The West Wilts Magazine - June 2016

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FATHER'S DAY GREAT IDEAS TO TREAT YOUR DAD

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Front Cover: Monty Don, Gardeners’ World Live

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f you are anything like me you’ve been spending lots of time out in the garden over the last few weeks, enjoying the new gardening year. If so, you will no doubt be as excited as I am about this month’s main feature, an interview with Monty Don (p47). He appears as part of a special on this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live show, discussing the show, his favourite jobs in the garden and Longmeadow. We also have 5 pairs of tickets to giveaway, make sure you get your entries in soon!

Another hugely popular event is Yeovilton International Air Day - we are also lucky enough to have 3 pairs of tickets to give away to this great event.

See p40 to read about highlights of this year’s show and the competition entry details.

As well as these national events, there are plenty more local festivals and events to attend over the coming weeks, including outdoor theatre, artist studios, town fayres and much more - be sure to read our listings and local news in full to find out more. As well as that we’ve ideas for treating your dad this Father’s Day, we visit interior specialists Dible & Roy and lots more besides. Enjoy.

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LOCAL LISTINGS What’s on in June

LOCAL NEWS Round up of news & events FOOD & DRINK Eat The Seasons Potato Recipes Meet the Chef at Vaughan’s Kitchen Food News HOMES & GARDENS Dible & Roy Active Plumbing Supplies Choosing the right cooker

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FEATURES Father’s Day Gift Ideas Monty Don Interview

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HEALTH, WELLBEING & LEISURE Ann Mason Care The StoneHouse Clinic

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BATH RUGBY Mike Ford leaves Bath Rugby

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COMPETITIONS & PUZZLES Win tickets to Yeovilton Air Day Win tickets to Gardeners’ World Live Quiz, wordsearch & sudoku

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COMMENT The Last Word

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MELKSHAM ASSEMBLY HALL

BATH CHORAL SOCIETY 25 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £22 Leading local choir present an evening of choral delights.

Market Place, Melksham, SN12 6ES Box Office: 01225 709887 www.melkshamassemblyhall.com For full listings go to the website.

ONLY FOOLS & THREE COURSES 10 June, 7pm Tickets: £32.50 Marlene and Boysie are hosting a gala dinner. You are invited to come along and let them, Del boy, Rodney, Uncle Albert, and Raquel entertain you in true Peckham style, and enjoy a three course meal served to your table while you laugh the evening away.

JETHRO: 40 YEARS THE JOKER 24 June, 6.30pm Tickets: £20 A memorable evening of hysterical nonsense, as we take a peek into the circus lurking deep within the mind of, probably the greatest, comic storyteller ever to grace the stage.

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IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA FROM GLYNDEBOURNE 2016 26 June, 6.30pm Tickets: £15 Mischief and mayhem run riot in Rossini’s most popular comedy.

POUND ARTS CENTRE Mauricio Velasierra Quintet, Wiltshire Music Centre

MAURICIO VELASIERRA QUINTET 11 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £16 Truly original music from pioneering player of traditional Andean flutes.

BATH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 12 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £14 A dramatic evening of popular orchestral masterpieces.

WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE

Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ Box Office: 01225 860100 www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk For full listings go to the website.

EMMA - A BRADFORDIANS PRODUCTION 15, 16, 17 & 18 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs: £10) The Bradfordians present a new stage version of this Jane Austen favourite.

PHRONESIS 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £16 Award winning Anglo-Danish band burst into life.

GBH BIG BAND 19 June, 3pm Tickets: £15 The GBH Big band presents a Latin American carnival.

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Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX Box Office: 01249 701628 www.poundarts.org.uk For full listings go to the website.

NICHOLAS PARSONS - A LAUGH A MINUTE 4 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 With his highly acclaimed one-man show, Parsons takes his audience on a journey through the memorabilia of his long and eventful life.

BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM 10 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £11 (Concs: £10) Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry at the service of this teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazingly inventive play.

ALL ABOUT THE PIANO 11 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £10 (Concs: £9) The Pound’s composer-in-residence,

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Saturday 9 July Time: Summer Fayre 10am – 4pm, Evening Concert 6 – 11pm Location: Westbury Town Centre & Market Place • Fairground Rides • Inflatable Laser Game • Balloon Artist • Skittle Alley • Spaceball • Live Music & Dance • Dinotopia • Hog Roast • Street Food • Real Ale & Cider Evening Concert from 6.30pm. Compere Jon Monie.

Live music including Cley Hill Stompers & Complete Madness An ideal day out for the family, the fun starts at 10am, we look forward to seeing you there! tel 01373 822232 | westburytowncouncil.gov.uk

| events Nicholas Peters teams up with leading Tickets: £15 (Concs: £9.50) south-west based contemporary A magical and enchanting comedy, pianist Alex Wilson.

The Tempest is Shakespeare’s play best suited to the great British summer GIANT weather.

17 June, 8pm Tickets: £11 (Concs: £10) THE ATHENAEUM CENTRE Giant invites Tommy (and his 18-20 High St, Warminster, BA12 9AE audience) to consider what it means Box Office: 01985 213891 to come face-to-face with the thing www.theath.org.uk living in the attic.

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GRAFFITI CLASSICS EVEREST (Cert 12A) 18 June, 7.30pm 15 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £14 (Concs: £13) Tickets: £5.50 Sixteen strings, eight dancing feet and four voices with one aim: to make Based on the true story of climbers from two rival commercial expeditions classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating for everyone, in 1996 as they start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest. young and old.

MERLIN THEATRE

Bath Rd, Frome BA11 2HG Box Office: 01373 465949 www.merlintheatre.co.uk For full listings go to the website.

MONSTERSAURUS! 5 June, 3pm Tickets: £7.50 (Concs: £5.50) This brand new show from the creators of Aliens Love Underpants is monster-ously good! Follow the young inventor Monty as he creates a whole world of whacky inventions and incredible monsters.

NTL LIVE SCREENING: THE AUDIENCE 9 June, 7pm Tickets: £16 (Concs: £10.50) For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her 12 Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting.

BOOKENDS: SIMON & GARFUNKEL: THROUGH THE YEARS 17 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concs: £10) Come along and relive the music of Simon & Garfunkel in what the BBC described as ‘a must see’ show.

LACOCK ABBEY

Normal admission applies unless otherwise stated ICELAND, AN UNEASY CALM Until 10 July, 10.30am – 5.30pm FREE A series of photographs taken of Iceland over the last eight years by Tim Rudman widely acknowledged as one of the very finest landscape photographers working today.

WEIRD WORLD Until 5 June, 10.30am – 5.30pm FREE Science can do strange things to everyday objects. Come and find out more on this fascinating hands-on, self-led family trail around the grounds of the home of photographic pioneer and scientist, Fox Talbot.

CHEESE & GRAIN

5 The Bridge, Frome BA11 1AR Box Office: 01373 455420 www.cheeseandgrain.com For full listings go to the website.

CELEBRATE SOUTH AFRICAN COMEDY 11 June, 8pm Tickets: £15 Hosted by Brendon Berg and featuring Tony Stewart.

VINTAGE FASHION SHOW 18 June, 7pm Tickets: £5 Vintage fashions from local shops and stalls.

BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST 25 June, 8pm Tickets: £21.50 John Lees was a founder member of Barclay James Harvest, the melodic rock band with classical leanings which emerged in the late 1960s.

LOVE REVISITED 30 June, 8pm Tickets: £17.50 Love Revisited are celebrating the music of Love and marking Arthur Everest (12A), Merlin Theatre

HAMLET RSC 10 June, 7pm Tickets: £16 (Concs: £10.50) Simon Godwin (The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 2014) directs Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet.

THE TEMPEST 24 June, 7pm

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| events Lee’s passing by reuniting for a 10 year anniversary UK tour.

