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this issue 90 Ashby Life Editor Liz Roberts Telephone 01530 417739 Email enquiries Advertising/Accounts info@ashbylife.co.uk Website/What’s On admin@ashbylife.co.uk Web www.ashbylife.co.uk

Halloween and Horoscopes…

As I write this the temperature has dropped in the last few weeks and the Statutes are in town, both sure signs that autumn has arrived! If you are planning to celebrate Halloween then have a read of ‘This Month’ for some pumpkin carving tips and why not serve up our ‘Seasonal Recipe’ of Chilli Chicken Stew to warm everyone up? We’ve introduced a horoscopes page in this edition, do let us know if you enjoy this – if it is popular I’ll make it a regular feature. Thank you for all the good wishes for our move last month – we are now well settled into our new office at Castle House, South Street and open from 9.30 to 12.30 each day.

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Spotlight On... Ashby Health Centre Puzzle Page Ladies in Business A Walk in the Forest Out to Lunch In Your Home Christadelphian Church Local Storytime This Month Book Reviews NEW Your Wellbeing Money Matters All About You Community Board Ashby Museum News Back Chat Horoscopes Somewhere in the Forest In Your Garden It’s Local Young Ashby Ashby Library News Just 4 Fun On the Beat Seasonal Recipe Wordsearch What’s On Puzzle Answers 102 Business Directory

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National Get Safe Online Week 21st to 25th October LAST week I was out for coffee with a friend and our conversation turned to computers. “I’m actually a bit scared of mine,” she admitted. “I’m wary of online banking and of buying things online, and I’m terrified to let my elevenyear-old use it because of all the media publicity about paedophiles.” She’s not alone. A good many of us are worried about online security, but there are real steps we can take to improve our safety.

log your credit card details). Ideally you should have a firewall, plus antivirus and anti-spyware software as an absolute minimum. You really need all three, because individually they won’t protect you against every attack. Be sure to update them regularly.

Make sure you rename your network to make it more difficult to find, create a unique password and always turn on the encryption. Backup! Backup! Backup! Just in case. Back all your data up regularly, and from time to time check the backups.

ditch the SPAM! As far as possible don’t open anything you think is SPAM. Use ‘disposable’ email addresses for registrations on sites with which you’re unfamiliar, and use SPAM filter software. NEvER give out User IDs, Pins

dON’T FORGET...

Use the latest OS (Operating System) The most recent OS is generally the safest. Microsoft’s Windows 8 is their most up-to-date OS and anything earlier may benefit from being upgraded. Don’t forget that free software updates are issued all the time. Take advantage of these and update regularly. Install security software The main threats to your online security are hackers, viruses and spyware, (this last one is a programme that may be used to

Wi-Fi Wisdom! Wireless networks can offer an easy way for people to eavesdrop on your PC. Because they use radio waves, anyone within range can pick up the signal, making them a target for hackers who could be after your financial details, as well as freeloading unauthorised users who might piggyback your signal to access your broadband connection. Use an up-to-date router.

or Passwords. No legitimate corporation will EVER ask for them. NEvER give out financial or personal information unless you initiated the contact, and you are sure about who you’re dealing with. FOR CHILdREN ANd TEENS. Use an appropriate browser and buy or download software which monitors their online activity, limits the amount of time they can spend online, and blocks their ability to send out personal information. Most importantly supervise them!

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ashby health centre

Latest news... New Shingles vaccination We are now pleased to be able to offer a Shingles vaccination for adults aged 70 and 79 (but not aged 71 to 78). The exact criteria has been specified by the government and can be viewed on our website (www.ashbyhealthcentre.org.uk under Latest News) or in the surgery. If you are aged 70 OR 79 and would like a vaccination please contact the surgery to book (if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re booking your flu vaccination we can do it at the same time, just mention this when calling). Shingles is caused by the reactivation of a latent chickenpox infection, sometimes decades after initial infection, with the highest incidence and severity seen in older people.

Flu vaccination for young children This year we are pleased to be able to offer a flu vaccination to children aged 2 and 3 years. This is not an injection but will be given via a nasal spray. At the time of going to press we are waiting for supplies to become available but expect them to be

with us by the beginning of October. If you have a child in this age group and would like them to be vaccinated check our website (www.ashbyhealth centre.org.uk under Latest News) and we will put on there as soon as the vaccine is here. Once you see it is available please call to book your child in.

New patients registration If you are new to the area or move house within our practice area, could we kindly request that the whole household registers together. We have quite a large number of occasions where a mum and children register but any other adults in the household donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get round to it. It makes our administration much quicker if everybody registers at once. We are happy for a family member or partner to fill in the forms for everybody registering from one address, although please make sure we have accurate phone numbers in case of queries. Thank you for your help with this.

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puzzle page Employed (4) Loyal (8) Whirlwind (7) Big (5) Ceremonial leader (5) Save (6) Twist together (6) Thick oil (6) Steps (6) Friends (5) Not dead (5) Beginning (7) In company (8) Small insect (4)

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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 116.

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ladies in business

Embroidery 4u Kirsty Cort, Ashby Ladies Business Group member Embroidery 4u is a hidden gem of a business offering a fantastic range of services and products, many of which are the kind of things that you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like but are never quite sure where to source! Owner Kirsty Cort took over the business in 2008 when her father-in-law, Geoff Cort, who founded Embroidery 4u in 1996, decided it was time for retirement. As a small, local trader Geoff understood that exceptional customer service and catering for small businesses, clubs and individual orders was every bit as important as the corporate market. Kirsty has continued to maintain the same ethos and high standards in this family concern. Five years on Embroidery 4u has invested in new machinery and moved from the family garage into an industrial unit in Moira. It is clear that Kirsty loves what she does and likes to explore the diverse range of products that can be personalised. A wide choice

of corporate work wear is available, with the focus on good quality products that will last ranging from tunics for hair or beauty salons to polo or sweat shirts and outdoor wear for the building trade. Embroidery 4u also offer a bespoke commission embroidery service, onto customers own items. She loves doing one off gifts and is always on the lookout for new ideas for Christmas, Valentines or those big birthdays - what a great way to spoil someone special! If it can be mounted on a hoop Kirsty can usually embroider it and among the more unusual orders she has done are a bikers leather jacket, named horse blankets, family Coats of Arms and a personalised dressing gown for a bride. If you are looking for a unique gift, clothing for your team, club, business or quality work wear then contact kirsty on 01530 560528 or 07810 287185 enquiries@emb4u.co.uk or visit www.emb4u.co.uk

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a walk in the forest Sneaking out of town! This walk starts from the centre of Ashby and roughly follows a route that takes you out of town parallel to Smisby Road, around the edge of the bypass and back in parallel to Nottingham Road – the great thing is that it manages to do all of this using public footpaths and bridleways that sneak behind the factories and houses until you find yourself enjoying open fields and countryside. The scenery as you head out of and back into town has changed since I last did it some years ago with houses appearing on the site of the old biscuit factory and no doubt it will change further over coming years but hopefully the paths will remain to be enjoyed. It is mostly well marked and the paths were much better kept than the last time I walked them with just one near the end being a little overgrown. Allow around one and a half hours.

