Tewkesbury YO U R F R E E LO C A L COMMUNIT Y MAGAZINE
July 2019
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is back in town! 13th & 14th July
LOCAL HISTORY
By David Aldred SHORT STORY
Henry’s Gardening Strategy RECIPE
Summer Berry Sponge Puddings
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The vaccine doesn’t remove the risk of this awful disease entirely, but if your vaccinated rabbit is infected by the virus it can increase its chances of survival if treatment is also administered as an emergency.
Healthy Summer Rabbits
Although rabbits are generally viewed as lower-profile pets when compared with cats and dogs, they have specific needs and require lots of care and attention to make sure they thrive. With this in mind, the heat of summer introduces the risk of your rabbit suffering two particularly nasty and potentially fatal diseases. Fly strike Fly strike is a serious condition that affects rabbits in the warmer months. Flies lay their eggs close to your rabbit’s back end, and within a couple of hours, the eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the rabbit.
The sheer speed of fly strike means you need to be alert and check twice a day that your rabbit is clean. It’s also advisable to disinfect the hutch at least weekly, and not to overfeed them. If your rabbit lives outside, you can also protect them from fly strike to some extent by fixing mosquito netting around their hutch. Myxomatosis Myxomatosis is usually fatal for rabbits and is caused by fly, flea, tick, or mosquito bites. It can also be carried between rabbits on infected bedding and straw. Myxomatosis is a highly infectious virus that causes the mucous membranes around the eyes to swell, but there is a vaccine that typically lasts for 12 months. 2
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Summer fun for everyone The weather might not know it, but we are now officially in the summer and who knows, by the time this magazine gets published the rain may finally have stopped, making way for sunnier weather and warmer temperatures.
But even if not, who are we to let a bit of rain stop us from having fun, right? July is the perfect time to go out and enjoy yourself and - for those of you with little ones to keep the kids entertained now that the schools are breaking up for the summer.
Our 'What's on' section towards the back of this magazine is packed full of fun events in and around the area for you to enjoy (I wish I could go to them all). From festivals and
summer fetes to concerts and open gardens, there is something out there for everyone. The practice of travelling for a day out in the summer is not a new one, of course, as this month's history article on pages 6 and 7 proves. David Aldred shares with us the ins and outs of a day trip which saw choir members travel from Bishop's Cleeve to Weston-super-Mare and back in the summer of 1900. It makes for a lovely read. Now go out and enjoy yourself (and do pack an umbrella just in case!).
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Local History
Day Trip 1900 style
As the school Summer holiday approaches, I'm sure the minds of many readers will be turning to trips to the seaside. I recently came across this account of an outing to Weston-super-Mare enjoyed by members of St Michael's church choir ('with others') from Bishop's Cleeve in July 1900. A word of warning – you might be left breathless after you have read it! Choir Outing
On Monday, July 9th, our yearly Summer Choir Outing took place. The Choir, with others from the Parish, left Cleeve Station at 8:10 a.m., and travelled in a saloon carriage as far as Bristol, where, after a very short wait they had to change. They arrived at Weston-Super-Mare about halfpast eleven, and then spent an hour on shore before dinner, watching Punch and Judy and such other amusements as are generally to be met with at the sea-side. A substantial dinner, to which ample justice 6
was done, was provided by Messrs G. Huntley & Co., Beach Restaurant.
After dinner was over, the party, some on foot, some driving, wended their way to the Pier, and thence took their passage on the ‘‘Bonnie Doone” to Cardiff, where one or two set foot on Welsh ground. A fresh breeze tempered the hot sun, thus making the voyage, which lasted altogether about two hours, very pleasant indeed. The steamer called at Penarth both going and returning.
After returning from their trip to Cardiff, the tide was well up, so that the younger members of the party were able to enjoy a good paddle, while many of the others went in for rifle-shooting and switch-back rides. At tea, which was also provided by Messrs G. Huntley & Co., Mr. Pruen put in an appearance, and was heartily welcomed by the members of his old choir, and all others who were present.
