Switchboard: 01789 266261 Newsdesk: 01789 412819, E-mail: [email protected]Website: www.stratford-herald.com Tuesday, 31st May, 2016 No. 1,796 Switchboard: 01789 266261 Newsdesk: 01789 412819, E-mail: [email protected]Website: www.stratford-herald.com The best newspaper money can’t buy Gates installed to commemorate our World War heroes ‘This tragedy could have been avoided’ – police A DRINK DRIVER who caused the death of a motorcyclist in Wootton Wawen last month has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Craig Allen, aged 35, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Coventry Crown Court last Thursday, to causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol. His sentence was reduced to six years for an early guilty plea. The charges relate to a head-on collision on the A3400 at Wootton Wawen on Monday, 25th April in which 27-year-old motorcyclist Robert Loach died. Allen provided a positive breath test at the scene with a reading of 155mg. The legal limit is 35mg. He also pro- vided a positive drug swipe test for cocaine. PC David Bull said: “This was a tragedy which could have been avoided. The simple fact is that driving when you have been drinking or taking drugs is not just illegal it puts you and other road users at risk. “I hope that the sentence given out sends a message to all road users who might be tempted to drive after they have had a drink. It’s just not worth it.” After the tragedy, the family of Robert Loach paid tribute to a loving and wonderful son and doting father. Robert Loach, aged 27, of Birmingham Road, Redditch leaves a partner, Lian, and two children aged one and three. Lian said: “Robert was the world’s most doting father. He was my rock and my soul mate, the love of my life and I love him more than I could possibly say.” Robert’s mother, Sam, said: “Robert was my first born, a truly wonderful, inspirational person and most loving son.” A SET of gates commemorating those who gave their lives in the First World War have been installed at Strat- ford’s recently refurbished Guildhall. To mark the installation, the gates were blessed by the Reverend Canon Michael Hampel, Old Edwardian and Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral, during a special cere- mony on 21st May. The gates, installed in the building’s cross passage, were presented by the Old Edwardians’ Association as part of the First World War Centenary commemorations. They cost £5,000 and include a plaque honoring fallen First World War servicemen. On a practical level the gates will allow the Guildhall to be opened up for visitors, but prevent them from gaining access to the rest of the school. Bennet Carr, head master at King Edward VI School, said: “The installation of the gates is part of the restora- tion of the Guildhall, for much of the building’s history there had been gates there, the fittings have always been in place. “The original gates were probably removed around 100 years ago during the previous restoration of the Guildhall. “The outer gates facing onto Church Street were put up in the 1950s and were dedicated to those who fell in the Second World War, so it is fitting that the new inner gates are dedicated to First World War servicemen. I think it is right that they commemorate such an impor- tant event in history, not just for the school but for the whole country. “The gates include the seal of the Guild of the Holy Cross, which was created by taking a 3D scan of a wax seal and commissioning a company to cast it in bronze for us.” ● A set of gates commemorating those who gave their lives in the First World War have been installed at Stratford’s recently refurbished Guildhall. Drink driver given nine-year sentence By Simon Woodings [email protected]
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‘This tragedy could havebeen avoided’ – police A DRINK DRIVER who caused the death of a
motorcyclist in Wootton Wawen last month hasbeen sentenced to nine years in prison.
Craig Allen, aged 35, of no fixed abode, pleaded guiltyat Coventry Crown Court last Thursday, to causing deathby dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol.
His sentence was reduced to six years for an early guiltyplea. The charges relate to a head-on collision on theA3400 at Wootton Wawen on Monday, 25th April in which27-year-old motorcyclist Robert Loach died.
Allen provided a positive breath test at the scene with areading of 155mg. The legal limit is 35mg. He also pro-vided a positive drug swipe test for cocaine.
PC David Bull said: “This was a tragedy which couldhave been avoided. The simple fact is that driving whenyou have been drinking or taking drugs is not just illegal itputs you and other road users at risk.
