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contents Ellenborough Hotel History 6 Drop out puzzle 8 Beauty Tips: Summer Hair Care 10 Spotlight on Holistic Massage Therapies 11 Your Health: Bites and Stings 12 Spotlight on Cotswold Chiropractic 13 Le Tour de France 2011 14 Recipe 16 A Special Father’s Day 19 Technology: e-books on the beach 20 Codeword puzzle 21 Cartoon 19 Motoring: Rising in Value 22 The Storming of the Bastille 25 Gardening with Pippa Greenwood 26 Gardening: Astilbe 30 Humour: Hazy Lazy Days 35 Design Tips: The Perfect Guestroom 36 Sudoku 37 Your Home: Something Old, New 39 Crossword 46 Travel: The Cape Peninsula 48 Fun Quiz: Wars and Battles 49 Veterinary Advice Folly Gardens 51 Books for the Summer 52 Children’s Activity Page 54 Child friendly holiday tips 55 Wordsearch 56 Puzzle Solutions 56 Useful Local Information 58 Competition 59 Pictograms 59 Pubs, Restaurants & Cafés 60 Taxis & Takeaways 61 Clubs & Classes 61 Index of Advertisers 62 The Roses Theatre Listings 63 Please mention THE DIRECTORY when responding to advertisers
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THE DIRECTORY | LOCAL HISTORY
From Southam House to the Ellenborough Hotel Those of you who travel on the Cleeve Hill road past Southam cannot have failed to notice the transformation of the former Hotel Delabere into the five star Ellenborough Hotel, which opened earlier this year. Whilst work was in progress I was invited to investigate the history of this fascinating building and I am sure that my discoveries will be of interest to readers. The story starts about the year 1500 when a local farmer and land owner, Thomas Goodman, decided to move from the old manor house (now Pigeon House) and build Southam House on a nearby green field site. His original building can be seen in the photograph, stretching from the blocked two-storey entrance to the first set of bay windows. The hall, or main room, was open to the roof with magnificent timbers which
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are now a feature in the bedroom with the two dormer windows. It’s quite possible that Thomas Goodman didn’t finish his venture because within ten years he had sold it to Sir John Huddleston, the constable of Sudeley Castle. Sir John, or his son, also confusingly called Sir John, greatly enlarged the house to surround a courtyard which is now mostly filled by the modern atrium. Guests still remark on the impressive black and white timber framing which has survived nearly five hundred years. In 1554 son Sir John’s daughter Eleanor married Kinnard de la Bere from Herefordshire and they and their descendants added more rooms to the south (to the right in the main picture). This was the house which George III visited during his stay in Cheltenham in 1788. Southam House, now the Ellenborough Hotel
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THE DIRECTORY | LOCAL HISTORY However, many readers will associate Southam House more closely with Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, who bought it in 1833 and it’s this link which has provided the distinctive name for the new hotel. He added three towers including the impressive mock-Norman tower which can be seen from the road, two porches and an extensive stable block, in addition to remodelling the existing buildings. In the grounds he built an unusual memorial to the officials who helped him govern India from 1842-44 during a difficult time in that country’s history, but mention of his name in local circles even today and he is remembered more for his private life than his public one. His first marriage ended in tragedy when his wife, Lady Octavia Stewart, died after six years. His second marriage to the ‘scandalous society beauty’ Jane Digby lasted only two years before she fled with an Austrian prince before finally settling down with an Arab chief. The Earl was then hit by a second tragedy when their son Arthur died aged only two. Yet he recovered. The census of 1871, the year in which he died, records the eighty one year old living in Southam House with three illegitimate daughters, Eva (18), Ellen (15) and Agnes (12) by two different mothers, plus seventeen servants and a governess. His son Edward Richmond, a captain in the Hussars, was away at the time.
The Tudor rose in the bay window of the Beaufort Restaurant suggests this part had been built by 1509.
By the end of that year the earl had died and the household split up. His house and lands were put into a trust, with the house passing to Edward. The trust remained intact until 1927. In 1947 the house became the Oriel School for Girls for twenty five years before it was sold to become the Hotel Delabere until it closed in 2008, giving way to the Ellenborough Hotel. - David Aldred I would like to thank Ruth Owen-Overton, Sales and Marketing Manager for her help with my researches.
Lord Ellenborough’s Indian Memorial. There is a copy of my research into the names on the memorial in Bishop’s Cleeve library.
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THE DIRECTORY | HEALTH & LIFESTYE
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You may have a vision in your mind’s eye of your hair blowing in the summer wind looking fresh and gently highlighted. However the reality is that strong sun, high temperatures, humidity and pool or sea water will damage your hair leaving it dry, brittle and anything but healthy. You can help yourself by generally taking a gentler approach to your hair styling in the summer months. Use a mild shampoo, wash less frequently to allow the natural oils to be absorbed and when you do wash your hair, finish with a cool or cold rinse to seal the cuticle. Try to limit hair treatments such as bleaching and cut back on your usage of heated hair styling tools such as curlers and hair straighteners. If your hair is long enough, put it into a loose bun and tuck the ends out of sight as this is the most vulnerable part. Pulling your hair back in this way can also mean you don’t have a parting which will prevent sunburn on your scalp, although don’t forget to apply
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sunscreen all around the hairline. If you don’t have long hair, do have a parting and don’t want to wear a hat, it’s essential that you apply sun lotion to your scalp. Your hair might look a little greasy during the day, but that’s better than a peeling scalp making you look like you have bad dandruff. Wet your hair with plain water before going into a pool or the sea as this will reduce the amount of chlorine or salt absorbed into your hair. Once you’ve had a swim, rinse your hair with plain water again before sitting back in the sun, and use a mild shampoo at the end of the day to ensure those chemicals and salt aren’t continuing to do their worst.
