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FOR YOU AND 60,000 READERS ACROSS THE COTSWOLDS & VALE FREE Cotswold & & INDEPENDENT valeJULY 2020 Issue No. 241 magazine WE'RE BACK! (Big hugs) Plumtastic Rob relishes a fruity past Tasty wins Alan celebrates a UK double Rat-a-tat-tat Harry's bird with an ace chain reaction AND... we put Knights' style guru (and doting granddad) Reg Slade On the Spot LOCAL WALKS • EATING OUT • MOTORING • PROPERTY • GARDENING • LEISURETIME • HEALTH & BEAUTY • BUSINESS and more! www.tomcookcarpets.co.uk TOM COOK OPENING HOURS Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 2pm CARPETS t: 01386 833766 Re-fresh Your Home this Summer with fabulous NEW Flooring - DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL - Exciting NEW We’re proud to have Ranges NOW IN been awarded High Level of Customer Satisfaction CARPETS • VINYLS • LAMINATES A great range of flooring for your home or office... to suit all budgets! CALL IN AT OUR BLACKMINSTER SHOWROOM BLACKMINSTER BUSINESS PARK, BLACKMINSTER, EVESHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE. 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The Cotswold & Vale Magazine, naturally, continued to inspire as we were forced to mothball for the duration. The Evesham " Festival of Words, which had to cancel its 2020 big weekend, relaunched our Six !""! Word Story competition in May, which I ## ! helped to judge. That was fun. #### Another of our Festival humdingers, the 24-Hour Emergency Response 2016 Plant a New Word, has now been 7 days a week - call 07947 534982 reborn as Create a Word to keep the 92% RESPONSE WITHIN ONE HOUR creative juices a-bubbling. Check out the Gas, Oil, LPG & Electric website eveshamfestivalofwords.org for Landlord Gas Safety Certificates details of how and where to enter. You have All plumbing & heating until July 4 to polish up three sparklers. repairs Good luck. GAS TM welcome *Guarantee Ts & Cs apply. safe REGISTER 01386 LYNNE POWELL 556643 !"" Unit 5, Pershore Trading Estate, Pershore. WR10 2DD Vale Magazine 4 Individual A relentless quest for distinctive products. An obsession with challenging the norm. An appreciation of what defines you. This is why we are individual. And how we create individuality. BATH + WETROOM Blackminster Business Park 01386 833 866 Blackminster WR11 7RE dimension-design.co.uk Vale Magazine 5 inside information... 10 BLOSSOMING: Rob Hemming’s juicy celebration of the COVER IMAGE Vale’s plum-delicious heritage. Our cover image, taken 14 KNIGHTS IN BRIGHT SATIN: Reg Slade was our high before the street style guru for 54 years. We put him On the Spot. lockdown, shows a joyful Reg with 22 KNOCK ON WOOD: The remarkable Great-spotted grandson Woodpecker is not just a very pretty face, it sparks off a Barney. spectacular chain reaction. Photo by 10 Ian Tustin 26 PORTRAIT OF A DEAR ARTIST: We are always eager to publish another beautiful picture from long-time creative contributor Michael J Barnard. But this one turned REGULARS out to be a loving tribute to a very talented gentleman. Vale Weather .......................... 9 Hemming’s Way...................... 10 30 WE’VE MADE IT! Alan Coxon celebrates a European Sudoku.................................... 13 gastronomic first for our yummy British scone and fish ‘n’ Vale Magazine Quiz ................ 20 chips. Bird of Month.......................... 22 Thinkers’ Corner .................... 28 32 BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS: We clamber up Bredon Hill for this view-bedecked walk. 45 Runic Ron................................ 29 Food & Eating Out .................. 29 42 IN PRAISE OF IRIS: Maureen Butler pays tribute to Simon de Montfort Vale Walk ................................ 32 Society co-founder Iris Pinkstone. Vale Leisuretime ...................... 38 Soccermouth .......................... 39 45 BEAM ME UP: As we headed towards lockdown, it seemed to be a good time Win a Music Voucher .............. 39 to ask you to describe the happiest day of your life, so far... Vale Vox Pop .......................... 45 Business & Professional ............ 48 49 INNOVATION, INNOVATION, INNOVATION: Smart local enterprises Pershore Notebook ................ 50 win legions of new fans. Vale Gardening ........................ 52 Vale Motoring.......................... 56 56 WHISPER IT LOUD: Barrie Baldelli is bowled over by the powerful Tesla Model S. Directory ................................ 60 CONTRIBUTORS HOW TO CONTACT US 32 Cotswold & Vale Magazine, Enterprise Centre, Lynne Powell (Editor) Juliette Kemp Vale Business Park, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 1GS Maureen Butler Tony Lane Tel: 01386 41144 email: [email protected] Barrie Baldelli Andy Pedrick www.valemagazine.org Alan Coxon Ian Pickering Published by Perfect Image UK Ltd. Alice Gillman Zoe Print Harry Green MBE Ian Tustin HOW TO SUBSCRIBE To advertise in our Gary Hale Val Wood Please send a cheque/P.O. for £25 to the above address (rate includes postage, UK mainland only, packing and next issue please tel. Mark Hamblin administration and is for one year - 11 issues). Please make 01386 41144 Rob Hemming cheques/P.O. payable to: Cotswold & Vale Magazine. Please note that all words, photographs and designs contained in this publication are the copyright of Perfect Image Cotswold & UK Ltd. and Cotswold & Vale Magazine. No part of the Magazine may be reproduced without prior consent of the publisher. We make every effort to ensure that the contents of this Magazine are accurate at the time of going to press. Readers are reminded that opinions expressed in the Magazine are not necessarily those of the management. Advertisers are reminded they have a duty to provide fair and honest copy. valemagazine If you have any queries or comments, contact us at 01386 41144, email [email protected] It’s time for a good night’snights sleepsleep...... MATTRESS OVER 3O QUALITY MATTRESS... plus a range of & Bed Store Divans, Bed Frames, Adjustable Beds & Sofa Beds. 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