“I hope that the sentence given out sends a message toall road users who might be tempted to drive after theyhave had a drink. It’s just not worth it.”
After the tragedy, the family of Robert Loach paidtribute to a loving and wonderful son and doting father.
Robert Loach, aged 27, of Birmingham Road, Redditchleaves a partner, Lian, and two children aged one andthree.
Lian said: “Robert was the world’s most doting father.He was my rock and my soul mate, the love of my life andI love him more than I could possibly say.”
Robert’s mother, Sam, said: “Robert was my first born,a truly wonderful, inspirational person and most lovingson.”
A SET of gates commemorating those who gave theirlives in the First World War have been installed at Strat-ford’s recently refurbished Guildhall.
To mark the installation, the gates were blessed by theReverend Canon Michael Hampel, Old Edwardian andPrecentor of St Paul’s Cathedral, during a special cere-mony on 21st May.
The gates, installed in the building’s cross passage,were presented by the Old Edwardians’ Association aspart of the First World War Centenary commemorations.
They cost £5,000 and include a plaque honoring fallenFirst World War servicemen.
On a practical level the gates will allow the Guildhallto be opened up for visitors, but prevent them fromgaining access to the rest of the school.
Bennet Carr, head master at King Edward VI School,said: “The installation of the gates is part of the restora-tion of the Guildhall, for much of the building’s historythere had been gates there, the fittings have always beenin place.
“The original gates were probably removed around100 years ago during the previous restoration of theGuildhall.
“The outer gates facing onto Church Street were putup in the 1950s and were dedicated to those who fell inthe Second World War, so it is fitting that the new innergates are dedicated to First World War servicemen. Ithink it is right that they commemorate such an impor-tant event in history, not just for the school but for thewhole country.
“The gates include the seal of the Guild of the HolyCross, which was created by taking a 3D scan of a waxseal and commissioning a company to cast it in bronzefor us.”
� A set of gates commemorating those who gave their lives in the First World War have been installed at Stratford’s recently refurbished Guildhall.
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Boat Club membersare hailed for effortsSEVERAL Stratford Boat Clubmembers were recognised fortheir achievements at the club’sannual general meeting includingan award for the life-savingactions of a member last year.
The club this year has handed out anumber of special Felix Awards, alegacy from the club’s past PresidentFelix Babcock who gave so much tothe club.
These are tankards won by FelixBadcock during his long careerrowing and over engraved with thewinner’s name and award. The inten-tion was to award the junior and thesenior personality of the year butthere was also a special award givento recognise a single action that hadmassive implications for the club andfor the club’s members in particular.��
The Special Felix Award went toWill Smith for his brilliant andspeedy actions in helping save thelife of one of the club’s memberswho had capsized and stoppedbreathing.
This club member has gone on tomake a full recovery and is back onthe river and competing to the delight
of everybody at the club. At the timeWill wanted no fuss and no recogni-tion but the club wanted to take theoccasion of the AGM to mark a veryspecial “Thank You” to recognise thisgreat example to all.�
The Senior Felix Award went toJane Hadland who has put in hoursand hours of unpaid time for sortingout the club’s membership and generaladministration. All the club members’enquiry emails get answered by Janeand she is also an active socialmember who is always ready to help.
The Junior Felix Award went toConrad Bird, for his all-round contri-bution on and off the water. Conrad
was considered to be a great crewmember who works hard and com-petes to win and has a great competi-tive future ahead of him.
Stephen Haighton, chairman ofStratford Boat Club said: “Conrad isalso the first person to volunteer tohelp out and when he does, it isalways with a smile and he can berelied on to do what he says he isgoing to do. Recently he has beenessential in our boat maintenanceteam, working with our boatman,Phil Marshall, and has been a greatadvocate of junior opinion. So all-round performance is now properlyrecognised.”
Club members also had a refreshercourse on first aid which wasattended by coaches, parent helpers,senior members and delegates fromother local clubs.
