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Well it has been some the summer and at the time of going to print it’s still pretty THE NUMBER ONE IS YOUR ROOF LIFESTYLE MAG warm so make the most of it WINTER FOR GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES PROOF? while it lasts. Last couple of barbecues of the year maybe.

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In this issue we’ve got picture reports from the Orsted 10k race and the Paloma Faith gig at Market Rasen plus news of exciting arts ventures from La Luna and Our Big Picture and Derrick Saxby  01472 267709 | derrick.saxby@homecall.co.uk news from the Caxton Theatre who are celebrating their 75th Anniversary this year withe the production of Smother, a newly commissioned play by local author Ben Parfrement Parkes. It looks like being an exciting show so we’ll look forward to that and maybe see you there!

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The Caxtons celebrate their 75th anniversary

Hobbies & Interests

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Do they make us better people?

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Independent Living

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The Orsted 10k

Make the most of your biggest asset

Make the most of the chance to travel For the local economy Get your vehicle ready for Autumn A picture review from the start of the race.

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Time To Unite Art In The Market Against Dementia To Bring A Wide At The Humber Range of Art and Bridge Memory Performance To Walk Top Town

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eople across the generations in our area are being called on to unite against dementia by signing up for the Humber Bridge Memory Walk which takes place on Sunday 30th September The aim is to turn the bridge into a ribbon of blue as walkers tackle a 6km route across the Humber and back.

Many people walk because a family member or has dementia, to raise awareness and money for a great cause but no matter your reason for wanting to be part of a brilliant event, it’s a great opportunity to turn your thoughts into action and sign up at memorywalk.org.uk Margaret McHugh, Alzheimer’s Society services manager told us: “Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer, with someone developing it every three minutes. Every pound raised through the Memory Walk will help us provide vital information and support, improve care, fund research and create lasting change for people affected by the condition.

We’re calling on individuals and teams from across the area join us this autumn. Walk with us at Humber Bridge Memory Walk to help defeat dementia.”

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here’s an exciting new two year programme of public art on its way to town, launching in August. Art In The Market will be based in Market Central, a newly created indoor market stall space, on Grimsby’s Top Town Market.

This unique venue will become a focal point for an original high quality

arts and makers programme and with plans ranging from exhibitions to pop up participation installations, craft demonstrations and workshops to vintage fairs, from busking to music ensembles it looks like there should be something lined up to suit everyone.

Our Big Picture are working with the NEL Music Hub, Franklin College and Grimsby Institute, to create a varied programme including Art in the Cart – using a large wooden cart for commissioned art installations, Makers Bays – display bays within entrances of the market and specialist fairs and markets.

Grimsby’s own Terry Clarke will be artist in residence so keep your eye on the OurBigPicture website and social media for more details.

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Dining Out Whether it’s haute cuisine or a great all you can eat buffet, we all love to go out to dinner and we’re fortunate to have some excellent restaurants to choose from in the local area.

Here’s a couple of our favourites, with top quality food and excellent value so if you find that you don’t feel in the mood for cooking this evening then you know where we recommend.

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WELCOME TO THE BIRTHDAY PARTY FROM HELL! Come and help us celebrate our

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Recently widowed Joan Merrifield is preparing to turn seventy five. And what better way to celebrate her special day than with a visit from the whole family, reunited after many years of estrangement? Surely she could not have asked for a better birthday present? What could possibly be nicer than being surrounded by her nearest and dearest? Well, as it turns out, just about anything‌ The festivities get off to a disastrous start when Joan finds herself in bed with her sleazy ex-husband. Things only go downhill from there and, as the gin starts to flow and the social niceties subside, it soon becomes clear why this family have nothing to do with one another.

With long buried secrets and resentments running chasm deep, who needs party games?

Bold and brutal, SMOTHER is a savage, scathing black comedy in which blood really is thicker than water.

AND LOTS MORE GREAT SHOWS ON THE WAY IN THE NEW YEAR! CHECK THE CAXTONS WEBSITE FOR UPDATES

The Caxtons were founded during the early days of the Second World War and over 75 years later they’re still going strong, offering eight varied productions a year in their own 180 seat theatre and running an extremely successful Youth Theatre group.

