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FROM JUST £15 PER TREATMENT in ses each month es n si u B d an 00 Homes Delivered to 6,2 Lady Bay and West Bridgford Edwalton, Inside this issue: • Rainbow Challenge • Totally Locally • Money Sense • Easter Elsewhere • Technology • Puzzles • Your Community Info • Recipe
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Spotlight on West Bridgford Contents
Save The Date 6 Rainbow Challenge 8 Totally Locally 12 Taxi! 14 Save The Children 16 Community Information 18 Westerman Homes 20 Easter Elsewhere 22 Technology 24 Community Information 26 Hot Cross Buns 28 Money Sense 30 Puzzles 32 The Babysitter 34 Healing Hands 36 Index of Advertisers 38 Published by Spotlight Local Media Ltd Company No. 6841257 Tel: 0115 882 9892 Suite 104, 1 Hanley Street Nottingham NG1 5BL
Happy Birthday To Us! Spotlight magazine is 3 years old this month. Wow how the time flies. Many thanks to everyone who reads, advertises and contributes each month. And especially thanks to you readers who use the services of our advertisers and help to support local business. All of our advertisers are committed to working hard for you the customer and the community, so let’s try and give them the support they deserve. Spotlight magazine is delivered to 6,200 homes and businesses in the West Bridgford area each month. To Advertise or contribute: T: 0115 882 9892 M: 07595 510 190 E: info@spotlightlocal.co.uk Web:www.spotlightlocal.co.uk
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A Wedding Event with a Difference THE place for East Midlands Brides Nottingham Conference Centre – Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham 22nd April | 10:00h – 15:30h The Wedding Event with a Difference is returning and this time it is being held in the heart of the East Midlands; Nottingham. A cosmopolitan city with fantastic access, the recently revamped Arkwright Building of the renowned Nottingham Conference Centre, part of Nottingham Trent University will be home to East Midlands based wedding publication Save the Date Magazine’s third Wedding Event with a Difference. Taking place on Sunday 22nd April, this is going to be like no other wedding event. Complete with over 60 unique, stylish and highly professional wedding suppliers, there will be interactive demonstrations and a great variety of entertainment. With its diverse and striking interiors, the venue lends itself perfectly to an event like this - innovative, unique and a whole lot of fun. An experience not to be missed. Visitors at the Wedding Event with a Difference can expect a warm welcome and a variety of
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creative zones to visit at leisure, including a Style Lounge, Blokes Corner (for all the manly things), Chic and Unique (for beautiful styling), a Creative Corner - brimming with handmade lovelies and lots more. So, if you’re planning your wedding, make sure you attend Nottingham’s Wedding Event with a Difference - Sunday 22nd April, doors open 10.30am. Pre booking of tickets is essential! Tickets are available from www. savethedateevent. co.uk Priced at £5.00 per person or at a group price of £16.00 for four. Tickets on the day will be available but at an increased rate. Catering and refreshments will be available throughout the day. For further information about the event including a video from the previous show and to view the list of exhibitors, visit the website:
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Lifestyle & Leisure
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Challenge Yourself For Rainbows
ake to the road. Take to the water. Or take to the hills! Whether you want go to great lengths or something more modest, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People has a challenge for you. You can help raise much-needed funds by taking part in a challenge in the UK or further afield. From a stroll to a marathon, a skydive to a mountain climb there is something to suit adventurers of all levels of fitness and bravery. Intrepid fundraisers can visit the events page on the Rainbows website to find a suitable challenge www.rainbows.co.uk/ challenges. With almost 30 challenges listed there should be something for anyone who wants to get involved. Walkers can do the Walk of Life on 27 May, as part of Children’s Hospice Week; runners can take part in the Great North Run on 16 September; skydivers can leap out of a plane at a time to suit and for those looking for something more extreme, there’s the chance to climb Kilimanjaro next January.
