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We found out what’s happening at Jennyruth Workshops this Winter, as they look for new volunteers to assist with their projects
Nature in the Garden How to bring life to your garden this Winter
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Unlocking the value in your home The Big Garden Birdwatch FEATURED
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Flowering Winter shrubs 2 Books reviewed How did the months get their names? Advertising Details & Index
Welcome to the Winter issue In this issue we bring you several editorials from the garden, including ‘The Big Garden Birdwatch’ (p6), ‘Nature in the Garden’ (p7) and ‘Flowering Winter Shrubs’ (p16). Don’t forget, if you have any news, events or stories of local interest, please feel free to send them to editorial@jkanorth. com. I hope you all enjoy this issue and I’ll see you again in Spring. Best wishes,
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Equity Release Unlocking the value in your Home This is a way of releasing the wealth that it is tied up in your home without having to move, allowing cash to be released as a lump sum or as a regular income, without the necessity of making monthly repayments. Equity release can help you raise funds for many reasons, from improving home life to taking that lifetime holiday; helping grandchildren get onto the property ladder or helping them fund their university fees. There are two types of schemes; Lifetime Mortgages and Home Reversion Plans. The youngest applicant must be at least 55 years of age and own their own home. They must be able to raise enough money to repay any existing secured loans or mortgages. With a Lifetime Mortgage, homeowners can choose to raise a lump sum or receive regular income against the value of their home while continuing to live in it. The interest on the loan taken is left to accumulate as no repayments are made. This is repaid by your estate when you either die or move into permanent long-term care. If the value of the original loan, plus the interest rolled up is greater than the money raised from the sale of the property, the equity release company must ‘cover the loss’ the plan holder’s heirs or estates cannot be asked to make up the difference. The amount released is dependent
on age and health. With Home Reversion Plans, homeowners agree to sell a share of their home in return for a lump sum, while retaining the right to remain in the home rent free for the rest of your life. When the homeowner or surviving spouse dies, the company receives the agreed proportion of the sale of the proceeds. Money released from your home is tax-free, but this may impact your ability to claim State benefits. The alternatives - you may have other investments, savings or assets to draw on, or you may wish to continue some form of paid work. You could downsize to a smaller property or one of lower value. The right Equity Release plan can make a difference to your lifestyle. Working out which type of plan best suits your circumstances can be difficult. Please feel free to take advantage of our friendly professional service and ask for a no obligation initial consultation to understand the full benefits, features and risks of Equity release.
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The Big Garden Birdwatch The Big Garden Birdwatch is world’s largest garden wildlife survey, and 2018 will mark its 39th year. It is run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and will take place on 27th , 28th and 29th January 2018. All we have to do is spend just one hour watching and recording the birds in our garden or a local green space. Then we send our results to the RSPB. Close to half-a- million people joined in last year counting more than eight million birds and providing valuable information about the wildlife using our gardens in winter. We’re all familiar with the sight of bluetits on a bird feeder or a cheery robin hunting for grubs but it might come as a shock to know that some of our most-loved species are in desperate need of our help because their numbers have dropped dramatically. Species such as starlings and greenfinches have seen their numbers decline by 79 and 59 per cent respectively since the first Birdwatch in 1979. 40 years worth of data allows the RSPB to monitor trends and helps us under-
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stand how birds are faring, and what potential issues they might be facing. With results from so many gardens, they are able to create a snapshot of the visiting birds at this time of year across the UK. So even if you see nothing at all during your Big Garden Birdwatch hour, that’s important information too! The RSPB also asks participants to log some of the other wildlife they have seen throughout the year. In 2018 people are being asked to look out for badgers, foxes, grey squirrels, red squirrels, muntjac deer, roe deer, frogs and toads. To take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2018, participants should watch the birds in the garden or local park for one hour at some point over the three allocated days. Only the birds that land in the garden or local park should be counted, don’t count those just flying over. There is also a parallel event; Big Schools’ Birdwatch takes place which takes place during the period 2nd January-23rd February 2018. Further information about this can be found at
www.rspb.org.uk/schoolswatch Both the Big Garden Birdwatch and the Big Schools’ Birdwatch are part of the RSPB Giving Nature a Home campaign. This is aimed at tackling the habitatcrisis facing the UK’s wildlife. The charity is asking people to provide a place for wildlife in their gardens or outdoor spaces: this could involve putting up a nest box for birds, creating a pond for frogs, or building a home for hedgehogs. There is a free Big Garden Birdwatch pack, which includes a bird identification chart, plus advice to help you attract wildlife to your garden. Text BIRD to 70030 or visit www.rspb.org.uk/ birdwatch. Registration opens on 13th December 2017. By Tom Hancock
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Creating spac es for yourself, family and wil dlife
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Crisp, ice-kissed winter, full of enchantment, shivery cold and sparkling elegance. The green curtain has parted and the framework is left bare. Once hidden corners appear as the garden’s skeleton is exposed to Jack Frost’s touch. However, don’t despair! What is leafless and dormant now will thaw, the seasons will flow and dauntless nature can be relied upon to awake from her repose. It’s a fantastic time to peruse the structures visible now and their interrelation. Many branches and stems will have become visible and they themselves can add vibrant hues in their own right. The plants selected in the section opposite shine a light on the beautiful contours and visuals possible with creative planting. In addition to this, multi stem options will give visiting birds safe perches from which to feed, as well as offering habitats for ground-living creatures. With nature in mind, you can use this garden structure to make a place to enjoy watching wildlife
Plants in Focus: Scintillating Stems Betula utilis var. jacquemontii – Himalayan Birch A deciduous tree, up to 18m tall, with striking white bark, golden autumn leaves and drooping catkins in spring. Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ – Dogwood A shrub, reaching up to 2m in height, offering fantastic reds and oranges in its young stems that lift winter beds.
from. You could choose to view from a favourite window or garden seat. Once you know where you’ll be then a carefully positioned boulder and feeding station, surrounded by perch friendly planting, will bring hours of fun watching cherished and comical wild friends. If you want to create your own wildlife retreat or have any questions at all regarding your garden then please contact Timothy Campbell Landscapes (BSc (Hons) Environmental Conservation) on 07739 071012 or visit: www.timothycampbelllandscapes.co.uk
Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple A spreading, small tree with rich reds and browns in its papery bark, as well as a fantastic autumn leaf show.
