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Welcome to the 1st issue of Goodtimes for the County of Flintshire! This NEW, FRESH, and FREE magazine is available from locations throughout the County including Tesco, Broughton. Already very successful and popular in Gwynedd, Conwy and Denbighshire, we are delighted to be able to now showcase businesses and events in Flintshire! In this issue we have beauty tips from Sheila, co-owner of 2 Dumb Blondes Beauty Salon, our car feature takes a closer look at the Audi R8 GT, food recipes, charity Love Hope Strength, Goodtimes Ahead looks at forthcoming events within the County and beyond over the coming weeks, and much more. With Christmas just around the corner (I know, I can’t believe it either!), remember to reserve your space at the Christmas dinner table with the businesses inside. Please help local businesses by using this magazine, and don’t forget to mention you saw them in Goodtimes! Many businesses have benefited from advertising in our magazines thanks to our readers; we have included comments from some of them inside. Please contact us with any ideas / events etc you would like to see in future issues. Till next time, keep safe and ENJOY THE GOODTIMES!
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Various recipes for Welsh rarebit include the addition of ale, mustard, ground cayenne pepper or ground paprika and Worcestershire sauce.The sauce may also be made by blending cheese and mustard into a béchamel sauce[3][10] or Mornay sauce. Some recipes for Welsh rarebit have become textbook savoury dishes listed by culinary authorities including Escoffier, Saulnier and others, who tend to use the form Welsh rarebit, emphasizing that it is not a meat dish. In the United States, a frozen prepared sauce by Stouffer’s can be found in supermarkets”.
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WREXHAM FC SIGNS NEW PLAYER! There is a new arrival at Wrexham FC... The Dragons welcome in a very unusual team member, he has the skills and the personality to be a winner but sadly, at only 8 centimetres high he won’t be scoring any goals for Wrexham next season as he is a USBMAN! Pull his head off to reveal a usb flash drive and plug him into your PC or Mac. Use him to store and transfer your files or photos whether you’re home or
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AUDI STEPS UP THE PACE WITH EVEN MORE EXTREME 560PS R8 GT Exclusive new version of celebrated V10 sports car packs even more power to propel even less weight for breathtaking performance
Performance is even more acutely of the essence in the new Audi R8 GT, a distillation of the celebrated R8 V10 formula into an even more concentrated and potent form. Through an engine upgrade to 560PS, and the use of even more intensively weight optimized alternatives to many body and mechanical components, the 100kg lighter R8 GT is able to deliver even more breathtaking pace and handling poise. A total of 33 examples of the most extreme road-going R8 to date will become available to order in the summer at an OTR price of £142,585. The R8 GT benefits from the considerable expertise gained in paring back the weight and maximizing the performance potential of the R8 LMS GT3, the circuit car with which it draws obvious parallels, and which won 23 races in its
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first season and claimed three championships in 2009 and 2010. Thanks to its largely hand built aluminium Audi Space Frame (ASF) body, weighing only 210 kilograms, and the lightweight aluminium panels joined to it with exceptional precision, the ‘standard’ R8 is already a flyweight by class standards, but by closely scrutinizing every element of the car Audi engineers have managed to whittle away a further 100kg, taking the kerb weight to 1,525kg. Nine of these kilograms were lost through the use of thinner glass for the windscreen, and a strong but light polycarbonate for the bulkhead and the window in the rear hatch. Lighter sheet metal and additional cutouts shaved a further 2.6 kilograms from the aluminium ‘boot lid’ covering
the 100 litre luggage compartment at the front, and at the rear the replacement of the speed activated rear spoiler with a fixed rear wing docked an additional 1.2 kilograms. Use of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) for the rear ‘bonnet’ has eliminated a further 6.6 kilograms, and a new CFRP rear bumper and CFRP sideblades also save 5.2 and 1.5 kilograms respectively. With its minimal weight and extremely high strength, CFRP is the ideal material for a high-performance sports car, and Audi has broadbased expertise in its use. The technical components of the R8 GT have not been ignored either. One kilogram has been deducted from the brake system, four kilograms from the aluminium caps of the brake discs, 9.4 kilograms from the battery, 2.3 kilograms from the air intake module and 2.8 kilograms from the insulation of the engine compartment. The interior also offered substantial weightsaving potential. Numerous details have been further refined, key among these being the fitting of lightweight carpeting which accounts for 7.9 kilograms and the installation of bucket seats with a glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) chassis which cut 31.5 kilograms.
