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Spotlight on Mansfield South Contents Beauty Tips 6 Local Information 8 Accounts Advice 10 Planning Your Conservatory 11 Men’s Summer Fashion 12 Business Focus 14 Cruising Myths 18 Puzzle Pages 20 Recipe 22 Safe Journey 24 Skin Care for Men 26 Index 30
Hey everybody, welcome to the July issue of Spotlight Magazine. We have something of a summer theme this month, with articles on packing for holidays, cruising and summer fashion. In case you didn’t know, this is National Ice Cream Month, so don’t miss our yummy Baileys Ice Cream Recipe! If you are a member of a club, organisation or association, help to get the word out by emailing me the information and we can advertise your meetings for free. Please help our community by supporting our local advertisers and businesses. Spotlight magazine is delivered to 6,000 homes and businesses in the Mansfield South area each month, with similar magazines going to Central Mansfield, North Mansfield and West Bridgford.
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The Perfect Brow
yebrows are essentially there to protect the eyes from sweat, dust and sunlight and originally were a lot larger in size. Today they serve more of an aesthethic purpose; they are essential to frame the face and can change the appearance of facial features.
By changing the eyebrows we can alter the frame of the face and make the face appear a different shape. Shape and size Round brows make the face look rounder and close set brows make the nose look longer, wide set brows make the nose look wider and thin brows make the face look fatter. Higher arches make the face look longer and flat brows make the face look shorter. By moving or changing a brow shape we can make the face appear longer/ shorter and wider or narrower.
Perfect proportion Basically the ideal face shape is thought to be an oval face (well balanced and softly rounded; the forehead is slightly wider than the jaw, which curves gently, and the cheekbones are high) as it tends to suit many styles of brow. However one rule to follow is never create oval shaped brows on an oval shaped face. The current fashion is to have really quite defined brows that are also defined in colour. Eyebrow tinting or a semi-permanent brow powder are both excellent to create definition, especially when applied with a stencil. Jenny Dunville
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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 Berry Hill, Rainworth and Blidworth area; copy deadline is the 25th of each month. Please email info@spotlightlocal.co.uk Bilsthorpe Childcare and Jobs fair on Saturday 6th. July 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bilsthorpe Village Hall Cross Street.
Local organisations, community groups and businesses pre-book your stand by calling Dr. Margaret Simms 01623 870555 or email proceed@proceedc.com Swing Into Summer Ballroom and sequence dancing to live music from the Henley Farrell Big Band. Cotgrave Welfare Club Woodview, Cotgrave, Nottingham, NG12 3PJ Saturday 6th July 2013 Doors open 7:00pm Music for dancing 7:30pm - 10:30pm Tickets £7 on the door Dance? Me? Music? Michael Buble, Amy Winehouse, Lady GaGa? ..... like them and dance to them. Learn every Tuesday night at Rainworth Miner’s Welfare. This is a PARTNER DANCE which is easy. Our lessons show you a dance which is a simplified mix of all the styles you have heard of. It’s simple and can be danced to most types of music. Bring both your left feet. No need to take a partner, they are already there !!! Get Sociable and Get Fit. Rainworth Miner’s Welfare. Tuesdays 1930 to 2230. Notts Orienteering Club is a not-for-profit community sports club run by volunteers. We offer beginners orienteering sessions
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in the community for people to learn how to read maps and get a bit of gentle exercise at the same time. We have three evening sessions available in Worksop, West Bridgford and Mansfield on Tues and Wed evenings. For more information call Catherine on 07940575758 or e mail hubclob@noc-uk.org Mark Spencer MP for Sherwood MP Advice Surgeries Please phone the Constituency Office on 0115 968 1186 for an appointment or email mark.spencer.mp@parliament.uk 2nd SATURDAY EACH MONTH* (10am – 12pm) at Under One Roof, Vine Terrace, Hucknall NG15 7HN 4th FRIDAY EACH MONTH* (5.30pm – 7pm) at The Dukeries Complex, Whinney Lane, Ollerton NG22 9TD *Except for August and some Bank Holidays LLoyd schools of Taekwon-do For all ages from 4-70, families welcome to train together and get fit All instructors are fully qualified, CRB checked, first aid trained and insured Build self confidence and make new friends Classes available 7 days a week throughout the local area web: www.lloydtaekwondo.com email: lloyd.tkd@btinternet.com tel: 01773 819824 First lesson free Music and Culture Night at the Black Bull Blidworth every Monday eve from 8pm Music is mainly folk but all types of musicians are welcome Performance poets and storytellers also wlecome And of course - an audience! Free entry - a raffle is usually held for a
