Dockham Road's faithful can relive Cinderford's disappointing 17-14 defeat at home to Blackheath on Saturday with these exclusive highlights from the game.
A try from Jack Adams followed by a penalty-try under the posts was not enough to catch the Londoners, who climb to fourth in National One.
You can also view video reaction from director of rugby Nic Corrigan here as the Foresters gear themselves up for a trip to Rosslyn Park on Saturday.
"I'M the girl racer of the skies."
That's how champion aerobatic pilot Lauren Richardson describes her love of defying gravity.
Lauren is just 28 but is one of the UK's top aerobatic pilots.
It's a skill that requires the precision of a gymnast and the physical stamina of a racing driver.
And the ability to keep some sense of location, within a tiny plane that's tumbling upside down and the green fields of the earth are hurtling around your head.
This is spatial awareness in the extreme, and wipes out any notion that 'women can't park'.
For Lauren, who lives in Selsley, leaving the earth has meant chasing her dreams with a dogged determination since childhood.
"I've always wanted to fly, since I Was about ten. But I came from a very modest family. I couldn't afford it, and couldn't afford to go to university either," she said.
Lauren grew up in a council house in Buckinghamshire, where her dad worked as a warehouse manager.
Even as a little girl she describes being more interested in making things than playing with dolls.
She left school at 16 to do an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, her talent was recognised and by 19 was leading a team working with radio transmission systems.
But flying was her first love and while other teenagers might be socialising she scrimped and saved to a to learn to fly.
By the time she was 20 she had secured her pilot's licence, learning to fly at her local RAF flying club. It costs at least £8,000 to clock up the 50 or so flying hours required to secure a licence.
But, says Lauren, there is no great mystery to learning to fly a plane.
"It's not anything more difficult than driving a car. If you can learn to drive you can learn to fly," she said.
It's the fact that there's more to go wrong that plays on people's minds, I suggest.
"That's true, if something breaks in a car, you pull over. If something breaks in a plane, then you have some work to do," said Lauren with a little wry understatement.
Lauren learnt aerobatics because she says: "I got bored flying A to B in a Cessna and paying £150 an hour for it."
But she admits that she once thought people who did aerobatcs were 'mad'.
But it took was one upside down flight to change her mind.
"It was the biggest perspective changer," she said, and in so many ways that has turned out to be true.
"To look upwards at the green earth above your head is the most incredible feeling. I had no idea anything could be so life changing. I started having more lessons in a two seater plane."
When a little while, later Lauren entered her first aerobatics competition, which involve flying complex sequences of manoeuvres as accurately as possible, she won.
"I obviously had an aptitude for it," she said.
Hiring a two-seater to practice her manoeuvres was prohibitively expensive, so Lauren took the next logical step.
She bought a plane a single seater Pitts Special biplane, specially designed for aerobatics.
It can perform blisteringly fast, flick rolls and practically any conceivable manoeuvre in the sky.
"I guess I could have bought a house, but no, I bought a plane," she said.
"I've given up a social life, everything in fact, in order to be able to afford it."
In 2012 she became the British Female Aerobatic champion.
She's a rarity as a woman working in both engineering and aerobatics.
But, she explained, women have a better aptitude for aerobatics than men.
"Women can tolerate the G forces better than men, they're smaller the blood doesn't move around as much," said Lauren.
She says that she feels very 'comfortable' in the air, but an aerobatic display is surprisingly physically gruelling.
"The G forces that you go through in a typical display range from 7C to -5C. That means the pressure on your chest is seven times normal gravity, then suddenly it's the opposite," she said.
"You can knock yourself out going through that.
"Physically, aerobatics is absolutely brutal."
She describes a 15-minute flight as far more exhausting than two hours in the gym.
Psychologically it's also tough. She has to retain absolute focus for the eight or nine minutes of a display, hurtling through the air, always retaining a sense of location and keeping her eye on the horizon.
"It's all about knowing where to look. Racing drivers go through a similar process," she said.
Lauren has worked hard to encourage more girls to take up engineering or flying and thinks there are a variety of reasons why there are so few of them.
"It's partly that they don't seem to want to do these things.
"But it's also that a lot of women think they won't be able to do it, or that they are intimidated by a very male environment."
While Lauren has become used to being a lone woman in a largely male world, she says the men she as worked with have been overwhelmingly positive.
