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Dark and scary times... Hello, and welcome to the October issue of your local community magazine. I love autumn! All the beautiful colours and falling leaves are a pretty sight to see, however, with the clocks changing at the end of the month (28th Oct), I’m not looking forward to getting up and coming home in the dark! October sees the return of Halloween, so I need to get my act together and get some ideas for carving shapes into pumpkins, and I better make sure I stock up on sweets for all the children that will come knocking on the door saying those infamous words “trick or treat”. I wonder what would happen if I said trick… I don't think I want to find out! Shortly after Halloween, we, of course, have Bonfire Night and what seems to be a neverending stream of fireworks going off every night. Here's a reminder that if you have pets
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and they don't like the loud noises, then now is the time to start putting things into place to help them through it. There are various products and solutions available that can help, from gadgets and gizmos to homoeopathic remedies. To find out what best suits your pet, simply get in touch with your local vet - they will be able to give you tips and advice. I'm very lucky that my dog, Rosie, isn't scared of fireworks and all the noises that they bring. I hope you enjoy reading this month's issue and don't forget - if you would like to advertise with us or have some community news to share, then give us a call.
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The Nervous Goldfish By Jackie Brewster “Are you Joan?” A breathless young man in a cagoule approached with a small dog in tow. “Yes.” Joan, about to walk into the dentists, was caught off guard. “I’ve found your dog.” He thrust the lead into her hand, before sprinting off down the path. “Thank you,” she called automatically, even though she didn’t own a dog. Joan looked at the dog, who looked up at Joan. She guessed it was some sort of chihuahua. It was not a pretty dog. Its teeth couldn’t make up their mind which direction to point in, and its fur stuck out as though it had built up a considerable amount of static electricity. Joan could sympathise, she had exactly the same trouble with her own hair. “You’re an ugly little thing, aren’t you?” she said, but not unkindly. The dog gave a bored whine as though it was sick to death of hearing about it. “Let’s have a look to see who you really belong to.” Joan crouched to examine the copper disc attached to the dog’s collar. The dog dutifully waited.
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What sort of person, she wondered, called their dog Joan? She was running late for her check-up. Should she take the dog in with her? They’d started charging people for late arrivals; she’d thought this was a good idea but never thought she would be one of the offenders. What was the dentist’s policy on dogs she wondered? She knew he was an animal lover. The last time she visited for a particularly harrowing scale and polish, he’d told her he had lots of pets and he liked to name them after his patients. Joan studied canine Joan who yawned idly, all her wonky teeth on display. Was this the dentist’s dog? It’s true she’d always regretted not getting dental braces as a girl, but surely it was unkind to name this scruffy dog after her? “Come on Joan,” she said firmly, “I’m taking you back to where you belong.”
The name tag had just one word engraved on it – ‘Joan’.
The dog trotted cheerfully after her, showing neither familiarity nor fear as they marched through the door into the dentist’s reception area.
“It seems we’ve got something in common,” Joan said, stroking Joan behind the ears.
“You’re cutting it fine,” Melissa, the receptionist, said sternly, “I was about to mark you as late.”
“That would be a bit rich, considering.” Joan summoned all her righteous indignation. “And I don’t appreciate people making fun of my teeth.” Melissa looked genuinely confused. “I wasn’t aware I was,” she answered. Joan was on the warpath. “Why, then, has the dentist named a pet after me?” Melissa blushed. “If it’s any consolation,” she said soothingly, “we’re all very fond of Joan the goldfish.” “Goldfish?” Joan stuttered. “In the waiting room aquarium,” Melissa said sweetly. “He called her after you, because, like you, she’s a bit nervous.” “Everyone’s nervous at the dentist’s!” Joan said indignantly. “Then who does this Joan belong to?”
Melissa leaned across the counter and frowned at Joan the dog, who was chewing her lead. “I’m going to hazard a guess,” Melissa said, “I bet she belongs to the gentleman over there.” She nodded towards a welldressed man with his back to them leafing through a copy of ‘Hello’ magazine. “I said he couldn’t bring his dog in, so he tied her up outside.” Joan went pale. “Do you know him?” Melissa asked. “He’s my hairdresser.” Joan ran a hand through her nest of hair. “How flattering,” Melissa flicked her silken hair and smiled, “to have so many pets named after you.”
