Yaxley gazette march 2014

Issue 59 March 2014

National Pet Week

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We are now well into 2014 and, if you are like me you have lots to look forward to. Don’t forget it’s Mothers Day on the 30th March and another date for the diary is National Pet Week; check out page 30 for more information.

In this month’s issue we have news about sponsorship for the upcoming Yaxley 2014 Festival, your local news, our regular updates from local schools, churches and various groups.

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Green Backyard My name is Maria and I have lived in Yaxley for over 30 years. 3 years ago I began volunteering at The Green Backyard in Peterborough. This is a vibrant community growing project run entirely by volunteers, who are passionate about sustainability and work hard to raise awareness regarding environmental issues.

On 1st February, myself and Renny, who is the project co-ordinator, visited Yaxley library to run a willow-weaving event. Two people came along and although we were prepared for more, we do believe it’s about the quality not the quantity. Sure enough the first feedback from the two ladies was that one had always fancied a go at willow and the other said she’d been anticipating the session all month, since she’d first seen the poster in the library.

Our next planned visit will be at Yaxley festival on 18th May. If you or your local community would like to visit please contact us on 07523 939 424 or visit www.thegreenbackyard.com In no time at all they had each chosen a project selected from the many examples provided for their inspiration and both were picking the appropriate materials we had supplied from our willow beds. Two and a half hours later they had created a colourful duck sculpture and a handsome circular fruit basket. The atmosphere was calm and relaxed and both found the activity therapeutic. Both gave a donation to cover our expenses and were delighted to have experienced a little of this ancient craft.

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Community News

Peterborough Scrabble Club

Peterborough Scrabble Club has been established for some 17 years now and has players of all abilities ranging from complete beginners to players with over 20 years of experience in tournament play.

As the newest member of the club, just 6 weeks, after moving back to Peterborough and having just been awarded the Terry Hollington award by the ABSP (Association of British Scrabble Players) for encouraging new players to join clubs, I am helping out with recruiting new members to our wondrous world of words.

The Peterborough Club meets on a Monday Evening in the Millfield community centre on Lincoln road. All new members are guaranteed a very warm welcome.There is a wonderful social aspect to playing within a club and a great wealth of knowledge to be shared with you.

For more information please contact in the first instance: Jeanette Paul on 01733 242926 or email: jeanettethatchpaul@gmail.com

The Rhythm of Life Exhibition Spring Exhibition 14th March – 30th April 2014 The Norman Cross Gallery welcomes the drummer of the legendary 70s Group Squeeze now with its founder Jools Holland’s and Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, musician and accomplished artist Gilson Lavisto, having his first solo exhibition at the gallery.

The list of musical giants Gilson has worked with reads like a Who’s Who in the music business, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Sir Bob Geldof, Bono, BB King, Chuck Berry, Bryan Ferry, Noel Gallagher, to name but a few, as the list is endless. Many of the artists’ pictures he has painted will be on show for the exhibition.

Dog Walkers Please Help How many of you reading this enjoy a stroll around Yaxley and walk your children to and from school? When you are out on your walk, have you found yourself dodging the dog faeces on the pavements because their owners haven’t picked up the mess?

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Vivacity Premier Fitness, the new premium gym in Hampton, opened its door on Saturday 1 February to a crowd of excited gym users, ready to set foot in the brand new facilities for the first time in public use.

None were more excited than and as keen to enter the building as Lisa Richardson, 35, from Yaxley, who was the first person into the building as a gym user. Lisa was presented with a bottle of Champagne by Ben Clawson-Chan, General Manager, and John Marsden, Head of Sports and Recreation at Vivacity.

Lisa explained how she had many reasons why she wanted to join Vivacity Premier Fitness, but namely to get fit, tone up and to be able to give herself some ‘me time’ as a mother of young children.

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Previously a keen swimmer, she has returned to Vivacity Premier Fitness with the personal challenge of swimming half a mile every day.

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It has become quite common to ask our children to be careful where they are walking, for fear of walking in something very unpleasant.

Dog faeces can contain toxocariasis which is a rare infection caused by roundworm parasites. It is spread from animals to humans via their infected faeces. Worst case scenario is if this gets in the eyes it can cause blindness.

The residents of Yaxley are working with Huntingdonshire District Council to watch and report dog owners who leave their dog’s faeces behind.

It is an offence to allow your dog to foul in public places and then you don’t clear it up. This includes FIELDS and PAVEMENTS. Please don’t let a child from Yaxley become poorly, clear up after your animal, because if you don’t you could be liable to a £75 fine.

Bag it, Tie it & Bin it.

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Holme WI We had a great meeting in February, when David Milner and Tom Davies gave a very interesting talk and slide show on their recent travels in Africa.

Some of the pictures were stunning and made all the members wish they had been able to go on such a wonderful trip.

We also planned some exciting day trips out for the coming year, as well as evening trips to sample local restaurants.

Next meeting Thursday 6th March 7.30pm at Holme Village Hall Our talk on this night will not be “puppy walking” (this will now be later in the year), but Veronica Hewins will be tickling our taste buds with an insight into Indian Cookery.

Visitors are very welcome.

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St. Peter’s Church Pledges Auction

15th March, 7.00pm (Raising funds towards the redecoration and rewiring project) Looking after a church building means constant work and expenditure, and the electrical wiring at St. Peter’s was getting to the dangerous point a couple of years ago. The congregation decided to redecorate at the same time as rewire, and have raised or promised a substantial proportion of the £120,000 cost already. As a major fund-raising event, there is to be a Pledges Auction, in the Church, with lots of really unique and amazing lots to bid for. There will be tea, coffee, and cake available, but please bring your own alcohol and glasses.

The bids range from one hour of ironing to a week in a skiing chalet; from a framed picture of the church to a day sailing on the Norfolk Broads. As I write this, mid-way through February, we already have over 60 lots, and really interesting donations towards a raffle. There is still time to make a pledge – please contact us through the website.

On arrival on the evening, you will be asked to register, and will be given a bidding number card. You can then bid for as many items as you wish, settle up with the cashier (cash is best, sorry no cards, cheques will have to clear) and take your pledges home. Then you can liaise with the person who pledged each item to redeem it on a date convenient for both of you.

You can see the full list on the website, www.saintpeters.co.uk or detailed separately on our Facebook page, St. Peters Church, Yaxley.

If there is something you are interested in, but you cannot be there on the night, there are “commission bid” forms available to download on the website.

