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The big day is nearly here and if you’re starting to panic about getting everything done in time, why not use our Countdown to Christmas Advent calendar to help you check off your list of things to do. If you’re heading out with friends for a festive tipple one evening, check out our Beauty and Fashion articles for some tips on looking fabulous this Christmas season. Our Food & Drink section is bursting with great eateries – remember to book your table as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Have a look at our What’s On section for great days out for the whole family including Christmas markets, fayres, shows and parties!
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Admire the new Christmas lights The Christmas decorations in a city centre are a bit like they can be at home – potentially controversial, as everybody has an opinion. This year we’ve bought new lights for the city centre and sold the old ones to our colleagues in Cinderford. We’ve gone for white lights in a chandelier style, which were the clear winners following public consultation. They’ve replaced the blue lights we’ve had since 2006. Until fairly recently, Gloucester had the same Christmas lights for many years, which looked pretty dated. They were replaced by new rope lights designed by children as an art project in 2005 – which attracted some criticism and were only used for one year. In 2006 we bought new lights but these got delayed on a lorry in Slovakia, so the switch-on event had to take place without the lights themselves! Remember that?
A new kissing arch decked with mistletoe At the time of writing, the new lights had been delivered and were starting to go up. The switch-on event has, for the last few years, been a lantern procession involving local schools and others, running through the gate streets and ending up in the Cathedral for a short, informal service. We also have the Rotary Club of Gloucester’s Tree of Light switch-on outside the Guildhall at 6pm on Thursday 3rd December being performed by former Dynasty star Emma Samms. There will also be a tree in Kings Square, along with a new innovation – a kissing arch decked with mistletoe where lovers (or just good friends) can have their picture taken getting into the festive spirit (an idea we picked up from Hereford). Our mascot for Gloucester 2015 “Scrumpty” will also make a special Christmas appearance! So with markets, concerts and events taking place all over – including in the city centre, at the Cathedral and Gloucester Quays – it looks like being a bumper Christmas in Gloucester. Please take some time to look at the new lights in the gate streets. I hope you like them! A very happy Christmas to you and your family. @cllrpauljames
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Delicious Dishes with Helen Kingscott
Mincemeat, apple and cranberry lattice tart If mince pies are too traditional for you, why not try this extra fruity dessert alternative – perfect for serving at a festive dinner party. Ingredients: Flour for dusting your work surface; 500g puff pastry; 2 Granny Smiths apples, peeled, cored and diced; 140g fresh cranberries (or frozen and defrosted); ½ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp mixed spice; 1 tbsp golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; zest ½ lemon; 411g jar mincemeat; 1 egg, beaten; whipped cream or brandy cream to serve. Method: 1 Heat oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6 and put a baking sheet in to heat up. Lightly flour a work surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 30x45cm rectangle, then put on a sheet of baking parchment. Mix the apples and cranberries, then add the cinnamon, mixed spice, sugar, lemon zest and mincemeat, and mix again. 2 Arrange the pastry in front of you with a short edge nearest to you. Spread the mincemeat mixture in a line down the centre, about 12cm wide, leaving 2cm of pastry at the top and bottom. 3 To create the lattice pattern, start at the top of the pastry and cut a 1.5-2cm wide horizontal strip of pastry on both sides of the mincemeat filling (so it is still attached next to the filling). About 1.5cm in from the filling, cut out a 0.5cm strip of pastry and remove this, then cut another 1.5–2cm strip (you’re creating a pattern like the teeth of a comb). Repeat this method
until you get to the bottom of the pastry. You’ll need to cut out the final strip and remove this. 4 Fold the top and bottom flaps of pastry up and over the filling. Fold the strips of pastry diagonally over the filling, starting from the top until you reach the bottom, creating a lattice pattern. You can now chill the tart for up to two days, or freeze for up to two months if not using straight away. 5 Brush the tart with the egg and sprinkle with the extra sugar. Using the baking parchment, transfer the tart to the hot baking tray. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until golden brown on top (add an extra 10-15 minutes if baking from frozen). Leave to cool for five minutes before serving with cream of your choice.