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Wildlife Corner: There’s No Place Like Home Wintertime can be bleak and barren for our wildlife friends. Offering a safe supply of food and shelter will give them stability from which to thrive. Each creature will have differing needs so think about what you’d like to attract, research their requirements and give them their house building materials. Once you’ve attracted a few, then the message seems to go around. Before long there will be a wider range of visitors and you can tailor habitats and food sources to help them set up home. For example, hedgehogs love slugs but will happily eat dog or cat food too.
They will also need access to get in and out of your garden as they will each have a large forage area and need to keep moving to find enough food. A step further is to start a wildlife diary. Here you can record species names and numbers to keep track of what’s coming in and out. If you really want to get adventurous then why not try a wildlife camera. This can offer an excellent insight into the quirky lives being lived just outside your door. Bear in mind, some animals will be garden tourists whereas others will take up permanent residence.
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Tooth Whitening at Bedale Dental Practice At Bedale Dental Practice we offer Tooth Whitening services both in the surgery and at home. Why do teeth need whitening? As you get older, your teeth naturally become darker. If you drink tea, coffee, and red wine or consume other foods and drinks with strong colourings, your teeth may become discoloured sooner. Another major cause of discolouration is smoking, which can make your teeth appear yellow. Tooth decay, fillings and tartar build-up can also contribute to discolouration.
How are teeth whitened?
Tooth whitening products can help to lighten your teeth. They usually contain hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide. When these chemicals break down, oxygen gets into the hard outer surface (enamel) of your teeth, which whitens
them. The whitening effects can last from a few months up to three years. This varies from person to person. Whitening won’t work on false teeth, crowns, veneers or fillings (including tooth-coloured fillings). If necessary your dentist may be able to replace these to match your whitened colour. Your dentist can give you advice about the different whitening methods and which will be the most effective for you. If you have tooth decay or gum disease, this will need to be treated before you have any whitening treatments. There are some instances when your dentist may recommend that you don’t have your teeth whitened. For example, whitening isn’t usually recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women, or for anyone under the age of 18 whose teeth are still developing.
How long will the effects of tooth whitening last?
The whitening effects can last from a few months to several years, but this varies from person to person. Eating, drinking, smoking and brushing habits can all have an effect on how long the whitening treatment lasts.
How should I look after my teeth to make sure that they stay white?
To help your teeth stay as white as possible, you should try to limit the amount of food and drink you consume that could stain them, brush twice a day and visit your dentist regularly.
Are there any side effects?
Occasionally during or after the whitening treatment there might be some tooth sensitivity. We recommend using desensitising toothpaste for a period of time.
Dental Surgery Whitening From £349
We use the Philips Zoom Teeth Whitening System; a rubber seal is placed around your teeth to protect and isolate your gums, then a whitening gel is put onto your teeth and a special, bright light is used to speed up the whitening process.
Many places offer tooth services but it is against for anyone other than a dental professional to carry whitening.
This treatment usually takes about two hours. In just one visit you could leave the dental practice with your teeth up to 8 shades lighter. As well as in surgery whitening, you will be given mouth trays and whitening gel to finish off the treatment at home.
http://safetoothwhitening.org/the-law/ this website has more information about the law on tooth whitening and how to report anyone other than the above carrying out tooth whitening. If you are interested in Tooth Whitening contact our Receptionists on 01677 422865 for more information. We offer this service to registered and nonregistered patients but you must have a tooth whitening assessment before treatment can go ahead.
Home Whitening with Whitening Trays: From £199
Your dentist will make upper and lower mouth trays that fit your teeth exactly and will give you a Whitening Kit, which will contain tubes of whitening gel and instructions on how to put the whitening gel in the mouth trays.
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You will need to wear the mouth trays for a minimum of 1½ hours if using Hydrogen peroxide or overnight if using carbamide peroxide, for a period of two to four weeks to obtain the desired shade.
