Discovering March issue 100, January 2022

Issue 100 / January 2022

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Welcome to your January issue...

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o here we go into 2022 with new year’s resolutions made and high hopes for the future.

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On behalf of our hard-working team at Discovering Magazines, I would just like to wish you all a fabulous 2022, with good health and success in whatever lies in front of you, your family, and your friends.

I know many readers who see their monthly ‘Discovering’ magazine almost like an old friend, dropping by to keep them in touch with events in their town and activities to come; to keep them up to date with advice from our many contributors; and to entertain with our quizzes and competitions. Why not just settle down with a drink and relax with that friend and enjoy our offering this month? All the very best for 2022!

Claire x

First of all, welcome to 2022 with this our one hundredth magazine!

It’s great to be back with you for the first issue of a new year, a year which we sincerely hope proves to be a great one for the local community. We hope that you all had a fantastic festive period and feel reinvigorated for the upcoming year.

A new year is a time for optimism and positivity, although unfortunately that has been something that has been in short supply over the past near two years of living with COVID-19 and dealing with its impact on the health of the population and economy. Let’s hope 2022 proves to be a memorable year for all the right reasons and that we can finally shake off the negative effects of coronavirus.

The Discovering team will once again be doing our level best to bring you the best possible magazine each month so please keep us informed of all your activities…

Andy

Discovering Magazines, PO Box 164, Bourne PE10 1ET Publisher and Sales Claire Saberton: 01778 421427 | 07837 499061 | sales@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Editor Andy Hurst: editor.march@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Ops Director Andy Armstrong: 07780 922214 Accounts Sarah Brooks: 07564 966452 | accounts@discoveringmagazines.co.uk Design Sarah Gumbley | Andy Beavis | Graham Copestake | Rob Harradine Sales Paula Kirtland: 07903 776211 marketing.discoveringmagazines@gmail.com

Inside Highlights

4 ................. Gardening Tips For January 8 ................ Naz Miller: Financial Planner 10-11 ...... Community Matters 12 .............. Vine Law 15 ............... Roll Right Limited 17 .............. Westbrook Window Repairs 20 ............. Stephenson Smart 22 ............. Safe Local Trades 28 ............. Olive Tree Law 35 ............. Peter Stanley: Foot Prince 36 ............ Christians Against Poverty 38 ............ January Blues?

40 ............. History With March Museum 42 ............. Recipe: Cheesy Leeks & Ham 44 ............. Drinking with Trevor Langley 48 ............. The Quiz Inquisition 50 ............. Wild About March 52 ............. The Light Cinema: January Movies 54 ............ Diamond Byte 55 ............ K. E. Rolfe 56 ............. Steve Barclay MP 58 ............. Local Clubs & Groups 61-62 ...... Business Directory With thanks to:

Naz Miller, Vine Law, Stephenson Smart, Eileen Le Voi, Olive Tree Law, Lin Stanton, Peter Wright, Trevor Langley, Diamond Byte, The Light Cinema, Joan Munns and Steve Barclay MP.

Deadline details:

Copy deadline for the February issue is Friday, 14th January 2022.

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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January Gardening Tips fter the indulgences of the festive season, a bit of winter digging will blow the cobwebs away and get you back into shape!

Well-rotted manure or organic material can be added to the soil surface, and it will become incorporated naturally.

Also, a good idea when you are digging is to apply lime to the surface at 100g per square metre (3oz per square yard) especially where you grew brassicas the year before. Getting the soil prepared now will save time feeding later in the year and will often enhance crop growth and yield.

Rhubarb can be forced, using pots or an upturned bucket, or even a pile of straw, making sure any holes are covered to completely cut out the light. What could be tastier than pale pink sticks of rhubarb, harvested in late February?

You could start a bean trench by digging down about 60cm, line it with newspaper or shredded cardboard, then start filling it with your organic kitchen waste. Each time you add a batch of waste cover with a layer of soil: continue until the trench is full and leave it to rot down. This will provide nutrients and help retain moisture.

Towards the end of the month, seed potatoes should be available, and you can start chitting them ready for planting: put them rose side uppermost and use old egg boxes or seed trays.

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Weather permitting, there are a few jobs that can be tackled at the allotment or vegetable plot: •

Clean up your plot by disposing of all the damaged and rotten crops: most of the overwintering vegetables will suffer if the conditions are wet. Also remove any leaves as these are a perfect hide-out for slugs and snails. Your shed or greenhouse, tools, trays, and pots could be cleaned too, ready for the new year.

• Prune apple and pear trees, but not stone fruits such as cherry and damson; they should be summer pruned.

• Plant bare-rooted trees and bushes.

• Protect plants from cold and check stakes and ties.

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Draw the soil up around the stalks of cabbages and winter cauliflowers to just under the first set of leaves. Check over Brussels sprouts and sprouting broccoli and support them with a strong stake to prevent them from being blown over in high winds.

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In non-freezing weather, shallots can be planted. Shallots take longer to grow than onions, but if planted now, should be ready earlier in the summer.

• Any stored fruit and vegetables need checking for rotten or damaged produce and evidence of mice.

Here’s to a year of successful gardening!

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ormally the start of a new year gives us an opportunity to reevaluate our financial well-being, and I am asked this question a lot by my clients.

If I have some spare cash, should I reduce my mortgage or save it and invest it for use in the future?

