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the World Athletic Scouts have a wonderful year p.5 Championships. What an achievement! Events at Thistledown p.6 Congratulations! Skoda back FGR p.15 Can you help with the The Design Statement Remember Dad’s Army p.16 Project?

See page 18 How to ruin a Anthony Hodge’s ‘Rainy Day Women bottle of wine p.17

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Community News Price’s Mill Surgery Colin Rudall writes Like (most of) the rest of Nailsworth, we were lucky to be left alone by the floods. The only impact on our service was that the Gloucester Early effects of home information packs pathology lab had to run a skeleton service, so we could send only urgent blood samples to as seen by a local estate agency them for testing. But some of our staff were Since the 1st August, all homes coming on to the market without water supplies at home and the with four or more bedrooms have required a Home surgery shower room was good incentive for Information Pack (HIP). them to come to work. Perry Bishop and Chambers are reporting a definite You may have seen some new faces in Reception. Janet shortage of new listings of properties with four or more and Doreen have retired and we have Lisa, Claire and bedrooms and are concerned that there will be a real lack Rachel to replace them. There are other changes too: of supply for the usual strong Autumn market. we’ve started to produce a seasonal newsletter and we Ian Perry, director, said “I have been based in the also now have a website – www.pricesmill.co.uk Cotswold area, particularly Cirencester, for 25 years. We’ve been doing a bit of decorating round the surgery Every year, we have sold more houses throughout our to keep it looking shipshape, and we hope our patients offices, in September, October and November, than any like it. And in the lobby there’s a suggestion box – don’t other time of year. I can see no reason for this to be be afraid to use it. Be bold - get your blood pressure different this year but the market will need more checked on the DIY machine, also in the lobby. instructions of homes with four or more bedrooms.”

Time flies, and soon we’ll be running our flu clinics. We NN Champion of Champions won’t be sending an individual invitation to every The winner of the Nailsworth News Champion of eligible patient (more than 1,500 people), but if you’re Champions was Sidney, ‘a young dog with a twinkle in over 65 or you had a flu jab last year you’ll need another his eye’. Sadly, nobody took a photo of Sidney and we one. In addition, everyone over 65 is entitled to a don’t even know the name of the owner. Still, we’re told vaccination against pneumococcal disease, but unlike the RSPCA had a very successful day in August with over the flu jab you only need to have this once to be 250 visitors and they raised lots of money. Well done! We immunised for life. were sorry not to be there. Finally, a word about the Out of Hours Service. In most cases the needs of patients are met satisfactorily during Forest Green Residents’ Association the periods out of hours but, because resources are finite, The AGM will be held in the Chalford Room at Forest medical requests that the service sees as not urgent will Green Rovers on Monday 8th October at 7.30pm. usually have to wait until staff are on daytime duty. There will also be a bar provided. (Or, if you are worried, try NHS Direct (0845 4647) or A warm welcome to anyone interested, especially those Stroud Hospital. Ed.) who live at the Top of the Hill. Help Needed No Sunday collection (Post, that is!) Are you able to deliver the Nailsworth News in Dark Have you noticed the signs on letter boxes saying that Lane ? Jane Cameron has delivered NN there for many there will be no collection on Sundays or Bank Holidays years and now has to move on. Contact Don Luke on after 28th October? 832812.

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The Editor, Joyce Affleck, writes badminton [wines] It is sad that Nailsworth children have to find the next Hand-picked Wines for the Individual stage of their education outside the town as soon as they Come and taste a selection of our wines at: are 11. The closure of our Secondary School hit the town THE BEAUFORT POLO CLUB COUNTRY FAIR (16-17 hard. It does mean, however, they have a very wide choice June) of schools to go to. We have tried to compare a dozen of TASTE OF BATH (28 June – 1 July)

T: 01454 219091 W: www.badmintonwines.co.uk the schools which Nailsworth uses on pages 10-11. Some of them are expecting huge injections of money in the Rev. Stephen Earley writes next year or two. Three random items from the television news strike me tonight as I write. One was the continuing queues outside The Design Statement Project is an exciting one. The the Northern Rock Bank of people wanting to withdraw people involved are very keen that it should be a focus for their savings, another, the desperate people trying to flee getting things done now as well as being a protection for the future. Our town is almost unique in its mix of people the oppressive regime that rules in Zimbabwe and finally and activities and there is an increasing number of people youngsters, as young as 12, reported as taking horse who are prepared to take an active part in town activities. tranquilisers for kicks. We hope that the doers will help it to maintain that mix. Victor Meldrew would say “I don’t believe it!” and the late great comedian Tony Hancock would complain that On the other hand, almost every activity that the town “the world has gone stark raving mad” enjoys is constantly asking for more help. As people move into the many new houses we hope they will recognise the I have every sympathy with all the people involved in friendliness of the town and get involved in it. As these stories. My dear old Nan never had money saved in incomers only 14 years ago we have been amazed at how a Bank or Building Society - she had a system of tins and quickly we made friends, some whose families have lived money went in each week to pay for electricity, gas, food here for generations and others who have arrived even etc. from Grandad’s wages. Bills were paid promptly and more recently than us. The people who work on this paper if you didn’t have money, you didn’t buy it. They never illustrate that mix very clearly. had a car and Nan got quite excited when she got her divi from the Co-op. But I’m sure had she been able to save It feels like autumn already. It’s a pretty season and, like she would have been concerned at the prospect of her spring, gives me a feeling of anticipation for the next Bank having problems. season with its cosy evenings. But let’s not mention the C

The poor people who live in Zimbabwe, where the life word yet! expectancy is about 35years, won’t have any savings and the future looks very grim for them. The news showed a granny looking after 9 grandchildren whose parents had A pedestrian crossing for George all died, with nothing to feed them with, overjoyed at a small bag of maize given her by the news film crew. I Street? don’t suppose that will last long, or that any of her A petition has been circulating in the town for a grandchildren would have the time or money to waste on pedestrian crossing on George Street. So far it has horse tranquilisers. gathered about 200 signatures. If you want to support this That granny was praising God for the unexpected gift of petition, you can add your signature in the Optical Shop. maize.

Jesus once said “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours It will then be submitted to the relevant authorities by the is the kingdom of God”. When does someone say end of October 2007. “Enough is enough - now let’s sort out these problems.”?

