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IN a move that will no doubtplease thousands of eager bargainhunters the car boot sale is backwith a vengeance.From Easter Sunday 5th April,the weekly sale will be staged atNational Star’s Ullenwood campus,near the Air Balloon.A percentage of the revenueraised will go to National Starwhich supports young people withdisabilities.Bill Kimberley, who has run thesale for the past 12 years, is de-lighted to be back in business inCheltenham.The sale, which used to be heldat Cheltenham Racecourse, wascancelled in December last yearafter nearly 35 years at the venue.Hundreds of sellers and buyersspoke of their dismay after thepopular event was closed.When National Star heard about

the sale needing a new home theyoffered Bill their extensive campusat Ullenwood which is wheelchairaccessible and has good parking fa-cilities. “National Star is an excel-lent venue and so accessible,” saidBill. “Not only do we get peoplefrom Cheltenham but also from

Gloucester, Cirencester, Stroud andbeyond. The Ullenwood site isperfect for our catchment area.”National Star will receive a per-centage of the sellers’ fees whichcould raise thousands for thecharity. “National Star and its workis renowned in this area and

further a:eld. I am sure peoplewho visit the sale will be happy toknow that a percentage of theirmoney is going towards such agood cause.”The sale will run every Sundayuntil October. Up to 400 tradersand 3,000 visitors went to theweekly sale when it was staged atPrestbury Park.Local bargain hunter MartinFlett said: “It’s great that it’scoming back. I’ve had loads of bar-gains from there over the years.”David Ellis, Chief Executive ofNational Star, said the charity wasdelighted with the new partner-ship. “We are lucky to have thesewonderful facilities but we believethey are very much a communityresource,” he said.“We welcome people to come

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LIB DEM candidate fromCheltenhamMartinHorwood has strongly welcomed the LiberalDemocrats’ new commitment to mentalhealth services, which has been outlined inthe new publication,Manifesto for theMind,and has backed equal treatment for mentaland physical health in Cheltenham andGloucestershire.Speaking in Cheltenham this week Mr

Horwood said: “One in four of us in Britainwill experience mental health problems inour lives, and for too long it has been stig-matised by society and ignored by successivegovernments. I am proud of the work LiberalDemocrats have done in government toaddress this historic problem, including the@rst ever waiting time standards for mentalhealth which will take effect on 1st April.“I strongly welcome my party’s Manifesto

for the Mind which sets out an even moreambitious vision for mental health services,and know that many organisations and char-ities in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire willbene@t from the proposals, which includeplans to ensure all front line public serviceprofessionals, including in schools and uni-

versities, get better training in mental health– helping them to develop their own mentalresilience as well as learning to identifypeople with mental health problems.”Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said

“Liberal Democrats believe that no matterwho you are, where you come from andwhatyour circumstances, you should not bedenied the opportunity to ful@l your poten-tial. Yet, in Britain today, millions of peopleare denied the opportunity to get on and livehappy, ful@lling lives because they live withmental health issues.“In the coalition government's @nal Budget

we secured more than a billion pounds torevolutionise services for children and youngpeople, alongside the @rst ever waiting timesstandards and a plan to roll out talking ther-apies across England. But we cannot andmust not rest there. Equality for people withmental health issues is a liberal mission.“That's why I am so immensely proud that

we are the @rst party to put equality forpeople with mental health problems on thefront page of our full General Electionmanifesto.”

Martin Horwood championsLib Dem mental health campaign

HERMajesty the Queen has appointed the Ven-erable Rachel Treweek, Archdeacon of Hackneyin the Diocese of London, as the next Bishop ofGloucester. The announcement was made bythe Prime Minister’s of@ce this morning.Rachel Treweek will be the @rst female Dioce-

san Bishop in the Church of England followinglegislation passed last year enabling women asBishops.Speaking at the Royal Agricultural University

in Cirencester following the announcementRachel Treweek said: “It is an immense joy andprivilege to be appointed as the Bishop ofGloucester. I am surprised and, I have to admit,even a little daunted by the prospect, but myoverwhelming feeling is one of excitement tobe coming to join with others in sharing thelove of Jesus Christ with the people of thisdiocese.“I am looking forward to encouraging Chris-

tians to speak out with con@dence about theirfaith and the good news that the Gospel brings.It will be my privilege to work with churches aswe connect with people, wherever they are andwhatever their concerns.

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Writ of election handedto Returning OfFcerRETURNING OfFcer, Mayor Simon Wheelerreceived ofFcial notiFcation of the generalelection on Tuesday of this week. The parlia-mentary writ was hand delivered by RoyalMail at 10.30am.The writ is issued, after the dissolution of

Parliament, by the Clerk of the Crown toeach constituency calling for a general elec-tion to take place. The returning ofFcer, theMayor receives the writ. However, the actingreturning ofFcer, Andrew North, has the re-sponsibility of managing the electionprocess, declaring the result following the

count on 8th May and returning the writ tothe Clerk of the Crown.At a UK Parliamentary election in England

and Wales, the returning ofFcer is largely aceremonial position. The administration ofthe election is the responsibility of the actingreturning ofFcer, Andrew North.Mayor Simon Wheeler, returning ofFcer,

said: “I am pleased to receive the writ whichmarks the formal start of the electionprocess. I hope as many people as possibletake the opportunity to exercise their demo-cratic right by voting on 7th May.’’

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A WOMAN who becamedisabled after medicsfailed to spot a collapseddisc is to receive morethan £2m in damagesfrom the NHS.Cheltenham General

Hospital dischargedHeather Tait from SuttonColdFeld without carry-ing out an MRI scan aftershe complained of backpain in 2009.Itmeant surgery was delayed and led to her

suffering from constant back pain.Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation

Trust has apologised for failing to provide suf-Fcient care.’The 34-year-old photographer had told an

earlier hearing in Birmingham that her ‘pas-sionate’ sex life with her husband Russell hadbeen ruined by the complications she con-tinues to suffer from.Heather Tait was the boss of her own

company and winning respect as a profes-sional photographer before she went intoCheltenham General Hospital in July 2009,suffering from severe back pain.Judge McKenna who only had to decide

the amount of damages after a judgment wasentered for Mrs Tait against the Gloucester-shire Hospitals NHS Trust in 2012 – said al-though it was suspected she had a prolapseddisc, shewas sent homewithout anMRI scan.By the next day, Mrs Tait’s condition had

deteriorated. She returned to hospital and ascan revealed a massive prolapsed disc. Shehad emergency spinal surgery at Queen Eliz-

abeth Hospital in Birming-ham on July 8th, 2009.The trust admitted negli-

gence in 2011 but disputedthe amount of damagesthat were being claimed,and accused Ms Tait of ex-aggerating her condition.But in a ruling at the

High Court in LondonJudgeMartinMcKenna saidMrs Tait, 34, was beinghonest.

The Fnal amount of compensation has yetto be agreed but Mrs Tait's lawyers said itshould be just over £2.4m.Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation

Trust has apologised for failing to provide “anappropriate standard of care” which led toher suffering from cauda equina syndrome. Aspokesman said: “The parties have beenworking together to establish the needs of theclaimant. “Unfortunately we were unable toreach agreement as to the appropriate level ofdamages to reGect the injuries suffered by theclaimant and the claim therefore proceededto trial.“While we recognise that the claimant will

have ongoing health issues that will need tobe managed, we hope that the sum awardedby the court will help to support and improvethe claimant's quality of life.”As well as paying £2.4million in damages,

the trust must also pay legal costs estimatedat £1.2million.Mrs Tait, of Sutton ColdFeld, West Mid-

lands, said as she left court: “I’m pleased thatit is Fnally over.”

THE Royal Society for Public Health as-sessed 70 areas in the UK according to thetypes of businesses found there.Bookmakers, loan shops, tanning salons

and fast-food outlets were viewed as havinga “negative impact” on public health, whileleisure centres and health services weredeemed positive.Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, was named as

having the “healthiest” High Street withCheltenham at number eight just belowCambridge.The society has called for a limit of 5% of

each “unhealthy” type of business on aHigh Street to avoid saturation.

Businesses were scored by more than2,000 members of the public, and by publichealth and local government experts, onthe extent to which they encouragedhealthy choices, promoted social interac-tion, provided access to health advice andpromoted positive mental wellbeing.The league table was drawn up based on

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CORNWALL based Sharp’s Brewery haslaunched a major campaign with localRugby World Cup winner Phil Vickery.Forty lucky winners will be given the life-

changing opportunity to be trained andmanaged by the man himself, and ten ofthese will be selected to compete as hisdream team at one of the premier beachrugby events in the UK.As part of the ‘There’s an Adventure

Brewing’ campaign winners will be invitedon a two-day training camp in Cornwall.Here they will not only train with Phil,gaining insight into a World Cup winningteam, but will also get a tour of the breweryand participate in a beer and food pairingsession at the Mariners public house inRock.From his early professional career playing

for Cornish clubs Bude and Redruth toplaying in England’s Rugby World Cupwinning side in 2003, Phil Vickery’s energyand power gave him the nickname ‘RagingBull’. Now, Phil is calling upon rugby en-thusiasts across the UK to rise to the chal-lenge of training with him in a rigoroustraining camp and represent his ofJcialteam at a tournament to be announced inthe coming weeks.

