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ASK THE EXPERT Kitchen design director Lynne McBride answers your burning questions.

How do I plan my kitchen?

Breaking the planning process into 4 manageable steps will make the process easier.

1. Assess your needs for the kitchen. Do you need seating? How do you use your kitchen? What is important to you?

2. Be inspired. Gather ideas you like from online, magazines and visiting showrooms.

3. Consult a kitchen designer. There is a big difference between a kitchen designer and a kitchen sales person. Make sure you have a qualified and experienced designer to make your process easy and enjoyable and give you a wow space.

4. Set a realistic budget. Your kitchen designer can help you with this.

How do I choose the right company and how can I tell the quality of the product they offer?

You will get a feel for a company by visiting the showroom. It is important that you can work with the designer as you will be making lots of decisions and need to have a rapport with them. Good designers will give you the time you need and produce quality visuals for you to view. There are a range of products on the market and it is like buying a car. The best quality products are rigidly built in the factory and are bespokely made for you.

These give you the flexibility with your project.

I’m a very indecisive person - How can I help myself get focused when planning?

Start with the basics. Think about what colours and style you like eg do you like handled, handleless or a classic painter shaker. Is it modern or contemporary that you are looking for? It also helps to think about kitchens you have seen or your friends and families kitchens and what worked well in those kitchens.

This will also help you find out what is important to you.

We are building a house, how early should I be planning the kitchen?

As soon as you have the plans it is a good idea to get the kitchen drawn up by a designer. This will show you the space/layout and also check that it is what you are expecting. There is then time for any changes if required before the build starts. It will also give you the electrical and plumbing plans that make the process of getting your supplies in the correct location easier.

How long does it take to fit a kitchen?

A kitchen on average takes 2 weeks to fit including the rip out to the final fit.

This is quite a complex process and involves lots of different trades people.

Most people prefer to hand over the project and ask the kitchen company to project manage the job from start to finish. This will take the stress out of the project and you can enjoy the process. Some people even prefer to go on holiday and come back when they are ready for the reveal of the kitchen!

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Editor’s note Welcome to the latest edition of BEVERLEYMAG and I hope you’re all well and enjoying the mild weather.

We have another great selection of articles and features inside for you to enjoy covering all sorts!

We have a fantastic food & drink section as always with great places to eat out and eat in or if you fancy doing it yourself we have a fantastic cake recipe for you to cook.

We have some interesting articles and features in this months magazine including our Vintage Feature and we hope that all you vintage, retro collectors will support the upcoming Vintage, Retro and Handmade fair at Beverley Minster. We have 2 new columns this month - first up is Rebekah with her Beauty Box to keep all you ladies up-to-date with looking good. Then we have an introduction to auctions from Graham - who will be giving us advice and news on the antiques market on a monthly basis.We also have our Wine News with Roy Woodcock, Travel with Marion Owen as well as local news stories and Gardening - where we look at that beautiful climber - Wisteria. As usual we finish off with Fiona Dwyer’s ‘food for thought’ column.

We have some great competitions in this issue with tickets for Bill Bailey, The Undertones, Bad Manners and many others to choose from - you can now also enter the draw to win by visiting our new facebook page: www.facebook.com/eycomps

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Update: Relocation of Beverley Crown Post Office It was good to meet up recently with Allan English, Chairman of the Pasture Masters. Beverley is fortunate to have some beautiful common land.

It is a source of enormous pride to Beverley residents, and people travel long distances to enjoy it.

The Westwood is the largest of the three common pastures in the town, at more than 600 acres, and we had an interesting discussion on the important work the Pasture Masters undertake looking after it for us. know a major concern of the Pasture Masters is the speed at which vehicles drive over the Westwood. One of the Westwood’s special features is its open

grazing land for cattle, completely unfenced, so cattle can wander at will, including over the roads.

Very sadly, a number of cattle have been killed as a result of being hit by cars and, potentially, car drivers and passengers are at risk of injury or even death if they are involved in a collision with cattle. It is important that drivers keep their eyes peeled, and their speed low, to take account of cattle about to cross the road.

I had a most enjoyable visit to Beverley Minster Church of England Primary School for the Send My Friend to School event. As part of the visit, the Year 6 pupils offered me a book of drawings expressing their wish that no child anywhere in the world face violence at school.

I was very pleased to present their work to the Prime Minister.

Pictured: Graham Stuart MP visiting Beverley Minster Primary School to be presented with Send My Friend to School work to send on to the Prime Minister.

You can contact me on: grahamstuartmp@parliament.uk or by writing a letter to: Office of Graham Stuart MP,

9 Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9AX. T: 01482 679684

HUMBER LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP ROLLS OUT BREXIT ADVICE CLINICS FOR SME’s The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership is rolling out several interventions, through its Business Growth Hub, to help SMEs to plan, navigate their way through, and get to grips with the various scenarios and issues surrounding Brexit. As key decisions around Brexit get closer, it is important that businesses in the Humber are prepared for various scenarios.

The Growth Hub Business Advisor team will be offering ‘1-2-1 clinic’ appointments to advise and signpost businesses toward the range of advisory support that is available from government

departments and local and national business organisations.

A dedicated webpage to link businesses with the variety of advisory sources available can be found on the Growth Hub website

at hub.humberlep.org/brexit. In addition, through the Growth Hub’s new #GrowMySME Programme, the team is running a number of business support workshops and masterclasses covering a number of topics, including business planning, risk mitigation, sales & pricing masterclasses and workforce planning.

Kishor Tailor, Chief Executive of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership “with the economic turbulence that Brexit may generate for businesses, it is more important than ever for businesses to ensure that they are at the top of their game in all areas of their business operations and participate in these free workshops and take advantage of the service bring provided by the LEP and its Growth Hub”.

The LEP is also gathering local intelligence and an online survey has been launched, which can be found on the Growth Hub website here: hub.humberlep.org/brexitsurvey. Businesses can complete this survey to raise any issues or problems they are currently facing - or anticipate facing - due to the U.K’s exit from the EU. These survey responses are also being shared with the Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in order to inform them of the issues SMEs in the Humber region are coming up against.

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UK house prices March 2019: Hopes property market has spring in its step after highest monthly price rise on record The biggest monthly house price rise on record today raised hopes of a spring revival in the property market after a two year slump.

The average price of a home in Britain jumped 5.9 per cent to £236,800 in February, according to latest data from lender the Halifax, which has been monitoring the market since 1983.

The remarkable “off the radar” leap boosted the annual rate of increase from 0.8 per cent to 2.8 per cent, although economists cautioned against reading too much into a single month’s figures.

Russell Galley, managing director at the Halifax said: ”The shortage of houses for sale will certainly be playing a role in supporting prices.”

The Halifax figures come amid growing anecdotal evidence of a surge in buyers over recent weeks.

Ed Mead, founder of the property viewing website Viewber, said bookings since the start of the year are up 40 per cent on 2018.

Guy Gittins, Managing Director at agents Chestertons said: ”Following two years of substantial price drops, the market is now bottoming out.

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Property values in the capital – particularly in prime locations – have now come down to a level that is proving increasingly attractive to potential buyers, driving a huge surge in the number of people registering with agents and buying property since January.

“This dramatic imbalance between supply and demand is starting to fuel small price increases in areas like Hyde Park, Fulham and Putney as competition ramps up.”

Andrew Montlake, director of mortgage broker, Coreco, said: “Prospective buyers are increasingly waking up to the fact that the current window of opportunity could slam shut in the event of a Brexit deal and are being more proactive.

“There’s a huge amount of pent-up demand out there and it’s starting to come through.”

First-time buyer numbers are also on the rise according to Pete Mugleston, Managing Director of Online Mortgage Advisor.

“The annual, quarterly and monthly growth of house prices announced

by Halifax this morning, is likely a result of the increasing numbers of first time buyers on the market.

“In fact, we’ve seen a 54.6 per cent uplift in mortgage enquiries, in line with the yesterday’s UK

Finance data that also showed new homeowners are at an all-time high. This spells really positive news for the housing industry as market activity is set to increase even in light of the current political landscape

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New display of recent acquisitions at the Treasure House in Beverley

Ranging from 10,000 year old bones to a locally produced rifle, visitors to the Treasure House in Beverley can see a variety of recently acquired objects in a new display.

Amongst the finds on display in the recent acquisitions case in the museum are some red deer bones, found eroding out of a cliff at Skipsea Withow and on loan from the finder. Dating from the Mesolithic period, when people in the area would have been hunting and fishing to survive, rather than farming, the bones are in a remarkably good state of preservation.

From rather more recent times is a muzzle-loading rifle made by E. Akrill of Beverley, which came to the Museum through Humberside Police. It dates to the late 19th century.

Also on display are a number of Treasure items, which the Museums Service has purchased over the past couple of years. These include a Medieval brooch from Thorngumbald, decorated with clasped hands, and a beautiful gold pendant from Welton, decorated with tiny beads and gold wire.

Said Dr. David Marchant, museums registrar: ‘We’ve been able to

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acquire some important local artefacts, both archaeological and historical in recent years, as well turning up some undiscovered gems during our ongoing collections audit. This display gives visitors a chance to see some of them.’

Another object on display is a tiny Roman gold pendant from the Rowley area, perhaps part of a necklace or earring. The red stone set into it is finely carved with a design of a bird and a palm branch.

Said Dr. Marchant : ‘Roman intaglios such as this are very rare and we are particularly fortunate to be able to acquire this wonderful object.

