Town Crier Magazine September 2018

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Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Malmesbury, Royal Wootton Bassett , Marlborough and Devizes

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The Food Guide 60-65 Health & Beauty 78-82 Pets 50-54

home 18 40

Make your house a home: Our stylish interior tips Perfect garden rooms to inspire your outside space!

Gardening 89-91

Welcome to the September edition from Annie and the team!

Motoring 92-95

As we head into Autumn, cast your eyes over our inspirational feature 'Make your House a Home'.

Full of stylish tips and ideas, supplied by our advertisers, to update your home on trend.

Building & Home Improvement 97-107

A TASTE OF AUTUMN 61 62 64

Make the most of Apples with a delicious Apple Strudel Zesty Orange Cake courtesy of The National Trust Lucys Recipes - Sticky Pork & Lettuce Wraps

Editor’s Letter

ENTERTAINMENT 67 68 73

Book review: A few of our really good reads Celebrity Interview: Sheridan Smith Local dates for your diary

Also this month we branch out into Marlborough covering the Lit Fest, welcoming onboard new advertisers from the area as well as any potential future advertisers, news and events.

If you enjoy eating cake and wish to support a local charity we invite you to The Town Crier offices on 13th September where once again we will be selling cakes in support of Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

We hope you will be able to join us!

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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Editor: Annie Harling contact@towncriermagazine.com

Makeup tips for this autumn More health and beauty tips you can't be without

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Marlborough Lit Fest Golf: Discover your perfect round of golf!

Nick Fog Interview: A man of many talents

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Who is the Fair-est of them All? Westonbirt.

This year’s Westonbirt Charities Fair will be held at Westonbirt School on 23rd and 24th October. The Fair is now in its twentieth year and is a well-established event in the charitable and shopping calendar. It is an ideal opportunity to meet friends and family for coffee or light lunch while browsing amongst the stalls selling those items that cannot be bought on the high street or on-line. The Fair is being held over the half term week so there will be lots of activities in which children and young people can participate.

The headline charity being supported by the Fair this year is Home-Start who are the main organisers of the event.

They help families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. Marie Curie who provide emotional and practical support and guidance to anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness are the main national charity supported by the Fair. Four other local charities will also benefit; Longfield Hospice support adults with life-limiting illness from diagnosis onwards and the Gloucestershire Royal Intensive Care Unit provide care for patients who require more advanced therapies and support that is not possible on the general wards of the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust manage more than 60 nature reserves across the county will also benefit as will the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum.

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by The Door, a charity running youth centres across the Stroud District bringing hope to young people and their families through unlocking potential and opening opportunities for the future.

They will be hosting a Phantom Charity Ball with the theme of ‘Phantom of the Opera’ taking place on Friday 26th October.

Other events taking place include the Home-Start and Longfield Hospice quiz night on Saturday 29th October.

Over 130 stallholders at the Fair is an Aladdin’s cave selling everything from fabulous jewellery, luxurious cashmere, designer handbags, hats, belts and shoes together with innovative and exciting things for the home. Boy’s toys, liqueurs and artisan goods to spoil yourself with. Confectionary and artwork. A treasure trove where you will find gifts and knickknacks that are not available anywhere else and all in time for Christmas.

A real opportunity to get ahead of the game. There is plenty for the young to enjoy by joining the Westonbirt Holiday Club with opportunities for swimming,

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badminton, nsquash, quad biking and video games or perhaps partaking in the reindeer and elf hunt while you shop this is a day out not to be missed. A visit to the Westonbirt school gardens which will be in their prime is not to be missed and the parking is free.

More information from media@ westonbirtfair.com.

The Westonbirt Charities Fair will be held at Westonbirt School on 23rd and 24th October.

Over 120 stallholders will be selling fashionwear, homeware and other goods that cannot be found on the high street or the internet to raise funds for Marie Curie and local charities including Home-Start, Longfield Hospice, the Gloucester Royal Intensive Care Unit, Gloucester Wildlife Trust and the Door.

Coffee and light refreshments will be served throughout the day and there will be activities for the young. Westonbirt School gardens will be at their best with free parking.

More information from media@westonbirtfair.com.

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Calne Music and Arts Festival Patron, Judith Weir, Master of the Queen’s Music

4-14 October 2018 The Festival, now in its 44th year, goes from strength to strength. In the course of ten days there will be a packed programme of classical concerts, choirs, jazz, folk, talks, poetry, film and drama. There are musical events and an art workshop for children on the Saturday mornings and performances of music and drama by students of local schools and talented young performers during the week.

As well as being the main concert hall venue, Marden House will be home to an Exhibition of Art by amateur and professional artists and will be open to the public throughout the Festival. Local artists will be opening their studios at weekends for the visiting public. Meanwhile, in the Heritage Centre, Calne Camera Club will be exhibiting their work. And for those who cannot make the main evening concert there is a later evening concert – a CODA- in which local performers are showcased, starting at 9.30pm and free.

Lunches are available in Marden House after the lunchtime concerts, and, in the evening, there is a festival bar, with coffee and cake available.

Details of all the events and art and poetry competitions for children and adults can be found on the Festival website: www. cmaf.org.uk Brochures are available from Bank House/Calne Information Centre SN11 0EN (opposite the Town Hall) where the Box Office is sited. Tickets are also available on-line at : www.ticketsource. co.uk/cmaf The Box Office opens to the general public on 31st August and to Friends of The Festival on 24th August.

