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Hi all I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and have made new Year resolutions that will keep you fit and healthy for 2010.
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Valentines day is on the 14th February and Mothers day is on the 14th March, both a great opportunity to tell your loved ones and Mum how much you love them and thank them for all they do for you! Check out our fantastic ‘Pamper your Mum’ section starting on page 12 for some great idea’s on gifts and treats for that very special person.
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In our next edition at Easter we will be thinking a lot about getting back outside and enjoying playing in the garden. Please send me in your garden games and any activities you like to do outside, and we will print them in our next edition.
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Looking for employment advice? Job Centre Plus will be offering their mandatory lone parent assessment appointments at Midsomer Norton Children’s Centre every Monday from 9.00am – 2.00pm. There are also drop in sessions available from 2.00pm – 3.00pm. To find out more call your local job centre on 01225 303200 or Midsomer Norton Children’s Centre on 01225 396858.
Free legal and financial advice The Citizens advice bureau 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 Peasedown 2nd Thursday of the month Radstock 3rd Thursday of the month Midsomer Norton 4th Thursday of the month - Paulton Jannine can offer advice and support at drop in sessions and appointments. For further information or to book an appointment, please cal Hannah or Alex at Midsomer Norton Children’s Centre on 01225 396858.
Ongoing investment into play areas Work to improve play areas for children and young people will continue over the next few months thanks to investment through Bath & North East Somerset Council. Eighteen local play areas have already been revamped, providing opportunities for children and young people to play safely in their own communities, and between now and the end of March a further 13 areas will be improved. These were selected following applications from local parish councils and community groups. There has been consultation with local communities, including children and young people, to decide how each play area should be developed. Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Cllr Chris Watt, said: “Bath & North East Somerset Council’s work to improve play opportunities is benefiting children, young people and the communities they live in. Having somewhere to play with their friends in their own communities is essential for children and young people. Play provides them with the opportunity to develop so many social skills by interacting with other children and young people.” Work at Wellow has just started and improvements include a new playroute with low mounds and tunnels, as well as the upgrading and linking of existing equipment to new pieces including a buddy swing, rope bridge and spinning see-saw. Work at Sandpits play area in Bath is due to start in late January and will include an embankment slide, buddy swing, informal seating and a series of new activity crossings over the stream, as well as a new roundabout which will be accessible to children with disabilities. Green Park in Bath will see improvement work start at the end of January / early February. This will include an embankment slide, large timber rope and climbing equipment, and a buddy swing. A new entrance into the park will be created with better access from the riverside walk. Work at Kensington Meadows in Bath, to include an embankment slide, large timber
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rope and climbing equipment and a buddy swing, will start at the end of January, as will work at Shoscombe, which will feature a buddy swing, small rope and climb piece and low mounding to create informal play crossings. In Radstock improvements to the Southfield Recreation Ground and Westhill park will start in February, working closely with Norton Radstock Town Council which are funding the play area at Westhill . At Southfield there will be two new areas. The junior area will have grass mounds, sound pipes, and a sand pit with dish roundabout and sand digger. The active area will feature the re-use of a felled Chestnut tree as a play feature, as well as informal bike jumps and rumble strips, a series of grass mounds with wooden bridges and a zip wire. A BMX track is being put in at Westfield and the existing play area is being redeveloped to include a climbing tower with slide, rope ladder and fireman’s pole, cantilever swing, a swing which will be accessible to disabled children, grass mounds with balance beams, and roundabout. There will also be additional tree planting and benches. At Clandown a new multi use games area will be installed by the end of March. Improvement work is currently underway at High Littleton; Hillcrest, Bath; Roundhill Park, Bath; Batheaston and Tunley. Since October 2009, work has already been completed at a number of sites across the area, and children and young people are starting to make the most of the new play opportunities. These include Haydon, Timsbury, Stanton Drew, Paulton, Peasedown and East Harptree. The improvements to these play areas is part of £2.5 million investment into play by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Work on the new £800,000 adventure play park and skatepark for Midsomer Norton is also now underway, which is seeing significant contribution from Norton Radstock Town Council and the Manic Skaterz. The Council is also providing £75,000 towards a new skatepark at Keynsham which is being managed and invested in by Keynsham Town Council. Alongside this work the Council is working to address a range of issues to improve public space for children, young people and the wider communities. There has been close working with the police and community safety wardens to address any issues of anti-social behaviour. For more information about the Play Pathfinder project in Bath & North East Somerset contact pathfinder_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk. You can also visit the website www.bathnes.gov.uk and select pages on Play Out, Hang Out.
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James Shepherd aged 5 from Peasedown St John Primary school won the set of Mega Blocks.
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Sophie Rogers aged 6 from St John’s Primary School in Midsomer Norton won the Lyncombe Lodge. Curtis Ruddick aged 9 from Westfield Primary School won £15 to spend at The Entertainer.
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Author visits Midsomer Norton The children at Midsomer Norton Primary School were visited by Bel Mooney author of many children’s books. The children were able to ask Bel many questions about her writing and where she got her ideas and inspiration. Both Bel and the children enjoyed their time together and she was able to give the pupils at Midsomer Norton primary school many ideas on creative writing.
During our ‘Under the Sea’ week, we decided to write a letter to Norton Aquatics fish shop in Midsomer Norton. We asked if they would like to come in and talk to us about fish, fish keeping and maybe let us borrow a gold fish bowl! Even better than that they came in and set up a tropical tank for us! We got to choose what we put in the tank, the plants, gravel and decorations all as a gift from the shop. Each week they came into school and brought more fish. We get to choose what types of fish we got in the tank. We started two zebra danios, four orange platies and a Siamese fighting fish! Now we have got three guppys, two more zebra danios and an electric blue dwarf gourami. Thanks Norton Aquatics! Cosima, Sophie.B, Harvey and Tullis. Year 6 St John’s Primary School
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Learn about reading stories, writing, sums, crafts, healthy eating, staying safe and family budgeting. • Starts Wednesday 3rd February, 10am-12noon for 10 weeks • Peasedown Learning Centre • Parents, guardians, grandparents and child carers all welcome We also have literacy and numeracy classes starting throughout the year. Work at your own pace in small groups, mornings, afternoons or evenings.
