THE EYE YO U R LO C A L L I FE S T Y L E M AG A Z I N E
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Welcome to the December Edition of
“The Eye Magazine”
A Very Happy Christmas to all our Readers.
In This Month’s Issue Festive Facts Page 10 A Christmas Present From The Kids Page 14
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Festive Brain Teaser Page 18 A Round Up Of The Reality Shows Page 26
Well it’s nearly Christmas again and what a difference a year makes. This time last year we could only look forward to steel closures, redundancies and continued financial hardship. We were also bemoaning the fact that Gordon Strachan’s initial impact at the Riverside had been less than spectacular. Well, two out of three ain’t bad because 12 months on and we can look forward to the return of steel making and hopefully more jobs for the North East with the anticipated Train Building Factory in Newton Aycliffe. As far as the Riverside goes, however, it has been a continued sad story and even the return of ‘Boro Superhero Tony Mowbray has so far failed to light any kind of blue touch paper. But never mind the downside of December. It really is the most magical month of the year and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the true compliments of the season and hope that 2011 continues to bring great news to the region. Have a Very Happy Christmas!
Plus Much More... We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Happy Christmas & a Happy New Year The Eye is delivered monthly to over 12,300 homes in Redcar, Marske, Saltburn, Guisborough & East Cleveland.
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Redcar students awarded at glittering ceremony Students from a Tees Valley college have been recognised for their successes and hard work at a glittering awards ceremony held recently (Wednesday 10th November). Outstanding students were recognised for their achievements at Redcar & Cleveland College’s Celebration of Achievement event, with 20 awards being handed out to the top students in their subject area. These winners went on to compete for the prestigious overall titles of Further Education, Higher Education and Work Based Learning Student of the Year. A number of special awards presented in memory of former staff and students of the college were also presented on the night including the Cliff Houlding Memorial Trophy, presented in memory of the former college lecturer and Redcar Councillor. The prize was awarded to the winner of a competition held with the college’s first year Carpentry and Joinery students. The night also saw the inaugural presentation of the Paul Stott Memorial Trophy. Paul had been a lecturer in the Built Environment at the college, before being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. He lost a three year battle with the disease earlier this year. The prize, presented by Paul’s daughter Vicky, was awarded, following a competition, to the highest achieving student from the college’s brickwork course as a fitting tribute. Principal of Redcar & Cleveland College, Gary Groom, said: “The students who have PAGE 4
won awards have been nominated from the thousands of students who have studied at the college in the last academic year for the fantastic achievements and commitment they have shown. “They truly demonstrate that it is possible to achieve anything when you believe it is possible. “It is particularly fitting that we have presented a number of awards which not only recognise the achievements of our students, but also commemorate some of the individuals who have been associated with the college and have left a lasting impression within it. “We hope that we have raised the aspirations and exceeded the expectations of all our students. We’re thoroughly proud of everyone who was nominated and won awards tonight.”