They hold a regular once a month get together called Keep In Touch Thursdays (or KITT nights for short). New members are always welcome and KITT nights can be a great way to find out if Caxtons is for you. Check the website or social media for further details.

To celebrate their anniversary they have commissioned an original play by local author Ben Parfrement Parkes, whose first play, Dead And Breakfast, enjoyed great success in 2016 and we asked him to give us some idea what to expect.

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HOBBIES

Hobbies & Interests Most of us have hobbies, and whatever floats your boat, whether it’s knitting or fishing, cycling or singing they’re an important part of our lives, essential to our happiness and well being.

So why are hobbies so important?

Well first of all they bring us pleasure and enrich our lives and in a world that can sometimes seem to have lots of sharp edges that’s got to be a good thing.

By introducing fun into our lives, especially for those of us for whom work and other responsibilities can take up most of our time, they help lighten our loads, relieve stress, make us more patient and allow us to acquire new skills. The upshot of all of that is that hobbies make us happier and more interesting people.

For some a hobby may be a solitary pass time but the large number of clubs and associations that we see around town indicates that for many people hobbies are an important part of their social lives, bringing people together to share the things they enjoy.

Sing for pleasure and let the music out!

Humber Belles meet on Thursdays at Wendover Hall from 7.15pm to 9.30pm and from November 1st we are holding a series of five open rehearsals to learn two new songs for Christmas.

Interested? You just need enthusiasm and the ability to sing in tune, as learning materials will be provided. Visit our website, email humberbelles25@gmail.com or call 01472 695836 to arrange a visit to one of our rehearsals - it’s time to let all that music out for everyone to hear! Hope to see you soon!

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A Good Yarn is a wool shop and so much more! It’s also a hub for everyone who loves knitting, whether they’re beginners or more experienced so if you’re thinking about learning some new needlecraft skills then A Good Yarn is just the place for you!

There are knitting and crochet workshops, a regular crochet and knit club and a range of monthly activities that ensure that your new hobby is also an enjoyable social experience.

Kate Roberts is the owner and she’s a dedicated knitter with a real passion for her craft so why not pay a visit to Kate and her team and let’s get those needles clicking.

La Luna Dates For Your Diary This Autumn

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e all need more poetry in our lives so it’s good to know that there’s plenty going on over the next few weeks under the La Luna banner including a collaboration with Lincs Inspire which will deliver a year long programme of poetry, exhibitions, talks, drama and music entitled Words and Pictures.

The programme will see the relaunch of Poetry Thursdays at Riverhead Coffee with poet and teacher Carolyn Doyley at the helm. Meetings will take place on the third Thursday of the month and will involve workshops, performances and reading sessions. At The Albert Room in Cleethorpes there will be poetry every first Thursday of the month with workshops and performances from local, regional and national poets and artists.

To celebrate National Poetry Day on October 4th La Luna will be presenting Ralph Dartford's show, Recovery Songs, a powerful and unflinching look at recovery from addiction.

Tickets cost £5 and are available from Cleethorpes Library. Ralph will lead a bespoke workshop in the afternoon and participants will have the opportunity to perform as support at the evening event.

In November there is also a major concert planned, commemorating the end of the First World War - more details of that coming soon so watch this space!

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TRAVEL

WINNERS AT THE BRITISH COACH TOURISM AWARDS 2018 TEATIME IN GREENWICH 29th September – 3 days Two nights B&B at the 4* Novotel Greenwich. Visit to the National Maritime Museum & the Cutty Sark and afternoon tea aboard this spectacular vessel. Free time in Greenwich.

TENBY TREASURES 1st October – 5 days Four nights DBB at the 3* Park Hotel, Tenby. Admissions to Tudor Merchants House in Tenby, Pembroke Castle and the stunning Aberglasny Gardens. Free time in Tenby.

