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ndian summer - woo hoo. Very happy with that and anything that prolongs my S.A.D!

Already we are half way through September and our thoughts will be turning to the big ‘C’... As per usual I hope you will consider the wonderful selection of goodies on offer in our ‘local, independent shops’ and not just click your mouse online at Amazon! Next issue we will hopefully showcase what some of the shops have to offer you along with the prices!

So I’ve had a busy two months! I won my dance competition - now a world champion! Not too shabby! I’ve moved. Plus, I’ve started to learn TANGO! I think this one will be a very slow one to pick up as there is just so much to learn, along with connection but I am up for the new challenge.

Evening classes are already started and I had hoped to enrol on an upholstery one but time got the better of me so I might just put my “projects” into the auction room and buy again when I have more time!

I am looking for some delivery people again. Cults area (Hillview), Mannofield and Queens Cross - if you think you might have some time and want a bit of exercise every other month then email me at mail@gazettemagazines.com put Delivery Job in subject line and any preference to area.

Fab selection of new advertisers and the list of clubs and classes is also expanding so why not refill your cuppa and read on...

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Scottish Culture & Traditions Looks ahead to its 20th Year Aberdeen based charitable organisation Scottish Culture and Traditions (SC&T) is entering its 20th year of promoting awareness and growth of Scottish traditional music, song and dance in and around Aberdeen. A number of events are planned for the year ahead to celebrate this landmark anniversary including the launch of ‘The Aberdeen Collection’ tune book and a 20th birthday celebration event in 2017.

Over the past two decades SC&T has delivered a wide variety of classes. SC&T musicians, dancers and singers have performed at many public events. Groups formed from within the SC&T community have gone on to perform traditional music, song, and dance across the region and beyond.

The autumn term starts on 19th September and in addition to classes in Fiddle, Whistle, Flute, Mandolin/Banjo, Accordion, dance classes, group instrument and group singing classes, new initiatives for this year include Fiddle Orchestra and the establishment of a SC&T Choir. All levels are catered for. Classes are based at the MacRobert Building at Aberdeen University.

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Brilliant Bulbs

by Pippa Greenwood

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t is spring bulb time in all the garden centres now. Every one up and down the country should be crammed full of bulbs, many at an incredibly reasonable price, and all of which promise to provide glorious masses of colour, sometimes with scent, for many years to come.

By all means plant bulbs in beds and borders, but make this the year that you are a touch more adventurous and, if you don’t have any open ground in your garden and do your gardening purely on a terrace, patio or in a back yard, then don’t forget that there are still plenty of bulb planting opportunities to be had! Bulbs have the potential to make any garden look gorgeous but you can use them to add an element of fun as well as glamour, colour and perfume.

Bulbs look fantastic if allowed to naturalise beneath trees, but if you’ve no space for trees then miniature bulb varieties look equally good beneath shrubs. Simply choose a suitable selection such as miniature daffodils or crocuses and plant them in a random or scattered effect beneath the shrub, taking care to minimise damage to the shrub’s roots. Keep them well watered in spring and you should have a fantastic display.

On special occasions you may have been sent some flowers and these are often delivered in ornamental plastic-lined woven baskets, which are also available inexpensively from local markets or on the internet. These make perfect planting containers provided they are at least 3” (8 cm) deep. Shallower baskets can be used for smaller bulbs such as crocuses - simply fill them with bulb fibre and then plant up in the same way as you would a bowl of bulbs for an indoor display. To ensure that drainage is definitely not a problem, puncture some holes in the plastic liner and then use any normal multi-purpose or loam based compost mixture. Baskets like this look particularly decorative in the spring, and if you add a couple of ferns or ivies to larger baskets they will look even better.

Make use of an outdoor table which is normally left out throughout the year. In spring it is unlikely that you are going to use it for outdoor entertaining, so simply cover it to prevent the surface being spoiled and arrange a selection of pots full of spring bulbs on it – the effect can be really splendid and will make eating out of doors even more fun and stylish.

An old bucket - particularly an enamelled or galvanized one - makes a fabulous planter, but remember to drill some holes in the base, or if this isn’t possible, ensure that you place a layer of pebbles or grit at least 2” (5cm) deep in the bottom, so that excess water accumulates below the level of the roots and the bulbs do not rot off.

