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WELCOME ...

Hello and welcome to the September issue of the Stanground Gazette. It has been a busy summer in Stanground with the Thistle Drive community Centre celebrating its first year of being part of the community and a fantastic Fun Day was put on by the residents of Cardea.

In this issue, we have a feature on how the GO Wild! project has been a positive force for Peterborough, engaging residents with the local wildlife that can be found right on their doorstep. A guide to keeping the younger ones happy this autumn and all the news from the local groups and churches.

We are always interested to hear local stories, and see your photos of local events, so please keep our community informed and get in touch. We love to hear you.

Until next month Lynsey and the team Cover photo credit: Lynsey Crombie With thanks, as always, to our contributors and advertisers. Please don’t forget to mention Stanground Gazette when using any of the services advertised in our pages.

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 Your Community 4  Charity 4  Memories 7  Financial Advice 10  Environment 11  Legal Advice 12  Fun Autumn Events 16  Sports 19  Food and Drink 20  Local Wildlife 22  Health and Beauty27  Consumer Advice28  Items for Sale 28  Handy Numbers 30

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YOUR COMMUNITY

For the craic and campaigns!

There’s a lot more to the WI (Women’s Institute), than you might know already. Imagine if you could spend one evening a month in the company of some great friends, learn a fantastic new skill or craft and at the same time make a difference to other people’s lives.

This year in June, WI members voted overwhelmingly to adopt two new campaigns (we call them resolutions). The first was a resolution to campaign for supermarkets to sign up to a voluntary agreement to stop wasting so much food. The second resolution is a campaign to improve access for families and carers to relatives who are Dementia sufferers when they need hospitalisation.

Every year a member of the WI, someone like you or me, puts forward an issue for a campaign that they feel needs changing or supporting. Many different ideas are submitted and through due process they are whittled down to two which the rest of the members decide to adopt or not.

In recent years, WI members have voted to adopt resolutions on

several important issues including ‘SOS for Honey Bees’, ‘More Midwives’, ‘Save Our Libraries’ and the ‘Time to Talk’ Organ Donation campaign.

Historically, WI campaigns have included the ‘Right to Analgesia During Childbirth’, the ‘Right For Parents to Visit Sick Children in Hospital’, ‘Fair Pay for Women’ and ‘Mandatory Screening for Breast Cancer’.

With such serious campaigns you might wonder how we managed to have fun, but we promise you we do. We take making sure we enjoy ourselves and learning new skills as seriously as we take campaigning for our adopted causes.

On Saturday 24 September, the Huntingdon and Peterborough Federation of WIs will be hosting The Big WI Bash at Serpentine Green, Hampton. 10am-4pm So, please come and see us and learn all about the WI and how you can be a part of making history, improving lives and having huge amounts of fun into the bargain. We look forward to seeing you there.

Further information: E: Jennifer.cramb@vivekacc.com T: 07813 176 505

Ladies’ Pamper Evening Cardea Sports Pavilion.

Fri 27 Aug: 7-9pm Stalls on the day include Body Shop, Partylite, Belgian chocolate stall, Essential oils, Holistic therapies, Ann Summers, Massages & waxing and many more.

There will a raffle along with tea/coffees/cakes being sold. All proceeds will be going to Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall and The British Heart Foundation.

It’s promised to be a great night to relax, have a giggle and spend some "you" time.

Entry is £2 and includes a glass of fizz.

For further information please contact organiser Emma Mitchell, e_mitchell93@hotmail.co.uk all part of her role at Miss Catwalk Perfect Peterborough.

Leaders wanted Leaders are wanted for the Beaver Scouts boys and girls aged 6 – 8 years.

Please contact Carolyn Lumley for further details.

T: 01733 561479 or email: lumleyca@ntlworld.com The scout HQ is on Tenter Hill which is off Thistle Drive on the Green Wheel by the river.

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Peterborough Women’s Development Community An exciting opportunity for women in Peterborough!

We increasingly hear about the positive benefits of having a diverse workforce. In particular, companies with the highest representation of women on their senior management teams have a 35 percent higher return on equity and 34 percent higher return to shareholders (Catalyst).

In the UK only 21% of senior roles are held by women and as at July 2013 there were only 19 female elected presidents and prime ministers in power around the globe. (Forbes). That has just increased by one with recent events!

Here in Peterborough, we want to encourage local women who aspire to become managers, leaders or entrepreneurs to become part of a strong and

exciting community focused on women’s development in the workplace.

Anna Lee, one of the founding members says “A great deal of inspiration can be gained by sharing challenges, along with success stories and exploring development topics together”.

