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Delicious Dish with Helen Kingscott
Creamy chicken pasta
Simple enough for an easy mid-week dinner, but elegant enough to impress guests at a dinner party – this recipe is a winner all round. Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 finely chopped onion 4 chicken breasts 1 pack fresh pappardelle pasta 150ml chicken stock 300ml double cream 50g halved pitted black olives
50g drained and halved semidried tomatoes in olive oil 50g baby spinach
Method: 1 Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the finely chopped onion for 3-4 minutes until soft. 2 Cut the chicken into small pieces, add to the pan and cook on a medium heat for 810 minutes. 3 Add the chicken stock and
double cream, then cook gently until the sauce thickens slightly. Stir regularly so the sauce doesn’t split. 4 Add the olives, tomatoes and finally the baby spinach until just wilted. 5 Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet (usually around four minutes for fresh pasta) then drain and stir through the sauce. Season with salt and black pepper, and serve.
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Looking Good, Feeling Great with Will Mbanga
Fitness and wellness lifestyle In order to get the maximum “bang for buck” out of your health and fitness activity, there are a number of areas you need to target specifically to see ‘gains’. While I’m not here to tell you that you’re doing something wrong, wasting your time at the gym, or eating the wrong foods, there are some very clear elements that, taken together, will empower you to make the most of your fitness and wellness journey and see the results your efforts deserve. In this two-part series, I am going to focus on the combination of elements that will result in achieving successful fitness and wellness outcomes, so if you’re looking to get ‘in shape’ this year, pay attention! Whether you’re aiming to get bigger muscles, fitter or stronger for performance, or just into ‘good shape’ as a lifestyle choice, essentially what you’re saying on a physiological level is that you want to lose fat and build muscle. Now, while most of us don’t want big bulging muscles, building lean muscle is the surest way to achieving a lean, healthy physique and enabling wellness in an individual. The first pillar to work on in bringing about this goal is your nutrition.
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to ensure you’re eating healthy, nutritious meals and can be a useful way of teaching children how to cook and eat healthy food.
Training While it might sound counterintuitive, regular, appropriate intensity exercise is one of the key habits that will enable you to build lean muscle and ensure your cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems are at an optimal state. There is no magic bullet – getting in shape isn’t difficult, but it does require effort and consistency. Like your diet, variety of exercise or training methods stimulates the muscles differently, reduces injury risk and minimises training plateaus, while keeping you from getting bored. Movement is key, so whether you lift weights, swim, cycle, run, walk, hike, climb, play sport or engage in Yoga, doing something you enjoy is the best way to ensure consistency and longevity in your fitness journey.
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall with Val Starr
Wedding bells After so many cancellations and postponements owing to the pandemic, weddings are back in a ‘big’ way. Venues are fully booked, as are caterers, photographers, dress designers – everyone is trying to make up for lost time. Whatever the dress code, from the bride and groom to guests, most of us will want to dress up after so long being dressed down. Planning a wedding can be stressful, so here are a few tips that might help!
The dress and, most importantly, one that you feel confident in.
The bridal trend for 2022 is larger than life sleeves, which have filtered down from the catwalks, and many of these sleeves are detachable. Sweetheart necklines have always been a favourite look, but you will also see many square necklines that are often very flattering. Soft colours are also popular, meaning white isn’t the only option. When you are shopping or going for a fitting for the gown or planned ensemble, always bring the shoes you are planning to wear, as well as underwear, so you can ascertain what you need for the perfect look. Do not leave it until the last minute.
Lots of us are interested in sustainable fashion, and this can extend to our wedding gowns. Many can be incorporated into our wardrobe for future use, often with only small alterations. This means you can enjoy the item for more than just one day. Storage is very important so a professional dry clean after the big day is essential; but do read the cleaning instructions very carefully. You will need a suitable box and acid-free tissue to wrap the dress in. This will preserve it beautifully.
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My advice is to experiment well in advance. If you are using a professional makeup artist it is imperative you try out the look you want them to achieve so there are no nasty surprises on the big day. Makeup looks change so much with what is in or out of fashion, but a classic, natural
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Holidays & Travel with Al Hidden
Under Parisian skies Day dawns over the 15th arrondissement like a Jean-Luc Godard movie scene. In our third-floor Rue Blomet apartment, early-morning traffic whispers amorously across the pleasant Sèvres-Lecourbe neighbourhood. Beyond open shutters, Eiffel’s tower peeps over grey rooftops. A glorious week awaits us… Call it the City of Light, Love or even the Grey City – November’s ‘ville grisâtre’ – ultra-cosmopolitan Paris keeps drawing us Brits. Whether by rail, air or by car via Le Shuttle, this eternally romantic capital is enticingly close.
