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Welcome Welcome to the March issue of On Our Doorstep.

Considering February is just a few days shorter, the month seemed to fly by this year. Nether less there have been plenty events to keep us busy. Once again the Baldock Beast was a huge success pushing many runners to their limits in the muddy conditions.

The team from Amber Health were on hand offering free massages to participants and all donations were forwarded to the Garden House Hospice. 5 minutes with... Tim Moynihan, founder of the Amber Health in this month's issue makes an interesting read and tells you more about the great work they do.

One of the children's (and adults) favourite days of the year, Shrove Tuesday prompted an impressive number of local businesses to come together for the Baldock pancake race in the High Street. For those of you who made pancakes at home we hope you had more flips than flops, unlike our household.

Despite the weather, this month also saw a phenomenal crowd of local residents and business owners unite in a march through Baldock protesting against the proposed housing development.

Looking forward, March brings the hope of some cheerier weather and the brightness of the daffodils that will be blooming as the month progresses.

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March will also see our eldest daughter (middle child) turn 18, it seems like just yesterday that she was sat on the tank of my motorbike racing down the road or singing along to S Club 7.

As always we would like to say a massive thank you to all the advertisers who have helped to support us in publishing this month's issue. Equally, we would like to say a huge thank you to the whole delivery team who do such a fantastic job.

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LATEST FROM SAVE RURAL BALDOCK Around 500 people turned out on Saturday January 31st to protest against council plans for 3,500 homes in Baldock and thousands more in local Green Belt. The marchers proceeded from Simpson's Drive in Baldock, up the High Street and through Pinnocks Lane, returning via Clothall Road, Whitehorse Street and the High Street. Many of the cars which were stopped to allow safe passage hooted their support. The demonstra on was organised

by SRB and was joined by all five of Baldock's NHDC Councillors and Sir Oliver Heald, M.P. for NE Herts.

Sir Oliver said that the district should approach housing in two phases, using brownfield sites in the first ten years and building a new Garden City in the second. He is joined in this view by M.P.s Stephen McPartland and Peter Lilley. His en re submission to the Council can be read on the SRB website along with SRB's own official submission.

SRB were very pleased with the turnout at the march which was well organised and was accompanied by local police and St John's ambulance officers. Happily there were no incidents other than a mely snow shower which merely added to the feeling that it was a special occasion. Indeed it was special as the rally showed the strength of feeling amongst the local popula on who do not think the council has thought this plan through.

Following the March the consulta on closed on Friday February 6th and now there will be a long period of wai ng un l around August for the results of the Consulta on. In a recent television programme which featured Councillors from NHerts, the Government Minister for Housing, Brandon Lewis, said that it was not for councils to second-guess the inspectors by passing housing plans they might otherwise have rejected.

Many Baldock and Letchworth residents hope that the Inspector will reject THIS housing plan.

Please keep up to date with all the latest news on www.saverualbaldock.co.uk including a recent ar cle from the Guardian where Lord Ma hew Taylor suggests that " the current planning system is flawed because most new development is based on building around exis ng communi es, predominantly on the green spaces at the edge of a town that are valued highly by local people. The resul ng high land values can lead to developers building higher-density, lower-quality houses, leading to a nega ve cycle in which local opposi on to new development escalates. The increase in the value of the land goes to the landowner, leaving less money remaining to pay for vital infrastructure and ameni es."

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This has been another ac on-packed half term. As part of the friendship challenge, the beavers inves gated Brazil: its rainforests, flag, scenery and language (the beavers are all now fluent in Portuguese….). We were very lucky to have Chris, our local Police Community Support Officer visit us and talk us through all the equipment a police officer carries about his/her person.

This included the radios, baton, handcuffs, stab-proof vest, torch and of course the hat which the beavers were very excited to be able to try on. There was also a ques on and answer session and we could have put money on the first ques on to be asked….'How many robbers have you caught?'. Thank you Chris for a very informa ve evening.

As part of the healthy ea ng badge, the children made their own sandwiches and fruit salads. That was the easy bit. We forgot to explain to them the difference between a J-cloth and tea towel when it came to washing up…oops. To finish this badge, we had a

fantas c evening at Tesco where we were taken behind the scenes to see the bakery (and eat bread), visit the cheese counter (and try toffee-wensleydale) watch a fish being gu ed (we didn't eat that), see the warehouse and put the beavers in the freezer (temp ng to leave them there??) and finally be sent home with a yummy cookie. Thank you to Brian and Gemma for your hospitality.

