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We salute Mark

The Nailsworth News team is 
taking this opportunity to join all 
the many local people who have 
already paid their respects to Lance 
Bombadier Mark Chandler, who 
died in Afghanistan under enemy 
fire in June.

Our thoughts are with MarkÕs 
family and friends as they struggle 
to come to terms with the loss of 
this fearless soldier, comrade and 
son who has been described as Ôa 
brave and committed manÕ, Ôtotally 
selfless to the very endÕ and Ôthe 
man that men aspire to be.Õ Our 
deepest sympathies to all those who 
are mourning his loss. 

Nailsworth 

 News

July 2010

No. 103


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


This edition includes...

¥ WWII codebreakers - p2

¥ News from the Youth Club - p4

¥ The Christkindl Summer Ball - p7

¥ Red kite spotted again - p10

¥ Horsley School gets nomadic - p12 & 
13

¥ Local groundsman wins award - p18

¥ Cotswold Allrunners in Nailsworth p18

¥ Newmarket Fete in pictures - p22

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The Nailsworth Games 2010 took place on a sunny June 
weekend, and included a run up the ÔLadderÕ in blazing heat - well done, 
all who were involved. Local running star Dan Robinson was spotted 
at the starting post, though since he was in flip-flops it was clear he was 
supporting the runners rather than going to the top himself this time!



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Jenny Conduit and Carol Broughton

Jenny and Carol met for the first 
time at a Probus meeting in 
Nailsworth five years ago. They 
soon discovered that, as teenagers, 
they had experienced remarkably 
similar roles which had engaged 
them in highly secretive wartime 
work.

Jenny (right of the picture) 
joined the WRNS when she was 
18, and was one of a selected few 
who were posted to Stanmore. 
After having signed the Official Secrets Act, she was trained to intercept enemy 
messages which had been sent using the Enigma Code, which was then thought 
by the Germans to be unbreakable. For this task, she worked on enormous 
machines known as ÔBombes.Õ The messages were then sent on to Bletchley 
Park, where they were successfully deciphered, giving advance warning of 
enemy manoeuvres. Messages came in thick and fast, and speed was of the 
essence; everyone was expected to work around the clock. And all the time, 
it was impossible for Jenny to disclose her role to friends and family. It was a 
severe test of willpower not to spill the beans.

Carol (left of the picture) joined the WRNS when she was only 17. Following 
her clandestine specialist training, she volunteered for overseas service to escape 
the freezing British weather. When she boarded the troopship Stratheden at 
Liverpool, her destination was still a secret. Via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea 
she arrived at Bombay, where she was transferred to another ship to reach her 
final destination, Colombo. At her jungle unit, 
Japanese coded messages were intercepted and 
translated by Japanese-speaking WRNS. These 
messages were then decoded on a TypeX machine 
similar to the Enigma machine. In very humid 
heat, staff worked in ÔWatchesÕ through day and 
night, to the accompaniment of croaking frogs and 
the drone of flying insects.

Following the war, Jenny and CarolÕs lips 
remained sealed. It was only when the 30 year 
secrecy ban was lifted that they were able to 
disclose their important roles in this extraordinary 
wartime mission. Even their husbands were not 
privy to the information until then.

Jenny and Carol often reminisce and share 
memories of their time in the WRNS. At the end of


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last year, they were delighted 
to receive a Bletchley Park & 
Outstations Medal for their vital 
wartime work (pictured above), 
together with a commemorative 
certificate signed by the Prime 
Minister.

Having both moved here to be 
close to their families, they have now 
become great admirers of Nailsworth. 
ÔWe are very happy here, and have 
made many good friendsÕ, said Carol. 
ÔAnd of course we always look 
forward to reading the Nailsworth 
NewsÕ, added Jenny. 

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Civic affairs


Town MayorÕs Report

Nailsworth was saddened by the 
news of the death of Lance 
Bombardier Mark Chandler in 
Afghanistan. It really brings home 
the reality of the war when a soldier 
from the town dies so tragically. All 
our thoughts are with MarkÕs family 
at this sad time.

The end of May and June have 
been full of community activities 
- the Nailsworth Festival, Newmarket Fete and the 
Nailsworth Games, to name but a few. Well done to all 
those who have worked extremely hard to make these 
events so successful.

The Town Council has now gone out to tender for the 
Market Street Corner Garden, so we should soon see this 
project starting to take shape. It is expected to greatly 
enhance the entrance to Market Street. Also, money from 
the ÔBunnyÕ Arkell Bequest is due to be used to implement 
improvements to the skate board park which the ÔboardersÕ 
have been requesting for some time.

Many people are still unhappy regarding the problem 
of speeding traffic on Spring Hill and Nympsfield Road. 
Perhaps a Ôbuild-outÕ could be considered to slow the 
vehicles?

I would be pleased to hear from anyone in the 
community who would like to comment on such a scheme, 
or who has any other suggestions.

Steve Robinson, 834270, robinsons@fsmail.net.

Help improve health in our town

Can you spare some time to make the Nailsworth area a healthier and 
happier place? If so, you are invited to the next meeting of the Nailsworth 
Health Partnership, on Tuesday 6th July at 7.30 pm. It will be held at the 
Nailsworth Natural Health Centre in George Street. 

The Nailsworth Health Partnership is an exciting new project in 
which members of the community along with NHS and complimentary 
health professionals will be working together to promote local health. A 
variety of enthusiastic people interested in the health of our community 
are needed, to bring ideas, skills, and experience of illness and health. For 
instance, the partnership wants to launch a newsletter and later a website, 
so the hunt is on for designers, writers, printers, and people who would 
like to contribute with articles and help with organisation or distribution.

For more information, contact Jo Hofman on 834774 (email 
johofman@hotmail.com) or Nick Peters on 834000 (email 
nandanailsworth@yahoo.co.uk.)


Recent scaffolding 
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our photographer, 
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of the tiny kettle 
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of the big black 
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Young people


ItÕs all happening at Nailsworth 
Youth Club!

WeÕre delighted to hear from Danica Emes, 
NailsworthÕs Youth Worker, (pictured right) that it has 
been a very busy few months for the youth club since 
Christmas. Across the 3 nights that the club is currently 
open, around 40 young people attend every session: 

¥ On Tuesday and Friday evenings they have 
been taking part in themed informal educational 
activities around issues such as drugs, alcohol 
and equality. Many of these activities have been 
counted towards their Gloucestershire Award 
Plus and once these awards are completed the young people will gain a 
certificate. 

¥ Juniors have been doing a number of arts and crafts activities, and are 
currently working towards a puppet show of ÔThe GruffaloÕ. 

