Hunsbury Handbook November 2016

Inside This Issue Local Businesses Community News Autumn Activities For Kids Alcohol Awareness Week Chilli Bean Nachos Open Plan Living Top Gadget Gifts & much more!

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Dear Neighbours,

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he time has come for the heating to go on and my winter woollies to emerge from the depths of the wardrobe. It’s taken until November, so it’s not bad going! The onset of colder weather is a reminder that Christmas is fast approaching (a little too fast for my liking!). But with less than two months to go, it’s no good burying my head in the sand (or will that be snow?); I need to get organised and begin ticking things off the list...in fact, a good starting point would be to actually have a list! Maybe this time next month I’ll amaze you all with news that my entire Christmas shopping and preparations are complete...unfortunately it’s as likely as Santa coming for Christmas dinner!

If, like me, you’ve yet to commence buying presents, it may be worth holding out until the end of the month to take advantage of the recent American import of ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’. Whether you agree with the UK jumping on the USA bandwagon or not, I’m not adverse to picking up a few bargains and saving money on items I was intending to buy anyway...just one piece of advice, stick to what you need and don’t be tempted by the offers to purchase items that are not on your ‘to-buy’ list. There’s more information on this, as well as gift ideas, in our technology review on page 14.

It’s Alcohol Awareness Week between 14th and 20th November; this year the focus is on ‘Knowing the Risks’. So, exactly what are the risks and how much is too much? Find out in our health feature on page 18.

With over 25% of buyers and sellers reporting that moving house had cost more than they had expected, finance specialist, Ann Haldon, looks at the true cost of buying a home on page 42. Interiors professional, Katherine Sorrell, explains how to get the most out of open plan living, page 34; and gardening expert, Pippa Greenwood, provides advice on bringing colour to your autumn garden, page 52.

Finally, we have ideas on how to keep young children entertained throughout autumn on page 10 and a family ticket to give away to see Peter & The Starcatcher, courtesy of Royal & Derngate Theatre; competition details on page 50.

Until next month...

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COMMUNITY NEWS Northampton High School: Nursery & Reception Family Fun Morning, 19th November Royal & Derngate: Peter & The Starcatcher Poetry Group: Regular Meetings for Local Residents The Way Cafe: Open Monthly For Sufferers Of Dementia & Their Family

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ARTICLES & FEATURES November Special: Autumn Activities Tech Spec: Top Gadget Gifts For Christmas Computer Tip: Don’t Lose The Memories That Matter Health: Alcohol Awareness Week Beauty: I Need A Hero Motoring: Nissan BladeGlider Home & Interiors: Open Plan Living Recipe: Chilli Bean Nachos Finance: How Much Does It Really Cost To Buy A Home?

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It can be difficult to entertain children in the winter months.

(There are only so many trips to a soft play centre your sanity will take.) If you’re stuck for something to do this weekend, maybe we can help…

Getting kids out for some fresh air isn’t always an easy task, particularly when the weather is miserable. If the promise of puddle jumping isn’t doing the trick, these ideas might tempt them into their coats and hats: • Cut a strip of sticky-backed plastic and secure it around your child’s wrist, sticky side out. Help them collect leaves to stick on to make an autumnal bracelet.

• Collect autumn leaves to make a woodland picture when you get home. Use the leaves for the body of a hedgehog, owl or Gruffalo.

• If you’d rather not stray too far from the house, why not set up a treasure hunt in the garden, with a pirate map and clues to follow? For treasure you could hide some chocolate coins or a small gift.

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Geocaching is popular with children and adults alike. You use a smartphone to find a ‘cache’ using its GPS coordinates. There are more than 70,000 hidden across the UK and popular walks

can have several caches on route. Caches are usually small containers containing a logbook to sign and sometimes a small trinket, which you can swap with something of your own. You’ll need to download an app for your smartphone and visit www.geocaching.com to plan your route.

Pokemon Go was a hit in the summer, and there’s nothing stopping you giving it a go now that it’s colder. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s basically a smartphone app that gets users to search for and collect digital cartoon characters. They can be anywhere, so it’s a good way to encourage the kids to head into town with you.

Ah - the hours of fun that can be had with an empty washing up bottle and some sticky-backed plastic. The best craft activities result in something you can use again. (Children tend to get a bit annoyed when their masterpieces end up in the recycling box.) You could: • Make skittles out of empty plastic bottles. Decorate them with coloured tape or mix acrylic paint with PVA glue and paint them.