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Fit not Thin in 2018 Many people will make a resolution to lose weight in 2018. To be fair lots of us made the same resolution on January 1st 2017...and 2016... What if we’re looking at it all wrong? What if a better resolution was to get fit in 2018? Fit not thin. I’m not saying you shouldn’t aim to lose weight. If your knees
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buckle when you try to stand up and you have a family history of cardiovascular disease maybe you should. But maybe that
Grail we wouldn’t automatically assume that not-thin equates to not-healthy. We need to stop being obsessed with weight-loss
family history of cardiovascular disease should prompt you to think more strategically. Obesity is linked to cardiovascular disease but that’s not the whole story. Lack of fitness also plays a role. Tackle the fitness and a side effect may be that you also tackle the obesity. And seriously, getting fit is way more fun than dieting. A friend once told me about the shift in her mindset when she decided to focus on fit not thin. “As I got fitter I became more than I was before. Whenever I’d tried to lose weight in the past I’d focussed on being less. That was the main difference for me.” Personally I think that if society paid more attention to fitness rather than weight loss, we’d actually have less obesity. If we (especially women) focussed on how far we could run or cycle, or how many push-ups we can do, we would naturally be more active and less obese because focussing on fitness actually makes weight loss easier. The fitter you get the more you view food as fuel and the more you want to eat high quality nutritious food because it helps you get fitter. It’s
And let’s be honest, society is horribly biased against fat people. But if fitness was the Holy
and thinness. If we get involved in more conversations about fitness rather than how to lose extra pounds, our fat-bias would diminish and maybe more overweight people would feel comfortable joining the gym or that exercise class they always fancied. Both fat and thin people would be healthier if they aimed for fitness rather than thinness. Even if overweight people stay overweight weight, they still get all the protective benefits of exercise. And there are many thin people who are terribly unfit and are at risk of cardiovascular disease. Thin does not always or even often equate to healthy, in spite of popular myth. It’s not an either-or situation but if you only aim to end 2018 thinner you might succeed, you might not, but you’ll still be unfit. If you aim for fitness you will probably lose weight, gain confidence, friends, a new skill or two, and in the words of my friend be more than you were by the end of the year. I know which route I’m going to take. By Sarah Davey
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Fundraising for coastal safety Last year while holidaying near Salcombe I witnessed real-life lifeboat rescue. I was humbled by the professionalism of the crew and realised that living inland I had never really thought about lifeboats before. British and Irish coastal waters can be treacherous. During the 18th century around 1,800 ships were wrecked around the coasts of Britain and Ireland – everyone who put to sea accepted the risk and assumed there was little anybody could do to save lives. A London coachbuilder, Lionel Lukin, paved the way for the first purpose-built lifeboat when he designed the world’s first unsinkable boat in 1785. Lukin wanted to improve boat-safety and experimented with a Norwegian yawl (a sailing dinghy) on the River Thames. Lukin incorporated pockets of air in watertight bulkheads, used cork and other lightweight materials in the structure, and included a false iron keel for additional weight to help keep the boat upright. In 1786 Lukin was commissioned to convert a coble - a type of fishing boat - into an ‘unimmergible’ lifeboat for Bamburgh. The result was the first known ‘lifeboat’, and Bamburgh Castle thus became the first lifeboat station. In 1789 a ship named Adventure ran aground at the mouth of The River Tyne during a violent storm. The sea was too rough for the local men and their boats, so people had to stand by helplessly as Adventure’s crew drowned. South Shield’s private Law House committee launched a lifeboat design competition with a reward of 2 guineas (around £2.10) for the best design. A parish clerk called William Wouldhave and a boat-builder called Henry Francis Greathead both entered. Wouldhave’s design was for a boat made out of copper and cork that would right itself in stormy seas. Greathead’s model was built out of wood and was an excellent design, though it didn’t self-right. As neither design was an outright winner the committee blended ideas from both to produce a final lifeboat design. The entrants were offered half the prize money each. William Wouldhave took offence and rejected the offer. So Henry Greathead was asked to build the lifeboat from the final design and went on to become known as the inventor of the first lifeboat. It was called The Original, measured 9m by 3m (around 29 feet by 10 feet) and could carry 20 people including a crew of 12. Henry Greathead went on to build 31 Original type lifeboats over the next 2 decades for communities around the British coasts, and also abroad. He never took out a patent on his invention, preferring to share his plans for the good of others and lifesaving at sea.
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Jennyruth Workshops:
New year, new start – volunteering at Jennyruth Workshops Would you like to be a part of a vibrant social enterprise, working with wonderful, friendly people and to feel like you make a difference? We offer a range of volunteering opportunities at Jennyruth Workshops, a craft workshop where adults who have learning disabilities gain confidence, work and life skills. We truly value the important contribution our volunteers make to Jennyruth Workshops and we endeavour to ensure their time is as enjoyable and rewarding as possible. We need volunteers to assist in the many and varied day-to-day activities essential to the continued success of Jennyruth Workshops. No experience is required but you must enjoy working as part of a team, supporting others and have patience. A good sense of humour helps too!
Forget Brain-Training, Learn an Instrument We are told we need to keep our brains active as we age, to help stave off cognitive decline and the risk of dementia. A whole industry has grown up around this, and we are urged to buy the latest brain-training apps and books. Yet research has thrown doubt on a lot of the hype surrounding these, with many now dismissed as useless gimmicks. But there is robust scientific evidence which shows that learning to play a musical instrument is not just beneficial to children: adults benefit too and it may even be helpful to patients recovering from brain injuries. Playing a musical instrument is a rich and complex experience that involves integrating information from the senses of vision, hearing, and touch, as well as fine movements. Musical training can induce long-lasting changes in the brain. Professional musicians are highly skilled individuals who spend years training, so they provide a natural
Our principles are that everyone who works here, our colleagues who have learning disabilities, volunteers and paid members of staff, are equally valued. What one person cannot do, another is able to do and we all work alongside each other to design, produce, pack and sell our goods as well as take part in learning and training opportunities. Volunteering opportunities include enabling and supporting our learningdisabled colleagues in: • educational courses including some accredited courses • painting wooden gifts and products in the paint shop • cutting out wooden items, assembling habitat boxes and cold formed metal items in the scroll saw/assembly room • work experience and voluntary work outside of Jennyruth Workshops • making machine sewn items such as bags and cushions • running stalls at craft fairs, shows, canteen sales and exhibitions We are also looking for volunteers to help with fundraising events. If you are interested in volunteering with us please contact Denise or Joy on 01765 606620 or email info@ jennyruth.co.uk. We look forward to meeting you. Jennyruth Workshops Unit 5, Red House Farm, Newby Hall Estate, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AY Tel: 01765 606620 email: info@jennyruth.co.uk www.jennyruth.co.uk
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laboratory in which neuroscientists can study how such changes – called experience-dependent plasticity – occur across their lifespan. Early brain scanning studies revealed significant differences in brain structure between musicians and non-musicians of the same age. For example, the corpus callosum, a massive bundle of nerve fibres connecting the two sides of the brain, is significantly larger in musicians, and the brain areas involved in movement, hearing, and visuo-spatial abilities also appear to be larger. Longitudinal studies (which track people over time) have shown that young children who undertake 14 months musical training exhibit significant structural and functional brain changes compared to those who do not. Learning to play a musical instrument not only increases grey matter volume in various brain regions, but also strengthens the long-range connections between those regions.
