Yaxley Gazette August

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ISSUE 147 August 2021

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Welcome to the August issue of the Yaxley Gazette.

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So August is the popular time for holidays and for the past 10 years I have always visited France, this year is going to be staycation as things are constantly changing.

Sylvia's Incredible Journey - Holme WI New Venue for Yaxley WI Cups and Com;petitions - Broadway Bowls

broadway spotlight 6-7

Meet our Shopping Centre Owners

Yaxley Library

young gazette 16-17 18 19

Introducing Young Yaxley Local Schools Updates Martial Arts for Kids

money matters

fit for life

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Making Tax Digital

yaxley health 9 9

Health Walks Lakeside Healthcare

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Sea Breeze Cooler - Cocktail Recipe Beat the Barbecue Bugs Garlic Roasted Peppers - Recipe

inspire 12 12

St Peter's Church Yaxley Methodist Chapel

august garden 13

cheek to chic 31

good food

Wildlife Friendly Gardening

Let's Fly Sky High Achievement Fit for a Kingdom Best Foot Forward Treasure Every Moment

time out 26 Puzzles

paws for thought 27

Please remember to support your local shops and tradespeople, and if you do use anyone in the magazine tell them you found them in the Gazette, we all need to support one another.

Whatever awaits you in August – And the rest of the year – be kind to yourself, do the things that make you happy, and believe that things will get better.

Lead by Example

stay safe 28

This month, we have a spotlight on the Broadway Shopping Centre, which has some great new shops, so if you haven't be for a while, it is time to pay them a visit.

There's also some great news for the younger generation from Social Echo on pages 16 and 17.

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Turn to page 21 to read our cover story, about an amazing local lady's tandem sky dive jump. Her lifelong ambition achieved, Val Barker has also, raised an incredible £1,580.50 for Dementia UK.

Everybody Needs Good Neighbours

Stay safe and well.

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PUBLIC DEFIBRILLATORS

Claypole Funeral Directors, Main Street PE7 3LZ. Co-op, Bentley Avenue PE7 3ZT Duck & Drake Main Street Yaxley PE7 3LY Farcet Club, 1 Cross St, Farcet PE7 3DE Farcet Post Office, Main Street PE7 3DB Farcet Primary School, St Mary’s Street, PE7 3AR Fen View Museum, Peterborough Rd, Farcet PE7 3AZ 18 Ferndale Yaxley PE7 3ZW Holme Village Hall, Short Drove Holme PE7 3PA Lakeside Healthcare, Landsdowne Road, PE7 3JL Locks and Shades, 39 Mere View Industrial Estate , Yaxley PE7 3HS Printers, 90A Peterborough Road, Farcet PE7 3BN Queens Park Pavillion (not 24hr defibrillator), Daimler Ave, Yaxley PE7 3AU Rec Pavilion, Middleton's Road, Yaxley PE7 3LR The Farmers, Broadway, Yaxley, PE7 3NT The Old Cemetery, Farcet PE7 3AY The Royal British Legion, 210 Broadway, Peterborough PE7 3NR Yaxley Fire Station, Main Street, Yaxley PE7 3LB

Churches St Peter’s Church Rev Sarah Hare - yaxleyvicar@gmail.com 01733 248690 / 07498230858 Laura Ashley lauraashley@saintpeters.co.uk 07939 449 255 Yaxley Methodist Chapel - Main Street Rev Vivienne Smith vivienne.smith@methodist.org.uk / 01733 259 631 Defibs glsaunders@hotmail.co.uk

07534 195 326

District Council - Huntingdon DC

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Doctors (Yaxley)

01733 240 478

Foodbank foodbank@saintpeters.co.uk

07579 825 798

Library (Yaxley)

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Parish Council (Yaxley)

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Pet Nutrition Adviser David Sanders LCGI MinstLM

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Yaxley & Farcet Covid Support Network 01733 794 513 Peterborough City Hospital

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NHS Direct call (or visit www.111.nhs.uk) 111 Anglian Water

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Station Bridge Vets North Hunts Community Car Scheme

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Alison McGuinness, President

Pauline Brown It is wonderful to be able to announce that we are restarting our meetings on 12 August. Just to remind you it it will be held at Queen's Pavilion, Daimler Avenue, from 2-4pm.

As it will be the first time we have been able to meet since March 2020, we will, no doubt, have a great deal to talk about, so we haven't booked a speaker for this meeting, which will also enable us to assess how things work out at our new venue.

Sylvia's Incredible Journey of Survival

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

We have held a meeting, in fact, we have now held two. Our first was in mid-June and held in the garden of one of our members, socially distanced, but some alcoholic and non-alcoholic fizz was consumed, along with cake. It was a lovely evening to sit out and socialise and, despite the darker clouds, it remained dry all evening for us.

At the start of July, we held our second meeting, sitting outside in the car park at Holme Village Hall.

Once again, the weather was lovely, a beautiful sunny evening, we were so lucky.

Our speaker was Sylvia, and her 'journey,' as she called it.