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CARDS FOR GOOD CAUSES Focus on Youth CHARITY CHRISTMAS CARDS Chris Raymond, Head of Nailsworth The shop will be open at NYCE, Bath Rd Mon 12 November to Fri 7 December Primary School, writes Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat 10am-4pm. We’re back, great! I am happy that I switched off If you would like to help ring 833857 completely from school for most of the holidays so I’m Parking outside Approx 300 different cards now fully recharged. And after the amazing results of last year in terms of academic standards, let’s see how far we Margaret Smith, Head of St. Dominic’s, can take it now. The children are glad to be back, writes although many of them won’t admit it, and the school has What a pleasure it is to be back to School in the sunshine a distinctive new feel about it. after the terrible rain at the end of the summer term. We

have been so lucky not to experience any damage in Last year I wrote that we were delighted to welcome 21 School – unlike so many schools in the County. reception children and 13 other new faces around the As always it’s delightful to see the children arrive in school. This year we welcome 28 new reception children school on the first day, all looking so smart in their and 15 new children in other year groups to make a total uniform and so grown up! This year we have a full intake of 43 new pupils, almost a quarter of our school. of reception children, all eager and excited, plus two new I would like to congratulate Miss Boyle on her marriage children in Year One. With a decline in numbers in so over the summer. She is now Mrs Hyatt. We also have a many schools it is always a relief to know that we are ‘on new Teaching Assistant, Julia Smart, who will be track’. We are now showing parents around for Sept ‘08- working within our year 5 class. I’m pleased to say that so please phone for an appointment if you are interested. we had no staff leave last year which means I can’t be all Our Cool Cats holiday club has again run successfully that bad. during the Summer and we are pleased with the popularity Things I am getting excited about: of our After School Club but we are currently struggling to ☺ Our new ICT suite recruit Staff. If anyone is interested please contact the ☺ Ofsted are probably coming this term School Office for more information. ☺ New ICT based questionnaire service for pupils, This term we are installing our new Server and laptops and parents and governors developing a more creative curriculum. ☺ Targeting the way children speak Class 3 will be visiting The Folk Museum and Gloucester ☺ Christmas (as always!) Cathedral as part of their Tudor topic. ☺ Our new school car park and the added security it Our Cluster group will be undertaking ‘Take One Picture’ brings using an image by Rubens as a stimulus. This project will ☺ Continuing to improve the school environment culminate in an Exhibition of Children’s Work in The ☺ And much more… Museum in the Park.

We are planning to erect a covered area in the playground Oh…. And my youngest daughter starts school today to serve as a teaching space as well as a much needed th (September 10 ) shelter for parents on wet days! This will make good use

of the money gained from the completion of the travel Can I say how proud I was of last year’s Year 6. They plan. were a credit to our school and I would like to wish them The PTA is planning a Salsa evening on Fri. 5th Oct., a every success at their secondary schools. They got a lot Walk in Woodchester Park on Sun. 14th Oct. and a wine out of primary school and gave an enormous amount in tasting evening before Christmas. If you wish to find out return. They will be missed, but life moves on. Just more about any of the above items please contact the remember the great times we had. School office on 832682.

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Ashley Cooke and concert at the O2 dome in London and a wide range of Henry von Wahl had activities and games at the weekly meetings. been selected to attend A date for everyone's diary will be the Scout Group's the 21st World Scout bonfire and fireworks evening on 3rd November on King George Playing Fields. Ashley Cooke at the Main Gate of the 21st Jamboree with 40,000 World Scout Jamboree Scouts & 12,000 leaders Christ Church Juniors from 216 countries at Junior members of Christ Church earlier this year planted Hylands Park in Essex (that's more participants and sunflower seeds outside the Christ Church Rooms and, to countries represented than the last Olympics!). their surprise, they Then, after the 14 day World Scout Jamboree, 9 Scouts grew to this height. from Nailsworth spent two weeks travelling in Europe. They flew to Venice where they explored the city before The Junior members have decorated the travelling to Innsbruck where they spent days church with pictures backpacking in the Alps, passing mountain pastures, of animals to coincide glaciers and mountain streams and waterfalls. with the recent Then on to a Scouting Centre at Zellhof (near Salzburg) performance of where they rowed, rafted and canoed on the lake, ‘Captain Noah and his explored the local area on bicycles, and, as they were self Floating Zoo’, made catering, buying paper cranes after and cooking local hearing about the foods. After Zellhof Children’s Peace they visited Garden in Hiroshima Salzburg, and (cranes are the Munich, visiting Japanese symbol of the BMW museum, Peace) and they have enjoyed painting the old town and pictures, baking bread the castles of King and cakes as well as Ludwig at planting seeds, etc., Neuschwanstein Preparing to explorer on bicycles while staying at etc. before flying home. the Austrian Scouting Centre at Zellhof Tall, taller, tallest! ELECTRICIAN Commercial Domestic Lighting Sockets Alarms CCTV Testing Part P Certification EMERGENCY CALL OUT CONTACT DAVE & ANDY 07816 107989 07855 127431 5 07971 979194 Jib approved 35 years experience Dr.Rupert Sheldrake FRS suggests that part of Events us extends beyond our bodies to make direct contact with the world around us. Come and hear his point of view Film Club ‘The Extended Mind’ on Wed. 24th October at the The October film is ‘The Lives of Others’ on Fri. 19th Matara Centre. Dr. Sheldrake is a renowned Biologist October (Certificate 15; subtitled). This was the Winner and a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. 7-9.30pm. £7. of the 2007 Oscar for best foreign language film. Wilderness Skills Day Florian von Donnersmark’s movie delves into the world Get back to nature at Thistledown, Nailsworth’s of covert observation in East Germany. When the wonderful new Environmental Centre in Tinkley Lane. Minister of Culture becomes interested in a popular On the 14th October, Ravendance will be running a day actress he orders his spooks to keep her and her partner teaching some ancient basic skills. Learn Campfire under observation. But constant, close contact with the Management and cooking skills and how to light fires independently minded pair starts to have unforeseen without matches. The day will include a Wildwalk, consequences! looking at plants for food, medicine, tinder and Membership for the season remains at £20 for 1 adult or cordage. 10am-5pm. £50 for the day - only 10 places. £35 for 2 adults living at the same address (members must Please call Jeanie Ireland on 07891 354877. be over 18). Guest tickets, £5 per film. Guests must be accompanied by a member. Dark Tales of Films are shown on Friday evenings at Nailsworth Also at Thistledown—a spooky evening. 6-7pm. Primary School. Bar opens at 7.30pm, films start at 8pm. Bring a blanket to keep warm and to hide under & chair Seats are not numbered so it’s advisable to arrive early to to sit on (under). Barbecue & soup available afterwards. guarantee your place. We look forward to seeing you! £6/£5. Concessions to Friends of Thistledown. www.nailsworthfilmclub.co.uk or 549661 Nailsworth Art Do get to visit the Nailsworth Art Group Exhibition. We Vivaldi, Haydn, Rossini have lots of talented artists in the town and here’s a Another great programme at Christ Church on Sunday chance to see - and perhaps buy some of their work. afternoon, 14th October. Enjoy some fine music and tea Mortimer Room. Mon 8th to Sat 13th October, in aid of with friends. 3pm (tea at 4pm). Tickets from Nonsuch Gloucestershire Air Ambulance. Book Shop (£8) or £9 on the door. Nailsworth Society Jazz Meetings this month include Ron Wheeler on Gerry Brown and the Mission Hall Band will be Winchcombe Ceramics on 1st. Oct, Dianne Wall on playing at the Comrades’ Club on 20th October 7 for ‘The Market on the Hill - Minchinhampton’ (8th Oct) 8pm. £10 inc. buffet supper. £10 from Festivity. 833585. ‘How Green is your Garden’ by Paul Sheringham (15th). and ‘The Cotswold Village Trail’ by Dr. Theo Can you play Canasta? Stening on the 22nd. All at 7.30 in the Mortimer Room. Interested in playing canasta? Jane Hobdell would like to The Luncheon Group meets on Oct 4th at 11.30 when meet up with others who enjoy the game or would like to Joyce Affleck will talk about ‘Nailsworth News’. learn. Contact her on 833035. Would-be author? Fireworks Night with the Scouts WEA Writers’ Workshop starts 4th Oct. in the Mortimer November 3rd on KGV field. More details later. Rooms with Cath Humphris. Thursdays 10.15-11.45. £31/6 meetings. (No meetings on 11/10 or 25/10). Passage to India Award Councillor Sybil Bruce The winners of the Passage to India Award 2007 will be A service of Thanksgiving for the life of Sybil Bruce will announced on Sunday 28th October. take place at Gloucester Cathedral on Thursday 4th October at 10.30am. All are welcome.

