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Welcome to the 2017 edition of Bletchley Buzz and with Milton Keynes celebrating 50 years I have a great feature on page 10 about the history of Bletchley and the birth of Milton Keynes. It seems noone can start a new year without mentioning resolutions. My friends at Sherwoods Accountants have provided a fantastic guide about how to keep to your goals but I have also included an article about some positive resolutions to keep you feeling great throughout the year. One of the suggestions is to eat something new and what better way than to try out a recipe from our regular feature from Jam MooKow, this edition it is a familiar recipe with a small twist. Talking of resolutions for the new year, Bletchley Buzz’s chosen charity, Supershoes, have shared with us what they hope for 2017 and ways that you can help. Some are easier than you might think so please have a read on page 12 they would really appreciate it and so would I. Many of us have dreams of success in 2017 but if you want to be inspired
by a real life local success story, Paul Collins of MK Physiotherapy Clinic shares his story with us on page 18. As always I have an edition crammed full with what’s on over the coming weeks and MK Theatre have given us a tempting preview of the year to come with a line up of some fantastic shows. I am looking forward to seeing as many as possible. There is also a ticket competition to see Back to Bacharach at The Stables in Wavendon, you really do have a great chance of winning so get entering before the closing date. Happy reading and Happy New Year Claire
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The celebrations continue on Riverside Meadow with some top-secret entertainment to be announced in the coming months. And we’re not breaking there! Sunday 09th July will see our 30th Classic and Vintage Car Parade and Show and that is quite some achievement. Entries are now open and we wheely want it to be bigger and better than ever!
Kicking off on the road again, Saturday 8th July’s parade will be Transport and Travel themed.
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The Rotary Shoebox Scheme is not just for Christmas!
hospitals and also to street kids. To Adults in TB and AIDS hospitals. To disadvantaged families and to women’s refuges. To older folk in hostels with no supporting families. Each year Rotary sends around 50,000 Shoeboxes or gifts.
Why next year it’s automatic, it’s systematic, it’s hyyyyyyyydromatic…. why it’s 30 years of the classic car show!! 2017 sees Newport Pagnell Carnival’s classic car show reach the big three-zero and you “auto-know” that we’re celebrating the only way we know how: Carnival style!
Originally started by North West Rotary clubs in 1994, the Rotary Shoebox Scheme was then intended to provide children of Iasi, in north-east Romania with Christmas gifts. Since then, the scheme has become a national project supported not only by Rotary clubs but also by individuals, schools, companies, churches, Inner Wheel, Rotaract & Interact etc.
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Gifts are now sent out throughout the year to many different countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Toys are especially useful all year round for birthday presents in the orphanages, homes and hospitals. All age groups, including teenagers, have welcomed the boxes. Rotary have delivered to children and teenagers in orphanages,
The strengths of the Rotary Shoebox Scheme over other similar schemes are: • It operates all year round • The boxes are distributed to known contacts • We can guarantee that every Shoebox goes to a deserving child or family. Mayor and Mayoress help Interactors of MK Academy
better slow your mustang down because we’ve still got seven months to go and lots of fundraising events planned to get you really fuelled up for the main event. Beep beep’m beep beep yeah!! Anyway that’s enough from us…car puns and lyrics are exhausting! Share with your family, friends and anyone who’ll listen and in the meantime have a Happy New Year. The Carnival Committee
Mayor Steve Coventry was the first to offer help to the Interact (Junior Rotary) Club of Milton Keynes Academy. The young people had sourced carrier bags full of small items which would fit inside a specially designed shoebox in answer to a Rotary appeal to send as many shoeboxes as possible to Romania in time for Christmas. The Interactors had appealed to their sponsor Rotary club of Milton Keynes and Rotarians from Wolverton and Stony Stratford to fill a carrier bag each. To this was added their own efforts. The goal had been to fill 100 boxes but the final count was 120. Many Romanian families will have a gift of toys, warm clothing and household items to brighten their Christmas thanks to the Interact Club of Milton Keynes Academy and other Rotary clubs around the district.
