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Many see Valentine's Day as a commercial gimmick and the first stumbling block for anyone who had a diet-related New Year’s resolution! Whether you celebrate this day or not, I think it is a great way to remind ourselves to spread a bit of love to those around you. Also the 14th falls within half term so it provides parents or grandparents with a great theme for doing some arts and crafts or baking with the children!

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APOSTLE OR JUDAS FIRES IN PAUNTLEY This is a special event that takes place in Pauntley (of Dick Whittington fame) every January.

The ceremony, known as the ‘Judas Fires’ or ‘Apostle Fires’, was last recorded in England as being enacted in Pauntley in 1924 and according to ‘A Cotswold Christmas’

by John Hudson, the Twelfth Night Medieval custom of lighting fires to the Twelve Apostles - and then stamping out the one dedicated to Judas Iscariot - is one that has survived into living memory. The tradition was revived in 2006 and has continued exist to this day.

It is believed to be a Christian tradition that appears to have originated in Medieval times when strip farming was prevalent and local peasants planted seeds before 12th Night. The ceremony comprised of twelve ’Apostles’, in the form of local ploughmen, who would light their individual fires in a semi-circle surrounding a larger fire representing Jesus.

The last fire would be the Judas Fire and once this had been extinguished and the ashes scattered, the other fires would be studied to make tongue-in-cheek predictions about the forthcoming harvest from the way they burned.

It is speculated that the ceremony

was seen at that time as an insurance against a bad harvest.

As farms grew larger the tradition continued and changed and by the 1800’s it was also used to give the farm labourers cake soaked in cider as a treat.

Today the tradition is continued in Pauntley with the ceremony now taking place on the Friday before Plough Sunday.

As there are not so many ploughmen around these days, the ‘Apostles’ are volunteers from the parish and surrounding areas.

The twelfth consecutive re-enactment took place in January this year and the current ceremony still holds to the tradition as much as possible.

The fires are lit as tradition demands in a semi-circle, each of the 12 named ‘Apostles’ lighting their individual fires and a larger fire is placed in the centre as the ‘Jesus Fire’. Then, in turn, the ‘Apostles' each read out a short piece describing which ‘Apostle’ they represent. The vicar then leads the group in prayers before the Judas fire is stamped out with the embers of other 11 fires being placed on the Jesus Fire.

It appears no official predictions are being made these days as we assume the method of divining from the fires has been lost in time!

Afterwards everyone moves inside

One of the ‘Apostles reading their description. for a welcoming hot supper and – in keeping with tradition – cider.

It must be said that standing in a field in the dark on a cold winter’s day is not much fun but it shows that tradition is still relevant today and the event is a moving reminder of the men and women who worked in the area. It is also a great opportunity to be thankful for the beautiful landscape we live in which has been shaped by those men and women.

Descriptions of the tradition and ceremony can be found in John Hudson’s ‘A Cotswold Christmas’ and also in Fosbrooke’s 1807 ‘Gloucestershire’ as well as in Blount’s 1874 ‘Tenures of Land and Customs of Manors’.

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Velvet Underground

by Pippa Greenwood

They may be known as ‘velvet coated gentlemen’, but if you have a problem with moles in your garden, it is highly unlikely you will call them anything so polite! So what can you do if your lawn becomes decorated with mounds of finely turned soil, or if plants start to disappear beneath soil level as subsidence occurs within the flowerbed, or an entire row of vegetables is excavated from below?

Moles can do a lot of damage to a lawn, largely because that fine soil acts as an excellent seedbed for weeds and can make the lawn surface slippery.

Mole runs beneath your lawn, flowerbeds or vegetable plots can occasionally cause the plants to suffer from drought, as the soil is no longer in contact with the roots. Often, when the tunnels collapse subsidence occurs, and plants can literally fall over.

Moles can sometimes be deterred by high-pitched sounds or vibrations. Try inserting children’s windmills over the mole infested areas, as the vibration that passes down these into the soil is said to send moles scampering away. Similarly, you can plunge glass bottles into the soil with the neck protruding. The noise Page 8

and vibrations created as the wind whistles over the mouth of the bottles may also discourage moles.

Very smelly substances, such as mole smokes, can work against moles. These are like fireworks and, inserted into the run, produce unpleasant smoke. However, with these and other smelly deterrents, once the smell has subsided the mole may return.

Traps are available from some garden centres or online stores.

They must be correctly set and you must wear gloves as the moles will avoid the trap if they detect human scent. It is much more effective to employ a specialist mole catcher who is adept at trapping them and, since they often charge only on the basis of moles caught, it need not be too expensive a process either.

Moles do eventually decide to go elsewhere, and although this does not imply that your garden will then remain free of moles, if the problem has been very bad one year it may not be quite so severe the next.

Some say that the plant caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyrus) will deter moles and as it does seem to work for some gardeners and the plants are

fairly attractive it is worth giving it a try!

Some gardeners report success with ultrasonic devices that can be inserted into the ground. Once again, I am afraid that it seems the majority of you find these ineffective and indeed I will never forget once seeing a molehill which appeared directly around the base of one of these gadgets in a friend’s garden - so they are not a method I recommend.

If all else fails, and attempting to look at this problem in a positive light, bear in mind that incredibly finely turned soil can be useful and many gardeners I know, including the wonderful ‘grandfather of gardening’ Geoffrey Smith, used the soil as a medium in which to grow an excellent crop of seedlings!

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Cake and Bake Raspberry & Vanilla Panna Cotta These delightful creamy desserts make the perfect Valentine treat!

Ingredients:

1.

To make the raspberry jelly hearts, line a small 6cm square dish with cling film. Soak the gelatine in a shallow dish of cold water for 2-3 minutes. Heat the raspberry puree in a small pan with 1 tbsp water. Remove the gelatine leaf from the water and stir into the hot puree until dissolved. Pour into the lined dish and leave to cool, then chill in the fridge until set.

2.

When the jelly is set, use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to stamp out 4 heart shapes and place each one in the base of a small heart shaped ramekin dish (each about 150ml capacity).

3.

To make the panna cotta, place the cream, vanilla extract, lemon rind and caster sugar in a pan and bring slowly to the boil. Remove from the heat.

4.

Meanwhile, soak the gelatine leaves as in step 1. Remove from the water and stir into the hot cream until completely dissolved. Leave to cool for 30 minutes. Remove the strips of lemon rind and divide the mixture between two bowls.

Stir a few drops of pink food colouring into one bowl.

Spoon the two mixtures into the ramekins, to give two with colouring and two without. Chill for 6 hours or overnight until set.

5.

To serve, cut and trim the halved brownies to make four heart shapes the same size as the ramekins. Dip each ramekin into a bowl of hot water for a few seconds to release the panna cotta then turn each one out onto a heart-shaped brownie. Decorate with fresh raspberries.

• 75g fresh raspberries, pureed

• 1 sheet leaf gelatine PANNA COTTA • 600ml double cream

• 2 tsp vanilla extract • 2 pared strips lemon rind • 50g caster sugar • 2 sheets leaf gelatine • Few drops pink food colouring

TO SERVE • 2 ready-made chocolate brownies, halved horizontally

• Fresh raspberries

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Banish Wi-Fi Woes Wireless networking, or Wi-Fi for short, is one of the best and worst technologies of all time.

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Santa was ably assisted by several elves from the Ross-onWye Rotary Club and various Pantomime characters and Festive Friends from the Ross-based young theatre group ‘X-entricity’.

Members of the Ross-on-Wye Rotary Club dropped in to collect their cheque from Chrissie Ellis who designed and built Santa’s Grotto at Labels.

