Hunsbury Handbook Jan 2017

January 2017 The Independent Community Magazine and Business Directory for East & West Hunsbury, Hunsbury Meadows, Hunsbury Fields, Collingtree Park & Buckingham Fields Please mention The Hunsbury Handbook when responding to adverts

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Dear Neighbours,

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o, that’s it for 2016...and what a year! It’s certainly been a year of change with Brexit and a new Prime Minister; and we’ve sadly seen a host of our best-loved celebrities, from actors and comedians to musicians, pass away. But 2016 has also been a year of celebrating British sporting success at the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to Danny Willett being the first Briton in 20 years to win the Masters golf tournament, Andy Murray winning Wimbledon and going on to achieve World Number One ranking and, of course, Northampton Town FC becoming champions of league 2. So, thankfully there’s been plenty to be inspired by and proud of during a period of uncertainty.

The start of a New Year is a great time to reflect, review and make resolutions for the forthcoming year, however it’s important to be realistic and set achievable objectives, over a practical period of time. Our health feature this issue provides advice on turning three popular, doomed-to -failure aspirations into realistic resolutions for a happier, healthier New Year, page 14 and our Tech Spec feature looks at fitness gadgets to help keep you on the right track all year round, page 30.

Whether you want to take up a new hobby or start a new business, this month’s recommended books are for you, page 10. Maybe it’s time to declutter your home for the New Year, interiors professional, Katherine Sorrell, has helpful suggestions on page 22.

With interest rates low, finance specialist, Ann Haldon, looks at the best options for saving on page 34. Also this issue, we have beauty buys, page 18; a delicious vegetarian lasagne recipe, page 28; parenting tips when dealing with fussy eaters, page 46 and gardening advice on minimising frost damage to plants, page 52.

Finally we have two tickets to see Alan Ayckbourn’s revival of his classic comedy, Henceforward, courtesy of Royal & Derngate Theatre, competition details on page 58.

Wishing you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Zoë 01604 708854; zoe@hunsburyhandbook.co.uk www.hunsburyhandbook.co.uk

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COMMUNITY NEWS Bosworth Independent College: Winner Of The SME Northamptonshire Service Excellence Award 20 Royal & Derngate: Coming Soon 50

ARTICLES & FEATURES Book Review: A Fresh Start Health: Realistic Resolutions For A Happier, Healthier New Year Beauty: Beauty Resolutions Home & Interiors: Declutter For The New Year Recipe: Squash And Spinach Lasagne Tech Spec: New Year, New Tech, New You Finance: Interest Rates Are Low, So What Are Your Best Options For Saving?

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Motoring: Ferrari California T Handling Speciale Parenting: Fussy Eaters Pets: Why It’s Important To Socialise Your Puppy Gardening: Fighting The Frosts

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recommended amount of exercise, it’s some, and it’s consistent. You can increase it later.

LESS ALCOHOL Your Unrealistic Resolution: “I’ll give it up entirely!” “I won’t drink at home/when I’m out/on weekdays/until Easter!” If you rarely drink, you’ll find sticking to such drastic resolutions easy. But if you rarely drink, you’re probably not making alcoholbased resolutions...

New Year resolutions sound like a great idea; a fresh year and a fresh start seem to fit together, and even if we’re determined not to make any, other people can sometimes inspire us – or shame us – into making our own.

But if resolutions are such a good idea, why do they fail so often?

SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR FAILURE At New Year, festive goodwill and New Year enthusiasm can give us a rosier view of life, tricking us into making a multitude of overly ambitious resolutions. They reverse the positive effect of goal setting by setting us up to fail making us more likely to give up completely.

Here are some tips for turning three popular, doomed-tofailure aspirations into realistic resolutions.

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MORE EXERCISE Your Unrealistic Resolution: I’ll go to Pilates every week, walk at least two miles every weekend and do my dance DVD every Tuesday!

