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this issue 108 Ashby Life Editor Liz Roberts Telephone 01530 417739 Email enquiries Advertising/Accounts info@ashbylife.co.uk Website/What’s On admin@ashbylife.co.uk

Fun for families… We recently ran an online survey to

find out how people use Ashby Life and lots of people told us how useful they find the magazine for information about up and coming events. Our ‘What’s On’ has grown steadily since we started publishing, almost 10 years ago, and we’re very proud of it but sometimes it’s a struggle to fit everything in! So now we’ve launched a further events section that is aimed specifically at those with children – if you’re looking for some family fun take a look at our new ‘What’s On for Families’ on page 14. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter too for the very latest updates on local events.

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Seasonal Recipes Venture Theatre News What’s On for Families Fitness Tips Puzzle Page Ashby Health Centre In Your Garden Christadelphian Church A Walk in the Forest This Month Money Matters Ashby Library News Back Chat Fun Quiz Ashby Town Council Community Board Book Reviews On the Beat Storytime Ashby Museum News Young Ashby It’s Local In Your Home Wordsearch What’s On Just 4 Fun Pets Corner Useful Numbers Out and About Puzzle Solutions Business Directory

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seasonal recipes Makes 4 Ready 35 minin s

Large and juicy beefsteak tomatoes are the perfect shape and size for stuffing and make an economical midweek supper. Serve hot or cold with a crisp green salad drizzled with a tangy balsamic glaze. Serves 2-4 Ready 60 minin s

Herby Stuffed Baked Tomatoes YOU WILL NEED • 4 firm beefsteak tomatoes • 3 tbsp Virgin olive oil • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed • 75g fresh white breadcrumbs

• 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley • 1 tbsp fresh chopped mint • 2 tsp capers, drained and rinsed • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Chocolate Fondant Puds YOU WILL NEED • 100g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing • 100g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling • 2 large eggs

GET STARTED 1 Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, Gas 5. 2 Use a sharp knife to slice the tops off the tomatoes and slice a thin sliver from the base of each tomato to prevent them wobbling in the dish. 3 Use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds and flesh from each tomato. Finely chop and reserve the flesh but discard the seeds. Place the tomato shells in a shallow ovenproof dish. 4 Heat half the olive oil in a medium-sized frying pan. Add the chopped onion and fry over a medium-high heat for 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and fry for a further 4-5 minutes until tender and golden. Stir in the chopped tomato flesh, breadcrumbs, parsley, mint and capers and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 5 Spoon the breadcrumb mixture into the tomato shells, pressing it down gently then top with the lids. Drizzle over the rest of the olive oil and bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the tomatoes are just tender. Serve hot or cold. TOP TIP Replace the breadcrumbs with cous cous if liked. Place 115g cous cous in a heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Stir once then place a plate on top of the bowl and leave for 10 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed. Fluff up the grains with a fork then stir into the fried onion mixture as above. Add some toasted pine nuts, chopped dried apricots, fresh coriander or a little harissa paste for a more exotic flavour.

These divine puds have a wonderful molten chocolate centre which oozes out as you cut into them. Take care not to overcook them and serve immediately otherwise the liquid centres will start to set. Serve with a dollop of tangy crème fraiche or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate indulgence!

• 100g good quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 20g plain flour • Mint sprigs, to decorate • Few strawberries and chocolate shavings, to serve

GET STARTED 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C, 190°F fan, 400°F Gas 6. Lightly grease 4 x 175ml capacity individual pudding basins with the extra softened butter and sprinkle with the extra caster sugar. Place on a baking tray. 2 Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and leave until melted. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Leave to cool for about 5 minutes. 3 Place the sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and flour in a bowl and, using a hand-held electric whisk, beat together until smooth and creamy. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture and pour into the prepared pudding basins. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the puddings are risen, puffy and just set on the outside - they should have a slight wobble and still be runny inside. 5 Leave for a few seconds then turn the puddings out onto serving plates. Decorate with mint sprigs and serve with the strawberries and chocolate shavings. TOP TIP If you don’t have individual pudding basins then use small ovenproof ramekin dishes instead.

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venture theatre news Many of you will have enjoyed the comic antics of Paul Smith in our recent productions of The 39 Steps and A Month of Sundays. We decided to get Paul to tell us how he got into comedy acting and what he thinks is important for any comic actor. These are his words of wisdom...

Comedy Acting

One of the first ingredients has to be a good script. Second is delivery which is largely dependent on comic timing. For some, this can come naturally but those are few and far between. However all is not lost to the rest of us; timing can be studied and taught. For me, the study has been over 50 years of enjoying comedy on stage and screen. From junior school, learning was a trial and error affair for me finding out the hard way what worked and what didn’t. More by osmosis than design, I began to appreciate emphasis, facial expression and body language. As a teenager, I tried my hand at comedy and impressions at local gang shows and village halls. Then I ventured into my local working men’s clubs with mixed fortunes. I soon learned the difference between a benevolent and a hostile audience! Organised theatre started when I was 7 or 8 with our village ‘Black and White Minstrels’. Later, at grammar school, I joined the drama club and Skipton Little Theatre. Until 1972, I was a simple lad from the Yorkshire outback. Then I went to teacher training college in Walsall. This was a menagerie of voices, accents and cultures, so the next three years were nothing short of a perpetual comedy sketch!

Applying all this to a comedy play at the Venture Theatre I look to the basics: • Face the audience whenever possible; • Speak up; • Pauses are as important as words; • Let the audience finish laughing; • Movements should be bigger than reality; • Don’t mask each other; • Don’t bump into things. The late great Sir Alec Guinness said he got into a character once he’d got the walk right. For me it’s the voice/accent then the walk and finally the costume. In our recent production of The 39 Steps, all the characters I played needed something from the past: For example, how to wear a perfectly good jacket idiotically, or pull a grotesque expression. Finally, and most importantly, YOU must have fun doing it. If you don’t enjoy the experience then neither will your audience!

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what’s on for families 9th May

NCT Nearly New Sale Moira Village Hall Kids go free. Adults £1. Open 10am to 1pm.

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The NCT Nearly New Sale is a great way to stock up on nearly new clothes, toys and essentials such as cots, buggies and high chairs – all at great prices. A share of the proceeds also goes to the National Childbirth Trust to support other parents in the UK. Doors open 10.30am (10am to NCT members) till 1pm. Pop along and grab a bargain or register as a seller with Emma at abcnctnearlynew@googlemail.com.

Events in May 16th & 17th May

Moira Canal Festival Moira Furnace Kids under 5 free, Kids 5 to 16 £2.50, Adults £5. Open 10am to 5.30pm.

The Moira Canal Festival is a family event held every year at the historic Moira Furnace Museum. It aims to raise awareness of, and money for, the restoration, extension and maintenance of the Ashby Canal. There is something to entertain the whole family whether it’s Morris dancing, local musicians, kid’s entertainment from Mr Juggler and Emma’s Crafty Kids or historic vehicles. There will also be plenty of stalls selling local goods and crafts, food and ice creams and a bar. See www.moiracanalfestival.co.uk.

Journey back in time to medieval England. See King Edward II inspect his castle's defences against the revolting barons and talk to the ladies in waiting. Swords will be wielded and helmets battered in medieval combat. Mini knights can pick a sword and advance in the children's battle drill. See www.englishheritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on

23rd – 31st May

Half Term Adventures at Conkers Kids under 2 free, Kids over 2 £7.95, Adults £9.75, Family £32.95. Open 10am to 6pm.

24th & 25th May

Medieval Life & Laughter Ashby de la Zouch Castle Kids under 5 free, Kids 5 to 15 £2.90, Adults £4.80, Family £12.50. 11am to 5pm.

Conkers have a huge range of activities to keep the kids entertained during half term whatever the weather. There’s entertainment from Pirate Pat, Dippy the Clown and the Wizards Whirlwind Show in the covered amphitheatre, ranger activities including pond dipping and bushcraft and craft activities such as designing your own owl! See www.visitconkers.com

Stroke a spider, hug a bug, cradle a snake and tickle a tarantula at the brand new Wild and Deadly Show! For one week only the farm will be hosting some rather more exotic animals! The usual farm animals will still be around in the animal barn and paddock – pigs, sheep, cows, ponies, donkeys and goats. There’s outdoor adventure with go-karts, a sand pit and mini assault course and indoor fun with a gigantic 3,000sqm play barn. See www.adventure farm.co.uk/

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23rd – 31st May

Wild and Deadly Week National Forest Adventure Farm Kids under 2 free, Kids over 2 and Adults £10.75. Open 10am to 6pm.