This was due to the generosity of the landowner Mr. John Clappison and the finder, Mr. Robert Hamer, who both waived the reward they were due under the Treasure Act. In these challenging financial times, donations like these are enormously beneficial to us in adding important heritage items to our collections, and we very much appreciate them.’

The recent acquisitions display will run for approximately six months. For further information, contact the Treasure House on 01482 392780.

Animal Management at Bishop Burton College

What’s new?

The animal management provision has changed to provide students with greater opportunities to move into specific areas of the industry, as well as progress to a higher level of study if required.

The college has reviewed all its courses to allow students to pursue specific careers, such as science and welfare, conservation, ecology and zoology, as well as behaviour and welfare.

Courses are specifically designed to enable students to focus on a route of study that will ultimately lead them to a career working with animals that they are passionate about.

Additional programmes of study have been added, to give students more opportunity to progress between courses.

Along with the update to courses, trips and visits have also been revised and the college offers an annual trip to South Africa for all Level 3 students.

Courses

Further education for school-leavers (16+) n NPTC Level 1 Work-Based Diploma in Animal Care n Open Awards Level 2 Certificate in Animal Care n BTEC Level 2 in Animal Care n BTEC Level 3 in Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare) n BTEC Level 3 in Animal Management (Animal Science and Welfare) n BTEC Level 3 in Animal Management (Conservation, Ecology and Zoology) n BTEC Level 3 in Animal Management with Maths and English.

Degrees n HNC in Animal Management n FdSc Animal Management and Behaviour n FdSc Applied Canine Behaviour and Training n BSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Training n BSc Bioveterinary Science n BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare (Top Up) n BSc Canine Behaviour Management (Top Up) n MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Training n MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare.

Adult (19+) n Access to Higher Education Diploma in Land-Based Studies – Animal Management Apprenticeships n Intermediate and Advanced Apprenticeships in Animal Care Short courses n A range of short courses are available, including dog grooming and animal handling/ feeding experiences.

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Zookeeper Wildlife park worker Animal sanctuary assistant Dog handler Animal technician Animal charity worker

Find out more / apply now To find out more, or to apply for a course now, visit www.bishopburton.ac.uk or call 0800 731 82 81

Student case study I took him to a veterinary practice and I was just mesmerised by how they treated him.

“Now I want to help other animals like they helped him and I would like to be a herpetologist, working with reptiles.

“The course has been so enriching. It is wonderful to be a part of and I’ve learned so much here. I’ve really enjoyed it.

“I haven’t seen any other college with the “I’ve always had a passion for animals, ever extent and range of animals they have since I got my first reptile. He was a bearded here. The equipment and the knowledge is dragon and when I got him he was very sick due to mismanagement by his previous owner. amazing compared to other places.”

Angel studies the BTEC Level 3 in Animal Management and says the facilities and expertise at Bishop Burton make it the ideal place for her to launch her dream career working with reptiles.

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There is nowhere better than Bishop Burton College to fully prepare you for a career working with animals, whether that is in zoos, animal sanctuaries, with charities, in kennels and catteries, pet shops or anywhere else.

Our tutors are experts in their field and the college’s Animal Management Unit is one of the finest anywhere in the country, with more than 100 different species including meerkats, skunks, otters, primates, wallabies and many more.

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Annual Exhibition and sale of work

by Haltemprice Art Group

If you have never visited our Annual Exhibition in the last 71 years, why not make it a place to visit this year.

Established in 1947 by Frank Armstrong and a small group of talented artists, the group has gone from strength to strength over the last 71 years.

adults with learning difficulties and disabilities.

Carrying on from our “City of Culture” contribution in 2017, we will have a separate display of paintings, all in acrylic and on the same size boards. The theme this year is “ Weather”, and will feature the many different aspects, of weather experienced around the world.

Like most things in this life, if you haven’t tried it, you will never know how good it is!

The Haltemprice Art Group’s 72nd Annual Exhibition and Sale, to take place in Cottingham Civic Hall, Market Green, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. HU16 5QG The official opening will be on Wednesday 3rd April at 7.30 pm.

The Exhibition will then be open to the public as follows: Thursday 4th April, 10am to 5pm Friday 5th April 10am to 5pm Saturday 6th April 10am to 4pm Admission is FREE, with Disabled Access and Free Public Car Park by the Hall The exhibition will be officially opened by the Chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council councillor Margaret Chadwick.

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Our adjudicator this year will be Angela Bell. The Exhibition will consist of approximately 170 framed paintings and around 100 unframed in mounts. Also available to purchase, will be a range of beautifully crafted greetings cards, all made by our members. Most of the exhibits will be available to purchase.

Our members have decided they would like to do something for a local charity this year. They have produced, at their own expense, a range of terracotta pots which have been hand painted. These will be sold and all of the proceeds will go to Mires Beck Nursery in North Cave, a charity which provides work experience and opportunities for

If you require further information please contact David Goldsmith, Exhibition and Publicity Secretary Email: david_carol_goldsmith@ hotmail.com JUST LIKE 2017 CITY OF CULTURE….

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Secondary School Admissions 2019/2020

More than nine out of ten Year 6 children in the East Riding have been awarded places for the school named by parents as their first choice in the 2019/20 secondary school admissions round.

Letters to parents, informing them of the outcome of their applications for secondary school places in September 2019, are being sent out today, Friday 1stMarch.

This is known as ‘National Offer Day’ and is the date that all local authorities in England have to send the letters out to parents.

In the 2019/20 annual application round East Riding of Yorkshire Council received 3,337 applications made by East Riding resident parents of pupils due to start at a secondary school in September 2019. Of these 3,142 (94%) have been allocated a place at their first choice school.

East Riding Admissions team are delighted to announce that 3,260 (98%) parents and their children have been offered places at one of the three schools named as their first, second and third preferences.

A significant amount of work

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was completed in trying to ensure places were awarded to meet one of the first three preferences parents named on their application.

Despite this, there were 77 children for whom the council were unable to allocate a place at any of the first three schools named by their parents. Sixty children have been allocated places at their catchment area school and 17 at the nearest East Riding school with a place available.

As in previous years, the majority of children (95%), living in the East Riding will be able to attend a school in the East Riding, with 84% attending a school within their catchment area.

366 children living in other local authority areas have been allocated places at schools in the East Riding, with the largest number (252) coming from Hull.

170 East Riding resident children have been allocated places at schools in other local authority areas, including 80 who have been allocated schools in Hull.

Nine of the 18 East Riding secondary schools have filled all their available places; Beverley Grammar School; Beverley High School; Bridlington School; Cottingham High School; Hessle High School; The Snaith School; South Hunsley School; Woldgate School and Wolfreton School.

The Year 7 group starting at East Riding secondary schools in September 2019, at nearly 3,500 children, will be the largest year group seen since September 2010.

Councillor Julie Abraham, East Riding of Yorkshire Council portfolio holder for children,

young people and education, said: “Parents have clearly shown that they want their children to go to their local school and to be a part of their local community. Despite there being more children needing places this year, it is pleasing to see so many parents being allocated the place of their choice.”

Deborah Myers, the council’s head of children and young people, education and schools, said: “The schools in the East Riding achieve and maintain good standards of education which parents really value and appreciate.”

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7 Forbidden Destinations You Can Never Visit Considering the staggering rates of global expansion and technology development, it’s impossible to imagine that there is even a sliver of this planet that remains undiscovered or unexplored. So there’s a certain comfort in knowing that, even today, there are mysteries that remain unexplored.

Snake Island, Brazil Poisonous snakes keep this aptly named island forbidden. Not that anyone is complaining.

About 93 miles off the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil is Ilha da Queimada Granda, also known as Snake Island. To what does it owe this title? Researchers estimate there are between one and five snakes here per 10 square feet. The snakes, specifically golden lanceheads, are known for their poison, which literally disintegrates flesh around their bites.

of the human race, there is one spectacular place that provides enormous insight. The Lascaux Caves in southwestern France are home to a series of stunning Paleolithic paintings, estimated to be up to 20,000 years old. The paintings, which plaster the walls

Lascaux Caves, France The prehistoric paintings at Lascaux Caves are incredible...and off limits.

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of the cave, are hauntingly vivid, depicting stags, cattle, bison, cats and more. But the most incredible of all the paintings can be found in the Hall of the Bulls, which is known for its four bull murals, one of which is 17 feet long.

it’s kept for alien testing.

One thing is for sure — attempting to access the forbidden area would be highly irresponsible, as the grounds are protected by mines and other defenses.

Sadly, the caves have been banned to the public since the 1960s, as they have been invaded by fungi and black mold, both detrimental to human health. Plus, human presence is considered destructive to the works of art.

Fortunately, though, you can experience the next best thing: Last year, a museum and cave replica right next to the real deal opened to the public.

Area 51, United States Signs near Area 51 make it abundantly clear: No trespassers allowed.

A conspiracy theorist’s playground, Area 51 has stumped the public for decades. The hidden military base in the Nevada desert has kept its purpose a secret for quite some time, though many like to believe

North Sentinel Island, India Natives have successfully kept this island to themselves for 60,000 years.

On North Sentinel Island, a small island in the Andaman chain in the Bay of Bengal, natives have long been opposed to the influences of the modern world. In fact, the Sentinelese people who live on the Continued on page 16

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Following the 2004 tsunami, when the Indian Coast Guard flew a reconnaissance mission over the island, men reportedly emerged from the forests to shoot arrows at the helicopter, which did not land.