You haven’t managed to do any of these things every week this year - so it’s unlikely you’ll achieve all of them, every week this year. Be honest about why you don’t do them. The activities you’ll find the motivation or time for are those you can fit in most easily and enjoy the most.

A Better Resolution: I’ll do an hour’s exercise every week.

Perhaps you most enjoy a walk, but bad weather puts you off? Plan to walk every weekend, but commit to doing your exercise DVD instead if the weather’s awful.

Or plan to fit in the exercise DVD weekly; anything else is a bonus. While it’s not the NHS

Recent research shows that even low alcohol intake (well under the recommended limits of 2-3 units daily and 14 units per week) increases your risk of many serious conditions, including dementia and some cancers, so cutting back is well worth doing. But going teetotal or drastically reducing your intake may be hard if you’re a regular drinker.

A Better Resolution: Think about when and where you drink alcohol, and plan to reduce your intake gradually.

Here are a few strategies to try: 

If you usually have 4 drinks on a night out, replace drink 3 with a large soft drink; it may last you the rest of the evening, halving your alcohol intake.

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Match every alcoholic drink with a soft drink.

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Find other ways to relax if you always have a drink on your return from work, and try to make it a Friday-only treat (or reduce your measure). Feeling you ‘need’ a drink is a warning sign – a first step on a potentially dangerous path.

Consider if you need to make changes in your work life.

If you drink wine with dinner every night, change to alternate nights (or alternate it with nonalcoholic wine).

Swap some alcoholic drinks for low alcohol or nonalcoholic alternatives.

They’ve come a long way and there’s now a large range.

NO SMOKING Your Unrealistic Resolution: “I smoke 30 a day, but I’m giving up forever at midnight, December 31st!”

It’s probably quicker to list conditions not aggravated or caused by smoking than to list those that are - and it can be

hard to accept you’re addicted to nicotine. But in reality, when you crave a cigarette to ‘calm your nerves’ that twitchiness you feel is a symptom of withdrawal, which can come on very quickly with nicotine.

This can make smoking a hard habit to kick, particularly if you’re a moderate or heavy smoker – and while a few people do succeed in going ‘cold turkey’, the most reliable and angst-free way is to reduce your nicotine intake gradually (and/or tackle your toxin intake).

A Better Resolution: Pick or combine the cut-back strategies below to suit you, and if one doesn’t work, try another. 

Visit your GP, who can prescribe some nicotine replacement products and refer you to counselling.

You can also buy nicotine replacement products experiment and see what works best for you. Some are particularly suitable for

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If you don’t already, make yourself smoke outside. It takes more effort and prevents toxins from your cigarette lingering in the air (second-hand smoke) and settling on surfaces, where they are re-released (thirdhand smoke), so you’ll be improving the health of housemates and visitors too.

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Swap to e-cigarettes or vaporisers; you’ll be inhaling nicotine, but not cigarette toxins such as cyanide and arsenic.

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Smoke to a timed schedule and gradually increase the time between cigarettes.

Even if you smoke 25 a day and only drop one daily cigarette per fortnight, you’ll still be a non-smoker in under a year.

‘Resolution’ has an array of scientific and historical meanings, one of which is ‘reduction to a simpler form’.

So keep your resolutions simple – and realistic!

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It seems you can barely pick up a magazine without reading about another new skincare ‘miracle worker’, from skin softeners and beauty essences, to micellar water. Most of these are ‘nice to haves’ rather than essentials.

If you are looking to up your skin care regime though, I’d recommend adding a serum.

They’re more concentrated than a moisturiser and designed to target specific concerns, from fine lines to blemishes.

French brand Ekia’s Sérum Fermeté – Highly Active Firming Serum, is designed to tighten and lift skin. The ‘magic ingredient’, a tree extract called dragon’s blood sap, is said to help firm skin, smooth fine lines, increase moisture and aid skin renewal. My skin certainly felt tighter and more hydrated after using the serum. £48.99 from www.hollandandbarrett.com.