Flying is her life in so many ways.
Along with her partner, and fellow pilot, Rupert Wasey, she runs Hercules Propellers in Brimscombe which designs and makes vintage propellers.
Then weekends, especially in the summer, are spent looping the loop, flipping over, drawing hearts in smoke in the sky, or freefalling at shows, events and weddings across the country.
She's performed before crowds of 300,000 or drawn smoke hearts in the sky for a wedding party of twenty guests.
Her business, Lauren Richardson Aerobatics, is new and growing, and she's looking for support and sponsorship from any business that would also like to aim high.
"I'm very confident that in the long run it's the right thing to do. I've got some talent and, when you feel that, you've got to pursue what you're good at," she said.
So far she's never had an accident, but she does always wear a parachute. She's never done a parachute jump, but says the prospect doesn't frighten her.
"Parachuting would be fine. Bungie jumping, now that's something I wouldn't do," she laughs.
Aled Thomas was pleased to step out of the shadows to lead Gloucester to a bonus-point victory over the Ospreys in the LV=Cup but remains desperate for further game time.
The fly-half-cum-full-back has become a periphery figure at Kingshom, making just five appearances since joining on a two-year deal from the Scarlets in the summer.
While he captained the Cherry and Whites on Saturday, it was his first front-line appearance since November.
That could see the 30-year-old explore opportunities elsewhere but for now he remains determined to fight for further opportunities.
Thomas said: "It was good to get some time on the pitch and play, hopefully I'll get some more games now because it's been pretty frustrating.
"It's tough because you always want to play but that's why you have squads, you have to have depth and hopefully I can take my opportunities when they come.
"I have another year here, I'm looking to build my career here and hopefully I can get more game-time.
"It was brilliant to be captain, another learning curve, hopefully I can show some experience. I'm pleased the coaches gave me that massive responsibility."
Thomas scored a try in the 32-25 victory, with Dan Thomas and Ollie Thorley also crossing the whitewash.
Gloucester still have a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of the LV=Cup but need to beat Harlequins on Saturday and hope Saracens slip up against Exeter Chiefs.
But regardless of their prospects in the competition, Thomas knows maintaining momentum is essential with the Cherry and Whites unbeaten in 2015.
He added: "We were really pleased with the win and to get the bonus-point as well against a tough and physical Ospreys side.
"As a former Scarlet it's always good to get one over the Ospreys but we were concentrating on ourselves and building momentum. We're five from five in 2015 and we wanted to keep that run going.
"We turned the corner in the New Year, we're working as hard as possible to get as many wins as possible and we're still alive in three competitions.
"Fingers crossed the other teams slip up. We did as much as we could against the Ospreys, we have to do the same against Harlequins and will then see what happens."
Abbeymead Cheetahs Under-10s 0 Cinderford Town Under-10s 3
CINDERFORD produced a fine performance to progress to the semi-final of the Severnvale Service Shield.
Abbeymead started strongly but Cinderford, who reached the final of the competition last season, resisted with Joel Morse, Ryley Cocker and Jack Cook prominent in defence.
Gradually Cinderford started to win the midfield battle and took the lead midway through the first half when striker Liam Wilkins held off the Abbeymead defender and teed it up for the oncoming Theo Crompton to strike high into the net.
Cinderford doubled the lead in the last couple of minutes of the half when Liam Wilkins was fouled on the edge of the box. Wilkins scored from the free-kick .
Marley Edwards replaced Wilkins at half time and gave Abbeymead a different kind of threat with his pace in behind while captain Charlie Taylor impressed in midfield. Goalkeeper Callum Phillips made important stops before Logan Donnelly came on to replace the injured Jack Cook and won the ball and released Theo Crompton who ran on strongly before firing home.
Cinderford Town: Callum Phillips, Joel Morse, Ryley Cocker, Jack Cook, Theo Crompton, Charlie Taylor (capt), Liam Wilkins. Subs: Logan Donnelly, Marley Edwards.
Player of the Match: Callum Phillips
Hucclecote Panthers continue to dominate in the South West Under-16 Netball League with another strong performance – this time against third-placed Jersey Jets as they won 56-37.
Jersey started brightly and Hucclecote held only a narrow 12-10 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw Hucclecote pull away with Izzy Robinson working solidly at WD. Sharp shooting by Jane Taylor, who netted 12/12, and Emme Hale (5/6) saw Hucclecote extend their lead to 29-19 at half time.