I started the walk from Hood Park Leisure Centre but there are plenty of places en route where you could join in if you happen to live in the area of Smisby Road, Wood Street or Nottingham Road. Take the tarmac path that leads away from Hood Park between the play area and football pitches and follow this as it leads out of town, passing a green sign marking the way towards Cliftonthorpe(1). On arriving at a set of metal barriers cross the road at Money Hill and continue on for around 100 yards at which point the tarmac path ends and you need to follow the yellow arrow that takes you down a grassy path ahead. This path bends around to take you behind the factories near the end of Smisby Road before going up steps and curving to the left to pass the new david Wilson site where building work is in progress (there is a fence separating the path from the building works). Having passed by some attractive, mature, trees you will reach the drive for Cliftonthorpe Hall. Following the ivy clad post (2) cross over the driveway and skirt around this impressive building before arriving at a metal swing gate shortly before reaching the bypass. Take care crossing over the bypass – traffic goes pretty quickly along there! Pick up the path again on the other side and passing through a second metal gate (3) follow the yellow arrow to the right (the path is not so obvious here but you need to go up the hill and keep the bypass on your right). At the top of the hill you will join a farm track that runs alongside the bypass – continue ahead on this track still with the bypass on your right. After a while this track becomes tarmac and bears left away from the road, marked by a yellow and white arrow. Continue on and you will soon start to see a large grey barn in the distance. As you get nearer you can see other farm buildings too and just before reaching them you turn sharp right to follow a blue bridle path arrow onto a well-kept path alongside a neat hedge. This skirts around the farm coming out on a driveway. As the drive curves around to the right you reach a junction of paths where the Ivanhoe Way is marked with a post on your left. You need to turn right here (back towards Ashby) going onto a wide track that runs between two hedgerows (4). For some reason this path isn’t marked even though you are turning onto the Ivanhoe Way here it only seems to be signed in the other direction – don’t let this put you off! Follow this track along between the trees, keeping to the right where the path bends as you pass by Old Parks Farm Wood. Shortly after this you will go through a short tunnel taking you under the bypass. The path now takes you past the back of the Mcvities depot, gradually getting narrower as it goes. After passing behind the factory follow the yellow footpath arrows to go over a small footbridge (5). After a second footbridge the path becomes a little overgrown as it crosses a field to reach a small wooden gate. Crossing another field (well cut this time) you emerge by number 55a which is set back off Nottingham Road (or it could be Wood St, I’m not sure which it is at that point?). Crossing in front of the house follow the path through a metal gate to pass behind some houses and Machin’s Yard, before emerging at the top corner of North Street. Go straight ahead past the Ivanhoe School, Museum and Library before bearing right to return to Hood Park.

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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out to lunch

T heV ine Ashby de la Zouch

of extra taste and interest: The Vine Beef Burger features blue cheese, flat mushroom and a red onion chutney tempting but I opted for Traditional bubble and squeak which came with a baked egg on top, rasher of bacon and a house dressed salad. Mark ordered Cod and Pancetta Fishcake with tartar sauce, salad and sweet potato fries. There was also a selection of Baguettes or Jacket Pota-

along with a wonderful texture (a bit of iciness but not too frozen!) had a real minty zing and chunks of tasty dark chocolate... if they sold it in tubs I’d have been buying one!

a delicious mix of well-dressed leaves and portion sizes were just right for a good, filling lunch. We shared a dessert of Crème Brulee with fresh mint choc chip ice cream and it was awesome! The chef deserves a huge pat on the back for the ice cream which,

They do also feature regularly in the local offers section of our own website at www.ashbylife. co.uk, so keep an eye on our Food and Drink local offers for some great deals (the October offer features a free bottle of Prosecco).

The vine is a great location for a working lunch and sure to impress THIS month we feature The vine, business colleagues or friends. which is right in the heart of I’d also say that it would be a Ashby - very convenient for good spot for coffee and a popping to from our new office in morning meet up (they are open the town centre. The vine is from 10am for coffee and breakfast, located on Bath Street, opposite including a champagne breakfast). Woodlander and is easy to reach Having the separate dining on foot if you are working or room also makes it a shopping in Ashby. For those popular location for coming in from further afield the networking or other pay and display car parks by The group meetings Royal Hotel or on South Street are and I have enjoyed close by. lunch there on Previously The Crowded House several occasions (and for those with longer with Ashby Ladies memories The Pump Rooms), Business Group The vine was meetings. The taken over by day menu is “One of the very nicest things about life is the its current available from way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are owners at the 10am to end of last 6pm with doing and devote our attention to eating.” Pavarotti year. Step an eveninside and ing menu toes, both from 6pm to 9pm Monday to you will enter a are served Wednesday and to 9.30pm reception area with with dres- Thursday to Saturday. the bar and dining On sed salad Sundays they offer a Sunday area to your right and cole- lunch menu from noon through and a further dining slaw and to 4.30pm with traditional roasts room off to the left. again feature plus a variety of other dishes. Décor is modern, clean fillings that are and simplistic giving an You can find out more and that little more air of calm away from the check out the menus online at interesting and imaginative. bustle of Bath Street. www.thevineashby.co.uk and if The menus vary and they are Our main courses were both you’d like to call them to book available to view on The Vine’s delicious, each was accompanied a table the number is 01530 website – our lunch menu had a by a salad which comprised of 411116. good variety of starters priced between £3.95 and £5.25, any of which could also be served as a main course for £3 extra. The main meals included classics such as ham, chunky chips and free range eggs many of which had little twists added for that bit

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in your home From the subtlest of stripes to the boldest of modern floral prints, pattern offers infinite choices to suit any space.

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PATTERN, like colour, can be a wonderful addition to a home, providing character and vitality, from a complex scheme to simple touches such as a wallpapered wall or a set of cushions. Pattern can create a focal point, for example by recovering a chair, or subtle interest through a few simple pieces featuring understated designs. Or it can be an entire room, a complex combination of patterned walls, rugs, fabrics and accessories. Using pattern is not actually as complex as it may seem. It’s best to start by working out your preference. Simple, graphic motifs in muted colours or naturalistic designs in vivid shades? Large scale or small? Historical prints or modern? And would you like just a dash of pattern to enliven an otherwise plain room, or a striking combination of patterns for an all-over look? You may own the perfect inspiration already: an antique quilt, a painted vase, a print from an old book or a favourite shirt, perhaps. Borrow ideas from magazines and books, other people’s homes, or even from fashionable bars and restaurants. Wherever you find your patterned fabric, however, try to obtain large samples and, before spending a great deal of money, hang them in place to gain a really good idea of their final effect. There’s no denying that it’s easier to go down the simple route with pattern, and limit it to appearing in just one or two places. But combining a variety of patterns, though harder to get right, can be tremendously exciting and full of impact. Whatever items you’re putting together, there are some guidelines that will help make the best of them.

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First: Colours. When mixing pattern with pattern or, indeed, pattern with plain, a really good colour match is important. This will hang the whole effect together. Stand back and assess which colours are most visible in your patterns, then aim to combine one main colour with two or three highlights. Second: Scale. In bigger rooms, you can afford to use very large-scale patterns, while smaller rooms are generally better suited to medium- or small-scale patterns When combining patterns, aim to vary their scales – to avoid monotony – without going to dramatic changes of size which tend to look strange. Remember very small patterns are only really noticeable close up; from a distance they look like a plain colour. Third: Density. Loose, open patterns give a visual ‘breather’, while intricate patterns with closely placed designs have more drama. As with scale, a variety of densities gives balance and interest. Fourth: Design. Abstract, figurative, retro, traditional, modern – you name it, there’s something for everyone. Avoid an incongruous mix by limiting your pattern combinations to designs that originate from the same era or stylistic aesthetic. Remember plains and stripes are brilliant at co-ordinating with intricate patterns. And finally: Cheat! If you love the idea of pattern but are really stuck, check out wallpaper and fabric pattern books, which show you how to mix and match with ease. Keep experimenting and persevere. Success with pattern is simply a case of trial and error, putting different things together and changing them around until you’re totally happy with the results – a coherent, confident look that has great pattern panache.

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Fun Times Together!

ime, apparently, flies when you are having fun. In which case, being young must be (and is) amazing fun. Anyone who realises that being young doesn’t last long is by definition old! Before you know it you are considered old by those younger than you no matter how young you feel; you stop being asked for ID, you start realising you are old enough to be the mum, dad or even granny or granddad of those you are dealing with; you start instinctively disapproving of what the young are doing and thinking “when I was their age…”. All signposts of an increasing age. The truly young have an infinite amount of energy and time. Summer holidays when you are young last ‘forever’; six weeks is an eternity. Yet the same six weeks flies by with the inevitability of preparations for school or playgroup creeping up on parents and grandparents, imposing itself all too soon on the reality of family life once again.

