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April 2013

No. 130

Nailsworth 

 News

Thieves operating in 
Morrisons Car Park

It is with deep regret (though no surprise) that 
we hear Nailsworth has been targeted for yet 
another unscrupulous means of lightening the 
bank balance of trusting locals.

We received news from a respected member 
of the community regarding bank card theft in 
the car park under the guise of seeking change 
for a £2 coin.

Please see page 3 for the full details and 
please be aware.

Some items in this paper may relate to the 
more lighthearted reference to April 1st. This 
one does not and we urge all to be vigilant for 
this latest assault on our goodwill, purses and 
peace of mind.


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Nailsworth C of E Primary School 
has a lot to be proud of on any day of the 
week. See ÔSchoolsÕ page 11 for a healthy 
report in recognition of this. The children play 
the biggest part of this success and the article 
makes fun reading.

Spring Clean!

The annual Nailsworth Spring Clean will take 
place from 9.30am -11.30am on Saturday 13th 
April (meet by the recycling area near Tesco).

Please join in for an hour or two.

Don Luke has done a fantastic job over many 
years in organising this event from which the 
town has greatly benefitted. 

Nailsworth Rotary Club have agreed to take 
over the organisation from now on.

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.

They will be providing some gloves, litter 
pickers and black sacks and, where practical, 
the rubbish collected is recycled. 

The centre of town is cleaned every day by 
a contractor employed by the District Council. 
Nailsworth Spring Clean tends to concentrate 
on the Ôout of townÕ areas that do not receive 
regular attention 

If you know of areas that need attention 
during the Spring Clean please call 

Stephen Thorpe 872251 

The Chamberlain Estate has been most supportive in these gloomy 
economic times and has organised the flooding of the Bowls Club on 
a monthly basis in order to help John Davis with his prototypes of 
lifeboats before the real things go into manufacture around the world. 

John has been designing lifeboats for the RNLI for many years now, and 
this model in the picture is the latest design which has been adopted for 
mass production. 

ÒFlooding the green was quite easy - we just dammed the stream nearby 
and very soon the green was awash for the latest trials. It is clear that this 
will be an easy monthly event to work on and once my new orders come to 
fruition, then we can flood the green every Sunday in the summer months.Ó

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Year 3 children (aged 7-8). They recently spent 
a morning in Nailsworth carrying out traffic 
observations as well as other fieldwork studies 
around the town. All part of their Geography 
topic on ÔOur Local AreaÕ.

See page 11 for an update of their activities.


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Local News

BE READY FOR PEDESTRIANISATION

Councillors, Town District and County, expressed surprise on being told that from April 1st 
2014. Nailsworth would be declared a Pedestrian Priority Town. The concept, which is very 
simple, would apply within an area defined by the town boundaries on all roads, highways, 
byways and other route ways permitting of vehicle access. 

People (and horses, dogs, etc, hereinafter pedestrians) travelling on foot within the 
designated area must be given absolute priority over all wheeled traffic (from skate boards 
to articulated lorries). If a driver causes injury or death to a pedestrian, hereinafter an 
incident, the driver will immediately forfeit both his (her) driving licence and his (her) 
vehicle and contents. 

Vehicles and contents will be valued and sold by sealed bid; speed will be of the essence 
because of the possible presence of perishable items; passengers will not be put up for sale. 

The proceeds of sale will go to the victim. The driver of a motorised vehicle involved 
in such an incident may apply for a provisional driving licence five years after the incident, 
provided he (or she) has completed 250 hours of remedial training. 

Training will be available in Aberdeen and/or Falmouth at the special rate of £75 per 
hour with weekly one-hour sessions. A full licence may then be obtained after a decent 
interval and draconian testing. Signs will be posted on roads leading into the town saying 
ÔPlease drive VERY carefully through our Pedestrian Priority TownÕ

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You will have seen the quite extensive work going on Waterloo House, the 
building occupied by the HSBC before its closure. This, you might have 
thought, must indicate that the building has been sold and a new business is 
straining at the leash to gain occupancy. Not so. 

The work, which included roof work, is being done on behalf of the landlord from 
whom HSBC rented. It is all being paid for 
by HSBC, presumably, as a mea culpa for 
neglecting the building during their occupancy. 
There is no news of any sale or re-letting.

 While on the subject of HSBC (and their 
abandonment of their Nailsworth customers) 
we learn that from May 8 weÕll be able to pay 
in cheques and cash, withdraw cash and check 
current account balances at the Post Office. 
Good news!


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Local Affairs

Steve Robinson - MayorÕs 
Report

Closure of A46 Ð The A46 will be closed on 
5 Sundays, 7th,14th 21st & 28th April and 
14th May for resurfacing work to take place 
on the carriageway from Tetbury Lane to the 
Nailsworth town boundary. 

I think that most people would agree that 
this is a particularly bad stretch of road 
needing urgent attention.

A46 Group - This group will be looking at 
a Ôwish listÕ for the road to determine what 
improvements can be made which will benefit 
both pedestrians and drivers on this busy 
stretch of road. 

The next meeting will be held on Monday 
15th April in the Council Chamber at the 
Town Hall. 

A petition in support of improvements to 
the A46 is available in the town in shops, the 
library and Town Information Centre.

King George V Playing Field Ð We have 
agreed to install 2 more Ôdog pooÕ bins at this 
location and we continue to ask dog walkers 
to keep their dogs on leads on the field.

ÔThank youÕ to those who have offered their 
expert advice with regard to improving the 
play equipment on this field. We shall also be 
consulting the children at the Primary School 
for their views on the type of equipment they 
would like to see there.

Annual Town Meeting Ð This will be held on 
Monday 8th April in the Town Hall. 

Residents are invited to attend and hear 
short reports from many of the variety of 
organisations in the town. The Town Council 
will be pleased to answer questions from the 
floor.

CitizenÕs Advice Ð The Town Council has 
decided to continue its financial support for 
the CitizenÕs Advice Drop-In Centre at the 
Arkell Community Centre on Tuesdays from 
1pm until 4pm. 

It has proved to be very successful and is 
certainly of great benefit to the residents of 
Nailsworth.

Indian Night Ð An Indian Night which 
includes a meal provided by Suki will be held 
on Friday 19th April at 6pm at the Arkell 
Centre. 

A comedy film, ÔBhajis on the BeachÕ will 
also be shown. Tickets are available from 
Margaret Marshall and the Town Information 
Centre.

Council Tax Ð The Town Council has felt 
it necessary to raise the townÕs share of the 
Council Tax by 14.4%, which amounts to 
approximately £14 per 
annum for a B and D 
property. 

As, I am sure you 
are aware, our council 
in Nailsworth is 
very proactive in its 
involvement in the 
community and does not 
wish to see a reduction in services, once paid 
for by the District and County Councils. 
New items in the expenditure for the coming 
financial year include:- 

¥ resurfacing of the skateboard area
¥ extra money for play equipment (as none 
has been spent on the King George V 
play area for many years)
¥ extra money set aside for tree work (with 
ash dieback predicted)
¥ improvements to the ladiesÕ toilets at 
the Town Hall (no major work has been 
carried out since the 60Õs)
¥ financial support for the CitizensÕ Advice 
¥ the summer play scheme at Lawnside. 


There will be no inflationary cuts to existing 
services.

01453 834270 stephen.robinson@
nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk 


Hello from Australia

In the March issue of Nailsworth News the MayorÕs comment on speeding in the 
town reminded me of this incident which may be of interest.

Early in WW2, I was working at a shop in Nailsworth when our van driver was 
called up for military service.

I put my age up in order to get a driving licence.

One day the Sergeant of Police came to see me and said, ÒLook here young Dennis, 
if I hear of you coming through the town again as fast as you did this morning, I shall 
remember how old you really are.Ó

This had the desired effect and is an indication of how the police and business 
worked together in very difficult times.

Dennis Puffett

Portarlington

Victoria Australia

Continuing the thieving story from front 
page. Our correspondent is nobodyÕs 
fool and is always ready and willing to 
help an individual in need of it.

She was approached by a ÔforeignÕ woman 
(we wonÕt call the latter a ÔladyÕ) who, in broken 
English, seemed to be asking for help to change 
a £2 coin.

Our lady (she is that) tried to help, but 
the woman kept gesticulating and pointing 
into the ladyÕs boot. After some little time our 
shopper moved on to Morrisons to make some 
purchases. 

On exiting the shop less than 15 minutes 
later, the foreign woman was observed talking 
on a mobile phone in the car park.

Our lady thought no more of it until she 
received a Ôfraud alertÕ from her bank within 
two hours of the incident. The bank had detected 
unusual activity on her account with transactions 
at a certain betting shop in Stonehouse.

Fortunately the bank was sympathetic and 
swift: a near three figure sum was prevented 
from leaving her account and, when asked to 
check her purse, she was astonished to find two 
bank cards missing.

In her own words, this woman must have 
been very light fingered - the cards were in card-
pockets in her purse and was kept pretty close to 
her person during the discussion.

Our lady praises both the bank and the police 
who have been tremendous, but wishes to warn 
local residents of this latest thieving activity.

