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Fieldfare CafĂŠ
Fieldfare is a new, family run cafĂŠ set in acres of space overlooking Woodchester Park. We have fine teas, gourmet coffee and delicious homemade cakes. Our simple menu is all cooked in our clay oven: slow roasted meats, flatbreads, stews, freshly prepared pizzas and more. We are fully licensed and use free range, local and Organic produce.
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Autumn hours: Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 8pm Sunday 9am - 5pm Lunch is served Fri - Sun, and on Fri & Sat evenings we serve woodfired pizzas. Check our website for menu updates each weekend, guest chef Sundays, and autumn events & screenings...
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Autumn is the season when trees are in our thoughts and conversationsoften because of the amount of leaves they are shedding! It’s also the time to celebrate National tree Week and have a go at planting one for yourself, a lovely thing to do for future generations. If, on the other hand you need some help in getting them back into shape then there are some excellent local experts whose details can be found inside this month’s DC&U Directory. There are a variety of brilliant local services and business all around this area, so let’s show our support by using them and keeping it truly local! Best wishes……………….
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A Brief History of... Cider
Apple trees have been cultivated since around the 5th century AD and cider, or something similar, seems to have been around for almost as long, although sometimes it was known as apple wine.
It was brought to Britain by the Normans in around 1100 AD. Cider was originally a drink for the poor. Ale was made from malted barley and using grain for alcohol could mean going without bread. It was drunk instead of water because water was often not safe to drink.
The first settlers in America planted lots of apple trees simply so they could continue to make cider to drink. Originally it was made by crushing apples in a trough, until John Worlidge produced a special apple-mill in 1676. The best English cider is cask-conditioned; dry, fruity and with low carbonation. Normandy cider is sweeter and more effervescent with a complex taste. Both are perfect for consumption, chilled, on a warm summer evening.
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Get Lost...in a good book Children’s Book Week - 31st October-6th November Children’s literature has never been so cool. A decade ago if you’d admitted at a dinner party that you read children’s books for fun you’d probably have received a wary look and people would have subtly shifted away. Then JK Rowling arrived on the scene with her engaging characters and page-turning plots and we all had our nose in a Harry Potter.
strong narrative voice. After all the real world is a great story too. Reading is not only an entertainment medium, it is also a life skill, and it’s one of the best gifts you can give to a child. With this in mind let’s support Children’s Book Week and tell out kids to get lost...in a book.
Gadget-addicted kids shunned their computers and play stations in favour of finding out what the bespectacled teen wizard was up to. Better still they then went on to devour books by other authors and this is excellent news for a number of reasons. Research proves that avid readers:
Read, write and concentrate better Process new information more easily Have many interests and do well in a
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Children’s Book Week focuses on the sheer enjoyment of reading and aims to encourage as many children as possible to pick up a book. This year’s theme is books from around the world. That doesn’t just mean fiction. In recent years there has been an explosion in high quality non-fiction for children. Boys particularly are attracted to this genre. Publishers and editors are now producing gripping non-fiction with a
Mira forecasts the future By Kel Andrews The Secret cooking club By Laurel Remington Return By Aaron Becker
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Library TIMES OF OPENING Mon 9.30am-5pm Tues 9.30am-6.30pm Wed 9.30am-2pm Thurs 9.30am-5pm Fri 9.30am-6.30pm Sat 9.30am-4pm
COMING SOON – During October, November and December (in conjunction with Prema) we will be running a series of craft activities, for children and adults. These include graphic novel illustration, paper sculpture and needlefelting. Come in to see us for dates and further information. Special Fun Day Friday event on Friday 7th October 10.30 – 11,30 for any pre-school children, and their carers. An free autumn crafts event. We look forward to seeing you. REGULAR EVENTS Baby Bounce and Rhyme held on Thursday mornings at 10.30 am (term time only) Story time held on Tuesday afternoons at 2 pm and 3.45 pm (term time only) Wednesday mornings from 10 am – 12 noon we have the Knitting Group. Feel free to come along and join in. Any wool donations would be gratefully received. (The wool is used to make blankets and hats for the homeless, as well as may other good causes). Library Club – held 2nd Monday of each month. Please contact Library staff if you require transport. Housebound – We have volunteers willing to deliver and collect books for you We also have Citizens Advice Bureau based here on Monday and Friday mornings. The Neighbourhood Warden will be attending the library for consultation on alternate Tuesdays. Please contact the library for specific dates. Don’t forget we also offer up to the minute dvd releases, talking books, and computer buddy sessions.
