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Humans are not the only admirers of roses and they can suffer from numerous pests and diseases so prepare yourself for battle.

Problems include; brown scale, rose aphids, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, rose dieback, rose powdery mildew, rose blackspot and rose rust. That said there are disease-resistant varieties, and prevention is always better than cure. If planted in good soil (they don’t mind heavy clay) and in a well prepared hole with some homemade compost or manure, then fed in March with a special rose fertiliser before another layer of compost or manure is placed on top, and watered well they will provide you with a long lasting combination of colour and scent.

Local Events in May & June 2 local pools open for Summer Witney Festival of Food & Drink Garden View: A Thorny Issue

healthy foliage, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ for exquisite scent, or ‘Etoile de Hollande’ for a splash of rich scarlet red.

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Ground cover roses such as the ‘flower carpet range’ are great for covering banks and are extremely low maintenance, or try an avenue of standard roses such as ‘Winchester Cathedral’ which look fabulous when under planted with lavender or lush low growing evergreens. Finally for a wonderful thornless variety try Rosa ‘Mortimer Sackler’.

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Welcome to the May - June edition of Your CotswoldLink In this issue we look forward to the oncoming Summer months by featuring a selection of the wonderful events taking On a sunnyacross wall try; the North Cotswolds, see pages 8, 16 & 18 for details, place Rosa ‘Blush Noisette’, aas great repeat as flowerer well our online events diary at: www.cotswoldlink.co.uk. with small double pink flowers, ‘Lady has arrived for the Woodstock and Chippy Lido Summer Waterlow’ for silky pink bloomsas and they open for everyone to enjoy (Page 21). I hope 01609 777401 pools 01609 779097 you all have a great May & June and we’ll be back in July. If you would like to advertise your business in this magazine cotswoldlink.co.uk facebook.com/ or on our website then please feel free to contact us.

YourCotswoldLink Best wishes, For added interest, why not grow two varieties together which complement each other, or flower at different times for lengthier impact.

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Top Travel Tips IN THIS ISSUE...

Fantastic Global Tours If you’re looking for an escorted holiday that ticks all the boxes, look no further than Travelsphere.

They’ve been creating fantastic tours all over the globe for more than 50 years now and pride themselves on introducing travellers to not only the iconic sites of a country but also to lesser-known gems that they might not ordinarily get to see.

All this is done in the company of a team of knowledgeable Tour Managers and/or Local Guides who are there to ensure that everything runs smoothly, but who never get in the way.

There are plenty of excursions included in the price of a Travelsphere holiday, as well as many meals and of course, all the things you’d expect such as flights, overseas transfers and hotel accommodation.

With a list of destinations stretching across the four corners of the globe, choosing where to go might prove difficult! If you want to stay close to home try a European tour – Travelsphere’s Italy collection alone covers from top to toe of this beautiful country. But if you’ve a desire to journey further afield, well, the world is your oyster.

You can travel across the USA and Canada, stopping off in some of the most iconic cities of anywhere in the world and soaking up some truly jaw-dropping scenery. You can take a thrilling Kenyan safari, a spiritual journey through India or explore South America – from Peru to Rio. Maybe you yearn to immerse yourself in the world of the ancient Egyptians or traverse mighty rivers such as the Yangtze or the Mekong. Travelsphere offers all this and more – including a range of rail holidays and spectacular river and ocean cruises featuring itineraries that take you along the Danube, through Asia and in the footsteps of Charles Darwin on the adventure of a lifetime.

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ESTABLISHED 1984

COTSWOLD STONE SLATE ROOFING SPECIALISTS AND PROPERTY RESTORATION UNIT 109 NORTHWICK BUSINESS CENTRE, BLOCKLEY, MORETON-IN-MARSH, GLOS, GL56 9RF Tel: OFFICE 01386 701261 Mobiles: 07850 373196 / 07879 550110 E-mail: office@bonnerandmilner.co.uk

Congratulations – 30 Years serving the north Cotswolds

COMPLETE PROPERTY RESTORATION | COTSWOLD STONE SLATE ROOFING | LEADWORK | CHIMNEY RE-BUILDS WELSH SLATE AND TILE ROOFING | RE-POINTING | EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS | RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ECO FRIENDLY

From a derelict building to a liveable home, we strive for perfection at every step. www.bonnerandmilner.co.uk

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H C A E L H T R O N IR CHARTER FA val i t s e F c i s u &M

Saturday 28th June

The Northleach Charter Fair and Music Festival committee is delighted to announce this year’s event will take place, for the second year running, on the King George V playing fields.

The date is set for Saturday 28 June 2014 at the NEW time of 11am to 5pm, with the Music Festival kicking-off at 2pm firstly with unplugged acoustic music followed later in the evening with fully plugged-in bands, headlined this year by the mighty Gully!

The festival closes at 11pm.

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NEW Birds 4 All Occasions. Creating a buzz with their amazing falconry displays is Birds 4 All Occasions. As well as falcons and hawks, children and adults can handle lovely bam owls and discover much more about these stunning creatures.

NEW A designated ‘kids area’, keeping children and adults entertained to include: – NEW Puppet shows by Puppets and Pandemonium – NEW All day activities by Junkfish, festival fun for kids, – Indoor and outdoor crafts and more.

– Face painting – Fun Fair Go Karts Annual favourites will include welly wanging; Northleach Fire Engine; BBQ, refreshments and food stalls Free Parking - The Northleach & Fosse Lions are kindly organising all parking for the fair - They will be collecting donations so please give generously!

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Marking their 30th Anniversary in October 2013 gave the Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust (GAT) the perfect opportunity to remind supporters of the many ways they had helped people across the County.

