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Dear Reader, Welcome to the October issue of your local community magazine. As you can see, it is packed full with local events happening in and around the area. This is a fantastic feature, especially as we have another half term holiday to look forward to at the end of the month. Also, with Halloween just around the corner, it’s a time of great excitement for children and adults alike. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has a large variety of events running in October, starting with the Autumn Diesel weekend on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th October, followed by the Cotswold Food & Drink Fayre running on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October, which will be hosting a large selection of Artisan food and drink produced around the region. To wrap up the month, they are holding a Halloween Steam & Scream Special on Saturday 28th October. This spooky spectacular will be running throughout the day at either Cheltenham Racecourse or Toddington Station so why not dress up for the occasion and see who you can scare along the way! For more information on any of these events, please visit www.gwsr.com. If you would like to add an upcoming event to the “What’s on” section in the magazine, please email us at office@glosdirectories.co.uk and we will be happy to share the event for you. Also, just a thank you to all our readers who support the local businesses within our magazine. If you have a local business and would like to be included in our magazine in November, please call or email us for more information. If you have never had an advert before, that’s no problem, we have an in-house design service and we’ll create your advert for you! Hope you have a great month and see you back here in November! Best wishes,
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Autumn Fayre raises £6,500 for hospice for the hospice thanks to the generosity of local people. Elise Hoadley, Director of Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice said, “I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported this event, which over the past three years has helped raise a staggering £21,000 for our hospice.” Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice’s Autumn Fayre on Saturday 9th September raised over £6,500 for the charity, which could pay for over 4 00 hours of specialist hospice care. Despite the wet weather conditions, local people and families donned their wellies and waterproofs to take to the grounds of the hospice’s Grade II* listed Cotswold manor house for a day of fun, food, live music and entertainment, all officially opened by the Mayor of Cheltenham, Councillor Klara Sudbury. As is tradition, Gloucestershire Morris Dancers and guests gave a special performance to close the fayre, rounding off a day of performances throughout Cheltenham where they collected over £1,000
“Despite the wet weather it was great to see local families enjoying time together in our hospice grounds, helping raise much-needed funds for our care. We received help from so many people including our fabulous volunteers from the hospice, corporate volunteers who helped get everything in place and friends and volunteers from local groups too.” “Moben Marquees made sure we had some much-needed undercover areas on the day, and our friends at Creed Food Services supplied us with some tasty sausages and burgers for the ever popular BBQ. Our Autumn Fayre is our flagship community fundraising event when we throw open our doors to local people and their families and we are always so touched by the amazing support we receive.”
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Brrr! You can tell the seasons are changing. Recently I’ve been dodging high winds, freezing temperatures and so much rain it nearly washed away my stripes! We will have to dig out the woolly jumpers before too long as, with the clocks going back at the end of the month, Winter will soon be upon us...
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Well We All Knew That Didn’t We? (But it’s Worth Confirming it in an Official Survey) Apologies in advance to any white-van men reading this, especially if you are one of the 3% of the careful ones: in a TomTom survey of 1,000 UK consumers, 97% of the respondents put whitevan man bottom of the list of the safest and most careful road users. The rest of us shouldn’t nod with an “I told you so” smugness either. Drivers of what the survey describes as “high performance” cars (read three popular highend German marques) only scored 1% higher, followed by taxi and truck drivers on a joint 8%. Personally, why, with such a low score on driving skill, any of us get in a taxi is beyond me.
Using an analogy, if you want any job done well, you get the professionals in. They have the tools, training, skills and experience to produce good work. So you’d think a “professional” driver, such as one behind the wheel of a taxi would have the same? From the results of the survey it seems not. On the flip side, if you drive a small car you came out tops on the safety and courtesy scores with a 27% rating. Saloon car drivers were only marginally less safe and rude, coming in at 23%. This slap on the back isn’t confined to the size of vehicle you drive either, as next were bus drivers at 17%. So, in any future survey, if you want to score highly for your driving skill and politeness, it seems you should steer clear of driving a white German-built taxi van and opt for a small saloontype bus instead. Safe and polite motoring!
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Cake and Bake Chocolate and Orange Puddings Chocolate and orange are perfect flavour partners and these lovely individual puddings taste delicious served warm with custard or cream.
Ingredients: • 3 small clementines or satsumas, thinly sliced • 175g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing • 175g caster sugar • 3 large eggs, beaten • 125g self-raising flour • 50g cocoa powder, sifted • 1 tbsp fresh orange juice • 2 tsp orange zest • Custard or cream, to serve
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1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Butter and line the bases of 6 x 175ml metal pudding basins with circles of baking parchment. Place a slice of clementine or satsuma in the base of each basin and press 2-3 slices around the sides. 2. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs then sift over the flour and cocoa powder and fold into the creamed mixture with the orange juice and zest. 3. 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 roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water from a kettle to reach halfway up the sides of the basins. 4. Bake for 1 hour, until the puddings have risen and are firm to the touch, and a skewer inserted through the foil of one of the puddings comes out clean. Turn out and serve with custard or cream.
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visit in England. And he has been listening to Bev and Ros’ “Drive Time” show ever since.
Our local radio station is popular worldwide! A man from California has paid a visit to his favourite radio station – all the way over here in Gloucestershire.