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DURSLEY FARMERS MARKET Dates for 2016: Saturdays 12th March 9th April 14th May 11th June 9th July 13th August 10th September 8th October 12th November 10th December = Christmas Market
If anyone is interested, in running a stall please contact Rosie Coates at dursleyfarmersmarket@talktalk.net
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STINCHCOMBE MANOR
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We are a small family run Home set in the heart of the Cotswold’s. The Home is a grade 2 listed Manor house built 1836 .We have an excellent reputation for supporting individuals with dementia and enduring mental health needs. The proprietors have over 25 years’ experience working in this field. We make a commitment to provide a home for life for people from diverse and often challenging backgrounds.
We are a 36 bedded nursing / residential home, with a popular “sunflower” cafe designed tea room, a drawing room overlooking the paddock and a dementia friendly garden room leading out to the sensory garden following through to the mature gardens. You can also take a stroll through the reminiscence shopping area, following through to promenade along the beach and then rest in the orangery, or have a new look in the hairdressers /barbers area. The home accepts each person as an individual with a holistic view of their care, with their needs upmost in all we aim to achieve. We operate a rigorous staff selection process to ensure that you or your family member feel safe and secure when moving in to the home. We aim to ensure that their own feelings and memories are paramount in the mood of the home ensuring that a person feels stress free, happy and settled in their new surroundings. Areas of the home have been designed to promote continuous opportunities for stimulation, reminiscence and dementia friendly activities for all encouraging integration, participation and socialisation.
Person centred The Manor goes the extra mile to make it homely, from personalising individuals bedrooms to the soft furnishings you will find in our drawing room and garden room. We are forefront in enabling residents to lead fulfilling lives. Staff have achieved exceptional results both in dealing effectively with physical illness and with reducing and managing aggressive and abusive outbursts. Facilities • Stinchcombe Manor offers a homely, stimulating environment, over two floors. • Wet rooms throughout the home • Parker bathroom for those relaxing times • Sensory garden • Garden room where we bring the outside to the inside for those rainy days • Sunflower tea room for that family / friends time • Drawing room for relaxation and entertaining • We offer deluxe single or double rooms • With An environment to meet your needs
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A User’s Guide to a Healthy Mind How to control Anger
Recognising angry and the feelings, which preceed anger hugely important. Because anger is generated within the brain, any effective anger control methods must also be brain based. Anger is felt in both the body and mind. It can adversely affect behavior beyond the ‘outburst’, as well as how we respond to the world and it to us! Anger is primary response to a perceived or actual threat(s). Rationally speaking, anger is normally not an appropriate response to the actual events, and always represents a loss of control, which is hard to regain once unleashed. Traditional advice includes counting to ten, or kicking a ball around etc. However, it can be extremely exhausting to ‘fight’ angry feelings especially when they‘ve already taken hold. It’s arguable who suffers most, the receiver or the instigator, but it’s clear that both parties have a lot to lose. Because anger is always stress related, the most effective way to control anger is to stay away from that tipping point by effectively reducing our stress. Anger is a response to stress. It originates from the primitive part of the brain. We each have a metaphorical “stress bucket” that gets filled the more we think negatively. When our stress bucket is full, the mind calls on the stress response and the primitive mind reacts with the fight or flight response. As a result we may begin operating from the primitive instead of the intellectual brain. Anger is an “emotional hijacking” that takes over and stops us from thinking calmly and clearly, so we need to regain our intellectual control to respond appropriately and optimistically to any given situation. To do this we need to operate form the intellectual part of the brain. Local brain based specialists and hypnotherapy providers Sam and Liane at Changes Welcome Hypnotherapy understand the causes of anger very scientificallyand can certianly heklp you to put your issues in context. They also have the tools to help you regain the level of inrellectual control that not only helps with anger, but which is also proven to be highly effective with all kinds of stress related issues. “We’ve been offering full time clinical hypnotherapy within the Stroud & South Gloucestershire area for nearly 5 years. We’ve helped all kinds of lovely local people with these and similar issues, and would love to hear from you today.” Sam Little DSFH CNHC
Book an Initial Consultation Professional Solution Focused Hypnotherapy 01453 367 870 • 07825 286 550 www.changeswelcome.com Email: catherine@fivevalleysdirectory.co.uk
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Bend it, stretch it, give it plenty; Courtyard Clinic’s turning 20!