If your garden or back yard is a good size, then make sure that you use some large containers as these look particularly handsome if you can afford the space. Packed full of a single variety of one of the daffodils or tulips or any other spring bulbs, they will look absolutely gorgeous and make a very striking and bold display. Plant the container up in two layers, so that one lot of bulbs is Please do mention the gazette when responding to advertisers - thank you

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planted a couple of inches deeper than the other, and you will find that the display is prolonged slightly as the deeper ones will flower somewhat later than those planted closer to the surface If you want something really wacky, why not consider using an old bathroom suite or parts of it to make some very unusual planters? A bath may need a lot of compost to fill it – and don’t forget that good drainage will be necessary - but it can act like a full-sized flowerbed. Even a hand basin, lavatory or perhaps just the cistern can be planted up to great effect.

For a truly ornamental look, put an old watering can or wheelbarrow to good use by turning it into a planter; it’s the sort of thing you pay a fortune for in a garden centre! And then, guess how to make a decrepit pair of wellies or the pair of boots with a hole in them look fun: yes, these too make wonderful bulb containers!

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Motoring

By James Baggott

An Interview With Lewis Hamilton... he’s a legend, he drove in a time when people were dying often. Obviously we’ve lost a couple of drivers in the last few years…I think it is important for us in the sport to always be considering [safety] and always be working on it, but I hope the danger’s always going to be there, because otherwise anyone could do it.”

He’s a British hero and an F1 champion and just after he won the British Grand Prix, we were lucky enough to be a part of a small group of journalists who were given the chance to chat with Lewis Hamilton at the launch of the new Mercedes-AMG GT R. Here’s what we learned about his views on road cars, racing outside F1 and gaining an inch…

He wouldn’t drive in any other series than F1 On the subject of racing in something like the Nurburgring 24-hour race, he said: “I like that I can take [the AMG GT R] around the Nurburgring and have a lot of fun, but I don’t really have any desire to race anything else. The problem is, once you come out of F1, everything else is a step down.”

At 31 years old, though, he acknowledges he’s heading towards the end of his career, saying: “That might change.

I’ve been driving since I was eight years old, so when I stop racing I’m probably going to have massive withdrawal and want to drive something…”

Danger is exciting Although no car racing appeals to Hamilton, he does say he’d like to have a go in MotoGP, because even riding his bike on the motorway is scary, “so imagine what it must be like at the speeds those guys are going.”

On the subject of danger and improving safety, he says: “One of the exciting factors is when we get in that car and we know the danger factor is there. When I see Niki [Lauda], he’s just awesome,

Bikes beat cars His garage might be full of luxury motors, but he rarely drives them, preferring to keep the mileage low and the value appreciating.

Instead of driving: “I usually ride my motorbike.

Sometimes if I get home and I want to unwind I might take the car out, but I want to keep the mileage low on all my cars! So I don’t ever really go that far.”

He thinks he’s matured For someone who has a reputation for speaking his mind, Hamilton portrays a calm aura and claims his years in racing have matured him.

He said: “Age, I’m sure, has helped, but as you grow with the team…you realise your place in the team, you know, what I say to the camera is

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what the guys back at the factory hear me say, and you realise that you’re affecting all of those people with the things you say, so I’m conscious of those things.”

In a sign of the relaxed maturity we rarely see from him during race weekends, he says it’s important to keep perspective when you have a technical fault that’s out of your hands.

His engine has 508 different settings Hamilton had a tough time in Baku after his team put him in the wrong engine setting.

Team radio rules didn’t let them tell him how to fix it, which prompted a discussion about F1’s regulations.

He acknowledged having fast, technical racing that’s also exciting is a difficult balance to find, but said: “It’s insane how much stuff we have to study…the problem is they’ve made the cars so technical. Of the engine switches I have, one is just one to 14, and the other is one to 14, but in each of those settings is another 10

options.”

His colleague then mentioned that they’d calculated there are 508 possible

combinations.

always the easiest balance.”

He does what he likes Away from the paddock, Hamilton has grown a reputation for enjoying a celebrity lifestyle, and has been seen having fun on jet skis on holiday.

He wants to be a development driver “I was talking to Tobias [Moers, AMG boss] and I was like ‘you’ve got all this Formula 1 technology and you have the Formula 1 world champion driving your car – utilise that!”

With all his experience behind the wheel, Hamilton clearly sounds frustrated when he describes wanting to change things about cars when he drives them. To get around that, the three-time world champion wants to do a “limited edition series, which I can test, which I can set up and be hands-on with the design.”