Those with a taste for travel might also be interested in challenges in Brazil, Spain, Sweden and even the Sahara Desert. Katie Baxter, community and events manager at Rainbows, said: “Rainbows challenge events raised more than £200,000 for the charity last year. “Challenges can be undertaken by individuals or groups, so why not get your work colleagues or sports team mates involved too? We have a dragon boat challenge taking place in August, which would make a great workplace challenge. Details can be found on our website.” One Nottingham resident who has been pounding the streets for Rainbows is Andrew Brunjes. He took part in the Great North Run last year with friend and Capital One colleague Dan Hardisty and the pair raised £800. Andrew said: “I got involved in supporting Rainbows while on voluntary community projects through my workplace last year. It was a real privilege just to help out and see firsthand what a really fantastic place it is for the children and their families. Like any parent I was naturally touched by the great work Rainbows does and wanted to do more to help. To contribute in some little way to the significant support Rainbows requires to provide care for life-limited children is all the motivation we need. It is a vital cause in the region which has to be maintained.” Of this year’s run Andrew said: “This year we have made the next step up from half marathon to the full 26.2 miles, running Brighton in April. For good measure we’ve also doubled our team from two to four. The training is going well to date, particularly with this year’s winter weather being relatively kind to us so far. Aches and pains are plenty, but we are all looking forward to our trip to the seaside and maybe some fish and chips at the finish line. As an added incentive to support our efforts for every £1 we raise it will be match funded by Capital One.” You can sponsor Andrew and colleagues Dayna Middleton, Daniel Pheasant and Alastair Talbot by visiting http:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/
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Do you need an Internet advantage over your competitors? The answer is easy, YES! In the modern day the internet is where people search for products or services; with this any company from a one person dog grooming business to a multi country business with a specific product need to be on the first page of search engines such as Google or Bing. Statistics says that if you are not on the first page of the organics search engine, you will not get the call! Organic driven searches are of greater interest to the searcher than the Pay per click adverts on the page, so we could say pay per clicks could not work for you. As we say the modern way to search for products and services is the internet, so having a Internet Advert is what we believe is the answer, I-Advantage is the cost effective search engine presence for your product or service, having a top three presence on each search engine will increase interest and sales leads, capturing these now before your competitor do is the key to any successful business.
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Community Information Totally Locally
Totally Locally West Bridgford How to Join Totally Locally..... or Not!
Well it’s like this.... You can’t join really. We’re not being funny, it’s just that there’s nothing to sign, nothing to pay, no certificate, it’s a lot less than that, but also a heck of a lot more! Totally Locally is about an attitude change.
Small Change, Big Change
Totally Locally is about reminding people of what they have around them and that, if they want to continue to have these great things, they only need to make small changes to make a large difference. If every adult in the West Bridgford spent £5 of their weekly spend in their local independent shops & businesses, instead of online or at a big supermarkets, our high streets would change dramatically It would mean a better town, more jobs and a nicer place for everyone to live. Small changes done by a few people start to create little micro economies - money
starts to circulate around and around locally
Small Change If You’re A Shop or Business
First, take a look at what you make or sell. Could you stock similar made by people in your own town? If you tell the people you are buying from why you’re doing it (and it would be great if you mention Totally Locally), it will get them thinking too.. Spread the word. And all of a sudden things will start to change – slowly at first, but hey, it’s taken us over 20 years to get to a point where we are dominated by the big 4 supermarkets, so it’s not going to happen overnight.
If You Can Do A Bit More…
We’re a very small team, and we do all of this as a sideline to our jobs, so any help we can get is always VERY gratefully received. We’re always looking for writers, photographers, foot soldiers, or people who just want to talk about shopping locally and supporting their independent businesses. Email us about what you do, set up a Facebook group, pass on our website, blog or tweet about us… If you have a shop or business you love, take a few minutes now to write a few lines about it and send them to us. We’ve even got a Hidden Gems Questionnaire to help you on your way - just send us an email or look for it on our downloads page. If you have an idea that you think could help tell us! We love new ideas Totally Locally Founders Chris Sands and Nigel Goddard will soon come to West Bridgford to answer any questions you may have as a local independent businesses or interested local resident. Please feel free to come along and find out more on how you can get involved if you register your interest by filling in the form on our website we will contact you with the full details closer to the time. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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The Totally Locally Team. email: info@totally-locally.co.uk tel: 01422 316633 www.totally-locally.co.uk/westbridgford
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Let the sun shine in this Summer
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Ian Ellis of Ellis Glazing Services is now offering Conservatory Cleaning, “I began offering this service earlier in the year before when I cleaned the after conservatory of a friend. The neighbours on both sides saw the transformation and asked me to do theirs and in the end I cleaned 4 conservatories on that street alone!” With over 20 years in the Glazing Industry and a good head for heights, Ian feels offering this service complements his existing business. “Sometimes a conservatory builds a greenish film up over time and a normal window cleaner can’t reach it, this is where I specialise. If the conservatory has other problems, leaks, drafts etc. I can sort them out as well.” So why not give Ian a call and let the sun shine in this Summer.
