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JANUARY 2020
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We hope you all had a lovely, stress-free Christmas and a VERY MERRY New Year!! So, the main event has been and gone, the man himself has gone back to Lapland to start preparing all over again for next Christmas, we've probably all over indulged and are now contemplating our diminished bank balance!! As we start our New Year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a successful 2020 and we look forward to continue supporting our local shops and businesses.
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HOME & GARDEN your home in 2020 52 Love SOUTH great ideas to start you off View this month: HEALTH & BEAUTY AMERICAN 71 Garden Witch Hazel Beauty tips - Be kind to your EVENING 24 skin this season
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Other secondary schools selected to appear in the South of England Parliamentary Review were Eton College and Godolphin. Chair of Governors Nicky Brennan and Vice Chair of Governors Julie Braham represented the school at the champagne reception, which was held in the Houses of Parliament. Governors from Calne’s Kingsbury Green Academy rubbed shoulders with some of the UK’s political grandees when they were invited to Westminster to celebrate the school’s inclusion in the prestigious Parliamentary Review. The Parliamentary Review showcases some of the best practice in education. Chaired by former Conservative Communities Secretary Lord Pickles and former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett, it is a series of independent publications that shares best practice countrywide among policy makers and business leaders. It includes commentary from specialist journalists and personal insight and innovative thinking from experts within the education field.
Nicky Brennan said she felt very proud to be representing the school. “This is my eighth year as a governor, and there is real drive and passion to be our very best at the new Kingsbury Green Academy,” said Nicky. “There has been rapid improvement made in the school, but one of the challenges can be perceptions by outsiders, so it is great to see the school formally recognised for this. It was a very entertaining and enjoyable evening.”
Julie Braham agreed. “It was a privilege to meet other groups and tell our stories and hear theirs,” she said. “There is a lot we can all learn and share, and the tone of the event was very celebratory. We all felt that the hard work that has been put in by everyone has been very much Schools are included in the Secondary School appreciated.” Parliamentary Review by invitation only and, For more information: as the most improved school in Wiltshire, Call Sue Pycroft at Vox PR on 01793 501617 Kingsbury Green was the only school in the or email sue@voxonline.co.uk county that was included. 4
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Our popular annual event along the Kennet & Avon Canal from Bishops Cannings and Bradford on Avon, to the Holburne Museum in Bath takes place on Saturday 16th May 2020. Walk a marathon (26.2 miles), 16 miles or 10 miles and make every step count for RUH patients. Enter as an individual or team of four or more for £25 per person – includes a t-shirt, medal, refreshments and
snacks on the day, as well as fundraising & training support. The Walk of Life began over a decade ago when it was created with and in memory of Vanessa Kyte, who passed away in 2007. Since then, thousands of people from all across Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire have stepped out along the towpath to support patients and families. Last year’s event raised an incredible £100,000 and we
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the funds you raise will help your local hospital, the RUH. Whilst every step supports patients and families at home, the group will also spend a day volunteering at a school along
hope that 2020 will be our best year yet. Register online: www. foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk Taking part in one of The Forever Friends Appeal events, means that we can continue to fund life-saving equipment, improve the hospital environment and support life-changing research and innovations at the RUH that go above and beyond what NHS funding can provide alone. the route to give back to their community, as well as our own. The trek will take place between 23 September – 4 October and an Information Evening is being held on Tuesday 21st January at the RUH, so that you can find out more from the trek leader and The Forever Friends Appeal fundraising team. To find out more and book your place, please visit: foreverfriendsappeal.co.uk or contact Maddy on 01225 825823.
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THROUGH WINTER When days are short and dark bundling up and getting out is a great antidote to stuffy central heating, but for the littlest members of the family, it’s often too cold and wet to get out and about for long. That’s where swimming comes into its own. A fantastic whole body activity, that the whole family can enjoy together, whatever the weather. And supported by warm water, it gives even the smallest babies the opportunity to move, learn and play. While exercise helps with the obvious stuff like muscle strength and motor skills, it also builds your little one’s developing self-esteem and thinking skills. Active children tend to have a more positive outlook on life, sleep better and have a stronger immune system. If you swim in a Water Babies class, all this bonding with your baby and social time with other parents also helps beat postnatal blues, depression and anxiety. Visit waterbabies.co.uk to find out more.
