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Welcome to the village directory Hi everyone, Welcome to the December issue. Where on earth did that year go? It doesn’t seem long ago that we took the Christmas decorations down and now they are about to go back up again - that will make my husband happy (not)!

I love Christmas, it’s an opportunity to be with the people you love and rekindle your inner youth. It can be stressful and expensive but, in my mind, the most enjoyable elements tend to be low cost, for example gathering together to share a laugh, play games and generally act like a kid again, add a little Dad dancing (as my son recently accused my husband of ) and we have a great Christmas.

At least that’s what it’s like in my house, although I am prone to the odd thought of “Why do I do it?� when I see the perpetual pile of washing up. This year, thanks to one of our local pubs, my son is fully trained in the art of washing up and his best friend Ashley is a wiz at preparing vegetables - Happy Days!

I don’t publish in January, this is the only time I have off throughout the year so it gives me the chance to clear my mind, re-charge my batteries and attempt to start the new year with a clean slate.

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I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, eat, drink and be merry, I’ll be ready with the hangover cures, local exercise classes and dieting options in the new year!

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Fruit Planting The garden may be quieter than usual at this time of year, and certainly not likely to be yielding vast quantities of crops, but this near dormant time is perfect for planting fruit.

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You can grow fruit trees in surprisingly small spaces, training them to espaliers (so that they have several sets of horizontal arms), cordons (as single main stems grown at an angle), fans (with their branches trained in to a fan shape) or as stepovers, (trained so that they make a neat edging for a bed or border about 45cm or so above ground level). You could also use a fruit tree to create a decorative and later a wonderfully productive arch. At this time of year fruit trees are great value because they are sold ‘bare root’, lifted from a field and not container grown. I find these establish

particularly well and because you usually obtain them from a specialist supplier or nursery, the range of varieties available is second to none. You can either buy one year old ‘maidens’ and train these yourself, or if you want to save time, you can often buy trained or part trained forms.

When you are choosing fruit trees it’s essential to get them on the right rootstock as this determines the ultimate size and vigour of the tree. Apples are particularly complicated, but as a rule, for step-overs, cordons, dwarf bushes and trees

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in containers try the extremely dwarfing but somewhat tricky M27 - but beware weak varieties or any tree grown on this rootstock in a poor soil as it may well fail. For bush, cordon, espaliers and half-standard try the easier to look after dwarfing rootstock M26 and for a cordon or espalier on a poor soil, for arches and for bush trees try the semidwarfing MM106.

You will need to choose the varieties you grow so that they can pollinate each other (if there is no suitable pollinator in the vicinity you will not get fruit) and on the basis of the taste and texture of the fruit and how well it stores and so forth. If you have space, it is good to grow apples for cooking as well as eating, or look out for those described as ‘dual purpose’, meaning they make very passable cookers as well as dessert apples.

As well as tree fruits such as apples, pears and maybe even a medlar or a plum or gorgeous gage, you could also consider some delicious bush fruits.

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raspberries - on my rather heavy and very alkaline soil I tend to stick to the autumn fruiting varieties such as Autumn Bliss and Joan J, but on freer draining and acidic soils you can try some of the more numerous summer fruiters too.

Bare root fruit trees, bushes and canes are generally available from about November through until early March, depending on the weather, so don’t delay, start ordering or better still, planting, today.

Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood. com for a great range of gardeningrelated Christmas gifts and stocking-fillers, including stylish ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ gift cards, handmade pottery herb planters, Pippa’s favourite weeding tool, signed books and lots of seriously useful garden items for your friends and family, or yourself.

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Video Tips Here are some straightforward tips to make your holiday and home movies sparkle. You don’t even need the latest HD camera wizardry, just a little technique and patience.

by James Smith http://jamessmithwriter.wordpress.com

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Some suggest that expensive film and video cameras will produce captivating films but the real skill is in how you use the equipment you own, to create an informative or interesting film.

Even camera phones and small consumer video camcorders can produce impressive results if you work within their limitations.

Your aim should be to obtain a video camera and start practicing.