Left: Birnbeck Pier
When tea was finished it was time to think of going to the station for the journey home. The train started soon after seven, and Cleeve was reached punctually at 10 o'clock.
Our thanks are due to Mr. Oldacre for having again so kindly provided the means of conveyance to and from the station. We wish also to express our gratitude to those who so very liberally subscribed to the excursion.
Cleeve station stood where the road to Stoke Orchard still crosses the railway bridge. It was never very convenient for the village and it closed as long ago as 1950. The party was carried there in Walter Oldacre's cart or carts. Walter was a corn merchant who at the time was building up his business in Bishop's Cleeve, which many villagers will remember. He also carried coal in his carts from the station to drive his steam engine. It is hoped the carts had been given a good clean for the occasion!
I wonder why?!) was a paddle steamer, part of P and A Campbell's White Funnel fleet which operated in the Bristol channel from 1887 to 1979. Many older readers might remember travelling on their ships. The Bonnie Doone (272 tons and 220 feet [67 metres] long) was built in Scotland in 1876 and scrapped in 1913. The accompanying photograph indicates how popular such excursions were in 1900, despite seasickness being a common experience crossing the Bristol Channel! However, despite a fresh breeze, the party was able to enjoy a tea before making its way to the station for the journey home. No doubt Mr Oldacre carried many tired people back to the village at 10pm!
- David Aldred The paddle steamer Bonnie Doone
The Beach Hotel building still exists in Weston, opposite the Grand Pier. It is quite a long way to Birnbeck Pier (now sadly ruined) where the steamer was boarded, and so it's no surprise some of the trippers chose not to walk there. The Bonnie Doone (nicknamed the Bonnie Breakdown -
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Risotto Stuffed Peppers Packed with a tasty vegetable rice filling, these stuffed peppers make a great meatfree supper. Serve with a mixed leaf salad.
Ready in: 1 hour 10 minutes | Serves 6
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 150g risotto rice (see tip)
1 courgette, coarsely grated 1 litre hot vegetable stock 3 ripe tomatoes
2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley or mint
Salt and freshly ground black pepper 50g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
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6 green peppers
Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes, stirring. Add the garlic and sauté, stirring, for a further few minutes. Stir in the rice and courgette and cook for 1 minute.
Add a ladleful of the hot stock and simmer, stirring until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. Repeat until nearly all the stock has been used up and the rice is almost tender. This should take about 20 minutes.
Cut a slice from the top and bottom of each tomato and finely chop the rest. Stir the chopped tomatoes into the risotto with the parsley or mint and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in the cheese. Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas mark 3. Cut a thin slice from the base of each pepper so they stand upright. Slice off the top of each pepper and pull out and discard the stalk and seeds.
Spoon the risotto into the peppers and place them in a greased ovenproof dish. Top each pepper with a tomato slice and pour over the rest of the stock. Bake for 40-45 minutes until the peppers are tender.
Use a short-grain risotto rice such as Arborio for this recipe – it’s sold in most supermarkets or Italian delis.
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Henry’s garden strategy
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A short story by local writer Geraldine Faulkner
It was Henry’s favourite time of year.
“Open Gardens Gloucestershire is nearly upon us,” he told his wife one morning. He rubbed his hands with glee at the prospect of showing off his beautifully kept borders to visitors.
“You’ve been working really hard in the garden, haven’t you, love?” said his wife drying up their breakfast things. She too had been making plans for the event and had already arranged for their two daughters to come and give her a hand with the cream teas they served visitors. Henry was so preoccupied with ensuring their hedges were level (he even used his spirit level to make sure they were ‘just so’) and the pond was tidy, he never gave anything else a thought. ‘It is just as well I don’t constantly need 10
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his approval,’ thought his long-suffering wife. Over the last four weeks, she had been dragged out to the garden at least five times a day to ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ at another bit of the garden that had been given ‘a good going over’ by Henry. ‘Imagine if I did the same thing to him every time I baked a batch of scones or emptied the dishwasher.’ she chuckled to herself. All in all, everything was looking promising and provided the weather stayed dry there was only one thing bothering Henry.
