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Contents Worcs Assoc of Carers 6 The Art of Massage 10 2014, your best year? 12 All About the RSA 14 Buds & Bows 17 Local Talent 18 St Richard’s Hospice 20 Recipe: Muffins 22 Notice Board 24 What’s On 26 Malvern Theatre News 28 Competition 28 Classes & Courses 28 Index 30

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Worcestershire Association of Carers It’s estimated that 63,000 people across Worcestershire are unpaid carers, looking after a relative or a friend. It can be a demanding, difficult and sometimes unrecognised role according to Worcestershire Association of Carers.

‘There are more people in this situation than many of us realise and the numbers continue to grow’ says James Harris from the Association of Carers. ‘They might be caring for a spouse or elderly relative who can no longer look after themselves, or looking after someone who is disabled or terminally ill. All our support services are free and we help people in many different ways.’

‘Perhaps our most important service is the Carers’ Helpline’ says James, ‘which offers basic advice and is often people’s first point of contact with us. ‘When people first contact us we look at all aspects of their caring role; how they are coping practically, but also the emotional and financial impact on their lives. As well as giving advice we often refer them on to other organisations in the county that will be able to offer them further help.’

The Association also runs ‘Talk Time’, a volunteer run service which offers friendship and a listening ear to carers who become isolated from the outside world because of the demands on their time. ‘They don’t necessarily talk much about the issues around caring’ says James, ‘its more of a chance just to have a chat about what’s been on tv, or other things going on in their lives.’

Regular courses and practical sessions are also very popular. ‘Our Legal and Financial course helps people with areas as diverse as setting up a trust, writing a will or navigating their way through the care system’ says James. ‘We also run Caring with Confidence sessions which gives carers practical ways in which they can deal

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with the day to day challenges they face. We run these courses at a variety of locations and in the evening as well as during the daytime, so that people can find a course that fits around their lives.’

There is a GP Support Service, that helps both carers and local health and social care services to make sure people have the correct help, and the Association runs twelve Carers’ Groups across Worcestershire. ‘These are a chance for people to meet others in a similar situation’ says James Harris. ‘These are all run by volunteers and meet once a month. The most valuable thing is carers helping each other and sharing advice that’s invaluable.’

‘We help around 8,500 people in Worcestershire which is still only a small number of the total number of unpaid carers’ says James. ‘Part of the difficulty is that a lot of people caring for somebody don’t even see themselves as a carer.

We do our best to reach out to these people and try to raise awareness of the help they can access through us.’

The Carers’ Helpline can be reached on 0300 012 4272 between 9am & 7pm Monday to Friday, and between 9am and Midday on Saturdays.

dealing with health professionals and care homes and suddenly it stopped.

Having professional support on board has helped me to rebuild my world piece by piece. You never get over losing somebody but you have to rebuild your world and keep busy.

Erika's Story Erika from St. John's in Worcester cared around the clock for both her husband and mother, before losing them both within 8 months of each other.

‘I cared for my husband for four years after he was diagnosed with cancer. At the same time my mother had a series of mini strokes. I'm an only child so I had to care for them all on my own. Its mentally, emotionally and physically draining. I felt my world had been shattered and you have to deal with it; you can't escape it.

It’s very demanding, you're dealing with it 24/7 you may have to go to hospital in the middle of the night. You're on tenterhooks all the time.

Watching somebody you love suffer is very difficult. I wanted to wave a magic wand and make it go away, but you can't, its there in front of you all of the time.

I always had to pretend to be chirpy and happy which was very difficult because inside I was dying. You'd put on a smile and try to appear positive and happy. I always put others before myself because they were the most important thing in my life. Those two people were my world and when they died it was like part of me died.

I felt redundant; I had been a full time carer,

Worcestershire Association of Carers have been fantastic. If I needed help with something there was always phone support. I attended a monthly group where I could talk to other carers, who are the best people to talk to because they're living and breathing it every day. You can pick up tips and ideas and you realise you're all in the same boat.

I also attended the Association's bereavement course and discovered other people felt the same way that I did. I suddenly realised that I wasn't the only person going through this on my own, but that every day somebody else will walk in my shoes.’

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All kinds of people come to Sarah Cohen to learn the art of massage. ‘On a course last year we had every decade represented, from one student in their 20s right through to someone in their 70s!

They were from all kinds of backgrounds including a fire officer and a credit controller.’

