Tewkesbury Direct Magazine August 2022

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TOWN ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC Tewkesbury was alive with music to suit all tastes last month, along with family friendly activities in The Town Hall and Watson Hall. managers and All pubs and their staff venues in the (we’re sure town centre there are more!) hosted live music “We would from Friday also like to 22nd through to thank anyone Sunday 24th who delivered July. leaflets/proThe festival g r a m m e s , was funded by shared events Gloucester-shire online, talked County Council’s 䡵 Tewkesbury Live: The Black Bear Stage about it and ‘Build Back are ALL very important): supported the festival by Better - Market Towns Nicole Finnegan, Kate being there!

Fund’, Tewkesbury Chambers, Debbie Hill, “The fund that helped Town Council, and pubs Jen King, Emma Steger, this happen won’t be and venues contributed Pip Devine, Becky available next year, but by paying 25% of the Blockley, Russ Grimmett we are hoping to be able bands fee.

(Juice IT Solutions), Rob to establish a regular So many people were & Claire Morris, Ian event through sponsorinvolved, not only the Leaver, Julia and Dennis ship and donations. team in the Town Cash, Carol Crilly, Trevor For sponsorship Council office, but also Steger, Sean Ditchburn, opportunities please volunteers, both in iniIan Bishop, Sarah contact Becky on tial discussions planning Wiggins (Wiggins events@tewkesburythe festival and helping Design), Neil and Chris towncouncil.gov.uk to make it all happen.

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by Sarah Gilmartin Paperback £8.99 Dublin Halloween 2018.

Siblings meet up for a dinner party, an annual memorial meal.

Not necessarily a happy occasion and this year, it transpires, less so than others.

Kate Gleeson is hosting her two brothers and as ever there is one absentee, Kate's twin, Elaine who died twelve years previous.

Kate's life has never been the same after her twin, with whom she shared everything, was suddenly taken from her.

Kate spends the day preparing for her family even carefully making a Baked Alaska, though as the dinner party unfolds and emotions are revealed, tensions rise, all is far from calm. Kate never serves this dessert, and later she is left alone and bereft.

Kate's relationship with her two brothers is good, Peter the elder one who took over running the family farm in Carlow after their father died, and Ray who now lives also in Dublin, with his wife Liz, who also attends the dinner party.

The book itself looks back on their early lives, and particularly those of the twins. The brothers' childhoods and careers are woven into their sisters' story and how Elaine died.

There is one other crucial character, absent from the Dublin dinner party, their mother, Bernadette, who is a very complex individual, who influences her offsprings' lives in many ways. She has a fiery

temper, so life in the farmhouse was never uneventful.

The twins were always very close but their interests were very different, Kate liked music, Elaine had a horse. She was more wayward than Kate who lived a bit in her sister's shadow, but always in the eye of her father.

As the book unfolds over the years looking backward to life in Carlow in 1999 and 2006, moving to Kate's University years in Dublin and her somewhat mundane job as a receptionist at the time of the dinner party.

Sarah Gilmartin reveals the family's lives and how they find themselves sitting around a table remembering their absent sister.

In summation, a good read by a new Irish writer. Looking at life in Ireland over the recent past decades, no mention of the Troubles, just the trials and tribulations within a well characterised farming family.

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TEWKESBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Our season re-starts on Thursday 15th September with Tewkesbury’s Dowty Years at the Methodist Church, Tewkesbury Cross, 7.45pm For more details visit tewkesburyhistory.org 2 - TEWKESBURY DIRECT

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Tewkesbury Running Club is trying to encourage the next generation of runners and help the local community.

The club has set aside £1000 in grants from its limited funds and has reached out to local schools via their members. Schools have been invited to apply for a grant of up to £250 to help fund running equipment for the school, or other interesting uses.

To date Tewkesbury Running Club have agreed to three grants.

Both Tewkesbury CofE Primary School and John Moore Primary School will be receiving £250 each to fund new vests and other equipment for their cross country teams.

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RUNNING CLUB GRANTS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS -school cross country championship sees Year 4 to 6 children taking part in a series of events each year and is hugely popular and a great gateway into running.

The first of these grants was presented to Tewkesbury CofE Primary School last month, during the school's assembly by club members and pupil parents Nick Matthews and Carley Merryman (former pupil).

The cheque for John Moore Primary School will be presented at a date to be agreed by club member and pupil parent Jon Mansfield, and club member and grandparent Cameron Pay. The third grant agreed is for Carrant Brook

Junior School and will be presented by club member and teacher Suzanne Tharme.

The grant in this case is to help a group of 7 to 11 year-old children who require emotional sup-

port and additional nurturing. The money will be used towards the funding of child led workshops, with a local artist to create willow sculptures for the school.

The final grant to of

£250 was presented to Northway Infant School to fund the purchase of balance bikes. This take s the total donated by Tewkesbury Running Club to £1000 for 2022.

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Club meets every Monday at Morrisons at 6:30pm, and on Wednesdays at 6:45pm.

All abilities from are welcome and the focus is on making running a sociable and enjoyable past time. For details visit: www.tewkesbury runningclub.com/join-us

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FREE Tennis Taster Day at Beckford Tennis Club Did Wimbledon whet your appetite for tennis? Ever thought about playing tennis but felt unsure about joining a club? Then come along to Beckford Tennis Club on Sunday 28th August and try for free with our qualified coach.

Liam will be offering the following sessions: • 9 – 9.45am Junior lesson with fun and games • 10 – 11am Family time – for parents to join in • 11 – 12noon Cardio tennis fitness class • 12 – 1pm Tennis returners for those returning after a long break and for those who have never played before.

Whether you’re new to the game or want to brush up on some rusty skills, we’d love to welcome you. Beckford Tennis Club is a friendly, active venue with 2 brand new clay courts and 2 tarmac courts.

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East Manor Group choose RED for distribution needs One of Gloucestershire’s leading door and window manufacturers and installers, the East Manor Group, has sealed a deal with Tewkesbury-based RED Transport & Logistics, to look after their trade transport needs.

The East Manor Group came into being in 2017, following a management buy-out.

It comprises three companies - CDW systems, based in Gloucester, Clearway Doors & Windows of Cheltenham, and Clearway’s specialist division Designex Cabinets Ltd. RED Transport and Logistics has been operating from its base near the M5 Junction 9 at Tewkesbury for over a decade. During that time the business has grown into one of the UK’s leading independent haulage and logistics firms, with a fleet of vehicles ranging from vans to articulated trucks.