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News From the Lions Club of Bletchley
MK Community Foundation and the Lions Club of Bletchley funded and arranged for 30 local children to go to a party in Elstree, the party was based on Jungle Book. MK Community Foundation and the Lions Club of Bletchley arranged for to take 30 local disadvantaged and disabled young people to a party with the help of funding from MK Community Foundation. The party was the Lions District Youth Celebration and was held at Elstree on Sunday afternoon and a total of 450 people attended the theme was based on Jungle Book. This was the ninth year this event has taken place, organised by Lions V J Aurora. It was wonderful watching the disadvantaged youngsters enjoying themselves dancing to YMCA, Music man etc. There is also face painting, balloon making and loads of food. Here is what two of the parents told us about the day; ‘It was wonderful thank you,
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my children and I have been coming for years usually with a carer but this was the first time I came on my own, I was very impressed with the devotion put in and the obvious commitment you have to making the world a better place.’ ‘I am a single disabled mother and I struggle so much with pain and coping day to day life, Gopal is sick and has very special diet, I am his mother, we don’t have anyone to share our worries with! So, it was very lovely to just let go for a short while and forget all the pain and suffering and delight in the spectacular arrangements that you had made, with attention to every single detail it was more than perfect, although a bit of Michael Jackson may be good next year! I loved the Indian DJ and the funny Indian songs and dances and of course the balloons face painting were incredible, I was so impressed that in charity and love someone would take so much time and effort and expense for disabled children etc., we really appreciate it so much thank you from the core of my heart’ The Lions Club of Bletchley donated £500 to St Mary’s Church Food Cupboard to purchase fresh food, these are purchased
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Bletchley and the birth of Milton Keynes by Herb Booth, Heritage Officer, Bletchley Community Heritage/Living Archive MK When plans for a major expansion in North Buckinghamshire were first floated around 1962, Bletchley had already experienced many years of development. Spurred on by a dynamic and ambitious Urban District Council, Bletchley had grown from a population of around 7,000 in the 1930s to almost 20,000 – and it was still expanding faster than other small towns across the country. The Bigger Better Brighter campaign, an idea formed in the 1930s but shelved during the Second World War, had aimed to develop Bletchley into a vibrant urban area by 1967. Bletchley UDC worked hard to attract companies during the early 1950s and even built factory units for lease. With those companies came workers and their families and Bletchley built a huge number of houses, expanding to the west of the railway and impressing government officials with their enthusiasm for development. From 1962 to 1966 there was a great deal of talk about the proposals for expansion of urban areas in the south east of England. Bletchley wanted to be involved but when the first plans for North Bucks were released the new urban development was not planned to be centred on Bletchley. So
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what did Bletchley do? It created its own rival plan and unveiled it at a press conference in London. The Bletchley plan, however, was smaller, with a planned population of 150,000 residents, than the new town options that were to develop later into the Milton Keynes plan. This was one of the main criticisms of the Bletchley plan – along with the suggestion that the population density in the proposed expansion are would be unsustainable. The County Council had produced two alternative plans but the preference of County Architect Fred Pooley was a futuristic settlement with an integral monorail system. The government chose the second idea as the basis of a linear grid system for Milton Keynes and, after the designation of the new town on 23 January 1967, the executive team was recruited and detailed planning could begin. So what was the town like at the time? By the 1960s industrial Bletchley was thriving, with a wide variety of factories operating in the recently developed Denbigh and Bilton estates. Residents remember that they could buy anything they needed at the shops, most of which were local traders but also, as the town grew, chain stores such as Boots, Sketchley and Woolworths. Not
