June 2022 - Issue 115
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Hello Readers,
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Welcome to the June issue of Look Local Magazine. Summer is upon us and what better what to kick off the holiday season that with a good old British Royal Celebration! With the Queens Platinum Jubilee falling on Thursday 2nd June we all get to enjoy an extra long weekend and there’s so many fun and enjoyable events going on in and around our area. A few of which I have mentioned in the News & Events section from page 16.
20 CONTENTS 06. Editorial Feature SPECIAL OFFER from Waterperry Farm Shop 07. Home & Garden Loft Ladders you can trust from Home County Loft Ladders. 11. health & wellbeing The benefits of Baby Sensory with Yasmin. 12. health & wellbeing The importance of a Will explained by Integrity Wills. 14/15. Sound of music Simon Markland talks us through this months music scene and upcoming events. 16/18. News & Events News & events from our region. 20. home & Garden Beautiful Iris’s with Mimosa Garden Design. 28. Get the Look Composite Quartz explained by Coulon Stone. BOOKING DEADLINE for july 2022 issue:
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Thame Carnival is on Saturday 4th June with all the usual traditional fun but to commemorate the Jubilee there will be a very special fly past from a Lancaster Bomber, which is a sight not to be missed! More can be read about this in our Sound of Music feature on page 14. This month also sees the return of a very much loved local music festival, Beacons Fest! Did you enter our competition in the May issue? If so keep an eye on our Facebook Page as you may be the lucky winner! Whilst on the subject of the Queens Jubilee I wanted to make a mention of the Queens Green Canopy Initiative, which invites people to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. Local Mental Health Charity, Lindengate, are delighted to be a part of this campaign and they are encouraging others to get involved by planting trees, with the focus on planting sustainably. to help enhance our environment. At Lindengate, they have already started planting their own native trees and have a large selection of native trees for sale, including Yew, Elder, Black Poplar, Elm and many more. Take a look at www.lindengate.org.uk for further information and to visit the charity’s beautiful garden in Wendover. Any for those of you who love locally sourced, fresh produce, turn to Page 6 for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT off your first order at Waterperry Farm Shop. As always, please continue to shop and support local when requiring any services or looking for places to visit, there’s lots of fantastic businesses across the next 32 pages.
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Editorial Feature
Baby Sensory, the multi-award winning programme for babies from birth to 13 months. If you are looking for an exciting, sociable weekly class which will be fun for you and your baby AND will help with your baby’s development this is the class for you!
WHAT TO EXPECT?
In the classes you can expect light shows, puppets, bubbles, exercise, musical fun, baby signing, massage, parachutes and much more! Classes are an hour long with a mixture of structured sensory activities as well as developmental play time giving parents a chance to chat and meet new friends. Every week is different, usually with a theme, so you and your baby can have a whole year of exciting and new activities to look forward to each week. Each activity is designed to support learning and development in some way, while also having fun! What makes Baby Sensory unique is that every activity has been carefully designed to stimulate your baby’s senses as well as baby’s cognitive and physical development. Behind every Baby Sensory session, there’s an incredibly detailed lesson plan backing up everything your baby touches, sees, hears, smells and feels. Baby Sensory provides ideas for creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music in simple practical ways that can be easily repeated at home. We also use a combination of original and traditional songs and rhymes to develop early speech and language skills, and sensory signing activities to help you and your baby communicate from birth..
Why attend one of our award-winning Baby Sensory classes? An educational, interactive and developmental programme, which will help your baby learn and develop important skills. Every class has been carefully designed, planned and researched by Dr Lin Day with you and your baby’s needs in mind. Classes built on your baby’s natural play-rest-play cycle to ensure they are not overstimulated. An ideal place to meet new parents, ask questions, share ideas, experiences and memories together. Highly trained Class Leaders who are all DBS checked. Received the Gold Award accreditation with the Children’s Activities Association (CAA) - peace of mind for parents.
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Baby Sensory Oxford North run by Yasmin who has over 7 years experience as an early years teacher. She has a passion for early years, working with babies and their parents. To book onto one of Yasmin’s classes:
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Sound of Music
elcome to our June music page. Here you will find information on local musical events, upcoming concerts and where to find the best music tuition in the area.
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Thame has a variety of fantastic opportunities for budding musicians who wish to join together with other like-minded people. From bands to choirs to bell ringing! We also host a huge variety of annual musical events.
