HEY! Issue 5

Kids and family magazine - fun-filled and informative!

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We hope you all had a great Summer and are now settled into your new year groups.

You will see from pages 6 and 7 that there are lots of great things going on in your schools and it is wonderful to be able to include so many of you in our WOW! pages too. You have all been very busy over the summer with outside school achievements and I look forward to printing even more of your pictures in our next edition, keep up the good work!

The nights are now drawing in and its getting a little colder too, this can only mean one thing? Halloween is on its way!!!!

Please be very careful when trick or treating and ensure you take your parents with you when you go. Don’t forget to put you pumpkin out on show and if you follow our idea’s on how to carve your pumpkin, you could scare everyone along the way!

Our competition entries grow in number after each edition. A huge well done to all of our winners from our July edition, I always enjoy visiting your schools and presenting you with your prizes.

Please send me any photo’s of you at Halloween and of course those fantastic pumpkins too. I enjoy reading your letters and emails and please keep sending them to me.

We hope you all have a fantastic Halloween and firework night too.

We look forward to hearing from you all soon.

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See you in Dec XXX The HEY! Team

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Read your news and reviews, w in your sc hat’s happ hool and ening local area , find out here!

WOW! check out the achie vements and the wonderfu celebrate l hard work o f our local ch ildren!

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2 pages of Action Station, where to go and what to do during the October half term!

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It’s nearly Halloween! Check out our recipes to scare your friends!

Read about the newest film releases to look out for as well as books!

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3 Local news and views from your area 8 Eat healthily and stay healthy! Try out some of our recipes for all the family

18 Give our science experiments a try at home and let us know the results.

19 Learn how to carve your pumpkin face!

21 Check out the new games soon to be released for your console.

22 Test your mind in our brain workout.

23 More of HEY!’s wildest funky facts

A special thank you goes to the advertisers, without whom this magazine would not be possible. Our local schools and all of the children and parents who have contributed to HEY! through competition entries, sending in photos and write ups and the wonderful ongoing support for HEY! Thank you.

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Successful summer of play at Gullock Tyning Over 200 children and young people in the Midsomer Norton area took part in play activities organised by Bath & North East Somerset Council over the summer holidays.

Activities took place on the site of the proposed new Adventure Play Park and Skate Park at Gullock Tyning, and were organised by the Council and its partners Wansdyke Play Association, Scrapstore PlayPods and South Wansdyke Sports Centre.

They included play sessions with Community Play Rangers each Saturday and Monday at the Play Pod; holiday play sessions by Wansdyke Play Assocation at the Somer Centre, youth football and skateboarding. There were also five days of community woodworking workshops, involving around 80 people, which resulted in the design and creation of a carved bench and throne for the proposed new park.

Free Legal and Financial Advice The CAB will be providing an outreach service for families with children under 11 across the Norton Radstock Children’s Centre area on Thursday mornings: 1st Thursday of the month in Peasedown 2nd Thursay of the month in Radstock 3rd Thursday of the month in Midsomer Norton 4th Thursday of the month in Paulton

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Love Food and Win Cookery Course The Adventure Play Park and Skate Park will be part of £2.5million in investment across the area being made by Bath & North East Somerset Council to improve opportunities for children and young people to play in their own communities. As part of the Play Pathfinder project £800,000 has been earmarked by the Council for the new park. Norton Radstock Council have also committed £50,000 to the project. Manic Skaterz - a group of local young people who have campaigned for a skate park for around 15 years - have also raised £6,000.

A planning decision is expected later this month. If successful, work is likely to begin in November and the park would open in April 2010.

The Playpod has now been removed and the throne and bench will also be removed and stored until work on the adventure play park is complete. Community Play Ranger sessions have now come to an end at the site but will continue on Tuesdays at The Plantation, Manor Copse Road, Writhlington, and Thursdays at Woodborough Road Park, Tyning, Radstock.

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For more information about the Play Pathfinder project in Bath & North East Somerset contact pathfinder_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk or call 08000 731214. You can also visit the website http://www.bathnes.gov.uk and select pages on Play Out, Hang Out.

Janine can offer advice and support at drop in sessions and appointments. For further information or to book an appointment please call Hannah at Midsomer Norton Children’s Centre on 01225 396858

Residents can win a cookery course at one of the regions most prestigious cooking schools, and claim a free recipe book for taking part.

As part of the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign, Bath & North East Somerset Council is encouraging residents to fill in a food diary over seven consecutive days, and send in their best suggestions for reducing food waste. Every resident who returns a diary will receive a free ‘Eat Well, Waste Less’ recipe book.

In the UK alone, households throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food every year – that’s about one third of all the food bought. If households stopped throwing away so much food the average household with children could save themselves up to £650 a year. The awareness effort is part of the Council’s approach to reducing the amount of food waste going to landfill, which will include kerbside food waste collections from 2011.

