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WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY / MARCH EDITION OF COMMUNITY CONTACT MAGAZINE AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! A few people recently have been asking how our new addition to the family is as I have clearly forgotten to mention in our magazine how he is doing (baby brain!). Well our second baby boy, George Dennis Massey, arrived rather quickly on 7th April, his due date and also his late grandfather’s birthday which is really special! Total time of labour was around 40 minutes and he was born in the car outside the Methodist church in Waddesdon! Unfortunately he had a short stay at Stoke Mandeville’s amazing NICU, but we were soon home and getting used to being a family of four. Well as I write this he is turning 9 months old! He’s a real character and will be on the move any day now! Can you believe we are celebrating our fifth Birthday! Yes that’s right! We have been publishing our local bi-monthly magazine for five years! I can’t quite believe it. So thank you to each and every one of you who read our magazine In this issue you can see my review of the Energy Effect Studio as I embark on trying to get my pre-baby body back! There’s also articles from Pest Force UK, gardening advice with Twigs, Coles Book Review and much more! 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 – simply email me laura@communitycontact.co.uk
COMPETITION WINNERS! A BIG Congratulations to Louise O’Brien who won the family of four tickets to watch an MK Dons Home Game!
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Book your machine training courses with KJN
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Leap Years, Why do we have them?
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Energy Effect Studio Review
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Fitness classes in Buckingham at the Energy Effect Fitness Studio
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Under 12’s watch MK Dons for Free!
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WIN a Family Four ticket to an MK Dons Home Game
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Events Calendar
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Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers at Stowe Arts
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Early Spring Gardening Advice from Twigs Nurseries
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Food and Drinks Guide
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The Twyford Pantry
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What is Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday?
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Opportunities with Pestforce
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How to be an F1 Driver by Jenson Button
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Win a signed copy of How to be an F1 Driver by Jenson Button
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Kids Corner & Puzzles
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How does the clock change affect your pet?
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Useful Contact Details
And congratulations to Hermione Longton who is the winner of our signed book competition, donated by Coles Books!
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LEAP YEARS, WHY DO WE HAVE THEM? IT’S THAT TIME again: on Saturday 29th
without correction the calendar year would
February, there is a leap day, the calendar
be off by about one day after four years. It’d
oddity that occurs (almost) every four years.
be off by about 25 days after 100 years. You can see that, if even more time were to pass
Leap days are extra days added to the calendar
without the leap year as a calendar correction,
to help synchronise it with Earth’s orbit around
eventually February would be a summer month
the sun and the actual passing of the seasons.
in the Northern Hemisphere.
Why do we need them? Blame Earth’s orbit around the sun, which takes approximately
During leap years, a leap day is added to the
365.25 days. It’s that .25 that creates the need
calendar to slow down and synchronize the
for a leap year every four years.
calendar year with the seasons. Leap days were first added to the Julian Calendar in 46 B.C.
During non-leap years, aka common years – like
by Julius Caesar at the advice of Sosigenes, an
2019 – the calendar doesn’t take into account
Alexandrian astronomer.
the extra quarter of a day actually required by Earth to complete a single orbit around the sun.
And what happens if you are born on 29th
In essence, the calendar year, which is a human
February? Most people celebrate their
artefact, is faster than the actual solar year, or
birthday’s on either 28th February or 1st
year as defined by our planet’s motion through
March. My friend’s gorgeous little girl will be
space.
celebrating her 4th birthday this February, but in fact it will be her first official birthday! So we
Over time and without correction, the calendar
want to wish Thea a very happy 1st birthday on
year would drift away from the solar year and
29th February!