¥ Throughout May, all age groups have been taking part in competitions 
including pool, table tennis, football, dance and dodgeball. Winners have 
gained certificates and prizes and everybody has enjoyed themselves!

And coming up...

Throughout the first two weeks of the summer holidays the Youth Club has a 
packed schedule, including a district football competition, open sessions for juniors 
and the annual residential and theme park trips. This yearÕs residential will be to 
Skern Lodge in Devon, and includes activities from archery and climbing to raft 
building and kayaking. The annual theme park trip will run as usual in the second 
week of the holidays, and this year the young people have decided to go to Thorpe 
Park. 

For more information on the Youth Club or any of the activities mentioned 
please contact Danica on 833212 or email danica.emes@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Come Ôspace hoppingÕ 
this summer

Are you 4 - 12 years old? Do 
you have some time to spare this 
summer? Then the FREE Space 
Hop Summer Reading Challenge 
could be your answer! It will lead 
to some fantastic adventures, events 
and activities. Interested? HereÕs 
what to do:

1. Keep a look out for information 
about how to become a Space 
Hopper. You can contact 
Nailsworth Library on 832747 
or by calling in, and also watch 
the library website http://
www. gloucestershire.gov.uk/
libraries/. 

2. Sign up at Nailsworth Library 
(from 17th July). To get you 
started, you will be given a 
folder, a special memberÕs card 
and a family fridge magnet. 

3. Complete the Reading 
Challenge by collecting 
stickers when you visit the 
library during the holidays and 
sticking them into your Space 
Hop folder.

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ThereÕs more! Why not come 
along to the library on Wednesday 
28th July 10 am-12 noon for the 
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Local history

Milling machine now running at 
Dunkirk Mill brings history to life

If you havenÕt visited Dunkirk Mill for a while, it is worth 
making time to go and see the latest attraction Ð an operational 
milling machine (pictured on the right) driven by the 
waterwheel. Built in the 1850s, it worked at Stanley Mill until 
the 1980s. Hours of work by skilled volunteers (with support 
from the Heritage Lottery Fund) mean that it is now functional 
again. 

When this type of machine was originally introduced, 
it shrank cloth so effectively that it consigned noisy fulling 
hammers to history. The people of Nailsworth must have been 
delighted, since before that they woke to the thump of hammers 
six days a week. Now the Stroudwater Textile Trust can 
demonstrate both the original noisy technology (for which 
Stroud is famous) and this quiet replacement, whose working 
principles are still in use today. 

There is much local inventiveness to celebrate at Dunkirk 
Mill. The milling machine 
was of course a Ferrabee, 
from the inventive family 
that established Phoenix 
Ironworks, the birthplace 
of the lawnmower. Besides 
the milling machine, there 
is also a working Ferrabee 
waterwheel and a shearing 
machine. 

See all this, and more at 
Dunkirk Mill on the first and 
third weekend of each month, 
Bank Holiday Mondays or the 
last Wednesday of the month 
between 2 and 4 pm. Children aged under 8 go free. For more 
information contact Ian Mackintosh, 766273.


In praise of... Nailsworth bonnets

Looking through the 2010 Nailsworth directory of services, 
there are nearly 300 entries for local businesses. But go back 
to 1820 and the picture was very different. Nailsworth was at 
the start of its growth as a local trading centre. Records show 
that the town then had:

¥ 3 drapers

¥ 1 dressmaker

¥ 3 hat and bonnet makers

¥ 1 ironmonger

¥ 1 tallow-chandler

¥ 2 watch and clock makers

¥ 1 printer

¥ 1 bookseller

¥ 1 hairdresser. 

This list throws an interesting light on the social history of 
the town. A tallow-chandler? the advent of gas, and then 
electricity, would have hit that trade. Three hat and bonnet-
makers? What luxury! The ladies of Nailsworth are not so well 
catered for in the 21st century, but is it too late? An outbreak 
of bonnet-wearing would certainly change the look of the 
townÕs streets (and would men take 
to wearing hats again also? Toppers, 
even?) 

It is interesting that there was 
a bookseller in 1820. Apparently 
even then, when literacy was less 
widespread than now, this town had a 
reading public. 

Of the more usual country crafts 
only a shoemaker and a cooper 
were recorded in 1820. However, 
by the mid 19th century, craftsmen - 
particularly shoemakers, blacksmiths, 
and carpenters, were fairly numerous 
in the town, and the number of 
shopkeepers was increasing. Of the professions, a surgeon was 
first recorded in 1820 Ð one wonders how people coped with 
illness before that time! - and a solicitor was established in the 
town by 1856. 

Source: A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 
11, N M Herbert & R B Pugh (Editors), 1976.

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Nailsworth notes - 

Bliss in an ironmonger

ItÕs the smell that always gets me; faintly earthy, like a 
coconut mat, a tad chemical with a hint of old rope. If 
youÕve noticed a woman of a certain age standing transfixed 
in the ironmongers, Mona Lisa smile playing around her 
lips, it was probably me - sniffing. I was relishing a smell 
that takes me right back to the shed at the bottom of my 
childhood garden.

 IÕve rooted around in these thrilling shops all over the 
world from Chiang Mai to Alaska, under cover in Tehran, and 
never been disappointed. Those of you who share this addiction 
will understand. Returning with my backpack weighed down, 
I gloat over my spoils: wooden spoons, clever little widgets or 
gadgets - once a terrifyingly sharp Thai cooking knife (imagine 
getting that past security today). And how could I forget 
staggering home from New Mexico with a rucksack filled to 
the brim with tiles for the kitchen?

So was it the stunning scenery, free parking, friendly folk, 
and a plethora of independent traders that drew me back to 
Nailsworth after 19 years in Pitchcombe? Or was it the fact that 
we have two of the best ironmongers I have ever encountered 
right here in my new home town? How many other places can 
you buy a half a dozen gripper nails, or 9 seed potatoes - three 
earlies, three mid season 
and three late (Nailsworth 
Ironmongers) or pelleted lion 
poo to keep the badgers off 
my vegetables (Brutons)? We 
can have our tools sharpened 
in only a couple of days, 
have that old window latch 
matchedÉoh the list goes 
on, the satisfaction is endless. 
They have failed me on one 
request, however. Where do I 
find a doorbell that makes the 
sound of a gecko, just like the 
one I heard in Nepal? 

Mary Horsley

More news about Tanzania link

Jo Smith has emailed to tell us the good news 
that there are now some 25 people keen to form a 
link of friendship between Nailsworth and a rural 
village in the Tabora region of Tanzania, with 
MinchinhamptonÕs link with the village of Nkokoto 
serving as an excellent blueprint. Good relationships 
have already been forged with Tanzanian local 
government and village elders, and Ian Lever, a 
local agriculturist, who has visited the area 3 times, 
is a knowledgeable contact. 