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Salted Caramel, Chocolate and Chilli Tartlets
It may sound like an unusual combination but a hint of fiery chilli complements a rich chocolate dessert perfectly. Serve with a spoonful of thick cream or Greek yogurt for a really indulgent dessert.
Ingredients: • Flour, for dusting • 250g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry • 260g jar salted caramel sauce • 25g unsalted butter • 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces • 1 small red chilli, deseeded and chopped (see Tip) • Shredded fresh basil leaves, to decorate (optional) • Icing sugar, for dusting
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Blanch the chopped chilli pepper in boiling water for 1 minute, then refresh under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. This will remove a little of the fiery heat from the chilli. If you prefer, replace the fresh chopped chilli with a sprinkle of dried chilli flakes. 8
1. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out
the pastry to about 3mm thickness. Use to line six 10cm tartlet tins. Prick the bases with a fork and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6.
2. Line each tartlet tin with a circle of baking paper
and fill with baking beans. Bake blind in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake the tarts for a further 4-5 minutes until the pastry is crisp and pale golden. Leave to cool completely, then remove the pastry cases from the tins and place on a board.
3. Divide the salted caramel sauce between the cold tartlet pastry cases, smoothing the surfaces level with the back of a teaspoon. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4. Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl
set over a pan of simmering water and leave until melted. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir the mixture until smooth. Cool for 20 minutes then spread over the salted caramel filling. Chill for 1 hour or until set.
5. To serve, sprinkle the chopped chilli pepper over the set chocolate topping and scatter over the shredded basil (if using). Dust with icing sugar.
Councillors Corner By Cllr Paul McCloskey, Charlton Kings
On 2nd September, 100 years to the day since he was killed in action, a memorial paving slab was unveiled commemorating Lt Colonel Richard Annesley West VC, DSO & Bar, MC.
will carry the name and any records relating to a single soldier lost in the war and will march from Pittville Park to Montpellier Gardens, passing the war memorial on their way.
On 2nd September he rode out again at the head of his battalion - only to find an enemy counter-attack developing. His actions then, coming on top of those when he first took command, earned him the Victoria Cross. The citation reads as follows:
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"Realising that there was a danger of the battalion giving way, he at once rode out in front of them under extremely heavy machinegun and rifle fire and rallied the men. Although the enemy were close upon him, he took charge of the situation and detailed NCOs to replace officer casualties. He then rode up and down in front of them in the face of certain death, encouraging the men and calling to them: "Stick it men; show them fight!" He fell riddled with machine-gun bullets. The magnificent bravery of this very gallant officer at the critical moment inspired the infantry to redoubled efforts and the hostile attack was defeated." It is both joy and a privilege as a councillor to be invited to occasions like this. There are a number of other WWI commemorations coming up. 1,290 volunteers (one for everyone from Cheltenham who was killed) are needed for a community march on Saturday 10th November from 1pm till 3pm. Each volunteer Page 9
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BEAUTIFUL BULBS By Pippa Greenwood
Visit your local garden centre now and you should see a good array of bulbs for sale, plus all the other things you need. Special bulb bowls are a good buy and are available in just about every colour imaginable. They’re rather like huge soup bowls but in plastic or china. Unlike standard pots, they have no drainage holes, which is better for your furniture! You can use normal flower pots, but do make sure you put a fully waterproof container or saucer beneath each pot – or watering will prove messy later on. You can use standard multi-purpose compost for indoor bulb displays, but better still buy yourself some bulb fibre or special compost formulated for indoor bulb planting. It’s more expensive than multi-purpose compost but performs better in bulb bowls or other containers without drainage.