East Manor’s Jeremy Phillips outlined the new business relationship: “We started using RED to transport and deliver our bespoke Designex display cabinets to our customers - which range from museums to the homes of private collectors.

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䡵 Clearway’s Managing Director Jeremy Phillips (left) with Ollie Alonso, Director of RED

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“CDW is a trade supplier of aluminium doors and windows nationwide - so the size and scale of items coming out of the factory can vary tremendously.

“We asked RED to help us out with a few awkward loads initially and nothing presented a problem to them.

“They even offered a storage facility for advance purchased aluminium profile, which enabled us to secure materials at an advantageous price to keep our

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“This Spring we decided to embark on a special relationship with RED, after being looked after so well by Stefan Roberts, Ollie Alonso and their team.

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The villagers of Deerhurst and Apperley warmly invite you to our biennial flower festival happening on the August bank holiday from Sat 27th to Mon 29th inclusive from 10am until 5pm. This spectacular event takes place in one of England’s oldest and most delightful Saxon churches - The Priory Church of St. Mary, nestling by the river Severn in the village of Deerhurst. The historic church will be transformed with vibrant floral displays with this year’s theme of “Let’s Dance” and a “Kaleidoscope of Flowers”.

This year we are aiming to be more sustainable, with villagers hoping to grow many of their own flowers and using less oasis, with the biodegradable type being used when needed.

I’m sure it will be an exceptional display as always.

The event provides a good day out, with refreshments served all day on the Priory lawns along with some local entertainment craft and plant stalls etc. There will also be a BBQ and bar.

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access is Odda’s Chapel where local artists will be exhibiting and selling their works.

There is always the option for a pleasant walk by the river if you have enough time and energy left after enjoying all the above activities.

This event brings the villagers of Apperley and Deerhurst together and provides essential funding for the upkeep of the churches. Please come and support us whilst enjoying a fun day

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Abbey View School is an Alternative Provision Free School based in Tewkesbury, established in 2013 by its three founding schools, Cleeve, Chipping Campden and Tewkesbury.

It provides an education to young people from schools across Gloucestershire who are facing challenges in their main school setting and may be at risk of exclusion.

Due to a family move, the school has a vacancy for another governor to join its Board.

Being a school governor is a challenging but hugely rewarding role.

It gives an opportunity to make a real difference 䡵 Abbey View School to young people, give something back to the evening, starting at on their governing community and use and 5.30. board. develop personal skills The Board is particuThere is no requirein a board-level environlarly interested in ment for you to have an ment. There are over a recruiting someone with understanding of the quarter of a million vola financial background, education system, just unteers governing state but this is not essential. the necessary skills, funded schools in For more information character and time to England. available about the contribute, and there is Schools need governschool, see the website plenty of training availing boards that have a www.abbeyviewschool.co. able to support you in balance and diversity of uk - and for more on the role. knowledge, skills and being a Governor on the The Governing Body experience to enable it to National Governance at Abbey View School is be effective.

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LILIAN FAITHFULL’S FIRST CHARITY SHOP ‘FAITHFULL VINTAGE & TREASURE’ IS OPEN IN TEWKESBURY! It has been buzzing in ‘Faithfull Vintage & Treasure’ on Tewkesbury High Street since it opened at the end of June. A place where someone’s vintage becomes another’s new found treasure.

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Tirlebrook is 50! Calling students, families and colleagues past and present!

Are you, or have you been a member of the Tirlebrook community at some point over the last 50 years? Perhaps you are an ex-student, parent or grandparent, or maybe you have worked at the school. If you are one of these people then we would love to hear from you.

Community is at the heart of what we do at Tirlebrook. Since opening our doors in 1971, we have welcomed thousands of children and families, and as part of our birthday celebrations we are looking to record audio stories and collect photographs dating back through the decades to the 1970s.

We would love to hear from past students, staff, family and friends, whether you were here two or twenty years ago, and invite you to come and share your stories of our school, however big or small.

Our vision is to create an audio recording of your stories to be played alongside a moving photo gallery to form a living history room as part of our Tirlebrook is 50 event on Saturday 1st October from 2pm - 6pm. Due to the pandemic we had to put last year’s

planned celebrations on hold, so we are more determined to make this event one to remember! With food & drink, live music, circus workshops, storytelling tent, 1970’s style tearoom and much more, the school is looking forward to welcoming you back to celebrate the history and the people who have made this school great.

If you are interested in taking part and sharing your stories or photographs, then pop in for a reminiscing afternoon on Wednesday 7th September between 1:30p.m. and 8p.m. to make an audio recording of your memories over a cuppa.

For more information, please contact admin@tirlebrook. gloucs.sch.uk or phone 01684 293549 with an approximate time you would like to come along. We look forward to seeing you soon.

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The respectable, mature (but fun-loving) gentlemen who typify the membership of Tewkesbury and Bredon Hill Probus Club must have wondered what was in store for them when Kirstie Bingham from the John Moore Museum arrived in the costume of a medieval serving wench to tell us all about swearing, sex and toilets in Tudor times.

Kirstie’s talk turned out to be a no-holds barred exposition of things that were never talked about in polite society in those days – or perhaps even in these days.

No subject was off limits as she discussed Tudor approaches to sex and how living conditions at the time constrained people’s attitudes to nudity, sex and sleeping arrangements.

We learned about women’s “time of the month”, the derivation of some of today’s more hard-core swear words and we had plenty of discussion about toilet arrangements and how the keeper of the Queen’s privy was a much sought-after role as it meant getting very up-close and intimately personal with the monarch.

Kirstie’s talk was delivered in a matter of fact but light hearted way and was thoroughly enjoyed by a nearly full house of members.

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Following a talk by Kate Aubury from the Kemerton Conserva-

tion Trust earlier in the year, our members were now able to visit the Kemerton Lake Nature Reserve where Kate guided us around the lake, pointing out many rare plants, water birds and their young on the lake and proving to us her extensive knowledge of the natural world and in particular the many different species on the Reserve.

On the day we visited we were blessed with a beautiful early summer morning for the visit and celebrated afterwards with a pub lunch!

If you are a retired professional or business man and you would like to come along to one or more of our meetings, please visit our website at www.probusclub.net/tewkesbredon/ or contact our

Secretary Steve Tucker on 07803 907243.

Our event programme for the com-

ing month is featured on P46 in this edition of Tewkesbury Direct.

By Chris Brown for Tewkesbury and Bredon Hill Probus Club.