The main sponsor for the Festival is Chilvester Financial Planning and an annual bursary is awarded by them to a local student showing great musical promise.

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delivering a range of projects for a number of years. With backgrounds in both habitat management, horticulture and design, the new venture will put to use a variety of skills. A unique aspect of the project is the offering of project engagement workshops, where people can choose to get involved with the delivery of their project. Chelsie and Nick are experienced in working with people with a range of mental health issues and see the benefit of people spending more time in nature, encouraging people to feel more connected with the space and therefore feel a sense of pride in the creation.

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Last week, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust launched an exciting new business venture bringing the beauty of their nature reserves into even more of our green spaces. ‘Wild Landscapes’ offers a range of design and landscaping services, which aim to benefit both wildlife and people. Happy to work with any given space, including school grounds, community gardens, private gardens or business sites, 10

any area can be designed or improved. A few of their services include: the creation of wildflower meadows, wildlife ponds and insect houses, habitat management and wildlife-friendly garden design.

The duo behind the project are Nick Self and Chelsie Phillips, both experienced conservationists who have worked at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

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It is more ethical - When you shop at local butchers, bakers, farm shops and green grocers, it is likely that a decent percentage of the produce has had a short field-to-fork journey. As a bonus it means the food is likely to contain more nutrients and have less packaging You support local entrepreneurs - Head for your local artisan market. These help foster the talents of the next generation of British designers and retailers. There is a constant turnover of new products, and sellers listen to customers' demands. From food to fledgling clothing designers there will be something for everyone.

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Of course you want your children to be happy, alongside giving them the best possible start in life. Your child will join a school with real spirit and energy, which lives each day to the full. We purposefully pack excitement and learning experiences into every moment.

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Chippenham volunteers hope to raise awareness of a local wildlife haven with the installation of a new information board.

Wildlife HAVEN birds, butterflies and caterpillars which can often be seen in the meadow, which we hope will encourage parents and children to look out for the species while walking along the paths.”

CEO Phil Tansley of CBLC said: “The trustees and staff thank the volunteers at BMWG for their continued hard work in maintaining this important meadow.

“The charity prides itself in promoting open spaces for the public to get closer to nature while conserving natural land that is being lost to development or neglected.”

Photo: Baydons Meadow Wildlife Group volunteers Christine Beckford and Julia Brotherton

The Baydons Meadow Wildlife Group have provided the eyecatching display at the entrance to the former Blackcross Field.

Located on the southern bank of the River Avon, across the blue bridge at the end of Monkton Park, the field was neglected until it was bought by the Chippenham Borough Lands Charity in 2000.

Local volunteers established the BMWG in 2003 and have been maintaining it ever since.

A hedgerow of native trees and shrubs has been planted, together with a copse, and the meadow itself has been repopulated with wildflowers.

The new information board – funded by the CBLC - includes a map and a short history of the meadow, together with photographs of some of the species which can be spotted 16

and contact details for people to learn more about volunteering.

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Chairman Julia Brotherton said: “More than 90 per cent of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been lost in the last 100 years so restoring Baydons Meadow is vitally important, but there are still so many people in Chippenham who don’t realise they have such a wonderful amenity on their doorstep.

“Our previous information board was looking quite old and faded, so we hope the new replacement will attract more interest. It’s bright and colourful and features lots of details on the group and our various activities throughout the year."

“We particularly like the photographs of some of the

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The BMWG has around 20 volunteers aged from their 20s to their 70s, with a variety of backgrounds from teachers and software developers to retired nurses and professors. They take part in hedge-laying, hay-raking, coppicing, mowing and weeding, as well as planting thousands of flowers and bulbs.

Today the meadow provides the ideal environment for a wide range of butterflies, dragonflies, birds, bats, mice, voles, frogs and toads. Otters have also been reported along this stretch of the river.

The Baydons Meadow Wildlife Group meets at least once a month, usually on the first Sunday from 10.30am. Tools are provided and no experience is necessary.

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“This autumn, the trend in antique furniture continues, with brown furniture returning to fashion. Instead of using mahogany or oak throughout, interior designers are easing antiques back in, recommending

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How much thought do you give your couch day-today? Unless you plan to replace it soon, probably not very much. Have you ever wondered how we ended up with the threepiece suite?

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The key to its success is wrapped up in functionality and cost. As the middle and working classes moved out of slums and into their own homes, they needed furniture. The new homes were compact, with small rooms, totally unsuited to the heavy mahogany pieces of the large 'society' houses, and this type of furniture would have been beyond the financial reach of most ordinary people anyway.

Style gurus of the period, such as Stijl in Holland, Gropius and the Bauhaus group in Germany created designs that were cutting edge yet still suited to the functionality of the new era.

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It was Habitat and IKEA that changed the concept of the three-piece suite, with their modular systems that could be made to fit any space, in a variety of fabrics. Pieces no longer had to match, so you could express your personality through your sofa choice.

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These days we nearly all have some variation on the original three-piece suite in our homes, and its difficult to see what might ever replace it. I think I’ll go and sit on mine with a good book.

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iday, Duncan Hames, MP for Chippenham, visited the showroom and met the staff. He said “It is couraging to see the development of local businesses that is able to provide new employment in WINDOWS • DOORS • CONSERVATORIES • ROOFLINE tough economic times. It’s great to see DL Windows taking on two apprentices and providing tw young people with the training and support they need as they begin their working lives.”