• Design a T-shirt, using tie-dye or fabric pens.

• Order some cyanotype paper

(also called nature print or sun paper). It acts a bit like photographic paper, but develops in sunlight. Areas not covered turn blue. Place beads, leaves, feathers etc. on the paper and put it in the sun to develop.

• Cover a box with photos cut out from a magazine, to keep hair slides, pencils or knickknacks tidy.

Through Autumn to Christmas and beyond, Royal & Derngate Theatre brings family entertainment to Northampton; including Jack & The Beanstalk, Second Star To The Right, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Peter & The Starcatcher. For more information visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk/ whats-on.

If film is more your thing, Vue offers discounted prices on their mini mornings sessions (Saturday & Sunday mornings at 10am, plus school holidays) and Cineworld offers weekly discounted screenings with Movie For Juniors (Sunday and school holiday mornings), as well as Cinebabies screenings. Forum Cinema also has Parent and Baby screenings and new after school screenings for kids, in addition to weekend and school holiday kids film sessions.

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There’s a very good chance that this year, Santa’s sack will be stuffed with gadgets: from kidfriendly tablets to expensive iPhones, many people’s presents will be of the digital variety. But you don’t need to spend a fortune to get some great gifts.

One of the highlights of the shopping calendar is Black Friday, which is a recent American import: the last Friday in November - this year, that’s the 25th of November - is when shops offer massive discounts to kick-start the Christmas shopping season. It’s grown to encompass Cyber Monday, the Monday immediately afterwards and some retailers run an entire week of deals in the run-up to Black Friday weekend.

In the last few years UK retailers have got in on the act and Black Friday is a great source of bargains, especially on electronics from online retailers.

Just make sure you use a price checking service to ensure that the bargains you see are genuinely good deals. Some retailers mimic supermarket wine deals, with gadgets priced artificially high in October so they can appear to be terrific bargains in November.

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Buying for technology fans can be tricky because they often go out and buy the gadgets they want as soon as they become

available. Thank goodness for accessories, then: a leather case for a smartphone or a messenger bag for a laptop makes a great gift, although watch out for “bonded leather”, which is artificially produced and doesn’t wear like real leather. If your intended recipient has young children, a militaryspecification protective case will save many trips to the smartphone or tablet repairer.

Headphones are always a good gift, especially now that Apple has dumped the familiar 3.5mm headphone adapter from its latest iPhones, so wireless Bluetooth headphones or headphones that use the Lightning connector will be a big upgrade over the fairly rubbish Apple versions. But this doesn’t only apply to Apple users: most of the headphones that come with phones are dreadful and in addition to those designed to make music better you can choose from a wide selection of specialist headphones, such as Bose’s QuietComfort noisecancelling range. We know from experience that noise-cancelling headphones make train, bus and air travel much more relaxing, and while high-end models can cost over £200 it’s quite possible to get noise-cancelling phones from the likes of Sony for less than £20. And don’t forget

wireless Bluetooth speakers too: they’re a great add-on for phones, tablets and laptops, none of which tend to have very good sound systems.

It’s usually a good idea to stay away from novelty items anything hilarious that’s designed to plug into a USB port is surely destined for landfill by Boxing Day - and if you can’t think of anything appropriate, vouchers make an excellent present. Amazon vouchers are great for everyone, iTunes vouchers are fantastic presents for anyone with an iPod, iPad or iPhone, Netflix vouchers are good for TV and film buffs and there are stacks of vouchers for specific retailers. Keep an eye on the newspaper adverts and voucher websites, though: some shops, especially supermarkets, run multi-buy deals on vouchers such as iTunes vouchers, enabling you to save around 20%.

Be careful, though, as if a retailer goes out of business it’s very unlikely that the vouchers will be redeemable, so it’s important to stick with well-known firms. A voucher for Dodgy Dave’s Digital Depot might not be the wisest investment!

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shape, size and structure; personality and mood changes; and problems with memory, reasoning and learning. Heavy drinking can also lead to alcohol-related dementia, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (caused by alcohol-related thiamine deficiency) and early-onset dementia. Many experts also believe it contributes to Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia.

Alcohol causes around 10% of the deaths and diseases in the UK, costing the NHS around £3.5 billion a year (and taxpayers, £120 each). It’s linked to 60 serious conditions including dementia, depression, diabetes and bowel, breast and liver cancer. Yet it’s readily and cheaply available and over 9 million people in England drink more than the recommended daily limits.

