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School is out for the Summer and we've had some great weather in July - may it continue this month to allow us to enjoy the great outdoors with many picnics and BBQ's!

Before we have a look at what's happening this August, may we congratulate not only the organisers but also the festival goers who helped make Hartpury's Milefest in July the best ever by raising - drum roll please - an amazing £8,148 for the Milestone School.

August is a busy month! Among the events you'll find towards the back of this magazine is Dymock's St. Mary's Church hosting 'Ensemble Moliere presents Revolutionary love' on the 22nd and Herefordshire's & Gloucestershire's Canal Festival with two days of beer, cider, perry and tapas takes places on the 22nd and 23rd of August.

Whatever you are up to in August have a great time and I hope you are as excited as we are about the Onion Fayre which is waiting for us in September! Find out about the latest Onion Fayre news by reading OnionEd's Blog on page 13.

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New Farm Shop Opens at Brockmore Farm Farm to fork took on a whole new meaning last month when Char and Andy from Gorley’s Brockmore Farm opened the doors of their new farm shop to the public. We sent Newent Magazine's Gregg Upwards to see what everyone is talking about.

Char with the Newent Magazine outside the Farm Shop

Yorkshire Pudding and Stuffing for just £3.99). The fruit also gets sold and what is left over makes some lovely jam.

What I loved about my visit to Brockmore Farm Shop was the range of food, you can eat there as well as the menu which has a great selection of sandwiches, jacket potatoes with lots of fillings, all day breakfasts and bacon sandwiches. Tea and coffee is also served. Take a visit to Brockmore Farm and Farm Shop - you will love too!

Brockmore Farm Shop Gorsley Gregg during his visit to the Farm Shop

Having known Char from her Farm Shop in The Shambles, Newent, I was well aware of her dedication and attention to detail when it comes to Farm to Fork, however seeing it is a completely different matter. Everything she sells in the shop has been grown, reared and made on the farm.

Brockmore Farm has over 200 sheep that provide the lamb, and pigs that provide the pork and bacon and if you love your BBQ and sausages you have to try their amazing pork and apple burgers. We loved the pork and mustard sausages and as for the eggs, Char and Andy’s chickens provide the most delicious eggs, try them and you will never buy supermarket eggs again!

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OnionEd’s Blog Happy Summer! Phew – I’ve almost been cooked, roasted and fried in the warm weather!

At least I haven’t ended up on a BBQ yet. Isn’t Newent lovely in the summer? And it’s looking beautiful with a big thanks to the Newent in Bloom crew!

We’ve had loads of fantastic events in and around our town to enjoy – aren’t we so lucky to live in a fantastic place with all these things going on!

We must not forget the last party of the summer (as if we could), which this year, isn’t the Onion Fayre, but (for one year only) is Onionfest! We can’t wait to see The Beat, 3 Daft Monkeys and Nizlopi play across the lake. With an amazing laser light show spectacle, it’s something which is sure to be remembered and I must say a big thank you to the Town Council allowing us to use this wonderful event setting.

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The day time event, the Onion Fayre, is all ticking along nicely. I hope all you shop keepers are thinking about the window competition, which this year is ‘20 years of the Newent Onion Fayre’. I wonder what the Onion Fayre will be like in another 20 years?

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Charity Fundraiser Planned for September Seeks Local Support Close family and friends are helping Rebecca Gooch from Newent to organise a Charity Ball at the Chase Hotel in Ross on Wye to raise money for Arthritis UK and the Newent Skate Park.

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Arthritis Research UK is a charity leading the fight against Arthritis and funding research into the causes, treatment and cure of all forms of Arthritis in the UK. More than one in six people are affected by Arthritis.

Rebecca is also raising money for a proposed Skate Park in Newent, and told Newent Magazine, that “the local Chill Out Café which offers sessions for the youngsters from the age of 12 -18 has established a small group of people who are working hard to raise £150,000 to build a Skate Park in Newent for the whole community to use.”

Organisers of the ball are asking local businesses to kindly donate prizes for an auction and raffle planned for the night. Newent Magazine has given this space and advert free of charge to help promote the event.

If you would like any further information on this event please do not hesitate to contact Rebecca on 07891438323 or becs772009@hotmail.co.uk

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Golden Years Memories of 50 Years Ago by Ted Bruning

Will African-Americans be holding street parties and torchlight parades on 6th August this year? They should – it’s the golden anniversary of a landmark in the struggle for civil rights. For on that day the US President signed into law, in the presence of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parkes, the Voting Rights Act that finally abolished literacy tests, property qualifications, “moral character” tests and all the other devices by which the Southern states maintained white supremacy.

Texan-born Lyndon Baines Johnson was a Southern Democrat. But while many Southern Democrats were avowed segregationists, Johnson was different.

Precociously intelligent but from a poor background, he had been exposed when young to the Social Gospel doctrine that saw the New Testament as not just religious but political too. He then had to work his way through college to become a teacher, and sharing the struggle of black and Mexican students helped him see America from their point of view.

Abandoning teaching for politics, he was elected to Congress in

1937 and gained a reputation as a hardheaded fixer, a manipulator, a wheelerdealer and when necessary a bully.

Elected to the Senate in 1949, he spent six years as Majority Leader, honing his political skills but keeping his radical instincts under a bushel. He was chosen as John Kennedy’s running mate in 1960 not because the Kennedy clan admired him – quite the opposite – but because as sophisticated New Englanders they believed they needed a rustic southerner.

When Kennedy was assassinated, the Voting Rights Act 1964 was in preparation.

It was the third in a series, all of them ineffectual, and Johnson wasn’t satisfied. As president in his own right he was dissuaded from drafting a tougher replacement so soon; but only a month after his inauguration came the Selma-Montgomery Marches when black Alabamans came out in protest at being denied the vote. Over a period of weeks they were beaten and brutalised by state police – on live TV. On 18th February a young unarmed black man was shot dead; and the brutality with which the police thwarted an attempt to hand in a petition to governor George Wallace on 7th March earned the day the

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name “Bloody Sunday”.

America was scandalised and Johnson immediately ordered the Justice Department to draft ““the goddamnest toughest voting rights act that you can devise”, unveiling it on 15th March with a speech that ended with the words “we shall overcome”. He backed words with action by sending Federal marshals to protect the final Selma-Montgomery March two days later.

It took all his political skills, and Dr King’s help, to get the Act through Congress. And when Johnson was finally able to sign the VRA on 6th August he did so with a speech that still has to the power to draw tears.

This came at the beginning of an administration that saw the creation of Medicare, the end of segregation in public facilities from gas-station washrooms to universities, and a huge improvement in living standards for America’s poorest. But LBJ was never liked – he was always on the edge of scandals, always suspect – and in the end his reputation was destroyed by Vietnam. It is an enduring tragedy that his epitaph should be: “Hey, hey, LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?”

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Happiness Guaranteed Research has identified that war torn and African nations are the unhappiest in the world, not surprising really. The happiest nations are led by Switzerland followed by Iceland, Denmark and Norway. Britain is apparently 21st of the 150 nations researched.

People’s own evaluations of their lives in determining what it means to be happy considered factors such as wealth, health, life expectancy and their perceptions of corruption, social support and freedom to make life decisions. I find this really very sad because many of those factors are not in the control of the individual, so they believe. It’s almost as though their happiness is utterly dependent upon other people and circumstances over which they have little influence. Increasingly happiness is considered a proper measure of social progress. Yes I can understand this may be a measurement tool for politicians, particularly in a nanny state. I can assure you my happiness will never be in the hands of or controlled by politicians, the weather or the newspapers, ‘nor will it be in the hands of the council or parish council. My happiness is in my hands and so it is for you. So here are three ways for guaranteed happiness and we in this country have no excuse for not applying these principles in our own lives.

1. Always have something to look forward to doing, owning or experiencing. Our brain

functions so much better when we have something to look forward to and this can be from simple things in life, meeting an old friend, going for a walk or perhaps the acquisition of some new clothes, car, holiday...whatever.