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n antiques and collectables valuation event will be happening soon.

The experts of Lockdales Auctioneers will be providing free valuations on Wednesday 5th September, 11am to 3pm at Corsham Town Hall, High Street, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 0EZ (free on-street parking plus pay & display a couple mins walk). There will also be events in Yate on 4th September, and Saltford 6th September.

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EXPERTS Valuing: Coins, jewellery, watches, stamps, banknotes, medals & militaria, antiques, clocks, pens, gold, silver, pre-1900 documents/books & maps, cigarette-cards, postcards, pre-1960 sporting programmes & tickets, vintage toys & comics, scientific instruments, swords, bayonets and deactivated antique firearms.

No appointment necessary at this event.

You will have the option to consign goods to auction (subject to terms), or accept a cash offer if you wish.

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We recently broke the British record for a Rolex Submariner watch at auction.

On 11th October 2017 we sold a c.1964 example with orange numerals for nearly ÂŁ280,000 including premium. This achievement was reported in the national media. The owner consigned the watch to auction at one of our events in the east of England.

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Now in its ninth year, Marlborough LitFest’s 2018 programme includes a variety of authors throughout the festival weekend (27 - 30 September), featuring new and young fiction writers as well as established names, children’s authors, workshops and poetry events, as part of the Festival’s intention to bring the best of good writing to the town of Marlborough.

For the full 2018 programme and ticket information visit www.marlboroughlitfest.org

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FEST 27 - 30 September, 2018

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"Prize-winning novelist and short story writer Rose Tremain will open this year’s Festival on 28 September as the annual Golding Speaker - to highlight Marlborough’s long connection with the Nobel Laureate and Booker Prize winner, William Golding. Rose will talk about her writing including her latest book, a memoir called Rosie: Scenes from a Vanished Life. Friday 28 September, Marlborough Town Hall. Please note this event has now sold out.

Acclaimed war and military historian, Max Hastings, talking about his latest book (published in September 2018), Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975, chronicling the international conflict and how its people were affected. Saturday 29 September, Marlborough Town Hall, Tickets £10 Ex-MP Alan Johnson’s latest book In My Life: A Music Memoir, is the fourth instalment in his memoirs, telling the story of his life through the music which has inspired him, from West London in the late 1950s to working as a postman humming Elvis Costello in the 1970s. Saturday 29

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Danny Hahn, along with two French translators, Sunday 30 September, Marlborough Town Hall, Tickets £10 Hiscox Debut Authors: Adelle Stripe and Mick Kitson, Sunday 30 September, The White Horse Bookshop, Tickets £10

Bestselling author and cofounder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Kate Mosse will talk about the first novel in her new historical series, set in 16th century Languedoc, The Burning Chambers. Saturday 29 September, Marlborough Town Hall, Tickets £12 Acclaimed contemporary novelist William Boyd has a new book, Love is Blind, set at the end of the 19th century and following the fortunes of a young Scottish musician across Paris, St Petersburg and Edinburgh.

Saturday 29 September, Marlborough Town Hall, Tickets £12 Katie Hickman blends historical fiction with thriller in her new novel, The House at Bishopsgate, the final book in her trilogy set in 17th century London. Saturday 29 September, The White Horse Bookshop,Tickets £10 Back by popular demand, The Translation Duel, chaired by editor and translator

Journalist and travel writer Lois Pryce will discuss her third book documenting her travels in Iran, Revolutionary Ride: On the Road in Search of the Real Iran – written after a solo 3,000-mile motorbike ride across Iran in 2013, despite UK-Iran tensions running high at the time. Sunday 30 September, Marlborough Town Hall, Tickets £10 The annual Big Town Read author for 2018 is Chris Cleave with his novel, Everyone Brave is Forgotten, a historical novel set in London and Malta during WWII. Each year, Marlborough LitFest and The Reading Agency along with the support of local libraries encourage local book groups and individuals to read a chosen book in advance of the author’s appearance at the LitFest. Sunday 30 September, Marlborough Town Hall, Tickets £10 The Marlborough LitFest committee would like to thank its lead sponsor Brewin Dolphin and events sponsors Hiscox Insurance, the William Golding Estate, Marlborough College and St Francis School for their continued support.

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GOLF? GOLF is one of the most popular games around, suited to all ages and with options to match all budgets, from municipal courses to high-end, exclusive clubs.

Here in Wiltshire, we have around 30 courses. It’s hardly a surprise – our gently undulating landscape and stunning vistas offer the perfect spot for a round of golf.

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The oldest in the county is Kingsdown Golf Club, near Corsham, which was founded in 1880.

Professional golfer John Allan, of Westward Ho! Golf Club, wrote in 1880: “After a careful inspection of the Kingsdown Golf links… I have no hesitation in saying that… the turf is good, there are plenty of hazards, and each hole is interesting.”

To this day, it remains a muchloved course, playable all year round (it only shut for two days in 2017, due to snow). A variety of memberships are available, including for the under-17s and students. There is also an introduction to golf package for absolute beginners.

One of the best courses in the county has to be Bowood Golf & Country Club. Regularly listed in the top places to play in the UK, it is set within 2,000 acres of parkland and is widely considered one of architect Dave Thomas’ finest achievements. There is also a luxury hotel and spa, perfect for winding down after a game.