It’s easy to get stuck in a perfume rut. Rather than play it safe with your favourite scent, why not head to a local perfume shop and try a few new ones? Ideally, spritz a perfume on a card first. If you like the scent immediately, and still do after half an hour, then try it directly on your

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skin. Fragrance is designed to change over time, so don’t just spray, sniff and buy. Give it time to show you what it’s made of. Van Cleef & Arpels So First (from £32) is a nice one to try. Light, fresh and feminine, it’s bursting with floral notes, such as freesia and frangipani, with a warm base of vanilla and sandalwood.

Many of us are guilty of splashing out on top of the range hair straighteners and styling products, then throwing whatever shampoo and conditioner is on offer in our basket. My top hair care recommendation is to go for a gentler, decent shampoo and conditioner.

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Personally, I avoid any that contain sodium lauryl sulphate, as I find it leaves my hair dry and brittle.

JASÖN do some great haircare products, priced from around £6.50 for a half-litre bottle that will last for ages. If you’re looking to treat yourself however, I can recommend Saach Organics Hair Strengthening Shampoo and Nourishment Conditioner. They’re packed with nourishing natural ingredients, such as almond oil, coconut milk and hibiscus and leave my highlighted hair feeling soft and healthy. Prices start from £9.95 at www.saachorganics.com.

Makeup bags and brushes can be a bit of a breeding ground for bacteria and that can lead to spots and skin irritation. So if you haven’t given them a wash for a while, now’s the time.

Clean brushes with a gentle hand wash or baby shampoo, pat them dry and then leave to air dry.

Alternatively, if they’re looking a bit worse for wear, treat yourself to some new ones. The Nanshy range is a good choice. They’re made with premium synthetic fibres (so cruelty-free), assembled by hand and rigorously tested.

They’re also lovely and soft and great for blending.

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Bosworth wins the SME Northamptonshire Service Excellence Award At the end of October the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards 2016 took place at the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel, hosted by Vick Hope a Cambridge Graduate and presenter on 4Music and ITV2.

The awards are in recognition of all the small to medium enterprises in the County and the hard work and drive of local businesses to continually improve their services.

In total 57 companies were shortlisted as finalists for 17 separate awards ranging from Business of the Year to Young Business Person of the Year. In our category for Service Excellence there were 8 companies as category finalists. In each category there was a runner up and a winner, obviously we were surprised and delighted when Bosworth’s name was called as the winner!

Our host Vick went onto say, “Bosworth were head and shoulders above their competitors in this category.”

An extremely flattering statement, considering the successful businesses we were up against and one of which we are immensely proud.

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Whilst we normally celebrate our successes via student results and university destinations / competitive degree courses, it was refreshing to also recognise we are a business that takes very seriously the customer service angle of what we do.

Fiona Pocock, Principal at Bosworth (pictured here in the red dress) believes, “With 33 different nationalities in our student body of which a large majority board with us, the student experience has to be at the heart of what we do, not only do we expect that students in our care achieve their very best academically but that they also develop into confident and well-rounded individuals, enriched by their time in our cultural environment. This starts from the very first phone call or email with the Admissions Team right through to the

pastoral/ boarding care on offer, our Personal Tutor scheme and the vast array of extracurricular activities students can join. We always aim to go above and beyond to offer a personal tailored service to each individual in our care.

Our students’ wellbeing is always first and foremost and it is extremely rewarding to receive thanks and praise from both parents and students each year as they depart to top universities with bright futures ahead, we have a great sense of pride and satisfaction in all our students’ successes, especially knowing the time, effort and dedication of our staff will make a difference on the international stage.”

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answer is too much, then it’s time to declutter your stuff and sort your storage, so that your home will be messfree and superstylish in time for 2017.

What could be a better New Year’s resolution for your home than to eliminate mess, create space and generally have a good sort out?

