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The Annual Bredon Boat Race will take place on Saturday 6th September this year at the Old Rectory Meadow, Dock Lane, Bredon. 12-4.30pm.

Some pictures of last year's Boat Race event

Come along for an afternoon of fun! Watch the racing, take refreshments from the cider tent or tea tent, have a go at the bottle stall. The kids can play games and try their luck at the Jolly Jam Jar kids' tombola. Visit the barbeque for delicious locally sourced burgers and hot dogs. The hugely popular ReVIVals will entertain us during the afternoon. The funds raised will go to St Giles Church in Bredon. The stone work around the big West Door, used by bridal couples, is crumbling. The repairs will cost thousands, so every penny raised helps.

This event is generously sponsored by Johnston Scotia.

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Saturday 13th September 2014 - 10.00am to 4.30pm George Watson Memorial Hall, Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PX Saturday 13th September 2014 - 10.00am to 4.30pm George Watson Memorial Hall, Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PX Enjoy a nostalgic treat on Saturday 13th September with a celebration of everything vintage at the Tewkesbury's Vintage Fair. Soak up the Enjoy a nostalgic treat on Saturday 13th September with a celebration of nostalgia in an old music hall setting. While you're in Tewkesbury make About Tewkesbury everything vintage at the Tewkesbury's Vintage Fair. Soak up the sure you leave some time to follow the Vintage and Antiques trail along nostalgia in an old music hall setting. While you're in Tewkesbury make Barton Street & Church Street. sure you leave some time to follow the Vintage and Antiques trail along Download the Tewkesbury Vintage & Antiques Trail Map Barton Street & Church Street. Vintage Fair Admission: Free Download the Tewkesbury Vintage & Antiques Trail Map For more information or to book a stall: Vintage Fair Admission: Free Email: tewkesburyevents@gmail.com, Call Bookworm: 01684 438385 For more information or to book a stall:

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WHAT'S ON IN TEWKESBURY TEWKESBURY HERITAGE & VISITOR CENTRE EVENTS Summer Holiday Events For Children TEWKESBURY HERITAGE & VISITOR CENTRE Tewkesbury Heritage & Visitor Centre has a great range of children's workshops in 2014. Organised around the school holidays, they provide something to keep the children entertained all summer.

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27th August - Mesmerising Mosaics

6thevent. August - Heraldic Banners Cost: £6 per child, per August Kite Contact the Heritage13th & Visitor Centre- for full Making details and booking 20th August - Beastly Bugs & Beautiful Butterflies Contact: 01684 855040 27th August - Mesmerising Mosaics www.outofthehat.org.uk Cost: £6 per child, per event. Contact the Heritage & Visitor Centre for full details and booking

LAKEFEST - CROFT FARM WATERPARK Contact: 01684 855040

TEWKESBURY MOP FAIR Tewkesbury Mop Fair – 9th & 10th October 2014 The famous Tewkesbury Mop Fair is the largest street fair in Tewkesbury Mop Fair – 9th & 10th October 2014 Gloucestershire with fun fair, fairground rides, traditional games, The famous Tewkesbury Mop Fair is the largest street fair in sideshows, stalls and attractions in Tewkesbury town centre. Fair opens Gloucestershire with fun fair, fairground rides, traditional games, from 6.30pm sideshows, stalls and attractions in Tewkesbury town centre. Fair opens from The 6.30pm Tewkesbury Mop Fair dates back to 12th century when farm hands, labourers, servants and craftsmen looking for work, would take along a The Tewkesbury Mop Fair dates back to 12th century when farm hands, piece of equipment to represent their trade. Those with no specific skills labourers, servants and craftsmen looking for work, would take along a would carry a mop head to signify they were for free for work, hoping a piece of equipment to represent their trade. Those with no specific skills prospective employer would spot them in the crowds. would carry a mop head to signify they were for free for work, hoping a prospective employer wouldTourist spot them in the crowds. More info from Tewkesbury Information Centre: Tel. 01684 855040 More info from Tewkesbury Tourist Information Centre: Tel. 01684 More history about Tewkesbury Mop Fair: 855040 www.tewkesburyfairsociety.co.uk More history about Tewkesbury Mop Fair: www.tewkesburyfairsociety.co.uk