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WESTWOOD SCARECROW TRAIL Find the scarecrows scattered around Westwood, near Bradford on Avon Lamb Inn, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge 28 May – 5 June Doors open: 7.30pm Trail map: £3 The theme for this year is ‘Children’s OPEN MIC NIGHT Books Old & New’. If you can correctly 3 & 17 June, 8pm name all of the scarecrows, you’re FREE in with a chance of winning a prize.

Organised by and in aid of Westwood THE THREE Nursery & Friends of Westwood School.

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VILLAGE PUMP FRIDAY FOLK

Frome Rd, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1LA Tel: 01225 865876 All gigs are FREE and start at 9pm

TRIPLE JD 11 June IAN LUTHER 12 June HELL DEATH FURY 17 June HONEY 18 June

DEVIZES ARTS FESTIVAL 2 – 19th June Tickets: various 32 events in all including music, dance, comedy, talks and a free Fringe. Personalities include Cara Dillon, Professor Robert Winston, Lucy Worsley, Carol Ann Duffy, TransSiberian Band, The Blues Band, Mapdance and Blunderbus Theatre for Children. Visit devizesfestival.co.uk.

Cara Dillon, Devizes Arts Festival

BOB BOWLES 19 June

BRADFORD-ON-AVON FOLK CLUB at THE SWAN Website: www.boafolkclub.org.uk Email: phil@deverall.on4free.co.uk Call Phil Deverall on 01380 870734 SINGAROUND 7 & 21 June and 5 July FREE, 8pm OUT ON BAIL 14 June, 8pm FREE Phil & Jane with traditional folk.

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BRADFORD ON AVON SECRET GARDENS 26 June, 2-6pm Tickets: £6 A charity event in aid of Bradford on Avon Museum, Dorothy House and Save The Children For further information visit secretgardensboa.wix.com/bona SEASONAL COOKING WITH RIVERFORD SUMMER VEG 28 June, 6.30pm - 9pm Cost: £55.00 Demuths Cookery School, 6 Terrace Walk, Bath BA1 1LN Be inspired to make the most of your vegbox at this creative and friendly evening workshop featuring seasonal summer veg from Riverford Farm. For more info go to demuths.co.uk

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STRAIGHT SHOOTER 24 June JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH 26 June

MUSIC CRUISE ABOARD “KENAVON VENTURE” WITH SID BLOOMFIELD 26 June, 6.45pm Leaving from Devizes Wharf, SN10 1EB, cruising the K&A canal to Horton (and back!) returning approx. 10pm.

Tickets: £15 which includes a Fish & Chip supper for more information visit www.kennetandavonbrewery.co.uk

CORSHAM WALKING FESTIVAL 17 – 19 June There will be 17 varied walks on offer, to suit everyone, with optional evening entertainment on Saturday.

Booking is essential for all walks and for more information about the walks, Corsham and the surrounding area visit corshamwalkingfestival.org.uk GLOUCESTER ROAD ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION Open day, BBQ and Cream Teas 18 June, 12noon – 3pm An ideal afternoon out with the family fund raising for Freewheelers Blood Bikes.

BRADFORD ON AVON 3rd Thursday of the month in Westbury Gardens CORSHAM Every Tuesday, 9am – 1pm DEVIZES 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month, 9am – 1pm TROWBRIDGE 2nd & 4th Friday of each month, 9am – 1pm WARMINSTER 1st & 3rd Friday of each month, 9am – 1pm

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All the latest news and events from West Wiltshire and beyond!

ROSSINI’S THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

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London based Garden Opera Company are returning to Bath to stage a very special open air performance of Rossini’s masterpiece, The Barber Of Seville. The event, organised Bath homeless charity Julian House, will take place on Thursday 7 July at Prior Park College, Bath.

The Barber of Seville is Rossini’s best known work, and rightly so. The well-known hummable tunes along with the humorous plot have made this the most frequently performed opera of all time. Upbeat, optimistic, and full of wit, you will be carried along by a whirlwind of crazy disguises, twists and turns and unlikely interventions. Set within a travelling circus, the many famous melodies will be sung in English by some of the profession’s finest singers who are accompanied by an acclaimed ensemble of chamber musicians.

This unique open air performance, against the stunning backdrop of the city of Bath, promises to be a highlight of the summer’s events calendar. Picnic in the picturesque college grounds (gates open 5.30pm) prior to the performance which starts at 7pm. Tickets cost £38 per person (£20 per child under 16 years old) In case of wet

weather the performance will be moved to the Assembly Rooms, Bath. You will be given 48 hours notice in this instance.

To buy tickets for this event go to the Bath Box Office website, call 01225 463362 or email cathya@julianhouse.org.uk • bathboxoffice.org.uk/barber Enjoy a picnic and outdoor theatre at Prior Park College, in aid of Julian House

SUMMER FOOD FESTIVAL AT NESTON FARM SHOP

There is an action packed summer of events to look forward to at both Hartley & Neston Farm Shops.

One date to stick in the diary now is Neston’s Summer Food Festival on Saturday 17 July from 10am. Head over to the shop, in Atworth, and enjoy food demos and tastings, live music and plenty for the little ones to do too.

As well as the Summer Food Festival you can also join in the

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Foraging Walk with Christopher Robbins on 9 June (£7.50pp for a 2hour walk), or perhaps you’d prefer to take part in The Queen’s Tea? It’s happening at both Neston and Hartley Farm Shop on Sunday 12 June. and costs £14.50pp or £17.50 with fizz! For details on these and all the other events, including how to book, just head to the website.

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OPEN EVENING AT ST AUGUSTINE’S St Augustine’s Catholic College, Trowbridge has been educating young people since 1967 and has established a tradition of high academic standards and bespoke pastoral care. It is a vibrant and inclusive school that encourages, stimulates and inspires its students.

The school is proud of its academic excellence and students enjoy a dynamic and modern curriculum

St Augustine’s Open Evening is on 28 June

that is delivered by outstanding professionals who consider teaching to be their vocation. Exam results at GCSE and A level are outstanding and St Augustine’s is one of the top non-selective performing schools in the country. They provide a framework that supports the growth and development of its pupils, preparing students to lead fulfilling and purposeful lives where they can contribute positively to society, with students going on to their first choice universities, higher level apprenticeships and careers of choice.

Headmaster Joe Alsop says, “St Augustine’s is a happy school where children achieve, have self-discipline, a feeling of self-worth and confidence.

Our website and prospectus can only convey a small insight into our wonderful school and so I would like to invite you to our Open Evening on Tuesday 28 June, 2016 at 6pm.

• st-augustines.wilts.sch.uk

CORSHAM SUMMER FETE - 11 JUNE To mark the Queen’s official 90th birthday celebrations, this year’s Summer Fete will take place on Saturday 11 June, from 12-4pm, at Springfield Rec. There will be all the usual fun and games, including fairground rides, Little Zoo, music and entertainment, a fun charity dog show, donkeys, birds of prey,

BATH MOONLIGHT WALK 2016 The ‘Bath Moonlight Walk’ is Dorothy House’s much-loved 8km sponsored ‘Bath Midnight Walk’ with a name and time change but the same great party atmosphere!

This year the fully marshalled sponsored walk begins at the new time of 10pm on Saturday 10 September 2016. It’ll be the same great party...but earlier to bed! The circular route through Bath for women aged 14 and over will start and finish at SouthGate Bath.

Help Dorothy House celebrate their 40th birthday and make history, by setting a new Guinness World Record, ensuring they can provide another 40 years of care, when it matters most. The early Bird entry fee is just £12 until Thursday 30 June, entries after this date are £17.

For further information and to sign up please visit the website or email emily.knight@dorothyhousehospice.org.uk • bathmoonlightwalk.org.uk

Disney Princesses, food & drink, stalls and lots more, including a Best Crown Competition – for all ages!