NAZ MILLER

This is a really good question and there is no right or wrong answer because it depends on individual circumstances as we are all unique and no two people’s finances are the same.

If you have expensive debts that charge high rates of interest like credit cards, catalogue accounts, unsecured loans overdrafts etc. then it makes perfect sense to prioritise and clear or reduce these borrowings first.

Mortgage debt is an exception to this golden rule because mortgage debt is a long-term debt and as such is designed to be repaid over a longer period.

Having said that any debt whether it’s zero percent finance high or low interest rate is a commitment in that you do have the burden to service these debts and it is noted as a liability on your credit score.

One final point I would like to make here is that even if the interest rates are low, say three or four percent, if you choose to invest your cash then there is no guarantee that you will be able to beat this because investment returns are not guaranteed and if the stock markets fall you could have losses and at the same time you still have an outstanding debt.

Now we look at the other side of the argument, investing your spare cash for the future. If the only debt you have outstanding is your mortgage and you have three to six months’ worth of salary saved in an easy access account then it makes sense to consider investing for the future.

If you waited to invest until your mortgage was repaid, then your time horizon is shortened and stock market investment offers better potential for beating inflation over the long term. This is because the long term offers the prospect of compound interest and capital growth to work for you by allowing your money to grow.

This is a broad subject and if you would like a further discussion then please do get in touch or email – details given below.

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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, PO Box 164, Bourne PE10 1ET editor.march@discoveringmagazines.co.uk

HAVE YOUR SAY ON CYCLING AND WALKING PROPOSALS Local residents and visitors are being invited to share their views on plans to improve cycling, walking and mobility aid journeys across the area.

Fenland District Council is recommending a number of route improvements to make it easier and safer for cyclists, pedestrians, and mobility aid users to travel in and around the district.

The improvements are part of the council’s ambitious Fenland Cycling, Walking and Mobility Improvement Strategy aimed at boosting the district’s active travel opportunities and reaping the associated health, air quality and congestion benefits.

MARCH TRANSPORT PLANS SURGE AHEAD The board of the Combined Authority has approved the drawdown of £1.51 million to push March’s transport plans forward to detailed design.

In the unanimous vote, it agreed the drawdown to move the March Area Transport Study (MATS) forward to the next level, namely full business case and detailed design.

Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson said: “Investing in market towns and in Fenland communities is absolutely top of our action plan so March qualifies on both counts.

It’s heartening to see the councils that make up the Combined Authority board all getting behind March to support the town in realising its full potential.

Earlier this year, the council held a consultation inviting those who live and work locally to share their views on existing active travel provision, and use, to help shape the new strategy.

Now the authority is seeking views on the strategy’s core policies and recommendations for route improvements in all four of Fenland’s market towns and across the district.

The recommendations include exploring options for 20mph school zones, introducing new footpaths and widening and repairing existing ones, improving pedestrian crossings, reviewing lighting provision on off-street paths, creating new cycle lanes, and much more.

There’s also an opportunity for people to put questions about the strategy to the council’s transport team. Appointments are available on Wednesday, January 5th, between 2pm and 5pm, and Tuesday, January 11th, between 4pm and 7pm.

“And there’s so much going on. The Combined Authority has funded the revamp of March’s historic railway station and that will provide a centrepiece for other developments in the town – not just the MATS projects but also the exciting Future High Streets work.”

Broad Street highway improvements are closely aligned with the pedestrianisation plans for Broad Street being delivered as part of March’s successful Future High Street Fund (FHSF) bid.

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NEW ONLINE FORMS TO FURTHER IMPROVE SERVICES Fenland residents and businesses can now access even more services 24/7 via Fenland District Council’s website following the launch of several new online forms.

The council has launched a raft of new environmental service request forms and expanded the number of licensing application forms at www.fenland.gov.uk to make it even easier and faster for people to access council services, at a time that suits them.

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aroline Cooper has been delivering Discovering March since we started the magazine back in October 2013. She looked after the southern part of the town and actually delivered a total of 98 issues for us. We would like to thank Caroline for her services and wish her all the best in her retirement – thanks Caroline!!

Following the introduction of an online missed bin form earlier this year, ten more environmental service request forms have now been added to the website. The forms allow people to report various environmental issues they spot around the district, including broken glass, dog fouling, fly-tipping, abandoned vehicles, graffiti, litter, overflowing bins and more.

Once reported online, the information is automatically transferred to teams on the ground, giving street cleansing operatives real-time notifications of any issues so that if they are in the area, they can deal with them more quickly. The forms also remove the need for staff to input the information, saving hours of back-office time every week.

The council has also added three more licensing forms, allowing businesses to complete full or minor variations to premises licences, and to change the designated premises supervisor (DPS) on a premises licence.

HOT SUPPORT FOR HEAT CAMPAIGN Fenland District Council has backed a national campaign to raise awareness and highlight support available to those who are struggling to heat their homes.

A Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, organised by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA), highlighted the issues around fuel poverty and encouraged people to seek support to help them keep safe and warm at home.

With temperatures dropping and energy bills rising, the council, along with its partners, is reminding residents of the support and advice available to help those in fuel poverty or facing other financial worries.

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Probate Applications: Dealing with Delay

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f you are an executor of an estate of someone who has died, depending on the value of the assets, you may have to make application for a Grant of Probate before the estate can be distributed to the beneficiaries. This involves providing HMRC with full details of the assets and liabilities.