The grotto itself was designed and built by Chrissie Ellis, a Labels colleague.

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Home & Interiors Invaluable Decorating Tips By Katherine Sorrell

Planning changes to your home? Interiors expert Katherine Sorrell has some handy hints…

Living rooms • Use a scale plan of your room with cut out mini furniture items, and move these around until you find the right positions.

• The alcoves either side of a chimney breast are perfect for creating extra storage.

• For maximum light, fit a pole or track that overhangs far enough each on side of the window to allow the curtains to be drawn right back.

• Avoid using a central hanging pendant as the only light source, but add in table lamps, floor lamps and wall lamps for a more flexible and flattering ambience.

• Consider ways to disguise the TV when not in use – can you adapt a piece of furniture, such as an armoire, so that it sits behind closed doors when necessary?

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Kitchens • Have tall cupboards at one end of your cupboard run, with the hob nearby and plenty of worktop space between the hob and the sink. Add the dishwasher on the other side of the sink.

• If possible, make worktops 700mm deep instead of 600mm, to give more working space and to better accommodate a large sink.

• In an open-plan kitchen, choose quiet appliances, and design so the washing up is hidden from the view of the dining table.

• Paint the inside of a wall cabinet door with blackboard paint to give somewhere to write a shopping list.

• Base cabinets on legs, or recessed plinths, make the room seem larger.

so keep the walls, floors and major items of furniture relatively neutral and just change accessories, such as rugs, cushion covers and lamp shades, as necessary.

• Cover boring walls with blackboard paint, magnetic wallpaper, peg board, maps or wall stickers.

• A high-level bed provides space beneath for study, play or storage.

• Fit a dimmer switch so you can adjust the light from bright for playing or reading to soft and calm at bedtime.

• Storage is all-important. Felt tips and paint brushes can be kept in tins, though beware of sharp edges. For storing tiny Lego sets and the like, ice cream tubs or shoe boxes are ideal.

Bedrooms • Plan storage with precision, and divide the interior of your wardrobe into hanging space plus shelves, drawers and shoe racks. Consider storage gadgets such as belt racks and pull-out trays.

• Maximise space by building fitted wardrobes right up to the ceiling.

• Add a blackout lining to your curtains, or choose wooden shutters for additional sound and draught-proofing, and security.

• Swing-arm lights on either side of the bed free up space on bedside tables.

• A blanket box at the end of the bed is ideal for storing bedding and doubles as a seat.

• If you’re on a budget, invest more in taps, shower doors and bath screens and save on a plain white suite, adding decorative appeal with tiles and attractive accessories.

• Wall-hung WCs and washbasins create the illusion of extra space.

• Hide pipework under floorboards or behind false walls and punch shallow shelves into the studwork to create useful storage niches.

• Lights on both sides of your washbasin mirror dispel unflattering shadows.

• Chosen a cast iron bath?

Check it will fit up the stairs…

Children’s rooms • Kids’ tastes change rapidly

Bathrooms

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New wildlife homes for Newent this spring New homes are on their way to Newent, but these ones are a little smaller than many might expect.

Newent Town Council’s Jubilee Wildlife Walk will soon have new residents thanks to a selection of bat and bird boxes being installed along the disabled, access for all path.

Local residents and businesses have come together to make most of a grant of £5,000 from the Gloucestershire Environmental Trust which was applied for by town councillors in 2016.

Members of Newent’s Dolphin Gateway Club, the local branch of Mencap, painted bird boxes at Newent Memorial Hall over the winter as part of the project.

This followed the donation of the materials by Phil Jones Timber Merchants and production of the little houses by local resident Dave Warren.

One resident who took part in the painting said: “This is a fantastic project.

“I have really enjoyed taking part and I know lots of others have as well.”

However the freshly painted bird boxes will not be the only part of the project to encourage local wildlife.

Bat boxes, handmade and donated by local carpenter George

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Cllr Chris Howley (back row, third from left) and members of Newent Dolphin Gateway Club take part in painting bird boxes at Newent Memorial Hall Price, will also soon be installed along with trees and shrubs given by Elmcroft Tree Nursery, The Woodland Trust, and The Community Volunteering Charity.

a great example of how the local community can work together.

“Everyone has been so generous” said Cllr Chris Howley.

Local branches of Ermin Plant and Buildbase assisted with materials for the project which also sees stag beetle areas installed along the route to encourage biodiversity.

The Newent Town Councillor added “this could not have all come together without the kind donations and volunteering made by so many people.”

Even the groundworks for the project saw a contribution from local businesses to assist the Newent Town Council project.

District Councillor Len Lawton (Conservative, Newent Central), who is also President of the Memorial Hall, said “This is

I am looking forward to joining the Dolphin Club for their first walk on the trail next spring.”

The project will soon be completed when all the local wildlife habitats have been installed in time for the spring along with a new information board which will help residents and tourists spot the different animals and plants along the Jubilee Wildlife Walk.

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Auction Anecdote As we head into the early part of the new year I can now update you on my December sale which at the last time of writing had not yet taken place. Further to my excited predictions regarding a letter by Horatio Nelson we were delighted when it sold to a commission buyer for £1,100, whilst a fine silver plated miniature mantel clock made £1000 and a charming collection of Staffordshire fox head form stirrup cups made a total of £880.

In the pre-sale Christmas hunt for gifts, private buyers were out in force and when onegentleman lost out on a beautiful diamond marquise cut ring for £1,350 he settled for a stunning oval diamond set pendant for £2000 instead.

One of my favourite items in the sale was a large English delft plate naively painted with scrolling flowers and foliage surrounding a very strange animal in the centre which, we 18th century Bristol delft charger decorated squirrel decided after some debate, must be a squirrel. English delft ware was produced from the 16th to late 18th century and copied the slightly more sophisticated Dutch Delft (spelt with a capital D) which in turn was a crude attempt to copy the fine blue and white porcelain which was being imported from China. The white colour of delft was achieved by using a thick white tin glaze disguising a brown pottery body. Consequently, production of these wares ceased almost instantly in England the day Josiah Wedgwood invented white earthenware towards the end of the 18th century. This new material was much more suited to mass production techniques and even more importantly could be decorated by transfer printing rather than the traditional hand painting which was very labour intensive. The new all white bodied ware was also much stronger than the tin glazed pottery which had always been very prone to chips and breakages. Interestingly tin glazed earthenware is one of the few types of china in which damage is acceptable to buyers, since perfect examples are almost unknown. Luckily the plate in our sale was in relatively good condition with just a few rim chips, and together with its unusual and quirky squirrel decoration it attracted a small range of specialist buyers and sold for a pleasing £660 against a £400/£600 estimate.

Smiths Next Sale is on the 3rd March and includes a special section for Medals and Militaria as well as a full range of antiques and collectables. Entries are invited on the 2nd, 7th, 9th & 14th February 10am - 3pm or by appointment. For more information please telephone 01531 821776 or see our website www.smithsnewentauctions.co.uk

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MARTIN LEWIS Money Sins Car Insurance

By Martin Lewis @moneysavingexpert

Are you a sinner?

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now, he's locked in the price for a year. So, the sooner you act, the more you're likely to save.

3. Check multi-car policies if you've more than one car in the home.

A few insurers offer special discounts if you have more than one car in the home – but comparison sites can’t include these deals, so do it manually. www.Admiral.com Multicar gives discounts of up to 25%, depending on how many cars you insure.

You can also get discounts by linking the household standalone policies with Churchill, Direct Line and Privilege. The savings here could be huge. Equally, they can be a rip off; it’s about trial and error.

