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Nailsworth

News

November 2015

No. 156

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

 
Remembrance 
Sunday

8 November

The parade sets 
off from the Bus 
Station/Town 
Square at 10.35, 
for the service at St 
GeorgeÕs starting 
with the two 
minute silence at 
11am.

Afterwards, 
wreaths will 
be laid at the 
War Memorial 
before the parade 
processes down 
Market Street and 
back to the Bus 
Station.


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ÒLife in the TrenchesÓ Everything you wanted to know! 

Free informal Q&A event with Andy Robertshaw (TV Time Team, archaeologist, 
author and adviser to War Horse). Saturday 7 November at the Comrades Club 
(supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund) see p.13 for details

Why I love NailsworthÕs roundabout by a visitor from the big smoke.

ÒLife gets more selfish by the day. And nowhere is this more obvious than on the 
roads, itÕs all about me, me, me . . . Get out of my way, only I matter!

But there is a wonderful exception to this dog-eat-dog world, and it is NailsworthÕs 
very own roundabout. There, no-one is in a hurry. We slow down, we stop, we admire 
the scenery, we sit and stare* at each other, and we always let the other car through, 
even if there isnÕt one.

If you havenÕt been to 
this oasis of tranquillity 
and kindness recently, 
go there soon. I just pray 
that they never replace the 
roundabout with traffic 
lights; where else would we 
go for a day out?Ó

*with apologies to WH Davies



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Free monthly newspaper for 
Nailsworth Parish

Published by the Nailsworth News team

Editor: Gail Jones 0303 040 1150, 

editor@nailsworthnews.org.uk 

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Editor who will put you in touch with the appropriate 
person; it is their decision whether (and how much) to 
charge.

Nailsworth News is still looking for a new Editor

The 24 page paper is produced 10 times a year, putting together articles and 
information submitted by and for the community. 

If you have skills in either Editing or Desktop Publishing, and 
some time available, or if you are not sure about your skills, just 
talk to us in order to find out what is involved and see if you are 
able to contribute.

The role could also be shared by two, or even three Editors 
on a rotating basis, so that no single person bears the whole 
burden. Other members of the team are on hand to help with 
editing articles, carrying out interviews or reporting on different 
matters as required and proof reading, so the Editor is well supported.

We need to solve this to make sure that Nailsworth News continues to 
provide the service it has given to this community for the last 15 years. 

We repeat that there is a very strong team already in place to help anybody 
coming forward to take on this important role. 

We need you! 

editor@nailsworthnews.org.uk / Voicemail 0303 040 1150

 
Distribution Manager wanted

Nailsworth News is also still looking for 
a volunteer or volunteers to organise the 
distribution of the paper.

This involves bagging up the copies at the 
printers (in Selsley) and getting the bundles 
round to the individual deliverers - a brilliant 
team of yet more volunteers who distribute 
the paper door to door.

Don Luke has done the job for the last 
15 years and is ready to retire. Without the 
important work of the Distribution Manager, 
the paper would not get to the residents of 
our town. 

So if you have a few hours available 
towards the end of each month, for 10 
months of the year, please in the first 
instance contact Don Luke, who will be able 
to explain in more detail what is involved.

Don Luke 

(01453) 833132 

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Local Affairs


A word from the Mayor

I note that The George Inn public house in Newmarket is empty following the retirement of Bob 
and David. At the time of writing, I have no knowledge whether a new publican is being sought or 
whether a planning application may follow for a change of use. 

If enough local people are keen to ensure that it remains a pub, it is possible that an application 
to Stroud District Council can be made for it to be registered as an Asset of Community Value. 
Once registered, time will be allowed for marketing for its current use before any planning 
application can be submitted for any change. If this is the wish of local residents, a strong petition 
would - I am sure - be supported by Nailsworth Town Council, so I wait to hear. In the meantime 
I wish Bob and David a happy retirement in Minchinhampton after over 20 years working within 
our community.

Those who live close to the Primary School may be aware that the Town Council has withdrawn 
the planning application to build a new Multi Use Games Area within the school grounds. We will shortly be making a re-
application and, on this occasion, will include consultation with home occupiers over a wider area; a letter from me will 
be circulated shortly. The application will include reports on Lighting and Acoustics as well as a more detailed Design 
and Operational Statement.

I am pleased to see that Gloucestershire County Council has provided new bollards on the pavement outside Tesco in 
Old Market. When vehicles were parking partly on the pavement and in the shop forecourt, there was very little space for 
pedestrians, so this will improve safety. 

Also in Old Market, re-surfacing of the pavement outside and around the Co-op is on the CountyÕs list of jobs to do and 
I was hoping this work would be done at the same time. I will continue to pester our County Councillor.*

 Recently I met the Chair of Stonehouse Town Council, who was boasting that on that day there were only two empty 
shops in their town. After pause for thought, I suggested we may have three. I am always keen to see new enterprises 
starting up and I certainly look forward to the day when I can out-boast Stonehouse.

myles.robinson@nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk / 01453 836828

* As we go to press, signs have gone up in Old Market announcing the work.


The George Inn 
in Newmarket was 
originally a row of three 
cottages. When it opened 
in 1820 as an ale house 
on the old footpath 
between Kingscote and 
Woodchester, it was 
known as the New Inn, 
then renamed in 1910 in 
honour of the new King 
George. In 1903, unlike 
the pubs in town, this one 
closed at 10pm. The earliest recorded landlady was Mrs Lizzie Evans in 1885.

Landlord Bob Pike, with David dÕSouza as chef, has been in charge since 
at least the mid 90s. DavidÕs piri piri chicken and steak Espetada were famous 
and seriously delicious.

As one of NailsworthÕs oldest hostelries, let us hope it remains as a pub.

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Community


Nailsworth 
Town 
Information 
Centre needs 
some new 
Volunteers

Each volunteer 
does a half day shift 
once a week, but 
with more people, 
we can share this 
out, so if you can 
only do a shift every 
other week or twice a 
month, we can work 
around you.

We also have ÔspareÕ volunteers who can step 
in and cover for you, if you suddenly get invited 
to tea with the Queen.

All the operating systems in the TIC are 
straightforward and designed to be easily 
followed and understood by everyone. There is 
an inhouse computer, but it is not essential to be 
able to use it.

The TIC is a lively, happy 
place to spend a few hours, 
and a sociable meeting point. 
We provide information 
to local residents as much 
as to visitors and have lots 
of information on all sorts 
of places to visit, ideas for 
outings, details about local classes and activities, travel information and more.

If you think you might be interested, do call in to the TIC and speak to the 
volunteer on duty who will be happy to show you round and tell you more 
about the role.

Please consider joining us as we would really love to have you on the team.

Contact Carole (01453) 833339, leguen@btinternet.com or leave your phone 
number in the TIC and sheÕll call you for a chat.

Green plastic sacks for 
garden 
waste

are being 
discontinued by 
Stroud District 
Council, which 
is expanding 
its home waste 
collection services. 

Between late November and February 
next year, SDC will be offering 
households a new separate container for 
garden waste so that it can be properly 
composted.

(The green bag system which is being 
phased out, merely meant you could put 
your garden waste out with your general 
household rubbish, but unfortunately it 
was not recycled.) 

More information on the new system is 
available at the TIC and please donÕt buy 
more green sacks than you are going to 
be able to use before February 1st 2016.

The TIC will continue selling the sacks 
(at 60p each) for as long as these are 
available and in service.

Look out for more information on the 
SDC website: www.stroud.gov.uk 

 
Correction, p.16 October NN:

Just to correct any misunderstanding 
regarding Josh IrelandÕs 
role as town groundsman, 
his job description 
includes responsibility for 
the KGV field 7 days a 
week and his remuneration 
is calculated accordingly. 

And by the way, the 
ÔPeteÕ referred to in the article is Peter 
Tesslof who is contracted to look after the 
town centre gardens.


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Correction, p.5 October NN: 

In our last issue we mentioned Morrisons home 
delivery service. The article said this was only 
available to internet shoppers and then, in the 
next line said that you could get the goods you 
buy in store delivered on this basis. 

The first statement is correct; the second isnÕt. 

The internet shopping/delivery service is a 
separate venture in which the Nailsworth store 
is not involved.

and while weÕre on the subject of Morrisons . . .

