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Welcome... December
The time has come to peel back the first door of your advent calendar, the countdown to Christmas has begun!
We’re kicking off the month with some festive reads such as a wreathmaking guide from Doris the Florist and a few lovely festive recipes.
We hear from our local solicitors, Woollcombe Yonge, as they discuss the difficult but important topic of mediation. They’ve provided us with some of the benefits of mediation and how to gently engage your children in the process.
Christmas is a gift-giving season, so why not extend that gift of giving by donating a little extra to the Plymouth Food Bank? Head to page 17 to see local donation locations and more information. Spread the love and Christmas cheer a little further this year.
We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
AbigAil Jones
Magazine Editor
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We understand that your kitchen is more than just a space for cooking—it’s the heart of your home. That’s why we work with top-tier appliances, including Neff, Miele, and Gaggenau, to ensure your kitchen performs as perfectly as it looks. We never stand still- with new displays featuring Gaggenau appliances coming in 2025, we’re always showcasing the latest in design and technology.
As a family-run company, we pride ourselves on delivering a personal touch, getting it right the first time, and guiding our clients seamlessly from concept to completion.
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Florist a Christmas Wreath HOW TO MAKE
With Doris The
We really hope our guide gets you into the festive, creative spirit! Don’t forget, you can purchase our DIY Kits directly from Doris The Florist with delivery, which includes all of the ingredients you need to create the perfect wreath. DID YOU KNOW: A sustainable moss wreath can be reused year-round for various themes.
STEP 1
Tie the twine securely to the wreath frame. Place a handful of moss on the frame, pull the twine over the moss and under the frame, and repeat until the frame is fully covered. Ensure no part of the frame is visible on either side.
STEP 3
Now you can add the extra accessories of your choice. For a natural wreath the embellishments orange slices, cinnamon sticks, apple slices secure with picks. Flowers can also be added for interest and apperance.
STEP 2
Arrange mixed foliage at a slant on the moss wreath, overlapping slightly as you go around. Secure cones, whole oranges, and cinnamon sticks by wrapping twine around each item to grip, adding them while working around the wreath. Once finished, tuck and secure the twine firmly around a wire edge.
You will need
• 10” Wreath frame
• Hessian or Velvet
• Scissors
• Secateur
• Binding twine
• Ribbon Bow or pre made
• 1x large Spruce, 3x Holly, 3x Pinus, 3x Ivy Hedera Helix
• Natural moss (from Florist)
• Orange slices, Cinnamon sticks, Twigs, Cones, Flowers
• Embellishments
• Wood-picks
STEP 4
A Hessian bow has been attached to the wreath to complete the look of this natural and sustainable Christmas wreath. To create your very own bow you can watch a Doris the Florist tutorial on FB or if you prefer you can purchase a pre made bow.
To hang your gorgeous wreath you can purchase a hanging wreath holder for your front door or you can add a loop of ribbon or raffia around the top of your wreath and secure with a tight knot. If you choose this option you can add the loop first before you start adding the Christmas foliage to your wreath.
Wreath Making Classes
Christmas wreath classes are £35 which includes everything to make your perfect wreath, plus mulled wine, a mince pie and Christmas music;
• 3rd December The Elburton Pub 6pm-8pm
• 10th December Plymstock Cricket Club 7pm-9pm
Top Tips
• Lay the wreath on grass overnight to absorb morning dew if it feels dry
• Lightly spritz once a week if needed
• Purchase wild moss legally from a local florist, as picking it is prohibited.
Doris the Florist W/ Shop & Studio, City Business Park, Somerset Place, Stoke, Plymouth, PL34BB by appointment.