This year, the focus of Alcohol Awareness Week (14th to 20th November) is ‘Knowing the Risks.’

So exactly what are the risks - and how much is too much?

THE HEALTH RISKS Cancer: Alcohol is the most preventable cause of cancer after smoking and is a direct cause of many throat, mouth, oesophagus, bowel, liver and breast cancers. Just one daily alcoholic drink can increase your risk; each daily drink increases breast cancer risk by 7%-12%. Alcohol also increases absorption of carcinogenic chemicals from tobacco into the mouth and throat.

Brain function and mental health: In the last decade, hospital admissions due to alcoholrelated mental and behavioural disorders have more than doubled.

We all know the immediate effects of binge drinking; less well-known is that long-term misuse can cause Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD) or Alcohol-Related Brain Injury (ARBI).

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Liver damage: Deaths from liver disease have risen by 20% in the last decade. The liver processes alcohol, but too much can cause cirrhosis (liver scarring), hepatitis (liver inflammation) and fatty liver disease.

Heart and Circulatory System: Just one drink a day raises blood pressure and increases the risk of hypertension (permanently elevated blood pressure), stroke and heart attack.

Diabetes: Alcohol misuse can lead to chronic pancreatitis, which impairs insulin production.

Around a third of sufferers develop diabetes.

Also, alcohol’s high calorie content and appetitestimulating properties can cause weight gain, which increases the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes.

Problems in Pregnancy & Childbirth: Drinking in pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth. Drinking heavily can cause foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), meaning your baby could suffer from stunted growth, facial abnormalities, epilepsy, hearing and ear problems, hormonal disorders, liver damage, kidney and heart defects, a weak immune system and learning and behavioural problems.

Even moderate drinking or occasional binges may still cause lesser forms of FAS. Accident and Injury: Even small amounts of alcohol impair coordination, reaction times and decision-making, making driving and machinery operation far riskier. While the legal drinking limit for drivers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is still 35mg of alcohol per 100 ml of breath, Scotland has now reduced it to just 22mg .

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Reduced Fertility: Regular and/or heavy drinking can reduce male fertility by causing impotence, lowering testosterone levels and libido, and reducing sperm quality and quantity while even light drinking can reduce female fertility.

Impaired Development: Alcohol can affect the normal development of the brain, liver, bones and hormones in adolescents, and also affects their mental health. The Chief Medical Officer advises that if 15-17 year olds drink alcohol, it should be rarely (never more than once a week) and always under parental supervision, while under 15s shouldn’t drink at all.

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? “There is no ‘safe’ level of alcohol consumption when seeking to reduce the risks of alcoholrelated cancers,” says Alcohol Concern. “The more alcohol consumed, the greater the risk.”

In light of recent research, the government now agrees there is no ‘safe’ drinking level, too, and renamed their new, lower recommendation a ‘low risk’ rather than ‘safe’ limit. This ‘low risk’ limit is a maximum of 14 units a week for men and women, spread over at least three days. A unit of alcohol is around half a pint of normalstrength lager or a single measure (25ml) of spirits. A small (125ml) glass of average-strength wine contains around 1.5 units.

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(Which is about all the time I get to relax in the bath before one of the kids barges in.)

Janjira is a Thai brand and focuses on natural ingredients that have been proven to work. The mask costs £20 and can be ordered from www.janjira.co.uk.

Skin feeling dry, tight and dehydrated? Try Dr. Weil for Origins™ Mega-Mushroom Skin Relief, £27.50-£40. It’s very light, almost like a toner, but incredibly hydrating and leaves skin feeling plumped and soft. Apply with a soft cloth or cotton wool pads. Key ingredients include mushroom extracts and a blend of essential oils.

It’s currently on sale in a rather lovely limited edition bottle printed in a seabuckthorn pattern.

Available from www.origins.co.uk and some branches of Boots and House of Fraser.

Another brand to recognise the potential of mushrooms is Janjira.

They’ve included mushroom extract in their Pomegranate & Acai Facial Mask, £20. Thankfully, you wouldn’t know that by the smell, as it has a gorgeous, almost tropical scent. Lovely and light, this mask helps to hydrate, plump and brighten skin in just 10 minutes.

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aloe vera. It’s very hydrating, soothing and rich without being too heavy or greasy.

