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contents Spotlight on Lily de Beer 7 Decorating: A Cool Yule 8 Local Christmas shopping ideas 10 Christmas Traditions 12 Regular article by David Aldred 16 ‘Tis the Season to be glamorous 18 Christmas Crossword 21 Spotlight on Kettle Girls 23 Meals in Minutes 24 Herb: Rosemary 27 Motoring: How I bought a Porsche 911 28 Spotlight on Johnston Scotia 32 Spotlight on SL Services 35 Last minute gadget gifts 36 Sudoku 37 Working from home... smoking 38 Codeword puzzle 44 Travel: Bhutan 47 Gardening with Pippa Greenwood 48 Flower - Poinsettia 50 Veterinary advice 52 Pictograms 53 Competitions 53 Children’s Activity Page 56 New Year, New You! Book reviews 54 Christmas Wordsearch 57 Useful Local Information 58 Puzzle Solutions 59 Cartoon 59 Quick Quiz: Review of The Year 59 Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés 60 Taxis & Takeaways 61 Clubs & Classes 61 Index of Advertisers 62
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | GENERAL & COMMUNITY Do you love gaudy baubles? Or are you more of a minimalist Christmas decorator? Katherine Sorrell outlines how to avoid Yuletide decorating excess while still enjoying a stylish festive season…
A Cool
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When I was little my grandparents always had a fake Christmas tree that groaned with the weight of about a thousand sputnik-shaped fairy lights. Candy-coloured and frosted with artificial ice, they flashed on and off in a way that, to a fiveyear-old, was nothing if not glorious. Yup, my grandparents really went for it – and if that’s your style, I’m not going to knock it. There is another Christmas-decorating school of thought, however. One that allows you to celebrate without going over the top. Here are five guidelines to help you create a stylish seasonal look for your home: 1. The wreath Your front door is the handshake to your house, and a pretty Christmas wreath is a welcoming addition. Buy or make one that suits the size and colour of your door. Natural materials such as holly, ivy, bay and twisted willow are lovely, and you can finish it off with berries and ribbon for a traditional effect; alternatively, wire and pale-coloured beads are subtle and sophisticated. Just avoid the pinecone-sprayed-with-gold-paint-look. 2. The tree No Christmas is complete without a tree, and this is where ideas of pared-back décor tend to go astray amid a chaotic surge of baubles and assorted hanging things that you’ve accumulated over the years. Less is more, so stick to a colour theme: you could use plain silver balls with white or coloured lights, for example. Or go for a natural look, perhaps using ribbons, green twine and cinnamon sticks. For those leftover decorations that you’re desperate to display, why not pile them onto a small tree in a pot, or create a separate mantelpiece or fireplace arrangement? 3. The cards Even with the rise of e-greetings, the demise of the traditional Christmas card seems far away. But what to do with them all? Organise them, is the answer. Propping them up randomly around the house might make for a jolly, ad hoc look, but
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Gather together an eclectic mix of lovely items and festoon your mantelpiece or windowsill with festive goodies.
if you arrange them en masse it’s far more effective. if you’re short of time, the best solution is simply to clear a side table or shelf and arrange the cards carefully with the largest at the back. But if you want to go for effect, try using painted mini wooden pegs to attach cards to a string, or punching a hole in each card and tying it on with bright ribbon, raffia or yarn. 4. The table Abandon any thoughts of paper napkins printed with holly berries or tartan – simple colour co-ordination is key here, from table cloth (or runner) to serviettes, plates, glassware and any extras. And the colour doesn’t just have to be red or green – with some lateral thinking a gorgeous display can be created around an unusual colour theme: pastels, icy whites and silvers, dark and moody or contemporary brights, perhaps. Start by picking one colour, and accessorise with touches of coordinating tones. If your crockery is coloured, it makes sense to work everything around that; if it’s white, you can do pretty much whatever you like. No need to spend a great deal of money – much can be achieved by choosing accessories such as candles, crackers and flowers with care.
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | GENERAL & COMMUNITY 5. General displays There was a time when chains of coloured paper hung from corner to corner of the room were the height of Christmas chic. This may no longer be the case – but home-made decorations can still be a wonderful thing. It could be as simple as a row of chunky candles, wound round with ivy, a wooden bowl filled with clove-studded oranges, or a string of white fairy lights clustered in a glass vase. And last but by no means least, involve the children in making paper chains, bunting or felt cut-outs for that charmingly wonky, home-made look. Left top picture: Set of 12 glitter mini bauble decorations in a tube, £5.99. Left bottom picture: Gold wire card wreath, £14.99; pair of gold wire topiary heart mini trees, £24.99; ornate silver glass candlesticks, £11.99 each; silver-effect three kings ornaments, £29.99; gold bauble with paisley glitter design, £3.99; silver-plated vanilla scented candle pots and bowls, £8.99 and £7.99. Right picture: Satin silver ribbon, £4.99; bright jewelled bauble place card holders, £11.99 (set of 6); yellow and orange vases, £9.99 each; purple tea light jam jar, £12.99 (set of four assorted colours); bright green crystal jewel star, £2.99; gingham eclectic table mat, £7.99; eclectic cutlery, £29.99 per set; large red kitchen pendant light, £54.99; gingerbread advent house calendar, £39.99; Merry Christmas unframed print, £9.99; glitter snowflake, £7.99 for pack of 12; glitter mini baubles, £5.99 for tube of twelve. All The Contemporary Home, 02392 469400; www.tch.net
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Christmas Traditions As with many traditions, there is usually a story of how a custom came about. Some sound plausible and some less so. But they almost always have a nostalgic tale behind them and never more so than at Christmas time.
Hanging a stocking by the fire
A long time ago there lived a man who had three daughters. His wife had died some years earlier and now his daughters were of an age to be married. However, at that time in history, the prospective husband’s family would expect to receive a dowry – gifts and money – when their son married. The man was very poor and simply could not afford to do this. Each night his girls would wash and mend their clothes. To enable their stockings to dry they would hang them near the fire. A wealthy man called Nicholas, who lived in the village, had heard of the girls’ plight and one night called by the house after dark. Seeing an open window he sneaked in and put a bag of gold coins in each of the stockings. When the villagers heard of the widower’s good fortune, they too started hanging stockings by their fireplaces. Because the stockings were by the fire this lead to the belief that Santa came down the chimney in order to deliver his gifts. Nicholas did many more secret good deeds – he really was the original benevolent St Nicholas.
