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Main Menu Starters

Garlic Bread with or without Cheese - £4.80 Small Baked Camembert - £5.50 Pork Terrine with Cornichons - £5.80 Goats Cheese & Beetroot Towers - £5.80 Feta & Friends Salad - £5.20 Double Cheese Soufﬂé - £5.60 White Hart Onion Bhajis - £5.20

Main Course

The White Hart Fish & Chips - £10.50 Feather Blade of Beef - £12.80 Pork Belly - £11.50 Oxford Blue Pear Tart - £10.50 Chicken Pie - £10.50 Steak Pie - £11.20 Herby Chicken Ratatouille - £9.50 Turkish Lamb & Chicken Kebab - £12.50 Sirloin or Rib-Eye Steak - £18.50 Many options of homemade stone baked Pizza's

Various Homemade Desserts

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Welcome

CONTENTS 4-5

Shop Local this Christmas

8-9

Lapland Travel Review

12-14

In the garden with Chris Day Buckingham Garden Centre

Win a £25 Garden Centre Voucher

The White Hart, Preston Bissett

Claydon Christmas Tree Farm

24-25

Events Calendar

28-29

The Twyford Pantry

Dazzle at Waddesdon Manor

The Larder Arrives

New shop for Beautifully Different

Competition Winners!

Keep your dog warm this winter

The winner of this months special competition, to win a REAL Christmas tree courtesy of The Claydon Christmas Tree Farm is Laura Cowley of Steeple Claydon.

Positive Changes with SML Diet

25 years of KGB

A BIG Congratulations to Thomas Williams who won the family of four tickets to watch the MK Dons.

46-47

The Hidden Quarter Buckingham

Substance by Peter Hook Book Review with Coles

And last but not least, Steve Upton is the winner of our signed book, kindly donated by Coles Books.

Win a signed copy of Substance Signed By Peter Hook of Joy Division

Kids Corner

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Adult Puzzles

Win tickets to watch the MK Dons v Oldham in January

Advertiser Directory

So as we are getting used to being new parents now and the Christmas season is fast approaching! I am unsure where these past few months have gone - they say time speeds up when you have children, and they’re not wrong! We are currently holding a 1000 board raffle where you can buy a square for £1. Many of our advertisers have donated some great prizes and proceeds will be going to The Florence Nightingale Hospice and the MND Association. If you would like to purchase a square please get in touch with us or visit The Crown, Twyford. More information can be found on our website. In this issue we take a look at shopping local for Christmas presents, take a trip to Lapland, we have a Twyford Pantry Christmas special and our usual slots from Chris Day at the Garden Centre, Nutrition with the SML diet and a Book Review from Coles Bookshop, Bicester. If you want to share any exciting news you have with the local community, we will do our best to include it in our magazine or on our social media channels. It’s really easy, just send an email to laura@communitycontact.co.uk.

The winners of the £25 Buckingham Garden Centre vouchers are Valerie Newby and Sarah Wakeman.

Laura and Neil

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Shop Local This Christmas Right on your doorstep you are sure to find many beautiful gifts for all the family. In our area there are gift shops aplenty, many with online selling! Here is a selection of our favourites…

White Pom Pom Baubles Stunning 7ft long PomPom garlands for Christmas, looks great in swaths across the tree or use for decoration. From £16.95 Adorn By M - Winslow London Brick Vases available in 4 colours, boxed. Great for utensils. £32 each At Home - Buckingham

24 Carat Gold Embossed Stag Mug Gift Boxed £17.95 Secret Messages Buckingham

Foxdenton Christmas Liqueur, English Gin & Gin Liqueurs The Farm Deli - Winslow

Giffy Lamp | Estonian Designer | £110.00 Secret Messages Buckingham Amazing jewellery available from Pasha - Buckingham Fabulous book for all cycling enthusiasts! Epic Bike Rides of the World | £24.99 At Home Buckingham

Willow & Honey Natural Candles Available in cotton or wood wick. Fragrance your home this Christmas | £32.50 Adorn By M - Winslow

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The fabulous Neom Organics Christmas Wish Candle | £45 At Home Buckingham

The amazing Andy Hau designer ‘fox mugs’ £14.95 Adorn By M Winslow

Clara Wax Cone Timer Battery Candles set of 2 | £19.95 Secret Messages Buckingham

Cubic Alarm Clock Pumpkin Orange | £34.95 Secret Messages Buckingham

Great Cycling Mugs, boxed, £14.50 each At Home - Buckingham Fun & Festive Multi coloured PomPom Wreaths, not just for Kids! | £34 Adorn By M - Winslow New range of Alphabet Mugs by Keith BrymerJones | £11.50 each At Home Buckingham

Stylish, quality bags available from Pasha - Buckingham

Alex Monroe Bumble bee necklace from £115 available in Sterling silver or 18ct Gold plate Adorn By M Winslow

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Lapland Travel Review Lapland is somewhere I have always wanted to travel to. Mostly because this is where Father Christmas lives, but I haven’t actually ever been to a snowy destination on holiday! I would love to try out snowmobiles, go tobogganing on thick snow and even go in a real sleigh! But one of my all time must sees is to see the Northern Lights – and apparently Lapland is one of the best places to see them.