Please come along and support this event – it is really lovely to see the village’s historic church looking so beautiful with its clean bright walls and modern lights.

Put the date in your diary, and get together with all your family and friends, for a fun night out!

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Goodbye to two special ladies Mable Mable Gwendoline Gwendoline Cook Cook always always known known as as Gwendy, Gwendy, widow widow of of Phil Phil Cook, Cook, died died peacefully peacefully at at Eresby Eresby Hall Hall residential residential home, home, Spilsby, Spilsby, Lincs Lincs on on January January 21st 21st 2014 2014 aged aged 97.

97. Gwendy Gwendy and and Phil Phil were were involved involved in in many many organisations organisations in in Yaxley, Yaxley, Phil Phil having having been been the the local local “Bobbie” “Bobbie”for for many many years years and and they they loved loved their their life life in in Yaxley.

Yaxley. Gwendy Gwendy died died 10 10 years years to to the the day day after after Phil’s Phil’s death. death.

Gwendy Gwendy moved moved to to Spilsby Spilsby 77 years years ago ago to to be be near near her her daughter daughter Margaret Margaret and and was was very very happy happy and and contented contented with with the the wonderful wonderful care care she she received received at at the the home. home. She She developed developed dementia dementia in in the the last last few few years years but but still still enjoyed enjoyed joining joining in in the the many many activities activities and and kept kept knitting knitting till till the the end. end. Margaret Margaret is is still still in in contact contact with with some some of of Gwendy’s Gwendy’s friends friends in in Yaxley Yaxley and and wishes wishes them them to to know know how how much much Gwendy Gwendy appreciated appreciated their their continued continued interest interest in in her her life. life. She She will will be be sadly sadly missed. missed.

Mrs Mrs Pauline Pauline Jane Jane Butcher, Butcher, nee nee Strickson, Strickson, who who died died recently recently at at the the Rowcroft Rowcroft Hospice Hospice Torquay, Torquay, Pauline Pauline was was born born and and lived lived in in Yaxley, Yaxley, Pauline Pauline was was known known to to all all her her school school friends friends as as Jane, Jane, for for more more details details contact contact Margaret Margaret Long, Long, who who is is her her sister, sister, on on 01733 01733 706952 706952

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Community News

Yaxley Parish Council

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Every year, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service raise thousands of pounds for The Fire Fighters Charity – and we couldn’t do it without the support of residents so we would like to say a big thank you!

What a start to the new year, the continued bad weather has played havoc with football, so much so that we have had to cancel most matches due to be played at both Middleton’s rec and Queens Park.

However our team of ground staff continue to work hard to maintain our pitches in an effort to allow matches to be played as soon as we possibly can.

Allotments, for those budding market gardeners, Yaxley Parish Council still have a few allotments available for rent. If you are interested in growing your own produce please call into the council offices off Main Street, ring on 01733 241958 or email clerk@yaxleypc.org.uk We are pleased to say that the replacement of the notice boards is continuing at a pace and the interest from groups advertising their forthcoming events or activities is so popular, that we can now only accept A5 size adverts.

Dog mess! With all the bins around the village it is amazing that a few irresponsible dog owners continue to fail to clean up after their dogs. Please for the safety of young children and

out of respect for your neighbours and our neighbourhood take responsibility for your pet, bag it and bin it, and yes, it can go in any of the bins. The council have received a petition regarding this and are looking to support some of the ideas.

This group have posted pictures of the effect it can have on children if we do not take action, and we welcome dog wardens to our village to challenge and take action on offenders.

This month, a number of fire stations across the county will be holding car washes so visit www.cambsfire.gov.uk or our social media channels to find out what stations near you are taking part.

Registration is now open for the

Annual Ladies Driving Challenge

Sunday, May 11, at Alconbury Airfield.

More than 300 women will get behind the wheel of super-sized vehicles and if you want to take part sign up quick!

For more information and to register, email ldc@bedsfire.com or call (01234) 845130.

Les Middleton from Cambridgeshire County Council continues to hold drop in meetings at Yaxley library every other Thursday 10.00 - 12.00, his next is the 6th March. Please use the opportunity to highlight highway issues, pot holes, dropped kerbs etc. for remedy.

Finally a huge thank you to all who supported our clothing bank challenge in January to see which station could collect the most unwanted textiles to raise cash for the charity – we’re eagerly awaiting the results.

Forthcoming parish council meetings can be found via our website www.yaxleyparish.org.uk

To find out if you are eligible for a free home fire safety check, call 0800 917 99 94.

Make sure fire safety still stays at the forefront of your mind in March – and don’t forget to test your smoke alarm.

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Local man raises funds for charity Matthew Lilley, from Yaxley, is running this year’s London Marathon to raise money for the wonderful local charity Deafblind UK. They do amazing work in supporting deafblindpeople and rely solely on donations to do this. As part of his Fundraising efforts Matthew has organised a Race Night to be held at the Deafblind UK HQ in Hampton Peterborough on Friday 28th March 2013, and asks if any local businesses would be willing to kindly sponsor a race at the event at a cost of £10. A raffle will also be drawn at the event and any donations of raffle prizes would be greatly appreciated. If you can help Matthew in anyway, please contact him on 07841 673 587 or email him at mutley_290@hotmail.com

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Matthew has also set up a Just Giving Account where anyone wishing to make a sponsorship donation can do this online: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MatthewLilley1 Any donations you can make will help Deafblind UK to continue doing the amazing work they do. Find out more about the charity at www.deafblind.org.uk

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This primetime series sees everyday people with a compulsion to clean offer up their services to people with disorganised houses in need of a spruce up in the hope they can learn from each other.

If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch by calling 0207 907 0892 or by emailing clean@betty.co.uk

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Community News

Small change makes a big difference!

Yaxley shoppers’ small change has made a big difference to a local scout and guides group and their fundraising efforts to build a new headquarters.

The Central England foodstore on Bentley Avenue, Yaxley - part of the new society formed by the merger between Midlands Co-operative and Anglia Co-operative - ran a till point fundraising campaign which offered shoppers the opportunity to donate the small change from their shopping bill to three local causes.

The four-week scheme raised £452.99 which was divided between Yaxley Scouts and Guides, Yaxley Infant School, and Stretton Pre-School.

Gavin Price, store manager, said “Many of our shoppers are touched by the stories of local causes and are happy to give up their loose change to help the community.

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Pictured: Left to right - Yaxley Infant School students, Isaac Ellis, Connor McArthur, Thomas Faircloth and Ruth Sanderson with Gary Eagle, store deputy manager and Hayley Lock, Stretton PreSchool manager.