Basics Let’s leap ahead to the final result, and the most common sin: making your film too long. If you shoot a five-minute video and make your friends wait for the ‘good bit’ at four minutes in, you will have lost your audience after minute one. So, above all other rules, cut out the superfluous footage and ensure your film is just a collection of those ‘good bits’ and nothing else.

Story Your holiday video or home movie might have a simple goal - to show granddad putting up the Christmas decorations – but you should think ahead about the story you wish to put across.

Consider that old classic: the beginning, middle and end.

Perhaps granddad could be approaching the house with a

big carrier bag (the beginning); then see him at work decorating the tree with the contents of the bag (the middle); and finally, a shot of him standing proudly beside the decorated tree (the end). The addition of a simple storyline will encourage more interest from your audience than a series of abstract shots.

Composition The great thing about working with video is that many of the principles of stills photography apply. So pick up any book on the subject and think about framing and composition. Keep the horizon level, try not to cut people’s heads off in the frame, keep distracting details (‘clutter’) out of the shot if possible, and keep the camera at eye level.

Light Harsh light is a videographer’s nightmare, so shooting at midday with the sun bearing down from directly above will cast unflattering shadows under the eyes of your subjects. Try to move people into softer light, perhaps in a leafy area or under some other shade. Similarly inside, be sure that people’s faces are gently lit, but also be careful that they are not silhouetted by strong backlight, such as standing against a window.

Audio

Many wonderful videos are ruined by unintelligible audio; the Best Man’s speech that’s inaudible because the cameraman was seated next to a child rustling sweet papers. The answer to this is to move closer to the subject, or even buy an external microphone that can be positioned very near to the subject with a cable back to the camera.

Editing Editing the footage is a great way to eliminate all of those boring shots that we mentioned before. Some cameras provide an editing facility, but this can be rather fiddly, so you might want to load the footage onto a computer and edit it with a program such as Movie Maker.

Try to keep it simple - rely on simple titles, a great story with straight ‘cuts’ (rather than swirling patterns and fancy graphics), and finish off with ‘THE END’ to wind things up.

Remember, follow these simple rules and practice as much as possible, and you’ll be surprised by how impressed your audience will be.

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Ginger Christmas Puddings Makes 6

Ready in 1 hour 30 minutes

These fruity mini puds flavoured with stem ginger are much lighter than a traditional rich Christmas pudding and don’t need to be made weeks in advance.

Ingredients: 8

• 175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing • 175g self-raising flour • ½ tsp baking powder • 175g light muscovado sugar • 1 tsp each ground mixed spice and ground ginger • 3 large eggs • 100g dried mixed fruit • 50g glace cherries, chopped • 50g stem ginger, finely chopped • 4 tbsp stem ginger syrup • Softly whipped cream or brandy butter, to serve

Tip For a boozy flavour, gently heat the stem ginger syrup with 1-2 tbsp of rum or brandy then pour over the hot puds just before serving.

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5.

Butter six small pudding basins (each about 200ml capacity) and line the bases with circles of baking parchment.

Place the butter, flour, baking powder, sugar, spices and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat together with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes until pale and creamy. Fold in the dried mixed fruit and two-thirds of the cherries and stem ginger.

Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared pudding basins then cover each basin with a circle of greased and pleated baking parchment and secure with string.

Cover each basin with pleated foil.

Stand the basins in a roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basins. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until risen, firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into a pudding comes out clean.

Leave the puddings to stand for 10 minutes then turn out onto serving plates. Mix the remaining cherries and ginger with the stem ginger syrup and spoon over the puddings.

Serve with cream or brandy butter.

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Apples Blackberries Grapes Nuts Pears Raspberries

The Barn Shop Traditional Market Challock 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month 10am – 2pm Contact 01233 740237

Charing Farmer’s Market Charing Church Barn 9 -11.30 every Thurs morning Contact 01233 740176

Egerton Fridays 2 - 4.30pm Millennium Hall

Wye First and third Saturday of every month on the Village Green in Wye. Tel: 07804 652156 www.wyefarmersmarket.co.uk

Vegetables Artichoke Beetroot Beans Broccoli Brussel Sprouts Butternut Squash Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celeriac Celery Chard Chillies Courgettes Cucumber Garlic Winter Greens Kale Kohirabi Leeks

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he Clifford George Partnership has been providing veterinary care in Faversham and its surrounds since 1941. The practice moved to the purpose-built Lady Dane Veterinary Centre in April 1998. The centre takes its name from the local area, purported to be a derivation of Lady Jane (Lady Jane Grey lived on the local farm for a while).

