Tetbury Advertiser July 2025 by Tetburyadvertiser

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Summer in Full Swing!

Sunshine, seasonal flavours, and live music in Tetbury’s favourite garden escape Bistro 23: Tetbury’s Newest Culinary Gem Opens This Valentine’s Day

Summer has officially arrived in Tetbury, and there’s no better place to soak it all in than the relaxed, welcoming garden at The Ormond and Bistro-23.

Whether you’re after a chilled glass of rosé in the sunshine, a long, lazy lunch with friends, or a romantic dinner under the stars, our hidden courtyard is the perfect spot to unwind and enjoy everything the season has to offer.

Alfresco Dining with Cotswold Charm

At the heart of our summer experience is a new seasonal menu celebrating the best local produce from across the Cotswolds. Expect light, vibrant dishes full of colour and flavour—from grilled sea bass and summer salads to marinated chicken with, hand-cut chips, and herbdressed garden vegetables. Our chargrilled steaks, bistro classics, and homemade desserts remain firm favourites, now joined by an array of fresh summery specials changing each week.

And if you’re after something more casual, the bar menu offers delicious bites for sharing—crispy calamari, marinated olives, and our signature burgers—perfect for grazing with friends over a bottle of wine or a refreshing ice cold beer.

Best of all, food is served all day, so whether you’re stopping in for a

relaxed brunch, a mid-afternoon bite, or a late dinner after a long summer stroll, there’s always something ready to tempt you.

Cool Comfort

Indoors, Sunshine Outdoors

Tetbury welcomes its newest dining destination, Bistro 23, set to redefine the local culinary scene with its ethos of “relaxed dining in a friendly atmosphere.” Nestled within the historic Ormond Hotel, Bistro 23 bridges the charm of the Cotswolds with contemporary dining, offering an inviting space for couples, families, and food enthusiasts alike.

Prefer the comfort of air conditioning on hotter days? Step inside to our beautifully refurbished 16th-century coaching inn, where Bistro 23’s dining room offers a cool, elegant setting for lunch or dinner. With original beams, soft lighting, and friendly service, it’s the ideal blend of tradition and modern comfort.

Housed in a beautifully restored 16th-century coaching inn, Bistro 23 reflects a commitment to the Tetbury community, with its construction led by local tradesmen and use of materials that honor the region’s heritage. This harmonious blend of history and modern hospitality promises diners a unique and memorable experience.

But when the weather’s fine, our walled garden is the true star. Tucked away behind the bustle of Long Street, it’s a tranquil oasis filled with flowers, parasols, and the gentle clink of glasses. Tables fill quickly in good weather, so booking is always recommended—especially for Sunday lunch.

Cotswold-Inspired Cuisine

Live Music Every Sunday in the Garden

There’s no better way to spend a Sunday than in the garden at The Ormond. Alongside our legendary roast lunches, we’re proud to host live acoustic music every Sunday afternoon throughout the summer. Expect soulful guitarists, playing modern classics; it’s the perfect soundtrack to your weekend. Enjoy

Bistro 23’s “Cotswold kitchen” ethos celebrates the area’s rich agricultural traditions, sourcing ingredients from local suppliers across the Cotswolds. Head Chef Dariusz Krzan, renowned for his innovative flair, has curated a menu that balances gastropub comfort with fine dining sophistication. From hearty seasonal classics to refined, modern dishes, Bistro 23’s offerings showcase the best of local flavors, ensuring every dish tells a story of the surrounding countryside.

Warm Hospitality at Its Core

a hearty lunch, a cold drink, and the company of good friends as the music plays on and the afternoon drifts by.

Summer Drinks, Shaken and Stirred

General Manager Matt Dellapia and his dedicated team aim to deliver an exceptional dining experience where warm smiles and attention to detail are at the forefront. Whether it’s an intimate dinner or a celebratory family gathering, Bistro 23 is designed to cater to every occasion with charm and grace.

Behind the bar, we’re serving up a vibrant selection of seasonal drinks that celebrate summer in every sip. Our new cocktail list features classics like Pimm’s, mojitos, and Aperol Spritz, alongside fresh creations like our elderflower Collins, strawberry & basil smash, and a refreshing cucumber gin fizz.

“Our goal with Bistro 23 was to create a space where people can come together, relax, and enjoy the best of what the Cotswolds has to offer,” shares Dellapia. “From the food to

We also proudly stock Cotswold lagers, local craft ales, and a carefully selected wine list, plus a range of low- and no-alcohol options for those wanting something lighter. Add an iced coffee, fruit cooler or botanical soda, and you’ve got every taste covered.

Visit Us This Summer

Whether you’re popping in for a drink, meeting friends for lunch, or looking for a relaxed evening out, The Ormond and Bistro 23 offers the perfect setting for memorable summer moments.

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What’s On

2nd July Tetbury Art Society

Demonstration by Catherine Beale on gravity watercolours. See article for details.

3rd July Tetbury Probus

Hosts talk on “A case for a ministry for men”. See article for details.

5th July St Marys’ Church Hosts their annual Church Fete. See article for details.

7th July Greening Tetbury

Annual General Meeting. Christ Church, The Chipping. See article for details.

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CHURCHES

Christ Church, The Chipping 01285 653655

St. Marys’ - C of E - Church St. 01666 500088

St. Michael’s - R.C. - The Green 01666 502367

COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS TRANSPORT

Suite 132, Corinium House, Corinium Avenue, Barnwood Point, Gloucester GL4 3HX

Tel: 0345 680 5029

COTSWOLD CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

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DOCTORS

Phoenix Tetbury, Long Street. Tel: 01666

502303 The Tolsey Surgery, High Street, Sherston. Tel: 01666 840270

HOSPITAL

Malmesbury Road. Tel: 01666 502336

OSTEOPATHS Tel: 01666 503599 & 01666 502214

DOLPHINS HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE Bookings can be made at www.dolphinshall.org or email: contact@dolphinshall.org

8th July Tetbury WI

Talk by St John’s Ambulance on CPR and the use of defibrilators. See article for details.

12th July Tetbury Library

Summer Reading Challenge begins. See article for details.

17th July Tetbury Probus Hosts talk on “Monologues, Anecdotes and Dictations”. See article for details.

21st July Tetbury and District u3a Talk on “They think its all over” A History of Sport on TV”. See article for details.

7th Aug History of Tetbury Society Annual Tetbury Tour. See article for details.

Friends of Tetbury Community Transport

LIBRARY Close Gardens. Tel: 01666 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: 01666 504670 (Mon-Fri 9am - 2.30pm) Council Info. Services, in Council Office. Email: reception@tetbury.gov.uk

Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester. Tel: (01285) 623000

NATIONAL EXPRESS Bookings taken at the Visitor Information Centre. Daily return service from Cirencester to Heathrow. www. visittetbury.co.uk

POLICE STATION The Old Courthouse, Long Street Tel: Emergency - 999, Non-Emergency101 (note new number).

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

SCHOOLS - Sir William Romney’s, Lowfield Road. Tel: 01666 502378 St. Mary’s Primary, St. Mary’s Road. Tel: 01666 502275.

The Friends of Tetbury Community Transport Roger Bellairs, 07759 142577

The Robin - Bookable Bus Service Tel: 0345 263 8139

TETBURY CARES, www.tetburycares.org Website to signpost local health services

TETBURY LIONS, www.tetburylions.com

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

Email: tonyevanstowncrier@btinternet.com

VISITOR INFORMATION 33 Church Street. tourism@tetbury.gov.uk Tel: 01666 331222

Don’t Blame the Borrowers

Tidying the mug shelf in my walk-in larder, I’m mourning the fact that only my favourite mugs ever get broken. I’m down to a single bone-china Cath Kidston, surrounded by numerous unwanted chunky ones. Similarly, I only ever seem to lose my best earrings.

Of course, that’s because they’re the ones I use the most. I must face facts and stop blaming the Borrowers - those tiny folk that live behind the wainscotting, stealing our things while we’re not looking, according to children’s author Mary Norton. Even so, I’m convinced some live in my house.