Other research shows that musical training enhances verbal memory, spatial reasoning, and literacy skills: professional musicians usually outperform nonmusicians in these areas. More recently, it has become clear that musical training facilitates the rehabilitation of patients recovering from stroke and other forms of brain damage. It also seems to have a protective effect against the onset of dementia.
working memory and language. Learning to play an instrument strengthens the brain in a way that nothing else does, so put down the Sudoku and pick up your ukulele. You know it makes sense.
One problem with commercial brain training products is that they only improve performance on the skills involved; musical training on the other hand has what psychologists refer to as transfer effects; in other words, learning to play a musical instrument seems to have a far broader effect on the brain and mental function, and improves other abilities that are seemingly unrelated, such as
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Out & About 2018
Local Dates for ED BYRNE Spoiler Alert Tour Ed returns to the road this year after a total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run with his biggest ever tour to date and his brand new show called Spoiler Alert. He says; “I originally intended to call the show “I’ll Millennial You in a Minute”, but my promoter considered the title “offputtingly baffling”. That’s my own chainsaw in the photo, by the way”. In the show, Ed explores the thin line between righteous complaining and brat-like whining and asks, ‘are we right to be fed up, or are we spoiled?’ Come and watch as Byrne takes this question, turns it upside down and shakes it until the funny falls out. Go on, spoil yourself. Recognized as one of the finest observational comics in the industry, Ed’s television credits are countless (provided you’re really bad at counting); Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, The Graham Norton Show, Live At The Apollo, The One Show, Comic Relief Bake Off 2015, The World’s Most Dangerous Roads and, most recently, he and Dara O Briain filmed the follow up to their Big Adventure show for BBC2 entitled Dara and Ed’s Road to Mandalay. www.edbyrne.com / TWITTER @MrEdByrne
***** “A masterful display of the comics art…This is a seamless and perfectly timed show that could stand proudly next to any Izzard, Bailey, Carr or Skinner stadium-filler” SUNDAY TIMES ***** “The hour is self-deprecating, never self-indulgent, and his packed audience are well entertained” SUNDAY EXPRESS ***** “A one-hour tour de force performance from the master comedian” BROADWAYBABY ***** “Hysterical … a must-see show. My face still hurts from laughing so much” THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER ***** “Expert stand up from the brilliant Ed Byrne” FRINGE BISCUIT **** “Thoroughly entertaining… he is a total pro and, on this form, terrific company” THE TIMES
LOCAL TOUR DATES: Weds 21st-Thurs 22nd February: LEEDS, City Varieties 0845 644 1881 Fri 23rd February HARROGATE, Royal Hall
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Weds 21st March YORK, Grand Opera House
0844 871 3024
Weds 25th April BILLINGHAM, Forum
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n Ripon Charity Pantomime Group presents: Dick Whittington Outwood Academy 7.30pm plus Saturday Matinee at 2.00pm Fun-filled entertainment to raise funds for local causes. Tickets: £8.00 / £6.00 children & OAPs Available at Stuff4Offices, 13 Fishergate, Ripon HG4 1EA. Telephone: 01765 608122 www.riponpanto.co.uk .........................................................
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n Ripon & District REA Meetings Branch meetings are held every third Friday of the month, except Aug & Dec, at the RAFA Club, Kirkgate, Ripon. Park in Sainsbury’s car park, walk to the Cathedral and with your back to it, walk across the road, up Kirkgate and the club is on the left. We meet at 1930 hours for a short formal meeting at 2000 hours. Dress code is smart casual but if you want to wear a jacket and tie, please do so. There is a raffle, run by the Ladies Section and money raised goes to support two former serving Gurkhas who have retired to Nepal.All serving and former serving members of the Corps are most welcome and those of other cap badges who have served with us. We are not gender bias; wives and girlfriends are most welcome. .........................................................
n LIVE MUSIC: Hope & Social Ripon Live Music present: Hope & Social @8.00pm RAOS Hall, Allhallowgate Doors open 8.00 pm Support 8.15pm Band 9.00pm The mighty Hope and Social make a welcome return to Ripon.With their energetic, joyful, dance-along music and impeccable showmanship, Hope & Social create a truly unmissable experience. Described as “one of the UK’s top five live bands” - The Independent Eight years, five albums, thousands of gigs, Glastonbury, Leeds Arena, and many a pub and front room up and down the country - Hope & Social do the things every band does. But then so much more. A peoples’ band at heart, they involve their audiences in as many ways as possible; singing on their records, appearing in their videos and by always making their shows life-affirming experiences. They will be playing material from their latest album “Feel” along with lots of old favourites. Tickets available from wegottickets.com Or locally £16 in advance £17 on the door. - contact Nick 01765605287 or riponlivemusic@gmail.com
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This will be a “sell-out” so you will need to buy tickets in advance. NB This will be a mainly standing event, although there will be some seating available. Local draught ale supplied by the award winning Roosters Brewery. .........................................................
27th January
n The Ultimate Wedding Affair Ripon Cathedral: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Wedding Affair are organising North Yorkshire’s largest Luxury wedding fair for the 6th Year. On Saturday 27th January 2018 between 12.00am and 4.00pm. The North Yorkshire Wedding Fair is the largest luxury wedding fair in the area. Over 90 of the counties best wedding suppliers and over 1000 visitors attending. Sit back and enjoy our spectacular professional musical catwalk productions. Showcasing stunning bridal wear, menswear, mother of the bride, and more. With two shows over the day you won’t want to miss out! For further information please see: theweddingaffair.co.uk .........................................................
