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Welcome... FEBRUARY 2019 ISSUE
A very warm welcome – I can’t believe it’s February already! New Year may now seem a long-distant memory, but we have some wonderfully easy and healthy resolutions to keep you feeling fabulous through Spring, into Summer and beyond. There are great ideas to impress someone special on Valentine’s Day, along with offers, prizes and information galore….. so read on and enjoy! Until next time…..
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Divorce – Who Keeps The Pets? The UK is a nation of pet owners, and many owners consider their pets to be members of the family. It should come as no surprise that when a relationship breaks down, arguments about who should keep the beloved family pet can arise, adding more emotional stress and tension to an already difficult time. Unfortunately, Family Courts in England and Wales can be reluctant to make decisions concerning the ownership of the family pet, preferring the separating couple to do so themselves. In order to avoid what may be costly and drawn-out Court proceedings and help parties deal amicably with the breakdown of their marriage, issues concerning family pets should best be decided as soon as possible. By arranging a schedule, for example, both parties can spend time with the pet, although in some cases this may not be possible where a clean break is required. For some couples, making provision for pets in a
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Health & Beauty Section
Control your weight – and feel great!
Every New Year, the Annual January Panic sees thousands of us adopting strict diets, jogging before work and joining a gym – yet by the start of February, these frantic attempts to get fit end in failure, despite the best of intentions. We all want to be healthier, stronger and control our weight, but it’s definitely slow and steady wins the race, in this case!
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After overindulgence or a bit of winter hibernation, the key to getting your health and fitness back on track is to take it gently, one step at a time – and be kind to yourself!
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Gardening is good for you! Research from around the world has confirmed something many of us gardeners already know – gardening really is good for you, says Chris Day. So, this year maybe give the garden, whatever its size, a new direction for producing colour, crop or simply a great escape from the normal chores. Remember both gardens and gardening bring benefits to our physical and mental health, from providing exercise and keeping us active and fit, to getting us outside and connecting with plants, soil, and the natural world around us. By creating a beautiful garden outside your own back door you’ll have a personal sanctuary
to step out into, and somewhere to grow healthy food, welcome in wildlife and spend quality time with family and friends. I did read an article recently that suggested that gardening could be described as the Natural Health Service, as doctors recognise the numerous benefits gardening brings without the need for costly therapies and drugs, with their unwelcome side effects. For me though gardening is a creative, rewarding and a productive pastime, with numerous opportunities to learn new skills, share ideas and make new friends. All these have a positive and restorative effect on mental and physical health, keeping mind and body active, whatever your age. It seems fitting then that Buckingham Garden Centre’s chosen charity for 2019 is Lindengate, based near Wendover. Lindengate is a young, award winning charity, that offers specialised gardening activities to help those with mental health needs in their continuing recovery. Their service, known as Social & Therapeutic Horticulture, uses the
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healing power of nature and the outdoors to improve social wellbeing, boost self-esteem and social inclusion and encourage long term recovery. The charity operates from a stunning 5-acre garden site near Wendover and it offers gardening, conservation, horticulture, craft and construction. To find out more about Lindengate please visit www.lindengate.org.uk You’ll be able to meet members of the Lindengate team at our Graft & Grow Day on Saturday 2nd February. They will be encouraging you to sow and grow a spectacular Sunflower Wall at their Garden. You can be part of this event by sponsoring a beautiful sunflower plant by sowing a seed and making a small donation. At our Graft & Grow Day we’ll have grafting demonstrations featuring members of The Mid Shires Orchard Group, offering an opportunity to swap scion (top fruit varieties) from far and wide and, if you wish, get them grafted (for small charge), plus expert vegetable growing advice from members of the local group of the National Vegetable Society. The event runs from 10am until 4pm and everyone is welcome. Traditionally our February event is the kick-start to the ‘grow your own’ season with the seed potato and onion set season now in full swing. Remember crops