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It’s Just Not Cricket! Shortwood UTD - Another fine start to the season In spite of almost constant rain the Eights were for the small Club up the Newmarket Valley. They gained completed on the 19th August with a first win for our a tremendous victory in the FA Cup at Tiverton FC neighbours Minchinhampton. The eights are such a big recently. The club has now introduced a special match day part of the Commoners’ calendar that cancellation was sponsorship package for 6 guests which includes reserved unthinkable but it was the first time that I have witnessed Grand Stand seats, your company photo with the players, “aquaplaning” complementary programmes and refreshments. cricketers. (Ever £90 for a group of 6. heard of mud Now, a date for the diary. Sunday, 29th January 2008 - stopped play?) The Shortwood v Gloucester City at The New Lawn (FGR). November weather Whatever your allegiance - be there!! It will be a great day meant that fewer out and Shortwood (Nailsworth) needs your support. spectators than Contact Dave on 07788 827578 usual were present but those who made FGR What a start! Normally we have the effort were Glorious mud! rewarded by a lot no points up to about Christmas of fun. Surely it can’t rain like this again next year! but this season there has been a major turn-around. Well done, Jim Harvey, for the Dan Robinson transformation, but there is In Osaka in the recent IAAF clearly some work to do still World Athletic Championships before we can even think of the ‘play-off’ place which the in August, Dan finished 11th Manager has been recorded as aiming for. out of 91 runners in the World There have been some terrific results - the match v Marathon (4th from Europe) in Torquay was something else, but then again, the Salisbury searing temps of 33° and 80% match was a disaster. Consistency is always the vital key to humidity. We’re all hoping he success. Big crowds are evident and the happy and will be selected for the Beijing supportive nature of the crowd is very evident. What a Olympic Games next year. It was a tremendous shame that there was booing at half time and full-time after performance in every way. the recent televised match.

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If so, you qualify for a Free We’re just in time to be able to get to see our Town Mayor, ground pass to the next HOME Norman Kay, attempt his first abseil on 30th September. match. He’ll descend from the top of Cheltenham’s tallest building, 168’ (55m) high, in support of Shortwood Contact the Club Office with a Football Club . You can still sponsor him. Ring him on copy of this paper. 833458.

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8 Churches Together in Nailsworth Town Council Report from Town Mayor, Main Sunday services

Cllr. Mr. Norman Kay 833458 9.30 am St George, Church St 10.30 am Christ Church, Newmarket Road I hope that you all have had a relaxing and enjoyable break 10.30 am Priory Church, Inchbrook 10.30 am Quakers’ Meeting House, Chestnut Hill during this Summer. Town Council activities have continued though we did not have a council meeting during Everyone welcome. Children’s activities included at all these services. August. th First a ‘thank you’ to our Fire and Rescue Service for their people on October 17 in the Youth Club. ‘Watch this work during the torrential rain and floods. A crew from space’, as they say.

Nailsworth under Bruce Fenn worked extremely hard in We have also heard from the Youth Club that from Tewkesbury and Gloucester to prevent an even greater September they have introduced a young persons’ disaster and the loss of electricity to a wide region. We do health drop-in session on the first Thursday of each appreciate them. They were joined of course by people month. This is another positive step by our very from other essential services, all of whom laboured to help successful youth club and they are to be congratulated. us. The town jointly funds our youth Worker with the

We are pleased to welcome Sally Thorpe as a co-opted County Council but the premises are provided member of the Town Council following the departure of separately by the youth club charity.

Sue Reed. The quality of the two applicants was high and The McCarthy and Stone development in Old Market both would have been more than suitable. It was a difficult has been taking a good deal of time for the Chair of our choice. Sally was previously a Town Councillor for Planning Committee, Bill Affleck. We have been Cirencester and has much local authority experience. She concerned at a number of matters associated with the will be a great asset to Nailsworth. development, among them vehicle parking, the badger

As I write this I am preparing to abseil down the Eagle setts, and the supervision and enforcement of the Tower in Cheltenham on behalf of Shortwood United planning conditions attached to the development. Bill Football Club at the end of September. They are really has been assiduous in following up the concerns. appreciated in the town and deserve support. Once I flew We are in the middle of the Muslim month of over the Eagle Tower and it looked quite small. But it’s Ramadan, the holiest in their calendar. It is a time of probably quite high when you are standing on its roof! I spiritual reflection and prayer. Likewise September have never abseiled before but I’m looking forward to it. heralds the Jewish New Year that celebrates the