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A History of Christmas An examination of Christmas delights like decorated trees, carol singers, rich food, Santa Claus and presents show them to be a combination of social and religious traditions, folklore and magic that have been passed down to us through the centuries. Feasts held in deep midwinter to celebrate the winter solstice – or shortest day – were common long before Christianity and have been traced across Europe to places like ancient Babylon and Egypt. One of the most notable was the Roman Saturnalia, held from the 17th to 24th December. The Christian church chose various dates on which to celebrate Christ’s birthday before finally settling on December 25th- a deliberate substitution for the pagan festival celebrating the rebirth of light in the winter gloom. Some of the rituals and customs used in those pagan celebrations – like the ‘greening’ of public buildings and houses with branches - were also rapidly absorbed by the Christian church. Tree worship, in fact, dates back to prehistoric times but the idea of the Christmas tree was first introduced into this country by German immigrants who decorated fir trees with apples, paper flowers and candles. Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s German-born husband, popularised the idea by also introducing decorations made from spun glass, miniature wooden toys and paper ornaments. Other popular Christmas greenery like holly and mistletoe also had early recognition. Mistletoe was particularly prized by the Celtic Druids who believed it warded off evil and promoted fertility. But while the church happily adopted holly with its red berries symbolizing Christ’s blood the powerful symbolism of mistletoe was banned. Despite that it is still an absolute ‘must’ for most home decorations. The exchanging of gifts – a tradition usually PAGE 6
attributed to the three wise men – actually began with the ancient Romans giving lavish gifts to each other during the feast days of Saturnalia, though it took many centuries to be completely adopted. Not until the late 19th century and the beginnings of consumerism did it become a widespread practice to give and receive gifts. Cards were yet another Victorian addition to the Christmas Festival. In 1843 Henry Cole, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, produced the first commercial cards and the introduction of the ‘penny post’ in Britain meant that card sending gained momentum. Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St Nicholas and Sinterklaas – all basically the same person – are also thought to be descended from the Roman King of Saturnalia, though the original St Nicholas was actually a fourth century saint. His cult became popular in the middle ages and in Switzerland, Germany and The Netherlands he was linked with gift giving on his feastday. The image of a white-bearded man in a red suit is very recent. A century ago he was usually depicted in a long brown robe or furs carrying a cross and wine flask with a holly crown on his head. It wasn’t until
THE EYE MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 2010 1885 that a Boston printer, Louis Prang, first devised the red-suited Santa and his theme was further developed in the 1930s by Coca Cola ad artist Haddon Sundblom who produced the modern image of a jolly fat man in a red suit trimmed with white fur. The reindeer that carry Santa Claus through the frosty night probably came from stories of the Norse God Woden who rode through the sky with reindeer and 42 ghostly huntsmen. Clement Moore’s famous poem ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’ (‘Twas the night before Christmas’...) sealed the image of Santa Claus, his reindeer and the magical flying sleigh loaded with sacks of presents.
for a brief time of rest, celebration and merry making. Some modern traditional foods hark back to those times when nuts and dried fruit were luxuries saved for feasting. Spices and flavourings important in many of the recipes are reminiscent of a time when precious ingredients were gathered from all over the world which meant that different countries had – and still have - their own speciality foods. Heavy fruit cakes and round Christmas puddings in Britain; roast goose stuffed with apples and nuts in Germany and spiced cakes, biscuits and breads in Central Europe are all excellent examples.
Finally, the concentration on food and feasting at Christmas is hardly surprising, for centuries ago, before the days of canning and freezing, it was difficult to survive the winter without stores of preserved food. Summer preserves and the last of the fresh food were brought out for a festive feast, while hardship was forgotten
Whatever is put on plates at Christmas, however, the main tradition that is completely universal is the strong feeling of love, goodwill and generosity that prevails throughout the nicest season of the year. Have a great time!
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Insure Links with Teesside Hospice On Thursday December 2nd 2010, Marske by The Sea based company Bede Financial Group Ltd launched their latest Financial Services offering to the Marske and East Cleveland community, Bede Insure.
The launch date coincided with the 2010 popular Marske By The Sea Christmas Festival. On the night members of the Bede Insure and Yorkshire Building Society staff, were in the Marske Square handing out “goodies” to local children. Bede Insure will cater for all their existing and new customers who prefer the traditional “face to face customer service” rather than going “Online” or using the telephone for a “faceless service”. For their new venture, The Bede Financial Group have joined in a partnership with
local charity Teesside Hospice, and have committed to donate an amount for every new policy arranged after the 2nd December 2010. The Bede Financial Group are also arranging their own fundraising events to raise funds for the Teesside Hospice during 2011. Gwen Sutton, Bede Insurance Manager, commented that “We are proud that we can help such a worthy local charity in a small way, and if we can save our clients money on their Insurance policies, all parties are in a “Win Win” situation. The Bede Financial Group’s primary objective is to be an integral part of the Marske By The Sea and East Cleveland community, and with Bede Financial Services, the new Yorkshire Building Society Agency, and The Squirrel Savings Club for children, Bede Insure is the final piece of the Bede Financial Group’s jigsaw. If you would like a quotation, please call in and meet the staff at 2 Redcar Road, Marske who will be delighted to help you with any current or future Insurance needs you may have.
