dazzling oncoming vehicles.

You can buy conversion kits, or your main dealer may be able to adjust the beam.

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What's On in July/Aug Cheltenham Music Festival Ongoing until Sat 11 July, Cheltenham Town Hall, Pittville Pump Room and other local venues A superb festival celebrating music with lots ot wonderful acts in popular venues around Cheltenham.

Art in the Park Ongoing until Sun19 July, daily from10am - 7.30pm Imperial Gardens, GL50 1QA Open-air art exhibition with art for sale at affordable prices.

Come along and meet the artists. Admission: free. For more information visit: www.cheltenhamart.com or find Cheltenham In The Park on Facebook.

Cheltenham Civil Service Club Over 30s Disco Friday 3 July, 8pm - 12am Cheltenham Civil Service Club, Tewkesbury Rd, Uckington, GL51 9SL

Come along and dance to all types of music on the first Friday of every month. Friendly group, all welcome. Dress code: small casual (no jeans please). Bar and large car park. Cost: £5.

Musica Vera Concert Saturday 4 July, 7.30 pm St Peter’s Church, Leckhampton GL53 0QJ Musica Vera and Major Pipework.

Madrigals and Folksongs for a Summer Evening. Tickets £10.00 to include refreshments at the door.

Under 16s free. Proceeds to Sue Ryder, Leckhampton Court Hospice, and The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts.

Gala Concert Saturday 4 July, 8pm All Saint’s Church, Pittville, All Saint’s Road, GL52 2HG Gala concert in support of LINC and Cobalt. Churchdown Male Voice Choir, Soprano: Sue Black.

Come along and enjoy some great music. Admission: £8. For tickets call 0300 422 4422 or Colin Acton on 01452 714360 . You can also buy tickets online at www.lincfund.org Cheltenham Connections Friday 17 July, 11.15am Cheltenham Town Hall Accessible concert for people facing disabling barriers. Come along, sing, dance, meet new people and have fun. Organised in association with Art Shape.

Rovin’ Fest Friday 17 - Sunday 19 July Cheltenham RFC Newlands Park Subtone promotions presents a boutique family friendly music festival: 60+ Acts on three stages, Kids KIX Tent, Funfair, Food Village, Street Art, Camping, free entertainment & workshops and much more. For more information call 07919 542436 or visit: www.rovinfest.com

& OAP £8, children under 11 free. Cash payment only. Public Camping available. Call: 01864 274050. For more information visit: www.wellandsteamrally.co.uk A Vintage Extravaganza Saturday 25 July, 7.30pm Cheltenham Town Hall Charity Fundraising event for Lord Prof. Robert Winston's Genesis Research Trust. A fun night of Vintage themed entertainment: Music by ‘The Indigo Kings’ and ‘The Jiveoholics’, Vintage fashion show, fun casino with free chips, charity auction and raffle, Vintage photo booth and plenty of dancing. Admission: £22-£27.

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Recorder Concert Sat 25 July, 7.30pm, Christ Church, Malvern Road, GL50 2NN Composers Past to Present.

Concert by the Phoenix Recorder Orchestra. Soprano: Alison Wray, Recorder soloist: Helen Hooker.

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Gluten Free Food Fayre Saturday 18 July, Pavillion C3 Church, Hatherley, Cheltenham (near the Park and Ride, just up past the 'New' Asda at Hatherley) Fantastic array of foods available including Gluten Free Fish and Chips, Beers and Ice-creams. Free 'try before you buy' samples.

Welland Steam & Country Rally Friday 24 - Sunday 26 Woodside Farm, Welland, Nr Upoton-upon-Severn, WR13 6NG The show for all the family in the shadow of the beautiful Malvern Hills. Over 60 steam engines, 100s of vintage and classic vehicles, old time fair arena events, steam working demonstration, steam crance, aerobatic display, fair organs, and much more!

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Come and celebrate 150 years since the publication of the book with characters from the story, a tea cup ride, themed props, and a gyroscope. Included with general admission. For more information call 01242 602308 or visit: www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

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PRESTBURY PANTHERS NETBALL CLUB A NEW and exciting sporting club for U11’s in the community of Prestbury, offering girls and boys the opportunity to learn NETBALL and skills in an enjoyable and positive environment.