NEW Audi 560PS R8 GT FACTS • Limited to 33 UK-bound examples, the R8 GT opens for order in summer priced at £142,585 OTR – first deliveries in spring 2011 • Kerb weight reduced by 100kg to 1,525kg, output of V10 FSI engine boosted to 560PS and torque to540Nm, giving an impressive power-to-weight ratio of 367PS per ton • Available exclusively with R tronic automated manual transmission • 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds, combined mpg 20.6 • Fastest ever road-going Audi with 199mph top speed
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In 2010 cancer was the world’s top killer and will touch each and every one of us in our lifetime. It is a global issue in need of support from a worldwide network. In 2007, LHSF was co-founded by leukemia survivors Mike Peters of the Welsh rock band The Alarm and President of CSI Entertainment James Chippendale who believe that awareness, early detection and proper treatment should not be a luxury and wanted to find a way to ensure that all people have access to the same resources that saved their lives. With headquarters in Denver, CO and chapters in Dallas, Peru, United Kingdom and Australia, the Love Hope Strength Foundation has performed concerts on 6 continents in just two year’s time. We led musical pilgrimages to remote venues such as the base camp of Everest, the top of The Empire State Building, the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, and the glacier of Kilimanjaro and reach out through the
universal language of music. We have also teamed up with DKMS to expand our reach by conducting bone marrow drives at the largest music festivals in the United States so that people, like founder James Chippendale himself, can find the match that will save their lives. .Joining the Love Hope Strength Army in the battle against cancer are musicians from every corner of the globe. High school bands and Nepalese folk singers, to legends in rock n’ roll such as members of The Cult, The Stray Cats, Gin Blossoms, The Fixx, Tokyo Police Club, Squeeze, Candlebox, Seether, Smithereens, Dick Dale, Everclear and hundreds more have done their part to help spread the word through music. Each event is documented under the guidance of critically acclaimed producer, Alex Coletti, to build awareness through programs like Everest Rocks, now airing on MTV’s High Def channel, Palladia.
WHAT HAVE LHSF ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR? Funds from recent events have: • Purchased the very first mammography machine for the country of Nepal. • Purchased the first Nucletron brachytherapy afterloader (internal radiation) machine for the country of Nepal. • Funded a mobile cancer unit in Peru which will educate, screen and treat up to 30,000 patients per year in remote regions of Peru. • Funded a new wing for a cancer care center in Wales. • Supported the Valerie Fund in New Jersey, USA, a center for children with cancer and blood disorders. • Added over 2,000 people to the national marrow database. • Brought supplies to cancer centers in need around the world. • Sent cd’s and dvd’s to cancer centers around the world to brighten the day of patients through music. • Created an army of LHS volunteers who perform amazing acts of kindness and generosity in their communities. • Released the “Everest Rocks” documentary on MTV’s HD channel Palladia
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Mike Peters’ hospitals buskathon Mike Peters went on a oneday buskathon around North Wales’ three main hospitals. Mike visited Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Glan Clwyd at Bodelwyddan and Wrexham’s Maelor Hospital to
publicise this year’s Snowdon Rocks IV event. Mike said “All proceeds raised will now be able to help North Wales communities right across the Principality.”
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to a stress free tan If I said to you that once a week I stand in a tent, wearing a pair of paper knickers, and a rather fetching mop cap whilst my friend and business partner sprays me all over with a cold solution, I bet you think I am in need of help. However, despite the fact that my friends and clients think I am a bit dippy, I am in fact having a spray tan.
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If I said to you that once a week I stand in a tent, wearing a pair of paper knickers, and a rather fetching mop cap whilst my friend and business partner sprays me all over with a cold solution, “I bet you think I am in need of help”. However, despite the fact that my friends and clients think I am a bit dippy, I am in fact having a spray tan. You see I used to worship the sun, I would lie for hours covered in coconut oil, and sometimes even used foil to deflect the suns rays onto my skin (sorry mum, that is where it went) in my quest to be browner than my mates. If the sun was not blessing me with its presence I would head to the sun bed shop and get my tan. But as the years went by I found an easier, quicker and more reliable way of getting that sun kissed look I adore so much. We all have a friend who has a tanning disaster or maybe you have had one yourself. I hope I can help you to get sunless tanning right the first time and also reassure that the days of the orange tan are numbered provide you do your homework. I am asked so many questions about tanning and the most common are: 1. Will I be very dark or very light? No, you won’t be unless you want to be! A good tanning company will have a range of solutions that the therapist can choose from to suit your skin exactly.
not accommodating cancel your booking and go elsewhere. Thirdly, try to relax during the tan, it will only take around 10-15 minutes for a spray tan, a good therapist will understand if you are nervous and also be more then happy to explain things to you. Lastly, make sure you get your aftercare advice. If they take your money and offer you very little or no advice other than “wash it off in 8-12 hours” you need to go elsewhere next time. Aftercare is vital to a good tan and my top tips are: 1. Do not come into contact with any water whilst the tan is taking. 2. Shower the tan off when the time is up. Don’t be tempted to leave it on for longer than the therapist has suggested. 3. Moisturise EVERY day preferably with an oil free moisturiser, but any is better than none. 4. Exfoliate the skin gently EVERY day from day 4 to help the tan fade naturally and gradually. Sunless tanning is a great alternative to a real tan and done properly looks fantastic. Why not give it a whirl? You never know, you may even be converted!
