APRIL 2018 
NO. 180 


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

Something to make a note of... 

This month, the NN features two new musical experiences. Music plays a huge part in each 
and everyoneÕs lives - we listen to it at home, in the car, in shops and sometimes at work, 
but there is a link to the work with people suffering neurological disorders and strokes. 

Sanctuary Music has opened and is 
reviving the use of vinyl records; who 
remembers the old juke box (pictured)? 
There is one in full working order in 
their new shop (see article) and with 
thousands of titles on vinyl available to 
purchase, it is a trip down memory for 
many and a new and popular experience 
for the younger ones of us! With a large 

Ôofficial openingÕ on 21 April, with 

plenty of exciting things happening, it 
looks a great place to be! 

Neu Voices is a new choir for those 
recovering from strokes and other 
neurological difficulties and is already 


a huge success. 
The Centre Spread 
this month looks 
in more depth 
about the power 
of music and how 
this new choir is of 

enormous benefit to 

many. The quality 
of sound from the 

twenty or so singers is quite wonderful, 
but they have room for many more 
choir members! By the way, we have 
not misspelt the name; the ÒneuÓ is for 
Òneurological! 


With ÔThe Piano Shop StroudÕ now 
open (details in May), it is clear that 
all genres of music and singing are as 
popular as ever in town, and with Open 
Mics, the Bristol Ensemble and local 
choirs around every corner, the town has 
much to sing about! 


Important information for hearing aid users 

In our March issue, on page 10, we provided information about help with hearing 
aids at the PriceÕs Mill surgery, and said that no appointment was necessary. We 
now understand from the Gloucestershire Deaf Association that this was not 

correct, and it is necessary to book an appointment at the surgery. 

In this issueÉ 
There is lots of interesting stuff 
in this issue - here are some of 
the highlights: 
Car Parking charges in Nailsworth 
This is an important issue for 
Nailsworth, so read this and make 
your views known Page 4 
Nailsworth Sign Auction: The 
Mayor is auctioning a Nailsworth 
sign. You must have one! Page 2 
Nailsworth Festival: We publish an 
outline of some of the events. More 
next month. Page 22 
More news about music: see Page 8 
Nailsworth in Bloom: Plans to enter 
the national competition. Page 6 
Otters in Nailsworth? Yes, they are 
here! Woodchester Village has come 
up with a surprise. Page 17 
Sports Ð not just football! 
We feature articles on Table Tennis 
and Curling. Pages 23 & 24 
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ÒLest we forgetÓ 

In April 1918 the following soldiers died: 

Private William George Buckingham of Forest Green died on 

8th April in Mesopotamia whilst serving with the Machine Gun 

Corps (Infantry). 

Corporal George Edward Cole, M.M., of Forest Green died 
on 10th April in Belgium whilst serving with the 8th Battalion, 

Gloucestershire Regiment. 
Private Lewis Bertrand Saunders of Nailsworth died on 


24th April in France whilst serving with the 2/5th Battalion, 

Gloucestershire Regiment. 


Grab a piece of history at the 
Town Meeting 

The Mayor will be auctioning off a It is on Saturday 28th April, in a marquee 
Nailsworth Town Sign for charity at the right in the middle of town, from10:00 
Annual Town Meeting.Come along and to 13:00. The auction will take place 
bid for this irreplaceable memorabilia, after the Town Awards, from 11:00. 
at the annual showcase meeting for Come along and see what happens in 
our town. your town. 


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LOCAL AFFAIRS LOCAL AFFAIRS 
A Word from the Mayor 


The Community Land Trust - 
Fantastic News 

The CLT now owns the Lawnside garage 
site and work may well have started on the 

four houses and six flats by the time you 

read this. There will be ten homes for rent 

that will belong to the town for ever, firstly 

let to those with Nailsworth connections. 

More in MayÕs Nailsworth News. 

The MUGA (Multiple Use Games 
Area) 

On the 8th March we held an 
Extraordinary Meeting of Council to 

discuss how the Section 106 (planning 

gain) money from the New Lawn and 

Redrow Homes should be spent. If youÕd 

like to see the background papers, they 
are on the NTC website. These papers 
show the long and fairly tortuous process 
of this project, but the result of the 
meeting brings what we hope is a Win-
Win. With the collapse of our chosen 
contractor and the remaining contractor 

quoting significantly over budget, there 
was a simple choice: either all the money 
(and more) went for a MUGA on the 

school grounds or for a community park 
on Myles Marling. 

Defi brillator 
update 

Just under £1,800 has been pledged so 

far and we are looking to see where 
it might be located within easy reach 

of Nortonwood and Forest Green. We 
still need to raise the final few hundred 
pounds. Contact: Norman Kay -

normankay@hotmail.co.uk 


Council was split 
down the middle 
on this so the Clerk 
and I had a meeting 
with the school in 
February, at which a joint solution was 
mooted: the money to be split across 
two projects with a lower specification 
MUGA on the school grounds and the 
remainder to be put towards a community 
park at Myles Marling. Council decided 
unanimously to accept this new solution 
and we are now working hard to 
complete both these projects 


Parking Charges 

Elsewhere in the paper is news from 
the Chamber of Trade about the threat 
of parking charges. Steve Robinson 
has said that after listening to the town 
he is now against charges, which is 

great. It means we are all fighting 

this together. The threat of charges is 
desperately serious for our town - our 
economy and community is at risk -
please make your opinion about this 

issue known. You can find out more at 

www.lovenailsworth.com 


Jonathan Duckworth 

LET IT SNOW, 
LET IT SNOW, 
LET IT SNOW! 
Whilst welcomed by many children, 
the recent snow and freeze caused 
inconvenience to others - such is life! 
But there were many who came to 
the rescue: Lewis (pictured) who 
voluntarily shoveled snow off the 
paths in the centre of town; the 
lady in Forest Green who collected 
medicine from the pharmacy for her 
elderly neighbour and even the kind 
4x4 driver who pulled our MayorÕs 
car out of a snowdrift. To all you 
unsung heroes, doing your bit to 
help others, thank you for making 
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Rise to the Challenge! 
Nailsworth Town Council and 
Nailsworth Chamber of Trade and 
Commerce have joined forces to resist 
proposals by Stroud District Council 
to introduce car parking charges in our 
town. Although results of the review 
currently being undertaken by the 
council wonÕt be known for a month, 
weÕve decided to rally support and 
gather information to resist charges. 
We know SDC wishes to raise 
£150,000 per annum across the District 
by introducing charges in Nailsworth, 
Wotton-Under-Edge, Dursley and 
Berkley etc. Nailsworth is a unique 
place, offering independent shopping 
with few high street brands. These 
independent businesses contribute to the 
local economy and NailsworthÕs success. 
Many businesses are on a financial knife 
edge; theyÕve been affected by the last 
bank closing, on-line shopping and 
the economy etc. The introduction of 
parking charges could be the last straw 
for many familiar outlets and closing 
shops make the town less attractive, 
perhaps encouraging a downward spiral. 
Do we want Nailsworth to become a 
ghost town? Obviously not, so we need 
to resist this with all our might. 
At a meeting held at the Town Hall on 
13th March, attended by many residents 
and shop owners, useful suggestions and 
comments were made, and these will 
fuel our resistance. Both businesses and 
residents will be affected as itÕs expected 
that on-street parking charges or permits 
will be considered; problematic to 
residents with no alternative but to park 
outside their homes. We plan to have 
another event soon, when residents can 
enforce their views and collect campaign 
car and window stickers. We will also 
gather more signatures on our petition. 
In the meantime, please lobby, by 
emailing each of the main party leaders 
in the SDC: show how much you value 
your town and voice objections. The 
Conservatives are likely to vote against 
the proposals. Follow this link for 
Leaders email addresses on the SDC 
website. You can find the link on our 
website: 
www.stroud.gov.uk/council-anddemocracy/
your-councillors/leader-ofthe-
council-and-group-leaders 
Finally, weÕve set up a website 
www.lovenailsworth.com (the address 
is also on all the ÔPÕ window stickers 
displayed in town) with a link to our 
petition. This is the only official website 
associated with the Nailsworth Chamber 
action group, so to access accurate 
information about this campaign, please 
use only this site. After the campaign, 
www.lovenailsworth.com will be used 
by the Chamber to promote all that is 
great about Nailsworth. 
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CHURCH & CHARIT Y CHURCH & CHARIT Y 
Easter and new growth 


Thank goodness, at last days are getting longer. It seems 

weÕve waited ages for warmer days to come. As the new 

welcome light of spring softens and fades our memories 
of the freak snow, rain and bitterly cold winds and as we 

see the fresh bright green of new growth, we are filled 
with the expectation of a great summer to come. You 

can tell I am not a fan of winter! 
With daffodils already in bloom, we have passed from 
the days of winter and Lent, through Holy Week and 
on out into the glorious celebration of Easter Day and 
spring; both bringing bright promise of hope and better 
things to come. 