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ESTATE AGENT IN GL17-20

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£750,000

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£525,000

KEMERTON

£500,000

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Ready to move straight into, carefully maintained and offering spacious and flexible accommodation, a modern detached village home. 4 Bedrooms, guest with ensuite - contemporary bathroom - great kitchen/dining/family room with log burner - lounge with log burner - utility/garage store - delightful gardens. EPC E Tax Band F.

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TIRLEY

WESTMANCOTE

BREDON

£495,000

£450,000

£425,000

Full of character and charm, a beautifully presented detached village home. 3 double bedrooms 3 bathrooms - lounge - large kitchen/dining/family room - detached garage with store - cellar - ample driveway parking EPC E Tax Band E.

Characterful single storey attached barn conversion - 3 bedrooms - main with ensutie - lounge with open fire - kitchen/breakfast room - pretty garden adjoining farm - garage and parking. Gas central heating - EPC F Tax Band E.

Immaculately presented throughout, this is an elegant Edwardian Freehold semi detached home within a development exclusively for over 55 residents. 3 bedrooms; stunning kitchen/ breakfast room; contemporary bathroom; guest wc; conservatory; cellar; 2 sheds; garden; parking. EPC E Tax Band E.

NEWTOWN

WALTON CARDIFF

SHUTHONGER

£399,995

Detached and sitting on a wide plot, a light, traditionally built home with much potential.

Space on either side of the property for gated access. Large garage/workshop; lounge/dining room; kitchen; attractive well stocked garden.

EPC D Tax Band D.

£385,000

Detached 4 bedroom in a lovely position within this popular residential area. Backing onto fields; main with ensuite; lounge/dining room. Kitchen; conservatory; downstairs wc; garage; ample driveway parking. Tax Band E EPC tba.

£375,000

Pretty double fronted attached cottage, Grade II Listed, located in a semi rural location on the edge of Tewkesbury and Twyning. 3 double bedrooms - large contemporary styled bathroom - 2 reception rooms - kitchen/ breakfast room - oak framed garage - brick store - pretty front garden. Tax Band D.

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£290,000

TEWKESBURY

£290,000

STONEHILLS

£245,000

No Chain – light, bright semi detached bungalow within this lovely village. 2 double bedrooms; lounge/ dining room; kitchen/ breakfast room; bathroom; good sized garden; detached garage; ample parking; EPC E; Tax Band C.

Located within walking distance of the High Street, a spacious 3 double bedroom mid terrace home with kitchen/dining room; lounge with log burner; downstairs wc; large bathroom; attractive garden; driveway parking for several cars; Tax Band B; EPC D.

Tucked away within a small close – delightful 2 double bedroom semi detached house.

Lounge - kitchen/dining room - downstairs guest wc - garden with gated side access - parking - gas central heating - upvc double glazing - Tax Band B EPC C.

PRIORS PARK

BREDON LODGE

PRIORS PARK

£240,000

£230,000

£210,000

SSTC

A beautifully presented spacious mid terrace home. 3 bedrooms; modern bathroom; dual aspect lounge/dining room; modern kitchen; good sized garden with home office and brick outbuilding; driveway parking; pp to extend; Tax Band A EPC D.

A light and spacious end terrace home, within this desirable residential development specifically for the over 55s. Freehold; 2 double bedrooms; ground floor shower room; first floor bathroom; lounge/dining room; kitchen; conservatory; garage and 2 parking spaces; Communal fees apply; Tax Band D EPC D.

Spacious mid terrace home, with driveway parking and good sized rear garden. Lounge/ dining room; kitchen/breakfast room; brick outbuilding with power & light. Gas central heating. Tax Band A EPC C.

HOME ABBEY

PRIESTLEY COURT

HOME ABBEY

£150,000

Located within the heart of the town centre with everything including bus links right on your doorstep. A one double bedroom ground floor Retirement apartment with pretty patio garden for the Over 60s. Modern shower room; modern kitchen; lounge with glazed door out to the patio. EPC D Tax Band A Leasehold costs apply.

£135,000

Convenient for the town centre and with delightful views over the cricket ground. 2 double bedrooms; shower room; bathroom; kitchen/dining room; lounge; walk in separate store room/home office; EPC D Tax Band D Leasehold costs apply.

£130,000

First Floor Reitrement Apartment for the over 60s. Lift access; kitchen; lounge/dining room; double bedroom with fitted wardrobes; modern shower room; excellent communal gardens; lounge and laundry; EPC D Tax Band D Leasehold costs apply.

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A WHALE of a Tale As part of the fight to keep plastic microbes out of our oceans and foodchain an event is being held on Sunday 25th September in Tewkesbury Town Hall and Gardens at which an 18 metre WHALE will be attending to ‘tell his tale’. There will be 6 half hour performances between 11pm - 5pm along with other entertainment.

Bold explorers squeeze into the belly of an enormous inflatable Sperm Whale where they find themselves in the depths of the bubbling, kelp-swirling ocean.

Fitting carpets in the homes of Tewkesbury for over 30 years They encounter an acrobatic diver who leads them swimmingly through the age old journey of the life of an ancient Leatherback Turtle. With the use of exquisite puppets, comedy and music, Circo Rum Ba Ba explore the tale of sea creatures and their battle to survive in an ocean full of rubbish.

The audience help to save the turtle and the Whale from a deluge of plastic and travel from the Indian ocean to a coral reef, leaving feeling em-

powered that everyone can make a difference.

There will be many organisations presents that are working with the environment to reduce the pollution in our rivers and to care for and maintain the natural environment in Tewkesbury for all to enjoy.

There will be activities, quizzes, information and stalls, plus a ‘protest’ wall of sea creatures made from recycled Tewkesbury plastic.

Building up to this event there will be opportunities during the school summer holidays for children and young people to get involved in competitions with entries to be

displayed on the day.

1. Draw a poster of sea creatures with an anti-pollution message 2. Paint a poster with an anti-pollution message.

3. Make a sea creature out of recycled plastic.

There will be two age groups, 4-7 and 8-11.

On Friday 2nd September, 10am - 12.30 and Tuesday, 6th September, 3.30- 5pm there will be workshops at Tewkesbury Library to help with ideas and crafting the sea creatures. Keep an eye out for other related activities at the Library during the summer. Any completed entries can be dropped off at Bookworm, 150 High St., Tewkesbury, entry is free just make sure that the entrant’s name, age and contact details are include on the back. The event is free having been funded and supported locally.

WE MAKE SELLING YOUR USED CAR AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE I’m Shaun Taylor, the “Approved Car Buyer” – here to make selling your used car or van as simple and quick as possible. I come to you, so there’s no need to leave your home or place of work.

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Please think of us when selling your vehicle – we would like to be “The Local Answer” for selling your vehicle locally.