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Authentic Oriental cuisine at the stunning Blue Orchid Blue Orchid is a fantastic new Chinese restaurant that has recently opened in Kingsway, Gloucester. The large open room is adorned with beautiful pictures, and the tables are dressed decoratively with napkins and fresh flowers. Having only opened in late October, the restaurant has already had a flurry of customers, but the staff are hoping to impress guests from across Gloucester coming to dine throughout December. Co-owner Ming says: “We welcome customers to our new 100 seater restaurant in Kingsway. Here you can enjoy a vast selection of fine Chinese cuisine in a relaxed, modern and atmospheric setting. Our friendly staff are here to ensure you have a great time – whether it be a meal for two, a birthday celebration or a corporate function.
We look forward to welcoming you Dishes are at Blue Orchid very soon!” presented as as Exquisitely presented dishes exquisitely the restaurant The extensive menu has a itself, and they wonderful selection of Cantonese, taste as Szechuan and Thai dishes, with many good as vegetarian options available too. they look. The restaurant is fully licensed and air conditioned, with an impressive drinks menu to accompany your meal. Blue Orchid welcomes all types of functions and parties, and is able to accessorise tables with balloons, decorations and mood lighting to fit that special event or occasion and make your dining experience one to remember. To book your table for a festive feast, call the restaurant on 01452 698770.
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Mai Tai If you’re looking for a cocktail to whisk you away to a tropical paradise now the nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder, the Mai Tai is the drink for you. The Mai Tai was supposedly invented in 1944 at Trader Vic’s restaurant in Oakland, California. He created the drink one afternoon for friends who were visiting from Tahiti. Carrie Guild – one of Vic’s guests – tasted the cocktail and exclaimed “Maita’i roa ae”, which is translated literally as “very good” or figuratively as “out of this world! The best!” Don the Beachcomber – Trader Vic’s rival – claimed creation of the cocktail in 1933 at his then-new bar named after himself (later a famous restaurant) in Hollywood. His recipe is more complicated than that of Vic’s and has a very different taste. Ingredients: 50ml dark rum; 15ml orange curacao; 10ml fresh lime juice; 60ml almond syrup; ice; wedge of lime and a chunk of pineapple to garnish. Method: 1 Put the ice in a cocktail shaker and add rum, orange curacao, lime juice and almond syrup. 2 Shake well and strain the drink into a tall glass with fresh ice. 3 Garnish with a wedge of lime and a chunk of pineapple.
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Under the remit of ‘improving the lives of children, young people, families and vulnerable adults’, local charity County Community Projects (CCP) is dedicating resources, time and energy to train people to become Appropriate Adults. The role will include attending the newly-built custody suite at Waterwells, Quedgeley, where you will attend police interviews alongside the vulnerable person, ensuring they are conducted in a proper and fair manner. You will also ensure that the detainee’s welfare is safeguarded and that they fully understand their legal rights and entitlements. All AAs receive training accredited through the National Appropriate Adult Network. This will enable you to work safely in the role with
confidence. Shadowing support is offered for your first time out – to help induct you fully into the role. Once trained, you will be placed on a flexible rota system that allows you to choose your availability and, if you are available and an AA is required, you’ll receive a call from the AA Co-ordinator requesting your assistance.
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Wildlife Matters with John Bromley
Feed the birds Sound like the title to a song you’ve heard before? Well, if you fancy hearing birds warbling away in your garden as merrily as Julie Andrews in the successful Mary Poppins film, then take heed of the song title and provide some sustenance to tempt them into your space. Once birds learn where there is a regular supply of food they will keep coming back, so there is no time like the present to start encouraging them.
usually ending in their distinctive “pink pink” call. And of course there is the robin. This red breasted songbird is the only species to sing all year round – even on Christmas Day – snow or no snow, which is why they appear on Christmas cards.
Endless but tuneful lyrics
Birds need to eat around half their body weight each day – more in cold or wet weather. As much as cold and hungry garden birds will eat anything on offer, it is worth providing them with calorie and protein rich food rather than just bread, which is bulky but not very nourishing. Over the winter period ‘fat’ balls containing a mixture of ‘good’ fat and seeds is a great way to feed birds. Several sources recommend removing any nylon mesh first because this can trap feet and cause injury. Hanging them near to a window allows close up viewing of the birds’ antics, which children will find enthralling. However, they can also be put onto a bird table or on the ground.
