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Hello Readers, So much going on locally this month, from art exhibitions to village fetes. But if it is a holiday on your mind look no

further than opposite for South Devon or if it‘s a cruise you fancy see Miles Morgan Travel on page seven. For those wanting some extra tuition in the holidays Maths and Spanish tutors are listed below. Or alternatively there are details of a summer holiday club for young designers on page ten. Ever thought about a veggie patch, but not sure where to start? Have a look at Pippa Greenwood‘s article on page eight. Or if you already have a bumper crop see page 24 for what to do with the excess! Please send us details of any event you have on for August, it is free to list for advertisers and com-munity groups. Kind Regards Renee Tuck

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S pring Cleaning is a phrase that is now being applied at all times of year and referring

to a variety of sorts of subjects. We are encouraged to ‗spring clean our PCs‘, ‗spring clean our finances‘ and even ‗spring clean our lives‘. Compared to these,

giving your house a meticulous clean seems relatively simple.

There‘s no denying the feeling of satisfaction when you have

successfully completed a thorough cleaning and de-cluttering attack on even just one room, never mind

the whole house. In Victorian times,

spring cleaning was a serious and exhausting

business. Open fires, candles and oil lamps filled homes with soot and ash while factory chimneys brought additional dirt. With houses shut up against the cold of winter, the first signs of spring were a

signal to throw open the doors and windows, move furniture and rugs outside to air and to thoroughly scrub the interior.

Spring cleaning is a lot easier nowadays with labour-saving devices such as vacuum cleaners and a cleaning

fluid for every surface. Prepare for your blitz by packing a box with all the cleaning tools you need so you carry them from room to room. Start at the top of the house and work down, not forgetting to wipe all surfaces as you go, including

skirting boards and window sills. However, there is little point in cleaning if your house is

also full of clutter. So take the opportunity to have a clear-out before you start the spring clean. Less clutter not only

makes future cleaning easier, it also helps to give us a freer, more relaxed frame of mind. Feng shui, the art of uncluttered living, has long been practiced by Chinese people. It‘s believed that if the universe's energy, or chi, can

easily flow through a room, our lives will be more harmonious and joyful. Decorators worldwide are now embracing the simple beauty of barer rooms for easier living.

Start by clearing out your storage areas so you have somewhere to store items you need to keep. Then systematically work through your house de-cluttering and cleaning as you go. Work through the four types of clutter:

rubbish, keep in storage, keep handy and sell or give away. Get rid of everything you don't use and be ruthless! Place the obvious rubbish straight into bin bags and dispose of immediately. Decide what you want to do with the ‗sell or

give away‘ pile and set yourself a deadline to get rid of it – otherwise it will still be around this time next year. Anything to be stored can be neatly packed and labeled for easy access later. There is always a fifth pile – ―decide later‖! Put

these items in a box and leave it somewhere obvious, such as the sitting room, until they are gone.

Perhaps you are happy to de-clutter but the prospect of

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Every July the Tour de France takes over the streets and towns of France, and the TV screens of the world. This legendary event has grown hugely in popularity since its inaugural run in 1903 and is now watched by an estimated two billion television viewers. The 98th Tour commences on 2nd July 2011 from Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts and 3,500 gruelling kilometres later, it finishes on the Champs Élysées in Paris on 24th July.

In early 20th century France, anyone envisaging a near-2,500-km-long cycle race across the country would have been widely viewed as unhinged. But that didn‘t stop Géo Lefèvre, a journalist with L‘Auto magazine at the time, from proceeding with his inspired plan. His editor, Henri Desgrange, was bold enough to believe in the idea and to throw his backing behind the Tour de France. And so it was, that on 1 July 1903, sixty pioneers set out on their bicycles from Montgeron. After six mammoth stages (Nantes - Paris, 471 km), only 21 ―routiers‖, led by Maurice Garin, arrived at the end.

Le Tour soon won over the sporting public and the roadside crowds swelled. The French people took to their hearts this unusual event which placed their towns, their countryside and, since 1910, even their mountains, in the spotlight.

The Tour originally ran around the perimeter of France. Cycling was an endurance sport and the organisers realised the sales of L‘Auto magazine they would achieve by creating supermen of their competitors. Night riding was dropped after the second Tour in 1904 after there had been

TOUR TRIVIA

A rider consumes the equivalent of 26 Mars Bars per day in calories.

An estimated 15 million spectators will line the route.

“Le Tour” was founded as a publicity stunt for the sports newspaper l’Auto in 1903

The longest Tour was 5,745km in 1926

The oldest winner at 36 was Firmin Lambot of Belgium. The youngest was 20 year old French-man Henri Cornet.

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persistent cheating because judges could not see riders. That reduced the daily and overall distance but the emphasis remained on endurance.

A succession of doping scandals in the 1960s, culminating in the death of Tom Simpson in 1967, led the Union Cycliste Internationale to limit daily and overall distances and to impose rest days. It was then impossible to follow the frontiers, and the Tour increasingly zig-zagged across the country, sometimes with unconnected days‘ races linked by train, while still maintaining some sort of loop.

The tour is split into stages, each stage being completed within a day. Stages can be flat, undulating or mountainous. Riders are judged by the time each has taken throughout the race, a ranking known as the general classification. There may be time deductions for finishing well in a daily stage or being first to pass an intermediate point. It is possible to win without winning a stage, as Greg LeMond did in 1990.