Stephen Robinson is leader of the ‘Youth Matters’ creation of the world. It leads to days of reflection and working group for the Nailsworth Community Partnership. penitence. We extend our good wishes at this time to all This group is actively investigating whether we might set the Muslim and the Jewish members of our community. up a Youth Forum in the town. Stephen has organised a training evening on this for local groups and invited young

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9 Secondary Schools Since the loss of our Secondary school in the 1990s Nailsworth pupils go in all directions for their secondary education. This month we have had a look at most of the ones used by leavers from our Primary Schools at Nailsworth, Horsley, St. Dominics, and Amberley. Katherine Lady Berkeley School on its splendid open Marling School is a highly site at Wotton specialises in prestigious grammar school languages and offers French, for boys. It was founded in German, Spanish, Italian, 1887 through the generosity Mandarin Chinese & of Sir Samuel Marling & Japanese as well as Sports hall at Katherine Lady others, although its roots go Pupils at , traditional subjects. Berkeley School back to 1642. Cirencester Archway School in Stroud is a mixed School Archway Deerpark KLB Thos. Keble Marling with a speciality Stroud Cirencester Wotton Eastcombe Stroud Dursley Head Mr.C.Belford Ms C.Henson Mr.A.Harris Mr.C.Steer Mr.R.Lock Mr.D.Alexander in Technology Telephone: 01453 763242 01285 653447 01453 842227 01452 770301 01453 762251 01453 although, of course, all 543618/9 the traditional subjects Email admin@arch enquiries@deer admin@klbsch admin@thomaskhm@marling. admin@rednock are taught as well. wayschool.net parkschool.net ool.org.uk eble.gloucs.sch. gloucs.sch.uk .gloucs.sch.uk uk They have good Website archwayschool deerpark.school. klbschool.org. school- marling.gloucs. rednockschool. facilities including www. .com net uk portal.co.uk sch.uk com refurbished science Status Community Foundation Vol.aided Foundation Foundation Foundation block and classrooms, comp. co-ed College comp. co-ed comp. co-ed grammar boys comp co-ed a swimming pool, Speciality Technology Technology & Languages Technology & Engineering Science sports hall, dance Arts. Vocational. sports studio and drama Age range 11-18 11-16 11-18 11-16 11-18 11-18 studio. The 1st phase No. of pupils 1159 1109 1507 691 874 c1400 of their £6.25m Prefs for 120 503 279 140 210 239 redevelopment opens 2007 on 1st October this 1st pref 114 196 239 110 115 226 year. admitted Open days & 3rd-4th Oct 3rd.Oct 4th Oct 8th & 9th Oct 3rd Oct 4.30- More than half stay on times 9.15 & 11.15 6.30-9pm From 6pm 9-10.30 & 11.30- 8pm into the VIth form. (Oct.2007) 1st. Oct 12.30 7-9pm 9th from 7pm Deer Park School, Uniform yes yes yes yes yes yes Cirencester

In 1966 Cirencester Deer Park combined a Thomas Keble 13thC Grammar school, with girls' and School boys' secondary schools to form a mixed students on a Duke of comprehensive and in Sept.1991 it was re- Edinburgh organised into an 11-16 comprehensive. It expedition now shares the campus with Cirencester College which offers a wide range of A Rednock School pupils level, Vocational and Leisure courses for was proud to Rednock School at Dursley 16-19 year olds and adults alike. Since accept an award recently from the has received £28m for a 1995, it has been a 'Technology College' British Council as the 1st school in the completely new building to and is now country to receive the International open in Sept 2009. building School You can see it on their on its Award three excellent website. strengths times. in Art,