Although in recent years it may have only taken two or three weeks to obtain the grant from the Probate Registry, unfortunately delays at the registry now means it is taking considerably longer and delays of up to six months are not unknown.

Whilst a change in the rules from January 1st, 2022, will mean fewer cases having to be reported on to HMRC, it is likely the delays in obtaining a grant may remain for some time to come.

In addition, the majority of probate applications now have to be made online. If you have not had to use the online application process before, there are some elements which could cause confusion.

If information relating to the estate is not entered correctly this could lead to the application being delayed whilst the registry requests and processes the correct details.

At Vine Law we know how difficult it can be for someone with no experience to have to deal with the formalities surrounding the administration of an estate and the problems that can arise if it is not done correctly. We fully appreciate that a helping hand and someone to talk to can ease the pressure at such a difficult time.

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Accelerated Probate Application Service Although we cannot control the delays at the Probate Registry, we can help you to submit your probate application more quickly than most to get the process underway as soon as possible.

By using our Accelerated Probate Application Service, we can minimise delay, guide you through the process and prepare the application, including the forms to submit the financial details.

Our probate team are happy to chat to you about how the process works and the information you would need to have to use the service.

We are able to deal with applications quickly because we have invested in technology and set up our systems so that procedures that might have previously taken days, can now take place in moments.

If the estate is complicated it may not be possible to use the service but we can still assist to ensure that your application runs smoothly.

A final point to note If the will is currently held by the solicitors who acted for the deceased, there is no requirement to instruct them to act for you. It is the executor’s decision who they instruct to make the application on their behalf or whether they wish to make a personal application themselves.

If you would like further information or assistance with an application, please call Cath Collins or Kieren Cross on (01945) 898090.

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Westbrook Window Repairs say Thank You for Local Support Fenland business Westbrook Window Repairs would like to thank their loyal customers for the amazing support shown to them during bleak times.

The business officially opened in May 2019. Tom Westbrook, the man behind the company, had more than twenty-five years’ experience in the trade before embarking on this new challenge.

Tom explains: “I’ve always dreamed of running my own business and still to this day feel overwhelmed by the support received from local customers.”

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Tom has always been a big believer in repairing wherever possible. Often to the surprise of many customers, Tom can complete lots of different aspects of repair work, saving them the expense of buying new.

Tom and his wife Suzanne are very grateful to the customers that have supported their growing business over the last two-and-a-half years. They are looking to the future and excited about what the future holds for the developing business.

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This means that Making Tax Digital for VAT will apply to all VAT-registered businesses from this date, including those voluntarily registered for VAT, meaning you must keep VAT records digitally and send returns using Making Tax Digital compatible software.

Making Tax Digital for VAT requires you to keep some records digitally, including: • Your business name • The address of your principal place of business • Your VAT registration number • Details of any VAT accounting schemes that you use Most businesses will need to record for each invoice (or ‘supply’ in the VAT Notice terminology) the time and date of supply (tax point date), the net value (excluding any VAT) and the VAT rate used to calculate VAT. Some businesses will need to keep more or less information, depending on their VAT scheme and circumstances.

If you print or even handwrite invoices or receipts, then you’ll need to transfer the VAT accounting information to your accounting software before you submit your VAT Return. However, remember not to destroy the paperwork because you could require it for other aspects of your accounting.

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Cloud accounting solutions use bank feeds to import live data, this reduces the time needed to undertake manual data entry. They are easy to use on the go and can improve the cashflow of your business. This can, in turn help in making crucial business decisions as there will be a better picture of finances with the real time information.

We would recommend that all self-employed businesses and landlords with annual business or property income above £10,000 start keeping digital records and providing updates to HMRC electronically as they will be included in the next round from April 2024.

It is important that all VAT registered business now come on board with these changes.

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Control: Both the Health and Welfare and Financial LPA can be set to only be used when you no longer have capacity to act for yourself. While you can make decisions, you do. With instructions and preferences, you can take away and give powers as you see fit. You can specify who has what powers. Want one family member to take care of the house and the other to take care of your pets?

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Joint ownership (see Partner): A Property & Finance LPA helps your attorneys manage things like talking to the mortgage company, utilities companies, pension funds, etc. Without appointing someone, financial documents and tools can be out of reach, even for joint ownership. ALSO, with a Property & Finance LPA, you can set limitations, like no selling the house, keeping your pets out of shelter.

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Break Free From Debt: A New Year’s Resolution Worth Making

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anuary is notoriously the busiest month of the year for debt advice organisations like Christians Against Poverty (CAP), as the financial implications of the Christmas season hit home for many UK families. In fact, the third Monday of every January is known as ‘the most depressing day of the year’, as post-Christmas credit card bills land.

This January, as CAP launches its #BreakFree campaign, we’re encouraging people to seek help with problem debt now, before things get worse. Here are five New Year’s resolutions to make if you’re struggling financially.

Resolution #1: Make a budget and review it monthly Making a budget is an easy and quick step towards getting your finances under control. Look back over your bank statements to get a clear picture of how much money you have coming in regularly and where you’re spending it. If it doesn’t balance, or you need to allow for debt repayments, be strict with yourself and decide where you can cut back costs.