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07/08/2014 02:12 Saturday 9th August 2014 2nd Saturday of every month from March - Dec. 2014 Saturday 9th August 2014 Following the success of the 2013 trial markets the farmers market is 2ndreturning Saturdaytoof every month from March Dec.market 2014 has a great now Tewkesbury on regular basis.- The Following success offarmers, the 2013growers trial markets the farmers market mix of localthe produce from and food producers plus ais now returning to Tewkesbury onand regular basis. The market has a great wonderful collection of local arts crafts. Stalls include mix of local produce from farmers, growers and food producers plus a 4 of 7 wonderful local arts and crafts. Stalls include Localcollection ciders &ofLiqueurs 4 of 7 Handmade Chocolates Localmeat ciders & Liqueurs Local & cheeses Handmade Chocolates Locally grown fruit and vegetables Local meat & cheeses Artisan Breads, cakes and pastries Locally grown Homemade pies,fruit and vegetables Artisan Breads, and pastries Homemade Jamscakes and Chutneys Homemade pies, Local honey & beeswax candles Homemadegifts, Jams and Chutneys Handmade housewares, toys and books Local honey & beeswax candles Handmade gifts,Car housewares, toys andTewkesbury books Location: Abbey Lawns Park, Gander Lane, GL20 5PG Location: Lawns Car Park, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 Times: 9amAbbey to 1.30pm 5PG Stall holders: information about stalls at these markets please Times: 9am toFor 1.30pm contact Dave Joynes, Cotswold Markets on 01386 840138 Stall holders: For information about stalls at these markets please email: Trade.CotswoldMarkets@gmail.com contact Dave Joynes, Cotswold Markets on 01386 840138 email: Trade.CotswoldMarkets@gmail.com

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Summer Holiday Events For Children 6th August - Heraldic Banners& Visitor Centre has a great range of children's Tewkesbury Heritage 13thworkshops August - KiteinMaking 2014. Organised around the school holidays, they provide 20th August - Beastly Bugs & Beautiful Butterflies something to keep the children entertained all summer.

Lakefest - 8th, 9th, 10th August 2014 Croft Farm Waterpark, Tewkesbury GL20 7EE Family friendly festival with live music, local food and drink. Extensive LAKEFEST - CROFT WATERPARK line up of artists on three stages. Camping, FARM camper van and caravan pitches available plus chalets, tipis and cabins. Full festival details, esbury: Farmers Market & Craft Market | Tewkesbury Event... http://www.visittewkesbury.info/tewkesburyevents.html camping information and online ticket purchase at www.lakefest.co.uk/

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Tewkesbury Ghost Walk - assemble 7.45 for 8pm start Tewkesbury Medieval Festival's annual ghost walk takes place on 31st Tewkesbury Ghost Walk - assemble 7.45 for 8pm start October. This guided tour around the hidden alleyways, the Norman Tewkesbury Medieval Festival's annual ghost walk takes place on 31st Abbey and ancient burial grounds includes tales of horrible histories, October. This guided tour around the hidden alleyways, the Norman ghosts, hauntings and strange goings on. Abbey and ancient burial grounds includes tales of horrible histories, Tickets Available from: Tewkesbury Heritage & Tourist Information ghosts, hauntings and strange goings on. Centre Tickets Available from: Tewkesbury Heritage & Tourist Information Contact: 01684 855040 Centre Price: £7.50 each - must be booked in advance Contact: 01684 855040 Price: £7.50 each - must be booked in advance

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TEWKESBURY CLASSIC VEHICLE FESTIVAL TEWKESBURY CLASSIC VEHICLE FESTIVAL Tewkesbury Rotary Club Classic Vehicle Festival & Craft Market 17th August 2014. 11am – 5pm. Tewkesbury School Sports Field, Tewkesbury Rotary Club Classic Vehicle Festival & Craft Market Ashchurch Rd, Tewkesbury GL20 8DF 17th August 2014. 11am – 5pm. Tewkesbury School Sports Field, Rd, AAshchurch great day out forTewkesbury all the familyGL20 - tea, 8DF cakes, BBQ, bar, entertainments plus 100 trade and retail stands. Over 400 cars and bikes attended the A greatVehicle day outFestival for all the tea, cakes, bar,on entertainments Classic lastfamily year. -Plenty of freeBBQ, parking site for all plus 100 and retail stands. Over 400 cars and bikes attended the visitors. Alltrade proceeds to Rotary charities. Classic Vehicle Festival last year. Plenty of free parking on site for all Entrance: Adults £5 children under 12 free visitors. All proceeds to Rotary charities. More info - www.Tewkesburycvf.org or call 01684 850940 Entrance: Adults £5 children under 12 free More info - www.Tewkesburycvf.org or call 01684 850940

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Courgette Quiche Serves 6

Ready in 1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling There’s an abundance of home grown courgettes in the shops at the moment – or you may have some growing in your garden. Make the most of them with this tasty quiche which can be served warm or cold.