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HEALTHY GUT, HEALTHY YOU! Hippocrates was a very clever Greek physician. Many of you will already be aware of one of the more famous quotes attributed to him – ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’; a tenet that all Naturopathic Nutritionists follow. However, he also said that ‘all disease begins in the gut’. Who would have thought that over 2000 years later scientists would be discovering with more certainty that the make-up, diversity and health of the colonies of bacteria within our large intestines could in fact be linked to a number of chronic diseases? For years, we thought of bacteria as organisms to
We know that at least 70% of our immune system
avoid. It turns out our bodies are already loaded
lives in the walls of our gut and so this perhaps
with trillions of bacteria. They help digest food and
shouldn’t come as a surprise, but more recent
play an important role in our well-being. Research
research, has also found a link between gut
suggests the gut bacteria in healthy people are
bacteria and the brain. The gut is packed with
different from those with certain diseases. People
nerve endings that communicate with the brain.
who are sick may have too little or too much of
This two-way communication line is often called
a certain type or they may lack a wide variety of
the ‘gut-brain axis’. Studies have suggested a link
bacteria. It’s thought some kinds of bacteria may
between gut bacteria and disorders of the central
protect against ailments (good bacteria), while
nervous system, like anxiety, depression, and even
others may raise the risk (bad bacteria).
autism spectrum disorder.
Scientists have begun to draw links between the
So how can you get healthy gut bacteria?
bacteria in our gut and illnesses such as diabetes,
• The best way to do this is simply to eat a
obesity, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, some
nutritious diet high in fibre-rich foods, like
cancers, inflammatory bowel conditions such as
fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Certain
Crohn’s disease and IBS, and even depression.
fibres are fermented and ‘eaten’ by the good
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FEBRUARY - MARCH 2020 gut bacteria, thus increasing the diversity of the
• Limit your use of antibiotics where not
good bacteria. Unfortunately a ‘western’ diet
completely necessary, as they not only wipe out
that’s high in fat and sugar and low in fibre can
problematic bacteria but the healthy bacteria
kill certain types of gut bacteria, making your
along with it.
microbiota less diverse.
• Exercise can also encourage the growth of a variety of gut bacteria. Having a more varied gut
• Introduce specific probiotic foods to your diet such as:
microbiota may promote better health and, in turn, reduce your risk of disease.
• Yoghurt (choose natural/Greek or those with ‘live bacteria’ – written on the label).
• There are times when taking a good quality probiotic is beneficial for a while but not all
• Kefir - a probiotic-rich food, a little like
probiotics are created equal and the bacteria
yoghurt, created by adding live yeast cultures
they provide can struggle to survive as it travels
called kefir grains to milk. You can buy this
through the body to the gut. It’s best to talk to
ready-made these days but it’s very easy
a practitioner for advice before spending money
and cheap to make yourself. You can buy the
on these.
grains online. Simply add to milk and 24 hours later you have Kefir.
It seems that keeping our gut healthy, as
• Sauerkraut or Kimchi – a mixture of vegetables (often cabbage/carrot etc) which is allowed to
Hippocrates indicated all that time ago, is far more important than we ever imagined.
ferment.
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Wells Street, Buckingham @kudasboutique
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Have you been to the Energy Effect Studio lately? At the start of January I started getting back into exercise after having a year off whilst pregnant with George, and then with raising a baby and a toddler I’ve found it difficult to make time for me! The girls at the Energy Effect Studio really make you feel welcome, especially if you are a bit nervous, like I was at the thought of getting back into exercise! My favourite classes so far are Energy Glow and Toning Blast! Energy Glow is a cardio work out / dance work out to club music. It’s fantastic! Not only does it keep you fit, but you get to dance to all of your favourite dance music for an hour, so in turn its really good for your mind too! The class is an hour long and is at 6.45pm on a Wednesday and Thursday evening. Toning Blast is great! I think if you want to get back into fitness and have your cardio sorted but need a strengthening / toning class then this is the one for you. The class has a cardio warm up, it works your
legs (SQUATS!), you use free weights to tone your arms, then some core exercises. It’s a corker! There are lots of other classes also available – see their facebook page for more details! But for beginners I would definitely recommend the above classes. I am currently trying to work up to Piloxing (a class that incorporates pilates and boxing) and Kettlecise, the best all over body work out! I attended these classes before I fell pregnant with George and was really starting to see the results! Classes are available on a pay as you go or membership basis, and if you’re looking for some one to one personal training sessions then Kirsty and Lisa are also level 3 personal trainers! Summer is just around the corner, so what are you waiting for! Go and give the Energy Effect Studio a go!
