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Are you a budding musician? Gloucestershire Music has something for everyone – from orchestras to jazz bands, beginners to advanced players. Check out the opportunities and events available across the county on the centre pages.

Join Al Hidden as he explores the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Read about the mesmerising kaleidoscope of agricultural lowlands, the jaw-dropping views of Mount Oakan, and the rainbow-coloured flower fields in this month’s ‘Holidays & Travel’ feature.

If you’d prefer to admire flowers a little closer to home, read Jenny Stevens’ ‘Wildlife Matters’ article about the woodland wildflowers popping up throughout the spring.

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According to the story, Tom Collins was a loud, boisterous m a n w h o f re q u e n t e d t ave r n s a n d b a d - m o u t h e d a l m o s t everyone he met – and even those he hadn’t. However, those who fell victim to his wrath had good friends who would inform them immediately of the profanity directed at them. The victim would then be encouraged to find Collins and confront him. But in searching for Tom Collins at the tavern he was rumoured to be in, he was nowhere to be seen, as Tom Collins didn’t exist! Finally, seeking revenge, the victim would ask the barman for a Tom Collins and receive the sour cocktail instead.

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2 Remove the lamb from the fridge 1 hour before cooking.

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3 Remove the foil, carefully pour the meat juices from the tin into a large saucepan and add the honey. Increase the oven temperature to 220°C (200°C fan/gas mark 7), cover the lamb back up and continue to cook for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the meat juices and honey on a high heat until reduced, thick and syrup-like. This will take about 25-30 minutes.

4 Pour the marinade glaze over the lamb and onions and return uncovered to the oven for approximately 30 minutes, until the glaze is bubbling and starting to char, and the lamb is tender. Shred the lamb and serve with the sticky onions and a handful of pomegranate seeds.

5 Serve the lamb with mediterranean flavoured couscous and roasted vegetables, such as courgette, red peppers, aubergine and spring onions. Drizzle a little olive oil over the vegetables and add 2 tbsp of harissa. Mix together and roast for 30 -40 minutes.

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Rinse a fair sized handful with clean water a couple of times to remove sand and other nasties. It might take a couple of attempts to get it really clean. Put into a pan of water and boil for about ten hours.

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O n e wo o d l a n d p l a n t t h a t i s abundant in our county is usually smelt before it is seen. For lovers of garlic, walking into a wood scented with their favourite allium is nothing short of heaven. Swathes of plump green clumps and crowns of delicate white flowers can mean only one thing – wild garlic (or ramsons) for dinner. The leaves of the plant add a s u b t l e f l av o u r to d i s h e s a n d c a n b e fo u n d i n m o s t d a m p wo o d l a n d s i n s p r i n g – b u t m a k e s u r e yo u k n o w Wonderful W onderful sspectacles pectacles tthat hat what you’re foraging. If in doubt, don’t we we sshould hould m make ake tthe he e effort ffort pick .

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Both of these flowers have suffered from habitat loss and are at risk from hy b r i d i s at i o n . T h e S p a n i s h b l u e b e l l encroaches on the native common bluebell and wild daffodils declined in l a rg e n u m b e r s t h ro u g h t h e 1 9 t h century, with the disappearance of m a n y o f o u r wo o d l a n d s a n d meadows – as well as the risk of hybridisation from garden varieties.

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F l owe r i n g from late February, t h i s b u t te r c u p - l i k e l ow - g r o w i n g p l a n t c a r p e t s w o o d l a n d f l o o r s, hedgerows and river banks – g re e n a n d b r i g h t ye l l ow i n colour. Look closely and you’ll see the heart shape of the leaves and the glossy sheen of the flowers. It’s not hard to see why William Wordsworth was such a fan.

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However, fly north from Tokyo and t h e i s l a n d o f H o k k a i d o o f fe r s sublime autumn experiences – but book your accommodation now if you’re planning to visit for October’s colours.