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forgetting the Co-op (main picture) which had been a major employer and provided services from the cradle to the grave. Bletchley had a very active community at the time, regular social and sport activities, youth groups and entertainment. Local groups and traders supported an annual carnival each August. Unfortunately Bletchley also lost some of its heritage during this period. Modernisation was the watchword in the 1960s and Bletchley’s Victorian railway station was a victim of this trend. Later in Milton Keynes’ development the town would also The Queen’s visit to Warwick Place, Bletchley April 1966 lose the treasured Central Gardens. But it was to get its first leisure centre (pictured below) built on Living Archive MK preserves and cherishes images the site, part of the outcome from a Special Study and stories of the people of Milton Keynes. If you of Bletchley produced by the Bletchley UDC and have something you would like to share or a few the Milton Keynes Development Corporation. hours to spare the team would love to hear from you. www.livingarchive.org.uk Tel: 01908 322 568 email: admin@livingarchive.org.uk images courtesy of: Living Archive MK
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Here is the news from Supershoes Hello, and a very Happy New Year, to all of you! This edition of the Bletchley Buzz is called ‘New Year, New You’, so I was thinking about what the new year might bring for Supershoes, and, most importantly to the children we help. Hope is the word that comes first to mind. A new year can feel like a new beginning. For children and their families, who’ve had a horrible 2016, with perhaps a cancer diagnosis, or a round of gruelling treatment, a new year will come with the hope that 2017 will be better. And that’s exactly what we hope for them too, with all our hearts. And what about Supershoes? What hopes do I have for this awesome charity? Well, if I had 3 wishes, this is what I’d wish for (not necessarily in this order, mind you!): Volunteers We always need more people to help. We’re very proud that Supershoes runs entirely with volunteers. Our Super Team does a tremendous job, and they’ll all tell you there are never enough hours in the day. So, if you’re looking to do something new and different in 2017, how about thinking about volunteering for us? Do you have to be a painter? No, of course not, although we’re always happy to recruit new Super Artists. Do you have to be good with computers? Not at all! We need people to do all kinds of other things, especially fundraising. Want to find out more? Ring me and let’s have a chat. I’m on 01908 274944.
Artist, back to us and then on to the child. Our hope is, long-term, to be able to increase the number of pairs of shoes we send out. There are so many very poorly children out there who need a boost, to feel special, and our hope is to reach as many of them as we can. But we can’t do it without funds. For something new in 2017, how about putting on an event? We have lots of suggestions on our website at www.supershoes. org.uk/fundraising. If you’d rather help out at an event, or do some bucket-shaking for us, we need you too. Awareness This is an easy one! My third wish for 2017 is to make Supershoes a well-known charity. This is where you come in. Please tell three friends about us. That’s all, just three people. If everyone reading this tells three people about the work we do, imagine how many we’ll reach! If you’re not sure about exactly what we do, have a look at our website. If you belong to a group, and would like me to come along and talk to you all about it, I’d love to! Please ring me on 01908 274944, and we’ll book a date. I look forward to keeping you all up to date with how my wishes for 2017 are progressing as the year goes on. Until next time, with love, peace and gratitude, Sarah x
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Goal Setting Now that the festivities are over, many people will have a list of Resolutions for 2017. Usually these will involve stopping a habit or behaviour or starting a new one, but for most of us, our resolutions will be forgotten by February. By applying the ‘Science’ of Goal Setting though, it is possible to make significant, positive and lasting changes to for ten minutes, three times a your life. week’ or losing a pound a week for a month, are realistic and You may have heard of the specific and achievable. As you concept of SMART goals: become comfortable with each stage, you simply ‘Stretch’ to the S – goals must be Specific next level. M – they must be Measurable A – they must be Achievable Avoidance or Achievement R –they must be Relevant to you Many resolutions involve ‘giving T – they must be Time bound up’ or avoiding something. Junk food, alcohol, or cigarettes SMART goals are used by being common. One week in, businesses and athletes to when the bills for Christmas achieve desired performance have