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8 Steps to a Financial Plan - with Capital Manor • Local news and views Drink Driving alert with Redbourn Auto Solutions Eric Morecambe Centre art exhibition • LOCAL CLUBS & SOCIETIES BUSINESS DIRECTORY • A curious case of gay rights v. rights to freedom of speech and religion - with Sherrards solicitors

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Myths and misconceptions of family law with Machins solicitors What’s On What good has come out of Covid?

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Mid Herts Golf Club Sunday Lunch 6th & 27th February 2022 Let our chefs take away the stress of the Sunday Roast and join us on either 6th or 27th February for our Club Sunday Lunch.

Choice of 3 starters, 3 mains and 3 desserts to be chosen on the day with prices at:

• £19.99 for three courses • £15.99 for two courses • and £10.00 for children

Afternoon Tea at the Golf Club After a busy weekend why not consider Afternoon Tea on a Monday Afternoon served in the comfort of our clubhouse lounge with wonderful views across the golf course. Great for a girlie get-together or for friends & family to catch up. Open to Members and Local Residents to book.

Full Afternoon Tea £13.50 per person

Includes a selection of Finger Sandwiches with a variety of Fillings: • Sultana & Plain Scones, Cornish Clotted Cream & Strawberry Preserve • Assortment of Mini Pastries & Cakes • Tea, with the option of Fruit Infusions, Mint or Herbal (as well as Decaffinated)

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Mother’s Day Lunch Sunday 27th March

A minimum of 8 people required and to book please contact the Hub 01582 832242 Option 3.

Why not treat the lady of the house to lunch out on Sunday 27th March 2022 to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Club.

£25 for three courses from a Speciality Menu to be chosen in advance

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Our Sunday Lunches and Mother’s Day Lunch are open to Members and Local Residents who can book through the Hub 01582 832242 Option 1.

Tables of up to 8 at 10 minute intervals from 12.30pm through to 2pm.

Dietary requirements can be catered for so please inform us at the time of booking.

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Reader Feedback Ian from Caddington believes passing a driving test is only the first step in being a competent driver ...and he tells us an interesting story about a speed trial...

Dear Sue, The item on Speeding by Melanie from Redbourn Auto Solutions was a welcome addition to your well produced and very worth while latest edition.

However, I must take issue with one statement in particular, which unfortunately can only promote an ill-judged level of competence in your younger readers , who are the more likely to want to indulge in speeding.

Melanie writes “We’ve all passed our test, so we’re all capable drivers ......” That is indeed the commonly accepted society view. It is definitely the interpretation adopted by so many ‘newly passed’ drivers, causing them to indulge in what so many perceive as ‘dangerous’ driving, including speeding.

Sadly, passing the standard driving test needs to be seen as merely the first step towards competence/ability as a driver across the wider range of circumstances and conditions than anyone can ever come across in reaching the ‘pass’ status.

Why else do we have an agreed voluntary “P” plate, which too few are willing to display?

Should that plate not be compulsory to help debunk the illusion of capability for all recently passed drivers? As an outcome, maybe fewer young lives would be seriously damaged [even lost] through the serious accident records which statistically push up their insurance premiums, as evidence of their lack of capability.

50 years ago, when our roads were far less crowded than today, the Institute of Advanced Motorists [IAM] of which I have been a member for 60 years, whose test is taken as identifying a standard in the top 2.5% of drivers nationally, conducted an experiment on the E4 road stretching from the north of Denmark to the toe of Italy -- a distance of To advertise call 07941 661004

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1,500 miles,far longer than most motorists are ever likely to undertake -- whereby two ‘engineered’ identical cars were driven by two drivers [also monitored scientifically] specifically to establish the difference between driving as fast as possible as opposed to driving fast but safely. After 1,500 miles it was able to show that the wear on the fastest car was 10 times higher than on the other one.

Incredibly the ‘wear’ on the driver of that car was also 10 times greater than on the other driver. All for a time difference of 1.5 hours [90 minutes].

What better proof could there be of the futility of sheer speed in addition to the safety issues Melanie highlights. IF we really care about Life and Safety then the time for a set of staged driving tests is way overdue.

Ian Keech (Caddington) Ian and some of his friends ran a “Bonus Ball” scheme with all profits going to charity.

“In August we were able to donate £1,150 to each of Marie Curie and Macmillan.

We now concentrate on donating in turn £250 to two smaller charities. So far we have made two such donations -- one each to CALM and Go Beyond,” he said.

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St Mary’s Church in Redbourn is turning to crowdfunding to complete its ambitious fundraising target to build a water pump in their linked village in Mpwapwa, Tanzania. Having chosen the project to support as their Charity of the Year in January 2020, they set out with a target of raising 50% of the £40,000 needed to build the pump.

