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SEVERN TRENT CONTINUE MUCHNEEDED PIPE REPLACEMENT

A LARGE swathe of water pipesare now being replaced alongLeckhampton Hill.There will be temporary traf8c

lights installed along the busyroad, causing probable traf8cdelays for motorists over thecoming months.“We’re working to make sure

our customers’ water supply is

always there when they need it,that’s why we’re replacing morethan a kilometre of water pipes inLeckhampton,” said Clive Ingram,programme manager for SevernTrent Water.That was the word from the

water company, which started re-placing £350,000 worth of pipesalong Leckhampton Hill lastMonday 22 June.The work is expected to go on

for at least 16 weeks and be com-pleted in October.It will replace two of its existing

water mains in Leckhampton Hillfrom outside The Lodge to theroad’s junction with Daisy BankRoad.Their engineers will start

outside Shrublands and progressalong Leckhampton Hill to itsjunction with Daisy Bank Roadbefore returning to The Lodge andcompleting the 8nal section.Clive Ingram further explains:

“We’ll be replacing two of the ex-isting water pipes on Leckhamp-

ton Hill. The pipes there havegrown old and become brittlemeaning they can crack or burst.By laying brand new pipes, we’llbe helping to prevent the disrup-tion and inconvenience that canbe caused by a burst water pipe,which may cut off the water

supply and stop taps and toiletsworking in the area.”The company said it has worked

hard to ensure the road was notclosed during the work, but lightswill have to be placed along thestretch throughout.

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It is thought that the lightswill shift along the road as workprogresses.He also said, “We'vemanaged

to avoid closing LeckhamptonHill, however we do have to puttemporary trafFc lights up tokeep the local community andour workforce safe.”

Clive Ingram also added,“We’re sorry for any inconven-ience the lights may be causingand we’ve planned this workcarefully to help minimise dis-ruption. We’re also using newengineering techniques to getthis work completed as quicklyas possible. We’ll be talking tothe local community, so resi-dents know what we’re doing

and how to get in touch if theyneed our help.”Severn Trent Water together

with its contract partner, Amey,said it is open to questions andsuggestions from customers andresidents.Contact Amey’s 24-hour

customer service centre on0800 521 660 or [email protected]

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IT transpires that GCHQ didnot follow proper procedureswhen collecting informationon two international NGOs(non-governmental organisa-tions), the Investigatory PowersTribunal has commented.The IPT said rules had been

broken in connection to thehandling of data that had beenintercepted.However, it said the initial

collection of information hadbeen within the law.The action was brought by a

number of NGOs includingAmnesty and Privacy Interna-tional.Along with the American

Civil Liberties Union andothers they accused the intelli-gence agencies of interceptingtheir communications.There was no determination

inmost of the cases under con-sideration. This means eitherthey were not spied on or ifthey were, then no rules werebreached.But in the case of the Egypt-

ian Initiative for PersonalRights (EIPR) and South Africa-based The Legal ResourcesCentre, the Tribunal ruled thatGCHQ had not followedproper internal procedures.The tribunal found that the

EIPR's communications hadbeen lawfully interceptedbut the data had been storedfor longer than it shouldhave been.In the case of the South

African NGO, the tribunal said

it was satisFed that the inter-ception itself had been lawfulbut GCHQ internal policies forexamining those communica-tions had not been followed.In both cases, the tribunal

said there had not been mate-rial damage and so no com-pensation had to be paid.But in the Egyptian case, it

required GCHQ to conFrmwithin 14 days that the rele-vant documents had beendeleted.This was the third and Fnal

judgment on challenges raisedby the NGOs, to the lawfulnessof the UK's bulk interceptionpowers and of the intelligence-sharing arrangements betweenthe UK and the US National Se-curity Agency.A government spokesman

said: “We welcome the IPT'sconFrmation that any inter-ception by GCHQ in thesecases was undertaken lawfully

and proportionately, and thatwhere breaches of policies oc-curred they were not sufF-ciently serious to warrant anycompensation to be paid to thebodies involved.”He added: “GCHQ takes pro-

cedure very seriously. It isworking to rectify the technicalerrors identiFed by this caseand constantly reviews itsprocesses to identify and makeimprovements.”A report by David Anderson,

the independent review of ter-rorism legislation, publishedthis month, called for an over-haul of the laws surroundingthe interception of communi-cations including by GCHQ,arguing that their lack of trans-parency made them “undemo-cratic.”The new laws would include

stricter safeguards regardingthe authorisation of intelli-gence activities.

POLICE are trying to trace a mo-torist who knocked down acyclist in Cheltenham severalweeks ago.The collision happened at the

junction of Bath Road and Mont-pellier Drive at about 7.30am onWednesday, 6 May.The driver of the vehicle - a

black 4x4 - stopped, but the 53-year-old victim said she was'okay' and both parties went ontheir way. Neither exchangeddetails.However, the cyclist was dazed

and shocked and later discoveredshe had an injury at the back ofher head. Her daughter took herto hospital where she receivedsurgical staples for the wound.The victim, did not report the

incident to police until last Sat-urday, 13 June. Police are appeal-ing for help in tracing the driver.Anyone with information is

asked to call 101, quoting inci-dent 163 of 13 June 2015.

Police seek motorist whoknocked down cyclist

“We’re sorry for any inconvenience the lights may be causing...”

A MAN has been arrested after apolice ofFcer was assaulted as heconducted an investigation intoan alleged indecency incident inCheltenham.OfFcers were called to Prest-

bury Road just before 8pm onFriday 12 June after a motorist re-ported seeing a man in his 40s in-decently exposing himself to twoyoung girls.After conducting enquiries in

the area, a man was arrested inHayes Road on suspicion of inde-cent exposure and also of assaultafter a police ofFcer was punchedin the face.He was released on police bail

pending further enquiries.Police would like to speak to

the two young girls in questionand are appealing to them tocome forward. They aredescribed as being white, in theirearly teens and had their hair in abun.Anyone with information is

asked to call 101, quoting inci-dent 440 of 12 June 2015.

GCHQ broke rules

Man arrested after policeofficer punched in face

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE Hospi-tals NHS Foundation Trustwas criticised for waitingtimes in A&E departmentsand delays in ambulancehandovers.The Care Quality Com-

mission (CQC) report alsosaid there were not enoughconsultants in emergencydepartments.The trust said it had

already begun to addresssome of the issues.The inspection, between

10 and 20 March, looked atdepartments at Gloucester-shire Royal Hospital, Chel-tenham General Hospitaland StroudMaternity Hospi-tal.It said issues with the Cow

of patients through hospi-tals and pressures on wardsto discharge patients had ledto patients not always beingtreated on the most appro-priate ward and overcrowd-ing in emergency

departments.The report also high-

lighted that A&E waiting-time targets were constantlynot being met and patientswere having to queue inemergency department cor-ridors for treatment.CQC's chief inspector of

hospitals, professor Sir MikeRichards, said: “It is wellknown that patients havebeen waiting too long inA&E.“I am aware that this is

being investigated, and wewill continue to monitor thetrust's performance in thisimportant area.”In December 2014 and

January 2015, the trust de-clared a major incident

when demand in A&E de-partments became unman-ageable.The trust's chief executive,

Dr Frank Harsent, said:“Clearly the winter was avery challenging period forus and this has had animpact on our performance.“In relation to the four-

hour waiting standard atA&E, we are determined tomake this better forpatients and we are workingclosely with our healthand care partners to dothis.”In addition to the three

hospitals, the trust also runssix outpatient clinics butthese were not visited forthis inspection.

Hospital Trusttold by healthwatchdog toimprove

STAFF from Weird Fishvolunteered at the OakleyNeighbourhood Project onFriday 12 June by paintingone of its classrooms.Naomi Hill, Stuart Han-

cocks and Ron Morrisfrom the Weird Fish teamwere invited to help painta couple of training roomsat The Oakley Neighbour-hood Project, a local com-munity centre inCheltenham. The projectoffers help and supportwith employment skills,counselling, communityfamily days and foodbanks.Caroline from Business

in the Community organ-ised the volunteeringproject and joined theWeird Fish staff membersduring the day, while thecentre provided the hardworkers with a constantsupply of refreshments.The day of volunteering

has kick-started a bondbetween the centre andWeird Fish and the cloth-ing retailer will continue

to offer a helping handwith volunteering activi-ties in the future.Naomi Hill, PR co-ordi-

nator at Weird Fish, said:“The Oakley Neighbour-hood Project in our localhome of Cheltenham is areally amazing place andwe were so happy wecould do something tohelp as a local business.”John Stockton, manag-

ing director at Weird Fish,said: “Being a local busi-ness we really want to giveback to the community

we live and work in. Wewant to offer help inwhatever way we can,from weeding to offeringwork experience place-ments.”To Bnd out more about

the project, visit www.oak-leyneighbourhoodpro-ject.org.ukWeird Fish clothing is

available to buy nationallyfrom Weird Fish retailstores and online. Formore information, visitwww.weirdBsh.co.uk orcall 01242 539535.