Two local businesses are amongst those helping the Council raise awareness about the cookbook, RADCO Supermarket in Radstock and Lakeland, Bath.

If entrants include a food waste reduction suggestion, they will be entered in a competition to win a cookery class worth up to £140 for themselves and a friend at eco-food hero Barny Haughton’s Cookery School at Bordeaux Quay in Bristol.

Five runners-up will receive a food waste reduction pack, donated by Lakeland in Bath.

The competition is being run alongside the other West of England Councils.

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To enter any of our fantastic competitions please enter by writing the answer, your name, age, address and telephone number and your school name on a piece of paper and sending to us at: Hey! Competitions, Ignyte, 46 Frome Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3LF or email your details to hey@ignyte-uk.co.uk

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Emily Morris aged 10 from Peasedown St John won a £20 voucher to spend at the Entertainer.

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WIN! 2 tickets to watch any film at Wells Film Centre!

Enjoy a day out in Wells and catch the newest releases too at Wells Film Centre.

We have 3 sets of 2 tickets to watch any film of your choice. To win a set of these fabulous tickets answer the following:

Name a film released this Autumn?

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Rebecca Cleeves aged 7 from Midsomer Norton won a set of tickets to see a film of her choice at Wells Film Centre.

Tommy Jefferyes aged 6 from Writhlington won a set of tickets to see a film of his choice at Wells Film Centre.

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Louise Hemming aged 10 from Timsbury won a £10 voucher to speand at the Entertainer.

Tom Chard age 11 from Midsomer Norton won a Magnext Podium Case with 85 pieces.

(Tom’s sister pictured) Shauna Cottle age 9 from Radstock won a Magnext Girlz Core 25 piece set.

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News & Reviews

Welcoming the changes at St Mary’s Cathie Lampert has been appointed as the permanent new Deputy Head Teacher at St Mary’s Primary School in Writhlington. Cathie comes to Writhlington from her previous position in Peasedown St John Primary School and brings with her a wealth of idea’s, innovation and creativity to continue the development and growth of the children and curriculum at the

END OF YEAR AWARDS On the last day of the summer term, a special leaver’s assembly was held in St John’s school hall. This is always a lovely opportunity for Year 6 pupils to look back on their time at Primary school and to share some of their memories, funny stories and plans for the future with the rest of the school. Many parents and friends also attended this very special occasion.

Lots of awards were presented to Year 6 pupils which include Academic Achievement, Personal Endeavour, Creative Arts, Sporting Achievement. In addition, behaviour awards, attendance awards and various other cups and trophies were also awarded to other members of the school community. This year The Lisa Rupprecht award went to Oliver Pidduck (Year 6). This was in recognition of Oliver’s determination and perseverance in accessing the curriculum and becoming an effective and successful learner

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Cathie has been joined by Beth Hamblin the new reception/year 1 teacher and Jessica Magee the new year 3 /4 teacher too.

Cathie says ‘ I have lots of projects on the go to involve the children in more enhanced and exciting learning experiences. We have introduced new house teams into the school which form the basis of an awards system for excellent work and despite many difficulties. Ryan Davis (Year 1) gained the Pam Corke Memorial Cup for the outstanding progress made in all aspects of the curriculum over the year. Sebastian Shore (Year 5) gained the new Music award as a result of his many musical achievements and in particular his very professional playing of the cello.

exceptional and consistent effort. The House Names were chosen by a pupil after a school wide competition. We are also working on The Big Write which is a strategy to raise standards in writing through the development of the writer’s voice. In addition we are improving and revamping our outdoor provisions for early year’s children. It is a very exciting time for St Mary’s and I am looking forward to working with the team and the children.’

Quest Seekers in Timsbury 38 children from St Mary’s primary school in Timsbury took part in the B&NES libraries Quest Seekers reading challenge during the summer holidays.

This years challenge had a fantasy quest theme which involved creatures, dangerous missions and characters in a search to find a golden book.

Each child was challenged to read 6 books to receive their certificate and medal.

Well done to all the readers at St Mary’s Timsbury.

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Food for Life Partnership Gold Award This year pupils and staff at St John’s Primary School in Midsomer Norton have been given a golden welcome back to school. St John’s Primary School is the first school in the country to achieve the prestigious Food for Life Partnership Gold Award, which was presented to them at a ceremony at the school on Friday 11th September.

Since joining the Food for Life Partnership, St John’s Primary School has, in association with Bath and North East Somerset Council catering, undergone a complete transformation in terms of their school food culture.

Trinity win Gold Trinity Primary School in Radstock achieved the GOLD award in the Bath in Bloom, winning overall first prize

Extreme Reading At St. Mary’s School in Timsbury the children in Year Three have been working on a most interesting project, it’s called ‘Extreme Reading’. This project involves reading in a place where you wouldn’t normally read! For example: we’ve read at the top of a slide, whilst walking a dog, whilst cleaning teeth and one of us even tried to read on a trampoline! The idea is to develop good attitudes towards reading.

