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CLEETHORPES CLASSIC CAR AND VINTAGE FESTIVAL JANET SEIDEL The first lady of Australian jazz comes to town THE ARTS ARE VITAL An interview with Emma Middleton of Humber Taiko A NEW ADVENTURE EVERY DAY Visit the Royal Armouries with Hough’s of Lincolnshire THE FALCONS HAVE LANDED The RAF Parachute Display Team at the Lincolnshire Show

Issue 28 July/Aug 2014

IF WE KNEW YOU WERE COMING The rise and rise of the cupcake GAS SAFETY IN THE HOME Watch out for the signs of Carbon Monoxide DSB DAMP PROOFING Service you can trust

MEET THE HEDGEHOG LADY

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elcome to Issue 28 – the summer edition of the Peoples. We’ve had a great time getting this issue ready – especially when we paid a visit to the lovely Elaine Drewery and her team out at Authorpe Hedgehog Care.

We also had a lot of fun down on the prom with the Graham Chapman Minis and some very lovely models.

We’ve also got features on Carbon Monoxide safety (there’s variety for you), lots of local arts information, a picture round up from the Lincolnshire Show and some delicious cakes. What more could you ask?

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From Wilfred Prickles To Sticky Mary

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Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer

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“The arts are vital. They turn lives around.”

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The Royal Armouries In Leeds

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Cleethorpes Classic Car and Vintage Festival

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The Falcons Have Landed

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The Rise And Rise Of The Cupcake

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Australia’s First Lady Of Jazz

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Hydrangeas

The Peoples visits Authorpe Hedgehog Care Advice for National Gas Safety Week

We talk to Emma Middleton of Humber Taiko Your essential guide to what’s going on A different adventure every day!

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Wilfred Prickles to Sticky Janet The Peoples pays a visit to Elaine Drewery at Authorpe Hedgehog Care

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Facing page top - Authorpe Hedgehog Care Facing page below - Hedgehog Melanie poses for the camera Above - One of the Boston Babes takes a look around his new quarters Overleaf - Hedgehog helper Stacey Batham deticking a patient.

ilfred Prickles was the first, the original. They disturbed his mother and the little ones when they were clearing out the stables. The rest of the family decamped but Wilfred was left behind and Elaine took him in, learned to feed him, kept him warm. He departed next spring, restored to health and ready to make his way in the hedgehog world, but Elaine had fallen for the charms of hedgehogs and although she didn’t realise it yet her life had changed for good.

Since then thousands like Wilfred have arrived at Elaine Drewery’s home in Authorpe, near Louth. Orphaned, maimed by cars or lawn mowers or bonfires, the victims of pesticides or pets or the stupidity of people, they’ve all been welcomed and cared for and most have been returned to the wild.

Elaine is the legendary ‘hedgehog lady’ and mum of Corinne, singer with Swing Out Sister and she’s been caring for hedgehogs for over thirty years now, often alone but nowadays she has helpers. Stacey and her mum Tracey come every day (frequently including weekends) from Louth to clean out the wards, prepare food, and to tend to sick animals.

It’s a non stop job and new patients come in almost every day. The first thing you realise when you cross the threshold is that this is a house where hedgehogs come first. There are hedgehogs everywhere and not just real ones. China hedgehogs, knitted hedgehogs, carved wooden hedgehogs. Hedgehogs made of glass or crystal.

When I visit there are ten large boxes covered with tea towels in the small living room, each rustling occasionally as its occupants wake up and start to explore their new accommodation. These are the recent arrivals. Each box is carefully labelled. Every hedgehog that passes through Elaine’s hands is

“Some names are more common than others.

They get so many Spikes they have to give them a surname to tell them apart.” given a name relating to where they were found, or who brought them in or to some aspect of their personality or story. The names let them keep track of which animals are which so they can give an answer when finders ring up for progress reports. Sometimes the finders will already have given the hedgehog a name when they bring them in. Some names are more common than others. They get so many Spikes they have to give them a surname to tell them apart. When Sticky Janet arrived she was just called Janet but she developed a bad case of mange which they treated with an application of Manuka honey. They started calling her Sticky Janet and it stuck. So did everything else. She left fully cured though.

