Tetbury Advertiser November 2023

TETBURY ADVERTISER

November 2023

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Men’s Sheds

Young by Name

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Useful Information 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 TEL: 0808 800 0511 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

What’s On 1st Nov

Contents

Tetbury Art Society Host a monthly talk by Sarah Davis on being a stained glass artist. See article for details.

2nd Nov The History of Tetbury Society Host a monthly talk on “Medieval Pets” by John Putney. See article for details.

5th Nov

St. Marys’ Church All Souls Service. See article for details.

10th Nov Leighterton School Open morning.

11th Nov Rememberance Sunday 12th Nov Badminton House Host the event Giant Knitting with the Chunky Needle.

14th Nov Tetbury and District u3a Host a monthly talk by Terry Ransom. 10.30 am at The Goods Shed. See article for details.

17th Nov Badminton House Host the event Cocktail making with The Bar Bros.

17th Nov Avening WI Village Quiz night.

26th Nov Christmas Fayre The Great Tythe Barn.

30th Nov Dolphins Dramatic Society Perform first night of “Dick Turpin”. 7.30 pm at The Dolphins Hall. See article for details.

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Christmas Lights Switch On V do olun na ta tio ry no nly

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The Team

November trips: To book 0345 680 5029

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

Avening WI 35 Beauty Corner 13 Chelworth Bookworms 14 Cotswold Voluntary Wardens 37 Dolphins Dramatic Society 6 Friends of Tetbury Hospital 38 Girlguiding 17 Greening Tetbury 41 History of Tetbury Society 21 Leighterton Primary School 42 Letter to the Editor 28 Lion’s 200 Club 5 Lion’s Den 5 Mayor’s Report 32-33 Men’s Sheds 45 News from St Marys’ Church 50 News from St Michael’s Church 55 Shots from a Lawyer’s Gun 34 St Mary’s CE VA Primary School 18 St Mary’s Playgroup 50 Tetbury and District Footpath Group 16 Tetbury and District u3a 30 Tetbury Area Youth & Community Trust 22 Tetbury Art Society 46 Tetbury Bowls Club 49 Tetbury Chess Club 52 Tetbury Community Transport 23 Tetbury Cricket Club 29 Tetbury Film Society 26 Tetbury Goods Shed 25 Tetbury Hospital 54 Tetbury in Bloom 9 Tetbury Library 57 Tetbury Nursery Playgroup 28 Tetbury Police Museum and Courtroom 10 Tetbury Probus 36 Tetbury Rugby Club 27 Tetbury Theatre Group 62 Tetbury WI 58 The Feoffees and the Thirteen 61 Young by Name 4 SCHOOLS Sir William Romney’s, Lowfield Road. Tel: 01666 502378 St. Mary’s Primary, St. Mary’s Road.Tel: 01666 502275.

TETBURY SHOPMOBILITY BOOKINGS Monday-Friday 9.00-3.00 Tetbury Town Council Offices 01666 504670. Saturday 10.00-4.00 Tetbury Tourist Information Centre.

Tel: 01666 503552 The Friends of Tetbury Community Transport Roger Bellairs, 07759 142577 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.

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

Tel: 01453 731355 Mob: 07969 302042 Email: tonyevanstowncrier@btinternet.com

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

VISITOR INFORMATION 33 Church Street. tourism@tetbury.gov.uk Tel: 01666 503552

Young by Name

On your doorstep People who live in large, sparsely populated countries have a different definition of ‘nearby’ from ours. I know someone who thinks nothing of driving two hours for their weekly shop, including a stint on a car ferry. Another friend drives twelve hours to their ‘local’ hospital. When we asked my visiting Canadian cousin where she’d like us to take her while she was in England, she said ‘France’. My aunt, her grandmother, chose Scotland.

How lucky we are here in the Cotswolds to have so much within easy reach – not only essential facilities, but places of historic and cultural interest to enrich our lives. My latest discovery on our doorstep is the tiny, historic church of St Andrew at Leighterton. (Other tiny, historic churches are available, as the BBC might say.) Like so many of Gloucestershire’s hidden gems, St

Andrew’s is not far from a main road, but unless you have cause to drive down a very minor and winding lane, you’d never know it was there.

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I halt my car to give way to a parade of ducks waddling down the middle of the road beside a pond. Then a white goose comes towards me, like some kind of feathered escort for the slow-moving car behind it. I half-expect the goose to wield a red flag, as used in the early days of motoring. Have I now driven into an Enid Blyton illustration, or is this just a typical Lightroom rushhour? Either way, I’m charmed.

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The church door is locked, and I must wait until the following week to be taken inside by a keyholder. The interior doesn’t disappoint. Above deep sills, stained glass windows splash colour against the pale cream walls. Dark ceiling timbers are echoed at ground level by row upon row of wooden pews. The compact chancel, featuring a beautiful mural in the style of Frederic Leighton, shelters behind a low stone arch. To one side of the arch, a chunky stone pulpit makes a good companion piece to the sturdy 14th century font by the porch door. To the other side, an organ has been made-to-measure to fill a second arch. I discover a musical surprise behind a red velvet curtain: a ring of tubular bells.

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Town & Country News

After taking over thirty years to discover St Andrew’s, I’m returning rather sooner: on Thursday the 9th of November at 7.00 pm, to sing with Hawkesbury Choir in a candlelit Concert for Reflection and Hope, directed

by Ben Humphries with Ben Haslam on the trumpet and January Johnnsen on the viola, in aid of Help for Heroes, Macmillan Cancer Nurses, and St Andrew’s Church. For more information visit www.badmintonbenefice. com. Just try not to be disappointed if The Snow Queen, Little Red Riding Hood and Noddy aren’t in the audience.

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When I finally see St Andrew’s for the first time, I am wrong-footed by its boxy shape and quaint half-timbered tower. The architecture puts me in mind of stories by Hans Christian Anderson or the Brothers Grimm. When I share a photo online, a friend says it looks Norwegian.

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Lions Den

This month I’m sure we have all been overwhelmed by the events in Israel and Gaza… …and our hearts go out to so many that have been affected. At present we await any national decisions on charitable aid.

We made our regular donation of £200 to the Foodbank, agreed a grant to help a Tetbury family whose child has cancer to have a getaway and provided £250 to Sir William Romney’s School to assist with their running of a course to help fight violence.

Both SWR and St Mary’s will also benefit from

our donations of Tesco vouchers just before Christmas. Another grant agreed was £500 towards the Dolphins Hall panto for OAP’s (where Lions will also provide the transport, mince pies and sherry). The revamped version of the Lions 200 Club is now being launched - see the separate article.

Tetbury Men’s Sheds, which continues to be strongly supported by Tetbury Lions, will be at the Great Tythe Barn Christmas

On Wednesday the 29th of November, Tetbury Lions Club will be sponsoring the performance of Dick Turpin, the latest pantomime by the Dolphins Dramatic Society. The performance starts at 7.30 pm with Sherry and mince pies served during the interval.

This is aimed at the senior citizens of Tetbury. If you would like to attend or help getting there, please contact Phil Williams on 07940 258515 email phil.tetbury@gmail.com.

Fayre on the 26th of November providing items for sale made by the Shedders.

On the 9th and 16th of December there will be the traditional Lions Christmas Raffle outside the Post Office with a raft of lovely prizes (£100 cash, luxury hamper and many more) and on the 2nd of December we shall be supporting the Foodbank with their traditional Christmas collection at Tesco.

There will also be another Lions Big Quiz at the Great Tythe Barn on the 16th of December. It’s £10 per person to include a ploughman’s supper which includes a selection of luxurious cheeses. The draw for the Lions Christmas raffle will take place on the evening of the Quiz. Winners not there will be notified separately. Contact Maggie Heaven on 07747 608990 for tickets. It is profits from these Lions events which go towards the donations mentioned above, so please come along or give generously.

Closing date is the 15th of November.

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Of course, November brings Remembrance Sunday where many Lions will attend the Memorial Service followed by the march through the town and the laying of wreaths at the Memorial.

Lion’s 200 Club The 200 Club is undergoing some changes and while we transition between bank accounts and update our records, prizes are being paused for September, October and November and will be incorporated into the December draw. We are also updating the constitution during this period and will be renewing memberships and establishing new ones once this is done. This will not affect existing memberships that run during this period. I appreciate everyone’s patience and look forward to paying out the prizes in December.

Kathryn Minchew, 200 Club Administrator

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Christmas may seem a long way ahead for some but we are planning to assist Longfield Hospice in their Christmas Tree appeal where, for a donation, used Christmas trees can be collected (for instance around Tetbury by The Lions) and recycled. Longfield are hoping to raise more than £50,000 this year through this scheme.

