Iceni Magazine Issue 18

ICENI Lifestyle Magazine For Norwich And Norfolk

STOPTOBER Stand Up, Mass Quitters!

COMPETITIONS Tickets Up For Grabs

MADE IN MOVEMBER About Movember

ISSUE 18

PICK ME UP TAKE ME HOME

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Welcome To Iceni Magazine, Autumn has a firm foot in the door, but despite the leaves curling and turning a multitude of browns, yellows and reds ready to depart for the winter, summer seems to be trying it's hardest to hold on with unusually high temperatures and along with those last fleetings of summer here is issue 18.

October and indeed the next few months until Christmas are exceptionally busy in the world of fundraising, firstly with 'Stoptober' the national campaign to get smokers to quit and then 'Movember' the international campaign for men's health. Norwich have their very own team 'Morwich' and are holding an official shave-off on 31st October. Last year 'Morwich' came 185th in the UK and was the biggest team in Norwich, raising a staggering £4,772 for the charity. Captain David Hubbard hopes to supersede this year and get in the top 100 this year. ( See page 8 for more information).

Straight after Movember, we will be heading into ‘Decembeard’ another charity raising the profile for Bowel Cancer, a relatively new charity started by Chris Evans in 2011, they encourage men to grow a beard for the Month of December.

December of course is our favourite time of the year here at Iceni Headquarters and to celebrate we have a competition giving away 5 pairs of tickets for the Christmas Gift Fair at the NEC Birmingham, 20-23 November, a fantastic start to the festive period. Entry closes October 31st.

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Thought Of The Month

By Alex Wiseman

Weddings...stressful or not?

I have like many, been to lots of weddings and enjoy them. They are always a fantastic way of family and friends coming together for one sole reason: the love a pair that want to marry.

My recent wedding was a fairly low key day spent with the people we love. It was without a shadow of doubt the best day of my life and I will never forget it for as long as I live.

In the build up to the wedding I was given a piece of advice 'don't worry about the wedding - but do worry about the marriage'. And from that day forward I didn't stress about ours, we just enjoyed it and now we can look forward to a lifetime of love, happiness and laughter.

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COMPETITION

ICENI MOTORING

Peugeot 208 GTI Prestige 1.6 THP 200

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ROOTS NORWICH Stakes It's Claim In...

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ICENI INTERVIEWS Adam Hatfield

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Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil Made In Movember About Movember Iceni Fashion Icedrainbow Jewellery Decembeard Is On Its Way Fosters Solicitors Important Changes...

Iceni Columists Keri Beevis & Mark King Wymondham Dickensian Steampunk Fayre Keys Auctioneers Book Auction Iceni - Out & About The Real Halloween Iceni Book Review Norfolk - The Classic Guide

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The Wayland Players November Production Stoptober Stand up, Mass Quitters!

Iceni Health Do You Need...

Iceni Health Be Inspired Iceni Competition Tickets Up For Grabs Roots Norwich Stakes It's Claim In...

Monthly Recipe

By Eric Snaith The Green Dragon Christmas Menu Station Bistro Wymondham Christmas Menus Iceni Interviews Adam Hatfield

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Aluna J Autumn/Winter Collection Nova Silver Jewellery Fashion Iceni Fitness The Nights are Drawing In...

Social Media What Klout Do You Have??

Ask Dave Question Of The Month Iceni Competition Tickets Up For Grabs Iceni Motoring Peugeot 208 GTI Prestige Canary Soldiers A Little Over A Century Ago Tattoo Advice Cover-Ups, Help & Advice Iceni Horoscopes What Do Your Stars Hold

SWAGGER & JACKS

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Swagger & Jacks Gentlemen’s Grooming New Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil To celebrate the opening of our new Swagger & Jacks Barbershop at 6 St Benedicts Street, Norwich Lanes, we have added to the Swagger & Jacks Gentlemen’s Grooming Range with the launch of our new Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil, blended with the warm woody fragrance of Sandalwood Oils. Used daily the Classic Beard Oil will soften and moisturise coarse bristles and treat the skin at the base of the beard. Price £12.95 The Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil has now been included in our best selling Beard Grooming Sets so that you can now choose between the Ultimate Beard Oil blended with Cinnamon Spice and our new Classic Sandalwood fragrance to care for your Beard.

Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Care Set 1 - Price £26.95 Consisting of a Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil and Beard Brush Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard & Moustache Set - Price £35.00 Consisting of a Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil, Argan Oil Beard Shampoo and Moustache Wax

Images: Photography by Swagger & Jacks.

Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Care Set 2 - Price £39.95 Consisting of a Swagger & Jacks Classic Beard Oil, Beard Brush and Argan Oil Beard Shampoo

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MADE IN MOVEMBER Issue 18 2014

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MADE IN MOVEMBER ABOUT MOVEMBER

Movember foundation is the leading global organisation WHO The committed to changing the face of men’s health. We achieve this by challenging men to grow moustaches during Movember (the month formerly known as November) to spark conversation and raise funds for prostate cancer, testicular cancerand mental health problems. started in Melbourne, Australia in 2003.

WHEN Movember It is now seen around the globe every November 1st – 30th, with campaigns in 21 countries.

WHY

To create conversations about men’s health and to find breakthrough solutions that produce tangible improvements in the lives of those dealing with prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems.

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Mo Bros (guys who grow a Mo) sign up online.

Starting clean-shaven on November 1st they donate their face for 30 days by growing and grooming the best moustache they can muster, raising funds and awareness along the way.

Women (known as Mo Sistas) play a key supporting role by signing up often as team captains, recruiting Mo Bros, helping to raise funds, and also encouraging the men in their life to action when it comes to their health.

Images/Logos Courtesy Of Movember.

HOW

FUNDS

Funds raised are committed to combatting prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems and to date we have supported over 800 men’s health programmes. Our goal is to make a significant impact on men’s health through increased understanding of the health risks men face, encouraging men to take action to remain well, and ensuring that when men are sick they know what to do and take action. Specifically: living with and beyond prostate cancer PROSTATE Men have the treatment and care needed to be physically and mentally well.

CANCER living with and beyond testicular cancer TESTICULAR Men have the treatment and care needed to be physically and mentally well.

CANCER

MENTAL HEALTH

Men and boys are mentally healthy and take action to remain so. Those who experience mental health problems take action early and live lives free of stigma and discrimination.

Visit: UK.MOVEMBER.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/MOVEMBERUK Twitter: TWITTER.COM/MOVEMBERUK Instagram: INSTAGRAM.COM/MOVEMBER Youtube: YOUTUBE.COM/USER/MOVEMBERTV

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ICENI - FASHION Issue 18 2014

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Icedrainbow Jewellery The Autumn/Winter collections Both collections are inspired by vintage chic meets nature & all things punk rock chic.

The 1st range called 'English woodland' features woodland animals great and small meets English vintage.

The 2nd range is called 'Devilish treats' which features a mixture of aztec vampire rock chic romance.

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You can also find us on Twitter: @icedrainbow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ IcedRainbow/134773939918522 Special thanks goes to: Photographer Josh for the featured model Photography Twitter: @jpphotonorwich Website: www.jpatrickphotography.co.uk Fashion lifestyle blogger Sophie Twitter: @sophieintsticks Website: www.sophieinthesticks.co.uk Featured designs being modelled by sophie are from the Cleopatra collection & New "English woodland" range.

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DECEMBEARD Issue 18 2014

Look Out For Beards Appearing Everywhere This Winter DECEMBEARD IS ON ITS WAY. Think Movember’s younger, hairier brother less Freddie Mercury, more David Beckham.

The campaign aims to encourage men throughout the UK to raise sponsorship for Beating Bowel Cancer by growing a beard throughout the month of December - and to get people talking about bowel cancer, which is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer.

Decembeard was established in the UK in 2011 after Chris Evans announced on Twitter that he was going to take part in Decembeard as he’d missed Movember. Alison Selfe, a Beating Bowel Cancer supporter sadly no longer with us, immediately tweeted him back asking him to do it for Beating Bowel Cancer, as she knew his father had died of the disease.

Beating Bowel Cancer has been raising funds through Decembeard ever since.

This year the charity hopes to raise £250,000, which will help them to support people with bowel cancer and their families and to raise awareness of the disease, its symptoms and the need for early diagnosis.

Mark Flannagan from Beating Bowel Cancer said “Bowel cancer is one of the last cancer taboos because people tend to avoid talking about bums and poo. This means they are less aware of the symptoms, which can lead to individuals being diagnosed and therefore treated later rather than sooner.

But bowel cancer has a very high rate of survival if caught early so we hope the Decembeard campaign will lead to a greater awareness of the disease.”