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Nursery expansion Open the doors at Peasedown St John Nursery class and you will find lots of happy 3 and 4 year olds having fun together; whether they be hunting for lost teddy bears or flying to the moon in their very own rocket (don’t worry, it’s only a cardboard box!). However, you will soon see a group of excited 2 year olds getting ready for Nursery as from September 2010 Peasedown St John Nursery Class will be expanding to take children from the age of 2 years. Peasedown St John Nursery Class has been open for seven years providing young children in the village with an exciting, stimulating setting to play and learn. It has grown in numbers every year rising from 26 children to 60 this year. This is mainly due to the excellent facilities such as an adventurous natural outdoor area and hands on exploration room, as well as highly trained, experienced and caring staff. Due to the increase in numbers, School Governors decided to expand the Nursery by knocking through to the next door classroom. David Tilling, Headteacher, explains “Since opening, our Nursery class has gone from strength to strength. We aim to be the school of choice for our community – whether for 2 year olds or 11 year olds.” Nursery teacher Rachel Brotherton adds “We are all very excited by the new development. We are looking forward to making the Nursery an exciting place for 2 year olds with resources especially for them.” Mrs Smith, mum of Rosie –Lou, who is already at Nursery, and Belle, who will start as a two year old in September, said “It’s such a great Nursery with so much to do.” Places are still available for September – but are going quickly – so if you would like more information please contact the school office on 01761 432311.
Army visit I began by drawing a picture of a Hummer Vehicle using the tips from my drawing book. I then decided to send the picture to the troops in Afghanistan to cheer them up and to let them know that I was thinking of them. After two weeks I received a phone call from them and they informed me that a group of soldiers were going to visit my home in Midsomer Norton. My mum gave them a cup of tea and we talked about going into the Army for a career and the picture that I created. We talked about school and events going on in the news. They filmed me answering questions and posted my news on their website. If you want to see the full account of my famous story, then please go online to www.army.mod. uk/news and look for ‘Army news and features’ on the left hand side and scroll down to ‘When a picture says a thousand thank yous’. By Dylan Sawyer, Class 3S of St John’s Primary School, Midsomer Norton.
The family information service can help if you are looking for information for your family about leisure activities, childcare choices or play opportunities in the Midsomer Norton and Radstock area for young people aged 0 to 20. Contact the family information service on 0800 0731214, email them at fis@bathnes.gov.uk or visit their website www.bathnes.gov.uk/fis
Press Gang The ‘PSJ Press Gang’ is a newspaper after school club held in Peasedown St John Primary School. We have created our own personal magazine (SHHH magazine!) for our school to enjoy at home and with their family. It includes games, teacher interviews, events, and much much more. The team work really hard every term to get it out on time! The team are: Rees, Lauren (Photographers), Jade, Annabelle (Interviewers), Louis, Laura (Reporters) Sam, Toby, Will (Games) Melissa and Luke (Editors). The 2nd edition of SHHH!! will be coming out in the beginning of March, with thanks to the manager of the club Miss Donnelly. We love the newspaper club because we can make our I.C.T skills better and to see what it will be like to be a journalist. By Jade and Melissa.
Creative Kids! What would you say if your teacher put an ice cube in front of every one of you during a literacy lesson? What about a jelly baby? A pomegranate? A glass of (non-alcoholic!) mulled wine? This is just what is happening for year 6 at St. Johns’ Primary, Midsomer Norton, as part of the School’s ‘Creative Write’ every Friday. Pupils have to respond to something different every week, choosing the genre they wish to write in. Everyone works in silence, a candle is lit and music is played. Children had the following things to say about the Creative Write: “Having an object in front of you to see, smell and touch helps you to write much more about it.” “I like the freedom – I can choose any type of writing I want.” “We use special books and it makes the work feel more valuable because we are the only ones allowed to write in them – not even teachers can!” “I like it when people share what they have written because it is always good and gives me lots of ideas.” Teachers say they are really pleased with the work the pupils are doing too! Why not try writing about unusual objects yourself - who knows what the next theme will be?
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250g cabbage thinly shredded 3 celery sticks thinly sliced 3 apples cored and thinly sliced 4 spring onions or 1 bunched onion sliced 75g cashew nuts toasted 2 tbsp parsley chopped 150ml mayonnaise 2 tbsp natural yoghurt squeeze of lemon juice salt and white pepper to season
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Mix the cabbage, celery, apples, onions, cashews and parsley in a bowl. Stir the mayonnaise, yoghurt and a squeeze of lemon juice together, pour over the salad with some salt and pepper to season and mix together.
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St Valentine was an early Christian martyr. It is said he restored the sight of his jailer’s blind daughter and hence became a Saint. He was buried on 14 February in Rome. He was however not a patron saint of lovers at this time. The connection with courted love was only established by Chaucer and only gained its modern associations during the time of the Victorians. Chocolate has been known about by the American Indians for at least 3000 years. The
cocoa beans are collected, fermented, and dried and roasted and can at this stage be used to make a recognisable chocolate drink. It was however only with the advent of the industrial revolution when presses could be
used to squeeze the chocolate into its modern form. The Aztecs used to grow cocoa bushes in their back gardens, and the cocoa bean was a recognizable unit of currency; 3 cocoa beans were worth an avocado and 100 cocoa beans were the equivalent of a turkey. The idea of being able to grow money in the back garden has an enduring appeal! Chocolate is known to have many effects on the human body. The original cocoa mix was used by the Indians to ward off fatigue, and suppress coughs and diarrhoea. You will find high percentage pure chocolate will still have these effects for you though milky chocolate contains so many other products that these medicinal effects are masked. Pure chocolate also seems to also open up the arteries to the heart, improve the circulation, and even reduce the great bug-bear of modern life, cholesterol. Chocolate lowers your blood pressure and there is no evidence it causes acne. Again consuming milk chocolate appears largely to negate these health benefits. Of course chocolate contains a large number of calories, and I suppose the old adage ‘everything in moderation’ is still appropriate. Chocolate seems to increase feel good factors in the brain, which can give you a natural boost, there is however no evidence chocolate
functions as an aphrodisiac. One of the most active ingredients of chocolate cannot be digested by cats or dogs and so eating chocolate should in theory be both dangerous for them, and give them a substantial amount of stomach pain. Unfortunately no one seems to have told our dog this!
Albert Einstein predicted the possibility of lasers in 1917, but the first working examples were only made in 1960. The possibility of removing hair by laser was discovered accidentally by a researcher at the University of Swansea in the mid 1990s. The original lasers were bulky, water cooled machines, but modern electronics and the adaptation of the intense pulse light system, means the modern hair removal machine is the size of a small fridge. A brief flash of perhaps 25 milliseconds, as quick as a very quick camera shutter, causes the hair to heat up and destroy its own root. You do not need to grow your hair long for the process to work, and the technique functions best on pale skin and dark hair. Sunshine needs to be avoided for a fortnight so the best time to commence any treatment would indeed be Valentine’s Day.