Throughout August, Bowood is offering a special deal, which is £45 for tea/coffee and a bacon roll, 18 holes of golf, a nearest pin and longest drive competition and a one-course meal in the Brasserie.

The offer is for a minimum of 12 people. Groups of 16 or more can enjoy a complimentary Beat The Pro competition, worth £150.

North Wilts Golf Club, on the Downs near Marlborough, dates back to 1890 and is renowned for its beautiful scenery and warm welcome. It has also hosted a number of national and regional competitions. Its fees are reasonable and it offers excellent catering – and there’s no need for tee bookings, making it easy to play golf here. New members are particularly welcome and the club has a busy diary for all members, including ladies, seniors and juniors.

Broome Manor Golf Complex in Swindon is one of the youngest clubs in Wiltshire, having been founded in 1977 and prides itself on supporting women’s golf and even has its own Ladies of the Manor newsletter featuring reports on ladies’ championships and other news.

It is hosting this year's Wiltshire Autumn & Lumley Ladies’ County Foursomes competition on September 3. The entry fee is £50 per pair, closing date for entries in August 7 and entry is via www. wiltshiregolf.org.

Individual and group lessons are available for those just learning, while its Tiny Tigers section helps children as young as five perfect their swing. As part of the HSBC Golf Roots initiative, the club actively engages with schools and young people’s organisations to help youngsters get into the game.

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Woodbridge Park Golf Club, in Brinkworth, is offering a number of special deals throughout the summer, such as nine or 18 holes at just £9 per player on Mondays (except bank holidays).

It is a friendly, relaxed club with a sociable atmosphere.

If you’re interested in having a go but don’t want to spend a fortune, why not head to Coate Water Country Park in Swindon? There is an 18-hole pitch & putt, 18-hole mini golf and nine-hole putting green.

Clubs are included in the price of just £4 and it’s £1 for two balls.

Pitch and Putt is open daily from 10am to dusk, until November 1.

One of its most famous players is David Howell, a member of the winning European Ryder Cup team in 2004 and 2006.

For spectacular views, head to Ogbourne Downs Golf Club.

Located between Swindon and Marlborough, this downland course is fast draining and always open. It was designed by five-time Open Championship winner JH Taylor and is set in 200 glorious acres.

On September 4, the club will be hosting the Men's Seniors Open for the over 55s. Entry is £14 (or £20 with a one-course meal) and includes free coffee and a bacon bap on arrival.

More than £1,000 in prizes is up for grabs. E ntry is via the website at ogbournedowns.co.uk.

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Play a round on our 18-hole championship course for the day, bring your friends or why not join our friendly members club.

Bowood is consistently voted Wiltshire’s No. 1 Golf Course and it’s easy to see why, so come along and see for yourself.

Our superb Golf Academy is perfect for those either new to golf or looking to refine their swing and we have a team of expert PGA professionals offering a range of lessons to suit all abilities.

There are a host of membership options available bringing a wealth of benefits including exclusive tee times, social events and generous discounts throughout the entire resort.

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OUR AUTUMN RECIPE COLLECTION Keep reading for some of our seasonal recipes bursting with flavour! We think everyone should give these a go this month!

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As the nights draw in and we approach autumn why not try some of our cosy, heart-warming recipes for the up-coming season and there is always time for cake!

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Ingredients:

750g/1lb 10oz Bramley apples, peeled, cored, quartered and sliced 1½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ unwaxed lemon, zest only 2 tsp lemon juice 100g/3½oz golden caster sugar 75g/2½oz raisins 95g/3½oz butter 40g/1½oz white breadcrumbs 6 large sheets filo pastry 1 tbsp icing sugar

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DELICIOUS Apple Strudel

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.

Mix the quartered apples with the cinnamon, lemon zest and juice, sugar and raisins. In a small frying pan, melt 20g/¾oz butter and fry the breadcrumbs until golden-brown, then add these to the apple mixture.

Melt the remaining butter in a pan. On a clean, dry tea-towel lay a sheet of the filo and brush with some of the melted butter. Lay another sheet on top and repeat until you have used all the filo. Layering the pastry with the melted butter helps to create flaky layers.

Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 40-45 mins Serves: 6-8

September brings a glut of apples. Make the most of them with this delicious strudel recipe.

Place the filling along the length of the pastry along one side about 2-3cm/1in from the edge. Using the tea-towel to help you, roll the pastry up to enclose the filling. Tuck the ends in and roll the strudel seamside down onto the lined baking sheet. Brush with the remaining melted butter.

Bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden-brown. Leave to cool to room temperature and dust with icing sugar.

Slice and serve with cream, ice cream or custard.

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Zesty Orange Cake

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Place the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl, add the sugar, oil, orange juice, flour and bicarbonate of soda and whisk until light and fluffy.

Place the egg whites in the bowl of your mixer, add the cream of tartar and whisk on high. Once the whites are at soft peak stage reduce the speed of the mixer and start to add the sugar a little at a time. Continue to beat the eggs until you have a stiff, glossy meringue.

Place a third of the meringue mixture into the yolk mix along with the

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Add a further third of the meringue to the mixture and gently fold through until incorporated, add the final third of meringue and fold through gently until combined.

Place the mixture in your tin and tap once on the worktop to remove any large bubbles. Place in the oven at 160c and bake for 45–55 minutes until risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and place the tin upside down on a rack or similar and leave until cold. Remove from the tin and cut into four even thickness layers.

