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TO ALL OUR READERS!!! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday. January and February can seem like endless months - dark and cold. Not here at NG HQ...with the help of our lovely contributors we are baking delicious cakes, planning our exercise regime and getting out in the fresh air with or without our four legged friends! As usual we have loads of great prizes up for grabs - spend ÂŁ50 in the wonderful Banyan Tree, or treat yourself to a night at the theatre. But you have to be in it to win it so get entering... Happy Reading Ali, Cat, Sarah & Francine
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If you run a support group or organisation and want people to know about it, why not list it here? If your group is not-for-profit or a charity then your listing is free. All other groups pay just £5+vat per edition. Please get in touch either by phone on 0115 9269777 or email: ali@ngmagazines.org.uk Breathe Easy Gedling - a support network for people with a respiratory condition, their families, friends & carers. We meet the 2nd Tues each month from 1pm-3pm at the Scout Hut, Calverton Road, Arnold, NG5 8DP
Nottingham Prostate Cancer Support Group - if you are affected by Prostate Cancer and would like to talk to
others in a similar situation, you are welcome to join our group. We meet at the Nottingham City Hospital between 7 and 9pm on the 2nd Thursday every other month. Partners always welcome. For further information either ring Self Help Nottingham on 0115 911 1661 or email npcsg@live.co.uk Nottingham Miscarriage Support - For anyone affected by the loss of a baby during pregnancy who would like to meet with other women and men who have shared similar experiences. Meet 3rd Thursday monthly 7-9pm at Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive. For info contact Kymm 0115 8449484 or 07870 771326 or kymmiestroud@hotmail.com Depression - group meeting every month in Arnold, also one to one meetings available, limited spaces available. To find out more or to book your place please call Roxanne on 07988 083224 or email: roxannefreeman@hotmail.com
ADHD - a support group for adults with ADHD. Meet 3rd Monday of month 7 - 9pm in Nottingham City Centre. Call 0115 982 2573 for more info.
Cutting Back - Self-help group for women who self-harm. Weekly meetings in City Centre. For more information call
07930 713530 or email: mandynorth1967@yahoo.co.uk
Coping with Anxiety - meet first & third Tuesday, 7pm til 9pm, monthly at Sherwood Community Centre, Mansfield Road, Sherwood. For more info call Albert Godfrey on 0115 967 9409 or email: algodfrey@talktalk.net
Debt Help & Advice - The Debt Advice Network is a reg.charity offering free, impartial, professional, face-to-face advice to people with debt problems. Contact your local counsellor: david.hall@thedebtadvicenetwork.org or call 07973 113 882
Framework’s EVE Works - Helps unemployed people into work/training/volunteering. We help remove barriers to work. For free 1-2-1 appointments and training eg. confidence building/interveiw skills. Tel: 0800 111 4262 or email: eve@ frameworkha.org Nottingham Counselling Service - not-for-profit service providing high quality affordable counselling for anyone
aged 16 & over in the Nottinghamshire area. Accredited services include individual, couples & employer assistance counselling. To find out more call 0115 950 1743 or email: info@nottinghamcounsellingcentre.org.uk. Located at Unit 5, Victoria Centre, Kent St, NG1 3LZ. Open 9am-8pm weekdays. Minimal waiting times.
ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - MESH is Nottingham’s self help group for people with ME/CFS. We have socials & run weekly relaxation, gentle moves & breathing sessions. Some joint events with people who have fibromyalgia. Contact Richard on 0115 925 2586 or email: riedd@btinternet.com Marie Curie Helper service - Provided FREE of charge to people with any terminal illness and their carers. For a few
hours each week, our trained volunteers will visit people in their homes offering companionship and support tailored to their needs. To request the service, call 0845 304 8730 or email: nottshelper@mariecurie.org.uk Visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/ helper for more information.
Aching Arms - is a charity that brings comfort following the loss of a baby during pregnancy, at birth or shortly after. For more information visit www.achingarms.co.uk
Al_Anon - is a family group who meet twice weekly to give support to family & friends who have or are living with the stress
of alcoholics. The meetings take place at 25 Clarendon St, Nottingham. Mon 7pm - 8.30pm & Fri 7.30pm - 9pm. For more info call 020 7403 0888 or visit: www.al_anonuk.org.uk Alcoholics Anonymous - every Sunday 5.30pm - 6.30pm at Sherwood Community Centre. Just turn up.
Relate Nottinghamshire - Offers family counselling, relationship counselling, sex therapy and young peoples counselling. Costs negotiated according to income. Tel: 0115 958 4278 from 9am to 9pm. Aphasia Self Help Group - meet monthly at Sherwood Community Centre. For more information contact Sam or Alison on 0115 962 1153
Breathe Easy - a support network for people with a respiratory condition, their families, friends & carers. The Nottingham North Branch welcomes people from Arnold, Gedling, Carlton, Mapperley & Sherwood areas. We meet the 2nd Thurs each month at St Georges Comm Centre, Victoria St, Netherfield at 1.30pm. Further info from Jim Bennett 847 7639.
Nottingham Arthritis Care Self Help Group - we support people with any type of arthritis. We meet last Friday of each month at Sherwood Community Centre from 11am - 1pm. For more info call Muriel Weisz on 0115 920 9100
Over The Rainbow Parkinsons Support Group - support for ANYONE affected by Parkinsons Disease. Our aims are to enjoy life & have fun. Monthly meeting with buffet lunch 11am - 1pm, 2nd Saturday at Southwell. Email: overtherainbowuk@gmal.com or call Sandra & Michael on 01636 812399 Nottingham Self Help Group for People who Stammer - meet alternate Tuesdays at Sherwood Community Centre. Contact Mathew: 0115 953 2177.
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Contact the Elderly - If you want to make a difference to the lives of elderly people in your local community, why not consider volunteering for Contact the Elderly? We are a national charity tackling acute loneliness among isolated older people, aged 75 and over, by organising free, monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties. Please contact Tracy Parr on 01522 306565/07914 152679 or email: tracy.parr@contact-the-elderly.org.uk for more info.
Nottingham Adult Sibling Group - do you have a brother or sister with life-long learning disability or autism? Would you like to meet others with similar experiences? Come along to our support group & gain information & support as a sibling. To register to attend the group visit www.sibs.org.uk
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) Peer Support Group - offers help and support if you have been
diagnosed with PBC - an autoimmune liver disease. Meet every first Tuesday of the month - 7pm - 8.30pm at Antenna, 15 Beck St, NG3 3BP. For info contact Wendy - wendywheat71@gmail.com
Loss of someone to suicide? - Loss is a self help support group for those who have experienced the suicide of a family member or someone close. For more information call 0115 911 1661 (mon - fri 9am-1pm) or visit www.selfhelp.org.uk SMART Recovery Groups - help people to gain control over their drinking, drugs and other addictions. Peer-led
meetings are held in Nottingham on Thursday evenings & Saturday mornings. New groups are also starting in the County. For meeting details please visit www.smartrecovery.org.uk/ or contact Self Help Nottingham’s Information Line 0115 911 1661 (Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm) or email: info@selfhelp.org.uk
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Support Group - a charity which is a self help group for people with these medical conditions. For more information please go to www.nottsandderbyia.org.uk
Heydays Day Services - accredited day service provider. Socialising and activities for over 65’s. Mon, Wed & Thurs 10am - 3.30pm.Two course hot meal & daily refreshments. Tel: 0115 952 1421 (see our facebook page)
Notts Peer to Peer Network - information for users of Mental Health services in Nottinghamshire and their carers.
Gateway Drop In, for mutual support, information, occasional outings and talks at St Peter’s Church, NG1 2NW (next to M&S) every Wed 1.30 to 3.30pm. For more information email: mail@nottspeertopeernetwork.com or write: Self Help Nottingham, Ormiston House, 32-36 Pelham St, NG1 2EG or visit: www.nottspeertopeernetwork.com
Chernobyl Children’s Life Line (CCLL) Nottingham - providing respite care holidays for children from Belarus & Ukraine who are affected by the ongoing consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Interested? Tel: 01949 842383 or email: ccllnottm116@aol.com or visit: www.ccll.org.uk/nottingham
MS Society - Nottingham & District Branch Drop-in meeting, 2nd Wed every month at Brookfields Garden Centre,
Mapperley Plains from 2pm - 3.30pm. Meet in the rear of the cafe. It’s an informal event with a friendly group of people affected by MS inc. carers & family. No charge, no need to book. Just turn up or call Doug for more info: 0115 966 3582
Gateway Women - a group to support women who don’t have children by circumstances not by choice. http:// gateway-women.com was started by Jody Day. The Nottingham group meet 1st Saturday of the month at Sexy Mama Love Cicchetti, 15 Carlton St, NG1 1NL at 11am. For more info contact Sally on 07796 318046.
Bariatric Support Group Nottingham - Nottingham’s first support group for those who are waiting for, or have had any type of bariatric surgery. Carers, friends and family welcome. We meet 2nd Tues of the month 7pm - 9pm at the Hyson Green Community Centre, 37a Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, NG7 6BE. For more infol: 0754 621 5757 1pm - 4pm
Dizzy Self Help Group - for anyone in Notts area with balance problems, whatever the cause. The group’s meetings
are a social occasion, with speakers on a variety of topics, to provide an opportunity to meet fellow sufferers & for mutual support. Meet at The City Mission, Parliament St. For more info ring Jeff on 0115 8451360.