Jo tells us that she feels a great sense of 
excitement and responsibility about the part she will 
play in helping to cement the Nailsworth Link when 
she will be visiting Tanzania in August/September. 

A Nailsworth/Tanzanian steering group was 
formed in May. Members are from the Town 
Council; churches in Nailsworth; the Primary 
School; Forest Green Residents; Rotary; The 
Fairtrade Town Group; Brownies & Guides 
and many others Ð all people of goodwill and 
enthusiasm. Presents are being thought about and 
photographs compiled to give our Tanzanian friends 
some idea of life in Nailsworth. In turn it is hoped 
that a short film will be made of our partner village 
in Tanzania.

Please join the group for their next meeting at the 
Friends Meeting House on Monday 26th July at 7.30 
pm. The contact is Jo on 834715.


A typical cooking 
scene in Nkokoto


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Good food and wine to try, 
for an excellent cause

This month at Ruskin 
Mill, Oeno Wines 
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us to 40 organic and 
biodynamic wines 
from independent 
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The Wine & Food 
Tasting to be held 
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12 to 4pm at Ruskin 
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food to sample - from 
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Hobbs House Bakery 
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Tickets are £12 
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Dust off your DJ and party shoes!

Do you want to support a much-loved town event and have a great 
evening out, at the same time? If so, book now for the Summer 
Ball in aid of the Nailsworth Christkindl Evening 2010. This 
really is an event that you canÕt afford to miss. You will be able to 
enjoy:

¥ a 3 course dinner

¥ live entertainment from Lewis Dixon, pictured below 
(singer/entertainer providing songs from Michael Buble)

¥ a local comedy ventriloquist

¥ music and dancing

¥ a prize draw. 

The Ball will take place on Saturday, 14th 
August 2010, from 7 pm, at the Whitminster 
Inn, Whitminster on the A38. Tickets (£35 
each) will go on sale shortly from a number of 
outlets in town Ð find out where from posters 
or the Town Information Centre (information 
was not available when the NN went to 
press). The Christkindl team are trying to 
organise transportation from Nailsworth to the 
Whitminster and back. Information on this (if 
available) will be provided at point of ticket 
sales venues. There will be a small additional 
cost for transport.

A good many people are working very hard 
to resurrect an event that gives a great deal of 
pleasure, particularly to families and children. 
Do please show your support by signing up for 
the 14th August.


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Nigglesworths

A reader has written about the poor 
state of the practice football goals 
and ÔnetsÕ at King George V Playing 
Field. He argues that with the town 
celebrating the Nailsworth Games on 
26th June and in a World Cup year, it 
is a real shame that there isnÕt at least 
one set of good quality (communal) 
goals and nets that are available to the 
local kids when they kick about. 

Another local resident is 
concerned that the playground and 
surrounding areas of King George 
V playing fields have been scarred 
with broken bottles and shards of 
glass recently. She points out that 
the skateboard area is littered and 
dangerous, as are the swings and play 
area for the little ones. ÔThose who 
cause this dangerous problem are 
irresponsible and selfish.Õ Norman 
(a recent NN Hero) clears up daily, 
but why do people do this in the 
first place? The police and the Town 
Council are aware of the problem, but 
maybe we all need to be on our guard 
to spot the culprits. 

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Greenery

By Claire Stapleton

Bee Project at Rockness Orchard 

Jinny Marshall reports on the latest developments at StanÕs Patch. She 
tells us that seventeen Rockness residents got together on June 6th for a 
work day to improve the Community Orchard there. Paths were cleared 
and spaces made around fruit trees and along hedgerows, which were 
disappearing into swathes of cow parsley, nettles and buttercups. The main 
aim of the day was to put up the two bee boxes for Mason and Bumble bees. 
The boxes came from The Global Bee Project, paid for by a grant from 
CSV Action Earth (which 
is supported by Morrisons 
Supermarkets.) This is part 
of a nationwide campaign 
to improve biodiversity and 
tackle climate change. ÔIt 
gave us a great opportunity 
to work together, get to know 
each other better and for the 
children to make their own 
bee boxes,Õ Jinny explained. 
Ô We hope, with practice, to 
improve at identifying the 
various sorts of bees.Õ 

 Can you spare time 
to count butterflies?

Thanks to Ros John for telling us 
about the ÔBig Butterfly CountÕ 
that is to be held 24th July to 1st 
August. If you can give 15 minutes of 
your time during that week to record 
butterflies in your garden, or in some 
other flowery spot, please join in this 
important new project. Thanks to 
support from Marks & Spencer, the 
charity Butterfly Conservation is 
organising a nationwide survey. It will 
be simple, painless and free! National 
treasure Sir David Attenborough 
supports it, so it must be good... You 
can find full details, and download 
an identification guide, on www.
bigbutterflycount.org. Or if anyone 
would like to join in but doesn't use 
the internet, please let Ros know on 
834485. Then just get out there and 
count! Thank you, in anticipation of 
your help. 

 
The team at work

Beat limescale without it costing the Earth!

Brutons now have in stock the Ecozone 
Magnoball for dishwashers and washing machines. 
The magnetic fields in the ball stop limescale from 
forming, and also reduce the amount of detergent 
needed. Moreover, using this ball reduces the need 
for anti-limescale tablets, which are expensive and 
damaging to the environment. With less limescale 
the machines last longer.

 Brutons are looking to extend the Ecozone 
range shortly, so look out for similar great products. 
Some Ecozone products can also be found in other 
stores in town, such as Shiny Goodness.


Ros took this lovely picture of a peacock 
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More greenery (Claire Stapleton)

 What's new for green lifestyles?

¥ Shiny Goodness has a new range of nuts and other 
dry produce sold loose, to reduce packaging and allow 
you to select only what you need. 

¥ Brutons has a new large range of natural cleaning 
products (eg laundry soap, borax substitute, citric 
acid and vinegar cleaners) plus an extended range of 
Ecover cleaning products.

¥ Local milk from the Woefuldane Organics Dairy 
in Minchinhampton can now be purchased at the 
Nailsworth Farmers Market. 

¥ Signs have appeared in town asking the community to 
Switch Your Trip! to think about the way we travel in 
order to get fitter, save money, reduce CO2 emissions 
and be part of a visibly changng community. For more 
information go to www.stroudtripswitch.co.uk.

(with thanks to Liz Green.)