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Waste Festive Facts The amount of wrapping paper estimated to be thrown away in the UK at Christmas could stretch around the equator nine times or to the moon if each sheet was laid end to end. In the UK approximately 250 tonnes of Christmas trees that could have been recycled are simply thrown out after Christmas. Increasing numbers of local authorities provide either a doorstep collection service or set up local drop-off points where trees are gathered and sent for chipping and composting. The product is a rich biomass
that can be used as mulch or soil improver. Alternatively, you might want to buy a living tree that can be planted in the garden when you’ve finished with it. Every year the UK throws out an estimated 4,500 tonnes of tin foil over the Christmas period. This is enough to cover around 1500 square miles - roughly the size of Suffolk! An estimated 500 tonnes of Christmas tree lights are discarded in the UK over the Christmas period. If they are in good working order, you could think about donating
them to charity. Even lights that are beyond repair can be recycled! 13,350 tonnes of glass is thrown out in the UK during the festive season – from champagne and sherry bottles to mincemeat and cranberry sauce jars. Recycling all of them could save 4,200 tonnes of CO2 equivalent being produced, which is equivalent to taking around 1300 cars off the road for one year or to not taking around 630 around the world flights. See page 20 for festive recycling ideas and tips
Don’t forget to recycle your paper, glass and cans in your blue bag & green box this Christmas for Redcar & Cleveland For further information call: 01642 774774 www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk PAGE 10
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The origins of the great hit singles. The best Christmas single of all time?
Of the many Christmas hits that have subsequently taken their place in the musical ‘Hall of Fame’ there is only one that would be part of my own personal all time top ten. ‘Fairytale of New York’ by The Pogues and featuring the late and hugely lamented Kirsty MacColl was anything but a fairytale. One of the most unusual, not to mention one of the best, festive hits in the history of the British singles chart, it arrived in the middle of an unexpected period of commercial success for this controversial Irish band whose success stemmed from an ability to mix punk and traditional folk to great effect. Much of their work featured a female counterpoint to the gin-soaked front man Shane McGowan so while this single was far removed from their usual style it was still no exception. Originally the female lead was Cate‘O Riordan, but after she left in 1986 to marry Elvis Costello following his production of the Pogues’ ‘Rum, Sodomy and The Lash’ album, the band found it difficult to find a suitable replacement. ‘Fairytale’ had been conceived for a number of years before it was finally produced but the perfect female singing voice simply couldn’t be found. Amazingly, one of the Band linked up with Kirsty and introduced her as his girlfriend ‘who could sing a bit.’ She eventually auditioned for ‘Fairytale’ and Shane was immediately blown away by her performance. ‘She,’ he said, ‘is perfect.’ Beginning as a wistful, piano-led ballad before launching into a celebratory jig that belies the dark undertones of the lyrics, the song peaks when McGowan and MacColl trade apparently playful insults that have a surprisingly contradictory message. As Kirsty sings ‘Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it’s our last’ Shane is announcing ‘Can’t make it all alone I’ve built my dreams around you.’ She is obviously dying as a result of the drugs she has taken and he is –in her words – just a bum and a punk. And throughout the whole proceedings ‘The Boys in the NYPD choir’ were apparently singing ‘Galway Bay.’ And it is that statement which brings us to the most ironic aspect of the whole piece. The New York Police Department doesn’t actually have a choir. If they did, and if they could sing as well as this lot, I for one would be a huge fan!