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relaxing al fresco suppers we needed – Le Wallace on Place du Général Beuret was a particular favourite on several balmy evenings. The Eiffel Tower, the signature Paris landmark, is visible day and night – always strikingly lit up – from every street corner. Of course, you’ll climb The Arc de Triomphe, get your art fix at The Louvre and roam the Rive Gauche’s Latin Quarter too. Then there’s Notre-Dame, still closed post-fire, but due to reopen for 2024’s summer Olympics.
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girlfriend on Sacré-Cœur’s steps while dawn breaks and church bells toll. Romantic Paris captured in a moment. Later, stroll the Seine’s famous banks and bridges and enjoy Promenade des Berges, an archipelago of floating gardens near the Musée d’Orsay. Don’t miss the adjacent Flame of Liberty, now an unofficial Princess Diana memorial above the Place de L’Alma tunnel. Where were you that fateful morning in 1997?
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Parenting & Guardianship with Roberta Smart
Making magic with music “If music be the food of love – play on.” William Shakespeare Nothing fills the heart quite like making music, and these days it can be so easy to learn an instrument and make your own music using online resources. Kids of all ages will benefit from spending time practising their instrument; creating their own songs on the piano or guitar, singing along to their favourite bands and imitating their idols. Any form of performance art is great for building resilience, commitment and skills, as well as being enjoyable as a pastime, but long gone are the days of playing boring scales endlessly or practising classical pieces for grading exams.
Find a teacher to suit you and your style These days you can access amazing tuition online – check out YouTube for an incredible array of music teachers to find one that suits you, your family and your preferred style of music.
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Why should the kids have all the fun? If you hanker to learn yourself, there is no better time to start, so why not make it a family affair? In my house, my partner plays guitar – self taught – with a band, and our son now loves to noodle on the acoustic to relax in the evening. He has even created some rather nice pieces for himself. I, however, am into my second year of studying the piano because I believe in the old adage – you are never too old to learn something new. There is nothing to beat the joy of playing with others, so getting together with other musicians, attending gigs, festivals, family events and parties and bringing the instruments out is such a great way to bond and feel truly connected to each other – and who knows you may have a future Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift in the family! If your kids love technology they may prefer to To advertise call
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Percussion is always a winner for little ones To start the little ones off, percussion is always a winner; why not treat them to a ‘sound box’ filled with drums, shakers, rattles and bells, and give them the gift of music – I can guarantee you will see smiles for miles. For the crafters among you, why not make instruments out of household items such as sticks, nuts and seeds, or rice, and decorate as part of your indoor play activities? Making magic with music is so much fun, and you will never regret opening the door to your child and their musical world. Page
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Every now and again we are faced with a very unusual case. Last month we had a cat that presented having had a number of seizures. After a series of blood tests and scans it became clear that the cat had a congenital liver problem. Although liver disease might not be the first thing that you would expect to cause a cat to have a fit, we do see it when the liver is significantly reduced in function. One of the main jobs of the liver is to filter blood coming from the intestines, detoxifying and metabolising substances that have been absorbed into the blood supply. If the liver doesn’t deal with these toxins, they can enter the brain and trigger seizures. Our poor cat had a ‘liver shunt’, which is essentially a blood vessel bypassing the liver circulation and preventing the liver from doing its job. Thanks to a detailed CT scan we could see the abnormal blood vessel leaving the intestines and entering the circulation near the left kidney, completely side-stepping the liver.
The solution is gradual restriction of blood through the shunt The challenge is what to do with the shunt. Tempting as it might be to simply ligate/tie off or remove the blood vessel, if we were to force all the circulating blood back through the liver, the cat’s liver would be simply unable to cope with the sudden increase in blood flow. The solution is a gradual restriction of blood through the shunt over a period of weeks to months until the liver can build up its ability to cope with the increased blood supply. The first surgical challenge was to identify the shunting vessel, but thanks to our CT scan we were able to find it near the left kidney as expected. I then placed a special device called an ‘ameroid constrictor’ around the blood vessel. The constrictor looks like a tiny ring of metal with an inner lining of a material that can absorb moisture and gradually swell until the centre of the ring is completely occluded. Although the surgery was technically difficult, the cat recovered well and returned home the next day. Hopefully over the coming months it will go on to make a full recovery.