“The University of Bristol has also been able to complete a Spinal Orthopaedic research study, thanks to GAT, which was published in four national and international journals - improving the treatment of what is known as “dowagers hump.”

GAT’s target was to raise £30,000, to support up to 10 local hospitals, but the charity ended up giving grants of over £35,000. This has taken their 30-year fundraising total to over £2.4 million.

“We are proud to have provided medical equipment that now enables over 2,000 people every year to have an operation that will help improve their mobility,” explained Jenkins “it is clear that if you’ve got Arthritis, GAT is your charity.”

Announcing their financial results at GAT’s AGM in March 2014, volunteer Treasurer Dylan Jenkins said “Increased donations have meant we could help even more people. This shows just how much Gloucestershire people want to help a Gloucestershire based charity that in turn helps the 70,000 people living in Gloucestershire who are suffering with Arthritis. Hospital physiotherapy departments right across the County will benefit from GAT’s newest grants, such as Tetbury, Cirencester, North Cotswolds, George Moore Community Clinic, Vale Community hospital, Thornbury, Stroud, Tewkesbury, the Children’s Clinic at Quedgeley as well as both the Cheltenham and Gloucester main hospitals.”

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People of all ages can suffer from Arthritis, it is no longer just an ageing problem. GAT Trustees have given Gloucestershire Royal Hospital a grant of over £10,000, making it possible for surgeons to treat younger people in the early stages of Arthritis in their hips - instead of them having to wait until they are older. Children too have benefitted from GAT funding over £3,000 of child-sized physiotherapy equipment. ...............................................................................

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It is clear that if you’ve got Arthritis, GAT is your charity Treasurer: Dylan Jenkins

Children suffer with Arthritis Eleanor’s story

Eleanor is a typical 10 year-old girl, who loves ballet and gymnastics. Four months ago she began to complain of a general aching in her knees. Gradually the pain worsened, affecting her ability to walk. She couldn’t even go to school and her parents were very concerned.

Her GP referred her to the Children’s Clinic at Quedgeley where she was assessed by both a paediatrician and a paediatric physiotherapist.

They identified she had a common kind of Juvenile Arthritis of which there is no known cause.

She was treated with steroid injections and physiotherapy, using the equipment supplied

by GAT. Eleanor worked with the physiotherapists to strengthen her muscles and increase the movement in her knee joints, making a full recovery in three months.

To find out more about GAT’s work visit their website www.glosarthritistrust.org

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“New To The Area” is a new business feature specifically designed to help new businesses and those that are offering new businesses and services to promote themselves cost effectively.

Businesses are invited to submit their adverts to this feature at the regular price (Advert sizes available:

1/8 and ¼) and they will receive the equivalent space in complimentary editorial*. This editorial provides excellent business exposure to 15,200 homes and businesses and allows further explanation of the new business or services available. * Editorial must be supplied completed.

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Selling your property for 0% commission!

In the last month, Ted George Estate Agents have opened for business and to earn your trust and respect they are selling the first few properties at 0% commission, with no hidden surprises.

Run from an office in Shipton Under Wychwood and dealing with the Northern Cotswolds area, it’s owners, James and Maria Withey, started the company from a desire to ‘do things better’.

With over 15 years experience, working for and amongst all kinds of Estate Agents, James and Maria believe they’ve got it right.

The two biggest grumbles people have about Estate Agents is the fees they charge and the poor service they give. Ted George are tackling both of these head on. “We don’t like to receive a poor service so we wouldn’t dream of giving one,” James remarked. “Our standard of work is very high and we abide by the strict rules of conduct The Proper ty Ombudsman lays down,” he added. As for the second

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grumble, because Ted George don’t run an expensive shop they are able to pass on these savings to their Vendors in the form of reduced fees.

Ted George offer everything you would expect from a High Street agent such as providing valuations and full property details, advertising on all the main portals, vetting buyers, accompanying viewings and progress chasing each sale.

They won’t tie Vendors into long contracts either as they would rather have their Vendors stay with them because they want to, not because they have to.

Better still, the agency have also announced that they are so committed to the local community they are working in they will donate a small percentage of their profits to local charities every year.

More details can be found at: www.tedgeorge.co.uk or call: 01993 830100

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Science Behind the Smile

Mother Teresa said, “We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” Haven’t we all experienced feeling good because someone smiled at us. Yet science tells us that there is nothing simple about a smile.

Imagine an appealing child or a cute kitten and you probably smile. Electrical signals travel from the cortex of your brain to the brainstem (the part that deals with basic body functions such as breathing, heart rate etc.). From there, cranial nerves carry the signal onwards to muscles in your face and you smile.

But have you ever noticed that as you smile you actually feel happier? This is due to a positive feedback loop whereby electrical signals are fed back to the brain from the smiling-muscles, reinforcing our feeling of joy. Our brain feels good so tells us to smile: we smile and this tells our brain we feel good.

Researchers have found that smiling can be as happiness-inducing as receiving a large unexpected cash bonus!

Did you know that there are two sorts of smiles - the fake smile and the genuine smile? In both the fake and the real smile, the zygomaticus major muscle - which controls the corners of your mouth - is activated. But in a genuine smile, the obicularis occuli muscle - which encircles our eye socket - is also activated. Scientists call the first smile a social smile, and the second a

Duchenne smile, named after the scientist who first discovered it.

We are surprisingly good at distinguishing between a real and fake smile, and we do this in three ways. First, we unconsciously compare the geometry of a person’s face to a standard smile. Second, we think about context and judge whether a smile is expected. Finally, we automatically mimic the smile, to feel for ourself whether it is fake or real. In fact if we are prevented from mimicking a smile (e.g. by clenching a pencil between our teeth) our ability to differentiate a real smile from a fake smile decreases dramatically!

