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Nailsworth 

 News

June 2010

No. 102


A free monthly community paper for the 
parish of Nailsworth, available in colour on 
our website www.nailsworthnews.org.uk. 

Nailsworth has a 
new Mayor!

At the meeting of Nailsworth Town 
Council held on Tuesday 18th May, 
Steve Robinson was confirmed as the new 
Mayor of our town. Steve says, ÔI feel very 
honoured to be NailsworthÕs Mayor, having 
been born and brought up in the town, and 
I shall strive to serve the community to 
the best of my ability.Õ He takes over from 
Norman Kay, who has served for 7 years as a 
councillor including the last 3 as Mayor. In this issue of the Nailsworth 
News, Steve pays tribute to Norman and also tells you more about 
himself (see page 4).

Sally Thorpe was elected Deputy Mayor at the same meeting. She 
says ÔI am honoured and thrilled to be able to play a part in such a great 
little town - I am already working hard on the new community centre 
project and want to do more to achieve a more sustainable future for 
Nailsworth.Õ


This edition includes...

¥ Nailsworth Festival - pictures p11

¥ On p3, the first report by Steve 
Robinson, our new Mayor

¥ What is it like to deliver this paper door 
to door? see p6

¥ Nailsworth Subscription Rooms- p8

¥ Feature on Days Mill - p12 & 13

¥ Nailsworth Locavore - p14

¥ New manager at Prices Mill Surgery, p18

¥ Our youth reporter learning to drive - 
p20

¥ WhatÕs happening at Forest Green 
Rovers? p21

FGR saved from 
relegation?

Maybe. ItÕs a nail-biting time, but there is still hope! Martin Stone, our sports reporter, 
explains on page 21.


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Nailsworthy 

A free monthly 
newspaper for the 
parish of Nailsworth 

Kevin Lister

Kevin is a man who cares passionately about 
the future of the planet and the legacy we 
leave to future generations. With governments 
not able to agree on and deliver a lasting global 
agreement at the recent Copenhagen Summit, he 
is convinced that the only way to tackle climate 
change is through local action. ÔThe defining 
issue of our time is climate change; the defining 
challenge is for us to respond to it,Õ he said. ÔThis 
is our moral dilemma.Õ

Kevin has lived in the area since 1988 and in 
Nailsworth since 2000. His concern for the dangers 
caused by global warming developed from his 
interest in systems analysis when he worked as an engineer. He realised the 
fragility of the planet and the need for all of us to act as good stewards for the 
environment. He has now become a vociferous and experienced campaigner. 
He is an active member of ÔPlane Stupid,Õ a group that campaigns against 
airport expansion. In 2007 he organised and set up a mini climate camp at 
Staverton Airport Week called ÔCamp HopeÕ to protest against expansion 
proposals. Demands were made, forcing the airport directors to distribute 
handouts warning the passengers of the dangers of climate change. As a result 
of consistent protest and pressure, there is now a binding agreement to limit 
greenhouse gases from the airport, and Kevin will ensure that this is adhered 
to. He is also a member of ÔBiofuel WatchÕ, for which he was responsible for 
setting up an email campaign against the supermarkets that, at the time, were 
planning to increase their use of biofuels. As a result Tesco, which was the 
largest user, withdrew all its biofuel advertising.

He has his own blog in which he compiles letters to ÔclimateÕ offenders 
Ð organisations and individuals whose actions contribute to climate change. 
Kevin said, ÔThe correspondence with climate offenders shows that when 
there is a conflict between action on climate change and profiteering, climate 
change loses. We must not allow ourselves to be defrauded out of our future by 
ÒGreen-wash.ÓÕ

Kevin is now a Maths lecturer at Cirencester College, and it is here that, 
together with his colleagues, he helps to organise the student environmental 
action group ÔPeople and Planet.Õ This group is aiming to decrease the college 
emissions by 10% in 2010 with a series of initiatives such as car-sharing, 
cycling or walking, and even banning the sale of bottled water. Like many 
crusaders, he practices what he preaches Ð and every working day he cycles to 
and from Cirencester, regardless of the weather conditions.

Should you want further information, Kevin can be contacted through his 
blog on http://kevsclimatecolumn.blogspot.com/.

Mike Brinkworth

(Since this article was written, Kevin has campaigned in the recent General Election 
with enthusiasm and commitment as the Green candidate for Cotswold, enabling him 
to raise the level of local awareness and concern about climate change issues Ð Ed.)


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Feedback

Ruth Gardner, an ex Nailsworth resident, has emailed to say that the small supermarket in what is now Stroud and 
Swindon was called Fine Fare, not Spar as we reported in the article ÔThe way we wereÕ. She believes that Spar was in 
what is now the Co-op.

Jenny BaileyÕs local history questions last month generated many phonecalls. There were apparently four air raid 
shelters on the Chamberlain site. One was demolished, the one below the road was a toilet block for the Bowls Club 
(now a store), the third is their current toilet block and the fourth is the office for Ebley Coaches, much altered. Jenny 
also received information about Plough Cottage at Quaker Chemicals, which was related to her question about Oldways 
in Fewster Road. Thank you, Ray Westbury and others who responded. 

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. Material submitted for publication will only 
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Civic affairs


Town MayorÕs Report

This is my first report in my new capacity as Mayor of Nailsworth. Having been born, schooled and spent 
all my life (apart from when at university) in the town, it is an honour and a privilege to accept this 
responsibility. Just out of interest, my mother lived all her life in Nailsworth and her family records show 
that a predecessor, also named Stephen, lived in the area in 1791.

Our Town Council is proactive, dealing with many aspects of town life, and the councillors themselves 
work extremely hard in a voluntary capacity. I admire our retiring Mayor, who has worked tirelessly for the 
community, and if I can accomplish half of what he has in the town, I shall be very pleased. I have decided to hold a monthly 
ÔsurgeryÕ from 10am Ð 12 noon at the Farmers market in the Mortimer Gardens. The aim of this is to be available to all and 
to pass on information.

Issues currently being discussed by the Town Council include Nailsworth Recreation Centre, the town centre 
redevelopment and the large MUGA (hard surface playing area) in Forest Green. With regard to the MUGA, there is £95,000 
of Redrows 106 money held by Stroud District Council for that project.

To finish, I would like to reiterate that I intend to do my best for our town. Please feel free to contact me (email 
robinsons@fsmail.net or ring 834270) if you have any concerns. Steve Robinson

The future of Nailsworth 
Recreation Centre

The proposed withdrawal of Stroud District Council (SDC) 
funding for Nailsworth Recreation Centre is a major blow 
to that facility, putting its future development and even 
continued existence in jeopardy. Stroud District Council 
officers are working on a report to Cabinet for 30th September, 
after which there will be a decision on the future of SDC's 
involvement with the Centre at the next Council meeting. 

 Nailsworth Town Council is keen that SDC provides more 
time, provides sport expertise, and also tapers the withdrawal 
of funding, which will enable the Town Council to work 
with the primary school and local sports organisations on 
establishing a viable future for the Centre. The Town Council 
therefore agreed at its meeting on 20th April to send the 
following resolution to Stroud District Council:

 Nailsworth Town CouncilÕs resolution

 ÔThat Nailsworth Town Council wishes to see Nailsworth 
Recreation Centre continue to provide sports facilities to the 
residents of Nailsworth and the surrounding area beyond the 
announced intended date of withdrawal by SDC of 31st March 
2011. 

 The Town Council recognises that this would require:

¥ a significant increase in users and reduction in costs;

¥ the support of the local sports communities, possibly 
through a Nailsworth Sports Partnership; 

¥ SDC continuing to provide professional expertise and 
tapering funding beyond 31/4/2011 for a further two 
years; and 

¥ a review of current and proposed sports provision in 
Nailsworth.

