Ashby Life Magazine November 2016 by Ashby Life

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this issue 126 IT may only be the beginning of November but the countdown to Christmas is well

Ashby Life

Editor Vanessa Preece

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under way for many of us. In this issue we have plenty of festive dates for your diary and ways to celebrate Christmas locally from the Ashby you Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December to handy tips on how to glam C up for the party season with Emma from Rose Beauty Services. u Find out on page 8 how you can register to join in this year’s Ashby Santa Fun Run. The first ever run last year was a massive success and registrations so far this year suggest 2016 will be even bigger. We also have details of the drop off points for The Ashby Scout Group’s a Christmas Post and the tempting Christmas menu from Zamani’s. Ch Christmas seems too far off then turn to page 12 for ideas on celebrating If Chr Bonfire Night next weekend. There are some crackers (no pun intended)! B fi Ni Enjoy,

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Ashby Life is an independent publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the editor. The e use of this magazine for or canvassing or direct marketing g is strictly prohibited.

Information is included on the What’s On and Community Board pages subject to space being available. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate, Ashby Life cannot be held d responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse comomces panies, products or services appearing in this magazine.

Contents

It’s Local 08 What’s On for Families 12 Ashby’s FABulous 16 Money Matters 18 Community Board 20 Ashby Library News 24 Open 4 Business 26 A Walk in the Forest 28 Beauty Tips 32 Seasonal Recipes 36 Board Games 40 In Your Garden 44 Ashbeian MTG News 48 Puzzle Page 52 Spotlight On... 56 Fun Quiz 60 Book Reviews 68 Castle Medical Group 72 St Helen’s Heritage Project 76 Christadelphian Church 80 Venture Theatre News 84 What’s On 88/89 Fitness Tips 92 On The Beat... 96 Young Ashby 100 Body Matters 104 Just 4 Fun 108 Ashby Museum News 112 Storytime 116 This Month 120 Chess Puzzle 122 Puzzle Solutions 124 Business Directory 126

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it’s local FOLLOWING the huge success of the first ever Ashby Santa Fun Run and Walk last Christmas, the fun returns on 4th December this year and Ashby Life are extremely proud to once again be sponsoring the event.

of all ages and entire families walking and running through the streets.

The Ashby Santa Fun Run and Walk is by no means a traditional race with no race ace numbers or times recorded. More than anyy thing this is a Christmas family event which h brings together the whole town. The 3km route starts and finishes at the Bath Grounds and is flat and family friendly so suitable for everyone.

Last year’s numbers surpassed everyone’s expectations and over £6,000 was raised for charity, the majority of which went to local charity; Hospice Hope. This year’s run will again be raising much needed funds for Hospice Hope and a number of other local charities through the Rotary Club. The Rotary Club of Ashby Castle who own and promote the Santa Fun Run aim to make this an annual event enabling the community to be part of the fun but also supporting local charities.

Last December 625 Santa’s congregated on the Bath Grounds for a warm up with Fitness Republic before setting off en masse around the 3km route. It was a sight to behold with Santa’s

Entry to the event is just £10 for adults (16 and over) and just £5 for under 16's. The entry fee includes your Santa suit, beard, hat and a medal upon completion of the fun run and walk. If you’d like to register then simply head over to the website www.ashbysantafunrun.com and complete a registration form. There has already been a lot of interest so make sure you don’t miss out by registering today. Why not enter the whole family? We’ll be there so see you on the big day!

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what’s on for families Bonfire Night when I was growing up involved huddling in our back garden sending my Dad out to light soggy half-hearted fireworks that had more of a sizzle than a bang. Now fireworks events involve 3D Holographic displays (I have no idea what this involves) and a sky full of colour and sparks. We have a round up of the local extravaganzas. As always, visit our Whats On page online for many more family events...

NOVEMBER

Cattows Farm are holding the MIDLAND’S BIGGEST BONFIRE, FIREWORK AND LASER DISPLAY on Saturday 5th November. Gates open at 5pm with the bonfire lighting at 6.30pm and fireworks at 7.30pm. As well as a large bonfire and the UK’s first 360 degree fireworks display there will also be a Laser Light Show, fairground rides, a licensed bar and food stalls as well as the chance to meet your favourite children’s character. Tickets are available now online at www.cattowsfarm.co.uk Children £4.50, Adults £6.50 and Family tickets £20.

RAINBOWS FESTIVAL OF FIREWORKS takes place at Leicester Racecourse on Saturday 5th November. This promises to be an explosive evening of fun. As well as a children’s ﬁreworks display at 7pm and the main display at 8pm there will also be a huge bonﬁre, food and drink stalls and an amazing funfair! See www.rainbows.co.uk/bonfire-2/ for more information. Advance tickets cost £5 each or a family ticket costs £20 whilst children under 4 are free. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

CONKER’S annual Fireworks Display starts at

THE ALTON TOWERS RESORT’S FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR runs on

If you fancy something a bit more low key and local then why not head down to STAUNTON HAROLD SAILING CLUB on Calke Road in Melbourne. They hold this event every year for members, their family and friends and all locals. The bonfire is built with firewood donated by members and lit at 6.30pm. There will be a ‘build a guy’ competition for the children and hot pork and stuffing rolls and cake for everyone. The fireworks display sets off at 7pm on Saturday 5th November. Tickets can be bought in advance or on the gate. Prices on the night are £6 for adults and £5 for kids. See their Facebook page for full details or to purchase tickets in advance.

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of November. The ﬁreworks spectacular lasts for over 20 minutes and is guaranteed to take your breath away! Add to this amazing music and incredible lasers plus the chance to enjoy the rides in the dark you’re looking at a night to remember. Standard theme park ticket prices apply. See www.altontowers.com for full details. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date with all that’s happening locally.

5.30pm on Saturday 5th November with one of the largest displays in the East Midlands. As well as rides and amusements for the kids there will be food and drink available. Sparklers will also be on sale for use in designated areas. See www.visitconkers.com for more details and to book online. Tickets cost £4 for children, £6 for adults or £18 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children).

Our online What’s On section at www.ashbylife.co.uk has details of local events and ideas for family days out. Upload details of your family events at www.ashbylife.co.uk/submit-new-event.html

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ashby’s FABulous Ashby’s FABulous 2016 ‘This one’s for you Lorna’...

A great success for Ashby and for Lorna too!

THE magic of live windows returned to Ashby for the third year running on Saturday, 1st October, with Ashby’s FABulous 2016 ‘this one’s for you Lorna’.

This was a town wide event to celebrate what Ashby has to offer and the community work of Lorna Titley who was so passionate about Ashby Town. The Ashby’s FABulous event was first held in the town in 2014 and was organised by Lorna Titley. Lorna was tragically killed in a road traffic accident in January this year.

The event was opened by the Mayor of Ashby and despite the weather in the afternoon, Ashby town centre was full and very lively!

This year’s event was bigger than ever with 43 live windows, 15 magic themes and 86 models involved. So many different businesses in Ashby were involved including butchers, fashion retailers, bridal shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, pet shops and parlours, florists, opticians, charity shops, cafes and food retailers, DIY shops, local Yoga

classes, travel agents, home interiors, gift shops, furniture outlets, fabrics and sewing, a bed shop, card shops, a chemist, a toyshop and a sweetshop. A number of models were provided by Ashby school and the rest were enthusiastic volunteers including Lorna’s daughter and grandson, Leonie and Arthur (pictured top) who were the live models in Shellbrook Toys window.

“Lorna was very passionate about the Ashby Film Nights that take place at The Lyric Rooms, so we thought we would run a movie theme fancy dress to tie in with this - enabling businesses unable to have a live window to also be involved and add a little more magic to the day.” said Julie Brownlow of Ashby Image & Print. Movie characters seen on the day included James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Wizard of Oz, Grease, ‘Allo ‘Allo, Minions, Alice in Wonderland and A Hundred and One Dalmatians. Once again, Ashby’s hair and beauty salons

gave their time and expertise, free of charge, to promote models

styling. These included; Classic Cuts of Ashby, Keith Hall, The Temple Hair Spa, Trendset and Vanilla Funk, The Beauty Rooms, Rose Beauty Services and Uruku Beauty salon.