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Resolution #4: Talk to someone Maybe you’re not ready to get professional debt help yet – we know it can be daunting. If so, you can make a small step towards sorting things out by telling someone close what you’re going through, whether that’s a trusted friend, family member or support worker.

with goods for their Christmas Hamper, especially Ninki from Remo who gave us some lovely goods. Their store in Horsefair by the bus station is well worth a visit, with lots of bargains to be had. Also Wisbech and March food bank and the churches in Wisbech and March. With all your help we were able to give a better Christmas to clients working their way out of debt.

Many thanks from the Fenland CAP team.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a UK charity working with more than 580 churches to deliver debt help, budgeting guidance, support to find work, life skills groups and more. Visit capuk.org to find out more.

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January Blues? [ by Lucy Briggs ]

The twinkling Christmas lights are gone, our bank account may be looking a little empty, and we’re feeling bloated from copious amounts of turkey and chocolate (not to mention the booze!)

How can we overcome this bleak month?

Having experienced poor mental health myself, here are a few feel-good tips…

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Do things that you enjoy. I realise that sounds pretty obvious, but I’m not just talking about binge-watching your favourite TV show or eating a bunch of snacks; I mean something that truly feeds your soul. Something wholesome and joyous. For me, it’s reading.

Or drinking my morning cup of coffee in the garden. Which leads to my next point…

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Get outside! Yes, I know January weather is rubbish, but there is no better feeling than coming home from a walk, out of the cold, and snuggling down with a warm drink. Such a simple way to feel accomplished and boost those endorphins.

Look after your health. As tempting as it is to hibernate until the weather warms, it is so important to take care of ourselves. What makes us feel better in the short run may not be what is best for us.

Why not give “Dry January” a try? Alcohol may be a tempting short-term fix, but it is actually a depressant. It can do wonders for both our body and mind to take a break.

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Don’t be afraid to say no. This is a tricky one! Life becomes so full of commitments and obligations, it can often feel difficult to say no, or perhaps we invent excuses. Isn’t it strange that we prioritise our physical health over our mental health? It feels acceptable to call in sick with a stomach bug, but maybe not when we’re struggling with stress or anxiety, which is equally as important.

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Be kind. Not just to others, which is a guaranteed endorphin booster, but to ourselves! Think about how you would speak to a dear friend. Would we tell them they are fat, lazy, or not good enough?

Absolutely not! ‘Journaling’ can be a real help here – making a list of things we are thankful for, or that we like about ourselves.

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But most importantly, REACH OUT. There is absolutely no shame in asking for help from friends, family, or your GP. And if it’s urgent, the lovely Samaritans are at the end of the phone 24/7 on 116 123.

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ne hundred years ago, one of the principal apple growing areas of England was around Wisbech. During the harvest season, in the latter years of the Great Eastern Railway, the tramway line from Upwell to Wisbech would handle more than ten thousand tons of fruit. The railway encouraged casual seasonal fruit pickers to travel to the district on cheaper fare tickets.

In the autumn of 1921, The Imperial Fruit Show, an exhibition for fruit growers, was organised by the Daily Mail and the Ministry of Agriculture and held at the Crystal Palace in south London. Not only were fruit growers encouraged to send fruit for the exhibition, but those in East Anglia also arranged with the railway to provide a special train to take them to London so that they and their families could visit the displays.

The railway entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the occasion. Preparations were made for a selected locomotive to be decorated with a headboard and flags on its smokebox and boards along each side of its tender. The locomotive was one of the famous ‘Claud Hamilton’ class, No. 1834.

On Monday, October 31st, a train of thirteen modern coaches set off from King’s Lynn via Wisbech (departing 7.08am, fare 12/3d), March (departing 7.25am, fare 11/3d) and Ely to Cambridge where passengers from a special connecting train from Stretham, calling at all stations via St Ives, joined the main train.

Each coach had a board above the windows proclaiming it to be the ‘GER Apple Show Express.’

Each coach had an attendant to cater for the needs of the five hundred passengers who arrived punctually at Liverpool Street at 10.30am. A fleet of motor coaches took them across the Thames to the exhibition and brought them back again for the train’s departure at 8.10pm.

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Extract from advertisement in Cambs Times Oct 27th, 1922

On Wednesday, November 2nd, the train ran again via Wisbech to March where passengers who had come by a train from the Spalding area joined, then on via Chatteris, St Ives and Cambridge; this time with 761 passengers. The next day a third train was run from Great Yarmouth. The following year, three similar trains were provided from October 30th, but arrangements were made to take the trains direct to Crystal Palace through the Thames tunnel.

A report following the 1922 show said – ‘Wisbech apples stood the test of comparison with fruit from the empire’. Local growers were congratulated for fine exhibits that were admired by all visitors at Crystal Palace. Special mention was for Messrs Gardner Bros. of South Brink, who scored notable success with both dessert and culinary varieties.

In 1923 the show was organised by the growers themselves and transferred to Belle Vue, Manchester, where it opened on October 26th.

However, no details of any special travel facilities to this venue have been found.

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Cheesy Leeks & Ham Quick and simple to make, and low in carbohydrates - this satisfying and tasty dish is perfect for the new year! You can also try serving it with jacket potatoes... just bake them in the oven for forty minutes before cooking the leeks, then split them open and serve the leeks on top.

Method

Ingredients

8 small leeks, white part only 8 slices cooked ham 100g grated Cheddar cheese 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 6 tbsp crème fraîche (full or half-fat)

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• Heat oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Cook the leeks in a pan of boiling salted water for four to five minutes or until just tender. Drain and cool under a cold tap to stop them from cooking any further, then drain again well and pat dry on kitchen paper.