12th - 16th February
n Half term at Ripon Workhouse Museum Half Term activity: Victorian Mop Fair 11.00am - 4.00pm Come along to our Victorian mop fair! Find out how servants, labourers and craftspeople found work in days gone by and what amusements were in store at these popular events! The event is free, but usual admission charges apply. www.riponmuseums.co.uk .........................................................
12th February
n Ripon Cathedral Concert Society: Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside Ripon Cathedral - 7:30 pm Programme: Schubert’s Winterreise Baritone Roderick Williams has joined the pantheon of British singers of Art songs from around the world. Equally at home in German, French or English he has mastered the art of communicating with his audience. So he is an ideal interpreter of what is Schubert’s most extremely intense and bleak song cycle, a cycle which Schubert himself found frightening. He is accompanied by a pianist, Iain Burnside who is also among the great musical communicators. This recital is the second in our planned series of all the Schubert song cycles: Schwanengesang is scheduled for season 2018/19. Tickets: £20 / Students £5 / U18s Free, available from the Cathedral shop. For more information or to book online visit: www.riponconcerts.co.uk .........................................................
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17th February n Bad Girls and Bonnets: Jane Austen’s guide to being brazen Location: Royal Pump Room Museum Crown Place Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2RY Time: 15:00 - 16:30 Cost: £10 per person including refreshments The History Wardrobe presents a bold, brash and beautiful celebration of Austen’s wicked women. A truly revelatory look at clothes and crime in the eighteenth century - an era when stocking theft or silk smuggling carried serious penalties. www.historywardrobe.com Tel. (01423) 556188 museums@harrogate.gov.uk .........................................................
20th February
n Talk: The Life & Behaviour of Owls The Old Deanery - 7.00pm Come along to our talk and learn all about owls in the UK with Robin Arundale, Yorkshire Wolds Barn Owl Group. Free event, no booking required. www.nidderdaleaonb.org.uk .........................................................
16th March
n LIVE MUSIC: The Chris Berry Band Fun evening- live music, dancing and pud’s with The Chris Berry Band A Sessay Village Hall and Parish Church joint fund-raising event. 7.30pm - Sessay Village Hall. Come and have fun dancing to music from the 60’s to the present and indulge in a delicious pudding, cheese and biscuits. Bar & Raffle Tickets are £10 ( includes pudding ) Details and tickets contact: 01845 501452 / 577906 .........................................................
30th March
n House & Gardens Opening Day for the 2018 season Newby Hall & Gardens Just in time for Easter Family Fun! The Gardens, Adventure Playground, Dollshouse Exhibition, The Bear House, Miniature Train and Hall will all be open for you to explore and enjoy. Our ever popular Easter Family Fun Days will also be running on Easter Sunday and Monday. The 2018 Season will run from 30th March to 30th September. Events will be added throughout the year, so keep checking the website for updates. www.newbyhall.com .........................................................
14th April
n Spring Garden & Food Show Ripon Cathedral: 10.00am - 4.30pm Join us for a springtime event in the beautiful nave of Ripon Cathedral. This
will be building on the success of our record-breaking Christmas Gift and Food Fair. We shall be celebrating local food, springtime home and gardening, with over 50 stalls of garden goods and food treats, plus working alongside local celebrated chef’s cooking live in the Cathedral. Entry £3.00 Accompanied Children under 14 years free entry. For more information visit www. riponcathedral.info/event/food-homegarden-show .........................................................
19th April
n Races: Ripon Cock O’ The North Handicap Ripon Racecourse Gates open: 12.15pm First Race: 14.15pm Last Race: 17.35pm More details: www.ripon-races.co.uk .........................................................
28th April
n Races: Download The Atheraces App Handicap Ripon Racecourse Gates open: 11.30am First race: 14.10pm Last race: 17.40pm More details: www.ripon-races.co.uk .........................................................
7th May
n Ripon Cathedral Beer Festival 11:30 am - 5:00 pm £4.00 Entry for Adults (Children Free) In the Cathedral grounds, entrance on the corner of High Saint Agnesgate. Join us for another annual Cathedral Beer Festival in the grounds of Ripon Cathedral. Enjoy award-winning beers, refreshing ciders and pimms, local food and live music. There is something for all the family including a bouncy castle, face painting and craft table for the children. If you are a musician and are interested in performing live then please get in touch with Molly Barrs on mollybarrs@ riponcathedral.org.uk We shall look forward to you joining us for another fantastic day! www.riponcathedral.info .........................................................
11th May
n Races: FREE Friday Night Ripon Racecourse Gates opne: 16.00pm First race: 18.00pm Last race: 20.45pm More details: www.ripon-races.co.uk ......................................................... Please note: the editors cannot be held responsible for any changes to events listed. Please contact event organisers directly. All events correct at time of going to press.
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Music & Arts Diary 27th January
Laura Snowden (Guitar) & Joo Yeon Sir (Violin)
RichmondshireConcertsAldborough Church, Boroughbridge 7:30pm Two exceptional soloists, brought together by their love of the small but beautiful body of work for guitar and violin. Snowden is a protegee of Julian Bream and John Williams. Joo Yeon Sir was winner of the Karl Jenkins Classical Music Award 2014. Tonight they play Bach, Debussy, Tárrega, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Piazzolla and their own works. Adult: £15, Full-time student: £1 rsconcerts.org ....................................................................
28th January
Ripon Community Orchestra Winter Concert
Ripon Community Orchestra Killinghall Village Hall, Killinghall 2:30pm Ripon Community Orchestra is performing a selection of music including On the Steppes of Central Asia by Borodin -; Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna, Overture by Franz von Suppe -; Pirates of the Caribbean by Hans Zimmer and an original composition by Peter Dodson, Meugher. The orchestra is conducted by Xenophon Kelsey. The orchestra is joined by Village Voices from Killinghall. They are singing a selection of music. Their musical director is Ken Winter-Briggs. Free entry for this event! 07967 685019 riponcommunityorchestra.co.uk ....................................................................