Whilst our lady is a very down-to-earth 
person and (as said) nobodyÕs fool, she has 
felt shaken by the event. She concedes that 
she hasnÕt been physically or verbally abused, 
but the casual callousness of this event has left 
her undertaking her daily tasks to less than her 
normal efficiency and forgetting some things 
and over-compensating on others.

Our sympathy is with her; she is intent to 
spread the word. 

Be vigilant and do report suspicious 
behaviour to the police. There is no place in 
our town for such individuals as the Ôforeign 
womanÕ.

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Local Affairs

Several 
years 
ago there was a study undertaken for 
Nailsworth to identify possible sites for 
additional long term parking for, particularly, 
traders who need to park all day. 

Of three possible sites examined, all had 
disadvantages, including distance from the 
town centre, but the land across the Avening 
Road from the Nailsworth Garden Centre 
looked promising. There were, for instance, 
no crested newts in residence. This land is 
owned by Nailsworth Mills Estate and they 
have entered into the spirit of the thing and 
applied for permission to develop the site as 
car parking. 

When the Planning Officers receive an 
application they are required to advise a long 
list of potentially interested parties like local 
councils, country-side agencies and the like 
to allow them to comment. The comments 
are only advisory and Planning 
Officers are bound to consider 
them, but not to surrender the 
final decision making to any of 
them. 

Amongst those consulting 
on Ôthe planÕ was the 
Environment Agency (EA) with 
responsibilities, inter alia, for 
flood defences. They publish 
maps showing areas of concern 
and usually if a proposed 
development does not fall within 
one of the areas, EA comments 
are not a problem. On this occasion, 
however, EA commented that they werenÕt 
totally confident in the figures on which their 
maps were based and they would like to see 
the area of the site surveyed, obviously at the 
developersÕ expense. 

So a topographical survey was conducted, 
soil types analysed, bore holes sunk to 
characterise the sub-soil and flow in the 
stream (which runs parallel to Avening 
Road at this point) modelled under various 
hypothetical conditions of rain-fall, snow 
melt, saturated land run off, etc. 

The whole was incorporated into a report 
(representing many thousands of pounds 
worth of consultantsÕ deliberation) and sent 
off to the Agency. After a decent interval 
Ð an interval long enough for the Planning 
Officers to write to Nailsworth Mills Estate 
asking whether, perhaps, they had lost 
interest in the project for which they made 
the original planning application Ð the EA 
came back to say that they would prefer a set 
of figures which looked more like this than 
the ones submitted in the report. Irritation. 

There then followed a period of dialogue 
in which the measured figures were set 
against the EAÕs preconceptions. It seems 
a stage has now reached where EA are 
prepared to accept the survey figures, which 
suggest that the risk of parked cars being 
swept into the stream, blocking its in-flood 
flow and inundating Nailsworth is acceptably 
small and the project can, as far as theyÕre 
concerned, go ahead. 

We sometimes find ourselves wondering 
why projects take so long to come to fruition; 
this little story provides an explanatory 
illustration.


A rant provoked by the MayorÕs piece 
about SPEEDAR

YouÕre allowed a few milliseconds thinking time between bouncing 
off the bonnet of the car and joining the ranks of the road-kill. 

Would you find consolation in the thought that the car must have 
been exceeding the posted speed limit? Not a lot, probably. Would 
you feel better if, in the afterlife, you met the driver who told you 
that he was looking at his speedometer at the moment he hit you 
to check that he wasnÕt exceeding the limit? Not a lot, probably. 
LetÕs face it: speed limits are c***. What is, and always has been 
important, is that road users, both drivers and pedestrians, watch the 
road and properly assess the situation so as to avoid bumping into 
each other. 30 mph limits are ÔjustifiedÕ on the basis that if youÕre 
hit by a car travelling at 30 mph you have better than evens chances 
of surviving; at 40 mph you donÕt. 

Surely the key thing is not to be hit and that requires observation, 
assessment and proper avoiding action by both parties Ð not the 
enforcement of speed limits.


Alan Jones - still cooking!

The Editor was delighted to hear again from Alan Jones of 
Kallaroo in Australia. Following our publication of his letter in the 
Nailsworth News (February Edition) and the response to him from 
Mike Harvey (March Edition) the Ed posted a copy of both papers 
to him. 

In response he has followed his sonÕs example and sent the 
Editor a map of his town and a complimentary magazine.

The magazine is titled ÔWellnowÓ and promotes Health and 
Wellbeing. Alan is featured on the front page and as part of 
an article on cooking, reporting on the importance of passing on 
oneÕs cooking heritage. Alan is photographed above with his great 
grandson Henry. It is wonderful to see that the article does mention 
his time as a youth in the Stroud area.

Alan also included a beautifully written letter confirming that 
he made contact with Mike Harvey and advising Òthere is many 
a day that I would love to jump on a plane to the UK but my 
Ôjumping days are overÕÓ. From the photo he looks pretty lively to 
us!



Community

News from Prices Mill 
Surgery

Introduction of NHS 111 service - The 
new NHS 111 service was launched in 
Gloucestershire in mid February 2013. It 
replaces NHS Direct, and is expected to help 
patients by providing an easily remembered 
number to ring at any time, when they are 
unsure as to the service they require, as well 
as providing the Out of Hours call handling 
service. 

Patients should use the NHS 111 service if 
they urgently need medical help or advice, but 
itÕs not a life-threatening situation.

Call 111 if: 

¥ You need medical help fast, but itÕs not a 
999 emergency
¥ You think you need to go to A&E or need 
another NHS urgent care service
¥ You donÕt know who to call or you donÕt 
have a GP to call
¥ You need health information or 
reassurance about what to do next.


 The service will not provide a diagnosis, 
but will direct callers to the best place to 
deal with their level of need in the required 
timeframe. This may mean that patients 
may be referred directly by NHS 111 to the 
patientÕs GP, who will need to respond within 
a given timeframe (between 2 and 72 hours).

As this is a new service, Prices Mill Surgery 
would very much appreciate feedback, 
including any concerns, about NHS 111 Ð 
please contact the surgery on 01453 832424, 
or e-mail at admin.pms@nhs.net with any 
feedback, positive or otherwise.

Caring for Carers - CarersÕ needs can only 
be met if known. If you are a carer, please 
let Prices Mill surgery know, so that they 
can ensure that you are offered appropriate 
support. This may include advice about 
support available in the community, and also 
free influenza vaccination. Carers may also 
choose to be placed on the Local Authority 
Carers Register Ð they will offer a Carers 
Assessment to see what practical support can 
be provided.

Further information is available on the 
Prices Mill Surgery website, and in the 
waiting room 
at the surgery. 

New Display Screen - The practice will 
shortly be introducing a new patient 
information system in the waiting room. As 
well as showing when your turn comes to 
be seen, the screen will be able to display 
information about changes or new services 
at Prices Mill - good news as some are not 
widely known.

Calling younger Practice users - The Patient 
Participation Group invites younger people 
to join us to make feedback between staff 
and patients more widely representative. 
Jointly with the practice manager and GP 
representatives, we work on issues of mutual 
benefit to staff and practice users by sharing 
information, concerns and developments, 
meeting about every six weeks.

Contact the Patient Participation Group

Liz Green, member of PPG, 01453 836910 or 
e-mail at lg@phonecoop.coop

For details of how you can discuss the 
fundamental changes to the NHS there will be 
a question & answer session - Monday 22nd 
April 7.30pm - see page 16!

Duncan Mann - Practice Manager Prices Mill Surgery


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Fairtrade in 2013

To launch Fairtrade Fortnight 2013, members of Nailsworth Fairtrade Town Steering Group 
have presented Nailsworth Youth Club with a Fairtrade football.

The ball, which was sourced by Ali Price, the local Traidcraft representative, is one of a wide 
range of hand-stitched sports balls produced by a Fairtrade producer organisation based in the 
Sialkot district of Pakistan. It is estimated that around 60% of the worldÕs footballs are made 
in and around Sialkot, but industry wages are often below the governmentÕs minimum and the 
workers and stitchers associated with the sports ball industry are among the most marginalised 
in the world.

Sports balls which carry 
the Fairtrade certification, 
however, mean that all 
workers in the supply 
chain receive at least the 
national minimum wage, 
and that their health and 
safety is safeguarded. No 
child labour is involved, 
and producers receive a 
Fairtrade premium which 
is invested in community 
and economic development 
projects.

Sue Nicholson, co-
ordinator of the Nailsworth 
Fairtrade Town Steering 
Group commented:

ÔThe youngsters were 
really interested in what we had to say about the 
origins of their Fairtrade football, and we were most 
impressed with both their understanding of, and 
enthusiasm for, the principles of Fairtrade. We hope 
that Nailsworth Youth Club members have great fun 
with the ball.Õ

Contact: Sue Nicholson

01453 832734

johnnicholson@jstocks2.orangehome.co.uk

Members of the junior section of Nailsworth Youth 
Club with the football, and Nailsworth Town Mayor, 
Cllr Steve Robinsonwith, Sue Nicholson and Ali Price 
of Nailsworth Fairtrade Town Steering Group. 


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Nailsworth Town Plan

 giving your views

Further to the article on ideas for a new Nailsworth Town Plan 
last month, the Town Team has prepared a questionnaire to help 
capture your views.