Parking in the town centre is free all day, so why not visit the town’s historic High Street and make a day of it? Find out more on the website.

• corsham.gov.uk Corsham Summer Fete is being held on 11 June

WESSEX MIDSUMMER VINTAGE SHOW

This year’s show takes place on the weekend of 18 & 19 June just outside of Semington village, on the A361 Trowbridge to Devizes Road.

The rally will be open between 10.30am and 5pm each day and there will be demonstrations of traditional crafts, mini quad bikes, a fun fair and bouncy castle, ice cream, refreshments, food and a licensed bar.

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Frome Artists Open Studios 2016

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rom 2 – 10 July, find time to visit the Frome Open Studios, open 11am-5pm each day during Frome Festival. Their excellent brochure, with full details of studio locations, is already available in and around Somerset.

This year the studios are featuring specially created artworks for Black Swan Arts Secret Swan Event in some of the venues. The whole experience kicks off with a fabulous Launch evening in Divas Café, Black Swan Arts on 24 June, 6pm-8pm, and open until 18 August it features an exhibition showcasing those taking part.

photography, jewellery, ceramics, textiles and painting of all genres to relish. This creative town never fails to offer an inspiring choice with the added bonus of meeting the fascinating artists following their journey through art. Some artists won’t have card facilities so have

some cash safely stowed for that special buy and remember to ask about commissions. The brochure is also available online and you can follow their progress on Twitter and Facebook or visit the website.

• fromeopenstudios.co.uk

Suzanne Woodward

There are new, interesting artists and venues to enjoy in Innox Hill & Rodden alongside regulars like Whatley, Nunney Road, Keyford and Welshmill. Find woodcuts,

Every dog has his day at Bowood

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owood Dog Show takes place over the weekend of 18 and 19 June. This new two day event, organised by Living Heritage with the support of Lord Lansdowne, retains some old favourites and hosts lots of new features and attractions.

At the centre of the show are the two main arenas, the Show arena and the Activity arena. The Show Arena hosts a top line up of performers that

include dog display teams, sheepdog, gundog and falconry displays, whilst The Activity Arena is where it all happens. It’s where you can take part in as well, from serious competition, or just for fun. One of the old stalwarts of the event is the Companion Dog Show, it is again organised by Wiltshire Sight with entry proceeds going to the charity. Full entry details on wiltshresight.org.

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A new section of the show is the working dogs featuring dogs straight from the countryside, with competitions, demonstrations and vulnerable breed displays. Learn how to train a gundog, see them in action in the working test or even enter yourself. There’s also a chainsaw carving competition where all the main show piece sculptures will be dogs, providing a lively display of skills. See who carves your favourite breed and maybe make a bid in the following auction. Moving around the show there’s lots of other attractions including craft marquee, food hall, ferrets, hamsters and puppet shows All in all, Bowood Dog Show offers a superb family day out for dog lovers.

Tickets cost £10 cover adults, £9 for over 65’s £9 and £4 for children.

• livingheritageevents.co.uk

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The American Museum in Britain

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he American Museum in Britain, based at Claverton Manor near Bath is the perfect venue for a great day out for all ages. Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, its grounds and parklands are wonderful to explore. Inside the manor house there is a superb collection of paintings, furniture and quilts set out in a series of period rooms.The grounds and café are now open at

the earlier time of 10.30am, so visitors can explore the gardens and enjoy the café terrace which offers stunning views over the Limpley Stoke valley. There are also three shops selling a delightful range of jewellery, books, postcards, Shaker boxes, quilts, plants and the famous Tussie Mussie – a traditional posy of flowers and herbs.

There are also two exhibitions on offer to visitors: • An American Toy Story which features a wonderful collection of toys and collectables from films

spanning the 1930s to the present day.

• Jeremiah! Inspired Interiors – the first European show of sumptuous room portraits from American artist Jeremiah Goodman whose iconic paintings are stunning.

As well as all of that, the museum also runs a variety of music events, workshops, talks, children’s activities and classes. The museum is open Tuesday – Sunday 12 noon – 5pm (café and gardens open from 10.30am). Closed Mondays except during August and Bank Holidays.

Entry costs £11 for adults, £9.50 for over 60s and students and £6.50 for children. A family ticket, which admits two adults and up to five children is £28.50.

• americanmuseum.org

Enjoy outdoor theatre this summer

Chapterhouse Theatre Company meanwhile return to Lacock Abbey with their performance of Jane Austen’s classic novel Sense and Sensibility on 10 June. The

performance starts at 7pm but gates open at 6pm, so bring a rug and a picnic and make yourself comfortable! Tickets are £15 adults, £8 children, £40 family (2 adults, 2

children). Booking is essential; call 0844 249 1895 or visit nationaltrust. org.uk/lacock

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ravelling players the HandleBards, bring their fast-paced, family-friendly, bike-powered performances of two of Shakespeare’s most well-known plays to the Courts Garden in Holt in the 400th anniversary year of the Bard’s death. On 7 June they are performing Richard III and on 8 June it is comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Performances start at 7pm but gates open at 6pm, so feel free to bring a picnic. Tickets are £15 adults, £12 children. Booking is essential; call 0844 249 1895 or visit nationaltrust.org.uk/the-courtsgarden.

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Century up for Holburne Museum

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aturday 4 June marks 100 years since Sir William Holburne’s collection moved to its current home at Sydney Gardens in Bath. To celebrate reaching this landmark the Holburne Museum is inviting everyone to head over and decorate a huge fake cake, make bunting and badges and to take part in a giant Century of Art game. As well as that there’ll be lots of other art-based activities, international accordion music from Coeur Vagabond and a barbecue. The event is free, but charges do apply for some activities.

The other big event to look forward to at the Holburne Museum this month is the launch of a brand new exhibition centred around the works of acclaimed artist George

Stubbs. Stubbs & The Wild (25 June – 2 October 2016) delves into the visionary eighteenth century world of George Stubbs through his realistic animal studies and sublime fantasy pieces. The exhibition presents the early encounters between polite Georgian society and the wild creatures and places depicted in Stubbs’ work. The uneasy relationship between the domestic and the exotic is explored through important paintings, prints and drawings by this extraordinary artist, curated by Amina Wright.

Lion On A Rock

Horse Frightened By A Lion

The museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm (Sundays and Bank Holidays 11am to 5pm), call 01225 388568 for details.

• holburne.org

Experience ila; luxury spa brand Enjoy a 30-minute ila facial

You can make your own cleansing bath salts

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la founder Denise Leicester is hosting a Wellbeing Day at Whatley Manor’s Aquarias Spa on Monday 27 June. Denise will share her expert knowledge of how to benefit from leading a more holistic lifestyle, starting with a mindful walk around the gardens before sharing techniques for creating a healthier, more balanced, lifestyle. She will also demonstrate how to make cleansing bath salts, and afterwards - using the finest ila-spa organic ingredients - you will make your own.

Before lunch Denise will invite you to participate in a gentle sound healing to uplift and revive you.

Following a vegetarian lunch, enjoy relaxing in Aquarias Spa and experience a 30-minute mini ila spa treatment choosing from either the

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Ananda Face Therapy, Kundalini Back Treatment or Ku Nye Body Treatment.

The day begins with arrival from 10am for a 10.30am start, finishing at approximately 5.30pm. The day costs £120 including a welcome reception.

At 12.30pm a vegetarian two-course lunch with a glass of wine will be served in Le Mazot brasserie; all food and refreshments served will follow a wholefood healthy theme. Full use of Aquarias Spa, a 30-minute ila treatment and an ila hand and arm massage is also included. Exclusive to this event is an ila-spa gift with any two purchases made on the day.

To find out more about ila visit ila-spa. com. To book call 01666 834 026 or email events@whatleymanor.com.

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Jordan & Whyte Gifts • Vintage • Art

Jordan & Whyte is now open in Bradford-on-Avon.

