Tetbury Advertiser July-August 2019

TETBURY ADVERTISER

July/August 2019

ished 1974

Inside this issue: 25 Years of Highgrove Gardens

• Sopworth Car Show • Tetbury Summer Show Circulation 4,400 Established 1974 www.tetburyadvertiser.co.uk

TheusWeighbridge Inn Join at the home of the Home of the famous famous "2 “2in1” in 1" pie pie this Summer….

The Weighbridge Inn is a real, old-fashioned Cotswolds country pub. Dogs and children are welcome and there is a stunning garden to the rear with plenty of parking available. Located between Nailsworth and Minchinhampton, the pub is famous for its “2in1” pies.

This is a unique dish of the filling of your choice on one side topped with mouth-wateringly crumbly pastry and accompanied by delicious cauliflower cheese on the other.

However, the award winning Chef, Toby Refoy, also ensures a variety of weekly seasonal specials and home-made desserts are always available with four local real ales and a great wine selection to accompany them

Our 2in1 pies are available to Bake at Home too. Call ahead and place your order.

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Useful Information CHURCHES Christ Church, The Chipping 01453 298389 St. Marys’ - C of E - Church St. 500088 St. Michael’s - R.C. - The Green 502367 Tetbury Community Church, 25 The Ferns 07739 909047.

COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS TRANSPORT Sandford Park Offices, College Rd, Cheltenham GL53 7HX Tel: 0345 680 5029 COTSWOLD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU TEL: 0808 800 0511 DOCTORS Phoenix Tetbury, Long Street. Tel: 502303 The Tolsey Surgery, High Street, Sherston. Tel: 01666 840270.

HOSPITAL Malmesbury Road. Tel: 502336.

PHYSIOTHERAPY Tel: 501766.

CHIROPODIST Tel: 504228.

OSTEOPATHS Tel: 503599 and 502214.

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Contents

3rd July – “Tetbury Minimal Plastic” 7.00 pm at Christ Church – Meeting.

6th July – St Marys’ Summer Fete 2.00 – 4.00 pm on the Vicarage Lawn 13th July – Tetfest – 2.00 pm to 11.00 pm Tickets/info online or via Tetbury Hardware.

17th July - Longfield Charity Coffee Morning 10.00 am – 12.00 pm Market Hall, Entry £2.50.

Produce stall - all donations welcome.

19th July – TAYCT End-of-Year Barbecue Please see the article in this issue.

21st July – St Mary’s School Hall iSingPop 4.00 pm in the school hall. CELEBRATE! 21st July – Sopworth Classic Car Show Please see the advertorial item in this issue.

21st July – Badminton Park Terrier Show Please see the advertisement in this issue.

10th / 11th August – Tetbury Summer Show Please see the article in this issue.

26th August – Tetbury Art Society Exhibition Please see the article in this issue.

August “Holiday @Home” Please see the Mayor’s Report article in this issue for further details.

July & August walks: The Footpath Group Please see the article in this issue.

Friends of Tetbury Community Transport July Trips: To book 0345 680 5029 Wed 10th DOBBIE’S G.C. HARESFIELD Sat 13th Burnham on Sea Sat 20th CHELTENHAM Sat 27nd GLOUCESTER

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DOLPHINS HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE Bookings through Tetbury Town Council 01666 504670 or email: contact@dolphinshalltetbury.co.uk LIBRARY Close Gardens. Tel: 502258 (Mon 10.00-1.00, Tue 10.00-5.00, Wed 10.00-5.00, Fri 10.00-6.00, Sat 10.00-1.00) LOCAL AUTHORITIES Tetbury Town Council, Old Courthouse, Long Street. Tel: 504670 (Mon-Fri 9am - 3pm) Council Info. Services, in Council Office. Email: executiveofficer@tetbury.gov.uk Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester. Tel: (01285) 623000 NATIONAL EXPRESS Bookings taken at the Tourist Information Centre. Daily return service from Cirencester to Heathrow. www. visittetbury.co.uk

25 Years of Highgrove Gardens 36-37 Avening Primary School 19 Avening WI 20 Chelworth Bookworms 21 Christian Aid 27 Cotswold Voluntary Wardens 14 Dolphins Hall 6 Eating Out 32 Friends of Tetbury Hospital 59 Girlguiding 8 History of Tetbury Society 34 Leighterton Primary School 54 Letters to the Editor (2) 69 Lion’s 200 Club 5 Lion’s Den 5 Mayor’s Report 38 News from Christ Church 56 News from St Marys’ Church 58 Phoenix Health Group 64 Probus 55 Shots from a Lawyer’s Gun 15 Sir William Romney’s School 10 Sopworth Classic Car Show 26 South Cotswold Bridge Club 57 South Cotswolds Rotary Club 28 St Mary’s C of E VA Primary School 42 Summer Show 66 Tetbury and District Footpath Group 50 Tetbury Area Youth & Community Trust 70 Tetbury Art Society 67 Tetbury Bowls Club 22 Tetbury Community Choir 9 Tetbury Hospital 60 Tetbury in Bloom 16 Tetbury Library 51 Tetbury Nursery Group 68 Tetbury Rail Lands Trust 63 Tetbury Scout Group 52 Tetbury Theatre Group 44 Tetbury WI 46 The Feoffees and the Thirteen 41 U3A 47 Unsung Heroes 25 What’s On 3 Woolsack 2019 40 Young by Name 4

SCHOOLS SWR Comprehensive, Lowfield Road. Tel: 01666 502378 St. Mary’s Primary, St. Mary’s Road.Tel: 01666 502275.

SWRS SPORT/LEISURE CENTRE Tel: 501086 TETBURY SHOPMOBILITY BOOKINGS Monday-Friday 9.00-3.00 Tetbury Town Council Offices 504670. Saturday 10.00-4.00 Tetbury Tourist Information Centre 503552 The Friends of Tetbury Community Transport Roger Bellairs, 07759 142577 TETBURY CARES, www.tetburycares.org Website to signpost local health services

POLICE STATION The Old Courthouse, Long Street Tel: Emergency - 999, Non-Emergency 101 (note new number).

Tetbury Town Crier Tony Evans, 24 Box Crescent, Minchinhampton, Nr. Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9DJ. Tel: 01453 731355 Mob: 07969 302042 Email: tonyevanstowncrier@btinternet.com

RAILWAY STATION Kemble - 6 miles Enquiries Tel: 0845 748 4950

TOURIST INFORMATION 33 Church Street.

Tourism@tetbury.org Tel: 503552

Young by Name Golden Slumbers “If 60 is the new 40” – my spirits lift as I read the start of this meme on Facebook, only to fall at its ending: – “then 9.00 pm is the new midnight.” Sensitive to the approach of a Big Birthday next year, I reluctantly agree. Once an ardent burner of midnight oil and two-ended candles, the older I get, the earlier my bedtime. Not so for the rest of my household; we operate on three different time zones.

Sleepers My teenage daughter follows the classic morning-sloth-cum-party-animal schedule.

My husband, long free of nine-to-five commitments, stays up so late and sleeps in so long you’d think he was working nights.

One warm, dry night in May, I was surprised by the sound of a lawnmower starting up after nightfall. Yes, he was cutting the grass in the dark. A few nights later, at midnight he leapt up from his seat in the kitchen, rubbed his hands together enthusiastically, and announced, “Right, back to work in the garden!” Gardeners’ lore states that potatoes should be planted by the light of a full moon, but he’s not growing potatoes. Still, who needs daylight when you have a headtorch?

Longing for my bed by 9.00 pm, I’m first up every morning, yet I’m often awake for an hour or two half-way through the night.

Does that make me insomniac?

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Wakers Apparently not. It turns out my twostage sleep has historical precedence.

According to Roger Ekirch, author of “At Day’s Close: Night in Times Past,” this was how everyone slept until artificial lighting skewed our body clocks, encouraging us to pursue a single shift of seamless slumber.

Not only did our forbears to go to bed at dusk and wake at dawn, they also got up in the middle of the night and were active for an hour or so. Many cultures and languages, including Homer’s “Odyssey,” Virgil’s “Aeneid,” and Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales,” refer to “first sleep” (dusk till around midnight,) and “second sleep” (early hours till dawn) as if they are the norm. While to

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twenty-first century ears it sounds absurd for monks to celebrate Matins at 2.00 am, to the average medieval person it was a constructive use of standard waking hours.

