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Which Vacuum?

So Many To Choose From....

With a bang and a puff of dust my trusty vacuum cleaner finally headed to the big Argos catalogue in the sky.

The next day I popped out to buy a new one and returned home several hours later with glazed eyes, a brain that felt like it had been through the cyclone system of one of Mr. Dyson’s now famous machines and NO new cleaner.

So much choice: Upright or cylinder?

Bag or bagless? Cordless? Carpet-washing capabilities? Robot?!

Vacuums these days come in many forms with a bewildering variety of features.Upright vacuums are perennially popular as they’re easy to use and control and are pretty effective when it comes to cleaning carpeted areas in the home.

Cylinder vacuums are lighter and take up less space. They are particularly useful for cleaning stairs, upholstery, and small spaces. Some uprights now have detachable units which provide the same versatility.

Bag models have a dust-bag inside the main compartment of the vacuum to store the dust, dirt, hair, and everything else you might pick up as you clean.

These are then disposed of and replaced with another bag.

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As all the dust and dirt is stored inside a sealed bag they are particularly helpful for asthma sufferers as you won’t have to worry about the dust spilling out when emptying the cleaner. Replacement bags can prove expensive over time and there is generally a drop in sucking performance as the bag fills Bagless cleaners tend to operate either by having a filter within the dust canister to trap any dirt, dust and hair, or by using “cyclonic action” to separate the dust from the air and trap it inside the canister.

Obviously the main benefit is no bag replacements, but also you can actually see what you’ve picked up which makes it useful if you think you might have sucked up an earring or vital Lego piece. And of course you can see when it needs emptying. They can be messy when cleaning out the canister though, and the escaped dust might irritate asthma sufferers.

Some vacuums come with extra filters specialised for pet-owners or asthma sufferers.

There are also cordless rechargeable versions which can be very convenient if plug sockets are widely spaced or in difficult-to-access places in your home.

There are even vacuums which with an extra attachment allow you to wash your carpets.

One of the most interesting models I

came across was a rechargeable robot vac which is self-guided and roams the floors. It can even be programmed to work at night while you sleep, or while you’re out of the house at work.

It seems these are not designed as a replacement for a main vacuum but are good for keeping the floor clear between big cleans, and they work better on

wooden floors.

In the end I settled on a cylinder with a bag and an extra filter, as I have asthma. But I have put a robot vac on my Christmas list because...you know...it’s a robot, how cool is that?

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A Good Read

When I Was Invisible

by Dorothy Koomson

We have all felt invisible at times. Whether it is in the staff room at work where everyone else is chatting and you feel left out.

Or waiting to be served somewhere and it seems as if everyone else is being served first.

But what if the one person you feel you should be able to turn to when things go wrong ignores your plight?

This novel tells the story of two girls with the same name. Veronica (Roni) Harper and Veronika (Nika) Harper met when they were eight years old and knew they were immediately destined to become ballerinas.

Jack helps out at the local adventure golf course and plays the odd round when things are quiet. But life isn’t all great and the children are fed up of hearing their parents arguing.

However, life doesn’t always go as planned and both girls, now in their thirties are living invisible lives: one is a nun and one is living homeless on the streets of Birmingham.

Lauren reads in one of her magazines that a weekend break in Paris is the perfect way to reignite a relationship and so the children plot to raise money to send Mum and Dad to Paris to help them remember why they fell in love.

Neither planned to be there and the story of how they got there gradually unfolds, told in the first person by both Roni and Nika.

It becomes known as ‘Operation Eiffel Tower’. However, before long, Dad moves out and the children fear that they are too late.

What ultimately lies at the heart of this is a betrayal that ran so deep it destroyed both friendships and lives.

This novel deals with the break-up of a family in a realistic way, with humour thrown in.

As Roni leaves the convent overwhelmed by guilt and seeks out Nika to make amends the novel builds to a tense climax as the true nature of the betrayal is revealed and the many layers of their lives are peeled back.

Some choose to be invisible in our busy society, others feel invisible and lost because of the way they are treated. This moving novel reminds us to listen to others and pay attention to their lives.

Operation Eiffel Tower

by Elen Caldecott

It shows that relationships don’t always work out as planned, and neither do our hopes and dreams.

Will it have the happy ending that the four siblings want?

And if it doesn’t have they failed, or can things still work out okay?

