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FOOD & DRINK Head to The Gurkha Lounge for a taste of Nepal. Cook up an Indian storm with Parveen the Spice Queen. Registered dietitian Victoria Francis can help you boost your well-being.
B E AU T Y , H E A LT H & FAS H I O N Our new series of features will highlight six main food groups that should be eliminated from your diet to improve your health. Dave Austin at DSA Fitness can help you on your journey to achieve your fitness goals. Queensgate Shopping Centre is packed full of gifts for your Valentine.
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HOME & GARDEN Peters’ Cleaners is celebrating 55 years in the business. Show your garden some love with 10 must-do jobs for the year ahead. Wilson & Co reveal tips to get you the maximise return when selling your home. FA M I LY & F R I E N D S Will and Probate Services asks if you need a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare? Liberty Partnership gives advice on your pension pot. Vivacity’s acclaimed art exhibition puts our city on the international stage.
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T R AV E L & L E I S U R E Insider information on three local Comic Cons. DIARY What’s on in and around your local area.
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he Gurkha Lounge opened its doors for business back in December last year, bringing a taste of Indian-Nepalese cuisine to Hampton Vale. Offering a selection of time-tested classics alongside more innovative, experimental dishes, The Gurkha Lounge aims to wow the crowds with its exciting fusion cuisine, lively ambience and impeccable service. Stand-out dishes include momo, the famous Nepalese dumplings served with a spicy dipping sauce (£4.95); a surprisingly popular spicy lamb kidney dish (£4.95); PineChicken – a dish of chicken with fresh
pineapple, red chilli, mustard with the unexpected addition of Dissaranno served on a sizzler (£9.95); a lovely fish curry flavoured with tamarind, mustard and coconut (£8.95) and the famous goat curry flavoured with Nepalese spices (£9.95). You can use the restaurants takeaway service – perfect!
The Gurkha Lounge, 2 Stewartby Avenue, Hampton Vale, Peterborough PE7 8NJ
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SUNDAYS MOVE TO THE BROADWAY THEATRE Sundays is closing the doors of its Cumbergate restaurant after 13 years of business, but to the joy of those who regularly enjoy a delicious roast dinner, meat roll or breakfast from David Beever and team, Sundays will be resuming trade at a new location within The Broadway Theatre. Sundays’ epic eat-in or takeaway roasts and rolls, which have been filling the tums of hungry locals for years, are put together using produce sourced as locally as possible, including meat from cattle reared on David’s family farm. Watch this space for more details!
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The Bumble Inn has been awarded the title of Peterborough CAMRA Pub of the Year 2018, much to the delight of owners Tom and Michelle Beran, and the city’s real ale enthusiasts. The Bumble Inn opened its doors just 18 months ago on the site of a former pharmacy on Peterborough’s bustling Westgate, and has steadily built up a loyal base of regulars who travel from neighbouring towns to enjoy The Bumble Inn’s ever-changing menu of craft beers and ciders – in the first year of business the team has served almost 600 different beers from 216 breweries – a staggering 39,000 pints! The Bumble Inn regularly hold tap takeovers, as well as hosting monthly pop-up food events where customers can enjoy anything from a goat curry to a hog roast, or pie, mash and liquor, alongside a pint of something uncharted. The Bumble Inn, 46 Westgate, Peterborough PE1 1RE
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Monday to Saturday “Enjoy our great value lunch menu served from 12pm until 2.30pm”
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ollowing the successful Festive Afternoon Tea sessions that ran throughout December, The William Cecil will run a series of themedafternoon teas for at least a week out of every month throughout 2018 So book now for this month’s Valentine’s theme, Mum’s Week in March, an Easter-themed week in April and a summer of G&T teas. Teas are £20 per person, or £30, which includes a glass of Champagne, and are available between 2:30pm and 5:30pm.
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f you have always wanted to learn how to cook Indian food but thought it was too difficult – then think again. This step-by-step recipe for Lamb Bhuna by our local Spice
with Parveen The Spice Queen
Queen is easy to follow and tastes truly authentic. It’s the perfect dish for these cold winter months. Serve it with a pilau rice, naan and cucumber raita.