Fashion retailers and charity shops provided, outfits, florists supplied bouquets and vintage shops tea sets and accessorises for the models who posed from 10:30am to 12noon and 1:30pm till 3pm. “Lorna was so passionate about Ashby’s FABulous and its potential for promoting what Ashby has to offer, we felt that we needed to make sure Ashby’s FABulous happened this year. The whole town was alive with balloons, movie magic and live models.” said Clare Birch, one of the Ashby FABulous team.

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money matters Editorial by Lisa Emery of Baldwins

LATE FILING PENALTIES Don’t get caught – file on time! SELF-ASSESSMENT season is just getting into full swing, which means that many small businesses and accountants are busy getting tax returns successfully filed on time.

But although HMRC says more than 10 million people filed their tax returns by the January 31st deadline this year, there are still hundreds of thousands who will fail to complete theirs on time. And if you are usually one of them make sure you do things differently this year and file it on time.

Here's how you can still get your tax return completed even after the deadline has passed, and suggests some steps you can take to avoid making the same mistake again in the future.

You can ACT NOW and avoid all of the penalty problems! See the following helpful chart:

Penalties for missing the tax return deadline LENGTH OF DELAY

LENGTH OF DELAY

1 day late

A penalty of £100. This applies even if you have no tax to pay or have paid the tax you owe.

3 months late

£10 for each following day - up to a 90 day maximum of £900. This is as well as the fixed penalty above.

6 months late

£300 or 5% of the tax due, whichever is the higher. This is as well as the penalties above.

12 months late

£300 or 5% of the tax due, whichever is the higher. In serious cases you may be asked to pay up to 100% of the tax due instead.

Have you got a reasonable excuse not to file on time?

There may be a very good reason why you haven’t filed your tax return on time in the past, such as a serious illness, or a death in your immediate family.

HMRC call this a 'reasonable excuse' for filing late, and you should tell them what has happened as soon as possible. Don’t wait until they send you a penalty notice. Fill in and submit a claim form to let them know.

Examples of other reasonable excuses would include computer breakdown as you try to file (of either your system or HMRC’s), your records being destroyed in a fire or flood so near to the deadline that you can’t recreate them, or receiving your online activation code late despite applying for it in plenty of time.

Relying on your accountant to fill in and submit your form for you, though, is not a reasonable excuse, as HMRC still hold you responsible for your own tax affairs even if you have engaged an accountant.

Also, taxpayers who persistently file and pay late are more likely to attract unwelcome attention from HMRC in the form of visits from inspectors, as HMRC may suspect your records are not up to scratch. If that turns out to be the case, they can also levy penalties for this, on top of the ones imposed for filing and paying your tax late.

These are as well as the penalties above.

PuT SySTEMS IN PLACE FOR NExT YEAR

Start to collect your tax return paperwork as soon as you can after 5th April 2017. Have a box file to keep documentation for each tax year, such as interest certificates from your bank, dividend vouchers showing money received on shares, and so forth. But for this year – come and see Baldwins NOW and lets get your tax filed ON TIME!

For more information or to see how Baldwins can help your business please contact Lisa Emery on 01530 416688 or via email at Lisa.emery@ baldwinandco.co.uk

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good! Join in & feell good! Get your blood moving this Autumn with the local TCV Conservation Volunteers group! They go out every Tuesday to improve the National Forest – work includes tree thinning, tree planting, habitat creation, footpath work and learning the fascinating country skills of hedgelaying, dry stone walling and coppicing. The group provides full tuition, tools and tea and biscuits and is a great way to meet people while making a positive difference to the local community – with a bit of exercise thrown in! They can pick up from Moira, Ashby or Coalville and welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities. For further details please contact Kay Thompson at kay.thompson@tcv.org.uk or phone 01283 223 327

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CA P Mo ne y is a great way to review your ﬁnances, plan a family budget and look at how you can make the most of your money. In November they are running two threesession courses at Ashby Bapt ist Church, Brook Street, LE65 1HA. Mon days at 7.45pm starting 7th Novemb er or Thursdays at 1.45pm from 10th November. They are free of charge and run by trained money coaches. Book a place on 07790 542 041 or email capmoney@capmnf.or g.uk

Ash by Tow n Co unc il Calend ar of

Mee tings Councillor Surgery at 5.30pm and F ull Council Meeting at 6.30pm on Mond ay 7th November. Planning & Transportation Meeting at 6.30pm and Licensing Committee Meeting at 7.00pm on Monday 14th November. Parks & Cemetery Committee Meeting at 6.30pm on 21st November. Members of the public Monday are welcome to attend and there is a slot for public questions. Meetings take place at Legion Hous e, South Street, Ashby. 20

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ashby library news

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.

POETRy COMPETITION Entries for our National Poetry Day competition ‘Messages’ are currently being judged. National Poetry Day is an initiative by the Forward Arts Foundation to celebrate poetry and all things poetical, celebrating excellence in poetry and widening its audience. The winning entries from the Ashby Library competition will be published in the December edition of Ashby Life.

NEW COLOuRING CLuB FOR GROWN uPS Coming up in January 2017, Ashby Library will start a colouring club for grown-ups. Colouring-in has become a popular pass time for relaxation. At Ashby Library we hope to start a social group in the New Year where everyone is welcome to chat whilst colouring. All materials and colouring patterns will be provided and the club will be free to attend. JuST FOR NOVEMBER • Book Sale Ends 11th November, during normal opening hours Don’t miss out on a bargain with our sale of ex-library books ending on 11th November. A range of books are available to purchase.

REGuLAR EVENTS 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. Hobbies • The friendly ‘Knit and Stitch’ group meets every Monday 2pm to 4pm. Bring your project and come for a chat.

Music • The unusual and popular ukulele playing group meets every Wednesday 9.30am to 11.30am. £5 per session. Contact Joanna Stevenson on 07415 798134 for more details. Health & Fitness • Come and practice Hatha yoga every Tuesday 7pm to 9pm. Contact British Wheel of Yoga qualified instructor Lorna Kirk for more details on 01530 416135.

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IncredibleKids

A VISIT to the brand new Incredible Kids Day Nursery recently opened on Ivanhoe Fields Business Park is time well spent for any local parent. The purpose built site has masses of both indoor and outdoor space with every facility imaginable including a parent room for Mums still breastfeeding or those leaving their little one for the first time but not wanting to venture too far. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hi-tech security on every door, plenty of parking for drop off and pick up and the location is perfect for parents commuting to work with easy access to the motorways.

Samantha Corbin, the owner of the new nursery, has a wealth of experience and knowledge from having six children of her own to running two successful nurseries already in Hilton and Pride

Park and this shows. Everything has been considered not only through the eyes of a nursery owner but as a parent.

There is an established team of local staff, who between them have over 90 years of experience in childcare, and an on-site chef to cook fresh meals for the children each day. The team work closely with parents and are developing links with local schools.

A tour of the nursery reveals large, airy rooms each kitted out accordingly for either babies, toddlers or pre-school kids and a sensory room is in development. As the site is designed specifically as a nursery the smallest detail has been considered such as the low level windowsills for the babies to peer out into the garden and the remote controlled blackout blinds to allow them to nap in the middle of the day.

The nursery offers any parent a tour and/or a free taster session so that you can see how the nursery works, the facilities on offer and most importantly meet the staff. Give them a call on 01530 415 566 to find out more or drop in for a chat. youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be amazed at what you find.

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a walk in the forest

T Ticknall Tramway Tunnel and Limeyards

T This is a brilliant walk to take the kids on as it has a tunnel plus caves, rocky outcrops and p ponds to explore along the route. I would recommend taking torches - the tunnel is lit by s shafts and you can see the end but it can be slippery and is uneven underfoot. For those who 1 aarenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surefooted but would still like to enjoy the walk there is an above ground option to avoid tthe ttunnell iitself. th t lf l All l ll around an hour for the walk. If you fancy refreshments afterwards The Wheel in Ticknall does Allow excellent meals (booking is advisable) and the village shop and tea rooms offer hot drinks, cake and light refreshments. The walk starts from Ticknall Village Hall car park which is 2 situated just off Ingleby Lane in Ticknall. The postcode for sat nav users is DE73 7JW.