She invites you to mark the date in your calendar to attend the launch of the Peterborough Women’s Development Community on 22 September at 4pm, at the Allia Centre adjacent to the Abax Football Stadium.

Details are on the promotional poster.

Book your place by emailing michelle.craig@allia.org.uk No membership will apply and all are welcome.

EAAArly Christmas gift fair stalls available East Anglian Air Ambulance is preparing for its Christmas Gift Fair in Peterborough and has stalls available for hobbyists to sell their products.

Following the great success of the fair in King’s Lynn last year, Peterborough has been chosen as the next venue of the EAAArly Christmas Gift Fair. With over 20 stalls and a wide range of products already secured it is set to be another Christmas treat.

We are looking for all hobbyists who would like to promote and sell their products to have a stall at this year’s fair.

The products sold could be anything from candles, to knitted goods or even hand crafted sculptures. If you spend your time hand making products we want to hear from you. The

event is being held at Holiday Inn Peterborough West, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough on Sunday 20 November from 11am - 3pm.

Leanne Tyers, Area Fundraising Officer for North Cambs and West Norfolk, said “We’re looking for people who spend their spare time making those unique, lovely hand crafted products that make a perfect Christmas present. We know that the people of Cambridgeshire have some amazing talents and we want to help you sell what you make, to make someone’s Christmas that extra special while supporting your local air ambulance charity.”

To find out more contact Leanne Tyers at Leanne.tyers@eaaa.org.uk or call the North Cambs fundraising office: 01733 367208.

For more information on East Anglian Air Ambulance, visit www.eaaa.org.uk or call 08450 669 999. You can also follow us on Twitter at @EastAngliAirAmb or ‘like’ our Facebook page – East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity.

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Yaxley Flower Club The Club’s July meeting was Wendy Goodliff''s demonstration ‘A Stitch in Time’.

The remaining meetings for 2016 are: Thursday 15 Sept 2016 Lucy Allan,” Welcome to my World” Thursday 20 Oct 2016 Richard Adams, “Seasonal Camera” Thursday 17 Nov 2016 Jacquie Aldous, “Christmas Sparkle” Tuesday 6 Dec 2016 Christmas Charity Evening The Club meets at 7.30pm on the third Thursday of each month (excluding Aug and Dec) at The Royal British Legion, 210 Broadway, Yaxley. Visitors are very welcome.

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The specials and the blackouts Known as the ‘specials’ the volunteer officers attached to the police station in Stanground patrolled the streets on dark winter evenings and sometimes through the night, so when it was known that German bomber planes were in the area air raid sirens would sound informing everyone in Stanground to get under cover quickly.

Hopefully not one flicker of light would be visible from the ground, and this darkness came to be known as the blackout.

The reason for these blackouts was that if the bombers spotted a light on the ground below, they could target the area and a bomb could be dropped.

As a special constable, my father was primarily required to patrol the streets of Stanground and Fletton. My father became a special as he wanted to help the war effort by giving something back as he always felt fortunate to have survived three years in those appalling trenches of the First World War.

On locking up his butcher’s shop and disregarding his butcher’s apron, he would then report to the local police station to be be paired off with another special.

With Great Britain at War with Germany the specials had been trained to stop and search anyone in the middle of darkness.Vigilance and security were paramount at all times.

They would then patrol the area they were given and if they saw anyone acting suspiciously on the streets during a long curfew, they had the authority to arrest whoever it may be. That person could then be locked up in the police cells overnight.

Growing up in Stanground In the July issue, Brian told us about his experience meeting Derek who was evacuated from London to Stanground. Derek has kindly written into us to tell us about his time in Stanground.

I was six years old when I arrived in Stanground on the 1 September, 1939, when it was my good fortune to be fostered by Tom and Edna Holdich, who lived in Church Street with their sons Tony, Michael and Brian. Their fourth son, Gordon, was born after my arrival.

Mr. Holdich was a Master Butcher, and the family shop stood in Church Street a short distance from the family home.

I lived with the family for eight years, and during that time attended Chapel Street School,

became a choirboy at the village church, and later on, assisted my ‘Uncle Tom’ by delivering meat to customers in Peterborough by carrier-bike, and accompanied him on the van rounds to the outlying villages.

Being an only child, it took me a little while to adapt to life in a large family, but thanks to my ‘Auntie Edna’ and ‘Uncle Tom’, I soon became part of the family, and it is because of their boundless care and kindness that I will always look upon Stanground as my spiritual home.