The box nearest my feet contains a family of week old hoglets (it’s a word, honest, you can look it up) and is labelled The Boston Babes. They arrived in the small hours of the morning, orphaned by a road accident, and too small to fend for themselves. At the moment they are too cold to be active and are sleeping, all piled on top of one another, with a hot water bottle beneath them for heat. In a few hours they will start to make their presence felt. In the box next door (labelled the Storey Trio) the occupants are already up and about and scuffling against the walls.

At present there are about eighty patients in residence but that number can rise to over 150 in winter. Elaine and her team try to ready their charges for

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“The hedgehog hospital is independent and receives no money from any other organisations – even the ones who list it on their websites.” release as soon as they can but when they arrive late in the year they do not have time to build up the layer of body fat needed to help them survive hibernation and so they have to be kept over winter.

Many of the arrivals are orphans but some are adults. First task is to deflea them and to remove mites and ticks, next is to get them warm and eating.

Hedgehogs are mostly insectivores in the wild but they’re also partial to meal worms, cat food (but not fish flavoured), granulated peanuts, avocado, even bird seed. They should not be given bread and milk even though they love it. It just makes them ill. They’re happy drinking water. On average they cost forty pence each to feed per day, which means the food bill for the hospital can exceed £400 per month.

When they have recovered sufficiently they can be moved through to the Oliver Brown Convalescent Ward, a brick outhouse whose walls are stacked floor to ceiling with hedgehog pens. They stay here while they are nursed back to full health. Of course many who arrive require expert medical attention and Elaine’s vet bills run to £300-£500 per month. The hedgehog hospital is independent and receives no money from any other organisations – even the ones who list it on their websites. Some money comes in from donations or bequests. They receive some sponsorship from the Spike’s World hedgehog food company and there is a donation box in Sainsbury’s

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Below right - A young resident in Oliver Brown’s

in Grimsby but most of the funding comes from Elaine’s pension.

The final stage in the rehabilitation process is for the now healthy hedgehogs to be placed in the outside runs where they will be left alone for a few weeks to get them used to living as hedgehogs again.

They quickly learn to be nocturnal once more and to forage for food that is hidden around their pens, then they’re ready to be released back into the wild.

No hedgehog stays more than one winter. Limbless hedgehogs are released into enclosed gardens. There’s no shortage of would be adopters although Elaine is picky about who takes a them.

“No one who uses slug pellets. No one who has a Jack Russell. And no one who says something stupid. I’m quite prepared to be rude if necessary”.

You get the impression she means it. Woe betide anybody who crosses Elaine Drewery when the welfare of hedgehogs is at stake.

Authorpe Hedgehog Care can be found online at www.hedgehogcare.org.uk and on Facebook. For hedgehog related emergencies the 24 hour phone number is 01507 450221.

There are lots of ways to help support the hospital, ranging from making a donation via PayPal to sending them towels, large plastic and cardboard boxes, tissues or kitchen rolls, (not just the cardboard tube from the middle) or foods including cat and dog food (not fish or pork flavoured). All help is gratefully received and every penny raised goes to helping to care for sick and injured hedgehogs.

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GAS SAFETY

Carbon Monoxide Keep yourself and your family safe from the silent killer

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n the past year, nine people in the UK have died from poisoning as a result of exposure to carbon monoxide (or CO) caused by gas appliances, and many more have suffered serious long term health problems.

An estimated 4,000 people go to hospital each year with symptoms of CO poisoning, which in severe cases can lead to brain damage.

Known as the silent killer because you can’t see it, taste it or smell it, CO can leak into your home as a result of poorly fitted and dangerous gas appliances such as boilers, cookers and fires.

To keep your home and family safe the Gas Safe Register has issued a set of tips which could help prevent CO leaks, explosions and fires, and keep homes and families safe.

15-21 September 2014 The Gas Safe Register

Gas Safe Register is the official gas registration body. It replaced CORGI in 2009. By law, all gas engineers must be Gas Safe registered.

The Register has made safety its top priority. To help keep you and your family safe, make sure your gas appliances are working correctly. Get them checked at least once a year to stay gas safe.

Visit www.staygassafe.co.uk to use Gas Safe Registers’ online map, which will help you find out how safe your street is, and sign up for our free reminder service to make sure your gas appliances are regularly checked.