Paper copies are available from the Tourist Information Centre or the 
Town Hall, or as an online survey at 

www.nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk 

Subjects will include:

 Plans for Old Market including ideas for a new civic building

 Sports and Play facilities

 Arts and Performance spaces

 Provision of affordable housing especially for our young people

 Better ways of dealing with our waste

Take the time to forward your ideas, thoughts and priorities.


Nailsworth News 
improvements are coming over the 
next year! Previously we have had 
colour twice a year, but we are going to 
increase that to four times. 

The Christmas, March, July and 
October issues will be in colour. And 
thereÕs more exciting news - two of the 
issues will showcase photographs from 
our brand new 3D camera! Yes, along 
with NASA on Mars we have moved to 
the top of the technology tree. Martin 
has been out with the new camera and 
here is an example. All you will need is 
the NNews and a pair of our 3D glasses. 
To order a pair (free except for postage) 
please email the Editor and youÕll be 
ready for the very first 3D issue!

What kind of weather is 
this?

With April upon us we can hope that we will 
have seen the last of the quite amazing snowy 
weather.

The Ed was travelling back to Nailsworth 
from South Yorkshire 23rd March having 
attended a Retirement party.

Travelling was quite alarming!

In the EdÕs youth she recalls that every 
April 1st, her Mum would wake her and her 
brother with the news ÔitÕs snowing!Ó.

This prompted them both to catapult 
out of bed and stare bleary eyed and 
uncomprehendingly out of the window. If she 
tried this trick again this year we fear that this 
may not be the predicted April Fool!

 
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Newmarket Playground 

Does anyone have any information about it? Any names for 
these people in the two photos and what they are up to now? 
Michael Chivers has made some progress, but needs more 
help! Contact the NN and we can pass on what you know or 
pop into Green Spirit (in Market Street) yourself.


Stroud and Nailsworth 
Fairtrade Town groups 

were greeted by the Mayor and Town Crier at the end of the Fairtrade 
Way walk on 16 March. 

They walked from Stroud FarmersÕ Market to Nailsworth, calling in 
at cafes and pubs on the way to promote Fairtrade, congratulate those 
who already serve Fairtrade products, and pass on information about 
suppliers of Fairtrade products. 

Standing on the MayorÕs left are Jo Smith, Margaret Ganner and Ali 
Price of the Nailsworth FT Town Group. The others are local supporters 
of Fairtrade and the ones with the banana are members of the Stroud 
group!

Everyone in the 
photo did all or part 
of the walk and 
there were several 
other walkers too.


Annual Haircut 
for Bunting Hill

A big Thankyou to Archie 
and his team from The 
Conservation Volunteers 
(TCV), who came to the 
Bunting Hill Key Wildlife 
Site in early March for a 
2-day session of scrub-
bashing and grassland 
restoration work. 

We were incredibly 
lucky with the weather, 
especially on the first day - 
that Springlike day which 
brought out the bees and 
butterflies, and even a brave little lizard! We got a lot done and compared with 
when we started 4 years ago, there is now significantly more open grassland. So 
hopefully the prospects for the wild flowers, rare snails and insects that inhabit 
steep banks will be much improved. Thanks also to the Town Council, which owns 
the site and supports our efforts by arranging the TCV visit. If anyone would like 
to know more about our work - or maybe join us! - please give me a call.

Ros John (834485), for Bunting Hill Conservation Group


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Community


As the horsemeat scandal gradually 
runs out of steam, with NailsworthÕs 
butchers and supermarkets emerging 
with clean bills of health, we are now 
confronted by the great Processed Meats 
threat. 

The villains of this piece seem to be 
excessive fat, salt, and less clearly defined 
preservative and taste modifying additives. 

As one who bitterly resents being told 
what I should or shouldnÕt eat, the inclusion 
of ÔsausageÕ in the list of dangerous items is 
deeply offensive. It maybe that some of the 
foreign muck described as sausage could, 
possibly, and if consumed to excess, do harm. 
But to lump the great British sausage in the 
same category is invidious, inaccurate and 
inappropriate. 

So letÕs salute our local butchersÕ sausages, 
generally low fat, low salt, free from 
preservatives and made from locally sourced 
meat. And congratulations to Leonard 
Walker, the George Street butchers for 
scooping up a gold and four silver awards for 
their sausages at the British Pig Executive 
regional road show at Malvern last month. 
They also got a gold for their pork and apple 
burgers, but this is basically a sausage story. 

By the time you read this the 
RSPCA shop at Ôthe WedgeÕ 
Market Street will have reopened 
after a refurbishment. 

ItÕs about two and a half years since 
the shop moved from its previous and 
rather cramped site and it gives an 
impression of spaciousness not always 
evident in charity shops. 

Adele Lang, the manager of the shop 
(photographed below) tells us that 
the shop is doing well and generating 
useful money for the RSPCAÕs core 
activities. 

As ever its success is dependent on 
donations of goods to sell. Books, in 
good condition, are always welcome, as 
are clothes.

Carey Wells has been instrumental in 
sending us some ÔCharity ChatterÕ on 
p18 which tells of an amusing tale from 
the Nailsworth shop.

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Art in the Community


If you want 
some reassurance that weÕre not all on the slippery 
road to hell in a hand cart you could do very much 
worse than calling into Cotswold Craftsmen in 
Market Street. 

There you will see beautiful things, lovingly made by 
people who so evidently take pride in their work. 

There have been some organisational changes to the 
way Cotswold Craftsmen work. They used to have a 
rotating pattern of exhibitors with monthly changes. Now 
we have a permanent Ôhome teamÕ comprising:

John Button (woodcarver and stick maker)

Steve Callender (who does exciting things with glass)

Valerie Dugan (an artist with special interest in

calligraphy and botanical subjects)

Yvonne Halton (a ceramicist)

Nat Morley (a woodcut printer who does stylised 
wildlife prints)

Hazel Morris (jeweller/silversmith)

Lorna Rankin (watercolour artist)

Fiona Sands (jeweller, glass bead work)

Les & Sally Sharpe (decorated ceramics). 

Go and have a look Ð and go again. ThereÕll be new 
things to see. 


Paint-A-Pot

Paint-A-Pot in Cossack 
Square describes itself as 
a cosy and friendly little 
ceramic painting shop/
ceramic cafe, full of 
childrenÕs activities, in the town of Nailsworth (noted on their 
website as a charming and quaint town that is situated at the heart 
of the Cotswolds).

The Editor has particularly fond memories of this establishment 
since she and her husband had their wedding reception at the 
Britannia and despatched all children of guests there to paint pots 
whilst the adults had fun with glasses - if you follow the drift.

The then previous owner created a wonderful fruit bowl for the 
happy couple, painted with images of the children present and they 
were all asked to sign under their likenesses.

The shop has increased its scope since those earlier days and 
offers a cafe, DŽcopatch and kits to take home for 
painting for return to be glazed and fired.

They have over 100 items of ceramics to 
choose from and include kitchen sets (jugs, spoon 
rests, butter dishes etc.) so there is something for 
everyone - adults and children alike.

Ideal as wedding gifts (maybe a family 
could get together to paint that kitchen set) How 
personal would that be?

Of particular popularity are Ôhand and footÕ 
prints where your infant or child can have their 
hand/foot painted and impressed upon a ceramic 
plaque to treasure forever.

Why not let your own artistic flare shine with 
your own uniquely designed paint finish. 

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Youth & School

The overall consensus when asking Nailsworth 
youth about how Nailsworth could be improved 
(in reference to last monthÕs town plan) is that 
there isnÕt much more it can provide; we have tea 
shops and pubs, craft and gift shops and no-end of places 
to eat. 

However, what was raised by several people was 
Ôsomewhere to goÕ, as simple as a sheltered area for us to 
hang out. 

Currently if its raining and you donÕt fancy a small 
bus shelter then you cannot be outside, which is a shame. 
Another suggestion made by youths of Nailsworth was that 
The Boys Club (Sub rooms) put on more events. 

We often visit Stroud as it holds music events, plays and 
quirky exhibitions, it would be great for Nailsworth Sub Rooms to link up with some 
of the organisations such as ÔMouldÕ established in Stroud and open up The Boys 
Club to new - well advertised - activity. Eilidh Houghton


An area of the curriculum which always 
proves engaging to our youngest 
children is Ôlife in the olden daysÕ. Over 
the years the class teacher has collected many 
artefacts for the children to handle and the play 
area is transformed so that they can act out 
what it would have been like. 

The children can be seen wielding a flat iron, 
washing their clothes with a dolly peg and tub 
and using the washboard, not to mention darning 
socks! 

This year the children also visited the museum 
in the Park to 
learn from the 
experts and 
as always the 
teachers were 
delighted with 
the opportunities 
provided and the 
response from the 
children. A few 
comments from 
the children sum 
up their learning

Jasper - ÒThank you for bringing me to this 
great museum!Ó

Charlie - ÒThose servants had to work so hard. 
IÕm exhausted!Ó

Lexie - ÒI think IÕd rather be a lady than a 
servant.Ó 

I just have one problem with this area of the 
curriculum - the artefacts are beginning to look 
a little too familiar to me!

