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COMPETITIONS Win tickets to the Malvern Autumn Show, give yourself a micro-needle facial at home with one of 4 Mycrolator kits to be won, walk the walk in shoes worn by the likes of Dannii Mynogue and take Tony Russell’s The Cotswolds Finest Gardens book out and about this autumn - we have three to give away.
REGULARS 23-24 CUTTING YOUR
CLOTH Who knows how things might have turned out for fabric designer Vanessa Arbuthnott it the pottery class at her local college had not been full. Switching to a surface print course set her on the road to success and a thriving business which has earned her accolades and a place with top interior designers.
28-29 ANOTHER MASTERPIECE FOR THE
FRIDGE DOOR What do you do with the endless pictures that come home from school? Two enterprising mums have come up with all manner of ideas at Ditsy Doodles to ensure those precious memories become family heirlooms.
Contents 30-31 BOHEMIAN
NAILSWORTH It’s easy to drive through Nailsworth on the fast A46 without noticing very much but an empty shop caught the eye of Harriette Smart who loved the relaxed, laid-back feel of the town so much she upped sticks from Devon and began a brand new venture as a shopkeeper.
32-34 KNOW YOUR
ONIONS Over-sized, over-weight and over here in September. Vegetable growers delight in the giant specimens on display at the Malvern Autumn Show. Plumped up pumpkins and the longest leeks jostle for space in the National Giant Vegetable Competition
36-38 EASY AS ABC Cirencester’s education quarter provides learning from the early years to university standard and some pupils don’t even have to catch a bus. A shared campus means a shared commitment and a long-term investment in the future
46-47 JUNIOR
ECO-WARRIOR Louis Weston-O’Neill is only 13 but he already has big plans to save the planet and he’s a bit of a star in the kitchen too
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54-55 BATTLE LINES With the eve of the First World War looming, Sue Bradley uncovers postcards and diaries that give a rare insight into the lives of soldiers at the time and a love story that endured both family and battlefield conflict.
56-57 A FORCE TO RECKON
WITH Since becoming Gloucestershire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner this year, Martin Surl has had his work cut out but already he has seen the fruits of his labour with a reduction in county crime figures.
58-59 HORSING AROUND Generally considered an elite sport, polo has always been considered more aspirational than accessible but as Will Loram discovered its great fun and you don’t even have to have had any riding experience to give it a try
60-62 THE EAGLE’S SPLASH
LANDING What now for Eddie the Eagle? The Olympic Ski- Jumper may have come last in the Calgary winter games in 1988 but no-one ever forgot his name. His recent appearance with diver Tom Daley in the TV series Splash put him back in the limelight and his law degree turned him into a legal eagle. It seems Eddie can turn his hand to just about anything.
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