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No. 228 October 2014

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‘For and about the people of Berkeley’

LAUNCH OF THE BERKELEY BELL TOWER APPEAL

The Great Hall of Berkeley Castle was ringing with stirring words and the chink of wine glasses on the evening of Friday 19th September, as Lord Cope of Berkeley launched the appeal to fund the restoration of the Berkeley Bell

Tower. Our other Patron, Mr John Berkeley, had kindly given permission for us to use the Castle for this important event. In the absence of bells in the Hall, music was provided by Naomi Sargent and her string quartet, and by Anna Thomas playing the harp.

You may wonder why a fund raising appeal is necessary, as you will have heard the bells ringing recently. Over the past few years you will not have heard them often and, when you have, you might have thought they sounded a bit odd. This was all explained on the night by Steve Chandler, the Chairman of the Appeal Committee. The 4th bell of the 10 cannot be rung, because of corrosion to the bell-frame and deterioration of the tower. We now need to raise £120,000 to repair the tower and re-hang the bells, so the tower is safe and all ten bells can ring normally again.

Lord Cope, himself a bell-ringer in Bath, emphasized that it is very important to have the Berkeley bells ringing again very soon. Some of the bells are historic, dating back to the early 18th century and the tower is a Grade 1 listed building which features in the Berkeley town crest. Most significantly, two of the bells are a war memorial, donated anonymously in 1921, to commemorate the lives of local ringers who fell in the Great War. Without the 4th we cannot ring a proper musical combination of bells. It would be a tragedy to be unable to ring the full peal of ten bells during this 100th

anniversary period.

Offers to donate, to help with the work, or other enquiries should go to the Appeal Coordinator, John Cornock at mmmmmmmmmm [email protected] or to the Berkeley Bell-Tower Appeal, c/o The Vicarage, Church Lane, Berkeley, GL13 9BN.

FAREWELL TO OUR POPPY ORGANISER

Captain David Bainbridge has finally given up his role of convenor for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in the Berkeley area which lies within the South West Midlands Area. For over fifteen years he has organised an army of helpers to knock on doors and stand in streets and shops collecting money and handing out poppies. He has organised the counting of the money and taken a key role in Remembrance Day Services. The Legion gave him a Certificate of Long Service for all of these years of work and he is seen here receiving his Certificate of Appreciation from Ray Chaney who has now undertaken his role.

Ray is now hoping that Dave’s loyal band of helpers will assist him in the future in carrying out this very valuable task on behalf of the British Legion. Ray is short of helpers and would be very grateful to anyone who is willing to knock on doors on behalf of the poppy fund. If you are interested in this very valuable task please contact Ray on 01453 811545 (e-mail [email protected]). If you are one of Dave’s Helpers and are unable to do it this year, please contact Ray.

This Year the Remembrance Service will start at 2:30pm in the Church, and will be followed by a stone laying ceremony in honour of Captain John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler V.C., D.S.O. (He was awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery in the Cameroons in 1914. Unfortunately he was killed in action at Matombo, in 1916 and is now buried in Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania). After this ceremony we are invited by Mr John Berkeley to have tea and cakes in his hall.

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On Sunday the 13th April 14 the buffs arranged a 14 mile sponsored walk from the Pilot, Hardwick Quedgley to the Pier View Hotel sharpness. where Christine had made a wonderful curry for our arrival.

The walk was in aid of Gloucester Royal Hospital Hydrotherapy Department.

It was a lovely sunny day and lots of Buffs family and friends joined in the walk. Frank Applegate drove us to the venue in his double decker bus where we met Howard and Janet Withers with their boat. Howard kindly helped as a back up in case anyone was injured and could not carry on with the walk, he also took Joanna who couldn’t do the walk, to hand out the refreshments. Thank you so much for your help.

After we collected all the sponsorship, Tony and Diane Edwards, myself and my husband Martyn Turl went to the Hydrotherapy Department to present a cheque for £2100.86 on the 6th August. We would like to thank everyone very much who took part and donated money for such a great cause.

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BROWNIES TURN 100

On a glorious Saturday afternoon in the Jenner Garden, Brownies old and new joined together to celebrate 100 years of the Brownies in the Big Brownie Birthday Celebration! Brownies have been in Berkeley since 1970 when their hut was officially opened and this is the same hut that desperately needs rewiring and so whilst this was a celebration of the centenary, it was also a wonderful opportunity to raise much needed funds.

Stalls were selling books and dvds and there were tombolas and competitions to win prizes from bottles of bucks fizz to the extremely popular “Pick the Box” where you could win day trips away!

Thanks to the Jenner Museum for allowing us to use their beautiful garden, and to thanks all the shops and offices in Berkeley for all their help and support. We raised approximately £600, after expenses we made a profit of £400.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THIS YEAR ONLY THE SERVICE AT

ST. MARY’S CHURCH WILL BE STARTING AT 2.30 PM

The Civic Remembrance Service will, as usual, take place in St Mary’s Church. However, this year, in conjunction with Berkeley Town Council, we are continuing the event in Market Place where we shall be honouring Captain Paul Fitzhardinge Butler VC DSO.

Captain Butler, who was born in Berkeley, was awarded the VC during the First World War. He was also awarded the DSO at a later date, but sadly did not survive the end of the War. His citation was as follows:

“Captain John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, attached Pioneer Company, Gold Coast Regiment, West African Frontier Force.

For most conspicuous bravery in the Cameroons, West Africa . On 17th November 1914, with a party of 13 men, he went into the thick bush and at once attacked the enemy, in strength about 100, including several Europeans, defeated them, and captured their machine gun and several loads of ammunition. On 27th December 1914, when on patrol duty, with a few men, he swam the Ekam River , alone and in the face of a brisk fire, completed his reconnaissance on the further bank, and returned in safety. Two of his men were wounded while he was actually in the water. “ To mark the centenary of the start of the First World War this event is part of the Government’s initiative for commemorative paving slabs to be laid in the town of birth of each VC recipient from the First World War. Captain Butler’s paving slab will be laid in Market Place so that it is accessible to all. There will be limited seating available in the windows at the Town Hall if you would prefer to be under cover during the ceremony in Market Place.