arrived and payday seems outcomes and the most an age away, we need all the successful entrepreneurs and comfort we can get and giving sports people are those who up our enjoyable bad habits write their goals down and look feels like a punishment. By at them daily. A written record setting Achievement Goals we of our goals is proven to keep us can actually reward ourselves on track, in the same way that for doing something at the same going to the supermarket with time as working towards our a list, makes us more likely to final objective. Some possible come back with the things we achievement goals might be need. ‘I will join a stop smoking programme by the end of Fixed or Flexible January’, or I will eat a piece of New Year Resolutions are fruit before every chocolate bar’. generally fixed, future targets. ‘I will get fit’, or ‘I will lose Success Spirals weight’. These can feel like very As you complete each stage big changes but treating these of your Achievement Goal, be as goals, allows you build small sure to take time to recognise steps towards your end target. and reward your progress. The A short term goal of ‘walking smallest success will motivate
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Back, neck and knee pain are the most common ailments people visit me with, and while a few are deep-seated, many respond As a child I dreamed, after only one treatment. Top-notch physio fit for a as I'm sure most Eighty-percent of the population footballer players do, of playing at Wembley struggles with nagging pain, so and so one of the proudest Only the most skilled hands I find the reason behind it first, moments was being pitch-side are allowed to work on the and then go for a fast resolution. when we won the Johnstone's multi-million pound bodies Ignoring pain makes it deepPaint Trophy in the 2007/2008 of today’s soccer stars, and seated and harder to resolve, so season against Grimsby with Olney Town FC's Chartered popping in early helps me to help family and friends supporting us. Physiotherapist Paul Collins MSc you. has worked with more than As well of having a hand in After a season out of football I most, including legends such as the first team I also worked at decided to return to play for a Chelsea international Tore Andre the Football Academy working season on Saturdays in Bedford Flo, England’s Paul Ince and closely with Dele Ali, George and with the Queensmen on Chelsea and Lazio star Roberto Williams (both of them) and a Sunday, and the opportunity Di Matteo. Bletchley Buzz asked Brendan Galloway. Through my came to work closely with Olney him to tell us how he came to time at the Academy I developed Town FC in 2016. Visiting the launch 4 physiotherapy clinics, a good understanding of the and more about his experience. development of young footballers club, seeing the set up and meeting the staff and team at an elite level. Having it really helped me make the After playing at quite a high contributed to the progression of decision to get involved. The standard representing Luton some of the stars of today makes standard of the football in the Town against the likes of Arsenal me very proud and I happily United Counties League has at 15 years old and then playing share what I’ve learnt with surpassed my expectations at Bedford Town FC I decided to grassroots football clubs, should and I can honestly say the go to university to study Sports coaches ask. professionalism of the Olney Science. I coached football in Following on from this I Town players has impressed me. Crewe during this time and took some time away from through summer holidays All the best to all the teams going football and focussed on travelled to the USA delivering forward for the season, and of working in Orthopaedics soccer schools for two years course the Nurserymen! and Neuromusculoskeletal running putting my level 2 coaching certificate to good use. physiotherapy with Ramsay Paul Collins MSc mcsp After graduating I applied to do a Healthcare in Oxfordshire, PC Physiotherapy Northamptonshire and Masters degree at the University www.miltonkeynesphysio.co.uk Buckinghamshire as Lead of Brighton and graduated as a Twitter: @pcphysio Physiotherapist. Here I treated a Chartered Physiotherapist. Instagram: @pcphysio variety of conditions from hip and My history as a football physio knee replacements, people with began under Martin Allen at shoulder and spinal injuries to
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Positive resolutions for a fantastic 2017
Every year at this time we set ourselves goals but how many are still going strong as January ends? And we often feel bad if we ‘fail’. That’s why we’re switching things up and giving you ideas for resolutions that will make you feel so great you’ll want to carry on for the whole year. We’d love to hear how you get on!