There’s a simple solution. If I use the chunky mugs more often and wear my least-loved earrings more frequently, my best of both are more likely to survive long term.

To be on the safe side, I might stop using them altogether. I already take oﬀ my earrings on bell ringing practice nights, since losing a favourite filigree silver heart there. Fortunately, a fellow ringer found it the following week and enquired whether anyone had lost their heart in the bell tower.

The up-and-down arm motion required for bell ringing is a particular hazard to drop earrings. For similar reasons, we’re not allowed to wear scarves while ringing. An unruly rebound of the rope catching anything tied around your neck could hoist you aloft, with dire consequences. Fortunately, the worst I’ve done is to knock my glasses off with my bell rope, jettisoning out of the ringing chamber to land halfway down the nave. Witnessing

the swift, savage power of the rope close at hand was scary. No wonder my bell ringer chums keep telling me different ways to murder someone in with a bell–as story ideas for my murder mystery novels, I hasten to add, rather than for practical use.

In contrast, I never lose or damage my favourite notebooks. That’s because they never leave the safety of the notebook shelf in my study. I kid myself I’m saving the best ones for special occasions, but in truth I can’t bear to sully their pages.

It’s particularly obtuse not to use them when I write the first drafts of my novels by hand. Using only alternate lines to allow room for correction, and under contract for two to three novels a year, I get through a lot of notebooks.

Am I turning into my maternal grandmother? She used to stash her best things away unused. We only discovered them after she’d died, including a beautiful bone-china cup and saucer I gave her for her last birthday.

To guard against the same thing happening with my notebooks, I must force myself to use them. I know I’ll enjoy writing in them. I just need to designate suitably worthy projects. Drafting my columns for the Tetbury Advertiser, perhaps? That’s one way to encourage me to meet its copy deadlines.

Debbie Young www.authordebbieyoung.com

Debbie Young’s latest Sophie Sayers short story, “Saints Alive”, is now available exclusively in Fate, a new ten-story anthology edited by historical novelist Helen Hollick. Fate is available in paperback from all good stores and as an ebook online.

I can’t believe that this is my ﬁnal write up as the Lion’s president, where has that year gone....

It has been an absolute privelidge to serve the Tetbury Lion’s as president, but all good things must come to an end.

There have been many memorable moments but some stand out ones were, celebrating a 100th birthday and being involved in the Christmas Lights switch on.

As a club, we are so proud of what we do to help support the local community.

I am so pleased to inform you that from the 1st of July, my current vice president, Maggie Heaven will take over as President, following being recently voted in. Having been President before, Maggie knows what

is involved and is completely dedicated to the club and its ethos. She is very much looking forward to the year ahead, great things are planned.

We are now on our summer break, with no edition published in August, the next issue will be the September edition. I hope you enjoy your summer.

Peter Coleman Lion’s President

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Last month was spent preparing and planting the town for summer…

…and with July now arriving, our work schedule can go back to a more manageable level.

During June we supplied and delivered over one hundred hanging baskets to Tetbury residents and traders, and having started the month by planting the beds and tubs at London Road and the troughs outside the Town Council Offices and newly located Visitor Information Centre, we then went on to plant up the following:

The troughs in Market Place and in front of the Market Hall; those in the Chipping carpark area, the Chipping Steps and the Millennium trough; the bed and small trough on The Knapp; the troughs at the entrance to St Saviour’s church; most of the beds and troughs in St Marys’ churchyard; the beds at West Street toilets and the tubs adjacent to the carpark in Old Brewery Lane. Lastly a small amount of summer planting was added to Anniversary Garden. All this eﬀort was in addition to us keeping the other beds, which weren’t receiving extra summer bedding, looking as tidy as possible. i.e. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial bed on The Green; the bed adjacent to the hospital; the roundabout on London Road; Braybrooke Close; the fire station; library and the Twizzle bed - which is located on the footpath between the library and Long Street.

We are extremely grateful indeed to the residents and traders who have agreed to water certain areas for us throughout the summer. Their help with this chore allows us to concentrate on watering other areas within the town, especially if the summer proves to be hot and dry.

From now until autumn, we will be

following a three-week maintenance rota, and hopefully the weather will be favourable over the summer months which will allow everything to thrive.

There is no Tetbury Advertiser in August so by the time I write again in the September edition, the summer season will have sadly started coming to an end, and we’ll be casting our minds once again to next year’s spring displays and the planting of several hundred more bulbs! It’s amazing how fast the gardening year goes around!

Sue Hirst, Team Leader, Tetbury in Bloom

Grapevine

You heard it on the Grapevine

We heard it on the Grapevine that Spain is Europe’s hot destination for great value wines. Therefore with tasting glass in hand we set off on a grand tour. Taking in the delights of Galicia, Navarre, Ribera del Duero, Jumilla and on it went such was the diversity of Spain’s wine regions!

It would have been easy to stock half the Tetbury Wines shop in Church Street with wines from Spain, such was the variety and quality we discovered on our vinous route. We did however put the brakes on when we reached 30 wines.

Spain is packed with value for money wines right across the country. There is no need to spend big here to find great tasting wines. New finds include the red Perdido Tempranillo produced by Bodegas Agronavarra in Navarra. We were reassured we may just know something about wine as we selected and ordered this wine before it was announced last month that it had won Trophy for Best Value Red at The Wine Merchant Top 100 2025 awards.

Perhaps the strangest (interesting) discovery was the white mutation of Tempranillo in Rioja, known as Rioja Tempranillo Blanco. This naturally occurring mutation was spotted recently in the vineyards when white grapes started growing from red grape vines. Samples were sent to the labs who identified the mutation and the Rioja authorities classified it as a new wine in its own right. We love it and have listed a great example from Bodega Vega which has intense notes of tropical fruits. Yummy and certainly the team pick as Wine of the Month for July.

Down in Southern Spain we have fallen in love with the heady deep reds from grapes such as Garnacha. Our heads were also turned by the classy wines of the Priorat, of which we just had to list two new wines from what is rapidly becoming one of the best red wine regions of Europe.

Join us on Saturday 12th July for a free tasting in the Tetbury Wines shop of new discoveries and see what all the fuss is about. Enjoy!

July Club Case: The Viva España Case - £ 69.94 (saving of 20%)

July’s six bottle Club wine box includes 3 whites: Vina Mariposa Airen / Sauvignon Blanc, Bodegas Milenium; Albarino, Calazul, Rias Baixas; Rioja Tempranillo Blanco, Vega and 3 reds: Perdido Tempranillo; Pasion de Bobal, Bodega Sierra Norte; Ribera del Duero Crianza, Rippa Dorii.

Club Members enjoy advance notice of tastings and great offers. Unlike other memberships it’s free to join, has no monthly fee or purchase obligation and includes free delivery. Join up at the shop.

10am-5pm Monday-Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday

Wine of the month

Rioja Tempranillo Blanco Vega, Spain Rich, round and intensely tropical

Cheese of the month

Cotswold Brie, Simon Weaver

Lower Swell, Gloucestershire

Rich, creamy, clean and fresh

Spirit of the month

Cotswold’s Distillery Dry Gin

A rich flavour with herbal lavender and crisp citrus notes

Dates for your diary

12 July: Cotswold Distillery Tasting th 26 July: Club Case Tasting th Tastings are free and open 11am-2pm

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Try Tetbury Hardware First !!!

Please to try to support your local retailers, you will be surprised at the range of products and services they o er, often at very competitive prices.

We at Tetbury Hardware have been your local store for over 13 years.

We can deliver items locally just ask - subject to value.

Key Cutting

If we are open, we can duplicate your keys! (subject to stock). We can also supply the button battery for your car keys as well as arranging shoe repairs. Ask us for details all at the lowest prices locally!

Pet Products

Most major brands of Pet Foods can be obtained for you.

We have a wide range of treats, bedding, toys and other pet items. Come and browse or discuss your requirements.

Garden Care

We stock most fertilisers, chemicals, garden tools and composts.

