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BOLTON & BURY EDITION 51

Barry Manilow

Fathers Day at The Crofters

ONE LAST TIME: THE TOUR

James Martin’s HOME COMFORTS RECIPES

W W W. 5 0 P L U S M A G A Z I N E . C O . U K

WITH A FREE DRINK FOR DAD

PARK LODGE OVER HULTON BOLTON BL5 1EB

For the retirement you deserve A select development of 1 and 2 bedroom spacious Retirement Apartments built by Melrose the award winning Blackpool developer and situated in the heart of the community. The choice is yours to continue living independently in your own home, within a safe and secure purpose built Retirement Development.

Each energy efficient spacious apartment features: • Full gas central heating and double glazing throughout.

• Monitored secure entry system with 24/7 Emergency Care line • Fully fitted eye catching kitchens with a range of integrated Hoover appliances that include fridge/freezer, induction hob, grill and oven.

Washer/dryer Dishwasher, Combination microwave.

• Bathrooms feature the timeless elegance of Villeroy and Boch sanitary ware and Porcelanosa tiles.

• Built in wardrobes to all bedrooms.

• Lift to all floors.

After a lifetime of hard work and looking after a traditional home isn’t it time to move to PARK LODGE, OVER HULTON and continue to live independently.

You can forget those tiresome repairs and never ending maintenance issues because our experienced Management Team are around to deal with these matters. Each spacious apartment is designed to allow you to make the most of your retirement in a comfortable, safe and secure community of likeminded homeowners.

A beautifully furnished Owners’ Lounge is at the

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centre of the development where you can meet new friends, your visiting guests or neighbours over a cup of tea. It will be a great place to hold a coffee morning or a Race Night; not to mention the start of a new Book Club! However, there’s one thing for certain… you will have more time to spend enjoying yourself, pursuing new hobbies or spending time with those you love.

As well as the 24/7 Emergency Care Line, for added peace of mind a Duty Manager will be on hand for a limited time during the working week providing, just that little extra reassurance that help is on hand in the unlikely event of an emergency.

A separate twin-bedded Guest Suite can be found on the 2nd floor of the development. It features a luxury en-suite bathroom, builtin wardrobe, sitting area, TV and coffee/tea making facility. A solution (subject to availability and a small charge) for an overnight guest or visiting member of the family who may want to stay for a few days.

Landscaped gardens add the finishing touch and mobility scooter stores with battery charging facilities are available.

EX-SHOW APARTMENTS Take a look at one of our ex-show apartments. We’re selling it fully fitted, part furnished including fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings. In fact, it’s ready to move in to AND at the original price of £143,950. To view call Joanne on our

Sales Line 07492 060134.

SUMMER SPECIAL!

Make the move and take the worry out of moving with the

Melrose Mover Scheme –

Reserve now and on selected properties we’ll contribute £2,000 towards your moving costs – call Joanne on our

Sales Line 07492 060134 for more details.

A number of apartments have already been sold or reserved so; we ask prospective buyers to check availability before travelling to view our Marketing Suite.

Prices range from £143,950 to around £200,000

For an appointment to view call our Sales Advisor Joanne on 07492 060134 or Freephone 0800 622889

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Discover the largest selection of superb quality rugs in the UK. We travel far and wide to find the finest rugs in theworld. Every one of our showrooms is home to the most exquisite array of designs. Thousands of designs in every size, shape and colour. When it comes to rugs, we’ve got everything covered.

Service

If you are looking for something special to make the finishing touch to your room you are sure to find it at FrithRugs. With our “Bring to home” service we can even bring a selection to your home for you to choose in situ, so its never been easier to find the perfect quality large rug

Colour

Enjoy a rainbow of shades. Our rugs come in every tone from subtle neutrals in cream and beige to fired-up reds, gorgeous greens and bold blues. Calming and invigorating colours create the right mood for any setting. Bring in samples of your existing colour scheme and find the perfect match.

Warmth

Turn up the heat with a beautiful rug. There’s no faster way to add a warming focal point to any room in the home. Choose a vibrant shade and introduce rich tones to lift your mood and warm your heart. Select a deep pile design and sink into softness and cosy indulgence.

Beauty

Every rug is a work of art. Each hand made rug is unique and has been beautifully created by master craftsmen. This is exceptional quality and skill that has to be seen to be believed. Visit a showroom and the sheer beauty of our designs will take your breath away.

Over 30,000 rugs in stock, with free next day delivery

quality Rugs & large Rugs

Tel: 0845 4 900 600

Style

What’s your style? Traditional, floral, tribal, modern, plain? We source rugs from all over the world with designs from the Middle and Far East and a vast range of machine made wool rugs from Europe. Most rugs are made especially for us. Our exclusive Laura Jade Designer Collection features a dazzling display of contemporary designs and colours.

Ideas and inspiration for everyone.

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Quality

It’s our watchword. We search the world for fine rugs and only the best meet our exacting quality standards.

Our buyers inspect every rug before dispatch to our showrooms. This kind of attention to detail is unmistakable. Step inside a showroom and discover the largest collection of superb quality rugs you’ve ever seen.

Lythgoes Lane (A49) Warrington WA2 7XE Showrooms also at: North Wales LL18 5TZ Staffordshire WS11 7FJ Isle of Man IM4 4LH Kent CT1 3RQ

Comfort

Beautiful to the eye. Warm and comfortable underfoot. All our rugs are made from only the finest materials and come in a range of thicknesses to suit any room. Choose from sleek rugs in fine silk to long pile shaggy rugs. Kick off your shoes and enjoy the sensation. Comfort is guaranteed.

• 30,000 RUGS IN STOCK • ORDER TODAY, HAVE IT DELIVERED FREE TOMORROW* *Excludes weekend delivery.

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Choice

See rugs in every size, shape and colour. Our vast selection of sizes ranges from a modest 31 cm sqaure to a huge 8m by 5m. Even larger rugs are available to order.

Choose from rectangles, squares, circles, ovals and octagons as well as hall runners in a variety of lengths.

• BESPOKE SERVICE • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Open: Mon-Sat: 10.00-5.00, Sun & Bank Hols: 10.00 - 4.00 Closed:

Custom

Most of our designs are available to order in any size, any shape and any colour. So, if we don’t have the right rug in stock for you, we will arrange for this to be custom made, exactly as you want it.

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & Easter Sunday FrithRugs is a trademark of GH Frith (Bodelwyddan) Ltd.

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T w i tt e r i n g O n w ith G raham S mith

Old Smokey meets his match Match making through social media is perhaps nothing new but taking a couple of 50-plus silver surfers and an ageing cat acting as introducer has to be something of a first! But it has worked out just purrfectly for everybody.

Old Smokey is something of a media star on Facebook. He’s the mouthpiece of a former top national newspaper photographer who decided to launch the page for pet lovers, their stories and their photographs. Little did he know that unwittingly the site was to be the meeting place for a couple then living 150 miles apart but whose lives and careers had started right on his own Lancashire doorstep.

As Old Smokey strolled the green acres of his adopted home little did he know that behind the scenes a romance was unfolding with all the ingredients of Wuthering Heights, a story set very close to his own doorstep, where, ironically, our modern day Heathcliff was living. His Cathy was many miles away but through the humour and banter which the couple shared on the Facebook page a friendship and more was forming as Smokey catnapped his way through far more than his standard nine lives.

We read so much about Internet love stories now. They are usually the province of the young but our lovers are beyond the first flush of youth and kept their true feelings hidden among the pictures of Spring lambs and cuddly puppies on Old Smokey’s page. Few knew their secret and Old Smokey was oblivious to the fact that he was the catalyst (go on, groan then) in a blossoming relationship, a meeting of minds and a fabulous friendship which neither of our anonymous lovers had been looking for but which fell naturally into their laps as both had been victims of unhappiness before.

It became obvious to the couple that destiny decreed they must be

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together and they met one day in the shadow of the legendary Pendle Hill, an area where they had both worked many years ago, but which still held a magic for both of them. The meeting confirmed all that they already knew… and more. Old Smokey had done a catastrophic (more groans) piece of match making. He probably sat back in the sun and knew he’d done a scratch job (I don’t care how much you groan any more).

The couple are now together and very happy, proof that social media can bring fulfilment to all ages, can bridge the miles, can bring like minds together and Old Smokey knows his master’s page wasn’t such a daft idea after all.

The players in this piece met up recently…Old Smokey was asleep on the coffee table. He cast an eye towards the couple as though he was the cat that got the cream. He didn’t…….I did.

Big John and the pc brigade Irregular readers of mine will know the pc brigade gets up many of my orifices.

Recently the mentally challenged of the USA have decided there can’t be a national John Wayne day because of racist comments he made when he was alive. What?

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As I recall John shot thousands of Indians as an actor but never killed one in his own right. What a load of bloody wigwams. I interviewed John many years ago. He was drunk, belligerent, drawling and a pain in the proverbial but I loved him, as I had loved him in every film he ever made.

He was a larger than life character with vices. He had opinions, he wore a wig but he was a lovely live human being who gave pleasure to so many.

So who are these twerps who say he cannot be commemorated? Get on your horses and drink your milk.

He was an actor who played a part. These twits cannot even be themselves without a script written by lunatics.

what’s this coloured hair thing all about?

I’m almost used to the younger generation having tattoos and metal protruding from every bodily orifice but green, blue and red hair. I don’t get it.

It is not attractive in any way and makes them look like frustrated orang-utans who are in need of a banana.

Recently I saw three apparitions in the supermarket with varying shades of top knot. It put me right off my breakfast of quails’ eggs in octopus pee and thoroughly spoiled my frogs’ leg sandwich.

We’ll meet again

99. She seems to share the longevity of the Royal Family to whom she is so close.

Is it really 21 years since we last heard her sing in public? And 60 plus years before that since she was the Forces sweetheart It’s some years now since we sat and reminisced in a small French restaurant, her eyes wistfully looking out to the sea surrounding the country she helped to liberate.

Keep smiling through the years you wonderful lady , the inspiration of so many memories.

One of the true icons of British entertainment, Dame Vera Lynn, is now

Enough to make you ill As the years advance I find myself in need of a little medical attention, and that’s exactly what I get…little.

Arrive at the surgery and no one at reception speaks to you. You have to punch your date of birth into a machine and it tells you if you have an appointment. It’s also bloody ignorant and doesn’t say “Good Morning”.

Alternatively you can have a telephone appointment. By the time the doctor phones you you’ve Googled your symptoms and know more about the prognosis than she or she does. I spoke to a doctor recently and got more drugs over the phone than I could have done with a machine gun raid on a pharmacy.

Scary.

What happened to the good old days where the doctor pricked your boil?

The final curtain We’re running out of stars and icons.

So many famous names and wonderful entertainers are leaving us this year, and some not so wonderful who are praised as being icons, a much overused word in the media.

Terry Wogan, Cilla Black and Paul Daniels are three who spring to mind as having contributed much to not just the world of entertainment but far beyond it. Their talent was honed at a grass roots level with real people, not electronically enhanced and wrapped in a brick to throw at the unsuspecting public.

Hair raising Being follically challenged I should probably keep my mouth shut, but

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Sawrey House Hotel offers you a very special combination of comfort and elegance set amidst the stunning beauty and tranquillity of the Lakeland fells. Our great offers and deals are available all year round, so you are able to enjoy this stunning part of the Lake District whatever season.

Midweek Breaks…

The ideal midweek Lake District break for those who want to experience the South Lakes in all their glory…

Enjoy a relaxing Dinner, Bed and Breakfast break in one of our comfy rooms with a delicious 3 course dinner each evening, Cumbrian breakfast each morning, cream tea on arrival and a pair of complementary tickets for a cruise on Lake Windermere.

All from just £125.00 per couple per night.

Super Sunday Special…

Let the weekend carry on when you book our Super Sunday Special...

Arrive to Prosecco and chocolate dipped strawberries in your room, indulge in our delicious 3 course evening menu, take a leisurely breakfast in the morning and enjoy it all with a 20% discount too, so what better way to enjoy your lazy Sunday?

All from just £132.00 per couple per night.

Winter Warmer…

Our Winter Dinner, Bed & Breakfast breaks will have you wishing it was winter all year round…

Massive savings are to be had when you book to stay with us between November through until March. For less than £50 per person per night you can enjoy our amazing Dinner, Bed & Breakfast package in our peaceful and relaxing hotel.

All from just £99.50 per couple per night.

Dinner, Lunch and Tea… Cumbria is renowned for some of the finest foods in the UK and at the heart of Sawrey House is a passion for serving it…

Lunch is served from 11.30am • Afternoon Teas from 2.30pm • Dinner from 6pm.

To reserve your table please contact us on 015394 36387.

Please note: Some of our package breaks require a minimum 2 night stay and might not be available on certain dates. Prices ‘from’ refer to our small standard double rooms, please contact us directly or visit our website for further details and prices.