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THE DIRECTORY | HEALTH & LIFESTYLE
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THE DIRECTORY | HEALTH & LIFESTYE
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Bites and Stings When an insect bites or stings you, it makes a small hole in your skin, usually in order to feed on your blood. The sting will contain chemicals which are an irritant and will trigger a very mild through to a very severe reaction. Most stings are unnoticed at the time except those of bees and wasps, but the swelling and itchiness that follows brings it to your notice. If you can still see the sting in the wound you should remove it as soon as possible. It is better to scrape it out than to use tweezers as pinching it can cause the venom sac to further deposit its contents into your skin. There is one important exception to this though, and that is if you have a tick which has latched itself onto any part of your body. This will look rather like a dark, swollen tag mole and it must be completely
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removed otherwise you risk developing Lyme disease. You can use tweezers to remove a tick ensuring you pull straight up rather than twisting the tick out. If you are unsure how to do this consult your GP. If your skin becomes particularly itchy as a result of being bitten, a flannel soaked in cold water and taking paracetamol or ibuprofren can relieve the discomfort. Over the counter preparations may also help, or if you are really suffering, your GP will prescribe crotamiton cream. Antihistamines may be recommended to help reduce the reaction. Finally, despite the temptation, try to avoid scratching the area as this increases the risk that the bite will become infected, especially if your hands are dirty.
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THE DIRECTORY | HEALTH & LIFESTYLE
Happy Holidays!
Tips from Gabrielle Swait, owner of Cotswold Chiropractic The summer holidays often bring us patients with particular injuries. These are our chiropractors’ tips on avoiding holiday pain. 1. Suitcases • Don’t drop the suitcase from the loft hatch onto your spouse’s head (really!) • Don’t over stretch as you place items into your suitcase – this strains the low back. • When lifting, pull your low abdomen back towards your spine, tensing your pelvic floor muscles simultaneously. This gives your spine better stability. Keep your spine straight and don’t twist. 2. Foreign beds • 2 weeks on an unsuitable mattress wreaks havoc with a bad back. If it’s not right, ask whether it can be changed. • Ditto...pillow...neck pain. If you sleep on your side, ensure that pillow height holds your neck horizontal. You should not feel your head pushed up (too high)
or feel pressure to lie on the point of your shoulder (too low). You can boost pillow height by placing a folded towel underneath (see photo). 3. Long flights/coach/car journeys • Do have good lumbar support. Ask cabin crew for a small cushion or use folded clothing if need be. • Do sit straight in the seat. • Walk around regularly – take breaks if you are driving. 4. Sunlounger syndrome • Avoid lying on your stomach propped on elbows or with head turned for too long – this frequently causes low back joint pain or neck problems. • Do move around regularly Finally, the ‘international plea for help’ - if you have pain now, don’t leave it until the day before departure to call your chiropractor! Holiday advice is given by Cotswold Chiropractic, Stoke Road, Bishops Cleeve. Tel: 01242 678765. www.cotswoldchiro.co.uk
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THE DIRECTORY | HEALTH & LIFESTYE
Le Tour de France 2011 Every July the Tour de France takes over the streets and towns of France, and the TV screens of the world. This legendary event has grown hugely in popularity since its inaugural run in 1903 and is now watched by an estimated two billion television viewers. The 98th Tour commences on 2nd July 2011 from Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts and 3,500 gruelling kilometres later, it finishes on the Champs Élysées in Paris on 24th July. In early 20th century France, anyone envisaging a near-2,500-km-long cycle race across the country would have been widely viewed as unhinged. But that didn’t stop Géo Lefèvre, a journalist with L’Auto magazine at the time, from proceeding with his inspired plan. His editor, Henri Desgrange, was bold enough to believe in the idea and to throw his backing behind the Tour de France. And so it was, that on 1 July 1903, sixty pioneers set out on their bicycles from Montgeron. After six mammoth stages (Nantes Paris, 471 km), only 21 “routiers”, led by Maurice Garin, arrived at the end. Le Tour soon won over the sporting public and the roadside crowds swelled. The French people took to their hearts this unusual event which placed their towns, their countryside and, since 1910, even their mountains, in the spotlight. The Tour originally ran around the perimeter of France. Cycling was an endurance sport and the organisers realised the sales of L’Auto magazine they would achieve by creating supermen of their competitors. Night riding was dropped after the second Tour in 1904 after there had been persistent cheating because judges could not see riders. That reduced the daily and overall distance but the emphasis remained on endurance. A succession of doping scandals in the 1960s, culminating in the death of Tom Simpson in 1967, led the Union Cycliste Internationale to limit daily and overall distances and to impose rest days. It was then impossible to follow the frontiers, and the Tour increasingly zig-zagged across the country, sometimes with unconnected days' races linked by train, while still maintaining some sort of loop. The tour is split into stages, each stage being completed within a day. Stages can be flat,
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undulating or mountainous. Riders are judged by the time each has taken throughout the race, a ranking known as the general classification. There may be time deductions for finishing well in a daily stage or being first to pass an intermediate point. It is possible to win without winning a stage, as Greg LeMond did in 1990. Riders normally start together each day, with the first over the line winning, but some days are ridden against the clock by individuals or teams. The overall winner is usually a master of the mountains and of these time trials. Probably the most famous participant in the race is American Lance Armstrong. In 1996 Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer, a tumour that metastasized to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor. Incredibly he went on to win the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005 and is the only person to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins.
