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W elcome Welcome ttoo JJanuary anuary A very Happy New Year to you! We hope you had a lovely, relaxing time over Christmas and are ready to start 2022 with a bang! Several of our writers have shared ideas for New Year’s resolutions in their January articles – from starting up a skincare regime to budgeting and managing your finances. Julia Smith looks at planning a spring garden and how we can make our green spaces more environmentally friendly, while Gill Greenwell offers some early spring cleaning tips, helping you to de-clutter your interiors and have a fresh start to the year. For those of you looking to eat more healthily in 2022, our Delicious Dish could be a great place to start – a tasty, warming soup that is easy to make ahead for your weekday lunches. Laura Nicklin recommends some nifty gadgets that may help you with your resolutions, and Dorothy Glen shares memories of finding hibernating butterflies in her Wildlife Matters article. Happy reading!

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S Small mall hinges hinges o open pen b big ig d doors oors As we enter a New Year, with good intentions and a plan to get fitter, healthier and happier, I hope you’ve taken time to reflect on the year gone by. What health, fitness or wellness habits have you added to your life in 2021? What positive changes did you make, whose impact, slow as it may seem, will pay dividends down the line? Sometimes we’re so wrapped up in the future and what we want to achieve that we lose sight of how far we have come and how much we have achieved in the present. It’s easy to fall into the whole “New Year, new me” cliché at this time of year – everything and everyone around us seem to be focused on new beginnings.

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over the festive period! Excess processed sugar is the biggest enemy to your progress and development... and it is hidden in plain sight in just about everything we eat and drink. By reducing the amount of sugar in your diet over time, you will: • Boost energy/reduce fatigue • Improve your health: reduced risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, cognitive diseases and some cancers • Improve wellbeing: breaking sugar cravings, emotional eating cycles and improved tolerance to external stressors As we travel through life, we can ignore any one of our three ‘pillars’ (health, fitness and wellness) and be fine – as long as things are ‘normal’. However, when the stresses of ‘life’ happen, lack in one of these areas can impact us severely, often disproportionately and to our overall detriment. Making sure you look after all three pillars is critical to being able to perform at your peak,

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S Simple imple rresolutions esolutions for for 2022 2022 Many of us make resolutions and sadly fall into the trap of not keeping them up after our initial dedication. Perhaps this is the year not be too hard on ourselves; in 2022, set simple, achievable goals, and don’t feel guilty if on occasion you fall short.

Exfoliation E xfoliation This is an easy, crucial step in our skincare regimen, even more so during the harsher winter months when our skin is particularly challenged with the weather, central heating, and all the extra layers of clothing that mean our skin doesn’t have the luxury of being exposed to fresh air. Skin is our largest organ and it pays to look after it. Mechanical or physical exfoliation requires lightly massaging abrasive particles with your finger tips to loosen and remove dead cells and cleanse the skin. Ideally, you should exfoliate once or twice a week, depending on the product instructions. This essential ritual allows you to uncover soft, smooth and more luminous skin. It unclogs the pores while removing impurities and dead cells, which accumulate on the surface, making your complexion dull. I recommend gentle exfoliation everywhere on the body, e v e n t h e c h e s t a n d p re f e r a b l y when the skin is wet, making the procedure less abrasive. Light scrubbing is important, as the last thing you want to do is cause redness or irritation. The products you apply after will be absorbed more easily and therefore be much more The Local Answer

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B Bringing ringing b baby aby home home 2022 is upon us and this year I am planning to focus on the first year of baby’s life – taking a look at the developmental stages, common problems and joyful moments that fill the first year of the life of new parents (and extended family) when a new baby arrives. Considering ‘the first baby’ as a topic, please feel included if you are welcoming subsequent children into the family – the more the merrier! So, let’s start at the very beginning – that’s a very good place to start. When baby comes home, everything changes. Suddenly you are living to a schedule and it is not yours! There are feeds to prepare and monitor, nappies to check, and sleep to achieve.

E Establish stablish b boundaries oundaries The first month is usually filled with visitors and loved ones wanting to meet the new arrival and welcome them into the world. Life can get a little overwhelming, which is why I always recommend establishing some boundaries around your time and energy. Decide when is good for you to receive visitors, or indeed visit others, and refuse to be

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coerced to fit in with other people’s plans. By creating strong boundaries from day one, you will actually help others to support you in the best way possible. Establishing new relationships and new family dynamics when parents become grandparents and the ’kids’ become the parents can bring up all sorts of family ‘stuff’, and everyone’s feelings will have to be addressed. I highly recommend taking the time to get together and talk through the new roles, to share how you might be feeling, and be willing to be vulnerable, as this allows everyone to be fully heard and supported as they navigate the inner and outer changes that are happening. Becoming a parent is a huge transition as you adjust from living for yourself to living for another human. It can be exhausting, stressful and scary – and as always in my columns, I want to check in with your mental health. How are you feeling, honestly? Do you feel you can’t share how you feel for fear of judgement? To advertise call 0122 510500

If If you you are are struggling, struggling, speak speak to to a professional professional If you experience any of these emotions, please talk to your health visitor, midwife or GP – you are not the only one and they can ensure you are getting all the support you need. As someone who lived through severe postnatal depression, it is somewhat of a mission for me to ensure that all new parents have adequate mental health support throughout their parenting journey. It’s also important for me to encourage you to enjoy these first few days and weeks. You have welcomed a new member of your family into the world and it’s a very exciting time. Everyone says it, but this first stage will fly by, so soak up every little moment, take all the photos and videos you want, and look forward to the adventure of your life! Next month, I will talk about the best ways to save your sanity when you feel like the world is going mad. Until then, congratulations on your new arrival and let’s make this year one to remember! Page 11

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New New year, year, new new tech 2022 has an odd ring to it; in fact, it sounds like the time period of a sci-fi time movie. So, what better time to start browsing the latest gadgets gracing our shops? As we settle into the new year and start to look ahead, some of these gizmos might just be what you’re searching for postChristmastime, especially if you’re worried about those dreaded January blues.

