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With summer in full swing, why not get out in the sunshine and pick some delicious fruits and vegetables at Primrose Vale – remember to take your voucher to get £1 off when you spend £5! The Potting Shed is also open daily, serving icecreams, sundaes, light lunches and tasty treats. The UEFA European Championship kicks off on Friday 10th June – keep up to date with fixtures and log the scores in our brilliant pull-out fixtures list. If you’re prone to losing your keys – or any other personal item – check out Dan Wood’s review of the ‘Tile’ and you may never have to worry again! We have another sizzling competition to set you up for the summer – read inside to find out how you could win £500 cash! There’s also an opportunity to win a hospitality package for two people at the Cheltenham Cricket festival.
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Welcome to June ...
Cocktail Time 4 Delicious Dish 5 Gadgets & Gizmos 9 Parenting & Guardianship 13 What’s On 14 Win £500 Cash! 17 UEFA Euro 2016 Fixtures List 18-19 Homes & Gardens 20 In the Garden 23 Interior Design 25 Sudoku 26 Quick Crossword 28 Word Search 30 Money Matters 33 Index, Competitions, Solutions 34 Competitions on pages 17 & 20
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Cocktail Time with Lois Kingscott
Daiquiri The Daiquiri has developed into a family of cocktails with rum, lime and a sweetener as the common denominators. Variations range from a banana daiquiri to a cranberry daiquiri, but the most popular variation is probably the strawberry daiquiri. It is believed to have been created in Cuba in the late 19th century as a medicinal treatment. However, it is also possible that the daiquiri was invented by an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox, who ran out of gin whilst entertaining guests and had to use what was available – rum. Having remained localised for around 100 years, the daiquiri was introduced to the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. and became increasingly popular over the next few decades. In the 1940s whiskey, vodka and other spirits were hard to come by in America because of wartime rationing. However, thanks to Roosevelt’s Good Neighbour policy, which opened up trade and travel relations with Latin America, Cuba and the Caribbean, rum was more easily obtainable. Ingredients: Ice; 50ml light rum; 30ml fresh lime juice, 1 teaspoon simply syrup, lemon slice to garnish. Method: 1 Pour rum, lime juice and sugar syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. 2 Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass.
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Delicious Dish with Helen Kingscott
Chicken Curry Ingredients: 1kg boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks; 1½ tsp ground black peppercorns; ½ tsp salt; 1½ tsp coriander seeds; 1tsp garam masala; 1tsp paprika; 1½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp chilli flakes; 2 fresh tomatoes, sliced; 200g mushrooms, sliced; handful of fresh coriander, chopped; 3 bay leaves; 400ml water. For the sauce: 3tbsp sunflower oil; 2tsp cumin seeds; 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped; 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled and crushed; 200g tinned tomatoes; 5cm piece of root ginger, peeled and grated; 2 green chillies.
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Method: 1 For the sauce: Heat the oil in a large pan, add the cumin seeds and fry for 10 seconds. Add the onions and fry until golden brown, then add the garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes. Drain the tomatoes (keep the juice to one side) and add them to the pan. Add the ginger and chillies and cook until the oil begins to separate. 2 Wash the chicken and drain well. 3 Put the chicken, peppercorns, salt, bay leaves, herbs and spices into the pan and cook over a fairly high heat. Keep turning the chicken and cook until the meat is sealed and browned and the liquid has evaporated. Add the juice from the tinned tomatoes and about 400ml water, bring to the boil and simmer over a medium heat for about 15 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Add the fresh tomatoes and mushrooms for the final 5 minutes of cooking time. 4 Sprinkle fresh coriander on top of the curry and serve with naan bread or boiled rice.