ROMANCE OF THE RHINE 7th October – 6 days Including one night B&B, four nights DBB & entertainment at the Hotel Wagner in Kamp Bornhofen, excursions to Cochem, Rudesheim and Linz am Rhine. Ferry crossings via Dover/Calais.

TRAINS OF NORTH WALES 8th October – 5 days Four nights DBB & entertainment at the 3* Royal Victoria Hotel, Snowdonia. Including rides on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, the Llangollen Railway and the Ffestiniog Steam Railway.

BATTLEFIELDS OF THE SOMME 18th October – 5 days To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War we are offering this special tour staying at the Novotel Valenciennes. Includes four nights B&B, a tour of battlefields of The Somme & Ypres areas, including the graves of the Grimsby Chums. Ferry crossings Dover/Calais.

WINES & WARES 22nd October – 4 days Three nights dinner, bed & breakfast at the 4* Hallmark Gloucester Hotel. Enjoy a tour and wine tasting at The Three Choirs Vineyard, a visit to The Museum of Royal Worcester with an exclusive talk from an expert about the collection of Royal Worcester Porcelain. This informal chat is accompanied by tea/coffee and biscuits. Free time to explore Tewkesbury & Gloucester.

MANCHESTER UNCROWNED CAPITAL 2nd November – 3 days Two nights DBB at the 4* Copthorne Hotel Manchester, located in the Salford Quays area. Visit Manchester with its Cathedral, museums, shops, restaurants and bars.

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ISLANDS & HIGHLANDS 6 days

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7 days

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ORKNEY & THE HIGHLANDS 21st September – 6 days Overnight stops each way at the Best Western Queens Hotel, Perth and three nights at the Pentland Hotel, Thurso.

Includes five nights DBB, services of a local guide for a tour of Orkney, excursions to John O’Groats, Wick & Durness Point and a visit to Castle of Mey (admission included).

OTTERS & EAGLES ON MULL 15th October – 5 days Includes four nights DBB at the 3* Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa, excursions to Iona & Tobermory and a full day to search for otters & eagles in Pennygael.

FORT WILLIAM & THE ISLE OF SKYE 15th October – 7 days Six nights DBB at the 3* Ben Nevis Hotel & Leisure Club.

Enjoy the stunning scenic views as we travel across the Isle of Skye, visit Treasures of the Earth at Caol, Spean Bridge, Gairlochy, Cruachan and Glenfinnen Viaduct. Free time in Fort William.

HEBRIDEAN ADVENTURE 27th October – 7 days This popular seven day holiday takes you around all the very best of the Western Isles of Scotland. Staying in a variety of 2* and 3* hotels all offering traditional Highland & Island hospitality. Includes six nights DBB, excursions to Skye, Harris, Lewis, Calanais Standing Stone Visitor Centre, Benbecula and Uist.

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What do you do if your home doesn’t fit you as well as it used to? There was a time when most people moved when their home felt too small but in this era it’s more common to stick with what you’ve got and

Enhance, Modify, Improve Even experts in finance and economics struggle sometimes to say exactly what our homes will be worth in the next 5 or 10 years but what we do know for is that some changes made to your home will improve its relative value more than others. So how do we get the space we need and maximise added value?

Top of the list has to be a loft conversion. They’re not cheap of course, you’re looking at potential costs of up to £20,000 but they’re usually reckoned to add 12% to the value of your house. A conservatory or garage conversion will also add both space and value.

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Places to cook in and do the laundry and that was about in recent years they have become so much more - they’re the beating heart of the modern home, a place to for sharing time and making memories.

With the increasing trend towards open plan living lots of us nowadays like to watch TV or other media in the kitchen, play games, read a book or learn the guitar.

Many kitchens accommodate a small home office space and the kitchen can become a hub of arts and crafts activity. All you need is a newspaper to spread on the table, lots of great ideas, paper, glue and paints and you’re away. The kitchen is no longer just a room for adults – it’s a space for the whole family.

With so much going on it makes sense to spend as much time planning your perfect kitchen as you would your living room. And that’s where Kitchen Discount can help. Established in 1973 and situated in Wood Street (off Freeman Street, next turn down after Wellington). Kitchen Discount are stockists of

kitchens by Schuller, a German manufacturer who have established an enviable reputation for design excellence, and top quality construction combined with a terrific value.