Singing species in this county include blackbirds, which can be heard singing from chimneys, aerials and tree tops from spring onwards. They love to wander off into endless but tuneful lyrics whilst the similar sounding song thrush repeats its short lines two or three times. Other songsters include the wren who tries to get War and Peace into a fifteen second burst of rapid song, and the shy dunnock which sings much more slowly. Then there are chaffinches with their short dry song
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Hanging fat balls near to a window allows close up viewing of the birds’ antics
ball make sure there is a length of string set through the mix.
It is important to have drinking water available
Fat balls and peanut feeders attract most species including blue tits and finches. Wrens and dunnock like grated cheese placed somewhere quiet, whilst blackbirds and thrushes will savour chopped fruit such as apples and pears. Identifying and counting the feeding species is a great way to spend a cold miserable day. It is also important to have drinking water available either in a bird bath or shallow container on the ground. Never melt frozen water with salt – Avoid salty bacon fat Making your own fat balls is great use boiling water. fun and gives children something to do on a wet afternoon. Use a ratio of one third melted fat to two thirds food (seeds, nuts, oats, dried fruit etc.). It is important to use only melted lard or beef suet because soft fat and oils will not set and end up smeared on feathers, destroying their insulating and waterproofing properties. Salt is also a toxin to birds so avoid bacon fat. Moulds to set the mix in can be made from coconut shells cut in half, shallow plastic cups or any other receptacle. To make a suspended fat
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Wild Food Foraging with Steven Hawley
Hairy Bittercress As once fresh fruit festers forlornly on the branch and dead leaves squelch underfoot, you might be forgiven for thinking that there couldn’t possibly be anything left alive in these colder months worth foraging. For the most part there isn’t. Local wildlife will have been furiously piling on the pounds in the run up to winter for that very reason. But there is always something hardy enough to be found which can add a little twist to your meals. In the case of Hairy Bittercress, you might not even have to venture further than your own garden. This tenacious weed is often smuggled into your flower boarders via shop bought compost and plants, and once established can be a nightmare to eradicate. So if you’re a keen gardener and curse whenever you see it, why not make a little treat from the harvest of an afternoon spent weeding. Similar in taste to rocket, it makes an interesting flavoured pesto.
There are plenty of recipes online for pesto – simply substitute the basil or rocket in the recipe for the Hairy Bittercress and get creative! Here is a simple pesto recipe that should keep in the fridge for about a week.
Perfect for spreading on toast Add 15-20 washed Hairy Bittercress ‘rosettes’, 2 tablespoons of good quality olive oil, 1 garlic clove, the juice of a lemon, a handful of grated Parmesan and a good pinch of salt, pepper and sugar to a blender and pulse while adding a little dribble of olive oil at a time until you have the desired consistency for your intended use. Hey pesto! One small batch perfect for spreading on toast or adding to a simple pasta dish.
If you’re not 100% sure that the plant you’re picking is safe for human consumption, don’t pick it. If you’re prone to food allergies, or pregnant, always seek medical advice before consuming anything foraged in the wild.
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Looking Good, Feeling Great with Matt Wagstaff
Making the festive season healthier! Over the festive season we all tend to over indulge, whether with food, drink or time spent crashed out on the sofa! Having a few treats over the festive period is completely acceptable, though often the case is that the treats amount to rather a lot! The average person gains 2.2kg or 5lbs over the festive period, which just adds onto the potential New Year’s resolution list. You are more likely to achieve your fitness goals while sticking to a plan rather than ‘starting anew in January’. Keeping healthier whilst still having an exciting Christmas period is certainly achievable. Follow some of the tips below to keep your health in check this festive period!
hitting the dance floor at the work do, keep exercising and breaking a sweat through the Christmas period – try to By this I mean plan ahead for the be consistent. You won’t regret it come events that you feel you will over January when you’re ahead on your indulge – have one or two events or goals. meals where you let yourself go and Use your smaller crockery take a ‘cheat meal’. Planning ahead Funnily enough, choosing to use means you have something to look smaller plates during your main forward to, meaning you can focus on Christmas meals often limits the urge your healthy diet on other occasions. If to eat too much. Often we will fill the you are a very social person, consider plate that is in front of us no matter eating a small meal (healthy) before how big – therefore using smaller your event, so you won’t be as hungry plates reduces the amount of and less likely to over eat on less food. It’s not fool proof, but healthy foods. it has been shown to help
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If you find that over the Christmas period you gorge on too much food at meal times, try drinking water before your meal as well as sipping between mouthfuls. This in turn fills you up quicker, restricting the need to over eat. This can also be said for when drinking alcohol – try to drink a cup of water between alcoholic drinks to avoid overconsumption and a wobbly walk home!
