Spotlight on West Bridgford Nottingham January 2016

spotlightOn ISSUE 81 Jan 2016

West Bridgford

month es and Businesses each m Ho 0 00 6, to ed er liv De d West Bridgford in Edwalton, Lady Bay an Inside this issue: • New Year Resolutions • Safety Alarms • Time To Smile • Gardening Resolutions • Bird Watch • Business Focus • Puzzles • Your Community Info • Local Guides

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Contents

New Year Resolutions 6 Belly Laugh 8 Cook Book Reviews 10 Keep Warm This Winter 12 Gardening Resolutions 14 Time To Smile 16 Security Alert 18 Safety Alarms 20 Winter Recipe 22 Puzzle Pages 24 Local Info 26 Bird Watch

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New Year’s Resolutions

Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions

Did you know that people have been making (and breaking) New Year’s Resolutions for more than 4,000 years?

Some historians believe that the practice dates back to the Babylonians.

Their New Year began in springtime, with a festival dedicated to the rebirth of the sun god, Marduk. The Babylonians believed that making promises to the gods would help them start their New Year off on a positive note.

The Romans kept the tradition up, although they changed the date of the New Year to January 1st.

These days, New Year’s Resolutions tend to focus on self-improvement, whether it’s eating healthier, quitting smoking, or getting a new job.

Millions of us make a resolution each year, but only 1 in 10 people stick to it. If your resolve is already wavering, here are a few tips to help you stay strong: Write it down. Writing down a goal and reviewing it regularly improves your chances of success by up to 95%!

Involve other people. Tell people what your aim is, and ask them to help. Will your partner join you on your healthy eating mission? Do you know someone who fancies going jogging with you?

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Have a plan - A goal isn’t enough; you need to know how you’re going to get there.

Resolving to exercise more? How many times a week are you going to work out?

What combination of exercise are you planning to do? Do you need to get anything in place to help you achieve your goal, such as a new tyre for your bike?

Break your goal into smaller ones - So you want to lose two stone by your summer holiday.

How many pounds do you want to lose this fortnight?

Remind yourself why you’re doing it - Do you want to make more money so that you can buy a house? Do you want to be healthier so that you can watch your kids grow up?

Make it pleasurable - There are usually more ways than one to reach a goal.

You don’t have to join a gym to get fit, for example; you could take up a dance class, or try karate.

Keep track of your progress - Create a spreadsheet, download an app, or just celebrate each small success on Facebook.

Give yourself rewards along the way Save the money you’d normally spend on cigarettes or chocolate and treat yourself with it at each small milestone.

Get back on the wagon - We’re only human, so we all slip up sometimes. One fry-up doesn’t mean you also have to skip the gym. Think about why you slipped and consider how you can stop it happening again.

Good luck!

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Global Belly Laugh Day

Global Belly Laugh Day takes place on 24th January. Its aim is to celebrate the gift of laughter.

Whilst there are many different languages spoken throughout the world, laughter can be said to be a universal language. It also has no boundaries: it happens somewhere 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and across all continents.

The day was created by Laughter-Yoga Teacher Elaine Helle in 2005. She says it’s a chance to celebrate with the people in your life past and present, who laugh with you and help you laugh and smile... and also to remember the strange, funny, ‘now I can laugh at it’ moments.

One of the main features of the day is the Belly Laugh, Bounce Around The World. All are encouraged to smile, throw their arms in the air and laugh out loud at 1:24pm local time so as to literally send laughter around the world.

Laughing is of course mostly about having fun, but there are health benefits too.

Research shows that a good laugh can: lower blood pressure, boost our immune system, reduce some stress hormones, increase vascular blood flow and oxygenation of the blood.

It will also provide a work out for the diaphragm, abdomen, respiratory system, legs, face and back and increase alertness, creativity, memory, learning and our positive emotions.

usually takes place in groups to make the most of this.

The Global Belly Laugh Day symbol consists of a smiling sun with 7 rays and 1 and 24 dimples. There is also an associated laughing oath which was written

by Diana Loomans and Karen Kolberg, it reads: I do solemnly swear from this day forward to grease my giggling gears each day, and to wear a grin on my face for no reason at all!

I promise to tap my funny bone often, with children, family, friends, colleagues and clients, and to laugh at least fifteen times per day.

I believe that frequent belly laughter cures terminal tightness, cerebral stiffness, and hardening of the attitudes.

And that HA HA often leads to AHA! Therefore, I vow, from this day forth, to brighten the day of everyone I meet, and to laugh long and prosper.

So on Global Belly Laugh Day and every space day ‘have a laugh.’ If you are struggling to find inspiration, why not look through some old photos, watch a funny film or wear some crazy clothes - laugh and the world laughs with you, and its free!