Trying to find holiday in Lapland is a whole new story as there are so many tours to choose from. The trick is to examine every detail of the itinerary, from how long you spend with Santa, which activities are included and how the gifts are organised. Before unveiling the idea to your children, bear in mind that these holidays can be expensive. Expect to pay at least £2,000

for a family of four on a two- or threenight stay in a log cabin or hotel, including flights, transfers and meals. Specialist tour operators offering private meetings with Father Christmas and a more authentic experience generally base their itineraries in more remote parts of the region. Alongside the obligatory visit to Father Christmas, you can find Christmasthemed packages that usually include a variety of snow-based activities (sleigh rides, snowmobiling) either included in the price or as an extra. Inghams (inghams. co.uk) has four-night Father Christmas breaks to Levi or Yllas, while Santa’s Lapland (santaslapland.com) uses familyfriendly hotels or log cabins near Saariselkä (Europe’s northernmost holiday resort). Try also Nordic Experience (nordicexperience. co.uk), Transun (transun.co.uk) and Canterbury Travel (santa-holidays.com).

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Remember that the climate can be harsh. Throughout the seven-month winter, you can expect little more than five hours of sunlight with temperatures dropping well below freezing and sometimes as low as -20 to -40C. But during daylight hours the sun often shines, the air is still and very dry, so as long as you dress properly, the cold is perfectly bearable.

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Facts

• Lapland makes up about one third of Finland’s total area, and it’s a region, not a country. It covers northern Sweden, Finland, Norway and part of Russia’s Kola. • Peninsula. To put its size into perspective, Lapland is as big as Belgium, Holland and Switzerland all put together.

Make sure your insurance covers you for winter sports - particularly riskier ones such as snowmobiling (if you decide to have a go) and, although operators will provide thermal over clothing, ensure you take plenty of warm layers.

• You’ll be going when daylight’s scarce, but in the summer, the sun sometimes never sets. For 73 days each year, the sun is visible round the clock. Want to witness these nights without darkness? Visit in June, when you can expect 21-24 hours of light a day. • The only real, official Santa lives in Lapland.

• The number of reindeer in the province roughly equals that of people. For the most competitive prices, look at the programmes offered by the big tour operators. Thomson (thomson.co.uk), Thomas Cook (thomascook.com), Monarch (monarch.co.uk) and Cosmos (cosmos. co.uk) offer Santa tours and often have deals available for specific departure

• Lapland is the best place to view the Northern Lights. Abisko National Park is regarded as one of the best places in the world to see this natural light show due to its prevailing winds, which means that cloud rarely forms - and the skies are kept clear.

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IN YOUR GARDEN

Topical advice from Buckingham Garden Centre’s, Chris Day

The changes in seasons are always memorable – especially when the leaves put on their annual firework display of colours! So, seize the opportunities the days bring at this time of the year – it’ll be well worth it!

IDY UP On a dry still day rake up fallen leaves as left on the lawn they’ll rot down encouraging the spread of moss. Don’t put them on the compost heap, as leaves break down by a cold process, whereas a traditional compost heap breaks down organic matter by a warm/hot process. Put them into a leaf composter, or make leafmould. Here’s how to make leafmould:- pile them into black bin liners, add some water and after tying the tops of the bags, poke some holes in the side with a garden fork and store them in a secluded part of your garden. By next summer, depending on the variety of leaf, you should have some nice leafmould, which makes a great soil conditioner.

EASONAL CHANGEOVER Empty hanging baskets that are past their best and replant with winter flowering Pansies, variegated Ivy, Primulas and Polyanthus, to create a winter show of blooms. Try to keep hanging basket chains as short as possible in the winter to prevent the basket being blown about so much. Older, rusty chains may need replacing so do this now before you forget! Elsewhere, replace summer bedding in borders with winter flowering Pansies, Polyanthus, Primroses, Wallflowers, Myosotis (Forget-me-nots), Violas together with Tulip, Muscari (Grape Hyacinths) and Daffodil bulbs.

AWNS If the weather is mild aerate, scarify and top dress lawns to remove moss, dead grass and encourage healthy grass next season. Cut lawns and trim edges for the last time of the growing season. Brush the lawnmower down after the final mowing, removing any grass. Remember to avoid walking across lawns on frosty mornings as you can easily damage the turf and be left with brown footprints later on!

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LANT A HEDGEROW Well, now is a good a time as any, especially if you need to remove a tired, aged one, or a hedge that has failed from last winter, such as Leylandii. Remove as much of the old plants as you can, and you may need to use a stump grinder to deal with the roots. Improve the soil with some home-made compost or Tree, Shrub & Rose Planting Compost to help replenish the nutrients as well as improve the structure of the soil. For hedging suggestions, do come and have a chat with us or click on to our website, www.hedging.co.uk If you are in the process of moving into a new property, remember hedges, like trees, should be the first things you plant as they take the longest time to fully establish. Do chat with your neighbours if the hedges are going to be a shared feature between properties. It’s usually best to discuss the project in the early stage to in order to decide on the mutually agreeable variety of hedge.

HRISTMAS TREES Cut and potted trees arrive from mid November onwards. After you have bought your cut tree it should be kept outside in a cool shaded place, preferably with the cut trunk standing in water, until it is required indoors. Before bringing the tree indoors it is an advantage if about half an inch is cut off the trunk in order to open up the pores of the tree. Mount it in a water-holding stand and place it away from direct heat. Keep the container topped up with water every day; you will be surprised how much it needs! Potted trees need to be kept moist. These trees will last longer if they are kept away from direct heat when they are brought indoors – so well away from radiators. There is a slight chance that these trees will survive if planted out after Christmas, but they would need to be hardened off before planting then they should be watered regularly.