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September 2015

THERE was shaking and stir-ring galore on Wednesday17th June when Chel-tenham cocktail bar, LilyGin’s, ofJcially launchedtheir new drinks menu andvery own exclusive gin.Bar manager Lucas Roy-

Smith said: “Thank you toeveryone who came to ournewmenu and very own ginlaunch. It was a huge successand I know all the staffenjoyed it. I'm very excitedabout this menu and the ginand can't wait for more ven-

tures to come.”With a vintage ‘olde

worldy’ style twist, the newmenu takes you on a journeythrough a variety ofpremium spirits, rareliqueurs, cockle warmingsippers, knee tremblers andthroat scorchers.Lucas enthused: “With our

new menu we have tried tokeep customers guessing andleave them wanting more.We have also created ourvery own page of cocktailconcoctions; created by our

own bar stewards, plus ofcourse our very own Lily’sGin!“I have chosen six botani-

cals to create this astonish-ing Kavor (even if I do say somyself). It’s designed to be asipping gin, so I suggest youtry it on the rocks, slightlystirred down, Churchillstyle.”Perhaps not to everyone’s

taste, but that truly doesn’tmatter with the extensivenew list of cocktails now onoffer.

LiLy Gin’s cocktaiL frenzy

Caffe Nero back to square one?

AN increased number ofCCTV cameras could be in-stalled across Cheltenham.Councillors were pre-

sented with a petitionsigned by hundreds ofpeople calling for newcameras to be put up onBrunswick Street, SwindonRoad and the Honey-bourne Line which can beopen to crime.The borough council

already owns and main-tains 61 cameras and hasallocated a further£420,000 to spend onCCTV this year.Every year the authority

reviews its CCTV provisionand this week councillorsagreed to consider therequest raised by the peti-tion as part of that process.A local petition noted

that increased CCTV in StPaul's would make resi-dents “feel safer”.Gloucestershire police

are responsible for watch-ing the feeds from the

borough council's cameras.Councillor Andrew

McKinlay (LD, Up Hather-ley), cabinet member fordevelopment and safety,said during the meetingthe borough council takesthe issue of combattingcrime “very seriously”.“We put a signiJcant

amount of money towardsthis and we do work veryclosely with the police,” hesaid.“We are currently in ne-

gotiations with themabout howwe can take thiscoverage forward.“The police view of

CCTV is that it is an effec-tive deterrent of crime…but they do not believe StPaul's is a special case.”Councillor John Rawson

(LD, St Peter's) advocatedmore CCTV for the Hon-eybourne Line which isused as an “escape route”by criminals.Meanwhile, Councillor

Max Wilkinson (LD, Park)

suggested hard evidenceoutlining the number ofcrimes cameras havehelped solve should bepresented before more areinstalled.“We do have the right to

walk around all daywithout knowing that thestate is watching at everyturn,” he said.He said the need to

protect civil liberties mustbe balanced with the needto deter criminals andsolve crime.“We need to be very

careful when we extendCCTV,” he said.Councillor Louis Savage

(C, Battledown) said thatwhile the evidence was“ambiguous” on exactlyhow many crimes havebeen solved primarilybecause of CCTV the Con-servatives would back theplans because so manypeople had spoken up onthe issue.

A COFFEE shop chain hasdenied it has reversed a deci-sion to stop using milk fromfarms in the badger cull zone.Caffe Nero said it would

stop using milk from farmsthat were part of a pilot tack-ling badger numbers, afterbeing targeted by anti-cull ac-tivists.Earlier, Leader of the

Commons Chris Graylingsaid what happened was“utterly unacceptable” andhewas glad the Jrmhad nowchanged its mind.A Caffe Nero spokesman

said there had been nochange of policy.Mr Grayling was respond-

ing to a question in theCommons from the Conser-vativeMP for Bridgwater andWest Somerset, Ian Liddell-Grainger.Mr Grayling said: “It is not

acceptable to my mind forcompanies to give into pres-sure from a very smallnumber of activists in a waythat can damage the liveli-hoods of people who may

have in reality no connectionat all to the issues that arebeing raised.“What took place was

utterly unacceptable and I'mglad Caffe Nero changedtheir minds, but I wish theyhadn't taken this decision inthe Jrst place.”It follows a report in the

Times that the company waspreparing to reverse its deci-sion following criticism fromfarmers and MPs.However, Caffe Nero said it

would continue to source itsmilk from outside the cullzone in order to protect its

staff and customers.Spokeswoman Kelly

Sylvester, said: “We are at aloss as to why our stores havebeen the target of protesterswhen we are not part of thedebate.“In fact 98% of our milk

supply came from outsidethe affected areas.“In response to serious and

credible threats against ourteam members, we decidedthat the welfare of our peopleand our customers came Jrstand have taken a pragmaticdecision on ourmilk sourc-ing policies.”

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RESIDENTS’ are beingasked to give their views onthe new Cheltenham Planwhich will help guide thedevelopment of theborough over the next 15years.The plan is a locally-

focused document thatdeals with Cheltenham-speciGc issues such as sup-porting the town’seconomy, the work of theCheltenham DevelopmentTask Force, protecting andconserving the town’s builtheritage, and recognisingthe importance of parksand gardens. It will be usedin making decisions onplanning applications andwill be a key part of ‘placeshaping’ Cheltenham.Public consultation starts

today (Monday 22 June)and runs for six weeks.There are two public eventswhere planning ofGcerswill be available discuss thisconsultation in depth. Thedates are Saturday 4 July2015 from 12noon to 6pmat the Midsummer Fiesta,

Montpellier Gardens; andSaturday 18 July 2015 from10am to 4pm in the RegentArcade.To read and comment on

the consultation docu-ments, simply registerusing our online consulta-tion webpage consult.chel-tenham.gov.uk. Copies ofthe questionnaire are alsoavailable in Cheltenham’slibraries and can be postedback to: Planning PolicyTeam, CheltenhamBorough Council, Munici-pal OfGces, Promenade,Cheltenham, GL50 9SA.Tracey Crews, head of

planning, says: “If you live,work or visit Cheltenhamit’s important to have your

say on howyou believethe councilshould beworking onthis plan.“We also

want to hearyour views onthe location ofnew housing

and local green spaces inthe town; on brownGeldsites in Cheltenham thatyou believe should be re-generating; or open andgreen spaces that deservenational level protection.”Cllr Steve Jordan, leader

of the council, says: “It’simportant that we try to getthe right balance betweenthe need for homes andjobs while protecting thegreen spaces that makeCheltenham the place it is.Planning can play an im-portant role when creatingand safeguarding jobs inCheltenham. The planreviews the issues we cur-rently face and proposespossible planning solutions

to help us become morecompetitive, deliver morejobs and increase economicproductivity.“It’s vital that members

of the public have the op-portunity to engage with usin shaping this plan rightfrom the start.”The Cheltenham Plan

will complement the JointCore Strategy (JCS) by ef-fectively ‘Glling in thedetails’. It will not, forexample, decide on thelevel of growth that shouldtake place in the borough,or wheremajor strategic de-velopments should takeplace that will be set out inthe JCS.Comments on the pro-

posed scope of the Chel-tenham Plan will beconsidered by ofGcers andthe comments will be usedto inform the preparationof the draft CheltenhamPlan.For any further ques-

tions, please contact theplanning policy team on01242 264328.

Have your say on the plan for Cheltenham’s futureGLOUCESTERSHIRE Con-stabulary have received areport of a male behavingindecently in SwindonRoad, Cheltenham.At around 1.20am on 11

June a woman was walkinghome on Swindon Roadwhere it forks with St PaulsRoad. She had headphoneson but heard a man shout-ing at her. She removed herheadphones, looked uponto the bridge and saw aman behaving indecently.The man was white, of

large build and wearing a

grey hoodie with the hoodup.Police would like to advise

people to avoid walkinghome alone late at nightand to always be aware oftheir surroundings. If yousee an incident that con-cerns or frightens you pleasecall 999 in an emergency or101.Anyone who has any

further information con-cerning this incident pleasecall 101 quoting incidentnumber 185 of 11 June2015.

Man behaving indecently in Swindon Road

CONSERVATIVE MP forCheltenham, Alex Chalk,was greeted by smilingGloucestershire College stu-dents on Friday 19 June,when they welcomed him totheir new state-of-the-artlibrary at CheltenhamCampus. The newly electedMP spent an hour with theCollege’s Principal, MatthewBurgess, before making hisway to recently remodelledLibrary to ofGcially open thenew facilities.

Created by Bristol-baseddesign specialists, OEG Inte-riors, the open plan Libraryfeatures a dynamic colourscheme of pink, white andblue, creating a clean andmodern look. The light andairy space features Hoor-to-ceiling windows, whichcreate an inspiring place tostudy; a Creative Zone witha large group study table,surrounded by Macs; anda printing booth anddrop-in PCs.