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The ‘Pick Your Own’ season gets well under way in June and Primrose Vale has an abundance of delicious berries, currants and beans for all the family to enjoy collecting – a fantastic way to entertain the children and encourage them to eat healthily. You’ll probably end up doing most of the picking yourself, but tasting fruit and veg fresh from the fields is a delightful and positive experience for everyone. Primrose Vale Farm Shop & PYO has been developed over the years by owners Charlotte and Paul Keene to become a wonderful source of locally grown or reared produce – keeping food miles to a minimum and supporting nearby farmers simultaneously. There is a large selection of delicious food all year round. There’s also a great variety of crops for you to gather. The most popular fruits with customers at this time of year are strawberries and raspberries prominent towards the end of the month. You don’t have to damage your back in the process of picking them – raspberry bushes are tall and the strawberries are now grown on raised platforms, so there’s no slugs, bugs or mud either! To the side of the shop a recreational area has been created for customers to use during opening hours. Whether you need a sit down or your children want to use the sandpit, ride the vintage tractor, play on the swings and slides or see the rabbits, you are encouraged to use the facilities. In fact, Charlotte and Paul are more than happy for you to take your little ones to use the play area, even if you’re not picking or visiting the shop specifically. AUG
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Gadgets & Gizmos with Dan Wood
Never worry about lost property again Tile Fed up of losing your keys? Can’t work out where you left the TV remote? You may never have to worry again thanks to the Tile. Tile is a small Bluetooth attachment, which can be affixed to pretty much anything. If you find yourself searching around for the lost item, simply ‘call’ the Tile using the free iOS app and Tile will sound loudly until you get close enough to locate it – if it is within 100ft. Your app will also show the distance to the lost item and you can log into your account from any mobile phone, so don’t worry if yours isn’t with you! It also works the other way around. If you lose your mobile phone, simply double tap the Tile on one corner and your phone will ring too. For me the most exciting feature of Tile is the lost item function. If the item your Tile is attached to is lost or stolen, just show it as missing and all other Tile users’ accounts will ‘look out’ for it. If someone else’s mobile detects your missing Tile, they will
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Parenting & Guardianship with Roberta Smart
When your child is a little different By the age of 4 you know your little one well and, maybe, something just doesn’t feel right? Your child won’t look you in the eye, prefers to play alone and gets easily agitated in company. Maybe you are getting a little concerned that their ‘love of trains’ has developed into something of an obsession, and although they can reel off the names and numbers of over 100 engines, you rarely manage to engage them in a conversation without one of you ending up frustrated. What should you be looking out for before they start school? And when should you reach out to your health professionals for advice and guidance? It is often between nursery and primary school that parents begin to observe traits often associated with
the autistic spectrum and Asperger impossible to converse with you syndrome. Below are some signs that about other subjects? Maybe they repeat lists and details yet cannot could be indicators of autism. answer a simple question such as Plays well with others ‘what would you like for a snack?’ The Does your child engage freely with frustration you feel can be a red flag other children? Can they imagine and is worth following up – trust your scenarios and adapt easily to an everinstinct! changing landscape of play? Children with Aspergers in particular may My child is gifted struggle with ‘free play’, preferring to Often a child can appear gifted in one cling to what they know – a favourite area yet fail to thrive in others. Being character or toy, repeating lines from great at maths and science, yet hardly their favourite cartoon or being grasping the concept of lining up for unwilling to change pace within a lunch or taking turns in PE can be great indicators that things are not game. quite as they seem.
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Do they talk about their passion Kids on the autism spectrum thrive on repeatedly – whether you engage rules and routine and will often react with them or not – yet find it near very badly if someone else wasn’t playing fair. They take things literally and for these kids, a promise is a promise. Break yours at your peril! They can also be highly critical of others – so strong is their sense of self-righteousness and, of course, if this continues into adulthood, it can cause all sorts of problems.
Avoiding eye contact One of the earliest red flags for autism is an inability to make eye contact. As they grow these children will be so absorbed in their activity that they will not look up when addressed. Even when they are apparently a captive audience, they will gaze around or focus on a zip or toggle – anything to avoid the penetrating gaze of another pair of eyes. If you are concerned about your child, talk to your doctor or have a read about autism at www.autism.org.uk/about. Though your child may operate a little differently to others, this isn’t the end of the world – there is plenty of information, advice and support for those who are autistic or care for children who are.
