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Dear Reader Hello and welcome to the November edition of the MK Flyers.

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With fireworks lighting up the skies already, there are so many displays happening around Milton Keynes the skies will be a glow of bright colours and the sound of the OOO’s and ARRR’s will fill the air. Whichever display you find yourselves at please do be safe and most of all have fun.

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Now, do I dare I mention the ‘C’ word! Christmas is fast approaching, crackers, tinsel, Christmas cards, wrapping paper and gifts galore don the shelves in the shops. Soon the Christmas lights will be switched on and the festive season will begin. Here at MK Flyers we are looking forward to seeing all the Christmas adverts, news stories and coming festive events.

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This year sees the return of the Ice Rink to Frosts Garden Centre in Woburn Sands. For more information and the dates please see page 2 Don’t forget you can keep up today with events around Milton Keynes and take the MK Flyers magazines with you by down loading the new MK Flyers App. Please see page 41. Please remember to mention the MK Flyers when responding to articles and advertisements, and keep the adverts, charity and community news coming in.

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MP’s Diary

By Iain Stewart MP, Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South

As many readers will know I try and visit as many of the schools in the constituency as possible and this month I to visit with teachers and pupils of Bow Brickhill Primary School. My visit this month coincided with World School Milk Day. World School Milk Day is organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and is celebrated in over 30 countries around the world. The goal of World School Milk Day is to celebrate children drinking milk in school. In the UK, around 1.5 million children receive free milk every day. For children under five their free milk is funded by the Department of Health.

While at the school I was delighted to help with handing out milk to the children as well as judging a picture competition. I was also very pleased to be invited to open the new LogNEC Competency Centre, located at Turing House in Wavendon Business Park. LogNEC is a delivery partnership between the Ministry of Defence and Boeing Defence UK. I am really pleased that Turing House will be the second Competency Centre to be opened as part of this partnership. This will see the migration of over 250 workers from four sites in Bicester, Worthy Down, Stanbridge & Witton, to this one central location in Milton Keynes. Many of the workers are re-locating to the area and I hope they will see what a great place Milton Keynes is to live. Once the Centre fully up and running it will be employing some 400 people and there are current

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vacancies and numerous jobs being advertised locally. This will provide a great boost to the local economy as well as add to our growing reputation for high tech research and development. The last month has also been the Party Conference season, with the Conservative Party Conference running from the 7th – 10th October in Birmingham. This is always a busy time for MPs and this year was no exception. I was invited to take part in a number of discussions and events, including the main transport event of conference; The Transport Hub ‘Big Interview’. I was part of a panel interviewed on all elements of transport policy. I was also able to take part in discussions with the Association of Train Operating Companies and Virgin Trains, much of which focused on the recent announcements around the West Cost Mainline Franchise process. As many readers will know, this is an issue I am taking a close interest in as a Member of the Transport Select Committee. The Committee will also be calling the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, to give evidence on the cancellation of the West Coast Main Line franchise competition on Wednesday 31 October. There have also been a number of announcements made by the Prime Minister which I hope will offer some much needed support to rail commuters. Particularly the cap of inflation plus 1% on rail fare increases. I was also pleased that the Prime Minister announced a Council Tax freeze for the third year running.

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the church for the day and fills the road with stalls and rides and it has a real community spirit. Volunteers work hard for months putting up the streetlights before the great switch-on moment in the afternoon. The Christmas Fair in the Parish Church (sitting on the High Street) forms part of this seasonal occasion.

After the town turns on its Christmas Lights, come and join us in the church for carol singing. This is always a popular event for adults and children and the church provides a warm, dry location to spend time at the Lights event on a winter’s day. The town closes its High Street in front of

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Piriformis syndrome Piriformis syndrome occurs when the Piriformis muscle inflames and places pressure on the sciatic nerve as it runs from the sacrum and into the leg. The Piriformis muscle is a pear shaped muscle found in, well, in the bum. It attaches to the sacrum and extends across, and under the gluteus maximus, to the greater trochanter of the femur. The sciatic nerve passes directly under this muscle as it leaves the sacrum and travels through the buttocks and into the leg. The image shows the location of the Piriformis and its attachment points, as well as the relative position of the sciatic nerve. Therefore, if this muscle gets damaged or inflamed, it will press on the sciatic nerve, causing pain in the buttocks and down the path of the sciatic nerve, which is down the back of the leg. Pain down the back of your leg is called sciatica. The Piriformis has two functions, depending on what you are doing with your legs at the time. If you are standing, Piriformis is used to turn the entire leg outwards, pointing your toes to the side. If you are sitting, then it is used to open your leg outwards.

Lower back problems can also cause Piriformis syndrome. This is another compensatory reaction which occurs when the Piriformis tenses to protect against pain in the lower back and decreased, or altered gait.

How do you get Piriformis syndrome?

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One of the most common causes is sitting at a desk, or driving for long periods of time. This causes the muscles which bend the legs at the hip (flexors) to shorten or become tense. As a compensatory measure, the opposing muscles (the extensors) become tense too. The tension in the extensors can cause the Piriformis to spasm, causing pain

Not with Piriformis syndrome no. It is a muscle imbalance which can be corrected fairly easily with some deep tissue work and exercises.

Overusing the Piriformis muscle can cause it to become damaged and tension will arise from this. Exercises like cycling, or other seated sports like rowing, can cause damage by using the muscle to much, also known as a muscle strain. Another common cause of Piriformis syndrome arises from a stiffening or looseness of the sacroilliac joint. The sacro-illiac joint is a joint between the sacrum and the ilium in the pelvis. This problem will be discussed further in later articles.