Red Kite seen over Nailsworth

The red kite is an elegant bird of prey with a very long, 
deeply forked tail and whitish head. Catergorised as 'near 
threatened', it is rarely seen in our country. For many 
years this birdÕs only UK breeding places were in mid-
Wales, but since the 
early 1990Õs red kites 
have been successfully 
reintroduced to many 
UK sites such as the 
Chilterns. We are 
delighted that one was 
recently seen over 
Nailsworth, and hope for 
more sightings, (As this 
paper was going to press 
an excited message came 
in from one of the NN 
team, ÔI just saw a red 
kite, it flew not more than 
20 feet over my head!Õ )


WANTED - local hedgehog warden!

Did you know that hedgehogs are dying out at a rate 
of about a fifth of their population every four years? 
In 2008 Annie Parfitt set up a hedgehog hospital near 
Brimscombe in response to this news, and she and her 
team of volunteers have been working and raising money 
ever since. They have established sheds to treat injured, 
sick, underweight and orphaned hedgehogs and hoglets, 
and have been able to save many before releasing them 
into the wild again. 

Now Annie wants to raise awareness locally and 
find out more about local hedgehog populations. She is 
seeking a volunteer in each village to become a 'Hedgehog 
Warden.' Please contact her on 886424 if you are 
interested.

The Hedgehog Hospital 
would also love help from 
a volunteer carpenter 
with a few hours spare. 
For more information 
see the website www.
helpahedgehog.org/.

A red kite photographed recently over 
Selsley - with thanks to John Bennet

Feeding Nailsworth

GoGrow, the local group encouraging us to grow and 
eat more locally produced food, held a fascinating 
evening in the Mortimer Rooms on 15th June entitled 
ÔFeeding NailsworthÕ, when Fi Macmillan made a 
well-researched case for us all to support and encourage 
local farmers and gardeners to produce and distribute 
food locally. Currently GoGrow is helping support the 
revitalisation of the Jovial ForesterÕs Orchard (the next 
workday is Sunday 11th July at the orchard, 2-4 pm), 
is planning to involve local suppliers and restaurants 
to create a Local Food Directory, and has a stall at the 
Farmers Market to trade plants and surplus produce. 
If you have ideas for projects and would like to join 
GoGrow please contact Dilly Williams at dillyeeles@
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Faith matters

The Rev. Stephen 
Earley reflects on music 
and worship

In these times of recession we seem 
to have rediscovered in our country 
a love of singing and dancing, if the 
popularity of Strictly Come Dancing 
and Britain's Got Talent on the TV 
are any yardstick. Is it only a matter 
of time before a new Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are 
discovered and remakes of some of the classics appear on 
the silver screen in a new guise? Not to mention the series 
of programmes to discover a new Maria for the Sound of 
Music, Joseph for the title role and recently Dorothy for 
the Wizard of Oz. Through these programmes, many well-
known songs are dusted off and given new life and a new 
audience to listen to them - and I haven't mentioned ÔGleeÕ 
yet, which revived Lulu's hit ÔTo Sir with LoveÕ as the 
second series ended. 

 Very few of us will get to audition or appear in one of 
these shows - but there are opportunities much closer to 
home. We always welcome new voices for our choir at St 
George's and I would love to have a worship group made 
up of singers and musicians to lead some of the modern 
hymns and choruses at less traditional services. For many 
years, churches have been places where peopleÕs singing 
and musical skills have been nurtured and encouraged, and 
it would be wonderful to hear the sound of people honing 
such skills in our church. So if there is anyone who feels 
they have a dormant or neglected gift of music that they 
would like to use, do please contact me on 832181.

 We are halfway through a 6 week trial of running 
Messy Church at the Forest Green Community Centre 
on a Thursday between 4.30-5.30 pm for children in years 
3, 4, 5 and 6 and their parents. Do go and see what is 
happening - on the 1st, 8th or 15th July - before it is too 
late. It's better if you don't wear your Sunday best! The 
clue is in the title... 

Jenny Bailey on The Poor Clares 
at Woodchester

Members of the Franciscan order of The Poor Clares, 
now in their 150th anniversary year, have been at their 
convent in South Woodchester (pictured below) since 
1860. At that time, they ran an orphanage and school 
alongside their contemplative life of Praise, Petition 
and Thanksgiving. The building was designed by 
Charles Hansom.

When St. DominicÕs Primary School was built 
in 1884 the convent school closed, and later old-
style orphanages were no longer required. However, 
evening classes were held for mill-girls in the three 
Rs, sewing and embroidery. Boys were also taken at 
the school.

The Poor Clares do not own the house or land, 
which belong to the Diocese of Clifton. They used 
to earn a living baking altar breads alongside their 
contemplative life. The school building was adapted 
as a guest house after it closed. It is now a day 
conference centre called The Quiet Place and is 
available to groups seeking a tranquil atmosphere for 
a day of prayer or discussion. 

In keeping with their tradition, the sisters continue 
to make cards and practice handicrafts. There is an 
opportunity to meet them at a bring and share picnic 
in Convent Lane, South Woodchester, on 4th July 
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Horsley School discovers Mongolian homes

As part of our recent homes week, Class 4 researched life in Mongolia. We found out about the landscape, 
the way of life and the amazing homes of the Nomads in the countryside, called gers (yurts in Russian). 
After visiting a yurt in a garden in Horsley we made realistic models of our own, using the same materials and 
techniques.

Introduction

The idea of making our yurts (or gers, as the people of Mongolia call 
them) came from our teacher, Miss Jamfrey. First, we learned about 
what life was like in Mongolia (which was quite a good move on Miss 
JamfreyÕs part if you ask me) so that we could decide what facilities 
we would include in our yurts, such as an outdoor lavatory to ensure 
privacy, or a guard dog. The second thing that we did was quite a 
challenge, but also quite fun, since we got to go on an interesting 
website that lets the user look around a virtual Mongolian yurt. We also 
had an amazing time having a look around a real yurt which was quite 
inspiring. So the next step? Making our gers. 

By Dylan Craven Y6

Making the felt covering for our yurts

In Mongolia the conditions can be harsh, so the nomads need a covering 
to keep out the elements. They use felt. We were trying to make the 
yurts as realistic as possible so we made some felt of our own. 

There were several stages to making the felt covering for our yurts. 
First we had to lay the sheepÕs wool down in wisps on some fabric. We 
had to lay the wisps first horizontally and then vertically, so that the 
fibres could catch on to each other more easily. Then we sprinkled warm 
water and soap over the wool to help attach the fibres. Next we rubbed gently, getting faster and putting more 
pressure on. This joined the fibres completely and made the felt. If the felt got too dry, we added more soap 
and water and if it got too wet we squeezed some out. When it was felted enough we rinsed it and hung it up to 
dry. Done! 