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A success story for Redcar. When Tony and Joyce Shildrick took the decision to relocate their business (Bespoke Better by Design Home Improvements) to their hometown of Redcar, they knew they had made the right decision. They recognised the town’s potential to once again be a vibrant commercial centre. Establishing their well appointed showroom in Cleveland Street, opposite the Post Office, gave Tony and Joyce the opportunity to serve existing, loyal customers and welcome new ones to their unique standards of customer care, traditional proven craftsmanship and unique project management. Whether you are considering your next major home improvement scheme, or simply in need of running repairs, look no further than us. We aim to complete home improvements that serve their purpose, look right and are at the right price. We want you to feel the ‘Wow’ factor. These proven principles allow us to provide unique, individual designs that are practical, attainable within agreed time scales and ultimately functional. These principles have served us well throughout the past twenty five years with a large
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A Christmas Present from the Kids. Children The fact that kids say the funniest things has long been indisputable but these are some of the latest stories to emerge from that concept. We loved them. Hope you do too!
A nursery school pupil told his teacher he’d found a cat, but it was dead.’ How do you know that the cat was dead?’ she asked. ’Because I pissed in its ear and it didn’t move,’ answered the child, innocently. ’You did WHAT?’ the teacher exclaimed in An exasperated mother, whose son was surprise. ‘You know,’ explained the boy, ‘I always getting into mischief, finally asked leaned over and went ‘Pssst’ and it didn’t him ‘How do you expect to get into Heaven?’ move’ The boy thought it over and said, ‘Well, I’ll run in and out and in and out and keep One summer evening during a violent slamming the door until St. Peter says, ‘For thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son Heaven’s sake, William, come in or stay out!’’ into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, PAGE 14
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Christmas brain teaser
We usually give you ten general knowledge brain teasers to test how much you know but at this festive time we feel it’s more appropriate to make them Christmas based. 1. Which Christian feast day celebrates the 5. One of the most popular Christmas films arrival of the Three Wise Men to the stable of all time ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ was set in in Bethlehem. which fictional village? 2. Which country annually donates the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree to the people of London?
6. Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
3. How many birds in total did ‘my true love send to me’ in the Twelve days of Christmas?
7. Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
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8. Name the popular red leaved Christmas plant 9. What Christmas song includes ‘the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior's birth?’ 10. From which country does the carol ‘Silent Night’ originate?
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In the run up to Christmas: • Why not keep your recycling bin next to the main bin not only during the festive season, but also all year round, so you can take out the rubbish and recycle at the same time • Get your kids involved in the household recycling routine while they’re on Christmas holidays. It’s a great educational activity • When you go to do your big Christmas shop at the supermarket, you could take any recycling that’s not collected from home with you. If you have recycling boxes at home, this will make it even easier to transport to the supermarket • A good way to reduce wrapping waste is to use ‘furoshiki’ a Japanese-style of wrapping presents with material which can then be reused. Watch the video on www.recyclenow.com • Look out for gifts with packaging that can be reused or recycled easily. Gift bags can be reused again and again. Some retailers are packaging goods in tins or plastics containers that can be used again for food storage at home or easily recycled Over the festive period • A whole range of jars - from cranberry sauce to mincemeat and baby food - can all be recycled: just give them a rinse in your leftover dish washing water and they’ll be ready to recycle them with your other glass. Don’t worry about removing labels; they will come off in the recycling process • Remember there are lots of unexpected Christmas items you can recycle or even reuse like chocolate tins and mince meat jars. Go to www.recyclenow.com to find out more • The wire ties that often accompany gift packaging are not generally recyclable, so they could be kept aside and reused as garden ties Home composting – top tips for Christmas Help next years’ plants grow by making use of this year’s tired vegetation. Adding spent bedding plants to your compost mix will help to capture all the nutrients and will give your new plants a great start when you wake the garden back up in the spring. Bring the inside, outside! A third of our household waste can be composted at home. Anything from loo roll tubes and egg boxes to coffee grounds and tea leaves are all welcome additions to your compost bin Make your compost mixture more a-peel-ing. Don’t forget to regularly add your kitchen waste to your compost. It will really appreciate the peelings from your tasty winter vegetables and festive fruits such as Satsumas and Clementines Give your mix a Christmas present! Many of us will have extra waste over the festive period. Your compost mix will benefit from adding a few of the telltale signs of Christmas; fallen poinsettia leaves, scrunched up wrapping paper, Satsuma peel and egg shells will all be welcome winter additions
If you have any questions about our waste and recycling services, please contact the council on 01642 774 774 or visit www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/recycling
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festive refuse & recycling update Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council would like to take this opportunity in wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Over the festive period your collection dates will change to the following: Normal Day
Revised Day
Tue 28th Dec
Thur 30th Dec
Working together we’re now recycling and composting nearly 44% of general refuse.