Always use a Gas Safe registered engineer when having gas work carried out in your home. You can find a registered engineer in your area by calling 0800 408 5500 or at www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk or by ringing the number of one of the firms appearing in this feature.

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Know the symptoms of CO poisoning

You will not be able to smell, taste or see carbon monoxide in your home. Knowing the symptoms of CO poisoning could save your life. The six main symptoms of CO poisoning are headaches, dizziness, nausea, breathlessness, collapse, and loss of consciousness.

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Sometimes your home may show signs of CO. Any one of the following could be an indication of CO in your home.

The flame on your cooker should be crisp and blue. Lazy yellow or orange flames mean you need to get your cooker checked. Keep your eye open for dark staining or sooting around or on

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Get your home gas appliances checked regularly

Faulty and unsafe gas appliances can produce CO, so get them checked at least once a year by a Gas Safe registered engineer. To sign up to our free reminder service, which will alert you when your appliance needs checking, visit www.staygassafe. co.uk.

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One in five illegal gas jobs the Register investigates are deemed immediately dangerous, so make sure you only use a Gas Safe registered engineer. You can check an engineer is registered by asking to see their Gas Safe Register ID card and find local registered engineers at www. gassaferegister.co.uk or by calling 0800 4085500.

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“The arts are vital.

They can turn lives around.”

The Peoples talks to Emma Middleton of Humber Taiko

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mma Middleton is an actress, director, puppeteer and Taiko drummer. She attended the London School of Puppetry and has worked as a creative consultant in education. Together with Lisa Oliver she curates the annual Music4MS concert in the Minster.

You must like being busy. Did you always want to be involved in performance?

I was always interested in performing as a child. I founded Fusion because I wanted the opportunity to develop performances based on original writing that featured improvisation, storytelling, puppetry and physical theatre. We’ve performed all over the world and for the last two years we’ve taken the top prizes at the Skegness Youth Theatre Awards.

At present I’m taking a back seat at Fusion to concentrate on other projects.

Your main focus at the moment is on Taiko drumming. What is it and where did it originate?

It’s a traditional percussion style that comes from Japan. Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. It’s performed ensemble and incorporates rhythm, movement and voice to create a mixture that’s both musically and visually exciting.

had trained with Mugyenko and I went to Osaka to study for a while. We regularly visit and train with Kagemusha Taiko in Devon who have supported us over the past few years and we are excited to be working in partnership with Hannah Jasmine Brunskill of Taiko Journey for a big Grimsby project in the coming year. Together Lisa and I founded Gyoko Taiko. Gyoko means fishing port in Japanese. We started with ordinary drums and developed from there and it has really caught on.

There are now Taiko groups in Scunthorpe and Hull and we have founded Humber Taiko as an umbrella group covering the whole region.

Does it benefit children to do drumming in school?

Absolutely – kids love it, they take to it so quickly and without inhibition. Arts can have a profound effect on young people’s lives. They can help to engage kids who are almost unreachable with conventional methods. That’s why they are so important in a town like Grimsby. They can turn people’s lives around if they’re given the chance.

Taiko drumming can give people a huge boost of confidence and self esteem.

And it makes people happy. That’s important too.

It’s not all about money. Children should be allowed to do things that make them happy. Adults too.

How did you become involved in Taiko?

I was a percussionist at school but I gave it up to pursue my interest in puppetry. After leaving University I saw Mugyenko, a fantastic Scottish Taiko group and I was hooked. I teamed up with Lisa, who is a classically trained percussionist and

Gyoko Taiko is open to all - adults and children.

The group meets at the John Whitgift Academy and can be contacted on 01472 323550. Fusion Youth Theatre’s next production is Hit, Like & Share, a new play by Josie Gray about online bullying, at St James’ House on 19th & 20th July.

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Minster Square Gets Set To Host Blo o mfest 2014!

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rimsby Minster will be in full flower on Monday August 25th when it plays host to Bloomfest 2014. This is the second year of this family friendly event and plans are well under way to make it bigger and better than Bloomfest #1.

The Minster will become a mini festival site on the day with live music, craft stalls, gardening advice with Green Futures and story telling from Moonfruit Stories at 10.30 and 12.30. The live

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music program includes local favourites Merlin’s Keep and many others. The Earthbound Misfits will be adding some mischief to the day’s events as well.

The event begins at 10.00am and runs until 4.00pm.