The scouts and guides headquarters was a victim of an arson attack a few years ago and they are now raising funds to complete the new building”.

Group scout leader, Gavin Needham, said “We are very grateful to the Yaxley foodstore for their continued support.”

“Supporting the scouts and guides has proved popular with our customers along with Yaxley Infant School and Stretton Pre-School. We will continue to support all three local causes throughout 2014.”

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Come along to the opening of the

Farcet Pop-Up Library-Café.

Opens on 5 April 2014 Village Hall (back room) 11am - 1.30pm

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A Pop-Up Library-Café on the first Saturday morning of each month – 11am to 1.30pm

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FREE book swap Come and browse the large selection of books, borrow them and return at your next visit. Just bring a book and take a book on subsequent visits.

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Childrens’ Story Time From 11am until 12 noon in the story corner

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on Saturday 15th March, 6.30pm until 8.30pm.

Tickets are on sale at £5.00 for an adult and £3.00 for a child under 16. Ticket price includes refreshments which will be served during the interval. Tickets are available from Jean Hollings (01733 567361) Jean Legg (01733 242913) or Maureen Beeby or they can be purchased at the door on the night.

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Bookkeeping, including monthly accounts VAT returns Credit Control including court process Self assessment Tax Returns Payroll Services

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Womens World Day of Prayer

Friday 7th March 1.45pm At St Peter’s Church Yaxley. Everyone welcome.

Enjoy a FREE tea/coffee and hot cross bun or kid’s cake while you browse.

There will be refreshments available on future openings at reasonable prices. Watch notice board outside shop for seasonal specials!

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Evening of Entertainment

FREE magazine swap Bring any magazines in good condition and help yourself to some different ones

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St Mary’s Church Farcet is holding an

Donate unwanted books and magazines – please call 07887 772003 and we will collect.

Can you help find the Glover family?

Pamela and David Glover who live in Australia are coming to the UK in July and want to trace the Glover Family who lived in Farcet at various addresses, Broadway, Middle Street, and St Marys Close Farcet If anyone can help or you are the Glover family please email glover@netspace.net.au

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play bowls!

Our Green will be open to all would be Bowlers shortly; details in the April Gazette and on our excellent website!

Yaxley Broadway Bowls. Just bring yourself and a pair of flattish shoes and sample the delights of our great sport, on perhaps the best green in the area, situated behind The “Farmers” restaurant. We have a great time bowling at all levels from friendly “roll ups” to county games.

All standards, all ages from 12 upwards! We have lost count of the members who have reached the grand old age of 90+ after many years of bowling. We have many social events summer and winter, organized by an enthusiastic committee who are always trying out new ideas.

Get away to a flying start! Be ready to go on our opening day! The following contacts will tell you how! Graham Agger, 242322 Kath Browning, 241967 Peter Ford, 891004 Gwendy Cook has left us after reaching the phenomenal age of 97! Still very active right up to her demise. With husband Captain Phil, they ran our Friendly games for many years.

A(Tony) Casbon, Press Officer.

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FREE initial telephone advice. Further

appointments available at times & venues convenient to you.

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For further information contact our local Family Law Specialist, Abby Smith

Maintenance On Divorce For Children and Spouses?

Separation or divorce is extremely stressful especially when considering ongoing financial arrangements. All financial aspects need to be considered including housing, pensions and income.

In some cases, in addition to child support payments, maintenance for a spouse is also appropriate. As a married couple each party has an ongoing obligation to financially support the other, even after separation or upon divorce.

Spousal maintenance is generally calculated on a “needs vs. affordability” basis. If one spouse has an income which is much lower than their reasonable monthly outgoings they can be said to have a “need” for additional financial support.

Consideration then has to be given to whether or not the other party can reasonably “afford” to pay spousal maintenance, sometimes in addition to child support. Many other factors also need to be considered such as which benefits or tax credits should be claimed now that each party are “single” as opposed to being a “couple”.

This is an extremely complex area but one that is essential to consider when ensuring that each party has financial security now and the future.

Abby Smith of Setfords Solicitors always approaches such matters in a sensitive but proactive way in the hope of assisting couples to reach a swift, amicable, cost effective agreement which best meets their specific needs.

For any Family Law queries or information about Family Mediation please contact Abby Smith for a FREE initial telephone consultation. Thereafter meetings can be arranged at a time and venue convenient to you, with very competitive charging rates.

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What’s on at Yaxley Library?

Rhymetime Our popular Rhymetime event ( for children aged 0-18 months) continues in Yaxley Library every Friday during March.

Storytime Our popular Storytime event (for children aged 18 months upwards) will be held on Tuesdays 11th and 25th March from 10.30-11 am

Class Visits Six classes from Fourfields Primary School enjoyed visits to the Library during their book week in January. The children were inspired to read during their visits and loved checking out their library books using the self service technology!

Opening Hours: Monday 3pm to 7pm Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9.30am to 5pm 9.30am to 1.30pm Friday Saturday 9.30am to 1.30pm To renew books: 0345 045 5225

Engage Social Group The next Engage social group event will be on Wednesday 19th March at 2pm.

Our speaker is Alan Bottell who will tell the story of the floating church “St Withburga’s of Holme Fen”..Free tickets for this event are available in Yaxley Library from 1st March 2014.

Chocolate Collection Look out for the lovely new collection of books arriving in Yaxley with the theme of chocolate!

These titles will be with us for a short stay only!

Friends of Yaxley Library The next meeting of the Friends of Yaxley Library is on Wednesday 12th March at 7pm Come along and find out about the exciting new projects FOYL are working on in 2014.

Highways Agency Come along and meet Highways Officer Les Middleton in Yaxley Library on Thursdays 6th and 20th March from 10am to midday.

To renew or request books www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library

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Yaxley Group Practice | Yaxley Health Centre Patients’ Association

Wednesday 12th March is National No Smoking Day

Family Carers Prescription This is a free service for family carers of any age and is available in this surgery Are you caring for someone?

This is the day when hundreds of thousands of people will make the effort to quit.

‘A carer spends a significant proportion of their life providing unpaid support to family or potentially friends. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems’.

We have a specialist smoking cessation advisor who visits the practice twice a week. He can offer specialised one to one face to face or telephone support, and can supply nicotine replacement and drug therapy on prescription.

You are four times more likely to quit with help from the NHS Appointments are available on Thursday afternoons and every Friday morning.