Even so-called fake laughter can bring these health benefits and this is the principle on which laughter yoga relies.

Plus of course many of us find that laughter is infectious and laughter yoga

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Cook Book Reviews

The Soup Cleanse Angela Blatteis and Vivienne Vella

The Usbourne Healthy Cookbook Fiona Patchett

It’s that time of year when many of us feel a bit bloated and start to wish we maybe hadn’t eaten quite so many mince pies. The effects of a few too many glasses of wine and selection boxes, are all too apparent in our hair, skin and energy levels.

Trying to get children to eat healthily can be stressful, to say the least. It can feel that the healthier a meal is, and the longer it takes to prepare it, the less chance there is that the kids will eat it. One way to tempt them is to get them involved with the cooking. Kids are far likelier to eat something if they’ve had a hand in making it.

Detoxes can be a great way to get back on track, but most aren’t exactly pleasurable. Who wants to sip cold juices, or nibble on some lettuce when it’s so bloomin’ cold out? The Soup Cleanse is a great alternative.

Recipes are easy to follow, with clear step-by-step instructions and plenty of photos and illustrations. They’re not too complicated either; some can be completed by a child on their own, while others require a bit of help from adults.

Choose from a range of detox programmes, starting at a one-day mini-cleanse, and lots of very tempting recipes, from Red Lentil and Caramelised Onion Soup to Pumpkin Miso Soup.

There are plenty of main dishes, along with desserts and drinks. Some recipes tempt kids with food they’ve likely tried, such as fruit salad or chicken fajitas, while others may encourage them to be a bit more adventurous.

Soups are a great way to get a real hit of veggies, providing lots of vitamins, minerals, fibre and protein, with no added ‘junk’.

They’re usually low-calorie, so can help with weight loss, as well as helping you to detox and boost your energy. While the book focuses on soups, it does include other healthy meals, snacks and drinks.

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With any luck, it’ll inspire them so much that they’ll be cooking for you regularly, while you relax in front of the TV with a glass of wine. (We can but hope, can’t we?)

By Kate Duggan

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Keep Warm This Winter

In the dark, dank days of January, it’s vital that we keep ourselves warm. For older people particularly, cold weather can lead to health problems such as chest infections, heart attacks and strokes.

The Government recommends that we keep our main living room between 18 and 21°C, and the rest of the house at a minimum of 16°C. You may be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments of up to £400 if you were born on or before 5 July 1950 – call 08459 151515 for details. Also, the Warm Front Scheme (0800 316 2805) offers grants for heating and insulation improvements.

Make sure you wrap up warm when you’re indoors and out, at daytime and night.

Several thinner layers are more effective at trapping heat than one thick layer.

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Gardening Resolutions

I’m a sucker for resolutions. I make loads every year though I have to admit I break most of them too.

But it’s January and time for a spot of gardening self-improvement. To this end here are my gardening resolutions.

1. I will take a daily walk around my plot and pull out a few weeds as I go. I will not wait until I can’t stick a pin between the dandelions.

Let’s face it gardeners are great procrastinators. But by doing a little and often we can keep our plots looking spick and span.

2. I will not leave seed sowing until it’s too late!

This is my personal nemesis. I get carried away by all the glorious seed catalogues, order dozens of packets then pop them in a drawer and forget about them.

3. I will plant all the plants I buy from a nursery as soon as a get them home and definitely before their flowers drop off and they turn up their little green toes.

Plants bought from a nursery, especially those in cell pack, are already in less than ideal conditions and letting them dehydrate further will make for a sick, leggy plant more prone to disease.

can spread disease. Mild bleach (one part bleach to 10 parts water) or an organic cleaner, which I prefer, will make sure they’re ready for use next time.

5. I will buy another water butt and water my plants faithfully, particularly my pots.

Lack of water produces weak root systems.

If I know I won’t have the time I’ll invest in an irrigation system.

6. I will start another compost bin. it’s not difficult and will help the environment as I’ll be able to recycle even more of my waste vegetable matter. There are small drums and bins which will suit even the tiniest spot.

7. I will help wildlife by making sure I provide habitats for birds, bugs and beasties.

Any effort I put in will be repaid tenfold. A garden is a little ecosystem. If it functions well there will be natural pest control, pollination and soil conditioning.

Those are my resolutions. You may have different ones and that’s fine. I’m sure we’ll break a few along the way but no-one said the path to perfection, particularly gardening perfection was easy.

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Preparation is the key here. I will make sure I have the correct pots, enough potting compost and the time to spare before I buy.