Entry is free but there will be donations’ tins around the site and some activities will incur a small charge.

There’s a serious purpose behind the fun day as well - as Bloomfest will be helping to raise money to fund this year’s Grimsby in Bloom, so August Bank Holiday get yourself down to the Minster Square and support your local bloomers.

THE IN BLOOM PHENOMENON Britain In Bloom, first held 1963 and organised since 2002 by the RHS, was inspired by the Fleurissement de France. It is one of Europe’s biggest horticultural campaigns. More than 1600 cities, towns, villages and urban communities take part each year to show off their community spirit and gardening skills and to make their local environments beautiful.

The In Bloom programme runs all year round and the towns and villages that participate report a wide range of benefits including cleaner, greener and safer surroundings, a growing sense of community pride and increased commercial enterprise and tourism.

Grimsby in Bloom achieved a gold in the Small City category in 2012, with Cleethorpes taking the Gold for Coastal Resorts and Immingham doing the same in the Small Towns section.

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IN THE KNOW Fusion Youth Theatre Recruiting Cast Members For Summer Production Of The Ramayana Multi award winning youth theatre group Fusion have announced a major new project for the summer – a production of The Ramayana complete with fabulous costumes, puppetry and ‘Bollywood style’ dance numbers. The Ramayana one of the is classic works of Hindu literature, originally written in Sanskrit in the 4th-5th century BC. It tells the story of Rama (an avatar of the god Vishnu but that isn’t why he’s blue) and his quest to rescue his wife Sita from Ravana the king of Lanka.

Rehearsals run from Monday 4th April until Friday 15th August (weekdays only 10am-4pm) with performances on the final evenings at Grimsby Minster and St James House. It’s open to young people of seven and above and no previous experience is necessary. The project fee varies from £40 to £50 and discounts are available. For more information get in touch by email to info@fusionyouththeatre.co.uk or telephone 07884 308992.

The Warehouse for Music, Movies, Media And Much, Much More The Warehouse, in Freeman Street, is Grimsby’s most up to date community facility, home to a hive of talent and to live music, open stage nights, dance, comedy, theatre, family cinema and much, much more. There is also a cafe which is open Monday to Friday 10am-2pm.

It’s aimed at bringing the Freeman Street area back to life and intended to be a real

community use area. The flexible space can be offered in a range of packages to individuals and groups and there is a licensed bar and an auditorium, with stage and cinema facilities, lighting and sound, a gym and a dance studio.

For all details – whether you wish to attend an event, book a space or just want to come for a look around go to the website at www.thewarehousegy.com.

You can also find the Warehouse on Facebook and Twitter – so get in touch and find out what’s happening at Grimsby’s newest and most exciting venue.

OCT Djangonauts Bring Gypsy Jazz Style To The Central Hall There’s a treat in store for jazz fans on October 4th when Djangonauts bring their hard swinging Gypsy Jazz to the Central Hall. The band has a fresh modern sound but is firmly rooted in the style of the

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legendary Manouche Guitar Virtuoso Django Reinhardt.

Their repertoire features many original arrangements of tunes

by Reinhardt and jazz standards alongside contemporary jazz pieces from composers including Chick Corea and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

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Barb Wire Dolls & Implants Headed To The Yardbirds Two great punk gigs coming up from Anarchy Entertainments at the Yardbirds. On August 11th US melodic hardcore outfit Implants (a new venture comprising members of Strung Out, Pulley and

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I-Fest Offers A Day Packed With Fun And Music At The Blossom Way Social Club

The Hawk And The Wren Festival Bringing Americana To NE Lincolnshire The Hawk And The Wren is a brand new festival for 2014, hosted by Lincolnshire band The Life And Times Of The Brothers Hogg. The aim is to bring blend of Americana, roots, blues and acoustic music to the north of England, with particular emphasis on original songwriting. The line up includes The Most Ugly Child, DH Lawrence and the Vaudeville Skiffle Show, The Life and Times of the Brothers Hogg, The Lost Ships, ‘Muddy’ Mike Mager and lots more to come!

It’s a family friendly festival with a range of activities geared towards young people including Taiko Drumming , circus performers and outdoor games (weather permitting).

It’s all happening on Saturday 23rd August 2014 Cabourne Parva. Main stage music starts at 3pm, Site opens at mid day.

