Discovering March issue 086, November 2020

Issue 86 / November 2020

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Introduction

Welcome to Your November Issue.

A warm welcome to our penultimate issue of the year... and what a year it has been! Back in January, there was a oneliner doing the rounds: “How do I know what this year’s going to bring? I haven’t got 20/20 vision!” Little did anyone realise...!

We’ll have all learned many things this year: just how an hour of exercise during lockdown can be so beneficial; how a group of sewing-machines and their wonderful operatives can produce so much fabulous PPE in record time; and how everyone now realises the immense value of our NHS, hoping that all of those “Thursday evening clapathons” will not be forgotten, once the pay rounds begin! The list could go on, with all of our educators and “key workers” deserving immense praise too.

This month, we see many references on our pages to Christmas, barely ten weeks away, and so there is hopefully some bright light for us all, as we peer through this (admittedly very gloomy) tunnel! I hope you are all keeping safe and sane, and that our magazine can help you through these troubling times.

Claire x

For more years than I care to remember I have attended my local Remembrance Parade.

Standing with friends and family in the same position each year in tribute to those who gave their lives defending Britain and those who continue to protect these shores.

I’ve attended with my parents, my children and with my friends, come rain or shine, but this year things will be different. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the numbers taking part have been limited and people have been urged to stay away.

This month there are suggestions that we should display a poppy in a home window to show our respect and support for our armed forces community or even give them a round of applause.

Whatever you decide to do, spare a moment to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice either on the day of the parade – Sunday, November 8th – or the official Remembrance Day of November 11th , the anniversary of when the guns fell silent to mark the end of the First World War.

Andy

Inside Highlights 4 ............... Multi-Maths March 6 ..................Firework Safety Tips 8 ............... Chat Over A Cuppa With Kim French 12 ............. Orchard House Care Home 14 ............. March Podiatry 18-19 ...... Community Matters 20 ............ Drinking with Trevor Langley 22 ............ March Tandoori & Dessert Lounge 26 ..............Recipe: Toffee Apples 28 ..............Wiltshire Farm Foods 30 ............ Gardening Tips for November 36 ............ Consumer Advice 38 ............ Stephenson Smart Financial Advice 39 ............ Prestige Security Solutions 42 ............ Village Life with Jayne Whytock 44 ............ March Museum with Peter Wright 50 ............ Steve Barclay MP 52-53 .... Diamond Byte 54 ............ Puzzle Page For Kids

Copy deadline details:

Copy deadline for the December issue is Monday, 16th November 2020.

Publisher and Sales – 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 Sales – Tori Martin: 07498 588487 | info@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Sales – Catherine Healy: 07879 478448 | catherine@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Ops Director – Andy Armstrong: 07780 922214 Design – Sarah Gumbley | Andy Beavis | Graham Copestake | Rob Harradine Accounts – Sarah Brooks: 07564 966452 | accounts@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

56 ............ History With Trevor Bevis 59 ............ Business Feature: Pete's Ponds 60-61 ..... Business Directory 62 ............ Let's Get Quizzical!

With thanks to:

March Podiatry, Trevor Langley, Eileen Le Voi, Stephenson Smart, Jayne Whytock, Peter Wright, Steve Barclay MP, Diamond Byte and Trevor Bevis.

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 at the time of going to press; 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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Karen said: “I previously had students in the Ely and Witchford area, but I am obviously not that well known in the March area. My husband has recently left his job, so now seems an opportune time to start.”

The couple have a bespoke studio set up at their new home in West End where they can conduct Maths classes but also plan to carry out lessons via Zoom.

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Karen added: “We have a dedicated studio now which should prove ideal for students to come and study, but we can also carry out tuition remotely if they prefer.

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wo former Maths teachers have set up a private tuition business in March.

Husband and wife Lester and Karen Levet have formed Multi-Maths in March (MMM) to provide help for children of primary school age and older.

The couple recently moved to March from Witchford in Cambridgeshire and are looking to attract new students in the area.