• Wrap each leek in a slice of ham, then arrange, side-by-side, in a large baking dish. Mix the cheddar in a bowl with the mustard and crème fraîche, until well combined. Season to taste. Spread over the leeks, then bake for fifteen to twenty minutes until bubbling and golden brown. Serve at once with plenty of crusty bread to mop up the juices.

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Market Place March

New year… New Hope!

Barty and his team will be here no matter what and we look forward to seeing you all.

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lcoholic beverages, from beers, lagers and ciders, through wines and liqueurs, to spirits and more, have been consumed and enjoyed for many, many centuries.

By Trevor Langle y

The whisky industry is at present doing very well indeed. With the UK and export markets increasing, whisky, most definitely, can be said to have ‘stood the test of time’. As societies become more affluent, then the requirement for whisky grows, being something of a status symbol, clearly giving signs of a higher lifestyle. For example, it is reported that in China, people are enjoying Scotch whisky in western-style bars, and it has become a growing trend. My quest, on this occasion, was to locate whiskies which I find interesting and satisfying.

John Crabbie & Co have been purveyors of wine and spirits since 1801. John Crabbie and his family owned a lot of property in Leith, north of Edinburgh, and exported around the globe. Providing fine, single malt Scotch whiskies was John Crabbie’s objective in life.

Several whiskies are within the Crabbie range.

Yardhead Single Malt is so named because of the original site in Leith. The Crabbie twelve-year-old Speyside Single Malt whisky is hugely popular and produced utilising bourbon casks, to great advantage. The bouquet is most enticing, and the smooth, well-balanced mouthfeel continues the delight, with an excellent body that has superb depth and a richness that follows for the palate’s pleasure, having fruity and vanilla overtones.

Other Crabbie whiskies include eight-year-old and twelve-year-old productions, plus fifteen-yearold Highland Single Malt. Forty-year-old Speyside Single Malt (44.5% vol) and fifty-year-old Islay Single Malt (46.5% vol) are destined for the ‘top table’, most certainly, I suspect. Stockists of Crabbie whiskies include supermarkets, independent wines/ drinks retailers, bars, restaurants, and they can be purchased online, too.

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It is always exciting and very satisfying to find whiskies that are fresh and have interest, with a good nose and flavour, then duly noted and remembered!

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Hallam Travel: Taking you places since the 1990s

By Lorraine Hallam

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e have been organising days out since the early 1990s when the children were small, starting with ‘Disney on Ice’, so that they could share the experience with their extended family and friends, gradually adding other ones for them to enjoy, such as Legoland, Woburn Safari Park, and Cadbury World.

On taking over the local Girls’ Brigade company in 1994 we turned these ideas into fundraising events for the Girls’ Brigade, opening them up to the local community. I resigned from The Girls’ Brigade in 2005, but people within the local community still wanted us to organise days out for them, so in 2006 we started building it up to what it is today and are now trading as Hallam Travel.

Hallam Travel still have the following seats available: Fat Friends – the Musical (Afternoon Show)

ONLY 10 LEFT Thurs 27th January £80

Mamma Mia! (Afternoon show)

ONLY 16 LEFT Thurs 10th February £65

Les Miserables

Sat 12th March £71

The Lion King (Afternoon show)

ONLY 9 LEFT Weds 23rd March £70

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (Afternoon Show)

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Sat 9th April Adult £46 Senior £42 Child £40

Oxford Leisure Day

Sun 10th April £26

The Drifters Girl (Afternoon Show)

Weds 20th April £77

Bury St Edmunds Leisure Day

Sat 23rd April £22

The Princess River Cruise Experience

Sun 24th April £45

Cinderella the Musical (afternoon show)

Weds 27th April £75

Highgate Cemetery

Weds 4th May £43

Whitby Leisure Day

Sat 7th May £29

Bridlington Leisure Day

Sun 15th May £25

Back to the Future: The Musical (afternoon show)

Weds 25th May £85

Trentham Gardens & Shopping Village

Sat 28th May £34

Coventry Leisure Day

Sun 29th May £23

The Cher Show (afternoon show)

Kew Gardens

We look forward to helping you make new memories. To book your next trip, please contact: Hallam Travel, PO Box 52, Holbeach PE12 2AX. Tel: 01406 493198; Email: lorraine@hallamtravel.co.uk

ONLY 7 LEFT Fri 25th March £53

Liverpool FC Stadium Tour & Museum

Only one pick up/drop off You don’t have to ride around the countryside for hours picking up other passengers before you get anywhere. There is a free car park at our Long Sutton departure. At the Spalding departure the maximum cost for parking will be £3 per day.

Friendly and helpful staff The key to the success of your day out is dependent upon the skills and knowledge of your driver and courier. We believe, at Hallam Travel, that the driver is there to drive the coach. Each coach will have its own courier, usually myself, so that we are able to give you our immediate attention without distracting the driver.

ONLY 13 LEFT Thurs 24th March £77

Sarah Millican: Bobby Dazzler

RHS Garden, Bridgewater

Comfort breaks We have regular comfort and refreshment stops on all journeys taking over two hours.

Thurs 10th February £83

Dirty Dancing (Afternoon Show)

Some good reasons why you should choose Hallam Travel:

Modern coaches We always use modern executive coaches.

Each coach has reclining seats, toilet and seatbelts, which must now, by law, be worn, and air conditioning.