Unfortunately, this year Lions are struggling to find a suitable van or flatbed or large trailer to make this happen. Any offers of such a vehicle would be greatly welcomed, please contact me by email on president@ tetburylions.com We badged up new Lion Mathew Nichol at our October meeting and have more potential recruits to Lions in the pipeline.

More Lions are needed if we are to support events throughout the year. Why not give Lions a try you will be made to feel very welcome at our monthly meetings held at 7.30 pm on the first Wednesday of the Month at the Priory.

Come along and see what goes on. Your ideas and energy could help support and benefit Tetbury whilst at the same time you will have some fun.

Derek Harvey, Lions President

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Dolphins Dramatic Socety ELISABETH HANCOCK-ERRINGTON

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It’s nearly that time of year again – oh yes it is!

I am very honoured to be given the opportunity of directing this pantomime, which is a much bigger task than the spring performance I am discovering, but it is still fun working with this lovely group of people. It is very different not being on the stage with everyone but they are all doing fantastically well and I am positive that we will be giving you a night to remember.

The pantomime has a cast of thirteen, some old faces and some new, plus a chorus and dancers. We have a guest appearance from Miss Eleva Fortune but how will she react to the mystery Mr X? Will the Dame ever find a man and will Billy Bumpkin ever win the love of Katie Cuddlesome? All will be revealed in our performances, Thursday the 30th of November 7.30 pm, Friday the 1st of December 7.30 pm and Saturday the 2nd of December, 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm, at the Dolphins Hall. We at Dolphins Dramatic Society hope to see you all in good voice to join in the many audience participation bits, the “boos”, the “it’s behind you’s, and to join in the many songs that will feature throughout the night! Tickets are available from our website www.dolphinsdrama.uk and Tetbury Hardware Store. We look forward to seeing you for an evening (or afternoon) full of fun and frolic’s!

Jackie Rymer Director

I have 35 years’ experience of working with individuals and interior designers. I frame watercolours, oil paintings, embroidery, jigsaws, mirrors, rugby shirts, three dimensional items - in fact almost anything you can imagine.

To save you the trouble of loading the car, parking and carrying items, I visit people’s homes for a free 30 minute consultation within a five mile radius of Tetbury, bringing samples from which you can choose, then re-deliver the finished item.

I have a wide range of frame mouldings at all prices including bare wood which I finish by hand-painting or gilding to personalise your artwork to your own taste.

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Tetbury Fireworks Night!

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Saturday 11th November 2023 @ SWR School- Gates open 6pm Featuring: A Professional Fireworks Display, Bonfire, Jesse Smith’s ‘Big Pan’- Burgers & Hotdogs, The Picnic Box, Fudgin’ Shell Brownies, Cold Drinks and more!

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Tetbury in Bloom

Return of hanging basket containers: For those of you who kindly supported us by buying our hanging baskets in the summer, if you have now finished with them, and as yet we haven’t had the empty containers back, please contact me on sue@tetburyinbloom.org.uk or ring me on 504213 to arrange their collection so we can wash and disinfect them ready to use again next year.

Sue Hirst, Team Leader, Tetbury in Bloom

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Over the past month we have been busy stripping out the summer bedding plants, cutting down the perennials and generally tidying all the beds ready for the winter months ahead and the arrival of the early spring bulbs in January and February. In some places we have divided existing plants to use elsewhere, added several hundred new tulip bulbs and more permanent planting. If all goes to plan, this should ensure that the spring and summer displays next year look their best.

Christmas is now looming very fast and with November arriving, there is only three weeks to go before Monday the 20th when we will once again be dressing the Christmas trees that adorn the shop premises, and arranging for the contactors to install the lights on the lamp columns and in the five large trees located at the outer edges of the town centre.

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Tetbury Lions’

BIG STMAS I R CH

QUIZ

Saturday the 16th of December at 7pm The Great Tythe Barn, Newnton Road, Tetbury Tickets are £10 each and include a luxury Ploughman’s Supper, comprising of a selection of cheeses, warm bread rolls and chutney.

There will also be a chance to buy a ticket for our special Christmas Draw. First prize £100, Second prize a luxury hamper, plus many other prizes to be won.

The draw will take place during the evening.

To reserve your place, or to buy a Christmas Draw ticket, please contact Maggie Heaven on 07747608990 8888888 1011123

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Tetbury Police Museum and Courtroom

Please contact Maria, and if you are lucky, you will meet me, Geoff. When someone shakes your hand and says thank you, it makes it worthwhile.

Without its wonderful and dedicated volunteers,

This December we have an exciting event in the museum: Nick Brunger will be returning to tell us some Christmas Ghost Stories! It promises to be an exciting evening on the 20th of December in the museum. Come and join us. Tickets will be on sale at tetburyghosts.eventbrite.co.uk.

the Tetbury Police Museum and Courtroom would not be able to open and play an important part in the community. They come from a variety of backgrounds and some travel to Tetbury to volunteer with us. They make the visitor experience memorable and they are essential to all the background activities such as cleaning, collection care, exhibitions and more.

My name is Geoff Bridgman, I have been a volunteer at Tetbury Police Museum for over twelve months and what makes this so exciting to me is the visitors, they come in all shapes and sizes, some just have a quick look, some of them enjoy a chat and ask questions.

I spent two years helping out at the Gloucestershire Police Archives researching Police Houses and Stations - one bit of trivia, the first Police Station in Bibury was based in the famous Arlington Row. This museum under the curatorship of Maria is unique in Gloucestershire - it’s the only museum about the Gloucestershire Constabulary based in a genuine Police Station. Built in 1884 it served the community until the early 1970s when the new police station was built, only to be closed in 2012.

We have an authentic Court Room and when I am on duty, I will tell you tales of Police of old- I’m lucky my father was

We will also be open for the Christmas festivities on the 1st of December please stop in and say hello!

Maria Marsh, Curator, Tetbury Police Museum and Courtroom

a Policeman from 1946 to 1973, my Grandfather from 1923 to 1961, and various uncles and cousins.

I use my ancestor’s records to bring alive this historic museum in Tetbury. We also have one of our volunteers who dresses up as a Policeman and regales tales of old.

We have also the famous Geoff the Jumper, who wears a scruffy jumper and Fred the snore, who just can’t stop snoring.

Please do come along and meet the volunteers – either a Wednesday once a month or occasionally on a Friday.

We have exciting plans for the future, BUT we need your help.

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With two restaurants to choose from, the Main Pub restaurant or the Chalet restaurant, there is an option for the whole family.

Relax and unwind next to one of our cosy log burners this winter or keep up to date with the latest news, the Cat caters for all!

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BeautyCorner So, what’s the problem?

Does the average person know what depths to use across the face and neck? – probably not. Plus…. before you pick up that dermal roller again, I want you to know what you are actually doing to your skin….

Firstly, dermal rollers are renown for tearing the skin. Because of the roller’s mechanical design, the needle pierces the skin at an angle. The needles then tear through it, and then they retract at the opposite angle. (see diagram)

Micro-Needling VS Derma Rolling

response and wakes up the fibroblast cells (the ones that produce all the good stuff, like collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid).

Micro-needling is all the rage right now because you can get fantastic results, if carried out correctly.

As we age, our skin loses its mojo. By twenty-five, it stops making elastin, (the stretchy protein that gives skin its bounce).

By our mid-thirties it cuts back on collagen, (the stuff that fills in those dreaded wrinkles). Yes, it sucks right?!

However, I am NOT a fan of home derma rolling and let me tell you why…

Your skin doesn’t know if it’s been cut, burned, grazed, or micro-needled. All it senses is damage. Micro-needling’s purpose is to create controlled damage.

This controlled damage kick starts a healing

Micro-needling, done right, can boost the production of these essentials, making your skin look youthful and rejuvenated - so you can see why it is a popular treatment.

This contrasts with the straight-up-anddown action of a professional microneedling device, where the needle enters and exits the skin at the same angle, using pharmaceutical grade needles, ensuring precision and medical accuracy.

If this wasn’t bad enough, you will also find you will cause….

• Super Sensitive Skin • Pigment Issues • Release of enzymes that might harm healthy tissue.

• Continuous micro-needling without breaks prevents proper healing and can cause scarring.

• Risk of Infections • Sun Sensitivity

Try Tetbury Hardware First!!

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

So, before you travel or start up your computer give our local shops a try.

We at Tetbury Hardware have been your local store for nearly 12 years.

We can deliver items locally subject to value.

2024 Diaries are ready for you to plan ahead. All formats are available now but stocks will soon be sold and obtaining more product may not be possible.