 The Town Council will do all it can, in partnership with the 
hosts, Nailsworth Primary School; local sports communities; 
existing users; Stroud District Council and any other 
interested parties, to deliver a viable future for the CentreÕ.

The next steps

The Town Council and the Primary School have agreed a joint 
submission to SDC on how the NRC might operate in the 
future with a significantly lower cost base. This would also 
require the unique recreational facilities available to the town 
at the school to be more intensively used. The Town Council 
is exploring the idea of a Nailsworth Sports Partnership 
to enable all local sports groups to be part of taking this 
forward. An application is to be made to the University of 
Gloucestershire for assistance under the National Graduate 
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Civic affairs


Congratulations to our new MP 
and to returning Councillors 

Since the last edition of the Nailsworth 
News, there have been three elections 
affecting our town. The general election 
saw Neil Carmichael (left) returned 
as Conservative MP for the Stroud 
constituency. We 
congratulate him 
and wish him well, 
but would also 
like to thank the 
outgoing Labour MP David Drew 
(right) for all his hard work on our 
behalf during the past 13 years. He has 
been a truly excellent constituency MP, 
and we have been very lucky to have 
had him looking after our interests.

Rowland Blackwell (left) was re-
elected as Conservative Stroud District 
Councillor for Nailsworth - we offer him 
our congratulations, and also our thanks 
for the work which he has already done 
in this role.

Dorcas Binns 
(right) has been 
returned unopposed to Nailsworth 
Town Council as a Conservative. Her 
dedication and hard work have already 
been widely appreciated during her 
previous service to the town, and it will 
be good to have her back on the local 
team.


Editorial report on Annual Town Meeting

The Annual Town Meeting held on May 17th was a 
welcome opportunity to be reminded of how much 
Nailsworth owes to the army of unpaid volunteers who 
work tirelessly to run our clubs, provide support for those 
who need it, and enrich the culture of our town. A series of 
community reports brought home this point. 

The second half of the meeting was given over to a 
report and discussions about the proposed Forest Green 
Community Centre. The project working group is currently 
awaiting a decision on whether the funding requested from 
the South West Regional Development Agency has been 
agreed, which is likely to be known by the time this paper 
is distributed. Cllr. Thorpe said that if funding applications 
were successful, work on the building would start in July.

The Council, through the Mayor, allowed considerable 
time on the agenda to answer questions about the project 
from local residents Ð this part of the meeting went on for 
more than an hour and a half. Cllrs. Sally Thorpe and Ian 
Crawley joined Cllr. Kay in responding to the questions, 
which were wide ranging and covered issues such as 
costings, parking, proposed users and consultation. The 
session at times became a debate, with some strong feelings 
being expressed from the floor.

Four readers of the Nailsworth News emailed questions 
about the project to us before that meeting. We submitted 
them to the Council in advance on your behalf. The Forest 
Green Working Group, through Cllr. Ian Crawley, provided 
written responses which can be accessed on our website at 
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MayorÕs awards May 2010

At his final civic reception before passing on the chain of office, the Mayor of Nailsworth Cllr. Norman 
Kay honoured local people by presenting awards to those who had made outstanding contributions to the 
community. We congratulate the worthy winners, who are shown below. 


The Nailsworth Shield for outstanding service 
to the town was presented to the Forest Green 
Residents Association, an organisation that has 
worked consistently to improve services and 
the life of residents in the Forest Green area of 
our town since its inception on 19th July 2004. 
It has provided improved childrenÕs play areas 
in Norton Wood and Lawnside; improved the 
police presence in the area; argued the need for 
a community hall, guiding and encouraging its 
provision; and contributed to many other local 
activities. 

Sally Millett, the Mayor, Margaret Marshall 

& Teresa Mauler

The Chamberlain Trophy, given by Mr. James Chamberlain, is not just for 
achievement but also for endeavour. This year it was shared between two 
individuals from different fields of sport, both Ôthe backboneÕ of their respective 
clubs. The first was the chairman of the Nailsworth Tennis Club Mark Peer. Mark 
effectively helped to found the club in 1989. It now boasts four menÕs and three 
ladiesÕ teams, plus regular 
coaching for junior players. 
The second was Mark 
Webb of Shortwood United 
Football Club. Mark took 
over the secretaryÕs position 
temporarily in 1990/1 when 
his predecessor was taken 
ill and has since continued 
as secretary and also as 
groundsman. Last year the 
club came second in the 
Hellenic League, only losing 
out on first position by a tiny 
margin of points. 

The Young PersonÕs Award 
was presented to Luke 
Burrows, who was nominated 
by the Youth Club. Last 
year he set up a team for 
teenagers called Nailsworth 
FC. ÔDuring the summer 
holidays, I found there was 
not much for someone my age 
to do,Õ said Luke. ÔI got bored 
and I am really passionate 
about football so I thought 
I would start a team.Õ The 
team continues to train and on 
16th May entered the 6 a side 
competitions at Stonehouse. 


Mark Webb & Mark Peer


The Nailsworth FestivalÕs 
Arts Award was presented 
to the Nailsworth Dramatic 
Society, as an outstandingly 
talented organisation whose 
contributions to the townÕs 
cultural life warmly deserve 
recognition. Established in 1952, 
the Society presents at least two 
plays each year and contributes 
to the Nailsworth Festival. They 
also have a travelling company 
which produces sketches and song 
routines. 

Luke Burrows & the Mayor

Pauline Scotting, the Mayor & Sue Bateman

Special awards 

Tony Clark, a former poppy appeals organiser and a a stalwart member of the Forest Green and Nailsworth 
Royal British Legion branch, received a 20-year pin from the Legion and a certificate of appreciation. 

Two town councillors, Cllr. Sally Thorpe and Cllr. Ian Crawley were awarded a plaque for their work to 
secure a permanent community hall in Forest Green. 

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Community

Summer Event at Christ 
Church, Newmarket Road

Summer has come at last! The sun is finally 
shining, the scent of flowers perfumes the air and 
gardeners can hardly keep up with everything that is 
happening in their flowerbeds and vegetable patches. 
What better time to take your family to a local 
summer event? Ð or just go on your own! 

Put Saturday 12th June on your diary, and 
plan for an afternoon out in Newmarket Road. The 
event there will start at 2.00 pm in and around the 
Christ Church Rooms. Volunteers have been busy 
behind the scenes, so there are many treats in store 
including a range of interesting stalls. Families are 
well catered for, particularly since there will be a 
craft table for children with options of things to do 
such as making masks. The church will be open to 
visit, and you will be able to see photo albums of 
pictures from yesterday as well as today. After all 
that, you will be ready to relax with a cream tea. 
And to complete the story, there will be local live 
music, since the star attraction for the event will be 
the Nailsworth Training Band, which is of course 
part of the wonderful Nailsworth Town Band. 

The Christ Church team looks forward to 
meeting and welcoming you.

Nailsworth notes - a delivererÕs tale

I love the letter box at number 13. 

It is a good old-fashioned box which accepts the Nailsworth 
News with a welcoming clatter. Others are less cooperative. Modern 
letter boxes are so full of draught-excluders that forcing things 
through them is like spoon-feeding a stubborn toddler; and a curtain 
behind the door regurgitates the paper in the same way. American-
style free-standing mail boxes are fine except when they already 
contain post Ð you try forcing a Nailsworth News on top of a Stroud 
Life! There are also the letter boxes which refuse to open or trap your 
fingers painfully.

And so I come to GATES, which have a variety of problems. 
Some close behind you suddenly, snapping at your heels like a terrier; 
others donÕt open at all and you need to find another way in Ð crossing 
wet lawns, jumping flower beds or negotiating steps in various states 
of repair.