2. Happiness comes from sharing, we all know the expression ‘a joy that is shared is a joy doubled and a worry that is shared is a worry halved’. I travel a great deal on my own and do eat in some magnificent restaurants, the meal is never great, but sitting with my wife having fish and chips can be a really happy experience. Many people when elderly lose a loved one but gain happiness sharing their life with a cat or a dog. We need to understand that for the vast majority of the human race happiness does come from sharing.

3. It is impossible not to be happy when you make someone else happy. Very sadly in the world that we live in people get married and then believe it is the role of their husband/wife to make them happy and for many they soon discover it doesn’t work like that. If ever you are feeling low or down or unhappy, find somebody for who you can bring a little joy into their lives, be it a phone call, a visit or even an act of kindness.

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Auction Anecdote It isn’t often these days that a piece of furniture takes the star price at an auction but this was the case at Smiths last sale when a late 17th century bacon settle made top price of the day.

The bacon settle is reputed to be a seat with a tall panelled cupboard back which could be used to hang ones bacon in – it must have been a sensible and space saving solution in the 17th and 18th centuries but to us now it seems a strange and quirky item. It is this picturesque and rustic charm which makes bacon settles very popular items of furniture with early oak enthusiasts today.

The settle had come from a local country house and had apparently stood in the same place by the inglenook fireplace, never having being moved, for over fifty years. Unfortunately this meant that no one had noticed it had developed a nasty dose of wet rot on the bottom panel of the back – this had literally become fluffy and soft making it look and feel much like fibre glass. Apart from this and a light dusting of woodworm (to be expected and tolerated in an item of this age) the settle was in remarkably good condition with a lovely patina to the front panels and charmingly shaped arm supports.

In anticipation of some serious interest we took over ten photographs of the settle from all sides and angles and posted all of them on the internet catalogue so that interested parties could see the condition and detail of the piece without having to ring up to request extra images. A number of interested buyers contacted the saleroom for additional information and two telephone lines were booked.

On the sale day itself the settle was taken from its starting price of £1200 to a final bid of £2650 by two telephone bidders and interest also on the internet. It finally sold to a dealer from the Midlands and I expect it will undergo a short bout of restoration before finding a new home hopefully in a suitably charming position and an owner with a plentiful supply of elbow grease and beeswax.

Smiths next auction is on the 4th September and includes a special section for Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art as well as a collection of antique textiles and vintage costume. Please see our website or advert for details or telephone 01531 821776 - Written by Rita Kearsey Manager of Smiths Auction Room at Newent

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Clifford, Abby Walker, Tegan Smith, Isabelle Jones (Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre) will now be used as livery on Biffa’s street cleansing trucks which are used daily by a team of operatives who are responsible for keeping the Forest of Dean clean.

Councillor Marrilyn Smart, Cabinet Member for the Environment at the Forest of Dean District Council, said: ‘The entries have been really outstanding and we have been impressed by the level of understanding that the children have shown about the problems of littering. Litter harms our wildlife and local environment but there is a high financial cost too. In total it is estimated that 30 million tonnes

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MARTIN LEWIS First Time Buyers

By Martin Lewis @moneysavingexpert It’s perhaps the cheapest time in history to get a first time buyers’ mortgage – with rates at historic lows and the new Help to Buy ISA due. Yet that’s not the same as saying it’s the best time to buy a house. Property is an ‘asset class’ that means prices move – so never assume buying a home is as safe as houses.

It’s far more important to examine your own reasons for buying. If it’s a long term place to live, to give you security of tenure, and the repayments are affordable (possibly even cheaper than renting) it's a reasonable aim.

Here’s what you need to know…

your home's current value you are borrowing. eg, a £20,000 deposit on a £100,000 means you’re borrowing £80,000 – so it’s an 80% LTV. The lower the LTV, the better deal you can get.

Step 1. Learn the lingo. A mortgage is likely to be the biggest financial transaction you'll make, so arm yourself with knowledge to understand the terms commonly used. Here are the key facts you’ll need to understand about any mortgage.

Imagine you've a £150,000 home, and want a £136,000 mortgage. That's a 90.7% LTV, the top 2 year fix is 3.98%. Yet if you use £1,100 of savings to reduce the borrowing needed, you'd cross a threshold and be at just under 90%, where the top 2yr fix is 2.69%. This would save over £700/year in mortgage payments alone.

a. The Rate: This is the interest you are charged, and it dictates the amount you repay each month. b. The Type: Most mortgages have rate reductions for the first two to five years. These come in a few types. Fixes are where the rate is locked in. Trackers are where it can only move in relation to UK base rate moves. And variable rate, where they tend to move with UK base rates, but can also move at the lenders whim. c. Length of the deal: If it's a short-term deal (eg, a 2yr fix), when does it end? d. Term: How long is the entire mortgage borrowing length - eg, 25yrs, and when will it be fully repaid? e. Penalties: Are there any early-repayment penalties if you try and pay it off or move, before the deal ends? f. Can you overpay? Are you allowed to pay more off without any penalties? This can be very useful as it means you pay less interest over the mortgage terms and clear the debt more quickly. g. Your loan-to-value (LTV): The proportion of

To help with this I’ve a totally free 60 page FirstTime Buyers mortgage booklet you can download from www.mse.me/FTB which takes you through everything in more detail.

Step 2. Deposit, deposit, deposit. Every 5% bigger deposit up to 40% cuts the rate - so a little more can have a big impact.

Of course saving for a deposit is often a struggle. From autumn you’ll also be given the chance of a cash boost towards buying your first home if you save into a new type of Help to Buy ISA. You can save up to £200 every month and the Government will add 25% on top (so £50 on £200). You can also save an additional £1,000 when you first open it, meaning you can save £1,200 in the first month (that will have £300 added on top of it).

The minimum you need to have saved to get the bonus is £1,600 (so a £400 bonus), and the maximum the Government will contribute is £3,000 (so that means you will have saved £12,000). For full information see www.mse.me/helptobuyisa.

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possible. Mortgage rates are currently the lowest they have ever been, with even 5 year fixes below 2% (if you’ve a big enough deposit). While there is always the chance that they could sneak even cheaper, there’s not that much room to fall, yet there’s far more room for them to rise in future.

Buy scheme (ie, not the original only for new builds) is about the Government giving LENDERS a guarantee to enable them to offer more 5% deposit mortgages, meaning more are available.

If you're looking for a 5% deal, it makes no difference to you whether it's a Help2Buy or not.

Just go for the best available.

To find a mortgage you want to look across the whole market if possible. There are a number of lenders like Yorkshire BS, Tesco Bank and HSBC who only offer their mortgages direct, and these may be missed by mortgage brokers. So it’s important to start by doing a comparison that includes all deals. My own www.mse.me/mortgagebestbuys comparison tool does, as does www.moneyfacts.co.uk and Googles mortgage tables.

Step 6. Fixed or variable? With a fixed mortgage, the amount you repay is, er, fixed so it's like buying an insurance policy against possible rate rises. Variable deals move with UK interest rates (sometimes just at the provider's whim). Currently you only pay a touch more to fix.

Step 4. Two things that can kibosh your application. The days when lenders flung out deals to all and sundry are long gone. Getting accepted is now a challenge – I would suggest you start preparing and you position yourself at least a year in advance, or failing that as soon as possible. a) The credit check. It's crucial to manage your credit score, preferably months in advance, eg, never make late payments, minimise other applications and put a landline not a mobile on applications. See my 35 credit score boosting tips at www.mse.me/creditscore to make sure that you’re in good financial shape.

It's very difficult to predict future interest rate moves. Even top economists are singing a different tune now from a year ago, and there's even the possibility they may fall before that. So focus on your own situation.

The more crucial the security of knowing exactly what you'll pay, the more you should edge towards fixing (& fixing longer). If cracking the rock-bottom deal's your driver, edge to shortterm trackers.

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b) Affordability checks. Lenders must stress-test if your mortgage is affordable, even if rates were 6-7%. They'll want evidence of income, big bills, expenses, even eating out. So being frugal in advance helps.

