Tewkesbury Direct Magazine March 2017 by Tewkesbury Direct Magazine

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THAT SINKING FEELING? The sink hole phenomenon seems to have reached Tewkesbury, as the ground has opened up mysteriously in one of the town’s historic alleyways. The hole, which measures approximately nine feet deep by six feet wide, was discovered in Clark's Alley last month - and the cause remains a mystery. Theories discussed on the internet suggest that it could be an old well which had been covered over. But the walls of the hole seem to consist largely of soil, descending to an alluvial bed of sand and gravel at the bottom. There is no apparent brick or stonework that you would expect to find in a man-made well. At the time of writing the cause remains a mystery. Should the reason be found we will report it in next month’s magazine.

Clark’s Alley and the sink hole

Ancient Malthouse to be restored The first stage of renovation work has started on a property in East Street which includes a sixteenth century Malthouse. Stage one involves the creation of a small dwelling in an out building that forms the gateway to the Malthouse yard. The restoration of the Malthouse itself will be in History revealed: The Malthouse phase two. The two storey building still has the asphalt drying floors intact and is another of Tewkesbury's survivors from times gone by.

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Hear Ye for Her Majesty Tewkesbury’s Town Crier Michael Kean-Price climbed to the top of the Abbey Tower last month, to proclaim the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. Photographer Jack Boskett also made the 200-step ascent to record the occasion, together with the abbey’s Reverend Whitney and a number of townsfolk to support the proclamation. Jack also captured this view over the town towards a misty Bredon Hill (below).

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SUE RYDER SHOP APPEALS FOR LOCAL VOLUNTEERS Sue Ryder care are appealing for volunteers to help at their store in Bishop’s Walk, Tewkesbury. Caroline Abbott from the local shop said: “We especially need people to cover for weekends. “We would also like to point out Tewkesbury residents that we can collect unwanted and unused furniture items that we can sell in our shop.” Goods sold in the shop go to the Sue Ryder Charity, which provides incredible hospice and neurological care for people facing a frightening, lifechanging diagnosis. It also provides emotional and practical support for both patients and their families. If you can help out, please call 01684 276698 or email caroline.abbott@suerydercare.org

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PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON ADDING NAMES TO WAR MEMORIAL A working party consisting of Councillors (the Town Council being official custodian) and local people has been coordinating events to commemorate the 1914-1918 War. John Dixon, of Tewkesbury Historical Society, said: “Part of the climax to these events - focusing very much on the local loss of life – is to review the accuracy of the names displayed on the Town’s War Memorial at the Cross and to add names of any inadvertently omitted at the time. The Historical Society book, Noble Band of Heroes, reveals the biographies of all the people behind the names but, in researching it, we realised that there were omissions. “Few records have survived revealing how decisions were made but the process was clear. We are replicating that by firstly consulting the public. Once we

The War Memorial at its unveiling have received responses, we shall secondly present the proposed names.to the Town Council. “The War Memorials Trust presents challenging criteria for inclusion:

• People in military service within defined periods: Tewkesbury, however, took more time and so we are following practice at the time – 4 August 1914 to 31 December 1925 and 3 September 1939 to 28 February 1955; • People who died after 1918 and 1945, but in the defined periods above, of wounds or illness attributed to war service. However, this link has to be proven. • Certain civilian roles can be included e.g. VAD and Home Guard • They had been a citizen of the Parish of Tewkesbury and not commemorated on official Memorials in other parishes. Continued on Page 54

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Further expansion for Clearway

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Local door and window specialists Clearway have expanded their business operations with the group acquisition of Designex Cabinets Ltd. Established in 1983, Clearway Doors and Windows have been installing windows and doors for over thirty years, growing from a small, two-man business to its present size. As a thriving double glazing company with specialist manufacturing facilities in Cheltenham, Clearway employ more than thirty people, including sales, manufacturing, surveying and installation experts. Designex Cabinets specialise in bespoke display units for retail outlets, exhibitions, business and private collectors. Clearway’s managing director Jeremy Phillips, who lives in Bredon, said: “Designex have set new standards in showcases with their latest generation of aluminium framed glass showcases. “Sleek and stylish, incredibly strong and robust, they are ideal for both commercial and domestic situations. “Made to order by a

specialist team of craftsmen, the units are selfsupporting and secure. They feature toughened safety glass, with the option of solid, glass or mirrored backs and halogen or LED lighting.”

Designex Cabinet Clearway Doors & Windows specialise in aluminium products, so Designex integrates perfectly into their operation. Clearway will offer a standard range of cabinets to customers, as well as providing a bespoke service. There is a choice of woods and finishes, with a wide range of colours available by powder coating the aluminium at manufacturing stage.

“These cabinets are rigid, robust and stylish, said Jeremy. “Although they are ideal for shop and museum displays, they also look elegant in the home to display porcelain, silverware and other collectables. There is direct integral shelf support and cabinets are lockable for high security.” Clearway Doors and Windows continue to sponsor Bredon Rugby Club, who are currently doing well in Gloucester League One, where they compete against Tewkesbury. The company helped with the refurbishment of Bredon’s club house, and has an ongoing agreement for shirt sponsorship. In recent weeks Clearway have also sponsored the first XV’s new kit bags. Clearway’s showrooms are at Manor park Business Centre in Cheltenham GL51 9TX. For further information visit www.clearwaydoorsandwindows.co.uk or call 01242 513322.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECT WORDSEARCH by Lenny Lexicon

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Test your brain power with the Tewkesbury Direct Word Search. This month the puzzle conceals the surnames of twelve footballers who have over 50 England caps: BALL BANKS CHARLTON COLE FINNEY HART INCE MOORE NEAL OWEN PLATT TERRY Word Search Rules: The names in the word search grid may read vertically, horizontally and diagonally from left to right, right to left, bottom to top or top to bottom.

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Next month at the award-winning Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway a 'Wartime in the Cotswolds' event will deliver an authentic experience life in the 1940s. Visitors can step back in time, pack up their troubles in their old kit bags and smile, smile, smile. A full weekend of nostalgic 1940s-themed activities is planned and everyone is invited to enjoy a stroll down memory lane. Wartime in the Cotswolds takes place on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd April, the fifth event of its kind, which promises to be bigger and better than ever this year. Events will take place at both Toddington Station and in Winchcombe - where

King George VI, Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Montgomery will be addressing the public at 2pm on both days. In addition to an intensive steam service on the line, there will be classic cars and military vehicles in the main display areas - as well as a full size replica Spitfire. A vintage bus service will ferry passengers from Winchcombe station to the town for the events taking place there. Other attractions include military displays, a field hospital, an air-raid shelter experi-

Travel back to the 1940s at Toddington next month ence and wartime singers and entertainers. Toddington station will be the main focus for the displays and activities, including a 1940s dance on the Saturday night (tickets must be purchased in advance).

Parking is available at Cheltenham Race Course and Toddington stations: special timetables for the event will apply. For full details or to buy tickets in advance, visit the railway’s website www.gwsr.com or call 01242 621405.