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However, through the extraordinary generosity of the villagers, (and despite the restrictions of the Covid pandemic), they had actually raised over 75% of the total in November and so decided to turn to a crowdfunding campaign to reach the full amount before the end of 2021. At the time of going to print, the Go Fund Me page was showing a total of £36,135.

Vicar of Redbourn Revd Will Gibbs says “We’ve been hearing a lot about COP26 and the climate emergency we face. And it’s often those who are least responsible who feel the effects of climate change the most. It can feel like such a big problem and we wonder how we can make a difference.

Well, now we can. We can’t build three quarters of a pump, so any donation through crowdfunding – big or small – could make a real difference to that village, providing them with irrigation and giving them food security for years to come.”

Donations can be made at www.gofundme.com/ pumps-for-mpwapwa. Please donate to help Redbourn Church get over the line.

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Has anything good come out of Covid 19?

YES! A quantum leap in scientific progress

At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, it is a time for us to reflect on what has happened since the pandemic began. We mostly think about the negatives of yet a second Covid-19 dominated year.

But something fantastic has happened in the last year. Scientists are celebrating 2021 as a year of the greatest scientific advances in the last 100 years!

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Artificial Intelligence makes a giant leap for mankind ALPHA-FOLD an artificial intelligence (AI) network developed by Google AI offshoot DeepMind, has made a gargantuan leap in solving one of biology’s grandest challenges — determining a protein’s 3D shape from its amino-acid sequence in the human body. It has vastly accelerated efforts to understand the building blocks of cells and enable quicker and more advanced drug discovery. This has led to...

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fold. Before 2021, the process took years to predict and was less accurate. This opens a gateway to new and effective treatments for severe disease.

There is hope that applying ALPHA-FOLD to how proteins work in the brain, it will help scientists see proteins misfolding in the brain which will help with the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

How is M-RNA vaccine different to traditional vaccines such as AstraZeneca?

M stands for Messenger and it sends a message to the body’s RNA, telling the body what proteins to make, when under attack from something nasty.

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Scientists know that if you can do things with proteins in the body, you can control disease in the body.

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body to make a spike protein from covid 19. The body starts churning out this protein and so when your body is infected by the virus, it recognises the covid 19 protein and it gets to work on making antibodies and T-cells to work against it. When the protein comes in attached to something scary, it learns to attack it, so the scary thing is neutralised. It has taken years to work out how to get the Messenger into the body covertly. Once the Messenger is in the body, the cells start to do what Messenger tells them rather than what they want to do. The human body is clever at recognising foreign, genetic material and acts quickly to block it. The break-through has been working out how to put the messenger into the cells covertly so that the body does not attack it.

Traditional vaccines work differently. Here, the vaccine, such as AstraZeneca puts a little bit of the infection into the body so it learns to work against it.

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Every cancer has a unique RNA sequence to the individual person so M-RNA would make a cancer vaccine unique to the patient.

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Stop an asteroid from colliding with earth Scientists will be able to stop an asteroid or comet destroying planet earth. And this isn’t a Hollywood movie.

My favourite block-buster movie was the 1998

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1908 Siberia was hit by an asteroid 5060 metres in size. It was 1928 before an expeditionary force took place. The blast area was 2,000 square kiometers in size and resembled a nuclear blast. If it had hit Moscow, three hours later with earth’s rotations, it would have changed the history of 20th the century!

2013 a meteoric fireball 20 metres in diameter hit Chelyabinsk, in Russia. 1,500 people were injured by the shockwave.

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12 Armageddon with Bruce Willis ... but this is no longer just the work of fantasy. On 23rd November 2021, NASA backed by the US Airforce, used the services of the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, via his Space X rocket service, to launch DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test). The mission was to test deflection technology using the first ever kinetic impactor. The spacecraft will attempt to demonstrate the ability to deflect the asteroid Didymos B by colliding with it at a high speed (approximately 6.6 km/s).

DART is a planetary defence against near-Earth objects (NEO). It will deliberately crash a space probe into the double asteroid Didymos to test whether the kinetic effect of a spacecraft impact could successfully deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.

The mission will take nine months to complete.

One hour before the hit, scientists will see what the asteroid looks like via video streaming.

So, what a year for science it has been.

It gives us hope that the human race will find a way of surviving the current threats of pandemics, climate change and the fear of being hit by an asteroid.

The world throws up new problems but human ingenuity steps up to the challenge.

The greatest grandmasters, Garry Kasparov, and Magnus Carlsen process about two chess positions per second, which is around the fastest the human mind can go. Using Artificial Intelligence, a computer can process thousands of positions per second. Not only does this give us a huge advantage in the number of moves we consider, but it also means we can speed up games exponentially.