For the frosting Place the orange into the bowl of your food processor or similar with the ‘S’ blade and blitz until smooth.

Add the margarine and blitz again until combined, remove from the blender and place in a bowl, add the icing sugar gradually, whisking as you go until you have a smooth creamy frosting.

Lay the base layer from the cake on a board or plate or the base from the baking tin, spread an even layer of the frosting over the top of the sponge,

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add a second layer of sponge and another layer of frosting, continue until you have four layers.

Spread a layer of frosting around the outside and put a plate or another cake tin base on top, turn the cake over and remove the plate or cake tin base from what is now the top of the cake.

Spread a thin layer of frosting over the top and then pipe 14 rounds of frosting - 1 for each portion, use the bowl of a teaspoon to flatten and swoosh the icing towards the middle Add a further ring of icing balls and repeat the flattening and swooshing.

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INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp brown sugar Pinch of cinnamon Pinch of 5-spice powder 4 thin-cut pork loin steaks 1 carrot sliced into matchsticks 1 lime, juiced 16 soft lettuce leaves 1 tbsp rapeseed oil Half a cucumber sliced into matchsticks Sweet chilli sauce to serve

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1. Whip up the marinade by mixing the soy with the honey, spices, brown sugar and 1 tbsp water in a shallow bowl. Add the pork and coat them well. Leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes.

2. Mix the carrot with the lime juice. Brush a piece of foil with the oil and line a grill pan.

Grill the pork for 4 minutes each side. Don’t let them blacken. When cooked cut the pork into small strips.

3. Pop the lettuce leaves out onto the work surface and add the pork. Put cucumber and carrot on top, then fold in both ends of the leaf and roll up from one side. Serve with sweet chilli sauce.

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CAKE ...here at the Town Crier!

Bake Off for Lift Off is once again the charity’s theme for National Air Ambulance Week (10-16 September 2018) and The Town Crier is again doing its bit to help support this most worthy cause.

Kenresa Stratford Fundraising & Events Coordinator at Wiltshire Air Ambulance, said: “We’re hoping that this year’s Air Ambulance Week will be bigger and better than ever as we Bake Off for Lift Off once again!

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Bake Off for Lift Off is sponsored by Haydens Bakery, based in Devizes. Kenresa Stratford added: “We are delighted to receive the support of Haydens Bakery and would like to thank them for supporting Bake Off for Lift Off by donating cakes for bake sales during Air Ambulance Week.” Zoe Daly, Marketing Manager at Haydens Bakery, said: “As a key employer to the area we’re proud to support such a vital community resource. Wiltshire Air Ambulance is crucial to Wiltshire and the surrounding area and we are proud to continue to support such a worthwhile charity.”

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'‘Into the Water’

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For those of you that enjoyed Hawkins’ debut novel ‘The Girl on the Train’ this is another best-seller bound to be transferred to the big screen.

‘Into the Water’ is also a psychological thriller centred on the death of a woman. Jules didn’t pick up the phone when her sister Nel called. Now Nel is dead. The regret of not answering her plea for help is mixed with trepidation, returning to The Old Mill House will bring back memories and dark secrets long forgotten.

The range of diverse characters leads you to examine relationships more than individuals. The author’s style dislocates the reader, using different characters perspectives to relay half-truths and unreliable memories. Hawkins makes you work at figuring the veracity of the story, throwing you off balance in a narrative flow full of the fascinating undercurrents and rip-tides of a small-town community.

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‘Wonder’

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Palacio tugs on the heartstrings as Auggie encounters ignorance, intolerance and bullying and moments of joy, humour and enlightenment. It’s an enjoyable book to read with older children and one that raises issues and teaches empathy and compassion. We should all see the world from Auggie’s point of view.

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‘The Girlfriend’

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A thrilling debut novel about a mother, a son, his girlfriend and the consequences of a lie told in desperation.

Laura has a wonderful home, long marriage, successful career and a grown son Daniel, smart, kind and handsome. He meets Cherry, a determined girl of dubious past and gleaming future.

Like a magpie, she sees Laura’s shiny life and wants everything in it. The dynamics of the females in this relationship are twisted, a kind of domestic darkness played out on a believable backdrop of upper class Kensington and council house Croydon. A chilling account that will make you value your relationships with your in-laws, the fast pace and compelling drama will keep you reading until the wee hours.

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I’d recommend reading this before seeing the blockbuster movie starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson.

The story is told from the perspective of Auggie Pullman, a boy born with a facial disfigurement who attends school for the first time. “I won’t describe what I look like, whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.”

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Bafta and Olivier award winning actress Sheridan Smith now has a record deal.

The star of stage and screen signed the recording contract with East West Records, which is owned by Warner Music and is home to such names as Jools Holland, Robert Plant and Bette Midler.

"It has been an ambition since a child to record my own album so I'm incredibly excited to be recording some of my favourite songs," she said in a statement.

Sheridan comes from a musical family.

Her great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Doubleday, a respected banjo player in Yorkshire later played as a trio with his daughters. Performing since she was a child Sheridan sang alongside her parents Colin and Marilyn, who performed as country music duo The Daltons. They toured the working men's clubs near their home in north Lincolnshire. Her father died in 2016, aged 80, having lost his battle against cancer.