“My father, Bob Stone, established the use of the Multilink Cube as a mathematical aid and I have followed in his footsteps, publishing workcards and activities that utilise the equipment. We recently took early retirement and moved to our current home on the river because we have a narrowboat, which we enjoy, but we would also like to continue to help students with their Maths.”

Karen will focus on teaching pupils from ten years of age through to GCSE standard while Lester will focus on GCSE to A level tuition.

You can contact Karen on 07902 931160 or email her at karenlevet@aol.com

Multi-Maths March Lester and Karen are a husband and wife team who provide help and support with Mathematics from Year 6 to Year 13.

This includes SATs, GCSE and A-Level preparation for examinations. Students can be supported face-to-face in West End, March or by video link.

Karen and Lester have over 25 years each of teaching experience in secondary schools across Cambridgeshire. Karen is an Advanced Skills Teacher in Mathematics and Lester has been Head of Mathematics in four different schools.

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Community

“Chat over a cuppa” with former Mayor and current town councillor Kim French

Kim, who lives in March, is a finance manager for a construction company in Norfolk. Growing up with her parents, who ran their own successful vehicle repair garage, has given her a passion for cars and motorsport, predominantly Japanese performance cars.

Kim owned an Impreza for more than thirteen years and in that time was part of a national owners’ club which she chaired for five years. She says she has been privileged to have been voted in as a town councillor for fourteen years now and was previously Mayor in 2017/2018.

A keen baker, she enjoys making sweet and savoury treats. Her speciality is cupcakes.

Where were you born, and what is your favourite memory of your childhood?

Who has had the greatest influence on your life and why?

My parents have always been the biggest influence in my life.

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Which two characters, alive or not, would you most enjoy sharing a meal with and why?

That would be Mary Berry so I could tap her up for her baking secrets and Morgan Freeman for his voice and his life experiences.

It would be amazing.

How would you describe yourself in only five words?

I was born in Enfield but grew up in March with my family. I have fond childhood memories getting up to mischief with my twin brother, playing in fields and making mud pies. My dad used to own motorbikes and he would take us across the fields on his scrambler bike which gave us hours of fun. Growing up my parents always had animals, ranging from pigs, goats, geese, chickens, cats, and dogs.

I always remember the piglets escaping when I was a child, my mum and dad frantically chasing them to put them back in their pen, it was like something from a Carry-On film!

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the many interests I have had over the years and have always been there when I need them the most.

Dedicated, loyal, compassionate, sympathetic, conscientious If there was one thing which you could change about March, what would it be and why?

I would like to see more options for the youths of our town.

Either better public transport to broaden their options or even offering them more to do in the area whether that be social activities, learning and such like.

What advice would you give to a sixteen-year-old you?

Study hard, enjoy the simple things in life. You will always make mistakes; these will often make you stronger so do not let them break you. Always stick to your morals and never let anyone knock your confidence for their own self gain.

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CARE HOME SUPPORTS QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KINGS LYNN, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A CAUSE CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS

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The Residential Dementia and Nursing Home in Wisbech is renowned for their fun initiatives and activities, fundraising, their community spirit and, above all, their love of family. So, when Egle, one of the home’s nurses, gave birth to a little boy, born sleeping, named Adas earlier this spring, everyone was devastated for Egle and her family.

Without hesitation, Egle knew she wanted to do something to show her appreciation to the staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn, in memory of her son. “I wanted to say thank you to the amazing staff, I wanted to say it in more than just words. The Foetal Medicines and Bereavement Midwife, Sharon Younge, told me about their campaign to build a Maternity Bereavement Suite.”

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As well as lots from staff and families, we were also kindly donated numerous hampers and gift vouchers from various companies to help us

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have my baby, but still be able to hear all the other new-born babies in the same ward as me – I knew how other families would feel and wanted to do all I could to support their fundraising.”

Egle’s family and friends all started fundraising, and when she returned to work, the Orchard House “family” C sprang into action, suggesting a Fun M Day which would bring everyone together (staff and residents alike) to Y help raise as much money as possible CM in memory of Adas.