With reinforcement learning, we can have our AI play thousands of games a minute, which would take thousands of hours for these games to happen naturally.

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MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS IN FAMILY LAW IF I OBTAIN A DECREE ABSOLUTE THERE CAN BE NO FUTURE FINANCIAL CLAIMS • In order to prevent future claims you need a clean break consent order.

• Even with minimal or no assets, this is advisable to prevent claims on future assets e.g. inheritance/lottery winnings.

• Vince v Wyatt – Divorce in 1994 and in 2015 Supreme Court have ruled a claim can be brought against a multi-million pound business the husband has acquired since the divorce.

• Cost - £650 plus VAT if straightforward & agreed or can do in person – always court fee of £550 unless on certain benefits.

I WANT TO OBTAIN A DIVORCE BASED ON IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES • This is not currently a recognised ground for divorce in England and Wales • There are five grounds for divorce; adultery, unreasonable behaviour, two years’ separation with consent, five years’ separation and desertion.

• The separation grounds are the only ‘non-fault’ based grounds available and if you have not been separated for this period of time your only option is to proceed on a ‘fault’ based ground.

• There is due to be a change to allow for a nonfault based divorce – The Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 was passed on 25th June 2020. The anticipated date is April 2022.

• Exciting progress as it will assist in reducing acrimony from the outset.

IF THE OTHER PARTY HAS COMMITTED ADULTERY IT WILL AFFECT THE FINANCIAL OUTCOME • The ‘fault’ cited in the divorce is of no relevance to the finances.

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matters is if it is directly linked to the financial matters e.g. gambling, reckless spending and even in those circumstances it is extremely rare for this factor to be relied on as the court will prioritise the parties needs.

• However, if you are a respondent and you see an allegation that does have this ‘financial link’ in the petition, you can either try to get the other side to remove it if the petition has not been issued or allow the divorce to proceed but you should note on the acknowledgment of service that it’s not accepted and reserve your right to defend that allegation in any future proceedings.

WE ARE NOT MARRIED BUT WE ARE LIVING TOGETHER AND SO I HAVE RIGHTS AS A COMMONLAW WIFE • Perhaps one of the biggest myths in family law. A poll in 2008 undertaken by Parliament confirmed that 51% believed in this concept.

• If you are not married you do not have automatic financial rights.

• Any rights are limited to the laws of property and trusts which is a complex area of the law and if you are not a joint owner it is difficult, although not impossible to establish a financial claim on the property.

• There is some protection for those with children and the courts can make orders to preserve the home and make other financial orders, in some cases until the children have finished full-time education.

• There has been a lot of legal consultation about this area of English law and many calls for reform to protect long-standing relationships where there are children. To date, no reform is imminent.

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WE ARE MARRIED AND THEREFORE I AM ENTITLED TO HALF OF EVERYTHING • Whilst the starting point in cases is equality, the court look a number of factors when deciding how the assets should be divided • The most decisive factor in most modest cases is the needs of the parties, especially the needs of the children.

• In cases where the assets exceed the needs, the court aims for fairness and therefore it may place more weight on other factors such as the length of the marriage, contributions made.

IF I TRANSFER ASSETS TO A THIRD PARTY THE COURT WILL IGNORE THEM • This is not the case and the court can either make an order for these to be transferred back to the spouse or ‘add them back in’ to the pot so that any order reflects the fact that the transferor of that asset has already had that money.

• The transfers are likely to become common knowledge as both parties will have to provide the other with full disclosure of their financial documentation which includes bank statements and solicitors will pick up on unusual transactions in this documentation.

• The court is likely to take a dim view of a party that has tried to conceal assets IF MY SPOUSE HAS RACKED UP HUGE AMOUNTS OF DEBT, I AM LIABLE FOR HALF OF THIS • The contractual position is that despite being married, the debt is personal and therefore only attaches to the person who has the contract with the creditor (unless you are guarantor).

• The repayments are therefore the responsibility of the spouse whose name they are in and if there are missed payments it should only affect their credit.

• However, there is always a concern if the debts have become unmanageable as a bankrupt spouse will cause problems for you and debts being secured on the other spouses share of the property could cause the home to be at risk • The matrimonial courts can look beyond the contractual liability and sometimes will consider the debt to be joint when considering the finances if both parties have benefitted from the debt.

• It is also possible that regardless of who benefitted from the debt, the debts will be a factor for the court to consider when meeting the parties’ needs – which is hard pill to swallow.