Send us details of your family events or clubs. Email the details and a contact number to vanessa@ashbylife.co.uk. The deadline for submissions for the June 2015 issue is Friday 15th May. Information is published subject to space being available. Ashby Life cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, products or services appearing in the magazine.

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fitness tips Getting a sexy rear and fitting it into those skinny jeans can be one of the best feelings around!

with Simon Pellecchia of Fitness Republic

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Girls – How to get a Perfect Bum! Listen up - it’s not as hard as you think! Below I’ll describe 3 of the best exercises that will help shape and firm that rear end giving you the confidence to step out and show it off! THE SQUAT The squat is probably the best overall leg and bum exercise there is. You can perform this in either in a gym or at home. Correct technique is important to really get the most out of this exercise. Main points include making sure your knees follow your toes and that you lower into a sitting position, pushing your butt out as you go, just like you are sitting down. THE LUNGE This is an amazing exercise for the bum, and can be best performed walking. Take a really long stride dropping the back knee down on each step. Be sure not to go to fast and keep your back straight. You can add dumbells for extra weight too.

HIP THRUST Lying flat on the floor bring your knees up and place your feet flat. Keeping your shoulders on the floor and arms by your side slowly raise your pelvis so that it is in line with your knees. 3 sets of 10 would be a good start for each exercise. If you would like to see these moves in action and get some tips on how to correctly perform them please email simon@fitnessrepublic.co.uk or pop in and I can show you how to get the best out of these exercises. Remember you are very welcome to visit me and my team and all advice is completely free.

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puzzle page Small tunnel (6) Rubbed out (6) Stretchy (7) Young females (5) Type of music (5) External (7) Translated (11) Window covering (7) Nip (5) Smell (5) Passion (7) Female relation (6) Harsh (6)

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Combines (6) Highways (5) Result (7) Correct (5) Outlive (7) Bowls (6) Escorted (11) Becomes thinner (7) Blow up (7) Reverberates (6) Alter (6) Consent (5) Innocent (5)

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Solutions on page 124

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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition. That’s all there is to it. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up. It’s fun, it’s challenging, it’s additive! Solutions to all puzzles can be found on page 124.

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ashby health centre

MONTHLY UPDATE New Charity We’re in the process of setting up a new Friends of Ashby Health Centre Charity. The aim of this charity is to raise money to use for equipment and services which aren’t available on the NHS to benefit Ashby Health Centre patients. This charity will be registered with the charities commission and the money will be controlled by an independent body of trustees. If you’d like any more information on the charity or wish to donate please contact Sue Barker, the Practice Manager.

Get to know us a bit better on Saturday 23rd May We’re going to be having a stall at the Ashby Food & Drink Festival on the Bath Grounds on Saturday May 23rd. It’ll be a chance to see our plans for the new building; for us to answer questions about how the surgery works and take suggestions from patients; for patients to meet and find out more about our Patient Participation Group and last but not least; a chance for us to fundraise for our new charity. We look forward to seeing as many patients as possible on the day.

Doctor Leaving We’re really sorry to tell patients that Dr Thorne is leaving us at the end of April. We’ve tried to recruit a doctor to replace him but without success. Due to the pressures of working in general practice many doctors are choosing to retire early or leave the profession. There’s also a reduction in the number of doctors choosing to train as GPs. This means that there is a shortage of GPs and many practices are in a similar situation nationwide. Fortunately we have been able to find a locum, Dr Rawat, to work 3 days a week for us from May until August to help fill the gap. In the meantime we are still trying to recruit a doctor to replace Dr Thorne with a permanent GP and hope to have some news on this in the next few months.

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in your garden RHS Show Garden Medalist, Francesca Sinclair, looks at how to make the most of your garden and garden jobs for this time of year. Francesca offers a full garden design service - find out more at www.francescasinclair.co.uk

The National Memorial Arboretum NEAR ALREWAS is a 150 acre site comprising of 300 military and civilian memorial gardens, woodland, landscaped gardens and wild flower meadows. It is a beautiful, thought provoking, place run by the charity The National Memorial Arboretum. It relies on donations, volunteers, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and legacies which ensure that entrance is free. As a popular place to walk among the planting of the 50,000 mostly British native trees, the arboretum illustrates the four seasons of the year well. The River Tame and the River Trent run along part of its boundary, making an attractive river side walk and a diverse variety of wildlife. The gardens are impressively set out between wide paths in a dignified and orderly manner. This layout makes me think of regiments perfectly grouped as if for a parade. The care and respect for the purpose of this place is quietly done and acknowledged in many ways and on different levels. There are military and also non-military civilian gardens, with charities and local organisations represented here. Of the 300 gardens, every single one is uniquely designed and different in character, with many featuring sculptures and seating areas amongst the plants. One of the newest gardens, which is very striking and different, is the Naval Services Memorial. It is modern, bare of plants but colourful through the placement of five beautifully sculptured opaque sheets, like

sails in a staggered row which represent the five oceans, and there is the most understated, elegant sculpture of a man I have ever seen. It is a privilege to see such art. The largest and most dominant part of the Arboretum is the Armed Forces memorial: an iconic image made of Portland stone, it is set like a circular castle protecting the names of the fallen and guarded by huge evergreen columns standing protective and strong. The programme for the next 25 years includes a doubling of the site area to 300 acres with more new landscape and woodland gardens, lakes and water features. The space will be developed in a meaningful way with gardens and new memorials grouped logically so that they can be accessed by footpaths. The riverside between Burton upon Trent and Tamworth will be further developed. Wow, this is fantastic for our local area! The site is large and diverse, so a land train around the site offers a tour as an alternative to walking. Regular talks about various aspects of the arboretum are put on for the public. With many events scheduled, do make particular note of the Plant Hunters Fair on the 23rd May to make a purchase for your own garden. Also in the half term week of 25th to 29th May there is Wildlife Week - a selection of family activities; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never too early to get children interested in gardens and landscape! The restaurant cafe has high glass walls overlooking some of the arboretum and serves teas and coffees, as expected, and also some delicious homemade cakes. With that and gardens, it is sure to attract many regular visitors. Personally, I found the National Memorial Arboretum not a sad place but reflective and dignified, encouraging the remembrance and appreciation of others and of what we have. For more information visit www.thenma.org.uk or call 01283 245 100.

Francesca

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JOBS FOR MAY: 1 Hoe and hand weed borders and vegetable plots 2 Plant summer hanging baskets 3 Harden off summer bedding by opening cold frames in the day 4 Thin out directly sown annuals 5 Sow successional salad crops 6 Sow sweetcorn and french beans, cauliflowers, sprouting broccoli and leeks 7 Put straw under strawberries 8 Stake and keep staking those perennials which will fall over such as delphiniums 9 Cut lawns weekly and remember a high nitrogen feed 10 Weather can still be unpredictable so watch out for frosts on annuals.

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EXAMS FOR AROUND 3 million students across the country it’s the lead up to exam time. Revision is taking over their lives as they try to recall what they’ve been taught and make it stick! On top of all this is the ever increasing pressure to achieve high grades; essentially to be better than everyone else. In a recent ChildLine survey, a whopping 96% of those questioned felt anxious about exams and revision, with 59% feeling parental pressure to do well. Whether you are the one taking the exams, parents of a child doing them or just an onlooker recalling you’re own time in education, we can all sympathise! Wouldn’t it be nice for someone to appreciate you for who you are, with no expectations about what grades you get or what career you will end up in, or are in? Well, God does. He

Editorial by Ashby Christadelphian Church, Union Passage, Ashby

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isn’t influenced by your academic ability. He loves you for exactly who you are. He places no expectations on you. While it might feel like everyone around the examinee is desperate for them to reach their highest academic potential, God simply wants you to fulfil your potential in Him – the potential to be His child and achieve success through following Him. So if you’re soon to be sitting exams, or worrying about your child and how well they will do, try not to stress too much, because we are all grade A students in God’s eyes, with the genuine potential to live forever. If you want to find out more about God’s love for you and how to fulfil your potential, come along to Ashby Christadelphian Church any Sunday at 10am for Bible Hour. Why not also bring your children along to our Sunday School at the same time – we promise, there are no exams here! Useful passages to look up: 1 John ch3 verse 1.

