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Short Story Paws for Comfort By Jackie Brewster “Are you Ian, the bellboy?” An elegant lady in a tweed cape strode into the hotel ballroom, startling Ian, who’d been busy admiring his hair from every angle in the mirrored walls.

Behind her another lady in an anorak, wrestling a nylon men’s suit carrier in her arms, struggled to keep up.

Ian nodded warily. He’d already carried one old lady’s luggage to the second floor and that seemed like quite enough work for one day.

“You’ll do perfectly,” she said, and turned to her companion.

“Dolly, don’t you think he has the look of a young Liberace?”

“Very handsome, Val,” the lady nodded emphatically.

Ian instinctively smoothed his hair.

“So that’s settled,” Val said.

“You’ll do it.”

“Do what?” Ian was alarmed. As a rule, he tried to do as little as possible.

“We’re holding a fashion show in the hall and our model has let us down.” She smiled demurely.

“I assume you have catwalk experience?”

“A bit.” Ian’s gran had once entered him into a beautiful baby contest, so he knew that the world of fashion was just waiting to discover him. He frowned. “I’ll have to ask my manager.”

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because the air between him and Mr Fulsome had been frosty ever since Ian had been caught taking selfies in the honeymoon suite Jacuzzi.

“What would I have to do?”

Ian asked.

“Imagine New York fashion week,” Val raised two manicured hands to set the scene, “and you’re the star of the show.”

Ian’s eyes lit up.

In a few excited taps of his phone Ian alerted the world to his big catwalk debut.

“Where’s my manners?” she laughed. “Let me introduce our designer, Dolly Cramp.”

“Right, let’s get you into your outfit.” Val clapped her hands.

“Dolly, hand over the suit.”

Dolly shuffled forward and awkwardly shook Ian’s hand, while trying not to lose control of the suit carrier.

“You want me to change here?” Ian asked; this was all happening very fast.

“You’re just perfect for my outfit.” She grinned as though unable to take her eyes off him.

Ian had seen fashion designers in magazines but none of them looked like Dolly Cramp. He hoped the grubby anorak she was wearing wasn’t one of her designs.

“The local TV station is here already,” Val added, “so you’ll get lots of exposure.”

“What?” Ian suddenly felt excited. “Where?”

Val pointed to the ballroom exit.

“Just through those doors.”

“Have I got time to let my friends know?” Ian pulled out his phone. Nothing was going to stop him announcing his big break in fashion.

“Be my guest!” Val cried. “Get it out on social media, and everyone will see you on the teatime news.”

“We’ve seen it all before,” Dolly grinned, offering him the bag, “haven’t we Val?” “Let’s turn our backs anyway, Dolly?” Val said. “Give the lad his dignity.”

Ian unzipped the bag, and a long brown garment of furry padded fabric came tumbling out.

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Armour at the Abbey The grounds of Tewkesbury’s magnificent Abbey will be transformed into a medieval encampment on the 6th and 7th May. The men will be practising the skills needed by a medieval army, including hand to hand fighting and archery; the women will be doing all the family work, e.g. cooking over open fires, washing clothes or mending and repairing them. Even the children will be in costume.

On the 7th, the action moves into the splendid setting of the Abbey. To a background of medieval music, visitors will be able to watch the rituals of arming a knight and robing a priest.

The Sacristy will be open as will the vault housing the bones of George Duke of Clarence and his wife Isabella.

12pm to 4.30pm both days. £5 per person or £7.50 for both days.

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Classic Car Event at Prescott Hill Climb - 13th May The 13th of May will see the 15th annual Classic Car Event take place at the Bugatti Owners Club at Prescott. The event is organised by Cleeve Vale Rotary Club and the proceeds will go to Rotary-sponsored local, national and international charities.

The event is unique in that the majority of the cars which take part are a minimum of 25 years old. Some are much older and not usually seen on the road. Last year, for example, the first car up the hill was a 1904 Oldsmobile. There are 200 entrants, from all over the UK and this year 8 from the Netherlands; who make a donation to run up the hill, however, this is neither a race nor a time trial. Like most Prescott events, it's an opportunity for enthusiasts and the general public to see a little bit of history.