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he practice takes pride in providing veterinary care for a wide range of animals including cats, dogs, horses and farm animals. Our team of veterinary surgeons, nurses and reception staff provide a friendly and compassionate service with a wide range of skills and interests.

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he Charing branch will initially provide consultations and vaccinations for small animals. All surgical and complex investigations will be performed at our fully equipped centre in Faversham. We hope to expand the Charing branch to provide surgical facilities. Prescriptions for small and large animals may be collected from here as well.

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Events

December/ January FRI 29 NOV - SUN 12 JAN The Marlowe Theatre and Evolution Pantomimes present Jack And The Beanstalk - A giant of a

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Don’t miss this year’s spectacular family pantomime, Jack And The Beanstalk starring Samantha Womack (EastEnders), children’s favourite Phil Gallagher (CBeebies’ Mister Maker) and, back by popular demand, the much-loved Marlowe favourites, Ben Roddy and Lloyd Hollett.

Featuring everything that you love about Marlowe Theatre pantomimes, the show will again be written and directed by Paul Hendy.

With plenty of family comedy, lots of audience participation, brilliant song and dance numbers, stunning sets and breathtaking special effects (there’s even a breakdancing pantomime cow!), Jack And The Beanstalk promises to be our biggest, best and funniest pantomime ever!

Last year’s production of Sleeping Beauty was seen by 84,000 people, so make sure you book early to see this giant of a pantomime.

Monday December 9th 2013 - Ashford Music Society- Piano Recital - JOHN PAUL EKINS John Paul Ekins graduated in 2009 from the Royal

College of Music with First Class Honours and is now in great demand as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. He comes to Ashford as a Recommended Artist by ‘Making Music’. He will be playing compositions by Mozart, Schubert, Britten, Liszt and Beethoven. Venue: The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0QJ Time: 7.30 p.m.Tickets: £12 (Adults) and £3 (Students) Contact: Brenda McCormack on 01233 622971 or Hilary Pittock on 01233 623700.

Saturday 21st December- Ashford Choral Society 7.30pm (Doors open 6.30pm for refreshments). Ashford Parish Church, TN23 1QG. Ashford Choral Society presents its annual Carol Concert. Mark Deller conducts traditional and less well-known carols with the audience encouraged to join in with some of the more familiar carols.

Accompanied by organist Matthew Raisbeck.

Saturday 18th Jan to Saturday 25th Jan. Pantomime time! Woodchurch Players present Sleeping Beauty a funny,colourful family friendly pantomime. Tickets available from Woodchurch Community Centre, or on 01233 861381. Book on line at woodchurchplayers.ticketsource.co.uk.

Family ticket £20 (2 adultsx2 children) Adults £7.50, concessions £6.50. Check us out on www. woodchurchplayers.com

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Live Mu s i c D e c / Ja n T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b T: 0 1 3 0 3 2 6 0 3 3 0 December 12th THE ONE & ONLY Miss Sophistication of The Jazz World ELAINE DELMAR On her previous visit to The FJC we made her promise to come back - This is vocal perfection . PLUS THE BRIAN DEE TRIO Brian Dee piano - - Simon Thorpe double bass -- Rod Brown drums

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Canterbury Air Cadets Ages 13 To 17 Years (01227) 768497

December 19th The Folkestone Jazz Club Christmas Event With The Colrose 7

Invictor Athletics Club

January 9th - THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ From Londons West End BENNY- -DUKE -& PEGGY The songs of PEGGY LEE & DUKE ELLINGTON in the style of THE BENNY GOODMAN QUINTET An All Star Quintet Lead

By ETE LONG & GEORGINA JACKSON clarinet/ sax tpt / vocals with ANTHONY KERR vibes. BBC Big Band NICK DAWSON piano MD West End DAVE CHAMBERLAIN double bass - None better RICHARD PITE drums Outrageous with the sticks