Ishga is a Scottish luxury skincare brand and is available through some spas and online at www.ishga.co.uk.

Rosehip oil has long been revered for its skin healing properties.

Amongst other benefits it can help with fine lines, scarring, blemishes and dry patches. If you want to try it for yourself, Pai’s Rosehip BioRegenerate Oil, £22, is a good choice. A powerful blend of concentrated rosehip fruit and seed oils, it’s 100% natural and packed with antioxidants and Omegas 3, 6, 7 and 9. 87% of users reported a significant improvement in the appearance of fine lines after using it. Visit www.paiskincare.com to order online or to find your nearest stockist.

Weleda’s Skin Food is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Beloved by people the world over, Skin Food works miracles on dry, rough patches.

Use it as an intensive handcream, or to spot-treat patches of dry skin. Alternatively, hand it to a partner and demand a foot massage. It’s packed with rich natural ingredients, including sweet almond oil and beeswax, and fragranced with essential oils.

Skin Food is usually £9.95, but www.biggreensmile.com was offering 20% off at the time of writing.

I’m not the best for remembering to exfoliate, particularly when I can hide away under jeans and winter woollies. However, Odylique’s Coconut Candy Scrub, £25, makes it a treat. Formulated with Fairtrade sugar, coconut oil, cocoa butter, poppy seeds and other skin enriching ingredients, it feels lovely to massage in and moisturises while it exfoliates. (Plus it smells rather nice.)

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As we hit the back straight of the twisting kart track in the middle of a shanty town in Brazil, the wail of the concept car’s electric motors reaches a crescendo.

It’s banshee-like in pitch and would rival a hover bike from Star Wars in tone – this is noise like no electric car that’s gone before it and it’s pointing to the future of electric vehicles (EVs) for Nissan.

We’ve come to Rio de Janeiro to experience this mad Batmobile-like sports car concept, dubbed the BladeGlider.

With a narrow front track and aerodynamically designed body that widens like an arrow to the rear, the concept car takes design cues from the Delta Wing Le Mans racer of 2012.

Although that car’s track time was short lived, the lessons Nissan learned are brought back to life in this mad sports car concept that’s part Robin Reliant, part McLaren F1, part Caterham.

With two 174bhp electric motors, independently powering each rear wheel, the BladeGlider is good for nearly 120mph and 60mph in under five seconds.

It’s been built in conjunction with F1 experts Williams Advanced Engineering and features an unusual three-seater layout where both passengers sit behind and either side of the

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driver.

Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed a drive of the multimillion pound concept car; however, we did get to experience it from the passenger seat.

Even from here it’s clear the BladeGlider offers a completely unique driving experience. Those two front wheels and the wide-track rear make for a planted and agile ride. On the tiny test track it whipped between corners with a whiff of tyre-smoking oversteer when our exuberant test driver got playful.

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drift mode, similar to that found on the Focus RS, for sideways fun – yet more technology debuting here that is likely to filter down to other Nissans.

The BladeGlider did feel softly sprung, though, more hot hatch than sports car over the kerbs.

But most importantly it was great fun – and, with the instant torque available from those electric motors, it felt swift too.

doesn’t mean dull, and a sports car concept as bonkers as this proves otherwise.

Nissan is long overdue a sister car to the Leaf, the world’s best-selling EV and many will be hoping the lessons Nissan has learned here will lead to a thrilling follow-up. Fortunately, after a very short passenger ride, all the signs are pointing in the right direction for a smash hit.

It’s not supercar fast, but will push you back into the sports seats and throw you around enough to induce a whiff of travel sickness.

There’s currently no word on range, though – which we’d guess means it’s currently pretty poor.

Unfortunately, the chances of being able to order a BladeGlider from your local dealer any time soon is highly unlikely. This is just one of two produced and they’re likely to be the last.

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flooring, colour and pattern, lighting and the positioning of furniture.

We’ve all hankered for a large, open-plan living space – where family and friends can be relaxed and sociable together, yet do their own thing at the same time. And the key to ensuring that an open-plan room looks good and functions brilliantly is careful planning.

