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W elcome Welcome tto oS eptember September As the weather gets cooler and the nights start to draw in, you may be ready to cosy up and settle in for the autumn. This month’s Delicious Dish is a hearty, family dinner that is ideal for warming you up at this time of year. Gill Greenwell is also getting ready for the change of season with her interiors article – check out her suggestions for adding extra warmth underfoot by investing in a new rug. Lots of you will have recently enjoyed watching the Olympic Games in Tokyo and cheering on our athletes. In his Looking Good, Feeling Great article, Will Mbanga looks at how sport and fitness can affect our mental health and what we can do to relieve pressure on ourselves. Don’t forget to enter our Cover Competition! If you’re a keen photographer and would like the chance to have your photo on one of our 2022 covers, check out the details inside. There is also the Small Business Support survey that we’d really appreciate you filling in. Details are under the Delicious Dish and you’ll have the chance to win a £50 voucher.
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3 Bring the milk to the boil in a small pan. Melt the butter in another pan, add the flour and cook for one minute, then remove from the heat. 4 Gradually whisk in the milk. Return to the heat, sti r and simmer for a couple of minutes until the mixture has thickened. Add the chopped parsley, and salt and pepper. 5 Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/gas mark 4).
6 Fold the salmon into the celery and leeks then add the sauce. 7 Divide among four ovenproof dishes. 8 Mash the potatoes with the milk and half of the cheese. Spoon over the filling then sprinkle on the remaining cheese and bake for 20-30 minutes until golden. 9 Serve with seasonal vegetables.
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G Gloucester loucester D Day ay 2 2021 021 For the past 377 years the good people of Gloucester have been commemorating and celebrating the lifting of the Siege of Gloucester of 1643, one of the most memorable and celebrated stances to have taken place during the English Civil War. The Cathedral City and Port of Gloucester shone out like a flaming beacon of hope to all those who valued Parliamentary Democracy and was adamant in its defiance of despotism. Because of Gloucester’s heroic action we have a constitutional Monarchy and democratic Parliamentary system that is the envy of the world.
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Aq quart uart iinto nto a p pint int p pot ot September greetings to you all. I hope you are looking forward to the autumn colours arriving, and bringing out your cosy clothes ready for nights snuggled up on the sofa with marshmallow-topped hot chocolate. This month I’m following up on my article for August – ‘Breast is best, or is it?’ – which appeared to ruffle a few feathers. I am most grateful for those who took the time to email or message me to share your views on the subject. I am thrilled that there are people in the world willing to stand up and fight for what they believe – as a life coach this is my mission, to give people their voice and have it be heard!
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