Weds 26th January £65

Frozen the Musical (Afternoon Show)

Weds 8th June £66 Sat 11th June £37

Grease the Musical (afternoon show)

Thurs 16th June £71 Sat 2nd July £48

Woburn Safari Park

Sun 3rd July Adult £48 Child £42

My Fair Lady (afternoon show)

Thurs 7th July £93

Stratford Upon Avon Leisure Day

Sat 9th July £25

Woodhall Spa 40s Festival

Sun 10th July £21

Windsor Castle – Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Coronation Thurs 14th July Adult £54 Young Person £46 Child £44 Ely Leisure Day

Sat 16th July £21

The View from the Shard

Sun 17th July £57

York Leisure Day

Sat 30th July £26

Frogmore House and the Savill Garden

Fri 12th August £67

Suffolk Wool Villages with Gainsborough’s House

Sat 13th August £49

Leeds Castle

Sat 20th August Adult £44 Senior £43 Child £40

Buckingham Palace Royal Mews & State Rooms – Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession Sun 21st August Adult £70 Young Person £56 Child £53 Warner Bros Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter Twycross Zoo

Sat 3rd September Adult £76 Child £66

Sun 4th September Adult £43 Child £39

Skipton & Canal Trip

Sat 24th September £59

Constable Country Tour

Sun 25th September £34

Liverpool – 3 Days

Sun 2nd October £188

Coaches depart from Spalding Bus Station, unless stated otherwise.

New excursions added weekly.

Visit www.hallamtravel.co.uk or contact Lorraine Hallam on 01406 493198. Online booking is now available.

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JANUARY 2022

What’s Coming Up LUNCHES RESTART ON WEDNESDAY 19TH JANUARY AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK: WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY LUNCHES Every week, served between 12 & 2pm Meals from £6 and desserts from £2

EVERY THURSDAY: PUB QUIZ NIGHT 7.30pm start, FREE entry, all welcome

FRIDAY 21ST JANUARY ABBA TRIBUTE NIGHT

Members £8, non-members £10. Tickets on sale now.

Very limited availability

SUNDAY 23RD JANUARY TRADITIONAL CARVERY

Served from 1pm. £16 per person.

Booking essential – all welcome

SUNDAY 30TH JANUARY MONTHLY QUIZ NIGHT

Teams of 4 (max), £2 entry, 7.30pm start.

All welcome

SUNDAY 20TH FEBRUARY TRADITIONAL CARVERY

Served from 1pm. £16 per person.

Booking essential – all welcome

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

All functions are now ticket-only which must be purchased before the event. From January this will include our carveries which must be pre-paid.

For more information contact the Club on

01354 653150

or go to the Club Facebook Page and just search for March Con Club.

If you like the page you will get all the updates for what’s going on.

Why not come and see what the Club has to offer?

Our live music events are second to none in the local area, with comfortable, spacious and well decorated rooms.

All COVID-19 regulations will be in place, so it is essential that you book in with us.

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Candle-snuff Fungus

WILD ABOUT MARCH

By Joan Munns, of March Wildlife Group & March & District Woodland Group

Fungi Are Not All Mushrooms Or Toadstools

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here are thousands of fungi native to Britain, new species are added regularly and it is always possible to find a species new to science. Never collect ‘mushrooms’ for eating; even experts in their identification will only eat mushrooms purchased from a reliable source. Many species will make you very unwell but, if consumed, Death Cap and Destroying Angel are always fatal.

Many are very useful and include yeast, used in bread making and brewing, and Penicillium used in producing the antibiotic medicine Penicillin.

The decomposition of dead wood and leaf litter in woods enables soil improvement with green manure relying on fungi.

Fungi live on any material, living or dead and are not all advantageous. They cause serious plant diseases including Honey Fungus that will kill trees and shrubs, spread rapidly and can only be treated by eradication and burning of every bit of affected material.

The decomposition of structural timber in buildings, caused by Dry Rot, can be catastrophic without very costly treatment. There is even a fungus that will grow on glass.

They take in nutrients via a mycelium, which is a network of minute tubes thinner than a cobweb.

The fruiting bodies, seen mostly after rain in autumn, enable the distribution of spores that are spread by air movement and germinate to produce a new mycelium.

A fungus foray can be very enjoyable; fungi appear in every imaginable size, shape and colour.

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Velvet Shank

using a guidebook and the internet is a good way to identify what you have found. It soon becomes clear how variable and fascinating fungi are and how difficult it is to be precise about individual specimens.

The Candle-snuff Fungus is widespread and common on decaying stumps and branches of deciduous trees. It appears as flattened stems that fork at the ends. They are white at first but turn black as they mature. Velvet Shank is another common species growing on damaged wood and tree stumps.

Keep looking everywhere; your garden, the park, a cemetery, waste ground; you never know what is out there. If you touch any fungi, don’t put your fingers near your eyes, nose or mouth and wash your hands thoroughly before handling food.

The next Gault Wood work parties are Saturdays January 8th and February 5th at 10am. If you'd like to support our work at the wood as a volunteer, please contact the Woodland Trust using this email: volunteering@woodlandtrust.org.uk.

