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Dear Readers

When we think of October, we imagine a pathway of orangey-red leaves with conkers scattered alongside, people cosied in their knitted jumpers, watching Halloween movies and eating naughty treats. And dare we say it, some of us are counting down the days until Christmas! Within this edition, we reflect on some cherished moments of Queen Elizabeth II in our article – The Longest Legacy.

Also, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As Breast Cancer affects everyone – we wanted to share this important information from Coppafeel – Checking your breast tissue could really save your life!

EVERYONE HAS BREAST TISSUE –YOUNG, OLD, GUYS, GALS AND NON-BINARY PALS!

Whatever you call your breast tissue - boobs, pecs, breasts or chest - here’s how to check:

• Your breast tissue is your chest area, including under your armpit and up to your collarbone. Make sure you check the whole area.

Whatever you call your breast tissue - boobs, pecs, breasts or chest - here’s how to check:

Whatever you call your breast tissue - boobs, pecs, breasts or chest - here’s how to check:

Look a sudden change in size or shape EVERYONE HAS BREAST TISSUE –YOUNG, OLD, GUYS, GALS AND NON-BINARY PALS!

• Pay special attention to your nipples.

4 Your breast tissue is your chest area, including under your armpit and up to your collarbone. Make sure you check the whole area.

Feel constant, unusual pain in your breast or armpit

4 Your breast tissue is your chest area, including under your armpit and up to your collarbone. Make sure you check the whole area.

4 Look and feel every time you check.

4 Look and feel every time you check.

• Check regularly so you feel confident what is normal for you.

• If in doubt get it checked out. Early detectin is the best form of defence.

4 Pay special attention to your nipples.

4 Use any method you are comfortable with. This may be lying down in bed, standing in front of the mirror or in the shower.

4 Use any method you are comfortable with. This may be lying down in bed, standing in front of the mirror or in the shower.

Get into a habit of regularly checking and be aware of the signs and symptoms below. changes in skin texture, for example, puckering/dimpling swelling in your armpit or around collar bone lumps and thickening nipple inversion and changes in direction nipple discharge rash or crusting of the nipple or surrounding area constant, unusual pain in your breast or armpit a sudden change in size or shape

4 Pay special attention to your nipples.

4 Check regularly so you feel confident what is normal for you.

4 Check regularly so you feel confident what is normal for you.

4 If in doubt get it checked out. Early detection is the best form of defence.

4 If in doubt get it checked out. Early detection is the best form of defence.

Text EARLY to 82228 for our free monthly text reminder service.

Text EARLY to 82228 for our free monthly text reminder service.

Visit the Self Checkout for tools to help you check. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.

Visit the Self Checkout for tools to help you check. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.

This information was published in November 2021. It will be revised in November 2024.

As always, we will be supporting Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear it Pink’ day on Friday 21st October. Check out our social media to see what we will be doing to get involved. And, of course, we have included your local community news stories and hundreds of Hampshire’s brilliant businesses who choose to advertise their service with us. Don’t forget to look out for Barney inside too, and if you find four of him, you could be in the chance of winning a smacking £50 cash!

This information was published in November 2021. It will be revised in November 2024.

Find Barney Winner: Pearl Blanchard

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Have a great October! Denise Lloyd, Managing Director HAS BREAST TISSUE – YOUNG, OLD, GUYS, GALS & NON-BINARY PALS! into a habit of regularly checking and be aware of the signs and symptoms below.into a habit of regularly checking and be aware of the signs and symptoms below.

The story of the first woman to face the electric chair in New York. How, why and what made her murder her husband.

"Life models pose naked!"

Nancy is unexpectedly liberated by the experience. A bitter sweet comedy

THE ROTARY CLUB OF PORTSMOUTH NORTH

The Rotary Club of Portsmouth North have been arranging Charity Golf Days to support local charities raising over £300,000 over the past 23 years. The covid pandemic delayed the event during 2020 and 2021, but we were back again this year supporting The new Blendworth Centre, Horndean. The Centre needed a large Potting / Utility building. The charity Golf Day raised sufficient funds to allow them to go ahead with this building.

The New Blendworth Centre is a day provision for post-19-year-old people with varying degrees of learning difficulties/ disabilities. The Centre offers its Service Users a work-orientated placement in a semisheltered environment situated in the village of Horndean in Hampshire. The Centre aims to develop and support individual goals, encourage friendships, raise self-esteem and promote confidence and independence. Referrals for placement at the Centre can be made through either your local social services office or by contacting the Centre directly.