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What’s On The Local Answer Event Listings are compiled and presented in good faith with the kind support of many contributors. We recommend you use the contact details provided to check event information updates prior to planning your visit. 25 MAY – 7 JUNE COTSWOLD ART CLUB SPRING EXHIBITION Open 10am-5pm daily. At Lower Slaughter Village Hall GL54 2HY. Affordable art for sale. Admission: FREE. 28 MAY – 5 JUNE DOWNY DUCKLING DAYS
Go behind-the-scenes of our busy duckery to learn how we rear hundreds of young birds each year and see many of the fluffy ducklings, goslings and cygnets. You’ll even get the opportunity to see inside an egg using a technique called candling and visit the newly hatched ducklings inside the Duckery and in the outdoor enclosures. 9.30am-5.30pm. Included in normal admission. 01453 891900. WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT. 2 & 4 JUNE SINS OF THE FATHER Directed by Karen Benjamin. Devised by University of Gloucestershire Drama students. 7.30pm. Kings Theatre, Kingsbarton Street, Gloucestershire GL1 1QX. Tickets on door. £7 normal (£4 concessions). 3 JUNE COTSWOLD CLAPTON Cotswold Clapton is an authentic tribute to the music and live arrangements of Eric Clapton, featuring a full 8-piece line-up performing everything from Cream, Blind Faith and Derek & the Dominoes material right through to Clapton’s extensive solo career. This really is the next best thing to seeing the man himself! The band comprises top local musicians with extensive musical careers behind them. 7.30pm. £15. The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk. 5 JUNE GREYSTONES FARM DOES OPEN FARM SUNDAY (BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER) Greystones opens its gates to all to show a blend of modern and traditional farming.
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Enjoy tractor rides, tours of the farm and reserve, along with nature activities for all the family. 10am-4pm. Free entry. For more information please visit www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk or call 01458 383333. 7 JUNE BROOKLYN
Brooklyn centres on Eilis, who moves from small town Ireland to Brooklyn, New York in search of a bright future – and love. When family tragedy brings her back to Ireland, she finds herself absorbed into her old community and confronting a heart-breaking choice between two men and two countries. 7.45pm. £7 (£6). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 8 JUNE HAMLET
Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home he finds his world is utterly changed, his certainties smashed and his home a foreign land. 7pm. £16.50 (£14.50, students £12.50). The Bacon Theatre,
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Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk. 9 JUNE THE AUDIENCE For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting, known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses. The smash-hit broadcast returns to cinemas in celebration of the monarch’s 90th birthday. These special screenings include an exclusive Q&A with Helen Mirren and director Stephen Daldry. 7pm. £16.50 (£14.50, students £12.50). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 11 JUNE THE POWER OF COMPASSION Workshop and performance of masked dance and sacred chant by monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. An entertaining and informative introduction to a unique and endangered Buddhist monastic ritual. Mackenzie Hall Brockweir NP16 7NW www.brockweirvillagehall.co.uk. SACRED HEART’S SUMMER FETE “A Day at the Movies” noon till 3pm. Children’s fancy dress competition, bouncy castle, live music, games and stalls, large selection of food and drink. Fun for all the family. Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, Moorend Road, Charlton Kings GL53 9AU. DARKSIDE: THE PINK FLOYD SHOW The Pink Floyd tribute band, returns to Cheltenham with a brand new spectacular live show, ‘Remember When You Were Young’, featuring the sensational vocals of Faye Brookes. This promises to be another memorable evening of classic Pink Floyd performed with passion and empathy, complete with period film clips, projected images and a laser light show to capture the essence of Floyd live. 8pm. £17. The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. QUEEN’S JUBILEE STREET PARTY The Burgage in Prestbury will be closed to traffic and the show will run from noon till 7pm. Free entry. Proceeds go to local good causes. Includes music, dancing, Prestburys Got Talent, archery, go karts, stalls and crafts, cake decorating, bouncy castle, hog roast, licenced bar and more! Call 01242 522344 for more details.