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

Please ask about treats, bedding, litter, and pet toys. Try us first you will be surprised what we are able to source at competitive prices.

Garden Care: 2024 Mr Fothergills Seeds just arrived in store. Get a 10% discount until December (Min 3 packets to qualify). We have a full range of garden products ready for you including Chemicals, Fertilisers, Insecticides, Canes and Composts.

We also stock homewares, electrical goods, cleaning, and decorating items. Other services include Key cutting, Digital Photographs, Video Transfer, Shoe repairs as well as all types of fuels for the fire.

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• Blunt Needle Damage I must also dispute the idea that you can simply clean your derma rollers between uses. Needles must be single use, disposed of in a sharps container after each session, and handled correctly. For celebrities to suggest you can clean such devices and reuse them – abhorrent!

As a dedicated skincare professional, it’s frustrating to witness uneducated celebrities promoting harmful practices. My passion lies in educating individuals about micro needling, which I’ve extensively trained and invested in. My goal is not financial gain but to empower people to make informed choices.

Micro-needling can work wonders when done right…but using a derma roller three times a week at home? That’s just asking for trouble. You should absolutely not be doing this.

My advice to you is if you have a derma roller at home, destroy it! Just like Sleeping Beauty and the spinning wheel – it needs to go!

Don’t be swayed by flashy product launches or celebrity endorsements. To experience the magic of micro-needling, consult experienced professionals in a hygienic environment who have the right tools and products. Your face deserves nothing less.

Michelle Stead Perfection Beauty

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Chelworth Bookworms

The Island of Missing Trees

by Elif Shafak Although this book starts with 16-year-old Ada, it is really about her parents, Kostas and Defne. Their story is teased out slowly as neither of them had talked to Ada about their lives before London. It is left to the Fig Tree, a fellow refugee, to fill in the gaps.

As teenagers growing up in Cyprus, they fell in love across a cultural divide, he Greek, she Turkish. Their story is mapped against the background of the island’s troubles, starting in peaceful co-existence, through mistrust to furtive violence and eventually war and partition. At times whimsical, sometimes tragic, the book blends tradition, folklore and superstition to tell its tale. The characters are well drawn, developing as the book goes on, so whilst we can see the consequences from the outset, we also gradually begin to understand why things have happened.

The book is also a celebration of trees and their connection to the land where they grow and all the species around them.

A thoughtful book, it is a plea for us to connect, not just to nature – but also to each other. A winner with the Bookworms.

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Tetbury and District Footpath Group We have had a rich variety of walks in recent weeks.

The Bruce Friendship Trail provided, for most of us, a new walk along a beautiful stretch of the Cotswold Way. We’ve also walked alongside the Severn and more locally we have walked around Kingscote, Arlington, Shipton Moyne and along the Toadsmoor Valley, photo below.

Autumn is now upon us; the leaves are falling and the ground is getting wet underfoot! However, don’t let that stop you from joining us! Upcoming walks can be found on our website www.tetburywalkers. co.uk . You’ll also find a host of local walks which can be downloaded from it or paper copies can be purchased from the Visitor Information Centre and the Yellow lighted Bookshop. You are always welcome to join us. Membership details are also on the website, but we’re happy for you to come along to a couple of walks before joining the group,

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Which uniform do you remember wearing as a Brownie? From 1914 to 2023 there have been many changes to both our uniform and programme to ensure we are up to date and relevant for today’s girls. We currently have over thirty girls attending weekly Brownie meetings but we are struggling to find enough volunteer leaders to help regularly. If you might be able to help, please contact us to arrange a visit to a unit meeting.

Tuesday Brownies have been completing the “Night at the Library” challenge badge this term which has included a visit from a local illustrator; a visit to the library; and an online storyteller. They have drawn comic strips, kept a diary, made peg dolls, designed book covers and had a nonsleeping sleepover night where they listened to audiobooks and had torchlight fun! It has been a very busy term!

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Thursday Brownies have been completing activities from the skills for my future theme where they have been learning to take the lead; practised listening and communication skills and had a dance off!

They have places for girls aged 7-10 so get in touch if you would like your daughter to join the fun.

Look out for our raffle tickets as we have some great prizes on offer - spa days, a fish box and a hamper, an experience day and chocolates – some really exciting prizes. We are raising money to support residentials including girls going on international trips with Guiding.

Do you have a skill, hobby or exciting job and would you be willing to share this with one or more of our units? Please help us give our members some memorable experiences over the next year.

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St Mary’s CE VA Primary School We have continued to have a busy time… …at St. Mary’s Primary School and children have been enjoying the first term of the school year.

Year 4 and 5 children have been designing and making pizzas. They have been learning about where food comes from and what makes a healthy and balanced diet and applying that knowledge to designing their

own pizzas. They have also carried out market research by investigation pizza packaging before designing their own boxes.

Two of our pupils have been elected as Forest Green Rovers ambassadors. George and Morgan have been to FGR and met some of the players and found out all about the club. They have a very responsible job ahead of them – promoting the club and fixtures in our school and encouraging others to participate in local football.

Children from Year 6 also participated in a Tag Rugby tournament at SWR. All the children displayed excellent teamwork and skill and demonstrated great sportsmanship throughout the event. We

were very proud of them.

Our Year 6 children have also been to Sir William Romney School for an experience day – they enjoyed a DT lesson and playing the bongos in a music lesson!

We are looking forward to Term 2 and all the joy of Christmas. Children from St. Mary’s will be singing at the turning on of the Christmas lights and we will be putting on not one, but two Christmas plays. We are dusting our baubles and shaking out the tinsel in preparation for the festive fun!

The season of goodwill will kick off with the PTFA Christmas Fayre scheduled for the 8th of December – everyone welcome!

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At our October meeting our speaker, Stuart Butler, introduced us to… …the unrest of the late 18th/early 19th centuries in the Stroud area, and included Tetbury’s part in the riots.

We heard that the introduction of machinery countrywide had put men out of work and generally low wages and high food prices caused distress for the poorest in society. Across Southern England it was threshing machines that sparked riots in the winter of 1830. Unrest spread quickly and by November a mob of labourers had broken a machine being transported from Wiltshire to a Tetbury farm.

Tetbury farm workers joined the mob and despite local magistrates’ and special constables’ attempts to contain the violence, over one hundred labourers descended on Beverston. There, threshing machines were smashed at Park and Castle Farms before the rioters moved on to destroy machinery at Chavenage Manor, Upton Court, Colly and Pond Farms. By late afternoon, many of them were in The Trouble House Inn demanding food and beer, when the detachments of Dragoons from Dursley and Wotton-under-Edge, sent for by the magistrates, arrived. Twentythree rioters were arrested and escorted to Horsley Jail. The next day at the District

Magistrates’ Court, they were committed to Gloucester Prison to await trial at the January Quarter Sessions. The magistrate did say that those before him were not the guilty ones; they had already moved on.

Maybe he was referring to the unknown agitator, given the name ‘Captain Swing’, who was thought to be organising ‘Swing Riots’ across the country.

When all the similar cases of ‘rioting and destroying machinery’ for Gloucestershire had been heard at the Quarter Sessions and the jury had given their verdicts, the judge considered the sentences. Because landowners feared mob rule and wanted a quick end to the violence, harsher penalties than usual were imposed. The twenty-one Tetbury labourers, including one woman, Elizabeth Parker, were all sentenced either to transportation or time in prison. The ringleaders were to be transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania): Tom Bishop, Henry Compton and Samuel Seale for fourteen years, Robert Ball, Elizabeth Parker, Worthy Mann and John Poole for seven years, William Bigland was sentenced to one year in prison and the others for six months. Elizabeth Parker aged twenty-two, was deemed to be a ringleader because she had been clearly heard instructing the men to smash machines and was seen doing so herself. She was not transported in 1831 as she was so ill in prison that she was pardoned and allowed back to Tetbury.

Unfortunately, a year later, she stole a

History of Tetbury Society good deal of money, so was once again in court, and this time was sentenced to transportation for life.

We were fascinated to hear about this period of turbulence in Tetbury’s history and Stuart was warmly thanked.

The next HOTS meeting is on Thursday the 2nd of November at 7.30 pm in Christ Church, The Chipping. John Putley, from Gloucestershire Archives will be talking about ‘Medieval Pets’.

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Tetbury and Area Youth Community Trust After the success of last year’s Christmas Snowball, we are excited to announce that we will be holding another free evening event in the first week of January 2024 for young people. Keep an eye out on our social media sites for full details and tickets, don’t miss out!