Smiling reduces stress and generates more positive emotions. This is why we often feel happier around children – they smile more. Children smile on average about 400 times a day. Happy adults smile 40-50 times a day, but most of us only smile a maximum of 20 times. Yet smiling more is good for our health. Our brain even keeps track of our smiles - a smile scorecard if you like, so it knows our emotional state. Scientists discovered that people who smile the most are mentally more healthy, and live on average some seven years longer than the rest of us. The good news is, smiling is contagious so spread yours around. As Louis Armstrong sang, “When you’re smilin’, keep on smilin’. The whole world smiles with you…”

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National Smile Week May 19th to June 19th

National Smile Month runs from May 19th to June 19th. It’s all about oral hygiene. Here are our top tips.

Brush your teeth - At least two minutes twice a day using fluoride toothpaste. Make sure you clean your teeth before bed, as your mouth doesn’t have the same salivary protection during the night as it does during the day.

Floss - Each tooth has five sides; a toothbrush only cleans three sides. The other two sides are where most decay and foul odours originate. To clean between the teeth requires dental floss or tiny inter-dental brushes.

Clean your tongue - This is an important part of oral hygiene and works wonders with stale, smelly breath. You can use a tongue scraper or a toothbrush Give up smoking - Smoking dries the mouth, depleting the protective saliva. It also exposes your gums, soft palate and tongue to harmful and cancer-causing toxins, and it makes your breath smell.

Use a mouthwash - This freshens breath and coats the teeth with a protective layer, helping to prevent plaque build-up.

Cut out sugary foods and drinks - Sugary snacks feeds the bacteria in your mouth which ultimately break down your enamel and cause decay.

Visit your dentist regularly!

By Louise Addison

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Farm Shop has finally moved!

It’s been a long time coming but Simon and Sarah Righton’s Farm Shop at Old Farm has finally moved into the old cow shed at the bottom of the yard, next to the butchery.

It should have happened a year ago but the shed was taken over by the BBC 1 series “Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen” with Nigel Slater and Adam Henson.

The series went out in Nov/ Dec 2013 but you can still see clips and recipes on the show’s website – just follow the link from the Old Farm homepage (www.oldfarmdorn.co.uk).

Simon and Sarah’s main aim is to sell their home produced lamb, beef, pork and eggs along with cooked, sliced ham and other ready to eat products using ingredients from the farm. There is now a wider range of local produce including cheeses and hopefully, coming soon, Old Farm Cider and other local beers….

The pride and joy of the new shop has to be Zoe - she’s from Italy and she makes great coffee!

Tel: 01608 650394 | www. oldfarmdorn.co.uk

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Open Farm Sunday – 8th June 2014 Care about your food? We do! That’s the message from farmers across the country, as they prepare to open their farm gates on Open Farm Sunday. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside.

A visit to a local farm on Open Farm Sunday is a great way to meet the farmers who grow your food and see how they care for the countryside. It could include a tractor and trailer ride, an opportunity to see sheep being sheared, cows being milked or even chicks hatching! There will be plenty of farm walks and nature trails organised, which are ideal ways to enjoy the peace and beauty of the countryside. Why not make a day of it and take a picnic to enjoy with family and friends, down on the farm? For those of you who love machinery, there will be plenty of tractors and tools on show too.

Whatever you do, Open Farm Sunday is a great chance to take in some stunning scenery and enjoy the country air. You will really get to know how your food is produced and maybe even taste some, all whilst finding out how the countryside around you is cared for.

This will be the ninth Open Farm Sunday and over 450 farms across the country, from Cheshire to Cornwall, Flintshire to Fife and Norfolk to Northumberland, are expected to open. To find out which farms in your area are taking part, visit www.farmsunday.org.

For up-to-date campaign information and to let us know about your time on the farm, follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/openfarmsunday.

Old Farm Dorn, Moreton in Marsh, GL56 9NS Email: sarah@oldfarmdorn.co.uk Telephone: 01608 650394 Website: www.oldfarmdorn.co.uk

Mr Lively went on to become a Head Teacher at 3 primary schools prior to being appointed a Primary School Inspector and finally a Senior Primary School Inspector.

He mentions a pupil whose father had died and his mother could not afford to keep him at school in the 6th Form. This pupil eventually gained a PhD, studying in his own time for a number of years at local colleges before entering a University. He eventually became the Head Chemist of one of the largest companies in the UK. Mr Lively gives examples of other pupils from working class backgrounds that made a success of their lives becoming teachers, accountants, engineers, fashion designers and business executives to name but a few.

A New Government Initiative?

Mr Lively also adopted a reading scheme throughout the school encouraging parents to read to their children. He found that about 60 parents had reading and writing difficulties so he organised classes at the school for such parents to improve their reading and writing skills, with this strategy he was decades ahead of present policies.

Indeed the Institute of Education state that, “Parent power can help disadvantaged children get ahead. Parents whose children succeed...

Moreton-in-Marsh Library

Library, computes with internet access. Storytime for under 5s.

Stow Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Telephone: 01608 650780 .........................................................................

Stow-on-the-Wold Library

Nosehill Farm Chalk Hill, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1HB Email: tjt.robbins@gmail.com Telephone: 01451 850325

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I recently received a draft autobiography from my class teacher of many years ago when I was in the equivalent of Y5. He has written the book under the pseudonym of Mr Lively and I can assure the readers he was just that, being a strict disciplinarian who was most approachable when one had a problem and with a class size of 48 he had to be.

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Bourton-on-the-Water Library

Library, computers with internet access.

Youth Centre, Bourton-on-the-Water, Telephone: 01451 820 964 .........................................................................

Cheltenham Library (Adult)

Library with internet access.

