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Karols Korner Looking forward to the school holidays? Our Bumper Whats on Guide is your best friend, with places to go and things to do this summer. And a special treat for adults would be a superb afternoon tea at Stoke Rochford Hall - read all about it on page 20! If you are lucky you may see the Stoke Rochford puppy! Speaking of puppies, we have a Use Locally puppy! Introducing ‘T” our very own miniature poodle who is doing well in the show ring and is the magazine mascot! More news to follow as we do more shows.

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Which type of ISA is best for you? Local Businesses support Beaumond House Hospice The Greater Outdoors Summer Loving Recipe – Marinated Pepper Platter Cake & Bake – Chocolate Mousse Brownies Short Story Memories of 50 Years ago Competitions Water, Water Everywhere Storage solutions for every room And another thing Range Rover Evoque Puzzles

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Beaumond House Community Hospice

Beaumond House Community Hospice is a registered charity that is committed to providing supportive palliative care to patients with life limiting or terminal illnesses and their families living in Newark & district (15 mile radius). Each year we provide care for over 500 patients and support to their families, caring for around 150 patients at any one time. All of our care is provided at no cost to the patient or their family and anyone can make a referral to Beaumond House, our doors are open 365 days a year and 24 hours day. Proud to be supporting Beaumond House

Telephone: 01636 918623 34 Bullpit Road, Balderton, Newark, Notts, NG24 3LY

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The Greater Outdoors The gadgets that make Summer sizzle

Let’s be optimistic and pray for a long hot summer. What gadgets can help your summer really sizzle? From making parties more entertaining to ensuring your barbecued food LV IXOO RI Ă DYRXU DQG QRW IRRG poisoning, gadgets are here to help you make the most of HYHU\ VHFRQG RI VXPPHU One of the big trends this year is solar power - not because Britain has suddenly got sunnier, but because the FRPELQDWLRQ RI PRUH HIĂ€FLHQW solar technology and low-power technology such as LED lights means solar gadgets work SURSHUO\ HYHQ ZKHQ LW¡V D ELW GXOO <RX¡OO KDYH VHHQ HQGOHVV solar lights and spotlights, but how about solar-powered water fountains, bird baths or other water features? You can spend IURP DURXQG Â… WR VHYHUDO hundred pounds depending on how complex the feature is and what it’s made of: cheap ones tend to be made of resin, while natural stone takes you into the hundreds. 6RODU SRZHU LV DOVR YHU\ JRRG for charging phones, which LV KDQG\ LI \RX¡YH HPEUDFHG streaming music and use your smartphone to play sounds in the garden. It pays to shop around: for example the 3RZHU%HH ([HFXWLYH FKDUJHU which has an RRP of ÂŁ39.99,

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the lower-tech bottle wraps sit in the fridge until you need them, chill bottles in around 15 minutes and cost ÂŁ9.99. Beer drinkers can join in too: the Xcellent Global Beer Chiller Chilling Sticks, stainless steel rods you freeze and then stick in your beer bottles, are ÂŁ9.99 for two. The chillers work in some soft drink bottles too. We started off with optimism, but let’s add some realism too: the British weather being what LW LV LW¡V D JRRG LGHD WR KDYH early warning of incoming bad weather. An outdoor weather VWDWLRQ SURYLGHV MXVW WKDW DQG you can choose from traditional clock designs with integrated barometers and thermometers IURP DURXQG Â… RU JR KLJK tech with a wireless weather station, which can cost from DURXQG Â… WR VHYHUDO KXQGUHG pounds depending on the IHDWXUHV \RX ZDQW WR KDYH Or you could always go on Amazon and buy the Amscan PPP GB Umbrella Hat, which offers the protection of an umbrella with the hands-free FRQYHQLHQFH RI D KDW IRU MXVW Â… Images L to R: PowerBee ([HFXWLYH VRODU PRELOH WDEOHW charger; Soulra XL solar powered sound system; /RRIWOLJKWHU %%4 OLJKWHU accelerator; Lynx SmartGrill

