Forest of Dean July 2019
YO U R F R E E LO C A L COMMUNIT Y MAGAZINE
Mitcheldean Festival is back and bigger than ever! 19th - 21st July
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Healthy Summer Rabbits Although rabbits are generally viewed as lower-profile pets when compared with cats and dogs, they have specific needs and require lots of care and attention to make sure they thrive. With this in mind, the heat of summer introduces the risk of your rabbit suffering two particularly nasty and potentially fatal diseases. Fly strike Fly strike is a serious condition that affects rabbits in the warmer months. Flies lay their eggs close to your rabbit’s back end, and within a couple of hours, the eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the rabbit.
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The prize winner will be announced at 'An Evening of Art and Music' at The Secret Gallery in Newent on 3rd August which will also see live performances and video art by local composer Bill Anderton as well as the Grand Opening of the 'Newent Art Competition 2019 Exhibition' which will feature all successful competition entries. The exhibition will run from 3rd - 31st August. For more information, the competition rules, entry charges and details on how to enter, please visit www.newentartcompetition.co.uk.
Summer fun for everyone The weather might not know it, but we are now officially in the summer and who knows, by the time this magazine gets published the rain may finally have stopped, making way for sunnier weather and warmer temperatures. But even if not, who are we to let a bit of rain stop us from having fun, right? July is the perfect time to go out and enjoy yourself and - for those of you with little ones to keep the kids entertained now that the schools are breaking up for the summer.
Our 'What's on' section towards the back of this magazine is packed full of fun events in and around the area for you to enjoy (I wish
I could go to them all). From festivals and exhibitions to open studios and garden tours, there is something out there for everyone.
A particular highlight on the local calendar will be the annual Mitcheldean Festival which will return on the weekend of 19th - 21st of July with even more entertainment for all ages than ever before. Read all about it on page 16. Now go out and enjoy yourself (and do pack an umbrella just in case!). Best wishes,
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Risotto Stuffed Peppers Packed with a tasty vegetable rice filling, these stuffed peppers make a great meatfree supper. Serve with a mixed leaf salad.
Ready in: 1 hour 10 minutes | Serves 6
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 150g risotto rice (see tip)
1 courgette, coarsely grated 1 litre hot vegetable stock 3 ripe tomatoes
2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley or mint
Salt and freshly ground black pepper 50g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
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Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes, stirring. Add the garlic and sauté, stirring, for a further few minutes. Stir in the rice and courgette and cook for 1 minute.
Add a ladleful of the hot stock and simmer, stirring until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. Repeat until nearly all the stock has been used up and the rice is almost tender. This should take about 20 minutes.
Cut a slice from the top and bottom of each tomato and finely chop the rest. Stir the chopped tomatoes into the risotto with the parsley or mint and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in the cheese. Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas mark 3. Cut a thin slice from the base of each pepper so they stand upright. Slice off the top of each pepper and pull out and discard the stalk and seeds.
Spoon the risotto into the peppers and place them in a greased ovenproof dish. Top each pepper with a tomato slice and pour over the rest of the stock. Bake for 40-45 minutes until the peppers are tender.
Use a short-grain risotto rice such as Arborio for this recipe – it’s sold in most supermarkets or Italian delis.
For two hundred years Gorsley Baptist church and Gorsley Goffs Primary School have been serving the community and in mid-July, they are celebrating their bicentenary with events which are open to all.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, most settlers on Gorsley Common could not read or write. They signed their names with a cross on marriage certificates and wills and they paid someone to write their letters. In 1819 Gorsley’s first school and chapel began. The Goff’s Trustees employed a school-master and pastor working in a rented room. He taught reading, writing and arithmetic on weekdays and he held services on Sundays at Gorsley and in other villages. He was a non-conformist, so he needed a licence from the Bishop for each of the cottages used for Christian worship.
Gorsley has changed from being a gorse covered heath to a popular residential area
school has a fete and exhibition (featuring pupils past and present). Celebrations continue at 5.30pm with Proms and at 7.30pm with a live band. On Sunday 14th July the church has a family celebration at 10.30am followed by a barbecue at 1.00pm and short guided walks.