The timetable is as follows: *1430 Remembrance Service, St Mary’s Church, Berkeley *1530 Procession to Market Place for a blessing and the unveiling of

the slab *1550 Reception with tea and cake

Everyone in Berkeley is invited to attend the event.

* approx. timings

The response to the Shoe Box Appeal with donations and gifts has been hugely appreciated. Thank you for your generous support.

Covered shoe boxes and gifts, to help you get started, will be available again at the Evangelical Church Coffee Morning, Saturday 11th October 10 -11.30am.

We will be collecting the gift filled boxes in during the first week of November.

Sunday 2nd November - St Mary’s Church 11am service.

Monday 3rd to Friday 7th November - Berkeley Primary School.

Thursday 6th November - Union Church Coffee Spot, 10 -11.30am.

Saturday 8th November - Evangelical Church Coffee Morning, 10 -11.30am.

If you would like to be involved in anyway please contact Grace King 811138 or Alice Price 511161

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This may be useful to know if you are a hearing aid user. The Gloucestershire Deaf Association will be running a hearing aid clinic at Marybrook Medical Centre, Berkeley, commencing on 30

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September from 10.30am - 12pm and they will be held regularly thereafter. This is to clean, retube and collect hearing aid batteries. There is a charge of £2.50 per person for the service. Please contact Marybrook Medical Centre to book an appointment on 810228. Or you can contact the Deaf Association directly to find out about future dates on 01452 372999.

Now I know that public transport is a real issue in our area, especially for those who have restricted mobility, so I thought that people might be interested to know that there is a new service operating in Gloucestershire and they call themselves Third Sector Services. They provide cost effective, door-to-door community transport throughout Gloucestershire. This is what they say about the service: “ We help thousands of people with limited mobility, regardless of age, who find it difficult to use public transport by providing a cost-effective door-to-door transport service, staffed by highly trained volunteers and paid drivers, all of whom are enhanced DBS checked.

We operate using wheelchair accessible minibuses and volunteer cars. There is a registration fee with a small fee for journeys charged depending on distance travelled.” They go on to say that people can use them for trips to the shops, health appointments, the hairdressers or to visit a friend. For more information contact them on 0845 680 5029 or see their website www.thirdsectorservices.org.uk (transport).

I would like to say a big thank you to all of those people who put so much time and effort into knitting the beautiful “sport shirt” bunting for The Tour of Britain that went through the area on its journey through Gloucestershire. I had bags full of lovely colourful little shirts knitted by local people, they all went to be threaded up and made into bunting to decorate the way for the cyclists – how lovely they were!

Did you know that we might have a new branch of U3A (University of the Third Age) in the area? Liz Ashton and I got together with a small group of women from Cam and Dursley to look at starting a new group in the area. The launch meeting was held on 17

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There have been a number of outbuilding and car break-ins in both Berkeley and our rural locations recently.

Between the 8th and 10th of September a number of sheds and outbuildings were broken into, these were over a large area from Newtown to Wanswell and Breadstone to Woodford. Police are working with information received but we continue to ask you to be vigilant with regards to vehicles acting suspiciously such as driving past properties slowly or callers at your door who turn up unannounced and just don’t look right. Items stolen included high value/spec bikes and numerous items of gardening equipment typically chain saws and petrol based hedge trimmers and mowers.

Also, within Berkeley and Ham there have been a number of car entries reported mostly on the 18th September. An opportunist has tried a number of vehicles and gained entry to several of them which have been left insecure overnight and making off with items ranging from phones to sat navigation devices and cash.

We would like to locate a stocky young man around 5’10 with short light brown hair who was wearing trainers, jeans and a grey hoody who was spotted trying car doors in the Lantern Close area of Berkeley on the 20th September who may be linked to car crimes. If you have any information – please call PCSO Mike Trebble on 101 and quote incident 109 20/09/14.

We have continued to receive a number of complaints regarding ‘Cold Callers’ in the area who have been knocking on doors often late at night and whose mannerisms can be intimidating and at times forceful.

These cold callers have ranged from double glazing companies to exterior weather proofing companies along with charity based companies such as Oxfam. Most are genuine, however, some are not so treat any unexpected caller with caution right now. Call us on 101 if you have any concerns, if anything we can check on the authenticity of these callers.

Our local resident neighbourhood panel met with local officers on the 16th September and have chosen 3 new priorities for us to work on through until the Spring 2015 and they are ~

1 Speeding on the B4066 from Berkeley to the A38 junction.

2 Late night patrols in central Berkeley linked to the night time economy.

3 Advice and fines for cyclists riding on pavements/roads without lights.

On the point of speeding, police installed a mobile evidence gathering device on the B4066 just up from the new Country Store from the 5th – 18th July 2014. The total number of vehicles passing through the device was 63,536. This is a 40mph zone and we classed excessive speeds as 60mph and over. A total of 680 vehicles were doing speeds of 60 and above with top recorded speeds being 99 and 91mph. On the back of this, our panel have requested that we continue with speed checks and prosecute drivers for driving at this level, please remember to slow down.

We have also had a few complaints that sometimes it is taking a while to get through to us on the 101 number, at peak times the wait can be a while (but don’t be put off!) An alternative way to contact us if the phone is busy is via email - please try [email protected] remember to include your name, address and postcode along with a contact

telephone number.

Finally you may have noticed a new name to the team, PC Mel Campbell who moves to neighbourhood policing for the area from response at Dursley and she will join PCSO Mike Trebble in covering the area. Becky King will be leaving us for another role within Gloucestershire Police at the start of October and we wish her well.

PCSO Mike Trebble,

PC Mel Campbell

& for the last time, PC Becky King.

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This year the ever popular Berkeley Players Treasure Hunt is on Saturday 25th October starting at the Berkeley Arms at 2.00 pm. The treasure trail is around the Town on foot and visits places you’ve probably never seen, all revealed by some fascinating clues dreamt up by Brian and Lisa, our resident guardians of the hidden treasure. All welcome. Come along and have some real fun.





