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Spring Clean



A free monthly community paper for the parish 
of Nailsworth, available in colour on our website 
www.nailsworthnews.org.uk. No 99a

Slimline edition, March 2010

Rubbish collected at last yearÕs Spring Clean


Yes, itÕs nearly the time of 
year when those of us who 
hate litter spoiling the lovely 
town we live in, get out and 
about clearing it up.

This year it will be happening 
on 17th April, so put that date 
into your diaries - we need as 
many volunteers as possible! 
More details will published in 
the April Nailsworth News. 

NNews Survey

Members of the Stroud Samba Band at the 2009 Festival

We have already had a great 
response to our survey: if 
you havenÕt responded yet, there 
is still time, as you have until the 
13th March. Fill it out on-line at 
nailsworthnews.org.uk/survey.

Get ready for the 2010 Festival!

We will all have busy schedules when spring finally arrives, 
but now is the time to make some space in your diary for 
the Nailsworth Festival. This yearÕs event will run from 22nd to 
30th May, with drama, talks, music, poetry and family activities 
to suit all tastes. Brought to us entirely through the hard work 
of a group of volunteers, the Festival is one of the jewels in 
NailsworthÕs crown. DonÕt just take our word for it Ð go along and 
see for yourselves. 

Inside the front cover, you will find a few details of what has 
been arranged so far, to whet your appetite. Watch out for the full 
programme, which will be in the April edition of this paper. 

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On Festival Saturday (22nd May) the programme will commence at 10am with 
events and activities for all ages around the town. The focus will then move to 
the King George V Playing Field during the afternoon for more activities for all 
the family. In the evening, NailsworthÕs first ever Poetry Slam will take place. 
with budding performance poets competing (with audience encouragement!) for a 
prestigious prize. 

Following their recent debuts at both the Purcell Room and the Wigmore 
Hall, the Finzi Quartet will be playing in Nailsworth on Sunday 23rd May. This 
acclaimed group of young women musicians started out at the Royal Northern 
College of Music and are fast building a reputation for themselves across Britain 
and Europe. 

Chris Wood will appear at Ruskin Mill on Tuesday 25th May. Chris is an 
uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the 
English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his 
own contemporary parables. In 2009 he was awarded ÔSinger of the YearÕ and ÔBest 
AlbumÕ in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Kasai Masai, a highlight of Nailsworth Festival in 2006, will return by popular 
demand on Saturday 29th May. Kasai brings the traditional sound of remote 
equatorial Africa but with a modern twist; a night not to be missed!

Other activities across the week will include a talk from weather forecaster 
Richard Angwin; a concert by the Bristol Gasworks Singers; two short plays from 
Nailsworth Dramatic Society; a craft morning; and a number of exhibitions.

Nailsworth Festival Ð a taste of 
things to come

A free monthly 
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parish of Nailsworth 

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(there is no paper in January or 
August).

Save energy, save MONEY!

How to reduce your energy bills by being more energy efficient. There will be a meeting 
on Wed 10 March at 7.30 pm in the Primary School, to consider how we in Nailsworth 
can reduce our carbon footprint, and improve our energy efficiency. Not only will residents of 
Nailsworth, be they owners or tenants, benefit directly from this on a personal basis, but it will 
also help us collectively by contributing to the UKÕs energy security in the longer term.

The meeting is a joint venture between the Town Council and SWEA (the Severn Wye Energy 
Agency), and follows on from the Energy Savings Trust Questionnaire in the January edition of 
The Fountain. Incidentally, if you have not yet completed yours, now is the time to do so.


Our apologies to St DominicÕs 
School, which was inadvertently 
renamed St MargaretÕs in our last 
edition. We donÕt intend to make a 
habit of changing the titles of local 
educational institutions! 

Views expressed in this paper are those of the 
author and not necessarily those of the Nailsworth 
News team. We reserve the right to edit or omit 
any material submitted for publication. No liability 
is accepted for loss or damage arising from any 
omission of copy or advertising, and the paper is 
not responsible for claims made in advertisements. 
Material submitted for publication will only be 
returned if accompanied by a SAE. Nailsworth 
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advertising. More volunteers are always welcome 
- if you would like to join the team, please get in 
touch with the Editor. 



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Business news from Bill Affleck

New exhibition by local artist

When Anne Neal opened The Blue Door 
Company in George Street one of her 
aims was to provide space for artists to mount 
exhibitions. From 27th February for two months the 
exhibition room will be given over to paintings by 
Rosalind Wise.

After university and training at Goldsmiths 
College Rosalind taught art in secondary schools 
before coming to Gloucestershire in 1980 and 
settling down to paint seriously; she still teaches 
part time. Her inspiration comes very much from 
nature and particularly the interactions of colour 
and light in fields and gardens. She likes to paint 
large Ð ÔI would like looking at my work to be an experience rather than 
looking at a little pretty picture!Õ Go and see!

Old Market off 
licence re-opens

By the time you read this the 
old Threshers store in Old 
Market should have reopened as 
ÔNailsworth Wines and SpiritsÕ. 
This is ÔJazzÕ MannÕs baby 
and we wish him well with this 
enterprise.

The store will not be part of 
any chain but a fully independent 
retailer. We hope to bring you a 
more detailed introduction to the 
business in a future issue. 


From the Mayor

Town Council Elections

We shall be calling another Town 
Meeting in Spring, as last 
year. There will be a specific item on 
the Community Hall for report and 
discussion. We did answer fully to the 
town at the last meeting and this helped 
in the eventual decision to proceed. 

Do you need a Hall!? The 
Temporary Hall must be removed 
before the work on the permanent hall 
starts. It is available free of charge to 
a local community group (priority to 
those in the Nailsworth area). Enquiries 
to me please at 833458 and a definite 
letter of confirmation to the Council by 
the end of March.

Elections for the Town Council 
are to be held on 25/03/2010. 
Two positions are available due to 
the resignations of Alan Wheeler 
and John Bratby.

Both councillors have made it 
clear from correspondence with 
the local newspaper that they have 
resigned on the issue of The Forest 
Green Community Centre.

This is your opportunity as 
Nailsworth Residents to have your 
voice on the Council on this and all 
the other issues in Nailsworth.

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