5th February
Lunchtime Recital
Wesley Centre Concerts Wesley Centre - Harrogate 1:00pm Lara Melda (piano) winner of BBC Young Muiscian of the Year 2010 makes a return visit Tickets: £7 01243 883618 / 5099917 wesleycentreharrogate.org.uk ....................................................................
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Winter Concert York Guildhall Barbican, York
Orchestra
York
7:30pm A concert of symphonic music from the late 19th & early 20th century. Concert programme to be confirmed:
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A: £22, Central Stalls; B: £19, Side Stalls; C: £15, Rear Stalls; D: £5, Students & Children under 16. 0844 854 2757 www.yorkguildhallorchestra.com ....................................................................
10th February
Winter Concert
Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra St Mark’s Church, Harrogate HG2 8AY 7:30pm Adult: £12, Age 16 and under: £0 www.harrogatephilharmonicorchestra.org.uk ....................................................................
12th February
Winterreise From Rodrick Williams and Iain Burnside
Cathedral Concert Society Ripon Cathedral, Ripon 7:30pm We reach the midpoint of our project to present the three great Schubert song cycles with Der Winterreise sung by one of the most charismatic singers accompanied by one of the most creative accompanists. Not to be missed. Single tickets bought in advance: £20 Single tickets bough on the door: £21 01904 801804 www.riponconcerts.co.uk ....................................................................
Programme: The Spirit of the Lord – Elgar For lo, I raise up – Stanford And I saw a new heaven – Bainton Glorious and powerful God – Gibbons Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom – Tomkins Praise our Lord, all ye gentiles – Byrd The Turtle Dove – Vaughan Williams Lay a Garland – Pearsall The Blue Bird – Stanford The Lord is my Shepherd – Howard Goodall If ye love me – Philip Wilby The Word made flesh – Philip Wilby Locus iste – Bruckner Abendlied – Rheinberger Cantique de Jean Racine – Faure Adult, , £10, Adult; U19, , £5, Under 19; 01765 605771 www.stpaulinus.org.uk ....................................................................
2nd March
Competitive Festival
Harrogate Competitive Festival Harrogate High School, Harrogate 6:00pm This is the first of three consecutive weekends of the Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama, in its 82nd year of operation. Adult day, , £5, ; Adult weekend, , £8, ; Adult whole festival, , £12, ; Performers & children under 17, , £0, ; 01937 842955 www.hcfmsd.co.uk ....................................................................
18th February
3rd March
Sowerby Music St Oswald’s Church, Sowerby
St Cecilia Orchestra Holy Trinity Church, Ripon
Opera - The Tingle Factor
Philosphical Concertos
3:00pm Author of Travels with My Opera Glasses and a regular contributor to Opera Now, Anthony Ogus explains what it is about opera that has led him all over the world and why it still has such power to attract. Pre-sales, Unres, £10, ; 18 and under, Unres, £0, ; On the door, Unres, £11, ; 01845 518001 www.sowerbymusic.org.uk ....................................................................
7:30pm Martinu’s Divertimento for solo Violin & Viola, Francaix’s Divertissement for solo Bassoon & Strings, the Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto, Bach’s Violin Concerto in E major and, to finish, Haydn’s early Symphony No 22, “The Philosopher. Tickets available online (visit www.stcecilia.org.uk). Other ticket outlets and prices tba. For ticket information please contact via: 01765 677413 www.st-cecilia.org.uk ....................................................................
24th February
Glorious & Powerful
Paulinus Singers St John’s Church, Sharow HG4 5BJ 7:30pm We welcome back Tim Harper, Assistant Director of Music at Ripon Cathedral. As always, our concert includes both wellloved favourites and works heard less often. Tim accompanies the choir in some pieces and will also got the chance to show us how the organ performs in two solo interludes.
3rd March
Gildas String Quartet & Raphaela Papadakis (Soprano) Richmondshire Concerts Influence Church, Richmond
7:30pm Raphaela Papadakis has sung at Covent Garden, Sadler’s Wells and the Carnegie Hall, and is making her first appearance in the Richmondshire Concerts. She and
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the Gildas Quartet tested out tonight’s programme at the Oxford Lieder Festival - songs by Brahms, Schumann and Mendelssohn arranged by the distinguished composer Aribert Reimann for soprano and string quartet. Adult, , £15, ; Full-time student, , £1, ; rsconcerts.org ....................................................................
5th March
Lunchtime Recital
Wesley Centre Concerts Wesley Centre - Harrogate, 1:00pm Sofya Gulyak,piano, winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2009, makes a return visit. Tickets: £7, ; 01423 883618 / 509917 www.wesleychapelharrogat e.org.uk/Pages/concerts.html ....................................................................
9th March
Competitive Festival
Harrogate Competitive Festival Harrogate High School, Harrogate 6:00pm This is the second of three consecutive weekends of the Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama, in its 82nd year of operation. Adult day, , £5, ; Adult weekend, , £8, ; Adult whole festival, , £12, ; Performers & children under 17, , £0, ; 01937 842955 www.hcfmsd.co.uk ....................................................................
10th March
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Harrogate Choral Society Royal Hall - Harrogate, Harrogate 7:30pm We celebrate our 70th Anniversary year in 2018 and start the celebrations with the first work ever performed by the Harrogate Choral Society. Soloists will be Samantha Hay, Soprano; Gaynor Keeble, Mezzo Soprano; Luke Sinclair, Tenor; and Alex Ashworth, Bass-Baritone; and we will be accompanied by the Amici Ensemble. Tickets priced from £20 to £5 are on sale from the Harrogate Theatre box office tel 01423 502116 or online at www. harrogatetheatre.co.uk. Keep watching our website for the most up to date information www. harrogatechoral.org.uk For ticket information please contact via: 01423 502116 www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk ....................................................................
