Spotlight Magazine for West Bridgford, Nottingham October 2014

sp tlightOn ISSUE 66 October 2014

West Bridgford

onth usinesses each m B d an es om H 0 Delivered to 6,00 Lady Bay and West Bridgford in Edwalton, Inside this issue: • Abbey Road School • Garden Power • Win A Meal For 2 • Pension Changes• School Phobia • Business Focus • Puzzles • Your Community Info • What’s On Guide

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Contents

Fit ‘N’ Fun 6 Instruments in Schools 8 Garden Power 10 Abbey Road Schools 12 School Phobia 14 Cheery Onion Soup 16 Simplify Your Selling 18 Puzzle Pages 20 Bond With Your Teen 22 Local Info 24 Pension Changes 26 A Good Read 28 Index of Advertisers 30 Published by Spotlight Local Media Ltd Company No. 6841257 Tel: 0115 822 4995 Suite 104, 1 Hanley Street Nottingham NG1 5BL Graphic Design and Layout: Spotlight Local Media Distributed by Blueberry Marketing Trusted Delivery Partner of the Spotlight Magazine

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Hello everyone and welcome to the October Magazine.

We are always looking for local people who would be happy to contribute to the magazines each month with local stories, history and news.

Or maybe you are part of a group or society and would like to attract more members.

Perhaps your school or after school project has awards or an event that you would like to tell us about.

If any of these apply, just email me and we would welcome your contribution to your local magazine.

Spotlight magazine is delivered to 6,000 homes and businesses in the West Bridgford area each month, with similar magazines going to Mansfield South and Mansfield North.

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Fit ‘n’ Fun

oes going to the gym sound as appealing as root canal surgery? Does the thought of going for a run make you want to hide under the duvet for the rest of your life?

flying trapeze!

When you use a trapeze you need to control all your muscles for proper balance and stretching, and it’s a great way to burn calories at the same time.

If you’ve tried aerobics, spinning and swimming and still can’t get into your exercise groove, what about these more unusual ways to get fit and burn fat?

More gums are offering classes now. Look for a beginner class near you and don’t worry about heights. Initially you start very close to the ground as you learn how to get comfortable in the harnesses and about the mechanics of swinging. Only then will you move on to more advanced moves.

Bounce Baby!

While a trampoline gives you some bounce and helps you to become airborne, you need to use your muscles to push yourself into the air and to control your movements so you stay upright. If you’ve ever spent time on a trampoline with your kids, you know it’s a great workout!

Invest in a good trampoline for your garden and use it regularly. It’s fun and will get you outdoors into the fresh air, as well as help you to build muscle and burn calories.

Dance like there’s no-one watching!

Salsa dancing is a great way to get your legs and bum toned and firm, and it’s also a fun way to spend time with someone you love! You can dance on your own or visit a dance club and join the group. You’ll make friends and have the most fun you’ve ever had getting into shape!

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Pole is good for the soul!

Pole dancers need to be in great shape, since they swing themselves around a pole to get into a variety of positions for the best routine. It’s a fun and effective way to get into shape, and can also be very sexy! Remember that there is a HUGE difference between pole dancing and stripping, so don’t be shy about checking out a class near you. You may find it’s one of the most enjoyable ways to burn calories, trim your waistline, and build long, lean muscles.

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Surfers usually have great leg muscles toned bottoms, since they’re using all these muscles to keep themselves on their boards and to guide and direct themselves in the water. Today, indoor surfing classes are popping up in gyms everywhere because this is such a fun way to stay in shape. These classes use short boards that work much like surfboards and which tone all the lower body muscles. They’re a fun and inventive way to work out and may even turn you into a serious surfer!

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Instruments In School

Why Children Should Learn an Instrument

Music is an important part of life – nearly everyone enjoys listening to it. Yet relatively few of us have the ability to create it.

Scientists say that children who play an instrument do better academically than those who don’t. It can benefit their reading age because it enhances comprehension skills.

Learning to understand beat, rhythm and scales improves their maths skills as children learn how to divide, create fractions and recognise patterns. Listening to pitch, rhythm and tempo helps to sharpen their concentration and using mnemonic devices to learn musical patterns can improve memory.

Co-ordination and motor skills are also developed as a child learns to convert written notes to movement of hands, arms and feet. This improved co-ordination and timing can benefit children in other hobbies such as dance and sports.