If you have any special needs for your garden just ask us in store.

New season Mr Fothergill Seeds available in store.

Local Supply

We are your local suppliers of DIY products, all cleaning products, electrical goods, kitchen items as well as fuels for res, wood burners and BBQs.

We can get your videos etc moved to DVD.

…new events to The Shed and to work with partners old and new on diﬀerent and exciting ideas.

We were thrilled to be part of the Beacon Lighting celebrating VE Day organised by Tetbury Town Council on the 8th of May – A little chilly, but a good crowd came down to enjoy the evening, so hopefully we can repeat this or similar in the future.

Didn’t the Woolsack committee put on a great day? Well done to them and everyone who took part – even the weather was kind. We had a stand in the High Street and our Whistle Stop Cafe was open serving a tasty selection of refreshments.

Hereward at the Yellow Lighted Book Shop has some great contacts and author Alexander McCall Smith went down a storm with a substantial Shed audience. Reminiscing and oﬀering background information on how he and where he finds his inspiration for the wide range of subjects covered in his books. We look forward to hosting more authors very soon.

New for us is a special selection of Supper Clubs with award winning South West Chef of the Year Andrew Jenkinson. Set in our Finnish Dining Car Andrew has specially prepared set menus for each Supper Club, ensuring that each one oﬀers a unique

experience. An award-winning chef who has worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants, including Lucknam Park Restaurant working his way up to Head Chef before taking home four trophies at the South West Chef of the Year Awards 2023.

Designed to be enjoyed before a Film Show or Concert – our website carries more detail: www.tetburygoodsshed.co.uk

Greening Tetbury worked really hard in June putting on a variety of events including a Sustainable Fashion Show the other Sunday at the Shed. Outfits were sourced from local Charity Shops and members of the WI (plus a couple of family members) strutted their stuﬀ on the catwalk to the delight of an enthusiastic and supportive audience. Amazing what fabulous fashion can be had for a fraction of their original prices.

A few days later John Andrews gave a talk entitled “Net Zero by 2050?” Assessing the state of play and timescale needed to allow the world to switch from fossil fuel technologies to alternative energy technologies if we are to overcome global warming. Much to think and ponder upon.

Looking ahead : End your Summer holidays on a high with our fabulous Oﬀ The Rails Festival on Sunday the 31st of August full

Tetbury Goods Shed

of music, entertainment and family fun. With plenty to eat and drink – what could be better?

We look forward to welcoming you to The Goods Shed soon. New events, including some special free workshops in August for parents with new babies, are constantly being added to our website – check it out.

The Tetbury Goods Shed Team

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Tetbury Community

You may have noticed in the last few weeks that not only…

…the hills but also the wolds have been alive with the sound of music as we have been enthusiastically rehearsing a new programme for our forthcoming summer performances and autumn concert, which includes the ever-popular Sound of Music medley. There are a number of well-known pieces that we shall be singing in parts and also some old favourites in which we hope the audiences will join us.

It has been wonderful to welcome back some old members who have returned, after taking a term’s break, to swell our numbers and augment our voices. We are all thoroughly enjoying the new pieces that we are learning and thanks to the diligence of our IT member, Roz, we have rehearsal tracks which allow us to practise whilst we get on with day-to-day chores at home. It’s true what they say, old teachers never retire; they just work from home!

Our next performances will be holiday at home on the 31st of July and the 1st of

at Christ Church on the Chipping from 7.00 pm till 9.00 pm. Details are on the website www.tetburycommunitychoir.co.uk . There are no auditions and no requirement to be able to read music.

We hope to see you soon, but in the meantime, you could always start practicing your yodelling!

The Tetbury Community Choir Team

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Tetbury Men’s Shed

One of the most unusual requests we’ve received this year was…

…to construct a Costermonger’s barrow for St. Marys’ Church. If you’re wondering what a Costermonger’s barrow is - or why the church needs one - you’re not alone!

St. Marys’is well-known for its seasonal display of plants, available throughout the summer in exchange for a small donation. To enhance this oﬀering, the church envisioned a mobile stall to showcase plants and cuttings more eﬀectively. Enter the barrow - a charming, traditional pushcart that allows volunteers

to move the display to wherever it’s needed. True to our values, we built the entire structure using recycled materials, ensuring sustainability remained at the heart of the project. The base consists of donated wheels, giving the barrow its essential mobility while adding a touch of vintage character.

This collaboration has been a joy, blending craftsmanship, eco-conscious design, and community spirit to create something both functional and unique. Next time you visit St. Marys’, keep an eye out for the barrow - it’s more than just a plant stall, it’s a testament to thoughtful reuse and tradition.

Our workshop extension has made great strides this month. With the decked floor

now securely in place, we are moving on to the next stage - fitting the roof supports using timber recycled from a nearby demolition site. Funding for this much needed expansion has come from generous grants and donations, primarily from The National Lottery and The Co-op community funding. However, contributions from local residents remain invaluable. Every donation helps us continue this project and strengthen our community space. If you’d like to support us, please consider donating via JustGiving. www.justgiving. com/crowdfunding/tetbury

This month we celebrate the anniversary of our move to a new home at Tetbury Rail Lands, the site of Tetbury Station until it was closed in 1964. After years of dedicated work by TRLRT and many volunteers, Tetbury’s former GWR railway land has been transformed into a series of community assets for the people of the town and the surrounding area. Our workshop is located next to the free car park so whether you are visiting the Goods Shed Art Centre, the Whistle Stop Café or enjoying a walk along the Tetbury Trail, please pay us a visit. There is likely to be someone working on a project most days, but we are officially open on Wednesday mornings and all day on Thursdays.

Find out more, contact us on 07955 088580. More details of our activities and where to find us are on our Tetbury Men’s Shed website www.tetburymensshed.co.uk

Alan Greenway TMS Workshop

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Much to our delight most of our “over the wall” plant sales are now established in new gardens both in Tetbury and beyond. Only some sprouts (not everyone’s favourite) aubergine and kale remain. Planting out on the allotment has kept us very busy with around one hundred leeks and several dwarf French beans while new for this year squash, are all now underway. Several tomato varieties are also progressing well in the polytunnel. Broad beans are as popular as ever, sold within twenty minutes of picking. Since Men’s Shed established the allotment project in 2019 it has grown largely due to significant support from organisations (occasionally beyond Tetbury) and individuals. Thanks to the generosity of Tetbury residents Mr and Mrs Parkinson, we have been donated a rotavator to our project. This will eliminate several hours of hard groundwork both in the Autumn and Spring. For this remarkable kindness we extend our heartfelt thanks.

The allotment can be found in Herd Lane behind the Royal Oak pub and produce is available on Wednesday mornings between 10.00 am and 12.00 pm.

Ken White TMS Allotment

There are so many privileges to being a priest and one…

…must be officiating at what we call the occasional offices: baptisms, marriages and funerals. Although weddings can be held at any time of the year, summer is by far and away the most popular time and we are currently busy in the Tetbury Benefice helping couples with plans not only for their big day, but with plans for their future.

Each year we hold a wedding preparation day for all couples who have requested a marriage service in one of our four churches. This is a great opportunity for couples to think about the service itself, about the importance of the vows they will make to one another, and to share their hopes and expectations. We think about why they might particularly want a church wedding and talk about possible bible readings. Our organist Jonathan Adkins comes along and plays examples of hymns and other suitable music for the ceremony and couples can browse through piles of Orders of Service from previous weddings to refine their own choices. The day which usually runs from 10.30 am - 3.30 pm is very informal, we provide a shared lunch and all couples agree that it is a really useful day.

The next Wedding Preparation Day will be on Saturday the 17th of January 2026.

If you are considering getting married at St Marys’ or one of our village churches, do get in touch with our administrator, Nikki Ind, who will be delighted to help you through the initial process.

Other celebrations taking place this summer are:-

The Church Fete on Saturday the 5th of July from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm and the Service of Confirmation by Robert, Bishop of Tewkesbury on Sunday the 13th of July at 10.00 am.

