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Contents

Happy April Everybody!

A More Confident You 6 Top Tips For Nice Hands 8 Do You Need An Accountant?

10 Gotta Wear Shades 12 Local Info 14 Mansfield Palace Theatre 16 Easter Recipe 18 Choose An Estate Agent 20 Puzzle Pages 22 24 Let Your Light Shine Garden View 26 A Good Read 28 Index 30

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A More Confident You

ased in the heart of Mansfield, East Midlands Laser and Cosmetic B Clinic is a Care Quality Commission

registered clinic. The clinic offers medical grade treatments to men, women and transgender patients.

All treatments are performed by registered nurse prescribers and by appointment only. Consultations are free and potential treatments can be discussed in complete confidence with discreet, caring and professional staff.

Owners Martin Hart and Karen Lewis have created a friendly and relaxing ambience in their clinic. The building is early 18th Century, Grade II listed with solid oak beams. It has a homely, olde worlde feel about it and has masses of character.

On the first floor is the waiting room with refreshment facilities including hot and cold drinks and reading material. Family members are welcome to come along and wait whilst the treatment is being carried out. The treatment rooms are bright, modern and have comfortable electronic couches.

Clinic manager Karen has over twenty five years of nursing experience and several years’ experience working in the laser and cosmetic field where she has treated clients with a vast range of skin conditions.

The clinic team have a wealth of experience in dealing with cosmetic requirements and the initial consultation includes information about the treatment required, medical assessment, test patch, pre and post treatment advice and an agreement of an individualised treatment plan.

So what can the clinic do fo those who would like to gain greater self confidence in their appearance?

East Midlands Laser and Cosmetic Clinic specialises in laser treatments which can be effectively used to treat a variety of cosmetic problems including hair reduction from the face or body, removal of thread veins, pigmentation marks, birth marks,

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age spots and treatments of acne and rosacea. Tattoo removal for unsightly or unwanted tattoos is also available.

The laser can also be used to help with adult and teen acne sufferers. Research has shown the laser to be a safe and effective treatment for acne on the face, chest or back and with minimal side effects. As well as clearing active lesions, the laser treatment can also help reduce the severity of future outbreaks.

Injectables for fine lines and wrinkles and dermal fillers, which help to volumise and soften wrinkles and folds, are very popular treatments at the clinic. Both treatments are virtually painless and results are natural and help to boost confidence levels. The clinic is also now delighted to offer PDO Thread Lifts with results that can last up to two to three years.

Medical microdermabrasion is an excellent treatment which can help skin look younger, softer and more radiant by cleaning the pores and stimulating new collagen growth. Also available at the clinic is Mesotherapy which helps to nourish and replenish the skin. The clinic also offers a range of skin peels ranging in strength and treatment use.

Laser and Cosmetic treatments have become increasingly popular in recent years and the results can really help to increase self-confidence and really make a difference to the way you live your life.

At East Midlands Laser and Cosmetic Clinic you can be assured of the very best care and advice in a relaxing and professional environment. Appointment times include late nights or Saturdays to suit you. Ample public parking is also available nearby.

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Top Tips For Nice Hands

A healthy diet is important. Eating proteins, and food or supplements that contain vitamins B and E will help you have healthy, strong nails and soft and supple skin.

Regularly moisturise your hands with a good quality product.

Winter tends to dry out our skin so use a heaver lotion during the colder months. Massage lotion in when you apply it to help it soak in. If your hands are particularly rough add Vaseline.

Protect your hands with gloves when washing up, cleaning, gardening or doing other chores.

Use lukewarm water when washing your hands and never use normal dish soap as this tends to be too harsh and can dry the skin.

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Trim your nails every two weeks or more often if required. When filing your nails file in one direction rather than using a seesaw action.

Apply a scrub to your hands with a good exfoliating agent once a week to get rid of dead skin.

In addition to moisturisers, hand creams and scrubs try a cuticle cream or lotion to stop cuticles drying out.

If you paint your nails, always use a base coat so that your nails don’t stain.

For extra pampering, go for a manicure once a month.

Susan Brookes- Morris

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Do You Need An Accountant?

s a new tax year starts, it’s time to consider whether you need an accountant.

Who do you need? Would you be better with a bookkeeper – someone to balance your chequebook, or do you really need someone capable of preparing financial documents and tax documents?

What services are provided? Some accountants provide all services, others are more niche in what they offer.

Ask for recommendations.