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Lifestyle & Leisure
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Taxi!
fter a night out it might be tempting to jump into the first mini cab you see, but you could be putting yourself in danger if you do. A mini cab, or private hire vehicle, is only licensed to pick up fares that have been pre-booked through a licensed operator. No booking means no record of your journey or your driver, and no insurance should an accident occur. If you want to flag down a ride, use a licensed Hackney Carriage which can pick up fares without a prior booking. Black cabs (taxis) can actually come in all colours, display an orange light and have white registration plates. PHVs carry yellow plates and are generally saloons.
local area; if the vehicle seems to be too old; or is in a state of disrepair. DO make a note of the number plate and driver’s licence number and text them to someone; take a picture of the vehicle; always sit in the back; carry your mobile phone in your hand for easy access Travelling by taxi or mini cab is generally safe, but follow the above guidelines and help to keep it that way!
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Save the Children in Notts Needs YOU!
early 9 million children die every year before they reach their 5th birthday, and most of those deaths could be prevented. It doesn’t cost much to save a child’s life and YOU can help. Save the Children works in over 120 countries worldwide, including the UK to relieve suffering in emergency situations, improve health, well-being and education through long term projects and to help all children achieve their full potential.
West Bridgford. The shops too are always in need of more volunteers.
There are several branches of Save the Children across Nottinghamshire but all are in need of more volunteers to raise funds and awareness so that this vital work can continue. At present there are groups in West Bridgford, Southwell, Bingham, Radcliffe on Trent, Kinoulton, Newark and Mansfield. Events vary from coffee mornings and house to house and bucket collections to quiz nights, gift fairs, lunch clubs and accessory sales.
If you think you could help in any way at all, either by joining an established group, setting up your own group, becoming a speaker, helping in a shop, organising a fund raising event of your own, or simply giving a couple of hours of your time to help with a collection, do get in touch as soon as you can. We will be very pleased to hear from you!
There are also Save the Children charity shops in Arnold, Newark and Mansfield and plans are under way for a new store in
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Another way to help spread the word about Save the Children is to become a Speaking Out Volunteer, for which training is given. If you would like to talk about Save the Children’s work to groups ranging from primary schools to W.I’s, please contact us. Also, if you know of a local group that would like a speaker, please let us know
Please contact Jane Piggott either by phone on 07790 295266 or by email je.piggott@btinternet.com
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Community Information Local Events Guide
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Wednesday 11th April – Wine Tasting Evening (£25 per person) – Belle & Jerome Thursday 12th April – The Money – Fire & Ice Thursday 12th April – Richie Muir – Monkey Tree Friday 13th April – The Joe Strange Band – Southbank Bar Saturday 14th April – Urban Intro – Southbank Bar Sunday 15th April – Dr Comfort & the Lurid Revelations – Southbank Bar Sunday 15th April – Kris Ward – Copper Sunday 15th April – Singaround/Session with Poppy Folk Club – Poppy & Pint Wednesday 18th April – Mood Indigo – Monkey Tree Thursday 19th April – Roy D’Wolff – Fire & Ice Friday 20th April – The Joe Strange Band – Southbank Bar Saturday 21st April – Dino Baptiste followed by Richard Howell – Southbank Bar Sunday 22nd April – Roy Stone – Southbank Bar Sunday 22nd April – Tee Dymond – Copper
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Thursday 26th April – Roy D’Wolff – Fire & Ice Thursday 26th April – Richie Muir – Monkey Tree Friday 27th April – The Joe Strange Band – Southbank Bar Saturday 28th April – Mood Indigo – Southbank Bar Sunday 29th April – Wild Wood – Southbank Bar Sunday 29th April – Richie Muir – Copper Wednesday 2nd May - Ladies Night (£15 3 course tapas & half price cocktails all night) - Belle & Jerome Thursday 3rd May – The Money – Fire & Ice Friday 4th May – The Joe Strange Band – Southbank Bar Saturday 5th May – Boogie Street – Southbank Bar Sunday 6th May – The Fab 4 – Southbank Bar Sunday 6th May – Baron Lewis – Copper Wednesday 9th May – Mood Indigo – Monkey Tree Thursday 10th May – Roy D’Wolff – Fire & Ice Thursday 10th May – Richie Muir – Monkey Tree