OUSEPLANTS Winter heating dries the air out in your home considerably. Help your houseplants survive by misting them regularly or placing the pots on a pebble filled tray of water to ensure adequate humidity and moisture. Plants that benefit from this include Croton, Calathea, Maidenhair fern and Peace lily, Spathiphyllum. If you can, group your foliage and flowerings plants together by sitting them in a larger tray for maximum effect and benefits (pictured). Continue to watch for insects, especially red spider mite and aphids, or disease damage and take the necessary steps to control the problem. Please ask in the Plant Info Office for necessary products to deal with the specific problem. It’s getting a bit late to re-pot foliage houseplants, so as a temporary measure you can top dress the pot with some multi-purpose compost to help it through the next few months. Remember to turn your plants regularly once a week to help encourage balanced growth, so avoiding the leaning Tower Pisa effect!

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UST-DO’S Clear shed, greenhouse and house gutters and put chicken wire over the top of them to stop them getting clogged up with leaves. Cover ponds with netting to prevent leaves dropping or blowing into the water. Remove dead leaves from water-lilies and cut back dying pond marginals. Autumn damp can quickly cause moss growth over paths, so to avoid slippery and hazardous conditions, either power wash the surface and/or apply Jeyes Fluid Path, Patio and Drive Cleaner. Take hard wood cuttings of a wide range of plants including Cornus, Forsythia, Philadelphus, Ribes, Gooseberries, Red, Black and White Currants. Continue winter digging of borders and vegetable patches if the soil is still workable.

AKE CARE of our feathered friends! Keep your bird feeder filled, especially when there is hard frost on the ground. Make sure the birds have access to fresh water too. We will be stocking The Royal British Legion branded Poppy Bird Feeder alongside two sizes of the charity branded premium Wild Bird Seed Blend. The decorative Poppy Bird Feeder has already proved popular with our customers and the supplier of this product, Gardman, will donate 50p for each one sold. The Wild Bird Seed Blend is available in two sizes, 1.8kg selling at £4.99 with a 50p donation and a larger 12.55kg bag at £14.99 with a £1.50 donation going to The Royal British Legion.

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We’ve teamed up with Buckingham Garden Centre so two lucky readers have a chance to win one of two Garden Centre vouchers! To enter, simply answer the following question;

Which of the following is a popular variety of Helleborus or the Christmas Rose? A. ‘Christmas Carol’ B. ‘Christmas Cheer’ C. ‘Christmas Cracker’ Send your answer together with your name and address to Community Contact Magazine Competition, Buckingham Garden Centre, Tingewick Road, Buckingham MK18 4AE. Alternatively, e-mail your answer with your details to: competitions@communitycontact.co.uk The closing date for entries is the 31st January 2017

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The White Hart, Preston Bissett The Pub Ambiance The White Hart at Preston Bissett has become one of the GO TO places in the area. A rare public house that is privately owned by someone who cares for the property and wants to make it a special destination for drinkers and dinners a like. It is a 500 year old thatched property that has under gone 18 months of refurbishments. The refurbishments, while opening out the old building to make it more practical have taken it back to its original core. All historic timbers have been retained and stripped. These timbers are believed to have been reclaimed when the building was originally built along with the exposed brick and stone work. In conducting the work many old fireplaces where discovered. The pub now has 3 fires which are burning away whenever the pub is open. All the tables are rustic, individual pieces from barn doors to oak tree trunks crafted from the same oak as the beautifully crafted bar. All tables are near fires and surrounded by natural features. The Restaurant and Dining Experience The dining experience is the brainchild of local head chef, James Beardsley who has vast Hotel and Corporate Entertaining experience. The menu is a fine balance of traditional English fair combined with a touch of world tastes. James is especially skilled in sauces which compliment most dishes along with French fine dining. Sunday lunches are second to none in terms of quality and value. Sirloin steak, rolled stuffed pork belly and half a chicken on the menu every Sunday. The menu includes a full list of starters and desserts. As you would expect each meal is accompanied by roast potatoes, homemade Yorkshires, fresh and roasted vegetables. But it is the gravy and presentation that finishes each meal off superbly. James brews the gravy fresh each week over many days to produce his signature finish to the best roast dinner in the area. Go to the web site or Facebook page and take a 360 degree Google Street View tour of the pub. www.thewhitehart.pub Pound Lane, Preston Bissett, MK18 4LX | e. tim.north@me.com m. 07775 625 355 | t. 01280 847 969 | www.thewhitehart.pub

Claydon Christmas Tree Farm Now Open Choosing the right Christmas tree is a magical and memorable experience for the whole family. When you visit Claydon Christmas Tree Farm you can spend as long as you like choosing which tree is perfect for you. We sell a variety of beautiful fresh cut and pot grown British Christmas trees, to include Nordman fir, Norway spruce and Fraser Fir Christmas trees, ranging in height from 3ft to 10ft. Larger trees or a quantity of trees can be ordered on request.

Tree Farm Opening Hours

26th Nov to 23rd Dec Mon to Fri - 10am-6pm Weekends - 10am-5pm Santa’s Grotto Opening Hours

9th Dec - 3.30pm-5.30pm 3rd,4th,10th,11th Dec - 12pm-3pm Only £5 per child including a present and a unique experience with real reindeer! Charity, Activities & Workshops For charity, each weekend we are providing Free Fun Activities for the whole family to include our living, ‘Nativity corner’, The Marsh Gibbon Silver Band from 1pm until 3pm on Sunday 4th December, Circus workshop and skills on Saturday 3rd and 10th December from 1pm until 2.30pm. Not to mention, face painting, icing gingerbread, antler jewellery making and other crafts. Paul Robertson’s apple pressing and tasting and lots more!