In mid-September, Wayne decided to incorporate Winchcombe into his travels and stopped by the radio station with his wife Louise to pay the two presenters a visit and put faces to the names. Wayne said: “We had this trip already scheduled, and were able to work a visit to the studio into our plans. Being on the show was fantastic, it was just like sitting and having a good conversation, and it was over way too soon.” And while Wayne was on the air, around 10 of his friends were listening in from home 5,364 miles away in Los Angeles and in Seattle where he is from originally. Beverly Harrell, who co-hosts the show with Dr Ros Martin, said: “We think it’s lovely that he’s such a big fan, and we have an ongoing joke on the show where we pretend we’re in California if it’s really bad weather.
The Radio Winchcombe Team with Wayne and his wife Wayne Hagler, who works in health and life insurance sales, has been listening to Radio Winchcombe for the past two years. He lives in Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles away from LA, and first discovered the Winchcombe station when he was researching new areas to
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"He emails in and says he’s listening and tells us the temperature there that day.
"When he said he was coming to Britain, we thought it was fantastic. It has given a new dimension to our show.” You can listen in to the show Fridays and Saturdays between 4.00pm and 6.00pm. Wherever you live you can listen to Radio Winchcombe 107.1fm online at radiowinchcombe.co.uk – simply click on the “Listen Live” link.
Training Underway Not letting the grass grow under his feet, our new Station Manager, Mike Longley, has already discussed a series of training sessions for new presenters with senior presenter John Oldham. The presenters who will receive the training are Maxine Nelmes, Jane Stovell and Charles Dewhurst, who was featured in September’s issue.
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Computer Corner
Lottery Technology For the last few months, I’ve been writing about the gadgets and gizmos that can make our lives easier in various ways. This time, I’d like to do what we all should do from time to time – dream a little! Let’s put aside the budget constraints and any sense of what we should be saving up for and imagine what we’d splash the cash on if a lottery win came in. Oh, and if you’re the lucky one who does pick up the lucky card at Budgens, you can just treat this as my Santa list should you be feeling generous.
To start with, let’s look at the very best computer you can buy. These days, with Apple products all being rather expensive, it’s not actually an easy task to pick just one. It depends if design or power is your definition of ‘best’. For me, the ideal combination is actually a Windows machine and probably the Alienware 17. For your £2499.00 you’re getting extreme power via the Intel i7 processor and for design, you get what I can only describe as an on-board disco that can generate 80 quadrillion unique light-themes on the box itself. Once you’ve got the ultimate computer, it’s time to seek out some smaller tech to spend your winnings with. For the most technically advanced smart watch, you’d be heading back to Apple; but for me,
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the best device is actually the Breitling Exospace B55. This amazing timepiece combines an exclusive SuperQuartz™ movement with clever tech designed for pilots. If nothing else, it’s the most beautiful wearable tech I’ve yet seen. Get yours online from £7,220.00 including postage.
If we’re spending the sort of money that could buy a car on a watch, we may as well upgrade our ideas for transport too. How about a Coboc One Soho? No, that’s not the address of a stag-do you once went to, it’s an electric bike. £3199.00 will get you a machine that will get you over Cleeve Hill without breaking a sweat and it looks gorgeous to boot. Not a fan of bikes, even when self-powered? Try the Tesla X, an electric car that does 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds. It’s worth £80,400 just for the doors alone, which open upward rather than out. That should make a tight spot on Gloucester Street easier to park in. Mind you, it’s £1000 more for shiny paint, which seems a bit mean. Perhaps the ultimate luxury might be something that does nothing more than entertain our ears. For those who want to hear music as it was intended, you can’t beat the Astell & Kern A&ultima SP1000. This £3299.00 box fits in your pocket but plays and stores music in high definition. Yes, audio comes in HD too as well as your TV. As for televisions, the best available
right now is probably the Sony KD55A1. I had the pleasure of a demo in London recently and the picture quality was so striking it was actually intimidating. This OLED marvel even has speakers inside the screen, making your movies boom in every way. At only £3500.00, get two.
