Discovering March issue 073, October 2019

Issue 73 / October 2019

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Welcome to Your October Issue.

Where has the year gone? It seems just yesterday that I wrote about the schools breaking up for summer and families planning their annual holidays.

Now students have returned to school and college and we have started the run-up to the end of 2019 as we get set for Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night and then – I really can’t believe this – Christmas and New Year.

I really enjoy this time of year. It’s great watching the landscape slowly change colour and evenings out seem to have a better atmosphere as the nights draw in.

Plus, at home there’s invariably a better selection of programmes to watch on TV. But the prospect of the cold, wet, winter months on the horizon isn’t something I’m looking forward to as it doesn’t seem that long since we said goodbye to last winter.

Still onwards and upwards, I shall do my best to enjoy the last few sunny days before I pack the shorts and T-shirts away for another year and dig out my winter clothes. Where did I put that hat and gloves...?

Andy

Welcome to October’s issue. Don’t forget that “Stoptober” is now upon us, a movement that has already driven over one million ‘quit attempts’ to date and is the biggest mass quit attempt in the country.

It is based on research that shows that if you can stop smoking for twenty-eight days, you are five times more likely to stay smoke-free for good.

Why not have a go this year? For useful information, including tips and advice to stop smoking, search ‘Stoptober’, or visit www.healthypeterborough.co.uk With the money you’ve saved then treat yourselves to a Christmas to remember – less than a hundred days from now! But before then, don’t forget to stock up for when those “Trick or Treaters” pay you a visit on Hallowe’en.

Finally, don’t forget to change your clocks (“Spring forward, Fall back”), as we lose the hour on Sunday October 27th.

Claire x

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Inside Highlights 4 ............... Travel Guide with Ellie Cuthbert 6 ............... March Podiatry 7 ............... The Priestgate Clinic 8 ............... Be Fabulous 10 ............. Everyone Health: NHS Health Checks 11 .............. Slimming World Success Story 12 ............. Retirement Living at Edina Court 14-15 ...... Community Matters 16 ............. The Exchange Tea Parlour 20 ............ History with Trevor Bevis 24 ............ Fraser Dawbarns 26................Orlando Interior Design 28 ............ October Gardening Tips 30 ............ March Museum with Peter Wright 31 ................GAP, March 34 ............ Westbrook Window Repairs 42 ............ Consumer Advice 46 ............ Village Life With Jayne Whytock 48 ........... AA Whittlesey Computers 50 ............ This Month at The Movies 52-53 .... What's On in October 54 ............ Club Guide 56-57 .... Business Directory 58 ............ Puzzle Page

Copy deadline for the November issue is Wednesday, 9th October 2019.

Publisher - Claire Saberton: 01778 421427 | 07837 499061 | sales@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Editor - Andy Hurst: editor.march@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Sales - Paula Peake: 07903 776211 | marketing.discoveringmagazines@gmail.com Ops Director – Andy Armstrong: 01733 200609 | 07780 922214 Design – Sarah Gumbley | Emma Gunner | Rob Harradine Accounts – Cheryl Jakes: 01733 686255 | accounts@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

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Lauren Siddons, Fraser Dawbarns, Eileen Le Voi, AA Whittlesey Computers, Trevor Bevis, Ellie Cuthbert, The Light Cinema, Holly Jean, Jayne Whytock, Orlando Interior Design, Peter Wright and March Podiatry.

Discovering March is published by a local team and is not associated with any other business. Care is taken to ensure that the content and information is correct, however we cannot take any responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by any errors. Permission must be granted to reproduce, copy or scan anything from this publication. For a copy of our contributors’ guidelines please email info@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

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Experience the Heart and Soul of Southeast Asia with Vietnam and Cambodia Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful countries and is now a hotspot for foodies, beach lovers and thrill-seekers alike. In Cambodia, ancient and modern worlds combine to create an authentic adventure, making it an inviting getaway for intrepid travellers. Combining the highlights of these two countries will give you a fascinating history, a rich contrast of flavours and a deep insight into the delights of Southeast Asia. Here are just a few of the highlights….

Ha Long Bay Exploring Ha Long Bay is a must for any visit to Vietnam. This beautiful natural wonder is dotted with over a thousand unique limestone islands, most of which are uninhabited and undisturbed. Visit

the enchanting grottoes, swim or kayak around the emerald waters, or trek through the forested islands where you will encounter many rare animals. Experience an overnight boat tour for an out-of-this-world sunset and sunrise.

Hanoi Vietnam’s capital is the place to experience city life to the full, with its constant buzz of motorbikes, endless street food and vibrant nightlife. It’s one of the most ancient capitals in the world, where you can find well-preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas and unique museums all within the city centre. Just a short drive away you’ll find its tranquil countryside with lush parks, traditional villages and stunning mountains.

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Angkor Wat The temple complex of Angkor Wat is the undisputed highlight of Cambodia. Dating back to the 12th century, this sacred site is impressive for both its grand scale and its incredible detail. Watching the sun peek from behind the iconic temple towers is an experience well worth waking up before the crack of dawn for.

Koh Rong Cambodia’s idyllic island of Koh Rong is the country’s largest island and holds twenty-eight beautiful beaches. If you’re looking for postcard-perfect tropical beaches with powder white sand, lapped by a turquoise ocean, this is the place to come.

Vietnam and Cambodia Evening – November 19th 2019 Join us for an inspiring evening with the UK’s leading Asia specialist, Wendy Wu Tours, to find out how you can uncover the delights of Southeast Asia on a variety of extraordinary tours. For more information, please visit www.holidaywithus.co.uk/events

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Athena Care Homes are a small family owned organisation with two care homes in Kings Lynn Norfolk, one in March and one in Peterborough. Our purpose is to create excellent quality and homely environments with the highest standards of care, catering, activities and housekeeping.

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We aim to enhance the lives of our residents and enable them to enjoy life to the full as individuals in happy, comfortable and safe surroundings. Our expertise lies in Nursing, Residential, Dementia Nursing, Dementia Residential, Rehabilitation and End of Life Care.

Amberley Hall Care Home - 55 Baldock Drive, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3DQ 01553 670600 or @amberleyhallcarehome Aria Court Care Home - Coronation Close, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9PP 01354 661551 or @ariacourtcarehome Ashlynn Grange - Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9UZ 01733 269153 or @ashlynngrangecarehome Goodwins Hall Care Home - Goodwins Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5PD 01553 777994 or @goodwinshallcarehome

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The Benefits of Therapeutic Massage We are pleased to have a wonderful team of massage therapists, Deborah, Phil, and Tracy, who can offer a professional treatment to everyone.

Massage can be defined as the systematic and manual manipulation of the body’s soft tissue for therapeutic purposes, promoting health and well-being. Regular treatment is the perfect way to balance the demands of a busy life.

The benefits of massage include improved circulation to the massaged area and stimulated muscles. This can help to improve flexibility and mobility; it can dramatically reduce stress and ease tension. Massage can help to reduce headaches/ migraines, cramps and spasms, and massage is also said to improve the immune system.

Aromatherapy massage uses organic essential oils; it can have both physiological and psychological effects. The combination of massage and the medicinal and therapeutic qualities of the essential oils that are inhaled and absorbed through the skin can soothe, revitalise, uplift the spirit, encourage positive thinking, and boost the immune system, enabling the body to heal itself.

Swedish massage blends various techniques, to address the specific needs of the client.

The manipulation of the body’s soft tissue (the skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments and facia) using the hands, is a gentle, flowing massage technique that uses varying degrees of pressure and stretching movements. It is commonly used for relaxation and improving well-being. Like Aromatherapy massage, it's great for stress relief.

Sports massage therapy is used to help alleviate the stress and tension which builds up in the body’s soft tissues during physical activity. Where minor injuries and lesions occur, due to overexertion

and/or overuse, massage can break them down quickly and effectively. It can help prevent niggling injuries that get in the way of performance and achievement, whether you are an athlete or a once-a-week jogger. This treatment is not just for the sportsperson: anyone can benefit from sports massage, including people in physically demanding jobs, and those not quite so obvious causes, such as occupational, emotional, and postural stress, which may produce many similar characteristics to sports injuries.