MY On the actual day, even though socially distanced, everyone enjoyed CY the music, food and refreshments, CMY games, raffles and an auction, “ As K well as lots from staff and families, we were also kindly donated numerous hampers and gift vouchers from various companies to help us,” explained Orchard House Administrator, Kayleigh.

A staggering total of £1,500 was raised, to which RCH Care Homes, the care provider, under which Orchard House Care Home operates, kindly donated an additional £500. Egle and her family recently presented the cheque for £2,000 to the Queen Elizabeth team who were blown away by this substantial donation towards the Bereavement Suite.

Egle concluded, “I couldn’t believe the amount of money that was raised in memory of my son Adas. There are no words to say what it has meant. I have been a part of Orchard House for six years and they are like another family to me.”

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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

MARCH TOWN CENTRE PLANS GETS NEW BACKING

A multi-million pound bid to dramatically transform March town centre is being backed by the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

In May, Fenland District Council submitted an £11.3million bid to the Government’s Future High Street Fund (FHSF) to help deliver a “once in a generation” rejuvenation of the town.

The outcome of more than one hundred shortlisted bids from across the country was expected in late summer, but now all bidding authorities have been informed that match funding for their bids is among the ‘gateway criteria’ to the fund.

With a tight deadline to submit representations to the Government, the council held an emergency Zoom meeting with Mayor James Palmer, who leads the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), to discuss the situation.

At the meeting, Mayor Palmer agreed to a request from members to commit £900,000 of unallocated funding earmarked for March’s Growing Fenland Masterplan to support the FHSF bid, subject to a successful bid outcome and CPCA Board approval.

And to make the bid as strong as possible, the CPCA has committed to find a further £1.1million of funding to support it, again subject to a successful bid outcome and CPCA Board approval. This builds upon the £450,000 of Local Growth Funding made by the CPCA into March Adult Education Centre back in January 2020.

Leader of Fenland District Council, Cllr Chris Boden, who led the council’s discussions with the Mayor, CPCA representatives and local members, said: “This is a unique opportunity for the town of March.

We are working together across local government to support the FHSF bid and deliver a dramatic transformation to the town which will be pivotal to its ongoing vitality. The Mayor’s support puts us in a prime position to realise our ambitions for the town and make it fit for the future.”

Mayor James Palmer said: “Making things happen is what the Combined Authority is all about – having the flexibility to jump in where needed and bring extra clout to the proposals and partnerships that will get our region ahead.

We believe passionately in the future of Fenland, we’re investing heavily across the whole area, and backing this March bid is part of that. It will be worth every penny if it helps land the big prize.

In a competitive process, I’m happy to put the weight of the Mayoral Combined Authority into making this dream a reality.”

The FHSF bid consists of five transformational projects, all of which will contribute to ensuring that March remains a vibrant and sustainable town in the future. The projects are: • A dramatic intervention to transform Broad Street • Opening up the riverside areas to improve visibility and access • Redeveloping the historic Market Place • Acre Road regeneration • Reactivating vacant units and a ‘Flats Over Shops’ programme.

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COVID SUPPORT PAYMENTS Fenland residents who face financial hardship while self-isolating due to coronavirus can now apply to Fenland District Council for a £500 support payment. People who test positive for COVID-19, or those identified by NHS Test and Trace as a contact of someone with the virus, are now required by law to self-isolate.

To help, the Government announced a new Test and Trace Support Payment for people on lower incomes who cannot work from home while selfisolating and have lost income as a result. Fenland District Council is administering the payments and has launched an online application form.

To be eligible, residents must: • Have been asked to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace, either because they have tested positive for coronavirus or have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.

• Be employed or self-employed.

• Be unable to work from home and will lose income as a result.

• Be currently receiving one of the following benefits: universal credit, working tax credit, income-based employment and support allowance, income- based jobseeker’s allowance, income support, housing benefit and/or pension credit.