Children who learn as part of a group cultivate social skills as they interact with other class members. They learn to wait patiently for their turn, and show respect for others. It’s also a chance to make friends, especially if they play in a band or orchestra.

Mastering an instrument and achieving goals takes months or even years.

Perseverance and patience are useful

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qualities developed along the way, as is self-confidence which grows further if they go on to perform in public.

Caring for their instrument teaches a child responsibility, while managing their time to ensure that practice is done regularly helps them develop organisational skills.

Finally, learning about and playing a musical instrument can help children discover the role of music in other cultures, and this familiarity from an early age helps foster open-mindedness about worlds and traditions beyond the ones they know.

If your child shows an interest in learning an instrument, be sure to choose one that excites them (my daughter was horrified to be presented with a cello when what she coveted was a clarinet). Select an instrument that suits their ability and temperament, and make sure it produces a sound that you can tolerate for hours as you listen to them practise (I have memories of my mum banishing me to the furthest corner of the house because she couldn’t bear the sound of me screeching on the violin!).

I was nine when my parents found me a piano teacher, and even though the road has not always been smooth, I am forever grateful to them for taking this decision, as I consider myself amongst the privileged few who have had the opportunity to learn an instrument and enjoy the benefits this brings.

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Garden Power

ardening is a bit like Marmite: you either love it or you hate it. But whatever your reasons for doing it, there is a way to make it quicker, easier and more effective - power tools!

width indicates the maximum thickness of the branches you can cut, so a 16mm blade can cut branches up to 16mm thick.

Telescopic trimmers are available for higher hedges.

You should opt for the lighter-weight, less powerful, electrically operated versions if your garden is on the small side, and choose the heavier, more powerful, petroloperated gadgets for larger lawns and longer hedges. Cordless electric tools, powered by rechargeable batteries, are also available to allow more freedom of movement and reduce the chance of cutting your cord in half!

Blowers are useful in autumn for clearing an area of fallen leaves and directing them into a specific spot. Once collected they can be vacuumed up along with other light debris then shredded into an attached storage bag. Blowers and vacuums can come separately, or as a combination blower vacuum.

There are four types of lawn mower – the cylinder mower that produces an even, close cut ideal for flat lawns; the rotary mower which is better for longer grass and uneven lawns; the hover mower which floats on a bed of air to make it easier to manoeuvre; and the hand mower which is environmentally friendly and has no running costs. In all cases, the addition of a box or bag to collect grass will save you time and energy.

A trimmer keeps borders tidy, paths free of grass, and reaches areas around bushes and trees which can be difficult to access with a mower.

Hedge trimmers have two blades which work against each other rapidly. Trimmers with double action blades are more efficient than single action trimmers where only one blade moves. Longer blades cut quicker. A 450-560mm blade is fine for an average-sized hedge, but larger or denser hedges may need one longer. The blade

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The surface of a lawn can become covered in leaves, moss and thatch (plant debris) which prevent water, oxygen and nutrients from getting into the soil. Rakers aerate the lawn and remove leaves, moss and other garden debris. Some also incorporate a scarifier with blades that push into the soil to remove moss and thatch.

Shredders dispose of branches, twigs and leaves. Rapid impact shredders chop leaves and green branches finely into mulch. Crushing-shredders are quieter and are suitable for turning woody branches into chips. As shredders sometimes get blocked, look for one with a reversible option or other anti-blocking mechanism.

Finally, how about a chain-saw? Used to cut down trees, lop branches and cut firewood, they are much faster than an axe, but should only be used when wearing appropriate safety gear.

Now, where did I put that tub of Marmite?

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Abbey Road School “Let It Go”

ABBEY ROAD PUPILS SING ‘LET IT GO’ IN FOUR LANGUAGES TO WELCOME EUROPEAN VISTORS Frozen has been a massive hit the world over so what better way to break the ice when 60 children from schools around Europe came to visit Abbey Road Primary than to sing them ‘Let it Go’.

..... And not just in English either.

Pupils of the school in West Bridgford learnt the chorus of the film’s title song in Spanish, Italian, German and Czech to welcome the children from their partner schools in Barcelona, Murcia, Turin, Prague and Berlin.

Abbey Road hosted the European youngsters as part of two international projects it’s involved in, funded by the British Council’s Comenius scheme. The projects, one focused on food and the other on playtime games, aim to help children from different countries learn more about each other’s languages and cultures.

