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Karols Korner Happy Birthday to Use Locally Newark, We are 5 years old with this May issue! Where have those years gone? I started this magazine from my bedroom in my house and how its grown! And it’s been a blast.

I would like to send heartfelt thanks to all my advertisers, clients & contributors, many of whom have become friends over the years, without them this magazine would never have become what it is today. Special thanks to Jon Whiles for his wholehearted support, and for his support with the magazine distribution, and also to Sam Rose (Belvoir Interiors) who took a chance on a brand new publication, & gave me a fabulous booking of 12 months giving me the confidence to move forward.

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Horoscopes Technology - Green Tech: Gadgets For Your Garden Finance - It’s Not Only PPI You Can Reclaim History - Jewels Of Our Past Pets - Three Tips For Looking After Your New Guinea Pig 16 Travel - Cusco - The Inca Capital in Peru 20 Competitions 28 Recipe - Ricotta Stuffed Pork 30 Health - Deaf Awareness Week 34 Life Begins - Is Time Up For Ageism?

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Horoscopes by Russell Grant ARIES

LEO

March 21st - April 20th

24th - August 23rd

Accepting a new job is a strong possibility at the middle of May. The New Moon on the 15th will give you a chance to gain hands on experience.

Accept a temporary assignment. You will make such a success of this venture that you will be offered a fulltime position. There will be plenty of growth opportunity at this company.

You'll be able to make fresh inroads in your career, thanks to the New Moon on the 15th. It's a good time to take a job involving art, luxury goods or cosmetics. Your warmth and humour will attract loyal clients who trust your judgement. If you're not looking for work, you might be invited to take the helm of a cultural organisation.

SAGITTARIUS November 23rd - Dec 21st Hiring an assistant or additional staff is strongly advised on or around the 15th.

That's when a New Moon will put helpful people in your path. Getting upbeat, enthusiastic people to join the team will take a lot of work from your shoulders. On the 29th, the Full Moon will prompt you to put the finishing touches on a personal project.

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VIRGO

CAPRICORN

April 21st - May 21st

August 24th - Sept 23rd

December 22nd - Jan 20th

Take this opportunity to show off your creative work. The New Moon on the 15th will attract an appreciative audience. If you've been longing for a career in the arts, this is the time to make your move. On the 29th, the Full Moon will prompt you to make a merger official or break things off with an oppressive partner.

May invites you to go after a cherished dream. Earning an advanced degree, living abroad and publishing a book are among the possibilities. You'll get a green light near the 15th, when the New Moon beckons you into unfamiliar territory. Don't be afraid to leave familiar surroundings for an intimidating environment.

If you've been yearning for romance, you'll find it near the 15th. That's when the New Moon puts an interesting person or opportunity in your path. A gifted artist will seek your company.

You'll admire their impeccable taste while they'll praise your impressive accomplishments. This will be a match made in heaven.

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LIBRA

AQUARIUS

May 22nd - June 21st

September 24th - Oct 23rd

January 21st - Feb 19th

After a frenzied period of partying, you'll be able to rest and relax in the middle of May. The days surrounding the 15th urge you to take time off work and recharge your batteries. Obey the call of the New Moon and stay away from social media. Solitary activities like reading, writing and even a little contemplative meditation will be therapeutic.

Moving in with your significant other, getting engaged or exchanging wedding vows are among the possibilities this month. On the 15th, the New Moon will urge you to merge with someone who has earned your trust. If you're not interested in romance, you might form a business partnership or collective. The Full Moon on the 29th could find you commanding the spotlight.

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SCORPIO

June 22nd - July 23rd

October 24th - Nov 22nd

Joining a political organisation or professional club will be lots more fun than expected. On the 15th, you'll be inspired to work with a group that shares your beliefs or ambitions. After feeling like an oddball, it will be a real relief to find your tribe. A big job will come to a successful conclusion on the 29th, filling you with pride.

It's time to turn a fresh page in a relationship. The New Moon on the 15th will cause you to see your business or romantic partner in an entirely different light. Maybe you weren't aware of the full extent of their abilities. Perhaps you took their help for granted. Whatever the reason for this oversight, it will be corrected towards the middle of the month.

