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Contents Competitions & Vouchers 13 Competition with Graham West 33 Competition with Life in the Village 61 Competition with The Roses 62 Your money saving vouchers Front cover image: Â© www.Shutterstock.com/Sea Wave From left to right: Vet Brad Cooper of Folly Gardens Vets, EcliptingTM courtesy of Aveda via Graham West Hair Design, Aveda Paddle Brush Gift Set, Greater Spotted Woodpecker by Julie Hunt via WWT, Carol singing courtesy of Angela Tidmarsh, Tiled Roof Conservatory by L&L, Wren by Amy Lewis

Local Life 39 Events for Everyone with Simon Welby 46 Next Steps with Helen Griffee 48 From the Bookshelf 56 Wychavon with Shelby Padley 65 Index

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Regulars 11 Welcome 14 Wildlife Gardening with Wendy Carter 23 EcliptingTM Colour with Graham West 24 Light + Lasting Warmth with John Lannen 27 Family Capital with Jo Potts 29 Pet Talk with Brad Cooper 51 Policing with Supt. Kevin Purcell 54 Luxury Fish Pie with Steve Waites 58 Life in the Village on twitter

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Hello... …and welcome to our winter issue. With so much change occurring politically, at home and abroad, the world we’re living in today seems to barely resemble the one we occupied at the start of this year. Events of the last few months have left many of us reeling, concerned by the divisions that have become apparent within our society. In this context, it seems more important than ever that to focus on the things that bring us together, the fundamentals that make us a community. It’s what Life in the Village is all about. By offering easy ways to access information on country living locally, we hope to reflect and support our community and help local businesses thrive. We print almost 13,000 magazines; if everyone made a single phone call as a result of reading their copy, imagine what we could achieve. This edition, we bring you expert advice from a range of local professionals plus news, views, events and a selection of money saving offers. We’re also offering three new competitions - a pamper package with Graham West Hair Design, a cheese selection and two three month film passes for The Roses, Tewkesbury. Entering is easy - just visit us online and provide your details as requested. Your next printed magazine will be with you in February but meanwhile you can access daily updates digitally. Please follow us on twitter @LisaLambon or visit www.lifeinthevillage.co.uk where you’ll find our feed displayed on every page. Thank you to everyone who has supported us during 2016. Over the winter we’ll be working on some new ideas to extend our offering so your feedback is always appreciated. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,

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Lower Smite Farm wildlife garden PHOTO Paul Lane

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Wendy Carter of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust offers some winter gardening ideas, all designed to encourage wildlife.

may not think about our gardens much at this time of year but when the sun is shining and you feel the need to get outside, wrap up warm and 14

set yourself a wildlife challenge. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty that all of us can do to make our own little corner of the world more welcoming to wildlife. The second State of Nature report, released in September, offers all the incentive we could ever need. Bringing together data and

expertise from over 50 organisations on how wildlife is faring across the UK and beyond, it revealed that since 1970 just over half of our wildlife species have declined. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge concern but with minimal effort, we can all do something to help.

Toads will spend the winter tucked in at the base of a log pile PHOTO Jason Curtis

Garden stumperies can be suitable for larger gardens PHOTO Rosemary Winnall

A new pond could quickly attract breeding azure damselflies PHOTO George Hauxwell

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Lower Smite Farm wildlife garden in summer PHOTO Paul Lane

I try to make my small patch of garden as welcoming to wildlife as I possibly can. It’s not always easy – what suits our wildlife garden at Lower Smite, (Worcestershire Wildlife Trust’s HQ), doesn’t necessarily work in my own garden at home. We all have different types of gardens and varying priorities for them but if you’re lucky enough to have more than just a window box full of flowers you can foster bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. From simple changes in the way you garden to more ambitious projects like installing a pond, you could make your plot more appealing whilst much of our wildlife is tucked up for the winter. Pruning and tidying Most of us like a tidy garden with plenty of clean lines but for 16

the sake of our wildlife, I try to fight against that urge! Where you can bear to, try to leave things a little bit messy – I admit I sweep some leaves into hidden corners but I also leave others to decompose where they land. Try to apply the same principle to any fruit trees as windfalls and unpicked fruit are a good source of food for wildlife in winter. By not pruning until spring, or at least popping cuttings safely in one place throughout the winter, you give everything a fighting chance of making it through to spring. Making compost Composting saves time and money so have a go if you can. I can’t have a proper compost heap so instead, I create a mini compost pile made up of dead stems and deadheads that

becomes home to woodlice, harvestmen, springtails, spiders and other small critters. I know that ‘my’ hedgehog rifles through it every now and then because I’ll tidy it into the corner only to find that the hedgehog has spread it out in search of food. The other important thing about the pile is that it provides a home to over-wintering eggs, larvae and adult insects. Logation, logation, logation Have a think about using a spare corner of your garden to create a simple log pile. Nothing complex is needed. Just partbury some standing logs then fill in the gaps with smaller logs and winter prunings; a feature like this will provide year-round protective nooks and crannies for a range of creatures. If you’re lucky, your efforts may one day