The council has also launched a discretionary scheme for residents required to self-isolate but who do not fulfil all the requirements of the Test and Trace Payment Scheme.

Discretionary lump sum payments of £500 can be made to individuals who: • Have been asked to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace, either because they have tested positive for coronavirus or have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.

• Are employed or self-employed.

• Are unable to work from home and will lose income as a result.

• Are not currently receiving universal credit, working tax credit, income-based employment and support allowance, income-based jobseeker's allowance, income support, housing benefit and/or pension credit.

• Are on low incomes and will face financial hardship as a result of not being able to work while they are self-isolating.

The Test and Trace Support Payments and discretionary payments are available until January 31st, 2021. For more information visit: www.fenland. gov.uk/testandtracepayment or call the council’s customer contact centre on 01354 654321.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE NUMBERS LIMITED People are being urged to stay away from this month’s Remembrance Day parade due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Usually around two thousand people watch the town’s five-hundred strong parade but this year only five people will take part with residents being asked to stay at home.

Major Nigel Spencer, parade marshal, said in a letter to councillors: “We are asking them to show their support by standing outside their homes at 11am on November 8th. We simply can’t put people at risk by having a mass gathering. The safety of everyone taking part or supporting remembrance is our main priority.”

Kay Larham, of March Royal British Legion, said: “During lockdown we put rainbows in our windows.

Due to remembrance parades being cancelled let’s all display a poppy in our window to show our respect and support for our armed forces community. Design your own or download a poster or template at britishlegion.org.uk “Although our volunteer collectors will not be as visible this year, poppies will be available in March supermarkets and most of the usual shops and businesses.”

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osé wines have been very popular for drinking during the summer months, but I am now finding that ‘pink’ wines are a regular choice for many throughout the year.

Today, these wines are produced by a good number of countries globally, satisfying wine lovers (and demand) worldwide. The rose colour adds ‘something’ to a dining table, including al fresco dining. Events and numerous occasions are enhanced by these elegant, colourful wines, in varying shades. They also make splendid pre-dining drinks, as well as being perfect accompaniments to a lot of cuisine, such as seafood and pasta dishes.

Canti Extra Dry is a very popular choice for many (Italy 11% vol). I found this Vino Spumante production to have a good, enticing bouquet of fruits and a fresh mouthfeel, with a very pleasant flavour. The persistent perlage adds to the experience, splendidly.

Other popular ‘sparklers’ (with a lower and alcohol-free content) include Extra Special Pink Muscat. Grape juice concentrate is blended with sparkling water to produce this refreshing beverage. Freixenet Alcohol-Free Sparkling (Spain) is a further production that pleases many with its light and fruity flavour.

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attracts to the elegant experience for the mouth’s pleasures and on to the palate’s enjoyment.

Staying with Italian productions, Canti Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie (12% vol) has many devotees. Again, regularly selected by numerous ‘pink’ lovers, this wine certainly does not disappoint.

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Over in the France section, two that ‘caught my eye’ were Vin De Provence (13% vol) and Prophecy (12.5% vol). I found the former, with its delicate pink salmon colour, to be refreshingly dry and elegant and the latter, which also has good flavours of red fruits, to follow the nasal senses, wonderfully. Last, (but not least) Rose Les Estivales (France 12% vol) is my finishing personal selection.

It is refreshing and with a pleasant floral bouquet, leading to the fruit flavours, right through to the palate’s sensation and enjoyment, to the end.

I located these wines at an Asda store, where I found great value on their extensive drinks sections, which include award–winning productions. www.asda.com

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arch Tandoori and Dessert Lounge is a family-run business that has recently undergone a number of changes.

Adeeb Ahmed has recently taken over the running of the business from his father Max Ahmed, who will continue to oversee to make sure everything is running as it should be.

The takeaway has been run by his father for four years, although the business has been located in St Peter’s Road, March for eighteen years and handed down through the family. Adeeb’s brother Ferazz and his cousin now work with him to keep it a friendly, family-run business.