As fun as it is, perhaps we’re being a tad mean buying all these gadgets for ourselves. How about a gift for the kids? The RazorX Cruiser is a £400 skateboard that comes with an electric engine capable of scaring the living daylights out of every pedestrian in Winchcombe. It runs for 40 minutes on each charge and the rider holds a remote control for the speed and breaks. If this sounds a bit scary for Timmy, try the largest Lego set ever released. The new Millennium Falcon set contains 7,541 pieces and is available in October for $800 (yup, you’ll have to go to the USA to buy one). Alright, that will do for today’s shopping list. Back to the normal world where I have a couple of hundred emails to reply to and a spacebar that sticks on every third strike. I guess the time will come when all this amazing tech becomes more affordable so I’ll keep on bashing at my laptop until then and let myself dream! - Alex Sass, Managing Director of PostMood.com and CEO of Hyperworld Control Ltd. Blog: www.FluffyGeek.com
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Home & Interiors Designing A Dressing Room
Many of us yearn for the luxury of a dressing room, a dedicated place in which to store clothes, leaving the bedroom as a comfortable, tranquil place, uncluttered by bulky wardrobes and chests of drawers. When space allows, this could be an immensely useful, functional space, with clothes storage, a dressing table, seating and plenty of mirrors. When space is restricted, it may be more efficient to turn a small room, part of a landing or one end of a bathroom or the master bedroom into a dressing area packed with carefully designed storage. How big should a dressing room be? It’s best to measure everything that you’re planning to put in the room, then draw up
plans and elevations of where and how they’ll fit. Most people opt for a combination of hanging space and drawers. Think of rails for full, half and three-quarter-length hanging, deep, shallow and compartmentalised drawers, and useful fittings such as tie holders, pull-out shelves, boxes, trouser hangers and laundry bins. The hard-toreach top parts of the space are ideal for infrequently used items, and shoes can be kept in racks or on trees at the bottom. To create a full-on dressing room, leave enough space for a dressing table with a good mirror and drawers for cosmetics, hair styling kit and so on. A full-length mirror is essential, and for drying hair you’ll need a plug socket nearby. There are three ways to fit out the space: find a carpenter or joiner to make you an utterly bespoke room; commission a fitted-furniture specialist; or use off-the-shelf elements from DIY sheds or storage specialists
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and make it up yourself. The latter option is cheapest but less flexible, and may not make the best use of your space. It is important to get the lighting right in a dressing room. If wall fittings, dangling pendants or floor lamps are in the way, inset ceiling spotlights are best. Fit enough to ensure the room is brightly lit, particularly if your finishes are dark. If clothes are screened off with doors, fit sensor-operated lights that switch on when you open the doors. While the organisation of storage is essentially utilitarian, there is always an element of aesthetics, too. Even plain, open-fronted storage comes in a choice of finishes, while bespoke versions could incorporate exotic woods, leather or wicker. Ideally, match the style of the dressing room and bedroom, picking out colours, finishes and details such as drawer handles and light switches, to seamlessly blend the rooms together.
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Ask the driver to be dropped off at the Prescott Hill Climb, a request stop reached after about 10 minutes. The bus passes through Gretton on a scenic route round Langley Hill Prescott Nottingham hills. The Tirle Brook rises on with good views of the hills to the north and Continue Langley Hill and flows north west toHill meet Look ahead to a small wood and cross the west of Winchcombe. e station by the ra the River Avon at Tewkesbury.Climb There are wide field, aiming to pass close to the right ow the Leave the bus at Prescott hill climb and walk your righ fine views to the Salt Way on the return to hand side of that wood B (‘Frog Wood’) to a Manor St. Andrew’s Chur rWinchcombe. 50m back about 50Farm metres to the junction on the and metal gate.You maycont well see an unusual statue bend of the road. A Turn right by the ‘No wards tion. just inside the wood. Her Toddingto This walk needs to be planned in through road’ sign and walk along the lane past hand left and w There is an electricity supply pole in the conjunction with the W1 bus timetable The Mill House and Middle Hill Farm. The lane nd middle of the next field. Walk to a the gate in la available at: www.marchants-coaches.com then descends and rises again to theenter gateway te and T the hedge opposite, passing close to the pole. of Manor Farm. Go through the metal gate -junctio Distance: 3 miles / 5 km nd Go through the gate and walk through the th by the bridleway sign on the left justFollow before the two gates ga Duration 1.5 hours (walking) Manor Farm. Across the vale behindmeet you is the next field, aiming for the first ofa in the far left corner. Continue for a short y on sixteenth century Manor on Dixton Hill. Difficulty: Easy Go throu distance to a bend in a lane (Langley Road). C Follow the bridleway past Manor Farm. Keep left hand Bear left and follow the quiet lane for about Start of walk: Prescott Hill Climb left with the path at the Y-junction near the nd head 1½ miles (2.4km) back to Winchcombe. Go throu Hill Grid ref: SP 985/297 end of the farm buildings, ignoring the track ion to The lanea ascends pastgate an attractive stand of tall rising to the right. The Tirle Brook can be OS maps: Outdoor Leisure 45, to a the path oak trees, goes under the pylon lines then rises heard in the valley on the left. Continue along Landranger 163 wards and falls on the way back to Winchcombe. Fine Continue the path with trees on 0.5 mile 0 0.25 Refreshments: None on route. to views unfold to the right of Cleeve Hill, then the right then go through Longwood 0 0.5 km Ascent: 315 feet/96 metres of Salter’s Hill. Notice later the horseshoe of dgeFarm . a gate, and carry on past beech trees on the left. Descent: 361 feet/110 metres ay from‘Johnny’s Wood’ on the ou right. Walk through a . Go Once within Winchcombe, follow Langley Road Start from Back Lane car park, take the wooded area to an open the to the junction with Back Lane and Malthouse W1 bus from the stop in Back Lane, on the meadow, bear left and Lane at a mini-roundabout. Bear left down gate/ opposite side of the road to the library, on the walk uphill towards the Back Lane to your starting point. corner of Summers Road. gate on the skyline ahead. Bus service W1 out to Prescott, a hamlet