Margaret Smith, Head Teacher St DominicÕs 
Catholic Primary School, 832682


Beaudesert Park School 

As part of their Religious Studies, Year 
8 children from Beaudesert Park School 
recently visited a mosque in Gloucester. 
Two of the children, aged 12-13, wrote 
about their experience: 

Year 8 Visit to a Mosque

ÒWe arrived at the mosque and were 
immediately asked to take our shoes off. 
We were then taken into the cleaning 
room. The Imam Ishmael advised us of 
the Muslim sanitary beliefs and that one 
must be clean before prayer. 

The Imam then took us to the prayer 
rooms upstairs. He informed us that men 
and women have separate prayer rooms 
and that the Koran is their holy book.

A week later Imam Mohammed came to 
Beaudesert and spoke more about Islam. 
He told us about the Five Pillars. These 
are:

Shahadah - Allah is the only God and 
Muhammad is his messenger

Salah Ð the five daily prayers

Zakat Ð give part of your money to 
charity

Ramadan Ð fasting from dawn to dusk 
every day during the month of Ramadan

Hajj Ð visit Mecca at least once in your 
lifetime

The interesting thing about having to pray 
five times a day is if this is impossible 
due to work, or because you are driving a 
car for example, there is always a chance 
to catch up, so it is not that strict.Ó 

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Schools

Nailsworth Primary School

We have just had another OFSTED inspection and we are 
delighted to announce that we are now classified as ÔGOODÕ 
overall, which acknowledges our strong commitment to moving 
the school to even greater heights. 

The Ofsted Team recognised all the significant improvements 
made by the school. It has been just rewards for all the very hard 
work made by every member of staff and I applaud them all. This 
report is a major milestone for us - we have overcome difficulties 
with our reducing classes and staff changes, but we continued to 
inspire the children as the Report stated.

The following extracts from the Report sum up the 
improvements we have made:

¥ All groups of pupils currently in the school make good 
progress, so that by the end of Year 6, attainment is above the 
national average in English and Mathematics.
¥ Every teacher in the school was deemed as ÒgoodÓ, with 
teachers from the leadership team delivering ÔoutstandingÕ 
lessons.
¥ A caring and nurturing atmosphere is evident throughout the 
school and contributes well to pupilsÕ good behaviour, safety 
and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
¥ PupilsÕ progress is accelerating rapidly because of the 
leadershipÕs relentless and successful focus on raising 
standards. This has led to improvements in all aspects of the 
schoolÕs work, especially teaching.


The Ofsted report has identified areas for development and we 
are already working on plans to address these in pursuit of the best 
education for every child.

Please go to www.ofsted.gov.uk to read the whole report which 
is now available.

Here are some examples of work resulting from the themes 
mentioned in the report:

Pirate Day

On a Wednesday morning a man visited with a very 
shaggy beard, pirate clothes and a pirate hat on his head. 
He told us that he once took his cutlass to a school and sliced 
a child in half so he does not bring his cutlass to any schools 
anymore! He told us stories they were called: Mad at the 
lighthouse and The Shipwreck. They were really exciting! We 
wrote a list of what we would put in our treasure chest. In 
my chest I would put: my pillow, my cover, lots of sweets, my 
tablet and my books about Minecraft.

In the afternoon we went into the hall so we could walk the 
plank. When it was my 
go I was shivering and 
I was scared but I still 
did it! We went outside 
as quiet as a mouse 
as there was a pixie 
missing from Captain 
Raggy BeardÕs ship, we 
had to find it! Some 
of us found some pixie 
dust which led us to the nature 
area. Jaz found a small chest the 
pixie had left behind. We went back to our classroom so 
Jack and Leah our two Captains could hand out mermaid 
tears which were in the chest and a coin that can take us to 
Madagascar for a free tour for 5 days.

Ollie and Tilly both got an evil eyeball because they were 
the best pirates. I thought it was a bit freaky!!! I had a 
super fun day pretending to be a pirate.

By Ashley Jones , Year 3

Hedgehog Man

In Reception the Hedgehog Man brought in a baby Headgehog. 
Livie Osman wrote the following questions; ÒWhere do hedgehogs 
live? Do hedgehogs have a mum and dad?Ó

MacbethÕs Diary

Today may be the most horrifying, shocking and 
depressing day of my life. My sweet wife died just a few 
moments ago. She committed suicide. She 
just couldnÕt cope with the guilt ofÉ well 
may be I shouldnÕt tell you. She was only 
32. She shouldnÕt of been the one who died! 
I should of! It seems like only yesterday 
we met at the pond whilst eating egg 
sandwiches.

But, I am valiant! The sorrowful feeling 
is slowly fading away. The witches didnÕt 
say anything about my wife dying! May be I 
shouldnÕt trust them!

Macbeth

By Lauren Dulare , Year 4

 

Vince Southcott

Head Teacher 

Nailsworth C of E Primary School


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Tickets for most of the main 
events can be purchased from the Town 
Information Centre, the Festival website 
www.nailsworthfestival.org.uk or by post (see 
brochure, available around town, for details). 
For events taking place at Ruskin Mill, tickets 
are available direct from Ruskin Mill.

30th

Saturday 18 to 

Sunday 26 May 2013

Drama, comedy, music, walks, workshops, family fun & much more!


Clever Peter Saturday 18th May. Town Hall 
7:30pm. £10 + bar from 7:00. Award-winning 
comedy sketch group.

Bristol Gasworks Singers Sunday 19th 
May, St GeorgeÕs Church 7:30pm. £6 + bar. 35 
enthusiastic members from the choir. 

Walk on the Wild Side A short talk with 
Q&A session by TV presenter and ecologist 
Ellie Harrison. Monday 20th May, Town Hall 
7:30pm. £5+ bar from 7:00. 

Richard Valentine Memorial Folk Concert; Sam 
Carter guitarist, Tuesday 21st May, Ruskin Mill 7:30pm 
(doors open 7:00pm) £12. Contact Ruskin Mill to book 
01453 837537.

An Anniversary Celebration 
with the Galliard 
Ensemble Wednesday 
22nd May at Christ Church. 7:30pm. £12 
Refreshments available.

Afternoon film 
show The King 
and I Thursday 
23rd May, Arkell 
Community Centre, 
2:00pm. £2.50 (on 
the door).

The Hidden Sun 
Thursday 23rd May, Horsley Church 6:30pm. 
£7 (£3 children). Celtic, Nordic and English music and stories. 
Local choirs Catch the Tide and The Prema Donnas 
complete the programme. The ticket price includes a traditional 
light Norwegian supper.

FESTIVAL SATURDAY 

in Mortimer Gardens from 10:00am 
to 3pm will include . . .

*the FGR cheerleaders group 

*the Lightening Strikes 

*Tai Chi

*Nailsworth Community Choir

*Punch and Judy

*the Ceildh Ukulele Band

*Frantix the clown 

*the Panache Steel Band 

*market stalls, 

*a wandering balloon man, 

*childrenÕs face painting 

*the ever popular duck race 

*special Festival lunches in 
restaurants across town 

*barbeque in front of the Britannia 
Inn (weather permitting). 

Nailsworth Archives Exhibition

Mortimer Room, 10:00am-4:00pm. 
Nailsworth locations THEN and NOW. 
Free.

 

Lab in a Lorry Bus Station area, 
10:00am-4:00pm. The University of 
Bristol's Mobile Teaching lab-in-a-lorry 
demonstrates human biology to anyone 
from 5 to 85. Free


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Rhythm & Muse Thursday 23rd May, Egypt Mill 7:30pm. £10 + bar. Jazz 
and poetry jam session with the Patsy Gamble Trio and Adam Horovitz. 

The GM Dilemma Friday 24th May, Christ Church Hall 7:00pm. £5 (on 
the door). Dr Michael Antoniou, Head of the Gene Expression and Therapy 
Group at KingÕs College London School of Medicine will explore a number of 
emerging dilemmas, including the use of genetically modified (GM) crops.

Moonfleet Friday 24th May, Town Hall 7:30pm. £10 + bar from 
7:00, brought vividly to life in Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolÕs 
latest West Country touring production. 

Mike dÕAbo and his Mighty Quintet Saturday 25th May, 
Carol Embrey Suite, Forest Green Rovers. Doors open 
7:00pm £15 + bar. Swinging Sixties celebration! 

Nailsworth Youth Showcase Sunday 26th May, Town 
Hall 7:30pm. £5 + bar from 7:00. What better way to round 
off the Festival than an evening in which many talented 
young people from the Nailsworth area demonstrate their 
considerable skills in music (of all sorts) variety, comedy, 
song and dance? 

OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Wildlife Walk with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Saturday 18th May, meet outside the Olive Tree, 2:00pm. 
£5 adult, £3 child, £14 family (2+2).

Circus Skills Workshop Saturday 18th May, Subscription Rooms, 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm, Free. 
Children from 7Ð14 years.

Research Your House! Saturday 18th May, Friends Meeting House, 2pm-3:30pm, £4.

Ruskin Mill Crafts Open Day Sunday 19th May, Ruskin Mill, Free. Craft workshops in action with taster 
sessions and demonstrations. 

Tell Me A Story Wednesday 22nd May, Library, 11am-12pm, 
Free. For pre-school children and their parents/carers. 

Weaving Saturday 25th May, Gigg Mill, 10am-12pm and 2pm-
4pm, £3 (adults) £1.50 (children), at the door.