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We can stand back and admire the quality of good clean fun but there are other values to promote too. We need to make sure we allocate time to our children and grandchildren with activities which are both fun and valuable for life generally. It is a valuable balance worth striking. Ashby Christadelphian Church can help contribute to this aim of allocating valuable time in both their Youth Club and their Sunday School, both of which you are more than welcome to try out. Let your children exhaust their energy and capacity to learn at Friday Youth Club and at Sunday School. Endless opportunities for social interaction, activities, learning, and of course... FUN! Visit our website (www.ashbychurch.co.uk) for more info about the different clubs and classes that are available. Useful Bible Passages: Matthew 18:3 & Mark 10:13-16

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local storytime

The day I went to buy eggs! You may think that’s nothing special. Normally I jump in the van and fetch the eggs from Scam Hazel Farms’ honesty cupboard at Boundary and back home, 10min job. But today was different. I should have been out on my bike, but the rain first thing had put me off and lying in bed with a cup of tea a bit longer was very attractive. I got up and had breakfast, made some bread and left it to prove, the sun was shining. Now I’m feeling guilty! I have to do something – my husband’s outside sorting the woodshed out and making things, “I’m going to fetch eggs” I shout to him, and get my walking shoes on and rucksack, drink, waterproof (just in case), map and an apple. “You look like you’re going hiking” he says. “I am - I’m going to walk to fetch the eggs! Back in a couple of hours” I set off up the road, cross the Moira road, through the estate past the corner shop and turn left down the footpath to Blackfordby. Once clear of the houses I think, “This is lovely what nice views”: Blackfordby church is just visible in the distance as I stride out through the fields of barley with butterflies fluttering about. Passing under the ash trees a pair of jays are flying about agitated by a pair of buzzards, or is it the other way around? I stop and watch as they soar in the air and call out to each other, what a sight! I spot a nest high in the tree but don’t know who it belongs to - it looks too small to be the buzz-

ards, so perhaps they were after the jays chicks. Through the gate I pass into Blackfordby, a short stop to get the map out to check the way - I turn right up a wide track that looks like someone’s drive, and there’s no sign! The track turns into a wide mown grass drive, “Am I on the right path?” I ask myself. A large old brick wall on my left hides Blackfordby Hall. At the entrance way a buddleia is in full bloom covered in butterflies. I soon get to a gate which confirms the right way. The hedgerows are full of young blackberries and elderberries, foretelling of a good harvest in a few weeks’ time. Wild flowers, decorate my passage with blowsy pinks, buzzing with bees and butterflies softly flutter against my face and arms. Oh this is so delightful. I approach a sign post with arrows pointing in all directions! Fortunately my way is obvious with a quick look at the map, and I am off on my way again. Now I can see the back of Scam Hazel Farm and the Country Store on the road, my target is approaching! Through the stile and onto the road, a short walk down the footpath to the Egg Cupboard. I wonder if there will be any eggs left, as there has been a notice in the cupboard saying they may not be doing them anymore. It will be a great shame because they are lovely eggs. I open the doors and hey presto there are eggs, not as many as usual but enough. Money in the tin I load

my rucksack up with three boxes. Job accomplished! I set off down the road to pick up the footpath for the return leg and quickly get striding out over the fields to re-join my outward route! The clouds are starting to gather a bit now, casting shadows that race each other across the fields of corn. As I pass the Hall again a golden retriever is standing waiting for his master. I bend down to give him some fuss and as I round the corner his owner, an elderly gentleman, is leaning on his stick getting his breath back. We greet each other, and comment on the lovely fresh weather and I say, “It’s a good to be alive day!”. I pass through the National Forest section near Prestop Park, how wonderful the new forest is as it matures. As I emerge into the field again a woodpecker flies off to land on a telegraph pole. I try to creep closer but it flies away before I can really identify it. I am nearing the end of my walk now and spot the first ripe blackberries as I near the houses, and pick them, savouring the first sweet sharp taste of them on my tongue, lovely, memories of mother’s blackberry and apple pie with custard flood through my mind. I pass between the houses into the estate over the crossing and home. One hour and 50 minutes to get the eggs! But what a fabulous walk right on my doorstep. It may be very muddy in the winter, but I think I will fetch eggs this way again. I hope they keep laying! And selling!

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by Joy Ward of Ashby

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this month

How to carve a pumpkin lantern YOU WILL NEED • Pumpkins • Night lights • Small sharp knife (a craft knife works well) • Spoon • You can now buy specialist pumpkin-carving sets which contain plastic serrated saws, scrapers and scoops. • Cooking Oil • Felt-tip Pens • Newspaper for working on

1 Draw a circle or hexagon on top of the pumpkin (where the stem is). This will be the lid which you remove so you can insert your hand. Cutting implements need to be sharp so best if adults do the cutting bits. 2 Cut through the pumpkin-top with the knife. Use a back-and-forth slicing motion to cut through the thick, tough skin. Remove the cap, scrape off any pulp and seeds and add a couple of slit vents to allow heat to escape. 3 Scoop out the seeds and pulp using the spoon. 4 Draw a pattern for the face on to the pumpkin with a felt-tip pen. Make the eyes, nose and mouth larger than you think you need, because you will have a hard time cutting out tiny features from the tough skin. 5 Follow your pattern as you cut all the way through the pumpkin. Push the cut-out features gently from the inside of the pumpkin and discard the pieces. 6 Place a night-light inside the pumpkin to create an eerie glow. For a spooky green glow you can insert a glow stick inside the pumpkin instead of the night light.

by Sarah Davey

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book reviews

Nothing to be Afraid Of If you don’t open your door to trick-or-treaters, try opening up a book with a terrifying plotline. There are plenty of great novels and short stories to start your knees knocking and teeth chattering for this time of year…

The Shining...

Stephen king

For Jack Torrance, taking a new job as caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel is far from the fresh start he’s hoping for. Off-season at a deserted hotel means a playground for madness, leaving Jack and his unsuspecting family isolated and in danger. Five year old Danny Torrance is the only one who can sense the horrors to come. He’s gifted with ‘the shining’, a sort of sixth-sense for the sinister and the threatening. As the snow begins to fall, the curtain of madness descends.

1984... George Orwell

'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'. Winston Smith works in the Record Department at the Ministry of Truth and is beavering away rewriting history to manipulate the present and future. Under the watchful eye of Big Brother, Winston secretly plots to overthrow the totalitarian regime. He’s going to need an ally and he thinks he’s found it in the form of new love, fellow-worker Julia. One of the most influential books ever written, Orwell’s dystopian vision has spawned many an imitator and many a reality TV show. Oh, the irony.

The enemy...

Charlie Higson

Your teenagers will either love this book, or it’ll terrify the pants off them. In a postapocalyptic London, all adults have been infected with a sickness, effectively rendering them zombies. They’re hungry and crazed and are running amuck in the capital, leaving everyone under fourteen who have survived the zombie virus to either find a place to hide, or come up with a plan to defeat them. It’s the first in an absolutely cracking series. Just don’t make it your bedtime reading.

The Day of the Triffids... John Wyndham Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the garden… If you’ve ever hated that ‘morning after the night before’ feeling then Bill Masen is having the day from hell. He misses a major meteorite shower because his eyes have been bandaged, but the next morning is far from a sight for sore eyes. He wakes to find everyone else has been blinded and the world has become a post-apocalyptic nightmare. Written in a time rife with Cold War paranoia, Wyndham’s vision of bio-warfare has made this a classic.

American Psycho... Bret Easton Ellis If this book teaches you one lesson, it’s to screen people thoroughly because even the handsome ones can be absolute nutters. Enter Patrick Bateman: Wall Street yuppie by day and psychopathic serial killer of young ladies by night. Let’s just say, he has a lot of nasty habits he wouldn’t want to list on his dating profile…and they’re all described in graphic detail for us. Proof that the devil takes many pleasing guises.

