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Dear Neighbours, Spring is finally here and hopefully you're just about thawed out from winter and excited to get out in the sun again, if so we have plenty to inspire your plans for the coming months. Gracing our cover this issue is the well known and loved mac Birmingham, who have an array of exciting events for the whole family this spring. We hope you enjoy the magazine, if you have any suggestions or would like to get involved we would love to hear from you. Email, Tweet of Facebook us!

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In this issue COVER STORY: Spring at mac Birmingham Looking after your lawn A premium dining experience without the premium price Celebrating World Tai Chi Day First Impressions: improving your smile To tutor or not to tutor The show will go on for local amateur dramatics company Bowled over - fancy a spot of bowling Connecting your home and garden Thinking of extending your house? Botanical Gardens springing back to life Easter - a cross section of culture Can you take your company's tax bill lower? Exciting new exhibition at Harborne Art Gallery Mind full, or mindful Care home fees a prospect faced by many Help drive away loneliness in older people Peter Pan delights audiences at The Blue Coat School

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The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls - Pablo Picasso So if you’re feeling a little dusty, mac Birmingham has plenty going on to shake away the cobwebs this spring! As the beautiful Cannon Hill Park blossoms back into life the mac celebrates the return of spring in its own way, with a vast and impressive itinerary of stuff to get stuck into. Rest assured, nobody is getting left out, mac has taken extra care to be sure there’s something for everyone. Cinema Bambino caters to new parents who want a chance to go out and see a film, enabling them to bring their babies along with them... that’s right, nobody puts baby in the corner!. Mac also hosts the ever popular ‘Screen Juniors’ - a monthly event for kids - cinema screenings especially for little ones, and also includes relaxed screenings for children on the autistic spectrum or who have learning disabilities. Another great show to look forward to is ‘I believe in Unicorns’ presented by the truly captivating Theatre Alibi, who are touring internationally through spring and summer performing this adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s enchanting book. Described by The Guardian as ‘an evening of thrilling theatre’ and by the Daily Telegraph as ‘A

rare and blessed production that could well inspire a child with a lifelong love of theatre’ this one really is a must see. * Since the big renovation a few years ago mac has become an embodiment of artistic achievement and still maintains its breezy, serene atmosphere we all know and love, so why not get involved? It’s like spring cleaning for the soul. Ruby Watson

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Dinner to die for at Genting Casino If you're looking for fine dining in a sophisticated and relaxing spot, look no further. You will probably have driven past this elegant Casino on the corner of Hagley Road and Norfolk Road many times, and may have wondered what it might be like inside. My mum and I had heard only great things about the restaurant Fahrenheit at Genting Casino, so we went to find out what all the fuss was about. I'm sure you will be as surprised as we were that you do not need to be a member to eat there, only over 18. From the moment we entered we were treated like royalty. Soaking up the glamorous atmosphere of the casino we were escorted to the cocktail lounge where we indulged in pre-dinner cocktails. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror with cocktail in hand and felt a wave of delicate distinction! After musing over the delightful array of choices in the surprisingly reasonably priced dinner menu, for my starter I chose the black pudding scotch egg with wholegrain mustard aioli, a fantastic opening act. The mustard aioli gave a lovely little kick to an otherwise soft, warm, melt-in-your-mouth dish. Mum had pea and asparagus risotto with crumbled feta which was deliciously rich and creamy. For my main course I chose the Josper grilled chicken breast burger with crispy chorizo, haloumi, tomato salsa and sweet potato fries. It was every bit as indulgently satisfying as you'd imagine. The flavours worked together harmoniously and I was particularly surprised by the the sweet potato fries which were