Alternatively, you might like to support the Nature's Calendar project, which focuses on phenology, which is the study of plant and animal reaction to climate change. Nature's Calendar (woodlandtrust.org.uk) JANUARY 2022

MONDAY 10TH JANUARY

Timed Slots of: 10.00am, 12.00pm & 14.30pm

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We currently have vacancies for:

HAND PACKERS PRODUCTION LINE LEADERS HYGIENE TEAM MEMBERS QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSISTANT MATERIALS HANDLERS MULTI-SKILLED ENGINEER WAREHOUSE TEAM MEMBER with opportunities to progress Shifts: 06:00-14:00 and 14:00-22:00 rotating weekly or 22:00-06:00 permanent Monday to Friday working only Pension scheme/Life insurance/Long service awards/Refer a friend scheme/Bright ideas/ Record breakers/Free parking/Staff rest room

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Cyrano

Nightmare Alley

A Journal For Jordan

Sing 2

Happy New Year!

Top Picks Cyrano bursts onto our screens on January 14th in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty.

This re-imagining of the timeless classic tells the tale of Cyrano Bergerac, a talented poet and excellent swordsman (played by Peter Dinklage) secretly in love with the luminous Roxanne, herself a lover of poetry.

But Cyrano, conscious of his appearance, fears rejection and struggles to reveal his true feelings to her and finds himself in a heart-breaking love triangle as he finds himself ghost writing love letters to Roxanne on behalf of handsome army cadet Christian.

Step right up as the carnival comes to town in Nightmare Alley on January 21st. With spectacular shows, and suspicious games of ‘skill’, the carnival can be an expensive affair. Throw in Bradley Cooper’s unscrupulous chancer and Cate Blanchett’s savvy psychiatrist, a duo hell-bent on swindling unsuspecting punters, then the cost could become so much more than just cold, hard cash. With femme fatales, corrupt con men, and the promise of a disorientating twist in the tale this is a film not to be missed.

Also released on the 21st is the appropriately titled A Journal For Jordan starring Michael B. Jordan and directed by Denzel Washington. The film follows the real-life story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, who writes letters to his new-born son, also named Jordan, while he’s overseas. King was killed in Iraq in 2006, when his son was just seven months old, but his wife Dana Canedy, played by Chante Adams, keeps all the poignant letters in a book for their son.

Family Fun Join us on Sunday, January 23rd for our family quiz to be in with a chance of winning free cinema passes and test your knowledge on children’s TV and film.

Entry is just £1 per person with all proceeds going to East Anglian Air Ambulance, more information can be found on our Facebook page.

Illumination’s smash hit returns with bigger dreams and spectacular songs in Sing 2 on January 28th. Koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet, there’s just one hitch: first they must persuade the world’s most reclusive rockstar, voiced by legendary music icon Bono, to join them.

To celebrate the release of Sing 2, we are hosting our very own ‘Cuddle Corner’ on Saturday, January 29th from 12pm-3pm where you can meet and have a cuddle with a whole host of fluffy friends including rabbits and guinea pigs. Entry is free with a valid cinema ticket.

Event Cinema Tickets are now on sale for Leopoldstadt on January 27th. A passionate drama of love, family and endurance filmed live on stage in London’s West End with a company of forty actors to represent each generation of a family, this is an epic, but intimate play. At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretel, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.

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SAT 12TH FEBRUARY WHITNEY HOUSTON TRIBUTE & 80s MUSIC DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED

SAT 26TH MARCH THE CONTACTS DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED

SAT 5TH MARCH FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED

THE FUNCTION HALL IS AVAILABLE TO HIRE FOR PARTIES & WEDDINGS ETC PLEASE CALL US TO ENQUIRE

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The Technology Site

DON’T BE CAUGHT IN A PHISHING SCAM PHILIP AT DIAMOND BYTE

Phishing scams have been around almost since the inception of the Internet, and they are not going away any time soon. In fact, they are becoming increasingly common as fraudsters think up new tricks to try and steal your personal information.

Usually carried out over email - although social media, messaging services and apps are also used - a basic phishing attack attempts to trick the victim into doing what the scammer wants. That might be handing over passwords to make it easier to hack a company or altering bank details so that payments go to fraudsters instead of the correct account. The emails claim to be from organisations such as ISPs (in particular BT and TalkTalk), banks, PayPal, eBay, Google, Apple etc. They will look genuine with all the right icons, trademarks, and fonts that you’d expect to see.

The emails and text messages normally contain genuine-looking links to the relevant, but of course bogus, websites, asking you to login to the secure page of the website with your email address and password. Some may ask you to install a piece of software to do a security scan (installing viruses or keystroke loggers along the way). Once your details have been ‘phished’, crooks can then use this information to perform identity theft and bank fraud.

How do you spot a phishing scam?

• You receive an email, text or phone call claiming to be from a bank, telecommunications provider or other business you regularly deal with, asking you to update or verify your details.

• The email or text message does not address you by your proper name and may contain typing errors and grammatical mistakes.

• The website address does not look like the address you usually use and is requesting details the legitimate site does not normally ask for.

Be aware and proactive: • NEVER click on any links or

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open attachments from emails claiming to be from your bank or another trusted organisation which ask you to update or verify your details – DELETE IT. • Do an internet search using the names or exact wording of the email to check for any references to a scam – many scams can be identified this way.

• Secure websites can be identified by the ‘https:’ rather than ‘http:’ at the start of the internet address. Legitimate websites that ask you to enter confidential information are generally encrypted to protect your details.

• Never provide your personal, credit card or online account details if you receive a call/ email claiming to be from your bank or any other organisation.