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Enjoy a Bijou Birthday at The Bird & Deer Park If you’re looking for a Bijou Birthday location then look no further than The Bird Park at Prinknash. The Gypsy Caravan has been a hot favourite for some time now and is always popular with adults and children alike. The caravan is nestled in a secluded magical part of the park, where miniature donkeys bray, peacocks display and fallow deer graze. This has to be the most wonderful place to host any party for any age, with the advantage of being catered for or self-catering depending on your needs. Now that there is a lovely new Oak framed Visitor Centre at the park, it has become a destination in itself due to the large balconies where stunning views over the park can be enjoyed over a cup of tea. The shop has a wide range of gifts for all ages. For more information on visits or party bookings call 01452 812727.
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11-12 JUNE SAUSAGE AND CIDER FAMILY FEST FREE ENTRY. Locally made sausages and fine ciders are available. BBQs, bouncy castle, live music and disco, zorbing bulldogs, watch the live rugby Internationals from 8am and full English breakfasts are served from 8am. Visit Hucclecote RFC Facebook page for more details. Hucclecote RFC, Charlies Way, Gloucester GL3 3LF. 14 JUNE CHARITY COFFEE MORNING Join us for tea, coffee and cake, book stalls, white elephant, new gifts, Clarins demonstrations, sales and advice. Raising money to support local deaf charity, GDA. 10.30am onwards. The Old Rectory, Colesbourne, GL53 9NP. Please refer to www.oldrectoryrestaurant.co.uk for parking information. 16 JUNE THE WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE WEDDING SHOW Meet some of the best local Wedding Suppliers in the refurbished Wedding Suite at this beautiful Manor House. Free entry, magazine and car parking. 5pm-9pm. Stonehouse Court Hotel, Bristol Road, Stonehouse GL10 3RA. www.TheWestGloucestershireWeddingShow.co.uk 17 JUNE QUEEN TRIBUTE Enjoy a divine three-course dinner followed by a breathtaking performance from the champions of tribute, Queen II. Then dance the night away with music fromthe resident DJ. £38 per person. Bowden Hall, Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards GL4 8ED. 01452 632632. MURDER MYSTERY NIGHT
Join us for an exciting Murder Mystery, delicious three course meal and disco for just £29.95 per person! 01452 525653. Hallmark Hotel Gloucester, Matson Lane, Robinswood Hill, Gloucester GL4 6EA. 18 JUNE STREET THEATRE, STROUD The financially harassed housewife beats off the loan-shark, the money-lender, the credit card boys – a losing fight. Will she be rescued by the White Knight of the Credit Union? Join in the battle on the High Street. SAVED. 10.30am and 12noon. 18-19 JUNE OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND LITTLEDEAN An eclectic range of gardens which should whet all appetites. Open from 11am-5pm.
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Entry £5, children free. For more information go to www.littledean.org. 21 JUNE THE DANISH GIRL The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener and directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globes and 5 BAFTAs. 7.45pm. £7 (£6). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 23 JUNE SUMMER DREAMING A fully choreographed homage to a bygone era when Elvis was king and all a girl dreamed about was becoming Prom Queen. Celebrate iconic music from the movies, musicals and pop sensations of the 50s & 60s – Peggy Lee, The Drifters, Patsy Cline, Ben E king, The Temptations, Cliff and more. 7.30pm. £20 (£18). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. 24 JUNE OPEN GARDENS – MISERDEN PARK GARDENS Visitors to this Cotswold garden will be rewarded with rich, memorable views, shrubs, fine topiary, herbaceous borders and a newly planted parterre. The evening will include a special tour by the head gardener to take in the history and inspire. 4-7pm. £10 (under 16s free). For more details please call 01458 383333 or visit www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk 25 JUNE NORTHLEACH CHARTER FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL With a parade involving local children’s groups, dog agility display, funfair, central arena, children’s fancy dress, refreshments and live music from late afternoon into the evening. 11am–11pm. Free admission. King George V Playing Fields, Northleach GL54 3JH. For more information please visit: Facebook: @NorthleachCharterFair or e-mail charterfair@hotmail.co.uk. 26 JUNE GO WILD AT ROBINSWOOD HILL One of our biggest family events of the year! Spend a warm summers day outside enjoying a range of wildlife themed activities, fun for all ages. 11am-2pm. Free to enter, some activities charged. For more details please call 01458 383333 or visit www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk. 1-2 JULY MILEFEST – MUSIC FESTIVAL 25 acts over 2 stages. Great bands, family fun, food and drink, camping (no dogs) – all raising money for Milestone School for severely disabled young people. Funds