Recovery from Separation & Divorce Course - an 8 week course starting soon to help anyone struggling with the effects of relationship breakdown. At a city centre location. Contact Judy or Phil on 0115 779 1315 or email: judy. collinge@gracechurchnottingham.org
Adoption Open Evening - first Thursday monthly. Adopt Together opens it’s doors for anyone considering adoption. Come along for a chat with our friendly adoption team between 6pm - 7.30pm at our West Bridgford office, 7 Colwick Rd, West Bridgford, NG2 5FR. For more info visit www.faithinfamilies.org or 0115 9558811 Hard of Hearing/Deaf - Hard of Hearing Social Group (2nd and 4th Friday, 10am-2pm), Social Night (1st and
3rd Thursday, 7pm till late) and lip-reading classes (days and evening). For further details phone 0115 970 0516, text 07817275253, or email nds@nottsdeaf.org.uk Smile! Stop Hate Crime - raises awareness and tackles disability hate crime. People with learning disabilities should not have to put up with harrassment and violence. REPORT it to the police on 101.
FREE legal advice clinic - at the CORE centre, Calverton every Tuesday 9.30 - 12.30pm. Lauren is a specialist family resolution lawyer and offers a minimum 45 min confidential free meeting. Call Lauren on 07990 806086 or email: lauren@focusfamilylaw.co.uk
Heart Support Group - run by Nottingham City Primary Care Cardiac Service. Meet on first Wednesday each month from 2-4pm at Bakersfield Comm. Centre. Also groups in Clifton and Hyson Green. Contact cardiac team for more info on: 0115 883 4733
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Memory Cafe - anyone with memory problems, together with their carers, very welcome. Meet 2nd Wednesday of
every month, 1pm-3pm at Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive (off Mansfield Rd), Sherwood. For more info call Pauline: 01332 810366 or Alan: 01159 262232
Nottingham Eating Disorder Self-Help Group - for anyone aged 16+ affected by an eating disorder, sufferers, carers, family & friends welcome. Every other Monday from 6.30pm - 8pm in the Think Tank at Nottingham Trent Students Union. For info contact Maisie: 01332 367571 or maisie@firststepsed.co.uk
Irish Community Cancer Group - self help group for people affected by cancer in the Irish community. Meet the last Wed of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm at Self Help Nottingham, NG1 2EG. For more info call 0115 911 1661
Tea Dance - run by Nottingham Osteoporosis Society. Every Thursday 1.30pm - 4pm at Sherwood Community Centre. £2.50 includes tea and biscuits. All welcome.
My Sight Notts - provides support & advice for people with sight loss including aids & equipment, IT support, sighted
guides & befriending, peer support & social groups, arts & choir, sports & healthy lifestyle activities. For more info call 0115 9706 806 or email: info@mysightnotts.org.uk. Allsorts - Do you have physical or sensory disabilities? Want to meet new people? Aged 18-40? Have fun with like minded people, join Nottinghamshire Allsorts. email: allsortsnotts.org.uk or visit: www.allsortsnotts.org.uk
Connecting Families - for family matters. We are passionate about parenting. Providing solutions through courses and personalised support. Contact Eileen Mignott for information on 07877 583529 or email: eileenmignott@connectingfamilies.co.uk
Dyslexia Action, Nottingham - specialist tuition for literacy and numeracy for all ages. Full psychological assessments. Exam
access arrangements. Awareness training for schools, colleges, work-based trainers and employers. Our Nottingham Office is based at 2 King Street, NG1 2AS. Please phone 0115 948 3849 for more information and a free consultation.
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Dorket Head Farm, Arnold, NG5 8PU Readers may recall an appeal several months ago from a local charity hoping to get a home for Timmy cat – but unbelievably he is still waiting... This healthy 6 year old feline has Animal Accident Rescue Unit’s volunteers puzzled: he’s been waiting for a home for two years. ‘He’s barely had anyone even ask about him - it’s both odd and sad – as he really is the most perfect cat companion. He’s housetrained, very well behaved and loves fuss. We so hope that this appeal will finally see a new year-new home for Timmy!’ confirms his fosterer. All the charity’s cats are microchipped, flea and worm treated, FIV tested (Timmy is clear) and vaccinated for the first year - after which the new owner has responsibility. To find out more about Timmy, with a view to potentially meeting him in the fur, either email admin@aaru.org.uk, or call 01159321555, and leave a message with your contact details. The volunteer co-ordinator will get return your call as promptly as possible. All other animals already rescued by the charity, still waiting for permanent homes are at www.animalaccident.org.uk, and at ‘Animal Accident Rescue Unit’ on Facebook.
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Walks With Emily & Friends Strelley Village lies just a few miles from the hustle and bustle of Nottingham city centre. Not to be confused with Strelley, which lies just across the main road, Strelley Village is a quaint area with lovely footpaths and home to Strelley Hall.
walk down this path you will eventually reach the M1 motorway, and go through a tunnel underneath. At this point, follow the path round to the left and keep to this path until you reach a main road. At this point there is a short walk up the road, so dogs will need to be kept on a short lead. Follow this road up (Dead Lane) being careful to watch for oncoming traffic as this small section doesn’t have a path. At the top of the hill, turn right down Robinettes Lane (past the farm shop). Keep walking down this lane for a short while until you see a footpath sign and a metal gate on the right (signposted to Strelley).
Walk distance: 4 miles Difficulty: Easy- all on the flat Pub stop: The Broad Oak - Strelley Village (just down from start and end point) Starting point: Lay by off Main Street, Strelley Village For this route, park up at the lay by just off Main Road. This is free - if it is full, try the Broad Oak pub (although you will have to pay to park here). From where you have parked, turn left up the bridleway. Continue down this path as it bends round until you reach a fork. Instead of continuing up, follow the path round to the right continuing across fields with a wooded area on your right. Keep following the path down until you reach a cross roads - there should be a green sign telling you where all the footpaths go, turn right following the footpath towards Cossall. As you
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Take this turning and walk across the fields following the footpath signs and going through several gates. Eventually you will come to another road (more like a farm track). Continue up until you reach a T-junction, and here turn right. Walk along the road passing over the M1 motorway, until you can see Strelley Hall in the distance. When you have crossed over the footbridge, you will be back in Strelley Village. Turn right and walk back down the road to your car. To download the Ordnance Survey map route, and for more dog walks around the Nottinghamshire area and beyond: visit www.greatbritishdogwalks.com Follow us on social media for updates: Facebook: @greatbritishdogwalks Instagram: @greatbritishdogwalks Twitter: @gbdogwalks
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TAROSCOPES Air signs- Libra, Aquarius, Gemini
Earth signs- Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus
(The Moon, Three of Coins, Judgment)
(The Sun, Knight of Coins, Eight of Swords)
A second chance.
Open up.
Despite your anxieties, others DO think highly of you and want the very best for you. And, this month, this will be proven by the offer of a “second chance” from an unexpected source. Take it with both hands and appreciate the confidence this shows in you as an individual. Stop undervaluing yourself.
You have a guarded nature and, if in doubt, will defend rather than open up. Do things differently, this month, and notice the difference it makes. Friendships blossom, invitations mount up, good vibes swirl all around. Sometimes you need to let down those hatches, because people want to get to know you.
Fire signs- Leo, Aries, Sagittarius
Water signs- Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio
(Seven of Coins, The Fool, Judgment)
(King of Wands, Six of Coins, The Magician)
A left-field turn in the road.
Magic up something special.
A period of reflection ends in a surprising way, as you decide to totally change course! Others may raise an eyebrow, but let them... they don’t have to live your life- you do! Take the path you’ve yearned to, even if “on paper” it doesn’t seem to make sense. This is an important crossroads, so don’t sleepwalk by it.
You have got the potential, this month, to create something magical for you and your loved ones to enjoy. Perhaps it’s a holiday, an outing, an adventure or just a social gathering… what inspires you? You alone have got the imagination and determination to make this daydream a reality, and have fun doing so. Enjoy!
Kerry Ward is a Nottingham based tarot reader, and Cosmopolitan magazine’s horoscope editor, with over 20 years fortune telling experience, and many happy clients all over the world. You can book a personal, written reading, which comes as a beautifully illustrated brochure, at www.tarotbella.etsy.com or follow her at www.facebook.com/mytarotbella
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rd ws: Over lo ie v e R n o t r Bu y Call of Dut From the guy who brought you Star Wars The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams produces a grotesque body-horror fright-night event that shows what happens when the worst evil in human history, Nazis, is combined with what goes bump in the night. Welcome to Overlord, hope you survive the trip. Taking cues from Call of Duty Zombies, Overlord firmly sticks you into the mud-crusted boots of World War II soldier Boyce (Joven Adepo). On the brink of D Day, Boyce and a platoon of soldiers are tasked with taking down a communications tower in a small French town that is blocking signals needed to give the troops on Normandy beach the air support they desperately need. But when their planes are hit with a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, Boyce and his squad are left stranded. Still with a mission to do they push forward, but what they uncover along the way is way more horrifying than just a communications base. Keeping in line with the movie’s obvious influence, Call of Duty Zombies, Overlord sways more towards action than toe curling horror. But when the action is this good that is not a problem. Overlord is still scary though. The horror comes from seeing the excellently vile practical bodyhorror effects. These aren’t your typical zombies, more undead super soldiers. Muscular vessels of twisted flesh and rage speed down the hallways of the dank Nazi laboratory towards their prey. Overlord constantly escalates its skin-crawling horror through uncovering more and more about how these tools of destruction were once human, especially in one stand out sequence that shows exactly how painfully transformative the whole process is. Through cramped, eyes-on-the-ground visuals and overwhelming sound design you feel like you are sitting right next to Boyce on the rattling plane, with only uncertainty in your future. This intensity doesn’t stop after the explosive intro either, it accompanies you like your shadow throughout the course of the 110 minute runtime.