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can be grown in even the smallest of spaces, providing the reward of picking fresh produce you’ve raised yourself. Combine these with some colourful plants and fragrant flowers and any outdoor space will be transformed, giving you somewhere to relax and socialise with your friends and family members. As winter continues our gardens are beginning to show some welcome signs of life from the first Snowdrops, Witch Hazels and Hellebores. Remember the colour doesn’t necessarily have to come from flower as many Cornus varieties including Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’
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have multi-coloured stems which give consistent bright colour right through the winter and into the spring. Another beauty to look out for is the white forsythia or Abeliophyllum distichum, which is a most elegant of winter plants with its white, scented, star-like flowers borne on bare branches from January until March. It should ideally be grown against a sheltered, south-facing wall, flanked by evergreens. Always popular with our customers is Viburnum tinus ‘Gwenllian’, which is a relatively compact evergreen shrub that most gardeners will be able to find a home for, and it’s well worth it especially for its winter value. From the red buds in early winter to the white flowers later in the cold season and finally blue almost metallic looking berries through the spring and into the summer. This plant grows well in pots and make a useful ‘mixer’ plant if you are looking for a long-term shrub in a container. One further plant you might wish to add to your border this month would be the Hellebore, namely the beautifully colourful Helleborus Rodney Davey Marbled Group. Look out for the varieties ‘Anna’s Red’, ‘Charmer’, ‘Dana’s Dulcet’, ‘Dorothy’s Dawn’, ‘Molly’s White’ and ‘Sally’s Shell’. These were a true labour of love for Rodney Davey and Lynda Windsor’s nursery in Tytherleigh in Devon and they have since been bulked up by commercial growers so they are now available to the garden centre trade. As one of the few perennials to bloom in winter it is well worth growing at least one Hellebore somewhere in the garden, particularly in a spot that is easily visible from the house, as little else will be in flower at this time. All varieties prefer shade and cool moist conditions but will often do just as well in full sun. If left to their own devices they can spread to form large colonies. The colours of the blooms and the foliage are simply spellbinding – you won’t be disappointed! Finally, this month – houseplants! Yes, as you’ve probably been reading foliage and flowering indoor plants are back and are enjoying a major revival. We have to thank social media, namely Instagram, for this current resurgence as many younger gardeners, the so-called millennials, are taking to growing indoor plants for the first time. The biggest rise of popularity are the large green leaved plants such as Monstera deliciosa, the well-named Swiss Cheese plant, Palms and different prayer plants, which go under the Latin names Calathea and Maranta.
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The simple rule on choosing your houseplants for your home is the larger the leaves the more tolerant to lower light the plants are generally likely to be, so even at this time of the year it is possible to acclimatise your plants easily. If selecting the perfect houseplant is a tad challenging then let us make a tried and tested recommendation – the peace lily. There’s no doubt about it but the peace lily or Spathiphyllum is a bit of a superstar when it comes to enhancing the indoor environment. The white blooms increase the humidity in a room by up to 5%. The plant is known to kill airborne microbes and remove toxins in the air. Whether you propagate your peace lily (by simple division in the spring) or you purchase one they are straightforward to look after. You will need to position it in a shady location - exposure to too much sunlight can scorch the leaves and will not encourage flowers (spathes) to develop. Also, you will need to keep the compost evenly moist. It’s best to feed with a balanced fertiliser such as Phostrogen or Miracle-Gro every 4-6 weeks to keep them looking good and healthy.
