March 2012

No. 119

Nailsworth 

 News

Closing the ÔWÕ

Don't forget that the 
'W' will be closed from 
March 12th to 16th 
so check your route if 
you are heading that 
way, and be sure to let 
visitors know so that 
they are not stuck on 
the common wondering 
which way to go.


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

Keep raising your voice

Public bodies are required to consult on changes to local services and listen to our views. Unfortunately, 
they often seem like juggernauts - unstoppable once up to speed. However, recently come do seem to 
have slowed down enough to listen to our views, not once, but three times. The first occasion was when, in 
response to overwhelming opposition, SDC abandoned plans to charge for parking locally - at least, for now. 
The second was when a court case forced GCC to repeat the consultation on cuts to our library services, which 
bought some time and another chance to have your say (see page 5). And the latest is a climb down on the 
decision to outsource NHS GloucestershireÕs care services, including nine hospitals - Stroud resident Michael 
Lloyd, supported by campaign group Stroud Against the Cuts, pursued legal action after NHS Gloucestershire 
bypassed competitive tendering. ItÕs back to the drawing board on that one too.

So sometimes our voices are heard, though in two of those three cases it seems to have been the 
involvement of the courts that made the difference. However, we do need to keep responding to consultations, 
filling out questionnaires etc - and being sure to say what we want to say in the way we want to say it, however 
the questions may seem loaded towards their preferred course of action.

The hills are alive...

... with the sound of the Common 
Scrubbers. Since our centrespread this 
month features NailsworthÕs countryside, 
it seemed a good time to go in quest of 
these elusive creatures (not to be confused 
with WoodchesterÕs mysterious big cats). 
We stalked the scrubbers patiently in their 
natural habitat, the ÔWÕ, and finally tracked 
them down. First we heard their native 
call - a strange gutteral ÔOY!Õ sound - and 
then suddenly there they were, lurking in 
the shrub and waving strange implements. 
Six of the shy creatures posed for us before 
taking fright and disappearing into the 
cover. There may have been another nearby 
(inset photo); he looked to be of the same 
breed although they are of course expert at 
camouflage, with several even resembling 
well-known local figures. Find out more 
about them in our centrespread. 


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whether (and how much) to charge.


Barry Hathaway

Having recently retired from running Hathaway Printers and 
the Leopard Press, Barry is now a professional trainer of 
First Aid and Fire Safety Training. This utilises the expertise he 
acquired during his twenty-five years with the Fire and Rescue 
Service in Nailsworth.

Barry came to Nailsworth in 1968 after service in the RAF 
as an aircraft engineer. Following a short career in engineering, 
he set up his printing business in the town with his wife Tina 
in 1974. He remembers when, in the early 1980s, a national 
newspaper article gave a very detrimental account of Nailsworth. 
It sparked an immediate response. The tone of the article so 
angered Betty Mills, that she and Barry decided to publish a fortnightly Nailsworth news 
sheet that would give a true picture of the town, its activities and attractions Ð and this 
became the forerunner of the Nailsworth News. BarryÕs company printed all editions of this 
paper and most of The Fountain newsletter.

In 1975, Barry became a Retained Firefighter at Nailsworth Fire Station. Being on call 
24/7 and with up to 200 emergency calls per year, he was fortunate that his business was 
so close to the station. When he retired as Station Commander in 2000, he was responsible 
for operational fire fighting, station and staff management. In the same year, Barry and Tina 
represented the Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service at the QueenÕs Garden Party at 
Buckingham Palace. It was a proud occasion.

Barry was a prominent member of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce Ð and was 
part of the team that established the Nailsworth Christmas Lights which were hung from 
lamp post to lamp post. At that time, the Chamber rigorously resisted an SDC proposal to 
implement parking charges in Nailsworth (nothing changes, does it?) ÔI am an advocate of 
free enterprise and free parking, which I believe is part of the townÕs heritage and strengthÕ, 
he told us.

When granddaughter Hollie attended St DominicÕs School, Barry served on the Board 
of School Governors. His grandson Sam is still a pupil at the school Ð and in September, 
granddaughter Lucy will also attend, just as his children Lee and Lisa did. Tina also 
received all her schooling at St DominicÕs.

Barry is quick to acknowledge the support he has always received from Tina. ÔI could 
never have continued running the printing business and the Nailsworth Fire Station without 
TinaÕs helpÕ, he said. ÔIt has been a strong 
partnershipÕ.

 Mike Brinkworth

Mobile police station 
schedule

During March, PCSO Paul Bowman 
and his vehicle will be in the car park 
of Nailsworth's ex Police Station on the 
6th, 21st and 31st, from 13.30-14.15. 
The email for the mobile police station is 
paul.bowman@gloucestershire.police.
uk. Or contact Paul on 07734 068276.


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From Nailsworth Town Council

Town MayorÕs Report

The Town Council has had a very busy 
time recently.

The Library

You will see from reading Bill AffleckÕs 
report on the Library that it is to be 
looked at again, so please do fill in a 
consultation form. Getting only 12 paid 
opening hours for a footfall of 70,000 per 
year is just not good enough. We, as a 
Town Council, will be taking it up with Gloucestershire 
County Council.

Police and bus stations

The situations regarding the police station and the bus 
station are on-going, with councillors putting in a lot 
of time and effort in order to get the best results for the 
town.

Housing consultation

Some people have asked why there is no consultation 
regarding the Area Housing Plan proposed for 
Nailsworth. The reason is that if the 
current sites in the Stroud District 
Council Area are accepted, then there 
will be no large house-building in 
Nailsworth in the near future.

Ice problems

During the recent spell of freezing 
weather, complaints have been 
received regarding the ice forming on 
the steps leading from Fountain Street 
down to the Mortimer Gardens. This issue has been 
taken up with the owner of the property.

Developing the Arkell Centre

The Arkell Centre has now been open for 6 months 
and bookings are increasing month by month. Is there 
someone in our community who has experience of 
community development and would like to work with 
the local people to plan the future use of this people 
focused building? If you feel able to help, please contact 
me. I would love to hear from you.

Council meeting

This monthÕs full Town Council Meeting will be held at 
the Arkell Centre on Tuesday 20th March at 7pm. Come 
along and hear what happens at a Council meeting!

Dog fouling

The Town Council will be considering excluding dogs 
from specific areas in the town, such as childrenÕs play 
areas and the King George V Playing Field. Dog walkers 
are currently requested to keep their dogs on leads and 
clear up their little messages in these areas, but this is 
not happening.

Steve Robinson, 
834270, stephen.
robinson@
nailsworthtowncouncil.
gov.uk

(Town hall photo copyright, 
Sharon Loxton)


Nailsworth celebrates former Mayor's bequest

Earlier this month, Charles Arkell (pictured), nephew of the former Mayor (the 
late Frank Arkell), visited all the sites in Nailsworth 
which have benefited from his UncleÕs very generous 
bequest. He met representatives from the projects 
carried out, which are:

¥ The new skateboard ramp in the King George V 
Playing Field

¥ Transformation of the Market Street Garden 

¥ New toilet facilities for the Subscription Rooms 

¥ Supporting the Youth Club 

¥ Hearing loops in the Town Hall and Mortimer 
Rooms

¥ The Arkell Community Centre (built through the 
bequest and matched funding).

NTC launches new website

At the February meeting of the full Town 
Council, it was announced that a new 
website will be going live on 1st March. 
The site, which will replace the current 
familiar one, will have a new Ôlook and 
feelÕ and is intended to provide us with 
clearer access to council information and 
affairs. We hope to bring you an article 
about this in our April issue by Cllr 
Jonathan Duckworth, who has developed 
the new site. Meanwhile, it can be found 
on nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk, so why 
not visit and see what you think?


10 January 
7 February 
6 March 
3 April 
1 May 
12 June 
3 July 
7 August 
4 September 
2 October 
6 November 
4 December 
Stroud District Council and JobCentre Plus hold 
monthly drop-in surgeries at the Arkell Centre in 
Forest Green for all residents in the Nailsworth area 
- no appointment is necessary! 
If you are looking for advice on benefits, housing, 
jobs and training, or on antisocial behaviour issues, 
you are very welcome to drop in to any of our surgeries 
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Local affairs

Could you be one of 
these cheerful people?

Yes, because it is not too 
late to get involved with 
editing the Nailsworth 
News and being part 
of our happy team! 
It doesnÕt have to be 
full-time; there are 
jobsharers just waiting 
for you to join them. 
You will be fulfilling 
a hugely valuable role 
in the community; you will get to know 
what is going on in our town; you will 
be able to help in fund-raising for local 
causes by publicising them; if you have 
always wanted to use your writing skills 
then this will be your chance; if you are retired, it will help you 
keep physically and mentally active; and if you are new to the 
town it will bring you a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. 
How can you resist? And the team needs you! Nailsworth needs 
you. If you are even a little tempted, please contact the Editor on 
833092 or email editor@nailsworthnews.org.uk if you want to 
talk about it over a coffee. There is of course no obligation, so 
what have you got to lose? 


Roadworks

At long last the road has been repaired around Cossack Square and Old Market. At the 
time of going to press, major operations were being undertaken. We all hope that they 
will last for many years and it isnÕt just a patch-up job! 


Feedback

A reader has responded to the editorial in 
our last edition on proposed bus station 
changes, to take issue with the statement 
that Ômany years have passed without 
any incidents involving loss of life, injury 
or vehicle damageÕ (as a consequence of 
buses reversing away from the stands on 
Town Square). He tells us that in the late 
1960s and in the 1980s there were single 
incidents of buses backing into cars 
Ôparked by stupid drivers behind busesÕ.
We stand corrected. 

There is also an interesting email 
discussion going on about whether 
turned-off plugs left in their sockets 
continue to use energy, as stated in 
an article that we printed last month. 
A reader (a well-qualified electrical 
engineer) has sent in mathematical and 
technical details to demonstrate that this 
is not in fact the case. We look forward 
to the response from the energy agency 
from whom the statement was apparently 
originally taken. 


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Local affairs

Whither the LibraryÉ? 