When the festive fun comes to an end, the presents are all opened and the Christmas pudding finally finished, it’s time to take a breath and assess just how much mess and clobber has built up in your home over the past year. If the

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First, grab some rubbish bags and a few boxes or baskets.

Work methodically through each room (it’s boring, but necessary – try doing just half an hour a day for a couple of weeks) and sort out obvious rubbish, things that can go to a local charity shop, items that could be sold second-hand, anything that needs mending, little-used things that can be put away in the garage or loft, and genuinely great stuff that you want to keep. Try to get rid

of as much as possible (let’s face it: we all have too much stuff), only holding onto things that you really need and/or love.

With what’s left, it’s now time to work out where it will go.

Often, our most persistent clutter arises from the fact that we haven’t designated spaces where things can easily be put, so stuff just ends up lying around. Label your storage if necessary and make sure the whole family knows what’s meant to go where. You’ll already have created extra storage space by having such a good clear-out; if you still need more, look for all the areas where you could fit additional storage, whether built-in or free-standing: from backs of doors to under the stairs, tops of wardrobes to under the bed.

Think racks, hooks and shelves as well as conventional cabinets and chests of drawers and, where possible, ensure

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they co-ordinate with existing furniture, enhancing your home’s style and even adding a soupcon of on-trend glamour.

You may also wish to have a rethink about the location of some conventional storage spaces. If, for example, toys are always in the living room rather than in the children’s bedrooms, how about adding a toy storage unit somewhere handy, rather than having to tidy them away upstairs every day?

There are a few rules of storage that might be helpful. Obvious, perhaps, but worth bearing in mind all the same. First, store like with like (it may take a while to go through the house and organise this, but it really is worth the effort for the ease of finding things later on). Never say: ‘I’ve got this box, what shall I put in it?’ Instead, match the size and shape of the container to what’s being kept inside (in other words, find small, lidded boxes for things like Lego and big squishy

baskets for teddy bears). Store as much as possible near to where it’s most needed, but don’t store frequently used items below knee level or above shoulder height, especially if they’re heavy. Avoid storing things on surfaces such as tables or desks – they’re where you want to put things while you’re organising them, not keep them there afterwards.

And allow yourself room to expand – but only within reason. If you have allowed extra space, and then filled it… it’s time to start all over again.

Easy ways to banish clutter  Write a list of where you want to declutter. Start with the hardest or the easiest – the important thing is that you now know what you need to do. 

Have an intensive declutter workout and spend just five minutes clearing as much as you can in one area. You’ll be amazed at the difference you can make. Repeat as often as you can.

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Not sure which clothes to get rid of? Hang them all with the hooks facing one way. Every time you wear something, rehang it with the hook facing the opposite way. After, say, six months, you can easily assess which items you never wear. You could try the same idea in the kitchen (turn the handles of your mugs in one direction, put glasses upside down, and so on), the playroom, the living room…

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Make it a family competition.

Who will be the fastest to find three things to throw away, three things to give away and three things to tidy away? Offer prizes as necessary.

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If what you need is some emergency decluttering, there’s no shame in popping everything into a big box and hiding it somewhere until you have time to go through it properly.

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It’s that time of year again when people the world over make New Year resolutions to sort out their health, their fitness or their looks. But while many of those resolutions will be short-lived as the initial fervour fades, a few well chosen gadgets could keep you on the right track all year round.

Health and fitness tracking is huge in technology right now, largely because it’s still a relatively untapped market: even the best-known fitnesstracking smartwatch, the Apple Watch, has only sold a few million units. That means there are plenty of firms hoping to win over everyone from casual dieters to mountain explorers.