What you will Those without holy orders could do what they liked between sleep stages. Activities that didn’t require illumination would be more practical - and no, not only what you’re thinking: 2.00 am was also prime time for theft. Me, I favour a cup of tea and a biscuit, with a few chapters of a good book.

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So now when I wake at 3.00 am I do so happily, knowing I’m simply following a classic habit enjoyed by our ancestors until relatively recently. Until I stumble across a YouTube interview with Roger Ekirch describing two-stage sleepers as “not insomniac, but pre-industrial”. Doesn’t that make me one removed from antediluvian?

Now I really do feel old.

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Lion’s Den Services, who we managed to aid with a one-off fillip for their excellent work, Lions International “Sight Aid” and “Water Aid” programme donations and Tetbury Girlguides – assistance with their books.

Still with me? If you’re not actually seeing stars yet, please attempt to read that in the last twelve months we’ve also:

Succession is of course completely immediate.

I suspect that it probably travels even faster than light speed. The ‘power to rule’ must instantaneously pass from one individual to another at a truly immeasurable rate, no?

Voilà! A new King! Ah, but Lion Presidency doesn’t work that way…

As regular readers will undoubtedly recall, Lion President Bill Walsh took his leave of us in last month’s Lion’s Den column, having hugely improved our modest club during his upbeat tenure. And after formal handover, Lion Tony Sykes will soon assume the mantle of Tetbury Lion’s Presidency once more, no doubt then to lead us onward and upward toward even better and brighter things. Who could doubt it?

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Meantime, I find there’s a hole here on page five. As your editor I’m honour-bound to try and help, of course! Flicking through some of the piles of Tetbury Advertiser back copies I’m inevitably surrounded by, why don’t I fill you in on some of the high points from Lion Bill’s year of Presidency? I shall.

With your funds, encouragement and assistance, together we’ve managed to help support, in no particular order – please take a giant breath before you attempt this run-on sentence – the following: Tetbury Bowls Club in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind, Tetbury Playgroup who we’ve helped with their ongoing essential refurbishments, Tetbury Fiesta (this year renamed to “Tetfest”) to whom we’ve given financial support, Tetbury Food Bank, now a “regular” cause, Gloucestershire Fire

Phew! Not a bad year’s worth, really.

An annual payment of £13 buys you into the Lions 200 Club lottery.

We use these subscriptions to help local causes – and you get the chance to win a cash prize! Application forms can be obtained from Malcolm at Tetbury Hardware.

Each quarter, the Tetbury Lions 200 Club makes a special prize payment of £100. This quarter the prize goes to Jackie Cleaver. This month’s £20 prizes were won by Kevin Farnham, Mel Maslin. R H Henson and Malc Philby!

Many congratulations to them from everyone in the 200 Club.

Lion Gail North

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Provided emergency aid after the Tsunami in Indonesia, given a direct contribution to water relief in the Philippines, helped with the funds for the Dolphin’s Dramatic Society Pantomime, donated to the Brimble Hill Special School, grant-aided the Youth Pod, (rewarding Jo Tancock and six others who ran a magnificent eight half-marathons,) helped Tetbury Rugby Club’s Junior Members with funds for a tour, given a grant to the intrepid Shaun Scotford, assisted with emergency funds for the Wednesday/Friday Club, funded and organised the memorial seat at the Millennium Green, restarted the “Message in a Bottle” emergency medical information programme – and helped with the accessible film shows at the Goods Shed.

Oh! And produced and distributed ten Tetbury Advertisers! (How could I forget?)

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Being part of Tetbury Lion’s isn’t all about being able to gather your donations to distribute as grant money of course although that really is great fun - it’s about fellowship, socialising, and the “We Serve” things we also do, like supporting town parades, marshalling the Rotary Firework Night, doing litter picks and raffles, and being involved in many other events. Good fun! Yes, we are a flourishing club, but we are always very happy to welcome new members. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month at the Priory Inn at 8.00 pm, so if you feel you’d like to contribute to our activities, or if you would just like to see how rowdy we can get, please come and join us. Would you like to help distribute the Advertiser, perhaps? It’ll get you out in the fresh air!

Lion Richard Smith, Editor and stand-in.

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Dolphin’s Hall In early June we held our AGM. Thank you to everyone who came! The public asked some excellent questions and also offered some welcome encouragement. Overall the meeting was very positive and made the trustees feel that their efforts were both appreciated and supported.

Hopefully, you have noticed we now have new picnic tables on the recreation ground.

These are designed to be incredibly robust and should last us for many years to come.

Thank you to Tetbury Town Council who funded the tables for us.

Very soon, the children’s playground on the rec will get a much-needed clean and fresh coat of paint. We have also secured a grant for £2,500, which will be used to purchase a new piece of equipment for the playground.

The AGM is also where six resident trustees are elected to serve on the committee for the next year. This year six people came forward, so no election was required and all six were appointed unopposed. The six resident trustees are Alex Ball, Sue Brown, Jon Easterbrook, Paul Jones, Jamie Ponting and Steve Scott (Scotty).

At the first trustees meeting later in June the hall and Memorial Recreation Ground user groups were able to each nominate a trustee. At the first meeting, the chair was elected, and the trustees each chose which committees they wished to join. With all that done, the trustees can now get back to running the hall, the recreation ground and pushing ahead with the redevelopment project. Of course, as I write this, the meeting has not yet taken place, so I am hoping it goes as it is supposed to - so that this is all factually correct!

We will hopefully get this done in time to be enjoyed over the summer holidays.

The next edition of the Advertiser won’t be until September. By then we should have made a lot of progress with the redevelopment project. Keep an eye on our website for details of upcoming consultations and opportunities to have your say on the future of the Dolphins Hall.

Steve Scott (Scotty,) Dolphins Hall Trustee

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Girlguiding Guiding members are always up for a challenge, and our new Ambassador is no exception.

Anna McNuff is an adventurer and she is certainly inspiring our girls to have a go. She has just started a 100-marathon run from Shetland to London – all whilst running barefoot! She will be passing through Gloucestershire in October and we are hoping that some of us will get to meet her.

Meanwhile, the Rainbows had an evening without socks and shoes to find out what going barefoot would be like. They walked through tissue paper, cornflakes and sticky paint! They then thought of how to describe Anna and wrote it on a canvas postcard for us to send her. We posted a photo on Twitter as we weren’t sure where she would be on her marathon run…

as leaders and Guides helped serve teas at Hooks House Pottery during their open gardens event. We had some wonderful feedback on how great the girls were, and I’m pleased to say they enjoyed it too.

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We are getting used to the differences in routine and the “practice pieces” which begin each session - and we’re being kept on our toes with a new batch of songs to learn. Nicki is carrying on the tradition of the TCC, which is to have fun whilst still endeavouring to be the best that we can be in terms of musical ability. We hope to show the results of this at our next concert, which is still some way off, but meantime we will be helping to provide entertainment for the Holiday@Home event.

Exciting times!

Tetbury Community Choir has flourished in the years since it was first formed, greatly increasing both in number and in ability.

This is due in no small part to the leadership of Richard George, our previous and wellliked Director of Music. His was a tough act to follow, but our new choir leader, Nicki Atwell, is proving that she is up to the task.

She is equally enthusiastic and has as much energy as the rest of the choir put together!

We are looking forward to even more exciting prospects on the horizon.

This will be held at Christ Church in the Chipping on Thursday the 1st of July, and again on Friday the 2nd of July. This is a much-loved annual event organised through TACT, and it aims to provide a fun and entertaining day for all of those in Tetbury whose lives are restricted in some way, preventing them from being able to get away for holidays. This of course includes many of our Senior Citizens who have limited opportunities for a holiday break. It’s always a privilege to take part in an event for the benefit of our fellow Tetbury area residents.

All of us at Tetbury Community Choir are looking forward to the rest of the summer term, and this latest phase of our ongoing involvement with - and love of – singing. Why not come and join us on the journey? We hold practice sessions at Christ Church in the Chipping on Monday evenings, beginning at 7.00 pm and finishing at 9.00 pm. The cost is

Tetbury Community Choir £5 per session, payable on the night, with the added benefit of the first two sessions being free, so do come along and try us out. We would love to see you!