Reference library.

Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Telephone: 01242 532686 .........................................................................

Chipping Campden Library

Storytimes for under 5s. Library, computers with internet access.

High Street, Chipping Campden, Telephone: 01386 840692

...against the odds of social and economic disadvantage “actively cultivate” their offspring, nurturing their skills and allowing them to benefit from the education system.”

In the week that I am writing this article I hear on the radio a Government initiative to introduce this strategy on a National scale as though it is a new innovation.

The “Disadvantaged Child” In today’s society, we hear of the “disadvantaged child”. The above pupils mentioned by Mr Lively would no doubt fit under this category. My message to the parents of the children, who believe that they fit within this category, is not to be put off by such a title. Life is full of people who have made a success of their lives from low beginnings, and each and every one of them will tell you that their journey will have taken many twists and turns and that they have reached their ceiling by putting in some very hard work.

100 people would each give you a different definition of what is meant by the term “disadvantaged child”. In their definition, The Department of Education includes children at risk, in care, in need, with additional needs, with complex needs, with disabilities and sick children to name but a few.

It must also not be forgotten that the disadvantaged child does not necessarily come from a poor background as can be implied.

For Further information on Disadvantaged Children: Born to Teach by Nosbert Lively (Mr Lively is in search of a publisher) www.education.gov.uk/vocabularies/educationtermsandtags www.gov.uk/government/policies/raising-the-achievement-of-disadvantaged-children http://www.ioe.ac.uk http://www.jrf.org.uk/ http://www.grantsexpert.co.uk/help-for-disadvantaged-children. html John Harris

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Out & About

11th May

• Bluebell Walk: Whatcote Come for a gentle walk up to Hell Brake to see the Bluebells and enjoy a cream tea in the churchyard on your return. You can start the walk any time between 2pm - 5pm. The walk will start from Church Lane, Whatcote (Postcode CV36 5EF), and will be well signposted in the village, as will free car parking. Cake & produce stalls. Proceeds to St Peter’s Church. Strong shoes or boots are essential. Cost: £6.00 adults, accompanied children free. If you have any queries please contact Sue Price: 01295 680007 or e-mail: susan.price@ukgateway.net ..................................................................................................................

13th May

• Supper Concert Northleach Old Prison: 7 for 7:30pm in the Café A perfect mix of tasty cuisine, convivial atmosphere and musical entertainment! Menu choices available. Tickets in advance from barnsconcerts@gmail.com, or: 01386 576144. ..................................................................................................................

24th – 26th May

• Roman Market Watch traditional crafts and browse through stalls selling Roman games, glass beads, local cheese and honey, candles, wool and sheepskin, pottery, jewellery and more. Chedworth Roman Villa, Yanworth, GL54 3LJ. 01242 890256 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth ..................................................................................................................

28rd May

• Whitsun Family Fun exploring Crime & Punishment!

12 – 4pm at the Old Prison, Northleach Storytelling, children’s Prison Trail and Prison Tour. The tour of the History of Northleach Prison led by Michael Banks will take place from 1:30 to 2:45pm. Tour costs = adults £5, children over 5 £2.50, including refreshments. Bring a picnic to enjoy in our grounds.

Lunch, snacks, cakes & drinks available in our Café. Tel: 01451 862000 ..................................................................................................................

31st May – 1st June

• Victorian discovery weekend Victorian themed weekend with re-enactment, stalls, games, dressing-up, Victorian photography and entertainment.

Chedworth Roman Villa, 01242 890256 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth ..................................................................................................................

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www.cotswoldlink.co.uk 31st May, 7:30 – 9:30pm.

• Night of Music & Stories Thrilling music and thundering good yarns from three sparkling performers! Acclaimed duo Tinkerscuss, sisters Bryony and Erin Holden, will perform music ranging from spine-tingling Anglo-Celtic folk songs to exquisite covers of Sandy Denny. Tickets: £12 inc drinks & canapés, pre-bookable online at www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/shop or on 01451 862003. ..................................................................................................................

6th - 8th June

• Artists’ Open Weekend Studio 10am - 5pm each day Two North Cotswold Artists are holding a firsttime, exciting exhibition of their work in various media, at the home of one of the Artists near to the centre of Bourton-on-the-Water. The address is: Grey Gables, Bow Lane, Bourton-on-the-Water. This venue is very easy to find and the event will be well signposted. ..................................................................................................................

7th & 8th June

• Burford Collectors Rally From 10am both days Attractions this year include, Classic cars, Classic Motor Cycles, Commercial Vehicles, Collections, Miniature Steam, Tractors, Model Tent, Classic Caravans and much more.

Come along and enjoy yourselves. www.burfordcollectorsclub.co.uk.

Burford Recreation Field, Tanners Lane, Burford. OX18 4NB. ..................................................................................................................

8th June

• Strawberry Cream Teas From 2pm – 5.00pm. By kind permission of Mr & Mrs J Adams (With stunning views!) (See p20) Upper Farm Barn, Clapton-on-the-Hill, Bourtonon-the-Water, GL54 2LG. All proceeds to Community Awareness.

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29th June

• Windrush Choral Society @ Lodge Park Lodge Park: 1.30pm The Great Room will be filled with the beautiful sounds of Purcell, Elgar and Stamford. We are situated just off the A40, 1 mile from Northleach. Call 01451 844130 for event details.

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The editors cannot be held responsible for any changes to the events listed. All events are correct at time of going to print.

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8th June

• Strawberry Cream Teas From 2pm – 5.00pm. By kind permission of Mr & Mrs J Adams (With stunning views!) Upper Farm Barn, Clapton-on-the-Hill, Bourtonon-the-Water, GL54 2LG. All proceeds to Community Awareness.