For the latter category, outdoor watches such as the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch are built to military specifications for toughness and deliver accurate GPS, as well as recording your hikes and climbs. If that sounds like overkill, and for most of us it probably is, the £170 Garmin Vivosmart HR+ is one of the best all-round fitness trackers for monitoring your heart rate, recording your activity and tracking GPS. It’s pretty, too and the Misfit Ray is prettier still, resembling a bracelet

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rather than a watch. It’s half the price of the Garmin and offers good all-round fitness-tracking features. Over 2017 we’ll see a lot more wearable trackers, many of them odd: fancy a Welt, a sensor-enabled belt that tracks your steps for as long as you keep your trousers on?

If you’re more concerned about what you’re putting into your body than what you’re sweating out, smartphone apps offer all kinds of diet and lifestyle tracking - and increasingly those apps tie in with platforms such as Apple Health, WiThings’ HealthMate, Microsoft Health, Jawbone UP and many more.

Platforms are designed to enable data sharing from multiple trackers, so for example Apple’s Health app can get data not just from the iPhone it’s on but also from the Apple Watch, from wireless scales and from a wide range of wired and wireless healthmonitoring devices. If you haven’t already committed to a particular health-tracking platform, it’s a very good idea to check out sites such as Wareable.com to find out the latest news and rumours about the different manufacturers. For example, at the time of writing

Microsoft has announced the end of its Microsoft Band tracking device, so if you buy one now you might not be able to get a repair for it or a replacement one if it breaks. It also means that if you want to upgrade from a Band 2, there won’t be a Band 3 to fulfil your wishes.

Gadgets don’t just help you when you’re exercising or watching what you eat. They can help you when you’re asleep too. Many wearable devices such as the Fitbit Blaze and Surge, Fossil Marshal, Pebble Time and Apple Watch (via thirdparty apps) can monitor your sleep, gathering data to help you identify the triggers of a poor night’s sleep and the best times to set the alarm for, and the best times to head up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire.

The data recorded does vary from device to device and some are more practical than others wearing a smartwatch in bed all night means you’ll have to charge it in the morning - but the insights can be useful.

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a few of the different accounts available at the time of writing.

With interest rates set to remain low for a while, it’s worth considering what you could do with the spare cash you might now have. It’s always a good idea to pay off your debts first, but there is also some benefit to starting a small nest-egg.

From April 2016 everyone has a Personal Savings Allowance, which means that many people won’t need to pay tax on their savings (subject to a maximum limit). This makes the Individual Savings Account (ISA), although still a good choice, perhaps no longer the automatic first choice for savers.

This broadening of your options means you could switch your current account to benefit from the credit interest offered by a different bank, or perhaps opt for a fixed-term ISA that removes the temptation to spend.

With each bank applying their own rules for eligibility, here are

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BANK CURRENT ACCOUNTS It’s not something that we are used to, but currently some banks are offering high credit interest rates on their current accounts. Most of these deals only last for a year, however, and are used to attract new customers, but many also offer cash back or a monetary incentive.  Nationwide offers 5% AER fixed on their FlexDirect account for balances up to £2,500. This rate lasts for one year only and then drops to 1%, so you’ll need to be prepared to swap again if you want to get a higher rate after this. To be eligible for the account you have to pay in at least £1,000 per month.  Tesco Bank pay 3% variable AER on balances up to £3,000. There is no minimum pay-in amount with this account, and you get Clubcard points when you spend using your debit card.

Bear in mind that this rate is variable, however.

REGULAR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS As the name suggests, these

accounts require a regular payment in order to benefit from the higher interest rates.

They are often linked to a current account with the same bank, in which a minimum balance needs to be held, so this could affect your eligibility if you’re not able to maintain this balance.

Again, some high interest rates are only available for a year as the banks use them as ‘loss leaders,’ assuming their new customer won’t be inclined to move once the rate falls.  First Direct offers 5% AER for one year, to customers holding a First Direct 1st Account. You’re allowed to save between £25 and £300 per month, but if you miss one deposit your savings account will close and the balance will be placed into a low-interest account.  The HSBC Regular Saver is available to current account customers (Advance Account or Premier Account). It offers a credit interest rate of 5% AER on savings up to £3,000 per year, but if you miss a payment your money is put into an account with low interest.

