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Home & Garden Gardening with Pippa Greenwood Technology: E-books Motoring with James Baggott Books for the Summer Tewkesbury’s Forgotten Heroes Travel to The Cape Peninsula Listings & Local Businesses and much more!

COMPETITIONS Win Gloucester Rugby Tickets, Roses Theatre tickets

PHOTO COMPETITION £50 CASH PRIZE

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“Tewkesbury Highlights” To celebrate all that’s great about Tewkesbury, we are running a competition to find winning photos of Tewkesbury and Tewkesbury Events. The winning photos will be published in the 2012 Tewkesbury Calendar and there’s a £50 cash prize too for winning entries.

More info at www.VisitTewkesbury.info Entries by email to outofthehat@tewkesbury.gov.uk

Subject: Tewkesbury Highlights Deadline: 15th July 2011 Entry: Free of charge Category 1: Up to 14 years old Category 2: 14-18 years old Category 3: Over 18 Prize: £50 cash to each category winner Published: winners photos published in the calendar Exhibition of entries at Out Of The Hat

MORE INFO AT: WWW.VISITTEWKESBURY.INFO Competition Organisers: FSB, Out Of The Hat, Charles Coleman Calendar Photographer & Producer

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY Congratulations to our competion winners for Apr/May issue: Nichola Thomas (Gloucester Rugby tickets); Kellyann Everitt (The Wanted Concert tickets); Ken Amphlett (Cinema tickets)

contents Tewkesbury’s Forgotten Heroes 6 Drop out puzzle 8 Spotlight on Badger & Fergus 9 Le Tour de France 2011 10 Beauty Tips: Summer Hair Care 13 Your Health: Bites and Stings 14 Sudoku 15 Books for the Summer 18 Recipe 20 Technology: e-books on the beach 24 Codeword puzzle

25 A Special Father’s Day 26 Motoring: Rising in Value 28 The Storming of the Bastille 31 Gardening with Pippa Greenwood 32 Gardening: Astilbe 36 Humour: Hazy Lazy Days 39 Design Tips: The Perfect Guestroom 40 Your Home: Something Old, New 43 Crossword 48 Travel: The Cape Peninsula 50 Fun Quiz: Wars and Battles 51 Children’s Activity Page 54 Child friendly holiday tips 55 Wordsearch 56 Cartoon 56 Puzzle Solutions 56 Useful Local Information 58 Competition 59 Pictograms 59 Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés 60 Taxis & Takeaways 61 Clubs & Classes 61 Index of Advertisers 62 The Roses Theatre Listings 63 Please mention THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY when responding to advertisers

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY | LOCAL HISTORY

Tewkesbury’s Forgotten Heroes The author, John Dixon, is the President of the Tewkesbury Historical Society.

Tewkesbury Historical Society was founded in 1991 with the intention of providing meetings for the public and stimulating research about Tewkesbury and district.

I suspect service men find this word over-used: most, I am sure, would point out that they were merely doing their job. However, most would also accept the honour for those who lose their lives doing their duty and whose names are remembered in perpetuity on war memorials.

Those who actually survive wars are rarely publicly commemorated and “fade” back in to ‘civvie life’, coping with the long -term effects of their experiences and trying to live ‘normal’ lives.

Jack approaching his 80th birthday in April 2011

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Before the recent and excellent recall of the Battle of the Imjin River, I suspect many people knew little of this war and, indeed, I had no indication that anyone from Tewkesbury had either lost their lives or been captured fighting with the “Glorious Glosters”. My ignorance was repaired after an insert in a newspaper inspired a phone call that a P.O.W. was alive and living in Tewkesbury: a day later I enjoyed a lesson in living history from Jack Chambers.

In 1951 when the war suddenly broke out Jack was doing his National Service at a time when all 18-year-old men were conscripted for service in the armed forces. He immediately volunteered to be a regular soldier so he could serve in that war about which few knew why it was being fought. In April 1951 he found himself

Jack aged 22 after being freed from captivity and being welcomed home

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY | LOCAL HISTORY in Korea with his battalion when it faced a massive surprise attack by Communist Chinese forces that significantly outnumbered the defenders. Once they had run out of ammunition and water, after three days and nights fighting, the survivors were ordered by their C.O. to make for the British lines “as best as they could”. 59 soldiers had been killed in battle and Jack was one of 522 made a Prisoner of War. However, the ‘Glosters’won their nickname because the battalion bought time for their allies to organise the successful defence of the capital, Seoul. The war dragged on for two more long years - as long as Jack’s captivity.

I was relieved to learn that the ordinary POWs were not brutally treated although their life in the extreme Korean climate was very ‘Spartan’. However, Jack confirmed that the Communists captors targeted officers for brutal ‘brainwashing’.

Release on 27 July 1953 came as a real surprise: little did Jack know that an armistice had been signed and POWs were to be exchanged. He sailed home from Japan in some style for an ordinary soldier. I was relieved also to hear that he was welcomed home by Tewkesbury people and, indeed, offered his old job back.

However, he chose to stay with the lads in the army and, after about four months’ leave, he re-joined the ‘Gloucesters’ and served for another decade, even finding himself involved in the campaign against the ‘Mau-Mau’ in Kenya.

He married a local girl in 1957 and she travelled with him to foreign postings before he left the army in 1964.

In ‘civvie-life’, he held various jobs until he was forced to retire for medical reasons in 1960.

Although he did not need its help, he was at least visited by ‘Combat Stress’. When asked if he took part in veterans’ activities, he explained that he prefers a quiet life as “That was then and now is now”.

I felt very privileged to meet this modest soldier who was so willing to share his experiences of a Tewkesburian caught up in this famous campaign.

Jack’s welcome home in Priors Park with his parents and brother Keith who joined up as a result of his brother’s capture.

However, in meeting him, I learned that another Tewkesbury man, Johnny Harris, was wounded in the head, but was evacuated by helicopter and mercifully survived. If anyone can put me in touch with Mr. Harris, we could complete this history of ordinary men caught up unquestioningly in war.

- John Dixon

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Shop owner, Catherine, says that since their official opening in March by Geoff Pope, our Town Mayor and his wife Angie, they have received many positive comments about needing more shops like this, offering more choice in unique gifts and cards for locals and visitors.

Catherine’s background is in Financial Services and she decided to leave her Senior Manager role with Pearl in December in order to open Badger & Fergus. Living locally, she is encouraged that Tewkesbury has the kind of friendly spirit that clearly wants to support its local businesses.