For more information about the campaign and how you can sign up to grow a beard and raise funds for the charity, go to www.decembeard.org. You can follow them on Twitter: @decembeard_uk PAGE

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FOSTERS SOLICITORS Issue 18 2014

Fosters Solicitors Important Changes to the Intestacy Rules The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill has received Royal Assent and will come into force on 1st October 2014. The Bill will change how an estate is distributed if somebody dies without a Will (“intestate”). The two main changes are: 1) Increasing the amount which passes to the surviving spouse if there are no children Under the current rules if one spouse dies without a Will and there are no children, the survivor receives the first £450,000 of the estate absolutely together with half of the remainder and the deceased`s personal effects. The other half passes to members of the deceased`s family in a strict order of entitlement (parents first, then siblings followed by nieces and nephews). If there are no parents, siblings, nieces or nephews the entire estate passes to the surviving spouse.

The same rules apply to Civil Partners.

From the 1st October if there are no children of the marriage the entire estate will pass to the surviving spouse/civil partner.

2) Simplifying what happens where a spouse dies and the couple do have children – Currently if the husband dies first, the widow receives the first £250,000 of the estate, the deceased`s personal belongings and a life interest (i.e. the right to the income but not the capital) in half the remainder. Under the new arrangements the surviving wife will receive half of the remainder absolutely instead of just a life interest. The remaining assets would belong to or be held on behalf of the deceased’s children depending on whether they were over 18 or not.

While the above changes are welcome having a properly drafted and updated will is by far the better option. Dying intestate still causes unnecessary expense and delays and it is important to consider what would happen if you and your spouse or partner both died at the same time.

You may also need to make a Will to appoint Guardians if you have children under the age of 18.

Very importantly, unmarried couples are not covered by the new rules and will still receive nothing from their partner’s estate if they die intestate.

To make or update your will and to give you peace of mind contact our experienced and friendly Wills, Trusts and Probate team on wtp@fosters-solicitors.co.uk or 01603 620508.

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ICENI - COLUMNISTS

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The Diary of a Norfolk Family.

When it was announced I had won a contract to have my first novel published, a colleague at the day job informed me he wasn’t surprised, as I 'looked' like a writer.

Now this colleague did work in our finance department and Above: Keri Beevis accountant types do tend to be a strange breed, so I really shouldn’t have been surprised to hear such nonsense, but then it got me thinking, how exactly is a writer supposed to look? I did ask him to elaborate, but he was a bit vague, muttering something illegible under his breath in that way accountant types do.

Was it my clothing? I tend to mostly go for comfort when getting dressed. Maxi dresses, flip flop type sandals, pretty little cardigans… I can do glam, but walking in heels is an art and when I do it, I look a little like I’ve pooped myself, so I tend to reserve this kind of outfit for special occasions (generally ones which involve little movement). Was my casual hippy chick image one of a writer?

Perhaps it was my physical appearance. I am tallish, blonde (from a bottle), with brown eyes and a continually expanding chest. Seriously, I think my boobs are on a mission to take over the world. Was this it? Did all writers have big boobs? Was writing somehow synonymous with blonde hair? I thought of Stephen King. He was a successful author and yet he had neither.

By now I was truly flummoxed. I guessed it could be my expressions. Is there a special writer face? Given that I pretty much have three expressions; the deep in thought frown, which tends to scare most people away, even though I am usually thinking about something as inane as what I want for dinner, the dozy, far away, half smile, where yet again I am usually thinking about dinner, and the goofy over excited grin, which is an expression I am normally wearing when it is dinner, I discounted this idea.

Maybe it was in the way I move. I have two left feet, routinely trip over stuff that isn’t there and have the grace, co-ordination and rhythm of a drunken hippopotamus. No, it wasn’t in the way I moved.

So that pretty much left accessories. What accessories come to mind when people think of me?

Cats? I usually tend to be covered in a layer of their fluff even when they’re not present. Glass of red wine in one hand? Are these the trappings of a true writer?

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Above: Mark King

By Mark King

At last the children are back to school. The summer holidays can be great to start with, but by the end of the six and a half week break things were getting a bit tense in the family. The rain had returned and the skies were grey, and after spending so much time outside on holiday everyone soon gets bored when you are stuck inside.

This is when the local library is a great asset and our local one runs various events during the holidays for children and we got ours involved in the Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge. They loved it and returned with hand fulls of books which kept their minds active, and more importantly our sanity intact.

It's a shame when local authorities take the easy route to saving money in these chaste times by shutting down libraries. We now have use of the Internet, but it just isn't the same as a visit to building full of books, and the wonder there is to be found.

As a writer you would expect me to want every child to have access to a book, be it one you hold in your hands or one you can read on a computer or Kindle, but it goes deeper than that. It's the experience, the anticipation, the challenge, the wonder, the enjoyment and the feeling of sharing a community asset that makes such a visit so special. For children, the local library is the first stepping stone to regular reading and ultimately leads to an adult using a Kindle or Nook. This leads them to paying for the pleasure and thus makes lots of money for companies like Amazon.

So on a business note, I would think it would be in the interest of all the big publishing houses and book sellers to make sure local library's aren't closed down, and if this means they invest just a very small teeny bit of their profit towards helping to keep them alive then I think it's a long term investment worth making for them.

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STEAMPUNK FAYRE Issue 18 2014

Wymondham Dickensian Steampunk Fayre The planning for The Wymondham Dickensian Steampunk Fayre on 6th December is well underway, and hopefully will be as (if not more) successful as last year. The Committee have devoted a great deal of time to this and we have many surprises planned for this year.

Several acts have been booked to entertain you on the Market Cross, between 2pm and 6pm, as well as Father Christmas.

There will also be several craft and Farmers Market stalls for you to purchase from and lots of food and drink stalls to keep you fed throughout the afternoon.

Everyone is being encouraged to dress in Dickensian or Steampunk theme.

There will be lots of other things going on around the Town, both before, during and after the main Dickensian Steampunk Fayre, all of which will be listed in the programme nearer the time.

The programme is being organised & produced by Iceni Magazine and should you wish to advertise please contact jayne@icenimagazine.co.uk or call 01603 510856.

The committee are looking for volunteers to help on the day as well as donations to help fund the entertainment that is being put on.

Anyone who would like to help out or donate can register their interest by email to: wymfayre@gmail.com.

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KEYS AUCTIONEERS Issue 18 2014

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Keys | Fine Art Auctioneers There were record sales aplenty in the September book and ephemera auction at Keys Auctioneers in Aylsham.

Amongst an important collection of modern first editions was a copy of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World with its original dustwrapper and a copy of Evelyn Waugh’s Black Mischief, also with its all-important original dustwrapper, which realised £880 and £480 respectively.

Also offered for sale were first editions

by Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, John Steinbeck, M.R. James and D.H. Lawrence - including a first edition copy of Women in Love which realised £580 - and a complete set of signed, first edition Colin Dexter novels - all with dustwrappers - which realised in excess of £3000.

Also included in the sale was a single-owner collection of rowing books, postcards, cups and medals. Single-owner sales are always popular as they bring to the market otherwise unseen collections which can be hugely sought after by collectors. Keys Book Department are particularly experienced in handling such collections and the rowing memorabilia attracted international attention, particularly from the United States.

Of especial note was a 1914 rowing medal awarded to the victorious Cambridge crew in the Oxbridge boat race. Made of frosted silver, only

nine of the medals were produced, one for each crew member. 1914 was to be the last OxfordCambridge boat race until 1914; even by April 1914 the dark clouds of war in Europe were gathering on the horizon.

All nine crew members served in the war with four becoming casualties within the first two years. As such, the medal was of particular interest in this centenary year and bidding via the telephone from two international biddings was competitive, the medal eventually realised £500.

Keys next book and ephemera auction takes place on 20th and 21st November and suitable entries are still being accepted with the closing date set for 24th October.

Keys are always pleased to offer complimentary, no-obligation valuations and would particularly like to hear from anyone who has modern first editions, collections of military or East Anglian related books, ephemera, postcards or stamps.

For all enquiries please contact Sarah Prior or Rob Henshilwood on 01263 733195 or books@keysauctions.co.uk.

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ICENI - OUT & ABOUT Issue 18 2014

The Real Halloween Norfolk charity The Fairyland Trust flies into Holt Hall this October with the 'The Real Halloween' The Norfolk based charity with a national reputation for introducing families to nature through folklore, stories and magical workshops will run their autumn event amidst the rustic gardens and ancient woods of Holt Hall on 25/26th October.

Packed with entertainment for all the family, The Real Halloween celebrates all that is magical about the authentic pre-plastic Halloween, and late autumn.

Throughout the weekend, children can take part in the charities ever-popular workshops including, Magic Wands, Witches Messengers and NEW workshops for 2014, Witch Training and Wizard Training where children will learn about British birds and herbs, as well as learning how to mount and dismount their broomsticks.

Other activities include lantern-making, the Witches' Kitchen, Fairy Banquets and, following its popularity at the Fairy Fair in May, the photo booth will make a return but with an autumnal theme.

Spokesman for the Trust, Abbie Panks said “The Real Halloween is so different to any other Halloween event on offer, we focus on what is enchanting about the season, not anything scary. It’s a great family friendly event experiencing the authentic magic of nature in a beautiful and atmospheric setting” Games will include Conker Championships, Apple Bobbing races, Sugar Beet Shot-put, Parsnip skittles, and Crown Green Vegetaboules. Each day the event ends with the unique story of ‘The Real Halloween’ told by in the woods by candle-light, Holt Hall followed by a Parade of Animal Lanterns.

