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The holiday season is well and truly upon us, July is here and we hope it’s brought the summer weather with it! As far as celebrations go, I think the biggest event is the impending school summer hols. Most of our children will be counting the days until they can get out of their school uniforms and embrace the freedom of leisure filled days whilst as parents we’re counting the days until we have full scale riots on our hands as there is nothing that can entertain our little darlings for longer than 30 minutes at a time. School closures aside, we celebrate Dharma Day on 2nd, Eid-al-Fitr on 17/18th and Tisha B’Av on 25th. Another date to be aware of is St Swithin’s Day when we all pray for no rain; our kids will drive us insane if they can’t play outside for forty days! This month, instead of focussing on what’s happening in Rugby (and there is plenty going on) I’d like to focus on what’s happening here at Around. In this July mag, you’ll notice some interesting bits of information. We’re rebranding from the August edition so things will look slightly different and hopefully, the content will be improved. We’re making our advertisement slots more accessible to local businesses and extending our community involvement further. We are now looking for your input into your community magazine. Here’s how you can get involved – tell us about your interests; let us visit your local group meetings whether it’s social, sporting or health related and we’ll shout about it to your local community. At this point I should say thank you to those people who have already contacted me; I haven’t forgotten you and I’ll be with you shortly! A good portion of my

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time has now been freed up and I’m raring to go. Remember: we can change our logo but you can help make the difference. So, we’ve started you off this month by asking you to think about submitting your favourite photographs and about healthy leisure activities you may want to share with us. Don’t be shy, give me a call or email me. Competition time: As promised last month, we once again offer you the chance to take away one of three prizes. Author Julia Wills is promoting her book ‘Fleeced’ along with her newest addition ‘Rampage’ and has kindly agreed to sign 3 more copies of ‘Fleeced’ for us to give away. This is a fab prize for the children in your family. The competition will be drawn on 31st July. Good luck! The winner of the May competition was Jill Palmer who correctly named b) Jordan Spieth as the winner of the 2015 US Masters and won herself a four ball at Whitefields Golf Club. The winner of the April competition was Reece Bowes who correctly named Chris Evans’ character Steve Rogers, from The Avengers: Age of Ultron, as Captain America. Reece won a pair of Cineworld cinema tickets. Congratulations and well done to both of you. Finally, we’ve received a message from the winner of the February Ovenu competition, Jon Bourne. Jon says: ‘Another great job done by Dave, I have used Ovenu 2/3 times now and am always delighted with the job done, it’s like having a new oven, highly recommended.’ There you go Ovenu Rugby – no better recommendation than that!

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Then why not show off your photographs in our magazine. Around Rugby want to capture life in our community with good old fashioned still images. It doesn’t matter how old you are or how experienced you are, send your pictures in to us and we’ll do our best to fit them in. The type of things we’re looking for are a varied and interesting array of life in general through the lens. Here are some ideas to get you started: A place you’ve visited, a local beauty spot, local land marks, a local event, a family pet, wildlife, a countryside scene etc. And don’t forget to write a few words about where and when the picture was taken.

Send us your snaps... Send your pictures to us (HIGH RESOLUTION PLEASE), we will feature them in our future magazines. Photographs will be accompanied with your byline and a caption. It really is that simple. Any pictures should be sent into the team at studio@aroundmagazines.co.uk stating your name and the subject of the photo.

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The Annual 2014 Pocket Money Survey by the Halifax revealed that 8 to 15 year olds received an average amount of £6.35 per week. Whilst parents or guardians were the main givers, a third of those surveyed also received pocket money from grandparents. Thirteen year olds were the most likely age group to receive weekly amounts and boys received more on average than girls. Only a third of children said they would save up for something expensive, most preferring to ask for it as a present. Other surveys such as those by Roosterbank suggest children as young as 3 are getting pocket money. Whatever the amount, pocket money given in the right way can help children to learn the necessary skills and gain the confidence to handle money responsibly. If you are having trouble deciding how much pocket money to give your children, think about what you expect them to pay for from that money. You can involve your children in the decision process. Do you expect them to buy their own sweets and magazines with the money for example, and would this mean that they ended up eating fewer sweets than you currently buy for them which may lead to healthier choices? Or would you prefer to buy this type of thing and money will be for ‘special extras’ only?