Phil Vickery comments: “As a Cornish-man, I was raised with the strong values ofdetermination, commitment and the will togive my everything and these values havegot me where I am today. Sharp’s Brewery isalso synonymous with this energy and sothis campaign felt like a natural Jt. I lookforward to recruiting like-minded playersfrom across the UK to train with me and bepart of my team.”James Nicholls, Senior Brand Manager at

Sharp’s Brewery comments: “Being based onthe Cornwall Atlantic coast, we are reallyproud of our home and excited to bring ourenergy and inspiration to the rest of the UKthrough this campaign. We’re thrilled to beworking alongside a truly inspirationalsportsman such as Phil Vickery. This is aonce in a lifetime opportunity, and we’reexcited to see the Jnal team he pulls to-gether.”To enter the competition and win a place

at Phil’s training camp, simply visit, andupload a video of yourself making a uniquetrick pass. Phil himself will be judgingentries and will handpick the lucky individ-uals to make up his winning team.Entries open on Wednesday 11th March

and will close on Thursday 21st May.THIS Easter Cadbury’s Creme Eggs are dueto hit the fryer at Simpsons Fish & Chips.Customers visiting the award-winning

chip shop can sample the confectionerycreation for £1. Half of all proceeds will goto local charity Wiggly Worm.Co-founder James Ritchie, from Simp-

sons Fish & Chips, said: “We love being ex-perimental at Simpsons and especially

enjoy taking a seasonal classic andputting our spin on it. It’s quite an art cre-ating the treat and perfect timing is key –frying the batter so it’s deliciously crispyand lightly warming the egg but ensuringit stays Jrm. Trust us, they reallyare yummy!”In the restaurant, the Creme Egg will be

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THE FAW 4 Gloster Javelin was built inthe county in 1956, and has spent morethan two decades at the gates of RAFLeeming in North Yorkshire.The Jet Age Museum at Staverton

bought it from the Ministry of Defencefor an undisclosed sum last December.

The aeroplane,which has noengine and is notairworthy, willnow be restored.

It spent much of its operational life as atest and trials aircraft at the GAC (GlosterAircraft Company) in Hucclecote, whichbuilt planes using jet engines designed byBritish engineer Sir Frank Whittle.More than 250,000 people have visited

the museum, one of whose patrons is SirFrank's son Ian, since it reopened inAugust 2013.

The last survivingaircraft of its kindarrives at StavertonJet Age Museum

POLICE are appealing for information abouta serious sexual assault which is alleged tohave occurred in Regent Street, Cheltenham,between the hours of 01:00 and 02:00 onFriday 27th March.The victim is a 19-year-old woman from

Cheltenham and the suspect is described asbeing of Mediterranean appearance.Anyone who believes they witnessed the

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Retiring from NationalStar College after 42 yearsWHEN Derek Thornbury Frst joined Na-tional Star College he thought it would atemporary volunteer position.Last week Derek retired from the FE

College in Ullenwood after working therefor 42 years.In that time he has supported thousands

of young people with disabilities at the Ul-lenwood based college.“My stepmother told me about National

Star and I thought I would go and volun-teer until Christmas,” said Derek. “I reallydidn’t know anything about the college.The students were so welcoming I thought‘I like it here’.”Derek soon went from volunteer to paid

member of staff and the college staged asurprise party for the 65-year-old to thankhim for his work.It was at National Star where Derek, who

is a facilitator at the college, met his wifeAdele. They have been married 40 yearsand have a 36-year-old daughter Megan.“I owe somuch to National Star, the staff

and the students,” said Derek. “When I Frstcame here I realised it was exactly what Iwanted to do.”Principal Kathryn Rudd said: “Derek has

a magical ability to work with any studentand he got the best out of them all.“He truly has supported our students to

achieve their potential – and at a conserva-tive estimate has impacted on the lives ofmore than 4,000 young people throughouthis time at National Star.”Derek has seen huge changes in his time.

He has worked with four principals andseen the college support about 40 youngpeople a year to more than 1,600 peopleacross the UK.He has worked with thousands of stu-

dents and it is the young people who havekept him going.“The students come Frst. Even after all

this time every new student is different.They are all individuals and such personal-ities. They keep you from getting staledoing the same job because every day is dif-ferent.”His wife Adele, who has worked at Na-

tional Star for 23 years, retired at the sametime.The couple have bought a camper van

and plan to travel. Their Frst trip will be toScotland to see a former National Starcolleague.

INVESTMENT is needed to improve publicfacilities and the reliability of the crematorsat Cheltenham’s cemetery and cremato-rium.To make sure that the best solution is

found, architects Robert Potter and Partnersare working with the council to look atoptions ranging from installing new crema-tors in the current building, to building anew chapel and crematorium.Cllr Chris Coleman, cabinet member for

clean and green environment, says: “Puttinga long term sustainable plan in place for thecemetery and crematorium is a priority forthe council.“Architects Robert Potter and Partners

have been chosen for their excellent trackrecord and expert advice and in advising oncrematoria. They have project managed theconstruction of a beautiful and environ-mentally sustainable new crematorium inMilton Keynes on a similarly sensitive site toours.“We believe that it’s very important to

consult with local people about this impor-tant service and we will look for feedback

from residents when we have more fully de-veloped plans.”Rob Hainsworth, bereavement services

manager, says: “Whilst the cremators havebeen more reliable lately, they do have alimited lifetime. As we plan for their re-placement we are taking the opportunity tolook at improving access to the gardens, carparking and space for mourners.“We will ensure that the special atmos-

phere and setting of the cemetery, cremato-rium and gardens is maintained.”

Improving Cheltenham’scemetery and crematorium

A BY-ELECTION for Battledown ward will takeplace on Thursday 7th May.Two polling stations will be open from 7am to

10pm at Holy Apostles Primary School, Battle-down Approach and Holy Apostles Church Hall,London Road.People living in Battledown who are eligible

are being encouraged to go along to vote.Nominations close at 4pm on Thursday 9th

April. Monday 20th April is the deadline to reg-ister to vote. Residents can register to vote onlineat www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Residents canalso check whether they’re registered to vote bycalling 01242 264132.Tuesday 21st April, 5pm, is the latest time for

receipt of new postal and postal proxy applica-tions or changes (including cancellation) to ex-isting postal, postal proxy or proxyappointments.Any new proxy vote applications need to be

received by 5pm on Tuesday 28th April.Andrew North, returning ofFcer for Chel-

tenham Borough Council, said: ‘’It’s importantthat people in the Battledown ward ensure theirnames are on the register so that they can exer-cise their right to vote on 7th May for both thegeneral election and the by-election.’’For more information, contact the elections

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AS The General Election fast approaches, thetown's candidates are going all out in therace to secure victory.This week, the hot topic is the NHS. The

Liberal Democrats have been distributing lit-erature this week about CheltenhamGeneral Hospital and slamming the votingrecord of the Conservatives’ “local represen-tative”.Mr Chalk hit back, describing the Lib Dem

claims as “completely misleading”, adding“this literature insinuates I voted on a spe-ciJc issue affecting Cheltenham Hospital.That is completely untrue. It is also impossi-ble – I have never sat on the local healthcommittee.”“We all expect a bit of rough and tumble

in an election campaign, but it is disap-pointing that the Lib Dems should seek topull the wool over people’s eyes on such animportant issue.”The Lib Dem candidate's letter also claims

that the Conservatives cannot be trustedwith the NHS and that David Cameron''would put local health services at risk''.The Conservatives' man on the ground in

Cheltenham, Alex Chalk, also took issue

with these attacks. He claims that “the partywith questions to answer locally are the LibDems”, describing their record on protect-ing Cheltenham General as “poor”. Hestated: ''Despite unprecedented sums beinginvested in the NHS nationally, CheltenhamGeneral has lost Battledown Children’sWard, lost doctor-ledmaternity services, andlost night-time A&E.’’ He also added, “TheLib Dems have shown they are not up to thetask of defending our hospital. They talkabout it a great deal, but they do notdeliver.’’