Sarah Wise from the Fairyland Trust said “we would really like those coming along to the Real Halloween to also take part in our Veg-o-Lantern competition. Lanterns must be made from British vegetables (not pumpkins) with extra points given for home grown veg. There are three categories: 6-12 year olds, 12+ and family entry. Full details can be found on our website. Last year we had some incredibly inventive creations including an owl carved out of a cabbage! We are hoping for a bumper crop of entries this year.”

Fire braziers, live music from Penny Less, Addisons Uncle, The He Hews and Ugly Dog Skiffle, storytelling, the craft market, food stalls and the ‘Good Elf Pub’ selling local beers and cider, add to this mellow seasonal event.

Tickets on sale now and are only available via www.fairylandtrust.org.

Booking in advance is strongly recommended as spaces are limited.

Tickets are priced at £10.00 for adults, £8.50 children and under 3’s free. (Vehicle parking £2)

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ICENI - BOOK REVIEW

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THE KING’S ENGLAND NORFOLK The Classic Guide Arthur Mee

The classic guide to England, in a beautiful retro reissue • An appealingly packaged and beautifully written tour of the country • Over 130 period photographs • For readers of Simon Jenkins, John Betjemen, Wainwright This classic guide examines in detail the vast landscape and the intricate history of Norfolk, from the Norfolk Broads to the winding alleys of Norwich. Also included in this reissue are the original photographs, providing a timeless insight into a county rich in both heritage and beauty.

The King’s England series is Arthur Mee’s richly informative and amazingly comprehensive survey of England; the books set the standard for guides to British heritage. He describes the most interesting houses, churches, views and towns in the country, together with the folklore and history behind them.

From the original edition: ‘Nothing like these books has ever been presented to the English people. Every place has been visited. The Compilers have travelled half-a-million miles and have prepared a unique picture of our countryside as it has come down through the ages, a census of all that is enduring and worthy of record.’

THE AUTHOR Arthur Mee was a British writer, journalist and popular educator. He is best known for The Children's Encyclopædia, The Children's Newspaper and The King's England. This series was also successful abroad, selling in large numbers in the United States and being translated into Chinese.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Publication: Price: ISBN: Size: Binding: Extent:

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July 2014 £9.99 978-1-4456-4218-5 198 x 124 mm Paperback 350 Pages 100 Illustrations World, all languages

THE KING’S ENGLAND NORFOLK The Classic Guide - Arthur Mee With insight the author explains the fascinating stories and History behind areas in The City of Norwich, and Villages/Towns in Norfolk, accompanied by photographs from some areas.

Covering from Acle to Yelverton in alphabetical order.

This is a useful book as well as an enjoyable one that will inspire you to discover the hidden delights of Norfolk whether you are a visitor or a ‘local’.

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THE WAYLAND PLAYERS Issue 18 2014

The Wayland Players Mark The Centenary Of The Great War With Their November Production 'Keep The Home Fires Burning' One hundred years ago this August saw the start of what has become known as the war to end all wars. To mark this anniversary the Wayland Players have put together 'Keep the Home Fires Burning' an evening of drama, poetry and music to commemorate this important event to be performed in the Queens Hall, Watton, 13, 14 and 15 November.

Two one–act plays will give the audience an insight into life as it was on the western front as well as here on the home front.

The first play, ‘Hero’ is written by Michael Lynch and is set in a British Army Casualty make-shift hospital. The Doctor and nurses are faced with an unusual decision, regarding a Private Underwood. Do they make his final hours comfortable? Or having received desertion papers for the Private, have him sent to face charges, or die the ‘Hero’.

June Kay, Co-Director said “The Players felt it was important to mark the 100 year anniversary of the start of the Great War; we hope our poignant and uplifting production will be a fitting tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice”.

The Players will make a donation to the Royal British legion Poppy Appeal from ticket sales.

If you would like to audition for a role or would like to work behind the scenes please email: waylandplayers@gmail.com for audition dates. We would also welcome help with costumes.

Tickets are £7.00, on sale from Adcock Electrical, High Street, Watton or on-line at www.tinyticket.co.uk from October.

In the second play, ‘Grandma’s Photograph’

by Alan Marshall we visit a photography studio where every year the Pye family, like many other families, have a photograph taken in a studio. In 1914 John Pye, the son of the family, has volunteered to fight in France and he has just been issued with his uniform. This continues for the next two years but what is discovered is that the war has imprisoned some, liberated others… nothing will ever be the same again…

The evening will also feature poetry and the reading of letters sent by soldiers and their families; it will conclude with music from the period.

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STOPTOBER

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Stoptober: Stand Up, Mass Quitters!

This month, try swapping harmful fags for hilarious gags - and because every comedian needs an audience, why not get a gang together to share in the jokes? his October is Stoptober, a challenge to smokers to give up for at least 28 days. The 2014 campaign will help would-be quitters to see the lighter side of not lighting up, with top comedians including Paddy McGuinness and Al Murray starring in TV slots and a Stobtober roadshow travelling the country, complete with entertainers.Visit the Stoptober Stop Blog at www.nhs.uk/smokefree/stoptober to see how the campaign comics and other celebs are keeping smiles on their faces through the month.

and people over 35 who have to go to hospital to be treated for illnesses caused by smoking.

With more people quitting successfully if they don't try to do it alone, Smokefree Norfolk and its parters are urging friends, families, work colleagues and other groups of people to band together for mass quits.

Paul Smyth, Chairman of Norfolk County Council’s Communities Committee, said: "Figures show that smoking is still the biggest single cause of preventable death in the world. It accounts for one in six of all deaths in England. In Norfolk between 2010 and 2012, 4538 people died from smoking-related illnesses, so it is clearly a massive health issue.

Smokefree Norfolk, the local NHS service commissioned by Norfolk County Council to encourage smokers to give up the habit, says you are four times more likely to quit with NHS support, and five times more likely to stay off smoking for good if you can go 28 days without.

By signing up to the Stoptober Challenge you'll get a free stop-smoking pack full of encouraging tips and information, and you can get daily email support, a mobile app or text support to help you stay on track.

Visit http://stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk to sign up.

You (and your gang of mates if you can get one together) could join the 20,000 people on Twitter following #Stoptober and follow the Facebook page at facebook.com/stoptober.

On top of that, you can call Smokefree Norfolk on 0800 0854 113 to find out what help is available, and arrange to speak to a specialist adviser in person or as a group.

Lucy Macleod, Interim Director of Public Health for Norfolk, said: "Stoptober provides an important opportunity for people to give up smoking when perhaps they haven’t had the impetus, or felt they have had the support to do so previously.

"National figures show that Norfolk has particular problems in relation to women smoking in pregnancy

"The campaign provides a 28-day step-by-step programme for smokers to help them quit and with smoking being the biggest cause of illness and premature death in England I would urge anyone considering giving up smoking to think about doing it during October. Smoking can cause long term disability and damage to your health; it can delay recovery from illness and prevent you enjoying a more positive future."

"There are some excellent support services available in the county including some very knowledgeable people who are ready to provide smokers with immediate help. Quitting smoking is one of the best ways you could improve your health, so I would encourage smokers to take the Stoptober Challenge."

■ Last

year nearly a quarter of a million people in England and Wales, 300 of them in Norfolk, committed to the Stoptober challenge to stop smoking for 28 days or more in October and November.

■ An

estimated 21.3% of adults living in Norfolk have declared that they smoke. But studies show that around two thirds of them would like to quit (source: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust).

■ Smokefree

Norfolk is local NHS service commissioned by Norfolk County Council and provided by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

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ICENI - HEALTH

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Issue 18 2014

Do You Need a Good Night's Sleep?

By Susan Leigh An increasing number of are us saying how much we are in need of a good night's sleep. Even after an early night and a full 6-8 hours many of us still feel jaded and unrefreshed. This can gradually affect our lives, causing Susan Leigh energy levels, good humour and enthusiasm to suffer. Consider how your quality of sleep impacts on your life in general.

Our ability to focus and make good decisions, think clearly, have a balanced perspective and defined priorities are all affected by our energy levels and how well we feel. How often might someone say 'sleep on it', 'don't decide now', 'see how you feel in the morning'? After a good night's sleep we often find that our attitude has subtly changed. Problems and set backs don't affect us the same as before. We find it easier to shrug off annoyances and irritations.

Let's look at ways to help when you need a good night's sleep; • Routine can support a good night's sleep as it allows the body to become familiar with a regular pattern of activities throughout the day. Try to work, eat, exercise and finish 'busyness' at a reasonable time.

Then you can switch off mentally and physically for a couple of hours before bed. Incorporate some pleasant activities into your evening so that you're able to relax and wind down.

Aim to eat at a reasonable hour and avoid heavy meals late at night. Use your bedroom for rest, relaxation and sleep rather than as a place of work, invariably catching up on last-minute reading.

Emergency situations arise occasionally, but avoid them becoming a habit. Many people find that 9 pm is a good cut-off point, after which only real emergencies are attended to.