OCTOBER IN THE GARDEN

Here we are after a lovely warm Summer. I hope you all had an enjoyable time in the garden with barbeques or just relaxing in the sunshine and maybe the odd bit of weeding.

October to me is a bittersweet time of the year with sadness as we watch the gradual graceful decline of the annual and perennial plants but with the bonus of a harvest from the vegetable plot and once more turning over the brown soil ready for yet another Winter. The increase of cold nights will now intensify the Autumn colours of the trees and shrubs

October also means to me the start of the cleanup before Winter, so with this in mind I start the jobs for this month with the task of tidying the herbaceous borders when you can also divide clumps of perennials and replant those with vigorous outer shoots.

Cut down the tops of Dahlias as soon as they have been blackened by frost then carefully lift with a fork for over wintering the tubers in a frost free place. All Spring flowering bulbs should be planted by now. Bring in any tender plants from outside into the greenhouse and also reduce watering of pot plants. Plant out winter pansy, sweet William and wallflowers while the soil is still warm. Why not fill your hanging baskets and containers with winter flowering heathers and small bulbs and also winter pansies for colour throughout the cold winter months.

Spring cabbage plants can be planted 12” (30cm) apart, Also plant winter cauliflowers and sprouting broccoli.

If you have a pool in the garden spread a net over it to catch falling leaves. Lift it off every week or so for cleaning. Leaves allowed to fall into the pond soon rot and give off toxic gases which may kill fish.

Rake leaves from the lawns and borders, stack and allow them to rot down on the compost heap to make good leaf mould which is excellent as a mulch in the spring.

My garden here at Berkeley has been very colourful through the summer but I have taken a note of a few changes I need to make for next year and if the weather turns very cold you could find me in front of the log fire with my pen and pad and not outdoors with the fork and spade as a little thought and planning can be more beneficial to the garden than digging in very frosty conditions at this time of year – (well that’s my excuse anyway!)

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A whole gang of scary pumpkins are coming to invade WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre and it’s

your family’s job to track them down.

See some wonderful wildlife along the way as you search for the missing pumpkins and receive a treat when you return to the Centre.

Back at the centre make an eggbox bat and handle an amphibian at one of the special handling sessions.

Trail is from Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd

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The event is included with the entry fee.

At our last meeting our speaker was Mr. S. McCormack a serving member of the Yeomen of the Guard. We were spellbound as he told us about the history of the Yeomen and their work. The Yeomen of the Guard were

founded by Henry Tudor after the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and they have protected our Monarchs continuously ever since. Mr. McCormack generously brought along his uniform (amazing gold work) and the Oath he signed when he became a serving member. The Yeomen are closest to the Royal Family at most State Occasions and I am sure they would defend her if the occasion arose. This talk was both serious and light-hearted and we came away feeling enriched by the experience. If you want to know more about Berkeley WI please ring 01453 810929 for more information.



A FRESH

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There is something special about this time

in the school year – a fresh start and an air

of expectation as we step into a new

academic year. All are starting a new page

here at Berkeley Primary School.

We have a full intake of Reception children,

who for the first time have been able to don

their smart new uniforms. These children

have exchanged their pre-school Little

Jester sweatshirts for the familiar traditional

green school sweatshirt. All have speedily

settled into school life making the most of

new friends, new opportunities and

discoveries. This has been facilitated by

staff in Little Jesters and Reception working

closely together, not only at the transition

stage but throughout the school year on a

number of themes and projects involving

the children from both cohorts. The children

have been delighted to discover that Mrs

Tronier who supported them in Little

Jesters has joined them in Reception as

their new Teaching Assistant.

These children, including all of those from

Key Stage One, have the opportunity to

take advantage of the new government

scheme which entitles them to free school

meals. We are extremely grateful to Anita

Allen and Tracey Riddle, our new cook,

who have been providing delicious freshly

prepared food.

There is great potential for learning through

what our children eat. For example, when

our children tuck into their juicy salad

tomatoes or crunchy Iceberg do they know

what was needed to make them grow? Do

they know the different types of fruit and

vegetables? What is the ecological value of

home- grown crops? Can we use what we

grow for our science investigations?

Inspired by the National Trust initiative,

Plant It! Grow It! Eat It! the Berkeley

Gardening Club will be working with our

children planting an array of fine fare,

watching it grow, caring for it and then

harvesting. Our budding Monty Dons not

only get a chance to taste the fruits of their

labour, gain an understanding of food,

ecology, health and economic benefits of

home-grown produce, but reconnect and

appreciate the precious gift of nature. We

would also like to thank the Gardening Club

for making our school playground so much

more attractive with splashes of colour in

our raised planters.

Not only have there been transformations

taking place outside but inside the school

building too. Key Stage Two classrooms,

offices and corridors have been fitted with

new carpets and specialist flooring. We

have promised our caretaker, Mrs Fryer,

that we will be very, very careful when

using glitter and glue!

This is an exciting time of the year for the

children starting their new year groups, in

new classrooms and working with different

members of staff. At the beginning of the

school year we like to give parents and

carers the opportunity to meet staff at an

informal gathering called, “Meet the

Teacher” which was held on Friday 19th

September. This was a relaxed convivial

event to welcome parents who are very

much part of our school community.

Parents were also able to converse with our

new members of staff Miss Ratcliffe (Class

3 teacher), Miss Franklin (Class 2 teacher)

and Mrs Hargreaves (Class 5 T.A.).

It is important to us that we provide

opportunities for our children to acquire

skills which will ensure they are safe in all

kinds of environments. Consequently, in

early September the Year 6 children

undertook, what is known as, Bikeability

Cycle Training. The training is designed to

help improve their cycling skills, no matter

what they know already. The trainees were

taken on a journey from the basics of

balance and control, all the way through to

planning and making a journey by

themselves on busier roads. We are

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who participated have demonstrated their

competence as cyclists on our local roads.

Great news!

Again with safety in mind, the Year 5 pupils

visited SkillZONE in Gloucester. SkillZONE

is a state-of-the-art life size village. A fully

interactive learning environment which aims

to teach people of all ages how to

recognise dangerous situations and stay

safe. There are various zones, which cover

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water safety, an internet cafe, as well as

opportunities to cover home and personal

safety.