Alex spent time talkingwith the College’s Cateringand Foundation Studiesstudents about their newlibrary and studies, beforecutting the ribbon withMatthew Burgess.For more information

about courses atGloucestershire College, andwhere they can take you inthe future, visitwww.gloscol.ac.uk or callStudent Services on 0345 1552020.

POLICE are appealing for in-formation on the theft offour distinctive items of sil-verware, stolen from a housein Swindon Village nearCheltenham.Thieves broke in through

a French window at theproperty in SwindonManor,Manor Road, between 7January and 8 January thisyear.Police have released

images of the stolen items.

They include:

• A silver horse about 8 install worth several thousandpounds• A silver vase• Two silver tea sets

Anyone who has seen theseitems for sale or has any in-formation which could helpthe enquiry is asked to call101, quoting incident 63 of8 January 2015.

Silverware stolen in Swindon Village

Cheltenham MP opens new state-of-the-art library at Cheltenham Campus

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ON Sunday 14 June, Adamfrom Cheltenham attendeddisabled children's charity,Whizz-Kidz, 25th anniver-sary celebration at HamptonCourt Palace and wasawarded the charity’s ‘Excel-lence in Volunteering’award.Adam is also a bene@ciary

of the charity and receivedhis @rst powered chair fromWhizz-Kidz when he was@ve. Now at 30, his dedica-tion to supporting youngpeople through volunteeringin his spare time is an inspi-ration and demonstrates apassionate commitment toothers.

Adam’s award was one of25 that will be handed outthrough the course of thecharity’s 25th birthday tocelebrate the outstandingachievements of those in-volved withWhizz-Kidz. 7 ofthe awards were given out atthe event in Hampton CourtPalace, sponsored by Give ItAway, and the winners werejoined by the charity’spatrons, Jamie Murray, NinaHossain and Jordan Jarrett-

Bryan, to celebrate theirachievements.Upon receiving his award,

Adam said, ‘It was anhonour to receive the awardto be a part of the Whizz-Kidz family and to get recog-nised is great. Because ofWhizz-Kidz wheelchair usersare no longer seen and notheard.’Last year, Whizz-Kidz was

awarded £5.3 million inLottery funding last year toprovide 10,000 new oppor-tunities for disabled childrenand young people over thenext three years, includingservices for disabled childrenin the West Midlands.

Adam is justone exampleof how the charity can trans-form the lives of young dis-abled people in the area butit is impatient for thechanges in society that couldmean young disabled peoplewouldn't have to rely oncharities for support. Thecharity is now urging indi-viduals and companies toPower Up and work with itto make society more inclu-sive for disabled youngsters.To @nd out how you can

help, and to learn moreabout the Power Up cam-paign, visit www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/support-us/power-up.

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ONE of Cheltenham'sbiggest bugbears will be thecentre of attention thisFriday 26th June, at thetown's Grst ever 'PotholeSummit'.The event, which has been

organised by Cheltenham'sMP, Alex Chalk, will givelocal residents the opportu-nity to hear about the roadprojects in progress acrossthe town, as well as allowingthem to raise their pothole-related concernsdirectly with the County

Council.Mr Chalk, who appeared

on national TV last month to

promote this initiative, iscampaigning for improve-ments in Cheltenham'sroads. He has stated that hewishes to see the most efG-cient possible use of the roadmaintenance grant allocatedto Shire Hall by central gov-ernment, which has in-creased by over £1 billionnationally since 2010.The town's man in West-

minster also wants tomake iteasier to report potholes andhas pledged to work withtransport bosses to developnew ways for residents tomake their concerns heard.Speaking to the Standard,

Mr Chalk commented, “Pot-holes matter. They are not atrivial issue. For motoriststhey can cause unnecessarydamage and expense. For cy-clists they are a seriousdanger. That's why I cam-paigned on this issue prior tothe election and have con-tinued to do since - bothlocally, in Parliament, and inthe national media.”“This summit is an excel-

lent opportunity to have aconstructive dialogue aboutan issue that affects almostevery one of us. The event isopen to all, and I lookforward to a good turnout.”

THOUSANDS of people arerisking their lives and thoseof others at level crossings,say British Transport Police(BTP).OfGcers will be carrying

out extra patrols and activ-ities across Cheltenhamand the rest of the countryas a whole as they warnabout the dangers of cross-ing misuse during Opera-tion Look, a week of actionwhich started on Monday22nd of this week.The initiative comes as

BTP reveals it recorded3,615 UK-wide offences atcrossings in the last year,with incidents rangingfrom trespass to failing tostop at signals.The majority of those

dealt with were motoristswho failed to obey signalsand warning lights, riskingtheir lives and those ofothers simply to shave afew minutes off theirjourney.Most of those drivers

(1,228) agreed to attendone of BTP’s Driver Aware-

ness courses. The vast ma-jority of those who attendthese courses do not re-offend.As part of the week, the

Yvonne Arnaud TheatreGroup will be performingmonologues from theirplay, Off The Level, whichreinforces the importanceof using crossings safely.The monologues, which

highlight the conse-quences of crossingmisuse,and have the backing ofboth BTP and NetworkRail, will be performedclose to crossings, with of-Gcers and crossing man-agers on hand to talk to thepublic about the issuesraised.Inspector Becky Warren

said: “We will not hesitateto enforce the law, but con-vincing people to changetheir habits at crossings is avital part of what we do.“We spend a lot of time

talking to schools and busi-nesses about the impor-tance of safe level crossinguse, and we want to use

this week to engage withthe public who use levelcrossings on a daily basis.“We are delighted to be

working with the YvonneArnaud Theatre Group andhope the messages in theirmonologues will strike achord with the public.”Darren Furness, head of

level crossings at NetworkRail said: “Britain has oneof the safest railway net-works in the worldhowever, level crossings dopose a risk and everyoneneeds to take care whencrossing.“Alongside British Trans-

port Police, our awarenesscampaigns aim to helpeveryone who uses levelcrossings, be that peopleon foot, bike or car, knowthe risks that exist and howto use crossings safely sothat they can cross withconGdence.”

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CAB is offering PensionWiseappointments at the Chel-tenham Citizens AdviceBureau giving people accessto free and impartial pensionguidance in their local area.Following pension reforms

on April 6th, people ap-proaching retirement havegreater freedom over howthey can use their pensionpots. People will be able totake a lump sum, take out anannuity or amixture of both.Pension Wise is a new Gov-ernment service designed tohelp people make sense oftheir pension options, andempower them to make theright choices for them.The free face-to-face

Pension Wise sessions areavailable to book now. The45minute appointments will

be tailored to the individual,taking into account the valueof their pension and theirplans for retirement.

A Pension Wise appoint-ment may help you if:

• You are approaching retire-ment or are 55 or over.• Have a deGned contribu-tion pension.• Are thinking of accessingyour pension in the next sixmonths.

Guidance appointments arealso available on the tele-phone, delivered by the Pen-sions Advisory Service.People can also get informa-tion and general guidanceonline at www.pension-wise.gov.uk.Norman Gardner, Bureau

Manager of CAB, said,“Gloucester and District CABwill be offering PensionWiseappointments from its ofGcein Cheltenham CAB, StGeorges Place, Cheltenham,giving easy access to PensionWise.”

“Pensions can be a con-fusing topic and PensionWise appointments will helppeople tomake sense of theirpension choices. Gloucesterand District CAB alreadyhelps people with retirementissues and we’ll continue tooffer this service outside ofPension Wise.”To book a telephone or

face to face appointmentpeople can call 0300 3301001. People can also call inat Gloucester CAB or Chel-tenham CAB.

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QUICKLY - someone bring me aBurger King. Oh that’s right, weno longer have one.Our summer weather ruined

what should’ve been a gloriousFood & Drink festival, theCouncil continues to Nog offany bit of public owned spacewe have left and the state of ourtown’s potholed roads goes frombad to worse. It’s enough to giveme a migraine.Fast food is what should

power Cheltenham. The snappy,convenient goodness thatcomes from it can provide uswith hope and some momen-tary satisfaction whilst all else isseemingly going wrong with ourregency town.It’s a grim reality to face up to

but someone has to say it – thistown is in the middle of a fastfood drought.Why does a town capable of

hosting a plethora of chainrestaurants such as: ASK,Jamie’s, Zizzi’s and Prezzostruggle to maintain just ahandful of ‘fast food’ venues?