It is hard to believe, but sadly, in this beautiful North Cotswolds area there are a great many people living in poverty.

Most are young families - the parents in very low paid occupations. Children from families in this situation are deprived of a great many material necessities – sometimes even a bed to sleep in, and it is the children that CA tries very hard to support.

Community Awareness was set up to help families living around Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and surrounding villages. Parent Support Advisers (who work in the primary schools), Health Visitors, District Nurses, 4Children (Children’s Centre) and HomeStart, come to CA when they have exhausted all the normal state funded channels in order to provide what is needed.

Help is given in the form of essential furniture, bedding, household goods, baby equipment, children’s clothing, school uniform, shoes, toys and books. CA also gives financial support when professional counselling or therapy is required for psychologically damaged children.

At Christmas time fresh meat, fruit and

vegetables are provided for the families most in need, together with Santa Sacks of gifts for the children, and seasonal ‘treats’. In these very deprived situations, the children would otherwise have nothing.

Funds are raised through donations and events organised by a small committee of seven.

On Sunday 8th June STRAWBERRY CREAM TEAS are being organised by the CA committee at a beautiful barn at Upper Farm, Clapton-on-the-Hill which has stunning views across Bourton-onthe-Water. Home-made cakes, scones, clotted cream and strawberries will be on offer. This fabulous venue is being generously donated by the owners John and Helen Adams.

Every penny raised goes direct to helping the families affected by poverty, and in particular their children.

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In the 60s and 70s, having a frozen dessert you could serve at a moment’s notice was the posh thing to do. The simple but glorious arctic roll started popping up everywhere, from restaurants to school and hospital menus. Eventually it became seen as something a bit naff and tacky, but I think smearing a home-made sponge with quality jam, good ice cream and a little bashed-up honeycomb is easy, fun, and just a bit silly.

Roll it up, freeze it for a few hours, and you’ll get sweet and sour, crunch and softness, all in one mouthful. Heaven.

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Move the ice cream to the fridge so it starts to soften. Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl, add the sugar, and whisk until pale, fluffy and at least doubled in size.

You can do this with an electric mixer, or by hand if you’ve got the muscle. Once it’s looking good, sift in the flour and slowly fold it through with a spatula. Grease a baking tray (roughly 26 x 36cm) with butter, then line it with greaseproof paper and grease that too. Spoon half your sponge batter on to the tray, blobbing it about in different places, then sift the cocoa powder into the remaining batter and fold it in.

Spoon the chocolatey sponge into the gaps on the tray, and use the spoon to drag it through the white sponge in S-shapes and circles until it looks beautiful and marbled. Make sure there are no gaps. Place the tray on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until cooked through.

Grease another large sheet of greaseproof paper with butter and sprinkle over a few good pinches of sugar. Take the sponge out of the oven and confidently flip it over on to the paper. Peel and discard the top piece of paper, then, while the Please mention

sponge is still warm and flexible, loosely roll it up into a long sausage, including the paper, and leave it to cool for around 20 minutes.

Once cooled, gently unroll the sponge and spread over half of the jam. Take big dessert spoons of your soft ice cream and randomly distribute them over the sponge, leaving the last 5 or 6cm at one end free of filling so that it creates a seal when you roll it up. Put whatever you don’t use back in the freezer.

Dollop over teaspoons of the remaining jam, then sprinkle your bashed-up chocolate bar all over. Use a spatula to smear everything into a fairly smooth dense layer.

Confidently, start rolling the sponge up again, making sure there’s no paper inside it. If the filling starts to slip out, just push it back in. Twisting the ends and squeezing it into a long, fairly even icecream sausage. Pop it into the freezer for 3 hours, and take it out around 5 to 10 minutes before you want to use it so it thaws enough to slice. Unwrap your arctic roll, take a slice out of each end to expose the frozen insides, and serve with fresh summer fruits tossed in lemon juice and a pinch of sugar, or any edible flowers if you have them.

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Woodstock & Chippy Lido pools reopen for summer After a record-breaking number of visitors in 2013, Woodstock and Chipping Norton’s outdoor pools are gearing up for another busy summer.

The pool reopened on Saturday 26 April and staff are looking forward to a busy season ahead.

Last year, soaring temperatures and a hot summer helped to attract 15,000 swimmers and spectators – the pool’s highest ever number of visitors.

The pool is owned by West Oxfordshire District Council and run by its leisure contractor, Better. It has a 25m main pool, heated to 29 degrees and with a depth of 3.5m, making it ideal for diving enthusiasts, along with a separate paddling pool for younger children.

Cllr Richard Langridge, Cabinet Member responsible for leisure, said: “With its large grassed area and café, the pool is suitable for families and makes for a great day

out. Although last summer was exceptionally busy thanks to the hot weather, both pools are heated and suitable for all weather.

“We’re pleased to offer leisure facilities like this in District and are looking forward to another busy, fun-packed summer. Hopefully we’ll have some fantastic weather too!”

The pool is also available for private hire and swimming lessons and will be open until September.

Timetable and pricing information is available at: www.better.org.uk/ leisure/woodstock-open-air-pool.

Alternatively, call 01993 811785.

Woodstock is one of two open-air pools in West Oxfordshire. The second is The Lido at Chipping Norton, a community-run facility, which opened for the summer season on Thursday 17th April.

For more information www.chippylido.co.uk or call 01608 643188.

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The Witney Festival of Food & Drink is back for its second year and will be held on Saturday 17th May at St. Mary’s Church, Church Green, Witney.