Riders normally start together each day, with the first over the line winning, but some days are ridden against the clock by individuals or teams. The overall winner is usually a master of the mountains and of these time trials. Probably the most famous participant in the race is American Lance Armstrong. In 1996 Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer, a tumour that metastasized to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor. Incredibly he went on to win the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005 and is the only person to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins.


There is something lovely about this time of year: even on the less appealing days it rarely gets too chilly, the soil is warm and feels all the more full of potential. But there is no doubt that your vegetable growing may seem to be close to peaking and perhaps in some areas on the decline. Rather than forgetting the fun of growing your own until next year, why not add to what you already have and start some crops from fresh? If you‘ve missed the boat totally and never actually planted anything this year, there‘s still time to grow some tasty home grown vegetable and herbs....it‘s not too late to start, but you‘ll have to get your skates on.

Knowing what responds best to late sowing is the key, and knowing what might be worth the risk has the potential to be the icing on the cake. That lovely warm soil is a real advantage to those somewhat tenuous sowings made right at the start of the season, but you may also have to spend more time watering your vegetables,

especially when the plants are small.

Sow yourself some ruby chard. These fantastically brightly coloured plants mean you can create something seriously good-looking as well as tasty. ‗Bright Lights‘ is the wackiest with bright yellow, orange, red, pink and purple stems. It can be sown successfully into August and can be used as ‗baby leaves‘ for salads or as an alternative to spinach.

Several of the oriental vegetables respond especially well to later sowing. Mizuna is one of my favourites. With its pretty divided leaves and ability to grow very fast, it can be sown right through from now and into September. Good in stir fries or as a salad ingredient, Mizuna does best in a sunny site. A covering of fleece helps to keep the flea-beetle away and so prevent the leaves becoming riddled with tiny holes.

Spring onions make really tasty additions to salads, ploughman‘s lunches and stir-fries. They grow rapidly and although it is getting late,

a prompt sowing now should still give you a crop of tiny spring onions in October. Sow enough to leave some in the soil where you can then harvest (continued on page 10)

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YOUNG DESIGNERS AT HYAM SHED

Anna Lizzio BA (Hons) is opening up her private garden for young artists and designers in

THE SHED at Hyam Farm, Malmesbury. Anna is a qualified teacher and textile designer.

She is running WEEKLY COURSES for 7-11 year olds throughout the summer holidays

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Over the week the children will experience a number of different media, will be individu-

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full-sized versions in March.

Carrots can be sown for many weeks of the year and some varieties of ‗maincrop‘ carrot including ‗Ideal‘ can still be sown until early August. Sow within the week and you‘ll be cropping from autumn to Christmas time. Choose a light soil, free from stones, or grow in a deep container. If in doubt about sowing times, just check the packet.

I love eating them, but hate buying those ridiculously expensive baby spinach leaves, but grow your own and you can have as many as you like for little outlay. They are perfect in salads and sandwiches....and much, much tastier and more tender (and a lot cheaper) than those you buy in cellophane bags. Make successional sowings from now and in to September and in five to six weeks you can harvest the baby leaves. If you like full-sized spinach leaves, then just leave the crop in the ground and allow it to grow a little more.

Chinese cabbage is another late-season stalwart. It is one of the fastest growers I know and perfect for anyone who wants a delicate steamed vegetable or a wonderfully tasty and crunchy addition to a Chinese style meal. Also known as Chinese leaves, if you sow promptly you should be harvesting in late October.

If you enjoy miniature beetroot or baby beet as they‘re often known, then buy a packet of beetroot seed and sow some of them promptly for a delicious, crop of small-sized beetroot from the autumn until Christmas.

French beans are so much better when grown at home. It is hard to make them tough or tasteless. A speedy sowing now should produce plenty of beans that you can harvest in mid-autumn. Choose a variety such as ‗Tendergreen‘ and it should perform well.

Kohl rabi is, admittedly, a peculiar looking vegetable as it has really tasty

and crisp swollen stems, but it is perfect for adding to salads and great in stir fries too. It performs well in most areas if sown up until about the middle of this month, and just nine to ten weeks after sowing you should be able to harvest your first crop.

There are numerous different colours and shapes of salad leaf available and they can be sown now, either singly or in combination. Simply use scissors to snip off what you need and as long as you don‘t cut too low, they‘ll act as a cut-and-come-again crop. Look out for mixed seed packs including all sorts of tasty varieties such as rocket, baby beet, lettuce and basil. As conditions become cooler, cover the row with fleece.

Rocket with its spicy dark green leaves makes a great ingredient for salads and because the plants grow so fast, a sowing made now will soon be producing a brilliant crop. Make successional sowings every couple of weeks.

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Although the obvious way to prevent sunburn is to avoid going out in the heat of the day at all, it is both necessary to have a little sun for our health and a pleasure to feel those rays on your skin. Although most people will use a sun cream or lotion as a preventative measure, studies have shown that many people do not use enough sunscreen to provide adequate protection.

If you do find that you have caught more sun than you intended, it’s important to treat your skin to minimise the damage. As with any burn the skin will be overheated, so the first thing to do is to find a way of cooling the area. Apply a flannel soaked in cold water or take a lukewarm shower or bath. Make sure you drink plenty of fluids as dehydration will only make matters worse and avoid alcohol.

