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Hucclecote HucclecoteTownswomen Townswomen Guild Guild Hucclecote Hucclecote Townswomens TownswomensGuild Guildmeets meetsatatHucclecote Hucclecote Community Community Centre Centre on the third third Thursday Thursdayofofeach eachmonth monthatat 7-30pm,when 7-30pm,when wewe have have a a very very varied varied programme programmeof ofSpeakers, Speakers,trips tripsorganised organised from from time time to to time,eg time,eg theatre,shopping theatre,shopping and and mystery mysterytripstrips-also alsovery veryactive active Craft Craft Group Group andand Ramblers Ramblers Group, Group, meeting meetingonce onceaamonth. month.Maybe Maybe thethe New New Year Year is aisgood a good time time to to come along along as asaavisitor visitorand andperhaps perhapsbecome become a member a member after after trying trying out out aa few few meetings! meetings! The TheGuild Guildisisalways alwayshappy happytoto welcome welcome new new members members and and visitors. visitors. The February Februarymeeting meetingofofHTG HTGwill willtake take place,on place,on Thursday Thursday 16th16th February February at 7-30pm 7-30pm when whenMr MrRichard RichardCann Cannwill will bebe talking talking to to members members and and visitors visitors and taking taking“A “ALOOK LOOKAT ATSTAINED STAINED GLASS” GLASS” which which should should be be interesting interesting especially especially with withthe theproximity proximityofofGloucester Gloucester Cathedral Cathedral andand its its stained stained glass to learn learn about. about. The Sales Sales Table Tablewill willbe: be:Books. Books.

Samaritans Samaritans Stress StressDown DownDay Dayhas haschanged changed toto Feel Feel Good GoodFriday. Friday. Feel Good Good Friday Fridayisistaking takingplace placeonon3rd 3rd February February 2012. 2012. The aim aim of of the theday dayisistotoencourage encouragestaff staff to to donate donate £3£3 to to Samaritans Samaritans and andtake takepart partininfeel feelgood good activities activities at at work. work. Activities Activities include include wearing wearingslippers slippersfor forthe the day, day, a feel a feel good good quiz quiz and andother other‘feel-good’ ‘feel-good’challenges. challenges. Donations Donations will will help helpSamaritans Samaritansanswer answerdesperate desperate calls calls forfor help. help. Please Please visit www.feelgoodfriday.org www.feelgoodfriday.org and and find out out about aboutour ournew newfundraising fundraising ideas ideas and the the many manyways waysininwhich whichyou youcan can get get involved involved and andraise raisevital vitalfunds fundsforfor Samaritans. Samaritans.

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HUCCLECOTE HUCCLECOTESCOUT SCOUTGROUP GROUP With With thethe New New Year Year here, here,details detailsofofallallthe theextra extraSummer Summeractivites activites areare being being planned. planned.Climbing Climbingatatthe theclimbing climbingcentre, centre,Go GoKarting Kartingand and Lazer Lazer tag,tag, wind wind surfing surfing and and kayaking kayakingatatSouth SouthCerney, Cerney,44week weekski ski session session on on thethe skiski slope slope and and a battle a battlewith withremote remotecontrolled controlledtanks tanks at at the the H.Q. H.Q. With With 1919 teams teams entered enteredinto intothe theCotswold Cotswoldmarathon marathon(12 (12and and 24 24 mile mile hike hike at night at night in in thethe Cotswolds Cotswoldsdepending dependingon onage) age)we wewish wishthem them good good weather weather andand hope hope forfor some somemore moretrophies trophiesthis thisyear. year. The TheScouts Scouts and and Explorer Scouts Scouts have have been been practising practising forfor6 6months monthsunder underJames JamesNewmans Newmansguidance guidance so they are well well prepared. prepared. main event Februaryisisour ourFounders FoundersDay Daycelebrations celebrations on on Sunday Sunday 26th at TheThe main event in in February at 2.30 when whole group withparents parentsand andfriends friendsmeet meetatatthe theH.Q, H.Q, an an indoor indoor camp fire 2.30 when thethe whole group with fire with units doing item.The Theafternoon afternoonends endswith withfood foodand andlooking looking at at past photos of with all all units doing anan item. of Groups activities. thethe Groups activities. Anyone interested joiningthe theGroup Groupplease pleasephone phoneTerry Terry on on 521664. 521664. Beavers Beavers 66 Anyone interested inin joining 8 years (put name when5),5),Cubs Cubs8 8toto10 10and and66months, months,Scouts Scouts 10 10 to 14 and to 8toyears (put name onon listlist when Explorers Explorers 14 14 to to 18.18.

Hucclecote HucclecoteHorticultural Horticultural Society Society A full A full month month into into 2012 2012 and and now nowis isthe thetime timetotobebeplanning planningour ourgardening gardening activities activities for the the coming coming year. year. ByBy thethe time time you you read readthis thiswe wewill willhave haveplaced placedour ourseed seed order order for Society members, members, andand wewe will will bebe keenly keenly awaiting awaitingtheir theirarrival, arrival,and andthe theright right weather weather for planting. planting. rd rd sees seesthe thereturn returnofofBrian BrianSkeys Skeyswho whowill will be be making making us look look OurOur meeting meeting onon February February 2323 carefully carefully at what at what wewe areare doing doing ininour ourown ownbackyards backyards––and andhopefully hopefully moving moving it up a gear gear –– when when he he talks talks to to us us about about some someofofthe theInspirational InspirationalGardens Gardensthat thathe he has has seen seen and studied. studied. This This promises promises to to setset usus some some personal personalchallenges challengesfor for2012 2012asaswe wetry tryto to imitate imitate the masters. masters.

March March 22nd 22nd [immediately [immediately following followingour ourAGM] AGM]sees seesthe thereturn returnof ofMark Mark Moir, Moir, owner of aa gardening gardening business business at at Newent, Newent,who whoisistalking talkingtotoususthis thistime timeabout aboutEdible Edible Gardening: Gardening: somesomething thing more more andand more more gardeners gardeners arearegetting gettinginvolved involvedin. in. Aside Asidefrom fromcost cost issues, issues, most of us us would would agree agree thatthat thethe taste taste ofof any anyveg vegpicked pickedananhour hourbefore beforeyou youcook cook itit beats beats shop bought. bought. Congratulations Congratulations tootoo to to ourour Chairman, Chairman,Len LenBishop, Bishop,for forwinning winningthe the2011 2011 best best allotment prize prize for for hishis plotplot in Brockworth. in Brockworth. AllAll meetings meetings areare at at thethe Hucclecote HucclecoteCommunity CommunityCentre, Centre,and andstart startatat7.30 7.30 pm. pm. AllAll areare welcome: welcome: attendance attendance and andmembership membershipare arenot notrestricted restrictedto toHucclecote Hucclecote residents. More More information information from from Chris Chris onon610694. 610694. Please Please mention mentionThe TheHucclecote-Link Hucclecote-Linkwhen whenresponding responding to to adverts

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