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THE TEWKESBURY DIRECT Quick Crossword

Across 1 - Prayer service (8) 5 - Grows older (4) 9 - Mexican plant fibre (5) 10 - Deprive of weapons (5) 11 - Act of cutting into pieces (10) 14 - Small cave (6) 15 - Growls (6) 17 - Continent round the South Pole (10) 20 - Climbing shrubs (5) 21 - Relating to vision (5) 22 - Kate ___ : British singer (4) 23 - Argued logically (8)

Down Solution on Page 54 1 - Otherwise (4) 2 - Freedom from difficulty or hardship (4) 3 - Narcissism (4-8) 4 - Most pleasant (6) 6 - People who work with glass (8) 7 - Monotony (8) 8 - Part of the mind (12) 12 - Rural (8) 13 - Channels of the nose (8) 16 - Walked quickly (6) 18 - Immobilise (4) 19 - Corrosive substance (4)

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Cat of the Month Say hello to Enca! Enca is a lovely black and white 14 year old girl. She came in to care after hanging around a nursing home for many years - now it is her turn to be cared for. She is sociable and friendly, likes being stroked, and is very gentle. Enca would make a lovely companion, but would especially appreciate a home where she is the ONLY pet in the household. If you are interested in Enca or any other cats or kittens on our website, please contact Jenny, Homing and Welfare Officer on 0345 371 2730

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ANIMAL MATTERS by Vale Wildlife Rescue

SARCOPTIC MANGE IN URBAN FOXES Over the winter of 2016/2017 Vale Wildlife Rescue received a large number of calls from people concerned about the condition of the foxes visiting their garden, often describing them as ‘balding’, ‘scabby’ or having ‘weepy eyes’, all of which are potential symptoms of Sarcoptic mange. Usually but not always, these calls are from urban areas, Vale’s nearest large urban fox population being in Cheltenham. Mange can be spread easily in urban environments where foxes live in more concentrated populations than in rural areas. It can have devastating consequences for whole populations. We are never too hasty in forming a diagnosis, bald patches could be the consequence of an injury, whilst discharge from the eyes could be the result of infection or injury. To help us with confirming a diagnosis of mange we will ask the caller if they are able to send us a photo of the fox via email. Sarcoptic mange is a condition caused by the mite Sarcoptes Scabiei, which burrows under the skin of the host causing intense discomfort and itching. Seriously infected foxes will suffer from substantial fur loss, whilst the combination of waste matter produced by the mites, and the exudate caused as the result of wounds created by incessant scratching, forms a thick ‘crust’ on the skin. As the disease progress, the fox suffering with mange is likely to display abnormal behaviours in its desperation to find food and stay warm. Left untreated, foxes with advanced symp-

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toms of the disease will be prone to systemic infection, hypothermia, starvation and ultimately death.

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When the cause of the fox’s condition is confirmed as mange we encourage the caller to immediately establish a feeding routine. The infected fox will need to be fed in the same place and at the same time every day to afford us the opportunity treat it. A fox with any mobility at all will always be extremely difficult to catch, therefore this routine is an essential component in providing treatment and ensuring that we only treat the target animal. Once the feeding routine is established we can either set a humane trap to allow us catch the fox and bring it back to the Hospital for treatment, or in less serious cases the fox may be treated ‘at scene’. Foxes treated at the Hospital will be administered ‘Stronghold’ on

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admission, an effective, topical anti-parasitic treatment, alongside antibiotics to fight subsequent infections. Further doses of Stronghold will be administered every seven days for up to 3 weeks, depending on the severity of the individual’s condition. When the treatment regime has been completed and the fox has

regrown enough fur to allow it to stay warm, it will be returned to its own territory. If you are concerned that a fox visiting your garden may be suffering from mange, please try to take a photograph of it and email to info@valewildlife.org.uk You can call us for more advice between 7am and 5pm on 01386 882288.

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As one of Gloucestershire’s leading pubs, our commitment is to using the finest local produce to create mouth-watering dishes, marrying it with an informal, relaxed service whilst still delivering excellent value for money. Join us soon!

Here at Gupshill Manor we are committed to using only the finest local produce to create mouth-watering, outstanding dishes for you. Join us for Mother’s Day and celebrate in style!

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to follow gupshill roast - for anyone who is hungry! - g a monster plate of roast beef – pork – chicken – 2 yorkshire puddings - loads of roasted spuds – sage & onion stuffing – mixed vegetables – pan gravy (supplement £3.50) roast striploin of beef - g roast potatoes - yorkshire pudding – pan gravy chicken - g oven roasted chicken breast - roast potatoes sage & onion stuffing – yorkshire pudding – pan gravy roast pork - g roasted loin of pork – roast potatoes – yorkshire pudding sage & onion stuffing – pan gravy

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Westmancote

£645,000

Tewkesbury

£550,000

Long Green

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Beautifully presented inside and out, an attractive Cotswold stone cottage. 4 Bedrooms; Master with ensuite; Modern Kitchen/ Dining Room; 2 Receptions Rooms; Conservatory; Downstairs wc; Family Bathroom; Garden Backing onto open fields; Oversized Garage; Parking. EPC D.

Located in a small hamlet in a rural location and on the edge of Tewkesbury - This is a beautiful detached home. 3 Double Bedrooms; Master with Ensuite; 3 Reception Rooms; Kitchen/ Breakfast Room; Utility Room; Views of the Cotswolds & Malverns; Attractive Private Garden; Ample Driveway Parking; Double Garage with Power & Light. EPC D.

This is a pretty timber framed detached cottage sitting in a semi-rural, elevated position with lovely views over open countryside. 4 Bedrooms; Master with Ensuite; 2 Reception Rooms; Kitchen/ Breakfast Room; Utility Room; Upstairs Shower Room; Study; Ample Driveway Parking; Single Garage; Summer House; Front & Rear Gardens. EPC E.

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Toddington

Earls Croome

£325,000

Having been the subject over recent years of a clever extension, this property is now an attractive, light and spacious double fronted semi-detached home. 2 bedrooms; lounge; dining room; kitchen; bathroom; outside workshop/ studio room; beautiful rear garden. EPC E.

£350,000

Bursting with character and charm, this is a beautifully presented family home with views across fields. 3 Bedrooms; Large lounge/dining room; Modern Kitchen/breakfast room; Utility room; Contemporary shower room; Bathroom; Large summerhouse/studio; Open aspect to front and rear with views across fields; Off road parking. EPC E.

Delightful views over fields to the rear and over Croome Estate to the front – a beautifully light link detached home. Large Lounge ; modern kitchen/dining room ; log burner between lounge and dining room; 3 bedrooms ; upstairs bathroom ; utility; downstairs wc; good sized gardens front and rear; Planning Permission to further extend if required ; off road parking. No Chain. EPC E.

Walton Cardiff

Tewkesbury Park

Walton Cardiff

£275,000

£295,000

Attractive double fronted detached home in this popular location. 4 bedrooms; master with ensuite; kitchen/ breakfast room; study; utility room; dining room; lounge with patio doors; family bathroom; downstairs wc; single garage; carport; pretty south facing rear garden; ample parking. No Chain. EPC D.

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£337,500

£275,000

Immaculately maintained and presented, detached home in this popular area with garden backing onto open fields. 3 good sized bedrooms; modern kitchen/ dining room; lounge; bathroom; ample driveway parking; garden. EPC D.

This is a delightful well presented detached home on the popular residential estate of Walton Cardiff. 3 bedrooms; master with ensuite; dual aspect lounge; conservatory; modern kitchen; dining room; utility room; garage with power and light; garden; off road parking. EPC C.

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What a beautifully presented and maintained home overlooking a small green. 2 double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes; master with ensuite; modern kitchen/ dining room; 2 reception rooms; upstairs bathroom; off road parking; south facing garden. EPC tba.

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Currently operating as a business, this is an attractive double fronted, town centre property which is being sold with the option to return to full residential planning permission on completion if required. 2 reception rooms; kitchen; upstairs bathroom; 2 bedrooms; courtyard; walking distance to the town’s amenities. EPC D.

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POSITIVE THINKING with David Slater

For richer, for poorer Many years ago , in a country not far from ours, there was a boy, writes local counsellor and therapist David Slater.