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Last week saw a celebration of Science for many,

Auction night raises £2,200 A wonderful array of auction lots plus delicious cheese and wines proved a successful formula for the Social Spaces team last month.

as groups of students from SWR enjoyed two days at Cheltenham Science Festival.

Hosted in association with Vinotopia, the evening began with a wine and cheese tasting and quiz, at which the participants had their wine knowledge tested and their taste buds tickled. The wines went down exceptionally well, and the selection of cheeses and accompaniments meant everyone could move onto the next part of the evening feeling nicely replenished.

Students from Years 7 and 8 were treated to a ‘Ridiculously Rapid Reactions’ lecture demonstration in the Town Hall, and Year 9 and 10 students were inspired by some prominent scientists who shared their life stories and pathways to their chosen STEMbased* careers, typically in a very engaging and informative manner.

‘The most memorable talk was from Dr Ronx. I was really impressed to find out about how she started from such a hard background, and how she still managed to work her way up to become a doctor and a TV presenter.’

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Bidding was fast and furious as Stephen Hirst, ably assisted by Ed Riddington, offered up over twenty-five auction lots to the assembled guests, from spa breaks and beauty treatments to gym membership, car servicing, sporting events, days out, and even a pair of Ellie Harrison’s boots!

The evening ended with £2,200 raised for the first phase of the project, to create the new alfresco communal area.

Huge thanks must go to the many businesses and individuals who generously donated prizes, and to all who bought tickets and bid on auction lots. The monxey raised takes us on towards our fundraising target, but we still need to raise much more.

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Cotswold Voluntary Wardens Badminton Plague Cottage The Wardens were recently asked to erect an explanatory notice board at the remains of the ‘Plague Cottage.’ This is now on the bridleway from the A46 to Badminton, where it crosses the Duke’s private grass airstrip, near the aircraft hangar.

In the middle ages, ‘the Plague’ and ‘the Black Death’ were a major scourge in town and countryside alike, with the propensity to wipe out whole communities. In this location, which is still remote from any other habitation, people with the disease were brought to die in isolation, so as not to affect surrounding villages and hamlets.

Repeat Requests Every five years or so the Wardens need to return to maintain their previous work. One such job last month was at the recreation ground in Hawkesbury Upton, to clear and burn the intruding scrub and hedge-line growth on one edge of the field.

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A fallen Willow tree across a footpath near Hawkesbury was cut up and removed, as it was obstructing a stile and the bridge across a stream – and a new Kissing Gate was installed to replace the stile onto the recently designated ‘Lantern Way’ footpath, from the road at Cam Green; another was installed at nearby Ashmead Green.

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Tetbury in Bloom Having finished planting the town’s summer displays, our focus now is to keep them looking their best. Until September/October we’ll be working on a two-week maintenance rota, visiting each of the beds and containers every other week. For this purpose, we divide the town into four sections: 1) The ten troughs in Market Place and at the front of the Market Hall, the six tubs on the Chipping Steps, the trough in the Chipping Car Park and the one at the Chipping public toilets, the two beds and six tubs in London Road ‘gardens,’ opposite Combers Mead. Also, ‘Anniversary Gardens,’ which is in Eccles Court and which runs between The Ferns and The Chippings.

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Avening Primary School Copsegrove Farm, where they took part in a variety of outdoor activities ranging from den building to bug hunts.

Sport always plays a big part in school life at Avening, but this term in particular has been bursting with physical activity.

We have a lot of cricket events, with tournaments at Frocester Cricket Ground for KS2 children as well as a day trip to Cheltenham to watch Gloucestershire play Leicestershire.

There have also been rounders warm up matches and then a tournament, and children who qualified from last month’s district sports meet have taken part in the area sports tournament, where children from local schools compete in a variety of events from ‘speed bounce’ to running races.

Here we are again!

Another academic year has gone in a flash and now we are in our final weeks of term. This is always a wonderful time of year: a mixed bag of emotions as some children leave to start secondary school, other children move up to a new year group and we welcome our new reception children, who will join us during the move-through days in July.

The children have been out and about a lot during this final term, with The Hawks

(y3/4) spending a day at The Cheltenham Science Festival, where they took part in an oil-slick clean-up workshop, among other exciting activities. On a similar theme, the Owls (y5/6) paid a visit to ‘We The Curious,’ (formerly known as @Bristol,) where they got to take part in hands-on experiments and activities which support their current term’s topic ‘We are the future.’

It is not just the KS2 children that have taken their learning outside of the school; the Kestrels (y1/2) spent a fabulous day at

Y6 have plenty still to do before they put on their leavers’ hoodies and say goodbye to Avening School. After completing their cycling proficiency test in the middle of June, dispersing to their respective schools for their inductions days and preparing for their leavers’ assembly at the end of term, the y6 children will put on a tea party for parents, staff and volunteers, attend their leavers’ disco with their y5 fellow Owls and enjoy their treat day at Cattle Country.

That just leaves us to say thank you for reading our articles all year and supporting our school. We look forward to carrying on reporting in the new academic year! For further information about this busy place of learning please see our school website: www.avening.gloucs.sch.uk

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we will be entertained by the soprano, Elin Manahan Thomas, who sang at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Two members are going to London to take part in the Climate Change Lobby at Westminster at the end of June, taking advantage of the coach transport being provided by Glos. Federation. We hope they don’t get arrested!

Gwyneth, our President, recently attended the National WI AGM in Bournemouth. It was a long day but the speakers, Lord Keith Bradley, Chair of ‘Care Not Custody Coalition,’ and Maggie Philbin, who started her TV career on Swap Shop, were very interesting.

At this time of the year it always seems strange to be ordering our Christmas Carol Concert tickets for Cheltenham Town Hall. This year

Our Skittles team triumphed in their match against Tibberton and Taynton. The picture shows our Skittles Captain, Wendy, finding the pins! The third round will be played against Uley WI at the beginning of July. We are making the acquaintance of so many friendly WI ladies in our matches and each time our team members are different too, due to holidays and other commitments. It has been a very enjoyable season.

Our June walk to Miserden was on a dry morning, although the dogs got wet due to a frolic in the lake! Lunch was taken at the Garden Centre and was voted a great success. In July we are visiting the grounds of Woodchester Mansion.

We are looking forward to our evening at the Goods Shed hosted by Tetbury WI. After our wonderful talk about SS Great Britain we are hoping to arrange a follow up visit in September.

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We have been discussing our contribution to the Centenary Craft Exhibition being held in Gloucester Cathedral in October.

Sadly, we had to cancel our plans for a visit to the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens near Romsey. Many members were keen to go on the trip but not enough to make it worthwhile. We are hoping to visit a local garden instead.

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Our men made a good start in their League matches but results since have been up and down and our first Ladies League match was cancelled due to inclement weather. Top Club and Interclub are both under way, with teams playing both home and away. Although we’re still early in the season there have been more than usual matches rained off – we can’t play on a waterlogged green. Let’s hope things start to improve soon.

Club competitions, where Tetbury members same time, which makes it good fun to play each other in a variety of categories, watch. Our new recruits have settled in very have started and there are matches being well with some very promising players and played most days up at the club. We’re on everyone seems to be enjoying both the a tight schedule, so sometimes there are 1130509 Springfields1:Layout 1 22/4/09 22:12 Page 1 active and the social sides of bowling. several games in one day, or even at the

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Dear Editor, Two people who make a huge difference to Tetbury are Jean Buxton and Mike Purcell, our dedicated Scout leaders. Even though they do not live in the town, for over twenty years they have helped many of our young people have great adventures and develop great life skills.

a. Be on the Register of Electors for the Parish b. Have occupied any land or other premises as owner or tenant in the parish for 12 months before Co-Option to the council c. Your main place of work during the 12 months prior to Co-Option to the Council has been in the parish d. You have lived in the parish or within 3 miles of it for 12 months prior to Co-Option

If you wish to be considered for the position and fulfil the criteria please contact the Clerk before Friday 20th July 2019 in writing or by email at:clerk@tetbury-uptonpc@gmail.com Jenny Hunt Clerk Tetbury Upton PC 11 Bertha’s Field, Didmarton, GL9 1EB

Their commitment to running weekly Cub and Scout groups and in giving up many weekends (and more) for camps is amazing.