Since opening her shop, Catherine has already met several of the locals who pop in regularly, and she has realised that word of mouth is proving invaluable. She looks forward to meeting more locals and the many tourists who visit Tewkesbury in the summer months.

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Le Tour de France 2011 Every July the Tour de France takes over the streets and towns of France, and the TV screens of the world. This legendary event has grown hugely in popularity since its inaugural run in 1903 and is now watched by an estimated two billion television viewers. The 98th Tour commences on 2nd July 2011 from Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts and 3,500 gruelling kilometres later, it finishes on the Champs Élysées in Paris on 24th July.

In early 20th century France, anyone envisaging a near-2,500-km-long cycle race across the country would have been widely viewed as unhinged. But that didn’t stop Géo Lefèvre, a journalist with L’Auto magazine at the time, from proceeding with his inspired plan. His editor, Henri Desgrange, was bold enough to believe in the idea and to throw his backing behind the Tour de France. And so it was, that on 1 July 1903, sixty pioneers set out on their bicycles from Montgeron. After six mammoth stages (Nantes Paris, 471 km), only 21 “routiers”, led by Maurice Garin, arrived at the end.

Le Tour soon won over the sporting public and the roadside crowds swelled. The French people took to their hearts this unusual event which placed their towns, their countryside and, since 1910, even their mountains, in the spotlight.

The Tour originally ran around the perimeter of France. Cycling was an endurance sport and the organisers realised the sales of L’Auto magazine they would achieve by creating supermen of their competitors. Night riding was dropped after the second Tour in 1904 after there had been persistent cheating because judges could not see riders. That reduced the daily and overall distance but the emphasis remained on endurance.

A succession of doping scandals in the 1960s, culminating in the death of Tom Simpson in 1967, led the Union Cycliste Internationale to limit daily and overall distances and to impose rest days. It was then impossible to follow the frontiers, and the Tour increasingly zig-zagged across the country, sometimes with unconnected days' races linked by train, while still maintaining some sort of loop.

The tour is split into stages, each stage being completed within a day. Stages can be flat,

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undulating or mountainous. Riders are judged by the time each has taken throughout the race, a ranking known as the general classification. There may be time deductions for finishing well in a daily stage or being first to pass an intermediate point. It is possible to win without winning a stage, as Greg LeMond did in 1990.

Riders normally start together each day, with the first over the line winning, but some days are ridden against the clock by individuals or teams.

The overall winner is usually a master of the mountains and of these time trials.

Probably the most famous participant in the race is American Lance Armstrong. In 1996 Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer, a tumour that metastasized to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor. Incredibly he went on to win the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005 and is the only person to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY | HEALTH & LIFESTYE

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Wet your hair with plain water before going into a pool or the sea as this will reduce the amount of chlorine or salt absorbed into your hair.

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If you can still see the sting in the wound you should remove it as soon as possible. It is better to scrape it out than to use tweezers as pinching it can cause the venom sac to further deposit its contents into your skin. There is one important exception to this though, and that is if you have a tick which has latched itself onto any part of your body. This will look rather like a dark, swollen tag mole and it must be completely

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removed otherwise you risk developing Lyme disease. You can use tweezers to remove a tick ensuring you pull straight up rather than twisting the tick out. If you are unsure how to do this consult your GP. If your skin becomes particularly itchy as a result of being bitten, a flannel soaked in cold water and taking paracetamol or ibuprofren can relieve the discomfort.

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It’s that time of year again; the kids are off school and if you’re lucky enough to have a holiday coming up, there’s no better way to while away the hours in the sunshine than with a good book. Here we’ve put together a collection of new and recent titles to keep everyone entertained over the summer season, with something for all the family.

Hothouse Flower by Lucinda Riley Having suffered a huge personal tragedy, concert pianist Julia Forrester returns to the stately home where she grew up. Now undergoing renovations under a new owner, a hidden diary has been discovered which transports Julia and the reader to France and Thailand as she pieces together a love story from the distant past. Both funny and heart-breaking, there’s a real depth of emotion to this debut novel which won’t be quickly forgotten.

Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari This is the touching tale of twelve year-old Mira, who is on the verge of adulthood and trying to cope with the loss of a beloved Grandmother whilst also experiencing a blossoming friendship which opens a new chapter in her life.

Exploring emotion on every level, from love,

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loss and acceptance to family, friendship and growing-up, this is a lovely book which every girl must read.

The Man who Broke into Auschwitz by Denis Avey Perfect for Dads with a taste for a gripping true story, this is the incredible account of a British soldier who in 1944 marched willingly into Auschwitz to see for himself if the awful rumours were really true.

Swapping places with a Jewish inmate, Denis Avey witnessed the horrors of the camp as well as the final Death March. Here he recounts his heartbreaking experience with both courage and wisdom.

War Horse

by Michael Morpurgo The worldwide success of this story confirms that it is one that’s not to be missed. Here we have an unusual account

of the WWI trenches, as seen through the eyes of a horse, Joey. Both horrific and powerfully involving, the author has captured hidden tales of friendship and humanity whilst revealing the futility of war in a way which both children and adults will understand. This special edition from Egmont will make a great gift, featuring beautiful illustrations from François Place.

The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs by Christina Hopkinson Mary Gilmour is a frustrated mum with too much to do and too little time. Life is passing her by, she’s missing out on quality time with her two young sons and as far as she can see, there’s one thing making it all twice as

difficult - and she’s married to him.

Compiling a spreadsheet of ‘infringements’, from displaced used teabags to wet towels left on the bed, as well as a few positives to redress the balance, husband Joel unknowingly has six months to correct his score. Or else. Brilliant, funny and sharp – all mums/partners to untidy spouses will love this.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett An utterly absorbing, deeply moving tale which delves into 1960s America and the story of the black maids who raised white children whilst dealing with ongoing discrimination from a prejudiced society.

The author creates some truly wonderful characters in her presentation of ‘the other side to Gone with the Wind’. Inspirational, beautifully written and sincere - you won’t be able to put it down.

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Perfect for a summer Sunday lunch this lamb roast has a delicious stuffing made with fresh mint, dried apricots and pine nuts. Simply serve with boiled and buttered new potatoes, steamed green beans and a spoonful of tangy redcurrant sauce.

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Place the lamb fillets on a chopping board and, using a sharp knife, make a deep cut along the length of each fillet (taking care not to cut all the way through). Open each fillet out and flatten slightly with a meat mallet or rolling pin.

Spoon the stuffing down the centre of one fillet then place the second fillet on top to enclose the stuffing. Tie together at intervals with fine string. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and quickly fry the stuffed lamb over a high heat until just browned all over. Place in a shallow roasting tin.