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PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS ARE NOT RECOGNISED IN ENGLAND AND WALES • Although a prenuptial is still not automatically binding in England and Wales, the presence of a prenuptial can still be of value and, even if not strictly enforced, is likely to be of relevance as one of the overall circumstances of the case.

• They are becoming increasingly recognised by the courts particularly when they are properly drafted with both parties having had full legal advice.

• Some of the most common use of prenuptials appear to be where one party has greater wealth that they are bringing to the marriage, are a beneficiary of a family trust or in circumstances where they are protecting anticipated inheritance due during the course of the marriage.

• The Law Commission has provided some guidance on how to enter in to a prenuptial to give it as much weight as possible THE CHILDREN WILL ALWAYS STAY WITH THE MOTHER • Whilst it may appear that this is the case, the court is only guided by what is in the best interests of the child.

• The use of a shared care arrangement is becoming more frequently used if it is practical and not disruptive for the child.

FAMILY LAW DISPUTES WILL COST THE EARTH • Whilst you will inevitability incur legal fees if you instruct a solicitor, the level of cost will depend on the route that you take..

• There are a number of options available to try and minimise cost including mediation, negotiation and fixed fees.

• The divorce process is procedural and therefore, if you have limited funds for legal fees and there are financial matters to resolve, the money is best used for that. .

• If there are lengthy court proceedings this can result in significant legal fees on both sides so avoid if possible.

Machins Solicitors currently run a free half hour clinic every Tuesday from 2pm-6pm and a fixed fee hour consultation for £210 plus vat. If you would like more information about the issues raised in this article or any aspect of family law, please get in touch.

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Harpenden’s newly opened culture venue - Eric Morecambe Centre (EMC) - is hosting the first in a series of community art installations in support of local artists, schools and special interest groups from mid-January 2022. Manager of the EMC, Jo Ditch, outlined her plans to use the wall space productively to encourage locals from the town and surrounding villages to visit the art hub and use the space to showcase the area’s talent.

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“I’m thrilled that we are kicking off this initiative with an exhibition from long standing local photographer Penny Bird. Since 2016, she has worked with Harpenden residents to create photographic works that represent the unique qualities of the people living here, in her own time. She calls the series of work “To Harpenden With Love” (www.pennybird. co.uk).

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“Her 2020/21 project involved creating 18 portraits of a diverse range of Harpenden Characters ranging in age from 3 to 94. She has interviewed each person and prepared a brief personal perspective of their characters. A great opportunity to get to know a little more about some of the people around us.”

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Rosemary Ross, from the Harpenden Local History Society, which will open Harpenden Museum on the ground floor of the EMC in the summer of 2022, said: “Penny’s project is of great interest as an example of ‘living history’ and will contribute to our collection for the future. I’m looking forward to seeing her portraits and reading about her subjects.”

Penny is grateful for the opportunity to share her subjects and their stories with the community.

“Everyone I approached to participate in, or support the initiative, has been wonderful. A big thank you to the people of Harpenden, particularly Ken Whittaker, Whittaker & Co, for supporting the exhibition. Joan Bartholomew is featured and I am proud that her portrait will hang next to Eric Morecambe’s portrait in the entrance of the venue. My appreciation also to Sarah Sharp from A&K Wilson Picture Framers for framing the portrait of Joan so beautifully.”

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Visitors to the center are welcome to browse the portraits from 10th January to the end of April 2022. www.pennybird.co.uk/localart The Eric Morecambe Centre, Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2FR https://the-emc.co.uk/events/ To advertise call 07941 661004

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A storm in a ‘cake’ cup

an interesting case of gay rights v rights to freedom of expression and religion How often have we wandered into a bakery asking them to make a celebration cake, personalised to suit the occasion?

Would you ever consider that such a request could give rise to seven years of litigation, culminating in a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights?

No, me neither.

But this is precisely what happened when Gareth Lee visited Ashers Bakery, a family run bakery in Belfast, with a request that they make him a cake with a picture of Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street and the slogan ‘Support Gay Marriage’. The bakery refused to fulfil the order because they felt it contravened their Christian beliefs.

Mr Lee, a gay rights activist, argued that by refusing to fulfil his order, the bakery had discriminated against him on grounds of his sexual orientation. Mr Lee, backed by the Equality Commission in Northern Ireland issued a claim for discrimination. He also argued that the refusal infringed his political beliefs because at the time he made the cake order, Northern Ireland did not legally recognise same sex marriages.

Ashers, backed by the Christian Institute in Northern Ireland, fought the case on the basis they maintained that they had not refused to fulfil the order because Mr Lee was gay, but because the order requested was contrary to their religious beliefs.

What followed was a series of hearings and appeals.