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a walk in the forest

Melbourne Pool This month we take a trip out to Melbourne Pool – a very picturesque spot with ducks, geese, coots and moorhens. The Yew hedge in the gardens of Melbourne Hall is visible off to the left as you set out - a real work of art! If you’d like to visit the gardens they are open April to September on Wednesdays, weekends and bank holidays from 1.30pm to 5.30pm. The main part of the walk passes over farmland with strips of woodland that are a carpet of bluebells in late spring. The paths were very well marked but dogs do need to be on lead in a couple of places and there is one stile just over half way round which has cattle fencing either side so large dogs will need to go over. This is a lovely morning or afternoon walk which took us around an hour and a half.

Leave Ashby via Wood Street and Nottingham Road. At the roundabout by Tesco, take the 2nd exit onto the B587 towards Lount. Continue through Lount then turn left, towards Melbourne. After a couple of miles you will come into Melbourne village centre - turn right, signed Parish Church and Wilson. Opposite the turning for Castle Street turn right and there is a parking area opposite the church. The walk starts along the tarmac driveway which leads through the stone gateway to reach Melbourne Pool. Continue along the driveway with the water on your right, and keep an eye out for the Yew hedge visible behind the wall on your left hand side. Continue straight on the as the driveway becomes rougher and passes by a footpath that leads off at the end of the pool. A short way after this you come to another public footpath, marked by a wooden post, also leading off to the right (1). Follow this path through the gate to enter a grassy field with an obvious path across it. At the far side, cross a stile into the next field, following the path on and over a third stile. The path now follows the edge of the wood for a while before continuing around the field edge and then dropping down to a stile on your left (2). You can now see a farm on your right. The path is well marked with yellow arrows as it goes alongside the fence before passing through a gateway to join a tree lined stretch of the grass driveway leading from the farm (3). Just before the end of this stretch of drive turn left at the yellow footpath post (4) to go down over a field and reach the strip of woodland in the valley. The path now crosses a stile and then a narrow wooden plank bridge over a pretty stream (5) before climbing out of the woods, where you go over a stile and then steeply up the side of a field. At the top is another narrow strip of woodland, the path through is quite steep with steps carved up to a stile leading into a large open field near the hilltop. Whilst crossing this look out for views of Breedon church in the distance. At the far side of this field the path meets with a bridleway (you’ll see yellow posts to your left and right) – you need to turn left along the field edge to follow the bridleway with the golf course visible in places on your right. Keep going, past a gateway, and keep to the bottom of the next field with the hedge and ditch on your right. After a while you’ll meet the drive up to Park Farm on your left (marked as No Public Right of Way). Keep ahead on the bridleway, (which is now wider with a hard surface) and you will soon see a green metal public footpath sign leading off to the right – opposite this is a less obvious wooden footpath sign pointing to your left and this is the path you need to follow. The path goes up the field towards the buildings of Park Farm. At the top of the hill cross the driveway and go over the stile opposite (the one with cattle fencing around it). In this field the path drops downhill, going diagonally to the right to reach a gateway with a cattle grid across it. Carefully cross the cattle grid and, ignoring a path off to your right, stay on the main track which will shortly lead you back to Melbourne Pool (6).

All walks are checked shortly before publication but please be aware that paths may change over time and with the seasons.

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this month Many of us will rejoice at the thought of two bank holidays during May.

Bank Holidays UK BANK HOLIDAYS have officially been in existence since the 1871 Bank Holidays Act when four specific days were created as holidays. The name stemmed from the fact that banks were shut so no trading could take place. The initial holidays were all associated with religious festivals or important agricultural holidays. Many rural communities would already have ‘Saint’s Days’ on Mondays – recognising certain dates as bank holidays probably helped to end this tradition though even now there can be regional variations in when holidays are taken. There have been extra bank holidays added over the years - New Year’s Day in 1974 and the first Monday in May in 1978. An extra bank holiday was created as a one off event in 2011 for the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29th April, and in 2012 for the Queens Diamond Jubilee on 5th June.

Bank holidays can be declared by statute or Royal proclamation, the latter is also commonly used to move those holidays that would otherwise fall on a weekend to a week day. There is no automatic right to time off on these days but many employers do pay staff to take the day off or if they work they pay them additional wages. There are frequent campaigns for further bank holidays to be added - these are commonly in relation to the main Saints days of St David’s, St Patrick’s, St Andrew’s and St George’s. As recently as 2011 MP’s tabled a bill to scrap the May Day bank holiday and replace it with a new National Day. Bank Holidays have always been associated with times when the whole family can get together for rest and relaxation with trips to the seaside particularly popular on August bank holiday. They are still frequently chosen as dates for special events and many will choose to book holiday for the full week that includes a bank holiday. We now have 8 regular holidays in England but Good Friday and Christmas Day aren’t in fact bank holidays – they are common law holidays as the celebration of them dates back so far in time: New Year’s Day; Good Friday; Easter Monday; Early May Bank Holiday; Spring Bank Holiday; August Bank Holiday; Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

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money matters

The Budget overview and forthcoming May Elections

with Lisa Emery of Baldwins

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WITH George Osborne delivering his sixth Budget as chancellor, and the last of the current Parliament, lets look at the following areas: PERSONAL TAXATION • The tax-free personal allowance will rise from £10,600 in 2015-6 to £10,800 in 2016-7 and £11,000 in 2017-8. • The threshold at which people start paying 40p income tax will rise by above inflation from £42,385 in 2014-5 to £43,300 in 2017-8. • Annual paper tax returns will be abolished and replaced by digital accounts by 2020. • The transferable tax allowance for married couples will rise to £1,100. • Class two national insurance contributions for selfemployed to be abolished in the next Parliament. • There will be a review of inheritance tax avoidance through ‘deeds of variation’. SAVINGS • New personal savings allowance - first £1,000 interest on savings income to be tax-free for basic rate taxpayers and £500 allowance for 40p tax ratepayers. • The annual savings limit for ISAs is increased to £15,240. • A ‘Fully Flexible’ ISA will allow savers to withdraw money and put it back later in the year without losing any of their tax-free allowance. • A new ‘Help to Buy’ ISA for first-time buyers will allow government to top up by £50 every £200 saved for a deposit.

BUSINESS • Tax on ‘diverted profits’ to come into effect next month, aimed at multinational firms moving profits ‘artificially offshore’ • There will be a review of business rates. • Automatic gift aid limit for charities to be extended to £8,000. • Farmers will be allowed to average incomes for tax purposes over five years. In response chartered accountants organisation ICAEW has cut its growth expectations for the UK economy and its forecast for business investment, with the upcoming general election leaving companies uncertain about whose business policies they’ll have to abide by come May. All the changes above, as well as the changes which will happen after 7th May elections are not easy to understand. It is our job at Baldwins to make your life easier and save you money. For more detailed advice on how Baldwins can help you please contact Lisa Emery on 01530 416688 or email lisa.emery@ baldwinandco.co.uk. Alternatively why not visit us online at www.baldwinsaccountants. co.uk.

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ou can always expect a warm welcome at Ashby Library. Join for free to use the computers and borrow books, DVDs and talking books. We also do 1-2-1 iPad and computer taster sessions. Come and chat to us we will be happy to help or book your slot on 0116 305 5917.

JUST FOR MAY • Poliing Station The Library will be the local polling station on 7th May. • Ashby Camera Club Exhibition Photography by the local club will be displayed in the library throughout May. • FREE Taster of Tiny Talk Toddlers Thursday 21st May 1.15pm to 2.15pm. Booking essential, call Bernie Doolie on 07786 360 873 or email bernadetted@tinytalk.co.uk. • Creative Writing workshop with Alison Moore Saturday 23rd May 10.30am to 12.30pm, £15 per ticket. Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Alison Moore will run a workshop for writers focusing on character and conflict. • Self Publishing Workshop Thursday 28th May 2pm to 4pm, £4 per ticket. Come along with your novel or short story and learn how to publish it on the internet with self-published authors Victoria Barton and Tony Talbot. FOR FAMILIES • ‘Wriggly Readers’ and ‘Story and Rhymetime’ for children aged 0 to 5 years and their parents and carers. Join us for stories and songs every Friday morning 10.30am to 11am. • After Wriggly Readers, fortnightly 11am to noon, come along to ‘Bumps & Babies’, a meeting place for new and expectant mums: free advice and information sessions run by the National Childbirth Trust. • ‘Tiny Talk’ baby signing classes take place every Thursday 9.30am to 10.30am and another session 11am to noon.

• Enjoy Baby Massage every Friday 12.30pm to 1.30pm and 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Booking essential. Contact Keeley Hall on 07958 147 076 or email butterflyivy@outlook.com.