Chalk hits back at lib dem NhS claims

Talent spotting for Midsummer Fiesta 2015Could You be STar oF The Show?ORGANISERS behind one of Cheltenham’sbiggest summer attractions are looking fortalent to star at this year’s event.Plans are now underway for the Midsum-

mer Fiesta 2015, set to take place on Satur-day 4th July, 12 noon until 9pm and thereare lots of ways to get involved.The annual one day event is the biggest of

its kind in Cheltenham and offers familieswith a free day out, full of entertainment andactivities. The organising committee - madeup of partners from Cheltenham BoroughCouncil, The Cheltenham Trust, Hester’sWay Partnership and CheltenhamWest EndPartnership - is looking for local talent to starat this year’s event.Chairperson of the organising committee,

Helen Down, said: ‘’This year we are lookingfor performers, musicians, bands, dance acts,schools, or anything a little different to en-tertain on themain stage or bandstand. Theday promises to be fun Jlled with somethingfor all ages. Wewould love to hear from local

acts, stall holders and people that would bewilling to help us on the day.’’This year, Studio340 will be hosting the

music and dance programme. Applicationsto be a part of the show can be made onlineby visiting www.studio340.uk/submissions.The closing date is 10th April.Local businesses, charities and other or-

ganisations can also get involved in this highproJle event. The marketplace has stallsavailable from £10 for voluntary and com-munity sector, and £20 for businesses. Thereare also plenty of sponsorship opportunities.TheMidsummer Fiesta can’t runwithout a

team of volunteers on the day. From pho-tography, to greeting participants and per-formers, to manning the bouncy castles,there are a range of jobs and roles to suit all.Visit www.midsummerJesta.com to learn

more about the event. Anyonewith enquiriesor who is interested in participating cancontact [email protected],01242 775156.

TWO talented Gloucester-shire College Catering stu-dents are through to thegrand Jnal of the UKYoung Seafood Chef of theYear competition, afterwinning a top-three placein the regional heat, whichtook place at Coleg Llan-drillo Cymru earlier thismonth.17-year-old Jake Lusty

from Drybrook and 21-year-old William WoodfromWestbury-on-Severn –studying Level 2 and Level3 Catering respectively –teamed up to create amouth-watering three-course menu for sixpeople, within a total budget of £90.Seven teams battled it out in the kitchen,

with the teams fromGloucestershire College,Grimsby College and Coleg Llandrillowinning the heat and those coveted places inthe Jnal.Now in its 16th year, the UK Young

Seafood Chef of the Year competition is opento full-time and college-based modern ap-prentice chefs from across the UK, and hasbecome an essential date on the hospitalitycalendar; giving young chefs a platform to

demonstrate theirKair, understanding,skill and ability usingseafood from sustain-able sources.Catering Lecturer

Lawrence Jeffries said:“I am immenselyproud of Jake andWilliam. They workedhard on the day andbeat off some stiff op-position.Jake and William,

who are both studyingat GloucestershireCollege’s Royal Forestof Dean Campus, will

go on to compete against the other eight re-gional winners in the grand Jnal, which willtake place at the Grimsby Institute UniversityCentre on Friday 12th June.The national winners will receive a state-

of-the-art Thermomix TM31 food processor,a £1,000 Russums voucher for the College,£500 per team member, a competitiontrophy and medals, plus the opportunity tojoin the brigade of chefs that will be prepar-ing the gala dinner for delegates at the 2015World Seafood Congress being held inGrimsby in September.

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red Honda Civic, left the scene tele-phoning the police within a fewminutesof what had happened. He later re-turned to the scene where he spoke withof?cers and provided a statement atCheltenham Police Station.The boy was taken to Gloucester Royal

Hospital but was released the sameevening without any serious injuries.The roads in the immediate vicinity

were closed while initial enquiries tookplace but were re-opened after a coupleof hours.Police would like to hear from anyone

who witnessed the incident or who hasany further information. Please call 101quoting incident number 368 of 26thMarch 2015.

Primary schoolpupils graduatefrom the Universityof GloucestershireFRIDAY 27th March saw the ?rst graduationof the year at the University of Gloucester-shire as Year 6 pupils fromOakwood PrimarySchool, Cheltenham, completed theirPrimary Projects programme.The programme – the third one run with

Oakwood Primary (and alternating everyother year with participants from FinlayRoad School) sees second year BEd studentsfrom the University partner with subject am-bassadors to create modules for the pupils.This year’s modules, ‘Travel-advertising’

and ‘Geography in the news’, saw pupils,make a short advertorial ?lm about thewonders of Vietnam and a news programme

looking at the Ebola crisis, the Villariccavolcano eruption in Chile and the correctway to use the emergency telephonenumbers 999, 111 and 101.The 7-week programme culminated today

in a graduation ceremony at the Universityof Gloucestershire’s Park Campus withawards being presented by Penny Eccles, Di-rector of Communications, Marketing andStudent Recruitment. The students were cladin of?cial gowns and sported home-mademortar boards as each were separatelyawarded with a certi?cate, and Pennydescribed it as an ‘honour to be presentingthe awards’.

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LAST week I wrote thatCavendish House was ‘tired’ and‘behaving like a TK Maxx’ intheir decisions to stock certaindesigners. I can’t fathom why Iwould target them at a timewhen our only other depart-ment store is rotting away at theback of the Beechwood. Bottomline is I spend, spend, and spendat Cavendish House. I’m con-stantly splurgingmy recognitionpoints on more scented diffusersticks for my 5-bed detachedhome. So we’ll put my recklesscomments down to drink!

On a rather Ltting note, didn’tI just have a whale of a timedrinking at the launch of Chel-tenham’s newest restaurantlast week? Such a time washad I did request for mystomach to be pumped; but then

I realised how our A&Ewas shut,and I couldn’t be bothered todrive myself all the way toGloucester whilst heavily intox-icated.Obviously I’m talking about

the opening of the brand newTurtle Bay. Positioned onPittville Street they commandeerthe entire corner unit and haveinvested a cool £1 million tomake it one of the freshest andcoolest businesses in the entiretown centre.It’s ultra-cool vibes, live music

and an inviting bar positionedin the middle of the restaurantall contribute to its forwardthinking approach. Just step intothe venue and you’llrealise how differ-ent it feels to allthe white labelrestaurantsin this

town. We’ve needed somethingnew like Turtle Bay for too longnow - a place that isn’t afraid tohave its own identity but withthe real investment behind it todo something meaningful.Venue aside, the food itself

isn’t too shoddy either. In factI’d go as far to say it could verywell make my impending 2015list: Thurlow’s Top 5 Eateries.The Caribbean infused dishes

are packed withmouth-wateringgoodness. The lamb was a per-sonal favourite. A little bit drunkon rum punch, my sensesmight’ve been impaired,however I did seem to fancythem so much to the point ofhalting a waitress in her tracksfor me to sample 8 or 9 of them.The ribs looked incredible but Iwas now suffering with a stitchfrom my lamb binge, alas, Icouldn’t try them. Well worth a

visit and it’s my hopethat it will becomemy most fre-quented restaurantin our great regency

town… right alongside Nando’s!Oh, and Nando’s what are you

doing to me? In the same weekof Turtle Bay’s launch you onlygo and release your new menuitems (and I’m not disap-pointed!)I was invited graciously to

their restaurant onmenu launchto enjoy a feast of: churrascothigh burgers, sweet potatowedges, Lno coleslaw and theirnew quinoa salad. Don’t get mewrong - whilst I enjoyed the lastaforementioned item, I deLnitelytook one for the guys there. Noman orders a salad regardless ofhow much avocado, feta, seedygoodness it’s packed with!I could only be happier if their

new closely-guarded sauce,which could be described as a‘party inmymouth’, was smoth-ered all over one of their Lnewaitresses, for me to dip theirnew sweet potato wedges in to.

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CHANGES to waste and recycling collectionsover the Easter BankHolidaywill beminimal.Crews will be working on Good Friday so

collections will take place as normal onthat day.No collections will be made on Easter

Monday so collections thatweekwill be a day

later than usual with crewsworking up to andincluding Saturday 11th April to completethe catch-up. All collections will be back tonormal from week commencing Monday13th April.

For full details of revised collections,please see the table below:

POLICE are re-ap-pealing for infor-mation followingan incident.On Friday 20th

March at 7.20pm awoman was ridingher motabilityscooter alongPrincess ElizabethWay towardsOrchard Avenue when a man came upbehind her and put his arm around herneck. He shouted abuse at her as he tried topull her off of the scooter.The womanmanaged to kick theman and

he fell over and she was able to ride away.The man is described as white, approxi-

mately 5' 4" tall, of medium build and agedin his late twenties to early thirties. He waswearing a dark coloured hoodie, with a hoodup, and a scarf wrapped around the lowerhalf of his face. He was wearing blackjogging bottoms with white stripes and hehad rubber like gloves on. Please see the e-Lt picture below.Gloucestershire Police would like to hear

from anyone who witnessed the incident orrecognises the description of theman. Pleasecall 101 quoting incident number 436 of20th March 2015.

E-fit picture of offenderwho grabbed womanon motability scooter

noRmal collEction day REvisEd collEction day

Friday 3 April (Good Friday) No change – normal collection

Monday 6 April (Easter Monday) Tuesday 7 April

Tuesday 7 April Wednesday 8 April

Wednesday 8 April Thursday 9 April

Thursday 9 April Friday 10 April

Friday 10 April Saturday 11 April

Monday 13 April Normal collections resume

Good Friday 9am – 1pm (bank holiday hours)

Easter Saturday 7.30am – 4pm

Easter Sunday Easter Sunday 9am – 1pm

Easter Monday 9am – 1pm (bank holiday hours)

Residents are asked to reduce the amount ofwaste going to landLll by recycling as muchas possible this Easter. With all those tastyEaster eggs, there will be lots of cardboardand foil packaging which can be recycled.

