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Memories of 50 Years Ago by Ted Bruning
On 22nd December 1965 Transport Minister Tom Fraser gave us a Christmas present we still use every day – the 70mph speed limit. And not before time, either, because out there on Britain’s roads it was absolute carnage.
Back then, there was only one limit: 30mph in built-up speed areas had been the legal ceiling since 1935. Anywhere else, you could go as fast as you liked – and despite the primitive suspension, steering and brakes of the day, and the complete lack of even the most basic safety features (such as seatbelts, for instance), people did. And died. You’d be astonished at the number of road deaths people used to take pretty much for granted. In 1926 when records began, 4,888 people were killed on Britain’s roads. At the time there was a 20mph speed limit, which was scrapped in 1930 as being unenforceable - and perhaps predictably things very quickly got worse. In 1934, with car ownership at only 2,500,000, there were 7,343 road deaths, half of them pedestrians.
During the war, the black-out trumped petrol rationing and 1941 became the worst year on record with 9,196 road deaths. Afterwards, with rationing still in place until 1950 but the streetlights turned back on, the annual death toll fluctuated between 4,500 and 5,500. But from the late ‘50s on, with returning prosperity bringing rising car ownership, new technology producing faster cars, the closure of many branch-lines and factory sidings forcing freight off the rails and on to the roads, and the gradual spread of the motorway network, matters span out of control again. The total for 1964 was 7,820, the worst since 1934 (barring the blackout years, when more British civilians were killed in road accidents than by German bombs). A series of high-profile pile-ups on fogbound motorways in the autumn of 1965 persuaded the Government to act, and on 22nd December the 70mph national speed-limit was announced as a four-month trial. The results were positive enough to persuade Fraser’s successor Barbara Castle to give it another 15 months; in July 1967 it became permanent, and the only change since then has been the reduction of the national limit to 60mph except on motorways and dual carriageways, where it remains
70mph, and on roads with designated lower limits of their own. It would be nice to record that the introduction of the 70mph limit (and the breathalyser that followed in 1967) had a dramatic effect on road safety. No such luck. The grim toll was stubbornly slow to fall and it wasn’t until the 1990s, after the Government adopted more sophisticated and closelytargeted road safety campaigns, that it fell below 3,000 and stayed there. But since 2007, when the number of road deaths fell below 3,000 for the first time ever, there has been a miracle. The figure for 2013 was 1,713 deaths: a record low. There are many reasons for this, not all of them positive: safer cars and better engineered roads, fine; but also far more single-occupancy journeys (hence fewer casualties per crash), punitive insurance premiums that price many younger drivers off the road, and far fewer unaccompanied child pedestrians. How great a part speed limits have played is something to argue about, but the fact remains that for whatever reason Britain is second only to Sweden in the international road safety rankings.
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Beauty Gifts That Won’t Break The Bank by Kate Duggan www.kateduggan.co.uk
Beauty gifts need to be a little bit decadent. the recipient should feel truly pampered, and will appreciate that you haven’t just picked up a run-of-the-mill gift set with your supermarket shopping. however, that doesn’t mean that you have to max the credit card out this Christmas. so, here are our top picks for great value skin and body care gift sets, starting from under a fiver. A gift for your mum Pai have released a limited edition version of their bestselling rosehip Bioregenerate oil, for £22. This oil is the darling of the beauty media and packs a pretty powerful anti-aging punch. It’s the most concentrated rosehip oil on the market, and has been shown to offer visible skin healing benefits, including improving skin firmness, and minimising the appearance of scars, stretch marks, sun damage and fine lines. It also feels lovely to apply.
for your sister Neal’s yard uplifting Jasmine & ylang ylang organic Collection includes
a shower gel and body cream, and is a real bargain at £15. As well as smelling absolutely divine, the products are very nourishing, so are ideal for the cold winter months. Packaged in a pretty gift box, this set is sure to go down a treat. stoCkiNg fillers If stockings are still the best part of your Christmas morning, you’ll love Narynda’s sample pots. Choose between the Body Care Pack at £5, and the Face Care Pack at £7.50, then just wrap each item separately. They both offer great value for money, and are ideal for a weekend away. Narynda’s products are formulated from some of nature’s finest skin soothers, including oat oil, grapefruit oil and beeswax, so they’re a good choice for sensitive skin.
seCret sANtA The prettily packaged soaps by Akamuti are 100% natural and handmade. The rose Beauty soap Bar contains shea butter, olive oil and cocoa butter, along with luxurious rose oil. A bar costs £4.75 and is a much more thoughtful choice for a coworker than the usual box of chocolates or gift voucher.
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oNe for the Boys Buying for a man who understands the importance of good skincare? The elemis perfect man giftset should go down a treat. The set comprises Ice Cool Foaming Gel (for shaving), Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for Men, Aching Muscle Super Soak and two sachets of Pro-Collagen Hydra-Gel Eye Masks. At £49 it isn’t cheap, but as it includes £77.50 worth of products, it is great value for money.
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K TV, also known as Ultra HD or UHD, is the next evolution in television picture quality. With a picture composed of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels more than 8 million in total - it has four times the amount of HD (high definition) sets. More pixels mean greater image clarity, finer detail, better texture and improved colour resolution. The net result is images that look incredibly lifelike and so detailed that at times they feel almost 3D - without the need for funny glasses! The first wave of 4K TVs were large – very large – with 84 inch panels and £20k price tags to match. Prices have now dropped along with screen size, and you can buy entry models for under £1,000 from all the big brands such as Samsung, Panasonic, LG and Sony. You can also pay many thousands of pounds for monster sets! Generally 4K TV screens are at least 40 inches. Some say you shouldn’t view on anything less than 55 inches. This is because the advantages of pixel-dense display diminish as the screen size shrinks. Big really is better! Similarly 4K TV is best viewed close up (ideally at a distance 1.5 x screen height), though practically most homes cannot accommodate viewing from closer than 2-3 metres. The technology for crystal-clear viewing may be with
us, but currently there are no 4K TV channels being broadcast. The main source of 4K content is the internet, from sites such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime Instant Video, and to successfully stream you would need a consistent broadband speed of at least 15Mbps. That said, UHD TVs do a remarkable job of up-scaling HD and standard definition pictures to 4K pixel count, so ‘everyday’ viewing such as Freeview HD TV, Blu-ray movies and DVDs can be boosted to near 4K picture quality. However be warned that some models are better at doing this than others. 4K technology is still work in progress. In future, it may also extend to higher frame rates (HFR), greater contrast and wider colour spectrum. The BBC has plans to offer 4K programming by 2016 but only in a limited form and although BT and Sky are rumoured to have plans, nothing has been finalised. It will be 23 years until most video content becomes available. So, if you want the absolute best that TV has to offer and don’t mind waiting to enjoy the full benefits of your 4K TV, then go ahead and buy now. But purchase from a top tier manufacture for the best chance of future-proofing your set and also make sure that you buy a model with two HDMI 2.0 ports.