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His family was very wealthy. The father was a wealthy factory owner and his factories made some of the most expensive cars that one can buy. He was very, VERY rich. The father was a wise man. He didn't want his son to grow up thinking that the whole world had the luxury that his family was able to enjoy. He wanted him to have a far more balanced view of life. He wanted him to learn appreciation but he wanted this appreciation to come to the child in a natural way rather than being “forced” into him One day his father took him on a trip into the country. It was here that he aimed to show his son just how poor people actually live. After an hour or so driving the father and his son arrived at a farm of a very poor family, as generally considered. They stayed with the farmer and his family there for several days. It wasn't until their return to their own house in the city that the father asked his son if he had actually liked or even enjoyed the trip as it had been such a major change from his usual, every day life “It was great, dad !” –the boy replied without any hesitation at all. He wasn't saying that just to please his father. It was obvious that he actually meant what he said. “So, did you actually notice how poor people live?” asked his dad. “Oh Yeah, I did “ said the boy. The father then asked his son to tell him in more details about his feelings from their trip. “ There's quite a lot I noticed, actually,” said the boy. “To start with we have only one dog, and they have four of them. I noticed that straight away. “In our garden there is a pool, while they have a river that flows through their farm and I have no idea where it flows but I know that in the end it reaches the sea. “We‘ve got expensive lanterns and the streets are all brightly lit by electric lights. They didn't have any lights like this but they have the whole sky full of stars above their heads at night.

“We have the patio, and they have the fields which seem to reach out from the farm and reach the horizon. “We have only a small piece of land, while they have the endless fields. “We buy food, but they grow it. “We have high walls, fences and security cameras to protect our property but they don‘t need it, as their friends protect them. They all look after each other. They are all there to help each other when help is needed, and they don't just do it to get more money in the bank. They do it because they care.”

The father was totally gob-smacked. He was totally speechless. Unusual for him ! His mind was racing .He could not say a word. He felt excited because his experiment seemed to be having a worthwhile result. It actually turned out better than he may have imagined or hoped for. It was then that the boy said something remarkable. “Thank you, dad, for letting me see how poor we are!” So what does this story tell us? Is it relevant to us where we are today? Well, Yes it is ! It has an important message to tell us. It tells us

that true wealth as well as happiness are not measured by materials things alone as so many have been brought up to expect and believe. Love, friendship, care and freedom are far more valuable. Do you think the same as me when you read this? My goodness me – How wealthy I am when compared to so many. It is so important to value and appreciate what we have rather than lust after what we may want ( yet not even need ). Stand back ! Look at what YOU have and be grateful ! David Slater

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Orders now being taken for Mother's Day and Easter

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Tewkesbury Cookshop recently ran a Valentine’s Prize Draw, with a fantastic prize of a Tassimo coffee machine. The winner was Joanne been in since to say how months. You can see Raywood from much she’s enjoying her details of upcoming Tewkesbury, who actualcoffees! draws, regular offers ly found out that she The Cookshop will be and new products by folhad won on Valentine’s running more prize lowing their Facebook Day, when a lady at the draws in the coming page. museum she was in was watching the draw live on Facebook and said the winner's name! James and Helen Townsend, who own the long-established local business, were very happy to meet Joanne and present her with her prize, and Joanne was really pleased. She’s

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During the night of Tuesday 7th February, a strange aircraft noise was heard repeatedly circling in the cloudy sky over North Gloucestershire. The sound was unlike any jet or propeller powered craft and was more akin to an electrical droning noise which grew and faded as it followed its flight path. The activity was heard for several hours and needless to say there was a flurry of comments and explanations from people who had heard the sound from across North Gloucestershire and South Worcestershire on social media the following day. The writer has not heard an aircraft engine sound like this before and suggests that it would be a new propulsion system that was making the noise. If you heard the noise and you know what the type of aircraft was, that was making the sound, do let us know by emailing us at tewkesburydirect@googlemail.com.

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Chain Gang One of the least understood or appreciated aspects of a good Estate Agents role takes place after a sale is agreed, the period between offer acceptance and exchange of contracts. Chain management is crucial for the sanity of our clients and is the reason that TAG have always employed a dedicated sales coordinator whose role it is to liaise with all participants in a chain, which, by definition, can only move at the speed of it’s slowest link. There are a number of reasons why it takes what seems an age to move in the current system, local searches take around 3 weeks in GL20 but in a chain that involves a participant moving to or from another area that timeframe could be 6 weeks, or 2 weeks. Time taken processing applications for mortgage finance will vary from lender to lender, a survey on a property twice removed from your bit of the chain might throw up an issue VENDORS NAME ADDRESS SOLICITOR AGENT requiring specialist reports such as damp, timber treatment AGREED: SURVEY: LENDER: or electrics so there’s the time taken getting those in and possibly renegotiating thereafter. Then there are social Vacating ( Moving to USA ) reasons which might factor in, availability of annual leave, a pre booked holiday, an unexpected (and unwelcome) AGREED: NA SURVEY: NA LENDER: NA episode of poor health, a wedding, the availability or Firerain Legal 28 Rolling Deep Pavements otherwise of friends or relatives to help move, all of these Ms Adele Mr Chasing London 0207 222222 0207 333333 examples and many many more will be given as an explanation as to why an individual can or can’t do any AGREED: 24.01 SURVEY: 03.02 LENDER: Cayman 100% LTV given date. In a chain, one can’t do the date? ALL can’t Shine and Co That Cottage Backfor & Good Mr and Mrs Take Mrs Patience do the date. Cheshire 01606 33333 01606 22222

So who pulls all this together? Well, your solicitor should be able to give you a clear picture of your sale and purchase but they wont be able to go any further than that, a significant problem at the top of a chain will still leave the solicitor at the base of the chain in blissful ignorance where they are several steps removed. Yes it has been known that a sort of cascade of information can flow from one solicitor to another throughout a chain but the pace is glacial and rarely detailed, usually couched in such terms as the other side is ‘ Not Ready ‘.

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At TAG we will move effectively up and down these chains chasing and chivvying, speaking to mortgage brokers, surveyors, solicitors, other agents (and via them their clients), local authorities, developers, asset managers, herding cats in an effort to get the desired outcome and to keep our clients informed. If you are thinking of moving and would appreciate this level of support please get in touch. Tewkesbury: The Ancient Grudge, 15 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL. Tel. 01684 275276 Fax. 01684 276661 Walton Cardiff: 4 Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury, GL20 7SP. Tel. 01684 295417 Fax. 01684 851780 www.tagestateagents.co.uk | info@ancientgrudge.co.uk

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with John Dixon, Tewkesbury Historical Society

TEWKESBURY’S MOST NOTORIOUS ALLEYWAY Next time you have a tedious wait for a bus here, revert in your imagination sixty years and more you will be outside what John Moore described as the “yawning jaws of hell”, writes John Dixon of Tewkesbury Historical Society. He was referring to the entry to the most notorious alley in Tewkesbury: Double Alley. Alleys could change their name depending on the name of the owner of the house on the frontage – thus it was been known as Harris’ in 1819, Castle’s in 1830 but, to take the edge off its reputation, it was renamed in 1929 as a much more respectable “Oldbury Walk”. John Rogers, the first Alley historian explained in 1905: it was “very old (and) so called because there were two entrances at the High Street end. A wall went up the middle of the alley in line with the four brick pillars which support part of the house ….. A long time ago the wall was removed to give light to the cottages on the right side”. It was a much neglected alley and five inhabitants died in the Cholera epidemics of 1832 and 1849. In 1857 it was advised that “to abate the nuisance (sewer) in Double Alley, it would be requisite to cover over a portion of the open drain”. In fact, water was piped to the Alley by 1878. Nevertheless, the water problem persisted intermittently since, in 1921, “nine houses owned by several owners have defective and insanitary w.c.s”. It had its own pub, the "Sailors' Return” and one of the owners was relatively prosperous, although his reputation was as infamous as his alley. Richard Green, born in 1848, was a drover whose home was five-roomed to accommodate his wife and nine children. He was frequently in conflict with the law committing such offences as assaulting a policeman and “racing on horseback in the High Street”. By 1915, however, he was respectable enough to have his Golden Wedding notified in the newspaper. The front house was a butcher in the late 19th century until Richard Green bought it as a dairy. In 1939 the Wiggins family were voters there. By the time of the 1957 photo, it was virtually derelict. Clearance was proposed in 1936 yet 10 adults lived there in 1939 (five of them Woodwards!) and a child still died there as late as 1959. ‘Old Contemptible’ Harry Pope celebrated his Golden Wedding there in 1958. Now the alley and its people have been swept away to accommodate a small part of the Boots the Chemist. Of course it is much more hygienic – but not as historically romantic! John Dixon