We will also be celebrating our two churchwardens as they are sworn into office at the Archdeacon’s Visitation Service on Thursday the 3rd of July at Minchinhampton Church at 7.30 pm. At our recent annual parishioners’ meeting Sue Thomas and Sarah Williams oﬀered themselves to serve at Churchwardens of St Marys’ Tetbury and we are grateful to them for taking on this important role. Churchwardens are the senior lay people of the parish and are officers of the Bishop.

In other news, we still await news of when our new Rector, The Revd Sarah Heywood will be arriving. There will be a special service of licensing at St Marys’ Tetbury to welcome her at some point. Meanwhile, our curate Steve is currently on a secondment of several months to the nearby benefice of

Thameshead. Curacy secondments can be good practice and a very helpful part of the training experience, allowing for additional leadership responsibilities to be taken up, for further reflection and learning and helping to prepare the curate for next steps.

Wishing you all a blessed summer. May it be a time of relaxation, joy, love, peace and safety.

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Tetbury was once again the centre for pure fun and enjoyment as it hosted its most iconic event, the world famous Woolsack Races. The day began before the races even started as the town centre was taken over in full festival form with international street food, market, food stalls and a thrilling fairground. The amazing vibe carried on all day with the fantastic varied music and entertainment. In true Tetbury fashion the town welcomed visitors and locals alike. The whole day had a wonderfully eccentric air celebrating the uniqueness of Tetbury as the perfect exquisite Cotswold market town. In fact I met a charming couple from Lancashire who came all the way here, not just for the races but to have a tour of the St Marys’ Church spire with its stunning views.

The Mayor of Tetbury, his Deputy and the Town Crier started the races with the children’s events first, then the Richard Avis memorial race, followed by the adults. Firm favourite competitor and fundrasier Joel Hicks, who in previous years has dressed up as Darth Vader, a Storm Trooper, even the back-end of a pantomime horse took part despite his current injuries. He completed the course twiceu using crutches whilst dressed as a crash dummy! A huge thanks

must go to Danny and Kristen Toft and the fantastic team who put together such a dazzling show. Everyone who attended were absolutely thrilled by the performance not only of the competitors but the entertaining commentary and banter by the amazing Richard Burton and new this year our very own voice actress Joanna Ruiz. Thank you all for a great day. Kevin Painter, Tetbury Woolsack Team

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What is a community hub — and why does Tetbury need one?

At Tetbury Area Youth and Community Trust (TAYCT), we’re excited to share our vision for something that could transform community life in our town: a community hub.

But what exactly is a community hub?

At its heart, a community hub is a welcoming, inclusive space that brings people together. It’s a place where all ages feel at home, whether you’re dropping in for a coﬀee and a chat, attending a group, getting support, or taking part in activities that enrich everyday life.

In other Cotswold towns, hubs oﬀer everything from wellbeing projects and toddler groups to intergenerational lunches and advice sessions. They reflect the needs and interests of the people who use them— and they grow with their communities.

TAYCT has long been committed to creating safe and supportive spaces for young people and residents of all ages. We believe a community hub is the next natural step. We’re talking with the Dolphins Recreation Trust to explore how we can work together to bring this vision to life and help shape a vibrant community hub for Tetbury.

There’s still a lot of work ahead, but our goal is clear: to create a space that’s open, accessible, and welcoming to everyone. A place where people connect, ideas grow, and support is easy to find.

We’ll share more in the coming months as plans develop—but for now, we’d love to hear your thoughts. What would you like to see in Tetbury’s community hub?

You can find out more about our work at tayct.org.uk or drop us a message—we’d love to hear from you.

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This month we thought we would tell you a little more about our outreach project with schools.

We have been working with Elizabeth Roper - an education consultant - www. museumlearning.org – on developing a learning program for the local schools to use either in the museum or at their schools. We of course would love to have more schools visit the museum!

Three volunteers have been researching the background of crime and punishment in Tetbury in the early 18th and 19th centuries. We have come up with some

exciting and interesting stories. Elizabeth has looked at the origin of law and order as we know it from King Athelstan’s time in and around 900. Then it is on to the infamous 17th century highwayman. Finally, we arrive at the swing riots in 1838 which saw local men and women worried about their jobs being replaced by new threshing machinery.

Through the creativity of the team, we have been able to build sessions and ideas

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that we can share with teachers at schools such as St Mary’s and create a useful and interesting package for school children to not only learn about their local history but to also put it into context of the story of crime and punishment.

We have enjoyed working on this project and we all learned a lot about working with school children, teachers and the curriculum and how to build ‘story’ boxes to help bring history alive for students. I am sure we adults have all learned a lot along the way.

We are immensely grateful to all our funders especially the individuals who gave to our Spacehive crowdfunding campaign in the winter. The Feoﬀees were extremely supportive in giving us a grant. Also from the Tesco Stronger Stars program which the museum took part in DecemberFebruary with the token boxes in Tesco which you may have seen.

If you are interested in joining our education and outreach team do get in touch we would love to hear from you. No experience is necessary.

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Sometimes

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This was very true for our reluctant volunteer models at the Sustainable Fashion Show at The Goods Shed in early June. One of our Resolutions this year was to reduce clothes waste, so the show, organised by Greening Tetbury and Tetbury WI jointly, addressed the concerns of both parties.

Of the eleven models ‘strutting their stuﬀ ’ on the night in front of a large audience, six are members of Tetbury WI. Nervous at first, it did not take long for them to relax and really enter into the spirit of the evening, dancing their way down the catwalk supported by the applause from a large and enthusiastic audience.

Each model had three outfits so credit

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Our next meeting on the 8th of July will be a presentation from the St John’s Ambulance on CPR and demonstrating the use of Defibrillators.

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Great Big Green Week 2025

From the 7th to the 15th of June, we celebrated a special week in Tetbury, along with thousands of other groups across the UK.

We’re grateful to the Tetbury Men’s Shed, Tetbury WI, Tetbury Goods Shed, local charity shops: Break, Cotswold Dogs & Cats Home, Longfield Hospice and Tenovus, St Marys’ Church, Avening Primary School and St Mary’s Primary School, and Tetbury Nursery Playgroup for making the week such a success.

On the 8th of June we held a successful Sustainable Fashion event in partnership with the WI and with clothes from local charity shops. Thank you to our compere, Rowena, and all the models. The catwalk session was followed by a clothes swap, with hundreds of items brought and swapped by event attendees. We have run clothes swaps regularly since 2021 and will be running more so follow us on Facebook or Instagram for details.

We also held an illuminating Shed Talk entitled, ‘Net Zero by 2050?’, with our

trustee, Dr John Andrews, and CDC’s retrofit champion, Justine Rawlinson. On Saturday the 14th of June St Marys’ Church held its annual Churches Count on Nature event, with a moth trap reveal, talk about Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and church tower climbs to watch Swifts.

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Act Now Change Forever

With that in mind, and following on from Great Big Green Week, the Climate Coalition is organising a mass lobby event for people across the UK to convene on Westminster to tell our MPs that this is a moment for leadership that protects what matters most — our health, our nature, our communities, our climate, and our future. Our local MP, Roz Savage, already supports the Climate and Nature Bill, so this mass lobby is an opportunity to help her know that there is support from South Cotswolds on these issues.

Dates for your diary

7th July 7.30 pm Our Annual General Meeting, Christ Church, The Chipping. All are welcome.

9th July Act Now Change Forever. Mass Lobby at Westminster. Visit www. theclimatecoalition.org/act-now-changeforever

Email greeningtetbury@gmail.com for further information or to go onto our newsletter mailing list.

The Greening Tetbury Team

We

visited the

border town of Marshﬁeld.

Marshfield is not connected to a marsh, but the Anglo-Saxon word for border, ‘Meresfield’, as with Tetbury a border town between Wessex and Mercia, and latterly Wiltshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire.

The Marshfield people are a very singleminded bunch and were eventually oﬀered a referendum to decide in which local authority they should reside, the choice was South Gloucestershire. It is at an elevation of about two hundred metres on an oolitic ridge of limestone, and is generally known for being ‘cold’ as the wind usually comes from the west along the ribbon development.