CASH ISA Once the obvious choice to maximise your savings, a cash ISA can be a good place to start your nest-egg if you don’t want to switch bank accounts or save a regular amount each month.

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In the 2016/17 tax year the ISA limit is £15,240, and you have a choice between a variable and fixed rate account.  The Coventry Building Society Easy Access ISA offers a rate of 1.1% AER. There is no limit on the number of withdrawals, and you can replace money that you’ve taken out in a tax year without it becoming part of the ISA limit.  Paragon Bank’s three-year fixed term ISA pays 1.5% AER at the time of writing, with a minimum of £500 being required. Although you can access your money in a fixed term ISA if you need to, the banks make hefty charges for doing so.

FIXED-RATE ACCOUNTS If you want to guarantee your rate of interest and are sure you

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won’t need the money for some time, a fixed-rate account could be a good option. You need to factor in the likelihood of rates rising again in the future, however, and try to determine the best length of time to lock your money away, otherwise you might lose out if the interest rate goes above that of your account.  Atom Bank offers 1.4% AER for a one-year term, but you must open the account with their Android or iOS app, which won’t appeal to everybody. You can deposit between £50 and £100,000, and the interest is applied either monthly or annually.  Tesco Bank has a fixed-rate account over three years, offering 1.2% AER. You can open it online with a minimum deposit of £2,000.

Savings accounts offer a guaranteed return on your money, which can grow surprisingly quickly, especially if the interest is applied monthly.

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than a knee crushing position and you lose all rear legroom – which means even carrying a five-year-old requires the front seat passengers to perform some gymnastics for the journey. The boot is pretty cramped too. If you don’t want to use the roof, you get a little more space, but if you do then you’ll be restricted to two small bags at best. Weekly shopper, this isn’t.

Meet the California T HS – the tweaked version of the manufacturer’s folding hardtop family Ferrari. With two seats in the back for small children and a V8 turbocharged lump up front, this is the convertible Italian supercar for those that need to carry more than one significant other. New for the Handling Speciale model are some stiffer springs, louder exhaust and some ever-so-subtle design tweaks – for which you’ll be charged £5,568 to add to an ever-expanding list of options.

LOOKS AND IMAGE The California is aimed at a certain type of buyer and as such it has the ability to disappoint behind the wheel, unless you drive it in context.

This is a GT car designed for comfort, looks and kerb appeal above driving entertainment, unlike its thoroughbred 488 stablemate. That means it’s more comfortable than

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exciting to drive. Even with the louder exhaust system on this HS model, on the road we found it just a little too quiet.

In fact, we found the California lacked a lot of the excitement you’d expect to find in a Ferrari – despite its impressive performance credentials it just didn’t feel as involving as we’d hoped. That said, it was certainly a comfortable companion over distance and never failed to draw a crowd whenever we parked it up. The quality of its build is without question too – perfectly demonstrated with a wonderfully dramatic roof mechanism.

SPACE AND PRACTICALITY OK, so a Ferrari isn’t going to win any accessibility awards like a Citroen Berlingo might, however this is a sports car and comes with sports car compromises. Put the front seats back to anything less

BEHIND THE WHEEL For long distance motorway journeys, the California T HS is a comfortable companion. The 552bhp turbo-charged V8 has impressive breadth to its power delivery and although the feeling of acceleration is somewhat numbed in the cabin, it can hit 60mph in just 3.6 seconds. Sadly, the turbo engine loses some of the charms of a normally aspirated unit – it may offer improved performance, but lacks some of the aural pleasure you expect from a Ferrari.