The benefits of decluttering are well documented, it’s easier to keep the house clean and tidy which can mean feeling less stressed, less anxious and being calmer, who couldn’t do with a bit more calm at home? Here are a few tips to prevent overwhelm and procrastination. 1 Focus on one small area like a shelf, drawer or cupboard. Set a time limit, probably no more than 3 hours. 2 Try weeding out anything you don’t use, don’t love and don’t need. Can you give it a new home somewhere else that would appreciate it more? 3 Collect like items together so you can see exactly what you have, weed out duplicate items. 4 If there is anything to leave the house, put it by the door so you can remove it the next time you go out. 5 The Key to keeping a house tidy is for everything to have a permanent home, that way even if it gets messy, you aren't wasting time making decisions about where to put it back. Think about how you use the item and where it makes sense to keep it. 6 If you have problems letting go of things, ask someone to help you, a trusted friend, relative or professional organiser, make sure they are patient and non-judgemental, any decisions made should be yours only. 7 Congratulations, you have taken your first steps into a less cluttered life and hopefully you’ll gain a bit of clarity along the way.
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A NEW YEAR AND A NEW YOU FOR 2020
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS What’s Yours?
By Tracey Anderson
FOR HEALTH AND BALANCE
A New Year's resolution is a promise for the new year. Regardless of what resolution you commit to, the goal generally is to improve life in the coming year. Resolutions can come in many forms. Some people make a promise to change a bad habit, such as quitting smoking or eating less junk food. Other people make a promise to develop a positive habit, such as starting an exercise program, volunteering in their community, or recycling more. The tradition of New Year's resolutions dates all the way back to 153 B.C. January is named after Janus, a mythical god of early Rome. Janus had two faces — one looking forward, one looking backward. This allowed him to look back on the past and forward toward the future. On December 31, the Romans imagined Janus looking backward into the old year and forward into the new year. This became a symbolic time for Romans to make resolutions for the new year and forgive enemies for troubles in the past. The Romans also believed Janus could forgive them for their wrongdoings in the previous year. They would give gifts and make promises, believing Janus would see this and bless them in the year ahead. And thus, the New Year's resolution was born!
What is your promise for 2020?
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Astrologers look for answers, signs and predictions in the movements of the celestial bodies. There is a long history of humans using the stars to plan their lives. Farmers used the skies as a calendar as long ago as Ancient Egyptians, when the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, around mid-July, was seen as a marker of the imminent annual flooding of the Nile; and Sailors have long used the night skies to aid navigation. We don’t know who first came up with the idea of looking at divining the influences of nature on humans, but some form of astrology shows up in the various belief systems of ancient cultures. In Ancient China, noblemen looked at eclipses or sunspots as portents of good or bad times for their emperor. The Sumerians and Babylonians watched planets and stars as a way to keep track of where gods were in the sky. The ancient Egyptians
contributed the idea that patterns of stars made up constellations, through which the sun appears to “move” at a specific time during the year. It’s thought that all of these ideas came together when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in around 330 BC. The Greek logisticians and mathematicians worked out rules for how divination by the stars could work. Imagine a straight line drawn from Earth through the Sun and out into space beyond our solar system to where the stars are. As the Earth follows its orbit around the Sun this imaginary line rotates, pointing to different stars throughout one complete trip around the Sun — or one year. All the stars that lie close to the imaginary flat disk swept out by this imaginary line are said to be in the zodiac. The astronomer Ptolemy helped popularize the 12 signs in his book The Tetrabiblos. They are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Ptolemy also developed the idea that
signs along the zodiac that were 30° wide, and that the sun moved through them regularly during the year. For centuries, astrology was considered basically the same thing as astronomy - the scientific study of celestial bodies. This only changed around the beginning of the Enlightenment in the late 17th century with Sir Isaac Newton’s work on the motion of the planets and gravity. He started a whole new mathematical and scientific approach to looking at the sky and the motion of planets and the earth. The appeal of looking to the stars for answers has never waned. Astrology remains popular today, probably due to the fact that humans tend towards romanticism and also towards a psychological phenomenon known as confirmation bias where we search for interpretations that match what we already hope to be true. We latch on to events that corroborate our beliefs and ignore those that don’t fit the pattern. But if nothing else, astrology is fun, and scientist that I am…I still read the horoscopes! www.towncriermagazine.com
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By Louise Addison
It’s Written in the Stars OR IS IT ?