But enough of the moans. Generally it is the inanimate objects 
which prove a problem. The animate objects are much more fun. I 
have met rabbits, ferrets and over-friendly cats. The dogs are usually 
inside the house but there is one which flings itself at the door so hard 
I feel the panels bulge. HeÕs a tail-wagging pit bull - Ôsawft as butter 
Ôe isÕ said the owner Ð but I usually leave the paper at the gate, being 
unwilling to risk it.

And what about the 
people behind the letter 
boxes? Although we 
seldom meet, I do see 
evidence that they exist. 
There is a steaming coffee 
cup on a window sill, or 
an abandoned paint-pot 
and brush next to the gate 
(another hazard to watch out 
for). Sometimes I smell cooking and the elusive whiff of a cigar. Or 
a ringing telephone is answered and Coronation Street wails from an 
open window. I even hear an occasional cheery, ÔThank youÕ.

I rarely meet the people on my delivery round and they donÕt 
know me. I catch a glimpse of their lives, but to them I am just 
a shadow outside the front door heralding the soft slap of the 
Nailsworth News on their doormat. Jenny Barnett


Visitors enjoy the photo archive

To all budding columnists

Do YOU have something to say that would fit well in our ÔNailsworth notesÕ column? 
We are looking for occasional pieces that are: strongly rooted in this town - non-
political - either informative, light-hearted, or quirky - and no longer than 300 
words. We canÕt pay anything Ð the paper is totally run by volunteers Ð but you will 
have the pleasure of seeing your words and your name in print (sorry, we cannot 
accept anonymous contributions). If you are interested, drop an email to editor@
nailsworthnews.co.uk. The EditorÕs decision will be final.


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Community - Cotswold Care Hospice

Nailsworth is fortunate in benefitting from an excellent hospice less than two miles away 
from the town centre, the Cotswold Care Hospice. Its services are available - free of 
charge - to those who are struggling to cope with a life-limiting illness. More than 30 of the 
hospiceÕs volunteers come from our town, and the hospice shop is a feature of Fountain Street 
and a first port of call for many wanting to pass on unwanted goods or pick up sale bargains. 

Below, we feature two requests for help from the hospice. We also tell the story of one 
enterprising local woman who is seeking to do her bit to raise funds by walking 192 miles!

ÔHospice care is about 
helping people to live 
well throughout their 
illness from diagnosis 
onwards, and not just 
about care in the last 
days of life.Õ

Get your walking shoes on!

The charity is staging its women-only Cotswold Midnight 
Walks in Cirencester on 25th June and in Gloucester on 
3rd September. So far, more than 1,000 walkers have 
signed up to take part in the 10-mile walk.

ÔItÕs a fantastic girlsÕ night out,Õ said Vicki Hayward, 
Senior Events Manager at the hospice. ÔBut 
it is also a very important fundraiser for us. 
Last year the walkers raised enough money 
to run the hospice for more than a month.Õ

You must register in advance by logging 
on to www.fancyagirlsnightout.com, and 
can complete as little Ð or as much - of the 
walk as you want. It starts at Deer Park 
School and there will be minibuses to 
collect those who do not wish to complete 
the 10 miles. Scores of men are also needed 
as volunteers and marshals. For further 
details please contact Vicki Hayward on 
886868.

Volunteer drivers and ÔmatesÕ needed

Cotswold Care Hospice is appealing for part-time drivers to help 
with a new house collection service to begin later this year. The 
new service means that drivers will visit peopleÕs homes to pick 
up donations (which may include furniture) for the hospiceÕs chain 
of 10 local shops. The charity desperately needs more volunteers 
in order to make this happen. 

If you can spare a morning 
or an afternoon weekly and 
either have experience of van 
driving and a clean driving 
licence, or could help out with 
collections as a driversÕ mate, 
then please contact Adrian 
Price at the hospice on 836715 
or email adrian.price@
cotswoldcare.org.uk.


Volunteers equip walkers at last yearÕs event


Hospice volunteer to take WainwrightÕs path

Some of you may know Jane Hutton, pictured on the left, who has lived in Nailsworth 
for the past 36 years and is a volunteer in the Fountain Street Cotswold Care Hospice 
Shop. JaneÕs husband passed away in late 2008. He received help from the Hospice, 
and Jane herself is very grateful for the support she has been given since that time to 
assist in coping with her loss.

 In July this year Jane will be following Alfred WainwrightÕs ÔCoast to CoastÕ walk 
to raise funds for the Hospice. Starting in St Bees on the Cumbrian Coast, she will 
walk to Robin HoodÕs Bay on the North Yorkshire Coast - 192 
miles. The walk goes through three National Parks, and Jane 
plans to complete it in just 13 days.

Jane says, ÔEvery year the Hospice helps more than 500 
people with life-limiting illnesses and their families. I hope that 
some readers will support their work by sponsoring me, for any 
amount however small. Every donation will make a difference. 
I have set up a Just Giving page, www.justgiving.com/
janescoast2coast.Õ

 Jane will be covering the costs of the walk herself, so all 
donations will go directly to the hospice.

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Community

Nailsworth Subscription Rooms

For the first 100 years of its life it was ÔThe 
Subscription RoomsÕ, the name being a reminder that 
it was built (in 1852) by public subscription. Only in 1960 
was the building 
sold. It became the 
premises of a BoysÕ 
Club, affiliated to 
both the National 
Association of Boys 
Clubs (NABC) and 
the Gloucestershire 
Association of Boys 
Clubs. In 2000 
considerations of 
health and safety 
in the building 
precipitated its 
closure and there 
was serious talk 
of selling the 
building and the 
associated site for 
development. This 
was averted and it then became known as the (old) BoyÕs 
Club, run by a newly constituted registered charity the 
ÔNailsworth Youth and Community EnterpriseÕ, NYCE. 

Now, according to its excellent website (www.
nailsworthsubrooms.org.uk), this building is again, 
Nailsworth Subscription Rooms and it is very much a get-
up-and-go operation. For example:

¥ They have received £30,000 from the Arkell 
Bequest and work will soon start on the provision 
of a proper toilet block and revamped kitchen 
facilities. 

¥ The building is now in good repair; the main hall 
has been beautifully redecorated (with help from 
Leyhill prisoners) and there are new curtains and 
windows. 

¥ The committee (chaired by John Rowley) is a 
dynamic group which has good relations and 
rapport with the Nailsworth Tennis Club, the 
Nailsworth Youth Club and with the successor to 
the NABC, the National Association of Clubs for 
Young People (NACYP). 

The overarching goal of the project is to provide facilities 
and activities for young people, but the hall and rooms 
are also available to rent by other users. For instance, we 
told you in November about the Nailsworth Community 
Workshop set up in the building by Gavin Pond and Pam 
Brown. That is now going great guns. When we visited, 
young people were working on an electric guitar, making 
a wooden box, doing leather-work and rejuvenating an 
ancient gramophone, amongst other things (the picture 
below shows jewellery produced from a workshop.)

If you have 
suggestions 
about the project, 
the committee 
would welcome 
them. There is a 
questionnaire on 
their website (see 
above) or you 
can pick up paper 
copies from Shiny 
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help is always welcome. They are particularly looking (1) 
for people interested in running activities for young people 
Ð contact a committee member (again, see the website) and 
(2) for someone with the legal background necessary to 
navigate charity commission law!


The building in earlier days....

How to book the Subscription 
Rooms

Interested in making a booking? email 

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The Birth of a Healthier Nailsworth

At a recent planning meeting of the Nailsworth Health Partnership the 
group made plans to fulfil its mission to bring healthier lifestyle information, 
education and activities to the local community.

The Partnership has the support of the local health service practice, the 
Natural Health Centre, other local working and retired health professionals, 
informed volunteers, retired/ older people and parents.