Pastry:

To make the pastry, sift the flour into a large bowl. Add a pinch of salt and the cubed butter and rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

• 225g plain flour • 100g lightly salted butter, chilled and cubed • 1 medium egg yolk beaten

Add the egg yolk and 2-3 tbsp ice cold water and mix with a round bladed knife until the mixture begins to stick together, adding a little more water, if needed. Gather the mixture together with your hands and knead for just a few seconds on a lightly floured surface until just smooth. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat up.

Filling:

• 1 tbsp olive oil • 3 courgettes, 1 sliced and 2 chopped • 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped • 75g mushrooms, thinly sliced • 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed • 3 medium eggs • 150ml milk • 100ml crème fraiche • 50g mature Cheddar cheese, finely grated • 1 tomato, thinly sliced • 2 tsp dried Italian mixed herbs

Roll out the chilled pastry and use to line a 20cm round metal flan tin. Prick the pastry base all over with a fork and chill the in the fridge for 15 minutes. Line the pastry case with baking paper and fill with baking beans then bake blind on the hot baking sheet for 10-15 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and cook for a further 5 minutes until the pastry is pale golden. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and fry the courgette slices for 1-2 minutes until just beginning to soften. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on kitchen paper. Add the rest of the oil to the pan and fry the shallots, mushrooms and garlic for 5 minutes then add the chopped courgettes and fry for a further 1-2 minutes, stirring until just softened.

Spoon the courgette and mushroom mixture into the pastry case. Beat together the eggs, milk, crème fraiche and Cheddar and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Slowly pour into the pastry case over the courgette mixture.

Arrange the fried courgette slices and tomato slices on top of the filling and sprinkle with the Italian mixed herbs. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the filling is set and golden. Serve warm or cold with salad.

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pine nuts when frying the shallots and mushrooms if liked or scatter some chopped walnuts over the filling before baking.

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educate the male population, provided the blokes can get past the chapters on puberty. Bossypants - Tina Fey Hollywood star Tina Fey has a unique ability to make us feel like she could be our best friend. In fact, she wouldn’t look out of place sat at your kitchen table, looking frazzled, glass of white wine in hand, telling you about her adventures into planning her daughter’s Peter Pan-themed birthday party. Bossypants follows Tina’s rise to fame from jobbing stand-up comic, to writing sketches for Saturday Night Live. The woman whose Sarah Palin impersonation is more wellknown than, well, Sarah Palin is funny, often painfully candid and incredibly self-deprecating, and you can’t help but love her for that. She gives the impression of being a woman on the edge; juggling an amazing career with her family life, and dropping a few balls along the way. Dear Fatty - Dawn French National treasure Dawn French has had an amazing career as a funny girl and this memoir is written as a series of letters to people who have influenced her life. Dear Fatty is a fantastic blend of honesty, poignancy and controversy, just like the comedy actress herself. As one half of the nation’s best-loved female comedy duo, French and Saunders, she and her partner in crime redefined the roles of women in entertainment. With their sideways look at life that started with performances in Comic Strip they’ve sent up

pretty much everyone in their hugely successful TV series. French tackles everything, from her career to her father’s death, and not forgetting a nation’s obsession with her size. A brilliant read. I Hate Everyone…Starting With Me - Joan Rivers The queen of controversy and the heeled assassin of the red carpet, no one is safe from the acid-tongued Joan Rivers, including it seems, herself. The New York Times bestseller is a no holds barred rant about everything that gets on Joan’s nerves; nothing is sacred, especially not ugly children. Rivers has made a career out of making fun of people and this is a pretty hilarious rant. You might want to read it in small doses though, or face seeing the world through very jaded glasses That’s Another Story: The Autobiography - Julie Walters Beloved British star of both stage and screen, Julie Walters is as well remembered for belting out Abba’s classics as she is for her turn as Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques. In her autobiography she chronicles her Irish Catholic upbringing in 1950s Birmingham, to her convent school, and her short-lived career as a nurse, before she turned to acting. West End performances, Oscar nominations and those Harry Potter films then followed over the next few decades. The book reads just as you would expect it be like to have a chat and a cuppa with Walters: open, friendly, entertaining and moving.