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IT’S COMPETITION TIME! WIN 4 TICKETS FOR A HOME LEAGUE GAME DURING THE 2019/20 SEASON AT THE STADIUM:MK All you have to do is answer this simple question:
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WHATS ON... 1st February Buckingham Town Council presents the first Comedy Night of the year with Angela Barnes. MC will be Charlie Baker. Tickets are on sale on line at www.buckingham-tc.gov.uk or through the Tourist Information Centre , The Old Gaol Buckingham. £12.50 over 18’s only. 5th February Eythrope’s Spectacular Snowdrops Weds 5, 12, 19 & 26 Feb 2020 Morning: Arrive by 10.15am at Waddesdon Manor car park for 10.30am when bus departs for the garden Afternoon: Arrive by 12.15pm for 12.30pm bus Adult £50 Includes a meal in the Manor Restaurant or the Five Arrows Hotel 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th February Twyford Pantomime – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Twyford Village Hall at 8pm For tickets email: sharonhallam@btinternet.com Adults: £5.50 | Children 5-16yrs & OAPs: £4.00 Box Office Telephone: 01296 730214 8th February Artisan Food Market At Waddesdon Manor Offering the very best in quality, fresh, seasonal produce all locally sourced. Our new Artisan Market aims to support local, small-scale, independent food producers. Come along on the second Saturday of each month to find vegetables, meats, fish, dairy, baked goods and much more… With so many tempting treats to choose from please remember to bring cash on the day as we don’t have a cash machine onsite and many traders are unable to accept card payments. 12th February Tom Brace : Brace of Spades Venue: Roxburgh Theatre @ 8pm Following a sold-out run at last years Edinburgh Fringe, Tom Brace returns with a brand-new magic show for the whole family! Featuring Tom’s unique blend of comedy and magic, the show promises to have a little something for everybody. “A fun-filled hour of amazing magic and hilarious comedy.” (Primary Times) Full Price Ticket - £14.00 | Concessions and Members - £12.00 Student - £10.00 For group bookings, membership enquiries or accessibility requirements please email thearts@stowe.co.uk or call 01280 818012 14th February Valentines Day!
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15th February Miles Nottage and the Rhythm & Blues Band By Arts at Stowe @ 7.30 – 10.30pm Venue: Ugland Auditorium Miles Nottage returns to The Ugland Auditorium with his nine-piece Rhythm & Blues Band. Playing a stylish but diverse collection of tracks, both covers and originals, Miles and his band aim to provide a fantastic night’s entertainment. Tickets are already going fast so please book early to avoid missing all the fun! Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes including an interval 15th February February Half-Term: Orienteering Waddesdon Manor Are you an astronaut in the making? Don your jet pack and become an astronaut at Waddesdon! Join Captain Mimi in an adventure across the skies, as you take on a space-themed orienteering course around the Waddesdon grounds. Pick up a map, and you’ll be exploring the stars in no time! See if you can complete the challenge and collect a medal for each course as you orienteer around the Waddesdon grounds. £3 per route. Pay on the day. Fancy dress is strongly encouraged! 20th February NT LIVE Cyrano de Bergerac At Arts at Stowe By Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp, Directed by Jamie Lloyd Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight? 22nd February Annual Pancake Race Organised by Buckingham Town Council the pancake race is a long established event open to everyone and consists of 4 races for different age categories (5 and under, 6-11 year olds, 12-16 year olds and adults). There will also be team relay races. The event is held on the green outside St Peter & St Paul Church, Castle Street, Buckingham. The event is announced by the Town Crier and opened by the Mayor. All participants must wear an apron and headscarf and provide their own frying pan.
