Dursley Cam & Uley Directory July 2015

Dursley Cam & Uley DIRECT O RY June / July 2015 Summer gardening tips from Highfield Garden World Beauty tips & tricks for Summer from Vanilla Moon

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Welcome

to the June/July edition of your local magazine. If you have noticed a different look about the DC&U this month that’s because I am pleased to have taken over the DC&U from Moira Buist who has been publishing it since 2012 and who also publishes the Wotton Directory.

The DC&U will now be under the ’umbrella’ of The Five Valleys Directory which has been established for nearly ten years in the Stroud area and there are great advantages to advertising in both!

If you would like to advertise in either or both Directories then please email me at catherine@fivevalleysdirectory.co.uk or telephone 01666 504700.

You can also visit our website www.fivevalleysdirectory.co.uk I hope you enjoy reading this edition and continue to use our wonderful local businesses.

Best wishes

Catherine Dixon

Editor

Dursley Cam & UleyDirectory Directory The Five Valleys

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A Peek into the Past June 1215 - The Magna Carta When King Richard the Lionheart died, his brother, John, took over the throne of England.

King John’s rule was characterised by failure. Chiefly, he quarrelled with the Pope and lost an expensive war with France. In order to raise money he sold off church offices and imposed heavy taxes on the nobility.

The Bishops were furious and called for action. The Barons took up arms, but instead of a civil war they used their position and power to draught the Magna Carta, which they forced King John to sign.

The Magna Carta was essentially a peace treaty between King John and his Barons. It guaranteed that the king would respect the feudal rights and privileges of the nobility; uphold the freedom of the church and maintain the nation’s laws.

It put a limit on the king’s power and ensured that he too, would have to obey the law. It also stated that no man could be punished except by the lawful action of his peers.

Eventually this would become trial by jury.

Thus the Magna Carta is one of the cornerstones in the development of British democracy.

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Trust Your Tradesman!

Most tradesmen are highly skilled professionals out to earn an honest living.

Here’s how to keep ahead of the game and avoid rogue traders and ‘cowboys’. wall.

A roof is your home’s first line of defence against the weather, yet when was the last time you spared it a thought?

No, I can’t remember either.

In fact, we ought to inspect our roof twice a year - before and after the winter. This way we can stop damage before it becomes extensive and therefore expensive.

Here is a checklist of points to watch for:

Built up felt roofing and mastic asphalt: tends to be used on flat roofs to provide a waterproof barrier.

Roof sheeting and cladding: tends to be used on factory units and involves covering with light, synthetic sheets.

Leadsheeting: traditional covering used on old schools and churches.

Thatching: a highly specialised skill.

Roofing can be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing, so it is best left to the experts.

When employing a roofer check:

Look for holes, tears or buckling in the flashing (this is the metal used to seal bends and joints around skylights and chimneys etc.). Over 90% of roof leaks occur in these areas.

Look for obviously loose, cracked or missing tiles.

Check the tiles around the edge of the roof, as these are particularly susceptible to damage from wind, rain and ice.

Inspect gutters and down pipes and make sure they are attached securely to the house. Clear out all loose leaves and debris from gutters and drains.

Check for dark areas on the roof. It could be a damp patch or an area of algae growth caused by water getting in.

If you decide you need a roofing contractor, what services can they offer?

Most roofers specialise in one or more of the following: Roof slating and tiling: using traditional or modern tiles to cover a pitched roof or

That they have adequate liability cover.

That they have appropriate qualifications (City and Guilds, NVQ or SVQ) That they can provide evidence of NFRC registration (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) or CORC registration (Confederation of Roofing Contractors). If in doubt check with the body concerned.

That the roofer has a standard health and safety policy in place and they offer an independent guarantee.