The town centre caters for the‘lower middle’ crowd by offeringall of the above in abundance,yet the town has weirdlysnubbed the American giantswith only a solitude McDonaldsand KFC located here. These twodo have smaller drive thru offer-ings dotted around the outskirtsof town but the other big namesseem to be on the decline.Burger King vanishes, Eat and

Pret-A-Manger are too scared tolocate here, Millie’s Cookieshave downsized and don’t getme started on Gregg’s and howmany properties they’vevacated. I’d be surprised if theydidn’t need their own in-houseproperty expert tomanage the numberof leases they backout of.I’ll be one of

the Mrst to

say Cheltenham is a town to beproud of. We can certainly putour noses up to the majority ofour neighbours. However I doMrmly believe we have noreason to be food snobs. Listenup - rich people like the taste ofsugary, salty food too youknow? There’s no reasoningwhy we need more sit-downssuch Carluccio’s and CoteBrasserie launching in thistown.Enough is enough already.There are plenty of places topush some salad around aplate for two hours. What

we don’t haveenough of arefast, conven-

ient restaurants.

We need more variety, biggersized units, and longer openingtimes. I want Cheltenham tolead the way in welcoming a US-style capitalist offering. I wantchoice and lots of it. I wantbusinesses to take advantage ofthe wealth of our populous andset up shop here.I want brightly coloured units

springing up all over townselling sugary, tasty treats suchas Dunkin’ Donuts, Ben &Jerrys. I want Pizza Hut to re-open their restaurant; I want aZa Za Bazaar.I also want the tree-hugging,

picket-wielding freaks to stoploading their beliefs onto thefood industry and Government.It’s not Krispy Kreme making

the World fat. The fault liessolely on the gorillas that refuseto learn portion control andwhere to Mnd Fitness4Less on amap.

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Venting spleen Local man about town, Tom Thurlow lets loose

POLICE are appealing for informationafter two motorbikes were stolen froma home in Bishops Cleeve near Chel-tenham.Thieves broke into the garage of a

house in Hyatts Way some timeovernight on Sunday 7 June and tooktwo Kawasaki 250cc off-road racingbikes.Police have released images of the

bikes. One has a green and black seatand the number 104 on the side. Theother has a black seat with the number24 on the side.Anyone with information, or who

has seen bikes matching these descrip-tions for sale, is asked to call 101,quoting incident 58 of 8 June 2015.

OVER £400 has been raisedfor the British Heart Foun-dation in fond memory ofTrevor Carter, a real ale en-thusiast and a stalwart ofboth Cheltenham andGloucestershire CAMRA forthe last 20 years.The memorial event took

place at the award-winningCheltenham Motor Club, arecent Campaign for RealAle UK Club of the Year, andone of Trevor’s favourite realale venues.The event was set up the

way Trevor, a solid Cornish-man, would have liked it -with plenty of strong, darkand Cornish beer and tastypasties. The proceeds fromthe sale of a polypin of darkoatmeal stout, and a bucketcollection, raised over £400for the British Heart Foun-dation.Cheltenham CAMRA

Branch Chair, VeronicaEmary, said: “We had a ter-riMc time, the Motor Clubwas packed. Trevor's brotherSteve and his wife came allthe way from Cornwall.”

She also added, “lots ofmoney has been raised inTrevor's memory, with moreto come, for the BritishHeart Foundation. I wouldlike to thank everyone fortheir overwhelming gen-erosity and say well doneNeil and the CMC team. Thenight was a Mtting tribute toa great man who died atonly 51 and is sorely missedby many across Gloucester-shire and the wider CAMRAfamily.”Many people travelled

from Tewkesbury, Glouces-ter and the wider county forthe night. Trevor was, formany years the face of Chel-tenham CAMRAwho volun-

teered at manybeer festivals andwas a respectedMgure on theGloucestershiretasting panel. Hewas regularlysought out bymany for a quickchat, or to get hisrecommendationson what beers to

try at local festivals.Trevor was due to run the

bar at the Gloucester BeerFestival at the end of April.As a tribute, his manyCAMRA friends named Bat-tledown “Old Curmudgeon”after the “Gentle Giant.”The British Heart Founda-

tion will gain again at theMrst Cheltenham CAMRAReal Ale Festival (CRAF15)on August 14th and 15th atCheltenham Town Hall. Theproceeds from all donated,unused beer tokens will beconverted to cash and givento the charity.Festival details can be

found at www.cheltenham-camra.org.uk/craf

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The skies over the towncould soon be seagull-free ifsome rather radical plans gettaken on.

Gloucester City Councilhas used birds of prey totackle the seagull nuisancefor the ;rst time this yearand Cheltenham Borough

Council is keeping a bird’seye on the success of thenew programme.

If it looks like it’s workedfor the city it may be thatthe town will consider fol-lowing suit.

Cheltenham Boroughcouncil spends many thou-

sands of pounds every yearon trying to control thetown's gull populationwhich has a high nuisancefactor for most of the resi-dents

Birds of prey are normallyused to stop gulls fromnesting but they are usually

deployed in rural country-side areas.

The cost of using the birdsmeans the borough councilwould need to know for surethat they are effective in atown environment beforethey deploy the seagulleating winged Ferraris.

One thing is for sure: If itworks for Gloucester it willbe considered by Chel-tenham.

The issue was raised at ameeting of CheltenhamBorough Council earlier inthe week.

Councillor AndrewMcKinlay (LD, Up Hather-ley), cabinet member for de-velopment and safety,commented “I believethat any solution thatworks, we should be fully aufait with.

“We need to wait for

Gloucester to report back ontheir experiment with thebirds of prey.”

In a written answer to aquestion on the issue, MrMcKinlay said he was awarethe city has been using birdsof prey.

“However”, He added,“given the additional cost ofthis method along with thepracticalities of their use inurban areas it has yet to be

validated as a value formoney exercise.”

Our borough council is amember of the SevernEstuary Gull Group so re-ceives information from lotsof authorities on the issue ofgull control.

Mr McKinlay did say thatthe use of birds of preywould be considered inCheltenham if it works overin Gloucester.

Seagulls on the menu?

IAN Renton, Chief Executiveof Cheltenham Racecourseinvited a VIP guest list to joinhim and his team for drinksand canapés to inspect theCheltenham Club in theracecourse’s new grandstand.

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LUNGWORM infection indogs, caused by the parasiteAngiostrongylus vasorum, isspreading. A recent nation-wide survey of UK vets hasrevealed that over 25 percent of those questionedhad either conHrmed or sus-pected a case of this poten-tially fatal condition, yet asfew as six per cent of dogowners had even heard ofthe disease.Lungworm (spread by

slugs and snails) is now a na-tionwide threat to dogs.Woodlands Veterinary

Centre in Cheltenham hasrecently diagnosed andtreated a young dog whichhad picked up lungworm.Greg Simpson MRCVS, a di-rector at the veterinaryclinic comments: “This dogoriginally came in withsymptoms that are atypicalto lungworm. However veryshortly after she become un-steady on her feet and de-veloped haemorrhages inboth eyes. This made mevery suspicious so we carriedout an in-house test for

lungworm which came backpositive. Thankfully aftertreatment she is now on theroad to recovery.”Greg adds: “Whilst dog

owners should be on thelookout for any unusualsymptoms in their pet, themore typical signs of lung-worm are respiratory prob-lems and bleedingtendencies. This can bebleeding in their stools,bleeding gums or bruisingunder the skin.”“This is the Hrst case of

lungworm we have seen inthe practice but we know

other veterinary clinics inthe area have diagnoseddogs with the parasite. Petowners should speak to theirvet about a monthly, pre-ventative worming treat-ment, as lungworm ispotentially fatal.”Raising awareness of the

parasite, Woodlands Veteri-nary Clinic is joining othervets and owners nationwidein support of the national‘Be Lungworm Aware’ cam-paign.A recent survey suggests

that lungworm is nowendemic throughout muchof the UK. In a survey of 150veterinary practices acrossthe UK a total of 952 sus-pected cases were reported(157 laboratory conHrmed),with 81 deaths thought tohave been caused by theparasite.Routine use of a speciHc

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The many friends of Cara Keirl arebeing invited to her funeral, which hasbeen now slated for July 3rd.Her funeral will take place at noon in

Cheltenham Crematorium.Cara’s mother Cheryl posted on

Facebook: “My beautiful Cara's funeralis at 12 noon on Friday 3rd July xxx allfriends welcome xxx and can youplease dress in colour to match mygirl's personality xxx to celebrate mywonderful daughter's life xxxmore details to follow xxx love youall xxx.”The hairdresser from Cheltenham

who died in Ibiza on June 9th, was aformer pupil at Bournside School.Cara left the school in 2004 to

pursue a career in hairdressing and at-tended the famous Toni and GuyAcademy inManchester and then laterowning her own mobile hairdressingbusiness.She hadmost recently lived in Bristol

but still cut hair for her customers inGloucestershire and Worcestershire.Details of what happened to Cara in