If youÕre driving round the car park looking for that elusive parking space, you wonÕt take kindly to finding that space 
blocked by an abandoned vehicle. Nailsworth Mills Estate, whose car park this is, doesnÕt take kindly to it either, but there are 
procedures to be followed. Only after 28 days from the posting of the first 
parking ticket can they contact DVLC to find out who owns the car and only 
after that can SDCÕs Abandoned Vehicles Department come into play. By then 
the accumulated parking fines probably exceed the value of the carÉ Our 
picture captures the more direct approach practised in foreign parts, in this 
case Ljubljana. 

Another blocked parking space featured an upmarket vehicle. The owners 
returned to find the beast totally unresponsive. The carÕs computer had Ôgone 
offÕ taking the precaution of locking everything that could be locked or 
disabled before signing off. The lady took a taxi home with the (still) frozen 
food and the gentleman settled down to wait, actually for almost six hours, 
until help from the manufacturerÕs specialist arrived. 

Ah Technology! But he was spared a parking ticket and it wasnÕt raining. 


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Tom Manders-Trett and 
Euan McKinley Price (Y5) 
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to have flown by, with lots of 
exciting learning taking place 
at Nailsworth School. In Year 
5, we have spent time in our 
lovely, new school kitchens. 
We have been working with 
the ÒStar AniseÓ chefs who 
prepare our school dinners, to 
make delicious food for the 
rest of the school to try. The 
dish that went down best with 
the other pupils was apple 
crumble. It took us a long 
time to peel and core all the 
apples that were needed!

ÒWe have learned how to 
combine flavours and seasonal fruit and vegetables. Next week, we will be baking bread É 
although Hobbs bakers have nothing to worry about!

ÒWe have also learnt about different foods from around the world. This includes apples 
from Kazakhstan, ciabatta from Italy and pumpernickel from Germany! It has been an 
interesting and mouth-watering experience.Ó

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Schools

Harvest Time at Horsley Primary

The sound of children enthusiastically singing ÔHarvest 
Time is Here AgainÕ filled the air in a beautifully decorated 
St. MartinÕs Church on the morning of Friday 9th October. 
This was the opening song at our Harvest Festival Celebration 
attended not only by parents and grandparents, but also by 
members of our village community. 

This wonderful thanksgiving assembly involved the whole 
school and included two confident solo musicians, a dance 
performed by Badgers Class (Years 1 & 2) based on HandaÕs 
Surprise, plenty of song and some moving poetry and prayers 
which reminded us all of how grateful we are for this important 
time of year. Keeping with tradition we celebrated with the 
sharing of tasty bread and with a beautiful plaited loaf which 
formed the centre piece of our Harvest produce display. At the 
end of the service there was a collection in aid of UNICEFÕs 
Syria Children Emergency Appeal which raised £75.00.

All the fresh produce, which was generously donated by the 
children and their families, has now been distributed to the 
pensioners in Horsley village by the children in Otters Class 
(Years 3 & 4) and the non-perishable items will be taken to the 
Stroud Food Bank. Our thanks go to Hobbs House Bakery for 
kindly donating the bread, the Friends of Horsley School for 
decorating the church and, of course, to all the children for a 
wonderful celebration.

Lisa Brind, Headteacher / www.horsley.gloucs.sch.uk

 
St DominicÕs

At St DominicÕs we 
understand and ensure 
that learning is engaging 
and fun and we ensure 
that pupils have the 
appropriate balance 
between all areas of the 
curriculum. We try to 
involve the children in 
as many after school 
clubs as we can manage 
and we endeavour to 
give them opportunities 
to be inquisitive and to 
question the world in 
which they live. 

There was no better way of doing this than taking 
almost all of key stage 2 pupils to The Royal Opera 
House in Covent Garden to see the ballet of Romeo and 
Juliet. The pupils went on a bus tour around London 
before entering the magnificent theatre. Before the 
ballet got under way, the 
pupils were curious about the 
orchestra pit; who sat where 
and why!

It was a truly magnificent 
performance with the 
children caught doing 
pirouettes and trying a petit 
assemblŽ in the playground 
the next day. This has 
even exercised the French 
vocabulary of the staff and 
children. There is no doubt 
it was a truly cross-curricular 
experience. 

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Youth 


As this issue goes to print, we will be getting closer and 
closer to Remembrance Day - a hugely important day that 
everyone in the country acknowledges as a significant part 
of November. 

As a member of Girlguiding, I partake in the parade 
from the bus station to St GeorgeÕs Church every year, 
and so I see a number of young people who turn out to 
commemorate. Local uniformed units such as scouts and 
brownies, join with students from local schools, laying 
wreaths and remembering those who have fallen. 

In my opinion, Remembrance Day is something that 
everyone should support. It isnÕt just about our great-
grandfathers, fathers, or uncles who served 100 years ago. 
In everyday life there are soldiers serving our country in places like Afghanistan 
and Iraq. There are soldiers who have served, or who are serving and come from 
Nailsworth. WeÕve also sadly had soldiers who never returned - Mark Chandler 
for example. It isnÕt just about those who served in the First and Second World 
Wars. 

When people come round with boxes of poppies - buy one. YouÕre helping a 
soldier with rehabilitation, or supporting a family who has had their son, brother, 
father or uncle cruelly taken whilst serving. ItÕs a contribution that wonÕt go to 
waste. The next time you go to buy a chocolate bar or an energy drink, think 
about it, and save that money for a poppy.

ÒAt the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.Ó 

Madi Rhys-Davies

Many young 
people in 
Nailsworth get 
involved in 
voluntary work, 
be it through 
the scouts, 
guides or other 
adventures to 
benefit others. You can easily find 
young people willing to get involved 
wherever you turn. We are fortunate to 
live within a society that offers support, 
encouragement and opportunities for 
charitable giving and helping one 
another. Sometimes it just takes a bit of 
courage to think beyond ourselves. 

I feel it appropriate to mention 
local teen Lilia Kayani, who hopes to 
raise money to fund her post-GCSE 
trip to Borneo in 2017. Lilia intends 
to undertake projects on wildlife 
and forest conservation, and create 
sustainable improvements 
in local peopleÕs lives. 
She will also be doing building work and teaching English to local 
children. 

One of LiliaÕs fundraising ideas is to collect unwanted clothes to 
sell, and she would greatly appreciate any donations. 

Lilia will be organising a small craft fair at home, selling arts and 
crafts, makeup and other gifts; perfect for Christmas 
time. Christmas craft fair, Sunday 29th November 11am-3pm,

At Harleywood House, Bath Road, Nailsworth GL6 0QJ. 

Further information from lilia.kayani@btinternet.com

Lilia, we all wish you luck and applaud you! Anna OHara


Young PeopleÕs Sexual 
Health Drop In 

Nailsworth Youth Club in 
Partnership with Stroud Youth 
Support team will be holding 
Young PeopleÕs Sexual Health 
Drop Ins at the Arkell Community 
Centre on the first Tuesday of 
every month, 3.30pm - 4.30pm. 
Young people can sign up for a 
C.Card (which entitles you to 
free condoms at a number of 
places in the county) and access 
confidential information and 
advice and Chlamydia testing. The 
next session will 
be on Tuesday 3 
November. If you 
would like more 
information please 
contact Tracy 
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Events


Nailsworth Dramatic Society presents

Been to a family funeral 
recently? Very much like 
a wedding, christening or 
reading of a will. A family 
gathers for a common cause, 
maybe the first time they have 
seen each other for a while. 
Tensions, undercurrents, 
bubbling for a while, may 
unexpectedly rise to the 
surface. Shelagh StephensonÕs 
emotional play sees three 
sisters gather for their mother ViÕs funeral. Vi even appears 
herself for a while. 

There is wild humour and bruising emotion, as three girls 
from the same family meet and reveal conflicts of the past, with 
their grip on the present.

One is a GP with a secret from her teens, now having an affair 
with a married man. The oldest sister and her business partner 
husband met deceiving each other via a dating website and the 
youngest craves affection through a dysfunctional mix of drink, 
drugs and outrageous remarks. 

They all look back over their childhood. Memories can fade 
or become distorted, but they linger on, affecting how we feel 
about people, places and events. 

And was Vi a ghost, or just a dream?

ÔThe Memory of WaterÕ will be performed at Nailsworth 
Town Hall from Wednesday 18th to Saturday 21st November. 
The play contains strong language and is not suitable for 
children. 

Doors and bar open 7.00pm, curtain up at 7.30pm each night.