Spending time with your nearest and dearest is important at mid-May. You're not especially sentimental, but you do need the support of family. The New Moon on the 15th gives you a chance to connect with people who love you unconditionally. If you're estranged from your relatives, focus on creating a support network consisting of friends, neighbours and colleagues.

PISCES Feb 20th - March 20th The New Moon on the 15th is ideal for planting seeds for renewed health.

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GREEN TECH: GADGETS FOR YOUR GARDEN The technology that can get your garden ready for summer It’s nearly that time of year again: the short period when we stop complaining about the cold and complain about the heat instead. But while the British summer might not be totally tropical, it does mean we can enjoy our gardens, allotments or anywhere else Mother Nature does her stuff.

And increasingly, technology can give her a helping hand.

One of the most important summer tasks is to keep everything hydrated, which isn’t always possible if you’re spending time away. Enter the Hozelock 20 Pot Watering Kit, a watering kit for up to 20 pots courtesy of an electronic timer. It’ll water patio pots or greenhouse plants, baskets or ERUGHUV DQG LW¡V PRUH HIÀFLHQW WKDQ D VSUD\ or sprinkler. That’s important when your water costs money. ,I WKDW LVQ¡W KLJK WHFK HQRXJK WKH VDPH ÀUP offers a Cloud Connection Kit that enables you to control your watering system – whether it’s a single sprinkler or a 20-pot pourer – from your phone, and it works from anywhere you can get a data connection. It’s expensive (around £88) but if you’ve valuable plants it might be a wise investment.

Technology can also help with more furry threats.

An ultrasonic cat repeller has a motion detector so it only works when needed, and it uses ultrasonic sound that annoys cats but not people.

It also works with other visitors: squirrels, foxes and even some insects. Expect to pay ÂŁ25 for two.

We’re still waiting for really affordable robot gardeners, but in the meantime we can make do with a robot lawnmower. They’re still pricey, but prices are plummeting: what cost 8

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£2,500 or more two years ago is now around £550. For example the £549 (on special offer) Worx Landroid is smartphone-controlled, suitable for lawns of up to 450 square metres and can cope with gradients of up to 19 degrees. If someone could also invent a robot to pick up after the dog we’d be delighted.

Cordless mowers have been getting cheaper and better too. Flymo’s Mighti Mo has a whopping 40V 2Ah Li-ion battery and at £189 it’s comparable with good quality corded or petrolpowered models. It should cope with up to 250 square metres before needing a recharge.

The same kind of power is now available in chainsaws too, such as the Greenworks 40V cordless chainsaw. For ÂŁ179 it offers a 12â€? cutting area and promises ‘ferocious’ performance – and despite the battery pack it weighs a very reasonable 3.4kg. There’s a larger sixteen-inch version on Amazon for ÂŁ139, but you’ll need to buy the battery and charger separately.

Advances in battery technology and power management means that pretty much anything that used to need a cable doesn’t any more, which is great news for those of us prone to accidentally cutting through live electrical cables.

It’s particularly handy for tools such as hedge trimmers and branch loppers (or ‘jawsaws’ as they’re sometimes called), as those jobs tend to be at the very edges of your property – usually as far away from your power point as you can get.

Just make sure you remember to charge them in advance: sadly it takes a lot longer to charge the battery for a chainsaw than it does to charge your phone, and the last thing you want is a power tool that runs out of power just when you need it most.

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Finance

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History Jewels Of Our Past

By Catherine Rose

in half, perhaps in a ritual to prevent someone else from wearing it.

Crowns made of precious metals and stones to indicate royalty began as ceremonial wreaths in Greek and Roman times, or possibly earlier. The word ‘crown’ comes from the Latin ‘corona’ meaning wreath.

There is no doubt that antique jewellery has a fascination like no other.

Worn close to the skin and often commissioned for an individual, it exudes an aura of its original wearer from across the centuries.

Alexander the Great is said to have established the crown as a symbol of royalty in 356323BC. Over the centuries, crowns continued to become heavier, more elaborate and bejewelled, forming a key part of the monarch’s coronation ceremony.

Walking around the Victoria and Albert Museum’s jewellery section is a kleptomaniac’s paradise. On display in a darkened hall, gold and precious jewels from civilisations past are illuminated like the treasures of Aladdin’s Cave.

