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Issue 120 May - June 2016

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Welcome . . .

Welcome to the latest issue of Term Times magazine, containing the special green edition of ecotimes. We have found our two youngsters have become very strict with regards to green issues. I don’t think a day goes by when we don’t get asked if we are putting something in the right bin or get told off for not flattening a cardboard box before putting it out for recycling. The awareness that our little ones have for their responsibilities towards the planet is really inspiring and hopefully we are tapping into some of this enthusiasm with our pages in this issue.

Following our green theme, we are looking at some of the local initiatives that are definitely worth shouting about - including the wonderful work taking place at schools thanks to Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT), 'green' loos in Cambridge and Nene Park Trust's Untold Story history project. There's also a timely reminder to get your wellies ready for Open Farm Sunday on 5 June.

Remember to get your nominations in for your Teachers, TA's, School office teams and Schools for our first education awards. We have loved reading the applications we’ve had so far. It looks like our local schools have lots of staff in which we and they should be justifiably proud!

As ever, we have some great competitions that should appeal to all our kids. We have 12 Sistema water bottles to give away, a family ticket to the Nitro circus and some excellent books for schools from our friends at Puffin.

Wishing you a happy and healthy half term, our big summer edition will be out on 5 July. Now I’d best be off as my little ecowarriors keep reminding me to switch off the laptop; it’s using too much energy apparently!

Amanda

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Organised as part of the national Open Farm Sunday event, Park Farm is opening its gates to the public on Saturday, 4 and Sunday, 5 June.

Enjoy the hilarious sheep show, venture on the farm safari, pick your own spuds and enjoy Peterborough Farm Machinery Preservation Society's vintage machinery display.

There will also be Viking and Saxon shields and treasures to make as well as a quiet chapel for children and their carers who’d like to get away from the crowds. Historical characters like Old Scarlett the grave digger and Mary Queen of Scots will be chatting to visitors in the Cathedral, and there is an exhibition of work by art and design students from Peterborough Regional College.

Children can try their hand at making butter, have a go on the pedal tractor circuit and meet a host of animals.

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There will also be a farmers' market and food hall selling and serving a wide variety of local produce.

Gates open at 10am and close at 4pm on both days and entry is free, with plenty of parking.

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Affordable instrumental tuition JMP Music is a rapidly-growing music agency based in Peterborough and is now expanding into neighbouring counties. The main ethos is to make music one of the focal points of every school, whether by enhancing what is already happening or helping to start the music provision from scratch.

Many schools have benefitted from the services of JMP Music including Alderman Jacobs in Whittlesey, as the music co-ordinator Sarah Combes explains: 'It is very refreshing to work with a professional music company who deliver what they have promised.

Teachers are flexible, friendly, responsive and build fantastic relationships. We thoroughly enjoy working with a music service that is continually striving to improve and broaden the opportunities they can provide to pupils.'

This year St Philip’s Primary school in Cambridge will be getting into the Carnival Spirit.

Join them for an afternoon of family fun, entertainment, music, food and games, on 25 June (2.00-4.30) at Vinery Way, Cambridge. The event starts with a carnival procession at 2pm.

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All aspects of the music provision to schools are covered (peripatetic, whole class, clubs) with more details shown in the advert on page 7.

The pool is situated in the lovely surroundings of the Abbey Lawn in Bourne, Lincs, and opens for the 2016 season on 28 May at 10.30 am.

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Quality and affordable instrumental tuition in schools

Wanting to make music a focal point of your school, JMP Music can help you to achieve this goal.

• Peripatetic Lessons – all instruments offered and affordable rates for parents

Whether we are enhancing what you already have, or helping you start your music provision from scratch, we understand the importance of music within each school, and aim to give every child the opportunity to have this as part of their education.

• Minimal school office involvement – payments dealt with directly by us!

• Whole Class / Large Group Options • After School Clubs

• Dedicated, Experienced, and Enthusiastic Teachers, making it ‘Fun to Learn’ • Performances and Demonstrations – getting pupils involved!

• Taking pupils through Grades and Exams

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Make a new friend at Redwings, just like mighty little pony Sampson!

Redwings Horse Sanctuary rescues neglected horses and donkeys and gives them a safe place to live. You can meet the charity’s loveable residents for free at their visitor centres, including Redwings Aylsham, north of Norwich, and Redwings Caldecott near Great Yarmouth.

There’s one special group of supercute horses and donkeys in particular who can’t wait to meet you - Redwings’ Adoption Stars! Adoption Star Sampson, who lives at Redwings Caldecott, tells us more: What’s it like being an Adoption Star?

It’s amazing! I get to meet sooo many new people. I’m always first to trot over and pop my head through the fence (as a dinky Shetland pony I’m only 9.3 hands high, which is just under a metre!) to enjoy a cuddle and a good ol’ scratch.

Plus, every year I get to invite everybody to my birthday party where I get thoroughly spoilt and get to scoff my own special cake! Even if my adopters can’t visit, I get to tell them about what I’ve been up to through my online blog – with some help from my carers of course, as typing can be tricky with these hooves!