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TRAVEL

unusal holiday destinations WHEN our children are younger family holidays fall into very distinct categories – usually at some seaside venue or busy resort with enough to keep young minds and bodies occupied.

As we grow older, though, and our children become independent adults, possibly with families of their own – or as we simply opt to be a little more experimental in our choice of destinations – we start to look further afield at more adventurous and unusual holiday choices.

For an exotic adventure, why not consider India by rail? Jill Woods from bespoke holiday specialists Small Planet Travel explains: “It’s packed with beautiful landscapes, diverse architecture and amazing people – India truly offers something for everyone.”

Kruger National Park and the Umfolozi Reserve,” adds Jill.

Or, you can climb aboard the Trans Siberian Express, the Eastern and Oriental Express, the Rocky Mountaineer or, closer to home, enjoy a short journey on the Venice Simplon Orient Express.

“They’re all luxurious and a relaxing way to experience the culture and beauty of different regions,” states Jill.

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And if you want to go somewhere different than the Mediterranean on your cruise, experience the splendour of Alaska or the South Pacific. Advises Jill: “Travel from Lima to Buenos Aires, Tokyo to Beijing or experience the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands – there are cruises for all seasons and interests.”

If you’re wanting to escape the often dreary UK Winter, where better to head than “Down Under” and experience the vibrant cities, beautiful beaches and awesome mountain vistas of Australia and New Zealand?

The “Palace on Wheels” starts and ends its journey in Delhi and takes in Jaipur, Rathambore National Park, Udaipur ad Jodhpur, allowing passengers to experience the sights of India in a relaxed atmosphere.

“There are similar experiences in South Africa aboard the ‘Pride of Africa’ or the ‘Blue Train’, taking in the major cities of Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, along with the

If the train is not for you, though, and you would rather spend time on the high seas, there are several cruise lines that offer an all-inclusive luxury experience.

You can have all suite/all balcony cruises which include free excursions, drinks and gratuities.

Jill Woods from NOT JUST TRAVEL has travelled the world and is passionate about travel

“January and February are a great time to head to the Southern Hemisphere,” says Jill. “Flights between cities are short and inexpensive or rent a camper van or car and take a leisurely drive through the stunning countryside.”

Accommodation ranges from goodvalue motels and campgrounds to

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luxurious five-star hotels or lodges.

“Adding a stopover is a popular choice,” insists Jill, “and flying east or west there are some great options.”

downpours are common. The most popular time to visit is between November and April, with the heaviest rains between June and September.

Experience the Orient in Singapore, Hong Kong or Kuala Lumpur, kick back on a South Pacific island or visit San Francisco or LA. All these are possible these days and great destinations, with a great range of first-class airlines available.

Looking for somewhere quite different?

Jill advises that Costa Rica is becoming a popular holiday choice. “Generally, it’s best to avoid travel in September and October when the heavy rains arrive,” she states. “But many people favour the Green Season (May/June and November) when the seasons are changing. The land is verdant and the National Parks are quieter, giving you the opportunity to experience the forests, beaches and volcanoes without the crowds.

For a completely different culture, how about a private tour of China? Travel from Beijing and visit the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall before heading to Datong, Taiyan to marvel at the sandstone statues in the Yungang Caves.

“The variety of wildlife in Costa Rica is amazing and on the Pacific Coast whales can be observed between January and March and August to October.

There are also some fabulous beaches, especially around the Icoya Peninsula and Guanacaste.”

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The Far East has also become a greater attraction to Western travellers with amazing tours available. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are popular for temples, beaches and the inspiring stories of human resilience.

Experience the splendour of Angkor Wat and Siem Reap, the World Heritage site of Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam has some gorgeous beaches, too. Winters can be cold in Hanoi but further south the climate is kind throughout the year, although tropical

At Pingyao visit the walled Ming and Qing dynasty town before heading on to the Shaloin Temple and Xian to see the famous Terracotta Warriors. Spring and Autumn are generally the favourites times for tours of China, avoiding the harsh Winter and searing Summer heat experienced in some of its regions.

But wherever in the world you decide to travel, just remember that you can follow your imagination when it comes to holidays – exploring and making new memories at a time in your life when you can really savour them.

• For more ideas on unusual holiday venues go to www.my.notjusttravel.com/smallplanet-travel

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Offering Great Value Holidays For Over 90 Years

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£159 Sunny Sussex Eastbourne

Located on the south coast within the historic county of Sussex, lies the elegant seaside resort of Eastbourne. Renowned for its top sunshine records and award winning beaches, Eastbourne is understandably a popular holiday destination for all.

With a sprinkling of high street shops, centrally located, a Victorian pier and a rich history boasting a variety of castles, museums and galleries, Eastbourne is sure to cater for your every need.

Imperial Hotel Located just a stone’s throw away from the promenade and band stand, this grand Victorian hotel is full of character and home to a number of spacious, comfortable bedrooms, all accessible via lifts.

Guests are able to unwind in the relaxing lounge area before an evening meal in the Majestic Restaurant, offering hearty, home cooked food.

Hotel facilities l All rooms are en-suite with telephone, television and hairdryer l Free WiFi in Public areas l Premier rooms available* l Complimentary tea and coffee in all rooms l Waiter service l Traditional English breakfast l Lunch snacks available daily l Table d’hôte menu l Optional a la carte menu available l Live entertainment most evenings l Ballroom/Dance floor l Two lifts serving all floors l Porterage.

The Garden Isle Isle of Wight

Take a short boat ride across the Solent and discover the Isle of Wight, an island of astounding natural beauty with a variety of attractions to suit all ages.

Located on the south east coast of the island, the traditional seaside resort of Shanklin is home to golden sandy beaches and a quaint collection of shops housed in traditional thatched cottages. It is understandably one of the most popular resorts on the island with plenty to entertain.

Ocean View Hotel Situated in a premier location with an idyllic seaside position, the charming, well-appointed Ocean View Hotel boasts uninterrupted panoramic views across Sandown Bay. The hotel also offers a large sprung dance floor and provides live entertainment most evenings.

Hotel facilities l All rooms are en-suite with telephone, television and hairdryer l Free WiFi in Public areas l Premier and sea views rooms available* l Complimentary tea and coffee in all rooms l Waiter service l Traditional English breakfast l Lunch snacks available daily l Licensed bar l Table d’hôte menu l Optional a la carte menu available l Live entertainment most evenings l Ballroom/Dance floor l Heated indoor swimming pool l Indoor bowling green, table tennis and snooker room l Lift serving all floors l Porterage.

Please note that on each floor of the hotel, some steps may need to be negotiated.

Delightful Devon Torquay

Located in the heart of the English Riviera, Torquay is renowned for its mild climate, award winning sandy beaches and secluded coves and has been a popular holiday destination since the early 19th century.

With its distinctive European atmosphere, sophisticated environment and beautifully varied scenery, Torquay remains a popular holiday destination.

Abbey Lawn Hotel If you’re looking to unwind in style, this elegant Georgian hotel is the place to stay. Located in the grounds of the former Torre Abbey with stunning views of the bay, the Abbey Lawn hotel offers an exceptional standard of comfort throughout.

The hotel comprises superb facilities, including a heated indoor swimming pool and a conservatory lounge overlooking the bay, where guests can relax and enjoy a drink.

Hotel facilities l All rooms are en-suite with telephone, television and hairdryer l Free WiFi in Public areas l Premier and front facing rooms available* l Complimentary tea and coffee in all rooms l Waiter service l Traditional English breakfast l Lunch snacks available daily l Licensed bar l Table d’hôte menu l Optional a la carte menu available l Live entertainment most evenings l Ballroom/Dance floor l Heated indoor pool l Lift serving all floors l Porterage.

The Robinsons Difference Local joining points l No single supplements* l High standard of accommodation l Great choice of menus l Executive coaches with extra legroom l Includes excursions l Friendly staff l Own hotels in great locations l Peace of mind security l Payment in instalments * Robinsons own hotels l

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Imperial Hotel Supplements per person: Premier Room - £35 Abbey Lawn Hotel Supplements per person: Premier Room - £50 Front Facing Room - £15 Ocean View Hotel Supplements per person: Premier Room - £50 Sea View Room - £15

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3 4/6/7/8 nights dinner, bed & breakfast 3 2 included excursions 3 Local pick-up points 3 Service of driver courier

Your Groups’ Specialist for coach holidays in the UK and Europe

We can tailor make tours to your specific requirements, if you want more information then contact our groups department on 0800 7851025 or email groups@robinsons-holidays.co.uk

With over 90 years of experience in tailor making holidays, we at Robinsons offer a personal service. Whether you need help with part or all of your groups holidays we can lend a hand in organising, booking and everything in-between.

We are flexible in our approach and can offer destinations found in this brochure or we can tailor make to your specification, whether in the UK or Europe. We offer all of our group’s excellent benefits: • 1 FREE place for every 10 paying passengers • Special interest and activity groups catered for • Complete financial security-BCH Bonded

Imperial Hotel: Supplements per person: Premier Room £20 Ocean View: Supplements per person: Premier Room £30 Front Facing Room: £10 Abbey Lawn : Supplements per person: Premier Room £30 Front Facing Room: £10 Turkey & Tinsel; * Unlimited single rooms; † Christmas Tour includes 3 resort lunches & 1 mystery excursion -  New Year Tour includes 3 resort lunches & 1 mystery excursion

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sponsored by Village Hotel in Western Crete, through Simpson Travel, who have several properties in Europe with a no-child policy. It was a good decision! Small cottages dotted around charming grounds, with a pool, hammam, spa and restaurant for breakfast, ensured privacy and quiet. Having always been busy chasing around after children, sun cream and hats on, water packed, snacks at the ready, it was a relief to pick up ourselves, a beach towel and head out with little effort. The village was small and sweet, with a few restaurants serving traditional food and pleasingly well priced drinks in the square. We chatted to other holidaying couples, who were, without dissent, rather revelling in this time together, child-free.

HOLIDAYS JUST FOR ADULTS

By Jennie Carr from Silver Travel Advisor Over the last couple of years, we have enjoyed several holidays and short breaks on our own. Yes, we have travelled without our lovely children, all of whom have had the decency to leave home, or truth be told, head for establishments of learning around the country. So we have intermittent returnees, with bags of washing, boxes of books and objects of little discernible use to my eyes, that cannot be parted with! And we do still enjoy our holidays as a family however the trips a deux are rather a highlight, unexpectedly so in some ways!

Close to Home It all started with a break at Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire, one of Warner Leisure Hotels 13 splendid properties.

Most determinedly for the over 21s, and hazarding a guess, most guests were over 50, there was not a Barbie or a tank engine in sight. Nor indeed a grumpy teenager with earphones lurking in a corner. No, Thoresby Hall is proud of its adult only approach, recognising that, at times, grown ups

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like to be in the company of other grown ups, no children allowed.

Which does not mean a boring, stuffy environment at all. There is much play on offer: fencing, archery, Zumba, yoga and snooker just for starters. And an exceptional spa, with treatments and a pretty indoor pool for a little pampering.

Warner’s particular speciality is the evening entertainment and despite, being based within a magnificent Grade 1 listed building, the theatre, part of a sympathetic extension, hosts shows, musicians and comedians of repute.

We took a Friday to Monday break, wandered in the extensive grounds, dined at the Blue Grill restaurant (2 AA Rosettes) and gently boogied to the tribute band, Abba Fever. All in all, a good beginning to our time away as a couple!

Spreading our Wings Emboldened by this success, I suggested we try the Med for a week and booked the beautiful Arosmari

Simpson provide a car on this trip as exploring is definitely part of the holiday. I can certainly say that we made the best of this, visiting monasteries, beaches, the towns of Chania and Rethymno. And there wasn’t a single moan from the back seat – it was empty apart from my trusty Panama.

Another island triumph After a really busy 2 week summer family holiday, three girls and mother as well, which frankly felt like running a marathon in flip flops and failing dismally at my own version of Mary Berry, it was most certainly time for another break on our own. An island again, this time Cyprus to Ayii Anargyri Natural Healing Spa Resort, just for grown ups. We booked through Adults Only Hotels, great name and does what it says on the tin: holidays without children in over 30 destinations, across a range of hotels 3* to 5*+. They organised flights, transfers, car hire and the hotel. Our hotel was a decidedly relaxing spot, deep in the mountains behind the bustle Paphos, surrounded by forests and mountains. It is well known as a spa, with natural mineral springs and was replete with soft-shoed therapists who looked like models.

However, do not be fooled, those girls can make grown men wince when they get cracking (quite literally) on a sports massage.