To obtain tickets online, visit www.nailsworthdramaticsociety.
com for details; or contact the societyÕs booking agent 
Ticketsource, tel. 0333 
666 3366, charged at 
local rate. (NB, Telephone 
bookings will incur an 
additional admin fee). 

Alternatively, you 
can book in person at 
Nailsworth Town Hall 
between 10.00am and 
1.00pm on Saturdays 7th 
and 14th November. 

Apple Day Event

Lots of fun was had at an ÔApple dayÕ on Saturday 3 
October in Nailsworth Town Hall in aid of emergency 
medical care for refugees in Calais. The Apple Day 
organised by musical storytelling group Playcircle has so 
far raised more than £850 for the charity Doctors of the 
World, who provide mobile medical units in the makeshift 
Refugee camp known as Ôthe JungleÕ. 

Children enjoyed apple themed activities including 
apple pressing, a music and storytelling session and an 
opportunity to write and decorate goodwill messages (apple 
wishes) which will be sent to Calais along with the funds 
raised. 

Chloe Kempton, from Playcircle said, ÒWe cannot believe 
the response. People have given so much of themselves 
and given so generously. As well as the huge amount of 
money raised, it has been heart warming to see people 
donating so much of their time and talent to make the apple 
day a success.Ó 

Melanie Golding said, ÒThanks to all the wonderful 
people of Nailsworth and Stroud, we have raised more than 
expected and online donations are still coming in.Ó 

To donate to Doctors of the World you can visit the Just 
Giving website and search for ÔPlaycircle apple dayÕ. 

Holly Swinbank 
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St GeorgeÕs

Dear Friends,

One of my worst subjects at school was History. I only ever 
took one exam and got 7%. However, in my defence, I had 
only been at the school for 6 weeks and had not done any 
History before that ...

But it was a subject that I never really took to.

Part of that is a personality thing 
Ð I live in the present and once the 
past is gone, then it is forgotten. 
That is why I have to write things 
down, because if someone tells 
me something and I donÕt, I tend 
to forget.

The problem is that the past has 
shaped who we are. That is true as 
a human being and it is certainly 
true as a Christian.

As I get older as a human being, 
I discover that I get more and 
more like my Dad Ð having sworn 
as a teenager, for example, that I 
would never have his attitude to 
modern music (you know Ð Òturn 
that row off, thatÕs not musicÓ) I 
have said exactly the same thing 
to my own children. (Well rap 
really isnÕt music!)

But a Christian looks back to 
Jesus all the time as a point of 
reference, remembering what 
he did, who he was and how he 
taught us to live out our lives 
like him. Without that constant 
looking back and learning from 
the past, we would not be the 
people or the Christians that we 
are today.

So as Remembrance Sunday looms and we look back once 
again, I shall do it with respect, honour and sadness, hoping 
that this is one lesson of History that we can all learn from Ð 
me included.

Best wishes, Mike 

Rev. Mike Smith / mike.davica@sky.com / 01453 836536


Christ Church

ItÕs Monday morning and I have that 
rather pleasant but tired feeling of knowing 
I have had a good weekend. I have spent 
time with people I know, and people 
I donÕt. I have eaten so many buffet 
sandwiches that I run the risk of looking 
like one. Why? Because we, at Christ 
Church, have been celebrating. ItÕs a kind 
of double birthday. Shortwood Baptist 
Chapel (thatÕs the building you see on 
Newmarket Road) is 300 years old this 
year, and Christ Church itself is 48 years 
old. 

The history is fascinating Ð the 
building has been physically moved, the 
congregation was responsible for the 
beginnings of Adelaide in Australia (yes, 
there is a Nailsworth Primary School in Adelaide too) and Thomas 
Burchall was a missionary with a global 
impact as he campaigned against slavery. 
Not bad for a rural church. 

The last 48 years have been pretty 
momentous too. Did you know that 
Nailsworth boasts one of the oldest 
ecumenical partnerships in the country? 
Ð that means different denominations 
joining together to form one church.

Of course it hasnÕt always been plain 
sailing. The original congregation at 
Shortwood formed because they fell out 
with the church at Forest Green. After some twists and turns the formation of Christ Church saw 
the rejoining of the Shortwood and Forest Green congregations along with the Methodists. 

One of the joys of working together to be one church is a willingness to work with the other 
churches in Nailsworth and we were delighted that the Quakers, 
St GeorgeÕs and the Church of the Annunciation (our partners in 
Churches Together) were able to celebrate with us. 

Why is all that history, and our ability to celebrate together, with 
other churches, and with the local community so brilliant? Because 
Christians are actually one group of believers - we have different 
approaches, but we all believe in the same God, and we also believe 
that we have something to bring to our community Ð as well as 
something to learn. Come and teach us!

Rev. Helene Grant / 07956 657759

revhelenegrant@gmail.com 

 

Charity

 
Charity Chatter

We are always extremely grateful to receive donations of all 
sorts - bricabrac, clothes, shoes, jewellery etc, but recently I 
was greeted by a very proud grandfather holding an envelope 
asking me open it up and look inside. I was delighted to find 
a neatly written card and £40 cash donation from 10 year old 
Emma from Downend, Bristol! 

Emma had been staying with her grandparents in 
Nailsworth and had picked their lavender and had made 
lavender bags and bunches of the dried flowers and sold 
them to raise money for the RSPCA - the charity of her 
choice, being an animal lover and wanting to help a local 
cause. So a big thank you Emma and well done for 
your entrepreneurial idea - maybe we will be seeing 
her on The Apprentice in a few years time?!

 www.rspca-southcotswolds.org.uk


Saturday 21 November, 11-4,

in Amberley Church and 
Parish Rooms. 

in aid of the Parish Rooms

 
Nailsworth Knitters are helping to raise 
money for a defibrillator at the Arkell Centre. 

After a table Top Sale held in Christ Church 
recently, a £60 cheque was given to Marilyn Miles 
for the Nailsworth Health Partnership.

Marilyn receiving the cheque for the NHP.

We also knitted a wedding 

bouquet for a friend who 

is allergic to real flowers.


The Coventry Building Society has made 
a donation of £30,138 to Longfield Hospice 
Care for the Cotswolds Ð enough to pay for 
more than 1,500 hours of care from LongfieldÕs 
Hospice at Home team.

The money was raised through its affinity savings account Ð 
Supporters of Longfield. The Society makes a donation equal to 
1% of the balances held in the account each year.

The Coventry also encourages branches to work with a charity 
or good cause local to them through their Community Partner 
programme, to help raise money and awareness for the work 
they do in the local community.

The Nailsworth, Dursley and Stonehouse 
branches have all nominated Longfield as 
their Community Partner, and support them 
through fundraising events throughout the 
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Great Hobbs House Bake Off

Season 6 of The Great British Bake Off is finished. If this 
leaves you wondering what to do on your Wednesday nights, 
we say, ÒGet bakingÓ. We have a great variety of recipes for 
you to use including our lardy cake; a mighty Gloucestershire 
cake made from an enriched dough loaded with fruit.

To celebrate the last week of Bake Off bring a friend for free 
to either the Pastry Course or Pie Making 
Course at our Cookery School in Chipping 
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bakepietoday in the checkout 
to receive your second 
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Lardy Cake Recipe (makes 3 cakes)

Ingredients

275g strong white bread flour

50g lard For the lard and sugar mix

175ml warm water 250g caster sugar

Pinch of sea salt Handful of raisins and sultanas

5g dried yeast 200g lard, slightly softened

(or 10g of fresh yeast)

Method

1. Line 2 x 15cm cake tins or 
enamel pie dishes with greaseproof 
paper.

2. Weigh the flour, salt and lard 
into a big bowl. Mix the yeast into 
the warm water then empty the 
mixture into the bowl and stir all the 
ingredients together.

3. Knead the dough for 15 
minutes (or 10 minutes in an electric mixer). Once you have 
a smooth and elastic dough nestle it back into the bowl and 
cover in cling film with no air gaps. Leave it in a warm place 
to rise to twice its size or for 1 hour, whichever is first.

4. Meanwhile make the lard and sugar mix by mixing 
them together until theyÕre combined in a mixer or with a 
wooden spoon. To slightly soften the the lard just warm it a 
bit in a bowl over a saucepan of hot water.

5. When itÕs rested, divide the dough into 2 pieces. 
Mould the dough into round shapes and then on a well-
floured table, with a rolling pin, roll the balls out into 20cm 
discs.