Our Year 5 children returned with a keen

understanding of the typical dangers

contained within various settings which they

typically encounter every day and know

how to keep themselves out of danger.

We are delighted to announce that the

occurrence of the Indian summer has

meant that we have been able to keep the

swimming pool open. We hope to continue

offering this opportunity to the local

community as long as the weather permits.

During the month of October we are holding

our traditional Harvest Festival which will be

held at St Mary’s Church on Friday 17th

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An update on the buses

On 6th August many local residents attended a public meeting in the Town Hall to discuss concerns about our bus services, particularly the 224 to Bristol and the 208 shoppers' bus to Gloucester. The meeting was attended by Mr Alan Barrett from Gloucestershire County Council.

After a lot of useful discussion, it was agreed that the Bristol bus needed to leave Berkeley earlier in the morning and to return a little later in the evening. There have a been a lot of problems with delays on the journey which have resulted in passengers getting to work late. In recent weeks, the problems have increased with the First Bus vehicles breaking down, occasionally leaving people stranded, clearly a situation which cannot continue. First Bus have acknowledged this problem but the situation is being monitored closely by GCC.

I have just received an update from Alan Barrett on progress so far:

“Following the public meeting held at Berkeley Town Hall on 6th August where both the

future of the Bristol 224 and the service to Berkeley Vale Park were discussed, GCC have confirmed that fruitful discussions have been held with First Bus in terms of developing both the 224 Bristol bus and the Dursley -Wotton 311 services. There will be a requirement to tweak some of the proposed timetables to ensure a punctual morning rush-hour arrival in Bristol. The proposal by First to provide more direct journeys between Dursley and Bristol, via Berkeley means that the current service 207 bus linking Berkeley with Dursley and Thornbury will be revised but it is GCC's plan to include Berkeley Vale Park into the revised timetables in addition to the twice weekly bus service to Waterwells Park and Ride for Gloucester.”

Our Village Agent Penny French has been looking into the possibility of hiring an accessible bus once a month to provide a trip to Gloucester for people who find difficulty with the steps on the current 'Jackie's' bus.

For more information please feel free to contact Liz Ashton on 01453 811208 and I will do my best to help.

I would be grateful if you would publish this open letter to the people of Berkeley updating them on what I’ve been doing on the Town’s behalf through the summer, clearly much of my work is specific to individuals and by way of just being there for you, these things must remain private but here are some of the general things.

The Berkeley Festival

Once again I was very proud to be involved as one of the organizers of the festival this year and what a day we had. The weather was changeable to say the least but the atmosphere was great and Berkeley turned out in force to support lots of local organisations and businesses, spirits were high and a great time was had by all. It was held on a Sunday for the first time and it worked very well.

Developers, Developers and More Developers

It feels like the whole world wants to build around Berkeley and Sharpness. 196 Houses on land East of Berkeley, 300 by Sharpness Canal plus a leisure complex bringing 500 jobs, 1500 between Sharpness and Berkeley, 370 between Newtown and Wanswell. One thing’s for sure, the infrastructure can’t cope with anything like that number and not surprisingly people are getting very concerned. I’ve been very busy talking to the parish councils, to the developers and to the planners.

A meeting has been held between parish and town councillors, our County Councillor Brian Tipper and our MP Neil Carmichael to discuss the issues. The outcome of this is that Neil Carmichael agreed to write to the planners advising that development on this scale in the Berkeley/Sharpness area is not sustainable and a committee was formed including members of local Parish Councils our County Councillor and me. The committee will be sending a delegation to Stroud District Council planners on 25th September. To those of you who are worried that perhaps nothing is being done I hope this letter enables you to rest a little easier.

New Council Houses on Fishers Road / Local Letting Policy

This development has been delayed a little, however, the contract will be awarded by November and work will be completed by next November. I have requested that a local lettings policy be applied to these houses in particular. I expect this to be agreed and will let you know when it is.

Gloucester Highways

As you are probably aware, as a District Councillor I have nothing to do with Gloucester Highways but that doesn’t stop me reporting all the problems I see and neither should it you. Roadside hedges, verges, pavements and of

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Hooray for U3A!

Have you heard of U3A? If not, let me tell you a bit about it: U3A (University of the Third Age) is a way for people who are retired or semi-retired to get together with others to have some fun pursuing shared interests, everything from wine-tasting to singing to archaeology. The members decide what they would like to do, get together and off they go. It's a really informal and inexpensive way to enjoy yourself. By the way, don't be put off by the name as there are definitely no exams.

A lot of local people are already members of U3A in Thornbury but as that club now has more than 1600 members, we thought it was about time to start our own group in this area.

On 17th September, an inaugural meeting was organised for our new Cam, Dursley and Berkeley-area group. Ten minutes before the meeting in the Winterbotham Hall, nobody had arrived but then, suddenly, the doors opened and in they poured; in minutes the hall was completely full with probably more than a hundred people from all across the district eager to hear more. By the end of the morning nearly everybody had completed forms telling about their interests, many of them offering to run groups; U3A is all about volunteering and sharing the organisation. Eight people even offered to be part of the steering group: all of them ladies......As a result, we have already been able to set up 16 groups which include folk-dancing, family history, walking and cinema clubs but many more will soon follow. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 19th

November at 9.30am in Cam again. More about U3A in next month's Flyer.

If you would like more information please 'phone me: Liz Ashton on 01453 811208 or Penny French :07776 245726

Youth Club News

Berkeley Youth Club is about to start its third year since we set up the South of Stroud Youth Project, (SOSYP) sharing organisation and funding with Cam, Dursley and Wotton. After a fairly quiet start, the club is now going well with 38 young people on the register. Two separate groups run on Wednesday evenings in the Canon Park Pavilion, Juniors from 5-7pm and Seniors from 7-9pm.

The youth club is run for us by Young Gloucestershire with a highly qualified leader, Vix Thomas, in charge. The young people are able to take part in a wide range of activities from sporty to craft-based fun plus the opportunity just to relax with friends. The programme also includes really important support and advice on sexual health and employment issues. Several group members have told me how Vix helped them decide on their college courses and helped them enrol, too. Sadly, many schools no longer have funding for careers teachers so Vix's support is really invaluable.

