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W elcome Welcome tto o JJune une As the country starts to open up with further easing of restrictions, many of you will be looking forward to getting out and supporting the local businesses that are now able to reopen. Whether it’s a pub, restaurant, visitor attraction, health and beauty business, sports facility or a local event, they’ll all be grateful of a visit from you. Please remember to adhere to current guidelines, but do your bit to support your local community and enjoy getting out and about again! To give you a headstart, we are giving you the chance to win family tickets for Cotswold Farm Park! After more than a year of restrictions, this is your opportunity to win a fun family day out at one of the county’s favourite attractions. For more details of how to enter, see the centre pages. Don’t forget about Father’s Day on Sunday 20th June – we have a couple of great advertisers offering beer and spirit gifts, which could be the perfect present for your dad.
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E Easy asy Access Access allotment allotment The Parish Council is delighted to announce the completion of an ’Easy Access’ allotment located at its Sappercombe site. This shares a corner plot, provided by the Parish Council to the Friends of Charlton Kings, where local residents are creating a very active community allotment for all ages. The ‘Easy Access’ allotment plot offers direct entrance from a car park to paved pathways around three raised wooden beds, making it suitable for wheelchair users or others who are not able to manage normal allotment work. Considerable thought has been given into how to maximise the benefit from this investment and as part of the Parish Council’s CK Health Connect project for social prescribing we are promoting a collaborative approach where cultivation and produce are shared. This will provide a place for people to connect alongside each other whilst carrying out activities which support mental and physical health in an attractive environment. Work tasks are shared so that those who have health related issues and do not always feel fit enough to work can rest assured knowing the plot is in safe hands supported by those engaging on the community allotment. For further information or to register interest in becoming one of the joint allotmenteers of our ‘Easy Access’ plot, please contact the Parish office: officer@charltonkingsparishcouncil.gov.uk For information about the Friends Community Allotment please contact Anna West: annam@friendsofcharltonkings.org
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This month I had the challenge of treating a young dog that had been hit by a car. The poor dog had suffered a dislocated hip as well as some minor abrasions. Interestingly, in the human world, hip dislocations usually respond well to being put back in or replaced, and with careful management will go on to heal without further intervention. However, in dogs and cats, the hip is notoriously unstable once it has dislocated, and there is a high rate of repeat dislocation after putting back in place (this is called a closed reduction). At least 50% of hips will dislocate again within days of a dislocation, leaving us with the challenge of how best to manage them. Historically, we would sometimes place the back leg into a sling to keep weight off the leg and keep the hip in the correct position. However, this is also fraught with complications, as the slings tend to be poorly tolerated by dogs and not at all by cats!
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