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Stylish Development in Radcliffe-On-Trent Master bedrooms come complete with quality fitted wardrobes and bathrooms and en-suites are fitted with stylish, modern fittings. Each home will be finished to the high standards for which Westerman Homes are renowned and will come with a 10 year NHBC warranty.
Morley Gardens is a gated development of just 20 beautifully appointed homes, situated in the popular village of Radcliffe On Trent. The development offers a selection of 3, and 4 bedroom homes, with one being a bungalow, so there is something to suit pretty much everyone.
Interest is high and demand is sure to out number supply, so if you fancy living in a new, modern home, within a secure gated development, in a well catered for village which is just a short drive from Nottingham city, then this is for you.
The modern kitchens in all properties come complete with an integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washer dryer, as well as a gas hob & oven. For those who reserve early enough a wide range of units, worktops and ceramic tiles are available to choose from.
Visit the Sales and Information Centre, which is open Thursday to Monday 11am – 5pm or call 0115 8229400 for more information.
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Trivia
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Easter Elsewhere ed up with chocolate and bunnies? Check out these cool Easter traditions from our European neighbours.
In Finland children blacken their faces and go begging in the streets, rather like our Halloween. On Easter Monday the villagers of Haux, in France, cook up a giant omelette using over 4500 eggs. The omelette feeds over 1000 people and is served in the village square for lunch.
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In some parts of Germany people save their Christmas trees and burn them in a ceremonial bonfire, which symbolises the victory of spring over the dark days of winter. Latvian children hold egg fights, using decorated eggs. The fights are similar to our conker fights and the egg which cracks first loses. Possibly the strangest tradition comes from Hungary, The Czech Republic and Slovakia. Here women are spanked on Easter Monday. It is said that spanking ensures a woman’s beauty will be preserved during the following year! Me? I’m sticking to the chocolate!
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Scam Phone Calls
nce again, I have been contacted by a raft of customers who have experienced bogus phone calls from foreign sounding people who are trying to gain access to your computer. They will call up and say something like “hello Mr. Smith, I am calling from Microsoft / Nortons / UK Government / FBI. We have report that you have a faulty PC or that your PC is sending out many viruses.” From here, they will try to get you to allow them to have remote access to your computer. Once on your PC they will try to load programs to stop you using it, and then try to get you to spend between £50 and £150 for them to fix the problem. Once they have your bank details, the sky is the limit for them. They will get very forceful for you to allow them to have access. Ask them for their name, phone number and company and you will call them back after speaking with Trading
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Standards or the Police. After this, they will drop the call and not bother you again. If have let them have access to your PC, I would suggest that you switch off or unplug your PC as soon as you can, even if they are on the PC. Then call your normal IT support person to have a look over the PC. Your IT support person, like myself, may have a remote access software to get on to your PC. This is OK if you know them and you have phoned them to logon and help you, but DO NOT allow unsolicited calls, even if you think that they sound OK. If you have been subject to this scam and you don’t have a support person to help you, give me a call below and I will be more than welcome to help you. If you have any questions, call Bryan from Midland Data Networks (01949 876 098) or email sales@midlanddatanetworks.co.uk
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Community Information