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Sunday/Wednesday Morning Every Sunday morning the Swan Wheelers have bicycle rides for all abilities. Starting from The Swan Pool 08-45 & Wednesday 9.15am www.swanwheelers.bike/ or, follow us on facebook
Hatha yoga with Eva Monday mornings, 9.30-11am, ChackMonday mornings, 9.30-11am, Chackmore village hall. Monday evenings, 7-8.30pm, PA room, Buckingham Primary School. Term time classes, beginners welcome. For August classes, see www.evayoga.co.uk. Contact: 07970 659952, eva@evayoga.co.uk
Every Monday/Thursday Buckingham & Stowe Running Club. Please see our website for more information www.buckinghamrunningclub.com or email buckinghamrunningclub@hotmail.co.uk Every Monday Evening SCUBA diving with Stowe Sub Aqua Club, see the web for more information. StoweSubAqua.co.uk Men in Sheds Buckingham Meet every Tuesday (10am to 1pm) Thursday (10am to 2pm) and Friday (10am to 2pm) We meet in our workshop behind the Cote at the Woolpack in Well Street, Buckingham email: buckmshed@btinternet.com New Beginner Tai Chi Classes:
Brackley – Methodist Church High Street NN13 7ZX Tuesdays • 5.30pm – 7pm
Banbury – BGN School
Springfield Ave, Banbury OX16 9JF Wednesdays • 7.30pm – 9.30pm Local contact number: 01295
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Self Defence Classes Every Wednesday Maids Moreton School. Kids and Teens 6.00 Adults 7.00 cskravmaga@sky.com 07526629955 Alternate Wednesdays ‘Just Friends’ social club for single people aged roughly 45 - 70+ Meet 8.00pm Villiers hotel lounge Walks, theatre, eating out & much more. justfriends2004@gmail.com
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North Bucks Carers Support Group Social Mornings at Buckingham Community Centre Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday’s f the month 10 am until 12 noon Come for a coffee ,cake and a chat Also speakers, demonstrations and utings Contact Ann 7473766365 or 01280 815441
Wednesday evenings Great Horwood Silver Band 7.45pm (training band 7pm) n Great Horwood Village Hall. All ages and abilities (including beginners) welcome. Contact: Beryl Lack 01908 510809 www.greathorwoodband.com
Every Wednesday Bounce and Rhyme for babies and young children in erm time 10.30am-11am Knit and Natter Group every Thursday 2pm-3.30pm Reminiscence Coffee morning hird Thursday of every month 1.30am-11pm Learn My Way one to one computer sessions for complete beginners t times to suit the learners Family History sessions. One to one help in tracing your amily history at times to suit the customer
First Thursday of the Month OPEN HOUSE part of Community Care North Bucks) Living on you own? oin us at The Centre, Verney Close, Buckingham. 0.30am - 12.30pm for coffee and cake. Occasional speakers and trips out 7473766365
Alternate Thursdays The Registrars are at Buckingham Library 10am -3pm. Email registrars@buckscc.gov.uk or phone 01296 383055 o book an appointment to register a birth or death and for iving notice if marriage.
Thursday evenings Brackley Morris Men Taster Sessions 8.15pm Brackley CE Junior School, Manor Road Brackley Further details from Stephen Ferneyhough 07764 799947
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julia@buckingham-yoga.co.uk * Starting Tues Sep 25th* Buckingham Community Centre Hatha Yoga 7-8:15pm * PLUS Every Wednesday* Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre * Vinyasa flow 7-8:05pm & Yin Relaxation 8:15-9:30pm First Saturday of each month Buckingham Railway Walk Conservation Group 10am in the University Car Park Chandos Road. http://buckinghamrailwaywalk. btck.co.uk/ or https://www.facebook. com/Railwaywalk
First and Third Thursdays: Buckingham National Women’s Register (NWR) We are a friendly group of women of all ages who are interested in everything and talk about anything! If the idea of taking part in lively discussions, sharing ideas, meeting other women and making new friends appeals to you, contact the Buckingham Group local organiser, Jane Wardale on 01280 814067, for programme details. The Friends of the Royal Latin School’s annual ‘Run the Claydons’ is on Sunday 28th April 2019. This 7 mile multi-terrain run, for 16+ years, takes in the beautiful countryside and traverses the Claydon House estate. There is also a 2 mile junior run (12-15years) and a 1 mile run (under 12 years). Start and finish in East Claydon. Volunteers sign up at https://mailchi.mp/60f8f0234f52/runtheclaydonsvolunteers and runners sign up at http://www. racesonline.uk/race-entry/claydons UKA members £18 / £20 non-UKA members / Juniors £4
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