Tour Trivia A rider consumes the equivalent of 26 Mars Bars per day in calories. There has not been a French winner since 1986. An estimated 15 million spectators will line the route. “Le Tour” was founded as a publicity stunt for the sports newspaper l’Auto in 1903 The longest Tour was 5,745km in 1926 The oldest winner at 36 was Firmin Lambot of Belgium. The youngest was 20 year old Frenchman Henri Cornet.
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THE DIRECTORY | FOOD & DRINK
Perfect for a summer Sunday lunch this lamb roast has a delicious stuffing made with fresh mint, dried apricots and pine nuts. Simply serve with boiled and buttered new potatoes, steamed green beans and a spoonful of tangy redcurrant sauce.
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25 g (1oz) butter 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 75 g (3 oz) fresh white breadcrumbs 25 g (1oz) pine nuts 8 no-need-to-soak dried apricots, chopped 2 tbsp beaten egg 2 tbsp fresh chopped mint Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 large lamb fillets 2 tbsp light olive oil 8 shallots, halved 1 ½ tbsp honey, warmed Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5. Heat the butter in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 10 minutes until very soft, adding the garlic after 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the breadcrumbs, pine nuts and apricots. Leave to cool. Stir the egg and mint into the cooled mixture and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the lamb fillets on a chopping board and, using a sharp knife, make a deep cut along the length of each fillet (taking care not to cut all the way through). Open each fillet out and flatten slightly with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Spoon the stuffing down the centre of one fillet then place the second fillet on top to enclose the stuffing. Tie together at intervals with fine string. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and quickly fry the stuffed lamb over a high heat until just browned all over. Place in a shallow roasting tin. Cook the shallots for 1 minute in a pan of lightly salted boiling water. Drain well then place in the roasting tin around the lamb. Pour the remaining oil over the shallots. Roast the lamb and shallots for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle the warmed honey over the shallots. Roast for a further 10-15 minutes until the lamb is cooked to your liking. Cover the lamb and leave to rest in a warm place for 20 minutes before carving.
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Dear Sir, I would just like to thank you on behalf of my wife and family and friends for the marvelous job you did for my wife’s 70th Birthday. There where so many things that were so good, and nothing that was bad, but we especially were pleased with the efforts you made with the personalized Menu (I don’t know of another establishment that would have done that of their own volition).
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There is a very good reason why my family should buy me lots of presents this Father’s Day, which falls on 19 June. They, and all other families for that matter, should be queuing up at the nation’s department stores to spend, spend, spend on bottles of scotch, pipes, slippers, motoring sundries and all similar items beloved of dads in order to save the nation.
A Special Father’s Day At this point I can quite clearly hear the cynics saying that’s all that Father’s Day is about - envious dads trying to get even with mums, who get pampered, showered with gifts, and generally spoilt rotten on Mother’s Day. I thought so myself until recently, but the truth is slightly different. For, surprisingly, Father’s Day was started by mums. Although there is one utterly unsurprising thing, which is that they were American mums. But they didn’t have a consumer-led economic boost in mind. It was all far, far more serious than that. The first Father’s Day was held in Fairmont, West Virginia, on 5 July 1908, as a memorial service for more than 200 men recently killed in the Monongah Mining Disaster leaving 1,000 fatherless children. It was a Spokane’s church service attracted much wider attention than largely local affair, though, and in what Fairmont’s and became an annual event. President seems to have been a case Woodrow Wilson was a speaker at the 1916 event, and eight of simultaneous years later President Calvin Coolidge backed one of several invention the town of failed bids in Congress to recognise it as a national holiday Spokane, Washington, - an ambition finally realised by President Nixon only in held another Father’s Day y 1972. A rather cheapskate holiday, mind: as it’s always on a D s r’ e th a F service two years later. a Sunday, nobody actually gets a day off work. This was the idea of So last year was the centenary of the first Father’s Day. Sonora Smart Dodd This was celebrated by the ringing of church bells and whose father William, a processions of grateful children bearing bottles of scotch. Civil War veteran, had Well, it should have been, but it wasn’t. The reason - and raised six children on his I’m guessing here, but there must be a reason - was that own after his wife died in childbirth. This everyone realised that the 101st anniversary was far worthier of was a time when motherhood was celebration because, like the first, it falls on Trinity Sunday. becoming increasingly sentimentalised and If you’re a practising Christian (which I hasten to add, I’m not), Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday in you’ll see the significance of this. God the Son gets loads of space Lent) was being more and more widely in the liturgical calendar - Christmas, Easter, Ascension Day and celebrated. Dodd felt that men deserved an so on. The Holy Ghost gets Pentecost. But God the Father doesn’t equal break (hurrah!). She won the support have his own special day (there is a movement to dedicate the of the local YMCA and churches, and on the second Sunday in August to him). Trinity Sunday is the nearest appointed Sunday - which, rather neatly for we get. As I said, I’m not religious, but the symmetry pleases. us in 2011, happened to be 19 June - YMCA
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e-books on the beach There are three big players in the UK ebook market: Apple, with its iPads; Amazon, with its Kindle; and Sony, with its Reader devices. There are others - for example Waterstone's offers a range of ebook readers from firms including Elonex and iRiver, while recent Androidpowered tablet computers boast Google Books software but for now it's a three-horse race. There are some big differences between the devices. If you want a do-it-all device that doubles as an ebook reader, then Apple's iPad 2 is the way to go: it's a proper computer that can edit video, make music, browse the Internet and play games. Androidpowered tablets are very similar. There are downsides to all that power, though. The first is price - iPad 2s start at around £440, rising to nearly £700 for the top-end model - and the second is the screen. Tablet computers use laptop-style screens, which are hopeless in direct sunlight. They're also power hungry. The iPad's tenhour battery life is impressive
in computer terms, but it's poor compared to a device such as Amazon's Kindle. The Kindle (pictured here) has an e-ink display, which is the closest to real ink on paper you can get from an electronic device. That means it's fine in direct sunlight, very easy on the eyes you don't get the tired-eyes feeling that comes from staring at a screen for hours - and it's very small and light. E-ink only uses power when you change the page, so battery life is extraordinary: devices last for weeks between charges. There are two Kindles: the Wi-Fi only one at £111, and the 3G one at £152. The former is the better bet: unless you intend to read newspapers on it (you can subscribe and have them delivered wirelessly) there's no real need for a 3G mobile connection: simply transfer books via Wi-Fi when you're at home. Kindles store up to 3,500 books, so you're unlikely to run out of things to read when you're travelling.