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January 16th - THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ FROM THE USA --- HE IS BACK WITH US THE ONE & ONLY SCOTT HAMILTON With His Own Fantastic Rhythm Section of Award Winners JOHN PEARCE Piano DAVE GREEN Double Bass STEVE BROWN Drums January 23rd - The Best Of British Jazz Welcome Back To The World Renowned Multi Award Winner The One & Only Liane Carroll Trio Roger Carey Bass Mark Fletcher Drums January 30th - The Best Of British Jazz The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet With Special Guest Martin Shaw Derek Nash -Multi Saxophonist & Leader of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orch is the front man of this fantastic outfit. MARTIN SHAW World renowned Jazz Trumpeter is the Special Guest.

DAVE NEWTON In the top bracket of UK Jazz Pianists GEOFF GASCOYNE Double Bass - The most sought after SEBASTIAAN DE KROM -Drums -One of Europes finest The Folkestone Jazz Club is non profit making & is run by & for those with a like minded interest in our kind of music. DERICK WOODLAND 01303 260330

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Bokwa & Zumba Next Generation Dance Studio Adults (07597) 052999

Body Conned And Yoga Charlton Park Adults (01227) 831355

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Brown’s & Rainbows Petham Ages 5 To 10 Years 01227 738766

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Calligraphy Group Fresh Start Calligraphy Group. Adults (07522) 921790

Camcorder Club Canterbury Adults Second Friday Of Month 01227 730431

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Gymnastics Canterbury Gym Club From Three Years (07941) 778057

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Friday 29th November 11am–6pm & Saturday 30th 10am–5pm

Charlton Park Christmas Fair 30 stalls of desirable gifts on sale, artisan goods and food. Entrance: £2.50 (under 16 free)

Wednesday 18th December 6-8pm

Family Christmas Sing-along with Trish Vella-Burrows

£7.50 children £5 inc. mince pies, sausage rolls, mulled wine & soft drinks

Saturday 21st December 3pm

“Herlock Bones & The Prized Christmas Pudding” Presented by Whizz Bang Pop for 3-11yrs interactive children's show. Refreshments on sale £7.50 children £5

Bookings: 01227 831355 www.charlton-park.org

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WHEELCHAIR RUGBY TASTER SESSIONS IN KENT On the 3rd& 17th November and 1st& 15th December, 2-4pm NEW PLAYERS WANTED Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and the Canterbury Rugby Club are bringing this awesome sport to Kent and the South East of England.

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Beauty Perfect Peepers Eyelash Extensions If you want to enhance your eyes, fancy taking a few years off your age or maybe just want to make yourself look that extra bit special, then there’s one beauty craze you really must try out eyelash extensions.

A favourite with celebrities everywhere and a must for anyone who wants a quick fix to looking gorgeous, eyelash extensions transform lashes from short and sparse to long and luscious in no time.

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They’re ideal for those all important occasions, like weddings and parties, where you not only want to look your best on the day, but look fabulous in photos too.

By adding shape and definition the extensions ‘open-up’ your peepers and leave you with pretty, seemingly lifted, youngerlooking eyes.

Extensions are widely available in salons across the country and are specially applied by trained therapists; a consultation should be carried out so that you can determine exactly what look you want to achieve.

If you just want some subtle enhancement and a natural result then try a half set of lashes.

However, if you fancy making a statement, then try a full set for a striking finish. You can choose how long, thick and curly your lashes will be.

The Application Each individual synthetic lash is carefully bonded to your own eyelashes; 80 to 100 individual lashes are usually applied. During the application your eyes will be closed and protected. You shouldn’t feel any pain or discomfort during this process whatsoever.

salon, but on average eyelash extensions will set you back around £80-£120 for a full set, or about £65 for a half set.

Be Safe Always be sure that the staff at The Results the salon you’ve chosen are fully After you’ve had the lashes applied it is essential to not touch trained. Ask questions to gain an or wet them for a 24 hour period, understanding of the therapist’s as the glue will be still be setting. skill.