The highlight of this term was our Space Camp at Wymondley Wood. 'Vulture' organised a fantas c camp, which included a visit from Letchworth & District Astronomical Society where the beavers compared the size of our solar system to familiar objects and learnt all about the planets. Best of all, it was a lovely clear evening so they viewed the full moon through a telescope, seeing all the craters. The next morning they made their own models of the solar system to take home as a memento. We then landed our spacecra and went home, red but happy.

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We have had an amazing February. Our Winter Extravaganza was a great success. The children enjoyed face pain ng, gli er ta oos, ice treasures, snow at Elsa's Ice Palace and having their photo taken as Elsa & Anna. The Annual Wellie Walk allowed the children to follow a fabulous nature trail where they could count squirrels, measure trees, make a bark rubbing, dig up vegetables from the mud, find insects in the leaves, splash in puddles and find woodland animals in the tree ( a big Thank You to Jenny & the lovely ladies at Wool-N-Things to allowing us to borrow their beau ful kni ed animals). As always we would like to thank all our families who con nue to support us without them, our dedicated commi ee and wonderful members of staff we would not be able to hold such events.

With Spring in the air our themes at Merry Go Round have turned to Mother's day and Easter. Our Easter Egg Hunt is always so popular. The Easter Bunny will visits our redeveloped garden to leave eggs for the children to find. All the children will be making a

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Our Friday Parent & Toddler group is going from strength to strength.

Our themes during March are: 6th March - Spring : growing cress & finger print sheep 13th March - Mothers Day :making a special card & present for Mum 20th March - Dressing Up Day : come in fancy dress and make a crown 27th March- Easter : Easter egg hunt, make an Easter bonnet and co on wool tail rabbit.

Alongside our themes we have messy play ac vi es and as the weather get be er access to our garden. Every term- me Friday 1:30pm – 3pm. £2 per child with refreshments for parent / carers and drink & snack for children. All children under 5 welcome.

Last month we men oned an Igloo the children and staff had been making with empty milk bo les.

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Weston Way Nursery Aesops' Travelling Theatre visited the nursery school recently. This has become a regular event at the school for the last 5 years. They have performed: The Ginger Bread Man, The Hare and the Tortoise and this me they performed The Not So Ugly Duckling.

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A er the performance the children are involved in a wide variety of ac vi es linked to the theme of the story. Many of our displays reflect the various ac vi es undertaken.

We are planning to have our large climbing frame and slide replaced during the Easter holidays. So hopefully we will be able to show you some photographic evidence in the coming months.

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Find an activity you love to help you spring into action Spring has to be one of the best seasons of the year. It stays lighter for longer, the sun's shining, the birds are singing and you feel so much be er than you did in the winter. You're not reaching for warm, comfor ng, stodgy food and you're more willing to get the family together for some outdoor fun.

Which is what fitness should be – fun. It shouldn't be something that you begrudge doing, it should be something you enjoy and look forward too. Making a fitness date should be as fun as a date with your partner or your mates. It doesn't have to revolve around being indoors with sweaty, smelly people but then you don't have to be pushing yourself to complete a challenge that you just feel that you have to do.

The brilliant thing about fitness is that it comes in different guises. It can be an extra long walk in the woods with the dog. It can be the decision to cycle to work instead of taking the bus. Or it can even be jumping up and down on the trampoline in the garden with the kids on the weekend.

As long as you're moving, you're grooving! Your ul mate goal should be to move a li le bit more, that li le bit more o en. Do something that will raise your heart rate and leave you slightly out of breath, even if it's star jumps in the kitchen while you're wai ng for the ke le to boil!

Li le changes make a big difference and there's so much stuff you can do for free that's available all around you. If you want to get your mates involved and treat it like a jolly then look for a fitness class that appeals to you and your personality. Or if you're really struggling to get mo vated and get moving, then enlist the help of a personal trainer, or book a tour at your local gym and see

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Tim Moynihan from AMBER HEALTH Amber Health in Baldock, led by T i m M oy n i h a n t h e p r i n c i p a l Osteopath and founder of the clinic, is celebra ng its 4th birthday this March. Along with our day to day expert care in most complementary medical fields, this month we are co-ordina ng a free health screening for Year 10 students at Knights Templar School. A former KTS pupil himself, Tim has twins currently in year 11. He has been an Osteopath for over 24 years.

*Why do you think this health screening is important for young people?

During my me in clinic I have seen many students suffering from spinal posture problems, o en associated with long periods of si ng, gaming or carrying heavy school bags. Also a number of students suffering from skeletal issues like flat feet, scoliosis (curvature of the spine), leg-length discrepancy or previously unresolved injury from sports or accidents. We appear to heal well when we are young but we don't always heal correctly leaving us at risk of complica ons later in life.