When Jesus rose from the dark tomb, there were many 

who wouldnÕt and couldnÕt believe. One of these human 

stories is the lovely little story of Thomas, a disciple of 

Jesus, who just couldnÕt believe until he had seen proof. 

He had to touch for himself the wounds of Jesus before 
he could begin to believe that Jesus was alive. Jesus 
made it clear to Thomas that such proof was a privilege, 
but Thomas did get to reach out his hand to touch. 
Because he was so overwhelmed by this experience, 

he was one of the first to rush out into the streets to tell 

others the good news that there was a Saviour. He was 
risen and he was alive. If you wish also to discover a 
fuller, more secure way of being like Thomas, reach out 
your hand to God just as he did. Every Blessing. 


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LOCAL AFFAIRS LOCAL AFFAIRS 
Blooming wonderful, but time is short! 


Nailsworth in Bloom was formed 
to bring together everyone with an 
interest in maintaining our green spaces, 
gardens, troughs and hanging baskets 
and with this in mind we have been 
looking into entering RHS Britain in 
Bloom. This is a serious competition 

at the highest level: town against town 
and village against village. At lower 
levels, itÕs a friendly way to draw 

together people of all ages and walks of 
life to celebrate their neighbourhood, 
without that added element of rivalry. 
Starting at Bronze, awards are given 
for creative and inspiring horticultural 
activities, environmental responsibility 
and community participation, with the 
opportunity to move up through the 
grades in subsequent years. 

Here in Nailsworth weÕre already 
doing so many relevant things, such as 
the troughs and borders around the town 
centre, community orchards, school 

gardens and the Bee Garden scheme. 
Linking all these activities together 
in our Nailsworth in Bloom portfolio, 
the overall image would become much 
clearer and have more impact, so 
the group has decided to give it a go 
this year! The Britain in Bloom year 

started in September 2017 and runs 
until the Judges visit; for us, July 11th. 
Everyone weÕve contacted has agreed 

to be included under our Nailsworth in 
Bloom umbrella and there is so much 
more going on in town than we know 

about. If youÕre involved in any scheme 
like allotments, childrenÕs play areas or 

neighbourhood plots, we would love to 
hear from you. 

If you would like to be involved in 
Nailsworth in Bloom as an individual 
or a group, please contact us. We need 
help fundraising, sewing for Blooming 
Bags and general assistance in the 
work we do so please contact: Helen 
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LOCAL AFFAIRS LOCAL AFFAIRS 
Concord takes off for a new year of thrills and spills 


Concord in Newmarket Road is to 
spread its wings and offer a social life 
to all older Nailsworth folk. Celebrating 

its 50th anniversary next year, Concord 

already has a highly successful 
Wednesday coffee morning, occasional 
coach trips and other activities enjoyed 

by Concord and Hanover GardensÕ 
residents and ex-residents of Ringfield 
Close. Now itÕs set to hype up its 

programme of events offering them to all 
older Nailsworth people. 

Mike Egerton says, ÒThere will be a 
full range of coach trips, both whole day 
and shorter ones. Our first mystery trip 
kept people guessing until we arrived 

in Lower Slaughter. As the weather gets 
warmer weÕve got plans for a bacon 

butty session in our lovely grounds 
where local organisations can take stalls 
to publicise their events.Ó 

We held a highly successful raffle to 

give our programme a kick-start, and 

raised £279. Our thanks go to sixteen 

local trades that provided prizes, 
especially the man from Keynsham 

Gas, who turned up at one of the flats 

to mend the boiler, and ended up giving 

£25 to be raffled. A huge thanks to all 

the shops and businesses that donated 
prizes and vouchers to use in their shops. 
There will be more cheese and wine 

parties and quiz events along the way 
and the chance for prizes galore! The 

coffee mornings start at 10.00am every 

Wednesday, all 
are very welcome! 
Pictured is Janet 
Burton loaded with 
prizes from the 

first fundraising 
raffle! For more 

information, 
contact Mike 

Egerton: 01453 
835343 / June 
James: 01453 
350185 


Nailsworth Walking Festival 2018 

The Nailsworth Health Partnership birdwatching, geocaching, herbalism, donÕt want to walk, but love maps, then 
is running the 2018 Walking Festival local history, poetry, bats, stories of the Helen Woods OS Map Fan Club might 
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Nailsworth Golden Duck Trail 2018 
ItÕs back! Paint your duck during April 
at Paint-a-Pot at a reduced price: Small 
- £7.50, Medium - £17.50, Large - £30. 
The ducks will be fostered by Nailsworth 
traders for the duration of the trail 19 
May - 16 June. Painters to collect your 
ducks from Paint-a-Pot on or after 20 
June. Prizes awarded on 23 June at the 
FarmerÕs Market. 
All information: Liz Townley - Just 
Because - 01453 833522, Claire Hill -
Paint-a-Pot - 01453 835043 
LOCAL NEWS 
Bristol Ensemble gives regular 
concerts at Christ Church. Their 
next concert is on Sunday 15th 
April at 3.00pm and includes music 
by Felix Mendelssohn and Clara 
Schumann. We are so fortunate to 
have this quality of musicianship in 
our town, so do come along and enjoy 
the music. £10 on the door, with tea 
and cakes to follow. 
Nailsworth Golden Duck Trail 2018 
ItÕs back! Paint your duck during April 
at Paint-a-Pot at a reduced price: Small 
- £7.50, Medium - £17.50, Large - £30. 
The ducks will be fostered by Nailsworth 
traders for the duration of the trail 19 
May - 16 June. Painters to collect your 
ducks from Paint-a-Pot on or after 20 
June. Prizes awarded on 23 June at the 
FarmerÕs Market. 
All information: Liz Townley - Just 
Because - 01453 833522, Claire Hill -
Paint-a-Pot - 01453 835043 
LOCAL NEWS 
Bristol Ensemble gives regular 
concerts at Christ Church. Their 
next concert is on Sunday 15th 
April at 3.00pm and includes music 
by Felix Mendelssohn and Clara 
Schumann. We are so fortunate to 
have this quality of musicianship in 
our town, so do come along and enjoy 
the music. £10 on the door, with tea 
and cakes to follow. 
Rednock School 
Swing Band 
entertains ... 

The recent snow caused the 
postponement of the Rednock 
Swing Band at St. GeorgeÕs. Fear 
not! The event has been rearranged 
for Saturday 28 April from 3.00 Ð 
5.00pm.Their repertoire is wide, 
from 1950s swing to the latest pop 
classics with soloists and sections 
of the band playing and the whole 
band together. They make quite a 
spectacular sound! Tickets are priced 
at £5.00 for an adult or £2.00 for a 
child and the Family Ticket (£12.00 
for a family of 4 of any mix of ages) 
is even better value. Refreshments 
will be available during the interval. 
Come and foot tap and dance the 
evening away - see you there! 

Jersey Boys at the Bristol Hippodrome 

...on Wednesday 31 October at 2.30pm. 

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more than 10 years in Nailsworth 
A purpose-built Nursing Home, 
Day Centre & Social Club, and 
Home Care Provider 

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Home Car e S er vices 
Help with Personal & Domestic tasks 
Sitting Service 
Meals on Wheels (locally) 


Day Centr e & S ocial Club 


Home Cooked lunch plus teas/coffees 
Entertainment,Activities and Day Trips 
Bathing, Chiropody & Hairdressing 

Nursing Home 
General & Specialist Dementia Nursing 
Registered Nurses on duty 24 hours a day 
FREE Respite Care (when available) 


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in Nailsworth 

MAIN SUNDAY SERVICES 

11.00 am 
St George, Church St 
10.30 am 
Christ Church, 
Newmarket Road 
10.30 am 
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11.00 am Priory Church, Inchbrook 
Everyone welcome. 
ChildrenÕs activities 
included at all these services. 


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LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS 
Another set of British Pie Awards 


Nailsworth based ÔPlenty! PiesÕ has won 
yet more awards in this yearÕs British 
Pie Awards (BPA) - the fifth year in a 

row that it has achieved an award for 
every pie it entered. 