Before and after the entrants "drive the hill", the cars can be viewed in the Paddock and there is also a static display of classic cars in the Orchard where the public can view these beautiful machines at close quarters and chat to their owners.

Cleeve Vale, leads the event organisation and has done so for the last 10 years. Almost ÂŁ250,000 has been raised over the years, a testament to Geoff's dedication, knowledge and sheer hard work.

The event is open to the public with the gates opening at 9.00am. The first car up the hill will be at 10am. At 2.00pm a cavalcade of all the cars from the static display travel up the hill. There is ample car parking available for spectators for a donation of ÂŁ15 per car which covers parking and entrance for occupants.

There is also plenty of space to picnic whilst watching the day's events.

In addition to the event on Sunday, there is also the Classic Cotswolds Car Tour on Saturday 12th May. Around 50 classic cars will follow a pre-planned tour of the North Cotswolds before motoring down to the Classic Motor Hub near Bibury to view the exhibition of classic cars and enjoy afternoon tea.

The prime organiser of the event is Cleeve Vale Rotary Club and this year Winchcombe Rotary Club has taken an active role in supporting the ongoing success of this event.

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Life Begins Is Time Up For Ageism?

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Local History

The Birth of a Railway

Demolition at Winchcombe in July 1979

By David Aldred

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is now open all the way from Cheltenham to Broadway. For this month's article I thought it might be interesting to discover how the heritage railway came into being.

The death knell for the Cheltenham to Honeybourne railway line was sounded in March 1968. The last regular passenger train was withdrawn by British Rail so that only goods trains and the occasional passenger train, diverted from the main Bristol to Birmingham line, travelled the route. Its end, however, dragged on, despite the obvious fact that British Rail was losing money keeping it open for the few trains which used it. Matters nearly came to a head in June 1972 when it announced the line would be closed on 1 January 1974. This news got Cheltenham councillors very excited and they spent ÂŁ60,000 on a report into the feasibility of building a north to south relief road on the abandoned track. Imagine their dismay when less than a year later British Rail changed its mind! Trains continued to run.

On 25 August 1976, the unexpected happened. Several wagons of a goods train travelling to South Wales derailed just outside the site of Winchcombe station, damaging a stretch of track. British Rail decided not 16

Lifted track awaiting collection at Bishop's Cleeve

to repair the damage. It offered the track and the land to an embryonic Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Society, which had been started by just four visionaries who hoped to keep the line intact. Not surprisingly this small society could not afford the purchase, and so it was ironical that three years later in July 1979 when funds had been promised, British Rail changed its mind for a second time, declaring it wanted to keep the route open, despite already removing the rails! Then in August just a year later British Rail changed its mind for a third time!

Its chairman Sir Peter Parker announced it was prepared to sell the line because of the financial problems it was facing. The society immediately started negotiations with a view to initially reopening the stretch from Toddington to Honeybourne. There was great enthusiasm for the project with over 700

people attending a meeting in Shaftesbury Hall in the centre of Cheltenham in February 1981 when the society first appealed for volunteers. Tim Bazeley, the secretary, painted for the audience an ambitious future as a tourist and community railway possessing thirty-five steam locomotives in this respect subsequent events indicated that enthusiasm outran realism!

However, there was enough enthusiasm to ensure wheels began to turn the very next month. A company was set up to raise capital for the purchase, and both the company and its supporters still continue to manage their developments and finances carefully and prudently to ensure the continuing success of the railway. In March the Toddington site was leased from British Rail so that a start could be made before the actual purchase.

By early June one hundred and twenty yards of track had been laid towards Winchcombe (not Honeybourne as originally planned)

Tim Bazeley waves from the first locomotive driven along the short re-laid track at Toddington

and by late June steam locomotive 2807 had arrived from the famous locomotive scrapyard at Barry for restoration; it still runs on the railway today. The first public train ran on 22 April 1984 to Didbrook.

The rest, as they say, is now history – and a remarkable achievement.

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Striking Sunflowers

by Pippa Greenwood

Sunflowers are one of the most stunning and impressive flowers you could have in your garden, and are easy to grow too. Sow them this month to achieve a fantastic flowery display in just a few months’ time. So which ones should you choose and how do you go about getting the best crop of flowers?