On a lighter note, thanks to some additional funding from Stroud District Council, we were able to provide a programme of activities during the school holidays including a fantastic camping residential near Tenby. The young people helped raise funds by a sponsored walk, raffles and with a cookie stall at the Berkeley Fair.

Another grant from SDC is being used to provide training in youth leadership and sports leadership skills for some of our older members. We already have a 'home-grown' leader in the making in Sophie Coleman, who is doing a brilliant job. Thank you Sophie.

Nobody knows what the funding situation will be in future years but I think we can all agree that our Youth Club is definitely value for money.

course, the roads themselves are all their responsibility. If you notice anything that isn’t right (which won’t be hard) just call them on freephone 08000 514514 its really quick and easy and the more people who call the more dissatisfied they will realise we all are.

Bus Service update

Here’s another one that I have nothing to do with but what the heck! As you know I lobby them all the time to ensure we keep our bus service. Gloucester County Council has confirmed that the Berkeley Vale Park will definitely be included in the new timetables now due to start in November. They also confirm that they will be consulting the users of the Bristol commuter service about some improvements they may wish to make to that service before everything goes live.

Help me out Please

A number of residents have approached me to tell me how concerned they are that cars are being parked round road junctions and are dangerously blocking the view of vehicles trying to get out, this is a particular issue in evenings and early mornings and the junction between Park View and Lynch Road is a case in point. Please be mindful of the danger and consider others by not parking close to junctions.

Don’t forget to give me a call on 01453 811021 if I can be of any help to you! Gordon Craig District Councillor Berkeley Ward



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Take yourself back to a dry, warm sunny day in May when 180 walkers left Thornbury for the 7th annual 10 mile sponsored walk back to Berkeley in memory of 2 year old Berkeley toddler, Sam Virgo who died from meningitis in 2008. The walk was once again a huge success and the biggest so far, so through the Flyer I would like to say a few thank yous.

The first one goes to Tracey, Ronnie and staff at the Berkeley Arms for taking care of us all on our return and for a very generous donation, Applegates Coaches, Cam Tesco for providing us with 100 free bottles of water, A.S Motors, Panache, One-Stop, Co-op, Aldridges, Berkeley Pharmacy and local people for such great raffle prizes. But most of all thanks to all you walkers and all of you who sponsor us every year.

Now to the bit you have all been waiting for, the total for this years walk is £8,000. I also have great pleasure in telling you that since losing Sam you great people out there have helped raise £101,193.98 for ‘Meningitis Now’ in Sam’s memory.

What can I say apart from the biggest thank you from my heart for all the continuous support you give myself and my family, you've all helped in so many different ways and you may not even know it.

Hope to see you all next year.

Kind Regards, Sue Virgo

Dear Editor

I have just read on Google, your issue of 1st September 2008 and the letter by Andrew Randall seeking information from the descendants of Harold Mabbett, author of “Two Brothers from Berkeley “

I wonder if any of the New Zealand Mabbetts answered his request? If not, I may be able to help with some background. I am the youngest grand daughter of John Mabbett, (brother of Charles) and thanks to Papers Past I have recently found that John arrived in Wellington NZ in September 1864, having worked his passage over in charge of a Suffolk Entire for the Gaisford brothers of Napier New Zealand - a job he would have been eminently suitable for, having been a seaman for 10 years and also worked for his father, another John Mabbett, who had a coaching business in Berkeley.

We wonder if the Gaisfords lived in Berkeley also, and this was a “word of mouth” opportunity? They travelled on the “Atlas” to Wellington where Mr Gaisford took control for the next sea trip to Napier on the “Wonga Wonga”

It would be interesting to hear from Mr Randall at this late stage.

Phillipa Nilson, nee Mabbett, New Zealand (Please contact the Berkeley Flyer if you would like Mrs Nilson's contact details)

Dear Editor

The Berkeley Grammar School Educational Fund provides small grants for students about to go to , or already on, further education courses. The student needs to have attended one of the local schools and also to live in Berkeley or nearby.

If you think you are a suitable candidate would you please write to John Stanton at [email protected], giving details of the course you wish to, or are attending, the grant you would like and what it would be for. If you have any queries please phone me on 01453 511081.

John Stanton - Chairman

Dear Editor

Thanks for publishing my letter regarding Vodafone last month. I received several responses to my letter - all positive - as well as support from our MP, the Town Council, and some local businesses. I'd like to give you all a update on progress.

The application for improved mobile phone coverage for Berkeley needed to be submitted to Vodafone by the end of September. The council have agreed to support this application, to act as the Village Champion for our town (if that's not a contradiction in terms!), and to submit the application.

The next step is to wait for a response from Vodafone. Fingers crossed...

Peter Hall

Dear Editor

The Berkeley Football Club would like to thank Tracey Freeman from the Berkeley Arms and Roger Williams of Williams Building Contactors for sponsoring the first and second team kits for this season.

We also thank Adrian Aldridge for his help in transforming the pavilion compound free of charge. These people have saved Berkeley Football Club a considerable amount of money for which we once again, thank them very much.

The Football Club would like to send their condolences to Bill Dimery and his family for the loss of Bill’s wife Marg. Bill has been a lifelong supporter of Berkeley Football Club and for many years was club secretary and treasurer. Marg used to donate a Christmas hamper to the Club which with the raffle made a considerable amount of money. Without the help of local people and local businesses it would be a struggle to survive, so long may it continue.

Once again thank you all for your continued support.

Tony Edwards Vice Chairman on behalf of all at Berkeley Football Club

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STOP SMOKING WITH HYPNOTHERAPY

IN OCTOBER

Are you one of the six million people in the UK who want to stop smoking? Well, this month is “Stoptober”* and so it is your chance to save your health and your wealth! After all, even if you smoke just five cigarettes a day then you will be spending, on average, £730 a year on the habit!

However you decide to spend the cash then surely it has to be better than spending it on a habit which is likely, ultimately, to cause pain and death. Remember this - it’s been estimated that half of long-term smokers die prematurely and so lose an average of ten years of their life for this expensive habit.