The problem with the Kindle is that it's an Amazon-only effort: if you want to read copy-protected books (most mainstream ebook releases are copy-protected), you'll need to buy them from Amazon. It's a similar story with the iPad 2 its iBooks software expects you to buy from the iBooks shop. If that sounds too restrictive, then Sony would like to show you something. Sony's Readers (pictured below) are based on the same idea as the Kindle and cost much the same (at the time of writing the PRS350 is £149), but it has two interesting features: its e-ink screen is a touch screen, which makes using the device much easier, and its formats of choice are EPUB and PDF. Such books are sold in all kinds of places - all Waterstone's titles are in EPUB or PDF format - so you're not limited to a single ebook shop. So what's best? If you want a do-everything device, get a tablet - but if you're a bookworm, get something with an e-ink display.
Our final thought... The choice ultimately comes down to your favourite bookshop. If it's Amazon, get a Kindle; if it isn't, think Sony.
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Rising in Value Car buyers are used to driving their new purchase off the forecourt and it instantly plummeting in value. It’s a fact of motoring life. Or is it? What if we told you there are some cars out there that are actually rising in value? And we’re not just talking about automotive exotica either. We spoke to experts from trade price bible CAP as well as leading auction house BCA to uncover the cars that are turning residual values on their heads. ‘There are some classic and sports cars that will keep going up in value,’ one expert told us. ‘Others will simply hold firm. But it’s all dependent on how much you use them and their condition.’ So here are our depreciation-busting top picks.
Jeep Wrangler This one surprised us too. CAP has found that the Hard Top 4.0 Sahara two-door model with an automatic gearbox has risen £475 in the last 12 months to a trade price of £5,450. CAP says even at this price it’s considered to be a cheap, heavy-duty vehicle – but only for those that can afford to run it.
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Ford GT London-based dealer Clive Sutton specialises in selling the most exclusive supercars. He often sees cars rise in value, but if he was spending his money it would be the Ford GT he’d shell out on. ‘The Ferrari Enzo was the one to go for a while ago, but prices have cooled,’ he told us. ‘Now the Ford GT is the car to invest in.’
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MINI BCA says despite the volumes currently being sold, the Mini is a future classic in waiting. The auction house told us that One models are selling well for around £3,500 to £4,000 even with as many as 100,000 miles on the clock. But prices for well looked after Countryman, Convertible and Clubman models are the firmest.
Audi R8 It’s the V8-engined sports car from Audi that’s popular with buyers, reports CAP. Our experts said it had a slow start in the used market, but in the last 12 months a 2007 model with 20,000 miles has risen £1,900 in the trade to £53,100. ‘It’s increasing in popularity,’ said CAP’s man in the know.
Aston Martin DB7 This is a good sign that the recession is easing. Prices for the Volante Convertible version of the stunning Aston Martin DB7 have risen £1,300 in the trade during the last year, according to CAP. An 04-reg, 50,000 miler currently costs £31,400. ‘Today’s buyers appear less concerned about running costs than they were 12 months ago,’ said CAP.