Claydon Christmas Tree Farm is managed by husband and wife team, Joseph and Ingrid Hodges. Being a family business that is run from our home, we take a real pride in the service that we give our customers. We have a small team of dedicated staff who are always on hand to help you with absolutely anything that you may need! We are primarily a working arable farm but in 2008 decided to combine a farmer’s enthusiasm for growing things with his wife’s passion for Christmas. We aim to supply beautiful, freshly cut trees at sensible prices. We are only open for four weeks of the year, opening on Saturday 26th November 2016, 10am until 6pm during the week and 10am until 5pm at weekends. We planted our own trees in April 2010 and continue to plant Christmas trees every year. We began to sell some of our first crop of trees last year. Most of the trees that we currently sell have been carefully selected from a farm in the Welsh Mountains. We have a beautiful team of Father Christmas’ real reindeer, Dasher, Dancer, Comet, Cupid and Vixen for you to meet when you buy a Christmas tree. Festive delights like no other, in our Scandinavian log cabin Christmas shop, we have put together a stunning collection of decorations and ornaments. We have a wide range of products to suit every style and budget. Children and adults alike enjoy hunting for the complimentary chocolate which is hidden amongst the decorations in the shop. Our unique Rudolph’s Honesty Café offers a delicious array of homemade cakes and biscuits, hot and cold drinks. This year the café is ‘branching out’ so to speak and is being run by Lemon Zest, www.lemon-zest.co.uk. This exciting partnership with Natasha Steiner and her team will enable us to provide delicious food using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. In addition, during the weekends, Lemon Zest will be serving pulled pork rolls and mulled wine. Our customers are more than welcome to enjoy a sweet treat or two in our seating/cafe area. For added convenience, the café area is close to the free fun activity areas and opposite Santa’s grotto and the children’s pedal tractor area. Perfect for a few minutes peace if you have children in tow! Visit our website for more details: claydonchristmastreefarm.co.uk

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COMMUNITY CONTACT MAGAZINE Wednesday 9th November until 2nd January 2017 Dazzle@Waddesdon Manor - 11am-6pm Internationally recognised artist Bruce Munro’s immersive installation, Field of Light, returns by popular demand to Waddesdon Manor. Munro will plant 9,000 slender stems crowned with radiant frosted-glass spheres to populate the Aviary Glade. Open Wed-Sun, 11am-6pm (including Tue 27 Dec and Mon 2 Jan). Closed on 24, 25 & 26 December. Included in your grounds admission ticket: Adult: £10, Child: £5, Family (2ad, 3ch) £25. National Trust/Art Fund members and Under 5s Free. Saturday 3rd until 17th December Christmas Tree Festival in aid of Cancer Research UK and Buckingham Old Gaol - 10am till 4pm every day except Sundays at the Buckingham Old Gaol - come in to see the trees and vote for your favourite. Saturday 3rd December Buckingham Choral Society Concert - Parish Church tickets on sale at TIC, Old Gaol Saturday 3rd December Waddesdon Manor Christmas Fair Set against the enchanting backdrop of the floodlit Manor this Christmas Fair is a wonderfully festive shopping experience not to be missed. Soak up the sights, smells and sounds of Christmas with over 60 hand-selected exhibitors all housed in charming wooden chalets. Wednesday 7th December Dyad Productions: Christmas Gothic Roxburgh Hall - 8pm Price: £12 Concessions: £10 Members: £8 Students: £8 Enter into the Christmas spirit as a dark and spectral woman tells haunting tales of the festive season. We resurrect a Victorian tradition of telling seasonal tales of terror to scintillate the gooseflesh for dark Christmas nights. Thursday 8th December Red Priest: Winter Baroque Carnival Ugland Auditorium - 8pm Price: £12 Concessions: £10 Members: £8 Students: £8 The world-famous baroque quartet Red Priest, led by recorder maestro Piers Adams, presents a cheering feast of music for winter performed in their own inimitable, high-octane style! The “musical mavericks” perform works by Vivaldi, Bach and Handel as well as a few unsung heroes, in a display of baroque brilliance with a modern twist.

EVENTS Saturday 10th + 17th + 20th Dec Father Christmas will be in his grotto Buckingham Old Gaol - 11am-3pm Saturday 10th December Christmas Parade. 10:45am to 12:30pm Organised by the Parade Committee and sponsored by Buckingham Town Council. Floats, marching bands and walking groups make their way from Chandos Road through Buckingham town centre and then back to Chandos Road. This year the theme is ‘Proverbs’. A road closure will be in place for the town centre and diversions in place. Saturday 10th December Community Fair - Community Centre, Buckingham Starting at 11:30am - Organised by Buckingham Town Council this is a fund raising event for local charities, groups and societies. There will be Christmas cards, tombola, plants calendars, Christmas gifts and much more. Refreshments will be served by the CAB. Saturday 10th December New for 2016 The Courtyard will be open to the public to celebrate Christmas - Claydon House Estate Join in the festive fun with the turning on of the Christmas lights, carol singing, story time with Father Christmas and much more. Gates open from 3pm, no entry fee’s apply. Seasonal refreshments will also be available. Story time with Father Christmas. Pre-booking is essential*. Story time will take place in The Stables by the roaring fire and beautiful Christmas tree. £5 per child includes a fireside story, a special gift, a sweet treat, and a chance to ask Santa what you really want for Christmas. *To book to see Father Christmas please call Tory on 01296 730252 or email info@claydonestate. co.uk Sunday 11th December Festive Winters Evening Concert Stowe House - 7pm - book tickets on 01280 825710 Sunday 11th December Blunderbus Theatre: Santa’s Little Helper Roxburgh Hall - 2pm - £8 A happy, festive family show full of the magic of Christmas! This delightful new show comes to life with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and high energy storytelling. With lots of laughs, sing-along songs and plenty of opportunities to join in along the way, this is the perfect treat for Christmas. Oh, and the chance to meet Santa!!!