As the new year begins, those who enjoy astrology will check the heavens to see what the future might have in store.
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You can record ideas - It could be ideas for birthday gifts, holiday destinations or the name of the shop in which you saw the perfect curtains for the bedroom you're currently decorating. The benefit of a diary is that it can all be recorded in one place, whenever it comes to mind.
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Dear Diary
They can then be used as a reminder, and to monitor progress.
Did you ever keep a diary when you were younger? I did, pouring my angst-ridden heart out to its blank pages. I look back on those fat notebooks with a mixture of fascination and horrified amusement. They are a funny, embarrassing, touching testament to my teenage turmoil and inner weirdness. I stopped journaling my thoughts at some point, but a few years ago, when I was gifted a rather beautiful notebook one Christmas, I started again. It was a good call. Writing in my diary helps me in many ways. I track my moods, my anxieties, the funny things my kids say, and the daily routine of writing helps me thrash out solutions to some of life's challenges. There are many benefits to keeping a diary.
It’s a stress-reliever - It can be helpful to 'brain-dump' anxieties, frustrations and pains into a diary. Teenage me waxed lyrical about problems with my parents, teachers and how worried I was that no boy would find me attractive while I had braces on my teeth. Adult me expresses concerns in my diary as a good way to free up any tension that prevents me from feeling content in my life today. You can reflect - Life races by at breakneck speed. We get caught up in day-to-day responsibilities and expectations. Journaling our thoughts is a good way to hit the pause button, take a step back and reflect. A little daily reflection means can look back at our life after a time and see how we’ve changed. It's your diary, have fun with it.
It organises your thoughts - Writing helps to articulate thoughts and make them comprehensible to our conscious mind. Our brain is also more likely to store information that we write down. It improves your writing and boosts creativity- Not everyone aspires to be a journalist or a writer. But many of us have to produce handouts, talks or web content in the course of our jobs. Writing daily in a diary helps us improve our style and fluency. It helps set and achieve goals - A diary is a good place to write down ambitions, aspirations and new year resolutions. Writing them down makes them real. www.towncriermagazine.com
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2020 VISION By Anne McCarthy
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indsight is a wonderful thing. We often reflect on the past year and mourn chances we didn’t take or connections we didn’t make. Instead of looking longingly backwards, perhaps 2020 is a good year to develop your vision for the future so that it’s…well…20/20! Review your goals — short and long-term Are your everyday activities helping you to accomplish your short-term goals? Are you working on meaningful projects? Make sure at least some of your daily activities help you to accomplish your short-term goals, and that those short-term goals can build to let you accomplish larger goals and objectives. But don't be a slave to your goals. It's okay to change directions and shift deadlines. January is a great time revaluate. Are your long-term goals from six months ago still relevant to you today? It can be helpful to write down your goals using pen and paper, and then hang them in a place where you can see them. This acts as a
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visual prompt to remind you and inspire you during the day-to-day grind.
Nurture relationships
you understand points of dissatisfaction in your work or relationship and give you the clarity you need to explore a change.
Sometimes friendships and family relationships get placed on the backburner when we're busy. Are there If there friends and relatives in your contacts list who you haven’t spoken with lately? Use this season to catch-up, reconnect, and nurture the relationships that matter. Request a planning meeting It could be with your boss, or your partner! When you think about the next year — do you see yourself staying at the same job? If so, do you want to be considered for promotion or a transfer? Would you like to plan a big trip with your partner, or start a family?
Invest in yourself
With your boss you might mention projects you’d like to lead, qualifications you'd like to study for. With your partner you might want to talk about joining a gym together, planning a safari, or taking up ballroom dancing.
What did you learn? What did you achieve?
These discussions are useful in both your work and your private life. They can help
There’s a difference between being comfortable and being complacent. Try stepping out of your comfort zone and take an online course, sign up with the Open University or night classes at college. Try out a yoga class or a massage, or simply go away with a friend or a partner to a spa for a few days.