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raised will help provide fun outdoor learning for the students. 6-11pm Friday and 1-11pm Saturday at Hartpury GL19 3BG. Tickets: Weekend £10 (£3 u14s), Friday £6 (£2 u14s), Saturday £6 (£2 u14s) available from Milestone School, Hartpury Post Office or 07794 587133. milefest.co.uk. F/T: Milefest 1. 5 JULY TRUMBO
In 1947 Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter; blacklisted for his political beliefs. Jay Roach’s film recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. 7.45pm. £7 (£6). The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham GL51 6EP. 01242 258002. www.bacontheatre.co.uk. 8 JULY LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR Visit our Brazil Olympics and Carnival themed Summer Fair with activities for all: bouncy castle, crafts, BBQ, entertainment, cakes, raffle and much more. 3.30-6pm. Visit: www.lakesidechelt.co.uk/PTA. 9 JULY CANTORES CHAMBER CHOIR – ‘MUSIC OF OUR TIME’ Cirencester Parish Church (director John Holloway). Music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Jongen’s little performed Mass for Choir and Organ (John Wright). Durufle’s Quatre Motets, choir favourites Ola Gjeilo and “New Romantics” Eric Whitacre & Karl Jenkins, Macmillan, Aston. 7.30pm. Advance tickets £10, £15 on the door. Details www.cantores.net or Lorna Eayrs 01242 603988. 16 JULY CANTORES CHAMBER CHOIR – ‘MUSIC OF OUR TIME’ Holy Apostles, Cheltenham (director John Holloway). Music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Jongen’s little performed Mass for Choir and Organ (John Wright). Durufle’s Quatre Motets, choir favourites Ola Gjeilo and “New Romantics” Eric Whitacre & Karl Jenkins, Macmillan, Aston. 7.30pm. Advance tickets £10, £15 on the door. Details www.cantores.net or Lorna Eayrs 01242 603988.
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France v Romania
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Austria v Hungary Portugal v Iceland
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England v Wales Ukraine v North. Ireland Germany v Poland
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June would not be June without the rose June would not be June in England without the rose. Every garden should have at least one rose in it, and preferably several! The cheapest way to buy roses is to get them in winter as ‘Bare Root’ plants, which are exactly that. They arrive from the nursery in a plastic bag and need soaking for a couple of hours before planting in a well-prepared hole with plenty of organic matter and some mycorrhizal fungi granules – which are a fairly new idea and help the roots establish quicker.
A great selection available If you wish to put roses in the garden at this time of year there is no problem, as there is a really good selection available in pots from the nurseries or garden centres, and in a way it is easier to choose them when in bloom. Some roses only bloom once in the summer and some bloom continually, so that is something to check. Also some roses have no scent (who wants a rose with no scent?!). Some roses have more resistance to
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Autumn. Good plants for growing under roses are things like perennial Geraniums, the silver foliage of Nepeta x faassenii, or Salvia nemorosa, and the more compact lavenders.
The ‘Chelsea Chop’ The ‘Chelsea Chop’ is a way of shortening perennials, which can become leggy. It promotes smaller, later flowers but in an increased quantity. It is done around the time of the Chelsea flower show (hence its name) – at the end of May or beginning of June. You can try it on lots of plants such as Sedums, Rudbeckia, Echinacea, Helenium and Asters. You could also cut back half the stems and leave the other half, thus lengthening the time of the flowering display – have a try and see how you get on. Derby day is the traditional time of year to give Box a first trim, although obviously it varies from area to area – but by 7th June frost is unlikely in Britain! Don’t cut it in hot sunshine as the leaves will get scorched. Feed with some bonemeal or slow release granules and water well when you have finished.