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Finance What type of financial help is available for first time buyers?
By Ann Haldon
The thought of buying your first home can be daunting, but there’s help available from the government that you may not know about. Equity loans and mortgage guarantees combine within the Help to Buy scheme, which has been a popular option for many people wanting to get their foot on the property ladder. Other possibilities include Shared Ownership schemes and Help to Buy ISA products. Additionally, choosing a fixed rate mortgage deal will help you to budget effectively and provides peace of mind that you can afford the repayments. Here’s how the schemes work:
Help to Buy Many people struggle to save enough money for a deposit, and with mortgage lenders being choosy about who they lend to, the property market can seem out-of-reach for first time buyers. The government stepped in to help during 2013 by launching their Help to Buy scheme for new-build homes valued at £600,000 or less in England (up to £250,000 in Scotland and £300,000 in Wales). This enabled would-be purchasers to put down a small deposit of
only 5%.
There are two parts to the scheme:
Equity Loan You only need to find a deposit of 5% as the government loans you the remaining 20%. The loan is offered interestfree for the first five years, with an interest rate of 1.75% being charged in year six on the amount of the original loan. Subsequent annual rate increases are in line with inflation, using the Retail Price Index plus 1%. You’ll be able to repay part of the loan early without penalty if you want, and you can sell your home whenever you like. The repayment figure on sale is based on the property’s value at the time so that the government benefits from its rise in value.
Mortgage Guarantee This part of the Help to Buy scheme is available until 31st December 2016 for new-builds and older homes. It is valid for properties worth up to £600,000, and the government provides a guarantee to mortgage lenders for up to 15% of the property value. The scheme is geared towards purchasers with a low deposit,
and is intended to encourage confidence in lenders that their money is safe, increasing the likelihood of them offering a larger number of 95% loan-tovalue mortgages. Shared Ownership The Shared Ownership scheme enables you to own a proportion of your home usually between 25% and 75% of the property’s value. You pay rent to a housing association on the remaining proportion, but at a subsidised rate. Some Shared Ownership schemes also make a service charge, and to be eligible for this scheme your total household income must be £60,000 or less. Shared Ownership helps people to buy their first home because rents are generally low, and are paid in conjunction with a mortgage. The housing association may allow you to purchase more of your home over time – usually up to its full value. This process is called ‘staircasing’ and how much you pay for each additional proportion of your home is based on the property’s value at the time. One of the downsides of this
scheme is that the housing association is entitled to first refusal when you sell, for up to 21 years after purchase, even if you own it outright. Additionally, if you don’t own all of the property, the housing association can decide who will be the next purchaser. Help to Buy ISA The Help to Buy ISA is a new product offered by the government, and is due to be introduced this month (December). If you make a lump sum deposit of £1,000 the government will boost this amount tax-free by up to £250 when you buy your home, plus by another £50 for each further £200 of monthly savings. There is a limit on these tax free bonuses, however, of £3,000. If more than one person is buying a property, the bonuses
are available to each individual. These savings form part of your total annual ISA allowance, but the boost provided by the government may be a huge help if you’re focusing solely on purchasing a property.
Fixing your mortgage rate If you fix your mortgage rate you’ll be able to budget with confidence, and won’t need to worry about mortgage interest rate rises. Interest rates are expected to increase in the spring of 2016, so this is a good time to look for a suitable fixed rate deal. It can be difficult to know for how long to fix your rate, but with increases expected over the next few years a five-year term might be the best choice, even though the rates offered will be higher than deals over two or three years.
Uncertain monthly repayment amounts can be a source of great stress for first time buyers, and sometimes takes the enjoyment out of owning a first home. With a little research and pre-planning, however, you can take advantage of the various schemes available, fixing your interest rate to provide some stability and peace of mind. http://www.moneywise.co.uk/ news/2015-09-09/first-timebuyers-to-get-4000-depositboost http://www.moneysupermarket. com/mortgages/hubs/first-timebuyers/ http://www.moneysupermarket. com/mortgages/first-timebuyers/ http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/ money/mortgageshome/article3177711/Time-start-savingbenefit-new-Help-Buy-Isa.html
Home & Interiors Make Room for Guests at Christmas
The tree is decorated and the turkey in the freezer, but are you ready to welcome friends and family this Christmas? Katherine Sorrell outlines some quick and easy ways to create extra space for holiday visitors. Lounging around When you’re passing the Quality Street around in front of the Bond film, you’re going to need somewhere for everyone to relax in the living room. If the sofas and armchairs are full, bring in beanbags for the kids and pop cushions on top of coffee tables and benches to create a few extra TV-viewing spaces. A bed for the night No guest room? No problem.
A sofa bed, day bed or futon – or simply a longish sofa – will do the trick. A good quality airbed is a great thing to have in the back of a cupboard, too. If your living room is acting as a temporary bedroom, clear away as much as possible so your guests have room to put down their luggage, and place a small lamp near the head of their ‘bed’ and a spare throw or blanket nearby. A box, bag or basket into which they can stow bedding during the day will also help keep things tidy. Dinner is served An extendable dining table is perfect for accommodating additional guests. Ideally, choose one that doesn’t require you to store an extra leaf in the loft or somewhere equally awkward. Alternatively, you could enlarge your table temporarily by topping it with an overhanging sheet of plywood (you might want to protect the table with a pad or cloth first), covered with a pretty tablecloth or flat sheet, making sure the edges aren’t too wobbly. Another way
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to tackle the problem is to create a separate dining table – maybe just for kids – using anything with a flat surface, from a trestle table to a coffee table, surrounded by cushions on the floor. Any old china If you haven’t got enough crockery for all your guests, plan ahead and pick up extras at car boot sales, charity shops or vintage shops. If you pick a colour theme and mix with some plain white dinnerware, you can make a virtue of the fact that they don’t exactly match. The same goes for glasses and cutlery. If all else fails, have a stack of paper plates to hand – no one will mind once the turkey is dished out, and at least you’ll save on washing up! Are you sitting comfortably? If you have a shortage of dining chairs, consider investing in a few inexpensive folding chairs that you could hide out of the way when not in use. They might come in handy for picnics next summer, too. If you’re not keen on how they look, try covering them with pillowcases and adding a pretty cushion. Alternatively, a flat-topped stool can double as a seat and as a side table – handy next to that seldomused guest bed, too – and will slide out of the way under the table when not in use.