Head coach Andrew Roe said:“Although most of the coaches andhelpers were up to date with first aidpractice, it is essential to have arefresher course now and then tounderstand new techniques such asthe use of defibrillators to ensure thatthose we look after are as safe as pos-sible.”
POLICE are appealing for information after bottles werereported being thrown onto a busy Stratford shoppingstreet.
The incident occurred at around 1.40pm on Tuesdaywhen the bottles were seen to be thrown from the roofsof Clintons/Thorntons on Bridge Street.
Officers attended the scene but those responsible hadfled the area. Anyone with information is asked to con-tact Warwickshire Police on 101 with incident number167 of 24th May.�
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Search is on for fundraiser of the year
FOOTBALLERS inWarwick are supporting alocal mum’s mission towalk again with a charitymatch.
Estelle Mancini, 30, wasstruck down by a mysteryillness before Christmasafter developing a nigglingcough and pains in her side.
Estelle was taken toWarwick Hospital in greatpain, where doctors placedher in an induced coma sothey could carry out tests.
Doctors feared that theymight not be able to saveEstelle’s life as antibioticswere proving ineffective.
In a last effort to helpEstelle, she was transferredto Leicester Hospitalwhere, after being hookedup to a specialist ECMOmachine, it was determinedthat she was suffering withviral pneumonia which hadturned to septicemia.
Thankfully Estelle beganto breathe for herself againand was transferred back toWarwick, though doctorswere unable to prevent herlosing her toes and the tipsof three fingers, which hadturned black.
Estelle is currently in awheelchair, unable to startphysiotherapy due to aninfection in her heels.
Estelle’s uncle SteveMancini said: “Estelle is avery strong woman and thatcertainly helps. At onepoint when she was reallyill they called in all thefamily to the hospital, theydidn’t think that she wouldsee the next morning. There
were about 16 of us inthere, that’s not somethingthey do very often.”
Keen to help Estelle’srecovery, friends andfamily are aiming to raise£15,000 to buy a set ofprosthetic toes to help herwalk again.
Almost £10,000 hasalready been raised andover the weekend a localfootball team played acharity football match to dotheir bit for Estelle.
Warwick Wanderers tookon a Steve Mancini Eleven,at Racing Warwick FC.
Steve added: “Thisfundraising has given her anew lease of life, she’sabsolutely over the moon atthe prospect of gettingthese prosthetic feet.
“The support we havehad with the fundraisinghas been unbelievable.”
The next fundraisingevent for Estelle is a back toschool night at the Wild Boarin Warwick on 25th June.For more information visitwww.estellesstory.co.uk
Mum’s on amission to getwalking again
A NEW competition has beenlaunched by Redwings Horse Sanc-tuary, to find the Young RedwingsFundraiser of the Year.
This accolade is available toanyone under the age of 16 who hasraised money for Redwings in 2016.
The charity would like to hearfrom youngsters who may haveraised money through a sponsored
walk or ride, cake sale, or maybeeven a horsey dress-up day.
There will be two awards, one forMost Money Raised and one forMost Original Idea.
The winners will feature in theSpring 2017 issue of the charity’smagazine for young supporters,Young Redwings, will receive a cer-tificate plus a year’s sponsorship of
the Redwings Adoption Star horseor donkey of their choice.
Head of fundraising Gemma Wal-pole said: “Our young supportersare an inspiring bunch who alwayshave loads of brilliant ideas to raisemoney for our rescued horses andponies.
“These awards are our way ofshouting about the great fundraising
our young supporters do, and sayinga big thank you for all their help andsupport.”
Anyone who would like to enterthe Young Redwings Fundraiser ofthe Year competition, can downloada fundraising pack and entry formfrom www.redwings.org.uk/young-fundraiser. Entries must be receivedby Friday, 16th December.
� Estelle Mancini.
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Let’s help fundraisershave a purple patch
SIXTEEN years agothe residents of Strat-ford and the sur-rounding towns andvillages came togetheras a community andraised the funds to openThe Shakespeare Hos-pice.
