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FCA appeal for new carers
...to find room to foster young parents with their child Foster Care Associates (FCA) is helping young parents in Bedfordshire to develop their parenting skills by providing support in the home of a specially trained foster carer. The aim is to keep the family together and stop the children from going into care. FCA which marks its 21st anniversary of providing care and support to children and young people this year, is appealing for potential carers across Bedfordshire with the time, dedication and room to care for a young parent and their child to consider a move into fostering. A parent and child placement offers the parent and child the best opportunity to remain together. A young parent may be struggling to care for their child and require extra support, and these placements allow the parent
to develop their parenting skills in a stable and caring environment whilst in the guidance of their foster carer. FCA encourages parent and child placements because they allow the parent to maintain and build upon their relationship with the child, meaning a foster home can play a pivotal role in ensuring the parent and child a happy lifetime together. Karen Bolton, registered manager, from FCA Thames Valley said: "Rather than referring struggling young parents to residential units to have their parenting assessed, local authorities are increasingly beginning to refer them to parent and child foster placements. “With fully trained support staff across Bedfordshire ready to work with new carers and guide them, FCA offer full support and guidance to carers and children alike to ensure that each relationship fulfils the children
and the family as whole� Placements can range from shortterm assessment periods, which generally last up to 12 weeks, to more long-term ones that offer the chance to help the parent provide care and guidance to the child. This means an appropriate placement can be found to suit the foster home. Some are pre-birth placements that help parents to prepare for the birth of the child. FCA provide support to those undertaking parent and child placements every step of the way, including training, a financial allowance, access to carer support groups and organised family activities - all contributing factors as to why FCA placements are 22% more stable than the national average. For more information on becoming a foster carer with FCA call 0800 022 4012 or visit www.thefca.co.uk
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Transform young lives -play golf! The PACE Centre’s annual Golf Day on Thursday 24 September at Buckingham Golf Club. Established in 1914, Buckingham Golf Club is a traditional private members' club set in 130 acres of beautiful rolling Buckinghamshire countryside. The 18 hole, 6,162 yards, Par 71 Parkland Course offers a fair but challenging test to golfers of all abilities. The Club's desire to offer the best possible golfing experience to its members and visitors has been enhanced by the recent replacement of all 18 greens with new greens built to USGA specification. The clubhouse will open from 10am. Up to twenty teams of 4 will play to Stableford Rules with a start from two holes. The cost of the day is only £62.50 per golfer, £250 per team, to include welcome coffee and bacon buttie, green fees, buffet dinner, and entertainment. There are a number of prizes on both a team and individual basis, and auction following dinner. The day closes at around 6pm. Since 2009 all our events have been very well attended, great fun and the perfect day out for golfers young and old.
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LOCAL NEWS The eighth annual Thame Food Festival takes place on Saturday
26th September 2015, bringing a stellar line-up of celebrity chefs and a wealth of good food and drink . Cooking live this year will be Raymond Blanc OBE, who makes the short journey every year from Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons to support the festival and delight visitors with his passion for cooking with fresh, seasonal produce. He will be joined by Sophie Grigson who has recently opened Sophie’s Kitchen at the Story Museum in Oxford, Sophie will cook some of her favourite dishes from the café in her session. Breton baker Richard Bertinet will be sharing the secrets of his sell-out bread making classes at The Bertinet Cookery School, as well as signing copies of his many baking volumes. The festival’s first ever cookery demo devised especially for
children will be with BBC One’s MasterChef winner 2013 Natalie Coleman, who has recently taken up the role of Ambassador of Central Street Cookery School in London. This one is just for the kids who love the excitement of learning how to cook and trying new foods. Great British Bake Off Winner 2013 Frances Quinn will present the prizes to the winning bakers at 12 noon before taking her place alongside other GBBO contestants including Luis Troyano, Miranda Gore Browne and Howard Middleton, for a group interview session with Lotte Duncan. “The Thame Food Festival is truly one of the landmark events in the food calendar which just gets better each year,” says festival patron Lotte Duncan. “It’s a day dedicated to good local food and drink with inspirational talks and cookery demos, the pick of the region’s producers, authentic street food and live music – all the ingredients for a brilliant day out. Don’t miss it.” The Thame Food Festival takes place from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 26th September 2015 in Thame town centre. For more information, to book any of the festival events and to sign up for the Big Thame Bake, please go to www.thamefoodfestival.co.uk.