HOBBIES • ‘The friendly ‘Knit and Stitch’ group meets every Monday 2pm to 4pm. Bring your project and come for a chat. • Italian Language course begins every Wednesday evening 7pm to 9pm, book through Leicestershire Adult Learning Service on 0800 988 0308. MUSIC • The unusual and popular Ukulele playing group meets every Wednesday 9.30am to 11.30am. £5 per session. Contact Joanna Stevenson on 07415 798 134. HEALTH & FITNESS • Come and practice Hatha Yoga every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. Call British Wheel of Yoga qualified instructor Lorna Kirk for details on 01530 416 135.

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Shoulder Pain by Sarah Kavanagh, Ashby Osteopathic Clinic www.ashbyosteopath.com

SHOULDER PAIN is a problem I see everyday in practice life. It is debilitating as it is often accompanied by restricted movement and, for most people, it is very difficult to shrug off. The shoulder complex is actually made up of 4 joints, not just 1. Therefore shoulder pain can be very complex: 1. Acromioclavicular Joint - This is the joint at the tip of the shoulder where the collar bone and the shoulder blade meet. 2. Sternoclavicular Joint - This is the joint between the chest bone and the collar bone 3. Glenohumeral Joint - Most of the movement comes from this large ball and socket joint at the top of the arm bone 4. Scapulothoracic Joint – This is between the shoulder blade and the rib cage. These joints together allow the shoulder to achieve huge ranges and types of movement. However this comes at a cost. To help keep the shoulder supple the normally strong ligaments have been replaced by muscles that are designed not for movement, but for active support. You may have heard of these, they are the rotator cuff muscles. This makes the shoulder complex more vulnerable. Shoulder pain is common and can be caused by a number of conditions including: • Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis - the painful and gradual stiffening of the shoulder capsule (the tissue that surrounds your shoulder joint). The shoulder can often become so stiff and painful that it limits your ability to use your arm in everyday activities. • Rotator cuff problems - pain in the shoulder or upper arm, particularly when lifting the arm, lying on it or using the sore muscles. It is often the result of repetitive overuse of the arm and shoulder during a sport or activity or the result of a shoulder injury. Age can also play a part. • Acromioclavicular joint pain – pain at the tip of the shoulder • Referred shoulder pain – pain is experienced in the shoulder but the injury is elsewhere, usually the neck or upper back. • Osteoarthritis - progressive wearing away of the cartilage of the gleno humeral joint leading to the two bones of the joint rubbing together causing pain. Patients who have had previous trauma or shoulder surgery are most likely to develop osteoarthritis in later life. Symptoms include swelling, stiffness, aching and sharp, stabbing pains. • Shoulder instability - dislocation or excessive movement of the shoulder joint.

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How can an Osteopath help? • Shoulder problems are often complex and can take a long time to resolve. An osteopath will work with you to try and understand the cause of your shoulder problem. • Depending on your age, fitness and the diagnosis we may use a variety of massage, rhythmical articulation and stretching techniques to try and improve the movement in your shoulder and reduce tension in any tight muscles. • Treatment is different in every individual and we may massage and loosen the joints of the neck and upper and mid back and shoulder blade area and sometimes the low back and hips if we feel they are contributing to your shoulder pain. • We may offer specific strengthening or loosening exercises to the shoulder and offer advice on posture and look at how you use your shoulder and any lifestyle habits that may be contributing to your shoulder problem. • X-rays, scans or other tests may be required to make a diagnosis and we may refer you to your GP for any further treatment. For more details on the clinic, to discuss a case, or to book an appointment please call Sarah Kavanagh or Tristan Hill on 01530 440 442 or email contact@ashbyosteopath.com Please feel free to visit www.ashbyosteopath.com

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ashby town council

Coming up

this year… WE’D like to update you on action we are taking, as well as asking for your help, on some particular issues within the town at present: ASHBY HOSPITAL Since the announcement of NHS plans to close Ashby Hospital last year the town council have been in talks with the NHS both to try to retain the site for delivery of health related services and also to agree how health services will be delivered for residents ongoing. The public meeting in February, which we helped to organise, was well attended with over 200 people present. The town council will continue to push for the best possible delivery of healthcare for the town. CO OP CAR PARK The time allowed for free parking for customers within Co Op’s car park has been restricted to 1 hour (from the previous allowance of 2 hours). Concern has been raised over impact on those wishing to use shops or services within the town centre and the town council are writing to the management of Co Op to discuss this change.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS Applications have been submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council for housing developments at Willesley Lane, Ashby and also at Blackfordby. The Willesley Lane application is for 41 houses. The application at Blackfordby is for 81 houses. Both applications are being opposed by the town council due to infrastructure issues and lack of sustainability and the Willesley Lane development as it is on a greenfield site. With the Blackfordby application there are also concerns that the area of proposed development could cause the edge of Blackfordby to merge into Woodville. Work has been undertaken to tidy up the green area near the corner of Market Street and Lower Church Street. This has now been completed with trellising being put in and the beds replanted. The Neighbourhood Plan focus groups have now concluded their work; we’d like to thank those who took part. Initial policies are emerging and the next round of public consultation should take place in the summer months. Coming up on 7th May we have elections - following this, the new Town Mayor will be elected at the meeting of the town council on 18th May. We will update you on this in our next newsletter.

ASHBY ALLOTMENTS ARSON ATTACKS There has been another arson attack on sheds at the allotment site off Wilfred Gardens. If anyone has information that they think may be helpful we would urge them to get in touch, either with the police directly, or with the Town Clerk (contact details below). These attacks are of concern to the town council and we will continue to work with the police and Ashby Allotment Association on this matter.

Finally a quick reminder of events coming up in the town: Ashby Arts Festival runs from 23rd to 31st May alongside which is the Food Gusto Food and Drink Festival on the Bath Grounds on Saturday 23rd May. On 6th June Ashby Fake Festival returns and on 27th July we have Jim’s Tractor Run and Family Fun Day, both of these events are also on the Bath Grounds.

DATES FOR TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS are published on the Community Board pages of Ashby Life each month. The public are welcome to attend and there is always a slot for public questions. Find out more about your Town Council by visiting the offices at South Street, Ashby de la Zouch, calling 01530 416961 or via the website at: www.ashbytowncouncil.org.uk

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community board Ashby Open Gardens 2014

Age UK Furniture Warehouse

Supporting Cancer Research This year’s Open Gardens takes place on June 7th and 8th. If you have an interesting garden, size not critical, and would like to show it off to others, please contact Jan on 01530 413 225 for further information.

The new and permanent Age UK furniture warehouse is located at Unit 1, Gladstone Street, Leicester. It is open to the public on Saturdays from 9am to 4pm. Age UK Leicestershire & Rutland is a local charity with a national name – all money raised through the charity’s shops and the warehouse go back into supporting local older people. They do collect saleable items of furniture for free, call 01162 992 233 for the nearest furniture shop to arrange collection.

Coleorton and New Lount Volunteer Group Dates for May are: Coleorton Wood 2nd, 26th and 30th. New Lount: 12th and 16th. Work sessions start at 10am and usually last 4 hours. Volunteers are welcome to go along for all or part of the sessions. For more information call 01530 223 456 or email coleorton11@gmail.com.

Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre Relaxing meditation and practical advice at Legion House, South Street, Ashby, LE65 1BQ. Classes from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. May dates are Thursday 7th, 14th and 21st. There is no need to book - just turn up. Seating is on chairs. Classes cost £6, for details or further information contact 01283 732 338 or email meditate@tarakmc.org. Website www.tarakmc.org.

Ashby de la Zouch Town Council Calendar of Meetings The Annual Town Council meeting is on 18th May from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Planning and Transportation Committee meet on 1st June 6.30pm to 7.30pm and the Licensing Committee on 1st June from 7.30pm to 8pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend and there is a slot for public questions. Meetings take place at Legion House, South Street, Ashby.

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book reviews

They say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such thing as a free lunch, but there is if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing to do a little digging for it, and sometimes that means literally. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever fancied foraging, growing your own grub or even becoming totally self-sufficient then this could be the book selection for you. If not, then you could just toss the page into a nice salad, and eat that instead!

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Hello everyone... IF you are selling your car via a classified advertisement or auction site, be aware of the following fraud scam: Fraudsters may contact you through your advert, normally by text message and provide you with a link to a fraudulent website. • The website may look professional and similar to the ‘original’ website that you advertised on. • It will explain that there is a ‘potential purchaser’ for your car. • It will ask you to pay a small ‘arrangement’ fee to ensure the purchase takes place by using an emoney method; which could be via UKASH or PAYSAFE vouchers, for example. • It will instruct you to purchase the vouchers and may even provide you with a link to a list of the shops in your area that sell them. • You are then asked to input the unique codes from the e-money product that you have just purchased.