“I wonder if Tom and Alice want their dog taken out for a walk,” he said at lunch the day before the Open Gardens event. His wife looked at him suspiciously.
“I thought you didn’t have any time for Caspar. You are always threatening to have his poo laboratory tested to see if he is the dog always leaving a deposit outside our gate.”
Henry waved away his wife’s comment. “Both Caspar and I need the exercise,” he said in an aloof manner. ‘I wonder what he’s up to,’ she pondered.
Two hours later, Henry was back and, although a bit flushed, appeared to be very pleased with himself.
“Tom and Alice invited me to have a look around their garden,” he told his wife who poured him a glass of homemade lemonade. Really, he had gone quite an alarming shade of puce.
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The great day dawned dry and sunny and everything went smoothly. Visitors paid Henry lots of compliments and the creams teas went down a storm. The only cloud on the horizon for Henry, unaccustomed to long walks, was the fact he had developed a limp after his two hours with Caspar.
“If one more person asks me if I have a war-time injury,” he muttered to his wife. “I’m going to shove them into the pond.”
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The Bill”, an awardJoin the gang at The White Horse for a circular walk (approx. 7 miles) across the fields, stopping for drinks and songs at various winning farce points and pubs along the way. Call Andrew before the weekend on 07772 053778 to book breakfast or a sandwich lunch in Forest 2:00pm to 6:00pm Don’t fancy walking? Then why not head to the White Horse for the dialect open acoustic session. A pint of ale and a song – what’s not to like? written by Venue: Jolter Press the celebrated Harry Beddington, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Forest Dialect Poets in session 6:00pm “Footing The Bill” famous for popularising classic Friday 19th –the Sunday 21st July 2019 – a farce in dialect by Harry Beddington Forest character “Jolter”. Venue: White Horse
Mitcheldean’s annual Folk Walk summer party is back Acousticever Session and it's bigger than 12:00pm
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As well as all the above, there will be Venue: St Michael’s Church the usual fabulous mix of performances 8:00pm – 11:00pm Candlelight Acoustic Concert and listen to several local musicians performing their plus a full rangeCome of stalls and rides music and songs, including Karl Jennings, at Eden the Tanner, Damien Clarke, Keith Hyett, Pauline Vallance, Drybrook Male Voice Saturday fete, not the Choir, to Lila J,mention Eagle Alley and Dick Brice.annual There’s also beer from B the Bespoke Brewery to lubricate the vocal cords… Folk Walk on Sunday and a weekend Venue: Brewery Tap 8:00pm – late Music Session itinerant musicians welcome beer festival run by the Bespoke For more information visit: is Brewery. Mitcheldean Festival www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk Or call Andrew Maliphant on 07772 053778 a free event – everyone welcome!
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Mildew Powdery mildew coats plant leaves, stems, buds and petals with a white flowery deposit, and can prevent fruits from swelling normally or cause leaves to distort or fall early. Prompt action is essential and suitable fungicides are available. Keep the damage to a minimum in the first instance by ensuring that the plants are kept well-watered – plants which are dry around the roots seem particularly prone to mildew attack. In addition, try to ensure a good flow of air around the plants, as stagnant, moist air seems to have a similar effect and can make matters worse very quickly. Careful pruning or weeding often solves the problem. Written by Pippa Greenwood
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Summer Berry Sponge Puddings Smothered with warm berry compote, these delicious lemony sponge puddings will go down a treat after a Sunday roast. Serve with a dollop of crème fraiche or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ready in 1 hour 10 minutes | Makes 4
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2 medium eggs, beaten
125g self-raising flour, sifted 1 tbsp milk
300g mixed summer berries such as redcurrants, blackberries, raspberries and blackcurrants
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Thoroughly grease four 175ml pudding basins with butter. Preheat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas mark 5.