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One way to navigate through these checks, is to use a top mortgage broker, you can search for one using www.vouchedfor.co.uk or www.unbiased.co.uk - they have info on how harsh each lender's checks are, and can help ease acceptance. You’ll generally pay a fee for face to face advise though brokers like www.lcplc.co.uk operate fee free via the phone (they get a fee from the lender).

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2. Ebenezer Place, Wick - When Mackays Hotel in Wick was built in 1883, it was decided that the building’s shortest side nevertheless constituted a street in its own right, and so, despite being just 206cm (81 inches) long, Ebenezer Place was created. The street is now officially recognised as the shortest street in the world.

3. Ffordd Penllech, Gwynedd - A prime contender for the steepest road in Britain, Ffordd Penllech in Harlech leads down from Harlech Castle in Gwynedd. So steep that it has been signposted ‘unsuitable for motors’, the one-way road (that is, downward traffic only) has a gradient of 18°, or almost 1:3.

4. Parliament Street, Exeter - A plaque at the entrance to Parliament Street in Exeter states that it is ‘believed to be the narrowest street in the world’. Although that honour actually belongs to a street in Reutlingen, Germany, at just 64cm (25 inches) at its narrowest point, Parliament Street is certainly a contender for the narrowest named street in Britain.

5. Pudding Lane, London - Pudding Lane is perhaps one of the most infamous addresses in London, having once been the site of Thomas Farriner’s bakery where, shortly after midnight on September 2 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out. Within three days, the fire destroyed almost four-fifths of the city. © Taken from The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer by Paul Anthony Jones

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Newent Magazine's Gregg Upwards Gets His Hands On Webb Ellis Cup With the countdown to the 2015 Rugby World Cup underway, the prestigious Webb Ellis Cup has been doing the rounds across the UK ahead of the competition which starts mid-September.

Locally, Gloucester Rugby's Kingsholm Stadium will host four matches: Tonga vs Georgia, Scotland vs Japan, Argentina vs Georgia and USA vs Japan.

Gregg spoke to RFU President Jason Leonard who told him how amazed he was by the number of people that turned up to have a glimpse at the famous trophy that England won in 2003.

Jason also told Gregg that Rugby is a Grassroutes sport that can be enjoyed by both sexes.

He is actively encouraging children to join their local club - you never know maybe your child too will hold this trophy after winning the Rugby World Cup one day.

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Candidates need to be physically fit, have a clean UK Drivers License, be machine oriented (be able to use a lathe, milling machine and common workshop hand tools), have some engineering background, be forward thinking, dynamic, polite, organised, and tidy. Compulsory attendance is required at all off-site trade shows.

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Coronation Chicken Ready in 20 minutes, plus chilling

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Mix the curry paste, yoghurt, mayonnaise and lime juice in a large bowl and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Add the sliced chicken and toss gently to coat in the curried sauce. Arrange on a serving platter and cover and chill for 2-3 hours (or overnight).

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the cashew nuts. Fry over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Leave to cool.

Just before serving, arrange the mango slices on top of the chicken and scatter over the fried cashew nuts and coriander leaves. Serve with a mixed green salad or as part of a summer buffet.

Tips • For an extra spicy flavour add a finely

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• Instead of the cashews, garnish with some shredded spring onions or a handful of fresh peppery rocket leaves.

• For delicious open sandwiches, pile the Coronation chicken onto split and lightly toasted ciabatta rolls.

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Heat stroke occurs when the dog becomes unable to cool itself down. Excessive panting and red gums are signs of overheating, but if you see a dog that is also vomiting or displays a lack of coordination, you need to act quickly.

What to do in the case of heat stroke • Contact a vet straight away • Offer the dog cool rather than cold water, in small amounts • Move them into the shade • Wrap in cool damp cloths, particularly the head The use of cool water is an important factor as opposed to water that is too cold, otherwise you could send the dog into a state of shock.

Why are dogs so sensitive to heat?

Dogs are not able to release heat through their skin as humans do – they cool down by panting, and also via their nose and the pads on their feet. As a result, irreparable damage to internal organs occurs very quickly when they overheat, and many dogs do not recover.

Short-nosed breeds including pugs and bulldogs are particularly susceptible to heat stroke, as are overweight dogs. Even on a cloudy day, they may struggle to cool themselves down.

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Microchipping Matters – 50% discount offer Hardly a day goes by when we haven’t a pet brought to the surgery that has gone missing and has been handed in by a kind member of the public.

Only a few weeks ago we had a dog that was found on the main Worcester to Hereford Road, which was picked up by a gentleman on his tractor and brought into the surgery to avoid it being involved in a road traffic accident. We soon found that this animal had a microchip and was then reunited with its owner within three hours. This fortunately is a typical story as more dogs are microchipped these days which makes it easier to reunite them. The same is true for cats, who should also be microchipped as they go missing or get into vehicles and end up a long way from home – totally untraceable without a microchip.

Microchipping will be a legal requirement from April 2016.

A microchip is a capsule about the same size as a grain of rice that carries a unique identification number. It is implanted under the skin, usually between the shoulder blades in dogs and cats.

Implanting the microchip should hurt no more than a routine injection.

Once microchipped your pet has a traceable form of ID should they escape, get lost or be stolen.

After your pet is microchipped the details will be registered with a lost and found pet service. If the worst happens and your pet goes missing, it is very likely that they will be taken to a local vet, picked up by the animal warden or handed into one of the animal rescue organisations.

These places are equipped with special scanners that can read the lost pet’s unique microchip number and this will enable them to find your details 24/7, 365 days of the year.

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so they can reunite you with your missing pet. As part of Leadon Vale’s ongoing commitment to promoting responsible pet ownership, have your pet microchipped with us in the month of August and you will receive a 50% discount off the normal price when you bring this advert along to the appointment with you.

Don’t forget that if you have a tortoise, parrot or any other pet which tends to wander it is important to microchip it as these also go missing on a regular basis.

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Newent Community School 50th Celebration

Newent CC Tewkesbury Hospital Cup Winners 2015

Following on from the very successful 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre have now completed this celebration by planting a Tulip Tree in the grounds of the school to commemorate the occasion.

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Newent CC have once again defended the Tewkesbury Hospital Cup after a great days cricket at Gander Lane. This is the third consecutive year NCC have won this competition, the last time this feat was achieved was in 1969 when Tewkesbury CC held the trophy.

The semi final saw Newent play the hosts.

Newent posted 162-5 which was always going to be a challenging target. Jack Cowles held the NCC innings together with 72 N/O and Liam Devries scored 29. Tewkesbury put up a fight and got close ending up with 141-6. The home side got off to a great start and were 70-1 after 11 overs. Sam Wallace then changed the game by running out the dangerous Tom Allcoat who had just passed his fifty. Oliver Henson (2-16) and Jack Cowles (2-17) then did the rest if the damage and ensured a Newent Victory.

Newent played Gotherington in the final.

Gotherington batted first and were restricted to 77-9 from their 20 overs. This was a good all-round bowling performance, Adam Curtis took 2 for 11 from 4 overs and Jack Devries had 3 for 14 from 4 overs. Newent were never really troubled and chased the target down within 13 overs for the loss of 4 wickets, Karl Mortimer scored 24 and Jack Cowles ended up with 22 not out.

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Newent Dolphin Club Celebrates 32 Years The Dolphin Club was set up in Newent 32 years ago

by Mary Carter when she discovered the lack of facilities for disabled children.

Mary says "Back in 1983 I became aware that there was nowhere in Newent for handicapped children to go.

This gave me an idea so I wrote to parents of these children and invited them to a meeting. There was a great attendance at this meeting and the discussions resulted in the formation of the Newent Dolphin Club with 10 children regularly attending and to be run by volunteers.

The club then started arranging activities for the children with the parents and volunteers."

The club has now grown over the years to a number in excess of 30 children regularly attending, with numerous volunteers, and

has children coming from Newent, Coleford, Gloucester and Staunton.

These days the summer activities encompass (amongst other things) cricket, barbeques, an annual boat trip and holidays every 2 years (this year it was the Isle of Wight).

Members of the Dolphin Club enjoying the cricket In the winter activities are organisation is now being lead obviously inside and include

by Yvonne Lamb. bingo, indoor games, craft and cookery amongst other things as The Dolphin Club is essentially a volunteer organisation and is well as an annual concert near funded by subs and donations Christmas time. as it is affiliated to Mencap.