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Life Begins You’re never too old to make a difference by Kate McLelland What image does the word ‘volunteer’ conjure up for you? One of those fresh-faced stewards in their signature purple and red shirts, who welcomed visitors to the 2012 Olympic Games? A team with rubber boots and spades clearing mud and debris from a village pond? We tend to think of volunteering as a vigorous activity, best suited to those in their teens, twenties or thirties. However it’s important to resist this rather lazy assumption because it automatically rules out the vast army of people in their 50s, 60s, 70s (and even older) who have so much to offer the voluntary sector. Take 52 year old Louise Gooding, who became a mentor to Anna, a young refugee from Eritrea in East Africa. Louise, a professional writer whose grown up children had left home, heard about the opportunity through the Community Service Volunteers (CSV) Grandmentors scheme for people aged 50 years and over. Louise has joined the growing band of older volunteers who realise that their skills and experience could make a real difference to someone else’s life.

The organisation has developed its own freestanding programme, known as the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP), which encourages people aged 50+ to volunteer in their local area. RSVP can be contacted by telephone on 020 7643 1385 or by email at rsvpinfo@csv. org.uk. So how should you take your first steps towards working as a volunteer? People decide to volunteer for a range of different reasons so you need to be clear about your motivation. Do you want to put something back into society, or simply to enjoy new experiences and meet new people? As a starting point you may find it useful to list the skills you already have and consider whether you want to use those skills in your volunteering role or develop new ones. The next thing to consider is the number of hours you have at your disposal. Are you still working, or have you retired? Do you have family members that need your support or do you live on your own? Do you live out of town? These are all factors that may affect the amount of time you have to give, so when you start out as

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Planning for Building Work Thinking of getting the builders in? Forward planning is vital. Our expert Katherine Sorrell has some handy advice Ready, Steady, Go?

It may sound obvious, but do you know exactly what work needs doing to your home? Think structure first, then decoration. Are the walls and roof safe and sound? Is the house warm enough in winter? How good is your boiler – have you got hot water whenever you need it? Do your windows stick; do your stairs creak, do your gutters drip or is your plaster crumbling away? Aim to get all the boring but necessary repairs and renovations out of the way – you might want to look

for tradespeople (from builders to carpenters, electricians to plumbers) in the pages of this magazine – before turning your attention to paint colours, floorings and soft furnishings. Then sort out your budget, agree a programme of work and get ready to make a few cups of tea.

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• Who is responsible for clearing the working area in advance, and cleaning up afterwards • Use of a WC, and a sink to clean tools • Disposal of rubbish • Use of power points • Potential aggravation to neighbours (anything from loud building noise to playing a radio)

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information. If you live in a listed building, green belt or a conservation area, you should be especially careful to get the necessary consents – it is a criminal offence to fail to apply for listed building consent when required, for example, so it is always worth checking with your local planning authority. You may also be surprised to find that Building Regulations cover most aspects of work to your home, from the energy efficiency of new windows to electrical installations. It is important that you comply with them, because if you don’t you could be asked to alter or remove the work. You would also have problems when you come to sell

your property. Confirm with your builder that he is taking responsibility for compliance – and get the necessary documentation to prove it once the work is finished. If you are doing the work yourself, talk to the building control department of your local authority. Main Image: The bespoke solutions in this kitchen extension were designed by Barbara Genda Bespoke Furniture, which conducts detailed site surveys and liaises with any other contractors on site for electrics, plumbing and decoration co-ordination if necessary. 020 7978 2349; barbara-genda.com. 2nd Image: Make an impression in your transformation with Lolly Pop paint, £28.12 for 2.5l traditional emulsion, Colours of London by Mylands. 020 8670 9161; coloursoflondon.co.uk.

GOING GREEN? Now is the time to decide on any environmentally friendly features that could save you money (and the planet) in the long run. Some eco measures, such as ground source heat pumps and wind turbines, are best suited for new builds or top-to-toe renovations, but others – solar panels and rainwater recycling, for example – are more easily achievable. And don’t overlook the straightforward options, including fitting double or secondary glazing, installing water-saving showerheads and insulating your loft. Even tiny moves such as connecting an energy monitor or switching to energy-saving light bulbs can make a big difference. For more information, go to www. energysavingtrust.org.uk.