6. Using a pallet knife, spread a layer of sweet lard mix 
onto each disc. Then fold the dough; this requires you to take 
an outside edge and pull into the middle, your circle now 
has a straight edge with a corner at each end. Looking at it 
clockwise, take the bottom corner and pull the corner into 
the middle and push the dough down with your palm. Now 
working clockwise pick up the bottom corner and continue 
to work your way around, pulling the bottom corner into the 
centre until youÕve worked your way all around.

7. Roll the discs out again and then spread all but a 
tablespoon of the sweet lard mix on top. Sprinkle with some 
raisins and currants and fold as before, then roll out to fit 
your round cake tins.

8. Put the remainder of the sweet lard mix in the bottom 
of each tin and spread it around to cover the bottom and 
sides. Then sprinkle a generous tablespoon of sugar over the 
lard mix and place the dough on top, with the flat side on the 
bottom and the layered, knotted side on top. Cover and leave 
in a warm place to rise for 2 hours.

9. After 2 hours, preheat the oven to 210¡C/fan 190¡C/
gas mark 6.. Bake the lardy cake for 45 minutes until you 
can just lift the cake from the tin using the small pallet knife 
and the cake is golden all over. Take care to bake the base 
well so it caramelises (baking on a pre-heated baking stone, 
or a heavy metal tray will really help this) but doesnÕt burn.

10. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for half an hour until 
the caramelised lard toffee has set a bit. Then tip out onto 
grease proof paper and serve sunny side up.


Congratulations to Corinium Care which 
has achieved an ÔOutstandingÕ rating for its caring, and 
ÔGoodÕ overall from the Care Quality Commission. 

The live-in care agency was rated ÔGoodÕ in the four 
further categories designed to test whether the service is safe, 
effective, responsive and well-led. The companyÕs overall 
CQC rating was ÔGoodÕ. 

The inspector spent three days with Corinium Care and 
talked to carers, clients and their relatives as well as to the 
staff in Nailsworth in the companyÕs first CQC inspection. 

His 13 page report said 
clients, most of whom are 
frail and elderly, Òreceived 
a caring and compassionate 
service from people who 
knew them wellÓ. 

On the subject of safety, he said recruitment arrangements 
were ÒrobustÓ and people were supported by sufficient staff 
with appropriate skills. 

The service was effective because staff had been trained 
to meet peopleÕs needs. ÒNew staff received a thorough 
induction . . . and staff received support from managers 
through effective supervision and performance appraisal.Ó 

Other elements praised included carer training, the skill 
and experience of carers and the vision and values which 
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Remembrance Sunday


Remembrance Sunday this year is on Sunday 8 November. 

As usual the Parade will start from Town Square (bus station) at 
10.35am and 
process up to St. 
GeorgeÕs for the 
annual Service, 
with wreath 
laying at the 
War Memorial 
afterwards. 

Please support 
the event, in 
Church or as a 
spectator along the 
route and donÕt 
forget to buy your 
Poppy, with all 
monies raised 
going to the Royal 
British Legion for the support of past members of the Armed Forces 
and their families.


After WWI, an appeal for funds was made to raise a permanent 
memorial to the Nailsworth men who were lost. An Iona Cross, 
symbolic of the sacrifice they made, was erected near the church 
at a cost of 
around £550. 
Nailsworth 
War 
Memorial was 
dedicated by 
the Bishop of 
Gloucester on 
26 September 
1920. 

The dedication plaque reads:

In grateful and affectionate memory of the men of 
Nailsworth who gave their lives for King & Country in the 
Great War 1914-1919 and the World War 1939 Ð 1945. 

ÒTheir name liveth for evermoreÓ

 
Andy Robertshaw (TV Time Team, archaeologist, author and adviser to War 

Horse) is coming to the Comrades Club to hold an informal event, titled: 

Everything you wanted to know about lifeÕ in the WW1 trenches. 

Andy will have many artefacts and demonstrations to show you. See what you can learn in the Q&A day - just pop in to this 
FREE event (supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund) on Saturday 7 November, 10am - 4pm.

Bar open for refreshments. Stay 
for as long as you like and have a 
ÔPint and PloughmansÕ (£5)

Andy will have been here most 
of the week giving talks and 
holding Q&A sessions in many 
local schools, so he will be 
well up for this event! 

A special thank 
you to Rover 
Coaches, which is 
giving free travel 
to children from 
local schools to 
the event.

 

Community 

 
When out at Night, Leave on a Light

Opportunistic thieves prefer to work when they are hidden by 
the darkness, so most burglaries occur at night. This means 
itÕs no surprise that the number of burglaries increases as the 
nights get longer during the autumn and winter months.

 

By making sure all your doors and windows are always 
locked, leaving lights and/or televisions on to make your 
home look occupied when itÕs not, we can begin to reduce 
the number of burglaries. Please take the time to read out five 
top tips below to help tackle the increasing number of home 
burglaries.

Top 5 tips to make your home more secure during the winter 
months

 1. Burglars are less likely to target a home that looks 
occupied. Use a timer to switch lights on when youÕre away.

 2. Close your curtains and blinds so burglars canÕt see your 
valuables through your windows.

 3. Lock your sheds and outbuildings Ð and an outside light 
can blow the cover of darkness for a would-be thief.

 4. Carry out a general security check. It takes no more than 
two minutes to lock your windows and doors.

 5. Dispose of your empty boxes carefully. Do not 
leave them outside and advertise to the burglars 
your new TV and expensive gadgets.

 

You can purchase crime prevention items from 
our reception at Stroud Police Station, Light 
timers £2.20, Shed Alarms £8.00 and Smartwater 
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reuniting you with 
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Have you also 
thought about joining a local Neighbourhood Watch 
group? Essentially it concerns crime prevention, but just 
as importantly, it involves neighbours working together as 
a community to make their area a safer place. This in turn 
instils a sense of security amongst residents, knowing their 
homes and other properties are being cared for by their 
neighbours. This and an improved social contact are the 
hallmarks of a successful Watch. 

Officers covering Nailsworth (and 
Minchinhampton/Horsley/ Woodchester) are:

PC 2340 Claire SHEEHY

PCSO Steve PHILLIPSON

PCSO Steve WADLEY 

Stephen.wadley@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

PCSO Tanya WHITE

Police Station, Parliament Street, Stroud, 
GL5 1QQ

Group Ð 01452 753576 

Force Control Room - 101 

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Nailsworth & District 
Flower Arrangement 
Society is enjoying another 
successful year. Members and visitors 
are being surprised and delighted by 
wonderful flower arrangements by 
both Area and National demonstrators. 
Practice classes are encouraging 
members to make friends, and to 
explore and develop their new found 
flower arranging skills. Outings were 
arranged to Winchester Cathedral 
Flower Festival and to the Gardens at 
Brookthorpe Court. 

We are now looking forward to a 
MembersÕ Christmas Supper on 4 
November and to our annual Christmas 
Open Evening at Sibley Hall, Stonehouse on 16 December, when Diane Fair will be demonstrating ÔMagical ChristmasÕ. 

Tickets for this event cost £10 and can be obtained by calling Sheila Read 01453 824076 or Eileen Ind 01453 835752.

Visitors and friends are always welcome to join us at Nailsworth Town Hall on the first Wednesday of the month at 7-30pm.

Making Sweet Music We are a small company based in Nailsworth who make and teach 
the folk harp. We aim to make playing the harp affordable and accessible to everyone by renting and 
offering online lessons, so that this beautiful instrument doesnÕt disappear and the tradition of the folk 
harpist can stay alive.

We have recently started a community harp orchestra which has 8 members. They are mostly 
complete beginners to the harp and some to music in general. 
We meet every Wednesday between 6.30 and 7.30pm in the 
small room at the Nailsworth Subscription Rooms. 

We are working towards a Christmas concert and would like to invite you to 
come along to one of our rehearsals prior to the event and meet and chat with our 
members.

We have an affordability initiative that helps our members with the cost of the 
lessons. Although the sessions are only £5 per week, the profits from any concerts 
will be used to subsidise the membersÕ future tuition fees.

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A Group of County, District and Town Councillors and other key 
community leaders has been working in response to concerns about 
traffic in the town. 

The A46 Working Group would like to invite all residents to an 

information exchange evening on 23rd November at the Town Hall 
starting at 7pm. 