Soup up your starter Having soup as a starter similar to the above point has been shown to reduce hunger, reducing the amount eaten during the main course and possible pudding (which around Christmas is usually chocolatey!). Soup can also be made very healthy, especially making ones own where you can add as many vegetables as you like to add flavour. Thinner soups are better in this case.
Have breakfast & snack well Skipping meals is a sure way to end up over indulging, especially over Christmas time, as there is so much temptation around! Always make sure to start the day well – get a good breakfast in, such as poached or scrambled eggs, or some oats if you have an active day ahead. If you do end up snacking around Christmas, try swapping bad snacks for good ones, such as good unsalted nuts like almonds and walnuts or swap your milk chocolate for a darker variety 70%+. Fruit salads are another winner for a sweeter snack or dessert!
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall... with Katie Pollard
Shine bright like a diamond All that glitters is good. Showing up in the form of sparkly manicures, glossy cheekbones and glittery eyelids during New York Fashion Week, this particular look was so eye-catching it made repeat appearances on our runways in London. As a result, we’re now seeing an equal amount of sparkle on the catwalk and on our very own catwalk – the street! With the festive period fast approaching there’s only one product you should be applying this Christmas and that is glitter!
This look is perfect for the season that is all about making a statement. Whether it’s your Christmas décor, the tinsel covered tree or the finishing touches at the table, why should decorating your face be any exception? Glitter lips can sound scary to some, but actually, if you choose a mainstream colour, they’re totally wearable for those who don’t like to jump too far outside their comfort zone.
are now teaming embroidered jackets over jeans or prom style skirts with a pair of stylish trainers just goes to show how adventurous and playful you can really be with your own individual style! It’s a chic new direction, which allows fashion and beauty to be a little more experimental with daytime dressing, and this dressing shouldn’t stop with your clothes. You need to project it to your face to complete the look!
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Wear it subtly or shockingly One of the best things about glitter is that you can wear it subtly or shockingly. During the day make sure you keep the rest of your makeup simple. Balance out your super glittery eyelids with a bright, matte lip or subtle champagne shimmer and pair it with a nude lip for a daytime shine. At night, bring it to life with bold and striking flair, by using lashings of mascara paired For the best application, these little with golden or silver sparkles, to pots of sparkle stick really well to the really exaggerate the festivity! face with a bit of Vaseline. Dab along your cheekbones for an iridescent, glittery highlight to make a subtle statement. Or, if you’re feeling particularly daring, go all out and sprinkle some onto your eyebrows, with naked eyes, to help frame your face!
Back in the day the ancient Egyptians were grinding up the iridescent shells of beetles to create a cosmetic shine! Who knew they were onto something, which would once again come back around? If they can crush beetle shells to create their own magical look, we can definitely invest in ready-made pots of glitter! Glitter isn’t just for unicorns and fairies, it’s for the risk takers and dare devils too! Make it fun, illuminating and eye opening – the grown up way to wear glitter – and give your eyes an on-trend wake up call from their wintery slumber! Whatever is holding you back from embracing this glittery trend, forget about it and embrace the season to sparkle in style!