There is also a high concentration of mercury within the tomb that would be deadly to anyone who entered without the proper precautions. The only glimpse we have into this treasure are the 2,000 warriors that are exposed to the public. Still, it is said another 6,000 remain within the tomb, along with a myriad of other treasures.

The Sentinelese have lived on the island for some 60,000 years, and with the protection of the Indian government - which prohibits visitors of any kind - it has successfully resisted anthropologists, authorities and tourists.

Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City What church secrets lie in these archives? Only a select few can ever know. The secrets of religion are some of the most heavily guarded in the world...and none more so than the Vatican Archives. Centuries of secrets remain a mystery within the vaults of the Vatican, from state papers to accounting to letters.

Speculation on what lies beneath

Niihau, United States This stunning Hawaiian island is enjoyed exclusively by residents.

Hawaiian island-hopping is a beloved pastime for travelers. But if you think you’ve hit all of the islands, think again.

include evidence of demons, extraterrestrials and even the Church’s alleged contribution to the fascism of the mid-20th century.

Today only the highest qualified scholars and educators are allowed

in the vault, and only after stringent review. Those looking to simply take a peek will sadly never know what sits between these storied pages.

Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China Some Terra-Cotta warriors are visible to the public - but the vast majority remain off limits.

The Terra-Cotta Warriors at Xi’an is one of the most important discoveries of all time. Thousands of unique, one-of-a-kind lifelike statues depicting ancient Chinese warriors filled underground caverns of the burial complex of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. But while the site is one of China’s most prominent tourist attractions, the tomb itself still remains a guarded mystery.

The tomb will likely remain sealed for the foreseeable future, as it is rumored that there are booby traps protecting it from invaders.

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One mysterious island, Niihau, is nicknamed “The Forbidden Island,” and that is not an exaggeration.

Even its visibility remains elusive, as the only way to catch a glimpse of it is as the sun sets over Kauai’s Kekaha Beach, when its silhouette emerges. The island has been owned by a single family for more than 150 years, and has been kept off limits to the outside world.

The only people who can enjoy the island’s splendor are its residents, all of whom are descendants of those who lived there before the island was purchased in the 1860s.

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Beauty Box Hi everyone my name is Rebekah Hankin and welcome to my Beauty Box - I shall be sharing all my likes, pet hates, secrets and amazing product finds from the world of beauty with you on a monthly basis.

I’ve been colouring my hair since the ’90s, and while my style has improved, the long-term use and build-up from dyeing has definitely taken its toll on my locks. Colouring your hair is one of the easiest ways to shake up your style, but harsh chemicals can, of course, be damaging. If you colour your hair, are considering it, or if your barnet could just generally do with a little TLC, read on for my favourite rescue remedies for a vibrant, shiny mane.

Haircare for me absolutely has to start with a great shampoo and conditioner. If you’re colouring, it’s well worth investing in one that’s either designed to prolong your hue or doesn’t add extra chemicals.

Tints of Nature Sulfate-Free Shampoo (£6.99, tintsofnature. com) is free from skinirritating sulfates, salt and silicone, making it perfect for sensitive skin.

I’m really into shampoo bars at the moment in the fight against plastics, and Procoal’s new range of botanical bars (which promise to do the job of three 250g bottles of traditional liquid shampoo) are eco-friendly and vegan (£6.95, procoal.co.uk). Pop into Superdrug and you’ll find vegan brand Noughty’s Colour Bomb Shampoo and Conditioner (£6.99 each), or Blondie Locks for blondes. They smell amazing, are a decent price and keep your colour popping.

A colour extender is a great way to add life in-between salon trips.

Christophe Robin’s Shade Variation Care range (£41, Space NK) is ammonia, paraben, silicone and oxidant free. Pop it on as you would a mask and get a hint of colour and tone, which lasts for around three to five shampoos. For something a little less spendy, but with great colour options, try OSMO Colour Save (£7.30, feelunique.com).

Infused with avocado oil, it’s ace for fighting the fade! And for insane shine, Rita Hazan True Colour Ultimate Shine Gloss (£21, selfridges.com) offers five shade revivors that can be applied inshower for a speedy makeover.

“I’m really into shampoo bars in the fight against plastics” One of the biggest banes of coloured hair is heat styling, particularly the prolonged use of tools like hairdryers and straighteners, which can leave hair dull and lifeless – far from the

vibrancy you’d want after changing or enhancing your hair.

Remington has launched the Advanced Colour Protect range at Boots, with a dryer (£79.99), straighteners (£99.99) and curling wand (£44.99). Designed to help preserve colour vibrancy, all three products feature intelligent sensors that continuously regulate the temperature of the tools to prevent overheating, reducing the hair damage that can cause colour fade. If you have been unfortunate enough to suffer the ill-effects of heat styling, try to reduce the time you use electrical tools and use a good protectant like VO5 Heat Protect Styling Spray (£4.39, Superdrug). And when all else fails, smother your locks in a nice thick mask. Why not try a restorative one, like the Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask (£21.99, additionallengths.co.uk)?

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HAIR Living Proof is my new favourite haircare brand for simple, effective products. The latest to hit the shelves is the Perfect hair Day (PhD) Body Builder (£23, livingproof. co.uk). I first used this during a stay in New York to revive winter-worn hair and was impressed with its ability to boost body and bounce.

The clever little nozzle makes it easy to control the amount of product you use, dialling up to ‘M’ for more volume and down to ‘L’ for less.

SKIN For the ultimate in soft, pampered skin, Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream has been a cabinet fave for years.

Even better is that the best-selling formula has recently had a rework and is now totally parabenfree! Apparently, Kiehl’s is working to remove parabens from all its products by the end of this year.

The Ultra Facial Cream costs £24.50 and I’m told it took five years and more than 114 versions to perfect the product you’ll now find in pots.

Skin Detox Dirt, impurities, and pollution can turn healthy skin into blemished, inflamed and dull skin. Detoxifying skin care products that deep clean and exfoliate can get your skin back on track after overindulgence or neglect.

Over time, toxins, including the chemicals in synthetic makeup and skincare products, heavy metals in water, air pollution, and pesticides, can build up under your skin. And while the liver, kidneys, and digestive system remove waste and toxins from the body, you need extra help when it comes to cleaning them from the surface.

Luckily, there are potent, natural ways to pull dirt and impurities from the pores and neutralise or remove environmental pollutants from the skin.

TOP TIP In cleansing products, always look for activated charcoal, soft clays, and seaweed to scrub those toxins away.

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Remembering Beverley’s Shipyard with a new exhibition and play at Beverley Guildhall

An exhibition looking at the long history of boat building in Beverley opens at the Beverley Guildhall on Wednesday, 20 March. The exhibition has been called ‘Trawling Through Time’ to link it with the project of the same name that has been under way in the East Riding Archives over the past few months.

In a departure from their normal format, the Guildhall exhibition also features a play, ‘Broadside On: Echoes from the Shipyard’, telling the story of the shipyard in the words of the men who worked

there, which will be performed in the Guildhall on Saturday, 6 April at 1.30pm.

The Archives project was set up when the Archives team received

a historic collection of ships’ plans from Cook, Welton & Gemmell.

Since then, with the help of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and an enthusiastic team of volunteers, they have been cataloguing and digitising the plans, and making them accessible on line. More information on the project, as well as the plans themselves, is available to view by visiting the project website (trawlingthroughtime.org).

However, boats were being built in Beverley long before the Cook, Welton & Gemmell shipyard developed into one of the town’s most important industries in the mid 20th century. Wooden boats were built on the Beck from medieval times until the 1950s, and the Grovehill shipyard itself was originally started in 1763. The exhibition looks at the early history of the Grovehill yard, the Cook, Welton & Gemmell years, and the final days of the industry in the 1970s. The two main carpenters’ yards on the Beck are also covered, as well as the ferry and bridge linking the Grovehill yard to another, lesser known shipyard started by Joseph Scarr on the east side of the river in 1892.

Fiona Jenkinson, curator of the Guildhall, said “We are particularly pleased that we are able to present the history of this important industry, not only in our traditional

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exhibition format, but also as a play that brings to life what it was like to work at the shipyard. We worked with Gordon Meredith of the East Riding Theatre who used the oral histories collected for the Archives project, as well as those of a previous Shipyard project in the Guildhall, to develop the dialogue, and the ambience of the yard is beautifully created with original music by Wai Wan. We do hope that people come along to support this initiative, and if it is successful we may consider whether we can do the same sort of thing again in the future.”

The ‘Trawling Through Time’ exhibition opens at the Beverley Guildhall on Wednesday, 20 March and runs until 19 July, 2019. The play ‘Broadside On: Echoes from the Shipyard’ will be performed on Saturday, 6 April at 1.30pm.

Tickets are available by phoning (01482) 392699 (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm) or by visiting www.bridspa.com/ events and searching the Beverley Guildhall venue.

The Guildhall is located in Register Square next to the main post office.

The building is open from 10am to 4pm every Friday, every Wednesday from 10am to 1pm until 30 April and then 10am to 4pm on both Wednesdays and Fridays.

Admission to the building is free.

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World of Wine Vinho Verde may be a “green” wine but don’t think you’ll be drinking something exotically coloured; this is green as in young.

Vinho Verde is not a grape varietal, the name literally means “green wine” but translates as “young wine” and is usually meant to be consumed within a year of bottling.

The wines themselves can be red, white or pink although most Vinho Verde bought and drunk in this country is white.