This will be part of a series of consultation events, where the views 
of the community on speeding issues and signage in the Town will be 
collected.

The Group has been studying traffic movements along the A46 as 
well as throughout Nailsworth. It would be good to get some feedback 
from all the work that the Group has undertaken and as such there will be plans available on the evening, 
reviewing the speed and signage in the Town and how best it can be improved.

Please do come along to this initial meeting on the 23rd Nov as your views are important. www.a46-action.org.uk

 
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Nailsworth CLT Progress 

The Nailsworth Community Land Trust is pressing on with its exciting plans to build affordable homes in the town. 
A consultation process has been held and the first Board has been elected. 

The Board was elected at the organisationÕs AGM on Monday 12th October, with a number of local residents and 
councillors stepping up to help run this exciting project. Ian Potts was elected as Chair and said ÒIt is fantastic that we 
are now a properly constituted organisation with a formal board, which takes us another step on the way to providing 
affordable homes for the town.Ó 

The CLTÕs aim is to create new housing for local people. They propose to use a Community Right to Build Order 
that allows local people to make the final decision. A conventional planning application would be quicker, but it 
would not be possible to remove the 
ÔRight to BuyÕ and allow these homes 
to be for rent in perpetuity. The CLT 
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nailsworthclt.org.uk

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is a community led organisation 
established to provide new rentable 
housing for the town which gives 
priority to those on the council 
housing list with a Nailsworth 
connection.

http://www.nailsworthclt.org.uk

Photo Left to Right: Jonathan Duckworth Nailsworth Town Councillor, Keith Angus, Wendy Gerard, Elizabeth Francis, Steve 
Robinson Stroud District and Nailsworth Town Councillor, Mike Levett, Ian Crawley, Ian Potts Chair of the CLT.


Nailsworth CLT 
Community Consultation 

THE DEADLINE IS 9TH 
NOVEMBER 2015!! NCLT NEEDS 
YOUR FEEDBACK BY THEN

The Nailsworth Community Land 
Trust is holding a local Consultation 
in Nailsworth on its first Housing 
Project. If you want to comment on 
their proposals you only have a few 
days left to give them your views. 
Feedback forms are available at 
the Town Information Centre and 
Lawnside Stores in Forest Green.

The Nailsworth CLT report 
above sets out the progress made 
so far in setting up the Project. The 
community consultation is to seek 
the views of Nailsworth residents on 
the design and layout of the Housing 
Project itself, and important aspects 
of how the scheme will work. 

The feedback from Nailsworth 
residents will be used to support 
the application for a Community 
Right to Buy Order, which is the 
first step in enabling its proposals 
to be carried out. Part of the aims 
of the Nailsworth CLT is that its 
housing should remain available for 
rent in perpetuity, and prevent the 
housing being lost to Nailsworth 
as a result of the ÒRight to 
BuyÓ scheme. This is why 
the Community Right to Buy 
Order is being applied for. For 
this reason your feedback is 
important.

Nailsworth CLT intends 
to hold a referendum on its 
proposals in the autumn of 
2016, and Nailsworth News will 
provide further information on this 
nearer the time. In the meantime it 
is important that as many people 
provide feedback at this stage, and 

YOU HAVE UNTIL MONDAY 9TH 
NOVEMBER TO DO THIS.

Feedback forms can be handed in 
at the Town Information Centre, or 
Lawnside Stores, Forest Green, or 
you can email 

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Comment

Sic transit Nailsworth??

We talked to Sandra from Avening and a volunteer 
in our library. Sandra had been looking at some 18C 
documents, including a map clearly showing Avening - but 
with no indication of NailsworthÕs existence.

Last monthÕs centre spread reminded us that prominent 
religious buildings in Nailsworth migrated down from 
the hills in relatively recent times. St GeorgeÕs dates from 
1794. 

One is sometimes tempted to wonder if Nailsworth has 
peaked. 

Nailsworth used to have a secondary school (such an 
important part of any townÕs identity), but that is now 
a vanishing memory. People 
may remember the time, 
some years ago now, when Ôa 
higher authorityÕ declared that 
Nailsworth was really just a 
suburb of Stroud. We bristled, 
but we knew better, or thought 
we did. The 2011 census shows 
Nailsworth shrinking to just 
under 5,800 from just over 
6,000 in 2005. 

Wikipedia tells us that ÔThese 
days Nailsworth is sleepy and 
tranquilÉÕ When did you last 
see any substantial (or, indeed, 
any) mention of Nailsworth in the SNJ? 

Then thereÕs the split personality thing. When plans 
for what became the Arkell Centre were being discussed 
and we were (endlessly) reminded that over 60% of the 
population of Nailsworth actually lived in Forest Green. 

Our Royal British Legion branch has morphed into the 
Forest Green & Nailsworth Branch. 

And now the No 63 bus comes from Stroud signed only 
to Forest Green. It does still stop in Nailsworth, but one 
might wonder for how much longer. When FGR ups sticks 
and moves to Eastington, and 400 new houses are built on 
the New Lawn site, will bottom-of-the-town Nailsworth 
even qualify as a suburb of Forest Green?

Those of us who believe in Nailsworth as an entity 
(an entity which is not just the 
town centre, but Rockness, 
Watledge, Forest Green, Park 
Road, Newmarket, Shortwood, 
the Old Bristol Road, and other 
areas) should speak up for the 
town as a whole and not allow 
fragmentation. 

If you need cheering up after 
that you might wade through the 
dogs and pigs in NovemberÕs 
Cotswold Life to page 154 and 
read some nice things about our 
Nailsworth traders and what 
they have to offer. BA

 
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for over 20 years. Contact us for a free, no 
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The Steppes 
Residential 
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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 
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District

Report from SDC Councillors 

Traffic problems

The next public meeting regarding traffic movements in Star Hill/
Jubilee Road, Windsoredge and Inchbrook Hill has been arranged for 
Wednesday 18th November at 7.45pm at Nailsworth Primary School. 
We hope to have some costings for the suggestions raised at the last 
meeting. Please come along and make your views known.

What is your District Council responsible for?

Collecting your Council Tax and Business Rates.

Environmental Health:- Checking on food establishments, Quality of 
the air we breathe, Dog Warden service, Noise and light pollution, Waste 
and recycling collection from domestic properties, Public toilets within 
the SDC area

Council Housing:- Supporting and working with tenants, Repairs to 
SDC council houses, 

Community Services:- Leisure services, Museum, Parks and some 
childrenÕs playgrounds, Neighbourhood WardensÕ service

Planning:- Decisions on planning applications in the SDC area

If you have concerns regarding any of the above please contact your 
local District Councillors.

cllr.rowland.blackwell@stroud.gov.uk 833043

cllr.steve.robinson@stroud.gov.uk 834270

cllr.emma.sims@stroud.gov.uk 835105

Stroud District Cycling 
Map - launch of 2nd edition

Fancy cycling from Stroud to Dursley, 
but worried about the hills in between? Or 
maybe you want to challenge yourself on 
the steepest roads? Do you want to seek 
out some quiet lanes where you can cycle 
with your family? Or find the nearest pub 
when out on a ride?

Stroud Valleys Cycle Campaign has just 
published an updated second edition of its 
Stroud District Cycling Map. All the roads 
on the map have been colour coded in 
terms of ÔcycleabilityÕ ranging from red to 
green, so that cyclists can choose between 
busy main roads and quiet lanes. The map 
also includes arrows indicating gradients, 
an important consideration in our hilly 
district.

As well as the main map of the district, 
the Cycling Map features smaller town 
maps of Stroud, Nailsworth, Stonehouse, 
Dursley, Cam and Wotton-under-Edge. 
It also includes bike shops, cafŽs, pubs, 
places of interest and other useful 
information on the Stroud district.

The Cycling 
Map is an 
indispensable 
guide for 
planning a route 
or for when 
youÕre already 
out and about.

The map 
costs £2.50 and 
is available at 
local bike shops 
and Nailsworth 
(and Stroud) 
information 
centres.


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Exercise

Just because you are pregnant shouldnÕt 
mean that you have to give up exercise. The 
very nature of Pilates lends itself as an ideal 
exercise regime as long as the moves are modified and tailored to the needs of 
pregnancy. What is more, it can be an ideal opportunity to get to know other 
mums-to-be. 