During the 3 day visit, all of Abbey Road’s 480 pupils took part in different activities with the visiting children, including teaching each other favourite playground games and traditional dances from their respective countries and going on a joint trip to the Major Oak at Sherwood Forest. A local eco farm, Farmeco Community Care Farm, also came into the school to do bread-making, butter making and pedal powered juicing with the children.

Marie Cooper, a Year 1 teacher at Abbey Road who co-ordinated the visit, said “Our pupils absolutely loved meeting the European children. They got so much out of it. I don’t think they’ll forget the experience for a long time to come.”

Eight year old Samaira Khaira from Abbey Road, said: “At playtime I spoke with the children from the other countries. I got to use the Spanish I had learnt in lessons to ask them about themselves and their family. They answered me in both Spanish and English but I could understand both. “ Cameron Muir, aged 8, added: “I made friends with a boy who likes football just like me. He joined in with our game. We played some games with the children from the other countries, one of them was a clapping game called ‘concentration’ and we taught them how to play it.”

Learning a foreign language became a compulsory part of the primary curriculum for 7 to 11 yearolds for the first time from this term and there is a big drive backed by government, employers and unions to raise the linguistic ability of UK pupils. Abbey Road is already a step ahead as it has been teaching Spanish to children from aged 5 and 6 for many years now.

Spanish teacher at the school Susannah Estella, said: “The ideal way to learn languages is to start from an early age. Our pupils really enjoy it and they learn fast.

They were delighted at the opportunity to try out other languages during the visit.”

Earlier this year groups of pupils from Abbey Road took part in trips to Berlin and Prague as part of the Comenius projects. In Spring next year there will be visits to Turin and Barcelona.

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School Phobia

here seems to be growing evidence of a condition known as School Phobia.

It was first recorded in America around 1941, then gained further attention in the 1960’s, and has become more commonly diagnosed in recent years.

Whilst in some cases the factors were not related to specific instances at school, the parents of other sufferers felt the condition had been triggered by bullying, underperformance or a general sense of being overwhelmed by school expectations.

Kay Mawson, the mother of sufferer Andrew, describes School Phobia as the ‘fear of school,’ which brings on debilitating symptoms. She says that to avoid the fear, children exhibit behaviour often called School Refusal. For her son the causes were a sensation of feeling trapped and out of control in school and therefore feeling insecure and unsafe.

He also suffered from separation anxiety resulting from being apart and out of contact with those he cared about, and being fearful that something might happen to them. Kay feels it is important to raise awareness of the condition because it is commonly misunderstood, and often remains untreated. Many parents become distressed at finding themselves struggling with courts, schools and truancy issues.

Last years Netmums and the TV programme This Morning carried out a poll of 1,054 parents. This suggested that one in five British children suffer from School Phobia but only half of parents are aware of it. Children aged five to six and 10 and 11 were the most frequent suffers.

Common behaviours include faking illness to try to avoid school, or going for registration and then leaving. Many sufferers have temper tantrums and scream and kick if forced to attend. Forty six percent of those referred to in the study also became ill with genuine stress related conditions such as headaches and stomach aches. Many had difficulty sleeping.

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The study suggests that many parents struggled to get help; indeed some experts claim that parental behaviour has sometimes made cases worse.

Some parents have been able to get their children medically diagnosed with School Phobia, and pupils in the UK have obtained places at special units for anxious and school phobic children.

There remain differences of opinion on the best way to handle the condition.

Some feel that getting the child into school is crucial even if it involves parental accompaniment and perhaps arranging special acclimatisation sessions. Some parents have found that moving their child to a more supportive school helped tremendously, while others believe that home schooling provides the solution.

Kay Mawson advises parents to research all of the available options and discuss them with their child and perhaps an educational psychologist. That way there is a consensus on the best way to move forward, though arrangements should be reviewed on a regular basis.

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Cheesy Onion Soup

s the clocks go back and the nights draw in take comfort in our onion soup, topped with crunchy bread and bubbling cheese

Preparation time: 15 mins Cooking time: 1 hour Serves: 2 Ingredients 12oz / 350g onions (can use a mixture of brown, red and white or all the same variety) Butter for frying 1 1/2 tsp Demerara sugar 2 tsp dark soy sauce 1 pint stock (chicken stock is lighter, beef stock heartier) 2 thick slices lightly toasted bread 2oz / 50g cheddar or Gruyere cheese Method Peel and thinly slice the onions.