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MINdFULNESS

MINdFULNESS is becoming more popular and can sometimes be referred to as Sensory Motor therapy. This therapy is not entirely new but is a combination of early traditional theories and psychotherapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, theories of attachment, neuroscience, psychodynamic psychotherapy and dissociation. Sensorimotor therapy or Mindfulness holds the belief that mind and body are more closely connected than previously acknowledged and that trauma symptoms are expressed or ‘held’ in the body following trauma. The theory of sensorimotor and mindfulness suggests that people who experience trauma are unable to process the memories cognitively but need to be helped to recognise the symptoms being ‘held’ in the body and to assist them to be processed appropriately.

a new approach in psychotherapy

This way of working has an impressive success rate for helping people who are experiencing trauma symptoms, such as anxiety, impulsivity or severe depression. These symptoms may have been triggered by any kind of life event, a vehicle accident, sexual abuse, domestic violence, a death of a family member, giving birth or a host of other life experiences. Whilst these people have dealt with the event cognitively (in their heads), their bodies are still holding those traumatic memories leading to on-going difficulties (physical or emotional) that may appear to be unconnected. During therapy a person would not need to talk in detail about their experienced traumatic event but would be encouraged to connect with the memory and focus on the bodily sensations. Mindfulness is a gentle but effective therapy, it is unobtrusive, non invasive and most people experience a reduction of symptoms following a first session. Sensorimotor practice can be integrated with other theories including EMDR. Futureminds Practitioners work with the body and mind using sensory motor, mindfulness and EMDR. For more information please see our advert below or our website: www.futureminds.co.uk

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money matters Raising children costs a small fortune (it’s currently estimated at around £200,000), but if you’re clever, you could help them to become millionaires. Here are a few ways to make your child rich

How to make your child a millionaire when they hit 18. Once they start working, they can also contribute. They will receive tax benefits if their income is less than £130,000. You can find out more at Moneymagpie.com. There’s also a list of registered stakeholder pension scheme providers at www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk. SiPPs

PENSIONS FOR BABIES Stakeholders Probably the easiest type of pension to take out for your child is the Stakeholder pension. Anyone is allowed to set one up which means that a child’s legal guardian(s) can start a pension for newborns. You can pay in up to £2,880 each tax year, which is then topped up by a government tax-back incentive to £3,600. You can stop and start contributions as you wish without being penalised and the minimum amount you can pay in at any time is £20. Anyone can add to it and if the full amount is paid each year, by the time the child is 55 they will have well over £700,000 and if they access the account at 70 they will have over £1.8 million. The money invested won’t be accessible until the child reaches 55 meaning they can’t blow it all

You can also set up a Selfinvested Personal Pension (SiPP) for your little one. Like a Stakeholder, they are open to anyone but the difference here is that you manage the money in it. So instead of leaving it to a pension fund to decide what to invest in, you choose the products yourself, whether it be shares, bonds, commercial property or other things.

they reach adulthood. You can choose either a cash ISA or a stocks and shares one. As your child has a good few years for the fund to grow, you could start with a stocks and shares ISA and then gradually change into cash for the last 5 to hold onto gains. The only snag with a Junior ISA is that if you were eligible for a Child Trust Fund you can’t open a Junior ISA. A good place for more details is www.familyinvestments.co.uk TEACHING YOUR CHILd ABOUT MONEY A sure-fire way of making your child a millionaire, or at least comfortably off, is to teach him or her how to manage their money early on.

Start as soon as they can toddle round the supermarket with you. Ask them to tell you the numbers on the price labels and ON AvERAGE, PARENTS ARE then, later, PUTTING SAvINGS OF £42.45 ASIdE run around EvERY MONTH FOR EACH CHILd. finding the cheapest version of what you want to buy. Junior ISAs Give them pocket money and set ISAs are savings accounts which up a savings account, showing allow you to deposit a maximum of them how their money can grow £3,600 a year completely tax-free, over time. Go to pfeg.org for attracting interest as well. Your downloadable financial education child has access to the money guides that will help. when they turn 18. Remember, it doesn’t matter how

Should you contribute the maximum amount each year, the fund could grow to a whopping £64,800 plus interest by the time

much money your child has later on, if they know how to live below their means and save for the future they will never be poor.

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all about you

Autumn Breaks AUTUMN can be a great time to take a break in the Uk. If you are looking for a romantic holiday, then what could be better than a long walk admiring autumnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiery foliage, a sumptuous meal, and then an evening at a cosy pub in front of a roaring log fire? Why not choose accommodation that includes a hot tub or spa for added indulgence? On an active break, you could make the most of the outdoors before the weather turns too cold by taking in the sights on a bike or whilst climbing or horse riding. For families, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still plenty of time for fun to be had. Many holiday parks and attractions now stay open until at least the end of the October half term holiday, and most self-catering accommodation is now heated. In addition to choosing a location that has arboretums, forests and gardens where you can enjoy the glory of the trees in full colour, you may also want to plan to be close to one of these events: South of England Autumn Show and Game Fair, Ardingly, 5-6 October Autumn Countryside Show, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, 12-13 October Autumn Air Show, Imperial War Museum Duxford, 13 October Family Arts Festival, UK wide, 18 October - 3 November Autumn Food, Drink and Music Show, Fishguard, 30 October - 3 November

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community board Social volleyball Sessions

vintage Fayre

Hermitage Centre Turn-up-and-play social volleyball sessions are held on most Sunday evenings at Hermitage Leisure Centre from 7pm to 8.30pm, all abilities welcome. If you would like to come along, email pwalker@stonehill.leics.sch, or simply turn up! Cost is £3 per session. Next sessions are on the 20th and 27th Oct.

Stallholders needed Stallholders selling true and original vintage are needed for the first ever Vintage Fayre at the National Trust’s Calke Abbey on Saturday 26 October 2013. Calke Abbey is the ultimate shabby chic venue, with a faded rustic feel owing to the decline of the country house in the 20th Century. The family being obsessive collectors amassed a huge collection which is left as it was found. The vintage fayre will be held in the Riding School which plays host to high windows, oak beams and a minstrel gallery. Stallholders must be selling true and original vintage only (+50 years) ‘vintage style’ will be not accepted. A mix of fashion, home, travel ware and accessories are accepted. Stallholders interested in having a stall should contact Imogen Wood on 01332 695347 or via email imogen.wood@national trust.org.uk to get a copy of the terms and conditions. The cost is £30 per pitch (12ft), £3.50 per table hire (max 2) and electricity can be hired for £5.

Shepshed ALLeY Group needs your help! Leader Required Shepshed ALLeY Group has places currently available for a new leader (paid post for 4 hours a week) as well as volunteers and members. The group is a registered charity for young people aged 12 to 19 who have physical, mild learning or social interaction difficulties such as cerebral palsy, dyspraxia, dystonia, spinal injury, injury as a result of an accident, aspergers syndrome and other autistic spectrum disorders. The group meets in Shepshed for two hours on Friday evenings throughout most of the year, with the occasional Saturday trip. If you’re interested in the leader post or would like to volunteer, or if you know any young people who would benefit from joining the group, please ask for further information. Email admin@alley group.org.uk or phone 01509 880375. You can visit their website at www.alleygroup.org.uk.

Orchards in your Community North West Leicestershire district Council Up to 20 trees per community are available; if you or a group in your community is interested in this scheme, please contact wendy.may@nwleicestershire.gov.uk with the following information: Group name, contact name, contact number, position in the group, the location of the proposed site/s and who owns the site/s. North West Leicestershire District Council will supply and deliver the trees, stakes and tree ties, you will be required to plant the trees and commit to the longer term maintenance and management of the trees. There is limited number of schemes that can be supported this year, so if you are interested please contact NWLDC immediately.

Hicks Lodge Free Parking Free lunchtime parking is being trialled between noon and 2pm Monday to Friday. Charges apply at all other times, see parking meters for rates. For more information call 01530 274533.