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Get your Christmas wardrobe ready Party season is upon us, with so many occasions from after work drinks and family affairs to New Year’s Eve celebrations! Here are a few tips to get your Christmas wardrobe ready. Christmas is a great time to revive pieces from the year before. Fabrics and trends tend to repeat themselves so be resourceful and mix the old with the new. Shiny pretty things tend to fill our festive wardrobes, so pull out any sequinned, sparkly, diamanté adorned items! catwalks it will undoubtedly trickle Fellas – what was once deemed Colourful jewels and eye- down the fashion chain to high uncool is now right on trend, so if in street stores this month. doubt think novelty Christmas wear! catching diamanté The Christmas jumper is a classic This Christmas is all about piece suitable for all merry occasions embellished footwear. There is a big and will transform any outfit into a focus on flat ballet pumps encrusted festive hit! For something more with colourful jewels and eyesubtle, accessorise with playful catching diamanté. The low heeled printed socks. boot showered in glitter is also back Twill, buffalo and tartan – wear with a simple monochrome This year’s staple piece has to be dress or jumpsuit. If you can’t afford the check shirt. High street stores a new pair of shoes, invest in some including Topman and River Island fun sparkly socks. A cheap trick to have a wide selection in store, update your winter wardrobe is to selling a variety of colours and prints team them with platformed sandals with twill, buffalo and tartan checks. from the summer. For those spontaneous after work Wear with rolled up slim fit jeans and For an alternate look this winter the women’s tux is a must – with Christmas drinks keep some festive suede desert boots for a casual look. For something a little smarter, Topshop Unique designers, amongst sparkly earrings on hand. With a others, showcasing this in recent touch of lipstick and some metallic wear a soft cotton shirt, tailored eye shadow, your workwear can skinny trousers and tasseled loafers. quickly be transformed from day to night. This year’s must have jacket is the velvet blazer. Trending in both men’s and women’s wear, this is an easy wearing piece that will add texture and interest to any outfit, plus it is super versatile. Men can wear it as part of a suit or over a roll neck jumper with patent Dr. Marten shoes. For women this cover up essential can be worn with anything from a floor length dress or smart trousers, to jeans and a tee. The Local Answer
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Medical Health with Holly Prince
Common cold or influenza? Many people – myself included until recently – think that flu is similar to having a bad cold. However, this is not the case. Flu is caused by a different sort of virus to the common cold and it is more serious because, if complications occur, it can lead to bronchitis, pneumonia, or even death. Seasonal flu usually begins in the autumn months of September to November, with most cases occurring between December and March. Flu can affect anyone, including people in good health, and 15-20% of UK population are affected each year. People most at risk include pregnant women, people over 65, and those with diabetes – people with major illnesses affecting vital organs (e.g. kidney disease) are also at risk. Flu is contagious and is spread through coughing and sneezing, and touching infected surfaces such as door
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The effects may last for a couple of weeks As well as cold-like symptoms, including headache, sore throat, high temperature and a cough, with flu you may also have a fever but feel shivery, and feel achy and too weak to move much. The infection lasts about 7 days, but the effects may continue for another couple of weeks afterwards. Types of flu change over time so it is best to get protected – even if you have been previously. One basic thing you can do is to wash hands frequently, especially after touching your nose or mouth. Doctors urge people to have the flu jab, which protects people from being infected with the virus, and you can have this at your GP’s or local pharmacy.
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What kind of Christmas do you want? Every year we get sold the dream that this Christmas will be “the best ever” and inevitably we are left disappointed. This “best ever Christmas” usually involves spending too much money, eating too much sugar, consuming too much alcohol and spending too much time with people we avoid for the rest of the year – for a reason! This year – for the sake of the children and our sanity – let’s do things differently, shall we?
1 Decide on what kind of Christmas you want – a fun filled day of laughter and games? A quiet contemplative chill-out whilst the kids enjoy their presents? A gastronomic delight with friends? Or a family trip to visit the grandparents – then home in time for doctor who?
2 Prepare your children in advance. Let them choose aspects of Christmas that mean a lot to them – for my kids it’s Advent Calendars and a stocking in their room on Christmas morning. For many it is going to a carol service on Christmas Eve or leaving out mince pies and carrots for Santa
and Rudolph. Whatever you decide, remember to enjoy the ritual and embrace the joy it brings. Inevitably it is these simple repeated rituals that mean the most to us as we grow and which form the basis of our Christmas memories. Personally I am partial to a Baileys and a mince pie whilst madly wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve.
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1 DECEMBER WINCHCOMBE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Dozens of stalls offering quality gifts, plus live music, choirs. Shops and cafes open late, festive food and drink. Youngsters can see Santa in his grotto, Punch & Judy, balloon-making. 5-8pm. Winchcombe Town Centre. FROM 1 DECEMBER CHRISTMAS CARVERY AT BATSFORD Join us for a delicious traditional Christmas carvery in the Garden Terrace Café. Carvery available Mon-Fri from 1st-18th Dec between 12-2.30pm. £14.50 per head for 2 courses. Tables must be booked in advance for a minimum of 8 people. Evening functions for a minimum of 20 people available Mon-Sun from 1st-20th Dec – please call 01386 701974 or email batsford.gt@gmail.com for details. Batsford Arboretum, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9QB.