There are fast-growing and potentially very tall varieties such as ‘Russian Giant’ and ‘Titan’, with the latter reaching a potential height of up to 360cm or 12ft and having heads of up to 60cm (2ft) in diameter!

There are some delightful miniature or dwarf varieties. The F1 variety ‘Little Dorrit’ grows to about 60cm (2ft) and has rich yellow flowers with very dark centres. Another favourite is ‘Little Leo’ at just 45cm (18in), which makes lots of impact with golden yellow heads on multibranching stems.

Nowadays there are many colours other than yellow readily available, such as ‘Black Magic’, which has maroon flowers and is multi-branching, reaching a height of about 180cm (6ft).

Grow yourself a few for cutting too, and you’ll have a vase or more full of flowers that would cost a fortune in the shops.

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including the orangey-brown ‘Velvet Queen’, ‘Black Velvet’ and the bi-coloured and pollenfree ‘Magic Roundabout’.

For containers, ‘Pacino Colada’ is a compact variety growing to just 40cm (16in) and has 10cm (4in) wide golden-yellow flowers, making a wonderful plant for a sunny patio, sheltered balcony or in the flower beds.

Children love a competition to grow the tallest plant and varieties like ‘Russian Giant’ and ‘Giant Single’ are perfect for smaller gardeners, and as they reach heights of about 180cm (6ft) will soon dwarf them!

Sunflowers make a cheap and cheerful addition to a garden boundary, adding splashes of colour to a dreary fence line or helping to mask a garage or shed.

You should get a good crop of blooms if you sow sunflowers between March and May, depending on the weather and where you live. You can sow them straight into the soil or into pots of compost. I like to use RootTrainers to encourage really well-developed and deep roots to develop, and make it easy to plant out the sunflowers with minimum root disturbance; see www.pippagreenwood. com/products/grow-great-crops

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As their name suggests, sunflowers need plenty of sunshine to thrive. However, although many are tall, each plant does not actually take up much space at ground level.

Slugs and snails love sunflowers so I always grow them in small individual pots and plant them out when they’re a few inches tall. This means they’re bigger and tougher and better able to resist attack. As an added precaution, put a ring of slug-deterring material around the base of each one – crushed shells, crushed eggshells, coco-shell or pine needles for instance.

If you’re growing sunflowers on anything other than a protected site, it may be necessary to give the taller varieties some support in the form of a sturdy bamboo cane or slim stake, just in case the wind blows too strongly!

Visit Pippa’s website www. pippagreenwood.com and you’ll find some great gardening things: ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ (where you receive your chosen garden-ready vegetable plants in May accompanied by weekly advice and tips from Pippa) plus RootTrainers, Nemaslug, bio-controls, gardening tools, raised bed kits, Grower Frames, signed books and more!

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2. You approach a roundabout and stop to give way to the car on the roundabout, but the driver stops on the roundabout to let you enter it.

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Unique knitted show garden installation Hundreds of knitters from all over the world have answered a Gloucestershire widow’s call to craft hearts for a special knitted garden in memory of her husband.

Clare Young, 50, from Gloucester, has been overwhelmed by the huge response to her ambitious plan to create the world’s first full-sized knitted show garden installation at RHS Malvern Spring Festival on May 10-13 (www.rhsmalvern.co.uk).

have been sent to Clare – more than doubling her target well before her early May deadline.

Her plea to knit 10,000 hearts for the garden has been shared and re-shared on social media and people from as far away as the USA and New Zealand have picked up their knitting needles in response.

The knitted hearts will be hung in and around the knitted garden, with some of the additional hearts made available for visitors to purchase. The money raised will go to Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice in Cheltenham which cared for Clare's late husband Ken.

Amazingly four crafters, now known as ‘Queen of Hearts’, have created 1,000 hearts each. As a result, a staggering 25,000 ‘works of heart’

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Forever Eagles • Sat 12 May 7.30pm Magic: A Kind Of Queen • Thur 17 May 7.30pm Chicago Blues Brothers • Fri 18 May 7.30pm Ballet Theatre UK: The Little Mermaid

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MAY EVENTS Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2 - 7 May, Various venues across Cheltenham See the best in jazz from Europe, the USA and beyond. www. cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz Armour at the Abbey 6 & 7 May, 12pm - 4.30pm, Tewkesbury Abbey Medieval encampment.