87 High Street and Oldbury Walk in 1957

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Steam railway on track to reach Broadway next year The award-winning Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is on target to raise the money to extend its line northwards by 2018. The GWSR initiated a share issue in 2016 to raise £1,250,000 needed

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BOOK OF THE MONTH with Alison’s Bookshop & Music Room

2017, which is fantastic, but that still leaves £250,000 which is needed and which must be raised before the share issue closes on 30 April 2017. “We are seeking to raise these final funds from our normal supporters, that is, our members and volunteers, our shareholders and the general public interested in railways. “This is very much a community project and support from the local community is greatly appreciated. “The President of the Heritage Railway Association, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, has gone on record as saying that every £1 spent by passengers on a Heritage Railway creates a further £2.70 spent in the local community, i.e. in restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and so on. “With a turnover of £1.8million you can readily see that our railway makes a substantial contribution to the local community, a contribution which is likely to grow dramatically when we reach Broadway. “To support the GWSR you can buy shares or make a donation to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust (GWRT). “For shares, the minimum purchase is of 100 shares which cost £100. This level of shareholding gives the shareholder three free travel vouchers (each currently worth £17) every year for ever!” Share application forms may be downloaded from the website, www.gwsr.com, by calling 01242 621905 or by emailing development @gwsr.com The GWSR currently operates a 24 mile round trip, with travel possible from Toddington, Winchcombe and Cheltenham Racecourse stations. The line passes through a 690 yard tunnel and Greet, and over a fifteen arch viaduct at Stanway. Passenger services start for the season on Saturday 4th March. For timetables, tickets and information, visit the website www.gwsr.com

This book should give a lot of readers great pleasure with the musicality of the title not explained until the closing pages, and while music is a feature throughout the storyline it is about two boys growing up in Switzerland with the story told appropriately in three parts. Gustav Perle meets Anton Zwiebel at preschool in 1947, in Matzlingen where most of the book is based. Gustav is from a poor home, his widowed mother a bitter woman who he adores. Anton comes from an affluent Jewish background, his father a Banker moved to the small town for health reasons. Anton finds settling down in his new surroundings hard, but his one escape is playing the piano where he is a bit of a prodigy. How their friendship develops, over the years, a Zwiebel family holiday in the spa town of Davos, long before it's present luxury status, provide an overview of Swiss life after the war, but from two very contrasting households. In the second part the story moves back to 1937, Gustav's father is still alive, and we learn how his parents meet, marry and start out with a good lifestyle befitting an Assistant Police Chief. The war, and the external pressures on Swiss neutrality caused the downturn in their

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LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO HELP WITH SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS CHARITY Support Our Soldiers, is an organisation which sends parcels of every day essentials and small luxury items, to British Troops on overseas operations and to help with the Soldiers families back here in the UK. The parcels are made up from kind donations from individuals and businesses and Tewkesbury's collection point is the Orange Pig Childrenswear shop in the High Street. Representative, Nickie Philipson-Stow said “This year has been busier than ever and we would love to have some help fundraising, collecting goodies and help packing parcels.” If you feel you would like assist, Support Our Soldiers, then please give Nickie a call on 01684 297935 or 01684 833221.

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HEART OF PRIORS PARK EASTER FUN DAY We are holding an Easter Fun Day on the 15th April 2017, we would like to give you the opportunity to have the following: Stall (Bring your own table) for £5.00. Car Boot Sale (Bring your own table) for £10.00. For more information email: chairman@heartofpriorspark.co.uk.

POP ALONG TO LITTLE TREASURES Little Treasures is a parent and toddler group designed by parents for parents at Priors Park Chapel, Queens Road. We love to get together and chat over cup of tea or coffee while our children play in a safe and fun environment. There are always plenty unwind and relieve most challenging job. of toys and activities for some of the pressures of Every term we take babies and toddlers of all the children on an outages up to school age. ing to some of the local This group meet at soft play areas. There 9:00am every are also parties arranged Wednesday during term throughout the year time and is free to all which are especially parents and grandparexciting for all the chilents alike. dren. We sometimes break If you wish to know into song with the chilmore details, visit our dren as the mood takes Little Treasures us. There is always fun Facebook Page or our and laughter. parenting, supporting website www.priIt is a great place to each other in the world's orsparkchapel.co.uk.

OUR PHARMACY IN CHURCH ROADS BISHOPS CLEEVE IS OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR We offer a range of services including the new Minor Aliment Service.

NORTHWAY COMMUNITY SING A LONG GROUP Sing just for fun at Brannigan Court, Northway. Tuesday 7th March 11am Tuesday 21st March 11am Tuesday 4th April 11am For more details contact Sandra Terry T. 01684 290997 Supported by The Barnwood Trust

We can supply free of charge, subject to criteria, a range of treatments for coughs, colds, eye infection, constipation etc. Don’t suffer, pop in and see us. Badham Pharmacy 23 Church Road Bishops Cleeve Tel 01242 672653

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OUR NEW IN HOUSE BUTCHERY AND DELICATESSEN COUNTERS Come and sample our fine selection of local cuts of meat and our freshly prepared food

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Your local food hall Ruth wondered if her Manager was on the same page, when she asked him to make her a rising star

Enjoy fresh Lavazza coﬀee in our coﬀe shop

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TEWKESBURY CIVIC SOCIETY Graphic design & web development Tewkesbury businesses can thrive on

MODERN, MOBILE FRIENDLY WEBSITES FROM ONLY £350.00 SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT Maintaining your professional online presence

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Thursday 9th March at 7.30pm in the Elmbury Room at Tewkesbury Public Library. An illustrated talk: ‘Capturing the Moment - 150 Years of Cheltenham Camera Club’ By John White Members £1.50, visitors £2.50

We are here to listen and learn about you and your business and help to make the complicated understandable. We will give you professional advice, and ensure you meet your accountancy and taxation compliance needs.

OWEN RESTORES A HIDDEN GEM Renovation work has been taking place at 38 High Street, by A G Boniface building contractors, and in a fireplace in an upstairs flat, behind a piece of hardboard, a late 19th Century cast iron cooking range was discovered. Also found, was a 1932 brochure for Belling electric fires, which, we surmise, came with the new heating appliance, chosen to replace the range. Spokesman, Paul Boniface told us that his son Owen took it upon himself to completely wire brush the range down and refinish it. So pleased they are with the discovery, that it will stay as a focal point in the flat, where many other period aspects will be retained, adding to the character of the flat.

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CONGRATULATIONS MAGGIE

RIPPLE CHURCH COFFEE MORNING Ripple Parish Hall, Saturday 18th March 10-12 Cakes, Books, Chocolate Raffle, Tombola, Tina’s Handbags, Jewellery & Clothes, Gifts & Much More... £2.50 Entrance Includes Tea/Coffee/Cake Proceeds Towards Church Toilet Fund

On January 31st the residents, their families and staff of Tewkesburyfields Care Home held a celebratory afternoon for Maggie Tooth who has been nursing for 50 years. Maggie was greeted by everyone wearing special paper nurses hats and singing “For she’s a jolly good fellow”. Home manager Steve

Griffin gave a lovely speech and presented Maggie with a cut glass crystal vase, a nurses fob watch, flowers and other gifts, then fol-

lowed a champagne toast, buffet and a special cake made by the chef which was enjoyed by everyone.

AVONSIDE PRIVATE HIRE, OFFICIAL OPENING OF THEIR NEW HIGH STREET OFFICES Staff and customers enjoyed a few nibbles and drinks at the official opening of the new head quarters of Avonside Private Hire on Tuesday 1st February. The ribbon was cut by Mr David Ward of Bredon School and marked the start of a new era, building on the good relationship that has grown between Avonside and their customers in the town. Delighted owner Di Davies said “I am thrilled to have made this move, now I have the facilities in my waiting room to give customers the best of experiences.”