Christmas Puddings
Christmas Pudding’s history is not as a dessert at all, but as a savoury meat based dish. In Medieval times all surplus livestock were slaughtered in the autumn so that they did not have to be fed over the winter. The meat had to be preserved however and a pottage was prepared in a large cauldron, the ingredients being slow cooked, with dried fruits, sugar and spices added. It is more likely that the dish was called plum pottage or plum porridge, the dried version of plums being prunes. As meat preserving techniques improved, the savoury element of the dish decreased,
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although of course if suet is used a small element of meat may still be included. It was not until the 1830s however that the cannon-ball of flour, fruits, suet, sugar and spices, all topped with holly, made a definite appearance, becoming more and more associated with Christmas. It is said that the pudding should be made with thirteen ingredients to represent Jesus and His Disciples and that every member of the family should take turns to stir the pudding with a wooden spoon from east to west, in honour of the Wise Men.
Christmas Crackers
No Christmas dinner table would be complete without Christmas crackers, and the hats, small gifts and bad jokes are very much part of the tradition. The crackers were believed to have been invented in around 1850 in London, by a sweet maker called Tom Smith. He was often trying to think of new ways to market his sweets and sitting by his fire one night, he thought it would be a good idea if they could make a similar crackle to a burning log as the sweet wrapper was pulled in half. The idea caught on although rather too well as rival manufacturers soon sprang up. Tom Smith’s son, Walter, came up with the idea of including other items and offering different designs as a way of differentiating his product from those of his competitors. The best tradition of all of course is to spend time with your family, and that needs no explanation.
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Christmas Feasting
- Medieval Style As Christmas approaches I thought it would be interesting to bring to life the festivities enjoyed by a medieval Bishop of Hereford at his manor house in Prestbury. It was here in 1289 that Bishop Richard Swinfield spent his Christmas. Prestbury was probably Richard’s favourite manor house, which he used on his journeys from Hereford to London, where he sat in the House of Lords. It had belonged to the Bishops of Hereford since long before 1066. Adjacent to the manor house they laid out a park for hunting – hence Prestbury Park. In 1249 Bishop Peter of Savoy even gained a royal charter to create a market town to compete with nearby Cheltenham, but it failed, leaving only the name The Burgage to remind us of an ill-fated venture. So it was in Prestbury at Christmas time that Bishop Swinfield decided to break yet another journey to London.
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We know so much about his stay because his chaplain, John of Kempsey, kept a meticulous record of the expenditure. Preparations had begun in early November when one of the servants, Robert of Callow, was sent to prepare charcoal for the fires and brew the beer, which in those days lacked hops and soon went off. We also know from excavations carried out in 1951 that it’s likely new chimneys were built in the kitchen and an oven repaired. Also a covered walkway was constructed from the kitchen to the hall to keep the food warm. Richard and his entourage arrived on 22 December, having taken five days for the journey from his manor house at Bosbury, near Ledbury, such was the state of the roads in what was a very wet December. Only part of the dried-up moat still survives of the Prestbury Manor house
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LOCAL HISTORY Christmas Eve was a time of abstinence and so the bishop dined only on fish – herrings, codling, conger eels and salmon! On Christmas Day the feasting probably began about noon. For this John of Kempsey recorded the purchase of a boar, which was then roasted, two and a half carcasses of beef, two calves, four does, four pigs, sixty fowl, eight partridges, two geese and 900 eggs, accompanied by bread and butter and cheese, all washed down with over seventy pints of wine and untold quantities of beer prepared by Robert of Callow. To modern minds there was clearly an overload of protein, but whether this was because fruit and vegetables had been grown on the bishop’s estate and so not recorded, or whether they were regarded as food only for the poor, we don’t know. This food was probably shared by about fifty men (no ladies then!) and we can imagine a crowded hall, with the hustle and bustle of the servants, the noise, the mingled smells of food, candles and humans, with the dogs rooting in the rushes for scraps from the tables. Such a meal must have competed with the main event of the day; a mass to celebrate Christ’s birth. We know this took place, as 4s 1d (20p) was collected for the poor – rather less than the 5s 8d (27p) spent on the salmon for Christmas Eve! The festivities continued for another two days and Richard managed to fit in some deer hunting in the park, before setting out for London, where he arrived on 7 January. He never liked staying in London and so it is no surprise he was back in Prestbury for a month’s stay by 25 January. Richard remained bishop until 1316 and continued to visit Prestbury, but never again do the records provide such details of a medieval Christmas feast. - written by David Aldred (This is an abbreviated and updated version of the original account in A Cotswold Christmas, 1998) A light-hearted modern interpretation of the feast
Bishop Richard Swinfield from his tomb
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It’s that time of year again. The annual office get-together and accepting more invites to nights out with the girls than you could ever possibly attend. Christmas is great, but all that socialising can become stressful and a packed diary means less time to prepare for those all important dates. So, what you really need is an easy, effective and well-planned beauty routine that’s going to save you hours getting ready, guarantee you’ll look gorgeous and ensure that you’re the centre of attention - for all the right reasons. Being transformed from dingy to dazzling doesn’t have to take long, but preparation is certainly essential. Book hair appointments well in advance; it’s the busiest time of year for stylists and a marvelous mane is a must-have accessory. As great as it is to try out a new look, be cautious around the holiday season - hair disasters are sure to kill party spirit! Instead stick to a look that you know suits you and that’s easy to manage - leave the re-styles until the new year. Cold winter days, centrally heated rooms and Page 18
the usual bouts of seasonal flu can play havoc with your skin, leaving it dull, dry and lifeless. So it’s a good time to take notice of your skin type and invest in a routine that will leave it glowing. Dry, sensitive types suffer more in the winter and need to be regularly moisturised. Apply a day cream in the morning and a ‘heavier’ night cream in the evening to keep moisture levels topped up. Oily skin shouldn’t be neglected. It too needs moisturising - a ‘light’ product works best, and should be used twice daily. Combination skin must be managed using a specially formulated range, in order to balance the dry and oily sections of the face. Don’t forget the delicate eye area too - use an eye cream daily to avoid wrinkles. With hair styled and skin prepped, its time to find your perfect party make-up look. It’s a good idea to take advantage of the free makeovers offered by most of the top beauty brands at your local department store. Having a specialist consultant offer their expertise when it comes to the way you apply your
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | MOTORING MOTORING
From nothing to a super car Page 28
How I bought a
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from nothing
Then came our masterstroke – the one that everyone remembers – the Hyundai i10 football car. Made by a renowned car artist to celebrate the car manufacturer’s support of the World Cup, the i10 had artificial grass covering every panel and plastic grass seats, not to mention a giant football and goal posts grafted on to the exterior.