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Antiques & Collectibles
special antiques and collectables valuation event will be taking place soon in your area. The experts of Lockdales Auctioneers will be providing free valuations to the public on Wednesday 14th August, 11am-3pm at Mansfield Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road, Mansfield, NG19 7BH. There will be experts providing valuations on the following types of collectables: Coins, stamps, banknotes, medals & militaria, antiques, clocks, watches, jewellery, gold, silver, pre-1900 documents/ books & maps, cigarette-cards, postcards, pre-1960 sporting programmes & tickets, scientific instruments, swords, bayonets & de-activated weapons. No appointment is necessary at this event, simply turn up with your items and our valuers will be happy to see you. Members of the public will have the option, if they wish, to consign their goods to
auction (subject to terms & conditions). Cash purchase offers are also available. Valuations will be provided free of charge, with no obligation. High quality illustrated catalogues from previous auctions will be given away on a complimentary basis. We have conducted hundreds of Valuation Days across the UK. Some of the best items we have auctioned were brought to us at these events, such as two pieces of Russian 17th century enamelled silverware, a bowl and a lidded pot, which we later sold on behalf of their owners for over £75,000. You never know what your old heirlooms could be worth! If you have any questions feel free to contact Lockdales’ Martlesham offices: 01473 218588, sales@lockdales.com. We will also be holding an event in Nottingham on Tuesday 13th August. Further information is available at www.lockdales.com
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Sunny Accountancy
Karl Watts from Sunny Accountancy offers some sound advice for local business owners. 1. Review your books regularly. When you’re running your business, you may not take the time to sit down and look at your financials. But you can’t manage your money without having the facts. At least once a month, preferably once a week, look at your figures: accounts payable and receivable, expenses, cash flow, etc. 2. Send them your bill! I’m always surprised by how many businesspeople, especially consultants and professional service providers, delay sending out their invoices. You may feel uncomfortable asking someone for money, afraid of being challenged on how much you’ve billed, or just too busy working. But the longer you wait to send out your invoices, the greater the chance you won’t get paid. 3. Watch your inventory. If you produce goods, you’ll always be tempted to
produce more because you get savings based on volume. But inventory can go “bad,” become out-dated, unsaleable, time- or weather-worn. Inventory doesn’t just apply to finished goods for resale. You may have “inventory” in the form of marketing materials. Keep an eye on your actual use and make your purchases not only on the basis of price but whether you can get small quantities only when you actually need them. 4. Manage your growth. You want your business to get bigger, but if you grow too fast you may not be able to sustain it. Growth costs money; you incur many expenses before you see additional income. Plan your growth so you have the financial resources to pay for it. 5. Save. Every business has income fluctuations. The best way to have cash when you need it is to put some away when you’ve got it.
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Planning Your New Conservatory
Just think! A new conservatory! All that extra space! Creating a room of great beauty whilst adding value to you home!
Attention to detail at the planning stage will ensure that the area you get fits your requirements exactly. Here are a few things to think about when planning a conservatory: What do you want to use the conservatory for? If it is to be an extra dining area, think how many people you would like to seat comfortably and do a scaled drawing of your planned conservatory. Cut out a scaled template of a table and chairs and make sure it will fit into the space with room to move the chairs in and out.
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Temperature control. The last thing you want to do is to end up with room that you can`t use as it is too hot in summer and too cold in winter. Speak to your conservatory supplier about the different roof materials available to help reduce heat build up and glare in summer. Make sure that there are enough windows that will open to help ventilation. Also plan for some form of heating to be installed at the outset.