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Bath Somerset Treasure Hunt - 2 hours, Great Fun Winter Trip Out! The unique World Heritage City of Bath is outstandingly rich in its history, architecture & beauty. From the Abbey our Treasure Hunt route heads via The Pump Rooms, Roman Baths, Beau Nash’s House and historic squares, to the Borough Walls & St Michaels. Great fun for adults and children alike. No entry to interiors necessary. Daily. Hunt supplied in pdf format: ready to print & play. £12.50 - £25 for pack, so excellent vfm for gatherings, family /work outings or hen nights. One pack only needed to play (unlimited players) www.treasuredays.com/hunts/city/other/bath
The Guildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW Somerset Sat Feb 6, 2010 Website : www.vivia.org.uk/bathww -----------------------------------
Radstock Museum - 2nd February until 3rd May 2010 The Museum’s 2010 programme of special exhibitions opens on 2nd February with a display related to Law and Order in Somerset from the 17th Century until the present day. -----------------------------------
Sat 13 Feb – Sun 21 Feb Bristol Zoo Gardens ‘Go Wild for Wildlife’ launches the Zoo’s programme of activities in support of the ‘International Year of Biodiversity’. During half term get your brains buzzing for our new ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ challenge, or dress up as your favourite animal and our rangers will show you how to play our creature feature game, weekdays at 12.30. Prizes for the best fancy dressed. Free entry offer - Monday 15 February There will be free entry for every child dressed as their favorite animal between 9am and 11am with a full paying adult. -----------------------------------
Tuesday 2nd February ‘Law & Order’ exhibition
SATURDAY 6th February The Bath Incredible Veggie Roadshow
Come along to Viva!’s Incredible Veggie Roadshow and enjoy, with family and friends, a fantastic day out. You can: Taste a whole range of veggie foods •Receive one-to-one nutritional advice •Pick up free recipes and helpful factsheets •Sit in on cookery demos and informative talks •Browse and buy lots of veggie goodies – from chocolate to cruelty-free cosmetics FREE ENTRY! Saturday 6 February, 10.30am-4pm
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Wednesday 10th February The Glastonbury Spinners
Come and learn how to card wool and spin with a drop spindle. 1.00-4.00pm - Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Saturday 13th February Go wild for wildlife
Have your own say!
At-Bristol is all about the visitor experience so we are asking for help with exhibit testing for our new All About Us exhibition that opens at the beginning of 2011. Over the February half term we will be testing some really exciting exhibits, most of which are made on-site by AtBristol’s very own workshop team! Come down and test out future exhibits which aim to show just how amazing your brain and body really are - your feedback is invaluable and means we can build the exhibits how you want them. (Exhibit Testing running throughout February Half-Term please call our Information Team on: 0845 345 1235 for further details) -----------------------------------
Winter Night Sky
Come and be awed by the stars, and take a journey through the Planets learning about constellations and nebulas as you go. Extra showings have been added throughout half-term (up to 7 per day) giving you plenty of opportunity to enjoy the stunning vistas of the winter night sky - perfect after all the overcast nights we have had! (Winter night sky in the Planetarium. Entry free with ticket to AtBristol. 11:00 , 11:45, 12:30, 1:15, 2:00 , 2:45, 3:30, 4:15 Daily) -----------------------------------
Eat HQ and the Incredible Edible Show:
If you over-indulged in 2009 why not take the opportunity to learn more about the science of yummy stuff with Eat HQ. In keeping with your New Year health plan you can explore the correlation between energy input and exercise and take a closer look at the science of food in our interactive pods. Then let our LiveScience team whisk you into a foodie frenzy with our fantastic Incredible Edible show! Prepare to be astonished as they take you on a gastronomic journey, munching their way through an abundance of digestive facts and tasty trivia. (Eat HQ running until 31 May and Incredible Edible show weekends with daily showings during February half-term @ Bristol ) -----------------------------------
Experimania:
Ever wondered what sound looks like? From 22 February Experimania gives you the chance to try your hand at experimenting and find out. You will also get the chance to learn how to make DIY slime and how to turn water upside as At-Bristol goes experimental! With fun tests such as the foil-boat challenge and the meteorite quiz, you can go home and impress your friends and family by demonstrating the strange, weird and wonderful world of science! (Experimania from February 22- 30 April @ Bristol) -----------------------------------
Storytelling
Are you sitting comfortably? Then let the storytelling begin. During February half term Storytelling will be taking place twice daily for the under 8s, so let the LiveScience team take you on an amazing imaginative adventure filled with sounds and actions perfect for engaging little ears. (Storytelling in either Jet set, go! or In the jungle 11.30am and 2.30pm @ Bristol) -----------------------------------
Science Café: Photons – information’s best defence?