Ibiza have not beenmade public by theForeign and Commonwealth OfHce.Cara’s family have said donations to

mental health charity MIND would bevery welcome.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police arewarning people to be on their guardwhen drawingmoney out of cashma-chines after another case of deceptiontactics being used to steal a bank card.At about 11.00amon Friday 5 June,

a customer using an ATM (automatedteller machine) at Barclays bank inCheltenham High Street had £240fraudulently drawn from his accountafter thieves switched his card foranother.The scam involves an offender ap-

proaching an ATM-user in the act ofdrawing cash and alerting him/her toa £10 or £20 notewhichwill be on theIoor behind them.A co-offender - whowill havemon-

itored the victim's PIN number beingpunched into the keypad - swiftlyremoves the card and swaps it for adifferent one while the victim is dis-tracted.The offenders then leave the scene

allowing them to withdraw largesums of money from the victim’saccount.Police are investigating a series of

similar thefts in other areas of thecounty, including two reported earlierinMarch andMay at Barclays bank inSouthgate Street, Gloucester.Det Cons Andy Houghton said:

“This is an organised crime commit-ted by individuals who have noremorse for the often vulnerablepersons they target.“This is a cross-border investigation

which will utilise the assistance ofother police forces in the country.“We ask that when using any cashmachine, whether inside a bankinginstitution or on the street, that allcare is made to ensure that your PINnumber is hidden from other peoplewho may be trying to view it.“Be aware of any persons loitering

near to you and ensure that any sus-picious activity is reported to thepolice.“We ask that if any person recog-

nises the circumstances of a droppednote at a cash point or if you have hadyour bank card stolen in the same cir-cumstances, then please contactGloucestershire police on 101.”Anyone with information about

the Cheltenham card theft is alsoasked to call 101, quoting incident191 of 5 June 2015.General advice when using a cash

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WITH support from the Uni-versity of Gloucestershireand The Growth Hub,Parents4Sport was one of 40winners of Big Venture Chal-lenge. The social enterprisenow has access to £100,000of National Lottery matchfunding, along with 12months of business support

from social entrepreneurcharity UnLtd.Founded by Olympian

swimmer Sharron DaviesMBE, after the London 2012Olympics, Parents4Sportaims to provide parents withinformation and advice thatencourages their childreninto sport.

The Big Venture Challengelooks for ambitious and scal-able social ventures, and thisyear received more than 450applications. Finalists wererequired to pitch to aDragon’s Den-style panel ofinvestors and businessleaders.The Growth Hub consult-

ant and University ofGloucestershire lecturerSimon McNeill-Ritchieadvised Sharron to convertthe Parents4Sport.com busi-ness model to a social enter-prise, completed the awardapplication and accompa-nied Sharron through theBig Venture Challenge com-petition rounds, includingthe Dragon’s Den Bnal inLondon on 23rd April. Uni-versity lecturer CharlesAfriyie and student Fer-nando Danieletto modelledthe Bnancials, while anotherstudent, Lydia Coleman,conducted market research.Sharron Davies MBE,

founder of Parents4Sport,commented;“Now that we have both

The Growth Hub and UnLtdon board, it’s an incredibleopportunity for us to pushon. The match-funding is ahuge bonus on top of thisand we have plans to imme-

diately start developing thewebsite and to launch amar-keting campaign. As manypeople as possible need toknow about Parents4Sportand we can now make thathappen.”Laura Crabb, Director of

Business for The GrowthHub, commented:“Being able to lend aca-

demic and business expertiseis what makes The Growth

Hub such a valuable andunique resource. Drawingupon the knowledge of Uni-versity of Gloucestershirefaculty, the talent of its stu-dents, and our experience ofearly-stage SMEs; we wereable to offer Parents4Sportthe best possible support.”The Growth Hub is open

to all businesses of all shapesand sizes that want to accel-erate their growth.

POLICE in the county arelooking for keen anglers tobecome mentors in aproject which aims toreduce antisocial behaviourby encouraging youngstersto take up Bshing.Local ofBcers, in con-

junction with the Anglingfor Youth Developmentcharity, run an anglingclub for young people atthe balancing pond oppo-site police headquarters atWaterwells.The idea is to engage

youngsters, help themdevelop qualities such as

patience and concentrationand steer them away fromactivities which couldcause a nuisance in thecommunity.PC Lucy Winterburn

said: “We're currentlylooking for members of thepublic to take part in thissuccessful project. So if youhave a love of Bshing and adrive to educate youngpeople around the sport ona voluntary basis, please doget in touch.“You will be required to

pass a course to become aqualiBed angling coach,

but this is all done free ofcharge.” She added.“If you're interested, but

unsure, you can alwayscome and help out at someof the sessions alreadyrunning.”Anyone with a child

who is interested in learn-ing how to Bsh is also en-couraged to get in touch;the sessions are free andthe kit is provided.For more information,

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LAWYERS and staff atWillans LLP have raised awhopping £10,949.75 by or-ganising a full programme ofevents.They held a pool tourna-

ment and carol concert,spent a day at the races, pro-vided their services to createpeople's wills, and put pay-ments from documents thatneeded witnessing straightinto the pot.Now the Cheltenham-

based Lrm is handing overthe last cheque to NationalStar, which will use themoney to support youngpeople with complex disabil-ities and acquired brain in-juries.James Grigg, partner and

head of the charity commit-tee, said everyone was de-lighted to truly smash their£10,000 target and it hadbeen good to focus effort onjust raising money for Na-tional Star as the company'scharity of the year.“We've grown very close to

the brilliant team at NationalStar and seen the great workthey do so it's sad when tocome to the end of thefundraising year but I'm surewe'll stay in touch,” he said.The event that raised the

most money was a quiznight where 52 teams,making up 230 people, tookpart in battle of wits.Gloucestershire businessesjoined in raising £4,600 inone evening including anddonating prizes for anauction held on the night.“The quiz night was held

in the marquee used for theStar Ball so it was all kittedout and beautifully deco-rated, all we had to do was

sprinkle somestars on thetable,” Mr Griggsaid.“It's very hard

to get people tospend an eveningwith lawyers butNational Star isalways so well re-

ceived in the communitythat working in conjunctionwith their team made itmuch more meaningful.”National Star will use the

money raised to enhanceyoung people’s lives andhelp themmeet their full po-tential.“On behalf of the young

people we support NationalStar says a huge thank you toWillans,” said David Ellis,Chief Executive of NationalStar.“It's a huge amount to

raise in just a year and illus-trates how companies canmake a real difference whenstaff come together to focustheir support.”

editor’sDeskI NOTE with some envy that

dear old Gloucester is to possi-bly beneLt from a reduction in

the on-street charity fundraisers-the ’chuggers’. I.e. Charity muggers.It may be that new rules could be

brought in to reduce the number ofcharity collectors around The Crossarea of Gloucester.

Leader of Gloucester City Council, Paul James, saidthere was "anecdotal evidence" chuggers were deterringpeople from visiting the city centre. Well done them- thecouncil, not the chuggers.These can-rattling, form-Llling human spam are a com-

plete nuisance and we have way too many of them inCheltenham. The precinct is like Chuggers Alley now. It’sHogwarts with pens, cans and forms.We all know how to dodge them though, with either a

body-swerve, which makes one look as if you’ve eithertripped, got caught in a small hurricane crosswind or hadone too many. However many of us just resort to thedirect verbal retort of ‘sorry too busy’.In stark observation most, if not the vast majority of,

fundraisers are paid. They are either salaried staff of acharity or they work for a direct marketing/creativeagency, a strategic consultancy, a capital appeals/majordonor consultancy, street/door fundraising agency (a ‘pro-fessional fundraising organisation – PFO). It’s a mind-bog-gling, can-shaking trail of on-street fundraising that’s beengoing on for years.‘Chuggers’ are far from exceptional in being paid

because most fundraisers are. If there is an argument notto pay chuggers, there is an argument not to pay anyfundraiser. Objections to chuggers being paid shouldreally be consistently applied to all salaried/contractedfundraisers. But if charities were not allowed to payfundraisers, their voluntary income would collapse andtheir beneLciaries would suffer as a result. It’s a cruelWorld is it not?Street fundraisers are paid an hourly wage; they do not

work on commission, though they can receive bonus pay-ments.Might be that Cheltenham Borough Council could

again take a leaf out of Gloucester’s proposed activity andget shot of these fundraising chuggers. Like wasps; they’reannoying, not useful and serve no purpose other thanfeathering their own nests.