Lamb Bhuna
PREP TIME: 10 mins COOKING TIME: 1 hour SERVES APPROX: 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
METHOD
900g lamb diced (2cm) 2 onions, sliced 3 tsp garam masala* 1 tsp coriander powder* 2 tsp chilli powder* ¼ tsp turmeric powder* 6 cloves garlic, crushed 2 cm fresh ginger, crushed 1 tinned tomatoes, 400g 6 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander 2 tsp salt (*or Parveen’s spice bag)
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Add all ingredients (except the coriander) into a large stockpot. Bring to the boil, cover with lid and then simmer for 30 minutes on low heat. Turn the heat up to medium for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. The meat will now have a shiny appearance with the oil separating. Stir continuously for 10 minutes. If sauce sticks, add a splash of water. Add coriander and 200ml of boiling water, stir and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender.
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In a small bowl, add 6 tbsp of plain yoghurt, ¼ cucumber (diced) and a pinch of salt then mix until smooth.
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ith the cold weather here and the festive season long gone February can be a very bleak month for many. Add in failed resolutions and christmas debts; it’s no wonder people have lost the spring in their step and are suffering with postholiday blues. What are we inclined to do? Step forward feel-good foods such as sugary and high fat foods. When we ingest sugary foods, we release insulin, which supports the conversion of tryptophan (an amino acid) into the feel-good hormone serotonin. In case you were wondering you get the same from eating wholegrain foods although they don’t have quite the same appeal.
BOOST YOUR MOOD WITH
FOOD Registered dietitian Victoria Francis can help you boost your well-being.
BEAT THE POST-HOLIDAY BLUES
Add tiredness to the post-holidays blues and we are even more inclined to reach for the mid-afternoon pick-me-up. Lack of sleep plays havoc with our appetite regulation hormones and will see levels of our hunger hormone (grehlin) rise and levels of leptin (hormone that tells us we are full up) reduce. This will not promote a happy mood! We know that eating healthily supports mental health, provides resistance to infection and reduces feelings of tiredness and fatigue and yet all often a good diet falls down the priority list. Diets are often associated with a period of deprivation but change your approach and diets can provide health gains instead! Find out how you can boost your mood with food without needing to reach for the chocolates and biscuits (and yes it is okay to do
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this from time to time): Brazil nuts – a great source of selenium, a mineral; low intakes of which are associated with irritability and negative mood states. Aim for two to three brazil nuts a day to meet your selenium requirements. Other good sources of selenium include meat, fish and seeds. Hold off on that cup of tea – tannins in tea and coffee can hinder the absorption of iron, a nutrient which carries oxygen around the body. Too little iron can cause low energy levels and weakness. Continue to enjoy your cuppa but leave an hour either side of meals rather than with your meals. Top up your iron intake with fortified breakfast cereals, red meat, fish and pulses such as baked beans. Iron rich meals choices include bean chilli or cottage pie with extra vegetables. Oi oi oils – tuck into some oily fish at lunch to top up your omega 3 fatty acids. Oily fish does not affect February 2018 | E: info@scenepublishing.co.uk
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BREAKFAST Porridge topped with chopped brazil nuts and apricots
LUNCH Jacket potato with bean chilli
EVENING MEAL
Spinach, kale and broccoli are high in folate mood but it is important for brain function. If oily fish isn’t a regular in your trolley add some seeds or start a supplement. Go green – serve up your meals with as much of the leafy green stuff as possible. Kale, spinach and broccoli are high in folate, a nutrient that can help reduce the risk of depression. High five to wholegrains – people assume carbohydrates cause weight gain and therefore often significantly reduce carbohydrate intake, reducing available energy to the brain. Our brains love glucose, so much so 20% of the energy we consume goes to the brain. I know you have heard it all before, but regular meals and snacks can help with energy and so mood. Choose wholegrain versions such as wholemeal pasta, brown rice or a bowl of comforting porridge. T: 01778 382762 | February 2018
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Salmon and wholemeal pasta packed with lots of vegetables
Dark chocolate – because we can!
Victoria Francis is a registered dietitian who is ready to help you boost your nutrition and well-being through food and lifestyle change. Call 07881 805770 for a FREE 10-minute consultation.