The Pheasant Chasseur pie (pictured) 
won a Ôhighly commendedÕ beating 
many other brilliant pies. The family 
owned business also won bronzes for its 
tartiflette and vegetarian cheesy golden 
beet and bean pies. A total of 963 pies 

were entered by 180 producers. Over 
100 judges assessed each entry for 
appearance, texture and flavour of both 
pastry and filling. 

Founder Marc Birch said, ÒThis year 
we entered the three pies of our current 
selection that we had not entered before. 
Achieving awards for each of them 
means that every one of our fillings 
has now won an award Ð including 
class champion for our Breton chicken 

EXHIBITIONS 
To Monday 23 April Turning the Tables 
Dan Austin with Sam Mukumba: Drawing, carpentry 
and installation with new works from Uganda 
Thursday 26 April Wood Related 
ÐTuesday 15 May A group exhibition of all things wood 
* * * COMING IN MAY * * * 
MUSIC 
Friday 4 May 8pm Ninebarrow with support Luke Daniels 
2018 NAILSWORTH FESTIVAL RICHARD VALENTINE MEMORIAL FOLK CONCERT 
Boldwood in concert Tuesday 22 May 7.30pm 
01453 837537 events@rmc.rmt.org www.rmt.org/ruskinmillcollege/events 
Old Bristol Road Nailsworth GL6 0LA 01453 837537 rmt.org/ruskinmillcollege/events 
Gallery & CafŽ open 10am to 4pm daily including weekends 
TRISTAN FIELD GARDEN SERVICES 
Established 1992 
Commercial & Domestic Grounds 
Maintenance & Landscaping 
Tel: 01453 832620 
Mob: 07778 312827 
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Nailsworth & District Comrades Club 
Venue Hire for 
Birthday, Christmas, Anniversary, Wedding Parties etc . . . 
Fully licenced bars for up to 140 peoplePlease call 
01453 832646 for more info or visit 
www.comradesclub.net 
and five Ôhighly commendedÕ awards. 
Every year itÕs wonderful to have the 

endorsement of so many experts in the 
industry.Ó 

After 7 years of hard work, Plenty! 
Pies now sell throughout the country. For 
further information, contact Kate Birch: 
07807 838745. 


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April FoolOK, we are a bit away from April 1st, 
but we usually try to put something 
in, just for everybody to have a 
laugh! Last year we had quite a bit of 
correspondence about our fictitious 
ÒNailsworth CanalÓ, 
and we fooled quite 
a few people. So this 
year we thought we 
would just keep you 
all guessing about 
what the April Fool 
piece was Ð of 
course, if there is 
one at all??? 
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Allergy Therapy 
For a free initial chat, please ring -
Eve Sellers NHFdip; ATdip; mBRCPNailsworth & TetburyTel: 07796166172 
www.allergytherapist.co.uk 
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LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL BUSINESS 
Luke Burrows has recently started a new 
venture as a Mindset Coach in the personal 
development industry and founded his new 
business ÔGrow2GetherÕ. It is all based 


Mind over Matter 


on his experience in his last work selling 

fitness products, and he saw a niche that 
needed to be filled. 

ÒPeople from 16 - 24 years old are 
often a bit lost about various aspects 
of life: they have personal challenges, 
mental health issues, anxiety and 
depression, relationship issues and 
worries about careers and so on,Ó says 
Luke. With his own experiences and with 
firm qualifications behind him, he has 
become a bit of a sensation in helping 
others where he can. He has mentors 
around the country (and the world!) to 
assist in various localities and he has 
found that people need help in all sorts 
of ways. Help is based through questions 
and thought provoking situations and 
relying on the client giving the answers. 

The program is simple: There is a Free 
membership line where one can get 15 -
20 minute consultations over the phone / 
Face Time etc., or a Payment Plan which 
gives a member 30 - 60 minutes personal 
assistance. Both are after a free one 
hour consultation. Luke can visit within 
Gloucestershire if a face-to-face chat is 
needed or can make other arrangements 
to suit. Having someone of a similar age 
to discuss the worldÕs problems may be 
just the answer! 


For more information: 

e: info@lukeburrows.com / 
077855 63170 / www.lukeburrows.com / 
FB: RealLukeBurrows 

Ladies European Tour Golf Professional joins the team at Personal Best 


Former Ladies European Tour golfer 

Charlotte Ellis has joined the team at 
Personal Best. Having retired from 
the tour through injury Charlotte has 


qualified as a Personal Trainer and is 

looking forward to developing a long 

career in health and fitness. 

ÒThrough all my years of playing 
professional golf, I fully understand the 

IÕm a friendly local computer expert 
offering PC support and tuition for 
homes and businesses. 
Give me a call and I can help.
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drawbacks of injury and the subsequent 
rehab and gym work required to get back 

to fitness. Hopefully I can draw on this 

experience and my training to help lots 

of people achieve their fitness goalsÓ 
One of the first things that Charlotte 

plans to do is to host a Òladies onlyÓ 

Golf Fitness workshop on Sunday 
15th April @ Personal Best Studio. 
For more information on this event, 

contact info@personalbeststudio.co.uk 

or call 01453 873811 to speak to one of 

the team. 


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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY 
Massage fundraiser to raise awareness of 


Dementia and local wildlife rescue 
On Saturday 19th May, an event will have regular massage or are new to the addition there will be someone to answer 
be held at Nailsworth Town Hall to experience, why not come along and your queries about Dementia, together 
raise awareness of Dementia and Oak meet the team. After your massage, treat with leaflets on support for friends and 
& Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre. yourself to refreshments. family and local support/community 
A group of massage therapists from A stall will be manned by volunteers groups. 
backgrounds such as sports, holistic and from Oak & Furrows to talk about All profits from the event will be split 
chiropractic will be offering lying and wildlife, the fantastic work done by their between the two charities. So, if youÕre 
seated massage (over clothing) for 10-15 rescue centre and to raise awareness coming along to Nailsworth Town 
minutes at the price of £5! Whether you about how others can get involved. In Festival that day, pop in and say Hi! 

ÔAs NewÕ Fundraiser for John Bowen 


There will be an ÔAs NewÕ sale at Egypt 
Mill on Friday 13th April from 11.00am 

-7.00pm to raise much needed funds for 
John Bowen. John fell from a ladder and 
is now paralysed from the waist down. 

50% from the sale of items will go to 
JohnÕs Trust and 50% to the seller. 

This is a great way of clearing your 
wardrobe of those great clothes that you 
no longer wear whilst supporting a good 
cause. Lou Taylor-Bowen will also give 
a talk on style during the day. 

Please spread the news to your friends 
and family. We are hoping for a very 
good turn out! People wishing to sell 
clothes will need to register at Buskins 
Shoe shop or email me on dianajstiles@ 
gmail.com to get a registration number. 
A maximum of 100 sellers will be 
allowed with up to 20 items each. 

Details of how the day will be run and 
how to bring your clothes etc will be 
available at Buskins shoes. 


Best4Ben Fund-
Raising Update 
Last month we reported on the 
magnificent efforts of Carl Benton, 
and his staff from Personal Best 
Fitness Studio. They took over 
Wild Garlic for a night for a 
Pop-Up Bistro to raise money for 
the Best4Ben local fund raising 
campaign. Carl did the cooking 
and his staff served the food, and 
did the washing up. 
We are very pleased to report that 
the event raised about £1,000 for 
the fund 
raising, and 
about 40 
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Here in the beautiful Cotswolds, 
we are fortunate to have two 

experienced and dedicated music 
therapists, Jane Crampton and 
Rachel Smith, working with local 
clients suering from a variety 
of neurological impairments, 
including Dementia and learning 
disabilities. Both practitioners 
are highly qualied and State 
Registered with the HCPC (Health 
and Care Professions Council). 

Since qualifying as a music 
therapist, Jane has worked 

extensively with a wide range of 
clients from children with special 
needs in school settings to elderly 
people in care homes. In 2006, 
working with a retired GP, Jane set 
up Mindsong, oering music therapy 
and singing groups in care homes, to 
bring music to Dementia suerers. 
Jane reects upon her work: ÒMany 
re-found old skills Ð just using the 
instruments or using their voices 
again to sing. ey began to talk to 
each other, to reminisce about their 
musical experiences. Importantly, 

music can reach and touch or move 
us deeply. It can go where words 
cannot.Ó Mindsong now has a 
number of music therapists working 
across the county and over 100 
singing group volunteers. Our thanks 
go to Harriet West, photographer and 
Mindsong for images used in this 
article. 