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Starting School Schooling offers a chance for children to not only grow academically, but also, to acquire vital emotion regulation and social skills. In recognition of this the Early Years Foundation Scheme (EYFS) aims to develop both academic learning and children’s personal, social and emotional abilities.
Important Dates for Older Children GCSE RESULTS 20th August www.studential.com/ GCSEs/Post-GCSEOptions A/AS LEVEL RESULTS 13th August www.studential.com/ further-education/Alevels/A-level-resultsday-guide
Starting school for the first time is a major milestone, however, for most families, the new academic year can bring feelings of apprehension as well as excitement. By the time the summer holidays have started, school visits have been completed, and new uniform purchased, it may feel like there is not much else to do except the seemingly endless task of labelling clothing! However, there are still things you can do to prepare you and your child.
Settling In Get to know your new school, the classroom and teacher before the first day. Encourage your child to be as independent as possible from the start. Help them identify where to put their belongings away and to settle in their seat or at an activity. Stay only as long as needed to transition them from outside school Prepare to inside the classroom. Once they Get everything your child will need are engaged with an activity, give together, labelled and packed, a few them your usual goodbye and leave days before. This will reduce stress confidently and with a smile. allow extra time to get things you may have forgotten. Be prepared for wobbles a few days after starting. Many children take Gradually shift back bedtimes to school happily at first, but after and get up a little earlier each the novelty has subsided, they can morning the week before school be reluctant to separate. This is to help regulate your child’s sleep/ perfectly normal, respond in a calm, wake pattern. This will reduce the consistent and containing way (think likelihood that they (and you!) are three Cs) overtired on the first day. Celebrate! Seek support Starting school is a big achievementIf you are feeling worried or upset for the whole family. Consider about your child’s first day, talk your a meal or other treat to mark feelings through with someone the occasion and congratulate close. Seek out professional support yourselves. Be prepared to be if anxious feelings worsen or feel too flexible with rules in the early weeks, much to manage. For most parents, many children will feel tired and the transition to school marks the may need extra support with their end of the ‘baby years’, and it is behaviour at home. normal to have bittersweet feelings about your child growing up. Dr Holly Thompson is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in child, adolescent and family mental health at the Horn Street Clinic, Winslow.
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home by Penny Ward Optimhome
You CAN sell your property for free! Auction it! With the housing market becoming fiercely competitive with agents offering low sales commissions, it’s no wonder that vendors perhaps have too much choice in selecting who they think the ‘best’ agent is in their area.
Selling a property at an auction is totally free of charge to vendors, it is the buyers that pay for a change!
Cheapest doesn’t necessarily mean ‘best’! Vendors do have another alternative that is perhaps not so well known in the more traditional landscape of property sales, and that is selling a property at auction. Selling a property at an auction is totally free of charge to vendors, it is the buyers that pay for a change! There are different reasons why people use property auctions and it is purely a matter of choice and personal situation. Optimhome’s auction process is available online and also via live auction events. But what is the perception of auctions? In many industries, auction is the first choice when it comes to selling. Recently, a Picasso sold for $160m at auction (it was “only” expected to reach $140m) – this price would never have been realised on the open market. Certain types of property lend themselves to auction – at both ends of the price scale. Typically, properties in sought after areas will do very well at auction, often making well over market valuations and often getting into bidding wars that benefit the seller. Equally, buyers are given guarantees
on the sale at the point of winning the bid and therefore avoid the old favourite of gazumping. The speed of sale and completion can also be a big advantage to sellers – from winning bid to completion is typically 56 days. This will often benefit people who have vacant or probate properties or properties in need of renovation, which are very popular with investors. Key points to think about when considering auction Is the property in a sought after location? How quickly do you need to sell? Does the security of selling by auction appeal? Is the property vacant or in need of modernisation? Auction isn’t suitable for everyone, but when you fit into one of the above brackets, it can offer a bigger selling price, faster completion and the security that the auction process provides. You can contact Penny Ward at Optimhome for more information or to have your property assessed as to whether it would be suitable for auction. This is free of charge to vendors. Optimhome’s Auction partner is a national network with over 600 offices providing local market advice.
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Shopping for a New Sofa Susan Brookes-Morris
FIVE Sofa Facts from: www.sofaworkshop.com
1.The word ‘sofa’ dates back to 2000BC Egypt and derives from the Arabic word ‘suffah’ (which loosely translates as ‘bench’).