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2016 EMERGENCY SERVICES HERITAGE SHOW 2nd & 3rd July 2016

Newark Showground, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG24 2NY The Emergency Services Heritage Show returns for a 2nd year running at Newark Showground Once again we will be putting on this show and raising vital funds for Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, Royal Derby Children's Hospital and The Fire-Fighter's Charity. So why not pop us in your diary and come along for a fantastic family day out and join The East Midlands Branch of The Fire Service Preservation Group as we celebrate

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Afternoon Tea at Stoke Rochford Hall The Great British Bake Off and our love of all things summer, make afternoon tea an indulgent treat that works on every level. It reminds me of lazy summer afternoons, adults being sociable and children running around on a vast lawn! That’s my dream anyway! And that dream can be a reality at Stoke Rochford Hall just off the A1 – about a 25 minute drive from Newark.

We visited the magnificent Stoke Rochford Hall last week, for my mother’s birthday, just the type of treat she loves. As we swept down the drive to the Hall, the view is stunning, and walking into the building is just as breathtaking, with the fabulous fireplace dominating the great Hall. (Looking forward to seeing that lit in the winter) Once seated in a bright and

airy room, we settled to choosing our teas and coffees. We chose the Heritage Tea and the Kenyan coffee, both delicious! Sandwiches and cakes arrived on a slate platter, with dainty delicacies of trifle and chocolate fudge brownie alongside macaroons, chocolate lollypops, and a traditional Victoria sponge. The second course of fruit and plain scones, deliciously light, with clotted cream and jam, completed the meal. Service was friendly and attentive without being obtrusive. We lingered over tea and drank in the stunning surroundings - Stoke Rochford is impressive in so many ways, imagining days of Pims on the lawn and promising to return when the weather does finally improve! Afternoon tea is well worth reviving and is a lovely way to make time to be with either family or friends. We so enjoyed it that it sparked ideas off about bringing distant family to enjoy it too. I’d like to make it a monthly ritual, its so much more than time for tea!

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To commemorate this milestone there is a special gala night of Macbeth on 6th August. Tickets for this performance include a free programme and glass of champagne or a soft drink. There will also be pre-performance entertainment, including jugglers, jesters, fire eaters, medieval magicians and minstrels, a harpist and a falconer with birds of prey. The third play this year is Alan Bennett’s wonderful adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, perfect fun for all the family.

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Heritage in Palermo By Solange Hando Lapped by the blue Tyrrhenian Sea, framed by mountains rising over 1,000 metres, Palermo is the bustling capital of the autonomous region of Sicily. Attracted by the natural harbour and strategic location, myriad civilisations landed on these shores and on its solitary headland, the iconic Mount Pellegrino has seen them all: Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Spanish to name just a few, all leaving their mark on a city which became one of the richest on the Mediterranean. Today Palermo remains an enticing mix of old and new, tree-lined avenues festooned in hibiscus and oleander, traditional street markets, hidden courtyards and breezy squares and narrow twisting ODQHV ZKHUH ODXQGU\ Ă DSV RQ the balconies. The air smells of oranges and lemons and freshly-baked pizza, church bells mingle with the hooting of scooters and tuk-tuks and pony and traps rattle side by side.

pop up around every corner: austere or ornate, Norman, Renaissance, Baroque and more, but most endearing are the hidden chapels in the Vucciria neighbourhood, their gleaming interiors entirely covered in white stucco angels. Yet top of the list must be the Cathedral founded in the 12th FHQWXU\ ERDVWLQJ D PDJQLÀFHQW doorway and royal tombs, a stunning Treasury and a rooftop walk, up 107 spiral steps but worth the effort for the panoramic view of the city bristling with domes, the sea and the surrounding hills. Meanwhile, far below, visitors head for Piazza Verdi to pose on the steps of the Teatro 0DVVLPR DQG JD]H DW LWV UHÀQHG QHR FODVVLFDO IDoDGH à DQNHG E\ two bronze lions. Dating back to the late19th century, it’s the third largest Opera House in Europe, justly renowned for its acoustics, and the place ZKHUH WKH ÀQDO VFHQHV RI WKH *RGIDWKHU 3DUW ,,, ZHUH ÀOPHG in 1990.