Music therapy draws upon the 
innate qualities of music to support 
people of all ages; from helping 

new-born babies develop healthy 
bonds with parents, to oering 
vital, sensitive and compassionate 
palliative care at the end of life. 
Central to how music therapy works 
is the therapeutic relationship 
established through engagement in 
live musical interaction and play 
between therapist and client. Using 
a wide range of musical styles and 
instruments, including the voice, 
the music, oen improvised, allows 
clients to create their own unique 
musical language in which to explore 

and connect with the world and 
express themselves. Children with 
Autism can develop emotional, 
social and communication skills; 
brain injury patients can be helped 
to regain speech and older people, 
frightened by the isolation and 
confusion of Dementia, can reconnect 
with memories: all through 
the medium of music therapy. 

In the March issue of Nailsworth 
News, willing volunteers, to help 

with walks for people with Dementia 
in our town, were asked to contact 
Chris Moore at Fair Shares on 
01453 706556 or Marilyn Miles on 
0780 1558931.e walks, planned 
in the spring along Ruskin Mill 
ponds, are just one example of our 
townÕs care for its community. In this 
issue, a Dementia awareness event, 
in conjunction with a wildlife rescue 
centre, is promoted on page 11; just 
two examples of Dementia friendly 
Nailsworth. 


Now, semi-retired, Jane continues 
working with clients and together 
with Rachel has set up Neu Voices 
choir. Both therapists were aware 
of how little provision was made 
for stroke and aphasia suerers: 
together, with their implicit 

understanding of the benets of 
music, and in particular singing, for 
people experiencing neurological 
diculties, they have given a voice to 
people in the Cotswolds living with 
neurological conditions. Neu Voices 
Choir, run through the Guideposts 
Trust, is the rst of its kind in the 
county and aims to bring together 
people with conditions such as 
ParkinsonÕs disease, aphasia and MS, 
or people who are recovering from 
a brain injury or stroke and their 
families, friends and carers. 

Research has shown that people 
living with conditions like aphasia 
can really benet from singing, 
which can help improve speech 
and communication. Aphasia 
suerers lose the power of speech 
or understanding but are still able 
to sing and respond to music. Neu 
Voices aims to encourage and develop 
words and speech through the use 
of song and oers opportunities for 
singing together regardless of ability. 
It also gives members the chance to 

meet others experiencing similar 
diculties in their lives. 

e choir meets fortnightly on 
ursdays at e Hub, Tobacconist 
Road, Minchinhampton. Singing 
starts at 2pm and nishes at 3.30pm 
with a break for tea and cakes. 
Members come from all over the 
Cotswolds including Gloucester, 
Cheltenham, Wotton, Cam & 
Dursley, Stroud, Nailsworth and 
Minchinhampton and are aged 19 

- 80+ years. ItÕs a place for people 
to sing together, make new friends, 
build condence, share music and 
support areas of physical health and 
well-being. Anyone living with such 
a condition is welcome to attend, as 
are their family and friends. Singing 
for the summer term will start on 
12th April and nish on 19th July. A 
suggested donation of £5 per person 
is welcomed and the rst session is 
free. For more information or to 
register your interest please contact 
Rachel Smith on 07870 392620 or 
Jane Crampton on 07970 799218 



BUSINESS BUSINESS 
Plastic isnÕt always bad - or to be exact, vinyl! 



for real music with 
a deep, original and 
rich sound. 

ÒThere is nothing 
like the sound 
of vinyl records 
and to be able to 
browse and buy 
in shops, look at 
iconic sleeves and 
then put needle 
to disc; it is the 
only way to listen 
to music. Vinyl is 
not a commodity, 

itÕs so much more 

Ashley Hunt and Adrian Coubrough 

have fulfilled a life-long dream and 

opened up their own record store selling 

nothing but vinyl records. There isnÕt a 

CD or a DVD to be seen - wonderful! 

It all started when Ash lost his own 
record collection over the years and he 
suddenly had the urge to start rebuilding 
the original collection again. So the bug 
took over and he was able to buy almost 
everything online. 

He also knew that there was a great 
demand for vinyl and so Sanctuary 
Music opened in 2015 mainly as an 
online business, such was the enthusiasm 

than that!Ó 

Adrian soon came on board to help buy 

and sell online and the business is now 

Saturday 21 April is the official 

opening and Sanctuary Music is 

hosting the national Record Store Day 

with hundreds of exclusive releases 

available. Two live bands and a DJ will 

play throughout the afternoon with 

plenty of other exciting things going on 

including a big Prize Draw with lots of 

vinyl and other goodies to be won! 

Graham Jones (music journalist 

and author) has his celebrated ÔStrange 

firmly established and has just opened 

behind the Iron Gates in the George 
Street car park. 
Pop in and browse through the large 
selection of records - there are over 

2,500 titles in stock and if you canÕt find 

what you want, it can be sourced for you 

within 24 hours. There are 100,000 titles 

available. 
Bring the young ones and let them see 

and hear a real juke box in full flow and 

also sample what a vinyl record really 

is and stay for a coffee and chat about 

those classics you once had! 


Open: Monday - Saturday 9am - 

5pm. Contact: 01453 704481 / 

info@sanctuary-music.co.uk / 

www.sanctuary-music.co.uk / 

FB: @sanctuarymusicstore 

Requests and Comic Tales from Record 
ShopsÕ in stock, along 

with a DVD of the film 
ÔLast shop standingÕ, a 
humorous insight into 
independent record 

shops. A must view! 

Visit the shop, 
purchase vinyl and 
help bring back real 
music! 


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BUSINESS BUSINESS 
Looking professional and being 
professional Ð Òen spaceÓ 


Nailsworth has a new enterprise aimed 
at those who need help with all-things 
graphic design. The man behind Ôen 

spaceÕ is Chas Thursfield. HeÕs lived in 

the town for four years but was recently 
made redundant from his job in central 
Bristol, and so decided to go it alone. 

Chas has over 25 yearsÕ experience in 

graphic design having earned a degree in 
the subject and then worked continually 
in the trade ever since as an in-house 
designer for fast-turnaround high street 
printers, high-end rural businesses, and 
cool London studios. 

ÒI believe in shopping local, so hope 
to work with many local businesses here 

in Nailsworth,Ó he says. ÒI also believe 
image is everything in business. If you 

donÕt have a professional look, you 
wonÕt look professional.Ó 

ÒWhether clients want a new 
branding for their business, their 
current one updating, or just a menu 
or leaflet, I can help. In my time IÕve 
designed everything from corporate 
identities, full-colour brochures and 
books, to monogrammed sick bags for 
private jets!Ó 

Overheads are low so there are savings 
for clients with expertise and experience 
at very reasonable rates. The website is 
great, so have a look and see how Chas 
may be able to help. 

ÒWhy Ôen spaceÕ? ItÕs a nod to my 
typographic roots: an en space was a unit 
of spacing in letterpress, literally a space 
the width of an ÔnÕ. ItÕs also convenient 
that Nailsworth is the space I now live 
and work in.Ó 
For more info: www.enspace.co.uk 


Anderson Norman LANDSCAPES 
Established since 1988 
Garden Design 
Construction & 
Maintenance 
For all your 
garden needs 
We L.ve to Landscape 
Telephone for a FREE quotation on: 
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Visit Our Shop in Nailsworth 
(Morrisons c ar pa rk Ð through the Ir on Gateway ) 
We'll be glad to help you find 
a great solution for all 
your framing needs! 
Choose from over 500 mouldings 
200 mount colours and 
many Ready Made Frames 
Memorabilia Sports Trophies 
Medals or any framing challenge 
welcome 
We also stock a fabulous selection of individually 
crafted ÔWalking CompanionsÕ created by former 
lock keeper John Carr 
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Opening times 
Mon -Fri 9.30 -4.30pm & S at 9.30 -12.30pm 
Nailsworth Film Club ends its 
season on Friday 13th April with 
ÔMindhornÕ at The Arkell Centre 
- doors open 7.30pm and the film 
starts at 8.00pm. Everyone is invited 
to dress up - 1980Õs theme - to 
reflect the era of the film - there will 
be prizes! 
Details: 
www.nailsworthfilmclub.co.uk . 
Andrew Smith - 01453 832173 
Nailsworth 
Film club 
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BUSINESS & CHARITY BUSINESS & CHARITY 
ÒJust as Granny always made...Ó 


Carol and Nersha have taken over the 
corner shop at the bottom of Market 
Street and created CarshaÕs, a little 
corner of food heaven! 


Carol and Nersha have years of 
experience in the catering business and 
had always wanted to run their own 
coffee shop with all the trimmings. Out 
of the blue, the shop became available 
and family near and far helped to get the 
place up and running in quick time. 