Instead, make an independent check with the organisation in question.

• If you receive a call, text or mail from a fraudulent organisation report it to Action Fraud at https://www.actionfraud. police.uk/, emails can be forwarded to report@phishing. gov.uk

Happy New Year

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K.E Rolfe: First Year of Business

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By Kerry Rolfe

have now completed my first year of owning and running my own funeral home. I decided to leave the Co-op where I had worked for eleven years as an embalmer and funeral director to open my own funeral directors as I felt there was a more personal service which could be given to bereaved families.

I have had the privilege of looking after some lovely families at their time of need and have received some wonderful cards, presents and comments about the service I have been able to give to them at a time they need it the most.

During the first year I have also had to deal with a very sudden and tragic loss. During May 2021 my niece was involved in an accident which cost her life and she was aged just eighteen years old. As a family we were completely devastated but I also knew it would be one of the hardest funerals I would have to look after.

As a funeral director it has made me appreciate what a family goes through before they come into a funeral home to make arrangements for their loved one and how hard it can be to make decisions with regards to funeral arrangements.

I was able to be there for my own family at a time of need the same as I am here for any bereaved family who needs my services.

I would like to thank the families I have looked after for entrusting me to help them through a difficult time and to the suppliers and local companies who have supported me throughout my first year.

Independent Family Funeral Director

24 hours personal care

Professional and Experienced Advice Private chapel of rest All funeral arrangements catered for including Eco-friendly/green burials Agent for Golden Leaves Funeral Plans in 6-8 Dartford Road, March, Cambs PE15 8AD Tel: 01354 651499 association Email: kerolfe.fd@gmail.com • www.kerolfefuneraldirectors.co.uk with J ANUA RY 2022

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TIME TO START AFRESH

By Steve Barclay MP

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he beginning of the new year brings hopefulness. Regardless of the challenges of the last twelve months, it’s a time to start afresh.

A number of areas where there has been recent progress will come to their completion, for example the opening of the long-awaited Kings Dyke crossing in Whittlesey and the roundabout improvements at Guyhirn. This builds on improvements like the upgrade at March rail station and the newly refurbished March Community Centre. Others are now a step closer, including the delivery of a number of local 3G football pitches.

Nationally we will continue to respond in the new year to the changing path of COVID. It has given fresh prominence to the wonder of science, as our vaccine developers at Oxford University have shown. It has also shown how in government we can deliver quicker and in new ways, as was the case with food parcels at home for the clinically extremely vulnerable or the development at pace of the furlough

scheme and self-employed income support scheme.

This year has also seen a much greater focus on the environment. The lockdowns were tough in a host of ways, but they also led many to a reconnection with nature, such as through daily walks. Likewise, COP26 in Glasgow was a success in taking action on a range of climate change measures, bringing together one hundred and forty different countries.

The last year has brought sadness. The impact of COVID on families losing loved ones. The other medical impacts that the disruption of the virus has caused. Alongside this a huge economic cost. Within Parliament we lost my friends Sir David Amess and James Brokenshire within a week of each other. David did achieve city status for Southend; he had written to me about this when I was appointed as Minister for the Cabinet Office.

There are always challenges ahead, but also much to celebrate and be grateful for. I wish you and your families all the very best for 2022.

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Please call now for a free quotation for removal of all your items  01733 963031 Look out for our regular auction dates: www.glynjones-auctions.com

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LOCAL CLUBS & GROUPS Intrigue Circle of Light Clairvoyance Evenings Every Monday starting from 7pm for 7.30pm at The Brazza Club, Elm Road, March PE15 8NZ. Please call 01354 655093 for more information. £4/person.

March Yoga Club Meets at March Community Centre on Tuesdays 4.30pm-5.45pm and 6.15pm-7.30pm and Wednesdays 10am-11.15am then Elm Primary School or Emneth Central Hall Wednesdays 7pm-8.15pm. For availability please contact Peter on 07905 601585 or email: pabamullins206@ntlworld.com

March Hockey Club Training is every Thursday at Neale Wade School. 6pm-7pm Juniors, 7pm-8pm Adults.

All abilities welcome. Find us on Facebook – March Town Hockey Club or visit www. marchtownhockeyclub.co.uk for more details.

Solo Club For people who have lost partners through bereavement Come along and join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month; midday at Hot Pots Cafe – The Cricket Club, Burrowmoor Road, March PE15 9RS. For more details contact 01354 656181.

Membership £5/year.

March Rotary Club

March Jive Club At The Braza Club, Elm Road, March PE15 8NZ. Meets every Wednesday night 7.30-10.30pm with 1:1 personal tuition available. Every 3rd Friday in the month dance with top line groups and DJs. For more info call Andrew and Donna on 01354 776229 or Terry 07979 442920.

Recycling Collection Find us at City Road car park on the second Saturday of each month between 8.30am and 10.30am to collect your old newspapers, magazines and other paper for recycling.

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Club Group Meeting

Lunch & Film Club Meets on the first Thursday of each month in March Town Hall. Lunch is served at midday followed by the film.

Tickets are available from Paninis. £14 per person.

Friends of March Library Coffee Morning The Friends of March Library hold a coffee morning at March Library on the last Saturday of every month from 10 30am to 12 noon. Hot and cold drinks plus biscuits cost 50p and we also hold a raffle. All profits are spent on/by March Library. Do come and join us.

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