Leave the car park by the gate in the corner which leads back out onto Ingleby Lane. C Cross over the lane and turn right to walk downhill towards the v village. After a short distance cross the main road, opposite The (1) W , and then turn left for a short distance before turning Wheel r right into Bantonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lane by a wooden footpath sign. Continue t through the small gate at the end of the lane and follow the f footpath arrows to bear right across the field. You will pass tthrough an open gateway and then a new wooden gate (2). A econd small gate which Almost immediately after this gate turn right to pass through a second l you down a slope to the old tramway. Turn sharp right and you will see the entrance 3 leads tto the Ticknall Tramway Tunnel ahead of you (3). Built in 1805, the tunnel was part of tthe tramway linking the limeworks at Ticknall with the Ashby Canal and was closed in 1915. *Those who wish to avoid going through the tunnel itself s should turn left after the new gate, follow the path to reach and cross over the e main drive of Calk Calke Abbey, and then look for a stile on the far side of the drive which will lead them down to the other end of the tunnel. *

After emerging from the tunnel, you enter Ticknall Limeyards, a site of special scientific interest. This path always makes me think of Lord of the Rings as you can definitely imagine hobbits, elves and goblins living among the ferns, rocks and hanging creepers! Keep straight ahead down the track, following the green National Trust arrows, and ignoring any paths off to the side. You will pass over a small metal bridge (4) with an information board off to the left of it and a little further on you cross over a beautifully restored old stone bridge (5). Go through a wooden gate and then underneath a stone archway (6) before arriving at a narrow gap by a rocky outcrop with a stile on your left. ay like to o make a small Cross the stile to emerge onto a grassy area with ponds on your left hand side. You may diversion to explore the ponds before leaving over the stile on the far side of this area. After damp weather there is a small waterfall which cascades down the rocks on your right just after the stile - in the winter when it freezes i is particularly beautiful. it

A After a short way you join a wide track. Turn left and follow the track down to reach t main road through Ticknall. Turn left along the road, and the 5 c continue along the pavement, crossing over where the path on t left ends, until you pass under the bridge just before the the m main entrance to Calke Abbey. Immediately opposite this e entrance, take the path up the grassy area on your right up to a gap beside a gate which leads onto the end of Chapel Lane. T Turn left to go through the gate and then walk along Chapel L Lane to arrive back onto Ingleby Lane. The gate leading into T Ticknall Village Hall car park is now immediately ahead of you.

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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beauty tips With Christmas celebrations around the corner tis the season to get all glam’d up!

It’s party season! Brows

with Emma Here at Rose Beauty Services we take your skin care very seriously, as a Dermalogica Expert I am recognised as one of the highest trained skin care professionals in the country. Call Emma 07939 924 991 email rosebeautyservices @outlook.com or visit rosebeautyservices.co.uk to discuss your skin needs.

As you may be aware eyebrows with most things go through fashions. But whatever the current fashion it’s always in vogue to have your brows preened and looking tidy. But what is the perfect brows for your face shape? Here some simple tips to give your face an instant lift.

• Take a makeup brush to help guide you and place next to the side of the nose in line with the tear duct. This tells you where your brows should start.

• Now place from the side of the nose to the outer corner of the eye this will tell you where your brow should end. • A slight arch in the centre will lift the face and open up the eye area. The arch should be just above the iris (black dot in the centre of the eye).

Lashes

Lash enhancements are becoming more popular but what’s right for you?

Whether it’s strips lashes, cluster lashes or individual lashes there is something for everyone!

Strip lashes and cluster lashes are great for an evening out. Once applied they give an immediate effect enhancing the eyes and can be removed easily along with your makeup, before bed.

Individual semi-permanent lashes can dramatically enhance the look of the eyes. These are single lashes applied to a single natural lash. The natural lashes are thickened and lengthened. These can last up to a month and are maintained.

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seasonal recipes These moist and sticky T mini m steamed puds will go down a treat after a Sunday roast! Serve with pouring cream or a dollop of vanilla ice cream to make them extra indulgent.

This is perfect filling finger food for a bonfire night snack or tv dinner. For a meatier version add some diced chorizo sausage when frying the onions.

Chilli

Bean Nachos yOu WILL NEED

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed • 1tbsp mild chilli powder • ½ tsp each ground cumin and ground coriander • 400g can chopped tomatoes

Date Puddings

Serves 4 Ready in 30 mins

• ½ tsp sugar • 400g can kidney beans, drained and rinsed • 200g packet nachos or tortilla chips • 2 tbsp sliced jalapeno peppers (from a jar) • 175g Cheddar cheese, grated • Guacamole, to serve (see Tip)

GET STARTED

1 Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for a further 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chilli powder, cumin and coriander and fry for 1 minute then add the chopped tomatoes. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until thickened.

2 Stir in the sugar and kidney beans and simmer for a further 2 to 3 minutes until the beans are piping hot. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. 3 Arrange the nachos on four heatproof plates and spoon over the bean mixture.

4 Scatter over the jalapeno peppers and top with the grated cheese.

5 Place under a medium hot grill for 1 to 2 minutes until the cheese begins to melt. Serve immediately with guacamole. TOP TIP To make your own guacamole, mash the flesh of 1 large ripe avocado with the juice of half a lime, 2 chopped tomatoes and a handful of freshly chopped coriander. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

& Caramel Sauce

yOu WILL NEED

• 115g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing • 115g caster sugar • 2 medium eggs, beaten • 115g self-raising flour • 1tsp ground mixed spice • 1tbsp milk

GET STARTED

Makes 4. Ready in 1 hour 20 mins

• 55g ready-to-eat dates, chopped

• ½ tsp vanilla bean paste (see Tip)

FOR THE SAuCE

• 50g unsalted butter

• 75g brown sugar

• 75ml double cream

1 Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C Fan/Gas Mark 5. Lightly grease 4x 175 to 200ml oven-proof ramekin dishes (or metal pudding basins) with the extra butter. Line the base of each with a circle of baking paper.

2 Place the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat together until pale and creamy. Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a spoonful of the flour if the mixture begins to curdle. Sift over the rest of the flour and mixed spice and fold in until thoroughly combined. Fold in the dates, vanilla bean paste and milk.

3 Divide the mixture between the prepared dishes and cover each with a square of pleated baking paper then pleated foil and secure with fine kitchen string. Place the dishes in a deep roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dishes. Bake for about 50 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. 4 To make the caramel sauce, gently heat the butter and sugar in a small pan, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes until syrupy then remove from the heat and stir in the cream to make a smooth sauce. Turn the puddings out onto warmed plates and spoon over the sauce.

TOP TIP Vanilla bean paste has a very intense flavour so use sparingly. If unavailable use 1tsp vanilla extract or for a change of flavour try 1 to 2 tsp coffee extract instead.

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board games are not just for

BOARD GAMES Christmas! IT’S Christmas Day and you’ve opened the pressies, eaten dinner and heard the Queen’s speech so now it must be time to break out one of those classic family board games. Most people will be familiar with old favourites such as Monopoly, Cluedo and Scrabble but have you ever heard of Small World, Carcassonne, Pandemic, Ticket to Ride, Catan? Board games such as these are currently surging in popularity with sales soaring by more than 20% in the last year alone. In response talented designers are turning out innovative new games at an incredible rate. Such is the increased interest in these games, from adults as well as kids, that The Guardian newspaper has started running a monthly board games column and the V&A museum currently have an exhibition about them. Board games have come out of the cupboard and are no

longer just for Christmas Day. There are games to appeal to all ages with hugely varied themes and a range of complexities. However, with thousands of new titles hitting the shelves each year, choosing the right ones can be tricky. So if you need help finding a new game for your family and friends then The Big Christmas Board Games Day at Ashby Library from 3pm on Saturday 26th November is definitely for you. The day will provide a great opportunity to see and try out dozens of these new generation games. Organised by local games group Ashby Tabletop Gamers with support from Spirit Games of Burton upon Trent, the day will give you access to a library of games to try with friendly help and advice available to new players. Spirit Games will be offering 10% off any game purchases on the day - so this is also the perfect opportunity to find those elusive surprise Christmas gifts and give a game they will play all year round. Proceeds of the event go to The Nagajuna Trust - a UK Registered Charity educating orphaned and destitute children in Nepal.

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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

Gardens

rocks arranged to emulate a stream in a landscape. Bridges are for the purpose of crossing water but symbolising too the linking of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with heaven. Ornaments such as stone lanterns similarly have dual purpose, the practical benefit of lighting a garden and creating a sculptural element.