Wed 29th Dec
Fri 31st Dec
Thur 30th Dec
Tue 4th Jan
Christmas Tree Collection
Fri 31st Dec
Wed 5th Jan
Tue 4th Jan
Thur 6th Jan
Wed 5th Jan
Fri 7th Jan
Thur 6th Jan
Sat 8th Jan
Fri 7th Jan
Mon 10th Jan
Tue 11th Jan
Return to Norm
Monday 10th January 2011
This is the only day we will be collecting Christmas trees from residents properties. Please ensure your Christmas tree is placed out early for collection. Residents can also take their real Christmas trees to: Warrenby Household Waste Recycling Centre Dunsdale Household Waste Recycling Centre Guisborough Forest & Walkway at Pinchinthorpe Sainsbury’s Car Park at Saltburn from 4th Jan
Christmas Card Recycling
From 4th to 28th January 2011 please take your Christmas cards to all participating Primary Schools and Libraries to be recycled. Please note: Cards (non glitter only) can be placed into the plastics and cardboard collection.
Wrapping Paper
Please remember that we cannot accept wrapping paper in the blue bag due to the plastic coating and glitter which interferes with the recycling process.
For further enquiries please call
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Household Waste Recycling Centres at Warrenby and Dunsdale will be open during the Festive period as follows Date
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Dunsdale
Fri 24 Dec
1pm-3pm
8am-12:30pm
Sat 25 Dec
closed
closed
Sun 26 Dec
closed
closed
Mon 27 Dec
closed
closed
Tue 28 Dec
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
Wed 29 Dec
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
Thur 30 Dec
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
Fri 31 Dec
8am-3pm
8am-3pm
Sat 1 Jan
closed
closed
Sun 2 Jan
closed
closed
Mon 3 Jan
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
Tue 4 Jan
1pm-5pm
8am-12:30pm
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Alternative approach to coughs and colds These ailments are the bane of the British people. When we catch a cough or cold, we may be the type who just let the body fight its own way out of the infection, or we may be one of those who lace themselves with all sorts of self-help remedies, either chemical or natural, or we may be the type who goes running to the Doc for them to sort us. A cough is the body’s attempt to defend the lungs or to clear the lungs from the effects of an infection. Bearing in mind that health is not the absence of disease, but rather the ability to deal with it. When we get infection, the body’s defences come into play and that is producing antibody-rich mucus to protect the inner lining of the lungs. Without that increase of mucus there would be no barrier, which would allow the infection deeper into our system. The same applies for the cough which is continually clearing the mucky mucus (phlegm) to make way for the fresh. A cold infection usually starts at the lining of the nasal passages where we then find ourselves sneezing and being inconvenienced by a running nose. Again the increase of antibody-rich mucus, in this case called catarrh, is there by design to try to wash out the infection. Coupled with the sneezing we have an effective inbuilt pressure washer. With both the cough and the cold we may well feel under the weather, lethargic and tired. This is our body’s attempt to make us rest and take it easy, however at this point the martyr in us comes to the fore and we force ourselves to carry on. Our hormones will also determine how we cope with the infection. The female by nature has to keep going to keep the family together, so it tends to draw out, whereas in the male it tends to fight it out quicker and more aggressively. This gives rise to the term ‘Man flu’. Both genders can play on it to gain more attention – notice how we don’t get colds anymore, it is always flu! Colds and many coughs are the result of viral attacks for which there is no conventional medicine. Taking antibiotics or powders, therefore can tend to make things worse in the long run. To antibiotics, our antibodies are bacteria so by taking them we are not only undermining their purpose but are killing them, causing confusion to our defence mechanism. This can result in repeated or more serious infections. We must learn to allow our body to defend itself in the way that nature very carefully designed it, and not interfere with that process. This would clear the Doc to deal with more deserving ailments. By Prof. Steve Russell for The Restoratory