IT’S something every petrol head dreams of: Trading up from nothing to a super car by buying and selling a few motors in their spare time. But instead of dreaming, one day last year I decided it was time to start doing it. The plan was a simple one – reinvest the cash from each sale into the next vehicle until I bought a 911. And to give people a reason to help, once the Porsche was finally purchased it would be sold and all the money handed to charity. Now it’s worth declaring early that as well as writing for this esteemed publication, I run trade publication Car Dealer Magazine, so have a few contacts in the motor trade that others who’ve tried this before didn’t have. That assistance helped find the first cars to kick my challenge off. Both donated by dealers, I was handed the keys to a VW Golf MkIII by Motorpoint and M25 Audi gave us an S-reg A3.
After a whirl of publicity, which saw it feature in The Daily Telegraph, countless local newspapers, websites around the world and even on the BBC news, we put it up for sale on eBay. It clocked up nearly 100 ‘watchers’ and eventually sold for £5,005 to a Hyundai dealer who planned to use it for publicity. Buoyed by our success we contacted another manufacturer and scored another cracking deal. This time it was three Mazda MX-5s, one of which had been reversed into a lamppost at quite some speed. The cars had been sourced by TV’s Mr Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer for Mazda’s 20 years of the MX-5 celebrations. All original MK1s, the two ‘good’ cars of our trio both needed MOTs and some parts before they were ready to sell. A mechanic mate – who’d prove pivotal in our attempts to reach our target – took up the challenge and soon had the two good cars roadworthy. We let him keep the broken one as payment and sold the other two for a £2,220 profit.
Sadly the A3 wasn’t in the best of health and we were forced to sell it on eBay for a little less than we’d originally planned. It was bought by two motor traders for £790. The Golf didn’t hang around either – selling to a local man for £250 on eBay.
Next up was a Mercedes CLK, which was bought for £6,000. The 03-model was a lovely spec and drove beautifully, but after four weeks sitting on my drive, when I tried to start it again the hood failed.
The second step involved spending £985.25 (including tax) on an 02-reg Ford Fiesta. This one hung around a little longer than we’d hoped and we were forced to reduce the price from an ambitious £2,500. That got the buyers interested and it was sold to a little old lady for £2,150.
A trip back to mechanic Matt proved more than fruitful - not only did he have it fixed in a week, he also sold it … to his receptionist’s mum! A further £2,250 profit was banked. continued on p26
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | MOTORING Citroen then stepped into the fray with a C4 Grand Picasso. The 58-plater was on their fleet and we snapped it up for just £8,110 (including tax). Unfortunately it proved a bit sticky and we couldn’t find a buyer no matter how hard we tried. Eventually a dealer offered to take it off our hands for £8,000, but instead of handing over cash we could simply take part exes off his site for the same value. Knowing cheaper cars were easier to sell we picked a Volvo 940, a Skoda Fabia and a Renault Scenic. Not our smartest move, as one dealer pointed out ‘we’d now swapped one headache for three.’ He was right. We shifted them within a month but for a paltry combined profit of just £775. That left £900 in the dealer’s bank account which we spent on a gold Ford Ka, which was sold in a week for £1,700. Finally we’d reached the magic £10,000 mark and had enough to buy an early 996-shape 911. Eventually the right one popped up on Auto Trader and after negotiations I bought R97 RRK for £9,900.
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ScotiaCare HomePlan Excellent value - only £7.99* p/mth Looking after your Home Heating System, Hot Water and Electrics MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOHNSTON SCOTIA
Based in the village of Bredon, local company Johnston Scotia is a long established plumbing & heating company with over three decades of experience within the trade. They benefit from longstanding relationships with many of Europe’s leading boiler manufacturers such as Intergas, Vaillant, Glow-Worm, Viessmann, Worcester-Bosch, Grant and Vokera. They are accredited installers and repair agents for most of those companies and also supply their spare parts to merchants and other heating companies. Their team of highly trained Gas Safe Registered professional plumbing and heating engineers have experience in working with most makes and types of heating system, old and new and are industry qualified to work on gas, LPG, oil and electric central heating and hot water systems. WHY TAKE OUT A SERVICE CONTRACT SUCH AS SCOTIACARE HOMEPLAN?
We all rely on our heating and hot water to work on demand all year round; we tend to take it for granted. It always seems that problems occur just when you need your heating the most!