Information about recycling cardboard andfoil can be found on the council’s website -www.cheltenham.gov.ukThe Swindon Road recycling centre will

be open for most of the holiday period withjust Good Friday and Easter Monday af-fected. The opening hours will be:

Easter cardboard and foil recycling

Waste and recycling collections over Easter time

Please note that in some areas refuse and recycling collections take place as early as 7am soresidents are asked to have all bins and/or recycling boxes and food caddies presented.


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TV Licensing has been working with localgroups to highlight licensing requirementsto around 1,841 people in Cheltenhamwhospeak Polish as a 6rst language.

With over four million people in the UKwhose main language is not English, TV Li-censing has worked with local money adviceorganisations and community groups inCheltenham and the South West to high-light when a TV Licence is needed.

Richard Chapman, spokesperson for TVLicensing, said: “We’ve been speaking togroups in Cheltenham and the South Westover the past couple of months explainingthe need to be correctly licensed. We’ve

found some people might not understandtheir licensing responsibilities, for example,the fact that a TV Licence is still neededwhen watching live television from a differ-ent country via a satellite dish or receiver.”

As part of this work, TV Licensing pro-duces literature in 20 languages, along withtranslated web pages explaining licensing re-quirements, including Polish. People whoare not con6dent speaking in English, cancall TV Licensing on 0300 7906044 and usea language translation service, whichallows customers to set up or pay for a TVLicence over the phone in more than120 languages.

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METAL AND STONELocated in Cheltenhams Montpellier shopping district, at

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council hassecured £1.5 million government funding totransform support for vulnerable youngpeople and their families.The county council has been working with

NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commission-ing Group, 2gether NHS Foundation Trust,Prospects and Families First to explore newways of working together – combining socialcare, youth justice and mental health serv-ices for the beneIt of vulnerable youngpeople and their parents.The additional Department for Education

Innovation funding will help the countycouncil and its partners develop this think-ing and trial a new way of working inGloucestershire, with a particular focus onchanging the way we work with vulnerable

young people aged 11 and over who are inneed of protection or are in, or on the edgeof going into care.The aim is to create teams of professionals

including social workers, youth support,youth offending workers and mental healthworkers, so that families get the specialistsupport they need.It is estimated that around 2300 young

people and their families could beneIt fromthe service.Cllr Paul McLain, cabinet member for

children and young people, said: “We arepleased that we have been awarded thisfunding from the Department for Education.It will help pave the way for closer joined upworking, ensuring that vulnerable familiesget the right support at the right time.“Every family and every child is different

and there is no one-size-Its-all approach.Weneed to keep being radical in our thinkingand develop our wide variety of expertise.This will help us change the lives of some ofthe most vulnerable young people and theirfamilies in the county.”The government’s Innovation Programme

aims to kick start the most promising pro-posals for new ways of providing children’ssocial care, such as supporting young peoplein care and taking their Irst steps into adult-hood.

Funding supports vulnerableyoung people and their families

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police are appealingfor witnesses following the attempted breakin to a Jat in Cheltenham.On 13thMarch at 1pm the resident of the

Jat inMoors Avenue reported Inding black,oily Ingerprints on her window frame.

Dent and scrape marks were also visible onthe frame where someone had attempted toforce the window open.If anyone has any further information

please call 101 quoting incident number428 of 13th March 2015.

attempted break-in to flat in Moors avenue

FOLLOWING a public con-sultation, a planning appli-cation has been submittedto demolish RivershillHouse, the dilapidatedofIce block in St George’sRoad, Cheltenham andreplace it with high-qualityapartments.The Roberts Limbrick scheme has been

put forward by planning consultants Origin3 on behalf of the building’s owners and de-velopers Telereal Trillium.At the public consultation in November

2014, Telereal Trillium put two options forconsideration: the refurbishment of River-shill House (which already had consent forconversion to private residential use underpermitted development rights), or completeredevelopment and the creation of a newapartment building.Graham Edwards, CEO of Telereal Tril-

lium, said: “The feedback received at thepublic consultation indicated an over-whelming preference for redevelopment ina contemporary style. The project team tookthose views on board as details were I-nalised for the planning application.”The application seeks permission to de-

molish the existing 1970s ofIces (formerlyused by the Department for Work and Pen-sions) and replace themwith a high-qualityresidential building, including 45 new

homes arranged over fourJoors, with amix of 1, 2 and3-bedroom apartments.The plans also provide

parking for 72 cars, most ofwhich (65 spaces) are ac-commodated in undercroftparking beneath apart-ments, and secure cycle

stores for up to 50 bicycles. There are com-munal gardens to the rear and sides of thebuilding, which beneIts from ‘green’ sedumroof areas and a natural stone Inish.In response to feedback received from the

planning authority, the new building pro-posed is reduced in footprint and heightfrom that presented at the public consulta-tion. There would be one main vehicleaccess off St George's Road.“It is a sensitive contemporary design

which respects the conservation area and isalso appropriate to the 21st century. The re-development will provide much-needednew housing on a brownIeld site, in a sus-tainable location,” said Mr Edwards.He thanked members of the public for

their input. “The feedback received fromthe local community has been invaluable,”he added.Anyone wishing to see the planning

application in detail can do so onCheltenham Borough Council’s website,ref 15/00451/FULL.

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DESPITE the wet and windy weather overlast weekend, there was a great turnout tothe Irst ‘Loved and Local Festival’, held atthe Whole Foods Market store at the Gal-lagher Retail Park in Cheltenham.The Irst instalment of this monthly

event saw the celebration of locallyproduced, organic food, as the store’sgarden was transformed into a traditional-style market.Over 25 stands were present for the event,

with customers able to taste and buy every-thing from organically grown venison tohomemade cheeses. As well as great qualityfood, there was live music, tasting sessionsand face-painting stalls for young children.

You could even enjoy a spot of lunch on avintage Routemaster bus – the festival is areal family occasion.Tony Edge, the store team leader at

Whole Foods Market in Cheltenham said:The festival is ‘a very successful programmethat resonates well with all the customers.It is a win-win for all parties; our store, thelocal traders and suppliers and the generalpublic are all beneItting from the event.“We are looking to build from here with

local charities like CC Projects and Studio340, and hopefully street food will be avail-able in the next coming months.”The next event will be held at the start of

May, and will look to thrive on more cus-tomers, more great food, and hopefullysome better weather.

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LOCAL director and Klm-maker Lee Matthews hasbeen shortlisted for achance to win a top prizeof £10,000 at thereed.co.uk Short FilmAwards on 22nd April atBAFTA. The Short FilmCompetition is currentlyin its sixth year and aimsto support emergingtalent by providing a cashprize which can be puttowards their next Klm aswell as the chance to havetheir work seen by award-winning industry profes-sionals.Lee, along with 11

others, will be attending the reed.co.ukShort Film Awards taking place at BAFTA’sLondon HQ on the 22nd April where hehopes to scoop the top prize. Lee was short-listed out of a record 572 entries, taking onthe challenge to create a three minute shortKlm based on an original idea around thetheme ‘The Question.’Lee, aged 40, has been making Klms for

eight years. He created his Krst Klm to cele-brate his brother turning 40, giving it to himas a present. He has written and directed arange of Klms, winning numerous awardsincluding Best British Film (horror UK) andBest Experimental Short Film (South Africa).Lee took inspiration for his short Klm The

Question, from his keen interest with apoc-alyptic Klms. Portraying what it would belike if all life in earth was going to end, Lee’s

budget for The Questionwas limited so he decidedto create all the VisualEffects shots himself.The public can vote for

their favourite short Klmand for the chance tohave Lee named as ThePeople’s Choice Awardover onwww.reed.co.uk/Klm.Mark Rhodes, Market-

ing Director at reed.co.uk,commented: “As the UK'slargest job site, reed.co.ukoffers the perfect platformfor creative work to beseen and shared andwe’re really impressed by

the high calibre of work submitted. The factthat we’ve seen a record number of entriesthis year, combined with our fantastic panelof expert judges’ is testament not only tohow successful the competition has become,but also to the respect with which it is nowheld within the industry.We wish all the tal-ented Klmmakers the best of luck!”Lee Mathews, Director of The Question

commented: “I’m delighted to be shortlistedfor the Knal 12 of this year’s reed.co.uk ShortFilm Award competition. Making it to theKnal from the record number of entries is aterriKc achievement and I hope to take thetop prize and make my dream a reality.”The reed.co.uk Short Film Competition is

supported by BAFTA, Channel 4, Met FilmSchool, British Council, and CreativeEngland.