Hallway solutions Extra guests means a proliferation of coats, shoes, boots and umbrellas – which can all too easily end up in a messy pile just inside the front door. A simple stacking shoe rack will always come in handy, as will a few extra hooks mounted on the wall. How about a free-standing coat rack? Or, for cheap and instant space-saving, overdoor racks, hooks and shoe organisers can be added anywhere in the house.
Add internal racks, shelves, boxes and baskets so you can stack everything neatly (clear plastic makes it easy to see everything at once).
Eat, drink and be merry No doubt everyone will be doing a little extra eating and drinking at this time of year, so aim to create enough room in your kitchen to store all your festive goodies by clearing out your cupboards and fridge in good time.
Bathroom bliss Regular de-cluttering is always a good idea in the bathroom – so have a good sort out before your guests arrive and clear plenty of space for them to store their toiletries. If you have really run out of room, look for bath and shower caddies that attach by hook or suction, allowing you to stock all sorts of products out of the way. As a finishing touch, provide clean towels on a separate hook or rail from your own – a
clothes airer that hooks over a radiator is a great gadget for this – and some luxury soaps. Your visitors will never want to go home… ImAgES - Left: Stella sofa bed in Herringbone, £1,340, sofa.com, 0845 400 2222. Above: Homer fliptop kitchen table, £625, Loaf, 0845 468 0698; www.loaf.com.
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Local & Festive Events EVENTS Santa at Smith’s Nurseries 95 Oxford Road, New Denham, UB9 4DE. Santa will be back in his magical Grotto on selected dates in December. Please see Smith's website for more information at www.smiths-nurseries.co.uk Christmas Bazaar Sat 5th December, 11am-2pm Harefield Infant School, UB9 6BT. Craft Stalls, Santa's Grotto, Fun Fair - plenty for all the family. Christmas Market Sat 5th December, 2pm-5pm Iver Village Junior School, SL0 9QA. Handcrafted Items, Raffle, Tombola, Games, Refreshments Santa's Grotto, Face Painting. Admissions 50p, u12's FREE. Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lights Event Sat 5th December Eastcote Field End Road, Eastcote. with stalls, Father Christmas, carol singing and much more. Table Top Sale Mon 7th December, 9.30am-1pm Ickenham Village Hall, UB10 8DG. All welcome come along and pick up a festive bargain! HUBB Festive Lunch Thu 10th December, 12noon-2pm. Bay Lodge, 36 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1PH. Networking with local professionals and in partnership with the Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce. Mulled Wine and cold festive buffet. Thank you for your continued support over the past 12 months. The First Night of Christmas Fri 11th December Denham Village Green. Come and join us singing carols, drinking mulled wine and eating mince pies - Yum!
Christmas Tree Festival St Peter’s Church, Iver, SL0 9JU. Come and see the trees on display throughout the weekend Fri 11th December 10am-6pm with a Christmas Carol Concert performed by young peoples group ‘Triple Threat’ at 8pm (tickets £5). Sat 12th December - Songs of Praise at 6pm. Come and worship with us surrounded by the trees Sat 12th - Sun 13th December. Holy Communion at 9.15am or Family Praise at 11am Entry is free, refreshments at a small charge. The Ickenham Festive Community Night Fri 11th December, 6pm-9pm Around Swakeleys Road, Ickenham Village Hall, Gelbe Avenue and Community Close, Ickenham, UB10 8DG. A special Christmas celebration featuring a side range of activities, fun and shopping. Free Family Games Events Sat 12th December, 10am-12noon. West Square, Iver, SL0 9NW. Sun 13th December, 10am-12noon. West Drayton Community Centre, West Drayton, UB7 9JL. www.hartentertainment.co.uk The Uxbridge Choral Society Annual Carol Concert Sat 12th December, 7.30pm St. Mary's Church, Uxbridge, UB8 1AB. The concert will be conducted by Jeff Stewart. Tickets: £12 adults and children under 12, £6 available from 01895 847083. Festive Coffee Morning in aid of Michael Sobell Hospice Sat 12th December, 10am-2pm Michael Sobell Hospice Lecture Hall, Gate 3, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood. Christmas cards, gift stalls, home-made seasonal favourites, live entertainment, Children’s Reading Corner and Red Cross
Massages. FREE entry and parking. More details at www.michaelsobellhospice.co.uk or call 0203 826 2367. Butterflies Community Coffee Morning Sat 12th December, 9.30am-12noon Ickenham Village Hall, UB10 8DG. With home-made cakes, Christmas stalls with gifts cards plants raffle and books. A Raising funds for the John Chilton School for Disabled Children. Admission FREE. Christmas Stories and Carol Concert Sun 13th December, 4pm Bishopshalt School, UB8 3RF. A creative alternative to a traditional carol concert. Grab some fresh popcorn and enjoy a show that includes international musicians, short films, carols and plenty of Christmas warmth. Free Entry, Free Parking Call 01895 233466. Mavericks Drama Group Christmas Panto presents ‘The Brothers Claus’ Sat 19th & Sun 20th December The Flackwell Heath Community Centre, Bucks, HP10 9LS. Tickets £5, OAPs Free. Raffle, drink, Snack bar, prizes and much more. For details see www.themavericks.org.uk. Lunch with Santa Mon 21st & Tue 22nd Dec Richings Park Sports & Social Club, SL0 9BN. £12.50 per head. Includes lunch, games and presents. Elves Workshop and Santa’s Reindeer! Wed 23rd December Richings Park Sports & Social Club, SL0 9BN. £6 per child for VIP access. Christmas fun day with bouncy castle, stalls and tombola, plus attend an elves workshop and meet Santa’s real reindeers! (VIP access). Call 01753 650801.