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28 JANUARY THE SHIRES – ACOUSTIC Gorgeous country duo return to the Subs after their dazzling sold-out show here in October. Get onboard quickly to make sure you get to see them this time (or again!). 8pm. Tickets £26.50-£28.50. The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud GL5 1AE. thesubrooms.co.uk 30 JANUARY MIND BODY SPIRIT SHOW Over thirty fantastic exhibitors: 1-1 readings, holistic therapies, crystals, arts and crafts, healthy living products. Talks and workshops on spiritual, holistic and self-help subjects. Talk on archangels by best-selling spiritual author Denise Whichello, demonstration of mediumship, gong bath. Parking and refreshments onsite. 11am-5pm. Glyme Hall, Burford Road, Chipping Norton 0X7 5DY. www.deerspiritevents.co.uk 3-6 FEBRUARY 2022 PANTO – DICK WHITTINGTON At the Cheltenham Playhouse, Promenade Productions present their traditional family panto Dick Whittington, the story of the boy from Gloucestershire who sets out to find fame and fortune in London.

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in 2021’s F1 championship, got me recalling 1971’s rally. Back then, I followed the Alpines’ wins through the pages of ‘Autosport’, ‘Motor Sport’ and BBC TV coverage. Oh, to have shivered atop the Col de Turini’s snow banks as formations of giant-killing Alpines power-slid past in a blaze of Cibié spotlights and tyre-thrown ice flurries. How about the Alpes-Maritimes for a future road trip? Check!

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G Getting etting sstarted tarted Take one step at a time, don’t try and eat the elephant. The hallway is often a dumping ground for shoes, coats, bags and sports equipment. To create a welcoming, calm and tidy space, clear out unseasonal items – no flipflops lying around in the winter! Utilise the space under the stairs, install coat pegs with shelves above and invest in shoe racks. My step-daughter has built a hall storage unit with named baskets for everyone in the household. It really works.

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away anything you don’t use regularly. Re-organise drawers and cupboards using the mantra: do I love it, do I use it, do I need it? Get rid of anything that doesn’t fit the criteria; the bread maker you used twice, the spiralizer you got bored with, the mugs you hate. I use glass Kilner jars for storing dried goods – they look retro-stylish, and it’s quick and easy to find recipe ingredients.

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Gus big Gus Hayward Hayward playing playing a b ig rrole ole in the the Stow Stow Rugby Rugby C lub ffamily amily in Club There are plenty of sports clubs who claim, with every justification, that they are ‘family orientated’. But in Stow-on-the-Wold Rugby Club’s case there can be absolutely no doubt because, remarkably, they have eight sets of brothers in their senior squad. Step forward the brothers in arms who are: Gus and Archie Hayward, Jacob and Ben Collett, James and Ted Holmes and Will Marks, Craig and Lewis Chapman, Sam and Ben Canning, Craig and Lee Voisey, Alex and Giles King, and Harry and Archie Gaden. And the family connection goes even deeper than that because the Collett boys’ dad, James, is the current chairman of the club and a former 1st XV captain, while the seniors also boast a father/son combination in Mark and James Ingham. “Yes, it is quite amazing,” said Gus Hayward, a full-back in the club’s flagship team. “It’s a great family environment. I suppose the rural nature of the club has got something to do with it but it’s a really good place to be at the moment, the club is buzzing.” And it’s not difficult to see why because the flagship team have made a flying start to their Southern Counties North campaign, while the 2nd XV are going equally well in Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North. “The coaches have done a great job and we’ve got a few new recruits,” said Hayward. There’s still an awful lot of rugby to be played this season, of course, and Hayward, for one, is not getting carried away, but equally there is no shortage of ambition at a club that were

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formed way back in 1879. “Deep down, with the ability we’ve got in the squad, we should be pushing for promotion,” continued Hayward. “We have got a lot of tough games to come but if we carry on as we are there is no reason why we can’t challenge at the top.” And 26-year-old Hayward should know what he is talking about because he has been with the club since the age of six, graduating through the junior ranks before earning his place in the 1st XV. He can also play in the centre and at fly-half but these days is established as the club’s number one full-back. His 25-year-old brother Archie is a fly-half for the 2nds, although at the time of writing he was sidelined with a hernia injury. “I think he’s good enough to feature for the 1st XV,” said his older brother, “he’s a good player.” And there could soon be a third Hayward brother pushing for regular selection in the

senior teams in the not too distant future. “My youngest brother Theo is at university at the moment.” said Hayward. “He’s played a couple of games, he’s a fullback or centre.” And if he does become a regular at Stow that will mean even more games for the boys’ dad, Nic, to go to. “He loves watching us play rugby,” said Gus. “He used to play football and cricket but now he’s watching us at Stow he always says he wishes he’d played rugby.” And with the feelgood factor in such plentiful supply at Stow it’s not difficult to see why. “We get good numbers at training every Tuesday and Thursday,” said Gus. “We get 30 or 40 players on a Tuesday and even more on Thursdays. I remember when we’d only get five players on some Tuesdays. “This is the best time at the club in my 20 years there. “The club are a big part of my life, I love being there, there’s a great buzz about the place.”

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