We would like to welcome Darby Law to our team, Darby has been working with us for a couple of years now as a Trustee of the charity and her advice and input have been invaluable. She has now accepted the position of Holiday Coordinator for TAYCT and will be delivering and developing the holiday activities programme in Tetbury. As part of this role Darby will be reaching out to all families in Tetbury who have children eligible for Free School Meals and who

can therefore access the Holiday and Food Programme (HAF).

Darby is determined that the process of accessing these fantastic opportunities should be as easy as possible for all families so please contact her if you haven’t already.

Just drop her a quick email saying that you want to know more and she can do all the hard work for you. Email: darby.law@tayct. org.uk The TAYCT Team

Youth Work Assistant Vacancy Tetbury Youth Club We are looking to employ someone between the ages of 16-18 years to assist youth workers during the youth club sessions. This role will last for 6 months only between January and July 2024.

The Youth Work Assistant will be expected to work one session a week either on a Monday or Thursday evening 5.45-8.15pm.

Main duties will include set up, pack away, supervising tuck and assisting youth workers with any duties during the session.

The Youth Work Assistant will be mentored throughout this role and given the opportunity to gain a training qualification in an area designed to aid their future employability.

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The legendary ‘whispering‘ Bob Harris and author/music journalist Colin Hall set out upon an intimate speaking tour based around their mutual love and appreciation of The Beatles. This is the story behind those songs, the hits, the misses and the demos that the group never released.

We welcome back this British folk and roots duo, who combine delicately interweaving vocal harmonies with emotive and evocative song writing. Multi-instrumentalists Jon and Lucy Hart, are joined on-stage by band guests Evan Carson and Toby Shaer.

An evening of stylish jazz & vintage swing with one of the Cotswolds‘ finest gypsy jazz bands.

Influenced by Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli. Presenting their own versions of classics featuring music by Edith Piaf, George Gershwin, Charles Trenet, and the Hot Club de France.

The sublimely talented Nathaniel Mander will be performing one of J.S. Bach‘s most enduring masterpieces, The Goldberg Variations, BMV988 on harpsichord. This promises to be a magical evening of beautiful music.

Although short-lived, the Arts and Crafts Movement produced some unique domestic architecture, including nearby Rodmarton Manor.

Join these two exceptional artists for an evening looking at how their work has developed.

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October at the Shed has been busy with lots of things going on…

in the heart of the Cotswolds, and after a phone call with Kathryn - about something completely different - I was invited along to an interview to see if I’d like to work with the team here and jumped at the opportunity.

Your great volunteer ‘jigsaw’ makes Tetbury Goods Shed Arts Centre work brilliantly.

I am looking forward to getting to know everyone better and finding my fit here. I hope I can act as a focal point for your team members and ‘do my bit’ to contribute to such a marvellous local art centre. “

…as well as works to improve our “appearance.” We have a lovely new sign designed for the side of the building and a small team of dedicated workers – namely Phillip Hodson, David Walker and Nigel Berry have been working really really hard on restoring the canopy and “dagger boards” (pointy bits to you and me) over the Foyer area to replicate what was there originally. As always, we are extremely grateful not just for all the time and effort, they have put in but for the support and sponsorship from a number of individuals funding these endeavours.

We are always looking for more Volunteers so do contact either Kairen or Kathryn or come along to one of regular coffee mornings to learn more.

We also have a new member of staff. Kairen joined us recently and below is by way of her introduction.

“After moving from near Windsor to a more rural location during the bleak times of Covid, I was looking to find a vibrant hub of activity where I could get involved and meet some nice people for this next phase of my life. Happily, I stumbled upon a place at the bottom of a rainbow amongst the trees in the shadow of a very steep hill and decided to explore around it. In reality……

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came to the fascinating talk about the ‘Life of Eels’ – no less, then brought my sister along to hear ‘Swing from Paris’ and after that I saw the Sam Sweeney concert followed by the talk on Climate Change. It felt very comfortable at ‘The Shed’ as I had found a little piece of cosmopolitan culture

Looking ahead: Dates for your diary Christmas down at The Goods Shed: We have our two-day Craft Fair on Saturday the 2nd and Sunday the 3rd of December.

This year’s Panto is Jack and the Beanstalk on Saturday the 16th of December and of course we will be holding our Community Carols for Tetbury and surrounds on Friday the 22nd of December.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Shed (and the Whistle Stop Café) very soon.

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The Committee is busy behind the scenes reviewing films for next year’s programme.

We will attend the Independent Cinema Office autumn screenings; this is an opportunity to watch the best upcoming ‘indie’ and world cinema films set for release in the coming months. Also, Kevin and I have been to watch films at various independent cinemas which we think you might enjoy, and I continue to monitor what other Film Societies are showing.

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Tetbury Rugby Club Our U15 boys hosted MC Quins in a closely fought fixture at SWR, a low scoring affair that finished 7-0 to the home side thanks to a late try. At this age group, lifting is introduced to lineouts – yet another step towards full senior rugby, with the RFU prioritising age groups learning and focussing on a single area of the game every year. Tackling is introduced at U9, uncontested scrums at U10, tactical kicking at U11 and so on. It takes a significant effort from all involved to keep on top of the changes to the game, but we’re supported at every step through training courses available through the RFU - safeguarding, concussion safety, first aid, coaching and refereeing are all part of our coaching pathway.

Meanwhile, our Minis and Youth players have been working hard training and playing.

Our girls’ sides continue to go from strength to strength, with strong representation allowing us to put out sides in the U12 and U14 age groups. The U12 side have started the season with all guns blazing, notching up three wins on the spin. Their

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Whilst our senior team does not currently have any fixtures scheduled, we are excited to announce a free adults’ touch rugby event on the Rec on Saturday the 18th of November, starting at 14.00 pm.

Touch rugby is played in mixed gender teams and provides a low impact route into rugby for those who have little or no experience in the game. It’s also an opportunity for experienced players to have a run out, and for all involved to meet others from around the town afterwards at the bar. If you’d like to register your interest, head to www.bit.ly/trfc-touch, or scan the QR code on a flyer if you see one, and fill out the form there. Even if you’re not up for playing, why not pop down and cheer us all on from the sidelines?

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Next month will also see sides start to plan for their spring tour, which can see our sides head to far flung parts of the country in search of a game and a bit of fun. Last season, we sent teams to London, Cardiff, Devon, Herefordshire and Dorset, with an international trip to Jersey. The latter is part of our focus on sending one age group ever year overseas, with the side typically raising funds themselves as part of their development. This season’s U11s helped with car parking at Tetfest back in July, with the cash that you paid to park going towards their trip. There will no doubt be more fundraising activities over the coming months, so if you’d like to help support our young players then please get in touch!

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Tetbury Nursery Playgroup October’s warmer weather gave us opportunity for lots of outdoor play… …without too much need for waterproofs.

The children love exploring autumn treasures like conkers, fircones and leaves as well as checking under damp logs and in long grass for a variety of bugs. This time of year provides lots of materials for indoor activities too, conkers are great to help with counting practice, and rolling them in paint creates some very cool patterns.

Children have also enjoyed printing with leaves and using magnifying glasses to look closely at the veins and colours. Thank you to everyone whose brought in autumn bits from their gardens and walks.

In the last edition I talked about how we focus on settling the children in, whether new children who’ve not been at a childcare setting before or children returning after the summer break. Now we’re coming in to November children are getting used to the routines, the range of toys and resources they can explore, their new friends and the playgroup staff. Most, if not all the children who started in September will now be settled, happy to come into playgroup and have a relationship with their key worker.

Every child has a Key Worker, a named member of staff with responsibilities for a few children in the setting. That person

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Attachment is a clinical term, and is a complex area, originating from the work of John Bowlby. The NSPCC describes attachment theory as highlighting the importance of a child’s emotional bond with their primary caregivers. There is a realm of information around the importance in a child’s development of secure attachments to the adults closest to them, and the sometimes very serious long term effects of poor or disrupted attachments, especially in the first two to three years of a child’s life. Children need to be safe in the relationships they have with those closest to them in order to thrive, to feel secure, to try things out

and to develop resilience. There is also evidence children with secure attachments in their early life are able express their emotions better, have a stronger sense of self-worth, sustain attention for longer periods, engage in meaningful role-play which helps build relationships, and can be less aggressive. Strong attachments rely on caregivers having the physical and emotional capacity to provide a stable base for a child to explore the world from, knowing they have a secure relationship to return to. More information on attachment theory can be found on the NSPCC website www.learning.nspcc.org.uk/attachment and at www.earlyyearsmatters.co.uk If you’re looking for a playgroup space for your child for 2024, 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.

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preparing our kit deals and sponsorship for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, so if you’re reading this and are interested in sponsoring the cricket club, or know someone who might be, please do drop us a line at hello@tetburycc.co.uk as I’ve no doubt we can devise a package which works for you.