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Sciatica can, however, be caused by a herniated disc. This will also be covered in later articles. If you are suffering from sciatica, you should see an osteopath, physiotherapist or chiropractor for professional treatment. Sciatica can be treated. For more information on sciatica: http://www.jointsolutionsuk.com/index.php/sciatica/ Jacque Cilliers Adv Dip. MT. (MSM) For appointments: 0845 4585 376 https://www.facebook.com/ jacquecilliersmassage http://www.jointsolutionsuk.com/

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The Christmas Tree Maurice Rust, Frosts Garden Centre, Woburn Sands

In the 7th century a monk from Credition in Devon went to Germany to teach the Word of God, it is said that he did a lot of good works......and spent much of his time in Thuringia, an area which was to become the Cradle of the Christmas Decoration Industry. Legend has it that the triangular shape of the Fir Tree is said to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Converted people began to revere the fir tree as God’s Tree as they had previously revered the oak tree. By the 12th century it was being hung, upside-down from ceilings at Christmas time in central Europe, as a symbol of Christianity. In the early 16th century Martin Luther is said to have decorated a small Christmas Tree with candles to show his children how stars twinkled through the dark night It is well known that Prince Albert introduced the German custom of decorating a Fir trees at Christmas to this Country for Queen Victoria following their first Christmas at Windsor Castle in the middle of the 19th century.

Buying a real Christmas Tree – buy early There is no advantage in last minute shopping for a Christmas tree, many people think that the nearer they buy a Christmas Tree to the big day the fresher the tree will be and last longer – this is not true. Because of the vast quantities of Christmas trees sold growers have to cut the trees several weeks in advance, so any trees bought on Christmas Eve are no fresher than the trees bought in late November. Another reason to buy early is that towards the middle of December trees bought then have been standing around for a month or more - getting damaged as people tend to ‘pick’ over many trees before making their final choice.

Christmas trees to drop their needles. Another very similar variety of Christmas tree is the Serbian Spruce known as Picea omorika, this narrow growing tree is densely needled with attractive two-toned coloured foliage and is an ideal choice if you only have a narrow space for a Christmas Tree. In recent years the Christmas tree trade has been dominated by the introduction of the Nordmann Fir – Abies nordmanniana - the Danish Christmas tree, this striking tree is known for its needle holding properties, several weeks after they are cut. The needles is sweetly scented and are soft bluish green above and silver beneath - reasonably soft to touch ideal if you have small children. The Noble Fir – Abies procea is the variety of Fir tree used in America for Christmas trees, this variety is now becoming very popular in this Country, it is always more expensive to buy because it is more difficult to produce and takes longer to grow, the foliage is dark green and is unbeatable for colour and its pleasant fragrance. Most Christmas trees are sold as ‘cut’ trees - in other words cut off the root just above ground level. If you select a cut Christmas tree as soon as you get home ‘saw’ 2/3 centimetres off the base of your tree and stand it for as long as possible in a bucket of fresh water, leave outside for as long as possible before decorating. Erect your tree in a holder that will hold some water whilst indoors so that you can water it regularly. Some trees are sold containerised. Some small Christmas trees may have been grown in a container for all its life and if not kept indoors too long over the Christmas period may grow if planted in the garden after Christmas. Tall container trees are often fir trees that have been dug up in early November and potted into containers to sell on, these trees will struggle to grow in the garden as their roots have been damaged when lifted and potted.

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The traditional Christmas Tree is the Norway spruce common spruce known by its ‘Latin’ name as Picea abies Excelsa with its shinning bright green prickly foliage. This was first introduced into this Country from Central Europe in the 16th Century. Norway spruce trees will be the first

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Small businesses will lead the way in 2012, says company whose tenants already employ 1000 people Milton Keynes will boom in 2012, says the town’s largest serviced business premises provider, as the number of people employed in its units tops 1000 at the close of 2011. Bucks Biz, with over 400,000 square feet of space and 150 tenants in Bletchley and Denbigh, says it is already planning more units to cope with the expected growth in demand and bringing forward plans to develop extra space at the huge Interchange House in Howard Way. “Our units currently provide work for around a thousand people and we have seen that figure rise steadily,” said Dominic Muscat, a director of the company that owns the business.

“As Milton Keynes business booms, led by small businesses, we are already identifying potential new units that can be converted to provide the premises needed for small companies to thrive without hassle.” Bucks Biz, with units all over Milton Keynes, is renowned for straight talking and dealing; not hiding costs and not charging for many of the little things that keep businesses ticking, but which can be annoying to the point of distraction. “We really believe that if our customers are happy, then they’ll be free to get on with their businesses, which in turn will expand,” added Dominic. More info from www.bucksbiz.co.uk or 01908 299071

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Weaving Webs! To enhance the children’s knowledge and understanding of the world, one of our first topics of the academic year was called ‘weave & spin’. The children learnt all about how spiders live and how they spin their webs. Everyone enjoyed watching a short film, brought into pre-school by a member of staff, showing a spider spinning its web. All the children were taught the words and hand actions to the rhyme Incy Wincy Spider and they practiced with a lot of enthusiasm! Finally, the children had great fun in the garden having a go at creating their own

giant spider’s web with wool. Lovat Hall Pre-school is committed to providing families in Newport Pagnell and the surrounding areas, with quality care and education of children aged 2½ to 5 years. Our staff/child ratio is 1:4 under 3 year olds and 1:6 over 3 year olds enabling us to provide exceptional education, care and support to the children in our setting. All staff have a Level 3 Childcare, Learning and Development Qualification and a Paediatric First Aid Qualification.

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