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at drama school, between 1995 and 2001 Sheridan was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, performing lead roles in productions including Into the Woods and Pendragon. She made her West End debut in a National Youth Music Theatre production of Bugsy Malone and has performed in musicals Little Shop of Horrors and Funny Girl. She won two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actress in a Musical as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde in 2011 and Best Performance in a Supporting Role as Doris in a revival of the play Flare Path in 2012. Recently she has been nominated for the Best Actress in a Musical award for her work in Funny Girl.

Her first taste of fame came in 1999 when she played Emma, Ralph Little's girlfriend, in hit TV comedy The Royle Family alongside Ricky Tomlinson and the late Caroline Aherne. Two years later she could be found playing Janet in the long-running series Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps until her departure from the show in 2009.

There have been many other projects from an episode of ITV's The Royal to The Lenny Henry Show. She featured as Rudi in the second and third series of the BBC Three sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Sheridan guest starred in the Christmas 2008 episode of Lark Rise to Candleford. Her appearance in The Moorside, which chronicled the notorious kidnapping of nine­ year-old Shannon Matthews in 2008 saw Sheridan pile on the pounds for her role as Julie.

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Then she had to lose it for future roles.

In 2014, she appeared in the ITV crime drama The Widower as first wife of serial killer Malcolm Webster. She featured in the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? and played Cilia Black in the three-part ITV drama series Cilia.

In 2017, it was announced that she would star in the television adaptation of children's bestseller book written

by David Walliams, Ratburger, as the Evil Step-mum Sheila. It must have been going well because David invited her to his 46th birthday party in September 2017 when dating American model Graham Nation.

Aged four Sheridan learned to dance and was singing by the time she was seven years old. Her brother Damien is lead singer of the band, The Torn. Sheridan's oldest brother Julian tragically died from cancer in 1990 aged 18.

Sheridan appears in the 2018 feature film The More You Ignore Me based on the novel written by Jo Brand in which she stars as main character Gina.

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Bikes of all different shapes and sizes once again descended on Calne at the end of last month as what is billed annually as Europe’s biggest free motorbike meet.

This year saw around 4000 bikes from vintage, custom, trials, super bike, mopeds, scooters all parked up - so many that for the first time, The Green in the town was used as a parking lot!

The event is well supported by local bike clubs which in turn raises money for three charities, the Royal British Legion; A Place 4 Us - a disability youth group based in Calne and The Freewheelers - bikers who take blood supplies to hospitals.

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MOVIOLA Grittleton Village Hall Wednesday September 26th The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society [12A] The story begins in 1946 London, where we meet Juliet Ashton (Lily James), who is looking for something serious about which to write.

Flashback sequences reveal that Juliet is working at resolving some of her own past issues. An unexpected letter; a curiously named book club; a remote location and a pig farmer are the triggers that entice her to set sail for Guernsey, leaving behind a book signing tour and an American fiancé (Glen Powell), who has swept her off her feet. Also starring Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay and Matthew Goode.

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PURTON SCARECROW TRAIL Purton will be holding its’ biennial Scarecrow Trail on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th September.

The theme this year is Kings, Queens, Princes & Princesses and we have about 60 scarecrows on display. The trail will be around Purton Village with a smaller section for children. The cost of the trail sheet is £3 with the children’s priced at £1.

Sheets are available beforehand from 1st September at Purton Organic Farm Shop, Hiscock’s Butchers, and Val’s Hairdressers.

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a global organisation which works through grassroots - and one of those is in the Devizes constituency.

CCL wants to bring about a climate change-busting law carbon fee and dividend. It works by charging fossil fuel companies a fee for the pollution caused by oil, coal and gas and giving the money back to UK citizens.

Every adult in the UK would get a payout while children would get half.

So - unlike duty at the petrol pump - the average UK resident would not be punished in their purse while the cost of greenhouse gas-causing fossil fuels increase. But it would make clean energy alternatives - such as electric cars - much cheaper

by comparison, and therefore more attractive.

The Devizes constituency group follows the global CCL method - raising awareness and support by writing to and meeting their MP, taking stalls at events, meeting different organisations and companies, and writing press and magazine articles and letters.

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The first Town Centre community Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has now been fitted.

The AED is located in a unit on the side of the Town Hall in Borough Parade.

It will be kept in a durable locked cabinet accessed by calling 999 and quoting a unique location code displayed on the cabinet.

Cllr Teresa Hutton, Chair of the Amenities, Culture and Leisure Committee said; “This Defibrillator is vital to the Town Centre and offers a lifesaving facility. In an emergency situation call 999 and quote the location code which is shown on the front of the casing and it will be unlocked immediately.”

Although the Town Council has a number of Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) in various locations such as the Town Hall, John Coles Park and London Road Cemetery, they are not accessible 24 hours a day when facilities are closed. We will also be fitting accessible AED’s at Stanley Park and John Coles Park.

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Baby Loss

MALMESBURY JOINS IN NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF

On Saturday the 8th September 2018 at 3.30pm, Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire will hold the ninth in a set of national remembrance services for people who have experienced baby loss, whether during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy. Nearly 20 services will be held around the UK, allowing bereaved parents, families and friends to join together in acknowledging and remembering babies that have gone too soon.

The services are organised by The Mariposa Trust, which held its first service in 2012, and celebrated its 100th service at the end of 2017 in Westminster, London. The charity now provides support that reaches over 50,000 people each week through it’s 6 divisions offering support through baby loss, pregnancy after baby loss, fertility, adoption and more.