By Zuleika Frost, Year 5

Local youngsters get nomadic

For the second time this year, we are giving over the centrespread of the Nailsworth News to 
a team of schoolchildren. This time it is Horsley School that is being featured. Less than a 
mile from Nailsworth, the school takes a considerable number of children from our town, and 
the Headmaster Martin Fry sends regular reports to this paper. We are pleased to bring you this 
example of the childrensÕ work. 

 
Initial drawings

ÔIt was really nice working with someone good at putting up with my mad ideas who 
was brilliant at teamwork. Together we created 
what weÕd set out to do.Õ Zuleika Y5


ÔWhilst some bits were easy, we realised that 
even though quite a few of the parts were 
hard to put together, the end result is always 
something to be proud of.Õ Angus Y5

Making the felt to cover the gers

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Making our yurts

The first thing we did was the most time consuming. Making the lattice. 
We used ice cream sticks for this and the largest used over 30 sticks! 
We used thin wire for this and later on some of us strengthened them 
with hot glue. The second stage was the roof. We used sharp cocktail 
sticks and blue tack to create our roof structures. To connect our cocktail 
sticks at the top we used circles of cardboard to create a ÔcrownÕ. Then 
we created an impression of canvas by sewing on our homemade felt. 
Finally if we had spare time we added small things like beds. 

By Zak Knight Y5 

 

Conclusion

Overall most of the class enjoyed the challenges and satisfactions of 
building the gers. Although a lot of the groups found the lattice very 
difficult, everyone was then extremely relieved when they completed 
it, and proud that theyÕd overcome the difficulties. Teamwork was 
obviously important, as many of the groups worked faster and better 
when they communicated and helped each other more. The sight of all 
the gers sitting in our classroom was absolute proof that everyone had 
tried their absolute best. 

By Megan Stuart Y6


Making the lattice for the walls


ÔI really enjoyed making my ger because it was 
very creative and it involved many different 
skills. We did come across some difficulties but 
we overcame them with good teamwork and we helped each other solve them.Õ Harry Y6

ÔI loved working on my Ger because it was challenging. I think our felt roof worked well 
because we sewed it together.Õ Ross Y6.

(With our grateful thanks to staff and children 

at Horsley School for all their hard work in 
preparing this feature.)

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Minding our own business

Bill AffleckÕs roundup of business news

Look out for bookshopÕs new site 

By the time you read this, the Yellow Lighted Book Shop 
will have opened its doors at its new site on Fountain Street. 
Hereward Corbett has taken a 15 year lease on what was 
Edward Jones Financial services office alongside Mortimer 
Gardens. ÔBookshops come and go in NailsworthÕ, Hereward 
says, Ôbut this time theyÕre here for the durationÕ. At the start 
only the front part of the building will be open, but look 
out for some distinctive features in terms of shelving and 
dŽcor. Louis Inesor, familiar to customers from the previous 
location will continue to be the ÔBook Seller.Õ Later what was 
the back office will also be opened as ÔshopÕ. 

The shop will be doing considerably more business than 
before, with school ordering and delivery. and this will be 
handled from the basement. ItÕs dry there and can be warm, 
but itÕs never going to be a customer friendly place. The 
school business partly stems from the month long Ôbook 
festivalÕ they staged in May which was a great success. 
There were 30 odd ÔeventsÕ, one or two failures, but quite a 
number of sell-outs to balance. Hereward plans a repeat next 
year but with a more compact formula; a week centred on 
Nailsworth and a second 
week centred on Tetbury. 
It will be in May again 
but coordinated with the 
Nailsworth Festival. 

So the good news 
is that we have again a 
ÔconventionalÕ bookshop 
in Nailsworth and one that 
plans to be a permanency.

The place to go for your greenery

Jacaranda, our superb flower shop in Fountain Street, 
has a wonderful courtyard garden at the back of the 
shop selling locally sourced seasonal plants for the 
outdoors. They have perennials, hanging baskets to 
order, herbs and many more plants besides to brighten up 
your outdoor space. The courtyard is a mass of flowers 
and plants on display, and Martin from our newspaper 
team tells us that it would suit him perfectly if he could 
just lift the whole thing in one go! Access is either via 
Fountain Street or Old Market (behind WilliamÕs).

Sue Clarke (pictured) is starting her seventh year 
as proprietor and her efforts and those of her five loyal 
and skilled staff have made the business a huge success. 
It is a Ôspecialist bespoke floristÕ and SueÕs staff have 
experience in all aspects of floristry for weddings, 
parties, anniversaries etc. 

Open Monday - Friday 
9 - 5.30 and Saturday 
8.30 - 5 pm. Contacts: 
836714, website: www.
jacarandanailsworth.
co.uk and email 
jacarandaflowers@
btconnect.com.

(I love the wonderful scent that 
Jacaranda gives to that end of 
Fountain Street. You can stand 
in front of the Information 
Office sniffing it up, like the 
Bisto kids! - Ed.)


Other changes... 

The RSPCA Shop in Market Street is planning to 
relocate to what was the Yellow Lighted Bookshop. 
They need the extra space. Parkers have let the 
Market Street shop but are not yet at liberty to 
identify who is going in there. Lawyers, you knowÉ

Serious building work is under way in Market 
Chambers, what was Yours Sincerely. ItÕs an 
extensive property, shop, offices, a flat above the 
shop and a three bedroom house behind, all being 

renovated. ThereÕs still no word of who is moving in 
Ð but it wonÕt be for a while yet! 

Anne Neal tells us that The Blue Door 
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been impressed by the amount of trade that comes 
from outside town, sometimes from a long, long way 
outside Nailsworth. ItÕs always worth dropping in 
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Food glorious food

WeÕve recently seen stuff about a book called Ô101 Things To Do Before You DIETÕ (ÔÉthis sassy, 
funny, friendly and sensible book by style guru Mimi Spencer is the ultimate feel-good, anti-diet 
lifestyle bookÉÕ). ItÕs probably not quite in the spirit of the book but you could get well into the 101 
count with NailsworthÕs various eateriesÉ Below is some recent news about just three of the many local 
suppliers, shops and restaurants that delight in expanding our waistlines.

New Hobbs House Bistro 

There are changes afoot at Hobbs House Bakery: 
Tom Herbert wonÕt be spending so much time 
in the Nailsworth shop because heÕs become 
Marketing Director for the group. (We did ask 
if he was thinking of giving up the day job after 
a couple of excellent 
TV performances when 
he displayed real star 
quality, but apparently 
not yet.) TomÕs place as 
store manager goes to 
his uncle, Clive Wells 
(pictured right.) Clive will 
be overseeing the early 
days of the newly opened 
Hobbs House Bistro. 