Welton Primary School are now half way through the building of a new section of the school. The new area will be used for school lunches and break out lessons, such as music and dance etc and also for Welton Pre-school too.

Ruth Haines, Head teacher said ‘This new building will enable us to have more room and give the children a better lunchtime experience whilst enabling our pre-school to grow and to build closer bonds with our reception class. The building has a servery in the centre and we are looking forward to opening it up to the wider community for clubs, associations and as a local venue for local people’.

The school has shown that it is possible to transform school food culture by changing school meals and integrating practical food education into their school.

St John’s Primary School has exceeded the Food for Life Partnership criteria to reach Gold by dedicating two staff to deliver cooking and growing in the curriculum. This means all children now do cooking and growing in school.

The school also hosts farmers markets and cooking and gardening clubs where parents are invited, too.

James Cleeton, National Delivery Manager at the Food for Life Partnership says: “St John’s Primary School is a true leader in the school food revolution and is an inspiration

in the school category for B&NES. Several pupils from Trinity also won individual awards, Jack Edwards, Lydia Swanson and Harvey Miller.

Well done to all at Trinity!

Reading more often builds confidence and gets you much more interested in reading. You will feel proud of your achievements and so will your parents!

Our reading is getting better and better because we’ve had lots of people encouraging us. Books help us to imagine things when we are writing our own stories. At the start you might think reading is a bit boring but the more you read the better you get! Reading is a skill you need throughout your whole life so we are pleased that we are really good at it now.

By Harry, Megan and Lucie aged 8

for other schools across the country.”

The Food for Life Partnership Gold Award was presented to pupils and staff by the National Delivery Manager, James Cleeton.

The kitchen made a special cake with the Food for Life Partnership logo on top and representatives from Bath and North East Somerset Council catering attended.

“We are all very proud of our achievements and the way in which an improved food culture has influenced the way we think about growing and cooking and the choices we make.”

Healthy Mind & Body Healthy eating - simple rules

Eat this, don’t eat that. It’s a different message a minute and can get really confusing.

Here are a few simple rules for good eating that most experts seem to agree on.

Spare the salt

A little bit of a lot Most things, if not eaten or drunk in excess, will not do us much harm. And eating a wide variety of foods ensures we get all the vitamins, minerals, protein and other ingredients we need to be healthy.

Every day, eat at least: • three to four servings of vegetables and two to three servings of fruit • four servings of wholegrain breads, pasta, rice and breakfast cereals • two servings of low fat milk and dairy products • one serving of lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, lentils or beans reducing the meat in a meal by adding beans is a good tip.

Eat your greens At least seven servings of vegetables (at least 3-4) and fruit (at least 2-3) a day will help protect your heart and supply life-giving nutrients. Make sure your plate is three-quarters filled with vegetables rather than having them as an afterthought on the side.

Eat as much as you want of the following: tomato, lettuce, courgettes, cabbage, cucumber, spinach, cauliflower, green and red peppers, leeks, green beans, celery, onions, broccoli, mushrooms.

A fruit serving is one apple, pear, banana or orange, two small apricots or plums, half a cup of fresh fruit salad, half a cup of stewed fruit or a cup of fruit juice.

Milk it Consume at least two servings of milk or milk products a day - they are good sources of calcium and protein.

One serving is a cup of milk, a pot of yoghurt, two slices of cheese, two scoops of ice cream or one cup of milk pudding.

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Ingrain healthy habits Eat at least six servings of breads and cereals every day to keep your digestive system in good order, look after your heart and satisfy your appetite so that you don’t crave high fat snacks.

One serving would be a roll, muffin or slice of bread, a cup of breakfast cereal, half a cup of unsweetened muesli, half a cup of porridge, or a cup of cooked pasta or rice. Make sure some of these are wholegrain.

Pep up with protein Eat at least one serving a day of meat, poultry, fish, eggs or pulses (ie, beans such as soy/tofu and kidney beans or lentils). Meat and poultry contain protein, iron, zinc and many other essential nutrients. Fish is low in fat and good for your heart; canned varieties are fine.

Cut the fat Prepare meals with minimal added fat.

Have takeaways (which are mostly full of fat) very rarely, if at all, rather than as a regular part of your diet. Try to snack on fruit and cereals rather than crisps, have wedges instead of chips and eat takeaway fish without the batter.

Use herbs and spices instead of salt in cooking and be very sparing with salt and salty sauces on your plate. Most of the salt we eat is already in packaged foods - check the salt (sodium) content on label.

Quench your thirst with water Drink water, water and more water.

It cleanses your system, keeps your kidneys functioning and your bowels regular, helps control your weight and keeps your skin glowing. Most of us drink far too little. Strive for at least eight glasses a day.