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TRAVEL We visited in the autumn, so it was quiet which was what we wanted. And most comfortably warm, still swimsuitson-the-beach weather. The hotel is created from wood and stone, neutral colours throughout, so it’s very much in tune with the environment. Big panoramic windows are everywhere, bringing the utterly restful outside in and reinforcing the calm. In fact, it’s so tranquil that we fell asleep after a hydrotherapy treatment, in comfy loungers facing the woods. Not a child in sight (or sound) to disturb us.

Where next?

Ayii Anargyri Natural Healing Spa Resort, Cyprus

We are certainly getting the hang of our adults only holidays, and the plan is Italy next, with Florence and Rome in mind. So, two city centres likely and a little touring as well. I am excited and looking forward to visiting the Uffizi again, indulging in Duomo gawping and divine Italian food. Staying, of course, in hotels just for grown-ups!

Silver Travel Advisor Fact Box: For more information about the companies mentioned in the article: Warner Leisure Hotels.

Visit www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk or call 0330 100 9774 and quote PHC Silver for special discounts.

Simpson Holidays Visit www.simpsontravel.com or call 0203 642 4697 and quote Silver Travel Advisor to enjoy a £50 reduction on each booking.

Adults Only Holidays Visit www.adultsonlyholidays.co.uk or call 01529 298 117. Quote Silver Travel Advisor to enjoy free shuttle transfers.

DOOR TO DOOR EXCURSIONS

ARCHAEOLOGY & TRAVEL Perfect Combinations of Leisure and Interest

We offer individuals the opportunity BOLTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT AND to go out on day/evening trips to • Minoan SERVICES Crete & Santorini FURNITURE various destinations and provide • Cyprus: North & South a door-to-door service.

BOOK ONE OF OUR READY MADE TRIPS, OR IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN BOOK A TRIP OF YOUR OWN. WE CAN PROVIDE THE TRANSPORT AND DRIVER FOR YOU.

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• Informed Travel • Beautiful Locations • Bespoke Itineraries • Expert Guides • Local Airports

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Door to Door Coach Tours with Ellen Smith Membership No: 10228

TRY to describe the ideal holiday and it’s a fair bet it would start right at your front door and simply whisk you away for a fantastic experience.

Well, at Ellen Smith Coach Tours, that’s exactly what we do.

We’re proud of our efficient door-to-door service that picks you up at your home address at a pre-arranged time in a taxi or small minibus. We take you straight to one of our two meeting points: Birch Services near Heywood or Poplar Services near Lymm, where there’s no hanging around as you’re usually on your way within 15 to 20 minutes.

This is just the start of a memorable holiday or break that’s packed with attention to detail – because we know from experience what works for people, and we want to give them the best.

Our business was started in 1900 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, so we’ve got a long and distinguished history of providing top-quality, value for money coach holidays. In fact, as managing director Paul Targett says: “We get it right – that’s certainly what our customers tell us, and they choose to come back again and again.”

Ellen Smith Coach Tours wants clients to completely enjoy the experience of their chosen holiday or break – whether it’s to the picturesque Highlands of Scotland or the rugged beauty of Cornwall. We choose the best hotels and inject genuine creative thought into putting together interesting and enjoyable itineraries Your driver will always be very experienced, pleasant and helpful. “Many of our drivers know our regular clients by their first names, which all adds to the family atmosphere,” states Mr Targett.

No need, either, to worry about carrying heavy cases as the vast majority of our hotels offer a porterage service. On your return date, the reverse of your original journey is all in place.

Your taxi is waiting for you at one of the two service stations and you’re usually back through your own front door with a cuppa and feet up to watch “The Chase”!

Our whole holiday experience is worry-free. All our holidays are fully bonded by the Confederation of Passenger Transport Bonding Scheme – a Government-approved consumer protection scheme ensuring your money is protected. We also offer popular “Mature Singles” holidays where all the hotel bedrooms are sole occupancy, offering a brilliant break for the solo traveller.

We also run some excellent Continental coach holidays to wonderful destinations like Lake Como, Lake Garda, Alpine trips and Normandy for the D-Day landing beaches. And, for that touch of extra luxury, we offer Fred Olsen cruises from Liverpool at unbelievable prices, plus a variety of Air, Cruise & Worldwide holidays.

In fact, Ellen Smith Coach Tours is simply all about the best of holidays – brought to your door.

Our coaches are executive standard with toilets, air conditioning and reclining seats. On the journey to your hotel, we tend to avoid motorway services and visit some of the glorious villages, towns and cities dotted around our lovely country.

We always plan to arrive at our destination around 4.30 – in time to give you plenty of opportunity for a quick snooze and to settle in your room before dinner. As we normally only use 3 and 4 star hotels, with the occasional family-run 2 star hotel that we’ve used for many years, you’re in for a comfortable and relaxing stay with the very best in catering.

We also use a range of hotels to suit specific tours. Many of our tours are themed, like “Royal Sandringham and the Sport of Kings” or “An Irish Country House Experience”. All our tours have day excursions at no extra charge, including canal or train journeys or visits to historic castles or country estates.

“We try to showcase the best of what our country has to offer,” added Mr Targett.

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Why not join one of our Quality Door to Door Coach Tours?

We pick- up at your door in most of the Greater Manchester area. We visit every part of the UK from the Shetland Islands to Cornwall. Our drivers are very experienced mature individuals with a wealth of knowledge about our wonderful country. We do city breaks, historic adventures, scenic tours, train rides, boat rides, canal trips, not forgetting our numerous costal resorts.

On your first day of travel we pick you up at your front door at a pre-arranged time in a minibus or taxi. You are then transferred to a central meeting point, either Birch Services or Poplar Services dependant upon where you live, where the coach is waiting for you. Within 15 to 30 minutes you’re on your way aboard our luxury coach travelling directly to your holiday destination, making suitable stops en-route.

The hotels that we use are of a 3 or 4 star standard or occasionally a good quality family run 2 star hotel. Upon your return to either Birch Services or Poplar your taxi or minibus is waiting to whisk you home.

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A SELECTION OF OUR 2016 COACH TOURS DATE

TOUR

HOTEL

DAYS

PRICE

12th June

Bournemouth and a Channel Island Experience

Mayfair Hotel

6

£379

12th June

Eastbourne

BW Lansdowne Hotel

6

£399

12th June

Royal Norfolk & the Broads

Links Country Park Hotel

5

£349

19th June

Orkney & Shetland Mini Cruise

Various

6

£659

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5

£309

19th June Mystery Tour 24th June

Woburn, Bletchley & Cambridge

Mercure Letchworth Hall Hotel

4

£279

24th June

Treasures of Tuscany & Florence

Hotel Ercolini Et Savi

9

£689

27th June

Riches & Grandeur of Middle England

Rockingham Forest Hotel

5

£289

27th June

Dunoon & Exploring the Lochs

Esplande Hotel

5

£329

Northumbria & the North East

Little Haven Hotel

5

£339

4th July 10th July

Torquay

Derwent Hotel

6 £369

INTERESTED?

Call our reservations office on 01706 648126 and request a copy of our 2016 brochure. You’ll be surprised at the variations of tours we operate.

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Electric pedal power The perfect choice for those who prefer a gentler bike ride

B y J ennie Carr f rom S il v er T ra v el A d v isor free to enjoy the view and take glorious photos once you’ve reached the top, not to mention the enjoyment of overtaking a few “manual” cyclists on the way up!

Cycling holidays are becoming more popular every year, and especially amongst Silver Travellers. The success of British athletes in this sport has brought out the Bradley Wiggins and Laura Trott (plus a few years) in many of us, especially for leisure time.

The wonderfully exciting Tour de France in the UK in 2014 has also added to the growing passion we have for cycling at home and abroad.

All well and good for those fitness fanatics who can don skintight lycra and pedal off on weekend mornings before most of us have had a coffee or thought of exercise. However for many, the more appealing notion is a cycling holiday; quiet lanes in warm European countries, right off the beaten track with wonderful scenery taking in sleepy villages, orchards and grazing cattle, with the sparkling Med enticingly close. Until of course you spy, ahead in the distance,

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gently rolling countryside, which the closer you get, turns into the equivalent of Mont Blanc for the infrequent cyclist.

Gone are all thoughts of the divine scent of the lavender fields and the photos you plan to take of stunning vistas. Suddenly a gentle spin on a bike turns into something rather more challenging.

Fortunately, help is at hand and not in the form of a farmer with a tractor.

The electric bike! These marvellous inventions, originally designed in a basic form in the 1890s, operate using a battery although they still need to be pedalled to move onwards, and indeed, upwards. So you have all the joys of a normal bike, fresh air, exercise and the feeling of freedom with some serious bonuses! Speeds of up to 25km an hour can be reached, a real plus should you go further off the beaten track than anticipated or fancy taking in a castle or market that is miles out of your way.

And of course, that hideous hill becomes a concern consigned to the past. The electric bike will take all the hard work out of cycling upwards, leaving you

The pedal assist allows you to cycle without a struggle, as you can choose the speed and amount of assistance the battery gives, all very simply. If you wish to use the battery, turn it on, if you are happy under your own leg power, it can stay off. This certainly makes for a really pleasant ride for the leisure cyclist.

Added to this, the ‘sit up and beg’ position of the bikes makes for a relaxing cycle, and avoids the back breaking, horizontal crouch used by the sportsman.

The actual body of the bike is, without question, heavier, however the battery alleviates this once you get going, so don’t be put off if the first few moments make your legs feel a little leaden. All will soon be well!

Should you be one of a couple or group who have differing levels of fitness, the e-bike may well allow everyone to enjoy a holiday together, with the infrequent pedellar able to keep up with the more dedicated cyclist. Or perhaps it could enable you to take a slightly more ambitious, in terms of hills and distance, trip than you might have done. No longer restricted to river valleys, you could be enjoying the hills of Tuscany or coastal paths of Portugal. Concerns about your physical ability will vanish and a great sense of well-being will complete a day’s exercise, as opposed to fears about aching muscles and the application of embrocation.

Electric bikes have had a slight image problem historically, being seen as somewhat uncool and not for ‘real’ cyclists. The pragmatic amongst us have taken another stance and sales of the electric bike are soaring! The Chinese, famous for their passion for cycling, have

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LYONS HOLIDAY PARK

bought more than 120 million and in Germany, BMW have brought out their own version of the e-bike. Surely there can be no finer endorsement. Add to that the Dutch enthusiasm for this mode of transport and you can see how well it’s catching on! Little did Ogden Bolton Junior of the USA know what he was starting when he patented the battery powered bicycle in 1895. And frankly, the need never to wear lycra on an electric bike, unless you so choose, must surely be the greatest advantage known to other road users.

It all started when Lyons Holiday Parks was founded by Joseph William Lyons, it was some seventy two years later that Robin Hood was purchased which went on to become the flag ship park of The Lyons Holiday Parks Group. From there they continued to grow to eight parks they have today.

From being the very first holiday park in North Wales to being the biggest and best family-run holiday park operator in the area...The Lyons Group is still run by the same family today, even after 90 years! Committed to making happy holiday memories for many more years to come and are always looking for ways to improve the holiday and caravan ownership experience!

So for all of us who desire the joys of a cycling holiday, without the pain or strain that Sir Bradley endures, the electric bicycle must surely be the way to go!

Silver Travel Advisor recommends...

Walking and cycling specialist, Headwater Holidays, is offering electric bikes to customers on selected selfguided cycling holidays in France, Italy, Portugal, Austria and Switzerland, with an e-bike supplement from just £50 per person for those wanting to upgrade to an electric bike on their trip.

Throughout the eight parks, Lyons offer something for everyone; whether it's a fun filled family park on the coast, or a relaxing park in the stunning Welsh countryside, there's something for you at Lyons. Plus, you can even own your own holiday home at any of the parks and enjoy a lifetime of holidays for many years to come!

Visit www.headwater.com for more information or call 01606 822671.

Mercurio Bike Travel www.mercurio-bike-travel.com offers gentle guided cycling holidays in Germany and Austria with an electric bike option available too.

Call 020 8144 1199.

In 2010 they purchased their first hotel, the Nant Hall and 2013 when Woodlands Hall Hotel and Country Club was added to the group, offering luxury accommodation and fine dining. Oakfield Holiday Park in Towyn is the latest addition to the Lyons family, coming into the group just two months ago.

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know what we are doing, having trained mechanics, tools, spares and above all the knowledge and backing of all the leading brands.

In Europe pedal assist cycle sales commonly known as e-bikes are massive and now here in the UK sales are growing at an un-believable rate now that the quality and choice has finely arrived.

HERE IS A SIMPLE GUIDE TO COVER THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS...

MOTOR AND BATTERY

There are two main types of motor, hub drive and crank drive. Hub drive has a motor either in the front or rear wheel supplied with power from a battery this will either pull you from the front wheel or push you from the rear wheel. Crank drive is where the motor is mounted on the frame where the pedals are attached, there are many advantages to this it has a smaller lighter battery, better balanced and less surge as the torque is supplied more evenly throughout the range. The big boys have got behind the crank system with Bosch, Yamaha and Shimano leading the way in technology they cost a little more than the hub system but are our choice of system as they are more reliable have more of a natural feel and perform much better up the hills. As for batteries again the big boys are now involved with Sony and Panasonic leading the way with the lithium cells, there lighter than Ni-cad and generally last longer.