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2ND TEWKESBURY BROWNIES FUNDRAISING FOR SARA Last month, 2nd Tewkesbury Brownies presented a cheque to Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) after raising £188.98. Lisa Whitaker, Rob Wilson and Kris Mills, members of SARA visited the unit to accept the money raised by the girls. The money will contribute towards the purchase of new rescue rope equipment. They then stayed for the Brownie evening, teaching the girls about water safety here in Tewkesbury. To raise the money,

the Brownies walked around Priors Park with the Sleigh and Santa. The crew from SARA came along to help and did a great job towing the sleigh for Santa whilst Rudolph and friends had a rest. The Brownies along with SARA members walked through Priors Park wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and giving out sweets. The

Brownies had an enjoyable time and there was a real community feel about the night. Heather Caley, Brownie Leader said, “It was great to see the girls learning and helping SARA with this worthy course and I just want to say a very big thank you to SARA, all the Leaders, Brownies and Parents who helped us to raise the money”.

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RAMBLING AROUND with Jack B. Walker

PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME Fancy an easy evening stroll and a pint now the lighter evenings are almost with us? Then consider a potter around Paris - one of Bredon Hill’s hidden gems, writes Jack B. Walker.

St Barbara’s Church, Ashton-under-Hill

Don’t worry: there are no queues for the Channel Tunnel or airport delays ahead on this route!

Our Paris is a quiet little spot on the lower slopes of Bredon Hill, just a short hop from

Ashton-under-Hill. Park your car in Ashton’s main street just beyond the First School (also accessible by 540 bus from Tewkesbury) and walk up the slope. Look out for Bakers Lane, which is the first turning on the left (1). Turn into it and follow the lane as it winds up the hill. Eventually it levels out and becomes a rough track. Keep straight ahead, ignoring the various footpaths to the left and right. The view to the left (foliage permitting) is

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over St Barbara’s Church at Ashton and beyond it Dumbleton Hill and the Cotswolds (see photo). Eventually you will come to the cluster of houses which make up the tiny hamlet of Paris. On your left you will see the gateway to Bredon Springs. This was formerly an exotic garden open to the public - the former home of a botanist who discovered many unusual plants would grow here due to the warm fresh water springs. Walk ahead, ignoring the track to the right (2) and go down the stoney slope. At the bottom, look for a gap in the hedge and turn right (3) and go straight ahead on the footpath. Eventually you will come into a field. Go along the edge, keeping the hedge on your right, and over a footbridge. Head towards a farm gate next to some cottages, one of which was once a temporary home to a well-known writer of country walks! When you reach the lane (4) turn right and

Distance: approx. 2 miles, easy terrain. Car Parking: with care in Ashton main street. Refreshments: The Star Inn, Ashton-underHill. Our sketch map above is not to scale and is for guidance only. OS Sheet 190 recommended. go up a track, which leads into an orchard (5). Go through the gate and bear right, keeping the fence to your right. Go over a stile and a stream, then up the bank and diagonally right. This path will bring you back to point (3). Bear right along the track and though a farm gate, following the way marker diagonally right to a gate (often left open), keep the perimeter on your right, with a

small pond (known as the Moat) behind it. When you reach the edge of the churchyard, go through the kissing gate (6) and carry on past the lovely old parish church. Dating back to the 1100s, it is one of only three churches in England dedicated to St Barbara. Go through the lych gate (7) and turn left. Pass the Star Inn(if you can!) and return to the car.

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WHAT’S ON in Tewkesbury

DUNLOP SAFETY WELLINGTON BOOTS

POETRY SLAM AT THE BERKELEY ARMS

DUNLOP PUROFORT SAFETY WELLINGTON BOOTS

Sizes 3-13, Green

£12.43

Sizes 4-13, Green

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Tewlesbury s to get its very first ‘poetry slam’ this month, with an event at The Berkeley Arms at the Cross. A poetry Slam is a competitive form of poetry performance started in America by Marc Smith in 1984 and has since grown in popularity all over the world. It is judged either by a panel of judges or by the audience. Tewkesbury’s event is being organised by Ali Baxter, will be held on Friday 10th March at 7.30pm. Entry is free. “All forms of poetry are permissible and they can be funny, sad, ironic or just to get people thinking as long as they are not racist, homophobic, sexist or swear word filled rants, said Ali. “They must also be under three minutes long.

Ali says that established writers and poets are also welcome to come along to the event.

“As this is the first one I think i'll play it by ear and ask people to bring along their own work with the aim of further encouraging them to write and perform pieces on the night, from a selection of ‘random’ subjects suggested by the audience.”

䡵 CELEBRATE THE ALLEYS: a photographic competition celebrating Tewkesbury’s famous alleyways is now in progress, and is open to all amateur photographers. There are prizes in three age group categories (5-10, 11-16 and over 17 years old), and the closing date for entries is 30th March. Organised by Project Alleycat, all entries will be displayed at The Roses Theatre in April and May. For details see www.alleycat.org or visit www.rosestheatre.org

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NEW COTSWOLD ENGINEERING SUPPLIES PPE AND WORKWEAR WEBSITE COMING SOON!

TEWKESBURY RFC presents

STATE OF QUO

One of the longest established and most popular UK Quo cover bands originally formed by Rhythm Guitarist Paul Carr

Dairy Way, Northway Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 8JG

SATURDAY 20th MAY

Tel: (01684) 297722

8pm - The Moats, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury GL20 5PG £10 on the door - £8 in advance from http://skiddle.com/e/12901174

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Spring is just around the corner at the

Royal Hop Pole Hotel in Tewkesbury CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL

Tuesday 14th - Friday 17th March

Clocks go forward Sunday 26th March lighter nights to enjoy a drink al fresco

SIX NATIONS RUGBY AT THE ROYAL HOP POLE

Come to the Royal Hop Pole to capture the atmosphere of the most celebrated National Hunt festival. Great food, real ales, champagne, wines great craic!

WATCH IT WITH US 10th, 11th & 18th MARCH

Please note the pub will be closing for refurbishment 20th ~ 30th March 2017

Stay with us and make it a night to remember

Ideal if you have family and friends visiting the area Late Rooms Star Guest Award Rooms from only £44.00

The Royal Hop Pole Hotel 94 Church Street TEWKESBURY GL20 5RS

Tel: 01684 278670

28 Beautiful En-Suite Bedrooms Stay in this historic coaching inn in the very heart of medieval Tewkesbury - all rooms are en suite with plasma TV, tea/coffee etc. Visit our website jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/hotels/the-royal-hop-pole

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FAST FOOD AND DINING OUT in Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury: Destination dining As more and more eateries open in Tewkesbury, the town is fast earning a reputation as the foodie capital of North Gloucestershire. Independent restaurants and cafés are very much the flavour of the day, offering a wide range of homemade produce morning, noon and night. From vintage tea shops and artisan coffee shops to authentic Italian dining and award-winning Asian cuisine, there’s something to suit everyone’s tastes. Tourists and residents alike are now making the most of eating out in Tewkesbury, with restaurants welcoming diners in ever-increasing numbers. The town’s take-aways and fast food outlets are also reporting brisk business so far in 2017.