And the squad is the reason that these events are so intense. Impressive action and scary effects can only get you so far before they just become stylish decorations. What will keep you rooted in Overlord’s fiction is the surprisingly deep and well written cast of characters assembled for these testing events. Overall Overlord is popcorn fun and scares done in the best way possible. Want great action against a terrifying assortment of hellish creatures? Overlord has that. Want investing characters that aren’t just cardboard cut outs of clichés, but actual interesting and fully realised characters to take you through this Nazi hell-scape? Overlord has that. Want intense sequences of horrific imagery that will make you stay up at night? Overlord has that in spades. Overlord = 8.5/10 © Sam Burton (aged 21)
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I was intrigued but also a little saddened to read that Paralympic swimmer Liz Johnson, who was born with cerebral palsy, has launched a new firm with a mission to transform employment for disabled people. It’s a sad indictment of our society that in 2019 there is still prejudice and misgivings surrounding employing people with physical impairments. According to disability charity Scope, 19% of working age adults are disabled – that’s a large number of people with skills that could enhance the workplace. Did you know that discrimination against any form of disabled candidate is actually unlawful under the Equality Act 2010? This applies to both physical and mental disability. In my last article I touched on the importance of good mental health in the workplace and being supportive of colleagues. In any organisation senior management should also demonstrate fair and equal hiring practices by always considering applicants who are disabled. As an employment business we have placed many candidates who had different physical needs with clients who have been happy to accommodate and benefit from the skills and experience they bring to the role. The world is a diverse place and so should the workplace be. There are many organisations who offer help and advice if you or anyone you know has been affected by this issue. Disability Law Service (DLS) www.dls.org.uk 020 7791 9800 Mind www.mind.org.uk 0845 766 0163 Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) www.rnib.org.uk 0303 123 9999
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ot many of us can find the time to bake these days, despite the popularity of programmes such as the Great British Bake Off, but there is no doubt that a home-baked cake can knock the socks off anything you can buy ready-made in the supermarket. If you do decide to bake your own cakes, not only will you fill the house with a gorgeous aroma that makes the whole family feel like they’ve stepped back in time, you will also be following in the footsteps of our ancestors. The first evidence of baking dates back to the ancient world. The oldest oven
ever discovered was in Croatia in 2014 dating back some 6500 years. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks baked bread and baking flourished under the Romans with their love of festivals and feasts. The first Bakers’ Guild was established in Rome in 168 BC. The recipes I have chosen are simple and quick so you won’t spend all day in the kitchen, they also celebrate the use of fruit in baking, so whilst I can’t claim they are healthy or detoxifying, they do at least contribute to your 5 a day!
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Passionfruit Sandwich Cake
Seasonal Pear Cake
Best Ever Banana Bread
A really easy cake this one, sweet but with the tang of passionfruit, perfect with a cuppa. Ingredients 200g butter, soft 200g golden caster sugar 4 eggs (beaten) 200g self-raising flour (sifted) A dash of milk Passionfruit filling 4 large passionfruit 100g butter, very soft 200g icing sugar
This is best made with soft, buttery pears and served warm with a dollop of cream or crème fraiche. Ingredients 50g butter (melted) 500g ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped Juice of 1 lemon 75g caster sugar 2 eggs (beaten) 2 tbsp apricot jam for glaze
A really easy quick bake, that can be frozen. Ingredients 140g softened butter 140g caster sugar 140g self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder 2 large eggs (beaten) 3 ripe bananas (retain half of one for slicing on the top of the cake)
Heat oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas4. Line and butter 2 x 20cm sponge tins. Beat butter and sugar until light and soft then beat in eggs, flour and milk to make a smooth batter. Divide between tins and smooth off. Bake for 20/25 mins until risen and golden. Leave to cool. Halve the passionfruit and scoop out the seeds, push through a sieve to obtain the juice. Beat the butter until light and combine with half the icing sugar, add 2 tbsp of the passionfruit juice and the rest of the icing sugar. Brush the two inside faces of the sponges with the left-over juice and then spread the filling on one half, add the top and dust with icing sugar.
Heat oven to 180°C/160°fan/gas4. Line and grease a 20cm, loosebottomed cake tin. Put pears into a bowl with lemon juice to prevent them going brown. Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl, add a pinch of salt and the caster sugar. Beat in the eggs and melted butter then fold in the pears. Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for about 50 mins. Cool on a wire rack. To make the glaze, melt the apricot jam with 1 tbsp water and brush on the surface of the cake.
Heat oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas4. Butter and line a 2lb loaf tin. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy then add in the beaten eggs and a little flour. Fold in the remaining flour, the baking powder and 2 ½ mashed bananas. Pour into the tin and decorate with sliced banana, bake for about 30 mins until a skewer comes out clean. Rest in the tin for 10 mins and then cool on a wire rack.
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By the time you read this, “I’m a Pleb”, as we like to call it, will be a distant memory. We will already be racking our brains as to who was crowned the King or Queen of the jungle and the “celebrities” will all be signing up for the next reality show. However, in my house it is compulsory viewing and actually the only programme that gets kids, dogs and adults all together on the sofa. So it does have its uses. After the jungle antics are over we are straight into Christmas fortnight. It’s the only time of the year I buy the Radio Times and turn into my Grandma by circling all the programmes I want to watch with a black marker. I then forget to watch any of them.
Did you know... • the inventor of television would not let his own children watch TV • the average person in the UK watches over 4 hours telly a day • Top Gear is the most watched show with 350 million viewers in over 170 countries • the first couple to be shown in bed together on telly were Fred and Wilma Flinstone Telly these days is shockingly bad. How is it possible to have access to hundreds of channels and nothing to watch? Do I really
want to see scallywags being chased by police cars three times a day? Or scallywags fiddling the welfare state? Or scallywags wasting the time of our emergency services? No I do not! And just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, Dr Pimple Popper appeared on our telly. Dr...Pimple...Popper... Any ideas? Yep, it’s a programme about squeezing spots. Holy Moly how low can you go?? And it’s not just the programmes. The adverts are even worse. Sitting down, about to tuck into my “chuck it all in a pan and hope for the best” dinner, I do not want to be thinking about the benefits of Tena Lady pull on pants. Surely there is a time and place for these adverts and 8pm on a school night is not one of them! I could go on – but this is a family magazine... It’s the youth I feel sorry for. The innocence of dating programmes like Blind Date have been replaced by Love Island where wearing anything more than a bikini is a no, no. Even worse is Naked Attraction. A show where the only thing used to select a prospective partner is a view of their bottom half. And this is on at 10pm. I nearly choked on my chocolate Hob Nob when flicking through the channels with my kids on a family weekend away. And this is series 4!!! Stop the world, I want to get off... Thank goodness for NetFlix. Oh and Peaky Blinders. And Masterchef. And The Apprentice. And not forgetting The Island. Well, if you can’t beat ‘em..... © Ali Wale
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Tanya About Town With New Year behind us, how many of you have stuck to your resolutions? Did you plan to get out more? Explore a bit more culture? Well, here are my suggestions for some of the things to do in and around Nottinghamshire during the first part of the year. Whether you're a visitor or just want to get to know the city a little better, there are lots of tours to take you around the town. Join Hello Notts Tours on the “Nottingham Highlights” City of Nottingham Sightseeing Guided Walking Tour. They take place from March to October. Or explore Nottingham’s rich history and spectacular sites on the Robin Hood Town Tour before heading to Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, built into the cliff on which Nottingham Castle stands. Enjoy a hearty pub lunch and pint of ale, with regular dates throughout the year. You may already be aware of the National Justice Museum in Nottingham’s historic Shire Hall, but have you ever wondered about its hidden secrets? A special new guided tour gives VIP access to the museum's secret spaces and runs throughout the year. Big names in music are set to visit the city this year. Superstar Ozzy Osbourne kicks off the UK leg of his final tour at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena on 1 February. The less controversial Paul Carrack, one of the most revered voices in music, returns to the Royal Concert Hall on 14 February to the delight his legions of admirers with the new album These Days.
Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences. Catch it at the Theatre Royal 12 - 16 Feb. Fancy some nostalgia? Halfway To Paradise tells the story of Billy Fury, featuring the original members of Billy's own band, Fury's Tornados, alongside the golden voice of Colin Gold at the Royal Concert Hall 19 Feb and Wannabe, a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the World's biggest girl band, the Spice Girls visits on 10 March. And finally, 'Keeeeep Dancing' as The Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour is back and waltzing into the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham for three shows on 5 - 6 February while Brendan Cole leads his cast in a thrilling extravaganza of music and dance at the Royal Concert Hall 20 Feb and join the nation's favourite ballroom couple, Anton & Erin in their new, show-stopping dance production, Those Magical Musicals - 3 Mar 2019'
Want to feel old? Its 20 years since 'You've Come A long Way Baby', but just a few months until Fatboy Slim brings his new tour to Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena on 1 March. Also Ali, Astro and Mickey - the sounds of UB40 come to Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall with 'A Real Labour of Love Tour' to celebrate the 40 years since they first performed live! George Ezra continues his phenomenal career with the announcement of his first ever headline arena tour. The tour takes in 10 arena shows across the UK, heading to the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on 12 March. One of the world's greatest classical singers Alfie Boe brings his tour back to the UK, announcing a date in what is becoming another landmark year for the much loved tenor. He will be performing at the Royal Concert Hall on 10 April, or take a musical journey through Neil Diamond's glittering 50 year career at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall on 13 April. Fancy a laugh? Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon will appear at Lakeside Arts on 2 March in his latest stand-up show. Multi-award-winning Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert is back with a brand new live show. In a six-year break from stand-up, a lot has happened to Rhod. Find out what at the Royal Concert Hall on 4 April. The regional premier of Wonderland, a spirited and uplifting drama written by the daughter of a Nottingham miner opens at Nottingham Playhouse 8 - 23 February. Tennessee Williams' explosive 1947 domestic drama, A Street Car Named Desire was a sensation on stage and screen and comes to the Lace Market Theatre 28 Jan - 2 Feb. Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood
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NG3 Community Diary If you run a group or club and want people to know about it, why not list it here? If your group is not-for-profit or a charity then your listing is free. All other groups pay £5+vat (150 characters) per edition. Please get in touch either by phone on 0115 9269777 or email: ali@ngmagazines.org.uk Spanish Lessons!!! - enjoy learning Spanish...Spanish tutor for all ages and levels. Lessons in groups or one to one. For
more information contact Ms Daniela. Call or text 07463 545873 or email: spanishtutornottingham@yahoo.com Pranyog Yoga Classes - every Tuesday 6pm - 7.30pm. At Raja Sahib Temple, 196a Mansfield Rd, NG3 4GG. Classes are FREE with £2 donation for venue/heating/lighting. Tel 07803 149781 or visit www.pranyog.co.uk Mapperley & Arnold Rotary Club - meet Wednesdays@ 6.30pm at Mapperley Golf Club. For more info contact the secretary Peter Radford on 0115 966 3385 Coffee Morning - every Tuesday - 10am til 1pm. Refreshments and a good old chat. New Testament Church, 173-175 Carlton Road, NG3 2FX. Notts Fuchsia Society - encourages the growing & displaying of fuchsias. We meet at Wollaton Park Community Centre, Harrow Rd, Wollaton Park, NG8 1FG on the 4th Tuesday monthly from 7.15pm - 9.30pm for talks & demonstrations. All welcome. For more info call Derek on 0115 975 3365. Arnold Local History Group - all new visitors or members welcome. We meet 3rd Tuesday of the month with a break in July, August & December. Meetings at Arnold Methodist Church, 54 Front St, Arnold, NG5 7EL. Details: www.arnold-historygroup.org. Email: alhgroupo@gmail.com or tel: 0115 920 0626 or write to:144 Surgeys Lane, Arnold, NG5 8GB Mapperley and District U3A - meets 10am, 4th Thursday in the month at Mapperley Plains Recreation & Social Club on Plains Road, Mapperley. For more info: 07913 399362
Mapperley Knit & Natter Club - first Monday of each month. 6.45 - 9pm at Killisick Comm. Centre, Arnold, NG5 8DB. New members welcome. For more info visit www.notts-machine-knitters.org.uk or email: mappnitnatter@gmail.com
Woodthorpe Huffers & Puffers Running Club - for all abilities - 2 miles to marathon! Meet at Thackerays Lane Park (behind
Vale pub) 3 times a week. Learn to Run courses if you are new to running as well as walking group. See website for details: ww.woodthorpehuffersandpuffers.co.uk Marie Curie Mapperley & Arnold Fundraising Group - would love to welcome some new members. We meet on a regular basis and aim to host 2 or 3 events a year. If you’d like to join the group or would just like to help with local collections, please call Helen on 07794 695331 or email: hmjscott@talktalk.net Nova - new friends for single people. Call at the Mapperley Plains Social Club, Mapperley Top, Thursdays from 8pm & pick up our programme of monthly social events. For info: www.novanottingham.co.uk or phone Paul on 07973 872213. Arnold Arts Society - at the Pond Hills Arts Society, Pond Hills Lane, Arnold. Meetings are on Tuesday/Thursday mornings and Wednesday evenings. For more info call Eric Wileman on 01623 793923. Coffee Morning - at the Wesleyan Reform Church, corner of Burford/Furlong Street, Arnold. On the 2nd Saturday of each month. 10am - 11.30am. Cakes, home-made marmalade etc on sale. Nottingham Playgoers - Interested in Theatre? We read the plays, visit the theatre & discuss them afterwards. We’re a very friendly group meeting Tuesday evenings 7-9pm at the Mechanics, North Sherwood St, Nott’ham. Contact Sue Cullen on 0115 847 8423. Arnold & District Camera Club - meet every 2 weeks on Thurs eve at Pond Hills Community Centre. Photography skills from the complete beginner to the accomplished amateur. For more info visit www.arnoldanddistrictcameraclub.org.uk Rotary Club of Sherwood Sunrisers - every Tues morning 7 - 8.30am (except after Xmas day & Easter) at The Westminster Hotel, 312 Mansfield Rd, NG5 2EF. For more info call 07894 412 281 or john.brayhome@ntlworld.com.
Prospect Players - meet at 7.30pm on Tues & Fri at the Pondhills Lane Community Centre, Arnold from September to May. For more info call Fiona Shaw on 07984 987216 or visit www.prospect-players.com Age UK Notts “Silver Pride” - a social group for older gay and bi-men. Offering a range of social activities, walks, discussions etc. Meeting at Age UK Notts, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare St, NG1 4FQ. 2-4pm on 1st Friday of month. Cost £1. For further information please call 0115 844 0011 or email: info@ageuknotts.org.uk Spanish Mums in Nottingham - *join us on facebook* Are you a Spanish parent living in Nottingham? Would you like to meet other Spanish parents? Then we’d love to hear from you. Contact Susana on susana.fernandez@ntlworld.com
Mapperley Scrabble Club - Arrive at 6.30pm every Thurs at Haywood Rd Community Centre. Newcomers & experienced players welcome.For more info contact Greg on 07910 048162 or visit www.mapperleysc.org.uk. Trent Valley Ladies Probus Club - meet at midday first Monday each month for lunch & a talk. Contact Angela Stanley on 01159 619502.
South Notts Alive & Kicking - Every Thurs at Arnold Liberal Club. 7.30pm-11.15pm. South Notts N.C.D.S.W is for the divorced, separated & widowed. Hand in friendship to all. Tel 01949 358154.
Complementary Therapies, Health and Well-Being - Every 4th Tues every other month (Jan, March,
May, July, Sept) 7.30 to 10pm, Arnold Library Meeting Room. Entrance fee. Refreshments. ContactJacky 01636 815739, Jayne 0115 926 2068.
British Sugarcraft Guild Nottingham Branch - meet 2nd Wed monthly at The Dales URC Church, Bakersfield, NG3 7GL - 7-9pm. Visitors welcome, novice to experienced sugarcrafters. Contact Jackie Taylor: 07708 035311 or taylorj786@btinternet.com
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City of Nottingham Probus Club - a club for men over 65, meeting at The New Mechanics Institute, North Sherwood
St, Notts on 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am, meetings start at 10.30am. Interesting talks on many subjects plus optional lunch. Just turn up or call Robin on 0115 916 4774 or email: r.west8@ntlworld.com Nottingham Writers’ Club - meets on the 2nd & 4th Wed (evenings) monthly in the city centre. We welcome everyone who loves to write - aspiring, published or unpublished - all genres catered for. For info please contact Phil on 0115 938 4098
Nottingham Organ Society - Bonington Theatre. 1st Monday in the month at 7.30pm. Come along and listen to an evening of light musical entertainment. Tickets available at the Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham. Call 0115 956 0733 The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Field Club - meets fortnightly, Saturday afternoons (except Dec). Outdoors (summer walks & outings) April - Sept & indoors (speakers) Oct-Mar at the YMCA, 61b Mansfield Rd, NG1 3FN. For more info call Ian on 0115 960 6882. Nottingham Rotaract - 18-30 ish - Want to meet people? Try new activities and help in your local community, nationally and internationally through volunteering and fundraising? We meet 7pm central Nottingham on 1st and 3rd Thurs monthly. Visit www.rotaract.org.uk/nottingham for further details. The Nottingham Mechanics - . 3 North Sherwood St, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ. A centre for everyone. Meet new people in a relaxed atmosphere. A host of groups to join including music, Writers’ Club, Poetry Society, Keep Fit, Film Shows etc. Now rated 4* on google. For membership details contact: Robert@nottingham-mechanics.org.uk or 0115 941 7353 Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Gedling Local Members’ Group - meets regularly throughout the year for local walks &
hosts an informative talks programme each autumn/winter in Burton Joyce. For details of activities & events please visit: www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/events/category/gedling or contact Gay Wood on 0115 920 5940
Nottingham Socialising - social group for 20 - 40’s. Events include pub nights, quizzes, walks, classical concerts and any other social event - find us on facebook. The Nottingham Group of the Hardy Plant Society - welcomes everyone interested in plants & gardening. Meet 2nd Friday monthly from Sept-April at St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Rd, West Bridgford. Doors open @ 7pm for a 7.30pm start. For more info visit: www.nottmhps.org.uk, email: hps.nottingham.group@gmail.com or call Carol on 0115 914 2474 Nottingham Branch British Cactus & Succulent Society - meet on 1st Wed monthly at Wollaton Park Community Centre, Harrow Rd, NG8 1FG. Doors open 7pm finish 9.30pm. Friendly group, outside speakers. All welcome. Further details please call 013325 11970 or go to www.nottingham.bcss.org.uk Daybrook Bowls Club - friendly club, 5 league teams together with social bowling. Functions throughout the year. New members welcome. Green: Sir John Robinson Way, Daybrook (behind Sainsbury’s car park). Contact 0115 926 2705 or 0115 952 5692 Bootlace Buddies - is a small, friendly walking club for single people born in the 50s & 60s. We walk in the local area on Sundays & sometimes walk or cycle on Wednesdays. For more info visit www.bootlacebuddies.org or call 0115 958 1897 Free Guided Health Walks - Best Foot Forward run friendly, easy walks across Nottingham city area every weekday. Walks last from 30-90 mins in parks/green spaces. If you are new to walking or wanting to regain your fitness why not give it a try? 0115 844 0011 for more info. Arnold Townswomens Guild - meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the Meeting Rooms of Arnold Library. New members are always welcome. For more details please contact 0115 960 2596 or bl_hales@hotmail.co.uk Nottingham Secular Society - meets on last Tuesday of every month at the Canal House, 48-52 Canal St, NG1 7EH. For details of meetings/speakers/debates see our website: www.nottinghamsecularsociety.org.uk Sunday Assembly - are you non-religious but would enjoy being part of a friendly community that celebrates the one life we know we have? Different topics every month. Why not join us on the 1st Sun monthly -11am-12noon at The Canalhouse, Canal St, Nottingham.