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Goffs School provided free education and the chapel gave Christian teaching. Twenty years later people’s lives had been transformed and Gorsley Common no longer deserved to be referred to as Heathen’s Heath. On the church premises (HR9 7SE) an exhibition entitled “Gorsley transformed 1819-2019” traces the development of the community and its landscape. It is open from 13th -17th July. On Saturday 13th July at 2.00pm the
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Time to enjoy your garden
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We love July for the mid-summer riot of colour. The enthusiastic display of roses and green foliage, coupled with the annuals that you lovingly sowed in May, and - keeping the slugs at bay - nurtured in June, all add their voices to the choir of our gardens. Every time we step out into our garden, we feel great, uplifted and a boost of positivity coming over us despite the knowledge that there are jobs to do and pests to contend with. The overall experience increases our mood and nurtures our creativity and we should take time to appreciate it. Summer is all about enjoying the fruits of your labour, relaxing and embracing the season.
Back to those jobs - here are some useful gardening tips which will help you ensure your garden continues to look its best throughout the Summer:
Deadheading is vital to keep flowering plants producing a consistent succession of blooms as well as tying-in, tying-up and staking. Remember to water thoroughly at the base of the plant instead of the leaves to ensure the roots get a good soaking. Water early in the morning and in the evening for best results. Regulate your feeding, shade containers so they don’t dry out too quickly and regularly pick the veg such as beans and 6
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Top Tip: To reduce hollyhock rust remove the leaves that are showing first signs, water well and apply a thick mulch to prevent spores in the soil spreading. Hollyhocks are hungry plants so feed them well to promote health.
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Following a visit from an officer, each premises receives a food hygiene rating from 0 to 5 - the poorest to the best performing. Since 2015 the number achieving a fully compliant 5 point score has increased from 58% to 80% of the overall premises, whilst the number of poorer performing 0 to 2 point premises has reduced from 10% to 3%.
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Visit over 50 practitioners from the Forest of Dean, Wye Valley and Severnside in their studios, galleries and workshops in locations as far-flung as Newent in the North and St Arvans in the South, Hartpury in the East and Penallt in the West. In addition, major exhibitions will be held at Taurus Crafts in Lydney and at The Dean Heritage Museum in Soudley.
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Henry’s garden strategy
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A short story by local writer Geraldine Faulkner
It was Henry’s favourite time of year.
“Open Gardens Gloucestershire is nearly upon us,” he told his wife one morning. He rubbed his hands with glee at the prospect of showing off his beautifully kept borders to visitors.
“You’ve been working really hard in the garden, haven’t you, love?” said his wife drying up their breakfast things. She too had been making plans for the event and had already arranged for their two daughters to come and give her a hand with the cream teas they served visitors. Henry was so preoccupied with ensuring their hedges were level (he even used his spirit level to make sure they were ‘just so’) and the pond was tidy, he never gave anything else a thought. ‘It is just as well I don’t constantly need 10
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his approval,’ thought his long-suffering wife. Over the last four weeks, she had been dragged out to the garden at least five times a day to ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ at another bit of the garden that had been given ‘a good going over’ by Henry. ‘Imagine if I did the same thing to him every time I baked a batch of scones or emptied the dishwasher.’ she chuckled to herself. All in all, everything was looking promising and provided the weather stayed dry there was only one thing bothering Henry.
“I wonder if Tom and Alice want their dog taken out for a walk,” he said at lunch the day before the Open Gardens event. His wife looked at him suspiciously.
“I thought you didn’t have any time for Caspar. You are always threatening to have his poo laboratory tested to see if he is the dog always leaving a deposit outside our gate.”
Henry waved away his wife’s comment. “Both Caspar and I need the exercise,” he said in an aloof manner. ‘I wonder what he’s up to,’ she pondered.
Two hours later, Henry was back and, although a bit flushed, appeared to be very pleased with himself.
“Tom and Alice invited me to have a look around their garden,” he told his wife who poured him a glass of homemade lemonade. Really, he had gone quite an alarming shade of puce.
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The great day dawned dry and sunny and everything went smoothly. Visitors paid Henry lots of compliments and the creams teas went down a storm. The only cloud on the horizon for Henry, unaccustomed to long walks, was the fact he had developed a limp after his two hours with Caspar.
“If one more person asks me if I have a war-time injury,” he muttered to his wife. “I’m going to shove them into the pond.”