Get back to nature
Our busy city-based lives can make you feel cut off from nature and that can leave you feeling out of sorts. Whether it's taking a daily winter walk to one of our many woods or lakes, tending your garden regularly as the frosts lift, or planning a family camping trip or a quiet retreat somewhere beautiful, getting back to nature will boost your mood no end. And you don't even have to hug a tree – unless you want to! Be a friend At this time of year there are many people who dread the long dark evenings spent alone. Why not volunteer with Age UK to make regular visits to someone nearby in need of companionship or invite an elderly neighbour over for dinner as often as you can? Friendships boost your wellbeing so you’ll feel better for it too. Try saying yes Make 2017 the year of YES! It's amazing, when
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we notice it, how often we say no to things. Sure, your time is precious, but just think about how many opportunities and experiences you’re missing by saying no. So next time a friend suggests a weekend away, you get invited to an event or asked to take on a new project at work why not agree and see where it takes you! Eat something new Rather than committing to that postChristmas diet again, this year why not try eating more… variety that is. Shake things up by trying out new veggies you've never cooked with before (that’s healthy and fun!), whip up a new dish or simply add some unusual spices to an old favourite. Take a look at our recipe page to find out how to give chard a try, pick up recipe books in the sales or you could even sign up for a cookery class with the added bonus of meeting new people and having a weekly reminder of (and inspiration for) your resolution. Make more you time New Years resolutions usually revolve around things you need to stop or activities that feel like a chore. How about this year you stop all of that and instead commit to doing simple things that just make you feel good. By spending an hour a day, or an evening a week, reading, enjoying a bath or even just relaxing or watching a film, you'll find you have more energy to put back into your relationships and work. Take steps to change Getting in shape is at the top of many people’s resolution list, but if you struggle to find time to hit the gym, or want a lower cost fitness option, try picking up a pedometer or health tracking app instead. You can see how many steps you're currently doing and look for ways to hit your 10,000 per day by making small changes. If you use your phone you can also download favourite running tracks and apps like Yoga Studio and Nike Training Club that give you different exercises to try. Plus you’ll never forget your tracker!
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Bletchley Garden Club is hosting THE NINTH BLETCHLEY SEED SWAP on Saturday 18th February 2017 at Freeman Church Hall Buckingham Road MK3 5HH From 10am – 2pm £2 (Entrance + Talk) Heritage and locally grown seeds Gardening advice Home made cakes and light lunches Plant Stall Gardening Bring and Buy Stall, Master Composter. 2pm - Guest Speaker, Adam Pasco, first editor of BBC Gardeners' World magazine and present editor of Waitrose Garden magazine For details phone Jan on 01908 372138, Theresa on 01908 375142
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WIN TWO TICKETS TO BACK TO BACHARACH at The Stables Milton Keynes on Sunday 22nd January 2017
BACK TO BACHARACH celebrates the magical music of Burt Bacharach, one of the most accomplished popular composers of the 20th Century, who together with Hal David penned some of the most memorable and iconic hits that stand the test of time. This successful production has been touring throughout the UK since September 2015 and is performed by 3 of the finest west end singers accompanied by a live 10 piece band recreating Burt Bacharach's timeless hits. Songs featured in the show include
Alfie, Anyone Who Had A Heart, Arthur's Theme, Always Something There To Remind Me, Close To You, I Say A Little Prayer For You, Magic Moments, Walk On By, What’s New Pussycat?, 24 Hours from Tulsa, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head and many more. We are proud to announce that Back to Bacharach have partnered with Breast Cancer Now, the UK’s leading breast cancer charity. Breast Cancer Now by donating £1 from each theatre ticket sold, and committing to raise a minimum of £10,000 by doing so..
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Closing date to 5pm Sunday 15th Jan 2017. One winner will be randomly selected from the correct answers. Which of the following is a famous Burt Bacharach a) Raindrops Keep Falling on My Heart b) Raindrops Keep Falling on My Face c) Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Terms and conditions apply: Prize is valid on 22nd January only. Prize is only as stated and cannot be transferred or exchanged. No cash alternative will be offered. Bletchley Buzz Magazine accepts no liability for non-delivery of prizes. Entrants must ensure they are available on the date of the prize.
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CHASE AWAY THE WINTER BLUES WITH MILTON KEYNES THEATRES SPRING SEASON If the post-Christmas blues are setting in check out Milton Keynes Theatre’s newly announced Spring season. With dance, drama, music, comedy and much more, there’s something for everyone in 2017. A trio of glorious musicals high-kicks off with the multi award-winning comedy Thoroughly Modern Millie starring Eastenders Michelle Collins and Strictly star Joanne Clifton. Hot off the heels of sell out West End run Sheridan Smith brings the story of Fanny Brice to life in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl.
Get ready to have the time of your life as the sensational new production of Dirty Dancing explodes onto the
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stage with heart pounding music, breath-taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing.