Alexander Armstrong, comedian and TV presenter and Patron of the Festival will be at the Festival to introduce Local Food Champion, Billy Rideout of Bakers Butchers, who will be opening the Festival at 10.00am. The Festival is all set to be even bigger and better with over 60 food and drink stalls, as well as a whole programme of events - guaranteed to keep the whole family entertained. The organisers have been overwhelmed by the response from producers and public alike.

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has given the Festival his full support and says, “There are many incredible local food and drink suppliers in my constituency and I am always impressed by the range and quality of our local produce...I would encourage everyone who can to go along and to lend their wholehearted support.”

As well as sampling the many different food and drink products this area has to offer, visitors will have the opportunity to see cookery demonstrations from top local chefs - and one enthusiastic rector, St. Mary’s very own, Reverend Toby Wright – and listen to a programme of ‘Talks in the Tent’ from experts in their fields.

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Festival goers can enjoy morris and maypole dancers, face painting, a festival tombola of free trade goodies as well as many different foods and drinks, including a beer tent and an ‘all- day’ cream tea area to refresh visitors throughout the day. The Festival website www. witneyfoodfestival.co.uk has full details including, exhibitors, demonstrations, talks, family activities, and visitor information.

For more Festival information please contact: The Festival Coordinator: Elpie Lewis. Tel: 01993 703070 Mobile: 07919 724605 Email: elpielewis99@aol.com www.witneyfoodfestival.co.uk

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Whatever your opinion of roses, there’s no denying that this flower is the epitome of traditional English gardening, and maybe for some that’s just the problem. For some people the memories of insipid flowers sitting above leggy stalks and diseased leaves is enough to put them off ever planting another rose bush again.

Classified as a woody perennial, with over a hundred species it is still by far one of Britain’s favourite plants. Native to China, the humble rose grows well in our climate, where the cool moist winters and warm (ish) summers mean that as long as we don’t experience too much rain (which can cause petals to fuse together before fully opening) plants should live happily for many years.

That said they are not ‘forever plants’ and should not be held on to for sentimental reasons. I’ve removed no end of beds planted up in the 60’s with nothing more than clumps of baked clay soil as their companion.

Roses are best planted bare root between November and February but are most often purchased containerised when in flower during the summer months. If well watered in their first year, roses planted this way should establish well. Plant slightly deeper than you think you need, burying the graft (woody knuckle) fractionally below the soil.

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Humans are not the only admirers of roses and they can suffer from numerous pests and diseases so prepare yourself for battle.

Problems include; brown scale, rose aphids, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, rose dieback, rose powdery mildew, rose blackspot and rose rust. That said there are disease-resistant varieties, and prevention is always better than cure. If planted in good soil (they don’t mind heavy clay) and in a well prepared hole with some homemade compost or manure, then fed in March with a special rose fertiliser before another layer of compost or manure is placed on top, and watered well they will provide you with a long lasting combination of colour and scent.

healthy foliage, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ for exquisite scent, or ‘Etoile de Hollande’ for a splash of rich scarlet red.

Ground cover roses such as the ‘flower carpet range’ are great for covering banks and are extremely low maintenance, or try an avenue of standard roses such as ‘Winchester Cathedral’ which look fabulous when under planted with lavender or lush low growing evergreens. Finally for a wonderful thornless variety try Rosa ‘Mortimer Sackler’.

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For added interest, why not grow two varieties together which complement each other, or flower at different times for lengthier impact.

On a sunny wall try; Rosa ‘Blush Noisette’, a great repeat flowerer with small double pink flowers, ‘Lady Waterlow’ for silky pink blooms and

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More Chinese visitors to come to the Cotswolds Reach Into China, a consultancy which helps its clients market to incoming Chinese tourists, is helping visitor attractions in the Cotswolds benefit from the new wave of high spending visitors from China.

The UK is likely to see a significant increase in high spending Chinese tourists as a result of VisitBritain’s ‘GREAT China Welcome’ campaign. In 2013 there were over 200,000 Chinese visitors - VisitBritain believes this figure will reach 650,000 by 2020, spending an annual £1.1 billion.

Reach Into China’s director Paul Hensby says this presents a big opportunity to the Cotswolds’ hospitality companies, but only if they know how to attract the Chinese.

“The Cotswolds, with its lovely countryside, flowing rivers, magnificent country houses, beautiful gardens, country restaurants, cultural attractions, picturesque villages and historic towns, will appeal to the Chinese visitors. However, these attractions have to market themselves to the Chinese, which is where Reach Into China can help.”

Reach Into China’s services include Mandarin translations of marketing material and visitor information, Mandarin-speaking temporary staff, China-facing online presence, staff training, access to UnionPay point of sale payment facilities and creating and implementing social media strategies within China.

Catharine Che (right) who advises Reach Into China on Chinese cultural values and customer behaviour, says: “The Chinese are proud of their long history, culture and current position as the predominant world economic power. They are now encouraged to go abroad to demonstrate their wealth and influence. But they quickly become disappointed if information isn’t available in Mandarin, if Mandarin-speaking staff are not on hand to assist them and if their specific requirements are not understood.

If readers have a favourite local venue that could benefit by attracting high spending Chinese customers, they should ask the manager to visit the Reach Into China website and see how the company can help.” ................................................................................................

For further information contact: Paul Hensby paul@reachintochina.com 07785 342667

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Burford Visitor Information Centre (VIC) has received the top Gold Award for being eco-friendly and for encouraging visitors to ‘be green’ during their stay in West Oxfordshire.

The award follows an assessment by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the largest sustainable tourism certification in the world with over 2,400 certified businesses in Britain and Ireland.

Cllr Richard Langridge, Cabinet Member responsible for tourism said: “Everything was assessed from the fabric of the building, our energy usage, visitor feedback, right down to the way we recycle and reuse materials such as inks and paper. Above all, I am very proud of the recognition this Gold award gives to the staff; they are extremely committed to achieving a high standard of sustainability through their everyday activities as well as all through their promotional work.