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DECEMBER 2016 - JANUARY 2017 Sunday 11th December Brackley Chamber Music Club: A Festive Winter’s State Music Room - 7pm Evening Full price: £13.50 Annual Pass Members, HHA Members & Arts at Stowe Members £12.50

Charity number: 803013

Enjoy an evening at Stowe House listening to music performed by Brackley Chamber Music Club in our State Music Room. Interspersed with festive readings, the wonderful music, informal atmosphere and sumptuous surroundings promise to be the perfect start to the Festive Season. Includes interval festive refreshments

Christmas Music by Candlelight - 7.30pm Stowe School Chapel - book tickets on 01280 825710

Sunday 18th December Chapel Choir of Clare College Cambridge Christmas Music by Candlelight - 7.30pm Adults: £12 Members: £8 Children U16: £8 Stowe Chapel is the perfect setting for a sumptuous concert of music for Advent and Christmas. This acclaimed choir sings 9th Century ‘O’Antiphons of Advent alongside Christmas favourites by Bach, Praetorius and Mendelssohn. A donation from this concert will go to supporting the work of YC2 Buckingham and Winslow Young Carers which enhances the life chances of young carers through a range of activities and support.

Sunday 18th December Family Christmas Carol Service - 5pm Bourton Meadow Academy, Buckingham Sunday 18th December

Sunday 25 December HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF OUR READERS!! January 19th, 20th + 21st Buckingham Community Panto “Sleeping Beauty” Tickets on sale at TIC, Old Gaol, Buckingham Markets Winslow Farmers Market First Sunday of Every Month Winslow General Market Every Wednesday Buckingham Flea Market Every Tuesday and Saturday Buckingham Street Market Every Tuesday and Saturday

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The Twyford Pantry Welcome to the Christmas edition of the Twyford Pantry!

making and some delicious Sorghum Sweet Potatoes– a favourite of mine.

Our usual columnist, Tina, is still recovering from her back operation so I have stepped up to fill her shoes to find you Please send us any photos of your Christmas creations, some of the most delicious recipes this Christmas! (Get as we would love to see them! Why don’t you tag us on Well Soon Tina x) Facebook! To help with your Christmas Day I have included Jamie Oliver’s Perfect Christmas Turkey recipe, Sparkly Vanilla Christmas Cookies, which I think the kids will really enjoy

Sparkly Vanilla Christmas Cookies (Makes 20 biscuits)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Laura x

• edible food colouring, optional • edible gold and silver balls • approx 2m thin ribbon cut into 10cm lengths

Method

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140g icing sugar, sieved 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg yolk 250g butter, cut into small cubes 375g plain flour, sieved

To decorate

1. Tip the icing sugar, vanilla extract, egg yolk and butter into a mixing bowl, then stir together with a wooden spoon (or pulse in a food processor until well combined). Add the flour and mix to a firm dough. Shape the dough into two flat discs and wrap in clingfilm. Chill for 20-30 mins. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/ gas 5 and line two baking sheets with non-stick baking paper.

• 200g icing sugar, sieved

Sorghum Sweet Potatoes (Serves 8-10)

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6 medium sweet potatoes 1¼ c. fresh apple cider ½ c. sorghum 3 tbsp. butter

2. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about the thickness of two £1 coins. Cut out Christmassy shapes (use a cutter if you like) and place on the baking sheets. Using the tip of a skewer, cut a small hole in the top of each cookie. Bake for 10-12 mins until lightly golden. 3. Lift the biscuits onto a wire rack to cool. Meanwhile, mix the icing sugar with a few drops of cold water to make a thick, but still runny icing. Colour with edible food colouring, if you like. Spread it over the cooled biscuits, decorate with edible balls and thread with ribbon when dry. Source: BBC Goodfood.com

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2 tsp. whole-grain Dijon mustard 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar ½ tsp. Kosher salt ½ tsp. ground cinnamon ¾ c. candied or spiced pecans

or until fork-tender. Uncover and bake 5 more minutes or until glaze becomes syrupy.

Method

Arrange potatoes in a shallow serving dish. Sprinkle with pecans and drizzle with sorghum glaze.

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Peel potatoes, and cut into 1-inch-thick slices; arrange in a single layer in 2 lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dishes. Stir together cider and next 6 ingredients; pour evenly over potatoes. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes

Store-bought candied or spiced pecans add crunch to this comfort food dish. To make ahead, cover and chill cooked potatoes in glaze in baking dishes the day before. Let stand at room temperature, then reheat covered at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

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The Best Roast Turkey by Jamie Oliver