23rd February Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers All around the world Roald Dahl’s words are disappearing, not only from books but children’s minds too! Now only
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FEBRUARY - MARCH 2020 an organisation known as the ancient guild of tale tenders can save the stories - and they need your help. Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers is a theatrical and interactive experience, especially made for all the family to enjoy. It’s a thrilling story delivered through performance, games and creative play that explores Roald Dahl’s extraordinary stories. See advert below for details. 25th February Shrove Tuesday 29th February Annual Food Fair - Buckingham The annual Food Fair which will be held in the Community Centre in Buckingham town centre. This event brings in food producers from the surrounding area. Entrance to the public is Free and the event runs from 10am – 3pm 9th March Max Hastings at Arts at Stowe Roxburgh Theatre - 8pm Join us for an insightful evening with Max Hastings author, journalist and broadcaster. Max Hastings offers his fascinating perspective on one of the most extraordinary episodes in British history. Author of twenty-seven books, of which the most recent are the Sunday Times bestseller Vietnam, The Secret War, Catastrophe and
Nemesis. He has received awards for both his books and journalism and now reviews regularly for the Sunday Times. Tickets : £8 Booking: www.artsatstowe.co.uk Box Office 01280 825710 18th March Death Café - Buckingham Library - 2-4pm Hosted by the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity and Buckingham Town Council, come along and enjoy tea and cake in a relaxed and safe setting where you can join honest and open discussions to explore the questions you have always had about life, dying and grief. 21st March Good Endings Fair The second Good Endings Fair will be held in the Community Centre in Buckingham town centre from 10am til 1pm. This information event is designed to help people plan for later life. There will be organisations on hand to give advice and information on Will Planning, Funeral Services, Powers of Attorney and more. 22nd March Mother’s Day
Coming this Half Term to Stowe
ROXBURGH THEATRE Sunday 23 February, 1pm www.artsatstowe.co.uk Box Office 01280 825710
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EARLY SPRING
GARDENING Expert advice from the team at Twigs Nurseries, Thornborough
Things are coming to life in the garden as bulbs
They can then get their roots established for the
are starting to come up and plants are starting to
best show in summer. It’s good to plant them
shoot.
in with an organic soil improver and bonemeal to encourage root growth and a strong, sturdy plant.
ROSES It’s the perfect time to give your roses a hard prune, here are some tips: • You will need good, thorn resistant gloves, sharp secateurs and long sleeves for protection • Prune one half to two thirds of the plant’s height • Clear out the middle of the plant • Prune off any branches crossing over each
EARLY SPRING COLOUR AND INTEREST
other as they will otherwise rub together and
Here are some suggestions for early flowering
cause damage
plants to brighten up the garden after Winter:
• Put down an organic mulch after pruning as
• Aubrieta
the pruning encourages the plants to start
• Primrose
growing and the nutrients in the mulch will
• Primula
feed the plant and give it a good start to the
• Bulbs such as Muscari, Iris Reticulata, Crocus,
year
tulip (if you haven’t planted them in Autumn then they are also available in the green) • Evergreen grasses and ferns • Spring Hellebores • Violas and Pansies • Bellis We find this the most exciting time of the year, everything is coming back to life and it’s a
HERBACEOUS & PERENNIAL PLANTS
fantastic time to be in the garden listening to the
It’s also a great time to get your herbaceous and
birds.
perennial plants in for them to get an early start.
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OPENING HOURS Tuesday - Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 10am-4pm Bank Holidays: 10am - 4pm Check website for any changes
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HUNTER PEST SERVICES
Domestic and Commercial Pest Control Fast, Reliable, Discreet | No call out charge Buckingham and surrounding areas’. Contact Tim Hunter
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Open Air Foods - Buckingham
Contact Information
Fusing together a passion for cooking alongside superb skills gained over the years to create fantastic, fresh and flavoursome food for private parties, street events and outdoor markets.
t. 01280 811200 e. info@openairfoods.com w. www.openairfoods.com facebook. @openairfoods Manor Farm, Bourton Road, Buckingham, MK18 1DS
The Direct Pizza Company
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Takeaway collection | Free delivery within 4 miles Online ordering available | Two for One Tuesday Every Tuesday | Collection Deal - £8.99 any pizza, any size | 25% off pizza when you spend £30 or more
t. 01280 824894 e. directpizza1@gmail.com w. www.thedirectpizzaco.co.uk The Direct Pizza Company 25 Hillcrest Way, Buckingham, MK18 1UH
The Peri-Peri Chicken Company
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The grilled chicken comes in 4 levels of hotness..... Can you handle the heat? Free delivery within 4 miles | Online ordering available | Open noon till midnight every day
t. 01280 815522 e. theperiperi@live.co.uk w. www.theperiperi.co.uk The Peri-Peri Company, 4 Homeground, Buckingham, MK18 1UH
The Farm Deli - Winslow
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If you’re shopping or you just want to think about t. 01296 712466 what to take home, take the time for a cuppa and a facebook. @thefarmdeliwinslow home-baked pastry or a slice of cake? Take a seat and contemplate the range of delicious treats in the store. The Farm Deli, 14 High Street Winslow, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3HF
Prego, Italian Restaurant
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Friendly Mediterranean restaurant open for lighter bites, lunches and dinner, or just relax with a drink. Looking for a private function room? The Prego Wine Bar is available, contact us for details.