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hame Carnival - TMA The
parade and afternoon of wonderful family activities will be taking place on Saturday 4th June 2022 from 11:30 am – 5 pm! The day will be kicking off with the always impressive parade through the town with floats, dressing up and involvement from the local schools, businesses, clubs and societies. Culminating at the Southern Road recreation ground where the winning float will be announced! The slightly earlier date this year is to coincide with the Queens Platinum Jubilee, this will also be this years theme. From then on there will be fantastic compering from Dan Blasor, a whole host of food and merchandising stalls and of course fantastic family activities to get involved in. Throughout the afternoon the main stage and arena will play host to local
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musicians, dance and performance groups. At 3:37pm there will be a very special fly past from a Lancaster Bomber, this will be a sight not to be missed! There will also be a large array of food and drink on offer from a variety of fantastic local vendors, plus a licensed bar! For further information and to get involved in the planning/running of this year’s carnival please visit: W: www.thamecarnival.co.uk E: thamecarnival@gmail.com
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addenham Summerfest -
This fantastic family friendly day will be taking place on Saturday 2nd July at the Tibbs Road Recreation Area, Haddenham. There will be a huge array of beers and ciders to sample, along with gins and non-alcoholic options! The festival pride themselves on having one of the largest ranges of beers and ciders to be offered at a single event across the country. There will be a fantastic and eclectic mix of live music and entertainment
Entertainment on The Main Stage and also The Acoustic Stage. Some of the confirmed acts are: Celtic Heartbeat, The Band With No Name and Restless Oceans plus many many more! For the children there will be workshops, face painting, bubbles & balloons and inflatables. When you are getting hungry there will be a huge range of food vendors providing everything from Mexican Street Food to Crepes. To find out more please visit: www.haddenham-beer-festival.co.uk/ summerfest
Beacon Fest
- Oxfordshire’s Best Family weekend music event will be held in Watlington on June 17th – 18th! This not-for-profit event provides probably the best location to watch live music not just in Oxfordshire but in the UK. It is not just about the music at the event, the whole family is catered for with a dedicated kids Zone, a variety of workshops and skills demonstrations. Supported by various food outlets, a well-stocked real ale bar, cider bar and guest bars offering options to make the night extra special. Whether you want to spend the whole weekend camping on site, or just to visit on either the Friday or the Saturday once you have been, you will keep coming back! The line-up of confirmed acts will be announced soon via their website and social media platforms. The organisers would love to hear from Bands who would like to play, please visit the website below to find an application form! For further information visit: www.beaconfestival.net
Regular Local Live Music The First Thursday Music Club
FTMC have now moved home, after 10 great years at the Stables behind the James Figg pub they have now relocated to a bigger room at Thame Snooker Club in central Thame. The room can hold a lot more people, there is a stage and room for instruments, the artists, and the sound guys. The club have their own dedicated bar and loos. There is also ample free parking right outside. The dates are on the first Thursday of each month. Please search ‘The First Thursday Music Club’. via Facebook for further information.
Friday At The Fish Open Mic! The next Friday at the Fish open mic will take place on Friday 10th June at The Old Fisherman, Shabbington (near Thame. This is a totally free event and a wonderful opportunity to perform or just come along to watch the huge host of local musical talent. The music kicks off from 8pm onwards with 20 minute slots given on a pre-booked basis, though some availability may be left on the night. To find our more please search ‘Friday At The Fish’ via Facebook.
This feature is brought to you by Simon Markland of Thame Music Academy
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NEWS & EVENTS
in our region
Happy 70 Years to Her Majesty the Queen...
Chinnor Celebrates the Queens Platinum Jubilee... Thursday 2nd June | Chinnor Playing Fields, Station Road Steel Band from 6:30pm and lighting of The Beacon (9:45pm) There will also be a Bar and Food available.
Friday 3rd June | Various locations Platinum Play | 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Chinnor Methodist Church Games, Toys and Activities for families and children (suitable age 0-11 years) Cream Teas | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Chinnor Community Church and a chance to sing-along to the best loved songs from the 1950’s onwards. Party at The Crown | Midday onwards | Live Bands, Singers, DJ’s, BBQ, Children’s Entertainments, Magic Show, Bouncy Castle plus more. 1950’s Themed Train Service with Cream Teas at Chinnor Railway - see main advert opposite Bingo Night at The Pavilion - Book your place!