Achieving a Gold award is no mean feat; it is a fantastic accolade that is very well deserved.”

Photograph (right) of Cllr Richard Langridge with Alison Hughes and June Ebelthite who both work at the Visitor Information Centre.

Staff promote sustainability by encouraging visitors to behave in an environmentally-friendly way, such as leaving their car behind to explore the local area on foot, by bike or using public transport, to buy local products during their stay, take care of the local environment while out and about, and minimise energy consumption in their hotel or accommodation room.

Cllr Langridge adds: “With more than four million visitors coming here every year, it is extremely important that we consider the impact of tourism on the District. By encouraging visitors to act in an environmentally-friendly way during their stay, we are helping to safeguard the beautiful environment that we are so fortunate to live and work in.”

Three years ago the VIC moved from Sheep Street to Burford High Street. As part of that move its new location and adjoining toilets, were refurbished by West Oxfordshire District Council.

“Businesses wanting to sell to the Chinese should also accept UnionPay card at point of sale. Every Chinese visitor will have a UnionPay card. The Chinese love shopping, and the typical Chinese visitor to the UK spends more than three times the average of other visitors. So if you want to increase your sales by attracting Chinese visitors, you should provide Chinese-friendly services whether you run a country pub or a stately home.”

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Visitor Information Centre takes Gold for being Green

The assessment reports that the new Centre compliments the local street and shops and has been renovated with good accessibility.

Also noted in the assessment report are the excellent and outstanding environmentally-friendly features, such as sensor systems for lighting and hot water and the use of LED lighting throughout.

In previous years Burford VIC has been recognised with Bronze and Silver level GTBS awards.

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Council agrees to implement about £1.4m worth of rate relief for local traders over two years

Discovering more about our Solar System Recently a new dwarf planet has been discovered far beyond that of Pluto, its official name is 2012VP113.

The Solar System has four main regions the inner planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars and cover a distance of 4.2 AU (an astronomical unit, is the distance from the Earth to the Sun). Further out are the gas giants who stretch to a distance of 30 AU and include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Beyond Neptune is the Kuiper Belt positioned up to a distance of 50 AU. Far beyond the Kuiper Belt is the Oort Cloud that extends to an estimated 100,000AU. Astronomers have found anomalies in the orbit of 2012VP113 which suggest that one or more giant planets; which may well be 10 times the mass of the Earth; could be the cause.

Schematic Diagram of the Solar System

The dwarf planet 2012VP113 measures about 280 miles wide and orbits between 80AU and 452AU from the Sun. This makes it the furthest known object to orbit our Solar System. It is presently approaching its nearest point to the Sun, we do not yet have the technology to locate such a small dwarf planet as its orbit drifts towards its furthest distance. The previous furthest known dwarf planet was Sedna which was discovered in 2003.

Astronomers believe that there are perhaps as many as 1,000 similar dwarf planets awaiting discovery.

Astro News

Asteroid found with rings: The asteroid Chariklo between Saturn and Uranus has been found to have rings.

Ocean discovered inside Saturn Moon NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and Deep Space Network have uncovered evidence of an underground ocean of liquid water on Enceladus, one of the Moons of Saturn, making it a potential home to extra-terrestrial microbes.

Kepler Space Telescope NASA Scientists have confirmed the existence of 715 new planets from information obtained by the Kepler Space Telescope.

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Planets • Mercury reaches a peak in the NW sky at sunset during the second half of May. • Venus lies low during the morning sky lying due East rising 2 hours before the Sun during June.

• Mars is observable with a telescope but is slowly fading as it moves further away from the Earth during the forthcoming weeks.

• Jupiter is still visible but sets prior to midnight towards the end of May and beginning of June.

• Saturn is visible throughout the dark periods of May and June. For those who do not enjoy viewing in the

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winter cold; now is the time to enjoy some warm late evening/early morning observing.

Summer Solstice • June 21st: Occurs at 11.51hrs British Summer Time.

Meteor Showers • May 5th: The eta Aquarids - favourable viewing expected 35 meteors per hour.

• May 13th: The alpha Scorpids unfavourable viewing 5 meteors per hour.

• The Ophluchids peak on both June 10th and June 20th, but viewing is unfavourable on both evenings with viewing estimated at approximately 5 meteors per hour.

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Cotswold District Council has agreed to implement a governmentfunded rate relief scheme for retail premises which should put about £1.4 million back into the district’s economy over the next two years.

Meeting in March, the CDC Cabinet agreed to implement a new government national scheme which, in this district alone, will provide rate relief to nearly 1,000 retail accounts during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 financial years. Under the rules of the government scheme, occupied retail properties with a rateable value of £50,000 or less will qualify and some could receive up to £1,000 worth of rate relief. However, this will preclude charity shops (which already obtain mandatory relief) and some chain stores. Over the next few weeks the Council will be writing to all eligible retail premises inviting them to take up this offer.

Following the Cabinet decision, Cllr Lynden Stowe, the Leader of Cotswold District Council, said: “I’m sure that this national rate relief s ch em e w i l l b e a n extremely welcome boost for many retailers both in this district, and across the country, especially since the money saved can be ploughed back into a range of initiatives to stimulate more trade. The economy in the Cotswolds was remarkably resilient during the recent recession with noticeably fewer empty shops than many other areas, and it is very encouraging to see that measures are now being put in place to help so many businesses thrive again.”

“We created a £25,000 fund last week to help increase demand for car parking – and hence footfall in shops - during quiet times. We will be joining forces with local Town Councils and Chambers of Commerce to make this work, and I am confident that this new rate relief scheme will help our cause immensely.”