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f you like meat, you’re going to love this place! Look Samba Brazil offers an out in the authentic all-you-can-eat March edition Brazilian BBQ experience, with seemingly of the Scene for the endless skewers of juicy, flamed grilled meat review of Samba’s brought to the table and carved in front of exotic meats menu you by a passador, who circulates the room – deer, kangaroo with huge hunks of juicy meat on a skewer and ostrich! and a scarily large knife, carving as he goes. The full rodizio experience (£18.99, £23.99 on Fri/ Sat evenings) includes 10 presentations of meat, from succulent chicken thighs and breast wrapped in bacon, to rump steak, pork belly and picanha, the famed sirloin cap that’s so popular in Brazil. There is a salad bar, and a selection of braised meat dishes. One thing is for sure – you will not go hungry at Samba. Brazil!
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o you have an ongoing issue that you have had enough of? Anxiety, depression, anger, addiction? The list is endless that I can help with... Over the next few weeks I will be writing about the process, following a client who contacted me about anxiety ruling her life and feeling quite out of control. At our first meeting we briefly spoke about the issues currently affecting her life and how they are making her feel and react to things. It can be very difficult especially if you have children to admit that you need help. The hardest part is just walking through the door. I go through an overview of personal details and health issues and also talk about how well the client is sleeping. This plays a huge part in getting well and back in the right mindset. Once I have completed my consultation I give an overview of how the brain works. Giving the client this information allows them to have a better understanding about what’s going on and more importantly, why? The client is then giving some hypno work, as I like to call it, taking home an audio and getting a book to write down all those positive things. Following this consultation the first booking is made either week by week or in a block booking, so we’re ready to go.
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s 2018 is well on its way, some of you may have started consciously thinking about your health and others may have even started a detox programme. I am always highly supportive of people who are making an effort to live an active lifestyle and to make better choices. Over the next couple of months, I’d like to highlight six main food groups that if you were to start eliminating from your diet, would have an instant impact on the improvement of your health. The six baddies are wheat, gluten, sugar, alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Let’s start with sugar. Watch this YouTube clip https://youtu.be/HHI-7I9kD5k
Here’s the ugly truth for all of you diet- and zerodrink lovers. If you could make just one positive change towards health, it would be to ditch the artificial sweeteners – artificial means not-natural or not-real. Your body really has no clue how to process anything like this, so advice is to keep away from artificial sweeteners of any sort. It is about being mindful to what you are consuming and asking yourself, is this really necessary?
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THAT SUGAR FILM is one man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high-sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as healthy. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.
You do have healthier choices out there that can replace refined and artificial sugar.
Watch this YouTube clip https://youtu.be/EPLiwfhmYaM You do have healthier choices out there that can replace refined and artificial sugar. Stevia is a natural plant sugar. Just be careful though, if you buy a bag, make sure it is allnatural. Some are called stevia but when you read the label there’s only a tiny percentage stevia and the rest can be artificial sugar, like aspartame. I wish you the best of luck, with choices of certain food groups, moving forward.
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Dave Austin at DSA Fitness can help you on your journey to achieve your fitness goals.
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n the previous edition, I talked about setting goals, which is the first step on your journey. Once you’ve done goal setting it’s about the mechanism to get you there. While exercise and sufficient sleep are important, healthy eating plays a major role. Ever heard the phrase “you can’t out-train a poor diet”? It’s true and anyone that says otherwise is either lying, or doing something drastically unhealthy with their diet!
So, what is the best diet?
Firstly I don’t use the word diet as it can be associated with being deprived of something or being restrictive. Diet is simply defined as what you eat, not a specific way of eating or following a specific “programme”.
The best approach is one that:
■ keeps your hunger, energy and cravings all in check and under control ■ is sustainable over the long term ■ gives you the results you want to achieve (normally fat loss)
If you’re very hungry, tired or having terrible cravings then, no matter how much weight you’re losing, this is certainly NOT a good way of eating for you. If you feel rubbish all the time, then it is NOT working. A way of eating that makes you feel this way isn’t sustainable and can lead to bingeing and yo-yo dieting, which is not a good habit to get into. If you’ve lost loads of weight previously following a certain “diet programme” and then put it all back on once you stopped, this is also NOT a good way of eating for you. You couldn’t sustain these eating habits, which is why you couldn’t keep the weight off and have to keep “starting again.” Learn what works for you – what keeps you satisfied, energetic, with minimal cravings, while still losing body fat? Be a detective and find this out!