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Specialists in freshly prepared Bangladeshi & Indian Curry, Balti & Tandoori Dishes

Restaurant Open A warm Thurs-Sat 6pm-9pm welcome Sunday Lunches from Sue 12noon-4pm and Paul

Saturday 4th March PIE NIGHT Sunday 26th March MOTHERING SUNDAY

Open Daily including Sundays and Bank Holidays 5.30pm-11.30pm Sunday-Thursday 5.30pm-Midnight Friday & Saturday

Opening Hours Lunch 12 noon - 2.00pm Evening 5.30pm - 11.30pm

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AVONSIDE PRIVATE HIRE 38 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5BB

01684 273273 or 01684 293916

Telephone: 01905 820336

At The Royal Oak, Main Road, Bredon, Tewkesbury GL20 7LW Restaurant Opening Times Monday & Wednesday-Sunday Lunch: 12 noon-2.30pm Dinner: 5.30pm-11.00pm Take Away Collection Get 10% Off Delivery service within 3 miles Pub open every day from Noon

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寿 01684 295 226 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 6.00pm-11.00pm 117/118 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5JY

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TEWKESBURY’S FAMOUS INDIAN AND BANGLADESHI RESTAURANT

Celebrating 19 years in Tewkesbury DINE IN • DINE OUT TAKEAWAYS • (01684) 273727 FREE DELIVERY (within specified area of Tewkesbury)

Quay Street, Tewkesbury

01684 293220

OPEN 6pm UNTIL LATE Rajshahi, 121 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5JU

Mon-Fri 11.45-2 & 5pm-11pm; Saturday 11.45-2.30 & 5pm-11pm

CHINESE & MALAYSIAN CUISINE

OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK (CLOSED MONDAYS) EXCLUDES BANK HOLIDAY

DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE (MINIMUM ORDER £15)

Tewkesbury Fryer FOR A TASTE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FISH & CHIPS, KEBABS AND BURGERS Gluten-free batter & pizzas now available every day Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff

01684 290888 STONE WILLY’S PIZZA

Mon & Tues: 4.30pm-10pm Wednesday to Saturday: 12-2pm & 4.30pm-10pm

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Chinese Restaurant & Take-Away

01684 292046 17 High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5AL

Now open at the Crown Shuthonger DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE

01684 293714 or 07724 630083 The Crown, Mythe Road, Shuthonger, Tewkesbury GL20 6EF Tues-Sat 5pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-10.30pm, Mon closed, Open Bank Holidays

To advertise call in Tewkesbury’s Fast Food and Dining Guide Please Call 01242 621346 or email tewkesburydirect@googlemail.com

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Test your powers of recall with six of the best questions in this month’s Tewkesbury Direct Pub Quiz. 䡵 1: Which Yorkshire-born artist currently has a major exhibition of his work occupying thirteen rooms at the Tate Britain?

䡵 5: According to the Huey Lewis song, what is it hip to be?

䡵 2: Which monarch died at Sandringham in Norfolk on 6th February 1952? 䡵 3: Burnley, Preston North End and which other club are the only teams to have won all four divisions of the English Football League? 䡵 4: Which popular sport is started by a tip off?

䡵 6: Which celebrated author’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens? ANSWERS: 1. David Hockney; 2. King George VI; 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers; 4. Basketball; 5. Square; 6. Mark Twain.

TEWKESBURY DIRECT Pub Quiz

TEWKESBURY LIVE Sponsored by

THE BERKELEY ARMS HOME OF LIVE MUSIC IN TEWKESBURY

Live music every Saturday. Resident band the Future Set last Friday of every month. Free barn hire for functions and band practice. Real Ale - Real Food - Real Pub Church Street, Tewkesbury Tel: 01684 290555 䡵 FRI 3rd MARCH: Jim Moray, The Cube, Malvern. 䡵 SAT 4th MARCH: Bee Gees Fever, The Roses Theatre. 䡵 SAT 4th MARCH: Bryn Thomas, The Berkeley Arms. 䡵 SAT 4th MARCH: Red Hot Boogie, The Market Theatre, Ledbury. 䡵 SAT 4th MARCH: Stevie Gold, Royal British Legion. 䡵 SUN 5th MARCH: Hazel O’Connor, Cleeve Tithe Barn. 䡵 FRI 10th MARCH: Roxy Magic (Roxy Music Tribute), The Roses Theatre. 䡵 SAT 11th MARCH: Willie & The Bandits, The Cube, Malvern. 䡵 SAT 11th MARCH: Gravy Train, The Berkeley Arms. 䡵 SAT 11th MARCH: Andy Max, Royal British Legion. 䡵 SAT 11th MARCH: A Taste of Latin. The Market Theatre, Ledbury.

䡵 SUN 12th MARCH: Think Floyd (Pink Floyd Tribute), The Roses Theatre. 䡵 SUN 12th MARCH: Chesney & Chip Hawkes, Cleeve Tithe Barn. 䡵 THURS 16th MARCH: Cilla & Shades of the Sixties Show, The Roses Theatre. 䡵 FRI 17th MARCH: Dreadzone, The Cube, Malvern. 䡵 FRI 17th MARCH: Cashband London, (Johnny Cash Tribute), The Farmers Arms, Lower Apperley. 䡵 SAT 18th MARCH: Leanne James, Royal British Legion. 䡵 SAT 18th MARCH: No Good Nancies, The Berkeley Arms. 䡵 SUN 19th MARCH: The Fureys (legendary Irish Folk) The Roses Theatre. 䡵 WED 22nd MARCH: Music Session, Cross Keys, Bredon’s Hardwick. 䡵 FRI 24th MARCH: Wootown Hillbillies, The Berkeley Arms.

䡵 SAT 25th MARCH: Ryan Turner, Royal British Legion.

䡵 FRI 31st MARCH: The Future Set, The Berkeley Arms.

䡵 SAT 25th MARCH: Lady & The Hamptons, Railway Inn, Ripple.

䡵 FRI 31st MARCH: The Dubliners Story, The Roses Theatre.

䡵 SAT 25th MARCH: Trevor Steger (of Babajack), The Berkeley Arms.

䡵 SAT 1st APRIL: Sofia Buckingham, The Market Theatre, Ledbury.

䡵 SUN 26th MARCH: Maddie Prior, Giles Lewin, Hannah James, The Cube, Malvern.

䡵 TUES 4th APRIL: Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe The Roses Theatre.

䡵 THURS 30th MARCH: O’Hooley & Tidow, (Folk awards nominees)

䡵 THURS 13th APRIL: Feast of Fiddles, The Roses Theatre.

WHAT’S ON IN BRIEF This Month 䡵 HUBERT PARRY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GREAT PERSONALITY: Thursday 16th March, 7.45pm at The Methodist Church, Tewkesbury. Michael Trott will present - with pictures and music. A Tewkesbury Historical Society Event - all welcome. 䡵 BREDON BABY & TODDLER GROUP. Every Wednesday morning, 10am 11.30am. Bredon Village Hall during Worcestershire term time. Everyone is welcome with their children/grandchildren from newborns to pre-school age. Contact bredonsteppingout@googlemail.com or Facebook for more information. 䡵 CREATIVE CLUB: Mosaics,Pottery, Embroidery and Crochet Every other Monday from 9th January, 7pm 9pm Tewkesbury Baptist Church, Station Road, £3 per week. For further info 07398 921780. 䡵 TEWKESBURY MEMORY CAFE: Tewkesbury Day Centre, last Wednesday of each month (2-4pm). For those suffering from memory loss and/or dementia. Advice and support, craft activities etc. Plus tea/coffee and cakes in return for a small donation. For more details please call 01684 296238.

䡵 BREDON CRAFTERS: third Wednesday of the month, 1pm until 5pm. Bredon Village Hall. 䡵 CARE TO SING TEWKESBURY Tewkesbury Day Centre. Second Wednesday of the month 2pm to 4pm. For those with memory problems and their carers/companions. Tea and cakes and singing favourite songs together. £2.50 per person. Details: 01684 772559. 䡵 MOVEMENT TO MUSIC: every Tuesday, 10am-11am, 50+. The Scout Hut, Oldbury Road, Tewkesbury. Call Mrs Allvey on 01531 650200. 䡵 FREE LOCAL HISTORY ADVICE: You will find a family and local historian at Tewkesbury Library most Thursday afternoons. Advance booking essential - please call 01684 293086. 䡵 BUSY NEEDLES A free club for independent crafters who wish to pursue their craft whilst making friends. More details call 01684 276503 䡵 BREATHE EASY TEWKESBURY: every second Tuesday of the month, 2pm-4pm at the Boys Brigade Community Centre. Open to sufferers of lung conditions, families, friends and carers. British Lung Foundation Support Group.

