Citizen Gloucestershire, The back issues from August 2008:
Cultural heritage celebrated in true malayalee style
Aug 01, 2008; ... More than 90 families took part in the Gloucestershire MalayaleeAssociation annual sports and barbecue on Sunday. The familiesgathered at Robinswood Park where they enjoyed traditional gamessuch as kabaddi, a game similar to tag and kalamthallippottickal,which involves attempting to ...
Off for laughs
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tonight, Cheltenham: Comedy improvisation night Off the Cuff isback at The Wheatsheaf in Leckhampton tonight. The monthly event is run by award-winning ...
Until August 3: Gloucester festival rounds off with a taste celebration of food ; With two successful weeks behind them, Gloucester Festival organisers are gearing up for a big finale starting today and closing with a spectacular fireworks display this weekend.
Aug 01, 2008 ... With two successful weeks behind them, Gloucester Festivalorganisers are gearing up for a big finale starting today andclosing with a spectacular fireworks display this weekend. Visitors have poured into the city to make this festival one ofmost successful with the music and ...
Try crafty summer
Aug 01, 2008 ... From Today, FOREST OF DEAN: Taurus Crafts at Lydney is hosting aseries of summer activities until the end of August. Activities for all ages and tastes range from pottery and ...
Cool personified by jazz five
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cue sound, cue audience in field, cue sun, cue 1940. MartinLitton's Gramercy Five is recreating Artie Shaw's small group music. A toddler waddle-dances by wearing a red fedora, sent by the beatof Special Delivery Stomp. He might not admit to liking 70-year-old jazz in a few ...
August 1-2: Mikron theatre company tour comes to twyning waterways ; A Travelling theatre troupe is arriving in Tewkesbury by barge to perform two new shows.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Travelling theatre troupe is arriving in Tewkesbury by barge toperform two new shows. Mikron Theatre Company has been touring the country on thewaterways for 37 years. Its narrowboat, Tyseley, is arriving at The Fleet Inn, Twyning,today. At 8pm actors present their ...
Until September 21: Margaret calkin James's work is on display at the court barn museum in chipping campden
Aug 01, 2008 ... Until September 21, CHIPPING CAMPDEN: Millions of people saw thebeautiful artwork of Margaret Calkin James, although they probablydidn't realise it. She was a textile, calligraphy and poster artist who lived inChipping Campden and worked for the London Underground and ...
Until August 10: Cheltenham cricket festival
Aug 01, 2008 ... Until August 10, CHELTENHAM: The longest running cricketfestival in the world is under way at Cheltenham College. Gloucestershire are currently taking on Worcestershire in theCounty Championship as part of Cheltenham Cricket Festival. On Sunday attention turns to the Pro40 ...
Until August 14: County residents have work ion display at Gloucester cathedral
Aug 01, 2008 ... Until August 14, GLOUCESTER: A new exhibition celebrating thecreative work of some of the county's older residents launches atGloucester Cathedral today. My Gloucestershire - Past and Present showcases what the countymeans to its elderly residents, both today and in the ...
Skip to museum
Aug 01, 2008 ... From Today, STROUD: A summer holiday full of fun is promised forchildren paying a visit to Stroud's Museum in the Park. A programme of crafts and activities includes mask and jewellerymaking, a family picnic day and finding out about toys of the past. Next Tuesday the fun ...
Final pleasures
Aug 01, 2008 ... In the intimate village hall with impressive floral displays,this was the final concert by the Ambache Chamber ensemble, whichhas given much pleasure over 24 years. In addition to hearing three piano quartets, we were treated toan informative talk about women composers by Diana ...
Enchanting athleticism ; Once again the Everyman's studio throws up an absolute gem of a production.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Once again the Everyman's studio throws up an absolute gem of aproduction. Steve Evans Jim Cartwright's moving, funny and perceptive script is broughtstunningly to life by sensational performances from the two actors,Jilly Breeze and Adrian Ross-Jones. The play ...
What would Bach say?