Cheltenham director shortlistedfor reed.co.uk short Klm awardShort film ’The Question’ secures nomination in final 12

GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S got talent by the cart-load, especially in the Keld of choreographyand skilled footwork, and dance studentsand aKcionados can look forward to anamazing day at Cheltenham Town Hall onSunday 19th April 2015 in aid of the Mayorof Cheltenham’s Charity.Locally trained West End stars Tom

Goodall – Saturday Night Fever & Mamma

Mia! And Adam Curtis Garcia – Wicked &The Wizard of Oz - are among several guestteachers who will lead workshops for pupilsin secondary school years 7-13 inclusive.These workshops are suitable for all abilitiesand present a tremendous opportunity to betaught by leading experts in the entertain-ment industry. They will include a range ofdance genres from hip hop, commercial,jazz, musical theatre and contemporary. Thecost of the workshops will be £25 perstudent and they will run from 10amuntil 5pm.The day will culminate in a gala perform-

ance starting at 7pm, which will showcasethe best of local dance groups, both childrenand adults. It promises to be a spectacularend to the day of fundraising, with allproKts going to the Mayor of Cheltenham’sCharity. Tickets are £5 per adult and free forchildren, and are available in advance fromShowcase in Montpellier and on the dooron the evening.For further information and to request a

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COBALT are busy putting together theirBritish 10K London Run team for 2015. Thisyear funds will be used to support the con-tinued provision of Teenage and YoungAdult (TYA) Cancer Nurse services across theThree Counties.Leading the pack will be their very own

Finance Director, Alex Gattas, which leaveseleven places for anyone who wants to joinhim in London on Sunday, 12th July.Since 2011 Cobalt has supported the role

of a Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Nurse.Megan Willsher looks after the needs ofyoung people, aged from 15 up to 25, whohave been diagnosed with cancer and areliving in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire andWorcestershire. This role is jointly funded byCobalt and the Gloucestershire HospitalNHS Foundation Trust. In fact Megan is oneof only Gve nurses of this type in in thewhole South West region.Megan says: “I have always worked with

teenagers and young adults in my nursing

career and really enjoy the challenges theybring. I especially admire them for their 'tellit like it is' attitude, how positive they alwaysare and howwell they cope when faced withsuch difGcult situations. It’s fantastic thatCobalt is able to support this role.”The British 10k London Run will be one

of three major challenges for Alex in 2015,he has already completed the Longleat HalfMarathon and is signed up to take part inthe Devil’s Aquathlon at the Sandford ParkLido in October.Places only cost £40 each and for that

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Dowty back in businessbut not at StavertonA PROPELLER manufacturer has resumed pro-duction in Bristol after its factory on the out-skirts of Cheltenham was devastated by amajor Gre.The Dowty site in Staverton had to be demol-

ished after it was severely damaged by the blazein February.The Grm said it is utilizing the National Com-

posites Centre (NCC) on a temporary basis until“an interim facility is up and running.”Eight Dowty employees are now based at the

NCC site making propeller parts.Spokeswoman Jessica Ensan said the NCC

“came to our rescue” by lending factory spaceand autoclave machines used in the manufac-ture of de-icer boots which decrease ice accumu-lation during Hight.Dowty’s main production line makes pro-

pellers for the C130J Super Hercules and theBombardier Dash 8 Q400.The cause of the Staverton site Gre is still being

investigated.

THE new southbound Gloucester Serviceswill be open on Tuesday, 19th May it wasannounced yesterday (April 1st).The business took to BBC Radio Glouces-

tershire and Twitter to make the an-nouncement.It will employ 300 people and offer 130

local producers the chance to sell their foodand other goods from the eco services.Situated between junctions 12 and 11a,

the £40 million services aims to use localproducers in a business model which isunique in the UK.

New southbound eco services opening next month

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BUSINESS

With only 35 days togo until theGeneral Election (at

the time of going to press) thelocal political candidates seemto be stepping up their game.It’s looking like the political

war of words will be the mostvitriolic for years, with noholds barred and with the ac-

cusations, promises and haranguing getting to feverpitch, it promises to be the best political bun Mght foryears. After all, there’s a lot at stake.On the one hand we have the Lib Dem Martin

Horwood who would dearly love to keep his job andthe new chap on the block, the Tory hopeful AlexChalk determined to relieve him of his post. You’ll noteI’m not mentioning any other candidates as in myopinion this is a two horse race. UKIP, Labour and theGreens are of course in the mix, but to me they won’treally make too much of a showing. This is not per-sonal bias, it’s just the reality of what’s going on herein Cheltenham. Mind you, I got the weather forecastfor Easter totally wrong in the last edition! What heat-wave?In 2005 Martin Horwood managed to win with 41%

of the votes with 18,122 cheltonians putting their crosswhere it mattered. Behind him was the Tory, VanessaGearson with 15,819 votes. So not a huge margin butenough to see him take a second term in ofMce.Some may say he’s got a real battle on his hands this

time though as Chalk seems to be ruthless in his ap-proach to garnering our vote.Again, as I’ve said before, this election will be won

on local issues and the 4-5 larger problems that wehave in the town will need properly addressing. Notempty promises, but real tangible answers as to howthey are going to be Mxed.The wider UK political landscape will of course play

its part with the economy and the NHS right at thefront of the Mght.They always say it’s much more difMcult to defend

than to attack. Martin Horwood will I’m sure, be onthe defensive as he tries to make a case for our votes.We shall see.With just over a month to go until the polls we are

about to see the most interesting and complicatedGeneral Election for decades. Watch this space.

Eric Barton, Editor

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CLASSPEOPLE, the independent educa-tion recruitment specialists in the South-west with ofMces in Cheltenham hasannounced the appointment of a new

compliance ofMcer, Lauren Thompson.Themove has beenmade to tackle con-

stant changes to legislation such as therecent introduction of DisqualiMcation byAssociation (DBA)meaning that a teacheror practitioner can now be disqualiMedfrom work if living or working in thesame household as an individual that hasbeen disqualiMed.Lynis Bassett, Classpeople Director, ex-

plains: “We take our commitment to safe-guarding very seriously and have alwaysmade sure that we take a robust and thor-ough stance on compliance. With morethan 5000 candidates in our system it isimperative that we have the right meas-ures in place to deal with constant chang-ing legislation such as the introduction of

the DBA. We are looking forward tohaving Lauren on board to ensure thatthis process is done quickly, efMcientlyand in line with our company values.”Lauren Thompson also added: “I’m de-

lighted to be joining Classpeople andworking with a team that is dedicated toensuring candidates are high quality andfully compliant. I believe that quality ofprovision is vital within an organisationandmy role will help ensure that the serv-ices delivered continue to exceed industrystandards.”

Classpeople steps up compliance to improve safeguarding

MORE than 100 jobs in Bishop'sCleeve could face the chop if plansto build an aerospace facility close toGloucestershire Airport are turneddown.Triumph Actuation Systems has

requested permission for a new fa-cility in Staverton to replace itscurrent site in Bishop's Cleeve,where 117 staff are currently em-ployed, using the Mnancial assis-tance of a newly announced £1.8mgovernment grant.The plans have been lodged with

Tewkesbury BoroughCouncil and ina covering letter, the applicant statesit is 'absolutely critical' for a decisionto be reached at the planning com-mittee meeting on April 21st.If the plans are given the green

light, current Bishop's Cleeve-basedemployees would be relocated toStaverton and up to 57 more jobswould be created.But should the application be re-

jected, the company has announcedit would cut all existing jobs and re-locate its Gloucestershire venture tothe United States.

Possible job cuts ifplans turned down

A JOBS fair in Cheltenham, led by thenon-for-proMt organisation TCV Employ-ment and Training Services, brought to-gether unemployed people, leadingemployers and recruitment agencies fromacross the region in a highly successfulday where 500 jobs were pledged.Opening the fair, Laurence Robertson,

MP for Tewkesbury, commented it wasgreat to see such a strong initiative with agreat turn out from across Cheltenhamandwider Gloucestershire. The event wasalso supported by Alex Chalk, Conserva-tive Parliamentary Candidate for Chel-tenham.Army Careers and the Royal Air Force

Careers each pledged over 200 vacancies

across a range of roles suited to all skillsets.Other job opportunities were offered by adiverse range of employers includingGlevum Security, The Utility Warehouse,Dominos Pizza, Cleeve Care Group andGKR Self Defence. Two leading employ-ment agencies, Cordant People and Ex-pectations! also attended to promote thebeneMts of temporary employment as astepping stone to a permanent job. Theevent was not restricted to current jobseekers, but was open to anyone lookingfor a new career opportunity.