Whats happening in your area This is a free page to publicise your local events and information. We would love to hear from you if you know of any event in or around the West Bridgford area; copy deadline is the 25th of each month. Please email dave@ spotlightlocal.co.uk or write to The Editor, Spotlight Magazine, Suite 104, 1 Hanley St, Nottingham NG1 5BL. POT, PRINT, PAINT, DRAW - art classes in West Bridgford - Most of our weekly classes are now full but there is still space on our forthcoming ONE DAY Saturday workshops: POTTERY: 21st April: Simply Sculptural Terracotta – using slab-building techniques to create some fun sculptural forms in unglazed terracotta. PRINT-MAKING: 5th May: Intaglio collograph - a lovely graphic technique which makes it easy to work quite directly from photos, drawings or other images you may choose to bring with you. www. seymourroadstudios.co.uk / telephone: 0115 9822681 The Poppy Folk Club Sunday 20th May will be our first birthday folk day. Tickets for the whole day which includes two separate afternoon concerts and an evening concert are only £18. Tickets for the individual concerts are also available separately. For more details contact Julie & Phil 0115 9812861, or phil@poppyfolkclub.co.uk. See the website for the full line-up for each of the concerts: www.poppyfolkclub.co.uk. Wilford Karate school - www.karate-nottingham. com/ We teach traditional Shotokan Karate to people from 7 years through to adults. Our club is part of a world wide federation and offers the unique opportunity to train under Master Asano Hanshi, 9th Dan. All abilities 7yrs + Mon 7-8pm Thu 7:30-8:30pm Brown and Black belts (Honbu) Tue 7:30-8:30pm At Nottingham Emmanuel School – Wilford. Contact C Goronwy 0115 9814246 for more details Mirabilé is looking for quality trained and/or experienced soprano singers. We are a small ladies ensemble covering a wide range of repertoire from early music to contemporary arrangements, both in English and other languages. We rehearse Monday evenings from 8.00-10.00pm in West Bridgford. For enquiries or audition details please contact: Alison Smith on 0115 9143510 alisonsmith20101@hotmail. co.uk Nottingham Hardy Plant Society meeting at West Bridgford Community Hall, Church Drive, West Bridgford, NG2 6AY at 7.30pm. Sugar and Spice and all Things Nice by Dr. Myleechreest explores the range of plants for the benefit of humans such as food, decoration and medicine. Members free. Guests free admission on first visit and £3.00 for subsequent meetings. For further information about the Group or meetings please contact Sylvia Bennett 01949 836882 or see www.hardy-plant.org.uk/groups/nottingham
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Anyone interested in a coach trip to Salou Spain? • Half Board Accommodation • 3*+ Hotel • 2nd June 11th June 2012 • £360 per person - Single supplement extra For more information call Lynn 07834 239999 MODERN LINEDANCING CLASSES:- Daytime and Evenings Held in West Bridgford, Radcliffe on Trent, Plumtree (also Bakersfield and Stapleford) Suitable for Beginners, Improvers and Intermediate Levels. For further information please contact Pat on 0115 9140673. Rushcliffe Photographic Society is the areas leading camera club and we welcome all photographers over 18, whether novices or experienced. We meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 pm until 10 pm and offer a varied and exciting programme of events and activities from September to June.. You can find out more at www.rushcliffephotosoc.co.uk’ Radcliffe Sword Club Learn the exciting modern Olympic sport of fencing at this local club, meeting at the Sports Hall at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont every Monday during term time for Juniors (age 10+) and every Wednesday throughout the year for adults (age 13+). 8-week Beginners courses for Juniors and Adults are run every September and January. Please contact Norman on 0115 911 0050 for more information or visit our website atwww. radcliffeswordclub.co.uk Edwalton Church Garden needs volunteers of all ages to help in the lovely 1 1/2 acre garden behind the church. The garden us used and appreciated by people from all over Notts. We meet every Saturday 10am 12pm. No one is compelled to turn up every week, but just to come when they are available. It becomes a social occasion with coffee/tea and cakes etc. annual outings, BBQ’s and a dinner before Christmas. There are plenty of tools and mechanical equipment. Seeing the garden go through all the seasons, watching children trying the discovery walk and the many memorial seats and trees makes a visit a pleeasure. Interested? Do join us. Ring Donna 0115 9233650. TAI CHI FOR THE OVER 5O’S – Well established daytime classes offer slow, controlled Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Every Mon afternoon (West Bridgford), Weds morning (Ruddington) and Fri Morning (Bramcote). A few spaces now available in New Beginners’ Class, Weds afternoons. Tel Joy Parsons on Nottm 9743542 or visit www.taichi-joy.co.uk.