The wealth of the town was connected to sheep, which when this declined malting came to the fore with fourteen malting houses. The Civil War impacted the town as Royalist troops were billeted in many of the houses. During this time marriages took

place, not inside the church, but outside in the Market Place.

There are many Georgian properties along the High Street, many with impressive shell entrances, indicating the wealth of the original owners.

History of Tetbury Society

A school was endowed in 1731 for twenty boys, followed by a girls’ school in 1870. There are still two garages in the town, with ‘old’ style petrol pumps, two pubs, a Post Office, shops and tea rooms. The school was re-built on the outskirts of the town, the National School, as with ours has been converted to residential accommodation. The original emporium, still with its original Victorian interior is a delight to visit for all sorts of goodies!

At either end of the town was a toll house, sadly only the west entrance is in existence.

An almshouse for eight ‘poor’ gentlemen was formed in 1612 by the Salters’ and Skinners’ livery company. It has been modernised, is still in use and very much sought after.

We were met in the parish church of St Mary the Virgin by our guides from the Marshfield and District Local History Society. During the 12thC the Bishop of Worcester confirmed Marshfield to the Bishop of Tewkesbury, the church was consecrated in 1242 and rebuilt and repaired in 1470. As with many churches there were arguments, so much so that the Church warden burnt the records in the late 19thC! The history of the town has been catalogued by ladies stitching kneelers for the pews.

Every Boxing Day the Marshfield Mummers perform a play with ancient origins to large crowds in the Market Place and throughout the town. These number seven men and are still Marshfield born and bred. It is the oldest mummers group in the country.

Finally, we were treated by our guides to a view of their beautiful gardens, luckily by this time the rain had ceased! Thank you to our knowledgeable guides.

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Next month we will be visiting The Wilson Museum and Art Gallery, Cheltenham. Details from Jane, please leave a message on the website tetburyhistory.com or on 01666 504196. The 7th of August sees our annual Tetbury tour, meeting in The Chipping at 6.45pm.

The History of Tetbury Team

A New Chapter Begins!

If all has gone to plan, by the time you read this, you will hopefully have had the chance to look around our brand-new building on the recreation ground.

After many long years of planning, building (and a little patience along the way), the new facility was formally opened on Friday the 27th of June, with a special event attended by a small group of VIPs— including representatives from the fantastic organisations and individuals who have supported us financially and practically throughout this journey. We’re incredibly grateful for their belief in the project and for the contributions that helped turn our vision into reality.

Then, on the afternoon of Sunday the 29th of June, we opened the doors—and, hopefully, the bar—so that the rest of the community could come and look around. It’s been a long time coming, and we know the journey hasn’t always been the fastest, but we’re proud of what has now been delivered. Our sincere thanks go to everyone in the community for your understanding and support while we’ve worked hard to bring this first phase of our project to life. We hope you’ll agree that the wait has been worth it.

What Happens Next?

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We’ll also begin trialling the space with diﬀerent types of bookings and activities so we can assess how it performs in practice and fine-tune our management of our spaces going forward.

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The building will become increasingly available for bookings as the summer progresses and our test events help iron out any teething problems.

To enquire about availability or make a booking, please contact: admin@ dolphinshall.org

A Proud Moment for Tetbury

This new complex represents more than just bricks and mortar—it’s a testament to what we can achieve when we come together as a community. It’s a space for local people and organisations of all types.

The Dolphins Recreation Centre Team

Great fun was had at the Tetbury Bowls Club Race Night, the ﬁrst fundraiser this year towards our new kitchen.

Out came the vintage green felt track, the orange string lanes, the carved wooden horses and massive blow-up dice - and we were oﬀ! Members, friends and family had sponsored horses and races and all who attended enjoyed a little flutter on the tote with some excellent liquid prizes for horse owners. Thanks to Keith and Heather for organising and Chris for the ploughman’s.

This was followed a week later by our second fundraiser, Bowls Club Corporate Day. Six teams of non-bowlers, after half an hour coaching, took part in several short games, with a break in the middle for afternoon tea beautifully prepared by

Kim and Laura. The eventual winners of the fabulous prize hamper was Mo’s boys, team Vater. This was a really successful day described by the coaches as ‘like trying to herd cats’ but thoroughly enjoyed by all teams who took part.

Our next fundraiser will be the auction on the 15th of August. We have some amazing lots donated but more would be very welcome, items or promises. If you feel you can help please contact the club.

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The Tetbury Christmas Lights committee would like to say…

…thank you to everyone who supported us at The Woolsack Races, we raised £658.76 from our fundraising.

We are also delighted to have received a donation of £250.00 from the Co-op team, thank you so much.

Look out for more events happening this year.

Helen Pugh, Tetbury Christmas Lights Committee

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Tetbury and District Footpath Group

The Footpath Group enjoyed its annual local walk…

…followed by lunch at the Priory Inn on Tuesday the 17th of June. The walk was a relatively easy one, about four miles long through Preston Park, up through Highfield Farm and then back past Lowfield Farm to Tetbury. The following week we walked around Marshfield, We walk each week gathering at the Goods Shed.

Our walks schedule and other information about the group can be found on our website - tetburywalkers.co.uk . New members are always welcome. You can just turn up on the day although it would be helpful if you contact the walk leader (email on the walks programme) or johnburtontetbury@gmail.com Hopefully the weather continues to be as good as it was when we did the Purton Wrecks walk, shown in the photo above.

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team at St. Mary’s Playgroup has certainly been busy this year...

Continuing our ‘Outstanding’ provision as usual but also teaming up with various other settings to work towards an exciting project.

Following our Ofsted inspection in April 2024, where we were awarded ‘Outstanding’ rating overall. Following this we were contacted by the local authority to join them in creating “What does outstanding look like?” case studies. The aim of these case studies is to help and support settings in Gloucestershire by inspiring greatness and giving settings the tools to achieve it. As a team we were overwhelmed by this invitation and all it

stood for. Myself and senior Practitioner, Charlie, visited Shire Hall alongside ten other ‘Outstanding’ settings to brainstorm ideas and talk strategies. A range of case studies were produced and are now available on at Gloucestershire.gov.uk / quality team for settings to use or be sign posted to. As a result of this, we have had several settings reach out and visit us. We have been blown away by their responses to our setting and it’s so rewarding to hear the positives they see and want to take away, knowing how hard we have worked to get to this point. We have also had to the opportunity to visit settings and the

local school reception class. Continuous learning and improvement are core values of St. Mary’s Playgroup and that includes learning from others as well as sharing our own experiences.

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“Just you and The Blue. How a bird feels. Heaven. Utter heaven”

On the 21st of May, we enjoyed ‘Spitfire Girls’ at Malvern Theatres, a play inspired by the almost forgotten true story of the women who ferried planes and helped Britain to win WW2. The Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) was a British civilian organisation set up at the beginning of the war. Despite opposition, one hundred and sixty eight women, (known as the ‘Atta Girls’!) were recruited to get the desperately needed military planes to the fighter pilots. Their commanding officer was Pauline Gower MBE. Gower set up the section and also convinced the government to give the women equal pay with the men, a first for the British government.

The first eight women pilots, despite their flying experience, were only allowed to fly Tiger Moth biplanes. Later, with the

shortage of male pilots, more women were recruited with little or no flying experience but, after training, and against opposition from some of their male counterparts, they proved they could do the job as well as men. They ferried both Lancaster Bombers and the Spitfires as well as other military planes. This freed fighter pilots for combat duty. The women flew in good or bad weather, alone and unarmed, without radio or navigation aids other than a map. Lord Beaverbrook said: “They were soldiers fighting in the struggle just as completely as if they had been engaged on the battlefront.” One in ten of the women pilots died.

The play was written by Katherine Senior, who also played ‘Bett’, one of the main characters. Senior wanted to focus on the main characters at the human heart of

the story. These included dark scenes but they were balanced by redemptive acts of courage, selflessness and humour. There was good acting and some lovely dance choreography to original 1940s-style music and joyous scenes when dancers carried the women aloft round the stage to simulate the feelings of freedom and exhilaration of flying. We felt them too.