• Share tasks. Often a simple 'If I do this will you do that?' can halve your workload and besides, it's often fun to do things together, working, chatting PAGE and enhancing your relationships. Allow others

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to help, either at home or at work, even if it takes longer initially. Encourage others to learn new skills.

At work you may find they add value in unexpected ways, perhaps by suggesting new ideas, methods and innovations.

At home they'll start to notice what needs to be done each day. At first they're unlikely to be as proficient as you, but taking time to teach others improves their confidence and ability to function more effectively.

Encourage them as they gradually learn and improve.

It's important to share tasks, ease your pressures and devote time to things that are important to you.

• Food and quality nutrition are important in supporting good health, wellbeing and body functioning. Working continuously without regular food and water break causes the stress on your body to increase. Commit to having breaks for regular nutritious food and water.

Minimise going for long periods without eating. It may seem a quick fix to grab junk food, sweets, sugary or caffeine laden drinks in an attempt to boost your energy levels and keep going but this creates a false high. Choose wisely, especially at those times when you're busy, stressed and working to tight deadlines.

• Learn to manage the stress in your life. Many people have busy lives where there is too little time to properly attend to the demands of work, home and personal life as well as trying to find a window for some 'me time'. Scheduling a little quiet time is an important way to manage stress and teaches the mind and body to become still and calm. Also, this discipline is an effective way of providing time for new ideas, new ways of thinking and solutions to problems to filter through.

• Some people work hard mentally but exert themselves rather less physically; others have heavy physical jobs with little mental pressure. This can affect the quality of sleep. Being mentally exhausted but physically restless or physically tired but with the mind in need of stimulus may need a little attention.

Introduce activity to those areas that need it; go for a walk, a swim, a bike ride, do a crossword puzzle, read a book, join a class. ➜

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"Prepare to sleep. Wash away the cares of the day and enjoy a relaxing bath or shower."

• Exercise supports good sleep. Fresh air, spending time in nature, on the beach, in the garden or the countryside, enjoying an outdoor game of tennis or football are all pleasurable ways of exercising and can include a friendly social element. Exercise doesn't have to involve joining a gym or attending regular classes, though that can be an effective way of starting the day or having some 'me time' after work. Exercise can be enjoyed with friends or family as a group activity by going for a walk or playing a game. The combination of fresh air, exercise and fun supports better quality sleep.

• Ensure that your bedroom is a haven, your comfortable oasis of calm where you can retreat at times for peace and quiet, either on your own or with a loved one. Keep it free from clutter and work-related paraphernalia. Screen off your office space and try to avoid electrical and wireless equipment, especially near the bed. Try to keep your bedroom dedicated to calm, peaceful, personal time.

• Prepare to sleep. Wash away the cares of the day and enjoy a relaxing bath or shower. Use a little lavender on your pillow or when you're laundering your bed linen. Keep your bedroom well ventilated. Avoid overstimulation from scary films, difficult conversations or late night computer games.

Notice if you're regularly tired and out of sorts. It's an indicator that your sleep routine needs some attention.

A few adjustments can make all the difference to your overall health and wellbeing. Learn to prioritise your commitment to sleep and notice how much better life is when you wake up feeling refreshed and ready for the coming day.

Susan Leigh is a Counsellor and Hypnotherapist who works with stressed individuals to promote confidence and self belief, with couples experiencing relationship difficulties to improve communications and understanding and with business clients to support the health and motivation levels of individuals and teams.

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ICENI - HEALTH Issue 18 2014

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Be Inspired to Create a Home Yoga Practice You may have heard that last month a big name in the Yoga world passed away. His name was BKS Iyengar and he was the main man behind bringing Yoga to the West. He mastered, photographed and documented an astonishing amount of Yoga postures into a type of textbook for yogis called Light on Yoga. Yogis around the world are forever grateful for this extensive yet accessible resource. At the very essence of Iyegar’s teaching is his belief in the disciplined practice of yoga and the way it applies to real people living in a modern and hectic world. He was a big advocate for keeping things simple, and here are 3 of my favourite of his nuggets of wisdom which can be used as inspiration to start living and loving Yoga each and everyday...

Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.

A quick look at Instagram or Twitter will give you an insight into the fun and creative ways that advanced yogis can backbend and bind into pretzel-like shapes. But try not to be overwhelmed or fooled into thinking that this is the point of yoga. In the beginning - and all the way throughout the yoga journey, a lengthened spine is of utmost importance. Twisting, folding, bending and even stretching in the postures have a common goal - to allow the spine an opportunity to realign itself. An aligned and comfortable spine allows your breath to be deeper (calmness); and your nerves a clear pathway (leading to health & happiness).

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained.

Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

Today there are a multitude of classes to choose from, each offering something special and targeted towards different needs. Nothing beats getting to a weekly yoga class to inspire you into taking care of yourself and your wellbeing. But developing a daily home-practice is a sure-fire way to reap the many real benefits that yoga has to offer.

So many clients I speak to say they really want to start practicing at home but for one reason or another it doesn’t happen. I know, I get it. I have 2 small boys, a dog and a husband - time is precious! But practising at home needn’t take hours or even an hour out of your day. 10 minutes of breathing or sun salutations will do the trick in the beginning. Don’t over complicate, just roll out your mat and keep it simple.

The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind & the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

Along with simplicity and spinal alignment, a key point to remember is to smile throughout! Have fun with yoga and find joy in each and every pose. I’m not saying that Yoga isn’t meant to be challenging - but meet these challenges with a sense of openness and willingness and the challenge will be so much more tolerable and enjoyable. Allow your children, partners, and pets to get involved. Play music that you love and/or inspires you while practising. Wear your favourite Yoga clothes, burn the candles and light incense. Find others who love Yoga and practice with them, and be inspired by new yoga postures and happenings on the net. You only live once, so have fun and enjoy the experience.

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Sally Salmon is an ocean-loving Aussie girl living in Norfolk who lives, loves & teaches Yoga and creativity everyday. Mother to 2 energetic boys, wife to a foodie husband, and companion to an adorable puppy, she spends her days perfecting her backbends and inspiring others to breathe and bend through classes and home-practice emails. Check out her teaching schedule and sign up to her emails for more tips & tricks at www.sally-yoga.co.uk.

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ICENI - COMPETITION Issue 18 2014

THE SOUTH announce ‘Sweet Refrains’ Autumn / Winter 2014 UK Dates!

After a successful Spring and Summer touring the country and playing Festivals, The South are looking forward to finishing 2014 visiting a few cities they've never played before.

The combination of Beautiful South hits and album tracks as well as original songs from their debut album, Sweet Refrains has hit a pleasure nerve around the country.

The South are hitting every point on the Compass!

Once in a while a band appears that strikes a chord with many. Their music becomes an integral part of a nation's psyche and the soundtrack to many people's lives. Ingrained in the hearts of many is one such band, the Beautiful South. Over 3 decades this band became a household name, selling over 15 million albums.

On disbanding in 2007, original members Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler went on to form The South and with mainstays Damon Butcher, Tony Robertson and Gaz Birtles (keyboards and brass since the very beginning of The Beautiful South): this talented 9 piece continue to celebrate the music of the Beautiful South and take on the challenge of creating new material for the band.

Now with one highly acclaimed album 'Sweet Refrains' under their belt, The South are ramping up a gear for what has been an amazing 2014. With a marathon 64 gigs this year, there's life in the old dogs yet!

Their rich tapestry of music is wooing audiences far and wide, as they continue to receive ovations from all corners of the UK. People keep coming back again

and again on the very same tour, so these guys are obviously doing something right!

Want a brilliant night out? Want a moment of euphoria as old memories flood back and new ones are formed?

With both old and new tunes that stand the test of time, experience this amazing live band performing great songs from Sweet Refrains and classics that can never be forgotten: including Perfect 10, A Little Time, Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her, You Keep It All In, to name but a few.

You'll be surprised at how many songs you already know!

Isn't it time you headed South?

WIN TICKETS Iceni Magazine has a pair of tickets up for grabs to see The South (featuring members of The Beautiful South), at Kings Lynn Corn Exchange on

Thursday 6th November 2014.

For you chance to win answer this simple question:

What is the name of The Souths Uk tour?

Please email your answer and contact details to: competitions@icenimagazine.co.uk

by 25th October 2014.

Please state in subject line ‘The South’.

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ROOTS NORWICH

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ROOTS STAKES ITS CLAIM IN THE WAITROSE GOOD FOOD GUIDE 2015 Roots Norwich is one of three restaurants in Norwich and the only 'Local Gem' in the City, to be listed in this year’s Waitrose Good Food Guide 2015. The guide, which is to be published on 8th September, is the nation’s best-selling restaurant guide, one which reflects the high standard of dining in the UK. This year it features a total of 85 restaurants, pubs and cafés from across the East of England.

The coveted listing was achieved by Roots within its first year of trading and comes just before the restaurant celebrates its first anniversary this September.

