The Roses Review Autumn 2017

Autumn 2017 Christmas is coming - oh yes it is!

The Roses Review Meet the cast and win a family panto ticket

Join us for The Spirit of Christmas Tasting Evening

To win a family ticket to this year’s pantomine, Sleeping Beauty here at The Roses, all you need to do is tell us which actor or actress you think is playing the following characters:

Get in the Christmas spirit (literally...) with a tempting selection of brandy and festive liqueurs, all washed down with lashings of spiced mulled wine and nibbles. The perfect excuse to start the Christmas celebrations early this year!

Princess Aurora Prince Orlando Fairy Peaceful Carabosse King Queen

Friday 1 December 7.45pm £20 each Over 18’s only

Send your answers along with your name, email address and telephone number to: Catherine.reese@rosestheatre.org Or pop your entry to our Box Office during opening hours.

The Roses’ 2017 pantomime is the heroic tale of a Prince’s gallant mission to rescue a Princess from a mysterious enchantment... will good triumph over evil?

Competition closes 30th September 2017 Family ticket available for 2 adults and 2 children (excludes Gold performances)

Sat 3 Dec - Sat 7 Jan

Alexandra

Lucy Jane

Book by Saturday 30 September and save £2.50 per ticket!

Sue

Written and directed by Ben Crocker

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Members’ News

in association with Ethical Addictions

Message From The Editor Thank you for all your support this last year. We are so grateful for the continued generosity of our Patrons, Friends, business supporters, staff and volunteers.

There have been many changes recently and I would like to share with you some of the exciting things we have planned, including changes to our membership scheme.

As you will see from our very festive front cover, The Roses is now firmly in the lead up to Christmas. This obviously includes our annual pantomine, which this year is the title ‘Sleeping Beauty’ - Both myself and Gail (our finance manager) have tried fighting for the role of Fairy but alas we were pipped to the post by a ‘professional’. In addition to the panto we see our Christmas Market returning for the second year and our regular Christmas Raffle will also be going ahead. This year w hav a top prize of £600 kindly sponsored

by Alexander Burn.

Cat Reese

Head of Development

Backstage Pass

Profile: Keith Norton What is your role at The Roses?

I am the Chair of the Board of Trustees. I joined the Roses Board in late 2014 and became the Chair in July this year, taking over from Peter Cottingham.

Why did you choose to work at/support The roses?

I became a regular visitor to the Roses a few years back, and loved the relaxed, friendly atmosphere and the wide range of interesting events.

I spoke to Caroline Lawrence one evening in my local pub about the Roses, and she encouraged me to join the Roses Development Group that existed at the time. I’m a retired Management Consultant and have a decent amount of business experience - the Roses needed help back then, just as it does now.

Where have you come from?

I have lived in Forthampton near Tewkesbury for 10 years. I love it!

How would you like to see The roses develop?

The Roses needs to rediscover its edge in Programming, and get Take Part back to its best. I don’t want to see the Roses become just an ordinary venue hosting the same things year after year, with no distinctive personality. We can do much better than that - and we will . . .

What do you like to do when you are not at The roses?

I’m busy, but that’s what I am used to. Apart from being Chair of the Roses, I am a NonExecutive Director of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a Pension Trustee of the PA Group Pension schemes, a Life Patron of Cheltenham Festivals, a member of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, and I play guitar in a covers band called ‘Slightly OCD’ that gigs locally. My son Piers lives at home with me, and he has just launched a Sports Relocation business at the age of 19 - I am a very proud Dad, and I help him however I can. Louise and I are very fond of music and events - we went to the Wilderness Festival a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it!

Community Corner Jane Griffiths, Barnwood Trust’s Community Builder shares some upcoming events For the weekend of 7th/8th October, the Roses Theatre will be a hive of community activity. We are inviting anyone and everyone who has an idea, a skill, talent or passion that they would like to share with others to use the space and make it theirs.

Contact Jane Griffiths, jane.griffiths@barnwoodtrust.org , 07943 637773 for more details on how to get involved, how we can support you, and what you would like to do.

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Changes to Friend and Patron Scheme As I mentioned in my welcome, our Friends and Patron scheme has evolved. The aim of this was to simplify the scheme, making it easier to take advantage of the great benefits, whilst still supporting Tewkesbury’s only arts centre.

Great benefits for Friends • Priority booking (four tickets per member) • Reward card - now you can accrue and redeem points against selected live shows in addition to our films • Credit your spend (you won’t lose money if you need to cancel a booking - credit will be held for three months) • Quarterly members’ newsletter Just £35 per year single or £65 per year joint Extra Benefits for Patrons In addition to all Friends benefits: • Advance priority booking (eight tickets per member) • Invitations to preview screenings • Excusive invitations to private viewings • Exclusive Patrons’ coffee mornings (three a year) • Acknowledgement on website Just £275 per year In additionto these fantastic benefits, if you would like to offer more support, why not consider upgrading to one of the following memberships: Ruby • Unlimited advance priority tickets • Free coffee in The Roses Coffee Shop • Exclusive event invitations From £500 per year

FAQ: Are joint memberships available?

All of our memberships are available for two people. For Patrons and above the price includes two people at the same address Can I buy a membership as a present?

Of course, please contact shirley.grant@rosestheatre.org for information Can I pay by direct debit and can I pay monthly to spread the cost?