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Roast the lamb and shallots for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle the warmed honey over the shallots. Roast for a further 10-15 minutes until the lamb is cooked to your liking. Cover the lamb and leave to rest in a warm place for 20 minutes before carving.

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What's the best e-book reader for bookworms?

e-books on the beach There are three big players in the UK ebook market: Apple, with its iPads; Amazon, with its Kindle; and Sony, with its Reader devices. There are others - for example Waterstone's offers a range of ebook readers from firms including Elonex and iRiver, while recent Androidpowered tablet computers boast Google Books software but for now it's a three-horse race.

There are some big differences between the devices. If you want a do-it-all device that doubles as an ebook reader, then Apple's iPad 2 is the way to go: it's a proper computer that can edit video, make music, browse the Internet and play games. Androidpowered tablets are very similar.

There are downsides to all that power, though. The first is price - iPad 2s start at around £440, rising to nearly £700 for the top-end model - and the second is the screen. Tablet computers use laptop-style screens, which are hopeless in direct sunlight. They're also power hungry. The iPad's tenhour battery life is impressive

in computer terms, but it's poor compared to a device such as Amazon's Kindle.

The Kindle (pictured here) has an e-ink display, which is the closest to real ink on paper you can get from an electronic device. That means it's fine in direct sunlight, very easy on the eyes you don't get the tired-eyes feeling that comes from staring at a screen for hours - and it's very small and light.

E-ink only uses power when you change the page, so battery life is extraordinary: devices last for weeks between charges.

There are two Kindles: the Wi-Fi only one at £111, and the 3G one at £152.

The former is the better bet: unless you intend to read newspapers on it (you can subscribe and have them delivered wirelessly) there's no real need for a 3G mobile connection: simply transfer books via Wi-Fi when you're at home. Kindles store up to 3,500 books, so you're unlikely to run out of things to read when you're travelling.

The problem with the Kindle is that it's an Amazon-only effort: if you want to read copy-protected books (most mainstream ebook releases are copy-protected), you'll need to buy them from Amazon. It's a similar story with the iPad 2 its iBooks software expects you to buy from the iBooks shop. If that sounds too restrictive, then Sony would like to show you something.

Sony's Readers (pictured below) are based on the same idea as the Kindle and cost much the same (at the time of writing the PRS350 is £149), but it has two interesting features: its e-ink screen is a touch screen, which makes using the device much easier, and its formats of choice are EPUB and PDF. Such books are sold in all kinds of places - all Waterstone's titles are in EPUB or PDF format - so you're not limited to a single ebook shop.

So what's best? If you want a do-everything device, get a tablet - but if you're a bookworm, get something with an e-ink display.

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The choice ultimately comes down to your favourite bookshop. If it's Amazon, get a Kindle; if it isn't, think Sony.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY | BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY There is a very good reason why my family should buy me lots of presents this Father’s Day, which falls on 19 June. They, and all other families for that matter, should be queuing up at the nation’s department stores to spend, spend, spend on bottles of scotch, pipes, slippers, motoring sundries and all similar items beloved of dads in order to save the nation.

A Special Father’s Day At this point I can quite clearly hear the cynics saying that’s all that Father’s Day is about - envious dads trying to get even with mums, who get pampered, showered with gifts, and generally spoilt rotten on Mother’s Day. I thought so myself until recently, but the truth is slightly different.

For, surprisingly, Father’s Day was started by mums. Although there is one utterly unsurprising thing, which is that they were American mums. But they didn’t have a consumer-led economic boost in mind.

It was all far, far more serious than that.

The first Father’s Day was held in Fairmont, West Virginia, on 5 July 1908, as a memorial service for more than 200 men recently killed in the Monongah Mining Disaster leaving 1,000 fatherless children. It was a Spokane’s church service attracted much wider attention than largely local affair, though, and in what Fairmont’s and became an annual event. President seems to have been a case Woodrow Wilson was a speaker at the 1916 event, and eight of simultaneous years later President Calvin Coolidge backed one of several invention the town of failed bids in Congress to recognise it as a national holiday Spokane, Washington, - an ambition finally realised by President Nixon only in held another Father’s Day y a 1972. A rather cheapskate holiday, mind: as it’s always on D s r’ e Fath service two years later. a Sunday, nobody actually gets a day off work.

This was the idea of So last year was the centenary of the first Father’s Day. Sonora Smart Dodd This was celebrated by the ringing of church bells and whose father William, a processions of grateful children bearing bottles of scotch.

Civil War veteran, had Well, it should have been, but it wasn’t. The reason - and raised six children on his I’m guessing here, but there must be a reason - was that own after his wife died in childbirth. This everyone realised that the 101st anniversary was far worthier of was a time when motherhood was celebration because, like the first, it falls on Trinity Sunday. becoming increasingly sentimentalised and If you’re a practising Christian (which I hasten to add, I’m not), Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday in you’ll see the significance of this. God the Son gets loads of space Lent) was being more and more widely in the liturgical calendar - Christmas, Easter, Ascension Day and celebrated. Dodd felt that men deserved an so on. The Holy Ghost gets Pentecost. But God the Father doesn’t equal break (hurrah!). She won the support have his own special day (there is a movement to dedicate the of the local YMCA and churches, and on the second Sunday in August to him). Trinity Sunday is the nearest appointed Sunday - which, rather neatly for we get. As I said, I’m not religious, but the symmetry pleases. us in 2011, happened to be 19 June - YMCA

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Rising in Value Car buyers are used to driving their new purchase off the forecourt and it instantly plummeting in value. It’s a fact of motoring life. Or is it? What if we told you there are some cars out there that are actually rising in value? And we’re not just talking about automotive exotica either.

We spoke to experts from trade price bible CAP as well as leading auction house BCA to uncover the cars that are turning residual values on their heads.

‘There are some classic and sports cars that will keep going up in value,’ one expert told us. ‘Others will simply hold firm. But it’s all dependent on how much you use them and their condition.’

So here are our depreciation-busting top picks.

Jeep Wrangler This one surprised us too. CAP has found that the Hard Top 4.0 Sahara two-door model with an automatic gearbox has risen £475 in the last 12 months to a trade price of £5,450. CAP says even at this price it’s considered to be a cheap, heavy-duty vehicle – but only for those that can afford to run it.

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Ford GT London-based dealer Clive Sutton specialises in selling the most exclusive supercars. He often sees cars rise in value, but if he was spending his money it would be the Ford GT he’d shell out on.

‘The Ferrari Enzo was the one to go for a while ago, but prices have cooled,’ he told us. ‘Now the Ford GT is the car to invest in.’