Matthew Bourne returns to Milton Keynes in time for Valentine’s Day to dazzle your senses and break your heart with the beloved fairytale of The Red Shoes whilst another heartbreaker, Casanova, promises to lead you into temptation in Northern Ballet’s latest adaptation. Completing the trio for dance fans is the return of Michael Flatley’s Lord of The Dance: Dangerous Games, combining the best of tradition with the excitement of new music and dance.
Following the huge success of The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple, multi-million selling author Peter James brings his world premiere production of Not Dead Enough to town starring Shane Richie and Laura Whitmore.
For brilliantly funny comedy don’t miss The Play That Goes Wrong, hailed as Fawlty Towers meets Noises Off, guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter. Catch Jodie Prenger in the first major revival of the Olivier award-winning play Shirley Valentine, a one woman show to warm even the coldest of
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winter hearts. Drama fans should also look out for La Strada a new play with music which tells the story of a wideeyed young girl’s introduction to life on the road in a travelling circus based on Federico Fellini’s 1957 movie of the same name.
Young theatre-goers can look forward to Ben and Hollie’s Little Kingdom live on stage for adventure, songs, games and laughter. The brand new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox will be a wondercrump treat for the whole family, while your ‘tiddlers’ can join Mr Bloom and the veggies on their first ever live tour! A host of special onenight events include music from Vampires Rock, The Johnny Cash Roadshow, The Carpenters Story, Chas and Dave, Frankly Sinatra, Caro Emerald, The Illegal Eagles, That’ll be the Day and the Yamato Drummers. Tickle your funny bones with Omid Djalili, Jimmy Carr, Ross Noble, and Sue Perkins. And if that’s not enough, there’s dance
from Anton and Erin, hilarious musical fun with Menopause the Musical and a neverending nightmare evening with The Circus of Horrors. With a return visit from Welsh National Opera, bringing you some of the most poignant love stories ever told in their Love’s Poisoned Chalice season with La Boheme, Madam Butterfly and Le Vin Herbe the spring season promises a sparkling start to the new year.
Looking ahead, but booking now and selling fast, a number of firsts for MK. John Partridge and Adrian Zmed bring the show-stopping La Cage Aux Folles to stage, you won’t be able to resist the ultimate feel-good musical Mamma Mia! and beloved musical Billy Elliot on its first ever UK tour. The National Theatre bring the innovative re-imagining of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre to life whilst Wonderland starring Wendi Peters, Dave Willets and Kerry Ellis promises to bring a whole new adventure for the Alice in all of us. On sale for 2018 is the new tour of Flashdance the Musical, Grease and the long awaited
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The Classic Thriller Company return to the stage in new play from the pen of Ruth Rendell – A Judgement in Stone. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita returns to thrill audiences along with firm MK favourites Dreamboats and Petticoats and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time makes a visit in November following a sell-out run in 2015.
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Just For Men New Year, New Man Boys, men, guys…this one is for you.
they have nowhere to go. The fear of being judged, ridiculed or vilified runs deep. It seems there is no escape from the pressure It’s easy for us girls right? We can of being a man. No outlet. And sit and cry, and we are actively it’s easy to forget that men can encouraged to share our pain, our be victims of crime, of hate, of joy, our wants and needs…cue sexism, of assault, of prejudice. popular TV shows such as ITV’s It’s no wonder that the rate of Loose Women. We are urged to depression and suicide in men make a stand for our rights, our runs high. I’ve spent time with right to be anything we want, men who have looked for support, to be saved from adversity, to attended groups and then felt so change, to develop, to heal. It’s a alienated by the inappropriate woman’s world indeed. support offered that they are left feeling more isolated, more But what about the guys? What unsupported, than before they about you? In this world of eversought out help. increasing girl power, where do you fit in? Who can you really talk I wrote this for the guys – I want to, without fear or limitations. to speak to you all and say being Where do you go for support: the a man is complicated, and for pub, the gym, the office, the lake? some of you the struggle is very It’s not easy is it? real. You are not alone, you do not I work with many men who feel