Who is your best friend at Redwings?

Paddington! He’s a Shetland pony too and we’re often making mischief together, but we’re so cute we can get away with most things!

I do try to be a good role model too though and even took little Lewis who joined our herd as an orphan foal under my wing. I can’t believe he’s already fiveyears-old (an adult in horsey terms!) but he still enjoys a nuzzle and canter about with his foster dad!

What’s your favourite food?

Grass, hay and carrots - I couldn’t choose a favourite between them! You may have guessed I’ve got a reputation for being a bit of a greedy guts. But my carers make sure my fluffy tummy doesn’t get too fluffy for the wrong reasons!

Do you have any hobbies?

I’m always the first to volunteer at ponygrooming days at the visitor centre! I love a pamper, as well as all the extra fuss and attention.

My carers often shake their heads though because I’m soon back in the field enjoying a roll in the grass and mud.

Oh well, I’ll have to have another groom then! Hee hee!

To sponsor a Redwings Adoption Star costs just £12.50 per year and every penny goes towards caring for them and their friends. To choose your new friend or for more details about visiting head to www.redwings.org.uk

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Mrs Davis tells Term Times why teaching is her dream job Q. How long have you been teaching?

A. Three years.

Q. Why did you become a teacher?

I home-educated my now 17-year-old for six years and he taught me to love teaching and education. His own unique needs presented quite a challenge and ignited my love of teaching children with SEND, especially autism. When he went to school I decided to train as a teacher.

Q. What's it like being a teacher?

It’s like no other job. Incredibly rewarding, no day the same and you get to be a big part in the development of young lives, which is priceless. However, the planning and effort involved in preparation and the 101 things that are expected of teachers means they are constantly under pressure and work very long hours.

Q. What is your favourite subject to teach?

I love teaching so many subjects. There’s nothing like having a class full of children that share your enthusiasm for a subject or lesson. If I had to choose, it would have to be phonics and reading.

Watching children learn how to read using skills you have given them is so rewarding. Sharing a book with a child is one of my favourite activities. I’m also training to be a yoga teacher, so I also try and sneak in teaching little bits of yoga to help calm and focus the children. They are fascinated by the different

postures and really respond to the benefits. I really think yoga should be part of the school day, it would benefit so many children (and teachers!). Check out my blog at www.salayogauk.com Q. What's your favourite time of year in school?

Probably the summer term. You can take learning outside which puts a whole new slant on lessons. Children love being outside and it really helps those that find it difficult to sit still and concentrate. It also makes playground duty much more pleasant!

Q. What's the funniest thing a pupil has said to you?

There’s been so many... I remember being at a Christmas assembly and a priest took part of the service. One earnest year one boy looked up at me in awe and said: 'Excuse me Miss, is that God?' You adopt a poker face for such questions.

Q. Why did you choose supply work and what do you enjoy most about working for Mana Education?

I love the variety and freedom it brings and it also means I don’t have the added pressures mentioned above. Mana is a great agency to work for. Jon, my consultant, is incredibly professional, friendly and SO efficient. They really try to match the job to the teacher and are very upfront about what the job will entail. I’m sure it’s a hard balancing act keeping both the schools and supply teachers happy, but they appear to do it very well.

Mrs Davis, Primary School Teacher, Peterborough

For an informal chat phone 0800 0255 144, email: info@manaeducation.co.uk or visit www.manaeducation.co.uk

EDUCATIONAWARDS in partnership with

Nominations are flooding in for our prestigious new Term Times Education Awards. But don't worry, you've still got until noon on Friday, 22 July to submit an entry to one - or more - of the four categories: Best Classroom Teacher Award an exceptional primary school teacher who is passionate about their job and inspires pupils to achieve their full potential.

Best Teaching Assistant Award a TA whose encouragement and kindness supports children in reaching new heights.

Best Office Team Award the administrative staff who work behind the scenes to make their school run like clockwork.

Best Community Primary School Award a school spearheading a project to improve the local community and encourage pupils to grow into sociallyconscious young people.

How to Vote Nominations - from parents, governors, co-workers and pupils with parental permission - can be made via the dedicated awards page on our website www. termtimes.ltd.uk, by post to 70 Rutland Road, Stamford, PE9 1UW or via e-mail to steven@ termtimes.ltd.uk For postal and e-mail entries tell us which category you are voting for, the name of the individual/primary school/ and no more than 250

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You can submit one nomination for each category.

The winners will be decided by a panel of judges from Term Times and our awards partner education recruitment specialists Mana Education.

In addition to receiving a trophy, the top teacher will be awarded £100 of High Street vouchers, the TA a £100 spa voucher, office team £100 of food vouchers and primary school £300 worth of equipment.

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Is your child drinking enough?

Research suggests properly hydrated children may perform better in school and show improved behaviour Studies show by the time we actually feel thirsty we've already lost one to two per cent of our body's water, enough for our mental performance - memory, attention and concentration - to have plummeted by 10 percent. And there's an array of unpleasant symptoms associated with this mild dehydration from dizziness to headaches.