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breaking testament to the bonds of friendship. 7pm. £16.50 (£14.50, students £12.50). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 9 DECEMBER SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER
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The Bird & Deer Park has been hosting Christmas since 2008 and has been cited by the Huffington Post in 2014 for the beautiful lights, and in the Sunday Telegraph in 2011 for being amongst the top 10 attractions to visit in Rural England. The Park’s new Visitor Centre is lovely at any time, but with the wonderful views of the illuminations from the balconies it has become a must of the Cotswolds as a Christmas treat.As you walk around the Park the sounds of birds, rushing water and glistening lights are really enchanting – especially the famous Wendy House where the beautiful nativity can be found – and then of course the exciting bit ... Santa! Santa can be found in all his glory in
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Dress up your garden for the festive season Gardens tend to become forgotten at this busy time of year, but they can be dressed up for the festive season by putting outdoor fairy lights in trees, which can be seen from the house, and hanging homemade wreaths in prominent places. Don’t forget the birds either by tying up a tasty fat ball or seed feeder. Dress the house with stems from the garden and use the bare twisted branches of corkscrew hazel or willow for a vase. Use the red or yellow stems of Cornus (dogwood) or Salix (willow), Fashion a front door wreath which can be used inside, or The long rope-like stems of clematis alternatively pushed into pots outside to add height to flowering displays. can be used to fashion a front door The RHS do this in their gardens and it wreath. Use florists wire to add any sprigs of holly or other things like dried looks very effective! Hydrangea heads, cones etc, add a tartan bow and there you have it! A good Christmas tree for the house is the Fraser Fir tree (Abies Fraser). Apparently it not only doesn’t drop its needles, but it also has that lovely Christmas tree smell, which is something that I think is so important in a real tree. Cut a piece off the trunk and stick in a bucket of water for a few hours before erecting it (think of it like a vase of cut flowers). Keep it in a stand with a water reservoir, don’t site it by a radiator and it will look glorious all Christmas.
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Dressing your guest room for Christmas visitors Here we are again – the festive season is fast approaching and Christmas often means opening up your home to friends and family – and sometimes putting them up for a night or two. Whether you’re lucky enough to own a guest room, or can shuffle the family around to fit in a few more, dressing the room correctly can all add to the spirit of Christmas. Once the room has been given a good clean and stripped of clutter and personal items, the fun of preparing for your guests can commence. Go on, let your hair down – it is Christmas after all!
Colour Injecting some colour doesn’t mean you have to call in the decorators for a complete redecoration. There are a number of colours that can be associated with the festive season – reds, dark greens, gold, silver and white all help to give a cosy, Christmassy feel to a room. A red Father Christmas sat on the window sill with a matching red throw on the bed would welcome any guest.
thoughtfully. With your already chosen colours in mind, begin to layer the bed – fresh crisp linen, topped with knitted or fur throws and finished off with cushions of various shapes, sizes and textures will give your guests that luxury living feel.
Check the lighting If the spare room is not used regularly, you may not realise when bulbs have gone or lamps are dusty and damaged. Check the lighting is adequate for dressing and bedtime reading. Draping fairy lights around a bed is a great way to keep the festive mood in a spare room.
decorations go a long way and can successfully send the message that this is a home to have fun in at Christmas. If your guest room is too compact for a full-sized wardrobe, hooks or pegs provide useful clothes storage for visitors and can be used to hang decorative items such as Christmas baubles or tinsel.
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Visitors should not have to ask for a clean towel, so put together a set of bathroom basics and leave it in the guest room. Follow your colour scheme with a pile of fluffy towels and face cloths – a few handmade bits are always a nice touch. A small bag made from Christmas themed Hang some decorations fabric containing hand knitted If children make up part of your washcloths, guest soaps and guestlist, they will be particularly shampoos will make your visitors delighted with this detail. A few feel cared for.