• Once inputted your money is gone. • However urgently you wish to sell your car, do not be misled because of a need to sell it! • Do not pay an advanced fee for the sale of your vehicle. • Meet face-to-face for an agreed sale and only accept cash.

PC MARK ARJOO telephone: 101 voicemail ID: 1667 email: mark.arjoo@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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storytime HARRY sighed, pulling down his cap. For the third time today someone had left his pasture gate open and a couple of ewes were already eyeing up the exit. He dreaded this time of year. The first warm weekend and all the fair-weather walkers came out in their posh boots, without a thought that this was working land. As he was about to shut the gate he spotted a lady stood on the other side, frantically searching through her bag. “Are you the farmer?”. Her face was flushed with annoyance. “I’m in a dreadful hurry and I need assistance”. “How can I help?” Harry said calmly. “I’ve misplaced my mobile. It’s rather expensive”. “When did you last have it?” Harry asked patiently.

By Jackie Brewster

“I was photographing this sheep”. She pointed at a ewe who was sitting down chewing thoughtfully. “Old Gertie here”, Harry smirked, “yep, she’s a pretty girl”. “I don’t suppose someone like you owns a mobile?” she said dismissively. “If I could only call mine I might find it”. Harry did have a mobile phone, old and battered, but it did the job. He smiled courteously and handed over. She took the phone with an expression of distaste. Gingerly she tapped in the number. Sure enough, a ringing phone could be heard, muffled, as though wrapped in a thick duvet. The woman searched with her ear to the ground. “I can hear it but I can’t see it”. “It’s as I feared”, Harry said. “What is?” She looked up. “Gertie here, she’s partial to technology”. “I beg your pardon?” “This season she’s swallowed three mobile phones, an MP3 player and a DVD remote control”. “Aren’t sheep vegetarians?” she asked suspiciously. “Try telling her that”. Harry scratched behind Gertie’s ear. “Mind you, they always come out good as new”, he smiled, “my phone’s working alright isn’t it?” The woman turned pale and quickly handed the phone back to Harry. “You just have to wait for nature to take its course”, Harry warmed

to his subject, “sheep don’t have fast metabolisms, but they’re regular”. “I have to wait for her to digest it?”. She pulled a face, “how long will that take?” Harry looked at his watch, “I’d say it will put in an appearance at precisely midday tomorrow”. She gulped. “Then there’s the unpleasant job of sorting through the business”, Harry added cheerfully. “it’s not for the squeamish”. The woman buried her face in her well-manicured hands and sobbed. Harry took pity. “I suppose I could always do that bit”. She looked up with relief, but Harry raised his hand before she could speak, “on one condition”. “Anything, just name it”, she pleaded. “You’re to promise never to leave a farm gate open again”. Harry pointed to the offending gate. “I promise”, she said guiltily, “I’m sorry about that”. “We’ll call it a deal”, Harry said, holding out his hand to shake on it. She glanced at his grubby nails, and backed away. “Here’s my work number”, she said, cautiously passing him a business card with her fingertips, “call me when it’s over”. Then she hurried through the gate, making a big show of closing it behind her. Harry watched her go while stroking Gertie. Finally he leaned over and whispered, “Up you get old girl”. Slowly the sheep clambered to her feet. Harry picked up the warm phone from the flattened grass beneath her. It was a fine phone, very expensive. Yet, even without a handshake Harry considered himself an honourable man. He contemplated the number on the business card. He would phone it tomorrow, just after midday.

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ashby museum news

new series of lectures ‘The Archaeology of Tudor and Stuart Leicestershire and Rutland’ marks the start of our summer season of talks.

town. This is one of several U3A groups we are entertaining this summer, after two very successful ones over the winter.

The 6 lectures, on the present state of knowledge of the archaeology of post-medieval Leicestershire, are once more presented by Peter Liddle, former County Archaeologist for Leicestershire and will run on Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm at the museum. Details are as follows:-

Also in May we welcome 270 pupils from a school in Littleover, Derby. These visits will take place over three days and our Education Officer, Jeff Humphries, is already planning the event. Such visits, in addition to our successful monthly Kids' Club, fulfil a key aim of the museum trustees - to explain Ashby's rich heritage to the younger generation.

May 12th

Reformation and Dissolution

May 19th

Civil War and Dissent

May 26th

Half Term – no lecture

June 2nd

Big Houses and Gardens

June 9th

Villages and Fields

June 16th Leicester and the Market Towns June 23rd Industry, Trade and Communications Price: £30 for the series or, if you prefer, £6 per lecture (payable on the door). Booking via museum or email: peter.liddle51@gmail.com Ashby Museum staff are looking forward to the next few months as they are playing host to several groups, young and older. On 11th May, the U3A group from Dorridge (the other side of the M42 from Solihull) arrive. After light refreshments, they will view the museum’s galleries, have a talk on an aspect of Ashby's history and partake of a buffet lunch. In the afternoon they will have a guided walk around the

The temporary exhibition in the Loudoun Gallery during May and June concentrates on the story of Ashby's railways. Recently we were donated the original Ashby Station clock and another one of the maroon platform signs. They will be on display with a large collection of photographs and relevant ephemera. We look forward to welcoming you! The current Loudoun Gallery exhibition on Ashby Cottage Hospital runs until the end of May when it will be replaced by an exhibition of images of Ashby's Lost Railways, beginning on May 1st. The next Kids’ Club is on the Saturday 2nd May and is called 'Hands On History'. The children can handle and look at objects from our past and take part in investigations to discover their use. There will be opportunities for children to create their own artwork based around the artefacts and the people who used them. The Kids’ Club is open to all children of primary school age. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The club runs from 11am to 4pm.

FRIENDS OF ASHBY MUSEUM The Friends enjoyed afternoon tea and a talk about Coleorton Pottery in April. Delivered by Trevor Stewart, this was an interesting talk about a pottery which disappeared in the 1930s. The Friends of Ashby Museum exists to support the work of the museum by fundraising but also by arranging social events. Membership only costs £5 per year, which includes free entry to the museum during the year.

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it’s local Ashby Arts Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. We’ve seen some wonderful sights over the years: colourful flags on Market Street, dragons and mythical creatures, union jacks and Olympians, dancers and drummers and there are plenty more interesting treats planned for the 2015 festival.

feasts and festivals THE 10th Ashby Arts Festival runs from Saturday 16th May to Saturday 30th May and tickets for most events are available at Ashby Tourist Information in North Street. With cash prizes up for grabs in the Ashby Arts Festival Open Art and Open Photography Exhibitions there are sure to be some excellent pieces of artwork on show. The Festival Galleries will be situated at Ivanhoe College and are open over the bank holiday weekend of 23rd to 25th May from 10am. They will feature displays of over 300 pieces by both professional and amateur artists and photographers for you to view or purchase. There is also a Children’s Creativity competition, with rhyming and colouring for school years 1 to 6 and short stories for years 7 to 9. Entry is open for the children’s competition up to 16th May, application forms are available via Arts Festival website (shown below) or at Ashby Tourist Information.

also have fun following the Ashby Retailers Window Trail – enjoy the decorated shop windows, complete the quiz, and maybe win a prize! Leaflets for the Window Trail can be picked up from Fair2all at 17 Bath Street.

EXHIBITIONS

FOOD

The outdoor gallery has a theme of ‘Ashby Past and Present’ this year and there are sure to be some really interesting works of art displayed on the giant outdoor boards around the town. Keep your eyes open to see how many you can spot – an Art around Town leaflet is available if you’d like to follow the trail and make sure you don’t miss any. You can

To celebrate the opening of the Festival Galleries on Saturday 23rd May there will be a variety of entertainment and events in and around town. Way of the Wyrd Morris Dancers are performing at locations in the town centre, Ashby African Drummers are playing (and inviting people to come and have a go) at 11.30am in Ivanhoe College and Mikes Open Mic will be in Rushton’s Yard from 11am to 3pm – a great chance to relax and enjoy some live music, or to have a go yourself.

MUSIC

Also on Saturday 23rd May Food Gusto will host the Ashby Food and Drink Festival on the Bath Grounds. This will be open from 10am to 4.30pm and features local and regional food and drink from over 60 producers. Drinks range from barista coffee to real ale, farm cider and local wines. Hot food is available all day – choose from a hog roast, wood fired pizza, paella, organic burgers and more. Follow up with crepes, waffles or local dairy ice cream! Tasters will be available so why not pop along to see what tickles your taste buds? As well as the wonderful produce you can enjoy live music all day plus entertainment and children’s attractions, including a bouncy castle.