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June Issue
Local charity seeks Volunteers for busy summer holidays ... Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity are seeking temporary volunteers to help in their shops across Buckinghamshire over the busy summer holiday period. “With summer fast approaching, we are on the lookout for short-term ‘Summer Temp’ volunteers to help us run our shops during the busy summer period. Volunteering is a fantastic way to get out and meet new people as well as learn new skills. By giving your time in a Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity shop, you are doing something very special for someone else,” says Lily Caswell, Head of Retail at the Charity. “Our Shop Managers provide all volunteers with full support and training and it’s a great opportunity for those that might be back from university, in-between jobs, retired or just want to help support your local community. So, if you can spare a few hours a week between June and September, please sign up as a Summer Temp volunteer – we’d love to meet you.” The Charity has shops based in Aylesbury on the High Street, Broadfields and Walton Court, Chinnor, Haddenham, Thame, Wendover, Buckingham and Winslow as well as an online retail team based at their Furniture Showroom in Aylesbury. To find out more, visit the Charity’s website at www.fnhospice.org.uk/summertemps or drop into your local shop to speak to the Shop Manager.
Summer Music Events at St. Leonards Church, Watlington Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm start with Licensed Bar JAZZ NIGHTS Every Third Thursday: Next event is 16th June BLUES NIGHTS Every First Tuesday : Next event is 7th June Buy tickets on Eventbrite or by cash on door Enquiries – office.icknield@gmail.com Tel: 07940 836789
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Home & Garden
Look locally over the garden gate with Lucie Giselle Ponsford
June’s plant in focus is Iris Germanica... Its common name is the German Bearded Iris, which doesn’t do the plant justice! Conjuring images of beer festivals with rosy, hairy-faced men, not unromantic granted! However, I prefer the Greek association with the genus name Iris who was the goddess of the rainbow. Now that inspires! You can see their silken flowing robes and the spectrum of colours of these resplendent towering plants in the bright light of our first summer weeks. In fact, by now Iris germanica have mostly performed their socks off in our gardens during the month of May. Shrivelling their petals inward to protect the future in seeds within; heroines indeed! So, you may ask, why are they June’s plant in focus? Well, I am passionate about sharing the horticultural whys and wherefores of maintenance as well as pontificating about the joy of plants and 6 weeks after flowering is the time to tend to them should you wish to divide and multiply your early spring garden goddesses. A good clump of Iris germanica with its thick rhizomes baking in the sun will do well for 5 -7 years. But their flower power performance will progress to the more virile and juvenile growths that spread along their rhizomes outwards from the centre of the plant. Leaving a central clump that shrivels and dies. They are best lifted and divided now with plenty of growing season left in order to get established in their new position before our long wet cold winters. Heralding from Mediterranean Europe they prefer a well drained and sunny position. If you have a heavy clay soil plant their so rhizomes are proud of ground level, with loose sandy soils they will make their way to the soil’s surface. You can also plant on them on a mound either way make sure you get the soil around their tendril like roots to ensure they anchor themselves in order to support those long sail like leaves which you will need to cut in half now to help reduce wind rock. They will take a few years to establish from the smaller divisions but when they do they are a marvel in the spring garden.
With love, Lucie
For information on these or any other flower join me on Facebook @mimosadesign. Email: info.mimosadesign@gmail.com Call: 07737 286784.
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Home & Garden
What is Composite Quartz? By Coulon Stone explains Quartz is the most abundant mineral on Earth, and it’s also one of the hardest. Over 60 years ago early manufacturers of composite quartz saw it’s potential as a hardy surface material, and since its conception have been proved right, as it has rivalled natural counterparts, like marble and granite, as one of the world’s most popular surface materials for homes and businesses.
Composite quartz was first developed in the 1960s by Italian company Breton
S.p.a. Breton discovered that pressing polymer resins into natural quartz crystals and applying heat created a solid surface. This innovative process meant that an abundant mineral could now be formed in to a hard, usable surface. As an engineered product it also meant that they could create a number of colours depending on the pigment added and varying textures and grain sizes. It also meant that things like glass could be used for added sparkle. Breton continue to be a leading supplier of composite quartzmaking equipment today. There are many benefits to choosing composite quartz, which is why it continues to be a popular choice for kitchen worktops, bathroom floors, shower trays and walls, and even staircases and commercial flooring. Composite quartz is engineered to be a highly durable, low maintenance surface, resistant to chips, stains, watermarks and burns. It’s easy to clean and its low porosity limits bacterial growth. As an engineered product each slab is uniform and many customers favour this over natural stones which come with unique markings. These days engineering has advanced and many composite quartz company’s make products which imitate natural stones like marble, meaning customers can get the clean and classic look of marble with higher durability properties and lower maintenance.
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