The Bulletin | October 2022

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changed it’s interesting to look back over the last few years to reflect on just how many other changes there have been in the world that have affected our everyday lives.

S10. Stop Saving the Best for Best!

S14. Recipe: Pumpkin Cake

S18. Wine of the Month

S20. Uncertainty

S22. Roker Pier Lighthouse

10. Challenging Behaviour in Your Dog s Queen Anne

S24. Local History

S26. Spanish Kitchen Recipe

S28. What’s on at the Regent Centre

S10. Stop Saving the Best for Best!

S30. Short Story

world that have affected our everyday lives.

Queueing up at passport control as a non EU citizen, working from home or desk sharing with a collegue we have never even met or getting used to the phrase ‘God Save the King’ are all just a few things that have happened recently that were outside of our control but slowly become the norm without us ever realising it.

Queueing up at passport control as a non EU citizen, working from home or desk sharing with a collegue we have never even met or getting used to the phrase ‘God Save the King’ are all just a few things that have happened recently that were outside of our control but slowly become the norm without us ever realising it.

S18. Wine of the Month

S20. Uncertainty

50. Pet Food Myths

S22. Roker Pier Lighthouse

56. Winter Gardens & Wild Life

S24. Local History

S26. Spanish Kitchen Recipe

Editor: Julie Smith

S28. What’s on at the Regent Centre

S30. Short Story

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As there are so very few things in life that are 100% certain, the article on page S20 entitled ‘Uncertainty’ suggests how we can embrace change rather than resist it.

As there are so very few things in life that are 100% certain, the article on page S20 entitled ‘Uncertainty’ suggests how we can embrace change rather than resist it. Don’t pray for better days, pray for a better attitude to withstand uncertain days ”

Mac Duke, The Strategist

Don’t pray for better days, pray for a better attitude to withstand uncertain days ”

Mac Duke, The Strategist

Best Wishes, Julie

Best Wishes, Julie

50. Pet Food Myths

Email: julie@themudefordmag.co.uk

56. Winter Gardens & Wild Life

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Over loving your dog – The majority of the unwanted behaviours I see in dogs are driven by owners who over love their dog, who unknowingly reward the wrong behaviour at the wrong time, who set very little boundaries in and out of the home. I totally understand that you should love your dog however loving a dog is the easy part, training your dog every day and being a good leader is the hard part. Ask yourself....Although you love your dog could you love your dog better? Would your dog benefit from more training? Could you be a better leader? Being a great leader cultivates a calm and balanced dog who will give you all the love you deserve, without any behavioural problems.

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Queen Anne will depart for her maiden cruise from Southampton on January 4th 2024, sailing a 7 night voyage to Lisbon, with an overnight in port.

During her maiden season, Queen Anne will visit more than 30 unique ports, including Mediterranean cities, Caribbean islands and the picturesque fjords of Norway. Those who join these sailings will be part of the celebrations as she’s greeted in ports for the very first time, witnessing the ship’s captain and local harbour master make the traditional plaque exchange.

Queen Anne will offer pools, bars alfresco eateries and a wide open deck spaces that will invite you to connect with the great outdoors like never before, including

aft deck corners that extend out, offering unique views of the ship and waters.

The Pavilion

This clever two-deck space with its bespoke glass dome roof that retracts in warmer climes, inspired by lovely glasshouses, is a place to get lost in a book, take a dip in the pool by day and meet new friends for an evening drink. Its central stage and LED screen mean it can host open-air theatre, screenings, live music and more.

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Set at the aft of the ship for killer views, this luxurious area has DJs and live bands and loungers arrayed around a monochrome-striped pool, with a canopied area ensuring shade. There’s full waiter service for alfresco nibbles and freshly shaken cocktails.

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THE OSPREY

(SCIENTIFIC NAME PANDION HALIAETUS)

By Valerie Kelly

Most people know this spectacular bird of prey as the Osprey, but did you know it is also called a sea hawk, a river hawk, a fish hawk, (for obvious reasons) and it even has its own local name – mullet hawk. Ospreys dive feet first to catch fish that are near the surface of the water. This fish-eating raptor can reach more than 60 cm, nearly two feet, in length. The wingspan can reach 180 cm or 6 feet, the height of some humans and it can weigh around 2 kg (equivalent to a 2.2 kg bag of sugar).