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A thatched country pub in the beautiful village Preston Bissett in Buckinghamshire. Serving great tasting and beautifully presented food in a peaceful and relaxing setting.
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The Winslow Cafe & Bistro
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Cafe & Bistro by day and Turkish restaurant by night t. 01296 713222 serving amazing Turkish food. (Opening Hours) Find us on Facebook: Bistro - Mon to Sat: 7am-5pm | Sun: 9am-5pm The Winslow Cafe & Bistro Restaurant - Open Friday & Saturday - 6pm-11pm 1 Horn Street, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3AQ
The Crown Inn - Twyford
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Classic English pub situated in the heart of the countryside, serving excellent real ales in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Live Sky and BT Sports, Pool Table and Darts. Large room for hire.
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The Woolpack - Buckingham
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Friendly, welcoming community pub that offers a great dining experience. Traditional British features with contemporary trends. Customers are met with a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere.
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The Larder Cafe
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A small, family run business with a quality of produce and farm to fork ethos being the top of our priorities. Serving breakfasts and lunch every Friday & Saturday from 8 a.m.
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The Old Thatched Inn, Adstock
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A countryside gastro-pub, offering its customers a unique blend of high quality dining in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Open 7 days a week serving locally sourced food.
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The Crown, Granborough
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Tuesday Steak Night Thursday Burger & Pint £10 night Sunday roasts only £10 with bookings between 4-7pm Special Chinese Night - last Friday of the month
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The Twyford Pantry How is your New Year going so far? We’re already a month in to 2020 – are you someone who pays no attention or who places high expectations on what’s to be done and achieved? So many of us seem to put more pressure on ourselves in the first month of the year (especially a new decade) whereas it really is just one month of 12 on the calendar when you look at it. By month 2 reality has set in and we realise it’s better to just make small changes throughout the year! Whether you’ve had a bumpy start, or a great start, have an exciting time ahead or things you’d rather not think about there will always be a tomorrow and a yesterday no matter where we are and what plans we have. Its how we deal with things when they don’t go to plan that matters –
CHOCOLATE PRALINE PANCAKE CAKE – SERVES 6-8
Ingredients : For the pancakes 140g plain flour 200ml whole milk 2 eggs 25g unsalted butter, melted, plus a little extra for greasing sunflower oil, for greasing For the praline: 100g caster sugar 100g blanched almonds ½ tsp sea salt flakes
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like us and our kitchen…yep we’re still on a trestle table with a portable hob and a micro-oven, but we’re making the most of it – less cleaning! It got me thinking about food and what happens when things don’t go to plan – it’s either disastrous or can be rescued so here are some dishes and hints that might come in handy sometime. With some culinary dates on the calendar coming up – Valentine’s Day 14/2, Pancake Day 25/2, and Mother’s Day on 22/3 I have also included a gorgeous Chocolate Praline Pancake Cake that can be used for any one of the celebrations – either way you spend any of them, happy planning….and happy creative recovering (if you need to!). Tina x For the chocolate sauce: 250g dark chocolate, finely chopped 50g unsalted butter 175ml whole milk 125ml double cream 2 tbsp brandy or dark rum 50g light muscovado sugar whipped cream, to serve Method First make the pancakes. Sift the flour with a pinch of salt into a medium-size bowl and make a well in the middle. Mix the milk and 100ml of water together. Break the eggs into the well and start whisking slowly. Add the milk and water in a steady stream, whisking constantly and gradually incorporating the flour as you do so. Whisk until the batter is smooth and all the flour has been incorporated. Set the batter aside to rest for 30 mins, then whisk the melted butter into the batter. Heat the pan over a medium heat. Very lightly grease the pan with melted butter. Make the pancakes using about 2tbsp per pancake. Lightly brush a baking sheet with sunflower oil. Tip the caster sugar into a medium-size saucepan, add 2-3 tbsp
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FEBRUARY - MARCH 2020 of water and set the pan over a low-medium heat to allow the sugar to slowly dissolve into the water. Bring to the boil and continue to cook until the syrup becomes amber-coloured caramel. Working quickly, tip the blanched almonds and salt into the pan and continue to cook for 30 secs-1 min until the caramel turns deep amber and the almonds are toasted. Tip the praline onto the oiled baking sheet and leave until completely cold and hardened. Break the praline into chunks and whizz in the food processor until coarsely chopped.
