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What’s On at The GCR

Goodbye Budgens, Hello Waitrose Waitrose, food shop of the John Lewis Partnership, opens in Mountsorrel in May Budgens franchised store, owned by Soar Valley farmer Andrew Fear un l bought back about a year ago, struggled to draw in the customers a er the fire at the building on Granite Way in 2011.

It will become the sixth Waitrose shop in Leicestershire and the first branch to open in the county since 2012.

Budgens’ staff employed at the branch will transfer to Waitrose and a further 40 jobs will be created as part of the mul ‐million pound investment being made in the store.

All employees will become Partners in the John Lewis Partnership and as such will have a stake in the success of the business, a say in how it is run and a share in profits. Last year, exis ng Partnership employees received the equivalent of almost six week’s wages in bonus, so a significant propor on of profits remain in the communi es Waitrose serve.

Budgens in Mountsorrel will con nue to trade un l the end of February. It will then be handed over to Waitrose in late March with the new shop opening on the 5th May. Waitrose has also announced it will be launching its Community Ma ers and Partner Volunteering schemes which will see £6,000 and 100 hours donated to local causes nominated by customers each year.

Find out more on the Waitrose website: www.waitrose.com

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Trains run every weekend of the year, plus bank holidays and selected weekdays through the summer. Most are steam hauled re‐crea ng the glorious days of yesteryear. In addi on, First Class Restaurant Car Services provide five course meals whilst travelling between Loughborough and Leicester. Childhood dreams can come true with a Drive a Locomo ve Experience, when you can take the regulator on a mighty steam locomo ve or notch up on a powerful diesel.

There are also many special events, including Steam Galas, Peppa Pig, Bonfire Night, 1940’s War me Weekend and Santa Specials.

March 2016 19th & 20th

Diesel Gala Clock up the miles at the GCR’s first modern trac on gala of the year. All ac on with passenger and goods trains a plenty.

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Easter Vintage Fes val A steam powered road and rail spectacular centred at Quorn & Woodhouse sta on.

Fairground a rac ons to keep the children entertained.

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Soar Valley Life We deliver 30,000 magazines every two months.

This includes most of the accessible private proper es in the villages shown on the map together with about 9,500 private houses in Loughborough.

We split this distribu on over two months: 15,000 to the North in month one and 15,000 to the South in month two.

We make about a thousand available in retail and business outlets in Loughborough and on the borders of our delivery areas.

You can download a fully detailed PDF version of the map, including numbers of proper es in each loca on, from our website: www.soarvalleylife.co.uk/homepage KEGWORTH

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Home is…

When we started Soar Valley Life, four years ago, there was very li le house building anywhere in Leicestershire. The world was in the worst financial crisis since the Wall Street crash and the Great Depression that followed.

Mortgages were impossible to obtain, unless you didn’t need one; the future seemed hopeless and the end was nigh it seemed.

Then, almost overnight, the Tories got in again, Osborne gave the economy a boost and we thought, maybe austerity had been a put up job all the me!

Suddenly ‘For Sale’ boards sprung up on every street, building sites blossomed, renova on began in mothballed listed building conversions and everything seemed hunky dory. It was ‘business as usual’ ‐ as if the credit crunch had never happened.

A quick scan on the internet reveals that all the top ten house building companies have developments in Leicestershire: there are mul ple new build sites in Loughborough and ten of the largest Soar Valley villages. With our distributors repor ng new streets and more houses each month we are having to increase our print run to meet our distribu on schedules. In May, we have decided to increase our numbers to 35,000 to include East Leake and the new houses in Birstall.

The real proof of this growth though, for us at Burton Towers at least, could be that in this edi on we have our first major house builder promo ng their new homes in our magazine. (See Davidsons Homes on page 12). S ll more proof that our region is on the up and an even be er place to be, comes with the announcement of a new Waitrose store right in the middle of the Soar Valley. (See page 4 and also the insert in April’s delivery just before the store opens on May 5th).

But of course, if you are like us and your home is where your heart is, in our wonderful Soar Valley, all this is academic.