Gloucestershire County Council has launched a consultation 
process on its proposals for the future of Gloucestershire 
Libraries. The closing date is March 11th and it is very 
important that as many people as possible send in their views.

How to respond

 You can get a consultation form from the Library or you can 
ÔdoÕ an on-line questionnaire by going to www.snapsurveys.
com/swh/surveylogin.asp?k=132793774875. Both written 
and on-line questionnaires are being handled by Vector 
Research Limited, hence the non-Gloucestershire.gov.uk web 
address. The form has lots of Ôtick boxÕ questions, but there is 
plenty of space for adding your own comments. Your written 
comments may well carry much more weight than your tick-box 
responses, so donÕt let the tick-box structure put you off from 
responding. If you want your comments to be included in the 
consultation analysis and considered by GCC, it is important to 
put them in by way of the consultation form and not separately. 
The Town Council will be making a corporate response and 
if you think there are aspects they should include, you can 
contact them via the Town Clerk on 833592 or email clerk@
nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk.

The proposed new structure

In the latest proposals, the County libraries have been divided 
into: 

¥ Main libraries - nine libraries open 6 days a week

¥ Local libraries - twelve libraries open 5 days a week, with 
options for flexibility to suit local needs 

¥ Partnership Libraries - ten libraries run by the county in 
partnership with communities, offering between 12 and 21 
hours of county library service and building on the principle 
of sharing buildings with other groups to create a one stop 
shop for public services (with the library remaining in 
county control.) 

¥ Community Offer Libraries - seven libraries available 
to the community under an 
enhanced Big Community 
Offer. 

The latest proposals will save 
GCC about £1.8 million against 
the £2.6 million saving in the 
original proposals. The Library 
Service has been assured that it 
will not have to produce further savings.

What would this mean for our town?

Nailsworth is suggested as a Partnership Library, with 12 hours 
a week core opening. Only the name (ÔPartnershipÕ instead of 
ÔLinkÕ) has changed from the proposals put out a year ago. 

Why 12 rather than 21 hours? Basically, because Nailsworth 
(and the other 12-hour Partnership library towns) are not seen 
as a deprived areas where the partnership aspect, in terms of 
volunteers etc, may be difficult to set up and maintain.

Why ÔPartnershipÕ rather than ÔLinkÕ? It isnÕt a change of 
concept, just a better description. 

We do not see the 12-hour package as the final answer, and 
the Town Council will be pressing the case for Local Library 
status or at least something nearer the 21-hours opening offered 
elsewhere. The Town Council will welcome your support.

What will happen next?

Anne Riley (Library Manager for the Stroud District) has 
stressed that the consultation process is for real and the 
proposals are just that, ie proposals only. No decisions will be 
taken until the results of the consultation have been digested and 
discussed by Gloucester County Council, so Anne would not be 
drawn on the dates when any new regime might be implemented.

In the meantime, Nailsworth Library is being equipped with 
self-service machines for checking out (and in) library books. 
The installation is scheduled during the weeks of March 19th 
and 24th. ThereÕll be 
some changes made 
to the layout during 
the week, so prepare 
to be surprised when 
the library re-opens on 
Monday 26th.

Whatever the 
outcome, there will be 
a need and a place for 
volunteers to support 
the Library staff and allow an increase in opening hours. If you 
would be interested in volunteering, contact Anne Elliott at the 
Town Council (anne.elliott@nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk.) 
Anne is particularly keen to hear from younger people whoÕd 
like to volunteer (14+) and from people who could undertake 
a coordinating role. And do, please, complete the consultation 
questionnaire. It matters. BA


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Community

A welcome...

This month, we welcome Nailsworth 
resident and new mother Jemma Kilyon 
to the Nailsworth News team. In addition 
to writing articles for the magazine, she 
will be providing support to the current 
and new editor(s) in helping to put together 
our centre spread features. If you have 
any feedback or ideas for future issues, 
you can contact Jemma at features@
nailsworthnews.org.uk. 

...and a farewell

Danica Emes, the full-time Youth Worker in the town, has sadly 
resigned her post due to ill health. She worked at the Youth Club 
for almost 3 years, and brought many new and 
exciting activities to the centre. DanicaÕs love of 
art, which she encouraged many young people to 
take part in, remains visible around the club.

It is hoped to appoint a new Youth Worker in the 
coming months. Until then, the work continues with 
its dedicated part-time staff.


Rotary gives a helping hand

Nailsworth Rotary Club 
was formed in 2007 and 
is going from strength 
to strength, with 6 new 
members joining in the 
last 6 months. They now 
have 31 members ranging 
in age from 31 to 76, from 
all walks of life. Meetings 
are at 7.00 on Thursday evenings fortnightly at Egypt Mill Hotel, usually 
with a meal and a speaker.

Upcoming fundraising activities include a Quiz Night at 
the Subscription Rooms on 8th March, a Charity Golf Day at 
Minchinhampton Golf Club on 30th March and a Grand Charity Concert 
featuring Mike d'Abo and his Mighty Quintet at Stroud Subscription 
Rooms on 4th May. Members also help at the Nailsworth Spring 
Clean, Ruskin Mill and Christkindl. This year they are raising money 
for Cotswold Care Hospice, ShelterBox Disaster Relief and the Great Western Air 
Ambulance, as well as supporting the Nailsworth-Vumilia link. 

If you would like to go along to a meeting and find out more, please contact Liz 
Odell on 836935 or Joan Goldsmith on 885373. Or have a look at the website www.
nailsworthrotaryclub.co.uk.

Pictured above, hamper raffle at Wyevale Garden Centre - left to right are Thorold Cox, Mike Carter, 
Liz Odell (the lucky winner), Kevin Brindley (Wyevale Manager) and Frank King.

Local heroes

This month our local heroes are a large group - all those 
of you who responded to our appeal in the February 
edition and helped the Youth Club by sending money 
towards repairing their damaged roof. Your response 
was wonderful, and the roof has now been repaired. 
We have been asked to pass on the thanks of one of the 
young people, speaking for them all:

ÔOn behalf of the members of Nailsworth Youth 
Club I would like to thank all those individuals, 
organisations and businesses who generously donated 
towards the cost of replacing the lead stolen from our 
roof. We are very grateful for the support from the 
people of Nailsworth and the surrounding area.Õ

Luke Burrows (16), Member, Nailsworth Youth Club


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Community

Only two months until the 
Nailsworth Festival

The team that is bringing you the Nailsworth Festival from 
19th-27th May this year is working hard to line up all kinds 
of interesting events and activities. Next month, the NN will 
be publishing the full programme in our April centrespread. 
To whet your appetite in the meantime, we want to tell you 
about a couple of new Festival ventures that are aimed at 
children and young people: Cotswolds Paper Landscapes, 
and a Nailsworth Photographic Competition.

The first of these is for 
primary school children. 
If you are aged 4 to 11, 
would you like to help make 
a Cotswold landscape in 
paper? If so, go along to 
the Subscription Rooms 
between 10-12am or 1-3pm 
on Festival Saturday 19th 
May. Well-known artist 
Imogen Harvey-Lewis 
(pictured right) will be 
there, inviting you to get busy making part of a landscape 
sculpture. You can stay for anything from a few minutes to a 
couple of hours, though you will need to bring along an adult 
too. There will be photos of the finished sculpture, and it is 
hoped that it can go on display after the Festival.

The second youth event is for budding photographers 
who are of secondary school age. Could this mean you? If 
so, you may be interested in the photographic competition 
that is being planned. The theme will be 'I C Nailsworth.' 
This is your opportunity to take pictures of the town as you 
see it, and then submit them to experienced photographers 
for judging. You will be competing in one of two age 
groups (11-15, and 16-18.) The deadline for submitting your 
digital images will be 7th May, and there will be lots of 
opportunities for people to see them. For example, they will 
be displayed in the Mortimer Rooms on Festival Saturday, 
and since SNJ and the Nailsworth News are both involved in 
the event, the winners are likely to get some press coverage. 
So what are you waiting for? Get out there and start looking 
for winning shots!

Find out more on the website http://www.
nailsworthfestival.org.uk, which also tells you how to get 
in contact with the organisers if you have questions.


New garden for Nailsworth 

The Market Street Garden (pictured below) is now finished, 
including the small repair of the stone wall facing the road, and it is 
a great site. There is plenty of space to sit out, enjoy your lunch or 
coffee and watch the world pass by. It gives an attractive vista to the 
street and the shops in the area. Well done the NTC for reviving this 
spot. We look forward to seeing the shrubs and flowers later in the 
spring, when the planting is finished. Dare we hope that there may be 
some colour to enjoy as well as evergreen shrubs? 

On a reflective note, members of Nailsworth W.I. dedicated a 
tree in the new garden on 24th February, in memory of Meirwen 
Harvey. Meirwen and her husband Mike have featured in this paper 
in the past, and it is good to know that her memory will stay green in 
a lovely, restful place 
where people will be 
passing by or pausing 
to Ôstand and stare.Õ

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Community


New lease of life for Glendower?

Last month, the NN reported on the continuation of the statutory 
building conservation process begun two years ago by Stroud 
District Council which could lead eventually to an application for 
a compulsory purchase order (CPO) of Glendower, the poet W.H. 
DaviesÕs former home in Nailsworth. This move is now thought 
to be unlikely, because building restoration work, following the 
replacement of the decayed bay window, has re-commenced with 
an expected completion for re-habitation within a year.

Indeed, 2012 looks like being a good year for the restoration of 
the property. For example, the Friends of Glendower are having 
the canopy over the front door repaired - next to a carving of the 
two immortal lines, ÔWhat is this life if, full of care/ We have no 
time to stand and stare?Õ They are also furthering work on turning 
the overgrown garden into a small orchard, planted with local 
varieties of fruit trees.

The work on this historic but 
presently uninhabitable 18th century 
cottage, which overlooks the town 
and belongs to DaviesÕs pensioner 
great-nephew Norman Phillips, 
has support from descendants of 
the poetÕs sister now living in New 
Zealand and the United States, as 
well as the growing membership of 
the Friends. The long-term aim is 
make one room suitable for a collection of Davies memorabilia, 
open by arrangement for students and lovers of his work. Already 
there have been two open days, and more events are planned for 
later this year. 