As Sarah Pickles, Dietician at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains: "Younger children are more susceptible to dehydration due to a higher proportion of body water than adults, so it's vital they drink between six to eight glasses of fluid per day.

'Water is ideal, especially when children are physically active and in a hot climate, as it hydrates them without providing extra energy or risking harm to teeth.'

'It is also important to encourage young children to drink fluids regularly, as often they are distracted by what they are doing and forget.'

Experts agree milk or fruit/vegetable juices are also good for keeping children's fluids topped up during the day.

The British Nutrition Foundation's top tips to keep children hydrated: • Parents, teachers and caregivers should offer drinks regularly, especially in hot environments • Always have drinks that children enjoy available such as water, milk, fruit or vegetable juice and low sugar squash • Always pack a water bottle for children heading off to school, on outings or other activities

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COMPETITION For a chance to win a Twist 'n' Sip bottle simply answer this question: Where are Sistema products made?

To help your child stay hydrated, we've teamed up with Sistema to offer 12 readers the chance to win a 460ml Twist 'n' Sip bottle. The easy-grip, leak-proof bottle's patented lid is easy to twist without children having to touch the spout - a more hygienic way to drink - and is perfect for school bags, after-school activities and days out. The Twist 'n' Sip is available in blue, purple, green and pink in 330ml (SRP £2.49), 460ml (SRP £2.75) and 700ml SRP (SRP £4.99) from Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda.

All Sistema products are made in New Zealand, are Phthalate and BPA free, dishwasher safe and can be used in the fridge or freezer. Enter via post, e-mail or the Term Times website, following the instructions on page 3. The closing date is 10 June.

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NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Welcome to ecotimes, our ‘green’ editorial special, packed with environmental news and views, tips on how you can make a difference, and exploring local initiatives and projects focusing on ecological issues. By Kay Kelly

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NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Green initiatives in our region.

EDUCATION How awareness of green issues is being taught and rewarded in our schools.

CONSERVATION Discover more about an inspiring new Nene Park history project.

WASTE & RECYCLING Looking at how you can play a part in making your local community - and school - a better and greener place.

ENERGY Some great tips on how small changes in our daily lives can not only save energy but also be good for our wallets.

SUSTAINABILITY How spending a penny in Cambridge doesn’t cost the Earth.

Sacrewell Mill nominated for two awards The £1.8m restoration of 18th century grade II* Sacrewell Mill has been nominated in the East of England Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Awards’ building conservation and leisure and tourism categories.

The Watermill reopened last July after a 12-month project joint-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the William Scott Abbott Trust, which owns Sacrewell.

The back of the watermill has been waterproofed, the water wheel repaired, walls secured and the Collyweston slate roof removed, cleaned and restored.

The mill and mill house now reflect Victorian and Second World War working conditions.

A hydro-electric water turbine was installed to extend the educational value of the mill and help cut power costs.

Sacrewell goes green Staff and volunteers at Sacrewell have made important changes behind the scenes to help reduce their carbon footprint and preserve the planet.

The move dovetails with key messages the heritage farm centre, near Peterborough, is promoting by creating electricity through its hydro-electric water wheel.

‘The mill project really made us think about ways we’re using energy,’ explained Debbie Queen, General Manager.

‘Sacrewell was always ahead of the game when it came to innovative farming, under the careful watch of William Scott Abbott, so we thought it was time we brought forward his legacy.’

Last month, Sacrewell entered into a new waste disposal contract with Peterboroughbased Viridor, which promises to reuse or recycle 99 percent of the rubbish it collects.

Sacrewell’s Business Support Manager Anna Mackman spearheaded the project: ‘I was shocked to discover some companies still ship waste abroad for disposal and how quick they are to send litres of waste to landfill if they find one item in there that can’t be recycled.

‘Thankfully, we found a contractor who is as passionate about the environment as we are.’

New double bins are being built, with space for recycling and general waste.

Office staff have also made changes to assist the charity’s environmental aims.

Working with Lyreco, they now use recycled paper, the new printer is one of the most energy-efficient models available and everyday items, such as wristbands for campers, are 100 percent recyclable.

Sacrewell is also working with VegWare to supply compostable bags in the gift shop and Origin8 at Sacrewell café stocks the company’s compostable cutlery, plates and cups.

Even the animals are doing their bit; their new VegWare food pots are also compostable, meaning they can be reused to grow the nutritious grass nuts they hold.

Improving Cuckoo’s Hollow green space A lake maintenance project at Cuckoo’s Hollow, in Werrington, Peterborough, is benefitting wildlife, local residents and the wider city.

The £86,000 project used a specialist amphibious vehicle to cut reeds and remove roots with minimal disturbance.

A channel was then sliced into the lake bed to improve water flow and quality, increase biodiversity and enhance views across the area.

Silt removed from the lake and dried on the bank is being landscaped and seeded with grass.

Wildflowers will also be sown on the east bank.

Peterborough City Council worked closely with the Environment Agency and charity Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) to minimise any impact on existing wildlife, improve the area and encourage more wildlife to flourish in the future.