Hi 5 Health and Wellbeing Wednesdays Coalville Library In partnership with North West Leicestershire District Council, Coalville Library are running a varied weekly programme of activities to promote wellbeing. Some activities are pre-bookable for a small charge. Contact Coalville Library 0116 305 3565 for more information. See pages 110 to 114 for dates. Booking is essential for classes, events and health checks. A small charge of £1 per ticket may apply.

Council Tax Support scheme 2014-15 Have your say Council Tax helps to finance many vital local services. It pays for about 20% of the cost of running local public services – including refuse collection, adult social care, environmental health and education. The rest is raised from various charges (like at leisure centres) and grants from the government. On 1st April 2013, the Government abolished Council Tax Benefit. Instead, all councils were required to develop a local Council Tax support scheme. Because the Government reduced funding, nearly everyone who used to receive Council Tax Benefit (except pensioners) now has to pay something towards their Council Tax. Last year thanks to some ‘transition’ funding from the government the amounts people had to pay were kept down but this year that funding isn’t available and NWLDC is looking again at their Council Tax Support Scheme. They want to hear from you before deciding plans for 2014/15. Have your say by completing the online questionnaire at www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/council_tax_ support_consultation. You have until Friday, 11 October 2013 to tell them what you think.

Country Colours Watercolour Club New Members Country Colours is a local group of friendly amateur artists who work mainly in watercolour. They paint on Wednesday mornings 9.30 am until noon and meet 40 times a year with about half the sessions being tutored by a variety of artists to develop different skills and subject matter. The group meets at Oakthorpe Leisure Centre and there is free parking. If you would like to set aside time regularly to learn to paint, or to improve skills then please ask about joining. Contact Brian on 01530 222038 or Tanya 01530 413009.

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community board Grant Funding

Ferrers Gallery

For Community Groups and Organisations The North West Leicestershire District Council ‘One off’ grant funding is open to community organisations and groups within the district to apply for a maximum of £450 to fund either a particular project or initiative. Applicants will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet one or more of the Councils Strategic Aims. If you know of a community group or organisation that could benefit from receiving funding, please take a look at the application form and guidance notes at www.nwleics. gov.uk/pages/grants_ and_development_fund

October Exhibitions 'Humour Me' has a whole host of local and regional makers from Jade Devall ceramics to Beagle and Thread textiles which have a humorous and quirky edge. This exhibition ends 13th October. The 'Fine lines' exhibition features artists Mark Langley, Hannah Sawtell, Michael Atkin and Nicola Taylor specialising in painting, drawing, illustration, etching and print. This exhibition ends on 27th October.

Ashby Bath Grounds Civic Society Following news that there are still plans in the pipeline to build houses on Ashby’s historic Bath Grounds the Civic Society have decided to try and protect the park by applying for Village Green status. If granted, then this will give long term protection to the area. To achieve this status it is important to prove that the land has been used by a great deal of the town’s population for at least 20 years. The Civic Society has already received large numbers of supporting letters but would be grateful for any more help. Contact Ken Ward on 01530 563881.

Christmas Craft Market Book your stall now Legion House is hosting the annual Christmas Craft Market on Saturday 30th November. Please contact Mary Tuckey on 01530 413434 for further details and to book your stall.

Ashby de la Zouch Town Council Calendar of Meetings The Parks and Cemetery Committee meet on 21st October, the Finance & Tourism Committee on 28th October and the Planning and Licensing Committee on 7th October. The next Council meeting takes place on 25th November. Members of the public are welcome to attend and there is a slot for public questions. Meetings take place at Legion House, South Street and start at 6.30pm.

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ashby museum news

donated collection inspires exhibition

ur final exhibition this year concentrates on our important collection of local and medical glassware. The bulk of our holding comes from david Jacques who used to sell glassware in Ashby Market Hall many years ago and sadly died in a road accident. His parents kindly donated his collection to the Museum. Another archive recently received has been from the Staunton Harold Parish Council. The Museum is always pleased to receive, and look after, important local archives. In August the Museum featured prominently in the local media – BBC East Midlands Today, BBC Radio

Leicester and the Leicester Mercury – regarding Lt. Col. Philip Bent who won one of the two World War One VCs related to Ashby. We are currently pressing the Government, with the valuable support of our local M.P., to get Philip commemorated with all the other VCs next year. The kids’ Club, from 1pm to 4 pm, on Saturday October 5th will be on the Romans. It is open to all primary age children, who must be accompanied by an adult. This year’s A.G.M. will be held on Saturday November 9th at 10.30am at the Museum. Everyone is welcome to attend.

FRIENdS OF ASHBY MUSEUM Our A.G.M. this year takes place on Saturday 12th October. All are welcome to attend and there are 3 more places on the committee available for anyone who would like to be part of this enjoyable and worthwhile group. On November 20th the Coffee Morning will feature re-enactment enthusiast David Dore who will talk about the WWI involvement of the 16th Lancers. An early notification of our Christmas event on december 14th for your diary. There will be lots going on at the Museum and more details will follow in next month’s issue.

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Asthma

Editorial by Sarah Kavanagh, Ashby Osteopathic Clinic

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HELLO and welcome to my column. This month I thought I’d move away from our usual discussion of musculo-skeletal woe and discuss asthma! 5.4 million people in the Uk, of which 1.1m are children, are currently receiving treatment for asthma. That’s 7% of the adult population, and up to 15% of the children of Great Britain. What is asthma? Asthma is due to an irritation to the mucus membrane of the lung causing inflammation, this leads to swelling and causes the muscles making up the lung walls to contract, narrowing the airways. In many cases this also triggers an excessive production of mucus, which causes further restriction to airways. What are the symptoms and triggers of asthma? The most common symptoms are wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath and tightness across the chest, however not every individual will show all of these symptoms at any one time. An asthmatic episode or attack can be triggered by a myriad of causes with varying potency. Examples include: animals, air pollutants, colds/ viruses, emotions, exercise, food, medicine, weather, and many more… How is asthma treated? Many individuals are able to manage their symptoms by avoiding obvious triggers, particularly when they have a mild presentation; however for most others medical intervention is needed. This comes in several forms: Preventative inhalers, which are used prior to obvious triggers, relieving inhalers that help cut an attack short if the sufferer feels breathless, or steroid tablets, which are usually for more severe sufferers and only to be taken in short courses under a doctor’s supervision. What effect does asthma have on the musculoskeletal system? An important area many asthma sufferers fail to address is the physical changes asthma can cause to the body. Over many years of minor or major attacks, an altered breathing pattern develops causing the chest to expand largely in the upper section with a reduced involvement of the main muscle of breathing, the diaphragm. The diaphragm sits at the base of the ribs and descends into the stomach region to increase the size of the lungs drawing air in as it is activated - as it relaxes it pushes air out. In asthma suffers we observe a much smaller diaphragm movement which causes the neck and shoulder muscles to lift the upper ribs higher eventually causing tightness in the neck and shoulders. We also find that the rib cage tends to be less flexible, and a lot of tightness and muscular discomfort can be felt in the upper back and between the shoulder blades. Correct breathing training and a good stretching routine can greatly improve the situation, whilst improving the posture and movement through the spine and ribs can give the chest a much more fluid and flexible feel. Well, what do you know - I’m talking about joints and muscles again! Sorry, I just can’t help it, I am an Osteopath after all. For more information on the clinic, to discuss a particular case, or to book and 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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october horoscopes LIBRA

aries

September 23 - October 23 It’s your birthday month and with Venus, your ruler, in sexy Scorpio until the 8th make sure that you make the most of passionate encounters! This month is ideal for attracting new friends and relationships into your life. You should feel at your best, particularly around the time of your new moon on the 5th.

scorpio October 24 - November 22 Energetic Mars in your career sector until the 14th shows that this month your goals and ambitions can be tackled creatively and successfully. The Sun in balanced and harmonious Libra helps you to understand that the best way to succeed is to see things from other people’s perspective.