Especially ask those acquaintances in a similar line of business to your own.

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Consider what services each accountant offers; how readily they will respond to your needs, and how much guidance they will give you.

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Remember you will lose a certain amount of your financial privacy, and if anything goes wrong it may impact on your closest relationships.

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I Gotta Wear Shades!

The Future’s So Bright…

I gotta wear shades!

environments: snow, sand, water and concrete.

Summer is just around the corner, and with it – hopefully – the sun. It’s a time to start thinking about eye protection.

A wide-brimmed hat or baseball cap offers excellent eye protection screening around 50% of all UV.

I have a theory that sunspecs are the coolest accessories ever invented. They add instant glamour to any outfit; disguise tired eyes, and offer handy hangover relief when required.

Any UV light you’re exposed to now can cause eye problems years down the line, such as macula degeneration (AMD) and cataract,

In addition, you don’t have to worry about whether they make your bum look big, and even a designer pair won’t break the bank.

Decisions, decisions!

Handy hints to help you choose.

All sunspecs must carry the CE mark to prove they filter 99-100% of all UV rays.

Wraparound styles offer the most protection but the large sunspecs favoured by WAGs and celebrities are also good.

Yet as useful as these qualities are they pale into insignificance beside sunspecs’ real function, which is to protect our eyes.

The sun’s UV rays can damage the delicate structures of the eye, such as the lens and the retina. This damage can lead to cataracts and macular degeneration in later life.

UV FACTS UV penetrates clouds so even when you can’t see the sun your eyes may still be damaged unless you protect them UV is most intense between 10am and 2pm. Make sure that your eyes are protected during this time.

distorting colour.

Grey tints reduce brightness without

Brown and amber offer best protection from visible blue light and reduce haziness.

Green is good for contrast and a great all-rounder Rose is good for water-sports and offers good contrast for objects viewed against blue or green backgrounds.

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UV is more powerful at high altitude The effects of UV are amplified in reflective

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What’s happening in your area

These are free pages to publicise your local events and information. We would love to hear from you if you know of any event in or around the Ollerton area; copy deadline is the 25th of each month. Please email info@spotlightlocal.co.uk Blidworth and Rainworth Womens Institute meet on the first thursday of each month at the Blidworth Methodist Church, main St, Blidworth at 7.30pm. New members welcome.

Blidworth and District Historical and Heritage Society meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm at the Methodist Chapel on Main Street, Blidworth.

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Mansfield Palace Theatre

From the book by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo, this touching, funny and utterly original, award-winning production features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three...

But the world outside the family tree is a dangerous place for Stick Man. A dog wants to play fetch with him and he even ends up on a fire!

Celebrating the centenary of the greatest singer of the 20th century, Stephen Triffitt portrays ol’ blue eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.

After spending three seasons at Sands Casino, Las Vegas as the musical legend, Stephen created the role of Frank in the production of The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas.

A fantastick show for all branches of the family tree!

Guarantees more fun than you can shake a stick at!

Early booking advised.

Title: Stick Man Date: Saturday 16 May Time: 3.00pm Tickets: £9.23 Full / £7.18 Child / £28.70

Family of Four Save 50p per ticket if booked and paid for by Saturday 18 April Duration: Approx 55mins Venue: Main Stage, Palace Theatre

Featuring classic songs such as Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife, New York, New York, My Way, That’s Life, Under My Skin, Lady is a Tramp, My Kind of Town, All the Way and Luck Be a Lady.

Backed by the fantastic sound of big band swing, Triffitt is frankly the best thing since Sinatra himself.

Title: Frankly Sinatra Date: Thursday 18 June Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £22.04 Full / £21.01 Concs.

Duration: Approx 2hrs Venue: Palace Theatre, Main Stage Symbols: BFI

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Easter Cup Cakes

Easter Cup Cakes

These cute cakes make an Easter treat.

Makes: 12 cupcakes Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Cooling time: 15 minutes Decorating time: 10-15 minutes

Bake in the preheated oven until well risen and firm to touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Keep checking them so they don’t burn. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

To make the buttercream topping, place the butter in a bowl. Sift in the icing sugar and cocoa, and then add the milk and vanilla essence.

Ingredients For the cakes 115g (4oz) softened butter or margarine 115g (4oz) caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 85g (3oz) self-raising flour 25g (1oz) cocoa powder (optional for chocolate cupcakes) For the topping 85g (3oz) softened butter 175g (5oz) icing sugar 25g (1oz) cocoa powder 1 tablespoon milk 3 drops vanilla extract 2 packets mini eggs Method Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.

