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Sept 2014

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Editor’s message

Late Summer Exitement!

This month Worcester becomes the centre for two major sporting events this September.

First, the Tour of Britain Cycle Race starts from The Hive on 10th, with all the glamour and excitement that goes with a major sporting event. Then on 21st the first Worcester City Run takes place, with Paula Radclifee, a true athletics legend, taking part. Of course, the race is open for all to take part, young and old, so if you’re interested then take a look at Page 8. Both events are well worth watching, enjoy!

Have a great month.

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Worcester City 10K

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Backing Up Willpower 10

Stage 4 Worcester to Bristol Wednesday 10 September PARTNERS OF THE RACE

Fight Pain

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Local Music Talent

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Recipe: Meatballs

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Notice Board

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Young Driver

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What’s On

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Theatre News

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Competition

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Link Nurseries

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Tour of Britain cycle race comes to Worcester Wednesday 10th September

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Race Start: 10.30am at The Hive, Worcester city centre Expect lots of excitement outside The Hive for the start of Day Four of The Tour of Britain. 18 cycle teams have already covered hundreds of miles after starting in Liverpool and travelling through Wales to reach Worcester.

After the Worcestershire stage of the race, The Tour of Britain moves onto the West Country before heading across southern England, to finish in London on Sunday 14th September.

More information: Please check the Tour of Britain website for any last minute route changes and other details, www.tourofbritain.co.uk

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Thousands of spectators are expected for Day Four of the event, and roads around the city will be closed during the morning. The current published route around Worcester leaves The Hive, travels up The Butts and along City Walls Road before turning onto Deansway, along New Road and through St. Johns before heading along Bransford Road to Rushwick.

Photographed by FT Images, Worcester

The build up begins outside The Hive around 9am with things to see and do. After the start at 10.30am, the riders will tour through the city before heading out to Rushwick and on to Malvern. They’ll climb the hills and travel over the Wyche Cutting, heading on to Little Malvern before descending to Upton upon Severn, onward to Pershore and Evesham before riding through Broadway where the race leaves the county.

Mark Leyland, one of the race’s organisers, says ‘As in previous years the early climb of the Malvern Hills will attract a lot of spectators, as will the city centre start, which will enable fans to see the world’s top teams and riders preparing for the stage.’

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The race takes runners around the city centre, along the river and around The Diglis before finishing at Pitchcroft. The race is launched by the athlete and sports commentator Steve Cram, and is the first in a series of events that he hopes to rollout nationwide.

The 10k race will run alongside a 50k duathlon event, while the Worcester City Young Athletes Run will also take place on the day. There’s an Under 11s one mile race for ages 7 to 10 and a 3 kilometre race for those athletes aged between 11 and 15.

Entry to the race must take place in advance, there is no entry on the day itself. Online registration closes at midnight on 17th September or when the race is sold out.

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Well-Being

Backing Up Your Willpower

By Tracy Reck, Personal Fitness Coach in Worcester Wouldn’t it be lovely if food cravings popped up less? Well, I have good news! They can be controlled if you have a good grasp of your trigger foods and buffer foods.

Trigger foods are foods that set off cravings, cause quick hunger and a lack of energy. Buffer foods are foods that keep you feeling full, craving free and energised.

There are a few of these, but the main trigger foods are starchy carbohydrate-based foods, especially those high in refined sugar. The main buffer foods are protein and veggies.

No shock there then! By keeping a lid on starchy carbs, you’re setting up your main meals to help you stay strong when temptation strikes. Which it does, several times a day.

Instead of your muscles failing, you can carry on.

Instead of your willpower failing and you ending up in the sweet tin, you are running with the right ratios of protein, veg and starchy carbs to extend your strength and you reach for a snack that helps rather than one that hinders (because snacking isn’t bad, it’s just that our choice of snack really matters).

Make sense? Any questions, you know where to find me. Stick with it!

There’s no getting away from all the poor food choices that surround us. But a solid breakfast, lunch and dinner that’s based on keeping the starchy carbs low and protein and veggies high helps us to stay stronger than we could on willpower alone.

Willpower is exhaustible, but we can train it to be stronger. The more we practice saying no to temptation, the easier it gets. But our willpower ‘muscle’ will still get tired, and when it gets tired it’ll fail. When a real muscle fails, you might end up dropping a weight on your foot. When it’s your willpower ‘muscle’ that fails, that’s when the pizza/crisps/chocolate/wine come a-knocking.