Vinho Verde is a Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far north of the country and although production has now spread some way south, most countries limit the use of the term Vinho Verde to only those wines that come from the Minho region.

The area is characterised by its many small growers, which number more than 30,000. Many still train their vines high off the ground, up trees, fences, and even telephone poles so that they can cultivate vegetable crops below, although like most traditions the times they are a changing and now, you are just as likely to see wire-trained vines planted on the region’s slopes rather than valley floors.

Equally, modern methods has seen a shift from the typically sweeter

Vinho Verde, with an alcohol content of only around nine per cent, to a drier and more complex style, with the alcohol content boost to around 11 and 12 per cent.

All of which has contributed to a revival of Vinho Verde in the UK market place.

The wine’s other characteristic is the hint of a sparkle. Never a sparkling wine as such, early production methods seemed to encourage a secondary fermentation in the bottle, which gave it an effervescence.

Whether by accident or not, the winemakers found this proved popular among consumers, so it continued. Today, however, the slight sparkle is more likely to have come from artificial carbonation rather than fermentation.

Most supermarkets will have a bottle or two of Vinho Verde secreted on their shelves, so do give it a try. I have included a sample that will be on offer at Waitrose in March (see best buys) and also one stocked by Roberts & Speight in Beverley - try it chilled as an aperitif or served with a fish dish.

Supermarket Aldi has launched a trio of half wine bottles and a single-serve classic under its

premium own label which it says will appeal to “mindful drinkers” who still want to enjoy a drink.

for me! Experts, it seems are predicting that climate change may alter the taste.

The retailer is tapping into the growth of fractional bottles, which it claims are a perfectsized treat for mid-week dinner.

The three half-bottles comprises a light Italian rose, a “zippy” Chilean Sauvignon Blanc and an Argentinian Malbec, which all retail for £2.48 for a 37.5 cl bottle.

It has also brought out a mini format for its award-winning Mâcon-Villages wine from its premium line Exquisite Collection, retailing for under £2 (RRP: £1.99, 18.7cl), which it says is aimed at drinkers who want a mid-week drink but don’t want to open a full bottle.

Speaking recently, Chris Brandolino, the principal scientist of New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, predicted: “We’re going to see more rainfall in the wet season and less in the dry season, so more rainfall when it’s not needed for the winegrowers and, less when it is needed.”

The new range replaces the selection of 37.5cl wine bottles the retailer launched last March in a bid to fill a gap for weekday treats, which included two Romanian wines – a Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir – and a Chilean Malbec.

Aldi is the latest retailer to sell fractional bottles, and follows similar moves by Waitrose, which launched six of its most popular own label wines into half-sized bottles as part of the 2017 revamp of its mid-tier Blueprint Wine range, and the Co-Op, which trialled smaller format wines including single-serve wine pouches from Off-Piste Wine’s Most Wanted brand across its stores.

Here’s a worrying suggestion well for me, any way, or anyone else who loves that strong hedgerow/grassy character that typifies New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. It’s spring in a bottle,

And following up his comments one Master of Wine, Steve Smith, was reported as saying that these changes in climate could stress the grapes leading them to be riper, but offering less intense and refreshing flavours. “The characteristic grassy character of Marlborough Sauvignon may not be as intense and that might be replaced with more citrus and nectarine,” he said, adding that warmer and wetter weather in Marlborough would mean a variety such as Albarino could thrive.

Trade organisation WineGB has revealed that a record 15.6 million bottles were produced in England and Wales in 2018, up from 5.9 million produced in the frost-ravaged 2017 vintage.

A total of 15.6 million bottles were produced last year, beating the previous record (6.3 million bottles in 2014) by 9.3 million bottles. The area under vine in Great Britain has increased by 160 per cent in the past 10 years to reach 7,000 acres. In 2018, 1.6 million vines were planted with a further 2 million expected in 2019.

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Best Buys for March Quinta da Raza Branco 2017, Vinho Verde

Price: £9.49 (was £8.79) Where: Roberts & Speight When: Now Why: A classic Vinho Verde, with a fizzy crispness and easy, fruity finish, making it perceptibly just a bit offdry, but nicely balanced by acidity. It boasts wonderful green-grassy freshness and is thoroughly moreish.

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Price: £7.00 (was £10)

Where: Morrison’s When: Now Why: Voluptuous Pinot from Chile’s San Antonio Valley.

Crisp notes of plum, morello cherry and raspberry combine harmoniously in the nose with subtle floral hints and touches of coffee and chocolate. Serve with Red meats, poultry, duck and game, mature cheeses

Tyrrell’s Lost Block Merlot, 2014 Price: £8.99 (was £12.99)

Where: Roberts & Speight, Beverley When: Now, while stocks last Why: From one of Australia’s most prestigious winemakers. Cherry and plum fruit flavours with soft, but prevalent tannins and the typical smooth finish for which merlot is renowned.

Quinta de Azevedo, Vinho Verde Price: £6.49 (was £8.69)

Where: Waitrose When: March 20 - April 9 Why: Clear and bright with an intense aroma of well-ripened fruit, such as peaches and nectarines. On the palate, it is creamy with aromatic notes of ripe fruit.

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Hazelnut Cake METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Grease two deep 20cm round cake pans.

Line bases and sides with baking paper.

2 Sift flour, hazelnut meal, bicarbonate of soda, cocoa and salt into a medium bowl. Beat butter, vanilla and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in combined sifted flour mixture, milk and coffee, in two batches (the mixture may look split at this stage). Spoon mixture evenly into pans; level surfaces.

3 Bake cakes for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Stand cakes in pans for 5 minutes before turning, top−side up, onto wire racks to cool.

4 Make marsala dates, then the ricotta filling.

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5 Split cakes in half. Place base of one cake onto a cake stand. Drizzle with a little syrup from marsala dates. Top with a quarter of the ricotta mixture.

Repeat the layering with remaining cake, syrup and ricotta mixture, finishing with ricotta mixture. Top cake with dates, then drizzle with remaining syrup.

MARSALA DATES Stir marsala and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium, then add dates.

Cook, stirring, for 6 minutes or until dates are just starting to soften. Remove from heat. Cool dates in marsala syrup. Cut dates into thin wedges.

RICOTTA FILLING Process the ingredients until just smooth and combined.

TOP TIP Be careful not to overcook the dates in the syrup or they will lose their shape.

WINE TIP Luscious Rutherglen Muscat, or the Sweet Marsala you used in the recipe

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Nutrition: 7 Steps to a Healthier You

Start your journey to an upgraded diet, by focusing on these seven simple steps.

1 Get proper nutrition every single day that will decrease your cravings for the bad stuff.

2 Make it a habit to eat nutrientrich foods, even on days you don’t feel like it. Our bodies need real food to survive and thrive. It’s common for human beings to sabotage their eating and not take care of themselves properly.

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We need this mineral to transmit nerve impulses, move muscles and for balanced fluid levels. But a reduction of it cuts the likelihood of stroke and heart attack.

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of my nutritional needs with a juice, smoothie or salad ­even if I don’t feel like it. The body always responds well to nutrition.

away, try making an organic beef burger and fries with avocado oil.

When we upgrade the choices we make - we upgrade our health.

Don’t feel like you can do all four at once? Start with one and grow from there. The benefits are worth it.

3 Fresh juice is one of the quickest ways to add nutrition into your body. Juice infuses a high dose of vitamins, minerals and nutrients straight into the bloodstream.

It’s a powerful way to instantly get cellular nutrition. Try a green juice made with kale, spinach, cucumber, ginger, green apples and lemon. It’s the best dose of energy ever!

5 Remember that no matter what health issue you may be dealing with right now, it is possible to heal. When I was suffering from food addictions, I never believed I could be healthy until it happened.

And there are many, many stories like mine. So, there is hope.

7 Eat local, seasonal and organic when possible. The best option is to grow your own fruits, vegetables and herbs if you can.

The ultimate goal is to live the healthiest. most vibrant life possible. And that starts with making healthier choices every single day. Because every day is a new opportunity to heal.

4. Keep in mind that there are always healthier natural alternatives to the bad stuff.

Instead of heading to the take say we should limit our intake to no more than 6g per day, but if you’re like me, that doesn’t mean a lot. So I got out my kitchen scales and weighed it. Turns out 6g is the equivalent of 1 teaspoon. I looked at the small pile of white crystals, and imagined sprinkling salt over my fried eggs in the morning or whisking some into a vinaigrette or seasoning a steak before grilling.

Suddenly 6g didn’t seem like a lot.

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6 Cut out the ‘four usual suspects’ that cause health issues. These are gluten, refined sugar, dairy and genetically modified ingredients (GMO’s). Just one week without these health-sapping substances can make a huge difference. behind Salt Awareness Week, which runs from 4 to 10 March - wants us to meet that 6g target and more. We average around 8.1g a day, so we’re looking at just over a 25 per cent reduction. But the benefits, they say, are huge: this would reduce strokes by 22 per cent, heart attacks by 16 per cent and save 17,000 lives. They say we can wean ourselves off salt and after a few short weeks, won’t even notice it. Eventually, the goal by 2025 is to lower our salt intake to only 3g or half a teaspoon.

Words: Frances Tompkins Food Nutritionist and Chef

So where’s the problem? The issue is that a diet high in salt can cause raised blood pressure. High blood pressure can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. Professor Graham MacGregor, chair of Action on Salt and a staunch proponent for salt reduction, says raised blood pressure is the leading culprit behind heart disease and stroke. He adds that reducing salt is the biggest change we can make to reduce rates of both. “The evidence is overwhelming,” he says.