The wide isles in Waitrose will be nice though...

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Go a Get A Witness Iain Betson conducts enquiries into a useful new website Come‐on, ‘fess up. I know it’s happened to you because it’s happened to me.

How many mes have you seen, or been the vic m of, down‐right dangerous driving by another and wished that a policemen had also seen what you had experienced and nabbed the perpetrator?

Well now your wish can come true. It takes a li le forethought and effort on your part, but if it helps to get numpty drivers and, frankly, those who seem to have li le regard for human life when driving, off the road and given their just desserts, then I think it’s me and money well spent.

The use of the dash‐board mounted camera is compara vely recent in the UK, although it is rising.

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Your own insurance protec on Fi ng one to your car is quite simple and reasonably inexpensive to do, certainly when you consider that the material it captures could save you a fortune in insurance.

But what do you do with that footage if you do record bad, dangerous or illegal driving?

You could contact the police directly and show them the evidence, but your camera may not have recorded enough material for charges to be brought.

Alterna vely, you could consider submi ng it to the PoliceWitness.com website. The aim of the site is to highlight dangerous driving and that those responsible are now having their ac ons recorded.

They also act as a conduit to the police and insurance companies when claims or charges are brought.

You may not have been the only one recording an incident, so the site can act as a collec on point for other footage of the same incident, thereby increasing the chances of a prosecu on.

An addi onal incen ve for ge ng a dash‐cam is that, to help insurance companies prove liability, it may also pay for itself.

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Dividend Tax

From 6 April 2016 HM Revenue & Custom's new dividend tax comes into effect which will, unfortunately, result in a significant tax increase for most limited company owners.

The no onal 10% tax credit on dividends will be abolished and individuals will receive a £5,000 tax‐ free dividend allowance. Dividend income received over the £5,000 allowance will be taxed at 7.5% if the individual is a basic rate tax payer and 32.5% if they are a higher rate tax payer rising to 38.1% if they are an addi onal rate tax payer. For example, if a company director and shareholder received a salary equal to their personal allowance and net dividends of £30,000.00 in the 2015/16 tax year their income tax liability would amount to approximately £348.00 however the same level of income would a ract an income tax bill of £1,875.00 in the 2016/17 year. If these changes affect you it may be worth talking to your accountant regarding any tax planning opportuni es available to you.

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Davidsons Homes Davidsons Homes brings luxury proper es to Leicestershire The last chance is here to purchase a luxury home in the grounds of a beau ful 18th century mansion, as Davidsons Homes is now releasing the final phase of 18 proper es at their Lakeside at Scrapto Hall development.

Situated around an exis ng lake and surrounded by trees, the three to five‐bedroom homes have been built to a tradi onal design with modern day living in mind.

built with an immediate advantage as their se ng is so beau ful. These final homes have a stunning lakeside loca on so we know they will be popular with homebuyers.

Davidsons Homes is building at other Leicestershire loca ons, including their Woodgate View development in East Leake and their St James Gate development in Anstey.

Five detached and semi‐detached homes are currently on sale from £265,000 at Lakeside, with more to be released shortly, and they are expected to be as popular as the homes that have already been built.

“Scrapto is a beau ful village with a lovely rural feel, but also benefits from fantas c connec ons to Leicester and beyond.

All homes are built to Davidsons Homes’ usual high standard and are designed for the long‐term, with though ul design features and light, airy living spaces.

“We’re urging interested par es to pop in and visit the sales advisor without delay, or risk missing out on their perfect lake side home.”

Homehunters are invited to call 01530 888 456 for more details on Davidsons Homes’ new Leicestershire proper es.

Stephanie King, Sales Director for Davidsons Homes, said: “Our homes at Scrapto have been

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Inheritance Tax Changes Last Summer, the Chancellor announced significant changes to rules on Inheritance Tax (IHT), including the phased increase of the IHT allowance. This will eventually rise to £1million for married couples who own their own home. For some the change is welcome, but not for those without children, or who do not own their home.