During the day, a range of organisa-

tions also offered free support, careersadvice and even free training. From thePrince’s Trust who were there to supportyounger people looking for roles, andLearndirect who were offering free train-ing to TCV who provided free careers’advice, the day was geared towards ensur-ing individuals had the support needed totransform their prospects. Dominos alsoprovided free lunch for everyone.Employers keen to participate on the

next jobs fair on Friday 11th Septembercan reserve a free stand by contactingRobert Watkins on [email protected]

SUCCESS AT CHELTENHAM JOBS FAIRAS 500 JOBS ARE PLEDGED

CHELTENHAM needs to breakout of its Regency straitjacket ifit is to expand its business hori-zons.That’s according to industrial

specialist Robert Smith at BrutonKnowles (pictured) who says theborough needs to allocate freshcommercial land around Junc-tion 10 of the M5 in order togive businesses the room to expand theiroperations – and workforce.“Cheltenhamneedsmore space towork

and develop if it is to deliver its businessobjectives over the next decade andbeyond. The council is keen to broadcastCheltenhammeans business – but it needsspace now if it is going to deliver on thatpromise.”Robert Smith was commenting on

Cheltenham Borough Council’s newlylaunched economic strategy - prepared byAthey Consulting - aimed at raising thecity’s proMle as a leading regional businesshub.The report outlines options and ideas to

improve Cheltenham’s performance and

appeal as a business centreand predicts likely growthpatterns both in and out oftown.Robert Smith said: “Al-

though the report is fairlyupbeat, underlining Chel-tenham’s ‘quality of life’brand, it goes on to high-light some perceived weak-

nesses including shortages of quality ofMcespace, lack of larger ofMce buildings andthe continuing trend to convert second-ary accommodation to residential.“Although the town still has the highest

quantity of ofMce stock in the county thereis a commonperception that Cheltenhamis full. The town’s Regency heritage,rightly treasured backMres on business asbuildings are perceived as unsuitable andcostly for commercial or ofMce use.“If businesses are to be retained in the

town they need room to expand and theideal place for this long-termdevelopmentwould be around Junction 10 which willrequire close cooperationwith TewkesburyBorough Council.”

Businesses need elbow room off Junction 10

Lauren Thompson

FOLLOWiNG The publication of hisautobiography, Only When i Laugh, andover a decade of sell-out seasons at theEdinburgh Festival Fringe, Paul Merton willtake to the road again in 2015 with his worldrenowned impro Chums. Paul and hisChums are wonders of nature. They takeaudience suggestions and create cascadesof fantastic tumbling laughter. Most of thetime.

Paul and his impro Chums - MikeMcshane, Lee simpson, Richard vranch andsuki Webster - take suggestions from theaudience and spin them into comedy gold,weaving fun and laughter together into arichly hilarious mesh of jollity.

Every show is a new adventure.Monday 27th AprilBox Office: 0844 576 2210Online: www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk


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BELiEvE it or not but the Panto tickets havegone on sale already. And why?

Last year it was a complete sell out, so ifyou want the best seats we urge you to getbooking now!

Panto tickets have gone on sale for thisyear’s Christmas cracker of a show,Cinderella, which opens on Friday 27th

November 2015 and runs until sunday 10thJanuary 2016. The family-friendly show starsTweedy the Clown in his fourth panto for theEveryman, alongside Everyman favouritesWilliam Elliott and Wendy Abrahams.Tickets start from £9.50 (for schoolbookings). To book call the Box Officenow on 01242 572573.

iN support of the Butterfly Garden CharityFamily Fun from 4.30pm with a feast ofTraditional English Pageantryincluding...

• help st George fight The Dragon• Meet historical Characters and join intraditional activities• Punch & Judy with Prof Collywobbles• Balloon Models• Badge Making• Traditional English Music• Morris Dancers• Mummers Play

And from 7.30pm onwards• John Bull presents an evening of EnglishEntertainment

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Fabulous English traditional food will beavailable throughout the day.

Oh yesiT is!

Acoustic night featuresthe best local actsLOCAL band The Drawing of the Three are once againhosting their monthly Acoustic N Unplugged night at TheBayshill in Cheltenham.

On 8th April their special guests include:May & Browne: Great vocals and chilled out acoustic

vibes from this duoLuke Philbrick: Original music drawing on Blues, skiffle,

and Folk influences, featuring powerful vocals, deft guitarplaying and an irresistible beat!

The Wanted Men: The Wanted Men play outlaw,murder and rockabilly songs with a countryfried flavour,performing songs from the traditional American musicalheritage.

The Drawing of the Three: The Drawing of the Threeare a group of humans from Cheltenham and play acatchy, introspective brand of indie rock. imagineMansun's Paul Draper getting into a fight with The Pixies,then making up over a takeaway curry on a park bench.

The Drawing Tree

This Easter holidays children canget a taste of the countryside inthe heart of Cheltenham at TheBrewery’s Mini spring Farm.

On Tuesday 7th and Thursday9th April, courtesy of st JamesCity Farm in Gloucester, kids can experience anafternoon of fun meeting, cuddling andlearning all about the animals. Don't miss thechance to see lambs, pygmy goats, chicks,rabbits and guinea pigs from 12pm – 4pm.

Whilst the event is free, the centre will becollecting money for Guide Dogs - their chosencharity for 2015 – and there are plans for otherGuide Dog events over the summer.

With the development for the second phase

of The Brewery now in full swing, TheBrewery Phase ii promises toreinvigorate the high street. it willinclude a link from the existingBrewery to the high street,100,000sqft of retail space, 104

bedroom Premier inn hotel and 34 newapartments and is due for completion inwinter 2016.

While the development is underway,businesses continue as usual within TheBrewery, with a variety of deals available overthe Easter holidays, such as discountedCineworld tickets each morning with their‘Movies for Juniors’ films and family deals onbowling at the brand new hollywood Bowl.

Mini Spring Farm comes to The Brewery

Saint George’s Day CelebrationThe Exmouth Arms, Bath RoadThursday 23rd April 4.30pm onwards


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bridge University.It was only when hemet his

wife and he began learning toride racehorses in his late 20s ata small pointing yard nearwhere he trains now that thesethings really began to Gre hispassion for training racehorses.Starting from scratch at his

present base (having sold up inLondon) with just four point-ers in the mid 2000s, thentaking out a permit to trainand then a full licence inAutumn 2009 has seen theyard grow to around 40 horsesin 2015 as well as the facilitiesbeing constantly upgraded.Lest it be said that McPher-

son was born with a silverspoon in his mouth, all hissuccess to date has in fact beendown to shear hard work,rising as he does at 4am andworking through until 8pm atnight.If that were not enough he

regularly prosecutes cases inLondon on behalf of theBritish Horse Racing Board andrecently defended jockey JasonMaguire in an appeal against ariding suspension.His current crop of horses in-

cludes the veteran IkoroduRoad being aimed at long dis-tance chases including thisseason’s Scottish Grand Na-tional.Achimota a winner twice

this season over fences at threemiles and also a possible in anovice chase at the Scottishvenue.Kayf Blanco a novice hurdler

which apart from last time outhad been progressing well andwill be a horse to follow nextseason over longer trips.Timesishard a horse the

trainer thinks a lot of and aftera long break off is expected tofulGl potential next season.The Winking Prawn a hand-

icap hurdler that may alsoprove better than its presenthandicapmark when sent overfences in the Summer.It is clear McPherson is here

to stay and there is no reasonwhy he should not be leadingin a winner at the CheltenhamFestival next season if there isany ‘justice’ in this world.

McPherson noordinary trainer

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hucclecote Panthers 70ferndown 24HUCCLECOTE Panthers have Gn-ished their season off just as theystarted, ending their Gnal match indominant style while playing someoutstanding netball.This season they have played 12

games, produced 12wins and scoredan amazing 577 goals, with 316against them leaving them with agoal difference of +261.Taking maximum points (60),

they have been untouchable and canhold their heads high after a brilliantend to their Regional League cam-paign.With captain Ella Powell Davis

away, it was youngestmember of thesquad Jane Taylor at 14 who stoodup to take on this role.Not fazed with responsibility she

and her attacking players just clickedinto gear and stormed into an 18-6lead after the Grst quarter.

The second quarter saw nochanges and Hucclecote's defendingend with Isabella Robinson, CaitlinSantacroce and Eve Saunderskeeping the pressure on.With Saunders coming out with a

few more steals, the ball Howedthrough to the attack where ElishaNew was once again in great formlinking with LucyMartin to take the

lead a step further 30-12 at the half-time whistle.Under-15 players Hannah Mc-

Coubrie and Jodie Emms switchedon to GD and WA respectively withSantacroce pushed back to GK.This defensive unit proved just as

strong, and with Emms settling innicely on the Wing Attack, the pro-vision to the shooters, particularly to

Emme Hale, continued and allowedthem to score a further 18 goalsleading 48-18 at three quarter time.The Gnal quarter saw Taylor move

to GS,and Lucy Martin move to GA.Martin’s speed and agility through tothe goal really opened the play andwith Elisha New again on top form.McCourbrie at GD also had a

strong performance keeping Fern-down's main shooter out of thegame while turning interceptionswith her teammates at the back.The Gnal score line of 70-24

demonstrated the pace, speed andunderstanding of this squad whonow need to attend the RegionalPlay Offs at Bath University on April19.There will be four teams compet-

ing, Hucclecote, Bath, Lawn andJersey for two places in the nationalGnals.

Squad: E Hale, J Taylor, L Martin, JEmms, E New, I Robinson, H Mc-Coubrie, E Saunders, C Santacroce.Player of the Match: Elisha New.