Watch out for future planned activities of the group. If you have any 
skills or time to volunteer to the partnership please ring 834000 or email 
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Community & schools

A busy time ahead for St DominicÕs pupils

I am pleased to report that SATs tests have been completed for this year 
and we await the results sometime in early July. Now we are able to 
look forward to the activities ahead. Next week Year 5/6 will be on their 
residential trip to PGL (an 
organisation that provides 
school trips and children's 
adventure holidays.) This 
trip is the annual focal 
point for many of the 
junior children; especially 
those who enjoy the 
challenge and excitement 
of abseiling, kayaking, raft 
building, high ropes etc Ð 
not to mention the fun of 
the dormitory (midnight feasts and the usual high jinks!) This year we will 
be taking 29 children and four members of staff.

The infant classes will also be out later this month Ð Class 1 will 
be visiting Westonbirt as part of their topic on plants and growing, and 
Class 2 will be visiting SS Great Britain (pictured above) as part of their 
transport topic.

The last week of this term will be a global awareness week. We have 
invited four visitors to provide a range of exciting events; children will 

Local Hero

This 
monthÕs 
local hero 
is Corinne 
Lee. 
Sitting 
on the 
bus from 
Stroud one 
day, she 
noticed that 
another 
passenger (Jean Wiltshire, from 
Nailsworth) had left her handbag 
on the bus. Corinne asked the bus 
driver to let her off, investigated to 
find out JeanÕs surname and address 
and then walked more than a mile 
back to Nailsworth on what was a 
very hot day to hand the bag over in 
person Ð an act of great generosity 
and community spirit. 

 
enjoy a steel drum day, an 
African dance day and days 
learning about Islam and Egypt. 
Our intention is to raise awareness 
of cultural differences and build 
community cohesion. I look 
forward to sharing some pictorial 
insights with you in the next issue 
of this paper.

Finally, a date for your diary. 
The school/parish bazaar will be 
held at the school on Saturday 
10th July.

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Schools

Horsley School pupils 
become designers

A warm welcome to long summer days. 
Traditional May Day celebrations were led 
by our very own ÔJack in the GreenÕ alias George 
Stevens, the oldest boy in school, whose mother 
was our May Queen many years ago! 

This term has many exciting projects 
enriching our childrenÕs learning and lives - 
including Class 3Õs project on Homes, Class 4Õs 
brilliant model of an eco-friendly swimming Pool 
for the County Technology Challenge, and a Year 
5 Pinhole Camera Day with Citizen Photographer 
Simon Pizzey. The children learned about the 
pioneers of photography, looked at cameras 
through the ages and photographed places around 
the village using pin-hole cameras made from 
everything from a biscuit tin to a large rubbish 
bin. It was great fun and the results are amazing. 

The children are now busy putting finishing 
touches to their garden at the Rococo Gardens, 
Painswick. Throughout the year the school 
has been working with garden designer Paul 
Hervey-Brookes on creating this garden from 
scratch based on 
RenoirÕs painting, 
ÔThe UmbrellasÕ. 
100 posts have 
been located 
as the structure 
for the garden, 
and planting is 
underway for 
what will be a 
summer garden to 
remember. 

Finally, design 
is in the air, as 
the infant classes 
will be completely 
revamped over 
the summer 
to provide an 
exciting outside 
area for our 
reception children 
and the village 
playgroupÕs pre-
school session.

 Martin Fry

TeachersÕ despair ÐÕHow much more noise?Õ 

It has been a 
very noisy time 
at Nailsworth CE 
Primary! The builders 
are here and we 
have been following 
their progress as 
they revamp our 
new spectacular 
classrooms. 
Walls have been 
demolished, floors 
have been stripped 
and skips have been 
filled. Headaches galore as the sound waves 
reverberate around the school. One new 
classroom is complete Ð painted, carpeted, 
tiled and internet ready! Now the builders have 
moved down to KS1 and the Nursery.

(News report & photographs from Matthew Aspinall & Bel Griffin, Year 5 pupils)


More changes afoot at Nailsworth Primary 

Well done, all the Year 6 children who have taken their end of Keystage 
test in the past month, for their hard work and determination. Their time 
here will now end with a residential in South Wales, Alice in Wonderland (their 
end of year show) and time at Woodchester Manor.

Building work at the school continues at a rapid pace, with the first of 
the newly refurbished classrooms now being enjoyed by Phase 1 staff and 
children. We have extra funding to completely refurbish the new Reception 
class, which will be ready for 1st September. There are still places available, 
and we would be delighted to show you the changes that are happening.

More changes... the school kitchen is receiving a complete overhaul to 
allow better provision of hot cooked meals (including meals for other local 
schools.) Our beautiful pond is also being completed this month; it has a 
dipping bridge, viewing platform and benches. Gifts of pond plants and 
wildlife - including fish - would be much appreciated.

As part of our continued commitment to improving learning opportunities 
in school, we are keen to develop our links with local people, groups and 
places to provide first hand and inspiring experiences for our children. As next 
yearÕs themes are agreed, we will let you know.

DonÕt miss our Summer Fete on Saturday 10th July, 11am to 2pm and 
our very first Car Boot sale on Sunday 13th June. All the profits are directly 
spent on the childrenÕs education. You are also welcome to our Drama 
ClubÕs production of Hairspray in July (dates to be confirmed.) Tickets will 
be available soon from Festivity in Fountain Street or the School Office on 
832382.

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colleague) - Angie Angell from Rotary on parking 
duty - some of The Ruskin Mill Singers - Bea 
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The DayÕs Mill Story

One of the pleasures of living in 
the Stroud Valleys is the rich 
heritage of mills that surround us. 
These are a legacy of the expansion 
and development of the woollen 
industry from the seventeenth 
century onwards, utilising the 
local plentiful supply of water and 
fullers earth. In this edition of the 
Nailsworth News we are focusing 
on DayÕs Mill - its history, and its 
current role in our town. 

(The early drawings of the mill on this page are 
reproduced courtesy of the Town Archives.)


Timeline from 1700 - (some 
dates are approximate)

Early 1700s - the main stone 
building was erected by Jeremiah 
Day as a fulling mill. 

1715 - it was enlarged to become 
the largest building in Nailsworth. 
The way through the town was then 
up TabramÕs Pitch, down Church 
Street, across to Market Street and 
on to the Britannia Inn.

By 1784 - Jeremiah and Daniel 
Day had a thriving cloth making 
business in the Mill, storing 
raw wool and housing fulling 
stocks and warehousing for the 
finished goods. Handlooms were 
used. Cloth was racked on tenter 
hooks to dry (in the area now 
covered by Old Market, Raffles 
Wine Warehouse and the Indian 
restaurant) and there would have 
been a drying house at the bottom 
of Spring Hill.

1810-20 - the loom shed was 
erected (currently occupied by 
Nailsworth Garage.)

By 1841 - The 
Mill consisted 
of a clothing 
mill, dyehouse, 
workshops, counting 
house, press shops, 
steam engine 
house, wool and 
teasel store, ponds, 
reservoirs and Ôland 
covered with water 
and edificesÕ. There 
were also two power 
looms and a steam 
engine. 

Timeline from 1875 on

1875 - cloth making ceased 
at the Mill. 

1883 - used for flock and 
shoddy production. 

1890 - Newman Hender & 
Co. rented part of the space 
for a brass foundry. When 
they vacated the loom shed, 
it was used as a silk mill by a 
firm of silk throwsters which 
had moved from Chalford.

1892 - Alphonso Davis 
acquired the property and 
transformed it into two shops 
with living accommodation 
above, setting the mill back 
to create Fountain Street and 
what became the A46. The 
ground floor became a large 
shop area selling furniture 
and this business - together 
with their removal company 
and the silk mill - continued 
to thrive.

1964 Ð 65 - the ponds were 
filled in to make 
way for Old 
Market, Bus 
Station and car 
park.