The current tax‐free amount, known as the ‘nil rate band’, stands at £325,000 for an individual and £650,000 for married couples, or those in a civil partnership, who leave their estates to each other.

The nil rate band levels will remain the same; the amount over the nil rate band is taxable at 40%.

For deaths a er 6 April 2017 an addi onal IHT allowance, known as the ‘main residence nil rate band’ (MRNRB) will also be available. This new relief will only be applicable if a main residence is inherited by direct descendants, such as children, step‐children or grandchildren.

The tax‐free MRNRB amount will be introduced at £100,000 per person, and will increase by £25,000 each year un l it reaches £175,000 per person in 2020. From then, if the MRNRB applies, up to £500,000 of a single person’s estate will be free from IHT; for married couples up to £1million will be tax‐ free.

Unfortunately, estates worth over £2million may lose some or all of the tax‐free MRNRB; the allowance will be reduced by £1 for every £2 over the £2million threshold.

Where a person has sold or downsized their home on or a er 8 July 2015 the tax‐free MRNRB will s ll be available, provided that the proceeds of the sale of the home are passed to their direct descendants.

Wills and Inheritance Tax are complex areas and if you require further advice or assistance please contact Katrina Greenwell: k.greenwell@moss-solicitors.co.uk Anthony Benskin: a.benskin@mosssolicitors.co.uk or Nicola Rollinson: n.rollinson@moss-solicitors.co.uk

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Nicky Morgan MP Many readers will have heard of the Mountsorrel Railway Project. Run by volunteers and led by the indefa gable Steve Cramp, they have not only recreated the Mountsorrel branch line from the Great Central Railway but are now mid-way through opening a heritage centre...

I had the privilege of visi ng the centre recently and hearing more about their plans. The centre will have a lovely café as well as a visitors centre for all of us to find out more about the line and local history. I was par cularly pleased to hear about the work they are planning with local schools. Local pupils have already been involved in ecology study sessions and restoring some of the wagons for the line. Steve and his team are doing an amazing job for our local area.

Please do visit when the café and the centre open soon.

I was delighted to receive details about a local Women’s Ins tute branch – the Charnwood Women’s Ins tute Girls (or Wigs) – who meet at East Goscote. The Women’s Ins tute celebrated its centenary last year and I know there are other successful WI branches in the Loughborough and Charnwood area, including Shepshed where I spoke a couple of years ago. Details can be found at www.thewi.org.uk I recently met with local representa ves from the Big Lo ery Fund and hope to hold an open session for them at my offices. The Big Lo ery Fund run a number of programmes and they are looking for bids from our area par cularly under the Awards for All and the Reaching Communi es programmes.

Finally I am privileged to con nue in my work as Secretary of State for Educa on and Minister for Women and Equali es. It has been a busy start to the year with many school visits. I am pleased to have started the process of reforming our vital children’s social services with more investment in training great social workers and tackling those services which are not yet good enough. Another issue we have pledged to address is the con nuing gender pay gap. New regula ons will mean companies and public sector organisa ons will have to publish informa on about their pay gap.

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Simmer gently for further 2‐3 minutes, s rring all the me, un l the liquid has thickened.

Serve with sautéed potatoes and steamed green beans and garnish with parsley sprigs.

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Ingredients: • 2 tbsp olive oil • 600g skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into chunks • 225g bu on mushrooms • 200g shallots, peeled • 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed • 300ml red wine • 200ml chicken or vegetable stock • 2 tbsp sun‐dried tomato puree • 1 bay leaf • 2tbsp cornflour • Sprigs of fresh parsley to garnish • Sautéed potatoes and steamed green beans, to serve

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Iced Orange Bundt Cake

Serves 10 Ready in 1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and se ng mes

This delicious citrus flavoured sponge is made in a classic ring-shaped bundt n. You’ll find them in most good cook shops and larger supermarkets, or you can use an ordinary 1.5L capacity ring mould n instead.

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Thoroughly grease a 22‐23cm Bundt n (measured across the top) with bu er then lightly dust with flour, pping out the excess.