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Gardeners In Glass Houses by Pippa Greenwood
A greenhouse is a purchase you won’t regret, literally transforming your gardening activities and opening up a whole new range of possibilities - but what should you consider? A greenhouse needs to be sited well away from large trees, to prevent shady conditions within, as well as falling branches or other tree debris damaging the glass and clogging the guttering. If you are going to want to install any electrical equipment, bear in mind that the further the greenhouse is from the existing supply, the more expensive it will be to install underground armoured cable. Choose the largest greenhouse your space and budget allows, as many gardeners end up wishing for something larger. But any greenhouse is better than none, so if 4ft x 4ft is the only option, then still go for it! Most greenhouses have a frame made from wood or metal (typically aluminium). Many prefer the look of wood, but it will need regular maintenance unless it is western red cedar. Whichever you choose, make sure it is sturdily constructed, especially if you live in a windprone area. Plenty of ventilation helps reduce the temperature, particularly in the height of summer, preventing damage
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to plants or even their death. It also improves air circulation, so reducing problems with plant diseases. Consider roof vents, which aid air circulation and efficient loss of excess heat. Make sure that greenhouse doorway is wide enough for easy access - ideally wide enough to push a wheelbarrow through, as this makes jobs such as changing the soil or bringing in compost easier. A greenhouse should be erected on a solid base - perhaps paving slabs, concrete or bricks - or on a skirt or surround of paving or concrete. A solid path up the centre is practical and can be combined with an open bed up one or both sides. A bed has the advantage that it can be filled with quality soil and planted directly, making maintenance of crops like tomatoes straightforward. A solid base means greenhouse crops must be grown in containers. I recommend greenhouse staging, usually made from slatted wood or metal, as a perfect place to stand seed trays, pots and propagators. Most greenhouses are fitted with horticultural grade glass, but this can be replaced with safety glass or reinforced glass if the garden is used by children. Plastic, polythene or corrugated plastic ‘glazing’
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Overbury Bowling Club's season-ending championships & charity fundraising With just 1 point separating Overbury Bowling Club from the leaders in the South Worcestershire Triples league, the final match needed to be won to secure the 2017 championship. Following a beautifully hot August bank holiday Monday, Overbury A team played the deciding match against Aston Somerville A team on a cold wet evening the very next day. It was a hard fought match during which the lead on each of the 3 rinks swung both ways, resulting in Overbury winning one rink with an insufficient margin to secure the overall match win. Overbury Bowling Club ended the 2017 league as runners up with Aston Somerville taking the championship. Two days previously, Overbury held their Club Championship Finals Day on a beautifully sunny and hot day. Dan Mason and Stu Yapp had another very hard fought match with Dan securing the Men's
Championship 21 - 20 on the last end. The Men's Handicap was a repeat match for Dan and Stu with Dan winning the match on a final end shoot out. The Ladies Championship had to be postponed when one of the contenders found herself on the wrong side of a hospital bed and the other did not want to claim a walkover victory in those circumstances. In the Men's Pairs, Mike Mace and Neil Williams beat Albert England and Dan Mason 21 10, the scoreline not reflecting the close and hard won match play. The Ladies 2 wood championship was played earlier with Jan Newton and Barbara Baldwin winning over Daphne Hayward and Gillian Pearce. In the Mixed Pairs, Stu Yapp and Daphne Hayward triumphed 23 - 14 over Barry and Sue Robinson. Pete Jones became the Veterans Champion when he defeated Tony Brown 21 - 15. Mike Ames, the Club Championships Organiser,
said: "Well done to all the finalists who provided some top class bowls throughout the day. It was a superb Men's Singles Final which went all the way to the wire. Stu and Dan then kept the standard going in the Men's Singles Handicap where Stu almost got revenge but an excellent draw by Dan on a 'shoot out' end gave him a second title of the day." As a complete change from competitive bowls, Overbury Bowling Club put on a 'Have-a-Go' stand at the Winchcombe Country Show to not only raise the profile of the sport of bowls and the club itself but also to raise funds for the Show which are then distributed to local charitable organisations. The stand attracted people from far and wide. The closest came from a house adjoining the show ground whilst the furthest came from Australia. The Show is certainly on the world stage and now so is Overbury Bowling Club! To the hundreds of people who came by the stand, bowling club members Mike & Sandy Mace, Albert & Dot England and Pete Jones introduced the sport and raised ÂŁ144 for the show's funds. It was a long, very