The Bistro is open 
on Thursday, Friday, 
and Saturday evenings from 6.30 until 9.30; the 
menu, which will change regularly, focuses on 
the traditional cuts of meat and fish that have 
fallen from favour but lack nothing in flavour. 
Carefully sourced, everything is bought directly 
from the producers and cooked with real care and 
imagination, making best use of the beating heart 
of the whole house, Hobbs House Bakery's wood 
fired oven. Antony the chef is self taught; he 
started off at Hobbs House Bakery five years ago. 
It was here that he became enthused by great bread, 
lardy cakes and local produce. Antony cooks the 
best ingredients simply, making everything from 
scratch, with a belief that food is best enjoyed in a 
communal, informal atmosphere. Parties of 12 can 
be accommodated (with booking) Ð and, yes, the 
bistro will reflect TomÕs philosophy that ÔbreadÕs 
rightful place is at the centre of the tableÕ.

(We have just heard that Tom will be appearing 
in the autumn on BBC for a major new series - 
watch this space!)

Tea party to thank customers

Roy and Yvonne Tilling are holding a ÔTea at ThreeÕ party on 
Saturday 7th of August as part of celebrations to mark their first 
yearÕs trading as the Tea Lounge and Cake Centre. It says Tea at 
Three but theyÕd like to see as many people as possible dropping 
in at any time during the day. TheyÕll be supporting Cotswold Care 
Hospice from the proceeds, from staff tips and from the money 
raised by a raffle of one of YvonneÕs celebration cakes. Roy and 
Yvonne would like to thank people for their support during their 
first year, and look forward to the years ahead.


Catering for all ages and seasons...

An update on Cooper dÕAbo, a local catering company based 
in Days Mill courtyard: Dan Cooper and Bruno dÕAbo started 
their business running Cafe 53 in Tetbury some years ago. The 
cafe is still running. Such was the demand for their skills that 
they began catering for private dinner parties in peopleÕs homes. 
Four years ago, they opened their catering business here in town 
and have never looked back! Producing fine foods for weddings, 
private parties and more informal gatherings is no problem to 
them. ÔWe cater for 10 year olds up to 99 year oldsÕ and when our 
photographer Martin was there with his camera a huge classic 
BBQ event was being arranged.

Apart from producing 
menus, they can also organise 
any events from start to finish. 
Marquees, photographer, tables 
and chairs, decorations etc are 
all part of the service.

Also available are cookery 
classes. Whether you are 
advanced or just need confidence 
in how to make the finest 
scrambled egg, please ask for 
details.

Contact Dan or Bruno on 
836588 / 07886 464601, e-mail 
bruno@cooperdabo.com and 
website www.cooperdabo.com.


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Local company sponsors 
Shortwood Utd

Shortwood United tell us that they are delighted to 
have signed a major sponsorship deal with Nailsworth 
Computers in the weeks leading up to the new season. 
Their new stand will be called ÔThe Nailsworth 
Computers StandÕ. Pat Coyle, proprietor of Nailsworth 
Computers, has also joined the Committee for the 
Social Club and Football club, and the company will 
be the team sponsor for the whole of the next football 
season. They have sponsored past seasons also, and the 
club would like to express their grateful thanks for this 
continuing support, which is a real boost.

Nailsworth Computer Services, which can be found in 
George Street by the Olive Tree, is a family run company 
offering friendly local service. With more than 15 years 
experience in the industry, they can help with all computer 
and internet problems 
and offer free advice; 
just ring them, the 
phone number is above 
their heads in the picture 
on the right! Pat donates 
computers to local 
charities and groups, 
such as the play group, 
Nailsworth Scouts and 
Nailsworth Silver band 
just to mention a few. 
He is on the lookout 
now for a new group to 
give one to, so please 
contact him on the 
number in the photo if 
your group is interested. 

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Henrietta Court was the winner 
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courtesy of Paddy and Sarah. They 
are shown on the right with Paddy 
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Schools

Changes at Nailsworth Primary

Life at Nailsworth CE Primary 
continues at a mad speed. Sadly, 
we only have the pleasure of Year 6 for 
another few weeks. They have met the 
challenges of being head of the school 
with great distinction and they are all 
ready and raring to go to their chosen 
secondary school. We wish them the very 
best for their next adventure.

The noise has finally stopped and we 
are at the stage where every day there are 
significant changes to the building. The 
work is ahead of schedule, which means children in Reception 
and Key Stage 1 will return in September to newly refurbished 
extra large classrooms. The teachers are excited by the new 
opportunities these rooms bring to the way the children learn, 
especially the ease of access to dedicated outside learning areas. 
We are privileged to have such a fantastic integrated learning 
environment for children from the age of 2 to 7 years. Please 
come and visit or look out for our open day next September.

We are currently working with the Gloucestershire Diocese 
to create a 
development plan 
to refurbish and 
change the rest of 
the school and the 
grounds to meet 
the needs of the 
children and our 
themed curriculum. 
This is important to 
give us the best chance of accessing the funding required. Our 
Governors are keen to start contacting trusts, charities and other 
organisations and would appreciate help from anyone who has 
expertise in fund-raising.

Our summer fete will be held on Saturday 10th July, 11 am - 
2 pm. There will be loads of stalls, events and fun for all. I hope 
to see you there. 

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer and look 
forward to the start of another academic year.

Vince Southcott, Head

Summer at St Dominics

As I write, I am still 
flushed with the 
achievement of having 
completed the trapeze on 
our PGL residential trip 
last month Ð and equally, 
I still shake with fear 
when I consider what that 
involved! There were 
no such concerns for the 
children I am sure, who all 
experienced success and 
managed to have a wonderful weekend (with no 
rain for the first time in seven years!)

Money week, when the children progressively 
learn about economic issues, took place at the 
end of June. SATs tests are also now completed 
and we await the results whilst preparing for the 
end of term production plus many other events. 
This year the children will be performing Wind 
in the Willows on the evenings of 14th and 15th 
July. Please contact us on 832682 if you would 
like to come along. Other events this term will be 
our Class 1 trip to the seaside, which is always a 
favourite and includes donkey rides for those who 
wish to have a go. 

Our Year 6 children will soon all be moving on 
to their secondary schools for induction days. This 
is an amazing time of year, when you see the Year 
5 children ÔovernightÕ take on the mantle of Year 6 
and step into that role of responsibility.

