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RUGBY IS BACK

Dare we say it? Rugby is back as we all remember it. Fifteen a side competitive games between evenly matched clubs with Stourbridge winning the majority of the encounters. Crowds cheering, parents nervously watching their children. We have even missed the dreaded referee whistles. We have missed the light hearted banter, the postmatch chat over a beer or two and we have missed most of all the friendship and goodwill and all those much repeated reminiscences that we have not had the opportunity to repeat for some eighteen months.

As well as the on-field return to normality we have witnessed a surge of interest in booking parties in the club house and a healthy take up of tables for our Corporate Lunch on September 24th and the evening ball on Saturday 25th. With increased confidence we can look forward to our Family Bonfire and Fireworks night on Friday November 5th.

Just a reminder that the speakers at the Corporate Lunch in September will be Sir Ian McGeechan of British and Irish Lions renown and the inimitable Test Match Special expert Jonathan Agnew, who you might have heard developing a second career as one of the equestrian commentators at the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Our Master of Ceremonies on the day will be ex British and Irish Lions winger John Bentley.

Please come and join us at a home game in what we trust will be a balmy September. Our two opening games are here at Stourton Park against Sheffield Tigers on September 4th and against Hull on September 11th.

Our Mini and Junior boys and girls and our Ladies are desperate to get back to the game and training started in early August.

We are indebted to all the hard work and commitment shown by so many members and sponsors as we have worked our way through the last eighteen months.

Our Food & Drink

PRESCRIBING FRUIT AND VEG IS A GOOD STEP TOWARDS HEALTHIER LIVING, SAY ORGANIC EXPERTS

The independent report that proposed GPs should be given the option to prescribe fruit and veg to those suffering from the effects of poor diet has been met with mixed responses since its release in recent weeks.

The National Food Strategy report, which also suggested a tax on sugar and salt, was commissioned by the government in 2019 but was met with lukewarm reception from the prime minister in recent weeks, who claimed he wasn’t “attracted to the idea of extra taxes” as a means of tackling obesity.

It comes after figures from the Food Foundation revealed that over 20,000 people in the UK die prematurely from low vegetable diets, and a further 64,000 deaths are attributed to poor overall diet in England alone.

However, even the idea of prescribing fruit and veg has been met with some hostility from people online who believe the proposals “medicalise” healthy eating and take agency away from people. Despite this, food experts believe that these proposals, alongside recent changes in advertising laws, are positive steps towards a healthier country.

Harrison Jones is the founder of frozen organic company Equals Health, and he believes that suggestions like this aren’t a catch-all solution, but do open up wider discussions about healthy eating in general:

He says: “While medicalising fruits and vegetables emphasises their importance, we wouldn’t want them to be seen as intimidating, or encourage the mentality that eating fruit & vegetables should be a chore.

“We are producing high quality, delicious meals, packed full of fresh ingredients. Our key difference is convenience, and that’s where I think we can really help make a difference.

Being able to fill your freezer with preprepared organic meals allows our customers to eat meals that are quick, satisfying and packed full of delicious ingredients.”

Our Food & Drink

RECIPES

By Mike Whitehurst

LAMB SHANK AND AUBERGINE WITH SWEET POTATO AND PECAN GRATIN

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