Overnight Oats Have you made healthier eating a part of your New Year plan? If so you should definitely try this healthy, hearty breakfast. A friend introduced me to overnight oats and I have to say I’m hooked. First, it’s the easiest breakfast ever. There’s nothing to cook; you make it the night before in under 5 minutes, and when you wake up, it’s there waiting. All you have to do is eat it! The basic recipe is very adaptable; you can do so many different things with it. I tend to eat mine cold but if you like things hot, heat them up in the microwave Oats help to reduce cholesterol and are a whole, unprocessed source of carbohydrates, which release energy slowly so are a great start to the day.
Basic Overnight Oats Ingredients • 1/2 cup dry oats (the actual cup size doesn’t really matter. It’s about proportions…just use a bigger cup if you have a bigger appetite) • 1 cup of unsweetened milk (I like almond milk but cows’ milk, soya milk, plain yoghurt or a mix of yoghurt and milk is all good) • Fruit of choice (fresh, frozen or even tinned) • 1 tbsp chia seeds or flax seeds (optional but good for healthy omega 3 fats) • Nuts (optional)
Method 1. Combine everything into an airtight bowl or jar (I leave nuts out as I like them crunchy) 2. Leave in the fridge overnight 3. Eat in the morning! You can heat them if you like.
Variations: Fruit: apples, banana, nectarines, blueberries, strawberries, figs, redcurrants (most fruits taste great). Flavourings: flaked or desiccated coconut, ground almonds. Sweeteners: If you have a sweet tooth you can add maple syrup, honey or jam. My kids experimented with chocolate milk too – lovely with bananas. Healthy fats: flax, nuts, nut butters Toppings to add in the morning: granola, nuts, raisins, sour cherries, additional fruit, chocolate chunks
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GARDEN VIEW
Winter
Flowering Shrubs This month – Sniff! Sniff! No I don’t have a cold but this month I will be sniffing a lot. Mainly because of my winter-flowering shrubs. Every garden should have a couple of plants which bravely open their petals while winter is doing its worst. Viburnum farreri or Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ or ‘Deben’ are upright shrubs which bear pretty clusters of pinkbuds on their bare branches, that open into honey-scented white flowers. They are incredibly tough, withstanding all but the harshest of frost. It’s lovely to cut a few sprigs to stand in a jam jar indoors. My favourite winter flowering shrub is
the witch hazel plant Hamamelis mollis. It’s a delightful shuttlecock-shaped bush that explodes with citrus-scented spidery flowers right about now. I have the orange ‘Jelena’ in my garden but the pale yellow ‘Pallida’ and the deep red ‘Ruby Glow’ are equally lovely. My dad had a wonderful winter-flowering honeysuckle in his garden: Lonicera fragrantissima, which I adored. A few years ago I discovered Lonicera x purpussi and fell in love. It has creamy white flowers and a really strong scent. Even if you have a tiny garden you’ll have room for a Christmas Box Sarcococca confusa. It produces white whiskery flowers
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from among its dark shiny evergreen foliage. I have two in pots on either side of my path and I’ve had people stop in their tracks and return back towards the house sniffing, in search of the source of the amazing sweet, heady scent. And don’t forget that there are scented snowdrops and tiny Iris reticulata which are deliciously perfumed too. Time to get sniffing. Happy gardening. By Rachael Leverton
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What’s On @ Ripon Library?
A Good Read The Earth Hums in B Flat n Mari Strachan
Gwenni Morgan is twelve, and every night she flies in her sleep – over the town and the countryside around, looking down on familiar and not so familiar scenes. She thinks she remembers flying while awake as a small child, but somehow she has lost the ability to do so, no matter how hard she tries. And she daren’t try too hard, because Mam doesn’t like any reminders that Gwenni might not be the same as everyone else. Set in rural Wales in the 1950s, Strachan’s debut novel follows Gwenni as the disappearance of a local man begins a chain of events, which reveal some of the secrets that lie under the surface of everyday life. The novel works in a number of ways. On the one hand, it is at times a darkly comic portrayal of small town Wales. On the other, it is a story about families, their secrets and the after effects of war. What holds these strands together is Gwenni herself as narrator, who sees more than she understands, and whose innocence is captured perfectly in Strachan’s often understated prose style. The supporting characters are equally well drawn – from highly strung Mam, to kind, patient Tada, from the mysterious Aunty Lol, to Alwenna, Gwenni’s best friend, old beyond her years and ‘with no shame!’ Although the solution to the main mystery of the story is clear to the reader from the outset, Strachan holds back just enough to keep us guessing at the other strands which she brings together for the conclusion – I guarantee she will keep you reading until the end.
Clown
n Quentin Blake Can you tell a story without words? Well, Quentin Blake can, and in Clown he does. The book consists entirely of illustrations, in Blake’s well loved and instantly recognisable style. Our hero, Clown, finds himself thrown into the dustbin, along with a number of other toys. He escapes, dusts himself off, and sets out to find someone who can help him to rescue his friends. Along the way he finds himself in a fancy dress competition, entertaining a rather fierce looking dog, and possibly finding himself a home – all without words. The beauty of the story is that while Blake’s illustrations carry the narrative forward, the reader can choose their own way of telling it. No two versions are ever the same, as each child brings to the book their own language and rhythms. Clown himself is wonderfully expressive, and the pictures are enough to have you laughing out loud in several places. An absolutely marvellous book, which every child should read – and which every adult will enjoy too.
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My Neighbourhood community drop-ins 19 January, 9 February, 16 March Organised by the Ripon Minster ward ‘My Neighbourhood’ team, the informal monthly drop-in surgery takes place from 10am until 11:30am. Residents will have the opportunity to speak to a wide number of organisations, who will be able to offer support, answer queries and give advice on any issues they may want to raise. Contact Ripon Library on 01609 536623 or ripon.library@northyorks.gov.uk to find out which organisations are attending.