Eve Saunders replaced Caitlin Santacroce at GK and she performed well while captain Ella Powell-Davis provided great protection in front of her and earned her the player of the match award.
Elisha New and Lucy Martin continued to impress in the final quarter along with Hale, who was eventually replaced by Lucy Martin after picking up an ankle injury. Martin partnered the impressive Taylor while Ellie Parker took on the WA role.
The win leaves the Panthers on top of the table.
Squad: E. Hale, J. Taylor, L. Martin, B. Adkins, A. New, E. Parker, J. Emms, I. Robinson, H. McCoubrie, E. Powell-Davis, C. Santacroce, E. Saunders,
Scorers: E Hale 20/26 77%; J Taylor 36/42 86%; L Martin 1/1 100%. Overall 37/69 71%
View all match day highlights from Cinderford's defeat to Blackheath here
Star prop Chris Bundy admits it was "frustrating" to get little reward for his efforts at the scrum on Saturday but he isn't beating himself up about it.
The local lad who has grown into his role as Cinderford's loose-head had his opposite man on the ropes on three occasions at Dockham Road, including an impressive shove against the head under the home team's uprights.
Video footage shows Blackheath's tight-head Stewart Maguire rise to his feet as the set-piece wheeled away from the visitors.
To the Foresters' dismay, referee Elia Rizzo ran in under the posts to award a penalty-try, a decision the club has since reviewed.
Director of rugby Nic Corrigan has said however those individual decisions cannot be groaned at and that more onus must be placed on Cinderford's fallibility when confronted with the whitewash.
Bundy takes the same stance and doesn't want to discredit Blackheath, who did enough to grind out a 17-14 victory to climb to fourth in National One.
He said: "We were up against a good side. You can't take that away from them - that's seven wins on the bounce for them now.
"They have a strong pack and they are good out in the backs, especially when we gave them so much space - they took it to us well.
"I don't think there is anything that we particularly did wrong – there were a few dodgy decisions in places – but that's part of it.
"It is very frustrating when because you do all you can to get a penalty or a good position but, when the referee is on the wrong side, there is very little I can do about it.
"Even though these assistant referees are mic'd up, I don't really think they have much influence on the game so you just have to keep going at (the opposition)."
Cinderford must move on quickly with a trip to Rosslyn Park coming up this Saturday. The league's third-place team are closing in on Coventry and Bundy is relishing an opportunity to make amends for the performance against Blackheath.
He continued: "We were playing into a strong wind in the first-half so we had to change our game plan a little bit. We went through a lot more phases where we would usually play a lot of rugby but, once you get into the game, the cold doesn't matter.
"In the second-half, we could have used the boot a bit more but we could have played in better areas than we probably did.
"I dropped the ball a couple of times and it's a credit to their side that, as soon as that happened, they pounced on it and moved forward. It's those little errors (that cost us).
"We are always looking ahead; Rosslyn Park are a very good side at home but we will go at them."
ASSISTANT manager Gerry Oldham expects Cinderford Town to be fired up for their crucial Southern League Division One South and West game against Larkhall Athletic at the Causeway Stadium tomorrow night.
The Foresters are eight points behind Larkhall, who are only outside the play-offs on goal difference, and will be looking to keep their hopes of a top-five finish alive after losing 1-0 at 17th placed Sholing on Saturday.
Oldham said: "It is weird because we tend to play better against the better sides and struggle against teams near the bottom.
"We get ourselves up for the big games and have done really well against teams in the top five or six.
"It's a big game, we've still got big hopes of getting in the play-offs and there are still enough games to get that fifth spot.
"We're still confident and if we can get two or three new lads in there will be good competition for places.
"They're only a young bunch of lads but we need to get some consistency."
Kyle Knott could make his debut for Cinderford after being unavailable through suspension at Sholing, but the club are still awaiting international clearance for fellow new signing Matt Whatley.
Manager John Brough also remains hopeful of bringing in further reinforcements after making a seven-day approach for another player last week but that is unlikely to go through in time for the game against Larkhall.
The city is full of Romeos happy to splash the cash on the most romantic of days, according to a new survey.
Online florist ArenaFlowers.com analysed over one million bouquet orders that it has delivered in Great Britain and found out who are the biggest spenders when it comes to floral deliveries.