When Adeeb took over the running of the takeaway around eighteen months ago he had grand plans along with his father to use the space available to make a restaurant as well as a takeaway and the premises underwent a major renovation, which now includes the dessert lounge and a twenty-seater restaurant.

Decorated in bright, cheery colours with a modern feel, it has been totally transformed

and the exterior has undergone a makeover too, improving the whole appearance of the business.

Along with the new dessert menu, Adeeb and his colleagues have introduced several different sharing platters which include a meat Balti, Max's special Balti, jalfrezi, and mild korma with various naan breads to accompany.

The most popular dishes include the ‘Elephant Leg Kebab’, which contains shish kebab, chicken tikka, lamb tikka and doner meat, all wrapped up in a nine-inch naan, and chicken jalfrezi.

The most popular dessert is ‘The March Special Waffle’, containing Oreos and Ferrero Rocher, and drizzled with luxury milk chocolate and caramel sauce topped with chocolate blossoms.

All staff are complying with current government health and safety guidelines and the restaurant is COVID-safe. Customers are advised to call to reserve their table especially at weekends. Takeaway orders can be placed online or by phone.

All the employees in the business are local people as are the delivery drivers, so they know the area well, which is essential as March Tandoori and Dessert Lounge delivers to regular customers in and around March including Chatteris, Wimblington, Doddington, Manea, Christchurch, Upwell and many other local locations.

Adeeb is very proud of the support he gave to the local community during the start of the pandemic as he and his team provided free hot meals to the most vulnerable people in the area for more than a month when they couldn't get out. He says he has received brilliant feedback from all the grateful customers which made him, and the team feel really proud to have helped.

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Home deliveries now available FREE OF CHARGE with a £25 minimum spend Christmas Delivery Dates & Times: Mon 21st December (all day): March, Wimblington & Doddington Tues 22nd December (all day): March only | Weds 23rd December (all day): Chatteris & Manea Christmas Eve (all deliveries by midday): March only Please note that due to high demand some products have been previously frozen.

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Pork Shoulder

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Recipe

TOFFEE APPLES Toffee apples are popular at this time of the year and the kids will love helping to decorate them with their favourite sweets and treats!

Method

Ingredients

• Insert a wooden skewer or lolly stick into the stalk end of each apple. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment.

10 wooden skewers (or lolly sticks) 10 Golden Delicious apples, scrubbed 350g Fairtrade light soft brown sugar 2 tsp white wine vinegar 35g unsalted English butter 2 tbsp golden syrup To decorate, why not try sugar stars, crushed ginger snap biscuits, chocolate M&Ms, sprinkles or bits of popcorn? Yummy!

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• Put the sugar in a heavy-based pan with 120ml cold water and heat gently, stirring until it dissolves. Bring to the boil and add the vinegar, butter and golden syrup. Boil gently for 12 minutes, until it has reached the soft-crack stage (138°C on a sugar thermometer, or the point at which a little of the mixture, dropped into cold water, forms threads that bend slightly before breaking).

• Dip the bottom two-thirds of the apple in the toffee, turning to coat. Working quickly, get the children to add their decoration of choice to each apple. Leave to set on the baking parchment for 15 minutes.

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WILTSHIRE FARM FOODS DELIVERS SUNSHINE TO YOUR DOOR THIS AUTUMN Wiltshire Farm Foods has always sought to provide delicious and nutritious meals, bringing sunshine directly to your doors with its no-nonsense, good old-fashioned service. You may not feel like venturing out to the shops yet, so why not steer clear of the supermarkets and keep warm and safe at home, whilst Wiltshire Farm Foods brings you service with a smile?

This autumn, customers can look forward to a choice of three hundred and fifty dishes, with ranges to suit all appetites and dietary requirements, thanks to the company’s expert chefs and registered dietitian, plus twenty-seven delicious new meals, providing more variety and choice than ever before.

The team at Wiltshire Farm Foods, Peterborough, is excited to launch its new ‘Autumn & Winter’ range which also features a variety of portion sizes, including Hearty, Mini and Main, as the company understands the need to cater to different appetites.