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MINI BCA says despite the volumes currently being sold, the Mini is a future classic in waiting. The auction house told us that One models are selling well for around £3,500 to £4,000 even with as many as 100,000 miles on the clock.

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Aston Martin DB7 This is a good sign that the recession is easing. Prices for the Volante Convertible version of the stunning Aston Martin DB7 have risen £1,300 in the trade during the last year, according to CAP. An 04-reg, 50,000 miler currently costs £31,400. ‘Today’s buyers appear less concerned about running costs than they were 12 months ago,’ said CAP.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY July, and with any luck we’re enjoying glorious summer weather. The countryside is looking at its brilliant best, and the tourism hotspots are filling up with families enjoying the start of the summer holidays.

The Storming of the Bastille But in the gritty inner city, hot weather is rioting weather.

Discontented people mill around outdoors; there’s a flashpoint; and suddenly the whole area is ablaze.

So it was in July 1981 when Toxteth, Handsworth, Southall, Moss Side, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Bristol, Halifax and many other inner cities saw rioting of varying degrees from the terrifying to the sporadic.

And so it was in Paris in 1789, when on 14th July the royal fortress and prison in the city, the Bastille of grim reputation, was stormed and sacked by a revolutionary mob, its prisoners (all seven of them) released, and its governor and three of his officers murdered.

Well, that was all a long time ago.

But the events that led up to it might seem strangely familiar to the modern observer.

For a start, the financial crisis that led to the French Revolution had its genesis in America – not, it is true, as a result of the financial recklessness of greedy and short-sighted bankers, but as a result of France’s highly expensive military aid to the colonists. And second, the wealthy right-wing aristocrats who ran the Government refused point-blank to pay higher taxes to help pay for the mess.

Not to go into too much detail, the middle classes who were bearing the brunt of the crisis became thoroughly fed up with the intransigence of the aristocracy and tried to reform the constitution by Parliamentary means. When they

were blocked by the aristocracy they took to the streets, broke into the Hotel des Invalides to arm themselves with the 30,000 muskets stored there, then sent a detachment of about 1,000 to talk the Governor of the Bastille into parting with the 30,000lbs of powder in his care. After several hours of talks proved fruitless, the mob opened fire and the Governor – whose garrison of about 80 army pensioners was militarily about as effective as the Beefeaters who man the Tower of London – recognised the hopelessness of his situation and surrendered.

All this time some 25,000 troops had stood by, their officers too afraid of mutiny to order them to put down the mob. Next day King Louis XVI withdrew the troops, and a few days later came from Versailles to Paris to accept a revolutionary white cockade from the leaders of the revolt.

What’s amusing about all this, apart from the obvious parallels with our own situation, is that it was the educated middle classes who led the revolt, who formed themselves into a revolutionary militia, who plundered the royal arsenals for arms and ammunition, who faced down the army, who seized power from an intransigent aristocracy, and who ended up guillotining the entire royal family.

Not that I’m suggesting that, as the weather gets hotter, the economy gets worse, taxes get higher and tempers get shorter, the doctors, dentists, accountants, estate agents, opticians and solicitors of Britain should take arms and seize control of the streets.

But wouldn’t it be funny if they did?

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Hanging Baskets

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may be the famous ones, but why not create a superbly colourful hanging basket of your own? Garden centres and nurseries are crammed full of summer bedding plants at this time of year and there are colours to suit every taste.

If aerial gardening is not for you, then the same type of plants can be used to produce a superb container for your terrace, patio or backyard. The great thing about summer bedding containers is that you can do just about whatever you want in the way of planting ...and get away with it. So now that the frosts are over in most areas, why not start planting?

All you need is readily available from your local garden centre: a good-sized basket choose a 12” basket as it’s easier to keep moist than smaller ones, a hanging-basket liner (make sure it is the same diameter as the basket you’ve chosen), or a good-sized pot or planter with plenty of drainage holes.

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essential for excellent results. What you choose is up to you, but the range is vast Nemesia, Surfinia Petunias, Upright Petunias, Cineraria ‘Silverdust’, purple-bronze leafed Thalia Fuchsias or their more traditional cousins, Pelargoniums, Lobelia ... the list is endless. Think carefully about colours and textures. Decide whether you’re going for subtle or brash and bold, or if you would like to co-ordinate the flowers with other garden features.

If you are planting a basket, place it in a large flowerpot as this stops the roundbottomed basket from moving and makes it much easier to plant. Place the liner in the basket, adjusting it to fit the basket and trimming off any excess. Next add handfuls of compost up until the point where you want to plant around the sides of the basket. Planting slits are included in some liners. If you are using a pot, place a few inches of broken flower pots or large stones in the base and top up with compost to within a few inches of the pot rim.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY | HOMES & GARDENS Cont’d from page 32 Carefully remove the plants you need from their containers, easing the root balls out gently but firmly. An upright plant such as a Fuchsia or Pelargonium is a perfect choice for the centre of the basket or container as it helps to give your planting height and structure. For hanging baskets carefully ease the root ball of each through the planting slit and nestle the root ball in to the compost. It is easier posting the roots through and you’re less likely to do any long term damage.

Any container looks better if there are plants cascading over the sides, so choose trailing plants and put these in around the edge.

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Once the planting is complete, water the container thoroughly using a watering can with the rose attached. It is best not to hang a basket up or stand a pot in its final position until it has had a few days ‘rest’ sitting in a cool spot out of too much hot, direct sunshine. This little rest period allows the plants to settle in to their new home and perform better later on.

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as they are in a flourishing basket or patio pot, problems soon build up and spread if you’re not quick off the mark.  Feed every couple of weeks with a highpotash liquid fertiliser such as a tomato feed, as this will help to encourage more flowers to develop. If you position a planter full of summer bedding on the paving beneath a hanging basket, then any excess water or feed from the basket won’t be wasted.

 Regularly remove faded flowers, before they have a chance to set seed. This should help to encourage the plants to continue producing more flowers. Pinching them off by hand works well for most plants but if the stems are a bit tough, use secateurs or sharp scissors.  Check regularly for any pests such as greenfly and treat the problem promptly.

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Astilbes don’t have a common name and are generally known by their Latin label, although some species are called False Goat’s Beard.

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Working from home Hazy Lazy Days by Ted Bruning When I was a teenager and my elder sister fled the nest, she left behind her portable typewriter.

My head then being (as indeed it still is) cluttered with dreams of being a poet one day, I nicked it.

A Byron it was (unlike me!), a tiny delicate thing in a hard green leather case that served me as a briefcase long after the Byron itself had tangled with entropy and lost.