Place the butter and 115g of the sugar in a bowl and beat together until pale and creamy. Beat in the lemon zest then gradually beat in the eggs, adding 1 tbsp of the flour if the mixture starts to curdle. Fold in the rest of the flour with the milk to give a soft dropping consistency. Divide the mixture between the pudding basins and cover each with a square of pleated buttered foil, scrunching it tightly around the sides of each basin. Transfer to a large roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basins. Bake for 3545 minutes or until risen and firm to the touch. Meanwhile, place the berries in a pan with the remaining sugar and 2tbsp water. Heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes until the fruit has softened. Stir in the blended arrowroot and simmer, stirring all the time, for another 4-5 minutes until thickened. Turn the hot puddings out onto serving plates and spoon over the warm fruit compote. Serve immediately.
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Auction Anecdote The summer season can be a little quieter in the auction world but at Smiths Auctions, we have a couple of cunning tricks up our sleeves to combat this problem. Online bidding has meant that there is now a year-round demand from buyers for small collectables, so although sales of traditional antiques and furniture might be a little more subdued in mid-summer, it is a great time to concentrate on niche collectables. We always tag on our coin section in July since this is a very strong market whatever the time of year. This summer we are adding in an extra section for postcards – another popular field and a particular favourite of mine. Smiths’ July sale includes a fascinating selection of postcards including a surprisingly racy one from Upton upon Severn depicting a young woman lying in a field amongst the hay with the text ‘I’m thinking of you at Upton upon Severn’. There is little doubt from the glint in her eye and pose that this must have been quite a ‘racy’ card for its time (Upton, I’m shocked!). Another interesting card is entitled ‘Egg Gathering at Flamborough’ and shows a team of ‘climbers’ proudly displaying their catch. The eggs were used for cooking, in factories, for souvenirs and, of course, some were worth a fortune to egg collectors who were happy to pay good money for the rarer examples. Today this practice is totally abhorrent to us but the postcard is a part of our social history and shows how dangerous and hard life once was. Who fancies earning a living being dangled on a rope off a cliff edge whilst being attacked by angry birds? Smiths’ forthcoming sales are on the 26th of July and 30th of August. For entry details please see our website www.smithsnewentauctions.co.uk or call 01531 821776. - Written by Rita Kearsey Manager of Smiths Auction Room at Newent
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The History of the Package Holiday Today, we take global travel for granted but it was the birth of the package holiday that changed the concept of travel forever.
During the first half of the 19th century, only the wealthy could afford to travel. Then in 1841, Thomas Cook organised a train excursion from Leicester to Loughborough. In 1872, he launched a roundthe-world railway tour covering the USA, Japan, China, Singapore and India. It was the start of a company that would become a major player in the package holiday industry. With the coming of commercial aircraft, and in a bid to make holidays more affordable, Thomas Cook was nationalised as part of British Railways in 1948. A year or so later, a Russian immigrant named Vladimir Raitz set up a travel company called Horizon Holidays that chartered weekly flights to a beach resort in Corsica. As a result, many consider him to be the inventor of the modern package holiday.
Possibly due to Horizon, in 1954 amendments were made to the Convention on International Civil Aviation that allowed for an increase in charter planes. However, there was a shortage of hotels. This changed in 1957 when British European Airways (BEA) launched a route to Valencia in Spain, coining the marketing phrase ‘Costa Blanca’. With the creation of beach destinations came a surge in hotel construction,
particularly in Italy and Spain where small fishing villages were turned into large resorts dominated by hotels and bars.
Travel became easier, opening the door to a host of small tour operators. Big corporations also started to see the financial benefits of the travel industry. Thomson Organisation was a Canadian media-based corporation that bought out several of the UK’s tour operators and airlines in 1965 and – now branded as TUI – remains a market leader today. The 1970s and 1980s were boom decades for the package holiday. In 1970, the Boeing 737 was launched. The very latest in air travel, the plane could carry more than 400 passengers and revolutionised commercial flight. Advances in aviation made faraway places increasingly accessible and holidays anywhere in the world affordable.