THURSDAY 30th MARCH

PIE NIGHT

Eat as much as you can - £10.00 choose from nine delicious homemade pies

SATURDAY 25th MARCH Live Music from 9.00pm with

LADY & THE HAMPTONS SATURDAY 15th APRIL - THUNDER ROAD

SUNDAY 26th MARCH

FREE FLORAL DISPLAY FOR MUM... ...When You Book A Mother’s Day Lunch

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Station Road, Ripple, Tewkesbury GL20 6EY

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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GLOUCESTER INTER-CLUB FILM COMPETITION 2017 HOSTS TEWKESBURY YMCA MOVIE MAKERS On Saturday, March 18th at 2:30pm, the local Video Club are pleased to be hosting this year’s Competition and to celebrate this milestone in amateur film making, Tewkesbury Club will be hiring The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, to see the entries on the ‘Big Screen’. There are two trophies up for grabs: “The Ray Toleman Memorial Trophy” presented for the Best Film and “The Vale Trophy” for the Best Use of Sound. Participating Clubs entering this year are from Bristol, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Worcester. Each club may enter up to two films with a total running time of twenty minutes. There will be a short break between each film to allow the Judges to make notes in order to arrive at their final verdict. This year, the general public will be welcome to the showing of the films for a small charge. Tickets will be available on the door. The results of the first three places and Sound Trophy will be posted on the website at: www.tewkesburyymcamoviemakers.co.uk. Anyone interested in film making will be welcome on the first Wednesday of each month at Tewkesbury YMCA, Church Street at 7:45. More details on the website.

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NEW EXCITING EVENT FOR 2017 AT THE GWSR by David Holmes, Retail Manager of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

THE COTSWOLD’S BRICKS AND TRAINS WEEKEND Those small plastic bricks are coming to The Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway on the 13th and 14th May 2017 will see our first brick event. A chance for new and old fans of those small plastic bricks to be suitably excited and enthralled with the displays. Yes Lego® is coming to the GWSR, We will be holding a brick exhibition (Lego® to you and I), at Toddington. Be enthralled at the bers, who will be providtions and, a chance for details of which diesel trains running between In addition to the expertise of Southern ing the displays. There our smaller visitors, to locos will be operating). Toddington and exhibits, we also wellego train groups memwill also be demonstrahave a go at building Tickets are available Cheltenham Race come a number of their own brick strucon lined you are advised Course, a top and tailed traders selling Lego® and there is also a free to tures. to book as we anticipate diesels hauled train will enter competition. replacing the DMU on We will be operating a it will be very busy. Our GWSR shop on the Laverton/Toddington red timetable with a difYou can buy joint platform one will be /Winchcombe service, ference! In addition to Train and Brick event offering its usual amaz(keep checking back for our 2 steam loco hauled ticket or, tickets just for ing range of gifts and the Brick event, or of other items and Flag and course, just for train Whistle Café will of travel. course also be open as Tickets will be availnormal providing snacks able also on the day subject to availability! and meals. Free parking will, as So it is Bricks in May always, be available, but at The GWSR! at Toddington in the Please visit overflow car park and www.gwsr.com for more also at our Racecourse information and follow Station. the ticket link to buy Why not travel from your tickets. Cheltenham Racecourse by steam train and make a great day out of it?

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ALLSORTS ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOP OPENS IN THE HIGH STREET The former Avonside Private Hire office on the corner of Quay Street and High Street has reopened as a local handmade arts and crafts shop. Selling a range of lovingly made items, the shop will also be selling new and nearly new items, to include household, quality clothing and much more. Allsorts will be open-

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OUR ALLEYWAYS by Steve Goodchild

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Warder’s Alley is one of Tewkesbury’s most used alleys, but one of the saddest. The entrance of the alley was destroyed when the High St frontage was pulled down to make way for a new Post Office. The alley was replaced by a brutal concrete tunnel through the Post Office building, now M& Co. On Oldbury Road, the streetscape was sacrificed to ‘in’ and ‘out’ drives to the sorting office, on either side of a retained and rather stranded house.

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Richard Warder was a cordwainer (shoe maker) who lived in the demolished front house in the early nineteenth century. John Rogers remembers the alley from that period; ‘It is a very old alley and contains some old cottages, very small, like holes in the wall; very dark and gloomy and built mostly of timber and lath and plaster in the old Tewkesbury style’. An intriguing picture of times long gone. There is little written about Warder’s Alley, despite its age, because only life on the main streets is recorded, except for the occasional sale of properties. Nothing dramatic happened. In 1855, two ‘neat brick-built’ cottages, occupied by James Bray and Thomas Deveraux were sold by auction. There were problems reported by the health board and instructions given to resolve them. Mr White, who lived in Gloucester owned two cottages which he was instructed to repair because they were in a dangerous condition. He needed reminding, and threatening with ‘proceedings’. In 1885, a case of overcrowding was reported, where Richard Forth’s large family were crowded into a cottage with just one bedroom. No help was offered, just an order to do something about it. The problem was resolved, presumably with the help of friends and relatives. There were tragedies; Mr and Mrs Avery’s nine week old daughter died in the night, unexpectedly, of unknown causes. Compared with others, Warder’s Alley was quiet and well-behaved. There were occasional reports of illegal gambling, but little else to upset the equilibrium until 1922, when William Wilkins took to making regular drunken assaults on his wife. There was no wholesale demolition. The coop pulled some down to build a warehouse in 1914; a clearance order for others was made in 1938. In 1940, they were almost reprieved because of the acute housing shortage, but

were the only properties not considered suitable for repair and occupation. Demolition went ahead, though there were still some cottages occupied in the late nineteen-forties. The alley died slowly, but with the Post Office arrival it died almost completely. Project Alleycat wants

to bring some interest back to Warder’s Alley. We have had talks with County Highways about installing alley lighting (there isn’t any) and improvements to the pavement. More immediately we have a couple of surprises which we hope will bring a bit of joy to alley users.

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WINTER WAR IN MESOPOTAMIA [IRAQ] 1917 – KUT AVENGED! The main attack on the Turks to avenge Kut had commenced on 14 December 2916. Progress was slow and success did not come until the capture of a fortress on 29 January 1917. By this time conscript Pte. H. G. Rowley [†], 7th Gloucesters, had been killed on 15 January. Conscript replacement Pte. Clarence Howell [†], 9th Worcesters, followed on 25 January, and then Pte. J. J. Parnell [†], 7th Gloucesters, on 10 February 1917. The bodies of Taylor, Mann and Howell were neither recovered nor identified; only their names are, therefore, commemorated on the Basra Memorial, along with 40,000 other Commonwealth soldiers. Rowley and Parnell were buried in Amara Cemetery, next to which was a hospital - so we can deduce that they died of either wounds or disease. None of these men were able to participate in the fall of Baghdad on 11 March 1917 when, at last, the Mesopotamian adventure seemed to be paying dividends. However, the fall of

Baghdad coincided with increased concerns about oil supplies – to the north at Mosul and, indeed, the oilfields of Baku on the Caspian Sea, which caused the loss of life of another Tewkesburian in 1918.

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Pupils at Tewkesbury’s Alderman Knight School have been making Bee houses that will provide homes for Solitary and Mason Bees. They are available to buy, for those who want to attract Bees to their gardens and at the same time, help the local Bee population. Solitary Bees do not live in hives like Honey Bees, and as such these man made houses make ideal homes. Local Florist, Jackie Dean has made over her shop window with a display of the houses that the students have made, and anyone wishing to attract more Bees to help pollinate their flower gardens can buy them from Jackie, at Bluebellwood Florists in Barton Street.