COMPETITIONS

Find out more about Ashby Arts Festival on pages 72 and 73 or the Ashby Food and Drink Festival on page 99. Further details are also available online at www.ashbyartsfestival.co.uk and www.foodgusto.com.

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in your home Furnishings and accessories from the Far East seemed wonderfully exotic when they first arrived here centuries ago. Now silk and lacquer, blue-and-white china and bamboo have become a highlight of our interiors, says Katherine Sorrell.

Inspired by the Orient on, not only did Chinese factories begin to fuse European and native styles to suit their buyers’ tastes, but also English designers and craftspeople began to imitate Oriental designs. Thomas Chippendale was one well-known example, employing latticework and lacquer in his influential furniture pattern books.

EXCITING, mysterious, irresistible… rumours of the treasures of the East encouraged 16th century Western explorers to push back the boundaries of the known world, but it was not until the late 17th century that the English East India Company secured its trading post in Taiwan and began to trade regularly with China. Tea was the first import of significance, and raw silk, too; while buying and displaying costly furnishings from afar – especially lacquer and porcelain, neither of which English manufacturers knew how to produce at the time – became a way for the higher echelons of society to show off their wealth and importance. The ‘Chinese room’ was a feature of many a stately home, from Chatsworth to the Prince Regent’s Royal Pavilion in Brighton, the latter an extraordinary Oriental-style palace, crammed with objects and furniture from China. As time went

And then came another enormous shift in style when, in 1854, Japan resumed trade with the West after a break of more than two centuries. Europe was flooded with imports: everything from bronzes and silks to kimonos, lacquers, fans and woodblock prints (the latter a huge influence on Impressionist painting and the Art Nouveau movement). Christopher Dresser was the first European designer to visit Japan after 1854, and both his book on the country’s art, design and architecture and his own designs for textiles, wall coverings, ceramics, glassware and metalware helped perpetuate the fashion for Japonisme at the end of the 19th century. The fashion for Eastern objects and designs had taken firm hold, and eventually percolated down from the piles of the aristocracy to reach ordinary people’s homes. Take the almost ubiquitous Willow Pattern, for example (see box), which has been found in households up and down the country since the early

19th century. And who these days does not own a piece of blue and white porcelain, a ginger jar, a Chinese rug, a ‘coolie’ style lampshade or a rattan side table, for example? Oriental-inspired fabrics, wallpapers, furniture and accessories can be used to make a statement in any room, or can blend gently into an eclectic interior, while the colours – rich, warm red, gorgeous blues, yellows and greens, touches of black and highlight of gold – are highly appealing and can be employed as subtle touches or all-over schemes. Whether it be a precious, handmade antique, an item specially mass-produced for the European market or a Western item that has been influenced by Oriental designs, we love to incorporate beautiful pieces that demonstrate the craftsmanship, the materials and the styles that have become symbolic of Eastern cultures… just like the aristocrats of the 17th and 18th centuries. Fashions may come and go, but Oriental style has become a timeless staple.

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what’s on... May into June 1st May

Packington Primary School May Fayre - A traditional May Fayre with lots of game stalls, a cake stall, BBQ and bouncy castle. From 3.15pm to 5.30pm, free entry.

29th April to 2nd May ’A Month of Sundays’ - A comedy by Bob Larbey. Venture Theatre. Tickets £8 for Wednesday and Thursday, £9 for Friday and Saturday from Ashby TIC.

2nd May

Curly Magpie - Vintage and Handmade Fair, over 40 stalls including handmade crafts and gifts, local produce, vintage fashion, shabby chic furniture and lots more. Hood Park Leisure Centre, North Street, Ashby. Entrance £1, children under 16 free. For more information visit www.curlymagpie.co.uk. Christian Aid Coffee Morning and Cake Stall at the Congregational Church, Ashby from 10am to noon.

2nd May to 4th May Donington Historic Festival – Featuring world-class grids from the 1990s back to the 1920s in a packed programme of races. Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RP. For more information visit www.doningtonhistoric.com. 24 hour ticket hotline 0844 873 7355.

5th May Blackfordby WI – Resolution meeting with a Beetle Drive. At Blackfordby Village Hall, 7pm, visitors welcome. For more information contact Gill Massey 01238 212 380. Ashby Royal British Legion – Meets on the first Tuesday of the month (except January, August and November), at Ivanhoe Social Club, 1, Wilfred Place, Ashby LE65 2GW at 7pm. Visitors welcome, for more information call 01530 417 747 or email ashby.royalbritishlegion@gmail .com.

7th May Ashby Castle WI – Pamela Lenthall talks about crystal therapy. Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street at 2pm. There is a small fee for visitors, refreshments are available. For more information, call Lesley on 01530 455 957.

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Fashion Show & Handbag/Scarf Exchange - In aid of Marie Curie. New high street fashions with big discounts. Take a good, second-hand handbag or scarf to donate, and grab some bargains. At Willesley Park Golf Club, 7pm. Tickets available from Ashby TIC £5, plus 50p booking fee.

8th May ‘The Unlikely Dads’ – A comedy involving two friends who become fathers late in life under extraordinary circumstances. At The Palace, Ibstock. See www.badappletheatre.com or for more details call 01530 262 400. ‘Ginger Wildheart Songs and Words’ - 20 years of being a professional rock singer put into spoken word and live performance. Century Theatre at Snibston, starts 8pm. Admission £20. Book online at www.century theatre.co.uk or call 01530 278 444. Christian Aid Spring Concert – With pupils from Hill Top School and the group ‘Calling Time’. At Holy Trinity Church, Ashby, 7pm. Tickets, including refreshments, £5 (primary school children free) call 01530 467 183 or 01530 414 539.

9th May Plant Hunters Fair – At Donington Le Heath Manor House, Manor Road, Donington Le Heath, LE67 2FW from 10am to 4pm. Entry to gardens, house and plant fair £1. Call 01530 831 259 for more information. ‘Songs from Stage and Screen’ – Concert by Concordia Choir. Holy Trinity Church, Ashby. Ticket price £8. For more information or to book, call 07583 484 773 or Ashby TIC on 01530 411 767. VE Night Celebration Evening - An evening of music and readings recalling the celebrations at the end of WW2. Tickets £5, to include supper and a sing-a-long, bar available, 40s style dress optional. Netherseal Village Hall, DE12 8BZ, at 7.30pm. Canine Partners Big Midlands Bluebell Walk - A chance for you to enjoy the bluebells at Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods with 3 routes available, ranging between 3 miles and 4.5 miles. One of the walks is accessible for push chairs and wheelchairs. Dogs are welcome on

leads. Meet at Hallgates car park, LE7 7HQ for 10am. Adults £4, children £2, family of four £10. For more information see www.canine partners.org.uk.

11th May ‘Joseph Wilkes and Industrial Measham’ - Keith Elliott talks on 18th century entrepreneur, Joseph Wilkes. Methodist Church, Burton Road, Ashby commencing at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome. For further details call 01530 415 654.

12th May Ashby Writers’ Club – With crime writer Stephen Booth speaking. 7.30pm till 9.30pm at Congregational Church, Kilwardby St, Ashby, LE65 2FQ. Visitors are welcome at a fee of £4 per speaker meeting, £3 per comp/manuscript meeting (includes coffee or tea). Ashby Civic Society - A short AGM followed by cheese and wine. Speaker Ernie Miller returns to talk on the history and restoration of Gracedieu Priory before next months’ visit. Meet at 7.30pm, Legion House, 27a South Street, Ashby LE65 1BQ. Visitors welcome, £3. For more information call Suzanne on 01530 415 654 or see ashbydelazouchcivicsociety.webs. com.

13th May Ashby Wine Circle – Presentation by Ian Hingley. Meeting 7.30pm at Browns Court, Atkinson Road, Westfields, Ashby, LE65 2LZ. Gary Delaney - Popular stand-up comic at Century Theatre at Snibston. Starts at 8pm, tickets £13 advance, £14 on the door. Book online at www.centurytheatre.co.uk or call 01530 278 444.

14th May Christian Aid Lunch from 12noon to 2pm. Suggested donation £6, to include soup, ham and cheese ‘ploughman’s’, ‘posh’ puddings, tea or coffee. Methodist Church, Ashby. Zouch Art Group Exhibition from 14th May for one month at Moonstone, Bakery Court, Ashby. Original paintings using various media will be on show.