One of the ‘Atta Girls’, Joy Lofthouse, was born, and later lived in, Cirencester. She said of the ‘Spitfire’: “…it was such a wonderful aeroplane, I think. [It is] the nearest thing to having wings of your own and flying.” Joy died in November 2017, at the age of 94. Two of our members (Sallie Dearnley and Bert Thorne) attended her funeral. At the reception in the Royal Agricultural College afterwards, a Spitfire flew overhead to mark her passing.

Coming up

21st August: summer all-day outing to Ironbridge Museums, including the famous Bridge World Heritage Site as well as a visit to Blists Hill Victorian Town and a cream tea!

Note: there will be a flurry of invitations soon because there are three deadlines for payment in August. Please visit the website below for details.

For more information about Tetbury Theatre Group please contact Diana Challis (Membership Secretary) 01666 502768 or Helen Price (Chairperson) 01666 503187, email: retreatcottage17@btinternet.com.

Website: www.tetburytheatregroup.co.uk

Come and join us!

Linda Goodhew, Tetbury Theatre Group

‘The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the Library’.

Albert Einstein

WE ARE OPEN! We have been very lucky, here at Tetbury Library, to have had a makeover. New windows, carpet, shelving and newly painted walls and furniture. What a treat for our community and visitors. The makeover includes a beautiful new book collection in all genres, so come and have a look to see if you can find something of interest to enjoy with a cup of tea in the garden over the summer months. For those of you who are not members, membership is free. Please bring proof of your age and address, a driver’s license or utility bill and passport or birth certificate are good.

THE LIBRARY READING CHALLENGE. This fabulous initiative for children of all ages begins on Saturday the 12th of July. This year the theme is ‘Nature’. Children receive their own challenge booklet to record their reading and activities and have access to all the county library related activities. Watch out for our ‘Mini beast Yoga’ session at Tetbury! Grandparents and carers are welcome to bring the children in your care.

Volunteers

We want you, weekdays 10.00 am till 1.00 pm. Whilst the Library at Tetbury was

closed we worked with our colleagues at Nailsworth Library and met their lovely group of volunteers. Each volunteer brought their personality and something

they loved doing. One singing with the new mums in baby bounce and rhyme. All the mums knew her by name, and she looked forward to seeing the babies grow into toddlers.

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Another volunteer was ‘master finder’, being able to search our books stock to find the books no one else could find on the shelves, another would help with the Tourist enquiries and chat with the locals. Another was happy to quietly shelve returned and ordered books and tidy the displays.

If you are interested in being part of our vibrant Tetbury community Library, come and join us for a morning to see if it’s for you. There will be weeks when you are on holiday or unwell, remember you are volunteers so we are happy to have you when you can make it, as you will be giving up your time to support the library. Pop in or give us a call to arrange a date to visit, then if you want to continue, we can complete the necessary paperwork.

Forthcoming Events:

Baby Bounce and Rhyme Time

Every Wednesday 2.15 pm – 2.45 pm

Lego Club

Every Friday 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Storytime and Craft

Saturday 5th July, 11.00 am – 12.00 pm

Knit and Natter

Tuesday 8th July 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

Scrabble Club

Wednesday 9th July 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm

The Library Challenge begins!

Saturday 12th July 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Nature Club

Saturday 19th July 11.00 am – 12.00 pm

Library Club

Friday 25th July 10.30 am – 12.00 pm

Adele, Linda, Sophie, Fran and Sam

The Tetbury Library Team

Music By Assaf Gleizner

Book & Lyrics By Bob and Tobly McSmith

Directed By Michael Gyngell

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New Beginnings and Fond Farewells

As we approach the end of another academic year at Avening School, we are busier than ever, packing in as much learning and enrichment as we can before the summer break.

The Kestrels have had caterpillars in their classroom, enabling them to observe the life cycle in action. Meanwhile, next door in the Eagles class, they have been witnessing the hatching of ten chirpy chicks, which the whole class are helping to look after. Up in the Hawks, the y3 pupils have travelled to Leighterton School for a maths

challenge and the class are completing their swimming lessons in the final weeks of term.

The whole school will spend three days in their new year groups at the beginning of July, giving them a taste of what to expect in September. We will also be welcoming our new reception children into the Eagles class as they prepare to join our school at the start of the new school year.

With change and new beginnings also come fond farewells. We are so proud of our y6 leavers, many of whom have been with us since the beginning of their educational journey seven years ago and although we are obviously sad to say goodbye, we are

also incredibly excited for them as they take the next step up to secondary school.

This year, we are also bidding farewell to two of our longest serving staﬀ members. Our wonderful Mrs Woodman, who first joined the school staﬀ in 1998 and has worked tirelessly as a midday supervisor as well as running our after-school provision. And the legendary Mrs Sollis, who has run the school office for 25 years. There is no easy way of saying goodbye to these two incredible ladies who, combined, have given over half a century of service to our school and helped shape the way the school is today: a happy, nurturing place in which children grow, flourish and aspire. We wish them every happiness for the future.

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At the end of term, the whole school will take part in a wellbeing walk in the local countryside and the y6 leavers will host a tea party for their families and staﬀ and share their personal memories of their time at Avening at the leavers’ assembly on the last day. Good luck to all of our y6 leavers - we wish you all the very best in your new schools.

For more information about this busy place of learning, please see our school website: www.avening.gloucs.sch.uk

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Holiday at Home

2025 – 22nd Year! Our theme this year is “Remembering

Tetbury”

Some will know, we hope, about the Holiday at Home project run by Churches Together in Tetbury (TACT) and based at Christ Church in the Chipping. This is a simple idea to provide a one-day holiday for those more elderly members of our town who don’t have a main holiday or just don’t get out as much either because of age or disability. The project is run over two days in August, so nearly thirty guests on each day will have the chance for a ‘day out’ – but in Tetbury! The whole day is FREE to all the guests, as Holiday at Home has been wonderfully funded in recent years by a grant from The Feoﬀees, to whom we are really grateful. We also usually manage a couple of Tea Parties each year!

What happens – well transport is provided if needed and following a welcome drink, the day continues with activities and table games, or just a chance to chat. Thanks to HOTS (History of Tetbury) Photo displays of times past provide the start of numerous memories and conversations.

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Various other entertainments and Time for Thought carry on through the day, until guests are taken home (with a ‘goody’ bag) at the end of the afternoon. What have we missed out? Of course, a holiday is not the same without some good food! A hot lunch is provided in the middle of the day, with a traditional ‘tea’ later in the afternoon. No one goes home hungry!

These days, because of data protection, we find it a little more difficult to establish who in our community would be eligible to be invited, so if you know of someone, tell them about Holiday at Home and if they would like to be a guest, let us know and we’ll arrange for an invitation. If you are reading this for yourself and think you would like to come, please do contact us.

If you would also like to volunteer for part for these brilliant days – particularly if you have Kitchen prep experience, please do contact Brian or Michele. We will be holding a Volunteer’s preparation evening on Tuesday the 15th of July at Christ Church Hall at 7.30 pm, you’d be most welcome! Holiday at Home dates for this year are Thursday the 31st of July and Friday the 1st of August.

For other details, contact: Brian Cook 01454 238222, e: bacwoodb@aol.com or Michèle Maund 07973 698840 e: micheleamaund@ gmail.com

The Holiday at Home Team

Tetbury Community Choir singing at 2024 Holiday at Home

Phil Seal leading some Chair Aerobics

You may remember we recently reported that we had taken part in the Great Water Blitz,

measuring the water quality in the stream that runs through Avening from Cherington to Nailsworth. The finding on the state of the water for the whole of Gloucestershire has now been published. One hundred and thirty eight data points were analysed in Gloucestershire, and 80% showed unacceptable levels of nutrient pollution. This compares to 74% in England overall, meaning that Gloucestershire had worse than average water quality. I’m pleased to report that our results were much better! Data points from England and the whole of

the UK Great Water Blitz can be explored on the interactive Water Blitz map.