Aug 01, 2008 ... Westonbirt School proved to be a perfect venue for this recitalheld on a warm and sunny July evening. The doors of the hall remained open throughout, revealing abeautiful vista of mature trees, immaculate lawns and well tendedpots of geraniums. The open doors also enabled the ...
Boogie Pete is pure delight for young fans
Aug 01, 2008 ... Boogie Pete burst out of a giant TV screen to squeals of delightfrom hundreds of excited youngsters. And the star of the award-winning BBC Cbeebies show soon had themwiggling and following his every move. Pete Hillier boogied through his repertoire with favourites ...
Festival finale
Aug 01, 2008 ... Three Baroque concertos performed in the Edwardian opulence ofthe Bingham Hall brought the curtain down on another festival whichhas attracted record audiences and witnessed some notableperformances 19-year-old Nat Mander impressed with his precise and assuredplaying and ...
Great bands turn up the heat ; Those defeated by the heat and choosing to miss the Music in the Park event in Gloucester, missed a treat.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Those defeated by the heat and choosing to miss the Music in thePark event in Gloucester, missed a treat. Organisers of some of the country's biggest events would havepaid good money for the weather which scorched those who danced inthe sunshine before the main stage. Eight ...
A master of comedy ; The servant he may have been but teenager Toby Smith was the master of comedy in this updated 18th century Italian romp.
Aug 01, 2008 ... The servant he may have been but teenager Toby Smith was themaster of comedy in this updated 18th century Italian romp. Steve Evans Carlo Goldini's farce has been adapted wittily by Olly Crick ofthe Fabulous Old Spot Theatre Company and his panto-style local gagsadded to an ...
Commedia dell'arte summer school at the everyman theatre, Cheltenham
Aug 01, 2008 ... Monday-friday, Cheltenham: Olly Crick's hands-on theatre schoolis back to thrill budding actors. The artistic director of The Fabulous Old Spot Theatre Company is an expert in commedia dell'arte, an ancient style of energeticand comedic acting. His intensive stage school at ...
Until August 30: Pedals to petrol at Cheltenham museum and art gallery
Aug 01, 2008 ... Until August 30, CHELTENHAM: A collection of machines, helmetsand accessories that show the developments that took place in theearly evolution of the motorcycle are on display at CheltenhamMuseum and Art Gallery. The show, titled Pedals to Petrol, includes a 1903 Large ...
Until August 30: Jack Russell's works are on display at spice lodge in Cheltenham
Aug 01, 2008 ... Until August 30, CHELTENHAM: Former England wicket keeper andGloucestershrie favourite Jack Russell has a selection of hispaintings on display in a town restaurant. His paintings, which are on show at Spice Lodge in MontpellierDrive until the end of the ...
Until August 5: Facing the uncertain at the gardens gallery in Cheltenham ; Two contemporary artists who produce paintings with distinctively dark moods have works on display in Cheltenham.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Two contemporary artists who produce paintings with distinctivelydark moods have works on display in Cheltenham. Richard Woods and Anthony Boulton both studied Fine Art at theUniversity of Gloucestershire. Their joint exhibition at The Gardens Gallery, in MontpellierGardens, ...
Family days out in Gloucestershire
Aug 01, 2008 ... Where: Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester What is it: At a loose end for the weekend? Learn some survivalskills with the kids and stay in a yurt. You'll have to get used tocompost loos, but if you want to get away from it all, this is it.It comes with mattresses and gas ...
August 8: National youth jazz orchestra at miners welfare hall in Cinderford
Aug 01, 2008 ... Next Friday, CINDERFORD: Talented youngsters from the NationalYouth Jazz Orchestra will be performing a special concert inCinderford next week. This rare performance from the internationally-renowned orchestrais a must for all jazz fans across the county. Fresh from their ...
August 8: Elo experience play the subscription rooms in Stroud
Aug 01, 2008 ... Next Friday, STROUD: A tribute night to one of the world'ssuperbands is coming to the Subscription Rooms. Five musicians from Hull make up the ELO Experience, payinghomage to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra. One of the best-known recording bands around in the 70s ...