tiring but immensely rewarding, day. Even though bowls is perceived to be a retirement activity, many of the younger generation enjoyed their taster session and, hopefully, will take up the sport, helping with the future continuity of all bowling clubs. Whilst league matches provide focus and excitement, Overbury Bowling Club members can practice, receive coaching, play friendly matches and/or just socialise at the club or in the licensed bar. Whenever the green is not allocated to maintenance, matches or club activities, it is available for members to use for practice or to receive organised coaching. For anyone who has wondered if bowls might be the challenge they seek, come along and try it out with the help of one of our coaches to get you started on the right path. New members, both young and senior, are always welcome to join in this very social and sporting activity. The club has both equipment and qualified coaches to get the inexperienced up and running quickly and to iron out those annoying problems which can affect one's game. For more information, contact Overbury Bowling Club at info@overburybowling.net or one of the club officials listed on www.overburybowling.net
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New Brewery Arts Bishop's Cleeve Craft Fair October Workshops Sun 8th October, 10.00am - 2.00pm, New Brewery Community Centre, Bishop's Cleeve Arts, Brewery A wide range of stalls with a different Court, Cirencester, selection each month. Refreshments Gloucestershire, GL7 1JH available. Free entry. For more (SAT NAV use postcode GL7 1HW) information, please contact Libby Saturday 7th October, 10.00am Cleal on 07776 301767. Winchcombe Folk Night 4.00pm: Metal Point; Josie Brown. Tuesday 3rd October, 8.00pm Tewkesbury Mop Fair Cost: £80. Monday 9th October, 11.00pm, The White Hart Inn, Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th Oct 10.00am - 4.00pm: Acrylics - Thick High St, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ Gloucestershire's largest street Paint and a Palette Knife; Annie Monk. fair is coming Cost: £80. Saturday 14th October, back to 10.00am - 4.00pm: Aromatherapy Tewkesbury Candles; Sophia Russell. 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...events cont'd 22nd October, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, The Railway Station, Toddington, GL54 5DT The Fayre will be held in the Toddington Station car park. Free parking and free admission. For more information visit www.gwsr.com. Halloweek Monday 23rd - Sunday 29th October, Every day from 10.00am - 4.00pm, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, GL54 5JD Cotswold Craft Room will be creating batty crafts. There will be a bat trail throughout the gardens, ghost tours and much more. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday there will also be Nightshades Scarytales. Included with general admission. For further details, please visit www.sudeleycastle.co.uk. Children's Wednesday Wednesday 25th October Enjoy batty crafts and meet Batman with his iconic 1989 Batmobile for a meet and greet/photo on the terrace. For further details, please v isit www.sudeleycastle.co.uk. Winchcombe Tea Dance Wednesday 25th October, 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe No partner needed, all welcome. A friendly, social afternoon with some experienced dancers on hand to partner those who may be on their own. Admission: £5.00 on the door, includes a piece of cake, tea or coffee, and live music from local musician Don Adams. Don accompanies dancers with music from the 1920’s through to the 1960’s. The pieces are adapted for all types of ballroom favourites, from foxtrots and quick-steps to waltzes and jives. All proceeds go to the Winchcombe Day Care Centre, a registered charity. For more information call 01242 603207 or visit www.winchcombedaycentre.com. Cheltenham Real Ale Festival Thursday 26th October Saturday 28th October, Cheltenham Ladies College, Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP With over 80 real ales and 30+ Page 32
ciders and perries, 12 craft keg taps, wine and soft drinks, and hot and cold food the 3rd Cheltenham Real Ale Festival is going to be a fabulous event. There will also be live music on the Saturday. Tickets: £4.50; available on the door. Over 18s only. Information and a provisional beer list can be obtained at www.cheltenhamcamra.org.uk/ craf/ Music at Stow – Cotswold Male Voice Choir Thursday 26th October, 7.30pm, St Edwards Church, Stow-onthe-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AB The Cotswold Male Voice Choir will be joined by rising star Angus McFee, a founder member of the five-part consort Eo Nomine. There will be free parking in Stow Square after 6.00pm. Tickets can be purchased from Borzoi Bookshop on 01451 830268 or Debbie @ HolidaysPlease on 01451 810255. For more information please visit www.musicatstow.co.uk. Cleeve Common Activities The Cleeve Common Board of Conservators have devised a new programme of events for 2017. To obtain tickets or for further information about events go to the Parish Office, Church Road, Bishop's Cleeve, or call: Office - 07471 6878 77, Ranger 07756 828458. Please note for some events booking is essential. Friday 27th October: Family Fun Day (Halloween theme). Halloween Steam & Scream Special Saturday 28th October, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, The Railway Station, Toddington, GL54 5DT
Join the ‘Spooky Special’ at either Cheltenham Racecourse or Toddington Station, then get in the mood by taking part in a special Halloween quiz on the train, but hold on tight – you never know what might happen as you make your way through the haunted Greet Tunnel on the approach to Winchcombe from Cheltenham. For more information and tickets, please visit www.gwsr.com.
Free talk for National Stress Awareness Week Monday 30th October, 6.30pm, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Road, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN Managing stress and your sleep, with hypnotherapist Janet Dowling. In aid of MNDA. Free entry. For more information, call Janet on 01242 527471 or 07980 269509.