Start by thinking about how you’ll use the space – for cooking, informal eating, entertaining, working, relaxing and so on – and divide it into appropriate areas. Just as if they were separate rooms, but without conventional dividing walls. In some cases these separate zones can be created with changes of level, but generally they’re achieved through the considered use of

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Choosing flooring for a multipurpose space can be problematic, as kitchens/halls need something splash-proof that can be mopped, while sitting areas ought to feel inviting and comfortable. There are two solutions. Either use different (but complementary) floorings, thus automatically creating visually distinct zones, or lay one practical flooring throughout, giving a sleek and flowing look. Stone or ceramic tiles, engineered or laminate floorboards, rubber and good quality vinyl are all suitable – simply soften with woven or fluffy rugs around your sofas and chairs to create the framework for a separate ‘living’ area.

Pale colours will emphasise open, airy spaces, while darker shades are dramatic and can

help make large areas feel cosy. One option in an openplan room is to zone the scheme by using tones of one colour, going from light at one end to darker at the other. If your space is very long and thin, painting the end walls in a deeper shade makes them appear closer, thus improving the proportions, while a neutral scheme throughout can be given matching accents of a brighter colour – say, a rug in the living area, glasses on the dining table and a couple of kitchen accessories – for a smart and interesting look.

You may find that conventional furniture doesn’t work as well as expected in an open-plan space – in which case search for larger-than-average pieces, bearing in mind that they have to look good from all angles, not just the front. What you need to avoid, especially in a larger room, is placing the seating around the edges, or spacing it too far apart. Steer clear of the hospital-waitingroom or furniture-showroom look at all costs. Instead, group your seating so that sofas and chairs are sociable, either facing each other or creating a corner (modular units are good for this).

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the two zones and the cook can comfortably chat with family or guests while preparing food. Kitchen manufacturers now produce plenty of products that blend kitchen, dining and living functions, from cabinets that co-ordinate with free-standing storage to media units that incorporate a TV, so it’s no longer hard to design a space that blends easily from one zone to another.

dinner, watching TV or catching up on emails, you won’t want to be disturbed by the extractor fan howling or the dishwasher gurgling so, if possible, put your washing machine somewhere separate and buy super-quiet appliances.

One final point: bear in mind that sound carries, and you won’t be able to shut a door to block it out. If you’re eating

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property, but expect to pay from around £250 for a Homebuyer Report and upwards of £600 for a structural survey.

The true cost of buying a home isn’t always obvious when you start looking and many people are unaware just how much the additional fees can mount up. In fact, when consumer group Which? carried out a national property survey, over 25% of buyers and sellers said that moving had cost them more than expected.

So apart from your mortgage, what extra fees and expenses might you face when buying a new home?

HOMEBUYER SURVEYS Mortgage lenders will carry out a basic valuation survey to confirm how much the property is worth. The price of this can start from around £150, but varies according to its value.

Two other types of survey are also available - a Homebuyer Report and a full structural survey.

Which one you choose will depend on the age and state of repair of the building. Both highlight potential problems and offer an idea of how much it could cost to put them right, but the structural survey goes into much greater detail.

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The cost of these surveys can vary depending on your location and the size of the

CONVEYANCING AND SOLICITOR’S FEES Solicitors tend to charge a fixed fee for their time, and then add on the costs of local authority and land/water searches separately, along with other searches that you might want to carry out.

More than 60 different searches are available, but many are specialised and only relevant to a small number of properties. These are the searches most commonly used by homebuyers: Local Authority Local authority searches include the Local Land Charges Register. Your solicitor will also find out about any issues such as new roads that are being planned near the property, any parking restrictions or tree preservation orders, for example.

Land registry This will confirm who holds the legal title to the land and whether there are any charges on the property, such as a mortgage.

Drainage and Water The water company will confirm whether the property is connected to the mains water supply, drainage and surface water drainage. This search also reveals whether any public drains are located on the land.

Environmental An environmental search utilises historical information about how the land on which the property was built, and the land nearby, was used in the past – industrial or commercial uses, for example – and indicates whether contamination might be an issue. Any risk of flooding is also highlighted using data from the Environment Agency.

Commons Registration This type of search shows whether third parties have any rights of access over the land under the Commons Registration Act, and if the Act applies to land adjoining the property.

Chancel Repair A Chancel Repair search lets you know if you would be liable to contribute to the repair of the local parish church.

STAMP DUTY Stamp Duty affects the purchasers of residential freehold or leasehold properties sold for over £125,000, with rates currently standing at¹: 

£125,001 to £250,000: 2% £250,001 to £925,000: 5%  £925,001 to £1.5 million: 10%  Over £1.5 million: 12% 

As a buyer, you must send a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) return along with your payment within 30 days of completion.