We live in a world where important and personal data is stored, sent and manipulated through the virtual world. Photon Technology offers a new more secure way of doing this. This controversial and thought-provoking subject will be discussed in February’s Science Café. Come join us for an introduction to quantum communication and stimulating discussion on the implications of using this new technology. An adult event. (Science Café, Café-At-Bristol, 9 February 7.30pm – 10pm. FREE entry with a bar serving hot and cold drinks @ Bristol) -----------------------------------
Donkey Day Help to groom the delightful donkeys
from the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary 11.30am to 3.30pm - Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Sunday 14th February Art Exhibition
Half term at Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet. An exciting exhibition of sculpture, paintings, ceramics, jewellery, photographs and prints by 8 full time Somerset based artists held in Shepton Mallet. Attractions for visitors also include a ’try it yourself ! ’ childrens art area during the half term week, the famous Sharpham Park Farm Shop, Harlequin Organic Cafe, and the Kilver Court gardens. For information visit www. gallery4art.co.uk The Art Exhibition is Free, open daily 10am to 5pm, and 10am to 4pm weekends Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet. Somerset BA4 5NF Sun Feb 14, 2010 to Sat Feb 27, 2010 -----------------------------------
Attic Tours
Guided tour of the Castle’s attic rooms to see the areas where servants used to live. Booking Advisable 01643 821314. 2pm - 3pm National Trust. Adult £2, Child £2. Guides will meet the tour groups at the Ticket Office opposite the NT Shop and Stables. Visitor Services Manager, 01643 821314 Dunster Castle Dunster nr Minehead Somerset TA24 6SL Sun Feb 14, 2010 -----------------------------------
Sherborne Garden - Open Garden for NGS
4½-acre gently sloping garden of considerable horticultural interest. Small pinetum, giant grasses area, woodland garden and 3 linked ponds with bridges. Collections of hollies, ferns, Asian wild roses with hybrids and climbing species, all well labelled, hemerocallis, water lilies and unusual trees and shrubs. Open for NGS Feb/Mar for snowdrops, hellebores and daffodils. Picnic area Admission £3.50 incl tea/coffee. Children free Open for charity. Sherborne Garden, Litton, Radstock Somerset BA3 4PP Sun Feb 14, 2010 to Tue Feb 16, 2010 -----------------------------------
Tuesday 16th February SS Great Britain
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Hands-on Weaving
Find out how to weave Tudor style with Jack & Alkanet 10.00am - 4.00pm - Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Pancake Day
Watch and help Zaida Haworth make pancakes on the Victorian kitchen range 10.30am -12.30pm - Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197
Wednesday 17th February Hand Spinning
Learn to card wool and spin with a drop spindle with the Glastonbury Spinners 1.00pm - 4.00pm - Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Thursday 18th February Alladin
Croscombe Village Hall 18th, 19th and 20th February For more information and tickets contact Shepton Mallet Tourist Information on 01749 345258. -----------------------------------
Fun with Objects
Discover a range of exciting real museum objects with John French. A hands-on session with lots of activities for 6 – 11 year olds. £3.00 per child. Please book in advance and children to be accompanied. 10.30am -12.00pm & 1.00pm -2.30pm At Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Friday 19th February Basket Making Demonstration by Amanda Rayner and baskets for sale 10.00am - 3.00pm At Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Saturday 20th February Corn Dolly Making
Make a ‘Bridie’ figure with Lesley Hurford to celebrate the Celtic Festival of Imbolc 11am-4pm - at Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197 -----------------------------------
Sunday 21st February Orchard Management with Les Davies MBE
A general introduction to apple tree management with practical exercises in planting, pruning, grafting, guarding and maintenance. Lunch and hot drinks included. Please bring gloves, warm clothing and pruning tools if possible. £35.00. Booking essential 10.00am - 4.00pm At Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury Tel no 01458 831197
Descend under the glass ‘sea’; step back in time in the Dockyard Museum; see, hear, touch and smell what life was like for Victorian passengers and crew on board Brunel’s ss Great Britain this autumn. There is plenty to do to keep the family entertained at the multi awardwinning attraction. -----------------------------------
Dresses of History
Bath Fashion Museum Fourteen historic ensembles from the Fashion Museum’s world class collection of original dress are on display in the museum galleries from 16 February 2008. -----------------------------------
Jack and the Beanstalk
Presented by Shepton Mallet Theatre group From Tuesday 16th to 20th February Information and tickets available at Party Plus in Shepton Mallet on 01749 344444 -----------------------------------
Boxes of light
Bath Fashion Museum - time: 11:00 Family drop-in activity, 11.00-12.30pm and 1.30 - 3.00pm. Use a variety of materials to create a box full of delight.
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Corey Walkes and Holly Greenhalgh, year 4 pupils at Trinity C of E Primary School have won first place and gold trophies in the under 11’s boys and under 11’s girls Novice category at the South West Regional Schools trampolining competition held in December at the City Academy, Bristol. Along with Nathan Love (Writhlington Secondary) Pheobe Tucker (Norton Hill Secondary) who won their respective under 13’s Novice categories. Erin Slater also from Writhlington Secondary School qualified in the under 13’s Elite category and Kate Slater, Hannah Slater and Katie Ball, all in year six at Westfield Primary, qualified in the under 11’s Elite team. They all now go through to the Southern Zonal Schools Championships held in London. They will be competing against schools from all over the South from Cornwall to London! Corey and Holly at eight years old are both the youngest competitors in the championships. We would like to say a special thank you to all the coaches and teachers who have helped. We wish them all luck in the Zonal DD(BathChron_Feb09)_Beau:180x133 6/2/09 16:28Southern Page 1 Championships.
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Jasmine Nichols aged 5 from Farrington Gurney was recently presented with her medal for coming 1st place in a competition for baton twirling. Jasmine goes baton twirling every week and enjoys it very much.
Black Belt Success Jamie Woodlands Black Belt academy have recently worked for their black belt grading. Children from the local area were successful in achieving 1st dan black belt. Pictured are (front row) Mitchel Rose, James Pillinger Second row - Alice Stockley, Emily Stenner, Hannah Windmill, Jack Thatcher Back Row - Mark Junday (examiner), Calum Masterton, Taylor Young, Ben Wiltshire, Darren Perry, Oli Shearn, Amy Redwood, Megan Davis, Claire Davis, Chloe Davis, (Jamie Woodland, John Terley - examiners)
Hannah Brewer aged 9 from Welton Primary School has recently achieved her rookie Lifeguard certificate. Hannah enjoyed all of the things she needed to do such as swimming in her pyjamas, picking things up from the bottom and helping people to get to the side. Hannah will also soon be moving to live in Canada and we wish her good luck in her new home.
od aged 5 Maddie Toogo passed her has recently . ballet exam pre-primary addie. Well done M
Joe Veater aged 4 from Radstock, attends Trinity Primary School has recently achieved his Octopus level 2 swimming certificate. Joe swims at Jane Langley’s swimming school in Timsbury every week and loves to swim and enjoys learning new strokes and picking things up from the bottom of the pool.
Megan Clifford aged 10 from Midsomer Norton Louis Toogood aged 7 has has been presented recently been awarded with 6 rosettes for with his purple stripe belt taking part in all of for his achievements in the carnivals before Tae Kwon Do. Louis was Christmas with her also presented with the majorettes troupe ‘achievement award Connie Cla ‘Shimmer Star’. rke aged 5 trophy for 2009’ in Tae is from Radstock Megan practices and has w Kwon Do. Well done orked very hard to ac majorettes in hieve her Louis. level 1 swimming Westfield every week and loves it. certificate .
Fed up with buying the same things every week from the supermarket? Riverford grows and delivers seasonal organic vegetables to help inspire you and the kids in the kitchen. Every box comes with a tasty new recipe too! Discover veg that’s so fresh and full of flavour you’ll want to cook and share it with your friends and family. And it’s more affordable than you might think – Riverford’s veg boxes are around 20% cheaper than the supermarket equivalent and they’re delivered free. Even those on a limited budget with many mouths to feed can enjoy delicious organic vegetables. The new Roots and Greens box at £12.25 is 40-50% cheaper than supermarkets. It’s an excellent value larder filler, packed with seasonal staple vegetable with a good shelf-life.
You can choose weekly or fortnightly delivery and mix and match the contents of your delivery to suit your family! The farm also delivers milk, eggs, meat and other organic produce to help you cut down on supermarket trips.