Many people who try to stop smoking find that it is one of the most difficult challenges they face. Some smokers conquer their addiction through pure strength of mind alone, however quite a few find that this approach just doesn't work for them. They simply lose sight of why they’re doing this in the first place.

Unfortunately, self-control used on its own is often an unreliable tactic for beating addictions. Self-control works by using the conscious mind to get over what are often complex, subconscious-based behavioural patterns. Despite the fact that some people do get lucky and find success through making use of determination, it’s a rather hit-and-miss technique to use. This is because our subconscious driving forces are usually stronger than our consciousness especially when stressed, tired or under the influence.

To increase the odds of stopping smoking, it’s imperative that smokers appreciate the cause of the dependency. For example, do they smoke because they think that it relieves stress and anxiety, or do they smoke cigarettes because it gives the hands something to do? Knowing the reasons why we do something might helps us to choose the best method of letting go. Honesty can also be important; perhaps you are somebody who has already tried and failed to quit smoking numerous times, and now it’s time for you to acknowledge that you may require some support.

Why is hypnosis right for people who smoke?

Research shows that hypnotherapy like with other nicotine replacement products can be very successful. Hypnotherapy works on the supposition that only around 5-10% of the overall dependency on cigarettes is due to nicotine addiction, and the rest is emotional/psychological. If people want to effectively overcome smoking addiction, the subconscious mind must be engaged, and this is where a hypnotic approach can really help.

Local Hypnotherapist and CNHC** member Liane Ulbricht-Kazan explains “Firstly, we check that the client has a strong intention to quit. Then we look at how the brain works in relation to smoking and why the person smokes, taking into account their life context. We discuss the inner dialogue; the inner voice, which encourages smoking and the one, which says stop. There is a lot we can do to remove these contradictions, and finally, with the application of hypnosis, we create a place in the mind, where smoking doesn’t exist at all.”

But can it really work?

We are all obviously unique, so no single hypnotherapy treatment strategy is certain to work for everybody. However, countless clients find hypnotherapy to be an incredibly relaxing sensation, often discovering that they leave the session feeling they can achieve their goal. A hypnotic approach has supported a lot of smokers in giving up for good, but this fact that can only be proven many years down the line

Indeed a strong commitment is still required, and even though self-discipline alone will often be unsuccessful, it is still a fundamental part of the process. If you would like to stop smoking, ask yourself on a scale from 1-10, 10 being highly motivated/strong intention, where are you? If your intention is 7 and higher than hypnotherapy can be very successful.

Liane Ulbricht-Kazan is a fully qualified and insured clinical Hypnotherapist practicing at the Marybrook Medical Centre, where she helps people quit in the course of a single two hour session. So why not get in touch with her today.

For more information visit www.ChangesWelcome.co.uk or call 01453 810 691 / 0753 802 4295.

* Stoptober is a 28 day NHS campaign because the evidence says if you can stop for 28 days you are five times more likely to give up for good. Details from https://stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk/registration-b

** The complementary and Natural Healthcare Council’s register is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. All practitioners registered with CNHC have demonstrated they meet national standards.

Useful Telephone Numbers:

Police (non emergencies) 101

West Country CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111

Neighbourhood Warden 01453 754276

Marybrook Medical Centre 01453 810228

Repeat Prescriptions 01453 562044

NHS Direct 0845 4647

Berkeley Pharmacy 01453 810316

Electricity Supply Power Loss 0845 7331331

Gas Emergency Service 0800 111999

Water Emergency 0800 7834444

Berkeley Town Council 01453 511964

Berkeley Post Office 01453 819351

Berkeley Primary School 01453 810254

Refuse Collection 01453 754424

Stroud District Council 01453 766321

Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000

Neil Carmichael MP 01452 371630

Citizens’ Advice Bureau 01453 762084

People for You, Barbara Weldon 01453 511964

Samaritans 0845 7909090

National Rail Enquiries 0845 7484950

Traveline 0870 6082608

Village Agent 0777 6245726

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital 0300 4222222

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2015 Calendar:

Our 2015 Calendar, which is now on sale in the Library and the Coventry Building Society is selling well. Due to a number of local businesses kindly sponsoring a month each we have been able to change the layout for the 2015 calendar whilst keeping the price to £5.99.

Children’s Activities:

We’ve had an excellent response to the Summer Reading Challenge which finished on 12th September. The completers Certificate and extra gift are now ready to be collected from the Library for all those who finished the Challenge.

Tuesday, 28th October will be Halloween themed and will start when the library closes at 4.30pm. We will be having zombie bracelets to make, some pumpkin collages all ready to be put together and scary stories to hear. We are also hoping to have face painting. The afternoon will finish with Halloween Bingo. Fancy dress is encouraged and there will be a present for best ghost and ghoul.

This is a free event but tickets are limited so please make sure you pick them up at the library before 25th October.

Following the success of our first workshop the next one will be Mosaic on Saturday 11th October from 10.00 – 11.00 am The charge will be £3.00 per child and limited to 10 places. Places should be booked in advance at the Library. There is a minimum age of 8 years.

Christmas Gifts and Cards:

We now have a wide selection of Christmas cards and Christmas tags for sale, along with our general cards and handicrafts which would make inexpensive stocking fillers.

Talk - Berkeley Now & Then:

When this talk was previously given by David Tandy it was a sell out. David has agreed to give his presentation again in November. Details can be found on the Library notice boards.

Berkeley Books - Committee

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WHAT’S ON...

Halloween Fun!

For a scarily good time… come to the library! We are having our first Halloween party for all the young ghouls and ghosts of Berkeley There will be zombie bracelets to make, scary stories to hear and some pumpkin collages all ready to be put together The afternoon will finish with Halloween Bingo Fancy dress is definitely encouraged and there will be a present for best ghost and ghoul (boy and girl to you mere mortals) This is a free event but tickets are limited so please make sure you pick them up at the library Any little monsters under the age of 8 will need to have a grown up monster with them

Date: Tuesday 28th

October Time: 4.30pm until 6.00pm

Venue: Berkeley Community Library

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COFFEE MORNING at THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH

SATURDAY 11th

OCTOBER 10 - 11.30am

It was good to see so many of you at the September coffee morning. We were pleased to see that most of the covered shoe boxes were taken away to be filled. If you missed your opportunity to take a box there will be some more available at the October morning. I must say a personal thank you to

all those of you who faithfully collect and bring the scrap ring pulls. They are still needed and much appreciated.