Originally, stones such as diamonds or rubies weren’t faceted but would simply be polished – a style known as cabochon. It wasn’t until the Renaissance that the skill of cutting stones developed.

These sparkling gems were at their most spectacular seen in the glow of candlelight.

In early times, jewellery was often worn in the form of amulets for power or protection against evil, and as a status symbol. Gold jewellery was buried with the dead as payment for their passage into the afterlife and to ensure the person’s continued importance.

During the medieval era, jewellery was very much about status and religion. Royalty and nobility wore gold, silver and precious metals while lower ranks would wear jewellery made of pewter or copper set with semi-precious stones and translucent enamel.

Gold ceremonial collars have been found in Celtic Bronze Age burials. One such collar known as the Shannongrove Gorget (800-700BC), uncovered in Ireland in the 1700s, was deliberately folded

Centuries later, this notion was subverted by Art Nouveau, a radical movement that began in 1895. Art Nouveau jewellers saw no hierarchy of materials, meaning gold and diamonds were combined with base

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metals and enamel.

The 17th century heralded increased importation of a variety of gems. As a result, a wider range of coloured stones such as citrine and pink topaz began to make an appearance.

Jewellery was often tailored to the individual and included the use of cameos and miniature portraits of the wearer or their loved one.

The Victorians were as ostentatious in their jewellery as they were with all other forms of ornamentation, IDYRXULQJ ÁRZHUV DQG ELUGV ZKLFK UHÁHFWHG WKHLU LQWHUHVW in the natural world and tied in ZLWK WKHLU ¶ODQJXDJH RI ÁRZHUV· symbolism. Jewellery became largely worn by women, whereas in previous centuries men had frequently worn it too.

Although today’s jewellery makers still use ancient techniques in metalwork and stone setting, contemporary designers are reinventing the way we see and wear jewellery.

Prague-based Janja Prokic designs symbolic fairy-tale jewellery that links directly back to the wearer. She often uses pearls to represent womanhood and says: “As they become polished by contact with human skin, each appears to absorb nutrients from the skin. The result is that this gives them a particular glow peculiar to the wearer.”

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Three Tips for Looking After Your New Guinea Pig are a few tips to help your guinea pig feel loved and at home.

Guinea pigs are relatively low maintenance pets, and can be a good choice for families with young children.

They’re very social animals, and careful handling from an early age not only helps to WKHLU EXLOG FRQÀGHQFH EXW DOVR encourages human interaction.

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1. Living - Guinea pigs can live indoors or outside, but will need protection from direct sunlight and the winter cold if they’re outdoors. Make sure their hutch is protected from predators in the garden and has a separate sleeping area that’s out of sight.

2. Eating - Good quality, non-dusty hay should form the major part of a guinea pig’s diet, with grass, leafy greens, fruit, and small quantities of guinea pig mix added every day. It’s worth remembering that a guinea pig’s teeth grow constantly and need to be

PETS ground down on the hay or grass that you provide.

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Cusco The Inca Capital in Peru

By Solange Hando

The Incas got it right. Up in the Andes, this was a great location for their capital, a remote plateau ringed by mountains and blessed by fertile valleys.

Even today Cusco appears almost unreal, a hidden city basking in subtropical highlands at 3,400 metres. Eucalyptus rise in the thin mountain air, red-roofed houses clamber up the lower slopes and the sound RI $QGHDQ Ă XWHV HFKRHV DORQJ the streets.

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The city reached its apogee from 1438 onwards when, after defeating the Chacas, Pachacuti came to power. Ninth ruler and ‘world shaker’, he transformed the Inca kingdom into one of the world’s greatest empires and rebuilt the capital with highways, irrigation channels, terraced gardens, ceremonial plaza with a goldFRYHUHG DOWDU PDJQLĂ€FHQW Temple of the Sun and other major buildings near the Saphi stream, the mythical origins of Cusco.