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School Boys Stop Bike Theft From Shop in Kirkby in Ashfield Three Schoolboys aged between 9 and 12 years old foiled an attempted robbery from a shop in Kirkby in Ashfield on 6th September 2017.

The Great British Bike ride recently passed through Kirkby on the 4th Stage of its tour with many residents and shop owners embracing the carnival atmosphere by placing bicycles in shop windows and along the route. Many of these brightly coloured bicycles can still be seen in the surrounding areas and streets.

On the morning of the 6th Angie Kitchen, manager of Taylors Cornstores, had placed an expensive bicycle in the shop window of the pet supply shop.

Angie told us “I had wedge the bike in the window and placed items around it so it would be secure. I went to the counter to start serving a customer when I heard an almighty crash.

My first thought was that the bike had fallen over, I turned to look at the window and noticed pet beds fallen near the door. I asked the customer if they minded waiting whilst I just moved them out of the way so anyone entering the shop didn’t fall over them.”

It was then that Angie discovered what had happened and went on to explain “I saw a big gap where the bike had been, it wasn’t there anymore. I looked out of the door and saw someone riding away on it and they looked back over their shoulder at me”. Immediately contacting the police she began explaining what had happened over the telephone.

Whilst talking to the police she heard something happening outside the store “there was a commotion outside and I asked the police if they would mind hanging on whilst I went to see what was going on.

To my surprise there were three young lads with the bike! They had got it back for me!” She explained to the police the bicycle had now been returned and the police asked if the boys could offer a description of who had taken it.

Angie explains “The boys had seen what had happened and chased the man and managed to get the bike back off him, they gave the police a description, a name and where he was heading.”

Within the next ten minutes the police had managed to arrest the thief, an 18-year-old man from Kirkby, and the boys hailed as heroes.

The brave boys who attend Kirkby Centre School and Kirkby Woodhouse Juniors and their quick actions prevented the theft of a very expensive bicycle.

In this day and age, youngsters often receive bad press about the actions of a minority and it is so nice to be able to report on the kind and courageous actions of these children.

“We are going to give each of the boys a gift as a token of our appreciation” said Angie. We couldn’t agree more, well done lads we are proud of you!

Ian Rhodes

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Look After Your Lawn In the interests of full disclosure I need to be honest with you here. I don’t actually have a lawn. I have grass.

Push the fork in about 4-6 inches / 10-15cm and wiggle it about to relieve compaction.

Sometimes it’s a bit mossy and sometimes there are sprinklings of daisies.

If your soil is clay-like, which mine isn’t, it’s good to sweep sharp sand into the holes to improve long term drainage.

As I also have two small boys and dog it often looks a bit threadbare.

Now I know it looks a bit bald and sad at this point, but it’s worth giving it a cut so that it’s about 1 inch / 2.5cm high.

Don’t mow it too short.

I used to have a lawn, sometime in the dim distant past, before children, pets and environmental ethics got in the way.

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One week later apply a water-on lawn food. If you’re not organic you can buy combined food and moss killers.

The problem is that velvety green lawns require a lot of hard work. They are also particularly tricky to achieve if like me, you now garden organically as much as possible.

If some of the patches look very bare, prick them lightly with a garden fork and reseed them with a hard-wearing grass mix.

A weed-free lawn is nigh-on impossible to achieve without the use of selective weed killers. It’s also tricky to achieve if you are trying to conserve water, as many of us are now.

Finally when April comes around, apply a lawn fertiliser (which can contain a weed killer if you’re not organic) and start to mow regularly. Apply another top-up feed in June.

I do admit that there are occasions when I mourn the death of my beautiful swathe of green, but on the whole I’ve learned to love and work with what I have.

By mowing once a week the grass will thicken, and although you might still get a few daisies here and there, your grass will be looking more lawn-like.

Even workaday lawns need some care and attention, especially at this tail-end of the gardening year. A little TLC now will ensure that it has a head-start in spring.

And if it wouldn’t pass muster at Wimbledon who cares...daisies are really very pretty flowers.

First spend a bit of time raking your grass with a wire-toothed spring rake.

This drags out all the dead grass and moss.

It’s called scarifying and I’ve always suspected that this is because the lawn looks scarifyingly bad after you’ve done it!

Don’t panic though, it has to look worse before it looks better. The next task is to stab it all over with a garden fork.