Following our very successful Village Quiz we have been able to donate £200 to HomeStart, who support families in the local area. A cheque was collected by a representative from the charity at our May meeting.

Our Bite to Eat team have been keeping busy. We are serving tea and cake to the residents of The Beeches when they hold their AGM later this month, we ran and served bacon rolls at a recent session of the Community

Café and have another date booked in for July. We are also looking forward to serving pulled pork and roasted vegetable baps at Avening’s biannual celebration of Pig Face Day on the 14th of September.

A number of us have been making lions, and we now have a large pride to give to Gloucester Hospital for their pop-up shop to raise funds for the new Cancer Care Facilities in Cheltenham.

We had a lovely wildflower walk around Avening earlier this month and were able to identify over thirty diﬀerent species of unusual plants. Our next walk is from Nailsworth along the valley past Ruskin Mill and then back for lunch at Egypt Mill.

Our Cotswold Way Walkers have their final leg leading them down into Bath at the end of this month where they will be meeting family and friends for tea and welldeserved cake! They are already thinking of their next long walk.

We have entered the GFWI Skittles competition again this year and have our first match in Avening at the end of the month. We are also having a friendly skittles afternoon with Stonehouse WI at the beginning of July.

We have a trip to Highclere Castle arranged for the 10th of July and a visit to Woodchester Park House under the NGS on the 3rd of July. Liz Knowles,, Avening WI

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The dramatic life of the Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin…

…was illustrated in fascinating detail by Terry Ransom at the Club’s meeting in May. Terry’s vast experience of work in the aerospace industry in the UK, USA and Russia enabled him to bring authenticity to his talk.

On the 12th of April 1961 Gagarin became the first human to enter space and to ‘circumnavigate’ the globe around the Equator. Strictly speaking he landed a little way short of the planned landing at the launch site due to a serious malfunction during the descent!

Yuri came from a humble background and was not particularly academic but had remarkable characteristics of diligence and flying ability. He and a reserve cosmonaut were selected from many applicants.

Russia, acutely aware of the space race with the USA, maintained intense secrecy. This first human launch was a triumph for the USSR following several previous failed test launches, some with human dummies or dogs.

The importance of the ‘rocket- designer’ could not be overstated for without this expertise the mission was impossible. This was never adequately stressed in all the glamour and publicity which followed the space triumph. The designer was later accused of spying and was imprisoned and died during surgery following his release.

Yuri became a Russian hero and his fame spread round the world. Tragically he died a few years later in a fast jet crash together with the reserve cosmonaut. The cause of this was never established but it was probable that attention to safety matters by the pilots was not a priority.

Since Yuri Gagarin’s initial space flight there have been nearly two thousand launches of

humans into space. Today the International Space Station constantly circles the Earth together with thousands of satellites and much space debris which may well prove to be hazardous.

During June Tetbury Probus had the opportunity to learn about ‘Going Green’ from one of its members Ken Richards who described his personal experience installing a ground source heating system, solar panels and buying an all-electric car.

There is growing concern about global warming and the need for mankind to reduce ‘greenhouse’ gases. Apart from very efficient house insulation, extracting heat using air or ground source heat pumps is becoming increasingly popular especially with new builds.

Ground source heat pumps need a considerable area for underground pipes, control units and water storage tanks. Efficient building insulation, new radiators and underfloor heating are also necessary (although the insulation can reduce ‘wifi’ connectivity). Cheaper air source heat extractors requiring less space are more suitable for smaller properties.

Solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity which is best achieved when the sunlight strikes the panel at 90 degrees. Most panels are sited on roofs or garages but some can be simply laid and fixed on the surface of the land. An 8Kw grid export limit is imposed to avoid overloading the system. The development of solar roof tiles is less unsightly and more efficient.

Lastly the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing an all-electric car were discussed though the benefits both for the owner and the environment remain controversial.

‘Going Green’ is complex, time consuming and expensive but considerable savings in heating costs can be achieved after 18 years. Government subsidies were quite generous are now difficult to obtain.

The dilemma, especially younger house owners, is the initial expense of ‘Going Green’ and whether the anticipated time in their current property is long enough to benefit from the savings. For the older generation the costs outweigh the longterm financial benefits.

Next meetings qill be held on: 3rd July: “A case for a Ministry for men”.

17th July: “Monologues, Anecdotes and Recitations”.

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At the time of writing, we are making our ﬁnal preparations for our annual Community BBQ…

…at the Millennium Green and if you missed it this year, please look out for the date next June. This is a free community event for all and a great place to meet friends new and old.

As summer arrives, the Market House is looking splendid with the hanging baskets and planters full of colourful floral displays. Our thanks go to Tetbury in Bloom and their volunteers, who work tirelessly throughout the town to ensure that Tetbury looks its best and to Tetbury Plumbing and Heating for installing and maintaining the watering system for the baskets.

We continue to look to develop our markets under the Market House. Whilst currently we do not have any vacancies under the Market House on Saturdays, we do have availability on Wednesdays and the upstairs is also available throughout the week. If you are interested in booking a stall or the main Market House upstairs, please call into Scentiments on Church

Street where you can book your place, we look forward to welcoming new traders.

I am pleased to advise that this month we were once again able to support the important Holiday at Home event with a grant of £1,500. This is an important community event, tackling isolation and ensuring that those members of our community who do not have the opportunity to get away can have a ‘holiday’ here in their hometown.

Dates for your Diary

Saturday 6th September at 9.30 am –Annual Beating of the Bounds – meet

under Bath Bridge and followed by the presentation of the Feoﬀee accounts in The Market House with coﬀee and biscuits

Saturday 13th Sunday, 14th September, Heritage Weekend, The Market House will be open with displays

If you think we may be able to help you or if you are a member of a group who could be helped with a grant, please visit our website - www.thefeoﬀeesoftetbury.co.uk – where you can also find out more about the work we do in our town. Finally, if you would like to volunteer to help us, please get in touch or speak to one of our members.

Lance Vick, Chairman

“Call

a spade a spade”

Plain speaking, not mincing words or obfuscating meaning.

Before expanding the above, may I mention the sad loss of Jeremy Isles-North on the 18th of May, one of our founding members who, as in so much of Tetbury life, contributed a great deal to the Club and it’s members. Our condolences go to his partner, Anne, and to his family.

In Bridge, communication between partners (as in life!) is essential, although players do not explain themselves in ordinary words, hence the language of Bridge. Once a player has learned both the terms of bidding and the meaning, communication between partners should be straightforward. However, this assumes discussion between partners beforehand to agree how they wish to play. There are various options; for example, a high or low No Trump, weak or strong twos, fouror five-card majors, transfers, etc. These all need to be discussed and, once agreed, adhered to.

Of these options, the ‘Two’ opening is definitely one which needs to be agreed before playing. When used, the opposition should be informed whether the bid is weak or strong.

Generally, a Weak Two opening shows a good suit of exactly six cards in diamonds, hearts or spades (longer suits need a

higher, preemptive bid), no 5-card suit and no 4-card Major suit. If players are using Benjamin Twos, then the weak opening only applies to Spades and Hearts.

In responding to a Weak Two opening, a raise to the three level is to play and the opener should pass.

A new suit is forcing and is an invitation to game. A 2NT response shows 17+ points and is forcing.

Benjamin Twos are a way of showing a high point count, 19-22 points, without starting too high. This is an opening bid of 2 Clubs reserving 2 Diamonds for 23+ points. A response in one suit up (2 Hearts or 2 Diamonds) is negative and shows 0-4 points.

The advantage in using Benjamin Twos and Weak Twos is that they both provide an opportunity to bid which alerts your partner to your good hand and also make it difficult for the opposition to bid without going too high.

A Strong Two opening bid is a natural bid which shows a strong point count, usually 16+ points and a good quality suit.

A response of 2NT shows a very poor hand in the range 0-7 points. 3NT shows a balanced hand and 8-10 points.