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what’s on... May into June continued 15th May ‘The Theory of Everything’ (12A) Starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking. Century Theatre at Snibston, starts 7.30pm. Admission £3.50, pay on the door. Call 01530 278 444.

16th May Ashby Farmers Market – 9am to 2pm at Manor House South Street. Bringing you the finest foods from the region and specialist stalls. Free parking. Moira Bowls Club Open Day – A chance to learn how to play bowls and make new friends. Moira Bowls Club, Bath Lane, Moira. From 2.30pm onwards, call 01283 219 578.

16th and 17th May Moira Canal Festival - The 15th annual Moira Canal Festival with the Vikings of Middle England as well as other attractions. Open from 10am to 5.30pm. Admission costs adults £5, children (5-16 years) £2.50, under 5's free. Free parking. Find out more at www.moiracanalfestival. co.uk.

16th to 30th May Ashby Arts Festival – See pages 72 and 73 for more details of this year’s Arts Festival.

20th May Ashby Spa WI – Resolution meeting. Manor House School, South Street at 7.30pm. Please note that you do not have to be a WI member to attend, you are welcome to join them as a visitor for three sessions per year at a cost of £3 a session.

21st May LRWT North West Group – Martin Vaughan leads the group around Oakthorpe and Hicks Lodge to see some of the spots that fired his imagination and enthusiasm for wildlife photography. Meet 7pm at the entrance to the former Oakthorpe pit, Ashby Road, Donisthorpe. For more details please call David Maltby on 01530 222 934 or Margaret Mabey on 01530 412 410.

22nd May ‘Testament of Youth’ (12A) - Vera Brittain gives up the chance of a place at Oxford University to be near her loved ones on the western front.

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Moving adaptation of true events at Century Theatre, Snibston, starts 7.30pm. Admission £3.50 pay on the door. Call 01530 278 444.

22nd May to 24th May World Superbike Championship at Donington Park, the only UK round. Ticket hotline 0844 873 7343 or book online at www.donington-park.co.uk.

May 23rd to 25th Spring Art Exhibition by the Ashby Guild of Artists at Ticknall Village Hall, DE73 7JW. 10am to 5pm (11am on the Sunday). Entry 50p, donation to charity. Refreshments available, free parking.

23rd May Quick Flicks – A set of five locally made short drama films by Pudding Bag Productions. Venture Theatre, Ashby. Starts at 7.30pm, tickets £5 from Ashby TIC. Food Gusto – Ashby food and drink festival. Local produce, demonstrations, food tasting, fun for kids, beer tent, wine tasting and loads more including live music. From 10am to 4.30pm. For more information see www.foodgusto.com.

24th May Market Bosworth Farmers Market – Every fourth Sunday of the month from 9am to 2.30pm at Market Square, Market Bosworth CV13 0LJ. Bringing you the finest foods from the region and specialist stalls.

25th May Friends of Westfields – Family fun day on Westfields Recreation Ground (off Abbey Drive), Ashby. Noon to 4pm.

26th May Ashby U3A – A talk by David Mc Dowell on beekeeping. 2pm at the Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street. All welcome, visitors £1.

27th May Ashby Film Nights – ‘The Theory of Everything’ (12A). Starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking. The Lyric Rooms, Ashby. Doors and bar open at 7pm, film starts at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 on the door or from Ashby TIC. For more information see ashbyfilmnights.wordpress.com.

30th May Ballroom and Sequence Dancing – Blackfordby Village hall from 8pm to

11pm. Admission £3, raffle, bar, refreshments. For more information call 01283 213 481 or 01283 819 447. Acoustic Music - Join Guy Rogers, Phantom Horse, Hicks and Goulbourn and John Hough for an outstanding evening of music from all genres. Venture Theatre, starts at 7.30pm, tickets £10 from Ashby TIC.

2nd June Blackfordby WI – ‘Bess of Hardwick’. At Blackfordby Village Hall, 7pm, visitors welcome. For more information contact Gill Massey 01238 212 380. Ashby Royal British Legion – Meets on the first Tuesday of the month (except January, August and November), at Ivanhoe Social Club, 1, Wilfred Place, Ashby LE65 2GW at 7pm. Visitors welcome, for more details call 01530 417 747 or email ashby.royalbritishlegion@gmail.com. Croquet Open Evening – A chance to try the fascinating sport of croquet free of charge with an introduction to the basics from members of Ashby Croquet Club. Please wear trainers or flat-soled shoes. Children welcome if accompanied by an adult. From 6pm to 8pm at Moira Miners’ Welfare sports ground, Bath Lane, Moira, DE12 6BP. More details on www. ashbycroquetclub.org.uk or contact 01283 223 152.

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just 4 fun

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CODEWORD Each letter in this puzzle is represented by a number between 1 and 26. The codes for three letters are shown. As you find the letters enter them in the box below.

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pets corner

Why a Luxurious Bed

A COMFORTABLE place to rest their head, extra support for arthritic bones and a little extra TLC - dogs need all of these things as they grow old. You can make their twilight years a happy time for both of you simply by being aware of the issues they face, and what you can do to help.

IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR ELDERLY DOG

An orthopaedic bed with a memory foam mattress will support their joints by moulding itself around them, helping with blood circulation and providing a comfortable place to rest. Problems such as hip dysplasia often show themselves in middle age, so even if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider your dog to be elderly, it may be worth while investing in this type of bed. WHAT TYPES OF LUXURY BEDS ARE THERE? Self-heating Metallised insulation is placed below the lining, and radiates heat. Covered with a sheepskin or fleece outer layer, this could have therapeutic benefits particularly if your house is draughty. Elevated On the theme of draughty houses an elevated bed keeps your dog away from a cold floor, and is available in a range of sizes. Luxury materials One of the most important considerations is the material used to make the bed and mattress. You can buy alpaca fibre and soft fleece fillings, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also important to think about practicality, so zip-off covers should be a priority to maintain hygiene. A luxurious place to sleep is important for dogs of all ages, but particularly so for those in their later years.

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useful numbers LOCAL & EMERGENCY NUMBERS EMERGENCY

LEISURE

Emergency Services. . . . . . 999 Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Crimestoppers . . . . . . . . . . 0800 555 111 Fire & Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . 0116 287 2241 Water - STWA. . . . . . . . . . . 0800 783 4444 Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 056 8090 Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 111 999 Floodline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 988 1188

Tourist Information . . . . . . 01530 411767 Hood Park Leis Centre . . . . 01530 412181 Hermitage Leis Centre . . . . 01530 811215 Measham Leis Centre . . . . 01530 274061 Ashby Library. . . . . . . . . . . 0116 305 5917 Ashby Museum . . . . . . . . . 01530 560090 Venture Theatre . . . . . . . . . 01530 560649 Conkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01283 216633 Snibston Discovery . . . . . . 01530 278444 Cineworld (Burton) . . . . . . 0871 200 2000

LOCAL COMMUNITY N W Leics Council. . . . . . . 01530 454545 Ashby Town Council . . . . . . 01530 416961 Leicestershire County Council 0116 232 3232

HEALTH CARE Ashby Health Centre . . . . . 01530 414131 Dr Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Surgery. . . . 01530 417415 Leics Royal Infirmary . . . . . 0300 303 1573 Leics General Hospital . . . . 0300 303 1573 Glenfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0300 303 1573 Queens Hosp Burton . . . . . 01283 566333 Coalville Comm Hosp . . . . 01530 467400 NHS Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 NHS Walk In Centres Swadlincote/Loughborough, call NHS Direct for information

TRANSPORT Traveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0871 200 2233 National Rail Enq . . . . . . . . 0845 748 4950 Passport Office . . . . . . . . . 0300 222 0000 East Midlands Airport . . . . 0871 919 9000 Birmingham Airport . . . . . 0871 222 0072

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EDUCATION Stephensons College . . . . . 01530 836136 Burton College. . . . . . . . . . 01283 494400 Loughborough College . . . . 01509 215831 Ashby School . . . . . . . . . . . 01530 413748 Ivanhoe College . . . . . . . . . 01530 412756 Manor House School . . . . . 01530 412932 Ashby Hilltop School . . . . . 01530 415736 Ashby CE Primary (Burton Road) . . . . . . . . . . 01530 412243 Packington Primary . . . . . . 01530 412425 Woodcote School . . . . . . . . 01530 417007 Ashby Willesley School. . . . 01530 413654