The other week the club visited Anyone who may wish to the fire station and they also make a donation to this recently had a cricket match worthy cause and to help with and barbeque hosted by these activities can contact Newent Football Club.

Yvonne on 01989 720471.

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Newent Local History Society For many years, in July and August, Newent Local History Society has organised visits to local sites and further afield for members to explore their historical significance. This year the July visit was to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. It proved to be a memorable and moving day.

Opened in 2001, the site itself is vast, comprising 150 acres of land reclaimed after gravel extraction and now planted with 50,000 trees. But it is the more than 200 memorial sites which it contains that people go to see.

Each of these has been designed to commemorate and illustrate the part played by a particular group of people, usually, but not

always, in times of conflict.

On arrival, visitors are usually drawn to visit the Millenium Chapel of Peace and Forgiveness where, at 11am each day, the two minutes silence is observed.

This building constitutes the spiritual hub of the Arboretum and is full of symbolic artefacts.

Then, on a piece of higher ground, there stands the vast Armed Forces Memorial. Here are recorded the names of the men and women from the Armed and Merchant Services who have lost their lives as a result of conflict or on training exercises since the end of World War 1, currently almost 16,000 from 50 significant operations. So many, and it was also chilling to observe

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that there is space for many more should the need arise!

What will we remember most from our visit? Difficult to say but the memorial to the 306 British and Commonwealth soldiers, harshly shot at dawn for desertion or alleged cowardice in the First World War, and who in 2006 were granted a posthumous pardon; and the recently completed exhibition portraying the horrendous experiences of the prisoners in the Far East during the Second World War must both be high on any list.

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Hobbies Are you Birding, Twitching or Watching?

By Kate McLelland In the late 1980s the arrival of a tiny American songbird (blown off course during its annual migration) in Larkfield, Kent, led to a mass-mobilisation of the nation’s bird lovers. Over the course of several days 2500 “twitchers” crowded into the small Tesco car park that the golden-winged warbler had chosen as its temporary home.

In the 1980s a twitcher (the term for someone who is willing to travel many miles in order to see a rare bird at first hand) would need to rely on radio or TV reports, or home phone calls from fellow enthusiasts, in order to learn about a rare bird’s visit. Now, thanks to mobile communication, the news can be spread within seconds of the first sighting.

Just this year 500 people appeared on a Norfolk beach in a matter of hours after a rare citril finch - normally only found in alpine areas of Europe – was first observed.

Such devotion to searching out rare sightings means that twitchers often find themselves in the media spotlight, but not all bird hobbyists are twitchers. Twitching is just one aspect of a pastime that’s surprisingly broad and diverse, with activities ranging from a single individual recording

birds in their local area (usually defined as a “bird-watcher”) to members of well organised groups who come together to learn everything they can about bird species, including their nesting habits, environmental usage and migration patterns.

These serious hobbyists are known as “birders” and some even travel the world, taking part in competitive events.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is the UK’s leading bird charity and it has done much to protect endangered species and promote bird welfare.

The society’s “Big Garden Birdwatch”, which started over 36 years ago, has become an important annual event across the country: encouraging householders to contribute to research so the RSPB can record changes in bird populations.

You can sign up for the Big Garden Birdwatch by going to the RSPB website (www. rspb.org.uk). Alternatively you may prefer to join one of the society’s local groups (enter a search for “Local Groups” on their website to find an A-Z list). Run by volunteers, these groups provide an opportunity for members to learn more about birds and wildlife and

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take part in talks, walks and fundraising events.

Birding UK (www.birding. uk.com) also provides information on a range of groups you can join, including “Birding Buddies”, “Bird Photographers”, “Bird Artists” and even “Birding Bikers”.

If you’re just getting started as a bird-watcher you’ll find a range of mobile phone apps to help you identify birds and record sightings. Ranging in price from .69p to £12.99, some even provide examples of birdsong to help with identification but care should be taken when playing recorded birdsong in the natural environment, particularly at times when birds are nesting.

Whether you’re a simple “bird-watcher” or a dedicated “birder” or “twitcher” you can be confident that you’ve chosen a hobby that will always offer interest, excitement and fresh challenges. As climate change continues to affect the natural environment - altering breeding and migration patterns - it’s good to know that keen observers are continually monitoring the nation’s birds, recording and passing on vital information that will help preserve these precious populations well into the future.

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Health Why Breast Is Still Best

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk August is World Breastfeeding Month, so let’s bust some myths and look at breastfeeding benefits.

Breastfeeding Myths i can’t breastfeed because: • i need medication for depression. Sometimes the benefits of treatment and breastfeeding outweigh potential risks (very low with some antidepressants).

• I have flat/ inverted nipples.

Breastfeeding is often possible and can even fix this – as can a simple operation.

• i’m unsure about breastfeeding; i’m going back to work, anyway. Even if you feed your baby just a few times, they’ll receive colostrum (initial breastmilk full of your antibodies).

Started bottlefeedng? Usually you can still breastfeed later, although it’s harder as time passes. You can breastfeed at first, then swap to expressed breastmilk, formula or mixed feeding when you return to work; you have a legal right to express milk at work and ask for a change in your working pattern.

• I can’t make enough milk: Despite what many mums are told, it’s extremely rare to be physically incapable of producing enough milk. The process can be hampered after a caesarean, or if you or your baby is poorly. Usually you just need time and correct technique, but if your baby’s suffering or you need to leave them, you can give formula...

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...But mixed feeding will ruin my milk supply: If your baby needs the odd bottle of formula, don’t panic. Ideally, though, wait 6 weeks to try regular mixed feeding, as the ideal production rate is stimulated by demand and takes time to establish. Often, regular mixed feeding early on quickly leads to full formula feeding, the NCT warns, but it’s usually successful after breastfeeding is established.

Breastfed babies wake more at night: Research suggests parents of breastfed babies get more sleep, and there’s no night time bottle preparation.

I can’t breastfeed in public: The Equality Act 2010 says you CAN. Breastfeeding Benefits • Much healthier babies: breastmilk is custom-made for your baby, adapting to their needs. It aids development, increases intelligence and reduces the risk of chest, stomach, ear and urine infections, asthma, diabetes, obesity, leukaemia, meningitis, celiac disease, Sudden Infant Death syndrome, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and cancers, Crohn’s disease, cardiovascular disease, eczema, allergies, breast and ovarian cancer in girls and necrotizing enterocolitis (a serious bowel condition) in premature babies.

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• Convenient, economical and green: Feed your baby anywhere for free, saving £550 a year on formula and reducing waste. decisions, decisions A mini-survey of friends echoed national findings: the main culprits responsible for making breastfeeding difficult or unappealing are poor advice and support (personal and professional). “I was banished to upstairs in my in-laws house!” said one friend, while Liz intended to breastfeed until her midwife advised her bottlefeeding would be easier after her caesarean. Older ‘militant’ breastfeeding advice just caused guilt: “My LaLeche League book was SO awful about bottle feeding that when I finally offered my daughter formula, I felt I was poisoning her,” said Katie.

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Home & Interiors Victorian Style

By Katherine Sorrell much of it, from dressers and dining tables to sideboards and writing desks, though whatnots and chiffoniers are rarely to be found in the modern home.

Fabrics, too, were rather more elaborate than we are used to today, with a great deal of embellishments – though William Morris’s Arts & Crafts designs introduced a relative simplicity and have remained popular ever since.

It may not be the height of fashion, but there is much to be said for Victorian style, which is confident, distinctive and eminently comfortable, says Katherine Sorrell Everything changed in the 19th century. From society to science, politics to industry, the Victorian era was a time of enormous transformation.

Travel, too, became easier, and influences and ideas from all around the world became increasingly important. The middle classes expanded rapidly, and their homes became the perfect vehicles with which to show off both their newly acquired wealth and their cultural savvy. The result? An interior style that was exuberant, eclectic and, quite often, downright over the top.