‘FRIENDLY BADMINTON CLUB seeks players. We play Wednesday evenings throughout the year in West Bridgford. For further information please contact Cherry on 0115 8461634 or Mick on 0115 8457024.’
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Food and Drink Hot Cross Buns Wonderful Easter fare and home made are so much nicer. Prep time: 20 min, plus 3 hours proving Cooking time: 25 min Makes15-20 buns Ingredients For the buns 500 g strong bread flour, plus extra for dusting 1 1/2 tsp salt 75 g caster sugar 7 g sachet dried yeast 300 ml mixed milk and water 50 g sultanas 100 g raisins zest of 2 oranges 80 g mixed peel 2 tsp ground cinnamon 75 g plain flour For the crosses 75g plain flour Water to make a paste.
Lightly grease a baking sheet. Divide the dough into 15-20 pieces and roll each into a ball. Put them on a baking tray and leave to rest for 1 hour. Set the oven to 220°C/gas 8. To make the crosses for the buns, mix the plain flour with enough water to make a smooth, thick paste. You can either make a piping bag out of parchment paper or use a piping bag with a plain nozzle to pipe the paste onto the buns in a crossshape. Bake the buns for 25 minutes until golden brown. Combine the sugar and water together to make a syrup and brush this liberally all over the buns. Serve immediately. NB Many people don’t like mixed peel. In this case try substituting finely chopped dried apricot, or add more sultanas instead.
For the glaze 50 g sugar 50 ml water Method Put the yeast and sugar into a bowl. Sieve the flour and salt into the same bowl. Slowly add enough of the milk and water mix to achieve pliable dough. Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and knead well for 5 minutes, then put the dough back into the bowl and leave to rise for 1 hour. Incorporate the sultanas, mixed peel (or substituted fruit), orange zest and cinnamon into the dough and leave to rise for 1 hour.
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s we head out of the winter and towards the lighter days and warmer months, we begin the new tax year. Make sure you don’t miss out this year and ensure your savings are working as tax efficiently as possible, by making full use of your ISA allocation. The two key benefits of ISAs are that your money will grow tax efficiently and yet it will remain accessible to you. This is particularly helpful in the current financial climate, when interest rates on savings accounts are low and inflation (RPI) is running at 3.9%. Basically the longer you keep your money invested in cash, the less it is going to purchase you later on. With ISAs you can save on a regular, monthly basis or invest a lump sum during the tax year. Your annual ISA allowance in the 20122013 tax year has increased to £11,280 and this can be split between the two kinds of ISAs available; cash and stocks and shares ISAs. You can invest up to half of your annual allocation in a cash ISA. These are like a normal savings account
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in that you can take cash out whenever you want, the only difference is the interest isn’t taxed. You can use up to your full ISA allowance in a stocks and shares ISA. These are a way of putting money into a wide range of investments without having to pay tax on the profits your make – but are really designed for longer term saving. A word of warning: be careful where you chose to set up your Cash ISAs as some providers offer incredibly low rates of interest after the first year. For more information on how to utilise this year’s ISA allowance, and help with seeking out the best ISA for you, or any other aspect of your financial planning, contact me Justin Stockdale of Sense Financial Solutions for more information. Please remember that the value of the investment can go down, as well as up, and you may not get back as much as you put in.
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Puzzle Page How to play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through to 9, with no repetition! That’s all there is to it. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up. It’s fun! Challenging! It’s addictive!