THE Japanese garden designers do not use a master plan from which most of the garden detail is set out, like most western designed gardens. Instead they focus on each element, placed one at a time as the balance of the space is considered before the next ornament, stone or plant is arranged. Their technique is to put items in an asymmetrical way, rather than in the traditional symmetrical western arrangement.

Often miniature landscapes created as a garden will be enclosed with walls or hedges. Such walls can be seen as frames or a clean backdrop for other details within the garden. Tightly clipped evergreens against the stark surface of a wall or raked sand, focuses attention to the plant. Windswept pines represent perseverance and bamboos and grasses that bend with the wind show the power of resilience. It is the empty space, or voids, within Japanese garden that give visual space, allowing room for tranquillity and thought. Water is a key element in a Japanese garden and is often portrayed through the use of gravel or small

These eastern gardens are of course linked with religion and meditation. So for example the clearing of fallen leaves, or raking gravel in a wave pattern is a simple and slow process which despite its simplicity requires attentiveness. In Zen, the principal of cleansing the garden becomes a restful and meditative task. Hold this thought when you are raking and clearing up the last of the endless fallen autumn leaves in your garden! Happy gardening.

Francesca

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JOBS FOR NOVEMBER... 1 Leave some leaves for the hedgehogs and put food out for birds. 2 Plant Tulip bulbs. 3 Bare root season will start mid to late November for hedging, trees and roses. 4 In areas of heavy clay, dig and cover with some well rotted manure or other organic matter ready to fork over what is left in the spring months. 5 Prune currants and gooseberries.

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ashbeian mtg news REHEARSALS began very loudly on Tuesday 4th October, when our wonderful Fagin’s Gang met the regular membership at the first rehearsal for Oliver!

Cor Blimey! What a night!

To say we need a much bigger rehearsal venue is probably the best understatement anyone has made recently! With 40 children, the existing Junior and Adult members, plus the new members who auditioned successfully on the same night too, the Hall was bursting at the seams! All that was missing was a line of dogs wanting to audition for the part of Bullseye! There is something really magical about a room full of children and adults who were all together for the first time – and who spent the best part of two hours singing through the songs from Act One of Oliver!, under the expert baton of Alan Hutchinson, our Musical Director, and his band of resident musicians. Anybody visiting our rehearsal hall for the first time could be forgiven for thinking that we have all spent months together – not just two hours – the whole team bonded immediately, and that first night was proof, if it were needed, that the AMTG family is doing what it does best – enjoying ourselves and working to bring another successful production to the 400 Hall, Repton, in a few months’ time. There is a lot of hard work yet to do – at the time of writing the Principal auditions have not yet taken place – but from 4th8th April 2017 we will be hoping to see you in the audience

when we invite you to “Consider Yourself One of Us”! To find out more about us please go to our new website at amtg.org.uk – the online Box Office opens on 1st November 2016, and we are certain that tickets will sell extremely quickly for Oliver!. We are always keen to hear from anybody who would like to help backstage with our productions, and although we have held our acting new members’ auditions for this year, there is still the opportunity to come and be a part of the team – email enquiries @amtg.org.uk if you would like to come along. And finally, we do need a Bullseye! If any canines out there would like to get in touch with us to audition, we’d be very, very pleased! It is a starring role and the successful Bullseye can look forward to making friends with 100 new people – and that’s just the cast and crew!

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puzzle page ACROSS DOWN

Factual books (13) Announced (8) Concerts (4) Large church (7) Main artery in the body (5) Small dog (5) Removal of data (7) unsuccessful (4) Clapping (8) Protest march (13)

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Leg joint (4) Rides a bike (6) Frightened (7) used for digging (5) Slowly (6) Female child (8) Remote (8) Get ready (7) Eight pints (6) Begins (6) Artificial (5) Work hard (4)

QuICK CROSSWORD

Solutions on page 124

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SUDOKU

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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spotlight on... THE Maria Hanson Foundation (me&dee charity) is a local charity many of you may not have heard of yet. It offers families affected by life limiting illnesses a wonderful gift – a stay at the seaside for what may be their final family holiday together.

When it’s uncertain how long a family have left together making memories such as these is invaluable. The Found-ation arranges holidays at Mablethorpe in two caravans for a week’s much needed break – all at no cost to the family. Each family receives their own private beach hut for their stay along with grocery vouchers and every attempt is made to cover individual health needs from respirators to kidney dialysis to carers.

The holidays are offered to anyone of any age, with life threatening, life limiting and terminal medical conditions as well as serving and exserving military who have sustained serious injury and PTSD through their service. Just a few examples of the many families who have been helped can be found on the website www.mariahansonfoundation.org.uk and show the huge difference this makes at such a difficult time.

Maria Hanson (pictured left), the lady behind this wonderful charity, set up the charity in 2006. Her work has been recognised through her MBE and at the Pride of Britain awards. However the real reward is the help she offers to hundreds of people every year.

Each holiday costs the charity £200. Each year the Foundation requires £40,000 to continue its good work. To find out more about making a donation, offering support or volunteering then visit www.mariahansonfoundation. org.uk There are a number of ways to make a straight forward donation – by text, online or by setting up a monthly direct debit. Alternatively a donation of £200 covers the cost of one whole holiday and makes you a member of the exclusive 100 Club. Of course you could also look to organise a fundraising event or become involved in one locally. The next event in Ashby will be the LoveLBG Ladies Business Group Christmas Lunch at The Lyric Rooms. Tickets cost £29.50 and include a two course Christmas lunch and a number of festive stalls to get some Christmas shopping done. The event will be raising money for The Maria Hanson Foundation.

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fun quiz

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Books to get you talking book reviews

Whether you discuss them at a book club, blog about them, or just chat about them with a neighbour, these books are sure to get you talking.

THE RETURN OF NORAH WELLS Virginia Macgregor

Six years after walking out on her husband and children, Norah is back. But her best friend, Fay, has stepped in to fill the space Norah left. Who will the family choose – the Mother Who Left, or the Mother Who Stayed? A beautiful read that tells the story from each family member’s point of view, as they struggle to understand, forgive and find their place.

A Year of Marvellous Ways Sarah Winman

It’s 1947 and 90-year old Marvellous Ways has got used to being alone on her little creek in Cornwall. Then Frank Drake, battered by the war and grief, washes w up on her shore. They form an unlikely friendship and as they reveal th the stories they’ve kept hidden, each helps the other to heal. A lyrical, poetic read about ffriendship, i love and the strength of the human spirit.

PINES (The Wayward Pines Trilogy, Book 1) Blake Crouch

Not a recent release this one, but worth a mention nonetheless. Secret service agent Blake Crouch wakes up in a small American town after a car crash. His partner is dead. His wallet is missing. And the more he learns about the small town, the more he knows he needs to escape. For a start there’s the dead body of one of his colleagues rotting away in an abandoned house. Any why can’t he get through to anyone on the outside? A must for fans of Twin Peaks or Lost, this book has inspired a hit TV series. You’ll be ordering the second in the trilogy seconds after reading the last page.

THE BEES Laline Paul

In the colony every bee has its place, its duty, its very reason for existence. Difference isn’t tolerated and punishment is swift and violent. Flora 717 wants to fulfil her role and serve her queen, but struggles to fit in. She’s he’s a sanitation worker, destined to spend her entire life cleaning the hive. But she can’t help but be enticed by the thought of flight, and the world outside the colony. The hive is at risk, and to save it Flora 717 may have to break the most sacred rule of all. Fascinating.

Yellow Crocus Laila Ibrahim

Mattie is a slave and, as such, has no choice but to leave her own baby in order to act as nurse to the plantation owner’s newborn daughter. She soon becomes a mother-figure to Lisbeth, who becomes far closer to Mattie than to any of her natural family. But Mattie knows that one day she’ll have to choose between the two children – the one she raised and the one she gave birth to. As Lisbeth grows up, she too will have to make a life-changing decision about whose side she’s really on. Gripping, emotional and impossible to forget.