Ospreys are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, l981 and are on the UK Amber list for birds (2021) as numbers decreased due to illegal killing and low breeding. Scotland is a favourite breeding ground for Ospreys with around 300 pairs although some birds’ frequent sites in North East England. In 2001 breeding began in England at Bassenthwaite in Cumbria and Rutland Water. It is estimated that 200 to 250 pairs are breeding in the UK. There are four breeding pairs in Wales that can be viewed via a webcam. They can be seen around March to September where there is a large expanse of fresh water near where they breed. Their habitat is marine and intertidal wetland, hence the visits to Stanpit during autumn migration.

If you are one of the lucky ones and see the Osprey in flight, you may initially mistake it for a large gull. Not for long hopefully as you notice the size and observe the white or slightly mottled underparts. The ‘wrist’ on the long, angled wings has a black patch distinctive against the white wing linings. They have oily brown cream/buff white, feathers to preserve waterproofing.

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Jigsaws for all the family

With the long hot days of summer a way behind us it’s time to start thinking of colder, shorter days and keeping ourselves amused through the long winter months. So how about some colourful jigsaw puzzles to challenge the little grey cells?

Jigsaw puzzles enjoyed a resurgence of popularity during the Covid lockdowns, and their appeal has continued long afterwards for people of all ages, but what makes these so special is that they are of many of our favourite scenes in our local area!

Using designs from original paintings by local artist Wendy Brown, the 1000 piece puzzles have been manufactured in the UK using 100% recycled board. Each puzzle measures 50 x 66 cm (20 x 26”) and comes with a large fold-out image for you to follow.

The puzzles include a colourful scene of Hengistbury Head featuring the old Noddy Train, the Priory Quarter of Christchurch, The New Forest, and Poole Quay, plus other local images. Each one is very colourful and packed with quirky details, and just for an extra challenge there isn’t a straight line in sight! So trying to piece them together is very entertaining.

With Christmas fast approaching they would also make wonderful gifts for friends and family.

If you’re looking for gifts for little ones, there are also two children’s jigsaws in Wendy’s collection. Titled “Dinner Time” and “The Sweetshop”, they feature her traditional children’s illustrations of little animals in charming, vintage settings, and with just 48 pieces per puzzle make perfect gifts for children of three years old and above.

You can view all the jigsaw puzzles by going to Wendy Brown’s website www.wendy-brown-art.co.uk and clicking on the Jigsaw Puzzles in the drop-down menu in the Shop section. They cost £17.00 for the 1000 piece puzzles and £14.00 for the children’s 48 piece puzzles, BUT - for the months of October and November 2022, you can claim 10% off these prices by entering the code PUZZLE10 at the checkout!

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Book Review

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, hardback £20 (our price £16) published 18th October

Demon’s story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single berth trailer, looking ‘like a little blue prizefighter.’ For the life ahead of him he will need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise. In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn’t an idea, it’s as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn’t an abstraction, it’s neighbours, parents, and friends. ‘Family’ could mean love, or reluctant foster care. For Demon, born on the wrong side of luck, the affection and safety he craves is as remote as the ocean he dreams of seeing one day. The wonder is in how far he’s willing to travel to try and get there.

Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley, hardback £25 (our price £20)

As Lucy Worsley says, ‘Agatha was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern’. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. So why - despite all the evidence to the contrary - did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady of leisure? Lucy Worsley’s biography is not just of an internationally renowned bestselling writer. It’s also the story of a person who, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman. With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley’s biography is both authoritative and entertaining and makes us realise what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was - truly a woman who wrote the twentieth century.

The Incredible Pop-Up Mummy: With 20 Flaps To Lift and Giant Pop Ups , hardback £25 (our price £20). 7-11 Year olds.

An intricate pop-up book to mark the centenary of Tutankhamun’s Tomb’s discovery in 1922. 100 years ago, Howard Carter and his team made an incredible find: the undisturbed tomb of an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, buried for more than 3,000 years. Now you too can discover the treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb, in this fascinating book all about ancient Egyptian mummies. Packed with multi-layered pop-ups and flaps to lift, this incredible feat of paper-engineering allows the reader to make their own finds, page after page. From the pyramids and tombs where mummified Pharaohs were buried, to the process of making a mummy, you’ll soon be an expert on the art of mummification and the amazing rituals involved.

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Stop saving the best stuff for best.