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Stanground C of E Churches St John’s Churchyard has never been so busy! It’s a Pokemon Gym, and just today someone found a really rare Pokemon there.

I am writing this only a week after Pokemon Go was launched in the UK and I have loved the interaction it creates. I met a couple of men who’d remembered the original Pokemon when they were boys, and were trying out Go. They’d there are so many chances to get never met before but they had out and meet others and hear a made friends and were helping different local story - the Weekly each other with their quests and Walkers, the local pubs, the various having a great laugh together. community centres, Scouts, Sports If Pokemon Go is encouraging teams, Youth Club - I could go on friendship, getting out and about, and on! exercise and sun, it has to be a On 24 September from 11amgood thing.

5pm it’s the turn of St Michael’s Another amazingly good thing Church as we have our annual was the Cardea pavilion opening Community Festival, helped by weekend, another chance to meet the 3rd Nene Scouts, Stanground people and hang out together Baptist Church and many others. and all for a good cause. All this There will be an all-day BBQ, old is so important in a world where fashioned sports for the children, violence and mistrust dominate a tug of war (!), stalls, karaoke, the news. Often people who are exhibition of original artworks, fed nothing but a stream of bad competitions etc. Watch out for news can get really downhearted. the publicity on facebook. Hope It is great that here in Stanground to see you there!

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Praying for Stanground Prayer has always been important to the members of Stanground Baptist Church, but recently we have decided to pray for different areas of Stanground each week eg. Park Farm, Cardea, the old village and this is then publicised on our Sunday news-sheet. This means that over 5 or 6 weeks all the residents, schools and businesses are prayed for.

In addition to this initiative there is an established Prayerchain, whereby anyone can ask for prayers for a particular person or situation known to them, such as someone who is going into hospital for an operation, someone who has been bereaved or someone going for an interview for a new job.

The prayer request gets passed to volunteers from the church by phone or text and any answers

or news passed back along the chain.

The church also has a Prayerbuddy scheme for the children who attend Junior church, so that each child has an adult praying for them on a regular basis and making sure they have someone to talk to if they want to.

What links all these and other prayer times in the life of the church is the belief that God loves and cares for all peoples, whether they have a faith or not and as Christians we are called to love others in the same way. We can bring any situation or problem to God and trust that He hears our prayers and will answer. If you are in need of prayer please let us know, either using your name or anonymously. Any request will only be put on the Prayer-chain if you give your permission.

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Trust launches new enhanced pregnancy scanning service

Do you have any tax or business questions? If so email Pete Bird of Bird & Co info@birdandco.ltd and if of general interest we will publish them here.

Peterborough City Hospital has launched a brand new service offering pregnant women, who are under the care of the hospital’s maternity unit, the opportunity to have a 4D scan from 24 weeks onwards.

Mobile Phone Tax Relief for Limited Companies HMRC allow limited companies to provide a director / employee with one mobile phone which can be used in both a business and personal capacity without causing benefit in kind tax issues.

However, in order to be able to claim the cost, the phone contract has to be in the name of the limited company, as opposed to a personal contract. You cannot simply pay the monthly phone bill from the companies bank account, the contract itself needs to be between the limited company and the phone provider. It is possible to speak to your mobile phone provider to ask them to officially transfer the contract to the company. If you are going to do this you need to be careful that they don’t put you on a more expensive plan.

However, if you are on a low price monthly plan and do not wish to change your contract, what you could do instead is simply have your limited company purchase a new mobile phone handset directly. This would be allowable as a business expense, meaning 20% corporation tax would be saved on the cost of the handset.

Depending on whether the company is VAT registered and what VAT scheme they are on, they may also be able to claim the VAT back on the handset.

Please be aware that when it comes to claiming mobile phone expenses, the handset will be an asset of the company, so if it is sold any proceeds will be taxable income for corporation tax purposes (and if VAT registered, VAT will be charged on the sale).

The 4D scan provides women and their partner a unique bonding experience that is similar to a 3D experience but also allows them to see their baby moving in the womb.

Lorna Adams, Principal Sonographer, said: “We are proud to offer expectant parents this wonderful experience at a competitive rate and we aim to give the parents the best possible images of their baby. We also offer them a USB memory stick or CD and four black and white prints to take home.

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In addition to the 4D scan, the Trust is also offering gender scans from 16 weeks onwards, including two black and white prints and growth scans from 24 to 34 weeks, including a USB memory stick or CD and four black and white prints.

Lorna said: “We had our first visitor at the beginning of July who was thrilled to see her baby and she was able to bring her two older children along to meet their new sibling as well.”