If injuries or structural problems can be resolved before bone 'end plates' fully fuse (at between 18-21 years old) the risk of future problems or injuries will be drama cally reduced hence the reason we are offering a preventa ve health screening programme. Our team of Osteopaths and Chiropodist will also hand out sensible ergonomic, postural and exercise advice sheets and send the students home with their screening results. *Amber Health offers many complementary treatments alongside Osteopathy why is this important?

People o en lose sight of the fact that we all func on as a combina on of body and mind. We are not just a 'back pain' or a 'Headache' etc. It is therefore important to treat people as a whole and having a range of experts in different fields means we can offer pa ents mental as well as physical wellbeing – head to toe treatment in other words.

We place importance on ge ng teeth regularly checked and most of us clean our teeth twice a day to stop decay but how many of us have a spinal MOT or do regular stretches to prevent degenera on? Osteopaths take care of spines and all other parts of the skeleton that can become injured or misaligned, this in turn can cause imbalance and compensatory pain elsewhere in the body.

I o en refer pa ents to our podiatrist for insoles to correct foot posture and leg length - this can make a huge difference to pa ents. Acupuncture also sits nicely beside osteopathy for releasing tensions and for chronic problems like tennis elbow or shoulder tendoni s. Some mes a good Sports Therapy Massage can really help to loosen up the muscles before or a er sport or p hys i ca l a c v i t y l i ke ga rd e n i n g . H y p n o t h e ra py a n d Psychotherapy can help pa ents relax and reduce anxiety. *You sponsored the Baldock Beast run in February? Why did you do this again?

Our business is a local one, so ge ng out into the community to help and educate people on the benefits of Osteopathy and all that we do here at Amber Health is one we want to take as o en as we can. (Amber gave the compe tors free massages at the end of the 13 mile race and any dona ons were forwarded to the Garden House Hospice). I am all for people exercising and keeping fit as this promotes wellbeing, independence and prolongs life expectancy. Amber is also dedicated to helping people live as healthy and pain free as possible. Too many people live in pain and it is unnecessary, even if a problem is not 'curable' making it 10-20-30% be er is s ll an improvement. *What makes your job worthwhile?

Primarily helping people understand why they are in pain and finding a solu on is what really ma ers to me. Sadly we can't yet offer a fully free service but changes to the NHS structure may make this a future possibility however pa ents can always get free advice from us. As the pressure on the NHS mounts Physiotherapy and musculo-skeletal services seem to take the brunt of the cuts. This makes the me and exper se we can offer our pa ents excep onal value for money.

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Baldock Festival

Friday 1st May – Sunday 17th May 2015

For a rela vely small town Baldock has a lot going on throughout the year mostly organised by local volunteers working quietly in the background. As always the Baldock Town website; www.baldocktown.co.uk, maintained by James Lunnon of the Baldock Town Partnership, is the main portal for event informa on and also has links to the websites and Facebook pages created and maintained by the various groups organising events including; The Baldock Fes val Commi ee, The Independent Baldock Beer Fes val, The Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre (the old Town Hall!) and Balstock.

This year will be The Baldock Fes vals 32nd year and it runs from Friday 1st May to Sunday 17th May. There will be 60 plus wide ranging and different events over the two weeks, some cketed, some not, and the inten on is that there should be something for everyone across all sec ons of the local community.

The big non- cket events this year will be: Baldock Beer Fes val (Fri 1st May – Sun 3rd May); see www.baldockbeerfes val.org, Sounds of Baldock (Fri 9th & Sat 10th May), the ever popular Street Fair (Sat 16th May) and the rela vely new but fast-growing Classic Car Show (Sun 17th May); see www.baldockfes val.org Whilst programmes will be delivered as usual during March, you will be able to see more detailed informa on and or changes to the programme on the website and Facebook pages as they become available, for example, bands playing during the Sounds of Baldock and updates on the scale of the Classic Car Show (which, by the way, will be bigger and be er than previously, given the support of the towns well known classic car specialists and car show event organisers).

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The Street Fair remains one of the main family orientated a rac ons as it brings the centre of Baldock to life on Saturday 16th May. Its success relies upon par cipa on by local organisa ons, businesses and chari es and provides those groups with an opportunity to both promote themselves and market their wares etc. If you represent one of those groups and have not yet thought of booking a stall for Street Fair day, please pick a form up from The Baldock Community Centre or see them at; www.baldockfes val.org.

