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Bu The A newsletter from Avening Community Cafe. Published on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday of every month MAKING MUSIC: George Buchanan, pictured right, may not be able to play and perform music during Lockdown, but he can still work on his exquisite violins, violas and cellos. George has been making and repairing violins for over 35 years from his studio in Avening, creating faithful copies of those created by master violin-makers of the past, such as Andrea Guarneri and Claude Pierray. They are praised for their ‘projection, depth of sound and responsiveness’. You can read more about George on his website: www.gbviolinmaker.com. Are you working at home during Lockdown and have a story to tell? Get in touch with us at The Buzz - we’d love to hear from some of our home-workers. A helping hand from Avening to Argentina FROM HIS cottage in Mays Lane, Charles Sabine runs one of the world's leading advocacy campaigns for better recognition of and research into Huntington’s disease, a genetically-inherited degenerative neurological condition. Charles, a former war correspondent for US broadcaster NBC News, discovered he was carrying the faulty gene in 2005 after his father died from the disease. Walking and talking in the lanes around the village, Charles is keen to point out, though, that his is not the only home in Avening from which the hand of friendship has been extended to people suffering from Huntington’s. A chance conversation with Archie Hardman in The Bell about the difficulties faced by Brenda, a teenager in Buenos Aires with Huntington’s whose mother had abandoned her when she was very young, began a friendship which has lasted years. Archie has raised funds to buy Brenda computer equipment and such every-day necessities as a bed and a fridge. ‘It’s incredible to think that so many people in Avening have done so much for someone living thousands of miles away,’ says Charles. Continued on page two THE BIG-hearted Cafe bakers are helping to spread a little love around the village with their Valentine’s Day cake boxes. If you want to say it with flours (groan) on February 14 th put in your request - we’ll take orders until 11 th February. Boxes will be delivered on Sunday morning and cost £2. Profits go to the Mark Townsend Trust, Longfield Hospice Care and The Door. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CAKES TONY Slater snapped our latest Buzz bee in his garden last summer. ‘I was experimenting with my new camera and it produced a rather nice effect,’ he says. We agree - and thank you, Tony, for sharing with us. FLOWER POWER 10 th February 2021
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BuzzThe
A newsletter from Avening Community Cafe. Published on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month
MAKING MUSIC: George Buchanan,pictured right, may not be able to
play and perform music duringLockdown, but he can still work on
his exquisite violins, violas andcellos.
George has been making andrepairing violins for over 35 years
from his studio in Avening, creatingfaithful copies of those created bymaster violin-makers of the past,
such as Andrea Guarneri and ClaudePierray. They are praised for their‘projection, depth of sound and
responsiveness’.You can read more about George on
his website:www.gbviolinmaker.com.
Are you working at home duringLockdown and have a story to tell?Get in touch with us at The Buzz -
we’d love to hear from some of ourhome-workers.
A helping hand fromAvening to ArgentinaFROM HIS cottage in Mays Lane,Charles Sabine runs one of theworld's leading advocacy campaignsfor better recognition of and researchinto Huntington’s disease, agenetically-inherited degenerativeneurological condition. Charles, aformer war correspondent for USbroadcaster NBC News, discoveredhe was carrying the faulty gene in2005 after his father died from thedisease.Walking and talking in the lanes
around the village, Charles is keen topoint out, though, that his is not theonly home in Avening from which thehand of friendship has been
extended to people suffering fromHuntington’s. A chance conversationwith Archie Hardman in The Bellabout the difficulties faced byBrenda, a teenager in Buenos Aireswith Huntington’s whose mother hadabandoned her when she was veryyoung, began a friendship which haslasted years. Archie has raised fundsto buy Brenda computer equipmentand such every-day necessities as abed and a fridge. ‘It’s incredible tothink that so many people in Aveninghave done so much for someoneliving thousands of miles away,’ saysCharles.
Continued on page two
THE BIG-hearted Cafe bakers arehelping to spread a little love aroundthe village with their Valentine’s Daycake boxes. If you want to say itwith flours (groan) on February 14th
put in your request - we’ll takeorders until 11th February. Boxeswill be delivered on Sundaymorning and cost £2. Profits go tothe Mark Townsend Trust, LongfieldHospice Care and The Door.
IT’S ALL ABOUTTHE CAKES
TONY Slater snapped our latestBuzz bee in his garden last summer.‘I was experimenting with my newcamera and it produced a rathernice effect,’ he says. We agree - andthank you, Tony, for sharing with us.