To join the Friends, and to receive a newsletter, contact Tony 
Burton, at anthonyburtonmbe@aol.com.

Dear Editor

I was interested to see the photos of the heron in the recent issue of the NN. Do readers know 
about Terry Grant? If you look in the local studies section of the library, he has a booklet there 
describing all of the birds of the Nailsworth valley that are either residents, seasonal visitors or 
fly overhead. It seems that there are more than 180 species that fit this criteria. All the pictures 
are taken by Terry himself (for example, the bullfinch right).

Marilyn Miles


More about the George Street 
Runners...

Last month we mentioned Sarah Clatworthy. Now it is Lucy King's moment in the 
spotlight. Co-owner of local shop ÔpulpÕ, Lucy is a member of the Cotswold Allrunners 
and has always dreamt of running the London Marathon. Now is her chance. She has won a 
place this year, and will be raising money for Children with Cancer UK.

Lucy comments, ÔI am nervous and excited all at the same time. IÕve run quite a 
few 10k races and half marathons and have always wondered if IÕd be able to do the big 
one! I applied a while ago for this yearÕs London event, and only found out just before 
Christmas that I had been given a place. Training is well under way, with great support. It 
is tough going at times, but I hope I can do a good job to raise money for such a worthy 
cause. IÕd really appreciate any support locally 
from customers and anyone else who would 
like to help out. Please visit my web page www.
justgiving.com/lucy-king3 if you would like 
to donate, or call in and see me at the shop in 
George Street, Nailsworth.Õ

 Lucy is organising some events locally to 
help with fundraising; for instance, Saturday 31st 
March at 7.30pm will be Charity Gala Night 
at Bisley Village Hall, £7.50 per ticket. Bring 
your own booze. For more information or to buy 
tickets email lucyking79@hotmail.com.

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Faith


Counting our blessings 

The season of Lent is upon us, or at least it will be by 
the time you are reading this. 

I have already been asked, (several times), what 
IÕm Ôgiving upÕ this year, and my reply is, ÔI would give 
up chocolate Ð but IÕm no quitter!Õ Just kidding... The 
discipline of giving up something one values, even for 
the relatively short time of Lent, seems to have captured 
the imaginations of many, regardless of whether or not 
they identify as Christians. 

Last year, my young nephew gave up crisps for the 
entire six weeks - and he doesnÕt even go to church! He 
had heard, from his teacher, about the Lenten discipline, 
and so he gave up eating crisps and the money that he 
would have spent on them; instead, he gave to charity.

Christian Aid has developed a resource that not 
only encourages people to Ôgive upÕ for Lent, but to use 
these ÔgiftsÕ to help partners all over the world improve 
the lives of all who are not as well resourced as we 
are in the U.K. The resource is called ÔCount Your 
BlessingsÕ, and it details many of the ways in which we, 
who have much, can help those who have little. Each 
day of Lent offers a challenge, not only to give money, 
but to think of and appreciate the lives we live. If you 
want to download your own copy of this resource, it is 
at www.christianaid.org.uk/getinvolved/lent-2012/
download-resources.aspx or you can contact me on 
sianecollins@aol.com and IÕll get you one. 

Reverend Sian Collins

Defender of the faith

One of my earliest memories as a child is of 
going to a neighbour's on June 2nd 1953 
(they were the only people in our street with a 
television) to watch the coronation of Queen 
Elizabeth on their little black and white set. It was 
followed by a high tea to celebrate. A few years 
later, I stood waving a flag in Yate because we had 
been promised a glimpse of the Queen as she was 
driven by. After a number of false sightings, the official black limousine 
approached. We waved madly, and it flashed by!

When we did get our own telly, one of the Ômust watchÕ events 
every year was the QueenÕs Speech, which was broadcast on Christmas 
Day - dinner was finished just in time for us all to sit down and watch. 
The Queen, who is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, has 
always included references to her Christian faith in such broadcasts. This 
year she said that, ÔGod sent into the world a unique person - neither a 
philosopher nor a general, important though they are, but a Saviour, with 
the power to forgive. Forgiveness lies at the heart of the Christian faith.Õ 
Speaking at the first public event to mark her Diamond Jubilee, she is 
reported as saying that the Church of England Ôis woven into the fabric of 
this countryÕ and has helped to build a better society. Referring to other 
faiths as well, she said that, Ôfaith plays a key role in the identity of many 
millions of peopleÕ. 

As part of our Diamond Jubilee plans in Nailsworth, we are 
arranging a service of celebration at St GeorgeÕs for everyone. While we 
are increasingly being told that we are no longer a Christian country, I 
have a sneaking suspicion that our Queen will be playing a key role this 
year in letting people know that we are!

Reverend Stephen Earley

Thomas Burchell on TV 

We're hoping that shortly, 
Nailsworth will be getting some 
coverage on BBC2. The subject will 
be Thomas Burchell, a member 
of Shortwood Baptist church, who 
at the age of 24 went with his wife 
to be a missionary to the slaves on 
the sugar plantations in Jamaica 
in 1824. This brave man endured 
persecution by slave owners. He 
is still highly revered to this day, and as we reported 
in the NN, a missionary was sent to Nailsworth last 
year to trace his roots. Find out more about him on 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Burchell. We 
had hoped to be able to tell you when the story will 
be told on television, but so far all we know is that it 
will probably in March - so we can only advise you to 
keep your eye on the listings in the hope of spotting it. 

More about the Poor Clares Convent

The building that was the Convent of the Poor Clares has 
now been on the market for a year, but is still unsold, although 
interest has been shown 
by developers. However, 
a vision has been 
developed which a group 
is trying to turn into a 
viable proposition. A 
full structural survey of 
the buildings is the next 
requirement. Is there a 
local surveyor who would 
volunteer to carry this 
out for such an unusual 
project? The Convent will 
be open to visitors again 
on Saturday 10th Feb. 
10am -12 noon - donations 
will be welcomed. 


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Youth matters

Welcome, Eildih!

This month, we welcome a new 
Youth Editor to our team. Eilidh 
Houghton (pictured left), at 
just 16, attends Sir William 
Romney's school and will shortly 
be completing her GCSEs. Eilidh 
runs her own book group and loves 
photography. For A-levels, she is 
signing up for English Literature 
and Language, History, Philosophy 
and Photography. After that she 
hopes to take a gap year, spending 
a few months in Paris working 
in a B & B for a friend before travelling to do photography 
and produce an exhibition on her return. Then if all goes as 
planned, university will be the next stage, majoring in English 
and Journalism.

We hope that the experience of writing for the NN (and 
taking photographs) will help prepare Eilidh for her chosen 
career. She is full of ideas about youth topics to cover, and we 
are very lucky to have her on board. Below is her first article; 
please enjoy. add email

For a large majority of us, now is a time of exams and 
tough decisions about our future. This got me thinking 
about local support concerning such decisions. For many 
of us, acting is an aspiration that tires with age; however, 
for Martha Furnival it is a reality. Starring in projects at 
Tetbury school Sir William RomneyÕs, auditioning for the 
BBC Shakespeare contest, the National Youth Theatre and 
One ManÕs Love Ð a film by students at The University of 
The West Of England Ð is all in a dayÕs work for Martha. The 
first time she applied for the National Youth Theatre she was 
not accepted; however, she told me that the experience was 
an advantageous one. She said, ÔIt got me used to the theatre 
industry, I see now that I wasnÕt ready at the time, but I grew 
as an actor and it gave me the drive to work harderÕ. 

Nailsworth-based Martha (pictured right) intends to take 
drama and theatre studies at college, 
after which she hopes to pursue her 
career, building up a strong level of 
experience before continuing on to 
theatre school. Though successful 
in many of her endeavours, Martha 
was unaware of the local groups 
supporting her ambition, as was I. 
There is very little local advertising 
for groups such as the Cotswold 
Players and Nailsworth Amateur 
Dramatics Society. Perhaps we 
are looking in the wrong places, or 
simply not looking hard enough. It has come to my attention 
that many drama groups exist locally, so it would be great to 
hear more about them. For people like Martha, such groups 
will be highly beneficial in boosting their confidence and 
refining their acting abilities. Though the groups are subtly 
advertised, there are many opportunities in Nailsworth and the 
surrounding areas. Our town is full of talents. LetÕs find them 
and help them grow! 

Eilidh Houghton, youth@nailsworthnews.org.uk


Guides win Borneo trip

There is good news for Guiding in Nailsworth, 
thanks to local girls Charlotte Dembny (on the 
right) and Rachel Douglas-Phillips. They have 
been chosen to represent Girlguiding South 
West England in a group of 16 that will be 
travelling to Borneo in 2013. Details are still 
to come, but we understand that they will be 
volunteering within a school, and working with 
orangutangs and turtles. The trip is going to 
cost £3,000 each, which they have to fund-raise 
themselves, so they will have their work cut 
out! It 
seems 
that 
the girls are already putting 
in lots of time to raise the 
money; Charlotte has set 
herself up as an Avon lady 
and also sticks up skittles 
at Shortwood Utd FC, and 
Rachel works at the Rose 
and Crown in Nympsfield. 
In addition to this, they have 
had a stall outside the library 
selling toys, books, bric a 
brac and Avon products. 
They have run teas at the 
Bristol Ensemble Concerts 
at Christ Church and are 
hoping to do a pudding 
evening in the summer and 
also a sponsored event soon. 

Agency signs Kieran

16-year-old local ventriloquist Kieran Powell 
had his star qualities recognised when he became 
overall winner of the Undiscovered Youth 
Talent Contest at the end of January. Held at 
Stroud Subscription Rooms, this contest required 
him to beat more than two dozen finalists. Once 
again he showed his capacity for hard work, his 
dedication, and the sheer talent that he brings 
to his performances. Showbiz agency Beyond 
Etermity Promotions has clearly recognised 
his potential, since it has now signed him up as 
a client. 