Tickets are only available through email, prices are £15 Per person (Camping is free!!), £6 Children (6-18 Years old, 6 and under go free), £40 Family ticket (2 Adults and 2 Children).

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Thanks to sponsorship from ABP this year’s I-Fest, organised by the One Voice organisation, will be held at the Blossom Way Social Club on Saturday August 2nd.

There’ll be music from a diverse mix of local bands including The Supernormals, The Dangerous Brothers, Sea Dogs, projects and Nomads Rock plus lots for the whole family to enjoy including a soft play area, stalls and games, fairground rides, bouncy castle and circus skills workshops - and The Earthbound Misfits will be on hand to bring their unique brand of entertainment to the event.

The festival will last from 3pm-9pm and admission is only one English pound which has got to be the best bargain we’ve seen in ages!

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he Royal Armouries in Leeds is one of the UK’s top visitor attractions and home to one of the finest collections of arms and armour in the world, but that’s not all! They also play host to a fantastic programme of summer events and activities with something different to enjoy everyday, come rain or come shine!

Entry to the museum’s main collection is free (probably the best value ticket you’ll ever get) but there may be a small charge for some of the events listed below.

Every day the museum’s Face To Face With History team of actors and stuntmen bring the collection of arms and armour to life, presenting wild west gunfights, rapier duels, poll axe combats and other dramatic performances. There are also weapon handling sessions. These sessions take place every day and are free.

In the Armourer’s Workshop you can have a go at brass rubbing, heraldic design and copper embossing

and there’s Have-A-Go Sword Fighting where you can try your hand at this historic combat sport with our experts guiding you through the art of swordsmanship. There are demonstrations of the ancient sport of falconry and visitors can get up close to the birds after the show with the falconry experience and from August 12th-14th everyone’s favourite comic book heroes will be taking over the museum, with Iron Man, Judge Dredd and Batman all due to make an appearance.

Finally, as part of the First World War Centenary programme, Atkinson Action Horses will present The Final Charge, an equestrian extravaganza set on the battlefields of Flanders. This thrilling show, packed with high energy, death defying stunts, is an event not to be missed. (Performances August 23rd-25th adults £8, concessions £6, family £25.)

Visit www.royalarmouries.org for details of dates, times and charges and don’t forget that the nicest way to visit the armouries is to go with our good friends Hough’s of Lincolnshire. Have fun!

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Cleethorpes Classic Car and Vintage Festival 23rd & 24th August 2014 at Meridian Point

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ans of classic cars and lovers of style are in for a treat on August 23rd & 24th when Graham Chapman Classic Cars bring the inaugural Classic Car and Vintage Festival to Meridian Point.

There are vehicles coming from all over the country, including one of the few surviving Lloyd tourers, built in Grimsby at their factory in Patrick Street, and if you’re in the mood for a new motor there’ll also be a classic car auction, taken by celebrity auctioneer Charles Hanson, famous for his appearances on Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip.

As well as the vehicles there’ll be plenty to see and do including burlesque from The Cats Pyjamas Cooperative, performances from actress Sara Beasley, a fantastic choice of great food and drink and lots of great music from Moll Amour, Shannon Reilly and many others.

A special theme of the festival will be Northern Soul music and there’ll be sets from top DJs Al Taylor, Stan the Man and Dennis B plus expert teacher Sharon Sullivan will be demonstrating just how to dance Northern Soul stylee!

There’ll be a huge variety of vintage and retro fashion and jewellery on display including fabulous dresses by What Shall I Wear, retro clothing by Bill Bailey’s, tweed bags by Roobydoo’s, bracelets by Ragdoll Beads and original artwork by Madam’s Pinups and many other must have items.

All in all it promises to be one of the highlights of the summer so we’ll see you there.

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une 18th and 19th 2014 and the 130th Lincolnshire Show welcomed visitors to the Lincolnshire Showground for the annual celebration of everything that’s good about the county.

There was plenty to see and do, with livestock competitions, show jumping, carriage driving and a parade of hounds in the main arena, and displays of equestrian acrobatics, ferreting and falconry taking place in the smaller show rings.

There was also a wide variety of trade stands and displays of many traditional skills, from farriery to beekeeping and from fly fishing to trug making. Great stuff, but for those who were there on the Wednesday there was no doubting who were the stars of the show.