Ingredients • 1 sprig fresh sage , leaves picked • 12 strips higher-welfare pancetta or thinly sliced streaky bacon • 1 bulb garlic , broken into cloves • 4 medium red onions , peeled • 2 sticks celery , trimmed and chopped • 1 big handful breadcrumbs • 1 handful dried apricots • 300 g higher-welfare minced pork • 1 lemon , zest of • 1 pinch grated nutmeg • 1 large free-range egg • sea salt • freshly ground black pepper • 12 small sprigs of fresh rosemary , plus a few extra • 4-4.5 kg higher-welfare turkey , at room temperature • 2 carrots , peeled • 1 large orange • olive oil • 2 tablespoons plain flour • 1.1 litres organic chicken or vegetable stock

cooled down, add the pork, lemon zest, nutmeg, egg and lots of salt and pepper, and mix everything together well. Slice the remaining strips of pancetta or bacon in half and slice 1 peeled garlic clove into thin slivers. Place a rosemary sprig and a garlic sliver on one end of a halved strip of pancetta and roll it up tightly. Repeat with the other pieces of pancetta until you have 12 little rolls. Stab the thighs and drumsticks of the turkey in 6 places on each side. Push a little pancetta roll into each hole until it just peeps out. This’ll give your turkey thighs a fantastic flavour and will keep them moist while they cook. Chop the remaining onions in half and slice the carrots thickly. Give your turkey a good wipe, inside and out, with kitchen paper, and place it on a board, with the neck end towards you. Find the edge of the skin that’s covering the turkey’s breasts and gently peel it back. Work your fingers and then your hand under the skin, freeing it from the meat. If you’re careful you should be able to pull all the skin away from the meat, keeping it attached at the sides. Go slowly and try not to make any holes! Lift the loose skin at the neck end and spoon the stuffing between the skin and the breast, tucking the flap of skin underneath to stop anything leaking out. Pop the orange in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm it up and stuff it into the cavity. Weigh the stuffed turkey and calculate the cooking time (about 20 minutes per 500g/1lb 2oz).

Place the bird on a large roasting tray, rub it all over with olive oil and season well. Surround with the chopped carrots, onions, remaining garlic, cover with tinfoil and place in the preheated oven. Turn the heat down right away to 180°C/350°F/gas 4, and roast for the calculated time, or until the juices run clear from the thigh if you Method pierce with it a knife or a skewer. Remove the tinfoil for Preheat the oven to maximum. Heat a saucepan until the last 45 minutes to brown the bird. Carefully lift the medium hot and add a splash of olive oil, the sage leaves turkey out of the tray and rest on a board that’s covered and 6 of the pancetta or bacon strips. Peel and chop loosely with foil for at least 1 hour, preferably 2 hours for 2 garlic cloves and 1 onion. Add the garlic, celery and bigger birds. When the resting time’s nearly up, skim the onion to the saucepan and fry everything gently until soft surface fat from the roasting tray and add the flour and and golden brown. Take the pan off the heat, add the stock. Place the tray on the hob and bring to the boil on a breadcrumbs and, while the mix is cooling down, chop the high heat. When the gravy starts to thicken, strain it into a apricots roughly and stir them in. When the stuffing has bowl. Carve your turkey, serve with the gravy and dig in!

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Dazzle at Waddesdon – for a sparkling Christmas 9 November-2 January 2017, Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-6pm

Christmas is always a special time at Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, and 2016 is no exception. The theme for the decorations in the House this year is magical materials from the earth and sea, and has been inspired by the rare, exotic and beautiful materials which can be seen throughout Waddesdon’s collections. Once again, visitors can enjoy Waddesdon’s programme of winter light. Internationally recognised artist Bruce Munro is noted for immersive site-specific installations inspired by landscape that employ light to evoke an emotional response. Field of Light, returns in a new location, to celebrate 25 years since its conception. Munro will ‘plant’ 9,000 slender stems crowned with radiant frosted-glass spheres to populate the Aviary Glade. The spheres, illuminated by optical fibre, will ‘bloom’ as darkness falls taking visitors on a sensory journey through the gardens. For the second year a light and sound show will also animate the house from dusk each day. Dazzle@Waddesdon, created by Woodroffe Bassett Design, will bathe the ornate façade in a rainbow coloured light show every 15 minutes, while the two giant candlestick sculptures, Lafite, by artist Joana Vasconcelos featuring 574 bottles each, will also be illuminated. In the Coach House gallery at the Stables, visitors of all ages can marvel at the work of the extraordinary bakers, the Biscuiteers, who will make a dolls house model of Waddesdon constructed entirely from gingerbread. Over two meters in size, this will recreate the rich details of some of Waddesdon’s most beautiful rooms, including its paintings, furniture and ceramics, modelled in icing. Taking over 500 hours, 240 eggs and 216kg of icing, visitors will be able to learn more about the design and making processes of this extraordinary creation on a video. There will also be a biscuit-baubled tree in the house and hand-iced Biscuiteer bauble biscuits inspired by Waddesdon’s collections available in the gift shop. Festive shopping will once again feature this Christmas. From the well-stocked and beautifully decorated Manor Shop to the Wine Shop, the perfect place to pick up a special Rothschild wine. In addition there will be two seasonal popup shops at the stables, continuing the winter light theme with a neon shop we are calling Glow@Waddesdon, plus another shop offering more traditional gifts. The Christmas Fair overlooking the parterre and with the illuminated house as its backdrop, will this year feature 60 exhibitors across four weeks, 16 November-11 December. With local artisan producers alongside some of the best loved independent traders from around the country, the fair will offer visitors a great selection of unusual Christmas gifts and festive foods. Christmas at Waddesdon 9 November-2 January, 11am-6pm, Wednesdays to Sundays and additionally Tuesday 27 December. Closed 24-26 December. Christmas Fair 16 November-11 December, 11am-6pm, Wednesday to Sundays. Bachelors’ Wing of the House decorated for Christmas, advance booking recommended, last entry 5.30pm Bookings: 01296 820414 or waddesdon.org.uk

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THE LARDER IS NOW OPEN... Open Air Foods and Bourton Farmed Foods will be opening up their new farm shop, The Larder on the outskirts of Buckingham on Friday, 18th of November. The two businesses champion handmade over machines with a hands on approach to food. Open Air Foods will continue to retail their award winning cheeses, olives and deli produce whilst next door, Bourton Farmed Foods will be championing all their farm reared meat which stays true to the concept of a farm shop. For further details, please look out for The Larder, Buckingham on Facebook and other social media updates.