The range of activities they organise and manage is breathtaking and even over the last year has included camping, hiking, firelighting, cooking, bowling, narrow boating, canoeing, survival skills and expeditions!

Both Jean and Mike are very unassuming but work tirelessly for scouting - and are always there with the enthusiasm, smiles and sense of humour that is frequently required.

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Ed: I agree! Indeed, it would be a delight to have either of them contact me soon, so I can ensure they receive their voucher for a meal for two at the Priory Inn. Many thanks as usual to Rob Goves of “Relish” for providing it.

Rumours of the demise of the “Unsung Hero” feature are inaccurate – of course – so If there’s someone you know who repeatedly contributes selflessly to the wider community, then please do let me know - my details are on page three of the magazine. My apologies to Mrs R., who telephoned me to make a nomination this month but left no details or telephone she will 22/2/08 try again? 22:05 150208 number.

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This year we did not go back to pick up the envelopes as we have in years past – we invited recipients to put a donation in their envelope and to hand it into the Post Office, Perry Bishop estate agents, or the King’s Arms at Didmarton. A big thank you to these collection points, we are very grateful for your help and support.

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Making and sticking to your 2015 fitness goals South Cotswolds Rotary Club

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As we are all habitual creatures we fall School “Outside Spaces” project. Our annual cking to your targets requires a Fireworks Spectacular in the grounds of the into certain routines or habits, which can be school continues to be a firm in local favourite tured approach and an inner belief goodand or bad.

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Eating Out Flaming June seeming doused and not yet having shown a flicker, there was only one thing to do – head off for lunch somewhere in search of some kind of cheer. It wasn’t the kind of day for a pleasant country drive, so we headed straight to The King’s Arms in Didmarton.

It’d been a while since our last visit and it seemed the perfect opportunity to see how things were going.

Its rather gloomy but tastefully decorated interior was as before and, while there were fewer specials than I might have expected, the quite small main menu was very appealing, with dishes like pea and broad bean tortellini, chicken breast with smoked sweetcorn puree and chard, medley of pork belly, cheek and tenderloin with BBQ beans, chorizo, apple and fennel and lamb rump with anchovy, pickled baby gem and hasselback potato.

The starters were somewhat plainer, though hot home-smoked salmon with pickled cucumber, wasabi, crème fraiche and tapioca crisp sounded lovely, as did Flossy’s Wye Valley asparagus with heritage radish, egg yolk and pea puree and the

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Flossy was a bit surprised that the asparagus was cold – so, basically a salad – and felt it was rather small, but it was very tasty. My terrine was very nice indeed: a good-sized portion of gently braised ham hock pressed with chicken, crunchy gherkins and lightly toasted sourdough, and the ‘cheddar custard’ was basically like a cream cheese but with a custard-y texture. I’d happily have made a meal out of a couple of portions!

To follow, Flossy chose hake with cannellini beans, mushrooms and tenderstem from the specials and I picked aromatic poached plaice with crab ravioli (in squid ink pasta), buttered samphire and sea lettuce crisp, from the menu. Both pieces of fish were expertly cooked, the plaice being especially soft, and both dishes were well-conceived and very enjoyable. The combination of soft plaice, crab and samphire was delicious. There were a couple of very minor minus points, though: the broccoli was undercooked to Flossy’s mind, and my sea lettuce crisp wasn’t at all crisp – though it tasted wonderfully sea-salty!

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History of Tetbury Society South Cerney- is where HOTS had their first visit of the summer on D-Day, June the 6th. We were met by Peter Jay who was to be our guide around this ’charming village’ (as the web site states,) and we were soon to discover that it is!

It has three manor houses, Atkyns, connected to Sir Stafford Cripps, The Manor House and another. At one time it had five pubs and five churches too.

It now has only three pubs and several churches. All Hallows church yard has a Roman sarcophagus and a Roman arch in which hangs a 15th century door allowing access into this ancient church. A wooden building dating to 1181was sited here previously: inside, a replica of a relic from Compestela is housed in a niche, this being a beautifully carved head and foot.

Also in the church yard is a carved stone tomb, the Cutt’s tomb, the family of whom formed ‘The Cutt’s Charity,’ still in existence.

Monies were collected from the sale of hay, the church and the parish to be given to the poor. Another church, the Congregational Church where we began our tour, has a foundation stone laid by H. O. Wills, the tobacconist. Clarks Hay (Clerics Field) now built upon was the basis for the hay for the Cutt’s Charity The village has connections to an ‘Ann’ and an ‘Alice.’ The ‘Ann’ link is to Ann Edwards, who married a vicar and then set up St Edward’s College in 1834. Subsequently, the primary school was and still is named after her. The ‘Alice’ link is to Liddell House.

Alice’s uncle was a vicar whose best friend was Charles Dodgson - aka Lewis Carroll.

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As with many other villages and towns, the railway came and left, arriving in 1883 and departing finally in 1964, having closed to passengers in 1961 and to goods in 1963.

Unlike Tetbury, the station was linked to Southampton and Cirencester.

The main heart of this charming village is still based around the crossroads. Although the village population has increased greatly, very few houses are weekend cottages.

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This special year for Highgrove marks twenty-five years of the organic Royal Gardens being open to the public.

Dating back to between 1796 and 1798, the house itself was built in a Georgian neo-classical design on the site of an older property.

When His Royal Highness moved to Highgrove it possessed little more than a neglected kitchen

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Since then it has undergone many thoughtful and innovative changes, all influenced and overseen by The Prince of Wales.

From the early days the public has enjoyed visiting the gardens which surround the house, and they now welcome around thirty-seven thousand visitors a year. Visitors can discover how The Prince of Wales has transformed the land adjoining the house into a series of highly individual ‘outdoor rooms,’ which embody his gardening ideals and organic principles, while they enjoy the rich variety of flora and fauna always on display.

The grounds of this Royal estate offer a special experience – a place of peace and tranquillity, where the Prince’s unique passion and imagination has been etched onto the Cotswold landscape through a series of exquisite, organic gardens that sit in harmony with nature. Rare

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is truly wonderful at any time of the year to walk through the gardens and enjoy the beautiful seasonal colours, the scent of the flora and the sounds of the varied birds and wildlife that enrich Highgrove.”

not only experience the incredible gardens with one of the Prince’s expert garden guides, to discover the history, inspiration and unique organic management that happens at Highgrove – but we also have a full calendar of events scheduled throughout the year, to enable a wider audience to visit the estate. It

Since opening, over £7 million has been raised through garden tours, events, retail and catering at Highgrove. Donated to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund, a grantmaking body, these monies have helped a wide range of causes including the environment, young people and education, responsible enterprise and global sustainability.

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Mayor’s Report One of the first community events which I attended after my election as Mayor, not in an official capacity but as a volunteer, was the new Tetbury Parkrun. I would like to promote ‘Living Well Longer’ in our community and help to reduce rural and social isolation this year. The new free weekly event - Parkrun - can help with this.

You do not have to be a runner to take part, you can run, jog or walk the 5k course, which starts and finishes at the Goods Shed every Saturday at 9.00 am, or you can become a Parkrun volunteer marshal. Afterward, you can meet other participants over coffee and cake or breakfast in The Whistle Stop Café! For more information either pop into the Goods Shed at 8.30 am any Saturday, or contact tetburygoodsshedhelpers@ parkrun.com There is also ‘The Coffee Pot’ at Christ

Church on a Wednesday morning. You can come and meet old and new friends for refreshments and a chat - and in August it will be Holiday at Home – please contact Allan or Jenny Norwood - 01666 504075, e-mail: aandj@mailcan.co.uk who are compiling the Invitation list. For other details, contact: Brian and Sue Cook - 54 The Street, Didmarton, Glos. GL9 1DS - 01454 238222, or e-mail bacwoodb@aol.com.

It was good to see so many residents and visitors enjoying themselves at the Annual Woolsack Races and French Market, congratulations to the organisers for putting on this free community event.