Lastly, all the volunteer groups and commi ees would welcome new ideas and support and if it's something you are interested in, please get in touch with their respec ve contacts.

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By n O roops s ’ P t e a r h a W Cl Baldock Floral Society, Thursday 5 March - 7.30pm Community Centre AGM plus entertainment and nibbles

Christchurch Baldock Jazz Evening Friday 6 March - 7.30-9pm , Knights Templar School Hall

Tickets 01462 895460 Icknield Quilters Monday 9 March,7.45pm , Baldock Community Centre AGM and details of 2015 challenge. Visitors welcome

Hairdessing Demonstration Thursday 12 March - 7.30pm Baldock and Clothall WI, Community Centre

St Patricks’ Night Dance - Letchworth Rugby Club Friday 13th March - 4 Course Dinner – Irish Whiskey Toast and Music From Gor Jus Wrex £35 per head or £300 per table of 10

Mothers' Day Pamper and Gift Evening Friday 13 March 7-10pm - Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre (Old Town Hall), High Street: for tickets call 07757357980

“An Evening At The Music Hall” Ashwell Theatre Club Saturday 14 March - 7.30 Ashwell Village Hall Tickets £8 which includes a light supper Tickets available from Rhubarb & Mustard, and Ashwell Post Office or email tickets@ashwelltheatre.co.uk

Weston Flower & Vegetable Society Spring Show Saturday 14 March - 7.30pm , Weston Village Hall More details from David Ginn Tel: 01462 790417

China Delights – an illustrated talk by Carole Ann and Neil Brown.

Thursday 19 March - 8pm Baldock Society, Community Centre, Visitors welcome.

Sandon Village Market Saturday 21 March - 9.30–11.30am, Sandon JMI School Lots of gift ideas and delicious food available.

Ashwell Flea Market Saturday 21 March,9.30-1pm The 14th , St. Mary's Church.

Baldock Musuem & Local History Society Thursday 26 March, 8pm , Community Centre Norton Manor Court Records: Talk by David Croft of Norton Community Archaeology Group

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This Month. Something different,

I've just had an interesting conversation with a very dear friend, who would like to encourage wild birds onto the balcony of her flat, we thought a blue tit nesting boxes would be a good starting point, what we want to do is bring nature nearer, a move recently from a house with a very nice garden full of birds to the flat, has proved to be frustratingly sterile.

We've had very good results with blue tits in the garden centre, they are not as shy as you think, several of our tit boxes that should have been for sale have been hijacked and turned into homes over the past few years, hundreds of customers walking past a few feet away from them has not caused abandonment of their family nests or young.

Robins are another of our success stories, we have had at least two that would feed out of our hands over the years, one would sit on my shoulder and ask for his dinner, before we had the tea room we would eat our lunch out in the plant area on nice days and the robins would get closer and closer until they would steal crumbs off our plates, from that point it was easy to encourage them onto our hands by using live meal worms ( Yuck ) one of our Robins was so territorial that it would drive our old Collie away if he tried to get a fed.

You will have noticed that they will come and see what you are up to when you are working in the garden, it is very easy in the spring to encourage them a bit closer and a bit closer until you can become friends.

Gardening is not all about the plants, trees, shrubs ,fruit and veg, etc. try sitting quietly for a while and see what comes to see you, even in North Herts you will see grass snakes, rabbits, frogs, toads, hedge hogs, birds of allsorts and many different insects - good and bad, we even have dragon flies around the Garden Centre.

Try enjoying the often not seen part of nature for a change, it puts a different perspective on your garden.

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Writing this at the end of February the weather is so cold and wet that March is going to have a very disappointing start compared with last year, and it could still snow.

As I have indicated before keep away from your open ground and lawns if it stays bad or you will be doing irreparable damage.

Look at the mower then put it back in the shed for now.

You will see lots of Garden programmes and you will read many Garden books, they are not written just for Baldock and not current, so while you should do what they say, look at the weather and season stage before you do anything.

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Use Weed feed and moss killer towards the end of the month, two small feeds will give a lovely lawn.

Finish any pruning and cut down any over wintered perennial stems, but not too low, no lower than a clenched fist.

Get your potatoes chitting if you want, I never bother nor do thousands of farmers.

Start your seeds off on your window sill, back bedroom or greenhouse if you have one.

Spray ( carefully ) any drives or patio’s you require to keep plant free with a soil persistent weed killer, if you are organically minded wait until the end of the month and then burn them off with a weed wand.

As a you will have already guessed a late start always means hard work later on, the season will catch up so enjoy your rest, don’t start until you see tractors working the land.