Eric Barton, Editor

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ONE of Cheltenham’ssmartest hotels has beenbought in a take-over ofits parent company.Frasers Hospitality UK

Holdings Ltd a subsidiaryof a Singapore companyhas bought the Hotel DuVin and Malmaisonchains for £363 million.The 29 hotels in oper-

ating under both names,which were owned by thesame company, includethe Hotel in Chel-tenham’s Parabola Road.The group won acco-

lades such as BusinessTraveller best Small HotelGroup in the World andalso won a Conde NastGold Award for designand ambience for its 16hotels.Frasers Hospitality CEO

Choe Peng Sum com-mented, ““MHDV pro-vides a tried and provenDNA in the boutiquelifestyle segment for us.The purchase of Malmai-son andHotel du Vin per-fectly complements ourbrand portfolio and givesFrasers Hospitality a plat-form to further expandinto the fastest growinghospitality sector. Welook forward to buildingon this success withfuture development inthe UK, Europe and Asia.“With these two best-

in-class lifestyle brands,we are on track to reachour goal of operating30,000 keys by 2019.Travellers are turning areturning away fromcookie-cutter hotel offer-ings, looking for lifestyleexperiences. MDHV is keyin developing this formatand remains at the heartof its development.”

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Runaway Mum no longer faces KlinkREBECCA Minnock will nolonger face being locked upafter her ex-partner droppedlegal action over her allegedbreach of court orders whenshe went on the run withtheir son which instigated aUK wide hunt for the pair.Proceedings were ad-

journed so Miss Minnock,who grew up in Chel-tenham, could get legal rep-resentation to faceallegations of contempt ofcourt.During the break her ex-

partner Roger Williams in-structed his barrister RupertChapman to withdraw theapplication for her commit-tal.Mr Chapman then told

the court: “My client ob-served that this is a case char-acterised by a long history ofbreaches of court orders atmultiple stages of the pro-ceedings by the respondent,the mother, Miss Minnock.”He went onto say that he

does feel that it is importantthat the mother understandsthat any future breaches will

be met by an application ofthis sort.“In view of the fact that

Ethan has been returnedhome to his care, and that heis settled and happy homeand contact has started, myclient wishes to draw a lineunder the previousbreaches.”He then warned Miss

Minnock, who still hasfamily living in Cheltenham,his conclusions wouldcontain comments about her“utterly irresponsible”actions.He added: “The idea that

people can behave in theway that you did and it beswept under the carpet iscompletely wrong.”Judge Stephen Wildblood

QC told her she was “manip-ulative, attention seekingand truculent” and her“utterly irresponsible” be-haviour was driven by “self-focus”.He denied the mother-of-

one's claims that she hadbeen backed into a cornerand described her as a

“scourge on the system.”Miss Minnock will now

not face any contempt alle-gations, but may be back incourt for a family hearing re-garding contact with her son.

CHELTENHAM, AWyevaleGarden Centre, onEvesham road, is takingpart in the BloomingGreatTea Party this week to raisemoney for its charitypartner Marie Curie.Until Monday 29th

June, there will be deliciousSpecial Marie Curie Tea forOne and lemon bon bonson sale at the centre, with50p from every sale goingto Marie Curie.There will also be a rafCe

to win a luxury hamper ofteatime goodies, includinga ‘cream tea for two’, and a‘Guess the name of theteddy’ competition takingplace in the garden centres’restaurant.Lyn Anthoney from

CheltenhamWyevale said:“We hope that the localcommunity will join us forafternoon tea this Summerand help support MarieCurie. We’ve got lots ofBlooming Great Tea Party

activities to get involvedwith from 20th to 29thJune, and all the moneyraised will help MarieCurie provide care andsupport to help peopleliving with a terminalillness get the most fromthe time they have left. ”The garden centre is sup-

portingMarie Curie as partof a two year partnershipas their Brst nationalcharity partner in its‘Gardens for Good’ com-munity programme, whichrecognises the beneBts thatgardens and gardening canbring to individuals andlocal communities.Wyevale garden centres areaiming to raise over£500,000 nationally from2014-2016 to help MarieCurie provide care topeople with terminal ill-nesses.Call 0845 052 4184 or

visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/teaparty.

Cheltenham Garden Centrehosts afternoon tea to raisemoney for Marie Curie

Rebecca Kinnockand son Ethan


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Sunday 12th July 2015Cathedral of the Forest,Newland, Forest of Dean,GL16 8NL.Box Office: Everyman theatre01242 572573www.everymantheatre.org.ukPerformance 7pm – groundsopen from 5.30pm for picnics.tea, coffee, wine and beer onsale.tickets £10.00 (£7.00children).Follow signs for parkingwhen you reach Newland.if bad weather, performancewill go ahead in the church.

Saturday 18th July 2015St Augustine’s Farm,Arlingham, Glos. GL27JN/GL2 7JR.Box Office: Everyman theatre01242 572573www.everymantheatre.org.ukPerformance 7pm – groundsopen from 6pm for picnics

tickets £10.00 (£8.00 concs.)Soft drinks and alcohol will beon sale.

Friday 24th and Saturday25th July 2015Coach House Theatre,Malvern. WR14 3HB. (N.B.indoor performances)Box Office: Everyman theatre01242 572573www.everymantheatre.org.ukPerformances Fri/Sat 7.30pmand Sat matinee 2pmtickets £12.50 (£10.00 concs.)

Wednesday 29th July 2015Cowley Manor, nr.Cheltenham, GL53 9NL.Box Office: Everyman theatre01242 572573www.everymantheatre.org.ukPerformance 7.30pm –grounds open from 6pm.Please do not bring picnics –BBQ food and drinks(including alcoholic) will be

on sale.tickets £12.00 (£8.00 concs.)

Thursday 30th July 2015Westonbirt School, Tetbury,GL8 8QG.Box Office: Everyman theatre01242 572573www.everymantheatre.org.ukPerformance 7pm –Westonbirt house andgrounds open from 5.30pmwhere BBQ food and range ofdrinks will be available topurchase, or for picnics.tickets £11.00 (£8.00 concs.)

Friday 31st July 2015Tuckwell Amphitheatre,Dean Close School,Cheltenham, GL51 6HE.Box Office: 01242 258002www.bacontheatre.co.ukPerformance 7.30pm –grounds open from 6pm forpicnics.tickets £14.00 (£12.00 concs.)

BiRMiNGhAM Bach Choir,one of the UK’s leading largechamber choirs, returns totewkewsbury AbbeySaturday July 4th for a lovelyprogramme of worksincluding Duruflé'smeditative and movingRequiem, Fauré's popularCantique de Jean Racine,Langlais's inspired MesseSolennelle and the

celebratory Laudes Organi,by hungarian composerKodály.

Sarah Platt, BirminghamBach Choir’s Chair, said: “theselection we'll be performingranges from the melodic andcalming to highly dramaticand stirring, with Duruflé'sincredibly moving Requiemthe centrepiece. Singing inthe beautiful atmosphere of

the Abbey is a great way forus to conclude our verysuccessful 2014/2015season.”Tickets available now:£15 (£12.50 conc) fromwww.birmingham.bachchoir.com, or tel 07901798442. Also available onthe door.

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tWELFth Night is oneof Shakespeare’s mostpopular comedies,featuring a set oftwins, Viola andSebastian, stranded onan island, eachbelieving the other tobe drowned at sea.their story unfoldswith countless plottwists and turns as thestage is set for anevening of madcapmayhem, music, laughterand tears!

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and some drunkenrevels. throw in ashipwreck, muchunrequited love anda classic case ofmistaken identity andyour entertainment iscomplete. A smallcast of six work theiryellow cross-garteredstockings off to playall the charactersbetween them – allfor your diversion.

in the open-air (except inMalvern) – please bring achair or blanket.Dates and venues below...

TwelFTh NighT by william ShakespeareWith just over ten days togo, this year’s CheltenhamMusic Festival, one of theUK’s longest-running andmost admired classicalmusic festivals, is gearing upfor another fortnight ofoutstanding music-makingfrom across the globe. Afterthe record-breakingaudiences and acclaim forthe 70th Cheltenham MusicFestival in 2014, the 2015programme promises thesame impressive level ofbreadth and depth.

With over 20 worldpremieres across more than60 concerts, once again boththe mainstream andcontemporary are bothdiversely represented. Fromblockbuster symphoniessuch as Rachmaninov’s 2nd,brand new works by GrahamFitkin, Charlotte Bray andRolf hind, internationally-established performers suchas Eric Whitacre, Edward

Gardner, Sarah Connolly,Jean-Guihen Queyras andMarc-André hamelin, toemerging figures such as2014 BBC Young Musician,pianist Martin James Bartlett,and accordionist KsenijaSidorova, there are thematicfocuses on Paris, on themusic of 1945, on dance andon film with live soundtracks.

70 years on from the endof World War 2 and theinaugural Cheltenham MusicFestival, Cheltenham alsofocuses on iconic workswritten in and around 1945,featuring music by RichardStrauss, Britten, tippett andMessiaen. Paris is a musicalcentre-point at this year’sfestival, with events rangingfrom the second ‘LiveScreening’, the 1928 silentfilm Jeanne d’Arc with livemusic from the OrlandoConsort, a Parisian cabaretwith Jazz vocalist and BBCRadio 3 presenter Claire

Martin, and a new playexploring the life and musicof Erik Satie.