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castle medical group

MONTHLY uPDATE WHEN yOu CALL… At the request of the GP Partners, upon booking an appointment, you will be asked to give an idea of the reason for making the appointment. This information will assist our trained Receptionists in booking your appointment with the most appropriate clinician and to allocate the correct amount of time. We appreciate that some patients may not wish to disclose what type of problem they have and it is perfectly acceptable to refuse to offer this information at the time. However, we would urge you to co-operate as far as you feel able to, as it is in your best interests that this information is requested. We would also add that this information is very helpful for all clinicians and also in preventing appointments being booked inappropriately. ONE PROBLEM – ONE 10 MINuTE APPOINTMENT POLICy… We appreciate that patients would like to make the most of their booked appointments for both their own convenience or feeling they don’t want to burden the doctor with multiple appointments, so often attend with a list of problems. Unfortunately, a 10 minute appointment is not sufficient to safely and effectively deal with

more than one problem. For your clinical safety and so that the doctor can best deal with your most significant problem we kindly ask that all patients stick to our ‘One Problem per Consultation’ policy. Please do not be offended if the doctor asks you to rebook for your other problems. We are working in your best interests in order to keep you safe. We would always encourage patients to book double appointments if there is more than one issue that needs to be discussed. If you have missed our two Saturday Flu clinics, don’t panic! If you are eligible, you can drop in to Castle Medical Group to have your flu vaccination on a ‘sit and wait’ basis during the following times on Monday to Friday: Morning 8:30-12:00, Afternoon 15:00-17:30.

STAFF CHANGES… We would like to welcome Hannah, Becky, Michelle and Jayne to the Reception and Admin Team as we continually strive to improve the call and queue waiting times in Reception. On the clinical team, we have several locums joining us on various days to help meet demand for GP appointments. In the nursing department, we have also appointed another new practice nurse, Lisa Hunt. Finally, Sarah Humphreys will be joining us towards the end of the month as a Nurse Practitioner.

Castle Medical Group, 118 Burton Road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2LP. Tel: 01530 414131

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st helen’s heritage project

St Helen’s Community Heritage Centre

Also discovered were the remains of a causeway, civil war trenches and the remains of a tithe barn. Smaller finds tell us of the activities taking place on the site, the kind of food eaten and the links the church has with Lilleshall Abbey.

All of this information will be documented and available for visitors to see in the summer of 2017. We are now working with an interpretation company to better interpret the artefacts and monuments we have and to show our archaeological finds going back to the Stone Age.

St Helen’s Heritage Project has got off to an excellent start.

The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a grant of £604.800 to St Helen’s Church to help fund a threeyear programme of heritage activities and to create a Heritage Centre alongside the existing St Helen’s Cottage. The new build already has a roof and we can now see definitions of rooms appearing. For a project that first began some six years ago, this is a welcome sight.

The programme aims to show the heritage not only of the historic church building, but also of the site and how it links in with the Castle, the original Boys Grammar School and the wider town of Ashby-dela-Zouch.

With a tower built by Lord Hastings in 1474, the building stands on what is thought to have been an existing church that was alluded to in the Domesday Book. The church was extended in the 1800s to provide for the growing number of worshippers and this has given us the shape we have today. The bell tower is furnished with 10 bells.

An archaeological dig, undertaken before the Heritage Centre could commence, has revealed that it will stand on what was the site of a medieval vicarage.

We are presently training tour guides and welcomers and creating activities for adults and children to take part in. We are looking forward to groups booking guided tours, uniformed and other younger people’s groups and school parties visiting to take part in heritage activities. We will visit groups and schools to share lots of information, deliver presentations and bring activities with us. Our Heritage Centre will have rooms for hire, a state of the art kitchen and outside facilities to enjoy our garden. There will be displays showing the finds from under the building and items that are currently not on show in the church. We will run craft courses for adults that relate to items in the church such as stone carving, stained glass making, calligraphy, candle making etc.

We are creating a programme of events to share with you the heritage of a corner of this market town. The church is always open between 9.00am and 5.00pm so please drop in and see what we are doing. If you would like to be part of this project as a volunteer (we are currently seeking researchers and cataloguers for our finds), please get in touch with the Heritage Officer on 07435 564 236 to learn about the opportunities available.

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LIGHT

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OF THE WORLD

MANy of us were brought up with the rhyme “Remember, remember the fifth of November” and certainly the festivities of 5th November continue to catch the imagination of young and old. Over the years it has become an institution, celebrated with bonfires, and ever bigger, brighter and more expensive firework displays each year.

But have you ever stopped to think of its origins? Fireworks originated in China and were first made around 2000 years ago. Thanks to Guy Fawkes in 1605, however, we have now come to associate them with the 5th November, harking back to his foiled terror attack against King James I to blow up parliament. His punishment was to be burned on a ‘bone-fire’, something still simulated today – just for fun of course! Guy Fawkes was a prime example of how dangerous fire

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can be. Just think of forest fires, fires down mines, even the Great Fire of London in 1666 which destroyed 13,000 homes. Fire has great power. Yet when controlled, fire can also be incredibly useful. We use it for heating, cooking, transport, manufacturing, even the odd relaxing candle-lit evening!

It can serve an even greater purpose though; to remind us of Jesus – the ‘Light of the world’. Just like the contrast of the bright flash of fireworks against the dark night sky, Jesus stands out as someone to follow. Although we may sometimes feel that the world hasn’t moved on from Guy Fawkes, with its terror attacks, famine and disasters, fire can remind us that Jesus is able to give us all hope. For the world can be changed for the better by all those things which Jesus came to bring: love is more powerful than hatred, peace is more powerful than violence, and light is more powerful than darkness. The future is bright, the future is… Jesus.

useful Bible passage to look up: John ch8 v12.

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venture theatre news IS November too early to start thinking about Christmas? Here at the Venture Theatre we have been thinking of it for several weeks with our next production Comfort and Joy in rehearsal. Christmas dinner is a disaster, relatives arrive who always get on your nerves and you receive presents that you can’t wait to get rid of! Sound familiar? This hilarious play, written by the singer and comic Mike Harding, is all about the sort of family Christmases that are all too familiar to many of us. At the Venture Theatre, we usually try to choose a play for the start of the Christmas season that has a festive theme and that will also send the audience away at the end aching with laughter. This one certainly fits the bill. It was put on at the Venture Theatre in 1999 and brought the house down then. 18 years later we feel sure it is well worth another showing. Director Paul Smith says: “It was 19 years ago when I first read this play; then it was brand new. I grew up with

the comedy of Mike Harding (The Rochdale Cowboy), and his contemporaries Jasper Carrot and Billy Connolly, so I found it difficult to read through the whole play without collapsing with laughter. History seems to be repeating itself at the rehearsals already. Another bonus is that some of the original cast are still available to take on roles and they are still laughing! I am enjoying producing this show again, so I hope you'll come along and enjoy the finished product with us.” The play opens on Thursday 24th November and runs to Saturday 26th and from Wednesday 30th November to Saturday 3rd December. Tickets are available now from Ashby Tourist Information Centre (01530 411818) and online at https://www. ticketsource.co.uk/ashbydramaticsociety So if you want to know how a psychotic cat, a flatulent dog and strange new neighbours fit into this chaotic Christmas scene, have a really good laugh and go home feeling grateful that your own Christmas can’t possibly be as bad, don’t miss Comfort and Joy.

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what’s on...