Sylvia, along with her parents and sister, was a resident of Jersey at the start of the Second World War. When Germany occupied the island, any English residents, which included Sylvia’s father, were sent to a camp in Germany. This included the whole family, so after packing everything they could manage to carry and wearing as many clothes as they could, they were sent

by train into southern Germany, where they would spend almost three years in a camp. Sylvia’s family were in Room 56, shared between 10 women and 15 children, the men were separated. This was Sylvia's life as a child, with very little food and bitterly cold winters.

They were liberated by American troops and eventually returned to Jersey.

Luckily, their house was still intact and they managed to resume living in it, but many residents had lost everything. Sylvia is a lovely lady and a good guest speaker. This was a great start to the return of our meetings.

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Cups and Competitions for Broadway Bowls The club held its first inter-club competition of the year known as the Goodwin cup We were blessed with fine weather for the event where pre-drawn teams, consisting of pairs, compete in a one day league, split into two sections, so that the two winning teams play on club finals day for the cup. The winners of the two leagues were Andrew Black/Ian flack and Andrew Cooper/ Ann Cooper, and the two teams will play on Saturday 4 September, finals day.

Upcoming events for the club include the Cook Cup, which is played as a drive where teams are

drawn from a hat and play several rounds to build up a score to determine the winner. The next club competition will be the Mitcham Cup in August.

The club is actively looking to boost its numbers and would encourage anyone who is interested to contact the committee for information and a roll-up to see if it's for you.

We have a website for information on club activities and contact details and look forward to seeing you on the green.

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YCS IS NOW OPEN! Local deliveries free for purchases over £10 (Yaxley, Farcet, Holme, Stilton, Folksworth & the Hamptons).

A small charge to neighbouring villages etc. Thank you for all your support during lockdown... much appreciated.

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SHOPPING CENTRE Throughout lockdown these businesses went out of their way to support the community from delivering compost, pet food, afternoon teas and birthday cards, these small businesses played a large part in keeping the community running, so please remember this when you drive to a large corporate owned shop outside of the areas, these owners delivered to us all and kept us sane.

The above are only a selection of shops so please do pop in and have a browse, maybe a coffee and cake.

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D&A is a family run business, so time you visit next the centre pop in and see David, Shanno n and the team ... and even meet the crazy parrot

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A business can deregister if it expects its taxable sales will be less than £83,000 in the next 12 months - historical sales are irrelevant. The decision will then depend on whether the loss of input tax suffered by deregistering will be greater than the extra cost and time of complying with MTD.

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However it would be unwise for a growing business to deregister if it expects to exceed the threshold in the next couple of years as it will then have to go through the registration process again.

VAT on stock and assets Before considering whether to deregister because of the forthcoming MTD deadline make sure that there are no big output tax liabilities on stock and assets still owned on the final date of deregistration.

Output tax is payable on the market value of stock and assets if input tax was claimed when they were initially purchased. There is a ”de-minimis”VAT figure of £1,000 so if the market value of all stock and assets subject to a VAT charge is less than £5,000 then no output tax is payable on the final VAT return.

If the business uses the cash accounting scheme they will need to account for output tax on closing debtors on their final VAT return if they deregister. But they can claim input tax on closing creditors. This presents a possible cashflow challenge.

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We specialise in sole traders, partnerships, small limited companies and all types of self-employed businesses, as well as all aspects of accountancy and taxation, concentrating on the personal approach.

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yaxleyhealth AUGUST

Health walks One of the most powerful ways to maintain a healthy weight, stay strong, and live longer is so shockingly simple, even a toddler can do it. All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other.

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Askews Walk

Crown Lake

Yaxley Meadows

Pond Walk

Walks are free of charge but need to be booked in advance, this can be done online at www.oneleisure.net, through the call centre on 01480 388 111, or on the One Leisure app under "community activities".

It will be helpful if you will please complete a new Health Questionnaire in advance of your first walk. This can be found on: www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/healthwalks Walks are approximately 1 hour long, please wear comfortable clothing & suitable footwear. Please bring water & suncream / hat if needed.

For more info, email: Danielle.Sancaster@huntingdonshire.gov.uk

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World Breastfeeding Week Set every August for the first seven days of the month, World Breastfeeding Week aims to highlight the huge benefits that breastfeeding can bring to both the health and welfare of babies, as well as a wider push for maternal health, focusing on good nutrition, poverty reduction and food security.

The event is organised every year by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), a global network that aims to protect, promote and support breastfeeding around the world.

Along the way, it works with the World Health Organization and Unicef to get its aid to the right people in the right communities.

Your Care Due to the ever increasing demand within the NHS there has been a national drive to ensure patients are seen and assessed by the most suitable

allied healthcare professional, thus allowing Doctors to see the most clinically vulnerable and complex.

Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Pharmacist, all hold extensive qualifications to allow them to triage, diagnose and treat and prescribe for the patients accessing the service.

An important point to remember is that they are always supervised by a GP and they can ask for help, advice and even transfer the patient for a further call if the issue could not be resolved.

August is Psoriasis Awareness Month Psoriasis is more than just a skin condition, and it can affect people physically and psychologically.