Does the team tell him to reign in his extra-curricular activities? “When I was at McLaren I said ‘these are the things I like to do, just so you’re aware’ and when I joined this team I already told them ‘these are the things I do, I’m not gonna stop!’ You know, I’m conscious, I never want to watch someone else drive my car, so I try to be as sensible as I can whilst having fun, which isn’t

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Gordonians Hockey Club - Youth Coaching Tuesdays fm 23rd Aug until end of May 5.45pm - 7.00pm Astroturf Playing Fields, Countesswells Road AB15 8AR Ages P4 - S6 any school Contact John Mowat tel: 07525 811039 Aberdeen Choral Society Mondays fm 5th September at 7.30pm Queens Cross Church Hall.. Please come and join us we’d love to have you. All details on our website.

Woodburn Walkers Every seond Tuesday @ Hazlehead Park - Contact Joyce at 01224 323925 or Maureen at 01224 318075 A walking group open to all over 50’s . We enjoy walks in the north east from bout seven miles, (a shorter option is usually available).

Mannofield Parent & Toddler Group Monday, & Fridays 1000 - 1130 @ Mannofield Church Facebook Group - Mannofield Parent & Toddlers Aberdeen Strathspey and Reel Society Monday evenings, Jnr Orchestra - 6.30 to 7.30pm, Snr 7.30 to 9.00pm @ Airyhall School, Countesswells Road Tel: 01224 676482, e-mail infoaberdeenstrathspey.org.uk www.aberdeenstrathspey.org.uk We’re always on the lookout for players of all ages - interested?

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Rhythm Time Multisensory Music Sessions Ruthrieston West Church Tuesdays: 9.45am, 14mnths - 3yrs 10.25am 0 -12mnths 11.05am 0 - 12 mnths Friday: 9.30am 14mnths - 3yrs 10.10am 14mnths 3yrs 10.50am 0 - 12mnths Scottish Country Dancing classes Various Days start 26 Sept from Beginners to Advanced for Adults - Beginners on a Thursday afternoon or Monday evening. Please contact aberdeenrscds@ hotmail.co.uk or 01224 636128 for more information.

Ceilidh classes every other Tuesday from 4th October.

South St Nicholas Church Kincorth, 7:30 - 9:00pm everyone welcome for a fun evening! Please contact aberdeenrscds@hotmail.co.uk or 01224 636128 for more information.

Scottish Country Dancing classes for Children after school at St Joseph’s, Kingsford, Braehead, Craigiebuckler Church Hall or at City Moves on a Saturday morning .

Please contact aberdeenrscds@hotmail.co.uk or 01224 636128 for more information.

Aberdeen Orpheus Choir Wednesday evenings at 7.15 p.m. in the Hall of Crown Terrace Baptist Church, Windmill Lane, Aberdeen. Some vacancies exist in the Choir and if you can read music and are interested in choral music, further information may be obtained by contacting our Conductor, Jane Murray on 07967926758.

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TART BOURDALOUE This classic French tart has a lovely rich almond frangipane filling. Choose pears that are firm, but not rock hard.

Serves 6-8 Ready in: 1 hour 30 minutes, plus chilling 225g ready-made puff pastry 75g unsalted butter, softened 75g caster sugar 2 medium eggs, beaten 1 tsp almond extract 75g plain flour 100g ground almonds 3 firm pears, peeled, halved and cored 2 tbsp apricot glaze, warmed (see Tip) 1 Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm round fluted flan tin. Trim the edges and prick the pastry all over with a fork. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

2 Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, then the almond extract. Sift over the flour and fold in with the ground almonds to make a smooth mixture. Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/Gas 6. Place a heavy baking sheet in the oven to heat up.

3 Spread the mixture in an even layer in the chilled pastry case. Place one pear half, cut side down, on a board. Using a sharp knife, carefully slice width ways through the pear half about 10 times. Repeat with the other pear halves, keeping them in their shape.

4 Arrange the sliced pears on top of the almond mixture, fanning them out slightly. Place the flan tin on the hot baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C/fan 160C/ Gas 4 and bake for a further 20-25 minutes until golden. Cover the tart loosely with foil for the last 1520 minutes of the cooking time to prevent the top from over-browning.

5 Leave the tart to cool for 10-15 minutes then glaze the top with the warmed apricot glaze. Serve warm or cold with crème fraiche, if liked.

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Some people become teary-eyed when they remember the television of their childhood. Maybe I’m getting old and cynical, but I’m starting to see mine very differently.

BAGPUSS - capitalism’s failings A fat cat (literally coming apart at the seams) sits in a shop, dreaming big ideas. Meanwhile, the mice do all the work (berated by an intellectual woodpecker), for no pay. Saleable goods are then placed on view where they generate no profit at all.