CarshaÕs is one of those little gems 
which commits itself to good, honest, 
homemade baking and cooking with no 
pretence to be anything else! The quality 

of traditional cakes is second to none, the 
cheesecakes are wonderful; especially 
the Malteser / Toblerone ones - they are 
to die for! 

Food and drinks are served all day 
from light breakfasts (until noon) 
and light lunches (paninis, toasties, 
sandwiches, jacket potatoes, salads and 
soups). GF and vegan dishes are also 


available.There is also a large selection 
of freshly ground coffees, speciality teas, 
milkshakes and juices. 

There is a take-away service as well as 
a pre-order service for foods and home 
made cakes - the website is excellent and 
full details of menus and other services 
can be sourced there. See details below. 


Carol and Nersha are happy to take on 
board any suggestions for foods etc. - if 
there is a demand, then they will try it 
out - please ask! 
Open: Monday - Saturday 8.30am - 
5.00pm 
Contacts: 01453 839352 / 
www.carshas.co.uk 


Amberley Cow Hunt 10th AnniversaryÐ a reminder 


Last month we gave readers advanced notice of the famous Amberley 
Cow Hunt, which celebrates its 10th year on Saturday 5th & Sunday 
6th May.. The event attracts thousands of visitors over the Bank Holiday 

weekend, and raises money for the School, and for a charity providing 

livestock to Africa. 
Last year they sold over 2,000 slices of cake and over 300 ice creams. 
See the WhatÕs On pages for further details. You must go! 


The event was first thought up by school parent and PTA member, Anne 
Hampton, and she has been involved ever since. However, this is AnneÕs 
last year, as her youngest child is leaving the School in September. 
This has been a splendid example of voluntary effort for a long time 


Anne Hampton (middle) with her parents 

in Amberley. 


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SCHOOLS & NATURE 
Jolly Hockey Sticks and Darth Vader at Horsley School 
Last month we entered two teams, the 
Hawks and the Hornets, into the Quick 
Sticks District Hockey Competition. 
Some of the children had only been 
playing hockey for a couple of weeks so 
there was excitement and nervousness 
at the start, but confidence grew as 
the tournament progressed. Hornets 
finished a respectable 3rd in their group 
with 2 wins and 2 losses. Hawks went 
undefeated despite a tense semi-final 
golden goal win and an even more tense 
final. They showed great perseverance 
and tenacity to come back from 0-2 
behind to win 3-2 in the dying seconds 
to become District Champions for the 
second year running! Our children 
demonstrated excellent sportsmanship 
and a good sense of fair play throughout 
the tournament 
with 
handshakes all 
round at the 
end. 
Despite the 
imminent 
arrival of Ôthe beast from the eastÕ, we 
were still able to mark World Book 
Day. Staff and pupils dressed as book 
characters from Mary Poppins to Darth 
Vader. The children enjoyed story 
readings from staff and two intrepid 
parents who braved the weather. Each 
child donated £1 to come to school 
dressed as their favourite book character 
and the money raised will be used to 
purchase books for each class. It was a 
fantastic morning and we were delighted 
that the weather didnÕt spoil our 
enjoyment, even though we had to close 
the school at lunchtime. 
Gary Price, Headteacher / 
www.horsley.gloucs.sch.co.uk 
Otters in the Inchbrook 
When the Woodchester Valley Village 
was built in 2002, on the brownfield 
site of a former mill, a wildlife corridor 
was preserved. This corridor links the 
National TrustÕs Woodchester Park to 
the Nailsworth river valley and includes 
part of the Inchbrook stream. Hopes 
were raised that otters would use this 
stream to reach the fish in the ParkÕs 
lakes and now, at last, evidence of otters 
has been found. 
The village is now 
run in the mutual 
interests of the 
residents and one 
of those interests 
is the environment 
of the village itself 
and encouraging 
wildlife. 
Recently an 
enthusiast from the 
Gloucestershire 
Wildlife Trust 
visited and 
found otter poo 
(spraints) with 
a distinctly 
fishy smell 
on rocks in 
the Inchbrook 
Stream on 
the edge of 
Nailsworth. 
The residents, 
avid readers of Nailsworth News, would 
be interested to hear of otters detected in 
other parts of Nailsworth. 
Over recent years many birds have 
been seen as well as other wildlife 
including orchids and glow worms. Plans 
are being drawn up to protect the wildlife 
and encourage more.

SCHOOL S SCHOOLS 
Beaudesert Park School news 


The older children at Beaudesert recently 
enjoyed a sneak peek into what the future 
might hold during a special ÔWorld of 
WorkÕ day. The innovative day involved 

the children listening to a range of 
visitors talking about their own career 

choices. Among others the children 


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Elsewhere the children 
proved that the show must 
go on Ð snow drifts or 
no snow drifts! Recent 
performances included 
the Spring Concert and 
ÔPirates vs MermaidsÕ Ð a 
play performed by Year 

1. Children in Year 7 laid 
on entertainment for a smaller, but no 
less appreciative audience when they 
spent time with residents of Steppes 
care home. The annual trip to Steppes 

is a popular part of the Year 7 PSHE 
programme. As well as reciting poems 

and prose, the children chatted and 
swapped life stories with residents Ð one 


of whom had worked at Beaudesert. 

Activities of younger children in 
school included making (and devouring) 
pizzas to help with fractions, and 
creating wonderful portraits of their 
mothers in special Mothering Sunday 
themed art sessions. 
www.beaudesert.gloucs.sch.uk 


The Nailsworth Archives is putting on 
an exhibition for the Nailsworth 
Festival in the Mortimer Rooms, about 
Education in Nailsworth. Does anyone 
have group school photos from time 
spent at Nailsworth schools? If so, may 
we please borrow them for a display! 
Please deliver by 16 April to Nailsworth 
Archives at the Town Hall, any Monday 
or Friday between 10am and 12pm. 
Call for School Photos 
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SCHOOLS SCHOOLS 
St DominicÕs Catholic Primar y School 


Due to the snow, World Book Day 

and Big Yellow Friday at the start of 

March were postponed. The latter was 

in support of ChildrenÕs Liver Disease 
Foundation (CLDF), a charity close 

to the heart of one of our families. 
However, two weeks later both events 
were held, and the children came in as 
a character from a book, or dressed in 
yellow, or even both at the same time! 
We also had a second hand book sale, 

and all proceeds went to CLDF. 

The onset of spring has seen the 
children enjoying a wealth of different 
learning activities, including setting up 
their own Museum! Our ÔOne Night 
at the MuseumÕ theme gave many 
opportunities for the children to explore 
the natural sciences, Egyptians and 
Roman history, visit Bristol Museum, 
providing inspiration for their own 
school Museum, open on the last day of 
term, when parents and friends of the 
school were welcomed. The children 
also learned calligraphy skills from the 

past. Promotion of Cursive Writing from 

Reception upwards has seen significant 
improvements in childrenÕs handwriting. 

KS2 welcomed Mrs Betty Foxton, who 
shared her calligraphy skills with the 
children. Mrs Jacqui Sollars, headteacher, 
said, ÒIt was fantastic to build parish and 
school links, using the many skills that 
exist within our community to inspire 
the children even further. They really 
appreciated how difficult it is and the 

concentration and accuracy required to 
produce a good result.Ó 

The schoolÕs PTA is getting ready for 

the annual Duck Race at the Nailsworth 

Festival in May. Races will include a 

Sporty Race and a Silver Screen Duck 
Race with family cinema prizes. The grand 

Finale Duck Race will have a royal flavour 

with a special Great Royal Wedding Race 

starting at 11.30am to mark the wedding 

of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 


Nailsworth Primar y School 


ÔCheetah WeekÕ at Nailsworth Primary 

school meant a busy start to March. We 

aim to raise £1000 for cheetahs and to start 

this exciting event, we had an Elephant 
day, learning more about fundraising for 
cheetahs and a Skype session from South 

Africa, from a lady working with cheetahs. 

Fundraising throughout the week has 
included, cake sales, raffle tickets and 
Ôguess the weight of the Cheetah cakeÕ. 

We also had an animal art competition 

and dressed as animals: all to raise 

money to help cheetahs. 


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WHATÕS ON APRIL WHATÕS ON APRIL 
To request an event listing please email whatson@nailsworthnews.org.uk. 

Please submit May 2018 events by 15th April. Find us on Facebook at 

NE W THIS MONTH 

www.facebook.com/nailsworthnews and add events there also. 