• Crumble into a glass bowl, pour on little sherry/ amaretto etc, top with fruit, shop bought custard and some cream – trifle instead of cake! Use 2tsp baking powder to 150g flour if you find your self-raising flour is out of date or empty • Cake is uneven or catches on the edges Made a soup too salty? • Drop in a peeled raw potato – cook for further 15 mins or so and remove – it will have absorbed the excess salt
To make the chocolate sauce, combine all the ingredients Burnt a sauce or stew for dinner tonight? in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering • Don’t scrape the bottom! Transfer to a new and- drop water. Stir occasionally until smooth and silky. Remove in a peeled raw potato (useful things potatoes!) and from the heat and cool to room temperature. set aside for 15 minutes – it should absorb the burnt flavour Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lay one pancake in • You could also try adding squeeze of lemon juice, the bottom of a 20cm springform tin and spread over 1 splash of sherry or madeira or a tin of chopped tbsp of chocolate sauce. Scatter with chopped praline tomatoes if it goes with the dish and top with another pancake. Continue in this manner until you have used all 12 pancakes, topping the stack Overcooked mushy pasta? with a pancake. • Drop it in ice water or run a cold tap over it for few minutes (save water for the garden) – this will contract Cover the tin with foil and bake on the middle shelf of the starch. Then reheat in a tomato sauce – the acid the oven for around 20 mins or until hot through. Gently will perk it up further. warm the remaining chocolate sauce, cut the cake into • If it is really beyond eating as a pasta dish then drop it wedges and serve scattered with the remaining praline in soup to bulk it out into more of a minestrone chocolate sauce, and a bowl of lightly whipped cream alongside. Made mushy rice instead of fluffy rice? Don’t waste it, just invent another course! source: www.bbcgoodfood.com • Add some cooked bits of meat or prawns, roll into little balls and either pan fry or wrap in wonton wrappers and deep fry or steam
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Baked a cake and it didn’t rise- friends/family arriving for afternoon tea? • Turn it into an ice-cream bombe but cutting 2 thin horizontal slices – line a domed bowl, layer with ice-cream and jam then top with slice of cake – trim edges – put back in freezer and take out 5 mins before serving • Mash up the cake and mix with frosting or the butter cream icing you were going to make – roll into balls – coat in melted chocolate and nuts/coconut etc for cake pop treats
Overboiled beans past the tender stage? • Puree them with some of the cooking water or stock, add some herbs and turn into a delicious bean soup • Mash the bean and add sour cream or natural yoghurt to make a dip Dried out the chicken? • Chop it up, add to celery, mayonnaise, dried fruit, spices, walnuts to make a tangy chicken salad
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What is Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was traditionally a time of fasting and on Shrove Tuesday, Anglo-Saxon Christians went to confession and were “shriven” (absolved from their sins). A bell would be rung to call people to confession. This came to be called the “Pancake Bell” and is still rung today. Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday, so the date varies from year to year and falls between February 3 and March 9. In 2020 Shrove Tuesday will fall on February 25th. Shrove Tuesday was the last opportunity to use up eggs and fats before embarking on the Lenten fast and pancakes are the perfect way of using up these ingredients. A pancake is a thin, flat cake, made of batter and fried in a frying pan. A traditional English pancake is very thin and is served immediately. Golden syrup or lemon juice and caster sugar are the usual toppings for pancakes. The pancake has a very long history and featured in cookery books as far back as 1439. The tradition of tossing or flipping them is almost as old: “And every man and maide doe take their turne, And tosse their Pancakes up for feare they burne.” (Pasquil’s Palin, 1619).