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Impact will become a channel of two way communication between users of the Sue Ryder hospice and the hospice’s management team. The group will ensure the views of patients and their families are taken into consideration and feed into plans for the development of services.

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LEGAL ADVICE

Pensions and Divorce – the Facts We read and hear about celebrity divorces all of the time. The press is full of articles about who got the ‘City Apartment’ or ‘Villa in Marbella’, but what about the less glamorous, but often more valuable asset – The Pension?

When couples divorce, the Court must consider all of the assets, including the available pension provision. In many cases, other than the home, the biggest asset is a pension, especially if one party has worked in the public sector or has a final salary scheme pension.

Quite often, one party has a greater pension provision than the other, particularly if one partner has spent time out of the workplace looking after the children. The Court has three main options in dealing with pensions upon divorce: • Offsetting – the pension owner keeps their pension and the other retains another asset i.e. house or savings • Attachment orders – the pension remains in the name of the owner but the other “flags” a share of the pension to become payable to them when the pension owner retires

• Pensions sharing orders – pension is split (not always equally) and some of the pension is transferred from that party’s pension to the other party’s pension – they are then in control of how to invest and manage the pension and when to draw the pension. This is the most usual way to split pensions on divorce Pensions are difficult issues to deal with as they are not easy to value. Anyone thinking of divorce or separation should give consideration to all financial issues including pensions but regardless of the issues it is always advisable to obtain some legal advice.

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AUTUMN FAMILY EVENTS GUIDE

FUN AUTUMN EVENTS

What is there not to love about • Stay cosy and have a duvet autumn? All the beautiful colours day in. Watch your favourite the leaves go, we get to wrap up movie and get snuggled in our favourite warm jumpesr and up on the sofa with some can put our willies on to jump in popcorn. the puddles. • Pick up a new book and get Why not make autumn that reading with whole family. little bit extra special and do some • Head to a indoor play area, fun things that all the family can this is something fun for the enjoy. Here's my list a awesome whole family. Mums can sit autumn activities that you can do back and have a natter with a with the kids this year. cuppa whilst the kids run riot • Leaf jumping. Autumn just and make a mess (that you wouldn’t be autumn without don’t have to clean up). Good jumping in a pile of fresh places to check out for this leaves. are, Activity World and Big Sky Adventure Play. • Go to a farm. Wrap up in your woolly hats and cloves and • Have a craft day. Get out head to the farm to see all the coloured card, glitter, the animals. If your from the pipe cleaners and glue and Peterborough surrounding even start making things for area, Sacrewell Farm on the Christmas!

A47 is the perfect family day • Go for a walk, get to know out. nature better. • Make your own Halloween • Bake, There’s nothing better costumes, nothing like starting than the smell of a freshly early! Get the whole family baked pie on a chilly day. together and make your • Paint some pine cones all the costumes from scratch! colours of the rainbow.

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Make a wormery and discover the great job they do in our gardens.

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27, 28 and 29 August Deltic diesel locomotive Pinza running with steam locomotive Tornado.

Campfire cooking for Kids 11 September, 10:30am-12:00pm and 1:30pm-3:00pm

Stea, Gala

Have a go at cooking and eating some simple campfire recipes.

Cost: £5.

10 and 11 September with several large guest locomotives.

Discover Wild Food

East coast Diesels Delitc Pinza

17 and 18 September running with class 31 locomotive over the weekend.

20 September, 5:30 - 7:15pm

Children and adults are welcome to come and join in some seasonal and wild crafts. Cost: Free, suggested donation £2, booking essential.

Suggested donation £2.

Great Thomas events for the youngsters Thomas’ branch line

Bat Walk

27, 28 and 29 August

21 September , 6:30pm-8:30pm

Join park rangers and members of the Cambridgeshire bat group for an informative presentation on bats. Follow this with a walk in the park to try and spot the bats that call Ferry Meadows home.

Cost: £10.

Thomas’ branch line 24 and 25 September

Thomas’ big adventure: pt 2

Ramble from River to Rail

2 October

Enjoy a gentle stroll along the River Nene to Wansford where there will be time to look around the NVR station before returning to the Ferry Meadows by train.

22 and 30 October

21 September, 9:30am - 3:00pm

Willow Pheasant

23 September, 9:30am - 4:30pm

Thomas’ half term specials Wizards express..

28 and 29 October Spooky fun for all the family (booking essential)

Learn how to make a willow pheasant to take home and keep for yourself or give as a gift. Martin from Rutland Willows will teach you all you need to know to pick up the basics of the ancient and satisfying craft of sculpting with willow. Day includes lunch and soft drinks.