Wednesday 11 April, Nailsworth Library, 11.00 - 
12.30, GORILL A STORY TIME (3 - 8 year olds) 
Friday 13 April, NAILSWORTH FILM CLUB, 
ÒMINDHORNÓ, - doors open 7.30pm, film starts 
8.00pm -All films at Arkell Centre, Forest 
Green - see www.nailsworthfilmclub.co.uk for 

details 

Sunday 15 April, BRISTOL ENSEMBLE, 
MENDEL SSOHNÕS PIANO TRIO, and music by 
CL AR A SCHUMANN - see main article - Page 8 
Sunday 15 April, PERSONAL BEST FITNESS 
STUDIO, ÒL ADIES ONLY Ó GOLF FITNESS 
WORKSHOP - Charlotte Ellis. Info 01453 
873811 
Thursday 19 April, Friends Meeting House, 


7.15 - 9.00pm WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE 
WORLD? HOW CAN WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE? An 
evening of facilitated discussion, going beyond 

gossip & opinions; to include facts, feelings and 
what unites us underneath. More information: 
www.processworksouthwest.com. £20 
Saturday 21 April,BARNABAS PAINTERS, 
Exhibition of unframed and affordable Art, 
Mortimer Room, 10.00am - 4.00pm 
Friday 27 April, NAILSWORTH BOWLING CLUB, 
Taster sessions starting. See main aricle page 23 
Saturday 28 April, REDNOCK SCHOOL SWING 
BAND, (£5 / £2 etc) at St. GeorgeÕs Church. 
1950s, classic and popular music. 4 - 6pm. See 

main article page 8. 

Saturday 28 April, NAILSWORTH/ VULMILIA 
LINK, QUIZ EVENING, 7.30pm, St Georges Parish 
Room. Info Jo Smith 01453 834714 
Saturday 5 May & Sunday 6 May. AMBERLEY 
COW HUNT, Find the ÒMoo CowsÓ around 

the village. Refreshments available. To 

join the ÒHuntÓ buy a map, £2 Adults 
and £1 children. For info visit Facebook 
page www.facebook.com/Amberley Cow Hunt 


R EGUL AR E V ENT S 

Arts & Crafts 

ART FOR FUN PAINTING CLASSES, Tuesdays 1.303pm, 
Arkell Centre. Info: Sheila 07870 896815 
CREATIVE TEXTILES COURSE, Adults Monday 
11am-2pm, Children (8yrs & over) Mondays 
3.35-5.30pm Subscription Rooms. Info: Grace 
07539 548648 or www.practicalintelligence.org. 

uk/print-making.php 

FIVE VALLEYS QUILTERS - 2nd Wednesday of 
the month. Info: Debbie 07850 943696 or 
email fivevq@gmail.com 
GENER AL CR AFTS CIRCLE, Wednesdays 10am12.30pm, 
Mother Goose 
KNITTING CIRCLE, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 6-8pm, 

Mother Goose 

KNITTING GROUP, Thursdays 10am-12pm, 

Mother Goose 
STAINED GLASS & MOSAIC WORKSHOPS, 


Tuesdays 7-9pm and Fridays 2-4pm, 

Nailsworth community workshop Subs Rooms. 

Info: Pam 07971 737626 

NAILSWORTH KNITTERS, second Monday of the 

month. Info: Margaret 834996 

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

WOODWORK SESSION for home educated 

children. Monday 11am-1pm Friday 
9-11am 11.30am-1.30pm. Sub rooms. 
Info: Pam 07971 737626 
1ST NAILSWORTH BROWNIES (7-10 
yrs) & 1ST NAILSWORTH GUIDES (1014 
yrs) on Mondays. 1ST NAILSWORTH 
R AINBOWS (5-7 yrs) & 1ST NAILSWORTH 
SENIOR SECTION (14-25 yrs) on Tuesdays. 

www.girlguidingnailsworth.wordpress.com 

BARTON END EQUESTRIAN CENTRE TODDLER AND 
PONY CLUB, various times throughout the week 

and weekend. Info: 834915 
BEAVERS/CUBS/SCOUTS -Beavers 6 to 8 
years old on Wednesdays; Cubs: 8 to 10 years 
Thursdays, Scouts 10 to 14 years Fridays. Info: 

www.nfgscouts.org Welcomes both boys and girls. 
COMMUNIT Y 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) drop in rate £4.50 
for 1 child/£6.00 for 2 siblings (discounts if paid 
half termly). Newcomers welcome and 1st session 
free if signing up for their first half term. Info: 
07957 235413 or Stephanie@crocnroll.co.uk 

PHOENIX PL AYMATES 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 

01453 833511 to be let in (£2) 

PHOENIX PL AYMATES NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL 

-sessions 5 days a week (term time only). 
Nailsworth Primary School. Info: Julie 833511 or 
email phoenixplaymates@hotmail.com 
PL AYCIRCLE MUSICAL STORYTIME, Mondays 

9.45-10.45an & 11am-12pm (term time), Town 
Hall. A creative session of singing, movement and 
storytelling for babies & toddlers. £33 for 6 week 

term. email playcircle@live.com to book a free 
taster session 

PL AYCIRCLE DROP IN PL AYSPACE SESSIONS 

Wednesday 9.30-11.45 Town Hall 
TINY TALK BABY SIGNING, Wednesdays 10-11am, 
Arkell Centre. Booking required. Info: Claire 
07525 443999 or claireo@tinytalk.co.uk 

Church & Faith 

ST. GEORGES 11am every Sunday 
CHRIST CHURCH 10.30am every Sunday 
PRIORY CHURCH 11am & 5pm every Sunday 
QUAKER MEETING HOUSE 10.30am every Sunday 

Community 

ALZHEIMERÕS CAFE, Last Wednesday of the month 

(not Dec) 2-4pm, Christ Church Rooms. Info: 
834714 
ARCHIVE OFFICE open Mondays and Fridays 10am12pm, 
Town Hall 

BINGO, Saturdays from 8pm, Shortwood Social 
Club 
BINGO, Nailsworth Social Club. Every Sunday 

6.15pm. 

CHILDRENÕS DROP IN SESSIONS, Nailsworth 

Library, Baby Bounce & Rhyme, Mondays 
11.30am - 12.00 noon (term time only) 

CHILDRENÕS DROP IN SESSIONS, Nailsworth 

Library, Story Time (2 - 5 years), Wednesdays 

10.30 -11.00 am (term time only) 
CITIZENÕS ADVICE BUREAU DROP-IN, Tuesdays 

1.00-3.30pm, 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 
FRIENDSHIP GROUP, Tuesdays 2.30pm, Christ 
Church. Info: Margaret 834996 

HOME-START STROUD DISTRICT, Forest Green 
Family Fun, Wednesday and Friday 10-11.30 (term 
time only). Arkell Centre, Free (but donations 
welcome). Info: 821085 

LIBR ARY CLUB FOR OLDER PEOPLE, Nailsworth 

Library, 2nd Wednesday of the month, 11am


12pm, transport can be provided. Info: 832747 
LUNCH CLUB, 2nd Monday of the month, Arkell 
Centre - all welcome. Info: Margaret 834996 

LUNCH CLUB, 4th Monday of the month, Arkell 

Centre - Info: Stephen 872251 
MACUL AR SOCIET Y, 3rd Wednesday of the month, 
10.30am-12.30pm, Christ Church Hall. Info: 
Sandra 833614 


ME SUPPORT GROUP, 1st Monday of the month, 

11am, Egypt Mill. Info: Richard 07814 223567 
MONDAY CLUB DAY CENTRE at Concord, 10am2.45pm, 
£4.50 to include morning coffee, lunch, 
afternoon tea. Info: Mary Blunt 833703 

MOTHERS TOGETHER, Thursday mornings, 1011.30am, 
weekly term time, Quaker Meeting 
House, upstairs. A group for mothers of young 
children to get support and form friendships. £6 
per session, pleae email to book in advance. Info: 
Eva 07981 623981 eva@evakaria.com 

NAILSWORTH COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, 

Tuesdays 1.30-4pm, Subscription Rooms. Info: 
Info Pam 07971 737626 

NAILSWORTH DEATH CAFƒ, We meet at the Canteen 

from 7:30-9:30 on the last Wednesday of alternate 
months. Next meeting 28th March. All welcome 

and we can be contacted by email jane.e.diamond@ 

hotmail.com or call 07989 931913. 
NAILSWORTH PROBUS CLUB, every 2nd and 4th 

Wednesday 10am, Mortimer Room. Info: Peter 
Boxall 832880 
NAILSWORTH COMR ADES CLUB QUIZ NIGHT, 1st 