4. Comprehensive cover may be cheaper than third party.

Bizarrely, merely selecting comprehensive means some insurers see you as a lower risk, and it lowers the price, so always check comprehensive too if you want the cheapest.

5. Adding an extra driver could cost less.

Again, counter-intuitively adding another person to the policy can bring down your premium, as the average risk is reduced. It’s especially strong if you're a young driver adding a responsible older driver, but can work for others too as Bouncybubbles told me: "Quoted £900 from £500 previous year. By comparing

then adding my husband I got it down to £298."

or late at night, it can work well too.

6. Legitimately tweak your job title.

You can't claim to be the Chancellor if you're a pole dancer (or viceversa), but many people have wide ranging roles.

So by tweaking your job description you might find your quote is lower. Like @RPJ_Webster93 who tweeted: "@martinslewis Thanks to your 'reword job title' tip my car insurance quote reduced by £500."

He legitimately changed his job title from 'council worker' to 'civil servant - cleric'.

9. Got special circumstances and struggling?

Speak to a broker. If your circumstances aren’t normal, getting insurance can be tough. Often getting an insurance broker to find a bespoke policy for you can beat comparison sites.

See www.biba.org.uk/findinsurance/ 10. Can you get cashback.

Once you’ve found your cheapest policy check cashback websites like Quidco.com and TopCashback.co.uk to see if you can get any money back on the policy you’ve chosen if you buy it via them - this can be over £50, so is often worth it. Yet don’t let the cashback tail wag the dog. Choose the right policy first, then see cashback as an added extra (as it isn’t 100% guaranteed).

Martin Lewis is the Founder & Editor in Chief of Money Saving Expert. To join the 10 million people who get his Martin’s Money Tips weekly email, go to www. moneysavingexpert.com/ latesttip

7. Don’t ‘pay monthly’ – it doesn't exist.

Insurers may call it paying monthly, but actually they loan you the year's cost and while a few are interest free, most charge often hideous interest. The worst offender I’ve seen charges up-to-93% APR interest. So, check and if it’s costly, pay upfront if you can. If not, try to get one of the many year-long-plus 0% credit cards. Just ensure you pay it off over the year, then there's no cost.

8. Consider installing a 'black box'.

This device is the tech (officially called 'telematics') insurers put inside your car to monitor how you drive and when. It's especially useful for younger drivers facing hefty costs via other means, though if your mileage is limited and you don't drive at peak times

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Christmas at Hartpury C of E Primary School For many of us Christmas already seems like a distant memory – however with the cold, dreary January and February weather closing in, now seems like an appropriate time to share the amazing experiences the children had during our Hartpury School Christmas celebrations.

The celebrations kicked off with two performances of our Reception, Year1 and Year 2 nativity performance of ‘Born in a Barn’. The children never cease to amaze me, at the age of 4,5 and 6, learning all of their lines, acting brilliantly and singing fantastically. Amongst the traditional characters that you would expect, we also had a rather bossy cat, a shy rooster and a number of very perturbed sheep. The best thing for me as a head is not watching the show itself

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but looking at the pride (and sometimes tears of joy) that is expressed on parents faces – always the sign of a really successful show!

As a Church School our link with the local churches is an important one. The older children prepare a traditional ‘Lessons and Carols’ service and deliver this in front of an audience of very proud parents and grandparents packed into the pews. The service is always a special time with everyone involved in singing and making the event truly memorable.

Throughout the build up to Christmas the children are involved in the usual activities such as parties, making decorations and making cards but what makes Hartpury School really special is the additional events that our parent community organise each year.

The Friends of Hartpury School spend a morning decorating the hall ready for Christmas lunch and then provide table service to the children

with Christmas music blaring, crackers popping and even a visit from the big fellow himself.

In the afternoon they open the Christmas grotto and wrapping room where children have the opportunity to purchase a small gift for their parents. What is really lovely is that the children get to choose gifts and think about the value of giving rather than receiving.

The festivities were brought to a close, this year, on the final day in the afternoon with our annual carols around the tree sing along. Parents, grandparents, villagers and even ex-pupils travel from far and wide to pack the hall and have a jolly good sing song which really gets everyone in the mood!

Here’s looking forward to next December – only 10 months to go!

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Newent’s Paint-Your-Own-Pottery Studio celebrates a very successful first year A year or so ago Sarah Brown found that there was not a great deal of entertainment for all ages, specifically for children, to be found in Newent.

Having had experiences of pottery studios elsewhere in the country, Sarah felt that Newent would benefit from a studio providing that sort of entertainment.

This led her to set up the family run ‘Paint Your Own Pottery Studio’ which is available to anyone who would like to paint a piece of pottery, either for themselves or as a gift.

chocolate, muffins, etc. are now being served.

The studio consists of a nice, welcoming and well-lit room at the Golf Club. It is stocked with all the necessary decorating supplies and set up in such a way that children (and adults) are being kept clean.

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It appears that the dogs and cats are the most popular items to be painted.

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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Bugsy Malone Dress-Up Day From feathers and flapper dresses to Trilbys, braces and pencil moustaches, the fashions of 1920s New York filled Newent Community School at the end of January.

The school’s annual musical this month is Bugsy Malone and to raise funds for both charity and the production, students and staff made a donation to dress up for the day in trends of the time.

Bugsy Malone, featuring 150 students from 11 to 18,

Miles (pictured) Miles hard at work who was happily working away said “I like doing art stuff and painting and like to take them home afterwards to keep.” Mum Sarah accompanied Miles by doing a mug decorated

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with an owl. She said they regularly return to the studio as they are both just having so much fun there.

Sarah Brown says “This is a good fun place to come to – with or without children, especially as there is free parking. There is no need to be ’arty’ as we have stamps and stencils to help the decorating so anyone can come along and try it. We already have a number of repeat ‘potters’ and have had to extend the sessions for parties and organisations such as the WI. We can now go ‘mobile’ and have already taken the studio to Nursing Homes. I believe that the success of the studio can only be attributed to the fun people have when they come here”.

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will be staged at the Watery Lane School from February 1st to 4th.

the other by the shady, pencilmoustached Dandy Dan.

Head of Drama, Marie Hood, who is directing the show, said: “This is a production that belongs to the young people of Newent School. Every job on this production, every role, both on and off stage, has been taken by one of our outstanding students. This production is a testament to their hard work, determination and talent.”

Mrs. Hood added: “Our 2017 production at Newent embraces the now 40-year-old film while adding some unique twists. Look out for our female Fat Sam, our unusual police force and, of course, for lots of fun with splurge!”

Originally made as a film in 1976, with a cast entirely composed of under-16s, the musical is a tonguein-cheek love letter to the gangster genre, tracing the turf war between two rival gangs, one headed by Fat Sam of the Grand Slam speakeasy,

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Half the funds from the dressing up event will support the production and the other 50 per cent will benefit Rotary International’s Purple4Polio campaign which aims to eradicate polio across the world.

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SANTA’S VISITS TO NEWENT & HIGHNAM Santa and the Rotary Club are delighted that our charity collection in December amounted to a recordbreaking £1,695. A big ‘thank you’ to all the lovely children who came out to greet Santa on his sleigh, and to those who so generously supported us and donated to our charity funds. Thank you!

ROTARY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEWENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL Christmas Cake Making Competition: In December students, no doubt inspired by ‘The Great British Bake Off’, entered our Christmas cake competition. Some 40 brilliantly decorated cakes were made, competing in the junior and senior sections. Judged by Pippa Palmer and Rotarians Mike Crowther and Ray Bell, the results were as follows: Winner of the Mike Featherstone Memorial Trophy was Tom Hailes (6th Form), second came Phoebe Bonser (N9) and third Tom Summers (N7), with Conor Nolan and Sophia Van

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all presentations was of the highest standard, with all the students receiving a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’. Winner was Jordan Buckley, who spoke about ‘Donald Trump!’ and runner-up was Daniel Timson.