moments was the performance of Puccini’s opera La Bohème in 1896, applauded by a near delirious audience after a disappointing reception in Turin. Now home to the Sicilian Foundation Symphonic Orchestra, it dazzles visitors with its grand entrance and superb decorations, while on some guided tours you might see the original painted stage curtain weighing 450 kilos. As for Palermo’s palaces, most exotic are the Zisa and Cuba in Arabic style, set in the former pleasure grounds of the Norman kings, but most impressive is the Norman Palace, currently the seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly. Following the Norman Conquest in 1072, the Arabic fortress was transformed into a sumptuous palace for the new Kings of Sicily, and as such is said to be the oldest royal residence in Europe. Beyond the 17th century façade, highlights include the splendid Ruggero Hall, named DIWHU 6LFLO\¡V Ă€UVW 1RUPDQ .LQJ and the 12th century Palatine Chapel. With its Norman architecture, its wooden ceiling in traditional Islamic style and its glittering Byzantine mosaics DQG GRPH LW H[HPSOLĂ€HV WKH rich blend of cultures which have shaped Palermo for over 1,000 years.

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In 2012, this ethos paid off, with Newark Embroidery winning the Newark Advertiser Customer Service Award, confirming something all their customers already knew – Newark Embroidery customer service is second to none!

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Home & Interiors

Storage Solutions For Every Room By Katherine Sorrell

Well-designed storage makes an enormous difference to our homes, so interiors expert Katherine Sorrell takes us through some room-by-room ideas. Our homes are full of stuff, and HDFK URRP UHTXLUHV VSHFLĂ€F solutions. You could do this yourself, plotting on graph paper where doors, windows, radiators and other furnishings will go, making use of ‘dead’ spaces such as under stairs or sloping ceilings, the alcoves either side of a chimney breast or the space below a bay window. Alternatively, interior designers can create an overall ‘look’, but should understand space planning, while architects are suited to more extensive works that involve extensions or alterations, and can help to make the most of your space.

cupboards. A central chimney breast with alcoves either side is ideal for shelving above and cupboards below, or run a long, low cupboard along one wall – perhaps incorporating a ÀUHSODFH RU 79 LQ WKH centre – the top of which can serve as seating or display space. If two rooms have been knocked into one there may be space for shelving or cupboards over the central double doors, or in a small room it may be SRVVLEOH WR ÀW VKHOYLQJ DERYH or around the door or the windows. Halls Hallway storage is all about organisation – slimline furniture such as console tables or storage benches works well. For a variety of storage types, supplement coat hooks behind the door with shoe racks at the bottom, an umbrella hook, and a shelf at the top. Alternatively, it may be possible to build an under-stair cupboard, kitted out with hooks, shelves and racks. Bathrooms &XVWRP PDGH à RRU DQG wall cabinets are ideal for storing toiletries and spare towels, keeping surfaces clear, while vanity units with shelves, drawers and cabinets can be built around sanitaryware to cover up pipe work. Alternatively, consider free-standing options such as dressers, cupboards and chests, and wall-mounted

pieces like shelves, racks and mirrored cupboards. Pipe runs can be hidden behind false walls of studwork and plasterboard, within which you can punch shallow shelves and cupboards. Do the same when building a shower wall and create niches in which to store shampoos and soaps. Bedrooms 7KHUH DUH IRXU ZD\V WR ÀW RXW a bedroom: use free-standing pieces that you can take with you when you move (but probably won’t be space HIÀFLHQW ÀQG D FDUSHQWHU RU MRLQHU WR PDNH D EHVSRNH URRP XVH D ÀWWHG IXUQLWXUH VSHFLDOLVW whose ranges often feature LQJHQLRXV VWRUDJH VROXWLRQV RU use inexpensive, off-the-shelf elements from DIY shops or storage specialists, and make it up yourself. It’s a question of working out what best suits you, your property and your pocket. Children’s Rooms Raised beds with storage underneath are great for storing clothes or toys. Drawers should be easy to open, but with stops that prevent them from sliding right out. Use large boxes, baskets or cupboards for bigger toys, and smaller containers for things like Lego, toy soldiers and paints.