MAINTENANCE

Don't be put off with the motor and electrical bits of kit as most motors and batteries are sealed and need very little maintenance, it will not require much more than a normal bike and we offer free servicing to all our customers for a year. Obviously if you look after it, it will look after you.

TEST RIDES

NOW the most important and fun part, don't just ride it for a few metres we are lucky to have at both our stores flat, bumpy,twisty and dare I say it bloody steep hills, you can try the gears, brakes, position and the different power levels of assist in fact we recommend you try a few. If you want to take bikes out for a few hours we offer accompanied rides free or the chance to hire one for a day or two.

MAKING THAT PURCHASE

After your test rides you should know which bike suites you and your budget, we offer interest free finance, payment by credit, debit and good old cash we will also take any bike as part exchange the choice is yours.

STYLE OF BIKE

Think of any conventional cycle be it Road, Mountain, Commuter, Trekking, Folding and even the three wheel Trike we stock them all plus the equivalent in an electric model. In a nutshell we will have a bike that will meet your needs and aspirations.

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THE HEALTH BENEFITS Cycling has always been a popular way to enjoy the countryside whilst staying fit. However, the electric bike has opened it up to a new section of cyclists. Some people may argue that a conventional cycle will keep you fitter.

A recent Australian study shows that on an electric bike a rider maintains a heart rate intensity that is mainly in the target range where cardio vascular benefit is gained, fats are burned in producing energy and no lactic acid build up occurs. Riding a conventional cycle provides the strongest cardio vascular and fitness workout.

The intensity, however, is often so high that carbohydrates would be used for energy along with lactic acid build up.

A study of 20 healthy but sedentary subjects (10 male and 10 female) showed improvement to general health condition, stating: “The conclusion remains that the electric assisted bike can help overcome the barrier to physical activity.”

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HEALTH & FITNESS 3. Ditch the sugar The ‘buzz’ word of the moment; But, the fact remains, sugar is full of calories yet totally lacking in nutritional value.

Sugar can be addictive, with effects on our brain similar to hard drugs and may contribute to diabetes, as well as obesity.

Ideally, ditch it completely, or at least try sticking to the recommended limit of 6 teaspoons of added sugar per day.

4. Keep hydrated A glass of water before meals has been shown to reduce the amount of calories we consume. What’s more, we might think we are hungry, when in fact we are thirsty. But don’t reach for a fizzy drink or juice, which are both high in sugar.

Instead, get a taste for pure water and your body will thank you for it.

5. Sleep well Studies show we are more likely to reach for high-sugar, high-fat foods when tired.

So, a good night’s sleep is an easy way to help your weight-loss efforts.

How can I really manage my blood pressure?

TOP TIPS

FROM DR SALLY NORTON How do I lose weight?

As a nation, we are getting heavier and heavier, despite decades of yo-yo dieting. With gradual weight gains, our risk of diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, breathing problems, infertility and much more, increases.

So face the facts – are you ‘tripping the light fantastic’ or ‘packing a hefty punch’? And more to the point, how do we stop the numbers on the scales and importantly, our levels of fat, increasing?

2. Beat portion distortion – choose a smaller plate!

Portions are out of control – we are consuming larger quantities of food every year. Super-size high street drinks and buckets of popcorn are now the norm. Simply eating from a smaller plate and getting portions back into perspective will help you shed the pounds with minimal effort.

Dr. Sally Norton’s top five weight loss tips: 1. Avoid processed food where possible If you have to study a label to find out how much sugar, salt, unhealthy fats and other additives there are – it is best avoided. Processed food is often stripped of fibre, low in vitamins and minerals, as well as being packed full of nutrient-poor calories. If you cook and prepare real food from scratch, you are likely to be providing your body with premium fuel and it will function far better as a result.

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High blood pressure affects one in four adults, putting their health at risk. It increases our risk of stroke, heart disease and more. The scary thing is, over 5 million of us In the UK don’t know about it as it doesn’t always cause symptoms initially.

So, firstly, the NHS recommends we get our blood pressure checked by a GP, particularly if you are overweight, smoke, have relatives with a history of high blood, or if you are worried about health in other ways.

Home monitoring with an easy-to-use blood pressure measuring devices, then allows you to keep a check on your own blood pressure at different times of day or night, in different circumstances – exercising, stressed, relaxed, standing or lying. Monitoring at home, also avoids the stress and anxiety of visiting the doctor.

So, how do you achieve and maintain a healthy blood pressure?

Dr. Sally Norton’s top five tips for achieving and maintaining a healthy blood pressure: Weight loss expert & brand ambassador for Kinetik Wellbeing www.kinetikwellbeing.com

1. Weight control

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Keep your weight in the healthy range – and your waist to hip ratio 1 (or 0.85 for women) 2. Keep active If you are fit and get plenty of exercise, your blood pressure is likely to benefit too.

Motorcise Ladies Exercise Centre has been helping deconditioned ladies get fitter and lose the weight needed to live a healthier more active life for the last 16 years. We now have a revised even better healthy eating plan with great results and more cardic equipment added to the motorised machines for an even better workout. Friendly staff and atmosphere makes Motorcise a great place to get fitter and healthier. Come and join us now see what we can do for you.

3. Eat a healthy diet without too much salt A healthy diet is likely to help weight control, with the added benefit of being low in salt. Salt is one of the greatest influences on our blood pressure and reducing salt is one of the quickest ways to reduce blood pressure. But remember, 75% of the salt we eat is already in foods like ready meals, bread, breakfast cereal, sauces and processed meats. So, avoid processed food where possible, cooking from scratch is preferable.

4. Stop smoking and cut right back on alcohol Both of these affect our blood pressure – and much more besides – so binning the fags and slashing the alcohol consumption will do us a lot of good.

5. Get help

2. Find an activity that works for you

Finally, if your blood pressure is high, take advice from your doctor as further treatment may be needed.

Take a look at your lifestyle, likes and dislikes and find an activity that is going to work best for you. Choose something you’ll be able to find the time for, that you’ll enjoy and that you can easily incorporate into your life (e.g. brisk walking or perhaps a dance class). Then you are more likely to maintain it longterm.

How can I improve my fitness - without hitting the gym five times a week?

‘Sitting is the new smoking’, we are told.

Why? More and more evidence is suggesting that sitting for hours on end is bad for our health. We weren’t designed to spend long periods of each day slumped on the sofa or hunched over our desks, gazing at computer screens.

Studies have shown that compared to more active people, the risk of early death is 15 per cent greater for people who sit more than eight hours a day. Long periods of inactivity can increase your risk of heart and cardiovascular disease, weight gain and type 2 diabetes, as well as some cancers. You may also become prone to headaches, visual fatigue, neck and low back pain.

So what can you do?

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Barry Manilow “One Last Time” BARRY Manilow’s latest UK tour may be entitled “One Last Time” but it’s very unlikely that the British public will ever let one of their favourite artistes simply disappear from view.

At 72, the singer who specialises in lush, sentimental ballads and orchestrated upbeat songs and has long been dubbed the consummate showman, is still as popular as ever on both sides of the Atlantic – and in many other countries around the world.

He will play only eight dates in the UK – from Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena to the Manchester Arena and London’s O2 Arena – which will no doubt each be a sell-out. But his music is an enduring currency that few fans will ever stop needing, and that ensures that, even if this is “one last time” on tour, his records and TV appearances will be as much-prized as ever.

His life has been all about the music.

As he explains: “I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.

“Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time. No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.”

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Barry was born to Edna and Harold Pincus, of Russian-Jewish descent, in Brooklyn, New York, in 1943. His father left when he was just two and young Barry later adopted his mother’s maiden name of Manilow.

His musical interest started early: at the age of seven he learned to play both the accordion and the piano, preferring the latter, and was singing by 13.

After graduating from high school, he was accepted into the well-known Julliard School of Music and paid for his own schooling by working in the CBS mailroom.

It took time for Barry to meet the right people but he was eventually given the chance to become musical director of CBS show “Callback”. To supplement his income, he also wrote, produced and performed advertising jingles for clients including Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonalds.

In 1971, a then unknown singer, Bette Midler, hired him as her pianist, arranger and musical director and it was a collaboration that brought the young

man his real break into the music world.

He supervised Bette’s first two albums - her debut album won a Grammy award - and in 1972 at the Carnegie Hall, had the chance to showcase some of his own material. This led him to a new label, Bell, offering a record deal; his debut album “Barry Manilow” was released in 1973 although it didn’t sell well.

After Bell itself underwent a transformation and became Arista, however, his fortunes changed. New label head Clive Davis asked Barry to record pop tune, “Brandy”, a UK hit for Scott English. Barry altered the tune to a ballad and renamed it “Mandy”, to avoid confusion with a similar-sounding hit. The haunting song really struck a nerve with the record-buying US public and went to No.1 in early 1975, remaining one of Barry’s best-loved songs of all time even today.

His second, equally successful offering in early 1976 was “I Write The Songs” from the “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling” album which went triple platinum. Barry was becoming an established star.

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CELEBRITY NEWS His concert double LP “Live” in 1977 was his first and only No.1 album with sales of more than four million copies. ABC aired his first prime-time programme “The Barry Manilow Special” in 1977, for which he won a Grammy award, and the same year he won a Special Tony award for his Broadway show.

The following year, he had another triple platinum album with three Top Ten singles including the legendary “Copacabana”, and his reputation as an entertainer who delivered was made.

Seven albums and five years later, he inevitably decided to change musical direction and released a swinging jazz album, “2:00 AM Paradise Café”, featuring big jazz names including Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme and Gerry Mulligan. He continued to show his versatility with swing, vocal jazz and traditional pop through various albums including “Manilow Sings Sinatra” – proving the man can sing anything from standards to showtunes and give it that Manilow magic.

As he admits: “My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.”

In 1985, he played the role of Tony Starr in the TV series “Copacabana.”

In 1994, he enjoyed stage musical success with a show of the same name and followed it with another musical, “Harmony”, which toured both the US and UK extensively.

Since then, the hits, the touring and the TV appearances have all continued in large amounts for the boy from Brooklyn. He’s performed in two-hour “specials”, and guested in popular shows like “Ally McBeal” and “Will & Grace.” His career has also been littered with awards; in 2002, he was inducted into the US National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside Michael Jackson, Randy Newman and Sting.

At the same time as these glittering accolades, though, and the millions of fans he attracts, he has always had his detractors who never saw his brand of music as being contemporary enough.

Go to any of his shows or conventions, however and Fanilow Fever is strictly

the order of the day. The singer makes himself very accessible to fans, and many of them have followed him for the nearly three decades of his career and are intensely loyal.

“I will still make albums and do onenighters here and there. This is the last of the big tours that keep me away from home and living my life. It’s time to stop the big tours, not time to stop.”

He’s had a couple of health scares and, like many artistes before him, probably finds extensive, regular touring exhilarating but tiring. However, Barry himself is keen to point out that the title of this latest tour does not mean he is quitting his singing career.

And that’s good news for the millions for whom Barry Manilow is their singer, their showman of choice. And when worldwide pop trends of all kinds have come and gone – for them, Barry is still No.1.

As he told the American newspaper the Kansas City Star just recently: “I’ve been roaming the earth for 40 years, and it’s not that I’m retiring.

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HOME the location of your current home and you have the room on your present property, this is always a good choice because it means you don’t have the stresses of moving to another area and life can go on as always, only better.

Check first whether you will need planning permission or building control approval by visiting the Government website www.planningportal.gov. uk If you need an architect either go to national bodies like the Architects Registration Board on www.arb.org.uk or ask among friends and neighbours for a recommendation, and try to see something they have designed previously.

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WE’VE all seen beautiful homes on TV and in magazines and thought “if only I could have that” and plan happily for the items that you definitely would buy funds permitting.

worth doing – even if the cash to do it seems very far away!

Start on the outside. Would you like an EXTENSION building onto your home to create an extra lounge or maybe one or two more bedrooms? If you like

The same applies to builders. You can either visit websites like the National Federation of Builders on www. builders.org.uk or the Federation of Master Builders on www.fmb.org. uk Again, it’s always best to try to see something they have already built and find someone who can recommend them.

You may want to improve your GARDEN by having it landscaped by professionals, creating wonderful areas to sit and enjoy beautiful plants and flowers in peace and tranquillity.

You might want to install a HOT-TUB for both relaxing and socialising – just imagine lying in that bubbling warm water without a care in the world!

Like most major buys in life, though, we can often work towards buying one specific item or addition to our home. So, it’s definitely worth having a “wish list” of improvements that you would like if you could raise the money for them.