Drumming Workshop Saturday 25th May, Subscription 
Rooms, 2pm-3:30pm, £6 (£5 with own drum) Led by Allan Kerr 
- experienced performer and teacher of African music.

Boundary Walk Sunday 26th May, meet outside the Library, 
10am. £3 per adult on the day (accompanying children free, but 
the route is not suitable for pushchairs).

 
Whilst researching the history of the Festival, which 
started life as the ÔNailsworth Spring FestivalÕ in 
1984, this programme came to light which is dated 
1960, but there are no others between these two 
dates. Can anyone shed light on the 1960 event 
and why there was then a gap of 24 years before the 
Festival resumed and became an annual event?



Faith and Service

Easter is a time to rejoice at new beginnings and to rejoice in the new life 
that the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ offers to us all!

We have always had dogs in our family and our current dog Lionel, a black labrador is one of the best dogs 
we have ever had! He is always so pleased to see us every morning and the house is very quiet if he is not there. 
Recently, he stopped eating (most unusual for ÒlabsÓ who devour everything) and for almost a week he was wasting 
away in front of our eyes. Umpteen visits to the vets, which resulted in examinations, X-rays, barium meals, blood 
tests etc, (we have never bothered with insurance!) failed to reveal the problem until he was opened up and the culprit 
was a plastic wine bottle cork which had lodged like a stopper in his gut! 

The blockage could have killed him if undiscovered and our lives would have been much sadder without him!

Lionel, like all of his ilk, is a scavenger picking up bits wherever he finds them and sailing happily through life. We 
can be like him as we graze indiscriminately in our life journey. Yet we have the intelligence and wisdom to choose 
what is the right path in life for us. 

Jesus was the model for life like no one has ever been and to follow him leads to a fullness in life that nothing else can match. He was 
once approached by a woman whose daughter was very ill and initially turned her away until she persisted and said, ÒEven the dogs eat the 
crumbs that fall from their masterÕs table,Ó and he healed her daughter. 

Even the scraps that are offered to us are of far greater worth than we can ever quantify and can be life changing if we only allow the 
blockage in our lives to be removed! The blockages 
which can prevent us from entering into the Christian 
life can be many and varied, but can be removed, 
without extensive surgery and with life changing 
effect! May I wish you all had a very happy Easter!

Reverend Stephen Earley - St GeorgeÕs


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Minding our own business

Milk direct from 
the farm

You can buy milk direct 
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concerns about unfair 
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about 10p a pint more than the 
equivalent from a supermarket, 
but you have the satisfaction 
of knowing that it has not 
passed through umpteen hands 
before reaching the shop. 
Also, by buying it you will be 
helping a local farmer succeed 
in a highly competitive market 
where the big supermarkets 
have the upper hand. What is 
more it tastes good! It comes 
in full cream, semi-skimmed 
and skimmed and they 
produce excellent cream too.

Speak to Gail at Shiny 
Goodness in Fountain Street, 
01453 832986, or email her on 

info@shinygoodness.co.uk 

to place an order. 

DL


ÔNumber 28Õ 
is now fully open at the 
top of Fountain Street 
and is the brainchild of 
James Richardson, who 
is bringing his own 
take on a coffee house 
(based on many years 
experience in Bristol 
and Winchcombe) to 
a new level with that 
light touch of a bistro 
feel. Passionate about 
coffee, James has made 
every effort to create a 
lovely space to relax, 
read the paper, chat to 
all and sundry if you 
wish(!) and even bring 
your own music to put 
on in the background! 

Both the ground and lower ground floors are attractive and 
downstairs would be a perfect place to have a quiet and informal 
business meeting in comfy chairs without the stuffy boardroom 
feel and customers can also come and surf the web whether you are 
in a meeting or not!

Coffee and cakes is the order of things whenever you want 
and for lunch there are omelettes, salads, baguettes, soups and 
tapas and all with a Moroccan touch to things from the in-house 
Moroccan chef. As for afternoon tea - there is a real treat on offer: 
James stocks ATTIC teas - a loose leaf China tea where you make 
your own brew in front of your very eyes - quite a talking point as 
well! (Evening dining will appear shortly.)

There is a need to look after all food lovers, and as a result, 
vegans are very much 
catered for as well as 
vegetarians and meat 
eaters. Ask for details.

Open Monday - 
Saturday 8am - 5.30pm 
(evening details later).

Contact: 
01453 298545 / 
numbertwentyeight@
live.com / FaceBook: 
number28 Cafe.

ÒWe aim to offer the 
best service, the best 
ambience and the best 
coffees... because that 
is what we aim to do 
best!Ó

For independent 
businesses, ask for the 
Ind. Business Discount 
Card offering 10% 
discounts.


Bidmead & Co.craftsmen in natural stoneBidmead & Co. are an 
accomplished team of 
natural stone construction 
and restoration specialists 
delivering time-honoured skills 
with energy and enthusiasm 
across the Cotswolds.
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Whitcombes Interiors 
at the Trade Plas site are now 
expanding and offering a more 
diverse range of services.

Easter seeÕs the launch of its new 
Wedding services and Antiques & 
collectables range. This requires local 
people to bring in thier un-wanted 
antiques, collectables and Vintage 
items which will then be sold the 
clientÕs behalf in the shop. 

It also uses on-line auction sites.

It will be offering valuation slots 
every Saturday in April starting on 
the 6th April between 10am - 4pm.

Shelley Cregg advises Òour long 
term aim, along with other local 
businesses, is to help promote the 
services and products available in 
Nailsworth and to encourage people 
to shop locally rather than on-line or 
in larger towns.

http://www.whitcombesinteriors.co.uk



Minding our own business

ÒEverything you want 
to make your home 
bright and beautifulÓ 
is the motto of English Heretic which is the new shop in what was FiFiÕs. 

Marion Maas, whose baby this is, spent some 25 years as a midwife in Stroud, 
retired early, and is now able to pander to her interests in the whole field of design; 
rugs, china, kitchenware, decorative ware and more. The shop is packed with colourful 
and practical goods for every day use.

Why did Marion want to open her first shop here? Ò... because Nailsworth is 
famous for its independent shops, variety of wares at affordable prices and its friendly 
people.Ó [Now where have we heard that before? Ed]

Marion, although still a registered midwife, is also a qualified Garden Designer and 
has a passion for design and colour which she hopes she can pass on to others in her 
shop. 

What makes her shop stand out from the crowd? ÒAlthough there are other shops in 
town selling similar goods, we aim to have bright colours and simple patterns to work 
with instead of the country look 
and feel. There is a wide variety 
of goods with which to mix and 
match.Ó

And if that isnÕt enough to whet 
the appetite, just pop in and you 
will also have a wonderful welcome 
from Otto - he is worth crossing the 
road for!

Open: Monday - Saturday 

9.00 - 5.30pm (01453 297331)


Dying without a Will. Now thatÕs a real tragedy.
David Martin, local consultant,
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experience advising clients on personal financial 
matters and specialising in Wills.
Writing a Will is easier and cheaper than you 
think and ensures that your wishes are carried 
out efficiently. If you would like to redraft an 
existing Will, discuss your Will arrangements, 
Lasting Powers of Attorney or other associated 
legal services, at a mutually convenient time 
in the comfort and privacy of your own home, 
please contact me.
TwoÕs Company to JOYA

By the time that you read this, the ÔTwoÕs 
CompanyÕ shop in Cossack Square will have 
closed its Nailsworth branch. Steve Wilce of 
Gemjar Ltd. has opened almost immediately 
selling scarves, jewellery and a small 
selection of household goods. The new name 
being JOYA.


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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES 
TO THE NHS FOR LOCAL 
HEALTH SERVICES

How does this effect you?

How does this effect your doctor and other local 
health providers?

This is a chance to find out how the new system 
will function after April 2013.

An opportunity to ask questions!

Monday 22nd April 7.30pm

Nailsworth Health Partnership Talk

Speakers: 

 Dr Charles Buckley (GP Frampton)

 Dr Hein Le Roux (GP 
Minchinhampton)

From: The Gloucestershire commissioning 
group

Venue: The Arkell Centre, Nailsworth.

www.nailsworthhealthpartnership.org/contact.htm

Contact: 

 Jo Hofman 01453 834774

 Duncan Mann at Prices Mill surgery 

 01453 832424.

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Minding our own business

Pat and Adam Coyle of the Nailsworth Computer Shop in George Street, 
are now members of the Stroud District Loyalty Card scheme which 
encourages local businesses etc. to increase their trade and footfall 
with discounts and promotions. 

Pat is the 100th business to sign up in the Five Valleys - so best of luck to 
him and Adam!

This Loyalty Card (sponsored and subsidised to the tune of £40,000 by 
SDC) is free to any local business (admin@my-loyalty-card.com). 

To date, in looking at the Loyalty Card website, we found that just five have 
signed up for this card here in town. Most businesses (but not all) had heard 
of the scheme, but had decided it wasnÕt for them. ÔMembersÕ are expected 
to give discounts which, presumably, are seen as being funded by increased 
turn over to the district in general with no guarantee that the particular shop 
will benefit. As one shop keeper said, ÒMargins are already tight even without 
giving discounts.Ó And Nailsworth traders feel they havenÕt seen any of the 
£40,000!