Reflect on lessons learned January is not all about new beginnings. It's nice to think about all you accomplished during 2019.
A lot probably happened in the past 12 months, but life moves so fast that too often we don’t take time to reflect on all we’ve learned. Take note of your discoveries and think about ways you can apply those lessons with intention as you move into the new year.
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Most of us love a bargain , and there is no better time than at the start of the year in the January sales. No matter how much we’ve indulged over the festive season or how many gifts we’ve received, there’s something about the chance to bag a bargain that lures us out into the cold and damp. No matter what you are thinking of buying, something for the home, maybe a new TV, bed, carpets, new kitchen, perhaps even a car, you can usually find some sort of January sale that is offering you a discount.
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INGREDIENTS: 2 tblspn olive oil 3 shallots, chopped 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 3 carrots, chopped Half tspn tumeric Half tspn cinnamon 2 yellow beetroot, peeled & diced 6 cups vegetable stock 1 and qtr cups of red lentils 1 tspn sea salt qtr tspn black pepper 1 onion sliced 10 cardamom pods or 1 and half tspn ground cardamom Half tspn ground corriander
Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Add the shallots, garlic, carrots, tumeric and cinnamon. Cook until softened. Add the beetroot and vegetable stock, bring to the boil. Add the lentils and reduce to simmer. Season with the salt and pepper, simmer for 15-20 minutes until the lentils are soft and the vegetables are tender. Prepare the caramelised onions while your lentils cook. Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a medium saucepan and add the onion slices, cardamom and corriander. Keep the heat high so the onions brown, stirring continuously. Add a little water if the onions start to stick. Continue cooking for 10 minutes but be careful to reduce the heat to stop the onions from sticking and burning. Season with salt and pepper. Fill your bowls with the lentil soup and top with a tablespoon of the onions or simply stir them into your delicious hot soup.
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PETS Pets
The Dangers of Ethylene Glycol
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THERWISE known as anti-freeze, Ethylene Glycol is a chemical widely used as a de-icer for car windscreens i.e. screen wash. It also can be found in hydraulic brake fluid and radiator coolant. Many of you will know that, if ingested, ethylene glycol is extremely toxic to dogs, cats and humans, even in very small amounts. The sweet taste of the chemical means animals will drink it from puddles or indeed lick it off their feet after walking under a leaking car. Most poisonings occur in the winter when antifreeze is widely used, or in the spring when radiators are drained. However, antifreeze containing ethylene glycol may also be lying around sheds and garages throughout the year. It is important that you ensure all containers are placed out of reach with the screw top tightened and remember to check for any spillages under your vehicle when topping up the windscreen wash. What should you do if you think your pet may have been poisoned? Take your pet to the vet as soon as possible!
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Antifreeze has extremely toxic effects which can cause kidney failure. It is therefore vital that your pet is taken to your vet as soon as possible so that the antidote and supportive therapy can be given. If you witness your pet drinking antifreeze, then don’t delay and take them to your vet straight away. The sooner we see them the better the prognosis; although sadly, the prognosis is still guarded. Please get in touch with us should you have any questions. We are here for you and your pets 24 hours a day seven days a week for all concerns or emergencies.
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For your convenience we run an ambulance service on Monday to Friday twice a day.
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Grittenham Grooming is a small, friendly Dog Groomery based in a home environment, just outside Royal Wootton Bassett. We provide a personal, one-to-one service and style the dog to client preference. • Certificated, licensed for Dog Care, fully insured Dog Grooming specialist. • Established 1994 • Wash and Dry for a ‘bit of a freshen up’ • Complete groom out and de-matt. • Ears cleaned, nails trimmed and gland cleared • Pick up before you leave for work and drop off after you‘re home from work available. 36
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Bird, Cat, Dog, Small Animal Supplies, Royal Canin, James Wellbeloved, Burns and other major brands of foods Toys, leads and collars. New Stockist Poppys Picnic Raw Food Reptile Food - Live & Frozen
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Dogs are our passion at Grittenham Grooming and our main concern is the dogs’ welfare at all times. Airedales • Bischons • Westies • Scotties Spaniels • Retrievers • Labradors • Poodles to name but a few . . . For bookings, further information and prices, please contact Sally. If you would like to know more about us and our free range doggy boarding see the website:
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They have the best interests on the animal at heart and will not let you rehome any animal for which you are entirely unsuited. Will my new cat or dog need to be trained? Every animal is unique: it's a myth that all rescue pets are aggressive or timid. But equally they will need help to settle into their new life with you. The charity will advise about training and behaviour considerations for each cat or dog that’s ready to go to its forever home. Do dogs and cats Is your Garage Door find it difficult to to a new A Bore? adapt owner?