Pregnancy massage is available after the first trimester; it can help to reduce anxiety, back and leg pain, improve sleep, and decrease the levels of the stress hormones. Regular massage sessions throughout pregnancy are a great way to relieve these problematic physical symptoms of pregnancy. It works to support your vitality and overall health.

Call us now on 01354 651200 for more information, and visit our Facebook page for full details and special offers.

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Preventing Gum Disease Healthy gums are the foundation of a healthy mouth.

Unfortunately, most adults have some form of gum disease (periodontitis), but it often goes undetected for many years. This causes irreversible gum and bone damage, eventually resulting in the loss of teeth.

However, a dental hygienist is qualified to treat such gum disease and here are: Six key benefits in seeing your hygienist or dentist regularly.

Preventing Progressive Gum and Bone Loss.

Periodontitis may manifest as bleeding gums, bad breath and loose teeth, but it may also be hidden. Fortunately, gum disease can be stopped and even reversed if caught in the early stages. Your hygienist will treat active disease, plus provide a tailored brushing regimen.

Cleaning those ‘Hard to Reach’ Spots.

Even people with excellent oral hygiene benefit from a hygienist’s help to find hidden plaque and calculus (tartar).

Preventing Bad Breath.

Halitosis odours are released by bacteria living under the gum edges. Dental scaling can effectively remove this harmful material.

Creating a Whiter Smile.

Some external stains on your teeth are due to tea, coffee, tobacco, red wine and other dietary factors, and can’t be removed by brushing alone.

However, hygienist polishing can restore your teeth to their natural whiteness.

Preventing Systemic Diseases.

Poor dental hygiene is scientifically linked to the progression of heart and respiratory diseases and diabetes.

To Prevent Oral Cancer.

Your hygienist is trained to screen your mouth for early signs of oral cancer, and to provide advice on risk factors for oral cancer, such as smoking and alcohol.

The Priestgate Clinic have just celebrated their first anniversary and are delighted to still be welcoming new patients for general dentistry, orthodontics and minor oral surgery.

To book an appointment with Priestgate Dental Clinic’s highly experienced hygienist,then please contact ring 01733865000 or e-mail reception@priestgateclinic.co.uk.

Dentistry with a difference It’s a year since the Priestgate Dental Clinic opened, and we’re delighted by the fantastically positive responses we’ve received.

Come and experience a different style of dentistry, with a focus on minimally invasive general dentistry and consultant expertise in Orthodontics & Oral Surgery.

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Old School Horror Series - By Lauren Siddons

Believe it or not, that’s me underneath all that latex! and almost completely invulnerable. However, whenever Freddy is pulled into the real world, he has normal human vulnerabilities.

This is probably one of my most dramatically changed make-up looks I have done. Believe it or not, that’s me underneath all that latex!

If you would like any helpful tips when it comes to Hallowe’en make-up, just get in touch.

Lauren x

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Three, four, better lock your door.

Five, six, grab your crucifix.

Seven, eight, gonna stay up late.

Nine, ten, never sleep again.”

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• Free hearing tests • State of the art rechargeable hearing aids which are compatible with all mobile phones • Effective painless wax removal • Noise protection You can visit us at one of our local clinics: St Ives Practice 13 The Broadway St Ives PE27 5BX Tel: (01480) 300955

“When someone in the family has a hearing loss, the entire family has a hearing problem.”

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For information on any of the services we provide, or to discuss your specific requirements, please get in touch.

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Everyone Health – Delivering NHS Health Checks in Your Community What is an NHS Health Check?

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he NHS Health Check is a national programme offering a health check-up every five years to adults in England aged 40 to 74 without a pre-existing cardiovascular condition. One of the largest prevention programmes of its type in the world, it is designed to help prevent and detect early signs of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia.

As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower the risk.

If you are in the 40-74 age group without a preexisting condition, you should have an NHS Health Check every five years.

confirmed and it was agreed he would return after three months to see if the changes in lifestyle he was implementing would improve his results enough to avoid medication. Andy returned after three months to find his GP happy as he confirmed his cholesterol had reduced to a healthier level and he had lost 9.1kg, meaning he would not need medication – just to continue with what he was doing!

Andy said: “Everyone Health provided a very beneficial and good service, a worthwhile visit that has turned things around for me.”

How can you get involved? You can make an appointment for your NHS Health Check by: Tel: 03330 050093 Email: eh.changepointcambs@nhs.net www.everyonehealth.co.uk/cambs

Everyone Health delivers these important checks in local community clinics across Cambridgeshire, you will find us in libraries, community centres, at local events, church halls, pop-up shops in town centres – we also deliver in workplaces.

The check takes about 20-30 minutes. You will meet with a trained professional who will check your blood pressure and cholesterol, they will record your height, weight, age, gender and ethnicity. You’ll also be asked some simple questions about your family history and choices that may put your health at risk.

Once you’ve had your NHS Health Check, your results will be discussed with you and you’ll be given personalised advice on how to maintain or improve your health which will help you lower your risk of developing any of the conditions screened for.

Andy H, who had an NHS Health Check at our Pop-up Shop in Huntingdon earlier this year, was informed his cholesterol was high and would need to visit his GP for discussion and medical advice about how this could affect him. Andy also took advice away with him from the Everyone Health practitioner about changes he could implement in the meantime to improve his health & lifestyle.

At the GP appointment after a further blood test Andy’s results from the NHS Health Check were 10

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Shine Bright Like March’s Diamond Slimmer!

A super slimmer from March has been awarded the title of Diamond Member of the Year after setting a dazzling example of long-term weight loss.

Pauline Smith joined the Wednesday 7.30pm Slimming World group six years ago and lost 61/2 stone in 15 months.

Even more impressively, she has kept the weight off ever since.

Now the 68-year-old, who dropped from 17st 8lb to 11st 4lb, has been named the group’s Diamond Member of the Year 2019. The title is awarded to the group’s most inspirational member who has lost weight and maintained their new shape as voted for by the slimmers in the group.

Pauline decided to join Slimming World after suffering with her weight all her life. She also has coeliac which can make it hard to lose weight, but she dropped from 26/24 to a size 12.

She says: “Like most people, I’d tried to lose weight countless times, yet nothing ever really seemed

to stick. Slimming World was completely different because it was just so simple. I could still enjoy hearty, home-cooked meals with my family while losing weight, which seemed like a miracle at the time! Previous weight-loss attempts left me feeling hungry – nowadays I probably eat more than ever! Slimming World isn’t a diet, it’s a way of life.”

Since reaching her target weight, Pauline has continued to attend the March Wednesday Slimming World group and believes without its unwavering support she would have struggled to keep the weight off.

Helen Moore, who runs the March group which Pauline attends, says: “At Slimming World we believe that losing weight and maintaining for the long term is the most under-recognised achievement in weight management – I’m so proud of Pauline and the inspirational way in which she done this. It’s always great for new members to meet Pauline and see just what’s possible at Slimming World.”

To find out more about the March Slimming World group, either pop along to one of the weekly groups advertised below, call Helen on 07711 985276 or visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk

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Retirement living is booming – but what is it exactly?

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elcome to the aspirational world of retirement living. Imagine a residential community designed specifically for older adults who want to live independently. It often offers wellbeing assistance, activities and opportunities to socialise, designed to specifically combat the ill effects of loneliness and isolation.

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Often mistakenly confused with care homes, retirement living schemes have notable differences. For example, there is a modern, aspirational feel to retirement living. From reception rooms, restaurants, bistros, libraries and lounges, you really get the reflection of a modern hotel which makes it a great place to meet up with neighbours or family to grab a bite to eat or simply relax with a coffee and a book.

Unlike care homes, you live independently in your own space. Whether you rent, buy or opt for shared ownership, you have that freedom and comfort to know you have control of your own lifestyle, just with the option of additional care. The best schemes even offer 24-hour on-site care and offer emergency call systems to give residents and their families peace of mind.

The shape of retirement in the future?

It is clear to see the attraction of this new form of community living. From resident-run activities to emergency care and wellbeing packages, retirement living offers multiple ways to socialise.