We buy and collect vehicles in every corner of the county, including the Cotswolds. If you prefer, you can also book an appointment to drop your car off at our Buying Centre at Coombe Hill.

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Melrose Walk

£350,000

Holme Road

£280,000

Cypress Road

£279,950

With beautiful views across Tewkesbury Marina, this well presented THREE BEDROOM, three storey town house is a pure delight.

A semi-detached THREE BEDROOM family home with the advantage of en bloc garage and off road parking, positioned within a quiet cul-de-sac in the very popular Stonehills development.

A semi-detached THREE BEDROOM family home, located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the popular development of Walton Cardiff, a beautiful green on your doorstep, off road parking and a garage.

Greenacres Road

Longtown Road

Wakeman Close

£270,000

£265,000

£255,000

***NO CHAIN*** DETACHED TWO BEDROOM BUNGALOW situated in the popular area of ST JOHNS, Worcester.

An end of terrace THREE BEDROOM family home, located in a super location at the end of a cul-de-sac, on the popular residential area of Walton Cardiff.

A mid terrace THREE BEDROOM family home, located on the ever popular residential development of Walton Cardiff.

St. Barbaras Close

Long Eights

Town Crest

£230,000

£219,995

£170,000

A fantastic spacious Penthouse Apartment, located in this small development within walking distance of the forthcoming “Cotswold Designer Outlet” village.

A great opportunity to purchase a TWO BEDROOM mid terrace property with NO ONWARD CHAIN, located in the popular residential area of Northway.

A rare opportunity to purchase a ONE BEDROOM property, with dressing room/study, in Tewkesbury town centre with the bonus of off road parking.

Shephard Mead

Home Abbey House

The Maltings

£140,000

A south facing first floor TWO BEDROOM maisonette located on the Over 55’s Development of Shephard Mead.

£115,000

This ONE BEDROOM first floor apartment is located on the over 60’s development of Home Abbey House, ideally situated in the centre of Tewkesbury Town.

£109,950

This ONE BEDROOM well regarded sheltered development in Tewkesbury, offers an on-site manager, an in flat call system, communal parking, gardens, lounge and conservatory as well as lift access.

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Restoration of Parish Hall windows is complete Work on the windows of Tewkesbury Abbey Parish Hall and offices, built in 1813 as a National School, a Grade II listed building, has now been successfully completed.

The urgently needed restoration and repair of windows and masonry on this lovely building has preserved the building for some time on a site which is of historic and architectural importance to the town and county.

Correspondent John Parkes said: “Work started in February and was completed on time in early June.

SUNDAY FOOD AND CRAFT MARKET IN THE HEART OF TEWKESBURY Tewkesbury’s Fine Food and Craft Market returns to the town centre on Sun day 21st August.

From 10am to 4pm the High Street will be filled with all manner of stalls selling the best of local produce, mouthwatering fresh food, drink and a variety of arts and crafts.

A further market is also planned for Sunday 23rd October.

䡵 Restoration complete: Tewkesbury Abbey Parish Hall

“We obtained the services of Ian Bishop, Stone Mason of Tewkesbury as our contractor and local architects, Caroe & Partners oversaw the project for us.

“In these difficult financial times we were very fortunate to obtain funding from The Friends of Tewkesbury

Abbey, Enovert Community Trust and the Pilgrim Trust. Without their very generous help the project would not have happened.

“A lovely building has been restored to the Abbey and Tewkesbury Town community. A big thank you to everyone who worked to help this project succeed.”

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WHAT’S ON IN AUGUST at The John Moore Museum m SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Every Wednesday and Thursday in August, we will be hosting free summer activities, including crafts such as whirligigs and 3D Hot Air Balloons to our popular Bug Hunts.

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Ahmet Donmez has been named as the new General Manager of the Hilton Puckrup Hall.

Ahmet will lead the team in all aspects of hotel operations, from marketing and hotel administration to guest services and satisfaction.

Prior to joining Hilton Puckrup Hall, Ahmet, originally from Turkey, has worked in some of the best Hiltons in the UK over the last fifteen years, including the Hilton Park Lane.

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I am sure readers will have found some issues obtaining their regular prescription medicines, writes Peter Badham.

The truth is prices of many regular drugs are gone through the roof!

Alendronic acid, for example, has increa-sed in cost price to our company from 20p a pack to £20 a pack.

This is being mirrored across numerous widely used drugs; it is not unique.

I have never seen this happen before, with such rises in prices across a long list of medicines.

As a company we hold up to six months of stock, in hand but other providers do not. So we can ride the storm to a point.

We have already seen a surge of new patients trying to get their medication from us.

I hope the supply chain settles down or we could have shortages this winter.

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GARDENING MONTHLY with Tim Hoskins

DESIGNING FOR CLIMATE EMERGENCIES While the challenges of the recent weather are still fresh in our memories, it’s worth discussing the future of garden design, writes Tim Hoskins.

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It’s not just those of us that work outside who are painfully aware of the changes happening to our weather patterns, everyone can see it now so hopefully everyone can relate.

More informed people than I can discuss how we can play our own part in protecting our planet, but a more tangible focus is our own gardens and locality.

Gardens and our knowledge of their plants are still based on traditional norms. Plants emerge or flower at given times of year, leaves drop during ‘autumn’ and it rains in April. Right? Yet every year I comment on something happening that shouldn’t be. I often sound like I’m making excuses as things emerge and flower at the wrong time so carefully planned displays are often a bit wonky or mistimed.

Designers or the people that write books or instructions on seed packets haven’t really

Classics at Prescott Showcasing the best of pre-war competition, the Vintage Sports Car Club brings its short course championships to Prescott Hill this month.

On Saturday 6th August, the historic track near Gotherington will host some of the finest vintage cars in the land, racing against time on an uphill circuit. Details www. prescotthillclimb.co.uk

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caught up with that yet.

They can’t because nobody has a clue what weather we’ll be subjected to or how plants will respond. To put it in perspective, the RHS has only recently begun a study into suitable tree species for UK gardens facing a changing climate. I think we also need to be realistic about what sustainability means. For example, extra water storage for summer droughts is an obvious idea, but is that truly sustainable when the required amounts far exceed the amount we’ve stored or the plants we’ve put in require a lot of inputs?

On the flip-side, we could use more drought tolerant plants, yet do those plants tolerate our extremely wet winters too? Can we keep using plants that need cold winters to remove pests and disease if mild weather just prolongs their active period?