Ornaments on your windowsills and shelves are pretty enough, but why not make your house all the more special this winter with some bowls of bulbs that are really brimful of colour, perhaps with gorgeous perfume too? You can buy ready-planted bowls of bulbs later in the year, but act now and you could soon have a stunning display at a fraction of the price. The best bulbs are those described as ‘prepared’, which basically means they have been put through a carefully planned sequence of conditions to ensure that they flower well, reliably and uniformly indoors. Prepared bulbs are often a bit pricier but are still great value. You can also use standard bulbs but the results may be unpredictable. I like to use some prepared hyacinths but just cannot help creating more bowls of non-prepared bulbs too. 14
Hyacinths for forcing are available in just about every shade imaginable – red, pink, white, cream, yellow and blue. It is best to use a single colour in any one container as there is often some variation in flowering times between the colours, and ideally, you want all the flowers out simultaneously. Specially prepared crocus, paperwhite narcissus and some other daffodil types are also available. If you want to make some seriously low-cost bowls, then do as I do and buy a large bag of inexpensive dwarf narcissus, such as the cheerful, often multi-headed ‘Tete-a-Tete’. They work very well, as do crocuses. Fill your bowl about one-third full of compost for larger bulbs to one-half full for smaller bulbs. Firm the compost gently, but don’t compact it or the roots of the bulbs will not penetrate it well and you’ll end up with bulbs popping out of the top of the bowl. Position the bulbs pointed end
uppermost – you can put them quite close to each other but not so close that they are touching their neighbours, and make sure they are not in contact with the sides of the bowl either. Nestle the bulbs gently into the compost and then top up with compost so that just the noses (the pointed end from which the shoots will appear) are poking out. Water the compost lightly, making sure it is moist but not waterlogged. Then cover the bowls loosely with a black bin liner and put them in a cool, dark place – a cool shed, garage or cupboard under the stairs is ideal. It needs to be both dark and cool or the bulbs will not form good root systems. Check the bowls every week or so and apply a little more water if necessary. It is time to bring the bowls out into the daylight once the shoots are about 2-3cm tall, which usually takes 3-5 weeks. Put them in a cool spot with
plenty of natural daylight – a cool but frostfree greenhouse or a spare room window sill for instance. The shoots will continue to grow and develop a healthy green colour; they will now need a little more water. Once the flower buds just start to colour up you can put your bulb bowl in a warmer room, where you will soon be able to enjoy its perfume and good looks. If you want to give the bowl a really smart look, cover the compost with some moss or tie a seasonal ribbon around the bowl. Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood. com and you’ll find some great gardening items: stylish cloches, tunnels, the fantastic SpeedHoe, plant supports, raised bed kits, Easy-Tunnels, gardening tools, Grower Frames, signed books and more! Or why not book Pippa for a gardening talk at your gardening club?
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The Life List Déjà View Have you ever seen a film that felt familiar – like Independence Day reminding you of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, or Unknown seeming a close relative of The Bourne Identity? Grab your popcorn; here are some more cinematic similarities. In Bruges: three killers (two are Irish) settle scores in Belgium – one’s impetuous, one scheming and the third is world-weary. It’s like Father Ted with guns, minus Mrs Doyle. The Shawshank Redemption: a prisoner finds freedom, inside and out, and the opposite of the tunnel of love. A cross between Within These Walls (for men) and The Great Escape.
The Shining: Crossroads meets the original template for every teen slasher since the 1980s. War Games: Dr Strangelove with better computers, but minus Peter Sellers’ turn as Eidelberger from The Goon Show. North by Northwest: right man in the wrong place conspiracy; a contender for ‘The 39 Steps in a better suit with a bigger budget ending’ award. (Alfred Hitchcock directed both films.) Inception: some people are living the dream, and not in a good way. Think Dreamscape with a CGI overload, echoed in some special effects on Dr Strange. Avatar: mismatched culture clash leads to selfawakening, rejection of past values and hi-tech combat. It’s Dances with Wolves meets the Genie from Aladdin and all his relatives with a touch of Tron. Pulp Fiction: a meandering story weaves between characters and scenes before looping in on itself, as if Quentin Tarantino had combined Elmore Leonard’s writing style with Richard Linklater’s film, Slacker.