1972 onward - a 
member of the 
Davis family 
brought cloth 
making back to 
the mill; stoles, 
scarves, ties 
and rugs were 
woven. 

2006 - the Davis 
family sold the 
mill. 

Part of the mill as it is today, viewed from just off Old 
Market where the stream still runs under the building, 
and the water controls for the water wheel and emptying 
the millponds can be found. 


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Our grateful 
thanks to the 
Nailsworth 
Town 
Archives for 
pictures and 
research - 
we couldnÕt 
do these 
features 
without 
them!

New road built for the twentieth century 

Today, DayÕs Mill stands between Old Market and Fountain Street. However, before 1894 Fountain Street did not exist. 
Nailsworth then underwent probably the biggest redevelopment of the past 200 years, when a new road - which was 
eventually to become the A46 - was built to link Upper and Lower Nailsworth. It is probably hard for anyone alive to today 
to imagine what the area looked like before that time. The 1930s aerial photo on the right (note the millpond at top left) and 
the map on the left show the changes. Note that there is no Old Market - that was not constructed until the 1960s.

To make space for Fountain Street, the front section of DayÕs Mill had to be truncated.

What is left of the mill now?

ÔDayÕs Mill consists of three main sections: the brick built 
frontage on Fountain Street, a stone built block to the rear 
and a later 3 storey brick extension (probably for an engine).Õ

(Extract from Nailsworth Design Statement, NCP, 

October 2008)

The end of an era

ÔThe sale of DayÕs Mill is now complete and the property is 
now ÔDayÕs Mill PartnershipÕ owned by Michael and David 
Nichols. With the sale, the long association of DayÕs Mill with 
the Davis family comes to an end.Õ

(From the Nailsworth News, September 2006)

Days Mill in 2010 - local businesses flourish on the mill site 

The DayÕs Mill site, and the buildings as they are today, host a number of local businesses. Below are photos of a 
selection of the signs that can be seen on walls around the site. In recent NN issues we have mentioned Gologo, Global 
Furniture, Auspicious Furniture and The Garage, which all operate in and around the rear entrance to Days Mill (Global 
Furniture is on Fountain Street as well.) Mother Hubbard abuts. There is also Cooper dÕAbo Catering and Cotswold 
Costumes (the fancy dress hire shop) which we will endeavour to cover in in the future. Watch this space!


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Green matters

By Claire Stapleton

LetÕs take a food tour in Nailsworth, eating 
only locally sourced items

You can start the day with a chunk of a Hobbs freshly baked scrumptious 
local loaf (pictured below), alongside a dollop of Cotswold Honey or 
poached Sherston eggs. Or if you fancy a nice pastry, Green Spirit stock 
them from the Authentic 
Bread Company (Newent just 
north of Gloucester). 

Then at lunchtime, how 
about some local game 
(Leonards) and a fresh 
salad or vegetables from 
BrimscombeÕs global organic 
market (via Green Spirit)? 
You might feel in the mood 
for whipping up some of 
LucyÕs dairy cream (Folly 
Farm) to serve with fruit on a 
Cotswold Meringue (made at Terretts Mill in Newmarket). Wash it down 
with a glug of Cotswold Spring Water from Ash - which has nothing to 
do with the volcano!

As something different for a 
mid-afternoon snack, try Enid & 
EthelÕs savoury popcorn (Terretts 
Mill). 

If the weather is picking up 
you may want to set the BBQ 
into action using Cotswold 
Charcoal from Westonbirt (via 
Green Spirit), and pop on some 
Gloucestershire sausages or 
Nailsworth Spicy Sausages. 

Are YOU a ÔNailsworth 
Locavore?Õ 

Keen to buy UK or locally produced 
products but get confused by labelling? 
YouÕre not the only one! 

There is so much to think about when 
buying. Is the item fresh, local, organic, mindful 
of animal welfare, eco friendly, fairly traded, 
reasonably priced?... the list goes on. Origin is 
one of the factors, but does labelling make it 
clear where goods come from? 

The answer is, Ôit depends.Õ At present, 
'place of origin' labelling is mostly voluntarily 
supplied. Food can come from thousands 
of miles away from the selling point - it is 
even legal to label it as British provided it 
is processed in the UK, though the main 
ingredients may have come from abroad. 
However, many companies, individuals, farmers 
and co-operatives are keen to be open and push 
origin as a selling factor. And of course, some of 
the key aims of buying locally are to support the 
local economy and to reduce transportation and 
environmental costs.

What does this mean to Nailsworth 
shoppers? Well, here's to championing The 
Nailsworth Locavore! (A 'locavore' is someone 
who prefers to eat locally grown and produced 
food). In this context, ÔlocalÕ includes foods 
produced by nearby independent farmers, or - 
it can be argued - any product made within a 
30/35 mile radius - for example, Evesham is just 
within a 35 mile radius of us, and it produces 
the best asparagus in the world. 

We certainly wouldnÕt go hungry if we could 
only buy from our area. Most Nailsworth food 
shops support local producers. As always, it is 
impossible to mention them all so apologies to 
those we have missed. However, leading the 
pack for locally grown produce must surely be 
the Nailsworth 
Farmers Market, 
held every fourth 
Saturday in 
the Mortimer 
Gardens. 
WilliamÕs, Shiny 
Goodness, 
Bramleys, 
Green Spirit and 
Leonards (to 
name but a few) 
also sell local 
produce. 


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Local sourcing

Local sourcing of goods you canÕt eat!

On the previous page, we looked at some of the stores in Nailsworth 
where you can find locally sourced food. But of course, it isnÕt just 
food that can come from nearby suppliers. We are spoilt for choice in 
our town, and regrettably can only mention a few of the shops this time 
around.

 Among those selling local produce are Jane Chaston's jewellery 
workshop in Church Street; gorgeous textiles from Catherine Kingzett 
at One Fat Quarter in Mills Yard; pottery at Studio Works; and 
Cotswold Craftsmen (exhibitions regularly change). The Blue Door 
Company features local artists in the gallery, jewellery from Tracey 
Purshouse and pictures from Yasmine Wigglesworth (certainly not to 
be confused with Nigglesworth!) If you're in need of a new magnifying 
glass, the ones on the counter at Brutons are made locally and 
Jacaranda sells local bedding plants. 

There are many more locally sourced goods to be picked up Ð call in 
at almost any Nailsworth store and ask about their stock.

Feeding Nailsworth Ð a talk 
by Fi Macmillan 

¥ What does the future look like?

¥ Where does our food come from? 

¥ What is the production capacity of land 
here?

¥ How would you like to get involved in 
projects to enable more local growing?

Fi Macmillan, Researcher & Green 
District Councillor, will be addressing 
these issues on Tues 15 June at 7.30 pm in 
NailsworthÕs Mortimer Room. Fi is well 
known and respected locally, and her talk 
is bound to be interesting, informative and 
topical. Come and hear what she has 

to say, then join in the 
discussion afterwards. 

This event has 
been organised by 
GoGrow Nailsworth. 
Further information is 
available on 835478. 
The event is free, 
though donations are 
welcome.