We sell an eclectic range of gifts, homeware, vintage décor and local artwork.

3A Market Street, Bradford on Avon BA15 1LH • 01225 863400 • Follow us on Facebook & Twitter

father’s day |

5 ideas for

Father's Day HERE ARE FIVE TOP IDEAS FOR GIFTS AND TREATS FOR YOUR DAD THIS FATHER’S DAY…

Woolley Grange are hosting a special lunch & boules championship

A WOOLLEY GRANGE LUNCH If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach then why not treat your dad to a slap up Sunday lunch at Woolley Grange?

You can relax with a paper, enjoy a delicious three course lunch and even play in The Woolley Family Boules Championship - every Dad wins a prize! The cost is £30 per head, and £10 per child (up to age of 10 years). Lunch is served from 12-2 pm and must be pre-booked, just call 01225 864705 to reserve a table. woolleygrangehotel.co.uk

now is a wide range of summer inspired items, including cards, candles, ceramics, kitchen and garden wares (including hip flasks and drinking glasses), as well as several items that might appeal to Dad on Father’s Day. Why not treat him to set of food-safe apothecary jars (perfect in the man-cave or for the burgeoning chef!)? Or perhaps he would prefer a piece of history from the vintage curiosities section? If your dad likes the finer things in life, consider a framed photographic original by ‘Retrography’ artist John Miles or a handsome decanter to house his finest scotch. Drop in and have a

browse at 3A Market Street, next to the Catholic Church.

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KARTING AT DRIVE-TECH LTD This outdoor driving activity centre based at Castle Combe Circuit offers exciting and fun driving experiences for everyone aged 10 and over at any time of the year. If your dad’s a petrol head he’d love a session of adult karting (suitable for anyone aged 15 and over) in one of DriveTech’s high speed karts as a Father’s Day gift. At top speeds racing feels as real as it gets and on the outdoor track drivers must adjust their

Jordan & Whyte have gifts for all occasions, including Father’s Day

A GIFT FROM JORDAN & WHYTE This wonderful new boutique in Bradford on Avon sells an eclectic range of gifts, homeware, vintage décor and local artwork. In stock THEWESTWILTSMAGAZINE

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ENJOY A LACOCK PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE

Karting is great fun whatever your age

driving skills to meet the conditions.

Challenge friends and family and hone your skills - this is a serious step up from indoor karting.

Another outdoor adventure, and another that’s ideal for a Father’s Day treat, is 4x4 off roading, which takes place on their purpose built course. The terrain is treacherous and the excitement is huge! To find out more see the website, or head along to Trip Advisor and search drivetechltd to see what their visitors are saying about them! drivetechltd.co.uk

A SHOT OF WILTSHIRE LIQUEUR The Wiltshire Liqueur Company has been providing their original liqueurs to some of the smartest country estates, stylish picnics and fun filled family gatherings since 1993. There are four delicious liqueurs to choose from; Sloe Gin, Damson Vodka, Wild Strawberry and Blood Orange, and all are available to buy online with a bespoke labelling service so that your name or personal message can be added with no set up fees, additional print fee or minimum order – a great Father’s Day gift!

With a collection of wonderful recipes on their website to inspire experimentation, no doubt you’ll be heading back for a top up before long! wiltshireliqueur.com

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beginners and for the more advanced photographer wanting to develop skills in a specific genre. All courses are run by tutors Does your dad have a camera? If so a photography workshop makes expert in their subject and are chosen for their ability to inspire! a great Father’s Day gift for any Lacock Photography’s courses man with a digital SLR or bridge provide a great opportunity to camera. Where better to learn build photography skills and to get than in Lacock, the ‘Birthplace of Photography’? Lacock Photography inspired – don’t miss out! lacockphotography.com runs workshops throughout the year designed to give students “Lacock Photography knowledge that enables them to get the best from their camera as runs workshops well as developing their creative throughout the year potential. The secret of taking a designed to give brilliant photo is being in control students knowledge of the camera and knowing how that enables them to compose that great shot. All to get the best from workshops are based in the their camera as well delightful setting of a purpose built studio and with a maximum as developing their of six students on any course creative potential.” learning is a relaxed and enjoyable experience.

You can buy a Workshops personalised bottle are available of Wiltshire Liqueur for absolute

Lacock Photography run courses for all skill levels

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EAT Enjoy breakfast lunch and dinners, craft beers, wines & much more at The Lock Inn CafĂŠ beside the Kennet & Avon Canal. www.thelockinn.co.uk 01225 868068

PEDAL OR PADDLE TT Cycles is a premier bike shop offering sales and servicing whilst Towpath Trail offers bike and canoe hire. www.ttcycles.co.uk 01225 867187

SLEEP Widbrook Barns offers self contained, comfortable B&B barns in private grounds plus Gypsy Caravan stays. www.widbrookbarns.co.uk 01225 865049

Quality food freshly prepared for you

The perfect setting for a relaxing lunch or evening meal, The Lamb on the Strand has beautiful gardens overlooking the rolling fields of West Wiltshire.

Set on the A361 between Devices & Trowbridge you are in for a real treat with fantastic food, fine wines, local ales, cocktails & our gourmet ‘Gin & Tonic’ menu.

Our 2 detached self-catering cottages are the perfect place when friends or family come to visit.

Check Availability & Book on our Website!

Our New Spring/Summer Menu is Now Available

Situated on the picturesque Kennet & Avon Canal The Barge Inn offers excellent food, great Wadworth beers, an extensive wine list and much more. It really is a pub for all seasons.

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL

Two Fish & Chips just £16.95!

NEW SUMMER MENU New seasonal menu and BBQs. Look on our Facebook page for BBQ times and upcoming events.

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eat the

seasons Keeping you in the know as to what is coming into season each month is NEIL MORTIMER from Lovejoys Wholesale...

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his is the last month of the English asparagus season so make the most of this wonderful vegetable. Also being sourced locally are the baby bunched carrots and the mixed colour heritage varieties, spring onions, spring cabbage, broad beans, fresh herbs and many more salad crops.

There are plenty of Jersey Royals and Cornish new potatoes available in the shops now, look out for them.

Fresh peas should be around very soon too. As the month progresses our suppliers will also be sending us baby salads, mixed lettuces and stunning heirloom tomatoes.

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I hope those of you who have tried a bit of home growing, or those more experienced with your own allotment, are now seeing the ‘fruits’ of your labours. If you have any room you can still grow beetroot, carrots, courgettes and peas and if you haven’t already sown your courgettes or marrows you can now sow directly into the ground.

Pumpkins and radish should go in now as well. If you have planted the following they should now be almost ready to harvest - red chard, lettuce, rocket and french beans.

Slugs are around now so gardeners beware! They have been in the news a lot lately. If you have a top

tip to keep them at bay then please email me at neil@lovejoyswholesale. com. The best tip will win a local veg box!

Neil @lovejoysuk Find out more at www.lovejoyswholesale.com

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Super SPuds New potatoes are one of the foodie treats of late spring. Enjoy them at their best with these delicious recipes, which come, as usual, from Waitrose.

Lemon & Rosemary Chicken

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Ingredients 750g baby new potatoes, halved 1 bulb garlic 800g chicken thighs 1 lemon, quartered 4 rosemary sprigs ½ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional) 1 tbsp olive oil 450g asparagus, trimmed

Method Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Separate the cloves of garlic but leave them unpeeled. Place in a large, shallow roasting tin with the new potatoes, chicken thighs and lemon. Tuck in the rosemary, scatter over the chilli flakes (if using) and drizzle with olive oil.

Serves 4

Roast for 30 minutes then lay the asparagus on top and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Ensure the chicken is crisp, golden and cooked through with no pink meat. Divide between plates and serve.