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The Cardea pavilion opening

The Cardea pavilion opening was a huge success for the area and opened with an action packed, fun weekend of activities for the whole family with special guest the POSH mascot.

The fun weekend was organised and run by the Cardea Community Sports Association (CCSA), with support from local volunteer residents.

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Watson Autos

Watson Autos Repair Centre situated at Church Street Stanground has been established for the past 35 years

Watson Autos is a local, independent garage, servicing not only Stanground but all over Peterborough, performing all types of work on all types of vans and cars.

Owner Norman Watson and his team of well-trained, loyal staff Mark and Barry, pride themselves on good quality and service, meaning that most of their work comes from word of mouth and repeat custom.

Watsons do everything they can to meet your expectations. A courtesy car service is offered for anyone needing transport whilst the vehicle is being looked after.

A full range of services is available at Watson’s; MOTs, car servicing, mechanical repairs, diagnostics, wheel balancing, and air conditioning. Plus, they sell or can fit: tyres, exhausts, batteries, oil, filters, plugs, wiper blades, and more.

Watson’s often have a selection of used cars for sale. All the cars are checked over and serviced by the team so that you are safe to drive away. Watson’s is your local garage that likes to look after local people.

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SPORT

RECRUITING ROYALTY Peterborough women have the chance to make history Local women have the chance to make history by joining the city’s first American football team exclusively for female players

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omen aged 17 and above will be eligible to join the Peterborough Royals, that aim to offer junior, youth and noncontact teams within the next three years.

American Football is a unique way to get active and meet new people, and with positions to suit all shapes, sizes and fitness levels, is more accessible than many other sports.

The number of women’s teams has grown by 80 per cent in the past year.

New players have unprecedented access to international opportunities with the Great Britain team, established in 2012 and currently ranked second in Europe, offering an attainable goal for anyone aspiring to compete at an elite level.

With over 30 years’ experience and a proven track record launching and developing successful clubs, the group behind the project are looking to talk to anyone interested in getting involved, on or off the field.

“Playing American Football is great fun” a club spokesperson said “but it takes a committed team of people behind the scenes to get us there in the first place.

“There’s dozens of ways to get involved, from playing to helping out with social media. Everyone has something to offer”.

You can find the Peterborough Royals on Facebook and Twitter or for more information, visit getready.org.uk

Pumas Pride look to kick off new season in style Another September, another start to a new season for Park Farm Pumas FC This summer has seen the Pumas Pride swell with new players coming to the club, attracted not just by the great successes of our teams in summer tournaments to back up the fantastic league & cup performances across all teams in the PJAL last season. But also attracted by the fantastic reputation the club has built up over the last few years of being a club that accepts players of all abilities into a fun & safe

environment where players can develop & enjoy their football.

This year the Pumas will be entering 16 teams into the Peterborough District & Junior Alliance league as well as continuing with our ever popular U6 Academy. A huge undertaking with a dedicated groups of volunteers. We’ll be playing our games at our two venues Fletton Avenue (The Pumas Lair) & Cardea

Park (The new Pumas Lair). Please come down and see us anytime to support your local community Youth football club.

Although we have some fantastic support for from friends and family of Pumas, as a completely not-forprofit volunteer organisation, Pumas constantly struggle each season to attract sponsors to help us with the financial costs of maintain a club of our size and stature.

If you would like to get involved in any way, through sponsorship or volunteering, please contact chairman Ciaran McAuley on 07713106898 or check out the Pumas website by Googling ‘Park Farm Pumas’ or visiting www.pitchero.com/clubs/parkfarmpumas

Girls Football Yaxley FC are having a free open day for girls aged 7 -15 years on Saturday 3rd September 9am - 12pm. Come along and meet the team and take part with special guests from POSH ladies.

Refreshment will be available.

For more information contact Yaxleygirlsfc@hotmail.co.uk 01733 244928 Initiative Park, Leading Drove Yaxley PE7 3NA

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FOOD & DRINK

September

Lots on in September, so why not enjoy the last of the late summer evening in our local pubs checking out some local bands?

The Woolpack

Linda has some live music booked for Saturday 24 September with solo artist Meg McPartlin at 9pm.

She is reportedly an absolutely fantastic singer!

The Woolpack will be hosting a beer festival from Friday 14 - Sunday 16 October. There will be a tasty selection of up to 8 different beers/ales in addition to the usual pub range.There will be live music on the Saturday night with Ian Graham and Kat Moore.

Linda is hoping to book some music for the Sunday too. I will let you know in the next issue.