sagittarius November 23 - december 21 Dynamic Mars is in positive aspect to your Sun sign until the 14th. This is a most favourable time to reach for your goals and achieve your desires as you’ll have an increased sense of energy and self-confidence. Your social life is also high on the agenda as the Sun assures new and exciting friendships.

capricorn

taurus April 21 - May 21 The love planet Venus, your ruler, is in deep and passionate Scorpio until the 8th of the month, this should increase favourable communication in all areas of your relationships. Abundant Jupiter highlights family matters and you may find that you are able to say what has been on your mind for some time now.

gemini May 22 - June 21 Energetic Mars is in the communication area of your chart and this vibrant energy means that October is an ideal time to push ahead in business and work matters. Your ruler, Mercury, is in logical Scorpio and helps you take the initiative for new projects with a high probability of success.

cancer

december 22 - January 20 Partnerships and your career goals are both favoured this month, which will be action packed. The Libran Sun illuminates your chart and helps you to find diplomatic solutions to challenging situations. The positive energy of the new moon on the 5th favours all communications and interactions with others.

aquarius January 21 - February 18 Dynamic Mars is in your opposite sign until the 14th, this tense energy presents a challenge that you will have to overcome in order to achieve a certain goal. With Jupiter positively placed and the harmonious new moon on the 5th you should find a positive way to win through.

pisces

June 22 - July 22 The Sun in Libra puts the focus on family matters and you’ll feel the need to question things that aren’t working and start to find solutions for a more balanced outcome. Energetic Mars in Leo until the 14th emphasises your financial sector, more creative ways of making money are needed.

leo July 21 - August 21 Motivational Mars is in your sign until the 14th giving you a strong urge to forge ahead and get what you want. Feeling more self-assertive than usual, you need to channel this energy constructively to avoid disagreements with others. The new moon in Libra on the 5th is favourable for new friends and relationships.

virgo

February 19 - March 20 Motivational Mars in creative Leo until the 14th highlights your work, health and fitness. You may be feeling that it is time for big changes in your life. Jupiter in intuitive Cancer urges you to pay attention to any hunches or coincidences, its here that you’ll find your best clues about what to do next.

March 21 - April 20 October is a most favourable time to achieve your desires and to reach for your goals. Your ruler, Mars, makes wonderful aspects to your Sun all month and initiating creative new projects should be high on your agenda. You are focussed on what you want and have the extra energy to go after it.

August 24 - September 22 Mighty Jupiter in Cancer occupies the social area of your chart and this could be a productive month for finding new interests, groups and meeting lots of fascinating new people. Your ruler, Mercury, is in deep-thinking Scorpio, emphasising that you won’t take things lightly this month.

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Name Address Postcode Email address Answer CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs Meir, winner of the September competition, who correctly identified Ticknall as the location of last month’s picture. (If you don’t want to cut out the entry form you can send the answer on a postcard) or enter by email to: competition@ashbylife.co.uk Entries close on Friday 11th October. The winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries. The winner will be notified and a cheque for £25 sent within 14 days of the closing date, the winners name will also be printed in the following edition of Ashby Life. Multiple or automated entries are not allowed. We will not pass your details to any third party. We may use your details to send you marketing emails from Ashby Life in the future – if you would prefer that we did not, please tick the box

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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. Local to the Ashby area, Francesca offers a full garden design service, - find out more at www.francescasinclair.co.uk

Busy October WELL, it may not be warm enough to sit outside for too long now, but there are plenty of reasons for you still to be in the garden because October is a busy time of year. Yes, get out and keep moving - even if you don’t have a garden and are just walking by and enjoying other people’s front gardens, or one of the lovely footpaths around Ashby that takes you into the beautiful countryside – being outside on a bright autumn day is fabulous. If you like a wilder and relaxed look it is still time to tidy up. Take out any summer bedding and empty seasonal hanging baskets and pots. Tidy leaves as they fall, especially on lawns to stop yellowing of the grass. Prevent soggy patches on paths where the leaves will make the going slippery. I suggest you take a look at your fruit trees. Cut out any dead, diseased or crossing branches and think about the shape you are creating and the height at which you can pick next year’s fruit. Divide perennials such as Geraniums or Achilleas that have become too big by digging them up and dividing with a fork. Spread the new plants around your borders so you have the same plant to give rhythm and unity. Alternatively, plant together to create a block of colour or texture. Hellebores (Christmas roses) may need a bit of a prune to the old shoots to reduce lanky spread and make way for fresh growth. Now is also the time to cut back any tall roses to prevent wind rock and to prolong the flowering display on repeat flowering varieties. Looking forward, prepare the ground for new planting, turn such areas over and the frost will help to break up large clumps and reduce your work. Similarly, prepare any new planting areas for the bare root season which will be upon us mid November. Tidying is good: I like it! Do however remember though that the wildlife need some over grown areas, especially hedgehogs and birds. Important too is a yearlong supply of bird food to encourage movement and song into your garden.

October is a very good month for preparing new grass areas, either with turf or through seeding. Also any paths or edges of lawn which have become bald will benefit now from a scattering of seed. Compost heaps are the heart of a good garden so look after it now, turn it over and tuck it up for winter with a topping of old carpet or sack to keep warm and speed up the rotting. Looking forward, you might be able to treat yourself to a future vision of colour via a little bit of shopping... Buy or order and plant bulbs for spring. Think of colour and what you want to see, maybe something to match the colour of your interiors, a pastel pallet perhaps, or a riot of vibrant and exploding colour. Check out the height and flowering time of the bulb and decide if you want a succession of slightly different flowering times to elongate the spring colour. A wonderful but short lived display is simply achieved by a tulip of one colour planted on mass. To plant bulbs in a lawn, choose something with a fine leaf which will blend in with the grass once the flower has faded and not look too messy. Planting in pots is a clever way to move the colour about to a gap in a border or to brighten an area by a door and just leaving the bulbs in the pot allows seasonal annuals to be planted on top. Dig over empty areas in the vegetable garden. Main crop potatoes will be ready for lifting and broad beans are ready to be sown. No rest for the veggie gardener then! And finally if you can’t persuade your loved ones in to a chilly garden, then possibly they could stay in and make chutney from your fruit or vegetable harvest? A supply of homemade chutney guaranteed to zing up a boring sandwich doesn’t make the autumn so bad. Happy gardening!

Francesca

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it’s local

Holy Trinity Christmas Tree Festival IT may only be October but at Holy Trinity they are once again preparing for Christmas. From 22nd to 24th November they will be hosting another three day Christmas Tree Festival alongside their ever popular Christmas Fayre. This event heralds the start of their Christmas celebrations as the beautiful church is adorned with over seventy decorated and illuminated Christmas trees. Anyone can sponsor a Christmas tree in the festival. The price of £15 covers provision of a 5ft tall tree on a plinth, string of LED lights, an A5 display card plus an entry into the events program. What is printed on the card is up to the sponsor so it could be your business name, or perhaps a dedication to a loved one. You can have fun decorating the tree and again how you

chose to dress it is up to you, as long as it is tasteful. Holy Trinity welcome company sponsorship and if you are too busy to dress the tree yourself then they will decorate it themselves for an extra £10. Last year many businesses chose to decorate their own trees and the results were truly amazing. The Christmas Fayre will be an excellent opportunity to browse a selection of homemade Christmas produce, cakes, puddings, preserves, handmade gifts and cards. Opening times will be 10am to 7pm on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November and 2pm to 5pm on Sunday 24th November. For more information contact Carole Timms on 01283 216653.

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ashby library news

emember to pop in and join the library for free to use our computers and borrow books, DVDs and talking books. Everyone is welcome. OUR REGULAR EvENTS:

‘Wriggly Readers’ for children aged 0-5 years and their parents and carers. Join us for stories and songs every other Friday morning 10.30am to 11am. The friendly ‘knit and Stitch’ group meets every Monday 2pm to 4pm. Bring your project and come for a chat. ‘Tiny Talk’ baby signing classes take place every Thursday 9.30am to 10.30am and are £5 per session. Pre-booking essential. The unusual and popular ukulele playing group meets every Wednesday 10.30am to 11.30am. £5 per session. Stop Smoking: Drop in every Saturday for help with quitting smoking. Pick up your free nicotine patches etc. and get advice.