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Carve The Best Pumpkin

Carving Jack O’ Lanterns dates back to an old Celtic holiday, Samhain. People carved scary looking turnip lanterns and lit them with candles to ward off spirits.

When the Irish migrated to America, they found that pumpkins grown there were much easier to carve so adapted their custom.

if the pumpkin is a bit too round, and that way it will fit better).

My children love to carve pumpkins.

Oh who am I kidding, my husband and I love it too and over the years our designs have become more ambitious.

Here are a few tips.

If it’s difficult to see your poked-out pattern, rub a little corn flour or baby powder into the dots. The dots will turn bright white and your design will magically appear.

Start with the right pumpkin. It should be fresh with a sturdy stem, no bruises and a flat bottom so it won’t roll. A smooth one is easier to carve and if you can find one with a flatter ‘face’ so much the better.

Carve the tiniest sections first. Then carve the areas in the centre of the pattern, and then work outwards. That way you can rest your hand on the uncut bits of pumpkin, not your carvedout design.

Use proper safety pumpkin carving sets. No-one wants to spend Halloween sat in the accident and emergency department dressed as Dracula’s Bride.

Ok that was the one year I did NOT use proper pumpkin saw and I was more at risk at dying from embarrassment than the blood loss but don’t risk it folks.

Rather than always cutting all the way through the pumpkin try just removing some of the skin. The yellow flesh underneath will glow when lit up from inside.

Cut the lid using the saw angled in towards the stem. That way the lid won’t drop inside the pumpkin when you replace it.

Scoop out all the pulp and some of the flesh - an ice cream scoop works brilliantly.

You can now download patterns from the internet. These are terrific if you have limited artistic skills like me.

Tape the pattern to the pumpkin (make little cuts around the edge of the pattern

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Then use a pin or small nail to puncture the paper and the outer skin of the pumpkin at intervals of around 1/4 inch / 0.5 cm, or even closer for intricate designs.

Spread Vaseline on the cut edges to seal in moisture. If you have to carve it a few days in advance and it shrivels you can revive it with a face-down soak in cold water.

Pumpkin carving is a great activity for all the family. You can make it competitive, or have a theme for your pumpkins, or invite friends over for a pumpkin carving party. Just don’t end up in casualty wearing a wild wig and face paint.

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Chocolate Spider Cupcakes Tasty Halloween Themed Treats This recipe makes12 Cupcakes Ingredients 100g Plain flour 20g Cocoa powder 140g caster sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder Pinch salt 40g Unsalted butter (room temp) 120ml whole milk 1 egg 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

For the icing 300g Icing sugar (sifted) 100g Unsalted butter (room temp) 40g Cocoa powder 40ml Whole milk

For decoration Pot of chocolate sprinkles Sweets for eyeballs Black string liquorice - cut into 5cm strips

Method Preheat the oven to Gas 3 / 175C Place the flour, cocoa powder, caster

sugar, baking powder, salt and butter into an electric mixer (or use a handheld whisk) and beat on a slow speed until the mixture looks grainy, like sand.

In a separate jug whisk the milk, egg and vanilla extract together. Pour half into the flour mixture. Beat well to combine and make sure you get rid of any lumps.

Add the second half of the egg and milk mixture and beat until the mixture is smooth (about two minutes).

Spoon the mixture into 12 paper cupcake cases and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked. Set aside to cool.

To make the icing: Beat the icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder together by hand or in an electric mixer. Add the milk a little at a time then beat well until the mixture is light and fluffy. Use this to cover the cooled cakes.

To finish the spiders: Pour the chocolate sprinkles on to a saucer. Take each iced cake and dip the icing into the sprinkles to make the hairy spider’s body. Place two ‘eyeballs’ on each cupcake.

Use a skewer to poke 4 holes on opposite sides of each cupcake; insert liquorice strips into each hole.

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How To Choose A Dog Groomer Pick A Pro For Your Pooch Recommendation is everything. Ask friends and family for recommendations. The chances are if you have a dog-loving friend who is happy with her groomer, you will be too.

methods to make the experience positive for the dog?

Are the facilities clean and secure? Above all it should be a place where you feel comfortable leaving your pet.

The British Dog Groomer’s Association is part of the Pet Care Trade Association (a membership body for pet care specialist businesses).