Although there is no cure for psoriasis, it is important to remember that it can be managed. With the right treatment and advice, many people live well with psoriasis. For more information, visit www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/

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Cocktail

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Steps Fill a highball glass with ice, then add the gin, apricot brandy, lemon juice and grenadine.

To book your table, or to place an order for delivery/collection, please visit: www.everestkitchenyaxley.com or call 01733 860 988 Everest Kitchen, 124 Main Street, Yaxley PE7 3LP

Top with the Club soda and stir briefly to combine.

COVID-19 Compliant The safety of our guests and employees always comes first.

Garnish with a mint sprig.

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Barbecue Bugs It’s finally time to dust off our barbecues, but once the person manning the barbecue has a bottle of beer in one hand and a fly swat in the other, it can be all too easy to become complacent while trying to please hungry guests. Here’s how to make sure you don’t fall victim to food poisoning when dining al fresco.

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It’s important to remember a few basic rules to keep those bugs away – and we’re not just talking about flies and midges. Warm weather is the perfect breeding ground for bugs such as E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter to grow, which can lead to nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and headaches.

If you’re worried about how well the food is cooking, then there’s nothing wrong with bringing your own meat to cook indoors first, to avoid it altogether, or sticking to the safer food options instead.

Cooking Raw Meat Safely When we cook raw meat on a barbecue it can be hard to tell if it’s actually cooked properly – charred may be tasty, but that doesn’t mean it’s well done.

There’s also a risk to your health if you spread germs from raw meat onto food that is ready to eat.

It’s also worth remembering that just because chicken is hot on the outside, it doesn’t mean it’s safe, so make sure it’s not pink, the juices run clear and it’s steaming hot all the way through.

Barbecue fans also need to be careful when it comes to food bugs in side dishes. Coleslaw, mayonnaise and rice dishes are perfect breeding grounds for bacteria, and are just as much of a risk when it comes to causing food poisoning.

Barbecue Safety Rules

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Wash your hands before you start cooking or preparing food and thoroughly after handling raw meat.

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Cook meat first in the oven then put it on the barbecue to add to the flavour.

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Use separate utensils for raw and cooked meat.

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Keep plates of raw meat separate to cooked food.

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Make sure the coals are glowing red with a powdery grey surface before you start cooking – this means that they are hot enough to cook on. If they are still flickering then it’s not quite ready.

Don’t cook meat from frozen – make sure it’s properly thawed beforehand.

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Turn the meat regularly and move it around the barbecue to make sure it cooks evenly.

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Don’t add sauces or marinades to cooked food if it’s already been mixed with raw meat.

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Garlic Roasted Peppers These colourful roasted peppers are full of Mediterranean flavours. They make a great simple starter for a dinner party or served as part of a summer buffet. To serve chilled, allow the peppers to cool completely then cover and leave in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Serves: 4 Ready in: 45 mins 4 large red peppers 3 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced 115g (4oz) cherry tomatoes, halved 55g (2oz) pitted black olives 4 tbsp olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp pesto sauce 75g (3oz) feta cheese, thinly sliced or crumbled Fresh basil leaves, to garnish

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Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6. Slice each pepper in half, cutting though the stalks, and remove the seeds.

Place the pepper halves, cut side up, in a shallow roasting tin.

Top with the garlic, tomatoes and olives.

Drizzle over half the oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast for 25-30 mins until the peppers are just tender and lightly charred in places. Leave to cool for 10 mins.

Blend the pesto sauce with the rest of the olive oil. Serve the warm peppers topped with the feta cheese and the pesto dressing. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.

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inspire St Peter's Church I have started many mornings this last week thinking that summer is here, it is warm and sunny and then within the hour, we have grey skies again! However, I do believe that August is officially summer!

As I write we are nearing the end of term and lots has been planned for our children as they come to the end of one of the strangest, weirdest and most disjointed years, but I know that our school staff and childcare providers have worked so very hard for very long – I hope that you all have an amazing holiday.

Summer is often a time that many people look forward t0, we think of summer holidays, we might think about trips out, we might think about visits to family and friends, BBQs or beach visits. We might hold our own good memories of our childhood summers and maybe some of the rituals our families followed in summer holidays. When I was younger my family would house swap with a family in Apperley Bridge or we would go to Cornwall. My husband has memories of many summer holidays spent in the Channel Islands. Maybe we might make a journey in some way, shape or form during the summer.

Journeys can look like all different things, using different forms of transport or just taking a walk.

It is something that will take us from one place to another. They can be exciting or at times slightly terrifying (have you ever watched ice road truckers!!!!)

We can take journeys without going anywhere as well – journeys in our hearts and minds which I think we may all have done over the last year!

Re-living places we have been to or experiences that we have had. At church we often talk about taking a journey through books of the Bible.

Many of them were journeys in themselves as we hear about how the early church moved to different places to spread the good news about Jesus.