Newent School production of ‘BUGSY MALONE’: Performances start at Wednesday 1st February and run until the Saturday, start is at 7.00pm. The Rotary Club is taking a large party along to the Thursday performance in support of the school’s amazing Music and Drama Department and the students who are putting on this wonderful production!

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Motoring

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Super-Size America Doesn’t Extend To LA Auto Show

James Baggott takes a look behind the scenes of America’s motor show in the Sunshine State For a land known for its love of excess, the LA motor show is a relatively bijou affair. Small, compact and easy to get around, it’s the polar opposite of the city that hosts it.

It makes little sense launching cars in a metropolis that’s smothered in a layer of smog, crammed with traffic and needs more cars like the ozone layer needs a bigger hole in it, but America being America does it anyway.

Unlike the vast, monolithic motoring expos of Frankfurt and Paris, LA does things in bitesized chunks (unlike its burgers).

The stands are more compact, the press corps less stressed and fewer in numbers, and the new car launches less frequent.

But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t big news out there in the States – some manufacturers, especially those with a presence on this side of the pond, or with aspirations to have one, take the event pretty seriously.

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SUV with a launch in a tent outside the main halls. It was so packed, the overzealous American fire regulations meant most journalists couldn’t even get in. Fortunately, this rival to the Porsche Macan and Jaguar F-Pace was quickly moved to the Alfa stand where we got a proper look.

Rumours suggest it will arrive in the UK late in 2017 with a diesel engine first, with a biturbo 2.9-litre V6 packing 503bhp following soon after. The spicy version will have four-wheel drive, the diesel making do with power via the rear wheels. Some Italian flair in a sector not known for it will be most welcome.

Elsewhere, the Germans gave the clearest signs yet that another recession was imminent with the unveiling of the why-dowe-need-it Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet. Just 300 of the 621bhp monsters will be produced and, although pricing is yet to be released, don’t expect much change from £200,000.

Mazda used the eve of the first press day to take the wraps off its new CX-5. At an event peppered with nonsense car design gobbledygook, and interspersed with pictures of cheetahs and chopsticks that were being used to demonstrate Mazda’s new design direction, the manufacturer showed off a rather smart looking SUV. It’s the best-selling model in Europe for the firm and its new nose, which has more than a hint of Jaguar F-Pace about it, points to the future look for all Mazdas.

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Understood? Good.

Jaguar was another manufacturer that had decided to grab some early motoring show headlines, revealing its futuristic electric I-Pace to the world in its own unique style two full days before the event opened.

Using virtual reality headsets it simultaneously launched the car in LA and London, with car designer Ian Callum showing off the firm’s first foray into electric vehicles (EVs).

LA was an apt showcase for a model that will sell 50 per cent of its volume in the States, and with a range of 310 miles on a single charge chances are those buyers will be queuing up to get hold of one when it goes into production next year. Finally a Tesla rival from Britain? We hope so.

Other notable launches included a world premiere for the largest of all Minis, the Countryman, and the new Volkswagen e-Golf with a range of 186 miles on a charge - up 50 per cent on its predecessor.

However, it was the real Americana that caught our eye in the subterranean halls under the main event. Dubbed ‘the garage’, they contained a host of modified motors that were a welcome relief from the corporate frontage of the manufacturer stands upstairs. Modified Ferraris, Gulfliveried Fords and big-wheeled classics were among the delights hidden away below the show’s huge halls. Just like the city then, proving if you scratch beneath the surface a little you’ll find the real treats.

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Craig's Comment By living in a rural area many of us accept that we are not always going to be able to get the same type of services as those living in large towns and cities. However, while we accept that the amount of shops, frequency of buses, and types of roads available might not always meet the levels of those in urban areas, the response times of the emergency services when we or our family are in danger is something that many would not choose to compromise on.

The staff that work for our emergency services are doing a fantastic job. While often working long, unsociable hours, their commitment to making people’s lives safer is never compromised. However, is there more that can be done to help them do their job?

A recent request for information to the South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust led me to

find out that the time that Forest of Dean residents can expect to wait for an ambulance during a Category A emergency is much longer than for those living closer to Gloucester. In fact, the only postcode area in the Forest that regularly sees ambulance emergency response times met is Cinderford, just up the road from both the Dilke Hospital and the Ambulance Station.

Up until as recently as 2006 there was another station in which local ambulances were held. However, Newent’s joint ambulance and fire station last saw ambulances there in April 2006. Newent was the only station to be closed in Gloucestershire during the 2006 reorganisation.

Could Newent, located in approximately equal distance between Gloucester and Cinderford, be the answer to the Forest’s slower ambulance response times? Although the Ambulance Trust keeps vehicles located near to and in the Forest, at peak times the majority are nearer Gloucester and Cheltenham.

What is more, ambulances located near to the district are also frequently called to go back towards Gloucester on emergency calls, potentially leaving residents in the Forest again with a longer wait.

I have been holding discussions with South Western Ambulance Foundation Trust representatives about their emergency response times for the area. These talks are continuing and they have reiterated to me that they have been putting new policies and actions in place since April 2016.

I hope to give a further update on what is being done to help people locally when there is an emergency, and I will once again be asking the Ambulance Trust – could the return of Newent Ambulance Station be the answer?

Craig is the District Councillor for Oxenhall and Newent North East.

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The plants placed around the Lake were mostly crocuses with some wild Newent Daffodils in between. They were planted along the front of the Jubilee Wild Border which will provide a stunning ribbon of purple all along the border come spring.

The planting was initiated by the Newent Rotary Club and was part of the Rotary International's 30 year "Purple4Polio" campaign which aims to provide communities with ideas and opportunities to get involved with ridding the world of polio.

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After-school clubs are always very popular with pupils at Pauntley Primary School. They are open to all children and not restricted by numbers. The children can sign up at the start of term to stay at school from 3.15pm till 4.30pm from Monday to Thursday. On Mondays the pupils can take part in Arts and Crafts, on Tuesdays a specialist coach runs a Sports Club, on Wednesdays there is a very busy Wildlife Club and on Thursdays the children have the chance to enjoy more free and creative play outside. They can also build their own creations in Lego and Knexx on Thursdays.

In addition to this, the Early Risers Club runs from 8.00am each morning, allowing children to be dropped off at school earlier in the day, offering parents greater flexibility.

For pre-schoolers Pauntley offers a popular “Stay and Play” Playgroup on alternate Friday afternoons. The little ones join the infant class to play and find out a bit more about life at school. It’s particularly good for younger siblings who get a chance to see what their brothers and sisters do in school.

Parent, Stephen Reynolds of Maggie’s Kitchen, helped the children make some delicious blackberry jam to sell last Autumn. The blackberries were gathered by the children during school, following a tradition at Pauntley that started in the First World War, when children gathered blackberries to turn into jam for the troops. Stephen has now turned the children’s hard work into cash and supplied super smart Pauntley aprons for each child. The aprons, for use in class activities, were funded by the jam sales.

Places are available for children aged 4 - 11 years. If you want to visit our school, you can contact Head teacher, Mr Chris Ward, at Pauntley School Office on 01531 820053.

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Pager Turners Spring may be just around the corner, but there’s still plenty of temptation to lock the cold, dark winter out and curl up with a book.