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Snowdrops
There are 75 different species and varieties of Snowdrops. They are all white. This is probably why only two species are commonly cultivated. The first is Galanthus nivalis, usually known as the Garden Snowdrop.
Snowdrop Plant Care Avoid planting single bulbs, Small groups are best. Congested clumps will eventually fail to flower. Make sure that neighbouring plants are not smothering the snowdrops, either with their roots are their leaves. Move the snowdrops to a new location if necessary. Snowdrops can be planted either in the autumn as dormant bulbs.
A Snowdrop plant looks like three drops of milk hanging from a stem. This accounts for the Latin name Galanthus which means milk-white flowers.
Growing Snowdrops Bulbs prefer a rich, well-draining soil. Compost or other organic matter should be added. The soil should be cultivated and loosened to a depth of at least 6 to 8 inches. Either dig a trench for a bed planting or individual holes for individual bulbs or small clusters. Plant the bulbs by placing them into position. (Never push or force the bulb into the soil).
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CARE & SUPPORT
Looking after OUR ELDERLY
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apan has the oldest population in the world of elderly people and is known for their wide spread respect for their seniors and a powerful obligation to care for them,. The Japanese children learn from an early age the importance of caring for their elderly relatives. Your elderly loved one might not want to believe they need more care and support as they get older and the importance for the need of company from others. Your help and support will be invaluable to improve their quality of life and care for a better lifestyle in their later years. You can help them cope with the loss of their independence with both their physical and social needs by ensuring safety and security in their home,
yet keeping things as unchanged as possible. Visit them regularly and listen. They have many wonderful stories to tell and are surrounded by memories. An elderly persons basics needs are essential, a warm home, food and clothes and although they are an adult, some of them are unable to provide this for themselves and rely on our help to ensure we fulfill their needs. Some elderly people can find it hard to socialise and if they have no companion, can feel alone and isolated . Meeting new people, going to bingo, joining clubs and starting new hobbies can go a long way to alleviating the loneliness that so many of our elders experience, and can give them back their self esteem and a purpose.
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Funeral Director Jennifer Dip FAA, Dip FD, arranger Sue and the team at E. Wootten & Son pride themselves on their traditional ways and set the highest standards for the funeral profession. We will help you and your family through one of the most difficult times in your lives with compassion, respect, knowledge and openness. We will guide you every step of the way to ensure that the funeral you choose for your loved one is both personal and unique. Our caring services start from just £1995 (Plus third party fees) Bereaved families can rest assured, knowing that their loved one is being cared for within our purpose built premises, which include:
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E. Wootten & Son have their own fleet of vehicles on site which consist of a Mercedes E Class Hearse complemented with a matching limousine. Our private ambulance is fully equipped to ensure the journey into our care is dignified and respectful.
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Discover companionship, security and a new lifestyle with Churchill When you move to a Churchill Retirement Living development like the new one coming soon to The Causeway in Chippenham, you get more than just a brand new apartment, it’s a whole new way of life. You’ll have a comfortable, secure place to live, with the option to socialise with other Owners as much or as little as you like. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits is that you won’t have to worry about security or maintaining the house and garden. With a brand new Churchill Retirement Living apartment, all the stress of keeping things in good order is looked after by a Lodge Manager, who is there to oversee the dayto-day running of the building so you don’t have to. Churchill’s award winning customer service team is also on hand to respond quickly to anything that needs fixing or adjusting, and keep everything comfortable for you.