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Grilled Mackerel & New Potato Salad Serves 4 Ingredients 500g new potatoes ½ cucumber portion, peeled and cut into large cubes 4 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 2 tbsp lemon juice 4 fresh mackerel, butterflied Method Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 15–20 minutes until tender.

Drain and mix with the cucumber.

In a bowl stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, half the lemon juice with seasoning and toss with the warm potatoes and cucumber.

Beans & Greens Salad with Crispy Chorizo & Pesto Serves 4 Ingredients 750g baby new potatoes, halved 220g fine green beans 240g tenderstem broccoli spears, halved 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed 145g tub fresh green pesto 90g Spanish Chorizo slices

until all are tender. Drain the vegetables, place in a large serving bowl with the butter beans and pesto and toss well together.

Heat a large frying pan and cook the chorizo slices in batches for 1 – 2 minutes on each side until they

Preheat the grill to high. Brush the mackerel with the remaining lemon juice and season then grill for 4–5 minutes on each side until the flesh is firm and flakes easily.

Arrange the warm potato and cucumber salad on serving plates and place the mackerel fillets on top. Serve.

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Method Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling water for 15 minutes, add the round beans and broccoli and cook for a further 3 – 4 minutes

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Meet the Chef This month we caught up with KIM STEEVENS, head chef from Vaughan’s Kitchen Event Caterers, about growing up in New Zealand, working across the world and mastering Eggs Benedict.

What was your first job in catering?

Whilst training to be a chef in the late 90s in New Zealand I worked at a woodfired pizza restaurant. We made our own dough and cooked up to 170 pizzas a night. It was there my taste for fire and smoke was born. That rustic style and flavour still features heavily in my cooking at Vaughan’s kitchen events.

Where have you worked previously?

Auckland is a melting pot of Asian inspired Pacific Rim cuisine. As a student I worked my way up the ladder all over the city until I had the opportunity to run a fine dining restaurant in a boutique vineyard in the Bay of Islands. I spent most of my twenties travelling around the world cooking everywhere from the Rocky Mountains to Nova Scotia, back street food vendors in Sydney to English country pubs. All those high end and low end jobs have helped me gather a wide range of styles and flavours, which is great when designing menus for our event catering and helping wedding couples have a unique menu for their special day, rather than an ‘off the peg’ menu that has nothing unique about it.

What was the first dish you mastered?

It would have to be Eggs Benedict, mastering a great hollandaise sauce is an art. Eggs Benedict is New Zealand’s national breakfast dish and I rate a café by how well it makes its hollandaise. It’s one of the recipes I

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love to teach at Vaughan’s Kitchen Cookery School.

What is the most memorable event you been part of?

I am lucky to be part of so many amazing special events and weddings. I recently worked with a bride and groom who requested dry ice as part of their feast display. The theme was burlesque/steampunk style. Incorporating food into such a theatrical event was so much fun.

Which local pubs and restaurants do you like visiting?

My favourite bar is The Vaults in Devizes. It is an amazing ale house run by Kennet and Avon Brewery where you can always guarantee a tasty pint.

When you cook for friends, what’s on the menu?

Being from NZ it has to be a BBQ whatever the weather! There will always be grilled halloumi, baked spiced sweet potato, local meats, Barbados slaw and maybe steamed mussels or grilled crayfish and of

course home brewed beer and cider!

I am planning a BBQ/smoking class for the cookery school so keep an eye out!

What’s your favourite kitchen gadget?

I love my homemade smoker made out of an old filing cabinet but as I do a lot of big volume events it’s a tie between our potato rumbler (I hate peeling potatoes!) or our industrial veg prep machine which grates 20kg of carrots in 2 minutes. In this industry time is everything!

To find out more about event catering from Vaughan’s Kitchen call 01380 530203.

• vaughanskitchen.co.uk

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On Sundays we serve a very popular traditional roast lunch. Choose between roast sirloin of beef, rump of lamb or our ‘Catch of the Day’ fresh fish.

Each night will include a complimentary bottle of wine or fizz

Two Courses £16 | Three Courses £19

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Summer Specials at The Angel Inn

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f you haven’t dropped by recently, it’s time to make a special journey over to The Angel Inn at Upton Scudamore.

Not only has it undergone a complete makeover, but with its gorgeous south facing terrace, it’s the ideal spot to head for on a warm summer’s day. As an added incentive, there are also some wonderful weekday dining offers, with two main meals and a bottle of house red or white wine all for just £25. On Monday nights enjoy homemade sirloin steak burgers, in a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, red onion & skinny fries. On Tuesday its ‘Fizz and Chips’: Ashton Press cider battered haddock, triple cooked chips, crushed minted garden peas with a lemon wedge and tartar sauce. And on Wednesdays it’s ’Steak

Night! Enjoy a 6oz rump steak, pan fried mushrooms, triple cooked chips, roasted cherry tomatoes and a dressed salad.

The Angel also offers a delicious Sunday Roast. The most popular option is beef, served pink, with

roasted potatoes, carrots, parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and seasonal vegetables. They also offer one of lamb, chicken or pork and a fish and a vegetarian option. To book your table call 01985 213225.

• theangelinn.co.uk

Two dine for just £25 Monday to Wednesday

Sunday lunch at The Three Gables

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he Three Gables restaurant is now open for Sunday lunches. After much local demand the award-winning restaurant, set in the heart of the beautiful town of Bradford-onAvon, will be serving a special

lunch menu created by head chef Giacomo Carreca, with traditional Sunday favourites and a Mediterranean twist at the heart of the cooking. Quality meats and cheeses from great local butchers and farms, really fresh seafood,

The Sunday lunch promises traditional dishes with a sprinkling of Mediterranean magic

classic risottos and desserts that are hard to resist all feature.

The restaurant, situated in a beautiful period building in the centre of town, features a spacious light dining room and large outdoor space with tables set amongst the herb garden and rose arches. Vito Scaduto, restaurant manager, said “We are delighted to be offering Sunday lunches now, we’ve had so many people asking us to do this and the timing, with our new chef Giacomo, is perfect. We’ll have some really exciting things to try on the menu and have enjoyed putting it together, some traditional Sunday dishes but a sprinkling of Mediterranean magic in there too. So we’ve got long lazy Sunday lunches covered!”.

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THE ANGEL INN UPTON SCUDAMORE

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£16.95

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Served from 12-3pm & 6.30pm-8pm *All available gluten free as well as vegetarian and seafood options*

Book on 01985 213225 or email angelinnupton@gmail.com Upton Scudamore, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 0AG

THE THREE GABLES

At The Three Gables, we offer accomplished cooking at affordable prices: a modern menu with Mediterranean influences, using fine local produce and classic techniques.

NOW OPEN FOR SUNDAY LUNCH SPECIAL EVENT 16th June Brunello Di Montacino Tuscany Wine Dinner (£85) A flight of wines and four courses of wonderful food

WEEKDAY SET LUNCH 2 Courses £14.00 | 3 Courses £18.00 St Margaret’s Street, Bradford on Avon BA15 1DA | 01225 781666 | thethreegables.com | info@thethreegables.com

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The Fussels Fine Food Forum Andy has invested in a completely new production unit on his farm. A focal point for this will be the Fussels Fine Food Forum, a venue that will cater for an exciting range of food and family based activities that anyone can be a part of.

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he Fussels Fine Food Forum is another exciting new initiative from the Somerset entrepreneur Andy Fussell. Building on the success of his Fussels Fine Food brand, based around the single cold pressed extra virgin rapeseed oil he launched some 10 years ago,

An exciting range of projects and events are already being put in place, many of which will involve some of the South West’s most high profile chefs. There will be one off demonstrations, programmes of themed cookery courses, children and educational orientated days and also family day outs on the farm, and the venue will also be available for members of the public to hire out. Andy says: “The events

designed for children and families are something I really do believe can have tremendous value. Too many youngsters are unaware of the what the growing cycle is all about, or how their food gets to their plate from the farm. When they get to see what it is all about and even make their own food, they love it. After all, food should be fun!”