Itemising these improvements by priority is a helpful way forward, and creating that plan can brighten up even the gloomiest day. Working around the house to see how you would improve it in the best possible way is definitely something

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HOME A CONSERVATORY or ORANGERIE is another brilliant way to both extend your home and improve your quality of living. These days, they come in all sizes and styles to suit your property and your needs, adding extra space and light.

And forget about those old conservatories that were freezing cold in the Winter and too hot in the Summer. Today’s conservatories have the latest glass technology which keeps the heat in and the cold out to create a comfortable oasis of extended living.

Internally, you might want to open up rooms, getting rid of walls and changing the shape and layout of your home. OPEN-PLAN living is very popular now and very convenient, whatever your lifestyle. Discuss this one with your local builder and discover new ways to maximise the home that you already like into one that you love.

HALLWAY and STAIRCASE. An often overlooked part of the home is the hallway and staircase. There’s

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Although they do supply and fit complete staircases from new, a simple renovation may be just what your home needs to get a fresh, modern look that will impress. The procedure is carried out by joiners who are experienced in staircase renovations, with minimal disruption and can also undertake all aspects of bespoke joinery to add finishing touches to your living spaces.

The latest decorating trends could influence your luxury plans, and WALLPAPER figures large in 2016 in more ways than one. The minimalist approach is waning and maximalist rules! So, instead of just one feature wall, experts suggest papering whole rooms again – and in strong geometric patterns or vibrant jungle designs which could bring your lounge or living room alive.

Is it time to get rid of that old SOFA and treat yourself to a magnificent new three-piece suite? Choose the style with which you feel most at home, whether it’s a luxury leather or a deep, soft material you can sink into.

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New CARPETS or other flooring could be high up on your dream home list, and are more affordable than you might think. Whether you want a smart, plush new carpet to bring warmth and style to your rooms or you prefer the latest hardwood or luxury vinyl, it’s worth shopping around.

Consider your lifestyle and what you want from your flooring. If you’ve got pets, for example, it’s worthwhile looking at the latest hard-wearing, upmarket designs in vinyl or wooden flooring. Discuss this with a well-known local company and get their expert advice on what is likely to suit your home best.

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It may be that you just love your current furniture but it’s looking a bit the worse for wear. So your dream furniture might involve re-upholstering your sofa in a smart new fabric to suit the new décor of your room.

Style experts predict that rattan furniture is making a big comeback in homes this year so you might opt for the latest styles in this flexible and popular material. An enjoyable tour of furniture shops and warehouses will no doubt reveal some new favourites for you, including modern sideboards and cupboards to help with storage space.

How modern is your TELEVISION? Technology is very apparent in the range of TVs now available to buy, whether you want a huge screen and the very latest Ultra HD 4K TV or something more modest. The reality is that TV is now part of our lives and, if money isn’t the main drawback and you really enjoy everything from the latest cookery shows to sports events across the globe, then there really are some fabulous TVs out there at local dealers with a good reputation

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If there’s one room that can reflect your personality, it’s the BEDROOM. This is where you come to relax after a tough day, to while away the hours – so you definitely want comfort and glamour in your own style.

new bedroom units where everything has a place, or create a separate dressing room – one each – filled with your colour co-ordinated outfits, shoes and accessories, just like the celebrities have.

Investing in a new bed with a Memory Foam mattress, for example, is a way of combining the two. Opt for stylish

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Whether you like clean, modern lines in your kitchen – sleek, shiny units hiding everything from view or rustic, cosy units that remind you of country living, there are plenty of choices to make.

There are also all kinds of labour-saving, clever gadgets like built-in wine coolers or an integrated hot tap available these days, to make your time in your dream kitchen easy and carefree!

BATHROOMS have changed so much over the last few years that they really are now a place of luxury. Your longed-for bathroom could have a giant freestanding bath or a spa, walk-in shower, his and hers vanity units and the kind of beautiful tiles, mirrors and decor that help make this a place of relaxation and rejuvenation to help you feel marvellous.

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Give the space a routine clean up Winter wind and frosts can be particularly cruel on plant pots, ornaments and fencing, leaving your garden looking extremely messy. Shards of orange clay or pieces of wood debris littering your garden are not only unsightly, but also make the area unsafe for children and pets. Taking care of these first will allow you to start focusing on the real gardening work, without any hindrances.

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Pulling the gardening gloves back on in spring can take some motivation, but tending to your garden sooner, rather than later, ensures that your Summer will be spent in a beautiful, pristine outdoor space.

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Secret treats or well-intentioned relatives are so often the problem that needs identifying and correcting. To be healthy, dogs need a good amount of exercise, and for some breeds this may mean several hours of running and playing off the lead every day. A 30 min stroll around the park, on a lead, just isn’t the same. In a small proportion of cases there can be a genuine medical problem with the thyroid gland, or hypothyroidism, resulting in a tendency to weight gain. A natural overproduction of steroids (Cushing’s Disease) should be considered, as may the side effects of some medications your dog may be on. Your vet will be able to check for these possibilities with blood tests. Older dogs with mobility or heart problems will also exercise less and should get veterinary attention to help their problems Q: My cat keeps bringing dead mice and birds into the house. How do I stop him?

A: Many cats are innate hunters. This basic instinct has been developed over thousands of years, to feed themselves, to provide for a litter and to train their young how to hunt. Whilst the modern pet cat has no nutritional need to hunt, they are still driven to do so. Whilst a collar with bells and a metal identity tag will make approaching prey silently a little harder, many active hunters will still manage just fine. We could consider keeping cats inside, as some people who favour garden birds over cats will advocate, but we must also allow our pets to display a range of normal behaviours for their physical and mental wellbeing. To confine a cat that has a strong desire to go outside would be a welfare compromise, and likely result in abnormal stress related behaviours. In short most cat owners will need to accept that a level of hunting is normal, to not encourage birds into their gardens with feeders etc, and to maintain a high level of parasite control for their pet.

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Transforming Smiles As an implant centre of excellence, Douglas Lee Dental Associates recently carried out its 150th ‘Fast and Fixed’ same- day implant procedure, a technique that has transformed the smiles, and the lives, of many patients...

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Leading the way in UK implant technology is Lancashire-based Douglas Lee, who was one of the first dentists in the country to adopt the highly successful pioneering ‘Fast and Fixed’ technique.

The ‘Fast and Fixed’ implant procedure has made Douglas Lee Dental Associates a flagship practice and teaching surgery for the Germanpioneered technique, Testament to their skills, the team at Douglas Lee Dental were the first in the UK to carry out a full set of upper and lower jaw implants in the same day.

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The team were absolutely wonderful, they are so attentive and it’s a very caring practice

After reading about the procedure, sales consultant Jacqueline Shonn called Douglas Lee Dental and arranged for a consultation: “I am 55 but I am not an old 55 and I had to wear dentures on either side of my lower teeth, which I hated with a vengeance!

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care she received: “The team were absolutely wonderful, they are so attentive and it’s a very caring practice.”

“I had been thinking about implants for a while and after talking to Dougie I decided I definitely wanted to go ahead.’’

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Having experience in many aspects of dentistry and now a respected expert in implants, Dougie comments: “No-one wants to lose their teeth but sometimes, despite everyone’s best efforts, teeth fail and

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which eradicates over 99 per cent of harmful bacteria, there is a Cone beam CT scanner and an on-site dental lab with experienced technicians, who are able to custom make the implants on the same day.

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Men In Sheds Join in, have fun and learn new skills cooking demonstrations and an outdoor seating area.

Age UK Bolton is committed to encouraging and supporting older people to remain as physically, mentally and socially active as possible for as long as possible.

Sadly because of transitions in life such as retirement, unemployment, bereavement, relationship breakdown and poor health many people can become socially isolated and lonely.

This in turn impacts their mental and physical health and as men are one of the hardest groups for healthcare services to reach, and tend to be reluctant to ask for help from their GP or other healthcare professionals, it can be hard for them to access the support they need.

Age UK Bolton are delighted therefore to be launching a new “Men in Sheds” project in New Bury, Farnworth in partnership with Bolton Council and Bolton at Home. The aim of the project is to reach out to local older men who may have become isolated from their friends and communities, by offering a safe, relaxed and

welcoming space to come together and work on different projects. The project is based in sites around New Bury and Farnworth and offers a number of activities including woodworking, metalwork, gardening and food growing skills and smallscale construction projects. The Men in Sheds project was launched at the beginning of May and is currently based at Willow Hey Community Gardening Project in Farnworth.

This relaxing and engaging location provides a haven of tranquillity and is the ideal retreat away from the stresses and strains of everyday life.

The site boasts an array of facilities including a 36ft shed, complete with workbenches, vices and woodworking tools, a brand new large poly tunnel incorporating a small educational area, and a large greenhouse that houses a grapevine which last year gave rise to a number of bottles of ‘Chateau Willow Hey’ wine! There are also free range chickens producing eggs for the local community, a fire pit which can be used for outdoor

The sessions, led by Lee Harrison, Men in Sheds Co-ordinator for Age UK Bolton, alongside a small team of enthusiastic, dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers will ensure that everyone who comes along to the group will be made to feel very welcome and part of the team from the start. The project is aimed primarily at men aged 50+ from the Farnworth and surrounding areas.

No previous skills or experience are required to get involved as there are plenty of people on site who will be more than willing to offer a helping hand.

The project runs from 10am – 1pm Monday to Friday at Willow Hey Community Garden which is at the end of Doe Hey Grove, Farnworth BL4 7HS.

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If you thought that Age UK Bolton just catered for older and less mobile people, then think again. We are proud to offer a whole range of services and activities to people from the age of 50.

Over 50’s ver 50’s Walking Foo ing Netball The sessions are held every Monday at Leverhulme Pavillion, Chorley New Road, Bolton BL1 5BS (Opposite New Hall Lane) and cost £3 which includes tuition and12pm tea Mondays 10amand biscuits.

Leverhulme Pavillion. Chorley New Road. B The times of(Opposite the sessions are: Hall Lane) New Walking Football: £3 per session

ondays 12.30pm- 2.30pm Monday 10.00am – 12.00pm The perfect game for anyone who lion. Chorley New Road. Bolton. BL1 5BS Walking Netball: active and have fu Mondaykeep 12.30pm – 2.30pm Opposite New Hall Lane) Low AtImpact - No Running - Meet £3 per session the beginning of June, we will be launching weekly We have recently established three new activities ‘Rock and Roll’ afternoons at Tonge Cricket Club in more information contact Lucy with anyone the younger agewho group in mind.

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The sessions will be open to everyone aged 50+ and OR B No Running --- Meet New People lucybird@ageukbolton.org.uk we particularly welcome people from the Tonge area The sessions are designed to be low-impact, Leisure to comeOperations along and join in. Manager on (012 rmation Lucy Bird relaxed,contact informal, fun and suitable for allEDC levels of or email badams@bssleisure and ability. on fitness (01204) 337879 or email: Whether you want to come and dance the afternoon away or simply sit and listen to the music whilst ukbolton.org.uk OR Brad Adams The main aim is to see people come along, join in, chatting withislike-minded “Our main aim to see people over a cup of tea, active, enjoy themselves and then stay for a cup ons beManager on (01204) 434797 will bealong, made verybe welcome. peopleyou come of tea and chat afterwards. badams@bssleisure.com active, enjoy The cost of the afternoon will be £2 including

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FOOD & DRINK JAMES MARTIN’S

HOME COMFORTS C hicken cordon bleu It’s ham, cheese and chicken: that’s all. It’s a simple dish, but like many things in life, the simplest are the best. Cook the escalope in plenty of butter, not oil. By the time the butter is nut- brown, the chicken should be ready to turn over and cook on the other side. You need to allow the middle to become hot, to melt the cheese inside.

Serves 4 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 175g Emmental cheese, cut into 8 chunks 4 good-quality thick ham slices 75g plain flour 3 eggs, lightly beaten 150g panko breadcrumbs sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 150g unsalted butter 300g French beans, trimmed 25g flaked almonds Cut the chicken breasts in half widthways nearly all the way through then open out to a heart shape.

Lay a large piece of clingfilm on a work surface, and place the chicken on top. Cover with another sheet of clingfilm and gently bat out with a rolling pin until about double the size and 1cm thick.

Remove the clingfilm and lay two pieces of cheese over one half of each chicken breast, then fold the ham on top. Fold the other half of the chicken over to enclose the cheese and ham, and press down lightly.

Place the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs in separate bowls, each big enough to take a chicken breast.

Season the flour and eggs with salt and pepper, then pass the chicken first through the flour, then the eggs, then the breadcrumbs, coating fully.