Linda reports that her Sunday dinners are doing well – even in the hot weather! Served Sundays 12–3pm.

by Roz Wright

The Heron

Meri is organising for a coach to run to Newmarket Races in September, please pop in and ask for details at the bar. Great if you fancy a bit of a flutter!

Their quiz is on Tuesdays every week at 8pm followed by Play Your Cards Right. Meri says that their beer garden is looking lovely - and a real sun trap on a good day – so you can work on your tan whilst sipping on a cool drink.

Their range of live music continues – see the Gig Guide below.

If you have any pub news, please send to: roz@stangroundgazette.co.uk. We have a Stanground Gazette Facebook page where we can keep you updated. Landlords – you can advertise/promote your gigs on there too. So, find us on Facebook and join in!

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26 Aug - Lexie Green & The Indigo Blue 10:30pm 27 Aug - Retrolux 10.30pm 28 Aug - Hooker 3pm 29 Aug - Pennyless 3pm 2 Sept - Bianca & The Top Cats 9.30pm 3 Sept - The Welberry’s 9.30pm 4 Sept - Paul Lake 3pm 9 Sept - Cosmic Rodney 10.30pm 10 Sept - Tantris 10:30pm 16 Sept - Miscellaneous 10.30pm 17 Sept - Lexie Green & The Indigo Blue 10.30pm 18 Sept - The One Eyed Cats 3pm 19 Sept - Open Mic Night 8pm 23 Sept - Gravy Train 10.30pm 24 Sept - The Guards 10.30pm 30 Sept - The Austrian Stones

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Cherry Tree, Oundle Road 2 Sept - Black Rose 3 Sept - Tiger Club 4 Sept - The Unknown 9 Sept - Or What 10 Sept - Vex 16 Sept - Hush 17 Sept - Velvet Gorilla 23 Sept - Frankly My Dear 24 Sept - Maxwell Hammer & Smith 30 Sept - Walkway

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FOOD & DRINK

Try our own beef and lamb, local pork, homemade sausages and other lovely produce.

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St Michael’s Cof E Primary School, Cardea For more information, call Kirsty on

01733 688627 or 07581 407037 Thursday: 5.30pm and 7.30pm Friday: 9.30am

Stanground Community Centre, Whittlesey Road For more information, call Elaine on

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LOCAL WILDLIFE

Go Wild!

A10 year project - a collaboration with The Wildlife Trust and Perkins Engines across Peterborough has produced lasting results for the wildlife of the area.

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he Go Wild! project has been a positive force for Peterborough, engaging residents with the rich variety of wildlife on the doorstep and helping preserve valuable wildlife-rich fragment that make the city such an attractive place. The project has offered thousands of people, schools and community groups an introduction to wildlife, nature reserves and their local Wildlife Trust.

Community Wildlife Officer at the Wildlife Trust BCN Rachel Price said: “From the beginning Go Wild! has taken people on a journey, offering a variety of ways in which local people can develop their interest in and love of nature.

Engagement has been via children’s wildlife clubs, practical conservation work, surveying for wildlife, events, developing local spaces and inspiring others to care; plus family events on the Trust’s nature reserves to outreach projects in communities to engage with newer audiences who are not as familiar with outdoor spaces. Specialist volunteers have supported the day-to-day work of the Wildlife Trust – and at the root is a desire to better provide for wildlife in Peterborough while developing the chances for people to enjoy it.”

The funding has been exclusively from the Caterpillar Foundation, administered

through Perkins. The Foundation operates throughout the world and exists to improve local communities. At the core of Go Wild! has been community outreach. “This has included working with local groups who perhaps have a local community green space – a village green, city space or perhaps school grounds – that they want to see improved. We can help them enhance the wildlife interest while making that space a nicer place for people to enjoy,” says Rachel.

Many spaces start off as close-mown grassland with very little else; the Go Wild! team have helped with the creation of ponds to wildflower meadows and new woodland, bringing wildlife specialism to transform green spaces for the benefit of both people and wildlife. A good example was at Ravensthorpe Primary School where, in consultation with pupils and staff, a number of project areas were identified within the school’s grounds.

Rachel and team developed a pond, running pond-dipping and bug-hunting sessions. A full maintenance plan for the site was written so staff can maintain and develop both its wildlife interest and educational value. To maintain momentum Go Wild! has helped the school find parent volunteers to champion the project and

drive forward future ideas such as a mini-orchard and marsh garden.