I had a vision, which with hindsight I think derived from a TV ad, of sitting outdoors on a beautiful day, cross-legged in the dappled shade of the orchard, carelessly churning out deathless verse by the ream. So I gave it a go.

Bummer! I soon discovered two things.

One: you can’t work sitting cross-legged on the ground with your typewriter on your knees. Every heavy-handed thump on the keyboard transmits a tiny shock that transforms your lap into a pulpy purple bruise in as long as it takes to bash out a sonnet; your calves cramp within seconds of getting settled; and leaning on the knobbly trunk of an old apple tree is much easier in imagination than it is in reality.

Two: there is always a breeze, and even on the ostensibly stillest day it is plenty strong enough to blow away the onion-skin typing paper we used for carbon copies

(the thinner the paper, the more you could squeeze into the roller of the typewriter) in the days before computers arrived.

So there I was, bruised, cramped, knobble-backed, and chasing sheets of onion-skin all over the orchard. Sonnets? None. So I gave up and went back to working in the bedroom – which wasn’t half bad, actually, as my window looked out across the Severn to the dramatic wooded hump-back of the Breidden. But still, it wasn’t what I’d had in mind.

Then suddenly, many years later, there were laptops, and the vision stirred once more. Not the original vision, of course: remembering the discomfort of trying to type cross-legged on the ground, vision version 2.0 involved the use of a garden table and chair; but at, least, no more chasing sheets of paper all over the great outdoors.

Only of course, as I soon discovered, on any day sunny enough to be worth being outside in, you can’t actually read a computer screen. I might have been composing iambs of Miltonian sonorousness (I’d moved on from sonnets and was into epics by then), but I had no way of knowing. I’m self-taught, you see: I type like Schroder played the piano in Peanuts, gaze fixed on the keyboard, hammering away like fury with two calloused index fingers.

Only after the gush of creativity has subsided do I go over what I’ve written and correct all the myriad typos. Outdoors, in the bright sunshine, on a computer screen, you can’t do that. So I gave up and went back to working in the office/spare bedroom.

It may very well be that these days you can buy a laptop with an outdoors-on-a-sunnyday compatible screen. But as I no longer possess a laptop of any description (I loathe them – they’re designed the wrong way round for an old-style hunt-and-peck typist like me), I think I shall bow to the inevitable and declare the vision officially dead.

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Something Old Something New

by Katherine Sorrell Unexpected and individual, unique and environmentally friendly, well-made and timelessly appealing – how does this sound?

Whether we’re talking vintage, retro, antique or, erm, just plain old, there are heaps of good reasons why adding a well-chosen selection of ‘mature’ furnishings to any room scheme can be enormously successful. Old pieces make a statement, have a fascinating history and are built to last. The quality of old pine, for example, is vastly superior to that of new pine (and a nicer colour, too), and old mirrors are much more flattering. What’s more, including even just one antique piece in an otherwise-modern room will add texture and subtle individuality.

But just how do you combine old with new, contemporary with classic? Especially when the aim is to be both good-looking and practical, with a look that won’t go out of fashion in the next five minutes.

As with all interior design schemes, it’s best to start by assessing your room. Measure it and draw a plan, marking in such key elements as windows, doors, built-in cupboards, radiators, light fittings, plus sockets and so on. Do you need to make any structural changes? If so, now’s the time. If the structure is fine, consider the room’s size and shape, and whether its architectural style will affect the way in which you decorate. Work out where furniture will go, and whether you have too much or too little of it. Now you have a good idea of what type of things you’ll need to look out for – whether you’re planning a trip to the high street, a charity shop, car boot sale or auction house.

The next important principle is to concentrate on timeless designs. If it’s well designed, whatever era it dates from, it will work with other pieces.

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It could be a chaise longue, a lamp or a handmade vase – try to complement its characteristics with other key pieces and to provide a pleasant contrast with others. It’s a subtle one, this. Too much contrived matching and the room will look forced; too many contrasting elements and it will lack coherence. It all comes down to a combination of instinct and trial and error – just keep on trying until everything feels right.

Colour can be an excellent ally, drawing together disparate items so that they co-ordinate well. It could be that you re-upholster an old armchair and choose co-ordinating cushions for a new sofa, adding in a picture with elements of the same colour, or a vase in a complementary shade. Bingo!

An appealing room appears as if by magic. And of course, the easiest and cheapest transformation of all is to repaint. Tables, cabinets (Cont’d on page 45)

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and sideboards, wardrobes and chests of drawers, and in particular wooden chairs and stools, can all be rescued, restored and transformed quite easily. A selection of cheap wooden chairs, for example, will look fabulous painted the same matt off-white, no matter how disparate their style – a superbly simple way to mix old and new.

A paint job is ideal for a junk-shop find or an old Ikea purchase – though obviously not for valuable antiques. Changing knobs and handles can also make a dramatic difference, giving a vintage feel to a cheap, modern piece, or adding a touch of class to something frumpy and old-fashioned. If you’re feeling bold, you can even add or remove mouldings, replace solid doors with glazing, or fit additional hanging rails or hooks.

The final guideline is perhaps the most important of all: don’t forget function. Old or new, every piece you choose should do its job brilliantly.

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Do you dream of walking into an immaculate home?

Moving home? Need a hand with that final stressful clean?

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Our company is based on the belief that our customers’ needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs.

We would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service in the county.

Our cleaning services cover a wide range of tasks to free your time so you can concentrate on the more important things in life family, friends, career and hobbies.

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Quality Painting, Plastering, Bricklaying & General Maintenance Carpet & Vinyl Flooring Specialists We bring the shop direct to you!

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We can advise and tailor products for your lifestyle and budget.

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On the Tip of Africa

The Cape Peninsula

Head for the top of Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula spreads below you, a dramatic finger of land jutting out 60 km into the ocean, bristling with peaks, fringed with rugged cliffs, coves and bays and pockets of suburbia surprisingly at ease in this stunning National Park, on the very edge of Cape Town.

It’s easy to forget the courage of early explorers as they sailed down the coast to round Africa’s most south-westerly point.

Battered, as it was then, by the cool waters of the Atlantic, the western shore is peppered with exclusive villas – think Madonna, Beckham or Elton John - and sandy beaches such as Camp and Hout Bay, renowned for their seafood restaurants and romantic sunsets.

