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Burghley House wins award Valentine Beauty Treats Fashion: Accessorising
Welcome to the February edition of the Community Scene, for Deeping, Stamford & Bourne.
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Our communities have been busy lately, with awards, events planning and celebrations (p5 – 13). Are you involved with your local community? Tell us your plans and news here at the Scene and we’ll help to spread the word. It’s just turned a little chilly as we put this edition together, so maybe it’s time to curl up with a recommended read (p43) or get out the beauty treats (p20 & 21). For the family, why not get a
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Contents Community
5 – 13
good old board game out (p30). If you’re happy
Beauty & Fitness
18 – 25
wrapping up and getting out and about, then some
Fashion: Accessorising
26 & 27
sensible fitness advice (p25) could be coupled with
What’s on
28 & 29
some winter gardening (p37). What’s on for half
Family & Craft
term features in our guide this month (p28 & 29).
Motoring: Seat Leon FR+
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Garden Scene
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p.s. Diary date; Mothers Day is the 18 March!
Books recommendations
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Finance 47 Trade Directory
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FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT IN STAMFORD Following a very successful One World
NEWBOROUGH YOUNG FARMERS Since early 2011, Newborough Young Farmers have been going from strength to strength with an ever-growing members list from a variety of age groups and backgrounds. It is important to the group to emphasise that ‘You do not have to be a farmer, to be in young farmers’, and this is proven by the fact members include Midwives, Traders, Photographers and Teachers.
www.newboroughyoungfarmers.co.uk info@newboroughyoungfarmers.co.uk
Town Steering Group of Stamford will be celebrating five years of Fairtrade in Stamford in the Gallery of the Arts Centre. The exhibition will include stunning photographs show Fairtrade cotton clothing, ‘Dress a FT Banana’
For more information about how to get involved, or for events in 2012, visit the new group website.
Week in October 2011, the Fairtrade
competition, Fairtrade in Stamford, Fairtrade producers, Speakers and sales of Fairtrade products available in Stamford. The exhibition will start from 19 February.
SPORT RELIEF COMES TO DEEPING & STAMFORD Don’t forget to register for fun and fundraising in Deeping and Stamford on Sunday 25 March. Stamford Rugby Club and Deeping Rugby Club are both hosting Sport Relief miles. For more information and to register for your place visit www.sportrelief.com
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NEW FACE OF WORCESTER Local installer, Stuart Brearley has become the new face of Worcester, Bosch Group’s latest advertising campaign, after being chosen by the leading boiler manufacturer in recognition of his continued business success and outstanding award entry. Stuart, who started his own business, Deeping Gas, in Peterborough, works and lives in the area and has been in the central heating industry since he started his career. Stuart is a Worcester Accredited Installer, and caught the judges’ eye with his passion for renewables. The competition, aimed at Worcester’s installers, asked them to send details of their most unusual Worcester installation and the most unique one would be in with the chance of being the future face of the advertising campaign which is supporting Worcester’s 50th anniversary year. Stuart’s winning award entry was from 2010, when he converted his existing Greenstar Highflow boiler to a system type boiler to accommodate a newly installed Worcester FKT ‘inroof’ solar package. After the work, Stuart measured the performance of the panels with results that were even a surprise to him, with the panels still providing some energy even on a cold overcast day. Deeping Gas & Electrical Services is a local family run business based in Market Deeping and covers a 50 mile
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radius, and specialises in all aspects of heating/plumbing and electrical works. Stuart’s company boasts international experience in installing renewable technologies since 2003, having worked in Germany, Switzerland and Holland. During a full days photo shoot stint in Birmingham, Stuart had a number of photos taken that will be used throughout the year in the trade press and as part of the advertising for Worcester’s 50th anniversary year. Stuart said: “Getting involved with the advertising campaign was such a brilliant experience and so different to my day job. It was great to get an insight into how adverts are created. “Being the new Face of Worcester is a dream come true. I am very enthusiastic about the brand and its products, and won’t install anything else. “I choose to use Worcester because they always come out on top, and were recently voted number one in a Which? report for customer service. Not only that, but they have such a unique customer focus and a technical