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Graham Paddison shares his valuable insider knowledge on auctions.

Many people are very nervous about buying at auction …… and there are lots of myths about the saleroom.

In fact, if you do your homework and observe a few common-sense rules then bidding is not only very simple but can also be great fun.

Auctions are almost invariably exciting and interesting happenings, with lashings of drama and tension, even hopefully a few dashes of comedy, thrown together to produce a heady mix with an enduring appeal.

Many people are a little apprehensive about mixing it in the saleroom and there are probably few novice bidders who do not have at least a few butterflies in the stomach as “their” lots come up for the first few times. Come to think of it there are probably few experienced bidders who do not feel rather tense as a particularly important lot comes up.

means you can bid on lots over the internet as they are being sold from the comfort of your own armchair or even whilst shopping in the supermarket!

The tankard was brought into the Beverley office and valued by Graham at £100-£200. Here is the description - 18th Century First period Worcester blue and white cider tankard decorated in the ‘Walk in the Garden’ pattern, H12.5cm make thousands of pounds ….. but then brand-new furniture isn’t these days exactly cheap on the High Street.

Even though these lots tend to be the ones which grab the headlines the vast majority of things in any auction sale will still make between £50 and £200.

In reality bidding is really quite simple but, perhaps, a couple of the more well-known myths should be exploded first. Contrary to rumour, if you scratch your nose, twitch, wink or wave to a friend who has just entered the saleroom then you are not going to end up with a stuffed water buffalo which is going to fill your living room and send the bank manager into outer space.

What is very important is to view the sale in advance and to check the condition of the items you are interested in very carefully.

Almost invariably auction rooms have a separate viewing session to facilitate this, usually for a couple of days preceding the sale as well as on the sale morning before proceedings commence. If it is not possible for you to get to the saleroom the auctioneers will be more than happy to provide you with a condition report accompanied by further images.

It just doesn’t happen. Secondly, to buy at auction you need to be rich – right? Wrong! Sure, some very fine pieces of antique furniture can

All auction sales and their viewing times are advertised in the auction section of the local newspapers and on the auctioneer’s web site. The

on-line catalogue will provide quite a bit of information about a lot but perhaps more importantly a series of images are attached to illustrate each lot.

The description does not usually mention faults and damage: bidders are expected to look for themselves and make up their own minds or request a full condition report. The catalogue will also provide a guideline as to what a lot is expected to realise. A pre-sale estimate is just that, an educated view about the value of a piece.

It can be that if two collectors are particularly determined to have something, the price will soar over the estimate. Conversely something which you rate quite highly can attract little interest and go under pre-sale estimate. In which case you have a bargain.

Once you have overcome your nerves bidding is very easy: indeed you do not even need to be in the room. Most auctions these days are broadcast live on-line which

If you don’t have access to the internet you could fill in a form and leave what is known as a commission or absentee bid, in which case a member of the saleroom staff will bid for you ….. and get the lot as cheaply as possible. If you are not able to attend the auction or bid on-line but still wish to bid personally you can arrange to do so by telephone.

If you decide to bid in person in the room, you register and get a buyer’s number.

When your lot comes up it is probably not a bad idea to see how the bidding goes and then join in firmly but don’t wait too long – even in an antiques and fine arts sale the auctioneer will be aiming to sell 100 – 120 lots per hour so it is all going to be over in around 30 seconds.

Wave to catch the auctioneer’s eye and once you have caught his attention he will keep coming back to you until you shake your head in defeat ….. or the hammer comes down and you have triumphed. Do bear in mind that the auctioneer will only take two competing bids at once and you may have to wait for a suitable opening to join in.

It is fun but one final word of advice ….. decide what your limit is and stick to it. People do get carried away in the heat of battle and it is possible to find yourself paying more than you intended.

Now what are you going to pay for this stuffed water buffalo – wonderful condition – not something you see in many living rooms in East Yorkshire?

Graham Paddison joins David Duggleby Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers at their recently opened office in Beverley David Duggleby Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers are pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Paddison together with the opening of their new valuation office at 14 Wednesday Market, Beverley. Graham joins an already well-established team of various, specialist valuers and will work out

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of the new Beverley office serving Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, having previously covered this area for over 40 years.

The opening of the new Beverley office continues Duggleby’s programme of expansion to the south and west of Scarborough

following shortly after the opening of a new state-of-the-art, purpose built enterprise at Murton, east of York, in conjunction with Stephenson and Son. Graham (pictured above) will be available for advice at our Beverley Valuations Office every Monday

between 10am and 4pm, home visits for larger items and collections can be arranged any day by ringing the office on 01482 453708. Our other specialist valuers will also be available at Beverley on advertised dates to advise on your jewellery, pictures, coins, banknotes & stamps.

Please call the office for details.

What’s On

Beverley Minster

Vintage, Retro & Handmade Fair Saturday

6th April 2019

10am - 4pm

MAGGIE HUSH

VINTAGE & RETRO

PERFORMING LIVE

1940’s - 1980’s

80 VINTAGE TRADERS SELLING THE BEST IN VINTAGE

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PLAYING VINTAGE MUSIC

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Hull and East Riding Mumbler News

Great ideas of days out and what to do with your children locally.

Welcome to my column!

I’m Rachael, mum to an 8 year old boy and a 4 year old girl, and owner of the Hull & East Riding Mumbler.

free entry and the extra activities are free too. Other good Hull city centre indoor attractions are Rock Up and Gravity in St Stephens, we’ve been to both and have really enjoyed the experiences (and exercise!). Hull Truck Theatre on Ferensway Hull have lots of family shows throughout the year. Great Adventures in Storyland is a show they run every month for 3-6 year olds with craft activities before the show, they’re a bargain £5 per child ticket and accompanying adults free! The April shows are on the 13th, at 11am and 12.30pm.

Hull & East Riding Mumbler is a website that I built to list and share all things to do with babies and children in our area. I am really impressed by what this region has to offer for families, we are never short of places to go or activities to try, our vibrant mix of city and towns plus countryside and coast means it’s a great place to raise children. Each month I’m going to bring you some highlights of what’s going on in and around Hull/ Beverley to do with your little ones.

chocolate, bunnies and eggs!

Easter is late this year with the schools breaking up 2 weeks before the main event, but there are lots of things happening throughout April both in the build up to and during Easter. By the time Easter arrives we will be well and truly sick of

The local country houses and gardens that have been closed for the winter are all back open again

by April and always make for a good day out during the school holidays. Some of my favourite that have special Easter activities

running are as follows: l Burnby Hall in Pocklington l Burton Agnes near Driffield l Sewerby Hall near Bridlington l Burton Constable nr Skirlaugh l Sledmere House Over the bridge in Northern Lincolnshire both Elsham Hall and Normanby Hall are also good days out and have Easter activities.

The good news for families is that most of these country houses and gardens offer membership schemes or family passes so you can go back several times during the year at a reduced cost. We got a pass for Normanby Hall last year and it worked out as a great saving.

There are gardens, woodland walks, a deer park, playground and a museum at Normanby plus they also have a splash pool area which we used a lot during the heat last summer.

The most famous family pass is at The Deep, pay to go once and you can return free of charge with that pass for the next 12 months.

The Deep is a great family day out, especially if the weather isn’t great, and they also have a special Easter event on with activities to do in addition to seeing the usual displays, exhibitions and creatures.

A short walk across from The Deep (and something we often combine with a visit to the Deep) are the Hull Museums, again they have special events on for Easter and are great wet weather options. Streetlife and Hull & East Riding Museum in the Museums Quarter in Hull Old Town always delight my children, they’re

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If the weather is nice we really like to have a walk around the marina and along Humber Street. The gallery, restaurants and pop up spaces usually have extra events on during school holidays so check out what they have to offer this Easter.

Another lovely idea for a family day out at this time of year is to visit a farm park, most will have lambs to see and sometimes feed during April. We like Pink Pig Farm near Scunthorpe, Hall Farm near Brigg, Playdale near Scarborough and Piglets near York.

The Mile Farmshop and Smile Café (with indoor soft play and outside play area) in Pocklington is also worth a visit, they have an Easter trail and activities running in the café.

There is a full section on the Mumbler website listing all dates and details of the Easter events and activities across our area, check it out here at www.hullandeastriding. mumbler.com You can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Have a great Easter!

Travel

Trains & Islands ...

I hope you have been managing to catch some of the super travel programmes on the TV. The train programmes have been super.

They have certainly inspired many watchers to enquire about what they have seen. I cannot believe that the Trans Canadian has had all of this wonderful publicity in the year that it has chosen to cut capacity and revamp its rolling stock. There is only limited availability for this summer. There is always the option to travel in 2020.

I am looking forward to Martin Clunes travelling around the islands of the USA. Hopefully it will take him up to Alaska, a super part of our planet. I followed in his footsteps during his last series to Australia so lets see what this series brings.

I am a bit of a sucker for islands, at present I am ticking many off my bucket list around the British Isles. In Scotland we have previously featured the Inner Hebrides. This June we visit the Outer Hebrides travelling North from Oban to Barra through Uist to Harris. Last but not least Lewis before our final crossing to Ullapool bringing us back to the mainland. Accommodation in these area’s is limited, if you decide to visit these remote areas without pre booking I would suggest you have a tent with you as a back up!

The Isles of Scilly make a wonderful holiday.