That’s because this year saw the return of the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team who gave a spectacular display to an enthralled crowd.

The team, made up of parachute instructors from RAF Brize Norton, jumped from a height of 5,000 feet above the showground before igniting their smoke trails and forming a vertical stack and then landing in the main arena to the applause of a packed crowd. Heroes one and all.

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The varied highlights of the 130th Lincolnshire Show ( from top left) - Longwool sheep, Pakefield Ferrets, Longhorn cattle, wooden owls, the parade of hounds, Jive Pony, Riverford vegetables, Cuerden Falconry, an unusual cow retrieval device, cattle in the show ring, sleeping pigs and traction engines

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CAKES AND BAKING

Lunchbox Blackberry Muffins Makes 12-14 Time 30 mins Calories 225 Ingredients: 300g (11oz) self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp ground mixed spice, optional 200g (7oz) demerara sugar 250g (9oz) fresh blackberries, very large ones halved 300ml (1/2 pint) whole milk

125g (4 ½ oz) butter, melted 2 large eggs, beaten Method: 1. Preheat oven to 200C/ Gas 6 and line a 12 or 14 hole muffin tin with paper cases.

Stir together dry ingredients and sugar in a bowl, then add blackberries and mix.

2. Whisk together milk, melted butter and eggs. Gently fold liquid into dry ingredients, taking care not to over-mix.

3. Divide batter between muffin cases and bake for 20-25 minutes or until well risen and golden. Serve warm or cold.

Once you’ve entered our competition if you’re still in the mood for more why not get yourself across to the Dairy Diary website, www.dairydiary.co.uk, where there are always prizes to be one. At the moment they’re looking for help choosing the cover for next year’s diary and giving away a fab Cath Kidston bag - so what are you waiting for?

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here’s no doubt about it – cakes are seriously fashionable. Whether it’s the good old fashioned home bakes like your mum used to make, magnificently towering show stoppers fit for Mary and Paul, or the seriously wicked and indulgent delicacies served up by professionals like our good friend Helen at H’s Cakes on Top Town Market, having been years in the doldrums cakes are now cool again.

There’s even a National Cupcake Week organised

by British Baker magazine (this year it runs from September 15th-21st) with loads of competitions and great prizes, for professionals, amateurs and juniors.

You can get more information on entering from www.nationalcupcakeweek.co.uk And whether you’re an expert or a beginner you’ll find our Blueberry Muffin recipe (above) is a winner with all the family so why not give it a go and send us a photo of the results - we’ll publish the best.

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s we get older mobility can become a problem and when it does the first thing many people think about is finding a home that’s better suited to their requirements. Which is great if you really want to move but for many people it can be a lot of unwelcome upheaval and can prove stressful and expensive.

At JC Pomfret Construction they take a different view, believing that the first logical step when mobility becomes an issue is to adapt our existing homes to suit our changing needs, for example by creating new bathroom and shower facilities on lower floors, either by adding an extension or by remodelling existing space such as a spare room or garage.

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You don’t necessarily needs a lot of space, the costs can be surprisingly low and a JC Pomfret home adaptation carries the additional advantage that you’re adding value to your property.

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illian Huteson and Steven Siddle are the proprietors of Serenity Memorials, one of the best known firms of memorial masons in the area. They’re busy people but Gillian found time to answer some questions for us about the business, her career and the satisfaction she derives from a job well done.

What made you choose memorial masonry for a career? Is there a family connection or was it just by chance?

How does having offices at Grimsby and at Barton work? Do you spend a lot of time commuting or do you each cover one office?

Our workshop is situated in Barton but our main office and showroom is here in Cleethorpes. Our customer base covers all of Lincolnshire and we often travel over to Barton to see families on home visits to arrange memorials. We also provide a comprehensive memorial service to

Both Steve & I are qualified Funeral Directors with over 60 years of experience between us. My career began in Devon in my parents’ business and Steve’s in Grimsby. We eventually came to work together and jointly developed Huteson & Sons Memorial Masons. An opportunity to combine that company with Serenity Memorials of Cleethorpes arose in 2009 and since then Serenity Memorials Ltd has steadily progressed.