For mild sunburn using a moisturising

lotion which contains Aloe Vera or a specially formulated after-sun lotion will both cool and rehydrate the area, and relieve the feeling of tightness.

For more intense sunburn ask your chemist about a hydrocortisone cream and take over the counter painkillers such as Paracetamol or Ibuprofen to reduce your temperature.

If your sunburn is severe, or it’s on a young child, you should ask for advice from your doctor or – in the worst cases – visit Accident and Emergency. If your sunburn is accompanied by other symptoms such a fever, dizziness or vomiting you could have sunstroke. It is essential in this case that your temperature is lowered and as a minimum you should seek advice from NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.

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1. When did you start your business and Why? The business was established in the 70‘s and evolved into its current form over the years, we bought it as a going concern in 2006 and have since modernised it beyond almost all recognition. 2. Describe the events in your typical day. Get woken up before my alarm goes off by a 4 year old octopus, struggle into the office for 8am, spend the next 9 hours doing nothing I‘d hoped to get done, get home late sleep and do it all again the next day. 3. What is your favourite local shop? Why? E & S Shops – 9 times out of 10 they have what I‘m looking for at good prices. 4. What is your favourite local venue? The Potting Shed in Crudwell 5. What is your all time favourite song? Cat Stevens‘ ―Cats In The Cradle‖ – anyone who has chil-dren should listen to the lyrics and not forget to strike a balance between work and family life. 6. If you didn't live here, where would you like to live and why? Mallorca, I love the scenery, cli-mate, food, language... 7. I set up my own business because....... I spent 9 years working for the Enterprise Agency in Harrow helping others set up their own businesses and got infected with the pleasure everyone got from being their own boss. 8. Best thing that's happened to you recently—Not sure when this is being published, but if it‘s after 27th July (hopefully) the birth of our 3rd child! 9. Favourite one liner or silliest thing you've heard. ―Any chance of a Pay Rise?‖ 10. Your future goal? Survive the next few years whilst the government dig this country out of the

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Occasionally, when I tell people I‘m in a band, they ask me if I‘ve met any celebrities. After all, that‘s what rock musicians do, isn‘t it? Hang out with famous people all day long, dodging the paparazzi and checking in and out of rehab?

I‘d love to reply that I once bumped into Chris Martin on a yacht in Monaco, regularly summer with Trudie and Sting in the Hamptons or, hell, even run a weekly bridge group with Justin Bieber. However, in truth, my celebrity name-drops are far more peculiar than this fantasy list might imply.

It all began in my late teens, when we performed at a village fête in Buckinghamshire and I met Timmy Mallet. He said he liked my hair. Since then, as a result of various tours with The Lightyears, I have met and played with Right Said Fred, Liberty X, Journey South, Stavros Flatley and the obviously legendary Chesney Hawkes, among others. Chesney was something of a boyhood hero of mine and I was impressed to find that, despite being in his late thirties when we met, he still managed to look about fifteen.

It‘s not just slightly famous popstars who crop up on our radar, however, for The Lightyears do seem to have a habit of being booked to play in front of pre-eminent dignitaries in far-flung corners of the world. For six years now we have been the headline act at The Queen‘s Birthday Ball in Seoul, where we perform in front of an audience that includes Her Majesty‘s Ambassador to South Korea. I remember being a little nervous the first time we met him back in 2006. The thing is, nobody really quite knows what to say to an Ambassador. For starters, any normal person is going to find it enormously difficult to make it through the conversation without making at least a passing reference to Ferrero Rocher. Fortunately I managed to keep my cool and we exchanged some rather tremendous banter on the subject of international air travel before he told me he thought we were ‗a bloody good band‘, which I must say I found very charming.

In all honesty, the only bona fide superstars I‘ve met with The Lightyears have been from the sporting world. This is ironic because I‘m about as at home on the sports field as Her Majesty‘s Ambassador would be in the Carphone Warehouse. It just seems a bit unfair that somebody who thinks a ‗googly‘ is an internet search engine for toddlers should have been given the chance to hang out with Manchester United. I say ‗hang out‘ - in fact we were playing a pre-match gig in the centre-circle of a football pitch whilst the team warmed up around us. All the stars were there, including Rio Ferdinand, who I have to say did give me a rather perplexed look at one point. I‘ll never know exactly what he was thinking but I suspect it was something along the lines of ‗I‘m going to kick the ball at that piano player‘s head‘.

On reflection, I think next time somebody asks me

which celebrities I‘ve met through my career as a musician, I‘ll lie and tell them that I in fact do run a weekly bridge group with Justin Bieber. It would be so much more believable.

Chris plays piano in South London power-pop band The

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Kids go Free at Westonbirt Arboretum This summer, Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is helping families to celebrate the United Nations International Year of

Forests with free admission for kids from 23 July-31 August,

and a host of activities exploring the hidden life of forests. Families can take part in a programme of exciting activities throughout August, finishing with the ultimate celebration of trees at Westonbirt's new summer Bank Holiday event, Treefest. Uncover wildlife from mini-beasts and mud to fungi and roots at Life Beneath our Feet, 2-4 August. Look closely

with microscopes, add to our large soil artwork and create crafty creatures to take away.

Discover the giants of the forest with Tree Architecture, 9-11 August. Look inside a tree to tell the story of its life, explore the tree's transport network with microscopes and help create a giant trunk from clay bark tiles.