Cheltenham has alwayshad a reputation forchampioning new music,and this year is no different.A total tally of 22 premieresinclude a deconstruction of1970s Disco by GrahamFitkin, Rolf hind’s new workfor contemporary Gamelanensemble inspired by recenttravels in Bhutan,‘Entanglement’, a one-actchamber opera by CharlotteBray about Ruth Ellis, the lastwoman to be executed inBritain, new pieces by JoeCutler and thomas Strønenfor trish Clowes’ genre-bending ensemble theEmulsion Sinfonietta, andworks by Peter Wiegold,Jonathan Dove andMatthew Martin.

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SPORT

Glos 113 (16 pts)Warwickshire 98 (6pts)

HAVING put in a steadyperformance in the John’sTrophy against Warwick-shire to win by 15 shots atWelford-on-Avon BC,Gloucestershire Womennow face a showdown withSomerset to see who topsthe group to progress to thequarter-Dnals.Three winning rinks

came Gloucestershire’s waywith Val Ayres (Lydney), PatMacGregor (Arrow), SueOsborne (Kingswood andHanham) and Joy Sheward(CheltenhamWhaddon) interriDc form when upagainst J Scott they wentfrom 4-2 ahead after Dveends to jump into a 19-3lead just Dve ends later.The shots kept on piling

up and leading 27-7 on 18ends they won the lastthree ends for a blistering30-7 win.Iona Bird (Caer Glow),

Jenny StanDeld (Moreton)Pauline Gunn (Caer Glow)and Jacky Howes (Stroud)up against J Winch also pro-duced a comprehensivedisplay when jumping intoa 9-1 lead they never lookedback.Over the next 10 ends

they moved the score alongto open up a 17 shot lead

20-3 however in the Dnalrun in they could onlyscore two shots and had tobe content with a 22-12win.The third winning rink

came the way of JennyWestlake (Arrow), MyraSavage (Falcon), Kay Gent(Caer Glow) and SueLatham (Olveston) whoagainst J.Corn held a oneshot way at halfway 8-7 andhad to work every inch ofthe way in the second half.By the 15th end the lead

by two shots 13-11 andthen they were all square15-15 with three ends toplay. Getting their noses infront they pulled off anarrow 18-16 win.Val Osmond (Ardagh),

Rita Gerry (Moreton), JuliaStannard (Nailsworth) andLindsay Collin (Page Ladies)having battled hard againstM Timms to lead by justone shot after 15 ends 12-11 were pipped at the postand went down to a 18-16loss.Val Webb (Victory Park),

Ann White (Arrow), ValMolton (Kingswood andHanham) and RachaelHughes (Royal Forest ofDean) up against M Parsonhad to dig deep as theyfound themselves headingfor a hefty defeat when atthe halfway stage they were16-3 adrift.Pulling back they

grabbed seven shots in Dveends against one and then

with another four shots inthe Dnal run in they closedthe gap to lose by only Dveshots 21-16.Sally Rolls (Gloucester

Spa) Cynthia Winter-Alsop(Wotton) Gill Fry (Glouces-ter Spa) and Lyn Hamer upagainst M Edwards faced anuphill task after havingbeen just four behind at the10th and 15th ends theycould only manage anothershot and crashed to a 24-11defeat.With Somerset beating

Cornwall 136-80 in theother group match theshowdown will come onSaturday, July 4 whenGloucestershire will need atleast maximum points totop the group.

CHELTENHAM based Cross-Fit competitor Aneta Sauli-chova was part of theAMSport team that Dnishedsecond in the 2015 FrenchThrowdown in Paris.The 31-year-old had previ-

ously competed at the eventas an individual, but shetook part in the teamcategory this time aroundas she recovers from aback injury sustained inJanuary.

Competing alongsideBecky Pykett, Tom Parkerand Mike Palmer, Sauli-chova helped her teamshine and handle searingtemperatures of more than30 degrees at theNational Institute of Sportand Physical Educationsports hall in the Bois deVincennes region of theFrench capital.Among the workouts were

rowing, squatting, muscleups, deadlifts, clean andjerk, box jumps and swim-

ming, designed to test eachathlete to their absolutephysical limit.“I mostly compete an in-

dividual so this was reallynice change as we all sharedour suffering and pushedbeyond our limits justbecause we didn't want tolet the rest of the teamdown,” she said.“I hope we will represent

AMSport again as we allenjoyed this and the FrenchThrowdown is one myfavourite competitions.”

Cheltenham CrossFit star Saulichova shows power in ParisFITNESS

County women readyfor Somerset showdown

GLOUCESTERSHIRE womencan count themselvesunlucky not to have reachedthe regional Dnals of theWalker Cup when they lostby two shots to Wiltshire41-39 in a real thriller atFalcon BC.In what turned out to be a

grandstand Dnish the rink ofVal Molton (Kingswood andHanham), Sue Latham (Olve-ston), Sue Osborne(Kingswood and Hanham),and Joy Sheward (Chel-tenham Whaddon) had toendure the last end wood ofAlex Jacobs that saw a oneshot deDcit turn into a Dveshot again for a 23-14 win.That left the rink of Iona

Bird (Caer Glow), MyraSavage (Falcon), PaulineGunn (Caer Glow) and JackyHowes (Stroud) looking togain the shot against SOchyea to a force a tie andan extra end however justcoming up short they won

25-18 and that left Glouces-tershire two shots short ofvictoryIn the early stages the rink

skipped by Sheward foundthemselves 10-5 adrift at thehalfway stage and then wereseven shots down after 18ends before that crucial bowlfor Jacobs saw them lose outby nine shots.Jacky Howes took an early

7-4 lead and then trailed byone 16-15 after 15 endsbefore turning up the heat tomove into a 22-16 lead after18 ends.The dramatic last end saw

them win by seven shots butthe overall victory went toWiltshire.

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SPORTDay to forget for Cheltenham as they slip into drop zone

CHELTENHAM suffered aheavy defeat at the hands ofpromotion chasing Potternein Premier Two on Saturday.A Hfth defeat in eight

matches sawWill Simmons’men slip into the bottomtwo, leapfrogged by Goat-acre.Having won the toss and

elected to bat hosts Potterneposted a huge total of 341for two, with Edward Youngand Thomas Cullen un-beaten on 171 and 109 re-

spectively.Young’s amazing innings

included 17 fours and 12sixes, coming from just 82balls.Mike Kelly and Harry

Arthur were the onlybowlers to make any kindof impact for Cheltenham,who then collapsed to 100all out from 21 overs.Matt Jennings scored 40

of that meagre total, withArthur (12) and Rob Cooper(10) the only others toreach double Hgures.Amazingly Cheltenham’s

top for batsmen all failed toscore, leaving them at onestage on 12 for four.Dylan Higgins took Hve

for 31 for Potterne, withJake Roberts claiming fourfor 56.Cheltenham host Chard

at the Victoria Ground onSaturday (12.30pm).In the Gloucestershire Di-

vision’s top of the tableclash Dumbleton won by148 runs at CheltenhamCivil Service, led by AdamStuart’s 92 not out.Hatherley and Reddings’

home match againstbottom side GloucesterAIW was abandoned due torain, while Woodmancote’sclash with Lydney failed tostart.There was time for

Hatherley’s Tom Hage toscore 100 not out from 63balls, with Andre Somascoring 51.

Saturday Hxtures: BourtonVale v Woodmancote,Dumbleton v Hatherley andReddings, Stroud v Chel-tenham Civil Service.

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JACK Barthram says his aim atCheltenham Town is clear: win pro-motion straight back to the FootballLeague under boss Gary Johnson.The 21-year-old is a graduate of

the same Tottenham Hotspur youthteam as fellow new Robins recruitJack Munns and Liverpool mid-Helder Kevin Stewart, who spenttime on loan at Whaddon Road lastseason.Having made a total of 23 ap-

pearances for Swindon Town overthe past two seasons, Barthram wasthe subject of interest from otherLeague clubs, but Johnson per-suaded him to play in a teamgunning for promotion from theVanarama National League at theHrst attempt."I had a call from Gary Johnson

saying he wanted me to join and Ialready knew a bit about Chel-tenham, but he really sold the clubto me," Barthram said."One of the main things that in-

terested me was that he is clearlynot intending to be in the NationalLeague for more than one year andhe wants to get straight back upinto League Two."I know what he did at Yeovil,

taking them into the Champi-onship and I think he can do some-thing similar at Cheltenham, or Iwouldn't be here. We are going togive it a right good go."Speaking while Hshing with his

dad Darren at his local lake in Essex,Barthram said he would be travel-ling to Cheltenham early next weekto Hnd accommodation in thetown, ready for the start of pre-season training on Wednesday,July 1.