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Pupils at Deer Park School, Cirencester Thomas Keble School 10 Ollie Payne, Nailsworth’s The Acorn 1st ever winner of the town School in the Young Person’s Award in centre of 2006, is a recent leaver from Nailsworth Sir William Romney’s is School. He writes: ‘Located in independent Tetbury, Sir William Romney's is a hidden gem. Acorn school students in every My experience from 2001 to 2006 was as way. rewarding as much as it was challenging. The staff at the school helped broaden my mind to It’s a small school with a curriculum loosely based on Steiner principles, how important education is. Without the GCSEs Beaudesert Park School at the end of the road, prospects for life and work ‘the Acorn way’. All the traditional are poor and narrow. SWR is fronted by a range subjects are taught and there is a Beaudesert Park School is a of experienced and fair teachers, which makes for strong emphasis on creativity and boarding and day school on the a well-functioning school. Facilities are good. edge of Minchinhampton Common. Don't let the sixth form closure make you think individuality. Most pupils in the again. The school can definitely offer a lot of senior school continue from the As a prep school its pupils benefits, thanks to specialist Arts status.’ junior section. generally take the Common Sir W.Romney St.Peters Stroud High Acorn Beaudesert Wycliffe School Entrance exam at Tetbury Gloucester Stroud Nailsworth Nailsworth Stonehouse 13 and go on to Mr.E.Dawson Mr.L.Montagu Mrs. Sawicka G. Whiting J.Wormersley Sarah Wicks Head Public Schools. The 01666 01452 01452 01453 836508 01453 01453 Telephone: 502378 520594 543335 832072 822432 setting is lovely and admin@sirwillia mwhittle@st- office@hsfg. info@theacorns office@beau Email it has a very good mromneys.glou petershigh.gloucs.sch. gloucs.sch.uk chool.com desert.gloucs. reputation. cs.sch.uk uk sch.uk Downfield is the st-petershigh. hsfg.gloucs. theacornschool. Beaudesert. Wycliffe.co.uk Website gloucs.sch.uk sch.uk com gloucs.sch www. name given to the Foundation Voluntary aided comp Community Independent Independent Independent Status combined VIth comp co-ed co-ed RC grammar girls Co-ed co-ed selective mixed forms of Marling & boarding/day boarding/day Stroud High. Performing & Maths & computing Languages ‘Acorn way’ Prep for Speciality visual arts No state exams common It takes advantage Entrance of the amenities 11-16 11-18 11-18 4-18 4-13 13-18+prep Age range offered by both 562 1580 835 63 (11on) 420 No. of pupils schools. Pupils 274 167 Prefs for 2007 from other Stroud 228 69 1st pref schools can also admitted qualify for entry. It 11th Oct 8-11 Oct 10th Oct 13th Oct Open tdates 7-9pm 10.30 or 1.50 9.15-12noon, 10.30-12.30 (Oct.2007) has about 600 12th & 16th 11th Oct 6.30-8.30 5.30-8.30 pupils under the 9.15-12noon leadership of Mr. yes yes yes no yes yes Uniform David Willey. St. Peter’s School Wycliffe School has a huge campus St. Peter’s is the principal “is a girls' grammar with 30 purpose built buildings on school Roman Catholic School in 54 acres. the area. Its particular We have 5 one-hour It’s a boarding and day school with a strengths are Maths and lessons in the day: 4 before lunch and 1 after wide curriculum and a broad range computing. It also has an lunch. It is a Specialist of abilities. extremely good sporting Science school, but that record especially in Rugby. doesn’t mean we aren’t The excellent amenities are often Stroud High School talented in other areas as used by other organisations for The Ofsted report describes well! concerts and other functions. its leadership and Sports Clubs are run throughout the week, as well as various management as choirs and orchestras. Drama productions are held regularly, ‘outstanding’ and that the (Watch out for our production of Midsummer Night’s school ‘rightly prides itself Dream!) Exchanges are held with France, Germany and on being an inclusive Spain. School Council meets every fortnight to make sure the school in harmony with its student’s voices are heard. We do a lot of Charity Fund- Raising from cake sales to Bag Packing in a local Catholic, Christian values. Supermarket. Stroud High is a very enthusiastic and Attendance is good and successful school and is definitely, ‘More than just an behaviour is excellent’. excellent education!’” Wycliffe - Oxbridge students celebrating (R.D., a pupil.) 11 their success A Lodger’s Log Leon’s life with a loopy landlord Friday Having used up the last of my mustard last week, I strolled down to Somerfield this afternoon to get some more. It was one of the warmer days of this strange summer, and I suffered in the heat with the £20-worth of groceries I had ended up buying. And it wasn’t until I started putting things away that I realized that the one thing I had not bought was Green bits from Liz Green mustard. My carefully chosen menu for the week-end involved sausages this evening, so I resolved to borrow a bit Imagine - Nailsworth apples? of Rupert’s mustard, promising to myself to confess to him We could follow Horsley’s example - their Horsley when his favourite programmes finished. Orchard Project facilitates local production and That is how I came to discover what Rupert kept in his consumption. They have planted 33 new trees, give grocery cupboard. It was an appetizing-looking jar of beluga locally donated apples away, have the equipment to caviar that caught my eye, but I must say my appetite make apple juice, and have jam & chutney making shrivelled when I saw the sell-by date - ‘08 1988’. I dug a sessions as well as lively social events. Many local little deeper into the recesses of his cache and found a wealth gardens seem to be carpeted in apples at the of tins, packets and jars of bewildering provenance and moment. So, some folk have a glut and most of us antiquity, ranging from ‘Mulled Wine Mix’, unopened, anno 1983, to ‘Red Hot Chilli Sauce’, slightly used, vintage 1999. carry on buying from far-flung places. It is possible to Although I was bursting to confront him with this lot and have local apples for 6 months of the year if the right launch into a lecture on food safety, discretion got the better varieties are planted. There is know-how, some of me and I bunged the whole lot back into the cupboard, interest and grants available. Any takers for making loaded up my plate with chips and bangers and mustard and local apple (and pear, plum) more widely available? tiptoed upstairs. Contact Liz Green 836910. Saturday Local, organic milk It dawned on me as I sat down to write this that it is now a Hardwicke farm, Gloucester, deliver to some whole year since I moved into Rupert’s apartments. Much Nailsworth outlets (Hobbs, Shiny Goodness, Green has changed, but much is still more or less the same as it Spirit). They will also deliver, twice a week, milk was. I do have a strange feeling, though, that my landlord is perhaps not quite as loopy as I had thought. Ridiculous produced on the same day, whole, semi and skimmed situations still crop up, but I am not so sure now that they milk and 'extra creamy' as well as cream. owe their bizarre nature to Rupert’s. It could, after all, have Tel: 01452 720343, theladiesorganicmilk.co.uk. been anyone who knocked over a hyacinth vase full of Great coffee with green twist marbles one morning just as the sun was rising, so that the My Italian student said ‘Illy’ coffee is rated the best swarthy DHL delivery man who walked in through the open by Italians and I have to say it is molto bene. Not only door and saw Rupert and me prostrate on the carpet, does Hobbs serve it and sell it but if you take your derrieres aloft, extracting a miniscule magic carpet from his own metal Illy tub in they will refill it for you, saving rucksack and joined us on the floor. Perhaps Rupert is no more eccentric than people generally - perhaps I’m just as £1 on the price. Enjoy this season of mellow fruitfulness, Liz Green odd as I once thought he was. Perhaps everybody has gourmet delicacies tucked away in cupboards waiting for a 836910. suitable occasion to consume them, although their best- before date has long-since passed. And perhaps the same We note that there is a new bin outside Tesco for applies to the Lodger’s Log. ‘soft’ cardboard, like OJ cartons. Good. To come: the pot party and the SWAT team.

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John Mason writes Clock & Watch Repairs I lead a walking group based near Thornbury and I usually All work guaranteed try to find out something about the history of the area in 40 years experience which we are walking. One path which we have used quite Tel: 01453 832288 or 07899 820770 often is Shipton's Grave Lane and I have been trying to find out something about how this lane got its name. One possible explanation, I suppose, would be that Shipton was Co-op helps Church warm up for a highwayman who was buried locally after being shot. Or winter is there some more prosaic explanation? The many worshipers and groups who meet at Christ Despite extensive research on the internet, I have so far Church in Nailsworth will enjoy a warm, welcoming dismally failed to find any explanation. Can you or any of environment this winter. A £500 Co- your readers help me? Any information could be sent to operative Community Dividend grant me, John Mason, at [email protected]. from The Mid-counties Co-operative has been awarded to the church to top Paul & Sharon Adams & Paula Pitcher up its boiler project fundraising. write The new heating system has just been Having discovered running and being as mad as we are, installed at the church in Newmarket we are going to run the ING New York Marathon, yes Road and will provide warmth and that’s 26.2 miles on Sunday 4th November. We have comfort for the many people who use chosen to do this for varied and personal reasons, but the church. have decided that if we are going to do it, we would like ‘There was an old gas boiler before to do it for a good cause. that was on its last legs and probably wouldn’t have made it through Breast cancer affects over 41,000 women and 300 men Barrie Smith, Julie Lloyd, another winter,’ says Barrie Smith, a each year, so we have chosen to run for breast cancer (Nailsworth Co-op), and Pat Hampton, treasurer at member of the church. ‘We had CAMPAIGN. This charity is the only UK charity Christ Church. already raised several thousand funding research into the prevention and cure of this pounds and with the Co-op’s help we disease. have been able to install the new system in readiness Over the next few months you may see us running in the for the cold weather.’ local area, because as you can imagine, training for this is The Christ Church chapel building was moved from its huge. Each of us will run over 500 miles during our former site in Shortwood in 1967 and rebuilt in its preparation, so perhaps 26.2 miles isn’t so far after all!. If present location. It was re-commissioned as a holy you do see us a wave and words of encouragement would church and is now used by four main denominations be welcome, but you can really show your support by and a variety of local community groups including the sponsoring us ensuring that every mile counts. RSPCA, the local Alzheimers Society, the Nailsworth Society and RNIB. Our charity boxes are in many local shops, alternatively you can give on line using: www.justgiving.com/pinkposse Barbara Dunne of The Midcounties Co-operative said: or by sending cheques payable to Breast Cancer Campaign ‘The church has an important role for many people in to 4 Uptons Gardens, Whitminster, Gloucestershire, GL2 the local community and, as a community retailer, we 7LP. are pleased to give our support. Many of those who use the church are customers at our local stores so this is HELP US MAKE EVERY MILE COUNT our way of saying thank you.’