Some top tips
Protein will help you to feel fuller for longer, so make sure you get enough protein in. This can be in the form of meat, poultry, eggs, cottage cheese, tofu, and Quorn.
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Eat vegetables to your tolerance levels. Some people get gassy and uncomfortable if they eat too much veg, so learn what works for you. Learn how many calories you actually need and roughly how many you are consuming. You may be surprised! Most people either wildly over or under estimate their calorie intake. Don’t cut out carbs altogether for a prolonged period of time. Your body needs carbs to burn fat. Learn the tipping point of how much carbohydrate you can consume, while still achieving the results you want. Fat doesn’t make you fat (unless you consume more calories than you’re burning). Your body needs GOOD fats – found in avocado, eggs, nuts and olives. Build some of your favourite foods into your diet (your way of eating). This stops you from feeling deprived, bingeing, and from ‘falling off the wagon’. Moderation is the key word here. What works for your friend won’t necessarily work for you. We are all unique with individual requirements. It’s important to try out different foods and see what works best for you.
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If your current way of eating is pretty poor ie lots of convenience foods, takeaways, fizzy drinks, rather than an “all or nothing approach”, you may find it easier to eliminate/reduce one of these at a time. Little steps will get you where you want to be. Any diet that encourages you to drink your calories instead of eating them is rubbish and dangerous! Do not do it. You need food.
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If you want some help on your journey from setting goals through to exercise, nutrition and mindset then please do get in touch. You can make 2018 the year you get in the shape you want and I would like nothing more than being part of your journey to success.
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o maximise your return when selling your home, it’s important to know what to do to your house, how much to spend and what makes the difference. Cleaning, tidying and de-cluttering are all common sense, but there are often more profitable decisions to be made about landscaping, painting, repairs and maybe hiring furniture.
A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT CAN PAY OFF IN THE LONG RUN Many vendors naturally want to minimise the cost of readying their property for sale, but a smarter strategy is to focus on items that will give the best return. If the vendor were to spend £500 tidying the garden, touching up walls and giving the house a good clean it might add £3,000 (yes, it really does make that much difference) meaning they’d make a profit of £2,500 on their efforts. However, if that same vendor were to spend £3,000 on painting, carpeting, cleaning and small refurbishments they could easily add £10,000. That is a profit of £7,000.
Comparing a return of £2,500 with £7,000 might seem far-fetched but we’ve seen it happen. The right enhancements can add to your sale price significantly. We would also advise concentrating on the following areas: Detail matters When it comes to opening your house for an inspection, potential buyers will notice the little things. Invite your agent or a good friend around to cast a critical eye over your home. De-personalise your space Make your place a blank canvas for potential buyers to imagine their lives there. This will help the vision. Cleanliness is king You’ll be surprised how much a good clean will make the house look. People don’t like seeing dirty homes. Get your green thumb into gear Improve your homes appeal by making sure the garden looks loved. Without question a tidy front garden adds value.
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that a Property and Finance document. Although, you really should have both. The LPA for Health and Welfare operates in three key ways. Firstly, it enables someone to talk to your doctors and other medical professionals on your behalf, without which patient confidentiality would prevent full and detailed discussions. In extreme situations it can enable your attorneys to make decisions about life-sustaining treatment, meaning that you can be let go with dignity if youwish. But, the important stuff falls between these two extremes. An LPA for Health and Welfare comes into its own when someone needs care. It allows your attorneys to make decisions about what care
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Wealth was brought to Stamford’s merchants once the river Welland was navigable to the sea.