“Helping you choose a fitting memorial for your loved one” Gillian and Steve at Serenity Memorials take pride in providing a sympathetic personal service. They can supply new memorials, modify or renovate existing stones and undertake safety surveys and consultancy.

With no obligation quotations and full layout drawings you know exactly how your memorial will look before you buy. Bespoke memorials are a speciality and nothing is ever too much trouble.

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How important is it for you to be both compassionate and businesslike with people who are grieving?

When you are bereaved it can be a very confusing time. We feel we are able to offer clear, sympathetic comprehensive advice backed up with a professional service.

Offering our customers the chance to tell us what they want is of paramount importance to us. Often people know what they want but don’t know how to tell you.

technical side involving the fixing and I like the artistic design side, so we work well as a team. We have to be knowledgeable about both sides to be able to design the memorials in the first place.

How has the world of memorial masonry changed during your careers?

Time changes everything and where once a man would sit at a workbench for days carving stones and letters by hand, advances in technology have reduced this although we do still employ time served masons who have these skills.

Do you enjoy your job? What do you like most about it?

Some people say doing a job you enjoy isn’t really working and I think we’re lucky that that’s how we feel. Listening to families, helping them to realise the memorial they have in mind, showing it to them on paper and then to making it real for them is a real privilege.

Your job is a mixture of technical detail and artistic intuition. Which of those two elements appeals most to you?

The two often blend into one when you are trying to accommodate the customer’s wishes. Ultimately Steve likes the

Many memorial designs are now more colourful and intricate and there has been the increase over time of colour photo plaques on memorials. We are now able to supply many more options for families than ever before.

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BUSINESS ROUND UP

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MUSIC

After a hugely successful Jazz Festival Grimsby Jazz gets ready to welcome .....

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aving given us a dazzling Jazz Festival 2014 (we were lucky enough to get to see the wonderful Clare Teal and there’ll be a review and pictures in our web edition), Grimsby Jazz are following up with a show featuring another outstanding female vocalist. The fabulous Janet Seidel, regarded by many in Australia as the finest female jazz singer the country has produced, will be performing as part of the Janet Seidel Trio on Wednesday 17th September at the Old Clee Club.

Reviewers have compared Janet favourably with artists including Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Julie London and Blossom Dearie, which gives you an idea of the breadth of the influences that she has absorbed to create her own unique laid back style. The trio uses the renowned Nat King Cole line up (piano/vocals, jazz guitar and double bass) and their extensive repertoire ranges from jazz standards, ballads to chansons - plus there’s always something in the mix to take the audience by surprise.

The set list will certainly include many of the songs which feature on the trio’s new album Far Away Places, a collection of songs evoking the golden age of world travel and inspired by the title track, a 1940s hit song which speaks of yearning to be whisked away to another time and place.

Janet and her Trio will also be performing a set at Grimsby Minster from 12.30pm - 1.30pm when they will be performing the songs of Doris Day. Tickets for the evening show are priced at £12 in advance or £14 on the door. Visit www.grimsbyjazz.com for more information on this and other great shows.

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This summer add some colours to your borders with ....

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Hydrangeas are among the most popular of garden shrubs, flowering in pink, white and blue and bringing an abundance in colour that has an old fashion charm and elegance which is why they have been selected as the HTA’s Plant Of The Month for August.

There are two types of flowering hydrangeas: mopheads which have large round flowerheads resembling pompoms and lacecaps which bear round, flat flowerheads.

Flowering right through until late summer, they are easy to care for and fully hardy, and can last many years.

Over the winter, hydrangeas will lose

their leaves but being fully hardy will re-leaf the following year. Flower colour changes depending on soil condition. Hydrangeas should be planted in a moist area in full sun to partial shade.

They bloom from summer to late autumn, when a large cone shaped hydrangea flowers, it commands a lot of attention.

The variety of colours and the richness from white to the deepest purples are another glorious quality of this plant. Even when the flower is dying, the textures

of the tiny flowers and the large florets, means the colours carrying on burning.

Musician, singer and keen gardener Katie Melua is a big fan of hydrangeas and told the HTA about her fondness for them.

“The Hydrangea, even as a singular flower head, is majestic to me. I used a lot of hydrangeas at my September wedding and was able to keep and dry nearly all of them. They still fill the house with that richness and bring back the lovely memories of that day.

They’re a very special plant. Every garden should have some.”

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