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And Another Thing... Tom Spoils A Good Walk by Tom Hughes Follow Tom on Twitter @groomsdaybook

From the other end of the Sunday breakfast table, my Dearly Beloved stared at me in disbelief. “Tom, what on earth are you wearing?�

match play?� “Sure! Where do I go to rent some bats?�

a clearing of throats told me that my procrastination was getting on everyone’s wick. There was only one thing for it - death or glory. It was time to deploy the heavy artillery.

After kitting myself out with a half-set from the Sporting my Pringle jumper, club shop, we strolled Farah slacks and Michael RQWR WKH Ă€UVW WHH :LWK “The driver, Tom? Feeling Jackson glove I replied, the dew glistening on brave?â€? “What does it look like? I’m the immaculate fairway, off to spoil a good walk. , VTXLQWHG DW WKH Ă DJ I blew out my cheeks and Nigel has asked to make up Ă XWWHULQJ JHQWO\ LQ WKH narrowed my eyes. After a a four-ball.â€? mid-morning mist. With the quick check on the position pines swaying imperiously “Does he know you can’t of my target, I pulled back to my right, the club house play?â€? my mighty masher and let nestled serenely on my Ă \ ,PPHGLDWHO\ DIWHU P\ “Rubbish, I made par at OHIW VXUHO\ WKLV ZDV JROĂ€QJ swing I was up on one leg, Royal Birkdale.â€? Nirvana. As agreed, Simon leaning forward to check KDG Ă€UVW GLEV DW WKH JUHHQ “You mean you beat Evan the progress of my effort. A suggestive wiggle of his and Hannah at crazy golf “Can you see it?â€? haunches then - thwack! on Southport pier? Well off I glanced hopefully at His small white missile was you go then!â€? Nigel who grimaced and sent into a perfect trajectory After squeezing the then pointed at my feet. towards the hole. Nigel was Mondeo Ghia between two I looked down to see my up next, and proceeded shiny Germanic tanks, I ball still sitting happily on to hook his effort into the breezed into the club house the tee, awaiting further light rough. Third to tee off to be greeted by Nigel with instructions. Without was the debonair Chris, Simon and Chris - two tall skipping a beat I spat on who effortlessly located chaps clad from head to my hands and announced, the fairway. Soon it was all foot in Ping and Nike. “Okay, enough practice eyes on me. After dithering swings - let’s get off the over my weapon of choice, “Tom! Ready for a spot of 56 Log on to our website: www.uselocally.co.uk

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mark.” Like a coiled spring I unwound my twisted torso and whoosh…into the air she went, arcing beautifully into the sky. Unfortunately the item in the stratosphere wasn’t the ball - it was my club. With all the dignity I could muster, I trudged off to retrieve my equipment. After my fellow golfers were back up off the ground, I decided to follow Nigel’s advice: “Tom, why don’t you play it safe with a threeiron?” And so we slogged onwards. Finally, as dusk began to fall, we reached the eighteenth, by which time Simon and Chris, not unreasonably, had had

quite enough. And then LW KDSSHQHG 2Q WKH ÀQDO fairway I took a battered seven iron and swung it in the general direction of the pin. Thwack! I connected perfectly and up went my ball - a pure golf shot, rising gracefully skywards before plopping down gently onto the green…then - a hop, a skip…and unbelievably, in she rolled! “Did you see that? Did you see that!?” Nigel put his head in his hands as Chris turned to Simon and sighed, “How I pity his poor wife.” Back home I rushed upstairs and started