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Burton Joyce Bowls Club - The Poplars Sports Ground, Station Road. Further information on 0115 844 7167 Embroiderers’ Guild - anyone interested in stitching and textiles is welcome. Meet at The Nottingham Mechanics, North
Sherwood St, Nottingham on 1st Tuesday each month at 1.30 - 3.30pm. For more info contact Jenny on 01623 491331. Nottingham Backgammon Club - Meet Mondays at 8.30pm at The Lion, Mosely St, NG7 7FQ. No membership fees, no playing fees. The Lion is a Real Ale Pub. Call Keith Gray - 07717 058856 for more info. Soroptimist International - a group of women who meet 1st & 3rd Monday monthly at Willoughby Hall, Notts University Main Campus. We carry out projects to support women & girls at local & international level. Join us for fun, friendship & to help with these projects. For more info & contact: http://sigbi.org/nottingham Making Tracks Walking Group - is for single adults aged 40+ who share a love for the outdoors. We walk every Sunday throughout the year in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire. Own transport essential. For more information visit: www.walkwithmakingtracks.org.uk. All new members welcome.
Nottingham Wayfarers’ Rambling Club - New members welcome to join our Sunday walks, usually into the Peak District, but other areas too. We often offer 3 different walks to suit all abilities. For more detail contact John on 01623 469427 or see our website: www.nottinghamwayfarers.com
NG3 Community Diary cont..... Bonington Players - meet for rehearsals at 7.45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from August to May at the Old Peoples Welfare Centre, Nottingham Road, Arnold. Productions are staged at the Bonington Theatre, Arnold. For more info call Linda on 0115 953 2807 or visit www.boningtonplayers.co.uk. Phoenix Friendship Clubs, Nottingham Locksley - Tues evening is DANCE NIGHT. Put your glad rags on and join us. Have fun and keep fit. Entry £3.50. Try for 3 weeks then if you like it, annual membership £5, then £3 per week. At Oakleigh Lodge, 1 Highbury Rd, NG6 9DD. For more info: Arthur 07775 725670 or Trish 07816 216418. EVERYONE WELCOME Friends of Nottingham Museum - monthly meetings with speakers, held on Sat Sept. 22 at 2pm in The Mechanics, North Sherwood St. For details of further meetings: Janet: 0115 922 1734 or janetlievesley@gmail.com
Kindred Spirits Notts - Many social activities a month in & around Nottinghamshire, including coffee mornings, day trips & exercise classes. There are no fees. Find out more by calling 0115 844 0011. Mapperley Artists - meet at Haywood Rd Community Centre, 46 Haywood Rd. Thursday 1.30pm. Call John Tanner on 0115 960 2614. New Life Friendship Club - for active over 50’s. Full programme of events each month - (daytime only) day trips, theatre, strolls, walks, meals out, places of interest. For further details contact Joan 929 0902, www.newlifenotts.org.uk or email: newlife.notts@virginmedia.com Friends of Bestwood Country Park - a community group for all interested in supporting the Park.For more details check www.fbcp.org.uk or email gillian.costello@ntlworld.com. Visit our park community cafe 10-noon Saturdays at Dynamo House, off Park Road, Bestwood Village. Nottingham City Petanque Club - play French boules at Valley Road, Sherwood, NG5 3HU entrance opposite former Fiveways pub. Meet Tuesdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm. Visit www.nottinghampetanque.com or leave a message on 07972 424052. Suitable for all ages. New members welcome, first 3 vists free. Age UK Notts “Older Lesbian Network” - provides opportunities for older lesbians aged 55+ to meet informally at Age UK Notts, Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare St, NG1 4FQ approx. every 2 months for networking, sharing and social activities. For further information please call 0115 844 0011 or email: info@ageuknotts.org.uk Robin Hood Probus Club - For men who are retired, partly retired or nearing retirement. Monthly meeting on 3rd Tues at The Vale Hotel, Mansfield Rd, Daybrook. Speaker & lunch. Do come along and meet a group of very interesting, like minded people. Call Bob 0115 822 4642 or staysafe46@hotmail.com Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society - meet at 7.30pm on the 4th Wed monthly at St Leonard’s Community Centre, Bramcote Lane, Wollaton Village. Bus no.30/parking at rear. For more info. call Angela Gilbert 0115 928 3414 or see website www.spanglefish.com/WollatonHistorical Nottinghack - a place where you can make anything. Free open evening 6.30-9.30pm every Wed at Unit F6, BizSpace, Roden House Business Centre, Nottingham, NG3 1JH. For more info visit: www.nottinghack.org.uk Arnold Branch of the U3A - for retired or semi-retired people. Meet at 1.30pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month at Arnold Methodist Church - www.arnoldu3a.org or Pat Jackson: patjackson181@hotmail.co.uk Bonington Film Club - Membership £1 per year. Film admission £2.50. Films shown regularly to members in the Bonington Theatre. To join contact Pauline Allan: 0115 967 6722 or pauline.allan1@ntlworld.com Light Exercise - Gedling Asian Elders Association. Light exercise (chair exercise) £3 inc. tea, biscuits & freshly prepared meal. Every Wed 11am-2pm. St Marks Church Hall, De-Vere Gardens, Woodthorpe. Tel Surjitsingh on 0115 958 3244 for more info. Patterns & Plains Patchwork & Quilting Group - meet 2nd & 4th Weds monthly - 7.30pm - 9.30pm at the Salvation Army Hall, Arnold. Call 0115 960 6570 after 7pm for info. New members welcome. Nottingham CHA Walking Group - would like to invite new members to local weekday or weekend walks further afield. For more details please call 0115 927 4869 or email: margnewell11@virginmedia.com. Nottingham Oddfellows - are you lonely & want to get out and meet people in a social & friendly atmosphere? Come along & meet us on the first Friday monthly @ 11am - Nottingham Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood St, NG1 4EZ. For more info call Karen on 01949 843727 or karen.pye-smith@oddfellows.co.uk. All welcome. Get Going In Gedling - provides volunteer-led short health walks most days of the week. If you enjoy walking and socialising, how about joining us. These walks are a great way to start exercising in a safe and supportive environment. For more info call Fiona Hextall on 0115 901 3635 or visit www.gedling.gov.uk and search for Get Going in Gedling.