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LIVE MUSIC Champers Bar 184 Field End Road, Eastcote, HA5 1RF. Thu 10th Dec Champers Christmas Party with Rod Stewart Tribute, Garry Pease. Sun 13th Dec 2 Tone Christmas Party Thu 17th Dec Wayne’s Christmas Party with Karaoke, Quizzies and Games Sun 20th Dec Christmas Ska Party with Jeff Freeman Sun 27th Dec ‘Simply the Best’ double tribute act of Tina Turner and Frank Sinatra Thu 31st Dec New Year’s Eve party ‘til 2am. Dress code gold with DJ Dave Connell. £10. The Falcon Village Road, Denham, UB9 5BE. Sat 12th Dec DJ Rossi Fri 18th Dec Rat Pack Tribute The Swan at Iver 2 High Street, Iver, SL0 9NG. Fri 4th Dec 2 Tone Christmas Show Thu 10th Dec Motown, Swing & Soul show Fri 18th Dec Mark Kelly entertains with a disco to follow Ickenham Village Hall 33 Swakeleys Road, UB10 8DG Sat 12th Dec, Swing and Christmas Favourites celebrating Frank Sinatra's Centenary. Andy Mears Octet with Matt Walker Enrico Tomasso and Mike Hope. Doors open 7.45pm. Tickets £15. To include hot & cold snacks available from Pro Music International, Swakeleys Rd, UB10 8DF or on the door on the night. Online at www.tootsmusic management.co.uk/news-events Royal British Legion Iver Heath Church Road, SL0 0RD Sat 12th Dec, Freakqualisers time to get freaky on the dance floor with funky, groovy, dance and classic songs. competitive bar prices!
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One of the biggest issues facing animal welfare charities today is trying to deal with the tens of thousands of pets that become lost every year and which have either not been microchipped or whose owners have moved but haven’t updated their address details on the microchip database. These strays are the ones which are very rarely able to be reunited with their owners and as a result new homes have to be found for them.
So far this year at the Middlesex North West Branch of the RSPCA we have taken in nearly 600 pets in need of shelter and care while a new home is found for them and 232 of these have been stray and not microchipped. If the owners of these pets had taken the time to get their pet microchipped then they could all have been reunited with their families by now. You can get your pet microchipped at your local vets or if you are on a low income you may find local animal welfare charities can help. Microchip ping is a quick and simple process that involves injecting a tiny microchip under your pet’s skin. This has a unique number that can be read by a scanner. Most animals can be microchipped but it is most commonly used for cats, dogs, rabbits and horses. It will be a legal requirement from 6th April 2016 for all dogs in England to be microchipped.
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The popular ice rink outside the Civic Centre in Uxbridge is returning. It will include a range of enjoyable themed nights, every Thursday from 5pm, set in the 80s vs the 90s, singalong to Fro zen film theme, Christmas and panto songs.
The rink will be open between 28 November and 3 January 2016 but closed on Christmas Day. Opening hours are 10am to 8pm. (Exceptions: The rink will close at 6pm on Boxing Day and New Year's Eve and be open between 11am and 6pm on New Year's Day)
During peak hours (3pm to 8pm and weekends) tickets cost £7 for adults and £5.50 for children and concessions. During offpeak hours (10am to The council will be freezing prices for the fifth year 3pm Monday to Friday) tickets for adults are £5 running so that residents and visitors can enjoy and £3.50 for children and concessions. There is the rink at affordable price. As there is a roof over a 20 per cent discount for uniformed groups when the rink, people can still skate in rainy conditions. group booking. Councillor Douglas Mills, Cabinet Member for Community, Commerce and Regeneration, said: "In January this year, there were record numbers of people enjoying the Uxbridge ice rink and we’re delighted that it is so hugely popular. It’s a great way of bringing the family and friends together during the festive season, so whether you’re a pro or a beginner, you’re welcome to come along and try it this Christmas."
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The tree is decorated and the turkey in the freezer, but are you ready to welcome friends and family this Christmas? Katherine Sorrell outlines some quick and easy ways to create extra space for holiday visitors. Lounging around When you’re passing the Quality Street around in front of the Bond film, you’re going to need somewhere for everyone to relax in the living room. If the sofas and armchairs are full, bring in beanbags for the kids and pop cushions on top of coffee tables and benches to create a few extra TV-viewing spaces. A bed for the night No guest room? No problem.
A sofa bed, day bed or futon – or simply a longish sofa – will do the trick. A good quality airbed is a great thing to have in the back of a cupboard, too. If your living room is acting as a temporary bedroom, clear away as much as possible so your guests have room to put down their luggage, and place a small lamp near the head of their ‘bed’ and a spare throw or blanket nearby. A box, bag or basket into which they can stow bedding during the day will also help keep things tidy. Dinner is served An extendable dining table is perfect for accommodating additional guests. Ideally, choose one that doesn’t require you to store an extra leaf in the loft or somewhere equally awkward. Alternatively, you could enlarge your table temporarily by topping it with an overhanging sheet of plywood (you might want to protect the table with a pad or cloth first), covered with a pretty tablecloth or flat sheet, making sure the edges aren’t too wobbly. Another way
to tackle the problem is to create a separate dining table – maybe just for kids – using anything with a flat surface, from a trestle table to a coffee table, surrounded by cushions on the floor. Any old china If you haven’t got enough crockery for all your guests, plan ahead and pick up extras at car boot sales, charity shops or vintage shops. If you pick a colour theme and mix with some plain white dinnerware, you can make a virtue of the fact that they don’t exactly match. The same goes for glasses and cutlery. If all else fails, have a stack of paper plates to hand – no one will mind once the turkey is dished out, and at least you’ll save on washing up! Are you sitting comfortably? If you have a shortage of dining chairs, consider investing in a few inexpensive folding chairs that you could hide out of the way when not in use. They might come in handy for picnics next summer, too. If you’re not keen on how they look, try covering them with pillowcases and adding a pretty cushion. Alternatively, a flat-topped stool can double as a seat and as a side table – handy next to that seldomused guest bed, too – and will slide out of the way under the table when not in use.
