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It’s a beautiful sunny day as I’m writing this and with the warm temperatures, hard to believe it’s now Autumn. Our short break away in Devon recently at a very ‘dog friendly’ hotel called the Deer Park, near Honiton was just wonderful. If ever you have the chance to visit there and take along your lovely four legged friends you will find it heaven for both dogs and humans. There is even a doggy menu! Back home we finally have a proper garden once again after being without one for the last 18 months and I can’t wait to get out there. It’s also National Tree Week coming up in November, (see page 20) which encourages us all to get out and plant a tree. No matter how small it’s a wonderful thing to do.
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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
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Stress - The good and the bad When you hear the word stress you are likely to instantly think of it in a negative light; after all, stress goes hand in hand with a wide range of health and wellbeing issues. But what you might not realise is that stress isn’t always bad. In fact, there are times that stress can be good for you. To help you understand more we have put together our guide to the good and the bad of stress, letting you get the right balance in your life. What is good stress? Stress isn’t always a negative thing; in fact, when experienced in short bursts it can help your physical and mental health. Examples of good stressful situations include; having to make an important presentation at work, taking a test or exam or perhaps being stuck in a lengthy queue of traffic. What are the benefits of good stress? So why is a touch of short term stress good for you? One thing that studies have found is that an intense burst of stress can kick start your body into repairing itself. A good way to think about it is compare it to when you accidently cut yourself. Your body will instantly recognise that it needs to heal the injury and fight the potential of any infection. Good stress works in the same way, it encourages your brain into producing free radicals and cortisol which are not great for the tissues and muscles of your body. After this initial shock your body will start to heal itself and give you a real burst of energy to get the task done, just what you need when you are up against it. What is bad stress? Stress, in its negative form is probably the stress that most of us are aware of. It rears its ugly head during difficult times in our lives and can come from a variety of different sources. Money worries, issues at work or your marriage; all of these things can have an impact on your mental wellbeing and your health. Often bad stress is stress that is ongoing over a period of time. It can cause your body to become flooded with harmful hormones that it then struggles to filter out. What are the side effects of bad stress? Feeling stressed for a period of time can have an impact on your body and mind. Here are some of the side effects felt if you are suffering from stress. Low energy Headaches Constipation, nausea and diarrhoea Increased heartbeat rate Insomnia Lowered immune system Unexplained aches and pains So there you have it, there is such a thing as good stress. No matter whether you are feeling the boost of good stress or struggling with long term stress, there are things that you can do to help you relax, unwind and remember that life isn’t all that bad. Article by Zoe Warner of Vanilla Moon: www.vanillamoon.biz
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On the nursery the late-flowering perennials are still doing their 'thing', pumping out a rich tapestry of colour and reminding us that summer wasn't so long ago. They've taken centre stage for weeks now but with their days numbered, it's time for another group of plants to start taking centre stage and that's the shrubs and climbers with the most brilliant of autumn colour and interest. Here are some of our favourites:
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' has foliage which changes colour as it progresses through the seasons and turns golden-purple in autumn. But that's not the main interest. The plant is prized for its spectacular display of violet-purple berries which appear in dense clusters along the branches. When the leaves drop, the berries remain and dazzle like jewels against the bare wood. Euonymus europaeus and Euonymus alatus are known as the spindle trees. These deciduous shrubs are fairly insignificant through spring and summer but in autumn their leaves turn a spectrum of pinks and reds. The branches are covered in bright pink or red fruits which on ripening, reveal bright orange seeds and it's this contrast of such vivid colours (think 80s neon!) that turns it into a show-stopper. Vitis coignetiae is a vigorous climber with broad leaves which turn scarlet and crimson as the days become cooler. Another colourful ornamental vine but one that is less rampant is Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'. Team these plants for a serious splash of vertical colour in a sunny or partially shaded spot. Cotinus coggygria is a bushy, deciduous shrub which forms a brilliant backdrop to any autumn flowers. 'Royal Purple' has magnificent, dark red-purple oval leaves that turn scarlet in autumn. In July and August, it has fluffy plumes of purplish-pink flowers that fade to silver-white giving an appearance of puffs of smoke (hence the common name of smoke bush!). 'Grace' has purple-tinted leaves that turn scarlet and 'Flame' has blue-green leaves that become orange-red. They need a warm sunny spot if they are to perform at their absolute best.