Heat the butter in a medium-sized saucepan.

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Add the onions and sugar and fry gently over a low heat for 10-20 minutes, stirring frequently. The sugar will caramelise to a nice golden brown coating on the onions.

Be careful not to let it stick and burn though, especially towards the end.

Add the stock and soy sauce, and season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Put a lid on the pan and simmer for approximately 30 minutes until the onions are soft and starting to disintegrate.

Grate or thinly slice the cheese.

Divide the soup between two heatproof bowls.

Float a slice of toasted bread on top of each bowl of soup, and top with the sliced or grated cheese.

Grill for 2-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling (which is why you have to use heatproof soup bowls!)

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Did you know that the vitamins you take probably every day, are virtually useless without minerals!

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Simplify Your Selling

went to a cafe recently with my children, we were all hungry. I didn’t have much cash and asked to pay by card, only to be told they couldn’t take a card payment! Off we all trotted to find somewhere else to eat.

How easy do you make it for customers to buy from you? The process of marketing your service and going out to sell can be very time consuming as well as expensive.

If at the end of this customers can’t buy from you, then its all been waste of time.

Here are three things to consider to simplify selling: Offer options - Many people don’t carry that much cash around so invest in a chip and pin machine. If you are selling a service to another business then make sure that the invoice states all the options for payment, including BACS transfer, cash, Paypal and cheques.

Buying online - Make sure that the website

is easy to navigate around. If possible give them the option to save their personal details, that way they are more likely to come back and buy again as they know the process will be quick. Again, give them a range of options from credit card, debit card and Paypal.

Be responsive - When you receive enquiries respond quickly, get proposals/quotes out as soon as possible and follow up with the potential customer.

These tips will help you to increase your sales and improve the chances of customers coming back to you again.

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Bonding With Your Teen

3 Ways to Keep Closely Bonded with Your Teen

As your child becomes less dependent on you for their physical needs there is a real danger that the emotional bond between you can become distant too. Our children still need us to take an active role in their lives and here are some tips to keep you connecting with them Each week, set aside exclusive 1:1 time with them. Schedule it into your diary and stick to the plan. Ten minutes is still better than nothing!

Try and avoid lecturing your teen - they will just switch off. Instead try and use appropriate stories from your life experience to illustrate your point. Stories are more likely to be remembered and even re-told by them and they will also feel they know you better.

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Remember your growing teen has a right to their own opinions, even if they don’t quite match with yours.

You can always agree to disagree after a healthy and open debate. Showing your respect for them in this way will add a new positive dimension to your relationship .

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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 Poppy Folk Club Sunday 19th October we have Singaround and music session in the upstairs room at The Poppy and Pint on Pierrepont Road in Lady Bay. All are welcome,so please come along to sing, play or just listen. Sunday 23rd November is concert night with the lovely Wendy Arrowsmith. Tickets are £7.50. Concert starts 7:30, Doors open 7 o’clock. For more details see the website: www.poppyfolkclub.co.uk or contact Phil & Julie 0115 9812861. email phil@poppyfolkclub.co.uk.

The South Notts Flower Club The next meeting of The South Notts Flower Club is Tuesday 14th October at 7.30pm in Edwalton Church Hall, Wellin Lane, Edwalton NG12 4AP. The title of the meeting is “A Time and Place” demonstrated by Pauline Foster from Laughton, Gainsborough. Visitors welcome. Contact Gail for more information Tel.01159822070.

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 Richard on 07967384491.

Radcliffe Sword Club Learn the exciting modern Olympic sport of fencing with Radcliffe Sword Club, meeting at the main sports hall, Clifton Leisure Centre, Southchurch Drive, Clifton, NG11 8AB. Juniors (aged 9-14): Tuesday 18:30-20:00; Adults (15+) : Tuesday 20:00-22:00 and Wednesday 20:00-22:00 West Bridgford WI Monday 22nd september. West Bridgford WI will be holding their meeting at St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road when the talk will be “Delightful Daisies” by Andrew Ward. Doors open at 7.15pm and new members are always welcome.