Inland, the road climbs over craggy mountains, skirts vineyards and riding stables and, here and there, a thatched cottage straight out of rural England, before reaching the nature reserve. Stretching from the west coast, with its rich ‘forest of kelp’, to the eastern shore and the usually calm waters of False Bay, these wild open lands are covered with fynbos, an ancient scrub with over 1000 indigenous plants, including the bright King Protea and orange Pincushion, making the Western Cape the smallest but richest of the world’s six floral kingdoms. The wild life follows suite. Ramblers might spot antelopes and zebras, ostriches, 250 species of birds and Chacma baboons who have bred here for a million years. Out at sea, Southern Right whales, dolphins and seals frolic in the waves.

Whatever the season, the weather may well take a turn for the worse when you approach the Cape of Storms, so called by the Portuguese explorer Dias who discovered it in 1488. Later Vasco de Gama renamed it the Cape of Good Hope, honouring the new passage to the East and its lucrative trading route. Africa’s most

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Cape Point

Sign at Cape of Good Hope

south-westerly point was long thought to be the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic oceans, but this is in fact found 150 km or so to the east, depending on prevailing winds.

Standing on the legendary Cape of Good Hope is awesome but even more spectacular is its neighbour, Cape Point, on the south-eastern tip of the peninsula. Come gale force winds or driving rain, redwing starlings twitter along the path all the way to the cliff top. Whether you walk up to the lighthouse or take the funicular, Cape Point truly rises like the end of the world, often drifting in low cloud and mist, parting now and then to reveal the last sliver of land edged with vertiginous cliffs. There is nothing ahead of you but vast churning waters melting into an ever changing sky.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECTORY | TRAVEL After such untamed wilderness, the east coast greets you like a breath of fresh air with warm sheltered waters, sweeping sands and quiet villages with colourful harbours and cobbled streets. There’s Cork Bay, all ceramics and fishing boats, Fish Hoek, framed by mountains or Simon’s Town remembering its illustrious visitors, Nelson and Kipling. Just minutes away, a colony of jackass penguins live on Boulders beach, digging their nests in the sand, basking on the rocks, wobbling in and out of the water, untroubled by noisy Egyptian geese and cormorants. Fluffy babies peep out of the holes, the most endearing residents on the tip of Africa.

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Penguins on Boulders Beach

Wars and Battles 1. Who commanded the Scots at the Battle of Bannockburn?

2. Directed by Richard Attenborough, which 1977 film is centred around Operation Market Garden, a failed attempt by the Allies to break through German lines at Arnhem in World War Two? 3. Which battle of 1876 is sometimes referred to as Custer’s Last Stand?

4. Was Dad’s Army set during World War One or World War Two? 5. Inspiring the name of a popular sporting event, which city in ancient Greece is a messenger called Pheidippides said to have run to Athens from in 490 B.C. to announce the result of a battle?

6. What was the name of the Archduke whose assassination in Sarajevo led to the outbreak of World War One? 7. Published in 1956, The Last Battle is the final book in which series?

8. In music, which group from Bristol temporarily dropped the second word from their two word name in the early 1990s as it was thought that their full name might imply that they supported the Gulf War? 9. Lord Nelson died during which battle?

10. Which common British pub name refers to the hiding place of King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651?

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Tewkesbury Heritage Centre presents Tales of The Riverbank - a new exhibition

26th May - 31st October 2011

At the Heritage Centre we are often asked by the public and local residents about information on the rivers in Tewkesbury.

We are therefore delighted to be able to host a brand new exhibition called Tales of the Riverbank which will open in May 2011.

Come along and learn about characters of the river, such as sea mariner and River Severn navigator Captain Festus Agrippa Roberts, whose name is intriguing enough to make us all want to know more! The exhibition will have fascinating objects from his travels like his sea chest and telescope to handwritten notes of his life and work on the rivers and sea.

The exhibition will also tell stories of fishing on the rivers and will have a collection of fishing equipment such as elver nets, spears, an eel box and fishing baskets. We will also tell the story of the Elver Wars - a tale of Victorian riverfolk who took to the streets of Gloucester city to fight for their right to harvest their springtime bounty - elvers.

A photographic display of the flooding in Tewkesbury over time will give a sensitive portrayal of what has been a somewhat difficult time in the history of Tewkesbury.

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Tewkesbury Heritage Centre This superbly restored 17th century building (once a shop selling hats) is home to our innovative heritage centre. Using our state of the art portable guides and interactive games you can get a taste of our fascinating local history and discover our beautiful architectural heritage. A wander through this charming building will take you from Tewkesbury's earliest settlers, through the Wars of the Roses, the Civil War and the industrial revolution and into the present day.

The Heritage Centre is perfect for families, day visitors, groups or educational trips as well as architecture, history and restoration enthusiasts.

Contact us T: 01684 855040 E:outofthehat@tewkesbury.gov.uk W: www.outofthehat.org.uk

Where to find us We are in Church Street in Tewkesbury, not far from the Abbey. Look for us near the War Memorial at one end of the pedestrian crossing. Use town centre parking. Nearest train station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (approx 1.5 miles from the town centre) Admission Prices Adults £2.50, children over 5 £1.50, senior/students £2, family ticket £7 (2 + up to 3 children) (price includes PMP or guide leaflet) Groups We can arrange tailored tours around the Heritage Centre to suit the needs of your group or school. Please call us for more details and prices are available on request.

Access We are wheelchair friendly and have lift access to all public floors. Front doors are also automatic.

Opening times

Easter-October: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Nov-Easter: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat: 10am-4pm This venue is owned and managed by Tewkesbury Borough Council, details correct at time of going to print, 2011.

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure all details within this leaflet are correct, Tewkesbury Borough Council or Out of The Hat cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Printed March 2011. With thanks to Gloucestershire Echo for Elver images and with thanks to Tewkesbury Museum for 1924 flood image.

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How to get the child-friendly holiday you want this year Booking a family holiday can be a nightmare, with hours spent searching online for the ideal destination, only to find you’ve been too slow and everything is fully booked.

Here are some top tips for getting the family holiday you REALLY want, from Wendy Shand, founder of www.totstotravel.co.uk and mum of 3.  If you’re travelling with a group of friends or family, plan well ahead (ideally 12 months plus), as larger properties book up earlier.

Also think about whether you’re compatible: Same budgets? Activity vs. lying by the pool? Sharing a kitchen? If you’re not sure, a cluster of smaller individual properties may be a better bet.  Start by writing a list of all the things you are looking for and your approximate budget. Do you want privacy or other families with whom to socialise and play?