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One World... One Breath World Tai Chi Day - one day across the globe hour by hour Hundreds of cities spanning 80 nations will unite to create a 'tidal' hour of Tai chi to celebrate World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on Saturday 27th April. Tai Chi Stuff, who run classes throughout Birmingham, are co-ordinating Birminghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to the event which will be held at the Botanical Gardens from 10.30 to 11.00am. Tai Chi, a Chinese martial art practised for both defence and health, focuses on spiritual and mental strength. Qigong translates as 'Life Energy Cultivation' and is a practice of aligning body, breath and mind. Used by young and old alike as a means of maintaining health, healing injuries and self-defence, Tai Chi has much to offer the modern world and its hectic lifestyle. Steve Jones, Chief Instructor and a listed instructor with the World Taiji Boxing Association (WTBA) runs Tai Chi Stuff and urges people to try it for the health benefits. Steve said; "It's fundamentally about change, flow. Over the years, I've seen life

changing results in hundreds of members due to the all-encompassing benefits of Tai Chi. "There are no restrictions on age, current health, or previous exercise and fitness experience. Practising Tai Chi, on a regular basis will almost certainly bring health benefits." Tai Chi Stuff's Harborne classes have members ranging from 12 years old to 94 - Betty, from Moseley, has been a tai chi enthusiast for two years. The event starts 10am local time in New Zealand, then ripples across the world as each country hits 10am. Birmingham starts at 10:30 due to the Gardens opening times. Anybody can get involved. Instructors will help people at all levels from complete beginner to people who just want to try it. The event includes free entry to the gardens for Tai Chi Stuff ticket holders. Call Steve on 07845 981677 or just pop along on the day. You can call the same number to enquire about Steve's classes.

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A snapshot of what’s on around Harborne & Edgbaston in Apr and May

and browse the 20+ stalls offering produce from homemade chutney Craft Market to seasonal vegetables, With a huge history of and ostrich meat. successful Christmas fairs When: 27 May at mac Birmingham and Where: University of a phenomenal number of Birmingham, Edgbaston local designer makers, the campus, B152TT spring and summer craft Info: www.birmingham. fairs continue this success. ac.uk / 0121 415 8400 Where: mac Birmingham When: 3 May, 7 Jun Info: www.mac birmingham.co.uk

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Harborne Farmers’ Market

Fresh locally produced food on your doorstep! Where: Harborne High Street When: 11 Apr, 9 May, 13 Jun Info: www.skettsfarmers markets.co.uk

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They are often described as the new faces of Scottish Traditional music. Their career has already seen them voted 'Best Group' at the Scots Trad Music Awards and nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk and German Folk Awards. Where: mac Birmingham When: 16 May Info: www. macbirmingham.co.uk

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Problem (broadcast live from London) Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespere in love) returns to the National Theatre with this highly anticipated new play. Where: mac Birmingham When: 16 Apr Info: www.mac birmingham.co.uk

Half Term Fun

The Butterfly house is re-opening for half term activities, fun for all the family! Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens When: 25-29 May Info: www.birmingham botanicalgardens.org.uk

activities, and more at the Martineau Gardens annual Spring Event. Where: Martineau Gardens When: 17 May Info: www.martineaugardens.org.uk

Theatre Alibi: I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns is a spellbinding and moving story by one of our greatest storytellers, from the book by Michael Morpurgo and adapted by Daniel Jamieson. Where: mac Birmingham When: 21-22 Apr Info: www.mac birmingham.co.uk

Fitness World Tai Chi Day

Why not join a Tai Chi lesson taking place in the Food Market peaceful setting of the Bat Walk Monthly food market, Birmingham Botanical Maati (Earth) featuring a host of local Gardens. Tai Chi is an Presented by Nahid A guided walk at dusk, artisan producers. internal Chinese art, Acclaimed Kathak dancer in the wildlife areas of Martineau Gardens to Where: mac Birmingham Nahid Siddiqul presents practised both for defence explore the nocturnal When: 26 Apr, 31 May, training and health. Maati (earth) a new world of bats. 28 Jun. Where: Birmingham work in development Where: Martineau Gardens Botanical Gardens Info: www.mac based on the writings birmingham.co.uk When: 25 Apr of 17th century Eastern When: 25 Apr Info: www.martineauInfo: www.birmingham philosopher and poet gardens.org.uk botanicalgardens.org.uk Hazrat Bulleh Shah. Farmers’ Market Where: mac Birmingham - University Of When: 30 Apr Spring fete at Birmingham Info: www.mac Martineau Gardens Whether you are a student birmingham.com Enjoy live music, a or live in the local area, gardening work shop, take a walk onto campus children's wildlife, craft

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Education in a Supportive and Caring Environment Edgbaston High School’s Preparatory School is a vibrant community of pupils and staff. We educate girls from the age of 2 ½ to 11, and it is here that many girls’ interest in learning, art, sport, music and drama is awakened and encouraged in an atmosphere of care and commitment. In Westbourne, girls may join at any stage following a pre-admission visit in which we assess if a girl is physically, emotionally and socially ready. Girls may begin their school life in Nursery aged 2 ½, Kindergarten at 3+ or Reception at 4+ and we have a superb purpose built Nursery with specialist play areas, ICT facilities and a dedicated reading room. The Preparatory School houses Years 1 - 6 and has a warm and welcoming ethos. Girls can join at any stage in the school year subject to an entrance test and newcomers find it easy to settle and become part of our family.