It revolutionises the common perception of retirement and how we will live in the future, which underlies the continual growth in this market sector.

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We bring you items of interest for your home and community.

If there is something you’d like us to cover or you have something to say please get in touch at: Discovering March, Benwick Road Ind. Est., Benwick Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2HD editor.march@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEER VISITORS FOR AGE UK An SOS has gone out to find volunteers to be part of the Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sharing Time Scheme which offers support to people who are lonely and isolated in later life.

Age UK has a waiting list of clients in March and Wisbech and is keen to hear from volunteers to play an important part in helping to support and enhance people’s lives in many ways, with them, in turn, receiving satisfaction from the role.

Each volunteer can make a difference by visiting someone once a week for an hour. It could be for a chat, cup of tea, game of cards or perhaps an occasional trip out.

If you have some free time and are interested in helping, then please call volunteer organiser Mrs Dee Potter on (01354) 691898 or email dee.potter@ageukcap.org.uk

SPONSORS SOUGHT FOR LAMP POST POPPIES March Royal British Legion is looking for sponsors so it can display lamp post poppies in the centre of town during the remembrance period to commemorate 75 years since D-Day. Local businesses, organisations and individuals wanting to sponsor a poppy (minimum £10 donation), should contact March Poppy Appeal organisers Alec and Kay Larham on 0790 8009378 or e-mail klarham@yahoo.co.uk

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Friends For Needs (FFN) Ltd has celebrated its first anniversary after launching a new website in 2018 as part of its growth in providing social activities and professional service for its clients.

The company started as a partnership eight years ago in Peterborough and in 2018 expanded its companionship services to March, Chatteris, Ramsey, Whittlesey, Wisbech and Huntingdon areas, moving its head office from Peterborough to March.

Over the past 12 months, a number of people in the communities have benefited from its services and this has resulted in FFN expanding its client base and the companions now working for the company.

At a recent meeting with Mrs Jan French, Fenland District Council deputy leader, she commended FFN for its effective companionship services that will help clients remain independent whilst they go about their daily routine. She was also pleased to hear that FFN is able to provide services to clients of Age UK in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire areas.

FFN has announced its plan to extend its services by providing practical training to assist those who are deaf and also those suffering with dementia.

For more details on FFN and its companionship services, please visit the website www.friendsforneeds.co.uk Pictured: Cllr Jan French (third left) with FFN directors

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LAND & PROPERTY AUCTION A set of Fenland District Council-owned land and property assets will go under the hammer at an auction this month.

MARCH TAKES THE LEAD…

Former amenity sites and small plots of land suitable for future residential development are among the six surplus assets, which are no longer required for the council’s service delivery.

March has become the latest Fenland community to join a nationwide campaign aimed at changing attitudes about dog fouling.

They are due to be auctioned by William H Brown in Norwich on October 10th. An auction catalogue will be released by the auctioneers shortly.

The town has launched its very own Green Dog Walkers scheme, hot on the heels of Chatteris which launched its campaign two months ago.

The sites are: plot of land in Tithe Road, Chatteris, suitable in principle for future development of single residential dwelling; small garage site in Gaul Road, March; former garage site in Smiths Chase, March, suitable for garage/parking/amenity use; garage in New Road, Chatteris; former sewage treatment works in Front Row, Murrow, suitable for garage/parking/amenity use; and first floor property in Nene Quay, Wisbech.

Successful Green Dog Walker schemes were also launched in Whittlesey and Wimblington last year, with more than 50 nationwide.

March Town Council and Fenland District Council joined forces for the latest initiative, which encourages dog owners to clean up after their pets in a non-confrontational and friendly way.

Thirty+ dog owners registered more than 40 dogs at its launch in West End Park, which was attended by Cllr Jan French, deputy leader of Fenland District Council and March town councillor, and Cllr Peter Murphy, Fenland’s portfolio holder for the environment.

Everyone who signs up to the scheme pledges to always clean up after their dog, carry extra dog waste bags, be happy to provide a bag to those without one, and be a friendly reminder to other dog walkers to pick up after their pets. In return, they receive a Green Dog Walker dog tag to display on their dog’s lead or collar and a roll of dog waste bags.

For more information about joining one of the Green Dog Walkers schemes in March, Chatteris, Whittlesey or Wimblington, or to enquire about launching a new one in your community, contact the council’s Street Scene team via email at: streetscene@fenland.gov.uk Owners who fail to clean up after their dogs can be reported online at: www.fenland.gov.uk/ dogfouling Photo: Pictured at the Green Dog Walkers launch in March are (from left): Jo Blackmore and her dogs Sebastian and Ned; Rebecca Robinett, Fenland District Council’s Street Pride co-ordinator; Louise Nederpel and her niece; Cllr Jan French and Cllr Peter Murphy

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A second set of nine assets will go to auction later in the year.

Congratulations! to the winner of our Seaside Hunt:

Hollie Andrews of March

Hollie chose to spend the £50 prize money in Greetings of March. She also very kindly wanted to spend some of her winnings on her Great Aunt's 90th birthday. How generous of her!

Thanks to Jenny and Sam from Optima Lettings for randomly choosing the winner out of the 100s of entries. Thanks to all the local shops for taking part in the seaside hunt.

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The Exchange Tea Parlour & Restaurant There are two good reasons to visit The Exchange Tea Parlour & Restaurant on March Market Place this autumn...

By day it is a Tea Parlour offering more than forty varieties of tea, freshly ground coffee and delicious afternoon teas while in the evening it transforms into a sophisticated meeting place where customers can enjoy cocktails, tapas and music.

Manager Lauren McCartney said: “The dual concept has proved to be very popular with our clientele. We offer a wide range of gluten free and vegan foods, including our cakes, scones, sandwiches and evening tapas menu.

“Nicky Hemsley has owned the Exchange since July 2016 and switched to serving tapas about a year ago, since then we have been working hard on perfecting our tapas menu which we are very proud of.”

Particularly popular is The Exchange’s classic afternoon tea for two people at just £11.95 each, which includes a tea or coffee, and a sparkling afternoon tea at £13.50 each, perfect for a special occasion, plus there’s also a special children's afternoon tea for £5.95.

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Lauren added: “We get a lot of repeat business, both in the daytime and evenings, which is great as we get to know our regular customers who have become friends.”

The venue is open six days a week and is also available for private hire on Sundays, boasting a function room upstairs for special occasions, baby showers and birthdays.

It regularly hosts live music from talented local solo musicians, singing a range of modern and classic music, so why not pop in and check out its next event?

The Exchange Tea Parlour & Restaurant, 1 Market Place, March PE15 9JF. Tel: (01354) 650035; Email: info@theexchangemarch.co.uk Opening Times Monday & Tuesday 10am-4pm, Wednesday & Thursday 10am-10pm, Friday & Saturday 10am–Midnight.

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The Robin Hood Ale House

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arch never had a Robin Hood, but it had a building named after him. It was one of many public houses in the town, at least thirty, which catered for a population of around 8000 souls between 1770 and 1900.

The Robin Hood ale house stood at the entrance of Church Street, Town End. The spire in the background of the drawing indicates the location of St Wendreda’s Church. At a later time, The Seven Stars pub was built on the opposite side of the road.

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– by Trevor Bevis

The Robin Hood was the bell ringers’ pub and the team having completed their hard practices would gather in the ‘Robin’ and cool off with hard earned pints.

They used to take the church hand bells with them. On one occasion they couldn’t pay for the drinks, so the landlord seized the hand bells and kept them for a few years! A new rector paid the landlord and removed the bells to the church tower where they remain to this day.

With other ‘ringers I toured parts of March with the hand bells and they proved very popular, especially at Christmas. People treated the team to mince pies and occasionally wine! The site of the Robin Hood is now a petrol station.

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Can I Avoid Paying Care Home Fees?

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The UK population is ageing, and more people than ever will spend their later years in a care home. It is now more important than ever to seriously think about later life care and how much this could cost you. Care home fees vary depending on your needs but will still be a significant expense. In East Anglia, average care home fees are £35,000 per year and can exceed £42,000 for more specialised care.