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Exciting news at Beautifully Different! We’ve grown - you can now be Beautifully Different in Winslow and Brackley! After successfully merging our two businesses in the Winslow store last year, we opened our brand new store in the lovely market town of Brackley in mid October, so now our trademark style of easy wear clothing and accessories is available there too! This season we have some beautiful soft knits, cosy scarves and some rather fabulous hats. We’re also stockist for British separates brands Joss & Florence and Ginger Toby, and the amazing British designed and made label A Postcard from Brighton will be joining us in November. We are famous for our rather excellent customer service, and our experienced team are happy to advise you on colour and style. We all have one or two nifty tricks up our sleeve in terms of scarf tying or advising on the best style to wear for all shapes and sizes, whether it’s our fabulous easy wear clothing or our stunning accessories. We have new stock in every week, so why not pop in and see us. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook.com/beautifullydifferent, Twitter @bdiffwinslow or Instagram beautifullydifferentboutique, for details of our latest events, competitions and promotions, and we look forward to seeing you in either of the shops soon! Love Kim & Liz x

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Keep your dog warm - Advice from the Blue Cross Wintertime can be lots of fun for all the family but only if you’re prepared for the hazards that come with it. Read our advice to help keep your dog’s warm, happy and safe from danger during the cold spell… • When the thermometer dips don’t leave your dog outside unattended – most pet dogs spend a lot of time inside and aren’t used to the extreme cold so could develop hypothermia or frostbite. • Short-coated breeds, like greyhounds, Dobermans and Chihuahuas really struggle to cope with the cold so make sure they’ve got a cosy doggy jumper or coat on when they go outside. • If your dog starts lifting up their paws, whining or stopping while out on walks it could well be because their feet are too cold, so it’s a good idea to invest in some boots for them to wear. • Trim the hair around your dog’s feet to help prevent ice-balls – these form between the pads and toes of the feet and are really painful. • If you walk on salted pavements wash your dog’s paws after a walk because salt and grit can really irritate their footpads. • Stay away from frozen ponds or lakes and keep

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REAL BROADBAND IS HERE, NOW! Village Networks wireless broadband covers the Vale of Aylesbury, bringing speeds of 10Mb/s or more to places where ordinary broadband just won’t go. It’s a simple, affordable service, brought to you by a local company, with friendly support from real people.

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Slimmers make a lot of mistakes when it comes to losing weight and today we will share just some of the common mistakes that are made when it comes to your weight loss. Nip it in the bud and you could start making positive changes to your wellbeing and your weight

group that week so they can try and work on losing that weight they may have put on. Instead I found that a lot of slimmers who regularly didn’t turn up to get weighed ended up losing their motivation and struggled trying to ‘go it alone’

1# Diet starts Monday Why oh why do we have to wait until Monday to start the diet. Yes I know it’s the start of a brand new week but as that saying goes, there’s no time like the present so why bother waiting? Just imagine if you started your healthy eating plan today, you’ll have a head start on yourself. However, if you wait until Monday to start your diet, you will automatically start that subconscious thought pattern of eating everything in sight (even if you don’t necessarily want it). This could result in adding an extra 2lbs to that weight you want to lose

4# Losing weight for others So someone has been nagging you to lose weight? Unless you truly want it, it won’t work for you. We all have within ourselves this need to please others (for more information google the PAC model Transactional Analysis. It really is fascinating) This desire often stems from our childhood. We would do our best to try and please our authoritive figures (think parents and teachers). As we grow into adults, this desire to please others often stays with us. If we are losing weight to try and please others, quite often or not, we will start to rebel against this as we feel we are being pressurised. Looking at why you want to lose weight is the best place to start. If you are losing weight because a partner wants you to, then look at why they want you to lose weight. Are they controlling? Why do they want to change you? More importantly. Do you want to change you?

2# I’ve lapsed today may as well start again tomorrow On the subject of delaying your healthy eating plan, this is another very common mistake that dieters make. Especially when it comes to Very Low calorie Diets / Meal replacement plans (or other weight loss plans such as slimming world and weight watchers). Lets say you are following a strict calorie controlled diet and that cream cake was just calling to you. ‘Oh well’ you say ‘I’ve had this cake, I may as well forget the diet for today and start afresh tomorrow’ Yes we have all said it at one point in our dieting life. So what do we do? We do what slimmers do with the diet starts Monday plan. We eat a lot more than we usually would in a bid to get it out of our system. Resulting in lots of extra calories and us feeling probably pretty upset with ourselves. However, if you had just stopped at that cream cake (or what ever took your fancy) then the damage limitation would’ve been a lot better 3# I’ve had a bad week, I won’t go to my diet club I used to work for a large company as a weight loss counsellor. Every week, people would come to group for support. However, there were certain slimmers who just randomly wouldn’t turn up which meant they ran out of food packs. Their excuse was always the same no matter who they were ‘ I had a bad week so didn’t fancy getting weighed’ What they are doing when that happens is discounting the support and motivation they could receive by turning up to their slimming group. They can often feel ashamed or guilty that they have lapsed and think it’s best not to turn up to the slimming