Hobbs House Bakery has started to operate a school. 

Go for details to: 

http://hobbshousebakery.co.uk 

and follow the link at the top of the page to ÒSchoolÓ.

They are offering Master Classes in categories of Bread, Meat and Cake. This 
includes a wide range of classes covering sausages, curing meat, breadmaking, 
pastry and butchery plus lots more! 

MattÕs Bits and Pieces!

Here is town we have a wealth of independent 
shops - something of which we can be proud. As 
a result, it is good to see a young entrepreneur 
making a serious go of things, and he should be 
applauded ...

ÔMattÕs Bits and PiecesÕ in WheelwrightÕs 
Corner (behind Brutons) is now well and up 
and running. Owned and managed by Matthew 
James, he has made it clear from extensive 
research that a shop like his is very much needed 
in town.

From his knowledge of running market stalls, 
he knows what is needed in this business and 
intends to supply us all under one roof!

ÒWhat people want for under a pound, I 
will get! Already I am able to undercut the 
supermarkets on many items here in town. I will 
always try and match or beat the prices of other 
shops.Ó

Already he is selling soft drinks, cleaning 
materials, pet food, toys and toiletries and the 
range of stock is growing all the time. Let Matt 
know what you want and he will stock it.

The shop has now been fully re-furbished and 
it will certainly become an AladinÕs Cave of 
wares.

Contact Matt: 836707 / 07508 902808 / 
mattsbitsandpieces@hotmail.co.uk for info. and 
as he says, ÒThe shop is here to stay!Ó Open 
Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30pm and Sundays 
Noon - 4pm.


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Bits and Pieces


One local sign of approaching 
Spring is the re-opening of 
Dunkirk Mill to the public. There 
has been a change this year quite apart 
from the walls getting a lick of paint 
and the exhibition being updated. The 
wheel-room is now dominated by the 
massive remains of the fulling stocks 
of Cam Mill: the last ones to work in 
Gloucestershire. 

These massive hammers fell silent for 
the last time in 1954 and were saved for 
posterity by Stroud Museum. Sadly they 
have lurked in storage ever since. However the Museum has now generously 
loaned them to the Stroudwater Textile Trust and they have been given a 
welcome grant by the Radcliffe Trust to put them on display.

Once the Nailsworth valleys reverberated to the slow thumpings of such 
monsters as there were some 13 fulling mills scattered around the village. 
Such was the noise a minister irritably wrote that he knew it was Sunday 
because when he woke up he could hear the birds singing. Your imagination 
can now be triggered by seeing these massive hammers close up.

Mills Open in April:

The Weaving Shed, Gigg Mill: Saturdays 13th and 27th April from 10 to 
noon. Allow at least 45 minutes for the tour.

Dunkirk Mill Centre: 2 to 4pm on Saturdays 13th and 27th April and 
Sunday 14th . Allow 30 minutes for the tour. 

Park at the Nailsworth end of the Cycle trail and walk to the mill; there is 
parking for the handicapped on site.


A characteristic of 
Nailsworth, being in 
a valley, is the ground 
that wonÕt dry out. ItÕs easy 
to dwell on leggy lavenders 
and slug infested hostas 
accompanying this, but itÕs 
more profitable to focus on 
the opportunities it brings.

Looking around at this 
time of year and amongst 
the emerging bulbs you 
will see lots of damp loving 
Primroses. They flower in a 
variety of colours and sizes 
from the big velvety blue varieties, deep crimsons and to 
the soft yellow to which it lends its own name.

A particular favourite of mine is a gold laced variety I 
picked up on a visit to Beth ChattoÕs garden. Whilst the 
flower is a lot smaller then most primroses, the clean and 
neat lines make it stand out from the rest.

You can plant your primroses now. They will form 
tight little clumps in a sheltered border and flower well 
into May in a planter or pot. You can also naturalise them 
in a rough lawn, but make sure you have no plans to 
use weedkiller because they will get got along with the 
dandelions.

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HERO - Jenny Barnett trawled the streets 
of town last month and asked shopkeepers / 
businesses to donate goodies and skills for the 
recent Red Nose Day. 

Over 90 offered goods for her stall at the 
Olive Tree and an amazing £800 was raised. A 
serious effort by Jenny and a worthy Hero! The 
weather was pretty awful, but Jenny and her 
team stuck it out for 2 days. It was worth it! 

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Charity Chatter - A Throne 
for Bertie

The ever-changing stock that comes into the 
RSPCA shop in Market Street throws up a wealth 
of stories. 

Recently a wonderful tapestry-topped footstool 
was donated, and a lady came in to buy it saying 
that Ôit will be perfect for BertieÕ. ÔIs that your 
husband?Õ we asked. ÔNoÕ said the lady. ÔBertie 
is a ten-month-old border terrier who is not tall 
enough to look out the window, and who can use 
this footstool to look out for me coming homeÕ.

Cue melting hearts. We are so happy that Bertie 
has such a fine look-out point, and the purchase of 
the footstool goes towards helping the hundreds 
of animals that the RSPCA South Cotswolds 
Branch look after each year.

If you would like to donate items to the 
Nailsworth RSPCA shop we are open from 9am-
5pm Mon-Sat.

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Coming events


WE ARE HOME-
START STROUD 
DISTRICT!

Home-Start Stroud and Dursley recently changed its name to Home-Start 
Stroud District. If was felt that this new name better reflects the area in which 
the charity offers support to young families. 

We support approximately 5 families per annum in Nailsworth and there 
are several volunteers and trustees resident in Nailsworth.

The Stroud District comprises of several rural communities where many 
families feel isolated due to a lack of transport or local services. A Home-Start 
volunteer can often be a vital link to these families to access services as well 
as being a welcome visitor on a weekly basis to their own home. ÒI get a lot 
of personal satisfaction from volunteering Ð when the family tell me I have been such a help and seeing me is the highlight of the week I 
canÕt help but feel positive,Ó said a volunteer.

Home-Start has been serving the Stroud District community since 1999 reaching approximately 80 families each year to offer regular, 
ongoing emotional and practical parenting support. 

The need for volunteer family support is ever present and so Home-Start is looking for new volunteers who have parenting experience 
to attend a free training course from Tuesday 9th April. We are holding the 10 week 
training course for volunteers at St. Georges Church Hall.

The training course will run one day a week, over ten weeks, and is accredited 
through the Open College Network. A current Home-Start volunteer said, ÒI 
recommend being a volunteer with Home-Start to my friends,Ó and that the course was 
Òa good mixture of listening and activities Ð it got everybody thinking and talking.Ó

For more information please call our office on 01453 759911 or 

07742 944402 or email us at enquirieshomestartsd@gmail.com

Transition is good for you

Diabetes and obesity are fast becoming the 
21st centuryÕs major public-health concerns. A 
healthy, balanced diet is an important way of 
avoiding or fighting these ills.

Edible Open Gardens (part of Transition 
Stroud) can help you achieve this. Grow your 
own! You get excellent, healthy, cheap food and 
plenty of enjoyable exercise. 

Last year food growers in Nailsworth opened 
a wide range of gardens, orchards and allotments 
for people to come and be inspired. This year 
people will again be opening their growing 
spaces to the public in July. The growers will 
be available to talk about their work and some 
will be hosting workshops on various gardening 
subjects.

If you grow edible food, herbs, flowers or trees 
in a space however small, and would like to join 
us in opening this year, please contact 

admin@transitionstroud.org. 

And to find out about other gardens that are 
opening please have a look at our website on 

www.edibleopengardens.org.uk

maybe see you there!

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Nailsworth Theatregoers 

contacts: Jinny and Ann Marshall 

Tel: 01453 833857 

email:jinnyann@btinternet.com) 

www.thenailsworthsociety.co.uk 

Nailsworth Society noticeboard

Everyman Theatre Cheltenham Thursday June 
20th at 2pm - ÒLess Than KindÓ a romantic 
comedy by Terrence Rattigan starring William 
Gamanara

Depart Nailsworth Bus Station at 12.30pm. Pay 
and book by May 13th Cost £29

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham Saturday July 6th 
at 2pm - ÒSave the Last Dance for MeÓ a musical 
by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran

Depart Nailsworth Bus Station 12.30pm Pay and 
book by May 31st Cost £37

Independent Estate Agents 
Residential Sales and Lettings 
14 Fountain Street, 
Nailsworth 
3 London Road, 
Stroud 
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Lettings: 01453 833847 
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Nailsworth Film Club

Friday 19th April, ÔThe WorldÕs Fastest IndianÕ, 
Nailsworth School Hall, 8.00pm

www.nailsworthfilmclub.co.uk

This is their last film of the season - new season 
starts 1st week September so keep an eye on 
their website for info!



Coming events

Cotswold Camerata

Patrons: Professor Ian Tracey ~ John Lenehan ~ Michael Bochmann

Conductor: Ian Higginson

Leader: Ben Hall 

Cotswold Camerata - (a recently established chamber orchestra) is 
delighted to announce that three international and well-respected 
musicians - Professor Ian Tracey (the international concert organist 
& conductor), John Lenehan (the international concert pianist) andMichael 
Bochmann (international violinist) have recently agreed to act as patrons 
of the orchestra, who will be returning to Nailsworth for their next concert. 