Flight or ferry? Pool or beach?  The younger your children, the more attention you should pay to the property itself. You’ll probably be spending more time at the property than you would with older kids so make sure it’s the kind of place you’re happy to spend a good chunk of time in.  Ask friends for recommendations of companies that they have used or properties they’ve stayed in.  When reading reviews, go for the grounded middle view. There will always be detractors and excitable cheerleaders. The reviews in the middle are likely to be the most accurate.  Pick up the phone. By talking to someone – rather than just looking online - you can ask more questions to ensure the place you’re considering genuinely does suit your family requirements.  Take advantage of extra services at the property to give yourself a proper break.

A home-cooked meal delivered to your door or a babysitter for a couple of hours can make an enormous difference to how refreshed you will feel afterwards.

 January is peak summer holiday booking season. Don’t faff! Availability changes hour on hour so avoid disappointment by making a swift decision once you have the facts. If you need weeks in July and August, this is even more true (the peak booking season for school summer holidays is December to February).  There’s little or no truth in the ‘last minute bargain holiday’ idea when it comes to peak weeks in the summer. Availability is very limited and you will be scratching around to find something that suits - flights/ferries are more expensive and car hire is limited.  Pay by credit card so that your purchase is secure.  Organise your travel insurance at the same time so that if for any reason you can’t go then you’ll receive your money back.

Tots to Travel specialises in genuinely child friendly holiday properties, hand-picked and vetted by a team of mums throughout Europe.

For more top tips for travelling with tots, order your FREE copy of Wendy Shand’s booklet at www.totstotravel.co.uk.

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Tel 01242 602772 winchcombe.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Badham Pharmacy 23 Church Road, Bishops Cleeve: 01242 672653 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6.30pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm Sunday 11am - 1pm, 6pm - 7pm

Lloyds Pharmacy 11 High Street, Winchcombe Tel: 01242 602305 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm

Lloyds Pharmacy St. Pauls Medical Centre, Swindon Rd, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 4DP Tel: 01242 571 590 Open Monday-Saturday 8am - 10.30pm Sundays 9am - 10pm

In the event of an Emergency when no pharmacy is open, please contact Bishop’s Cleeve Police on 0845 090 1234 who will contact a Pharmacist to dispense your prescription.

GP Out of Hours Service 08454 220220 covers all patients registered with a doctor’s surgery in Gloucestershire.

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Winchcombe Library

Book a computer, reserve or renew 24 hrs a day at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries or call 0845 230 5420 Both libraries are Children’s Centres, where parents and carers can access information and support. The team provide leaflets and verbal advice on a range of topics, including health, finances and childcare.

Recycling Wingmoor Farm, Nr Bishops Cleeve Half mile west of Bishop’s Cleeve on the road to Stoke Orchard.

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Useful Numbers Tewkesbury Borough Council 01684 295010 Citizens Advice Bureau 01242 522491 Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000 Local M.P. Laurence Robertson 01684 291640 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 01242 572573 Tewkesbury Borough Community Transport 01684 297209

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PUBS & RESTAURANTS Lakeside Cafe & Bar Croft Farm Water Park Bredon’s Hardwick GL20 7EE Tel: 01684 773688 The Lower Lode Inn Forthampton GL19 4RE Tel: 01242 602366 Malvern View Restaurant Cleeve Hill Cheltenham GL52 3PR Tel: 01242 672017 The Queen’s Head Aston Cross, Tewkesbury GL20 8LP Tel: 01684 772440 The Yew Tree Main Road, Conderton Nr Tewkesbury GL20 7PP Tel: 01386 725364 Ye Olde Black Bear 68 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 01684 292202 The Anchor Inn 1774 42 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel: 01684 293625 Tudor House Hotel 51 High Street Tewkesbury GL50 5BH Tel: 01684 297755 The George Inn 55 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 07909 877068 New World Restaurant 61 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 01684 292225

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Nottingham Arms 129 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5JU Tel: 01684 276346

The Royal Oak Main Road, Bredon Tewkesbury GL20 7LW Tel. 01684 772393

Gupshill Manor Gloucester Road Tewkesbury GL20 5SY Tel.01684 292278

The Royal Hop Pole 94 Church Street Tewkesbury GL20 5RT Tel: 01684 274039

The Albion Oldbury Road Tewkesbury GL20 5LR Tel: 01684 293147

Owens Restaurant 73 Church Street Tewkesbury Tel: 01684 292703

The Britannia Inn 30 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5AT Tel: 01684 291811

Spicy Life 29 Barton Street Tewkesbury GL20 5PR Tel: 01684 299584

Great Wall Restaurant 17 High Street Tewkesbury GL20 5AL Tel: 01684 292046

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CAFES Jelly Roll Cafe 17 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PY Tel: 01684 292322

J Tea’s Coffee House & Grill 43 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel: 01684 292955 Melanie’s at 49 49 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel: 01684 274433 Touching Souls Tea Room Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ Tel: 01684 850959 The Abbey Tea Rooms 59 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ Tel: 01684 292215 The Bay Tree 78 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 01684 294074 Kate’s Candy & Coffee Shop 89 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RX Tel: 07528 174584 Crumpets Tea Shop 7 St Mary’s Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 5SL Tel: 01684 292906

TAKE-AWAYS Subway, 46 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BH Tel:01684 276778 The Crusty Cob, 5 Nelson Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5QF Tel: 01684 293386 Chicago Pizza, 58/59 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BJ Tel: 01684 275500 Uncle Sam’s Fish & Chips, 116 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5JY Tel: 01684 276186 Kingfisher, 1 Quay Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BE Tel: 01684 293220 Pronto’s, 2 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PA Tel: 01684 291512 Barbeque Turkish Delight, 98 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RS Tel: 01684 291151 Magic Wok, 99 Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RS Tel: 01684 275800 Hing Wah, 12 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PP Tel: 01684 292373 The Eastern Eye, 21 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PR Tel: 01684 290668 Joy Garden, 42/43 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PR Tel: 01684 299338 Abbey Friar, 68 Barton Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5PX Tel: 01684 292365 Glory Garden Cantonese, 8 Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff Tel: 01684 298288

TAXIS & AIRPORT TRANSFERS H i l l ’s Ca r s RAIL / COACH / AIRPORT TRANSFERS LONG DISTANCE WORK LADY DRIVER AVAILABLE 4, 6, & 8 SEATERS & EXECUTIVE CAR

01684 59 29 29 Hills Cars Tel: 01684 592929 Abbey Cars Tel: 01684 294848 Monarch Taxis & Minibuses Tel: 01684 291062

local work & nights out to chelt - glos worc - tewks party nights restaurants weddings

Call-a-Car Private Hire Tel: 01684 298203 Avonside Taxis Tel: 01684 293916 Tewkesbury Taxis Tel: 01684 291129