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December 2016 Saturday 31st December 8.00pm New Year Part at Coronation Hall. Cost £10 pp bring your own drinks and food. All Proceeds going to Willen Hospice. Finishes 12.30am Adults only. Admission by ticket only. Ring Judith on 01908 374132
January 2017 Saturday 7th January 7.00pm Quizz & Pizza Supper Night £10pp Simpson Village Hall. Proceeds to MK Deanery Charity. Raffle prizes gratefully received. Max 8 per table. Suppers must be booked with Pat Hodges missquizz@sky.com or 01908 644785. Thursday 12th January 8pm The History of The Grand Junction / Grand Union Canal – Roly Doggett Held at Rectory Cottages, Church Green Road. Membership £12pa, £15 for couples, £3 per lecture, students free. Saturday 14th January 10am – 4pm Stamp Fair Milton Keynes Philatelic Society
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Methodist Hall, Queensway, Bletchley, MK2 2HB Stamp Dealers & members selling stamps, coins, and FDCS, including the former Bletchley Park Post Office. A great chance to meet members if you would like to join the friendly stamp club. Refreshments available all day. Saturday 14th January 7.00pm Quiz & Fish & Chip Supper Night £10pp Simpson Village Hall. Proceeds to Works for Us. Raffle prizes gratefully received. Max 8 per table. Suppers must be booked with Pat Hodges missquiz@ sky.com or 01908 644785. Wednesday 18th January 7.45pm Milton Keynes National Trust Association at the Cruck Barn, Bradwell Abbey. A talk by Mark Neil, MK’s own Poet Laureate. For details contact Tel. 01908 314 151 Saturday 28th January 7.00pm Quiz & Supper Night £10pp Simpson Village Hall. Proceeds to R.N.L.I charity. Raffle prizes gratefully received. Max 8 per table. Suppers must be booked with Pat Hodges missquiz@sky.com or 01908 644785.
February 2017 Thursday 2nd February 8pm Guild Life and the York Mystery Plays – Nigel Wright Held at Rectory Cottages, Church Green Road. Membership £12pa, £15 for couples, £3 per lecture, students free. Wednesday 8th February 7.45pm Milton Keynes National Trust Association at the Cruck Barn, Bradwell Abbey. “The story of Panama” by Richard Thomas. For details contact Tel. 01908 314 151 Friday 10th February 7.30pm An Evening of Mediumship with spiritual medium ‘Becs’ Rebecca Sawyer. Doors open 7pm. Tickets £10. Raffle in aid of Supershoes and Harry’s Rainbow. Milton Keynes Irish Centre, Manor Fields, Watling Street, Bletchley MK2 2HX. For information email: chambers25@btinternet. com Saturday 11th February 10am - 4.30pm Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition Over 40 layouts and 30 traders Stantonbury Leisure Centre, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN Free vintage bus service every 30 mins from Milton Keynes Central station. Admission: £6.00 adult,
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Legs, Bums & Tums Every Monday 10am -11am. St Georges Community Centre George Street, Fenny Stratford, MK2 2NR. £5 per class. Bring a Mat. Other Classes available. Call Zoe 07866 612285. Karate MK Every Monday 6pm -7pm. Newton Longville Village Hall MK17 0AQ Every Wednesday 6pm -7.30pm. Longueville Hall, Hammond Park, Newton Longville MK17 0AT Every Sunday 2pm – 3.30pm Millmead Hall, Haverhsam Road, Wolverton MK12 5TN Contact Sensei Lauren on 07910154499 or lauren. ecka@hotmail.co.uk www.karatemk.co.uk Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show for 0-5’s.Every Friday 10am – 11am From £3 pay as you go St John’s Centre, Conway Crescent, Bletchley, MK3 6AR
Living in the Moment Group 1st & 3rd Wednesday Every Month 1.30pm – 2.30pm Relaxed/Social Cuppa for the community West Bletchley Council Offices, 221 Whaddon Way, Bletchley, MK3 7DZ
Monday (Football) Tuesdays (Cricket) & Wednesdays (Basketball, Badminton & Dodgeball) 4pm -5pm & Thursdays (Indoor Tennis & Street Golf) 4.30pm – 5.30pm Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way, MK2 2HQ. £3ps Pay as you play. For more information contact Chris Bryden on 07801 8513744 or email chris.bryden@ miltonkeynesleisuure.co.uk