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The Leaf is from the ground up an electric car, not a petrol or diesel that has been retrofi ed with a ba ery and motor. This is a fully fledged EV. Nissans' current Chairman, President and CEO; Carlos Ghosn very publicly pointed out that this car was to be very different from what we were used to, he didn't want to use oil, it needed to be zero emission and he wanted zero noise. The zero noise is very important when driving an electric car, because you get next to no engine noise at all when driving, so the next noisiest parts of the car are tyres and wind. This car has incredible

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I was using the Tekna edi on, which had heated seats steering wheel. It has a 7" colour screen which displayed a 360 degree view around the car by combining several camera views to produce an image as it hovering over the car. Great for maneuvering the car in ght spaces and satnav.

It's a very nippy car u lising a single forward and reverse gear set up which makes accelera on very quick indeed, not quite in the Teslas league, but s ll pre y decent. Heavy footed drivers will soon realise however that the range of the car reduces dras cally if you are gunning it around and I also experienced 'Range Anxiety', where I was concerned that I was in danger of running out of juice.

When I did get close to deple ng the ba ery, the car was very helpful in finding me a car point, but none the less I was concerned.

Nissan say that they are not interested in producing an electric car with massive range at the moment. More range means more weight which requires more power, so they believe the 75 - 100 mile range is what the car is aimed at. This isn't going to be a rep's car, but if you are doing under 60 miles a day and remember to plug in to charge when you can or overnight, the car should do you well.

Currently the UK government will offer you a grant of up to £5000 towards and electric car and you should also be able to get a proper charge point installed at home for free. If you register with Ecotricity or Source East, you can use their charge points for free.

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MARCH 27th - Seventh Son John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected his country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward.

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A local salon for men is looking for people to try something a li le different and have their nostrils waxed to raise money for Red Nose Day 2015.

Nobody likes to see protruding nose hair, so Gorilla Warfare in Sto old con nues on its mission to transform apes into gentlemen whilst also raising funds for this year's Comic Relief appeal.

Whilst pulling out one nostril hair feels like you're pulling your brains out through your nose, waxing all of the hair in one fell swoop is actually pain-free. The wax gives an amazing, clean finish and takes just ten minutes to complete.

Sarah Panter, of Gorilla Warfare, is offering a free nostril waxing service in exchange for a small dona on to Comic Relief all week from 9th to 13th March, from 7am to 9pm. To book your slot, call or text 07968 051257 or book online at www.gorilla-warfare.co.uk For every set of nostrils waxed, Gorilla Warfare will also give £1 to the Red Nose Day appeal.

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Method 1. Spray a large non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a high heat. Add the onions and garlic and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the ginger and curry powder and stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes and stock, bring to the boil and cook over a medium heat for 6-8 minutes.

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Alongside all the Baldock housing-development pressures, your readers may have seen some significant coverage in the Mercury in recent weeks about an applica on for a waste transfer and waste recycling site at Bu ermilk Hall Farm, which is on the A507 which connects Baldock, via Co ered to Bun ngford This proposed development is not, we fear about dealing with our local waste but seeks to import, sort and then transfer on waste from all over Her ordshire and possibly beyond on a site that is not in the Coun es Waste Development Framework. Waste, if this proposal is allowed may well come from all the major towns such as Hitchin and Letchworth, both men oned in the applica on and be driven through your town and our village and then return the same way again and again every day of the week.

Anyone who travels on the A507 is aware of its narrow and twis ng nature and the difficult bo le neck of bends that bracket the stretch through either end of Co ered Village. Many will also be aware of the Deaths and serious accidents . Increasing the amount of HGV movements and given the increasing domes c traffic which will come from the proposed new housing can only make this worse and increase the risk.

This Applica on isn't expected to be considered by the Development Control Commi ee un l at least mid-March, and so every objec on le er received by Herts County Council will be read right up to the last minute, contribu ng to the report that Council officers will submit to the Commi ee.

We've been so pleased to have the support of Bun ngfords Mayor Graham Bonner, as well as some of the East Herts District Councillors and Sir Oliver Heald MP who met with members of our group in Baldock recently. Our hope would be for more elected representa ves to get behind these campaigns and do something to help us live safely, which a er all should be our right.

Co ered and Throcking are delighted that some people from Baldock have already objected to the applica on, but there could be many others who also will feel strongly about it once they see how all these developments effect each of us. We have been told that piles of objec on le ers really influence Herts County Councillors so we do hope some more of your readers would feel moved to write in about this issue.

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