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services department that is second to none. On the rare occasion that I do have a problem - the award winning team is always on hand to talk through any of my queries, over the Stuart Brearley phone or via email. Worcester don’t just sell you a boiler, they sell you the whole package.” Sue Pennington, consumer brand manager at Worcester said: “Congratulations to Stuart, it is fantastic to have an installer who is extremely passionate about our renewable products as the Face of Worcester. Installers spread the word about new renewable technologies, and I am confident that Stuart will be a great ambassador for Worcester and our products.” Deeping Gas & Electrical Services Ltd is Gas Safe registered and also in the process of becoming MCS registered. For more information on Stuart’s company visit www.deepinggas.co.uk
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COMMUNITY Conservatories from
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MARKET DEEPING TOWN COUNCIL TREES Market Deeping Town Council has received a donation of eight oak trees from a resident of Market Deeping and these were planted in the Rectory Paddock recently. They form an avenue of trees which will be officially dedicated later this year as ‘The Jubilee Avenue’ in recognition of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. The Council is very grateful to the Deeping resident for his kind Windows from
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donation, which have all been grown from acorns that were planted by his grandson several years ago and have been nurtured to approximately 3-4 metres in height. The Council also received a large amount of sapling trees from the Deepings Lions which were planted at the same time, as part of the Lions’ International
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campaign to plant 1 million trees in a year. These are mainly Ash trees, and have been planted around the council’s land.
MARKET DEEPING TOWN COUNCIL DINNER Market Deeping Town Council, Charity Civic Dinner Dance will take place on Saturday 31st March at the Deeping Sports & Social Club on Outgang Road. Tickets are priced at £30 each, with fundraising on the evening for the Mayors two charities, The Deepings Men’s Group and the Young @ Heart Club. Tickets are available from the Town Hall in Market Deeping or 01778 343170.
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COUNTDOWN BEGINS TO THE PERKINS GREAT EASTERN RUN 2012 Runners have even more reasons to enter the 2012 Perkins Great Eastern Run following the announcement that the race will be part of the successful runbritain Grand Prix Series. As well as the usual prize money on offer to the first three men and women past the finish line, there will also be cash prizes for the first five UK men and UK women as part of the Grand Prix series.
City Council, will take place on Sunday 14 October 2012. The course is being redesigned to allow the route to pass through the city centre and for the start and finish area to
www.perkinsgreateasternrun.co.uk
Local student Dan Schofield is currently studying A Levels at The Deepings School, whilst planning a year’s teaching
The Perkins Great Eastern Run, organised by Peterborough
be in the same place.
CHARITY CONCERT AT THE VOYAGER SCHOOL in China. Dan attended a selection course on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides, with Project trust (a GAP year charity). As a result of the course, Dan was selected to spend a year teaching England in rural China, particularly in the undeveloped community. Dan is currently a Flight Sergeant at 115 (Peterborough) Sqn Air Cadets and hopes to begin officer training at the Royal Military Academy for the Army, Sandhurst. On the 10 March, Dan is hosting a concert with a ‘Last night at the Proms’ theme, buy the RAY Wyton Voluntary Band, at The Voyager School in Peterborough. 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Tickets £10 each. Contact Dan Schofield on 07825228826 to buy your tickets and help to support the Project Trust.
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Tea Dance starts 11th Jan Coronation Hall, Market Deeping. 2-4pm £3
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Wildcats get ready to perform at the Royal Albert Hall Wildcats Theatre School, with classes throughout the area, are preparing themselves for the performance of a lifetime at The Royal Albert Hall. The West End Wildcat troupe, who have already appeared twice in the West End have now taken on the challenge of performing in one of the world’s most prestigious theatres. The troupe consists of 54 children aged 5-18 years of various abilities from across the Wildcats classes that all have one thing in common - they love to perform! Over the coming weeks the group will be preparing their musical theatre pieces for the show. Alongside this they are also rehearsing for a show at The Cresset in June, and then a further show in a top theatre later in the year.