Those stiffer springs and louder exhaust come into play when you select the ‘Sport’ setting on the Manettino switch on the steering wheel. Hit the bumpy road button on the steering wheel too, and you’ll be rewarded with a compliant ride that’s just about perfect for our rutted roads. A parking camera makes backing the Ferrari into spaces a pretty simple affair and despite its sports car

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credentials the visibility isn’t too bad either.

VALUE FOR MONEY The California T Handling Speciale costs £155,244 – pitching it against the Audi R8 Spyder and Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. But that base price soon increases once you start ticking some options boxes.

Two tone exterior (£4,320), carbon fibre dash inserts (£3,744), Scuderia Ferrari side shields (£1,056) and front and rear parking cameras (£4,032) are just a few of the options that can soon add up. In fact, our test car had no less than 29 options added – including titanium wheel bolts at £1,810 – which pushed the purchase price up to a staggering £215,011. That’s a whopping £59,767 on extras.

One well worth adding, though, is Apple CarPlay (£2,400) which makes the infotainment system far more usable. Ferrari’s standard system isn’t a match for the likes of Audi or Porsche, so the addition of Apple’s integrated software is well worth selecting.

serve up, though what that’s down to is difficult to pinpoint.

The turbo-charged engine isn’t as evocative as it could be: the sound certainly lacks the excitement of a Ferrari, that’s for sure. It’s not as emotive to drive either – more functional long-distance GT than out and out sports car.

WHO WOULD BUY ONE? California buyers are family men or women who need the occasional flexibility of carrying more than one passenger. OK, so that might mean compromising on space for everyone, but at least the option is there should they need it.

However, for families that need flexible space, want the style of a convertible but with the added refinement of a folding hard top, and for whom anything less than a Ferrari badge simply won’t do, the California will hit the spot.

Throw in the fact the Handling Speciale pack looks like a bargain when compared to the other options on the list and buyers would be simply foolish not to opt for the HS option when signing the order form.

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Ah, fussy eaters. Don’t you just love them? And don’t you just love those parents who gloatingly tell you that their child eats whatever they’re given, or goes to bed hungry?

(Obviously these people have never been woken up at 3am by wails of, “I’m so hungry. Please can I have some porridge?”)

Remember the days when your kids would eat most things, as long as it was blended with carrot? Or when you smiled smugly because your nine month old would happily chew on broccoli? It’s like they hit two and then develop taste buds that despise anything other than pasta, bread and sweets. Forget five a day, sometimes you wonder whether your child has eaten so much as a grape-sized portion of fruit and veg all week.

If you’re at your wits end trying to get them to eat some vegetables, these tips might just help.

We know it’s winter, but there are few kids who’ll refuse icecream or lollies, even if it’s snowing outside. Try blending two small frozen bananas with a couple of handfuls of frozen raspberries or mixed fruit, and about a third of a cup of

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yoghurt. It makes a great icecream and uses up those bananas the kids have been turning their noses up at. Or, even simpler, buy a ready-made smoothie, pour it into lolly moulds and freeze.

While too much fruit juice isn’t great for a child’s teeth, one glass is fine. Ideally, give it to them with a meal. Keep an eye out for mixed juices and smoothies too. (Some even have added multivitamins.)

Contrary to popular belief, not all kids like tomato-based sauces. Most do however.

Cooked tomatoes are even healthier than raw, so try whizzing up a batch of sauce with a few hidden veggies. Cook a couple of cans worth of chopped tomatoes, along with some salad peppers, carrots, leek and any other vegetables you have languishing in the fridge. You can add a tiny bit of sugar if you want. Blend until smooth if your kids are particularly fussy, then use it as a pasta sauce, or add it to mince to make bolognaise, or cottage pie. Freeze what you don’t use – it’ll keep for months.

You can also disguise veggies in other ways. Cauliflower mixes

well with potato for example. Or try finely slicing a sweet potato, tossing it in olive oil and roasting it to make ‘intergalactic orange crisps’. (It’s all in the name.)

Kids often prefer raw vegetables to cooked. You could offer them raw carrot, cucumber and salad pepper crudities as a side dish or snack.