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The Storming of the Bastille But in the gritty inner city, hot weather is rioting weather. Discontented people mill around outdoors; there’s a flashpoint; and suddenly the whole area is ablaze. So it was in July 1981 when Toxteth, Handsworth, Southall, Moss Side, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Bristol, Halifax and many other inner cities saw rioting of varying degrees from the terrifying to the sporadic. And so it was in Paris in 1789, when on 14th July the royal fortress and prison in the city, the Bastille of grim reputation, was stormed and sacked by a revolutionary mob, its prisoners (all seven of them) released, and its governor and three of his officers murdered. Well, that was all a long time ago. But the events that led up to it might seem strangely familiar to the modern observer. For a start, the financial crisis that led to the French Revolution had its genesis in America – not, it is true, as a result of the financial recklessness of greedy and short-sighted bankers, but as a result of France’s highly expensive military aid to the colonists. And second, the wealthy right-wing aristocrats who ran the Government refused point-blank to pay higher taxes to help pay for the mess. Not to go into too much detail, the middle classes who were bearing the brunt of the crisis became thoroughly fed up with the intransigence of the aristocracy and tried to reform the constitution by Parliamentary means. When they
were blocked by the aristocracy they took to the streets, broke into the Hotel des Invalides to arm themselves with the 30,000 muskets stored there, then sent a detachment of about 1,000 to talk the Governor of the Bastille into parting with the 30,000lbs of powder in his care. After several hours of talks proved fruitless, the mob opened fire and the Governor – whose garrison of about 80 army pensioners was militarily about as effective as the Beefeaters who man the Tower of London – recognised the hopelessness of his situation and surrendered. All this time some 25,000 troops had stood by, their officers too afraid of mutiny to order them to put down the mob. Next day King Louis XVI withdrew the troops, and a few days later came from Versailles to Paris to accept a revolutionary white cockade from the leaders of the revolt. What’s amusing about all this, apart from the obvious parallels with our own situation, is that it was the educated middle classes who led the revolt, who formed themselves into a revolutionary militia, who plundered the royal arsenals for arms and ammunition, who faced down the army, who seized power from an intransigent aristocracy, and who ended up guillotining the entire royal family. Not that I’m suggesting that, as the weather gets hotter, the economy gets worse, taxes get higher and tempers get shorter, the doctors, dentists, accountants, estate agents, opticians and solicitors of Britain should take arms and seize control of the streets. But wouldn’t it be funny if they did? by Ted Bruning
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Hanging Baskets The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may be the famous ones, but why not create a superbly colourful hanging basket of your own? Garden centres and nurseries are crammed full of summer bedding plants at this time of year and there are colours to suit every taste. If aerial gardening is not for you, then the same type of plants can be used to produce a superb container for your terrace, patio or backyard. The great thing about summer bedding containers is that you can do just about whatever you want in the way of planting ...and get away with it. So now that the frosts are over in most areas, why not start planting? All you need is readily available from your local garden centre: a good-sized basket choose a 12” basket as it’s easier to keep moist than smaller ones, a hanging-basket liner (make sure it is the same diameter as the basket you’ve chosen), or a good-sized pot or planter with plenty of drainage holes. A good quality multi-purpose compost is
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THE DIRECTORY | HOMES & GARDENS Cont’d from page 26 Carefully remove the plants you need from their containers, easing the root balls out gently but firmly. An upright plant such as a Fuchsia or Pelargonium is a perfect choice for the centre of the basket or container as it helps to give your planting height and structure. For hanging baskets carefully ease the root ball of each through the planting slit and nestle the root ball in to the compost. It is easier posting the roots through and you’re less likely to do any long term damage. Any container looks better if there are plants cascading over the sides, so choose trailing plants and put these in around the edge. Space the trailing plants evenly around the sides of the basket. Drizzle compost around and between the root balls of all the plants, making sure that each one has new and fresh compost to grow in to. Use your fingers to firm the compost and make sure that there are no
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Tips for Keeping your Summer Planter or Basket Looking Great Water regularly, never letting the compost dry out completely. Use a watering can with rose attached, or a gentle spray nozzle on the end of a hose to minimise the risk of disturbing the compost or the plants. If the container does become too dry it may be difficult to re-wet the compost. If so, carefully sit it in a bowl of water for about an hour, allowing it to soak up the water it needs from the base and sides.
as they are in a flourishing basket or patio pot, problems soon build up and spread if you’re not quick off the mark. Feed every couple of weeks with a highpotash liquid fertiliser such as a tomato feed, as this will help to encourage more flowers to develop. If you position a planter full of summer bedding on the paving beneath a hanging basket, then any excess water or feed from the basket won’t be wasted.
Regularly remove faded flowers, before they have a chance to set seed. This should help to encourage the plants to continue producing more flowers. Pinching them off by hand works well for most plants but if the stems are a bit tough, use secateurs or sharp scissors. Check regularly for any pests such as greenfly and treat the problem promptly. When plants are as tightly crammed together
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Astilbes don’t have a common name and are generally known by their Latin label, although some species are called False Goat’s Beard. These hardy perennials are widely cultivated for their attractive fern-like foliage and spectacular feathery cone-shaped clouds of flowers. They are very popular because they produce their abundant blooms when planted in full shade and damp, or even water-logged earth. Although they respond best to a rich soil, as do most plants, Astilbes also grow well in difficult to work clay soils. Virtually pest and disease free, these plants are very easy to grow. They are a beautiful plant to use as a feature beside a pond. While they prefer shade or partial shade, they can also cope with full sun as long as they are given plenty of water. Their flowers bloom for a long time and come in shades of red, pink and white. They don’t even need to be deadheaded as the flowers still look attractive when dried on the plant. Cut stems back in spring and divide clumps every four to five years. Astilbes are a must-have plant for every garden in a spot that doesn’t support anything else. They brighten up the shade in outstanding fashion.