KieranÕs website www.kieranpowell.co.uk 
is worth a visit. It tells you much more about 
his work - and also makes his principles clear. 
He isnÕt aiming to 
get cheap laughs, and 
refuses do anything 
blue or racist. ÔIf my 
life went exactly as 
I wanted it to, IÕd 
be touring the world 
performing my act 
to as many different 
people as possible,Õ he 
said in an interview for 
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We look forward to 
hearing more about this 
gifted performer, and 
if the news takes the 
form of bulletins from 
distant lands, so much 
the better!

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Schools

Nailsworth CE Primary School

Great things are happening at the top of the hillÉ please enjoy 
LizzieÕs museum report, below. She is only 7!

The Folk Museum

Do you like learning Victorian facts? Do you know how Victorians 
washed? Did you know every Victorian school room had to have 
a picture of Queen Victoria? This writing will tell you about the 
Year 2s trip to Gloucester Folk Museum. Read on to find out more. 

On Wednesday the Year Twos travelled to Gloucester Folk 
Museum. We met an expert called Alice. She showed us how 
Victorians washed. She said the soap was made from ashes. 
Washday was on Monday and sometimes girls with long hair got it 
trapped in the mangle! The Victorians had to put their clothes in a 
massive dolly tub. They took a wooden dolly stick and swooshed 
it around! Then they had to plunge a copper plunger up and down. 
TheyÕd take their clothes out with tongs and dry them with a 
mangle that had two rollers that spun when you turned a wooden 
handle. The clothes would thread through and fall into a white 
bucket. Eventually I had a turn with the soapy washboard. I made 
a lot of lather froth. Then the clothes would be sparkly and clean. 

After we sat on the stairs in the kitchen, Alice showed us the 
huge, shiny range. On the range were a copper kettle and an iron. 
The iron, which was very rusty, had to be heated on the range 
because the Victorians didnÕt have electricity. The soot black pans 
were hanging over the range to keep them dry. On the top of the 
range was a polished, china hot water bottle that the Victorians 
put into bed to keep it warm. The ebony black range gleamed like 
fairy dust. On the table there were sugar nippers that looked like 
scissors that were used for nipping pieces of sugar off massive 
sugar lumps. Also there was a machine for taking seeds out of 
juicy raisins. There was a broom, that Anja used and found the 
right technique, which had long bristles like a porcupine. There 
was a soft rag rug made of old bits of clothes. The Victorians 
would have held the rug up and beat it with a carpet beater like a 
gate opening and shutting.

Eventually, we walked into the Victorian classroom. There 
were slate boards, that were like chalk boards, on the wooden, 
creaky desks. I scratched on the slate board and it made my hand 
shake. There were pitch black ink holes, that the class would 
rarely get to use, on the mud brown desk. There was a colourful 
abacus for counting, adding, subtracting and learning your number 
bonds for ten. There was a picture of Queen Victoria on the wall. 
There were delicate bottles of ink on the shelf. If the ink pots ran 
out of ink the teacher would pour the extra ink in. 

Finally, we shot up to the toy room. Alice chose some people 
to try out some of the toys. She showed us a JacobÕs ladder, a yo-
yo, a cup and ball, a popgun and a toy soldier tickler. I really liked 
the popgun because it was so noisy! The cup and ball was fun but I 
liked the JacobÕs ladder better. All of the Victorian toys were made 
from wax, wood or metal. Some Victorians had to make their own 
toys because they only had a few 
pennies. 

Overall I loved our school trip 
because I learned a lot.

Lizzie Dutton, Y2

Pupils pictured right are trying the 
washboard at the Folk Museum.


St. DominicÕs Primary School 

The long anticipated French day and the Year 5/6 trip to the Roman baths brought Term3 
to an end. Mrs Thomas and all the staff had worked hard to plan for an exciting day 
of ÔFrench and FunÕ, ranging from fashion design to ordering 
food in a French cafe, constructing the Eiffel Tower from straws 
and lolly sticks, cooking and studying pointillism (ie using 
thousands of tiny dots to create paintings: Ed.) - to name but 
a few activities. At the end of the day, everyone was delighted 
with the results and a good time was had by all!

We now look forward to a busy term leading up to Easter and 
hopefully some Spring weather, when we will be able to get up 
to the nature 
area and work 
with the bees.

Margaret 
Smith, 
Headteacher, 
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NailsworthÕs green and pleasant land

It is still winter as this edition of the NN goes to press, with only snowdrops 
and nesting birds to show that the season is about to change, but by the 
time it reaches you, spring should be with us. What better time to remember 
how lucky we are to be surrounded by lovely countryside, ideal for getting 
out walking? It isnÕt even necessary to have a car, the town itself is criss-
crossed with paths. There are other ways of enjoying the landscape under our 
own steam of course - running, cycling and so on - but in this NN we want to 
celebrate getting boots, hat, stick or whatever and wandering our paths, hills 
and valleys. 

(Below: walking in Horsley Valley).

Stan and Ruth Beard are shown (left)
taking their regular walk around the 
Newmarket Valley. Stan used to live in 
Lutterworth Farm in the Ô40s, and he and 
Ruth still come back often and meander 
around this beautiful area, taking in 
Newmarket, Wagshill, Shortwood and 
Horsley, the glorious views and flora, 
and perhaps a refreshing drink and lunch 
at The George after their exersions!


Clearing the ÔWÕ

The group of people clearing scrub 
on the ÔWÕ have made inroads, but 
are taking a break now until the birds 
nesting season is over. They will start 
again later this year: meanwhile, please 
contact Paul on 832961 if you want to be 
involved. All those of us who walk up the 
footpaths that criss-cross the common 
beside the road owe them our grateful 
thanks for improving 
the views and the 
natural habitat. 

Find out about local walks

If you are new to walking around Nailsworth, the 
Town Information Centre is a good first stop to 
find out where you can go. Not only are there many 
well-informed people there who get asked this 
question constantly (and many of them are walkers themselves), there are leaflets. 
A good starting point might be to pick up copies of the two Town Council booklets 
illustrated below. At 50p each, they are a real snip!


Walking festival

The health benefits of walking are well 
evidenced; it is not only fun, it is good for 
you. So Nailsworth Health Partnership is 
busy planning its walking festival in May, 
building on the successes of last year. The 
programme is still being decided, but here's 
some inside information to tempt you: 

¥ Fiona Eadie will be delighting us with atmospheric tales as we 
weave and wander through the woods and valleys. 

¥ Cotswold warden Mike Brinkworth will share his knowledge of 
the area and open our eyes to treasures. 

¥ Herbalist Nathan Hughes will fascinate us 
with his enthusiasm for the practical healing 
properties of plants that surround us. 

¥ Take a pencil to walk with Lucy Guenot 
and Jo Hofman as they playfully guide you 
through ways of expressing what you see on 
paper.

¥ Pam Browne will lead walks for health and 
explain the health advantages of Pacer Poles. 

¥ Paul Hofman and Duncan Mann will 
introduce us to the fun of Geocaching.

ThereÕs more, including a pub walk (that one 
should be popular!) We will be bringing you 
further information in future editions. 

Walking in company

One of the joys of walking is that it can be done at all 
ages and levels of fitness. The Nailsworth Walking 
& Health Group (pictured above) meets on Tuesday 
afternoons at the Library, and from there the group 
of 25 - 35 walkers march off on an hourÕs walk in and 
around the town - sometimes the Newmarket Valley, 
KGV, Pensile Road, Hazelwood, Box Woods and so 
on. For more information on this increasingly growing 
group, contact leader Pam Browne on 832907. ÔWe 
aim to get out and about, get some fresh air, and have 
a good social time with a bit of physical and mental 
effort thrown 
in!Õ she told 
us as she and 
the group 
set off to see 
snowdrops 
in the 
Newmarket 
Valley. 






Old tracks to the mills

Our town has some superb walking routes, and the tracks 
formed by the weavers trudging to and from the mills 
are still used today. Ramblers often seek out interesting 
hamlets which connect our mills along the routes. The 
community expanded greatly during the seventeenth 
century when the woollen industry was established, 
utilising the local plentiful supply of water and fullers 
earth, and around twelve mills were developed concerned 
with the different processes of manufacturing woollen 
cloth. (Adapted from NTC website).

Rosalind John has kindly supplied us with the early footpath pictures 
shown on this page, from the collection held by the Town Archives. 

Down Snake Lane towards Forest Green

Parish Paths

Over the centuries we have inherited parish roads, lanes and 
footpaths, many of which have been given names to identify 
them Ð perhaps named after landowners, incidents or uses, shape, 
gradient etc. Here are some of them, and where to find them:

¥ The Dulkin - footpath from Windsoredge down to Crystal 
Fountain Village (and either on to Woodchester Park, Convent 
Lane or down to the A46 by the (ex) Crown Inn).

¥ Jack o' The Nick - footpath from Walkley Wood to top of 
Ragnall Lane.

¥ Barcelona Lane - bridleway from A46 up to Tetbury Lane at 
Windsor Ash.

¥ Fairy Glen - footpath from Pensile Road down to Spring Mill 
(formerly called Holcombe Mill) on the Avening Road.

¥ Shears Pitch - (steep!) footpath from The (ex) Shears Inn up to 
Pinfarthings and Minchinhampton Common.

¥ Whips Lane - lane from Watledge up to Pinfarthings and 
Minchinhampton Common.

¥ Snake Lane - footpath from top of Whips Lane down to 
Dunkirk Manor.

¥ Devil's Bowling Green - (very steep!) footpath between Snake 
Lane and Theescombe.

¥ Gunbarrel Alley - footpath between Park Road and Church 
Street.

¥ Frying-Pan Alley - footpath between Spring Hill and Fewster 
Road.

¥ Meeting House Lane - footpath between Shortwood and 
Newmarket, past The Nodes.

¥ Hayes Pitch - footpath between Lower Forest Green and the 
A46 at Dunkirk Mill.

¥ Bacon Tump - footpath from Old Bristol Road to Harley 
Wood.

The Bluff, Pike Lane, Exhibition Field, The Ladder, ShiptonÕs 
Grave Lane, CarterÕs Way... the list goes on. You can see the routes 
of the public rights of way in the parish on a map in the foyer of the 
Mortimer Rooms. You can also see them on the County Council's 
website. 