The charity was founded by Zoe and Andy Clark-Coates, who sadly suffered the loss of 5 babies. They saw that there was an extreme lack of support available to parents like them, and so decided to start the ‘Saying Goodbye’ services.

Now 5 years on, the charity holds Cathedral services in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, France and the US, and is looking to expand these further in 2018 and beyond.

Sadly baby loss affects around 1 in 4 pregnancies each year in the UK, with nearly 700 babies lost each day. When parents go through the devastating loss of a baby, whether during pregnancy,

at birth or in infancy, they often feel isolated and unable to process the overwhelming grief and trauma that miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal and early years loss brings. The services allow people to stand with others who have experienced the similar trauma of baby loss, and collectively acknowledge and remember each life lost.

The services are open to people of faith or no faith, whether people have lost recently or decades ago, and welcome not only parents, but also the extended family and friends. The services are uplifting and moving events filled with music, poems, acts of remembrance and more, and have been attended by countless thousands of people, who have found healing and solace by attending.

love were allowed, shared and understood.”

Zoe Clark-Coates commented “We invite anyone who has gone through or been affected by baby loss, to join us for this special event. Come and join with others who have been through a similar expereince, in remembering all those who have gone too soon, because every baby matters!”

One of the many attendees said this about her experience of attending a service: “The Saying Goodbye service gave me the time and space to formally recognise all of my babies and the experience of being with people who just knew how it felt was a real strength.

The loss of a baby by miscarriage is never formally recognised by ceremony - no funeral service is held, no date is noted, no names are recorded. As I stood with other parents and proudly rang the bell for my 14 babies, I felt unbearable sadness but also a great privilege in being able to properly celebrate their existence. For the first time ever I felt my tears of grief, loss and

More information on the charity can be found at www. mariposatrust.org and via www.sayinggoodbye.org. The charity has multiple social media pages, and can be followed on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ sayinggoodbyeuk and on Twitter @SayingGoodbyeUK. The charity can be contacted by email at office@sayinggoodbye.org

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John Cabot dropped anchor here in 1497 and later fishermen came by the boatload. They painted their houses in bright shades of lime green red, yellow and aquamarine, with paint left after painting their fishing boats.

Its all about the fishing here in the cute little fishing villages, along with the fresh air and stunning scenery.

I was so lucky to experience this magical place recently. With a direct flight from London Heathrow of just over 5 hours, you could be having dinner in St John’s after enjoying a cool Iceberg Beer in O’Rielly’s Pub whilst tapping your foot to the local gents playing their fiddles, flutes and bodhran – it’s all about the music!

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We then travelled north to Trinity (approx. 3.5 hours on excellent roads) where we were taken out into the bay in a zodiac in search of

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whales – no disappointment there!

They all came out to play, all 20 plus of them, along with the puffins, eagles, gannets, guillemots, kittiwakes and shearwaters – breathtaking, all 5 hours !

We then travelled further north to Port Rexton to stay overnight at the amazing Fishers Loft. Our tour finished in Bonavista where we glimpsed an iceberg – now all my boxes had been ticked!

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As summer meets autumn, the wildlife around us begins to change: nature is ready to put on a show.

Leaves switch from green to amber, copper and bronze. Hedgerows are studded with colourful fruit: shiny black elderberries in drooping bunches, scarlet hips and haws, and glossy dark blue sloes. Trees are laden with nuts and seeds in a variety of shapes, from chestnuts in prickly cases to sycamore seeds with their helicopter wings. For these plants, it’s time to sow the next generation. For hungry birds and animals, it’s time to feast.

Some of our mammals hibernate and will be gorging themselves on fruit and seeds. Even those that don’t spend the winter snoozing need to build up enough fat to see them through until spring. Bank voles and wood mice will munch through as many hazelnuts and blackberries as they can get their paws on. Badgers will snuffle their way along the hedge, snacking on this seasonal banquet, as they too need to put on plenty of weight. Insects also need the sugars from ripe fruit, and you may see wasps, butterflies and other minibeasts gathering wherever there’s enough sweetness.

Some animals and birds plan ahead for the colder months. Jays, colourful but shy woodland birds, can be seen flying back and forth carrying acorns, which they’ll hide in holes in trees or bury in the ground. Coal tits will gather smaller seeds and store them in a variety of places. Squirrels also bury nuts, and those they forget will have the chance to sprout into the next generation of plants and trees.

Birds also help plants spread when they eat berries: tiny seeds pass through their bodies and come out in their droppings.

The juicy red berries decorating many shrubs and hedges now will be a lifeline for peckish birds in chilly weather. Mistle thrushes pick a suitable tree, perhaps a holly festooned with red berries, and defend it from any other feathered visitors. These might include raiding parties of thrushes, or in certain winters when food in their native

countries becomes scarce, exotic looking waxwings. The seed-eaters like chaffinches will also flock together: there’s safety in numbers and more pairs of eyes makes it easier to spot an opportunity to feed.

When nature’s harvest festival comes to an end and the frosts arrive, times get tougher for wildlife. By making sure there are plenty of trees and hedges bearing fruit and seeds, gardeners, farmers and landowners can make a real difference for nature.

Do you have space in your own patch for a crab-apple, hawthorn, holly, or rowan for a future autumn harvest?

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GARDEN Themes HAVE A GO! Planting up your spring flowering bulbs is a lovely way to potter in the garden in the late summer sunshine.