Laura told you last month about Explorers and over the summer (well August!), we will be running Explorers again from 26th July with our half term wellbeing bags and then from 2 August we will be starting with a journey through the Bible and hopefully you will get to know some of the people in the Bible. We will be thinking about Moses, Jonah, Paul and others. We are also hoping to run 2 family afternoons but currently awaiting the guidance – keep your eyes open for more information.

Join us on our journey this summer and let’s hope for some lovely weather for whatever the summer holds for you.

With every blessing – Rev Sarah – 01733 248690/07498 230858

Yaxley Methodist Chapel At the time of writing this item we are looking forward to our first Service since March 2020. Our new Minister Vivienne will be leading the Service on 25 July. With lockdown restrictions being lifted on the 19 July we hope to be open again every Sunday for Services with a 10.30am start.

It will be wonderful to welcome you into our friendly, cosy Chapel.

Until then we will continue our online Services on Peterborough Methodist Circuit Facebook and YouTube sites. These are every Sunday from 10.30 a.m. and weekdays at 8.30 a.m. we would love you to join us or catch up later.

Keep watching for the announcement that we will be opening our doors again. Until we can, take care and keep safe. yaxleymc@gmail com Yaxleymcfacebook PeterboroughMethodistcircuitfacebook Minister: Rev'd Vivienne SmithMA 01733 259631 07854575336 vivienne.smith@methodist.org.uk

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augustgarden There’s no doubt that having wildlife in and around your garden will add an extra and very appealing dimension, literally bringing your garden to life. Here’s how to make your garden an appealing visiting spot.

Birds Provide a bath for birds to use when they need a drink or to bathe. Shallow water works well but it will need changing and replenishing frequently, especially in hot weather. Make sure that you install it somewhere that is well out of reach of local cats and other predators.

Bees and Insects Attract bees and other insects by growing flowers rich in pollen and nectar. Perennial plants are great, but don’t discount flowering annuals, shrubs and trees too. Simple shaped (non-double) flowers are best, especially those with open centres.

Butterflies Butterflies need somewhere to lay their eggs. Nettles are widely used as a good plant on which the caterpillars of some butterflies can grow and develop. If your garden is quite big then try to spare a corner to allow nettles and other ‘wild’ plants to thrive. If you don’t like the idea of having nettles in your flowerbeds, then plant some into flowerpots and plunge these in a sunny spot near your beds and borders – this way you’ll give the butterflies the plant but won’t risk the nettles spreading.

WILDLIFE FRIENDLY GARDENING Frogs and Toads

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Ground-living wildlife, such as some of the insects, frogs, toads and hedgehogs to name a few, needs to be able to move safely within a garden and also from one garden to the next. Try to arrange some of your planting so that they can safely scuttle from one place to the next, protected by the plants’ foliage and stems.

Install a pond or even just a simple water feature and you’ll be amazed by the amount of wildlife it attracts. Dragonflies, damselflies, other insects, plenty of birds and other animals will use the pond or feature as a drinking place. If you can manage to squeeze in a wildlife pond then you’ll also be providing potential breeding and feeding places too.

Plant some shrubs that produce tasty berries or hips later in the year.

Autumn fruiting plants, especially those whose fruits last into the winter, provide a vital source of food for many animals, especially birds. Wild roses, pyracanthas and crab apples all make great garden plants that also provide a useful food source.

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Our Summer Reading continues!

This year our summer reading challenge is Wild World Heroes! Have you signed up for it yet? It’s not too late, just pop down to the library and speak to us.

To get involved you need to read six library books over the summer and collect stickers to complete your special Wild World Heroes poster. It’s fun and FREE to take part. Once completed you will receive a medal and a certificate!

Bus passes are Back!

If you require assistance with a concessionary bus pass application please call in and speak to a member of staff.

Learn with Libraries Are you a self-motivated lifelong learner? Or are you looking for resources to help your children with their homework? Are you a college student working on a research project? Or would you like to improve skills for your next job or set up your own business? As well as our large book collections on the catalogue, Cambridgeshire Libraries have a wealth of resources to help you with your learning and research.

Online reference library With your library card number, you can access a range of free online information resources that we subscribe to. These include: online encyclopaedias, dictionaries, journals, newspaper archives, financial and consumer advice websites, family history websites and many more. Please visit our online reference library. You will be surprised by what you can find!

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Each of Cambridgeshire libraries is a centre of learning with computers and printing facility. If you are new to the Internet and computers, we encourage you to have a go using Learn My Way. It is an easy-to-follow online learning programme.

Looking for a career in IT? Enrol in new CISCO NetAcad free online courses and progress your career. Cambridgeshire Libraries, in partnership with Cisco Networking Academy, provide self-paced introductory courses which enable you to take your first steps on your path to becoming an IT professional.

You will find free online courses to help you develop digital skills. If you are helping others, you can download free learning guides to help them make the most of Learn My Way. Please register here on Learn My Way website and type in your local library as your centre. Learn My Way is provided by the charity Good Things Foundation.

Digital buddies Many of our libraries run 1 to 1 sessions with customers who want a bit of help using a computer, laptop or tablet. These sessions are offered by the library volunteers known as digital buddies.