Do you remember the days when we bought things for ‘best’? Yes, I do too. Your wardrobe would be full of wedding outfits, smart shoes and handbags – hardly ever worn. Your kitchen would be full of best china and there would be mementoes and memorabilia never touched, simply put away for special occasions. How crazy is that when you think about it? Today is your best day and this moment is the moment of your life. Saving things for best is like saying things aren’t great right now, but when they are better, I will bring them out/wear them!

I saw a sign in a pub many years ago, it was so great “Remember the good old days?” “These ARE the good old days.”

It made me laugh, how true. These are the good days. Every day is a good day (if you choose it to be). Every day is a chance to start again and to make those changes you want to make in your life. We tend to look towards the future whilst still

having a foot in the past. It really is all about the now, this moment, this second, this minute, this day. It is the only thing that is guaranteed, a sure thing.

In our wish to find the happiness we seek, we tend to wish for the time better than what we have now, but in truth, even if things are pretty rubbish right now, you still have a chance to turn things around. You still have time to change your negative thoughts, into positive.

Keeping things for best is such a waste of space. Use and love everything you have. If you keep things tucked away and never use them, you will feel more upset when the time comes to let go. Something worn and used is such a blessing and helps you let go with ease, recalling the precious memories.

I had a dress a few years ago, I kept it in my wardrobe, for best. I would look at it from time to time but that ‘best’ occasion never came. It was never quite right for this, that and the other. Finally, I sold it. It was so liberating, now I had space for something new and a bit of money in my bank account.

It’s all about living in the now and if you fancy using Grandma’s china that was left to you, then do it! Use it until it falls apart, it’s what it’s made for.

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Wine of the Month

Bodegas Pinuaga Tinto 2021

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From La Mancha, South East of Madrid.

Made from organic grapes. 50% Garnarcha 50% Tempranillio

Light, purple, striking colour. Lively and fresh bursting with juicy red cherry and plum notes. Serve slightly chilled.

Works well with heavier fish dishes, (as I did at the Kings last month with Alex Aitkin) tapas or BBQs.

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HOW GOOD ARE YOU WITH COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY?

By Dr Armorel Wood

Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote: ‘Nothing is certain except death and taxes’

Research has found that people vary in their ability to tolerate uncertainty. People who are intolerant of uncertainty worry incessantly and may exhibit certain behaviours aimed to remove all uncertainty in daily living. These behaviours may include: seeking reassurance from others, list making, double checking, difficulty delegating, even keeping busy may act to distract them from the uncertainty of life. Unfortunately, even spending time and energy on all these behaviours they DON’T WORK as it is impossible to get rid of uncertainty. The only way to manage uncertainty is to become more tolerant to it; build up your resilience so that you can COPE when things don’t go according to plan.

Uncertainty triggers a sense of threat in our bodies, creating an outpouring of threat hormones, adrenalin, and cortisol, which, in turn, target our body and mind preparing us for fight, flight or freeze. This response is a necessary one for survival to keep us safe if the threat is severe, but in some people this survival instinct is too sensitive and is triggered constantly by the unavoidable, daily uncertainty of living resulting in generalised anxiety. The brain struggles to work out how to keep you out of harm’s way, it looks at all possible scenarios and tries to prepare for every eventuality to eliminate uncertainty -an impossible task that results in constant anxiety. It is common for most people to be a bit uncomfortable with uncertainty, but for people who are very uncomfortable with uncertainty, it is a bit like the allergic response to pollen.

Even when you are exposed to a small amount you will sneeze, and your eyes will run and itch. For those intolerant to uncertainty, it triggers a strong reaction too: they will worry and do everything they can to get away from, avoid, or eliminate that uncertainty. By becoming more tolerant of uncertainty and not spending all that time and energy worrying, you get to realise that you can deal with things even when they don’t go according to plan.

What is happening psychologically?

Our brains can very simply be divided into two parts: the front logical brain that deals with cognition, reasoning and higher functions and the back primitive brain that deals with emotion and automatic responses to keep us safe. When a threat is recognised, this is detected by an area in the back brain called the amygdala which operates like a ‘smoke alarm’. The amygdala drives the stress response which spurs you to take any action you can, even if it is illogical. At the same time the back brain activity inhibits the activity of the front brain, hence ‘STRESS MAKES US STUPID’. In this anxious state we are unable to engage our front logical brain and our thinking is fixed, black and white, often illogical, and unhelpful.