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Forward-thinking councils win efficiency award Innovative partnership work, between Cotswold District Council and three other local authorities, is set to be given a further boost with a £500,000 grant from central Government.

Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis announced today (2 April 2014) that the four-authority partnership, comprising Cotswold, Cheltenham, Forest of Dean and West Oxfordshire Councils, is a Transformation Challenge Award winner.

The Partnership, known as GO (Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire) Shared Services has already started transforming local service delivery and is making huge financial savings by providing some shared back office functions. These include Finance, Human Resources, and Payroll. With this grant award, the councils will be able to investigate a range of additional joint efficiency savings initiatives.

Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis said: “Ambitious authorities such as those working with the Public Service Transformation Network have shown how local partnerships and a complete redesign of services around individuals, not organisations, can mean better outcomes for people.

“Residents’ satisfaction with local government is either constant or improved compared with 2010, and that trend will continue if others learn from the best and deliver better services and a better deal for local people.”

Separately, but within the Partnership, a number of other successful joint working arrangements are already taking place. Cotswold and West Oxfordshire, for example, were amongst the first councils in the country to pioneer joint working with the appointment of David Neudegg as joint Chief Executive in 2008. Now both councils have a joint management structure and share a number of other services and posts. Since 2008 their efficiency and shared working programme has delivered £4m savings.

Cllr Lynden Stowe, Leader of Cotswold District Council said: “Our aim is to be the most efficient council in the country, and our programme towards achieving this goal has been extremely effective so far. This has enabled us to reduce council tax and protect the frontline services that matter most to local residents, as well as continuing to provide financial support wherever possible to local voluntary organisations that work with the community.

“We welcome this grant award from central government and the opportunity it brings to investigate additional savings through further joint working with three other forward-thinking local councils.”

A report will be presented to each council’s Cabinet to consider further joint working options during June/July.

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Architectural Planning Eastabrook Architects: p7

Attractions & Events

Chedworth Roman Villa: 18 Lodge Park: p19 Old Prison, Northleach: p18 Showcase: p1

Builders & Contractors

Bonner & Milner: p7 Calarel Developments: p13 Cherwell Chimneys: p5 Cotswold Tool & Plant Hire: p25 Country Roofing & Building: p9 Montrose Property Maintenance: p3 N & D Construction: p2 Prior Products: p1 Renu Track: p27 Stephen Hill: p5 Thomas Contracting: p27

Children’s Services

Cotswold Youth Choir: p23 Stepping Stones Nursery: p17

Cleaning Services

Casio Oven Clean: p23 Chem Dry: p8 GNC Contract Services: p2 Maid In The Cotswolds: p8 MRK Services: p25

Computers

Cyclops Computing: p6

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Education

Cotswold Montessori School: p1 Cotswold Tutor: p17 Stepping Stones Nursery: p17 Youth Education Service: p17

Elderly Services

Hearing & Mobility Store: p1

Electrical Services

Alderminster Electrics: p32 Cotswold Aerials: p2 Vision Repairs: p5

Flooring

GNC Contract Services: p2 Parsons Flooring: p9

Food & Drink

Cacao Bean: p3 Cotswold Farmer: p19 Dial House Hotel: p21 Dine Bangla: p12 Dormy House Hotel: p32 FWP Matthews: p32 Old Farm: p15 Vine Leaf: p19 Wiltshire Farm Foods: p23

Furniture

Armstrong Interiors: p9 Bayliss & Son: p6 Calarel Joinery: p13 Cottonwood Interiors: p3 Hill-top Joinery: p7 Phil Dadge: p6 Roundabout: p4

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Locksmiths

Just Carpentry & Locks: p8

Metal Fabrication

Living Green: p4 Wychwood Wrought Iron: p9

Bayliss & Son: p6 MRK Services: p25 Wychwood Wrought Iron: p9

Healthcare & Wellbeing

Motoring

Charles Wright Massage: p11 Cirencester Dental Practice: p15 Cotswold Confidence: p14 Gloucester Arthritis Trust: p10 Laser Light: p11 Pilates 4 U: p11 Maddy James Counselling: p14

Cotswold Cars: p29 JS Motors: p6 Troopers Lodge Garage: p6

Oven Services

Casio Oven Clean: p23 Cookers & Co: p23

Property Sales

Ted George Estate Agents: p3

Recycling

Joe Gilder: p27

Renewable Energy Heidi Heat Pumps: p5 Solar Efficient: p1

Socialising

Cotswold Dating: p11

Sports & Leisure Pilates 4 U: p11 Runnerbean: p1

Sound & Vision

Cotswold Aerials: p2 Vision Repairs: p5

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Heating & Plumbing

Painters & Decorators

Costell Painting & Decorating: p29 Geoffrey Ludlow Decorator: p6

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Weddings

Hearing & Mobility Store: p11 I.D Godden & Co: p7 Wayne Sealey Plumbing: p29 Cotswold Marquees: p18 Cotswold Tool & Plant Hire: p25 Fosseway Tool Hire: p27

Home & Interiors

Armstrong Interiors: p9 Cottonwood Interiors: p3 Parsons Flooring: p9

Dial A Dog Wash: p19

C Williams Property Maintenance: p29 Darren The Handy Man: p23 GNC Contract Services: p2 Just Carpentry & Locks: p8 Montrose Property Maintenance: p3 Stephen Hill: p5 Wayne Sealey Plumbing: p29

Travel & Tourism Carrick Travel: p5

Dowdeswell Forestry: p25 Cacao Bean: p3 Cotswold Marquees: p18 Frogmill Hotel: p22 Prior Products: p1

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Milena Windows: p31 Prior Products: p1

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