Richard Lang, proprietor of Roots, said: “We’re delighted to be included within the guide and to have been nominated by our customers, unbeknownst to us, making the news an especially lovely surprise. With so many great restaurants in the region, we feel honoured to have a place in the guide. It’s a testament to the pedigree of our head chef and the style of food: simple, rustic and using fresh local produce to create some quirky twists on traditional dishes”.

Roots has recently opened a new cellar space, perfect for evening drinks, dinner or private parties and very recently opened a new take-away counter so that customers can still enjoy a wholesome breakfast, lunch or coffee and cake whilst on-the-go. Roots is located in the historic Norwich Lanes.

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MONTHLY RECIPE

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Norfolk Quail, Beetroot, Pearl Barley, Watercress (serves 4 as a starter)

We are lucky in Norfolk to have a fantastic local Quail producer called Norfolk Quail. Their birds are ethically Eric Snaith farmed and the best tasting Quail I’ve eaten. In this recipe Head Chef at Titchwell Manor we only use the breasts, but the legs are also great. Try slowly braising them, chilling in the fridge and then pan frying for a great little snack. If you can’t get hold of any Quail, Partridge or Pigeon will also work well.

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For the Quail: Quail crowns • 100g unsalted Butter • 1 Carrot chopped • 1 stick of Celery chopped • ½ Onion chopped • 1x Bay leaf 1 sprig of Thyme and Rosemary • 4x

Add Vegetables and Herbs to a medium size saucepan and cover with water, bring to the boil and season to taste with Salt, and then reduce heat to a simmer.

Wash the Quail under cold water then submerge in the simmering stock and cook for 2 minutes, remove and allow to rest for 30 minutes.

Warm a frying pan on a medium heat, add a little Vegetable Oil and fry the Quail on each breast.

When coloured, add Butter a little at a time, while spooning the foaming butter over the birds. When the breasts are coloured remove from the pan and rest for 2-3 minutes.

To serve, remove the breasts and season with a little Maldon salt. The breast should be pink and firm to touch. If when you carve they are too rare, finish gently under a grill on a medium heat.

For the beetroot: medium size Beetroot • 3 tbsp extra virgin Rapeseed oil • Pinch of Maldon salt • 1 sprig of Thyme • Zest of half an Orange •2

To cook the Beetroot, create a parcel with tin foil, put all the ingredients in and seal the top by scrunching the foil together.

Put the parcel on a baking tray and cook at 180c for approximately 1 hour, test the Beetroot by stabbing with a small knife, the knife should slide in easily.

Peel the Beetroot while they are warm. (If you have plastic gloves wear them for this job as the Beetroot can dye your hands).

• 100g

For the pearl Barley: pearl Barley • 400g Beetroot juice

Combine pearl Barley and 300g of juice in a pan and simmer for 45 minutes, adding extra juice if needed. The Barley should be tender but still PAGE with some bite.

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BISTRO CHRISTMAS MENUS

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Bistro Pre-Christmas Menu December Evening Menu (lunchtime bookings minimum 8 persons). Pre-orders required along with a £10 non-refundable deposit per person to secure booking.

Starters

Homemade Tomato & Basil Soup & crunchy croutons • Breaded Mushrooms served with Garlic Mayonnaise Prawn & Crayfish Cocktail • Farmhouse Pate` with melba toast • Traditional

• Organic • Fresh

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Free-range Norfolk Turkey Crown with homemade cranberry stuffing, pig in blanket, roast potatoes & vegetables.

Roasted Topside of Beef served with Yorkshire pudding, pig in blanket, roast potatoes & vegetables.

Oven Baked Salmon served on a bed of creamed leeks, topped with fresh lemon & cracked pepper, served with new potatoes & vegetables.

• Creamy

Wild mushroom Stroganoff served with crème fraiche & garlic bread.

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Desserts

pudding served with custard, cream or ice-cream

Yule Log, served with custard, cream or ice-cream

• Spiced Apple • Cheeseboard,

Coffee & mints

Pie served with custard, cream or ice-cream

with mature farmhouse cheddar, brie & blue cheese & crunchy red grapes

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Under 12’s 2-course lunch £25.00.

Starters Homemade Curried Parsnip Soup with warm crusty bread Smoked Mackerel Pate`, dressed salad garnish & melba toast Roasted Vegetable & Stilton Tart with caramelised onions & tomato salsa Classic Prawn Cocktail served with Guacamole & granary bread

Mains Traditional Free-range Norfolk Turkey with homemade stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes & seasonal vegetables, served with homemade gravy.

Roast Rib of Beef served with Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes & seasonal vegetables & homemade gravy.

Roasted Red Pepper & Parsnip Bake cooked in a cheese sauce, with roasted vegetables.

Pan fried filleted Sea bass with Salsa Verdi.

Gressingham Duck with a parmesan herb crust drizzled with orange sauce.

Desserts Christmas pudding with brandy sauce or rum & raisin ice-cream Apple, Pear & Cinnamon Crumble served with custard or vanilla ice-cream Sultana & Cranberry Bread & Butter Pudding Chocolate Cheesecake & Ice-cream

Coffee & mince pie to finish!

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ICENI INTERVIEWS

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Iceni Interviews Adam Hatfield

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MICHELIN CLIO CUP DRIVER Tell us a little about yourself?

Hello my name is Adam Hatfield, I am 16 years old from Cranworth in Norfolk. This year I am currently racing in the Renault Michelin Clio Cup with Finesse Motorsport, and am now being mentored by British GT GT3 driver Jonny Adam. I have just finished my GCSE’s and am now studying engineering at the University Technical College in Norwich. I started racing in karts at the age of 9 and have now been racing for 7 years. In my free time I like to play video games, work on my fitness at the gym and build things.

When and how did you get into car racing?

Well I started racing in karts at the age of 9, and moved up into cars just by progression really! I decided at the end of 2012 after a very strong year in karting that it was time for a change and that we wanted a new challenge, and this was where I found out about the SAXMAX championship, a car racing class for 14-17 year olds driving race converted Citroen Saxo VTR’s. We had a couple of tests towards the end of 2012 which were really successful, then went on to make my debut in the series for the 2013 season.

What inspired you to race?

Well initially it was my dad that got me into racing at such a young age, he booked me a test in karts at the local circuit of red lodge, and I loved it! From that

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point on I knew racing is what I wanted to do and my passion and hunger for it just grew and grew! But even before that I had a love for motorsport and cars always following the British Touring car championship and F1.

You are not old enough to drive on the road, how did you learn to drive?

Not being old enough to drive on the road always added a challenge to making my break into car racing, as I didn’t have anywhere to learn the basics of driving a car let alone the techniques required to race one! There were ways around this however as you can go on track days at race circuits from the age of 14 as long as you have an instructor with you and have a race license and this is what I did along with private test days for the SAXMAX series.

What is your favourite track to race on, and why?

My favourite track to race on has to be Snetterton here in Norfolk! I have been there 3 times this year and in a Clio Cup race car it is a fantastic circuit to drive on.

Snetterton has a great mixture of high speed and low speed corners, from the Montreal hairpin to the bomb hole! Always a circuit I look forward to going too.

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"I started racing in karts at the age of 9" What achievement are you most proud of?

How does a youngster get into motorsport?

I think the achievement I am most proud of either has to be my debut in the Clio Cup Series in July at brands Hatch, or my first podium in cars in my rookie season at Anglesey last year in the SAXMAX championship.

My debut in the Clio Cup Series was a great weekend for me finishing in 7th against much older and more experienced drivers and also lapping as fast as the front was great, really shows good promise going into the 2015 season in the Clio’s! But your first podium is always something very special and that is defiantly a weekend I will never forget, I am hoping to grab my first podium in the Clio’s next year and maybe even that first win in cars!

My advice to a youngster getting in to motorsport would be to start as young as you can, get yourself into karting and start gaining some valuable experience, the experience you gain in karting will stay with you throughout your career it’s always something you can look back on! Then I would say get into cars as soon as you can as well, get learning it’s a big step up, then a driver needs to choose the route he/she wants to go whether it be single seaters or saloon cars! I’d also say the 3 key factors to success in motorsport is consistency, determination to succeed and Knowledge the way you learn from your mistakes and take in the information you are given!

What can we expect from you in the future?

Is there anything else you would like to add?

I think my ultimate goal for the future has to be to make it into the British Touring Car Championship. But in the near future I think the plan is too stay in the Michelin Clio Cup series, hopefully next year I will be able to get some good results with some podiums and then further in the future to progress on to the Renault UK Clio Cup which has been proven to be the feeder series into the British Touring Car Championship.

I would like to say a huge thank you to all of my sponsors who help make it all happen, Chase Timber Products, Eastern Fork Lifts and Hugh J Boswell Insurance brokers.

Also if you would like to learn more about me take a look at my website: www.adam-hatfield.co.uk or follow me on twitter @AdamHatfield45

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ALUNA J

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ALUNA J

Aluna J is an independent ladies fashion boutique situated in the Royal Arcade, Norwich. They stock brands exclusive to Norfolk including Geisha and Ashiana alongside ICHI, Fever London, Style London and Olia.

Black statement necklace £20​

Geisha longline vest £19

Showcasing Pieces From The Current Autumn/Winter Collection - All Items In Stock Now.