Franks 55 Every Monday & Thursdays 10am - 12.30pm Support Group for the older ones (within MK3). Tea / coffee /toast and you can bring your own cakes to share around West Bletchley Council Offices, 221 Whaddon Way, Bletchley, MK3 7DZ
Back 2 Netball (ladies only) Every Thursday 8.30-9.30pm (re-starts Thursday 12th January)£3.50 per session pay as play.Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way, MK2 2HQ. £3ps Pay as you play. For Details call Chris Bryden on 07801 8513744 or email chris.bryden@ miltonkeynesleisure.co.uk
Leisure Together for Tea, Biscuits, chat, board games, cards, darts & crafts Meet every Friday 2-4pm Newton Leys Community Centre MK3 5JF. Anyone over 18 and from surrounding areas welcome
West Bletchley Community Centre Bingo Club – Every Tuesday 2.00pm – 4.00pm £1 with refreshments plus cost of bingo tickets. Short Mat Bowls – Every Wednesday 10.00am – 12.00pm Indoor bowling. £2 with refreshments. Ladies of Leisure – Activities every fortnight on a Wednesday 2.00pm – 4.00pm £2 with refreshments. Art Group – every Thursday 1.30pm – 4.00pm. Friendly group who enjoy painting. 3 Porchester Close, MK3 6BH Tel: 01908 374122
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It’s going to be a chard January
Last year I grew chard for the first time. Chard seeds often seem to be given away with gardening magazines so I had had seeds knocking around for a while. However, I’ve never seen the point of growing something if you don’t want to eat it. Radishes, for example, are probably the quickest and easiest vegetable to grow and I have grown them a lot over the years but every time I do nobody wants to eat them and they end up on the compost heap. I figured the same would be true of chard.
Lasagne Ingredients 1 carrot, 1 small onion, 2 mushrooms and stems of the chard 250g beef mince 250g pork mince 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or crushed 500ml passata 1 tablespoon tomato puree 1 beef stock cube A dash of worcestershire sauce 25g butter 25g plain flour 1 teaspoon of mustard powder Milk Cheddar cheese Lasagne sheets Handful of chard or spinach, torn into pieces Mozzarella
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I started it off with the intention of picking the leaves while still small, like the baby spinach salad leaves you can pick up in the supermarket. And indeed, this worked well. But it went on to grow into a full-sized plant, with spinach sized leaves and colourful stems that looked like psychedelic celery. Struggling to know what to do it with it, I tried cutting up the leaves and adding it to Asian cooking as an alternative to Chinese cabbage or pak choi. The stems went in too, adding colour and texture but no discernible flavour. In fact, none of it tastes of much at all, which you might think would put me off using it. However, its inherent blandness means you can chop it up small and add it to pretty much anything and no one complains. Being able to add a green vegetable to any dish and see it eaten even by the fussiest of family members is a mother’s dream. So, far from being a novelty one off, chard will be back in the garden in 2017 and will be a welcome member of it too. So, as we think about New Year and ‘new you’, maybe we should add trying something new to our New Year’s resolutions list. For me 2017 will be the first year I grow celeriac. Are you brave enough to add a new food to your diet this year?
Method Finely chop the vegetables, put in a frying pan and heat through for a couple of minutes. Add the mince and cook until brown. Add the garlic and fry for 1 more minute before adding the passata. Crumble in the stock cube, add the worcestershire sauce and season to taste. Cook for 5 more minutes then remove from the heat. Next melt the butter in a small saucepan then sprinkle in the flour and mustard powder and combine until a soft doughy ball forms. Cook for a couple of minutes then gradually add the milk, stirring to avoid lumps, until a thick sauce forms. Grate in a little Cheddar, stir until melted then set aside. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas 6 and now assemble the lasagne in a suitable ovenproof dish. Start with a layer of the mince, topped with chard leaves. Add a layer of dried lasagne sheets and top with the cheese sauce. Repeat twice more, finishing with the pasta. Break up the mozzarella and scatter on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and hot through. Serve with side salad and garlic bread.
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