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Town Centre Talking Kevan Blackadder, Cheltenham BID Director
Cheltenham is all set to sparkle this Christmas One of the initial ambitions of the Cheltenham Business Improvement District (BID) was to try to make Christmas more special in the town.
will be some bigger artificial trees on the front of the shops in Montpellier Street. We think the 2019 display will again be popular but we’ve already got our eyes on some other areas to add next year. Details will also be revealed shortly on the Christmas Lights switch-on, which will take place on Saturday 24th November. Watch this space.
We have been working with Cheltenham Borough Council each year since we were launched in 2016 to improve the Christmas lights displays. There was a great response from both the public and our businesses to the new lights that we introduced across the town centre last year but we know that this year needs to be bigger and better again. We are therefore investing in new lights in streets where they haven’t featured before. The Strand, which we hope will be the next area to benefit from surface improvements, had been a forgotten part of town until the BID came along. A ceiling of flashing lights strung across the High Street will be a welcome addition for the area. We are also adding the popular lights with the present motifs to both Cambray Place and Regent Street and new lights will be appearing in the trees in Pittville Street. New features are also planned across the High Street near the Rodney Road junction and between Boots and Primark. In Montpellier, as well as the illuminated Christmas tree on the roundabout and the new lights brought in last year, there Page 19
Chalk Talk It was a privilege to represent Cheltenham at an event in 10 Downing Street to mark success in our campaign to ban thirdparty puppy and kitten sales. This is a vital step forward for animal welfare and I am so grateful to the many people in Cheltenham who supported the campaign. This success simply would not have been achieved without such strong backing. Thank you too to Cheltenham’s Animal Centre, who agreed to join me in lobbying Michael Gove here in town earlier this year. I know from his aides that the visit made a real impact on him. I teamed up in Parliament with vet Marc Abraham last year to press for this ban after becoming increasingly alarmed by the harm that puppy farms do. For too long unethical breeders have kept animals in dirty and crowded conditions, with horror stories of forced pregnancies and maltreatment all too common. Equally damaging is that puppies are often then taken from their mothers at four or five weeks old. These rogue breeders have used third parties to keep themselves well-hidden from the buying public, who are left ignorant of the squalid breeding conditions. Now breeders will only be able to sell puppies they have bred themselves, and online sellers will have to publish their licence number and the pet’s country of origin and country of residence. This will help buyers know where their pet has come from and the conditions in which it has been raised. Crucially too, purchasers will be able to see that puppy alongside its mum. - written by Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham 20
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OCT & NOV EVENTS CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL 5 - 14 Oct, various times/venues www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/ literature/ DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE OF SOLAR ENERGY 5 Oct, 7 - 8.30pm, Stoke Orchard Community Centre Transition Cleeve and Hope for the Future discuss the government and the future of solar energy with a panel of experts. Free entry but booking advised: HTTP:// HOPEFORTHEFUTURE. EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/?S= 87898774 AUTUMN CLASSIC WEEKEND 6 & 7 October, Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Gotherington The all-American Stars and Stripes weekend celebrates the biggest and brashest cars this side of the pond. www.prescott-hillclimb.com GWSR OCTOBER EVENTS The Railway Station, Toddington, GL54 5DT 6 & 7 Oct: Autumn Diesel Weekend, 20 & 21 Oct: Cotswold Food & Drink Fayre. www.gwsr.com TEWKESBURY MOP FAIR 9 & 10 Oct, 4 - 10.30pm, Town Centre, GL20 5AB The biggest street fair in the West is back! Tewkesbury's shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants stay open while the Mop Fair takes over the town centre with fun rides. Organiser phone: 01684 855040 FLORAL DESIGN CLASS 10 October, 7.30 - 9.30pm, Tithe Barn, Bishop's Cleeve
Mint & Coriander Cooking Courses
Bishop’s Cleeve Learn to cook authentic Indian dishes from scratch with Aly who will be sharing her family recipes and cooking tips with you. Variety of courses. 01242 692475, 07438 495254, mintncoriander@yahoo.com. Info & recipes mintandcoriander.com, Facebook Mint & Coriander.