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Five years ago Liz Odell set up Edward Jones’ office Covering Nailsworth and Stroud areas - introductory rates available 7 Fountain Street, Nailsworth, Glos. GL6 0BL www.perrybishop.co.uk in Nailsworth. Since then Liz has not only been very successful in her business but has become a real Tel: 01453 836736 Fax 01453 836737 Email: [email protected] contributor to the Nailsworth community (amongst other things she is a Nailsworth News distributor!). Vanilla have opened a new shop at the top of Fountain With five years behind her she now embarks on the next Street (No 28) called Things We Love. The new shop will – how many? – years as a Financial Adviser and Stock have a different emphasis from the shop in Market Street Broker. Helping to mark the day were Robb Boyd, a and will let Serena Simpson display a range of modern General Partner of Edward Jones, based in London, and and Scandinavian items (things she loves) which wouldn’t Dean Kechely from Head Office in St Louis. Both were fit comfortably with the more ‘cottage-y’ image of the old highly complementary about Liz’s approach to shop. The Market Street shop will be staying open so customers – face to face and investment advice Serena will be a busy three shop operator – she already individually tailored – and her achievements in has The Potting Shed under her wing! developing the business. Your business editor, in the Also in Market Street, Nonsuch Books & Music is guise of Deputy Mayor of Nailsworth, was amongst marking a second year in Nailsworth with some exciting client guests at a celebratory lunch at Forest Green corporate news. Sarah Rider, the shop manager, tells us Rover’s Embury Suite. that Tempus, who opened this as their first retail shop, has acquired Sutton Publishing as well as Jarrold and Pitkin to form the NPI (Nonsuch Publishing International) Media Group. This has meant that the stock in the shop has become even broader, with new titles such as a large range of walking guides, a huge selection of historical interest booklets, perfect for school projects, and many other fascinating new books. The local history range has now doubled in size and includes books about almost every town and county in the UK. Alongside all these books there are Classical and Jazz CDs, DVDs and audio-books and digital photograph processing facilities. Sarah and her staff are endlessly helpful in tracking down those elusive titles and their Liz Odell cuts the cake to mark the celebration of 5 years of success ordering arrangements are very effective. If you haven’t with (from left) yet discovered what has become one of Nailsworth’s most Dean Kechely, Cllr Bill Affleck and Robb Boyd enticing shops, drop in. Now, with Christmas stock coming in, would be a good time!

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14 Seven years ago Suzanne Temple launched the first FGR have a new sponsor - Skoda BLUE shop in George Street, Nailsworth. There are now Skoda have agreed to back FGR - literally! Their logo/ BLUE shops in Bath and Cheltenham as well. They name will be on the backs of the players’ shirts. Later in the focus on unusual clothing and accessories for women. season you’ll see them on TV, but before then, why not go Suzanne will re-launch her Nailsworth shop on October up and give the team your support at the ground. 27th – but with a difference. The shop will host Skoda have also offered Manager Jim Harvey a car - the Nailsworth’s clothing artist Thérèse Mary Windle and new Octavia. customers will be able to see Thérèse at work. Thérèse says she likes working with bold, rich colours, woollens and velvets; “I love the creativity which comes from using old materials; that the work of someone else continues in a new form, to be admired again.”

The White Practice has opened in Market Street in the extensively renovated property that was Heathcliff Picture Framers. Nick White, B.Ost, has opened the practice, an Osteopathic Clinic, with the aim of providing musculo-skeletal health care to all ages. Nick was born in Wallow Green, has spent much of his life in Cirencester and now lives in Uley. He says “Nailsworth Manager Jim Harvey with his new Skoda Octavia is a vibrant and friendly town and there has been a huge amount of support and interest in the practice already, I Nailsworth’s Community Festival 25 years Old! am really looking forward to working here.” There’s to It was in 1983 that the first Nailsworth Festival was held be a website (not up at the time of writing) and since then it’s grown in size and success to become the www.thewhitepractice.co.uk or phone 832515 for more town’s most high profile annual event. And in 2008 it information. celebrates its 25th Anniversary! With its range of activities and performances and the increasingly popular Nailstock, Good news that the repair work to Pensile Road is the Festival provides interest, entertainment and pleasure to going ahead. There was a real risk that this work (which thousands, fulfilling the aims of its founders - to bring after a seven year delay could hardly be presented as culture and entertainment to the people of Nailsworth at urgent) would be put on hold because of the huge affordable prices. Truly a community event! financial pressure on GCC resulting from the floods and Can you help in our Jubilee Year? the extensive damage to the road system. Each year a team of people help with planning and bringing the Less good news from Green & Pleasant, the furniture Festival into existence – doing shop in Market Street, who are holding a closing down everything from selecting and sale… booking performances, raising sponsorship, publicising the events and decorating the town, organising venues, booking tickets and making tea! Festival co-ordinator Rose Langston would love to hear from anyone who would like to become a small part of this major town event Remember this? – please contact her on 833270 or [email protected]

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th Fortunately it was a false alarm. Locally the 8 Battalion of the Glos Regiment (Home Guard) had its headquarters in Dursley and was part of the As the war progressed the Home Guard had come a long Military Area run by the Kings Own Yorkshire Light way from the early days of 1941 when my father turned Infantry (KOYLI). It consisted of several companies one of out with his WW1 Bayonet fixed to a broom-handle. which was ‘C’ company at Nailsworth. We became, for part time soldiers, reasonably well-

The Battalion Commander was General Campbell, a trained and well-equipped with Sten guns, Bren World War 1 VC. The Nailsworth C.O. was Beaufort King Machine guns and Lee Enfield Rifles. We were not, however, in some cases, physically very fit. Each platoon held training parades on Sunday mornings including Bayonet practice and dealing with Mustard Gas. By 1944 we were frequently on guard duty at Aston I was invited to join the Newman Hender platoon in 1943, Down and Babdown airfields so that RAF personnel when I was only 17, by Noel Newman, General Campbell’s could get a week-end leave. All Home Guard members deputy, to be the General’s clerk, mainly because he knew I had full-time jobs so the loss of a week-end rest was not was used to clerical work in the NH sales office. The easily adjusted to.