Put 125g of the butter into a large frying pan and set over a medium heat. When the butter is just melted, add the chicken and cook for 4–5 minutes on one side until the butter is golden brown, then turn and cook for another 4–5 minutes. Baste the chicken with the melted butter as it cooks, keeping it over a medium heat. You don’t want the butter or breadcrumbs to

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burn, and you want the chicken to be cooked all the way through and the cheese melted.

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Add the beans and cook for 3–4 minutes until just tender, then drain. Put the pan back on the heat and add the last of the butter and the flaked almonds. Heat until the butter is melted, then toss the beans into the butter and warm through.

Season well.

Serve the chicken with the beans alongside.

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O yster and seafood pie with samphire I don’t know that ‘posh’ is the right word for this really, as although it uses oysters and lobster, you can get hold of both of these easily nowadays. It does use a fair bit of champagne, but you can always use prosecco instead. The grated potatoes make a great topping – just give them a thorough squeeze to remove any excess water.

Serves 4–6 140g unsalted butter 2 heaped tablespoons plain flour 600ml double cream 350ml champagne sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 500g salmon, boneless and skinless, cut into chunks 400g smoked haddock, boneless and skinless, cut into chunks 1kg cooked lobster, shelled and cut into chunks 8 oysters, shucked 350g raw king prawns, shelled and deveined 100g samphire 1kg white potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated 3 egg yolks 200g frozen peas

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7.

Put 75g of the butter into a saucepan and heat until melted, then add the flour and cook for 2 minutes until thickened and light golden-brown.

Add the cream gradually, whisking all the time, and cook until thickened and smooth. Pour the champagne in a steady stream into the sauce, still whisking all the time, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, then season to taste with salt and pepper.

Place the salmon, smoked haddock, lobster, oysters, prawns and samphire in a large ovenproof dish. Pour the sauce over the top to coat everything.

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Put the grated potato into a clean tea towel and squeeze all the liquid from it. Place in a bowl. Melt 50g of the remaining butter in a saucepan, then mix with the potato and egg yolks and plenty of salt and black pepper.

Sprinkle over the top of the fish, then place on a baking sheet in the oven and bake for 30 minutes until golden and hot through.

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the peas and cook for 2–3 minutes until tender. Drain and return to the pan, add the remaining butter and season to taste. Serve with the fish pie.

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E nglish apricot and almond bake When you make the frangipane, make sure to mix the butter and sugar together until they are white, and then fold in the flour by hand to help keep it as light as possible. It’s best not to keep the bake in the fridge, as the butter will harden up – if you have to, warm it through in a low oven before serving.

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Makes 15 pieces 375g shop-bought sweet pastry 200g unsalted butter, softened 200g caster sugar 3 large eggs 200g plain flour 125g ground almonds 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder 150g apricot jam 8 fresh apricots, stoned and quartered Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Grease and line a 30 x 23cm traybake tin.

Roll out the pastry to 5mm thick and about 2cm larger than your tin. Roll it onto the rolling pin, then roll it over the tin. Press gently into the corners, then trim the excess from the edges. Place in the fridge while you make the filling.

Place the butter and sugar in a food mixer or a large bowl, and beat for 5 minutes until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Remove from the mixer and fold in the flour, ground almonds and baking powder.

Bury Market, winner of BBC Radio 4’s Food and Farming Awards (Best Food Market) really has it all.

Cover the pastry with the apricot jam, then spoon over the filling and smooth out to the edges. Lay the apricot halves gently on top, in rows, and bake for 35–40 minutes until golden-brown and risen. A skewer inserted into the centre of the cake should come out clean; if it doesn’t, return it to the oven for a further 5 minutes and repeat.

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Leave the cake to cool in the tin, then cut into rectangles to serve.

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With over 350 stalls open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday you will find our friendly traders sell everything you need for making delicious home-cooked meals.

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EATING OUT The Waggon and Horses Situated at 170 Chorley Road, Westhoughton on the A6 at Windgates, has been under the ownership of Peter Cavanagh since June 2014 and managed by Janet Jones since May 2015. “We have made continual improvements to the decor and furnishings of the establishment and continue to strive to make The Waggon and Horses the best pub restaurant in the Bolton/Wigan area.”

If you haven’t visited the Waggon and Horses yet, you will be surprised by the beautiful bar and restaurant areas with their amazing stained-glass windows depicting the history of the region.

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We an expansive beer garden complete with modern and safe children’s play equipment and a beautiful patio decked with flowers overlooking the stunning, surrounding countryside.

You have to see it to believe it!

Since taking over we have changed the style of food offering to delicious home cooked food, cooked to order from our comprehensive menu, using only the freshest of local produce.

“Our aim is to provide restaurant quality food at pub restaurant prices, delivered with unbeatable customer service”.

Food is served all day from 12noon to 9pm when you can choose from a range of dishes from our menu including grills, salads & pasta and light bites or choose 2 courses from our special menu for just £13.95 available at all times except Friday & Saturday evenings from 5pm. Children’s menu also available. Check out our website to view our full menu.

Sunday lunch menu is 2 course for £13.95 or 1 course for £10.95.

Also on offer is a range of top quality cask ales from different brewers around the country and an exciting range of house wines from the Casillero Del Diablo vineyard in Chile, complemented by a selection of quality, specialist wines from around the world.

Our staff are some of the best in the business who share our goals and work with smiles on their faces.

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On presentation of this voucher when 2 people eat from the main menu.

Why not join our loyalty club and enjoy an additional 5% discount plus other offers.

Conditions: Offer subject to the purchase of at least 2 main courses from the Mains, Grill or Salad & Pasta sections of our menu. Offer limited to 1 voucher per person throughout offer period - May to August 2016.

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Delicious at The Fusiliers Delicious at The Fusiliers is a fabulous licensed café with lots of great homemade food for you to choose from.

Our homemade scones are famous, people from all over have tried them & said that they are the best they have tasted. Come & see what you think.

The fresh approach to Delicious Food Buffet, brunch or maybe lunch?

Delicious use only the freshest, and locally sourced produce available. All our menus are made to order with soups, specials and cakes being home made.

Delicious are passionate about delivering exactly what it says on the tin. We’ve grown and developed to ensure that every need is catered for.

Delicious also offer bespoke catering solutions for any function, from a business lunch, a wedding to impress or a party to remember, we’ve got everything covered. Wow your guests with “Delicious” catering, tailored to your specific requirements whatever the occasion.

Did you know Delicious is an award winning venue with it’s relaxing Café in the Fusilier Museum on Moss Street?

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Our new afternoon tea takes a classic English institution to new heights, with freshly made savouries and cakes crafted exclusively at The Clarence.

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We now have a brand new barbeque bar alongside the wood fired oven outside ready to whip up a variety of freshly cooked food!

Don’t forget our popular afternoon teas 12-5pm daily. BOOKING ADVISED. All our ingredients and poultry are all freshly sourced giving you satisfaction in what you eat!

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Namploy is the ideal place to book your party with late licence available.

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The Lifestyle section offers everything from furniture to flowers, bedding to broomsticks. Plus much, much, more along with a friendly service, hints and tips.

There are plenty of eateries to choose from and a food court for the more leisurely where you can sit and watch the world go by whilst eating and drinking both continental and traditional foods.

Bolton Market provides everything you need for your weekly shop and more, all at fantastic value. Fruit and vegetables can be plain or exotic, but always fresh and healthy.

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On Saturday 21st May between 10am-4pm you will find Victoria Square bustling with activity for the Bolton Teenage Market - a free platform for young people to showcase their creative talents.

There will be young traders, live music, young performers and delicious food and drink available.

If you have teenage children or grandchildren, why not encourage them to register?

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We’re appealing to all the men out there whose life has been touched by cancer, not to be shy in coming forward to join us: we need YOU!’

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MANHUNT UNDERWAY! Bolton Cancer Voices have launched a manhunt to rebalance the timbre of their Choir after finding the women of the Choir outnumber the men by over 6-1!

Formed in June 2012, the Choir has only one criterion for membership and that is that you must have received a cancer diagnosis at some point in your life. People from across the North West and beyond can join, as long as they are able to travel to the centre of Bolton for rehearsals.

Previous choral experience isn’t necessary; there is no requirement to read music, no auditions to worry about and membership is FREE! Though brought together by cancer, the Choir is united by their love of singing, the desire to have fun and their wish to entertain and inspire others. Last year they undertook six concerts / appearances and this year’s programme got underway with a concert at the beginning of the month at the Theatre Royal, Ramsbottom, where they were guests of the Square Street Singers.

With a growing repertoire, which embraces many genres of music, the Choir offers cancer patients and cancer survivors an informal forum to meet with others, who are or have been, in a similar situation as themselves. It provides a weekly opportunity to focus on something positive and enjoyable and can provide a much-needed distraction at a time when it may feel that cancer has become all-consuming.

The Choir rehearses on Monday evenings at the Friends Meeting House, in Bolton. To find out more about this inspirational Choir call Karen on 01204 595562 / 07773 164235 or visit their website – www.boltoncancervoices.org.uk The photograph shows members of Bolton Cancer Voices, their Musical Director – Clive Rushworth, and the Square Street Singers on stage at the Theatre Royal, Ramsbottom.

BARRY MANILOW Wednesday 15th June 2016 Legendary entertainer Barry Manilow will perform at Manchester Arena next year as he hits the road on a UK tour One Last Time! Barry Manilow will be performing all his classics, including his mega-hit Mandy, which first topped the charts 40 years ago in 1975.

Manchester Arena, Victoria Station, Hunts Bank, Manchester, M3 1AR Tickets : www.eventim.co.uk

TOUCH THE RAINBOW 5K COLOUR RUN 2016 JUNE 12 @ 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Bury Hospice Fundraising Phone: 01617971748 www.everydayhero.co.uk/event/ BuryColourRun-2016

Bury Lions Carnival Sunday 12th June. Gala and Car Boot Sale 10 till 4.30 Parade 1.30pm till 2.45pm Market Car Park Off Spring Street Bury Lancashire Bury Lions Carnival

Karen Elliott, Chair of Bolton Cancer Voices said:

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‘Whatever stage people are at in their cancer journey and beyond, they will be made most welcome. We are a very friendly bunch and everyone understands the highs, lows and challenges of living with a cancer diagnosis.

18 Jun, 2016 - 06:30pm at Victoria Square, Bolton Town Centre

Singing is a thoroughly enjoyable activity that can have therapeutic benefits too.

Registration open for our Midnight Memories Walk 2016! Please join us for our sponsored 8 mile walk on Saturday 18th June 2016. Men, women and children 5 years and over are welcome!

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This year marks an incredible ten years since the first Midnight Memories Walk and we can’t wait to host this year’s very special 10th anniversary walk.

Register at www.boltonhospice.org.uk

Golf Day 07 Jul, 2016 - 01:30pm at Bolton Golf Club Join us once more for the Bolton Hospice 21st Annual Golf Day to be held at Bolton Golf Club on Thursday 7th July 2016 with a shot-gun start at 1.30pm.

Register at www.boltonhospice.org.uk

Summer Diesel Spectacular 8 Jul 2016 - 10 Jul 2016

GEORGE BENSON Friday 24th June 2016 Legendary ten-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master - George Benson, whose career spans five decades, returns to The Bridgewater Hall in 2016. The live shows will feature George Benson’s masterful guitar playing, and Benson and his band will perform his Greatest Hits.

The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester.

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PRESTWICH CARNIVAL 26th - 27th June Once again, St Mary’s Park plays host to a great family fun day out, with activities including a fun fair, stalls village, music and much more!

And who could forget the grand parade which weaves its way through the streets of Prestwich to round up a fantastic weekend?

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East Lancashire Railways most spectacular Diesel event of the year.

This two day festival will feature an intensive, all diesel timetable running locomotives from the ELR home fleet and special visiting engines from our fellow heritage railways.

East Lancashire Railway Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY Tel: 0161 764 7790

FURY vs KLITSCHKO Saturday 9th July 2016 The undefeated linear WBO, WBA Super, IBO and Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will face legendary former World Champion Wladimir Klitschko at Manchester Arena.

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Bury Parish Church Summer Proms

An exciting range of high quality and locally sourced food, drink and crafts from Join inproducers all the family specialist atand Bolton Market suppliers

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Sat 28 March, 11am to 2pm

Remaining Events: Photos Market with Dave the Minion & Peppa Pig

15th May Tues 31 March,19th 11am June to 2pm Photos with Dave theAugust Minion & Peppa Pig 24th July* 21st & Easter Egg Hunt (10am to 3pm) 18th Sept 16th Oct Thurs 2 April, 11am to 2pm 20th Nov

18th Dec Smithills Farm’s Petting Zoo (chickens, rabbits, (Christmas Market)

Photo’s with Dave the Minion & Peppa Pig 11am *Fourth Sunday of the month due to Good Friday Ironman UK event on 17th July Sorry we’re closed!