If you want to improve your tolerance to uncertainty, then you need to practise small changes in behaviour in your everyday life. As you start acting ’as if’ you are comfortable with uncertainty it will become easier and easier to reduce the worrying thoughts and feelings and consequent stress response.

Peace is accepting today, releasing yesterday, and giving up the need to control tomorrow.

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LOCAL HISTORY

Gleeson White

Anyone who’s commemorated with a blue plaque is worth a write-up. I quite fancy having one of these on my habitation. You know the kind of thing: ‘Val Roberts, a.k.a. ‘Mrs Steve’, immortalised in prose, better half of author Steve Roberts, lived here’. Gleeson White meanwhile is named on a Christchurch History Society Millennium Blue Plaque in the High Street. It’s outside the Regent Centre.

‘On this site until replaced by the Regent Cinema in 1931 stood Caxton House Bookshop, in which was born Gleeson White 1852-1898 artist, illustrator, author and first editor in 1895 of The Studio art magazine, who also traded here as a bookseller’. I can’t think of anything better than being born in a bookshop. That would make you a true bookworm. So, what else do we know about him?

Interestingly, although the plaque plumps for 1852 most Internet sources seem to coalesce on 1851 for when he was born as Joseph William Gleeson White. Educated in Christchurch,

Gleeson as he’s usually referred to, became a member of the Art Workers’ Guild, which had been established in 1884 by devotees of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. In 1890 Gleeson adventurously headed off to New York City where he presided over ‘The Art Amateur’ (1891-92) before returning to England in 1893.

White became the first serving editor of ‘The Studio’, an influential art magazine, established the year he returned. Under his stewardship it became one of the era’s most important art mags. It was devoted to fine and decorative arts and would continue to be published right up to 1964. The founder was Charles Holme who took over as editor in 1895 and would eventually die in Hampshire in 1923. Gleeson may have stepped down as editor but he continued contributing to the magazine’s pages, in fact, right up until when he died in 1898, aged around 46 or 47, from typhoid fever. It seems that White’s ousting as editor came about because of his open support for controversial figures such as black ink illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, a TB sufferer who once convalesced in Bournemouth, and writer Oscar Wilde, another frequenter of the resort.

White also acted as editor to a number of other magazines and publications, including: the ‘Ex Libris Series’; ‘Connoisseur Series’; the ‘Pageant’; and the ‘Cathedral Series’. His books included ‘Salisbury Cathedral’ (1896) and ‘Master Painters of Great Britain’ in four volumes (1897-98). You can’t always believe everything you read and one normally reputable website refers to Gleeson as a ‘poet’ (I’m not sure I’ve found any other evidence of this) and also as a ’New Zealander’. Well I never. I’m thinking perhaps I could plonk anything on my blue plaque: ‘… better half of author, poet and Kiwi Steve Roberts …

By Stephen Roberts www.steveroberts.org.uk Twitter: @SRChristchurch

Gleeson White (author - Frederick Hollyer, source - ‘Die Kunst in der Photographie’, 1897)

Country Salad

Ingredients (for 4 people)

800g Small Salad Potatoes

2 Spring Onions

15 Cherry Tomatoes

1 Green Pepper

1 Red Pepper

4 Hard Boiled Eggs

2 Tins of Tuna in oil or natural, drained

20 Green or Black Olives

100g Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 Tablespoons of Sherry Vinegar

30g Lemon Juice

Ground Black Pepper

Salt

Fresh Parsley (garnish)

Preparation

Put the whole potatoes in a pot of cold, salted water. When the water starts to boil, add the eggs and cook for 10 minutes, remove, cool in ice water and peel. Leave the potatoes to cook until tender, drain them and leave to cool and cut in half.

Wash and dice the peppers, halve the tomatoes, finely chop the spring onions and halve the olives.

Place the potatoes and the above ingredients in a large bowl, season lightly with salt and pepper and mix.

For the vinaigrette, emulsify the oil with the vinegar, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Finally, place the drained tuna on top of the salad, add the quartered eggs and dress with the vinaigrette.

ENJOY!!!

Experience the flavour of the Mediterranean, cuisine with soul, made with love, to teach and transmit the Gastronomic Culture of Spain.

With simple, fresh, aromatic, varied ingredients, full of flavour and sunshine. We make 100% Spanish food to enjoy and share. We don’t sell anything, everything on this channel is free and authentic.