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CHELTENHAM Swimming andWater Polo Club's (CSWPC) Grstteam, have secured their place atthe top of group B in the BritishWater Polo Championships, withone game left to play in the groupstage.The town side played Invicta (a

regional team drawing from anumber of local sides in andaround Kent) last Saturday nightandmaintained their 100 per centrecord with 15-9 victory.The large crowd had Grst been

entertained by the very youngmembers of the Cheltenham Clubplaying in a ‘mini polo tourna-ment’ showing how young, aspir-ing Polo players are initiated to thesport, the crowd were also treatedto a half-time Synchro Displayfrom the synchronised swimmingsection of the Club.Invicta turned up with a strong

side, which included Jack Wallerand Sean King, two of the BritishOlympic Team from 2012 tomatch Cheltenham’s ownOlympians of Jake Vincent andRob Parker.Cheltenham were quick off the

mark and after winning the swimoff, scoring with their Grst attack, agood ball into the centre forward

position was converted cleanly byCheltenham's Mark Banwell.Cheltenham scored twice more

in the Grst quarter and strongdefence stopped Invicta scoring,despite them having two extraman opportunities.By half-time Cheltenham had

added four more, two from RobParker and one each from MikeThomas and Adam Legge, beforeInvicta's Callum Bailey eventuallymanaged to beat Sam Legge, whowas having an outstanding gamein the Cheltenham goal, to putInvicta on the score sheet andmake the score 7-1 in Chel-tenham’s favour.Invicta didn't give up and

worked hard throughout thesecond half which produced somegreat goals for both teams. Thethird quarter saw the teams ex-change goals to add four each tothe score.The quarter unfortunately also

saw the departure of oneof Cheltenham’s outstand-ing players, Peter Farkas,from the game for pickingup his third major foul,this was a signiGcant blowto the Town’s defence.The same exchange of

goals happened in theGnal quarter with both

teams scoring 4 goals to give aGnal result of 15-9.Cheltenham scorers were: Rob

Parker (7), Mark Banwell, AdamLegge (3), Will Middleton and

Mike Thomas.This was Cheltenham's last

home match of the Champi-onship and with a crowd of nearly300 brings the total gate to nearly1,000 people over the group stagehome matches.Cheltenham will now face

either Manchester or Bristol fromGroup A in their semi-Gnal, whileInvicta and Lancaster still have toface each other to determine whowill qualify behind Cheltenham ingroup B and make up the othersemi-Gnalist.

Cheltenham maintain perfect record to see off InvictaWATER POLO

HENNESSEY Gold Cupwinner andCheltenham Gold Cup unplacedMany Clouds has been given thegreen light to contest the GrandNational on April 11.This will add considerable

strength to what is already an in-triguing race. Likely to carry topweight over the four and half milesat Aintree Many Clouds will besporting owner Trevor Hem-mings’s attempt to win the presti-gious race for the third time in10 years.

He owned 2005 winner Hedge-hunter and 2011 winner Bal-labriggs and is considered in racingcircles to be ‘a lucky owner’ sothere is every reason to hope it willbe third time lucky.The horse is likely to be ridden

by Leighton Aspell, the jockeyon board last year’s winner PineauDe Re(also running this year)though that booking is still tobe conGrmed. The horse istrained by Oliver Sherwoodand who recently clocked up1000 winners as a trainer: a formi-dable team.

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Whaddon United 3falcons 1WHADDON United booked their placein the GMB Senior Charity Cup Gnalwith a 3-1 win over Falcons at Bishop’sCleeve’s Kayte Lane.In the Grst 10 minutes Falcons hit the

bar from neat work down the left Hank.Five minutes later, a foul outside the

Whaddon penalty area gave Falcons afree-kick which was clinically slottedhome over the wall by Chris Lee.Whaddon grew into the game and it

needed two good saves from the Falconsgoalkeeper to stop them equalising.In the 35th minute Whaddon's Mike

Winter was released down the right andscored from a tight angle.Five minutes later Whaddon were in

the lead when good work in midGeldallowed Mark Walsh to punish Falcons.After the break, Falcons had their

chances to equalise, but a late strike byLee Bolger then made sure thatWhaddon were through to the Gnal.They will meet RSG atWhaddon Road inMay.

* The GMB Plate Charity Junior andMinor Cup Gnals take place on Mondayat All Saints Academy.The Junior Cup Gnal is between Brock-

worth Albion Reserves and DowtyDynamos (5pm), with the Minor CupGnal seeingMalvern Vale taking on Chel-tenham United (7pm).

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Sale Sharks 23Gloucester 6GLOUCESTER were sent crashing to defeat atSale Sharks, with England star Danny Cipri-ani kicking Gve from Gve kicks.Cipriani also set up the clinching try for

Josh Beaumont in what was a comfortablewin for the Sharks.Two penalties from James Hook kept

Gloucester in contention after a poor openinghalf, but Sale were 10-6 in front thanks toJohnny Leota's try and Cipriani's accurateboot.The defeat all but ends Gloucester's Euro-

pean hopes and director of rugby DavidHumphreys said: “I was most disappointedwith the performance. Over the last few

weeks we would say as a team and as a squadwe've performed pretty well for most of thetime.“We haven't always got the result we felt we

deserved, but there have been certain parts ofour game around the energy we bring to ourdefence and attack, the enthusiasm that hasbeen there and you can never question theheart.“I don't think today was about questioning

any of that - it's just that it wasn't there in theGrst half. Setting aside the result, we felt thatwas themost disappointing aspect after a verypositive training week.Gloucester: Burns; Sharples, Macken, Twel-vetrees, May; Hook, Braley; Wood, Hibbard,Afoa, Stooke, Palmer, Savage, Kvesic, Kalama-foni. Replacements: Dawidiuk, Thomas,PuaGsi, Galarza, Hudson, Robson, Meakes,Moriarty.

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Cheltenham slip deeper intotrouble after home setbackCheltenham 8Old Bristolians 27CHELTENHAM went into this vital matchagainst in-form Old Bristolians showing amuch changed side yet again as they hopedto revenge a 29-11 defeat earlier in theseason.Sadly for the home supporters at New-

lands, they lost to slip closer to the relegationzone with two games to play.Bristolians, playing into a stiff wind during

the Grst half, took a early lead when hookerJohn Whiteman crashed over for a uncon-verted try.Cheltenham hit back within threeminutes

when Ben Lockhart kicked a penalty.Both sides struggled to come to terms with

the conditions in the open settings of New-lands Park until the 30th minute when wingBarney Nelson ghosted past the Cheltenhambackline for a unconverted try to Gve Bristo-lians a 10-3 lead.Cheltenham hit back with star man James

Milne driving over for a unconverted try tonarrow the arrears to 10-8 at the half-timebreak.Six minutes into the second half Bristo-

lians’ Jack Price extended their lead by wayof a penalty. They enjoyed the upper hand,extending their lead further in the 55thminute with a Callum Broady try. Pricekicked a Gne conversion to make it 20-8.Whitehouse was again on hand to seal a

important win for the visitors in the 68thminute, despite a Gnal 10minute rally by theCheltenham, giving them two more nerve-jangling games to save their Western Coun-ties North League status.Cheltenham: Moore, S Haskayne, Gilder,Barrowcliffe, Milne, J Hillier, Athey, Brookes,P Hillier, Lowther, Morris, W Scott, Lockhart,D Scott. Replacements: C Scott, J Haskayne,Etheridge.Old Bristolians: Morgan, Whitehouse,Adams, Cockram, Leach, Foreman,Waldron,Biggins, Parry, Fowler, Price, Broady, Duncan,Davies. Replacements: Marshall, Coughlan,Robinson.Referee: Jessie Pointon.

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Southam 28Cheltenham North 22ON A very blustery day in the East Midlandstwo mid-table sides had an eventful after-noon in the East Midlands, not helped byvery blustery conditions.North were soon to go behind from a

lineout infringement where they ran thepenalty and put their winger over in thecorner, unconverted.After only 15 minutes the referee decided

to award each side with yellow cards withSoutham being awarded a penalty, kickeddeep into North's half, with good ballfrom the lineout they scored theirsecond try, unconverted.

Straight from the restart North won goodball and broke through the Southam defen-sive line, being held up just before the tryline, from the following scrum Rich Hancecrashed over, unconverted.North now seemed to be getting more into

the groove and were awarded a second try,from a lineout North drove the ball over theline for Dan Hodge to touch down, uncon-verted.Soon after this North received their second

yellow card, being short on numbersSoutham scored their third try,unconverted.From the kick-off Dan Hewitt caught good

ball and drove into the Southam half, fromhere scrum-half Piff took a quick tap penaltypassed to Hewitt who drove deep into the

Southam defence, popped the ball to RichHance who scored. It was unconverted and a50 minute Grst half ended even at 15-15.In the second half Southam played the

conditions better than the North with theiroutside half kicking the ball deep into theNorth 22. Within 15 minutes North hadconceded a penalty to make it 18-15.With Southam on the attack, Dan Hewitt

then ripped the ball from the opposition andfed Piff who gave the ball to full-backMerrickand he passed to ball to George Terry whobeat his opposite winger and cut back insidethe full-back to score under the posts. TomPark converted to give North a 22-18 lead.But in the last quarter from a scrummage

infringement Southam converted a penaltyand in the dying minutes they scored theirmatch winning try which was converted.