The school/parish fete will be on Saturday 10th 
July from 12:00 am Ð 3:00 pm. Please come along 
for lunch (which will be prepared by the children) 
or tea, and enjoy all the fun of a good old fashioned 
fete!

As this will be the last report for the academic 
year I would like to wish you all a lovely summer 
and look forward to writing again in the Ônew 
yearÕ.

Margaret Smith, Head


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Sport

The latest local football news

ItÕs official. Forest Green Rovers have been saved from relegation 
and remain in the Blue Square Conference. What a relief! But now 
the hard work really starts. It will be a very tough season ahead, 
particularly since many experienced players have left and new blood 
is coming in all the time. The League is a very hard one, and it is 
going to need every ounce of skill in manager and players to see

the Club move forward, both on and off the 
pitch. We need to put our trust in David Drew 
(the new Chairman) to guide things in the right 
way.

To date there are no pre-season fixtures 
to tell you about, but we are assured that by 
early July, you will be able to find them on 
www.forestgreenroversfc.com so keep your 
eye on that site. At least we know about a 
pre-season friendly of FGR v Shortwood 
at Meadowbank on 23 July, kickoff 7.30 
pm. Watch out also for a home match 
against Bristol Rovers on Monday 26th 
July 7.45pm - and we canÕt wait for the 
Derbies v Bath City either!

Congratulations to the Rev. Stephen 
Earley. He has just been appointed 
as Club Chaplain 
for Forest Green Rovers. Stephen will be available to 
advise anyone connected with the club, irrespective of their personal religious 
beliefs.

Mark wins 
Groundsman Award 

Shortwood Utd groundsman 
Mark Webb (pictured below) 
has been awarded Groundsman 
of the Year for the South West 
Region at Levels 5 and 6 football. 
This is a tremendous achievement. 
In typically modest fashion Mark 
said, ÔThis is great for the club! 
The players need a good surface to 
play our style of football.Õ Everyone 
connected with the club will want to 
congratulate Mark on the award and 
thank him for the massive effort he 
puts in - in all weathers. 

Is it something in the soil here in 
town or just sheer talent? Matt 
Rainey, recent groundsman at FGR 
before his move to Cheltenham 
FC, won awards too; and also we 
should not forget Don Luke who 
produces amazing wickets up at The 
Commoners Cricket Club in all sorts 
of conditions. 

Shortwood Utd will be starting their season with a number of pre-
season friendlies. Visit www.pitchero.com/clubs/shortwoodunited for all 
the dates and times. 
Shortwood v FGR (23 
July) will be a renewed 
cracker, we are sure! It 
will be good to see so 
many more celebrations 
of success at the 
Wood following their 
breathtaking Cup win at 
the end of last season (see 
photo right, courtesy of 
Brian Rossiter).


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Sport

We've got balls... 

...and bats and tables. Can 
you supply the bodies?

ItÕs well into the summer 
now, and the start of the 
Stroud table tennis league 
season is fast approaching. 
Nailsworth Phoenix Table 
Tennis Club, who play at 
the ÔOld Boys ClubÕ (all 
year round) are on target to increase their number of league sides, 
but could do with some additional people who would like to play 
league table tennis. There is still time to improve your technique. 
Just come along any Tuesday evening between 7-10 pm or Saturday 
morning 10-12. You will be made very welcome.

Anyone is invited but we could do with a few more of the 
younger generation and also more ladies, as we have to make our 
own tea at present! (that should stir them up!) For more information 
please visit www.nailsworthphoenix.co.uk.

(I think I have an ancient rusting Teasmade in my garage that these 
poor thirsty men could have, if they can work out how to switch it on, 
of course! Ed.)

Commoners Eights 

In the ancient art of cricket, you will have 
heard of a four and a six - but a twelve? To 
see just how difficult it is to score one, come 
to the Commoners Eights on Sunday 22nd 
August at Nympsfield. This is NailsworthÕs 
Cricket Club. While you are there, enjoy real 
ale or your favourite beverage, good food 
(including tasty vegetarian items), home-
made cakes and a lot more. And for your 
information, around a thousand runs were 
scored in the 2009 Eights but only one twelve.

 Four local teams of eight play eight, eight 
over matches of eight balls an over (hence the 
Commoners Eights!) It is always a great day 
out, starting at 10 am and finishing around 7 
pm. The Commoners are packed with stars from 
Nailsworth and need all the support that you can 
give them to wrest the cup from their arch rivals 
Minchinhampton. It is great entertainment - a 
very happy and family atmosphere and even 
the dogs enjoy meeting everyone and picking 
up leftovers from the grass. Now that is perfect 
recycling!

 For more details contact Don Luke on 
832812.


Please send your website details

Do you want your team / club more in the limelight? In order for 
everyone to keep in touch with local activities, it would be good 
if teams, clubs and societies could email their websites to us, at 
editor@nailsworthnews.org so that we can publish these sites on 
a regular basis and keep everyone involved. Tennis, Football, Judo, 
Cricket, Table Tennis, Bowls, Bungy-Jumping, Pidgeon Racing, 
Badminton, Skittles - you name it, we want to hear about it!


(phograph courtesy of Jonathan Duckworth)

 
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Sport


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once achieved the 
mind thinks you 
are ready to push 
yourself harder 
and faster, but the 
real key is to make 
sure the body is 
ready to run, even 
if the mind has 
been ready for 
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founder of 
Cotswold 
Allrunners

Do you want to improve your fitness, at the same time as getting out of doors and enjoying 
the beautiful countryside around our town? Then come along to a session of the Cotswold 
Allrunners. The club was founded in March 2009 by a group of 20 local runners who had 
been meeting regularly through the winter. With two Nailsworth runs a week, professional 
coaching on hand, and support for both beginners and more experienced runners, there really 
is something for everyone. If you are interested and are 18 or over, then get out your running 
shoes and come along to one of the Nailsworth sessions. They are held Wednesdays and 
Fridays from 6.15 pm, and start at the King George V Playing Field (beginners, you should 
turn up at 5.45). Once you have got into the swing of it, there are plenty of events on offer for 
those who like a challenge. 

To find out more, contact the club on membership@carun.org, ring Dave on 07875 336 
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A galaxy of local stars!


Thanks, everyone...

Mary Blunt has written to ask us to pass on her thanks to all those 
who supported the Cream Tea event as Shortwood Football Club 
on 23rd May. She also sends a big thank you to those traders in our 
town who donated items for the raffle and to the Football Club for 
their support. ÔWe were blessed with wonderful weather, which was 
a bonus. The total raised was £694.59 which has been sent to the Sue 
Ryder Care Hospice at Leckhampton in memory of my husband.Õ 

Local Hero

I would like to share 
with readers the 
wonderful service I 
received at Brutons 
last month when my 
car key battery died. 
Not only did they fit 
a new battery for me, 
but a member of staff 
also came all the way 
to my car (which was parked at the Town 
Hall) and activated the key for me - as I 
had found that it did not work and did not 
know how to fix it. I was most impressed!