Lesley Waters the well-known television chef, will be opening the Forum on Thursday 30 June and the first events will take place in July. The Fussels Fine Foods website will carry details of the programme of events, as well as booking instructions.

• fusselsfinefoods.co.uk

BBQ in style with Riverford

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ith summer here at last are you thinking of getting out the barbecue and taking advantage of the warmer weather to host a get-together?

Why not let Riverford take the strain and make up an order of BBQ meats and cuts to create the perfect meaty outdoor feast? Try one of their mixed boxes, or simply choose your own from our range of organic meat.

Why not try some pork and apple sausages, beef ribs, chicken breasts or even try their gluten free sausages and burgers, cubed chicken for kebabs, minute steaks and lamb/pork chops for marinating. All of which you can marinade from Riverford’s easy and inspiring online recipes.

To accompany your organic meat selection, why not order a salad box to go with it and liven up those alfresco meals with colourful salads

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– think beyond the traditional salad leaves and include a rainbow of veg and herbs for an appealing and nutritious dish. Serve it in a beautiful bowl and drizzle over a zingy dressing.

Complete your feast with our new cottage cheese - soft, crumbly curds and fresh zesty tang, deceptively creamy to taste, doesn’t

contain the soupy whey often found in supermarket brands but is, instead, pure curds. Made with organic skimmed milk from the Riverford herd and lightly turned with sea salt.

Really impress your friends and family this summer, with Riverford - just call 01803 227227.

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Win Tickets to Yeovilton International Air Day Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset will open its gates on Saturday 2nd July 2016 for the Royal Navy’s premier air show.

The award-winning show attracts 40,000 visitors, significant UK/Foreign military participation and support from the world’s leading aerospace companies. Five hours of spectacular flying displays will include fast jets, historic warbirds, helicopters, formation display teams, aerobatics and will culminate with the world renowned Commando Assault Finale featuring troops, aircraft and pyrotechnics galore! Among the family favourites, The Black Cats, Red Arrows, Typhoon, Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane will be there along with newcomers the MiG-15 and Bronco. Overseas participation will hopefully include rare flying displays from allied nations as well as aircraft on static display where they will be

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available to view at close quarters.

Leading the flying display will be rare historic naval aircraft and their modern day counterparts in spectacular role demonstrations to acknowledge the contribution made by Naval Aviation – Past, Present and Future, Protecting

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"FIVE hours of spectacular flying displays will include fast jets, historic warbirds, helicopters, formation display teams, aerobatics and will culminate with the world renowned Commando Assault Finale"

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE SHOW! We are lucky enough to have 3 pairs of tickets to giveaway to our lucky readers. For a chance to win all you need to do is email your answer to this question to comp@wired-publishing.co.uk, remembering to include your contact details so we can dispatch your tickets if you win!

THE ROYAL NAVY’S HELICOPTER DISPLAY TEAM IS BETTER KNOWN AS WHAT? IS IT: A) THE BLACK CATS B) THE BLACK DOGS C) THE BLACK RATS Email your answers now. Good luck!

Closing date for entries is 25.06.16. Entrants must be 18+. Entrants may be added to our mailing list. If you would prefer not to be added please state NO INFO on your entry.

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ne of the South West’s largest one day events, the Air Day will offer an action-packed day out for all the family with thrilling flying displays and plenty to see and do on the ground. Whether you’re a wide-eyed first timer or a seasoned air show veteran, be prepared for an amazing experience!

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Throughout the day, families will have the chance to enjoy plenty of ground entertainment including discounted entry to the Fleet Air Arm Museum, interactive military displays, an engineering fair, performances from The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, classic and military vehicle exhibitions, funfair, simulators, helicopter pleasure flights, trade stalls and much, much more! Discounted advance tickets can be purchased from the website.

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he BBC Gardeners’ World Live team has been gearing up for a cracking 2016 show full of exciting new features to inspire your gardening. The event takes place at the NEC from 16 – 19 June.

Among the most popular fixtures at the show are the Live Theatre stages, which boast a prestigious line up of experts including Alan Titchmarch, Carol Klein, Joe Swift and, of course, Monty Don. We caught up with Monty to discuss the show, and to find out more about the most famous garden in the country, Longmeadow...

WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF IN YOUR GARDEN AT LONGMEADOW? Above all that we have made a large, beautiful garden over the past 25 years. But no one thing - every part is at some point my favourite.

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IF YOU MET SOMEONE WHO IS JUST GETTING INTERESTED IN GARDENING, WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE THEM TO START WITH? If edible, grow what you most like to eat. But above all don’t worry about doing it right - just do it. You learn far more from your mistakes than successes.

I tend to like single planting in pots but am very fond of wallflowers and tulips together and later in the year dahlias, cannas, cosmos and nasturtiums always look great.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE JOB IN FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BIG IDEAS YOUR GARDEN? Any planting.

FOR A SMALL GARDEN, WHAT TIPS WOULD YOU GIVE THEM TO DO YOU EVER WATCH ENSURE GREAT RESULTS? GARDENERS' WORLD ON TV? Keep it simple and edit ruthlessly.

AT BBC GARDENERS' WORLD LIVE THIS YEAR THE MAGAZINE EDITORS HAVE CREATED A FEATURE DEDICATED TO CONTAINER GARDENING - WHAT WOULD BE UP THERE AS YOUR FAVOURITE PLANT COMBINATION IN POTS?

Always, but with a professional eye as part of the process of trying to make the programme as good as possible.

Monty will be at BBC Gardeners’ World Live on Thursday 16 and Sunday 19 June.

He will be giving expert advice in the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre and taking part in live interviews and book signings.

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taking on the form of a pavilion during summer.

THIS YEAR'S SHOW HIGHLIGHTS This year’s show sees some of the most impressive Show Gardens yet, taking centre stage. One of the stars is Paul Stone’s Canal Boat Garden, representing the legendary Midlands’ waterways. With its nomadic planting style covering the roof of the narrow boat, meadow planting and lock-keepers cottage garden this garden will be one for the cameras. Birmingham

School of Architecture and Design’s faculty for landscaping will be producing a garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live which will then be relocated to Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter after the Show. ‘A Place To Dwell’ comprises a contemporary design with innovative features, including a multi-purpose garden building providing shelter during winter and

"THE BBC GARDENERS' WORLD LIVE THEATRE BOASTS A PRESTIGIOUS LINE-UP OF MONTY DON, ALAN TITCHMARSH, CAROL KLEIN AND JOE SWIFT, ALL SHARING THEIR VERY BEST ADVICE WITH THE AUDIENCE FIRST-HAND. "

The BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre, sponsored by Wyevale Garden Centres, boasts a prestigious line-up of Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh, Carol Klein and Joe Swift, all sharing their very best advice with the audience first-hand.

The jewel in the crown, the Floral Marquee, has been refreshed and reinvigorated. Full to bursting with top quality nurseries, this year it also features a Rose Festival where specialist rose growers come together with beautiful displays, incredible varieties for sale, a dedicated rose advice area and the chance to buy all the extras you need for successful growing. Floral Marquee sponsor GreenThumb has joined forces with award-winning designer Pippa Probert to create an eyecatching central feature.

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| competition With space at a premium in our gardens, BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine brings to life a wealth of design ideas and container recipes that will transform your plot into your own piece of heaven. This informative and interactive zone includes the Container Gallery featuring 10 great planting ideas;

"WITH SPACE AT A PREMIUM IN OUR GARDENS, BBC GARDENERS' WORLD MAGAZINE BRINGS TO LIFE A WEALTH OF DESIGN IDEAS AND CONTAINER RECIPES THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR PLOT" a front and back garden featuring a wealth of space savvy features; and the Potting Shed Theatre where your favourite garden experts and the magazine team will share their techniques, styles, and down-toearth advice. Plants kindly supplied

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The new VegTrug Stage will provide a regular flow of experts demonstrate hands- on ways to make even the tiniest plot productive and tasty. And of course, with free entry to the BBC Good Food Show Summer included in every ticket, it’s the ultimate summer day out.