One of the more unusual projects was at St Botolph’s Church, Longthorpe, where the church community wanted to know how they could improve their churchyard. “Old churchyards are fantastic wildlife resources, especially lichens and mosses,” explains Rachel. “We did a lichen survey and found a nationally rare lichen in the churchyard.One of the country’s leading lichenologists led a lichen safari with another local lichen enthusiast; we’ve made recommendations about site management to include conservation of the lichens, as well as creating areas of wildflowers and increasing the number of hedges.”

Clearly, the Go Wild! project has had a profound impact across Peterborough: new spaces for wildlife created, green spaces transformed, and people from all walks of life discovering the natural world that’s all around them. The future of the city’s wildlife is promising.

To volunteer with the Trust please visit www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteer

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Our biggest recruitment challenge to date...

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ostering has changed dramatically in recent years, making it harder than ever before for local authorities to recruit good foster carers. Peterborough City Council explain why they are having to ask for more than ever before from prospective new foster carers, and how to get in touch if you can help.

We’ve had great success over the past few years recruiting more than 80 new fostering households - however this, combined with several other factors have resulted in some significant changes in local fostering. So what does that mean for a prospective foster carer in Peterborough?

“You’ve recruited 80 new foster carers, how can you still need more?” we hear you ask…

Government led adoption reforms and newer initiatives such as “Fostering to Adopt” have seen greater numbers of younger children securing permanency at an earlier stage, meaning less are placed in temporary foster care – an excellent result, but one which means we’ve seen a drop in the need for foster carers able to care for babies and toddlers and with many foster carers already approved for these groups, demand currently outweighs supply.

Today, more than 60% of the children in our care are aged 10 and above and it’s in this area we intend to focus our recruitment efforts for the next 12 months.

So what do you need to know?

Whilst the welfare of young people is our top priority, ensuring the wellbeing of our carers is equally important and we will always look to avoid making placements which would compromise your existing family dynamic.

Caring for older children, whilst undoubtedly more rewarding carries a greater risk making it difficult for us to place teenagers with fostering families who already have younger children at

home – for this reason, we are looking for carers whose children have already grown up, moved out or are leaving for university later this year.

As a foster carer, you’re so much more than just a bed for the night, you’re an advocate for young people and will need to attend various meetings, to contribute to the development of their care plan, or to review their progress with your supervising social worker. It’s important you are available to attend these meetings, which isn’t always possible when working full time. That’s why applicants will need to demonstrate their availability, so if you’re working part time, semi-retired, or have the security to put your skills and experience to good use without reliance on fostering to provide a regular income, then we’d love to talk to you.

Finally, you must have a spare bedroom.

It might sound obvious, but young people in care are already in a period of significant change, a personal space to call their own is essential to give some stability during an otherwise confusing time.

We’re realistic

about the challenge we face, and we know that many of the people who might make the best carers will have other commitments which prevent them from doing so right now, but if just one percent of Peterborough residents could nominate one potential carer who ticked the boxes above, that could mean dozens of new foster carers, better futures for children, and more money for the local authority to invest back into the services families need most.

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Always use a heat protector, like this one, when styling your hair. GHD Heat Protect Spray, John Lewis £12.95 Swop every other wash for a cleansing conditioner.

Shampoos can sometimes do ‘too good a job’ at cleaning your hair and strips out the natural oils, leaving hair frizzy and dry. A no ‘poo’ cleansing treatment avoids this and helps replenish the natural oils in your hair. Ojon Rare blend moisture rich cleansing conditioner John Lewis £18.50 Silicone free conditioner. Many conditioners contain silicones which coat the hair creating a smooth feel and shiny look. Although this can look nice, it’s not always great for your hair, especially curly hair. If you find your hair is dry and frizzy try this range from The Body Shop which has no silicones, paraffins or sulphates. Body Shop Rainforest Balance shampoo & conditioner range £2.00 Diet and nutrition. Don’t underestimate the effect your diet can have on your hair. Eating foods rich in protein, iron and vitamin C will encourage strong and healthy hair.

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CONSUMER ADVICE

Time to get prepared for the big boiler switch on – winter’s on the way

by Eileen Le Voi

September – late summer or early autumn?

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hatever your take on it – it’s the perfect month to get your boiler checked and serviced before winter kicks in.

The days might be warm, but the nights are already turning a bit chilly.

With most people ‘hanging out’ until October to turn on their boilers after the summer months, it is essential that you use the next few weeks to ensure your boiler gets the professional once over.

Your boiler has been working throughout the year giving you all the hot water you require, and as we are about to enter the autumn and winter months when your boiler will also be providing your home with heat and taking on an additional workload – it’s time to get in touch

gas/oil, boiler and central heating plumbers and engineers all over the PE area.