Buying a new sofa is a significant financial purchase. Here are a few pointers to help with your decision:
Think about what size is most suitable. Proportions are 2.Over it’s lifespan the average important. For example if you have sofa will host around 782 high ceilings a high backed sofa visitors. That’s a lot of bums on may look better than a low backed seats! style. A huge sofa in a small room 3.It will also be witness to 293 can be overbearing and leave little arguments, but 1,369 cuddles. room for other furniture. In some spaces two smaller sofas or a sofa 4.Your sofa will be used 489 and arm chair combination will be times as a bed – 293 of those more aesthetically pleasing than nights on the sofa will be the one large one. result of a domestic dispute. Consider your comfort when 5.People sit on their sofa for an deciding on the overall size too. average of 4 hours each day. The height and depth of the seat bespokeoflondon.co.uk can make a vast difference. I am relatively short and often find I have to perch near the edge of the seat on some designs in order for my feet to touch the ground. So do try them out.
decide which style you prefer are arm shape: square, rolled, wide or narrow; the overall line of the sofa, straight or curved; and the design of the legs. There are many options in terms of upholstery: fabric or leather, plain or patterned. Think about durability in terms of the fabric and the look you are trying to create. Even if you decide on leather you will probably still have a choice between natural look, a smoother more even finish, or faux leather instead. Fabrics may be cottonbased, velvet and chenille types or microfibre. Most designers recommend a plain colour for the main sofa and the use of scatter cushions to add a splash of another colour or patterns. Cushions can be changed more easily if you decide the look needs updating in the future.
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Lumps and Bumps Why Self-Examination is important
5 top tips to avoid a ‘hair’ raising holiday by Charlotte at Mobile Hair Design
Hair is extremely vulnerable on summer holidays because of the drying effects of the sun, salty seawater & chlorine in the swimming pool. One in eight women will get breast cancer, yet over a third of women don’t check themselves regularly for early tell tale signs that could save lives.
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IT’S THE LAW
Most of us have tried a spot of DIY - maybe around the house or garden, but would you attempt DIY dentistry or surgery? Probably not, but we see this regularly when it comes to legal matters. You might be interested in considering the following when thinking of DIY in the realm of Wills and Family Law......
DON’T DIY THE LAW! An agreed divorce can be straight forward, but problems can arise where the other party fails to comply with the procedure. The Petitioner will need to know alternative methods of proving service and if necessary be able to seek appropriate Costs Orders against the Respondent. Where the Petitioner is issuing a divorce on a “fault based” ground, they are often not aware that they can seek that part, or all of their legal fees be paid by the Respondent. We have also seen circumstances where Costs Orders have not been properly applied for, or difficulties in dealing with contested applications for costs. For those co-habiting couples we have seen many self-drafted letters which parties try and to use when matters have become litigated. These letters are rarely legally binding and quite often it would have been more cost effective to have instructed a qualified solicitor to draw up Co-habitation or Separation Agreement in the first place. By far the most important aspect of DIY tasks when it comes to family law is in dealing with the financial assets. There has been much reported in the news recently of a wife who has successfully pursued her husband after 20 years of divorce
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for a further “bite of the cherry”, so to speak. Improperly self-drafted financial settlements are open to being changed in the future and are rarely therefore “final”. Homemade Wills often neglect to include consideration of how a property is owned, which can either be joint tenants or tenants in common; the difference is very important. If property is held as joint tenants this can be converted to tenants in common. If necessary, it is very important that this is done correctly and because it relates to the most valuable asset. Homemade Wills are often not executed properly either because there have not been enough witnesses to the document or the chosen witnesses are also beneficiaries of the Will – which invalidates their gift. DIY Wills often fail to include substitute beneficiaries which can lead to a partial intestacy. This means that blood relatives you may not have even met will inherit from you if your chosen beneficiaries die before you. Once your Will is signed and witnessed, it is crucial that you do not try to amend the document. This could invalidate the document entirely. If you need to make a small change, ask a solicitor to draw a Codicil for you. Sheena Shah – Head of the Family & Matrimonial department sheena.shah@ommlaw.co.uk
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Bedfordshire’s Night Sky
By Seb Jay
Looking Up! August & September 2015
Find Saturn in the Late Summer Sky:
Saturn is the brightest planet visible in the evening sky over Bedfordshire in August and September this year. Look to the south-west after dark for a pale yellow star-like object hanging above the horizon slightly to the right of an almost vertical line of three dimmer white stars. A small telescope is all that is needed to see Saturn’s rings and some of the planet’s moons.