Watch me prepare this and other meals on my youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/TheSpanishKitchen

eMail me: thespanishkitchen@outlook.com

Authentic Mediterranean Cuisine with Chef José

OCTOBER

THE BOOTLEG SIXTIES (LIVE)

THU 13 OCT: 19:30

Featuringmusic,filmandimagesfrompopsfinest decade,allperformedbythebrilliantOvertures.

REGENT COMEDY CLUB WITH STEPHEN K. AMOS (LIVE)

FRI 14 OCT: 19:30

Globe-trottinglaughter-masterStephenKAmosheadlinesatRegentComedyClub.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: AIDA (12A)

SUN 16 OCT: 14:00

JIMMY’S ICED COFFEE PRESENTS: THE GOONIES (PG)

TUE 18 OCT: 20:00

OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL (12A)

THU 20 OCT: 19:30

THE CLARE TEAL SEVEN (LIVE)

FRI 21 OCT: 19:30

Exhilaratingswingwithaward-winningjazzvocalist andRadio2presenterClareTeal, joinedbyher6-pieceband

UK PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE (LIVE)

SAT 22 OCT: 19:30

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: LA BOHEME (12A)

SUN 23 OCT: 14:00

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: HOPPER

SUN 23 OCT: 19:30

Hopper’sworkisthemostrecognizableartin America–popular,praised,andmysterious.

ARTISAN THEATRE SCHOOL PRESENTS: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (LIVE)

WED 27 OCT: 19:00 | THU 27 OCT: 14:00 & 19:00

EntertheworldofDrSeussinthisperfect musicalforthewholefamily.

PREDATOR (1987) [35MM] (18)

FRI 28 OCT: 20:00

PresentedbyDirtintheGateMovies,screening fromanoriginal35mmprint.

MET OPERA: MEDEA (RATING TBC)

SUN 30 OCT: 19:00

AMITYVILLE 3-D (1983) [35MM] (15)

MON 31 OCT: 20:00

PresentedbyDirtintheGateMovies,screening fromanoriginal35mmprint.

NOVEMBER

NT LIVE: THE SEAGULL (RATING TBC)

THU 3 NOV: 19:00

EmiliaClarke(GameofThrones)makesherWestEnd debutinthis21stcenturyretellingofAntonChekhov’s tale of love and loneliness.

WATERLOO: THE BEST OF ABBA (LIVE)

SAT 5 NOV: 19:30

CapturingtheuniqueABBAsoundandfeelwitha full cast and incredible live band

MET OPERA: LA TRAVIATA (RATING TBC)

SUN 6 NOV: 19:00

REGENT COMEDY CLUB WITH JOHN ROBINS (LIVE)

THU 10 NOV: 19:30

JohnRobinsheadlinesNovember’sComedyClub withfullsupportingline-uptobeannounced.

BLUE VELVET (1986) [35MM] (18)

FRI 11 NOV: 20:00

PresentedbyDirtintheGateMovies,screening fromanoriginal35mmprint.

FOSTER AND ALLEN: TIMELESS MEMORIES TOUR (LIVE)

SAT 12 NOV: 19:30

SWING UNLIMITED: WE’LL MEET AGAIN (LIVE)

SUN 13 NOV: 19:30

CommemorateRemembrancewithavery specialconcertbythefabulous 17-pieceSwingUnlimitedBigBand.

MATTHEW BOURNE’S NUTCRACKER! (RATING TBC)

TUE 15 NOV: 19:30

The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s treats comes to cinemas for the first time.

PAM AYRES (LIVE)

WED 16 & THU 17 NOV: 19:30

ROYAL BALLET: A DIAMOND CELEBRATION (12A)

SAT 19 NOV: 14:00

RHYTHM OF THE DANCE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (LIVE)

SUN 20 NOV: 14:30 & 19:30

PreparetobetakenonaspecialjourneythatisIrishin essencewiththataddedtouchofChristmasmagic.

THE ZOOTS: SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES (LIVE)

FRI 25 NOV: 19:30

Experiencethemulti-awardwinningZootswiththeir smash70sshow,inallitspoptasticglory!

A Box of Gems

By Colin Seager

Another birthday beckons. This year, the eighty-fifth. In a few days I should have the usual texts. ‘What do you want for your birthday, Grandad?’ I like it that they like giving. My stock answer is don’t waste your money, I’d be delighted with a card but if that’s too difficult nowadays a friendly text would be enough.