August 2-3@ Gloucester blues festival is in its final weekend
Aug 01, 2008 ... Where are we sending you? To various venues in the city where Gloucester's InternationalRhythm and Blues Festival is cranking up for a great finale weekend. Sounds promising - who's on the bill? Tonight the blues trail continues at the Pig Inn The City,Teagues and Cafe ...
August 8-10: Bloom festival at seven springs ; A Mini Glastonbury is heading to Cheltenham next weekend.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Mini Glastonbury is heading to Cheltenham next weekend. In the depths of the Cotswold countryside, a normally serene farmis preparing itself for the arrival of thousands of party-goers forthe Bloom Festival. The event is in its third year and has previously been held atLama ...
Three cheers for Elgar
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tomorrow To AUGUST 9, WORCESTER: This year's Three ChoirsFestival features a packed programme of opera, recitals, lecturesand late-night concerts. It is launched tomorrow with an opening service at WorcesterCathedral featuring choirs from the festival's three host cities ...
August 1-3: Big bill festival at eastnor castle
Aug 01, 2008 ... Today To SUNDAY, EASTNOR: Electronic ambient pioneers The Orbare to play a top slot at this year's Big Chill festival. The band is playing the Castle Stage following the withdrawal ofFat Freddy's Drop, who were forced to pull out due to recordingcommitments. The Orb was ...
Flashes of brilliance in revival of x-files ; If absence makes the heart grow fonder then we should be ready to fall in love again with FBI special agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson).
Aug 01, 2008 ... If absence makes the heart grow fonder then we should be ready tofall in love again with FBI special agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) andDana Scully (Anderson). It's been six years since the double-act concluded theirinvestigations into the paranormal in the award-winning TV ...
This monkey business is bananas
Aug 01, 2008 ... After the otherworldly pleasures of WALL-E and the high kickinglunacy of Kung Fu Panda, Kirk DeMicco's computer animated comedy isa crushing disappointment. As the snappy title intimates, there's plenty of monkey businessin this outlandish adventure but the screenplay and the ...
Luring voters by doughnut? Fat chance!
Aug 01, 2008 ... As an MP I am keen to see people get involved in local politicsand turn out and vote at elections - this is what decides how ourpublic services are delivered and how our country is run. Therefore, voter apathy and declining election turnouts are aconcerning trend. It seems people ...
Police meet pupils
Aug 01, 2008 ... Police officers in the Forest of Dean have been grilled bychildren from local schools. PC Brian Howard, PCSO Julia Mounsor and PCSO Stuart ...
Westbury 40 year cricket re-union
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cricketers in Westbury celebrated their past triumphs at theclub's 40th anniversary. Westbury Cricket Club's glory boys from 1968 were reunited at thevillage ground to remember their win in the Gloucester Knock-out Cupfinal in front of a crowd of around 3,000 at the Gloucester ...
Children in danger from local drug users.
Aug 01, 2008; ... Parents on a Cinderford estate say they won't let their childrenplay in the street after they were threatened by junkies. In the past week an eight-year-old boy was threatened with abroken bottle and a two-year-old girl picked up a needle on theplaying fields that border Millers ...
Innsworth and king's are the gala winners
Aug 01, 2008 ... Swimmers from local primary schools took part in a combinedswimming gala hosted at GL1 last month. The schools gala saw 550 students competing and, in its fourthconsecutive year, they had to create a new age category. There were three age groups separated into Years Two and ...
Award for Newent sailor
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sailor Natalie Bywaters has received a top award from the RoyalNavy. Former Newent Community School pupil Natalie, 30, has won theaward in recognition of her efforts during a course to prepare herfor promotion in the Royal Navy. Natalie, who is currently on maternity leave ...
Motorbike teen riding illegally
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Teenager from the Forest of Dean has been given an ASBO warningafter riding his motorbike illegally on the road. The 17-year-old, from Ruardean, was spotted riding on a main roadby PCSO James Pearce at 8.30pm on Friday, July 25. When questioned it was revealed the boy had no ...
Date announced for work on Stroud A46
Aug 01, 2008 ... Work on Stroud's new A46 bridge will begin in October next year,Gloucestershire County and Stroud District Councils have announced. The project had originally been scheduled to begin this year. "The unexpected withdrawal of British Waterways from the canalproject has inevitably ...