Become a green detective at Growing Green, 16-18 August. Find out why our forests are green and the importance of the

colour for all forest wildlife. Make giant leaves from willow and tissue paper and create leaf art to take home.

Leading up to and part of Treefest (26-29 August) explore trees from around the world with Forests for the Future, 24-29 August. Take part in a forest quiz, connect your thoughts to the 'tree for the future' and take part in a different craft act ivity each day. Find out more about summer activities at www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt-families.

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Working from home Hazy Lazy Days

by Ted Bruning

When I was a teenager and my elder sister fled the nest, she left behind her portable typewriter. My head then being (as indeed it still is) cluttered with dreams of being a poet one day, I nicked it. A Byron it was (unlike me!), a tiny delicate thing in a hard green leather case that served me as a briefcase long after the Byron itself had tangled with entropy and lost. I had a vision, which with hindsight I think derived from a TV ad, of sitting outdoors on a beautiful day, cross-legged in the dappled shade of the orchard, carelessly churning out deathless verse by the ream. So I gave it a go. Bummer! I soon discovered two things. One: you can‘t work sitting cross-legged on the ground with your typewriter on your knees. Every heavy-handed thump on the keyboard transmits a tiny shock that transforms your lap into a pulpy purple bruise in as long as it takes to bash out a sonnet; your calves cramp within seconds of getting settled; and leaning on the knobbly trunk of an old apple tree is much easier in imagination than it is in reality. Two: there is always a breeze, and even on the ostensibly stillest day it is plenty strong enough to blow away the onion-skin typing paper we used for carbon copies (the thinner the paper, the more you could squeeze into the roller of the typewriter) in the days before computers arrived. So there I was, bruised, cramped, knobble-backed, and chasing sheets of onion-skin all over the orchard. Sonnets? None. So I gave up and went back to working in the bedroom – which wasn‘t half bad, actually, as my window looked out across the Severn to the dramatic wooded hump-back of the Breidden. But still, it wasn‘t what I‘d had in mind. Then suddenly, many years later, there were laptops, and the vision stirred once more. Not the original vision, of course: remembering the discomfort of trying to type cross-legged on the ground, vision version 2.0 involved the use of a garden table and chair; but at, least, no more chasing sheets of paper all over the great outdoors. Only of course, as I soon discovered, on any day sunny enough to be worth being outside in, you can‘t actually read a computer screen. I might have been composing iambs of Miltonian sonorousness (I‘d moved on from sonnets and was into epics by then), but I had no way of knowing. I‘m self-taught, you see: I type like Schroder played the piano in Peanuts, gaze fixed on the keyboard, hammering away like fury with two calloused index fingers. Only after the gush of creativity has subsided do I go over what I‘ve written and correct all the myriad typos. Outdoors, in the bright sunshine, on a computer screen, you can‘t do that. So I gave up and went back to working in the office/spare bedroom. It may very well be that these days you can buy a laptop with an outdoors-on-a-sunny-day compatible screen. But as I no longer possess a laptop of any description (I loathe

them – they‘re designed the wrong way round for an old-style hunt-and-peck typist like me), I think I shall bow to the inevitable and declare the vision officially dead. Only, as I write this, it‘s gloriously sunny out and I‘m stuck in here with

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Congratulations to the staff and pupils at Westonbirt Schools who have received an excellent report from the

Independent Schools‘ Inspectorate (ISI). The inspection, carried out in February and March 2011, recognises the many strengths of Westonbirt School and Rose Hill Weston-birt School.

The report states that ‗Westonbirt Schools are successful in their aims of promoting high academic standards and devel-oping each pupil‟s self reliance and self re-spect‟. Throughout their visit, inspectors found an ex-

tremely positive learning environment: ‗an atmosphere of trust and encouragement permeates the schools.‟

The inspection highlights the outstanding achievements at Westonbirt girls’ school: ‗Girls‟ overall achievement in

Westonbirt School is excellent, academically, in their com-munity service and in their outstanding personal develop-ment.‟ As well as recognising the academic excellence at Westonbirt School, the inspectors praise the girls‘ moral

awareness: ‗pupils demonstrate an extremely well-developed moral awareness and show great care for the well-being of others. Their behaviour in class and around the school is exemplary.‟

Headmistress, Mrs Mary Henderson, commented ―I am delighted that the inspectors understood our ethos so well, particularly praising the academic achievements and also the pastoral care and happy atmosphere which enable the

girls to become successful, confident and independent young adults.”

Rose Hill Wes-tonbirt (our co-

educational prep school) is highly praised for ‗the excellent per-

sonal develop-ment of the pupils and the high quality of the education provided.‟ The report also confirms that ‗all pupils have gained places to the senior schools of their choice.‟ The

inspectors noted the excellent relationships at the school: ‗pupils are well known to staff, are highly valued as individu-als and receive excellent pastoral care.‘

The staff at the school‘s nursery, ‗Rosebuds at Rose Hill

Westonbirt‘ have very good reason to be proud, as the EYFS is rated as outstanding: ‗The overall effectiveness of the Early Years Foundation Stage is outstanding‟, „The quality of provision is outstanding‟ and „outcomes for chil-

dren are outstanding.‟

Rose Hill Westonbirt and Westonbirt School are delighted

that the report has identified the excellent academic stan-

dards and superb overall education offered at both

schools. Headmaster of Rose Hill Westonbirt School, Mr

Neil Shaw, commented ‗The inspection was extremely

rigorous and detailed and we whole-heartedly welcome the

positive report as an accurate portrayal of both schools‘.