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The Silkworm – Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) Private Investigator Cormoran Strike is back. This time he’s been asked to find a missing writer. But when the writer turns up dead, his wife, Cormoran’s client, comes under suspicion.

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The Bear and The Nightingale – Katherine Arden In the wilds of Russia, folklore and fairy tales do battle with the Church for the villagers’ hearts and minds. As an enigmatic young priest starts to turn his flock away from their centuriesold traditions, the spirit guardians of the homes lose their strength, and darkness threatens to take hold. The only one who might be able to save the villagers is the girl they’ve turned against. Lyrical and beautiful, The Bear and The Nightingale is captivating from the very first page.

Hygge – Charlotte Abrahams The Danish concept of hygge has taken the UK by storm.

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The Phantom Tree – Nicola Cornick Alison is stuck in modern day Britain, hundreds of years after she was born. Mary is back in Tudor England. But only Mary can reveal what happened to Alison’s son all those years

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Eating Disorders Awareness Week - 27th February to 5th March

Eating disorders affect over 725,000 people in the UK and one in five of those most seriously affected die prematurely through suicide or physical consequences. That’s why it’s essential we’re all aware of the dangers of eating disorders and our susceptibility to them.

Forget the stereotypical teenage girl starving herself.

There are several different eating disorders that can affect people of any age, gender or ethnicity.

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• Family history of addiction, depression or eating disorders.

• Pressure to be slim from themselves, society or a career/hobby, e.g. dancing, sports.

• Underlying issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, perfectionism or obsessive personality.

• Relationship issues.

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in 2,000 men will experience anorexia, becoming preoccupied with weighing as little as possible via excessive exercise and/or starving themselves. It usually develops at age 16 or 17 but sometimes, as young as 7.

Bulimia Bulimia sufferers alternate between binge eating and purging by inducing vomiting or using laxatives, and 90% are female. It’s more common than anorexia and usually develops at around 18 or 19.

Binge eating disorder (BeD) BED affects around 5% of adults, compelling them to eat large amounts of food very rapidly.

It affects both sexes equally, usually developing between 30 and 40 years old. eating Disorder not otherwise Specified (EDNOS) Some people may have some but not all of the symptoms of a specific eating disorder, so they receive an EDNOS diagnosis.

Diagnosis anD TreaTmenT Doctors and healthcare professionals use internationally agreed criteria to diagnose eating disorders, normally using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or International Classification of Diseases (ICD). They ask patients about their weight, self-image and relationship with food.

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Often, people with eating disorders will be in denial or try to hide symptoms, but they may: • Skip meals or claim they’ve already eaten/will eat when they’re out.

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If you suspect you or someone else has an eating disorder, get professional help immediately.

Rapid treatment makes full recovery more likely and minimises the impact on the patient’s body and life. However, recovery can be lengthy and, like the disorders themselves, complex.

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1st Newent Cub Scouts light up the century Cubs from 1st Newent recently joined millions of other Cubs to celebrate 100 years of Cub Scouting, at parties held all over the world.

1st Newent's Cubs opted to join together with nationwide celebrations with a chocolate-themed party, complete with chocolate marbles, a chocolate fountain, a chocolate flour game involving picking chocolate out of flour with only the teeth and a dress up game in which they had to put on hats, scarfs and gloves to eat chocolate with a knife and fork. There's not usually so much chocolate consumed in a group night, but we felt that this was such a special occasion that the odd tummy ache would be worth it!

Between eating chocolate, Cubs hopped, jumped and skipped through the decades, looking back

through a century in which Cub Scouting has given so many youngsters so much fun, friendship and a taste for the outdoors for the rest of their lives.

Recent research has shown that involvement in the Scout Association from an early age is an important factor in preventing mental health problems in adolescents and those up to the age of 25, so since their inception 100 years ago, our Cubs groups have been contributing to the well-being of our whole community.

The Cubs also had an opportunity for quiet reflection and renewal of their Cub Promise, around the one hundred candles they had helped set up and light. Leading the recital of 1st Newent Cubs Pack's Promise, Assistant District Commissioner Chris Brewster reminded everyone that they were joined to the worldwide family of Cub Scouts, as many of their parents and grandparents had been before them.

To top it all off there was a celebratory birthday cake (not chocolate!) and campfire singing of songs both new and traditional.

Cub Scout Leader Peter Trigg

commented “The evening went with a real swing, and nearly a real pop, as we had planned to hold the party at our Scout Headquarters opposite the fire station, but when we arrived there was a smell of gas. In Scouting, thinking on our feet is second nature to us – and thanks to the prompt and kind help of Simon Mason, the Vicar of St Mary’s, Newent, we were able to switch location and hold the event at the church rooms, so as not to disappoint the youngsters.”

1st Newent’s Cubs meet on Monday evenings during term time at Scout Headquarters between 6.30 and 8.00pm. Cubs can join from the ages of 8-10 and a half years old, learn a variety of modern and traditional skills and take part in trips away.

If you know anyone who may have some time to spare, the Cub Pack is always looking for people to help us, either on an occasional basis or more regularly. This term, the Pack will be undertaking DIY, building bird boxes and learning climbing, code breaking and Morse code.

For further information, please contact Pete on 07957 771222 or Ann on 07949 697171.

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Back Seat Birth to Front Seat Driver My seventeen year-old daughter has just passed her driving test, so I was proud to see her set out on her first solo journey. For my peace of mind I would like her to take some advanced driving lessons (she’s learned to pass the driving test, now she needs to learn to drive) but pressure from Dad is not the way to introduce such a thing: she has to have her own “why” in order to want to take them. Hopefully she will soon. But that’s for the future.

I relate this to you because of what caught my eye recently: it’s a light-hearted story concerning another similar aged driver.

17 years ago, the parents of Freya

Whitelaw were rushing in their Vauxhall Astra to the maternity hospital. Except Freya wouldn’t wait and Mrs Whitelaw had to be delivered of her on the back seat of the car. Luckily they had made it to the hospital car park, so staff assisted and both mother and baby were fine.

Time passed and the Whitelaws kept their Astra as the family runabout. It’s over 19 years old now (and a bit creaky says Freya) but, about to take her driving test, Mum and Dad have passed it on to their daughter as her first car.

I’m sure she will pass the driving test with ease and, hopefully, go on to increase her skills behind the wheel. After all, she has her “why” in the history of the car she is driving: she started her life in the back seat so would want to continue a long and safe one in the front.

By Iain Betson

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Caramelised

Onion & Goats’ Cheese Pizza Serves 4

Ready in 1 hour

This is a tasty alternative to the classic cheese and tomato pizza. Serve with a simple mixed green salad dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle • 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced • 2 tsp brown sugar • 2 x 145g packets pizza base mix • 2 tsp fresh chopped rosemary leaves, plus 1 tbsp small sprigs • 2 x 100g round goats’ cheeses, sliced • 5 cherry tomatoes, halved

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Instead of the caramelised onions spread, the pizza base with sun-dried tomato paste then top with some cooked and drained spinach. Scatter over diced mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese and some fresh chopped oregano.

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Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and add the onions. Fry over a gentle heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.

Add the sugar and fry for a further 10 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool.

Preheat the oven to 220C, Fan 200C, Gas Mark 7. Empty both sachets of the pizza base mix into a large bowl and stir in a large pinch of salt and the chopped rosemary leaves. Stir in 200ml hand-hot water and mix to a soft dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Roll the dough out to a 30 x 45cm oblong.

Place on a greased baking sheet and turn up the edges of the base. Spread the caramelised onions over the base, then top with the sliced goats’ cheese, cherry tomatoes and rosemary sprigs. Leave in a warm place for 10 minutes.