LOCAL CLUBS & CLASSES Alderton Acorns Pre-School Monday to Wednesday, 9.00am - 3.00pm, Forest School: Thursdays, 9.00am 11.00pm, Toddler Group: Fridays, 10.00am - 12 noon, Alderton Village Hall, Dibden Lane, Alderton, GL20 8NT We pride ourselves on our friendly welcome to mother, toddler and baby groups helping children to be happy in a safe enviornment. For more information contact Pre-School Leader Sarah Westgate on 07842 161159, email aldertonacornspreschool@ hotmail.co.uk or visit www.aldertonacorns.org.uk. Art & Illustration Workshop First Friday of every month, 10.00am - 12.00 noon, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Road, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN Drawing and painting for beginners. Monthly class with Winchcombe artist and illustrator Gemma Hastilow. Informal and friendly classes. £12 per session. For more information or to book, please call Gemma on 01242 602 727. Baby Bounce & Rhyme Every Wednesday, 10.30am 11.00am, Winchcombe Library Nursery rhymes, songs and wiggle & jiggle for babies up to 18 months and their grown-ups! Bishop’s Cleeve Methodist Church Wednesday Fellowship Wednesdays, 2.00pm, Church Hall New members of both sexes always welcome. 4th October: The Salvation Army. 18th October: Cleeve Hill Rangers; speaker: David Stevenson. Bishop's Cleeve Players Meet every second Tuesday of the month, 7.30 - 9.30pm School Room, The Tithe Barn We are a friendly local amateur dramatic group who welcome anyone with an interest in the theatre. There are a variety of roles within our group not just for those wishing
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to act. No previous experience neccessary. Get in touch via email: bishopscleeveplayers@yahoo.co.uk or come along to one of our monthly meetings. For more information visit: www.bishopscleeveplayers.co.uk Bishops Cleeve Ladies Probus Club Meets Tuesdays, starting at 9.45am, The Tithe Barn, Bishop's Cleeve 3rd October: English - A crazy language; speaker: Marion Beagley. 17th October: 100 years of comic songs; speaker: M. Wallace. 31st October: Cheese Making; speaker: Liz Godsell. Bishop’s Cleeve U3A Meet on the 3rd Monday of every month, 2.15pm, Woodmancote Village Hall Admission 50p with refreshments served after the presentation until 4.00pm. Bishop’s Cleeve WI Meeting Tuesdays, 7.15pm The Tithe Barn, Cheltenham Road,Bishop's Cleeve, GL52 8LU New members and visitors always welcome. For more information contact 01242 677520. Brownies (7-10 years) Through regular meetings, special events, day trips, sleepovers, camps and holidays, Brownies learn new hobbies, play music, explore other cultures and get adventurous outdoors. Girls can also extend their knowledge and abilities by working towards Brownie interest badges covering many different hobbies and activities. We are a registered charity and operate under The Guide Association. For more information please visit www.girlguiding.org.uk. Cheltenham Parkinson’s Group Last Tuesday of the month – evenings or daytime depending on the activity, St Mark's Methodist Church Hall, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8PX We offer information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson's, their families and carers. We also organise regular events and social activities, all are welcome to join us. Contact Jane Henderson, Volunteer Co-ordinator, on 0344 225 3694 or jhenderson@parkinsons.org.uk if you are interested in coming along. See more at www.parkinsons.org.uk/localsupport-groups/regions/cheltenhamand-district-branch
Community Centre, Parton Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2JH Gloucestershire’s longest running independent book fair attracting between 20 and 25 dealers from all over the country. 1000s of quality second hand and antiquarian books, postcards and Ephemera. Refreshments and easy parking available. Admission 50p (under 16s free). Enquiries and bookings: Terry Sims 01452 546879 or email terry_bookworms@hotmail.co.uk. Cleeve Carers & Friendship Group Tuesdays, 2.00pm, St. Michael’s Hall Cleeve Carers and Friendship group reaches out to those in the community who may not be carers but are home alone or would simply like to meet with others for friendship. For more information call 01242 673001. Knit & Natter Every Friday, 10.00am 12.00pm, Winchcombe Library A fun, friendly knitting group for people of all ages and abilities. Go along and knit and crochet your own projects or join a project for charity. Enjoy great company and a cuppa. Mercia Probus Club of Winchcombe, Wednesday Group Meet fortnightly on Wednesdays, 10.00am - 12.00 Noon, Wichcombe Methodist Church Hall (at the rear of the building) The Mercia Probus Club for men provides an opportunity for retired or semi-retired people to meet and socialise. Following a friendly chat with other members over coffee, we enjoy good quality speakers who present on a variety of interesting subjects. For more information please contact John Pearce on 01242 602834 or John Rowe on 01242 604305. Methodist Church High Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ The Methodist Church is not only a central hub of the town for Methodist Worship on Sundays at 10.30am and meeting point on Thursdays between 10am and Noon, our premises are also available to hire for clubs and anyone representing art, craft, activity or most other non-political groups on various days and times each week (providing you do not clash with regular groups using our premises at this present time). Please ring John Rowe on 01242 604305 for further details and to book your time.