The South West came out as the third lowest average spenders on bouquets for their other halves, spending an average of £33.40.
Gloucester however is the heartthrob capital of the south west it seems, with the average spent on flowers a more impressive £34.63.
Those lucky in love in Taunton may not feel so lucky on February 14 as the average spent on flowers is just £24.93. It's just not blooming fair.
Perhaps surprisingly Scotland came out top with the average spend at a respectful £41.54 per bouquet.
Former Miss Gloucester Juliette Crosby has joined the Hollie Gazzard Trust as its ambassador for Gloucester.
Fresh from her experience as Miss Gloucester 2014, Juliette wanted to continue her great work in the charity sector.
The Hollie Gazzard Trust was set up in memory of 20-year-old Hollie, from Churchdown, who was murdered by former boyfriend Asher Maslin while she was working at Fringe Benefits & La Bella Beauty Salon.
Juliette, who is also from Churchdown, said: "I'm honoured to have been asked to have be part of a truly amazing cause. The events that's happened with Hollie, not only touched me but the whole community and I'm looking forward to working together to change the way we think about domestic abuse and knife crime."
Hollie's passion was hairdressing and her family wanted to give others the opportunity that Hollie was fortunate to have and fulfill a career in hairdressing.
The trust and Gloucestershire College have developed a framework for a fund that will pay for materials, trips, equipment and uniforms for eligible hairdressing students aged 16 to 19.
Each applicant will go through a selection process and the decision will be made based upon certain criteria. The trust has agreed to sponsor six people a year. It will be called The Hollie Gazzard Hairdressing Fund.
The trust also supports the Increase the Peace project, which aims to divert young people away from crime and gangs in Gloucester.
It will also be funding Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Services (GDASS) to educate teenagers across the county after excellent results came back from pilot lessons held at Ribston Hall High School.
Hollie's dad Nick, who is chairman of the Trust, said: "We are very excited about what Juliette can add in terms of building on what we have achieved so far."
GLOUCESTER Schools played host to Newbury, Yeovil and Sutton, recording two wins from three closely contested games at Longlevens.
Gloucester A 4 Newbury 2
Gloucester's A squad made it seven consecutive victories with a hard-earned success over a Newbury side they had beaten convincingly just seven days previously.
Newbury opened well and the city team's defenders Taye Weir, Lewis Stalley and Kobi Campbell each began as they meant to carry on to deny the visitors an early lead.
On six minutes though it was Gloucester that claimed the lead, Finlay Gwillim winning the ball on halfway before striding clear of the Newbury defence to finish deftly with his left foot.
Four minutes later it was 2-0, Finlay Garfield on this occasion supplying the pass and Gwillim the right-footed finish low into the far corner.
Crumpen did well to keep out an effort from Jamie Davis after Callum McGuirk had set up the winger for a shooting opportunity but almost immediately afterwards McGuirk was again the provider and Gwillim again the finisher to register an eleven-minute hat trick.
Hubert squeezed the ball home at the near post to pull a goal back for the visitors before Power for Newbury and Marcus Drennen for Gloucester struck the woodwork either side of half time.
A great strike from Power reduced the arrears yet further but Davis set up Gwillim to settle Gloucester's nerves.
Fine goalkeeping from Crumpen denied McGuirk, Harry Johns and Davis as Gloucester finished the game in the ascendancy to move up to second place in the Berkshire League.
Gloucester A: Austin; Stalley, Campbell, Weir; Davis, Johns, McGuirk, Garfield; Gwillim. Subs: Drennen, Gordon.
Gloucester B 0 Yeovil 2
Gloucester's B squad endured a frustrating morning as Yeovil completed the proverbial smash and grab victory.
The hosts had no fewer than eight shots on goal in the opening ten minutes, but found visiting keeper Richmond in fine form.
Midway through the first half and very much against the run of play, Thompson gave the visitors the lead, after which Tom Gover, Danny Laverton, Harvey Sheridan and Connor Maguire each went close for the city side prior to the interval.
The second period followed a similar pattern with Josh Dingwall being denied by the woodwork and Ellis Danes-Rutherford by a great last-ditch tackle and a fine block on the line.
With five minutes remaining Yeovil broke quickly for Samways to add their second and when Jacob Geddes's fine header flashed inches wide following a Maguire corner, it summed up Gloucester's morning.