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their leader Francisco Pizarro as ‘very noble and great’ with palaces, regular streets and a temple studded with gold, ‘fabulous beyond belief’. The Incas attempted to regain control in 1536 but failed after a ten months siege. Now the time had come to build churches, convent, cathedral and more, using the old Inca walls as foundations. Earthquakes have often damaged the Spanish buildings but Inca walls survived and in 1983 Cusco became a Unesco site for its combined Inca and colonial heritage.

The Santo Domingo Convent and Church is a striking example, built originally on the sacred site of Coricancha and the most important Temple of the Sun. Today one can still sense the haunting presence of the Incas drifting along the pre-Hispanic walls. Other popular churches include La Merced and the Jesuits’, both famous for their Cusco Baroque style, while in the cathedral the Quechua builders, descendants of the Incas, made sure they left their mark. Guides will point out the suggestive phallic symbols, dear to the Incas, carved on the choir stalls but most surprising of all is the 18th century painting of the Last Supper. Forget bread and wine,

here Jesus and the apostles are sharing Andean cheese, local fruit and a guinea pig, the traditional Peruvian dish.

The cathedral opens on the Plaza de Armas, the colourful central square, which hosts two stunning festivals in June, the religious Feast of Corpus Christi and on the 24th - the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere - the Inca Festival of the Sun. A gentle stroll from the plaza, the artisans’ district of San Blas is a different world, winding through a maze of steps and alleyways where a mysterious twelve-angled stone holds pride of place in one of the best-preserved Inca walls.

But on the hilltop above town, the largest stones of any Inca archaeological site are found in the Saksayhuman fortress, built by the Killke then massively extended by Pachacuti. Meanwhile, just along the path, a giant statue of Christ looks down on the old capital still shaped like a puma, the sacred animal of the Incas. With its rich heritage and vibrant colours, Cusco is indeed a lovely place to explore before heading to Machu Picchu on the scenic rail journey or one of the high altitude treks for the truly adventurous.

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Retro Festival Newark Retro Festival, the largest festival of all things past in the UK, will be heading to the Newark Show Ground for the second year running on the weekend of the 8/9/10 of June.

This year as well as the largest I’m sure you could add the best value festival in the UK too! Where else could you camp and be entertained by over 30 live bands all for £50 each for a party of four.

Oh yes under 11’s go FREE! And if you can’t go for the full weekend, day tickets are available.

After eight years at White Waltham and three successful years at Newbury Show Ground, Retro Festival have decided to bring the largest retro event in the UK further north to Newark again.

If the line-up is anything to go by this years Retro Festivals will cement their place as the biggest festivals of all things vintage in the UK. If you have never been to the Retro Festival you are in for a treat. The show ground will be full of exhibits with over 1,000 classic cars, American RV’s, vintage caravans, Hot Rods, Airstream Caravans, Portafold Caravans, Steam Engines, a vintage 100 year old funfair, army re-enactors, plus over 200 vintage stalls selling everything from clothes to furniture. Add this to three live music marquees, Spitfire Pavilion – 1920’s to 1940’s

swing and Jive, The Black Hangar – 1950’s Rock n Roll and Rockabilly and exclusively for the Newark event a new Alternative Outdoor Stage, all playing till 11pm. Over the course of the weekend there will be over 30 live bands performing, a full list can be found at; www.retrofestival.co.uk On Saturday evening, the Spitfire Pavilion hosts their own ‘Spitfire Cabaret’, transporting you back to the days of vaudeville with the best talent on the cabaret scene for your viewing pleasure. Expect glamorous burlesque beauties, tap dancing, songs from the music hall, not to mention skills

from top circus acts.

The great news is that camping is available and last year there was over 6,000 people staying in their tents/caravans or even in one of the glamping Brook Bell Tents available. Don’t worry if you are concerned that camping might ruin your hairstyle as there is even an onsite hairdresser and barber to keep you looking fabulous throughout the day and night.

Handy if you want to enter into the best dressed competition and if you are a vintage fashion lover you will not have to miss the Spitfire Fashion show taking place on Sunday where the traders will be showcasing their latest fashion pieces.

As well as the fantastic show the Retro Festival put on they have also, over the last few years raised over £50,000 for local children’s charities and this years event will help raise money for The Children’s Bereavement Centre and various children’s cancer charities through sales of specially designed t-shirts and other fundraising activities over the weekend.