So, for peace of mind and to avoid the misery of a boiler breakdown this winter, what should you do to prepare your central heating for the cold weather?

Annual boiler services The weeks leading up to winter are the best times for boiler services and safety checks; months of disuse can create problems in gas appliances, and these problems can lead to central heating system failures when the appliance begins operating in winter.

The best way to nip boiler faults in the bud is to arrange a boiler service. If you can get your boiler serviced before the winter strikes, you can identify and resolve any problems swiftly.

The last thing you want is to have no central heating or hot water on a freezing winter morning! Visit www.safelocaltrades.com to find a recommended engineer in your area.

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When the weather drops below zero, standing water in your pipes can freeze, which can block up your plumbing system. As water expands

when it turns into ice, frozen pipes are also particularly likely to rupture and break. Pipe insulation is a simple, cost-effective solution to this problem.

Check your radiators The approach of winter is also a good time to bleed radiators. This will ensure that your central heating operates efficiently – if there is air trapped in the radiator, then it will not warm up as well as it would if it was full of water, and might not even properly warm up at all.

Test it in the autumn British households typically switch their central heating on in October. You may not realise that a fault has developed in your boiler until you turn it on just before winter, and by this point, all the reputable plumbers may be extremely busy.

Visit www.safelocaltrades.com for a comprehensive list of reliable and recommended tradespeople in your area or call us on 01733 530019.

If you would like to find a reputable and recommended tradesperson in your area visit www.safelocaltrades.com or telephone 01733 530019.

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LINE DANCING Beginners 6.15-8pm. Intermediate 8-10pm. £4pw at Stanground Community Centre.

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EXPLORER SCOUTS 7.30 to 9pm. boys/girls, 6 – 8 years.

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LINE DANCE CLASSES MUSIC FOR LITTLE PEOPLE Beginners: 6.30-7.30pm. Intermediates: 7.30-9.30pm 9:45-10:45 for 2yrs+. 10:45-11:30 for 0-2 yrs. (not BH). Stanground Community Centre. Ann Young Manor Farm Community Centre, Eye. T: 07950 253730 E: annyoung23@hotmail.com T: 01733 241947 www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk SLIMMING WORLD PARENTS, CARERS AND COMMUNITY COFFEE St Michael’s School, Cardea. 7.30pm.

MORNING Fortnightly at Stanground Baptist T: 07581 407037 Church, 10am-12pm. Homemade cakes & biscuits PILATES with Fairtrade tea & coffee.

6 - 7.15pm with Helen Trill. Ashwood Chiropractic, All ages welcome. Takings donated to charity.

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11am-12.30pm. 2nd & 4th Friday of the month at The Mobility Aids Centre, 88 South Street, Stanground PE2 8EZ. TOTSTOP BABY AND TODDLER GROUP (Term time only) 9.45-11.30am at Stanground Baptist Church, Chapel Street. £1 per family; drink and snack included. Jane T: 01733 310411 SLIMMING WORLD Meet at the Stanground Community Centre, Whittlesey Road. 9.30am. T: 07729 689552 NEWBORNS TO CRAWLING 10.15am - 11.30am St Michael’s School, Cardea. Group runs all year round except bank holidays.

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COFFEE MORNING 1st Saturday of each month. Church Hall, Mace Road, Friendly & informal, All Welcome.

STANGROUND LIBRARY READING GROUP Now on second Thursday of every month. 10am.

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SATURDAY SPORTS CLUB 3 -7 years Stanground Academy 10–11am. Please contact Scott for more information. T: 07790 016886

THE TREBLE-TWENTY CLUB Church Hall, Mace Road. 2pm. Scrabble, dominoes, triominoes, etc. Refreshments available. All welcome. SLIMMING WORLD Meet at the Stanground Community Centre, FAMILY HISTORY SESSION Whittlesey Road. 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

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11am at Sue Ryder Café, Whittlsey Road.

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Wednesday

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Friday

YOUTH CLUB 7-9pm at St Michaels School, Cardea.

Sunday ST JOHN’S, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, PE2 8HF

9.30am Holy Communion Service ST MICHAEL’S, MACE ROADD, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, PE2 8RQ

11.15am Family friendly worship with children’s activities.

CARDEA COMMUNITY CHURCH Meet every Sunday at 10.30am. Morrisons superstore training room. Everyone welcome.

STANGROUND BAPTIST CHURCH 10.15am service and Junior Church at Stanground Baptist Church (11am Café-Church family service on the 1st Sunday of the month)

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