ALSO AT THE LIBRARY JUST FOR THIS MONTH: National Poetry day Library Competition, ‘Water, Water Everywhere’ Write a poem of no more than ten lines on the theme of water for the chance to win publication in 'Ashby Life' magazine. Adult (over 16 years) and child (under 16 years) entries welcome. Child entries 50p, adult entries £1. Hand your poem into the library by 31st October. Lunch Time Talks: Ghosts and Legends of Leicestershire with david Bell Friday 11th October 12.30pm to 1.30pm £2.50 library members £3.00 non-members. A spooky talk for the Autumn months. Let writer and historian David Bell tell you a tall tale or two. Spooktacular Stories Thursday 31st October 5.30pm-6.30pm, £1 per child. Dare you listen to a performance of spooky tales? A chance to dress up in your Halloween costumes with terrifying treasure hunt and creepy crafts. For further information or to book a place on any of our events please contact Ashby Library on 0116 3055917 – book early as spaces are limited.

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just 4 fun

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.

Solutions on page 116

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on the beat NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Hello Everyone...

Neighbourhood Watch schemes are very popular and many insurance companies offer a discount on home insurance if you are a member of a scheme.

THE Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network is the official national umbrella body for all schemes within England and Wales, providing free resources for allÂ NHW schemes and members. You can enter your postcode on their website (pictured) www.ourwatch.org.uk - to find your nearest scheme and you can also send your local scheme a message via the site. If there is not a scheme in your area and you want to set one up, refer to the website for more details on this and other matters relating to Neighbourhood Watch, or contact me and I will pass your details on to the North West LeicestershireÂ NHW office.

There are currently 43 active schemes in Ashby, but it would be great to see this figure increase.

PC 1667 MARk ARJOO North West Leicestershire Police Beacon Officer: Ashby, Packington, Ravenstone, Normanton le Heath telephone: 101 voicemail ID: 1667 email: mark.arjoo@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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seasonal recipe With Halloween at the end of the month, why not plan a ghostly gathering and serve up this hot and spicy chicken stew? Perfect for filling up hungry trick or treaters

Chilli Chicken Stew YOU WILL NEEd Serves 6-8 people Ready in 1hr 45min s

• 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil • 1 large onion, peeled and cut into chunks • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

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• 1 small red chilli pepper, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)

Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large, deep flameproof casserole and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes until softened and golden. Add the chilli pepper (if using) and chicken pieces and cook over a medium heat, stirring all the time, until the chicken pieces are lightly browned all over, adding a little extra oil if needed.

Stir in the tomatoes, tomato puree, oregano and 200ml water and bring to the boil. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper then reduce the heat, partially cover and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the kidney beans and diced peppers to the casserole and simmer, uncovered, for a further 20-25 mins until the peppers are tender and some of the liquid has reduced. Serve in mugs or bowls with chunks of warm crusty bread.

• 6 large skinless chicken fillets, cut into pieces • 2 x 400g can chopped tomatoes • 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato puree • 2 tsp dried oregano • 1 x 400g can kidney beans in chilli sauce • 1 red, 1 green and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and diced • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • Warm crusty bread, to serve

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For a hot non-alcoholic punch to serve with the stew, pour a large carton of apple juice into a saucepan. Core and slice 2 small apples and add to the pan with one thinly sliced lemon and a couple of cinnamon sticks. Heat gently for about 10 minutes, then pour in 1 litre of ginger ale. Heat through for a further minute then serve in heatproof glasses or tumblers.

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what’s on... October 1st October Ashby Royal British Legion meeting at Legion House, South Street at 7pm. For further information contact Branch Secretary: ashby.royalbritishlegion @gmail.com or call 01530 414390. 2nd October Ashby Travel Club – a talk on ‘English Tribal Customs’ by Mr F Harding. Meet in the Pithiviers Room of the Ivanhoe College, Ashby at 7.30pm (prompt). All are welcome to join us for any or all of the meetings from October to March. There is no joining fee or annual subscription, just come along on the night for a good evening out. For further details contact Mr J Shaw on 01530 413441. Coalville Library - Learn more about health from expert stallholders, book a place to connect with your family history with our taster sessions and experiment with yarn bombing and paper-craft. 10.30am to 2.30pm Booking essential for classes, events and health checks. A small charge of just £1 per ticket may apply. Call Coalville Library on 0116 305 3565. Bradgate Flower Club's annual open meeting in Groby Community College, Ratby Road (LE6 0GE) at 7.30pm. The guest, from Chester, is national demonstrator Diane Fair and her theme is "In the Midst of...". Visitors and guests are most welcome. Entry fee is £8 or £5 for members, details from Lilian Coleman on 0116 236 3191. 3rd October Ashby Castle WI – Annual General Meeting for the first year of the new group. Meeting at the Congregational Hall at 2pm. New members welcome. Visitors £4. Packington WI - Speaker Mr David

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Fill on `A Tourist View of Russia’ at Packington Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. Funhouse Comedy Club – A comedy night compered by Spiky Mike featuring Anthony J Brown and Mark Palmer at The Lyric Rooms, Lower Church Street, Ashby de la Zouch. Doors open 7.30pm start at 8.15pm. All shows £9 in advance. Food available from 7.30pm to 8pm. For further details contact 01530 415039. Tiny Talk - Free baby signing taster 9.30am to 10.30am at Ashby Library. Suitable for 0 to 2yr olds, places limited. Contact Bernadette Dooley on 07786 360 873 or see the website at www.tinytalk. co.uk/bernadetted. 4th October Century Cinema at Century Theatre, Snibston - ‘Summer in February’ (15). A true tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian artists' colony in Cornwall. Stars Dominic Cooper and Dan Stevens. Starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: £3.50 pay on the door. Tel: 01530 278444. 5th October Ashby Museum kids Club - Kids club is back, this time featuring ‘The Romans’. From 1pm to 4pm at Ashby Museum, North Street. Free entry. Blackfordby village Hall dance Ballroom and Sequence dancing with organist Chris Johnson from 8pm to 11pm. Admission £3. Refreshments, bar and raffle. For more details phone 01283 213481 or 01283 819447. Century Theatre at Snibston Christine Collister, Dave Kelly (The Blues Band) and Peter Filleul perform a host of their favourite songs, crossing every music genre: soul, blues, country and folkabilly. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets: £14

advance, £16 on the door. Tel: 01530 278444. 8th October Ashby Writers’ Club – Composition: poetry, crime story in verse (up to 40 lines). At Congregational Church, Kilwardby St, Ashby, LE65 2FQ from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Visitors welcome at a nominal fee of £4 per speaker meeting, £3 per com/manuscript meeting (including coffee or tea). Ashby Civic Society - Green Badge guided walk of Tamworth, ancient capital of Mercia at 12.30pm. For further details and booking call John White on 01530 412335. 9th October Coalville Library - Drop in to learn more about health from our expert stallholders. Book a place to try gentle dancing or enjoy a local walk with walking classes. Book an ‘Introduction to ipad’ group session, and try out different apps. 10.30am to 2.30pm. Booking is essential for classes, events and health checks. A small charge of just £1 per ticket may apply. Call Coalville Library on 0116 305 3565. 10th October N. Leics National Trust Assoc Join us for an afternoon guided factory tour of the world famous producer of fine porcelain, Royal Crown Derby, with a cream tea afterwards. For further details, please ring 01530 563003. 11th October ‘Ghosts and Legends of Leicestershire’ a spooky lunchtime talk for the autumn. 12.30pm to 1.30pm at Ashby Library. £2.50 for library members, £3 nonmembers. Let writer and historian David Bell tell you a tall tale or two. Places are limited, please contact Ashby Library on 0116 305 5917 to book.