Tickets available at www.retrofestival.co.uk

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Beaumond House

Chase the Rainbow 5k Celebrates the Royal Wedding The anticipated return of the colourful and exciting 5k is soon upon us and this year brings an exciting twist!

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eing held at the Southwell Racecourse on Saturday 19th May 2018, we will be celebrating the Royal Wedding with a themed 5k, a family fun day and the wedding being shown on big screen. There will be a variety of stalls, entertainment and refreshments including ice cream, hot drinks and donuts! Those who aren’t taking part in the 5k are still welcome to come along to join in with the celebrations. The fundraising event aims to attract 1000 participants to raise vital funds for the Hospice.

In its 3rd year last June, more than 550 runners and walkers entered, and the event raised over £15,000. The Hospice are optimistic to beat that this year. Adult entry is £20, children are £7.50, and family entry for two adults and up to two children aged 16 and under is £45. There is an early bird discount up to the end of March as well as a group discount. Stall pitches and sponsorship packages are available.

Holly Fowler, who was last year appointed as Event Coordinator for the Hospice, is organising this year’s

event. “This year is the first time we are holding the event on a Saturday, which gives more flexibility for families wanting to attend. With the Royal Wedding celebrations, I am hoping for an excellent day, with a great atmosphere.”

To keep the doors open every day of the year, 24 hours a day costs Beaumond House around £1million every year. Beaumond House does currently receive a contribution from the NHS, but the remaining £750,000 comes from voluntary income from a wide variety of sources such as the events that both Beaumond House itself and our tireless supporters organise.

To book a place visit www.beaumondhouse.co.uk/chase-the-rainbow or contact the fundraising team on 01636 610556 or fundraising@beaumondhouse.co.uk

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LINCOLN BUSINESSES FLY HIGH WITH NEW TOURISM TOOLKIT FOR RAF ANNIVERSARY 2018 A free marketing toolkit has been launched for Lincolnshire businesses to make the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force.

The toolkit features a specially designed ‘RAF Lincolnshire’ badge in PNG, JPG and EPS format. The badge comes in a range of colours and is available to download for free from the Visit Lincoln website.

The toolkit was put together by Lincoln Business Improvement Group and Visit Lincoln and designed by city based integrated marketing agency The Energy Cell.

“2018 is the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force”, said Joel Murray, digital marketing coordinator at Visit Lincoln.

“The occasion will be marked with televised events in London as well as a special programme of aviation themed activities, events and exhibitions in Lincoln, plus the official opening of International Bomber Command Centre.

“There was a spike in tourism figures following coordinated marketing activity around Magna Carta 800 in 2015 and the Battle of Lincoln in 2017.

Joel Murray, Visit Lincoln and Matt Corrigan, Lincoln BIG with the RAF Lincolnshire toolkit.

This year we want to work with local businesses to on our ‘RAF Lincolnshire’ marketing campaign which gives visitors a reason.

“We’re asking businesses to use the free toolkit and support our ambition to make Lincoln a top 10 visitor destination.

“By using the RAF Lincolnshire badge in their own marketing

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Ragdale Hall Launch Exclusive Divine Spa Day The Spa’s most luxurious day package yet Everyone deserves a totally blissful day of pampering and relaxation, and with a season of new beginnings upon us, what better way to indulge in some ‘me-time’ than on Ragdale Hall Spa’s new, Divine Day. aid to be the UK’s Best Destination Spa’s* most ‘luxurious day package yet’, Divine Day offers a combination of treatments unique to Ragdale Hall, specially created by their highly experienced senior beauty team and designed to ensure guests leave feeling utterly relaxed and revived from head to toe.

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The day’s full range of indulgent treats also includes a threecourse buffet lunch, complimentary Ragdale mules, robe hire, plus use of all

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Ragdale Hall Spa’s Breathtaking Rooftop Infinity Pool Now Open The much-anticipated new addition to Ragdale Hall Spa’s extensive spa facilities, the Rooftop Infinity Pool, is now open!

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he new addition is Ragdale’s sixth pool, and offers guests an open air, heated rooftop pool experience, complete with breath-taking views over the grounds and rolling Leicestershire countryside in the distance.