FLOWER POWER
10th February 2021
DiaryEric and Derrick get the needleIt’s been lovely knowing that somany residents have beengetting their vaccinations, butsomehow nothing gave usgreater pleasure than hearingthat, through a quirk of fate,Derrick Ind and Eric Best endedup getting their jabs together!
Sand sea and....sewingIt was good to bump into MickMetcalfe and to hear thatLockdown hasn’t interfered withhis rug-making. Far from it, infact. During Lockdown #1 he builta shed in his garden and now, inLockdown #3, pops in for 30minutes or so of therapeuticneedlework. And not just any oldshed: Mick has decked it up as abeach hut, bringing a little bit ofWhitby to Woodstock Close.
Welcome to Avening!A long overdue ‘hello’ to newneighbours who have moved induring Lockdown. A proper,warm, Avening welcomeawaits....
Don’t worry, bee happy!
How wonderful to open the doorto find Doreen Pierce with notone, but three bees for The Buzz.Here’s the first as a teaser for thenext edition where Doreen’sother bees will be centre stagefor The Buzz’s wildlife special.We’re collecting photos,drawings and sightings for thespecial, so please send them in!
FINDING balance in life is ofteneasier said than done. With many ofus working from home, it can betough to separate our working dayfrom our down time. Working in theplace we associate with being ableto turn-off and relax in can makeself-motivation incredibly tough attimes. Entering February, perhapswe could all think about how we aregoing to find a happy mediumbetween work and down time. Toget started, you could think aboutdoing one/two of the following things(like I’ve said before, a little bit ofself-care goes a long way). Set youralarm 10 minutes earlier to get upand stretch – this will allow you to
Elevenses: Sandra Hetterley delivers cakes to thank Jane Rushton and the otherteachers at Avening School
have some gentle movement beforesettling down to work. Give yourselfbreaks little and often – workingfrom home means most of us arestaring at screens more than ever.Ensure breaks are long enough togive your brain (and back!) a rest.When you’re done, switch off yourcomputer – this will stop the urge tocontinue working or checking youremails. Don’t be hard on yourself –being able to go between work-brainto relax-brain within the sameenvironment is tough (there’s areason why we have offices), sotake it easy on yourself if you’relacking motivation or struggling tounwind.
It’s a question ofbalance, says Ellie
Now Brenda’s story has been toldin a film, Dancing at the Vatican,chronicling the meeting between agroup of young people withHuntington’s disease and theirfamilies, and Pope Francis.Screenings of the film wereinterrupted by the pandemic but it isCharles’s hope that it will be shown inthe Memorial Hall as soon asLockdown ends - not least, saysCharles, because Archie has not yethad a chance to see the footage ofthe young woman whom he hashelped so much.
Charles meets Brenda at Romeairport before their meeting with
Pope Francis
From Avening to Argentina/continued
Noah’s Ark WalksPairs of walkers have beenout and about in the villageon Tuesday morning. TheCafe can help you find amuddy buddy to join yourTuesday exercise. ContactWendy Jennings [email protected]
February 14thValentine’s Day CakeBoxes. Say it with [email protected] toorder
All monthRoadside Library for readersof all ages, outside 6 OldHill. A special shout-outthis month to Pam Taylorwho brought two boxes ofgreat reads in near-pristinecondition
Jigsaw Puzzle Library, run byBeverley Rymer. Call832100 to lend or borrow.
The new trees for theCommunity Orchard willmost likely be plantedbefore Lockdown fullyends. However, we hopethat we will be able to holda pruning workshop in May.In the meantime, keep intouch with progress via theAvening CommunityOrchard Facebook page.
The Buzz is produced anddistributed thanks to agrant fromGloucestershire CountyCouncil
The Buzz is published online twice amonth by Avening Community Cafe.
Editor: Clare Bebbington07403006106 [email protected] editor: Ellie SandersThe Buzz is distributed online via the
Cafe’s Facebook page and theAvening village website. Hard copies
are available on request
PeopleEric and Derrick get the needleIt’s been lovely knowing that somany residents have beengetting their vaccinations, butsomehow nothing gave usgreater pleasure than hearingthat, through a quirk of fate,Derrick Ind and Eric Best endedup getting their jabs together!
Sand sea and....sewingIt was good to bump into MickMetcalfe and to hear thatLockdown hasn’t interfered withhis rug-making. Far from it, infact. During Lockdown #1 he builta shed in his garden and now, inLockdown #3, pops in for 30minutes or so of therapeuticneedlework. And not just any oldshed: Mick has decked it up as abeach hut, bringing a little bit ofWhitby to Woodstock Close.