Hallway solutions Extra guests means a proliferation of coats, shoes, boots and umbrellas – which can all too easily end up in a messy pile just inside the front door. A simple stacking shoe rack will always come in handy, as will a few extra hooks mounted on the wall. How about a free-standing coat rack? Or, for cheap and instant space-saving, overdoor racks, hooks and shoe organisers can be added anywhere in the house. Eat, drink and be merry No doubt everyone will be doing a little extra eating and drinking at this time of year, so aim to create enough room in your kitchen to store all your festive goodies by clearing out your cupboards and fridge in good time.
Add internal racks, shelves, boxes and baskets so you can stack everything neatly (clear plastic makes it easy to see everything at once).
Bathroom bliss Regular de-cluttering is always a good idea in the bathroom – so have a good sort out before your guests arrive and clear plenty of space for them to store their toiletries. If you have really run out of room, look for bath and shower caddies that attach by hook or suction, allowing you to stock all sorts of products out of the way. As a finishing touch, provide clean towels on a separate hook or rail from your own – a
clothes airer that hooks over a radiator is a great gadget for this – and some luxury soaps. Your visitors will never want to go home… ImAgES - Left: Stella sofa bed in Herringbone, £1,340, sofa.com, 0845 400 2222. Above: Homer fliptop kitchen table, £625, Loaf, 0845 468 0698; www.loaf.com.
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the Solihull plant to make the F-Pace, with £120m invested in the project. All terrain: Borrowing tech from its Land Rover siblings, the F-Pace features a clever four-wheel drive system that switches between ice, snow/very wet or sand/deep snow, seamlessly. This may be a crossover, but it’ll still be capable off road.
Jaguar has finally launched its long-awaited SUV contender, the F-Pace. By breaking a world record loop-the-loop the night before the Frankfurt Motor Show, the British manufacturer took the wraps off its most important car for decades in typical big-budget JLR fashion.
was pleased with the short overhangs, the integration of the Jaguar grille and the bonnet bulge. ‘The F-Type has been an inspiration in so many ways,’ he added.
But while the stunt may have grabbed the attention of the social media generation and the headlines from the Germans in their own backyard, it was the car’s details that we were really interested in.
Interior advances: The inside of the F-Pace is a whole new world for Jaguar. A 10-inch touchscreen with a new user interface looks and works brilliantly, while there’s a 100GB SSD hard drive for owners to store music and video, four USB ports and four 12V sockets.
Porsche beater? Jaguar referenced the Porsche Macan no fewer than 10 times in its press presentation, so it’s clear who the brand is targeting. The F-Pace will cost £34,170 when it arrives, which prices it ‘at the heart of the medium SV market and makes it better value than a Macan,’ says Jaguar.
A 12.3-inch digital display sits where the clocks should be. They are represented digitally but all can be changed to display a full screen map for the sat nav. Twitter and Spotify are fully integrated while users can use apps to pre-heat and cool the car, locate it and even to link with an Apple Watch.
Design decisions: Ian Callum said he ‘never dreamed we’d do a crossover SUV’ and that the only reason they did it was because customers wanted one. Callum said he
Material matters: There is more aluminium in the car than any other in its sector –some 80 per cent - while a third of that is from recycled sources. 70 new robots have been installed at
Kitted out: Blind spot detection, closing vehicle alert, lane assist, traffic signal recognition are all standard as is a forward facing camera that can spot pedestrians in places drivers can’t. Occupants can even connect up to eight devices to the car’s WiFi network on the go. Watch this: Sporty types can use a wrist-watch style, waterproof key for times they don’t want to take the original with them. Drivers lock the car by tapping the ‘Activity Key’ against the ‘J’ on the boot. It uses RFID technology and is waterproof to 20 metres. Pulling power: A supercharged 380bhp 3.0-litre V6 petrol will see the Jag hit 60mph in 5.3 seconds while the 300bhp 3.0litre V6 diesel has a whopping 700Nm. Starter’s orders: Customers desperate to be the first to own an F-Pace will be offered a special First Edition. Priced at a whopping £65,275 just 2,000 will be offered worldwide with only 200 coming to the UK. They can have it in any colour they like as long as that’s blue.
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CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
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IT’S now 3 weeks until Christmas, This time last year I wrote about different Christmas Bulbs and plants, so this year I thought it would be a good idea to use material from the garden to make your own decorations. So RCHS Committee Member Margaret McIntosh brings some ideas to the table... I am a gardener, not a flower arranger. I like to bring my garden into the house, especially at Christmas time, and use plant material in autumn colours for a natural display. First I pick short stems of different foliage, colours and textures. Variegated - Euonymus fortunei silver queen; Aucuba crotonifolia; Osmanthus heterophyllus Aureomarginatus; Ivy Purple - Phormium tenax Bronze baby; Heuchera Plum pudding; Pittisporum Tom thumb; Hebe Autumn glory Gold - Choisia Sundance; Ligustrum (privet) Aureum Evergreen - Sarcococca Christmas box; Conifer; Fatsia Seed heads - Hydrangea; Sedum; Allium NB. Stand all fresh material in water overnight. TABLE DECORATION • Prepare your container. A shallow dish with wet oasis held in place by florist’s tape. • Place 2 shoots close together at one end, repeat with similar colour, at the other side to balance. • Place a different texture next to these for contrast. Continue to place stems to cover the oasis. Alternate colours and textures. • Add a focal point: Choisia at the front; Fatsia for height. • Add fir cones or seed heads to fill any gaps. • To add colour, place a candle in the centre and stand on a red mat. FESTIVE TREE • Place 5 coloured branches in a tall vase: Red stems of Cornus Alba; bright green of Kerria Japonica or spray your own colour. • Weight the vase with sand/glass pebbles. Trim to shape. • Hang the branches with home made decorations. Painted fir cones; salt dough shapes; Christmas cookies. Make loops of raffia for a rustic effect.