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Listeners’ favourite at city concert It’s the piece of music that listeners to Desert Island Discs said they most wanted to take with them if they were ever stranded on a distant shore. And ‘The Lark Ascending’ by Vaughan Williams will be played by violin soloist Amy Littlewood at the City of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra’s Spring Concert at The Voyager Academy, Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, on Sunday, March 25, 3pm. Soloist Am
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will conclude with Beethoven’s No6 Pastoral Symphony. Tickets are available from the Visitor Destination Centre in Accompanied children are admitted free to the concert, where
Bridge Street, Peterborough (call 01733 452336) and the
prices are £12.50 and £10.50 (concessions).
orchestra website at www.cpso.org.uk
ROTARY SWIMARATHON GOES WORLDWIDE! found. Worldwide this event will take place at the same time, and could mean an early morning or late swim elsewhere in the world! But here in the UK, the swim is from 12 noon to 1pm. Support The Deeping & Werrington Rotary Clubs on 25 February at Stanground College Pool. This month, why not join in with the global Swimarathon whilst supporting Polio Eradication. You don’t have to be a long distance, endurance swimmer, but merely to be able to swim 100 metres and have fun!
To apply for an entry form (£2), contact Peter Hibbin, peter.hibbins@talk21.com www.rotaryglobalswimarathon.org
The aim of the day is to break the world record for the number of swimmers swimming 100m in a given hour, whilst fundraising to help eradicate Polio in the five remaining countries where it can be Telephone: 01780 783613 | February 2012
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Here at The Baskervilles we offer all of our customers a warm welcome, a superb range of ales and wines and a delicious choice of meals. Whether you are looking for a snack, lunch, a full 3 course Al la carte menu, or our tasty Sunday carvery, we have a great selection for you.
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We also specialise in making your celebrations fun and run without a hitch. From creating the perfect wedding day, the christening of your new pride and joy, birthday celebrations, gala dinners, Superleague Darts to more formal conference facilities. Our staff are here to help.
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What’s on at
The Baskervilles during February Valentine’s Day
VALENTINE’S BALL
14th February
11th February
A more intimate evening in the Restaurant
THEMED ROOM 3 COURSE MENU ROSE FOR THE LADY
3 course menu
ENTERTAINMENT
£50 per couple
Rose for the lady
£50 PER COUPLE
Open all day for food from 1st February
Wedding Event 21st – 25th February
9am – 12 Morning Coffee & Home-made Pastries/Cakes £3.95 2.30 – 5pm Afternoon Teas & Home-made cakes £3.95
Charity Raffle for the Pilgrim Bandits
(Amputees from Afghanistan) The function room will be set up and the bridal suite will be available for viewing throughout this time. Justine (the wedding co-ordinator) will be on hand to discuss your wedding day requirements and what the Baskervilles has to offer for you and your guests.
T: 01778 560010
Tickets £5 – all of the money goes to the charity
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VA L E N T I N E
BEAUTY TREATS Hi beauties,
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Well the month of love is upon us - LOVE it or hate it… I’ve been scouring our local beauty stores for all your valentine gift-wants from your Romeo’s and beauty essentials to look your best.
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1. Love ETC One of the new scents for The Body Shop is ‘Love ETC’, so why not show the one you LOVE with one of the products from this romantic range. My favourite product is the cute heart-shaped handbag sized solid perfume. Prices start from £5.
2. Chanel Nail Varnish – Pirate I sure you all know by now, but I’m bit of a Chanel Le Vernis Nail Polish enthusiast, I got 5 for Christmas!!! Get your talons in top condition for those Valentines dates with this beautiful red shade called Pirate. RRP £17, available from Boots & John Lewis.