Good day fellow athletes, Even though we’re well out of the cricket season, you wouldn’t believe it with the amount of activity going on around the club at the moment. It really is a case of there’s something to do every month now, our volunteers and committee members are ensuring we have a great cricket club and something for our members to do all year around.

out including members of our youth team who put in the hard graft too. So special shout outs to Camille, Dylan and Elsie! The preparation looked great after a Tim Shute finishing off masterclass, and everyone’s efforts, combined with such perfect grass growing weather, (I’ve already been back down cutting wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of grass from the square).

Long may this continue! We had a lovely BBQ for all those who had helped out.

In the last few weeks, we’ve been at the Recreation Ground putting the pitch to bed for the season, as well as securing all our equipment and machinery for the winter.

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Off the pitch, our Events Committee are busy preparing for our End of Season Dinner which sees us return to the Royal Agriculture University for a second year.

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Members of our youth teams throughout August and September have been going through the County Trials process in the hope of gaining a spot on one of their programmes as they look to fulfil their dreams of being the next Joe Root or Heather Knight. While we are still awaiting the final outcome of the girl’s selection process, we were delighted to find out that EIGHT of our boy’s section have been invited onto County Programmes. Congratulations to Dex M, Dylan S, Fletcher C, Reuben S, Alfie M, Caleb S and Jake M on being selected for places in your Zonal age groups and to Dylan R for getting a place in Under 11 County. As a club we’re so proud of all of you and can’t wait to hear about how your time in these squads goes during the winter.

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Tetbury and District u3a Our monthly talk will be provided by Terry Ransom, on the subject of Yuri Gagarin… …and the early space race, on Tuesday the 14th of November at 10.30 am at the Goods Shed.

Many of us (although not all) remember the beginnings of the space race and the venture into space by this undoubtedly brave man. There is a lot more to the story and Terry promises to tell us all.

Our group activities are varied, and there are over thirty to choose from. We will feature a selection of these over the coming months in the Tetbury Advertiser to highlight what we have to offer.

For example there are two wine tasting groups, members of which recently

attended a most enjoyable and informative tour of a new enterprise in Tetbury, the Larkhill Vineyard. After an introductory talk where Simon and Wendy explained how they arrived in Tetbury, researched the land and grape varieties, planted their vines, the whole process of cultivation and making the wines, we had a short tour of the vines.

It was far too hot to meander for long!

wines, still and sparkling white and rose, accompanied by cheese and biscuits. A most convivial time was spent in the shade of the marquee.

This was followed by tasting of five

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Mayor’s Report Tetbury Town Council and I receive lots of questions and complaints about the state of our roads. All matters regarding roads, public rights of way, road safety and transport are the re-sponsibility of the Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) Highway’s Department. They can be contacted on 08000 514514 or at highways@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Tetbury Town Council has a Highways working group, which is responsible for liaising with GCC regarding matters which require consultation. This includes signage, dropped curbs, footpath repairs and other maintenance issues. This committee also has responsibilities for promoting additional safety measures, such as traffic calming measures and speed restrictions. The meet-ing is chaired by Councillor Colin Pearce. Members include speed watch and lorry watch volun-teers, who do a marvellous job.

Tetbury Town Council is currently working closely with the GCC Highways Manager on: • A traffic regulation order (TRO), for which we have been campaigning over many years, to improve road safety in our town.

• Establishing a formal arrangement to agree the actions our grounds staff can safely take to clear and grit footpaths leading directly to critical services when it snows (such as the sur-gery, pharmacy, schools and supermarkets).

I continue to enjoy my time as Mayor. In the last month I have attended the Town and Parish Forum hosted by Cotswold District Council. As a result, fellow Councillors from Tetbury Town and Tetbury Upton and I met with the Forward Planning Manager to consider how we might secure more strategic infrastructure in Tetbury, such as burial land. (This won’t be a quick fix, but it demonstrates a commitment to explore all feasible options.) I took part in the Feoff-ees’ Beating of the Bounds, and I separately met with them to discuss matters of mutual con-cern. I was delighted to be asked to open the new wine shop on Church Street. (It’s good to see vacant premises being filled.) I had the privilege of visiting Kingsley House at their open afternoon, to formally open their impressive new wings; I wish the residents, staff and their families continued happiness. During The Big Green Week, I dropped into the Greening Tetbury meeting to learn about the valuable work that this charity is doing in the town.

This Christmas, Tetbury Visitor Information Centre is proud to support Cards for Good Causes, offering an extensive selection of over 70 charity Christmas cards. By purchasing cards from the centre, customers can share heartfelt greetings while making a positive impact on society.

The Tetbury Visitor Information Centre, 33 Church Street, GL8 8JG opening hours from 10am to 3pm, Monday to Saturday, ensure that everyone can find the perfect card to support a noble cause. Let us join hands this festive season to spread joy, love, and support for those in need.

It is my intention to attend the meeting of the Cotswold District Council Planning Committee on the 8th of November, when we believe the development of a purpose-built healthcare facili-ty and affordable housing for Tetbury on the land west of Worwell farm is to be decided, to speak in favour of this development.

Do remember that the annual switch-on of the Christmas lights will take place on the evening of Friday the 1st of December at the Market House. Check out Tetbury Town Council Facebook and Website for full details. I look forward to seeing you there.

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As someone who will shortly have been married for forty nine years and having sons who have been married for over ten years, I should not be complaining about the treatment of cohabiting couples or single people, but the laws relating to inheritance taxation and awards to cohabiting couples are grossly unfair. If my wife outlives me and has the good fortune to leave £1,000,000 to our children, then that sum would be free of inheritance tax, provided that we distribute the assets correctly in our wills and we are not worth over £2,000,000. My unmarried son however, would only be able to leave £325,000 to his nephews and nieces free of inheritance tax. I can leave everything to my wife free of inheritance tax but, if we were not married that sum would only be £325,000. The maiden aunt is in the worst position because at least the cohabiting couple can ultimately obtain their million-pound allowance by leaving their assets to their children, although the situation becomes a little trickier when you want to bring in daughters-in-law or stepchildren who count as descendants in the case of married couples and therefore can be brought into exemption umbrella.

seemed the wrong way for a young couple to start out in marriage, but now having been asked to prepare a few by decent people who just wish to give their future partner in life reassurance, they seem a positive development. I would always advise couples embarking on a house purchase to consider a trust deed which defines their financial relationship in the future and what happens in the event of a default.

The legislation we have may depend on the particular whims of our prime ministers. Cameron and Osborne increased the inheritance tax allowances to favour married couples with descendants and our current Prime Minister is keen on maths and antismoking. Both Sunak and Starmer appear to have rock solid marriages, but there must be scope to improve the lot of those who do not want to enter into civil partnerships or marriage, especially where children are involved. Not long ago I did not like the idea of pre-nuptial agreements because it

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Avening WI have had a busy few weeks.

On the 17th of September we were asked to provide refreshments for Pig Face Day – a unique event held in the Village commemorating the one and only commissioning of a Church by a Queen of England, Queen Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror. The full story can be found on the internet but the head of a pig (yes a real one!) was carried from the Church to the Village Hall and then left on display

while children from the school performed a short play and we were entertained to music from Avening Angels and Avening Silver Band. Unfortunately WI members were so busy in the kitchen we missed most of the entertainment. We served pulled pork or roasted vegetable rolls with homemade apple sauce to approximately one hundred people. It was hard work but very enjoyable.

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We have reached the final of the GFWI Plate Skittles competition and are looking forward to playing Kilcot & Gorsley on Wednesday the 25th of October.

We recently held a ‘Spooly Birds’ workshop in Cherington Village Hall. Our tutor was Sue Green, a freelance textile and mixed media artist based at the Cowshed Studio in Chalford. She gave us a short history of the ‘Birds’ who originated from Russia and then explained how to make them. The main body is made from felt and then decorated with stitches, sequins, beads and, in fact, anything you wish. The brighter and more sparkly the better. After a bring and share lunch we set about sewing them together and everyone was very pleased with their creations.

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Tetbury Probus The RAF V Force during the Cold War… …was the subject of David Head’s talk on the 7th of September. This presentation with video, covered the roles, history, experiences and functions of the RAF V force (Vulcan, Victor and Valiant aircraft) during the Cold War period 1947-1991 co-incident with the breakup of the Warsaw Pact.

The V force was Britain’s main Nuclear Deterrent and Response Force from 1955 to 1968 at which time it was handed to the Royal Navy Nuclear submarine fleet. It showed the role and function of each of the V bombers in turn and explained how, when and why all three aircraft saw active service.

There were a number of original videos of the Vulcan and Victor bombers in flight.