In the UK, pancake races form an important part of the Shrove Tuesday celebrations – an opportunity for large numbers of people, often in fancy dress, to race down streets tossing pancakes. The object of the race is to get to the finishing line first, carrying a frying pan
with a cooked pancake in it and flipping the pancake as you run. The most famous pancake race takes place at Olney in Buckinghamshire. According to tradition, in 1445 a woman of Olney heard the shriving bell while she was making pancakes and ran to the church in her apron, still clutching her frying pan. The Olney pancake race is now world famous. Competitors have to be local housewives and they must wear an apron and a hat or scarf. Each contestant has a frying pan containing a hot pancake. She must toss it three times during the race. The first woman to complete the course and arrive at the church, serve her pancake to the bellringer and be kissed by him, is the winner. At Westminster School in London, the annual Pancake Grease is held. A verger from Westminster Abbey leads a procession of boys into the playground where the school cook tosses a huge pancake over a fivemetre high bar. The boys then race to grab a portion of the pancake and the one who ends up with the largest piece receives a cash bonus from the Dean. In Scarborough, Yorkshire, on Shrove Tuesday, everyone assembles on the promenade to skip. Long ropes are stretched across the road and there maybe be ten or more people skipping on one rope. The origins of this custom is not known but skipping was once a magical game, associated with the sowing and spouting of seeds which may have been played on barrows (burial mounds) during the Middle Ages. Many towns throughout England used to hold traditional Shrove Tuesday football (‘Mob Football’) games dating back as far back as the 12th century. The practice mostly died out with the passing of the 1835 Highways Act which banned the playing of football on public highways, but a number of towns have managed to maintain the tradition to the present day including Alnwick in Northumberland, Ashbourne in Derbyshire (called the Royal Shrovetide Football Match), Atherstone in Warwickshire, Sedgefield (called the Ball Game) in County Durham, and St Columb Major (called Hurling the Silver Ball) in Cornwall.
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New opportunities with Pestforce... Last year Buckingham resident Trevor King was fed up of the day to day “rat race” of his job and made a huge change in his life. Trevor has always been keen on the outdoors life and being close with nature. He loves his country and outdoor pursuits and responded to an advert to join the UK Largest Franchise in Pest Control. Its more like being a crime scene investigator…. His new business is like being a crime scene investigator and he enjoys every single day. Every job he does is different, and he loves the challenge. Many people assume that pest control is just about the eradication of pests, and they’d be wrong. Its more like a series of CSI from the television.
and being responsible to the environment and other nontarget species. There will be many occasions when we simply need to keep the problem out (prevention) and others when we can use non-toxic products which is so much safer for everyone. And when it comes to insects like “bees” we will do anything possible to protect and save bee colonies. Too often customer freak out if they see a colony, but they are rarely dangerous. Our approach is to leave them or if necessary, we will relocate the colony as opposed to killing them. Pestforce has been established for some time and has built a reputation through the service it provides to customers. It has received over 5,000 online customer reviews and Trevor is now part of the network that Keeps customers Pest Free. In his own words “I just love the smiles on the face of my customers when I help resolve their pest problems.”
• how many are involved • What do they want? • And why?
During last year Trevor passed through the Pestforce training and was amazed at the level and depth of science and biology was involved. “I think people will be surprised to see how much knowledge you need to be a professional pest controller. You need to understand the biology of all pests, breeding cycles, feeding habits etc… so that you can find a suitable solution to a problem. I can also say that professional pest control is not all about eradication and using highly toxic products.”
Only once you have the “evidence” and “proof” can you then effectively provide the right solution. Modern pest control is much more about “pest management”
He now enjoys every single day working, in and around Buckingham, doing something that he Loves and now wishes he had made the move years ago.