Now it is a nationallyrecognised, award-winning,charity which provides avital and unique service toStratford and the widercommunity.
On Friday, 24th June thehospice is asking people toShake it Purple for TheShakespeare Hospice andhelp raise funds for thenursing staff and servicesthe hospice provides.
Encouraging everyone toget involved, Vikki Calcutt,head of income generationadded: “Fundraising doesn’thave to be boring!
“The success of cam-paigns such as Red NoseDay and Children in Need,show us that we can have allkinds of fun raising moneyand it would be lovely ifpeople could show theirsupport in an enjoyableway, for a charity that isclose to the hearts of thelocal community.”
To get started and supportthe hospice people need toregister for a freefundraising pack whichincludes a bucket and a tinor money box to collectdonations.
“Whether it be in theoffice, at school or at home,everyone can do their bit for
The Shakespeare Hospice.There are many easy waysto get involved. Why nothold a ‘Bake it Purple’ dayat school or your local com-munity centre, encourageyour colleagues to showtheir support by wearing ‘APiece of Purple’ to work orhost a Purple Bingo eveningwith your friends?” saidVikki.
The Shakespeare Hospicereceives only around 7 percent funding from the Gov-ernment, making it thelowest funded hospice inthe whole of the UK.
Kate Hall, head of clin-ical services, said: “Thehospice is a fantastic causeand relies almost solely ondonations to keep deliv-ering vital care to the localcommunity. Without thissupport, we wouldn’t beable to provide expert andspecialist care to thoseliving with a life-limitingillness, whether it be here atthe hospice, or in the com-fort of their own home.”
The Shake it Purple cam-paign was launched onThursday and runs up to thebig fundraising day on the24th June where the hospicewill be holding an outdoorevent in Kenilworth.
Visit www.theshake-spearehospice.org.uk/eventto register for your freeShake it Purple fundraisingpack and a bucket or tin.
� A DINNER held at Aladdin's Indian restaurant in Tiddington raised £12,000, tobe divided between Alveston Primary School and the new Stratford Cancer andEye Hospital Appeal. The school has used its share to buy new smart screensfor two classrooms.
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New station helps usprotect communitiesWORK on a new firestation located on theAston Martin site, Ban-bury Road, Gaydon isnow under way.
The new station, whichwill have excellent access tothe B4100 and the M40junction, is expected to becompleted in July 2016.
As well as supporting thecommunity of Gaydon, thestation’s access to the roadnetworks will ensure thatsupport can also be pro-vided to the south of thecounty.
The new station will bepeak demand, which meansthat firefighters will be onduty from 7am to 7pm inthe evening. It will be hometo one fire engine and 12firefighters, who will fur-ther enhance and supportthe Service’s response.
The station is being builtby the appointed contrac-tors, Keirs with full supportfrom Aston Martin and JLRwho are working in partner-ship with the Service toensure they are able to makethe best use of the site. Thenew build will cost £760Kand has been fundedthrough DCLG Transforma-tion grant funding. The newstation will provide crewswith a great location from
which to deal with roadtraffic collisions on the M40and to incidents in andaround the south of thecounty. It will also providethem with a great base tocarry out more risk reduc-tion work, which will helpto keep Warwickshire com-munities safer.
Talking about the newstation, chief fire officer,Andy Hickmott said: “Weare delighted that the newbuild is underway.
“The location is great foraccess to the south of thecounty and the pilot for aGaydon response point hasproven a real success, so weknow it will improve ourresilience, increase commu-nity safety and ensure thatwe have the right cover forwhen we need it the most.”