Cook up a treat Try grilling, baking and microwaving rather than cooking in fat. Rediscover the joy of cooking at home and eating in rather than relying on prepared foods and takeaways which are usually high in fat, sugar and salt.

Teach all the family how to prepare healthy meals and make good food choices. Discover the different flavours of herbs and spices and ease back on salt and sugar. Plan ahead and pack the fridge or freezer so quick, healthy options are always on hand.

Eat breakfast - it kick starts the day, refuels the brain and body, and prevents snacking later in the day.

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Let us know your ac hievements, both inside & outside of school an d we will include yo u in our next edition of WOW !

Email your photo’s and text to: hey@ignyte-uk.co .uk or call us on 0176 1 432089 or 0783 4 542 955 or send it in the po st to HEY!, Ignyte , 46 Frome Road, Radstock, So merset BA3 3LF

Shannon Baker aged 9 is showing her medal she was presented for taking part in a football tournament.

ed la Farnsworth ag Theo and Isabel ars crowned this ye 8½ have been al and Miss carniv Carnival Prince ival er Norton Carn for the Midsom Procession.

Shannaya Grey aged 7 was awarded 1st place in a recent funky dancing competition at Somer Hill Dance.

Joe Davies aged 8 was presented with his trophy for man of the match in a recent football game in Holcombe.

Samuel Hazel aged 8½ from Midsomer Norton has achieved his stage 1 and 2 for Trampolining at Writhlington Sports Centre

Gold Medals for Trinity!

Corey Walkes, Harvey Miller and Holly Greenhalgh represented Trinity Primary School at the Somerset Schools Gymnastics Competition held at The Wells Spring Leisure Centre, Taunton. They had to perform on the vault and complex floor routines. It was the first time Trinity School had entered this competition and the team stormed to victory with 4 gold medals between them!

Corey Walkes, aged 8, also won gold overall in the WSC Gymnastics Club Championship 2009 Boys 9 and under category held at Writhlington Gymnastics Club. (Harvey Miller, Silver, Josh McHale, bronze)

has aged 10 is r r a H r Lauren vel 1 fo d her le e v ie h c ics a gymnast

Charley Buchan aged 9 shows her trophy and medal for coming 1st in a gymnastics competition at Writhlington Sports Centre.

Harvey Miller proudly represented Jamie Woodlands Blackbelt Academy from Radstock at the annual Dragon Tang Soo Do Open Championships in Thornbury, Bristol. Over 300 competitors took part in the event on Saturday 21st September Harvey, currently a blue belt, entered 3 categories. His training really paid off as he managed two 1st place awards, one for short karma weapons (pictured), and one for his Joong Gun pattern.

Mai Church aged 8 took part in a gymnastics competition at Writhlington sports Centre and shows her medal and trophy.

Toby Millar aged 9 has been presented with a certificate for swimming 400 meters at Paulton pool.

Kezia Reynolds aged 8 has passed her freestyle dance exam at Susan Hill Dance school in Radstock.

Courtney H ancock aged 9 has achieved h er Seal swimming award.

aged 7 has Charlie Millar Green stripe achieved his Do. for Tae Kwon

Ben Millar aged 4 ha s achieved his Stanle y 3 award for swimming

Black Belt Success St John’s Primary School pupil, Ethan Jones is the first student at Matt Fiddes Martial Arts School in Radstock to achieve Black Belt status!

His instructor Mrs Lucy Fear said Ethan displayed fantastic Martial Arts Technique in every class.

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Where to go & what to do!

Workshops The Revenge of Rumplestiltskin Mon 26, Tue 27, Wed 28 October 10am to 3pm We are looking for young people to take part in this year’s Christmas show. The workshops will be led by professional choreographers and director Claudia Pepler-Berry. Over the 3 days you will learn dance routines and polish your acting skills ending with a performance/audition on Weds 28th from which they will cast the dancers who will be part of the cast.

Costs £45 Recommended: 8 to 20 years old.

Contact the Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome - Tel: 01373 461360

Potty about Pottery!

Wed Oct 28, 2009 This children’s creative drop-in workshop at the Sawmill is another great way of having fun this halfterm. Come and paint clay items to take home - great gifts for your friends and family, or to keep yourself! £2 per item.

Booking Not Needed 11am - 3pm National Trust All Tickets £2 Enquire at Visitor Reception Tyntesfield Wraxall Somerset BS48 1NT

Fossil Fun Activity in Radstock Museum Tuesday 27th October 2009 2pm until 4pm (Ages 5-11 years) Come along to the Museum for a fun filled afternoon. Our Education Team have lined up a number of activities linked in some way to fossils.

Each child should be accompanied by an adult.

Events are free for all B&NES residents as part of the Heritage Open Week.

It’s carnival season!