3. 17 Peep Show Mascara New to the shelves of Boots is this adorable baby pink packaged 17 Peep Show
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Mascara. Now you can get voluptuous volume with no clumps. RRP £6.29, Boots.
4. Vera Wang – Preppy Princess This eau de toilette from Vera Wang smells absolutely divine and the shape of the bottle is so Valentines! Available from all good perfume stockists. RRP from £34.
5. Diesel – Loverdose Eau de Parfum Did you know perfume comes third on the list of top Valentine’s gifts, coming after flowers and chocolates? Another heart shaped bottle that would look stylish on any dressing table. Available at all good perfume stockists, RRP from £32.
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6. LOOK – Double Hit Lip LOOK Magazine being the experts they are on beauty have brought out their own range of cosmetics at Superdrug. The range is well thought out and colourful whilst being good value. The best product for me has to be the Double Hit Lip (£8), a double-ended tube, one end a pull out lipstick the other a lip-gloss, a definite make-up essential.
7. Sleek – Pout Polish Tinted Lip Conditioner Sleek originally a hair brand has launched its own range of cosmetics now too, especially designed for darker skin; however the products can be used for all
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skin types. I tested the tinted lip conditioner on my dry chapped lips and within seconds the soreness had gone - leaving soft moisturized lips, perfect for this puckering up season. RRP £ 4.29, Superdrug.
8. Benefit – Celebutante The piece de resistance, the gift that every girl wants from their secret or not so secret admirer. New for Benefit is this glam all-in-one Personal Stylist Make-up Kit. RRP £29.50, John Lewis or Boots.
8. If you have a beauty related service or treatment you would like me to review get in contact: • Email: beautybarbie@hotmail.co.uk • Facebook: www.facebook.com/BeautieBarbie
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AN INTRODUCTION TO LIMITING BELIEFS WHAT ARE BELIEFS?
A belief is a strongly held opinion about yourself & the world around you. Beliefs create habitual thought patterns that continue on a loop system to play over and over in our heads. So if you find yourself always repeating the same pattern of thoughts in your mind, it’s because there is an underlying belief that’s responsible for those thoughts.
How many kinds of beliefs are there? There are two kinds, firstly, your natural belief, the ones you were born with, ones of balance & purpose; these are empowering beliefs for example; • “I’m capable of doing whatever I put my mind to” • “I appreciate & accept myself the way I am” Secondly, you picked up or created other beliefs – usually in childhood, that do not support your goals/dreams. These unnatural beliefs lead to fears, low self-esteem, doubts, lack of confidence, depression, stress etc… These learned beliefs restrict you and hold you back from living a positive life, these are those limiting beliefs like for example; • “I’m not good enough” • “Life is hard” So, if you are struggling in any area of your life, it’s because you have beliefs that are holding you back…… Therefore if you want to improve your situation, you must improve your belief system. The next step is to learn how to identify the beliefs that re holding you back: I recall being told this by one of my trainers, and it’s stuck
with me; You weren’t created to struggle, you were created to thrive, you have an obligation to succeed!!! You will always turn your belief system into reality and you won’t tolerate anything that doesn’t match your beliefs, so an easy way to deduce your limiting is to identify your negative environment. Try this exercise; Take a look at situations that you are tolerating but not enjoying, now ask yourself what belief must I be currently be holding onto in order to keep this situation in my life? Then the next step is to contact me to arrange your FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION to discuss your options without obligation NOW on 01778 38 17 80 (this is a 24hr voicemail, please leave contact details and I will return your call at my earliest convenience) or email me lorraine@peterborough-hypnotherapy.co.uk Lorraine Lester; Analytical Therapist/Clinical Hypnotherapist/NLP Prac: The Deeping Practice, 2 Douglas Rd, Market Deeping PE6 8PA
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HEALTH, HAIR & BEAUTY
NEW YEAR New Year, is the health equivalent of pressing the refresh button on your life. No matter what you did, a New year means a new you. The process is as simple as it is motivating. Learn from the past experiences and plan for a better way forward. Reinvent yourself, set new goals, and become the person you want to be. Using the above ‘mantra’ we can apply this to your ‘new’ dietary needs. No doubt you have been bombarded with numerous emails or magazines through January, all related to losing pounds a day for 30 days. Generally I think most people know what’s not good for them, it’s the temptation that doesn’t help. Let’s try a few simple steps • Sweets and confectionary take into work or give to charity and clear
the cupboards of all the temptations, well almost all!