Welcome to Avening!A long overdue ‘hello’ to newneighbours who have moved induring Lockdown. A proper,warm, Avening welcomeawaits....
Don’t worry, bee happy!
How wonderful to open the doorto find Doreen Pierce with notone, but three bees for The Buzz.Here’s the first as a teaser for thenext edition where Doreen’sother bees will be centre stagefor The Buzz’s wildlife special.We’re collecting photos,drawings and sightings for thespecial, so please send them in!
The Wombling Watsons: Alan and Louise Watson with daughter Rowan and son Lukespotted picking up litter near Powis Lane. ‘It is appalling and surprising how much isaround our beautiful lanes,’ says Louise, who picked up a picker from the garden centreand did something about it! The Cafe will be organising a Big Pick once Lockdownrestrictions are lifted.
Get On Yer Bike!(your electric bike?)AVENING’S pedal pushers are afamiliar sight around our highwaysand byways and we’ll be seeing moreof them once the weather improves.And for those who put the aged inMiddle-Aged Men in Lycra, electricbikes are proving a boon for gettingup the steep hills.‘I don’t get out much,’ says ChandyRodgers (who relies on pedal poweralone!), ‘but when I did there’s alovely ride up to Wild Carrot. There’sno easy route out of the village, butone is to head up Star Lane, turnright at top, cross over Tetbury Hill,along Chavenage Lane then take aleft at the T-junction - the Wild Carrotis on your right.’ The Wild Carrot willreopen later in the year - a lovelytreat to look forward to as theweather improves.For David Oliver, an electric bikemeans a more ambitious itinerary.‘Pre-lockdown, four of us were doingregular Saturday morning bike rides,’says David.
His route also features a number ofour favourite Cafes: Ride toCherington via Nags Head. Then onto Frampton Mansell (crossing theCirencester Road near JollyNice...Cafe no. 1). Take the backlanes to Chalford (with breakfast atthe Lavender Bakehouse when it’sopen...Cafe no. 2). Head down thecanal path into Stroud (it can be a bittricky for cyclists) and turn left at TheLock Keepers Café (completing theCafe hat-trick) and pick up the cyclepath behind Kwikfit. Follow this toNailsworth and either take theAvening Road home or cross thecattle grid at the bottom of the W,turn sharp right straight and climb thehill to Minchinhampton via Well Hill.Return to Avening by turning right atSteps Lane if it’s not too muddy. ‘It’squite a long ride and I certainlycouldn’t do it without my e-bike,’ saysDavid.Have you got a favourite bike route,ramble or ride? Share it in The Buzz!
‘It isn’t much funwith One, but Two,Can stick together,says Pooh, says he.
From Us Two, by AA Milne
Two’s company: Vicky Viveash with Ada, right, and Pete Barton with Danny, above with their ‘borrowed’ doggies. The Cafe can’t pair youup with a dog, but if you are looking for a friendly fellow rambler on your daily walk (or just fancy someone different to chat to duringLockdown) the Cafe CAN help. ‘Please get in touch if you are looking for a walking buddy – or if you go out for a stroll yourself and wouldbe happy to invite someone else to join you,’ says Jennie South. Get in touch withWendy Jennings if you’d like two-legged company! Heremail is: [email protected]
Elizabeth’s Gran’s brown sugarshortbread
Buzz Food
‘I still have the aerogramme my Gran sent me with thisrecipe almost 50 years ago,’ says Elizabeth Buchanan.‘Every inch of the thin papers is filled with news from home- she had the tiniest handwriting! These were a real treatin our home. My Gran used a scone cutter, but when Imoved to Avening I started using a cutter in the shape ofa duck in honour of our annual Duck Races. Of coursethen they are called Ducky Biscuits.’Elizabeth’s Gran lived in Halifax in Nova Scotia, where herfamily settled in 1772 and made their home there forgenerations. ‘Even though I grew up in Denver, Colorado,I still think of it as ‘home’,’ says Elizabeth. ‘My cousin wasthe last to leave - 30 years ago.’
Ingredients225 g butter
115 g brown sugar300 g plain flour
MethodMix the butter with the sugar using a wooden spoon.Add half the flour, and mix with the spoon. Knead in the restof the flour with floured hands (‘which should be well-washed,’ writes Gran). Elizabeth says that she does this ina mixing bowl, whereas Gran used a pastry cloth.Gather dough into a bowl and chill if the day is hot to makeit more manageable.Roll dough out on a lightly-floured board to about 0.5inches thick. Cut into shapes using a fairly small cutter.Cook on a moderate heat (180 C) for about 20 minutes.Cool on a wire rack.