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Working from home Hazy Lazy Days by Ted Bruning When I was a teenager and my elder sister fled the nest, she left behind her portable typewriter. My head then being (as indeed it still is) cluttered with dreams of being a poet one day, I nicked it. A Byron it was (unlike me!), a tiny delicate thing in a hard green leather case that served me as a briefcase long after the Byron itself had tangled with entropy and lost. I had a vision, which with hindsight I think derived from a TV ad, of sitting outdoors on a beautiful day, cross-legged in the dappled shade of the orchard, carelessly churning out deathless verse by the ream. So I gave it a go. Bummer! I soon discovered two things. One: you can’t work sitting cross-legged on the ground with your typewriter on your knees. Every heavy-handed thump on the keyboard transmits a tiny shock that transforms your lap into a pulpy purple bruise in as long as it takes to bash out a sonnet; your calves cramp within seconds of getting settled; and leaning on the knobbly trunk of an old apple tree is much easier in imagination than it is in reality. Two: there is always a breeze, and even on the ostensibly stillest day it is plenty strong enough to blow away the onion-skin typing paper we used for carbon copies
(the thinner the paper, the more you could squeeze into the roller of the typewriter) in the days before computers arrived. So there I was, bruised, cramped, knobble-backed, and chasing sheets of onion-skin all over the orchard. Sonnets? None. So I gave up and went back to working in the bedroom – which wasn’t half bad, actually, as my window looked out across the Severn to the dramatic wooded hump-back of the Breidden. But still, it wasn’t what I’d had in mind. Then suddenly, many years later, there were laptops, and the vision stirred once more. Not the original vision, of course: remembering the discomfort of trying to type cross-legged on the ground, vision version 2.0 involved the use of a garden table and chair; but at, least, no more chasing sheets of paper all over the great outdoors. Only of course, as I soon discovered, on any day sunny enough to be worth being outside in, you can’t actually read a computer screen. I might have been composing iambs of Miltonian sonorousness (I’d moved on from sonnets and was into epics by then), but I had no way of knowing. I’m self-taught, you see: I type like Schroder played the piano in Peanuts, gaze fixed on the keyboard, hammering away like fury with two calloused index fingers. Only after the gush of creativity has subsided do I go over what I’ve written and correct all the myriad typos. Outdoors, in the bright sunshine, on a computer screen, you can’t do that. So I gave up and went back to working in the office/spare bedroom. It may very well be that these days you can buy a laptop with an outdoors-on-a-sunnyday compatible screen. But as I no longer possess a laptop of any description (I loathe them – they’re designed the wrong way round for an old-style hunt-and-peck typist like me), I think I shall bow to the inevitable and declare the vision officially dead. Only, as I write this, it’s gloriously sunny out and I’m stuck in here with the damned computer...
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Something Old Something New by Katherine Sorrell Unexpected and individual, unique and environmentally friendly, well-made and timelessly appealing – how does this sound? Whether we’re talking vintage, retro, antique or, erm, just plain old, there are heaps of good reasons why adding a well-chosen selection of ‘mature’ furnishings to any room scheme can be enormously successful. Old pieces make a statement, have a fascinating history and are built to last. The quality of old pine, for example, is vastly superior to that of new pine (and a nicer colour, too), and old mirrors are much more flattering. What’s more, including even just one antique piece in an otherwise-modern room will add texture and subtle individuality. But just how do you combine old with new, contemporary with classic? Especially when the aim is to be both good-looking and practical, with a look that won’t go out of fashion in the next five minutes. As with all interior design schemes, it’s best to start by assessing your room. Measure it and draw a plan, marking in such key elements as windows, doors, built-in cupboards, radiators, light fittings, plus sockets and so on. Do you need to make any structural changes? If so, now’s the time. If the structure is fine, consider the room’s size and shape, and whether its architectural style will affect the way in which you decorate. Work out where furniture will go, and whether you have too much or too little of it. Now you have a good idea of what type of things you’ll need to look out for – whether you’re planning a trip to the high street, a charity shop, car boot sale or auction house. The next important principle is to concentrate on timeless designs. If it’s well designed, whatever era it dates from, it will work with other pieces. Another good rule is to keep floors, walls and woodwork neutral. They won’t date and, more importantly, won’t clash with your one-off furnishings. On a similar note, avoid having more than one, or perhaps two, ‘statement’ pieces in a
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room. When you have chosen a piece that you really love, you can build a scheme around it. It could be a chaise longue, a lamp or a handmade vase – try to complement its characteristics with other key pieces and to provide a pleasant contrast with others. It’s a subtle one, this. Too much contrived matching and the room will look forced; too many contrasting elements and it will lack coherence. It all comes down to a combination of instinct and trial and error – just keep on trying until everything feels right. Colour can be an excellent ally, drawing together disparate items so that they co-ordinate well. It could be that you re-upholster an old armchair and choose co-ordinating cushions for a new sofa, adding in a picture with elements of the same colour, or a vase in a complementary shade. Bingo! An appealing room appears as if by magic. And of course, the easiest and cheapest transformation of all is to repaint. Tables, cabinets (Cont’d on page 40)
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and sideboards, wardrobes and chests of drawers, and in particular wooden chairs and stools, can all be rescued, restored and transformed quite easily. A selection of cheap wooden chairs, for example, will look fabulous painted the same matt off-white, no matter how disparate their style – a superbly simple way to mix old and new. A paint job is ideal for a junk-shop find or an old Ikea purchase – though obviously not for valuable antiques. Changing knobs and handles can also make a dramatic difference, giving a vintage feel to a cheap, modern piece, or adding a touch of class to something frumpy and old-fashioned. If you’re feeling bold, you can even add or remove mouldings, replace solid doors with glazing, or fit additional hanging rails or hooks. The final guideline is perhaps the most important of all: don’t forget function. Old or new, every piece you choose should do its job brilliantly. Mend that sticking drawer or wobbly chair and then you can be as bold and imaginative as you dare, putting together rooms that are as enjoyable to live in as they are to look at.