• Wedding and Funeral flowers • Flowering House Plants • Cyclamen • Bouquets made to order • Same day delivery service We take most major credit cards
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At Churchill we also know how important it is for our Owners to feel safe and secure, especially as the nights begin to get darker. A camera entry system is installed in every Churchill apartment as standard, allowing you to view any visitors before letting them into the main entrance door. Every apartment also comes with a 24 hour emergency call alarm system, provided through a discreet personal pendant alarm and bathroom call point. Having a Lodge Manager to look out for you and keep an eye on things also adds to the peace of mind you get with Churchill. If the idea of companionship, security and a low maintenance lifestyle appeals to you, you can find out more about moving to a new Churchill Retirement Living apartment in the heart of Chippenham by calling 0800 458 1857 or visiting churchillretirement.co.uk.
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LEARN TO READ COURSE To start 5 February 2020 In Calne
Calne Wordfest is starting Reading Courses on Launch2Learning has been selected to run the 5 February, free for all adults 18 yrs+ who live in course from their premises at 1 William Street Calne or surrounding villages. 5 million adults Calne and in Calne Library. A teacher and a in the UK find reading and writing difficult often specialist in dyslexia will be running the course through no fault of their own. Many adults over with a teaching assisitant. Additional reading 40yrs old may have dyslexia which was not practice will be provided by trained volunteers. routinely checked for in schools until the 1990s. Dyslexia makes it difficult for some people to All interested adults can be reassured that see words as others do. Many older adults may the course will be delivered in a friendly and have had absences from school due to illness and confidential way. The teacher and assistants found it hard to catch up. Whatever the reason are there to help very small groups of 6 or less for people having difficulties with reading or progress at their own pace. The course will start writing, Calne Wordfest is keen to offer a solution. on 5 February. A Wordfest Trustee said recently, We all need to be able to read to cope in today’s ’’We understand that some adults have spent world. Wherever we all their lives hiding go we need to fill in their difficulties with forms at the doctors, reading and we want dentists and job to help, no one here www.CalneWordFest.co.uk centre. We need to is laughing or looking be able to read to do down on anyone. our shopping to see Urge anyone you what we are buying. may know to phone We need to be able 01249 892147 and ask to read bus and train about the Learn to timetables. Most Read course, learning people find it difficult to read can change to imagine what life someone’s life.’’ would be like without Agencies working being able to read. with people who struggle with reading The trustees and will help people to volunteers at Calne contact us. Wordfest have held 3 annual festivals The course will be to raise awareness run on half a day of the importance per week for 20 of developing and weeks, there will be enjoying literacy of classroom work with all kinds. Each festival additional reading had a theme and this practice times to suit year it was comedy the individual. People to celebrate 50 years of Monty Python’s Flying who are in employment can be catered for with Circus. A whole host of activities and events took the possibility of an early evening session. The place in early March. Michael Pallin and Jasper course will be as flexible as we can make it to fit in Carrott supported the event by donating prizes. with peoples’ lives. Wordfest have already run one The Wordfest volunteers are working with schools, course last year with remarkable results. Adults the library, children’s centres. The Rise Trust and reading ability/age improved on average by 2 years others interested in improving literacy worked to in 20 weeks. An employee at Launch2 Learn said provide fun for all ages and to highlight all the joy that the growth in confidence in all of the clients and importance of the many activities connected was fabulous to see. with literacy. Calne Wordfest is seeking new volunteers and The Calne Area Board and others have supported trustees who would be interested in working Wordfest in helping to provide the courses in with us. Calne. Many local employers recognise that the inability to read can be a serious problem for CalneWordfest.co.uk them. A local registered Training provider Call 07754 096066
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Love your home in 2020
The hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, you're still reeling from your diminished bank balance and ahead lies cold weather and short days. A good reason to stay indoors during January! So why not use this month to make sure you show some love to your home – it will repay you handsomly in the future. Buy
fresh flowers
Bring a hint of spring into your home with fresh flowers, welcome in the New Year.
Rearrange for a new look
Refresh your room cheaply and easily by simply moving things around. Arrange furniture, and swap pieces from other rooms. Seeing your ornaments, photographs etc in new arrangements or locations is a great way to appreciate them anew and will remind you why you loved them in the first place.
Ditch the old
and bring in the healthy If you aim to eat more healthily in the New Year, begin by clearing out your kitchen cupboards. Ditch any out-of-date ingredients and weed out those less-healthy options and leftovers. Use local magazines for healthy recipes and keep fresh fruit and other tasty ingredients where you can see them.