December 2024
What’s On South Devon
breAkFAst with sAntA
The Box, Plymouth Saturday’s & Sundays from 7th - 22nd
Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy a special ‘Breakfast with Santa’ in The Box Kitchen & Bar. Tickets include a baps or pancakes, tea, coffee* and hot chocolate .All children’s tickets include a gift.
the elF thAt lost CHRISTmaS
Soapbox Theatre, Devonport Pk 7th & 14th December
A delightful Christmas show for little ones and their families. With colourful characters, beautifully crafted puppets, songs and so much more.
KIDS CHRISTmaS DISCO
Barbican Landing Stage, 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th December
A fun packed festive children’s party and cruise for the whole family to enjoy. Tickets include a tea/coffee and a mince pie, plus a soft drink and selection box for each child. Festive music, face painting and a visit from Santa all on-board!
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St Andrews Church, Plymouth Saturday 7th December
Join us as we celebrate the season with festive carols, community spirit and reflect on our vital work ensuring older people in Plymouth are cared for this winter.
FESTIVE gOOD FOOD & CRaFT mArket
Royal William Yard 1st, 4th, 8th, 11th, 15th & 18th Dec
A huge array of stalls offering festive wares and unique gifts. With Christmas lights, a choir and children’s crafts adding to the atmosphere – this is the place to visit to get into the Christmas spirit. The market will be held inside the iconic Melville building and courtyard, at the heart of Royal William Yard.
Mount Edgcumbe House 14th & 15th December
Join us for a festive weekend filled with holiday cheer, featuring over 50 quality artisan food and gift exhibitors. Discover unique and quirky gifts for that special someone, while enjoying carol singing and a variety of festive entertainment.
Buckland Abbey, Yelverton Saturday 21st December
Join us for a winter walk as the sun rises across Buckland Abbey on the shortest day. This walk will be led by our Area Ranger, after the walk we will visit the café for a light breakfast and hot drink (this is included in the £10 ticket price).
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BrewDog, Plymouth 12th &17th December
For just a £3 donation to Gables Cats & Dogs, your dog can meet Santa and choose a Christmas present from their lucky dip box! All donations go towards the welfare of the dogs and cats in our care.
NEW YEaRS EVE CELEBRaTION
The Duke of Cornwall Hotel, Plymouth Tuesday 31st December
Bring in the New Year in style with our tempting package of festive food. Celebrate with a welcome aperitif followed by dinner and dancing to our Resident DJ, and a glass of bubbles at midnight. Arrive at 7.00pm to be seated for dinner at 7.30pm.
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Separation and divorce can be an extremely difficult and stressful time, not only for the couple involved but also for any children.
Many couples find themselves involved in court proceedings that are costly and which are often hard for the parties to understand, mediation is often a simpler and less stressful process.
Many couples welcome a more constructive, cooperative, and amicable approach. With the assistance of an independent, neutral, and impartial mediator, these clients are able to have discussions and reach an agreement about their children and their financial circumstances.
Our mediation service combines our extensive knowledge of family law as solicitors with the confidentiality and impartiality of a trained mediator to help you resolve separation disputes regarding financial issues, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, and property division.
WHAT iS A MEDiAToR?
A mediator is a specially trained facilitator. A mediator is neutral and impartial and does not take sides in the discussions. Our mediators are specially trained to help both parties find solutions to the problems that have arisen following separation. This avoids the need to attend court, reduces costs, and can assist in minimising stress and pressure. The collaborative nature of the discussions should lead to improvements in communication between a separating couple and leave them better able to co-parent their children in the long term.
Mediation is not…
Mediation is not counselling to assist you to reconcile.
Mediation helps you to come to joint decisions as to how to divide your assets and co-parent your children.
The mediator is not a Judge and will not decide what you should do.
The mediator will help you to find your own solutions that work very best for your particular family circumstances and for you.
Mediation is confidential and therefore any discussions cannot be placed before a Judge.
You are therefore able to discuss matters openly and transparently and to consider all possible options, rather than focussing on one particular position, as is encouraged through the courts.
THE BENEFiTS oF MEDiATioN
You set the agenda and you have the opportunity to speak directly to your former partner about the issues that are most important to you.