Please ring reception on 01733 240478 to arrange an appointment or for further information please contact Steven Tibbs, Smoking Cessation Advisor on 07908 408 743 Appointments can now also be booked online, to register please visit our website at www.yaxleygp.nhs.uk The following website may also help you: http://smokefree.nhs.uk Help to stop smoking is available from CAMQUIT the Cambridgeshire stop smoking service. For help and advice: Ring 0800 018 4304 or visit www.camquit.nhs.uk

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Then it is really important that you look after your own health and well being.

Would you like to know?

• Your rights Carers Trust Cambridgeshire

• About benefits

Carers Trust is the largest provider of respite care for carers in the UK

• What’s available to support you

Carers Trust Cambridgeshire are the leading local fully CQC (Care Quality Commission) compliant organisation providing respite care specifically for family carers

How to access support

Their aim is to help relieve the stresses of caring by providing help and support for family, unpaid, informal carers Health Visiting Team The HV team is pleased to welcome Kathy Doughty, Health Visitor. Kathy will be working Tuesday – Friday 9am to 5pm.

We hope she enjoys working with us all at YGP

• What’s available to support the person you care for The prescription will give you access to a specialist worker at Carers Trust Cambridgeshire who will discuss options available to you, support you to access them and give you an information pack.

How to get a prescription Please speak to your doctor or for more information please speak to Linda Smith in the Patients’ Library

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Sean Elliott from Scenic Gardens gives you his handy gardening tips and advice.

Get ready for spring! It’ll be here before you know it so take advantage and have a good spring clean. Clear all leaf matter from the beds if this has not already been done. Dig over the beds incorporating organic matter to give the plants the best start. Remove any weeds that are starting to show. Spread a layer of mulch over bare soil to retain moisture and reduce weed regeneration. Weed driveways and paths while you have the time to get on top of the garden.

Frosts can still be a hazard, coupled with the fierce March winds, it is essential to continue to protect vulnerable plants if a frost is forecast.

Wherever we start from and however late we “check in” we are promised that we can reach our heavenly destination.

Church News

Now may be time to have your trees looked at and remove the deadwood. Work can be carried out on most trees and has the benefit of looking good for the summer.

With all the rain that we have been having this year we need to ensure our lawns are looked after in the right way. Keep off water logged lawns as much as possible. When the weather improves and the lawn has dried out enough you should cut the grass on the highest setting.

Apply compost and seed to any bare patches that have developed.

Edge the lawn with a half-moon to tidy up the edges.

Keep an eye on pots and containers as they may need watering.

Protect young shoots from slugs by applying slug repellent around the base. And remember to keep feeding the birds, they become accustomed to regular food.

I read a little while ago about a couple who thought they had bought themselves a real bargain holiday to the Caribbean. They turned up early at Birmingham airport in great expectation of a wonderful holiday in the sun.

Scenic Gardens T: 01733860587 (Behind Dobbies Garden Centre).

However, when they tried to check in they realised that they had made rather a big mistake. The holiday was so cheap because they had booked tickets from Birmingham Alabama in the United States and not Birmingham International in England! The couple had no choice but to go back home.

What a contrast to the message of the Gospel of Christ.

Wherever we start from and however late we “check in” we are promised that we can reach our heavenly destination. Whether we live in England, the US or anywhere else, whether we are young or old, whatever we have done in the past we are invited on the journey of faith which leads to eternal life. If you would like to check in for this journey please feel free to come along to one of our Sunday services – you are all very welcome. You might also like to join one of our Alpha courses which started on February 28th – details from me or see last month’s Gazette.

May I also remind you that Sunday March 30th is Mothering Sunday. Our 11am service on this Sunday will provide an opportunity for us to give thanks for all that our mothers do or did for us. Please invite your mothers to this service and bring them with you before going out for lunch together!

Finally, a last reminder that we are having an auction of pledges at St Peter’s in the evening of Saturday March 15th. Proceeds will be helping to pay for last year’s rewiring and redecoration of the church. There are really exciting lots on offer and I hope to see many of you there.

With my prayers.

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The Yaxley festival committee invites all businesses to a sponsorship event on the 20th March 2014 at Queens Park, Bentley Avenue, Yaxley.

This event is being held with the intention of giving all local business a fantastic opportunity to support the Yaxley festival and engage with the local community.

Please come along and see the existing plans being put into place to create this year’s festival and become a part of this superb community event.

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Schools Are you looking for something fun, stimulating and enjoyable that you and your little one can do together whilst meeting new parents? If so, then Music for Little People in Yaxley is just for you!

Music For Little People has been running classes in Yaxley for 9 years now and for the past 5 years the classes have been taught by local mum of two, Louise Wootton.

The exceptional curriculum of songs, instrument time, rhythm exploration and music from many cultural traditions all make the Music For Little People experience unique while developing those all important speech, listening and motor skills for your child.

Classes are split by developmental age from birth to five and it also helps to give the grown ups confidence to enjoy the music making adventure with their little one too!

It’s not too late to enrol for the new term. Classes are held at the British Legion Club on Broadway on a Tuesday and Wednesday for ages 2yrs + and 0-2yrs. Louise also runs classes in Netherton and Eye throughout the week.

Music For Little People can also provide music for nurseries and Preschool and musical entertainment for parties.

Contact 01733 241947 or lwootton@musicforlittlepeople. co.uk to book a free trial class. Check out our website: www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk

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Louise is now running ‘Music For Little People’ sessions at Stanground Preschool so check out this lovely little preschool if you’re in the Stanground area and looking for an excellent preschool for your little one. Contact Jane Watkin on 07749514679 stangroundpreschool@gmail.com www.stangroundpreschool.org.uk

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Schools Little Acorns Day Nursery and Montessori School This month Little Acorns have been continuing to take advantage of the bad weather by making mud pies and jumping in the puddles.

All the children have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We have been dressing up in costumes from China, and have been sampling a variety of food. Pre – school made a Chinese dragon to parade around the nursery.

William de Yaxley Junior School Science trips have further immersed the children in their subjects last month.

Year 3 visited the Think-tank museum in Birmingham, as they have been studying “Materials” as their topic. Year 4 has visited the National Space Centre in Leicester to further their learning journey and understanding about the Earth and Moon; inspiring them to write some wonderful poems about space, which they shared at their recent celebrations Assembly.