They are a cluster of truly unspoilt islands with white sand beaches. The Island Boatmen run a schedule allowing you to hop from one island to another very easily. Walkers, bird, nature and garden lovers will all be kept happy.

The Isle of Man is steeped in history, a step back in time, rugged scenery, steam and Electric trains along with horse drawn trams. A visit to the island always includes a spin around the TT track at a steady speed.

The ferry journey to the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Man is just 2 hours 45 minutes but when you arrive you feel so far way from home. You can also fly to these islands if you prefer, don’t hesitate to ask for more info.

Remember, booking with an agent does not cost you any more. Why spend your precious time trolling the internet when we have the answers at our finger tips. We are experienced in all corners of the world plus our enjoyment is fulfilling your travelling desires & aspirations. We can assist with visa’s, check in for flights and cruises saving you time and money.

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Health & Wellbeing

Work-life Balance

Working from the comfort of your own home sounds like a dream scenario for many people, but it does come with some drawbacks – namely, how do you set boundaries and maintain a healthy work-life balance, when, technically, you’re always at work?

Those working from home now account for 13% of the UK workforce, and with books such as Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss and Emma Gannon’s The MultiHyphen Method becoming best-sellers, the dream of being self-employed has never been more coveted.

I personally felt drawn to working for myself because of the flexibility in relation to my mental illness. Living with depression and anxiety means that my capacity for work can change dramatically from day to day, even hour to hour. So having the option to rearrange my own work schedule, avoid stressful situations, and do yoga poses at my desk, seemed like a no-brainer.

But let’s take a reality check, shall we? Working from home is no walk in the park. At the end of the day, it’s still a job and has its negative aspects. In fact, a 2017 study conducted by the UN found that 41% of people who tended to work from home considered themselves ‘highly stressed’, compared to just 25% of those who worked only on-site.

Here’s how to strike a healthy balance when work and life collide...

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“41% of people who tended to work from home considered themselves ‘highly stressed’, compared to just 25% of those who worked only on-site” 4 HEALTHY HABITS

Kirsty says, “some days I will be travelling for a meeting, others 1 Don’t isolate yourself I will be at home all day, or be If you’re not a ‘people person’, somewhere for an event. It’s not working from home is probably always feasible when you work your dream job, but don’t neglect from home to have a set routine.” your biological need for human Once you get to know yourself, interaction. Studies show that you’ll find what your own version isolated people are likely to take of a ‘routine’ looks like. insufficient exercise, have poor diets, and are less willing to visit A good place to start is with a doctor. This can increase your ‘office hours’. Try making a stress levels, blood pressure, and commitment to getting ready inflammation in the body. before 9am. This is easy to let slip when no one is watching.

Make an effort to meet up with clients in real life, arrange 3 Set physical boundaries co-working sessions with other One of the hardest parts about self-employed people in your working from home is the fact area, or at the least strike up a that you’re almost guaranteed to conversation with your local let work bleed into your personal barista. life. One way to avoid this is to have a space which is dedicated 2 Establish a routine to work. It doesn’t need to be an Kirsty Hulse, author of The entire room (although a separate Future is Freelance, tells us home office is ideal), but instead that although routine is very could be a desk hidden away important, it’s not always from all the ‘social’ spaces in your sustainable. “For example,” home.

My number one rule is that I never take my laptop to bed, ensuring that the bedroom is a completely work-free zone, dedicated to rest and relaxation.

4 Learn to switch off

Once you have firm boundaries in place, it should be much easier to switch off. But if you’re still struggling, don’t give up. It’s all about finding the tools that work for you. For example, I know one man who has invented a daily commute to bookend his working day. He wakes up, gets washed and dressed, and then leaves the house to walk around the block before returning home to sit at his desk for a 9am start.

At 5pm he packs up his things and does the same walk around the block in reverse to signify the end of his day, and his return to ‘home’ life.

My version of this is decluttering my desk at 6pm, lighting a candle, putting on some music, and cooking dinner. For you, it might be a visit to the gym, a drink at the pub, or even setting an out of office reply on your email account. Pick an activity that you can look forward to, to make it your end of the day reward, and then you’ll be more likely to stick to it consistently.

Words: Bettina Lea

Local Radio

Looking Ahead It’s a busy time for the team at Beverley FM. Not only are we moving into bigger new premises very soon, we’re making plans for Spring and looking forward to keeping you up-to-date with all the local warmer weather events in the months come.

Tune in to 107.8 Beverley FM, or keep that “Beverley Button” pressed and we’ll make sure you don’t miss a thing.

Meet Simon Bromwich SIMON BROMWICH presents Beverley FM’s two sports programmes - The Three O Clock Kick-Off (Saturdays afternoons from 2:30) and Friday Evening’s preview “It’s All Sport” from 6:30pm.

Q: Has sport always been a big part of your life?

SIMON: Initially not, from what I understand! I didn’t show any interest in sport until I was four or five - after than I watched or played any kind of sport that came along.

At one time I played about six or seven different sports every week.

Nowadays it’s more like one or two when I can fit them in!

Q: At what point did you decide you wanted to present sport on the radio?

SIMON: I like the art of communication - and I’ve always enjoyed listening to sports commentaries, especially football and rugby league. At the age of about 14 it hit me that this might make a good career.

Q: Would you say Beverley has a healthy sports scene?

SIMON: Very much, yes. We’ve got a very good football team (3rd in the division at the minute) ..we’re in the national Challenge Cup in rugby league. Rugby union’s doing well too .. then we’ve got polo, squash, badminton .. so unusual to have such a variety of high-achieving teams in one place. We’ve got it, but maybe some need a bit more publicity. That’s where we can help.

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Do you have friends or relatives who live far away?

They can keep in touch with their home town too. Beverley FM is available on the internet - at www,beverleyfm.com and also on radio apps like Tune-In. Let them know!

Q: Are there any sports you wouldn’t cover?

SIMON: No, not at all. We’re glad to hear from all sports clubs, chat to them on air and share their news.

You can hear this interview in more detail, in The World of Beverley FM between 6pm and 7pm, on Thursday 21st March.

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Salty yoga anyone?

Saturday 16th February saw Salt Revive hold their first ever adult and children’s salty yoga workshops.

Camouflage your skin imperfections Visual skin conditions affect many people. A powerful tool which can help to reduce their visibility is the application of skin camouflage creams.

camouflage & Obtaining your skin camouflage.

These are highly pigmented and applied correctly can provide a natural looking coverage, which is long lasting and waterproof.

The salon offers an excellent location for natural light, a must, for a correct colour skin match, alongside a warm friendly welcome.

New business to the area, I am a skin camouflage practitioner, qualified RGN with 15 years practice in aseptic technique.

Registered with the British Association of Skin Camouflage (BASC), experienced and insured.

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Those in attendance had a fantastic day, led by the wonderfully talented Hannah who guided participants through some mindfulness and fun stretches in the kiddies class followed by a super chilled, gentle, hour and a half of relaxing yoga for the adults. One of the attendees, a complete novice said of the event – “This was my first ever class – I was a bit nervous but came out feeling totally relaxed and motivated at the same time! Combining the benefits of salt therapy with the restorative yoga in such a calm environment immediately put us all at ease and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their sessions, especially the younger ones!”

Salt Revive’s next workshops are planned for Saturday 30th March and as they are such intimate groups booking is essential. Tel: 01482 679453

Or it may be that you already have a correct skin match but require guidance on your application technique. I have an extension range of camouflage products, to suit your personal requirements, be it everyday use or just a one-off special occasion.

Consultations take place in Plush, Princes Avenue. For further information, availability or just some advice please do not hesitate to contact Nicola on: 07898 799 642.

Please note, areas requiring camouflage must be healed, sealed and infection free.

Ginkgo Improves Stroke Recovery Medically supervised recovery from an ischemic stroke, the most common type, can be improved with ginkgo supplements in combination with aspirin, according to a Chinese study of 348 patients published in Stroke and Vascular Neurology.

Ischemic stroke is triggered by a blood clot that interrupts blood supply to the brain and damages brain cells. Researchers compared the effects of 100 mg of aspirin daily

with the same aspirin dose plus 450 mg of daily of a ginkgo extract; standard medical tests showed significantly better neurological and mental function with ginkgo. Since the herb can increase bleeding risk, researchers caution against using the supplement among people who already face increased risk for bleeding due to medical conditions, or people who take blood thinners.

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Competitions & What’s On

BILL BAILEY

LARKS IN TRANSIT ARENA TOUR 2019 SHEFFIELD - FlyDSA ARENA on Saturday 11th May 2019 “Scales the peaks of sublime silliness….Delightful ****” Brian Logan, The Guardian The Larks in Transit tour is a compendium of travellers’ tales and the general shenanigans of twenty years as a travelling comedian.

With musical virtuosity, surreal tangents and trademark intelligence, Bill Bailey tackles politics, philosophy and the pursuit of happiness. Plus, he fashions a symphony from a ringtone, tells the real story of Old McDonald, and a re-imagines the Stars and Stripes.

Two decades of touring larks from a comic described by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the brainiest comic of his generation’.

“Lines so finely formed that you want to frame them and hang them in your loo” – Dominic Maxwell, The Times Tickets for Sheffield are on sale now priced £39.20 (including booking fee).

Box Office No: 0114 256 5656 or online at: www.flydsaarena.co.uk.

Special guest Neville Staple, also known as The Original Rudeboy, is credited with changing the face of pop music not only once but twice.