My classes range from pre/post-natal to advanced, 
although I find that most people are most suited to 
fundamental or improver level. All of my classes 
are kept small and run in 6 week courses to allow 
for individual attention and progression, which I 
believe is fundamental to the Pilates method.

There is a class for everyone, so please contact me 
for further advice or visit my website for full details on all my classes, times and 
prices.

Email: elizabeth@pilatesinstroud.com Website: www.pilatesinstroud.com

 
BOOTY BARRE HITS 
NAILSWORTH!

Get the body of a dancer without a 
tutu in sight! 

Jo Daley, Body Control Pilates / 
Lower Back Pain Practitioner Level 
4, who runs Pilates classes at Pilates 
Works in South Woodchester is 
starting Barre classes at the Arkell 
Community Centre, Nailsworth 
every Monday, 11.30am Ð 12.30pm 
from the 2nd November for 7 weeks. 

This is a class for all levels of 
fitness which is fun, unique and high 
energy. It fuses legendary fitness 
techniques from Pilates, Dance, 
Calisthenics and Yoga.

 You will streamline, firm, tighten 
and tone your entire body without 
adding bulk, creating balance, 
posture, body awareness, flexibility 
and cardiovascular endurance.

josephinedaley@me.com 
07968799741

 
The Sunday Swimmers swim every Sunday at 
Beaudesert Park School Pool, from 7 Ð 8pm. We pay 
£15 per month by standing order, and we limit our numbers to a maximum 
of 20, which works out to no more than 5 per lane. At the moment we have 2 
spare spaces, but if more people wish to join us, we can put them on a waiting 
list until a space becomes available in the future. 

More information from Jane on 833862.

 
Mondays, 7.10 - 8.10pm 

at Nailsworth Primary School

Improve Flexibility Ã

Feel Calm Ã

Build Strength & Core Ã

Perfect for anyone and everyone, Fusion-Flow 
is a mix of Yoga, Pilates and dance movements 
that will strengthen the body & calm the mind!

Classes £6 pay-as-you-go or 6-week block booking £30

Ruth King 07734 886275 


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A monthly series of 
Sunday afternoon 
chamber music 
concerts given by the 
professional musicians 
of Bristol Ensemble 
with the 
Bristol EnsembleTea-time concertsChrist Church, Newmarket Road, NailsworthSunday 22 November, 3pm 
Piazzolla & Vaughan WilliamsSunday 6 December, 3pm 
Chamber music by Brahms & Haydn 
Sunday 17 January, 3pm 
SchubertÕs Trout Quintet
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Arts & Crafts

Art for Fun painting classes, Tuesdays 1.30-3pm, 
Arkell Centre. Info: Sheila 07870 896815

Creative Textiles course, Mondays various times, 
Subscription Rooms. Info: Grace 07872 633956 
or www.practicalintelligence.org.uk/print-
making.php

Creative writing course, Thursdays 2-4.30pm, 
Mortimer Room. £50 for six week block. Info: 
Judith 835120

Crochet Class with Sophie, Mondays 7-9pm, 
Mother Goose

Hand sewn soft toys with Jill and Sandy, 
Tuesdays 10am-12.30pm, Mother Goose

Knitting Group, Thursdays 10am-12pm, Mother 
Goose

Knitting and Crochet Group, Wednesdays 7-9pm 
and Saturdays 3-5pm, Mother Goose

Knitting Skills with Nikki, Mondays 9.45-12pm, 
Mother Goose

Mosaic Workshops, Tuesdays and Fridays 
2-4pm, Subscription Rooms. Info: 07971 737626

Nailsworth and District Flower Arrangement 
Society, members' evening and supper, 
Wednesday 4 November, Town Hall. Info: jill_
keith@btinternet.com

Nailsworth Knitters, second Monday of the 
month. Info: Margaret 834996 

Needle felting, crocheting and doll making with 
Sophie, Wednesdays 10am-12.30pm, Mother 
Goose

Sewing courses beginning Tuesday 3 November, 
beginners 5.45-7.45pm, intermediate 7.45-
9.45pm, Mortimer Room (£90.00 - includes 
refreshments). Own machine required. Info: Sue 
07814 419152 or suebtailoring@gmail.com

Sit & Stitch, Thursdays 10am-12 pm at 
Wyevale Garden Centre Cafe. Info: Becky 
primrosecircus@gmail.com or 833678.

Upholstery Workshops, Thursdays 2-4pm and 
6-8pm, Subscription Rooms. Info: 07971 737626

Children & Family

1st Nailsworth Brownies (7-10 yrs) & 1st 
Nailsworth Guides (10-14 yrs) on Mondays. 1st 
Nailsworth Rainbows (5-7 yrs) & 1st Nailsworth 
Senior Section (14-25 yrs) on Tuesdays. www.
girlguidingnailsworth.wordpress.com

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

Barton End Equestrian Centre Toddler and Pony 
Club, various times throughout the week and 
weekend. Info: 834915

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

Croc ÔnÕ Roll (6 mths-4 yrs), Thursdays 9.45am, 
Arkell Centre (term time only) £4 for 1 child, 
£6 for 2 siblings. Info: 07957 235413 or 
Stephanie@crocnroll.co.uk

Children's Centre Family Drop-In Session, 
Wednesdays 10-11.30am (term time), Arkell 
Centre (£1). Info: 549860

Children's Centre Toy Library, Wednesdays 10-
11am (term time), Arkell Centre. Info: 549860

Children's Centre Young and Pregnant Parents' 
Group, Fridays 10-11.30am (term time), Arkell 
Centre (£1). Info: 549860

Fun Day Fridays - 
simple craft activities 
for pre-school 
children, every second 
Friday 2.15-2.45 pm, 
Nailsworth Library 
(free)

Little Angels singing 
and music for parents/
carers & babies/
toddlers, Fridays 
9.45am, St. Georges 
Church. Info: sue@nworth.co.uk

Meet-ups for LGBT parents and their 
children, monthly, contact Emily at 
stroudlesbianmothers@outlook.com for details

Mothers' Support Group - drop in group for 
mothers of young children (babies welcome), 
Thursdays 10-11.30am (term time), Town Hall 
(£5 - no need to book). Info: Eva 07981 623981 
or evajkaria@gmail.com

Phoenix Playmates Little Top Toddler Group 
(0-5 yrs) Fridays 9-11am (term time only), 
Nailsworth Primary School. Entrance through the 
playground, if the gate is shut phone Laura on 
07717 372803 to be let in (£2)

Playcircle Arts and Natural Play Space parent/
toddler drop-in. Mondays and Wednesdays 
9.45-11.45am (term time), Town Hall. Indoor 
and outdoor play, crafts, singing and music time, 
healthy snacks. Info: playcircle@live.com

Playcircle Musical Storytime, Fridays 10-11am 
or 11.15am-12.15pm (term time), Town Hall. 
A creative session of singing, movement and 
storytelling for babies and toddlers. Half termly 
membership, email playcircle@live.com to book 
a free taster session

Story Time at Nailsworth Library (2-5yrs), 
Wednesdays 2pm (term time). 

Teddy Tunes, guitar-led musical fun, Tuesdays 
10-11.30am (term time), Christ Church Rooms. 
£5 plus £1 for each additional sibling (babies 
under 6 months and adults free). Info: Vanessa 
07806 802540

Tiny Talk Baby Signing, Wednesdays 10-11am, 
Arkell Centre. Booking required, contact Claire 
on 07525 443999 or claireo@tinytalk.co.uk

Church

Communion Service, Sundays 11am, St George's

Remembrance Sunday, 8 November. Parade 
leaves Town Square 10.35am to St. GeorgeÕs 
Service at 10.50am

Community

Alzheimer's Cafe, Last Wednesday of the month 
(not Dec) 2-4pm, Christ Church Rooms. Info: 
834714 

Archive Office open Mondays and Fridays 
10am-12 pm, Town Hall

Bingo, Saturdays from 8pm, Shortwood Social 
Club

Bingo, Tuesdays 7pm, Nailsworth Social Club

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

Computer Buddy scheme drop-in, Wednesdays 
10am-12pm or book a slot on Friday mornings, 
Nailsworth Library. Info: 832747

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

Forest Green Senior Citizens Thursdays 2-4pm, 
Arkell Centre. Info: David 833411

Library club for older people, second Wednesday 
of the month, 11am-12pm, transport can be 
provided. Info: 832747