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abandon, including Elizabethan, Italianate, ‘Louis’, Egyptian and Queen Anne Revival. The main ‘Battle of the Styles’, however, was between ‘Greek’, (in other words, pretty much all types of classical architecture and decoration), and ‘Gothic’ (more or less any style reminiscent of Olde Englande). Gothic was the winner, its most famous exponent Augustus Pugin, designer of the refurbished Palace of Westminster.

Despite its mix and match of styles, and a tendency towards clutter, the main ingredients for Victorian living were not so far from where we are today, give or take a tweak or two in colour and pattern. Encaustic tiled hallways and polished, dark wood floors with a central rug featuring large, bold patterns set the scene, while patterned wallpaper was de rigueur. Wooden furniture was dark, solid and often very, very large – but we would recognise

Upholstered seating was the major development from the preceding Georgian era. Coil springing had been invented in the 1820s, and Victorian sofas and chairs featured deep buttons and comfortable, curving shapes. Also new to furniture-making was Thonet’s technique for bending beechwood to produce his nowclassic café chairs, while metal bedsteads were introduced to Britons at the Great Exhibition of 1851 – and have changed little in style ever since.

As far as colour choices went, the Victorians loved anything rich, deep and vivid.

These hues worked well with the dark brown furniture that predominated, but are best used judiciously today.

That said, they can be most attractive in the right place: deep shades, such as crimson, claret, bottle green, sharp yellow, purple, mahogany, terracotta and Prussian blue, were preferred for sitting rooms, dining rooms and studies; paler and fresher hues, including pink, grey, pale blue and soft green, were considered to be more suitable for bedrooms.

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years or so. When Victoria came to the throne, oil and candle lamps were the only form of lighting in most homes, but during her reign first gas lighting was developed and then, at the very end of the 19th century, early electricity. There were a great many elaborate and ornamental styles of lamp, including swan-necked brass wall lights, flower-shaped glass shades and china lamps covered with floral sprigs.

Originals – which can often be converted to electricity – are often to be found today, as are all sorts of reproductions.

The Victorian middle-class kitchen, used only by servants, was a very plain room, equipped with free-standing tables, with the sink in an adjacent scullery. And the bathroom only came into being as a separate room in the 1870s, before which time all ablutions took place in the

bedroom, using a wooden washstand plus bowl and pitcher, or a tin bath in front of the fire. Along with indoor bathrooms came distinctive sanitaryware – large, often colourfully decorated basins, and enamelled roll-top baths on ball and claw or scroll feet, much of which can be found in reproduction form for those with spacious enough rooms.

Because Victorians considered bare rooms to be in poor taste, their houses were filled with more knick knacks, objets d’art and collections than ever before or since, some of which are right on-trend today – embroidered samplers or miniature flowers under a glass dome, anyone? Other Victorian accessories have not stood the test of time quite so well, including black and white miniature portraits, colonial exotica and toby jugs. Nor has a helpful kitchen accessory,

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Tropical Paradise

by Pippa Greenwood As the summer’s end is not too far away, many of us will be wishing for that exotic holiday we never quite had.

But you can recreate that Typically Tropical Feel in your own garden instead. The temperatures may not be quite what they might be on a real exotic holiday, but it’ll certainly help to make your garden feel warmer and more appealing, and you can be sure that it’ll last a lot longer than the classic two week long trip.

are great and fast growing too. For very bold, colourfully striped foliage and screaming orange flowers try Canna ‘Tropicana’, or for a larger than life effect try the banana Ensetes ventricosum ‘Maurelii’ which grows very fast and has wonderfully rich purple-green leaves.

A tropical oasis might be particularly well suited to an urban garden, where temperatures are often warmer and conditions more sheltered and protected, but even if your garden gets its fair share of frosts you can still make an impact using a mixture of tender and hardy plants all of which have that exotic feel to them. Plant closely or fill ‘gaps’ with temporary plantings of the less hardy tropical look plants and you will create that dense, lush looks which spells tropical paradise.

If you want more than just foliage, the bulbous Eucomis bicolour has out-of-this world greenish yellow flowerheads which give it the common name of ‘pineapple plant’. Another favourite of mine is the Angel’s trumpet. These gorgeous looking plants may be very poisonous but the flowers of Brugmansia (previously known as Datura) as angel’s trumpet is also known, take some beating – choose white, yellow or cream and enjoy their perfume and elegant good looks. Although not hardy if you grow it in a pot it can be kept in the garden during all but the worst weather and then brought out again once it has started to warm up the following spring.

Lush, large leaves will always help to create a rainforest or exotic atmosphere and you could even grow a miniature banana called Musa ‘Basjoo’, which shows a good degree of hardiness. Indian shot plants, also known as the cannas

Don’t forget the vertical surfaces such as trellis, walls and fences as they too can be given a floral and foliage makeover. These may look boring now, but will look great when covered with passion flowers, ornamental vines or

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the pretty Cobea scandens commonly known as the cup and saucer plant.

Then add to the ‘action’ using a few dramatic features – perhaps a Trachycarpus fortunei palm in open ground or a pot, or in the form of a sculpture or statue. If you go to the garden centre, many statues and garden ornaments are much more affordable than you might think. Partially hidden with some lush foliage they help to add to the jungle-like atmosphere.

There are plenty of tropicaleffect plants to choose from including: tree ferns, phoenix palms, yuccas, cordylines, Rodgersia pinnata, Gunnera manicata, Rheum palmatum, cycads, citrus (including lemons, calamondin orange and other fruiting varieties) and bamboos.

So, you see, the potential is there to create a holiday paradise without having to leave home, brave delays at the airport, find a house or petsitter…..all you need now is a deck chair and a cocktail or two, delivered on a tray!

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Newent in Bloom News

Heart of England Campaign in Newent Heart of England in Bloom judges came to Newent in July, meeting at The Old Shambles Retail Village.

The regional judges look for horticultural excellence, community spirit, a tidy town, and environmental sustainability, among other things. They commented on how clean and tidy Newent is compared with some other towns, so thank you to our town council staff and to Steve,

Harry and Dean from Biffa for going the extra several miles for Newent!

During their two hour tour, judges visited the lake, arboretum, Holts Road Allotments, met students at the Community School, residents at Stokes Mews, children at the Veg-Out Zone Community Garden and also walked the main shopping streets.

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Lakeside WI on the theme of ‘Country Market’ to celebrate Newent’s rich heritage of local produce & crafts in the WI’s centenary year.

Meanwhile judging for Newent in Blooms own ‘Best Gardens’ competition has been going on during July.

The national RHS theme for the next three years is ‘Greening the Streets’, where individuals and volunteer groups transform previously grey areas & properties into cared-for green and colourful places. Newent’s Best Gardens competition introduces a new category for 2015 to reflect this.

The categories are: • Best Front Garden • Best frontage without a garden • Best commercial/industrial premises • Most environmentally friendly effort • Best youth effort • Best public/community effort • Best new example of enhancing an area or property from grey to ‘green’ There are no entry forms this year; local judges viewed every frontage on the town map starting in the week commencing 14th July. Shortlisted properties

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New Season For Newent Town Football Club are being notified and winners’ certificates will be presented at the Onion Fayre in September.

At about the same time we will find out how our town has fared in Heart of England in Bloom. We won a silver-gilt in 2014 and hope to do at least as well if not better this year.

Look out for the launch of our new facebook page in August, and for dates of our summer holiday family activity. This summer we’ll be making mud puddles to boost butterflies. The activity is suitable for adults and for children over 4 years who don’t mind getting messy while having fun & helping wildlife at the same time!

NinB is an independent volunteer group set up in 2004, originally under the Newent Initiative umbrella.

We’re grateful for the continuing financial and practical support from Newent town council, and of course from the townspeople of Newent, without whom none of this would be possible!

Our volunteer group is always looking for more help, even if it’s just on an occasional basis so get in touch.

For more information Contact NinB co-ordinator Lynn Ashton on 01531 822598 or email newentinbloom@gmail.com or treasurer Rex Debenham: rexed1932@uwclub.net

Newent Town Football Club celebrating a recent cup success

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Their progress up the leagues over the past few years has be phenomenal and is reflected in the fact that they now run 3 senior teams and 2 youth teams (U18's and U15's).