As spring approaches we have been planting seeds, and looking at how things grow and change. Our Pre- school children have been continuing to look at different stories and the characters within the books. To enhance this we are going to have a parent helper come in to visit and read a book in a different language. The children have also been learning basic French, and we were lucky enough to have a French student to help us. The nursery has also been looking at Valentine’s Day, and doing associated craft activities. If you would like to book/enquire about our Nursery please contact: 01733 244000 or visit www.littleacorns-daynursery.co.uk

Holme Pre School Our theme ‘people that help us’ continue this term with the children particularly enjoying postmen/women.

In our upper school, Year 5 has paid a visit to the Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge where they “wowed” the curator with their knowledge of Greek Gods! They were able to look at replicas of Ancient Greek statues and find out more about this civilisation, their sports, pastimes and how they lived (yes – there were a few giggles along the way!).

We are also working closely with Zoe Stockhill from the Children’s Centre who visits once a month at drop off time to offer any support to parents and provides a variety of different resources for the children to use in the setting each time she comes.

Year 6 are studying Kensuke’s Kingdom, a story written by the famous author Michael Morpurgo.

In science, the children are looking at how animals have adapted to their environment and also been painting their wonderful clay models of Budagold in R.E. which they have made themselves in a linked Art activity.

As part of their PSHE subject across the school, they have been talking about emotions and how they could manage risks: all very important life skills.

Mrs Fussell has now joined the Year 3 team as Mrs Price left the school at half term. Our thanks to Mrs Price for all of her work in Year 3.

On a sporting note, all the children in Year 4 took part in a Sportshall Athletics Competition at Stanground Academy and were the overall winners of the event. Some of our Year 4, 5 and 6 children also took part in a Swimming Gal at the Academy last term. Well done to all the children.

As you may be aware, Ofsted paid our school a visit recently and whilst the outcome of the report was not what we were hoping for, it is has provided us with a very clear picture of areas for improvement, which we will all be working incredibly hard to achieve in the coming months.

Should you want to read the report for yourself it is available via a link on our website.

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The children wrote their own letters and drew pictures before walking to post them at the Village mobile post van. They also met the local postman when he came to deliver the Preschool post and were very excited to receive their letters and pictures back. The children have also enjoyed making their own post boxes too. This month’s also saw visits from Mrs Tofts, the Holme Primary School teacher and Steve Rose, a policeman which was a nice surprise for the children. We have more planned to entertain the children including a music teacher.

Reminder of our forthcoming fundraising event…

Babies & Children Nearly New Sale Saturday 1st March 1pm to 3pm

At Holme Pre-School, The Village Hall, Short Drove, Holme, PE7 3PA

Yaxley Infant School Our whole school theme of Nursery Crimes continues to be a huge success, with visits and messages from characters, crime scene investigations, problem solving situations and many opportunities for creative writing.

The village police are aware and have supported in the search for ‘Jack Frost’ although he hasn’t been around as much as we would have liked for the time of year! (maybe a rain based nursery rhyme would have been more appropriate!)

At Yaxley Infant School we are keen to develop the children’s enthusiasm for books and reading. Our themed curriculum is just one way to achieve this. We also work hard to foster this love for reading by having termly reading challenges, visits to the village library, book swap days, volunteers on our reading sofa in the library, reading lots of stories and sponsored reading challenges.

World book day is on 6 March and the staff will be dressing up as characters from the ‘Jolly Postman’ and the children will take part in a fun day of ‘Jolly Postman’ activities, let’s hope he delivers on time!

Happy Reading!!

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GB Paralympian opens revamped Stangr Lauren Steadman, who is originally from Peterborough, had a passion for swimming from a very early age and is now a Paralympic swimmer and an international paratriathlete competing for Great Britain. Lauren is an inspiring individual.

The multi-million pound redevelopment, funded by Peterborough City Council, was completed earlier this month and provides local residents with one of the best sports centres in the city.

The centre has been built at the heart of the local community and offers a broad range of engaging activities to cater for the varied needs of local residents including:

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• A brand new 25 metre pool which offers swimming lessons, public swimming, fitness classes, club training, pool parties (with a large inflatable) and access for local schools. To date over 500 children have signed up for lessons and 11 primary schools in Peterborough are timetabled to access the pool.

• Two multi-activity sports halls suitable for 5-a-side football, badminton, netball and basketball.

• An activity studio suitable for dance, gymnastics, martial arts and performances.

• A spinning studio.

• Tennis courts.

• Cricket (artificial wicket).

• Grass athletics track (and associated facilities).

• Grass football pitches.

• Netball courts.

• Meeting rooms - where families can provide buffet and refreshments for guests of sports and pool parties.

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round Sports Centre Emma Walker, Stanground Sports Centre Manager, said “The new centre is a really exciting development for Stanground and the wider city. I would like to thank all our customers for their patience and understanding while the new centre has been under construction. I am sure that they will be delighted with the new facility and enjoy the wide range of services we have on offer.”

Mr Slack-Humphrey, a local resident, said “This is a fabulous facility to have on our doorstep and great that we can come here and enjoy swimming as a whole family”.

Chelsea Hutchins, a pupil at the Stanground Academy, said “It is really nice, much better than the old pool, we are much more likely to come swimming here with our friends now”. Paolo Poli, also a pupil at the Academy, said “The new gym is brilliant, I really enjoyed my lesson in there today. Can’t wait to play football on the new pitches!”

Connor Walker, a member of the City of Peterborough Swimming Club mini squads, said “The new pool at Stanground is amazing, our training sessions are much better here”.

Scott Beasley, Sports Development Officer at Vivacity, said “I would like to say thank you for your support over the winter and summer, even through your substantial building work we have found the centre as always to be very pleasant and very accommodating of our needs.”

Councillor Gavin Elsey, Cabinet Member for Culture and Recreation for Peterborough City Council, said “This investment demonstrates our commitment to providing high quality and affordable leisure facilities. The new Stanground Sports Centre will offer a wide range of fantastic sporting activities for residents across the whole of Peterborough.”

Stilton C of E Primary School

Stilton Playgroup

Children at Stilton Primary School have recently taken part in an RE Day, focusing on Christianity.

Love is in the air!

The children were split up into groups and took part in a number of RE based activities, including writing prayers and performing role plays of different bible stories. The children also took part in a number of art activities, such as making their own crosses and finger painting pictures of the world. They also made their own stained glass windows out of paper to represent different bible stories.

We were also thinking about what Lent means and the children made their own Lent calendars. In the afternoon we all went over to the Stilton church to learn about the different features of the church.

The children even had a go at playing the organ and ringing the church bells.