Portfolio Holder forCommunity Safety, Coun-cillor John Horner said: “Anew station is great newsfor the community of War-wickshire. It has been builtto meet the current needs ofthe population and toenhance our response in thesouth of the county. As apublic service we have aduty to provide the best pos-
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Warwickshire CountyCouncillor Matt Western,Chair of the council’s
Overview and ScrutinyCommittee said: “I amreally pleased that the workon the new station is nowunderway. It will be a greatasset to the communities ofWarwickshire and will fur-ther enhance our responseto incidents in and aroundthe M40 area and our com-munity fire safety workwithin local communities.”
A TALK entitled Time isNot a Factor in Your Life’will be held in a tent onthe Bancroft Gardens, inStratford, on Thursday, 9thJune.
The speaker, is DaveHohle, a teacher and prac-titioner of Christian Sci-ence from Chicago.
Dave is a member of theChristian Science Board ofLectureship and travelsinternationally speaking toa variety of public audi-ences on this topic of howprayer can bring freedomfrom limitation of everykind.
He will explore the‘how’ and ‘what’ ofprayer, as well as how itworks.
The talk has been spon-sored by the Christian Sci-ence Church, in Ely Street,and will be held in front ofthe Royal ShakespeareTheatre.
Admission is free. Thefirst half-hour talk will beheld at 6.30pm andrepeated at 7.30pm.
TEAMS are needed totake part in the 40thanniversary Lions RaftRace, which takes placeon Sunday, 24th July.
The popular event is runby the Wellesbourne andShakespeare Lions clubs,raising money each yearfor different local chari-ties.
This year’s beneficiaryis Stratford-based Heart ofEngland Mencap.
To enter, visit:www.raftrace.org.uk forall of the details, and headto the Facebook page toshare your memories.
Percentage (%) shares offered vary and are subject to personal financial circumstances. Following a full financial review, applicants will be offered the maximum share they can afford. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Full details are available from Orbit Homes. Price correct at the time of going to press.
“I wanted to downsizebut didn’t want to lose my independence”
We’re top of the stopsWARWICKSHIRE has beennamed as one of Europe’s topdestinations for travellers thissummer.
The English county received theaccolade in Lonely Planet’s Best inEurope 2016 list, which highlights theEuropean destinations that should beon travellers’ radars right now.
Lonely Planet’s Editorial Director,Tom Hall, said: “Warwickshire is bestknown for Stratford-upon-Avon, thebirthplace of Shakespeare, but War-wickshire has so much more to offer.Experience the wonderful mix ofTudor, Georgian and Victorian archi-tecture of Charlecote Park. Whether
travellers are seeking sublimescenery, historic market towns or per-fect ruins, Warwickshire has them all,making the county one of our topEuropean picks this summer.”
Stratforward has welcomed theannouncement. Its chairman SaraAspley said: “This is fantastic news.Lonely Planet is the world’s leadingtravel media company with tens ofthousands of dedicated followersacross the globe. What they say influ-ences travel decisions worldwide andI am confident that this will add to thenumbers of visitors heading our waythis year and beyond.
“I have no doubt that everythinggoing on in Stratford-upon-Avon this
year to celebrate the 400th anniver-sary of Shakespeare’s death – fromthe recent Shakespeare CelebrationsWeekend to the opening of Shake-speare’s Schoolroom to the public forthe first time, the re-opening of NewPlace on 1st July, the remodelling andrenovation of parts of the Swan The-atre, not to mention the world-classproductions currently taking place atthe RST, have all contributed to thecounty being named as one of theplaces to visit this year.”
Lonely Planet’s top ten 2016 desti-nations also include: Peloponnese,Greece; Aarhus, Denmark; Venice,Italy; The Dordogne, France; Lviv,Ukraine and Extremadura, Spain.
LOCAL a cappella choirda capo are performing inWarwick as part of the StMary’s Shakespeare 400season.
The highly-acclaimedchoir will be singing inthe Collegiate Church onSaturday 4th June at7.30pm and, fittingly, theirprogramme Such Stuff AsDreams, is exclusivelybased on the words ofWilliam Shakespeare.
da capo will be joinedby actors Amanda Root(Persuasion, The IronLady) and Anton Lesser(The Hollow Crown,Game of Thrones, Dicken-sian), who will providethe spoken word in pas-sages taken from the KingJames Bible and theShakespeare First Folio,both on display in StMary’s during May andJune, including after theconcert.