5# Not having a goal If you were going on a car journey, you wouldn’t just drive off not knowing where you are going so why should your weight loss be any different? You need to know how much weight you want to lose or how you are going to lose weight. Just saying to yourself ‘I’m going to lose weight’ isn’t helpful. How much weight do you want to lose? How are you going to lose weight? What do you need to ensure you stay motivated and on track? People often use the SMART method for setting goals (SMART stands for Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time limited) However, I prefer the START Acronym For the next 5 common mistakes, completing our top 10 take a look at the full article on our Community Contact website... www.communitycontact.co.uk Further details and advice weight loss can be found on the SML Diet website – www.thesmldiet.com

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KGB CAR BODY REPAIRS & MOBILE VALETING 11-14 Capitol Works, Station Rd Industrial Winslow, MK18 3RQ BODY SHOP 07747 604654 MOBILE VALETING 07543 400997 KGB started from humble beginnings in 1987 when Kevin, aged 13, took to Haydon Hill in Aylesbury, offering neighbours a car wash with just a bucket, sponge and his Mum’s tea towel! In 1991, aged 17, in his time away from his main job as a BMW Technician, Kevin started ‘Kevs Car Cleaning’ offering customers a mobile service in his newly purchased metro van. Due to popular demand it was not long before he left to work for himself full time, trading in the Metro for a larger Escort van. Kevin soon grew the business with contracts from many large companies in Aylesbury, a number of car dealers and many satisfied private customers. In 1996 Kevins brother Gary joined, they purchased a second Escort van and became K&G Car Valeting. For a brief period in 1997 their Dad, Bob, joined the team becoming KGB and provided many valuable ideas. After trading in the Escorts they were able to purchase a more modern Escort van and a larger Transit Van which enabled them to carry 1000 litres of water to jobs and clean approx 30 cars in one go! In 2006, Kevin expanded the business to include cosmetic body repairs with a body repair workshop based in Waddesdon. Initially offering small cosmetic repairs the paint shop was a huge success and in 2013 relocated to larger premisses in Winslow, offering everything from stone chips, wheel refurbs and bumper scuff repairs to full classic restorations. After 25 years of trading Kevin is thrilled to have established a busy body repair shop that is growing from strength to strength every year due to the personnel touch and attention to detail. Gary continues to offer the mobile valeting service full time in Aylesbury offering a high quality detailed valeting service with 20 years experience in the valeting trade. Kevin and Gary would like to thank their customers for their support over the years and look forward to meeting and serving future customers. Feel free to give them a call, email, message on their popular Facebook page (KGB Car Body Repairs & Mobile Valeting) or just pop by the body shop for a free estimate or advice. To advertise call 07882 194830 or visit www.communitycontact.co.uk

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Substance: Inside New Order by Peter Hook Format: Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781471132407 Price: £20.00 Hand Signed by Peter Hook to the Title Page

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Two acclaimed albums and an upcoming US tour - Joy Division had the world at their feet. Then, on the eve of that tour and the beginning of what would surely have been an international success story, the band’s troubled lead singer, Ian Curtis, killed himself. ‘We didn’t really think about it afterwards. It just sort of happened. One day we were Joy Division, then our lead singer killed himself and the next time we got together, we were a new band...’ Peter Hook That band was New Order. Their distinctive sound - a fusion of post-punk and groundbreaking electronica - paved the way for the dance music explosion of the ‘80s and earned them the reputation as one of the most influential bands of their generation. Despite their success, the band has always been a collision the visionary and the volatile, and relationships have often been fraught with tensions. Peter Hook has written a no-holds-barred, comprehensive account of the band’s entire history, packed with outrageous anecdotes and including every set list and tour itinerary and interspersed with ‘geek facts’ of every piece of electronic equipment used to forge the sound that changed the direction of popular music.

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Home Food Delivery Direct Pizza Company - 54 Peri-Peri Chicken Company - 55

Retail Adorn By M - 7 At Home - 7 and 47 Beautifully Different - 35 Finca El Monte - 46 In Stitches - 46 Pasha - 47 Pepper Tree - 34 Secret Messages Interiors – Cover The Nimble Thimble - 46

Horses and Pets Country Equestrian - 38 Kitchens and Bathrooms BC Kitchens and Bathrooms - 23 Landscaping & Gardening Country Patios & Paving - 15 S.D King & Sons - 50 Leisure & Events Arts at Stowe – 27 Jacuzzi, Hot Tub Centre - 42

Sewing Services MDS Bespoke Sewing Services - 18 Social Care Choice Support - 10

Letting Agents Open Doors, Buckingham - 6

Sport & Leisure MK Dons – 56 Richard Roach Personal Training - 17

Mobility Solutions SJ Mobility Solutions - 59

Tools, Power Tools, Truck Parts Peter Bassett Ltd – 59

Oil Distributor Lovell Fuels - 61

Tree Surgery Croft Tree Services - 47

Oil Tank Services RH Tank Services - 60

Upholstery David Gibbons Upholstery - 51

Opticians Van Services Spektackle Solutions, Buckingham - 36 Tigs’ll Shift It - 23 Osteopath Stockwood Osteopathic - 58

Vets Windmill Veterinary Centre - 39

Deadline Date for the Feb-Mar Issue is Tuesday 3rd January 2017

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