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From November, 7pm - 1am, Jurys Inn Cheltenham, GL510TS Struggling to find a Christmas venue for your large work party? Here at Jurys Inn we can accommodate up to 300 guests! Get in touch for more details on our exclusive party rate offers. Prices start from £26.95 per person (subject to availability and date). Festive Disco Nights, A Winter Gala Dinner and Live Band Nights available. To book: 01242 232691 or Cheltenham_conference@jurysinns.com www.jurysinns.com Learn to create your own beautiful floral arrangement to take home and enjoy. All abilities welcome. For more details, or to book, please visit Facebook: Little Blue Butterfly Floral Designs. DOG SWIM 13 & 14 Oct, Sandford Park Lido, Cheltenham Take your canine buddy for a doggy paddle at the Lido. A minimum of one adult to one dog on entry required. To register, visit www. sandfordparkslido.org.uk. THE BIG SQUEEZE 14 Oct, 12 - 3pm, Court Farm, Stoke Orchard Annual apple juicing event. Bring your windfalls to be pressed (bring a container to take away the juice). We will also be harvesting apples at Grangefield Community Orchard
on 13 Oct and welcome all pickers. Contact: transition. cleeve@googlemail.com or 01242 244785. CLEEVE CONCERTS 14 October, 7.30pm, Tithe Barn. Danny Bryant. Tickets: £17. To book, visit www. cleeveconcerts.com. FREE RBL TALK 15 Oct, 7.30pm, Cheltenham Rugby Club, GL52 3PE Hear first-hand experiences of a Second World War RAF Veteran shot down during the war. Contact: social. rblwoodmancote@outlook.com CLEEVE HARMONY CONCERT 17 Oct, 7.30pm, Tithe Barn, Bishop's Cleeve Cleeve Harmony with Rhythm Strings and Vale Harmony Men's Chorus.
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Events cont'd... CHRISTMAS GIFT & FASHION FAIR 18 - 21 Oct, 9.30am - 5pm, The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse Christmas shopping starts here! More than 150 companies selling an exclusive selection of stylish gifts, festive food, sensational stocking fillers, fabulous fashion and unique items for your home and garden. Free parking. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 18 Oct, 2pm - 5pm, Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham Scottish dancing to CD's. £5 on the door. Derek 01452 306857, Alan 01452 614995. HALLOWEEN FARM TRAIL 20 - 31 Oct, 9am - 4pm, Primrose Vale Farm Shop, Shurdington Rd, Cheltenham Thousands of homegrown pumpkins for sale in the pumpkin barn. Hot drinks and light refreshments available from the Potting Shed Café. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sturdy footwear recommended. TEA DANCE 22 October, 2.30pm, CheltenhamTown Hall Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy a fun and social afternoon of dancing, live music and tea and biscuits. CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN WEDNESDAY 24 Oct, from 10am, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD Do you dare delve into what lies beneath Sudeley Castle? A team of archaeologists need your help to unravel the gruesome secrets of their bone boxes and concoct a Medieval cure…www.sudeleycastle.co.uk
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If you have supplied details for us to include your club or event in this section, please check the details. If anything is incorrect or needs changing, please email the details to sarah@glosdirectories.co.uk. If you would like to be at the top of the section and have more details included please contact Sarah on 01242 388367 to discuss our £18+VAT premium entries. TEWKESBURY MIND, BODY & SPIRIT SHOW 27 Oct, 10am - 4pm, Tewkesbury Town Hall, High Street, GL20 5AL 30 stalls, selling lamps, crystals, jewellery, etc. Therapies incl. massage, soul healing & energy medicine. £2 on the door.
NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS CRAFT WORKSHOPS Every Fri from 9 Nov 14 Dec, 10 - 11.30am, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD A different seasonal Christmas craft every week. £45 (incl. admission/entry into the Castle & Gardens and refreshments). To sign up, email tess.hirst@ sudeley.org.uk. For more info: www.sudeleycastle.co.uk CHRISTMAS FAIR 10 Nov, 10am - 12pm, Bishop's Cleeve Methodist Church, Bishops Close, Off Tobyfield Rd Stalls to include cakes, Christmas gifts, fairtrade plus more. Refreshments. Admission £1, children under 16 free. Rosalie: 01242 678536 THE NOVEMBER MEETING 16 - 18 November, 10am, Cheltenham Racecourse 3 days of adrenaline-packed horse racing action. http:// cheltenham.thejockeyclub.co.uk/ FISH & CHIPS SPECIAL GWSR, The Railway Station,
Toddington, GL54 5DT www.gwsr.com CLEEVE CHORALE CONCERT 17 November, 7.30pm, St. Michael's and All Angel's Church, Bishop's Cleeve Cleeve Chorale invites you to join them to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1. The works performed will incl. Brahms, Elgar, Novello and Goodall. Tickets £10 each (accompanied U16s free) from George Lewis Footwear, Woodmancote Newsagents, Gotherington Stores, 01242 674114 or on the door. Refreshments included. www.cleevechorale.co.uk TEA DANCE 19 November, 2.30pm, CheltenhamTown Hall Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy a fun and social afternoon of dancing, live music and tea and biscuits. MICHAEL BUBLÉ TRIBUTE NIGHT 23 November, 7pm - 1am Jurys Inn Cheltenham, GL51 0TS What better way to start the Christmas Season 2018! Before those "Cold December nights" add a dash of Bublé! £32.95pp, to incl. 3-course meal, live entertainment & disco. To book: 01242 232691 or cheltenham_ conference@jurysinns.com. www.jurysinns.com
CHELTENHAM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH-ONS 24 Nov, time tbc, The Promenade & The Brewery Quarter. An even better display this year as the lights expand to include four new streets (Regent St, Cambray Place, The Strand and Pitville Street). PANTOMIME - ALADDIN 30 Nov - 13 Jan, various times, The Everyman, Cheltenham Polish your magic lamp and book a magic carpet ride to the Everyman for the highlight of the season! Written and directed by legendary Blue Peter presenter and actor Peter Duncan, featuring Tweedy the Clown. Tickets available at www.everymantheatre.org.uk.
DECEMBER 20TH EMMANUEL FESTIVAL OF DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREES 7 - 9 December, Emmanuel Church, Fairfield Parade, Cheltenham, GL53 7PJ 7 Dec, 6 - 9pm: Carol Singing amongst the trees with mince pies and mulled wine. 8 Dec: 11am - 5pm plus Carol Concert by the Cotswold Male Voice Choir and Naunton Park School Choir at 7pm. 9 Dec: 2pm - 6pm. Wish to enter a tree? Contact Jackie Dunlop: 01242 580731, emmanuel. church@btconnect.com
LOCAL CLUBS, GROUPS & CLASSES ADVICE BITES CAFÉ Last Thurs/month, 6 - 7pm, Grevill House, 279 London Rd, Charlton Kings, GL52 6YL Free group for those concerned about a friend or relative getting older. Share concerns & experiences. Guest speaker &
refreshments at each session. manager.grevill@osjctglos. co.uk, 01242 512964 or 07712 433978. BISHOP'S CLEEVE CRAFT FAIR 2nd Sun/month, 11.30am - 2.30pm, Bishop's Cleeve Community Centre Wide range of stalls; refreshments. Free entry. Libby Cleal: 07776 301767. CENTRAL CHELTENHAM WI Second Fri/month, 2.15 - 4.15 pm, Unitarian Church Hall, Royal Well Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 3ET Social meeting, friendship, guest speakers, trips & events. Visitors welcome. Mandy: 01242 257470 CHELTENHAM LIONS CLUB 2nd & 4th Mon/month, Burlington House, Lypiatt Rd, GL50 2SY Contact: Peter Weir - 07973 807159 or Club President Tom Pettigrew 01242 244090. CHELT. PARKINSON’S GROUP Last Tues/month - eves or daytime, St Mark's Methodist Church Hall, GL51 8PX Information, friendship and support to those with Parkinson's, their families and carers. Jane Henderson 0344 225 3694, jhenderson@ parkinsons.org.uk. HEIDI'S HEROES Mondays 11.30am - 12.30am & 8pm - 9pm, Cheltenham Ladies College Sports Centre, Malvern Rd Fitness class run by Cheltenham charity Heidi's Heroes. Open to those with all types of cancer, irrespective of their prognosis. Jointly run by a specialist cancer physiotherapist and senior gym instructor. Clare 07738 709072, clare.lait@cancer-physio.com. KARATE & KOBUDO CLASSES Tuesdays: 7.45 - 9.45pm;