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YOUNGSTERS at Winch-combe Farm Day Nurseryin Upper Tysoe have liter-ally ‘grown wings’ whilestudying the life cycle ofbutterflies.
Children at the nurseryhave been watching howthree caterpillars formedthemselves into pupas, alsoknown as a chrysalis, andthen emerged as adult but-terflies.
Winchcombe Farm DayNursery Manager RachelGiorgio said: “This was afun activity aimed athelping the children under-
stand life cycles. We suc-cessfully hatched three but-terflies using a special kitthat made the wholeprocess interactive andvery visual for young chil-dren to follow.
“We’ve been looking atthe caterpillars each dayand talking about howthey’ve changed and whatis different about them asthey develop.
The children have beenvery excited aboutreleasing them from theirnet today and we wavedthem goodbye.”
Learning takes flight
� Winchcombe Farm Day Nursery Pre-schoolers,from left, Theo Clifford, Isabelle Campbell andJago Deane, all aged three, with the butterfliesthey’ve nurtured since they were caterpillars.(Submitted photo)
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Students qualify fornational dance final
‘Rambert Elements’, introduced thisacademic year by the world-renownedRambert dance company, is a chal-lenge designed to raise the profile ofchoreography in secondary schoolsand colleges across the UK.�
Six regional performances tookplace earlier this year, with one groupfrom each being invited to perform atthe national finals.
Having been chosen winners of theMidlands heat at the Royal ConcertHall in Nottingham on 29th February, the Stratford students willnow compete in the 2016 NationalShowcase in London on Tuesday, 28th June, where they will be accompanied by the RambertOrchestra.��
Stratford Level 3 Dance studentHannah Medley, 16, commented: “Iliterally screamed when I found outwe were through to the final.
“It’s one of my dreams to perform inthe West End and now it’s going tohappen. It’s overwhelming – a once ina lifetime opportunity.
“The other groups were really goodbut I was so pleased with our choreog-raphy. We obviously had what
Rambert were looking for!”The aim of ‘Rambert Elements’ is to
give students the chance to create andperform an original dance piece withhelp from Rambert’s leading choreog-raphers, who produced ‘toolkits’ forthe participating groups.
Each toolkit contained ideasincluding a theme – complete withtitle and suggested sources of inspira-tion – a piece of music, sequences ofmovement demonstrated by Rambertdancers and some helpful tips from
the Rambert choreographer.�Kath Waters, Dance lecturer at
Stratford-upon-Avon College, isextremely proud of her group of youngdancers. She said: “I’m delighted forthem – they have worked incrediblyhard and thoroughly deserve theirplace in the final.”
For more information on any ofStratford-upon-Avon College’scourses, please visit www.stratford.ac.uk or call the college on 01789266245.
DANCE students from Strat-ford-upon-Avon College havemade it through to the final per-formance of a newly-launchednational dance choreographychallenge.
� Stratford College students will take part in a national dance challenge.
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New legislationon ‘legal highs’
The Psychoactive Sub-stances Act will provide ablanket ban on the produc-tion, supply and importationof psychoactive substances— that is any substanceintended for human con-sumption that is capable ofproducing a psychoactiveeffect.
Legitimate substances,such as food, alcohol,tobacco, nicotine, caffeineand medical products areexcluded.
The legislation will fun-damentally change the waypolice forces tackle thesesubstances and will makenew drugs that appear onthe market illegal quickerthan ever before.
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Detective Chief InspectorAlly Wright, business leadfor drugs for the alliance,said: “We are committed topreventing the harm causedby illegal drugs and this leg-islation gives us newpowers to tackle psychoac-tive substances.
“The effects of these sub-stances can be devastating,even fatal.