Using food in the way we do to strengthen our willpower is like a being a weightlifter who uses a spotter - having something or somebody else who stands with you, holds onto your weight alongside you and helps you to keep going when your muscles weaken.

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When pain strikes it can affect all areas of your life. Aches in your back, neck or limbs can leave you exhausted and irritable. It may mean you cannot work, do the things you enjoy or even get a good night’s sleep.

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even after just one visit. Most people only need a few treatments to get them pain-free. That’s how effective Osteopathy is. We will also talk through with you how to avoid further bouts of pain. We may recommend exercises or give you tips and advice on how to stay healthy and active.

As one happy patient put it, “I would never have thought of seeing an Osteopath but I would now recommend them to anyone in my position”.

Osteopathy is highly effective and good value for money.

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In this summer of sport we’re on a mission to help everyone feel fit and healthy, ready again to get back to the sport they love! So if pain is preventing you from enjoying life, come and see Joanna or Jonathan. We’ll do our best to ease your discomfort - wherever it may be.

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Managing Director Paul Papandreou feels that it’s all about service. ‘Our product is simple. If your double glazing is misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people

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But there are lots of important reasons to make your Will and the sooner it is done, the sooner you can relax in the knowledge that everything is in order.

Why it is important to make a Will: • If you die without a Will, there are certain rules which dictate how the money, property or possessions should be allocated. This may not be the way that you would have wished your money and possessions to be distributed.

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• If you have children, you will need to make a Will so that arrangements for the children can be made if either one or both parents die.

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• If your circumstances have changed, it is important that you make a Will to ensure that your money and possessions are distributed according to your wishes. For example, if you have separated and your ex-partner now lives with someone else, you may want to change your Will. If you are married or enter into a registered civil partnership, this will make any previous Will you have made invalid.

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music feature

Local Talent

By Dave Webber

I’m Dave Webber and I present a weekly music show on Choice Radio, the service for Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Colin Baggs is a talented guitarist who will be performing at this year’s Worcester Music Festival at the end of August.

Colin is originally from Gloucester but ended up in Worcester to study at the University. It took another few years before he started playing on the music scene around the city. He began playing at open mic sessions and admits he was a little nervous, but it was a good grounding because despite one or two fluffs, the audiences were very appreciative. The positive comments spurred him on, and these days you’ll find him playing at many popular local venues and minifestivals.

Colin’s acoustic guitar sets cover a variety of styles with elements of jazz, classical guitar, folk, flamenco and even a bit of rock. He’s been compared by some people to Gordon Giltrap and Martin Taylor and says that his work has been influenced by the Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and the composer and guitarist Michael Hedges.

Everything Colin plays is his own composition, and he almost always performs solo. He has played with others, but prefers the challenge of writing and performing music that works with a solo instrument. After the recent birth of his son he has been busy. ‘I haven’t had any time at all to get out and play,’ he tells me, ‘although just recently I have started again, playing three gigs.

At each one my playing seemed to get better and it was a pleasure to play in front of people once again.’

At one point Colin did think about singing, he went along to lessons but his teacher told him he

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Colin only started playing guitar at the age of 17, when he had a part-time job and could afford to buy an instrument. Colin reckons that in some ways it was good he started slightly later in life, because he had the drive to practise, practise, and practise some more! He taught himself, without any help, and describes it as hard work, taking many many long hours.

should stick with the guitar playing! He’s recorded some of his music in the form of an EP and has a live recording from a Festival he played at.

Despite being busy, he’s working on a few new pieces at the moment and if time allows he hopes to get them completed and recorded by the end of this summer.

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Recipe

Roots Meatballs Italian style with rich tomato sauce Serves 4

Kindly provided by Roots at Rushwick, a Worcestershire Farmshop on the Bransford Road - 01905 421104

A delicious italian style meal, great for a late summer evening on the terrace.

• 500g sausages/ sausage meat • Fresh parsley • Fresh thyme • Fresh red chilli • Salt and pepper

For the sauce: • 1 carrot • 1 stick celery • 1 onion • 1 tin plum tomatoes • 200ml red wine Photographed by John Taylor

Ingredients

1. To make the meatballs squeeze the sausage meat from the Sausages into a bowl with the roughly chopped herbs and finely chopped chilli.