Courtyard Clinic celebrates its 20th birthday! Thanks to the dedication of our team and great clients we have been able to develop Courtyard into the thriving Health & Wellbeing business that it is today, offering something for everyone from Pilates & Podiatry, to Nia Dance and Neuro-therapy. To mark this special anniversary, we are running a competition offering you the chance to win 20 vouchers offering discounts on a variety of Courtyard treatments. To enter, please use the tear off slip opposite and return with your answers and contact details in person or in a stamped addressed envelope to: Courtyard Reception, The Old Post Office, Parsonage Street, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4DR You can also enter online at: www.courtyardclinic.com/20thanniversary/ A copy of the T&C’s are available at Courtyard Clinic and online at: www.courtyardclinic.com/20thtscs/ t: 01453 548 119 w: courtyardclinic.co.uk
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by Jon Mason of Highfield Garden World in Whitminster
A little time spent in the garden in October will pay dividends come spring time. Here are some tips for jobs to do during those last few mild days of the year, while plants are dormant and the soil is still warm. Stand back and think about which branches help give the plant its shape. Use those branches to give the plant the shape you want. Remove overgrown and smaller branches, as well as any which are dead or diseased. Always cut with sharp secateurs, just above a “node” (the point at which one branch or twig attaches to another). Plant drifts of daffodil, tulip and bluebell bulbs to guarantee a spring show of colour. October is also a perfect time to relocate any plants, as well as to introduce fruit trees. From pears to plums and apples to apricots – there is a fruiting plant to suit whatever pot or plot you have. Why not try something new! Give your garden sheds, fences and furniture some care and attention before the colder months arrive. Check for signs of damage, rot and rust, treating each as you go with specialist products. Painting wood with preservative will help extend its life. Why not choose a new colour such as blue or green, and give your garden a weekend make-over? Cut back dead plant stalks and sweep up fallen leaves to avoid allowing diseases to over-winter. Alternatively, pile them into one designated area to make your own little wildlife haven. Also, raise your pots up off the ground on bricks or ‘pot feet’ to avoid water-logging and frost damage.
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Roasted Pumpkin Soup If you’ve ever wondered what else you can do with a pumpkin other than make a Halloween Lantern, try our rich, golden, tasty soup.
Note: You’ll need a pumpkin which weighs about 1.5Kg for this recipe.
garlic cloves in a roasting tin. Drizzle with a little oil and toss to coat the pieces.
Ingredients
Bake in the oven. Check after 20 minutes and remove the garlic at that point and set it aside. Roast the pumpkin until it’s soft and tender. Be careful not to burn it.
3-5 medium cloves garlic, unpeeled 1kg (2lbs) pumpkin, peeled and deseeded Olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cumin Salt and pepper, to taste 1 litre (1 3/4 pints) vegetable or chicken stock Cream, for serving (optional) Freshly grated nutmeg, or chilli flakes for serving (optional)
Method Preheat oven to 190C / Gas mark 5. Chop the pumpkin into even-sized chunks (about 5cm / 2 inches across). Place the pumpkin with the unpeeled
Heat a teaspoon of oil in large (at least 2.7 litre capacity) saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, nutmeg, cumin, salt and pepper. Fry gently, stirring, until the onion is just softened slightly. Add the roasted pumpkin and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until onion is completely soft and the stock has reduced a little. The more the stock reduces, the thicker the soup will be and the more concentrated the flavour. Season to taste. Peel the roasted garlic and add it to the soup. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for about half an hour before pureeing in batches in a blender. Serve the soup hot with cream and/or grated nutmeg/ chilli flakes if preferred.
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A bad website, or no online presence at all, could be costing your company potential business. The internet is the first thing most people consult when they’re looking for a service or product and if your company is not online, or has a website that looks out of date or isn’t accessible to mobile phones and tablets, then a business opportunity could quickly be lost.
how pristine your premises and staff are, if this isn’t reflected in your website they may go elsewhere.” Since April the search engine Google has actively penalised websites that are not mobile and tablet friendly, explains Nick. “Most websites more than 3 years old were not designed for the modern mobile ways of viewing them” he says.
Computancy has had a busy year building websites for businesses that want their information to be easily accessible on all the latest devices. Drawing on over 10 years’ experience in website design, search engine optimisation and web hosting services to assist small and medium-sized businesses in Gloucestershire and beyond.