The full report can be found online at www.westonbirtschools.co.uk .

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Got a bumper tomato crop?

WILTSHIRE folk who have grown their own tomatoes this year and have had a bumper crop can receive compli-mentary tips on storing and preserving their produce from

Ascott Smallholding Suppliers at Easton Grey. Mark Self, Managing Director of Ascott Smallholding Suppliers, explained: ―Grow Your Own (GYO) is becoming increas-ingly popular and we‘re able to offer assistance to anyone

who has grown more fresh tomatoes than they can eat all in one go, but doesn‘t want to waste them. ―Throughout June we will provide complimentary tips on harvesting and storing produce and preserving its freshness all year

round.‖

Ascott Smallholding Suppliers also stocks all relevant products plus jam, cheese and cider making items. The company will also host regular events including meat

smoking and preserve making demonstrations and courses at its premises in 2012. Mark continued: ―Anyone who would like to find out more about harvest-ing, storing and preserving their tomatoes can visit our

store for free expert advice and assistance. ―We have experienced and knowledgeable staff that can provide support in person, online or via the telephone.‖

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Crudwell Strawberry Fayre & Summer Market Sat 9th & Sun 10th July 2011

Every year in late June and early July, an army of volunteers swings into action. Shortcakes are baked, strawberries harvested and the full logistical exercise of erecting marquees, bunting sewing, table positioning and server roistering

seems to fall into place, but not without the considerable effort put in by a small but dedicated committee.

This year sees a rejuvenated Craft Market stretching from the Green to the Church. Featuring a range of high quality but affordable gifts and goodies, visitors will find something for all tastes and budgets.

A real Dalek will be roaming the church and surrounding area to ensure that we mere humans are kept in order, whilst encouraging donations for photo opportunities. We have been advised that activities on the Bouncy

Castle and Teddy Parachute jump are acceptable to the Dalek Supreme Council, but some Face Painting designs may need authorisation!

In recent years a Saturday evening event has also been staged, but this year, “Sizzle & Swing” is about to hit the Strawberry Fayre arena. A

combination of delicious ‗Hot Dogs‘ and the full on sound of the ―JJ Swing Band‖ seems set to get feet tapping and mouths watering. Luck-ily, one of the Summer Fayre traders sells cider, so all bases are cov-ered.

The weekend is sponsored by Malmesbury Plumbing and Heating and all profits from the weekend activities are given to All Saints Church for various upkeep and enhancement projects. The current goal is to im-

prove heating in the church, a worthy project for all who like to worship, or just visit this ancient grade 1 listed building. For up to date informa-tion please visit: www.crudwellstrawberryfayre.co.uk

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The Perfect Guestroom

If you‘re expecting visitors, help them feel welcome by preparing the guestroom in the manner of a five star hotel. Make the room look inviting, lived in and encourage them to feel at home. Make the room comfortable and relaxing to impart a feeling of friendliness and wellbeing as well as adding some luxury. Give the room a good airing before your guests arrive by throwing open the windows and letting fresh air circulate. Add some scented flowers as a cheerful welcome. Use beautiful bed covers and make sure there are plenty of pillows. Don‘t forget to leave fresh bath towels, hand towels, face flannel and some pretty soap. Put out some extra items to make your guests feel even more special. Include shampoo, hair

conditioner, bubble bath, toothpaste, cotton wool and anything else you may think could be useful. Add a bottle of water and glasses for the ‗hotel touch‘.

Make space in the wardrobe and drawers and leave them open so your guests don‘t think they need to live out of their suitcase. Ensure there are plenty of hangers too.

Leave out some books or magazines they may enjoy and show that you‘ve really thought about them and their stay with you.

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Serves 4 Takes 1 hour 30 mins

Perfect for a summer Sunday lunch this lamb roast has a delicious

stuffing made with fresh mint, dried apricots and pine nuts. Simply

serve with boiled and buttered

new potatoes, steamed green beans and

a spoonful of tangy redcurrant sauce.

25 g (1oz) butter

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

75 g (3 oz) fresh white breadcrumbs

25 g (1oz) pine nuts

8 no-need-to-soak dried apricots, chopped

2 tbsp beaten egg

2 tbsp fresh chopped mint

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 large lamb fillets

2 tbsp light olive oil

8 shallots, halved

1 ½ tbsp honey, warmed

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5. Heat the butter in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 10

minutes until very soft, adding the garlic after 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the breadcrumbs,

pine nuts and apricots. Leave to cool. Stir the egg and mint into the cooled mixture and season with salt and

freshly ground black pepper.

Place the lamb fillets on a chopping board and, using a sharp knife, make a deep cut along the length of each fillet (taking care not to cut all the way through). Open each fillet out and flatten slightly with a meat mallet or

rolling pin.

Spoon the stuffing down the centre of one fillet then place the second fillet on top to enclose the stuffing. Tie

together at intervals with fine string. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and quickly fry the stuffed lamb over

a high heat until just browned all over. Place in a shallow roasting tin.

Cook the shallots for 1 minute in a pan of lightly salted boiling water. Drain well then place in the roasting tin

around the lamb. Pour the remaining oil over the shallots.