2. Mix well by hand and then form into a long sausage shape. Mark the divisions for 20 meatballs along the sausage shape and then using wet hands (to stop the sausagemeat sticking) form each meatball by pinching off the divided meat and rolling between palms of your hands.

3. Preheat oven 170c 4. Gather the meatballs on a plate. Heat some oil in a frying pan and carefully brown the meatballs.

Lift out of the pan and onto a baking tray, bake in the oven for 20 mins.

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5. While meatballs are baking prepare the sauce.

Sautée the onion, carrot and celery until soft, then add tomatoes, wine, salt and pepper. Gently simmer allowing to reduce for 20 mins. Finish with a handful of freshly chopped parsley.

Combine the sauce and meatballs. Serve with pasta or a green salad and chunky bread for dipping!

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Notice board Take Two Friendly Social Club for Singles Over 50 We meet every Wednesday evening for a social get together at a pub in the Worcester, Malvern and Ledbury areas. We also meet at weekends for meals, skittles, walks and dancing etc. New members will always be made welcome.

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in at Bromyard Road Methodist Church St Johns, Worcester & From 3.30pm on September 16th October 21st Loads of fun crafts and activities then a celebration service, followed by a cooked meal. e is no We are usually finished by 6pm, ther . ome welc are s ation don charge but .uk il.co tma @ho rom omb il For info ema or just turn up!

World Mental Health Week, October 2014

Link Nurseries

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Powick Parish Hall 4th October, 11am – 4pm

A Celebration of

Gardening & Horticulture Refreshments & Teas ~ Cake Stall Plant & Produce Sale Raffle & Gardening Tombola Gardening Talks, Demonstrations and Expert Advice on all your Gardening Problems

Link Nurseries

Providing horticultural occupational therapy and support to adults recovering from serious mental illness

Link Nurseries off Hospital Lane, Powick, WR2 4NH, 01905 831881

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A walk with Worcester Ramblers from Worcester Woods, covering six miles towards the Spetchley Estate see www.worcesterramblers.org.uk The Tour of Britain: Day Four of this national cycle race begins at 10.30am outside the Hive, before heading through the city, onto St Johns and then Rushwick.

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Autumn in Malvern Festival at the University of Worcester Arena The BBC National Orchestra of Wales with cellist Jamie Walton - 7.30pm start call 01905 544 444 or see malvernfestival.co.uk

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Heritage Open Day peek behind the scenes at The Infirmary and Worcester Cathedral for more information see www.allaboutworcester.com Worcestershire Jobs Fair 2014 10am until 5pm at Worcester Guildhall, more than forty local employers will have recruitment details.

For information call (01905) 683002

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Worcester Ramblers five mile walk around Bransford For information see worcesterramblers.org.uk

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Worcester Society of Artists Exhibition Exhibit their work at The City Art Gallery & Museum, free entry Continues until 18th October

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Charity Ball in aid of local charity New Hope 7pm at Sixways Stadium, 3 course meal and entertainment For details call (01905) 355295 or 07847 377760 Worcester City 10k Run and Bike Run some of Britain’s top athletes will be competing in these events which are open to all.

For registration see www.worcestercityrun.com

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Coffee and Music Morning at the Blue Bell Inn, Callow End, raising money for Worcester Jazz, 10.45am - Noon, entry £2.50 See www.worcesterjazz.org.uk

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‘Last Night of The Proms’ with the Magdalene Orchestra at St George’s Church, Barborne, playing popular and moving classical music, tickets £10/£8/under 16 free Available from Worcester Tourist Information Centre, The Guildhall

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The Battle of Gheluvelt in WW1 is commemorated with an exhibition at The City Art Gallery & Museum (until 31 March 2015) and in Gheluvelt Park (until 31st October) The Treorchy Male Voice Choir in Concert at Worcester Cathedral, raising funds for Acorns Hospice.