Lady Bay Karate Club classes in traditional shotokan karate by fully qualified coach with over 30 years experience, at the scout headquarters,mona road, lady bay. every friday from 7.00 p.m. -8.00 p.m.we welcome everyone from 10 years to adults who wishes to learn what this fascinating art has to offer. especially suited for the more mature person ,non -competitive, by mature coach with emphasis on the developement of the individual. further details please contact. chris, on 01159821161, email, kokoro@tiscali.co.uk

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.

Friends of Bridgford Park need volunteers of all ages to help keep our truly beautiful amenity in really good condition. The Friends plant, clear wooded areas, help all wildlife survive and increase. So we need people from all walks of life to join us Interested? Please contact Linda on 9819146 or Lorraine on 9816646 WEST BRIDGFORD ADVICE CENTRE is open every Wednesday morning from 9-30am to 12-30pm. at St Giles’ Church Hall, Stratford Rd, West Bridgford NG2 6AZ. Tel: 0115 9821475. No appointment necessary – we operate a drop in system. We can help with benefit claims, form filling, consumer, debt, and housing issues etc.

LADY BAY KARATE GROUP meetevery monday & friday at the scout h/q on mona road,lady bay,at 7.00 p.m.-8.00 p.m. For more information contact chris on 01159821161.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WEST BRIDGFORD meets every Wednesday 6.30pm for 7pm at the Country Cottage Hotel Ruddington. Enquiries for membership from both professional men and women of all ages are very welcome. Please contact webmasterwbd@ rotary1220.com for more information.

Trent Karate Club @ Rushcliffe leisure centre Come and train with Trent Karate Club Every Monday and Thursday 7.00 - 8.30 First lesson is free, for all ages.

Contact John Dornan on 01159 374706

THEATRE ARTS WORKSHOP ...offers you the chance to have a go, whatever your age, abilty or experience! Drama Workshops, Youth Theatre and GCSE Drama Saturday classes held at Jesse Gray School, Musters Road, West Bridgford.

NG2 7DD. lisa.goodlass@ntlworld.com 0115 8549175

Notts Orienteering Club is a not-for-profit community sports club run by volunteers. We offer beginners orienteering sessions 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

BRIDGFORD BEADERS meet once a month at Rushcliffe Arena from 10am to 1pm. We are a very friendly group of ladies of varied ages and abilities and we are always willing to help each other. We tend to have a project each month but you are always able to do your own thing. For further info please contact Lynn 0115 9140927 .

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Even More Changes To Your Pension

ver the last couple of months we’ve outlined key changes to your pensions, O especially when it comes to getting access to them at retirement.

This month we complete the hat trick, as we bring you a third change, hot off the press.

Changes so far, a recap So what have we seen change so far? Greater access Unlimited withdrawals when you reach retirement Guidance Guarantee Everyone will be able to get guidance on the options available to them at retirement New ways to access your pension from April 2015, in addition to an Annuity there will be two new ways to access your pension; Flexible Access Drawdown and Uncrystalised Funds Pension Lump Sum or UFPLS for short!

So what’s new? A tax cut!

At the moment, people who choose to turn their pension pot into an income using Income Drawdown get hit, or more accurately their beneficiaries do, for 55%

tax on any lump sums taken when the pensioner dies.

To put it another way, for every £100,000 you have in your pension after retirement, when you die the taxman gets £55,000 and your beneficiaries just £45,000.

But this is all set to change. From April 2015 if you die after retirement, but before 75, your beneficiaries will pay no tax whatsoever on the lump sum you leave to them.

If you die after 75, which is more likely, your beneficiaries will only pay tax at their marginal rate; significantly lower than the current 55%.

We’re here to help If you are retiring soon, you’re confused about the changes or you would like to know how to take advantage of them, our team of advisers are experts in retirement planning and based locally to you.

Call us today on 0115 933 8433 for a free initial discussion.

Information & Advice: Independent & Unbiased Worried that you can’t afford to retire?

Concerned about the recent pension changes?

Just don’t understand pensions and how to get the best deal?

We’re here to help Our team of Independent Financial Advisers all live locally and are available to meet with you in your home, at our office or another location to suit you.

Initial meetings are always free, if you’re worried about your retirement, get in touch.

0115 933 8433 info@investmentsense.co.uk | www.investmentsense.co.uk Investment Sense (FCA Number 515511) is an appointed representative of Sense Network Limited (FCA Number 465124), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

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CLEANING PRODUCT SALE FRIDAY 17TH OCT SAVE THE CHILDREN CHARITY SHOP GODON ROAD WEST BRIDGFORD 10am - 3.30pm Stock up on a selection of your favourite cleaning products at fantastic prices.