Demonstrations & entertainment. £5/day or £7.50 for both days.

Tewkesbury Battlefield Walk (2h) 6 May, 2pm, Meet at the Crescent, Church Street (by bus stop) Learn about the politics of the 15th century and the events of the battle of Tewkesbury.

No booking needed. £2.50 for adults, under 15 free. www.tewkesbury.org.uk Sudeley Castle Events Winchcombe GL54 5JD 7 May: Victorian May Day 13 May: Porsche Club UK 17 – 21 May: Giffords Circus 30 May: Children's Wednesday www.sudeleycastle.co.uk RHS Malvern Spring Festival 10-13 May, Three Counties Showground, Nr. Malvern From Gold-Medal-winning show gardens to top quality specialist plant and floral exhibitors in the beautiful Marquee, there's something for all garden lovers. www.rhsmalvern.co.uk GWSR May Events GWSR, The Railway Station, Toddington, GL54 5DT 12 & 13 May – Cotswold Bricks & Trains Weekend. 12 & 18 May – Fish & Chip Specials. 19 & 20 May – Spring Steam and Real Ale Weekend. www.gwsr.com Tewkesbury Choral Society Concert 12 May, 7.30pm, Tewkesbury Abbey

Churchdown Postcard, Cigarette Cards and Stamps Fair 28 May, 10am - 4pm, Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Road, Churchdown GL3 2JH Independent fair attracting 29 dealers buying, selling and exchanging on the day. Refreshments & free car parking.

Free admission. If you have anything to sell, then bring it along on the day. Simon Collyer - 07966 565151/ 01283 820151 or simoncollyer289@btinternet.com.

Felix Mendelssohn's 'Hear My Prayer' and 'Hymn of Praise', directed by John Holloway. www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk Tewkesbury Half Marathon 13 May, from 8am, Tewkesbury Leisure Centre Same route as in 2017 but with a spectacular improved finish line. To sign up visit: www.tewkesburyhalf.com Classics at Prescott 13 May, Gates open at 9am, Hill Climb 10am, Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Gotherington Open Classic Car event organised

by Cleeve Vale Rotary Club.

Classic car owners will "Drive the Hill" or take part in a static display. Spectators: £15 per car/passenger. www.prescotthillclimb.com Cheltenham Cocktail Week 14 - 19 May, Various Venues in C. Eight different venues will host ticketed events ranging from a whiskey blending evening to a Champagne brunch. www.visitcheltenham.com Winchcombe Walking Festival 18-20 May. Variety of walks for all abilities.

Knowledgeable guides. www. winchcombewelcomeswalkers.com

Tewkesbury Big Weekend 19 & 20 May, Town Centre Free music & entertainment.

Boat trips, parade, fairground rides, raffle, tombola, stalls & more. www.tewkesbury bigweekend.co.uk

Treorchy Male Choir Charity Concert 19 May, 7.30pm, The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury In aid of local prostate cancer care. Tickets: £24 (concessions available).

Box Office: 01684 295074 Winchcombe Festival of Music & Arts 21 - 28 May. A celebration of local bands, groups, artists, poets and writers. A weeklong extravaganza of concerts, performances, exhibitions, workshops and talks. www. winchcombefestival.co.uk Forever Jackson 26 May, 7.30pm, Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1HQ 30th-anniversary tour. From the Jackson 5 to the King of Pop Michael Jackson’s greatest hits performed LIVE! Tickets from £26. Box Office: 01242 572573 or www.everymantheatre.org.uk La Vie en Bleu incorporating La Vita Rossa 26 & 27 May, Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Gotherington First car on the track approx.

8.30am both days. Scheduled finish time around 5.30pm. www.prescott-hillclimb.com RNLI Fun Day 27 May, 10am - 4pm, Croft Farm Waterpark, Bredon's Hardwick Stalls, games and entertainments inc “Barnacle Buoys” shanty Events cont'd...

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Events cont'd... group, puppet show, RNLI education team, model boats, Churchdown Male Voice Choir, fire and rescue. Join “Stormy Stan” for the great “Wellie Walk”.

Details Tom Lawrence at tom@ croftfarmleisure.co.uk.