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Warminster Illuminated Carnival, Wiltshire Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset North Petherton Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Winter Carnival, Somerset Shepton Mallet Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset Midsomer Norton & District Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset Wells St Andrews Fun Fair, City Centre, Wells, Somerset Wells St Andrews Fun Fair, City Centre, Wells, Somerset Wells City Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset Glastonbury & Chilkwell Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset Weston-super-Mare Illuminated Carnival, Somerset Yeovil Illuminated Carnival (Provisional Date), Somerset

St John’s Church Midsomer Norton Saturday 17th October - 7.30 pm ‘Nomine’ (Children’s Hospice South West Choir) present ‘STABAT MATER’ by Karl Jenkins and ‘MESSIAH (Part Three) plus ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ Conductor Naomi Reed Admission Free Wine and soft drinks in the interval Retiring Collection in aid of Children’s Hospice South West

The Bath Film Festival The Bath Film Festival is a fortnight celebrating great cinema, with screenings and events taking place at a range of venues across Bath.

13th November - 21st November Tel: 01225 401149

Go Wild in the Woods Thu Oct 29, 2009 A day building dens, bug hotels and tracking animals.

Booking Essential, 01934 844518 11am - 3pm National Trust Child £5 Broomfield Hill Fyne Court Broomfield Bridgwater Somerset TA5 2EQ

Autumn Colour Week Sunday 25th – 31st October Forde Abbey Nr Chard The leaves in the arboretum and throughout the gardens will be turning to glorious red and gold.

The most striking specimens will be well labelled so visitors can be inspired for their own gardens.

Halloween Half Term Trail Sun Nov 1, 2009 Family fun looking at mystery and magic in the garden. £1 per trail. Booking Not Needed.

11am - 4.30pm National Trust No Additional Charges Prior Park Landscape Garden Ralph Allen Drive Bath Somerset BA2 5AH

Family Firework Display and Halloween Disco Friday 30th October Farrington Golf Club at 7.30pm Tickets £10 for 4 people or £3.00 per person.

Tel : 01761 451596 ext 108

Fossil Hunt in Radstock Museum Monday 26th October 2009 1.30pm until 3pm (Ages 5-11 years) This popular event, organised by the Museum’s Education Team, takes place on Monday 26th October. Meet at the Museum at 1pm to depart for the Batch at 1.30pm; about a twenty minute walk. Children should wear suitable outdoor clothing and stout shoes or wellington boots.

Goggles will be provided at the Batch. Every child must be accompanied by an adult who will be responsible for the behaviour and safety of the child in their care and the health and safety of others around them. Bring a small hammer and bag to collect any fossils you may find!

Events are free for all B&NES residents as part of the Heritage Open Week

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For most of the general population Halloween is a night for dressing up, telling ghost stories, having spooky parties, trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving. What most people don’t know is that Halloween is actually based on an ancient Celtic holiday known as Samhain (pronounced “sow wan”), which means “summer’s end”.

It was the end of the Celtic year, starting at sundown on October 31st and going through to sundown November 1st. It was a night to honour loved ones that had passed on.

Celebrated for centuries by the Celts of old, Witches and many other nature based religions, it is the most magical night of the year. It is the Witches’ New Year, and the Last Harvest. Although the religious significance of it has passed for the general public, Halloween is a “magical” night for all!

On this magical night, glowing lanterns, carved from turnips or gourds, were set on porches and in windows to welcome deceased loved ones, but also to act as protection against malevolent spirits. Burning lumps of coal were used inside as a source of light, later to be replaced by candles.

When European settlers, particularly the Irish, arrived in America they found the native pumpkin to be larger, easier to carve and seemed the perfect choice for the lanterns. Halloween didn’t really catch on big in this country until the late 1800’s and has been celebrated in so many ways ever since!

Did you know that pumpkins are not a vegetable - they are a fruit! Pumpkins, like gourds, and other varieties of squash are all members of the Cucurbitacae family, which also includes cucumbers, gherkins, and melons.

Spooky spuds with scary toppings Ingredients 4 large baking potatoes For scary topping 1: Tahini and Chive ½ lemon, juice only 3 tbsp tahini ½ tsp yeast extract, dissolved in a little water 3 tbsp water 15g/½oz chives, chopped salt and pepper For scary topping 2: Low Fat Fromage Frais with Herbs 200g/7oz low fat fromage frais a handful of fresh herbs, e.g. basil and parsley, chopped salt and pepper For scary topping 3: Tomato Salsa 225g/8oz ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped ¼ red onion, finely chopped 15g/½oz fresh coriander, finely chopped salt and pepper For scary topping 4: Apple and Hazelnut Coleslaw 1 dessert apple, peeled and grated 50g/2oz cabbage, shredded finely 1 shallot, chopped 15g/½oz roast hazelnuts, chopped 2 tbsp vegan mayonnaise 1 tsp hazelnut oil Method 1. Cook the baking potatoes in a preheated oven at 200C/400F/Gas 6 for about 1-1½ hours until tender.