November Tuesday 1st Blackfordby WI Christmas Preserves. Blackfordby Village Hall, 7pm, visitors welcome. For more information contact Gill Massey 01283 212 380. Wednesday 2nd Ashby Ivanhoe Travel Club - Oasts, Coasts and Orchids by P Amour. Pithiviers Room at Ivanhoe College from 7.30pm until 9pm. There is no joining fee or annual subscription just a minimal charge of £1.50 per meeting. All are welcome for any of their meetings, for more details call Julie Nelson on 01530 588 197 or email julie sportsfan@yahoo.co.uk. Thursday 3rd Funhouse Comedy Club – A night of comedy at The Lyric Rooms in Ashby with Adam Kay, Peter White, Kate Smurthwaite and Pete Dobbing. Compered as always by Spiky Mike. 7.30pm doors. 8.15pm start. Food available 7.30pm-8pm. All Shows £10 in advance unless otherwise stated. Visit www.funhousecomedy. co.uk or call 0115 952 5050. Ashby Castle WI – Andrew Moore of the Royal British Legion. A talk and reﬂection on Remembrance Day and the Welfare work carried out by the TRBL. Visitors are very welcome to join. 2pm to 4pm at Congregational Church, Ashby. Contact Fran Williams on frances

williams2@me.com or 01530 414 933. Friday 4th ‘Race’ (PG) – The incredible true story of legendary black US athlete Jessie Owens, who shook Hitler's plans for Aryan supremacy at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Stars Stephan James and Jeremy Irons. Starts 7.30pm. Admission £3.50 pay on the door. Tel: 01530 278 444. See www. centurytheatre.co.uk Saturday 5th Copper Leaf Craft Cafe – Book a slot to have your child’s handprint made into a silver pendant with jeweller; Lori Ridgway between 10am and 1pm. For more details contact Copper Leaf Craft Café on 07939 449 009 or call into the gallery which is upstairs above Souk de la Zouch on Bath Street Corner. Quality Craft Fair 10am to 2.30pm at Ashby Methodist Church Hall. Access from Burton Road or Co-Op car park. A good opportunity to buy Christmas gifts. Light refreshments available. Tuesday 8th Ashby Civic Society Edward and Mrs Simpson (over 18's only). Behind the scenes stories of the racy relationship told by Julie Ede. Meeting to be held at Legion House, South St, Ashby at 8pm. Call Susanne for details 01530 415 654 or just come as a visitor. Visit www.ashbydelazouch civicsociety.webs.com

Ashby Writers Club – Manuscript meeting: members’ own work. Meetings: second and fourth Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise specified, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street, Ashby LE65 2FQ. Membership £15 per annum. Visitors welcome at a nominal fee of £4 per speaker meeting, £3 per comp/ manuscript meeting (includes tea or coffee). Wednesday 9th Ashby Wine Circle Pudding Club. Join for a wide range of wine tastings and fun social gatherings. For further information contact Barry Clarke on 01530 417 110. Friday 11th Armistice Day Service – 10.45 am at the War Memorial on Market Street with ‘Minutes Silence’ at 11am. Spectacular Concert presented by the Ashby Concert Band with support from the Seaforth Highlanders Pipes and Drums in aid of the Poppy Appeal at Holy Trinity Church from 7.30pm. All in association with the Royal British Legion. Tickets available from Ashby Tourist Information Office. Saturday 12th Venture Jazz Club – at the Venture Theatre, North Street, Ashby from 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 and available from Ashby Tourist Information Office.

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Ashby Castle WI – Winter Fayre. Join their winter celebration with a variety of stalls including cakes, tombola, crafts, white elephant, plants and refreshments. 10am to 12noon at Congregational Church, Ashby. Contact Fran Williams on frances williams2@me.com or 01530 414 933. Sunday 13th Ashby Town Parade with Remembrance Services at St. Helen's and Holy Trinity Churches. Parade forms at Ivanhoe College for 9am start. Main Wreath Laying ceremony at the War Memorial at 11am. ‘The Smallest Show on Earth’ (U) – A young couple (Bill Travers & Virginia McKenna) inherit an old cinema known as "the ﬂea-pit" to the locals. Hilarious classic British comedy also starring Peter Sellers & Margaret Rutherford. Starts 2.30pm. Admission £3.50, children £2, pay on the door. Tel: 01530 278 444 or see www.century theatre.co.uk Monday 14th Ashby History Society Mathew Morris, Leicester University Archeological Fieldwork Director speaks on "The excavation of Greyfriars Abbey" where the body of King Richard III was found. Meeting held at Methodist Church, Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch commencing at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome. Entry £3 each.

To ﬁnd out more about the group please ring David Maltby on 01530 222 934 or Margaret Mabey on 01530 412 410. Wednesday 16th Ashby Ivanhoe Travel Club – Switzerland by M Fisher. Pithiviers Room at Ivanhoe College at 7.30pm to 9pm. There is no joining fee or annual subscription just a minimal charge of £1.50 per meeting. All are welcome for any or all of their meetings, for further information call Julie Nelson on 01530 588 197 or email juliesportsfan@ yahoo.co.uk. Ashby Spa WI – ‘The Art of the Chair Bodger’ – Peter Wood. Manor House School, South Street at 7.30pm, visitors welcome £4. Email ashby.spa@google mail.com or call them on 01530 563 682. Thursday 17th ‘Oh whistle and I’ll come to you!’ – New Perspectives Theatre presents a gripping Christmas chiller based on M R James' classic Edwardian ghost story in which the chance ﬁnd of an ancient whistle unleashes a terrifying supernatural encounter. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £10 are available online at

www.centurytheatre.co.uk or call 01530 278 444. Friday 18th Charity Quiz Night & Raﬄe – Evening in support of ‘Our Space Appeal – the Children’s Cancer Unit at Leicester Royal Inﬁrmary. Teams of four, £5 per person. A great evening for a great cause. 8pm start at The Club, North Street, Whitwick. Contact Andrea Burton at Andrea Burton08@btinternet.com or call 07873 277 468. Saturday 19th Ashby Holiday Bible Club – presents. 'Starlight'. An afternoon of fun and sharing for all the family including craft, games, prayer, singing, stories and puppets!! From 2pm – 4pm on (Refreshments will be served until 5pm) at Ashby Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street, LE65 2FQ. Doors open at 1.45pm – Register on the door. Tuesday 22nd Copper Leaf Craft Cafe – Christmas makes at the Cake’n’Crochet Club. Drop in from 1pm and stay for as long as you like for £5. Crochet, chat and eat cake. Bring your packed lunch. For more details contact Copper Leaf Craft Café on 07939 449 009 or call

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into the gallery which is upstairs above Souk de la Zouch on Bath Street Corner. Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th Comfort and Joy – a hilarious comedy about a chaotic family Christmas, written by Mike Harding. 7.30pm at the Venture Theatre, North Street, Ashby. Tickets £8 and £9 from Ashby TIC or online www.ticketsource.co.uk/ ashbydramaticsociety Friday 25th Wildlife in Calke Park at night - Bill Cove of Calke Abbey shows the fascinating range of creatures which modern technology reveals at night, including a wide range of bats and other wildlife. The LRWT are a friendly local group which meets monthly for talks, visits, conservation work and social events. All talks are in the church hall of Ashby Methodist Chapel, Burton Road, Ashby and begin at 7.30pm. Entry is £3 each. To ﬁnd out more about our group call David Maltby on 01530 222 934 or Margaret Mabey on 01530 412 410. Saturday 26th Ballroom & Sequence dancing – with Best of Sound, at Blackfordby Village Hall from 8pm to 11pm, admission £3 bar/refreshments/raﬄe For more details call 01283 213 481. The Big Christmas Board Games Day – Enjoy a fun afternoon at Ashby Library and try out some of the new generation of popular boardgames. Stay and play all afternoon and

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evening for just £2.50. Games are generally suitable for ages 8 years to adult. Proceeds of the event go to The Nagajuna Trust - a UK Registered Charity educating orphaned and destitute children in Nepal. For more info contact Margaret Jones at margaretjones@ adducere.com or 07776 161 818. Wednesday 30th November to Saturday 3rd December Comfort and Joy See previous listing for Thursday 24th November.

December Friday 2nd Christmas Tree Festival – at Holy Trinity Church, Kilwardby Street, Ashby. 'Switch On' at 10am – 50 decorated and illuminated trees herald the start of the celebrations. Entry is free. Refreshments and other attractions – all proceeds to roof repair fund. Saturday 3rd Christmas Craft Fair – 10am to 4pm at Legion House, South St, Ashby de-la Zouch. For further details call Mary Tuckey on 01530 413 434. Monday 5th Love LBG Ladies Business Group Christmas Lunch Christmas lunch and festive stalls at The Lyric Rooms from 11.30am to 2pm. Open to LoveLBG members and the general public. Raising money for local charity the Maria Hanson Foundation (me&dee charity). Tickets in advance only at www. lovelbg.co.uk/christmas

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Hold off Diabetes WE all know that being active and taking regular exercise is good for us both physically and emotionally but more importantly it can play a vital role in helping our bodies deal with various health problems, one of these being diabetes. There are over 4 million people living with this condition in the uK according to figures released by diabetes uK in 2016, with 80% of these being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is very often associated with excess body weight, high blood pressure and high levels of cholesterol. Fortunately type 2 diabetics don’t have to rely on insulin injections and can help control their symptoms with the right diet and exercise.