- Mrs Angie Ayling

(A little detective work revealed that the 
name of Mrs AylingÕs saviour, who is 
pictured above, was Graham Stemp. We 
are pleased to make him our Local Hero 
for July.) 

...and more thanks...

The Nailsworth Christian Aid Committee is pleased to announce a 
record total of £5224.05 raised at the church service, charity shop and 
house-to-house collection during Christian Aid week in May. They 
send their thanks to all who helped in any way.

...and yet more!

Jackie Harris, Manager of the Nailsworth branch of Stroud and 
Swindon, tells us that the book sale they have been holding in the 
Branch for their 2010 charity, The AlzheimerÕs Society, has been so 
successful and popular that although it was due to finish at the end of 
April they have decided to keep it running for the foreseeable future. 
More than £60 has already been raised. So if you are looking for some 
holiday reading please call in and see them. Jackie and her team want to 
send send a big Thank You to everyone who is supporting this.

(The thanks are due both ways. The S & S team are a very supportive 
part of the our community, and are constantly fund-raising for local 
causes. There are continuing reports of the changes afoot at the S&S 
at a national level; we wish the Nailsworth team very well. Ed.)

The bear necessities

Kitty Wright (below) won this 
wonderful teddybear (called 
Sammy) in the recent Festival 
event, at The Little Gift Shop in 
George Street.


Nailsworth Primary School 
girls raise funds

We are pleased to congratulate Lauren 
Ingram, Ella Webb, Bryony Curtis and 
Niamh Dolan, pupils at Nailsworth Primary 
who ran a stall at the recent Shortwood fete 
and as a result raised £40.50 to buy new books 
for the school library. Well done, all four!

Good 
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Mike!

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this month from Mike 
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is because he is deep in 
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June 2010 - Newmarket Fete in pictures


Hundreds of people turned out for Newmarket Fete on a 
lovely sunny June afternoon; the place was buzzing! There 
was lots of luscious food (including the The George Inn doing 
its finest) and stalls galore. The music and singing was really 
excellent and hugely appreciated by all. Have we captured 
YOU in our photo gallery below? 

Well over £1k has been raised for charity, with sizeable 
donations to Teckles & Scout Enterprises. Jo and Fiona, the 
organisers, send their thanks to you all for your support. 



10

Sat

Nailsworth Primary School Summer Fete, 
11 am Ð 2 pm

St. Dominics School/Parish fete 12:00 am 
Ð 3:00 pm

11

Sun

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

Green Man World Cup Final selected 
drinks promotion. Kick-off 7.30 pm. Info: 
834860

12

Mon

W.I., Meeting, Papercraft demonstration, 
St GeorgeÕs Parish Room, 7.30 pm

13

Tue

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

Rotary Club Boules Competition, Egypt 
Mill, 6.30 pm. Guests welcome. Info: 
Fiona Hodges 832878

14

Wed

Nailsworth Valley Probus, Life and Works 
of Peter Paul Reubens

15

Thu

British Legion meeting, Social Club

17

Sat

Reading Challenge for 4 Ð 12 yr olds 
starts, Library. Info: 832747

19

Mon

NSoc Gardening Group, Half day visit to 
Hanham Court. Info: 836331

20

Tue

Trefoil Guild, Lifeboats, Hanover 
Lounge, 7 pm. Info: Maureen Embrey 
833772

Town Council meeting, Town Hall, 7 pm

Shortwood United FC v Brimscombe 
(away) - 7.00

21

Wed

NSoc Theatregoers, Simon Callow as 
Shakespeare. Dep. Bus Station 12.30 pm

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

22

Thu

NSoc Ramblers Group, Meet outside 
Library, 9.30 am. Details on notice board. 
Info: 834907

Rotary Club meeting, FGR, 7.15 pm, Talk 
& dinner. Info: Fiona Hodges 832878








WhatÕs On - May 2010

To include events,

contact Tina on 835295 or

whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk

April WhatÕs On Deadline Ð 15th May

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

3

Sat

Rotary Club Great Gloucestershire Raft 
Regatta, Saul Junction. Info: Fiona Hodges 
832878

Teams from schools, clubs and pubs 
welcome.

4

Sun

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

5

Mon

Senior Citizens lunch, Carol Embrey Suite, 
FGR, 12 Ð 4 pm. £6.95. Info: 834860

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

Nailsworth Health Partnership meeting, 7.30 
pm, Nailsworth Natural Health Centre in 
George Street

7

Wed

Flower Club Meeting, WhatÕs Next,Town 
Hall, 7 pm

8

Thu

Rotary Club Meeting, Aston Down Gliding 
Club, Info: Fiona Hodges 832878

9

Fri

Amberley Festival Weekend starts - runs 
9thÐ11th 








23

Fri

FGR v. Shortwood United (away) - 7.30 
pm

Take That tribute, FGR, 7 pm. Tickets £10. 
Info: 834860

24

Sat

Farmers Market, Mortimer Gardens, 9 am 
Ð 1pm

26

Mon

FGR v Bristol Rovers (home) 7.45pm

Nailsworth/Tanzanian Steering Group 
Meeting, Friends Meeting House 7.30 pm

27

Tue

Shortwood United FC Friendly v Bishops 
Cleeve, 7.30 pm

28

Wed

SPACE Craft workshop/rocket building. 
All ages. Library 10am to 12 noon. Info: 
832747

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

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

Nailsworth Valley Probus, Building a 
Medieval Cathedral

31

Sat

Shortwood United FC Friendly v North 
Leigh 3 pm





August

1

Sun

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

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

3

Tue

Shortwood United FC Friendly v Yate 
Town 7.30 pm

4

Wed

Flower Club Meeting, This Magical Earth, 
Town Hall, 7 pm

5

Thu

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

Rotary Club meeting, FGR, 7.15 pm, talk 
& dinner. Info: Fiona Hodges 832878

6

Fri

Shortwood United FC Friendly v 
Hungerford 7.45 pm





WhatÕs On - July 2010

To include events, contact Tina on 835295 

or whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk

September WhatÕs On deadline Ð 15th 
August

The next Nailsworth News will be out 
at the start of September - there is no 
August edition. WhatÕs On for August will 
be in The Fountain, which will reach you at 
the end of July.