At the initial hearing, the Court found in favour of Mr Lee and held that he had been discriminated against on the basis of his sexual orientation and his political beliefs. The Judge acknowledged that Ashers had "genuine and deeply held" religious views, but said their business was not above the law. The compensation to be paid to Mr Lee was £500.

Ashers appealed to the Court of Appeal but were unsuccessful.

bakery, effectively confirming that the owners of the bakery had to retain their rights to freedom of expression and religion.

Mr Lee then took his case to the European Court of Human Rights, but they ruled his case inadmissible, suggesting that not all avenues have been exhausted in the UK. It remains to be seen if Mr Lee will pursue this further.

It is a case that has divided opinion. You can see the respective positions, as Mr Lee understandably felt his rights and beliefs have been infringed, but likewise, the bakery felt that their rights and beliefs would equally have been infringed had they fulfilled the order. In such a case, how do you decide whose rights and beliefs should be given preference over the other? Does one of set of rights and beliefs have greater value over the other? Possibly, a material factor in this dispute may have been the fact that the bakery always argued that they were not refusing to serve Mr Lee because of his sexual orientation; rather it was just a refusal to fulfil that specific order.

And, in case you were wondering, another bakery agreed to make the exact cake that Ashers refused to make, so despite the outcome of the latest instalment of the litigation, it could be said that Mr Lee was still able to have his cake and was able to eat it!

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Drink Driving – What does it mean to you?

By Melanie Wooding Jones – Redbourn Auto Solutions, Caring for you and your car

Hertfordshire Police launch their awareness campaign for Drink Driving over November and December and into January.

Why? There is a significant increase in the number of drink-drive related incidents on the county’s roads over this period. So, how much can we drink safely?

It’s astonishing to know that the first drink driving legislation was back in 1872 with The Licensing Act making it an offence to be drunk while in charge of carriages, horses, cattle and steam engines! The penalty was 40 shillings or imprisonment.

1968 saw the introduction of the breathalyser in the UK. This decreased the percentage of road traffic accidents where alcohol had been a factor from 25% to 15% in the first year. There were 1,152 fewer recorded deaths, 11,177 fewer serious injuries and 28,130 fewer ‘slight injuries’ caused by road traffic accidents. The enforcement of this continues to reduce injury caused by drink driving, so you can understand why the penalties are so high.

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everyday consequences stretch beyond this to: an increase in car insurance, job loss, trouble getting in to countries like the USA, shame of having a criminal record, loss of independence, etc.

So, what are the parameters?

The current legal limitations are: • 35mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath • 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood • 107mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine The above legal limitations are difficult for an individual to determine, so the quantities that were used when the breathalyser was introduced are sometimes still quoted today: I.e. Men can consume four units and women three units with a unit being equal to: • Small glass of wine (125ml) • Half pint of beer (3.5% vol) or • 25ml spirit The Police, NHS and Think! advise that it is not possible to judge how much alcohol you can drink and stay below the limit. The above is unreliable as you are also affected by: • • •

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Since 1968, many pubs have also increased the size of a small wine glass to 175ml or 250ml, spirit glass have increased to 35ml, and beers have increased in their alcohol content with some bottled beers being 5.5%.

How does alcohol affect how we react?

Our brains rely on a delicate balance of chemicals and processes which help to transmit signals from one nerve to another. Alcohol is a depressant which can disrupt that balance and affect our thoughts, feelings and actions.

With the first drink, the chemical changes take effect and start to depress the part of the brain we associate with inhibition. We start to feel relaxed, more confident and less anxious.

But as more alcohol is consumed, the more depressed the neurotransmitters become resulting in a possible negative emotional response such as becoming angry, aggressive, anxious, paranoid or depressed. Far from the pleasurable effects increasing, which may have been the initial intent.

The other affect is on our memory and processing skills. The more we consume, the more these are impaired. After large quantities of alcohol the brain can stop recording into the ‘memory store’ resulting in waking up with a complete ‘blank’ as to what you said and even where you were.

Alcohol takes time to leave the body. An average adult takes an hour to process 10ml of pure alcohol (1 unit) so that there is none left in the bloodstream.

E.g. if you drink at lunchtime, you may be unfit to drive in the evening. If you drink in the evening, you may be unfit to drive the next morning.

There is no quick way to sober up! A stodgy breakfast may make you feel better as will drinking coffee, but it will do little to help the alcohol out of your system! *** Be ‘drink aware’ when you go out socialising *** Even small amounts of alcohol can affect your ability to drive, so the only safe advice is to avoid drinking any.

The slow processing and depressed neurotransmitters narrow our perception and therefore it takes us longer to respond to situations and hazards. We also become braver with our actions.