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On the Tip of Africa
The Cape Peninsula
Head for the top of Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula spreads below you, a dramatic finger of land jutting out 60 km into the ocean, bristling with peaks, fringed with rugged cliffs, coves and bays and pockets of suburbia surprisingly at ease in this stunning National Park, on the very edge of Cape Town. It’s easy to forget the courage of early explorers as they sailed down the coast to round Africa’s most south-westerly point. Battered, as it was then, by the cool waters of the Atlantic, the western shore is peppered with exclusive villas – think Madonna, Beckham or Elton John - and sandy beaches such as Camp and Hout Bay, renowned for their seafood restaurants and romantic sunsets. Inland, the road climbs over craggy mountains, skirts vineyards and riding stables and, here and there, a thatched cottage straight out of rural England, before reaching the nature reserve. Stretching from the west coast, with its rich ‘forest of kelp’, to the eastern shore and the usually calm waters of False Bay, these wild open lands are covered with fynbos, an ancient scrub with over 1000 indigenous plants, including the bright King Protea and orange Pincushion, making the Western Cape the smallest but richest of the world’s six floral kingdoms. The wild life follows suite. Ramblers might spot antelopes and zebras, ostriches, 250 species of birds and Chacma baboons who have bred here for a million years. Out at sea, Southern Right whales, dolphins and seals frolic in the waves. Whatever the season, the weather may well take a turn for the worse when you approach the Cape of Storms, so called by the Portuguese explorer Dias who discovered it in 1488. Later Vasco de Gama renamed it the Cape of Good Hope, honouring the new passage to the East and its lucrative trading route. Africa’s most
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Cape Point
Sign at Cape of Good Hope
south-westerly point was long thought to be the meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic oceans, but this is in fact found 150 km or so to the east, depending on prevailing winds. Standing on the legendary Cape of Good Hope is awesome but even more spectacular is its neighbour, Cape Point, on the south-eastern tip of the peninsula. Come gale force winds or driving rain, redwing starlings twitter along the path all the way to the cliff top. Whether you walk up to the lighthouse or take the funicular, Cape Point truly rises like the end of the world, often drifting in low cloud and mist, parting now and then to reveal the last sliver of land edged with vertiginous cliffs. There is nothing ahead of you but vast churning waters melting into an ever changing sky.
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THE DIRECTORY | TRAVEL After such untamed wilderness, the east coast greets you like a breath of fresh air with warm sheltered waters, sweeping sands and quiet villages with colourful harbours and cobbled streets. There’s Cork Bay, all ceramics and fishing boats, Fish Hoek, framed by mountains or Simon’s Town remembering its illustrious visitors, Nelson and Kipling. Just minutes away, a colony of jackass penguins live on Boulders beach, digging their nests in the sand, basking on the rocks, wobbling in and out of the water, untroubled by noisy Egyptian geese and cormorants. Fluffy babies peep out of the holes, the most endearing residents on the tip of Africa. By Solange Hando
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Wars and Battles 1. Who commanded the Scots at the Battle of Bannockburn? 2. Directed by Richard Attenborough, which 1977 film is centred around Operation Market Garden, a failed attempt by the Allies to break through German lines at Arnhem in World War Two? 3. Which battle of 1876 is sometimes referred to as Custer’s Last Stand? 4. Was Dad’s Army set during World War One or World War Two? 5. Inspiring the name of a popular sporting event, which city in ancient Greece is a messenger called Pheidippides said to have run to Athens from in 490 B.C. to announce the result of a battle? 6. What was the name of the Archduke whose assassination in Sarajevo led to the outbreak of World War One? 7. Published in 1956, The Last Battle is the final book in which series? 8. In music, which group from Bristol temporarily dropped the second word from their two word name in the early 1990s as it was thought that their full name might imply that they supported the Gulf War? 9. Lord Nelson died during which battle? 10. Which common British pub name refers to the hiding place of King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651?
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Veterinary advice With Vet Brad Cooper of Folly Gardens Clinic, Bishops Cleeve Introducing a new kitten or puppy into the family, although a big responsibility, is a really exciting and happy time. In order to keep your new member of the family fit and healthy, I thought I would write a bit about those things we talk about to clients when bringing in new puppies and kittens to our veterinary practice. Provided their mother was regularly vaccinated, puppies and kittens should be protected in the first few weeks of life by antibodies from their mother’s milk. This immunity falls with time, leaving them susceptible to infectious disease. Vaccinations (to stimulate this immunity) will help protect cats and dogs from a number of potentially fatal infectious diseases. Vaccinations are given as a primary course of two injections giving your pet immunity for the first year of life. Immunity given by this primary vaccination course is not indefinite and will gradually fall. Regular boosters will be required throughout your pet’s life to maintain this immunity. The vaccination visit is the perfect time for your pet to have a full and thorough health check to ensure it is in the best possible health.
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Parasites such as worms, fleas and ticks are a perennial source of problems for pets. I see so many cats and dogs at my clinics with severe flea infestation which is largely due to owners buying flea treatments from pet shops and supermarkets. These treatments, whilst well intentioned, are simply not the same medications as those provided by vets and are considerably less effective and therefore we offer advice on the most suitable preparation for the individual circumstances of the home. Diets! A puppy or kittens nutritional requirements are different to that of an adult dog or cat. By feeding a puppy or kitten diet food all their energy and nutritional requirements are provided in a balanced way and we advise you on a food that is best suited to your new arrival.
Microchipping is a simple and very effective method of permanently identifying your pet and we recommend them almost evangelically! We also talk early socialisation of puppies which is so important that we at Folly Gardens offer Puppy Parties that all of our new puppies can attend – they are brilliant fun and a great way for your new puppy to socialise with other dogs in a safe environment! Finally we give clients the offer of our Pet Health Plan which is a package designed to give comprehensive care, advice and treatment for an affordable monthly payment giving clients the peace of mind that all their pets’ veterinary needs are budgeted for. Wishing you and your pet well - Brad.
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It’s that time of year again; the kids are off school and if you’re lucky enough to have a holiday coming up, there’s no better way to while away the hours in the sunshine than with a good book. Here we’ve put together a collection of new and recent titles to keep everyone entertained over the summer season, with something for all the family. Hothouse Flower by Lucinda Riley Having suffered a huge personal tragedy, concert pianist Julia Forrester returns to the stately home where she grew up. Now undergoing renovations under a new owner, a hidden diary has been discovered which transports Julia and the reader to France and Thailand as she pieces together a love story from the distant past. Both funny and heart-breaking, there’s a real depth of emotion to this debut novel which won’t be quickly forgotten.
Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari This is the touching tale of twelve year-old Mira, who is on the verge of adulthood and trying to cope with the loss of a beloved Grandmother whilst also experiencing a blossoming friendship which opens a new chapter in her life. Exploring emotion on every level, from love,
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loss and acceptance to family, friendship and growing-up, this is a lovely book which every girl must read.
The Man who Broke into Auschwitz by Denis Avey Perfect for Dads with a taste for a gripping true story, this is the incredible account of a British soldier who in 1944 marched willingly into Auschwitz to see for himself if the awful rumours were really true. Swapping places with a Jewish inmate, Denis Avey witnessed the horrors of the camp as well as the final Death March. Here he recounts his heartbreaking experience with both courage and wisdom.
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo The worldwide success of this story confirms that it is one that’s not to be missed. Here we have an unusual account
of the WWI trenches, as seen through the eyes of a horse, Joey. Both horrific and powerfully involving, the author has captured hidden tales of friendship and humanity whilst revealing the futility of war in a way which both children and adults will understand. This special edition from Egmont will make a great gift, featuring beautiful illustrations from François Place.
The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs by Christina Hopkinson Mary Gilmour is a frustrated mum with too much to do and too little time. Life is passing her by, she’s missing out on quality time with her two young sons and as far as she can see, there’s one thing making it all twice as
difficult - and she’s married to him. Compiling a spreadsheet of ‘infringements’, from displaced used teabags to wet towels left on the bed, as well as a few positives to redress the balance, husband Joel unknowingly has six months to correct his score. Or else. Brilliant, funny and sharp – all mums/partners to untidy spouses will love this.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett An utterly absorbing, deeply moving tale which delves into 1960s America and the story of the black maids who raised white children whilst dealing with ongoing discrimination from a prejudiced society. The author creates some truly wonderful characters in her presentation of ‘the other side to Gone with the Wind’. Inspirational, beautifully written and sincere - you won’t be able to put it down.
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PUBS & RESTAURANTS Malvern View Restaurant & Hotel Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham GL52 3PR Tel: 01242 672017 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 The Shutter Inn Shutter Lane Gotherington GL52 9EZ Tel: 01242 673122 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
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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 602430 The Royal Oak Gretton Road Gretton, GL54 5EP Tel: 01242 604999
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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
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
Cleeve Fish Bar 1 Church Street Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 672755
Winchcombe Women’s Institute Third Tuesday of each month at 2.30 pm Winchcombe Methodist Church Hall Tel: 01242 602329
Shiraz Pizza & Tandoori Church Road Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8LR Tel: 01242 679200
Cleeve Chorale Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at 7.30pm Bishop’s Cleeve Primary School, Tobyfield Road info@cleevechorale.co.uk
Winchcombe Cantonese 17 North Street Winchcombe GL54 5LH Tel: 01242 602116
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
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TAXIS Bishop’s Cleeve Private Hire Tel: 01242 696676 The 727 Car Company Tel: 01242 523523
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 Seniors Club Tel: 01242 678378 Woodmancote Seniors Club Tel: 01242 676589 Slimming World Tuesdays at 6pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn, GL52 8LU Rebecca Tel: 01684 297094/0775 2583336 www.slimmingworld.com/slimwithbecca Weightwatchers UK Ltd Wednesdays 7pm, Bishop’s Cleeve Parish Council, Church Road, GL52 8LR Emma Fraser Tel: 07751 397757 www.weightwatchers.co.uk
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Film
Family
Arthur (12a) NM 1pm Sweetgrass (cert tbc) 7.30pm Arthur (12a) 11.15am & 7.30pm Essential Killing (15) 6.30pm prompt Jimmie McGhie & Jigsaw 8.30pm The Pilgrim’s Progress 7.30pm Forget Me Not (15) 6.30pm prompt Gareth Richards & Steve Hall 8.30pm Children of Paradise (L’Opera de Paris) 6.30pm The Eagle (12a) 7.30pm Adele Blanc-Sec (12a) 11.15am Outside The Law (15) 7.30pm Outside The Law (15) 7.30pm Adele Blanc-Sec (12a) 7.30pm 13 Assassins (15) 7.30pm Mars Needs Mums (PG) 3D 4pm Win Win (15) 7.30pm Le Quattro Volte (U) 7.30pm Win Win (15) 11.15am 13 Assassins (15) 7.30pm Love Like Poison (15) 7.30pm A Screaming Man (PG) FF 7.30pm The Messenger (15) 7.30pm Thor (12a) 3D 4pm & 7.30pm Mars Needs Mums (PG) 3D SF 2pm Mars Needs Mums (PG) 3D 4pm Senna (12a) 7.30pm Potiche (15) 11.15am The Ukulele Project 7.30pm Thor (12a) 3D 2.30pm Amreeka (cert tbc) 7.30pm Roary The Racing Car 1pm & 3.30pm Potiche (15) 7.30pm Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12a) 3D 2.30pm Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12a) 3D 7.30pm C’Mon Everybody 7.30pm Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12a) 3D 2pm Don Giovanni (Glyndebourne) 6pm
3D: 3D Screening. An extra £2 is payable for the hire of 3D glasses. Glasses from other venues cannot be used. SF: Sensory Friendly screening, designed for children with special needs and their parents/carers. NM: Nappy Mondays screening, exclusively for parents or guardians with babies under the age of 18 months. FF: Film Forum, an informal discussion group held in the bar after the film. Led by Patrick Bliss.