Maybe this year I’ll surprise them; do something different. I don’t want to be churlish or dismissive but when you already have everything you need or desire, a dilemma is presented.

I know the answer. This year I’ll reverse the norm. I’ll travel backwards, make some gifts wrapped up in paper made from the leaves of my past. I don’t want to emulate Benjamin Button or become trapped in an age long gone. But if I search the inner recesses of my mind, I may find a few ageless sparkling gems of wisdom I can pass on to the grandchildren.

They can choose whether the gifts are worthwhile keeping, able to be fashioned into a talisman that could help them in their dark days, or be abandoned as relics of an irrelevant past, my past.

Trying to answer ‘what-if’ questions will be a fruitless exercise. Equally as wasteful will be to spend time re-living ‘if-only I’d done this instead of that,’ situations. We are where we are because we did what we did. I could reflect on opportunities missed, and pain that I may have caused someone, but history cannot be rewritten. Would that it could: imagine being able to eliminate war and poverty. Nothing can be changed but perhaps much can be learned.

The farther back I delve, things I then didn’t understand now have clarity. During the Blitz in WW2 my mother’s whispered words, as she scooped me into her arms and raced towards a shelter at the first sound of the Air Raid Warning, reassured me that all would be well. She sucked away any fear that I may have had.

Unbeknown to me then, her love, her optimism, her belief in better times to come stayed with me. Sometimes it can be dangerous to think the glass of life is half-full, particularly if reality is forsaken, but if you can, it is more enjoyable to always look on the bright side. If nothing else, others around you are happier. Maybe here I have excavated a sparkling gem to put in the box of gifts.

When I was about four, I was given a smiley toy clown made of tin, about three inches high… too big to swallow… which had a heavy semi-spherical base. Therein was its strength. No matter how much I tried it couldn’t be pushed over. It had bouncebackability. An attribute which I learned much later can be of huge value and is free. I think that should also go in the gift box.

The grandchildren should travel their lives and pick what suits them best. Overburdening with gifts is never a good thing. But trawling back there is one more gem that I’ll put in the box. I could find examples in every decade and, hopefully any that may come. Every day I polish one. Again, despite its huge value it is free: never lose the curiosity of childhood.

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The Truth about Commercial Pet Food Myths

With hundreds of pet foods and many different brands available in the UK, it can be difficult to decide what is best for your pet. Different foods will suit different pets and, at Priory, we encourage owners to research and find what suits them and their pet.

Some common myths about pet food to ignore:

1. “Highly processed foods are so bad for them” In human food, “processed foods” are generally associated with those high in fat and sugar. However, processing in pet foods is not necessarily a bad thing and can include ways to increase digestibility or add vitamins and minerals to make the food completely balanced.

2. “It says meat derivatives – that’s not proper meat”

In the UK, all pet foods have to be legally fit for human consumption. This means pet foods cannot contain any ingredients that have NOT passed vet inspections. Waste products (e.g. feathers), road kill and diseased meat are NEVER incorporated into pet food in the UK. ‘Animal derivatives’ are by-products of the human food chain which can be used in human foods, but often aren’t. They are still extremely healthy and full of nutrition and include liver, tripe, spleen, kidney and brain. ‘Animal meal’ is ground down muscle which has increased digestibility, providing a highly concentrated source of protein. Both animal derivatives and meal can offer high quality nutrition to your pets.

Email: office@prioryvetgroup.com

Website: www.prioryvetgroup.com

3. “A grain-free diet will reduce allergies”

Contrary to some beliefs, dogs and cats do have the genetics required to digest grains which can be a good source of carbohydrate. Carbohydrates are an important source of energy, essential fatty acids and fibre which is important for intestinal health and are an important part of your pet’s diet. Grain free diets are often sold as good for dogs with allergies but this isn’t necessarily true. While true food allergies can occur in pets, the incidence is only around 0.1% of pets. A very small number of pets may be intolerant or allergic to a particular grain, but this does not mean that all animals are affected, or that grain is bad for every pet.

4. “I don’t like to give them anything containing lots of additives and preservatives”

Additives are often needed to ensure that foods contain all the necessary nutrients for a complete and balanced diet. These are often vitamins, flavourings, essential oils and antioxidants, often from natural sources and commonly used in human food products. Did you know the most common preservatives in pet food are vitamins E and C?