In the long-term, the five-year Werrington Brook Improvement programme (WBI) will enable the lake to become more self-sustaining. www.pect.org.uk/WerringtonBrook

Discover the world of farming

Modern farming is incredibly diverse and impacts on all of us; from the food we eat, to clothing, medicine, fuel and manufacturing.

On Sunday, 5 June, hundreds of farms across Britain will be opening their gates for Open Farm Sunday, organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), the leading organisation delivering more sustainable food and farming.

It promises not only a great day out for the whole family but also an opportunity to discover the vital role farmers play in looking after the countryside.

All types of farms take part in Open Farm Sunday and most events are free.

Activities range from farm walks and trailer rides to sheep shearing, milking demonstrations, bug hunts and machinery displays.

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Eco Ambassadors

St Gilbert’s Eco Ambassadors play a key role in the school’s environmental objectives.

Term Times posed some questions to the group to find out more: What is an Eco Ambassador and what do you do?

Eco Ambassadors represent the Eco Committee and school, leading and setting an example with all the eco work we do. We read the meters every month and check how much gas, water and electricity we use. We have carried out an energy audit in school which is helping to write our Action Plan.

St Gilbert’s School Eco-Warriors

Environmental education is thriving in schools across our readership, with children learning about the vital role they can play in conserving resources through a more sustainable lifestyle.

One school at the forefront of this drive to create the next generation of eco-warriors is Stamford’s St Gilbert’s Church of England Primary.

St Gilbert’s participates in multiple projects, both national and school-led, from planting vegetables for school lunches to taking part in this year’s WoW - Walk once a Week - initiative which rewards children for walking to school with a collectable badge - and the Clean for The Queen campaign to clear up Britain for Her Majesty’s 90th birthday.

Last month the school held its annual Low Carbon Day when, from 8.30am until 3.30pm, it didn’t use any electricity - apart from the kitchen ovens and one computer in the office. The Eco Committee patrols classrooms to ensure lights and equipment are switched off when not in use.

And all this hard work is not without its reward.

St Gilbert’s came joint second in the national 2015 Young Environmentalist Awards - one of just five finalists in Lincolnshire.

Now staff and pupils are working towards securing the school’s sixth Eco-Schools Green Flag.

Linda Glossop, School Business Manager when Term Times went to press, explained:

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‘Being an Eco School is part of our ethos and working practices.

‘Children see recycling, sustainability and healthy living as a natural part of St Gilbert’s.’

The next exciting venture on the school’s eco agenda is taking part in the Rocket Science project, an experiment launched by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening in partnership with the UK Space Agency.

Two kilograms of rocket seeds sent into space as part of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six-month mission returned in March and are being packaged with identical seeds that stayed on Earth.

St Gilbert’s - along with other participating schools - will receive two packets of 100 seeds to grow and compare, with the results uploaded to a national database.

Not only does St Gilbert’s environmental ethos tick plenty of the curriculum boxes, it also teaches pupils how to collaborate with their peers and instils a strong sense of citizenship which will stay with them as they head towards secondary education and into adulthood.

Tell us about your school’s green projects.

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How were you chosen for the role?

Firstly we must be Eco Committee members elected by our classmates after standing for election. We then had to write a persuasive letter to Mrs Howson (teacher and Eco-Coordinator) and Mrs Glossop saying why we wanted to be an Eco Ambassador before being chosen. Eco Ambassadors are usually Y6s, but this year we have some Y5s.

Why did you want to become an Eco Ambassador?

We are all interested in eco work and wanted to help the school carry this on and make a small difference in changing the world.

Tell us a little about the environmental projects you’ve been involved in at school.

We check the classrooms every lunchtime to make sure teachers have turned off the lights and projectors. We helped Mrs Howson run WoW week, checking and stamping the children’s walk to school cards and helping her check the results.

We read the meters with Mr Shirtcliffe (School Site Officer) before and after our Low Carbon Day and help work out how much electricity we have saved.

What do you think is the most important global environmental issue ...and how do you think we can solve it?

Global warming! This is affecting the whole world and we need to act fast as the weather is changing so fast and if we are not careful the world will flood within 200 years. We can help by all being eco-friendly and taking responsibility for our own actions. We would like to encourage other schools to do the work we do and make sure that everyone knows about the threat of global warming.

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Going for green at Peterborough schools Did you know that 97 percent of schools in Peterborough currently deliver eco education activities?

This makes the city one of the highest achieving in the UK for levels of environmental education uptake.

Independent charity Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) is helping to inspire younger generations to create longlasting behaviour change through its bespoke Peterborough Eco Framework for schools.

The framework allows schools to show both their progress towards becoming Sustainable Schools and their contribution towards creating the UK’s Environment Capital.

There are 10 themes and schools can work on several simultaneously although each is assessed, and certificates awarded, individually.

The themes are: local and sustainable food, health and happiness, land use and wildlife, sustainable water, zero carbon, zero waste, sustainable transport, sustainable materials, equity and local economy and culture and heritage.