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The Bill”, an awardJoin the gang at The White Horse for a circular walk (approx. 7 miles) across the fields, stopping for drinks and songs at various winning farce points and pubs along the way. Call Andrew before the weekend on 07772 053778 to book breakfast or a sandwich lunch in Forest 2:00pm to 6:00pm Don’t fancy walking? Then why not head to the White Horse for the dialect open acoustic session. A pint of ale and a song – what’s not to like? written by Venue: Jolter Press the celebrated Harry Beddington, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Forest Dialect Poets in session 6:00pm “Footing The Bill” famous for popularising classic Friday 19th –the Sunday 21st July 2019 – a farce in dialect by Harry Beddington Forest character “Jolter”. Venue: White Horse
Mitcheldean’s annual Folk Walk summer party is back Acousticever Session and it's bigger than 12:00pm
Programme
As well as all the above, there will be Venue: St Michael’s Church the usual fabulous mix of performances 8:00pm – 11:00pm Candlelight Acoustic Concert and listen to several local musicians performing their plus a full rangeCome of stalls and rides music and songs, including Karl Jennings, at Eden the Tanner, Damien Clarke, Keith Hyett, Pauline Vallance, Drybrook Male Voice Saturday fete, not the Choir, to Lila J,mention Eagle Alley and Dick Brice.annual There’s also beer from B the Bespoke Brewery to lubricate the vocal cords… Folk Walk on Sunday and a weekend Venue: Brewery Tap 8:00pm – late Music Session itinerant musicians welcome beer festival run by the Bespoke For more information visit: is Brewery. Mitcheldean Festival www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk Or call Andrew Maliphant on 07772 053778 a free event – everyone welcome!
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For more details visit: www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk FAMILIES PROGRAMME 2019 SATURDAY 20th JULY
Parish Church 12.00 Mitcheldean Primary School pupils – poetry, story and song 12.30 Young Poets prize-giving 12.55 Young Storytellers 13.25 Crowning of the Fete King & Queen 13.30 Procession to the Fete Playing Field 13.00 Free Kids Play and Picnic Area 14.00 Fete Opening by King & Queen 14.10 Blakeney, Pillowell, Walmore Hill choir 15.00 Mitcheldean’s Got Talent Community Centre 17.00 Family team games and ceilidh 19.30 Barn dance, that turns into… 21.00 Late night singing session SUNDAY 21st JULY White Horse 10.30 – 11.30 12.00 – 18.00
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Prolific Pests Bugs and beasties thrive in warmer weather, so how should these common problems be dealt with?
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One of the best methods is to pick the pests off and either squash them or place them on the bird table. Caterpillars are easier to spot at dusk or very early in the morning.
You can buy a mixture of nematodes to spray onto your plants and kill the caterpillars without harming humans or pets.
Some caterpillars produce quantities of fine webbing to bind leaves or other plant parts together to create shelters. It is hard to get a pesticide or nematodes mix to reach them, so hand-picking or squashing is often best. For susceptible vegetables such as calabrese, broccoli and other brassicas, stop the adults laying their eggs with horticultural fleece, netting or very fine Micromesh, either as pull-out tunnels or sheets of material cut to shape and pegged down. These keep a wide range
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Woodlice Woodlice are rarely responsible for causing damage and are rather like vultures, moving in to clear up debris created by other pests. I say leave them be.
Earwigs Earwigs cause damage to petals or leaves, particularly on the flowers of plants such as clematis and dahlias. They can be controlled with contact insecticides but many prefer to trap the earwigs. One of the best ways to do this is with an inverted flowerpot – stuffed loosely with hay, straw or similar material – on top of a bamboo cane, and positioned amongst susceptible plants. The earwigs climb in and the pots can be emptied regularly.