Put the bu er and sugar in a large bowl and beat together un l pale and creamy. Gradually beat in the eggs, then si over the flour and baking powder and fold in along with the orange zest and juice. Fold in enough of the milk to give a so dropping consistency.

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Make sure to grease and flour the bundt n thoroughly or you may find it tricky to turn the cake out. Use the p of a small pale e knife or silicon spatula to gently loosen the edges of the cake first.

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Quiz - Signs and Symbols 1.

What is the only sign of the zodiac that has a symbol that isn’t a living thing or things?

2. In which Irish town might you see welcome signs saying “you’ve come a long way” in reference to a song wri en in 1912?

3. Released in 2011, Ed Sheeran’s debut album had a tle that consisted solely of which mathema cal symbol?

4. What symbol appears on the triangular road sign that warns of a hidden dip?

5. Derived from the fact that it looks like four Greek gamma le ers fixed to each other, the gammadion cross is an alterna ve name for what symbol?

6. On a standard UK keyboard, the pound sign appears on the same key as which number?

7. What five le er word do you get if you put together the chemical symbols for the elements Tungsten, Silver and Einsteinium?

8. The ampersand symbol evolved from combining the two le ers of which La n word?

9. On Bri sh roads, what animal features on a road sign warning of wild animals?

10. Which famous sign had a le er “L” covered up briefly in 1987 due to a visit by Pope John Paul II?

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Understanding Diabe c Re nopathy What is diabe c re nopathy?

Diabe c re nopathy occurs when the re na is damaged and occurs in anyone who has diabetes. It can cause visual impairment that, without treatment, is likely to get worse over me.

How does diabetes cause diabe c re nopathy?

In diabetes, without effec ve treatment, levels of sugar in the blood are higher than normal.

Consistently high levels of sugar cause changes to small blood vessels in the eye, resul ng in eye damage. Changes to the levels of fats in your blood (e.g. cholesterol, triglycerides) and high blood pressure can contribute to re nopathy.

How can I reduce the risk of diabe c re nopathy?

Maintain good control of blood sugar, fats and blood pressure including regular exercise and stopping smoking. You should discuss the right levels of blood sugar, fats and blood pressure for you with your GP. Your treatment should be tailored to these targets and progress monitored regularly. You should a end an annual eye screening clinic. This is important, as visual symptoms of diabe c re nopathy only occur when the disease is quite advanced. Screening will

detect damage early, allowing earlier and more effec ve treatment.

What happens at the screening clinic?

Eye drops will be used to widen your pupils. A special digital camera will be used to take a photograph of the re na. The eye drops may cause your vision to be blurred and make your eyes sensi ve to light, so it is important not to drive on the day and sunglasses will help to reduce the sensi vity to light.

As I already visit the eye screening clinic, do I need to see my optometrist annually?

It is vital you see your optometrist annually as an eye test checks not just for diabe c re nopathy, but looks out for other eye condi ons as well.

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Rhythm and repe on are important elements in garden design. Gardens can seem ordinary un l rhythm is introduced‌ It is not the individual objects in a garden that are important; it is how the objects relate to one another and the spaces they deďŹ ne. A simple way to introduce rhythm is to repeat an architectural form. This can be achieved with plan ng, using

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7. Open the greenhouse or conservatory doors and vents on warm days.

8. Protect fruit blossom from late frosts.

9. Tie in climbing and rambling roses and feed hungry shrubs and roses.

10. Buy and plant new roses.

Damage to plant roots by vine weevil larvae shows by the plants star ng to wilt. On inspec on the roots will have been badly eaten, and you may see larvae among them.

Apply chemical or biological control if larvae are present, but young and containerised plants are unlikely to recover once badly damaged.

Aphids (above) can mul ply rapidly during mild spells.

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Remove dead leaves from around the basal rose es of alpine plants to prevent ro ng.