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NG3 Community Diary cont..... Learn to Dance Ceroc - Thurs 7.45pm - 10.45pm at Lutterell Hall, NG2 6AY. No partner needed. 18-80+yrs. Great fun, social night. For more info call Sue: 07915 671688. Like our FB page Ceroc Heaven for more Notts classes. Woodthorpe Model Railway Club - meet Tues & Fri from 7pm at Sherwood Comm. Centre, Mansfield Rd, Sherwood, NG5 3FN (near Woodthorpe Park). We are a small friendly group & visitors are always welcome. You can find us on Facebook or call Bob Heath on 07889 031305 for more info. St Jude’s Art Group - meet in St Jude’s Church Hall on Woodborough Rd from 9am to 12 noon each Wednesday. All abilities welcome. For more info contact Dave Prentice on 0115 962 3704. Friends of Woodthorpe Grange Park - welcome anyone with a genuine interest in this local park visit: www.woodthorpefriends. co.uk also on Facebook & Twitter or call: 0115 9522669 Gedling Climate Change Group - we are a group of people from all walks of life with one thing in common, we want to make a change! We organise events, share resources & meet regularly to inform, explain & campaign about climate change. To get in touch please email: gedlingccg@gmail.com or join our online community on facebook. Line Dancing - come along & join our group. Mondays from 1.45pm to 3.30pm at Bakersfield Community Centre (BANCA), 314 Sneinton Dale, NG3 7DN. Also enjoy a cuppa & lively company. For more info call Pat - 07790 818343 Sunday Assembly - are you non-religious but would enjoy being part of a friendly community that celebrates the one life we know we have? Different topics every month. Why not join us on the 1st Sun monthly -11am-12noon at The Canalhouse, Canal St, Nottingham. Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt - lectures held 6 times a year -plus special events & trips. New members welcome - expect a warm, friendly welcome. For further info call 01246 276771 or www.egyptology-ssae.org Erewash Valley Wood Turners Association - meet 2nd Wednesday every month at Greasley St Mary’s Church Hall, NG16 2AB. For more info visit www.evwa.org.uk Roundabout Social Club - for 50+ professional/business single, separated, widowed & divorced. Every Wed & a full monthly programme at Federation House, Claremont Road, Sherwood. 7.30pm -10.30pm. Tel: June 01773 777 204 or www. nottinghamroundabout.co.uk Nottingham Flower Club - Invites you to discover a new talent by joining us on a Thursday evening at the Bluecoat School, NG8 5GY. For dates of meetings contact Jane Walden - 0115 937 5343. Foxhill Evangelical Church Coffee & Cake - every Wednesday 10.30am til noon. Why not call in for a coffee, cake and chat? Nottingham & Notts Photographic Society - meet every Tues 7pm - 9.30pm (Sept-June) at St Mary’s Church Hall, Wollaton Hall Drive, NG8 1AF. Excellent speaker programme & internal competitions. For more info visit: www.nnps.org or call Steve Sulley: 07803 021198 Ellenismos Greek Dancing - Monday evenings 8pm-9.30pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, Wollaton Park Road. New members welcome, call Margaret on 01332 391608 or email: m.beedham@ntlworld.com Engineering - anyone interested in starting a small group for engineers? Meet once a week to discuss engineering problems, inventions, experimental work & practice machining. Extensive workshop with machine tools etc. If interested email Tom: notintone678@gmail.com Notts LGBT+ Network - gay, lesbian, bi, trans? For information and support on groups, pubs, meeting people, legal issues, coming out, health or just need to talk, contact us on 0115 934 8485 (Monday to Friday 7pm - 9.15pm) or email: info@nottslgbt.com or text 07481 344040
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Connections newest recruits “The Gemettes” made their debut performance at our “New Connections” sell out show recently held in Long Eaton. The ladies have been working extremely hard through the stages of the audition process during the year after all attending Gem’s “Love To Sing Course” which ran through January and February last year. During their performance, the Gemettes were presented with their “GEM Brooch” and were crowned TRUE GEMS and are now looking forward to their first trip abroad with the chorus which is to Calpe in Spain at the beginning of April 2019 to represent Great Britain and LABBS (Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers) to compete in their first competition at the Spanish Barbershop Convention.
Mirabilé Vocal Ensemble is looking for quality trained and/or experienced alto voices. Our standards are high but so are the rewards. We rehearse in West Bridgford, Nottingham, on Monday evenings, from 8-10pm. For enquiries or audition details please contact join_us@mirabile.org.uk or phone 07860930642.
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of all abilities. No auditions or the need to read music. We sing a variety of light classical music, show and pop songs. Rehearsals are in St Mark’s Church Hall, De Vere Gardens, Woodthorpe on Mondays 8.00 - 9.45 pm, term time only. New term commences 7 January 2019 and just look at some of the health benefits below:Singing strengthens the immune system. ... Singing is a workout. ... Singing improves your posture. ... Singing helps with sleep. ... Singing is a natural anti-depressant. ... Singing lowers stress levels. ... Singing improves mental alertness. Singing can widen your circle of friends... Don’t forget 7 January 2019. Try something new in the New Year!
Gem Connection Ladies Barbershop Chorus - meet every Thurs at The Harrington Middle School, Derby
Road, Long Eaton, NG10 4BJ; 7.30pm - 10pm. Please visit: www.gemconnection.org for more info or just pop along & see us at one of our rehearsals - you’ll be made most welcome. Bestwood Male Voice Choir - Why not join Bestwood Male Voice Choir? Come to a rehearsal, no obligation or pressure, Tues from 7.45pm-9.45pm at Bestwood Village Comm Ctre, Moor Rd, NG6 8TL. For more details contact Colin Pursglove on 0115 979 4842 or visit www.bestwoodmvc.org.uk Grand Central Chorus - Sing in harmony every Wed, 7.15pm at Harrington School, Long Eaton, NG10 4BJ. Visit www.grandcentralchorus.com or call Martin on 07855 270803 or just turn up. Sherwood Clarinets - an informal group that meets on Tues, 7.45pm-9.45pm at Calverton Baptist Church Hall. During the year we arrange concerts to support charities. If you enjoy playing clarinet & are of Grade 4 standard or above, why not come along? Contact Sue: ellis.sue@hotmail.co.uk for more details. Sherwood Chorus - a friendly, relaxed group of people who enjoy singing but do not read music. Meet every Mon (excl. Bank Holidays) 7-9pm at the Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive, NG5 2EN. Admission £2 towards room hire. Email sherwoodchorus@gmail.com for up-to-date details and further info. Saturday Singers - singing is good for you. Come & try us. Members from all over Nottingham. Meet Belgrave Rooms, 25 Goldsmith St, Nottm. 9.30am-12pm. No auditions, all welcome. Lunch available. Phone 0115 931 2157 or www.thesaturdaysingers.org.uk Lace City Chorus - rehearsals every Weds, Frank Seely School, Calverton. All welcome. Singing courses held. Call Lynn 07909 684178. See www.lacecitychorus.org Carlton Male Voice Choir - Are you interested in singing? Come and join us. Wed 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Gedling Road Methodist Church, NG4 3EX. For details call 0115 987 4941 or visit www.carltonmvc.org.uk The Major Oak Chorus - gents, sing in four part harmony with the MOC, every Tues at 7.30pm at Carlton Central School, Foxhill Rd, Carlton. For more info call Paul: 07966 910201 or visit: facebook.com/ majoroakchorus Woodthorpe Singers - warmly welcomes new members, all abilities. No auditions, no need to read music. Rehearsals in St Mark’s Church Hall, De Vere Gardens, Woodthorpe. Mon, 8-9.45pm, term time only For info contact our musical director Tina Hewitt on 07742 670732. New term commences January 7th. The Carousel Singers - ladies choir, well est. singing a great variety of music. No auditions/no previous experience. Meet in Grangewood Church, Grangewood Rd, Wollaton on Fri, 7.15-7.30pm. For more info call Sue England on 0115 925 7928. Trent Valley Singers -a friendly mixed choir. Meet Thurs 1.30-3.30pm at Burton Joyce Comm.Church Hall. We sing a varied programme from classical to show songs. No auditions. Ability to read music not required. Call Heather 0115 844 0872 or Marjorie 0115 931 3965. Kings Community Choir - every Mon 7.30pm-9pm (term time). Open to everyone, come along, have a sing & bring friends. Kings Centre, NG5 7JX or call 0115 967 9997. Brinsley Community Choir - pop, soul, rock RnB. Now on Tues 7.15pm-9.15pm @ Brinsley Church, Church Ln, NG16 5AB. £5 per session. No audition process. For more info call Charlotte - 07581 020959 or email: yourcommunitychoir@gmail.com or visit www.yourcommunitychoir.com Singsation Children’s Choir - Ages 5-14. Tuesday 6pm-7pm. Eastwood Town Hall, 120 Nottingham Rd, NG16 3GD. For more info call Charlotte on 07581 020959. Lyrical soNGbirds - Small, friendly women’s choir for experienced or new singers. Currently have vacancies for sopranos & altos. Meet Tues 10am-12 (term time)Bramcote Methodist Church, NG9 3HB. Just turn up or call Heather - 07941 121091 or email: heather@ng7.org.uk Rock ‘n’ Soul Singers - If you enjoy singing and would like to join us please get in touch on 01773 780192. Nottingham Clarion Choir - a welcoming & inclusive choir, campaigning through international song for justice, peace & freedom. No auditions! We practice Sun-7.30-9.30pm. For more info: www.nottinghamclarionchoir.net Just Sing! - Ladies community choir. Traditional, pop, musical theatre, folk. Cheaper than therapy! Tues, term-time at 7.30pm at St Swithuns Church, Woodborough. For more info call Cate 07717 582507/cate. actually@gmail.com. Open Voices - choirs especially suitable for adults with learning difficulties. Beeston (Tues), West Bridgford (Tues) & Sherwood (Fri). 10am - 12 noon. For more info call Music for Everyone on 0115 958 9312 or email: gemma@music-for-everyone.org Nottinghamshire Rock Choir - Rock Choirs are run in West Bridgford, Beeston and Rainworth all on different days/times. We are always looking for new members, if you love to sing then come and join! No need to audition or read music. Visit www.rockchoir.com for more info and to sign up for a Free taster session. Torkard Ensemble - Community music group in Hucknall, we have an instrumental group (grade 5 & above) & a choir. We make beautiful music & raise money for local charities. We are always looking for new members, but are particularly interested in hearing from tenor and bass singers. Contact us at: jen.beaumont@hotmail.co.uk
Carrington Triangle Folk Club - meet every Wednesday 8.30pm (except 26 Dec) at the Gladstone NG5 2AW. All
singers, acoustic musicians, poets & listeners are very welcome. For more info call Martin/Marion 0115 9552935 or m.smalley@ntlworld.com or visit: carringtontriangle.org.uk
The Rise - community singing group. No auditions, beginners welcome. Thursdays, 7.30pm-9pm. Federation House, Claremont Rd, NG5 1BH. £3.50 (£1.50 concessions) per wk. First session free. For more info call Angela: 07981885013 or facebook.com/Sherwood Rise YesterYear - a small a cappella singing group, rehearse weekly from 7.15pm-9.15pm on 1st & 3rd Thurs monthly in St Mary’s Church, Long Eaton, 2nd Thurs in St Luke’s Church, Loscoe & 4th Thurs in Derby.For more info contact Chris Nixon:cccnixon@aol.com or Rob Botham: robbotham@tiscali.co.uk Open Voices - friendly singing groups designed for adults with learning difficulties. Meet weekly in Beeston, West Bridgford (Tues 10am-noon) & Sherwood (Fri 10am-noon). For more info call 0115 958 9312 or visit www.music-for-everyone/whats-on/adult-music/open-voices New Greasley Singers - small, mixed voice choir, singing Bach to Queen!Wed: 7.30pm-9pm at St Mary’s Parish Church, Eastwood, NG16 3BS. Call Elaine (MD) on 07904 297557 or 07506 547460 or email: thenewgreasleysingers@gmail.com
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East Leake Community Choir If you enjoy singing, why not come and join us? We meet weekly in St Mary’s Church on Tuesdays from 7.15pm - 9pm (term time). For more information visit: www.eastleakecommunitychoir.co.uk or email: choir@eastleakecommunitychoir. co.uk or find us on Facebook.