The talk told of amusing as well as serious experiences of the bomber command crews and covered the one and only attack on Australia requested by the Australian Government to test their defences.

The context of the current Russia Ukraine War was the subject of a talk given on the 21st of September by one of our members, Charles

Rees, and entitled “Living with the Russian Bear - Ukrainian history since 900 AD”.

The talk ranged from the founding of the “Kievan - Rus” via several unsuccessful attempts over the centuries to gain independence to the sudden granting of independence when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and all its constituent republics, including Ukraine, became nation states. Ukraine with its flat fertile

soil and few natural boundaries had been invaded many times. The Russians controlled eastern Ukraine whilst at various times the Poles and Austrians controlled western Ukraine. After WW2, the Soviet Union controlled all of it. Ukraine had always had its own language and culture but it was always looked down on by its neighbours. It was thanks to the efforts of Taras Shevchenko, a poet, that it became a literary language. Even so today only 80% can speak Ukrainian and 34% Russian.

Many Ukrainians were unsure about independence in 1991, particularly in the east where many felt more Russian than Ukrainian. Of all its neighbours since then Russia has been the most troublesome and in seizing Crimea stored up trouble in eastern Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin’s attitude was reflected in remarks he made to President George W Bush in 2008, - “don’t you realise George, Ukraine is not a real state.” With the war now in its second year and both sides in for a long campaign, Charles reckoned that peace negotiations were a long way off.

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Cotswold Voluntary Wardens bridge - the planting of which we assisted with – installing a handrail alongside the steps we installed in February 2022, close to the sewage works. We had a number of positive comments when we finished the steps but also had a few requests to provide a hand rail. Hopefully we have now improved this amenity and made it more “user friendly”? – see photo.

A second area we have focussed on is the dry-stone wall alongside the path behind the houses on Longfurlong Lane. When we cleared this in the Summer, it was obvious that areas of the wall alongside the field were beginning to suffer and would soon need attention.

I’m sure that when you read this Autumn will be well and truly with us, hopefully still giving us sunny days to walk and enjoy the odd picnic prior to Winter.

Tetbury and Tetbury Upton Parishes – a few examples of which are pictured.

Recently I was able to arrange, and be part of, a few work parties in and around the

One morning was spent close to the seven hundred new trees near to Bath Road

We managed to schedule a morning in September when we “dismantled” two bulging and unstable sections of the wall and have re-built them. It remains to see how successful we have been as it looks like the wall may continue to move due to the stress from the field soil behind it – probably mainly in wet weather. We will keep an eye on it.

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The last subject I wanted to cover this month is our free guided walks schedule.

I believe they will be continuing whilst we have suitable weather but, as I write this, we are still creating the Autumn schedule post September. When available, this will be on our website at www.cotswoldsaonb.org. uk/visiting-and-exploring/guided-walks/.

The schedule is available to download or peruse online, arranged by location, month and degree of difficulty.

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Friends of Tetbury Hospital

The evening was a great success, with nibbles provided by the Friends and drinks from Vinotopia. The Friends would like to thank Oliver for his very amusing and informative talk, and also to the Goods Shed for supplying the venue.

“Nathan, there’s a gentleman here trying to pay with his phone.”

This cartoon was inspired by a visit to our Co-op by renowned local artist and cartoonist Oliver Preston, who gave a fundraising talk at the Goods Shed in October about cartoons, cartoonists and his own career. His presence was particularly apt given that his father had a key role in saving Tetbury Hospital for the community back in the eighties, and not least because his great-great-grandfather and great-uncle had driven a train during the General Strike into the very space we were now sitting.

Oliver gave us a brief history of what were originally called caricatures, calling up names such as Hogarth, Tenniel and E.H. Shepard, the last two familiar as the artists behind Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh but who were also political cartoonists in their time. The first time the word cartoon was used was in 1843 for a drawing in the newly launched Punch magazine, a moral comment on the spending of large funds for paintings to grace the Houses of Parliament while people lived in poverty.

Future events are Seasonal Music and Carols on the 8th of December, as well as the Santa Dash on the 10th of December (a second attempt after a heavy dump of snow cancelled it last year) and the Christmas stall on the 16th of December.

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Oliver himself is self-taught as there is no training for cartoonists and was influenced

by Asterix and Tintin in his youth. He went on to draw for The Beano and Dandy and later for Country Life, The Field, The Spectator, The Times, The Guardian and Cotswold Life, among others. Inspiration can often dawn at awkward times; he has a pad next to the bed to scribble down ideas in the middle of the night! We also saw some of his wonderfully designed commissions for a range of clients from investment banks to families celebrating a special event.

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Start and finish at the Market House, where there will be mince pies and mulled wine on your return!

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Greening Tetbury

In case you missed our Vision for Tetbury I am including it again this month.

This was devised with members and is how we would like Tetbury to develop over the next ten years. The ideas fit into the bubble areas. Everyone is invited to contribute to this to make Tetbury a more sustainable and eco- friendly place to live and enjoy.

Human wellbeing is at the centre of it all and to start with we are focusing on Nature and Biodiversity. The aim is to identify a given radius, approximately two and a half miles, around the Tetbury town and concentrate on working together with the Council, Landowners, the Feoffees and Greening Tetbury, to introduce areas of wilding, increasing biodiversity by planting trees, seeds and bulbs and making ‘joined up’ corridors for wildlife.

We are looking for people to help establish, tend and monitor areas for wildlife. If you are able to give us some time, please contact us at www.greeningtetbury.org.

We don’t work in isolation! There are wonderful things happening all around us. The Lions Club have Men in Sheds, growing organic produce which is for sale on Herd Lane each Wednesday morning.

The Men in the Woodshed are involved in repairing furniture and are available on Wednesday mornings 9.00 am - 1.00pm.

(Off the Cirencester Road GL8 8FL). An opportunity to prevent things going to landfill. These activities make a great contribution to Human Wellbeing, as does Tetbury in Bloom and the Friendship Café on Thursday mornings at Dolphins Hall.

Stuart Forrest Accredited CBT Therapist

Write into Greening Tetbury next month to add to this list of local activities that add to the Human Wellbeing of people living here.

You may also find environmental related activities happening in local areas such as Nailsworth, Minchinhampton, Stroud, Sherston and Malmesbury, to name just a few. All are aiming to address Climate Change and trying to help us live more sustainably.

The next meeting of Greening Tetbury will be on the 6th of December 2023 at 7.30 pm in St, Michael’s Church Hall, Silver Street, Tetbury. All welcome. If you are not a member, please email to join the meeting.

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Leighterton Primary School

The whole school uses the outdoor space each morning when we either run the daily mile together or skip. This is great fun and we build up our stamina which is reflected back in the classroom with greater concentration in lessons.

Leighterton Primary School is becoming increasingly popular, and in September, we were able to open another class. This means that the children in Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 are all taught as separate classes and Years 5 and 6 are taught together. Our largest class has only twenty pupils.

Several years ago, we had a competition about choosing a theme for naming our

We love learning outside and recording information. classes. One family suggested naming our classes after thickets of trees in the local area and, after voting democratically, our children decided to use this theme. Our classes are called Apsemore, Barnhill, Boxwell, Haymead, Ozleworth and Ridge.

We have a well-stocked library right in the middle of our lovely school and children are able to borrow books to take home to read and for research in their classrooms.

Our classrooms are all spacious, light and airy and have access onto our beautiful school grounds, where, as well as a large playground, we have two fields, a super outdoor classroom and a purpose- built forest school area.

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We use our school fields all year round for both learning and play. Our children keep a pair of wellington boots in school to change into at playtime and lunchtime and this means that they can use all of our grounds.

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Our wrap around care is very popular and children can come to Breakfast Club each morning from 7.30 am. They love taking part in a variety of activities provided and enjoy social time whilst eating breakfast.

After School Club runs daily until 6.00 pm from Monday until Thursday. The children love using both the outside and the inside space and enjoy a substantial snack.

On Friday the 10th of November we will be holding an Open Morning from 9.30 am until 11.30 am for prospective parents and their children. This will be a great opportunity to see Leighterton Primary School in action and there will be a chance to meet the teachers too. If you would like to come along, please contact our school office at admin@leighterton.gloucs.sch.uk to reserve a space.

We do have some spaces in some of our year groups and if you would like to find out more, please have a look at our website at: www.leighterton.com or contact Claire, in our school office (01666 890273), to arrange a convenient time to come and look round.

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While we were busy learning the art of hand cutting mortice and tenon joints in the Highgrove workshops, a film crew were busy filming… …in the herb garden for a new ITV series.