Continuing to adhere to government guidelines to ensure the safety of both its delivery drivers and customers, non-contact drops are being performed as default, with drivers stopping for a friendly chat on the doorstep instead. They will only enter the premises when customers are unable to collect the meals themselves and place in their freezers directly, all the while maintaining social distancing.

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November

GARDENING TIPS

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t is now the time to prepare for next year. Winter digging is a priority and is best done as quickly as the ground conditions allow, so that there is plenty of time for the frost to break down the soil and provide a good tilth for sowing next year’s crops.

Make sure that the plot is tidy and clear of summer crops; don’t leave them to rot as this can increase the risk of disease and harbour unwanted pests. Once dug over, add well-rotted manure (no need to dig it in) or compost and cover the soil with plastic or weed suppressant as this keeps the weeds at bay and, as it keeps the soil relatively warm, planting can start earlier in the spring.

Autumn always brings a plethora of leaves. They take a while to rot down in the compost heap, but leaf mould makes a good mulch. Make a cage to contain the leaves, using four stakes and stapling chicken wire around them. Just throw the leaves in and leave them for a year to rot down. Alternatively, you can put them in a bin liner with some soil, make holes in the side and leave to rot down.

Tasks for this month include: •

Propagate rhubarb crowns by lifting and dividing into smaller pieces, planting at the same depth in their new position, spread well-rotted manure around the plant, but don’t cover the crown.

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Secure covers over compost heaps/bins; although the material needs to be damp, winter rain and snow will saturate it, thus slowing the rotting process down.

• Plan the crop rotation for next year.

Planting one group of vegetables in the same ground year after year increases the risk of a build-up of disease. There are websites that provide planners, one example is www.gardenplanner.suttons.co.uk • Dismantle bean canes, if you haven’t already, as leaving them in the ground will cause the bases to rot.

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Start to harvest winter cabbage, Brussels sprouts, leeks and parsnips, (wait until after a frost for the parsnips, as the frost encourages the sugars which give parsnips their sweetness). Pick sprouts from the bottom up as this allows the top ones a chance to swell.

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Plant garlic cloves, if you haven’t already, and if you have heavy soil that tends to hold water then put either gravel or sharp sand in the base of the hole before planting. If you have planted them check that the birds have not dislodged them.

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Check netting on brassicas as the pigeons will be hungry in the cold months and can strip a plant bare in no time.

Remove any yellowing leaves as leaving them to rot risks spreading grey mould.

• Plant early ‘overwintering’ broad beans (either in the ground or in pots), peas, shallots, and onions.

Happy gardening!

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he nights are cold and dark now but on the fifth of November they will light up with brilliant sparkling shots of colour. Fireworks will light up the darkness and bring joy and excitement to children and adults alike. Bonfires will blaze, warming up the cold little hands and faces as they watch with wonder at the crackling flames.

Years ago, the village held its yearly display at Parkfield. The bonfire was built over the weeks leading up to the special night. By the actual day it stood tall and proud. The guy was placed on top ready for the fire to be lit.

People gathered in their hundreds, crowding round the bonfire (keeping a safe distance) in anticipation. Once set alight the flames would work their way up until the guy itself caught fire and the children laughed and cheered. The flames crackled and sparkles flew.

Then the main event would begin and the fireworks would start to go off. Catherine wheels, rockets etc, would light up the night sky. Brightly coloured stars would shoot up, until they looked like they would reach the moon and then explode in a cascade of colour. The crowd would gasp in wonder

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at the spectacle. Children would cover their ears as loud bangs rang out and some poor little ones would be scared and have to seek refuge in the wooden huts (no flash brick building as there is now).

After about twenty minutes there would be a break and cups of soup, tea or hot chocolate were grasped in cold hands and the hot liquid would warm everyone up, ready for the second display.

Once again, the darkness would fill with colour and noise, more and more until the sky was a mass of sparkling rainbows exploding into the night sky.