Bingham and District Choral Society If one of your New Year resolutions is to join a choir, please come along and give Bingham and District Choral Society a try, with three free sessions as a ‘taster’. We are a friendly, non-audition classical choir and we love to sing a varied choral repertoire. After the Christmas break, rehearsals will recommence on Wednesday 9th January at Carnarvon Primary School, Nursery Road, Bingham from 7.15 – 9.30pm. We shall be singing works by Thiman, Turner, Rutter and Elgar. For more information, please take a look at our website: www.binghamchoral.org.uk or call our secretary Val Morgan on 0115 9332353. Each year, the choir holds an open Singing Day. This will take place on Saturday 16th February 2019 in the State Chamber, Southwell Minster, from 10.00am until 3.30pm, and will be led by Ellie Martin, professional soloist and choral conductor. The day will cost £20 or £8 for under 18s. Further details from Derek Tabron 0115 9894836 or by email: derektabron@uwclub.net.
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Well, we rehearsed, we gathered and we sang! In October we were warmly welcomed at Lark Hill Residential Village in Clifton, making our visit there particularly pleasant. In November we returned to the Elderberries club at Greasley to sing some old favourites and some new items. We were pleased to join the community at two Christmas Tree lighting events, in Selston and Underwood. Our own Rock ‘N’ Soul Christmas Concert held at Selston Parish Hall was very well attended and enjoyed by everyone. We are also delighted to report that our audiences have been very generous and helped us collect a substantial amount for YOUNGMiNDS, our designated charity for this year. Do visit our website or look at our facebook page to see where we will be performing in the future – and if possible, come along!
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TOP TIPS FOR NEW YEAR FITNESS
At the start of the new year, most of us make a subconscious promise to ourselves to make some better health choices. After all, we want to be around as long as possible to share many more social and festive times with loved ones. How we look after our bodies really does matter.
My Top Tips for Making an Impact on Your Health 1. Make small adjustments to start with. Don’t completely alter your diet or double your exercise routine hoping it will produce a result. You will fail before you really get going. 2. Everything altered or improved is an additional external stress on the body so remember to take your time when making changes. 3. All changes should be maintainable, if they aren’t then they won’t produce the result you are really searching for. 4. Following the latest new year craze diet isn’t going to work if you can’t maintain the effort once you achieve your goal. Entering back into old habits will produce old results. 5. MAKE A PLAN…. Or hire a coach to educate you and guide you to the result you’ve promised yourself. Asking for help is the best way to succeed. 6. And most of all...be patient. Remember Rome wasn’t built in a day. It may take months to see positive changes, but it’ll be worth it.
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Exercise Start with the minimum amount of days you can realistically commit to each week. If you say five but can only manage five sessions once a month, then commit to three sessions and build around this. The disappointment of not hitting your target could leave you in a negative state of mind and you could slip back into making poor choices. Adding exercise into your life shouldn’t be complicated. We can all find time to exercise. We waste lots of hours on social media, so why not walk for an hour instead? You can still check your device or listen to some music! That’s around 300-400 calories a day burnt. Do this for 4-5 days a week and you will burn 1lb of actual body fat within two weeks without even altering your current diet.
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At Westdale Dental we pride ourselves on the close working relationships between our dentists and hygienists so that you can be assured that your dental health is always in good hands. Our dedicated team of hygienists are fully qualified to assess and treat any gum problems you may have and carry out gentle but thorough scaling and polishing to more advanced gum treatments for gum disease. Our hygienists can also offer Airflow polishing; this is a gentle treatment which uses a fine jet of water with sodium bicarbonate to achieve great stain removing results. Direct Access - Change in legislation means that patients can directly access the services of a dental hygienist without seeing a dentist first. You can now continue to see your own NHS or private dentist for regular dental care and choose to see a dental hygienist for gum care and cleaning. At Westdale Dental, our team of hygienists are now able to offer appointments to non-registered patients who would like to benefit from this service and enjoy a healthier, cleaner, fresher mouth, or if it's just for that "Special Occasion", a wedding or a social event, why not call us today to book your appointment.
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A New Year, A New You Every January, masses of the British population plunge into a frenzy of dieting in an attempt to counterbalance weight gained during the holidays. Various foods are banned and a new exercise regime is created, only for the whole thing to be abandoned a couple of weeks later. As a BANT registered nutritionist, I find the January “diets” especially amusing, for two very good reasons: diets rarely work and cutting out entire food groups is not a sustainable practice. Luckily there are some simple dietary tweaks that deliver big results if losing weight and getting healthy is your goal. Start with protein The jury is out on whether breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day or if it’s just a marketing ploy invented by Kelloggs. What we do know is that if you eat breakfast, making it a protein based one has its advantages. Studies show that eating a high-protein breakfast is both protective against weight-gain and regulates appetite for the rest of the day. The net result is fewer hunger pangs or food cravings throughout the day. Eat more veg We only have to glance at the current list of superfoods to notice that fruits and vegetables are the very things that are exceptionally good for us. Gram for gram, plants contain a greater quantity and combination of vitamins and minerals than anything else that is likely to pass our lips. Research by Imperial College London suggests eating 10 portions of vegetables and fruits for optimum wellness. Whilst that may seem a little excessive, it doesn’t mean that you’ll need to chow down on mountains of vegetables. A handful of spinach, a couple of florets of broccoli and a few spears of asparagus added to a lunch will count as 3 of those portions. Repeat that twice more in a day and you are onto a winner. Hydrate Water is an essential component of every cell of the body, in fact the average person is approximately 65% water. Since we are more water than human, it pays off to stay hydrated. The good news is, by consuming 8 glasses of water a day, you are more likely to sustain a healthy weight, experience fewer food cravings and reduce your chances of chronic disease. Spend time outdoors As health benefits go, spending time outdoors comes with a whole host of them, yet it’s one of the most overlooked. Research shows spending time in nature has a significant de-stressing, gut boosting and immune strengthening effect.Try a 30-minute lunch time or post-work walk per day. It’s free and a decent form of exercise.
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Robert Halford by Bob Massey
Robert Halford was, for 28 years, a resident of Mapperley living at “Ash Tree,” on Magdala Road where he supported the local area and its community. Halford was born on December 13th, 1840, the son of a middle class businessman, William Halford, who ran a cooperage business at Carter Gate, Nottingham. The Halford family had resided at Carter Gate for over a century. His father’s cooperage business was conducted both there and at Lister Gate and had been in the family for several generations. Robert was educated at the Upper School of Dame Agnes Mellor’s Grammar School on Stoney Street, which was, at the time, under the Headmastership of the Rev. W. Butler. After leaving school in 1856 Halford did not go into the family business, instead he was articled to Mr. E. M. Kidd, an estate agent and sharebroker in Nottingham. After starting as a clerk and collector in the office, Robert joined with Mr Charles Baker and took over the estate agency when Mr. Kidd gave up that branch in 1865. Under Halford’s energetic management, the business became by far the largest house agency in the county. Halford was thorough in his work, and his methods were such that they inspired absolute confidence in his judgment and integrity, all of this was accompanied by an unfailing courtesy. He purchased a large number of properties for himself and became a wealthy man.
Basford. He was also appointed Chairman of the North Midland Board of the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd. In early life, Robert was a very active member of local volunteer regiment the Robin Hoods who he supported for the rest of his life. Halford enjoyed sports, particularly football and cricket. In the 1800s many players for major teams played cricket in the summer and football in the winter to maintain their income. Robert became a great supporter of Notts County Football Club, eventually becoming Vice-Chairman, where he assisted in the formation of the club under limited liability rules. As well as business and sporting interests, Halford was a supporter of many local charities and was a Justice of the Peace for the City of Nottingham. When St. Jude’s Church was being built he gave the east window, with its scenes of the Ascension and the eleven apostles, in memory of his mother. Another window in St. Mary’s Church was dedicated to the memory of his wife Carrie. When he died in 1910, aged 70, Halford’s property holdings were sold and raised £28,000 pounds (£3,134,337 in todays money). His own personal estate was £191,000 or £21,380,659 today. Not bad for the son of a barrel maker.