Based at The Fold at Bransford, Sarah is part of the team at The Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork which began almost thirty years ago and has built its reputation on teaching a holistic approach to massage, drawing techniques from different traditions.

Students are taught the principles of anatomy, physiology and pathology which is integrated into the core techniques of massage.

minimise strain on their own bodies when giving a massage, as the process can be quite intense.

No prior knowledge is needed’ adds Sarah, ‘it’s a very enjoyable weekend and is for people who just want to use massage for their mates or for those who are thinking of turning it into a profession.’

‘Our strength is that we take a person-centred approach to teaching, rather than simply giving students a routine to follow’ says Sarah. ‘One student once described our technique as being a bit like a horse whisperer, there’s no overload of rules and information, they simply found themselves doing it correctly!’

Massage works physically to relax tight muscles and improve circulation. It can improve wellbeing for some people at an emotional level as well. ‘We developed our current mode of training around fifteen years ago. There are several key principles of massage but our training remains person-centred and we work to help students develop their own style. The course is quite intense and our students develop a long way during eleven sessions through almost a year.’

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There are also four introductory weekend workshops per year, where the programme might include self-massage as well as working with a partner on shoulders, the back, legs, arms or face. ‘We also teach students how to

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Well-Being

2014

Your best year yet?

By Tracy Reck, Personal Fitness Coach based in Worcester I know it’s February. I know that no-one is thinking about New Year resolutions anymore. But… maybe we should be. That thing that was so important to you that you resolved on in January don’t let it fade away through Feb. There’s a level of excitement that comes around in January that’s rooted in the possibiilities, the potential, the hopes we have for making big things happen in the future. Which is great - a big rush of motivation that carries you into January, all guns blazing. By February, where’s that rush gone? Normally, it’s dwindled away. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

What we need to accompany the January rush is something to hang it on. To make sure it lasts.

It’s like the happy, chilled feeling that you bring home from holiday, that dissipates as life crowds back in and work brings all its challenges back to our table. If someone could invent a way of holding that feeling and allowing it to spread its mellowness over all our daily trials, that would be worth a fortune.

Here’s the thing. We get all excited about the prospect of change. We can end up feeling so good about that possibility that we don’t do anything. And that’s a horrible little willpower trap right there. Here’s the truth of it: The most enjoyable part of the change process is the decision to change.

That’s why January is so good, and February isn’t. The enjoyable bit is not the hard work and perseverance that follows our decision. It’s not picking yourself up everytime you get it wrong or let yourself down. It’s not the hard yards in the training room or the time spent making the right choices in the kitchen.

It’s the very beginning that’s the most fun bit and it usually follows a period where you most reso-utely did the exact opposite of what you are planning to do as your change. That’s why so many New Year’s resolutions are about eating better and exercising more - because Christmas

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is about eating your own bodyweight in chocolate and slobbing out in front of the tv. Make sense?

And that’s why we are so fond of making really big, grand goals - the bigger they are, the better our future self looks and the more pleasure that idea brings us. You know, like, “This time next year, we’ll be millionaires!”

Sound familiar? I know, see, because I’ve done it too. Many a time. Recognising all of that is the important bit. And then, to combat it, there’s three steps.

1. Do the exact opposite of what everyone else will do with their goals by picking a small action that you know you can commit to. Use that to generate some results and build your confidence.

That way, it’ll be a springboard to more actions, rather than a pathway to failing and giving up.

2. Build in some realism. Even if you know you can commit to 3 exercise sessions a week, there will be weeks when that isn’t feasible. Whatcha gonna do then? Plan for the bad times and you’ll keep moving forward.

3. Do what you said you were going to do. Take action. Without that bit, it’s all just hot air.

Even if it is February and this is your second bash at your New Year’s Resolution, that’s ok. 2014 should be your best year yet. Make it so!

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All About...

The RSA The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce began as an enlightenment organisation in the 18th Century. Today The RSA has 27,000 fellows and holds regular meetings, including monthly gatherings in Worcester. Carl Flint organises them.

What kinds of people come to your meetings?

What does the RSA do in Worcester?

There are local RSA meetings across the country and we’re fortunate to have a group in Worcester.

We hold regular gatherings which offer the chance to hear experts tell us more about their chosen field. We’ve recently held a meeting with a long distance runner who gave us real insight into what goes on in the mind of a marathon runner. In March we’ll be visiting Worcester Bosch with our colleagues from the RSA’s Manufacturing sub-group in Birmingham which should give us a real insight into one our of very successful local manufacturing companies.