Imagine our surprise when TV chef Raymond Blanc popped his head round the door to say hello. We hastily organised a photo shoot in which Raymond brandished a wooden mallet which he would normally use to tenderise his steaks. We promised not to reveal his identity until the programme aired and this has been a talking point on our Facebook page throughout September. The series that Raymond is presenting “Raymond Blanc’s Royal Kitchen Gardens” started on Monday the 23rd the October at 2.00 pm, you can watch it on catch up at ITV X.

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Recently, the Men in Sheds founders decided to change their name to Men’s Sheds which has confused some people, but we believe the name was changed to encourage lady and younger members to join. Tetbury Men’s Shed is now one of nearly one thousand sheds across the UK which are all members of the UK Men’s Shed Association (UKMSA).

We believe our two divisions of the Tetbury club as the allotment and the workshop offers a varied range of activities to our members. You can find details and locations of both on the Tetbury Lions website, www. tetburylions.com Recent uncertainty about the future ownership and use of the Cirencester Road Industrial Estate has led us to seek a new location for our container workshop.

Following an invitation from the Trustees of the Goods Shed Art Centre, work is progressing to transform our humble container into a traditional Great Western Railway building c.1950’s. If planning consent is granted by CDC, our Men’s Shed workshop will be sited behind the Goods Shed main building. We are looking forward to being part of the team helping to maintain the site as a great asset to the Town.

We are currently raising funds to enable the ground preparation and the moving of the workshop. Donations, however small, are welcome and can be made on our JustGiving.com page, by searching for Tetbury Men’s Shed Workshop.

Please remember, we have now extended our opening to two days a week to enable more members to join. You do not have to book or even let us know you are coming, just turn up on Wednesdays 9.30 am – 1.00 pm or Thursdays 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm. Find out more, contact us on 01666 504715 or email mens.shed@tetburylions.com Alan Greenway, Tetbury Men’s Sheds www.menssheds.org.uk www.tetburylions.com

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Tetbury Art Society Our October meeting… …was held on Wednesday the 4th when Miranda Songer demonstrated ‘Calligraphy in Art’. Miranda uses traditional English copperplate techniques with images based on the natural world drawn by hand. Members were most interested to see her work and technique. Further examples of her work can be found on her website www.mirandasonger.com.

stained-glass artist. Having trained at the Bristol School of Art, Sarah, who is based in Slimbridge, has continued to develop her glass painting. Examples of her work can be found on her website www. sarahdavisglass.co.uk Then on Wednesday the 6th of December, Mary Grundy will talk about Watercolour Florals. Mary has always been passionate about painting and drawing and now works from her studio in the Cotswolds where she works predominantly in watercolour and oil www.marygrundy.com Our annual Table Sale was held at The Market house over Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of October. More about that next month.

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Tetbury Bowls Club heart of the club, helping where and when they can to ensure the club operates sustainably and offers the community a welcoming lawn bowls experience. A huge thank you goes to those who were generous with their time and effort during the past year to make sure we had a great 2023 season!

On another note: While lawn bowls might appear to be a simple game to play, delivering a bowl cleanly and well takes practice. Strategizing about tactics and placement of shots requires experience.

Terms and phrases used in everyday life take on new meaning when you’re out on the green. You’re encouraged to give the ‘language of bowls’ crossword a go! The solution is available on www. tetburybowlsclub.co.uk.

Across [2] Sometimes it’s good to end up there, sometimes not [7] Why doesn’t it roll straight?

[9] Part of the green or a team of four [10] Whether to bowl light or heavy?

[13] Nudge that bowl forward

The end of the outdoor playing season and the beginning of the winter offseason… …can be a quiet time for most of our members. But, to bring us together, there are Friday night socials – and there is always something to be done at the club to maintain and improve the club’s facilities.

A call for volunteers to help with winter work parties went out from Keith, our chairperson, even before our closing gala and work started the day after! The first job on the (long) list was to lift and relay the paving slabs on the side of the green next to the recreation grounds. Many thanks to Greg, Glyn, Vic, Vincent, and Brian for their efforts, and to Chris B for providing sustenance to the crew. It looks nice and even!

Our Friday socials got off to a good start, with members helping to cater lovely meals

and act as bingo callers and quiz masters (thank you to all our recent volunteers). If you’re interested in joining us on a Friday night, email us at tetburybowls@gmail. com to find out what’s on at the club and become a social member.

At the centre of all the activities during the 2022-23 season were the members who served as management committee officers.

Our AGM takes place on the last Monday of October, with nominees being proposed in the weeks leading up to the meeting. The new committee will meet for the first time in November to review the past year and what we’ve achieved in terms of our 5-year strategy and start planning for 2024.

[14] Bowl gently gently [15] The closest to the ditch could be a winner (2 words) [16] Starts to build the head as first bowler [17] Not anymore; they’re composites [19] Jack by another name Down [1] One trip up the green [3] Your prize is chalk [4] Grouping to win [5] Call me pinball wizard [6] It’s flat in Tetbury [8] The shot with some wellie!

[11] It’s the winner (2 words) [12] You’re aiming for it!

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St Mary’s Playgroup News from St Marys’ Church A heartfelt farewell St Mary’s Playgroup has been such a huge part of my life for almost ten years and I will never forget being told after I’d had my son to ‘sign him up’ as a baby because there was always a waiting list for children starting!

That said, when I stepped into my role as the leader, there was only one member of staff left, financial discord and a very uncertain future ahead. Since then, I have shed much blood, sweat and (many!) tears driving our provision into one of which I am so incredibly proud. We now have a team of ten amazing staff, all of whom are passionate and love to come to work. There is a solid committee who support and back us at every turn and a community of families, all of which makes a very special setting to be a part of.

Making the decision to leave my role at playgroup has been an incredibly emotional one, however I couldn’t be more pleased to be stepping down when it is flourishing! We have an amazingly strong team and committee and have made a name for ourselves as a setting families want to be part of through word-ofmouth. I genuinely believe that we provide exceptional care and can’t wait to see how it continues to strive forward.

By the time you read this, we will be getting used to the clocks changing… …and perhaps thinking that time passes by so quickly. Summer has been and gone and Autumn has reemphasised to us, with the falling of the leaves, that change happens as a natural rhythm of life. For some, change is embraced and welcomed as new opportunities appear to open up but for others change can be more challenging. The clocks changing, bringing in increased darkness, perhaps for some may mean moods can dip, especially as we approach the times in our yearly calendar when we consider those who have gone before us. At St Marys, we do this through Our All Souls Service (the 5th of November at 6.00 pm) which is an opportunity to mark the passing of those who we love. As well as through our Remembrance Services (the 12th of November) which help us to honour those who fought and died for our freedom (All are welcome).

However, no matter how our thoughts may become more reflective and sombre, I believe that we can take heart, as the Christian faith gives hope in the apparent dark seasons of our lives, as we have key promises that our resurrected

Christ is one who accompanies us in each season, giving us what we need to face all that confronts us and gives hope for the future.

We are also encouraged to share such a hope through our actions with others.

As such, I am continually thankful of those within the church and wider community, who I continually come across, who make it their business to care and love others, so that there is real practical support available for those who need it, for all ages. Such small and large acts of kindness, bring light to those dark places and make our community a great place to be. Let’s keep shining!!

In terms of future dates, apart from the services mentioned above in November, please note that we have our Christmas Fayre at the Market Hall on Saturday the 2nd of December starting at 10.00 am.

We would love to see you there and later at 5.30 pm on the same day at St Saviours for the annual Christmas tree service.

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Tetbury Chess Club

a Bishop up with winning chances by promoting the white Pawn on h8.

If black plays R to a1 then white must play B to g1 so that after RxR white is in stalemate as he has no legal move and the game is a draw.

The Queen is the most powerful, although not the most important, piece on the chess board.

Her range of moves combines those of the Rook and Bishop and in material terms is considered to be roughly equivalent to three minor pieces or two Rooks. Because of her power the Queen is a key component in many chess strategies. As an offensive piece in the middle game, where the pieces have become distributed, the Queen’s ability to attack in several directions at once can be devastating. On a more crowded board she can deliver mate single handedly or use the threat of Mate as a tactical threat to win material. However as a defensive or wandering piece the Queen can be far from omnipotent. Her ability to capture pieces is limited by her own value and so can become vulnerable to attack by a combination of weaker pieces.

October’s chess puzzle (figure 1) was how can white play and draw?

Initially, the position looks hopeless for white and a swift check mate seems inevitable. White’s moves such as RxP, B

In the opinion of Napoleon Bonaparte ‘Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art’. Come and form your own opinions by playing a game of chess at the Ormond Hotel in Tetbury. We meet every Wednesday morning from about 9.30 am, all levels are welcome, it’s very informal and completely free.