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Bags for life – a more sustainable answer Textile recyclers across the UK process thousands of kilograms of nonwoven/cotton shopping bags (‘bags for life’) each month. These are bags that are meant to stay with us for life and instead are being exported for reuse or recycling abroad due to the low demand for second hand reusable shopping bags in the UK. With supermarkets now charging 5p for carrier bags, there is hope that this number will decline as more of us take our ‘bags for life’ to help us with our weekly shop, and reduce the additional miles these items travel if they end up in a recycling box. Most reusable shopping bags are manufactured in countries such as Bangladesh or China and may travel up to 7000 miles to be used by us in the UK. When these and other textiles are then received by a textile recycler, an average of 89% of the used textiles will travel as far as Central Africa or South Asia, adding another 5000-6000 miles onto its journey. Although many people try to make a habit of taking a ‘bag for life’ with them during their weekly shop, it’s
easy to forget. How often have you found yourself in the supermarket having once again forgotten your bag at home and having to buy a new one at the checkout? Since the 5p per carrier bag charge was implemented in early October, it’s worth starting a new habit of ensuring you have a bag ready to go in your car or by your front door.
T-shirt to tote bag If you do not currently have a ‘bag for life’ to take on your upcoming weekly shop, do not fret. Rather than buying a new bag at the checkout you can make one at home before you go out. All you need is an old tshirt, a pair of scissors and about ten minutes.
A British fashion designer has recently developed a handmade tshirt backed with a 30 year guarantee. At only £25 each, the tshirts are ethically made in Portugal using organic cotton. The guarantee even covers returning the shirt if it rips, tears or needs any repair. This is the future of sustainable fashion. If we changed the way the UK supplies, uses and disposes of clothing, we could reduce the carbon, water and waste footprints of clothing consumption by 10-20% each. This could cut around £3 billion per year from the cost of the resources we use to make and clean clothes.
Retailers must make clothing that is built to last
1 Find any old t-shirt, flip it inside out. 2 Remove the neckline, cutting in around 3-4cm. This will be the bag opening. 3 Remove both sleeves, cutting in around 3-4cm. These will be your straps. 4 Along the bottom of the t-shirt, cut strips that are 56cm long and 2cm wide. Save time and cut both sides of the t-shirt at the same time.
Although making a shopping bag from an old worn out t-shirt is a great solution to keeping more textiles for reuse and recycling in the UK, fashion still needs to slow down and retailers need to start thinking about making clothing ethically that is built to last. So instead of reaching for the usual 3 pack of t-shirts that fade and lose their shape after a few washes as this year’s stocking stuffer, consider going for gifts that are made in the UK or even better, making your own.
5 Take two of the strips cut along the bottom, double knot and repeat until each strip has been tied to another strip, sealing the bottom of the t-shirt which will be the bottom of the bag. 6 Take the edge of the fabric along the neckline and sleeves and pull slightly to smooth out any rough cutting. Flip outside in and your bag is ready to go! The Local Answer
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Profit at all costs? It hasn’t been a good few weeks for big businesses appearing to want to profit at all costs. Firstly Volkswagen are exposed as having misled the public and the authorities about the greenness of some of their cars. And then it’s the turn of Thomas Cook – heavily criticised by the independent review into the sad deaths of two youngsters nine years ago as putting profitability ahead of customer service.
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The latter statement could be directed at so many big businesses with which we deal on a daily basis. At all of the major banks the question is how do we make more money for our shareholders? Would it ever enter their thinking to suggest that profit could be sacrificed occasionally in the name of helping out a loyal, but perhaps struggling, customer? Insurance and telephone companies are little better. They both rely heavily on internet traffic and getting through their complex telephone routines to talk to someone about your account is on a par with contacting HMRC to discuss your Notice of Coding.
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Sometimes it isn’t customer service that is compromised or ignored in the name of keeping the shareholders happy. No, it’s business ethics that are at risk. Most major retailers now go to great lengths to audit how their clothing is produced in Asia after there were so many incidences of sweat-shop labour being involved in its production. Their record is much better nowadays, but recent stories would suggest that the process hasn’t been eliminated completely. Businesses have to embrace strong ethics even if there is no immediate financial gain. And no business manager should ever dismiss the importance of customer service. Every one of them should read the independent review of the Thomas Cook incident and reflect on how many of the problems identified there are relevant to the businesses that they manage.
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