General was a wonderful character and very often produced Home Guard Units were frequently used to help to man a glass of whisky while we were getting his papers together. Anti-Aircraft Gun sites and Barrage Balloons sites as I greatly enjoyed being driven around the area in an Army well as at ports, railway stations and military areas. Staff car. This unofficial arrangement had to be kept quiet Darrel Price and I were regularly on guard duties at because the job should have been done by professional Aston Down and on one particularly bitter cold night we army staff. Unfortunately it didn’t last very long because found a Lancaster bomber with its door open as a the General died soon after (1944?). reasonably attractive and warm guard house. I then transferred to the Horsley platoon until 1945 when Unfortunately, in the early hours of the morning, we the Home Guard Units were disbanded. were disturbed by an angry RAF Warrant Officer. Specialised training was done in Woodchester Park. This included grenade-throwing and crossing the lake with m/c guns firing a few feet overhead. One member was so affected that he fell in. The training in the Park usually included a week-end camp where the Old Mansion came in very useful as a dry alternative to bivouacking in ground sheets. A scary moment occurred during grenade throwing when a trainee pulled out the pin and then dropped it, but, thanks to the prompt action of the KOYLI instructor, it did us no damage Home Guard Members from Nailsworth & Woodchester, about 1940 when it finally exploded. Annotated as below: I well remember Dudley Vines, a platoon Back row: ?, ?, Bert Fruin, Sam Dauncey, Barnfield, Doughton, Hooper. sergeant who showed qualities as a leader which Front row: Hooper, ?, ?, ?, Latham.

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available to tutor children aged 5 – 10 years. sometimes available References on request. To register your interest, please call 832754 Please contact: Mrs Charlotte Keyte • 01453 835313 Over the past year a group of people, including some councillors, has got together in a ‘Community Partnership’ to try to avoid the disasters of poor piece-meal planning, to put together a general idea of how Nailsworth should or should not develop in the future and to try to get some things actually done. A considerable number of people was interested so sub-groups have been formed to consider different problems e.g. transport, provision for young/old We can provide you with a people, etc. with a small central more detailed plan of nucleus on a Steering Committee. Current people on this committee ‘your’ area to help with the include Bill & Joyce Affleck, Sue survey. Arnold, Dorcas Binns, Helen Phone Helen on 884277. Bojaniswka, Colin Gerrard, Norman Kay, Jinny Marshall, Steve Robinson, Rachel Small, Philip Sullivan & Stan Waddington. Although several of these people are Councillors it is intended that the group should not be part of either the • Which area do you live in? Town or the District Council. • What do you like or dislike about your area? Design Statement • Can you identify improvements which could be The first objective is to record exactly what the town is dealt with now and/or help to put them into like now in a Design Statement. To make this easier the practice? town has been divided up into 15 areas and it’s hoped that the people in those areas will help to record the • Could you help to record the buildings and spaces buildings and spaces around them. Some young people in in your area? the town have already been involved with this, armed • Would you like to gather ideas about what your with disposable cameras. A library of photographs is area needs and let the partnership know from time quickly being built up. There is, however, still a need for to time through Sue Arnold in the Optical Shop? more help with gathering information. • You don’t have to go to any meetings although, of Sue Arnold has agreed to act as a central point of course, if you want to take a more active role you contact. from her premises at The Optical Shop. would be very welcome. [email protected] or 839145.

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Kevs Climate Column Ruskin Mill Events Those readers who have been following this column will Ruskin Mill, Old Bristol Rd, have read about the seriousness of climate change and my Nailsworth, GL6 0LA Tel 01453 837537 attempts to encourage people to get involved in Sat 29 Sept - Thurs 11 Oct EXHIBITION “TAPASTRI” campaigning. It consistently amazes me how unsuccessful Diane Smith’s hand appliquéd silk wall hangings. Free entry

I have been. The majority of my friends still take flights, Thurs 4 Oct 7.30pm BIRDS OF FORTUNE drive their cars excessively, buy food flown around the Stories from the Book of Nature with Susan Strauss £4/£3 world and completely ignore me! In fact, many of them Sat 6 Oct 10am - 4pm MICHAELMAS CRAFT MARKET are experts at buying things and going places. They, will Fri 12 Oct 8pm DRAGON SONG with Gabriella Kapfer & for example, invest much time and effort in getting the Earthwards a meditative musical journey £7/£5 best flight around the world and ensuring that the Sat 13 Oct 10am PHOTOSTROUD 07 exhibition opens accommodation they want is waiting for them at the other Young photographers: photography students, Ruskin Mill end. College students and local school children. Entry free.