2. Will I be orange? No, you won’t be if the therapist uses a product that contains no orange tones and/or also chooses a solution to suit you. 3. Will it last? Yes it will, around 5-7 days IF you follow your aftercare advice correctly. Firstly you need to find a therapist, so ask your friends and also go into the salon and have a look around, ask lots of questions and find out what variety of tans they offer. If the therapist is disinterested or vague about the solutions they use then go somewhere else. The key to a great tan is to find a great therapist, one that you feel comfortable with. Secondly preparation is the key. If you leave the salon (or end the phone call with no advice then call back and ask for some and if they are
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S E M I T D O O G ahead Elvis Tribute - Beaufort Park Hotel 22nd October Elvis tribute night. Contact: 01352 758646 for full details. John Barrowman - Venue Cymru 28th October John Barrowman, Britain’s most successful and, comfortably, Britain’s best all-round entertainer releases his third solo album, the self-titled John Barrowman this week on Arista and has now announced a brand new 23 date UK Tour including a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Bonfire Night – Deeside Leisure Centre 5th November 7pm start. Bonfire night at Deeside leisure centre.
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North Wales Choral Festival Venue Cymru 6th November As the festival has come to expect, some of the UK & Ireland’s most talented choirs will compete in the exciting daytime competition, to whittle out the crème de la crème for the evening winners’ concert. Motorhead - Venue Cymru 13th November 2010 is a special year for Motorhead, led by legendary frontman Lemmy Kilmister featuring Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, as it marks their 35th Anniversary as well as the release of a brand new studio album.
An Evening of Country Music Northop Hall 13th November An Evening of Country Music with Highfield Hall favourite Kenny Johnson Enjoy entertainment and fine dining followed by a disco in our beautiful hotel grounds. Tickets are £19.95 per person and include a 3 course meal. Entertainment only are priced at £10.00 per person. 7pm til late. £19.95 per person for dining & cabaret. Entertainment only £10.00 per person. High School Rocks - Venue Cymru 16th November A high energy, foot stomping, totally interactive production featuring all the very best hits from High School Musical 1, 2, and 3, Hannah Montana and Camp Rocks!
Ladies Only Night - Springfield Hotel 20th November Due to popular demand the DREAMMEN return to the Springfield. Drag Queen, Male Strippers and Disco Ladies & Over 18’s ONLY. £19.50 Meal & Show Paul Carrack - Venue Cymru 22nd November Singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics is back on tour this autumn. Robbie Williams Tribute Beaufort Park Hotel 27th November Robbie Williams tribute night. Contact: 01352 758646 for full details.
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Echo Arena Highlights Autumn begins with a bang as the Echo Arena hosts the MOBO Awards on 20 October, with acts such as JLS, Alesha Dixon and N-Dubz all set to perform in Liverpool’s stunning waterfront venue. This is followed by two highly anticipated Mersey Tigers fixtures against Plymouth Raiders (22 Oct) and Essex Pirates (29 Oct), as the Tigers try to hold on to their 100% winning record in the British Basketball League since the start of the 2010/11 season. For more family-friendly entertainment, you need look no further than Doctor Who – Live from 2-3 November. The new stage show, based upon the BBC’s smash-hit, award-winning series,
promises to deliver a spectacular audio/visual experience featuring live music, special effects and appearances from the show’s most popular monsters. This is followed by the first ever live stage show of the BBC’s A Question of Sport (5 Nov), which is set to celebrate a staggering 40 years on air! Presenter Sue Barker will be keeping order as usual, along with resident team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell, who will be joined by two stars from the world of sport. The November line-up continues to impress with a varied line-up including WWE Smackdown (6 Nov), Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance (7 Nov), Paramore (10 Nov) and the
World Netball Series (19-21 Nov). The month also sees the arrival of the ultimate girls night, as Lulu welcomes pop diva Anasticia and Heather Small (star of M People) to the 2010 tour of ‘Here Come The Girls’ (25 Nov), following its sell-out success in 2009. With a brand new £1 million stage set, new songs and routines and a new 7-piece band, the show will be sure to get you dancing in the aisles! For further information, visit www.echoarena.com or call 0844 8000 400.
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