Your therapist should carry out a You shouldn’t need to wear patch test 24 hours before your mascara, but if you still want to, extensions to ensure that you it’s worth investing in a water soluble product, designed for use have no adverse reaction to the glue. Your eyes are extremely with extensions. These mascaras delicate, and precious, so make are usually sold at salons which sure you have the test before the offer the service. Remember to use a salon recommended oil free treatment. eye makeup remover too.

This industry isn’t regulated, so Staying Power Eyelash extensions typically last between six and eight weeks.

Because they are attached to your own lashes they will fall off as your natural lash grows out. On average you’ll lose about 12-15 lashes every two to three weeks - that’s why salons recommend returning for touchups when needed to maintain the desired look. They’ll charge a small fee for replacing what has been lost.

What It Costs Prices vary from salon to

if you have any doubts about a salon or therapist, it’s a good idea to see if they are a member of The British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (BABTAC). Being a member of BABTAC means that they are qualified to perform the treatment and insured in case anything goes amiss. BABTAC stickers are purple and usually found in the window of a salon.

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spinal muscles, which helps to prevent backache; enhances control of lower abdominal and perineal muscles involved in the birthing process; relaxation techniques reduce anxiety (especially for first-time mums); reduces the risk of stretch marks, heartburn, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, postnatal depression and gynaecological problems later in life; speeds up postnatal recovery and helps women get back in shape more quickly after the birth.

Experienced yoga teacher Julia Oji discovered a love of pregnancy yoga after training with Birthlight (www.bithlight.com). 12 years (plus two of her own pregnancies) later, she remains as passionate about enhancing the health and wellbeing of pregnant mums as ever. As well as teaching Take time out for yourself to stretch, relax, yoga, she is a dedicated therapist and lecturer unwind and meet other mums-to-be at a yoga (acupuncture, massage and manual lymphatic class that is designed just for you. drainage) who specialises in treating pre-and postnatal conditions.

Pregnancy yoga is a specialised form of yoga designed to help women enjoy the experience PREGNANCY YOGA CLASSES Kent & Canterbury Hospital Physio Outpatients Gym of pregnancy and childbirth. You don’t need to have any previous experience of yoga, and Wednesdays 6.00-7.30pm you can start the classes at any stage of your (starting Wed 8th Jan 2014) pregnancy (once past 14 weeks). It’s never too Contact Julia to register: late to benefit!

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In a pregnancy yoga class traditional yoga stretches, breathing and relaxation techniques are adapted to meet the needs of the pregnant woman. Among the many benefits: strengthens

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kid’s corner Has Your Watch Stopped?

Is It Losing Time?

Extreme Watches When a watch is just not a time piece: On March 18th 1952 explorers Raymond Lambert and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay set a new altitude record when they climbed to within touching distance of the summit of Mount Everest. They missed out by just 660 feet (200 metres). They stopped as they were suffocating due to climbing without the aid of oxygen.

A year later they returned with John Hunt and Sir Edmund Hillary, this time they reached the summit at 29,035 feet on May 29th 1953.

During these historic climbs, many of the climbers were known to be wearing Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometers.

The watches were very important to a climber because by timing their ascent they could measure their oxygen use; and quite literally bet their lives on the accuracy of these watches.

There was a twist to this story as Rolex had spent a vast amount of money on advertising that theirs would be the first watch to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was equipped with a Prototype Rolex Explorer which performed without fail; it was believed Sir Edmund Hillary had also worn the same watch but to Rolex’s embarrassment it was soon learned that he was actually wearing a watch called a Smiths Deluxe made by an English watch company Smiths.

The First watch that was taken into space was by a Swiss watch company called Heuer (Tag Heuer) this was a stopwatch and it was worn by John Glen in 1962 on the spaceship Friendship 7 which was the first U.S manned orbital mission. The first watch which landed on the moon was worn by U.S space astronaut

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On the 26th March 2012 film maker James Cameron, known for his films such as Titanic and Avatar, launched his mini submarine to travel to the deepest place known on earth the Mariana Trench which is 35,756 feet (10,898 metres) deep. This dive took 2 hours 37 minutes to reach the Ocean floor. Attached to a robotic arm was a 2012 Rolex Deepsea experimental watch, which to the delight of Rolex worked perfectly. The watch was under 13.6 tonnes of load resistance, the equivalent to 13½ elephants standing on the watch, WOW! As watch makers constantly strive to take their watches to extremes what’s next?