Cambridgeshire Skills Cambridgeshire Skills (formerly Cambridgeshire Adult Learning and Skills) is the County Council’s adult education service. The Service provides education and training opportunities to individuals, local communities and businesses, to help them develop skills and fulfil their potential.

If you would like to work with a digital buddy, please ask for information at your library. You can also call us on 0345 045 5225 or email your.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Visit Cambridgeshire Skills and contact the Cambridgeshire Skills admissions team for information.

If you would like to be a digital buddy and volunteer for us, please email volunteers@cambridgeshire. gov.uk or go to Volunteering.

These digital sessions temporarily replace EngAge events in libraries. If you are interested in joining these sessions or would like more information, please email: Engage.online@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Free online resources There are many online resources for learning or for inspiration searching, such as Open Learn provided by the Open University. There you will find free courses, as well as TV and radio programmes, on all kinds of subjects to support your study or improve your life skills.

Also visit our Library Online webpage and click on the free online resources tab, you will see lists of resources covering various topics, from nature to culture and health to work.

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Huntingdon Library, Wisbech Library and Cambridge Central Library are home to the Local Studies’ major collections. These are material from across Cambridgeshire, including books, newspapers, periodicals, photographs, printed maps and plans.

If you are looking for trusted courses and free online courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs, we recommend the National Careers Service Skills Toolkit as your starting point.

They are great resources for finding out about local history, family history and house history. The Local Studies team also offer a research service.

These courses can be accessed over library wifi, library computers and at home. Visit Cambridgeshire Libraries CISCO Network Academy page for more information.

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Select and Collect You can currently access the Select and Collect service here: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library and look for our “Select and Collect” form, or call the Customer Service Centre on 0345 045 5225. This service is free to use at present. Customers will be notified when their books are ready to collect.

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WILLIAM DE YAXLEY ACADEMY

a school for the community

Noah supports Wildlife Trust's 30 days Wild

We are proud to be part of the community of Yaxley and our children and stakeholders are regularly doing their bit to support local charities and organisations.

Garden support Yaxley Community Fridge We are very proud of our gardens here at Fourfields CP School. Ms Warrener and the children work very hard to keep our school looking beautiful and spend most lunchtimes planting seeds and watering plants.

Our school is currently surrounded by beautiful hanging baskets, plants and flowers, all grown from scratch by our wonderful team of gardeners. Our children have also been planting, growing and harvesting potatoes this month. They have had great fun cooking them and then sampling their crops!

We are always proud of our pupils, but sometimes they go the extra mile and really blow us away. Meet Noah. Noah has been picking up litter around Yaxley after school and involved in the “30 days wild” campaign throughout the 30 days of June. Noah’s endeavours have not gone unnoticed, and he was approached by a member of the community recently, who thanked him for his efforts.

At William de Yaxley and as part of the Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust, we follow a clear set of values: Love, Community, Respect, Trust and Ambition. The Trust are committed to their schools being a living part of their community, and we try to participate and involve ourselves in the local picture as much as we can.

The Great British Bark Off Children helping dogs. Dogs helping children.

Some of our charitable work goes further a-field and we recently engaged with a charity called “Underdog International”, which

Ms Warrener and the Gardening Team have gone the extra mile this week and really excelled themselves. After growing a number of lettuce, more than we can use, we agreed that these really shouldn't go to waste and that we should gift them to the Yaxley Community Fridge.

The Yaxley Community Fridge provides food for local disadvantaged people and families. Ms Warrener hand delivered the fresh lettuce and was thrilled to be able to help such a great cause.

We are confident there will be more to come, and hope we can continue to support our own local community by providing fresh, home grown produce.

The community fridge, set up by the Yaxley Parish Council, can be found in the pavilion building on Middletons Recreation Ground.

Fourfields CP School awarded the ‘Good Diabetes Care in School’ Award Fourfields CP School are delighted to have been awarded the "Good Diabetes Care in School" Award this month.

Fourfields currently have 4 children in school with Type 1 diabetes and were very grateful to be nominated by some of their parents for the award, which recognises the excellent care children receive while they are with us at school.

Lots of the staff at Fourfields are now trained in diabetes care and are skilled at responding very carefully to the child's individual care plans, which they do brilliantly. The staff who work tirelessly and sometimes give up their own time to make sure these children are well cared for, were thrilled to be recognised for their hard work and efforts in this important area.

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ill-treated globally. Their aim is to positively impact one million children and dogs by 2025, through educating children about kindness, empathy, resilience and confidence - Creating compassion and joy - one dog, one child at a time. The children engaged in a variety of activities across a week including: making “pup-treats” designing face masks and they were all invited to collect “Pounds for puppies”. Through their expert colouring and pocket money donations, they have raised over £75 for this great cause, which will all help to improve the lives of our furry friends.

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STRETTON PRE-SCHOOL

This week we have been experimenting with natural materials to make a volcano and watched it explode. The children have been exploring materials and being imaginative in their ideas.

Showing curiosity within their play they have explored making links and noticing patterns in their experience. The children have made predictions, approaching tasks and solving problems. The children have tested their ideas and found new ways to do things.