ÔThe principal reason for buying locally is supporting 
the local economy, keeping it alive and thriving. If a 
consumer spends their money on a product that has 
been made locally, the cost of that product supports the 
manufacturer and the whole local infrastructure that has 
gone into its production.Õ 

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Green matters

ÔHow many kinds of sweet flowers 
grow?Õ

Jenny Bailey has written to tell us about what is being done 
with the churchyard at Our Lady of the Annunciation 
Catholic Church at Woodchester. Her letter paints a 
wonderful picture of English wildflowers in spring. She asks if 
readers have heard of the Living Churchyard Project - caring 
for God's Acre? This entails leaving small areas of grass 
uncut to allow the prolific existing wild flowers to blossom 
and multiply, and add to them by careful planting. The 
snowdrops and crocuses mentioned in a previous article have 
now been followed by a multitude of primroses, one oxlip so 
far and ladies' smock or cuckoo flower. Last year campions, 
moondaisies, toadflax (eggs and bacon), etc. were planted in a 
swathe below a wall. Jenny is looking forward to seeing what 
comes up this summer providing the mowing regime works as 
it should. The flowers (one is shown below) will all provide 
food for bees, butterflies and other insects. Ferns, lichens 
and mosses can also be 
found amongst the old 
gravestones, with plenty 
of ivy-leaved toadflax in 
the wall crevices. 

Later this year, 
the children at St. 
DominicÕs School will 
be conducting a wildlife 
survey. The presence of 
moles and badgers in 
the churchyard is already known, but there may also be grass 
snakes and slow worms, all sorts of insects, bats and birds as 
well as the butterflies and bees. There has to be sensitive grass 
cutting management since people like an open churchyard to 
be kept tidy, but the wild flower areas can be kept longer. 

 Finally, Jenny points out that all the used flower arranging 
material is composted and greenbox items are recycled. 

Bees for a better orchard

Rockness Trust Orchard has been selected as one of 
900 projects to take part in this years' CSV (Community 
Service Volunteers) Action Earth campaign, supported 
by Morrisons Supermarket. The UN has declared 2010 
to be The International Year of Biodiversity and the 
campaign celebrates life on earth and aims to raise 
awareness of the need to protect our natural resources. 

The Rockness project is called 'Bees for a Better 
Orchard' and the plan is to spend the £50 grant on 
ways to encourage the bumble and solitary bees that 
will later pollinate the fruit tree flowers and give us a 
better harvest. What better idea then, than to aproach the 
locally based Global Bee Project? 

The photo shows Managing Director Jessie Jowers 
(right) passing Ann Marshall the two bee boxes funded 
through Action Earth, and providing advice on where 
to put them 
and on other 
actions that 
would help the 
bee population. 
Jessie was 
impressed by 
the features 
the site already 
provides. 
Rockness 
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to be given 
Bee Guardian 
status. Rockness 
residents will put up the bee boxes and make bee 
holes in fallen logs on Sunday 6th June from 10-11am. 
Anyone else is welcome to come along too. Phone 
833857 for more information.


Monthly Nailsworth Market - GoGrow Produce Stall

During the fruitful next few months, the GoGrow stall is a place where you can bring your surplus produce to sell. (It costs only 
10% towards the stallÕs costs, 5% if you stay to help). Contact Liz Child to let them know that you intend to bring produce (on 
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Minding our own business

Bill AffleckÕs roundup of business news

Liz offers expert financial advice

We said sheÕd be back - and she 
is! Liz Odell is now open for 
business with her new company, 
The English Mutual Group. 
Formed in the mid 1990s, it 
was developed from a single 
Worcester independent financial 
practice renowned not only for 
its advisory and administrative 
excellence, but also for its 
visionary thinking as to how financial services should 
be delivered in the modern era. Liz has spent the last 
5 months researching a variety of financial advice 
companies, in addition to her 3 weeks in Haiti as a 
volunteer with the charity Shelterbox.

Liz says: ÔI decided to join English Mutual because 
they are an independent, locally owned company who 
believe in and deliver good old fashioned customer 
service. I will be able to offer all of the services that my 
clients are used to, and I will also be working alongside 
other advisers who are specialists in mortgages, 
employee benefit schemes, general insurance and 
private medical insurance.Õ Contact her on 07762 
204905 or lizodell@englishmutual.com.

Improve your dogÕs well-being with 
Canine Touch

Our pets get 
stressed too! 
Kathy Andrews 
has been working 
with horses and 
ponies for many 
years and last year 
she extended her 
range to ÔCanine 
TouchÕ, a holistic 
bodywork regime 
for dogs of all 
ages. It's a very 
gentle but effective 
form of work that has many benefits for all aspects of the 
dog's well-being. ItÕs a technique in its infancy and Kathy 
is still collecting case histories which show real benefits. 
As she says: ÔI can't perform miracles, but given the right 
opportunities, animals never cease to amaze me by making 
miracles of their ownÕ. You can contact Kathy on 836459 or 
e-mail kathyandrews@btinternet.com. DonÕt forget that 
veterinary permission must always be sought before anyone 
can offer bodywork on your pet.


Kathy with Ziggy, Tomos & Pup

Low interest loans for locals - no savings needed

Stroud Valleys Credit Union (SVCU) have been running a service in Forest Green 
for several years, providing a safe home for savings and offering low interest loans 
based on those savings. Now they are about to offer loans to Nailsworth residents who 
are on low incomes, without their needing to build up their savings first. From 1st 
June Nailsworth residents on low income can apply for a loan at an interest rate of 2% 
per month (26.8% APR). This compares with 250% APR being charged by doorstep 
lenders. Borrowers will have to supply evidence of identity, address and income. 
Once the application form has been accepted a credit check will be carried out and 
the loan will be available within a few days. The Credit Union have been amongst 
the first to utilise the Forest Green Community Hall; their representatives are there 
Wednesdays 2.30 to 4 pm.

ItÕs Ôall changeÕ at 
the bookshop

Rumours are that 
the Yellow-Lighted 
Bookshop is going to 
move into Fountain Street 
to take the site vacated 
by Edward Jones; at any 
rate they are closed - with 
enquiries directed to the 
Tetbury shopÉ Watch 
this space!


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Minding our own business

Welcoming a new face 
at our 
surgery

Duncan Mann 
is the new 
Practice Manager 
at Prices Mill 
Surgery. Duncan 
comes from 
Minchinhampton 
and is pleased 
to have come 
back to a job in 
the area. HeÕs a seasoned Practice Manager, 
having most recently worked for a practice in 
Guildford. 

Duncan has been very impressed with 
what he found at Prices Mill, and feels that the 
practice is well ahead of the game in several 
aspects. No two practices are the same and all 
have to respond to ever-changing technology 
and guidelines from Government and the 
Primary Care Trusts; itÕs definitely a dynamic 
job. One of the trends is a rebalancing between 
what is done at the GP level and what the big 
hospitals do. Now, about 90% of cases are 
ÔcaughtÕ at the GP level without involving 
trips to hospitals. ItÕs cost effective, but it does 
mean GPs taking on diagnoses and treatment 
they might previously have referred to the 
hospital. 

Having been married to a GP, Duncan has 
seen both sides of the problems of out of hours 
service and weekend working. We donÕt live 
in the era of Dr Findlay. Duncan is very keen 
on integrating the practice into the community 
with a good and developing website (www.
pricesmill.co.uk) and newsletters, etc. HeÕs 
keen to support the rebirth of the Nailsworth 
Health Partnership now being piloted by Nick 
Peters - see page 8 for more about that.

Award-winning tattooist comes to 
Nailsworth

SPYKZ Tattoo has recently opened for business at The Old Cross, 
Market Street. Martin Stone, our reporter (who confesses that he has 
never been into a tattoo parlour before) was very impressed. Sharon 
(front of house) is an absolute delight and makes everyone feel warm 
and relaxed with her beaming smile and chat. But it is Jon Deane 
(pictured) who owns the business and runs the show. The various 
tattoos on his arms shows that he knows his business after being in 
the industry for 20+ years. He first started in Stroud many years ago 
and after going into the building trade later he was lured back into 
tattooing by popular demand.

Jon is registered with the 
Tattoo Club of GB, Association 
of Professional Tattoo Artists and 
has won awards in the past for 
his work and designs. He is very 
strict about age limits and the 
professional side of the business. 