Drizzle with olive oil and season with a little salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the base is golden brown.

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What's On in February Gallery@The Shambles 1st February Newent Art competition open for entries. For more information, please visit: www.newentartcompetion.co.uk.

Craft Workshops at Labels Shopping Labels Outlet Shopping, just off junction 4 of the M50 near Ross-on-Wye Thursday 2nd February: Valentine's Gift Workshop with Emma of Ruby Florence Designs.

Thursday 2nd March: Mother's Day Jewellery Workshop with Karen of JB Gaynan Jewellers of Ledbury. For more information and the latest news and updates on the workshops please visit www. labelsshopping.co.uk/events. You can book your place by phoning 01989 769000 or emailing welcome@labelsshopping.co.uk.

Bell Ringers AGM Thursday 2nd February, 7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church Newent Memory Café Friday 3rd February, 10.30am - 12 Noon, Sheppard House, Onslow Road, Newent

A place where any member of the public who feel that they, or a person they know, may have memory problems or related cognitive issues can drop in without an appointment for a chat, and to exchange experiences and receive information.

For further information please call Vanessa on 01531 821227.

Tea Dance Sunday 5th February, 2.00pm -

4.00pm, Newent Memorial Hall Adults £6.00, children £4.00; to include drinks and refreshments.

(Spectators 1/2 price.)

Jigsaw Puzzle Club Monday 6th Februray, 2.30pm St. Mary’s Church Newent

Newent Onion Fayre AGM Tuesday 7th February The small team is looking for newmembers for fresh ideas and helping hands. Come and be part of Gloucestershire's largest free one-day event and support your community.

Service with Prayer for Healing Wednesday 8th February, 7.30pm, St. Mary’s Church Newent Newent Family History Session Friday 10th February, 10.00am 12.00 noon, Newent Library Come and learn how to uncover your past with a free family history drop-in on the 2nd Friday of every month.

Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-Long at the Oxenhall Fringe Friday 10th February, 7.30pm Oxenhall Parish Hall, Gloucestershire, GL18 1RN Tom Carradine presents an evening of timeless music with songs from the music hall era, WWI and II and the West End stage as well as traditional popular songs. And the best thing is – there is plenty of opportunity for audience participation! Tickets: £12.00, includes a light supper. Please book early to secure your seat by calling Gavin Refoy on 07974 074723 or 01531 890538. Payments can be handed to any member of the

OPHT committee: Libby Drew/ Tricia Brookes/Mary Bowers/ Rosie Ingram/Lindy Daines/Anne Thompson/Alan Hopkins/Gavin Refoy, alternatively payment can be made on arrival or by posting a cheque to Gavin Refoy at Vine Tree Cottage, Holders Lane, Oxenhall, GL18 1LX. If paying by cheque, please make it out to the Oxenhall Parish Hall Trust. This event is brought to you by ‘Air in G’.

Flicks in the Sticks ‘Dad's Army’ (cert. PG) Thursday 16th February, 7.30pm, Gorsley Village Hall

The classic TV series is brought to the big screen in this enjoyable romp. A stellar cast play the same familiar characters as the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy towards the end of World War II. The running time of this film is 1 hours 40 minutes, so there will be no interval.

Admission (at the door): Adults £5.00, Children (under 18) £3.00. Discounted tickets (Adults £4.50, Children £2.50) can be purchased in advance from Gorsley Post Office & Stores or Tony Beckwith (01989 720358 or mtonybeckwith@gmail.com).

As usual, tea, coffee and biscuits will be available and you are welcome to bring your own drinks (glasses provided). The doors will be open from 7.00pm for those that would like to meet up with friends for a drink and a chat before the film.

Kids Community Cinema Family Film Saturday 18th Febr,

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...events cont'd Doors open at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start, Community Centre, Ross Rd Refreshments, free admission.

Children must be accompanied by adults. For further details please contact Andrea Cox: acox27@btinternet.com.

Pauntley Film Evening – EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Saturday 18th February, 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start, Pauntley Village Hall Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael "Eddie" Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself - even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach (played

by Hugh Jackman), Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Taron Egerton stars as Eddie, the loveable underdog with a never say die attitude. Eddie the Eagle is an uplifting, inspirational story that celebrates human spirit, passion, and one man’s refusal to accept defeat. Tickets £5.50 to include tea/coffee and cake.

Bring your own wine/beer.

Raffle. Advance booking please by contacting Lesley Harding on 01531 822315/07549 539307.

Friends of St. Mary’s AGM Monday 27th February, 7.30pm St. Mary’s Church Newent Clive Carroll Acoustic Guitarist Friday 3rd March, 7.30pm Cliffords Mesne Village Hall Hear Clive's impeccable technique combined with an Page 62

eclectic mix of musical influences ranging from early classical to contemporary jazz. Tickets: £10 (Under 18s: £5) from Gareth on 01531 821 654. The event is sponsored by 'Air in G'.

LOCAL CLUBS & CLASSES Ashleworth & Hasfield Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 2nd Tuesday, 7.30pm at the Memorial Hall.

All Welcome! For more information call Janet Williams on 01452 700320 or email janet.williams1985@gmail.com Baby and Toddler Group Every Thursday during term time, 9.30am - 11.00am, St. Mary’s Church Newent Castle Tump Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 2nd Wednesday, 7.30pm, at Upleadon Village Hall.

All Welcome! For more information call Gill Bywater on 01531 820294.

Coleford Hard Of Hearing Club Meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month between 10.00am and 12 noon at St. Margaret Mary Church Hall, High Nash, Coleford, where there is ample parking. Our aim is to spread useful information, help those with hearing impairment feel less isolated and have fun.

We welcome new members and volunteers, and try to have four special events (e.g. Christmas lunch or summer trips) each year.

For more information please contact Elaine on 07971 303958.

Community Café Every Wednesday, 10.30am -

12.30pm, 36 Broad Street, Newent Coffee and tea for 50p, cakes/biscuits.

Free computers and Wi-Fi, pool table and garden.

Open to all; run by Newent Initiative Trust.

Dymock Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 3rd Wednesday, 7.30pm at Dymock Parish Hall.

All welcome. For more information on our programme/events call Hazel Downing on 01531 890565 or email: andyhazel@ talktalk.net. You can also call Ann Visor on 01531 890438 or email: coneybury@gmail.com.

Hartpury Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 2nd Thursday, 7.30pm at Hartpury Village Hall. All Welcome! For more information call Dyllis Cowen on 01452 700760 or email dylliscowen@outlook.com Highnam Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 3rd Thursday at 7.30pm at Highnam Parish Rooms Kilcot & Gorsley Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 3rd Tuesday, 7.30pm at Gorsley Chapel. All welcome.

For more information call Daphne Toner on 01989 720671 or email daphnetoner@yahoo.co.uk Monthly Mother's Union Meeting Tuesday 28th February, 2.00pm, St Marys Church Rooms "My Trip to India”; speaker: Margaret Highton. For more information, please contact Annee Barwell: 01531 820932.

Newent & District Branch Royal British Legion Every 4th Thurs of the month, 7pm - 8pm, Newent Memorial Hall Discuss local issues, socialise and raise money for good causes. The branch is open to any person with a notion to make a difference, just turn up and take part. For further information contact: Richard

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Balding at secretary.newent.rbl @googlemail.com Newent & District Probus Club Tuesdays, Memorial Hall, Newent Newent Probus Club for retired men meets twice a month on Tuesdays at Newent Memorial Hall.

New members and visitors always welcome. For further information contact the Secretary on 01531 890248 or 07960 463462, or email fraser.gunn@live.com.