Over the last 32 years local company Johnston Scotia has been insuring boiler and heating systems; Maintaining, servicing, repairing and protecting them all year round. This year they have launched ScotialCare HomePlan exclusively for local customers to deliver an excellent value for money product. The ScotiaCare HomePlan is designed to give you peace of mind and make sure your household, hot water, heating and electrics are maintained to give you that peace of mind. Without a contract like this you can soon see the cost of even a simple fault leading to an expensive bill for parts and labour and there is never a good time for one of those. Some people see the annual service of a boiler as an unnecessary expense, but by skipping this important preventative maintenance the efficiency and life expectancy of your boiler can be greatly reduced and your fuel bills can rise. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SCOTIACARE HOMEPLAN
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Home Improvements with SL Services Well thought out, quality home improvements can boost the value of your property, but botched work and bad judgment can do more harm than good. When taking on a home improvements project it's always worth bringing in a professional to ensure quality of finish. Even without dramatic structural changes, good presentation can have a real impact on the amount buyers are prepared to pay for a home. Painting and decorating was ranked an equal second (alongside a new kitchen) in the ‘Halifax valuers list of improvements likely to add value’. Of course home improvements aren't just for those selling their home, you may want to just freshen up your existing décor or completely redesign your colour scheme, but either way a fresh coat of paint or some new wallpaper can always breathe new life into old walls. If you decide to take on a home improvements project then SL Services, the Tewkesbury-based painting and decorating firm can offer you a high quality, friendly and competitively priced service. Simon, the owner of SL Services, tells us the importance of quality workmanship; “Spending a lot of money is not always required but having work done to a professional and high standard is a prerequisite when maintaining your home. Often the work required is relatively straight forward but good prep work, good quality tools and a keen eye for detail will make all the difference to the finish achieved. Here at SL Services we pride ourselves on quality and value for money and I think this is reflected in the amount of customers that come back to us time and again and who happily recommend us to family and friends.” Whether you are looking to decorate one room or your whole house, SL Services can offer a free no obligation quote. Simon explains “We can quote by the hour, by the day or by the job, what ever works best for that particular customer.”
Glos Directories readers can benefit from an exclusive reader discount: SL Services are offering a 10% discount off the total cost of any job undertaken before January 31st 2012. Just quote ‘Glos Directories offer’ when enquiring. To contact Simon at SL Services call 07814 741758 or email slservices1@gmail.com.
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Perfect presents for the gadget fan with everything Page 36
Buying presents for gadget fans can be tricky, because in many cases they already have what they need. That doesn’t mean you’re stuck with USB lava lamps and iPod socks, though: there are lots of great gifts to choose from - and your present won’t end up stuck in a desk drawer somewhere.
Last minute gadget gifts If you’re buying for an iPod, iPad or iPhone owner - or owners of other smartphones or tablets accessories make particularly good presents. Firms such as Proporta and Griffin make very high quality cases to keep precious gadgets safe.
Gear4 and Adidas make armbands for iPhones and iPods, and for audiophiles there’s a dizzying range of headphones and speaker docks. If you’re buying for a frequent flyer, look out for noise-cancelling headphones: they’re superb for air travel.
You can also buy cases for devices such as Amazon’s Kindle - although the best such case is Amazon’s own, rather pricey, Kindle leather cover with built-in reading light. If you can’t or don’t want to spend £50 on a Kindle case, you’ll be pleased to discover that there are lots of perfectly good alternatives for considerably less cash on Amazon.co.uk. We particularly like Diabloskinz’ Kindle “skins”, which cover the Kindle’s dull plastic with something considerably more colourful.
There are lots of gift ideas for photography fans too. The superb GorillaPod range of portable tripods are guaranteed to make snappers happy, while serious photographers might be chuffed to receive a Hama Lens Cleaning Pen or an infrared remote control for their particular model. Alternatively, Photojojo.com has a great range of coffee mugs that look identical to iconic camera lenses, and there are plenty of UK stockists - including Amazon. co.uk - offering delivery in plenty of time for Christmas.
There’s a great selection of useful accessories for iPod and iPhone owners too, many of which are compatible with other music players and smartphones: for example, Belkin’s Tunecast 2 plugs into a headphone socket and transmits sound over FM radio frequencies, which is handy for in-car listening or broadcasting to multiple radios in the house. For fitness fans
Other great gifts for tech fans include the precision of Logitech’s G500 Gaming Mouse (£60) or a portable, wire-free mouse (around £30). Console owners needn’t be left out, either: an official wireless headset for Sony’s PlayStation 3 is around £23.
If you’re looking for something more off the wall, how about a flying shark? Iwantoneofthose. com has Air Swimmers, which are remote controlled balloons shaped like sharks, clownfish and so on. Air Swimmers have been a YouTube sensation, racking up more than 3 million hits from amused gadget fans. If you’re feeling flush, you could also invest in a pair of Tramp-it Jumping Shoes (from £89) for some truly eye-popping outdoor fun. You don’t need to spend a fortune to find a decent gadgety gift, however. You can pick up - no pun intended - a set of Star Wars Chop Sabers, chopsticks designed to look like lightsabers, for around £11, while the award-winning FroliCat BOLT promises to drive your cat crazy with a high-tech, laser-powered take on a ball of wool for around £19. The completely ridiculous Condiment Gun is a £16 pistol for spraying mustard or ketchup on your lunch, while the slightly more grown-up Tovolo TeaGo is a £12 press that promises perfect tea from your favourite tea leaves.
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Working from home I know, as do we all, that smoking in the workplace is banned. And rightly so. It’s a vile habit, and whether passive smoking is as dangerous as they say it’s still selfish and unpleasant to inflict the smell of cigarette smoke on others. And I say this as a smoker. I remember the first time I walked into the newsroom at the Worksop Guardian, where I trained as a reporter: it was almost impossible to see the far end of the room (and it wasn’t a large room) thanks to the coils of lazy blue smoke that hung in the air. But the non-smokers, who were in fact the majority, never complained. I don’t remember the window being opened – in fact I’m not even sure that it did open. That was then, “then” in this case referring to 1977; and it seemed to all concerned to be a perfectly natural state of affairs. I remember just as clearly the outrage more than a decade later (by which time I had moved on from the Worksop Guardian) when a workplace smoking ban was proposed. We smokers felt indignantly that it was our rights that were being violated, and some of the non-smokers even agreed; it took the asthmatic nonsmoker who had first made the proposal quite some time to gather enough support to persuade management to back him.