You have the opportunity to hear from your partner about the issues that are most important to them.
You resolve matters without going to court and putting your life in the hands of a judge, who you will have never met before and who will have only had an opportunity to briefly read the papers and hear from you before making decisions that will affect you possibly for the rest of your life.
Our mediation service is confidential and costeffective.
Mediation is flexible and we can work at the pace that you as a couple wish to work at.
ENGAGiNG YouR CHiLDREN iN THE PRoCESS
At the forefront of our mediator’s mind is the safety of all involved in the mediation and the children we will, therefore, assess the suitability of mediation before and during each meeting. For those who are committed to resolving matters without court proceedings, and wish a constructive solution, mediation is very often very successful.
GETTiNG FEEDBACK FRoM YouR CHiLDREN
Our mediators are trained in dealing directly with children and with your agreement and proper planning, can see them to ascertain whether they wish to have feedback into discussions. Many agree that it is important for a child’s voice to be heard.
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Legal aid is still available for mediation for children and financial issues, where you are financially eligible. Even better, if one of you is eligible for legal aid, both of you can have the first individual meeting with our mediator and the first joint meeting, for free. Our team can undertake an assessment of your financial means in order to ascertain whether you would be eligible for legal aid.
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It’s officially Christmas season so it’s time to preheat those ovens with some wholesome recipes.
Easy Christmas Turkey
Serves - 6
iNGREDiENTS
• 100g butter, softened
• 3 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped
• 1 turkey (around 4kg, but not more), giblets removed
• 1 garlic bulb
• 1 lemon, halved
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 large banana shallots, unpeeled, cut in half lengthways
• 250ml white wine
• 1 red cabbage (about 900g), cut into 6 wedges
• 500ml good-quality chicken stock
• 1 tsp cornflour (optional)
1
Take your turkey out of the fridge at least 1 hr before you cook it. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 and beat the butter with the rosemary. Starting from the neck of the turkey, carefully push your fingers underneath the skin until you can get your whole hand between the skin and the breast meat. Trying not to tear the skin as you go, spread the butter inside the pocket, squishing some into the crevice between the thigh and breast meat.
2
Put the garlic, lemon and bay leaves inside the turkey, then season liberally all over. Put the shallots in your largest flameproof roasting tin and put the turkey on top, breast-side up. Roast for 1 hr, then give it a good baste, pour in the wine and nestle the cabbage wedges in the tin (or underneath the turkey if they won’t fit). Return to the oven for another 30 mins – covered with foil if the turkey is looking too brown. The juices should run clear when you pierce the thickest part of the thigh, or a thermometer should read 75C. If not done, carry on cooking for a further 5-10 mins.
3
4
Set aside the turkey on a board to rest for 1 hr, transferring the garlic and bay to the roasting tin for the gravy. If you want crispy skin, don’t cover the turkey. Wrap the cabbage wedges in two parcels of foil, with a spoonful of the turkey juices, season liberally and return to the bottom of the oven to carry on cooking while the turkey rests.
Spoon away most of the turkey fat, then put the tin on the hob over a medium heat. Mash the veg with the back of a wooden spoon to extract as much flavour as possible , then pour in the stock and reduce the gravy by half. If you want to thicken it, stir in the cornflour mixed with 1 tbsp water. Once happy with the consistency, strain and keep warm until ready to eat.
Chocolate fudge crinkle biscuits
Makes - 35-40 mini biscuits
iNGREDiENTS
• 60g cocoa powder, sieved
• 200g caster sugar
• 60ml vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 180g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 70g icing sugar
1
Mix the cocoa, caster sugar and oil together. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking until fully combined. Stir the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt together in a separate bowl, then add to the cocoa mixture and mix until a soft dough forms. If it feels soft, transfer to the fridge and chill for 1 hr. Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip the icing sugar into a shallow dish. Form a heaped teaspoon of the dough into a ball, then roll in the sugar to coat. Repeat with the remaining dough, then put, evenly spaced, on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
2
Bake in the centre of the oven for 10 mins – they will firm up as they cool. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool. Will keep for four days in a biscuit tin.