I am here to win promotion, says new boy BarthramFOOTBALL

of the Coolmore runners.Ryan does not normally

get it wrong so his choice isthe one most likely to givethe favourite most to do onSaturday.At this stage it might be

Highland Reel who looksan improving horse havingHnished second in theFrench Derby recently andbeing by Galileo will besuited by the step up in tripfrom one mile two and ahalf furlongs to one mile

four furlongs.It is possible that the

O’Brien Oaks winner inQualify may also take herchance.There is no reason why a

Hlly cannot win a Derbybut it would not be acommon occurrence(mainly because Hlliesrarely contest the race).All in all, it is not a

vintage 150th renewal ofthe Irish Derby but will stillenhance the winner’s studvalue. A fact not lost onJack Hobbs’ owners Godol-phin.

highland reel could be one to watchHORSE RACING

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THE other derby on Satur-day is ‘The Pitman’s Derby’,now more commonlyknown as the Northumber-land Plate run at Newcastleracecourse over a distanceof two miles.It used to be the main

staying race of the summerIat season but has not hadquite the same status in thelast few years. It is,however, still a race thatNewcastle born trainerBrian Ellison always wantsto win.Only up to 20 horses will

go to post on Saturday(because of the safety limit)so one or two of Ellison’sentries may not make ‘thecut.’The most interesting of

his entries is Seamour whomay just sneak in at the

bottom of this heritagehandicap.If so, this improving four-

year-old could easily followup on an impressive win atHaydock last time outhaving clearly been ‘laidout’ for the Plate.Ellison’s other fancied

contenders include Totalizewho looked to be runninginto form last time outbehind Seamour and issure to get into the Held.Owner Ricci Rich, more

known for CheltenhamFestival winners, soundedquite sweet on the chancesof his horse Max Dynamitewhen interviewed at RoyalAscot.Willie Mullins does target

long distance Iat races inthe UK, but not usually theNorthumberland Plate. Ifhe runs, the hint should betaken.

Trainer ellison TargeTs hisfavouriTe long disTance race

HORSE RACING

Jack Hobbs

Jack Barthram inhis Tottenhamplaying days


SPORT

A BOUNDARY from LewisGregory in the Cnal oversealed a Cve wicket NatwestT20 Blast win for Somersetover Gloucestershire in frontof a full house at the CountyGround.Chasing 166 to win, the

visitors looked in control formost of their innings beforea late stutter almost broughtGlos back into the game.Going into the Cnal over

they still needed Cve forvictory but two wides fromJames Fuller followed by asingle and four throughmidwicket ensured Glouces-tershire’s six game losingstreak against their localrival continued.Johann Myburgh,

opening the innings for theCrst time in place of MarcusTrescothick led the way with63 off 50 balls includingnine fours.Earlier Glos won the toss

and chose to bat but it washard work from the off asSomerset’s bowlers kept ittight.A solitary leg bye was the

only run from Jim Allenby’sCrst over. And it took untilmidway through the secondover – bowled by SohailTanvir (1-26) – for the Crstruns off the bat.Klinger had already

decided against a quicksingle to James Hildreth atcover when the SomersetCelder threw down thestumps at the non-striker’send and saw the ball rico-chet towards the long-onboundary for three over-throws.In the next over, having

failed to get off the mark insix balls, Handscomb nickedthe seventh behind to Batesoff Gregory (1-37) to make it7-1. The umpire didn’tDinch but the Australianwalked.

A Klinger six over long onin the same over helped easeany early nerves but itproved to be a rare boundaryfor the home side.Somerset rotated their

attack throughout the CrstCve overs and it paid off asGlos reached 22-1 on a dietmade up almost exclusivelyof singles.Alfonso Thomas (2-42)

entered the attack in theCnal over of the power playand provided Glos withsomemuch needed impetus.Klinger and Cockbain

traded fours through thecovers as the score jumpedto 37-1.The pair brought the 50

up in the eighth over but itwas in the ninth that pro-ceedings livened up.Re-entering the attack,

Gregory’s Crst ball was liftedover the vacant slip area forfour by Klinger. Cockbain(34 off 21) then clubbed aDat six over long off beforebeing caught myMaxWalleroff a mistimed hook a balllater to leave Glos on 65-2.Klinger wasn’t looking his

usual Duent self but a singleoff Waller in the 12th overtook him to 37 and 450 T20runs for the season.Sadly for the expectant

Glos fans he was only able toadd seven more runs to hisscore before after Dicking afull toss from Allenby (1-17)down the throat of Hildrethdeep backward square leg.The skipper’s dismissal

made it 99-3 and it was soon101-4 when his replacementGeraint Jones (1) top edgeda sweep from Waller (1-21)straight up in the air to beeasily claimed by Bates.Kieran Noema-Barnett (6)

struck a Cne four over coveroff Rehman (1-18) in the16th over but he perishednext ball to a spectacularone-handed diving catchfrom Thomas at short mid-

wicket to make it 115-5.Howell (26 off 23) tried to

give Glos some late accelera-tion but was caught at longoff by Rehman off Thomasin the 18th over with thescore on 124-6.Jack Taylor (24 off 14) and

James Fuller (14 off 6) wereboth out before the end buttheir late Durries helped thehome side to 165-8.In reply, an encouraging

Crst over from Fuller sawhim beat the bat three timesand take the edge but anAllenby cover drive for fourmade it 5-0.The Australian-born all-

rounder struck Cve morefours before he top edged apull from Craig Miles toDavid Payne at short Cne legfor 27 off 21 balls in the Cfthover to leave his side 44-1.Johann Myburgh had

played second Cddle toAllenby but he now becamethe aggressor.Two consecutive fours

bludgeoned through mid-wicket off Payne ensuredSomerset reached 59-1 at theend of the powerplay, 22better than Glos at the samestage.With Myburgh scoring

freely all Peter Trego had todo was keep him company.But he fell to Tom Smith inthe tenth over, top edging asweep to Payne for eight tolet Glos back in at 84-2.Tanvir was promoted up

the order and he made 13before skying onefromHowell (1-30) to Noema-Barnett at point off the backof his bat for 13 to make it104-3.Tight bowling saw just 12

runs off the next three oversbut this was broken by theCrst six of the innings fromJames Hildreth off Howellover long on.Myburgh brought up his

50 off 42 balls with single offHowell.

But he fell shortly after-wards to a brilliant divingcatch by Handscomb at widelong off trhe bowling ofSmith (2-23).This made it 143-4 in the

18th over and left the gamestill in the balance.Two consecutive sixes by

Tom Cooper in the penulti-mate over from Payne all butended Glos hopes of pullingoff a victory in front of anincreasingly raucous fullhouse.When was caught by

Miles at Cne leg for 14 offthe Cnal ball of the 19th it

gave Glos a tiny glimmer ofhope, but it wasn’t to be asthey made it home with twoballs to spare.

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JACK Hobbs, second in theEpsomDerby at the beginningof this month, seeks compen-sation in the Irish Derby at theCurragh on Saturday.With no Golden Horn in

the line up, Jack is sure to starta very short price. As he was aclear second at Epsom it is un-likely that anything behindhim in that race will reverseform with him on Saturday.Take out the winner Golden

Horn, however, and it wasprobably a pretty averageDerby so there could be anupset on Saturday, particularlywith Aidan O’Brien’s teamdoing so well at Royal Ascotlast week.Aidan does not usually

declare his hand till very latein the day so it is dif>cult topredict what he might >eldagainst Jack Hobbs.Certainly he is bound to

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RIGHT-back Jack Barthramhas agreed a deal to joinCheltenham Town for the2015/16 campaign.The 21-year-old Lon-

doner started his career atTottenhamHotspur, wherehe played with mid>elderJack Munns, who has alsojoined the Robins thissummer.Barthram joined

Swindon in the summer of2013 and has since made16 League One appear-ances for the Wiltshireclub. He also netted in aJohnstone’s Paint Trophyvictory over PlymouthArgyle at the CountyGround.Cheltenham manager

Gary Johnson saidBarthramwas an extremelyexciting talent, who will becomfortable at either a full-

back or wing-back role.“This signing is a real

coup for the club becausethere is no doubt in mymind that Jack is poten-tially a Championshipstandard player,” Johnsonsaid.“He is quick, with great

energy and also endproduct. The grounding hehas had at Tottenham andSwindon is only going tobene>t us and I’ve

managed to convince himhe's coming to a FootballLeague club, even thoughwe are in the NationalLeague this season.“He did have other offers

and he's had experience inLeague One because he hasreal quality. He's one thatwill excite the fans and apositive character too.“I also got Munnsy to

have a word with himbecause they know each

other from Spurs and I amvery happy to be able tobring him here.”Barthram becomes Chel-

tenham’s sixth new signingof the close season, follow-ing Munns, AaronDownes, Kyle Storer, HarryPell and Amari Morgan-Smith.

>> For an interview withJack Barthram, see page 22.

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Former SpurS Full-backbarthram joinS robinS

Jack Barthram hasbeen on the books of

Tottenham Hotspurand Swindon Town

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