Crossword Clues Across 7 Policeman’s beat (6) 8 Yearly (6) 9 Jump (4) 10 Witness statement (8) 11 Shining with light (11) 14 Investor in a business (11) 18 Physical exertion (8) 19 Dull, resonant sound (4) 20 Save (6) 21 Zeal (6) Down 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 13 15 16 17 19
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Hiring a babysitter is a great way for parents to have a night out, and for the babysitter to earn a bit of pocket money. But how should you choose a babysitter? What is the legal position around babysitting? The law does not specify a minimum age for a babysitter, but the NSPCC recommends that you do not choose anyone under the age of 16. Even when you are out, the legal responsibility for the care and safety of your children remains with you. Be aware that 16-year-olds vary considerably in their maturity, so choose someone you already
know well, or who has been recommended by someone you know and trust. Make sure you all spend some time with the babysitter beforehand, so you are all comfortable with each other. On the night, make sure the babysitter knows where you will be, the phone numbers that you can be contacted on, and if possible, the number of a nearby relative and neighbour. Make sure they know what to do in an emergency, have a leaflet with basic first aid nearby. Let them know your house rules. And at the end of the night, escort them home or allow them to stay over, for their own safety. Good luck, and have a nice time! By Rita Williams-Hall
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Health and Wellbeing Healing Hands
Today it continues to be taught by Reiki Masters, who can trace their lineage back to Dr Usui and who follow his five spiritual principals: to let go of anger, not to worry, be grateful, do work honestly, and be kind to every living creature.
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eiki is amazing! It can be used for first aid, healing cuts, bumps and burns, as well as deeper longer lasting emotional and physical problems. Imagine being able to put your hand on a cut finger to help it heal more quickly. The exception is broken bones, which must be set first, though once applied, the plaster cast is no barrier to the healing energy. Parents naturally comfort their children by placing their hands on the hurt or giving them a hug. Training in Reiki enhances this natural process, allowing more energy to be passed on. Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a Japanese word meaning universal (Rei) life energy (Ki). It is an ancient system of energy transmission through the hands, rediscovered in the 19th century by Dr Mikao Usui, an expert in comparative religions and head of a Christian College in Japan. He decided to leave his teaching to research healing. His studies took him as far as America, India and Tibet, until he finally discovered a system of healing in ancient Sanskrit texts, which he used to develop the Reiki we know today. Before his death, he passed on the Reiki knowledge that eventually spread to America, Australia and Europe.
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Reiki practitioners channel the energy drawn through them by the need, or imbalance of recipients, who then use it to heal themselves. It can enhance other healing methods and enable people to recover from surgery, chemotherapy, stress and emotional upsets. It is also used successfully with animals. A treatment involves lying fully clothed on a couch while the practitioner lightly places their hands in a sequence of positions on the abdomen, head and back for about 5 minutes, or when the energy ceases to flow. During a treatment people usually feel a sensation of warmth and deep relaxation. It is usually followed by a good night’s sleep, often experiencing more benefits on awakening. For more information there are a number of Reiki organisations, such as the Rei-Ki Academy, based in Northampton. As its popularity spreads, more people are receiving Reiki treatments and more are being trained, so benefitting from regular self treatments, as well as helping family and friends, and often becoming practitioners themselves. There is no belief system attached to it, so anyone can receive or learn to give a Reiki treatment. It is not difficult to learn and it simply uses the hands to heal. By Sue Blain (Naturopath)
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Index of Advertisers Aerials A1 Astral Aerials.......................9 Antiques ABC Antiques.........................37 Beauty House of Colour.....................37 Blinds Crystal Blinds.........................29 Builders Westerman Homes ................20 Carpets & Flooring Carpet Image..........................40 Transformafloor.......................13 Home Select Carpets...............5 Cleaning Services Jackson Cleaning...................25 Domestique.............................31 Computer Midland Data Services............24 Alford PC Repairs....................11 Dentist Changing Faces.....................17 Estate Agents Eazi-Move...............................23 Fox Lettings..............................3 Electrical Services Arnold Electrical......................39 Icon Electrical Services...........11 D L Electrical...........................13 Events Save The Date..........................6
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