Pop in some daffodils, crocus and hyacinth by the end of the month in a place with good drainage and sun cover. Aim to plant in groups of at least six as the display will be so much more effective. Typically up to 50 bulbs will make an impressive show.

Place the bulbs into the soil with their shoot facing upwards and space at least twice the bulb’s width apart.

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SUBARU iMPREZA AUTO BIOGRAPHY

The fifth incarnation of the Subaru Impreza brings four-wheel-drive grip within reach of buyers who don’t fancy an SUV.

It is an Astra-sized hatchback with a symmetrical all-wheel-drive (AWD) system coupled to 1.6 and 2.0-litre petrol Boxer units. I drove the higher powered 2.0-litre.

What’s intriguing about the new Impreza is that it is the first motor to be launched in Britain on Subaru’s fresh Global Platform – the pillar of all its future models.

There is nothing stirring about the latest Impreza's silhouette, but the interior is better than the former model’s. The quality of plastics and finishes have been enhanced, while the cabin is wider and offers more rear legroom. Maximum cargo

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capacity has also been boosted by 10 litres.

respectable, even if the levels of tyre rumble are a touch too much.

The cabin houses lots of kit, too, with safety being the new Impreza’s selling point. The car is fitted with EyeSight technology – a camera-based system that scans the way ahead for other road-users. It is more accurate than conventional camera and sensor arrangements, continually producing 3D images and identifying specific objects – rather than just reacting to unknown obstacles.

Handling-wise, the Impreza corners with hardly any body lean.

The steering is well-weighted, and the grip is incredible, due to the allwheel-drive system.

Behind the wheel, the 2.0-litre powerplant isn’t mind-blowingly quick. The car pulls away briskly, but anything after this feels a tad lifeless, so you must plan your overtakes in advance. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) imitates an orthodox auto’s ratios. It works okay, but it does whine offensively. There’s no manual gearbox, as the intricate EyeSight gadgetry only functions with the CVT. So, when all's said and done, you need to work the engine like a dog to make real headway. Relax to a cruise, however, and the refinement is

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Alas, you will fork out for the Impreza’s traction talents when you fill the car with petrol. The 2.0-litre variant only returns 42.8mpg, meaning the Subaru is eclipsed on the efficiency front by many SUVs. But Subaru is happy with how safe its cars are. It is proud of its durability.

It is proud of its slightly unexciting worthiness. And that's cool, for keeping a core brand of loyal buyers content, but it will do nothing to lure new customers from competing manufacturers.

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We would now like to share our tree with you and plan to take it to Phelps Parade on Saturday 29th September from 10-12 noon.

Come and admire the handiwork that has gone into creating it, reflect a while in the midst of our bustling town and, if you wish, write a prayer and add it to the tree.

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In the event of very wet and windy weather which would damage the tree, St Mary’s Church will be open instead.

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Nick Fog

Nick Fogg is a man of many talents: teacher, founder of Marlborough’s jazz and literature festivals, Shakespearean scholar, author, participant in the Middle East peace process… the list goes on. At 75, he is showing no signs of slowing down.

Still a serving councillor on Marlborough Town Council and Wiltshire Council, he is working on several new books and is in the process of setting up a poetry festival for Marlborough.

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These are not the only famous names Nick has encountered: along the way, he has known the likes of war poet and novelist Robert Graves, actors Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens and poet laureate Sir John Betjeman.

So how does a humble school teacher end up getting so involved in the community?

My remaining ambition is to look for a new challenge, but also to fulfil my old challenges because you never fulfil what you’re doing properly.

“I mean, the Middle East peace talks were really frustrating. We got a hell of a long way along the track but look at it – it’s still a bloody disaster. But if we hadn’t done what we did, I suppose things would have been worse.

In what is hoped will be the inaugural event, actress Dame Sian Phillips will read works by war poet Wilfred Owen at Marlborough Town Hall on November 4. It will mark 100 years to the day since Owen died - exactly one week before the end of the First World War. Nick believes the date of the reading (Dame Sian couldn’t make the centenary on November 11) is ‘providence’.

And providence has certainly dealt Nick, who has twice been mayor of Marlborough, a lucky hand.

He moved to Marlborough in 1978, with his schoolteacher wife Edwina, to teach RE at Marlborough College, where he remained until 1992. Between them, the couple have raised eight children. He hails from Stratford, which is where his love of Shakespeare, about whom he has written respected books, began. His mother ran a theatrical club and worked at the RST.

When I was growing up in Stratford, the actors were all around you, so you rubbed shoulders – you’d see Vivien Leigh walking down the street and Paul Robeson sitting in a local restaurant.

He is still involved in international affairs in his role as consultant to the InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government which looks at issues such as world medicine and water supplies.

When asked to name his greatest achievement, his answer comes as a surprise.

“I’ve always believed one has to make one’s contribution but more than that, one enjoys being involved in the community. Not just politically but socially – one likes to meet people and do something for them.”

His passion for involvement led to his founding the Marlborough International Jazz Festival, which earnt him an MBE for services to jazz, and the Marlborough Literature Festival.

So does a man who has achieved so much, such as being involved in the report on the Dividends

Getting to the semi-finals of University Challenge, back in the 1960s when it was Bamber Gascoigne. It was when I was at Nottingham. I got fan mail, I was a good-looking boy in those days - I got proposals of marriage!

The other thing was directing the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. That was pretty fantastic.

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