The new pool is complemented by a top floor Lounge and, downstairs, a completely redesigned Exercise Pool area featuring bespoke LED mood lighting, designed in part by the team behind the light show at the Rio Olympics’ opening ceremony.

The Rooftop Infinity Pool continues the Ragdale Hall team’s sensitive development of the original 1785 Hall, with the clever use of external materials to reflect the sky and envelop the new structure.

The pool features reclining underwater massage jet seating, coloured underwater lighting, an infinity edge and is heated to a luxurious 35 degrees.

To the rear of the pool the slightly

elevated Rooftop Lounge offers views of the pool and the countryside beyond through the 2.5 metre high windows. An eclectic mix of seating with beautiful fabrics, including cocoon and hanging chairs sit side by side, indicative of Ragdale Hall’s unique ability to blend luxury and heritage to create a welcoming environment. A full-length feature wall with veneer frame and upholstered fabric panels in soothing colours completes the calming Lounge space.

On the ground floor the original Exercise Pool area has been transformed and a series of ten tailor-made LED concentric rings around the pool offer adjustable lighting to bring the sense of an awakening sunrise and relaxing sunset into the pool area. Up to two metres in diameter, each ring pulses individually, enabling it to be choreographed with the music in Ragdale’s ever-popular aquacise sessions, promising to bring even more energy and

excitement to the classes.

The fitness team have designed several new sessions to coincide with the opening and, with the popular underwater fixed aquagym equipment reinstalled, Ragdale Hall’s Exercise Pool area is unique in the UK. The multimillion-pound development enhances Ragdale Hall’s award-winning spa facilities which include the Thermal Spa and indoor and outdoor pools, making them the most extensive in the UK. Ragdale Hall Spa was recently voted the UK’s Best Destination Spa by the Good Spa Guide (and is also a GSG Five Bubble rated spa) and has received the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for outstanding customer service every year since the award was introduced in 2010.

Ragdale Hall Spa is a privatelyowned destination spa and has grown consistently under the current owners since 1990, employing more than 500 people in a variety of roles - and prides itself on being ‘a dedicated spa like no other’.

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By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk

Deaf Awareness Week, 14th to 20th May (BSL) or a mixture of both?

According to the charity Action on Hearing Loss (AOHL), in the UK 11 million of us (that’s 1 in 6) have hearing loss. That’s why Deaf Awareness Week, organised by the UK Council on Deafness, is so vital.

Hearing loss can cause employment issues, social withdrawal, loneliness and depression, and it increases GHPHQWLD ULVN E\ XS WR ÀYH times. Unfortunately, on average, people wait 10 years before seeking help for hearing loss and only 40% of people who need hearing aids have them. Yet today, hearing aids are much smaller and more discreet, and are free on the NHS. Wearing one can reduce that increased dementia risk and tinnitus, which can cause depression.

We need to ensure that we seek help (and urge others to) when hearing problems occur, and do everything we can to make life easier for those with hearing loss.

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• Make lip reading easier for them Whatever other strategies they use, lip reading can assist people with hearing problems. Make it easier for them by: > Facing them when you’re talking. > Avoiding covering your mouth or chewing. > Speaking clearly but naturally at a normal pace and volume. Overexaggerating your mouth movements hinders rather than helps. > Avoiding standing somewhere that’s shadowy or overly-bright.

• Use body language, pictures and subtitles

Gestures and pointing can help. Even if you don’t know any signs, you can gesture to indicate directions and intentions, e.g. miming drinking and raising an eyebrow to ask if they want a drink. If you’re giving a talk, diagrams, pictures and video (with subtitles) can all help to explain and elaborate what you’re saying. Visual stimulus helps to attract attention and aid learning whether we’re hard of hearing or not.

• Be considerate in a group situation Try to get out of those bad habits of interrupting and talking over each other. Take turns talking and raise a hand to indicate you’re about to speak.

Finally: Have patience.

However frustrating it is to be unable to make yourself heard or understood by someone hard of hearing, it’s many times more frustrating for them to be unable to hear or understand you – so be patient. Find other ways to communicate, even if that means writing it down (or tapping it out on your phone).

Whatever you do, don’t give up.