The point I’m making is that we need to be prepared to totally rethink our old notions about what happens to gardens at given times of the year. Just because nobody knows the answers, it doesn’t mean we can’t ponder the questions.

CONSERVATION AND RE-USE IN THE GARDEN As recycling is so important in conserving resources and energy it makes sense to reuse materials, writes committed recycler and repair cafe volunteer Ken Flude Those of us who can remember the rationing and material shortages of past times (similar to those of the pandemic) might be interested in these garden repair projects.

The whole of this trellis is made of recycled packaging timber salvaged from pallets.

The outside frames were 48mm x 72mm rails and make a two 2m squares mitred to give a facetted effect. The other 2m and 1m facets are made of timbers cut from old floor joists and slats cut from pallet planks and are over twenty years old but protected by the climbers so did not need replacement as the more exposed panels did.

Elsewhere in the garden the fence panels needed replacing as they were over twenty five years old. They were made of re-used timber in the first place, so an improved design to prevent water ingress should mean a reasonable life span for them.

Likewise the pergola and the oil tank shed are also made of recycled timber from various sources , demolition salvage, old fencing, redundant church organ parts,packaging etc.

All of this was destined for landfill and even the residue ended up as firewood with the fixings as scrap via a magnet, 䡵 Ken Flude and the ash on the garden.

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JOE BISHOP TAKES OVER AS GENERAL MANAGER AT THE TUDOR HOUSE IN TEWKEBURY

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The centuries old Tudor House Hotel in Tewkesbury has a new General Manager with the appointment of Joe Bishop, who had a baptism of water and not of fire when he became a trainee manager!

For he was working at The Bell in the town at the time, and was cut off for a week during the great flood of 2007.

But there was a silver lining in that it was during that, never to be forgotten period, that he met his future wife, Hannah, who later went on to work with him as am hotel receptionist before making nursing her career.

“I started working in the hotel and catering industry in the area as a fifteenyear-old pot washer and was so fascinated by

the buzz of it all, that I guess I just never left,” he said.

“Now being made General Manager of The Tudor House, following it’s amazing refurbishment by The Coaching Inn Group, is a career dream come true because I have an enthusiastic team and we’ve just opened a new terrace overlooking the river,” he said.

Kevin Charity, Chief Executive Officer

of the fast-growing group, which now operates twenty-six other hotels and inns in market towns across the country, said Joe was a most welcome new member of his management team.

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The Manor Players Are you interested in performing on stage? Helping with costumes, makeup, lighting and sound?

Are you a friendly face who would like to work front of house or backstage?

The Manor Players have been entertaining Tewkesbury and the surrounding community since 1969, performing at local venues such as The Roses Theatre and The Watson Hall in many aspects such as stage productions of plays and musicals.

After entertaining the surrounding area with theatrics for 50 years, they may not survive much

longer due to the harsh reality of the Pandemic. In order to ensure that The Manor Players can continue to entertain, most recently at the Jubilee Vintage Fair, financial and community support is needed urgently.

Financially, looking for cheaper options to store costumes and sets or potential sponsorships that would allow performances to continue to a high standard. New and exciting opportunities, both on and off the stage, are presently available to continue the outstanding work of the performers and equally, the backstage presence that is vital to keep

The Manor Players operating for another 50 years. If the limelight isn’t your thing, helping out with costuming, front of house and lighting are all opportunities to expand your knowledge within the drama community. What better way to spend a few hours making memories with people who are passionate about theatre, learning new skills, meeting new people and entertaining a town!

Contact Chris Oakey for more information and opportunities in regards to the Manor Players: 07818 271076

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RAMBLING AROUND with Jack B. Walker

PRINKNASH AND COOPERS HILL This month we venture just over the boundary of the Borough of Tewkesbury, to take a walk around the woods and scarpland at Prinknash.

Monastic life at Prinknash began in 1928, when the Benedictine Community on Caldey Island, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, found life cut off from the mainland increasingly difficult.

Here in the Cotswolds they began to thrive, establishing a wellknown pottery, making and selling incense and building themselves a new abbey, which they moved into in 1972. A bird park in the extensive grounds was a popular tourist attraction for many years too.

Gradually, the numbers in the community declined, and the brothers returned to St Peter’s Grange - the old manor house they had first occupied in 1928.

Today, Prinknash Abbey and parkland remains a popular destination for visitors. There is a thriving café and shop, and next year a small convent will relocate to take up accommodation in part of the ‘new’ abbey.

Our walk begins from the abbey’s large free car park. Descend to the café and shop (where

䡵 Distance: Approx. 4 miles, two steep climbs 䡵 Car Parking: Prinknash Abbey Car Park. Refer to www.prinknashabbey.org for more information 䡵 Refreshments: Prinknash Abbey Café or The Royal William, Cranham (on the A46) 䡵 Sketch map not to scale: OS Sheet OL179 (Cheltenham, Gloucester & Stroud) recommended

䡵 Along the Cotswold edge

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there is also an auction rooms) and continue along the driveway as it curves down through a valley. Pass the private turning on the right (1) which leads towards the workshops where incense is still made.

Continue on to reach St Peter’s Grange. (2).

The monastic chapel may be visited by passing through a small gateway. Upon leaving the chapel, return to the driveway and look for a small shrine on the right (3). Follow the track upwards to the right of it, to reach a peaceful graveyard(4).

Walk through the cemetery to reach a driveway, and bear left, following the way markers upwards. Look for some steps on your right (5) and climb up to reach a track. Bear left to join the Cotswold Way. Upon reaching the A46 (6) cross over with care, and continue along the Cotswold Way. To your right is the Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods National Nature Reserve (7).

The Cotswold Way now traces the edge of the scarp through wood-

䡵 St Peter’s Grange and Monastic Chapel land. There are several former quarries along the route. Eventually you will ascend and arrive at the precipitous edge of Cooper’s Hill (8).

It is here that the famous - and highly dangerous - annual Cheese Rolling event has taken place for at least five centuries. There is no actual record of when the first races took place.

The rules are simple there aren’t any. Other than risking life and limb to chase after a round of Double Gloucester Cheese as it plummets down to the base of the slope some 200 yards away!

Originally the event took place at Whitsuntide - although more recently the races have

been held on a Spring Bank Holiday, attracting very large crowds.

After you’ve decided not to take part next year, re-trace your steps along the Cotswold Way via Upton Wood, and take the next path on your right (9), descending to the busy A46.

Bear left along the road for a short distance, and cross carefully to Prinknash Abbey Park entrance (10).Take the driveway back down to the Car Park.

The Abbey Café is open 10am-4pm every day, and serves excellent cakes and light lunches.