Sharon and Jon are more than 
happy to discuss ideas and designs 
with you. Prices start from £25. 
Please contact them on 836343 
or info@spykzt.co.uk about 
consultations and your own ideas 
for designs etc. Jon is a specialist 
in Ôone off custom designs.Õ They 
are open Tuesdays Ð Saturdays, 
10 Ð 6, and late opening till 8 
Thursdays. Check out the website 
at www.spykzt.co.uk.


Volcanic fallout affects local fliers

We talked to the folk at Miles Morgan about the volcanic dust 
flight problems. Yes, their clients had been caught up in the chaos 
(as had the CompanyÕs owner, Miles Morgan himself.) Staff at 
the Nailsworth office had at least given a sympathetic hearing to 
stranded travellers and this had been much appreciated (flowers 
and chocolates to show for it!) What they could do practically 
was obviously limited but at least they were there when they were 
needed, more than could always be said for some of the travel 
companies. Travellers on organised tours fared much better than 
people travelling on their own; tour operators found, and paid for 
hotel accommodation. ThereÕs a lesson in this!

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Bits and pieces

Christkindl is coming back! 

We are barely half way through the year and may not want to be thinking about 
Christmas just yet, but there is good news. That much loved Nailsworth event 
Christkindl will be back this year! The date will be Friday, 26th November, so put 
it in your diary now while you remember. 

If that isn't enough excitement, there will be a Nailsworth Summer Ball on 
Saturday, 14th August to raise funds for the magical Christkindl night. Full details 
on how to buy tickets will appear in the next issue of this paper and on posters 
throughout town. 

From Our LadyÕs 
Church

Thank you again to our young mums 
for the refreshments after Mass once 
a month. They have really taken 
off. The only way to build a strong 
community is to encourage every age 
group to socialise and share ideas. 

 Four members of the choir sing 
with Nailsworth Ecumenical Choir. 
They all enjoyed the performance 
of Haggadah at the unveiling of the 
Last Supper painting at St. George's 
recently, which they found inspiring. 

Jenny Bailey

Nigglesworth

Big golfing umbrellas are cheap, they are practical, and they certainly do a 
good job of keeping the rain off. But as their name implies, they were originally 
intended for using out on the greens. If you MUST put one up in Nailsworth, 
please be very careful when on a narrow 
pavement such as Fountain Street. It is no fun 
being sideswiped or poked in the eye!


Did you know that...

...in previous centuries the expression 
Ôa man of NailsworthÕ is said to 
have meant someone unreliable, 
untrustworthy or at best apt to drive 
a hard bargain? Roy Palmer reports 
this in his 1994 book Folklore of 
Gloucestershire, and says that it 
derives from sharp practice in the 
textile trade, such as stretching fabric 
to make it seem longer than it really 
was. Nothing is said about WOMEN of 
Nailsworth, so either they were more 
honest or nobody dared to criticise 
them!


Pacerpole walks changed

Pam Browne tells us that following the 
editorial in recent issues of NN and 
interest gained, she is planning a series 
of fitness walks on a Monday evening 
over the summer Ð see WhatÕs On. The 
emphasis will be on posture and how it 
affects ability to sustain a level of fitness 
through walking. Pacerpoles will be 
provided and their use explained. There 
will be a charge of £3.00 per session, and 
each will be from 60 Ð 90 minutes. Call 
Pam on 832907 for more information. 


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Youth matters / Sport

Clutch down, into gear, accelerateÉ
the car gave a heavy lurch forward, 
and we were off! ÔConcentrate!Õ, I 
told myself as we began to gather 
momentum and velocity. I have to 
admit, I was surprised at how much 
speed you can achieve with such little 
pressure on the pedal. We travelled 
faster and faster, my foot not leaving 
the floor. The world around me 
became a blur. My Dad, usually the conscientious Ô30mph is 
fast enoughÕ driver seemed to be screaming like a madman: 
ÔFaster! You can go faster!Õ I could barely hear him above 
the tremendous noise of the mighty engine. At this rate 
we were surely going to join the gliders in the sky! I was 
truly terrified. In this moment of panic, I glanced at the 
speedometerÉÉÉ.we were doing 11mph!

Maybe thereÕs more to this driving lark than I first 
thought. 

Roll on summer!

By our youth reporter Mile Kilcooley

(You say that the sun beams all day long in June, Mike 
- really? Are you sure that you donÕt live in Nailsworth, 
Melbourne? - Ed)

Gearing up for summer

June is upon us! For many of us, the 
highlights of this month include the 
end of exams and the start of the summer 
holidays. The sun beams all day long and 
itÕs hard to put your mind to much else. 
However, for me June means one thingÉ 
my birthday! 

I will be 17 on the day before the 
Summer Solstice (the 20th June in English) 
so this summer I can start learning to drive. Many of my mates 
are already on the road, and IÕm keen to join in. However 
driving isnÕt always fun and games, it takes time and money 
(lots of money) to get going, and even when you do it can be 
dangerous. A recent safety talk at my school revealed some 
frightening statistics about young people and driving:

¥ 40% of road deaths are young drivers.

¥ In the UK, male drivers aged 17-20 are seven times 
more at risk than all male drivers and between the 
hours of 2am and 5am their risk is 17 times higher.

¥ 25% of the convictions for causing death by dangerous 
driving are for drivers under 20, even though this age 
group represents just 3% of all drivers. 

I plan to start better than this. For my birthday IÕve been 
promised six driving lessons, and as an introduction my Dad 
took me to Aston Down Airfield for a cheeky 

practice run in his 4x4.

It was the first time I had even been fully 
responsible for a vehicle, and I felt nervous and 
excited. However, driving is simple isnÕt it? 
IÕve played Mario Kart before; press right to go 
forward, left to stop, crash? Éthen reset. It was 
going to be a breeze!


Bowling Ð a sport for everyone

Would you like to find a hobby, sport or pastime that gives you the opportunity 
to get out and about and meet people? Something you could learn quite quickly 
without hours of training? Something that is not expensive? Possibly something 
that is competitive and gives you a sense of achievement? But then if someone 
suggested bowls, would you be likely to say, oh, that is for the elderly? 

It is unfortunate that bowls has been given a bad press, with the image that 
it is only a gentle game for older folk. Nothing could be further from the truth. 
The best bowlers are likely to be well below retirement age. When played by 
younger people, the game becomes very competitive, requiring strategy and 
cunning together with a variety of shots. Bowls can be played by people of all 
ages, abilities and genders. It is an ideal sport for all members of your family to 
enjoy together. 

The best bowlers can achieve selection for national and international teams. 
Only a few will reach that level, but everyone has the chance to succeed locally. 
If you were to take up bowls you could either play at a friendly level or aspire to 
take part in competitions Ð the choice is yours. 

Why not come along to Nailsworth Mills Bowls Club on Nailsworth Mills 
Industrial Estate? You will be made welcome on any Friday evening, when you 
can try bowls for yourself. Bring your friends and family and discover a new 
ability. The Club has both menÕs and ladies teams in local leagues and county 
leagues. We are always looking for new players. Come and try it! 

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Sport

WhatÕs happening at Forest Green Rovers? 

The biggest award at the end 
of season prize giving went to 
Jonathan Smith (pictured right) 
as the ÔSupportersÕ Player of the 
YearÕ It was thoroughly deserved. 
Now we have to hope that he will 
stay on for next season, along 
with other good players. 

It is a pity that money now 
rules our game. Players have to 
earn a living, so who can blame 
those who donÕt feel that they can 
afford to stay on as amateurs? 
As for the clubÕs wider financial 
problems, they are still throwing 
a long shadow. Maybe a whole 
new structure of FGR will be 
needed, with more emphasis on 
marketing its excellent facilities? 
For example, how many use the 
Leisure / Fitness Suite etc? How 
many even know about it in detail? Can FGR advertise more widely 
about what it can offer for conferences and dining etc? If there were 
any easy answers though, no doubt they would already have been 
found. A new Board is now operational. See the FGR website for the 
latest information. 