For each theme there are objectives, a target for 2050 and a list of local providers who can assist with resources and information.

John Clare Primary School receiving an award for the project theme Land Use and Wildlife.

When a school has achieved five themes it can proudly fly the new Peterborough Eco Framework flag, which was inspired by pupil designs, as proof of its green credentials.

PECT helps schools reduce their carbon footprint, acting as a single point of contact not only for schools but other local environmental education providers to facilitate a co-ordinated approach to eco education in Peterborough.

Direct support is provided to individual schools to help them increase the number of environmental activities taking place.

The aim is to embed knowledge of sustainability issues into the school ethos to inspire the next generation of forwardthinking students.

School successes are celebrated at the annual Peterborough Eco Education Awards where pupils from across the city share their eco projects and are presented with awards to recognise their achievements.

Visit www.pect.org.uk/schools for more information or contact Jill Foster on 01733 866440 or email jill.foster@pect.org.uk

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Getting back to nature at Rutland Water Covering 1,000 acres, Rutland Water Nature Reserve is internationally famous and one of the most important wildfowl sanctuaries in Great Britain.

Osprey Fact File • Almost exclusively eat live fish and successfully catch a meal about once every four dives • Pairs generally mate for life • Nests are often over a metre wide • Eggs - usually two for novice breeders and three for experienced - are blotched reddish-brown and about the size of a large hen’s egg • Fly south by late August or early September with the majority of Rutland birds heading for West Africa • Can live to be over 25 years old

The reserve was created in the 1970s with the construction of the reservoir and is not only a Site of Special Scientific Interest, but designated as a European Special Protection Area and globallyrecognised wetland Ramsar site.

Managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, in partnership with Anglian Water, the reserve is extremely interesting in terms of conservation, primarily due to the fact that it is so young.

The majority of the varied habitats are around 40 years old, shaped largely by man, and the work carried out daily by the reserve team and hard-working volunteers is essential to the wellbeing of wildlife.

Trees are removed to create ‘rides’ - open spaces - to increase light to the woodland floor and piles of deadwood are left for insects to set up home and provide nest and feeding sites for birds.

On the shallow lagoons, islands have been built and are kept clear of vegetation for wading birds to nest. While floating rafts provide safe nesting sites for common tern and black-headed gulls.

Reed beds are cut regularly to promote healthy regeneration and provide habitat for wintering bittern.

The reservoir and reserve are a haven for wintering wildfowl such as tufted, gadwall, shoveler and goldeneye ducks.

For nature-lovers of all ages there are over 30 birdwatching hides and nature trails leading from the two informative visitor centres at Egleton and Lyndon.

The reserve is also home to the hugely successful Rutland Osprey Project.

The first ospreys were reintroduced in 1997 and four years later the project celebrated the first chick to fledge in central England for 150 years.

Today, several pairs of this bird of prey breed in and around Rutland Water and are regularly seen fishing over the reservoir from April to September.

Education programmes at Rutland Water Nature Reserve Free education programmes are offered to schools at Rutland Environmental Education Centre, based at the Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre in Egleton.

Through active learning and practical investigation children are encouraged to respect the environment, become involved in natural history and understand why caring for the natural world is important to mankind.

Youngsters also observe animals and plants in their natural habitat, discover how they are adapted to their environment and learn about food webs.

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Join in

The Big Butterfly Count Butterflies in the UK are facing a serious, ongoing decline, but you can play a key role in helping protect them from extinction.

Everyone is being urged to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count, a national survey aimed at helping to assess the health of our environment.

More than 52,000 people took part last year, counting over 580,000 individual butterflies and day-flying moths across the UK. The count will enable charity Butterfly Conservation, which runs the survey, to identify trends in species that will help to protect butterflies from extinction as well as understand the effect of climate change on wildlife.

This year’s count is being held from 15 July to 7 August and it’s easy to take part. Simply count butterflies for 15 minutes during bright, preferably sunny, weather - school grounds and gardens are great locations - and submit your sightings online. www.bigbutterflycount.org

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Nene Park: The Untold Story

What links dyke jumping, B&Q paint and James Bond?

The answer is they have all featured in Nene Park’s history.

These, and a host of other interesting tales from the Park’s past, are being revealed as part of Nene Park: The Untold Story history project, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Clare Freeman, Nene Park Trust Head of Landscape, said: ‘We are delighted to be able to share memories and historical gems with people in a variety of ways.

‘The vision, commitment and passion of people involved in creating the park and the local pride in the park really comes through strongly.’

There are five elements to Nene Park: the Untold Story: Listen: A series of interviews recorded with people involved in creating and developing the park are freely accessible at Peterborough’s Archives Service, based at the Central Library in Broadway.

See: A short documentary, produced by local film-maker Martyn Moore and featuring some of the people involved in setting up and looking after the park in the 1970s, is available on the Nene Park Trust website and YouTube.

Project partner Vivacity is also hosting an exhibition of images in Squire’s Coffee House at Peterborough Museum.

Explore: A new trail at Ferry Meadows Country Park guides visitors on a walk of discovery to ten locations marked by photographs and quotes.