At time of writing, we are focusing on Valentine’s Day. We have learned about different emotions and have been making some beautiful heart crafts. On 14th we will be joined by a parent helper to do some Valentine’s baking. Last month we celebrated Chinese New Year with noodles for snack, fortune cookies and gold coins. We took home horse masks to welcome in the year of the horse.

We are looking forward to a visit from Zoolab. We can’t wait to see all the creatures, from spiders to snakes! We will tell more next month! Late February will also bring our parents’ evening and open afternoons. These are fantastic opportunities for parents/carers to chat with their child’s key worker about development. It also gives them a chance to see the setting and the children’s wonderful creations.

Stretton preschool We have been very busy at both sites since our return from the Christmas break; our Main Street site headstart group have visited the Olivemead Care Home to entertain them with singing and to share drinks and biscuits. Preparations are already in full swing for the Yaxley festival!!

During February both sites had a close encounter with ‘The Lion Learners’ allowing children to get up close with spiders, snakes, rabbits and other creatures. The children were all extremely brave and had an amazing time.

The Fourfields site is holding a sponsored Princess and Pirates Day to raise money for a fantastic charity ‘Crackerjacks Children’s Trust’. Children and staff will be dressing up for this themed day.

For more information about either site please visit our website www.stretton-pre-school.co.uk

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Health & Beauty Slimmers Eggsited by cracking weight loss before Easter!

Members of the Stanground Slimming World group have a pledge to lose the lbs well before Easter and have got off to a flying start by losing an amazing 532 lbs in January already, which a massive 38 stones! That is equal to the weight of a 3 month old baby elephant!

Consultant Elaine Dove said: Our group here are brilliant, warm and friendly. Every week they inspire each other with their determination to lose weight. The tips and ideas for recipes are what keeps the members motivated and positive. We have a laugh every week, the group is buzzing! I am so proud of them, for how much they have achieved so far.

I myself have lost 3 stone and this is why I wanted to become a consultant and help my members dreams come true, to help them believe that anything is possible if you want it hard enough. With Easter coming, there is no reason why they can’t have chocolate. It’s all on plan, only 9 syns to play with for eggstra treats.

Hampton Netball Club Hampton Netball club are launching “Back to Netball” Taster sessions on Saturday 1st and 15th March, 10am - 12 noon at HCSA Hampton Hargate.

The plan fits around the family, all lifestyles and all occasions. No matter what season, whether it is Christmas or Easter holidays, you can still enjoy healthy meals without having to feel guilty.

Whether you are new to the area and looking for a new club, or simply looking to get back into the game, these sessions will be fun and all levels of ability are welcome.

(For ages 14 and over)

We eat every day favourites like roast dinners, spaghetti bolognese, curries, Chinese, fish and Slimming World chips, all cooked in the low fat way so that the family can enjoy them as well and you don’t feel that you are missing out.

Cost is £4 per session and as we do play outside, please make sure you wear weather appropriate clothing and bring a drink.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the group, held on a Thursday night, with two sessions; 5.30pm & 7.30pm at St John’s Primary School, Chapel Street, Stanground.

To register your interest please either email ineedacard13@gmail.com or rachdavis74@gmail.com or alternatively you can contact us via our facebook page on “Hampton Ladies Netball Club”

For details, please contact Elaine on 01733 346699 / 07729689552. There is always a warm welcome.

Saturday Hampton Vale Community Centre, Westlake Ave @ 8.30am & 10.30am

Monday The Millenium Centre, Dickens Street, Peterborough @7.30pm St Michaels Cof E Primary School, Cardea @ 7.30pm Tuesday The Fleet, Fleet Way, Fletton @ 9.30am

Wednesday Queens Park Sports Hall, Daimler Ave, Yaxley @ 4pm, 5.30pm & 7pm Belsize Community Centre, Celta Rd, Woodston @ 7.30pm The Post Office Club, Bourges Boulevard @ 7.30pm Thursday Paston & Gunthorpe Community Centre, Hallfields Lane, Gunthorpe @ 9.30am, 4pm, 5.30pm & 7pm Hampton Vale Community Centre, Westlake Ave @ 3.30pm, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Stanground St Johns School C of E Primary School, Chapel Street @ 5.30pm & 7.30pm

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To Gym or not to Gym?

Health & Beauty

Ok so I decided to take on a challenge. I am not the fittest person, the most exercise I get is walking my dog coupled with the odd bike ride or swim. I love my food and the odd tipple of alcohol which all in all means I’m not in the best shape I could be.

So on entering the new Premier Fitness Gym on London Road, Hampton I was apprehensive, slightly embarrassed and scared, but hey I got through the doors so stage one was complete!

Checking in with my new personal instructor Mo, (no not Mo from the Olympics even though I have been told he trains as hard!) was the second stage and daunting for both of us (believe me Mo was going to have his work cut out getting me in to shape!)

My first session with Mo was ‘interesting’; he measured me, weighed me (one at a time I hear the scales shout) and talked to me about my plan.

I was pleasantly surprised, no silly diet, sensible eating and exercise. I think Mo and I will get on well although maybe I was not quite in agreement with his insistence regarding some of the classes booked for me as I was hoping for a gentle start. However one big lesson was acknowledging that Mo was the one in the know and I would follow his advice to the letter.

My first class was ‘spinning’ or to give it the correct title ‘studio cycling’ which gives you a great cardio workout on a Star Trac Spinner Blade bike where you control speed and resistance- the ultimate fat burner. Getting on the bike was not fun, but the lady who took the class put me at ease and within 10 minutes I felt more relaxed if a little bit sweaty.

30 minutes on the bike, up and down hills with pumping music had the desired effect and I was proud of my efforts. Rounded off by a swim I felt pleased with the start of the 12 week challenge which is the programme I am going to follow and if I can do it then anyone can!

I will be honest with how it’s going; the high and lows, hopefully no tears but lots of laughter all leading to a fitter me which will be a good thing.

I anticipate it will be hard but I am sure, as with everything in life I will get out of it what I put in, and that includes the chocolates, pizza and cakes I have consumed and the cider and wine I have drunk.

Now if I could only find the corkscrew and darkened room life would be perfect...

...The anonymous gym buddy

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Cardio by Jason Goodale

Is there really a best time to perform cardio?

The timing you perform your cardio will not make a difference at all, there is no “best” time to do your cardio, you can do your cardio whenever you want, it all comes down to personal preference. (I just don’t recommend doing cardio right before your weights as you won’t have much energy for the weights).