And What’s your role within the RSA? I organise our meetings and generally raise awareness of what we do. Our local group was started by Julia Goodfellow-Smith two or three years years ago. Julia felt there was enough interest locally for a Worcester branch, until then the nearest was Birmingham which is quite a trek, particularly in the evening. After all the hard work of setting things up she decided it was time for somebody else to take over, and since I’d recently left my job at Worcester College of Technology, I offered. Its been a lot of hard work but also very enjoyable!

Can you tell us some more about the origins of the RSA? The RSA has existed since the 1750s. Charles Dickens was a member, in fact through the ages the RSA has often been at the forefront of contemporary thinking. Today we are a registered charity that seeks to strengthen public debate, support experimentation and research, and share the best new thinking across a range of disciplines. When I became a fellow of the RSA I was amazed at the roll-call of influential and inspiring members both past and present.

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We’re fortunate in Worcester so have such a cross-section of people, but everybody is united by a keen interest in the arts, commerce and culture. There are academics but also people from the business world, those who have been awarded honours by the Queen and many others besides. Many are fellows of the RSA but they also bring friends, and other members of the public also attend. We try to make sure we appeal to all ages and genders and interests.

What subjects have been covered at recent meetings?

Before Christmas we looked at literacy in the digital age and whether the future for books is threatened. We recently learned about the meaning behind energy ratings that are given to domestic devices. At first glance this sounds boring but I can honestly say it was fascinating for the science behind this important area to be revealed. At our next meeting we will hear from a number of local authors who will tell us about their careers and what inspires them.

What’s the value of people coming together to discuss ideas?

So much effective communication relies on meeting face to face. This is such a stimulating group of people and its a chance to be inspired by others. Having said that, the RSA also embraces the internet and its members come together online to discuss and share ideas.

We welcome everyone. As well as our regular local meetings, there is plenty going on nationally, with sub-groups for particular interests and even academies where you can broaden your knowledge. If you’d like to find out more then please get in touch via my email address which is malvernwalks@ yahoo.co.uk or the RSA website, www.thersa.org

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Springtime is one of their busiest times of year.

‘At the moment we are stocking lots of bright Springtime flowers including tulips, daffodils, sols, paperwhites, hyacinths and snowdrops. Its such a positive feeling when they start coming into the shop. They are the perfect way to banish the winter blues!’

As well as seasonal and local English flowers, Buds and Bows offers a global selection of flowers which make a very memorable gift to a loved one, or a friend or business associate.

‘Valentine’s Day will be our busiest day of the year’ says Lisa, ‘when red is the colour of choice for most bouquets. However, in recent years white is gaining popularity and we expect it to be the choice of many romantics this February.’

The shop also stocks a great range of gifts including Neals Yard Remedies which offers a range of luxury organic beauty products. There is something for every budget. ‘Mother’s Day is on March 30th this year’ says Lisa, ‘so we’ll be out delivering flowers and gifts for all those ladies who always go the extra mile for their kids!’

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music feature

Local Talent

By Dave Webber

I’m Dave Webber, and I present a show highlighting local music talent on Choice Radio, the service for Worcestershire Royal Hospital. This month I want to tell you about Zoe Devenish, who’s launching a solo career after two decades of performing with a highly popular local band.

Zoe’s played with Journeyman on and off for twenty years. They regularly give live performances across Worcestershire, and because they’ve been together for so long, play brilliantly.

Zoe recently decided she wanted to do something musical on her own. She’s written songs in the past, but its not something she ever found particularly natural until she suffered from depression. She says its as though the song writing somehow provided her with therapy, helping her to deal with her emotions. The musical and lyrical inspiration began to flow and her new songs are a real mix with some quite cryptic lyrics. Zoe certainly likes to give her audience something to think about!

In terms of the instruments, Zoe describes herself as a ‘jack of all trades’ and is a confident pianist, but has been using a ukulele to compose with. She loves the ukulele for its simplicity but desperately wishes the instrument could shake off its association with George Formby!

Zoe also plays the violin. She remembers how it immediately ‘felt right’ when she picked it up for the first time at the age of 11 and she progressed fast with learning how to play it.

Her ability to play a variety of instruments will give her audiences a broad musical experience, something that’s not always the case at solo gigs.

But its also her vocal ability that’s so impressive and I think that is what will help her to launch the next step of her career. Now she’s assembled the material, she is aiming to start performing it live this Spring.