Discover: Historical documents held by Nene Park Trust have been digitally scanned and placed with Peterborough’s Archive Service.

Learn: Free learning packs for schools will be available soon.

For more information visit www.neneparktrust.org.uk

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New website to help you recycle more Hungry Harry

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Love Peterborough, Love Your Community, Recycling Reward Scheme Residents in seven areas of Peterborough are being urged to sign up to the ‘Love Peterborough, Love Your Community’ recycling reward scheme.

The scheme was launched by Peterborough City Council, in partnership with Amey, in October 2015 and aims to encourage residents to recycle more and support their local community at the same time.

Initially piloted in Eye and Thorney, Hampton, East, Paston, Stanground, North Bretton and Walton, the scheme will also launch in Werrington in May. Residents signed up to the scheme via a specially-designed website and gain green points by taking part in recycling ‘modules’ ranging from using their Hungry Harry food caddy, buying from the WEEE Reuse or donating to a charity shop.

Green points are accumulated by each area, and the one with the largest amount of green points at the end of every four months gets the biggest share of £6,000 to award to a charity group or community project in their area or city-wide, via a voting poll. So, the more committed you are to recycling, the more green points you earn for your community.

It’s a simple rationale: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Areas in second and third place also receive money to donate to their local charities or community groups, while top recycling individuals across the areas receive a £50 voucher.

In the first round of awards made in March, Stanground was the winning area, with a total of 321,975 green points, and residents voted for Peterborough Foodbank to receive the £3,000 prize.

The money will support the project and help launch the new Eat Well Spend Less programme.

The communities in second and third place were Hampton and Eye and Thorney. Residents from Hampton received £2,000 which was donated to The Green Backyard; a sustainable community growing project, while Eye and Thorney was awarded £1,000 and gave the money to Inspire Peterborough which supports sport and leisure activities for disabled people.

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Recycling more at school

The average primary school produces 45kg of waste per pupil each academic year And most of this, by weight, comes from just two categories paper and card and food.

Recycling schemes in schools help improve the environment and can reduce money spent on waste disposal.

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Have a recycling point in every room, including non-teaching areas such as the office, staff room and kitchen Encourage pupil-led initiatives, with support from staff, such as children taking charge of waste audits and monitoring Announce and celebrate successes in school assemblies, staff meetings, newsletters and on the school website to keep everyone motivated Refresh pupils’ awareness of waste issues by running class competitions or recycling days Compost canteen fruit and vegetable waste along with leaves, plant cuttings and grass trimmings

A new website has been launched to improve recycling rates in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Residents recycle and compost 54 percent of their waste currently, compared to 16.8 percent in 1999.

The new Cambridgeshire and Peterborough partnership (RECAP) website - www.recap.co.uk aims to encourage residents to recycle even more.

The site reminds residents what goes in what bin and keeps everyone up to date with the latest campaigns.

Films provide information on what happens to collected materials, how to use Cambridgeshire’s nine recycling centres and advice on how to reduce waste in the home.

Have you put your waste in the right recycling bin?

Householders are being urged to ensure they put the correct waste in their food and garden bin.

Last year it cost Cambridgeshire County Council £220,000 because people put wrong items in the food and garden recycling bin including plastic, clothes, garden pots...and even a toaster.

For more information on what can, and can’t go in bins, visit the RECAP website or check with your local council. www.recap.co.uk

Food poverty initiative FoodCycle, powered by Peterborough-based housing association Cross Keys Homes, has been awarded £12,000 in the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.

The money will be used to transform barren land at its Westgate Church headquarters into a productive kitchen garden.

The produce grown will supplement donated surplus supermarket food to create nutritious meals at a new community café for people at risk of food poverty and social isolation.

The café opens this month, serving lunch every Thursday. Donations will be invited from diners, but those struggling financially can eat for free.

The kitchen garden project will be delivered in partnership with TTG Training, a social enterprise that supports ex-offenders and young people.

Tesco teamed up with charity Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help scheme, offering community groups and projects a share of revenue generated from the 5p carrier bag charge, voted for by shoppers.

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An energy-saving street lighting programme for Peterborough is being expanded and accelerated by the city council.

More than 7,000 street lights have been replaced with more efficient and effective LED lighting since January 2012.

Now, all remaining 17,000 sodium and other older lighting is being replaced with LED lamps over the next three years, delivering major energy savings and improving safety.

The new lighting is white, rather than orange, which is easier to see by and uses less than a third of the energy of traditional ones.

The move is a change to the previous timeframe of 10 years.

The investment will save Peterborough City Council £8.6million over 20 years in reduced energy costs, achieved in part by accelerating the programme and reaping energy efficiency savings more quickly.

Ashden Award Cambridge start-up Alquist has been shortlisted for a prestigious Ashden Award The company was shortlisted for its pioneering work reducing the amount of energy needed to regulate the temperature of data centres.

Three per cent of global electricity is used to power data centres - relied on for sending emails, running cloud-based storage systems and surfing the web - with up to half used purely for cooling.

However, Alquist found centres are kept cooler than necessary.