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Wonderful Wetlands, Wildfowl & Wills In the latest of a series of articles about legal matters Nigel Clarke, Resolution Trainer, Collaborative Solicitor & Accredited Family Mediator from Kent & Surrey Family Resolution and Johnson Clarke Solicitors writes:

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The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is one of the world’s largest, most respected wetland conservation organisations working globally to safeguard and improve wetlands for wildlife and people.

Founded in 1946 by Sir Peter Scott, today the Trust undertakes wetland conservation work worldwide with a wonderful network of Visitor Centres comprising globally important wetland habitats.

All of the Trust’s work is supported by a much valued membership base of over 200,000 people and their purpose is to raise awareness of the value of wetlands to life on Earth, identify and counter threats to the survival of wetlands and their wildlife and inspire people of all ages to explore and value wetland conservation.

When Sir Peter Scott founded the Trust his ideas were unique. He was the first to recognise the wisdom of a combined approach, taking action to save wetlands and wildlife whilst encouraging people to care about the natural world. He pioneered the notion that conservation education should be uplifting, fun for people of all ages and that wetlands are places to enjoy as well as respect. Sir Peter’s principles remain at the core of WWT’s work today and central to their future plans.

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Anyone who has visited one of the WWT’s inspiring centres around the UK cannot fail to have been inspired by the wonderful work that is undertaken and all will have come away feeling inspired and uplifted.

consider making a donation to the WWT. Their suggested donation is £40 for a codicil, £90 for a single will or £135 for a pair of basic mirror or matching wills. All donations you make will support your local WWT wetland centre.

November Make a Will Month The month of November sees the WWT offer an excellent initiative. Whether you are considering making a will for the first time, or have an existing Will that requires amending, WWT Will Month 2013 is the perfect opportunity to have this done free of charge, and to support WWT at the same time.

A big thank you to all of you that take part Your support helps WWT continue its work to save wetlands for the wildlife and people that depend upon them.

How does it work?

Select a participating Solicitor and contact them to make your appointment and mention that you are taking part in WWT Will Month.

Your chosen solicitor will draft your will or an amendment (codicil) to your existing Will.

They will advise on all you need to take into consideration to take care of your loved ones This is all done free of charge for a basic Will by your solicitor. All the WWT ask is that you

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Cold Enough for Snow

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Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier This is the story of two people: injured Civil War veteran Inman, and Ada, the woman who waits for him. To reach her, Inman must leave his hospital bed and walk the long way home to Cold Mountain. Of course, his epic journey means he encounters many a strange character along

Tom Jones once sang ‘Baby, it’s Cold Outside’, so as December descends why not curl up in front of the fire with our selection of books that will chill you to the bone…one way or another

the way. Ada, meanwhile, has her own internal struggles to contend with as she battles with her upbringing and the future that Cold Mountain represents. This brilliant and beautifully-written book is one everyone should read at least once in their lifetime.

You’ll be transported, without ever leaving your armchair.

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Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson With his hauntingly beautiful descriptions of the wild nature of America’s Pacific Northwest, Guterson’s story of a murder soon reveals itself to be one of a complex love triangle. It’s 1954 and well-respected local fisherman, Carl Heine is found

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dead in one of his own fishing nets. Local Japanese-American, Kabuo Miyamoto is accused of killing him. In the grip of a terrible snowstorm, the town of San Piedro is forced into dealing with its recent history, and a wave of Anti-Japanese sentiment following World War 2. To complicate the matter, the local newspaper reporter is in love with Kabuo’s wife. If the snow falls and covers everything, is all forgotten?

In Cold Blood, Truman Capote It’s 1959 and a Kansas family is brutally murdered. This hugely controversial book focuses on their two killers: Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. Whilst there’s little doubt that the killing of a husband and wife, along with their two children, is despicable, Smith and Hickock come across as alarmingly normal and recognisable. Capote has written a very clever true crime work of

non-fiction, brought to us in the style of a novel. The whole thing is a bit disturbing really...and at the same time, you just can’t put it down.