Does anyone have a few hundred thousand pounds (and the rest!) 
going spare? According to the BBC sports website the Club is up for 
sale with debts to cover. No doubt we will know more by the time of 
our July issue.

Can relegation be avoided at the last moment?

FGR supporters have been braced for relegation for weeks now, 
but there is still a chance that a Club or two above us will go into 
liquidation, saving us by default. That happened a few years ago, so we 
live in hope! It is a real possibility still. Rumours are rife after talking 
to the Club today. Yes, Salisbury have been relegated after failing to 
meet financial requirements. However, they have 3 weeks to appeal, so 
not is all safe yet. 

Where have all the old 
boys gone?

As part of the Nailsworth Games on 26th 
June, Nailsworth Phoenix table tennis 
club (who play at the ÔOld Boys ClubÕ 
aka Subscription Rooms) are trying to 
locate as many ex ÔBoys ClubÕ table 
tennis players as possible. If you are one, 
or know of an ex player who may be 
interested in coming along for a game, 
please contact the club by email at info@
nailsworthphoenix.co.uk.

In addition to an ÔOld BoysÕ 
challenge there are many other exciting 
competitions lined up, so keep an eye 
on their website for details - www.
nailsworthphoenix.co.uk.

Anyone who would like to get some 
practice in prior to ÔThe GamesÕ will be 
made most welcome on Tuesday evenings 
from 7 pm till 10 or Saturday mornings 
between 10 and 12 noon. And you don't 
really to be an ÔOld BoyÕ! Just turn up at 
the Club at the given times.


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Nailsworth Games 2010

Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June


Events for all ages and interests at the 
second Nailsworth Games

Many of the sporting groups in our town are coming together at 
the Nailsworth Games to offer a host of activities for all ages and 
abilities, to be held mostly over the three days Friday to Sunday 
25th - 27th June. The impressive programme includes a special 
Family Day at the King George V Playing Field in Park Road, on the 
Saturday.

The sheer number of the events on offer shows how much work has gone into this 
action-packed weekend, with something for everyone to enjoy whatever their age or 
sporting interests. Certificates, as well as medals, will be presented for each event, so even 
if you are not participating yourself our sportsmen and women need your support!

Leaflets giving more information and a detailed programme will be 
available before the end of May. Look for them in the Town Information 
Centre, in local shops and - for parents - maybe in your childrenÕs 
schoolbags! since the organisers will also be sending copies via schools. 
(The map and the key on the right are reproduced from the leaflet referred 
to.)


Family Fun Day 

The King George V Playing Field

Saturday 26th June

¥ Cage Football

¥ Skatejam with prizes

¥ Family Areobics

¥ Family Athletics & Sports

¥ Golf and Cricket taster opportunities

¥ Inflatable slide for children

¥ Hot and cold refreshments to purchase (courtesy of 
Fields Cafe)

¥ Olympic style medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place 
winners in all events

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Thu

NSoc Ramblers Group, Meet outside Library, 
9.30 am. Details on Notice Board. Info: 
834907

Rotary Club Meeting, FGR, ÒHandoverÓ night. 
. Info Fiona Hodges 832878

25

Fri

Nailsworth Games, 25th Ð 27 June. See page 
22 for details

June Summer Nights tribute to Grease, FGR, 7 
pm. Tickets £10. Info/bookings 834860

26

Sat

Farmers Market, Mortimer Gardens, 9 am Ð 
1pm

Archive Office open, 10 Ð 12 noon, Town Hall

Rotary Club Presidents Night, The Hill, 
Stroud. Info Fiona Hodges 832878

28

Mon

NSoc Local Studies Group, ItÕs in your Blood, 
Mortimer Room, 7.30 pm

30

Wed

Alzheimer CafŽ, Christ Church Rooms, 2 Ð 
4pm. Info: 834714

July

1

Thu

NSoc Luncheon Club, Stroud FM, Egypt Mill, 
11.30 am. Info: 837807

Canasta, Hanover Gardens Community Room, 
7.15 pm. All welcome. Info Jane Hobdell 
835937

5

Mon

NSoc Arts, Crafts & Music, The Wesleys- 
not just Methodists but Musicians as well, 
Mortimer Room 7.30 pm

6

Tue

NSoc Local Studies Group, Woodchester 
Park Guided Walk, NT Car park, 7 pm. Info 
832034





9

Wed

Nailsworth Valley Probus ÔHistory of the 
Silicone ChipÕ, Mortimer Room, 10 am

10

Thu

Allsorts Support Group for Parent Carers of 
Children with Disability, Info Serena Green 
0779 4009663

Rotary Club Meeting, FGR, Talk by 
Nailsworth Guides. Info Fiona Hodges 
832878

12

Sat

World Cup live TV England v USA, The 
Green Man, kick off 7.30 pm

13

Sun

Norton Wood Orchard Project working party. 
Meet Jovial Foresters car park, 2 pm. Info 
Marilyn Miles 832974

14

Mon

W.I., Meeting, Garden Party, 7.30 pm. 

NSoc Local History Research Group, Early 
Emigration to Australia from Glos, Mortimer 
Room, 7.30 pm

15

Tue

Trefoil Guild, 7 pm. Garden Party at MaryÕs, 
Info: Maureen Embrey 833772

NSoc Gardening Group, Visit to Laskett 
Garden, Herefordshire. All welcome. Info: 
836331

ÒFeeding NailsworthÓ. Talk by Fi 
Macmillan, Mortimer Room, 7.30 pm

16

Wed

Stroud & District Macular Society, Christ 
Church Hall, 10 am Ð 12 noon

Town Council meeting, Town Hall, 7 pm

18

Fri

World Cup live TV, England v Algeria, The 
Green Man, kick off 7.30 pm

20

Sun

Shortwood Fun day 2 pm to 5 pm at 
Shortwood Football Club. Info Sarah Francis 
836233

23

Wed

Nailsworth Valley Probus ' Walking Offa's 
Dyke', Mortimer Room, 10 am

World Cup live TV, England v Slovenia, The 
Green Man, kick off 3.00 pm





WhatÕs On - June 2010

To include events,

contact Tina on 835295 or

whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk

July/August WhatÕs On Deadline Ð 15th 
June

May

1

Tue

Senior Citizens Lunch, FGR, 12 Ð 4pm. 
£6.95. Bookings 834860

2

Wed

Flower Club Meeting, Town Hall, 7 pm

3

Thu

NSoc Luncheon Group, All about Age 
Concern, Egypt Mill, 11.30 am. Info: 
837807

Canasta, Hanover Gardens Community 
Room, 7.15 pm. All welcome. Info Jane 
Hobdell 835937

4

Fri

Open University Drop In Session, Library, 
11 am Ð 1.30 pm

Rotary Club Quiz Night, Box Village Hall, 
7.30 pm. Info Fiona Hodges 832878

World Cup Bonanza Dinner, FGR, 7.30 pm. 
Speaker Wilf McGuinness. £30 per head. 
Bookings/info: 834860

6

Sun

Family Service, Nailsworth Primary School, 
11 am. Everyone welcome

The Honeymoon Trio at The George, 
Newmarket, 8 Ð 11 pm + Curry Evening

7

Mon

NSoc Arts, Crafts & Music Group, 
Nailsworth Dramatic Society. Mortimer 
Room, 7.30 pm. Info 835540 

8

Tue

Library Club for older people. Library, 11.15 
Ð 12.30. Info 832747. Transport can be 
provided

9

Wed

Blood Donor Sessions, Forest Green Rovers, 
1 Ð 3.15 pm and 5 Ð 6.45 pm





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