With thanks to Rosalind 
John and Mike 
Brinkworth. 


Old view of Nailsworth Hill (the ÔWÕ)


Early Newmarket postcard


From Newmarket over Nodes Mill

Below: Hayes Pitch towards Dunkirk Mill

Hayes walk today 


The Ladder

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Minding our own business

Projects, changes...

New faces, well new since October, at Lloyds Pharmacy in Old 
Market: Tom Swift has joined the team as Branch Manager and the 
pharmacy now has a full time pharmacist in George Fletcher. Both 
commute from South Wales. TomÕs background is in marketing; 
George has some 10 years experience as a practicing pharmacist 
following a spell of research work in the States. 

Julie Keech and Liza BewickÕs Moi is closing down. Readers may 
remember the floods in Bridge Street after the cloudburst on May 
28th 2008 which forced MoiÕs temporary closure for Ôdrying outÕ. 
They bounced back from that. They deny that the recession has 
forced the closure, although allowing that trading conditions have 
been ÔdifficultÕ; they just feel theyÕve had enough and want to move 
on.

Anne Hester, IFA and Mortgage Advisor has moved out of 
Bridge Street and now has her office within the Nailsworth Mills 
Estate, just under the estate offices.

If you are a fan of The Antiques Road Show or Cash in the Attic, 
Miles Morgan have something which should appeal. They have 
joined forces with Fred Olsen Lines and Jonty 
Hearnden (pictured right), the TV antiques 
expert, to set up three themed Antique and 
Cultural cruises which Jonty will host. One 
is to the Central Mediterranean, the others to 
Baltic Cities and, finally, France and Spain. 
Drop in to Miles Morgan in George Street and 
talk to the manager, Hayley Peachy Ð or phone 
836186.

Amy King is the daughter and granddaughter of the Goulding 
family, who have the haulage and storage facilities on the edge of 
town just down the A46 towards Stroud. Amy has been hairdressing 
for 12 years, venturing as far afield as Stroud and Cheltenham 
before coming back to Nailsworth to set 
up her own business right alongside the 
family firm. ÔTwenty 12 Hair BoutiqueÕ is 
launching on 3rd March with an Open Day 
from 10-4pm with canapes, cupcakes and 
bubbly. Drop in and see what the airy and 
friendly space is like - there is plenty of 
parking nearby - oh, and you will notice a 
touch of luxury about the decor as well. 

Amy describes her style as Ôshabby 
chicÕ (her words, not ours). Contact her on 
832499 or email twenty12hairboutique@
gmail.com for more information. (She 
is also the wife of our local goalkeeping 
hero, Tom at Shortwood Utd. What a small 
world it is.) BA

Sharland & Lewis - emporium

In our December issue we told you about the opening 
of Sharland & Lewis Home in Days Mill; Libs Lewis 
described the ÔshopÕ as it then was. Things have moved 
on, and now, as well as LibsÕ ever changing array of 
delights, the shop Ð inadequate word; emporium would 
be better Ð showcases the work of a number of other local 
craftsmen and 
collectors. ÔA 
Right CharlieÕ 
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pictured 
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or in the members enclosure 
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and portraits on commission Ð and 
obviously loves horses) displays 
hand painted furniture and 
decorative trompe lÕoeil panels; 
Pierre Clement also does painted 
furniture and murals as well as glass etching and gilding; 
Carol Vickery shows curtains, cushions and smaller 
vintage pieces Ð the list goes on. Coming soon are David 
Free (plants and herbs), Jane Barden interior designer, 
and Woodchester Cabinet Makers. There are plans for 
a Ôpop-upÕ cafŽ area Ð any offers? 

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and nostalgia 
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the faces of 
customers as 
they browse 
in the shopsÕ 
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atmosphere. 
ItÕs fun; really 
it is.

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Minding our own business

New directions at 
Heffalumps

Laura Fagan, who runs 
Heffalumps2Heros in Wheelwrights 
Corner, has told us about her plans to 
diversify her business. Basically, she 
wants to reduce the emphasis on toys 
and use the space freed up for two 
new ventures. The first is high quality 
second-hand childrenÕs clothes. Every 
parent knows how quickly children 
grow out of the clothes which, almost 
literally a few weeks before, looked 
good on them. There are lovely, and 
expensive, dresses which may only 
have been worn a couple of times. 
If you have such - talk to LauraÉ 
The second venture is fingerprint 
jewellery. This is just what it says. A 
fingerprint is taken and reproduced, in 
3D on a silver finished medallion. It 
could be a precious keepsake from a 
christening or first birthday. Wear it as 
a pendant or on your key ring. Adults 
may be inhibited from having their 
finger prints taken but, hey, why not? 
Memories of a loved oneÕs fingersÉ

BA

Building Society supports Age UK

Nailsworth Branch of The Coventry Building Society has been busy fundraising 
once again, this time for the charity Age UK. They held a ÔValentine'sÕ coffee morning 
and raffle which raised £60 for this worthy cause, and 
would like to say a big thank you, to everyone who 
supported this event. The next fundraising event will 
be for Sports Aid, where a ÔSpot WalliamsÕ challenge 
will be held in the Branch on 23rd March. The picture 
shows Jackie Harris (Manager), Mr Bullock and Darren 
Lewis.


Traditional local craft is in safe hands

Have you come across Pat Mitchell and his son 
Mark, who have been working on the repair of 
the wall in the new Market Garden development? 
(see page 7). Pat has been a stonemason for almost 
50 years now in Nailsworth and the area, and is 
highly regarded by many. His workmanship is 
on show in the new development in a prominent 
position for us all to admire. Pat is always 
available for work. He can be contacted on 839057 
- and he knows his stuff! MS


Local businesswoman helps students

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Minding our own business

MenÕs Sheds 

Have you heard about MenÕs Sheds? 
We are told that they have taken 
Australia by storm, encouraging men 
who share an interest in making things 
to do so in a community setting that is 
both fun and informative. Now Pam 
Brown and Gavin Pond of Nailsworth 
Community Workshop (based at the 
Sub. Rooms) want to bring this idea to 
Nailsworth. They will be holding an 
informal meeting at 2pm on Tuesday 
13th March for anyone interested in 
being involved locally.

ÔAt the heart of this is an 
opportunity to use our workshop to 
make things,Õ says Pam. ÔInstead of 
men working on their own, the Shed 
will encourage interaction, banter and 
learning from each other, all of which 
play an important part in general well-
being. We will provide the space, the 
workbenches, tools and general back-up, 
but participants will run the sessions and 
make decisions about projects.Õ

Does this interest you? Perhaps 
you have time to spare because there 
is space in your life, or you no longer 
have a working space at home? If you 
want to find out more, call Pam on 
07971 737626 or visit the website at 
www.practicalintelligence.org.uk. Oh, 
and we asked her what would happen 
if a woman was interested in getting 
involved with a Shed. She didnÕt rule it 
out...


Breastfeeding in Nailsworth 

Apparently NHS figures show that although more than three-
quarters of new mothers in Gloucestershire decide to breastfeed, 
many stop early because they feel that there is a lack of support, 
particularly outside home. Is this a problem in our town? We have 
many community venues that are visited by mothers with young 
children, and a thriving Ôcafe cultureÕ. It would be good to know 
that women feel free to breastfeed in Nailsworth if that is their 
choice.

A new county-wide project, Gloucestershire Welcomes 
Breastfeeding, aims to encourage mothers to nominate their 
favourite welcoming, comfortable places to breastfeed babies when 
they are out and about. Businesses can sign up to the scheme also; they will be identified 
by displaying a Gloucestershire Welcomes Breastfeeding logo, and will feature on the 
schemeÕs website and promotional literature (given to the parents of all GloucestershireÕs 
new babies.) Nailsworth got onto the map early - it seems that Mother Goose in 
Nailsworth was one of the first businesses in the county to join up (the picture shows 
Steffi, the proprietor, with her display logo).

The Chair of Nailsworth Health Partnership comments, ÔDelighted about the idea 
of promoting convenient and welcoming places in Nailsworth where nursing mothers can 
breastfeed their babies. It is better for the baby, and anything that makes it easier and less 
stressful is to be encouraged. After all, babies need a feed when they need a feed, which 
may or may not be when the mother is at home!Õ

Local mothers can nominate their favourite places at www.
gloswelcomesbreastfeeding.org or Facebook page www.facebook.com/
Gloswelcomesbreastfeeding. Businesses who would like to join can email 
gloswelcomes@gbsn.org.uk, call 01285 640174 for further information, or print off a 
form from gloswelcomesbreastfeeding.org/for-businesses to get their details on the 
website and to receive a sticker. 

Ruskin Mill students in workplace

This is a great time to be a student at Ruskin Mill College, thanks to the support of 
Nailsworth employers. By undertaking work experience placements with local businesses, 
students can find out what it is like to be part of the workforce and the local community. 
The college aims to dispel the common 
misconception that people with a learning 
disability are ÔunemployableÕ, and to create 
opportunities for them. Many students 
who have undertaken work placements 
have gone on to further education and/or 
employment.

Students and staff at the college would 
like to thank the following Nailsworth 
employers for their support: Barton End 
Stables, Emmaus, Egypt Mill Bar & 
Restaurant, Fandango, Green Spirit, Halls 
Bakery (The Coffee Pot), Horsley Waste 
Recycling Centre, Just Pets, Nigel Scotford 
Ltd, Patchwork Riding for the Disabled, 
RSPCA Nailsworth, Scrumptious, The 
Co-op, The Organic CafŽ, and Nailsworth 
Garden Centre.

Work placements enable students to 
gain confidence, learn important skills 
and get a sense of achievement. In return, 
employers get an enthusiastic member of 
staff (typically half a day per week for 
around six weeks) and receive ongoing 
support and advice from a dedicated work 
experience coordinator. If you are a local 
employer and would like to find out more 
about working in partnership with Ruskin 
Mill College, please contact Sally Hewlett 
on sally.hewlett@rmc.rmt.org, Mandy 
Free on mandy.free@rmc.rmet.org or 
phone 837529. 

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Local history

Continuing our occasional series on growing up in Nailsworth 
during WWII.