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Curtain Up! The experts at Dible & Roy in Bradford on Avon guide you through choosing the right curtains for the right room...

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oday, with so many options for curtains and blinds to choose from, getting it right first time isn’t so easy and the choice can be a little overwhelming!

Aside from looking good, window dressing should be both decorative and functional. We’ve put together some hints and tips to help you on your way…

Consider why you are wanting something up at the windows. This may seem obvious but often there are more reasons than you initially realised!

Privacy, to reduce the glare of the sun, to block the light completely, to reduce heat in a room, to finish off a look, to add colour or simply to just make a room look beautiful!

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Do you need to play it safe? it’s easy to opt for neutrals of cream and taupe but often earthy natural tones can still blend well in a room and complement the scene through the window without taking over.

Don’t be afraid of colour or pattern.

With the right co-ordinating tones, designs and scale, adding colour and pattern can work so well and really contribute to the overall mood and feel of the room.

Dible & Roy offer a home measuring service

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last. We often visit customers houses to measure their windows to replace curtains they purchased from us over 20 years ago, often only replacing due to wanting a change!

“The constraints of your budget might mean you spend more on some windows and scale back on others... often cheaper fabrics can look more expensive with contrast details or trims.”

Do you know your budget? Is it just one window or whole house? The constrains of your budget might mean you spend more on some windows and scale back on others. If budget is tight, often cheaper fabrics can look

Dible & Roy have over 1000 fabric books to choose from

more expensive with contrast details or trims. Likewise, investing in a good curtain pole can make all the difference to a room. When considering budget, it is also worth considering how long you want the curtains and blinds to

In our showroom in Bradford On Avon we have over 1000 fabric books - our fabric department is like an Aladdin’s cave, with styles and types of fabrics from many leading fabric companies. Often that first step into the fabric section can be a little overwhelming but when you consider the points above, it becomes much easier to narrow down and find the fabric you are looking for, or style of blind suitable for the job. Our staff know their way around most of the books and have experience in different options for dressing windows. However, they are keen to dispel the myth of ‘average sized windows’. Interior Design Consultant Lara says “We often get asked for a price for curtains for an average window. It really is like saying how long is a piece of string?! With ten years’ experience in measuring for curtains and blinds, I still couldn’t say the size of window that I see more of, particularly with the mix of old and new houses in this area. However we do offer a free home measuring and consultation service where we can come to your home and discuss what you want to achieve and what would work best, including the measurements and appropriate sizes. Hopefully, we can help you to achieve something that is very much not ‘average’, for your windows.”

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Enjoy a great new bathroom Trowbridge based company Active Plumbing Supplies goes the extra mile for customers, find their showroom at Riverway Industrial Estate.

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ctive Plumbing Supplies specialises in supplying plumbing products for trade and retail customers, stocking anything to do with bathrooms and heating. As well as stocking everything from showers, baths and sinks to radiators and toilets, they also offers advice to customers unsure about how they want to

“The showroom helps gives people ideas and inspiration for their bathroom, and we include a wide range of different styles.” design their bathroom. Manager Martyn Johnson said, “We pride ourselves on our customer service, helping customers with any plumbing advice they need. We always aim to go the extra mile. The showroom helps gives people ideas and inspiration for their bathroom, and we include a wide range of different styles. We are also on hand if customers want any tips or advice on their bathroom design.

“We are a local business supplying local products to local people. We offer the personal touch, which I

The showroom has great ideas for both contemporary and traditional suites

believe you only get from smaller businesses. There is a genuine desire out there for people to use local companies now, people see that it’s good for the local economy and they understand that using independents doesn’t have to mean spending more. We have a good range of products available and offer very competitive prices, so you can get the luxury bathroom you’ve always dreamed of at a price you can afford.”

Along with all the other services it provides, Active PlumbingSupplies can also recommend plumbers to

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customers who have jobs that need doing and provide contact details for them. Martyn adds: “As part of the personal touch we provide we can point people in the direction of plumbers for certain jobs. We can recommend the best company to speak to depending on what they need doing. You don’t get that from your big DIY warehouses.”

For more information email martyn@activeplumbingsupplies.co.uk or call 01225 765000.

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Choosing the right cooker Need a new oven but don’t know what to pick? Get free expert advice at Knees Home & Electrical in Trowbridge.

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ver the last few years cookers have evolved.

Manufacturers are developing incredible features to continually improve your home cooking experience. Cookers can also now, more than ever, be a feature within your home. With an array of beautiful colours to choose from your cooker can make your life easier as well as reflect your personal taste and style.

When Knees department store in Trowbridge town centre moved and became Knees Home & Electrical the new store included a showroom designed for customers to navigate the ever expanding array of options.

From range to integrated ovens you can discover the best cooker to suit your personal needs and lifestyle.

Crucially Knees also invest in their staff ensuring they are trained and knowledgeable and able to give personal advice.

Recent product developments mean you can now choose integrated ovens that incorporate steam The Neff Slide & Hide, one of the models that will be demonstrated on 18 June

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‘Maintaining our independence and lifestyle is what we want’ Ann Mason Care specialise in helping older people retain their independence with live-in carers.

A live-in carer is becoming a popular option with couples as well as those living alone

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e all want to live at home however as ageing presents its inevitable challenges obtaining additional care support is an option that needs to be considered. Choosing a live-in care service can help older people to meet daily medical, social, domestic and personal needs, resulting in improvements in their health and wellbeing. Live-in care is increasingly becoming the choice of couples as well as people living on their own.

other’s days off. Carers require use of a To find out more about hiring a bedroom with a bed, wardrobe, chest live-in carer call 01225 632223. of drawers and a television. Nowadays WiFi (internet) access is essential for • annmasoncare.co.uk the carer to keep in contact with management and their own families.

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“Carers are matched to provide the skills to deliver the care and support that is needed.”

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GREATER WELLBEING Carers are matched to provide the skills to deliver the care and support that is needed. John and Gwen have recently hired live-in carers to help them at home. Gwen says, “Having a live-in carer has made a world of difference to us. All Ann Mason Carers drive, which is essential for us getting to hospital appointments and so on but also crucially means we can still get out and about. It’s wonderful that we can visit our favourite places as often as we like.

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Carers also have a daily break of two hours which can be planned to coincide with rest time, a family visit or whatever suits best. Carers work for agreed placements, normally two weeks, which enables them to maintain contact with their own lives and always be competent and professional when on duty.

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30-Day No Sugar Challenge Local company ToniqLife has just launched a 30 day no refined sugar challenge that’s open to all the region’s businesses.

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oniqLife’s ’30 Day No Refined Sugar Challenge’ is designed to help employees reduce the amount of refined, hidden or ‘free’ sugar they consume in their daily diet, which can have a significant impact on their energy levels, cognitive function, sleep patterns, skin health, gut health, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol as well as mood.

By actively encouraging better nutrition and reduced sugar consumption, employers stand to benefit from a more energised, more engaged and more productive workforce. The challenge also includes an optional 28 Day ‘Get Fit For Summer’ exercise programme complete with workout videos designed for all levels of fitness.

The challenge does not take up valuable employee time during office hours, with all the resources available online. An initial kick-start presentation with Q&A is the only time requirement, which can be accommodated to suit the company and its employees. The presentation is also available online for employees who cannot attend the initial session.