Teenage burglar faces jail
Aug 01, 2008; ... Teenage tearaway Hollie Major has been warned she faces prison after she admitted stealing from a city flat. Major, 19, of Worcester Street, Gloucester, pleaded guilty toburglary when she appeared before magistrates on Wednesday. The teenager had a previous conviction for ...
'Chip should be sufficient'
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stonehouse dog owner Pietro Forgione is furious after being finedpounds1,200 for failing to tag his dog. His three-year-old husky was found roaming around on her owntwice without a disc on her collar bearing his name and address onit, a court heard on Monday. Under the ...
Shaze great for us - stonehouse
Aug 01, 2008 ... Paul Stonehouse is hoping teenage winger Isaac Shaze gets achance to shine at Forest Green this season. Rovers are awaiting a response from the FA and Home Office totheir attempt to sign Hartpury College student Shaze, who holds aGhanaian passport and requires a visa in order to ...
Extra cops on patrol
Aug 01, 2008 ... Holidaymakers in the county are being helped by extra policepatrols on the roads. Officers have patrolled the M5 motorway this week for OperationTourist, which saw a number of additional ...
We'll party with pride
Aug 01, 2008 ... Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender celebrationGloucestershire Pride will take place this month. It will be held on Saturday, August 9, and will start ...
TV's mark is special guest
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Soccer hero of yesteryear will be the guest of honour at theannual Royal Forest of Dean College award ceremony. Mark Lawrenson, BBC television and radio pundit, and ex-Liverpool defender, ...
Fire crew check up
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Fire crew was called to a home on Stratford Road, Stroud,yesterday evening after a domestic flooding incident. The fire engine was seen parked outside the ...
Wlishaw: We must show heart
Aug 01, 2008 ... Gloucester City Winget captain Stuart Wilshaw has demanded hisplayers show more heart in the closing weeks of the season. The men from The Spa have yet to secure their status in Glos/Wilts One and slipped to a five-wicket defeat at home to Swindonlast time out. They have ...
Morris can't recover in time
Aug 01, 2008 ... Lydney captain Paul Morris has had to delay his comeback from abroken finger, ruling him out of tomorrow's trip to Biddestone inGlos/Wilts One. The seamer had hoped to return to lead the attack after nearly amonth on the sidelines, but he requires at least another week torecover ...
Rocks aim to push on
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rockhampton will look to continue their climb up the Glos/WiltsDivision table with a win over Goatacre tomorrow. Their second win in two weeks pushed them into fourth, whileGoatacre are in the relegation zone. Rockhampton captain Simon Hore said: "We had a good win atGoatacre ...
Bevan to join relish's troops
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jody Bevan has verbally agreed to join Cinderford Town beforethey play their penultimate pre-season friendly. The striker, who was released by Gloucester City last week,played for the Foresters in Saturday's 3-1 win over Shortwood Unitedand has expressed an interest in staying with ...
Mills wins call-up as Trainor looks forward
Aug 01, 2008 ... Frocester will hand a debut to Gloucestershire Under-19 batsmanHenry Mills tomorrow as they bid to bounce back after defeat toWeston-super-Mare. Ashley Davis and Richie Cave both drop to the seconds to make wayfor Mills and Tom Wand, who both get the chance to stake their ...
Cars will climb Prescott for 70th year
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Vintage Sports-Car Club is celebrating 70 years at thePrescott Hill Climb this weekend. On August 27 1938, The Bugatti Owners Club hosted the first VSCCmeeting at Prescott, which was discovered for the VSCC by the lateL.T.C. (Tom) Rolt, the well known industrial archeologist, ...
Hamblin, Reid set to return
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jamie Reid and Tom Hamblin are back for Gloucester City when theytake on Bishop's Cleeve at the Corinium Stadium tonight (7.45pm). Reid has been out since the Tigers' first pre-season game when heleft the pitch following a heavy challenge in the 1-1 draw withCinderford. And ...