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Beauty Tips and Tricks for Summer

by Zoe Warner of Vanilla Moon

Summer is fast approaching and it is time to step up the beauty game. With summer comes long nights, bright sunshine and more and more time spent outdoors; but, it also brings with it a whole host of beauty dilemmas and problems that are not there in winter - melting makeup, frizzy hair and dry skin to name a few. Luckily, there are some beauty tips and tricks for summer to keep the beauty woes at bay and to keep you looking your best.

Get Summer Ready Get yourself summer ready with these simple beauty tips and tricks. The summer months are the perfect time to experiment with your beauty regime and to take on-board some little tweaks to get the most out of your look.

Coconut Oil Your Hair Though coconut oil is great for a number of different uses, one of the most popular is for keeping hair soft and protected from summer dryness. Simply coat your hair in coconut oil a little goes a long way - and leave; it can be left for anywhere between half an hour and overnight, the longer the better! Once happy your hair has been moisturised and nourished, wash it out. Applying the shampoo before any water It really is that simple.

Deeply Moisturise Your Face In summer your skin is put to the test; air conditioning, sun and sweat all work to keep your skin from looking its best. By moisturising your skin regularly with a deeply moisturising cream or gel you can combat all of these and your face will have a great summer glow.

Keep Heels Looking Great It’ll soon be time to start wearing sandals, flip flops and open shoes, but this brings the worry of cracked heels and dry feet. A top way to combat this is to moisturise your feet over night with body moisturiser or Vaseline. Coat your feet - focusing on the heels - in your chosen product and put on a pair of socks. Leave overnight and allow for the moisturiser to soak in and remove all traces of dry skin or cracked heels.

Avoid Powdery Makeup One of the biggest problems with beauty and the heat is keeping your makeup looking its best after a long day at the office or an evening out with friends. The heat can cause makeup to ‘melt’ off your face and hinders staying power. However, one way of combating this is by swapping powdery blushes and bronzers for cream based products. They stay put for a lot longer and tend to last longer without lifting.

Although there are a number of beauty tips and tricks for summer, these four cover all bases - hair, face, makeup and feet. Summer does not need to mean that your beauty regime or practices are affected, but with a few extra additions summer can be a breeze.

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Zoe Warner owner of Vanilla Moon and founder of Therapies4Forces, has been chosen by The British Association of beauty therapy and cosmetology (BABTAC) as an award finalist in the category of Inspiring person of the year, Zoe not only runs a full time business she also founded Therapies4Forces, who provide free complementary therapy treatments to combat injured veterans and their families, Zoe has recruited and looks after over 200 volunteer therapists. In addition to this Zoe has started a therapist online support group which has nearly 2 hundred members and growing daily, the support group provides business advice, Anatomy and Physiology and other useful information as well as a place to share ideas and meet and speak to therapists. Many therapist work alone and can feel isolated and the one stop support page has give therapists a meeting place with other professionals. Zoe does all this while looking after her family and doing a full time degree in Health and complementary therapies at Gloucestershire University.

To celebrate this award Vanilla Moon will be offering readers of the DC&U £5 off a personalised massage, booked between now and the end of June 2015, please bring along your directory to claim, one per person, both new and existing clients welcome to redeem this. www.vanillamoon.biz Please mention DC&U Directory when responding to adverts

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Great news for readers and advertisers!

The Dursley, Cam & Uley Directory (DC&U) is now part of The Five Valleys Directory and we can offer Great discounts when advertising in both magazines

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We look forward to seeing you soon….

May Lane

Dursley GL11 4JH

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

We have recently had free Wifi installed so come along with your portable devices! You don’t need to be a library member to use this.

We are also looking forward to the Summer Reading Challenge which begins on Saturday July 11th until Saturday September 5th. This is aimed at children of Primary School age and there will be craft activities on offer throughout the summer, so come along and sign up.

Please call in to the library for more information.

Wi­Fi is currently available in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Cirencester libraries and in the eight community libraries.