“Users can never be sureof exactly what they con-tain, the side effects theycould have or what long-term damage they could
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“We will take actionwhere we find people com-mitting offences under thisact. Punishments rangefrom a prohibition notice,which is a formal warning,to seven years in prison.”
Officers have been givenpowers to stop and searchpeople, vehicles and vesselsand enter and search prem-ises in accordance with awarrant, and to seize anddestroy psychoactive sub-stances.
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People who have infor-mation about the supply ofpsychoactive substances areencouraged to contact themby calling 101, or this infor-mation can be passed onanonymously by contactingthe independent charityCrimestoppers on 0800 555111 or by visitingwww.crimestoppers-uk.org
PUPILS at Thomas JolyffePrimary School, in Strat-ford, raised almost £3,000for the NSPCC and SportsRelief.
Youngsters at the school,in Clopton Road, raised£2,223 for the NSPCC’sSpeak Out Stay Safe Pro-gramme.
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Infants carried out asponsored skip or throw-and-catch for one minute,Year Three took part in avariety of Chinese games,Year Four raised funds bydoing country dancing, andYears Five and Six com-pleted a sponsored one-mile
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VANS / PICK-UPSVOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER 1.9 TDI T32 SWB, 2008 White colour coded,185,000 miles, FSH, New cambelt, clutch and flywheel, PAS, E/W, E/M, C/D, sidewindow, fully carpeted. One of the best available ...................................£8,995.00NISSAN NAVARA 2.5 TD OUTLAW DOUBLE CAB PICK UP 2007 Blue, 88,000miles, FSH, PAS, E/W, E/M, A/C, CD, RCL, bluetooth, rear hardtop ......£7,995.00FORD RANGER 2.5 TDDI XLT THUNDER, Black, 2006 only 67,000 miles, FSH,PAS, E/W, E/M, A/C, C/D, RCL, full leather, alloys, hard top back, excellentexample...................................................................................................£6,995.00VAUXHALL VIVARO 2.0 CDTI SWB WHITE 57 REG Only 30,000 miles, FSH.One owner......................................................................................£5,995.00+VATVAUXHALL VIVARO 2.0 CDTI SWB, WHITE, 57 REG Only 33,000 miles, FSH,One owner......................................................................................£5,695.00+VATFORD TRANSIT 2.0 TDi 260 SWB 2006 Red met, only 66,000 miles, PAS, A/C,RCL, side loading door, tow bar ................................................£3,995.00 No VATFORD TRANSIT 2.0 TD SWB 2003 Silver, 160,000 miles, MoT October 2016,drives well, trade disposal sale ..................................................................£995.00
Demand for electric cars on the waneTHE number of electric carson Britain’s roads may haveshot up to more than 40,000from just 3,500 two yearsago, but a new survey hasshown that only three percent of motorists are inter-ested in buying one in thenext five years, so saysinsurance broker AdrianFlux.
Its survey found that,while more than 23 per centremain undecided about thenew technology, just threeper cent of respondentswere considering swappingthe pump for the plug.
Despite the potentialfinancial and environmentalbenefits of owning an elec-tric car, and the increasingrollout of infrastructure,more than 73 per cent of the1,784 motorists surveyed by
Flux, which specialises inproviding cover for modi-fied and unusual vehicles,said that they were not plan-ning to buy one.
These figures representonly a small rise in interestsince a 2012 survey by thebroker found that just twoper cent of motorists wereconsidering switching to anelectric car, with 28 per centundecided.
Gerry Bucke, generalmanager at Flux, said:“Many of the 1,785 peoplewho took our survey saidthat they felt electric cars, orat least hybrids, would oneday be commonplace on ourroads, but most thought thatthere were still many hur-dles for manufacturers tojump through before thathappened.
“Despite an increasednumber of charging pointsin the UK, many motoristsstill suffer from range anx-iety, which is somethingwhich won’t disappear untilchargers are as widespreadas petrol stations, chargingis as quick as filling up, andelectric cars can offer sim-ilar ranges to current vehi-cles.