7.30pm on Saturday 6 April at Christ Church

They will be performing music by composers including: Mendelssohn, 
Grieg and Mozart.

Cotswold Camerata was formed in 2012 by the founder conductor - Ian 
Higginson. It is a chamber orchestra comprising of a group of trained 
and enthusiastic professional, semi-professional and amateur orchestral 
musicians, who enjoy coming together to perform music to a high standard 
whilst having fun.

The orchestra aims to give about three concerts per year and our 
performances are held in different venues usually within the Cotswold area 
and the programmes are varied and they usually focus on repertoire either 
from the classical period, or music from other periods, but with chamber 
orchestra size scoring.

Tickets avail at the door

For further information Ð please contact:

Ian Higginson ~ (conductor)

E-mail: parish2@blueyonder.co.uk

Mob: 07963 659579

www.cotswoldcamerata.weebly.com

Retiring collection in aid of childrenÕs charity 

Registered charity No. 1117290

www.grippers.org.uk

Nailsworth Youth Forum 

Nailsworth Youth Club has planned an evening for 
the first Youth Forum Meeting on Monday April 
15th at 6pm Ð 8pm. The youth forum is for young 
people to have a say on issues that affect them in 
their community. If you are a young person, live 
in or around Nailsworth and would like to join 
the forum then please come along to the meeting. 
To find out more or contact Tracy. youth.club@
nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk or 833212

Tracy at the Youth Club 

01453 833212

youth.club@nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk

5 Valley Cat Rescue 

are holding a Coffee Morning at the Mortimer Rooms 
in Nailsworth on 

Saturday 6th April from 10.30am until 1pm. 

There will be cakes and preserves for sale plus many 
other items including books, catty goods, newly new 
and a Tombola. Refreshments will be served. 

Free admission

The Steppes 
Residential 
Care Home 
Est 1981 
A small, warm and friendly care home for 
the elderly, in a peaceful corner of Cossack 
Square. With trained care staff giving 
around the clock personal care, we 
endeavour to meet our residentsÕ needs 
and ensure their happiness. 
For a brochure or to arrange a visit, please 
telephone Mrs Jo Smith 01453 832406 
SM4RT MOVE 
The environmentally friendly single passenger seat 
Smart Car Taxi service covering the Stroud Valleys 
& beyond. Up to 20% cheaper than regular Stroud 
Licensed taxiÕs. 
Now that 
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Monday to Friday 0700 - 1830 
Call us on 07799 788997 
ONE 
PARTY YOURSELF INTO SHAPECome and join me for the Latin-inspired, easy to 
follow, calorie-burning, dance fitness party, 
ALL fitness levels welcome:
Monday: 6 - 7 pm 
Nailsworth Primary SchoolALL CLASSES £5 PAY AS YOU GOfor more information please call Ruth King on 
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Forest Green Rovers Supporters Club 
PresentAn EveningÕs 
Entertainment 
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Free Entry by Ticket Only 
Quiz NightandRihanna Tribute ActFood will be available on the nightComing Soon Ð tribute act 
The JamNext EveningÕs Entertainment Night 
Thursday 11th AprilTickets can be collected from the New 
Lawn Stadium, Forest Green or phone 
Tracey 01666 505519 for information
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Sport

NAILSWORTH MILLS BOWLING CLUB 

Come and join us!

Do you know there is a long established bowling green on your 
doorstep? Once again, the NN introduces the Nailsworth Mills 
Bowling Club which has been playing here every summer season 
(April - September) 
for many years.

After the flooding 
here over the New 
Year and the local 
waterfowl finding a 
new home, some dry 
days and amazing 
work by the green 
keepers has meant 
that our award 
winning green is 
back to its perfect best!

The club was originally formed on a green attached to The Bear 
in Rodborough in 1900, but moved to its present Nailsworth site 
some 20 years later under the influence of the Chamberlain family, a 
connection which continues to this day.

Now that April is here and we have all come out of hibernation, 
the green is ready for action! Why not join us?

The club caters for both competitive and social 
bowling; as well as a programme of mixed friendly 
fixtures with other clubs. For the really keen there 
is the opportunity to play in our league teams and 
even go on to play for 
Gloucestershire County 
and beyond. It is also definitely not an Ôold manÕs gameÕ ... young 
players do really well as can be seen nationally. 

In recent years we have been most successful. Last year the Ladies 
came top of the local Corinium League for the second year running 
and the Men won the Stroud area County Cup and came 3rd overall 
in the county. 

Every Friday evening 
is our Club Night when 
members join in a practice 
on the green, meet friends 
with a drink at the bar, a 
bacon roll or simply to 
relax. This is also the 
evening when anyone 
interested in playing can 
come along to try their 
hand at bowls with help from our experienced bowlers and see what 
we have to offer. What have you to lose?!

Try it for a few Fridays - the club is offering discounts on 
membership for the first year. Grandchildren 10 years and over are 
welcome!

For further information ring Brian (Sec.) - Tel 01453 832689 or 
just come along any Friday evening between 6.30pm - 9.30pm.


AFC Nailsworth

folded in the last few weeks - 
there was (after many appeals) 
no one to help with coaching 
the Team. 

This is a huge pity since it 
gave local teenagers a regular 
chance to play football and in 
a competitive league. It may 
not be too late! If you would 
like to help out and get on the ladder for future stardom, contact this paper and we 
will put you in touch with the Club. If it is not for you, then pass the word around ... 
looking forward to hearing from you!


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)


FGR Girls at various levels are all coping 
quite well in their leagues - good to hear of so 
many taking the field! Anna (Res. Team) coaches 
the U.15/16s and many will be moving up next 
season to the full FGR Reserve sides. 

For more info about playing for FGR at junior 
levels, whether boys or girls, look at the website 
for contacts - believe it or not, but next season is 
close at hand! The website is not very clear but 
just contact the Club office for details 

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Now that the warm the onset of all what you are will promote 

FGR - Easter is a time for 
miracles and so this may also be the time for a minor miracle at Forest 
Green Rovers who, in reality, have probably burnt their boats now for 
this season ...

Whatever the final table, it has been in many ways a remarkable 
season - more of that in the May edition when we can all ponder upon 
what might have been, but for now, a string of poor, lack lustre displays 
and results after the New Year 
did not bode well for the final 
run-in. Yes, there is a young 
team, but that is no excuse. The 
manager decided on that policy, 
so he has to live with it! Injuries 
can never be a serious excuse. 
The loss of Styche (and the 
media hype about this) should 
not be the end of the world - 
there has to be strength in depth. 
If not, why not?!

Bar a miracle, then the 
season is over, but then the 
miracle may be that there is 
another full season ahead to 
prepare properly for a possible 
rise to the Football League. 

Last year, we 
mentioned in 
passing Laurie 
Merchant - a 
new recruit to 
the refereeing 
side of 
football. Great 
to see that he is 
well in demand 
within our 
County at all 
amateur levels 
and hopes to 
pass his Ref. 
exams in May 
in order to be 
part of the top 
5% Refs in the 
country. This 
will enable him 
to ref in pro 
and semi-pro 
football for 
the time being 
before moving 
upwards.


What Happened To The 
Phoenix!

Overall, the Table Tennis club has had another 
successful season. Our Division One team has 
found the going tough due to the higher skill levels 
of the top players, some of whom come from as 
far as Bristol to ply their trade; but hopefully have 
maintained their place in the top division. 

In the other divisions things look far more 
flattering. Our ÔBÕ team finished runners up in 
Division Two and at the time of writing, things are 
too close to call at the top of Division 3. We currently 
hold top spot, but the team in second place have 
games in hand and they still have to play each other! 
This division is going down to the wire. 

Top of Division Four is more clear cut as we have 
secured first place, but a late charge from our sixth 
team could have earned them a well deserved runners 
up slot. We will know early in April.

We are already making plans for next season and if 
the demand is there, then we still have the capacity to 
enter more teams.

Having now got three newly qualified coaches at 
the club it would be a shame if they were not put to 
good use! So, during the summer we will be running 
coaching courses for not only our established 
players, but anyone else who would like to come 
along and enjoy themselves while keeping fit. In 
particular we would like to encourage more juniors 
(boys and girls over the age of ten) to come along 
and be developed into table tennis stars of the future!

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www.nailsworthphoenix.co.uk

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Regular weekly events April 2013

Wednesday

Cotswold Allrunners, 6.30pm, King George V Playing Fields. 
Info: 07939 102102

Buddhist Meditation, 7.30pm (1st & 3rd Wed) Friends Meeting 
House, suggested donation £3. Info: James 07867 767605

X-biking, 7.30pm, FGR Gym. Info: 835680

Yoga, 7pm Christ Church Hall. Info: Sally 751937

Iyengar Yoga, 7.30pm Mortimer Rooms. Info: Alison 752249

Dance classes, 7.45pm (intermediate collegiate shag) and 9pm 
(intermediate lindy hop) Comrades Club. Info: Nicky 07728 
600056

1st Nailsworth Brownies (7-10 yrs). Info: 

www.girlguidingnailsworth.wordpress.com

Thursday

Taiji Wuxigong, 9.30am Christ Church Hall. Info: Poh 836425

Croc ÔnÕ Roll (6 months-4 yrs), 10am FGR, £3.95 (term time 
only). Info: Stephanie 07957 235413 or Stephanie@crocnroll.
co.uk.