Place the butter in a mixing bowl with the sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.

Then gradually beat in the eggs, a little at a time.

Sift the flour and cocoa powder (if using) into the mixture. Fold them in with a large spoon until combined. Use a teaspoon to dollop the mixture into silicon cases, or paper cases, lining a patty tin.

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Beat until really light and fluffy.

When the cupcakes have cooled, ice the cakes. It looks good if the icing is piped on into a nest shape, but this is optional.

Place chocolate eggs in the centre of each nest to decorate.

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How To Choose An Estate Agent

he housing market is on the move, albeit slowly, which may prompt you to make a move yourself! It might be a while since you were last in the business of buying or selling a home, so how do you choose the right estate agent for you?

One of the best methods is personal recommendation, but you can also take a look around your local area to see which estate agents are the most active. Don’t be fooled by the number of ‘For Sale’ signs on display though. It’s the ones that say ‘Sold’ which count!

Look for estate agents experienced in selling properties similar to yours; chances are they will have a good pool of prospective buyers. Once you have identified potential companies, visit their offices and pretend to be a buyer. You will soon discover how helpful the staff members are, and how keen they are to make a sale!

From your potentials, make a shortlist of three and invite them to value your property, but don’t go automatically for the highest evaluation - this may simply be a ploy to attract your business. Do a bit of research yourself to give an idea of what similar properties are selling for, and check the agents’ experience and knowledge of your area.

in reduced enthusiasm. A better alternative might be to negotiate paying the full fee if the full asking price is achieved, and a sliding scale for any offers below it.

It is possible to sell your home online.

Currently responsible for 5% of property sales, online agents such as Emoov, House Network and Tepilo offer a basic preagreed package of services for a typical flat fee of £300-1,000, with extras available at an additional cost.

Online agents are cheaper and more convenient, with call centres open during evenings and weekends, but they are short of local knowledge, don’t conduct viewings and may lack the incentive to negotiate the best selling price due to their fixed fee policy. Chances are you will need to become more personally involved in the sales process.

Whichever route you choose to follow, all agents need to belong to either the Property Ombudsman or the Ombudsman Services: Property.

Happy moving!

By Debbie Singh-Bhatti

Ask what their service includes: Where will your property be advertised?

Newspapers and online property websites such as Zoopla and Rightmove are fairly standard. Who will conduct the viewings? What marketing materials will be produced?

Photographs, floor plans and virtual online tours are some you could expect. Will a sale board be provided?

Finally, agree on a fee. Sole agents charge 1%-2% of the selling price, and multiple agents 1.5%-2.5%, but you might be able to negotiate a better rate. However, a low fee could result

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Let Your Light Shine

Choosing a Lampshade

The first lampshades appeared in the 1600s. Initially used to direct light, they later took the role of softening and dispersing it. During Queen Victoria’s reign the aesthetics of lampshades became as important as their practicality.

The iconic Tiffany lampshade was designed at the end of the19th century, by the American artist and designer Louis Comfort Tiffany. These were made of stained glass combined in elaborate patterns. The style – which is highly distinctive – remains recognisable and admired throughout the world today.

Tiffany also used mosaic techniques to create picturesque shades that would not only look pleasing in themselves, but even more so when illuminated by a bulb through the stained glass.

The popularity of lampshades grew hugely during the twentieth century as more people had access to electricity. They were able to afford lighting in all rooms of their houses, and wanted to create a welcoming and homely atmosphere.

Today there are a wide variety of lampshade designs and they are made from many materials including glass, metal, ceramics, fabric or even paper. They are generally held together with a wire frame and are normally embellished with beautiful patterns or ornate trim.

Hardback shades and soft shades are available. Hardback shades are not washable and are generally less expensive than the same shade made as a soft shade.

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There are a wide variety of shapes including: Drum, Coolie, Empire and Bell, Circle, Oval and Square.

Here are a few tips to help you choose your shade: Decide whether you are creating ambient, accent, task or decorative lighting, as this will help determine the style you should choose.

If you need the lamp to read by or to shed ambient light, go with a translucent shade.

If you’re using the lamp only as an accent light and don’t need it to illuminate the room or to shed light on a task, an opaque shade can be a good choice.