Halford’s standing in the business world increased through the years. He was appointed a Director of Nottingham Church Cemetery Company in 1877. By March 1890 he was asked to join the board of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company Ltd. and became the Chairman of the Bank the following year. Under his leadership, the Bank developed its business, and secured the confidence of its customers. As well as banking, Halford was appointed the banks representative as a Director and then Chairman of James Shipstone and Sons Ltd, the brewers of Star Brewery, New
I am researching the history of Mapperley and would be very pleased to hear from anyone with more details or information. Email: bob.m.massey@gmail. com or post via NG5 magazine.
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St Jude’s Youth Club - Wednesdays, 6-8pm (term time only) for 11-16 yrs. 50p entry. For more details please visit www.stjudesyouth.org.uk
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Forest Kids Nottingham - every Friday 10am - 12 noon at Woodthorpe Grange Park. Meet at the Mansfield Road gates for nature activities, games and general mucking about in the fresh air. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/forestkidsnotts or email: forestkidsnotts@gmail.com Little Lambs Baby & Toddler Group- A fun & friendly group for babies and pre-schoolers. Mondays 10.30am-12.30pm (term time) at The Good Shepherd Church Social Centre, 3 Thackeray’s Lane,NG5 4HT. £3.50 per family. E: little.lambs@virginmedia.com, visit www.facebook.com/ littlelambswoodthorpe or follow on Twitter @littlelambsng5
Nottingham Sea Cadets - Waterside Way, Nottingham, NG2 4DP. T: 0115 958 0528. E: nottinghamseacadets@live.co.uk W: http://units.ms-sc.org/nottingham. Tues & Thurs eves 7pm - 9.15pm. Notts & Arnold Amateur Cricket Club - October-March. Notts Indoor Cricket Centre, Bar Lane Ind Est, Basford Maltings. Mon U11 6-7pm; hardball net 7-8pm; Friday Club Night for all ages 6.307.30pm. Indoor Cricket League Saturdays 1-5pm U11 & U13. Contact Andrew Claye 07834 488663.
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Haywood Road Pre-School, Mapperley - early years childcare & education for children aged 2yrs to school age. Morning & full day sessions Mon-Fri (term-time only). OFSTED rated good. For more info or to arrange a visit pleased call 07981 050338 Home Rangers Drama - for ages 4-14yrs. Home Rangers is a creative drama session tailored for the home educated community. Fridays 10am-12 at Nonsuch Studios. Contact: getinvolved@wearenonsuch.com for find out more!
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Porchester Junior School Pupils Show Parents Their Good Work
Children from Porchester Junior School, observed Remembrance Day by creating a field of poppies on which they wrote personal messages including:
Children at Porchester Junior School know that when they are doing work at school that they should try their best. But now that children invite their families into school to see their work regularly, they are really out to impress!
“We are thankful to you for saving our country.” “You will always stay in our hearts.” “We will remember you for ever and ever and ever.” “Thank you for putting your lives at risk for us. 1914-1918.”
Deputy Head at Porchester Junior School is Helen Foster, and she said she was delighted at the numbers of parents and Grandparents in attendance. Helen said that the idea behind the Reflection Days is to engage families with their children’s learning
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Nottingham Boys Choir - does your son enjoy singing? NBC rehearses in Daybrook Baptist Church, Mansfield Rd, Daybrook, Wed - 6.15-8pm. Visit our website: www.nottinghamboyschoir.co.uk or drop in on a rehearsal. It’s great fun! Carlton Lifesaving Club - Sats 5pm - 6pm at Carlton Forum Leisure Centre.8yrs +. For more info call 0115 808 4508 or visit www.carltonlifesavingclub.btck.com Nottingham Junior & Girls’ Voices & Nottingham Youth Choir - choirs for children 7-21yrs. Rehearsals take place Tues (term time only) 6.15pm - 7.30pm (Junior & Girls’ Voices) & 7.30pm-9pm (Youth Choir) at Nottingham Emmanuel School. For more info call 0115 958 9312 or admin@musicfor-everyone.org
Nottingham Youth Band - if you’re 8yrs+ and play a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument to Grade 2 or above, come along & try out our Youth Band. Rehearsals are Tues (NYB West Bridgford) & Thurs (NYB Beeston). For more info call 0115 958 9312 or admin@music-for-everyone.org Mapperley Junior Netball Club - Are you in year 7,8 & 9 and love netball? New junior netball club. Mon 6pm - 7pm at Carlton Le Willows Academy, Wood Lane, NG4 4AA (Indoor). £2 per session. Coach led. Contact Sarah - sarahhumphrey@btinternet.com Army Cadets - challenge yourself and learn new skills: fieldcraft, navigation, camping, expeditions, shooting, sport,Beavers, BTEC, DofE andScouts much more. Young people 12yrs to 18yrs.FriFor morePanther information 2nd Arnold Cubs, & Explorers - Beavers 6.30-7.45 | Cubs Grp visit Armycadets.com find your Detachment tel: 0115 9837645Wed | Explorers 8-9.30pm Fri. 7-8.30pm Tues to | Cubs Otternearest Grp 7-8.30pm Thursor| Scouts 7.30-9pm ContactColliery Noel Yeatman 0115 956-9865/0787505 6784 Gedling Cricket Club run Kwik cricket sessions for 7-11 yrs, along with hardball teams for 11-15yrs. Contact Andrew on 07891 654978 for details.
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on yer bike! A few months ago I decided to forgo my personal safety and ride a bicycle to work. Why, might you ask, would a middle-aged man decide to do this? Well, ultimately this is all about getting regular exercise, having a faster commute, and saving some money. Don’t worry, I have no plans to become a MAMIL*, nobody needs to see me in all my aerodynamic glory, but I thought it may be worth sharing the experience for those thinking of doing the same. After all, how hard could it be after twenty years of not going near a bike? STUCK IN THE PAST It turns out that a lot has changed. Most importantly bike technology has moved on. Compared to when I last got in the saddle I feel like a Russian monkey in a space suit. I was bewildered by the choices. I used to have a five-speed Raleigh racing bike, with rubber block brakes and a gear lever on the side of the frame. Now I have to deal with more gears than I can count, too many cogs, hydraulic disc brakes, and bike frames made of materials that are lighter than air. Then I have the choice of racer, hybrid, cyclocross, mountain, hardtail, and more besides. Fortunately I know plenty of people who are already competent cyclists and I went with the following advice: ‘get a bullet-proof hybrid for commuting. Something that is low maintenance and you can’t break’. BUYER BEWARE So armed with all the information I could find I went to a local bike shop and was well attended by the staff. Having test ridden a bike that took my fancy I then loaded up with gear. Second piece of advice I was given was as follows: ‘Get a helmet, lights, hi-vis jacket, and a bike pump’. Armed with this I felt safe that I had the basics covered and didn’t resort to the classic blunder of trying to buy everything in the bike shop. To be honest, I think the staff took pity on me. FIRST RIDE So, I’d got the bike and the kit. Now I had to ride the thing. The third piece of advice I was given now stuck in my mind: ‘you’ve bought the bike, now make sure you ride it’. I was determined not to be someone who spent money on a bike and left it to gather dust in the garage. So I took it out for a spin down the ring road where there is a really wide cycle path (the further I was from traffic the better). About two miles in, and after a
rather violent attempt to change gears, the chain fell off and jammed itself between frame and deraileur (that’s the proper name for the big cog). Chastened, I had to walk my bike back home and phone a friend to help me out. Fortunately he was pretty understanding and glossed over my embarrassment and together we fixed the errant chain. ACHES AND PAINS Here’s something no-one tells you about riding a bike: your body will hate you for the first week or so. I’m relatively fit thanks to chasing my kids on a daily basis but I was the sorest man alive for the first week and a half of cycling. I decided to jump straight in and cycle to work every day which left me with aching legs, an inability to go up hills at anything more than a snail’s pace, and a really sore backside. I’m not proud about this, but it takes a while for your rear-end to get used to sitting on a saddle. Factor in all the bumps and potholes in Nottingham’s roads and I could make a case for mandatory cushions on my office chair. But it wears off fast, soon I was whizzing to work on a regular basis OTHER PEOPLE Here’s the other thing people don’t tell you: the minute you get on a bike you will become a militant cyclist. I’m not kidding, pedestrians, dog walkers, parked cars, traffic lights, drivers, students, they’re all wrong. None of them understand the trials of riding a bike and they are clearly subservient to your priority on the road or cyclepath. Now this is all a matter of perspective, but you’ll be amazed just how quickly you become Judgy McJudgeson of Judgeville on your commute. Good luck with that, the trick is to not buy into the idea that somehow only you know what you’re doing. So that’s it, my first foray into the world of cycling. Come back in a year and I’ll probably be clad head to foot in cycling gear with a garage full of bikes. *MAMIL - middle-aged man in lycra Edging into my forties, I’m a wrangler of two young children who are either going to keep me eternally young or drive me to an early grave. I’ll be sharing some of my experiences of parenthood and my terrible attempts at staying relevant!
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Domestic Appliance Engineers Notts Appliance Repairs 48 Drainage/Pipe Clearance ADK Drains 53 Electricians DElectrix Doctor Electrical Electrical Services Perkins & Son
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Fireplaces/Woodburners/ Stoves Homesweep 36 Stonebridge Fireplaces 31 Flooring/Carpets Brightwood Flooring 39 Kings Carpets & Flooring 19 The Little Carpet Co. 27 Foot Health Beloved Feet
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