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Word Ladder

Change one letter at a time (but not the position of any letter) to make a new word - and move from the word at the top of the ladder to the word at the bottom, using the exact number of rungs provided.

B E E R

You have two minutes to find all the words of three or more letters that can be made from the letters above. Plurals are allowed, proper nouns are not. The 6 letter word will always be just a normal everyday word.

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Pick A Side: Apple or Android? Is Apple where it’s at, or are Android gadgets better buys?

Apple is due to launch the latest, greatest iPhone this September along with iOS 8, the latest version of its smartphone and tablet software. The phone will have a bigger screen and a better camera, but one thing won’t change: like all Apple gadgets, it won’t be cheap. Apple isn’t the only game in town, though. Google’s Android system has been updated too, and Android phones and tablets from the likes of Samsung, HTC, LG and Sony are often just as pretty and just as powerful as anything Apple makes - and in many cases they’re a good bit cheaper too. Android isn’t quite as simple or as elegant as Apple’s iOS, but there’s not much in it - and where Apple only makes a handful of devices, with Android there are dozens of phones and tablets to choose from. Unless you’re a big Apple fan then, is Android the smarter choice? Unfortunately it’s a bit more complicated than that. Apple and Google don’t just want to be your friend when you buy a phone or a tablet. They want to be part of your entire life. They want to be the

companies you from whom you buy your music, movies, TV programmes and books, the companies who provide your in-car entertainment and navigation systems, the companies who handle all your messages, voice and video calls, the companies who connect all of the appliances in your home and who track your health and fitness. By the end of this year both firms will have smart watches or wristbands that monitor your vital signs, set-top boxes that stream music and video to your TV, software that connects to cars from the likes of Volvo, Nissan, Audi and Mercedes, music and movie streaming services and home automation systems - and that’s just the stuff we know about. This means you need to consider the bigger picture. It’s not just about the particular phone or tablet you want to buy, but what techy types call the ecosystem: the various things that the phone or tablet connects to and gets content from. For example, if you fancy Apple’s clever Apple TV system, you won’t get the best from it unless you also have an Apple phone or tablet; if you

want to use an Android smart watch, it’ll work best with an Android phone; if you’re a fan of iTunes Match you can’t use it on Android, and so on. Consider what your friends, family and colleagues use. Apple’s iMessage offers free SMS and MMS messages (and soon, voice messages too), but only to other iMessage users - and iMessage isn’t available on Android. FaceTime offers free video calling, but it can’t call Android users (although Google’s alternative, Hangouts, does work on Apple devices. As a rule of thumb Google services work on Apple kit but not vice-versa. Increasingly, then, choosing a phone or tablet is more like picking a football team to support or voting for a political party: the available choices all do essentially the same thing, but they do it in very different ways - and your choice might colour your life for many years to come. Images left to right: Apple family sharing only works on Apple devices, Both Apple (pictured) and Google have TV set-top boxes, Car firms are embracing smartphone tech: this is Apple CarPlay, Fancy a smart watch? Android ones work best with Android phones.

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Children's Page Answers Iceland outlines: 4 Fun Quiz Answers: Birds 1. 24 ("four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie") 2. The phoenix 3. Cloud Cuckoo Land 4. Emu (Rod Hull's puppet, who attacked him in an interview, knocking him out of his chair) 5. A penguin 6. Woody Woodpecker 7. Albatross 8. Ravens 9. Albania's 10. 184 (7 swans-aswimming on 6 days, 6 geese-a-laying on 7 days, 4 colly birds on 9 days, 3 French hens on 10 days, 2 turtle doves on 11 days, 1 partridge on 12 days)

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Solution

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CODEWORD CODEWORD

Each letter in this puzzle is represented by a number between 1 and 26. The codes for three letters are shown. As you find the letters enter them in the box below.