When placing a table lamp, take account of the breadth of the shade: - you don’t want to crash into it every time you get in or out of bed, or pass the hall table.

Consider a lampshade that will compliment the colours and style of your room, or be bold and choose something that really makes a statement.

Pleated lampshades tend to look more traditional and are most appropriate in rooms furnished with antiques or that have a lot of pattern and detail.

If the room is contemporary, go with a non pleated shade.

If you are looking for something really special you could even go for a custom design, and for those who are creative, it is even possible to make your own.

So go on…let your little light shine.

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Project Pleasure

Garden View

April is a great month for a garden project; one which can be achieved in a morning or an afternoon, and which improves a few square metres.

You’ll feel you’ve achieved something wonderful and if you break the whole garden into a series of small projects it suddenly appears more manageable. Here are three to get you started.

Strawberry Pots

Then mow the lawn with the blades set on high and remove the clippings.

Two weeks later apply a combined weed killer and fertilizer. If you’re lucky it will rain within 24 hours. If not just water it in.

Mow weekly to keep the lawn thick and healthy.

Seating Don’t forget an all weather seat so you can sit and contemplate all your hard work over a cup of tea or a nip of something stronger.

You don’t need a huge patch to enjoy growing strawberries. Plant a few in pots as a treat. Buy young, rich green plants which have been certified virus-free. Plant 3-4 in a 12 inch (30cm) clay pot.

Teak from renewable resources is fantastic but cast iron or aluminium is also good, though you’ll need a cushion to protect your posterior on cold days! Position it in a sunny area.

The crowns (where shoots meet roots) should be level with the compost surface.

Buy a few flowering daffodils, tulips and pansies and plant them in a pretty pot next to the bench, then sit back and enjoy.

Water them in and stand in the shelter of a house wall. If you have a greenhouse or a cold frame they will establish more quickly and fruit earlier. Pinch off any runners which form.

By Rachel Leverton

Grass Lawns always look bedraggled after the winter.

Remove dead grass by raking the surface with a wire toothed rake.

Improve drainage on heavy soil by spiking it with a garden fork every 6 inches (15cm) or so, to a depth of about 4 inches (10cm), giving the fork a good wiggle each time. Sweep sharp sand into the holes with a broom.

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The Reader

by Bernhard Schlink

A Good Read

This year sees the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the horrors of the Holocaust came to the world’s attention.

In the intervening years many great pieces of literature have been written to explore why it happened, and the consequences of it.

One such book is The Reader by the German author, Bernhard Schlink. Set in West Germany in 1958, Michael, a 15-yearold falls ill with hepatitis and befriends a 36-year-old woman, Hanna.

They develop a close relationship until she suddenly disappears a few months later. The narrative then skips to six years later where Michael, now a law student, is observing a war crimes trial. On trial are a group of female SS guards who served at Auschwitz. Michael has to battle his emotions and the reader is asked, along with the protagonist, to question why such atrocities were allowed to happen and how can we stop them happening again.

The issue of how ordinary Germans carried out Nazi orders is one that Germans have struggled to come to terms with and Schlink explores this in a touching manner.

The style of writing is sparse at times – with little explanation offered to the reader at times. It can appear blunt, but offers a clarity that forces the reader to engage with the subject matter.

It reflects how the post-war generations in Germany have struggled to come to terms with the actions of ordinary Germans during the war.

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Once

by Morris Gleiztman

Adult literature is not alone in dealing with the Holocaust, and there are in fact many pieces of children’s literature that aim to introduce the events and the effects of them.

One such book is Once by Morris Gleiztman. It is the first is a series of four books which tell of the life of Felix, a 10 year old Polish Jew in 1942. For three years, Felix has lived in an orphanage, waiting for his parents return for him. They own a book shop and Felix believes that this is why they had to leave him.

He has seen Nazis burning books and figures out that it must be dangerous to be a bookseller. His parents must have sent him to the orphanage to keep him safe.

However, he soon learns that it is not being a bookseller that is dangerous.

Gleiztman is very careful to write at an appropriate level for his young audience whilst not sanitising the dreadful events that Felix finds himself caught up in.

The young reader will learn, along with Felix, exactly what is taking place across Europe. Yes, it is shocking, yes it is moving, and yes, be prepared for questions from a child who is reading this.

It is aimed at readers in their first year or two at secondary school and offers a good age-appropriate introduction to a subject that they will most likely encounter in History or RE lessons.

By Willow Coby

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