My first official event - and one at which I was very proud to represent the town was the church service and the salute at the annual Royal Air Force Air Cadet Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing parade on the 8th of June. To see so many young people marching and our community coming out to support them was wonderful. As part of the D-Day celebrations we also had exhibitions at The Malt House – thanks to HOTS and Elisabeth Hancock – and many shops and businesses took part by dressing their windows 1940’s style. The

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The Deputy Mayor Rob McCorkell and I are going to hold ‘drop in’ sessions for residents on Friday afternoons between 2.00 and 4.00 pm at the old Coombe House Community Hub. Please pop in to see us and let us know how the Town Council can help you. Of course, should you have any urgent issues, please contact the Town Council office directly. Do come and say “Hello!” when you see me out and about.

Tetbury has a busy summer planned, please check out the Visit Tetbury website for further details about other events taking place (www.visittetbury.co.uk) If you have any ideas or concerns regarding our town, please don’t hesitate to contact any Councillor – our contact details are on the Town Council website - http://tetbury. gov.uk/about-the-council/councillors/ and we look forward to hearing from you and working for you.

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Woolsack 2019 What a fantastic day we all enjoyed on the 2nd of May Bank Holiday; we counted at least 4,000 people, so thanks to each one of you for your support!

The day started with the stalls, French market and Funfair opening at 10.00 am, followed by Morris Dancers, ‘Ilu Axe’ and the Swindon Silver band throughout the day. We welcomed Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards to open the races at twelve, and to present all the participants from the three primary schools with medals.

St Mary’s Primary School won once again, closely followed by Avening and Rodmarton. The women’s races were next with eight entrants, won by Kim Ingleby running for British Heart Foundation and MIND with a time of 1 minute 8.18 seconds.

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Ben Sellick won the men’s individual again, with a respectable 54.66 seconds, beating a field of sixteen. He then joined the George Vets men’s team in victory with a time of 3 minutes 25.4 seconds. BPF - our

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We have seen, in the last few weeks, the Wacky Races, Tetbury Woolsack Races and the start of the new Tetbury Goods Shed Parkrun, which takes place every Saturday morning at 9.00 am and passes through our land along the old Railway Line, Berkeley Wood and Preston Park; and this month will see ‘Tetfest’ at Worwell Fields.

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Dates for your Diary: Beating of the Bounds 7th September – The annual walking of the boundaries of the town, followed by the presentation of our annual accounts.

Heritage Weekend – 14th and 15th September – as part of this national event, The Market Hall and The Feoffee Meeting Room are open for the public with historic displays.

I am pleased to confirm that grants approved recently have included two local young people, who are excelling in their particular sport: • Freddie Aplin – Freddie, as the UK National Champion, is one of only 12 competitors worldwide to be invited to attend the World Roller Games in Barcelona • Lucinda Perrett – Lucinda, as the Amateur British Powerlifting Champion, has been invited to attend the World Championships in Florida We send them both our Good Luck and Best Wishes for successful performances.

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St Mary’s C of E VA Primary School We are very fortunate to be so well supported by our local community.

As a Church School, we are provided with many opportunities to link with our local Church and the Diocese. Our Year 6 children attended the annual Leavers’ Service at Gloucester Cathedral at the start of June. Many of them had not had much experience of visiting a cathedral and were visibly in awe of their surroundings. This is what one of our pupils wrote:

Joe – Year 6 Our links with the Church over this year have provided numerous opportunities for children to learn about and celebrate the major Christian festivals as well as asking and reflecting on some of the big questions in life. Poppy, Rob and members of the Church run a weekly ‘Faith Explorers Club’ and once a month children and their families come to school on a Sunday to participate in singing and craft activities with Poppy in the school hall. Every week, members of The Open the Book Team come into school to enact Bible Stories for children which help them to reflect on the Christian values and how we live out these values in our lives.

‘On Tuesday 4th June, children in Year 6 went to Gloucester Cathedral for a special Leavers’ service. We were shown to our seats at the front of the cathedral and given song sheets.

As we had arrived early, we had plenty of time to take in our wonderful surroundings.

We joined many other schools to sing ‘Welcome to our Family’ and other I Sing Pop songs. Bishop Rachel gave each child a key ring in the shape of a cross which was made out of olive wood form Bethlehem.

The generous support we have from some of the groups in the town have also significantly enriched the experiences we can offer our pupils. Donations from the Feoffees in recent years have enabled us to improve the learning environment for our pupils as well as purchase resources such as iPads and books. Money raised by The Tetbury Lions has meant that pupils have been able to go on school trips to The Living Rainforest, The Black Country Museum and Chedworth Roman Villa.

The message we remember from this service is that God will never forget us even though we are moving on to new schools.

We had a very special time.’

We also have an amazing group of committed, supportive and driven governors who work behind the scenes to secure the best possible outcomes for

the children of Tetbury. The PTfA also give up huge amounts of their time to raise funds for the school so that we can make improvements to the children’s play areas and enrich their experiences in school.

And thank you also, to those members of the community who come in to school to hear children read – because they know how much of a difference that can make to a young person’s life. All these things would not be possible without many Tetbury people. Have a great summer everyone.

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Tetbury Theatre Group One of the joys of the Theatre Group is the variety the committee tries to offer.

In May we saw the musical, ‘Calendar Girls.’ In contrast, for our June trip we travelled to Malvern to see ‘Mindgame,’ a psychological thriller.

Not only did the plot play with the reality experienced by Styler, a writer visiting a psychiatric hospital to visit a serial killer – or was he? – and Dr. Farquhar, the psychiatrist – or was he? – but the audience also was confronted with doors that sometimes opened on to cupboards, sometimes on to

corridors, a chain that sometimes stretched and sometimes didn’t and a photo of a golden retriever that became a snarling wolf.

Other props changed in the interval – congratulations if you noticed the difference in the china on the tea tray, the

We’re now looking forward to our summer outing in July and our visit to Sonning in August to enjoy lunch together before seeing ‘Private Lives,’ both of which events are sold out.

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Tetbury WI The new members of Tetbury WI enjoyed an evening at Linda’s house on May the 20th, these evenings offer an opportunity for new members to get together with each other in the company of the committee members to further familiarise themselves with the various activities on offer at our Institute. On the night, seventeen of our new members joined us for a lively evening of drinks and chat.

Several of our ladies enjoyed a day out to Bristol where Brian escorted them around the SS Great Britain, giving them a taster of what life would have been like on board, pleasant enough for those in first class but not so much fun for those in steerage. The interactive museum proved well worth the visit with some of the ladies even catching up with Mr Brunel himself! Many thanks to Jan for putting together such a successful trip.

Meanwhile, Book Group Two are very well settled in their new venue of the Snooty Fox, meeting every alternate month for discussion of our book choice followed by supper on ‘Curry Night’ in the restaurant where we’ve been made so welcome. There are presently three book groups within Tetbury WI, each catering for differing groups of ladies. As our institute grows, perhaps there will be room for some of the newer members to create a Group Book Four?

At our monthly meeting we heard from Jacky Robertson who gave an enlightening talk entitled “Bald, 1 Breast and 50”. A widow at 44, and in search of herself, she became an Air Evacuation Medic at 45. She went on to serve for five years with the RAF and saw active service during the Iraq war. She developed breast cancer in her early 50’s. Following surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy she went on to have extensive reconstruction surgery and now heads up the Charity ‘Keeping Abreast’ in the South West. This charity supports ladies

through Breast Reconstruction and Jacky has truly proven how good life can get.

Judi travelled to Bournemouth for the NFWI Conference, she gave a comprehensive report on the event and mentioned how spine tingling it was to hear over five thousand members singing ‘Jerusalem’ together as one WI family.

Our next coffee date will be on Monday July the 22nd at 10.30 in the Snooty Fox, come along for an informal cuppa and chat. Tetbury WI welcomes members from Tetbury and the surrounding villages and are always happy to welcome new members. Our next institute meeting is on Monday the 8th of July at 7.30 pm at the Goods Shed, where Paul Denney with tell us about his ‘Snow Business.’

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What is ‘Bimbling?’ I think it’s a cross between ‘ambling’ and ‘bumbling along.’

The idea is that there are many who enjoy walking, but who want to do it at their own pace, avoiding styles and Nordic poles, and over a relatively short distance (say two to three miles.)