Your local council will fund your care if your total assets are below £14,250 and you will be expected to fund your own care if your assets exceed £23,250. If your assets fall between the upper and lower limits, your local authority will pay part of your care fees. When your assets are calculated, your income, savings and home will be included.

According to these rules, everyone who owns their own home will exceed the upper limit and be expected to fund their own care. The council won’t sell your home, but homeowners who don’t have enough savings to pay their care home fees may need to sell their house to fund their care. This is a bitter pill for those who were hoping to pass their home on to their children or chosen beneficiaries, perhaps to help them to get on to the property ladder.

In certain circumstances, your home won’t be included in the assessment of your assets. Your home could be disregarded if you are in the first 12 weeks of permanent residential care or if you have a partner, carer or vulnerable relative who still lives in the property. However, unless these or a few other circumstances apply to you, expect your home to be included.

You may therefore think that it is a good idea to dispose of your property before you need residential

care, but you should be careful. If the local authority thinks that you have deliberately reduced your assets to avoid paying care home fees (called ‘deliberate deprivation’), they could calculate your fees as if you still owned the assets. If you have given the asset to another person, the local authority could try to recover their costs from them.

It is possible and perfectly legitimate to dispose of your assets without breaching guidelines set by the local authority, for example, by setting up a trust, giving gifts or buying an investment bond. However, the local authority can scrutinise any arrangement they believe is an attempt to avoid care home fees and they can revisit and review your case if they feel that circumstances have changed.

When it comes to care home fees, there is no such thing as ‘off the shelf advice’ and there are no guaranteed ways of avoiding fees. Everyone’s situation is different and by seeking advice from a qualified legal professional you can best protect your assets for your loved ones and minimise your chances of making a decision that could be considered deliberate deprivation of assets.

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Let’s dispel the myth that interior design is for the elite. A design service is available to anyone. If you are looking for a blind, a light, a mirror or a pot of paint, they help guide you through the available options to ensure that you get the exact product you need. This can save you time and money - I’m sure we have all purchased items over the internet to find they are not quite what we were expecting when they arrive, and returns are not always easy to arrange or at all possible.

The designer will be offering fabrics from £15 p/m, often getting involved with re-covering or re-upholstering furniture and happily guiding you to incorporate pieces you already have to make your home feel new and refreshed, without costing more than it need. Your designer is also happy to advise when you are looking to invest

in a classic piece of furniture that will stand the test of time, making your budget go further and complement your taste and home.

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Your Garden

OCTOBER Gardening Tips “In the other gardens And all up the vale, From the Autumn bonfires See the smoke trail!”

Robert Louis Stevenson from “Autumn Fires” This, to me, epitomises gardens and particularly allotments in October, as people are clearing away the remnants of the summer crops and burning the debris.

That’s what it’s mainly all about in October, clearing away and preparing the ground for the winter months. A lot of the spent crops can be composted but it is best to shred woody stems such as sweetcorn, runner beans and cabbage and to burn any diseased crops. I always dig the plot over and “put it to bed.”

Once dug and manured, (no need to dig it in), cover the soil with plastic or weed suppressant for the winter as this keeps the weeds at bay and, as it keeps the soil relatively warm, planting can start earlier in the spring.

This time of year is perfect for moving or planting new fruit bushes and trees.

Bare-rooted trees will benefit from the warmth still in the soil, which will help root development before the soil becomes too cold.

If you like to use herbs, you could sow a pot of basil seeds and put it in a propagator or on a warm windowsill, keeping the soil moist. Parsley and mint can be dug up from an established clump, put in a pot and kept on the windowsill – much cheaper than buying pots from the supermarket!

Crops that can be sown this month are: • Early broad beans.

• Rhubarb crowns - or dividing large oversized crowns.

• Japanese over - wintering onion sets. Although large onion sets look stronger, small or medium ones are less likely to bolt in the spring.

• Last chance to transplant spring cabbages – be sure to net them to prevent pigeons eating the young leaves.

• Plant garlic if you haven’t already done so.

• Broad beans – early varieties should overwinter.

Other jobs for this month include: • Continue to earth up celery and leeks.

• Protect cauliflowers by bending a leaf over the curd.

• Finish pruning blackberries and raspberries.

• Keep removing yellow leaves from brassicas – leaving them on the ground risks spreading grey mould.

• If you haven’t already done so, earth up or stake (or both) Brussels sprouts and sprouting broccoli plants.

• Pick the unripe tomatoes and put a few in a bag with a ripe banana – this gives off ethylene gas which speeds up ripening.

• Cure pumpkins and squashes – cut and leave them to dry out in the sun; it hardens the skins and they will keep for longer.

• Cut back asparagus and artichoke foliage and compost.

• Remove runner bean canes; if left in the ground they will easily rot.

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Accidental Death Of March Man

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– By Peter Wright (on behalf of March & District Museum)

homas Banham (37) was the son of a market gardener from Elm. He sought a career on the railway and became a guard for the GER at Whitemoor. On Thursday, January 11th, 1894, he was working the 4.30pm Whitemoor to Lincoln local goods train, along with under-guard Edward Burdett and engine driver William Tuck.

It was Banham's duty to attach and detach wagons as necessary at the stations along the line, aided by his shunting pole. The train reached Pinchbeck, just north of Spalding at about 7.55pm.

Burdett, who had ridden on the engine, was told by the goods porter that there was just one wagon of assorted consignments for Lincoln to be attached. This stood 200 yards away down a siding, in good light, just outside the goods shed. For some unexplained reason, Banham failed to take his shunting pole with him.

Burdett divided the train and Tuck moved his engine and 12 wagons forward so that signalman Charles Smith could change the points. After both guards exchanged green handlamp signals, Tuck gently shunted backwards towards the wagon.

Suddenly, signalman Smith from his vantage point saw a truck unexpectedly rise up and immediately signalled with a red lamp for Tuck to stop. Smith then ran to where Banham was and found him face down on the floor. Smith called for assistance and station master Perry, who had been on the platform when the train arrived, and Burdett went to his aid. Banham’s thighs had been run over by two wagons, one of which was derailed. They turned Banham over on to some sacks, but he died almost immediately. An inquest at Pinchbeck station the following morning declared that he had been accidentally killed and the body was returned home by train.

A funeral procession from Banham’s home in Station Road to the local cemetery on January 16th was led by the March Railway Silver Band.

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Banham's coffin was carried by six of his colleague guards and a large crowd of mourners gathered.

He was mourned by his widow and son, aged twelve, and daughter aged nine.

Evidently, Banham was held in high esteem by his railway colleagues. They raised an impressive headstone inscribed ‘This stone was erected as a token of respect by March locomotive men’.

It records his accidental death and that he was employed by the GER as a guard.

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It was formed in May this year by March man Tom Westbrook, who has more than 25 years’ experience in manufacturing, fitting and repairing windows.

The 43-year-old installation and repairs specialist has had a very positive response from local people and also from his trade contacts.

He said: “I have been doing this since leaving school and really there is nothing I don’t know about the business. We’ve had an encouraging start with a lot of positive testimonials on Facebook and also recommendations from people I’ve worked with in the trade over the years. I love what I do, and it has started even better than I had anticipated.

“I aim to offer an honest, professional and reasonably priced service to my customers. I don’t charge a call out fee and, if possible, I will always try to fix a problem before replacing it.”

Tom can offer a top-quality service for new windows and doors; misted windows, dropped doors, replacement locks and hinges, along with cat and dog flaps.

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Suzanne, who deals with the admin side of the business, said: “Tom is able to carry out jobs of any size, from repairs on a door to a house full of windows.”

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Victims have received an automated phone call claiming to be from their bank or card provider, saying there has been a suspicious transaction on their account. They were then asked to verify the transaction by pressing a number on their phone to take them through to an “agent” – who is actually a fraudster.

Banking and finance trade association, UK Finance is reminding consumers of five warning signs to look out for during a phone call, which suggest that the caller could be a scammer: • The caller is insistent and doesn’t give you time to think or tries to stop you speaking to a family member or friend.

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• The caller offers to send a courier to your home to collect cash, PINs, cards or cheque books to “protect” you from fraud.