There were some furious rows and long-term damage to friendships, but when I stepped back inside after my first ever fag on the fire-escape, I immediately realised that the antis were right. It was nice to be able to breathe! Not long after that (it was January) I got fed up with the fire-escape and quit the weed. (A thought: does cigarette smoke smell worse than it used to? In the old days, I don’t remember my clothes being absolutely rancid after an evening in the pub, but now I notice the lingering pong if anyone has had a fag anywhere near me. Have the health lobby secretly had a “vile stench” chemical added to tobacco – or do we just notice it more now that we do it less?) Anyway, I started smoking again a few years ago, but by this time I was self-employed and working from home. The smoking ban hadn’t come in, but with a non-smoking wife and two non-smoking kids (only one now, alas, the boy has taken to it as eagerly as I did at his age) it somehow felt
wrong to infect their air with my poison. In fact, I did my best to conceal from the kids the fact that I smoked at all. They tell me now that I was pretty successful, and that it was a very long time before they realised why daddy sometimes smelt funny. The boy started smoking because his friends did, not because I did, thank God; in fact it was only when he started smoking that he identified the funny smell. Anyway, I’m back on the metaphorical fire-escape now, although these days it comes equipped with garden furniture so at least I can pollute my lungs in comfort. And even though it’s a miserable business in bad weather, I wouldn’t go back to smoking indoors (although I still, with my rather old-fashioned sense of hospitality, dig the sole surviving ashtray out when an addicted guest comes round). But in general, it’s a workplace; and workplaces should be smoke-free.
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On his Coronation day in 2008, the young king of Bhutan pledged to promote Gross National Happiness above gross national income, just like his father had done before him. The people approved, the king bowed, showing humility and his desire to serve rather than rule.
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First time visitors to this tiny Himalayan kingdom may be surprised to find mobile phones, internet and satellite TV but although Bhutan welcomes progress and technology, it is never at the expense of its traditional values. Everyone agrees that these are essential to the country’s happiness and indeed survival. Respect is still the cornerstone of Bhutanese culture, offered not only to king and monks but to all human beings, animals and plants. Children may cover their mouth as they speak to avoid polluting the air you breathe and people bow at the roadside if a dignitary goes past - no compulsion, just tradition. Bhutan was given democracy as a parting gift by the retiring king, but the royal family remains as close as ever to the people’s heart. Where else would a king walk across the fields to chat to farmers, join in an archery contest or dance with his people at festival time? Bhutanese festivals are joyful religious events, a chance to meet family and friends from distant villages, have fun and earn merits for the next life according to tradition. There are dancing monks and jesters, offerings, blessings, Buddhist teachings, and reminders about safe sex and the importance of work, valued as an act of worship. Should a new shrine be needed or a temple statue, there’s no
Bhutan shortage of free labour and from a young age, children are taught house chores and farm work and expected to clean their classrooms to prepare them for adult life. Here there are no beggars or homeless in the streets, nearly every farmer owns his plot of land and men and women have equal status. Healthcare and education are free and a total smoking ban was introduced to protect the children’s health. It may seem harsh to outsiders but it made sense to the people. Most Bhutanese claim unreservedly to be happy, have no wish to live anywhere else and those who study abroad are keen to return. Travelling through the kingdom’s virgin mountains and valleys, it’s easy to understand. Buddhism teaches respect for nature and all living things and in matters of conservation, Bhutan is well ahead of many ‘developed’ nations. Some 60% of the land is protected forest, solar power and hydro-electricity are favoured for minimum impact, hunting and fishing
are almost non-existent and there are no plastic bags. Small farmers and herders respect the environment and national parks and reserves stretch from tropical lowlands in the south to snowy peaks and glaciers in the north. It’s no wonder this small kingdom should claim over 5000 species of plants, including blue poppies, rare orchids and a wealth of medicinal herbs. Black bears, snow leopards and tigers live undisturbed and there are over 675 species of birds, from hornbills to endangered black-necked cranes whose return to wintering grounds is celebrated with great joy. In the quest for Gross National Happiness, this pristine natural world is sure to play a major role, alongside sustainable development and unshakable traditional values.
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | HOMES & GARDENS You may well have received a lovely houseplant for Christmas or perhaps bought some as a way of decorating your house for the Festive Season, without relying on too much tinsel.
Tips for keeping the
Festive Flower Stunning Here are my top tips for keeping festive flowers simply stunning: Cyclamen with their showy pink, white or red flowers and exotically silver and green patterned leaves make a great indoor plant, but they are very easy to kill. The secret of success is to keep the plants in as cool a room as possible. If you want them in a warm room, put them there at the last possible minute and return quickly. Cyclamen easily succumb to grey mould which attacks the stem base just above the corm and makes the leaves yellow rapidly and die off, often within days. To prevent this happening, always water from the base (by standing the pot in a saucer of tepid water for 20 minutes, then letting the excess drain away), and pulling off deteriorating leaves promptly. Do this and your cyclamen could well be with you next Christmas too. Indoor azaleas also prefer a cooler room, and plenty
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of moisture is essential. Azaleas have an extensive fibrous root system and are often tightly packed into their pots so they dry out very easily and it’s worth soaking the pot in tepid water at least once a day. If the compost does dry out, stand the pot in water for several hours in order to allow it to re-hydrate thoroughly. Watering with cooled black tea will help to supply the acidic conditions they prefer. Poinsettia with their screaming bright red (or occasionally pink or white) flower-like bracts are the classic Christmas houseplant and they’re not difficult to look after. Keep the compost just moist and choose a draught-free spot in a warmish room. The sap of this plant is a milky-white latex which can cause unpleasant rashes, especially in the presence of sunlight, so ensure they’re kept away from kids and pets.
Poinsettias can produce their red bracts again the following year, but it’s an immensely complicated process involving carefully managed periods of light and dark. Buy yourself another one or enjoy the old one in its pure green state. Christmas cacti, usually with rich red, orangey, pink, cream or white flowers are easy to look after but they need totally different care to desert cacti. The Christmas cactus originates from forested areas, so prefers to be kept just moist and hates being baked in hot, dry conditions. Try not to move them about too much once the buds have formed as they may well drop off, losing the gorgeous display. Orchids really are a law unto themselves and it’s essential that you follow the care instructions carefully. The most popular
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | HOMES & GARDENS type is the moth orchid (also known as Phalaenopsis) which you need to be careful not to overwater. Yours will have arrived in a pot with little if any compost and soon the aerial roots will grow out of the top of it. There’s no need to re-pot when this happens initially, as this is how the plant is naturally. Water once a week, ideally with rain water, or failing that with cooled boiled water. Most of it will run straight out of the bottom of the pot but it’s meant to whatever you do, don’t let your moth orchid sit in water. The Christmas Cherry is actually a type of Solanum, related to tomato and potato plants. Covered with its marble-like bright orange or sometimes yellow or reddish shiny fruits it can look stunning. It’s not fussy but doesn’t respond well to overwatering or being left to stand in soggy compost, so only re-water as the compost becomes dry. Find a well-lit spot and it’s very tolerant of cooler temperatures, even surviving in window boxes in warmer UK cities. The Hippeastrum, also sometimes sold as the amaryllis, is a stunning houseplant
bulb with the potential to produce one of the biggest, brightest indoor flowers you’ll ever have. Red, pink or white are the classic colours. The pot may need to be stood in a larger, heavier one as they are often sold in ones that soon over balance once the flower spike is out, with disastrous consequences. Keep the compost just moist and supply a warm, well lit spot for best results.