There is indoor and outdoor seating. Just below the café is the Monastery Garden, which is a perfect spot for quiet contemplation.

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TEWKESBURY THEN AND NOW: THE BARNES ALMS HOUSES with John Dixon

(now only £1.36) This Alms-house survived until 1955 when the Local Authority, Mayor Harry Workman, replaced it by Spring Gardens.

We can only hope that contemporary rate of pension allows their ten-

Rear view, 2006

ants to live in their comfort.

Spring Gardens OAP homes, built 1961 The Barnes Alms-houses are the block at the top of the photo with Chance St Schools to its right

How we treat the elderly is still a temporary political concern even after the welcome introduction of Old Age Pensions in 1908 - for 70-year-old men only! writes John Dixon.

The photographs of the Spring Gardens Home show the expression of the concerns of the postWar Welfare state.

Care of the vulnerable had been the concern of the Medieval Abbeys but after their dissolution the problem probably deteriorated.

The concept of the role of the Church of England is providing Alms-houses is seem the Russell buildings near the Abbey and the (modernised) Richardsons in Gander Lane took care of religious adherents - but what about the others?

The Spring Gardens complex was built on the

site of the former Barnes Alms-houses which exemplified how charities in the industrial age in the 19th-20th century looked after the elderly when their families could not - or would not.

Bennett announced the opening in 1830: of “24 Convenient Dwellings 3 Storeys High; Ö a spacious alms-house in the Oldbury Field, ...dwellings of two rooms each with suitable offices for the benefit of the poor people of the parish. The 8 ... occupied by 8 married couples, the men not less than 60 and the women 50: the first floor by 8 widows or maids not under 50 and

the upper storey by eight widows or maids not under 45. The inmates are subject to proper regulations and are to attend divine service at the parish church twice every Sunday. It is understood that this excellent charity will be suitably endowed by the liberal founder, Samuel Barnes.”

We notice there were still religious concerns!

Barnes was a nailer then ironmonger; retired a rich man and left his money in trust for this purpose. ‘William Finch, (blind) aged 74 was awarded 15p (now £6.23) by the Poor Law Authorities in 1832 while in 1911 younger tents paid 3d per week

The 1883 6î OS Map with 1913 land Tax Reference Nos. From Station St the Railway and the Maltings north and Chance St east; the Alms-Houses are no. 1716.

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PLAYHOUSE, CHELTENHAM 15 SEPT HOWLERS COMEDY CLUB www.cheltplayhouse.org.uk

CHELTENHAM OUTDOOR CINEMA 5 AUG FRONTIER SAPIENS ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL, CHELT LADIES COLLEGE More info/tickets www.frontiersapiens.com.

MARKET THEATRE, LEDBURY 12-14 AUG THE BIG SING SUMMER YOUTH PROJECT www.themarkettheatre.com

MALVERN THEATRES 9-12 AUG THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 23-25 AUG THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA 30 AUG - 3 SEPT DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS 13-17 SEPT SPIKE www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

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1: Born David John Moore Cornwell in 1931, which author’s best-selling books include The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and The Night Manager?

Cross House, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5AB www.crosshousetavern.pub

2: Which first class English

tured Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks?

county cricket teams plays its home matches at Chester-LeStreet?

3: Which artist is normally credited with inventing cubism?

6: What are Shiba Inu, Lhasa Apso, Komondo and Belgian Malinois?

ANSWERS: 1. John Le Carré 2. County Durham 3. Pablo Picasso 4. Hong Kong 5. Cars 6. Breeds of dog

Test your powers of recall with six of the best questions in this month’s Tewkesbury Direct Pub Quiz.

4: Which territory reverted to Chinese rule in 1997 after being leased to Britain for 99 years?

5: Which animated movie fea-

LIVE MUSIC - promote your event here, www.tewkesburydirect.co.uk TUES 2nd AUG: Zoe Gilby & Andy Champion, The Roses Theatre. www.rosestheatre.org SAT 6th AUG: Make Mine A Double, The Albion (9pm).

SAT 6th AUG: Nathaniel Mander: The English Harpsichord The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury (3.00pm), johnmooremuseum.org/ events SUN 7th AUGUST: Black Uhuru, Subscription Rooms, Stroud. thesubrooms.co.uk SUN 7th AUG: Joe Whedon, The Albion (3pm).

THURS 11th SUN 14th AUGUST: Lakefest - with Manic Street Preachers, UB40, Supergrass, Leftfield, Reef, The Feeling, Seth Lakeman, Louise Redknapp, The Dhol

Foundation, Goldie Looking Chain, Afro Celt Sound System, Kim Mazelle, Republica, Betty Boo and many more. Eastnor Castle.

Tickets available from lakefest.co.uk WED 17th AUGUST: Katie Grace Harris, Carpenters Arms, Miserden, Stroud. thecarps-miserden.co.uk SAT 13th AUG: 808, The Albion (9pm).

SAT 20th AUGUST: Dik Cadbury & Carol Lee Sampson, No.8 Arts, Pershore. www.no8.org SAT 20th AUG: The Brethryn, The Albion (9pm).

SUN 21st AUG: Sammi Joe, The Albion (3pm).

FRI 26th - MON 29th AUGUST: Sunshine Music Festival, Upton-upon-

Severn. Four day festival with headliners Squeeze, Human League, Level 42, plus The Wurzels, Dr Hook, Geno Washington, Blow Monkeys, Showaddywaddy, Dr Feelgood, Erica and many more. www.uptonfestival.co.uk SAT 27th AUG: Earl Tee, The Albion (9pm).

SUN 28th AUGUST: Saltlines, The Roses Theatre. www.rosestheatre.org WED 31st AUGUST: Claude Bourbon (Progressive Blues), The Old Baptist Chapel. johnmooremuseum.org SUN 4th SEPT: Pellingman’s Saraband, The Old Baptist Chapel, johnmooremuseum.org/ events TUES 6th SEPT: Lindsay Martin & The Nouvelle House Band, The Roses Theatre. www.rosestheatre.org

THURS 8th SEPT: Curved Air, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. worcestertheatres.co.uk FRI 9th SEPT: Lindisfarne, Subscription Rooms, Stroud. thesubrooms.co.uk SAT 10th SEPT: The Wurzels, Watson Hall. Tickets: tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/events/ category/whats-on/ FRI 9th SEPT: Lindisfarne, Subscription Rooms, Stroud. thesubrooms.co.uk SAT 17th SEPT: Steve Ashley, Cheltenham Playhouse. cheltplayhouse.org.uk SAT 17th SEPT: Sanctorium Live - The Dark Side of the 80s.