Gloucester B: Beacham; Clark, Geddes, Maguire, Danes-Rutherford, Sheridan, Hill, Gover, Dingwall. Sub: Laverton.
Gloucester Girls 4 Sutton Girls 2
Gloucester's girls' squad extended their winning run to three after ending Sutton's unbeaten start to the season.
Kiannah Hawkins-Sheere converted Naomi Layzell's cross on five minutes and the Gloucester captain contributed her second assist of the day to set up Amelia Davies for the city team's second. Hedger pulled a goal back for the south London side and Honey Draper was forced into a fine save from Easthope, before Holly Armitage and Jamie Workman combined to give Davies the opportunity to add her second.
Holly Attwooll was in fine form at the back for Gloucester but she could do nothing to prevent Regan reducing the arrears, but Workman netted her third goal in as many games to complete a hard-earned victory.
Gloucester Girls: Draper; Attwooll, Hawkins-Sheere, Stapelburg, Kennedy, Davies, Armitage, Layzell, Workman.
Bishop's Cleeve Colt Rovers Under-13s 1 Cinderford Town Under-13s 2
FOR the second week in a row Cinderford Town travelled to Cheltenham to take on a Bishop's Cleeve side in Cheltenham Youth League Under-13 Division Two.
They beat Bishop's Cleeve Colts United 6-3 the previous week and they started brightly against Rovers retaining possession through the midfield of Justin Price, Scott Jackson, Riley McClennan and Jimmy Wicks.
The defence of Will Jessett, Sophie Wicks, Dan Bowles and Lewis White were slao on good form and the introduction of Henry Wall halfway through the half solidified the defence further. It was seconds before the half-time whistle that the deadlock was broken when Dan Bowles hit a looping volley which beat the Rovers keeper.
The second half opened with Rovers looking good and they levelled following a goalmouth scramble.
For the next 10 minutes Cinderford were on the back foot they sent on Gemma Barton and Connor Emsley.
Striker Josh Woodroffe was well marshalled by the Rovers defence but George Ferson was able to capitalise and he drilled home a great goal into the bottom left hand corner.
Keeper James Martin made some important saves late on to secure the win.
Player of the Match: Sophie Wicks.
Tattooists have organised an event to raise money for the Zac Evans Fund.
The 19-year-old was the victim of an alleged machete attack outside the Pike and Musket, in Tuffley, in the early hours of Saturday January 24.
His death has left the city reeling in shock and hundreds have donated to a fund which has so far raised £4,695 to cover the cost of his funeral.
Now, staff at Gods of Ink are planning an event at the end of the month to raise even more money for the fund.
They are also hoping to have a knife amnesty bin at the Market Parade studio for people to hand in unwanted items.
Owner Lisa Richmond said: "When we heard about Zac we were so shocked that something like that could happen so close to home.
"We wanted to do something to raise money for the family.
"We are hoping to get an amnesty bin in the studio so if anyone has any old knives or sharp objects they no longer need they can place them in the bin without any questions and in return we will give them a £20 voucher.
"We have the full support from Zac's mum and she will also be attending."
There will be a raffle, photobooth, hot food and live music and staff will be tattooing a small design in memory of Zac for a small donation throughout the day.
Organisers are also hoping for a celebrity appearance and a visit from the Gloucestershire Stormtroopers.
Nick Gazzard, whose daughter Hollie was stabbed to death almost a year ago, will also be at the event selling items for the Hollie Gazzard Trust.
"This event will be to remember both of these young people who had their lives taken so tragically," said Lisa.
The event takes place from noon to 11pm on Saturday, February 28. To donate a raffle prize call Gods of Ink on 07715 315290.
It seems road menders in Gloucestershire have forgotten to repaint the yellow lines after digging up the road.
They tackled a pothole in Frampton Road in Linden. They had dug it up and re-tarmacked part of it and decided to paint just a small corner of the road.
This picture was posted on facebook by a local resident, who wishes to remain anonymous. He said: "Roadworks recently completed along my street. Solid performance repainting the double yellow lines."
THE closure of 22 of the county's hospitals is responsible for the recent crisis at Gloucestershire's A&E department, according to campaign group 38 Degrees.
Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals declared a 10-day major incident on January 4 due to an influx of patients during the festive period and a lack of beds.
According to 38 Degrees activists, more than half of these delays were caused by beds not being available at acute trust hospitals, community hospitals and nursing or care homes where patients were waiting to be transferred.