The company’s innovative fibre-optic based technology enables data centres to raise overall temperatures, while still keeping them at safe levels, lowering energy costs and reducing their carbon footprint.

The Ashden Awards are a globally recognised measure for excellence in the field of sustainable energy.

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Saving Energy at Home

Saving energy at home isn’t just more efficient, it’s also a great way to save money.

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Save about £30 a year just by remembering to turn your appliances off standby mode Using a bowl to wash up rather than a running tap knocks £30 a year off energy bills and filling the kettle with just the amount of water needed can save around £7 a year Spending one minute less in the shower will shave £8 off your energy bills each year, per person Turning down your room thermostat by just one degree can save up to £85 a year Switching off lights when you don’t need them will cut annual energy bills by around £13.

Replacing all old-fashioned bulbs with regular energy saving bulbs - CFLs - and all the halogens with LEDs costs about £100 for the average household, but saves about £35 a year

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Gold award for Queensgate Travel Plan Queensgate shopping centre has notched up another eco-friendly success The Peterborough centre scooped a gold award for its Travel Plan in the city council’s Travelchoice Awards 2016.

The plan aims to create a safe, accessible and welcoming environment at the centre by influencing travel behaviour.

Environmental Manager Carol Wakelin and her team recently produced an up-to-date Travel Plan, surveyed staff on their travel behaviour and staged engagement

events for staff and visitors. They also rolled out a number of new electric vehicle charging bays and supported businesses to run their own travel plan sessions for staff.

Queensgate, the first shopping centre to achieve the newly revised ISO 14001:2015 accreditation for its environmental management, was also highly commended in the awards’ Sustainable Travel Initiative category.

Everyday sustainability... organise a toy swap is easiest - for every toy handed in the donator receives a voucher which can be used to pick out a ‘new’ one.

There needs to be toys for a mix of ages - it’s a good idea to ask big brothers or sisters to have a clear out and donate their unwanted items - otherwise parents of older children may not find anything suitable. Any leftover toys can be taken to a charity shop.

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to spend a penny in Cambridge The council’s mobile toilet attendants even use bicycles to get around the city, reducing congestion and pollution.

Cambridge City Council’s modernised public toilets are more accessible, easier to keep clean, safer to use...and have great green credentials.

Creating new, better designed buildings means various sustainable features tackle climate change and reduce their carbon footprint.

All new and existing toilets, whenever possible, have low water use cisterns and water for hand-washing is controlled with sensors. Like all other council buildings they also have recycled paper.

At the loos on Midsummer Common, affectionately known as ‘the Armadilloo’, the copper roof collects rainwater for toilet flushing instead of using mains water...

And, to reduce electricity consumption, solar panels heat water at the Lammas Land and Cherry Hinton High Street public toilets.

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Sustainable gardening practices help preserve natural resources and have a positive effect on the environment. Many of the decisions we make for our garden have an impact on wildlife.

Sustainable gardening tips: Save rainwater for watering your garden Avoid peat and use alternative forms of compost peat extraction destroys vital wildlife habitats Use plants of genuine, native stock and not of continental origin Ensure wild flowers have been cultivated from legally collected seed Buy FSC accredited garden furniture and charcoal for barbecues For more information visit www.rspb.org.uk

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Helping children to achieve more

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The Children’s University gives 7 to 14 year olds (and 5 to 6 year olds with their families) the opportunity to experience high quality learning activities outside normal school hours.

Many of these activities take place at validated Children’s University Learning Destinations, both locally and throughout the UK. Ranging from museums to musical theatre, historical castles to Cubs and Brownies, a huge range of Learning Destinations have passed the Children’s University’s quality assurance process to provide learning experiences with the ‘wow’ factor.

Get your Passport to Learning stamped wherever you see this Learning Destination logo (left), Do you offer high quality learning opportunities for young people? If so and your organisation would like to find out more about becoming a Learning Destination, please visit the national CU website

www.childrensuniversity.co.uk or contact Peterborough Children’s University: enquiries@peterboroughlearning.org.uk or call 01733 864784

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Vikings to invade Peterborough!

A horde of marauding Vikings are set to invade Peterborough city centre this summer as part of this year’s free Peterborough Heritage Festival – one of the UK’s premier history events.

Vikings and Saxons will battle for control of the city in a spectacular display, recreating the attack on Peterborough in 870AD, with no quarter given or prisoners taken by either side. It will be the biggest Viking raid on the city for 1,000 years!

Staged twice daily in Cathedral Square, the event will involve 100 re-enactors, and will constitute the highlight of the Festival.

The Festival is also building on the success of last year’s popular schools day, providing an opportunity for local children to come and meet characters from different periods in Peterborough’s history, bringing the story of their city to life.

School parties will For more details make sure you visit the Vivacity website at: spend a day ‘time www.vivacity-peterborough.com/festivals/pboroheritagefest2016 travelling’ between

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different living history encampments, experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of the past. The schools day has been set for Friday 1 July.