Kitchen Discount doesn’t look big from the outside but there’s a tardis effect in operation because the building (it’s the purple one) doesn’t look big from the outside but when you step through the door it just seems to keep on going - fifteen full kitchens on display over two floors and these are not just any kitchens. Bright colours, excellent lines and top quality fixtures and fittings make every Schuller kitchens into a special kitchen and you can be sure of top after sales service too.

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PALOMA FAITH AT MARKET RASEN RACECOURSE The Jockey Club Live programme at Market Rasen racecourse has given us some of the local musical highlights of the last couple of years, with visits from the likes of Tom Jones, Jess Glynne and the Kaiser Chiefs and it was packed again on August 18th for Paloma Faith, who brought a show which featured her classic hits plus new material from her most recent album, The Architect. On a stage set up to resemble a heap of glowing crystals and dressed in a classic 1960s dress Paloma wowed a packed house and we’ll be waiting with bated breath to find out who might be on the bill for next year’s shows.

start your own business – an ambition many retirees share and plenty of them go on to great success.

Deciding where to live will be a first essential step in your retirement planning. Start a new life abroad, or buy a motor home and do some travelling? You might want to consider moving to a retirement village or downsizing to release some capital or help your children financially.

Another possibility is to stay put but adapt your home by adding They’re more likely to see a stairlift or by installing a new retirement as a fresh start shower or bathroom on the – a chance to explore new opportunities or carry on working ground floor.

Whatever option you choose just on their own terms. make sure that you maximise These days there’s no blueprint your independence - nobody for retirement. You can create wants to feel that they’re a your own vision of what you burden to friends and family or In the past retirement usually want from life after work and meant stopping work completely retirement doesn’t have to mean to end up dependent on others, particularly when they’re entering and winding down to a quiet life a full stop to your working life. on a new and exciting chapter in but things are very different now. You might ease yourself in, cut their lives!

We’re living longer and often more back on the number of days you affluent lives and today’s retirees work, or take on contract work. can expect to spend twenty or You might even decide to more years in retirement. become an ‘olderpreneur’ and

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Raising Funds To Help Students In Uganda’s Kyenjogo District Our good friend Mark from Garden Aid) is a man well known for his fundraising activities and at present he’s looking to raise £250 to make adaptations to a schoolhouse in Western Uganda so that Hannah, who has used a wheelchair since recovering from polio some years ago), can continue her education.

The money is already in the bank for school fees and books, it’s just the necessary improvements to amenities that are required so if you feel like helping out why not give Mark a call on 07742 638423.

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our chimney is the exhaust pipe for your home, getting rid of the toxic by products of combustion and it needs to be clear of blockages and obstructions. Soot build up, birds nests and debris from damaged brickwork can all stop your chimney from working properly and cause dangerous gases to leak back into your home. They also increase the risk of chimney fires and long term smoke damage to your furniture and to the fabric of your home.

And did you know that even people with a flame effect gas fire in regular use should have their chimney swept once or twice a year? No nor did we but even with gas fires an unswept flue can sometimes create hazardous levels of carbon monoxide.

So how often should a chimney be swept?

Usually once a year for light use and twice a year for fireplaces in regular use. A professional sweep will be able to advise you more exactly because some fuels, particularly wood and coal, burn dirtier than others.

Doesn’t it take ages and make a horrible mess?

Probably much less of either than you think. Most professional sweeps work quickly and with minimal mess.

So how much will a sweep cost?

That’s one of those how long is a piece of string questions but prices start from about £35 to £40 for an open fire. If you need to have the integrity of your chimney seal tested, or any remedial work done, then your sweep will quote you a price.

So there you go. Chimney sweeping - more important than you realise, cheaper than you think and if you give one of our sweeps a ring you can be assured of first class service and minimal mess.

So why not give your chimney a bit of TLC soon, because a healthy chimney makes for a healthy home!