For tickets call (01905) 611427

For more events in Worcester go to: www.allaboutworcester.com Send us your events via our website by clicking ‘Submit your Event’

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 27 Sept, & 25 Oct 9.30am - 2pm The Fold Market Every 4th Sunday of each month at The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcester WR6 5JB 28 Sept & 26 Oct, 10am - 2pm

To promote your Oct & Nov 2014 events: email james@allabout-local.com or call 01684 252 242 it is free for local not-for-profit groups. Deadline: Friday 12 September

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Competition

Malvern Theatre News

Three Men in a Boat Following a hit, sell-out tour in 2012, Craig Gilbert’s ingenious, acclaimed adaption of Jerome K Jerome’s classic tale of boating misadventure returns to the UK stage this autumn armed with a brand new picnic basket, wilder adventures and sporting even brighter blazers. In its 125th year of publication Jerome’s ripping yarn of youthful friendship, mischief and folly, originally intended as a guide to boating on the Thames, continues to celebrate the very essence of Britishness, inspiring many of our comic legends from Morecambe and Wise to Monty Python.

The producers of Birdsong, The Original Theatre Company takes this classic tale of British misadventure and folly by the scruff of the neck. Equipped with a working pub, live piano accompaniment, some ale, music hall singing, a dog and a feast of physical comedy, settle yourself in for a night out to remember.

Win two tickets to Three Men in a Boat!

Following the overwhelming success of Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K Jermome later published a sequel, about a cycling tour in Germany. Was the title; A) Three Men on the Bummel B) Three Men on a Road Trip C) Three Men on a Bike Email the answer plus your name, postcode and phone number to competition@allabout-local.com

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Three Men in a Boat runs from 23rd – 27th September. Eves 7.30pm, Wed and Sat Mats 2.30pm. Tickets from £10.64 - £25.20 from Malvern Theatres Box Office on 01684 892277 or www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

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The Original Theatre Company and The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds present

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All About...

Link Nurseries Link Nurseries on the outskirts of Worcester provides horticultural occupational therapy for adults recovering from serious mental illness. Judith Aldridge is Secretary of a Friends Group which supports the Nurseries’ work. There are around 70 supporters and Judith tells us more about what they do.

Can you tell us about the work of Link Nurseries?

Link Nurseries is part of the NHS and has been in existence for over 20 years. At their quiet site at Powick, qualified staff provide a calm, caring atmosphere and personalised support for up to fifteen people a day who have been referred there by mental health services. Attendance is flexible and all receive care and horticultural training to suit their needs and abilities.

A wide variety of plants is grown - bedding, annuals, vegetable plants, perennials and alpines. These plants and fresh seasonal produce are sold to their loyal and discerning local supporters when the Nurseries are open to the public Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm.

Link Nurseries has a proven track record of speeding the recovery of the hundreds of people who have benefitted from their care over the years.

How do The Friends support the work of the Nurseries?

About three years ago, local supporters and customers of the Nurseries felt we could give more constructive help by establishing a more formal Friends group. We provide practical assistance and raise funds - for example, last year the Friends bought professional plant labelling software and equipment. We actively publicise their tremendous work by going to local fetes and shows, selling plants and distributing information.

On the second Friday of each month we have a fund-raising coffee morning at the Nurseries, with very good home-made cake donated by our supporters and usually a free talk or demonstration on some aspect of gardening. On September 12th there will be a talk on growing tomatoes by our resident expert who this year has grown 25 different varieties of tasty tomato.

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And you have an event coming up in October?

Each year we do something to mark World Mental Health Week. This year, on Saturday 4th October, the Friends are holding an event at Powick Parish Hall from 11am to 4pm. The theme is ‘Mental Wellbeing through Horticulture and Gardening’. Entry is free. As well as a giant plant sale, there will be talks and gardening advice from experts from around the county, a gardening tombola and even a manicurist to rescue those gardening hands! There will be people to talk about the Nurseries’ work and where to get help if needed.

Does the Nurseries make a real difference to people’s lives?

Definitely. In their own words: ‘Link gives you back your true potential when you can least see it. Link can make your personal mountain seem like a molehill. When you are up against things, Link is your prop. Link Nurseries grows people, the plants are a bonus.’

For more information about the Nurseries or the Friends please get in touch. For the Nurseries: Jane Smart, the Manager at jane.smart1@nhs.net, 01905 831881. For the Friends, Judith at westendhouse@ btinternet.com . We hold an open meeting at the Nurseries the second Tuesday of every month between 4pm and 6pm, when you can find out more and everyone is welcome.

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