Roast the lamb and shallots for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle the warmed honey over the

shallots. Roast for a further 10-15 minutes until the lamb is cooked to your liking. Cover the lamb and leave to

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Hidden France In the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson

In 1870, aged just 19, Scottish writer R.L.

Stevenson set off with a donkey through the rural heartlands of south-central France, from the Upper Loire to the Cévennes. Man and beast covered 220 km, he to nurse a broken heart, she, the cantankerous Modestine, to carry the bags. Today, many follow in their footsteps, with or without donkey, browsing a copy of Stevenson‘s ‘Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes‘ as they tackle the whole trail in 12 days or just a shorter section.

The main part of the trail crosses the Lozère, the least populated French county where they say you can see the Milky Way clearer than anywhere else. Here any village over 1000 people becomes a ‗town‘, gathered around a ‗storm spire‘ where bells would ring in bad weather to guide wanderers to safety. Many seem caught in a time warp, preserving their old wash-house, communal bread oven or wayside shrines. One of the prettiest is Cheylard l‘Evêque with a chapel perched on a hillock and a cosy flower-draped inn, a lovely welcome for anyone after trampling through the dark forest of Mercoire.

For nature lovers, the Stevenson trail is a real haven, from meadows and forests, all waterfalls and babbling streams, to limestone plateaux, high pastures and moors strewn with heather and golden broom. Now and then, you come across a menhir or a dolmen, sometimes a Roman ruin, a medieval abbey or vestiges from the Maltese knights who had a seat in the area. Beyond Chasseradès and the elegant Mirandol viaduct spanning the valley, the path climbs up to Mont Lozère, reaching the highest point at 1699 metres, barren and wild, with tall granite stones marking the ancient route on the crest.

Up on this windswept heath, you catch your first glimpse of the Cévennes, the ‗blue hills‘ which enraptured Stevenson, stretching south as far as you can see, towards the National Park where rare orchids and lilies mingle with carnivorous drosera. This is home to beavers, deer, myriad bats and birds, most spectacularly the birds of prey hovering in the thermals, in this rich UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. On the southern slopes of Mont Lozère, crickets whir all around and the fragrance of lavender and thyme lingers in the air.

After the damp misty days on the early part of his trek, Stevenson had finally arrived in the South of France. Here a warm breeze rustles through the trees, hamlets nestle on the steep slopes and cows with tinkling bells graze in lush pastures among dramatic boulders. In this land of shale and chestnut, the mountain path heads down to Pont de Montvert, an idyllic village tucked in the cusp of the hills. The Huguenot upheavals are still remembered here but every trekker on the Stevenson trail heads straight for the Auberge des Cévennes on the banks of the river Tarn. Up on the wall

Hidden France, walking with a donkey in the Cévennes

hangs the portrait of Clarisse who waited at the young man‘s table, the first pretty girl he had met since day one, ‗her grey eyes steeped in amorous languor.‘ What happened then, no one knows for sure but as today‘s ramblers continue to St Jean du Gard, there is talk of romance and a donkey patiently nibbling on marigolds.

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Smartphone apps aren‘t just for Facebooking, Tweeting and playing Angry Birds: they can transform the way you travel, too. Some of them concentrate on the nuts and bolts - how to get there, whether your flight is delayed, where the British Embassy is - and others on the bigger picture, with guides to the most interesting attractions and best hotels. Some apps do both, telling you about interesting things and then using GPS and maps to guide you there. Before we get app happy, two quick warnings: remember your charger - location-based apps drain batteries very quickly - and watch out for roaming fees. Some apps need an internet connection to function, and

you may incur pricey mobile data charges when you use them. On the nuts and bolts side there‘s Flight Times UK (iPhone), which you can use to see if your flight into or out of the UK has been delayed; Accuweather (iPhone and Android) for long-term weather forecasts; Tripadvisor (iPhone app, or via your phone‘s web browser) to find hotels, flights and restaurants and to browse users‘ reviews before you book; and a wide range of GPS applications ranging from Android‘s free Google Maps to the excellent (and battery-killing) TomTom Europe for iPhone. While most travel apps are free or just a few pounds, TomTom‘s European apps are £42.99 for Eastern Europe, £52.99 for Western Europe and £69.99 for all of Europe. Some of the best travel apps come from the

Lonely Planet stable (www.lonely planet.com/uk). Its iPhone and Nokia city guides tell you everything you could possibly want to know about your destination and make good use of maps, while Android users can take advantage of Compass, pictured

above a city-specific augmented reality app for destinations including Paris, Seoul and London. Compass enables you to point your phone‘s camera at something and see relevant information, such as the best nearby sights or restaurants. Lonely Planet also provides phrasebooks for Nokia, Android and iPhone users. Compass isn‘t the only augmented reality app: Wikitude (for iPhone, Android and some Nokia devices) overlays information on real-world footage, so for example you can download an overlay showing you where the nearest Starbuck‘s is; Etips City Guides (iPhone) use augmented reality to show places of interest; and Metro AR Pro (iPhone) shows you where the nearest tube or metro stations are. Some apps can act as translators too. Google Goggles (iPhone and Android) can take a photo of a menu or sign in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish and translate it into English, while the Google Translate app (Android and iPhone) can translate written text between

57 different languages, read the results aloud in 23 languages and translate spoken words in

15 languages. And then there‘s Word Lens (iPhone) -

pictured here, which can recognise text and replace it in real time - so if you point your phone at a menu, sign or billboard, you‘ll see the text change

from Spanish to English immediately. It‘s one of the most extraordinary things

we‘ve ever seen, and makes us feel like we‘re living in the future.