We are proud of our academic successes and have a proven track record in guiding girls into the senior school of their choice. We also have a strong musical and sporting tradition and girls are encouraged to follow their interests irrespective of their ability level; participation and enjoyment are the objectives! We encourage all girls to become independent thinkers, self-sufficient and considerate to each other and the wider community. Parents are warmly encouraged to visit the Preparatory School talk to our pupils - they are our best ambassadors!

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Local Amateur Dramatics Company Escapes The Final Curtain Moorpool Players – one of Birmingham’s leading amateur dramatics companies – is set to stage its first production since their survival was secured by the purchase of the Moor Pool Hall in Harborne by the Moor Pool Heritage Trust. The Company will be staging Sue Townsend’s ‘Groping for Words’ from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 May 2015. Moorpool Players is a long established amateur dramatics company which has staged high quality entertainment for nearly 40 years. Receiving regular glowing reviews in the local media, the group attracts around 500 audience members to each of its two main annual productions,

and raises considerable sums of money for both local and national charities through its Christmas show. Its November 2014 production looked set to be its last, before the purchase of the Hall was secured just a month later.

Tickets can be purchased from Moorpool News and Wine or from the box office on 0780 418 2393.

Bowled over If you fancy a spot of bowling this summer then why not try out Moorpool Crown Green Bowling Club, a mixed club, over 100 years old that is welcoming new members at the moment. The club is situated in the oasis of the conservation area of Moor Pool Estate in Ravenhurst Road Harborne behind the fishing pool which has a regular visits of a heron, ducks, geese, frogs, toads and the local cats.

If you would like to visit or find out about membership call Frances on 0121 454 9886.

On occasions players have to shoo the geese off the green so they can play. And often the frogs croak away and have to be sidestepped as they make their way to the pond. This is a small club and self supporting. It raises funds holding events throughout the summer. Members have a relaxed approach to the game and the social aspect of the club is taken very seriously.

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Easter: a cross section of culture On the face of it, it’s difficult to see how a solemn Christian feast marking the death of Jesus has come to be celebrated with chocolate eggs and gaudy Easter bonnets, but the answer lies in Europe’s rich cultural heritage.. The word ‘Easter’ comes from the Anglo Saxon pagan goddess Eostre. Legend tells how Eostre found a wounded bird and transformed it into a hare so it could survive the winter. The hare found that it could still lay eggs, so it decorated these each spring and left them as offerings to the goddess. Judaism also has its own spring festival called Passover, which commemorates the escape of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt. Hard boiled eggs are traditionally served to symbolise the rebirth of the Jewish people into freedom. When Christianity came to Europe, these earlier customs became intertwined with rituals to mark Christ’s resurrection, as well as those to mark the coming of the new season, such as spring flowers, new clothes and hatching eggs. There is even debate about whether hot cross buns originally symbolised the cross on which Jesus was crucified, or the four quarters of the moon. Over the years, and across the world, a rich variety of Easter customs has developed. In Bermuda, kites are flown to symbolise the ascension of Jesus into Heaven, many countries hold egg rolling events that may hark back to the rock being rolled from Jesus’s tomb and in Eastern Europe people throw water on each other, a tradition that has its roots in the baptism of a 10th century Polish prince.