It is always worth remembering that your bank, card provider or the police will NEVER contact you asking for personal information or requesting you to transfer money to another account. If you feel uncomfortable or suspicious during a call, hang up and call your bank or card provider directly on its official phone number.

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utumn has always been my favourite season. The beautiful changing colours of the trees as they shed their leaves to carpet the ground with shades of gold, red and brown.

There is Hallowe’en on October 31st to look forward to when ghosts and ghouls walk the village collecting sweets and treats dressed in all manner of scary outfits. Of course, this year October 31st may be remembered for a different reason, the dreaded and never out of the news Brexit, but whatever the outcome the village will carry on as it always has done.

For me, apart from the wonderful colours of the season it’s the smells that stay in my memory. The days when you can actually smell the cold in the air, when coal fires were the only source of heating, and the smoke from the chimneys would fill the village with a blanket of grey and soot.

There is nothing like the smell of a real coal fire.

Toasting bread over the crackling flames and that wonderful smoky taste can’t be beaten.

Slow cooked casseroles along with jacket potatoes, homemade soup and the spicy smell of the Christmas cake that was always made months before the actual day. Before we had tumble driers the smell of washing drying round the fire leaving the air somewhat damp and the clothes smelling ever so slightly of smoke.

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The clanking and whooshing of the coalmen as they emptied the sacks of fuel into the coal house or bunker ready for the long, cold months. The leather waistcoats they wore, their hands, faces and hair always grey with the coal dust.

In our house Sunday was always the day when once the casserole or roast had been put on we would wrap the children up in duffle coats (remember them?) hats, scarves and gloves and we would walk to the road at the side of St Peter’s Church to sift through the fallen leaves in search of shiny brown conkers. I’m still not sure which was more fun, kicking the leaves at each other or seeing who could find the largest conker. What still makes me smile is we used to collect hundreds of them in bags but after a good polish they just sat around the house until they shrivelled up and were thrown out!

The walk to school always took longer as we had to continually stop to study a spider’s web that was covered in frost as beautiful as a snowflake. We would collect the prettiest leaves to take home and dry out to stick in a scrapbook.

Life seemed so much simpler then and people appreciated the changing of the seasons for what they were. No badgering for catalogues so the children could have the Christmas list ready before October was out. Just taking every day as it came and enjoying the beauty of the seasons.

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A Cautionary Tale From Liam Last month I mentioned the need to keep information relating to passwords in a safe, separate place to allow loved ones to access your photos, contacts, etc. in the event of illness/sudden death.

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Data (photographs, videos, documents) can be lost in several different ways. Examples of this are:

Laptop • Failure of your HDD (hard disk drive), where all the data is stored.

• Corruption of your Windows operating system (which we are seeing more than usual due to the roll-out of the latest Windows 10 feature upgrade).

• Damage to your computer by dropping, water ingress or other means of damage.

Tablet • All of the above reasons can also affect tablets • An additional cause of loss of data is just by breaking your screen. Nowadays it is not unusual for a screen replacement for a tablet to be almost as costly as buying a replacement.

For example, we sell 10.1-inch tablets in the shop for £99, whereas the usual minimum cost of screen replacement can easily be between £79-£109.

Hence, it is more cost effective to replace the damaged tablet, than have it repaired.

Phones • Again, most of the above reasons apply to mobile telephones.

There is not much you can do to protect yourself from most of the above, except being careful. You can, however, take steps to create data back-ups, i.e. have a copy of all your important data copied to a ‘back-up’ device/‘back-up’ storage area or other means. Examples of this are: • Separate HDD back-up drive. For computers, the back-up drive should be attached to the computer and a Windows ‘back-up schedule’ created. This schedule can be daily, weekly or monthly and the computer will create a ‘system image’ of your hard drive on the back-up

drive. This is effectively a ‘snap-shot’ of your entire computer data inclusive of all personal data and can be used to restore the computer to the date of the last completed back-up.

In the shop we sell 1Tb back-up drives and also set-up the schedule for your back-up for only £60. Alternatively, for £40-50, you can buy a back-up drive from Tesco/Asda, albeit here in the shop we only use high quality, tested, laptop hard drives which are of a better quality than most back-up drives sold in shops/supermarkets.

• Cloud storage. Not as strange nor as difficult as it sounds. Simply, companies such as Google, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and others own vast ‘farms’ of storage devices which are connected to the internet. Using your own internet connection, you then connect to the ‘Cloud storage provider’ of your choice and send a copy of all your data to them. Alternatively, you can just place/keep all your data with the provider, rather than keeping the data on your device, thereby allowing you access to the data from any device anywhere in the world.

One further word of warning – bear in mind that in the event of fire/theft your data may all be lost at the same time; so, consider taking action against this.

Those are the two main means of creating backups. Should you need any further information please call into the shop and we will be pleased to help.

Finally, in the event of total data loss due to HDD failure and you have not created a back-up we have very special software which allows us to restore data from a failed back-up device at a cost of £50-100. If we are unable to complete the data restore ourselves, we then recommend PC Image, Peterborough with whom we have a close relationship and their charges usually start at £300+ VAT. Hence, there are very good cost reasons to create your own back-up now.

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DC’s Joker, released October 4th, introduces Joaquin Phoenix in the title role of the iconic Batman villain.

A gritty character study and part origin story, part cautionary tale as Arthur Fleck is broken and beaten down by society. We watch as he slowly descends into madness and transforms into the criminal mastermind we’ve all come to know as The Joker.

Explore behind the rainbow as Renee Zellweger is almost unrecognisable in what looks to be a show stopping performance as we see her transform into the legendary Judy Garland on October 4th.

The biopic titled Judy will focus on the last year of Garland’s life, specifically her performances in London in the winter of 1968.

From Academy award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an innovative action-thriller that uses sophisticated de-ageing effects to pit present day Will Smith against a younger version of himself in Gemini Man, released on October 11th. Smith stars as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted by a young operative that can predict his every move and to his horror, discovers the identity of the hunter is his clone.

Be prepared for serious nightmares this Hallowe’en as the chilling Doctor Sleep is released on October 31st. Based on Stephen King’s celebrated novel sequel and written and directed by The Haunting Of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan, Doctor Sleep offers a terrifying return to the world of The Shining and reunion with Danny Torrance forty years after his tormenting stay at the Overlook Hotel.

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Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon crash lands onto our screens on October 18th as Shaun gets up to lots of alien powered fun with intergalactic visitor Lu-La, but can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm before it’s too late?

Our favourite Disney villain also returns on the 18th and we’re excited to see what wickedly devious adventures await the horned fairy in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Princess Aurora and Maleficent must come together to protect the magical wilderness that surrounds the kingdom.

Think your family is weird?, then get ready to click your fingers! Family friendly spooks return in the all new animation of The Addams Family on October 25th as the kookiest family on the block focus their efforts to avoid becoming the latest reality TV stars and redefine what it means to be a good neighbour.

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October 2019 4th The Big Quiz at March Library. Doors open at 6.30pm, quiz starts at 7pm. Cash prizes for the winning team! Teams of four-six people, £3 per person. Licensed bar serving snacks, plus alcoholic and soft drinks. Prize raffle! Please book your places with library staff.

5th One of Peterborough's favourite bands - Velocity! live at The Sportsman, Chatteris. Free entry! From 9pm-late.

5th March and District Model Railway Club's Open Day! From 10am-4pm at The Scout Hall, Mill View, March PE15 8SY. Club layouts and demonstrations, trade stands and refreshments!

Everyone welcome, come along and see how the club builds and operates layouts.

17th Digital Arts Workshop at March Library, from 2.30pm-4pm.

Free taster session! Digital art - all the fun without the mess! We have a range of art apps to suit all levels of artistic ability, from finger painting to portraits! Come along and discover your inner artist, no talent required! Please register your interest with library staff.

19th-27th Half-term Autumn Trail at Peckover House, Wisbech.