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AUTUMN’S ON THE WAY SO DON’T FORGET THESE VITAL CHECKS Antifreeze

Check coolant level regularly and, if required, top up with a mixture of the correct type of antifreeze.

Your garage should check concentration to ensure adequate cold temperature protection.

Battery

The most common cause of winter breakdowns. A battery more than five years old may struggle in the cold - get it checked and replaced if necessary to avoid the inconvenience of an unplanned failure.

Fuel

Keep at least a quarter of a tank in case of unexpected delay.

Lights

Check and clean all lights regularly and carry spare bulbs.

Tyres

Should have at least 3mm of tread for winter motoring.

Consider winter tyres for improved safety. Check pressures at least every fortnight.

Windscreen

Reduce dazzle from the low sun by keeping the screen clean inside and out. Now is a good time to renew worn wiper blades.

Screen Wash

Use a 50% mix of a good quality screen wash to reduce the chance of freezing in frosty weather.

Locks

Stop doors freezing shut with a thin coat of polish or Vaseline on rubber door seals.

and don’t forget to carry a shovel!

Look after your battery this winter and it’ll look after you in return!

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here’s a change in the weather predicted, with a cold snap and plenty of rain on the way and that can be tough on auto electrics. When your car won’t start it’s usually an issue with your battery. Cold and damp weather plays havoc with batteries because electrical systems have to work a lot harder and starter motors require all the current they can get to turn over the engine on colder mornings.

Older, weaker batteries will often already have reduced performance and cold temperatures will reduce this further, to the point where the battery will go flat very quickly.

To avoid trouble remember to switch off lights, wipers and heater before stopping your engine at the end of your journey. This prevents any unnecessary drain on the battery the next time you start up but still check again that everything is switched off before turning that key. Avoid using heaters, heated screens and heated seats for longer than you have to as they all put high demands on the vehicle’s battery. Check that no interior lights, including boot lights are left on and no accessories such as phone chargers have been left connected. Some SatNavs, DVD players and iPods can also drain the battery if left

connected.

Park your vehicle in a garage whenever possible and get your battery tested, particularly if it is over three years old.

And make sure you have some jump leads in the boot, just in case the worst happens. Maybe some bus fare too just to be on the safe side.

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ØRSTED GREAT GRIMSBY 10K

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A LOVELY DAY FOR THE RACE AT THE ØRSTED GREAT GRIMSBY 10K AND FUN RUN

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he sun shone brightly on Top Town Grimsby on Sunday for the start of the Ørsted 10k and fun run with more than 4,000 runners taking part in the events and 450 people supporting as volunteers. The races began in Doughty Road and finished in Peoples Park and Notts AC athlete Alastair Watson was the first to cross the finish line in a time of 30:14. Nicole Roberts was the first woman home in 34:50 and Liz McTernan was the first wheelchair athlete to finish in a time of 32:57.

There was plenty of music and entertainment along the route with Cleethorpes Brass Band situated at Scartho Fork and Grimsby Sambalada on Peaks Parkway.

Humber Taiko entertained the crowds in Peoples Park with their display of Japanese drumming.

The race raised thousands of pounds raised for charities including the RNLI, Marie Curie, When You Wish Upon a Star, St Andrew’s Hospice, Grimsby Rotary Club, The Health Tree Foundation and Inspire TCI and after the running there was plenty to be enjoyed in Peoples Park including a climbing wall, assault course, football cage and a smoothie bike.

Entry fees for the race have been kept low thanks to the generosity of sponsors including: Ørsted, North East Lincolnshire Council, Associated British Ports (ABP), Young’s, Seafood, North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), ENGIE, Wilkin Chapman LLP, Hobson Porter, HMT St Hugh’s Hospital, Co-op, Wilson & Co, Metres to Miles, Humberside Fire and Rescue, Lincs Inspire, Grimsby Institute, and Freshney Place Shopping Centre.

Entries for the 2019 race, to be held on 21 July, will open on Sunday and for a limited time entry prices will be held at this year’s rate. Enter at www. greatgrimsby10k.com.

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