DONT MISS OUT!

ALL MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO SAVE THE CHILDREN

Volunteer With Childline Do you want to volunteer with ChildLine and help young people and children across the UK? ChildLine Nottingham is currently looking for volunteers who are able to give 4 hours a week to answer calls and emails from children in need of support.

You’ll be joining a friendly, highly motivated team.

This year new ChildLine research revealed that 75% volunteers saw an increase in self-confidence as a result of the great work they are doing.

So you’ll not only be helping young people but seeing a positive personal benefit too.

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A Good Read

Dark Road – Ian Rankin and Mark Thompson As Rankin says in his introduction, Dark Road was written in response to a query about why we see crime fiction dominating television and bestseller lists, but not on the stage.

‘It started,’ he says, ‘almost as a dare’.

Following a widely praised run at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the script has now been released in book form. Initially, there were some groans from die-hard fans who had hoped for, or expected, the inclusion of Rankin’s most famous creation, John Rebus. But whilst the characters here inhabit the same world, Rebus is not present even as a shadow, and the play works better for it.

Reading a script is different to reading a novel, and it is clear that Rankin found the process different too. Here the dialogue has to carry and develop the characters. The central character, Isobel MacArthur, is as successful on the page as reviews suggest she was on the stage. As she approaches retirement from a distinguished career, Scotland’s first female Chief Constable is drawn to revisit one of her earlier cases: that of Alfred Chalmers, convicted for the murders of four young women twenty five years previously. Chalmers has always protested his innocence, and the key evidence in the case has been conveniently lost…

The scenes between Isobel and Chalmers are tautly written and full of menace. As a counterpoint, the black humour of Frank Bowman and the tapes of the original interviews, which Isobel obsessively revisits, take us into familiar

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territory. Unfortunately, the relationship between Isobel and her daughter is less convincingly drawn, and this weakens the ending – perhaps here the gap between page and performance is most evident.

Nevertheless, the script will stay with you, and there is certainly evidence that the dare has paid off. Here’s hoping it is not Rankin’s last foray into scriptwriting.

Supertato – Sue Hendra Sue Hendra will be familiar to parents everywhere as the creator of Barry, Keith and Norman – a fish, a cat and a slug respectively, all with rather odd features.

Her latest creation is Supertato – a crime fighting superhero who just happens to be a spud. Strange? Not if you have already read about the fish with fingers!

As Hendra points out at the start, some vegetables are frozen for a good reason.

The supermarket is thrown into chaos when a pea escapes from the freezer, intent on causing mayhem. Luckily Supertato is there to save the day, facing up bravely to the threat of the masher in order to ensure that the veggies can live safely again.

Be warned, though – some editions of the book come with stickers. Once they have finished laughing, your children may find them. And you may be summoned downstairs to a decorated kitchen with the words, ‘Mummy, there seems to be an escapee (geddit?) on the loose…’ To be honest, if they can get that absorbed in the book, it has to be a good thing!

By Kath Bennett

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Win a Meal for 2 at The Lady Bay Pub N

ewly refurbished, ‘The Lady Bay’ is close to Nottingham Forest FC and is match day family friendly. Regular family entertainment and a lovely outside seating area make this friendly pub a really great place to eat and drink whatever the weather!

Your free meal can be redeemed anytime Mon-Sat from 12-9pm. Choose anything from The 2 for £8.95 menu which includes gammon & eggs, lasagne, sausage and mash, hunter’s chicken, (all the English classic dishes) or visit on a Friday and try the Famous hand beer battered haddock and chips.

Sign up to the website and get an e-mail for two free drinks when purchasing a meal www.gkpubs.co.uk/west-bridgford/ladybay Follow on facebook, then inbox Ali to receive a free pint voucher: www.facebook.com/ladybaypub

This Months Question Which of our advertisers is running a special offer on daylight lamps?

How To Enter Just send your email to: info@spotlightlocal.co.uk with the subject line Free Meal Competition. We will draw a lucky winner at random each month.

Good Luck The Lady Bay Pub is at 89 Trent Boulevard West Bridgford NG2 5BE Tel: 01159 811228

The winner of Last Months Free Meal Competition is Yadiki Jaya Kumar

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