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Nailsworth Theatre-goers Car mechanic needed. Please ring Mike on 84500. ‘Beauty & the Beast on Ice’ with Russian Ice Stars. F/T Sales Assistant required: duties inc. key cutting, Sat 8th. December. Malvern. £28. some lifting, forklift (training given) and delivery ‘A Touch of Danger’. Thurs 31st January. Matinee. Cheltenham. £25. driving. Tel: Bruton’s Hardware 832826. ‘Cinderella’. Russian State Ballet. Sat. 8th March. Matinee. Temporary P/T sales assistant req. Tel: Bruton’s Malvern. £29. Hardware 832826. ‘The Magic Flute WNO. Tues 8th April. Evening. Bristol. £36. Mother’s help needed 3 afternoons a week. 836867. Details in Nailsworth Library. 24 Wed Dr. Rupert Sheldrake FRS. ‘The Extended Mind’ Matara 1 Mon ‘Winchcombe Ceramics’, Ron Wheeler. Arts, Crafts & Music Group, Centre. 7-9.30pm. £7. Nailsworth Society. 7.30 Mortimer Room. 24 Wed Alzheimer Café 4th Wed each month 2-4pm Christ Church 3 Wed Coffee morning with Bring & Buy and Raffle in support of Macmillan Rooms. Phone 834714 for details. Nurses, first Wed each month. Hanover Gardens 10-11.30am. 25 Thurs Rambling Group, Nailsworth Society. Meet outside Library. 3 Wed ‘Innovations’, Tracey Griffin. Flower Society 7.30pm Town Hall. See notice board for time & details. 4 Thurs Service of Thanksgiving for Cllr. Sybil Bruce. Gloucester Cathedral. 25 Thurs Sportsman’s Dinner with Jeff Winter at the Green Man. £40 to 10.30am. include 3 course meal & guest comedian, Mickey Gunn. 4 Thurs ‘The Nailsworth News’, Joyce Affleck, Editor. Luncheon Group, Tickets from 834860. 7.30pm. Nailsworth Society. 11.30am Egypt Mill. Sign up by Tues 2nd. 27 Sat Farmers’ Market 9-1pm Mortimer Gardens. 4 Thurs WEA Writers’ Workshop 10.15-11.45. Mortimer Rooms with Cath 27 Sat Care about how Nailsworth will look in the future? Come along Humphris. 1st of 6. £31 for 6 meetings. Not 11/10 or 25/10. to the public consultation at the Farmers Market and have your say. 4 Thurs Zen mindfulness practice, Friends Meeting House, every Thurs at 27 Sat Fair Trade Coffee Morning, 10am-12 noon. Mortimer Room. 7.30pm. Come along or call Will on 839453. 27 Sat Skittles Knockout competition at the Green Man from 7.45pm. 5 Fri Country Market, every Friday, 9-11.30, Mortimer Room. 28 Sun Traditional Pub Quiz at the Green Man from 8.30pm. 5 Fri Bingo in the Green Man, Forest Green Rovers, every Friday, 7.30pm. 31 Wed Blood donor sessions at the Green Man, Forest Green. 1.00- Cash prizes. 3.15 & 5.00-6.45pm. Call 0845 7711711 for appt. 5 Fri Salsa evening at St. Dominics. 832682. 1 NOV ‘The Canal Trust’, Bruce Hall. Luncheon Group, Nailsworth th 6 Sat October Disco at the Green Man, Forest Green from 9pm. Entry free. Society. 11.30am, Egypt Mill. Sign up by Tues 30 . 3 NOV Bonfire & Fireworks by Scouts. KGV field. 7 Sun Family Service in The Green Man, Forest Green, 1st Sunday each month, 11am. 3 NOV Dark Tales of Gloucestershire at Thistledown. 6-7pm. £6/£4 7 Sun Big Bingo at the Green Man, Forest Green.7.30pm. Every Sunday. (not suitable for little ones—scary!). Outdoors. 8 Mon Forest Green Residents Ass. AGM. Chalford Room, FGR. 7.30pm. Bar. 4 NOV ‘Remembering our loved ones’ Service at Christ Church followed by refreshments. 3pm. 8 Mon ‘The Market on the Hill’, Diane Wall. Local History Research Group, 5 NOV Baroque Glass, Nailsworth Mills. Arts, Crafts & Music Group, Nailsworth Society. 7.30 Christ Church Rooms. Nailsworth Society. 7.30 Mortimer Room. 8 Mon ‘Hidden Gloucester’, Philip Moss, Nailsworth WI. 7.30pm St George’s Parish Rooms. 8-13th Nailsworth Art Group Exhibition. Mortimer Room. 10-5 daily. Nailsworth Art Group 9 Tues Happy Endings - Paths round and through Horsley parish. A Cotswold warden led walk starting from Shortwood AFC car park at 1.30pm. 2½ invite you to their exhibition and sale of paint- hours, 5 miles. ings 9 Tues FGR v Northwich 7.45pm. In the Mortimer Room, Nailsworth Library 12 End of Ramadan. Start of Islamic 3 day festival of Eid ul-Fitr. Mon 8th to Sat 13th October 13 Sat Local Comedian Pete Le Feet at the Green Man from 9pm, entry free. 10.00am to 5pm daily 14 Sun Wilderness Skills Day at Thistledown. 10am-5pm. 10 places only. £50. 07891 354877. 14 Sun Walk in Woodchester Park. St. Dominics. 832682. Nailsworth News Editorial Information 14 Sun Emerald Ensemble with music by Haydn, Rossini & Vivaldi. Christ EDITOR: Joyce Affleck, 832619 or Barley Hill, Watledge, Nailsworth, Church 3pm, £8 in advance (Book Shop) or £9 on the door. GL6 0AS or c/o And Clothes, 4, Market Street, Nailsworth or 15 Mon ‘How Green is Your Garden?’, Paul Sheringham. Gardening Group, [email protected] Nailsworth Society. 7.30 Mortimer Room. or [email protected] (Don’t forget the ‘1’!) WEBSITE: www.nailsworthnews.co.uk 16 Tues Town Council Meeting. 7pm. Town Hall. ASSISTANT EDITOR & PHOTOGRAPHER: Martin Stone 833132 17 Wed Stroud & District Macular Disease Society 3rd Wed each month, 10-12, DEADLINES for copy and advertising: 15th of month Christ Church Rooms. ADVERTS: Copy, payment and queries please to Ann Marshall 19 Fri ‘The Lives of Others’, directed by Florian von Donnersmark. C/o Edward Jones, Fountain St., Nailsworth or 833857 or (subtitled). Nailsworth Film Club, Primary School, 8pm. [email protected] or [email protected] 19 Fri Dolly Parton Tribute Night at the Green Man. Tickets £15 inc. buffet on N.B. Advertising space is limited to approx 50 per issue: payment in 01453 834860. 7.30pm. advance, please. Nailsworth advertisers given priority. 19-21 Flower Festival, Christ Church. See ad. Front page. Small 9.5 x 3.75 cm: £20 or £54 for 3; Medium 9.5 x 6 cm: £33 or £90 for 3; Vertical: £35 or £99 for 3; 20 Sat Jazz: Gerry Brown & the Mission Hall Band at the Comrades’ Club. Large 9.5 x 14 cm: £70 (Editorial discretion: only if space). 7 for 8pm.£10 inc. buffet supper. £10 from Festivity. 833585. Requests for front page £5 extra (max 2). Cheques to Nailsworth 20 Sat FGR v Farsley Celtic 3pm. 20 News. 22 Mon ‘The Cotswold Village Trail’, Dr Theo Stening. Local Studies Group, POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION: £6/year ~J Rowbotham 833110. Nailsworth Society. 7.30 Mortimer Room. DISTRIBUTION: organised by Don Luke. Please ring 832812. 23-24 Westonbirt Autumn Fair. See ad. Front page. PAPER MEETING: 9 October, 7pm, at Barley Hill.