Solve the clues in the garden and come along to the Reed Barn to collect your autumn biscuit. Children £1. Normal admission applies to non-NT members. For more information and prices, please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/peckover 19th The Great March Library Bake Off from 9.30am. Are you the next Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood? Why not enter your favourite bake in one of the named categories for the chance to be crowned star baker? Ask staff for more details and an entry form. 50p per entry! Not a keen baker? Join the Mayor of March for a tea party and bake sale after the presentation of prizes. Entries Friday 3pm-5pm or Saturday 9.30am-11.30am.

Presentation, tea party and bake sale 2pm-3.30pm.

20th Ghost Tales and Spooky Trails at Flag Fen Archaeology Park from 4pm-6.30pm. Follow our pumpkin trail around the site, with spooky stories of the fens, natural crafts and lantern making. Then gather around the firepit for music and food.

More details on our website https://vivacity.org/heritage/ Booking is essential.

21st Friends of March Library Lego Club from 10.30am-12pm.

50p per child, all ages welcome. Please bring along a named baseboard if you have one. Children must be accompanied at all times.

21st-25th Treasure Hunt at Peterborough Museum, 10 am3pm. Recommended last entry is 2pm. £3 child, £4 adult, £12 family, under 5s free. Go on a treasure hunt with us at October half-term to celebrate our special Hoards exhibition on loan from The British Museum. Uncover clues, crack codes – and discover the priceless treasure all around you! Perfect for all the family. *Free entry to the museum after 3pm.

23rd An Evening at the Priestgate Vaults! At Peterborough Museum from 7pm. £4 adults, £3 for under 16s. Explore layers of history and meet people from the past, associated with the building which now houses Peterborough Museum - dare you enter? Please note, the tour includes stairs. Booking is essential for all our Hallowe'en events - please see our website for details: https://vivacity.org/heritage/ 23rd Theatre Stars - School of Rock at March Library, 2pm-5pm.

For ages four to 11 years. £3 per child.

24th Time to Rhyme with Nigel Tetley at March Library, 5.30pm-7pm. Storytelling with author Nigel Tetley. For all ages! Donations welcome.

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24th Candlelit Tour for all at Peterborough Museum, from 7.30pm. £5 adults, £3 for under 16s, free for carers! This special version of our candlelit tour of Peterborough Museum is specially designed to include all the spook and none of the stairs. Booking is essential for all our Hallowe'en events – please see our website for details: https://vivacity.org/heritage/ 25th March Library Presents… Lantern Making Workshop!

2pm–4pm. Tickets: £5 standard, £2.50 concessions. Suitable for families with children aged three+ years. Artist Sibylle Hutter will explore and celebrate the traditional art of lantern-making and work with you to create magical and colourful lanterns using a wide range of materials. All materials are provided.

25th, 26th & 31st Hallowe’en Ghost Walks. Meet at Peterborough Museum at 7.30pm and 8pm. £5 adults, £3 under 16s. A special Hallowe’en edition of the ever-popular Peterborough Ghost Walk, with some added surprises! Booking is essential for all our Hallowe'en events - please see our website for details: https://vivacity.org/heritage/ 26th Room on the Broom Storytime Special, from 2pm-3.30pm.

For children aged two+. £2.50 per child. Listen to some room on the broom stories and make something crafty to take home.

26th March Library Presents… ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle’ and ‘Curse of the Mummy’ a Comedy Theatre double bill from Last Chance Saloon. 7pm start, doors open 6.30pm. Tickets: £4 per person, £14 family saver. One hour 40 minutes, plus an interval. Suitable for families and young adults (12+ yrs). These two theatrical spoofs use physical comedy, witty dialogue, slapstick routines, and outrageously catchy pop songs to take you on a whirlwind adventure. For 100 minutes three men will dance, sing and play over 100 characters – with at least three different accents! With good old-fashioned humour and an intriguing interpretation of world history. Refreshments are available.

26th Hallowe’en Horror Night at Peterborough Museum. Tours are every half an hour from 6.30pm-9pm. £8 adults, £6 under 16s. Prepare to be entertained, enthralled and downright scared in this special, dramatised tour of Peterborough's most haunted building. Please note, the tour includes stairs. Booking is essential for all our Hallowe'en events - please see our website for details: https://vivacity.org/heritage/ 28th Engage in the Afternoon – ‘Digging the Fens’. 2pm-3.30pm.

Representatives from Fenland Archaeological Society will fill us in on all their latest digs and finds. There will be examples of past finds to have a look at too. Refreshments provided. Entry is free but donations towards costs are always welcomed.

28th-30th Peterborough Museum Candlelit Tour from 7.30pm. £5 adults, £3 under 16s. With many ghosts said to be lurking around Peterborough Museum, dare you spend the evening by candlelight alone? Please note, the tour includes stairs.

Booking is essential for all our Hallowe'en events – please see our website for details: www.vivacity.org/heritage/

Regular Local Events

Mondays March Silver Circle is an over 50s club which meets at the March United Services Club, every Monday afternoon, playing various games and various other activities.

Bingo at The Sportsman, Chatteris, every two weeks (excluding Bank Holidays). Eyes down from 7.30pm. Cash prizes and raffles.

Intrigue Circle of Light presents an evening of clairvoyance every Monday (excluding bank holidays) at The Braza Club, Elm

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October 2019 Road from 7.30pm-9pm. Each session will be £3, in aid of charity.

For more info contact Barbara on 01354 655093.

The Royal Air Force National Service Association meets on the third Monday each month at 10am at the Oliver Cromwell Hotel, March. All welcome! For more info contact Graham Wesley, chairman, on 01354 657686.

March Ukulele Group at the Rookswood Club from 7pm, everyone welcome.

The Wisbech IPMS Scale Model Club meets twice monthly at the Community Room of Wisbech Tesco, on the second and fourth Monday between 7pm and 10pm. All scales, genre, and experience welcome.

The Wisbech and District Flower Club meets on every third Monday of the month, from 7.30pm at St Peter's Hall. For more information, please contact Yvonne on 01945 581360.

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Thursdays Children’s Karate, ages four + at 5.35pm, at March Community Centre. Adults Kickboxing (age 13+) at 7.15pm.

New beginners welcome on Thursdays.

Bingo from 7.30pm at The Rookswood, West End, March.

Mondays & Wednesdays Chatteris Tennis Club – our friendly club welcomes all ages and abilities. Four hard tennis courts – two with floodlights. Coaching available. From 6pm. Please contact Karen on 01354 695014 www.chatteristennis.com

March Camera Club meets in the Pathfinder Suite at the Oliver Cromwell Hotel, from 7.30pm. Its website is: marchcameraclub.org.uk The club also has a Facebook account for up-to-date news.

Tuesdays Chair based exercise with Lynn Curry at Doddington Court (next to Doddington Hospital). From 11am. For more info, please call Lynn on 01733 204286.

March Duplicate Bridge Club meets at the Braza Club 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start. Contact George Jupp on 01354 652586.

Boogie Tots from 10am-11am at March Town Hall. For more information, contact Gary Tustin on garytustin25@gmail.com March And District Amateur Operatic Society. Join us to sing, dance, and act in a musical, pantomime, or concert.

Rehearsals at March Community Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.30pm-9.30pm. New members welcome. Email contactmadaos@gmail.com or find MADAOS on Facebook.

Painting group in Eastrea Village Hall. This painting group has been meeting in the Eastrea Village Hall between 1pm and 4pm every Tuesday for five years. Contact Sue on 01733 205241.

Fenland Family History Society. Our Computer Research Sessions are free to anyone interested in researching their family history and who needs help with their research no matter where your family originated. Our experienced researchers offering their help will be in Wisbech Library every first Tuesday of the month from 10am-12noon in the upstairs events rooms. Contact Bridget 01945 587723.

The March Probus Club meets at the Cromwell Hotel from 10.30am-12pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

We offer interesting speakers and a welcoming friendly group of retired and semi-retired men with all sorts of interests.

M.O.B. Dance Classes at The Sportsman, Chatteris. Dance Styles Include House, Hip-Hop, Locking, New Style, Fusions and Wacking/Commercial. Ages 11 and under: 5pm-6pm. Ages 12+: 6pm-7pm. £3.50 per lesson. For more information, contact Kyanne on 07896 595635. Or, email m.o.b.dance00@gmail.com Wednesdays March Can't Sing Choir. From 6.30pm-8.30pm at Trinity Hall, March. Doors open at 6.15pm. Entrance fee is only £3.50 on the door. All abilities welcome. For more information, please contact Val on 07952 639495.