Mildew Powdery mildew coats plant leaves, stems, buds and petals with a white flowery deposit, and can prevent fruits from swelling normally or cause leaves to distort or fall early. Prompt action is essential and suitable fungicides are available. Keep the damage to a minimum in the first instance by ensuring that the plants are kept well-watered – plants which are dry around the roots seem particularly prone to mildew attack. In addition, try to ensure a good flow of air around the plants, as stagnant, moist air seems to have a similar effect and can make matters worse very quickly. Careful pruning or weeding often solves the problem. Written by Pippa Greenwood
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Summer Berry Sponge Puddings Smothered with warm berry compote, these delicious lemony sponge puddings will go down a treat after a Sunday roast. Serve with a dollop of crème fraiche or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Place the butter and 115g of the sugar in a bowl and beat together until pale and creamy. Beat in the lemon zest then gradually beat in the eggs, adding 1 tbsp of the flour if the mixture starts to curdle. Fold in the rest of the flour with the milk to give a soft dropping consistency. Divide the mixture between the pudding basins and cover each with a square of pleated buttered foil, scrunching it tightly around the sides of each basin. Transfer to a large roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basins. Bake for 3545 minutes or until risen and firm to the touch. Meanwhile, place the berries in a pan with the remaining sugar and 2tbsp water. Heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes until the fruit has softened. Stir in the blended arrowroot and simmer, stirring all the time, for another 4-5 minutes until thickened. Turn the hot puddings out onto serving plates and spoon over the warm fruit compote. Serve immediately.
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Auction Anecdote The summer season can be a little quieter in the auction world but at Smiths Auctions, we have a couple of cunning tricks up our sleeves to combat this problem. Online bidding has meant that there is now a year-round demand from buyers for small collectables, so although sales of traditional antiques and furniture might be a little more subdued in mid-summer, it is a great time to concentrate on niche collectables. We always tag on our coin section in July since this is a very strong market whatever the time of year. This summer we are adding in an extra section for postcards – another popular field and a particular favourite of mine. Smiths’ July sale includes a fascinating selection of postcards including a surprisingly racy one from Upton upon Severn depicting a young woman lying in a field amongst the hay with the text ‘I’m thinking of you at Upton upon Severn’. There is little doubt from the glint in her eye and pose that this must have been quite a ‘racy’ card for its time (Upton, I’m shocked!). Another interesting card is entitled ‘Egg Gathering at Flamborough’ and shows a team of ‘climbers’ proudly displaying their catch. The eggs were used for cooking, in factories, for souvenirs and, of course, some were worth a fortune to egg collectors who were happy to pay good money for the rarer examples. Today this practice is totally abhorrent to us but the postcard is a part of our social history and shows how dangerous and hard life once was. Who fancies earning a living being dangled on a rope off a cliff edge whilst being attacked by angry birds? Smiths’ forthcoming sales are on the 26th of July and 30th of August. For entry details please see our website www.smithsnewentauctions.co.uk or call 01531 821776. - Written by Rita Kearsey Manager of Smiths Auction Room at Newent
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It’s the vehicular equivalent of a 1960s seaside B & B. You know the type? Run by a dragon of a landlady. “Boiler goes off at eight. The bathroom’s down the corridor. The front door is locked at ten and no overnight guests either.”
Summer’s here, meaning more caravans and camper vans are on our roads.
To give the manufacturers their due, I have noticed that each season’s new models get more luxurious, some probably better appointed than their owner’s home. Air conditioning is common, entertainment systems rival the best in home-cinema, Wi-Fi and all mod-con kitchens are included. Given an arm twist I could, possibly, ‘rough it’ in a modern caravan. Well, for a night at most. But the VW T2 Combi-van sub-culture leaves
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Your local EVENTS GUIDE ART UNBOUND Ongoing until 8 Sept, Painswick Rococo Garden An ambitious exhibition of contemporary outdoor sculpture, that intrigues, entices and delights. www.rococogarden.org.uk
SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE DOWSERS 6 June, 7.30pm, Aston Ingham Village Hall, HR9 7LS. ‘Medicinal Herbs in Your Garden’ with Caroline Sheldrick. Members £3; Non-members £4. www.shd.org.uk
ROYAL FOREST OF STEAM. 7 - 9 June, Dean Forest Railway, Lydney With up to 4 locomotives in steam. Freight trains, double-headers, intensive timetable, traction engine display, model railway display & more. T: 01594 845840 HELLENS GARDEN FESTIVAL. 8 & 9th June, Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, HR8 2LY. Annual festival, showcasing local producers, artists, unusual plants, innovative products and community-based eco and environmental organisations. hellensgardenfestival.co.uk OPEN GARDENS 8 & 9 June, 11am - 5pm, Littledean, near Cinderford A chance to visit 12 beautiful gardens. Daily admission: 26