Then the finale, the giant Catherine wheel was lit. Slowly it would start to spin, gathering speed until it became a blur of colour as it went faster and faster. As suddenly as it started it would slow down and go dark and the crowd was left with the smell of burning wood and sulphur. People would start to make their way home feeling the cold as the bonfire burned out and the skies once again turned dark. Little ones would fall asleep in their parents’ arms exhausted by the excitement of what they had just seen.

Once home and tucked up in bed they would dream beautiful dreams full of colour, sparkle and glitter and look forward to the next year when they would enjoy the magic once again.

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ven before the first railway was built across the Fens, from Ely to Peterborough, the Eastern Counties Railway wanted to get access to the northern coal fields.

An early attempt for parliamentary consent to build from March to Swinton in Yorkshire was denied.

After thirty years of legal infighting, the Great Eastern Railway (GER) – the ECR’s successor – achieved its objective.

The Great Northern was promoting a new line between Spalding, Sleaford, and Lincoln to counter the GER’s ambition. The GER’s latest ploy was to offer coal owners cut price rates to move coal to London and although parliament refused its latest independent plan, it granted the GNR’s route provided the GER could have access to the new line and other lines to obtain the route it desired.

That agreement would establish March as a major railway centre for more than one hundred years.

However, the GER was bound by its offer to move coal at cheaper rates and it now looked at ways to do this profitably. The routes had few gradients, and, after some deliberation, it was decided that more powerful engines hauling forty loaded wagons, up to seven hundred tons gross weight, from Peterborough and March to Stratford would provide a profitable solution.

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that time. They were the first locomotives in Britain to have a leading pony truck with a pair of wheels and six coupled driving wheels; the centre of these were flangeless. They weighed about forty-seven tons and their tenders thirty tons, including three-anda-half tons of coal and 2612 gallons of water. An order for fifteen engines was placed with Glasgow locomotive builder, Neilson and Co. The first five engines were delivered in 1878, and the final ten in 1879. They were all painted black with red lines, the side rods and buffer beams being vermilion. The first engine was named ‘Mogul’ which became a generic term for all future 2-6-0 locomotives.

When the engines began work on the coal traffic, for which they were designed, they were found not to be as satisfactory as anticipated. The two-wheel pony truck failed to centre the locomotive on the track causing the wheels to press unevenly against the rails. Adjustments to the springing arrangements had to be made and the centre driving wheel tyres were changed to add a flange. In service, their boilers were not large enough to supply sufficient steam and the coal and water consumption was excessive.

Their working lives were short, and all were scrapped between 1885 and 1887, a service of only a few years.

The failure of these locomotives must have caused the GER some embarrassment. The GER’s early attempt to work the joint line traffic failed for insufficient number of suitable engines and it was obliged to ask the GNR to help them. It was not until the delivery of several new engines that the GER commenced to work its own traffic from April 1884.

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This will be a worrying time for many locally, both in terms of the risk of the virus itself, the wider health impact including on loneliness and mental health, and the economic consequences affecting jobs.

Within the Treasury I have been working with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to protect as many jobs as possible. This has involved in September launching our Winter Plan for Jobs, including a new job support scheme together with plans to support businesses with cash flow pressure by deferring tax and extending loans. More than half of those who were on furlough have already come back to work which shows that the job schemes have helped.

Trains Some news has been more concerning, such as the decision of Cross Country trains to reduce local rail services. I am pleased that following my intervention with the Rail Minister and his discussion with the train company, this decision was quickly reversed.

Where jobs cannot be saved it is crucial that skills training and investment in our infrastructure like road building, rail investment, and green jobs to meet our climate change commitments enable people to bounce back quickly, and that remains our key focus.

Farming September also saw the NFU ‘Back British Farming’ campaign which I was delighted to support. Farming is at the heart of our rural economy and it is important to encourage parliamentary colleagues to focus on the importance of our farming sector.

Training Locally we have seen some good news recently such as the £3.16m of funding for the new vocational training school at Metalcraft, which will provide extra apprenticeships which are particularly welcome.