LOCAL CLUBS, GROUPS & CLASSES Bishop's Cleeve 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.

Book Fair 1st Sun/month, 10am 3.30pm, Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Rd, GL3 2JH Quality second hand books, postcards & ephemera. 50p, U16s free. 01452 546879, terry_ bookworms@hotmail.co.uk.

Breathe Easy Tewkesbury 2nd Tues/month, 2 - 4pm, Boys Brigade Community Centre This British Lung Foundation Support Group is open to all sufferers of lung conditions, families, friends and carers.

Bredon Crafters Held on the 3rd Wed/month, 1pm - 5pm, Bredon Village Hall 1st Bredon Scout Group Beavers: 5.30 - 6.30pm, Cubs: 6.45 - 8.15pm. Leaders needed for Beavers & Cubs on Wednesday eves during term time. Contact Fiona McKeand: 01386 751493, fionamckeand@btinternet.com.

Cricket Practice Sundays, 10am - 12pm, Bushley Cricket Club More players wanted, esp. for ladies team, to join in the last of the indoor nets this month. Kit & coaching provided.

Any experience catered for.

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Forthhampton WI Forthhampton (4 miles from Tewkesbury) Home-cooked lunches, coffees & teas in the Village Hall. Contact: Diana Carter 01452 780 571/ Pauline Coleman 01684 297 276.

Mint & Coriander Cooking Courses Bishop’s Cleeve Learn to cook authentic Indian dishes from scratch with Aly who will be sharing her family recipes and cooking tips with you.

Variety of courses. 01242 692475, 07438 495254, mintncoriander@ yahoo.com. Info & recipes mintandcoriander.com, Facebook Mint & Coriander.

Tewkesbury Care to Sing 2nd Weds/month, 2 - 4pm, Tewkesbury Day Centre, Station Rd For those with memory problems and their carers/companions.

Sing your favourite songs together. Tea & cakes. £2.50/ person. 01684 772559.

Tewkesbury Parkinson’s Group 1st Weds/month, 10.45am 12.15pm, The Boys' Brigade Community Centre Canterbury Leys, Newtown, GL20 8BP Information, friendship and support for people with Parkinson's, their families and carers. Regular events and social activities. Jane Henderson: 0344 225 3694 or jhenderson@parkinsons.org.uk.

Tewkesbury VIPs 1st Thurs/month, 2 - 4pm, Tewkesbury Baptist Church Social club for visually impaired people. Light musical

entertainment, some outings.

Transport can be arranged.

Tewkesbury School students help at meetings. Christopher Chapman 01684 293527, mail@cchapman.co.uk.

FITNESS Heidi's Heroes Mondays 11.30am - 12.30am & 8pm - 9pm, Cheltenham Ladies College Sports Centre, Malvern Rd Fitness class run by Cheltenham charity Heidi's Heroes. Open to those with all types of cancer, irrespective of their prognosis.

Jointly run by a specialist cancer physiotherapist and senior gym instructor. Clare 07738 709072, clare.lait@cancer-physio.com.

MUSIC Cleeve Chorale Tuesdays 7.30pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Primary Academy, Tobeyfield Rd No previous experience required. 01242 674114.

Winchcombe Folk Night 1st Tue/month, 8 - 11pm, The White Hart Inn, High St, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ Singers, musicians and audiences welcome to join our regular performers. 01242 602236.

SHOPPING Cheltenham’s Farmers’ Market 2nd & last Fri/month, 9am 2pm, Pedestrianised area of the Promenade outside Cavendish House, Cheltenham Emporium Enterprises Gift, Craft & Food Fayre Weds & Saturdays (until Dec),

10am - 4pm, Tewkesbury Town Hall. Wide variety of stalls.

Refreshments, homemade cakes & bacon rolls. Free entry. www.emporium-events.co.uk Farmers & Craft Market 2nd Sat/month, 9am - 1.30pm, Abbey Lawns Car Park, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PG Local produce and a collection of local arts and crafts. Dave Joynes 01386 840138 Trade.

CotswoldMarkets@gmail.com General Retail Market Weds & Saturdays, 9am 3.30pm, Spring Gardens Car Park, Oldbury Rd, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DN. More info Dave Joynes, 01386 840138.

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