HELPLINES N W Leics Citizens Advice . 0844 499 2375 Consumer Direct . . . . . . . . 0845 404 0506 Childline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 1111 NSPCC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0808 800 5000 RSPCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0300 1234 999 Macmillan Cancer . . . . . . . 0808 808 0000 Alcoholics Anon . . . . . . . . . 0845 7697 555 Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 909090

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out and about

Big Midlands Bluebell Walk

here is something very uplifting about the beautiful sight of a park or woodland carpeted with bluebells in the spring - May is the perfect month to head outside to enjoy these lovely flowers at their best. Local charity, Canine Partners, are inviting people to join them for their Big Midlands Bluebell Walk on Saturday 9th May so why not pop along, enjoy a fun event, and help to raise funds for this great charity? There are three routes, of different lengths, available for walkers with one route being accessible for both pushchairs and wheelchairs. The Big Midlands Bluebell Walk takes in the dramatic rocky outcrops and gnarled old oak trees of Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods as well as giving those taking part the chance to enjoy the bluebells of course. Dogs, on lead, are very

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welcome. There is a small charge of £4 for adults, £2 for children or £10 for a family of four – every penny raised will go directly towards helping Canine Partners to train more assistance dogs to support people with disabilities. Walkers should meet at Hallgates car park (LE7 7HQ) at 10am on Saturday May 9th – the walks are scheduled to start around 10.30am. Canine Partners is a local charity, with a training centre at Osgathorpe just outside Ashby. They train assistance dogs for people with disabilities. The training of each dog is tailored to the needs of the person who they will work with. A Canine Partner may help a disabled person with tasks such as picking items up, opening doors, dressing or getting help in an emergency, enabling them to enjoy a greater degree of independence and a better quality of life. To find out more visit the website www.caninepartners.org.uk.

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS - CROSSWORD - SUDOKU - CODEWORD & MORE... WORD LADDER Nape, Name, Lame, Lace, Lack, Pack, Peck, Neck.

WORD WHEEL TARGETS & ANSWER Excellent: 50+ words, Good: 45, Fair: 38. ANSWER: Aspired / Despair / Praised.

WORDSEARCH HIDDEN PHRASE “Music is the poetry of the air.” Richter.

FUN QUIZ 1. Generation 2. Shreddies 3. WikiLeaks 4. Chip and pin (for making secure payments) 5. A crown 6. Blade Runner (the company makes androids) 7. China 8. Maxwell House 9. No thanks 10. The Simpsons

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business directory Accountants & Payroll Ashby Payroll Bureau 110 Baldwins 47 Haines Watts 9 & 127 JAWS Accountancy Services Ltd 97 Aerials & Satellite AB Aerials & Satellites 114 Satellite Aerial Services 89 Stockton Satellite & Aerial 77 Architects DCI Architecture 25 Arts, Crafts, Gifts, Jewellery, Toys Mick Lakin Picture Framer 40 Souk de la Zouch 87 Builders WM Construction 85 Business Services Lion Court Conference Centre 29 Mike Gregory 77 Carpenters & Joiners Derek Verey 98 S S Joinery 49 Carpets & Interiors Agadon 3 Ashby Carpets 5 Ashby Stoves 41 Boundary Carpets and Floorings 120 Coalville Furniture Superstore 96 Fairweathers Carpets 36 Richardsons Furniture 37 Roger James Furnishers 55 The Bed Shop 35 The Flooring and Bed Company 60 & 61 Toons 11 Wendy's Courtyard Interiors 97 Cleaning, Ironing, Laundry Services Breedon Carpet Care 97 Deanclean 71 Jayne’s Extreme Clean 55 Karen’s Ovengleam 45 NJR Pure Clean 95 Roughly Refined 111 Safeclean 92 Spotless Cleaning 48 The Bee’s Knees 43 Toni's Ironing Angels 53 Clothing Just for You 120 The Shoe Box 89 Country Stores/ General Stores Hallmark Countrystore 103 Ivanhoe Countrystore 39 Domestic Appliances Contracool 25 Contract & Domestic Services 37 Ray Pittam Engineers 80 Driving Schools Bardon School of Motoring 111 RDT School of Motoring 8 Electricians A & J Bartlett Ltd 8 Bright Sparks 85 D & B Electrical 21 Estate Agents/Home Services Community Energy Surveys 21 John German 32 Events Ashby Arts Festival 72 & 73 Donington Park Racing 28 Food Gusto 99 Funhouse Comedy 125 Leicester Racecourse 44 Westfields Fun Day 118

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Financial Services Bleathwood 16 Ian Goodship, IFA 111 Florist Indigo Acre Flowers 119 Food & Groceries Ashby Farmers Market 50 Biddulph’s Pizzeria 109 Conibears Kitchen 45 I Love Crepes 107 Smithards Bakery 67 Funeral Services Art Stone Memorials 111 Furniture Repairs & Restoration Ancient & Modern 21 Garden All About Gardens 79 Artisan of Ashby Ltd 33 Charnwood Tree Services 17 County Driveways 19 Eden Tree Care 12 F G Gardens 68 Francesca Sinclair & Associates 119 GDR Landscapes 82 Green Thumb (Ashby) 31 Roughly Refined Garden Service 80 Stone Drives & Landscapes 89 Sunnyside Garden Centre 20 The Water Gardener 48 Hair & Beauty Just Gents 51 K H Hair Ashby 58 The Grooming Room 40 Tip Top Hair Design 114 Trendset Hair 91 Healthcare Angel Therapies 66 Ashby Chiropody/Podiatry Clinic 79 Ashby Dental 17 Ashby Osteopathic Clinic 55 Birthwise 85 Candor Care Ltd 115 Crossroads Stress Clinic 121 Dr Jin 25 Future Minds 19 Juliet Brooke Chiropody 19 Leicestershire Hypnotherapy 121 Paula Hardwick 120 Prestige Nursing 122 ProPhysio Ashby 76 The Health Workshop 100 & 101 Traditional Acupuncture 92 Vision Express 69 IT Services Ashby Web Design 110 Local IT Guy 37 Midland IT 112 The PC Clinic 124 UK Bits 92 Kitchens & Bathrooms Ashby Tile & Bathrooms 2 Holmetree Kitchens 33 Provencale Kitchens 95 Tiles 4 Less 15 Victory Kitchens 26 Locksmiths Hazlewood Locksmiths 13 Motor Services A D Car Cosmetics 77 Arnchem 95 Castle Garage (Ashby) Ltd 27 Chips Away 93

Music, Dance & Drama Ashby School of Music 68 Cubana Salsa 71 Painters & Decorators Ace Decorating 13 Holywell Painting & Decorating 29 Pet Services Ash Farm Boarding Kennels 13 Glebe Von Wood 29 Pet Deli 8 Woodward Veterinary Practice 68 Photographers Sarah Brooks Photography 42 Places of Worship Ashby Baptist Church 79 Ashby Christadelphian Church 34 Plasterers A C Ellison Plastering & Tiling 17 D Osborne 68 Matt Charles Plastering Services 57 R & H Plastering 95 Plumbers & Gas Services Adrian Dunstan Plumbing & Heating 87 Burn & Bishop Plumbing & Heating 29 CCA Gas Plumbing 57 D B Plumbing 82 James Pepper Property Solutions 71 S D Hill (Plumbers) 7 The Underfloor Superstore Ltd 83 Therm Heating 43 Property Repairs & Maintenance Absolute Window Solutions 75 Ashby Glass 24 Ashbyhandyman.co.uk 10 Can’t Get One 43 Cloudy 2 Clear 123 D H Phillips (Flat Roofing) 17 G & D Property Services Ltd 59 Handyman Maintenance 52 James Pepper Property Solutions 45 Michael Brooks Home Improvements 107 Roof Tech 57 RSJ Roofing 53 Swadlincote Window Company Ltd 88 TS Roofing 85 Window Mate 80 Pubs, Restaurants & Take Aways La Spezia Pizzeria 48 The Blue Bell 114 The Vine 56 Wong Kwei 113 Zamani's 64 & 65 Recruitment Services A & A Recruitment 119 Schools and Tuition Brenda Taylor English Tuition 17 Kumon Educational 53 Stephensons College 23 Solicitors & Will Writers Crane & Walton 74 Fishers 117 Martin Hall 107 Simpson Jones Solicitors 106 Timms Solicitors 87 Sports & Fitness Anthony Pullen Personal Training 105 Bosworth Water Park 63 Breedon Priory Health Club Ltd 128 Fitness Republic 18 Fitsteps 40 Ivanhoe Social Club 81 Pure Movement Yoga 121 Willesley Park Golf Club 84

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