Thursdays: 6.30 - 8.30pm The CLC Health & Fitness Centre, Malvern Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2NX Sensei Vermiglio: 07794 960986. www.ryukyu-kobudo.com LINC LUNCH CLUB 1st Fri/month, Cheltenham Held In selected eateries around Cheltenham. The lunch typically costs £15 with £4 going to LINC. www.lincfund.org. Next dates: 5 Oct: Prithvi MAGGIE'S LYMPHOMA SUPPORT GROUP Thursdays & Saturdays, The Lodge, College Baths Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7QB Meets most months. Saturday meetings more social, Thursday evenings more educational with guest speakers and clinical nurse specialists present. Gaynor Raine (Cancer Support Specialist): 01242 250611 or gaynor.raine@maggiescentres. org or Ian Gosling: 07711 824284, goslings_1@sky.com. Next meetings: 13 Oct, 10.30am 12pm. 9 Nov, 6pm - 7.30pm. TRINITY LADIES PROBUS CLUB 1st & 3rd Weds/month, 9.45am for coffee (meeting 10.30am), St Mary’s Parish Centre, New St, Charlton Kings, GL53 8JJ Social group for retired or semi-retired women. Guest speakers, trips & events. £2 (£1 for members). Mary Irwin 07783 338875, mirwint@ yahoo.com.
LOCAL MARKETS ARTS & CRAFT MARKET 20 Oct & 17 Nov, The Promenade, Cheltenham This monthly market brings together local producers, craftspeople and artisans
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Events cont'd... to create a market full of unique gifts, homeware and handmade goods. CHELTENHAM INTERNATIONAL STREET MARKET 4 - 7 Oct, The Promenade This international street market returns to the town for 4 days, bringing with it a continental feel and more variety than ever before. FARMERS’ MARKET 2nd & last Fri/month, 9am - 2pm, Pedestrianised area outside Cavendish House, Cheltenham FINE FOOD & DRINK MARKET 6 Oct & 3 Nov, The Promenade Supporting artisans in the rural economy, this market brings together local producers and purveyors of local delicacies and handmade delights. THE SUFFOLKS SUNDAY MARKET 28 October, 11am - 4pm, Suffolk Road, Cheltenham Over 60 stalls of goods ranging from arts and crafts to vintage clothes, accessories and food.
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Cheltenham Lions Club
administered by local Lions Clubs.
By David Green, Club PRO
In October the Club launches its ‘Wenceslas Heating Appeal’ aiming to give help to local people in Fuel Poverty. Full details will follow next month.
Following a successful book sale in the Regent Arcade, the Club find they have a surplus of good quality classics. If there is a school that could use them in their library, please contact Ron White on 01242 675286 or David Green on 01242 862225 and we will donate them.
The Club is enjoying a busy social life. In August, members went onto a boat trip with tea from Upton-on-Severn. Last month, they enjoyed Sunday Lunch at Coombe Hill and on 12th October members will visit the Houses of Parliament as guests of Alex Chalk. On Sunday 14th October, the Club will then mark the 58th anniversary of its formation with dinner at DoubleTree by Hilton.
The Club received several requests for help and in the past month has made two donations to underprivileged children’s groups, one of £200 for musical instruments and one of £200 towards a canoe. In addition, £250 has been sent to our International Foundation for aid in Indonesia and £250 for flood relief in India. In both cases, the aid will be
Lastly, a date for the diary for garden lovers - there will be a plant sale at the Exmouth Arms, Bath Road on 6th October starting at 9am. For information on membership, please contact Peter Weir on 07973 807159.
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