The Undertones and special guest

THE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND play LEEDS – O2 Academy on Friday 10th May 2019 Formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975, The Undertones became renowned for combining lyrical invention and musical flair with intelligent simplicity. Their anthemic Teenage Kicks, much loved by John Peel, is one of the most influential songs of the post-punk era.

On May 13, 1979 Seymour Stein’s Sire records released the band’s self titled debut album ‘The Undertones’.

To mark the 40th anniversary of its release, The Undertones now present a glorious set of classic tracks taken from what is considered by many to be one of the best punk albums of all time (Family Entertainment, Male Model, Jump Boys, Here Comes The Summer, Jimmy Jimmy), adding to them a whole bucketful of their iconic guitar pop hits & anthems, Get Over You, My Perfect Cousin, You’ve Got My Number, Julie Ocean, Wednesday Week, and, of course, Teenage Kicks.

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Neville Staple’s 40 year career in the music business is well documented, from the early days with The Coventry Automatics, The Specials & FunBoy3 in the late ‘70s and ‘80s, to The Special Beat and various other collaborations during his solo career from the ‘90s up to the present day.

LEEDS – O2 Academy • Box Office No: 0113 389 1555 Website – https://academymusicgroup.com/o2academyleeds/ events/1226430/undertones-tickets Doors – 7.00pm • Tickets - £25.00 advance

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS We are giving away a pair of tickets for: A) BILL BAILEY Live in Concert at the FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield B) Undertones & Neville Staple

at 02 Academy, Leeds To enter just send your name, address and contact telephone number on a postcard to: 31 Elm Drive, Cherry Burton, HU17 7RJ Please state clearly which gig or event draw you wish to enter.

What’s On & Competitions

BAD MANNERS play WAKEFIELD - Warehouse 23

on Friday 12th April 2019 + Bad Touch and Vega play WAKEFIELD - Warehouse 23 on Thursday 4th April 2019

Bad Manners are an English Second Wave (2 Tone) ska revival band.

They quickly became the novelty favourites of the fad through their bald, enormous-bodied frontman’s on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops TV exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983. After becoming popular in London, Bad Manners signed to Magnet Records in 1980 for a six figure sum.

BThere’s a genuine buzz in the Quireboys’ camp as the veteran rock and rollers ready their most ambitious album to date. “It’s never been black and white where The Quireboys are concerned,” said frontman Spike.

“There have always been shades of the blues. And now we’ve got the perfect chance to put a new twist on some old classics.”.

Some of Bad Manners’ more notable hits include “My Girl Lollipop”, “Lip Up Fatty”, “Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu”, “Lorraine”, “Just A Feeling”, “Walking In The Sunshine”, “Can Can” and “Special Brew”.

Tickets £25.00 (Adv) • Box Office No: 0871 220 0260 Doors – 7.00pm • Age – 14+

Tickets £20.00 (Adv) • Box Office No: 0871 220 0260 Doors – 7.00pm • Age – 14+

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THRESHOLD play WAKEFIELD - Warehouse 23

on Friday 5th April 2019 Threshold formed in the leafy suburbs of Surrey, England in 1988. The band has released ten studio albums alongside numerous live albums and compilations. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast Records. Threshold’s latest studio album For The Journey was released in 2014. It includes the 12 minute epic The Box and opening single Watchtower On The Moon, which was featured on the Roadkill video game. The album charted in several countries, They are best known for songs such as Mission Profile, Slipstream (featuring Dan Swano) and Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams, which has over a quarter of a million video views and was featured on the movie soundtrack of In The Name Of The King.

Tickets £18.70 (Adv) • Box Office No: 0871 220 0260 Doors – 7.00pm

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Vintage Fashions

Wearing Vintage Fashions is so 2019!

Beverley Vintage organiser Jane Gough shares some of the reasons why wearing vintage will make you feel fantastic: 1. VINTAGE IS SPECIAL It’s oh-so-easy to fall into the habit of wearing clothes because they’re comfortable. We all love to wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes, but every day? Each morning when I do the school run the mums look as much in uniform as the kids.

Jeans, winter boots and some kind of dark jumper, or jeans, flip flops and t-shirts in the summer. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but wouldn’t it be nice to stand out a little? For someone to comment on how much they love your jacket?

Or the earrings you’re wearing?

3. VINTAGE IS UNIQUE The big high street giants (Next, Topshop, ASOS, H&M etc) literally make thousands of each design each season, so the odds of turning up to a wedding wearing the same dress as another guest are pretty high. You don’t get that with vintage. Fewer copies of each design were made, a nd that plus the ravages of time means that you’re very unlikely to see anyone wearing the same vintage dress as you!

Plus, when asked where you got your dress from it’s lovely to be able to say ‘it’s a vintage 1950’s dress’ secure in the knowledge that they can’t get straight online and buy exactly the same dress (in the sales when you bought it full price).

2. VINTAGE IS AFFORDABLE Let me just get one thing straight – buying vintage isn’t the same as buying from a charity shop. You don’t expect a t-shirt for 10p. If you want to get quality vintage clothes from 40, 50, 60 years ago you will have to pay for them, but nowhere as much as you would if you were buying the equivalent item new now.

There are lots of other reasons to wear vintage (it’s recycling after all and great for the environment!), but the main one is that it’ll make you feel great!

So embrace vintage now!

VINTAGE FACTS:

What era is vintage?

Generally speaking, clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 20 years before the present day is considered vintage.

Retro, short for retrospective, or “vintage style,” usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era.

Beverley Vintage Fair 01964 552470

Vintage Fairs & Wedding Fairs have raised over £30,000 in Funds for Beverley Minster.

In that case I recommend adding some vintage to your wardrobe! You don’t need to completely re-style yourself to start wearing vintage, you can mix and match vintage with modern clothes for a really great look. How about a cute 60s minidress over leggings and winter boots? Or a bold printed 1950s blouse peeking out from underneath your jumper?

Nic Gough, Managing Director of Dalton Spire Limited, the Beverley based company that has been partnering with Beverley Minster to put on a range of events in the Minster over the last few years said “ I have been pleasantly surprised by how quick the events have grown in popularity. Helping the

It can even be as simple as adding a quirky vintage bag or necklace to clothes you already have. You’ll be amazed at the difference it makes!

Quality of clothes was generally better back in the 1950s and 60s: fabrics were nicer and a lot of items were tailor made. This means you’re getting a much better quality of clothes than you might do if you spent the same amount in one of the big ‘fast fashion’ high street shops.

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New nappy campaign launched: ‘Green bin is the place for all nappy waste’ Parents in the East Riding are being urged to support a new nappy campaign which has been launched to help prevent costly contamination in recycling bins.

The waste and recycling team at East Riding of Yorkshire Council has started the scheme to encourage parents to put all their babies’ waste in their green bins at home – as nappies cannot be recycled.

Each year in the East Riding, more than 250 tonnes of nappies are placed incorrectly in residents’ blue bins and sent to recycling plants – where they can contaminate recycling and lead to increased costs for the council.

To help prevent this, the waste and recycling team has joined forces with the area’s registrars to launch the new educational campaign aimed at new mums and dads.

All parents of newborn babies will now receive a ‘Congratulations’ card

full of waste and recycling advice at the time they register the birth.

From this spring those parents will also receive a free pack of nappy sacks to encourage them to use the green bin.

The card and nappy sacks form part of a ‘Welcome To The World’ package which the area’s registrars give to parents to accompany their baby’s birth certificate.

New mum Elaine Teal was one of the first to receive the recycling pack when she registered the birth of her baby, Dylan, at Beverley register office.

Elaine said: “I think it’s a great idea because it gives clear advice about what to do with baby waste, because it can be confusing sometimes. I’ll definitely be putting Dylan’s nappies in our green bin.”

Nappies placed in the green bin won’t go to landfill. All waste collected from green bins is processed into Refuse Derived Fuel, which is used in the generation of electricity.

When residents put any kind of waste in the wrong bin, this contamination can cost East Riding of Yorkshire Council around £350,000 a year.

Councillor Symon Fraser, the council’s portfolio holder for strategic asset management, housing and environment, said: “Residents in the East Riding are the top recyclers in England so I’ve no doubt they will get behind our nappy campaign and help us to cut

down on this contamination.

“We currently recycle 64.5% of all household waste, but if everyone made sure they put their waste in the correct bin we could recycle even more.”

For more information about waste and recycling visit the website: www.eastriding.gov.uk/bins For information about registration services visit the website: www. eastriding.gov.uk/living

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Angela Gregory, Sight Support HEY’s Fundraising Manager said: “We’re sure this abseil will be really popular and lots of fun, with supporters testing their nerves and experiencing something new, all whilst raising vital funds for our important work.

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well as a rewarding experience for those taking part. We’re urging people to sign up now to challenge themselves in 2019, whilst raising sponsorship to help fund our support services for local people who are blind or partially sighted.”

“We receive no government funding so as a local charity we depend on the generosity and efforts of the local community to raise our £700,000 annual running costs, as we work to ensure that no one has to face sight loss alone and that every visually impaired person can enjoy the same opportunities and quality of life as those who are fully sighted.”

“Make 2019 the year you do something amazing for yourself, and a great cause.”

Registration is just £30 and the abseil with a suggested minimum sponsorship of £75.

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Hull City Column - by Woody Mellor

Still a possibility?

By April we may still be dreaming of the big league or getting prepared for major cutbacks next year.