It is as much a social occasion as a walk - and it will suit those who want to stop and look, to take a photograph, or just to discuss the view or life in general. There is of course the very successful Tetbury and District Footpath Group and the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens, for those who enjoy a longer walk!

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In a recent piece of research ‘Bimbling’ came out in the top seven activities that potential new U3A members might want. Among many others were: Visiting Historic Buildings, researching Family History, Quiz Nights, Table Tennis competitions, Creative writing and Science and Technology research. The difference is that we have volunteer leaders for all of them except ‘Bimbling,’ so if there is anyone out there who has lots of ideas for short walks and who might also be prepared to lead such a group, would they please contact me?

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Tetbury and District Footpath Group More Sunday Walks!

We welcome new members and visitors, (as well as all our current members, of course,) on our walks; for all walks we meet at the free car park at the Goods Shed. Some walks start directly from there and for others we use cars to get to the start/finish location.

For walkers who cannot manage to walk with the Group on Tuesdays, there are two more Sunday walks in the walks program shown below. Visitors can just turn up at the start, but if possible, please contact the leader in advance. The contact information for leaders is shown in the walk details.

Walkers are not insured against personal injury or incapacity by the Group everyone is responsible for their own safety and ability to complete the walks.

For all information about the Group, see our website: www.tetburywalkers. co.uk or contact the Group by email on tetburydfootgp@gmail.com

Walks Program for July and August 2019: Levels: A = easy to D = hilly 02/07/19. Start 10.00 am. Cars needed.

From the Tunnel House Inn we head towards Coates. Skirting the village, we pass through the lovely Hailey Wood,

before heading back to the Tunnel House for optional lunch. Length 6m, 9.5km. Level A. Leader: John 01666 505777.

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Length 5m, 8km. Level B. Leaders: Mike and Moira 01666 504453

09/07/19. Start 2.00 pm. Called the ‘Tetbury Circular,’ this walk goes from the Goods Shed along Long Furlong Lane, crosses the Beverston Road, takes a lane and field back towards Newleaze Gardens, then goes back to the Leaders for tea. Ring Shirley on the previous day if you’re joining us.

Length 4m, 6.5 km. Level A. Leaders: Chris and Shirley 01666 502164.

23/07/19. Start 2.00 pm. Cars needed.

We start from Easton Grey and follow a circular route across fields and footpaths along the Fosse way to Pinkney and return. Length 4m, 6.5km. Level A/B. Leader: Diana 01666 502768

16/07/19. Start 10.00 am. Cars needed. This circular walk links the attractive villages of Coln St Aldwyns and Bibury (with its

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Sunday 28/7/19, Start 2.00 pm, The Mill, The Fosse and Estcourt Park. Grade: A/B, Length: 5.5 m 8.8 km, Leaders: David and Maggie 01666 505869.

30/07/19. Start 10.00 am. Cars needed. A relatively easy walk from Chavenage Green to Barton End, via Ledgemore Bottom and onto Tipputs Inn for optional Lunch. Advise Leader: by 26th if Lunching. Length 4.5m, 7km. Level A/B. Leader: Phil 01666 502014 06/08/19. Note Start Time 9.30 am. Cars needed. Walking from Ham, just south of Berkeley, through Whitcliff Park and back, enjoying the extensive views. Optional Lunch. Length 7m, 11km. Level B. Leader: Julian 01666 504022.

13/08/19. Start 2.00 pm. Cars needed. This is the Miserden Park Loop which also takes in Ashcombe Bottom, Bull Banks and some very fine scenery. Length 5m, 8km. Level C. Leader: Ian 01666 502939.

Weekend Walk, Sunday 18/8/19, Start 2.00 pm, Ashley Loop, Grade: A/B, Length: 6.5 m 10.5 km, Leader: John B, 01666 505777.

20/08/19. Start 2.00 pm. Cars needed. From Kings Stanley to Middleyard, to Pen Wood, Selsey Common and Ebley and finally back along the Stroudwater Canal. There are some steep sections. Length 5.5m, 9 km. Level B/C. Leaders Mike & Moira 01666 504453.

27/08/19. Start 10.00 am. Cars needed.

A walk with two gentle inclines from Eastington Cross taking in views of the Severn Vale and parts of the River Frome.

Length 5.2m, 8.4km. Level A. Optional Lunch at Old Badger Inn. Advise Leader if lunching by prior Thursday. Leader: Tina 01666 503619.

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“…and I think my spaceship knows which way to go”

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stickers, with a certificate and gold medal on completion. Books can be fiction, information books, graphic novels, spoken word books on CD’s and even eBooks, so you are spoilt for choice.

to take them off your hands to make our rockets and spaceships with.

Each week during the summer holidays, we will have a drop-in craft on offer (while stocks last), a holiday-long ‘space hunt’ around the library, and various activity sheets to offer. Please see staff for details, or check out listings on www.eventbrite.co.uk

And if you are a gardener then please feel free to plan ahead for our Plant Swap Event next year in May 2020. This year’s event was such a great success and we would like to thank our lovely volunteers for the time and effort that made it possible.

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Hope you all have a lovely summer!

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David Bowie, Space Oddity With the summer holidays fast approaching, perhaps now is the time to zoom along to the library, although parking your spaceship might pose a challenge!

The library is taking part in the National Summer Reading Challenge again, which is now in its 20th year. With this year’s theme being “Space Chase” to mark the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing, your reading could take you out of this world (please excuse the pun!)

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Tetbury Scout Group

Every adult who gives their time to Scouting supports the development of young people: without them Scouting and the adventures it offers simply would not happen.

However, there are those who make an extra special contribution – and in Tetbury we are especially grateful to Jean Buxton and Mike Purcell, both Tetbury “outsiders” who have given over forty-five years of dedicated service to Tetbury Scout Group.

We are delighted that Jean has been awarded the Chief Scout’s Bar to her Award of Merit for outstanding service of over twenty-two years – keen, conscientious, imaginative service over a sustained period. This recognises the impact Jean has had on so many of Tetbury’s young people and the wider Gloucestershire District.

Just this month Jean and two of our intrepid Scouts enjoyed (endured?) a weekend Survival Course. The Scouts spent the bank holiday weekend at Miserden Park sleeping in shelters they had built out of sticks and leaves found in the woods. They had twenty-four hours cooking all their food on a fire with no utensils or pots - and they lived to tell the tale! Jean is now busy preparing for our next weekend adventure; a ‘Strategy Camp’ in Cirencester Park. If this was not enough, she is also leading the Gloucestershire contingent this Summer to the Haarlem Jamborette in the Netherlands!

Thank you, Jean, from all of us, for the dedication you have given Scouting, Tetbury is very lucky to have you. Of course, we are always looking for new leaders and therefore if Jean has inspired you then please get in contact.

about road, water and fire safety. They were even allowed to use a hose! The Beavers chose a lovely day to walk to the Memorial Recreation Ground, where they practiced using the Green Cross Code, helped the community by doing a litter pick and sent

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Talking about great leaders, our fantastic Cub Leaders Karen and Tony (and Mike again!) are ensuring the Cub section is full of fun and outside adventure. The Cubs are working towards the Navigators Stage 1 badge by finding out about the Green Cross Code, making posters, and looking at road traffic signs around town. They are also completing their Scientist and Athletics badges with Phil, Tetbury’s fittest postman, running a ‘boot camp’. Another highlight was a great evening at Penwood, where the Cubs collected wood, made fires to toast marshmallows to eat with chocolate biscuits and explored a climbing wall! As if this was not exhausting enough, the Cubs are also looking forward to a great evening at the Cotswold water park, where they will be making rafts and working towards a water safety badge.

Last, but not least, the brilliant Beaver leaders Sheena and Bruce recently organised a visit to Tetbury fire station, where they learnt all

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Leighterton Primary School Our children have many opportunities to take part in various events and competitions… …and we are always extremely proud of their wonderful attitudes and good behaviour, when they represent us.

During recent weeks the children in Years 3 and 4 have taken part in Quad Kids, an athletics tournament where they did long jump, throwing, 50-metre and 400-metre sprint. They also played relay games, took part in a ‘Kwik Cricket’ festival and worked with teams made up of several other schools. They were coached for the start of the session and after that they played matches on the pitch. Haymead Class will also be taking part in Mini Red Tennis with other local schools. There will be coaching, followed by opportunities to play matches.