Drinking alcohol (even just one drink) affects a person’s judgement and reduces their ability to see and hear things clearly. These effects make it much more likely that the driver will be involved in an accident. It is estimated that just one alcoholic drink can increase a driver’s thinking distance by up to 20% How long do the effects last?

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THE POWER OF A PLAN

How to create a personal financial plan in eight steps When thinking about your future financial wellbeing, it can be helpful to consider a plan. It is a good idea to have a clear sense of what you want from life and use this as a guide for making important decisions.

A comprehensive financial plan helps you achieve your goals by analysing your current situation, planning forthe-future and providing continuous monitoring of progress towards those goals. A well-thoughtout plan can help you protect yourself from unexpected events that could affect your ability to meet long-term financial commitments. What do you want to do in life? Who are the people who matter most to you? What do you worry about at night?

STEP 1: SET YOUR GOALS Without them, it’s hard to know what direction you’re headed and even harder to remember where you came from.

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STEP 2: MAKE A BUDGET So you’ve decided to start keeping track of your income and expenditure, but how do you know where to begin? Creating a budget can seem like a daunting task, especially if you are not familiar with the process. Not only is it important to know how much money is coming in and going out of your household each month, it’s also vital that you understand where that money is being spent. With a budget, you can align what you make with what you spend.

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STEP 3: BUILD YOUR EMERGENCY SAVINGS The best way to ensure you have money available in an emergency is to build your own savings, typically three to six months’ worth of living expenses. Emergency funds should be set aside in case of an unexpected financial disaster. Taking the time to save for emergencies is-a-must, even if you already have a budget in place.

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will be some things that don’t fit into your monthly spending plan, and emergency savings make a great way to cover these unexpected costs.

STEP 4: PROTECT YOUR INCOME Falling ill or having an accident doesn’t have to become a financial burden on you or your family. What if you or your partner got too sick or hurt to work? Or passed away unexpectedly?

Could those who depend on you still pay the bills – and save for the future? Planning your financial future isn’t only about savings and investments. Of equal importance is putting protection in place for you and your family for when you die or if you become ill. Most people have heard of life insurance, but they may not know about the diverse types or about the options for people affected by ill health. No one likes to think of these things. But life can change in an instant. It’s good to hope for the best, but be ready for the unexpected.

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The lower your debt-to-income ratio is, the better your credit rating. Your credit rating affects the interest rates that lenders charge you for mortgages, car loans and other types of financing.

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STEP 6: SAVE AND PLAN FOR RETIREMENT Everyone needs to save and plan for retirement. No matter how much money you make or whether you have a job, you should always start saving as early as possible.

It is important for you to take control of your retirement planning and make decisions about your pension.

It is often not appreciated that contributing to a pension arrangement can help you build up a very valuable asset. People are living longer and leading more active lives in retirement.

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STEP 7: INVEST SOME OF YOUR SAVINGS Saving and investing are important parts of a sound financial plan. Whereas saving provides a safety net for unexpected expenses, investing is a strategy for building wealth. Once you have an emergency savings fund of three to six months’ worth of living expenses, you can develop a strategy to grow your wealth through investing.

Investing gives your money the potential to grow faster than it could in a savings account. If you have a long time until you need to meet your goal, your returns will compound. Basically, this means in addition to a higher rate of return on investments, your investment earnings will also earn money over time.

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just the wealthy. Without proper estate planning in place to protect your assets, you could end up leaving large amounts of money to be fought over by your loved ones and a large Inheritance Tax bill. Your estate planning should sit alongside making your Will, both key parts of putting your affairs in order later in life.

Working out the best ways to leave money in a Will before you pass away can help to make the lives of your loved ones easier when you’re no longer around.

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Caddington W.I. Now meet 1st Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm at the Caddington Sports and Social Club. Call Linda Edwards 01582 737036.

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Village Hall – Sylvia Inns 07831 538682 Neighbourhood Watch – Caroline Streek 872410 Cricket Club – Duncan Wingfield 872743; Parish Council – Pat Mitchell 871178 Community Scheme – 07919 081473 Local History – Julia Holder 873465 Baby and Toddler Group - Jenny 07515 704404 or find us on Facebook. Meet Weds 10am - 11.30am, term time only in the Village Hall. £2 for the first child and £1 for each sibling.

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Friends of Studham Common See website www.foscomm.org Studham Village Hall - Main hall and a meeting room available for hire. Modern kitchen. Activities include Art Club, Bingo, Carpet Bowls, Scrabble, Seniors Table Tennis, Women’s Institute (WI) Yoga. Contact: Des Salmon, 01582 872082 desstudham@btconnect.com Tennis Club – Open to members and non-members.