Catch a Falling Star this August:
The Perseids Meteor Shower is well underway as August begins. Shooting star activity builds through the first two weeks of the month to a peak on the nights of August 12th and August 13th. Look out to your north-east after dark for fast moving streaks
of light flashing across the sky. These aren’t real stars falling to Earth. If they were we’d all be in a severe amount of difficulty! Instead what we see are tiny particles of comet debris burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.
See a Rare Supermoon Eclipse:
In the early hours of September 28th the full moon is set to turn blood-red as we experience a total lunar eclipse. From 2am to 5am the moon enters Earth’s shadow. At 356,876 kilometres distance it’ll be the closest total lunar eclipse visible from the UK so far this century. In fact we’ll have to wait until October 2051 to see a ‘supermoon’ eclipse that is any closer. Image: A total eclipse of the moon by Neal Simpson seb@darkskytelescopehire.co.uk Dark Sky Telescope Hire www.darkskytelescopehire.
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consumer by Jonathan Vernon-Smith
OUR Y W O N K RIGHTS
“Where you don’t automatically have the right to return items is when you simply change your mind.”
When can I take it back? So, you go to a clothes shop, buy a shirt, get it home and decide that actually you’re not that keen on it after all. Simple! You can return it, yes? NOT NECESSARILY! Indeed one subject often up for discussion on my radio show on BBC 3 Counties Radio concerns the successful returning of goods to a retailer. Let me make it very clear. If goods are FAULTY then of course you have the right to return them and depending on the length of time you have had them (usually only a few weeks), you should be entitled to your money back in full. If you’ve had the item for longer, then you can ask the retailer to either repair the item (if possible) or replace it. As I’ve said in previous articles, this applies long after the 12 month period, so don’t be fobbed off by cheeky shop assistants! Remember your statutory rights – all goods purchased must be a) fit for purpose b) of reasonable quality (depending on the amount spent on them) and c) should last for a reasonable amount of time (again depending on how much you have paid for the item). Where you don’t automatically have the right to return items is when you simply change your mind. Whilst many retailers operate a ‘good will’ returns policy and will happily take items back as long as they are in perfect condition, the law does not guarantee this. Always check the returns
policy of the individual company before you make a purchase if you’re not 100% confident you’ll keep the item. Failure to do this could cause a very embarrassing scene in the shop and a may end up leaving with your tail firmly between your legs. There is an exception to all of this though, and this exception is even more important now than ever before considering how many purchases are made online. When buying a new product from an internet or mail order company, you are covered by ‘distance selling regulations’. These dictate that because you haven’t had the opportunity to see the item you’re buying in the flesh (as it were), you have 7 working days, from receipt of the goods, to return them for a full refund. Always confirm that you are returning the items by email to obtain a date stamp and please note there are exceptions to this including CDs, DVDs, perishable goods and underwear etc. Always check the sellers’ returns postage policy as if they don’t state who is liable for the p&p, then they automatically are! It’s also worth noting (using the shirt example I described earlier) that if you are not given the opportunity to try clothes on in the shop (i.e. they don’t have a changing room), then you are also entitled to return goods simply because they don’t fit or you don’t like the colour after all. The best approach is that if you don’t know the returns policy in the shop, then ask before you buy. Finally, always keep your receipts and if you don’t, remember that a bank statement or credit card bill should act as proof of purchase instead.
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THE BOUNTY HUNTERS Modern day metal-detecting
I have happy memories of my dad, wearing comical over-size headphones, wandering up and down various beaches with his metal detector, pausing periodically to dig up yet another ring pull or bottle top. We kids hoped for treasure; instead dad found foreign coins, old pennies, and once, an engraved wedding ring, which we handed in to the local police station.