Red Admiral on Blackberries PHOTO Frank Porch

Logs and tree stumps may attract birds like great spotted woodpeckers PHOTO Julie Hunt

Wren PHOTO Amy Lewis

Care for the birds Don’t forget to feed the birds (particularly important at this time of year) but have a think about your planting too. Is your garden supplying nectar for early bumblebees or berries for birds?

If not, try putting in mahonia, pyracantha or cotoneaster. Ivy is also fantastic as it provides bees with a late source of nectar. If you’ve already got bird boxes in your garden, now is the time to clean them out - the next breeding season can start as early as February when birds start looking for nest locations. If not, how about considering whether you’ve got room for a nest box or boxes? Perhaps you could encourage sparrows with a a terrace on the side of your house or have you got eaves that would be suitable for house martins? Maybe you could put a nest box (or an insect hotel or bat box) on your Christmas list or buy them for friends and family? Watery goodness Winter is the perfect time for creating that pond you’ve always

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be rewarded with a visit from a great spotted woodpecker trying to prise mini beasts from the crevices. If you have no option but to cut down a tree you could create a stumpery. Try to leave the stump as high as possible as it will provide an environment for everything from fungi to mini beasts for years to come. You can even get creative with the stump - plant honeysuckle around it to make a feature, use it as a plant pot stand or carve out your very own little chair like the one pictured overleaf.

Logs can be recycled as a flower stand or garden seat PHOTO Rosemary Winnall

intended to install. It doesn’t have to be huge as even the tiniest specimen will be used for drinking and/or bathing by birds, mammals and various insects. It should, however, be in a sunny location and have at least one shallow side to ensure that any wildlife that falls in can get out again. To achieve a range of conditions, it helps to choose a spot that will get a little shade at some point during the day. It’s also better for wildlife if your pond doesn’t contain fish. Providing extra habitats around the edge of the pond will be of great benefit to wildlife. These can be created by placing stones, logs and tall plants in spots all around the pond edges. Allow some long grass or other vegetation to grow up on at least one side. Try to build your pond using scalloped edges rather than 18

straight lines as this will provide many different micro-conditions with variations in shade, depth and temperature. Best of all, try to create a small bog area to the north/northeast side of the pond. Of the different pond types, garden ponds are most similar to freshwater ponds and can provide a refuge and home for many freshwater-dwelling creatures. A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden and it is thought that some amphibians, such as frogs, are now more common in garden ponds than in the countryside. Many pond creatures will travel far and wide to find new ponds, discovering a potential new home in no time at all, so a well designed pond can play a huge part in helping to preserve our natural biodiversity as well

as being an attractive feature. And what better motivation could you need than the thought that this summer your garden could be home to the magical, azure coloured damselflies and dragonflies who will come to visit and breed? Find out more... If you’d like further advice on welcoming wildlife into your garden, take a look at the free downloadable factsheets on our website. We’ve got practical tips on everything from making compost to controlling slugs, siting bat boxes to creating a wildlife meadow. Visit www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/ gardening-factsheets

During winter, birds like goldfinches rely on seeds from plants such as teasels and thistles PHOTO Brian Eacock

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WORDS: Jo Potts generational financial planning, and be undertaken to reduce Inheritance Tax (IHT). One of the easiest ways to pass money between the generations is by gifting. HMRC rules allow gifts of up to £3,000, free of IHT, every tax year, and small gifts of up to £250 to as many people as you like. The rules for ‘normal gifts out of income’, however, allow wealth to be passed down on a much larger scale. The gift must be part of a regular pattern – monthly, quarterly, annually – and must come from income, not capital. Grandparents could, for example, contribute to a Junior ISA every birthday or make regular gifts to help a child save up for a home. Having made the gift, the donor must ensure they have enough income to sustain their usual standard of living. Today, with so many pressures on our finances, wealth management is as much about protection and preservation as it is about growth. To receive a complimentary guide covering Wealth Management, Retirement Planning or Inheritance Tax Planning produced by St. James Place Wealth