Alternatively, cook in microwave oven.

2. Mix all the ingredients of your chosen topping together thoroughly (use a blender or food processor for the tahini and chive topping).

3. Serve with jacket potatoes.

Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 1 to 2 hours

Pumpkin pie Ingredients For the pastry: Sweet short crust pastry case or a packet of ready made sweet short crust pastry with 40g/1½oz crushed pecans mixed in.

For the filling: 450 g/1lb prepared weight pumpkin flesh, cut into 1in/2.5 cm chunks 2 large eggs plus 1 yolk (use the white for another dish) 3 oz/75g soft dark brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ level teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ½ tsp ground allspice ½ tsp ground cloves ½ tsp ground ginger 10 fl oz/275 ml double cream Method 1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2. Use a shop bought sweet crust pastry case, about 9 inch/23 cm diameter and 1½ inches/4 cm deep.

3. To make the filling, steam the pumpkin then place in a coarse sieve and press lightly to extract any excess water.

4. Then lightly whisk the eggs and extra yolk together in a large bowl.

5. Place the sugar, spices and the cream in a pan, bring to simmering point, giving it a whisk to mix everything together. Then pour it over the eggs and whisk it again briefly.

6. Now add the pumpkin pureé, still whisking to combine everything thoroughly. 7. Then pour the filling into your pastry case and bake for 35-40 minutes, by which time it will puff up round the edges but still feel slightly wobbly in the centre.

8. Then remove it from the oven and place the tin on a wire cooling rack. Serve chilled (stored loosely covered in foil in the fridge) with some equally chilled créme fraïche, but warm or at room temperature would be fine.

Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour

Marshmallow brownies Ingredients 240g/8oz butter 150g/5oz dark chocolate (a spicy one works well) 60g/2oz cocoa 150g/5oz plain flour 500g/1lb 2oz caster sugar 5 eggs, beaten 150g/5oz marshmallows, chopped Method 1. Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Line a 30cm/12in square tin with baking parchment.

2. Melt the butter and the chocolate together very gently.

3. Mix the cocoa with the flour and the sugar and, off the heat, mix this mixture into the butter and chocolate. Mix in the eggs and fold in the marshmallows.

4. Turn the brownie mixture into the tin and bake in the oven until the surface has set but still feels squidgy underneath. This will take about 20 minutes. Allow to cool and slice.

Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 10 to 30 mins

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P U S ’ T A WH The hottest movies, games, books and more...

Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children Conn Iggulden 7years + It’s Peter Pan with attitude as Conn Iggulden, creator of the phenomenal bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, introduces an explosive and magical new fictional world of the Tollins – flying

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Jeff Kinney 7 years + The ups and downs of Greg’s life are wittily exposed in his diary entries, which entertainingly capture the details of interactions with his family, his schools friends and, above all, his dad who is determined that Greg should improve himself – especially in fitness and sports. Can Greg outwit his dad and keep one step ahead off being sent off to military academy to be improved? Greg’s fittingly humorous illustrations to his diary add an extra dimension to the enjoyment.

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creatures that aren’t fairies! - all beautifully illustrated in full colour by Lizzy Duncan. Complete with thrilling stories of danger and derring-do, glorious drawings, maps and diagrams, this is more than a fantastic fiction debut for children, it’s also the definitive guide to these remarkable little flying creatures. Just don’t ever call them fairies!

A Misfitz Mystery: Two Tigers on a String Josh Lacey 9 years +

Humour and pace are the hallmarks of Josh Lacey’s writing (Grk series and Bearkeeper) and this new series (this is the second title) makes this an absolute must read for 9+ year olds. The Misfitz are four children who share four parents and find themselves caught up in some very unusual mysteries.

When Frank’s mother disappears, it’s a job for him and his Misfitz to resolve as no one else seems to be interested. Together, they skive off school and sneak out of their home, catch a train across the country and search for clues.

They soon find themselves on the trail of a mysterious cult in a mysterious mansion, the home of the Tiger....

The Fantastic Mr Fox Released 23rd October FANTASTIC MR. FOX is a animated film telling the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl.

Mr and Mrs Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson. But

after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers.

Where the wild things are Released 16th October “Where the Wild Things Are” follows the adventure of Max, a mischievous young boy who is sent to his room after rebelling against his mother.

Max’s imagination is free to roam, and it soon transports him to a thriving forest bordering a vast sea.

Delighted, he sets sail for the land of the Wild Things, where mischief reigns and Max rules. In bringing this imaginative fantasy to life, Jonze leads a team of filmmakers incorporating the most dynamic elements of voice performance, live-action puppetry and computer animation.

Planet 51 Released 20th November American astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck!