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Last month we looked at the hike in energy prices that came in at the start of April. Whilst we were digesting the impact of that, the Chancellor was delivering his ‘spring statement’, alongside another increase in interest rates and the highest rate of inflation for more than a decade. We were all hoping for a helping hand from Rishi, but did we get it? I fear not. The headline giveaway was an increase in the threshold at which we start to pay national insurance. The Chancellor says it will cost him £6 billion and it’s certainly a welcome measure. It will make lives easier in an accountant’s office for sure, but it doesn’t come in until July, by which time we will all have been paying the additional 1.25% levy that Rishi announced in November last year for three months. And that’s due to raise the Chancellor twice the amount every year that he’s giving away in his recent announcement. He had the chance to scrap the 1.25% levy before it kicked in. That would have helped us all – employers, businesses, investors, pensioners alike – but Rishi chose not to, insisting it was being ring-fenced for the NHS. Don’t insult us, Mr Chancellor, we know that’s going straight into your treasure chest.
No help for businesses The spring statement was much more notable for what it didn’t do than what it did. There was no help for businesses, who face spiralling energy costs in the way that households do, rising inflation, staff shortages and no more covid support, save for an extra £1,000 of employers’ NI. The hard-hit retail sector faces an increase in the VAT rate back to 20% at a time when we are hardly flocking back to shops and restaurants. A couple of months ago, the government announced it was removing the triple lock on state pension increases this April because they would have increased by an ‘unfairly high’ 8%. Inflation will go beyond that in the next couple of months, so all those relying on state pension income will be worse off in real terms. There was no help for those paying for childcare and student loan repayments were harder hit as a result of changes in what the Chancellor had in his printed statement but didn’t announce in the Commons. I don’t want your job, Rishi, but I think you’ve probably made the wrong call here. Page
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in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate… A performance by St. John’s Players at St. John’s Hall, Churchdown, GL3 2DB. 7.30pm. £10. Concessions £8. Box Office: 01452 713952. Bar. Car park. www.stjohnsplayers.org.uk 12 MAY KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN This multi award-winning husband and wife duo exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and contemporary music. For over 25 years, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman’s partnership has proved personal, permanent and pivotal. From early days in folk supergroup ‘Equation’ through to their most recent work, acclaimed as ‘their best yet’, the evening promises a whistle-stop tour through their artistic journey to date. 6.30pm. Tickets £21.50-£23.50. The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud GL5 1AE. thesubrooms.co.uk 13 MAY STUART SINGERS CHARITY CONCERT IN AID OF BEAT The Stuart Singers welcome you to a one-off charity concert in aid of Cirencester based eating disorder charity, BEAT. The Choir comprises up to 65 voices in four parts and we sing a wide and constantly changing repertoire spanning spirituals, theatre, sacred and secular, classical and modern. 7.30pm. From £12.50. Sundial Theatre, Cirencester, GL7 1XA. www.sundial-theatre.co.uk
14 MAY BARNSLEY VILLAGE FESTIVAL 10.30am-5pm. 15 Open Gardens, stalls, BBQ, tea, coffee and cake, jazz band, Morris dancers, bell ringing, church choir. £10 in advance (Eventbrite.co.uk) or £12 on the day, includes car parking. Children under 14 free of charge. 15 MAY ROUNDHOUSE POETRY SLAM – GLOUCESTER HEAT One of the highlights from across the Roundhouse calendar, the competition offers young poets from across the UK the chance to compete for the coveted Roundhouse Poetry Slam champion title. 7pm. Tickets £5. Gloucester Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS. gloucesterguildhall.co.uk 20 MAY SOUL SISTERS: THE MUSICAL Soul Sisters is an exhilarating new soul musical that will take you on a journey of success, survival and sisterhood. We join the three friends during a visit to a classic holiday camp Soul Weekender, as they seek to reclaim that elusive closeness they once shared as starry-eyed teens. They face the real, honest truths and express themselves in the only way they know how – through the very music that brought them together and took them to the top of the charts. 7.30pm. Tickets £28-£35. The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5NX. 01684 295074. rosestheatre.org
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20 MAY JAY RAYNER: MY LAST SUPPER Imagine you are about to die. You have one meal left. What are you going to have? It’s the question award-winning restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and writer Jay Rayner has been asked most often by audiences across the UK. It happened so often that he decided the time had come to investigate the concept of the last supper and why it intrigues us so. 6pm. Tickets £24. The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud GL5 1AE. thesubrooms.co.uk 21 MAY CHARLTON KINGS CHORAL SOCIETY Vierne; Mass for choir and two organs; Carillon de Westminster; Rutter Psalmfest; Parry I was glad. Soloists Helen Wright (soprano), David Smith (tenor), Fiona Brown and Russell Burton (organs). Conductor: John Wright with the Regency Sinfonia. Saturday 21st May 2022 at 7.30pm. St Philip and St James’s Church, 60 Grafton Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL50 2DL. Tickets £18 (under 25s in full time education £10). 01242 510820. www.ckcsonline.org.uk THE SOUNDS OF SIMON A tribute to the wonderful music of