All welcome. Contact Andrew Jones Andrew.jones@ expressvending.co.uk 07833 111682 See www.studhamtennisclub.co.uk Neighbourhood Watch – Richard Hodge 01582 873630 Corona Virus Response Group for Studham, Kensworth and Whispnade To register your details as a volunteer or as somebody needing assistance call 01582 873447/872597 gnstudham@hotmail.co.uk

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entitles play all year round. New easy to use court booking system. More details on new website - clubspark.lta.org.uk/ RedbournTennisClub Redbourn Community Group Amongst other things, RCG volunteers offer transport to medical appointments, outings in the minibus, practical help such as shopping and prescription deliveries, friendly talks and walks, and welcome packs for new residents.

Call 01582 794550 or email: info@redbourncg.org.

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Redbourn Bowls Club always welcomes new members. If you would like more details, please contact our Chairperson, Margaret Davis, on 01582 799075, email: margaretfdavis@ virginmedia.com or Jez Cronshaw, Coach, at 07525 867450.

Redbourn Community Library - open 6 days a week in our purpose-built centre beside the Fire Station offering great reads for adults and children, public computers, photocopying and scanning facilities and free wi-fi. If you would like to know more about joining our team of volunteers, pop in and see us, contact us via our Facebook page or email redbournlibraryvolunteers@gmail.com Redbourn Players is an active amateur dramatic society performing two major productions every year in Spring and Autumn as well as other local drama events.

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Redbourn Village Museum Silk Mill House The Common Redbourn Herts. AL3 7NB Patron: Sir Simon Bowes Lyon Museum open February to November Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Last admission 4:30pm Tel: 01582 793397 Email: redbournmuseum@gmail.com Visit us on the web at: www.redbournmuseum.org

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Lea Singers - 27th November: Brahms Requiem at St Nicholas Church, Harpenden, AL5 2TP at 7.30pm Harpenden chamber choir The Lea Singers mark their return to live concert-giving with Parry’s joyful anthem I was Glad, a short Nocturne written during lockdown by singer-composer Kim Porter and the monumental Brahms Requiem. The version you hear this evening was arranged

by Brahms himself for four hands at one piano and used for the British premiere of the work in London on 10th July 1871. Choral music at its most moving.

Tickets £15 (£5 under-18s).

Lea Singers - 23rd December: FestiveLea! at Eric Morecambe Centre, Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, AL5 2FR at 7.30pm Just in time for Christmas is the Lea Singers’ annual concert of Christmas music both traditional and new, with audience carols and other festive fun. Suitable for older children.

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NEWS FROM REDBOURN MUSEUM Redbourn in Steam 2022 - Saturday 28th May (TBC) We are hoping that Redbourn in Steam will be back on our list of events for 2022. This will be confirmed in future newsletters, on our website www. redbournmuseum.org and on our Facebook page.

REDBOURN VILLAGE HALL CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY IN FEBRUARY 2022 There will be events, an exhibition at the musuem and Mr Heather’s saturday morning pictures will be revived! The museum has three hours of cine film from the late 40s and early 50s, produced by local cinematographer John Heather, who moved from Harpenden to Redbourn and became a much loved resident of Lamb Lane. Be sure not to miss this special event in February.

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Strength and Balance Join our fantastic instructor Karen who has over 25 years of experience in helping her customers to feel stronger and sturdier on their feet. This class is suitable for those with mobility concerns, as well as those with breathing difficulties. It is also suitable for those who would like to work on their posture and core, strengthening their muscles.

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Honorary Life Membership for Peter Thompson of Studham Mark Horton ( extreme left standing ) Chairman of Studham Playing Fields Sports and Social Club presented Peter Thompson with an Honoury Life membership award. Peter, in his younger days was part of a team that built the club building as a community project. Surrounded by his family, Peter is photographed here by Studham resident Bill Bowman, at the award ceremony.

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REDBOURN COMMUNITY LIBRARY You will know if the library is open thanks to our new welcome flags; these will be placed outside the library when it’s open, so you’ll be able to see at a glance if we’re open. We have lots of COVID precautions in place, including extra cleaning, book quarantine, hand sanitiser stations and mask wearing for all those without a medical exemption.

Children’s Activities Story time We have loved seeing your little ones at strong time on a Friday afternoon.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for details of Harry Potter night coming in February, a jam packed fun night for all the little muggles aged eight and over!

Rhyme time - coming soon We are still very limited on volunteer numbers so it won’t take place weekly just yet, but we would love to invite you and your babies and toddlers along every other week on a Friday morning.