As the nights draw in, and the weather gets colder, I know our community spirit will continue to shine through as we deal with the current Covid pandemic. I am here to help, together with my parliamentary office, so please do get in touch if we can be of assistance.

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At one time, a long strip of grass separated the two lanes, and the area was known as Bridge Green.

It was normal to bring cattle from Norwoodside along the lanes to the riverside to drink the water and also to auction them. So, this part of the town was fairly lively. Not surprisingly it became the commercial centre for the community and still is.

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Street and County Road where railway personnel lived, sharing the area with county council personnel. Large houses were built in the area and many still remain.

The Chequers – on the corner of Dartford Road – is the only old public house building remaining in Broad Street. It was built in the nineteenth century.

The commemorative fountain was added in about 1912. It was used by horses to quench their thirst.

The central part of the monument was removed – quite wrongly in the writer’s opinion – as It blocked the view of drivers in Station Road. Traffic lights solved the problem and the Fountain as it is seen is one of many, particularly in Ireland.

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LET’S GET QUIZZICAL! First Lines Name the title and the artistes of the following songs:

1.

“We’ve got stars directing our fate, and we’re praying it’s not too late.”

2.

“Does he love me I want to know, how can I tell if he loves me so.”

3.

“Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all.”

4.

“No New Year’s Day to celebrate.

5.

“Let’s go for a little walk.”

6.

“Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling, do you feel my heart beating.”

7.

“Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord.”

8.

“Standing in the dock at Southampton trying to get to Holland or France.”

9.

“When I was a little biddy boy my grandma bought me a cute little toy.”

10. “Turnaround, every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you’re never coming round.”

Famous Movie Quotes Name the films from which these famous lines came:

11. “I feel the need — the need for speed!”

16. “I’ll have what she’s having.”

17. Striker: “Surely you can’t be serious.”

Rumack: “I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley.”

12. “Here’s Johnny!”

13. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.”

14. “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”

15. “Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By’.”

18. “A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”

19. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys.

Make your lives extraordinary.”

20. “Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.”

Pot Luck 21. What numeric term both describes perfect vision and a form of the game of cricket?

22. What was the currency of the following countries prior to the adoption of the Euro? (i)France, (ii) Italy (iii) Portugal (iv) Holland and (v) Finland.

23. Name the three red coloured properties on the UK version of the board game Monopoly.

24. Which commercial chain of restaurants is named after a character from the novel “Moby Dick”?

26. Nutwood Cottage is the home of which fictional children’s character?

27. When, and which one, was the first “Carry On” film to be made in colour?

28. The men’s tennis “grand slam” is won by winning which events?

29. Who created the fictional town of Middlemarch?

30. In which English city is Saint Edmunds buried?

Answer First Lines 1. Millennium – Robbie Williams, 2. The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss) - Cher, 3. Candle in the Wind – Elton John, 4. I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder, 5. Under the Moon of Love - Showaddywaddy, 6. Eternal Flame – The Bangles, 7. Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen / Alexandra Burke, 8. The Ballad of John and Yoko – The Beatles, 9. My Ding-a-Ling – Chuck Berry, 20. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler. Famous Movie Quotes 11. Top Gun, 12. The Shining, 13. Psycho, 14. The Silence of the Lambs, 15. Casablanca. 16. When Harry Met Sally, 17. Airplane, 18. Goldfinger, 19. Dead Poets Society, 20. Planet of the Apes. Pot Luck 21. 20/20; 22. (i) Franc, (ii) Lira, (iii) Escudo, (iv)Guilder, (v) Markka; 23. The Strand, Fleet Street, Trafalgar Square; 24. Starbucks; 25. Royal Mail Ship (or Steamer or Steamship); 26. Rupert the Bear; 27. 1962- “Carry on Cruising”; 28.

The Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon and The US Open; 29. George Eliot; 30. Bury St Edmunds (Doh!!!)

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25. The ships Queen Mary, Titanic and Queen Elizabeth, among others, had the letters RMS before their names. What do these letters signify?

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