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Ceratostigma willmottianum is a small shrub with masses of disc-shaped vivid blue flowers which are still holding their own when the leaves turn a rich red in autumn. The resulting colour combination is beautiful and intense. Best grown in a sheltered, sunny spot in soil that doesn't get too dry.
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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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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.
“Our service doesn’t stop at building your website. It needs to be hosted on a fast webserver so that it is always available and we have secure and reliable webservers in London’s Docklands. Then it needs to be optimised so your customers can quickly find you on Google or Bing, and we offer flexible SEO plans for all budgets”
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25 "I'm Kerry Gutteridge and after originally training with the Inland Revenue (as it was then!) and gaining 30 years personal tax experience working in small to medium sized accountancy firms, I have now started my own practice, trading as The Tax Lady. I offer a prompt and friendly service in the Stroud and Nailsworth area with competitive rates, dealing with all aspects of personal taxation, including:
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I recently moved to South Gloucestershire from Hampshire to enjoy the stunning scenery and friendly village life in this beautiful part of the country. When not working I can be found walking my dog, embracing village life and coaxing an old cottage to accept the 21st century!!"
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Stunning 18th century building complete with stone walls and oak beamed ceilings. Large south facing beer garden is perfect whiling away the hours on a sunny a�ernoon and in winter you can cosy up next to roaring log fires
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28 Our live-in care agency, based in Gloucestershire, specialises in live-in carers for elderly people who can no longer manage alone but wish to stay in their own home. Their quality of life is enhanced when they have the right person alongside them providing support, dignity and peace of mind. All our carers benefit from Corinium Care’s award-winning training programme, an important part of which is training in dementia care. To request a brochure or speak to a member of our team, please call 01453 839290 or visit our website www.coriniumcare.com
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STINCHCOMBE MANOR
‘Our home is your home’
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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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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34 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 FRI 7TH - Shambles Open Air & Indoors Market runs from 8am -4pm with traditional food stalls, arts and crafts. Collectables and more. 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. SAT 8TH - Stroud Cornhill & Shambles Markets open again for all your weekend produce and requirements. SAT 8TH - The Golden Fleece Exhibition opens at Ruskin Mill at 10am running till Sunday 30th October. Details 01453 837537. SAT 8TH & SUN 9TH - Drop in for a free event - Big Draw Weekend in Stroud’s Secret Garden: The Dream of the Plant Collector at The Museum in the Park from 11am -4pm. All ages welcome to attend. SUN 9TH - 8am Harvest Said Communion, followed at 10.30am by Harvest Family Service at St. Paul’s Church, Whiteshill. MON 10TH - Nailsworth WI will meet again for a talk by Diana Wall called ‘The Stroud Area in WW2’. The evening starts 7.30pm in St. George’s Parish Room. More details 01453 832034. WED 12TH - SAT 15TH - Cotswold Players present: The Female of the Species with performances at 7.30pm and tickets at £12 each. Call Box Office on 0333 6663366 or visit cotswoldplayhouse. co.uk/tickets. THURS 13TH - Your Musical Memories Club starts 2pm in Stroud’s Subscription Rooms. Tickets are £6 each to include tea & biscuits and available from Tourist Information on 0453 760900. SAT 15TH - The Rheingans Sisters are in Concert at Ruskin Mill at 8pm. Tickets £8/£6.Visit rmt.org/ruskin-mill-events. SUN 16TH - 10.30am Harvest Celebration at St. John the Baptist Church, Randwick with all welcome. SUN 16TH - The Gigg Mill, Nailsworth GL6 OJF opens 10am -12noon for a chance to visit the Weaving Shed at this historic mill. More details from 01453 766540 or www.stroud-textile. org.uk TUES 18TH - Ballet Cymru will perform ‘Little Red riding Hood’ at Cotswold Playhouse at 7.30pm. Tickets are £16/£12 (under 18). THURS 20TH - Stroud Local History Society meet at 7.30pm at St. Laurence’s Hall, The Shambles, Stroud for a talk by Jim Dickson of Stonehouse History Group called ’Stroudwater Canal around Stonehouse’.Visitors always welcome at a charge of £3.50. FRI 21ST - There will be a Weekend Seminar with Frank Burdich at Ruskin Mill with more details available from 01453 837537. SAT 22ND - Opera Anywhere present ‘The Magic Flute’ at Cotswold Playhouse at 7.30pm with tickets £16. 0333 666 3366. TUES 25TH - Cheltenham & District Orchid Society meet at 7.30pm in St. John’s Church Hall, Churchdown for Mr Ian Parsons and his talk on ‘Odontoglossums’.Visitors always welcome. Refreshments. SAT 29TH - 5 Valley Cat Rescue have a Coffee Morning planned at the Mortimer Rooms, Nailsworth starting 10am. There will be refreshments, gifts, books, crafts and cards and much more. SAT 29TH - 10 - 12noon Coffee Drop-In at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Paganhill with coffee/cakes and chat! Raffle/ sales table.