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Some Common Removable Benign Skin Blemishes Blood Spots: Bright red spots caused by leaking blood vessels Epidermoid Cysts and Milia: Smooth round lumps filled with kera n, forming under the top layer of skin, varying in size from ny (milia) to pea‐sized Liver (Age) Spots: Areas of pigmenta on ranging from pale to very dark brown, common on the face, arms, hands, neck, chest and shoulders Seborrhoeic Keratosis: Domed or plate‐like growths which tend to increase with age, hence the outdated term “senile wart”. Their surface varies from slightly rough to very hard and crusty, with colour ranging

from pale to very dark brown and some mes can be sore or itchy Sebaceous hyperplasia: A benign condi on of sebaceous glands. Small, pale, so papules just under the skin, most commonly found on the face Skin Tags: Small fleshy growths which commonly form where there is fric on from clothing, jewellery or skin on skin Thread Veins: Tiny dilated blood vessels which are close enough to the surface of the skin to be visible Warts: Rough or flat lumps of skin caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) Xanthelasma: Cream‐coloured plaques of cholesterol, normally forming around the eyes Pennie Blatchford

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The Many Benefits of Honey

Throughout history honey has been used to treat coughs, wounds, indiges on, skin infec ons, fa gue, flu’s, burns and more....

Honey contains flavonoids; an oxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease.

And recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteri s due to its an ‐bacterial and an ‐fungal proper es. It also helps with coughs and throat irrita ons.

Honey is an excellent sweetener; although it contains simple sugars, it is NOT the same as white sugar or ar ficial sweeteners. Its exact combina on of fructose and glucose actually helps the body regulate blood sugar levels.

Honey heals wounds and burns and external applica on of honey has been shown to be as effec ve as conven onal treatment with silver sulfadiazine.

Honey is an excellent probio c. Some varie es of honey possess large amounts of friendly bacteria. This includes up to 6 species of lactobacilli and 4 species of bifidobacteria.

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Walking – Buxton Wood

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1 Start from the ‘Royal Oak’; the A43 is always busy here, cross with care to the signpost at the bridleway almost opposite the turn for the village. Walk upslope on this wide farm road with the hedge to the le , to the embankment.

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Follow the road le to the footbridge and cross; bear right along the easily missed narrow path, through the trees. Keep straight on past a marker post on this twisty and some mes overgrown path to a tarmac forest road.

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Keep straight on between trees to the edge of the spinney. Cross the footbridge and the field ahead, which may be under cul va on although a path should be well marked within any crop.

4 Go over the footbridge here and bear right across this field a track should again be visible, to the marker post at the corner of Buxton Wood, which is part of the bigger Westhay Wood. An op on in very wet weather is to take the farm road right then le to the corner of the trees. Walk along the track between the hedge and the trees to the spacious junc on with the no ce board on the right for Fineshade Wood.

5 Turn right on this track for a mile with the field to the right and then through trees back to the A43.

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The Smell of the Greasepaint, the Roar of the Crowd As addic ve occupa ons go, being involved in live musical theatre has to be somewhere near the top of the list for conver ng excitement, nervous energy and dedica on into the pure sa sfac on of a job well done...

Some of Mary’s fondest memories stem from her me as a member of Coalville Amateur Opera c Society and she can warble along to most of the old show tunes.

One of our greatest pleasures these days is to a end a show; there’s something magical about being in the audience of a live musical.

So now we are pleased to promote a Soar Valley theatre group ‐ Greasepaint Produc ons ‐ who have been pu ng on shows and concerts for the last 23 years. In their own words Greasepaint is: ‘A collec on of some of the brightest stars and most talented performers in the Loughborough & East Midlands area.’

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And Another Thing... by Tom Hughes Where Tom Does ‘Snapchat’

“Tom? Tom! Put down that silly magazine and listen.”

“It’s not a silly magazine. Look at that split‐screen camper ‐ isn’t she lovely?”

“Amazing. Listen, it’s about Hannah.”

My ears pricked up at the men on of our teenage protégé.

“What about Hannah?”

“Well, you know that boy she likes at school? The good‐looking one that’s taller than you?”

“No. But do con nue.”

“Well ‐ and don’t breathe a word ‐ they’re talking.”

“What about?”