ICHI coat £119.99 ICHI blanket coat £119.99 Geisha slouch trousers £59

Black bag and purse £44

Grey snakeprint bag £46​ Geisha black skinny trousers £59

Geisha faux fur jacket £95

Geisha sheer print top £59

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For more infromation Visit: www.alunaj.co.uk Follow on Twitter: www.twitter.com/aluna_j And Facebook: www.facebook.com/alunajltd Photography by JP Photography www.jpatrickphotography.co.uk

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NOVA SILVER

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Nestled in the heart of the Norwich Lanes we here at Nova Silver have been carving ourselves a niche as a leading name in jewellery fashion for the last 10 years.

As our regular customers will know we are also manufacturers and regularly exhibit at and attend huge jewellery shows around the world. At our shop in the Norwich Lanes we like to think that we offer jewellery with an eye on world trends, with a service that is truly local and personal.

You'll have noticed the on-gong trend for upcycling; giving new life to 'pre-loved' items and this is something we have seen follow through into the jewellery world. From popping a shiny new pendant onto an old and forgotten about chain, to melting down damaged or out of style jewellery to make something that's truly unique, we've worked with customers who have been reclaiming old jewellery as their Geo Zelia Yellow Gold Plated own. It can be a great Pendant (GE/P407/YG) way to make use of Price: £25.00 sentimental jewellery (Including VAT at 20%) that would otherwise be sitting unloved in a drawer! The vintage look remains strong with ready made pieces in designs using marcasite and pearl having a revival. We've noticed a particular following amongst brides, who wish to wear, or give bridesmaid’s presents with a traditional feel, but a modern twist.

Geometric designs are hugely fashionable for Autumn/Winter 2014; and Nova's Geo range has been turning lots of heads. Using bold regular patterns and incorporating silver and gold and rose gold plate, the Geo range brings together two strong trends to great effect. We think that a piece of jewellery with a simple, bold pattern is a great and easy way to add a touch of fashion to a simple outfit. But don't just take our word for it; some

Fallen Angel Rosa Pendant (K/P805) Price: £20.00 (Including VAT at 20%)

of our Geo pieces were chosen recently to feature on the catwalk at International Jewellery London, and were deemed to be a great success!

As ever in the fashion industry, we are always working seasons ahead of ourselves, and at Nova HQ we've been working hard on our next collections to be launched Spring/Summer 2015.

We've been very excited about continuing the trend for rose gold plating and mixing colour, and as ever are putting our unique Nova Silver style into our designs.

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ICENI - FITNESS

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The Nights are Drawing In….

We are now coming to that time of year where the days are getting shorter, and the nights are drawing in. I bet you’re now thinking, it’s going to be cold outside. What I am a going to do now to stay fit?

You’ve got three options really…either you get outside and brave the cold, you can join a gym, or you can use your own home.

For most, exercising at home will be the best option.

There are a number of advantages to working out at home over joining a gym. Not least the cost savings, but as well as that you have the convenience of being able to exercise whenever you like.

If you have children, it also gives you the opportunity to get them involved. Let’s not forget, you can stay warm too!

You can even turn your home into a gym for very little cost, and here’s how…

You can already make use of some of the things you already have at home Chairs - Great for exercises like tricep dips, dumbbell pullovers and split squats.

Tables - Another great piece of equipment that can allow you to do inverted rows (awesome for building strength in your back) How to get started

For you to be able to work out effectively in your own home, I recommend that you make a small investment in the following equipment: • A Dumbbell Kit - It doesn’t need to be expensive. To start with buy a 20kg set from Argos (they cost about £25-£30 – about the price of a months gym membership in Norwich). You can then also add additional weight when you find these become too easy.

Dumbbells should be the foundation of your workouts.

• A Medicine Ball - Get one weighing between 3-5kg, and that will give you a solid starting point to enhance your core strength. I buy mine from www.powerhousefitness.co.uk.

• An Exercise Mat - Required for core work and anything else that requires you to be on the floor.

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This is where I can really help you out. Now you have this kit, you have an amazing starting point to go and achieve big. You just need the right programme and the correct guidance to put this to good use.

For the first 5 people who sign up, you will get the chance to work with me 1-2-1 for a 5 week period and be part of my Lean and Mean: 5 Week Shape Up Programme at a special discounted rate. Usually it is £89, but for the lucky 5 people, you will only pay £40.

This programme gives you one thing, and that’s results!

Use either of the methods below to sign up: Email: joshmannfitness@gmail.com Mobile: 07879 770723 Twitter: @joshmannfitness

SOCIAL MEDIA

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WHAT KLOUT DO YOU HAVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA? If you talk to certain people who are on social media you might hear them say 'I've a Klout score of 50'.

What is this and should you even care?

Klout is an analytical website/ app that analyses your Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram, Bing, Klout & Wikipedia usage and determines your perceived 'influence' on social media.

It does this by looking at your following count, follower count, retweets, list memberships, spam and dead accounts following you and much more besides to calculate the 'size' of your social media network and then correlates this with the content you've created and measures how other users interact with that content. Then, after a bit of analytical alchemy, it gives you a 'Klout score' of between 1 to 100. The higher the number the more influence and reach you're perceived to have within the social community.

Your Klout scores are supplemented with more specific measures: True reach The size of your engaged audience who actively engage with your messages.

Amplification The likelihood that your messages will generate actions, such as retweets, mentions, likes and comments.

Network impact The projected influence value of your engaged audience.

Klout has suffered from some bad press surrounding its privacy policy and Klout algorithm in the past most famously Barack Obama, President of the United

States, having a lower influence score than a number of significantly less influential bloggers! Thankfully these issues have been mostly resolved and the platform is attempting to rebuild its credibility.

In a recent move Klout, largely due to it's partnership with Bing, now also presents you with a list of shareable content that it thinks you might be interested in sharing.

This obviously is nothing new if you use SproutSocial or similar scheduling service, but unlike these, Klout auto populates these for you - which makes it that bit quicker to share or schedule content to your followers.

So what can Klout offer your business?

Businesses can pay for 'Klout Perks Campaigns'.

Essentially, for a fee, businesses can offer free services or products to other Klout users who match a pre-defined set of criteria including scores, topics, and geographic locations - with the hope that those users (otherwise known as 'influencers') will advertise the service/product across their social media accounts.

It's important to note though, that Klout users who receive Perks are under no obligation to write about them - so for the company it's a bit of a gamble.

In a further development Klout has begun displaying business related analytics aimed at helping businesses and brands learn more about their online audiences.

Conclusion So is it worth worrying about your Klout score? The answer is... probably not. It might help inform you of your social 'reach' and the 'Perks' might aid you in publishing interesting content but it's not going to make or break your business. Find out more about Klout at https://klout.com/home.

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ASK DAVE

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Every issue - Dave Lincoln of Horatio Creative (www.horatiocreative.com) will be answering any Web or Design questions you may have.

If you would like to contact him, you can do so on Twitter @HoratioCreative or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/horatiocreative.

I have noticed a few articles that I have posted to my website being copied and used elsewhere, what can I do about this? - Anon Nothing is more frustrating than taking ages to research an article, finding an interesting angle to talk about the topic, spending many painstaking hours writing and re-writing your content just to find someone has ripped off your work and are claiming it to be their own.

Here are a few pointers that can help you avoid this problem in the first place, and how to deal with it if you become a victim.

Prevention Is Better Than Cure…

Make sure you have placed copyright notices on all of your pages to show you own the content. This is commonly done in the footer of the page.

Use the Copysentry (http://www.copyscape. com/signup.php) detection tool to automatically identify when copies of your content have been made.

Steps To Follow If Your Content Has Been Plagiarised...

1. Contact the website the copy is on - politely ask them to remove this material. If they don’t have this on the site use the domain name WHOIS information to contact PAGE them personally.

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2. Contact the website hosing company to inform them of the breach of copyright.

3. Send a formal ‘cease and desist’ letter to the offender, there a loads of samples on the web of these.

4. File a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) with search engines to have the website removed from their rankings.

5. If you need proof of the infringement, there are tools like http://archive.org/web/, which archive websites, so you can go back and find the date the infringement has taken place and prove the content was on your site, before theirs.

Know Your Rights…

There a wealth of information on copyright supplied by the government at http://www.ipo.gov.uk/copy.htm - if you are having issues this would be the place to start!

Speak To A Professional…

Copyright law varies dramatically from country to country, so it is always a good idea to consult a legal professional before doing anything.

This article is based on the information found on the brilliant http://www.copyscape.com website - they have loads of other great resources about copyright, so check it out if you need further information.

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Come to THE FESTIVE GIFT FAIR with your Christmas List and go home with bags full of gifts!

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Join in the fun as the fabulous FESTIVE GIFT FAIR, the most wonderful shopping Fair of the Year, returns to the NEC for four days from 20 - 23 November 2014.

Christmas is all in the preparation! It takes lots of planning! Start with a trip to THE FESTIVE GIFT FAIR and you will see how easy it is to find everything you need for the perfect Christmas, all under one roof.