Newent & District Rotary Club Meets Tuesdays 6.45pm for 7pm start, Red Lion, Market Square, Newent Visitors welcome, please contact our secretary on 07794 644 380 or email rotary@newentbb.co.uk Newent and District U3A Meeting Tuesday 21st February, 9.45am, Newent Memorial Hall “Friends of Gloucester Waterways Boaters Group and Life on the Waterways.” For more information, please visit www.u3asites.org.uk/newent or call 01531 820888.

Newent Bridge Club Sixth Form Centre of Newent Community School We play duplicate bridge every Wednesday (6.45pm meet for 7pm start) and Friday (7pm meet for 7.15pm start). There is always a host on Fridays, so you don’t need a partner.

Visitors are always welcome.

For full details see our website: www.bridgewebs.com/newent.

Newent Chess Club Meets every Thursday at 2.00pm, Newent Library New members welcome.

Newent Lakeside Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm at Sheppard House, off Onslow Road. All Welcome! For more information call Colette Arbuthnot on 01531 820036 or email

colette.arbuthnot1@gmail.com.

Tues 21st Feb: "Man at WI"; speaker: Peter Bryant.

Newent Library Club Every 2nd Wed of the month, 10.30am - 12pm For anyone who enjoys reading and talking about books.

Free community transport.

For more information call 01531 820447.

Parkinson’s UK North Forest Group Meet on the 2nd Monday of each month EXCEPT JULY AND DECEMBER, 10.30am 12 noon, Malswick House, B4215, Newent, GL18 1HE All welcome. For more information contact Jane Henderson on 0844 225 3694 or email: jhenderson@ parkinsons.org.uk.

Rudford Highleadon & Churcham Women’s Institute (WI) Meets every 4th Wednesday 7.30pm at Rudford Village Hall All Welcome! For more information call Margaret Bullock on 01452 750438.

Arts and Crafts Huntley Art Group Every Friday, 2.30pm 4.30pm, Huntley Village Hall Watercolours, oils, pastels and silk painting - from complete novices to the more experienced amateur artists. For further information, please call Heather Smith on 01452 830088.

'In Stitches' Saturdays (fortnightly), 10am - 12noon, Glebe Chapel

Free sewing/craft club; held fortnightly. Bring your latest sewing project or your machine and enjoy good company and a cup of tea. All welcome. For more information, contact Jacky Wallace on 01452 790632.

Malswick Art Club Every Wednesday, 10am - 12pm Malswick House Conservatory, B4215, Newent, GL18 1HE

Staunton Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 2nd Wednesday 7pm at the Lounge in Johnstone Close, Corse. All welcome. For more information call Barbara Bubb on 01452 840338 or email bubb3da@btinternet.com.

Thursday Afternoon Club Held every 2nd Thursday of every month, 2.00pm St. Mary’s Church Newent Entertainment, tea and cakes.

All welcome.

Tibberton & Taynton Women’s Institute (WI) Meet every 3rd Wed at 7.30pm at Taynton & Tibberton Village Hall. All welcome. For more information call Patricia Rackliffe on 01452 790520 or email pmrackliff@hotmail.co.uk

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Relax, have fun and experiment with new art techniques in a friendly environment. Suitable for all. Pay as you go basis. Please contact Janice 07884 266947.

Newent & District Camera Club Meeting Tuesdays, meet at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start (meeting ends at 10.00pm), Newent Library (parking behind) Workshops, talks and competitions.

7th Feb: Portfolio Competition;

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...events cont'd judge: lan Thompson ARPS. Prints and DPIs requested for 14th March 2017 battle. 14th Feb: "My photographic journey"

by Peter Warner ARPS. www. peterwarnerpics.co.uk. Submit DPI entries for project. 21st Feb: Members' evening No. 4. 28th Feb: Project Competition; judge: Bob Steadman AWPF. New members always welcome, fee of £2 per evening (visit 3 times before joining). For further information on the Club please visit www.newentdcc.com or email tonycook01@gmail.com.

Newent Quilters Meet every second Thursday of the month, 7.30pm, at Newent Memorial Hall.

New members always welcome.

The group includes beginners and experienced quilters. Our meetings vary from workshops to sewing evenings and guest speakers. We run sewing challenges, charity quilt projects and will have our next exhibition soon. There‘s a small charge for attending meetings and it‘s worth contacting us for details of the programme. Call Mags Smith on 07989 059835 or email newentquilters1@gmail.com

Fitness Dance for Adults Ballroom, Latin and other dance styles.

Group classes, private classes and wedding dance tuition.

Hen parties and dance theme parties at your location. CURRENT CLASSES: Ballroom Dance Page 64

(Beginners): Mondays 8.15pm at Memorial Hall, Newent. Ballroom Dance (Improvers): Wednesdays 8.15pm at Newent Community Centre. Other class locations in Ledbury, Ross and Upton Bishop.

For more information or to book, please contact Miranda de Barra on 0744 333 1068.

Newent Parkrun (FREE!) Every Saturday at 9am, Newent Community School/Forest Leisure Centre, Watery Lane, GL18 1QF

Gorsley Barn Dance Club Meets on the last Monday of the month, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, at Gorsley Village Hall.

5km run - it’s you against the clock! Simply Register at www.parkrun.org.uk/newent

Fun and good exercise in a social atmosphere. Previous experience and/or a partner not necessary!

All welcome, whatever your age.

Come and have fun ceilidh and barn dancing. For more details, contact Chris on 01989 720122 or Hilary on 01989 720105.

Newent Cycling Group We are an informal and friendly

cycling group and you are welcome to come and join us on one of our rides. We have different rides to suit different abilities and we cycle around the local quiet country lanes. If you would like to join us visit www. groupspaces.com/NewentCycling for more information or call Ann or Steve on 01531 821490.

Newent Line Dancers (Intermediate +) Every Thurs 7.30pm - 8.30pm Newent Community Centre For more information ring 07725614774.

Newent Short Mat Bowling Club Every Sat 2pm - 4pm, Newent Comprehensive School Gym New members are always welcome with bowls available, come along and give it a try! Call Barbara on 01531 820279.

Newent Walking Group Meets twice a month on a Sun An informal friendly walking group. Walks may be full or half day and vary in distance between 4 and 10 miles, often with a picnic or pub break.

For more information please telephone our Programme Secretary Alison Jones on 01531 820151.

Walking For Health For all abilities Every Thursday, 10.00am 11.00am, Meet at Chill Out Zone Short and local walk followed by refreshments. For more information contact Margaret Highton on 01531 820245 or Scheme Co-ordinator Kim

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Spencer on 01594 562240. www.walkingforhealth.org.uk

Gardening Gorsley Garden Club Monday 20th February, 7.30pm, Gorsley Village Hall "Plants that changed the course of history"; speaker: Bill Laws.

Visitors always welcome, £2 per meeting. For further information contact Sheila on 01989 720221.

Highnam Garden Club

Meets on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30pm, Gambier Parry Hall (unless indicated otherwise).

Refreshments are provided following the talk and a raffle will be held at most meetings.

All are welcome, even if only as a guest for talks that they are interested in. For more information call 01452 312 626 or email highnamgardenclub@ gmail.com. Thurs 9th February: Growing and showing sweet peas with Gill Hazell.

Chorlton: info@newentorchestra. org, or see website www.newentorchestra.org

Newent Folk Club Every 3rd Thursday at 8.00pm, The Kings Arms, Ross Road Allmusicians and Singers welcome.

For more information, please call 01531 820687.