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ack when the river Welland was not navigable to the sea, Stamford’s merchants appealed to Queen Elizabeth. She passed the appeal to William Cecil for advice – he responded and, in 1571, the Queen passed the Welland Canal Act. However, other things were happening in England and it was not until the 1620s, in the reign of King James, that plans began to develop. In 1623 the Stamford Corporation, with the permission of the Commission of Sewers, were given permission to build a new cut with the expectation of a completion date of 1627. However, they couldn’t come to an agreement with a number of contractors. Then the Civil War developed and the plans just faded away. It was not until 1664 that things began to move, and
Daniel Wigmore – a Stamford Alderman, woollen draper and mercer in Stamford and Mayor in 1666; 1677 and1684 – took the opportunity and agreed to build a Canal Cut and 12 locks – including those on the river itself – for £5,000, probably far more than £1 million in today’s money. Daniel was given the lease of the tolls for the following 80 years – an agreement that required him to pay a rent of one shilling per year! When the cut was opened in 1670 it was the longest canal with locks in the country. When Daniel died in 1687 he left his lease to Frances, one of his two surviving daughters. In 1673 Richard Blome – a cartographer who flourished in the second half of the seventeenth century – recorded in his Geographical Description of the Kingdom of England, Scotland and Ireland that at Stamford traffic was passing up and down the river ‘now made navigable’’ Depending on which way you were travelling the Stamford Town Bridge was either the beginning or ending of your
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journey. Hudd’s Mill is sited by the Welland off Priory Road in Stamford and was first built across the mill stream in the first half of the 17th century – there is an inscription there which reads: ‘IRELAND 164...’ This former corn mill was converted into a house around 1990. It has an inscribed date of 1641 as well as two date stones reading 1751 and 1771. It is in Bath Row in Stamford that we find the beginning of the Welland Cannel – it’s Kings Mill. There had been a mill there in the time of the Domesday Survey and in a list of King John’s possessions it is noted as North Mill. A conveyance of land in 1629 refers to a new millstream being dug for either King’s Mill or North Mills. Whatever it was, the dyke was created around 1640 and a two-storey building was built in an L-shape. It is not unreasonable to say that ‘this was the beginning of the Welland Cannel’! More will follow next month.
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James Francis Horrabin – socialist, cartographer, cartoonist, illustrator and local MP.
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ames was born at 12 Cromwell Road, Peterborough, on 1 November 1884 – the son of James Woodhouse Horrabin and his wife Mary (nee Pinney). He was educated at Stamford School and went on to study metal work design at the Sheffield School of Arts. In 1911 he moved from Sheffield to London to become the art director of The Daily News. James drew his first maps for the paper during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 and went on to draw various other political and satirical maps; later becoming the newspaper’s art director. James also drew illustrations for The Outline of History by H G Wells. In 1922 he created the Dot & Carrie cartoon strip for The Star
newspaper, which was later taken over by the Evening Post. The Dot & Carrie cartoons continued until his death at the age of 77 on 2 March 1962. At the age of 34 he began his family cartoon The Adventures of the Noah Family in the Daily News – moving to the News Chronicle in 1930. James married journalist, Winifred Batho (who used the nom de plume Freda Wynn), daughter of Arthur John Batho and his wife Lilian (nee Outram), on the 11 August 1911 at Sheffield. After their marriage the couple promptly moved to live and work in London. James later divorced Winifred on 13 October 1947 during his second extra marital affair. His first long-standing affair was with Ellen Cicely Wilkinson MP (feminist and
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Labour Minister for Education); while his second (which had been going on since the early 1930s) was with Margaret Victoria McWilliams (a widow), whom he eventually married in 1948. In 1924 James co-wrote Working Class Education with his wife Winfred. He supported
the general strike in 1926 and co-wrote The Workers History of the Great Strike (1927) with his mistress Ellen Cicely Wilkinson MP and Raymond Postgate. James and Margaret (his second wife) lived in Hendon from the 1950s until his death. He was the creator of the Japhet and Happy a children’s cartoon strip that ran in the News Chronicle from the 1930s to the 1950s. At its height Japhet and Happy was as popular as Rupert the Bear in the Daily Express. The Japhet and Happy newspaper strip had its own annuals, souvenirs and children’s club. James was an early member of the Communist Party but left to become a member of the Labour Party and later he joined the Socialist League. As a Communist Party member, he was a frequent
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contributor of hand-drawn maps to The Communist. Leslie Hepple (in his 2002 article [vol 31] of the Antipode – a radical journal of geography) said of Horrabin that “Many of Horrabin’s concerns find echoes in current radical geography, and his work deserves belated recognition and a place in the history of geography.” James was elected MP for Peterborough in 1929 under the first Labour premiership of James Ramsay MacDonald but lost his seat to the Conservative, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (then Lord Burghley) in 1931. He scaled back his political activities from the 1950s due to his failing health. James was a lifelong smoker, which resulted in him being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – eventually dying of bronchopneumonia in 1962. NEXT ISSUE: The Marchioness of Huntly and her Mammoth find at Orton Longueville
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Dead all the way down to cars like the Delorean from Back To The Future, and even Ecto 1 from Ghostbusters. Artists play a huge part at Cons, and some of them have even drawn some of your favourite characters for comics or animated films and you wouldn’t even know! They will do you one-off drawings (for a price, obviously) that you just would not get anywhere else. Then you have the stalls that sell merchandise. These are always busy and varied in their wares and you can find yourself immersed in some of your favourite memories when looking at bits. The thing with Cons nowadays is, that the atmosphere generated by all those who attend them is just fantastic. There is always a real buzz around the event and the people who dress up in costumes; this is called Cosplay and there are people who do it for a living, always add to it. It’s great to see people as The Doctor, someone from Japanese Manga/Anime, even people as superheroes like Spiderman or Deadpool. Local Cons are amazing, and the three above have some of the most amazing guests: Dante Basco (Rufio from Hook), Erica Cerra (The 100 and A Town Called Eureaka), Hannah Spearritt (SClub7 and Primeval) Andrew Lee Potts (Primeval), Gareth DavidLloyd (Torchwood and Dr Who), James Crossley (Hunter from Gladiators) to name just a few!