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• Take a festive mug- decorated with colourful robins, Ponsettia. • Bunch together stems to echo the colours of the motif. Red Skimmia; Rosehips; Hollyberries; Conifer with tiny cones; Trachelospermum Jasminoides • Tie loosely and place in your container with water. • A row of these down your table looks fabulous This is quick and so easy anyone can do it. Have a go and see the effect. BASKET OF SPARKLE • Decorate your hearth or fill a basket with fir cones, the larger the better. If you don’t have any in the garden, try your local park. • Take a set of miniature LED lights, battery operated. • Tuck in between the cones to hide the flex and switch on! • These cost under £5 and come in red, green or white. The true colours of Christmas. Finally, as this is the last article of the year you may be wondering what you can be doing in the garden over the Christmas break! Well if the weather is mild, get out there and remove all leaves and dead growth from your beds as this is where slugs and snails over winter and cause all sorts of problems for you in early spring. Make sure you air greenhouses during days where the temperature is above 50c and water those over wintering plants sparingly about every two weeks. The RCHS would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a great gardening year in 2016.
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Growing Fruit Trees
by Pippa Greenwood
Who doesn’t enjoy sinking their teeth into a delicious, flavour-packed, superbly juicy apple or pear? Mmm! But if you want the ultimate in gorgeous apples, pears, plums or more, then the fruit needs to be freshly picked and sun-warmed - so grow your own and you can also save yourself a few bob, have fun and make some good looking additions to your garden, even when space is limited. There’s no need to have a massive plot or an orchard to grow fruit trees…
You can grow fruit trees in surprisingly small spaces, especially if you don’t grow them in a classic tree shape, but train them. Training them into espaliers (so that they have several sets of horizontal ‘arms’), cordons (as single main stems grown at an angle) or fans (with branches trained into a fan shape) means that you can grow many varieties of apples and pears up against a suitable vertical surface such as a wall, fence or set of sturdy wires.
You could also train fruits like apples as ‘step-overs’ - this just means trained so they make a neat edging for a bed or border, about 45cm or so above ground level. A stepover apple basically goes up to a height of about 30cm and is then trained so that it forms two horizontal ‘arms’. They look great when in flower and will even bear a smallish crop of fruit along the arms. Try step-overs around the edge of your vegetable plot or flower bed. Alternatively, why not make a real feature of fruit and use a tree to create a decorative and, later on, a productive arch? Buy an inexpensive bare-root cordon (straight stem) or a ‘whip’ fruit tree of your favourite variety, pair it with another variety that is a suitable pollinator (check with the nursery) and plant one on each side of the arch, training them in as they grow. It will look great, phenomenally pretty when covered in blossom in spring, and after a few years will bear tasty fruit too.
But what if you don’t have any open ground, beds or borders in your backyard style garden? Provided you get the right rootstock (see below) it is quite possible to grow fruit trees in large containers. The container needs to be as big as possible - a half-barrel at least - and must have drainage holes kept clear using a few inches of broken china or ‘crocks’ at its bottom. Good quality loam-based compost such as John Innes No.3 will work well, but help to keep it well aerated and free-draining by adding 2550% multi-purpose loam-free compost.
Whatever the size of your garden, but especially if space is short, when you are choosing fruit trees it is essential to get them on the right ‘rootstock’, as this determines the ultimate size and vigour of the tree. The rootstock is the type of roots onto which the chosen variety of apple has been grafted. Apples are particularly complicated and a good nursery will advise you, but
as a rule, for step-overs, cordons, dwarf bushes and trees in containers try the extremely dwarfing but somewhat tricky M27 - but do beware weak varieties or any tree grown on this rootstock in poor soil or not well pampered may well fail. For bush, cordon, espaliers and halfstandard try the easier to look after dwarfing rootstock M26, while for a cordon, an espalier on poor soil, arches and bush trees try the semi-dwarfing MM106.
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At this time of year you can buy fruit trees which are really good value because they are sold ‘bare root’, this just means lifted from a field and not container grown. These are not only inexpensive, but also establish particularly well. Bare root fruit trees are generally available from about November until early March, depending on the weather - so
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Fitness League Tone & Stretch exercises for women of all fitness levels. Tues 7.30-8.30pm at Vyners School, Warren Road, Ickenham UB10 8AB. Call Rosemary 01628 776838. www.thefitnessleague.com Fusion Pilates+ Classes Mon 10-11am, St Lawrence Church, 2 Bridle Road, Eastcote, HA5 2SJ and Wed 8:30-9:30pm, Cannon Lane Methodist Church, Pinner, HA5 1JD. For details contact Lenka 07929 472 194 or email rybickova.lenka@gmail.com Glow Fitness, Food, Friends Classses: Ruislip 6-7.15pm at Field End Junior School, HA4 9PQ . Pinner 6.458pm at Cannon Lane Methodist Church HA5 1JD. Northwood 6-7.15pm at Hillside Junior School, Northwood Way HA6 1RX. Call Sam 01895 460766 or email: sam.simon@glow-fit.co.uk Hatha Yoga Weekly classes at The Stables on the Manor Farm Site in Ruislip. Classes are Every Tuesday, 7pm and Saturday, 11am and 12pm. Call Varsha on 01895 347757 for more info or to reserve your space. www.illuminatedhealth.com Highgrove Pool Club A programme for over 55’s with a social area with coffee & teas included, for info contact Angelo Pignone email: angelo. pignone@all.org / 01895 630753 www.better.org.uk/highgrove Images School of Dance Fun and friendly dance & drama classes for all ages including RAD Ballet & Contemporary dance. Based in Ruislip Manor. www.imagesschoolofdance.co.uk e: info@imagesschoolofdance.co.uk Irish Dancing Classes Aged 5 upwards. Mon, 6pm at Hayes Conservative Club, Church Rd. Wed, 6pm at Greenford Visitation Catholic Church hall. e: Deirdreosullivan@hotmail.co.uk t: 07956 346383
JAM2000 Performing Arts & Agency Classes available from 2.5 years to adults, male and female at The Windmill Studio Centre. www.thewindmillstudio.com E: thewindmillstudio@gmail.com Jazzercise Classes Ruislip Sports and Social Club, Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip. Mon 6.45-7.45pm; Tue 7-8pm; Wed 9.30-10.30am. Pinner Methodist Church, Love Lane, Pinner. Mon 8-9pm; Thu 7-8pm. St. Lukes Hall, Love Lane, Pinner.