“Despite the governmentgrant, new electric cars stilltend to cost more than theirpetrol or diesel-poweredcousins, which remains anissue for many, as do thesupposed environmentalbenefits. People remainunconvinced about the prac-ticality of the technology asit stands, as well as whetherthe cars are as green asmanufacturers claim.”
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Focused Melanie ready torelaunch triathlon careerA STRATFORD physiothera-pist who thought she hadbeen forced into retirementfrom triathlon is making adramatic return to the toplevel in her age group thanksto revolutionary stem celltechnology treatment.
Melanie Betts had suffered fromchronic intermittent AchillesTendinopthy for several years butit flared up disastrously at theWorld Championships in Chicagolast September and she only man-aged to finish in 39th place;despite finishing the bike leg inaround 15th place.
Now, after being one of the firstBritish athletes to undergo stemcell technology treatment, the 49-year-old is back competing forTeam GB in the European Cham-pionships on 29th May in Lisbon,having taken part in her firsttriathlon in Tewkesbury last week.
She’s aiming for the EuropeanHalf Ironman Championships inAustria at the start of Septemberas her main event this year and theWorld Long Distance Champi-
onships in Oklahoma at the end ofSeptember and considers herself apodium contender in the 2017World Championships in Rot-terdam.
Betts is married to AndrewClarke who farms at AbbotsMorton near Alcester. The couplehave two children, Grace agednine, and Isobel aged six. She toldus about her amazing recovery andthe relaunch of her athleticscareer.
She said: “I’m a former TeamGB physiotherapist and currentlyrun practices at Atherstone and theleading Wildmoor Spa and HealthClub in Stratford.
“I was treating the founder ofthe club when I learned he is alsoa director of CT Ltd Therapywhich happened to be conductingresearch into stem cell therapy forAchilles tendinopathy. I managedto get on the trials in Greece andthis involved me flying there twiceand self-treating at home.
“Tenocytes are the buildingblocks of tendons where themuscle joins onto the bone. I hadto rub a gel into my leg which thetendon absorbed.
“The gel contains growth fac-
tors in a platelet lysate gel calledTendoncelTM.
“These are isolated plateletgrowth factors reconstituted withinthe cellulose derivative gel. Thegrowth and repair of the tendon isencouraged — resulting in repara-tion and rebuilding of the collagenmatrix or the body within thestructure of the tendon itself.
“Over a three-month period Iwent from not being able to run atall to full run-training. I achievedresults in a very short space oftime, less than four weeks, on achronic problem which had beenon and off for ten years.
“Within the first week to tendays I started slow jogging andthen, on day 21, I was back inGreece and I ran five miles alongthe waterfront there before myfinal reading.
“So I’d gone from not runningat all back to a decent pace overfive miles in three weeks. I had tosend photos and measurements ofmy leg twice a week. I was theonly athlete taking part in thetrials.
WARWICK’S Andrew Johnsonrode his own Quintons Ernest to acoveted place at the pretigiousHorse of the Year show.
Johnson came out on top of thecob class at the SEIB InsuranceBroker’s Search for a Star 2016HOYS qualifier held at HoughtonHall in Cambridgeshire on 15thMay.
The 24-year-old’s full IrishDraught gelding, known as Ernie,was originally bought as a winterproject to work on whilstJohnson’s other horse was injured.
“He never recovered, so Erniestayed,” explains Andrew, whoworks as a farrier.
The gelding has overcome aconfidence crisis to make it to thetop spot at Houghton.
“He was very timid to beginwith,” said Johnson.
“We came to Search for a Starlast year and he was pulled in top,but he spooked with the ridejudge. He wasn’t ready but he hasreally grown up now.”
Andrew hopes to start jumpingErnie, whose favourite treat isfresh raspberries, later this year.He will aim the cob at the IrishDraught Championships againand hopes to try some RoyalInternational qualifiers.