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deposit than the one demanded by a mortgage lender. An exchange deposit is paid to a conveyancing solicitor and then passed on to the seller’s solicitor as a show of ‘good faith.’ It reflects your seriousness in going ahead with the purchase, with 10% of the purchase price often being requested.

ELECTRONIC TRANSFER FEE When you buy a property and move the money from your bank account to your solicitor’s, they will transfer it electronically to your seller’s solicitor. The fee for this is usually around £40.

REMOVALS Using a removals firm can seem like a large expense if you don’t have a lot of possessions and many people choose to hire a van instead. The cost of van hire varies according to where you

live and on which day you move.

Although you’ll save some money, the move will take much longer. Removals firms generally charge from £300 for a small move, but may charge more for weekend work.

HOME INSURANCE Buildings insurance is an important aspect of buying a property and will be a requirement by your lender if you’ve taken out a mortgage.

Contents insurance also protects your belongings in the event of fire, flood, or other disaster.

LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES If you buy a leasehold property, you own the building but not the land it sits on. You’ll need to pay a ‘ground rent’ each year, which is usually a nominal amount. Buying a flat within a

block also attracts maintenance and service charges, which can increase annually.

It’s a good idea to factor in these extra costs before you start looking for a property.

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Once a month, St Giles Church runs a Saturday morning Café in the Church Centre, St Giles Terrace, Northampton. The WAY CAFÉ is open from 10.30 to 12.00noon on the dates listed below.

We offer support to those who have a relative or friend who has been diagnosed with dementia or memory loss and their carer.

We offer a range of fun and engaging activities, such as a themed reminiscence table and singing and dancing to live music. The Way Café gives both carers and people with memory loss a chance to get information and advice and talk to others with similar problems over a cup of tea or coffee and cake.

If you know a friend, relative or neighbour with Dementia, please pass this information on to their carer.

Parking is available in the church car park for patrons of the WAY CAFE only (using a special parking permit available on the day) or the nearby Ridings Car Park.

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Royal & Derngate New take on smash-hit Broadway show at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate this Christmas Audiences will take an unforgettable journey through the Neverland they never knew this Christmas, as Northampton’s Royal stage is transformed for the much-anticipated European Premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher, from 29 November to 31 December.

Winner of five Tony Awards for its hugely successful run on Broadway and one of the most produced plays in America last year, this fascinating and funny prequel to Peter Pan brings one of classic literature's most beloved characters to life.

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Thirteen actors playing more than 100 characters use ingenious stagecraft, inventive storytelling and live music to whisk audiences to a magical world of lost boys, pirates, and mermaids.

Part of the Royal & Derngate’s Made in Northampton season, this collaboration with theatre producer Paul Taylor-Mills is directed by Luke Sheppard, whose hit production, In The Heights, won three Olivier Awards and nominated for nine WhatsOnStage Awards. Luke’s other recent credits include The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ at Curve Leicester, Oliver! at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, and A Christmas Carol and The Adventures of Pinocchio at The Castle Theatre Wellingborough.

This brand new production of Peter and the Starcatcher premieres at Royal & Derngate, from Tuesday 29 November to Saturday 31 December before a national tour. Tickets, priced from £10 to £26*, can be booked by calling Box Office on 01604 624811 or visiting www.royalandderngate.co.uk.

The play Peter & The Starcatcher is written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. It was originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Shaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions. It is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International. * A charge of £3 applies for all transactions over £15. Does not apply to Groups, Friends or Disabled Patrons, and is pertransaction, not per-ticket.

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With bonfire night on November 5th just around the corner, you may be planning to celebrate with the traditional display of fantastic fireworks - but why not also think ahead and plant yourself a few garden fireworks to enjoy for years to come?

At this time of year, there are still several flowers that look stunning in the border and very much remind me of fireworks. Red hot pokers or kniphofias, also aptly known as torch lilies, are flamboyant plants that are mostly natives of southern and eastern Africa. Try Kniphofia ‘Brimstone’ for a rich yellowyorange colour, or if you want

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something smaller then how about ‘Little Maid’, which has ivory flower spikes topped with a warm yellowish tint and reaches a height of about 2 ft (60cm). ‘Fiery Fred’ really lives up to its name with extremely bright orangey-red flowers, while ‘Alcazar’ has blazing red flowers. They should be available in garden centres now, and they do well if planted out in early autumn or spring in a sunny spot with a well drained soil. Once established you will have a regular display that really will go off like a rocket!