Brian Allchorn - I remember... 

The 'Dink Dank' and other things

The older ones among you will remember 
the Ôclock on stiltsÕ that once stood in 
Fountain Street, built into the wall below the 
church, roughly opposite the garage that once 
was there; where, incidentally, we were able 
to purchase carbide (you can do wonderful 
things with a lump of carbide, a tin with a 
small hole in the lid, water and a lighted 
match - EnglandÕs Glory of course - but I 
digress). There was something not quite right 
with the bells in the clock tower; they didnÕt ring. Possibly they 
were cracked or misaligned or 
whatever, for when they chimed... 
they didnÕt. All you got was Ôdink 
dankÕ, which is how it came to be 
known, at least in our family and 
possibly by the whole community. 
The current Town Clock is, of 
course, more elegant and much 
more melodious in tone, but there 
was something about the old ÔDink 
DankÕ...

Now, to other things. Arthur 
Cook had an air rifle, a .177 
Webley, with a lever below the 
air chamber for cocking it and a 
turncock for loading the pellet. It 
was a cracker. There was just one 
problem though; this was wartime, 
and so the pellets for it were 
virtually unobtainable. However, I 
was working in the fitting shop at E.A. Chamberlains at the time, 
and managed to make a crude but effective punch, with which we 
were able to knock out a supply of pellets from sheet lead when 
needed.

Now, Arthur lived at the top of Market Street, opposite the 
KingÕs Head, above and behind the shop in the corner (which 
I have an idea was a hairdressers then.) There was a sort of 
communal back yard which ran down to the stream which, at that 
time, fed into Baldwin's Pond. In that area was a large tree into 
which flocks of starlings would descend, providing us, I am now 
ashamed to say, with targets. That is, until Mrs Cook spotted us 
and the gun was confiscated for a while. We also caused a bit of 
minor mayhem on one occasion by shooting out the mantle on the 
gas lamp which was fastened to the wall on the corner, next door 
to Hilliers Bacon Shop and nearly opposite our house in Market 
Street. I have puzzled over this ever since. Why was a street 
light on during the blackout? I can only assume it was during the 
winter of 1944/45, when the risk of attack by enemy aircraft was 
minimal. Arthur was pushing his luck more than a little on that 
occasion, since his father worked for the gas company!

Talking of Hilliers Bacon Shop, it was there that we were 
introduced to the delights of, amongst other things, chitterlings, 
Bath Chaps and pigs cheeks, which were off ration and rapidly 
snapped up as soon as they came in. Living almost opposite, we 
were rather well placed on those occasions.

Historical note: Nailsworth Mill stood in 
George Street... in 1879 the mill was bought by the 
Chamberlain family, who created the new industry 
of manufacturing fibreboard from waste paper. In the 
1960Õs, 150 tons of wastepaper was being processed 
weekly, 35 different qualities of fibreboard were made 
for various uses in the shoe and car industries and 
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Coming events

Help to clean up Nailsworth

The annual NN Spring Clean will take place from 10am on 
Saturday 28th April (meet by the recycling area near Tesco).
The format will be as usual: hoards of concerned residents will 
arrive in their oldest weekend clothes and gather up mountains of 
discarded cider cans, crisp packets, beer bottles, car tyres, rusty 
bicycles and assorted plastic in an effort to smarten up our town. 
We provide some gloves, litter pickers and black sacks and, 
where practical, the rubbish collected is recycled. This year the 
litter issue will also be addressed by teachers at Nailsworth CE 
Primary School, to coincide with our Spring Clean (details in 
AprilÕs NN)

The cent.re of town is cleaned every day by a contractor 
called ÔVeoliaÕ employed by the District Council, which does 
a pretty good job. It must be demoralising, cleaning up day 
after day just because a small number of individuals cannot be 
bothered to walk 4 or 5 paces to a rubbish bin. Our Spring Clean 
tends to concentrate on the Ôout of townÕ areas that do not receive 
regular attention and which accumulate incredible amounts of 
tat. The Council is responsible for some of these, so if in doubt 
it is worth checking. The town is 
categorised as follows:

¥ Areas that are regularly 
cleaned: Mortimer Gardens, 
the long stay car park etc.

¥ Areas that the Council will 
clear if someone complains: eg 
the pavement in Bridge Street 
and the path by the Olive Tree.

¥ Areas that are privately owned 
and for which the Council has 
no responsibility. 

If you see problems with either of the first two, please phone 
Stroud District Council on 754424 who are quite efficient, once 
they have been made aware. The third category is down to us on 
the 28th April.

I must mention the unsung army of residents and walkers 
that clear litter 52 weeks of the year and without whom our town 
would be an awful mess!

Don Luke, 832812


Pilates event to raise 
money against trafficking

People in Nailsworth support a wide 
variety of charities, from major global 
concerns to the smaller (but no less 
important) ones closer to home. On the 
10th of March, there will be an event at 
the Arkell Community Centre that falls 
into the first category. The Odanadi Seva 
Trust (www.yogastopstraffick.org) 
is an Indian organisation that rescues, 
rehabilitates and reintegrates exploited 
or trafficked women and children, as 
well as bringing traffickers to justice. A 
Pilates class will be run at the ACC from 
10-12.30, with proceeds going to support 
the charity. The cost of attending is a £15 
donation, which includes tea & cakes 
(cakes will also be on sale, so if you can 
bring one with you, you would be making 
an additional contribution.) Contact Jo 
Daley on 07968 799741 to book a place.

Nailsworth Film Society

On Friday 16th March, the Film Society will be showing The Secret In Their Eyes 
(2009). 2010 Agentinian winner of the Oscar for 
best foreign language film, this tells the story 
of a retired legal counsellor writing a book to 
exorcise memories of a brutal rape and murder he 
investigated in 1974 at the height of the Argentinian 
junta. The film moves between the past and present, 
and is about corruption, obsession, the search for 
justice, and love. 129 min. cert 18.

Then on Friday 6th April, Solaris (2012) will be 
showing. Based on a philosophical sci-fi novel by 
Polish writer Stanislaw Lem, and inspired by the 1972 film by Russian director Andrei 
Tarkowsky, this is aimed at western audiences. It is set on a 
partially abandoned space station orbitting the remote world 
of Solaris, and deals with love, loss and how we create our 
own realities, with the driving force being the influence of 
the sentient ocean that covers the alien planet. 99 mins: cert 
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Both films will be screened at Nailsworth Primary 
School, opening 7.30 for 8. For further information, contact 
Krissy Spencer on 835594.


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Coming events

NDS presents ÔAnimal 
FarmÕ

From Wednesday 
28th to Saturday 
31st March, 
Nailsworth 
Dramatic Society 
will be performing 
George OrwellÕs 
ÔAnimal FarmÕ at 
Nailsworth Town 
Hall. Performances 
start at 7.30pm, and 
refreshments and a bar will be available.

This is one of OrwellÕs best known, 
best loved and oft quoted stories, born of 
his disillusionment with the corruption of 
Communism in Russia. It is here, in what 
he called a Ôfairy taleÕ, that we learn that 
ÔAll animals are equal, but some animals 
are more equal than othersÕ. While the 
farm animals are working hard for a 
better life, the pigs are secretly plotting... 
Look below the surface of our farm and 
you may spot Trotsky, Stalin, Marx and 
Molotov.

Join us in the farmyard to watch the 
story unfold and consider what it still tells 
us today about politics, people, society, 
sheep and pigs. You are guaranteed an 
evening of lively entertainment, directed 
by Gill Anhoury and with a cast of 18. 
Tickets from Shiny Goodness £7.50, 
or they can be bought online from 
Nailsworthdramaticsociety.com.

Support Help for Heroes

Nailsworth & District Flower 
Arrangement Society will be holding an 
Open Day at Wycliffe College on Friday 
13th April in aid of the charity Help 
for Heroes. David Ryland (a national 
demonstrator) will be entertaining the 
group with a demonstration entitled 
ÔDiscovering DiversityÕ, and Tony Russell 
(garden writer and broadcaster) will be 
giving a talk on 'Gardens of JapanÕ. There 
will also be an opportunity to buy plants, 
preserves etc from local producers. Tickets are £30, which includes coffee and a 
two course lunch. To get them, call 758496 or 835752, or they will be available at 
the SocietyÕs next meeting on 7th March at Nailsworth Town Hall, to which new 
members and visitors are always welcome.

Pictured is a reminder of the lovely work done by this group; a flower display entitled 
ÔChasing RainbowsÕ by Pamela Lewis, from the May meeting of the society.


April exhibition in local mill

A charity art exhibition is to be held at Holcombe Mill (between Nailsworth and 
Avening) in April, to mark the MillÕs renovation and to raise funds for Gloucestershire 
Group Homes, Cotswold Care Hospice, and PangolinÕs Ruwenzori Sculpture 
Foundation. It sounds quite an event, so do put it in your diary. There will be plenty 
of opportunities to call in, since it will run throughout the month from Wednesdays to 
Saturdays, 9am to 5pm, and Sundays 10am to 4pm. This will be an opportunity not 
only to find out about the history of the mill, but to see a range of local arts and crafts 
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paintings, a show by Pangolin and loom demonstrations.) It is also gives local artists 
a chance to exhibit their work, which will be sold to raise money for the charities, 
so if you are interested in that please contact events co-ordinator Katherine Bryan-
Merrett, on events@holcombemill.co.uk or on 07518 346310. 

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Coming events

Nailsworth Health 
Partnership talk

All around us is an abundance of plants, both wild 
and cultivated, with rich medicinal properties. At 
7.30 on the 27th March, herbalist and naturopath 
Nathan Hughes will be telling us more about them 
when he presents a talk and discussion at the Arkell 
Community Centre entitled, ÔHealing plants of the 
garden and hedgerow - nine essential plants to 
grow or harvestÕ. Nathan will introduce people to 
a selection of plants which grow easily or can be 
found in rich supply in the wild. They cover a wide 
range of uses in healing, from soothing teas for 
anxiety to digestive support, healing of wounds and 
immune boosting. NathanÕs approach is a fascinating 
blend of traditional folk knowledge and modern 
research and enquiry, blending into a rich tapestry 
of herbal wisdom. The talk will be of interest to 
both seasoned herb growers who can deepen their 
knowledge, and complete beginners to the art and 
craft of working with living herbs as medicine. 
Cost £4 - parking 
in school car park 
a little way up the 
hill - refreshments 
available. 