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Mothers Day Flower This Mother’s Day craft encourages you to think about what makes your mother special. It is sure to become a treasured possession! You will need: Coloured card Pens Scissors Instructions: Either draw a circle and six petals on the card, writing in the middle of the circle ‘I love my Mum because’ - or print out one of our templates on to the card. Cut out your flower parts. On each of the six petals, draw or write a reason why you love your Mother. Glue the petals to the back of the circle and leave to dry. You can now glue your flower to a card for a lovely Mother’s day card, or tape a drinking straw to the back and make one of our homemade vase ideas to pop it in!
A Tray of love You will need: An old or inexpensive tray, the plainer the better, or a craft “blank” Emulsion paint (if required) Photos Coloured paper Glue Acrylic varnish Instructions: If necessary, give the tray a coat or two of emulsion paint. Our tray had just a small border design, so we didn’t need to do this - we just stuck the photos over the design to cover it. Arrange your photos until you are happy with the look of the tray, then carefully glue them down. Cut out letters from coloured paper to spell out the name of the recipient, and glue these to the tray. Paint over the top with a layer of glue to seal any loose edges and then leave the tray to dry. Paint on a layer of acrylic varnish to protect the tray.
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These make a super quick craft activity for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day and a lovely keepsake, too. You will need: Pink and purple paint Paper Instructions: Keeping fingers together, print a handprint of purple paint on the centre of the paper. With the other hand add a handprint of pink paint overlapping the fingers with the purple handprint.
Heart Man
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This little heart man is a super quick craft for Valentine’s Day - fun as a magnet for the fridge, a badge, the front of a card, a key ring - or just to give as he is. You will need: Craft foam hearts Pipe cleaner (chenille stem) Wiggle eyes Fabric paint Glue Instructions: Use a large craft foam heart as the face/body. Glue on wiggle eyes and a small heart as a nose. Use fabric paint to add a mouth. Cut the pipe cleaner into two and glue the two halves onto the centre to the back of the face/body so one half forms the arms and the other the legs. Glue small hearts to the ends of the chenille stems as the hands and feet. Leave your man to dry. Why not glue him to your pencil, or add a magnet or even make a hole in the top and make him into a key ring?
This pretty daisy bookmark is quickly and easily made with fingerprints by all ages of children - a perfect little gift for Mother’s Day or any special occasion. You will need: Green card Yellow and white paint Instructions: Cut out a rectangle from green card. Cut little snips along each end to form a fringe. Down the length of the card print 3 yellow finger prints. Around each yellow finger print, print a circle of white petals. Easy, but very pretty!
Rubber Stamped Photo Frame This quick and easy clay photo frame is incredibly effective, and you will enjoy experimenting with the patterns they can make. Of course, if you don’t like your design you can just roll up the clay and start again. You will need: Colored air-hardening clay Old rubber stamps Photo (passport size) Card Magnet Double sided sticky tape Glue Instructions: Roll out your clay and cut out the shape of frame you would like (we used a ruler to help with the square frame). Don’t forget to make the hole in the centre. Press your rubber stamps into the clay so they leave an impression, or write into the clay with a pencil. Leave your frame to harden for a few days. Use double sided sticky tape to stick your photo to the back of the frame. Now cut a piece of card the same size as the frame and stick it on to the back with double sided tape. Finally glue a magnet on to the middle of the card if you like.
Heart fridge magnet Here’s a handmade craft which anyone would be proud to display on their fridge - perfect for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. You will need: 2 colours of polymer clay A magnet back (available from craft shops) Heart cookie cutter (optional) Strong glue
Instructions: From one of your colours of clay, make a heart shape about 2 inches by 2 inches. You can do this by hand, or roll a ball of clay out and use a cookie cutter. Roll out the other clay into a thin sausage. Break bits off and shape them in to letters spelling Mum (or Love), or other appropriate names or
initials. Press these onto the heart. Add a few hearts made from the second colour of clay to decorate if you like. Bake according to the manufacturers instructions. When it is cool, glue the magnet to the back.
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Harriet Goodwin For a millionth of a second the car grazed the drenched moorland. If it had come down on any other patch of ground Finn would simply have been another statistic. Death by dangerous driving. But the car hit the surface of the Earth at Exit 43. It slid through the membrane like a hot knife through butter, plunging into the darkness and catapulting Finn from its shattered windscreen as it fell. Finn Oliver knows he’ll never come to terms with his father’s death, but joy-riding over the moors in his mum’s beat-up old car is a quick fix of freedom and forgetting. Until the accident happens - and Finn finds himself hurtling through the wafer-thin divide between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Usborne lift the flap picture atlas Alex Frith and Kate Leake An original, innovative and interactive atlas full of flaps to lift, revealing beautiful buildings, exotic animals and fabulous sights. Divided into the separate continents, each double page is crammed with information on sights and cultures to be seen all over the world as well as country borders and capital cities. Includes a giant world map poster.
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang! Release date 26/03/2010 Nanny McPhee arrives to help a married young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman’s children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
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PONYO U - release date 12/02/2010 PONYO, which deals with a friendship between a fiveyear-old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns to be human. The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no ordinary goldfish -- she has all the magic of the sea at her disposal. But when five-year-old Sosuke befriends the spunky little fish near the seaside home he shares with his mother and father, a special connection sparks between the two children, and Ponyo becomes determined to become human. Transforming into a little girl, Ponyo shows up at Sosuke’s doorstep, delighted to make herself at home with her new land-dwelling family. But having a magical fish princess walking around on dry land begins setting the mystical balance of the world off kilter, and even though the innocent love Ponyo feels for her dear friend is strong, it will take some help from the greatest powers in the ocean to make things right again.
PG - release date 05/02/2010 A young robot with special powers, Astro Boy, sets out on an epic adventure to try and find his place in the world, and along the way meets a host of colourful characters. However, when he discovers his family are in danger, Astro Boy returns home and finds out what it takes to be a true hero.
The Princess and the Frog U - release date 29/01/2010 The Princess and the Frog’ is a modern twist on a classic tale, about a beautiful little girl named Tiana, and a frog Prince who is desperate to be human once more. After a fateful kiss, the pair find themselves on a hilarious adventure across Louisiana.
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Dr Who winter specials 2009 Release date 11/01/2010
Cloudy with a chance of meat balls Release date 15/02/2010 Devising a machine to produce “food weather” – hotdog hail, ice cream snowdrifts – would be any child’s dream solution to global hunger, not to mention his or her own. But what if this edible precipitation only came down in one place, and that place was in the USA?