We are taking bookings for September 2021 for 2 years until school age, at the Main Street and Fourfields pre-school site.

Are you eligible for two year funding / extended funding? For more information please call us or visit the Childcare Choices website.

To enquire call 01733 746521 or email Stretton.preschool@yahoo.co.uk

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MARTIAL ARTS kids

There are numerous benefits of martial arts for kids, including improved physical health and a boost in self-confidence.

It can also teach children self-defense skills that can help them ward off bullies and protect themselves from violent attacks. More importantly than fighting off others, however, martial arts teaches kids how to become masters of themselves: how to control thoughts, emotions, actions and responses.

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MENTAL HEALTH Developing confidence and surrounding yourself with good people are two key aspects of maintaining good mental health.

Discipline Recent studies show that those who participate in martial arts for kids learn proper behaviours, grow more sociable and pay better attention in class.

The ability to discipline yourself and focus on realistic goals helps kids succeed in every aspect of life.

Reaching those goals by maintaining discipline and a strong will builds self-confidence and makes the personality grow.

Focus

Developing respect makes all other aspects of martial arts easier including discipline, focus, and confidence, as mentioned above.

PHYSICAL HEALTH

Focus is that extremely important ability of the mind to hone in on an objective, avoiding distractions, until it becomes all your mind can envisage. The power of focus therefore increases potential.

Researchers found that mental acuity and focus is so pronounced in martial arts that their stronger punching force occurred as a result of better muscle control in the brain than an actual increase in muscular strength.

Confidence Due to today's issues with cyber and physical bullying, many children have low self-esteem and minimal confidence. These negative feelings can be catastrophic to a young mind, often leading to depression, anxiety, anger and guilt.

Martial arts are arguably the best way to boost a child’s confidence and improve their self-esteem. They believe in themselves more with each new achievement and feel more confident as their body gets into better shape.

Above all, they’ll be able to socialize with other members and make new friends. These social aspects will give your child more confidence in their ability to talk and communicate with other people.

Respect One of the first things taught in kids’ martial arts classes is the art of respect.

It is crucial that each child understands that everyone on this earth is different and to respect those differences.

Being healthy makes it easier to feel confident and to focus in school or other important aspects of life.

An active lifestyle means more energy to tackle the tasks that come with our everyday routines.

Strength The physical health benefits of martial arts are unmatched by any other sport.

As students improve their conditioning, fighting stances, and footwork, they gain more power in their arms, legs, and abdomen. Each exercise focuses on multiple muscle groups at once to tone all parts of the body.

Healthy weight Martial arts is a moderate-intensity physical activity that burns calories faster. Those who practice martial arts also tend to have low food cravings.

Stamina When training in martial arts, you are taught how to complete a range of short burst moves over longer periods of time. These techniques are designed to increase endurance, allowing your body the energy to keep going.

As children learn martial arts, their entire body is engaged, triggering large and small muscle groups.

These continuous actions build their stamina and lung capacity, giving them the strength to do more and more.

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FORMER UK MMA COACH

Martial arts help kids feel empowered. It is about being part of a team, part of an extended family, pushing yourself mentally and physically to achieve and exceed goals, aspirations and expectations in ways that are unmatched by any other sport.

Flexibility One of the best ways to enhance your posture is by improving your flexibility. Stretching is immensely important in martial arts for kids. It prevents injury, increases their range of motion, as well as improves overall performance and blood flow to muscles.

These practices will also have physical benefits to your child’s posture, avoiding those potential health issues it can cause.

In every martial arts class, stretching is a key part of each instruction. Effective routines are followed to stretch arms, hamstrings, core, and other vital muscle groups before the classes begin.

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fitforlife If you’re looking for a fun, easy and inexpensive activity this summer, why not consider kite flying?

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Fly We have two Chinese philosophers to thank for the invention of the kite more than 2,000 years ago, who used readily available silk and bamboo – although legend suggests that a Chinese farmer beat them to it by tying a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away.

You can spend as little as a few pounds on a kite or, if the budget allows, as much as a couple of hundred. Who knows? With a little practice, you might develop a new talent this summer.

How do you become an expert kite flyer?

The first kites were generally rectangular and flat rather than bowed and were often decorated with symbols and pictures as well as whistles and strings. They had a number of uses including communication in military operations as well as testing wind speeds, measuring distances and even lifting men. Kite flying was then spread to Japan by Buddhist monks, onto India where they were used as ‘fighter kites’ in specific festivals, and to Polynesia, by this time made from cloth and wood and used in religious ceremonies.

 Learn the best wind conditions. Most experienced fliers suggest between 5 – 25 miles per hour, which means plants and leaves will be moving but not blowing about furiously.  Find a clear, open area such as a field or park. The bigger the space, the more line you can let out and the more fun you’ll have moving your kite across the sky.

Make sure that you stay away from roads and power lines, and never fly in rain or lightning.