Watson Hall. Tickets: tewkesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/events/ category/whats-on/ SUN 18th SEPT: The Musical and Amicable Society with Hannah Davey, The Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury (3.30pm), johnmooremuseum.org/ events WED 21st SEPT: Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester. worcestertheatres.co.uk

QUIZ NIGHT WEDNESDAY 17th AUGUST in aid of Nursing Heroes. £10 per team.

Last month our quizzers raised £430 for the James Hopkins Trust. Thank You!

OUTDOOR THEATRE SUNDAY 21st AUGUST The Festival Player’s present William Shakespeare’s

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM outdoor performance in Lessex House Field 7.00pm. Tickets £15

PIE NIGHT THURSDAY 25th AUGUST an array of irresistible, traditional pies. £11.95 per person

THURS 22nd SEPT: Loudon Wainwright III, Subscription Rooms, Stroud. thesubrooms.co.uk

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A Scarecrow Trail and Competition is being planned for Northway next month.

It’s free to enter a scarecrow, which should be based on a favourite TV or film character.

The event will take place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September: competition clues and a map can be collected on the days from Sycamore Chapel at £1 each, or £5 per family. To enter, or for more details, visit www.sycamorechapel .org

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We can uplift and dispose of old carpets and take care of furniture, all carpets vacuumed and rubbish cleared away.

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Tewkesbury Rotary Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2023. “...so what!?”.....”never heard if it?”

You may not have heard of our Club but you probably know of two of Tewkesbury’s biggest annual events- the Fireworks display in the Abbey Vineyards and the August Classic Vehicles Festival at Tewkesbury School, both organised by our local Rotary Club.

You probably don’t know that these events and others raised funds to enable the Club to donate some £34,000 to 30 charities and other worthy causes in the year to June 2022.

Many of these were local good causes but we also supported relief work in Ukraine and, for many years, through Rotary International, raised and donated £ millions to eradicate polio from the world.

Sadly Tewkesbury Rotary Club has shrunk significantly during the last three years-- lockdown and anno domini amongst members didn’t helpand, of our two major events, the Classic Vehicle Festival will not happen in 2022, with the Fireworks in jeopardy. Although rising costs and increasingly onerous bureaucracy haven’t helped, the Club has too little manpower to put on

these events....and others like the annual Senior Citizens’ Tea Party at the Watson Hall, and bingo and quiz sessions at local residential homes. Our donations to charities will also reduce dramatically.

Will you help rebuild Tewkesbury’s ‘hidden treasure’? We meet fortnightly for a couple of hours in the evenings, usually over a meal, to discuss Club

matters and socialise. Current members are mostly retired, so younger talent would help, although new faces of and age and gender would be very welcome. Contrary to some beliefs, we are not stuffy and like a good laugh as we try to do our bit for the community. If you’d like to have a chat about joining us- and hopefully reviving our major events in future years, please contact our Secretary, John Halstead (halsts@hotmail.com).

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Please can you help, we need: Books, Audio Books, Large Print, Sheet Music, Puzzles, Pictures, Maps, Stamps, Coins.

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Please email your CV and register with us now to be first to hear about all our new vacancies. m Production Administrator m Sales Secretary (Tewkesbury) £30K (Advanced (Maternity Contract) – Excel - full or part time hours) Tewkesbury £25K m Warehouse Operative (Tewkesbury) - £21K m Sales Executive (Toddington) – c£25K

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Enjoy watersports on our Lake!

Stand up paddle boarding for all ages and abilities Individuals and groups, all abilities, instruction sessions daily at 10am & 1pm.

Boat hire, Dragon & Swan Pedal Boats, 2 & 3 seat sit on top Kayaks, Catamaran Team Canoes, Sailing Boats and Windsurfers OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8.30am - 5.00pm

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Members of the Horticultural Trades Association

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Beautiful home grown bedding plants, hanging baskets & planted containers • Bulbs for Autumn planting • Trees, conifers and hedging plants • Plant, lawn & garden care products • Specialist composts & decorative gravels • Terracotta, glazed and plastic pots • Quality timber products • Specialist bird care products Gretton Road, Gotherington GL52 9QY Open - Mon-Sat: 9am-5pm Sunday: 10am-4pm 01242 676722

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Registered Osteopathic practitioners

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Dragon Vets Tewkesbury is fully equipped with a sterile operating theatre, digital radiography, ultrasonography and laboratory equipment. Drop in and have a look around. You will see many of the same friendly faces from our main surgery at Dragon Vets Cheltenham.

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Our July meeting was well attended to hear from Willow Weaver Jane Sherwood.

Jane told us of her interest in learning willow weaving on a course at Denman College. She explained how she has also taught herself in many different styles of basket making and willow weaving. Following on from this, many of our members are now booked to visit Jane to learn to make Christmas decorations later in the year. Many thanks to Jane for a very enjoyable evening.

Mitton W.I. will be returning to Mitton Manor School from September, when we will be trying Tai Chi with Mark. The October meeting will be a talk by Ian Boskett about the Great Train Robbery.

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GOING FOR GOLD! On the morning of Monday 4th July, Tewkesbury In Bloom judging began for the first time since 2019 with judges, Mark and Janet assessing Tewkesburys criteria based upon the intertwining of ‘Horticulture, Environment and Community’.

The benefits of having such a lush horticulture landscape upon our doorstep is an increase in visitor

numbers and a stronger local economy, a stronger sense of pride of place, contributing to reductions in crime and anti-social behaviour and a cleaner and greener place to live and visit.

With such environmental awareness, it is vital to uphold such standards whilst judging. Taken upon an extended tour of the local area by members of ‘Friends of the

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TEWKESBURY CRICKET & CIDER FESTIVAL 2022 AT TEWKESBURY CRICKET CLUB’S SWILGATE GROUND IN GANDER LANE, TEWKESBURY Friday August 26th to Sunday August 28th

This August Bank Holiday weekend sees the return of the popular Cricket & Cider Festival held annually at Tewkesbury Cricket Club’s Swilgate Ground in Gander Lane, Tewkesbury.