C&J ASHCHURCH, TEWKESBURY & DISTRICT RAIL PROMOTION GROUP (ATDRPG)) The Group’s next public meeting is 7.30p.m. on Friday 3rd March 2017, at Tewkesbury Library, Sun Street/High Street Tewkesbury. This time we have a double-headed presentation, by Nigel Harris and Christian Wolmar. Both write for Rail Magazine and both have appeared on radio and TV speaking about the UK’s railways. It should prove a very entertaining evening. All are welcome, with free refreshments.

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COTSWOLD MALE VOICE CHOIR Please join in the Cotswold Male Voice Choir and Sing in the Spring! 11th March at Beckford Village Hall, Beckford GL20 7AA. 7th April Apperley Village Hall, Sawpit Lane, Apperley. Doors open at 7pm, Concert starts 7.30pm Tickets £10, under 16’s free. Tickets can be ordered from 07710 130579 or from www.eventbrite.co.uk, from Choir Members or pay at the door. www.cotswoldmvc.org

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Bushley Cricket Club are once again welcoming Radio Gloucestershire's gardening guru Reg Moule to provide the answers, in his inimitable style, at a Gardeners' Question Time evening in the cricket pavilion on Friday 17th March at 7.30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes in the interval are included in the admission charge of £5, and the bar will be open if you prefer something stronger! Reg is happy to answer questions on gardening problems at all levels or identify plant problems on samples brought along on the night. It helps us with catering if you can let us know if you wish to attend; ring Tim or Carmel on 01684 292350.

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AN EARLY SIGN NEWTOWN W.I OF SPRING This Easter themed countryside panorama appeared on a gateway in Church End recently. Previously the gate had a snow covered tree scape mural painted on it. Local mural artist Brandon Higgins has struck again bringing a much admired talent to the area.

The Severn Freewheelers are volunteer Motorcyclists who perform an important ‘out of hours’ service carrying essential Medical supplies and organs to hospitals in the area. Karen Marsh explained that as a Co-ordinator she is responsible for ensuring requests are carried out. This valuable service costs £45,000 per year to run and is funded by sponsorship and donations. The next meeting will be on March 8th at 7.45pm at the Boys Brigade Hall, Newtown. Visitors and new members are welcome. Telephone 01684 292067 for more information.

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TEWKESBURY BATTLEFIELD SOCIETY Tewkesbury Battlefield Spring Guided Walks Stroll around the battlefield; learn about the politics of the fifteenth century and the events of the battle. Sunday March 5th Sunday April 2nd The walks leave from the Crescent, Church Street, (by the bus stop) at 2.30 and will last for about two hours. No booking necessary. Cost £2.50 for adults. Under 15 free. Stout waterproof shoes recommended Info: walks@tewkesbury.org.uk T. 01684 294939

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“Accordingly we propose adding the following names: WWI: Pte. Frederick Green: killed in 1918 but whose body was not discovered until 1925; ‘Worker’ Kathleen Sollis: died in the influenza pandemic while in service at Tredington Isolation Hospital; Pte. F. W. Taylor: died of ‘flu whilst serving in Bristol (lived in Newtown which was then Ashchurch but not commemorated on its memorial). “In recent research, we have discovered two men unknown in 1925: Pte. A. E. Fletcher, who disappeared in battle in Gallipoli on 8 August 1915 and Pte. F.G. Green, killed in 1916 but whose next of kin, a Tewkesbury girl, had married and moved to Winchcombe (where he is not commemorated). Also possible is Gunner Henry Knight who died of illness in 1920. He was not a native but is buried in the Town, where his wider family lived. “WWII: Homeguard Sgt. Arthur Hanlon, blown up by a faulty shell at Healings Mill during practice; Pte. John C. Cash, a POW camp guard in Scotland, who was killed in a motor cycle accident whilst off duty. In service but off duty causes problems – thus we feel that we ought to consider Pte. Collet and Sapper W E Portlock, killed and died respectively whilst home on leave. “We would like to hear from the public on these cases - and any others it feels were omitted. Detailed supporting information can be found on www.ths.freeuk.com (with a paper copy at the Town Hall). The deadline is 30th April 2017 so please contact me on johnhistory46@btinternet.com or write to me c/o the Town Clerk.” John Dixon

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POLICE NOTES with Police Sgt Henry Wright of Tewkesbury Police

CONTROLLING YOUR DOG IN A PUBLIC PLACE Every month we get several incidents reported where members of the public are bitten by dogs. The law relating to these offences are contained in the Dangerous Dogs Act, writes Police Sgt Henry Wright. The Act applies to every single person in charge of a dog in England and Wales and it is an offence to allow a dog to be “Dangerously out of control.” Generally if a dog bites a person, it will be presumed to have been “Dangerously out of control,” however even if the dog does not bite but gives the person grounds to feel that the dog may injure them, the law still applies. Another fact is that the law applies to private as well as public places so for example a postal worker or delivery person coming into your garden if injured could lead to the owner be prosecuted and the dog being seized. A summary of the legislation : It’s against the law to let a dog be dangerously out of control anywhere, such as: •in a public place •in a private place, eg a neighbour’s house or garden •in the owner’s home. The law applies to all dogs.

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Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:

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Penalties

You can get an unlimited fine or be sent to prison for up to six months (or both) if your dog is dangerously out of control. You may not be allowed to own a dog in the future and your dog may be destroyed. If you let your dog injure someone you can be sent to prison for up to five years or fined (or both). If you deliberately use your dog to injure someone you could be charged with ‘malicious

wounding’. If you allow your dog to kill someone you can be sent to prison for up to 14 years or get an unlimited fine (or both). If you allow your dog to injure an assistance dog (eg a guide dog) you can be sent to prison for up to three years or fined (or both). We want to promote responsible dog ownership and keep the public safe, so please ensure that your dog is kept under control at all times especially around children and livestock. On the livestock issue lambing season will soon be upon us and unfortunately every year we have instances of sheep worrying. The relevant legislation is provided below but please be aware the owner of the livestock is entitled to protect his livestock and this could include shooting the offending dog.

Dogs worrying livestock (Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953) An offence is committed by the owner or person in charge of a dog if it attacks or chases livestock on agricultural land or if it is off-lead in a field containing sheep. The definition of livestock includes sheep, goats, cattle, poultry, pigs and horses. Police have the power to seize the dog. The maximum penalty is a fine but a conviction under this section can lead to a destruction order being made under s2 Dogs Act 1871. The above covers the various acts and sections of the law but primarily police want dog owners to act responsively. We have all heard of instances where young children have been severely injured or killed this is still thankfully extremely rare. I would, however, like to ask all dog owners to be aware of their responsibilities. Police Sgt Henry Wright, Tewkesbury Police

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䡵 Karen Brennan: raising funds for Hope for Tomorrow

Mayor’s musical finale for charity Tewkesbury Town Mayor, Karen Brennan, will wrap up her fundraising efforts for her charity, before handing over the reins to her deputy, with a night of fun musical entertainment, writes Shelby Powell. Karen's year long closer to home. The van visits Tewkesbury hosfundraising efforts for pital on a regular basis. Hope for Tomorrow canThe funds from this cer charity is due to culevent will go towards minate in a nostalgic providing a second genevening at the Watson eration vehicle with the Hall on Saturday 22nd latest equipment and April. improved comfort for The venue will be filled with songs from cancer patients. the great music legends The charity won a of the 1950s and 1960s Queens Award for right through to 1970s. Enterprise last year for There will be a innovation and licensed bar and for launched the world’s more energetic party first mobile chemotheragoers there will be the py unit in 2007 in partchance to try out dance nership with the NHS. moves to rock and roll Advance tickets are hit as well as the popular priced at £5 and are now available from a number music of the era of High Street outlets Hope for Tomorrow is including M&Co, Booka Cotswolds cancer charworm Bookshop and ity which provides Cards and Gifts. Tickets mobile chemotherapy will also be available on units to enable patients the door at £6.50 each. to opt to have treatment

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