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W H AT ’ S O N n THE GIANT LOO ROLL Look out for the biggest loo roll ever on stage in this children’s musical. The villagers living in the town below the giant’s house had better watch out, that loo roll has gone bouncing down the hill and straight towards them! n Monday 12 February n 2pm n £10.50; children £8.50; family of four £34 T 01780 766455 Stamford Corn Exchange, Broad Street, Stamford PE9 1PX
n SNOWDROP WEEK Easton Walled Gardens opens its gates for Snowdrop Week and there is no better place to enjoy swathes of snowdrops, aconites and hellebores as well as innovative spring planting schemes, spread over 12 acres of beautiful, 400-year-old gardens. n 17 to 25 February n 11am - 4pm T 01733 234193 W neneparktrust.org.uk n THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES WITH STAMFORD ENDOWED SCHOOLS JOINT CHARITY CONCERT In the 20th year of these concerts we are pleased to present this world famous band playing with Stamford Endowed School students. A traditional Royal Marines programme including music as tribute to Sir Malcolm Sargent. n Thursday 22 February T: 01778 382762 | February 2018
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n VIVACITY HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES This February half-term Vivacity has got it covered, with a range of fantastic holiday activities all the family can enjoy and fun-filled childcare solutions to keep the kids entertained during the school break. n Vivacity’s sports holiday club, powered by Club Viva, is at four locations across Peterborough: Hampton Leisure Centre, Werrington Leisure Centre, Jack Hunt Pool & Gym and Regional Fitness and Swimming Centre. n Each day is jam-packed with exciting activities and is uniquely themed. From Lego to Around the World days, there is truly something for all the children to enjoy keeping them entertained and having fun all day, every day. n If it’s not childcare you’re after this February half-term then check out Vivacity’s family activity at the Peterborough Museum and become a Secret Agent. Work as a team to find the hidden clues, decode messages and identify friend from foe before it’s too late. n Sayeh Stone, author of the acclaimed children’s book Shaped Animals will be visiting selected Vivacity libraries reading her books and getting both you and the kids creative, by helping you make your very own shaped animals. W vivacity-peterborough.com/february
n 7.30pm n FREE CONCERT with requested donations of £5 plus for the charties supported by this event T 01780 766455 Stamford Corn Exchange, Broad Street, Stamford PE9 1PX n ALADDINSANE Hear the songs of British legend David Bowie and experience the theatre through the performance of Paul Henderson and Aladdinsane, widely acclaimed as the best Bowie tribute in the UK. n Friday 23 February n 7.30pm n £16.50/£16
T 01780 766455 Stamford Corn Exchange, Broad Street, Stamford PE9 1PX n MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS Everyone is welcome and no experience is required at this short course – Inner peace; one breath at a time. Guided meditations and practical advice to help reconnect with the natural stillness and positivity of a tranquil mind. n Sunday 25 February n 2.30-5pm n £15 – book via Stamford Arts Centre Box Office T 01733 755444 E info@drolmacentre.org.uk W drolmacentre.org.uk Drolma Buddhist Centre, 260 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough PE1 3PG
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