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RISING STARS 8 June, 2 - 5pm, Scarr Bandstand, Sling, nr Coleford, on the B4228, GL16 8JA. A celebration of the Forest’s training bands. Presented by Friends of Scarr Bandstand. Free event, sponsored by Forest of Dean Lions Club. BYO chairs or rugs to sit on, and an umbrella just in case! Refreshments available. 01594 810966 or www.scarrbandstand.co.uk ART TALK 13 June, 2pm, Highnam Community Centre (Gambier Parry Hall), GL2 8DG. 'Behind the London Livery Companies'. Talk presented by The Arts Society West Gloucestershire. T: 01684 833701
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OPEN GARDENS 22 & 23 June, Ross-on-Wye Discover up to 20 beautiful gardens, previously hidden behind hedges & walls. £7.50 per person at any garden on the day. www.fosmross.org.uk
SONGS AT THE BANDSTAND 23 June, 3 - 5pm, Scarr Bandstand, Sling, nr Coleford, on the B4228, GL16 8JA. A lighthearted concert by premiere local choirs – The Springfield Singers, The Forest Singers & The Springfield Junior Singers. Free event. Sponsored by Arts Council England, RFoD Rotary Club, SPP Pumps & Renishaw plc. BYO chairs or rugs to sit on, and an umbrella just in case! Refreshments available. 01594 810966 or www.scarrbandstand.co.uk
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SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE DOWSERS 4 July, 7.30pm, Aston Ingham
Village Hall, HR9 7LS. 'Sacred Land and Earth Energies' with Paul Syrett, Chairman elect of the Slimbridge Dowsers Group. Members ÂŁ3; Non-members ÂŁ4. www.shd.org.uk
CIDER, SAUSAGE & STEAM 6 July, 11am-10pm, Perrygrove Railway, Coleford. Steam hauled trains, live music, sizzling sausages, refreshing cider and family fun. Normal entrance fee applies, advance booking recommended. www.perrygrove.co.uk
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The History of the Package Holiday Today, we take global travel for granted but it was the birth of the package holiday that changed the concept of travel forever.
During the first half of the 19th century, only the wealthy could afford to travel. Then in 1841, Thomas Cook organised a train excursion from Leicester to Loughborough. In 1872, he launched a roundthe-world railway tour covering the USA, Japan, China, Singapore and India. It was the start of a company that would become a major player in the package holiday industry. With the coming of commercial aircraft, and in a bid to make holidays more affordable, Thomas Cook was nationalised as part of British Railways in 1948. A year or so later, a Russian immigrant named Vladimir Raitz set up a travel company called Horizon Holidays that chartered weekly flights to a beach resort in Corsica. As a result, many consider him to be the inventor of the modern package holiday.
Possibly due to Horizon, in 1954 amendments were made to the Convention on International Civil Aviation that allowed for an increase in charter planes. However, there was a shortage of hotels. This changed in 1957 when British European Airways (BEA) launched a route to Valencia in Spain, coining the marketing phrase ‘Costa Blanca’. With the creation of beach destinations came a surge in hotel construction, 28
particularly in Italy and Spain where small fishing villages were turned into large resorts dominated by hotels and bars.
Travel became easier, opening the door to a host of small tour operators. Big corporations also started to see the financial benefits of the travel industry. Thomson Organisation was a Canadian media-based corporation that bought out several of the UK’s tour operators and airlines in 1965 and – now branded as TUI – remains a market leader today. The 1970s and 1980s were boom decades for the package holiday. In 1970, the Boeing 737 was launched. The very latest in air travel, the plane could carry more than 400 passengers and revolutionised commercial flight. Advances in aviation made faraway places increasingly accessible and holidays anywhere in the world affordable.
With the abolition of price regulations, travel companies were able to compete for the cheapest discounts. The 1990s heralded the arrival of small budget airlines that now began offering package holiday routes with the added ease of online booking. New technology also made reservations easier and travel agents began to pop up on every high street. By 1994, the British public booked 27 million package holidays; compare this with the one million holidays that were taken by Brits during the entire 1950s.
Today, the humble package holiday is having to work hard to hold its place in the market. With online booking easier than ever, people are either finding the best deals direct for themselves or having a bespoke tour put together by a personal travel consultant. But although our world is more accessible than ever, the future isn’t all bright. Studies suggest that with global warming, by 2030 many of our favourite holiday destinations will simply be too hot to enjoy.
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