20 23

20 19

14 5

24 2

3 22

A N

19 3

14 16

2 24

6 9

WORD LADDER

4 25

11 19

2 7

2 14

7 21

7 23

14 23

5 4

12 14

6 3

12 7

15 1

999 999 0800 111 999 999 101 111

14 25

15 18

14 10

6 26

3 Letters ane ant are art ate ear eat era net nut

ran rat ret rue run rut tan tar tau tea ten

tun urn 4 Letters ante aunt earn etna near neat rant rate

rent rune runt tare tarn tear tern true tuna tune turn

urea 5 Letters antre tuner urate 6 Letters nature

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Here is one possible solution (others may exist) BEER peer pier pies pins wins WINE

MINI CRYPTIC Solution

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And Another Thing by Tom Hughes

I am getting married. This year. To a woman. Things are being set in motion, heads of steam are building, snowballs are rolling, rabbits are running. You get the picture. Sarah and I (or is it me and Sarah? I never know) met when we were old enough to know better, and fell in love anyway. But what started as a “bit of a do” has morphed into something much, much bigger. Where to start? Shoes, let’s start with the shoes. What is it about shoes and women? I have a pair of black shiny loafers for work. In fact I have three pairs. I also have a pair of brown slip-ons that I step into to go for the milk and the paper. The back of them are squashed down because sometimes I can’t be bothered putting them on properly if I’m say, just putting the bins out. The trainers I wear to go the gym are so tatty I think even the tramp in the precinct would turn his nose up at them. What I’m saying is that the look I strive for daily is shabby chic. Ok, just shabby then. But as I recently discovered, shoes for women are a completely different kettle of Page 44

battered cod altogether. If weddings send women funny, then wedding shoes send them to planet Giggly Girly. Because I wanted Sarah’s day to be special, I needed to make sure that everything was perfect from the ground up. So we toddle off into Manchester. Ok, so how difficult can it be? You can’t bloomin’ move for shoe shops. We wouldn’t be long surely? Sarah had a spring in her step as we marched determinedly past Clarks, Footlocker and all the other shoe wear emporiums that I have never seen the inside of. Then we stopped outside a posh looking outlet called Selfridges. After dodging the scary looking perfume sprayers prowling the make-up department, we arrived at the shoe concession, where we were suddenly surrounded by gorgeousness. Casually, I turned over one of the stilettoes. Oh, I thought to myself, that must be a European size….495. I put my glasses on – 495 quid!? The room started to spin. I looked up to see Sarah deep in

conversation with a handsome young man who was holding up a pair of sparkly shoes so delicate and strappy that they were almost invisible to the naked eye. Usually, if I see Sarah giggling and smiling with a good looking guy I get jealous. But when he stood up and did a little twirl of delight, I began to relax. I sat down next to a misty eyed Sarah who held up a shiny pink box and said, “Darling, these are the ones.” Do you remember the scene at the end of Pulp Fiction when Tim Roth opens the briefcase and a golden light shines out? A similar thing happened in Selfridges. The lid fell away and there they were, laying together like two perfect sparkly poodles. “Hello Tom, we are the Choo twins. My name is Jimmy and this is my brother - he’s called Jimmy Choo!” Sarah tried them on. She walked up and down, they did look amazing on her. “Can I have them, please?” “If it’s what you want darling, you can have them.” Sarah hugged me tight. She

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broke away, I saw tears in her eyes. The handsome guy who sold them to her looked like he was about to sob with joy. They were wrapped and taken to the till where I handed over my card. And then, as the pretty girl keyed in the price, I started crying too. Ok, that was that. The pain was just about bearable. I had survived. Or had I? Imagine a boxer against the ropes, his gum shield is out and the towel is on the canvas. Do the punches stop landing? Not a bit of it. “Tom darling, this is the bag that goes with the shoes, isn’t it lovely?” “Where? Where is this bag?” “Here, here in my hand.” “Where in your hand?” “Over here, next to my thumb.”

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“Oh that? And how –“ “Three hundred quid.” “A bargain, I’ll take two.” “Don’t be funny.” My squashed down slip ons didn’t come with a matching flat cap. There isn’t a matching pair of gloves to go with my corduroy trousers. But maybe it’s just because I don’t do coordination. Not really what your bride wants to hear when she is planning a wedding, is it? To be honest, I always thought that me and fashion were strangers. That is until we

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left the shoe concession and went to choose my outfit. The fabulous gentleman in the menswear department could just see me in a slim fitting Hugo Boss. He picked out my suit, stood me in front of a full length mirror, turned to Sarah and went ‘ooh’. Sarah joined in, “Ooh Tom, that looks absolutely lovely on you, don’t you think?” “Do you know something Sarah? I think I could get used to this twirling business….”

Tom Hughes is a writer from the North of England. Befuddled and bemused by the modern world, Tom, when he has nothing better to do (which is most of the time) likes to commit his musings to paper. Follow Tom and Sarah’s wedding at groomsdaybook.com

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