(Shown right, wild 
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Nailsworth Theatregoers

 Just booked: 

¥ At Bristol Hippodrome on Saturday 12 May 2012 at 
2.30pm, ÔCalendar GirlsÕ, a comedy by Tim Firth 
with Linda Bellingham and other well known stars. 
Departs Nailsworth Bus Station at 1pm. Pay and book by Wed 7 
March 2012. Cheques for £34 made out to Nailsworth Theatregoers. 

¥ At Bristol Hippodrome for Wednesday October 24th at 2.30pm, 
ÔThe Lion KingÕ. Cost £58 including seat in dress circle and coach. 
Because of high demand for this show, payment is needed by March 
23rd. 

¥ ...and a reminder: ÔNeighbourhood WatchÕ by Alan Ayckbourn on 
Saturday 25th Feb, departing Nailsworth Bus Station at 12.30pm.

Details on request or in Nailsworth library, or phone Jinny or Ann on 
833857. 

Fund-raising coffee mornings

A group of local residents will soon be running regular coffee mornings 
in the Mortimer Rooms to help raise money for Nailsworth's Youth Club. 
So far, they have planned for three Saturdays ahead - the 10th March, 14th 
April and 12th May. From 9.30 to about noon on those days, tea or coffee 
with a biscuit will cost £1, and there will be a raffle and sales table also to 
let you browse. Why not drop in, enjoy a drink, chat with your friends, and 
support this excellent local cause?


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Sport

Pulse Academy 2012

 The Pulse Sports Coaching Academy is back! PSALMS 
(Painswick and Stroud Local Area Ministries), supported in 
Nailsworth by Christ Church and St. GeorgeÕs Church, is 
launching a new Academy for 2012. This follows a successful 
2011, when 7 young people achieved level 2 Community 
Sports Awards as well as a host of National Governing Body 
and first aid awards. The team found their experiences exciting, 
challenging and uplifting, bringing a new dimension to their 
lives. One of the lads remarked that the Viney Hill outdoor 
activity weekend away last May was, Ôthe best weekend I have 
ever had.Õ Two of the graduates (Sam Martin and Tom Burns) 
are currently training as PSALMS Interns and working towards 
a Diploma in Sport at Stroud College. 

 With the Olympics taking place in July/August, it is a 
great time to get trained up in sports coaching and make an 
impact in the community. The Academy staff, headed by 
Ruth Graveling (Nailsworth ÔSports MinisterÕ), have been 
circulating a recruitment flyer in Nailsworth, Forest Green, 
Stroud and surrounding districts. The programme will start in 
March, follow the same outline as 2011 and run through to the 
middle of August. It is open to 16-25 year olds. 

Sufficient funding has not yet been secured, so donations 
would be extremely welcome. To find out more about the 
Pulse Academy 2012 or to get involved in sponsoring it, please 
email Ruth at ruth.graveling@psalms.uk.net and she will be 
delighted to respond to all your questions. 

Getting Ôin the swimÕ locally

It seems unlikely that Nailsworth will ever have a swimming pool 
of its own (although earlier last century, ÔJohnsonsÕ pond just off 
the Old Horsley Road was reputedly used). This means that keen 
swimmers 
in the town 
have to look 
elsewhere 
to get their 
relaxation and 
exercise.

Help is 
at hand. Box 
Swimming 
Club is 
open to adults or accompanied teenagers 
on Thursday evenings 8.30 to 9.30pm. It is 
based in Beaudesert Park School Swimming 
Pool, which is a good size with lanes to suit 
swimmers of varying abilities and speeds. There is underwater 
lighting for a relaxing atmosphere. and you can expend as much or 
little energy as you like. 

If you are interested in joining the club, please contact Andrew 
Pettit on 834766 or boxswim@box-village.com.


The Thames Towpath - 

Challenge in aid of Sport Relief

On the 9th March 2012, keen fundraiser and runner Simon Barnes will 
be taking on his toughest challenge to date.

Inspired by the David WalliamsÕ Thames swim last September, 
Simon (pictured at foot of page) will run continuously from the Thames 
Barrier along the 186 mile towpath to the source of the Thames near 
Cirencester. This could take more than 60 hours to complete on muddy, 
slippery, possibly flooded footpaths, through 
two nights without sleep. Why is Simon 
going to such lengths?

ÔI am doing this is to promote the Sport 
Relief local mile event in Nailsworth,Õ 
he told us. ÔI believe that Sport Relief is 
exceptional, as it helps those in need both 
here in the UK and overseasÕ.

With fellow members of local Cotswold 
Allrunners, Simon is organising the 
Nailsworth event, to be held at the King 
George V Playing Fields on the 25th March, 
11am. Why not join in, do 1, 3 or 6 miles 
and have loads of fun? You can enter the 
SainsburyÕs Sport Relief Mile today at 
www.sportrelief.com, contact Simon on 
emailme@barnzeee.com, phone 07939 
102102 or visit his website carun.org/
contactform.


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Sport


Forest Green Rovers

After the unscheduled winter break because of snow and freezing pitches, FGR 
are back on a winning streak again. A fine performance against play-off hopefuls 
Gateshead, and two unbeaten away matches since, means that the team is lying 
in a comfortable position in the League, and with some continued good fortune, 
good performances and more goals, a play-off position is well within reach. 

The goals are still a bit of a problem, based on the amount of possession that 
FGR enjoys in matches, but letÕs see if the team can throw caution to the wind 
and just go for it - all out attack and go for goal on sight - which would certainly 
strike fear into the opposition! Our defence is strong and well led, and as long 
as we score more than we concede then whatÕs the problem? (unless you are a 
Blackpool supporter, of course...)

Bar a few very minor niggles, the Club and Ground is ready for playing in a higher league. Is that within possibilities, or even 
probabilities? MS

Shortwood United

On Saturday 3rd March will be a huge match at Meadowbank - FA Vase Round 6 v Herne Bay, which must be a great crowd puller. 
Get there early, since there will be many supporters booking their car parking spaces (or why not walk instead?) If there is a victory, 
then the ÔTwin TowersÕ of Wembley are just over the horizon. Shortwood are playing really well again, and after a few draws in 
the League when a win should have been on the cards, the team is still going all guns blazing. Huge credit to the 1st team for their 
passion and commitment and quality play. See you there! MS


Taverners FC

The big freeze has meant no football for a couple of weeks. 
It couldnÕt have come at a worst time, since Taverners find 
themselves unbeaten in the six games since their exit to Shortwood 
in the GFA Trophy. Hopefully, the winning league run will 
continue as we get back into action. With games in hand, it could 
see us climb at least to mid-table safety and possibly push for a 
top six finish. The Reserves have yet to win after the mid-season 
break, but equally have yet to lose also, having drawn both games. 
The League looks beyond them at the moment, but promotion may 
still be a possibility. LK


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Face in the crowd

Is this YOU?

If so, you qualify for a FREE 
ground pass to FGRÕs next Home 
match. Just 
call in at 
the Club 
Office with 
a copy of 
this paper. 
(Brought 
to you 
by NN in 
association 
with 
FGRFC).



Regular weekly events

March 2012

Iyengar Yoga, Mortimer Rooms, 7.30pm-9pm. Info Alison 
Griffin 752249

Nailsworth Community Workshop evening class, Sub Rooms/
Old BoysÕ Club 7.30-9pm. £5 + cost of materials. Age 14 
upwards. Info Pam Brown 07971 737626

Pilates, Arkell Community Centre. 6.30 and 7.45pm mixed 
ability. Info Jo 873229

Brownies, Arkell Community Centre, 6-7.15pm. Info Debbie 832628

Thu

Taiji Wuxigong, Christ Church Hall, 9.30-11am, donations 
only. Info Poh Eng 836425

CrocÔNÕRoll childrenÕs music class (6 mths-4 yrs), FGR Football 
Club, 10.00am. £3.50 per class. Info Stephanie Urquhart 07957 
235413 or stephanie@crocnroll.co.uk. Term time only

Forest Green Senior CitizensÕ Club, Arkell Community 
Centre, 2pm. 1.50 per session. Info Dave Boulton 833411

Yoga, Christ Church Hall, 5.45-7.15pm and 7.30-9pm. Info 
Sally Deacon 751937

Pilates (experienced and beginners), Mortimer Room, 6.30 
and 8.00pm. Info Bea 07717 472129

Fri

Country Market, Mortimer Room, 8.45-11am

Pilates, Arkell Community Centre, 9.45 & 11 am. Info Jo 873229

Nailsworth Community Workshop session for home educated 
children 7 yrs upwards. 9-11am and 11.30am-1.30pm. £10 
per session. Info Pam Brown 07971 737626

Little Angels, Singing and Music for Parents & Toddlers, 

St. Georges Church, 9.30-10am

Singing Sisters, songs from around the world for Mothers and 
children, 10-11.30am. Info Bella 835923

Playcircle, Christ Church Rooms, 10.30-11.30am. Creative play 
session for parents and children under 2. Term time only. £3.50 
per adult (taster free) inc. free tea and cake. Info 07930 136075

Archive Office open, Town Hall, 10 am-12 noon

Awareness through movement - Feldenkrais method. Sawyer 
Hall, 11am. Info Iraina 832027

Table Tennis for all, Subscription Rooms, 10.00 am Ð 12 
noon. First session free





Salsa class for beginners & improvers. Single or with 

partner. Comrades Club, 4.45-6pm, £5. Info 07774 707625

Mon

Yoga (gentle class), Christ Church Hall, 11.15am-12.45. Info Sally 
Deacon 751937

Taiji & Qi Gong exercise classes, Nailsworth Town Hall, 9.30 am, 
10.45am, 12 noon. £6. Info Jeff Docherty 07970 303694