Christmas cracker humour What's brown and sweet and glides around an ice rink? Bourneville and Dean
What do you call a man with brown paper trousers? Russell
What's a specimen? An Italian astronaut
What do you call a man with a pole through his leg? Rodney
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Why would you invite a mushroom to a Christmas
party? He's a fun guy to be with. Why was Santa's little helper feeling depressed? He had low elf-esteem. Who was England's first chiropodist? William the Corncurer
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Roast Goose with apple and nut stuffing. In our piece on the origins of Christmas, we mention that Goose stuffed with apple and nuts is the traditional Christmas Day bird in Germany. While that fact alone might put some people off it is nevertheless a truly delicious way to serve this particular bird and so we thought you might like to try the recipe this Christmas. Incidentally, while the usual accompaniments are red cabbage and potato dumplings it is obviously much nearer the British form of Christmas lunch to serve with a variety of seasonal vegetables, delicious roast potatoes and thick, tasty gravy! Enjoy! Ingredients: 4-5kg (8 – 10lb) oven ready goose with giblets. Salt and black pepper. Goose or bacon fat. 3 red dessert apples and 3 green dessert apples, peeled and cored. Juice of one lemon. 2 tablespoons of clear honey. 125g (4oz) toasted almonds to garnish. Fresh rosemary sprigs to garnish. Stuffing: 60g (2oz) butter. 175g (2oz) raisins. 4 onions – chopped. 3 cooking apples, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped. 124g (4oz) blanched almonds, chopped. 250g (8oz) fresh white breadcrumbs. 1 tablespoon each chopped fresh parsley, sage and thyme. 1 teaspoon ground cloves. 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C / 400F / gas 6. Wipe the goose and remove any excess fat from inside. Place the giblets in a pan with water to cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Reserve the stock for gravy. Chop the liver for stuffing. 2. To make the stuffing, melt the butter and cook the raisins, onion and apple for 2-3 minutes, stirring. Remove from the heat and add the almonds, breadcrumbs, herbs, cloves and chopped liver. 3. Stuff the neck end of the goose, securing the skin flaps underneath the wing tips and place the remainder in the body cavity of the goose or make stuffing balls. Secure the tail end with skewers and truss the goose neatly with string to hold the wings and legs in position close to the body. 4. Cover the breast with goose or bacon fat and tie on securely with string. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place a rack in a large roasting tin and lay the goose breast side down. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes then PAGE 24
reduce the heat to 180 degrees C / 350F / gas 4. 5. Remove the goose from the oven and prick the skin around the neck, wings, thighs, back and lower breast. Return to the oven for another 3 – 31/2 hours removing excess fat and basting regularly. Add stuffing balls 30 minutes from the end of cooking time. 6. Test the goose by piercing the thigh with a sharp knife – the juices should run pale yellow, not pink. Leave the goose to rest fifteen minutes before carving. 7. Meanwhile, slice the apple Halves thinly, but not all the way through. Place each half on a square of foil, drizzle with lemon juice and honey, and add a sprig of rosemary. Seal the parcels and bake in the oven for 1015 minutes, then unwrap carefully. 8. Place the goose on a warm serving dish and garnish with the apples, stuffing balls, toasted almonds and sprigs of rosemary.