Zoe will be performing her new music around Worcester in coming months, keep an eye on www.allaboutworcester.com for details. You can read about Journeyman on Facebook (search under Journeyman Band) and you can hear Zoe on my radio show at www.choiceradio.org.uk

You can hear more of Dave’s interviews with local musicians on Choice Radio at choiceradio. org.uk and clicking on Live! In the Past.

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St Richard’s Worcester Whether it’s running a marathon, walking the length of the Malvern Hills or even skydiving, dozens of fundraising events are planned to mark the thirtieth anniversary of St. Richard’s Hospice. Since it was founded in 1984 it has cared for thousands of individuals and their families. Rachel Jones from the Hospice’s Partnerships and Events Fundraising team tells us more.

We’re using our anniversary year to organise many special fundraising events. Every year we need to raise almost 70 percent of our running costs from voluntary donations. In the current financial year that target was £6.7 million and thanks to the hard work and generosity of local people and businesses, we can continue to provide our services.

Perhaps our most exciting fundraising event this year takes place on 20th September, when the Northern Belle, one of the Orient Express trains, will take paying guests on a luxurious journey from Worcester. After enjoying brunch on the train, guests will arrive in Bath for a day of sightseeing before the homeward journey which includes a champagne dinner. Some of the people who have already booked tickets are treating loved ones, or celebrating a birthday or special anniversary. It will truly be a very unique and memorable day.

There are literally dozens of other events and challenges, many of which are seriously demanding!

Our full and half-marathon takes place on 4th May with a route taking in the beautiful countryside to the east of Worcester. Our Malvern Hills Walk on 17th May is a popular annual event and we have a number of different distances to suit all abilities. We will be walking the Worcestershire Way from Bewdley to Malvern, there’s a four day cycling challenge from London to Paris, we even have an ‘Ultra-Challenge’ where the aim is to cover 52 miles by walking or running and within 24 hours.

If you are brave enough, we have Sponsored Skydiving taking place in June and September.

We organise fundraising treks abroad, this year

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our sponsored trekkers will be heading to Burma.

It will be an amazing experience and should help us to reach our fundraising target.

We always organise lots of social events, at the moment we’re just putting the finishing touches to a Bollywood Evening which will be held in June, with an indian banquet, music and dancing. We hope to make it as authentic as possible and we’ll encourage guests to come dressed in traditional indian attire.

Towards the end of this year we’ll be holding our Lights of Love evening once again. We start at Worcester Cathedral, where there’s a chance to come together and reflect on loved ones that people might have lost. We then process along Deansway to our Christmas Tree next to St Andrew’s Spire, where each light on the tree is sponsored to commemorate a loved one.

As well as the many generous donations from individuals, we are fortunate to be supported by many local companies. We’re always very grateful for more corporate help, its not just about financial donations but also gifts donated for auction, the use of a venue or the time of staff for volunteering duties.

We have around 1,000 volunteers who help at the hospice or act as marshals and stewards at events, we really couldn’t survive without them.

There are many different ways to support us in this, our 30th year, and if you think you can help then please call us, or take a look on our website.

The Hospice can be contacted on (01905) 763963 or via the website, www.strichards.org.uk

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Rhubarb & Cinnamon Muffins 12 Muffins Ingredients • 250g spelt flour (or plain) Ready in 30 minutes • 50g porridge oats • 85g light muscovado sugar 1. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/gas mark 4 • 85g golden (unrefined)

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caster sugar 1tsp baking powder tsp bicarbonate of soda tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 150ml whole milk 50ml plain whole yoghurt 100g melted butter 2 medium eggs 170g fresh rhubarb cut into 1cm chunks Golden caster sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle

2. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper cases 3. Sieve all dry ingredients into a large bowl together 4. Beat the wet ingredients in a jug 5. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and gradually pour from the jug, stirring gently until combined 6. Fold in the rhubarb 7. Fill cases ¾ full and sprinkle a little caster sugar and cinnamon over the top 8. Bake for 20 minutes, skewer test to check

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Our motto is “Making Friends and helping people” Annual membership subscription is £30 (or £28 if paid by direct debit), anyone who joins now will receive a £5 gift voucher from Head Office and also a £5 gift voucher from the Worcester District.

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March Deadline:

Friday 14 February

Indoor Car Boot Sale, Warndon Villages

1st March from 10am until noon tre at Lyppard Grange Community Cen Come and enjoy a browse around the stalls Refreshments available

If you’d like to book a table, call (01905) 616841

Quiz Night A Quiz Night will be held on Friday 14th March at Powick Parish Hall at 7 for 7.30 in support of St Richards Hospice.