4. I will clean my gardening tools at the end of each day spent gardening.

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Time To Smile

Look after your teeth in 2016

Less than half the population attend a dentist for regular check ups and the situation is becoming steadily worse.

We tend to take our teeth for granted until we have a toothache, but in the case of teeth, prevention really is better than cure.

Our mouths are full of bacteria. Mostly these are harmless; some are even helpful.

Certain types though, attach themselves to the enamel (the hard surface which covers each tooth). If not removed they breed and spread. Their waste products mix with the proteins in saliva and form the creamy film we know as plaque.

If we eat a lot of sugary food it creates the right oral environment for bacteria to multiply faster. While tooth enamel is very hard wearing it is vulnerable to attack by acid. One of the waste products produced by the breeding bacteria is acid and because this is formed in the sticky plaque, it cannot easily be washed away by saliva.

If they’re not removed, the acids begin to dissolve the enamel and make it porous.

The pores become larger and in time they join up and a cavity is formed.

Because there are no nerve fibres in the enamel, we cannot ‘feel’ the bacterial acid attacking our teeth. Eventually though, the enamel breaks down so much that the acid begins to attack to dentin underneath.

When this happens we feel pain so know that something is wrong, but by then we already have tooth decay.

much vigorous brushing with tough bristles can irritate the gums and wear the thin tooth enamel, making the teeth sensitive.

The second step to good oral hygiene is flossing. The tiny gaps between the teeth, called interproximal spaces, cannot be kept clean by brushing alone. Flossing is the only way to get into these areas. Failure to floss means that up to 35% of the tooth surface remains dirty!

The third step is mouthwash. This flushes out any persistent bacteria which brushing and flossing have missed, and also work to make the teeth more slippery meaning bacteria find it harder to stick to their surface.

Even the best oral hygiene falls short of perfection, which is why it is important to visit a dentist for a check up at least once a year. They will be able to check the whole mouth for signs of damage and provide preventative treatment if they see a problem.

Good oral health needn’t be pricey. Most dentists offer treatment plans, where you pay a little every month to cover some or all of any future costs. Many also offer interestfree loans, so you can spread the cost of more expensive treatment.

So get cleaning and flash those pearly whites with pride this year.

By Louise Addison

So how do we prevent bacterial build up on our teeth?

The first step is to develop a good brushing technique.

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Security Alert!

How can we protect ourselves against fraud?

These days we are required to use so many PINS and passwords that many people choose something simple to remember, such as their child’s name or date of birth.

Fraudsters know this and in their hands such information becomes a valuable tool.

But how do they get hold of such information?

Careless talk How many of us publish personal details on Facebook and other networking sites? We announce our favourite books, films; the names of our children and our pets for all to see.

Can you keep a secret?

In a research study carried out for the Infosecurity Europe trade show, four out of five subjects questioned happily handed over the user name and password for their work PC to those carrying out the research.

Security experts suggest that we use a separate password for each account we possess.

But given that most of us have trouble remembering two or three passwords, you can see the problem with this approach.

Fortunately, there are password managers available for under £30 which remember your various passwords and PINS but encrypt them to make them useless to anyone else.

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More surprising, were many of those who would not initially reveal their passwords did so after being bribed with chocolate!

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Safety Alarms

Around 140 house fires occur every day in the United Kingdom, resulting in nearly 500 deaths and over 11,000 injuries each year.

Many of these could be prevented with an early warning system in place - such as a smoke alarm. They can detect fire in its early stages and give you a few extra precious minutes to make a safe escape.

There are four types: Ionisation alarms are the cheapest and are very sensitive to small particles of smoke from fast flaming fires (like paper or wood), but they can be over sensitive near kitchens. They are best fitted on landings.

Optical alarms are more effective at detecting large particles of smoke from slow burning fires, such as from foam-filled upholstery and PVC wiring. They are ideal for bedrooms, living rooms and the hall.

Heat alarms are insensitive to smoke, but detect an increase in temperature. They only cover a relatively small area, so you may need several in a large room. They are a good choice for a kitchen or garage.

Combined alarms include an optical and heat alarm which will reduce the occurrence of false alarms and increase the speed of detection. They should be fitted on landings and in bedrooms, living rooms and halls.

are twice as likely to die in a house fire where no alarm is fitted.

Smoke alarms do not detect the presence of carbon monoxide (CO), which is a colourless, odourless, tasteless – but highly poisonous – gas, produced when carbon-based fuels like gas, oil, wood and coal do not burn completely. Around fifty people die each year from CO poisoning.

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Winter Recipe

Red Lentil and Caramelised Onion Soup

Warming, nutritious and surprisingly filling, this soup is the perfect meal to come home to after a brisk winter’s walk.