The Heritage Festival main weekend features a wide range of activities: • The Heritage Festival features over 300 costumed re-enactors from some of the country’s top Living History groups • Over 30 local history societies, community groups and historic attractions, will put on displays to show the best of the local Peterborough heritage • The Children’s Zone provides an activity area for youngsters with jesters, storytellers, games and activities in the cloisters • There will be a vintage touring cinema, the last of its kind, showing original newsreel footage from the 1940s

Don’t miss this… Cambridge Mela It's part of the three day Cambridge Big Weekend on Parkers Piece, celebrating a summer celebration of Asian culture.

Live music acts, dance, food and crafts from around the world - celebrating ethnic diversity in Cambridge.

For more information about the Big Weekend (runs from Fri 8 – Sun 10 July) visit www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/city-events

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HOORAY! Thomas returns!

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How do Polar Bears keep warm?

Let your child find out the answer to this and many more questions with the new Questions & Answers series from Miles Kelly Publishing.

These three ultimate knowledge guides are ideal gifts for children aged 5+, covering the subjects of Oceans, Animals and Science. Each book is divided into various key topics - for example, Questions and Answers Science looks at Planet Earth and the Human Body.

The large format of the books - with bigger text and images encourages children to read with

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lots to discover. Each publication always has a clear, engaging, concise explanation supported by wonderful illustrations and photos that help to explain the facts further. The activity panels throughout the books provide tips on further learning.

Each publication is available at only £7.49 from www.mileskelly. net or £9.99 in all good retail shops.

For your chance to win one of these great books, tell us which type of ocean fish you can see that was featured in the film ‘Finding Nemo’? Follow the instructions on page 3 to enter, but tell us which book you would like to win in your answer (Choose one from the three shown). We have 10 to give away! Closing date: 10 June.

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The salon offers a great environment for mums with children thanks to their wonderful crèche where their fully-qualified childcare assistant, Gabby, will be taking care of them while they have fun in the playroom! Parents can properly relax and watch the playroom on-screen in the salon.

Under 4's even have the option of sitting in the Novelty Car salon chair to make the hair-cutting experience fun!

Parents and children will absolutely love the Princess Pamper Parties as an alternative to children/teenager birthday parties!

There are five different packages to choose from and prices start from just £5 a child, all including soft drinks and refreshments for adults.

The Express Beauty service is a great solution for anyone needing an express service before a night out or event but with little time to spare. For more information on the express Blow-Out menu and Express beauty treatments visit www.serenityloves.co.uk and for new updates and availability on last-minute appointments follow their Facebook and Instagram pages.

Serenity Loves looks forward to welcoming you for all your hair, beauty and childcare needs!

Salon with its own crèche Serenity Loves is the muchloved, awardwinning hair and beauty salon with an on-site, supervised crèche!

Based on Oundle Road, Peterborough, and established for four years, the salon’s philosophy is ‘Beauty with Ease’ which is why the salon has been created as a one-stop shop for making you look and feel fabulous whilst they take care of the rest.

Their growing team of creative, passionate hairdressers and beauticians will provide the very highest standards of hairdressing and beauty services.

The aim is to achieve spectacular colour results with the amazing colour brand Affinage.

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Puffin Book Review Jack Beechwhistle: Attack of the Giant Slugs

by Kes Gray, paperback, £5.99

For 5-7 yrs

From the creator of the best-selling Daisy series comes the first book starring a brave and brilliant new hero Jack Beechwhistle. Jack is around to protect the world from alien attacks, zombie sweet shop owners and exploding conkers - all with a bit of help from his trusty sidekicks (as long as it’s not past their bedtime). Can he overcome his biggest challenge yet? The Giant Slugs are on their way to Jack’s school, right in the middle of maths!

The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

by Rick Riordan, hardback, £14.99

For 9+ yrs

Cast down from Olympus after angering his father, Zeus, the god Apollo must learn to survive in modern-day New York until he can find a way home. The latest release from Rick Riordan, whose inventive blend of ancient mythology and contemporary fiction has endeared him to millions of readers worldwide, is fresh, must-read fiction packed full of attitude. With an appearance from Percy Jackson himself, this is not one to miss.

Direct from sell-out shows across the globe, the world’s greatest action sports show - Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Circus Live - will return to the UK and Ireland this summer for its first-ever UK outdoor stadium tour.

The BFG

by Roald Dahl, movie tie-in edition, paperback, £6.99

For 7-11 yrs

This summer sees a gigantic and hugely anticipated new movie release: The BFG, Dahl’s beloved tale. Directed by Spielberg, starring Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant himself and with a budget bigger than Avatar, it is billed as THE summer holidays blockbuster of 2016. For all young movie-goers, there is now a tie-in edition of The BFG story, complete with whizz-popping new jacket.

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The world’s biggest live action sports show will visit 11 firsttime venues including the Peterborough Arena on Saturday, 2 July. Tickets for the tour are now on sale via www.nitrocircus.live Fans from across the UK will be given the opportunity to see the most explosive event in extreme sports and witness death-defying stunts, amazing tricks and unbelievable world firsts that have yet to be seen, even in competition.

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