From the moment you walk into the Fair, you will be caught up in the excitement of the day, exploring over 325 stalls full of clever new gift ideas and decorations that don’t cost the earth. The variety is huge, with something for ALL the family - from babies to teenagers, from parents to grandparents!

And when your bags are full, drop them off at the Present Crèche and continue to shop, stop for a bite to eat and enjoy the atmosphere created by bands, choirs and entertainers.

Find out for yourself why so many people LOVE shopping at FESTIVE GIFT FAIR and return every year!

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW and prepare for some GREAT Christmas Shopping and a FUN day out.

Fair opens 09.30 - 17.00 from Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 November at the NEC. Adult tickets from just £8.50 For more information on Exhibitors and Visiting the Fair, visit www.festivegiftfair.co.uk

Book by Phone - The Ticket Factory on 0844 581 0808/0809 or Book online at www.theticketfactory.com

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ICENI - MOTORING Issue 18 2014

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Peugeot 208 GTI Prestige 1.6 THP 200

By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Journalist Follow Tim on Twitter @carwriteups or visit www.carwriteups.co.uk Produced from 1984 to 1994, Peugeot’s iconic 205 GTi has been sorely missed.

to tease, please and make the journey - not the destination - count.

Nothing from the French car brand has come close to the zing the hot-hatch delivered - until recently.

The car’s vitality is demonstrated right away by its exterior individualism.

The ordinary 208 was the first clue that Peugeot had returned to form.

In its normal guise the 208 drives fantastically, with precise steering and nimble handling.

It also looks lip-smackingly good. But would there ever be a souped-up version?

The three-door model’s fat wheels squeeze into the arches and its beefy body sills and wing extensions boost its form.

Twin tailpipes thrust from the rear, and a chromed trim strip adorns the car’s window edge, culminating in a signature accent that pays tribute to the unforgettable 205 GTi.

Yes, indeed, and we were kept waiting for the 208 GTi. But it was worth it.

What's more, the quarter panel trim brazenly bears the GTi badge and a 3D chequered image shouts from the mesh of the grille.

So why am I so animated about a little Pug? Well, this car has been designed to reach out to motoring enthusiasts. Its only function is PAGE

Open the doors and you’ll see the 208 GTi’s aluminium sills embossed with the Peugeot name.

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Inside, the car has a stimulating atmosphere peppered with red highlights.

Doggedly sporty, the seats combine leather with cloth and the dashboard accommodates a high-mounted instrument panel with an inventive and distinctive light theme.

The dials are encircled with satin chrome beads backlit by LEDs, while the needles move on a brushed aluminium backdrop.

The passenger compartment is also interspersed with deftly designed components.

Accordingly, the vents, the steering wheel insert, the seat belts and the front and rear door crossbars all harmonize with the interior mood.

The aluminium pedal bracket and footrest present the final touch to the hi-tech and highly developed cabin.

Behind the wheel, you’re well propped up in the snug driver’s seat, allowing for a great driving position.

Your feet easily connect with the pedals and your hands instinctively rest on the shirt-buttonsized leather steering wheel.

As soon as the ignition is switched on, the 1.6-litre 200bhp petrol engine emits a rumble that delights your ears.

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On the move, the GTi is swift and urgent, and it balances from one turn to the next with complete accuracy.

A manual gearbox with six, close-ratio gears, as well as highly-tuned suspension, makes for involved driving, while ventilated disc-brakes reduce speed in an instant.

With piles of pulling power the car will do 0 to 62mph in less than 7 seconds and it’ll achieve a top speed of 143mph.

British consumers will be delighted with this modern version of a bona fide Peugeot GTi classic.

The icing on the cake is that it’s one of the most affordable hot hatches.

You can walk into a dealership and buy one off the peg for £19,750.

It’ll be worth it if you do - I guarantee you.

I’d go as far to say Peugeot has been seen as cool again.

This is because UK driving devotees are sharp enough to have recognised the supermini car segment has been given its biggest shot in the arm for years.

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CANARY SOLDIERS Issue 18 2014

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CANARY SOLDIERS A little over a century ago, Great Britain declared war on expansionist Germany. housands rallied to the cause, enthused, undoubtedly, by feelings of patriotism and a compelling urge to ‘do their duty’. There was also a belief, held by many, that the war would be short, swift, and, as far as Britain and her allies were concerned, ultimately victorious.

With a gilt edged opportunity for a nations youth to experience both the thrill of action as well as the satisfaction of conquest, who could blame any of the thousands and thousands of men who signed up to fight? Many of them ended up fighting alongside their friends in the hastily formed Pals battalions, specially constituted fighting units that comprised of men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives with the promise they would serve alongside their friends, neighbours and work colleagues.

Our very own Royal Norfolk Regiment, formed in 1881, would certainly have included lots of ‘pals’ within its ranks. It entered the First World War with two regular, one reserve and three territorial force battalions, eventually expanding to nineteen battalions in total. Posters displayed in Norwich asking for more volunteers asked for men to “Come and join our happy throng” as the recruitment drive picked up the pace.

Clerical staff from the Great Eastern Railway served together with the 34th Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers (Norfolk Battalion)-an example of a ‘Pals’ battalion and one of many.

It did not take long for the grim reality of war to overtake the romance.

The first battle of the Marne started on September 5th 1914-a battle that would ultimately result in tens of thousands of casualties and, in its stalemate, putting a swift and bloody end to the notion that it would ‘all be over by Christmas.’

Yet, despite the dawning realisation that the country was involved in a conflict that would be long, costly, and deadly, much of life, ‘back home’ went on as normal.

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On the same day as the Battle of the Marne started for example, so did the 1914/15 English football season.

Arsenal lost to Wolves, Tottenham drew with Chelsea.

And Norwich City, then playing at The Nest and a member club of the Southern League, travelled to Cardiff, losing 1-0 to Cardiff City in front of 5,000 spectators.

The same fixture the previous season had seen a crowd of 15,000 spectators.

Why the sudden and drastic drop in spectator numbers in a game that was becoming increasingly popular with large crowds at games become more and more the norm?

Because all the young men that used to go and watch games had signed up to fight.

As far as those young men who played it were concerned however, the Football Association (FA) refused to consent to their players of the time leaving their clubs and the game in order to sign up.

In competitive cricket and rugby, organised play had been suspended in order that they might do so-indeed, at Leicester Rugby Clubs ground at Welford Road, the RFU requested its members to turn up there and sign up as a playing unit-we can assume the players were drafted into one of the ‘pals’ units, rugby and cricket players training and fighting together.

The FA felt that to cease football in a similar manner would be a blow to the morale of the nation and that organised football must continue. The President, Lord Kinnaird, refused to permit it-the FA and the clubs were powerful, players were warned that if they left to join up, they would be in breach of contract.

The players union (PFA) was new and had only 300 members-it was powerless to act on behalf of its players. So both they and the game struggled to

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continue, regardless of the FA’s conviction that regular football would act as a morale booster to the nation.

As a consequence, both players and administrators were asked to take salary cuts. Norwich City players agreed to a 25% reduction in their salaries whilst the clubs Manager, James Stansfield, volunteered a 40% reduction in his.

With the nation now resolute in doing whatever needed to be done in order to emerge from the worsening conflict as victors, the FA soon realised that their stance on refusing players permission to join up was a hopeless one and footballers steadily drifted away to join up regardless of what the FA had decreed.

Norwich’s Captain at the time, Jock MacKenzie joined up, becoming a Lance Corporal in the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was awarded three stripes and two medals, taking part in the allied engagements at Gaza and the subsequent advance to Jerusalem.

Then there was Philip F Fullard.

He was born in Wimbledon in 1897 before being educated at the King Edward VI School in Norwich where he captained the school football and hockey teams. He eventually signed for the Canaries and was a regular for the clubs reserves-but never played a first team game.

Fullard was typical of the ‘well off gentleman’ of the time-respectable background, a good education and both time and money to spare in order to partake of a little competitive sport now and again, including his time with Norwich City. But, equally, as a ‘gentleman’, he also had his own ideas as regards his duty to King and Country and signed up, originally commissioned as an officer into the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

But, in April 1914, he opted out of his regiment to join the Royal Flying Corps having learnt to fly- at, needless to say, his own expense what was still an extremely dangerous pursuit-and, as for airborne warfare, it was almost totally unknown. Parachutes were not considered “sporting” at this time and pilots were not issued them initially as it was believed having a parachute would make them less brave, more likely to save themselves than press home the advantage.

Despite this, Fullard went onto become one of the most successful fighter pilots of the Royal Flying

Corps with 40 victories. But, two days after his 40th combat victory he suffered his first injury of the war, a compound fracture of the leg. He did this playing football in a match between his squadron and an infantry battalion-you suspect the players in the infantry team were only too glad to make their acquaintances with the ‘fly boys’. The injury was a particularly serious one and Fullard did not return to duty until the end of World War One. How ironic that he was spared the horrors of the battlefields because of an injury sustained on a rather more prosaic field of green.

But what of Jock MacKenzie, the pre-war Captain of Norwich City?