Between May and the end of September this year, Wi­Fi will be extended to cover all libraries in the county. Library users will be able to bring their phone, laptop or tablet when they visit their local branch and use the Wi­Fi to access emails, the internet and to help them with their research or studies or carry out job searches. It will also help people access county council and library services digitally, including online forms and requests for services, whilst further supporting people to use eBooks and eAudiobooks. The new Wi­Fi will be supported by a suite of upgraded PCs which are due to be installed across the county's libraries from April. The new PCs will have improved software to make searching the web and carrying out tasks even easier, as well as increasing security for users. Further information will be made available in individual libraries as new PCs and free Wi­Fi head their way. Whilst the PCs are being replaced, they will not be bookable in advance or be available for drop in use though we will endeavour to release PCs for drop in use as soon as they have been replaced. Peoples Network PCs will still be available at nearby libraries. You can see the commonly asked questions and keep up­to­date on the Library Wi­Fi page or through local library staff. We will give customers as much notice as possible as to when the upgrade will take place in each library and in all cases we aim to keep disruption to a minimum.

The roll out of Wi­Fi will start in the main libraries at Stroud, Tewkesbury, Dursley, Newent, Stow and Coleford in May Contact Dursley Library For further details. Tel: 01453 543059.

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Saturdays April 11th May 9th June 13th July 11th August 8th September 12th October 10th November 14th December 12th = Christmas Market.

If anyone is interested, in running a stall please contact Rosie Coates at dursleyfarmersmarket@talktalk.net

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Yercombe Lodge Residential Home Stinchcombe Dursley GL11 6AS

Yercombe Lodge is a 10 bed residential home, providing respite care and day care for elderly people and people with disabilities.

The experienced care staff are on duty 24 hours a day and the facilities offer single bedrooms with televisions, 2 communal lounges, a dining area and bathrooms that are fully equipped to meet a range of needs.

The meals are home cooked and special diets can be catered for.

There is an activity programme for those who wish to take part.

For more information or to arrange a visit, please telephone Angela 01453 542513

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Longfield Charity Shop Dursley

Jayne Mills became a volunteer at Longfield charity shop in Dursley for a very special reason. She wanted to say thank you to the charity’s Hospice at Home nurses who helped care for her husband Dave. “The nurses came out through the night and they were brilliant,” said Jayne, from Cam. “I wanted to give something back.”

She joined the shop in 2012 and now divides her time as a shop volunteer and part-time deputy manager.

Every year Longfield’s 14 shops raise almost half of the money needed for the charity to provide its free services.

Cotswold Care Hospice has changed its name to Longfield as part of its focus on expanding its community care.

Longfield was the name of the charity’s original premises when it first launched in Minchinhampton in 1989.

Kaylee Jordison, shop manager, is appealing for volunteers to help in Dursley’s two Longfield shops. “Just a few hours a week can make such a difference to what we do and the services we provide,” she said.

Volunteers need to be able to offer a minimum of four hours a week, have good customer service skills, be open to training for using a till and be able to Jayne Mills and Kaylee Jordison at use their initiative.

Longfield's charity shop in Dursley

To find out more about how to volunteer at the Dursley shop, drop into the shop and ask for a volunteer application pack.

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py lbric othera U n p e y n Lia me H W elco s e g Chan Where were you born and brought up?

I was born in the German coastal town of Anklam, and brought up with strong family values, along with my twin sister, and older brother & sister.

With my mother as the strong centre of the family, education was always important for us, and it’s from her that I have inherited my strong work ethic and core values of equality, honesty and fairness.

What did you do when you left school?

At 18 I moved to Muenster, where I wanted to study psychology. However, I decided that I did not agree with the problem-focused approach and instead did a bachelor degree in finance. It was there that I became interested in everything related to what I now know is referred to as ‘Positive Psychology’; an interest that I followed and still do to this day.

Moving to England was a kind of calling to me, when in 2004, much to the surprise of my family and friends, I one day decided to head over here and start a new life. My family have always been close. However, as with a lot of families we are now scattered all over, but always get together at least once a year.