1
Truffle & Parmesan roast
potatoes Serves - 6 - 8
iNGREDiENTS
• 1½ kg Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes, peeled and cut chunks
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 200ml vegetable oil
• 50g grated parmesan
• truffle oil, to taste
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the potatoes for 6-8 mins until the outsides are starting to soften. Drain well, then leave to steam-dry for a few minutes. Will keep covered and chilled for up to two days. Return the potatoes to the pan, add the flour, put the lid on and shake well to coat the potatoes and fluff them up. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
2
3
Pour the oil into a deep roasting tin and put in the oven to heat for 5 mins. Take out of the oven and carefully spoon the potatoes into the hot oil, then baste in the oil so they’re well coated. Spread them out to a single layer and put in the oven to roast for 20 mins. Turn and baste again, roast for another 20 mins, then repeat and roast for a final 15-20 mins or until golden and crisp. Scatter over all but a couple of tablespoonfuls of the parmesan, then put back in the oven for 2 mins so the cheese melts.
Remove the potatoes from the tin, leaving as much oil behind as possible, and pile onto a platter or on a serving dish. Scatter over the remaining parmesan, give the platter or bowl a shake, then drizzle over a little truffle oil (we used ½ tsp, but use as much as you like).
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The Gift of Giving
Christmas is an exciting time of year. Splurging on gifts you know your friends and family will love, laying out a feast for Christmas Day; it’s all just part of the festive season.
Unfortunately, not everyone counts down to the big day in earnest, as many people across the city rely on food banks to feed themselves and their families for a number of reasons. We want to spread awareness of the amazing work that the food banks undertake, and to let you know what you can do to help because after all, it is the season of giving.
Plymouth Food Bank is part of the Trussell Trust; a network of 428 food banks across the UK, working to tackle hunger and poverty in communities. As a network, their aim is to see more people helped out of crisis and to reduce the need for food banks in the future.
Last year, Plymouth Food Bank provided 126,027 meals to people in crisis (22/23)
The Plymouth Food Bank operates out of the Oasis Project, a community hub that offers personal support and development opportunities to the people of Plymouth. They don’t just offer food- Oasis Project can help you with a prospective job interview by providing suitable clothing, and can also offer training and education through a programme of courses.
1 in 5 of the UK population live below the poverty line
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy, to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. A simple box of food makes a big difference, with food banks helping to prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems.
Schools, churches, businesses and individuals can all donate food directly to the food bank, or through designated donation points in supermarkets around the city. Large collections also take place at fundraisers and charity events. Volunteers then sort and check that all of the food donated is non perishable and in date, and this is then packed into boxes ready to be given to people in need.
People can find themselves in crisis at any point in their lives. In order to ensure the right people are getting the appropriate help, food bank vouchers are issued by
local authorities such as citizen’s advice, health visitors and children’s centres. Basic details will be taken, and depending on your circumstances you will be offered the appropriate guidance needed to support you.
As the festive season approaches, what can you do to help?
Plymouth Food Bank are in desperate need of items such as long life fruit juice, tea, biscuits, UHT milk and breakfast cereals. They have plenty of pasta and baked beans in stock at the moment so these are not a priority.
Donating items is incredibly easy- you don’t even have to buy them specifically. Take a look in you cupboards and chances are you will have suitable items that have been sat there for a while! As long as they are in date; tinned soup, tinned fruit and any other non-perishable goods can be placed in a donation point on your next weekly shop at your local supermarket.
How about after the festive season is over, guaranteed every household has an influx of leftover items that will sit in the cupboards for another year. Put them to good use, and donate them to someone in greater need in the colder months of the new year.
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