“Does it ma er? The main thing is that they’re talking. Isn’t it exci ng!”

“Thrilling. Are they talking now?

Do you want me to go and listen?”

“No! Don’t be nosey. Just be happy that she’s talking to a nice boy. Here she comes. And no smart remarks thank you.”

And with that Hannah, mobile device posi oned firmly in front of her face, plopped down on the sofa opposite.

A pause, then. “So, your mother informs me that you’re talking to a boy.”

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“Are you talking now?

Well it’s not much of a conversa on.”

Hannah rolled her eyes as she held up her phone.

“Er, Snapchat, hello?”

“And how do you do Snapchat?”

“You just ‘do’ Snapchat, OK?” Sarah tried to explain.

“Tom, it’s a messaging app.

It’s like tex ng but more... teenagey.”

“Well I was tex ng Nigel last night asking could I borrow his nail gun

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and I don’t remember anyone ge ng giddy about that.”

“Tom, talking, in this context means that they are, well you know, talking.”

“I think I’ve just about grasped that concept, thank you. And so what comes next?”

Sarah leant over and eyes widening said, “Well a er talking, if it goes well, then it’s... speaking!”

My mouth dropped open in astonishment ‐ who’d have thought? I was about to throw in my twopenn’orth when up piped Hannah.

“Er, I am actually here in the room you know?

For goodness sake!” (Or words to that effect). With parental embarrassment now at its absolute zenith, Hannah, her eyes rolling like a zombie, flounced out in disgust.

My Dearly Beloved and I returned to watching Wanted Down Under.

“That wife is bullying him into going, why doesn’t he just tell her? I say dear, she’s.. what’s the ma er?”

“Tom, a er the way you spoke to Hannah about that boy, well I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up not speaking at all.

Anyway I’m not staying here, I’m off out.”

“Where to?”

“None of your business. And do you know why? Because…we’re not speaking!”

Fortunately, in short order Hannah and her new squeeze did in fact begin “speaking” and very soon a er (proving the ancient maxim that ‘faint heart ne’er won fair lady’) Hannah was asked out on a date to the cinema. And who was the chauffeur for this roman c interlude? You know it brother. So, a er just three hours of hysteria about which ou it to wear (during which me I went about my chores with Benny Goodman playing blissfully on my

fruit‐based MP3 player) we were ready.

Then, just as I pulled up outside an annoyingly large detached house, Hannah self combusted with embarrassment.

Why? Because I (not unreasonably in my view) dared to beep my horn.

“Dad!! For goodness sake!”

(Or words to that effect).

Eventually, Adam appeared.

Gangly, spo y and smelling of a mixture of nerves and Hugo Boss, he flopped into the back seat.

“ThnkufrtkngustocinewrldmrHug hes.”

“Don’t men on it...I think.”

The whole journey was conducted in complete, stony silence.

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Wordlessly, the happy couple exited via a rear door. I shouted a er them, “Oi, I thought you two were speaking?”

Cue eye rolls all round!

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I dropped everything and plumped up the cushions.

“Tom? Can Hannah sit next to you for a bit, she needs her Dad.” And so, as a tear‐stained daughter snuggled up next to me and began scooping ice cream determinedly into her mouth, we se led down to watch Annie Hall.

In complete silence.

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Hobbies By Kate McLelland Enjoy Hands-On History With The Detectorists Last year the BBC TV series “Detectorists” (starring MacKenzie Crook and Toby Jones) not only won a BAFTA, but a racted thousands of fans. The series seems to have sparked a fresh interest in metal detec ng, despite the fact that its main characters seldom find anything more valuable than the odd bo le top or metal bu on.

Some detectorists, however, seem to have the magic touch. 1n 2012, 86‐year‐old Cliff Massey dug up a stash of old coins in a field in Wrexham, North Wales and last summer he returned to the same field to discover a 15th century gold ring together with a 500 year old hoard of gold and silver coins.

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Where to search Try gardens, riverbanks, beaches and common land (subject to by‐laws) but get permission from the landowner first if you want to dig on private land.

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Great Central Railway ........................................... 4

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