A good groomer will ask for proof of vaccination before using their services, to stop the spread of contagious diseases between dogs.

They have a list of groomers that they have accredited to a set standard, which aims to provide quality assurance to owners. There are written and practical tests that the groomer has to pass to gain this accreditation.

If it is a large establishment there should be sufficient staff to look after the needs of the animals in their care.

Groomers are not actually required to hold any qualifications, but the BDGA and RSPCA recommend that you only use those that do.

The most recognised qualification route for dog groomers in the UK is the City and Guilds qualifications. Ask to see any certificates.

Finding a groomer that belongs to a trade organisation provides extra peace of mind. Groomers can join the British Dog Groomers Association (BDGA), through which they can keep up with trends on safety, health and other issues related to grooming through continued education, training and support.

Meet the groomer with your dog before employing them. You need to like and trust them and be confident that they will look after your pet.

Ask questions. Do they use reward-based training

Check all references and ask to see a copy of their police check or CRB certificate, to check that they do not have a criminal background.

Ask to see evidence they have insurance to cover your pet in case of an emergency.

Finally be realistic about price. A bargain price may not be such a bargain if the job is shoddy or worse, leads to an expensive visit to the vet.

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See what I did there in the title? Terrible pun I know but I couldn’t resist. Back in the Nineties I travelled to the White Mountain region of the USA to experience the Fall firsthand. My husband still jokes that it’s the only time in my life I’ve ever been speechless!

Clear blue skies, golden sun and hypersaturated foliage colours gave the impression that the whole New Hampshire landscape was on fire. The effect was unutterably beautiful.

Back home in the UK I was a woman on a mission. I had to capture some of that beauty for my own plot.

Through research I discovered that the quality of autumn colour in the New Hampshire region depends on two things: the combination of tree species and the climatic conditions.

The sugar maple, red oak, mespilus and viburnum are the trees responsible for the famous vivid red and purple hues of the Fall but their colourful magic is dependant on warm sunny days followed by cool nights where the temperature doesn’t drop below 7-8°C. So now I had two problems. No way could I guarantee perfect weather conditions in the UK and then there was the small issue of space...the smallness of the space being the issue! I would not be able to shoe-horn a Red Oak or a Sugar Maple into my suburban garden.

So I hit the books and the garden centres and gradually I compiled a list of solid autumn performers which will put on a dazzling display regardless of the British climate.

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Dogwood, Cornus alba The leaves begin to turn pink in late September and you also have the benefit of bright red or yellow whippy stems afterwards, depending on the variety.

Euonymus alatus A quirky plant which has corky, winged outgrowths on its stems. This is a quiet plant for most of the year but produces the most brilliant crimson leaves in autumn plus purple - red fruits which split to form four winged lobes with a bright orange seed in the centre. There is also a compact variety which only grows to 1m so is suitable for small gardens.

Berberis thunbergii Its varieties are around 2m tall, make a great hedge and take on spectacular hues around October just before the leaves fall.

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Community Based Defibrillators Sudden Cardiac Arrest happens around 140,000 times a year in the UK, making it one of the UK’s largest killers – equivalent to a jumbo jet crashing every day!

The potential for saving a life is dependent upon time, the faster medical help can be attained, the better the chance of survival.

To try and give people in Blidworth & Ravenshead a greater chance of survival the Abbey Medical Group Patient Participation Group is raising money to fund community based defibrillator units. Currently we have funds amounting to £2,000 but we need much more to have several units based in our communities.

Volunteer staff will be trained to provide the service.

And it is hoped that other organisations in our communities will join us in this project.

What is a Community Based Defibrillator or AED? A defibrillator is a computerised medical device delivers an electrical current through the chest which aims to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm allowing it to pump again.

Rapid response using automated technology can significantly improve the quality of life of a survivor, as the longer the brain is starved of oxygen, the more damage that can occur.

messages will guide the user step-by-step through the process and its intelligent technology will only allow it to shock a ‘shockable’ heart rhythm.

AED technology opens a window for the public to take on a key role to support emergency services who would otherwise be hindered by the time it takes to reach the victim.

It is argued that AEDs should be as broadly deployed as fire extinguishers and first aid kits.