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Men’s Summer Fashion
Bright colours and patterns are a big trend for men’s fashion this spring summer. Everyone from Gucci to Paul Smith showed the bold prints and colours on their catwalks. Even high street brands are embracing the trend with Topman and River Island stocking bold fussy patterns and bright colours on trousers and t-shirts. However, if bold colours and over the top prints aren’t your thing there are still plenty of easy to wear trends available this season. The first big trend for menswear this spring summer is denim. The most obvious way to wear this trend is by wearing jeans; chances are you already have at least one pair in your wardrobe anyway. It doesn’t even matter what shade of jeans you have as anything goes. A great way to take this trend further is
by adding a denim jacket. Just remember that if you’re going to opt for the double denim look, don’t use the same colour of denim in your jeans as in your jacket. Try going for a dark denim for the jeans and a lighter shade for the jacket. If you’re feeling brave and want to stand out, there’s a wide choice of coloured denims available on the high street right now. The next easy to wear trend for spring summer is safari. This is a great trend for the more fashion shy as it’s a simple modest style. The safari trend is all about classic shapes such as the trench coat and cargo shorts. This is great as it
Chances are you already have at least one pair of jeans in your wardrobe! means you might already have the making of the trend in your wardrobe. Also it means that you’ll be able to wear these classics season after season and never look unfashionable so they’ll prove to be good value for money. Muted colours such as beige and khaki are the staple colours of the trend making it a tasteful and easy to wear style. Simply take a khaki fitted t-shirt or shirt and wear with beige cargo shorts for an on-trend safari look. Add on a parka, trench coat or loose fitting blazer for those colder days.
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If you want to dip into the pattern trend but bold florals just aren’t your thing, stripes are the print to go for. Stripes have been seen all over the menswear catwalks and have filtered down to the high street. T-shirts printed with red or blue stripes are readily available and will go with any outfit. Stripes can also be added to your work wear wardrobe as there is a wide range of shirts to choose from with the classic print. For a bold statement, look out for striped blazers or trousers. With all these easy to wear trends there’s something for everyone so there’s no excuse to not give fashion a go this season. Keep an eye out for plainer colours and classic tailoring coming in for autumn winter 2013.
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3 Myths about cruising
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Bailey’s Ice Cream
July is National Ice Cream Month so why not try this deliciously creamy and very grown-up version Serves 6-8 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Chilling time: Over night + freezing time (30mins- 3 hours depending on method used)
Ingredients
480ml whole milk 4 large egg yolks 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Method Pour the milk into a medium size, heavy bottomed saucepan. Add 100g of the sugar. Place over medium heat, stirring continuously, until the mixture registers 77C on a cooking thermometer. If you don’t have a thermometer the milk should be just bearable to dip your finger into…be careful! In a crock or stainless steel medium-size bowl, whisk together the 4 egg yolks and remaining 50g of sugar until foamy and slightly thick. Very slowly add half of the hot milk to the eggs, whisking continuously. Pour this egg mixture back into the sauce pan with the remaining hot milk and return to the stove top on a low-medium heat. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon or heatproof rubber spatula until the mixture reaches 85C on the thermometer or if you have no thermometer is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon or spatula. Take care to make sure the mixture does not boil. Remove from the heat. If it’s not completely smooth whisk it well before proceeding.
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150g granulated sugar 240ml double cream 4 tbsp Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur
Pour the double cream into a clean, large stainless-steel or glass mixing bowl set over an ice bath. Pour the heated custard mixture through a fine mesh sieve or strainer into the cold cream. Add the vanilla extract and stir until fully incorporated. Stir occasionally until the mixture has fully cooled. This should take about 1/2 hour. Remove the mixing bowl from the ice bath, dry off the bottom of the bowl if necessary, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or overnight. Stir in the Baileys. Pour this chilled mixture into the ice-cream maker follow the manufacturer’s instructions. If you have no ice cream maker, don’t worry, you can still make ice cream though it will take a little longer. Pour the chilled mixture into a large container. Pop it in the fast-freeze section of your freezer. Check it after 45 minutes. It will have begun to crystallize around the edges. Use a hand whisk, wooden spoon or electric hand whisk to break the crystals up and incorporate them into the mixture, then refreeze. Keep checking and beating the mixture every 3040 minutes and within 3 hours you will have ice cream.
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