Pet nutrition is a huge topic and one we are passionate about at Priory Vet Group. For the full article, please visit our website blog page or for specific queries regarding your pet’s diet please contact us directly.

Things that you should consider when looking at pet food:

1. Is it a “complete and balanced” diet? This means the diet has correct amounts of required nutrients in correct proportions.

2. Is it appropriate to the life-stage and activity of your pet?

3. Can your pet eat enough to satisfy them whilst maintaining an optimum body condition?

4. Is the pet food manufacturer a member of a quality assurance scheme e.g. Pet Food Manufacturer’s Association (PFMA)?

Photo: Ayla Verschueren ~ UnSplash

Discover Homefield Grange

Homefield Grange Care Home provides dementia, residential and nursing care on a permanent and short stay basis.

Often, a person living with dementia will need more care and support as their condition progresses, and there may come a time when moving into a care home is the best option.

We know from over two decades of experience, that dementia is different for everyone, so the care our residents receive is too.

So many things define us as individuals, but dementia doesn’t have to. We see the person behind it, and help them live the life they want, to the full.

We get to know our residents and provide care that’s as individual as they are. From their living environments to their care and from everyday activity to their food, we tailor every detail no matter how big or small.

Promoting Independence

Everyone wants to have meaning to their day, and people living with dementia are no different. Residents with dementia are supported to make choices and decisions about their lives.

There is always plenty to do, and the team take guidance from residents and their families to plan varied and fulfilling activities to suit them personally.

Award winning training

We train every member of our team with our unique award winning ‘My World’ dementia training accredited by City and Guilds.

Our training highlights the importance of meaningful activities and a stimulating environment for people living with dementia, as well as addressing clinical aspects of care, nutrition and the meal time experience.

Reasons to choose us

As the only care home group with its own accredited City and Guilds dementia training, as well as dementia friendly design, and latest technology, you can trust that we go further.

Ask for our full guide to dementia care: Call freephone 0808 223 5401 or visit caringhomes.org

Our purpose built care home located in Christchurch

Gardening Jobs for October & November

Plant tulip bulbs Harvest apples, pears, grapes and nuts

Prune climbing roses

Clear up fallen autumn leaves

Plant out spring cabbage

Tidy hedges and prune trees

Stop winter moth damage to fruit trees using grease bands around the trunks

Put out bird food to encourage winter birds to the garden

Clear up fallen leaves especially from lawns and beds

All equipment and essentials needed for the above jobs can be found in store, ask any member of staff for assistance /StewartsGardenCentres

Winter Gardens

For Supporting Wildlife

Winter and Spring Plants

Snowdrops

Daffodils

Hellebores

Primroses

Cyclamen Ivy

Tulips

Foxgloves

Wallflowers

Winter Jasmine

Evergreen Shrubs

Garden Features for Supporting Wildlife

Logs

Piles of Leaves

Gabions for Bugs

Bird Feeders

Small Ponds

Gardens can look a bit bleak during the winter months but with the right evergreen shrubs and early spring flowering bulbs there can still be plenty going on.

Adding some simple garden features such as metal gabions, vertical sleepers or posts, piles of logs and leaves can create interest and protection for wildlife such as hedgehogs.

Untidy Corners

Let us be the sole reason you fall in love with your feet again.

With over 21 years of practicing in the local community, we pride ourselves on a professional & affordable service. We would love to introduce to you our team of dedicated Health Care Professionals, with a few new faces on board as well as your old favourites, all of whom hold a BSc (Hons) Podiatry Degree.

OUR SERVICES

• Nail Cutting Services

• Ingrown Toenails

• Corn & Callus Removal

• Nail Surgery

• Reflexology

• Diabetic Foot Care

• Verrucae Treatments

• Orthotic & Pain Management

• Musculoskeletal Assessments

TOO BUSY ON YOUR TOES?

We now offer a late clinic on select days until 9pm.

We are also delighted to announce that we are EXPANDING. You will find Highcliffe Therapies, two doors down from the Foot Clinic, with reflexologist Sarah. Whilst dedicated to helping as many of you as possible, Sarah mostly specialises in treating children, young adults, people with anxiety & stress and cancer care. With 3 years' experience in the industry and over 20 years practising and researching alternative therapies, she is passionate about all the benefits that can present themselves after reflexology.

Parking is available behind the clinic on Wortley Road. Get in touch today – We look forward to welcoming you!

01425 270222