• Reduce your portion sizes, try eating your main meals from a side plate
• Attend a fitness class with
friends as you’re more
• Plan your meals ahead, as your less likely to go for something bad.
inclined to go together.
It’s not about denying yourself your favorite food it’s about eating in moderation.
So you have the foundation of an initial
but ensure your eating regularly throughout the day
plan, so all you need to do now is find Starting a fitness regime in the New Year is quite popular
some motivation. Pictures, clothes,
and coupled with your nutrition, can get you good results.
holidays, loved ones, children, charity
Similar to your nutrition, it needs to be planned and
events and your own desire within.
realistic.
That works, Happy New Year!
• If you’re a little self conscious most of the main supermarkets are selling
fitness DVDs, you can do these at home with a friend
• If you’re planning to start running, get a buddy and don’t think you have to
run for miles. Choose a short route and break it down into stages of walk/
fast walk and maybe a jog.
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HEALTH, HAIR & BEAUTY FASHION
Accessorising It is easy to ruin a great outfit by teaming it with the wrong accessories. But, it’s also incredibly easy to make an ordinary outfit look great with the right accessories, because, when used correctly, they pull the entire look together. So, if you’re a bit puzzled about what to do when it comes to accessorising, here are a few guidelines to keep you looking beautiful!
First of all, accessories should be used to:
same colour scheme. Similarly, if you’re wearing
• Draw attention to your best bits.
bright shoes (seen on the S/S catwalks of Dolce and
• Make an outfit look modern, and therefore, make it
Gabbanna and Jonathon Saunders), wearing a top
last another season.
in a similar colour has an ‘eyes-up’ effect which is
• Look great without spending a fortune.
every slimming as it draws someone’s attention
• Change the look of an outfit (from day to night) to
upwards.
get more usage from it.
• Harmonise accessories with each other – this will create a look that appears ‘together’ and clean, so,
With accessories, you’ll find the most flattering
for example if you’re shoes are silver, wear silver
looks will suit your body shape and skin tone but
jewellery; if you have a statement necklace, team the
there are a few general rules that should always be
colours with a bracelet or hair-piece.
kept in mind; • Harmonise accessories with your outfit – by this,
Finally, consider your body shape when accessorising;
we mean to make sure there is a common colour,
• If you’re small scale (small torso, small legs,
theme, fabric, texture, style or design. For example. generally petite frame) choose small to medium If you’re wearing a floaty outfit with light, warm
accessories. Shoes should have thinner soles and
colours (a la Louis Vuitton this season),
heels, as any larger can dwarf your legs and create
accessorise with jewellery, shoes and bags of the
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WHAT’S ON
WHAT ’S ON... 10 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm Bourne Grammar School proudly presents, The Accoustic Strawbs in concert Tickets £12. Available from the Box Office on 01778 391647, the School Office and Walkers Bookshop, North Street, Bourne.
20 FEBRUARY, 10pm for 10:30pm Deepings U3A meeting at the Methodist Church, Church St, Deeping St James, where Kevin Harrison will speak on “Lost Lincolnshire Houses” Easton Hall
STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE 13 FEBRUARY, 2pm Thingumajig Theatre, Hullaba Lulu £6 (£5.50) £21 family of 4. Suitable for ages 5+ www.stamfordartscentre.com 01778 763203 An eccentric couple travel their strange monochrome world in a quirky land-boat, until their lives are turned upside down by a new arrival the adorable and colourful Lulu! Entertaining, hilarious and poignant, the show features exquisite puppetry, live music and songs.