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February

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The Love Worcester Heritage Festival several historic buildings host events including the Cathedral, Tudor House Museum, Greyfriars, The Commandery and Museum of Royal Worcester Continues until 23rd February

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The House of Legends Courtney Pine, debuting material from his fifteenth album which sees Courtney return to the saxophone, 8pm at Huntingdon Hall, Tickets: £18.50

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Charity 5-A-Side Football Tournament at YMCA, Henwick Road in St John’s, raising money for St Richard’s Hospice Entry £35 per team (max. 8 players per squad) for information contact Matt 07886 898556

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Quiz Night at Powick Village Hall 7pm for 7.30pm. Teams of 4-6 people, £6 a head which includes a light supper.

Tickets and information from Malvern Hills Lions Club 0845 833 9548 The Worcester Flea browse stalls selling vintage and handmade items in Angel Place.

10.30am until 4.30pm The Swan Theatre Charity Auction!

Bid for a fantastic selection of lots and have a fun night out.

Keep track of the lots at swantheatre.co.uk Worcester Early Music Weekend with performances from ensembles, and the ever popular Pride & Prejudice Ball at the Guildhall, continues 21 & 22 March For information www.earlymusica.org/wem or for tickets call (01905) 611427

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A Black Country Night Out at Huntingdon Hall, the cream of Black Country entertainment comes together to raise the roof with laughter.

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The Worcester Vaudeville an evening of poetry, music, comedy and performance at the Cellar Bar on Foregate Street. Come as a member of the audience or come along and perform.

Details via email: russell_underwood@hotmail.com Indoor Car Boot Sale Come and enjoy a browse around an indoor car boot at the Lyppard Grange Community Centre 10am - noon, free entry Tables £8, booking essential: 01905 616841

Market Days

Worcester Market Days Country Market Home-made, home-grown & hand-crafted Every Friday: 9am - 11am, St Johns Library, Glebe Close, WR2 5AX Crowngate Market Monday - Saturday, Angel Place, Worcester Centre Farmers Markets Every 4th Saturday of each month at St Peter’s Garden Centre, Broomhall, Norton WR5 2NY 25 January & 23 February 9.30am - 2pm The Fold Market - No Market in February Every 4th Sunday of each month at The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcester WR6 5JB Next Market: Sunday 23 March, 10am - 2pm

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What’s on Malvern Theatre News

The Perfect Murder From February 10th for one week only, Malvern Theatres will present the first stage adaptation of a novel by international best-selling author Peter James. The Perfect Murder stars Les Dennis, direct from his West End lead role in Spamalot, and Claire Goose, well known for her appearances in Waking the Dead and Casualty.

The play centres on Victor Smiley and his wife Joan whose marriage has reached crisis point.

Victor has decided there is only one way to get Joan out of his life forever! But he’s about to get a nasty surprise ...

Peter James has sold over 14 million books.

The Perfect Murder was 15 weeks at No.1 and remained for 50 weeks in the iBook Top 10. Peter James commented on having his work performed at the Festival Theatre: ‘Ever since I was a small boy when my parents took me to the theatre and I waited for that magic moment when the curtain rose, I dreamed of one day having something I wrote appear on the stage, and this wonderful adaptation of The Perfect Murder is truly a dream come true. I’m especially thrilled that it is playing at the glorious Festival Theatre. It’s a huge privilege to be coming here. I hope to see you there’.

The Perfect Murder runs from 10th-15th February. Eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Mats 2.30pm. Tickets from £15.12-£30.80 from Malvern Theatres Box Office on 01684 892277 or malvern-theatres.co.uk

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All About Magazines Bookkeeping Services Miso Communications Builders/Maintenance

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G&K Decorators Jobs Done` Mike Swain WM Downs Carpenters

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Marvin Goodger SC Beard Carpenter Car Services

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St Johns Garage Vintage Metal Classes & Training

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Jo Jingles Martial Arts Massage Training Food & Drink

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Four New Seasons Roots at Rushwick Hairdresser

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Capital Installations 21 Cloudey 2 Clear 5 CRG Kitchens 8 Dream Doors Worcester 3 Excell 9 Francis of Malvern BP

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Miso Communications Painter/Decorator

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Restaurant Four New Seasons

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Schools Kingsway English Centre The Downs

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