Tinkers Knitting Group, 10am Mother Goose. Info: 298725

Senior CitizensÕ Club, 2pm Arkell Centre, £1.50. Info: Dave 
Boulton 833411

Tae-Kwon-Do, 6.30pm, Primary School. Info: 07715 445729

Pilates, 6.30pm & 8.00pm Mortimer Rooms. Info: Bea 07717 
472129

Yoga, 5.45pm & 7.30pm Christ Church Hall. Info: Sally 
751937

Kung Fu, 7.30pm Recreation Centre, £4.50. Info: 07922 
873934 or kixxglos@hotmail.co.uk

Jive classes, 7.30 (beginners) and 8.30pm (intermediate) 
Comrades Club. Info: Nicky 07728 600056

Friday

Country Market, 8.45-11am, Mortimer Rooms.

Community workshops for home-educated children (7+ yrs), 
9am & 11.30am, £10. Info: Pam 07971 737626

Arkell Toddlers (0-4 yrs), 9.15-11.15am Arkell Centre, £2 (term 
time only). Info: Laura 07795 693821

Little Angels Singing and Music for Parents & Toddlers, 
9.30am St. Georges Church

Pilates, 10am Christ Church. Info: Jo 873229

Singing Sisters for mothers & children, 10am. Info: Bella 
835923

Archive Office open 10-12, Town Hall

Playcircle (0-3 yrs), 10.30-11.30am & 11am-12 noon Christ 
Church Rooms, £4.50 (term time only). Info: 07930 136075.

Awareness through Movement Ð Feldenkrais Method, 11am 
Sawyer Hall. Info: Iraina 832027

Sat

Nia Dance, 9.30am FGR Gym. Info: Yael 07545 372077

Table Tennis, 10am Subscription Rooms, first session free

Tinkers Knitting Group, 2.30pm Mother Goose. Info: 298725

Bingo, 8pm Shortwood FC





S

Communion Service, St.GeorgeÕs, 9.30am

Monday

Taiji & Qi Gong, 9.30am, 10.45am & 12 noon Town Hall, £6. Info: 
Jeff 07970 303694

Archive Office open, 10am-12 noon Town Hall

Zumba, 10.30am Youth Club, £5. Info: Helen 07799 620117

Baby Bounce & Rhyme, 11.30am Library (term time only)

Pacerpole walking for posture (1-1. hrs), meet at Library 2pm, 
£4. Info: Pam 832907

Creative textiles course, 1pm, 3.30pm & 6pm Subscription Rooms, 
£50 for 5 week block. Info: Grace 07872 633956 or Patricia 07891 
456095

Nailsworth Silver Band, Band Room Brewery Lane, Beginners 
5.30pm, Training Band 6pm, Band Rehearsal 7.15pm

Zumba, 6pm Recreation Centre, £5. Info: 07734 886275 or ruth.
king123@btopenworld.com

Cotswold Allrunners, 6.30pm King George V Playing Fields. Info: 
07939 102102

Buddhist Meditation, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, suggested 
donation £3. Info: James 07867 767605

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

Table Tennis, 7.30pm Subscription Rooms, first session free

1st Nailsworth Brownies (7-10 yrs) & 1st Nailsworth Guides (10-
14 yrs). Info: www.girlguidingnailsworth.wordpress.com

Tuesday

Phoenix Playmates Mother & Toddler Group, 9-11am Primary 
School Gym (term time only), £1.50 per child. Info: 833511

Family Drop-In, 10-11.30am Arkell Centre. Info: 755373

Yoga, 10am Christ Church Hall. Info: Sally 751937

ÔLightwavesÕ Shintaido, 1.30pm Christ Church Hall, first session 
free. Info: David & Nagako 750598

MenÕs Shed community workshop, 1.30pm Subscription Rooms.

CitizenÕs Advice Bureau drop-in, 1-3.30pm Arkell Centre

Health Walk (30-60mins), meet at Library 2pm. Info: 832907

X-biking, 6pm FGR Gym. Info: 832268

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

Tae-Kwon-Do, 6.30pm Primary School. Info: 07715 445729

Circuit Class, 7pm FGR Gym, £5 (£3 members). Info: Liam 07815 
187632 or liam@nailsworthstrengthandfitness.co.uk

Woolly Crafters, 8pm Mother Goose. Info: 298725

1st Nailsworth Rainbows (5-7 yrs) & 1st Nailsworth Senior Section 
(14-25 yrs). Info: www.girlguidingnailsworth.wordpress.com

Wed

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

Pilates, 9.30am Youth Club. Info: Helen 07799 620117

Croc ÔnÕ Roll (6 months-4 yrs), 10am FGR, £3.95 (term time only). 
Info: Stephanie 07957 235413 or Stephanie@crocnroll.co.uk.

NCT Bumps & Babies, 10am-12 noon TubbyÕs Cafe (Waterside). 
Info: 0844 2436286

CitizenÕs Advice Bureau drop-in, 1-3.30pm Arkell Centre

Nia Dance, 1.45pm Sawyer Hall. Info: Yael 07545 372077

Credit Union, 2.30-4pm Arkell Centre. Info: 298785

Phoenix Martial Arts for children, 3.30pm Arkell Centre. Info: 
07921 298445





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WhatÕs On - April 2013

To include events, contact Jemma on 07799 654193 or mail whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk

Deadline for May 2013, 

15th April 2013

April

1

Mon

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

2

Tue

SDC tenantsÕ drop-in advice session, 9.30-
11.30am Arkell Centre

3

Wed

NHP Longer Health Walk - meet outside 
Library 10 am. Info: Ros 834485

5

Fri

Vintage & CollectorsÕ Fayre, 10am-3pm 
Town Hall. Info: 07800 951964

6

Sat

5 Valley Cat Rescue coffee morning, 
10.30am-1pm Mortimer Room. Info: 01352 
770529

Cotswold Camerata concert, 7.30pm Christ 
Church Hall. Info: Ian 07963 659579

8

Mon

NSoc Local History Research Group ÔLydney 
Harbour & HulksÕ Ð Paul Barnett, 7.30pm. 
Info: 832228

W.I. Meeting ÔMarie Curie Cancer CareÕ 
7.30pm Parish Room. Info: Rosemary 
833966

Nailsworth Knitters, 10am Arkell Centre. 
Info: 834996

Tea and cake, 2-4pm Shortwood FC, bingo 
and raffle, £2 entry.

9

Tue

FGR vs Hereford 7.45pm

10

Wed

Library club for older people, 11.30am-
12.30pm, transport can be provided. info: 
832747

Cafe and Community, 7.30pm Christ Church. 
David Drew will talk on British Democracy 
and the Reform of Parliament. Info: Chris 
832 580

13

Sat

Annual Nailsworth Spring Clean, 9.30-
11.30am (meet by the recycling area near 
Tesco). Info: Stephen 872251

Textiles Workshop ÔNeedlefelt an Owl or 
Needlepunch an OwlÕs portraitÕ 10am-
3:30pm above Ruskin Mill Cafe. Info: Helen 
07528 857598

FGR vs Southport 3pm

14

Sun

Nailsworth Tennis Club Open Afternoon, 
2-4pm, free taster session for all ages 
(behind Subscription Rooms). Please 
wear trainers. Racquets provided. Info: 
834903/832964





14

Sun

Churches Together Service, 6.30pm 
Arkell Centre

15

Mon

NSoc Gardening Group ÔOn Your 
DoorstepÕ Ð Andrew Tolman, 7.30pm. 
Info: 834046

16

Tue

Town Council meeting, 7pm Town Hall

SDC Shorter Health Walk - meet 
outside Library 2pm. Info: Ros 834485

FGR vs Dartford 7.45pm

17

Wed

Macular Society, 10.30am Christ 
Church Hall. Info: Sandra 833614

19

Fri

Nailsworth Film Club ÔThe WorldÕs 
Fastest IndianÕ 8pm Primary School 
Hall. Info: 

www.nailsworthfilmclub.co.uk

Curry and comedy night fundraiser, 
6pm Arkell Centre. Tickets: Angela 
834260 or Margaret 834996

20

Sat

Stories for all ages, 10.30am Ruskin 
Mill, £3 Child £4 Adult £10 Family. 
Info: 834793

22

Mon

NSoc Local Studies Group ÔThe Great 
Western Air AmbulanceÕ 7.30pm. Info: 
832034

24

Wed

Alzheimer Cafe, 2-4pm Christ Church 
Rooms. Info: 834714

25

Thu

NSoc Rambling Group, 9.30am

Neighbourhood Warden, Local Police 
& Dog Warden drop-in, 2-3pm Arkell 
Centre

27

Sat

Tour of The Weaving Shed, Gigg Mill, 
10am-12 noon, £3 single or £5 for two. 
Allow 45 mins

FarmersÕ Market, 10am-1pm Mortimer 
Gardens

28

Sun

Minchinhampton Golf Club (Old 
Course) Open Day. Info: Alan 832642

29

Mon

NSoc AGM, 6.45pm for 7.15pm Town 
Hall, followed by ÔNailsworth at Work 
and PlayÕ- Steve Hill, Stroud Museum






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