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Index of Advertisers Assistance & Care SureCare (Cotswold)

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Beauty, Health, Fitness & Skincare ATA Fitness Beauty Beyond Cambridge Weight Plan Gravity Fitness Karate Kid Mobile Hair Design with Dee Mobile Hairdresser Natasha Must be Natural RED Skin Care & Body Therapy Tewkesbury Tae-Kwon-Do Slimming World Zumba with Sue & Kirsty

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Building & DIY Building & Plumbing Supplies Tile Sense

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Building Services ADCMS Ltd CPLC Associates Paul S Karlsson Architects

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Building Maintenance, Repair, Carpentry & Handyman Services Bill Bowmer Handyman 45 Dave Dowell Handyman 49 DJ the Handyman 44 Graham Trump Maintenance 49 Handy Finchy 34 LB Services 44 Pattern Driveways 36 Ricki Dean 41 Cakes & Cupcakes Charmaine’s Cupcakes

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Carpets & Carpet Cleaning Big C’s Dry Carpet Cleaning Co. 38 Blue Fish Carpet Barn 40 Carpets Direct 49 Children’s Classes & Tuition Jo Jingles Kumon Maths and English Water Babies Swimming

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Severn Vale Bathrooms

Chimneys & Stoves GWB Chimney Services Ltd

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Cleaning Services Daily Poppins Tewkesbury Clean Team

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Counselling and Therapies Faye’s Holistics 13 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 17 Yogamax 17 Curtains & Blinds Homechoice Blinds 44 Tewkesbury Blinds & Curtains 45 Entertainment FSB Photo Competition Gloucester Rugby The Roses Theatre

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Estate Agents & Removals Andrews Estate Agents CGT Lettings

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Funeral Directors Alexander Burn Ltd Garden Centres & Nurseries Tewkesbury Garden Centre

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Garden Services & Maintenance Bredon Hill Landscaping 33 C&M Tree Solutions 34 Edward Price Tree & Garden 33 Gary Sharratt 35 Handy Finchy 34 JT Landscapes 33 L.M.S. Landscape Contracting 35 MTM Property Services 35 Gifts, Clothing & Accessories Badger & Fergus 9 The Button Draw 11 The White Rose Gallery 11 Introduction Service Cotswold Introductions

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Kitchens & Bathrooms Excalibur Kitchens

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Meals / Fruit & Veg Deliveries Wiltshire Farm Foods 21 Motoring, MOT’s & Vehicle Sales Cotswold Cheltenham Mini 30 Northway Lane MOT & Service 29 Pets Faithful Friends Pet Care

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Photography & Weddings Fez Photography Torie Clarke Photography

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Plumbing, Heating & Electrical Services A.G. Griffiths Carl’s Electrics Pro Electrical

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Restaurants, Pubs, Shops & Cafe’s Jelly Roll Café 23 Lakeside Café & Bar 22 The Queen’s Head Inn 21 The Yew Tree 23 Zebra’s Den SA shop 23 Recycling Bags 4 Caddies

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Solicitors, Mortgages & Will Writing Copperfields

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Taxis & Airport Transfers Abbey Cars Hills Cars

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Television & Satellite Digital TV & Sat Systems

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Web Design & Business Services Basepoint Tewkesbury 27 The Computer Cookie 25 The Write Idea 25 Titus Design 25

To advertise call 01684 772572 or 07912 575741 or visit www.thetewkesburydirectory.co.uk

www.rosestheatre.org

Box Office: 01684 295074

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A Turtle’s Tale (U) 3D Cave of Forgotten Dreams (U) 3D Patrick Monahan: Family Stand Up The Importance of Being Earnest Winnie the Pooh (U) The Way (12a) Elmer Meek’s Cutoff (PG) Winnie The Pooh (U) SF Winnie The Pooh (U) Meek’s Cutoff (PG) The Way (12a) The Way (12a) Meek’s Cutoff (PG) We’ll Meet Again Norwegian Wood (15) Pina (U) 3D Phantom & The Musicals Town Band Proms Water For Elephants (12a) Water For Elephants (12a) NM Water For Elephants (12a) Water For Elephants (12a) Little White Lies (15) The Six Sided Man Tales of Gloucestershire (U) FF Hanna (12a) Jon Richardson The Night Queen Little White Lies (15) The Night Queen Hanna (12a) Verve Hanna (12a) Ian McMillan Orchestra An Evening With Blake Johara Dance Tales of Gloucestershire (U) How I Ended This Summer (12a) Tales of Gloucestershire (U) TT3D: Closer to the Edge (15) 3D Tom Jones The Cherry Orchard (NT Live)

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Arthur (12a) NM 1pm Sweetgrass (cert tbc) 7.30pm Arthur (12a) 11.15am & 7.30pm Essential Killing (15) 6.30pm prompt Jimmie McGhie & Jigsaw 8.30pm The Pilgrim’s Progress 7.30pm Forget Me Not (15) 6.30pm prompt Gareth Richards & Steve Hall 8.30pm Children of Paradise (L’Opera de Paris) 6.30pm The Eagle (12a) 7.30pm Adele Blanc-Sec (12a) 11.15am Outside The Law (15) 7.30pm Outside The Law (15) 7.30pm Adele Blanc-Sec (12a) 7.30pm 13 Assassins (15) 7.30pm Mars Needs Mums (PG) 3D 4pm Win Win (15) 7.30pm Le Quattro Volte (U) 7.30pm Win Win (15) 11.15am 13 Assassins (15) 7.30pm Love Like Poison (15) 7.30pm A Screaming Man (PG) FF 7.30pm The Messenger (15) 7.30pm Thor (12a) 3D 4pm & 7.30pm Mars Needs Mums (PG) 3D SF 2pm Mars Needs Mums (PG) 3D 4pm Senna (12a) 7.30pm Potiche (15) 11.15am The Ukulele Project 7.30pm Thor (12a) 3D 2.30pm Amreeka (cert tbc) 7.30pm Roary The Racing Car 1pm & 3.30pm Potiche (15) 7.30pm Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12a) 3D 2.30pm Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12a) 3D 7.30pm C’Mon Everybody 7.30pm Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12a) 3D 2pm Don Giovanni (Glyndebourne) 6pm

3D: 3D Screening. An extra £2 is payable for the hire of 3D glasses. Glasses from other venues cannot be used.

SF: Sensory Friendly screening, designed for children with special needs and their parents/carers.

NM: Nappy Mondays screening, exclusively for parents or guardians with babies under the age of 18 months.

FF: Film Forum, an informal discussion group held in the bar after the film. Led by Patrick Bliss.