It was the famous traveller of the thirteenth century, Marco Polo, who first brought stories of kites to Europe but it was another 300 years until kites were regularly brought back by sailors returning from Japan and Malaysia. Eventually, scientists and researchers began to realise their potential for experiments – Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Wilson and Thomas-François Dalibard used kites to learn more about wind and the weather, while Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright brothers used them to aid in the development of aeroplanes. Nowadays, their use is mainly recreational.

 Lay out the kite and lines on the ground before you start. Check all connectors and bridles and make sure there are no knots or tangles. Ensure you have around 20 to 35 metres of line and that they’re the same length on both sides.  Launch by stepping backwards and pulling both handles to your side and control the kite by pulling the lines.

There are many kite festivals held all over the country and up-to-date details can be found at www.kitecalendar.co.uk

 Be careful of other people. If you do tangle lines, walk slowly with the other flier to slide the tangle down the line of the kite, where it can be more easily unwrapped.

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"After completing a long held ambition to do a tandem sky dive, I'm happy to say 'I've done it' and I would like to say a huge 'thank you' to everyone who has supported me in this achievement.

Special appreciation to my lovely family for giving me the opportunity as a Christmas gift, to my many friends and family for their generosity in sponsoring me, and to my instructors Chris and Andy, and all the staff at UK Parachuting who looked after this old lady so well on the day.

I have been overwhelmed by the response and am pleased to say the total so far for Dementia UK is an amazing £1,580.50 and still rising!

So if anyone is considering doing a sky dive, don't think about it 'just do it' ... It is an amazing experience!

With love and many thanks , Val Barker

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Turn to page 19 to find out more about the benefits of martial arts training for children

Fit for a Kingdom Kingdom Fitness & Martial Arts, based on the Eagle Business Park in Yaxley, picked up their keys to the new premises in December 2020.

Despite facing all the challenges of lockdown before the premises had even opened, AJ was positive he was not going to let a lockdown stop him. He spent that time sourcing the right equipment and turning the empty shell of the new building into a warm, welcoming but highly professional training environment.

AJ said: "I feel very proud that I took the risk of starting a new gym in the middle of Covid, but we have come out the other side smiling. We challenge you to find a fitness studio in the area that pushes each and every individual harder than we will!"

Kingdom Fitness offer group fitness programmes such as strength and conditioning fitness circuits, personal training sessions and also adults' MMA and Muay Thai classes. You are also able to book the studio privately if you don't like training in a public environment.

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Dry Skin Dry heels or any areas of hard skin are the first uglies that should be dealt with. With the trend of taking a shower rather than a bath – all the more so in the summer – your feet don’t have a chance to soak.

So start by running a bowl of warm water with some moisturising bath oil or even a little olive oil. Leave your feet to soak for at least five minutes, then use a pumice stone or foot file to rub away the hard areas. Using an exfoliating granular foot scrub will remove surface dry skin from the whole foot.

It’s worth doing this every couple of days initially, as you are unlikely to be able to remove all the hard skin in one go. However, if the filing starts to hurt, stop immediately. It’s likely that you’ve gone a bit too far and have reached thinner skin.

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Toenails next. They should be cut straight across with a strong pair of nail clippers, then any rough edges taken off with a good quality nail file. Don’t cut them too short though or you risk exposing delicate skin. Put some cuticle remover cream around the base of

the nail, then using an orangewood stick gently push the cuticles back.

Hairy toes might have been fine for Bigfoot, but it’s not a good look for you, so use wax or cream to remove any hair on your toes. Then apply a rich moisturiser all over your feet and leave it to soak in for as long as possible.

Use a little nail varnish remover to clean your toenails before applying two thin coats of nail varnish.

Ask an Expert If you find that you have difficulty even reaching your feet, let alone scrubbing and clipping, a professional pedicure is well worth the money and will last three to six weeks. Unlike with your hands, normal nail polish will last until you are ready for your next treatment, provided you are careful while letting it dry.

Sometimes even a professional pedicure might not be enough. If you have regular problems with your feet, a podiatrist will not only give you a much more intense treatment using electronic tools rather than by hand, but they will also give you advice of what treatments to use and how to prevent the issues reoccurring.

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Farmer Tom & Lisa

“

Do what you love to do, and be around things that make you smile.

The cows make me smile every day.”

David Jackson

Treasure every moment What a simple and profound quote. If the past year and half has taught us anything, it is to treasure every single moment and to value time spent with family, friends, and loved ones.

Loving what you do and spending time doing what you love, is just as important. Our farm makes us smile every day, even with all the hard work that comes with it.

It’s that time of year again where harvest is upon us! With fresh eyes we look to the turning of the season understanding that bringing in the harvest is a great responsibility and one that we love. It is the culmination of hundreds of hours of hard work resulting in a full barn (we hope!). This year is looking promising as the weather has been kind. The mix of sunshine and rain has worked in our favour, although the dreaded blackgrass is always a threat. This year, wild oats have been a bit of a problem as well, but compared to last year, we are grateful for these harvest fields, for the ‘storms’ of this year seem small compared to last.