Lunch Club, second Monday of the month, 
Arkell Centre - all welcome. Info: Angela 
834260

Macular Society, third Wednesday of the month, 
10.30am-12.30pm, Christ Church Hall. Info: 
Sandra 833614

ME Support Group, first Monday of the month, 
11am, The Canteen. Info: Richard 07814 223567

MenÕs Shed community workshop, Tuesdays 
1.30pm, Subscription Rooms

Monday Club Day Centre at Concord, 10am-
2.45pm, £4.50 to include morning coffee, lunch, 
afternoon tea. Info: Lois 07757 366382

Nailsworth Area Carers' Group, Wednesday 4th 
November 2.30-4pm, Mortimer Room. All carers 
welcome. Info: Jo Limbrick 07713 760012 or 
josephine.limbrick@yahoo.co.uk

Nailsworth Library Book Club, last Wednesday 
of the month, 2pm. Free and tea and coffee 
available. Info: Stuart 839250

Nailsworth Probus Club, every second and fourth 
Wednesday 10am, Mortimer Room. Info: Henry 
835901

Neighbourhood Warden, PCSO and Dog Warden 
Drop-in, last Thursday of the month 2-3pm, 
Arkell Centre. Info: Peter 07779 347113

Quiz Night, first Saturday of the month 8-8.30pm 
start, Comrades Club. Info: 832646

Rotary Club, every other Thursday 7pm, Egypt 
Mill. New members welcome. Info: 07490 
220773

Rotary lunch clubs, fourth Monday of the month, 
Arkell Centre. Info: Stephen 872251

Royal British Legion Forest Green/Nailsworth 
Branch, Thursday 19 November. Info: 
ledgemoor@hotmail.com

Senior CitizensÕ Club, Thursdays 2pm, Arkell 
Centre (£1.50). Info: Dave 833411

Shortwood Social Club Afternoon Tea and 
Bingo, first Monday of the month, 2pm. 

Town Council meeting, third Tuesday of the 
month, 7pm, Town Hall

Dance

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

Dance classes for ladies, Thursdays 2-3pm, 
Christchurch Hall. Info: Marion 861001 or 
marionmills@btopenworld.com

Hip Hop and Cheerleading Class (11+ yrs), 
Saturdays 10.45am, FGR Dance Studio. Info: 
alisonholding@hotmail.co.uk

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

Latin American Dance, Thursdays 2-3pm, 
Sawyer Hall (£6). Info: Marion 861001

Health & Wellbeing

Ashtanga (Power) Yoga, Wednesday 6.30pm and 
Thursdays 12.15pm, Subscription Rooms. Info: 
Stuart 07986 003602 or stuart@pulse4life.co.uk

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

Iyengar Yoga, Wednesdays 7.30pm, Mortimer 
Room. Info: Alison 752249

Slimming World Nailsworth Evening Group, 
Mondays 7.30pm, Arkell Centre. Info: Jane 
836541 or 07814 874968

Slimming World Nailsworth Group, Thursdays 
9.30am and 11am, Youth Club. Info: Andy 07904 
052711

Taiji Wuxigong (Chi gong), Thursdays 9.30am, 
Christ Church Hall. Info: Poh-Eng San 297847.

Walking from the Comrades Club, Saturdays 
10am for a 2 hour gentle walk. £3 to include 
drink, soup & roll at the Comrades Club 
afterwards. Info: Mike 832739

 Yoga workshop for mind, body and heart, 
Saturday 28 November 2-5pm, Sawyer Hall. £18 
booking essential: philandsally30@yahoo.co.uk 
or 751937

WhatÕs On - November 2015

To request an event listing, contact Jemma Kilyon

whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk

Please submit December/January events by 15th November

You can also now find us on Facebook at 

www.facebook.com/nailsworthnews



Yoga, Tuesdays 10am, Wednesdays 7pm and 
Thursdays 5.45pm & 7.30pm, Christ Church 
Hall. Info: Sally 751937

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

Yoga for Men, Mondays 7.15-8.45pm, Christ 
Church Hall. Info: Brendan 834304

Film, Art, Music and Theatre

Amberley Community Choir, Tuesdays 7.30-
9pm, Amberley Parochial School Hall. Info: 
amberleycc@gmail.com or 07814 652735

The Convent Community Choirs, Ladies' choir 
Mondays 7.45pm, Men's choir Tuesdays 7.45pm, 
The Convent. Info: theconventchoirs@gmail.
com

Horsley Community Choir, Tuesdays 7.50pm, St. 
Martin's Church. New members welcome, first 
session free, £5 thereafter

Nailsworth Community Choir, Wednesdays 
7.30pm, Gallery, Ruskin Mill. Info: Penelope 
07918 126585

Nailsworth Community Harp Orchestra, 
Wednesdays 6.30pm, Subscription Rooms. £5 
per session, beginners welcome. Info: info@
handsonharps.com or 07961 512428

Nailsworth Dramatic Society 'The Memory 
of Water', 18-21 November, 7pm for 7.30pm 
start, Town Hall. Tickets available from the 
agent Ticketsource, tel. 0333 666 3366, online 
via www.nailsworthdramaticsociety.com, or 
in person from Nailsworth Town Hall between 
10.00am and 1.00pm on 7th, 8th 14th, 15th 
November.

Nailsworth Silver Band, Mondays (beginners 
5.30pm, training band 6pm, band rehearsal 
7.15pm), Band Room Brewery Lane

Tea Time Concert, Sunday 22 November 3pm, 
Christ Church (£10 on the door)

Food, Drink, Fetes & Markets

Amberley Playgroup's Stir-up Sunday, Sunday 
22 November 2-4pm, Amberley Parish Rooms. 
Family festive crafts, Christmas pudding and tree 
decoration making. Tickets £6.50 per family for 
a timeslot from Jean, 07786 910817 

Christmas Craft Fair, Sunday 29 November 
11am-3pm, Harleywood House, Bath Road, 
Nailsworth GL6 0QJ

Country Market, Fridays 8.45-11am, Mortimer 
Room.

Emporium Local Makers' Market, Saturday 7 
November 10am-3pm, Sawyer Hall. Info: info@
emporiummakersmarket.com or find us on 
Facebook

Fairtrade coffee mornings, fourth Saturday of 
the month (not December or August), 10am-
12pm, Mortimer Room. Fairtrade tea and coffee, 
Traidcraft stall and trade justice information. 
Free entry. Info: Sue 832734

Nailsworth Market, fourth Saturday of the 
month, 9am-1pm, Mortimer Gardens 

Vintage & Collectables Fayre, first Friday of 
the month, 10am-3pm, Town Hall (free entry). 
Collectables bought for cash, sellersÕ tables 
available. Fayre profits are given by way of 
goods into the shops of the Cotswold Care 
Hospice. Info: Matt 07847 171303 or 07709 
651051 (text only)

Winter Evening Fayre, Friday 27 November 
6-9pm, Horsley Village Hall. Festive stalls, food 
and wine, free entry, 20% profits to MSF

Schools

Nailsworth CE Primary School Open Morning, 
Thursday 12 November 9-11.30am. Info: 832382

Sport & Exercise

Adult fitness sessions, Mondays 6-7pm, Youth 
Club. Info: Luke 07866529482

Ante natal Pilates, Tuesdays 9.15-10.15am and 
Post natal Pilates, Tuesdays 11-11.45am, Arkell 
Centre. Info: Elizabeth 07732 697991

Badminton, Wednesdays 8pm, Subscription 
Rooms. Info: Tim 836993

Barre Concept class, Mondays 11.30-12.30pm 
from 2 November, Arkell Centre. A mixture 
of Pilates, low pact far burning, resistance 
sculpting, cardio dance, weight loss for 
beginners. Info: Joanne 07968 799741

Barton End Equestrian Centre - Trot to be Trim 
(Fitness Riding Group) and Take Back the 
Reins (Learner and Improvers). Call 834915 for 
various times throughout the week and weekend

Box Swimming Club, Thursdays 8-9pm, 
Beaudesert Park School pool. Info: Andrew on 
834766 or boxswim@box-village.com

Cardio Tennis, Tuesday 7-8pm, KGV Playing 
Field (£5). Info: James 07899 757166 or www.
aburrowtennis.co.uk

Cotswold Allrunners, Wednesdays 6.30pm from 
the Co-op car park, Fridays 9.30am from The 
Ram. Info: 07939 102102