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If this was an election there would definitely Apprentice), Matt Cardle (X Factor) and be a re-count! Pamela Stephenson (Strictly) might just make you a bit of dosh is still holding up Last month’s piece on the reality TV extravaganza currently taking over our lives on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday evenings in the form of ‘Strictly Come Dancing,’ ‘X Factor’ and ‘The Apprentice’ suggested that the general public were a little perverse in the way they voted. At the time of writing it’s probably more appropriate to now say that they are absolutely barking mad. It would be easy to believe that it must all be a fiddle because no-one in their right minds would consider Ann Widdicombe a dancer or Wagner a singer, yet so far neither has been in the bottom two. In the case of Wagner it’s safe to say that the second he is he’ll be gone because it’s the judges who decide that particular outcome and if they have any professionalism at all they would say an immediate goodbye! As far as Ann is concerned, though, it looks very much as if she’s going to have to do the honourable John Sergeant thing and pack in to avoid humiliating the concept of the programme even further. If voters in a general election acted in the same way there would definitely be calls for a re-count. It’s all still making for great TV though and our parting comment last month that for those among you who like a flutter, an each way treble on Stella English (the
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very well. Should they all actually win, in fact, our £5 each way treble would return a very acceptable £146. As long as they are all in the final three that figure would be at least £36.50 – a return that even Lord Sugar himself might be very impressed with! As if all that wasn’t enough, ‘The Jungle’ has returned again but for the sake of accuracy and honesty it should really be renamed ‘I’m either a washed out has-been or a never quite made it, so get me out of here.’ I defy a single person in this country – on hearing the names of the participants – to honestly say they knew them all. And though it may be early days as this is being written the two we actually did know are already making pillocks of themselves. Nigel Havers has shown himself to be even more arrogant than some of the nauseating characters he’s played on screen and Lembit Opik has more than confirmed what we knew already! And as far as Gillian McKeith is concerned she is about as worthy of her substantial fee as Audley Harrison was in his apology of a fight against David Haye. It must be great to be paid all that money for doing so little!
1. Epiphany 2. Norway 3. 23 (1 partridge in a pear tree; 2 Turtle Doves; 3 French Hens; 4 Calling Birds; 6 Geese a Laying; 7 swans a swimming : ) 4. A. We are the World. B. USA for Africa 5. Bedford Falls 6. George V 7. Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come. 8. Poinsettia 9. Oh Holy Night. 10. Austria PAGE 26
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It’s still looking pretty glum!
Up until the dreadful performance against Millwall there had been an obvious lift in spirits around the Riverside with Tony Mowbray’s arrival raising morale and giving the crowd something to cheer about after a dismal 12 months of Scottish rule. The comeback against Palace was tremendous and had the crowd on their feet for the first time for ages. For whatever reason, however, everything went flat again in the Millwall performance and while it’s always been a ‘chicken and egg’ argument about whether the crowd lifts the players or the players lift the crowd, the whole thing from players to crowd was – well, flat! Almost half way through the fixtures and wallowing in the bottom three was obviously not written into the script in August so where do we go from here? The defence is playing pretty well but
continues to leak the odd goal. And the big problem with that is generally a loss of all three points because we seem incapable – Crystal Palace aside – of coming back from a goal down. And after Hull at home two of our next three away fixtures are at Cardiff and Nottingham Forest – neither particularly happy hunting grounds over the years and with both currently in the top six it doesn’t auger too well. But it’s nearly Christmas and we shouldn’t dwell too much on the negative side. Let’s just cross our fingers and begin to believe that we can turn things round very quickly. We also have to hope that Tony Mowbray can get us a welcome if belated Christmas present of a bit of creativity in the January transfer window. Oh for someone who can actually pass a ball forward without giving it to the opposition! Let’s just hope for a Happy Christmas and an improved New year!
Christmas cracker humour What do monkeys sing at Christmas ? Jungle Bells, Jungle bells.. ! Why are Christmas trees bad knitters ? Because they drop their needles ! What did the bald man say when he got a comb for Christmas ? Thanks, I'll never part with it ! What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree ? A pineapple ! What do you give a train driver for Christmas ? Platform shoes !
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