“We have created the challenge as a way to help educate both employers and their employees about the real dangers associated with consuming too much sugar, how to identify the natural and bad sugars and how to reduce the amount we consume,” says ToniqLife’s Nutrition Director, Caroline Chilton-Bates. “Reducing the amount of refined sugar we eat can make a major difference to the way we look and feel. Research has

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Could you cut out refined sugar for 30 days?

“By actively encouraging better nutrition and reduced sugar consumption, employers stand to benefit from a more energised, more engaged and more productive workforce.” shown that sugar is linked to a range of disorders including irritability and poor sleep but equally more serious illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.”

The ’30 Day No Refined Sugar Challenge’ includes a kick-start presentation as well as practical advice including dietary guidelines on the foods to eat and the foods to avoid or reduce over the 30 days, plus ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks as well as a 28 day ‘Get Fit for Summer’ exercise programme complete with workout videos designed by ToniqLife’s Fitness Director, Arron Collins-Thomas. The challenge also includes 2 months free membership to the ToniqLife website packed full of additional healthy recipes and workout videos.

The ToniqLife team invite companies based in Wiltshire and the South West to sign-up to the 30 Day Challenge, which will run until the end of summer. ToniqLife has kept the cost of entry to the challenge as low as possible to incentivise companies to get involved. To register for the challenge go to the website.

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See a physiotherapist, osteopath or specialist doctor at The StoneHouse Clinic in Corsham and get your pain or injury looked at by an expert. practitioners and Laura, Ellie & Beth all run 1-to-1 classes as the clinics for individuals and small groups.

Laura says, “Both Pilates and Yoga are ideal to strengthen your core and are a fantastic all round exercise for all ages and abilities.

It can really help to destress in our busy lives.”

With early morning, evening and Saturday appointments, practitioners are available at times convenient to you. There is also ample free parking on site. For more information about services, and for details of fees just visit the website. To book an appointment he StoneHouse Clinic is may use a combination of treatment call 01249 700417. set in the grounds of the methods in order to achieve a quick elegant Georgian estate return to recovery. The range of • stonehouseclinic.co.uk of Hartham Park in Corsham. Their treatments includes physiotherapy, four physiotherapists are all highly osteopathy, electrotherapy, injection qualified and experienced, with over therapy, massage, manipulation 50 years in practice between them, and acupuncture, which can help and can offer treatments for a wide release tight and knotted muscles range of problems including back, and provide relief from chronic pain. neck and shoulder pain, headaches, pregnancy related aches, knee pain, The peaceful setting is an ideal shin splints, sciatica, tennis elbow, place to see the specialist doctors as well as proactive help when for an ultrasound scan or for a recovering from surgery. steroid injection. Simon Barnes, Consultant Physiotherapist at the “Depending on your clinic says, “Having the doctors here giving ultrasound scans on injuries problem, they may really helps us to give an accurate use a combination of diagnosis and give our patients treatment methods in targeted treatment.”

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FORD LEAVES BATH Bath Rugby are looking for a new head coach after parting company with MIKE FORD following a hugely disappointing campaign.

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ike Ford joined Bath Rugby in 2012, initially as First Team Coach and has subsequently been Head Coach for the last three seasons.

Despite a disappointing ninth-place finish in the Aviva Premiership, he had expected to be in charge for the 2016/17 campaign. However, following feedback from a consultant brought in by owner Bruce Craig to conduct an extensive review into a disastrous season, Ford lost his job.

Tarquin McDonald, Managing Director of Bath Rugby, said, “Over the four years Mike has been with the Club, both he and the team under his guidance have achieved a huge amount. He has developed an exciting, attacking style of rugby, helped to develop exciting talent and in 2014/15 he brought the team to the final against Saracens at Twickenham. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike for all his hard work, passion and commitment to the club and wish him all the best for the future”.

Despite obvious disappointment, Ford found time to thank the staff, players and fans via his Twitter account. “It was an honour to be part of the Bath Family for four years. Thank you to the staff and players, past and present, for their commitment. Thank you to the Bath Family for your unbelievable support. Disappointed I couldn’t take the next step with you! I leave Bath Rugby with so many wonderful memories and now look forward to embracing the new opportunities that lie ahead.”

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Mike Ford joined Bath in 2012

“The first job of the incoming coach will be to convince one of the club’s most important players that his future lies with Bath Rugby.”

Following the departure of Forwards Coach Neal Hatley, who joined the England set up, it leaves Craig and McDonald with the job of putting a new coaching team in place before the start of pre season. It also leaves the future of England fly half George Ford in doubt. Ford Jnr was no doubt upset by the club’s decision.

The first job of the incoming coach will be to convince one of the club’s most important players that his future lies with Bath Rugby.

OUTS Horacio Agulla (utility back) Luke Arscott (full back) Dominic Day (lock) Ollie Devoto (centre) Jonathan Evans (scrum half ) Brett Herron (fly half ) Stuart Hooper (lock) Alafoti Fa’osiliva (back row) Max Northcote-Green (back row) Will Spencer (lock) Rob Webber (hooker) Tom Woolstencroft (hooker)

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Just Lion Around

ast Friday we decided to go on a family jaunt to Longleat. It had been a while since we had been, the weather was beautiful and, more importantly, it wasn’t halfterm so it shouldn’t be too busy. It is also the safari park’s 50th anniversary so all kinds of celebratory things were going on.

We decided we would do everything else first and the safari park at the end of the day. With this in mind we set off for what we hoped would be a fun filled day of adventure. We were not disappointed, the weather was fabulous, and the crowds were just right - large enough for everything to be open, but small enough that you didn’t have to wait to go on anything. We were in for a brilliant day. That is until of course the prime reason for going, our three year old daughter, gets a cob on about ten

to hear “What would you like to do first?” and the even more dreaded reply…”Nothing”. We then proceeded to go through a list of all the animals we could think of asking if they would suit madam’s itinerary for the day but the standard reply was “No!”. There was even a red panda which, apparently, is a character in Kung Fu Panda, one of the favourite films of the moment but even that got a definite “No!”.

We gamely struggled on for a while pointing and oohing and aahing at the cute animals without any discernible reaction or enthusiasm.

We went on the train (it proved diverting for around 3 minutes), tried to take her into the maze to see if we could lose her (joke….honestly) but it was closed, even the sweet shop didn’t seem to help. The only thing that got any kind of positive reaction was the Adventure Playground and even that didn’t last long.

“We gamely struggled on for a while pointing and oohing and aahing at the cute animals without any discernible reaction or enthusiasm.” metres in… We hadn’t even got past the coffee shop at the entrance before it started. On the way there we had been chatting about what we would like to see and what we were looking forward to doing with everyone taking a full part and having their own ideas of what would constitute a great day out… Regular readers will know that the Butterfly House was not on my to do list.

It was all going well, for the first minute at least, until the dreaded question…the one that no one likes

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We then realised we may as well cut our losses and go to the Safari Park. This would surely do the trick.

There was a bit more interest, but not too much. This may have been compounded by the fact that I have a bit of history with the Longleat carnivores so I tend not to hang around too long in amongst them.

When I was younger - old enough to drive but not rich enough to buy a car - I asked my dad if I could borrow his work van so that a friend and I could go to the Safari Park. We

started driving through and as we approached the lions could see that they were much more animated than usual. They tend to be having a big group snooze sesh when you go through but these guys were up and about, sniffing the air and wandering around as though something had piqued their interest….That something, it transpired was me. The pride came up to the van and started circling it, one lioness even came up to the driver’s side window and I could see her breath on the window.

It was at this point, somewhat late in the day I concede, that I remembered what my dad did for a living, he was a butcher….the smell of the meat was driving the lions mad….and I still had the wolves to go. I still hold the record for fastest trip through the wolf enclosure!

All in all it was quite a nice day, after the safari park everyone seemed in a much better mood so we returned to the house area, had an ice-cream and revisited some of the mornings failures and this time even had a few successes….I still didn’t go in the Butterfly House though.

Phil Rockliffe