Consider joining a metal detecting club – Not only is it fun and sociable, they will have current advice on the conservation and handling of artefacts, and often provide insurance too. Useful Website www.ncmd.co.uk By Louise Addison
Dad’s metal-detecting was a harmless and somewhat seasonal hobby, but recently I was surprised to learn that modernday metal detecting is a subject which provokes controversy among archaeologists, the police and landowners. Most metal detectors admit that becoming rich or finding something of immense value is about the same as winning the lottery. But it does happen. In 2009 Terry Herbert, who had been metal-detecting for 18 years unearthed what has become known as The Saxon Hoard: the largest collection of Anglo Saxon gold and silver ever seen. Valued at £3 million it is still the most expensive treasure ever found on British soil. Terry did nothing wrong; he informed all the right people and behaved properly throughout his discovery, yet many archaeologists were very unhappy. Archaeology is a deeply political
profession and a very academic one. Archaeologists feel that the past belongs to everybody; that finds should be in a public collection on display and accessible for study on the internet or in books. They see those who use metal detectors as being very object-orientated while they, the academics, are educated to take a broader view. Most metal detector enthusiasts do operate legitimately, but some work on the wrong side of the law. Archaeologists call these treasure hunters ‘nighthawks’, because they go out to archaeological sites under cover of darkness to raid them for artefacts, which they can then sell over the internet. They often cause considerable damage in the process. So does that mean we shouldn’t go out metal-detecting? No, it’s a fun hobby and can be absorbing, exciting and educational. But there are some rules all enthusiasts should obey. •
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garden 23rd September The autumn equinox is the gardener’s equivalent of the New Year. It’s a time to reflect on the past season while resolving to do even better in 2016
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The ‘Poached egg’ plant (Limnanthes douglasii) The ‘Poached egg’ plant has two other common names – the ‘Fried egg’ plant and Meadow-foam. It is probably the best plant for attracting beneficial insects into the garden, especially bees, hoverflies and lacewings. It’s a really easy plant to grow so great for the kids to try. Simply choose a small sunny patch, chip over the soil with a hand-fork or trowel making a seed bed, sow the seed, lightly cover with soil, gently pat down and water in. Sow late April to early May for flowers throughout the summer, or sow early September for earlier flowers next year. Water during dry spells.
Nicotiana, Petunia, Phlox, Poppies, Sedums and Sunflowers. Centipedes, ground beetles and the Devil’s coach horse beetle are carnivorous predators, catching and eating slugs at night. Encourage these by providing them with day-time cover. Grow ground-covering plants and make a small wood pile for them to hide in. Never use slug pellets, these chemicals harm our friendly slug eaters. Use barriers instead e.g. copper tape or a clear plastic drinks bottle, base cut off, cap removed makes a great plant cover, and perhaps accept a few slug-eaten leaves.
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A Troubled Soul is the second book from the series of ‘A Tale from Willow Green Village’ This is a ghostly tale, from the voice of Kate Oliver, who lived with her family in Hill Top Farm, which lies on the edge of Willow Green. Her story begins when she is four years old, enjoying a birthday party with friends. Following a curious compulsion to gaze up towards her bedroom window, she perceives the sad face of a woman, enveloped in a shimmering grey vapour, looking down upon her. This unexpected occurrence is just the start of her turbulent journey of relationships, love and murder.
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Your Money Matters
No one quite knew what to expect in the first budget by a majority Conservative government for almost 20 years. In his seventh Budget Statement as chancellor, George Osborne promised a ‘big budget for a country with big ambitions’. Below is a summary of the major announcements affecting your personal finances. PERSONAL ALLOWANCE INCREASE The income tax personal allowance will increase from £10,600 in 2015/16 to £11,000 in 2016/17. It will further increase to £11,200 from 2017/18. PERSONAL ALLOWANCE INDEXATION CHANGE The government will legislate to ensure that once the personal allowance reaches its target of £12,500 it will be uprated in line with the national minimum wage (NMW). The aim of the proposal is to ensure that any person on the NMW working 30 hours per week or less is unlikely to pay income tax. A review into aligning the NMW timeline with the tax year was also announced. HIGHER RATE THRESHOLD INCREASE The higher rate threshold will increase from £42,385 in 2015/16 to £43,000 in 2016/17. It will increase to £43,600 in 2017/18. There will be a corresponding increase in the national insurance contributions upper earnings limit to ensure it remains aligned with the higher rate threshold. TAX ON DIVIDENDS The government has introduced major changes to the taxation of company dividends. This is likely to increase the taxation liability of many director/ shareholders of limited companies. The