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he newly formed social group is called Next Steps and meets in the community room at the Waitrose store in Worcester. Members of the group had previously been helped by the St Richard's team through a variety of groups and one-to-one support before the death of a loved one and into bereavement. Matt Jackson, St Richard's Family Support Practitioner, said, "Some people have been supported by us for a

considerable amount of time and may find moving away from that caring network very difficult. We run a Steps bereavement group where individuals come along for twelve sessions and we have been working with some of the members to set up this independent social group so they can continue to support each other and those in a similar position in the future." The new group chose the name 'Next Steps' and has already hosted a ten pin bowling evening and has more social events

planned in the future. They meet fortnightly. Yvonne Green, from Droitwich, has been supported by St Richard's before and after the death of her late husband, Chris. Mrs Green is now a member of Next Steps and said, "It's good to meet other people who have been through the similar experiences of bereavement. When people come to the end of being helped by St Richard's, some don't have friends or family around for support. This group can act as a

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Being you is not a crime. Policing Commander for South Worcestershire, Supt. Kevin Purcell, expands on hate crime. think it is acceptable to victimise people because of who they are. Our culture must be one that ensures these people understand that their behaviour is wrong and won’t be tolerated. Some victims of hate crime are amongst the most vulnerable members of our society and it is only right and proper that we protect them. Sometimes their vulnerability is such that they may not realise that they have been a victim of hate crime. They may be too scared to report it or may not know how to. We all have a part to play, therefore, in addressing this issue. The more people who report hate crime the more able we will be to deal with those responsible. Anyone can be a victim of a hate incident or hate crime. If you are subject to an incident, or witness one, and believe that it was motivated by hate, we will record it and respond to it as such. It doesn’t matter what anyone else's view is; it is only your personal view of what happened that counts. We will never question your assessment of the incident. Every reported incident will receive a police response, depending, as with all crimes, on the nature of the offence. Every hate crime is also reviewed at inspector level to ensure it has been responded to appropriately.

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NAGE INGREDIENTS 4 shallots, finely chopped 1 garlic clove finely chopped coriander and fennel seeds (10 of each) 1 cup of white wine vinegar 1 cup of white wine 1 cup of fish stock 2 pints of double cream

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METHOD  Place all of the fish in an ovenproof tray or dish, cover with white wine and season. Cover with foil and lightly poach on 180 degrees or Gas mark 4 for 16 minutes.  Once cooked, strain and keep the stock to use for the nage (sauce). See recipe below.  Make the nage (sauce).  Make the mashed potato by boiling the potatoes until cooked then draining. Put them back in the pan and dry out on a low heat for 1 minute. Add 80g butter whilst you mash, then 2g salt. Remove from the heat, then mix in the egg yolks.  Transfer the fish into a pie dish, add the julienne of vegetables, cover with the nage (sauce) and spread or pipe mashed potato over the top using a large star nozzle.  The dish can be frozen or kept in the fridge at this stage. When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4 and bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden. METHOD  In a hot pan, gently sweat shallots, garlic, fennel and coriander seeds until translucent.  Once cooked, add the white wine vinegar and reduce to syrup stage.  Add the white wine and reduce again to syrup stage, then add fish stock. Reduce by two thirds and add cream.  Bring to the boil and sieve through a fine sieve, add salt and pepper to taste.  Perfect for fish dishes.

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Christmas is our favourite time of year when trees are glistening, lights are shinning, bells are ringing and children are on their best behaviour. Shelby Padley invites you to join in the local festivities. Evesham Town Christmas Lights Switch On: Saturday 26th November from 12noon The festivities begin in Evesham with plenty of entertainment for all the family; a Christmas Market, Festive Bar, Kiddies Rides and Morris Dancing. Join in with Christmas carols, live music and entertainment throughout the day. Father Christmas and his Reindeer are expected at 3pm and will parade up Bridge Street, into Market Place where they will spend the afternoon. 5.30pm will see Santa, Wychavon Chairman and the Mayor of Evesham in the Countdown to the Christmas lights switch-on followed by a Fireworks Extravaganza. The evening ends with a Rock 56

‘n’ Rollin’ Christmas sing-along perhaps with a glass of mulled wine? www.visitevesham.co.uk Pershore Christmas Lights Switch-On: Saturday 26th November 2pm – 5pm The festive activities will this year be in the atmospheric St. Andrews Garden, between 2pm and 5pm. Father Christmas and his reindeer will arrive at 3pm, with carols and entertainment, stalls, pig roast, mulled wine, mince pies, and more available throughout the event. For the younger visitors, a variety of traditional children’s rides will be available, along with face painting and Punch & Judy shows. Keep and eye out for the Snow Queen too, who

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