Some kids will surprise you by loving quite strong flavours.

(Mine go mad for olives for example.) And strong flavours can be great for masking the taste of vegetables. So try pesto, garlic or mild curry.

Children also like having some control. You could give them a list of five vegetables some days, and ask them to choose two for dinner. Or start a reward chart where they get a sticker for each type of vegetable they eat that week. And try setting out various raw veg with tortilla wraps and letting them make fajitas. Or doing the same with pizza bases.

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the damage to those which are not so hardy? Some deterioration may already have occurred, but it is the last frosts and those which hit the plants in spring that are likely to be most damaging, as they catch plants out when they have already put on a bit of new growth. So, there’s definitely a very good reason to brace yourself, get out into the garden and take some precautions.

With frost, rain and perhaps even some snow, at this time of year our gardens can be in for quite a battering. Although most of your garden plants are probably fairly frost-resistant, what can you do to minimise

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Plants in containers are particularly vulnerable to freezing or frosting as their roots are not protected beneath the soil, but are relatively exposed with just the container and a bit of compost to cover them. Thinwalled containers pose the

greatest threat, especially those made of metal. Thicker wood or ceramic pots provide a little extra insulation, but even these may need a bit more. Where possible, plunge your pots by digging a hole in the soil and placing the plant in its pot into the hole. If it is too heavy to move then wrap it up well in several layers of bubble wrap, polythene or old curtains – it may not look pretty but it’ll do the job. If the container is in a very prominent position and you want it to look more appealing, buy some hessian and use lengths of this to create an outermost layer to hide the insulation material – it can actually end up looking rather nice!

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a double layer of horticultural fleece over the top growth of the plants and anchor it well. If you want to make life a lot easier then invest in some Easy Fleece Jackets: they come in three sizes and each one has a draw-string and toggle so that you can easily insert the plant and then secure it. You can find out more on my website www.pippagreenwood.com/ products/protect-your-crops.

A double fleece layer can of course be used on plants in beds and borders too, or to protect slightly tender wall shrubs. Larger individual plants in borders, which are too big for even the large fleece jackets, can be given longer term protection with a home-made protective ‘cage’. Just use four stakes or sturdy canes to create a framework which you wrap with netting or chicken wire, then fill the central space around the plant with dry bracken, straw or leaves.

Evergreens in containers and in open ground may suffer from drought as well as foliage or stem growth – during the cold weather they continue to need a fair amount of water and if this is frozen solid in the soil, they soon suffer.

So it is essential to continue to water these, especially if they are in a spot where they are sheltered from a lot of the rain which does fall, or if the weather has been dry. A deep mulch applied to the soil or compost surface before the ground becomes frosted will help too.

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Although most fruit trees - like apples and pears, cherries and plums - are hardy, they are also prone to damage. The main risk is to newly -opened blossom, though the buds themselves may be damaged too, with late frosts being the most harmful as by then the buds are further developed. If you are planting new fruit plants, it really pays to buy them from a specialist nursery and try to get late-flowering varieties where possible, as they are less likely to be flowering when there is still a risk of frost.

Finally, don’t forget to use fleece to cover any seeds already sown out of doors. A double layer of well-anchored fleece or a fleececovered pull-out EasyTunnel is quick and easy to install, and will help to provide protection and that bit of extra warmth for germinating seeds and any seedlings brave (or foolhardy) enough to poke their heads above ground before the cold weather is over! If you are planning on sowing any early varieties of crops such as broad beans or lettuce, then I’d also suggest that you cover the soil before you sow.

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Royal & Derngate presents Henceforward Sometime in the not too distant future, composer Jerome struggles vainly to complete his life’s masterwork about love.

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It was first produced in Scarborough in 1987 and subsequently at the Vaudeville Theatre, London in 1988, starring Ian McKellen and Jane Asher, where it won the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award.

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