Yes, we can accept monthly or annual direct debit payments

Diamond • Exclusive booking line and ticket coordinator • Backstage tour and family photo opportunity with our panto cast • 3 wine evenings From £1000 per year Benefactor • Annual dinner • Reserve your own table in the bar From £2500 per year To enquire about upgrading please email: shirley.grant@ rosestheatre.org or call 01684 853071

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The Roses Christmas Market returns on Sat 18th November Following the success of our first Christmas Market last year, we once again invite you to join us for a festive shopping experience to remember. We have again carefully selected a variety of stallholders that together create a one-stop destination for all of your Christmas shopping needs.

• Unique Gifts • Artisan Local Produce • Affordable Art • Food And Drink • Carol Singing • Hot Pork Rolls

Proud Sponsors Of The Roses’ Christmas Market Halfords Traditional Butchers offer meats sourced and produced as locally as possible Open Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.15pm

Saturday 8.00am - 4.00pm • Homemade pork pies, gravy pies, sausage rolls, faggots and pasties cooked daily • Seasonal game, BBQ selection, exotics range and frozen fish selection also available • Special offers available in store and bulk buy offers.

• Now taking Christmas orders

Sat 18 Nov 9.30am - 4.30pm

The Roses • Free entry

01684 299933 • info@halfordsbutchers.co.uk www.halfordsbutchers.co.uk rosestheatre.org

45 High Street Tewkesbury,

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Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets As well as lots of fabulous prizes to make your Christmas, this year’s raffle will have a £600 top cash prize, generously donated

by Alexander Burn. Tickets will be available throughout the day, or at any time from our Box Office.

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We Need Your Help

Staff Picks

Can you spare a little bit of time to help our community fundraising team? It could be to help out at a coffee morning, bake cakes to sell, collect raffle prizes, etc. If you are interested in helping out, please call Elaine on 01684 297844 or email hancox.elaine@yahoo.co.uk.

We hope to arrange a small meeting towards the end of September to discuss roles and incolvement and it would be lovely to have as many supporters as possible.

“Having had a few conversations with Mel recently, I cannot wait to hear more of her fascinating tales on stage in October during her show An Audience with Mel NIcholls: Paralympian & Adventure Story Teller.”

Cat Reese, Head of Development

“I am really looking forward to bringing my Granddaughter to see Stick Man. She is not yet three, but already loves the shows at The Roses for the laughter and the joing in with a story” Shirley Grant, Customer Relations Manager

Phase 2 Update Thank you to everyone who contributed towards funding our architects fees so that we could submit an application of funding to Arts Council England. Unfortunately although the application was very strong and met all their criteria, it was not successful. In addition to this, we also received news from another funder that they had allocated all of their grants and were winding the trust up.

In light of this, we will be postponing the delivery of Phase 2 until such time as we have more financial stability and new funding opportunities.

“Lose yourself to find your heart... this sums up the film Summer in The Forest. In a fast paced and sometimes crazy world, Summer In The Forest gives us a moment to stop and breathe, to reflect on and value relationships simply for their, fun and laughter they bring” Jane Griffiths, Community Builder

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Business News

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Money Advice Gifting Yourself into Trouble Can I gift my house to my children?

Chris Hobbs, Tax Partner at CB, Chartered Accountants, discusses the implications of gifting.

The most regular unexpected tax charge I see comes about when parents give an asset, such as a house, to their children thinking there will be no tax liability.

It seems to be a commonly held belief that you can give assets away and, as you did not receive payment for them, there is nothing to pay tax on. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

In the above situation, Capital Gains Tax will likely become an issue when the market value of the property will be used for calculating any capital gains tax and a large capital gain can accrue to the donor, particularly if the property has been owned for a number of years.

As I say, a gift quite often results in an unexpected tax charge but with a little thought, this could be avoided. As so often with tax, “failing to plan really means planning to fail.”

Making the gift to a discretionary trust, of which the child or children are beneficiaries, rather than outright to the child, can help avoid capital gain tax. However, if it is wished to get the asset into the child’s hands then further action will be necessary.

Overall, this is a complicated area of taxation and unfortunately not at all straightforward!

If you were thinking of gifting property or other assets then you would be wise 39 Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5SN e: tewkesbury@cbcharteredaccountants.com to take some advice on your position. t: 01684 290123 Contact Chris on 01684 290123 to discuss your situation.

Tewkesbury accountant recognised as top UK firm CB, Chartered Accountants, based on Church Street in Tewkesbury, has been selected as one of the UK’s leading accountancy firms by Handpicked Accountants.

Handpicked Accountants is an online searchable database featuring accountants from across the UK who have proven over time to be reliable, ethical and trustworthy.

The website was launched earlier this year by Begbies Traynor Group plc as a way of helping business owners find a reputable accountant in their local area.

David Tattersall, Head of Client Relations at Handpicked Accountants, commented, “CB Chartered Accountants have great pedigree and a very positive local and regional reputation. They are a credit to their profession and a worthy selection on Handpicked Accountants which recognises the leading accountancy practices across the UK.” John Painter, Managing Partner of CB, Chartered Accountants said, “According to ACCA statistics published in 2015, there are approximately 320,000 accountants in the UK so we are delighted to have been identified as one of this select group of around 1,000 accountants nationwide.

In addition to great client care we also aim to provide innovative solutions to our clients’ needs such as offering fixed-fee accountancy packages.

Clients can now choose the level of service they need and be charged one monthly fixed price. There is a range of fixed fee services suitable for every budget and every type of business from sole trader to larger Limited companies and Partnerships.”

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Business News

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