Over the last 4 years they have won the North Glos Premier League Title, won promotion from Northern Senior Division 2 onto Division 1 and finished runners up in the County Cup. The reserve team has been in 2 cup finals and the third team won the Hospital

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The youth teams have collectively won a league title, finished runners up and been to 3 cup finals, bringing home 2 trophies.

We must agree this is a club as a whole that is on the up so let"s see if we can give the club the same level of support that our great rugby team enjoys!

The first match is on 8th August away at Winchcombe and the first home match is on 15th August at 3pm at their Wildsmith Ground.

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Live at Newent Lake The first Live at Newent Lake Festival took place in Newent at the end of July.

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Molly and Meg (13 and 14 years old) then followed showing their Continuing the tradition set by the amazing talents both playing pupils from Newent Community ukelele and singing. This together School the Soundscape Community with Kai shows there is some great Music Association brought together young talent in Newent. a number of local and almost local The mood then changed with the bands to provide a concert of swing music of the Glevum Swing diverse music.

Band and this got the audience This included music from current and former pupils from Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre and other local schools as well as professional bands and singing groups.

The festival was opened by Cllr Colin Thomas and commenced with the younger musicians.

Wonderful classical music was provided by pupils from Picklenash School Orchestra and followed by the same pupils dancing as well.

going really well with some old tunes and songs.

As a contrast the Maybelles Harmony Singers treated the audience to some beautiful harmony singing which was made even better when the MC announced that they were all around 15 years old.

A newly formed local group called Smith, Smith and Smith then entertained us (with their guest guitarist and also younger member of the family on bongos!) with some Following on the young musicians great 60's and 70's covers - they theme we then had 9 year old had the whole lake rocking. This is a Kai Haines on his own on stage family group led by dad Neil Smith, playing guitar and singing his own an extremely accomplished musician compositions, the best of which who has been doing this for some was "My Sister" which had the years accompanied by his sons.

Tom Wirth Blues Band followed with renditions of some great blues numbers. The mood changed again with the Black Cat Trio headed by local musician David Sass.

Mel and Adam then sang some wonderful modern tunes and the festival was completed by Tom Berkely on guitar and with a wonderful mellow voice with covers from the likes of James Taylor, etc.

The festival was produced by Soundscape to show off local talent and to show that a festival can have a wide breadth of types of music so that everyone can enjoy it.

Judging by the comments from the 250 or so who attended, and the beautifully sunny weather, this was a very successful festival which is set to continue well into the future.

Soundscape wish to thank all the companies that supported the event including Two Rivers, Steve Gooch Estate Agents and Toucan Estate Agents as well as many local businesses. Some of the funds raised will go to Wills Music Hub, Chill Out, Newent Skate Park and other local good causes.

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Memorials and Monuments: Then and Now World War One was the first creating a global conflict. It spread 21st century from Europe to the Middle perspective East then into Africa and the on the lasting Pacific. The consequences of effects of this re-drawing of so many international maps reverberate today in conflict. many parts of the world.

Nowhere more than in the The 1914 turmoil that has engulfed / 2014 Iraq, Syria, Libya and Tunisia. memorial events Like it or not we are involved brought our in another world war. It is local families’ not being fought by massed social history ranks of soldiers on foreign into round focus highlighting the again to instant, perhaps as fields but by highly motivated quickly forgotten, grief. fate of the average 22 year ‘fundamentalists’, or more old from this rural enclave.

There is another trend, the accurately ‘guerrillas’. Their aspiration is to obliterate any In the trauma and mourning that State has moved in to manage the way we memorialise and social order but that decreed followed WW1, communities into building the memorials. by themselves. They use social across the land felt the same media and the internet to great need. Memorials were built We had the powerful poppies effect undermining our concepts by public subscription. In many art installation at the Tower of and recruiting adherents. cases many months and even London – speaking volumes years elapsed between the idea about peace and sacrifice. As There is perhaps a parallel and its realisation. The point with the National Memorial between their call to arms and for them, as perhaps it should Arboretum in Staffordshire the WW1 recruitment posters. be for us now, is to share as a in 2014 ‘commemoration’ The Conscription Act in March community the pain and the was sufficiently personal 1915, a military imperative, commemoration. In those distant and familial to feel the became transmuted postdays there was no instant news consequences wrought by that war as being necessary to and the channels through which first global armed conflict. defend a land fit for heroes. that news travelled were few The fundamentalists offer a In July we had the reminder of and narrow. world where its followers have the horrific 7/7 bombings. certainty in their faith. The Today we live in the age Now it is suggested that dialogue is much the same. In of instant communication. there is an Exchequer funded the end, as history shows, the We knew within minutes of memorial to those who died in promise is rarely delivered. those poor people murdered Tunisia.

Our response to ‘then and now’ on a Tunisian beach. This is also the age of instant reaction. Another pause for thought is worthy of comment. The 9 might make us wonder about Sons memorial in Kempley, and Within hours mounds of flowers, unintended consequences. Is tables full of candles and ongoing research in Dymock the State not in some way impromptu gatherings created and the Leadon villages by legitimising the perpetrators? physical manifestations of our The Moment Centenary Project Difficult as it might be to see grief. Pause to think that this provide us with a local context into the minds of those who war will garner many more in time and place. This is both seek to destroy us it is possible victims, and so we move on appropriate and progressive Page 64 To advertise call 07939 802 384 or 01531 805000 or visit www.newentmagazine.co.uk.

that they will see this as a monument to their success.

Let us be wary of the State’s attempt to capture the memories. The war we are embroiled in will have many more victims and it is the communities they come from who will best remember those lives in the most personal and appropriate way. When we lose that connection we are the poorer. No one said it better than John Donne “No man is an Island”. Our island will outlast this current threat and it is the strength of our communities that will overcome that threat.

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Finance Credit Cards for the Stages of your Life

By Ann Haldon With so many different credit cards to choose from, knowing which one is right for you often depends on the current stage of your life. Whether you’re a young adult just starting work, coping with the financial demands of a young family, or are approaching retirement, here are some of the features and benefits to watch out for.

StudentS and graduateS Most student account ‘packages’ include a credit card for those who qualify, and generally offer an average Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of around 19%. Credit limits are unlikely to be more than £500, but this is often all that is needed to provide a financial cushion. The majority of banks now offer a very useful feature that alerts you when a payment is due.

HSBC student credit card Offered alongside their student current account, you can make payments and view your balance online. Their representative variable APR is 18.9% - average for this type of card, with no annual fee payable.

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to transfer an existing balance over to your new graduate card at 0% interest for a limited time.

Lloyds Bank graduate card Lloyds offer a limit of up to £500 on credit cards if you are a graduate current account holder. A selection of cards is available depending on your income as a new graduate, with some cards offering 0% interest on balance transfers.

Young famiLY rewards cards Parents of young children may prefer to receive rewards and incentives from a credit card.

These could include free travel insurance, commission-free foreign currency, free days out and money-off vouchers for meals at child-friendly restaurants. tesco Clubcard credit card Currently the Tesco Clubcard credit card offers five Clubcard points for every £4 spent with Tesco, including your spend on petrol. You can also earn one point for every £4 spent using the card at other outlets.

Cash back cards Cash back credit cards come in handy if you can pay back the total balance each month.

You need to read the small print carefully, however, as higher penalties often apply for missed or late payments.

Santander 123 credit card Santander is currently offering 1% cash back in the major supermarkets when you use their credit card, 2% in major department stores, and 3% on petrol and transport, including National Rail and Transport for London.

Low interest rate cards Alternatively, you may simply want a card with low interest for the occasions when you don’t pay off the balance in full. You’ll need to have a good credit rating to get one of these cards, but they can help considerably when managing the family’s finances. mBna low rate credit card At the time of writing, this card from MBNA offers a low 6.5% variable rate for balance transfers, purchases and money transfers. You can transfer money from your credit card to a bank account with no handling fee, but the rate offered on the card may vary depending on your circumstances. retireeS A reduced income in retirement often means a narrower choice of credit cards. Banks and other financial institutions prefer to see a regular wage coming in, and some have a policy of refusing anyone over a certain age, regardless of how much

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money they have saved. Even if your savings are with the bank you are applying to, banks have been quite rigid on this policy of late.