Into Thin Air, John Krakauer Sometimes the most extraordinary stories we read are those that are true. This is certainly the case in Krakauer’s account of 24 hours of hell at the top of Mount Everest. With photos documenting the scale of the ‘murderous storm’ that bore down on Krakauer and his fellow climbers, it’s clear to see why five lost their lives. Dealing with the guilt that comes from surviving such a disaster whilst others didn’t, Krakauer’s writing is incredibly compelling and the retelling of the 1996 disaster will leave you gasping.

The Spy Who came in from the Cold, John le Carré Spymaster le Carré’s thriller

has stood the test of time with reading audiences continuing to be gripped by the powerful combination of love and betrayal that would leave Daniel Craig running crying to his mummy. Set in 1960s Berlin, spy Alex Leamas is basically ready to throw in the towel. Of course, ‘one final assignment’ always spells disaster ahead. Is this really a case of ‘mission impossible’ and will he live to walk away from this one?

Frozen in Time, Ali Sparkes One for the younger readers is Ali Sparkes’ novel about two children who are ‘frozen in time’. Freddy and Polly were put into cryonic suspension in the 1950s by their father. But the experiment was only meant to be for a couple of hours; something went drastically awry. Enter Ben and Rachael, who unwittingly uncover the human ice-lollies. Suddenly it looks like the summer hols aren’t going to be so dull after all.

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Life Begins “Pop-up” Christmas Parties: Top tips for last minute catering sandwich filling than buy the kind of packaged snacks described above.

Keep a store of bake-it-yourself breads and savoury biscuits that can be served with cheeses, dips or fillings and combine fresh produce with foods sourced from cans or jars: my friend adds fresh chopped tomatoes or garden herbs to shop-bought dips and salsas to create an attractive, home-made look.

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You know what it’s like at Christmas. There are those events that you, your friends and relatives have planned well in advance and then there are times when what was intended as a small get-together suddenly spirals out of control. Guests bring other guests and before you know it you’re hosting an impromptu, “pop-up” party for which you are completely unprepared.

So how can you cater for unexpected arrivals over the festive season and still keep calm?

Last Christmas when hosting a gathering at short notice, I panicshopped at my local supermarket, only to find that the eight bulky boxes of ready-made appetisers that filled my fridge were consumed by as many people in as many minutes, leaving a row of empty plates and a very red-faced hostess.

My experience was typical of the dilemma we all face during the festive season. Being prepared for unexpected guests means keeping stocks of food ready to bring out at a moment’s notice, but most of us can’t afford to buy

fresh food on the off-chance that guests might drop in, nor do we have the space to store it.

A friend of mine loves spontaneous gatherings and I’ve always been amazed by his ability to conjure up a veritable party banquet with hardly any advance warning. Following my hospitality disaster last Christmas, I decided to ask him for his top tips for last minute catering.

Lack of kitchen storage space is an issue for most people, but never more so than at Christmas, when the fridge is stuffed to bursting point. His first piece of advice was to stock up on versatile grocery items that don’t need to be kept cold: tins of tuna, mixed beans, sweetcorn, dried pasta and rice, jars of mayonnaise, pesto and relish. To make the most of kitchen storage space at Christmas time, he keeps all these extras in a cardboard box under the bed.

He also advises that anything you do store in the fridge for catering purposes should be compact – so it’s better to fill the available space with cheese and tubs of

When it comes to providing drinks for his guests, his simple solution is to chill beer cans and bottles in the garden. If the weather is exceptionally cold he’ll keep them inside, cooling in a bucket of water (although he’s always careful to keep alcoholic drinks away from children).

To make the drinks go further, this perfect host makes a fantastic mulled wine, using cheap red wine diluted with lemonade. A shot of brandy, some sugar and plenty of Christmas spice makes a powerful brew that provides almost twice as many servings as the average bottle of wine.

So, thanks to my friend’s good advice, I’ll be much more prepared this Christmas when people turn up at short notice. I can’t wait to see the amazement on my guests’ faces as I conjure a party feast out of thin air.

By Kate McLelland

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