Commonly a basic payment plus bonus system is recommended. This includes a fixed amount which is given as long as children do certain expected things, perhaps keep their rooms tidy and do their homework for example. It is then ‘topped’ up by extra amounts if children do additional chores or achieve something significant .Of course you will need to make the possibilities appropriate to their age, and different chores can attract different bonuses depending on the time and effort required. Many parents find that the use of a reward chart is helpful, particularly for younger children as it shows clearly the financial benefits of completing extra tasks. Having regular conversations about what children are doing with their money, what they want to buy and why they want it is also important. This can help them understand the value of things much more clearly than when you pay for things for them because they have to decide whether to buy x or y. If you can bear it, it really is best to let them learn from their financial mistakes. Whilst many children will have a splurge when they first start receiving pocket money, as they get used to it they tend to become more careful about their choices. You can also help stimulate their thinking by talking about how you budget. By Susan Brookes-Morris

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a photographic exhibition Simon Coates of Simon Coates Photography has made a career out of a passion which he invites us to share this summer. We’ll have the opportunity to explore Simon’s work as he exhibits a selection of photographs taken from his massive collection that spans worldwide travel, action events and wildlife. This, his third solo exhibition, runs from 25th July to 6th August at the Floor One Gallery, Rugby Art Gallery & Museum. Simon is no stuffy, trained and certificate holding photographer but a genuinely nice guy with a passion for travel, wildlife, action, professionalism and perfection. Since receiving his first real camera at the age of sixteen (it was a Nikon with a real film in it) he has built a career out of a hobby and learnt to look at his subject from, occasionally, a different angle to everyone else. A keen member of the Dunchurch Camera Club, Simon wowed judges with his out of the box interpretations of competition themes (ask him about ‘Water’ for example). Always self-critical, his photographs are genuinely honest and never tampered with – what you see is absolutely what he captured – no cheating. He travels the world, when he can, spending time photographing not only the usual touristy spots, but places and subjects that most of us wouldn’t even dream of being able to capture. He has spent time on a Russian research vessel in Antarctica and travelled extensively in the USA, also visiting Mexico, Singapore, Dubai and India and has rubbed shoulders with great wildlife photographers such as Mark Carwardine and Andy Rouse. His stunning photographs have captured penguins, killer whales and even bears in their natural habitat and mountains, lakes and deserts

in all their glory. Simon is also an excellent live action photographer, regularly zigzagging the country working at equestrian and motor sport events and recently covered the gruelling 12 mile Tough Mudder. Along with his charming and competent wife Anita, the Coates’ are continuing to build on a great reputation which includes their wedding and social event photography and are now offering a brilliant event photo booth which is hired for weddings, birthdays, proms and the like. Simon Coates’ ‘From My Perspective’ will contain a mixture of Simon’s old and new work and is sure to fascinate and inspire anyone with any means of capturing an event or subject, whether it’s with a top of the range digital camera, an i-pad or even a smart phone. Check out his exhibition at the Floor One Gallery at Rugby Art Gallery & Museum between 25th July and 6th August then get out there and have a go yourself. Simon’s top tip for fantastic photography is this: Always take your wildlife pics from the same level as your subject, or below. If you’re photographing a family of ducks on their way to the pond, get down on the ground at their level and if you’re capturing a robin on a snowy fence – try to keep him at eye level. PS – If you’re ever looking for a humorous hourlong ‘talk/video presentation’ for your W I meeting or social group – give Simon a call. You won’t regret it. Simon Coates Photography – www.simoncoatesphotography.co.uk

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Fancy getting your hoofs onto one of the funniest children’s books around? Then enter our free draw to win one of three copies of Julia Wills’ ‘Fleeced!’, published by Piccadilly Press. With its fresh twist on the Ancient Greek myths, ‘Fleeced!’ tells what happens when Aries, the bald ram whose Golden Fleece was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts, wins a chance to return to modern day Earth to rescue his beautiful coat. Hilarity and mayhem follow in this fast-paced adventure, which was voted by a nationwide panel of librarians and children onto last year’s UK Arts Council Summer Reading Challenge. Since then the book has gained great reviews on Amazon, The Guardian Children’s website and from fellow children’s authors. Find out for yourself what all the giggling is about in this free book giveaway. ‘Fleeced!’ and its sequel ‘Rampage!’ are available from Amazon and all good bookshops.

About JULIA WILLS Although Julia Wills was born in the last century this absolutely does not make her as old as the Ancient Greeks she tells stories about. However, she does admit to writing for just about as long as she’s been able to hold a pen. As a child Julia wanted to be either a vet or a ballerina. Luckily, she opted for writing instead, otherwise by now she’d be busy harassing hamsters whilst wearing a glittering tutu. After studying Psychology at Oxford University, Julia completed her teacher training at Northampton and a distancelearning Masters in Writing at Glamorgan (now the New University of South Wales). Writing in her free time, she has always worked in various day jobs, such as maintaining a photo library for a Texan oil company, tasting sausages, working for batty professors at Oxford and teaching Year Four children in Northamptonshire. It was here, in the classroom, as Miss Wills, that she discovered just how much children love learning about the Ancient Greeks, their fabulous monsters and glitzy heroes, and most importantly of all, how children love a good laugh when they read.

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