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The bright red bracts of the poinsettia make the plant a popular Christmas purchase. In their indigenous Mexico they flower naturally in December and grow up to 16ft but they have been cultivated to produce compact and showy plants which are kept indoors. Although available in several colours, the red version is the most popular because of the colour’s association with Christmas. When selecting your plant, ensure the foliage underneath the red bracts is dense and dark green. In the centre of the plant the buds should be in a tight cluster and the even smallest leaves surrounding the buds should be fully coloured. Poinsettias have a reputation for being difficult to look after. Although they do a little more attention than some houseplants, that extra care will ensure you are rewarded with bright colour well past Christmas. These tips should help: • Whilst the plant might brighten up a dark corner, your poinsettia won’t thank you for it. They need a minimum of six hours of indirect sunlight every day. • Room temperature of around 18 – 20 degrees during the day is ideal. If you put the plant in a cool (but not cold or drafty) spot at night it will help to keep the bright colour. • It is important not to overwater. Poinsettias like moist soil, but not wet or left with the base in water. Wait until the top of the soil becomes dry, add lukewarm water and let it drain through the pot ensuring that you throw away any liquid left in the saucer.
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Veterinary advice
With Vet Brad Cooper of Folly Gardens Clinic
It’s Christmasss!
Hello! Everyone at Folly Gardens would like to wish you, your family and of course your pets a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We have lots planned at Folly Gardens this winter to help banish the winter blues, and would like to start by inviting our clients, friends and families to our Practice walk, Sunday 8th January. We will meet at the Yew Tree Pub, Conderton at 10.30am. Approx. 4 miles, across beautiful countryside, with hot drinks and nibbles provided. We will be raising money for County Air Ambulance. Please phone the practice or check out our Facebook page for more information.
PET HEALTH - Banish the winter blues! Winter brings with it special considerations for our pets, both the change in weather and darker nights mean a change in routine for us all!
Christmas considerations
The onset of festivities can bring with it a few pet related problems. Watch out for scavenging! Christmas decorations – in particular ribbons and tinsel, are very attractive to pets, and if swallowed, may lead to intestinal obstructions and the need for life saving surgery. With Christmas – comes chocolate, don’t forget all chocolate; especially the higher cocoa content versions are extremely toxic to our pets. In fact it really is best to avoid sharing the Christmas Fayre with your pets – the rich food and often high fat content plays havoc with their digestion and can lead to painful, serious conditions such as pancreatitis. Take them for a Christmas walk instead – it might get you out of the washing up!!
Outdoor pets
Rabbits and especially guinea pigs are often better in a shed/garage hutch through the worst of the winter, with regular access to an outdoor run on better days. Damp is the biggest problem – often contributing to respiratory disease. Ensure hutches and chicken coops remain dry, add plenty of extra bedding and be sure water is always available despite the frost! Hutch covers are great at night and in driving rain, but take off in the day for vital ventilation.
Winter Walking
If you are unable to exercise your pet as much through the winter, watch out for them gaining extra unhealthy pounds! When walking it is well worth investing in reflective/Hi - Vis collars or leads especially if you are on unlit country walks. If your cat wears a collar, swop it for a reflective version to minimise the risk of traffic accident, but do ensure it is of the quick release/safety variety. Keep an eye out for sore paws, ice balling & grit/salt can really irritate. Keep excess fur trimmed and rinse paws and dry thoroughly. Boots and special cleansing wipes are available for those particularly sensitive hounds!!
Toxins
Watch out and be extremely careful with any antifreeze or de-icing products, many contain Ethylene Glycol. Contact or ingestion can cause fatal Kidney damage. If you are at all concerned your pet has come into contact, ring us straight away!
Wishing you and your pet well - Brad
Older Pets
The cold & damp weather, combined with less exercise in the winter months can exacerbate arthritis and age related aches and pains. Consider moving older kennelled dogs in for the winter, try to maintain gentle regular exercise and talk to your Vet about joint & muscle supplements, diets and pain relief management. Look out for our range of in practice offers this winter on joint supplements, diets and pain management medicines. Page 52
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New Year, New You!
My boss gave me a self-help book for my 29th birthday. I was so appalled that someone had deemed me in need of ‘help’ that I quit and went to Australia. So you can say what you like about them, but they really do work…one way or another! Whether it’s a new diet, relationship or job, there’s a book that claims it’ll help you achieve it. What better way to kick-start 2012 than turning over a new page, and a new leaf? Feel the Fear And Do It Anyway. Susan Jeffers They say a life lived in fear is a life halflived and Feel the Fear is based on the principle that doing something that scares us, is a good thing. It promises to show you how to ‘turn fear and indecision into confidence and action’. Packed with real-life examples of people who have let fear dominate them, this is a very grounded and levelheaded book. There are lots of practical tips and activities to help you start to face your fear, and end it. This Book Will Save Your Life. A.M. Homes Ok so it’s a fictional satire rather than selfhelp novel, but it most certainly IS lifeaffirming. Written with wonderfully quirky Los Angeles as a backdrop, it’s been hailed as an antidote to modern life. When reclusive stockbroker Richard Novak ends up in the emergency
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room, he’s forced to open his eyes to the world around him. It’s the perfect accompaniment for welcoming in the New Year and seizing 2012 with gusto. How to Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie One of the most successful self-help books of all time and not to be confused with the film ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’, which could get you fired. Although the original was published in the 1930s, this master class in how to handle other people continues to be relevant. With the exception of Willy Loman, there has never been a greater advocate for being ‘wellliked’ than Dale Carnegie. Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps. Allan and Barbara Pease I was going to go for the obvious ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus’ here but decided instead to go for the comical pairing of husband
and wife team Allan and Barbara Pease. With chapters entitled ‘Women are Touchy-Feely’ and ‘Why Men Are So Thick-skinned’ you know you’re going to get an amusing and enlightening read. If this is ‘pop psychology’ then call me Frasier Crane. Let me point out here that my Dad mumbles so much we can’t hear HIM and Mum’s an excellent map-reader.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen The brainchild of motivational speakers, Canfield and Hansen, the premise is simple: heart-warming stories will make us feel better, just as chicken soup warms the cockles in the winter. The original book sold millions of copies and spawned a series that’s been translated into 54 languages. We must all be suckers for a happy ending. Enjoy it curled up with a bowl of soup and you will be joy personified come February.