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planting now or in the spring, or you can buy the corms to plant towards the end of winter and, provided they are in the right spot, these plants will look like the ultimate elegant arching firework.

If fireworks that look like clusters of stars are more your scene, then take a look at the sedums or ice plants, many of which have star-shaped flowers, either clustered together in tight heads or held as stunningly pretty single flowers. Some of the sedums, such as ‘Autumn Joy’, are still just about in flower at present, but even if you have missed much of the display for this year, plant pot-grown specimens now and you can guarantee that from late summer you will have a tremendous show of blooms for several weeks, certain to attract bees and butterflies.

The angels’ fishing rods, diorama, also have arching stems which are produced in great numbers surrounded by broad, almost grass-like leaves, each measuring up to 5 ft (1.5m) in length. The stems are covered with rich pink funnel-shaped

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flowers about 2 in (5cm) long, which dangle and sway in the wind - and the great thing about them is that they just keep on bobbing straight back up again, even on a windy site.

Thinking ahead to the summer, consider growing some lupins, either one of the many yellow varieties or one of my favourites, ‘My Castle’, which has rich red flowers - just like a rocket racing skywards, but far less noisy.

If you want a tree in your garden but don’t have much space, then the Kilmarnock willow, Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’, is a good option, and reaches a height of no more than 6 ft (1.8 m) after 10 or 15 years. It has long weeping branches and bright yellow fuzzy catkins that cluster all over the stems before the leaves break in spring, far better than any real Roman candle I know!

At this time of year, look around nearby gardens and see what a fantastic display autumn foliage can put on. Plant anything with good autumn colour and you could guarantee you will have a

glowing bonfire each and every autumn. A visit to your garden centre at this time of year will reveal a plentiful supply of shrubs and trees putting on a fine display to make you reach for your wallet in double quick time.

And finally, when you are thinking about Guy Fawkes’ night, remember that if you are going to have a firework display, make that bonfire at the last minute in order to minimise the risk of hedgehogs or other wildlife hiding beneath the heap and then coming to an untimely end. The hedgehog is one of the gardener’s best friends, as it eats huge numbers of slugs and many other garden pests.

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Northampton General Hospital

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Health & Fitness

ProAction Martial Arts & Fitness Trilogy Health & Fitness 30 17 Heating & Gas 57 Cahill Gas MD Gas, Plumbing & Heating Roland Hill Plumbing & Gas 17 Terry Burgin Heating & Gas 51

45 41 16 26

Nursery/Pre-School

Kiddi Caru 3 Northampton High School 51 Overstone Park School 11 St. Mary’s Day Nursery 12 11

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Barking Mad Pawfect Petz

44 26 37 11 56

Plastering Absolutely Plastered EJB Property Services Newman Plasterers

26 46 35

Plumbing Services Cahill Bathrooms MD Gas, Plumbing & Heating Roland Hill Plumbing Services Terry Burgin Plumbing & Heating

47 58 16 8

Podiatrist / Chiropodist

Landscaping

Hunsbury Home & Garden 19 IRH Lawnmower Servicing & 57 Repairs 20 Moss Garden Services Northants Turf 46 Oakview Landscaping 6 Prestige Lawns 60 RAW Landscaping & Design Stanley Tree Services

Debbie Parnell

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Estate Agency Horts Estate Agent

19

Osteopath Paving & Driveways

Entertainment

28 Royal & Derngate Theatre

Mark Darling Eyecare

51 11 12 11

Kathy Sindall Milly’s Treat

23 24

Property Maintenance EJB Property Services Frost Property Maintenance George’s Handyman Services Granville Alibone Property Maintenance Hunsbury Home & Garden Newman Builders & Plasterers Stockwell Construction Ltd.

46 6 39 57 8 35 37

Property Sales Horts Estate Agency

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Public Transport Northampton Buzz Card - Bus Services

49

Restaurant Greens Restaurant

15

Roofing & Guttering Abacus Roofing JDN Plastics Millbridge Roofing Limited NuLook Roof Solutions Stormshield

39 46 52 5 31

Theatre Royal & Derngate Theatre

13

Window Cleaning Services A.E. Mackintosh Cleaning Services

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Accountants/Financial Services

Andrews Electrical Services Goodsons Electrical Nick Palmer Electrical 43 Q Electric

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