Is there a need? . Clinical studies suggest you have less than 5 minutes from the event to save the life, this decreasing by up to 23% per minute. In rural areas it takes time to get medical help, so Community Public Access Defibrillators (cPAD) have a very important part to play in helping save lives in rural communities. cPAD schemes are reckoned to be about 10x more effective in saving life post hospital than other community schemes alone. Your community needs to decide if you want one, but as SCA can happen to anyone at any time, and is not age related, better safe than sorry!

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Passive Aggression I bumped into a friend in town. “Oh you’ve had your hair cut,” she smiled. “It’s nice. Usually it looks like a bird’s nest!” Ouch! That stung. It’s not the first time I’ve been on the receiving end of her barbed comments.

We all know someone who does this. Social media is rife with it. Does anyone recognise the friend who constantly posts vague statuses on Facebook such as, “I can’t believe SOME people.” or my favourite, “Goodbye! I can’t deal with the idiots on here any more.” Nice...am I one of the idiots to which you refer?

If I ignore you, does that make me an idiot? Do you want me to ask what’s wrong?

That’s the beauty of passive aggression; it works on lots of levels and like poison gas wounds many in one instant. And then...they don’t leave, someone always persuades them to stay! AAARGH! There isn’t a single cause of passive-aggression. It’s rooted in anger. Often the person grew up in a family that avoided overt conflict, but it’s also a behaviour reinforced by a society that tells us anger isn’t a healthy emotion, we’re taught not to rock the boat.

Very few of us are taught how to deal with anger in a healthy manner and this particularly applies to women, who tend to be the main perpetrators of passive aggression.

It’s an extremely difficult behaviour to deal with because it’s so hard to pin down. But here are some tips.

Don’t take the bait - Don’t engage with the drama they try to create. One way to do this is to respond to the content of what they say and not the underlying aggression, so in the case of the hair comment I just said, “Thank you.” in a completely neutral tone and changed the subject, leaving her to wonder if I’d even noticed the barb. Online it’s even easier...just IGNORE. Stick to the here and now - If you decide to call them out there’s probably a history of similar behaviour.

Stick to the immediate comment though, don’t rant about how she always makes you feel bad.

Instead focus on how her comment made you feel in that moment, and use a neutral tone of voice. I could have said, “That was unkind and unnecessary and I’d prefer it if you didn’t say things like that.”

Do a cost-benefit analysis - The bad news is that most passive aggressive people will not change their behaviour just because you are bothered by it. If it’s your friend indulging in the behaviour and it annoys or upsets you, maybe call them on it, cool the friendship and find new, nicer companions.

If it’s your boss, maybe put up with it in the short term while you look for other employment.

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Let’s say that in spite of my request my friend had followed up her comment with another, “You sit in the armchair, it’s wider and you need the space.” (she actually said that to me once and no I wasn’t pregnant at the time!).

I could have said, “I feel disrespected when you comment on my size in that way. It makes me not want to be around you so if you continue I will leave.” (You can throw in an imaginary throat punch if you like!)

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A Childs First Pet - Guinea Pigs Pleeease can I have a pet? I promise I’ll look after it properly and keep it clean!”

I’m sure we’ve all heard this appeal. You realise you will be the one who ends up looking after it, don’t you?

Give a lot of thought about your child’s first pet. While older children may be responsible enough to provide the right care for an animal, younger kids need constant supervision.

Owning a pet is a fabulous experience for a child.

It will form a happy and memorable part of their childhood. Also, a pet can help your child learn about responsibility and caring.

However, most children’s first experience of death is that of their beloved pet. Be prepared to deal with this heartrending but vital lesson.

Guinea pigs are a great first pet. These chatty, intelligent rodents are easily tamed and very friendly.

They rarely bite, love being handled and become extremely affectionate. Guinea pigs usually live for five years, sometimes longer.

Guinea pigs can live outside or indoors. They can be nervous, so house them somewhere quiet. Their home should be safe, warm and easy to clean.

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Just as there are solar panels for the roof of your home, you can buy smaller versions which are designed to work inside a car or garage. Unlike those on your house, they don’t directly replace all mains power; rather, they keep your battery topped up. And as modern cars are loaded with electrical kit, from alarms and immobilisers to keyless entry systems – all of which draw a constant current from the battery – this is essential.

For vehicles that aren’t driven very often, the conventional solution to a drain on the powerpack has been a trickle charger. But this uses electricity whenever it is connected. A solar panel does away with the need for mains power by converting enough daylight into a 12V charge to keep the car’s battery at full strength.