A response in a new suit shows 8+ points and is game-forcing. Opener’s rebid is natural and usually game-forcing.

An opening bid of 2 NO TRUMPS shows a balanced hand and 20-22 points. This bid has been covered in an earlier article but, as a reminder, the response follows the same pattern as to 1NT but bearing in mind the higher point count and the possibility of Slam.

Come and join us at South Cotswold Bridge Club (Spades and all other suits provided).

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Our next monthly talk “They Think It’s All Over! - A History of Sport on TV”…

… will take place on Monday the 21st of July at 10.30 am, at the Tetbury Goods Shed. Author and television historian Jeﬀ Evans oﬀers a lively, fully illustrated talk, with lots of ‘I never knew that’ moments and bringing back many warm memories. You can download our programme of monthly talks from our new website which we have recently revamped tetbury.u3asite.uk – do take a look.

We have two Bookclub Groups, on Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon. Bookclub Monday discussed ‘The Fraud’ by Zadie Smith. She was inspired to write “The Fraud” when she came across “The Tichborne Claimant trial.” a legal case which lasted nearly a year from 1871 to 1872.

Bookclub Wednesday discussed Ian McEwan’s book, “Amsterdam”. It was first published in 1998 but somehow seems more relevant in the 2020’s. The story of two talented men, one an editor of a quality newspaper the other Britain’s most successful, modern composer who thinks he’s Vaughn William’s heir - neither likeable. The book shows how quickly their friendship changed with disastrous results but left us wondering whether one of the

other characters was responsible. Our French Group continues to practise French three times a month in informal, friendly ways. One of our recent sessions started with our Conversation Topic: “My Working Life”, a chance to talk and ask questions about our life experiences. We turn out to be a very varied bunch and it was fascinating to hear about each other’s lives.

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the 16th of April at the Goods Shed. Everyone loved playing the maracas, tambourines and other percussion instruments and we all had an enjoyable afternoon. We raised £182 for Longfield Hospice on the day through our bucket collection.

We watched a great film “La Bête Humaine” (loosely based on the 1890 novel of the same name by Émile Zola) set around the life of railway men and their families in the late 1930s. It’s a thought provoking, atmospheric film with lots of nostalgic footage of steam trains.

Our Ukulele Group, the T’Ukes, played to a huge audience at their singalong concert on

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Soon after that we had our second “big cheque” presentation of £500 to Longfield Hospice. The money we raise helps to support those who are living with lifelimiting illness from across Gloucestershire, as well as their families and carers.

T’Ukes present £500 to Longfield Hospice.

If you would be interested in joining the u3a, take a look at our website tetbury. u3asite.uk to find out more.

Our u3a can give you the chance to develop your interests, make new friends and enjoy yourself. You can join our u3a if you’re no longer working full-time or raising a family. We are holding an Open Day on Tuesday the 8th of July at the Tetbury Goods Shed, between 10.30 am and 2.30 pm, to showcase what we have to oﬀer. Do come along to meet us and see what we do.

Tetbury and District u3a Team

As the end of the school year approaches…

… (and it only seems a few weeks ago it started!) we can look back at all the things we’ve been up to since we welcomed lots of new children last September…..

Settling the children in is our main objective at the start of every new school year, building the foundations from which the children feel safe and happy to learn, play and develop. Last September we were also able to share the results from the OFSTED visit carried out a few weeks before where we were awarded ‘Good’ across all measures, and included comments such as ‘Staﬀ nurture and model respectful relationships between themselves and with children at this very friendly and happy setting’.

During the autumn term, as well as investigating the vast abundance of natural materials at this time of year, we had a garden tidy up with help from staﬀ, friends and families, we explored and learned about Remembrance, Diwali, Bonfire night and raised money for Children in Need.

In the winter we made decorations for the tree the preschoolers put up in St. Saviours Church for the Christmas Tree Festival. The children practiced and delivered the most wonderful nativity play and had a Christmas party with a very special visit from Father Christmas! In January we enjoyed snow in the garden and made snowy landscapes indoors. The children looked at snowflakes through magnifying glasses and learned about all the animals that live in cold climates.

As Spring approached we got out and about a bit more. As part of the Traffic and Road Safety theme the preschoolers took a walk around Tetbury where we took in three Zebra crossings twice! We were joined by Cerys, a student from Cirencester College studying a T-Level in Education and Early Years who now does two days a week with us. In April we had a special visit from lambs which the children loved stroking and feeding them their bottles. We also had a fab new sandpit kindly provided and built by a grandparent.

The children looked at all things growing, in nature and themselves, measuring each other and things around playgroup. They planted sunflowers, runner beans, sweet peas and wild flowers and had a lovely walk down to the park next to the Goods shed. In June we had some caterpilllars

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and watched them turn into chrysalides then hatch as butterflies. We supported the Greening Tetbury event and taught the children how to recycle with all the diﬀerent bags, bins and boxes. We had visits from the reception teachers from the local primary schools to meet the children moving up in September, and the preschoolers had a great trip to Tetbury Fire Station, big thanks to the crew there for their support as always.

As the school year draws to a close we will have our sports day and our leavers party. We say a fond goodbye to our current preschoolers, and wish them a smooth transition into primary school, we know they’ll have a great time playing, learning and making new friends, we can’t wait to hear how they’re getting on. One last thing we must mention that’s also happened this last year is that both our Assistant Manager Linda, and Karen our Manager, have become Nanny’s to their lovely granddaughters, Ava and Evelyn – congratulations!

If you’re looking for a playgroup space for your child for the next school year, you’re welcome to make an appointment to come in and look around, please email us at tetburynurseryplaygroup@ eygloucestershire.co.uk or give us a call on 01666 504855.

The Tetbury Nursery Playgroup Team

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What a fantastic day and the sun shone as well!

The Tetbury Hospital Hike is an annual event and Juddmonte Farms very kindly allow The Friends of Tetbury Hospital exclusive permission to walk around their beautiful private grounds at Estcourt Park. The hike starts and finishes in Shipton Moyne and is very much a community event. A massive thank you to everyone who made the event possible including Juddmonte Farms, various landowners who allow the Friends of Tetbury hospital to use their fields together with Hobbs House Bakery, Uley Brewery, Tesco, Shipton Moyne Village Hall, Tetbury Air Cadets, Vinotopia, Route 44 and anyone else who helped in anyway whatsoever.

Sue Burton, the Event Organiser, said it was a truly magnificent turn out and record

numbers were recorded this year plus the Hog Roast Sold Out! Due to some lastminute planning, we were able to offer Hot Dogs or Hike Only tickets, so no one was turned away on the day! Thirsty hikers returned to chilled rose wine or Uley beer and eagerly tucked into their well-earned food whilst listening to live music from Route 44. Tea/coffee and homemade cakes finished off the feast. The field was awash with picnic blankets, chairs and even tents to protect themselves from the sunshine.

A fabulous time was had by all!

Sue would like to express her heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the event on the day, to make this the most successful year so far. All monies raised, (and we are still counting), will go towards the new X-Ray

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The May Bank Holiday saw our members presenting their 2025 Spring Exhibition at the Market House.

Our preview evening was well attended by members and invited guests and the Exhibition was a great success with twenty two pictures sold and one hundred and

forty five cards! The prize for the public’s favourite picture went to Jackie Sapp for her picture ‘Both Sides Now’ as illustrated here.

The Society met this month to enjoy a demonstration by Phil Biggs who uses watercolour to paint traditional landscapes. This beautiful picture shown here was donated to the Society to be raﬄed at our next exhibition during the Summer Bank Holiday.

Next month we welcome Catherine Beale on Wednesday the 2nd of July at St

Michael’s Hall, Tetbury to demonstrate her amazing ‘gravity ‘ watercolours. Please refer to our website tetburyartsociety.org. uk for details of our exciting program for the year.

If you wish to join us as a member or visit our demos which are the first Wednesday of each month or as a guest please look at our website for all details. Any queries please email us at:

Tetburyart.media@outlook.com

Jenny Riley, Chair

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