High fibre lentils promote heart health, lower cholesterol, provide vegetable protein, stabilise blood sugar, and are rich in iron and B vitamins.

We love combining these earthy gems with the deep, roasty, slightly sweet flavour of caramelised onion. This soup will gently warm your stomach and keep you satisfied. It’s an American recipe so uses cup measurements.

An American measuring cup is one which holds 240ml liquid, so any cup in your cupboard which is about that volume will do!

Serves: 4-6 Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 shallots, diced 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 3 carrots, diced ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 beetroot (yellow ideally), peeled and diced 6 cups vegetable broth/stock 1¼ cups of red lentils 1 teaspoon of sea salt, plus more to taste ¼ teaspoon of pepper, plus more to taste 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced 10 cardamom pods or 1½ teaspoons ground cardamom ½ teaspoon coriander powder Method Heat a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of

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olive oil. When it dances, add the shallots, garlic, carrots, turmeric and cinnamon.

Cook until the shallots soften and the mixture becomes aromatic, about 3-5 minutes.

Add the beetroot and vegetable broth and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the lentils and reduce the heat to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper and continue cooking at a simmer for 15-25 minutes, or until the lentils are soft and the vegetables are tender.

Prepare the caramelised onions while the soup cooks. If using cardamom pods, crush them (the bottom of a pan works nicely) and remove the seeds. Grind the seeds into a powder with a mortar and pestle.

Heat a medium-sized saucepan over mediumhigh heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and heat until the oil dances.

Add the onion, cardamom and coriander. Keep the heat high so the onions begin to brown, stirring continuously. If the onions start sticking to the sides of the pan, add a little water.

Continue cooking for 10 minutes, or until the onions are caramelised and golden brown. Reduce the heat if necessary to keep them from burning. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Fill bowls with soup and top with a tablespoon of onions and serve, or simply stir the onions into the soup.

Taken from The Soup Cleanse by Angela Blatteis and Vivienne Vella - Reviewed

by Kate Duggan

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What’s 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: info@ spotlightlocal.co.uk The South Notts Flower Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month at Edwalton Church Hall, Edwalton. All visitors are welcome. £5.00 to include refreshments The Edwalton, Gamston and District U3A is going from strength to strength. it has a steadily growing number with new members at every meeting.

If you would like to join please contact Christine Shaw email : chrisshaw20038@hotmail.com or telephone 0115 974 5512. We meet every 2nd Thursday in the month from 2 to 4 p.m. at Gamston Community Hall which is near Morrison’s.

The Photo Coach Club A new camera club based in Radcliffe-on-Trent Meeting every 1st and 3rd Thursday in the month from 7pm - 9pm throughout the year, membership to the club is just £5.00 and promises that the evenings will be fun filled and packed with top tips, projects, competitions, workshops and scheduled outings.

To book your place or for further information please call 07570 973 88107570 973 881 or email drew@drewsmithphotography.co.uk The Poppy Folk Club Sunday 24th January is concert night at The Poppy & Pint with Chris Wood. Tickets are £10. Doors open 7pm concert starts 7:30pm. Please telephone Julie and Phil 0115 9812861, Dave 07790 943893, email phil@poppyfolkclub.co.uk or visit the website at www. poppyfolkclub.co.uk.

The next meeting of the club will be for a singaround and music session on Sunday 21st February.

Trent Valley Sailing Club has an active junior fleet. Sailing takes place on Friday evenings between April and September for children aged 7 to 16. We have several places available this year for new junior sailors. Come and have a go on the water. All enquiries to Angela Clark@trentvalleysc.org

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Just Friends West Bridgford is a very friendly club for anyone aged 55 + who is lively minded and unattached. Club night is on the last Thursday of every month at 8pm in a private upstairs room at The Wolds pub next to ASDA. 25+ varied events each month. Check out our website www.justfriendswestbridgford.wordpress.com or contact Lillian 8462225 The Nottingham Astronomical Society are a friendly group of amateur astronomers from all walks of life. Whilst providing regular guest-speaker events, we encourage active observing. The Society owns and operates an observatory near Cotgrave, which houses our 24-inch large reflector telescope.

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It started back in 1979 when the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) invited its junior members to count the number of birds in their gardens over a weekend in winter.

The aim was to work out the ten most common birds in the United Kingdom, and thanks to children’s TV programme Blue Peter, thirty four thousand youngsters took part!

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By monitoring trends in this way, problems can be spotted early and first steps taken to put things right.

This year the Big Garden Birdwatch takes place on the weekend of 30th and 31st January.

To take part, you need to watch for one hour the birds that land in your garden or local park, record the highest number of each bird species you see at the same time (not over the entire hour, as you may end up counting some birds twice), then report back your findings.

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