Within the Centre grounds, there is a small nursery outlet with many poly tunnels and potting sheds, which facilitates the service users’ activities. From seed sowing, plant cuttings, potting on, cleaning stock and generally keeping the nursery and its display areas clean and tidy makes for a busy day at the Centre. The end product of these on-site activities can be purchased by the general public in our nursery shop. ity

The Centre aims to develop and support individual goals, encourage friendships, raise self-esteem and promote confidence & independence.

The Golf Day took place on June 9th at Rowlands Castle Golf Club 21 teams took part. The day started with the traditional Bacon rolls and coffee. Four ball teams tee’d off at ten-minute intervals and ended the day with a delightful meal and prize giving.

The Rotary Club meet every Thursday evening at The Langston Quays Resort Hotel, Hayling Island. If you are interested in becoming a member and helping local Charities, please contact Keith below. 02392 465011

Photos showing the winning team Sentimental Smashers.

The Longest Legacy

From the 15 Prime Ministers she swore in, to the modernisation of the Royal Family and the styling of a public perception that ensures we remain committed to the pomp and pageantry of the House of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy is impeccable and elegant. We reflect on some cherished moments along the way.

The Heir Apparent

Born in April 1926, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was third in line to the throne behind her uncle, Edward, Prince of Wales, and her father, Albert, Duke of York. However, her ascension was accelerated when, in 1936, following the death of King George V, her uncle relinquished the crown so he could marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson.

Now heir apparent, during the war she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, learning how to drive and maintain vehicles; and on her first oversees visit, to South Africa in 1947, gave a speech dedicating herself to the Commonwealth – a promise Her Majesty kept to the very end.

By the time of her beloved father’s death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth had become a wife, to Prince Philip, and mother to Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Yet on undertaking the crown aged in her mid-twenties, she was acutely aware of how monumental the task was that lay ahead of her.

In her prime Queen Elizabeth II made a truly modern Head of State. Her Coronation at Westminster Abbey was the first to be televised, and on her gruelling first

tour of the Commonwealth, alongside Prince Philip, she made every e ort to win over the hearts and minds of all those she encountered.

Naturally, over the decades there was much political and social tumult. Her Majesty’s reign saw 15 Prime Ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss.

There too was drama from within her family. In 1955 it became necessary to intervene in her sister Margaret’s planned nuptials to Peter Townsend; though the most significant upset during her reign was surely the dissolvement of Charles and Diana’s marriage, and the Princess of Wales’ untimely death in a car crash aged 36.

Among the stars

In her twilight years, the Queen cemented her legacy through continued work and devotion, travelling extensively and hosting countless high-profile and sometimes controversial guests and Heads of State, including Mugabe, Mandela and Trump.

The final two decades of Queen Elizabeth’s life and reign undoubtedly brought both joy and sadness in equal measures - the weddings of six of her grandchildren and the birth of 12 greatgrandchildren, yet also the deaths of her beloved mother and sister Margaret and the passing of the king of her heart, Prince Philip.

Fact or Fiction?

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

A soul-stirring novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here and She’s Not There.

Olivia McAfee and Lily Campanello have both started new lives in unfamiliar surroundings, but a shared love interest sees suspense, murder and a love story build to a powerful crescendo. Published by Hodder & Stoughton on November 15th

50 Times Football Changed the World by Gary Lineker and Ivor Baddiel

Gary Lineker – with the help of Ivor Baddiel – has put together a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories highlighting the awe-inspiring, heart-warming and eye-opening moments that have

changed the game. Published by Puffin on October 13th

Made With Love by Tom Daley

From covetable gifts to chic homeware, cosy accessories and stylish wardrobe essentials, Tom offers helpful tips and tricks to support even the most tentative of beginners. Published by Harper Collins on October 27th

Soft Lad: A Collection of Stories (About Me) by Nick Grimshaw

From his move from Oldham, Greater Manchester, to the bright lights of London, to his 14-year career climbing to the helm of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, he discusses everything from his love of music through to self-care, partying, life-changing nights out, growing up, ADHD, Catholicism, and all that he’s seen in-between. Published by Hodder & Stoughton on October 27th month, four October releases as the build-up to the busy book season begins.

In Soft Lad, DJ and presenter Nick Grimshaw shares his outlooks, surprising obsessions, the things that have shaped him and his personal experiences with the world.