With the abolition of price regulations, travel companies were able to compete for the cheapest discounts. The 1990s heralded the arrival of small budget airlines that now began offering package holiday routes with the added ease of online booking. New technology also made reservations easier and travel agents began to pop up on every high street. By 1994, the British public booked 27 million package holidays; compare this with the one million holidays that were taken by Brits during the entire 1950s.
Today, the humble package holiday is having to work hard to hold its place in the market. With online booking easier than ever, people are either finding the best deals direct for themselves or having a bespoke tour put together by a personal travel consultant. But although our world is more accessible than ever, the future isn’t all bright. Studies suggest that with global warming, by 2030 many of our favourite holiday destinations will simply be too hot to enjoy.
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Your local EVENTS GUIDE EVESHAM WALKING FESTIVAL Ongoing until 7th July Free accessible walks (many of them with a theme). Donations welcome. To book your walks and for further details: www.eveshamrambling club.org.uk/walkfest ART UNBOUND Ongoing until 8 Sept, Painswick Rococo Garden An ambitious exhibition of contemporary outdoor sculpture, that intrigues, entices and delights. www.rococogarden.org.uk
CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 5 - 14 July, Various venues across Cheltenham A celebration of music with high-calibre performers and up and coming stars. Dance, visual arts, spoken word and more. www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/music/ BUGATTI FESTIVAL & MEMBERS MEETING 6 July, first car on the track approx. 8.30am, Prescott Hill Climb. Children aged 14 or under gain free access with a paying adult. For more info: www.prescott-hillclimb.com TABLE TOP SALE 6 July, 10 - 11am, Denley Hall, Bishop's Cleeve Refreshments & cake available. Raffle. Free entry.
OPEN GARDEN FOR NGS 6 July, 10am - 4pm, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice 26
Informal gardens with stunning colours, interesting textures and breathtaking views. Admission on the gate: £5 on the day, children free. Homemade teas and cakes available in support of the hospice. MIDSUMMER FIESTA 6 July, 12 - 9pm, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham Live music, dance, charity stalls, arts & crafts, children's activities, food, drink & more. www.midsummerfiesta.com
CLEEVE CHORALE SUMMER CONCERT 6 July, 5pm, Grangefield School, Bishop’s Cleeve Performing alongside children from Grangefield School. “The Bard & Beyond” featuring Songs & Sonnets by jazz legend George Shearing, Elizabethan madrigals, and songs inspired by poets. For tickets ring 01242 674114.
THE CHELTENHAM FRYER FISH & CHIP SPECIAL 6 & 20 July, Train departs at 7pm from Toddington Station. Steam train ride & large fish and chip meal. For tickets visit www.gwsr.com. MUSICA VERA CONCERT 6 July, 7.30pm, St Mary's Church, Mill Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 3BQ Items by Elgar, Parry, Vaughan Williams, Gurney, Holst and Brewer. Conductor: David Dewar, Accompanist: John Wade, Soprano: Emily Campbell. Tickets £12 unreserved on the door or from
https://www.musicavera.eu. Under 18s free.
HIGHNAM COURT OPEN GARDENS 7 July & 4 Aug, 11am - 5pm, Highnam Court, GL2 8DP 40 acres of Victorian landscaped gardens surrounding a magnificent Grade 1 house (not open). Admission £5, children free. Refreshments available. Open for charity.
BRASS ON THE GRASS 7 July, from 6pm for 6.30pm start, Tewkesbury Abbey Enjoy your own picnic on the lawns of the Abbey House from 6pm while enjoying the Tewkesbury Town Band concert. Pimms & soft drinks available. Tickets £10 from the Abbey Shop or band members; under 16's free.