Figure 1 to b4, R to a1, B to e1 and K to g1 all fail.

For example if white plays K to g1 then black wins with R to a1. White cannot capture the Pawn because the Rook is pinned and if he captures the black Rook then PxR checkmate after the pawn is promoted to a Queen.

But the more subtle move B to b6 leads to a draw or can even win if black is not careful.

Looking at black’s options following B to b6: If KxB then white can play RxP check gaining a tempo as black must move his King allowing white to play K to g1 and the position is equal.

If R to b3 then B to d4, K to d5 RxP and if black exchanges Rooks then white is

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Tetbury Hospital New Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon for Tetbury Hospital We are proud to announce Mr Adam Smith, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon, has joined the Tetbury Hospital Orthopaedic Team.

Ms Rooker also works as a consultant at The Great Western Hospital in Swindon.

She is a member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand. Read Jemma Rooker’s profile on our consultant’s page at www. tetburyhospital.co.uk Miss Rooker offers NHS and Private outpatient consultations and day case surgery at Tetbury Hospital, encompassing all aspects hand and wrist diagnosis and surgery.

Hand and Wrist Procedures performed at Tetbury Hospital include carpal tunnel, dupuytren’s fasciectomy, ulna nerve decompression, trigger finger release, mucous cyst excision. Our X-ray department supports the orthopaedic hand and wrist service. This means that your entire patient pathway can be carried out at Tetbury Hospital without the need to travel further afield.

Adam and Jemma say “It is a real pleasure to work at Tetbury Hospital and be able to provide such a complete hand service here.

It is easy to park, the clinics run to time, we can get same day X-rays and perform

injections. The theatres are modern, efficiently run and brilliantly equipped to ensure we can perform most day case procedures. All the staff work hard to provide an excellent standard of care and ensure that patients experience the best possible service.”

Our wait times are exceptionally short, with just four weeks for new NHS hand and wrist appointments. If you would like to see Mr Adam Smith or Ms Jemma Rooker at Tetbury Hospital, as an NHS patient, please ask your GP and MSK triage team for your referral choices to include Tetbury Hospital.

If you are not given an appointment at Tetbury Hospital, you are able to question your appointment choices.

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News from St Michael’s Church

We are now in November; the clocks have gone back, and it is darker in the evenings.

When I worked full time, I disliked leaving and returning home in the dark and not seeing my home in the light. Remember to check on our elderly family, friends and neighbours.

of November we Commemorate all the Faithful Departed (All Souls). We are not glorifying the dead but remembering our loved ones, as we do every day.

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remember those who have lost their lives in conflict for their country is the right thing to do; they gave their lives for our freedom.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We will remember them.

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“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.

Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;” John Keats - ‘To Autumn’ As Autumn strides forward under its canopy of golden leaves and the nights draw closer, we find ourselves in reflective mood before the festivities of December begin.

Dates to remember beyond the 5th of November’s Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire

Night…November also sees Remembrance Sunday on the 10th of November and Armistice on the 11th of November, a chance for us to thank those who have selflessly fought for us in the past and perhaps an opportunity to hope for a future free from war.

This air of reflection is also prevalent on International Day for Tolerance the 16th of November where we think of others who are facing greater challenges in life than our own and offer a welcoming hand and kind word. For those that want to help others and have some fun while doing it, our beloved annual BBC Children in Need Appeal brings some much needed levity on the 18th of November. The month finally closes with National Tree Week from the 27th of November to the 5th of

Tetbury Library December, which is a countrywide festival founded to mark the start of the planting season and celebrate trees and woodlands.

It includes tree planting and other events such as tree dressing, talks and storytelling.

Tetbury Library will be celebrating this in November’s Nature Club on Saturday the 18th of November when we will be dressing one of our library trees outside!

Also creating their own decorations will be Library Club who on Friday the 24th of November will be making some lovely Christmas table decorations with oases, candles and holly!

Dates for the Diary: Baby Bounce & Rhyme, Wednesdays 2.25 pm – 2.45 pm Lego Club, Fridays 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm Storytime and Craft, Saturday the 11th of November 11.00 am – 12.00 pm Knit and Natter, Tuesday the 14th of November 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm November Nature Club, Saturday the 18th of November 11.00 am – 12.00 pm Library Club, Friday the 24th of November 11.00 am (festive activities) Sophie, Linda, Fran and Sam The Tetbury Library Team

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Tetbury WI The Garden Group have been out and about enjoying the Autumn colours at Batsford Arboretum.

Their November outing takes them to the Burford Garden Company in Oxfordshire to plan for next year’s garden colour and peruse Autumn planting bulbs, while also browsing all the various homewares and accessories available there to tempt! This relatively new group, coordinated by Moira, has been a huge success, with the ladies sharing car journeys and picking up tips and sharing garden knowledge with each other.

The walking group also continues its weekly Thursday stroll to The Trouble House, with four legged friends always welcome.

UkeStroud, led by Norma Mills, joined us for our monthly meeting, they brought some spare ukeleles to the meeting and members were invited to have a go, with hilarious results! The Sales table was well stocked with veggies, bracelets and necklaces , lavender bags, and some very

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Following the success of last year’s stall at the Tetbury Town Christmas Lights Turn-On, we have decided to get to work on another stall for this year’s Market on Friday the 1st of December, when Tetbury turns on its Christmas lights and the season really begins.

Both the craft group and the needlework group will hold dedicated days in October and November to assemble various goodies for the stall, with marzipan fruits, Christmas novelties, resin flower pendants, beaded bracelets, and snowflake necklaces available, there will be lots to tempt you and all while supporting Tetbury Hospital.

A pre-Christmas visit to the Tracklements factory in Malmesbury has been organised for early December, the well-timed visit will include a factory floor tour along with an opportunity to stock up on some artisan chutneys, wholegrain mustards, piccalilli, chilli jam and onion marmalade in time for the Christmas entertaining period.

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Ali has organised the Christmas meal at The Priory at the end of November, an annual event that sets us up for the season ahead with crackers and hats and fun times with friends. The next monthly coffee morning is Monday the 27th of November at The Snooty Fox, join us at 10.30 am for a casual chat and a coffee. There will be no meeting in December as the date falls within the Christmas festivities.

Next month we will meet again at The Goods Shed on Monday the 13th of November at 7.30 pm when we will have our Annual Meeting. Tetbury WI welcomes members from Tetbury and the surrounding villages, do come along, we would love to meet you.

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Tetbury Theatre Group In September we visited Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire… …for our annual summer outing.

Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1830-1898) from 1874 to display his collection of French decorative arts alongside English portraits and Dutch Old Master paintings in interiors designed to recall the great French Houses and palaces of the 18th century . Created for entertaining, the Renaissance-style Manor sits in one of the finest Victorian gardens in Britain, famous for its parterre and ornate Aviary. Which had some lovely birds in, although it was such a hot day they stayed in the shade. The grounds were beautiful with lots of trees where there were elephants made out of Japanese knotweed which we had also seen at Sudeley Castle in December, they looked lovely amongst the trees. Also, the floral displays were amazing.

Waddesdon was inherited by Ferdinand’s sister, Alice de Rothschild (1847-1922), also a collector. She bequeathed the house to her great nephew James from the French branch of the family. His parents, Baron and Baroness Edmond, were also collectors and part of their collection came to Waddesdon by inheritance from the late 1930s.

When James died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon to the National Trust. His widow Dorothy (1895-1988) chaired the management committee that ran Waddesdon on behalf of the National Trust.

She chose Lord Rothschild known as Jacob (born 1936) to inherit the family’s interest in managing Waddesdon through the Waddesdon foundation, which he chairs and continues to acquire even more works of art.

Waddesdon Manor is a beautiful house built in Neo Renaissance style copying individual features of several French Chateaux, it is one of the most visited properties in the National Trust with over four hundred and sixty-three thousand visitors in 2019. It was a lovely day out.

We have several future events booked. As we have to book several tickets many of the venues are asking for payments even earlier, which is why we are having to send out invitations so early. On the 9th of November

we are off to the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham to see “Twelve Angry Men” This is an all-day outing. On the 9th of December we are going to an evening performance of Dulcie Jubila at Malvern. The 26th of January is the AGM and social at St Mary’s School.

On the 11th of February we are going to the International Tattoo in Birmingham, invitations not sent out yet. On the 20th of March we are off to the New Theatre in Cardiff to see “And there were none”. Invitations not sent out yet. On the 18th of April there is a matinee at the Millenium Centre of “An Officer and a Gentleman” invitations not sent out yet. Finally, on the 22nd of May we are seeing “Hamilton” at Bristol Hippodrome, we have already bought these tickets as we had to buy early.

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