16 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm Talk; 50th Anniversary Event A Warm Fire, a Cup of Tea and the Antiques Roadshow Stamford Civic Society £5 (£4.50) www.stamfordartscentre.com 01778 763203 What is it that makes the Antiques Roadshow one of the most popular and long-lasting programmes on television? Former Executive Producer Christopher Lewis discusses the origins and subsequent history of this extraordinarily successful television programme, with video clips from the programme’s archive and many a backstage tale.
BOURNE CORN EXCHANGE 16 FEBRUARY, 2.30pm Remember When Bourne Corn Exchange Tickets £11 and £10 concession www.bournecornexchange.co.uk 01778 423579 (enquiries)
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Making its first appearance here is one of the country’s most popular nostalgia matinee shows. Join Neil Sands and his fabulous cast of West End performers with their new production for 2012. With songs made famous by Doris Day Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Max Bygraves, Vera Lynn, Elvis Presley and even ABBA.
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11 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm The Lonnie Donegan Story Featuring Peter Donegan Tickets: £15.00 Concessions £13.00 Peter accompanied by the Lonnie Donegan Band will perform some of Lonnie’s classics such as “Putting On The Style”, “Have a Drink On Me”, “Rock Island Line”, and “Pick a Bale of Cotton” to name just a few. But they also delve into some of Lonnie’s lesser, known recordings. This combined with original numbers written by Peter adds up to a great night of Skiffle, Blues, Jazz and a lot of foot-stomping fun!...
18 FEBRUARY, 7:30pm The Ultimate Abba Experience with Bootleg Abba Tickets: £15 (concessions £14) Under 16’s £12 (Family of four £50). Back by popular demand Bootleg Abba are enjoying fantastic success all around the world, they were formed in 1996 with the idea of trying to try re-create the live sound and studio recordings of Abba (and that is almost impossible to do!) Our first show was at the ‘Forum’ London and very quickly after that we were asked to perform ‘Waterloo’ for the BBC TV’s Really Useful show as part as their run up to the Eurovision song contest in England.
14 FEBRUARY Valentine Biscuit Bonanza Age range: 7 – 12 years, £4.00 per person The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts, but they weren’t as good as ours! Join Janet in a jamtastic jamboree of biscuit making. Call Clare Cottage for session times.
15 FEBRUARY, 10am – 2pm Rhyming Beats Age, 11+, £10 per person Put some rhythm into your rhymes! Make your poetry stand up and matter - join mistress of media Nicola for some 21st century beats.
16 FEBRUARY, 2pm – 3.30pm Perfect Puppets Age range: 7 – 12 years, £4 per person Art and craft with added personality! Make some hand puppets using our range of supplies - no sewing involved. Then test them out in our pop-up theatre.
25 FEBRUARY 7.30PM Dave Berry with Joel White & The Esquire
To book places on any of these sessions, please call Clare Cottage on 01733 253330.
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FAMILY SCENE
FAMILY & CRAFT Board Game hour Knitted rosette
(and a great gift idea too!) The festive season usually sees an influx of new board games in your
Does that bigger knitting project seem too much to take on? Do you have lots of remnants of wool? You can combine the need for a smaller project with using up the remnants PLUS making some small gifts for friends. Accessories such as knitted or crotched brooches have featured in our shops either on their own or with hats and coats. This quick and easy knit will inspire you and if it’s not quite right, it won’t take long to knit up another!
home, but how many get played?! What greater way to spend time
Needles: 6mm/US 10 Wool: Remnants Other materials: Vintage buttons for decoration & sewing kit Cast on 16sts Row 1 (WS): K Row 2 (inc row): K2, *yo, k2, rep from * across. (23 sts) Row 3: P Row 4 (inc row): K2, *yo, k1, yo, k2, rep from * across. (37 sts) Row 5: P Row 6 (inc row): K2, *yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, rep from * across. (65 sts) Row 7: P Cast off in knit. Cut, leaving an 8” (20cm) tail. Roll into a rosette shape and use the tail to tack the layers together. Sew on a button or beads to finish.