Exercise can also massively help to prevent and treat Type 2 diabetes in many ways. Firstly, the more active we are, the easier it is for us to manage our weight, which is a huge contributory factor. Also regular exercise will also help to reduce cholesterol levels as the more body fat we lose the lower our cholesterol levels will be.

Exercise plays a large part for people with type 2 diabetes in helping them prevent any long term complications. Unfortunately, people with diabetes are at more risk of developing blocked arteries which can lead to a heart attack, so the fitter you are the lower the risk of this happening.

Before any exercise program is started its very important that you make an appointment to see your doctor so he can check on your heart health and blood pressure, once your doctor is happy for you to start, away you go. Just remember it is really important to allow your body to build up fitness gradually, especially if you haven’t exercised in a long time.

Try your hardest to commit to exercising at least 3 times a week as your long term health really does depend on it. We all find it hard at times to motivate ourselves especially on those cold winter nights when all you want to do is stay snuggled by the fire, but this is when it’s a good idea to encourage friends and family to join you, the key is to make your sessions fun and interesting as once you start trust me you won’t look back! Furthermore, exercise can be free, can be carried out anywhere and anytime and has immediate effect on your health. AT FITNESS REPuBLIC we are dedicated to help you exercise safely and effectively. Why not try one of our 7 Day Free Passes, and see what were all about! We will guide you all the way to ensure you feel very comfortable and at ease with us. Visit www.fitnessrepublic.co.uk and fill out our 7 Day Pass sign up form on our home page.

with Fitness Republic’s Elizabeth Toll

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Liz’s top 5 exercises to combat diabetes…

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BATTLE ROPE Try 30 secs on 30 secs off for 5 mins.

BOxING - Try 3x 1 minute rounds of focus pad work with a partner.

TyRE FLIPPING - A superb full body workout! Try 10 Flips.

GOBLET SQuAT - Great for the legs! use a Kettlebell to squat 20 times.

ROWING - My all-time favourite, an amazing full body workout. Try 30 secs hard row followed by 1 min rest x8, Level 6.

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on the beat Hello everyone...

THE Planning Committee for Armissy tice Day and the Remembrance Day e Parade in Ashby have taken the at decision to adopt the same format this year, as took place in 2015.

y Therefore, on Armistice Day on Friday et 11th November, the bottom of Market Street will be closed temporarilyy around 10.30am, for the service at n the War Memorial, and re-open again around 11.30am.

y On Remembrance Day on Sunday 13th November, the parade will form up at 8.30am on the Ivanhoe College car park. The roads around the town centre will temporarily closed at 8.45am and the parade will move off at 9.00am prompt.

It will leave through the school gates and turn right onto North Street, down onto The Green, continuing to

Elfford Street, Sttreet, and then n turn left le eft onto ontto Derby Road. Elford

juncttion of Derby Road and At the junction Ma arket Street, Stree et, the th younger memMarket be ers of the the parade pa arad will split off to bers tthe he right, right, and d make e their th way to Holy Trinity Church, Churrch, for theirr se Trinity service.

The rest re est of of the parade parrade will w turn left onto pas st the War War Memorial, Me emo orial,, eventually eventua turn right into Market Street, march past an nd then the en into o St Helens Church Chu Lower Church Street, and for the main service. passe ed by by safely, safe ely, y the roads will re-open. y, reOnce everyone has passed

St Helens Hele ens service, servic ce, the th he whole whole of Market Street As the conclusion of the St will close around 10 30am m forr the 11am 11a am service at the th War Memorial, 10.30am, and re-open again around 11.30am.

I would ask that on both days, drivers of vehicles plan their journeys accordingly, and remain patient with the Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers, and volunteers, who will be manning the traffic points. We aim to keep traffic flowing and disruption to a minimum, and will open up the roads as soon as it is safe to do so.

PC MARK ARJOO

call: 101 voicemail ID: 1667 email: mark.arjoo@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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body matters

Sprains & Strains...

with Sarah Kavanagh, Ashby Osteopathic Clinic

SPRAINS and strains to muscles and joints happen to all of us and for most they are a painful, but temporary reminder to be a little more careful. Prompt action can help your body to heal faster and may prevent further injury or prolonged pain.

Strained or ‘pulled’ muscles often happen when we over exert untrained muscles, train without properly warming up or try to go beyond a joint’s natural flexibility. Sometimes we feel the pain straight away, however some injuries might not cause pain until later on. What can you do?

Remember RICE (Relative rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation), using these can help to relieve the pain and start the healing process.

RELATIVE REST : The first thing to do if you feel pain is to reduce the offending activity – pain is usually your body’s way of telling you that there is something wrong that needs your attention. It can be normal to feel a little sore after exercises for a day or two, but if it is more than this, pushing through the pain is rarely beneficial.

However, movement stimulates the healing process so stay as mobile as you comfortably can. Try to keep the joint moving through a comfortable range of motion, without forcing it to the point of pain. This will help to encourage blood flow and keep your joint flexible whilst it heals. This is particularly relevant for back pain as gentle exercise, such as walking, can help. You should slowly build your activity levels up as soon as your symptoms begin to resolve and as soon as you are able.

ICE : Cooling the area using an ice pack can help to reduce swelling and pain. Wrap a thin tea towel around the area so as to avoid direct skin contact and then apply the pack to the injured area for 10 to 15 minutes. You should repeat this several times per day for the first 72 hours. This will help to control inflammation, making it easier for your body to get blood and nutrients to the area and resolve the injured tissues.

COMPRESSION : Gently applying a compression dressing may help to temporarily support the injured joint and reduce swelling, though remove this immediately if there are signs that this

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is reducing the circulation to the area (numbness, pins and needles, the skin turning white or blue etc).

ELEVATION : If the injury is in the lower limb (knee or ankle), elevating the area a little can make it easier for your body drain fluids that might accumulate around the area, causing swelling. For example, if you’ve hurt your knee, sitting down with the knee raised on a low foot stool may ease your pain.

Seek medical attention. If you have pain that can’t be controlled with over the counter painkillers, can’t put weight on the injured limb, experience paralysis or loss of sensation or the swelling is very bad seek help from your local A&E department, urgent care centre or telephone 111 for advice.

If the pain or swelling fails to improve within a week, a visit to an osteopath may be beneficial. They will be able to assess the injury, advise you on the correct treatment and can provide some manual therapy which may help it get better faster. For more information on the clinic, to discuss a particular case, or to book an appointment please call Tristan Hill or Sarah Kavanagh on 01530 440 442 or email contact@ ashbyosteopath.com or please feel free to visit www.ashby osteopath.co.uk

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just 4 fun

Solutions on page 124

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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ashby museum news

e have a lovely new range of four different Christmas cards now available for those who want wa something really special this year. The designs feature historic Ashby landmarks, all in a seasonal snowy setting, painted by Di Lorriman and exclusive to landmar the Museum. Do come and have a look.

AVAILABLE NOW

Our next ne exhibition, Christmas Contrasts: Aspects of Ashby’s Christmas Past, will from November 16th until the end of December. It will recall a range of run fro activities and events in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through activiti contemporary newspaper reports and material from our archives – from Society contem gatherings at the Assembly Rooms to the Workhouse Christmas Tea, Meat Fairs to gather Toy churches, charities, laments for the demise of carol-singing as well as T y Fairs, To F Fa the largest mince-pie in the world! So please come along to reminisce and discover. larg

anyone has a topic of Ashby history in which they are especially interested, or If anyo of which whic they have a particular knowledge, and feels that it could form the basis of an exhibition we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Carol Walton (Exhibitions Officer) at the museum. (Exhibi

To in whatever capacity, for the time and effort they put in to keeping our T thank our volunteers, volunt Museum running smoothly, we are holding a Coffee Morning for them on November 24th. The s last one was very successful and we hope they will all be able to attend this time. s

One of our sister organisations, the Friends of Grace Dieu Priory, is hosting 'An Evening with Elizabeth 1' at Thringstone Community Centre on Friday November 18th starting at 8pm. Tickets are £5 and can be obtained from Gillian Bates 01530 224491 or gillianbates1208 @gmail.com This year the Museum will be closed for the Christmas period from 17th December to 2nd January.

FRIENDS OF ASHBy MuSEuM The next Friends talk will be on the History of Gardens on Wednesday 16th November at 2pm. The talk will be at the museum. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available after the talk. £3 to support the work of the museum. Please call in or phone to book a place on 01530 560 090.