If you‟ve ever scoured the streets of a strange city trying to find a cash machine, found yourself hopelessly lost after taking a wrong turn or wished you knew even a few words of another language, you‟ll know that

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legal requirements, the residue from the trust funds formed the opening balance of the new charity – Malmesbury Commu-nity Trust. The trust is administered by nine trustees and the Clerk to the Trustees. The trustees meet normally four times a year to

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Hothouse Flower by Lucinda Riley

Having suffered a huge personal tragedy, concert pianist Julia Forrester re-turns to the stately home where she grew up. Now undergoing renovations under a new owner, a hid-den diary has been discovered which transports Julia and the reader to France and Thai-land as she pieces together a love story from the dis-tant past. Both funny and heart-breaking, there’s a real depth of emo-tion to this debut novel which won’t be quickly forgotten.

Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari This is the touching tale of twelve year-old Mira, who is on the verge of adult-hood and trying to cope with the loss of a beloved Grandmother whilst also experiencing a blossoming friendship which opens a new chapter in her life. Exploring emotion on every level, from love, loss and acceptance to

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The Man who Broke into Auschwitz by Denis

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Perfect for Dads with a taste for a gripping true

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War Horse by Michael Mor-purgo The worldwide success of this story confirms that it is one that’s not to be missed. Here we have an unusual account

of the WWI trenches, as seen through the eyes of a horse, Joey. Both horrific and powerfully involving, the author has cap-tured hidden tales of friendship and hu-manity whilst revealing the futility of war in a way which both children and adults will understand. This special edition from Egmont will make a great gift, featuring beautiful il-lustrations from François Place.

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It’s that time of year again; the kids are off school and if you’re lucky enough to have a

holiday coming up, there’s no better way to while away the hours in the sunshine than

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Following the success of last year‘s kite festival, plans are

being made to bring it back this summer. Last year‘s festival formed part of Malmesbury‘s Eilmer

celebrations which marked 1,000 years since the first recorded flight attempt by man. The eleventh century

Benedictine monk, Eilmer, strapped wings to his arms and legs and launched himself from the Abbey

Tower and is said to have travelled 200 metres before crashing to Earth, breaking his legs. A group of volunteers have formed to organise a another

festival this summer on the 23rd & 24th July, again at the Worthey‘s, thanks to the support of Mr and Mrs Weaver at Whychurch Farm for their perfect kite flying venue! The organisers have arranged for top British kite enthusiasts

from all over the Country to come and put on a spectacular display. Among the many displays will be the sport kite teams, who fly synchronised stunt kites to music. There‘ll be an array of beautiful artistic and appliquéd kites and not

forgetting the monster inflatables that are hit at every festi-val. There will also be the opportunity to witness the two traditional kite competitions. The massively entertaining Rokkaku kite fight; where competitors aim to ―cut‖ each

others kites down to the ground. And the altitude sprint, where flyers race against the clock to see who can make their kite climb the highest. In addition, no child should come to the festival without their

favourite teddy bear. Bring them to the control tent at the designated time and watch your teddy zip up the kite line and drop from a kite gently down to Earth with one of our parachutes!!

As well as refreshments and stalls, the local kiting organisa-tion, the White Horse Kite Flyers will be there to help chil-dren make and fly their very own kite for a small donation. We‘re also hosting a design and fly your own kite competi-

tion for children between the ages of 8 to 18. Have you ever fancied making you own kite? The competition encourages youngsters to understand the basics requirements of kite design and construction. Then come and show it off by

flying it at the kite festival. There are prizes available for the best and most innovative entries. For more information, check out our website or contact Jon Caton. Thanks to the financial support given to the organisers by

Malmesbury Town Council and the Jack Lane Trust, the Kite Festival will be a free event. We‘d encourage visitors to access to the field by foot near the cricket club, the footpath up the hill opposite the Co-Op or via Whychurch Farm.

Ample parking will also be provided, but there will be a small charge of £2 per car.

What more excuse do you need to come and join us!! For further information and more updates, please check out www.malmesbury.gov.uk/kitefestival or contact Julia on 07814 706 935 / [email protected]

or Jon on [email protected].

Malmesbury Kite Festival 2011

Worthey’s, 23rd & 24th July

http://www.malmesbury.gov.uk/kitefestival



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We are not sure what inspired Peter Lambert and Marion Jackson to walk across England - maybe Wainwright?

Whatever it was, the two septuagenarians, with a grand total of 147 years between them, recently set off from St. Bees Head, Cumbria to walk 200 miles to Robin Hoods Bay on the North Sea coast.

Their well-planned route took them across parts of The Lake District, The Dales and the North Yorkshire Moore. Peter told us: “The route was, at times, steep, craggy and hard

work with uneven and rough pathways, but the views were fantastic and the people we met were great, especially the two nurses who strapped Marion‟s ankle when she devel-oped tendon trouble.”

They achieved their goal in just 16 days, the sun shone for 15 and they were delighted to see the North Sea. So far they have raised £1,600 from donations and sponsorship, which will be divided between the British Heart Foundation

and Parkinsons‘ Society.