sharing her family recipes and cooking tips with you. Classes take place in the privacy of Aly's home in Bishop's Cleeve and you can expect a generous dollop of fun mixed with the possibility of making a new friend or two. Aly offers mixed menu workshops, full day workshops, 3-week courses and student workshops. To find out more about the workshops or to book a place, please call 01242 692475 or 07438 495254 or get in touch via email: mintncoriander@yahoo. com. For further information and some fantastic recipes, please visit www. mintandcoriander.com and follow Mint & Coriander on Facebook. Relaxation Group Tuesdays, 2.00pm - 3.00pm, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Road, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN Informal sessions with life coach Shelagh Greygoose learning techniques to use at home. £5 Call 01242 602849. Rhymetime Every Saturday, 11.00pm 11.30pm, Winchcombe Library Stories, rhymes, songs and colouring for children 18 months +. Royal British Legion Winchcombe Branch Meet Mondays, 7.30pm, The Winchcombe Conservative W. M. Club, Abbey Terrace, GL54 5LW The Royal British Legion is the UK‘s leading Armed Forces charity and one of its largest membership organisations. Members get together through the network of branches and clubs all over the country and overseas to participate in social, fundraising and welfare activities. Membership is open to everyone. For dates and more information visit: branches.britishlegion.org.uk/ branches/winchcombe or contact John Welch on 01242 602 233 or 07798 538 864. Toddington WI We meet on the third Monday of every month at 7.30pm in Toddington Village Hall. We are an active and friendly group with lots going on. Visitors and new members are always welcome, come along, meet us and see for yourself. For more information
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...events cont'd and to arrange a visit, please contact Jane on 01242 620919 or Felicity on 01242 621041. Winchcombe Area U3A Monthly Meeting Second Tuesday of every month, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe, GL54 5QH Why not look ahead to widen your interests and explore a new hobby or activity. Come along to find out more about the new groups on offer. Email: winchcombe.u3a@icloud. com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ WinchcombeAreaU3A/ Winchcombe Duplicate Bridge Club Meet every Friday from 1.45pm5.30pm, Toddington Village Hall The table money cost is £3 per person (includes tea and biscuits). Anyone who wishes to join please contact our Chairman Ted Phillips on 01242 620451 or Michael Cornelius on 01242 603894. Winchcombe Film Society Fridays Subscriptions cost £20 per season and entitle the subscriber to attend 10 film screenings free of charge and include complimentary tea/coffee and biscuits. For further information please email: winchcombefilmsociety@gmail.com Winchcombe Ladies Probus Club Meets every other Tuesday morning in Winchcombe Methodist Hall. We meet for coffee at 10.00am followed by an informative talk on a wide variety of topics. We also arrange walks, outings and lunches. For further information please contact Marianna Simpson on 01242 602 352. Winchcombe Library Club 1st Monday of every month, 11.30am - 12.30pm, Winchcombe Library An informal friendly group for those who have difficulty getting to the library. Choose books and have a cup of tea and biscuits. Transport can be arranged. Please see a member of the library to join the club. New members always welcome. Woodmancote Probus Club Tuesdays, 10.00am New Village Hall, Woodmancote Meetings start with refreshments followed by a talk at 10.30am. 3rd October: Growing up in Page 34
Norway during the German occupation; speaker: Tore Fauske. 10th October: Chedworth Roman Villa, archaeological history and recent developments. 17th October: “Would you buy a car from this man”; speaker: Nick Ebdon. 24th October: A touch of nature, photos of British flora and fauna; speaker: Ian Andrews. 31st October: 5th November – Gunpowder, treason and plot; speaker: Chris Gait. 1st Winchcombe Scout Group The Group is home to a Beaver Colony, Cub Pack and Scout Troop with a growing membership of some 60 young people and adult helpers. For more information contact Jim Maher on 01386 881474.
Fitness Dance for Parkinson’s Every Monday (in Oct except half term, and Nov), 2.00pm - 3.30pm, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane Weekly sessions for anyone with Parkinson’s disease and their families/ carer. £5 per session. No dance knowledge needed; go at your own pace. Live music and refreshments included. Contact Sarah Hartley on 01242 603207.
Beginner Egyptian Belly-Dancing Tuesdays, from 10.00am to 11.00am, BeSocial@ GL54, Langley Road, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN Learn a simple, fun dance to shape and tone. £25 for 5 weeks, or £6 per session, with Ann Blagden: 07814 479500. Happenstance Meet every Thursday evening, 7.30 - 9.00pm, Winchcombe Abbey Primary School Happenstance Border Morris dancing and musicians welcomes both men and women of all ages. In the summer months we like to dance out. For more information please contact Cressida Pryor on 01242 604120/ 07791004649. Heidi's Heroes Mondays 11.30am - 12.30am and 8.00pm - 9.00pm, Cheltenham Ladies College Sports Centre, Malvern Road, Cheltenham Cancer patients past and present are invited to join a unique fitness class being run and funded by the Cheltenham based charity Heidi's Heroes. Classes are being held on Monday mornings and evenings
and are open to patients with all types of cancer, irrespective of their prognosis. The classes are jointly run by Clare Lait, a Specialist Cancer Physiotherapist, and Brendan Ward, Senior Gym Instructor at Cheltenham Ladies College's Sports Centre. For more details please contact Clare on 07738 709072 or email clare.lait@ cancer-physio.com. Move it or lose it Every Tuesday, 11.30am 12.30pm, BeSocial@GL54, Langley Road, Winchcombe, GL54 5QN Gentle exercise class for older people. £4.50 per session. To book, please call Kathy Chesters on 07746 672 726. For further information visit www.besocialwinchcombe.com. Walking Rugby for Mature Movers Every Friday, 10.00am - 11.30am, Winchcombe Sports Hall, 8 Gretton Road, Winchcombe, GL54 5EE If you love team sports but aren’t up for sprinting down a wing or shooting a corner, these fun and friendly classes are ideal. £3.00 per session. Call Gloucester Rugby’s Nicole Talbot on 01452 872273 for full details and to book. www.besocialwinchcombe.com.