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storytime by Jackie Brewster

Fry Porks Night

“Are you the guy selling hotdogs?” A stocky man with a bald head approached Paul’s stall. Paul had been left in charge. Angela, who was the first aider, had abandoned him to deal with a couple of incidents. He might have known this would happen, the special Parish Council bonfire night never passed without incident. Paul was good at about her turning sausages but not so keen on customer service. hair before, He could see Angela through the crowds at the craft stall but could but ladies did not attract her attention. She seemed to be busy with a distressed seem to spend Dotty Bagshaw, who had an unpleasant yellow substance all over her more on one haircut face and head. It dripped down the front of her tabard. Poor Dot than he spent on his looked like she’d been hit with a particularly runny custard pie. entire wardrobe. “Welcome to Fry Porks,” Paul said, remembering his training. “How “What do you want many would you like?” me to do about it?” “I don’t want any,” the man said gruffly. “I’m here to make a Paul said. complaint.” “What seems to be the problem?” Paul asked nervously. “An apology would be nice,” the man said. Complaints were Angela’s department. “I’m sorry?” Paul said. “My lady friend over there was sold a hotdog with too much “Not to me, you idiot,” the man said. “To my mustard.” girlfriend.” “That was probably by Angela,” Paul said, feeling Paul had never liked being called an idiot. relieved. “How about I pass your concerns on to the Chair of the “Now she has mustard in her hair.” Parish Council, Derek Bagshaw?” Paul stood up to “So it’s mustard, is it?” Paul glanced back with his full height. “If you don’t know who that is, have a surprise at Dot. Saying it was just in her hair word with your so-called girlfriend, because she knows was an understatement - she had it all him extremely well.” over her. “What are you implying?” the man asked suspiciously. “I think you know,” Paul said. The man glared at him. “I see,” Paul said. “Looks like the matter’s “Where’s this Derek fella then?” been taken care of.” “Setting up the fireworks I should imagine,” Paul said. “That’s not the point,” the man snapped. “Right!” The man grabbed a bottle of mustard from the table and “My girl likes to look nice and her hair costs stormed off across the park. a lot of money.” “He’ll be the one in the Hi-Vis jacket,” Paul called after him. “I’m sorry, your girl?” Paul “You’ll never guess what just happened,” he said as Angela asked. No one could returned, peeling off her latex gloves. accuse Dotty of being a “Not something else?” Angela said wearily. “What with girl; she had six grownDot being on the receiving end of a toddler tantrum and up grandchildren. If that daft girl getting upset about mustard in her hair she was anyone’s ‘girl’ extensions, I’m not sure I can cope with any more surely that would be her drama.” husband Derek? “So Dot wasn’t covered in mustard?” Paul said. “Yes, my girlfriend,” the “No, that was paint,” Angela sighed. “She’s on paper man said. “She’ll have plate decorating stall. So what happened?” to go back to the salon to “Nothing,” Paul said innocently, returning his attention have all those extensions to the sausages. “Forget it.” taken out. It’s not cheap.” “Looks like the fireworks are about to start.” Angela said. Paul looked again at Dot. And they were. He’d never noticed anything

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this month

Knowing the Risks

Alcohol causes around 10% of the UK’s deaths and diseases and is linked to 60 serious conditions. Yet over 9 million people in England exceed recommended drinking limits.

THIS year, Alcohol Awareness Week (14th-20th November) focuses on ‘Knowing the Risks.’ So what are they - and how much is too much? THE MAJOR HEALTH RISKS Cancer: Alcohol is a major cause of cancer and increases absorption of carcinogenic chemicals from tobacco. It’s responsible for many oesophagus, bowel, liver and breast cancers, and around a third of throat and mouth cancers. Just one daily drink increases your risk.

Brain function and mental health: Long-term misuse can cause memory and reasoning problems and changes mood, personality and the brain’s shape, size and structure – symptoms of Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD) or AlcoholRelated Brain Injury (ARBI). It can also cause alcohol-related dementia and earlyonset dementia.

Liver damage: Liver disease deaths are at record levels. The liver processes alcohol, but too much can cause cirrhosis (liver scarring), hepatitis (liver inflammation) and fatty liver disease.

Heart and Circulatory System: Just one drink a day raises blood pressure, increasing the risk of hypertension (permanently elevated blood pressure), stroke and heart attack.

Diabetes: Alcohol misuse can lead to chronic pancreatitis, while alcohol’s appetite stimulation and calories can cause obesity. Both conditions can lead to diabetes.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SuPPORT: Alcohol Concern www.alcoholconcern.org.uk

Tel: 0203 8158920 or Drinkline (confidential drink helpline) Tel: 0300 123 1110 Drinkaware www.drinkaware.co.uk

email: contact@drinkaware.co.uk Tel: 020 7766 9900

Don’t Bottle It up https://dontbottleitup.org.uk email: support@ dontbottleitup.org.uk

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Pregnancy & Childbirth Problems: Drinking in pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth, and foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in your baby, potentially resulting in stunted growth, facial abnormalities, epilepsy, hearing and ear problems, hormonal disorders, liver damage, kidney and heart defects, a weak immune system and learning and behavioural problems.

Accident and Injury: Even small amounts of alcohol impair coordination, reaction times and decision-making, making driving and machinery operation far riskier. In recognition of this, Scotland has reduced its drink-drive limit down to just 22mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

Reduced Fertility: Regular and/or heavy drinking can reduce male fertility through impotence and reduced testosterone, libido, sperm quality and sperm quantity. Even light drinking can reduce female fertility.

Impaired Development: Alcohol can affect the normal development of the brain, liver, bones and hormones in adolescents and affects their mental health and judgement, too. If 15-17 year olds drink alcohol, it should be under parental supervision and never more than once a week. Under-15s shouldn’t drink at all.

HOW MuCH IS TOO MuCH? Alcohol Concern says there’s no ‘safe’ level of alcohol consumption as regards cancer risk and the government, in light of recent evidence, has reduced and renamed its recommended limits. Its new ‘low risk’ limit is a maximum of 14 units a week for men and women, spread over at least three days. A unit is around half a pint of normal-strength lager or a single measure (25ml) of spirits. A small (125ml) glass of average-strength wine contains around 1.5 units.

Remember, too, that some of us process alcohol less efficiently. Women usually have less mass, a higher fat to water ratio and lower levels of the alcoholprocessing enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase, and our genetic make-up also affects the efficiency of this enzyme.

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chess puzzle

CHESS PuZZLE White to play and win.

The world chess championship runs from 11 to 30 November in New York. Sergey Karjakin (26) is challenging Magnus Carlsen (25) in a high octane match of 12 games. If it’s tied, an Armageddon game may be played. That’s still chess. Now the puzzle here would be solved in seconds by these two grandmasters. You may take a little longer. Note: as in this position, you can be a piece down and still win.

To play chess you don’t need to be a grandmaster or under 25. Just come along to your local chess club at Ashby Ivanhoe Social Club. Call Neil Roberts on 01530 455957 for details.

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Our chess puzzle comes courtesy of local resident Richard Vann, the solution can be found on page 124 - should you need it!

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PuZZLE SOLuTIONS - CROSSWORD - SuDOKu - CODEWORD AND MORE... CHESS PuZZLE 1 Ng4, and Black either loses the queen after 2 Nxf6+ or gets mated after 2 Nh6 mate. Truly horrid. WORDWHEEL TARGETS & ANSWER

Excellent: 80+ words, Good: 70, Fair:60. ANSWER: Paramedic

FuN QuIZ 1. Isosceles; 2. b) cubes with two coloured

stickers (there are 12 of these compared to 6 with one colour and 8 with three colours); 3. Surrey; 4. (Johannes) Kepler; 5. The ear; 6. Stop; 7. One; 8. Virginia; 9. Jean Paul Gaultier; 10. Seven (roughly in the shape of the letters I, J, L, O, S, T, Z).

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WORD LADDER

Soft, Loft, Left, Lent, Sent, Send, Sand.

yOuNG ASHBy The cities are... 1. Barcelona

2. New york 3. Johannesburg 4. Paris 5. Dublin The silhouette's are.... Glider - B; Blimp - A; 747 - D; Hot Air Balloon - E; Hang Glider - C.

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