Archive Office open, Town Hall, 10am-12 noon

Buddhist Meditation, Friends Meeting House, 7.15pm. Suggested 
donation £3. Info James 07867 767605

Fitness Walk (approx 1Ð1. hr). Meet Library 6pm. Info Pam 
Browne 832907. Pacerpoles provided. Charge £3 (no walk 
Monday 03/10)

Aerobics & Body Conditioning, Christ Church Hall, 9.30am and 
7.15pm. Info Tina 753895

Tue

Phoenix Playmates Mother and Toddler Group, Primary School 
Gym, 9-11am. £2.50 per child. Info 833511

Yoga, Christ Church Hall, 10-11.30am. Info Sally 

Deacon 751937

Nailsworth ÔLightwavesÕ Shintaido, Christ Church Hall, 1.30-3.30pm. 
Info David & Nagako Cooper 750598. 1st ÔtasterÕ session free

Health Walk (30-60 mins). Start Nailsworth Library, 2.00pm. Info 
832907

Yoga, Christ Church Hall, 6.30pm. Info Chris Hewett 834304

Table Tennis for all, Subscription Rooms, 7.30Ð10.00pm. First 
session free

Wed

Pilates on the Ball, Christ Church Hall, 9.30am. Info Tina 753895

CrocÔNÕRoll childrenÕs music class (6 mths-4 yrs), FGR Football 
Club, 10.00am. £3.50 per class. Info Stephanie Urquhart 07957 
235413 or stephanie@crocnroll.co.uk. Term time only

Stroud Valleys NCT Bumps and Babies Coffee Morning, TubbyÕs 
CafŽ, Waterside, 10am-12 noon. Info 08442 436286

Stroud Valleys Credit Union, Arkell Community Centre, 2,30-
4pm. Info 298785 or www.svcu.org.uk.

Yoga, Christ Church Hall, 7-8.30pm. Info Sally Deacon 751937





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Sat/

Sun

Taiji Wuxigong Christ Church Hall, 10 am Ð 5 
pm. All abilities welcome. Info Poh Eng 836425

11

Sun

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

Sheepskin Slippers, 2 Ð 6 pm, Mother Goose. Info 
298725

Churches Together service, Arkell Community 
Centre, 6.30 pm. Info 834996

12

Mon

Nailsworth Knitters, Arkell Community Centre, 
10 am Ð 12 pm. Info 834996

Needle Felt Flowers, 6 Ð 9 pm, Mother Goose. 
Info 298725

W.I. meeting, Parish Rooms, Radio Gloucester, 
7.30 pm. Info Rosemary Davis 833966

NSoc Local History Group, English Civil War 
dem and talk, Mortimer Room, 7.30 pm

13

Tue

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

Osteoporosis Group, Old Nelson, Stratford Road, 
Stroud, 11 am Ð 1.30 pm. Info 832138 or 834865

MenÕs Shed, Sub Rooms, 2 pm. Info Pam Brown 
0797 1737636

Shortwood Utd v Flackwell Heath, 7.45 pm

14

Wed

Nailsworth Valley Probus, Mortimer Room, 10.30 
am. A Walk along Cheltenham High Street

Learn to Crochet, 10 am Ð 1 pm, Mother Goose. 
Info 298725

15

Thu

Royal British Legion, Social Club, 7.30 pm

Rotary Club Meeting, Egypt Mill, 7 for 7.30 pm. 
Info Joan Goldsmith 885373

16

Fri

Film Club, The Secret in their Eyes, Nailsworth 
Primary School, 7.30 for 8 pm

17

Sat

Mothers Day Card and Bouquet, Mother Goose. 
Info 298725

5 Valley Cat Rescue Coffee Morning, Mortimer 
Room, 10 am Ð 12.30 pm

FGR v Hayes & Yeading Utd, 3 pm

Shortwood Utd v Slimbridge, 3 pm

Johnny Coppin, Town Hall, 7.30 pm. Tickets 
from Shiny Goodness or tel 757376 or 07837 
798463

19

Mon

NSoc Gardening Group, Spring Show, Mortimer 
Room, 7.30 pm

Learn to Knit, 7 Ð 9.30 pm, Mother Goose. Info 
298725

20

Tue

Town Council meeting, Arkell Community 
Centre, 7 pm

Shortwood Utd v Wantage Town, 7.45 pm

21

Wed

Stroud & District Macular Society, Christ Church 
Hall, 10.30 am Ð 12.30 pm. Info 833614

Mobile Police Station in car park of current 
Police Station, 13.30 Ð 14.15

Peg Loom Weaving: Bag, 6 Ð 9 pm, Mother 
Goose. Info 298725

NSoc Local History Group, Cotswold 
Archaeology lecture, Bingham Hall, Cirencester, 
7.30 pm





22

Thu

NSoc Ramblers Group, meet at The Library, 9.30 
am. Info 832911

23

Fri

NSoc Theatregoers. Payment due for The Lion 
King Bristol Hippodrome 24th October. Info 
833857

Coventry Building Society (Fountain Street) - 
ÔSpot WalliamsÕ event for Sports Aid charity

24

Sat

Farmers Market, Mortimer Gardens, 10 am Ð 
1pm

25

Sun

Sport Relief run, KGV Playing Fields, 11 am - 
info Simon on 07939 102102

26

Mon

NSoc Local Studies Group, The Search for the 
Perfect Loaf, Mortimer Room, 7.30 pm

Learn to Crochet, 7 Ð 9.30 pm, Mother Goose, 
Info 298725

27

Tue

Nailsworth Health Partnership talk Healing 
Plants of Garden and Hedgerow, Arkell 
Community Centre. 7.30 pm. Cost £4

Shortwood Utd v Shrivenham, 7.45 pm

28

Wed

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

Nailsworth Valley Probus, Mortimer Room, 
10.30 am. The Long Thin Country

Crochet Bag, 7 Ð 9 pm, Mother Goose, Info 
298725

28/

31

Wed/

Sat

Animal Farm, Nailsworth Dramatic Society, 
Town Hall, 7.30 pm

29

Thu

Rotary Club Meeting, Egypt Mill, 7 for 7.30 pm. 
Info Joan Goldsmith 885373

30

Fri

Rotary Club Charity Golf Day at 
Minchinhampton. Info Mike Carter 886500

31

Sat

Mobile Police Station in car park of current 
Police Station, 13.30 Ð 14.15

FGR v Barrow, 3 pm

Shortwood Utd v Witney Town, 3 pm

April

1

Sun

Needle Felting for Easter, 10 am Ð 1 pm; Pop up 
Puppets, 2 Ð 5 pm, Mother Goose. Info 298725

2

Mon

Learn to Knit, 7 Ð 9.30 pm, Mother Goose. Info 
298725

NSoc AGM, Town Hall, 7.15 pm followed by 
talk The Work of Shelterbox

3

Tue

Peg Loom Weaving, Mother Goose. Info 298725

4

Wed

Sheepskin Slippers, 10 am - 1 pm, Sheepskin 
Bag, 2 Ð 5 pm Mother Goose. Info 298725

5

Thu

Make an Easter card and decoration, Mother 
Goose. Info 298725

6

Fri

Vintage & Collectors Fayre, Town Hall, 10 am Ð 
3 pm. Free entry + free drink and Easter biscuit

Film Society, Solaris, Nailsworth Primary 
School, 7.30 for 8 pm





WhatÕs On - March 2012

To include events, contact Tina on 835295 

or mail whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk

Deadline for April 2012,15th March 2012

March

1

Thu

Rotary Club Meeting, Egypt Mill, 7 for 7.30 pm. Info 
Joan Goldsmith 885373

2

Fri

Vintage & Collectors Fayre, Town Hall, 10 am Ð 3 pm. 
Free entry

3

Sat

Sheepskin Bag Workshop, Mother Goose, Market Street, 
10 am Ð 1 pm

Peg Loom Weaving, Mother Goose, Market Street, 2 Ð 5 
pm. Info 298725

Jumble Sale in aid of Horsley Youth Club, Horsley 
Village Hall, 12 Ð 3 pm

FGR v Cambridge Utd, 3 pm

Shortwood Utd v Herne Bay, 3 pm

Taverners v Berkeley Town, 3 pm

4

Sun

Tea Time Concert, Bristol Ensemble, Christ Church 
Hall, 3 pm

5

Mon

ME Support Group, Scrumptious CafŽ, 11 am. Info 
Richard 07814 223567

Needle Felt Birds, Mother Goose, Market Street, 7 Ð 
9.30 pm. Info 298725

NSoc Arts, Crafts & Music Group, 18th century 
Hornpipe Music, Mortimer Room, 7.30 pm. Info 
835540

6

Tue

SDC Tenant & Benefits Services & Job Centre Plus, 
Arkell Community Centre, 9 am Ð 12 noon. Info 834996

Mobile Police Station in car park of current Police 
Station, 13.30 Ð 14.15

7

Wed

Learn to Knit, 10 am Ð 1 pm; Crochet Ruffled Scarf 7 Ð 
9 pm, Mother Goose. Info 298725

Flower Club AGM, 7.00 pm; One Step through the 
Clouds, 7.30 pm

NSoc Theatregoers. Payment due for Calendar Girls 
Bristol Hippodrome 12th October. Info 833857

Blood donating session, Green Man, FGR, 13.00 - 
15.15 and 16.45 - 18.45

8

Thu

The Tinkers Knitting Group, Mother Goose (Market 
Street), 10 am Ð 12 noon, All welcome. Info 298725

Rotary Club Charity Quiz Night, Sub Rooms, £30 per 
team of 4 to include supper. Entry forms from Peter Joy 
estate agents

10

Sat

Doll Making, 10 am Ð 4 pm, Mother Goose, Info 298725

Poor Clares Convent open 10-12 am. 

Film ÔGrow Your OwnÕ, short talk by author of ÔSpade, 
Seeds & SupperÕ, to launch growing season. Arkell 
Centre, Forest Green, 6.30pm £3 / £2. Parking school 
car park

Charity Pilates class at Arkell Centre, 10-12.30, info Jo 
07968 799741

Coffee morning in aid of Youth Club, Mortimer Room, 
10-12





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