But any other time is perfectly fine and will not make a difference on your overall end results.

Now yes you probably have heard that cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach (fasted state) or cardio post-workout is the best time to perform cardio as your glycogen stores are depleted/low so you can dip into your fat stores for energy and that you will burn more fat by doing cardio at these times. Well ok yes this is true, kind of.. You will burn more fat during the cardio if you do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach (fasted state) compared to doing cardio later on in the day in a (feed state). However, the END results of the total amount of fat lost over the WHOLE DAY will be EQUAL! Why? Because fat loss is all about calories in VS calories out and the human body works on a much larger time frame!

So yes if you do cardio in a fasted state you will burn more fat DURING the cardio session but then later on in the day you will burn LESS fat and more calories. Now if you did cardio in a feed state you would burn LESS fat during the cardio but you would burn MORE fat later on in the day. (presuming both diets are equal amounts of calories in both scenarios). If your fasted cardio session burns 400 calories than your feed cardio session burns 400 calories the end result over the day will be EQUAL. So whether you choose to do your cardio in a feed or fasted state it will NOT matter or make any difference what so ever in the total amount of fat lost as an end result.

CONCLUSION Do your cardio whenever it suits you best, it will make no difference on fat burned over a 24 hour period.

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Sport

Yaxley riders

19th January “reliability ride” . Over 100 cyclists took part in the first Yaxley Riders Reliability Trial recently.

The event was based at the “Sunny Cafe” in the Broadway shopping centre attracting riders from as far away as St Ives and Oundle.

This mass participation, non competitive event was staged to help bridge the lengthy gap between the 2013 and 2014 cycling seasons and attracted riders of all ages and abilities.

There were courses of 50 and 80 miles with a sociable cafe stop at half distance in each event.

The route went out across Northamptonshire before heading towards Rutland Water.

Despite lots of flooding and some windy conditions the riders enjoyed the event giving it a thumbs up for future years.

Riders President James Warrener said “it was great to run an event and tribute must be paid to Rob Bernard, Gary Gywnn, Andy Orvis and the res t of the team for making this happen and for it passing off so smoothly.”

“Yaxley Riders started as a couple of blokes riding out to Sawtry and back for a chat on Tuesday nights and now supports a flourishing website, multiple weekly group rides, and social events.”

“Of course it was nice to see riders from across the region come and join in with our ride, but

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most of all the men and women from the village who took up the challenge and completed it. That’s what we set out to do and it gives the people running the group the most satisfaction. “ “Could the next Bradley Wiggins or Mark Cavendish be from Yaxley? We hope so and if they are we hope to aid their development in some way by teaching good, safe riding and the values of teamwork.”

The summer promises to be a busy one for the group. Various riders within Yaxley Riders will be off racing with their clubs before a couple of local key cycling dates being marked with their new “Save the Dates” posters.

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Yaxley girl’s cricket set to soar in 2014 Yaxley Cricket Club’s girl’s cricket team is looking to challenge for honours in 2014 following a hugely successful launch last season.

The new team struggled early on by improved significant to pick up 2 league wins against local boys teams in the league and lifted the inaugural Ramsey U11 Girls tournament title, winning all 4 of their games.

The progress was recognised by the Huntingdonshire County Cricket Board with 3 key members of the side – Nesta Bryant, Shannon Leishman and Grace Dowdeswell being selected in the County Squads for 2014 Yaxley youth coach and girls’ team manager Phil Lewis commented.

“We took a bit of a risk at the start of the year, hoping that we could get enough girls to join the club, but I could not have predicted what an amazing turnout we had. Some of the talent that has been incredible, but importantly, the girls just have so much fun playing and training together as a group.”

“The girls’ will play a full league programme again this season and we have also entered a local festival with the winners selected to represent Huntingdonshire nationally. If they keep improving and working hard they will give themselves a great chance of doing well” Junior coaching has already started at Nene Park Academy Sports Hall and will run through to Easter. Interested girls and boys from 6-15 years old are welcome to attend at the following times – beginners of all ages welcome.

Wednesday from 6pm to 7.30pm for Years 7 and above Friday from 6pm to 7.15pm for years 3 and 4 Friday from 7.15pm to 8.30pm for years 5 and 6.

Interested parents are advised to contact the club via e-mail at yaxleycc@gmail.com or call Phil Lewis on 07791 582337.

Gardening

by Jim Green, Farcet Nurseries

March

March is the month for when serious gardening begins so gardening tools at the ready!

In the vegetable plot continue to buy and chit seed potatoes and if you already have some chitted and the weather and soil conditions are suitable then you could plant them now but it is a good idea to protect them with fleece. Onions and shallots can also be planted but again be sure that the soil conditions are suitable and plant in a sunny position. Tomatoes, peppers and aubergine seeds can also be sewn this month providing that you have a propagator making sure that they receive plenty of light throughout growing otherwise they will grow tall and lanky. Make sure that your greenhouse for your tomatoes are clean and ready for planting during April. If the soil conditions permit, you can now take your first light cut from your lawn and if you have not done so already cut the remains of last year perennials and clean the growing area. Plant out strawberry plants and rooted strawberry runners and if you grow that wonderful and useful herb chives, now is the time to divide and replant those established clumps. A very good tip for this month is to sew some peas in an ordinary gutter drainpipe filled with compost and start them in the greenhouse. Once weather conditions are suitable the peas can be slid from the gutter into a small trench in the garden and make sure that you protect from birds. For those people with smaller gardens and wanting to grow peas, it is a good idea to grow climbing peas in a large container, caned and wired for them to climb. This method, saves space and looks quite decorative and the peas are really easy to pick and it is surprising as to how big a crop you can obtain. However, you must look for the best pea varieties and these come from Heritage seeds (older varieties) and are available from many suppliers on the internet. Finally, do not forget to fertilise your roses and it is a good idea to place charcoal in the bottom of your water butts to help keep the water sweet.

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Food & drink

New dawn for Broadway club Attica VIP is changing direction for 2014 and seeking to attract many new faces through its doors. It’s an exciting new venture for the local nightclub.

Committed to celebrating all genres of music, the club now hosts two live music nights: Kookie Tuesdays and Attica Live, a showcase for local bands to perform on stage. There is also an early doors cocktail bar, and a re-launch of many great offers.

Manager John Scriven said: “We have learned from past mistakes and turned the corner. It’s a beautiful venue, offering a friendly, relaxing evening for everyone to enjoy.”

With many events planned for the summer, it could be time to put Attica on your list of places to go in Peterborough for a great night out.