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Wall art and picture hanging Paintings and drawings can affect the way in which we perceive a room. If you’ve ever walked into a newly renovated house and felt something was missing, the chances are it was artwork. Paintings and prints can often be the missing piece of the jigsaw when it comes to finishing off your interior. Art comes our way in many shapes and forms. It does not need to be an expensive piece of fine art to add drama and impact to your home – how it is hung and where is the key.
turning this process around by choosing the wall art first, and use its colours as the inspiration for your room’s palette.
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Pictures propped on a mantelpiece, shelf or radiator cover, or even on the floor, can look really smart. Paint shelves the same colour as your walls – this will allow the artwork to take centre stage. A picture frame painted in the same Invest in a picture light As with any design, lighting choices colour as the wall also are important and will make a encourages the picture to difference to your design. Whatever stand out. your decor choices – antique brass, Go large contemporary chrome or industrial A single piece of oversized metal – there is a light out there to fit artwork can look brilliant hung your style and it does not have to cost alone, as the eye will easily be drawn a fortune. A picture light will ensure to the subject. If you’ve found the your artwork looks just as good in the perfect piece but it just isn’t big evening as it does during the day. enough for the wall you had in mind, Designs with adjustable heads make it mount it onto a large frame to avoid it easy to highlight your artwork exactly looking lost. In an open-plan room, the way you wish. you can use art to create distinct areas, each with their own vibe.
grouped together will avoid smaller pieces looking lost and will contribute to a monochromatic colour scheme. Alternatively, a variety of different coloured frames mounted together in a uniformed line will add fun and interest to any room. Place small prints in a neat vertical line butted against Think ahead the edge of a pillar or doorway. This Art is often an afterthought – the last Uniformed thing we think about after the rest of Frames chosen in differing shapes and will look stylish and help define areas the decorating is completed. Try sizes but in the same colour and within an open-plan living space.
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It’s been a crazy few months for Cloudy2Clear Windows. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames – has grown rapidly as homeowners take advantage of their services. Managing Director Paul Spiller feels that it’s all about service: “Our product is simple. If your double glazing is misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just
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Remain or leave? These are the questions that have been on everyone’s lips for months and will be on the ballot paper in just a few weeks’ time. I wouldn’t be as presumptuous as to suggest how you should vote or as brave as to predict the result, but I do know that it is probably the most important vote of a generation (with no apology to the Scots). There are numerous factors in play that will affect how you vote – sovereignty, immigration and pure emotion among them – but it is almost certainly trade and finance that will dictate where we finally opt to put our cross. So ‘Money Matters’ has been exploring the potential impact of both options.
There is insufficient data on which to base an informed decision The most glaring conclusion I can draw is that none of us know and that there is insufficient data on which to base an informed decision. Those favouring Brexit (couldn’t we have found a better word?!) will point to the billions of pounds that compliance with EU regulations costs British businesses every year and will suggest that we get little back in return. They point to the European Economic Area arrangements that the likes of Norway and Iceland have for trading with EU members without needing to join the club. But don’t be fooled, Norway and the other EEA members are required to accept most of the EU’s relevant rules, including business regulation and free movement of people. Striking trade deals with EU countries and those further afield will definitely be a major aspect of leaving. I’ve heard figures between 30 and 60 separate deals being required. Depending on your point of view, 60 can be a small number or 30 a large one. But it is probably the single most important thing that our politicians would have to negotiate if the leave lobby wins the day.
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Both sides are united on at least one matter. They are glad that we didn’t adopt the Euro. God bless £ sterling; long may it be with us. Its value may fall significantly in the short term if we Brexit, but would that make our exports much more competitive and encourage more overseas companies to buy our goods? Logically it should and I know a number of people who consider that to be highly likely. That said, only around 10% of EU exports are to the UK, whereas half of our exports end up in EU countries. Would that make us vulnerable in our negotiations with our former partners? Who knows? The only clear conclusion is that you won’t have enough reliable data on which to make a financial judgement, so, unless you are going to spin a coin, maybe it’s best to vote with your emotions, whichever way they lean.
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