Our younger children will work with children from the Cotswold Vale Cluster of schools to participate in Cluster Sports events. The Reception and Year 1 children from the other schools will spend the day at Leighterton, hosted by our Sports Leaders who will organise sporting activities and races for children in the other schools.

Our Year 2 children will spend the day at Brimscombe, working with other Year 2 children from the CVC schools.

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They were awarded a special t-shirt each to wear for the finals and were given a cricket bat and ball.

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Some Year 4 children took part in a Nature Detectives day at Westonbirt. They pond dipped and found many different species in the water there. Using microscopes, they were able to see interesting items, such as different types of skin and scales. At the Arboretum, they discovered how different animals see different plants.

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“The Holiday Line…” …was the enticing name the Great Western Railway used in the early 1900’s to promote its London to Penzance route. This served England’s largest tourist area. Michael Turner, a West Country railway enthusiast since boyhood days, told us on the 16th

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The introduction of public Bank Holidays boosted the growth of day trips. Resorts such as Minehead, Paignton, Torquay, Weston and Weymouth were transformed: GWR memorabilia abounded. Michael stressed how the totality of the GWR marketing campaign had led to its success.

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We had a magic lantern show on the 30th of May, when Pat Furley returned to us. He demonstrated how the early projection system invented in Germany in about 1650 had been developed using painted and then photographic images sandwiched between two glass plates. After showing us early projectors which had used candles, oil or acetylene from carbide as light sources before electricity, Pat, like a traditional travelling magic lantern man, started his show. Advertisements followed by humorous scenes led into a visual journey around Gloucestershire and neighbouring towns. Early examples of moving pictures 16:51developed in the 1850s were included in his wide-ranging collection of historical lantern slides.

His fast-flowing commentary linking the slides together with relevant anecdotes, rhymes and musical interludes kept us wellentertained. As one member observed, Pat’s detailed knowledge and enthusiasm shone through too!

Looking ahead, our talks during the next two months include the story of the Cuban missile crisis, a description of the role of bees in gardens and the help we can give them, and a history of police use of aircraft.

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News from Christ Church June has been ‘Minimal Plastic Month’ in Tetbury.

It is an initiative that the Justice and Peace Group of Tetbury churches kicked off and it has been enthusiastically embraced by many sections of the town. The Facebook page of tips and ideas called ‘Tetbury Minimal Plastic’ has really taken off. At the last count it had 163 members. Take a look and join up!

There is a meeting to share our experiences on Wednesday the 3rd of July 2019 at 7.00 pm at Christ Church, where we will discuss with representatives from the town how this reduction in the use of plastic can be sustained.

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The pictures of plastic in our oceans are awful. The stats likewise: “330 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year.”

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News from St Marys’ Church I hope the summer brings promises of fun and relaxing with friends and family.

For starters, make a date to come and join in the fun of St Marys’ Church Summer Fete on Saturday the 6th of July, between 2.00 and 4.30 pm. It’s the best of an English summer … held on the Vicarage lawn with games, stalls, dog show and delicious cream teas.

I can never decide my best bit: choosing the “Vicar’s Favourite” in the dog show or a lovely plate of scones, jam and cream. Let’s hope and pray that the sun shines – but if it’s rainy, join us in the church instead.

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We are so looking forward to sharing all this with our lovely St Mary’s children.

In St Mary’s School this month we are holding our sixth iSingPop CELEBRATE for all the family, on Sunday the 21st of July starting at 4.00 pm in the school hall. Run by all the churches in Tetbury, our theme this month is being good neighbours. And there will be crafts, a Bible story, time for prayers, singing iSingPOP songs and tea for everyone. Do join us!

I hope we can help make your summer fun and relaxing, one way or another. And that matters – after all, God rested on the seventh day, and the Bible tells us that God says that our R&R is holy and blessed - so God bless you this summer.

With love and prayers, Poppy.

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There are more furry creatures involved in our Animal Service in St Mary’s Beverston on Sunday the 7th of July at 11.15 am. Our hymns will include ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ of course – and there’s always lots of giggling when the dogs join in with the singing. Then we have prayers and I go around to ask for God’s blessing on each of the cats, rabbits, dogs. Do come along and bring your beloved pet – the more variety, the merrier! And if you miss the service in Beverston, we have another Animal Service in St John’s in Shipton Moyne on Sunday the 25th of August at 11.15 am.

Also in July, our Curate Rob and I will be working with the children at St Mary’s School during Wellbeing Week, to launch our ‘Waterlily’ project. We’re using the image of a waterlily to help the children think about how, spiritually, we can grow and flourish. Have a look at the illustration

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Thank You! For many years local businesses have been supporting the hospital by raising money in a whole host of different ways. Whether it’s sponsored events, selecting us as their annual charity, or having one of our charity pots on the counter. We are indebted to you all for your hard work in supporting us, thank you - you know who you are!

The Friends of Tetbury Hospital, the fundraising team, are a vibrant team of loyal volunteers who are passionate about raising money to enable Tetbury Hospital to buy new equipment and to developing facilities at the hospital, ensuring we keep local services available for the community.

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Tetbury Hospital We’ve just celebrated Tim Smith’s retirement.

Tim has had a long-running career with us, for thirteen years, as maintenance manager, arriving at 6.30 every morning to meet drivers and to open up the hospital.

He is well loved by staff and consultants alike and has been a Tetbury resident all his life. I asked Tim to reflect on his time at Tetbury Hospital: “I’ve enjoyed seeing people from all walks of life coming to the hospital for small ops and they’re always happy cheerful people.

I’ll say good morning to everyone whether an employee, a patient or relation. For some of the people I’m the first one they see, I’ll help anybody, and I’ll miss that.

“My job is a lot different from when I first started here thirteen years ago, because it is much more ‘hands on’ now, and I’m involved more with things around the hospital. You’re learning all the time with equipment maintenance.

“The staff here are wonderful, and I can’t fault any of them. We all have our off days, but I’ll miss them being part of my everyday life – apart from Jo (my wife and colleague,) of course - who I’ll now be cooking for on a daily basis! I’m leaving with a sad heart; it’s been really good here and I’ve really enjoyed my career.”

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We wish Tim all the best, he will have more time now to enjoy his passion for fishing.

Here he is with his recent catch of the day: If you are interested in a career at Tetbury Hospital, keep an eye on our website under ‘Working with Us’ or email your CV to: enquiries@tetburyhospital.co.uk

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June saw the last of our extremely popular afternoon tea concerts down at the Shed for the time being.

Will Cook and his team of volunteers put on a wide variety of entertainment - and we are all very grateful to all the performers, who gave of their time and talent to help us raise much needed funds.

Thanks to the popularity of these afternoons and all the positive comments, the afternoon tea concerts will return in the Autumn when we hope to welcome back the Stroud String Ensemble.

Equally popular are our Thursday Cinema nights and we are always looking at ways to improve the experience for our visitors.

Plans are in place to improve the speakers and to install a system designed to assist those experiencing hearing difficulties. Another development coming soon will be the introduction of a voucher scheme, enabling you to purchase ten Adult tickets for the price of nine - a perfect gift for all those film buffs out there. So if you know anyone with a birthday or anniversary coming up - this could be ‘just the ticket.’

Who knew that Bridge players are such and fun and supportive bunch of people? A big big “thank you” goes out to South Cotswold Bridge Club for putting on a fabulous Charity Bridge Night in aid of the Shed – raising eight hundred pounds! A particular “thank you” is due to organisers Jim Edwards and Anita Stride who, backed up

by Shed Volunteers, ensured it was a full house on the night.

We are delighted to welcome back Ros from Aunt Addies Farm every Saturday morning, bringing her super fresh selection of vegetables (often picked that very same morning.) She is delaying her arrival slightly so as not to get in the way of the parkrun which takes off from alongside the Shed at 9.00 am every Saturday with the super speedy arriving back just 20 minutes later, followed by those taking it a little easier over the next hour – often with their young children – some in buggies - as well as dogs of all sizes. So if you come down for about 11.00 am you can enjoy a relaxing coffee in our Café and catch up with Ros at the same time.

For up to date news on all ongoing developments, do keep an eye on our website - or better still why not sign up to our regular newsletters and “What’s On” alerts? You’ll then be among the first to learn what is happening down at the Shed. Go to www.shed-arts. co.uk and follow the links.