Imagine That! Release date 18/01/2010 Murphy plays Evan Danielson, a financial whiz whose estranged wife insists he needs to spend a week bonding with their sevenyear-old daughter, Olivia, and her trio of imaginary friends.
It’s the Tenth Doctor’s final journey - but his psychotic nemesis the Master has been reborn, on Christmas Eve. With both determined to cheat death, the battle ranges from the wastelands of London to the mysterious Immortality Gate, while the alien Ood warn of an even greater danger approaching, as a terrible shadow falls across the entire Universe.
The Prince and Me Release date 15/02/2010 A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student ‘Eddie’ who falls in love with a Danish Prince who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edvard come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
The Railway Grandchildren Release date 08/02/2010
local families for local children We are recruiting foster carers in the Bath & North East Somerset area who are willing to care for teenagers – you are likely to receive in excess of £380 per week, alongside excellent support and training. If you have a commitment to helping children and young people, you could have something to offer as a foster carer. In return, fostering provides a range of benefits including all the rewards that come from making a difference to a child or young person’s future. To find out more, call The Family Placement Team on 01225 394949
Engine driver Jeremiah is passionate about trains and the railway company he works for. But the wealthy new owner of the railway company considers Jeremiah too old and hastily fires him devastating Jeremiah and his grandchildren. The railway owners irritating 9 year old son Justin soon realizes young Thomas has been taught to drive a locomotive by his granddad. Soon the kids are stuck on board a runaway train.
UP Release date 15/02/2010 By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
GIVE IT A GO Historical Figures Quiz 1. Which English king was famous for having six wives? George III James II Henry VIII Charles I
4. The pyramids of Egypt were built as tombs for whom? Pharaohs Women Poor people Russian Tsars
2. Which man led Germany during World War II? Adolf Hitler Von Hindenburg Kaiser Wilhelm Winston Churchill
5. Which famous battle did Napoleon Bonaparte lose? Fernando Dancing Queen Gimme Gimme GimmeWaterloo
3. What is Winston Churchill often pictured with? Gun Car Cigar His Wife
6. What type of structure is linked to Admiral Nelson? Nelson’s Needle Nelson’s Square Nelson’s Causeway Nelson’s Column
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With some preparation and a few strategies, it is possible to take your children out to eat in a restaurant that does not have a fast food counter. Children need to be taught what behaviour is expected of them in restaurants. They cannot be expected to know automatically since some of the rules of restaurant are going to be a bit different from home.
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Luckily we do, and we give them what they want. Over 12,000 meal choices using 26 items from apples to zucchinis! We believe that if the children are happy the parents are happy too. And until the Easter holidays we are giving a free bottle of bubbly to take home with all meals booked from 67pm every school night. Beat that!! In the dry weather the children can play in the walled garden, feed the ducks and chickens or kick a ball around in the field and campsite behind the pub. We also have a private Party Barn with big screen for TV or films and music system. Party Bar B Qs, buffets and meals can all be provided for birthdays and special occasions. We are the pub you wish was next door! Please come and see us soon. The Bell Inn Buckland Dinham Nr Frome BA11 2QT
When children have mastered behaving during the meal itself, a family can venture out to the more family friendly restaurants that have table service. One good way to tell a family friendly restaurant from others is that they will provide high chairs and booster seats, and they have a children’s menu. You should be at the restaurant a little before the child’s regular dinnertime so that they will not be starving before the food arrives. Regardless of how a restaurant may seem, if the service is slow by adult standards, you will be miserable, so opt out of those places. You will want to pack a bag of quiet toys, colouring books and crayons, but these distractions may wear out. One hint for packing toys for a truly critical experience for the child is to pack new or unfamiliar toys. They will be more entertained by something they have never seen, if you have chosen well. It is good to always have a few of these types of toys hidden away for this
A traditional pub, offering a wide choice of home-cooked food, real ales and fine wines. Its warm and friendly atmosphere lends itself to all occasions.
An extensive menu for families of all ages Broadway, Chilcompton Somerset BA3 4JW T: 01761 232732 F: 01761 233522 E: info@thesomersetwagon.co.uk www.thesomersetwagon.co.uk
purpose. Packing snacks has dubious value. If the child eats before their real dinner comes, they will still need to wait while everyone else eats. Sometimes if the waiting gets too hard it is helpful for an adult to take the child to the lobby or outdoors for a few minutes for a change of scene. You will need to use this method judiciously because you do not want to be disturbing other diners by walking past their tables frequently. You also do not want to give your child the impression that wandering around the restaurant is acceptable behaviour, because it is not. Be certain to remember all your good table manners in the restaurant. Just because someone else is doing the cleaning up is no excuse to play with the food or leave a mess. Be polite to your server, and leave a generous tip if they have tried to accommodate the extra demands of your family.
The New Inn Farmborough BA2 0EG 01761 470350 Sunday - a great day to get the family together Join us for a Carvery - available 12 – 6pm Choice of beef, pork & turkey £7.95 per adult £4.95 per child - £2 per toddler Mouth watering desserts and freshly ground “Fairtrade” coffee Full restaurant menu and daily specials also available
FREE bottle of Santa Carolina Chardonnay or Merlot when you purchase a minimum of 2 main meals. Excludes carvery, 13 & 14th Feb. Not in conjunction with any other offer. Please present this voucher when ordering. Expires 1st March 2010
Not every restaurant experience with young children will be a great one. Some days you may have to ask the server to package your food for take-out, and spend more time covering your expectations with your child at home. Do not be discouraged. Every parent has had to deal with a cranky child at one time or another in a public situation. Sooner or later your children will get the hang of restaurant eating. Soon you will both be enjoying eating out as a family. All of the local restaurants shown on these pages welcome families and are able to supply high chairs and children’s menu’s to suit your child and to ensure your local dining experience is one you will want to carry out regularly.
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As parents, you do have the power to give your children a lifelong appreciation for activities that strengthen their bodies and minds. Children are more sedentary than ever, watching television and playing video games instead of biking on the cycle track or playing football in the garden with their friends. Children need regular exercise to build strong bones and muscles. Exercise also helps children sleep well at night and stay alert during the day. Such habits established in childhood help adolescents maintain a healthy weight despite the hormonal changes, rapid growth and social influences that often lead to overeating, and active children are more likely to become fit adults.