The Italian Diet. Gino D’Acampo The Dukan diet claims ‘three million French women can’t be wrong’ but I say, one gorgeous Italian man who encourages us to eat cheese and pasta…is definitely right! The diet book that looks like a recipe book, this is all about eating healthily without depriving yourself of the things you love the most.
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Have a happy holiday season. Best wishes for the new year.
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GLOS DIRECTORIES | LISTINGS Emergency Numbers Ambulance 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Fire 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Police 999 EMERGENCY ONLY Police non emergency 0845 090 1234 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 National Missing Persons 0500 700700 RSPCA 01242 521 958 NSPCC 0800 500 500
USEFUL LOCAL INFORMATION
Electricity 0800 3281111 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 Water Severn Trent 0800 783 4444 NHS Direct 08 45 46 47 Cheltenham General Hospital 08454 222 222
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Chemist Numbers
Tel 01242 602772
Badham Pharmacy
23 Church Road, Bishops Cleeve: 01242 672653 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6.30pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm Sunday 11am - 1pm, 6pm - 7pm
Lloyds Pharmacy
11 High Street, Winchcombe Tel: 01242 602305 Open Monday-Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Lloyds Pharmacy
St. Pauls Medical Centre, Swindon Rd, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 4DP Tel: 01242 571 590 Open Monday-Saturday 8am - 10.30pm Sundays 9am - 10pm
In the event of an Emergency when no pharmacy is open, please contact Bishop’s Cleeve Police on 0845 090 1234 who will contact a Pharmacist to dispense your prescription.
GP Out of Hours Service
08454 220220 covers all patients registered with a doctor’s surgery in Gloucestershire. Run by dedicated out of hours staff including doctors, specialist nurses and other health and social care workers. Page 58
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Winchcombe Library winchcombe.library@gloucestershire.gov.uk Book a computer, reserve or renew 24 hrs a day at www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries or call 0845 230 5420 Both libraries are Children’s Centres, where parents and carers can access information and support. The team provide leaflets and verbal advice on a range of topics, including health, finances and childcare.
Recycling
Wingmoor Farm, Nr Bishops Cleeve
Half mile west of Bishop’s Cleeve on the road to Stoke Orchard. Open 7 days a week (except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) Opening hours 9am – 6:15pm all year round Household Recycling Centre Helpline on 01242 680 010
Useful Numbers Tewkesbury Borough Council 01684 295010 Citizens Advice Bureau 01242 522491 Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000 Local M.P. Laurence Robertson 01684 291640 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 01242 572573 Tewkesbury Borough Community Transport 01684 297209
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Which famous person did Nancy Shevell marry in 2011? A ban on what items of clothing came into force in France on April 11th? Which dragon did Hilary Devey replace on the 2011 series of Dragon’s Den? On August 18th, a special edition of Crimewatch was aired that concentrated solely on what? Which soap opera celebrated its 60th anniversary on January 2nd? In 2011, David Chaytor, Eric Illsey, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine were all sentenced to at least one year in prison due to the parts they played in which scandal that was uncovered in 2009? When visiting the UK in May, why did Barack Obama arrive one day ahead of schedule? Which boy band finished 11th when representing the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest? Which radio presenter broke a world record for presenting the longest radio show, after hosting a 52-hour live broadcast in aid of Comic Relief? What was described as a “unique sculptural celebratory headpiece in delicate tea rose silk” when it was sold on eBay for £81,000 in May?
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PUBS & RESTAURANTS The Shutter Inn Shutter Lane Gotherington GL52 9EZ Tel: 01242 673122
The Queen’s Head Aston Cross, Tewkesbury GL20 8LP Tel: 01684 772440 The Bugatti Inn Gretton, Nr Winchcombe GL54 5EU Tel: 01242 602471 The Kings Head 19 Cheltenham Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LU Tel: 01242 673260 The Royal Oak Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672664 The Swallow Bishop’s Drive Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8DR Tel: 01242 672664 The Farmers Evesham Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8SA Tel: 01242 679277
Malvern View Restaurant & Hotel Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham GL52 3PR Tel: 01242 672017 The Apple Tree Stockwell Lane Woodmancote GL52 9QG Tel: 01242 673277 Taj Mahal Balti 11 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 676006 Page 60
The Yew Tree Main Road, Conderton Nr Tewkesbury GL20 7PP Tel: 01386 725364
5 North Street Restaurant 5 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 604566 The Old White Lion Inn 37 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5PS Tel: 01242 603300 The Plaisterers Arms Abbey Terrace Winchcombe GL54 5LL Tel: 01242 602358 Raja Balti 6 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 604194 The Sun 14 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 602256 The White Hart Inn High Street Winchcombe GL54 5LJ Tel: 01242 602359 The Corner Cupboard Gloucester Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LX Tel: 01242 602303 The Gardeners Arms Beckford Road Alderton GL20 8LN Tel: 01242 620257 The Harvest Home Evesham Road, Greet Winchcombe GL54 5BH Tel: 01242 609515 The Royal Oak Gretton Road Gretton, GL54 5EP Tel: 01242 604999
Wesley House High Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LJ Tel: 01242 602366
CAFES The Happy Hen Café Tarlings Yard, Church Road Bishops Cleeve GL52 8RN Tel: 01242 676500 North’s Village Bakery 21 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672658 No 9 Café 9 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 678866 Juri’s Tea Room High Street Winchcombe GL54 5LJ Tel: 01242 602469 The Old Tea House 6 Hailes Street Winchcombe GL54 5HU Tel: 01242 604363 The Lady Jane Tea Room 7 Hailes Street Winchcombe GL54 5HU Tel: 01242 603578 Food Fanatics Delicatessen & Coffee Shop 12 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 604466