Parkinson's March Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 10.30am-12.30pm at The Braza Club, Station Road, March. This is a friendly group, everyone is welcome. £1 per time. Come along for a 'taster' session! For more information please contact Wendy Summerlin, Chair, on 01354 661997.

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Other Art Group - meet in March Library every Thursday afternoon at 2pm-4pm. We do have occasional workshops & demos. Contact details if you wish to join ring Chris on 0790 5895460 or Linda on 0756 2013063.

Fridays Mum and Baby classes at March Community Centre from 10.30am-12.30pm.

Fenland Music Centre Association Orchestras and Ensembles for all ages and abilities. Meets every Friday evening (during school term time), between 6pm and 9pm, at the March Community Centre, 34 Station Road, PE15 8LE. Please see our website for full details: www.fenlandmusiccentre.org.uk Saturdays Hereward Ukulele Group meets at the Braza Club on the first and third Saturday of each month, starting at 10.30am. We would welcome ukulele players of all abilities and have a couple of spare ukuleles for anyone who would like to give it a try.

March Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club meets first Saturday of the month at Cassanos High Street, March from 9.30am. Come and join the tribe for some food and banter.

No fees just pay for your own breakfast.

March Rotary Club Wastepaper Collection. Bring your clean newspapers, magazines, junk mail, cardboard to March Rotary Club at the lorry park on City Road (behind Iceland).

Every second Saturday of the month, 8.30am-10.30am. All money raised by recycling the paper-based materials will be donated to local charitable causes.

Sundays Fenland Foragers meet every second Sunday of the month, in the car park for the Nature Reserve, Rings End PE15 0BE, to help preserve the nature reserve. This group includes free forest schooling and bushcraft for children. For more information, please call Hayley on 07962 337988.

Chatteris Tennis Club – our friendly club welcomes all ages and abilities. Four hard tennis courts – two with floodlights.

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Finesse Personal Training Mon: Over 60s Gentle exercise 2pm at Catholic Church, Bootcamp 6.45pm, Clubbercise 7.30pm at Westwood School. Tues: Clubbercise 9.30am, Pilates 10.30am at Braza Club & 5.15pm at Witcham. Weds: Total Toning 6.30pm at Facet Centre. Thurs: Clubbercise 6pm, Pilates 7pm at Westwood School. Sat: Bootcamp 8am at West End Park. For more information visit www.finessept. co.uk or on 07793 942893 Pro Martial Arts School March Train at Neale-Wade Academy (Thursdays) - Contact Stuart Harris on 07756 407968 for more details.

March Braza Bowls Club Wednesday and Saturday afternoon roll ups will resume in early April. All equipment will be provided. For info contact 01354 654634.

Ladybirds Netball Club Train Mondays in March. Juniors 6-7pm, Adults 7-8pm. All levels welcome. Please contact us for more info: ladybirdsncmarch@hotmail.com Estover Girls Under 11’s Burrowmoor School 01354 661437 BRAZA Short Mat Bowls Club Meet at the BRAZA club Elm Road March on Tuesday at 2pm and on Thursday at 7pm. Beginners welcome. Contact 01345 652586 brazashortmatbowlsclub.clubbz.com GER Sports and Social Club Home of Cambridge County darts, also outdoor bowls club.

Robingoodfellowes Lane, March. www.germarch.co.uk March Town United F.C. Robingoodfellowes Lane, March www.pitchero.com/clubs/ marchtownunited Neale-Wade Gymnastics Club For children aged five and up, classes three days a week. Contact Head Coach Alan Todd 01354 692437 March Cycling Club We are recruiting more cyclists of any ability and age. Visit facebook.com/ mcc-MarchCyclingClub or @fensCC March Squash & Racket Ball Club The Avenue Sports Ground Burrowmoor Road, March PE15 9RS. www.marchsquashclub.org.uk March Town Hockey Club Junior Training is Thursdays 7-8pm and Senior Training is Thursdays 8-9pm on the AstroTurf at Neal Wade School. Check Facebook: March Town Hockey Club or call 07840 857806.

Estover Playing Field Association Football pitches available for hire.

Open to all. Tel. 01354 653540 March Golf Club Grange Road, March, PE15 0YH 01354 652364 www.marchgolfclub.co.uk 54

Club Guide March Conservative Bowls Club Creek Road, March PE15 8RD 07833 932083 March Badminton Club Venue Neale Wade Sports Centre, Club Nights Tuesdays. Email marchbadminton@mail.co.uk or find March Badminton Club on Facebook.

Yoga Classes Meet at March Community Centre on Tuesdays at 4.30-5.45pm and 6-7.15pm and Wednesdays 10-11.15am and at Elm Primary School on Wednesdays 7-8.15pm.

Contact: Peter 07905 601585, email: pabamullins206@ntlworld.com March Triathlon Club Meets on Tuesday nights at 8pm to 9.30pm for swim training at the George Campbell sports centre in March. Contact details for anyone interested are at Marchtriathlonclub@gmx.co.uk

Clubs & Groups

Friends of March Library Supporting and promoting the library within the community. Join us at our coffee mornings on the last Saturday of every month, from 10.30am to 12 noon. Members and non-members are always welcome.

Royal British Legion March Branch Meets on first Tuesday of month at 7.45pm, Rookswood Club, 27 West End, March. New members welcome, Contact Secretary 01354 652470.

Boogie Tots March Town Hall, 10-11am Tuesdays Tel 07807 951771 Wimblington Village Choir Every Monday at 7pm. Parish Hall, Addison Rd, Wimblington PE15 0QT. New members always welcome. No formal audition, just a pitch test as we have 4 part harmonies. £3 per week to cover hall and printing costs. We sing at several events every year, so some commitment required. Please contact Chris 07831 83535, Pat 07985 027515 or Maureen 01354 741894 March Solo Group For those who have lost their partner through bereavement. Meets in Trinity Church Hall, March PE15 9LH, on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 10.30am. Tel 01354 656181 or email mish.panspatch@btinternet. com for more information.

Wisbech IPMS Scale Model Club Meets twice monthly at the Community room of Wisbech Tesco, on the 2nd and 4th Monday between 7pm and 10pm. All scales, genre and experience welcome. www.wipms.co.uk March Brass 2000 Rehearsal every Monday in St Peter's Church, March main band from 7-9pm Beginners classes held Mondays from

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6.15-6.45pm. £2. Brass instruments supplied if required; further details at www.marchbrass2000.co.uk March & District Model Railway Club The Rookswood Club, Rookswood, 27 West End March, PE15 8DP 01733 204997. Mike Wyldbore (Secretary): secretary@mdmrc.co.uk www.mdmrc.co.uk March Street Pride Volunteer Group Litter picks take place on the last Tuesday of every month. We meet at the George Campbell Leisure Centre at 10am. New volunteers are always welcome to join us, equipment is provided. Contact 07572 203157.

Email murray1944@outlook.com Lisa Dickinson’s Dance Mania Dance classes consisting of commercial pop, performance ballet, tap, top of the tots for the little ones and adult classes. Weds-Fri after school and evenings, Thurs & Sat mornings at March Community Centre. Contact Lisa: 07933 796485, email: lisa.df@hotmail.co.uk March & District Amateur Operatic Society (MADAOS) Join us to sing, dance, and act in a musical, pantomime or concert.

Rehearsals at March Community Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm. New members welcome.

Contact us on contactmadaos@gmail. com or find MADAOS on Facebook.

Charities

Churches

20TwentyProductions Skoulding Suite, March Town Hall Arts opportunities for young people. Tel: 01354 652769 Email: geri@20twentyproductions.co.uk PlayRight Theatre Company St Peters Church Hall, High Street, March. Term-time theatre group and holiday clubs.

Fenland All Starz Cheerleading Squad St John’s Church Hall, Station Road.