North undone by Southam’s late showRUGBY UNION

THE University of Glouces-tershire Women’s RugbyUnion team created historyat Twickenham by winningthe Women's BUCS Gnal forthe Grst time against de-fending champions CardiffMetropolitan University.Tries from Sarah Nicholas,

Millie Wood and CourtneyGill, along with four suc-

cessful conversions fromSarah Nicholas, ensured thatthe University scored 28points to Cardiff’s 12, torecord an historic win.The University of

Gloucestershire led for theentire match, conGrming aspectacular rise from a sideunable to Geld a starting XVto BUCS rugby championsin the space of just Gveyears.

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WHADDON United remain oncourse to claim the Division Onetitle of the Cheltenham League,sponsored by Bristol Street MotorsCheltenham Ford, after defeatingKings AFC 2-0.FC Lakeside remain in second

place after beating third placedChurchdown Panthers 2-0. Theytrail United by four points andhave also played a game more thanthe leaders.The top two are not in action on

Saturday but United play Kingsagain on Tuesday night. Victorywill give them a seven point lead atthe top with four games left toplay.At the bottom Hanley Swan’s 4-2

win over AC Olympia moved themabove Kings and Bishop’s Cleeve IIIwho took a point in a 2-2 drawwith Upton Town.Swan have now completed their

league campaign and with Kingsand Cleeve having four games lefttheir fate is out of their hands.

Division Two continues to be a

close run affair with four teams inwith a real chance of taking thetitle.Cheltenham Civil Service Re-

serves currently lead the way withFC Barometrics three pointsbehind. Baros' title hopes took adent on Saturday when they wereheld to a 0-0 draw by Southside.While Service have points on the

board they can be overtaken byStaunton and Corse who trail themby seven points but have fourgames in hand.The dark horses are Cheltenham

Patriots. They are currently inninth place and 17 points behindService however they have sixgames in hand.With games coming thick and

fast in the next month the impor-tance of having points in the bagwill be in Service’s favour althoughthe title race could easily go downto the last weekend.The Arst honours of the season

were decided last weekend whenWelland FC wrapped up the Divi-sion Three title with four games tospare.

They beat second placed Leck-hampton Rovers 4-0 to open up aten point lead. With Rovers andthird placed Brockworth Albion Re-serves, having played a gamemore,they have claimed the title withroom to spare.At the foot of the table Shurd-

ington Rovers Reserves will be con-Armed as the bottom placed club ifthey don’t beat Gala Wilton III onSaturday.Northway continue to lead Divi-

sion Four after they beat BourtonRovers Reserves 1-0. They lead theway by three points from Chel-tenham Civil Service III who beatStar FC 7-1.Apperley slipped to third after

being held to a 3-3 draw by SmithsAthletic Reserves.At the bottom an impressive 2-0

win for Winchcombe Town Re-serves over Leckhampton RoversReserves drew them level on pointswith Bourton Rovers III They stillprop up the table on goaldifference but a recent goodrun of results has seen themimprove their chances of avoiding

bottom spot.Cheltenham Civil Service IV

were the big winners in DivisionFive, beating Cheltenham Athletic5-2. Their title hopes were given aneven bigger boost when theirclosest rivals, FC Lakeside Reserves,were held to a 2-2 draw by King-shill Sports.Lakeside top the table but Service

are now just two points behindwith two games in hand. Theleaders have a far superior goal dif-ference so Service willneed to takemaximum pointsfrom the games inhand if they wish tomove into pole posi-tion.Cheltenham United

underlined the threatthey offer in DivisionSix when they beatCharlton Rovers III12-1 last weekend.Kris Mohan (pictured)

scored four and Carl Crisp bagged ahat-trick.With leaders Fintan Reserves

dropping points after being held toa 2-2 draw by Apperley Reserves,United moved to within a point ofthe leaders with just three gamesleft to play.Malvern Vale have two games in

hand on the top two andmaximum points from these gameswill draw them level with United.

With all three teamsdue to play each otherbefore the season endthe destination of thetitle is far from clear.The Arst of these

battles will be on Sat-urday when Unitedface Fintan. Whiledefeat will not rulethe loser out of thetitle race it will be asevere blow to their as-pirations.

CHELTENHAM LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Cheltenham League round-up

This week's player profile is MattChilvers, player-manager ofCharlton Rovers III in Division Six.

Matt has been with the clubfrom when he first played foot-ball, so well in excess of 20 years.

Charlton Rovers AFC werefounded in 1976 by the parentsof young children attendingGlenfall Primary School in theCharlton Kings area of Chel-tenham.

In 1995, to ensure the boyscould continue playing footballand training beyond aged 16, theclub entered a senior team intothe Cheltenham SaturdayLeague.

Now, 20 years on they havethree adult teams and last seasonclaimed the Division One title andpromotion to the GloucestershireNorthern Senior League.

Name: Matt ChilversNickname: ChilvsPosition: StrikerPrevious clubs: NoneMost memorable game: Church-down Panthers away in 2006when I came on as sub andscored a hat-trick in 20 minutes

Worst game: A County Cupgame in 2013 when we couldonly field nine players and lost12-3Toughest opponents:Malvern ValeBest club player: All-time bestthe legendary Dave Payne, cur-rently Matt MaslingTeam Supported: NewcastleUnitedFavourite player: All-timefavourite Alan Shearer, currentlyRemy Cabella

PLAYeR PRoFiLe oF The Week

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COUNTY League leaders Chel-tenham Civil Service were held to a0-0 draw at Patchway Town.They are now three points clear

of nearest rivals AEK Boco withthree games in hand. The toptwo meet on Saturday atGreenbank Road.

Bishop’s Cleeve Reserves took onYate Town Reserves and honoursAnished even.An Anton Dowe free-kick on 15

minutes completely deceived thehome goalkeeper to give Yate thelead.Cleeve levelled on 60 minutes

when a header from James Pickupwas spilled by the Yate goalkeeper

and Adam Gill was on hand toscore.Within aminute the visitors were

back in front with a very fortunategoal from Joe Guest.Back came the home side in the

80th minute when Gareth Ballheaded home to make it 2-2.Cleeve play the only team below

them, Berkeley Town, on Saturday.

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Passion fortraining born inthe Cotswolds

James Daly’s focus ontrainer Graeme McPherson

ASCONEYGREE showed in theGold Cup, smaller training es-tablishments can win the topraces and up and comingtrainer Graeme McPhersonintends to do just that with hiseyes <rmly <xed on nextseason’s Cheltenham Festivalwhile enjoying his best seasonto date with nearly 20 winnerson the board.McPherson is no ordinary

trainer as he combines a suc-cessful career as a commercialbarrister with full-time trainingat his extensive training facili-ties in the Cotswolds where heis assisted by ex jockey JodieMogford and Mick Finn.Although he got into racing

via point to pointing he hadno background in racinghaving trodden themore tradi-tional route of school in Dorsetand then studying law at Cam-

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GARY Johnson says he isexcited by the challenge ofkeeping Cheltenham Townin League Two this season.The man who guided

Yeovil Town to the Champi-onship would not have ac-cepted the manager's role atWhaddon Road unless hethought survival was achiev-able.Having been unveiled as

Cheltenham's new boss onMonday evening, Johnsonmet the players at the train-ing ground on Tuesdaymorning, immediately start-ing preparations for GoodFriday's vital match at YorkCity, who are four pointsabove the 23rd placedRobins.With seven matches re-

maining, former YeovilTown and Bristol Citymanager Johnson admittedit would be among the great-est achievements of his longcareer if he could steer themto safety.“Cheltenham are a club

that should be in the Foot-ball League,” he said. “Thisis a very unusual situation,coming inwith seven gamesleft, but a decision had to bemade and I was asked if Icould help.“It's a club I have always

liked and it's so importantthat we stay up. I'll do mybest to achieve that aim.“We are at the business

end now with seven 'play-off' games and Friday at Yorkis a key match.”Johnson spent Monday

evening analysing videos ofCheltenham's recent <x-tures, having been at the

recent games againstPortsmouth and Exeter Cityin person.“I have a good idea of the

squad and I know most ofthe players,” he said. “Someof them have a reputationfor certain things, somegood and some bad, buteveryone starts with a cleansheet.“We have to pick the best

team to win a footballmatch and motivate them.“The mission statement is

to keep Cheltenham in thesecond division and if Ididn’t think there was a

chance I wouldn’t be herenow and the boardwouldn’thave taken the chance onme.“It’s the club's fourth

manager this season, but thethird manager, RussellMilton, is still here and thestaff are still intact – that wasimportant to me and theboard.“It will be 100 percent up

there with anything I haveachieved if we can keepCheltenhamout of trouble.”Milton’s <nal match at

the helm ended in a 3-0home defeat by Plymouth

Argyle, with Reuben Reidnetting twice and substituteZak Ansah adding the third.They were without the

suspended Troy Brown as

well as Wes Burns and WillPackwood, who were bothon international duty. Allthree will be back toface York.

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