3 Promote Activity, not Exercise
Follow these tips to keep your child active:
1 Set a good example
If you want an active child, be active yourself. Take the stairs instead of the lift and park the car farther away from shops. Never make exercise seem like a punishment or a chore. Find fun activities that the whole family can do together, such as: • Swimming • Nature hikes • Bike riding • Canoeing • Walks with the family dog • Playing chase • Dancing • Hopscotch • Skipping • Hide & Seek If mum and dad exercise, it’s a very powerful message for a child to exercise. In addition to getting active, exercising together gives you good family time. The goal is to get children moving, whatever the activity.
2 Limit ‘Screen Time’
There are a lot of reasons why children are less active today, but the biggest culprit is the television set, followed closely by video games and computers, these activities encourage a sedentary lifestyle by limiting movement for long periods of time. A surefire way to increase your children’s activity levels is to limit the number of hours they’re allowed ‘screen time’ each day. When children are bored they find things to do.
Of course sports and other organized activities are a great way to keep your child moving however, children don’t have to be in sports or take dance classes to be active. Every child is wired differently. We all have certain strengths and characteristics that permit us to do certain things better than others. Many non competitive activities are available for a child who isn’t interested in organized athletics. The key is to find things that your child likes to do. For instance, if your child is artistically inclined, go on a nature hike to collect leaves and rocks that your child can use to make a collage. If your child likes to climb, head for the nearest neighbourhood jungle gym or climbing wall. If your child likes to read, then walk or bike to the neighbourhood library for a book.
4 Start Young
Remember your energetic toddler? Direct that energy into a lifelong love of physical activity. By incorporating physical activity into our children’s lives at an early age, you are setting the foundation for good fitness habits in the years to come. For instance, have your child show you how bunnies hop, eagles fly or dogs wag their tails. Some other suggestions for keeping children interested: • Play games your child loves, like chase, cops and robbers, Simon says and red light, green light. If you don’t remember the rules for these games, make up your own or walk to your local library and check out a book on games. • Let your children see how much fun you can have while being active. Don’t just run with them. Run like a gorilla. Walk like a spider. Hop like a bunny. Stretch like a cat. • Plan your family vacations around physical activities — hiking, biking, skiing, snorkeling, swimming or camping. Take along a ball or Frisbee disc to sneak in some activity at rest stops. • Make chores a family affair. Who can pull the most weeds out of the vegetable garden? Who can collect the most litter in the local area? Have your kids help shovel the snow off the driveway and use that excess snow to build a huge snow fort. • Vary the activities. Let each child take a turn choosing the activity of the day or week. Walking, bowling and restaurant play areas all count. What counts is that you’re doing something active as a family.
Timsbury Athletic WANTED Football Club train and play at St. Mary’s School in Timsbury. Our Under 10’s team needs more players to strengthen the team. If you are in year 5 at school (you must be ‘under 10’ as at 1st September 2009) and would like to come and play for a team, come and give us a go, you will not be disappointed. Call KEV on 07792805349. Our Under 8’s are also keen to take on more players so if you are “under 8” as at 1st September 2009 and wish to train and play matches in a fun, safe environment, call EMMA 07912 660249/01761 479708 or CRAIG 077252 28382.
Football shirts, kits and boots Large selection of trainers Swim wear, rackets, bats & clubs Plus much, much more 3 Mansbrook House High Street Midsomer Norton Tel: 01761 416169
Inter School Sporting Events during Autumn Term: Swimming Gala
Girls Football
The swiiming gala tookplace in the 18th November. 14 schools took part at the South Wansdyke Sports Centre. Pupils took part in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and relay races. Top three schools were: 1st Paulton Junior School 2nd Westfield Primary School 3rd St John’s Primary School
The girls football tournament took place on the 20th November. 5 schools took part at Writhlington School. Each school played each other in a league format. Final placings were: 1st Westfield Primary School 2nd High Littleton Primary School 3rd Paulton Junior School 4 – Clutton Primary School 5 – St John’s Primary School
English Schools FA Qualifying Event The English schools FA quififying tournament took place on the 28th November – Small Schools. 3 teams took part at Norton Hill School. Result: 1 – High Littleton Primary School 2 – Shoscombe/St Julian’s Primary schools 3 – Trinity Primary School Congratulations to High Littleton who went on to represent BANES at the Somerset County Finals Westfield also qualified for the Somerset County Finals as large school representatives At the county finals at Bridgwater College in December, the Westfield team in the girls event and High Littleton team in the small schools event both ended up reaching the semi-finals
Cross Country A qualifying event was held at St Gregory’s School for schools throughout BANES, with the top 15 boys and girls qualifying for a 1 kilometre race on the Clifton Downs in Bristol. Many of the pupils that qualified were from the Norton Radstock area, with Westfield Primary School particularly well represented.
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Congratulations to Westfield who went on to represent BANES at the Somerset County Finals
Football League 7 large schools and 6 small schools are participating in the local football leagues. Results can be found by accessing the following web addresses and scrolling down to the results section: www.schoolcompetition.wesport.org.uk/leagues.asp
GAMING ZONE
Welcome to our Gaming Zone, here we will give you some reviews of the top selling games. If you would like to review your best game, please send us your thoughts on your games and we will print them in the next edition.
PS3: New Games Lego Rock Band Combining the authentic multiplayer music experience of Rock Band with the accessibility, customisation and humour of LEGO games, LEGO Rock Band allows players to create their own unique rock star style and customise their own avatars, band members, roadies, and managers. As players successfully complete songs and rock challenges, they can collect LEGO studs, unlock additional content and collect amazing vehicles, which can take their band from local gigs at rock clubs to epic stadium shows and even fantasy settings on Earth and beyond.
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Nintendo DS: New Games Planet 51: The Game Planet 51, the white picket-fence world reminiscent of 1950s America is happy, safe and predictable... until the unpredictable happens! Out of the blue, Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker’s spaceship comes crashing down. Unaware of his surroundings, Chuck begins to realise that he is not alone. Taking refuge while planning his return home, Chuck meets green-skinned local, Lem and realises that he may be the real ‘alien’ after all!
Nintendo Wii: New Games Horrid Henry: Missions Of Mischief Featuring loads of Horrid Henry’s trademark tricks, Missions Of Mischief will transport you into the world of the horridest boy around, Horrid Henry! Play the hugely horrible role of Henry as you head off on his mischievous missions, wreaking havoc around you! Armed with a range of special skills and equipment, including a Double Drencher, oodles of Gross Goo, spiders and stink bombs galore, your mission is to be as horrid as possible and still make sure you get tickets to the Killer Boy Rats concert! Fun, fast and fantastic !