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Simon and Garfunkel. Lose yourself to nostalgia with such classics as Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, The Sound of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water as well as all the others that have established Paul Simon as one of the most successful songwriters of all time. 8pm. From £17.50. Sundial Theatre, Cirencester, GL7 1XA. www.sundial-theatre.co.uk 22 MAY AN AUDIENCE WITH MARK ‘BILLY’ BILLINGHAM TV’s most experienced, highest-ranking and most decorated SAS leader and sniper. Billy is a former SAS Sergeant Major Class 1 and Bodyguard to the Stars including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe, Sir Michael Caine and many others. Hosted and produced by Endurance Running World Record Breaker and Bestselling Author Mark Llewhellin. There will also be a Q&A and a chance to meet Billy. 7.30pm. Tickets £24 (£22). 01242 258002. The Bacon Theatre, Hatherley Road, GL51 6EP. bacontheatre.co.uk 26 MAY NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through
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5 JUNE CHELTENHAM MIND BODY SPIRIT WELLBEING SHOW By Deer Spirit Events. Over fifty fantastic exhibitors: 1-1 tarot, psychic, shamanic & clairvoyant readings, holistic therapies, self-help, crystals, jewellery, books, arts and crafts, healthy living products. Thirty talks and workshops, inside and out. Refreshments onsite. Sunday 5th June. 11-5pm. Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive, Cheltenham GL32 3JE. www.deerspirit.co.uk 1-3 JULY LINTON FESTIVAL
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CK Charlton Kings Parish Council Partnership in Action CKPC is delighted to announce that it has become a partner in a newly established police-led Youth Taskforce for Charlton Kings, with the aim of developing practical solutions and interventions for our young people, and to help them thrive and re-build after what has been a very challenging couple of years. The Taskforce was created earlier this year by the Neighbourhood Policing Team, following a very well attended Community Building workshop, which allowed some great conversations to take place between Police Community Officers, members of the Parish Council, local elected representatives, the community and Cheltenham Town Football Club.
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Enjoy time outdoors this spring May is usually a lovely month, especially with the Bank Holidays – although don’t forget the Spring Bank holiday falls in early June this year to coincide with the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations! It seems a perfect time in the garden to enjoy BBQs and al fresco eating of all kinds. It is nice to have a well-cared-for patio area for sitting, which is kept swept and interesting with pots of seasonal flowers. Don’t forget to repair any broken or loose slabs which can be dangerous, especially to the elderly or young children running around.
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Wildlife Matters with Lois Kingscott
Baby boom From blossom and buds to the dawn chorus, spring is a wonderful time of year for new life and the promise of brighter, warmer days. You’ll likely have noticed baby lambs prancing around in the countryside, but which wildlife babies might we also spot at this time of year?
Mammals Otters are generally solitary creatures, only coming together to breed. While they mate all year round, most pups are born between May and August. They are dependent on their parents for more than a year and usually leave at about 15 months old. The roe deer is the most common native deer in the UK. Another species that tend to live solitary lives, their rutting (mating) season is in the summer, although the female delays implantation of the fertilised egg until the next January so that her babies are not born in the winter. She’ll give birth to two or three whitespotted fawns in May or June.
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The smooth or common newt. is dark green or brown in colour with a vibrant orange, blackspotted underside, and can be found in ponds, bog gardens and marshes. They breed from February to June, with the female laying up to 300 eggs on aquatic plants. Once the larvae hatch, they metamorphose over 10 weeks into juvenile newts.
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It’s all about the garden We always know when spring is here and summer is on its way in my family – my son-inlaw decides to wear shorts every day and my husband brings out the garden furniture. During the pandemic we rediscovered our outside spaces, but after an English winter your garden furniture may need a bit of a refresh. Here are some ideas for creating a new look for your alfresco space.
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Gadgets for gastronomes Did you know that 6th May is ‘International No Diet Day’? This useful fact popped up when I googled ‘events in May’ for some tech inspiration and it might be my new favourite holiday. Yes, technically this can apply to any day, but if there’s a day literally dedicated to it, then it’s certainly worth celebrating. So, here are some useful gizmos to help you get on board and satisfy those food cravings…
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