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

NAILSWORTH COMR ADES CLUB , BINGO -

Fortnightly on Fridays, 9th and 23rd February , 
8-8.30pm start, Comrades Club. Info: 832646 

NAILSWORTH SOCIAL CLUB. Every Tuesday 

Evening 7pm , Shortwood Bingo 

NAILSWORTH SOCIAL CLUB. Every Thursday 

Evening 8pm -TimÕs Quiz Night 

NAILSWORTH SOCIAL CLUB. Every Sunday 

Evening 6.15pm -FreebÕs Jackpot Bingo 

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WHATÕS ON APRIL WHATÕS ON APRIL 
NAIL SWORTH SOCIAL CLUB, Every Saturday Night 

from 7.30pm -Disco Music and or Live Music 
ROTARY CLUB, every other Thursday 7pm, Egypt 

Mill. New members welcome to help in our local 

community and have fun. Info: 07490 220773 

ROTARY LUNCH CLUBS, fourth Monday of the 

month, Arkell Centre. Info: Stephen 872251 
SENIOR CITIZENSÕ CLUB, Thursdays 1.45pm 
for a 2pm start, Arkell Centre (£1.50). 
Info: Dave 833411 

SHORTWOOD SOCIAL CLUB AFTERNOON TEA AND 
BINGO, first Monday of the month, 2pm. 
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING, 3rd 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 
HIP HOP AND CHEERLEADING CL ASS (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 CL ASS FOR 
LADIES, Thursdays 2-3pm, Sawyer Hall, 
Christ Church. Info: Marion 861001 or 


marionmills@btopenworld.com 

Health & Wellbeing 

ACCESSIBLE YOGA, Tuesdays 10am, Wednesdays 
7pm, Thursdays 5.45pm Sawyer Hall. 
Info: Sally751937 
ASHTANGA YOGA, Mondays 7pm, Wednesdays 
9.15am, Thursdays 12.15pm, Saturdays 9.30am 
Sawyer Hall and Wednesdays 6.30pm Sub Rooms. 
Info: Stuart 07986 003602 www.pulse4life.co.uk 
HEALTH WALK (approx. 60 mins), Tuesdays 2pm, 
meet at Library. Info: David 832542 
Iyengar Yoga, Wednesdays 7.30pm, 
Mortimer Room. Info: Alison 752249 
PIL ATES (FUSION) Tuesdays 6.30pm Sub rooms, 
Wednesdays 12.15 Sawyer Hall. Info: Stuart 
07986 003602 www.pulse4life.co.uk 
PIL ATES, Thursdays 6.30pm & 8pm, Mortimer 
Room. Info: Bea 07717 472129 

SLIMMING WORLD NAILSWORTH EVENING 
GROUP, Every Monday 5.30 and 7.30pm, Arkell 
Centre. Info: Lesley 07962 181596 

SLIMMING WORLD NAILSWORTH GROUP, 

Thursdays 9.30am and 11am, Arkell Centre. Info: 
Sabrina 07956 653457 
TAIJI WUXIGONG (Chi gong), Thursdays 9.30am, 
Christ Church Hall. Info: Poh-Eng San 297847. 


WALKING FROM THE COMR ADES CLUB, Saturdays 

10am for a 2 hour gentle walk. £3 to include drink, 
soup & roll at the Comrades Club afterwards. Info: 
Mike 832739 
YOGA, Tuesdays 6.30pm, Christ Church Hall. 
Info: Chris 834304. 
YOGA FOR MEN, Mondays 7.00-8.30pm, Christ 
Church Hall. Info: Brendan 834304 


Film, Music and Theatre 

NAIL SWORTH SINGERS. Tuesdays 10.30am-12pm. 
Upstairs Sub Rooms. Recruiting both male and 

female voice for fun and informal learning of 

songs. Info: Biddy Turner amberleycc@gmail.com 
or 07814 652735 

THE CONVENT COMMUNIT Y MENÕS 
CHOIR Tuesdays 7.45pm, The Convent. 
Info: theconventchoirs@gmail.com 

NAILSWORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR, 

Wednesdays 7.30pm,The Friends Meeting 
House. All welcome, no experience necessary. 
Info: Penelope 07918 126585 

NAILSWORTH DR AMATIC SOCIET Y - Rehearsals 
Tuesdays and Thursdays when production is being 

prepared. Youth Section in operation: Info aj. 

usher@hotmail.com 
NAILSWORTH SILVER BAND, Mondays (beginners 

5.30pm, training band 6pm, band rehearsal 
7.15pm), Band Room Brewery Lane 

Food, Drink, Fetes & Markets 

NAILSWORTH FRIDAY MARKET (formerly ÒCountry 

MarketÓ), Fridays 8.45-11am, Mortimer Room. 
FAIRTR ADE COFFEE MORNINGS, 4th Saturday 
of the month (not August or Dec), 10am-12pm, 
Mortimer Room. Fairtrade tea and coffee, 

Traidcraft stall and trade justice information. 

Free entry. Info: Sue 832734 

FLEA MARKET AND COLLECTABLES, 1st Saturday of 
the month 9am-1pm, Mortimer Rooms. 
NAILSWORTH MARKET, 4th Saturday of the month, 

9am-1pm, Mortimer Gardens 

Sport & Exercise 

ADULT FITNESS SESSIONS, Mondays 6-7pm, Youth 

Club. Info: Luke 07866529482 
ANTE NATAL PIL ATES, 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 PIL ATES FOR WEIGHT LOSS, 

Mondays 9.15am, Arkell Centre. Free taster 

class. Suitable for any age/any ability. 

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. Info: contact details at 

www.cotswoldallrunners.club 

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

NIFT Y FIFTIES, Thursdays 9.30am, Forest Green 

Rovers studio - easy aerobic work out and Pilates 

mat work. Info: Meg 07970 434316 
N SOC R AMBING GROUP - 4th Thursday of the 
month. 9.30am outside Library. See library 
noticeboard for walk details. Info: Angela 832911/ 
Allison 07715 916924 

SUNDAY SWIMMERS, Sundays, Beaudesert Park 

School pool, spaces available. Info: 839304 (8.309.30pm 
group) or 833862 (7-8pm group) 

TEA TIME TABLE TENNIS. Fridays 5-6pm. Drop in. 

Sawyer Hall. 

TABLE TENNIS, Saturday 10am-12pm, Subscription 
Rooms, first session Free. Open to all ages, male & 
female and all abilities. Info: Andy 07777 642378. 

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 

ZUMBA GOLD CL ASS (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 (home) 

02 FGR V COLCHESTER UTD 3PM 
02 SHORTWOOD UTD V EVESHAM UTD 3PM 
04 SHORTWOOD UTD V BISHOPS CLEVE 7.45PM 
14 SHORTWOOD UTD V LARKHALL ATH 3PM 
21 FGR V CHESTERFIELD 3PM 
28 SHORTWOOD UTD V CIRENCESTER TOWN 3PM 

Talks & Groups 

NAILSWORTH W.I. Monday 9th April, 
7.30pm, ÒQuillingÓ with Carolyn Evans. 
Info Rosemary Davis 833966 

NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Monday 9th April, 
7.30pm, Local History Research Group, The 
Fighting Forties - David & Virginia Adsett . Info 
Paul Butler 01453 836331 

NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Monday 16th April , 

afternoon, Gardening Group, Half-day visit to 

Lydney Park. Info Kath Nielsen 01453 834046 
NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Monday 23rd April, 
7.30pm, Local Studies Group, Chedworth Roman 

Villa - Nick Humphris. Info Dave Partington 

01453 832034 
NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Thurs 26th April, 


9.30am, Rambling Group, Ramble. Info Angela 
Middleditch 01453 832911 
NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Monday 30th April, 


7.15pm, Society AGM in Town Hall, featuring 


ÒRestoration of the Cotswold Canals - History -

Heritage - FutureÓ - Clive & Jill Field 
NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Wednesday 7th May, Arts 

Crafts & Music Group, Bank Holiday - no meeting 
(but see 9th May) 
NAILSWORTH SOCIETY, Wednesday 9th May, Arts 

Crafts & Music Group, Visit to the Mechanical 

Music Museum, Northleach. Car sharing, Info 

Jane Bodkin 01453 835554 

Youth 

NAILSWORTH YOUTH CLUB, Mondays 4-5.30pm 
Afternoon Activity Session for primary School 
age, Thursday 4-6pm Afternoon Activity Session 

for secondary school age. 