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Our film to welcome in the New Year will be ‘Judy’ (12A). This is a biopic of Judy Garland when she came to London to fulfil a 5 week contract at the Talk of the Town.
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland [Renee Zellweger] arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz. Tickets £6 from Lesley on 01249 783157 or email l_palmer@btinternet.com Doors open 7pm, programme starts at 7.30pm
Renee Zellweger stars and is absolutely fabulous in the part of Judy. Doors open at 7.00pm. Refreshments available but no bar. Tickets £6.00 from the information centre or on the door.
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MARDEN HOUSE CONCERT Sunday 26th January 2020 at 3.00 pm
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Marie Bitlloch - cello and Daniel Tong piano. Cellist Marie Bitlloch studied at the Perpignan and Paris Conservatoires before continuing her studies at the Royal Northern College of Music where, following her love of chamber music, she joined the Elias String Quartet. Marie is joined by our Artistic Director, Daniel Tong who, in addition to performing as a soloist and chamber musician. They will be performing works by Beethoven, Debussy and Janacek.
Rural Arts Wiltshire with Grittleton Village Hall invites you to an evening of international cabaret at Grittleton’s own version of the Kit-Kat-Club. Join us for an ‘intoxicating and intimate musical experience’ with elements of Berlin Cabaret, Hot Club de France and French Musette.
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January is a great time to plant deciduous trees and at this time of year a tree with added winter interest is always a welcome sight. Enter the witch hazel. These lovely trees with their citrus-scented spidery flowers are widely sold in garden centres as container-grown plants Look for plants with a number of evenly distributed well-placed branches and avoid those showing signs of stress, damage or disease. Ideally choose an open, sunny position in the garden. They also work well if planted next to pathways and doors where you can enjoy their gorgeous scent on wintery days. Avoid very shady sites though or the plant may become straggly Witch hazels need free-draining soil that doesn’t dry out in summer. A light soil mixed with plenty of organic matter, such as well-rotted manure or compost, is best.
The only soil witch hazels won’t tolerate is a shallow chalky soil. And make sure you don’t plant them out if the ground is waterlogged. Witch hazels grow slowly but eventually make large spreading shrubs. They aren’t fond of pruning so make sure you leave enough space around your plant for it can develop naturally. Make sure they are well-watered throughout the first couple of springs and summers as they take a long time to fully establish and lack of moisture can cause flowers to drop. They don’t need regular feeding but applying a top dressing of a general in late winter or early spring will help young plants to grow.
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Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon Mental health is in the news a lot these days with high profile campaigns by the younger royals to raise awareness, and discussions over funding for people who need help. When we talk about mental health it helps to reduce the stigma surrounding the issues, and people have been shown to be more likely to seek help. And this is where the book by Daily Telegraph columnist Bryony Gordon comes in. This is a funny, inspiring, and frank look at mental illness as Bryony recounts her own personal experiences. Starting in her childhood when she developed OCD and bulimia she looks back on her experiences and doesn’t shy away from reality of her life back then. A pervasive fear that she had killed someone but had forgotten about it led to her to try to find some aspect of her life that she could control – which led to the bulimia. Each chapter then leads the reader through different phases of her life as it begins to spiral out of control with drug abuse, before an inspiring trip to the Arctic Circle as part of her job helps her to turn her life around. It was a slow process, but she finally decides to take control and starts on the journey that lead her to the present day. This is a must-read for everyone, regardless of how good, or otherwise your life currently is. We all struggle at times and Bryony’s story provides plenty of food for thought. 78
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Marcia Williams Much has been written around the mythology of various cultures – from the Greeks and Romans to the Norse gods. All too often our own mythology is forgotten though, so this wonderfully illustrated comic strip style book is a treat. It retells the British myths of King Arthur for a new generation. Marcia Williams has gathered together a number of different stories and, with a wonderful sense of humour, presents them for young readers. There is something for everyone: the sword in the stone, the origins of the round table, and the search for the holy grail, to name a few. Familiar characters are on every page including Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere, and Lancelot. She also introduces characters who are not so familiar such as Sir Pellinore, and Sir Accolon, who nearly kills Arthur in a case of mistaken identity! This is a fantastic introduction to the stories of King Arthur and is bound to inspire young readers to want to learn more about these stories that have gripped readers for centuries.
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