Newent Orchestral Society Weekly rehearsals The Newent Centre, Ross Road For more information call Bill Anderton on 01531 821075 or email info@newentorchestra.org Website: www.newentorchestra.org “NOMAG” Newent Orchestra Music Appreciation Group Meets on the last Friday of every month, 3.00pm - 4.30pm, St Bartholomew's Community Room, GL18 1BX – off Gloucester Street, behind the Black Dog pub (some parking available)

Newent Gardening Club Meets at the 3rd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm, Newent Memorial Hall New members are very welcome.

For further details please contact Betty on 01531 821399 or email betty@woodentopz.fsworld.co.uk.

Thursday 16th Feb: Pam Turner “Alpines around the Garden”.

Call 01531820761 for details.

Relax, listen to and chat about music in a comfortable environment. For more information visit: www.newentorchestra.org or contact Ginny James on 01531 821904 or Bill Anderton on info@newentorchestra.org.

Music

LOCAL MARKETS

Newent Classical Brass Meet at Newent Community Centre An opportunity for all brass players interested in joining a group in Newent. For more information contact Graham

Kempley Produce Market Saturday 11th Feb, 9.30am 11.30am, Kempley Village Hall Come and shop for local produce at good prices, including homemade bread, locally grown

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vegetables, chutneys, preserves, jam and cakes, and lots more (produce seasonal). Enjoy a cup of fair trade tea/coffee with a slice of home-made cake, or chat over a brunch of bacon/ sausage butties with friends and neighbours in a vibrant and friendly atmosphere. For more information visit: www. kempleymarket.com or contact Louise Earll on 01531 890479 or email louise.earll@wyenet.co.uk

Morning Market Saturday 25th February, 10.00am - 12 noon, Rudford and Highleadon Village Hall Stalls run by local people selling home produced goods and delicious brunch and refreshments. For details see www.rudford.net or ring 01452 790831.

Newent & District Country Market Every Friday, 9.00am 11.00am, Newent Memorial Hall Locally produced fresh foods including cakes, savouries, jams and chutneys. Seasonal vegetables, eggs, cut flowers, plants and cards. Coffee and biscuits available.

Newent Flea Market & Collectors Fair Sundays 10.30am - 2.30pm Newent Memorial Hall Call 07711 905510 for stall enquiries.

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Newent Useful Numbers CHURCHES

St Mary’s Church

Glebe Chapel Gorsley Baptist Chapel Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Newent United Reformed Church

01531 821641 01531 820265 01989 720312 01531 821647 01531 828444

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Ambulance (Emergency Only) 999 Fire (Emergency Only) 999 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 Police (Emergency Only) 999 Police (non-emergency) 101 NHS Direct 111

COUNCIL

Newent Town Council

01531 820638

UTILITIES

Newent Doctors Practice 01531 820689 Day Lewis Pharmacy 01531 820443

Electricty -­Power Loss 0800 365 900 Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 Water Leaks 0800 169 1144 Water Severn Trent 0800 783 4444

HOSPITALS

HELPLINES

DOCTORS & PHARMACY

Ross on Wye Community Hospital 01989 562100 Tewkesbury Hospital 0300 421 6100 Gloucestershire Royal Hospital 0300 422 2222

LIBRARIES

Newent Library

POST OFFICES

Newent Post Office Gorsley Post Office Higham Post Office Hartpury Post Office

TRAVEL

Bus Information Train Information

0845 2305420

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Alcoholics Anonymous Glos Alcoholics Anonymous National Childline

Citizens Advice Bureau Crimestoppers Directory Enquiries

Drugs Helpline

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Hobbies A Resoundingly Successful Hobby

By Kate McLelland Sunday mornings just wouldn’t be the same without them.

Weddings would feel less joyous, funerals less solemn.

If the church bells across the country were to fall silent, it would be the end of a tradition that has lasted for at least two thousand years. Bell-ringing is deeply embedded in our culture, so it hardly seems possible that one day local community groups might stop coming together to ring out those powerful messages of joy, sadness and celebration.

Unfortunately that day could be closer than you might imagine.

A survey recently carried out

by BBC local radio shows that bell-ringers across the country are finding it harder and harder to recruit new volunteers.

Almost 75% of the bell-ringers questioned said that over the past ten years they have found it harder to find new recruits, particularly young people under the age of 21.

There have even been calls to reclassify bell-ringing as a sport in order to gain access to funding, raise its profile and make it appear ‘cooler’ to a younger generation.

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when bell-ringing is more in demand than ever. Over sixty per cent of the BBC survey respondents said that requests for their services had increased over the past decade. tHe HIstory of cHurcH bells Early Christian missionaries used handbells to call people to prayer, and an Italian bishop was the first to introduce larger, hanging bells into his churches in Campania around the year 400 AD. This practice gradually spread throughout Europe until it reached Great Britain around 200 years later.

By the year 750 AD, church bells were sufficiently common for the Archbishop of York to order his priests to toll bells at certain times of the day.

For hundreds of years the practice of bell-ringing remained relatively simple, but in late medieval times ringers began to experiment with new techniques, attaching bells to quarter and half-wheel timber shapes that offered ringers greater control over the bell’s swing.

Many bells and bell towers were lost during the

Reformation, when Henry VIII’s officers destroyed the nation’s rich abbey churches. After that time, churches began to rehang bells mounted on a whole wheel, refining the technology to a point where the bell could perform a 360º rotation and be stopped and started at will, making more complex ‘peals’ possible.

How do I start?

You don’t need to be super-fit, or have a lot of upper body strength, to be a bell-ringer.

Ringing is the perfect way to enjoy gentle physical exercise and is suitable for people of all ages. The action of pulling on the rope not only gives your muscles a mild workout, it also improves agility, reaction time and co-ordination.

There are 40,000 bell-ringers in the UK, many of them qualified to teach. You can find a group near you by going to www.bellringing.org and searching their database, or alternatively ask your local church if they run taster sessions.

How does bell-rIngIng work?

At the beginning of the session the bells are rung ‘up’: the

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angle of swing is gradually increased until the bell is swinging full circle. When it reaches a 360º rotation it can then be stopped, mouth upwards, using a ‘stay’ and a ‘slider’ to control it. When the bell is in the upward position, it is said to be ‘set’.

Each time the bell-ringer pulls the rope, the bell swings through another full circle rotation and sounds.

In ‘change ringing’ the bellringers adjust the intervals at which they pull their ropes to control the speed of striking.

This produces a musical pattern.

How do I learn?

Novice bell-ringers are usually taught in several stages: during the first session they will learn to handle the bell (this is usually done on a one-

to-one basis); in the second they will learn to ring with others. After this students learn about ‘change ringing’, where ringers are required to sound their bells in a particular order, building up from simple to more complex patterns of ringing. The tutorial period usually ends with a 45minute session during which students demonstrate that they have mastered the required techniques. tHe benefIts of bellrIngIng Dickon Love, who is Tower Captain at the quaintly named church of St James Garlickhythe in London, describes bell-ringing as “the best of form of heavy metal … a big loud noise. It keeps you fit, there’s a competitive element as well, and it’s a very

social thing to do - after each practice without fail you can find us down the local pub.”

Many teams also organise monthly gatherings or plan outings to ring bells in different parts of the country, while some are even invited overseas to ring in churches as far away as Australia. If you enjoy competition, you may relish taking part in contests such as the National Twelvebell Striking Contest.

So, if you’re up for some gentle exercise and brain-training, you enjoy socialising with other like-minded people and you want to protect an important part of Britain’s heritage, bellringing could be the hobby you’ve been looking for. Join up, and keep those bells sounding well into the future.

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