That’s it for this month but do remember we are always looking for Volunteers to come down and help at the Shed. We are a superfriendly group, offer full training where appropriate and you will be assisting a valuable community hub for the people of Tetbury and beyond.

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18 If Beale Street Could Talk (15) 7.30 pm. A young woman sets out to prove her childhood friend is innocent of a crime he didn’t commit.

25 The Green Book (12A) 7.30 pm. An AfricanAmerican classical pianist and his ItalianAmerican driver take a tour of the American South in the 1960’s.

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Summer Show 10th & 11th August 2019 Tetbury Summer Show arrangements are in full swing, in preparation for this year’s show. Unlike previous years, this year the show will take place over both the Saturday and the Sunday. On Saturday the 10th the focus will be on entertaining the children

laugh at and lots of audience participation and with accompanying adults allowed to watch for free, it’s a great way to treat children to live entertainment.

The Sunday arrangements will follow the same format as previously – starting with the parade through the town which will start in Long Street at 12.45 pm and will begin to arrive at the Memorial Recreation Ground in New Church Street at 1.00 pm.

The parade will be led by the Bristol Pipes and Drums and will also include children’s fancy dress, some of the carts from Wacky Races and many other attractions.

You are asked to display your flowers, vegetables and crafts no later than 10.00 am on the Sunday, and then the marquee will close so that the judging can commence. The marquee will re-open at 1.00 pm and the cups and prizes will be awarded between 4.00 - 4.30 pm.

Buzzing The recreation ground will be buzzing with more attractions than ever this year, including the Dog and Duck Show, Archery, Falconry, Meerkats, Ferret Racing, and much much more. As always, we will have our ever-popular dog show, where the canines of Tetbury will once again be encouraged to show off to the judge.

of Tetbury and surrounding areas. Mr Brown’s Pig will be presenting two puppet performances in our second marquee for children of all ages. There will be plenty to

Completely new for this year is our separate ‘Arts and Crafts’ Marquee, with local craftspeople exhibiting a wide variety of fabulous things including gifts for your home, your dog and yourself. All this, together with a great range of rides and food stalls, will make for a great weekend at the Summer Show.

Full schedules are now available from Tetbury Hardware, London Road, Tetbury, as well as via the website www. tetburysummershow.co.uk Please remember not to park on Long Street, as it will be closed to traffic from 12.15 pm – 1.15 pm on Sunday 11th August.

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For July and August, we sketch and paint outdoors on Monday afternoons, weather permitting. With the good weather that we had last summer, these sessions were well attended, but this is Great Britain and the weather is in the lap of the Gods, so who knows how well we shall fare this year?

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To end our Spring Programme, on Wednesday the 5th of June Irene Stuttard visited us, to give a demonstration of portraiture in pastels. In fact, she did two portraits: one of 13-year-old Keira, and one of her grandmother Sally who is a member.

Irene works in a variety of mediums and

paints and exhibits in our area. Her work includes landscapes as well as portraits.

Starting on a tonal sketch of the younger sitter, Irene says that it is important to get the eyes right and their relationship with nose and mouth. When the line work, done with Conte pencils, was satisfactory and the darker areas filled in, Irene simply finished the face with cream pastel and applied the highlights. After a tea break, a portrait of Sally, Keira’s grandmother, was

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Tetbury Nursery Playgroup Once again it is time to say goodbye to our older children, who are moving on to their ‘big schools.’

luck in the next stage of their education and hope they all have a great time at their new schools. We would like to thank all our families for their help and support over the last school year and look forward to seeing those coming back and our new starters in September.

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During this final term they have lots of opportunities to get to know their new school and St Mary’s in particular always organize a comprehensive transition process, including our taking the children to visit, teachers visiting us - and activities at the school for parents to take their children to.

This term we are looking at transport and holidays. The children have a good knowledge of different ways of getting from place to place and the ‘Fantasy Cube’ was put in the garden, where the children enjoyed using it as an ambulance and roleplaying emergency scenarios! Cars and trucks were used to make marks in paint, onto paper and onto the path.

For Father’s Day the playgroup children, creche children and play and stay group all made transport style cards for their Dads, Grandads or Uncles. Outside, we set up a car wash, this involved lots of bubbly water and sponges! This role play helped the children with their turn-taking and communication skills.

For the holiday/ travel we had lots of maps out for the children to look at to see where different countries are, leading to discussions about the other countries. We have also looked at local maps, looking at familiar landmarks and the preschool children drew a map of their route to playgroup. We set the role-play area up as a travel agent, to book our holidays!

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With children moving up it means that there will be spaces in the creche for occasional or regular care. The creche is ideally suited for parents who want their children to start to learn to socialise, or for parents who need to go to appointments etc on their own. The creche takes children from three months old and can be used for regular care or a one-off.

Our Thursday bingo evenings continue, the next one is on the 27th June, then there will be one more in July before a break for summer. The bingo then resumes in September, if you are interested in coming along and winning some lovely prizes whilst helping to raise funds for playgroup please contact us for more information about dates and times.

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I’m writing in to tell you about the “Child Ambassador” we are looking for this year, as an accompaniment to the Tetbury Summer Show.

Any parent, grandparent, teacher or member of the public can nominate a child that has shown special kindness this year – or done some other public act such as raising money for charity.

All they have to do is email us about who they’ve nominated, including a short explanation as to why they’ve made the nomination and what the child has done to deserve the title.

Emails to tetburyflowershowparade@gmail.com please.

Kind regards, Hayley Ogden

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I am delighted to let you know that Contact the Elderly, a national charity dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people, are starting a group in Tetbury. If your readers think they could spare a few hours to help in our area, then please can they get in touch?

We are looking for hosts, drivers and also to hear from anyone who thinks they might benefit from attending our monthly Sunday afternoon events.

You can contact our regional officer Helen Ker-Bridges on 01225 873812 or email helen.ker@contect-the-elderly. org.uk for more information and to get involved.

Many thanks, Natalie Hartley, Tetbury Group Coordinator, Contact the Elderly

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spending most of my time on. The logo is one thing which is very close to being ready to unveil, so keep an eye out to see if you can spot it around the town soon.

It was certainly a wetter June than we’d hoped for,

A very big “Thank you!” is owed to everyone who has filled out the TAYCT survey. It’s great to get input from across the age ranges of what is important and needed in our community.

which meant last minute rearranging of activities for the team as our outdoor plans had to move inside, however it has meant we’ve managed to do plenty of cooking, which is always a favourite at The Pod. We have welcomed a new bank staff worker, Ben Jackson, to the team; great news.

Ben has volunteered for us at the cinema evenings and he’s now agreed to help when other team members are on holiday or sick, too. It’s great to add another member of the community to The Pod team.

Nothing is instant and it is all dependent on finances and people, but it certainly helps point us in the right direction of where we need to be focusing our efforts. So thank you for your opinions and your time.

Youth Cinema Evening

End of Year Barbecue It’s hard to believe that we are coming to the end of another academic year! We will be holding an end of year barbecue for our last session on the Memorial Recreation Ground on the 19th of July - weather permitting. We would love to catch up with our regulars there - and to also see some old faces. Thanks to Tetbury Tesco for the donations of food for the event. The Pod will re-open on the first week of September.

There has been quite a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ work going on over the last

couple of months, to do with our charity identity, our new website, working on a logo, exploring additional funding opportunities, networking with agencies, developing the pilot for the counselling project and keeping our five star rating for Food Hygiene - as well as keeping all the other services we offer ticking over. This work is often not seen, but as a small charity all of these aspects are very important and what, as the project manager, I am

The next Youth Cinema evening is on Friday the 5th of July at 6.00 pm, down at the Goods Shed. This is one way we are offering more for young people in Tetbury. We will be showing Spider-man: Into the SpiderVerse (which I’m quite looking forward to seeing!) so 11- to 18-year-olds, DO make use of having a cinema in our town!

Parents and carers of young people, please do encourage your young people along.

There are low cost refreshments available and tickets are only £2.50 beforehand or £3 on the door. We hope to see you there.

Jo and the Pod Team, Tetbury Area Youth and Community Trust (TAYCT)

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