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Step into LittleBigPlanet and discover a world of endless possibilities, where imagination is everything. Whatever you can see, you can enhance. And whatever you don’t see, you can invent. All you need is curiosity, creativity and a thirst for fun: LittleBigPlanet provides the rest! Set off with Sackboy to explore an incredible array of environments, where every object is ripe for investigation and interaction. Overcome all manner of bamboozling obstacles to gain the skills you need to build your own unique creations, then share them with the world.
Xbox 360: New Games Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament let’s you take part in a variety of grueling events of their choice such as boardercross, freestyle skiing, downhill skiing, ski jumping, short-track speed skating, biathlon, bobsledding, and figure skating. Winter Sports 2010 also features a complex Career Mode. In the story-based Career Mode, invest any experience points collected in improved skills and equipment for your character, and work your way up from beginner to world-class athlete. All of this takes place within a gripping story in which you take part in 16 competitions against four national teams. As an added challenge, one of those teams is your ultimate rival, and particularly hard to beat!
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Could you offer a new home to one of these? Bath Cats and Dogs Home are one of the largest animal re-homing centres in the UK caring for over 350 animals (dogs, cats and small animals) at any one time. They pride themselves on their strict non-destruction policy and aim to find every single animal a loving home, no matter how long this may take. If you can offer one of these wonderful animals a new home for 2010 please contact the bath cats and dogs home on 01225 787321, email them on enquiries@bathcatsanddogshome.co.uk or visit the website at www.bathcatsanddogshome.co.uk Thank you to all of the sponsors on this page, without your support we would be unable to find new homes for these lovely animals.
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The Railway Hotel 124 High Street, Midsomer Norton Radstock, BA3 2DA Tel: 01761 411 411 Website: www.baronsproperty.co.uk Email: enquiries@baronsproperty.co.uk
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Meet Asia; she is a two -year-old speyed female domestic shorthaired cat. she is good with other cats and might benefit from being homed with another friendly cat for confidence and is seeking a calm, quiet household where any children are in their teens and who will realise that Asia will need time and space to develop into a happy family pet.
Meet Scampie and Brandy; Scampie is an eight-year-old castrated male Jack Russell Terrier x; whereas Brandy is a five-year-old castrated male Terrier x. Although not brother and sister they have been together for the past year and want to remain this way! They are normally nice and quiet and not destructive when left for short periods, enjoying snuggling under their duvet in their bed together until you return. They are lovely dogs to walk on a harness and walk nicely together side by side. Scampie tends to take his time plodding along and likes it if the walks are short ones, but being the older of the two this is to be expected. They know a few basic commands but as they enjoy treats any further training shouldn’t be a problem. They are a loyal pair that enjoy sunbathing and love nothing more than being together especially sharing the same bed. They are good with other dogs, but not cats and would suit a family household where any children are aged 8+.
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Nelly
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Marion and Sue Mrs Pokhrel and Sue Gait sponsor this animal and hope a new happy home can soon be found. Meet Mollie; she is a three-year-old speyed female Dwarf Lop rabbit. Mollie is a very pretty lass and the friendliest of rabbits you ever could find. She is inquisitive and takes treats nicely from your hand. However although she likes to know that there are people around, she prefers to have the attention on her terms. Sadly, Mollie has had a lot of heartbreak in her short life after losing her daughter who she was so close to, so now finds it difficult to mix with other rabbits, so needs to go as the only rabbit.
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Meet Buggy; she is a one-year-old female Gerbil. She is young so will require further handling but loves her toilet roll tubes that she manages to demolish is minutes flat! They do not make ideal first time pets so would not make great creatures for very young children so is ideally seeking an owner who has had experience with gerbils and where any children are aged 10+ with adult supervision. Buggy doesn’t show herself particularly well but is still a very sweet creature.
Meet Mickey and Tilly; Mickey is a three and a half-year old neutered buck Netherland Dwarf and Tilly is just over one and a half years old, speyed doe Dwarf Lop Rabbit. Quiet, tiny little Mickey has tons or character to offer anyone wanting to adopt him (with Tilly)! Tilly on the other hand comes across as a little on the shy side to begin with, however she is friendly, but just requires more handling. These two are a sweet pair that will need experienced rabbit owners and where any children are aged 10+ with adult supervision.
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Meet Rosie and Remmie; they are five-month-old female Dumbo Rats. Rosie and Remmie are like two peas in the pod, they are slightly on the shy side especially when it comes to being handled, however, once in your arms they soon relax enjoying their cuddles and with time will become lovely friendly ratties. They are inquisitive but are seeking a patient home where they wouldn’t mind doing further handling with them to make them more sociable. They are sisters and are completely inseperable so must be re-homed together for company and can usually be found curled up together. They would be suitable in a family household who have owned rats before and where any children are aged 10+ with adult supervision. Like most pet rats they will require a large cage with lots of climbing equipment, tubes and toys to play with and a cosy warm bed to snuggle down in together.
Meet Sunny; she is an eight and halfyear-old speyed female Staffi. Sunny is good with some other dogs but will require further socialisation as she gets very over excited and doesn’t know how to act around them. She would be best in a quieter home, where she can get used to everything in her own time and would suit a family household where any children are aged 8+.
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Meet Smudge; he is a nine-year-old domestic shorthaired neutered male black and white cat. This loveable lad who enjoys a fuss on his terms is a lovely chap has been over-looked time and time again. He is litter trained, is not good with other cats, and would suit a quiet settled household where any children are aged 8+.
Meet Smokie; he is a twelve-yearold semi-longhaired grey and white neutered male cat. Smokie will need a patient owner who is prepared to invest time and T.L.C. in him. He is good with other cats and gets on well with them but as a lad of senior years would like to spend his twilight years in a calm, quiet household where any children are aged 8+.
Meet Simba and Smudge; they are eleven-year-old shorthaired speyed female cats. Simba and Smudge are happy, sweet-natured, affectionate and generally lovable and therefore will make perfect pets. As they are older cats they would like a nice warm loving home to relax and spend the rest of their lives together. Simba is more out-going, enjoying any fuss and attention rather than her sister Smudge, who can be a little more on the shy side, quiet and reserved and doesn’t really like being overly fussed. Litter trained; Simba and Smudge relate well to other cats and are seeking a calm, quiet family household with caring owners and where any children are aged 8+. As they have lived together for their whole lives they must be re-homed together where they will surely make lovely family pets.
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Meet Riley; he is a one and a half-year-old castrated male Staffi x. Riley really enjoys the company of other dogs and so it would be lovely for him to be homed with another playful dog, either from the home or where there is one in the family already. He hasn’t mixed with cats and would suit a family household where any children are aged 8+ as he gets easily excited.
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