Useful Links: Action on Hearing Loss: www. actiononhearingloss.org.uk UK Council on Deafness: deafcouncil.org.uk. A useful list of member organisations: deafcouncil.org.uk/about-us/ member-organisations National Deaf Children’s Society: www.ndcs.org.uk Ear Foundation: www. earfoundation.org.uk

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A big year ahead for Newark’s newest neighbourhood Middlebeck, the new community taking shape on the land south of Newark, remains a hive of activity.

Bowbridge Green, the first of many open spaces that will characterise the development, is now finished. The new loop road, which forms the outline of the first homes at Middlebeck, is also on the point of completion.

And the groundwork that began in 2017, to create the vital infrastructure and services that will support the entire community, continues to run according to schedule.

Look out for more updates on the planning and design of the future phases of Middlebeck both online and in ‘Use Locally’.

Avant homeowners move in Avant Homes has welcomed Middlebeck’s very first residents.

Having moved in last month they will always be celebrated as leaders in the creation of the new community to come. We wish them every happiness in their new homes.

You can visit their three showhomes on site or find out more at

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Life Begins Is Time Up For Ageism?

By Katherine Sorrell

the checkout assistant had been rude or unhelpful, but because he had treated this customer differently due to her age.

“Need some help, young lady?�

The young supermarket assistant leaned over his desk, speaking slowly as if talking to a small child. I had already moved away from the checkout area, but couldn’t help glancing back to see who was being served.

Almost 50 years ago the American gerontologist Robert N Butler coined the term ‘ageism’ to describe what happens when a person is stereotyped and discriminated against because they are older.

Examples can cover anything from an unkind, age-related comment to losing your job – or not getting an interview in the ÀUVW SODFH ² EHFDXVH RWKHUV think your age makes you unemployable.

The ‘young lady’ in question was actually a well-dressed woman in her mid-eighties, who had paused to search for something in her handbag.

It wasn’t clear whether the assistant genuinely believed he was being helpful, but whatever his intention, the elderly customer chose to ignore his Ă LSSDQW UHPDUN 6KH IRXQG WKH discount voucher she had been looking for, tapped her payment card smartly on the handset, picked up her shopping and left with a polite “Thank youâ€?.

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Compared with the rest of Europe, Britain has one of the worst records when it comes to age discrimination, and our sense of humour could EH SDUWO\ WR EODPH 6HOI deprecating jokes may be a hallmark of British culture, but we can hardly complain about discrimination when we’re so ready to chuckle at jokes about age-related issues emblazoned on greetings cards and t-shirts.

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Going Green as a Family

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Easy ways to cut down on waste and save some cash If you want to live a greener lifestyle, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to get the whole family on-board.

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Meet Britain’s Merry May Day Revellers

by Kate McLelland

For many of us in cities, towns and villages across the country, the month of May is not just about unpacking our summer clothes and dusting off the barbecue: it’s time to get out into WKH VWUHHWV RU ÀHOGV IRU VRPH serious partying – preferably ZLWK D SDLQWHG IDFH DQG ÁRZHUV in our hair.

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highly stylised horse costume.

Accompanied by music and dancing, this extraordinary creature is led through the streets by a club-wielding ‘Teaser’. You can watch a video of the event at padstowobbyoss. wordpress.com.

Jack in the Green Festival, Hastings – 4th to 7th May For the townsfolk of Hastings, the beginning of May means it’s time to paint your face green and tie some ivy leaves round your hat.

In the late 18th century servants and labourers living in this attractive south coast town celebrated May Day by parading in eye-catching costumes created from green garlands.

Although the town’s Jack-inthe-Green processions ceased around 1889, the tradition was reborn in 1983 when a group of Morris dancers decided to revive it. The festival promises “Morris dancing and traditional merriment, centering on the V\PEROLF ÀJXUH RI -DFN LQ WKH Green and culminating in a wild costumed parade – one of the most bizarre in Britain” KDVWLQJVMLWJ FR XN

Cheese-rolling at Cooper’s Hill, Gloucestershire – 28th May You would be well advised to avoid the top of Cooper’s Hill

if you suffer from vertigo. The view is dizzying, and the incline is concave in shape, with a gradient of 1:1 in places.