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What you’ll need: A lemon (Or lemon juice), zinc (Something galvanised, like a nail) & copper (Electrical Wire or water pipe)

What you’ll need: Paper, a pen (Bic style), optional potato!

What to do:

Secret Letter

What to do: Cut a square from a piece of paper. At this point it may be easier to decorate the paper before it is cut and prepared.

Draw lines from corner to corner to mark the cut. Draw a circle in the centre. Using scissors cut from each corner into the centre, remembering to stop short at the circle. Poke a little hole in one corner of each flap, the hole should be just big enough to fit the ink tube through. Fold each corner with the hole into the centre, then poke the ink fill tube through the whole lot. Just slip the ink fill back into the pen and it will turn with a slight breeze.

Hints We like to stick the pen in a potato or apple and place them by a window or air conditioning unit, or you can just hold them.

If you are lucky enough to have a laminator then you can make a shiny outdoor version!

Cut a hexagon instead of a a square to make a six bladed windmill!

Stick a piece of zinc and a piece of copper into a lemon and it will produce electrical current. Actually it’s the juice of the lemon that does all the work, so a cup of lemon juice instead of a lemon will work more efficiently. This is what’s known as a ‘Primary cell battery’ and will produce approximately 1 - 1.5 Volts.

The more the amount of zinc, copper and lemon juice you have, the more current will be available, but if you want a higher Voltage you will have to make 2 cells and connect them in series as shown in the second part of the animation.

Special note: This technique was originally developed by the British Intelligence services and was used during the ‘Cold war’ to inform its agents of important news and secret meetings.

Now the ‘Cold war’ is over the technique has become declassified and you can utilise the same method to keep your trusted gang members up-to-date on important matters.

Hints This type of battery, as with those in the shops convert chemical energy into electrical energy. The copper and zinc rods are called ‘Electrodes’. The lemon juice is called an ‘Electrolyte’ which is an ionic conductor. One of the electrodes will react, producing electrons, while the other will accept electrons. Hence the electricity or electrons will flow between the copper and zinc but, only if there is a load connected. (The bulb) A ‘Primary cell battery’ can NOT be recharged, whilst a ‘Secondary cell battery’ (As found in cars) can be recharged.

To make a bulb light as we have shown you will need a very low wattage bulb, you will also need to check the voltage rating. If your bulb doesn’t glow it is most likely to powerful for the battery, you will have to make your battery bigger or make another one and wire them together.

What to do: Sharpen the end of a carrot to point. Dip in lemon juice and write your letter on normal white paper. Keep dipping the carrot as you write. The writing will remain invisible until the paper is placed near a heat source such as a radiator.

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Carving a pumpkin into a JackO’-Lantern freehand is the traditional way of doing it, it is very easy and only takes a few basic tools. A large spoon or ice-cream scoop, a thin bladed knife and some newspaper will get you started.

With a long, thin bladed knife, cut out the top of the pumpkin around the stem of the pumpkin. The hole should be large enough to allow you to scoop out the guts (seeds and stringy membrane) by hand and with a large spoon. Generally, the size of the hole should be about two-thirds the diameter of the pumpkin. While you can cut a round circle out, you’ll find that cutting a five or six sided opening will work the best. As you cut out the top hole, angle the knife so that the lid and hole will be

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somewhat cone shaped. This will help prevent the lid from falling into the hole. Now you can use a large spoon to scrap the inside walls of the pumpkin clean.

Inspect the surface of the pumpkin to decide the best side to carve you face. Now, visualizing the face you want to carve, use your knife to carefully cut out the individual parts of the face or you can pre-mark the pumpkin by using a Crayon to draw the face onto the surface of the pumpkin and cut through the lines you drew.

When you are finished cutting, carefully push out the pieces to view the final results.

Make sure that you have scrapped the bottom of the pumpkin flat, so that the candle will sit level in the pumpkin.

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Mr. Skeleton Where’s Your Bone One child (Mr. Skeleton) stands in the middle of the circle of children with eyes closed. With 24 children, I’d suggest having 3 or 4 Mr. Skeletons at a time in the middle of the circle with 3 or 4 bones passed out. Let the skeletons take turns guessing.

The children chant: Mr Skeleton where’s your bone?

Somebody stole it from your home.

Guess who? Maybe you!

Maybe a ghost from Kalamazoo Now Mr. Skeleton find your bone!

While they are chanting the leader hands a “bone” (a pencil would work or you could cut a bone shape from cardboard) to one of the children. All the kids put their hands behind their backs and Mr. Skeleton opens his eyes. He guesses who has the bone (you can either give three guesses and he has to be Mr. Skeleton again if he guesses wrong or you can let them guess until they succeed). The person who had the bone becomes the new Mr. Skeleton.

Relay Races Get creative with this one—there are lots of silly ways for children to get from the starting line to the finish!