An investigation carried out by the group suggests the reason for the lack of beds in the county is a direct result of the closure of 22 hospitals in the area in the last 40 years.
David Perry, of 38 Degrees, said: "Is it any wonder that patients are stuck in the few remaining hospitals?
"NHS authorities repeatedly tell us that bigger hospitals are more efficient, but how can this be true if it results in exit queues at A&E and the whole hospital intake and transfer system seizing up as a result.
"The hospital's trust has avoided challenge from the public by naming wards in the large hospitals after the hospitals they are closing to make out that they have only been 'transferred'.
"At other times, as with Battledown in Cheltenham, they have simply bulldozed through closures ignoring public warnings of the consequences.
"If the political parties talking about integrating the NHS and social care really mean what they say then bring back our small convalescent hospitals and homes."
A joint statement from NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "It is important to stress that the way healthcare is provided has changed over the years with many more procedures now carried out as day cases and many more services provided in the patient's own home with the support of highly skilled health and social care community teams.
"Substantial investment of nearly £4million has gone in to these community teams this year.
"Some of the specialist hospital services described have been brought together on single sites.
"But we have also seen a huge investment in community hospital services with three new hospitals and a community clinic built and opened in the county since 2011.
"During periods of high demand, such as winter, additional beds can be made available in local hospitals or commissioned from other providers to ensure we meet the needs of patients."
Lydney RFC have been given 14 days by the RFU to decide whether to cite a Southend RFC player accused of assaulting flanker Matt Boobyer.
The Lydney player, pictured in action against Newton Abbot below, received 17 stitches on his lip after an alleged "fishhook" during an ill-tempered meeting in National Two South against Southend at Regentsholme on Saturday, January 31.
The incident went unnoticed by referee Jack Makepeace but Lydney claim to have video footage at the time of the incident during their 25-20 victory.
Lydney lock Charlie Danniel was also given a red card during the game for an alleged punch. Duncan Bell, the Lydney director of rugby, was sent to the stands after opposing the referee about the decision.
Lydney will appeal against the red card, it was also confirmed on Monday.
Team manager Colin Henderson spoke on behalf of the club committee about the incident involving Boobyer.
He said: "No one at the club is happy with the incident that caused injury and we intend to sit down and review the match footage.
"We have contacted Twickenham and have been given 14 days to decide whether to cite the Southend player concerned.
"We are aware of the player and his name and it is a decision that has to be made by the rugby committee although it is very likely we will cite the player concerned."
The Citizen contacted Southend RFC but no one was available to comment at the time of publication.
Lydney scrum-half Sam Arnott is due in court on March 16 after he allegedly punched an opposition player during a league fixture against Weston-super-Mare on January 25 last year. He is charged with grievous bodily harm and will stand trial in front of a jury.
A moon halo was visible across much of the UK last night, providing some stunning images.
Did you see it above Gloucester? Send us your pictures to citizen.news@glosmedia.co.uk or tweet us @GlosCitizen.
@VirtualAstro moon halo tonight over Medway UK .. #moonhalo@Kent_Online@MedwayMessengerpic.twitter.com/tFM0qd5F8y
— paul fouracre (@moleyfozz) February 2, 2015
The website earthsky.org offers this explanation for the natural phenomenon: "There's an old weather saying: ring around the moon means rain soon. There's truth to this saying, because high cirrus clouds often come before a storm. Halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting 20,000 feet or more above our heads.
Did you see the amazing #moonhalo over #southsea last night ? @strongislanduk@TeamLocals@LongExposurespic.twitter.com/Z3wTANf9d7
— Howard Hurd (@howardhurd) February 3, 2015
"These clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals. The halos you see are caused by both refraction, or splitting of light, and also by reflection, or glints of light from these ice crystals. The crystals have to be oriented and positioned just so with respect to your eye, in order for the halo to appear.
"That's why, like rainbows, halos around the sun – or moon – are personal. Everyone sees their own particular halo, made by their own particular ice crystals, which are different from the ice crystals making the halo of the person standing next to you."
MANCHESTER United will be hoping to overcome Cambridge United at the second attempt when the sides meet in the FA Cup at Old Trafford tonight.
The League Two outfit held Louis van Gaal's side to a 0-0 draw at the Abbey Stadium to earn a money-spinning replay, but they will surely find the Premier League giants a different proposition on their own turf.