Hokkaido, home to the indigenous A i n u , o f fe r s a m e s m e r i s i n g kaleidoscope of fertile agricultural l ow l a n d s , to w e r i n g m o u n t a i n s, imposing coast and Sapporo’s city vibrancy. Hire a car and head for the S h i r e to k o UNESCO p r o t e c te d peninsula. Nearing Hotel Chinohate, look for Salmon-hunting bears, then enjoy a delicious, beautifully supper, p r e s e n te d traditional skinny-dip in a steaming Onsen and sleep deeply on a comfy futon.

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There’s a warm welcome at Yado Hanafurai B&B at Kussharo – and wild deer outside your window.

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Reaching Sapporo, check in at your hotel (we loved the Mercure near Susukino subway station) and start enjoying city life. Head up the JR Tower for spectacular city views, shop ‘til you drop, daytrip to seaside Otaru or stroll Odori Park to the ‘Eifelesque’ Sapporo TV Tower with someone special.

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Another common one is leaving lights, photocopiers or computers s w i tc h e d o n . S e t t i n g y o u r P C t o ‘sleep’ mode reduces the amount of energy it uses by about 95%, so why n o t r o u t i n e l y s w i tc h t o s l e e p w h e n you go to lunch or a meeting, as well as switching off the end of the day?

And then, the humble office kettle.

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Has there ever been a harderworking appliance? And yet I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve found a well-meaning colleague boiling a full kettle ‘for the next person’, or emptying a full kettle only to refill it with fresh water – both pointless and wasteful. By all means make a brew for the whole team, but just boil what you need!

throwing away unrecyclable coffee cups every day? Could you pop a compost caddy in your work kitchen to collect all the used tea bags and banana skins, or encourage everyone to batch print rather than firing up the printer for just one page?

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You can also make a difference by m a k i n g s o m e n o i s e w i t h yo u r bosses; maybe you could lobby your employer to provide glass and plastic recycling facilities? Could they create a central register of unused office furniture, to avoid buying new?

Employers should be receptive to these kinds of suggestions, as most measures will result in cost savings for the company as well. A good company should have a sustainability plan, which you can use to frame your ideas. Depending on your b u s i n e s s, a s i n g l e e m p l o ye e c a n make enormous differences in a company ’s carbon footprint – just take a look around you, think about where the waste is in your business, and use your imagination.

And if the kettle is faulty and not functioning efficiently, report it . We can sometimes have an attitude of ‘somebody else will deal with it’ at wo r k , b u t we a l l h a ve a responsibility, and can make a big difference. Window jammed open?

Tap dripping? Radiator stuck on high?

Report it, and keep reporting it until it’s fixed.

Then there’s waste. We throw away a lot of stuff at work . As usual, think reduce, reuse, recycle – in that order.

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This month will see tens of thousands of visitors to our county for the annual Cheltenham racing festival. It does wonders for the local economy, with estimates of it being worth up to £100 million a year to Gloucestershire businesses.

There is over £4 million on offer in prize money to the ow n e r s r i c h o r l u c k y e n o u g h to o w n t h e h o r s e s i n a c t i o n ; around £600,000 of that is available in one race alone – the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the blue riband race on the last day.

But these numbers pale into insignificance compared to the a m o u n t o f m o n ey t h a t w i l l c h a n g e h a n d s w i t h t h e bookmakers. Apparently, we will gamble over £150 million of our hard-earned cash trying to beat the bookies over the four days of the festival.

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It’s taxed income that we are spending for heaven’s sake!

Even the cleverest members of my profession haven’t found a way of making a flutter tax deductible.

There will be those who think they know more than the bookies – they don’t, but year in, year out they keep trying.

Others will think they have inside information – and some do, but they still need luck in running and to hope that the trainer of another horse in the race hasn’t plotted a better course for his horse.

For some it is down to hours of studying the form and the statistics. Years ago I knew a chap who swore that he studied the racing papers solely to have just six bets a year and was highly disappointed if at least five of them didn’t win. Sadly he was often disappointed! The truth is that we all enjoy the excitement and buzz of trying to win ‘something for nothing’ and most of us fail.

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