Fusion Flow, gentle stretch class using Yoga, 
Pilates and dance, suitable for all ages and fitness 
levels, Mondays 7.10pm, Nailsworth Primary 
School. £6 per session or £30 for 6 weeks. Info: 
07734 886275 or ruth.king123@btopenworld.
com

NHP Longer Health Walk, Wednesday 7 October 
(bus and walk), meet in Nailsworth Bus Station 
from 10.00 am to catch 10.12 am (no. 63) bus. 
Info: Ros 834485

Nifty Fifties, Thursdays 9.30am, Forest Green 
Rovers studio - easy aerobic work out and Pilates 
mat work. Info: Meg 07970 434316

N Soc Ramble, Thursday 26 November 9.30am. 
Ramblers' Supper and AGM, Saturday 28 
November 7pm, Parish Room. Info: Angela 
832911 

Pacer pole walking for posture (1-1. hrs), 
Mondays 2pm, meet at Library (£4). Pacer poles 
provided. Info: Pam 832907

Pilates, Thursdays 6.30pm & 8pm, Mortimer 
Room. Info: Bea 07717 472129

Pilates, Wednesdays 12.15-1pm, Sawyer Hall. 
Info: Stuart 07986 003602 or stuart@pulse4life.
co.uk

Pilates, Wednesdays 6.30-7.30pm, Arkell Centre. 
Info: Jo 873229

Riot Boot Camp, Wednesdays 6-7pm and 
Saturdays 8-9am, Nailsworth Strength & 
Fitness PT Studio, Old Tradeplas Building 
(£6). Info: Liam 07815 187632 or www.
nailsworthstrengthandfitness.co.uk

Sunday Swimmers, Sundays, Beaudesert Park 
School pool, spaces available. Info: 886215 
(8.30-9.30pm group) or 833862 (7-8pm group)

Table Tennis, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm, 
Subscription Rooms, first session free

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

Taiji & Qi Gong, Mondays 9.30am, 10.45am & 
12 pm, Town Hall (£6). Info: Jeff 07970 303694 

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

Young people's fitness sessions (12+ yrs), 
Mondays 5-6pm, Nailsworth Youth Club (£1), 
just turn up. Info: Tracy 833212

Zumba Gold Class (for seniors), Wednesdays 
10am, Subscription Rooms. Info: 07766 101790

Zumba, Mondays 10.30am, Nailsworth Youth 
Club (£5). Info: Helen 07799 620117

Zumba, Mondays and Thursdays 6pm, 
Nailsworth Primary School (£5). Info: 07734 
886275 or ruth.king123@btopenworld.com

Sports Fixtures (h)

Shortwood Utd v Northleigh, Tuesday 3 
November 7.45pm

Shortwood Utd v Bridgwater, Saturday 7 
November 3pm

FGR v Dover Athletic, Saturday 14 November 
3pm

Shortwood Utd v Didcot Town, Saturday 21 
November 3pm

FGR v Altrincham, Saturday 28 November 3pm

Talks & Groups

Life in the Trenches, Saturday 7 November 
10am-4pm, Comrades Club. Informal Q&A, pint 
and ploughman's £5. See main article

N Soc Arts, Crafts and Music Group 'The Art of 
Film' - Allan Phillipson, Monday 2 November 
7.30pm, Mortimer Room. Info: Jane 835554

N Soc Gardening Group, Members' gardens (plus 
mince pies and wine), Monday 16 November 
7.30pm, Mortimer Room. Info: Kath 834046

N Soc Local History Research Group 'Stand 
and Deliver' , John Putley, Monday 9 November 
7.30pm, Mortimer Room. Info: Tony 832228

N Soc Local Studies Group 'Old Paths of 
Gloucestershire' , Alan Pilbeam, Monday 23 
November 7.30pm, Mortimer Room. Info: Dave 
832034

Nailsworth W.I. Annual Meeting, Monday 9 
November 7.30pm, Parish Room

An evening with Dr Ben Gupta from Medecins 
sans Frontieries, Thursday 26 November from 
7.15pm for an 8pm start, Amberley Parish Room. 
Free entry, with donations to MSF

Youth

Senior Youth Club (13+ yrs), Tuesdays 7-9pm 
(term time only), Nailsworth Youth Club. Info: 
Tracey 833212

Intermediate Youth Club (11-13 yrs), Fridays 
6.30-8.30pm (term time only), Nailsworth Youth 
Club. Info: Tracey 833212

Junior Youth Club (8-11 yrs), Wednesdays 5.30-
7pm (term time only), Nailsworth Youth Club. 
Info: Tracey 833212

Young people's sexual health drop in, first 
Tuesday of the Month from 3 November 3.30-
4.30pm, Arkell Centre. Info: Tracey 833212

HELP !

Jemma, who has been putting together 
the WhatÕs On pages for ever,

is having to retire.

So, we need a new volunteer who can 
gather together the information (that 
comes in mostly by email) and type it up 
to pass on to the Editor at the end of each 
month.

Can you help?

Can you give a couple of hours a 
month to Nailsworth News to keep this 
important calendar of events up to date 
for the residents of our town?

of course, despite the image, it doesnÕt have 
to be a female!



Sport 

Forest Green Rovers Academy has had a truly memorable 
time since the last NN issue. 
Undefeated in the League, the 
team sits proudly at the top of 
the pile. Just as importantly 
the team is all guns blazing in 
the FA Youth Cup. A fine 5 - 0 
away win in the last round at 
Ashton & Blackwell (Bristol) 
on a difficult pitch against a 
somewhat tricky opposition 
proved that this team has it 
in it to adapt well to differing 
standards and locations. At 
the time of going to press, we 
await the home tie v Hungerford 
at the New Lawn in the final 
qualifying FA Cup match before the real Ôbig gunsÕ. 
Who knows what will happen. All one does know 
is that the football is positive and the players are 
confident and obviously know what their roles are and 
what they are expected to do. The team is being well 
coached by Scott Bartlett and the selection of three of 
the players to England Youth trials is a testimony to 
the great work that he is doing. 

ÔHomeÕ League matches are at the RAU in Cirencester 
on Saturday mornings - well worth the trip before 
going back to watch the big boys in the afternoon.


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Just call in at the 
Club Office with a 
copy of this paper. 

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NN in association 
with FGRFC)


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Sport

Forest Green Rovers have had mixed fortunes since the last NN issue. The glorious 
unbeaten run came to an end - well it had to at some time, and since then results have been very 
up and down. The defeat to Gateshead was very odd - FGR should have won 8 - 1 with the amount of possession and chances 
created, but the almost silent home crowd witnessed just Ôone of those daysÕ. A last minute defeat to Eastleigh was harsh, but 
the recent poor performance where the team seemed void of creativity against Tranmere in front of a large home crowd was 
not good to witness. There have been some stunning performances however - the televised victory at Aldershot was one such 
example and the fine home win v Guiseley was a joy to watch for the purist with flowing football and fine goals. It could so 
easily have been many more. 

The hard part of the season starts to take hold now. Word will have got out that FGR has many fine players and teams will 
adapt accordingly - Frear is a brilliant winger when he is given the ball and can run into space, Guthrie is brilliant when the ball 
is at his feet and he is not being used as a target man, and OÕConnor has a superb 
professional touch in much of his play. 
Cut the supply to them and the attack is 
mediocre as Tranmere did so easily in their 
recent victory. 

Get over the inconsistency which is 
creeping in, attack with pace right from the 
start and convert the half chances again. 
Easy really, but who would be a football 
manager!

At least FGR remain, by the skin of their 
teeth, top of the table and with a Cup game 
looming, can take a brief rest from chasing 
points to chasing the Cup.


Shortwood United also had one of those up and down sorts of months. 
Some excellent wins in the League have pushed them to 6th position with some 
fine play and just the occasional disappointing result thrown in for good measure.

The recent defeat in the Cup to 
Bridgwater just about summed 
up the season so far. Losing 0 - 1 
when so much of the play was 
in ShortwoodÕs favour was a 
sickening result. ÒWe dominated 
the game, had loads of possession 
and could have scored eight,Ó said 
joint-manger John Evans, and he 
was right! If that header had bounced off the other side of the post, then things 
would certainly changed rapidly! 

Once these dominant performances are turned into goals in the league, then a 
promotion push could well be on the cards. With three home games in November 
a positive month is on the cards and that would be good for the little club on the 
other side of town.


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