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together, forget about the housework and stir up some memories of sibling rivalry over who’s turn it is to be the banker, or who gets to be the ‘green pieces’ in Ludo. Games are not just about fun and family time though, they also bring in education and problem solving. A game which ticks all these boxes is Callisto. It’s easy to learn, but uses strategic skills, dexterity and a bit of luck (so any age can play!). The game was designed by won major international board game awards. The object of the game is to get rid of all of your coloured tiles onto the game board and takes just a few minutes to learn.
Handbag Games We’re always dashing from one activity to the next (usually for the children!)
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time to fill or a child waiting for the other. Launched in the 1970’s, Top Trumps became a popular playground game costing just a small amount so children could save their pocket money for the next set. In recent years, Top Trumps have seen a revival covering television and film characters, sports and modern cartoon characters.
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SEAT Leon FR+ Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Writer www.carwriteups.co.uk Twitter:carwriteups
I TEST DROVE the latest SEAT Leon
you need a bit of ‘oomph’ to quickly overtake that irritating
recently - and the 2.0 DSI FR+ DSG
lorry then it’s there for you. The car has it all really – as long
auto demo model certainly got my
as you’re not expecting a large seven seat multi-purpose-
new year off to a flying start.
vehicle. Try the SEAT Alhambra if you are!
Harnessing 208 horses the motor is capable of 145 mph
Inside, the driver’s seat is supportive and the steering wheel
and will sprint from 0-62 in 6.9 seconds. It feels every bit
adjusts for a satisfying grip. The dials are clear and all the
as fast as the figures suggest and the gear-change paddles
knobs and switches feel logically set out. Visibility is good
on the steering wheel help with that ‘boy-racer’ thrill you
and, in the rear, my children sat happily in their child-seats,
sometimes need after a bad day at work.
which were fitted securely into the ISOFIX anchoring system. My wife found the front passenger area spacious and
Throw the FR+ around corners – and it sticks to the road;
cosseting, although on the one occasion when she travelled
dab the accelerator on the straight and you are pushed
in the rear, she commented that legroom was a little limited.
back in your seat as the car gets down on its haunches for
And when it came to loading, the decent-sized boot was
a gratifying sprint. But drive the car sensibly and it behaves
large enough for a buggy and copious amounts of filled-to-
like any normal hatchback. It’s just handy to know that if
the-brim supermarket shopping bags.
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As a family man, I found the car reassuring to be in. It doesn’t have a five-star Euro NCAP score, but it has an impressive enough four-star (Occupant and Child) result. The car feels well-made and there are driver and front passenger airbags as well as side and curtain airbags. The SEAT Leon is also equipped with traction control gadgetry to help keep it on the road and anti-lock brakes to ensure it scrubs off speed safely. The FR+ has 225/40 tyres on big 18 inch alloys, Bi-xenon headlights to help you see (and be seen) just that bit better and it has useful front parking sensors too. The SEAT Leon FR+ with the 6-speed DSG auto gearbox will set you back £23,100 on the road. Not the cheapest model, but nearly £3000 less than the top-of-the-range 155 mph Cupra R – and almost as exciting to drive. Tim Barnes-Clay is a member of the Midland Group of Motoring Writers. Follow Tim on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/carwriteups
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HOME & GARDEN
Garden Scene By Joseph Whitehead www.gardenwiseadvice.com
JOBS FOR THE MONTH
February - not so bleak this winter (I’ve still got Roses in flower!) and as white snowdrops unfurl, the heavenly citrus scent of Witch Hazel floating on the breeze, we know spring is just around the corner. Much to do in the garden!