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Could you take your company's tax bill lower? Millions of pounds of research and development (R&D) tax benefits are going unclaimed, either because a company does not know they are doing activities that would qualify or there is concern that advisors will cream off the bulk of any benefit they claim, according to tax specialist Emma Clewes of MHA Bloomer Heaven. If you are running a business that has stood the test of time the chances are you are undertaking R&D in order to remain competitive. Emma’s job is to assist companies in assessing whether there is qualifying R&D activity going on that can be used to either reduce their tax bill or claim a rebate from the Inland Revenue. Going forwards she aims to give companies the tools and knowledge they need to prepare their own claims enabling them to retain as much of the tax benefits as possible in the future. Emma said; “Many companies simply do not realise that what they are doing daily could qualify as R&D for tax purposes and that the cost of doing it can be reduced by thousands of pounds of tax savings. What’s more, it can be backdated by up to two years - so businesses can ease their tax burden this year using information about activity undertaken in 2013.” But Emma also has a word of warning – “If you have received R&D tax relief then be very careful when considering applying for grants. The grant money could well be swallowed up paying the tax rebate back to the Inland Revenue.” MHA Bloomer Heaven works with companies with a turnover of between £100K and upwards

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Image as Process The new exhibition at Harborne Art Gallery opens on 10 April, showcasing the work of fine artist Peter Berry who works in a range of media and materials including painting, sculpture, drawing and print.

His work, which has always been a kind of research process, an exploration or investigation, remains concerned with testing the boundaries of convention and tradition within any particular discipline. “As a long term enthusiast of Eastern Philosophies and teacher of yoga,” he says, “I constantly return to a position which could be described as ‘minimalist.’ The constant search for ‘essence’ and its reductionist nature has lead in the past few years to a number of minimalist

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Help drive away loneliness among older people Contact the Elderly, the charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and isolation among older people, is urgently appealing for volunteers living in Edgbaston to spare just a few hours each month to drive one or two older people to a local tea party - and enjoy a cuppa and a cake themselves! Each older guest is collected from their home by a volunteer driver, and taken to a hostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home, where they join a small group for tea, chat and companionship. However, the popular group in Edgbaston is currently at risk of closure due to a lack of volunteers who are able to drive and accompany older guests in the group to and from the gatherings each month.

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Peter Pan delights audiences at The Blue Coat School The children at The Blue Coat School recently performed a musical adaptation of Peter Pan, J M Barrie’s story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. They simply wowed the packed audience with their energetic acting, singing and dancing.

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Indian 184 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9NY

Indian & Bangladeshi 207 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9RE

South East Asian 24-26 Harborne Rd Edgbaston, B15 3AA

Italian 1 Albany Road Harborne, B17 9JX

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Italian 25 Lordswood Road Harborne, B17 9RP

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Pub restaurant 160 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9NX

A La Carte Cantonese 283 High Street Harborne, B17 9QH

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Chinese/takeaway 197 Hagley Rd Edgbaston, B16 9RD

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British 21 High Street Harborne, B17 9NT

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Dip RSAMD, Dip Uni of London (Goldsmiths). Over 25 years teaching all abilities and ages. AB and Trinity exams Maurice Road, Kings Heath Tel: 0121 444 5655

Norfolk House School 11+ & Sats Tuition Numeracy & Literacy Skills. Experienced, qualified

staff Small groups, 7-11 yrs Saturdays, Edgbaston www.norfolkhouseschool.co.uk Tel: 0121 454 7021

Primary Plus

Maths, English and 11+ Teacher

Experienced senior teacher, one to one tutoring and small groups for 7 to 11 years for maths, English and 11+ with excellent results. Weekday evenings and weekend. CRB checked, discounts available for multiple children. sheilarai1208@gmail.com Tel: 07879 358 153

Sarah Grocutt Private Teacher

BSc (Hons) Cert.ed Dip.ed QTLS English, Maths, Science 11+, Academic Skills All ages and abilities Individual, Small Group, Supply Insurance/DBS Tel: 0121 427 5553 / 07967 482510

Michelle Lord

LGSM, ALCM, CT ABRSM Friendly, expert tuition Piano, keyboards and Theory. 0121 293 6481 / 07792 345789

11+ Sats Numeracy & Literacy Experienced tutors, Small groups Weekday evenings & Saturdays Albion Court, 17-19 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, B1 3HE Tel: 0845 206 8658

Sharon Wall

If you are a local tutor and would like your details printed here please email: amywatson@swanpublishing.org

Clarinet and Music Theory

Highly experienced teacher with excellent success levels from beginner to diploma level. Greenhill Road, Moseley www.sharonwall.com sharonmcwall@blueyonder.co.uk Tel: 0121 449 4423

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