Gardening Winchcombe Gardening Club Meets once a month on a Wednesday, 7.30pm, Methodist Church Hall, Winchcombe Visitors and new members always welcome. For further information contact Diggory Davies on 01242 609590 or visit www.gfgs.org.uk/ members/winchcombe
Music Blue Moon Harmony Choir Thursday evenings, 7.30pm 9.30pm, Bishop's Cleeve Junior School Blue Moon Harmony Choir was founded in 2002 with over forty regular members. However, we would welcome new singers in all parts. You are guaranteed a warm welcome and friendly support as we practice new songs together. You don't have to read music as CDs are supplied to
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help with learning. For more information call John on 01242 251531 or visit: www.bluemoonharmony.co.uk Cleeve Chorale Tuesdays 7.30pm Bishop’s Cleeve Primary Academy, Tobeyfield Road Are you interested in having a good sing? Then come along to our rehearsal nights; no previous experience required. New members always welcome. For more information call 01242 674114. Cleeve Chorale will be holding their Christmas Concert on Saturday 2nd December at St. Michael's Church, Bishop's Cleeve at 7.30pm. We will again be joined by the Choir from Bishop's Cleeve Primary Academy. Tickets £10 each, (children under 16 free) from George Lewis Footwear, Woodmancote News, Gotherington Stores or on the door. Cleeve Harmony Ladies A Capella Chorus Wednesday evenings, 7.45pm - 10.00pm, The Tithe Barn Whether you are a Bedroom Beginner, a Shower Songstress or an Experienced Singer, come and join in this brand new chorus. For more information, email Donna at cleeve. md@gmail.com or ring on 07737 280336. You can also find us on Facebook: Cleeve Harmony Chorus. Gotherington Singers Monday evenings, 7.45pm 9.30pm, Alternating between Gotherington Village Hall and Bethesda Methodist Church, Cheltenham We are a ladies choir formed 50 years ago in Gotherington. If you
are interested in joining us come along to one of our rehearsals and see how you like us! We are a very friendly group performing a wide and varied range of music, and we will give you a warm welcome! Previous experience is not necessary. For more information call Vivien on 01242 523168, or visit our website www.gotheringtonsingers.co.uk. We can also be found on Facebook. The Isbourne Singers Wednesdays 8.00pm - 9.00pm Guide Hall, Winchcombe We are a ladies choir who meet once a week singing a variety of music including classical and songs from the shows. New members welcome. No audition necessary. A warm welcome awaits you. For more information call Jean on 01242 603204 or John on 01242 672849. Winchcombe Community Choir Meets every Wednesday during term time, 10am to 12 Noon Cleeve Room, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane For more information contact Chrissie on 01386 552736 or 07707 675216 or email chrissieleaney@naturalvoice. net or Liz on 01905 620827 or 07850 547916 or email lizhooper@ naturalvoice.net. Winchcombe Concert Brass Tuesday evenings, 7.30pm, Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5QH A group consisting of brass and wood wind players. New players of all abilities always welcome. For more information, please contact Roger Cook on 01242 603208.
Walking Free Guided Walks around Winchcombe Walks will take place at 11.00am and 2.30pm every Sunday until the end of October. Starting at the TIC, the walks are for anyone, visitor or resident, who is interested in the fascinating history of Winchcombe – from ancient Saxon Borough to WW2 and beyond. The walks are short and easy, designed to be accessible to all. They will take 1–1¼ hours, are less than a mile and all on pavements around the Town Centre. Winchcombe Walkers Last Thursday of each month A relaxed group of people who meet on a casual basis for a walk of 5-8 miles. Our leaders are volunteers and we aim to cover the whole 12 months at our annual get together, usually towards the end of the year. For more information contact Paul Clark via email: clarksph@yahoo.co.uk
LOCAL MARKETS Country Market Every Thursday morning, 9.00am - 10.30am, Guide Hall, High Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ Second Saturday of every month, 9.00am - 12.00pm, under the Town Hall, outside the Tourist Information Office Contact: 01242 603124 or 01242 603673; Email: slucyhall@hotmail. com. For more information, please visit www.country-markets.co.uk.
Black and White 1. Italian football team Juventus started wearing black and white striped shirts in 1903 after being sent some from England from a fan of which English football team? 2. Which event in history led to the summer of 1847 being labelled Black Forty Seven? 3. Which 1952 book by E.B. White was named the Best Children's Book of the 20th century by Time magazine? 4. In the first published edition of a famous 1964 book, who were described as a tribe of black pygmies who had been imported from "the very deepest and darkest part of the African jungle where no white man had been before"? 5. Which monarch's profile was featured on the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system? 6. With a name that translates to mean "white house", what is the largest city in Morocco? 7. Which of the following was a character in the film Reservoir Dogs?... Mr Black or Mr White? 8. Born in 1932, which American singer was nicknamed "the man in black"? 9. Which lake is the source of the White Nile, the longest branch of the River Nile? 10. If there are 88 keys in total on a standard modern grand piano, how many of these are black?
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CHURCHES Catholic Church, Chandos Street Christ Church, Gretton Churches Together in Winchcombe Encounter Church, Gretton Road Logos Christian Fellowship Methodist Church, High Street Society of Friends (Quakers) St Mary's, Sudeley St Michael's, Stanley-Pontlarge St Peter's Winchcombe
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