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HOW TO BE AN F1 DRIVER BY JENSON BUTTON Format: Hardback 1st Edition Price: £20.00 Hand Signed by Jenson Button to a Title Page Available from Cole’s Books - www.coles-books.co.uk
Why is it best to practice your champagne celebration ahead of the big day? How do you tell a multiple F1 champion they need to check their blind-spot? And how do you face down your boss when you’ve just stacked his multi-million pound car into a wall during practice? In his brilliantly-written and revealing new book, expert driver Jenson Button takes the reader behind the wheel, telling us all about what it is like to be a champion F1 driver. From the couch to the podium, the pit-lane to the racetrack, Jenson reveals what really goes on behind-the-scenes. The people, the places, the weird rituals, the motorhomes, the media, the cars, the perks and the disasters, this is the perfect book for any petrol-head, and what all F1 fans have been waiting for. About the Author: Born in Frome, Somerset, British Racing driver Jenson Button has been in Formula 1 for seventeen years, appearing in 308 grand prix, the second most in history. He won the 2009 Formula One World Championship, driving for Brawn GP. Outside of racing, he set up the Jenson Button Trust for his fundraising activities which includes the Jenson Button Triathlon which has raised money for Help For Heroes, Cancer Research and now Barnardo’s.
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WIN THIS SIGNED BOOK JUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION WHICH TEAM DID JENSON BUTTON DRIVE FOR WHEN HE WON THE DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009?
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Local landowners, it’s time to stay ahead of the curve. MILTON KEYNES BUCKINGHAM
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To succeed in the global economy, Britain must continue to build on its strengths. The ‘hi-tec arc’ connecting Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford could be the UK’s Silicon Valley – a world renowned centre for science, technology and innovation. This area is a national asset, that competes on the world stage – but only with an integrated strategy to deliver new homes, connectivity and job opportunities can it release its full potential. With all these changes to the local area including new infrastructure and housing projects bringing new roads, schools, health & leisure facilities and employment there is so much to take in and to know. The Wilkinson Partnership are at the forefront, knowing what plans are being discussed, understanding the strategies being considered, considering the governance and implementation concepts that will combine to deliver the potential growth of one million new homes across the region by 2050. If you own land and want to know more about what’s going on, then talk to us today. We’re acting on 1,000’s of acres of land across the region, with a brilliant track record of success.
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Country Equestrian Horse, Pet and Poultry Home Farm, Poundon
Gifts, gift vouchers and cards. Country and riding clothing, footwear, leatherwork, stable and yard accessories. Pet and poultry feed and accessories. ALSO IN STOCK: horse, dog, cat, small animal, poultry and wild bird food. Hay, straw, shavings and haylage. Opening Times 9.00 to 5.00 Mon to Fri 8.30 to 5.00 Sat Ample customer parking
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HOW DOES THE CLOCK CHANGE AFFECT YOUR PET? Just like us humans, cats, dogs and rabbits have an internal clock that tells them when they should eat, sleep and wake up. It’s called a circadian rhythm and it’s governed by sunlight. Changes to this biological process can explain why they may seem lazy in the winter months or more energetic in summer, as their exposure to natural light decreases and increases. It’s one explanation if you think your pet has Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
when these routines take place that can cause stress in our pets. What can you do to help your pet adjust? When the clocks change, it’s all about routine changes for our pets. When they suddenly have to wait an extra hour for breakfast (clocks back) or their exercise time is an hour earlier than normal (clocks forward) they have difficulty internally understanding it. It can upset their rhythm, causing psychological and physiological stress.
Changes in sunlight levels happen gradually throughout the year, but what about a sudden clock change that occurs overnight?
We can help them by adjusting their routines gradually over a number of days running up to the clock change. Start around a week beforehand and adjust feed, walk and wake times by ten minutes each day. By the time the clocks change your pet will already be on the new routine, reducing any potential stress.
Whilst an hour forward or back will have no direct effect on our pets – as they have no concept of time it does change our schedule, and this is what we need to be aware of. We set our pets’ routines by when we wake up, go to work, come back, take them for walks or let them out for exercise, and it’s the hour shift in
Granted, it’s not great having to get up earlier than necessary, and you may not be able to feed your pet much later due to work, but any adjustment will help reduce any anxiety. As always, be patient with your pet and be there for your pet, and together you’ll get through it.
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