The kitchen garden • Apply a general fertiliser like blood, fish and bone to all fruit trees and bushes.
Ornamental garden • Now is the time to prune your Wisteria. Prune back to two buds on all laterals/side shoots, leaving just two fat flowering buds to provide large impressive flowers in May. • Late flowering clematis, prune to 30cm and mulch. • Prune your hybrid T and floribunda roses. • Grass has really not stopped growing so if we have a dry week give a light trim with cutting blades raised high to keep your lawn in check. To borders apply a generous layer of mulch after a winter tidy. There are a number of options available such as home-made compost, well rotted farm manure or composted bark. Annual mulching is one of the secrets to successful borders, improving soil structure and retaining moisture, both vital factors to keep plants growing healthily.
• If your soil allows, towards the end of the month try a short row of early potatoes under horticultural fleece for an early crop. Also, direct in the ground with fleece protection, sow early peas, broad beans, beetroot, radish, spinach and spring onion. • Keep feeding the birds they are your free caterpillar, slug and snail control!
Early spring delights For me a must have plant for the winter garden is the shrub Hamamelis, or witch hazel. Flowers are exquisitely delicate papery tassels, from yellow to red and orange with a subtle citrus scent, most flowering now some in the autumn. Easy to grow, it prefers lighter soils and does well in semi shade or full sun. With no routine pruning needed this is a wonderful plant to brighten up any dreary winter’s day. Good varieties - Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’, ‘Diane’, ‘Jelena’, ‘Arnolds promise’, ‘Copper Beauty’ and Hamamelis mollis. Another early spring delight is Daphne mezereum. Gorgeous pink flowers borne on bare stem with a little scent, this small shrub can’t fail to raise a smile! Easy to cultivate can tolerate most soils in full sun or partial shade, no regular pruning needed just plant it some where it can be seen and enjoyed. Telephone: 01780 783613 | February 2012
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EXCITING TIMES FOR ‘FIELD DOG FAIRS’ From January 2012 Frankie & Charlotte Milford are delighted to be the NEW owners of ‘Field Dog Fairs’, a well-established and popular Antiques and Collectors Events business. Founded by Paul and Ruth Thurman in 1992, Field Dog Fairs have become some of the Midlands most popular events, both for stallholders, overseas trade buyers and visitors alike.
Field Dog Fairs are also very well known for their 3 Day Antiques Weekends, with a 200 foot marquee brimming with treasures and trinkets and a wide spectrum of outside stalls creating a French brocante feel. This years 3 day fairs will be at Stamford Meadows, Deene Park and Grimsthorpe Castle, where we are delighted to welcome back the BBC Bargain Hunt team for a weekend of filming. A very exciting summer ahead.
Frankie & Charlotte will be continuing with the popular fair format grown over the past years adding NEW venues and events to the mix, including the stunning Barnsdale Hall Hotel, and an exciting August Bank Holiday Weekend Event at Southwell Racecourse, Nottinghamshire.
From stunning and classic antique furniture, Victorian, Georgian, Art Deco, Silverware, Glassware, Collectable Ceramics, Vintage Jewellery and Textiles, Clocks, Barometers, Artwork and Books, to Shabby Chic, Retroware, Kitchenalia, Maps, Dolls, and much MUCH more........
Other established fairs are held at wonderful venues such as Stamford Arts Centre, The Petwood Hotel (Woodhall Spa Sunday 19th February), Wicksteed Park (Kettering), and Oundle School.
Field Dog Fairs have something for ALL tastes and budgets.
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son - no doubt in despair at his dark
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Oxford, 1940. James Zennor, a brilliant
moods and shattered body. And yet the
and secret societies and into the heart
young don, is rowing alone on a bright
note she leaves behind declares that
of the American establishment. A man
July morning -- cursing himself for the
she still loves him! A frantic search
deemed too damaged to fight in the war
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