Wed 7.45-8.45pm; Sat 9am-10am. St. Lawrence's Church Hall, Bridle Rd. Pinner. Fri 9.30am. Contact Tina Durkan 07904 221191 email tinadurkan@googlemail.com facebook.com/jazzerciseNWLondon Modern Jive Classes (Ceroc) Mon 8-11pm at Yiewsley & West Drayton Community Centre. Tues & Thurs 8-11pm at Uxbridge Civic Centre. First night entry & Free Lifetime membership with this listing. Contact Alan: 0208 933 4350 or 07860 250961 www.clubceroc.com email: alanandsue@clubceroc.com Passion Dance Group At Queensmead Sports Centre & Highgrove Pool. Street Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Minie Me’z (3-6 years Ballet, Tap & Street), Kids Parties. We offer Shows, Workshops, Competitions and Assessments, Age 3+ all abilities welcome. Call 07882 413428 Pilates Certified Body Control Pilates Teacher (Registered Exercise Professional Level 3). Beginners / Improvers classes at the Stables, Manor Farm, Ruislip. Mon 1.30-2.30pm, Thu 1.30-2.30pm and Sat 9.30-10.30am. Call Elizabeth Roberts for further info: 07771918240 Ruislip Dramatic Society At South Ruislip Methodist Church. Mon 8pm & Thurs 8.15pm. 07854 284508. Salsa Classes Every Monday: The Middlesex Arms, Long Drive, South Ruislip, HA4 0HG.Beginners class 8pm. Improvers/Intermediates: 8.45-9.30pm. Freestyle dancing/practice time til 11pm. Every Wed: TheWatersEdge, Canal Cottages, Packetboat Lane, Cowley, UB8 2JS. Beginners class starts 7:30pm. Improvers/ Intermediates: 8.30-9.30pm. Freestyle dancing/practice time til 11pm Sanders Street - Authentic Street Dance Specialising in street stance for special needs. Sanders Pandas class, Age 5-11 Wed 5.30-6.30pm at Guide Hall, Community Close, Ickenham. Email info@sandersstreet.co.uk or call Crissy on 07799874003 www.sandersstreet.co.uk The Pilates Club St Giles & The United Reformed Church Halls, Ickenham. Call 07968 920070 www.thepilatesclub.co.uk Wild Forest Gym Outdoor fitness and natural movement training at Grim's Dyke Hotel, Old Redding, Harrow Weald. Also Natural Running & obstacle race training. All abilities. Mon - Fri. Contact Michael 0845 4561336 info@wildforestgym. com or www.wildforestgym.com
Yoga South Ruislip Community Association pregnancy yoga classes 9.45-11.15am at Deane Park Hall, Long Drive, South Ruislip. Call Katja on 07951 763851 Yoga for All Gentle yoga suitable for all. Voluntary contribution. Thurs 4.30pm to 5.30pm at Gateway House, inside North Harrow CAR PARK opposite THE GYM, Pinner Road, HA2 7TA email prabhu.shah@gmail.com Yoga with Yolanda At Ickenham Village Hall every Monday from 6.45pm-8.15pm. Mixed group. For details call 07919 243648 Zumba The Stables, Manor Farm Complex, Bury Street, Ruislip. Every Friday 6.30pm start. Suitable for all abilities & ages. Adults £5 u16's free. Graham Campbell 07985 470025 www.gtarling.zumba.com parking in St Martins Car Park.
MARKETS... Duck Pond Artisan Food & Craft Market Artisan - on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 10am-3pm, Farmers’ - first Sunday of each month from 10am-2pm. Both at the Great Barn, Ruislip. Free parking. See www.duckpondmarket.co.uk Mad Cat Crafts Wed to Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-4pm at the Great Barn, Ruislip HA4 7SU. www.madcatcrafts.co.uk Northwood Craft Market First Saturday of each month, 10am-2pm, Methodist Church Hall, Oaklands Gate, Northwood. www.northwoodcraftmarket.co.uk Ruislip Country Market Every Fri 10-11.30am - car park at St Martins Approach, Ruislip. Fruit, Veg, eggs, honey and more...
MUSIC... Accord, Ruislip Community Choir Every Thurs,7.30pm, Ruislip Baptist Church, Manor Way, Ruislip. No auditions! Call Chris on 07714 226216. Capital Connection Ladies Chorus Singing barbershop harmony every Wednesday evening. At South Ruislip Community Centre, Deane Park, Long Dr, HA4 0HS. See www.capitalconnection. org.uk or call Vicky 07852315124. Eastcote Choral Society Rehearses every Tuesday from 8-10pm at Ruislip Methodist Church, Ickenham Road. New singers welcome. Call 01895 904556. continued overleaf...
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MUSIC CONTINUED... Hillingdon Choral Society Rehearsals Monday evenings in term time 7.45-9.45pm at Ickenham United Reform Church, Swakeleys Road, Ickenham. Call 01895 234380 or email: orpms@xsco.net Ruislip Operatic Society This local theatre group meets every Monday & Thursday at St Martin's Church Hall, 7.30pm. To get involved email: info@ruislipos.org Ruislip Belles and Beaux A handbell ringing group. Every Monday 10am until 12noon. In the Guide Hut in Ruislip. Email: idoltoad@talktalk.net Showcase Musical Theatre No auditions. We meet every Friday evening at 7.45pm at Hesdin Hall, The Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN http://showcasemusical theatre.org.uk The Harrow Apollo Male Choir Rehearse every Tues 7.30pm-10pm in the Belmont Room at the Harrow Arts Centre Hatch End. Tel: 020 8959 1244 or www.harrow-apollo-male.choir.org The Rock Project Greater London School of Rock & Pop where we teach 718 year olds how to play guitar, bass, drums and vocals in small groups and as a band. Sessions run Wed's at Nower Hill High School, Pinner and Thurs at Vyners School, Ickenham. Juniors (7-11) 4.156.15pm and Seniors (11-18) 6.308.30pm. £20 per two - hourly session. Contact Pritpal on 07855 863058 or email uxbridge@therockproject.com Top Jazz at The Fairway Ruislip Golf Centre, Ickenham Rd, West Ruislip. 3rd Monday of the month. 01895 632394 or www.jazzwestlondon.com
PRE-SCHOOL & KIDS GROUPS... Sing & Sign From 6 months Wed at Uxbridge Leisure Centre, Fri at The White Bear, Ruislip. Contact Cathy 07712 047621 or cathyseddigh@singandsign.co.uk
SELF DEFENCE... Aikido, Japanese Martial Art Learn a wonderful martial art in a friendly and supportive environment. Adult classes only. Tue and Thu 8pm - 10pm at the South Ruislip Community Centre, Deane Park, Long Drive, South Ruislip, HA4 0HS. Call Don Deacy 07740415712 or email info@bugeisha-aikido.co.uk Silat Kuntao Indonesian Self-Defence Adult classes only. Mon & Wed 8-10pm at
Denham Village Memorial Hall, Denham, UB9 5BN. Call Philip Davies 07790 496 346 or e: kuntao.matjan.uk@gmail.com.