MR BENN - customer service materclass A well-dressed gentleman keeps returning to a shop where he tries on various outfits and never buys anything. Worse, he loiters in the changing room, indulging in a rich fantasy life, only to emerge with unexplained items that he insists on keeping as souvenirs.

RAINBOW - dysfunction begins at home Forward-thinking sitcom about Geoffrey’s blended family: Bungle - a low-achieving bear, George - a onearmed pink hippopotamus, and Zippy - a troublemaker with an extreme body piercing. Rainbow showed parents everywhere how to use music and play to distract children from their deep-seated behavioural problems.

WOMBLES - eco warriors Propaganda show about environmental extremists who upcycle junk and live under the ground, a bit like a cross between Kirstie Allsop and the Twyford Down protestors.

TRUMPTON - totalitarian state An ordinary town broadcasts mass surveillance of individuals and their lives. The police are often on the streets (well, only one - thanks to budget cuts), and the army at Camberwick Green is only a phone call away.

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Migraine: It’s Not ‘Just’ A Headache

Migraine is one of the WHO’s ‘most disabling lifetime conditions’. Yet it’s often poorly understood and trivialised.

What is Migraine?

Migraine isn’t ‘just a bad headache’. Suffered by three times as many women as men, it’s a complex set of symptoms often including headache, triggered by physiological changes yet with no known ‘cause’. However, triggers have been identified: • Stress or excitement – although some migraines start when stress is relieved.

• Hunger/lack of food, causing fluctuating/low blood sugar levels.

• Dehydration.

• Sleep (too little or too much).

• Change of routine.

• Alcohol.

• Caffeine.

• Prolonged screen time – due to screen glare or flickering and muscle tension.

• Hormonal changes in women.

• Environmental factors – changes in temperature, humidity and altitude, loud noises, flickering or glaring lights, smells.

• Jaw tension, coughing, unaccustomed exertion or illness.

Most experts now discount tyramine, found in soft cheeses and wine, as a trigger.

Types and Symptoms Most common are:

Migraine with aura (10-30% of migraines). Neurological symptoms occur first, usually lasting less than an hour, normally followed by a headache. Most common symptoms are tunnel vision, double vision, blind spots or temporary blindness, flashing lights and sparkling/ coloured spots, stars or zigzags.

However, some people also experience weakness on one side or partial paralysis, dizziness, vertigo, numbness or tingling, disturbance to speech, hearing and memory, fear or confusion, and fainting, particularly if they suffer from migraine with brainstem aura and hemiplegic migraine, which are rare subtypes.

Migraine without aura: (70-90% of migraines). Attacks usually last 4-72 hours if untreated.

The headache is usually a throbbing pain, often on one side, which worsens on exertion.

It’s frequently accompanied by nausea and sometimes vomiting, diarrhoea and light or sound sensitivity.

Menstrual Migraine (usually without aura) affects fewer than 10% of women. Experts believe it’s triggered by falling oestrogen levels and/or prostaglandin release during the menstrual cycle. It normally occurs on the two days before, and the first three days during, a period, and often lasts longer than other types.

Preventing Migraine Avoiding triggers, following a regular routine, and eating, sleeping and exercising healthily can help. Your GP may recommend preventative medications such as topiramate and propranolol for severe and/or frequent migraines.

Treating Migraine Take medications swiftly, as the stomach often stops working effectively during a migraine. Try: • Over-the-counter painkillers.

• From pharmacies: medications containing pain relief and an anti-emetic that alleviates nausea and vomiting and aids painkiller absorption.

• From your GP: triptan medications, which reverse the blood vessel dilation thought to cause migraine. For menstrual migraine, ask about hormonal contraceptives, oestrogen supplements and mefenamic acid (an anti-inflammatory painkiller that can also alleviate heavy periods).

• Botox injections – which may work by interrupting the pain feedback pathway to the brain.

• Resting in a darkened room or having a nap.

See Your GP if you’ve never had migraine before or suffer from migraine more than 5 days in a month, even if your pain is under control with medication. You may require a preventative medicine.

Seek Emergency Medical Advice if you experience: • Paralysis or weakness in either arm or face.

• Slurred/ garbled speech.

• A sudden agonising headache.

• Headache with a high temperature, stiff neck, mental confusion, seizures, double vision and rash.