Volunteers The library are looking for volunteers for your community library. If you have a few hours spare each week we would love to hear from you. Full training provided for this rewarding and fun job at the centre of our village. If you would like more information please message us on social media or email redbournlibraryvolunteers@gmail.com Books for sale There is a selection of ‘as new’ books for sale in the library, fiction non fiction and children’s. We are asking for a donation. We are accepting donations; but they must be excellent quality- as new. Please take them to the library when it’s open.

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With fresh ginger, lots of herbs & onions, served with£11.95 naan

Cooked with pepper onion and tomatoes

61. Half Tandoori Chicken 62. Chilli Paneer (Hot) with green chillies

£8.50 Curry Medium Madras Hot curry with dried chillies and lemon £11.95 Vindaloo Very hot with red chillies and potato Bhuna Rich£8.95 with onion, tomato & ginger Balti

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59. King Prawn Shashlik

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58. Lamb Shashlik Menu items may contain or come into contact with Cooked with£8.50 pepper onion and tomatoes WHEAT, EGGS, PEANUTS, TREE NUT, SESAME, FISH, SHELFISH & MILK 59. King Prawn Shashlik For more information, please speak with a manager Cooked with£8.50 pepper onion and tomatoes 60. Paneer Shashlik Indian cheese grilled with pepper and onion £10.95 61. Half Tandoori Chicken 62. Chilli Paneer (Hot) with green chillies £10.95

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Tender chicken in spicy sauce with red onions, red peppers & chilli Chef choice selected with naan bread

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Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, 7UP, Tango, 57. Chicken Shashlik

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39. Ghaty Chicken / Ghaty Gost 57. Chicken Shashlik £10.95 Cooked with fresh spinach, spices from the northern India

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54. Tandoori King Prawn

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Minced lamb marinated in aromatic spices, topped with red onion and corinader

37. Zinga King Prawn £11.95 55. Lamb Sheek Gilafi £8.95 Off the shell, tail on green chilli pepper, madMinced hot, Nepalese king dish in aromatic spices, topped with red onion and corinader lamb marinated 38. Chicken £8.95 / Lamb Zafrani £8.95 56. Tandoori Mix Grill £9.95

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55. Lamb Sheek Gilafi

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This dish is from Thailand origins from the kings and queen soya sauce, fresh onion, green pepper Minted chiicken, medium cream base sauce

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54. Tandoori King Prawn

56. Tandoori Mix Grill

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Special marinate of greenk yogurt with ginger lime

Spicy hot, thick sauce base with tomatoes Flavoured with dil and lime leaf

£8.95 Chicken Tikka Massala Lamb Tikka Massala £8.95 Chicken Passanda £8.95 Lamb Passanda Garlic Chilli Chicken (Hot) Chicken£11.95 Nehari

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34. Chicken £8.95 Chom Chom 52. Lamb Chops £11.95 Sweet dish, spicy hot, thick sauce Nepalese Marinated style with fresh ginger & kashmiri spice 35. Chicken / Lamb Hari Mirchi 53. Dil Salmon Tikka

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Marinated with fresh ginger & kashmiri spice

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Marinated with yoghurt and smoked paprika

52. Lamb Chops

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51. Classic Lamb Tikka

Tender chicken breast stuffed with spinach, cheese and served either medium or hotAll in dishes rich thick sauce served with green salad £8.95 32. Xacuti Lamb £10.95 50. Classic Chicken Tikka £8.95 Specially prepared lamb cooked in a thick sauce spicy,with garnished pepper Marinated yoghurtwith andgreen smoked paprika £13.95 £25.95 33. Gosht Laziz (Medium hot) £8.95 51. Classic Lamb Tikka £8.95 Slightly sour in taste, saucy dish

All dishes served with green salad

Marinated with yoghurt and smoked paprika

Shredded tandoori grilled chicken, cooked with button mushroom, baby potatoes, spinach, b-paste, touch of lentils & garnished with cliantro

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Sweet dish, spicy hot, thick sauce Nepalese style

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Cooked with peanut paste red chillies, garlic and lime, flavoured as Indian marathi home style.

27. Karela Style Murgh and Aubergine (Medium hot) Tandoori chicken stripped of the bone,Shredded cookedsalmon, in richstirsauce made minced fried with onion,ofturmeric cliantro & herbs lamb and served in a roasted aubergine

Tender chicken breast stuffed with spinach, cheese and served either medium or hot in rich thick sauce

34. Chicken Chom Chom

Served with a vegetable curry

24. Chicken Korai 25. Lamb Korai 26. Lamb Shank

32. Xacuti Lamb

Specially prepared lamb cooked in a thick sauce spicy, garnished with green pepper 33. Gosht Laziz (Medium hot) Slightly sour in taste, saucy dish

Tandoori Special £8.95 £8.95

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