After the excitement of six consecutive victories Hull City fans had the scent of promotion in the air once again. However, these dreams faded with defeats at Derby and Brentford and promotion appeared a step too far, yet consecutive victories over Millwall and Birmingham have once again placed this team four points from the promotion pack. It will take a mighty effort to make further ground on the teams who have been in the promotion pack throughout the season but nothing can be taken for granted with this team.

Maybe just maybe they can take points from the Forest and Norwich fixtures and win against QPR, Ipswich, Reading and Wigan? A big ask but with the return of De Wijs and Burke to the central defence there is a good chance of keeping a clean sheet and Bown, Grosicki and Campbell are more than capable of scoring against Championship opponents.

Hull City do have some hard fixtures within their last remaining games so they will have to prove themselves capable of matching the best in the division. Coming up are matches at Forest, Norwich, Middlesborough, West Brom and Swansea and home games against Sheffield United and Bristol City on the last match of the season. It will be a tough ask to win most of these games but we will have to wait and see where this season takes us.

Against this backdrop there is the annual uncertainty of which players will be offered new contacts, most sensible clubs try to keep players under contract well before they run down and players could leave for free but that’s nor the Allam way. As it stands 6-8 players could be leaving at the end of the season, pending unexpected promotion moving the goalposts. Players such as Marshall and Campbell could be leaving alongside others such as Mazuch, Weir BeverleyMag March 2019

and Keane. The predominant reason is their existing contracts as City will not be able to keep players on Premier League salaries for the next two seasons.

The Parachute payments have ceased and it will be back to selling passes, sponsorships and some tv revenue. The Hull Daily Mail estimate an income of around £15 million compared to £30million plus this year boosted by the final instalment of parachute payments. The days of players earning a million pound a year will be over as the wage bill for the squad is likely to be just £10 million or so.

The club are gearing up for running costs of a club within the lower end of the Championship rather than retaining a Premier League team. The Allams are unlikely to spend anything on the team so we may see the departure of the highly paid players, more young players breaking through and a selection of free transfers or loan signings next season. Jarrod Bowen is likely to move on to a Premier League team and Grosicki will be

departing too. Middlesborough were quoted £8 million for the Pole in January but this may well be less in the summer as he allegedly earns around £100,000 a month.

Things may become slightly clearer in the next few weeks as Marshall could well be retained if we go up but if that’s beyond this team then George Long may get an extended run in goal till the end of the season. It must be said that the Academy is producing some decent young players at long last with the likes of Bowen, Batty, Fleming and

McKenzie breaking through over the past year. The future looks a bit brighter than four or five years ago when no youngsters seemed to be coming through, though in those days everything was about signing Premier League players not local talent. One question to ask is how secure is the Academy from next season? Hull City have lived beyond their means through the Premier League payments bubble for a decade. Can they afford to retain the Academy structure at Bishop Burton once the money starts running out.

Let’s hope this is still budgeted for this as the days of £3 -10 million signings is likely to be over.

As if there wasn’t enough uncertainty amongst the players Nigel Adkins has no guarantees as to his future as well. He cannot plan for next year as maybe his contact is under review as well?

Surely Adkins and Crosby have done enough for a further deal and It is doubtful he would be on a deal comparable to Steve Bruce for instance. He has rebuilt his reputation at Hull over the past year so someone could be offering deals to them pre or post any contract offers here.

As ever we will see what happens over the next few weeks. By April we may still be dreaming of the big league or getting prepared for major cutbacks next year. You never know someone may be buying the club once again but that would appear unlikely until Bown and Grosicki are transferred in the summer and the last remaining assets have been sold off.

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Long, luxuriant racemes of fragrant pea-like flowers hang in regal masses, there is no doubt that wisteria are the royalty of climbing plants. We share wisteria wisdom and show that it’s not just for walls.

There are plants that are easy-going and hasslefree, and then there are the awkward squad, wayward beauties like wisteria that need understanding and a firm hand. It is a small price to pay for one of spring’s most beautiful sights, a profusion of fragrant, pea-like flowers suspended in long bunches before the greenish bronze leaves have time to fully unfurl. Occasionally in autumn, each cluster of flowers is replaced by a single, velvety, beanlike pod that dries well, a handsome addition to dried flower arrangements.

One thing is certain, wisteria has some quirky traits. Japanese varieties, for example, twine in an anticlockwise direction whereas Chinese ones travel clock-wise. Then there is the antisocial behaviour - the unlicensed invasion of roof spaces, or toppling of weak supports.

The seedpods even cause minor eruptions when, if warmed, they explode, scattering small black seeds far and wide. Over the years, there have been reports of people startled by muffled bursts from overhead, or awoken at night by sounds esembling an air rifle. A flower arranger recalls finding her cat crouched terrified in a corner, hiding from the flying seeds.

Despite its alarming means of seed dispersal, wisteria has long been revered in Japan and China, the subject of flower viewing parties 1,000 years ago, and appearing in paintings. Its Chinese name is ‘Zu

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flowers such as Wisteria floribunda ‘Multijuga’ (a Japanese wisteria with flower bunches up to 4ft (1.2m) long), are shown at their best on structures such as pergolas or arches, where the long racemes hang free.

Others, such as W. sinensis, are ideally grown on a wall, trained onto horizontal support wires of 1/8in (3mm) galvanised steel set at 12in (30cm) intervals and secured by screwed vine eyes.

As you’ll see in our list of Top 10 wisterias over the page, W. brachybotrys – the silky wisteria – is an ideal wisteria to train into a standard on a support post where its highly scented flowers can be appreciated more easily.

If you have a large tree and plenty of space, you could allow a wisteria to grow through it. Within a few years it will make a magnificent show every May and June, and it won’t need pruning. Be warned, if the climber is on the boundary line adjacent to neighbouring gardens, it will rampage across every garden and up the street if you let it.

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Teng’ which translates as ‘Blue Vine’ - similar to the German name ‘Blaue Regan’, or ‘Blue Rain’. It was not until the early 1800s that an Englishman, Captain Welbank, brought seeds back from China, after attending a dinner party beneath a pergola dripping in wisteria flowers.

Britain’s oldest wisteria is thought to be at the Fuller’s Brewery in west London, where it was planted in 1816.

Not Just for Walls

Wisterias are deciduous, twining climbing plants with sweetly scented flowers that come in shades of white, purple, blue or pink. They all flower in late spring, and a few repeat flower sparsely in late summer.

The wisteria family comprises about ten species, but the most commonly

found are Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria), Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria), Wisteria brachybotrys (silky wisteria) and Wisteria x formosa (a cross between floribunda and sinensis). There are more varieties of Japanese species than the others, and they usually have longer bunches of flowers (known as ‘racemes’).

Wisterias with long bunches of

Much has been written about the problems of wisterias not flowering. In many cases, these are plants grown from seed which can take up to several decades to bloom, as opposed to grafted plants which typically flower within three years. Look for the graft union which is easily recognised as a bulge near the base of the stem.

There are also seasonal causes flower buds can be damaged during frosty periods causing them to blacken before opening. The flower buds are formed in late summer,

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Wisteria floribunda ‘Kuchi-Beni’ has pale pink mauve, richly fragrant flowers tipped with purple, hanging in 16in (40cm) long bunches. Leaves turn yellow in autumn Wisteria x formosa produces violet blue flowers with white and yellow markings, in 9in (25cm) long racemes that open all at once Wisteria floribunda ‘Rosea’ AGM (‘Hon-beni’) has very fragrant, pale flowers tipped with purple, on 2ft (60cm) long racemes Wisteria ‘Burford’ AGM produces 3ft (90cm) long racemes of purple and blue flowers that are heavily scented Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Shirokapitan’AGM Quick to flower after planting, it bears short, stubby bunches of highly scented flowers Wisteria floribunda ‘Multijuga’ AGM (formerly ‘Macrobotrys’) has

incredibly long, 3ft 3in (1m), slender racemes of very fragrant lilac-blue blooms Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’ AGM (also known as ‘Shiro-noda’) bears elegant, 2ft (60cm) long clusters of fragrant white flowers Wisteria sinensis ‘Amethyst’ AGM bears fragrant violet blue flowers, flushed red, in dense 12in (30cm) long racemes before the leaves appear Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Showa-beni’ AGM the strongest pink you will find, it has short hanging sprays of scented flowers Wisteria floribunda ‘Violacea Plena’ AGM has deep purple scented double flowers held in short, full bunches

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FIONA’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT

By Fiona Dwyer, broadcast journalist, PR & media consultant, slave to 2 children and a husband.

SPRING IS HERE! Yay! I love the Spring! Longer days and warmer weather, birds twittering, squirrels scurrying across branches, snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils saying a cheery “Hello!” as you walk by. It’s making me all poetic!

Seriously, though, I feel much happier now that the darkness of winter has lifted. I feel like I can tackle anything, which is probably a good thing because it’s that time of year for a good ‘Spring Clean and Clear Out’ session. No more hibernating. Time for that stress-free sigh of relief that comes when your house is sparkling (-ish) and it’s clear of clutter. A tidy house brings with it a tidy mind.

I feel refreshed for the year ahead.

BACK TO THE GYM Talking about de-stressing, we have finally gone back to the gym. For the last few years we’ve been the family that belongs to a gym but doesn’t go – and what a waste of money that was! Well it’s all changing now and we are determined to get fit and stay fit!

I also keep bumping into loads of people I know so it’s becoming quite the social occasion!

WE’RE GETTING A DOG! After many years of deliberating I am absolutely thrilled to tell you that we have finally decided to get a dog! We are very excited!

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