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 

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FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 
Tickets go on sale for Nailsworth Festival 

Tickets for the 2018 Festival will be available from Tuesday 9th April. Full details of the many 

activities across Festival week will be available in the Festival brochure and in next monthÕs Nailsworth 
News. In the meantime, here are the main performances. Unless otherwise stated, tickets can be purchased 

through the website at www.nailsworthfestival.org.uk or from the Town Information Centre in Old Market. 

The Temperance Seven Grand 
Diamond Jubilee Tour 2017-18 

Saturday 19th May, Town Hall, 8pm £16 

The Temperance Seven has a vast 
repertoire - jazz classics from the 
past, original compositions, novelty 
numbers - so whatever your taste in 
jazz, The Temperance Seven will play it 
for you. 

The Tippett Quartet Sunday 20th 
May, Christ Church, 7.30pm £12 

This exciting quartet will perform 
Villa-LobosÕs String Quartet No 6 (the 
ÒBrazilianÓ), DvorakÕs String Quartet 
No 6 (the ÒAmericanÓ) and BeethovenÕs 
String Quartet No 12. 


The Gasworks Singers Monday 21st 
May, St GeorgeÕs Church, 7:30 £6, Pay 

at the door 

Gasworks Singers are a choir of 35 
members of the 160-strong Gasworks 
Choir in Bristol. Expect pop, soul and a 
passionate and prayerful performance! 

Tim Hughes. Publicity 01453 836993 


Votes for Women in the 
Cotswolds Monday 21st May, Egypt 
Mill, 7:30pm £5. 

A talk by Dr Sue Jones author of 
ÒVotes for Women: Cheltenham and the 
CotswoldsÓ. 

Boldwood Tuesday 22nd May, Ruskin 
Mill, 7:30pm £12. Book direct with 
Ruskin Mill: 01453 837537 

Boldwood specialises in bringing to 
life neglected gems. 

Festival Tales Wednesday 23rd May, 
Mortimer Room, 8pm-10pm £3 

An opportunity to hear stories, 

poems and sketches from ÒTell TalesÓ, 

NailsworthÕs creative writing group. 

Comedy Night Wednesday 23rd May , 
Christ Church, 7:30 £8 

The 2018 Festival offers a three 
comedian line up for your enjoyment. 
The show is a partnership event with 
Churches Together in Nailsworth and will 
be compered by Andy Kind, opened by 
Fran Garrity and headlined by Tony Vino. 

An Evening with Sir Richard Eyre 

Thursday 24th May, Nailsworth C of E 
Primary School, 7:30 £10 

The theatre and film 
director, Sir Richard Eyre, 
will talk about working 
with actors and show clips 
from several of his films, 
including his most recent 
film of King Lear with 
Anthony Hopkins. 


Withering Looks Friday 25th May, 
Town Hall, 7:30pm £12 

LipService Touring Theatre takes a 
look at the lives of the Bronte sisters. 
Withering Looks is an irreverent and 
hilarious theatre event to savour. 

Latina Festivale Saturday 26th May, 
Comrades Club, 8:00pm £10, 

Latina Festivale distils a vibrant and 
stylish mix of salsa, funk, soul and 
samba, from Cuban classics and laid 
back Brazilian beats right through to the 
present day. 


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Contact: 01453 836818 

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SPORTS 
ElsieÕs inside view! (Sports Ambassador for FGR) 
Throughout the season Forest Green 
Rovers have had their share of ups and 
downs: a rocky start to the season, then 
developing to move up the league to 
where they are now. At the beginning 
of the season, we were still excited by 
our promotion and I think that distracted 
us from our play. Things werenÕt 
going quite to plan. We were given the 
toughest teams fi rst, werenÕt winning 
many matches and positioned in the 
bottom 2. However, as we started to play 
slightly easier teams we managed to get 
a few points back and crawled out of 
the relegation zone. Then we hovered 
around the relegation zone for too long, 
people were getting a little annoyed and 
pressure began to show on the team, with 
an adverse effect on their playing. I think 
itÕs fair to say that getting promoted isnÕt 
all winning and happiness. ItÕs also hard 
work and perhaps a bit of failure and 
thatÕs expected from all teams. It would 
be great if you could win every match 
but highly unlikely! 
In the beginning of 2018 we lost many 
players: either they were sold or were 
on loan and returned to their original 
club. New signings came in and it 
looked like a completely different team. 
I was excited to see if play improved. 
It took them a couple of games to settle 
in and to get used to playing together, 
but soon you could see the difference 
in their performance. After a while, we 
were winning more matches, closing 
the gap between us and other teams 
and decreasing our -20 something goal 
difference. We were unbeaten in 5 games 
during February/early March which led 
to Mark Cooper being nominated for 
manager of the month. We fi nally got 
out of the relegation zone and have now 
climbed our way up the table putting 
quite a few teams between us and our 
old position, which we hopefully wonÕt 
return to! 
With everyoneÕs support over the 
remaining games, letÕs hope the Rovers 
can keep up the positive play and remain 
where they rightly belong! 
Come on you Rovers! 
We donÕt have enough snow to have 
a curling club, but the next best thing 
is bowls at Nailsworth Mills Bowls 
Bowling Club and it is usually far warmer 
too! Instead of throwing stones down 
the ice, you can throw woods instead (a 
technical bowling term). Give it a go with 
taster sessions and relax with a drink or 
two in the bar afterwards. Taster sessions 
recommence on Friday evening 27 April 
(6.15pm Ð 8.45pm) when the Green is open 
for the summer season. Coaching is always 
given Ð bring fl at shoes. Info: John 833966 
or julia.stannard1@sky.com 
Are you suddenly hooked on Curling?

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Animal welfare is at the heart of everything we 
do. 
Teckels provide an excellent boarding service for cats and 
dogs alongside our rescue and rehoming. We are highly 
trained in animal welfare and passionate about what we 
do. 
Our boarding kennels and cattery provide a safe and 
happy environment for your dog or cat while you are 
away. Teckels offer a very competitive daily rate and we 
use any money left over from our boarding services, after 
covering our costs, to help run the rehoming centre. So by 
boarding your cat or dog with us you are helping to give 
our rescue animals a happy life too! 
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Shortwood United 
Snow, frosted out and waterlogged for 
weeks and when it all seemed over, 
another dose of the Beast from the East 
- the Team has not had the most athletic 
of months on home soil! With a large 
backlog of games to fill, it is going to 
be a very busy end to the season. Please 
check on www.pitchero.com/clubs/ 
shortwoodunited on a daily basis to see 
when matches are re-scheduled etc. 
The recent demolition by Bideford 
completely reflected that football is 
definitely a game of two halves! It could 
so easily have been 4 - 1 to Shortwood in 
the first half but against the sub-zero gale 
and snow in the second half, the team 
couldnÕt mount any attack, defended 
deeper and deeper and the more physical 
and creative Bideford tore Shortwood to 
shreds. At least the team carried on and 
heads never dropped, and they tried to 
carry out their game-play - a real credit 
to the players who were obviously a 
little shell-shocked. This team spirit 
will be vital as the season comes to 
an end - there is certainly enough 
talent still available to finish on a very 
positive note. 
Shortwood has a history of creating 
great goalkeepers Ð Harry Pickering 
has been brilliant all season - without 
him, the team would be in real trouble. 
Attendances appear to be a little low 
just now, but larger crowds supporting 
the team create an atmosphere and this 
rubs off on the players. There are always 
goals galore - give Shortwood a try if 
you havenÕt been before! 
SPORTS 
Phoenix Gold in the Stroud League U18Õs Final 
Who 
would have 
thought 
that when 
two nine 
year olds 
started 
playing 
table tennis at Phoenix Table Tennis 
Club, five years later they would be 
playing each other at the same venue for 
the honour of being the best Under 18 
player in the Stroud League. ThatÕs what 
happened on Saturday March 10th when 
good friends and teammates Sam McIvor 
and Jon Ramsbotham played each other. 
Both are local lads living within walking 
distance of the club at (Nailsworth 
Subscription Rooms). On the day, Jon 
just had the measure of Sam, winning 
the first game 11-9. Sam fought back 
to match JonÕs score to win the second 
game 11-9, but Jon composed himself 
and again edged the third game 11-9. 
With Sam tiring after being unwell all 
week, Jon got some breaks and applied 
the pressure to win the final game 11-4 
to win 3-1 overall. Thanks to Nick 
Watts who umpired the tense match, 
played in good spirit and watched by an 
appreciative audience. 
Photograph: L-R - Jon Rowbotham, 
Sam McIver