They understood that I needed to find my path, and so I did.

Looking back, being a Hypnotherapist is the thing that makes sense of all I have done in the past. People and their attitudes towards life have always fascinated me. In fact, learning to understand how we can interact more effectively and stay in control has been a common theme. Even during my finance days I found that my interest in patterns and dynamics of behaviour would tend to lead me into niches, which would require solution-focused skills.

The corporate world can be a great teacher and you learn to deal with resentment, anger, frustrations, breakdowns, personalities clashes, pressure, stress, bullying etc. I was often a mediator, and responsible for reorganising people, tasks and companies into new structures. This experience has proven to be so valuable for my work as a hypnotherapist now.

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23 You could say that I am one of those people who loves to use holidays and leisure time to explore and study, and over the years underwent several courses of study (e.g practitioner in ‘Neuro Linguistic Programming’ NLP with Richard Bandler and ‘Electro Chrystal Therapy’ in London, life coaching in Germany, counselling to become an effective listener). But I can remember the moment very clearly when I decided to specialise in Hypnotherapy. It was whilst attending the ‘Happiness Course’ at The Clifton Practice in Bristol. This course was so inspiring for me. It draws heavily from the fields of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, and NLP, and of course Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. I later did my studies and now also practice there in addition to my regular days at ‘Nailsworth Natural Health Centre’.

Any interests and hobbies?

Well, my work is also my hobby. And I love to dance, to interact, and be in the great outdoors. However, my number one interest is definitely my little boy Eddie.

What of your home life?

We, my partner Sam and our son Eddie and I live in Berkeley, which is a good mid way point between my practices.

Eddie’s now almost 2, and I just love watching him grow. We’ve had quite a few firsts this year already – first time with him on a bike, first family swim, first words, and sentences both in English and German, and even counting.

Any plans for the future?

I am really excited to now also be running courses in Happiness myself and working with it’s inventor, after having being so inspired by this all those years ago. Look out for details for the Nailsworth course. Additionally, I am also expanding my practice to include my partner Sam, who has been supporting me in the background since the beginning. His Hypnotherapy studies are now well underway, and he is offering free initial consultations and relaxation sessions at Nailsworth Natural Health Centre during Spring and Summer. This is a great way for people to find out more about how Hypnotherapy can help, whilst providing free relaxation sessions as a taster of what the centre has to offer. Simply call 01453 367 870 for bookings.

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by Jon Mason of Highfield Garden World in Whitminster With everything coming to life now is an excellent time to start feeding our plants. Established shrub borders and fruit trees would benefit from a good mulching of Westland Gro-Sure farmyard manure.

Now is a great time to be sowing seeds. Lots of annuals and vegetable plants can be sown this month. Use a good quality seed compost or Jacks Magic multi purpose.

Seed potatoes can now be planted, watch out for any late frosts and cover with fleece to protect young delicate shoots.

The Garden Centre is now full with a huge range of plants. Small herbaceous plants can go in now, I recommend planting in groups of 3 for a quicker, bolder display. New shrubs can fill in any gaps that you have, just remember to keep them all watered if we have a dry spell.

Lawns will be starting to grow very quickly now and will require a regular weekly cut. If moss is a problem treat with lawn sand now to kill off the moss. A monthly feed with Miracle Gro Lawn Feed will keep your lawn a lush green colour.

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25 Events in Coaley from June to September, 2015 Sunday, June 7th, Cream Teas in Village Hall from 2.30pm in aid of Hall Restoration Fund Saturday, June 20th, in Village Hall, Cotswold Chorus concert. details from 01453 547665 Saturday, June 27th, Coaley School's Music Festival from 6pm, details at coaleyfest@gmail.com.