Overdale Drive, Heaton, Sat 4 April, 11am to 2pm Photos with Peppa Pig Bolton BL1 5BU& Buzz Lightyear

All activities are located throughout the www.heatonfold.co.uk Market Halls apart from the Petting Zoo which is in the outside market

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Heaton Fold Garden Centre

Don’t miss the chance to experience a whole selection of music in this stunning venue.

Bury Parish Church The Rock, Bury BL9 0AH Tel: 0161 763 7336

Raise the Roof

In a recording career that spans almost three decades and 23 albums, Grammy® Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G has grafted elements of R&B, pop, and Latin to a jazz foundation solidifying his reputation as the premiere artist in contemporary jazz.

15 Jul 2016 - 17 Jul 2016

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10 Jul 2016 - 17 Jul 2016

Monday 27th June 2016

The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester.

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A cracking Easter’s in stor at the Market

This fundraising event has now become a mainstay of the railways annual calendar. With quirky live music performances and the very best in local food and ales, there is no better way to contribute to a good cause while having a good time.

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This country pub & restaurant oozes rural charm and rustic character. The picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring the hearty, seasonal pub-food on their menu and the carefully nurtured cask ales and fine wines grace the bar.

This pub is well known for its warm and quaint atmosphere. In 2010, it underwent an extensive refurbishment and now offers the finest dining experience in the area, with a wide variety of food choices, including a delicious carvery and set menu offers.

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26th February-20th November Studio Pottery

May 1st & 2nd May Day Funfair & Festival

5th March-5th June Sublime Symmetry Showcasing the work of celebrated Victorian Arts and Crafts designer, William De Morgan.

Ceramics from the De Morgan Collection and designs on loan from the V&A.

May 14th Museums at Night

12th March-20th November Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Pottery

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June 12th Annual Band Concert June 26th Towneley Park Classic Car Show September 9th,10th & 11th Heritage Weekend

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BOLTON FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL

Charity Evening

26th - 29th August The Bolton Food and Drink Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015.

Charity evening at Plodder Lane Conservative Club, including raffle and auction. Tickets £5.

The event saw over 200,000 people flock to the festival which is now acknowledged as the biggest and best in the North West.

Please call the club on 01204 572 936.

Each year the town is packed with families and food fans from across the UK, all attracted by over 150 stalls and cookery demonstrations from top chefs such as James Martin, Gino D’Acampo, John Torode, Michael Caines and the Hairy Bikers. And there’s plenty for the kids to do with street entertainers and a children’s zone, hosted last year by CBeebies star Katy Ashworth.

Family Weekend with Peppa & George 27 Aug 2016 - 29 Aug 2016 Join Peppa Pig and her little brother George at the East Lancashire Railway’s Family Fun Weekend. There will be a host of family fun activities up and down the railway line including a petting zoo, colouring, drawing and much more.

East Lancashire Railway Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0EY Tel: 0161 764 7790

ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN Friday 9th September 2016 If you are feeling Under Pressure to choose a show that you and the Love Of Your Life or Your Best Friend will enjoy then this is a A Kind Of Magic!

Over the past 9 years One Night Of Queen has rocked sold out audiences all over the World.

Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester. M1 6FT Tickets : www.secure.atgtickets.com

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10 Miles, 10 Pubs 24 Sep, 2016 - 12:00pm at Rivington

JANE MCDONALD Saturday 10th September 2016

The return of the 10 miles, 10 pubs walk around Rivington and Adlington. Join in the 3rd annual sponsored walk in aid of Bolton Hospice. Always a great success, along a scenic route and well organised by our supporters Donna and Jill.

Jane McDonald is back on tour for 2016! One of the nation’s most loved entertainers will tour the UK in her brand new show – “Making Memories”.

A must see event of 2016, not to be missed! Get ready to make some memories and see Jane McDonald’s best show yet!

Registration is £10 which includes a t-shirt and any sponsorship raised will go straight to the hospice. Please fill out the form below for more information.

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Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th October 2016

Ramsbottom Festival 16th - 18th September Ramsbottom Festival is an award winning weekend featuring over fifty amazing artists and musicians including international acts, emerging UK talent and local heroes.

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GHOST - THE MUSICAL

The magical story of the world’s favourite Nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs.

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Located just twelve miles from Manchester city centre, our festival features three stages, heaps of activities for all ages and the very best scrumptious local food and ale. Our commitment to quality attracts great artists and friendly audiences for an intimate small festival experience. Vibe is an unusual word but we found it – or so people tell us.

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A MAGICAL PLACE TO VISIT

water play areas and even a mini shop and a mini kitchen. They are all built out of natural products, colourfully set against a winding “Yellow Brick Road” and grassy areas. There’s even a nod to Bolton’s history and coat-of-arms with a carved elephant!

The adventure area proved a hit with the many children who attended the official opening with their equally entranced mums, dads and grandparents alike.

Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Carole Swarbrick, officially opening the Outdoor Adventure area with owner Catalina Sastre-Done.

THE “young customers” immediately endorsed a new £200,000 venture when it opened on Wingates Industrial Park in Westhoughton.

The occasion was the official opening of the new Party & Play Funhouse “Outdoor Adventure” – an imaginative, natural play area created for owner Catalina SastreDone by award-winning Bolton company Cool Canvas Ltd.

The latest addition to the successful leisure business marked another milestone for Ms Sastre-Done who opened her indoor play centre in 2007 and then moved to new purpose-built premises close by in 2013 because she needed to expand the facilities available.

The new area adjoining the centre has everything to absorb children – from a zip wire and trampoline to tree houses, bridges, a Hobbit hole, a maze, sand and

And eight year-old Noah Wotherspoon, son of Cool Canvas boss Oliver Wotherspoon, really enjoyed the trampoline. His Dad was delighted with the success of the project. “It’s our biggest project to date and we’re really pleased with it,” he commented.

Ms Sastre-Done said she was “really thrilled” with the area. “Cool Canvas have done a fantastic job here,” she stated. “They worked with such passion and craftsmanship it was wonderful to see it gradually coming to life. And just great to see the children enjoying it so much.”

The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Carole Swarbrick, opened the new area and described it as “just amazing – I’m sure all youngsters will love it, and so will their parents.”

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Join us in supporting Oldham’s markets…

What is the Love Your Local Market campaign? (#LYLM) The LYLM campaign is a celebration of everything that’s great about our markets.

The whole nation takes part in the campaign, which takes place throughout May, and aims to provide a national spotlight on markets across the country.

The campaign aims to build affection for Oldham’s markets and remind people that they’re always here and they’re kept open by real, local people.

We have 3 main markets in borough: Shaw, Royton and Tommyfield, and we want everyone to visit one of the Markets at least once during May to show your support.

This is the third year we are celebrating and we are hosting some brilliant free, family events for everyone to enjoy 31 May – 4 June.

What’s on this year?

Children’s Fun Fair

1 – 4 June, Tommyfield Market Enjoy the fun of the fair at Tommyfield Market all week with a train, super bungees, the chair o’plane and brilliant market stalls.

Have a Bash: Drumming Workshop

31 May, Tommyfield Market Hall Try your hand at drumming and have some fun!

Sessions at 11.30am, 13.30pm and 14.30pm.

Spud Stacking, 1 June

1 June, Tommyfield Market Hall A big pile of potatoes, a judge and a time limit to stack the spuds as high as you can! Sessions at 11.30am, 13.30pm and 14.30pm.

There’s also free face painting and balloon modelling throughout the day in the Market Hall.

What’s on this year?

Incentives for Traders During Love Your Local Market 2016 £5 Friday Market – make your fortunes from a fiver.

The Flat Cap 3 2 June, Royton: 10.30am and 12.45pm Shaw: 11.30am and 2pm

This is the perfect time to start trading on Tommyfield’s Outdoor Market because you can get a market stall all day every Friday for just £5.

Good time trio ‘Flat Cap 3’ will be performing some soulful Jazz hits at Royton and Shaw Markets.

There’s also free face painting and balloon modelling at both markets.

We can provide free public liability insurance to any traders who are just starting out. But we only have a certain amount of spots so it’s advised you enquire early.

Tommy’s Bingo and Professor Dan Slater the Magic Man – 3 June, Tommyfield Market Hall and Albion Street – Come along for a game of classic Bingo and win vouchers to spend at the Market.

Bingo games at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm

Six for three

Enjoy Dan Slater’s family magic show designed to delight and amaze crowds Shows at 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm Our traders will also have fresh food on display Free face painting and balloon modelling in the Market Hall.

Professor Dan Slater the Magic Man and tasting sessions – 4 June, Albion Street If you can’t make it on Friday be sure to catch Dan’s second show on Saturday. Times: 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm Our traders will also have fresh food on display which you can taste and try throughout the day. Free face painting and balloon modelling in the Market Hall.

Bloom and Grow 2016 Best Blooming Market Stall Competition The markets in Oldham are going to look bloomin’ brilliant during Love Your Local Market week as we’ll be taking part in Bloom and Grow for the first time.

Our traders will be decorating their stalls with beautiful flowers and plants to be displayed between 31 May – 4 June, so come and enjoy the array of colour while you shop.

The best stall will be judged by the head of the parks team and winners will be revealed at the end of Love Your Local Market week.

To book your stall call 0161 770 4515 or email markets@oldham.gov.uk

We’re also offering new traders three weeks free rent when you trade for six weeks on Tommyfield’s Outdoor, Shaw or Royton Market.

To find out more call 0161 770 4515 or email markets@oldham.gov.uk

#MarketBasketChallenge Get involved!

The Challenge The more seasonal produce, the higher you score but don’t forget you can get so much more from a market than simply fruit and veg.

Simply post a picture of a dish you have prepared on Instagram with the list of ingredients, your method and the market you bought it from and tag @oldham_ markets and include: #MarketBasketChallenge

Rules You have until 20 June to enter.

All entries will be judged by on originality, seasonality, sustainability, ingredients and photography.

The winner will be revealed on 27 June Follow us: @oldhammarkets Facebook.com/tommyfieldmarkethall Find out more: www.oldham.gov.uk/markets

OUT AND ABOUT BOWIE EXPERIENCE Thursday 29th September 2016 Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert featuring all of David Bowie’s hits - celebrating the music of the world’s greatest pop icon. An unforgettable journey of sound and vision through David Bowie’s golden years from Space Oddity through to Let’s Dance.

Bury Market has a well deserved reputation for friendly service, fantastic produce and great value.

Located off J2 of the M66 and with over 350 stalls open every Full Market Day it’s easy to find and even easier to enjoy!

Bury Town Centre is also home to the Fusilier Museum, East Lancashire Railway, Bury Transport Museum and Bury Art Gallery.

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THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN Friday 30th September 2016 Join the party as this scintillating show celebrates its 10th birthday.

The unstoppable Magic of Motown thrills its millionth music fan this year, embarking on a super-sensational nationwide tour that also honours the 50th anniversary of chart-topping single Reach Out I’ll Be There.

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ELAINE PAIGE Saturday 8th October 2016 Elaine Paige is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre.

The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester.

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PETULA CLARK Tuesday 11th October 2016 Bury Market Hall: Open every day except Sunday Full Markets Open: Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays “Winner National Coach Tourism Awards” Coach Friendly Shopping Destination of the Year “Winner NABMA’s” Best Market Attraction

Bury Market Management: Tel: 0161 253 6520 Email: burymarkets@bury.gov.uk Web: www.burymarket.com : @BuryMarket

In an incredible career spanning over seven decades, Petula Clark is a true international superstar and legend.

She is the bestselling British female artist in recording history selling over 68 million records worldwide. The show will feature her hits as well as a selection from her new album ‘From Now On’.

The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester.

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FOUR TOPS & THE TEMPTATIONS Saturday 22nd October 2016 Timeless Motown legends Four Tops and The Temptations return in

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2016 to relive the R&B and soul classics that delivered Detroit to music history. Special guests in Manchester will be US R&B, funk and soul music group Tavares who will be performing their classic hits.

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DAVID ESSEX Wednesday 2nd November 2016 David Essex OBE is an English musician, singersongwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones), and sixteen Top 40 albums. He has also had an extensive career as an actor performing on stage and screen.

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ELVIS with the ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Thursday 24th November 2016 Following on from the release of last year’s incredible million-selling album, If I Can Dream, comes the announcement of the world exclusive live concert experience featuring the most recognisable voice of all time, Elvis Presley, backed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, for a limited UK arena run this November.

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ROD STEWART Thursday 8th December 2016 The legendary Rod Stewart will return to Manchester Arena to perform all his biggest hits from 1970 to 2016 as part of his upcoming arena tour. He will be performing all of his show stopping classics including You Wear It Well, Maggie May, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy, Baby Jane and more.

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ALADDIN Friday 9th December 2016 to Sunday 8th January 2017 If you’re looking for magical family fun this Christmas, your wish is our command! With Genies by the lampload, belly-busting comedy, chart-topping songs, bags of family fun, audience, participation, pantoland’s biggest, boo-able baddie &, just maybe, a real flying carpet - the pantomime dreams are made of!