Saga Platinum credit card A variable representative APR of 11.9 % makes this credit card from Saga a middle-of-the-road option in terms of interest rate.

Not the lowest, but certainly not the highest, the perks of this card currently include an introductory 0% on balance transfers and purchases for the first nine months, and 0% foreign currency fees on transactions worldwide.

Credit-builder cards You may need to improve your credit rating at any stage of life, but this type of card comes with a high interest rate and a low credit limit. If separation or divorce have left you with no recent credit history, this may be a good option.

Should your credit file include bankruptcy, County Court Judgements, or other formal insolvency procedures, ‘standard’ credit cards will be unavailable to you for some time. Credit-builder cards are a good way to improve your credit rating in these circumstances, as long as repayments are made in full and on time every month.

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manufacturer. Under-inflated tyres cause resistance meaning your engine has to work harder to maintain the desired momentum.

Rising fuel prices make the news all too often and while we can’t escape rising fuel costs, we are not entirely defenceless. Here are some simple fuel-saving tips we can adopt for every journey:

Nearly all cars sold these days have engine stop/ start eco systems fitted as standard, But, if yours doesn’t, turn off the engine if you think you’ll be stationary for a while.

There are only three major rules we all should follow: drive smoothly, accelerate gently, read the road ahead.

Keep to the designated speed limits. Driving at 70mph can use up to 11 per cent more fuel than at 65mph.

If you have cruise control, use it. As a motoring journalist, I drive many thousands of miles every year and I’ve proven the fuel-saving benefits of cruise-control many times over.

Check your tyre pressures regularly and follow the recommended pressures set by the car’s

Change up through the gears as early as possible, but without making the engine labour.

Diesels can change up a gear when revs reach around 1,500rpm. Changing up at around 2,300 for petrol engines should make a difference.

On a down slope, don’t be tempted to put the car in neutral as it won’t save fuel. In neutral, the engine is at idle so is still using fuel. In gear - but not under power – modern electronic fuel systems cut off fuel to the engine.

De-clutter and shed excess weight such as roof racks. The lighter your car the less fuel it needs to burn to maintain the desired momentum.

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Saturday 15th August, 2pm – 5pm Taynton & Tibberton Village Hall

Stalls & Sideshows Admission Adults: £2.50 Under 17’s: 50p Under 5’s: free

Inflatable slide Gloucestershire Excelsior Band

Horticultural, Art and Craft Exhibits in the Marquee Please enter as many classes as you wish. For more information see the schedule on the website.

A variety of stalls, games and crafts.

BBQ, Bar and Teas to keep you refreshed.

Punch and Judy And in the evening BARN DANCE & BAR in the Marquee from 8 pm (2.30pm)

For further details go to: www.tibberton-gloucestershire.org.uk

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What's On in August Heritage Display Saturday and Sundays, 1.30pm - 4pm, Newent Market House

New information boards on “Medieval Newent” and “Into the new Millennium” have been made.

The archaeological finds are being re-mounted too, and in some cases new information added. Group visits by arrangement. For further information please contact Ginny James on 01531 821904.

Band Concert Sunday 2 August, 2.30pm 4.30pm, Newent Lakeside Bring your chair or picnic blanket and enjoy the music. If wet in St Mary’s Church. Free but Silver Collection. Teas in interval provided by St Mary’s Church. For further information please contact Alison Offord 01531 820782.

Memory Café Fri 7 August, 10.30am - 12 Noon, Sheppard House, Onslow Road A place where any member of the public who feel that they, or a person they know have memory problems or related cognitive issues, can drop in without an appointment for a chat, exchange of experiences or to receive information. For further information contact Vanessa on 01531 821227.

Parkinson’s UK North Forest Support Group Monday 10 August, 10.30am 12 Noon, Sheppard House, Onslow Road, Newent Dial-A-Ride available Call Pam

on 01531 821227. For further information please contact Jane Henderson on 08442253694 or jhenderson@parkinsons.org.uk GCX Holiday Club: Polar Explorers Monday 10 – Friday 14 August, 2pm - 4pm, Glebe Chapel 3-11years old. Bible Stories, Songs, Quizzes and Games For further information please contact Andrea Cox: andreaelizabethcox@tiscali.co.uk Community Cinema - Family Film Friday 14 August, Doors open at 6pm for 6.30pm start, Glebe Chapel Refreshments. Free admission.

For further details please contact Andrea Cox: andreaelizabethcox@tiscali.co.uk Tibberton Show Saturday 15 August, 2pm - 5pm Taynton & Tibberton Village Hall Horticultural, Art and Craft Exhibits in the Marquee - enter as many classes as you wish. Entertainment and activities for all the family: Morris Dancing, Punch & Judy (2.30pm), inflatable slide, dog show, music by Gloucestershire Excelsior Band, stalls, games, raffle (1st price is £50), BBQ and much more. Admission: £2.50 for adults, 50p for under 17s and children under 5 go for free. Barn Dance & Bar in the Marquee from 8pm. For more information visit: www.tibberton-gloucestershire.org.uk Newent RFC Fun Day Saturday 22 August, 1pm - 5pm, Newent REC, GL18 1PY 1st XV vs Hartpury.

Bring chairs and picnic mats and enjoy an afternooon with the club, its members and supporters. The match kicks off at 3pm. There will be a bar, afternoon tea, coffee, icecream and a BBQ, as well as lots of fun for the whole family with stalls, raffle, bouncy castle, crossbar challenge, fire engine, Bullseye games, a performance by the Strawberry Hill Dancers & much more! All monies raised go to Newent Rugby Club.

Ensemble Moliere presents Revolutionary love Tuesday 22 August, 7.30pm St Mary’s Church, Dymock Baroque music by candlelight Violinist: Alice Earll, Harpsichordist: Satoko Doi-Luck. Tickets: £10 (Children under 10: Free) available from Dymock Shop or phone 01531 890479 or 01531 890676. Tickets can also be purchased on the door.

For more information visit: www.ensemblemoliere.com Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival & Craft Market Sunday 23 August, 11am - 5pm, Tewkesbury School Sports Field, Ashchurch Rd, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF A fantastic day out for the whole family! 400 cars and 150 motorcycles, auto jumble, tea, cakes, bar and BBQ, over 100 trade and retail stands, live period music and plenty of entertainment. All proceeds go to Rotary charities Admission: Adults £5, children under 12 free.

Sorry, no dogs allowed on school playing fields. Plenty of free parking on site. Car and Motorcycle Classic from all ages welcome - free entry for show cars and motorcycles and their drivers. For more information visit: www.Tewkesburycvf.org or call 01684 850940.

Helen Hooker & Forest Recorders Saturday 5 September, 7.30pm Parish Rooms, Highnam Community Centre, Newent Road, Highnam, Glos, GL2 8DG The concert features Helen Hooker, one of the country’s best recorder players. Helen is a full-time recorder professional, has visited Holland as a concerto soloist, and has performed at London’s Purcell Room. Her CD Helen and Friends has been critically acclaimed.

Forest Recorders is a truly inspirational recorder ensemble, and uses the full range of recorders from the tiny sopranino to the mighty eight-foot subcontrabass. One of their number, Rosemary Robinson, is not only a fine recorder player, but

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...events cont'd from p73 is also a virtuoso player of the spinet, and will be heard as she plays solos, accompanies Helen, and even plays a small harpsichord concerto.

Helen and Forest Recorders will entertain you with a variety of music by (among others) Lassus, Handel and Bach, as well as arrangements of folk tunes from around Europe and some jazz. As if that were not enough, there will also be a fun telling of a version of Cinderella.

Tickets are £10.00.

For further details or to find out how to buy tickets in advance, please contact Steve Marshall on 01452 831654 or steveandannmarshall @hotmail.com

Wednesday (1845 for 1900) and Friday (1900 for 1915).

There is always a host on Fridays, so you don’t need a partner.