CLASSICAL MIXTAPE 8 July, 8pm, Tewkesbury Abbey. Part of Cheltenham Music Festival. www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/music LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALS 1pm, Tewkesbury Abbey 9 July: Jack Stone (organ scholar, Dean Close School). 16 July: Simon Bell (Dean Close School, Cheltenham). 23 July: Samuel Bristow (Birmingham Cathedral). T: 01684 850959
GUIDED WALK OF TEWKESBURY 9, 16, 23 & 30 July, 7pm, meet at Abbey Gates (opp Bell Hotel, Church St). Adults £5,
children £3. T: 01684 855040
'SACRED MUSIC AND HUMAN DIGNITY' 9 July, 7pm for 7.30pm, Abbey House, Tewkesbury Abbey A talk by Revd Dr Johnathan Arnold, Dean of Divinty, Magdalen College, Oxford University. Wine & nibbles. 'AS YOU LIKE IT' 12 July, 7.30pm, Hailes Abbey, nr Winchcombe, GL54 5PB Alfresco Summer theatre. Pack a picnic, rugs & chairs. Tickets: www.rainorshine.co.uk.
TEWKESBURY MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL 13 & 14 July, Sat: 11am 6pm, Sun: 11am - 5pm, Lower Lode Lane, Tewkesbury Watch thousands of re-enactors bring the world famous 1471 'Battle of Tewkesbury' to live. Living history encampment, stalls, entertainment and more. Entry is free. Parking £5 per car per day. APPERLEY & DEERHURST FETE. 14 July, 1 - 5pm, Apperley Cricket Club, GL19 4ED. BBQ, cream teas, beer & cider tent, children's inflatables, raffle, tombola, climbing wall, ice creams, welly wanging, stalls and games. Admission: £1. OLD BAPTIST CHAPEL CONCERTS Old Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Tewkesbury 14 July, 3.30pm: La Cecchina – The Songbird. 28 July, 3.30pm: Rivals – JS Bach and Louis Marchand / Handel and Domenico Scarlatti. 3 August, 3pm: Alison McGillivray – Cello. T: 01684 850112 EVENING STROLL 17 & 31 July, 7pm, meet in Warder's Alley (beside M&Co
High Street). Explore the lanes and alleys of Tewkesbury. £2.50 per person. T: 01684 855040 A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM 17 - 20 July, Evenings: 7.30pm, Saturday Matinee: 2pm, Cheltenham Playhouse Theatre. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Tickets: £16, from 01242 522852 or www.cheltplayhouse.org.uk. UPTON BLUES FESTIVAL 18 - 21 July, Upton on Severn, WR8 0JN. Free multi-award-winning blues festival. Over 160 free to watch performances over four days. Camping available: www.uptonbluesfestival.com.
COTSWOLD BEER FESTIVAL 19 - 21 July, Postlip Hall, GL54 5AQ. Real ale, local food, live music, Morris Dancing, face-painting, bouncy castle & more. Tickets from £8, children free. Free parking. Festival buses from Cheltenham and Winchcombe. www.postlip. camra.org.uk THE 49TH GUITING MUSIC FESTIVAL 19 - 28 July, Guiting Power, near Stow-on-the-Wold Established music festival, entirely run by volunteers. Features outstanding world-renowned classical, Jazz and Blues musicians. https://guitingfestival.org
FANTASY FOREST FESTIVAL 20 & 21 July, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe. Cosplay, steampunk, fantasy, sci-fi, medieval, gothic, pirates and more. Dress up in your favourite costume and join in the fun with fantasy related shows, entertainment,
workshops and more. http://fantasyforest.co.uk/
GUIDED BATTLEFIELD WALK 25 July, 7pm, Meet at Abbey Lawns car park, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury www.tewkesbury.org.uk
GWSR HERITAGE DIESEL GALA. 26 - 28 July, Toddington & Cheltenham Racecourse Station. 3-day summer festival of heritage diesel traction. Free parking at both stations. For tickets & more info: www.gwsr.com. KNIGHT SCHOOL 27 July - Sept, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe Knight-themed fun and activities for little ones. Storytelling sessions on Wednesdays. Incl. with general admission. www.sudeleycastle.co.uk
CLASSIC BUS RALLY 28 July, 10am - 4pm, Toddington Railway Station, GL54 5DT. Up to 40 buses on display in the car park. Free entry to view the buses and trade stands. For tickets: www.gwsr.com.