SELF HELP & SUPPORT... EAR4U Help, support and advice. Meets every Monday at the Orange Couch Café (formerly the D spot), Ruislip Manor from 10am-2pm. Call Ann on 07890 315156.
SOCIAL GROUPS... Colne Valley Park Conservation Volunteers Every second weekend of the month. Hands on help to protect the wildlife and landscape of the regional park. For more details contact Steve Ord steven.ord@ groundwork.org.uk or call 07718 043080. Friends of Shenley Park Improving the wellbeing and maintenance of flower beds, shrubs and the new flower garden and seating area. Looking for volunteers to help with action days in the park. Please contact Geoff 07931 561020 or Louise 07966 220995 Friendly Rubber Bridge Tuesdays & Fridays, 12noon-4pm at Pinner Bridge Club, 103 Marsh Road, Pinner. For info call Keith 01895 622033 Northwood Hills Friendship Group A friendly group which meets every Monday 9.30am-2.30pm in Northwood Hills URC Hall, Joel St, Northwood Hills HA6 1NL. Open to anyone over 60 who would like to make new friends. Part of a local Live at Home Scheme. A light lunch is served & half days are an option. Call 01923 842494. www.mha.org.uk/ community-support/live-home/northwood Ruislip Afternoon Group for Women Meets 1st Thursday of every month. Talks, Lunches & outings. Methodist Church Hall, Ickenham Road 2-4pm. Call Mrs R Hall pm 01895 633782 Ruislip Common WI All ladies welcome. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 2pm in Room 1, Methodist Church, Ickenham Road, Ruislip, HA4 7BZ. Visit: ruislipcommonwi.weebly.com Ruislip Evening Townswomen Guild Women who meet every 4th Thurs of the month, 7.30-10pm, Ruislip Methodist Church Hall, Ickenham Road, Ruislip. Activities: Speakers, outings, easy walking, social studies, music, quilling, lunches. 01895 674717 / 01923 825521. Ruislip Social Club Tropic at Ruislip at Ruislip Social Club Grosvenor Vale Ruislip HA4 6JQ for Fridays and occasional other nights, live
bands & tribute bands for more details visit www.tropicatruislip.co.uk contact and ticketline 0208 707 2256 Ruislip WI Fancy something different but not too taxing, yet fun? We meet every 1st Thursday of the month at Upper Room, GAA Sports & Social Club, West End Road, South Ruislip from 7.20pm-10pm. Kim Murphy 07989 558925 email ruislipeveningwi@gmail.com Scrabble (casual, all abilities welcome) Every Thurs afternoon 1:30pm-4:30pm Elm Park Lunch Club, Ruislip Manor Hillingdon Residents only, small fees payable. Call Mel: 01895 444947 E: zarf77777@blueyonder.co.uk Scrabble (keen players most welcome) Every Fri afternoon 1:30pm-4:30pm...free Ickenham Library. Call Mel: 01895 444947 E: zarf77777@blueyonder.co.uk The over 60's hobby If you are over 60 and enjoy singing and dancing come and be part of a fun group. we meet every Monday at 10.30am at Wayfarers Tennis Club, Ickenham. Call Jacquie 01895 672354. Women’s Social Group Social group for women in West London. We meet regularly for coffee, a chat and organised trips and welcome women of all ages. Please call Seema on 07730 898635 or email seemaa@seemaa.co.uk
SPORT... Badminton Club At St Pauls Church Hall, Tiverton Road, Ruislip Manor. Every Wednesday at 8pm & 10pm. Call Tony or Ann 01895 472578 Every Tuesday evening 7.45 to 9.45 at Vyners School, Ickenham. Interested? Email John on turksclub@hotmail.co.uk The Badminton Hall, Kings College Road, Ruislip HA4 7JZ. Tuesday from 10am. Call John 01895 630199 Bessingby Park Bowls Club Every Tues & Thurs, 2-4pm. Call Ian on 0208 582 1801. Bikewise Bike rides from 61 Swakeleys Road. 2nd and 4th Sun of every month. email @bikewisegb.com or 01895 675376. Bowls Deane Park Bowls Club, Bessingby Park, Ruislip. Call 01895 639489. Mill Bowling Club, Manor Farm Green, Ruislip. Call Mr Gibson 01895 636106. Dads Army Golf Society Tuesdays & Thursdays at Ruislip Golf Club Come & Join Us!! Call Sid 01895 631489.
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Serves 6-8 Ready in 2 hours 45 minutes, plus cooling Glazed gammon is a
Glazed Gammon
Christmas favourite – delicious hot from the oven as a festive supper or served cold as part of the Boxing Day buffet! Place the gammon joint in a large deep pan with the onion, carrot, bay leaves and peppercorns. Pour over enough cold water to cover the joint.
Ingredients: • 2.5kg smoked gammon joint
Bring to the boil then skim off any scum from the surface using a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat, cover and leave to simmer for 1� hours, topping up the water level as needed.
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered • 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Lift out the gammon from the pan and place in a foil-lined roasting tin (discard the cooking liquid). Leave to cool for 10 minutes. Cut away the skin from the gammon, leaving a thin layer of fat and score the fat into diamonds. Stud the scored fat with the cloves in an even pattern.
• 2 fresh bay leaves, plus extra to garnish • Few black peppercorns • 1 tbsp whole cloves • 3 tbsp shredless orange marmalade, warmed
Mix together the marmalade, honey, mustard and sugar and spoon all over the gammon fat. Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes, basting regularly with the glaze and pan juices until the fat is golden. Serve hot or cold garnished with fresh bay leaves and orange wedges.
• 2 tbsp runny honey • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard • 3 tbsp light soft brown sugar • Orange wedges, to garnish
TIP
Add 1 tsp each ground cumin and ground coriander or a splash of Tabasco sauce to the glaze for a bit of extra spice, if liked.
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