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what’s on... October continued 11th October continued Centre Stage Presents Trio Manouche, one of the UK’s leading gypsy swing acts, performing the works of Django Reinhardt and their own original swing compositions and songs. 7.30pm at Thringstone House Community Centre, The Green, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 8NR. Tickets: £9 adult and £7 child. Licensed bar available. For further details email: thringstonehouse@btconnect.com. 12-13th October Art Exhibition at Milton Village Hall. Around 150 exhibits spanning a wide diversity of media will be on show between 10.30am and 4.30pm each day, and will feature 30 talented local artists. Admission and off road parking is free. Tea and cakes will be available. For more information please contact Pauline on 01283 702900 or see www.miltonmatters.org.uk. All profits to Milton Village Hall improvements. 12th October Ashby and Coalville Lions Club are holding their annual collection of old spectacles. They will have a stall in Market Street between 10am and 12.30pm, outside Boots. So find all the old specs that you put away in the draw because you did not know what to do with them and bring them to the Lions stall. The Lions send them away to be checked and then they are sent to hospitals and eye clinics in third world countries. 14th October Ashby History Society - "From Cottage to Mill", a talk by Wendy Eccles on industrial revolution in Lancashire. 7.30pm, Burton Road Methodist Church. Visitors welcome. For further details call 01530 415654.

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16th October Ashby Travel Club – a talk on ‘Tasmania & Australia’ with Mr and Mrs C Fone. Meet in the Pithiviers Room of the Ivanhoe College, Ashby at 7.30pm (prompt). All are welcome to join us for any or all of the meetings from October to March. There is no joining fee or annual subscription, just come along on the night for a good evening out. For further details contact Mr J Shaw on 01530 413441. Coalville Library - Drop in to learn more about health from our expert stallholders and receive a health check. Book in and try something new such as a watercolour art workshop, cake decorating or knitting. 10.30am to 2.30 pm. Booking is essential for classes, events and health checks. A small charge of just £1 per ticket may apply. Call Coalville Library on 0116 305 3565. 17th October Bradgate Flower Club are holding a Bridge Drive in Newtown Linford Village Hall, starting at 1.30pm for 1.45pm. If you would like to book a table, contact Sue Howard on 01530 245373. The fee is £6 per person including afternoon tea. A donation will be made to 'Canine Partners'. 19th October Century Theatre at Snibston – ‘Stomp & Holler’. Some of the Midlands' best musicians explode on stage with brass, blues and a vast array of voices. Starts 8pm. Tickets: £8 advance, £10 on the door. Tel: 01530 278444. Ashby Farmers Market – 9am to 2pm at Manor House School, South Street. Bringing you the finest foods from the region and specialist stalls. Free parking.

Smithy Open Studio Gallery from 10am to 4pm. Follow a visit to the farmers market by browsing paintings. It is just a couple of minutes’ walk to Smithy Studio, 41a Wood Street, Ashby. Cards and prints will also be available. Refreshments and parking. 21st October The Zouch Acoustic and Folk Music Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at The Belper Arms in Newton Burgoland from 8pm to 10pm. Sing a song, read a poem, tell a short story or relax and listen, all welcome. For more information contact Brian on 01530 416251. 22nd October N. Leics National Trust Assoc Come on a coach trip to Liverpool with a Blue Badge Guide. A cathedral visit, a tour of Liverpool, then end at the Albert Docks which has a variety of attractions. For further information, please ring 01530 56300. Ashby Writers’ Club – Maria Martin; poet and reviewer. At Congregational Church, Kilwardby St, Ashby, LE65 2FQ, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Visitors welcome at a nominal fee of £4 per speaker meeting, £3 per com/manuscript meeting (including coffee or tea). 23rd October Coalville Library - Drop in to learn more about health from our expert stallholders, join in a reading group session, enjoy a cake from our charity bake sale and participate in creating some art. From 10.30am to 2.30pm. Booking is essential for classes, events and health checks. A small charge of just £1 per ticket may apply. Call Coalville Library on 0116 305 3565.

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what’s on... October into November 25th October Charity Bridge drive in aid of St Helens Church Cottage Fund. 1.15pm at Willesley Park Golf Club. Good prizes and raffle. Tickets £6 including tea and cake, contact Joan Benton 01530 832917 for further information. Century Theatre at Snibston ‘Winston On The Run’. It's 1899 and escaped POW Winston Churchill is lost in the African savannah, wanted 'dead or alive'. Will he surrender or fight on whatever the cost? Live drama. Starts 7.45pm. Tickets: £12 standard, £10 concessions (Groups 10+ & students). Tel: 01530 278444. 29th October Ashby U3A – Mrs Margaret Hudson on ‘Life as a Tiller Girl’ at the Congregational Church, Kilwardby Street, Ashby at 2.00pm. All welcome, visitors £1. Bring friends and neighbours, meet members and find out about U3A. 30th October Coalville Library - Drop in for a celebration of the Hi 5 Wellbeing month of events, with a local history walk by Denis Baker, Hermitage Radio broadcasting from the library and including a celebratory photographic gallery. 10.30am to 2.30pm. Booking is essential for classes, events and health checks. A small charge of just £1 per ticket may apply. Call Coalville Library on 0116 305 3565. 31st October Spooktacular Stories at Ashby Library. Dare you listen to a performance of spooky tales? A chance to dress up in Halloween costumes with terrifying treasure hunt and creepy crafts. 5.30pm to 6.30pm, £1 per child. Places are limited, please call Ashby Library on 0116 305 5917 to book.

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Hicks Lodge - Guided Walk through Moira, Boothorpe & Blackfordby. An opportunity to walk through the hidden hamlet of Boothorpe and enjoy views across the Heart of the National Forest. Terrain is field paths, woodland rides, country lanes, bridleways and towpath. 6.5 miles with 9 stiles, approx 3 hours. Bring a snack and drink and wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing. £2 per person, meet at 10.15am at Hicks Lodge, Willesley Woodside, LE65 2UP. For details contact Sallie on 07795 666862 or email sallie.corfield@forestry.gsi.gov.uk 1st November Century Cinema at Century Theatre, Snibston – ‘The Lone Ranger’ (12A). Native American Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. Stars Johnny Depp, Arnie Hammer and Helena Bonham Carter. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £3.50, pay on the door. Tel: 01530 278444. 6th November Ashby Travel Club – ‘Land of Ice and Fire’ with Mr S Howe. Meet in the Pithiviers Room of the Ivanhoe College, Ashby at 7.30pm (prompt). All are welcome to join us for any or all of the meetings from October to March. There is no joining fee or annual subscription, just come along on the night for a good evening out. For further details contact Mr J Shaw on 01530 413441.

7th November Ashby Castle WI – Bronnie Davies of ‘Wiffy Woofies’ will tell how to train our dogs and give hints and tips for grooming. At the Congregational Hall, Kilwardby Street, Ashby, 2pm. New members welcome. Visitors £4. 9th November Autumn Bazaar from noon to 3pm at St Laurence's Church Hall, Measham, DE12 7HZ. Raising money for Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary and Measham Guides. There will be refreshments, raffle, have a go craft table, face painting, children’s pocket money stall, biscuit decorating and more. Trade stalls include Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Body Shop, Phoenix Trading, as well as handmade items, cakes, jewellery and fabric crafts and more! Why not come along, support the charities, and perhaps pick up some Christmas gifts. Entrance is 50p for adults and 20p children. For further information, please contact Sharon Raines on 01530 274774. Christmas Craft Fair at Ashby Methodist Church, 10am to 3pm, free entry.

Bradgate Flower Club returns to its regular venue at Newtown Linford Village Hall (LE6 0AE). Jean Fordham of Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire is the guest demonstrator and she will explore "Memories of Village Life." The meeting starts at 7.30. Visitors are welcome - a charge of £5 is made. Details from Lilian Coleman on 0116 236 3191.

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