And now intrepid Malmesbury Morris Minor explorer Julian Marshall is changing his usual four wheels for two in another

fund-raiser for the BHF. Last summer Julian got together with a group of Morris Minor owners to tour the five capitals and raise £3,000 for the BHF. Now he‘s training for a differ-ent fundraiser – the British Heart Foundation London to

Brighton bike ride on June 19th.

Training began in earnest in April when Julian cycled from Bristol to Malmesbury. Julian said: “It was a long ride to

start my training with and it was really hard work! Since then I‟ve been doing shorter rides of 12 – 20 miles and some have included a ride along the Ridge Way from Ave-bury to Swindon. The very last part of the BHF ride is a

substantial hill and a lot of people have to walk up it – I‟m really hoping that I manage the last part by bike and the excitement of reaching the finish-line will give me an extra boost of energy when I need it!”

Julian may be 70 but he doesn‘t see this as a problem. “I fully intend to keep raising money for the BHF, although I am wondering why I ever let my son talk me into such a crazy challenge! My aim is to raise £500 for the BHF and I

need any donations. Everyone, like me, probably knows someone affected by heart problems, so if you wish to help by making a donation, you will be supporting the wonderful work of the BHF.”

The advice from Peter, Marion and Julian to anyone else thinking of a similar venture is: plan well, train well and get the right boots broken in before departure. Well done and

thanks from all those who will benefit from your efforts.

Got a fundraising idea of your own? We love ideas! Please contact BHF Branch Chairman Ann Lawrence on

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WHAT’S ON

Every Monday—Malmesbury Arts Society meet at St Mary‘s Hall at 7.30pm to paint and draw. All ages welcome. (No meetings in August or bank holidays)

Every Monday 1.00 - 3.30pm Malmesbury Physically Handicapped Club. The club is run for the benefit of physically

handicapped, and elderly, residents of Malmesbury and surrounding villages. We provide a forum where people can meet in a relaxed and friendly environment and enjoy a range of interesting speakers and recreational pursuits. Transport can be

arranged in the immediate Malmesbury area. For further info please contact 01666 824351

‗Every Monday & Thursday – Malmesbury Bridge Club meets for friendly duplicate bridge at Athelstan House, Burton Hill Primary Care Centre complex, at 7 p.m. For details or if you need a partner, contact Richard or Syd Gwyer 01453 860512

Every Wednesday—Members (aged 60 and over) meet at noon in the Wesleyan Room of the Town Hall to see friends and enjoy a 2 course lunch. Details from Helen Churchill 01666 840080

Every Wednesday– Malmesbury Arts Society meet at Malmesbury Town Hall 2-4pm to paint and draw. All Welcome. Please bring a table covering. Cost £1.

Friday 8th July—Taste of Spain event at St Mary's Hall, Malmesbury from 8pm.. all proceeds to Malmesbury School mini-bus appeal. For tickets contact Liz Cook on 829560 or email [email protected]

Sunday 3rd July– National Garden Scheme Open Gardens at Blicks Hill House 11.30am-5pm and Whatley Manor 2-5pm

Visit www.ngs.org.uk for full details

4th—22nd July– A Summer Exhibition in the Town Hall by Malmesbury Arts Society Members. Paintings also for sale.

Saturday 9th July– Seagry and Startley Village Fayre. See advert on page 36 for details Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th July– Crudwell Strawberry Fayre. See page 26 for details

14th July -730pm- 9pm at MALMESBURY SECONDARY SCHOOL- CANTEEN AREA - regular monthly bingo ses-sions. Hosted by Malmesbury Home and School Association the money raised is being used to fund another mini-bus for school use. For further details phone Margaret Lamb 01666 825617 or just turn up on the night - ALL WELCOME including children.

Saturday 16 July - 2-4pm Lea & Garsdon School Summer Fair £1 per adult, children free. All Welcome. Bouncy castle, pony rides, face painting, hoopla, hook-a-duck and many more games and stalls for children! Plus Grand Draw, bottle tombola, live music, refreshments (cakes, strawberry cream tea, beer/Pimms), head and foot massages

Saturday 16th July– Sherston Boules Festival

Sunday 24th July—Beaufort Hunt Terrier Show, Badminton Park from 1pm. Tour of Hunt Kennels 2pm. Terrier classes and fun dog show, terrier racing. A fun day out for all the family. Bar and BBQ. Details from Amanda Duckett 07977880310

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th July– Malmesbury Kite Festival. See page 37 for details

Saturday 30 July - A charity stall in aid of the North Wilts Group of Motor Neurone Disease will be held at the Market

Cross, Malmesbury from 8.30 a.m. to 1 pm including bric-a-brac, cakes, preserves, toys, books, toiletries etc. Any donations

or enquiries please contact Ruby Collison on 01666 822457.

28th –31st July– WOMAD music festival. For more information go to www.womad.org

BT Fault line 0800 800 151 Gas 0800 111999 Malmesbury Town Council 01666 822 143 Malmesbury Youth Centre 01666 823747 Malmesbury Activity Zone 01666 822533 Library 01666 823611

DOCTORS SURGERIES Malmesbury PCC 01666 825825 Tolsey Surgery Sherston 01666 840270 Emergency 999 Police 0845 408700

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