The Premier League side most under threat tonight is likely to be Sunderland as they face a tricky trip to face Championship side Fulham after being held 0-0 at the Stadium of Light.
In the other replay, last year's semi-finalists Sheffield United welcome League One rivals Preston North End to Brammall Lane after the sides drew 1-1 in the first meeting.
KING'S Stanley remain three points behind Gloucestershire County League leaders Cheltenham Civil Service in third after drawing 1-1 at Frampton United but have played four games more.
The visitors went ahead two minutes into the second half from Liam Gale's through ball to Jake Davies, who rounded the keeper before sliding the ball home.
Frampton left it late but equalised on 86 minutes when a corner was driven home from just inside the box by Dan Huxstep.
Struggling Bishop's Cleeve Reserves picked up a point at Gala Wilton, drawing 1-1.
Gala Wilton took the lead after Lee Allen's free kick flew into the net on 35 minutes.
In a game of very few chances Cleeve levelled three minutes into the second half when a long through ball found Giles Elliott, who drove the ball home from the edge of the box.
Ellwood are having a really bad spell at present and went down 2-0 at home to Hanham Athletic.
The visitors went ahead in the first half with a spectacular 40-yard shot on goal that deceived the home keeper and ended up in the back of the net. Shaun Morris' 70th minute goal that went in off the post gave the visitors a welcome three points.
Berkeley Town remain bottom after they were beaten 1-0 at home by Yate Town Reserves.
They were undone in the 88th minute when Yate were awarded a free kick that was sent into the box by Zac Gaston and headed home by Scott Cousins.
Sam Blakeney's brace could not stop Kingswood losing 3-2 at AEK Boco
Henbury beat Patchway 2-0 with goals from Kane Simpson and Ben Sandle.
Results: AEK Boco 3 Kingswood 2; Berkeley Town 0 Yate Town Reserves 1; Bristol Telephones 2 Cheltenham Civil Service 2; Chipping Sodbury Town 3 Thornbury Town 0; Ellwood 0 Hanham Athletic 2; Frampton United 1 King's Stanley 1; Gala Wilton 1 Bishop's Cleeve Reserves 1; Henbury 2 Patchway Town 0.
Fixtures for Saturday: Cheltenham Civil Service v Southmead CS Athletic; Frampton United v Ellwood; Hanham Athletic v Chipping Sodbury Town; Kings Stanley v Bishops Cleeve Reserves; Kingswood v Berkeley Town; Rockleaze Rangers v Henbury; Thornbury Town v AEK Boco.
MIDGlos Indoor Bowls Club are once again announcing themselves on the national stage.
Since relocating in 2000 from the Bentham domes to Brockworth, MidGlos have never looked back and have enjoyed a lot of success, notably when the under-25s became club national champions in 2005.
This season MidGlos are currently enjoying a winning streak in the men's, ladies and junior championships.
The ladies have booked themselves into the national quarter-finals of the Yetton Trophy.
They had to play Kingsthorpe from Northampton and managed to progress into the last eight with a convincing 79-54 overall victory.
Representing MidGlos at home, the rink of Myra Savage won 14-12 and the rink skipped by Margaret Stalley had an emphatic 25-9 victory.
Away and playing at the same time as per competition rules, Gill Fry's rink just slipped to a 17-18 defeat whilst Pauline Gunn and her rink won 23-15.
They will now face Desborough on February 14.
The men's equivalent competition is called The Denny Cup.
MidGlos were beaten in the first round proper back in October, but as first round losers they went into the Plate format and have battled their way through to the last eight.
MidGlos team manager Rob Griffiths said: "We lost in the final of this before by just one shot, so it would be nice to go all the way this time."
MidGlos will now face a strong Essex team in the quarter-final, again to be played on February 14.
The previous round saw them beat Weston St Andrews 84-75 overall.
The men's team of 16 players has five players under-21 years-old and this, mixed with a wealth of experience is proving a deadly combination.
One of MidGlos' young stars of the future, Ben Coldrick, 17, has also been enjoying national success and has booked his place in the national U18 singles last 16.
Coldrick defeated Warwickshire's Matt Smith 2-1 after a tie break. The format for this competition is the same as the World Indoor Championships.
Coldrick will now face Harry Goodwin from Devon.