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Fostering in Bolton leads to new lease of life

Can I Foster?

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If you are planning to foster as a couple, you should have been together for at least 2 years

As well as meeting the above requirements you will need to enjoy being with children and young people and have the time and commitment to make a difference to a child or young person’s life.

If you can provide a warm and caring family home for children who need one we would love to hear from you. You can register your interest and download an information pack with no obligation.

We have different types of fostering which may be suitable for your personal and family circumstances these include: short term, long term and short break care.

In the UK Children’s Services teams work very hard to enable children to keep living within their own families whenever possible. If this cannot happen there are several options available, these include Placement with extended family, adoption, foster care and residential settings.

Children need to be looked after by the Local Authority for all sorts of reasons. These include death of parents, domestic violence, parental alcohol or drug misuse and abuse. Each child that comes into the care system has individual needs and the court system will decide on the type of care best suited to them. Local authority children’s services Social Workers are then responsible for finding a suitable placement for them.

Short term fostering If you become a short term foster carer you will look after a child with a view to that child moving on. This may be back to family, to an adoptive placement or into a long term foster placement.

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Short term placements can last anything from a single day up to 3 years and will be different for every child. If there are serious concerns about a child’s welfare and safety this may also involve the courts in making decisions about the child’s future. Because of this short term foster carers need a great deal of flexibility and resilience.

Long term fostering Adoption is not appropriate for every child and some children may not be able to return home or go to other family members. When this is the case children may need long term foster carers to provide stability and a caring and loving family environment until they reach independence.

A child may keep in contact with their birth family even though they are not able to live with them on a permanent basis and foster carers are expected to promote this and include this as part of their family life.

At Bolton Council we understand the importance of training, support and advice for our foster carers.

All our foster carers are offered regular training which includes day time and evening sessions. You will have your own supervising social worker who will visit you on a regular basis. The team also has support workers, a children emotional health worker and offers support groups and a buddy system as well as a 24 hour emergency phone line.

Foster carers also receive financial rewards to help them to provide the best possible care for the children they look after, as well as recognise their skills and commitment.

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This first hand experience is the perfect way to explore and understand the benefits to all.

Pearl and Arthur Pearl and Arthur Lord have been foster Carers for 14 years. They have three boys of their own and have looked after about 20 children — four of whom still live with them.

Pearl said: “My husband will agree with me when I say that it has been the most challenging but also the most rewarding thing we have ever done. I used to work as a nurse but I decided I wanted to devote my time to fostering and I love it.

I enjoy working from home and it doesn’t feel like work at all. We make the children part of the family and I can’t think of anything else that I’d rather do.”

The couple welcomed Rachel, then aged five, to their home in 2001. Pearl said “Rachel was the first child that we fostered and she’s still with us now aged 19.

She had very challenging behaviour at first but now she is as much a part of the family as our boys, and always helps us with the other children.” Three years after Rachel arrived, her sister

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Claire, now 16, was fostered by the couple. Claire also still lives with them and they also have two other longterm placements, James aged 15, and Melanie aged 10.

Pearl said: “Initially we did worry about the kinds of challenges we would face, but you get an abundance of information beforehand from social services and there has never been a child that we have said no to. The key is never to be afraid to ask for help or advice if you need it. You need to be consistent with behaviour and set firm but fair boundaries and explain all the time why you have set them. As a couple, you both need to be dedicated to doing it, going to school assemblies and parents evenings as well as juggling social service visits.”

Pearl said that the role is not all plain sailing, and that sadness can sometimes come with the territory. “It has been very difficult at times, one in particular was a young boy we fostered for a couple of years whose parents could not look after him. We would have loved to have continued looking after him but members of his extended family came forward to take him. While it was a positive thing for him and it is right he stays with his family, it was the hardest thing we have ever had to deal with.

However, the rewards outweigh the challenges. Fostering is not a role for everyone, and certainly not something to rush into or take lightly, but if there is room in your house and room in your heart you should not hesitate to do it.”

If you think you might be interested in becoming a foster carer for Bolton Council, we would love to hear from you. There are several ways to contact us.

You can telephone 0800 107 1564 and our team will help you complete a short telephone questionnaire to assess you initial suitability to foster.

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Dementia can affect anyone so make your LPA There are 850,000 people living with Dementia in the UK. 225,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year – that’s about one person every three minutes.

While age is the most significant contributing factor to dementia, it’s not just the ‘old’ that develop it; one out of 20 people living with the condition are under the age of 65.

Figures recently released by the Office of National Statistics revealed that in 2015, an additional 28,189 deaths were registered compared with 2014. 86% of this increase consisted of people aged 75 and over – a figure of 24,201, of which 41% had an underlying cause of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

Dementia isn’t an actual disease; it’s an all-encompassing term used to describe a collective group of symptoms that occur when brain cells stop working properly.

While most people associate dementia with memory loss, the condition affects people in a wide variety of ways. These include changes in behaviour, confusion and disorientation, delusions and hallucinations, difficulty communicating, problems judging speeds and distances, even craving for particular foods.

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Interestingly, there are more women in the UK living with dementia than men. Of the 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, 500,000 of them are women. This may be because more women are living well into their 80s – nearly three in four people aged over 90 are women. According to Alzheimer’s research, women over 60 are twice as likely to develop dementia as they are of getting breast cancer and after the age of 65, the risk of dementia doubles every five years.

The four main conditions that make up dementia are Alzheimer’s, Vascular dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies and Frontotemporal dementia.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for about two-thirds of cases in the elderly. Vascular dementia occurs when blood flow to the brain becomes reduced. Some people have both vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease which is often referred to as mixed dementia.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a type of dementia that shares symptoms with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Tiny deposits of protein, known as Lewy bodies, form in the brain’s nerve cells. Although it’s not understood why they appear, or how they contribute to dementia, their presence is linked to low levels of important chemical messengers and to a loss of connections between nerve cells which, over time, causes the death of nerve cells and loss of brain tissue.

Some people can show features of both Alzheimer’s and DLB. Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is relatively rare and thought to account for less than 5% of all dementia cases.

It’s caused by damage to cells in areas of the brain called the frontal and temporal lobes, which regulate personality, emotions and behaviour, reasoning, planning and decisionmaking as well as the understanding and production of language. It usually affects people between the ages of 45 and 64, although three out of every 10 people develop the condition at an older age.

Being diagnosed with a degenerative mental illness such as dementia ultimately means there are likely to be problems with maintaining your independence. Support will be critical for your wellbeing, but once your

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mental ability starts to fail, your way of life could end up being decided by strangers. This is why it’s important to make arrangements for your care in case a time comes when you can’t do it yourself.

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that effectively gives someone else the right to act for you and make decisions on your behalf. This person – or more than one person if you prefer – is referred to as your attorney. Anyone can be your attorney, as long as they’re over 18.

There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney. The first focuses on your personal welfare, while the other deals with your financial affairs. You’re not obliged to take out both LPAs but if you do, you can have the same attorney for both or they can be different.

A health and welfare LPA allows your attorney to make decisions about your well-being. This covers a wide variety of issues, for example your day-to-day care including medication, your diet and how you live. You can even give your attorney the power to accept or refuse life-sustaining treatment on your behalf.

A property and affairs LPA addresses the material things in your life. This can include paying your bills, collecting your income and benefits, conducting your financial affairs or even selling your house. This is quite a responsibility so if you wish, you can place restrictions or conditions about what your attorney can do within your LPA. One thing to be aware of with a property and affairs LPA is that your attorney isn’t allowed to have been declared bankrupt.

No one likes to think they could develop life limiting conditions, but the reality is that dementia is indiscriminate. It can affect any of us at any time in later life, so it’s reassuring to know that if you’re unable to make a decision yourself, they’ll be someone who can. Because you’ll have chosen this person yourself, you’ll know they will have your best interests at heart and will make decisions based on what you want, rather than leaving it to a stranger or someone you don’t trust.

The key to a Lasting Power of Attorney, however, is that you can only set one up when you’re well. Once you’ve lost capacity, it’s too late because the law deems that you’re not deciding for yourself that you want to make a LPA and that you don’t understand what it means, so timing really is of the essence.

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Your teeth, or your dentures, have many important functions: to support your facial muscles, to help formulate your speech, and most importantly to chew your food and start the digestive process.

It is very important to chew food properly, as poorly chewed food will take longer to digest, especially for the elderly who could risk problems in the digestive system.

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Of course, the materials alone will not make a good denture. In the hands of a skillful and experienced Clinical Dental Technician the best results are achieved.

Dentures Need Regular Servicing Dentures are in constant use almost 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They are also in a pretty hostile environment in the mouth, being attacked by strong acid, bacteria, hot, cold and spicy food.

Denture material absorbs liquids and food odour.

Daily cleaning is essential as well as professional ultrasonic cleaning in a dental laboratory at least once a

year. Due to constant bone resorbtion dentures will become loose sooner or later.

Loose dentures will increase damage to the gums and bone structure, and increase the risk of breakage. Have them re-lined as soon as possible to get a good fit. It only takes a day or two.

Have your dentures inspected by a Clinical Dental Technician at least every two years, or more frequently if necessary.

Your Dentures need Attention 1. When they become loose.

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6. When your chin sticks out, and the corners of your lips are constantly wet, developing sores.

7. When you stop smiling and feel embarrassed.

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Should I have a spare set of Dentures made?

This is easily remedied by a procedure know as Re-lining. A new layer of Denture base is added to your existing Denture, improving the fit and restoring confidence.

Yes, it is very important to have a spare set of dentures for emergencies in case of breakage.

Dentures with worn down teeth Teeth excessively worn, require a new set of dentures.

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This type of Denture is constructed in conjunction with the Dental Implant Surgeon. This is a very good procedure when the patient has limited control and retention of their Dentures. The finished Dentures ‘click’ into position offering the ultimate in Denture Retention.

Major improvements in Facial Features Padding dentures to reduce lines and fill up sunken cheeks will require a new set of dentures. It is advisable to have a new set of dentures made every 5 to 10 years.

Difficulties in Constructing a Good Set of Dentures Constructing a functional and aesthetically pleasing set of dentures is the most difficult task in dentistry.

We are not only replacing lost teeth, but also lost tissue matter and bone. In other words, we have to re-create your facial features as they were before the loss of your natural teeth.

In most cases we do not know what your teeth looked like, what size they were or what position they were in originally. We have a few indications but mostly we have to rely on our visual and artistic judgement.

At the same time we have to use our technical expertise in order to make the denture stable and functional. Denture construction is more art than science.

What is a Clinical Dental Technician?

under gone further Education and Training in areas such as Medical Emergencies Cross Infection Control and Oral Pathology (cancers and anomalies) to name just a few sections that make up the Diploma in Clinical Dental Technology as Awarded by the Royal Collage of Surgeons (RCS).

It is this qualification that allows the clinicians at Bolton Denture Centure to be able to be registered and regulated with the General Dental Council (the official body for protecting the public with regards to dentistry) and carry indemnity insurance. It is this qualification, which means that only Dentists and Clinical Dental Technicians are the only Dental Professionals permitted to supply dentures direst to the public. A dental technician is not qualified to supply a denture directly to the public. However, despite this being an act of Mal practice many technicians will still practice illegally without informing the patient that they are not qualified. If you are unsure if your denture provider is qualified; ask them for their GDC registration number, then contact the GDC to see if they are registered not just as a dental technician but as a CDT.

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Do Grandparents have any right to paid or unpaid leave to spend time with Grandchildren?

Under current legislation Grandparents have no rights. However the Government intends to extend current Shared Parental Leave provisions to include working Grandparents by 2018. The proposals were announced recently and is an interesting move towards giving Grandparents new employment rights.

My partner and I are going through a separation. We’re not married but have been living together for 10 years and split our income. Surely I have rights to half of his assets and income?

Shared Parental Leave has had a low take-up by cash-strapped parents.

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Many people (in fact, almost half of the 18-34 age group) believe that “common law” marriage actually comes with rights attached; cohabiting couples with

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New Resource for Carers!

Bolton Dementia Support is proud to announce the opening of a new resource for carers on Tuesday May 3rd 2016. Our Carers Drop In Centre is at 7-9 Lever Street, Little Lever and will serve the whole of the borough.

Although our expertise is in the care of people living with dementia we will have information relevant to most aspects of caring. Carers will be able to find information and advice and access the internet. We plan to hold a variety of “surgeries” on a regular basis where we will invite other organisations to come along and meet carers. We have responded to the express needs of carers in providing this facility and are particularly grateful to everyone who has helped to fund the event in particular Bolton Federation Rounders Team, Wigan Commercial Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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We meet the needs of younger people diagnosed with dementia on the third Monday of every month at a variety of locations throughout the borough, please ring for details.

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