dividend tax credit will be abolished and replaced with a new dividend tax allowance of £5,000 per year from April 2016. New rates of tax on dividend income above the allowance will be introduced, which will be 7.5% for basic rate taxpayers, 32.5% for higher rate taxpayers and 38.1% for additional rate taxpayers. The announcements were not accompanied by any detail so the impact of this change will become clearer as further documents are made available. RESTRICTING FINANCE COST RELIEF FOR LANDLORDS The government will restrict the relief on finance costs, including mortgage interest payments, available to individual landlords of residential property to the basic rate of tax. The restriction will be phased in over a 4 year period, starting from April 2017. INCREASE IN RENT-A-ROOM RELIEF The level of rent-a-room relief will increase from £4,250 to £7,500 from April 2016 to help the growing numbers of individuals renting out their spare rooms. WEAR AND TEAR ALLOWANCE CHANGES The government will replace the existing wear and tear allowance with a new relief t
that will allow all residential landlords to deduct the actual cost of replacing furnishings from April 2016. Capital allowances will continue to apply to landlords of furnished holiday lets. A technical consultation will be published on the new relief before the summer. ABOLISHING NONDOMICILE STATUS FOR LONG-TERM RESIDENTS Legislation will be introduced from April 2017 to ensure that anybody resident in the UK for more than 15 of the past 20 years will be deemed to be domiciled in the UK for tax purposes. NON-DOMICILE STATUS FOR UK BORN INDIVIDUALS From April 2017, any individual who is born in the UK to parents who are domiciled here will not be eligible to claim non-domicile status while they are resident in the UK. TAX-FREE CHILDCARE Due to a legal challenge, tax-free childcare is to be launched from early 2017. In the meantime the existing scheme, employer supported childcare remains open to new entrants until the new scheme is introduced. Want to read more? Visit www.clarkhowes.com or call +44(0)8442 492 209. by Vicci Barnett, Client Manager at Clark Howes.
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Recipe Serves 6
Barbecued Fruit
Grilling or barbecuing fruit is a lovely way to bring out its natural sweetness.
Ingredients For the fruit kebabs 1 Pineapple 4 Peaches or nectarines Small punnet of strawberries Vegetable oil For the sauce A large knob of butter Zest from half an orange and juice from one whole orange. 3 Tbsp runny honey 2 Cloves 1 Cinnamon stick
To Serve Transfer all the cooked fruit to a bowl and pour the warm syrup over. Toss everything together until nicely coated. Divide the fruit between six plates. Serve immediately with vanilla ice cream or natural yoghurt.
Method
Stand the pineapple on its flat base, and use a knife to trim down the sides, cutting off all the skin. Cut out any remaining woody bits
Warm through for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove the cloves and cinnamon stick To cook the fruit
Cut into quarters lengthways then carefully cut off and discard the core from each quarter. This leaves the lovely sweet flesh.
Rub the bars of a clean grill, barbecue or griddle pan with a little vegetable oil. Make sure it's really hot. Lightly drop the fruit chunks on to the bars and let them cook for a few minutes.
Chop the pineapple into nice chunks. Halve the peaches or nectarines and discard the stones, then cut into large chunks Pick the leaves off the strawberries and leave whole.
To make the sauce
Different fruits cook at different speeds so keep lifting the pieces with tongs and checking underneath When the fruit is soft, remove it from the heat. A little charring is fine and characteristic of barbecued food.
Melt the knob of butter in a pan over a medium heat You can use your own Finely chop half the favourite fruits: mango, orange zest, add it to the apricots and bananas also pan, then add the juice. work well Add the honey, cloves and cinnamon stick.
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By Debbie Singh-Bhatti
Since 1976, sinistromanual people the world over have been celebrating their ‘right’ to be left handed - see what I did there?! Even though around 13% of the world’s population are left-handed they are, as one disgruntled leftie put it, “the most discriminated against minority” around! No one knows for sure why a person is lefthanded, but research suggests it is genetic and left-handedness does tend to run in families. As any left-hander knows, the world isn’t really designed to cater for them, so having a whole day dedicated to raising awareness of the everyday issues and challenges faced by the left-handed population is one way of changing that. In days gone by left-handers may have been forced to use their right hand (at school for example) but nowadays the world is becoming a friendlier place. Tools such as scissors, tin openers, vegetable peelers, knives and tape measures are all available for the non-righthanded. Left-handedness is controlled by the right side of the brain, which means that lefties are likely to be creative - excelling in music, the arts and media. They are also inclined to be good at ball sports and at anything requiring hand-toeye co-ordination. Though being left-handed might once have been considered a disability, today’s lefties refuse to let it hold them back. “I may be lefthanded,” says one, “But I’m always right.” I’m not going to argue!
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