Keep up the good work.

If you haven't already been to one of our coffee mornings, tasted our excellent home made cakes and taken

advantage of our bottomless tea and coffee pots why not come along in October and give it a try? If you would like more information or transport please ring Grace 811138

Berkeley Castle Quiz Night!

We will be holding a Quiz Night at the Castle on Thursday 23 October, 7 for 7.30 pm.

Make up, or join a team of 4 at this popular event. You don't need to be a Mastermind to take part - and the quiz

master has promised easier questions than last year! Tickets are £9.50 for FoBC members, £12.50 for non-

members and £5.50 for children, including a "finger food" supper.

Please order tickets in advance.

Contact Friends of Berkeley Castle on 01453 810303

email: [email protected]

Hamfields Leisure Bonfire Night Friday 31 October 2014

Hamfields Leisure will once again be having their annual bonfire night extravaganza. Be sure not to miss the best firework display in the area offering the best value for families!

Bonfire Lighting up at 7:00

Fireworks start at 7:30

Burgers; Hot Dogs and Hog Roast.

Tea, Coffee, Cheesy Chips.

Great outdoor music.

Event compered - by local DJ.

Fun fair rides, thrills and spills

The bar will have some excellent celebration beers and lagers.

Entrance free - car parking only £3; this is donated to charities.

Get there by 6:30pm to enjoy the bright lights of the fun fair and ensure your parking space!

Watch out for our Facebook and Twitter sites or contact the club steward on 01453 810413

NOTICE OF MEETING

Our U3A inaugural meeting will be on Wednesday 19th November

from 10 until noon at the Cam Memorial Hall.

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Fitfix exercise classes are highly motivating and great for self esteem, weight loss and muscle toning. A combination of great music, great company and a workout designed for all abilities and gender that will lift your confidence and empower you. REGULAR exercise has so many positive health benefits so if you're feeling depressed with no motivation and want to feel better about yourself and make new friends, get in touch! Don't worry about lack of coordination, your size, your age or your lack of fitness, we all have to start somewhere and now is as good a time as any, so come on grab your trainers, kick start that metabolism and start enjoying the rest of your life!! Fitfix Classes: Mon 6.30 - 7.30pm & Wed 7.30 - 8.30pm at Stinchcombe Village Hall Tues 9.45 - 10.45am & Friday 10-11am at Cam Memorial Hall (pre- bookable crèche available) £4.40 per class or money saving pay in advance scheme available. Fitfix Classes with Sam Cairns 07793 755240

NEW CLASS STARTING 13th OCT @ SHARPNESS SCHOOL 6.30PM

ALSO TUESDAYS 9.20-10.20am @ SHARPNESS VILLAGE HALL

Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Fun,

easy to follow routines & a friendly atmosphere. No booking necessary £4 per class. Wear comfortable

clothing & bring a bottle of water.

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Children’s Workshop Mosaic

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Saturday, 11th October, 2014 10.00 – 11.00

£3 per child (minimum age 8)

Limited to 10 places (Prior registration & payment at library)

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Life in the sleepy village of Dibley is turned upside-down when the ancient Rev Pottle dies and the

diocese sends a new-fangled female vicar, Geraldine Granger, as his replacement. Her arrival is

met with a mixture of wonder and dismay from the assorted collection of rural yokels who call

Dibley home. Autocratic head of the Parish Council, David Horton, is particularly appalled, and

when it becomes clear that Geraldine does not intend to play second fiddle, he resolves to have

her removed. But in the run-up to Verger Alice’s spectacularly silly wedding, even David must

admit that Geraldine is the best thing to have ever happened to Dibley. Relive the arrival of the

new Vicar, be a witness to Alice and Hugo’s hilarious wedding, and meet again the many insane

inhabitants of the quiet village of Dibley.

A stage play by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter adapted from the original TV series by Richard

Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer. With kind permission of Tiger Aspect Productions

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Community Bank - Town Hall,

Tuesdays 9.15am until 11am

Town Planning & Finance Meetings

2nd Tuesday of the month

Berkeley Brownies

Tuesdays The Brownie Hut

5.30pm-7.00pm

Berkeley Community Library

Tuesdays 10.30am - 4.30pm

Telephone 810520

Line Dancing/Ballroom Dance Class

Hamfields Leisure

7.00pm to 9.00pm

Contact Daphne 01453 825096

Skylarks Community Choir

Town Hall,

7.10 – 9pm Term Time only

All welcome

Tuesday

Craft Club—Berkeley Library

Last Wednesday of the month.

10.30am-1.30pm. Bring along

whatever project you are working on.

£2.00 all welcome

Dog Training - Sharpness Village

Hall Wednesdays from 7pm contact

Mike Vine 01453 822134

Exercise Classes in Scout Hut

Wednesdays 10.30 am to Noon

Knit and Natter

Town Hall 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Wednesdays fortnightly (the week of

recycling)

£2 - all welcome

Berkeley Under 5’s

Town Hall Toddlers

Wednesdays 9.30am - 11.30am

Citizens Advice Bureau

Town Hall, Wednesdays 1pm - 3pm

Berkeley Youth Club

Canon Park Pavilion

Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm

Coffee Morning

Sharpness Village Hall

10 - 12pm Call Christy 07970 565099

Berkeley Gardening Club

3rd Wednesday of the month

Wednesday


Saturdays 9.30am - 12.30pm

Roman Catholic Mass

Sundays 8.30am 10.30am & 5.30pm

St Dominic RC Church,

Kingshill, Dursley

St Mary’s Church

Every Sunday

9.30am Parish Communion

11am All Age Worship

6pm Evening Prayer

(times & venue differ 5th Sunday of

month)