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SUNSET SWIM 2 August, 8pm - 9.45pm, Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham. Go for an evening swim and enjoy the beautiful Lido sunset. £3 for adults, concessions £2. U5's and Season Ticket Holders are free. www.sandfordparkslido.org.uk CHEESE & CHILLI FESTIVAL 3 & 4 August, 10am - 5pm, Sandford Park, College Rd, Cheltenham. Chilli &
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Cheese Tastings, Chilli Eating Competition, Stalls, Live Music, Cooking Displays, Children's Rides & More. Adults: from £6, Conc. & Seniors from £4. www. cheeseandchillifestival.com VSCC SHORT COURSE 3 & 4 August, Prescott Hill Climb. Long established 2-day Hill Climb. Come to compete, or simply watch the spectacular action. Advance tickets available at www.vscc.co.uk.
Regular events
CRAFT FAIR 2nd Sun/month, 11.30am 2.30pm, Bishop's Cleeve Community Centre Wide range of stalls; refreshments. Free entry. Libby Cleal: 07776 301767.
CRICKET PRACTICE Sundays, 10am - 12pm, Bushley Cricket Club More players wanted, esp. for ladies team. Kit & coaching provided. Any experience catered for. 01684 292350 or 07812 179002. MEMORY CAFÉ Last Wed/month, 2 - 4pm, Tewkesbury Day Centre, Station Road. For those with memory problems and their carers/companions. Tea and cakes. Free entry. Tel. 01684 296238
TEWKESBURY CARE TO SING 2nd Weds/month, 2 - 4pm, Tewkesbury Day Centre, Station Rd, GL20 5DR For those with memory problems and their carers/companions. Sing your favourite songs together. Tea & cakes. £2.50/person. 01684 772559 28
WINCHCOMBE GUIDED WALKS. Every Sunday until end of Oct, 11am & 2.30pm, Starting at the Winchcombe TIC, open to visitors or residents. Covering history of the area, 1–1¼ hours, under 1mile. New volunteer guides welcome. 01242 602925, winchcombetic@ tewkesbury.gov.uk.
and crafts. Dave Joynes: 01386 840138 or Trade. CotswoldMarkets@gmail.com
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GENERAL RETAIL MARKET Weds & Saturdays, 9am 3.30pm, Spring Gardens Car Park, Oldbury Rd, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DN. More info Dave Joynes, 01386 840138.
COUNTRY MARKET Fridays, 9 - 11.30am. Tewkesbury Town Hall Homemade cakes, savouries, preserves, crafts, seasonal vegetables/fruits, plants & shrubs. Refreshments. FARMERS & CRAFT MARKET. 2nd Sat/month, 9am - 1.30pm, Abbey Lawns Car Park, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PG. Local produce and local arts
FINE FOOD & ARTS MARKET 21 July, 10am - 4pm, Tewkesbury High Street Lots of mouth-watering treats to try and buy; over 80 stallholders. Award-winning cheese, wine, cider & more. Local arts and crafts products. Dave Joynes: 01608 652662.
OVERBURY STREET MARKET 13 July, 10am - 12pm, Overbury. Run by the community. Selection of stalls, entertainment and refreshments. The event raises money for community projects. Free parking in the Close. Andrew John: 01386 725 229
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me baffled. This love of a minimalist vintage motor-’home’, last made in Europe in 1979, with its push-up roof, twee curtains and no loo, just leaves me completely cold (probably literally if I had the misfortune to spend a night in one).
It’s the vehicular equivalent of a 1960s seaside B & B. You know the type? Run by a dragon of a landlady.
Summer’s here, meaning more caravans and camper vans are on our roads.
To give the manufacturers their due, I have noticed that each season’s new models get more luxurious, some probably better appointed than their owner’s home. Air conditioning is common, entertainment systems rival the best in home-cinema, Wi-Fi and all mod-con kitchens are included. Given an arm twist I could, possibly, ‘rough it’ in a modern caravan. Well, for a night at most. But the VW T2 Combi-van sub-culture leaves
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