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Pets

THE NATION’S PETS NEED YOU National Pet Month April 1 – May 5 2014 is back and needs YOUR help to make this the biggest and best nationwide celebration of responsible pet ownership.

In 2012 research revealed that 48% of UK households contained at least one pet – that’s the equivalent of 13 million homes around the country.

An awful lot of us share our lives with a pet, and that may include you, your friends, family and colleagues.

It’s difficult to put into words just how much joy and companionship pets bring to our lives, but as a nation of enthusiastic pet owners we think it’s vital we look after our pets responsibly and encourage others to do the same.

So that’s where you come in.

National Pet Month needs YOU to help us bring this vital campaign to life!

The focus is all about encouraging responsible pet ownership, bringing communities together to celebrate our love for our pets and raising money for our favourite pet charities.

Get involved: • Put the National Pet Month campaign dates in your diary now – April 1- May 5th, 2014 • Sign up as a National Pet Month it’s free! We’ll keep you supporter at www.nationalpetmonth.org.uk it only takes a minute and to stage your own like you’d if up-to-date with our activities and send you a free events pack fundraising event during the campaign. newspaper or radio station • Talk to your local veterinary practice or other pet organisation, local e pet charity during favourit a for money raise about National Pet Month and work with them to ipping event, microch pet a stage could they Perhaps 2014.

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Business Focus

MONEY MATTERS

by Pete Bird, Bird & Co Certified Public Accountants

If you have any tax or business questions, please email Pete Bird of Bird & Co info@birdnco.co.uk and if of general interest, it will be published here!

Taxation

Question: I have received a new PAYE Notice of Coding for the tax year 2014-15 from HMRC – what should I do with this?

Answer: You have received a notice of coding if you have two or more jobs at the same time, income from two or more pensions or receive a pension and have a job and you may receive more than one notice. PAYE codes are issued so that you pay the correct amount of tax in the tax year. You should check that these show the correct personal allowances and deductions or restrictions and contact the tax office straight if they are incorrect, or pass it to your advisor or to us to check. This will ensure you do not pay too much tax or too little in the tax year, but it can be corrected later.

News:

The Chancellor has announced that the 2014 Budget will be held on Wednesday, 19 March 2014. This will be George Osborne’s fifth and follows on from his Autumn Statement of December 2013.

End of year tax planning 5 April 2014 Have you taken advantage of all tax planning issues that need to be done before the end of this current tax year? We are limited for space here but contact us for more details, such as: Maximise your ISA investments; Maximise your pension contributions; Utilised your Capital Gains Tax personal exemption of £10,900 for 2013-14 Inheritance Tax giveaways - £250 to any number of recipients as well as £3,000 over and above that amount; If married or in a civil partnership, consider transferring income producing assets to the lower income earner; Child Benefit claw back considerations; If you are a higher rate tax payer, consider making charitable donations; You should note that every person’s circumstances are different and the above list is by no means exhaustive.

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Client feedback reaps the rewards for Heartstone!

Haddon based financial adviser, Heartstone Financial Services is celebrating after being rated the Best IFA firm in Cambridgeshire by a consumer ratings site.

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Heartstone Financial Services, at Haddon, headed by Wayne Clark, secured the award thanks to the support of its clients who posted positive ratings and reviews about the excellent service they’d received on VouchedFor.co.uk.

A delighted Wayne said: “Winning the award for being the Best IFA firm in Cambridgeshire means a great deal. There are nearly 2,000 advisers on the VouchedFor website so to be identified as the best in the region means a lot. We’re really proud as it reinforces our reputation for giving only the highest quality financial advice.”

Adam Price, founder of VouchedFor comments: “We’d like to congratulate Wayne Clark and the team at heartstone on being rated the Best IFA Firm in Cambridgeshire. Prior to VouchedFor, which features IFAs along with client reviews, it was hard for people to know who to trust with their finances. People in Yaxley and the surrounding areas now know that they have a well rated IFA firm on the doorstep.”

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HELLO TREACLE! I recently had an extremely unusual experience whilst going to the shops that I thought I’d share with you.

It was a Sunday afternoon, my wife and mother in law were busily cooking a delicious roast dinner and my two boys were frantically redecorating the living room walls with their crayons, and I had been sent to Co-op to choose something for pudding. Naturally, my mind was filled with thoughts of cheesecake and profiteroles as I walked towards the entrance. To the left, sitting on the railings were a couple of boys, probably about 13 years old, laughing and joking and comparing who had the biggest micro-scooter. ‘Fair enough’ I thought to myself ‘kids have got to hang out somewhere, and better here than on the street corn…..’ My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by one of them calling to me loudly “helloooooo treacle!”

As his mates all fell about laughing, I found myself stunned. What on earth had gone through this kids mind to think that a) this was something funny and b) that it could be considered a good idea to yell this at a stranger? Bewildered, I shook my head in disbelief at the shocking state of the youth of today, walked on passed his now hyperventilating mates, and into the shop.

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I must confess, I had never been called treacle before. It was a bit like being called baby doll; not the sort of thing a 28 year old man can expect from a stranger. I became a bit concerned for the child’s welfare at this point; where I grew up, shouting ‘hello treacle’ at a stranger was a sure sign that you were about to have your face rearranged. What if he tries that with some lunatic? It was my civil duty to point out to him that this was a dumb thing to do and it may perhaps be a good idea not to do it anymore. I needn’t have worried.

As I walked out of the shop cheesecake in hand, I saw him being led to an Audi by his very disgruntled looking mother, followed only by the smirks of his friends.

The moral of this story? No matter how funny you think you are, it is nothing compared to how funny it is seeing your mum embarrass you in front of your mates.

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Cosmic Katie‘s Stars

MARCH 2014 Aries March 21-April 20

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Pressure both at home and at work is making you feel like you want to pack your bags, runaway and hide. Stay strong, this challenging time will soon be brought to a head and you’ll feel like you have room to breathe again. Disappointment with a family member’s behaviour will be hard to hide, be careful of what you say.

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If you are feeling in the mood to make a major purchase this month, make sure you shop around and do your research before hand as you could save yourself a small fortune! Follow what you are passionate about; you cannot keep plodding along just to please others.

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You may feel frustrated by delays this month, but you need to take things in your stride, remember a bad mood is like a flat tyre, you can’ get very far without changing it! A heart to heart with a loved one will allow you to express how you are feeling and achieve the support you so dearly need. Good karma is about to start paying off.

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