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story
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TAKEAWAYS Taj Mahal Balti 11 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 676006 Sing’s Kitchen 3 Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 674154 Cleeve Fish Bar 1 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672755 Shiraz Pizza & Tandoori Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 679200 Winchcombe Cantonese 17 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 602116 The Winchcombe Fish Bar 8 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 603080
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CLUBS & CLASSES Baby Bounce & Rhyme Thursdays 10:15am - 10:45am, Bishop’s Cleeve Library Wednesdays 9.45am - 10.15am, Winchcombe Library Rhyme Time Wednesdays 11:15am - 11:45am, Bishop’s Cleeve Library Alternate Tuesdays 10.15am – 10.45am, Winchcombe Library Bumps & Babes Tuesdays 10:15am - 11:30am, Bishop’s Cleeve Library Bishop’s Cleeve Women’s Institute Third Tuesday of each month 7:15pm Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn Tel: 01242 678276 Woodmancote Women’s Institute Third Thursday of each month 7:30pm Woodmancote Village Hall Tel: 01242 663921 Winchcombe Women’s Institute Third Tuesday of each month at 2.30 pm Winchcombe Methodist Church Hall Tel: 01242 602329
Cheltenham Silversmithing, Jewellery & Enamelling Club Mondays 6.45-8.45pm Cleeve School Treasurer 01242 672832 www.denstons.org Cleeve Chorale Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bishop’s Cleeve Primary School, Tobyfield Road info@cleevechorale.co.uk
Cheltenham American Square Dance Club Meet every Friday 7.00-10.00 Holy Apostles Hall, Charlton Kings Tel: Pamela Smith 01242 576390 Email: pamelasmith17@aol.com or visit www.cheltenhamsquaredancing.co.uk Bishop’s Cleeve Fillies Netball Club Tel: 01242 678378 Cheltenham North Rugby Football Club www.cnfrc.co.uk Bishop’s Cleeve Bowling Club www.bishopscleevebowlingclub.org.uk Royal British Legion Club Tel: 01242 674173
Bishop’s Cleeve Private Hire Tel: 01242 696676
Bishop’s Cleeve Seniors Club Tel: 01242 678378
The 727 Car Company Tel: 01242 523523
Slimming World Tuesdays at 6pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn, GL52 8LU Rebecca Tel: 01684 297094/0775 2583336 www.slimmingworld.com/slimwithbecca
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Woodmancote Seniors Club Tel: 01242 676589
Weightwatchers UK Ltd Wednesdays 7pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Community Centre Church Road, GL52 8LR Emma Fraser Tel: 07751 397757 www.weightwatchers.co.uk
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Index of Advertisers
Beauty, Health, Fitness & Skincare A.T.A Fitness Beauty Beyond Hush Mobile Beauty Therapy KettleGirls Peter Sollis Sports Therapy Pure Body Bliss Slimming World
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Building & DIY Building & Plumbing Supplies Lift & Shift mini skip hire
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Building Services ADCMS Ltd
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Building Maintenance, Repair, Carpentry & Handyman Services Handy Finchy 42 LB Services 37 LCM Flat Roofing 35 SL Services 35 Carpets Carpets Direct
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Children, Classes & Tuition Jo Jingles Kumon Maths and English Monkey Music Sprogs Children’s shop Tick Tocks drop off childcare Water Babies
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Cleaning Services Oven Cleaning D.G.
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Computer Services & Repairs Call Rich 13 Counselling and Therapies Julie Wales Counselling 21 Holistic Massage Therapies 9 Pauline Yardley hypno/therapy 23 Pure Body Bliss 20 Peter Sollis Sports Therapy 23 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 20 Tui Na Chinese Massage 23 Curtains & Blinds Homechoice Blinds 46 Tewkesbury Blinds & Curtains 42
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Dentist Stone House Dental
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Entertainment Everyman Theatre Gloucester Rugby
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Estate Agents Andrews Estate Agents
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Funeral Directors Alexander Burn Ltd
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Garden Centres & Nurseries Gotherington Nurseries
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Garden Services & Maintenance Bredon Hill Landscaping 49 C&M Tree Solutions 50 Garden Services Gotherington 45 Handy Finchy 42 L.M.S. Landscape Contracting 50 Hypnotherapist Pauline Yardley hypno/therapy 23 Positive Exchange Hypnotherapy 20 Kitchens & Bathrooms Nicholas Joiner Kitchens Worktops Cheltenham
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Log sales Cotswold Logs
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Mastectomy & Wig Parlour Lily de Beer
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Meals / Fruit & Veg Deliveries Wiltshire Farm Foods 25 Motoring, MOT’s & Vehicle Sales Chips Away 30 Cotswold Cheltenham Mini 31 J.T. Vehicle Services 30 Mercedes Benz 29
Plumbing, Heating, Boilers & Electrical Services Carl’s Electrics 42 Glevum Heating 3 Johnston Scotia 32&33 Paul Tamcken 39 P-D Engineering 45 Pro Electrical 37 Quattro Heating 34 Restaurants, Pubs, Shops & Cafe’s The Happy Hen Café 25 The Queen’s Head Inn 27 The Shutter Inn 26 Zebra’s Den SA shop 9 Recycling Bags 4 Caddies
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Roof repairs LCM Flat Roofing
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Security Bulldog Security Systems
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Skip hire Lift & Shift mini skip hire
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Solar PV Systems Heidi Renewables Quattro Heating
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Solicitors, Mortgages & Will Writing Copperfields Willans LLP
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Television & Satellite Digital TV & Sat Systems
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Veterinary Clinic Folly Gardens Veterinary Clinic 53
Oven Cleaning Oven Cleaning D.G.
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Web Design & Business Services Call Rich 13 Economummy 6 Glos Websites 37
Photography & Weddings Fez Photography Wow Weddings
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