He’d spent his war years in Africa, serving in the Royal Garrison Artillery, returning to the game soon after the end of the conflict in 1918. He made no further appearances for Norwich in a career that ultimately saw spells at Hearts, Millwall, Newcastle United and Millwall, dying at the ludicrously young age of 55 in 1940, having fought through one war, but not being fortunate enough to live to see the end of another.

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TATTOO ADVICE Issue 18 2014

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Tattoo artist - Aaron Hardingham: Tattoo cover-ups, help and advice.

Hey there, I figure if you’re reading this, you have a tattoo that needs covering or maybe the idea of it intrigues you. If this is something you are considering, please read this little guide it may help you and save you from more unwanted artwork!! YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A ROSE OR A TRIBAL TO COVER OLD ARTWORK!!

In the last few months or so a lot of people have been coming through the doors here at Stryke Studios asking about cover-ups; how much they cost, will it hurt and how long will it take. These are nice and straight forward questions, but the answers are always different from person to person. So I’m going to give you a few examples and what would need to be done to cover them; here we go…!

Covering solid black tattoos; • The design will need to be full colour in most cases. This means that every single square millimetre needs to be filled with ink. These can be most colours, but needs to be a blend of a good few. Let’s say you want something almost white overtop, this is achievable in most cases, but it cannot be just a neat white pigment. This pigment would have to be cut with other colours such as baby blues to create the bright white look. It helps to think of oil paintings and how much the colours end up blending to create the overall image.

• Sometimes you may be able to get away with a greyscale piece of artwork. In this case, the design could look like it was a pencil drawing. You may end up needing to use a tiny amount of white to make

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sure you give enough contrast to the overall image to stand out. With these designs, the idea is to draw the eye away from the original artwork. Take a look at the examples with this article.

Covering colour tattoos; • This is almost identical to the procedure for full colour cover-ups for solid black work. Except here, the idea of using greyscale art to provide the coverup is much less likely as you would not be able to use shading pigments to cover colours.

Fundamentals of cover-ups; • Now some of you may be thinking only black can be used as a cover-up choice or some really old school red rose. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. If this is what you want, then by all means please go ahead and have your artist draw you up a design like that.

• Here’s the technical stuff! The artist will need to create a kind of layer, or web of ink overtop of the old ink in order to accomplish the cover-up. The layer has to be complete enough not to allow light to pass through, if the light passes through an area that is not saturated enough, it will bounce back out of the skin with the colours from the old tattoo.This is why we can see old tattoos in cover-up work that has not been worked enough for the sake of saving time and money.

• Scar tissue is a constant variable with cover-ups.

How much scar tissue there is, depends on how the tattoo was done in the first place and how well the tattoo was looked after by the client. If there is a lot of scarring, the cover-up can be very difficult to apply. Swelling is usually the biggest issue, as the old scars will swell as the cover-up is being applied; only allowing a small window of time to get the new ink into place. If the swelling gets to a certain point, it is best to leave that area, let it heal and go back to add more ink in another sitting.

How much will it hurt?

• The cover-up can be slightly more painful, like a slightly heavier scratch than normal. If the scarring is severe, then expect a little more. That being said, it would only be for a short period of time in the area because of the swelling that will occur. ➜

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• Damage can occur very fast in a cover-up application due to the scarring from the previous tattoo. At this point the artist should be informing you that to continue work on this area (even though it may not be swelling) will have to wait until the next sitting.

Costs; • Now you’re going to hate this but, costs vary…

They vary on the size and complexity of the design you would like and also the time it takes to overcome the damage left over from the original tattoo. It will cost a little bit more than a regular tattoo because of the time involved. I personally charge £245 for up to 8 hours of tattoo art providing you can sit for that long or £49 per hour. Hopefully your cover-up does not require that amount of work. But in the case of larger designs, you could end up needing 3 or 4 days in some cases. But fortunately, you only pay for the time you have used; you don’t have to pay for it all up front! Other studios may operate differently, I can only speak for myself with regard to costs.

• It’s going to be unlikely that you can find a design off a wall or sheet to cover-up your old tattoo, so please DO your research and you will find a capable artist that can both design and tattoo your cover-up for you. This artist should also be able to give you all of the extra info that may be unique to your design.

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For example; If you wanted to go with a greyscale cover-up of a black tattoo, then your artist may go over certain areas that require high contrasts to achieve the cover and what types of designs may allow you to do that.

• Cheap, out of someone’s house, tattoos do not end well with regards to tattooing. Always go to a fully licenced studio. Always to an artist that can prove their work. It is ILLEGAL to tattoo from home given the current legislation in place for Norfolk. Health and safety cannot be met in these situations, please go to a professional.

How long will it take?

• Lastly it TAKES TIME to do your cover-up properly.

Time, allows for a great finished product. Something you will cherish for many more years to come. Time is not cheap, but for a product that will last the rest of your life, don’t be afraid to spend now in order to save later! Again, I have worked on cover-ups that have lasted up to 3-4 sittings. But it’s always worth the wait.

Hopefully some of the info here will help you look for an artist that can get you the cover-up that you want. Remember that a good artist can talk you through the process and provide a great lasting tattoo for you to enjoy.

If you have any questions about what is written here or about cover-ups/tattoo art in general, please don’t hesitate to call me at the studio on 01603 626 666.

Take care folks, Aaron Hardingham - Tattoo artist @ Stryke Studios Ltd, 10 Timberhill, Norwich. 01603 626666 PAGE

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Issue 18 2014

Horoscopes For October Aries 21 March - 20 April

Libra 24 September - 23 October

The Lunar Eclipse in your sign on October 8th brings a chance to let go of anything that no longer serves you. In addition, it links with a later Eclipse in Scorpio, encouraging change on your terms. Hang onto your hat as progress may be swift. Once Mars eases into Capricorn you’ll be ready to forge ahead with a key goal.

The Lunar Eclipse in your relationship sector can bring matters of concern into the open. Dealing with them might help you feel more at ease and peaceful, whether this is a business partnership or romantic association. Plus, the movement of Mars into Capricorn brings lively activity and fresh motivation to family and domestic affairs.

Taurus 21 April - 21 May

Scorpio 24 October - 22 November

Lifestyle and day-to-day routines get a shake up, enabling you to see where changes need to be made. Relationships require care too as Mercury in its retro phase could coincide with misunderstandings. Nevertheless, you might find that, regarding a significant other, a problem or obstacle is resolved once and for all.

Get ready for a few key changes this month, firstly in your lifestyle sector, as a Lunar Eclipse stirs up issues that need attention. Releasing habits or structures that no longer serve you could be very liberating. Later, a Solar Eclipse in your sign can be excellent for a dramatic new beginning, sowing the seeds for purposeful growth.

Gemini 22 May - 21 June

Sagittarius 23 November - 21 December

Mercury regresses for much of this month, which isn’t necessarily such a bad thing. Although it is often linked with misunderstanding, it can be an aid to resolving problems that have been a source of angst. Along with this, a Solar Eclipse in Scorpio brings a chance for a lifestyle change, particularly regarding health routines and daily habits.

Love adventures show up early on, although if you find yourself falling in love around the Lunar Eclipse on October 8th, don’t rush into anything. Bide your time, as you might learn something to your advantage. Your social life looks particularly bubbly for much of the month, enhancing opportunities for networking and fun.

Cancer 22 June - 23 July

Capricorn 22 December - 20 January

Your home and career balance may be stirred up by a Lunar Eclipse in Aries, encouraging deeper reflection on your goals and whether they’re worthwhile pursuing. It might be time to consider what you want and where your real focus lies.

In addition, the Solar Eclipse can encourage a fresh start regarding romance and creative projects.

This is quite a dynamic time with a chance to review your domestic situation and social life, and make any relevant changes. The Lunar Eclipse early on might help you let go of worries around family affairs that have distracted you from finding a solution. Later, moving in new circles could bring progressive change your way.

Leo 24 July - 23 August

Aquarius 21 January - 19 February

Early on fun, leisure and pleasure options bring a delightful energy your way. In addition, an Eclipse in your travel and adventure sector might encourage you to re-evaluate a plan and make key changes. Later, a dynamic Solar Eclipse that focuses on home and family affairs could push you to make a decision which is long overdue.

A Lunar Eclipse in Aries might motivate you to review a promise or commitment that no longer suits your needs.

During the first week, you may want to engage in discussion as a way to explore other possibilities. Later, a focus on your career sector can bring high-powered opportunities regarding a personal goal or ambition.

Virgo 24 August - 23 September

Pisces 20 February - 20 March

Finances need care, particularly as the Lunar Eclipse could coincide with a need for action. If you’ve been brushing money issues under the carpet, this is the time to deal with urgent matters and put them behind you. In addition, the Sun’s move into Scorpio enhances communication along with a desire to resolve a long-standing mystery.

Go easy with finances, especially around October 8th, when a Lunar Eclipse could coincide with a desire to shop or splurge on something you don’t really need. Think before you purchase items that cost too much. Career matters scintillate for much of the month, as you seek out new challenges and opportunities for positive growth.

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