Saturday & Sunday, July 18th & 19th, Flower Festival in Church from11am to 6pm, with stalls & refreshments in the Village Hall. Contact 01453 890449 Saturday, September 5th, Produce Show in Village Hall from 2pm. Contact Secretary Helen Wilcox on 01453 860281

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28 Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue Old Bakery Cottage The Street Frampton on Severn Gloucestershire GL2 7EA 01452 740684 or 07840 723 235

Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue is based in Frampton on Severn and covers the surrounding areas of the Severn Vale.

I have been rescuing and rehabilitating hedgehogs for about five years and completed the Vale Wildlife Hedgehog Rehabilitation course in 2011. I also have a local vet who is available 24 hours when needed. I am fully equipped to take emergencies and have the capacity for in the region of 50 hedgehogs.

Please remember: hedgehogs are generally shy nocturnal animals and if you see one out in the day something may be wrong.

Hedgehogs are waking up from hibernation all over the UK at the moment. Their urgent need is fresh drinking water in a sturdy ground level dish (to avoid tipping) and dry hedgehog food. Dry food can be left down for longer than wet food.

Hopefully they will start to breed in the coming weeks and after around 32 days gestation hoglets will be born. It is important to move bonfires before lighting, check well before strimming and carefully move compost piles as there may be nest of hoglets or hedgehogs sleeping in these areas.

If you have an ornamental pond, please ensure there is some way for hedgehogs to climb out. Pea netting and goal nets are a common hazard. If netting is at least 8� off the ground hedgehogs can pass under safely. Goal nets need to be removed when not in use as they are a danger to general to wildlife and sometimes domestic pets.

Apart from the obvious visible injuries, dog bites, open wounds, fractures and burns there are other problems that could need attention. A hedgehog out in the day wobbling, unsteady on its feet, with flies around it or sunbathing (hedgehogs do not sunbathe) will need urgent medical attention.

If you find a seemingly uninjured hedgehog out in daylight during Spring, Summer and Autumn it could be a nursing mother foraging. It is very important if you find a hedgehog and feel you need to take it to a rescue that you write down the details of exactly where it was found. If it is a female and is too unwell to be released immediately then the rescue will be alerted to the possibility of hoglets and hopefully they can be rescued or reunited quickly.

These are hard times for the hedgehog - has declined massively from an estimated 36 million to approximately 1 million in the last 50 years. There are many rescues working hard for the survival of this native species and you can help them too by providing water, food (not milk and bread!)and being vigilant if they are in difficulties. www.wildhogshedgehogrescue.org.uk or follow us on Facebook

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29 Do Catherine Hollis g gW enin ols) d r alk Woodmancote, Dursley Ga er to ing ow p o (n I have recently moved to Dursley from North Yorkshire, where I was working as a self-employed gardener. I hope to continue with this work here. I am a hand tools rather than a power tools person, and have been gardening for about 15 years, using organic methods. Having had to re-home my beloved collie before coming here, I would also be pleased to do some dog walking.

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Rednock School Dursley Neighbourhood Policing Team Rednock in partnership with Gloucester Domestic Abuse Services (GDASS) DursleySupport Neighbourhood Policingrecently Team held a stand with during the lunchtime at in partnership Gloucester Domestic Rednock school.

Abuse Support Services (GDASS) recently held a standthere during lunchtime at Unfortunately are a the number of children Rednock school. that experience these behaviour at home or

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social behaviour at KingshillPolicing Parade. To try Dursley Neighbourhood Team and thishaving problem, we have worked weretackle recently problems with Antiwith and have managed socialRednock behaviourschool at Kingshill Parade.

To try to youths to onworked the All andarrange tackle for thisthe problem, weplay have Weather Pitch. school and have managed with Rednock to arrange for the youths to play on the All This has been a very successful initiative, Weather Pitch. that these group of Youth so successful have managed get funding for equipment This has been to a very successful initiative, and have even arrange football matches so successful that these group of Youth with football havelocal managed to teams. get funding for equipment and have even arrange football matches with local football teams.

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