Try having them stagger like zombies, fly on broomsticks like witches, or hop like toads.

Pumpkin Bowling Choose smallish pumpkins with short stems (depending on the ages of your party guests). Set up 1- or 2-litre bottle and tape off a starting line for an instant bowling alley. Fill the bottles with a bit of sand or rice if they topple over too easily. You can work with the children to decorate the bottles with stickers, markers, and other art materials.

Skeleton Scavenger Hunt The children can search the garden or the house on the hunt for skeleton parts (cut from paper, or plastic ones purchased from a toy store or craft shop). For an extra challenge, see if the party guests can reassemble their bony treasures into a complete skeleton set.

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Cut pumpkin shapes from paper and arrange them on the floor; children must move from pumpkin to pumpkin while music plays, just like in musical chairs. To keep children from being excluded, allow them to share pumpkins as you remove a pumpkin for each round. By the end of the game, all the children have to squeeze onto one spot. For variety, you could also use spider webs, tombstones, or witchy cauldrons for targets.

The Mummy Wrap Game You will need at least one roll of toilet paper per team (two would be even better) Divide the children into teams.

One child to be the mummy and the others to wrap them up with the toilet paper.

You could either make it a race to see how fast you use up the roll or judge by how covered up the mummy is.

Snap Apple Instead of bobbing for apples in a bucket of water (which can really wreak havoc on costumes or face paint!), have kids try to “snap” a bite from an apple hanging on a string. You’ll need apples with stems—tie the string to the stem, then loop it around a tree branch (outside) or a broomstick or suspension curtain rod (inside).

GAMING ZONE

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Xbox 360: New Games Forza Motorsport 3 Ltd Edition with Exclusive in-game M3 E92 BMW

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Forza Motorsport 3 is the definitive racing game for everyone from hardcore tuners to anyone who’s ever dreamed of driving at full-throttle. Backed by breathtaking HD graphics and bone-jarring physics, you’ll take the wheel of more than 400 of the most-beloved cars including the GAME Exclusive BMW M3 E92, plus a Limited V10 Audi R8.

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PS3: New Games Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 The Largest Army of Super Heroes is Back!

The highly anticipated sequel to 2006’s Marvel:™ Ultimate Alliance heralded as the best Marvel Super Hero game of all time, and selling more than 4 million units worldwide - is fi nally here with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. Inspired by the acclaimed Marvel Civil War storyline, this action-RPG delivers once again on a colossal cast of characters, thrilling gameplay and impassioned alliances. This next-gen gaming experience leaves the fate of the Marvel Universe - and humankind - in your hands.

Lines are drawn. Sides are chosen. And the ultimate question remains: Whose side are you on?

Nintendo Wii: New Games New Super Mario Bros New Super Mario Bros on Wii offers the first multiplayer Super Mario Bros. platform game ever. You can now take on the adventures of Mario with your friends in tow, it will offer a platform Mario experience for all the family to enjoy.

Players can navigate the sidescrolling worlds of Mario alone as before or invite up to three friends to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun. New Super Mario Bros Wii will retain the elements we all know and love but also introduce some fantastic new levels and surprises including quirky new suits, characters and innovative ways to use the Wii remote to guide your character through the adventure.

LittleBigPlanet arrives in a portable form with LittleBigPlanet PSP. On this LittleBigPlanet, the world is full of infinite possibilities, where imagination becomes reality and the powers of creation are firmly in the players’ hands.

The LittleBigPlanet experience starts with players customizing Sackboy, the loveable main character on LittleBigPlanet. From there, players Play and learn about Sackboy’s powers to interact physically with the surrounding environment while navigating through over 30 vibrant themed environments. Players make their way across these worldly levels, avoiding obstacles, solving puzzles and collecting items that can be used to make their own creations.

To Create, players use the simple ‘Popit’ menu system to make works of madness or genius, then publish and share their creative works with the community via the Playstation Network. Of course, they can download and explore other players’ creations as well, meaning LBP deliver literally limitless possibilities!

Nintendo DS: New Games Mario and Luigi 3: Bowser’s Inside Story In his evil plot to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, Fawful tricks Bowser into eating a magic mushroom. The mushroom causes Bowser to begin inhaling everything around him, including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach! Do the Mario brothers have the guts to rescue Peach and escape . . .?

In Mario and Luigi 3: Bowser’s Inside Story, players are in control of two separate storylines. One features Bowser and his efforts to stop an arch-villain from taking over his castle. Meanwhile, inside Bowser, the microbe-sized Mario & Luigi must muscle their way through challenges and keep their nerve if they want to find a way out. They take action to control Bowser from the inside – but without his knowledge.

Featuring hilarious dialogue and novel gameplay touches that make full use of the DS’s buttons, screens and microphone, Mario and Luigi 3 is a must-play for Nintendoheads everywhere!

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