On the field, the action On Sunday it’s the Throughout the beer garden alongside begins on Friday Auturn of the juniors weekend the cider tent the Swilgate River gust 26th with a spewho will be taking will be serving severwith plenty of outdoor cial Presidents Game to the field, followed al traditional ciders benches and picnic tabetween a current by the club’s Ladies and perrys but if cider bles as well as great Tewkesbury XI and a teams playing a match isn’t your thing then views from the pavilteam of former players at 2pm. The Ladies don’t worry as our ion balconies. as selected by the club section at Tewkesbury club bar will be open Entry to the festiPresident Hilary CauCC has been a real with a wide range of val is completely free dle. The match starts success story in their real ales, beers, wines, and open to all. For at 3pm with food and inaugural season and soft drinks and snacks more details please live music back in the the girls will look to available. visit the club website pavilion afterwards impress in their final There is ample at www.tewkesbury. with Tom “The Guitar game. seating at the club in play-cricket.com/ Man” Brown.

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Earth’, Caroline Corsie, the consultant for the Severn Ham and several others, the judges were treated to walks in the ‘Secret Garden’ where a myriad of colourful flowers were on display, a trip around the Abbey to

see the new home of the Stitch Story and even a boat trip to view Tewkesbury from the idyllic lens of the river, kindly provided

by Tewkesbury Boat Trips.

Considering how Covid halted the judging for three years, both judges were in

agreement that it was ‘nice to be back’ in the town, judging Hospitality and the overall aesthetic picture of the town after the Pandemic.

Within the Hospitality aspect of the judging, both the Royal Hop Pole and the Anchor were critiqued

on external flora, the hanging baskets and plant boxes contributing to the ‘overall picture of progression’ the judges were wishing to see this year.

While hoping to

see the beauty that Tewkesbury can provide, the judges were also not looking to see certain aspects that have the potential to ruin the picturesque landscape such as lit-

ter and weeds. Luckily, however, due to the countless hours put in by volunteers of the town, Tewkesbury looked immaculate.

All the best for the results in August!

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN AUGUST 2 Aug - Visit to Stanway Water Mill 9 Aug - Edith Cavell – forgotten heroine (with Mike Bottomley) 16 Aug - Writing your life story (with Charlotte Goodworth) 23 Aug - Overland to Nepal by Land Rover (with John Butterworth) Meetings are held at 10.15 a.m. in Bredon Village Hall. Every interested person will receive a very warm welcome. Please contact our Secretary, Steve Tucker on 07803 907243 for further information or visit our website at: www.probusclub.net/tewkesbredon/

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For a full description of each role and details of how to apply, please visit www.tewkesburynaturereserve.org.uk/jobs/ or email recruitment@tewkesburynaturereserve.org.uk. TNR is committed to diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from all.

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LIBRARY EVENT IN THE TOWN HALL GARDEN TUES 16th AUGUST 2022, 2.00- 4.30pm The Library Service put on a number of events over the summer for families to visit their library and encourage children to keep reading so their reading age is maintained over the summer break.

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New facilities for Tewkesbury playgroup A new mud kitchen and reading den have been created at a playgroup and preschool in Tewkesbury thanks to support from two businesses.

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Children at the Little Foxes Playgroup, which is associated with The John Moore Primary School, have been enjoying learning in a new outdoor kitchen.

The kitchen gives the children a chance to develop life skills and encourages using the environment to cook up culinary delights like lavender soup and mud cupcakes.

It was constructed by Daniel Webb, Chair of Governors at The John Moore Primary School, after timber and materials were donated by house-builder Bloor Homes and Midlandsbased developer Deeley Construction.

The materials donated were also used to create a reading den, which will be used by children aged three to four in the preschool.

Daniel Webb built both structures off-site and then they were transported free-ofcharge to Little Foxes Playgroup by Tewkesbury-based Robert Express Delivery (RED).

He made a further

The Reading Den mud kitchen for the Rising 3s room preschool room.

Little Foxes Playgroup is a registered charity and will become part of The John Moore Primary School in September 2022.

Bronwen Williams, Early Years manager at Little Foxes Playgroup, said: “We’re overwhelmed by the generosity of Daniel, Bloor Homes, Deeley Construction and RED to help us create this new space at Little Foxes.

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TEWKESBURY'S FINEST LADIES! Our town is featured prominently in a new novel by Gloucester author Anita Faulkner. "A Colourful Country Escape" is Anita's first book, it sounds like the ideal light summer read, both heartwarming and uplifting, writes Ian Nicholson.

Lexie is dumped by her wealthy boyfriend so up sticks and sets off in her orange campervan for the open road. A job vacancy sees her arrive at Nutgrass Hall, in the Cotswolds where the family business, Carrington Paints is located, run by bachelor Benedict. He risks losing the business if he does not make a suitable marriage to continue the Carrington line.

His mother is seeking the right bride for him and he allows himself to be matched up for dates with Tewkesbury's "finest ladies".

Lexie, a social media manager, thinks of her employer as "Beige Ben." Their worlds collide with a clash of colours, but the more time they spend in each other's company the more they realise their feelings for each other are not so black and white!!

The idea of colour filters through the pages of this debut, and if our summer is not as colourful as we might wish it to be, Anita Faulkner is offering us a rainbow of opportunities to bring smiles to pale faces.

Anita, born and living in Gloucester describes her book as "a romantic comedy set in Tewkesbury". Why not see if you agree with her?

"A Colourful Country Escape" is out now in paperback and available from Alison's Bookshop in Tewkesbury High Street at £ 9.99.

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CWGC Open Days at Tewkesbury Cemetery

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SUMMER MOTORING SERVICING

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MOTs

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TYRES, EXHAUSTS & BRAKES including FREE tyre and brake checks

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CAR REPAIRS

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AIR-CONDITIONING

Re-gassing

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FREE Summer Motoring Checks FREE Courtesy Car or Collection & Delivery

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Since 1919 the CWGC has looked after graves of British and Empire War dead.

Many of them are abroad near foreign battlefields.

Some, however, lost their lives in the UK and in many c a s e s , their bodies were returned to their home burial grounds.

At Tewkesbury it cares for ten graves from WWI and fifteen from WWII; there are also five who died after WWII. GSGC will offer three open days with John Dixon of Tewkesbury Historical Society as guide. The dates are: Saturday 13th August, Saturday 10th September and Saturday 8th October. Meet at 10.45 at the Swimming Pool Car Park and then 11.00 at the Cholera Memorial.

Lasts about 90 minutes.

Booking in advance is advised using this QR Code or via the website www.cwgc.org/tours.

Servicing and Repairs Classic Car and Bike Specialists Summer Levels Check inc top ups £25 inc VAT While-u-Wait MOTs £49 cars £29 bikes

Fully trained technicians - 47 years experience We always use the best products and oils that the car left the factory with Free tea and coffee always on the go Open Saturdays 9.00am-1.00pm

Natton Garage and MOT Centre Natton Lane, Ashchurch Tewkesbury GL20 7BG