That doesn’t stop the plucky residents of Brockworth in Gloucestershire – together with hundreds of spectators and contestants – taking part in the annual cheese-rolling race here. People come from all over the world to take part, with contestants from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Nepal.

The idea behind this traditional event is to roll a 7-8 pound NLORJUDP URXQG RI Double Gloucester cheese down the hill. Once the cheese is released, the competitors set RXW DIWHU LW DQG WKH ÀUVW SHUVRQ WR UHDFK WKH ÀQLVK OLQH ZLQV WKH cheese. Visit cheese-rolling. co.uk to learn more about the race.

Each year many similar events take place across the UK, so if you thought that May Day celebrations were limited to small children dancing round a beribboned pole, think again. If the colourful (and sometimes ULVN\ HYHQWV GHVFULEHG DERYH have piqued your imagination, get out there, paint your face green and join Britain’s evergrowing band of merry, Maytime revellers.

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InďŹ niti QX50

by James Baggot

What is it? <RX¡G EH IRUJLYHQ IRU QRW NQRZLQJ PXFK DERXW ,QĂ&#x20AC;QLWL Launched in the UK less than 10 years ago, the Japanese luxury brand is still attempting to establish itself as an alternative to the German trio and struggling to top 3,500 sales a year.

7KLV LV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UP¡V ODWHVW DWWHPSW to change that â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a mid-size SUV that aims to tempt buyers away from the likes of a BMW X3 or Audi Q5. With a host of smart technology, a distinctive GHVLJQ DQG D EDIĂ LQJO\ FOHYHU QHZ HQJLQH ,QĂ&#x20AC;QLWL LV KRSLQJ the QX50 will rapidly become WKH EUDQG¡V EHVW VHOOLQJ FDU worldwide.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new?

Built on a brand new platform â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one not currently shared with any other model in the Renault Nissan Alliance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the QX50 debuts a number of worldĂ&#x20AC;UVW JDGJHWV 7KHVH LQFOXGH dynamic noise-cancelling technology in the engine, seats designed in conjunction with NASA and a petrol engine that promises to offer sports levels of performance, but with the 58

economy of a diesel.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s under the bonnet?

That clever new VC-Turbo HQJLQH LV D ZRUOG Ă&#x20AC;UVW YDULDEOH compression ratio engine. For the non-technically minded that means it offers the power of a 2.0-litre turbo petrol with WKH WRUTXH DQG HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQF\ RI D four-cylinder diesel. Currently there are no plans to offer a diesel engine.

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What we do know is the 2.0litre engine produces 268bhp and 380Nm of torque. For comparison, a petrol-powered BMW X3 20i offers 184bhp and 290Nm. It seems, then, the QX50 has quite the upper hand.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it like to drive?

On the road, this clever new engine generates impressive, XVDEOH SHUIRUPDQFH ,W¡OO KLW 60mph in 6.3 seconds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a

whole two seconds faster than the equivalent BMW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and will go on to a top speed of 143mph.

The noise it makes while doing so is an acquired taste. Much of it is synthetically generated and it precariously teeters on the edge of deeply satisfying and incredibly annoying.

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Inside is where the QX50 really shines. Hand-stitched leather panels, alcantara and a swooping dash give it a luxury feel, and although some of the switchgear is obviously ERUURZHG IURP WKH $OOLDQFH LW·V far better packaged than early ,QÃ&#x20AC;QLWL PRGHOV Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the spec like?

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A Plea: Please Stop Being So Courteous This is a plea to all well-meaning drivers out there, who act with intended courtesy but are rewriting the Highway Code in doing so.

Here are two examples that regularly happen to me: 1. You are turning right off a main road, your exit is clear and you are waiting for the oncoming car to go past on a clear road. But the other driver VWRSV RQ WKH FDUULDJHZD\ DQG Ă DVKHV WKHLU OLJKWV to let you go.

2. You approach a roundabout and stop to give way to the car on the roundabout, but the driver stops on the roundabout to let you enter it.

These actions may appear to be well meaning as the driver is interrupting their journey to let \RX FRQWLQXH \RXUV EXW WKHVH ´XQVHOĂ&#x20AC;VKÂľ DFWV contravene the Highway Code.

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