Cutting hay is also a top priority throughout the month of July. On our farm, the lambs are weaned by July and by August have moved on

to the fresh grass left after the hay has been taken. We have cut a few fields for hay and our sheep and lambs are gleefully enjoying this grass wonderland where they are happiest. We are interested in turning some of the wool from our sheep into useful and sustainable products from the farm. We hope to be able to share more on this in the very near future.

If we get plenty of dry, sunny weather the harvest should come in relatively quickly this year. Thank you for thinking of farmers at this time as they are hustling to and fro working hard to bring in the crops before the rain sets in. We so appreciate our readers, supporters and those who are patient with the tractors and trailers on the roads. Thank you!

As always, August is probably my favourite summer month produce wise, as the shops are packed with fresh local produce. This month be on the lookout for: artichokes, aubergines, beetroot, blackberries, blueberries, Bramley apples, broad beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, gooseberries, greengages, Jersey Royal potatoes, lettuce (Cos and Iceberg), loganberries, marrow, new potatoes, onions, pak choi, peas, plums, radishes, raspberries, redcurrants, rocket, runner beans, spinach, spring onions, squash, strawberries, sweetcorn, tomatoes, turnips, and watercress. Thank you for buying British, buying local, buying best and supporting British farmers, fishermen and food producers! Lisa

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F In his acceptance speech of nomination for US President, who said "Read my lips – no new taxes"?

G In which Shakespeare play would you find the famous quote "To be or not to be, that is the question"?

H In a famous quote, Marilyn Monroe said that all she wore to bed was what?

I In 1998, who was Bill Clinton referring to when he said "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"?

J What famous four-word quote was said on November 10th in 1871 near Lake Tanganyika in Africa?

Algarve Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains Barbados the numbers 1 through to 9 with no repetition. You don't Bulgaria need to be a genius. These puzzles use logic alone.

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G The disappearance of Madeleine McCann H Bella I Today J The Sunday Times K The Lady 2626 26

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pawsforthought I can understand the column for caring for dogs, but can we have some care for us humans?

The dog leads were always six feet long for the purpose of controlling the dog. Someone in their distorted wisdom decided that a dog lead can now be 30 feet long.

The animal cannot be under control from that distance, so can Yaxley Parish Council make a name for itself by being brave enough to ban them?

I hope the publicity can trigger action across the country.

Lead by example I love dogs so I will give you a poem for amusement.

The doggies held a meeting, they came from near and far, Some came by motor cycle and some by motor car, Each doggie made its entrance, each doggie signed the book, Then each unzipped it’s backside and hung it on a hook.

One doggie was not invited, it sorely raised its ire, It ran into the meeting hall and loudly shouted “Fire”, And then amongst confusion and without a second look, Each doggie grabbed a backside from off a different hook, And that’s the reason why folks, wherever you may roam, You’ll see doggies sniffing backsides to try and find their own!

Could the humans also keep their cars off the pavements?

It started with two wheels but it is now almost the whole car and people young and old are having to walk in the road to get past. Perhaps the local police could do something?

Thank you, John Smith (big John)

D&A Sanders Petcare Specialist

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Here’s why you can - and should join the crime prevention army As life starts to get back to a new kind of normal, a major winner of the pandemic has got to be the nation’s community spirit, highlighted in the 4 July ‘Thank you Day’.

So, let’s keep that going – and look at one easy but overwhelmingly effective way of supporting your local community; signing up to your local Neighbourhood Watch!

Not only will neighbours be joining forces against crime in the area, but can also be part of an invaluable network with many benefits – and be the eyes and ears of your street.

Neighbourhood Watch works as a team where everyone comes together to make their communities safer and improve the wellbeing of its residents, working with the Police, Local Authorities and many other voluntary and professional organisations.

Living in a NHW area can:  Lead to lower home insurance.  Allow neighbours to keep in touch via a private Facebook or WhatsApp group.  Promote a communication system to warn about crimes in the local area; ie. cold callers operating in your street or just to ask, ‘which colour bin is it this week?’  Give a visible warning to burglars that the area is a NHW zone through displaying window stickers and road signs.

The unfortunate news is that as lockdown eases in the UK, we’re expecting a rise in burglaries. The NHW association has recently partnered with the Home Office to run a social media awareness campaign to alert those most at risk, giving them practical tools that are proven to prevent burglary by nearly 50 times.

The ‘There’s safety in neighbours’ message – featuring the iconic black and yellow branding – encourages use of the WIDE combination of security measures in the home.

Properties with the WIDE security combination window locks, indoor lights on a timer, door double or deadlocks and external lights on a timer or sensor - are nearly 50 times more protected from burglary than those with no security.

There are many successful and active NHW schemes in and around your area and they are easy to join. The association will support residents in helping them to develop a greater understanding of how to prevent crime by improving community vigilance, and by reporting suspicious incidents.

A really important aspect of a NHW scheme is to improve well-being in the community by encouraging activities aimed at improving neighbourliness, reducing loneliness and by fostering a community spirit.

To find out more about joining a NHW scheme in your area visit: www.ourwatch.org.uk Eileen Le Voi www.safelocaltrades.com

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