Visitors are always welcome.

Full details on our website www. bridgewebs.com/newent. Lessons for beginners start on 25th September, please see our larger advert for more details.

Newent & District Branch Royal British Legion Every 4th Thurs of the month, 7-8pm, Newent Memorial Hall Discuss local issues, socialise and raise money for many good causes.

The branch is open to any person with a notion to make a difference, just turn up and take part. For further information contact: Richard Balding at secretary.newent.rbl@ googlemail.com Newent & District Rotary Club Meets Tuesdays 6.45pm for 7pm start, Red Lion, Market Square, Newent Visitors welcome, please contact secretary on 07794 644 380 or email rotary@newentbb.co.uk

LOCAL CLUBS & CLASSES Drop in Coffee Morning and Village Agents Meet Every Tuesday10am-3pm, Chill Out Zone

Newent Lakeside Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm at Sheppard House, off Onslow Road. All Welcome!

Computers & refreshments available for small charge. For further details contact David on 01531 820224 or email fairsharesfod@btconnect.com Mothers’ Union Monthly Meeting Tuesday 25 August, 2pm St Mary’s Church Garden Meeting at Silkwood, Culver Street. Tea, Biscuit and a chat. Open to all. For further information phone Margaret Highton 01531 820245.

Newent Bridge Club In the Sixth Form Centre of Newent Community School We play duplicate bridge every Page 74

Newent Probus Club Tuesdays, Memorial Hall, Newent Newent Probus Club for retired men meets twice a month on Tuesdays at the Newent Memorial Hall. New members and visitors always welcome. For further information contact Peter Hayes on 01531 821212.

U3A Monthly Meeting Tuesday 18 August, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Memorial Hall Newent Admission is £2 and refreshments are available. Limited parking is available by the Hall with additional spaces in the adjacent car park. If you are interested in joining U3A why not come to one of our Monthly Meetings and discuss your interests with one of us. U3A

promotes learning for all retired or semi-retired people over 55 years of age. Members share interests and skills through participation in Interest Groups, of which we currently have 21. More information can be found on our website: www.u3asites.org.uk/newent Arts and Crafts Huntley Art Group Every Friday, 2.30-4.30pm Huntley Village Hall

Watercolours, oils, pastels and silk painting are all enthusiastically undertaken by complete novices to the more experienced amateur artists. For further information, please call Lyn on 01452 830694.

Newent & District Camera Club Every Tuesday 7.30pm for 7.45pm start, Newent Library New Members welcome. For further information please contact Robin Lister: robin.lister@talk21.com Newent Quilters Every second Thurs of the month, 7.30pm, Newent Memorial Hall

New members always welcome.

The group includes beginners and experienced quilters. Our meetings vary from workshops, sewing evenings and guest speakers. We run sewing challenges, charity quilt projects

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and will have our next exhibition soon. There‘s a small charge for attending meetings and it‘s worth contacting us for details of the programme. Call Mags Smith on 07989 059835 or email newentquilters1@gmail.com

Ann or Steve on 01531 821490 for further information.

Newent Health Walk Walk round the Lake Thursday 6 and Thursday 20 August, 10am, Meet at United Reformed Church

Fitness Free Fitness Class Mon-Fri (every weekday) 6.457.15pm, Newent Circle Club Consists of 3 levels so anyone can do it. Classes vary btwn Hip Hop Abs, T25 & Insanity. Just arrive, it’s free! Half an hour each night is all it takes to start feeling fantastic.

Newent Cycling Group We are an informal and friendly cycling group and you are welcome to come and join us on one of our rides. We meet every Thursday at 7pm by The Kings Arms Pub, Ross Road, Newent. We have two rides to suit different abilities and we cycle around the local quiet country lanes. If you would like to join us on one of our rides please telephone

Suitable for all abilities - you can walk for as long as suits you. We will finish at 11am for a coffee and a chat. For more information contact Margaret Highton on 01531 820245.

Newent Line Dancers (Intermediate +) Every Thursday 7.30-8.30pm Newent Community Centre For more information ring 07725614774.

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Newent Parkrun (FREE!) Every Saturday at 9am Newent Community School/Forest Leisure Centre, Watery Lane, Newent, GL18 1QF 5km run - it’s you against the clock! Simply Register at www.parkrun.org.uk/newent Newent Short Mat Bowling Club Every Sat 2pm-4pm, Newent Comprehensive School Gym New members are always welcome with bowls available Come along and give it a try! Call Barbara on 01531 820279.

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Gardening Gorsley Garden Club Wednesday 19 August, Meet at Gorsley Village Hall

Stockton Bury Gardens. ‘A four-acre garden set amongst medieval farm buildings with impressive collections of rare and unusual plants that thrive on heavy clay. £6 plus refreshments. Leave Village Hall at 11am. For further information contact Sheila on 01989 720221.

Huntley Garden Club First Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm - 9.30 pm Huntley Village Hall Our programme consists mainly of talks on gardening subjects and visits to gardens. We are a friendly group and if you would like to see us, then why not pop in? For further information contact Heather on 01452 830088.

Newent Garden Club Thursday 20 August, 7.30pm Newent Memorial Hall "Wonders of Westonbirt" volunteer speaker. Competitions: 5 Cherry Tomatoes/ 3 Stems of Penstemon. New members are very welcome. For further details please contact Betty on 01531 821399/ betty@woodentopz.fsworld.co.uk Music Newent Classical Brass Page 76

Saturday 29 August, 12.15pm 1.45pm, Newent Community Centre An opportunity for all brass players interested in joining a group in Newent. Contact Graham Chorlton: info@newentorchestra. org, or see website www. newentorchestra.org Newent Orchestral Society Weekly rehearsals The Newent Centre, Ross Road For more information call Bill Anderton on 01531 821075 or email info@newentorchestra.org Website: www.newentorchestra.org “NOMAG” Newent Orchestra Music Appreciation Group Friday 28 August, 3pm – 4.30pm, St Bartholomew’s Activity Room This is a social occasion to listen to and chat about music. Relax in a comfy chair, listen to some wonderful music, express your views and enjoy! Lead by Bill Anderton, Leader of Newent Orchestra. Cost: £2. For more information call Ginny James on 015321 821904 or email: info@newentorchestra.org

LOCAL MARKETS Bank Holiday Market and Harvest Exchange Sat 29 August, 10am - 12 Noon, Rudford and Highleadon Village Hall Bring along some of the surpluses from your garden or kitchen - fruit, vegetables, a bunch of flowers, half a dozen eggs, a pot of jam or chutney - and exchange them or make a donation, plus the usual stalls including cakes from St Mary's Church, brunch and refreshments.

For details see www.rudford.net

or phone 01452 790831.

Kempley Produce Market Saturday 8 August, 9.30 11.30am, Kempley Village Hall

Come and shop for local produce at good prices, including homemade bread, locally grown vegetables, chutneys, preserves, jam & cakes and lots more (produce seasonal). Enjoy a cup of fair trade tea/coffee with a slice of home-made cake, or chat over a brunch of bacon/ sausage butties with friends and neighbours in a vibrant and friendly atmosphere. For more information visit: www. kempleymarket.com or contact Louise Earll on 01531 890479 or email louise.earll@wyenet.co.uk Newent & District Country Market Every Friday, 9.30am - 11am, Newent Memorial Hall

Locally produced fresh foods including cakes, savouries, jams and chutneys. Seasonal vegetables, eggs, cut flowers, plants and cards. Coffee and Biscuits available.

Newent Flea Market & Collectors Fair Sundays 10.30am - 2.30pm Newent Memorial Hall Call 07711 905510 for stall enquiries.

To advertise call 07939 802 384 or 01531 805000 or visit www.newentmagazine.co.uk.

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Fergusson Elliott Irish folk singer

James Kirby singer songwriter

The Hawthornes local folk trio

Tall Order blues and rock 4 piece band from Bath

Food available all day Charity raffle Bouncy castle FACE PAINTING Wine & cheese tasting The Royal Exchange, Gloucester Road, Hartpury, Gloucestershire GL19 3BW 01452 700 273 www.royalexchangehartpury.co.uk

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