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“A website is now such an important part of a business that your customers simply expect you to have one,” says Computancy’s owner Nick Warner. “It is the first place they will look when searching for your goods, products or services and no matter
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It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. (Irish proverb). Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so when you yell the name will carry. (Bill Cosby, comedian) I’m not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. (Woody Allen, actor and comedian.)
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A Peek into the Past October 1066 - The Battle of Hastings On October 14th, 1066, King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, was defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. According to legend, at the end of a bloody, allday battle, Harold was shot in the eye with an arrow and killed and his forces were destroyed. Just over two weeks earlier, William, the duke of Normandy, had invaded England, claiming his right to the English throne. According to Norman historians, Edward the Confessor, the childless English king, had promised to make his cousin William his heir. On his deathbed, however, Edward changed his mind and granted the kingdom to Harold Godwine, head of the leading noble family in England.
In January 1066, King Edward died, and Harold Godwine was proclaimed King Harold II. William immediately countered his claim. On September 28, 1066, William landed in England with approximately 7000 troops and cavalry. He seized the town of Pevensey then marched to Hastings, where he paused to organize his forces. On October 13, Harold arrived near Hastings with his army, and the next day William led his forces out to give battle. After his victory, William marched on London and received the city's submission. On Christmas Day, 1066, he was crowned the first Norman king of England and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
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23 Weekend Workshops Classes from April Pastel Class with Gill Littleford Landscapes and Still Life with Gill Littleford An Introduction to the theory and practice of tackling the figure. Adult Tap Dancing Class with Alastair Bull
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Our Live Music events in The Oldridge Bar at Kingshill House. These evenings are a great platform for local bands. With delicious, home-cooked suppers (main course and pudding £7 with a vegetarian option) and great music we can guarantee you a fantastic evening out. So start the weekend here! There’s no entry charge - but we do pass the hat round.
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Sunday 20th November, 10am - 4pm See a host of wonderful Christmas gift ideas, plus Santa! (A small charge applies) Admission: Free.
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Last secure place for over 550 animals and birds rescued from abuse, neglect, slaughter and abandonment. Please donate or sponsor to keep them safe. The Farm Animal Sanctuary, Manor Orchard Farm, School Lane, Middle Littleton Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 8LN jantaylor.sanc@tiscali.co.uk www.thefarmanimalsanctuary.co.uk
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We are seeking volunteers to help cover a shift or two at Teckels Collection Days taking place at the Marks and Spencer Gloucester Quays outlet store. October dates: 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th November: 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th December: 9th, 10th and 11th. This is a huge opportunity to raise funds for Teckels so if you can spare the odd hour, please get in contact with Clare or Andy at Teckels. Boarding at Teckels
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26 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 WED 5TH -SAT 8TH -Dursley Operatic & Dramatic Society (junior DODS) perform ‘Grease’ at the Lister Hall. 07890 203 318. THURS 6TH/SUN 9TH -Dursley Walking Festival: four days of varied walks and activities for all ages and abilities, celebrating the local area. Visit www.dursleywelcomeswalkers. org.uk for details. SAT 8TH - ‘Help the Refugees‘ aid collection at Stroud B&Q car park from 10am -3pm. Drop-off good quality clothes and shoes for men, women and children or prepare a ‘Dignity Pack’ with toiletries such as shower gel/toothpaste/wet wipes/nappies etc. Full details at www.facebook.com/collect4refugees. SUN 9TH - Harvest Festival takes place 10am at St James Church & Parish Centre, Dursley. www.dursleyparishchurch. org.uk WED 12TH - Wotton Women’s Probus meets at 10am for coffee; speaker starts 10.30am for Phillip Taubenheim: Life of a Country Auctioneer. Takes place United Church Hall, Wotton-under-Edge with more details available from Maureen 01453 845287. WED 12TH - Uley WI have a talk proposed called ‘The Artic’ by David Fletcher. Meetings Uley Village Hall at 7.30pm. More details available from Linda on 01453 860337. THURS 13TH - Afternoon Tea will be served from 2.30 -4pm in St. Bartholomew’s Church, Cam Pitch, Lower Cam. SAT 15TH - Cam & Dursley Community Cinema will have a showing of ’Kung Fu Panda’ starting 10.30am.www.ticket source.co.uk/dursleycinema for booking and more details. This is followed at 7.30pm by ‘The Lady In The Van’. The Electric Picture House, Wotton-under-Edge 01453 844601 also has regular showings of many current films. www.wottoneph.co.uk WED 19TH - Castlegate WI will meet again for ‘Enamelling on Copper’ with Jeff Ford. This meeting starts 9.45am in the Community Centre, Rednock Drive, Dursley. Details 01453 548683. THURS 20TH - Uley Society meets in the Village Hall at 7.30pm with visitors welcome at £3 each. This meeting features Matthew Fort and ‘A Life in Food’. Any queries call 01453 860476. THURS 20TH - Cam, Dursley & District U3A meet again 10am at Dursley Methodist Church with a talk and refreshments. Call in or contact 07776 245 726 to find out more. FRI 21ST - The Nigel Price Organ Trio perform at Kingshill House Arts Centre, Dursley at 8pm. Details 01453 549133. Tickets £10. SUN 23RD - 3C Community Church welcome you this, and every Sunday, for a Morning Service from 10.30am -12noon. Tea/coffee served from 10am and after service. Church Road, Cam, Dursley. TUES 25TH - Extend -Enjoy movement to music for the over 60’s from 2 -3.30pm at St. James Parish Centre, Dursley. There is tea, biscuits and social time. More information Barbara 01453 766421. WED 26th - Wotton Women’s Probus meet for a talk on the ‘History of Punch & Judy’ by Phil Collins. From 10am at United Church Hall, Wotton-under-Edge. More details Maureen 01453 845287.
COMMUNITY NEWS SUN 30TH - 6.30pm All Souls Remembered Service takes place at St. James Church & Parish Centre, Dursley with all welcome. SAT 5TH - NOV - Messy Church starts 10am at St. James Church & parish Centre, Dursley. 01453 549280 for more details. SAT 5TH - This is the day for Dursley Fireworks with a barbecue, cakes, hot drinks and entertainment. Fun for all the family. www.girlguidingdursleybtck.co.uk/DursleyFireworks Gates open 5pm and fireworks start 6pm at Dursley Recreation Ground. Adults £5/children £4 and under 3’s entry free. SUN 6TH - Friends of Berkeley Castle have a talk planned by David Smith on ‘The 8th Earl of Berkeley’ starts 3pm in the Long Drawing Room with tea included for £15/£6. 01453 810303. TUES 8TH - Dursley & Cam Society will welcome speaker Paul Barnett on ‘Wreckers and the River Severn’. Starts 7.30pm in Dursley Town Hall with all welcome. 01453 544771 details. WED 9TH - Wotton Women’s Probus will be in action again with a talk by Paul Barnett on ‘Ship Breakers of the Severn - Wreckers Tales’. Starts 10am for 10.30am at United Church Hall, Wotton. SAT 12TH - Tyndale Choral Society sing Mozart’s Vespers and Haydn’s Nelson Mass at St. James Church & Parish Centre 7.30pm SUN 13TH - A Remembrance Day service starts 3pm at St. James Church & Parish Centre. www.dursleyparishchurch.og.uk WED 16TH - Castlegate WI will meet again at 9.45am in the Community Centre, Rednock Drive, Dursley for their AGM followed by a Quiz. Visitors welcome. More details 01453 548683. THURS 17th - Uley Society meet 7.30pm in the Village Hall for the ‘Code Breakers of Bletchley Park’ by John Selby. Visitors welcome. SUN 20TH - Coaley will have music and cake available in the church starting 3pm, including free concert with Thornbury Clarinet Choir. WED 23RD - Wotton Women’s Probus meet for a talk on Chocolate Making; Bean to Bar by John Gingell. Starts 10am at United Church Hall, Wotton-under-Edge. New members/ visitors welcome to attend THURS 24TH -SAT 26TH - These are the dates for Coaley Pantomine ‘Robin Hood’ with tickets available from 01453 890869 or the Community Shop. FRI 25TH - There will be a Christmas Market, starting 5pm at St. James Church & Parish Centre. See the Christmas lights switch on. SAT 26TH - A Christmas Market runs 10am - 12.30pm at St. James. SUN 27TH - Join Advent Carols by Candlelight at 6.30pm at St. James Church & Parish Centre. 01453 549280. Details may change, so please check before setting out! To list your events and activities for December/January 2017 please contact Mary on 01453 762812 as soon as possible thanks.
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