Quiz Night at the Mariners Arms

Berkeley. 8.30pm start

Town Council Meeting

3rd Monday of the month

Stay & Play Kids - Sharpness Village

Hall 9.45am till 12 noon contact Sue

Boxall on 07526101287

Youth Club - Sharpness Village Hall

6.30pm till 8.30pm contact Darren

Brown on 07799067237

Monday

Over 60’s Friendship Group Union Congregational Hall, Berkeley 4th Thursday of the month 2 – 4pm

Bingo - Sharpness Village Hall from 7.30pm contact Jimmy Thomas 01453 811339

Coffee Morning Thursdays, Union Church Schoolroom 10.00 – 11.30am

Berkeley Players Rehearsals Town Hall, Thursdays 7.00pm Youngsters / 8.30pm Adults

Circuit Training/Keep Fit Hamfields Leisure 6.30pm - 7.30pm Contact Jess Efford 07866 255325

Thursday

Bingo in the Mariners Arms

Fridays from 3pm


Fridays 10.30am - 4.30pm

Berkeley Rainbows

Fridays The Brownie Hut

4.15 -5.30pm

Little Fishes Music Group

Berkeley Union Church. Free

Fridays 9.15 -11.00 am Term time

People for You

Town Hall Fridays - 9.15am - 1pm

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Saturday

Sunday



Well hello one and all, ‘tis I the wandering chef, who is very glad to return to home shores and even happier to return to sunny Berkeley. The wandering adventure of food discovery has taken my wife and I through America, Canada and all over Europe where we have toiled and cooked, learning many new recipes and met many new friends.

Can anyone relate to feeling of when one door closes, another one slams in your face? I can!

So when a business opportunity went “south” recently I jumped at the chance to join my wife and the team at The Salutation in Ham. New landlord Pete Tiley certainly had some fresh ideas for the food that is served down there. Only three dishes on the menu….. Are you bonkers??

But together with Pete, Claire, Hannah, the guest chefs and the rest of the team we have all come together to create something rather unique, rather special.

This was showcased on Saturday 20th September when we embarked on a mission to present a celebration of all the dishes we cook as our third dishes. The little dishes of food night. Gloucestershire has a fantastic pedigree of produce and we were proud to serve our dishes using produce from Liz Godsell, Jonathon Crump and Cam Family Butchers.

The night was great success and on behalf of us all we would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to sup award winning ales and cider whilst having some great food with an amazing atmosphere.

So come on down on a lunch time and try something special, something fresh, something local. We serve lunches from 12pm to 2.15pm, Tuesday through to the “not” Sunday lunch dish on a Sunday. Everything is cooked fresh by Hannah or me…. Nothing is frozen and no microwaves are harmed in any of our cooking. Viva La Revolution…. The food revolution that is.

So with this ethos of local seasonal produce I feel it only right to leave you with a recipe. Simple honest ingredients that scream flavour and I bet most of you folks can go and pick these straight from your gardens or allotments… That’s what I did! Here goes, let’s throw together a

Warm tomato, red onion and bread salad with

beef dripping dressing.

More to the point we can do this in a matter of minutes and it’s a great dish for a starter or main course.

YOU WILL NEED:

450g or 4 to 5 large tomatoes, different colours if you got ‘em. Colour is good. Lets get yellow, red and green going on. A feast for the eyes and the palate alike!! Cut ‘em up how you like the posh cheffy French word for this is mirrepoix. (or something like that! )

2 large red onions. Cut the top, cut the root then cut in half, peel the onion and slice into wedges trying to keep the root on the bottom to keep the wedges together.

2 slices of stale bread (not mouldy mind)…. If you ain’t got any, make some. Toast a bit of bread and cut up into 2cm cubes. Set aside.

50g Beef dripping or lard.

1 Bunch of spring onions. Finely sliced and set aside.

Let’s put this delicious salad together….

Preheat oven to 180C. Then bung your toms and onions on to a baking tray and drizzle them with a little rapeseed oil. Season with

some cracked sea salt and cracked black pepper. Pop ‘em in the oven for about 8 mins. We want them warm not crispy, just soft enough for those flavours to flood out.

On your hob in a separate pan gently heat the dripping so it melts then just before you serve add the spring onions. Ready to put this together?…. Let’s go.

Get a swish salad bowl and whip the toms and onions out of the baking tray with a slotted spoon add the croutons and…..er…toss it. Then simply drizzle the dressing with the spring onions over it and boom…. what you have just created is a west country version of what the Italians call panzanella. It’s what I like to call a man’s salad….. That’s because of the blokey beef dripping you see!

Until next time…. Sorry it’s been so long. Dan

We are thrilled to announce that the Salutation Inn has won a fourth award - the South West Region’s CAMRA Pub of the Year Award 2014! We are now down to the last 16 pubs in the country to compete to win CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year 2014.

Following the award for the Gloucestershire Pub of the Year 2014, the Sally was pitched against the best pubs from across the South West region which extends from the North Cotswolds, through Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath, West Wiltshire, Somerset and down into Devon and Cornwall. The Sally was judged to be the best based on criteria including quality of real ales and ciders, customer service, atmosphere and community focus. The pub has also been nominated as a finalist in the Taste of Gloucestershire Food and Farming Awards in the Best Pub/Bar category the results of which will be announced in October.

We are also rearing our own pigs which we will serve up as hams and various other cuts at lunchtimes and on our Guest Chef Monday nights. We have 11 pigs in total, 5 Gloucestershire Old Spots and 6 Old Spot/Tamworth crosses, all of which are kept in a 19th century walled garden just yards from the pub. In the new year we will be launching a small microbrewery out the back of the pub which we have wanted to launch since we first came here. The brewing equipment has now been ordered and will be arriving at the end of February 2015.

If people wish to find out more about us our website is www.sallyatham.com or they can “like us” on facebook www.facebook.com/sallyatham or following us on twitter @sallyatham.

The presentation for the South West Award will be on the Saturday 4th October when we’ll have some live music and food as well as the usual delicious ales and ciders. We’d love to see as many of you there as possible to give us the chance to say “thank you”, but if not we’ll no doubt see you in the Sally sometime soon!

Pete and Claire

And now… CAMRA SW REGION PUB OF

THE YEAR 2014!

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