COMMUNITY NEWS SAT 29TH - There will be Storytelling at Ruskin Mill starting 10.30am with Fiona Eadie. Charges are £4 adults/£3 children. SUN 30TH - British Summer Time Ends so remember your clocks!! WED 2ND NOVEMBER - Nailsworth & District Flower Arrangement Society meet at 7pm for their Members’ Evening & Supper in the Town Hall, Nailsworth. Tickets will be needed for this occasion and details available from 01453 873413/01453 758496. FRI 4TH - There will be a Dipper Malkin Concert starting 8pm at Ruskin Mill with tickets for £8/£6. rmt.org/ruskin-millevents SAT 5TH - In the Bag Exhibition opens at Ruskin Mill, running till Sunday 27th , but please be aware that the Gallery closes midday Sunday 27th for the Advent Spiral. Details 01453 837537. TUES 8TH - Cainscross WI meet at 7.15pm in St. Matthew’s Church Hall, Cainscross GL5 4JE for Sue Smith & Sue Dodds with a talk on ‘Cotswold Flowers’.Visitors welcome/ refreshments/raffle. FRI 11TH - SAT 19TH - Stroud’s first ever Book Festival with events in and around the town. Authors including Katie Fforde, Jilly Cooper, Rachel Joyce and many more will be participating. SUN 13TH - Gigg Mill Nailsworth GL6 OJF opens 10am 12noon. MON 14TH - Nailsworth WI will meet again at 7.30pm in St. George’s Parish Room for their Annual Meeting.Visitors welcome. WED 16TH - Stonehouse WI will meet again at 7.30pm in Stonehouse Community Centre for a talk by Will Mansell on the ‘Trussell Trust - Stroud Food Bank’. New members/visitors welcome THURS 17TH - Stroud Local History Society meets again at 7.30pm at St. Laurence’s Hall, The Shambles for ‘Mills in Stroud and Nailsworth’. This is an illustrated talk by Ray Wilson of Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology. SAT 19TH - More Storytelling at Ruskin Mill starts 10.30am. TUES 22ND - Cheltenham & District Orchid Society meet at 7.30pm at St. John’s Church Hall, Churchdown for a talk by Brian Laney. Visit www.cheltenhamorchids.org for more details of talks. TUES 22ND - SAT 26TH - The Cotswold Players present ‘The Birthday Party’ by Harold Pinter. Tickets are £12 each and performances start at 7.30pm. Call 0333 666 3366 or visit cotswold playhouse.co.uk/tickets. THURS 24TH - Your Musical Memories Club meets again at 2pm at Stroud’s Subscription Rooms with tickets for £6, to include tea and biscuits. A lovely afternoon’s entertainment. 01453 760900. FRI 25TH - ‘Methera’ will be in concert at Ruskin Mill at 8pm. Tickets at £15/£12 each from 01453 837537. SUN 27TH - Advent Spiral is a free event at Ruskin Mill and billed as ‘A journey for children accompanied by harp music and an angel guide’. Starts 4pm and more details 01453 837537. SUN 27TH - SUN 4TH DEC - The Annual Christmas Tree Festival will once again take place in St. Laurence Church, Stroud with the opening ceremony on Sunday 27th running all the next week, until the closing Songs of Praise Service on Sunday 4th December. Details from treefestival@ stroudparishchurch.org.uk, 01453 759099 or Toni 01453 764635. Details may change, so please check before setting out. To list your events/activities for December/Jan 2017 please call Mary on 01453 762812 as soon as possible thanks.
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