For support and more information: Migraine Action: www.migraine.org.uk The Migraine Trust: www. migrainetrust.org/ The National Migraine Centre: www.nationalmigrainecentre. org.uk/

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Hobbies The Genteel World Of Vintage China

By Kate McLelland

There’s nothing more civilised than listening to the murmur of polite conversation and the clink of cup against saucer in one of the vintage-inspired tea rooms that have recently sprung up in towns throughout the UK. With pastel wallpaper, floralpatterned tablecloths and mismatched wooden chairs painted in seaside colours, the style reflects the British public’s current love affair with all things nostalgic. The décor may feel slightly artificial - think Downton Abbey meets Cath Kidston - but once your brew arrives in a traditional pot, ready to be poured into dainty cups, it’s easy to see why the ritual of taking afternoon tea has become so popular in recent years.

Using a ‘proper’ tea set harks back to a more genteel time, when tea had visible leaves and we didn’t drink it out of a mug.

Ever since the trend for ‘Shabby Chic’ furniture and accessories started to emerge in the ‘90s and ‘00s, vintage china has grown in popularity. One of the reasons for its success is that it chimes with our current obsession with baking. Scones, cup cakes and fairy cakes just seem to taste so much better when they are piled up on delicately patterned china.

Nowadays you’ll find vintage cups and saucers everywhere, from village fetes to wedding breakfasts. It’s not just the charm of these elegantlyshaped drinking vessels that appeals, it’s their cost, too. In many charity shops you can

buy a full set of vintage tea ware, including cups, saucers, sugar bowl, milk jug and tea pot, for less than £15 (compare that with a medium-priced, 4-piece contemporary tea set from a popular high street chain store, which will set you back around £80).

Of course, not every vintage tea set is cheap. Collectable brands such Royal Doulton, Wedgwood and Meissen have been known to achieve thousands of pounds when sold at auction.

In 2011 a Chinese silver-gilt tea service, auctioned by Sotheby’s Amsterdam, exceeded its estimate of €50,000 to fetch €204,750, while a 19th century 6-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service by Tiffany & Co. sold for over $20,000 at auction in Boston - four times more

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than the expected amount. But the prize for the most costly tea set goes to a Half-Figure Service Meissen porcelain set, which sold for over £500,000 when it went under the hammer in 2012.

If you are buying a vintage tea set for your personal use, here are some tips to keep the china in tip-top condition: - Never put it in the dishwasher: always hand wash with a mild soap such as baby shampoo.

- Don’t soak vintage china as this can cause problems with the glaze, or even remove gold leaf decoration.

- Avoid acidic substances like lemon juice. If you use lemon in your tea, be sure to remove it quickly after you’ve finished.

- If you want to store your teacups, use a sealable plastic container. Stack carefully, placing a folded tea towel in the bottom of the box and putting a sheet of cardboard over the first layer of cups before adding a second.

If you don’t want to collect whole tea sets but enjoy collecting individual cups and saucers, you can purchase items by pattern or type, colour or manufacturer. For example, you might put together a collection of cups and saucers with a floral pattern or with an oriental theme, or you could simply collect items of matching colour.

Vintage cups can also make great gifts when filled with scented wax and turned into candles, although you should probably avoid using your best Meissen china for this!

Simply heat candle-making wax flakes and mix the melted wax with scented essential oils (avoid using any alcoholbased perfumes) then pour around a pre-waxed wick.

You’ll find an easy-to-follow list of instructions at www. hodgepodgecraft.com, and there are also several good YouTube videos that provide step-by-step guides to making cup candles.

If you fancy spreading the vintage love, traditional tea ware is now popular for birthdays, hen parties, weddings, baby showers and christenings and many vintage hire companies have started up to meet this demand.

A good example is The Vintage Teacup, which hires out colourthemed vintage tea sets, cake stands and glassware as well as vintage

props such as suitcases, picnic baskets and typewriters. They also offer a ‘Gramophone DJ Service’ that plays from a collection of over three hundred 78rpm records.

Sybil Worsley-Cundall runs a company called Once Upon a Teacup in Manchester, catering for vintage tea parties. She started out by buying a couple of tea sets for a vintage tea party and now runs a successful business.

“Combined with the love I have for sourcing and collecting vintage pieces … sharing my vintage tea parties with others seemed a logical way to go,” says Sybil.

You can track down great vintage buys in charity shops, at local auctions and on Ebay, but before you buy it pays to examine every item for cracks and chips. Once you’ve bought your delicate china tea set, don’t be afraid to use and enjoy it. With careful handling and maintenance it should last for generations to come.

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The club, initially set up by Jason McGill as a means for catching up with friends, has developed into winning the Scottish Dodgeball Championship annually since 2013 and having regularly competed in the UK Championships with the best dodgeball teams across the UK. Their team includes one international dodgeball player, Pete Watt, and the club are hopeful for more players to break into the national team over the coming year.

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