New outlet store will not close existing shops
Aug 01, 2008 ... Retail giant Marks & Spencer has moved to reassure customers itwill keep its Gloucester stores when a new flagship outlet opensnext year. The company has announced plans to open a new outlet store at theGloucester Quays development next year but says it will not affectthe current ...
Painswick hero powyer preparing to pack his bags
Aug 01, 2008 ... Painswick's teenage star Sean Powyer will play his lastGloucestershire Division game of the season tomorrow. The 17-year-old, who was the hero of last week's four-wicket winover Stone with a score of 86, is off to travel around the world. He will make one final Painswick ...
Hat-trick of wins sealed by tame
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tewkesbury have won the Citizen Evening League for the thirdconsecutive year. They sealed the hat-trick by winning their game against Unison,who made made 128 for nine, with Rich Bywater hitting 42. Marlon Franklyn took four wickets, including a hat-trick, andSteff McIvor ...
Dursley deputy mayor dies on holiday
Aug 01, 2008; ... Tributes have been paid to the deputy mayor of Dursley who diedduring a family holiday in France on Tuesday. Daryl Matthews, 45, was believed to have suffered a heart attackas he was overcome by a strong Atlantic sea current. Despite thebest efforts of fellow tourists and the ...
Fire near A40 closes road for two hours
Aug 01, 2008; ... Flames that could be seen from a mile away ripped through a barnat Over, closing the busy A40 for two hours. And the owner, farmer Rob Keene, believes fire-raisers may havebeen to blame. Firefighters were called to Linton Farm at Over west ofGloucester, at 4.10am yesterday to ...
Must-win for Redmarley
Aug 01, 2008 ... Redmarley must defeat Hatherley and Reddings at Playley Green tokeep their slim chances of claiming the Gloucestershire Divisiontitle alive. A run of one victory in five matches has dented Andy Green'sside's hopes of staying in touch with the leading clubs in ...
Stroud look to keeping winning
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stroud will be aiming to continue their charge towards theGloucestershire Division title when they meet Woodmancote atFarmhill tomorrow. Paul Frape's men are in red hot form, having won four of theirlast five matches, the other being an abandoned clash withRedmarley. They ...
Teenage terror taunted victim's mum
Aug 01, 2008; ... Teenager James Douglas took a man's mobile phone and bike beforecalling his victim's mother on the stolen handset and tellingher:"We have your son tied up and gagged in a black room." Douglas, of Oxford Street, Gloucester, spent 30 minutesintimidating victim Lee Williams in broad ...
Country music guru dies, aged 76
Aug 01, 2008; ... Dedicated country and western music fan Goff Ryall, who has diedat the age of 77, spent his years providing quality entertainmentfor the people of Gloucester. Geoffrey Kenneth 'Goff' Ryall was born on April 19, 1931, inKidderminster. He later moved to Cashes Green in Stroud ...
Dursley mourns teen rugby player
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Rugby club is in mourning for a teenage rugby player who diedof an apparent gunshot wound. Former Rednock schoolboy and Dursley RFC player, Steven Sheldon,19, was found dead at his Stinchcombe home on Friday, July 18.Police and an ambulance crew attended. A police spokesman ...
'Docs are great but where are the dentists?'
Aug 01, 2008; ... Patients in Gloucestershire have praised services at county GPsurgeries. But access to dentists is a long way from satisfactory. These are some of the results from a Healthcare Commission pollof 500 people in the county between January and April this year. The survey ...
Shambolic county plumb the depths
Aug 01, 2008 ... Those who feared Gloucestershire could not sink any lower wereproved wrong on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, for this was thestuff of nightmares. Hats off to Vikram Solanki and Stephen Moore - unbeaten on 179and 120 respectively when rain curtailed a wicketless day - ...
I wish the elver man still came
Aug 01, 2008 ... In The Citizen on July 18 there was an account of Gordon Ramsaytasting 'food from the West'. I hope he enjoyed it as much as I do. When I was a youngster (nearly 90 years ago), we would listen forthe man with his pony and cart, calling 'elvers, elvers'. We wouldrush home and get ...