All you have to do is plug the solar panel into the cigar lighter socket, stick it on the top of your dashboard directly under the windscreen and you have an ecofriendly charge-free power source. And as it doesn’t need to be near a mains supply, a solar panel enables motorists to keep their cars ready to run just about anywhere.

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Naturopathy simply means ‘nature cure’. It is based on the principle that the body has an innate power to heal itself, often referred to as the vital force or chi, as in Chinese medicine.

As Hippocrates, one of the early Naturopaths, said ‘The natural force within each one of us is the greatest healer of disease’. I also like the description of our bodies as being ‘self-cleansing, self-regulating and selfrepairing for self-preservation!’

If your life-style lacks the appropriate nutrition, fluids, exercise, relaxation, sleep, sunshine, fresh air and positive mental attitudes, then toxins build up, mainly due to overburdened digestive and elimination systems. Couple this

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Past Times Forgot Month by month, a series of poems by John Stafford that hark back to the days when you could leave the back door open, “mind you, we didn’t have anything worth taking who wanted an old mangle, for instance?” says John.

“I could talk forever of my childhood and I have tried to capture a part of it in traditional rhyme – how we were taught at school as a way of learning our English. I hope that reading some of my poems will remind you of your past times forgot.”

John Henry Stafford, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Mine Eyes Pastimes Forgot

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The games that we played were of I often wonder why yesterdays We toiled the sun When Mathews away and from Larwood were tops For now I spend time yearning Long days of fast bowls and truly great And wish thatgoals we’d been earning In a daylight full oftofun Were practised onworld the way the shops In the wesky played Asdays I lookwhen into the longeyes forgotten fun games Mine are filled with pride With arrows we’d be Asbows I drinkand a toast and recall Robin Hood Willtake Scarlett and part of That you or never from granted a gang Good times were all we wanted Dressed in Lincoln green Here’s to my mates, one and all If only we knew the years would pass on And our memories fade away But the children remind us of the days and the games When we went down the quarries to play Those were the days pastimes forgot Laughter and smiles now gone But we watch with our kids with kids of their own And the joy of our childhood lives on.

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Goosebumps Goosebumps are part of Halloween spookiness but what are they and what causes them?

Goosebumps are actually left over from our evolutionary past They occur when tiny muscles around the base of each hair tense, pulling the hair more erect.

If we had a good covering of fur, like a cat, this would fluff up our coat and allow it to trap more air, providing better insulation. But with our thin body hair, it just makes our skin look strange and pimply!

We feel our hair bristle when we are frightened. Many mammals fluff up their fur when threatened because it makes them look bigger and more dangerous.

Humans used to have a similar defence mechanism but now that we have so little body hair it doesn’t work in the same way. But evolution has left us with the sensation of the hairs we do have standing on end.

Interestingly we sometimes get the same effect when we hear beautiful music or look at an evocative work of art.

Scientists have discovered that when we experience an intense emotional feeling in response to music a chemical called dopamine is released.

Dopamine is a factor in both intense fear and intense pleasure (though in different parts of the brain) but one of its universal effects is to produce goosebumps! So now you know.

Penny For The Guy When I was a child we used to make a guy. We’d stuff a shirt and an old pair of trousers with newspaper or hay and top it with a papier-mâché head or a balloon wearing a mask.

Nowadays it being eclipsed by Halloween. Most families prefer to attend a closely controlled public event on the closest weekend to November 5th.

We’d then proudly wheel it in a barrow to the guy competition in our village and the winning one would receive a prize. Then they would all be burned on the bonfire on November 5th.

In a few places though the tradition of the guy still continues in a more traditional form with street processions and blazing barrels of tar!

My dad remembers as a child wheeling his homemade effigy round the village where he grew up shouting ‘Penny for the Guy.’ Any money he and his friends made was spent on fireworks which they set off either in their gardens or in the local park!

Guy-making is a tradition which seems to have died out...possibly on the grounds of health and safety.

Bonfire Night was once the only day of the year when fireworks were seen in Britain, but firework displays are now commonplace at weddings, big public events and New Year.

The significance of fireworks has been somewhat lost which is a bit of a shame as it’s a part of British folklore. Perhaps this year we should make an effort to bring back the Guy.

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