Harry Potter Event
Saturday 3 February. Join us to celebrate Fantastic Beasts and all things Harry Potter! Celebrate #HarryPotterBookNight with us. Come dressed as your favourite Hogwarts character. We’ll be decorating the library and hosting Fantastic Beasts themed fun and activities. It’s FREE, but contact the library to find out more and to book your place.
Code Club
We’ll be running our popular Code Club, for children ages 9 -13 on Saturdays at the library, from 10.15 – 11.45. It’s FREE to join, but booking is essential. Contact the Library to find out more on 01609 536623 or ripon.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Storytimes
Our regular programme of storytimes begins again from 10th January. Wednesday Weekly Story and Rhyme Time with Ripon Children’s Centre, 10.15-11am. For children aged 2 – 5. Join us for fun stories and songs. Term time only. Tots Treat Storytime, for children aged under 2. Join our Library volunteers for stories and songs. Wednesdays during term time, 2-2.30pm Toddlers Stories and Crafts for pre-schoolers, Thursday morning during term time, 10.30-11am. Join us at the library for stories and simple crafts and colouring. For more info about storytimes contact Ripon Library on 01609 536623 or ripon.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Regular drop-ins
Wednesday morning from 10.30am – Stonham Homestay tenant support services. Housing related support and advice. Friday morning – MIND from 10.30am. Supporting people needing help to maintain good mental health. Drop-in to the library to pick up useful information, or join in with MIND’s tea club for a friendly chat. We are also looking for new volunteers to help with our Home Library Delivery Service. If you are interested in helping us choose books, or to deliver books, on a fortnightly basis to customers who can’t get to the library, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact Ripon Library on 01609 536623 or ripon.library@northyorks.gov. uk to find out how you could help.
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A NEW YEAR HOW DID THE MONTHS GET THEIR NAMES?
The names of the months in the calendar go back to the first Roman king, King Romulus. In 732BC Romulus’s calendar had only 10 named months, the first month being that of what we refer to as March: Martius - after the Roman God of war Mars. Aprilis - from the Latin aperire, meaning ‘to open’ (flowers open in spring). Maius - after Maia, mother of Mercury. Junius - after Juno, Queen of the Gods. These first 4 months are from where our months of March, April, May and June originate. Then for some unexplained reason Romulus changed to numbering the months: Quintilis - from the Latin quintus, meaning ‘fifth’. Sextilis- from the Latin sextus, meaning ‘sixth’. September - from the Latin septum, meaning ‘seven’. October - from the Latin octo, meaning ‘eight.’ November - from the Latin novem, meaning ‘nine’. December - from the Latin decem, meaning ‘ten’. These are the origins of the months September, October, November and December. Romulus decided that the days of the dark months of the winter should be nameless. This must have caused some confusion because around 700BC King Numa introduced 2 additional months: Januarius - after the two-faced God Janus Februarius- from Februa, a Roman feast Consequently January and February where conceived. The Romans lived with this system for the centuries leading up to Julius Caesar. They then decided to honour Julius by naming a month after him. They changed the 5th month of their calendar from Quintilis to what we now call July.
Ceasar was followed by Augustus who had the 6th month named after him, consequently the month of Sextilis was renamed August. This in itself created a problem for the Romans, the month of Sextilis had 30 days compared with July which had 31 days (as the following table shows). Augustus demanded that he was just as great a person as Caesar and his month should also have 31 days. This meant that there would be 3 consecutive months of 31 days in July, August and September which to the superstitious Romans was unlucky. Their way around this was to take one day off February and add it on to August, then take one day off September put it on to October and similarly do the same with November and December. This numbering system has remained with us ever since with the exception of leap years.
Month
Days allocated before Augustus
Days allocated after Augustus
January
31
31
February
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28
March
31
31
April
30
30
May
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31
June
30
30
July
31
31
August
30
31
September
31
30
October
30
31
November
31
30
December
30
31
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Have you got a Greenhouse tacked to the side of your house? A Conservatory is not a habitable room, being too cold in winter and too hot in summer. Research at Cranfield University has shown that the average south-facing conservatory reaches a comfortable temperature for only two hours a day, unless energy is expended on artificial heating or cooling. The glass or polycarbonate roof and walls have a minimal insulation value, and a conservatory is little more than a greenhouse tacked onto the side of a house. Unfortunately, instead of paying just a few hundred pounds for a lean-to greenhouse, many people have been persuaded by glossy advertising to pay £20,000 or £30,000 or more, for a conservatory. The conservatory industry has relied on huge profits on a few slick sales points-that a conservatory is a cheaper way of providing space than a proper extension; that it will be erected with little disruption in a week or so; and that conservatories do not require Planning Permission or Building Regulation approval. They do! * The planning permission* argument has always been suspect. Like any addition, a conservatory fell under “permitted development” rights only so long as it was not too big- no more than 10 per cent of the existing building (or 50 cubic metres) for a terraced house, or 15 per cent (or 70 cubic metres ) for any other house. The Building Regulations situation is more complex. There are in fact several aspects of the Building Regulations that conservatories have always had to comply with-such as those governing structural stability and fire safety. But the one that was stressed by the salesman was Part L – the conservation of fuel and power. A conservatory was exempt from Part L as long as it was separated from the house by a closing door, and had a roof area of at least 75 per cent glazed and a wall area at least 50 per cent glazed. It was this fact that was promoted as a “loophole” by the salesman, and a result in thousands of shoddy boxes being sold, with no oversight from local authority Building Control officers. For what it’s worth, the percentage glazed area requirement was dropped for the 2010 edition Part L, so there is no longer any difference between a
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