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...events cont'd from p39 Open-Air Cinema Tuesday 28 July, 9.15pm The Tuckwell Amphitheatre, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HE When Harry Met Sally [15], romantic comedy. Admission: £6.50, Concession: £5.50. Tickets available on the Bacon Theatre website.

Cheltenham Dance Festival Friday 31 July - Sunday 9 August, Cheltenham Town Hall & Imperial Garden Bar

and relaxed atmosphere during the daytime, live music and entertainment in the evenings. Admission: £6 (includes a festival glass). Tickets are available on the door.

Cheltenham Horticultural Society Summer Show Sunday 16 August, from 12pm Pittville Pump Room Annual summer show by the Cheltenham Horticultural Society. Hundreds of beautiful summer flowers and plants on display and for sale. Cake and refreshments available. Crafts for sale. Admission: £2 on the door.

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South West Youth Orchestra Thursday 20 August, 3.45pm Cheltenham Town Hall

The Cheltenham Festival of Bikes Sunday 23 August Cheltenham Town Hall A magnificent exhibition

featuring over one hundred exquisite classic motorcycles, stunningly engineered custom bikes and rare race specials.

For more information email Lorne Cheetham: lorne@rwrw. co.uk or call 07758 368 072. www.TheCustomShow.com www.FestivalOfBikes.com National Children's Orchestra Sunday 30 August, 3pm Cheltenham Town Hall Under 12 Orchestra. Talented young musicians will demonstrate their skills by performing a classical music concert.

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Cheltenham Arts & Craft Market Saturdays 9am - 5pm, Pedestrianised area of the Promenade, outside Cavendish House. Dates for 2015: July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17, November 21, December 19 & 20.

The South West Youth Orchestra, leading youth orchestra of the region, will perform works by Benjamin Britten and Maurice Ravel. Conducted by BSO Leverhulme Young and Frank Zielhorst. Admission: £8 - £12.

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Cheltenham’s Farmers’ Market Every second and last Friday of each month, 9am - 2pm Pedestrianised area of the Promenade, outside Cavendish House A great opportunity to sample and buy locally grown and made produce from Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds.

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Famous Cheltenham Epitaph Receives Musical Premiere At their summer concert at Cheltenham Minster on Saturday 27th June the Minster Singers had a surprise for their audience: the premiere of a musical setting of an epitaph to a former resident of the town, John Higgs, whose gravestone is in the Minster Grounds. The epitaph, which draws visitors from near and far, reads as follows.

Here lies John Higgs, A famous man for killing pigs For killing pigs was his delight Both morning, afternoon and night Both heats and cold he did endure, Which no physicion could e'er cure; His Knife is laid, his work is done, I hope to heaven his soul is gone.

Paul Collacott , the conductor of the Minster Singers, explains that the score of the work arrived at the Church Office a few years ago. It is composed

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Around Britain High Points & Peaks 1. Ben Nevis, Highland - Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, Great Britain, and whole of The British Isles. Thought to take its name from either the Scots Gaelic nibheis, meaning ‘venomous’, or else nèamh-bhathais, roughly equating to ‘head in the clouds’, some 125,000 climbers and walkers reach the mountain’s 1,344m (4,409ft) peak each year.

2. Skelton, Cumbria - Completed in 2001, Britain’s tallest manmade structure is the Skelton transmitting station mast in Cumbria. It stands at an impressive height of 365m (1,197ft) – more than 40m (131ft) taller than the Eiffel Tower 3. Chancellor’s Court, Birmingham University, Birmingham - The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower at Birmingham University stands taller than the Statue of Liberty and, at 100m (328ft), is the tallest free-standing clock tower in Britain. In fact, it was the tallest clock tower in the world until as recently as 2011.

4. Guy’s Tower, London - Forming part of University College London, Guy’s Tower – or, officially, The Tower Building of Guy’s Hospital – was completed in 1973. Its highest point stands at 143m (469ft), and contains thirty-four storeys, enough to place it amongst the tallest buildings in the capital and the tallest hospital buildings in the world.

5. Skerryvore, Inner Hebrides - A remote reef 20km (12 miles) south of the Hebridean island of Tiree is the site of Scotland’s – and indeed Britain’s – tallest lighthouse. Skerryvore (48m/156ft) was built between 1838-44 by Alan Stevenson (son of the engineer Robert Stevenson, and uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson), and stands atop a rocky outcrop barely 280 square-feet in size at low tide. © Taken from The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer by Paul Anthony Jones

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