Boys and girls welcome Young People March City Road, March 01354 650645 www.ypm.org.uk Also includes Fenzone Youth Council 1220 (March) Squadron ATC Headquarters Building, Gas Road, March. 01354 651788. 1220@ aircadets.org www.1220atc.org.uk Fun United For people 10-19 with additional needs, every Tuesday 7-9pm. FACET, Marwick Centre, Marwick Rd, March.

Contact Papworth Trust 0800 952 5000 or info@papworth.org.uk.

1st March Scout Group facebook.com/1stMarchScoutGroup Activities for young people, male and female, aged 6-18, Gavin Philpott 07971 810 352. Email info@1stMarchScouts.org.uk

Trinity Methodist/United Reformed Church High Street, March PE15 9LH Minister 01945 461947 St Wendreda’s Church Wimblington Road, March St Peter’s Church High Street, March St John’s Church Station Road, March Providence Baptist Church Burrowmoor Road, March. Jonathan Stevens (Pastor) March Evangelical Fellowship Upwell Road, March. Dennis Jordan (Pastor) 01354 656390 Centenary Baptist High Street, March St Mary’s Church Westrea Our Lady of Good Counsel (Roman Catholic Church) St John’s Road, March Fenland Community Church Usually meet at the Scout Hall behind Sainsbury’s Supermarket www.fcc.uk.net Elim March March Community Centre, 34 Station Road, March. PE15 8LE www.elimmarch.org.uk

March & Chatteris Talking Newspaper Association Riverside Studio, Town Hall, Market Place March. Volunteers welcomed.

Call 01354 651892 RSPCA Cambridgeshire Mid East Branch 37-39 High Street, March Call 0300 1234 999 March Rotary Club Held at March Conservative Club, 14 Creek Road, March, at 7.30pm every Monday (except BH) www. rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage. php?ClubID=489 Drinksense Fenland 20a Deerfield Road, March.

Call 01354 650457 March Lions Club Oliver Cromwell Hotel, High Street. email marchlionsclub@gmail.com Breathe Easy Fenland (part of the British Lung Foundation’s support network) Meets at St.Peters Church, March, first Thursday each month at 1.45pm and 2pm. New members welcome at 1.45pm. For more information please call 01345 680466 Macmillan Cancer Support March and Chatteris fundraising group, volunteers welcomed. Call 07801 307050 for information.

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COMING EVENTS AT THE CLUB

Sunday 29th September WINTER LEAGUE QUIZ NIGHT– £2pp, 7.30pm start – all welcome.

Saturday 19th October OKTOBERFEST – the most fun night in town! Music and games with OOMPAHLIEVABLE. All welcome, £8pp.

Friday 11th October FILM NIGHT: THE FAVOURITE Free entry to film, bar meals available – all welcome. 8pm start.

Friday 25th October FAMILY HALLOWEEN DISCO

Sunday 13th October SUNDAY CARVERY – traditional carvery, homemade desserts, cheese & biscuits and tea/coffee. £15pp. Book now!

Sunday 27th October WINTER LEAGUE QUIZ NIGHT £2pp, 7.30pm start – all welcome.

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A) The Alphabetical Quiz – The Letter U The idea is that all the answers to the following questions begin with the letter U, and follow each other in alphabetical order, as shown in the first two answers given.

1)

A German submarine, used especially in World Wars 1 and 2? – Answer: U-boat.

2)

A device for measuring rainfall, from the Latin word ‘udus’ meaning ‘wet’? – Answer: Udometer.

3)

What is the name of the famous art gallery in Florence?

4)

Large citrus fruit, a cross between a grapefruit, a Seville orange and a tangerine?

5)

Frank Butcher of ‘East Enders’ took which song into the charts?

6)

Kiev is the capital of which Eastern European country?

18) What did the ‘Job Seekers Allowance’ replace in 1996?

This bone, along with the radius, is part of a human’s forearm.

22) Which is the seventh planet from the sun?

7) 8) 9)

13) Which James Joyce novel has been heralded as both the greatest in the English language and also the hardest to read?

14) Colloquial term for the United States, possibly an interpretation of the letters U and S. 15) Term given to someone studying for a first degree in a higher education establishment.

16) What type of line are the following examples of: Central, Northern, Jubilee and Victoria?

17) Which Leicester Tigers brothers starred for England?

19) A type of garage door.

Which musical instrument would accompany 20) Another name for the ‘Garryowen’ in rugby, where George Formby when he was ‘cleaning windows’? the ball is kicked high and the kicker rushes after it.

What is the capital of Mongolia?

21) Which type of girl did Billy Joel and then Westlife sing about?

10) What does U stand for when referring to UHT milk?

11) What technique is usually used to show pictures of a foetus in a womb?

12) Which famous structure in Australia was formerly known as Ayers Rock?

23) What would you be looking to buy if you were studying Glass’s Guide?

24) Which U.S. state is sometimes referred to as the Mormon State?

25) Founded in 1966, in which part of London would you find Brunel University?

B) Train That Brain!

Take the first number and follow the instructions until you reach the answer.

Try it first without pen and paper and don’t even think about a calculator!

1) 41: x 2, + 8,

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2) 183: + 81, + 1 /8 of it, + 47, ¾ of it, + 77, x 3, - 71, ½ of it, + 98 = 3) 258: x 4, - 668, + ¼ of it, + 538, x 3, + 648,

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/3 of it, - 994, + ½ of it

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ANSWERS Section A: 3) Uffizi, 4) Ugli, 5) Ugly Duckling, 6) Ukraine, 7) Ukulele, 8) Ulan Bator, 9) Ulna, 10) Ultra (Heat Treated), 11) Ultrasound, 12) Uluru, 13) Ulysses, 14) Uncle Sam, 15) Undergraduate, 16) Underground, 17) Underwood, (Rory and Tony), 18) Unemployment Benefit, 19) Up and over, 20) Up and under, 21) Uptown, 22) Uranus, 23) Used cars, 24) Utah, 25) Uxbridge. Section B: 1) 99, 2) 565, 3) 2136.

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SERViCiNg From a minor service to a full comprehensive check, our experienced engineers will give you peace of mind for your journeys ahead.

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GROUP HIRE Our mixed fleet of fully accessible minibuses is available by any not-for-profit body whose activities are concerned with social welfare, recreation, cultural or similar purposes.

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Golf with £3,250 towards your finance deposit. £209 a month when purchased with Solutions PCP.*

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47 monthly payments

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Total amount of credit

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Robinsons Volkswagen is a broker and not a lender and can introduce you to a limited number of lenders, who may pay us for introducing you to them. *At the end of the agreement there are three options: i) pay the optional final payment and own the vehicle; ii) return the vehicle: subject to excess mileage and fair wear and tear, charges may apply; or iii) replace: part exchange the vehicle. With Solutions Personal Contract Plan. 18s+. Subject to availability and status.

T&Cs apply. Model exclusions may apply, including GTE, e-Golf and GTI TCR. A £4,000 contribution applies on Golf GTD, GTD BlueLine, GTI Performance, and R. Offer available when purchased by September 30th, and registered by 31st December, 2019. Indemnities may be required. Offers are not available in conjunction with any other offer and may be varied or withdrawn at any time. Accurate at time of publication. Freepost Volkswagen Financial Services.

Figures shown are for comparability purposes; only compare fuel consumption and CO2 figures with other vehicles tested to the same technical procedures. These figures may not reflect real life driving results, which will depend upon a number of factors including the accessories fitted (post-registration), variations in weather, driving styles and vehicle load. There is a new test used for fuel consumption and CO2 figures (known as WLTP). The CO2 figures shown however, are based on a calculation designed to be equivalent to the outgoing (NEDC) test cycle and will be used to calculate vehicle tax on first registration. For more information, please see www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/wltp or consult your retailer. Data correct at 05/19. Figures quoted are for a range of configurations and are subject to change due to ongoing approvals/changes. Please consult your retailer for further information. Official fuel consumption figures for the Golf model range in mpg (litres/100km): combined 32.5 (8.7) – 58.9 (4.8). Combined CO2 emissions 104 D I S C O V E R I N G March 63 OC–TOB R 2019 164Eg/km.

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