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Motoring

By James Baggott

First Drive: Range Rover Evoque Convertible

out of corners, with the gearbox strengthening in order to It was the ‘marmite’ concept at almost struggling with which maintain the car’s torsional the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, gear to select. Switching into enticing and perplexing 4x4 fans rigidity, despite its lack of its semi-automatic function roof. So impressive is this worldwide. and making use of the steering strengthening that all three And now, four years later, wheel mounted paddles proves doors of the convertible can be Range Rover’s Evoque slightly more responsive; convertible has come to fruition, opened and closed with ease however, even then the car when the car is resting on just and we have been driving it two diagonally opposing wheels. can feel like it is wallowing, through the snowy peaks of the especially up steep inclines. French Alps to see if it can still What’s under the bonnet? handle the rough stuff. A strange smell of an A 2.0-litre turbocharged overworked clutch lingers after Ingenium diesel engine powers Its hard top sibling has already intense stints of driving, proving the 4x4, putting out 180PS and sold more than half a million especially noticeable with the 430Nm of torque through the units since it was launched in roof down. (IĂ€FLHQW 'ULYHOLQH IRXU ZKHHO 2011 and over 1,500 orders drive system. Using intelligent have so far been placed for the What’s the spec like? electronics, this system varies convertible variant, before the A 10.2inch touchscreen is WKH Ă RZ RI WRUTXH EHWZHHQ WKH vehicle has even been seen in reminiscent of a tablet, allowing front and rear wheels in different the driver to navigate using easy WKH Ă HVK driving conditions. pinch and swipe motions even What is it? whilst driving. However, despite Fuel economy is a modest The Evoque convertible is being set back in the centre of 49.6mpg while the diesel emits WKH ZRUOG¡V Ă€UVW FRQYHUWLEOH WKH GDVK LW FDQ SURYH GLIĂ€FXOW WR 149g of C02 per kilometre, compact SUV. Based on the read when the roof is down due making it theoretically one of same platform as the Evoque, to sunlight casting shadows and and featuring much of the same WKH PRVW IXHO HIĂ€FLHQW 5DQJH UHĂ HFWLRQV DFURVV LW Rovers available. spec, the convertible looks, as could be expected, almost too The 9-speed automatic gearbox, Without the security of a roof or luxurious to take out of town. roll cage, safety is accounted for which is the only transmission However, Range Rovers are by hidden aluminium roll over available in the model, is lifted built to perform, and so in the bars, which automatically deploy straight out of the standard lengthy design process all within 90 milliseconds in the Evoque. The added weight of potentially restricting factors the chassis – 1,967kg compared event of an accident. were taken into account. to the coupe’s 1,690kg – is The convertible is not just a noticeable when accelerating The car’s chassis has received summer fancy. Boasting a 58 Your banner here? Phone for more info: 01529 469 526 / 07527 006737

Use Locally - Issue 39 July 2016 251litre boot – small for a 4x4 but large amongst its rag-top companions – 500mm water wade ability, all terrain progress control and a ski hatch, it is a comfortable and relatively practical drive whatever the weather. The roof can operate at speeds of up to 30mph, taking just 18 seconds to lower, and 21 to rise. Unlike some other convertibles, neither rear visibility nor boot capacity is compromised when the roof is folded down. Any rivals? Like for like, the Evoque convertible has no rivals. In its SRVLWLRQ DV WKH ÀUVW FRQYHUWLEOH compact SUV it is likely to draw a customer base from fans of OX[XU\ ' VHJPHQW FRQYHUWLEOHV looking for something a bit PRUH 'ULYHUV RI WKH RULJLQDO Evoque are also expected to be tempted by the latest offering from the quintessentially British brand.

What’s it like to drive? The 9-speed gearbox feels too sluggish for the convertible. 'HVSLWH EHLQJ WKH VDPH DV LV featured in the coupe, the added weight of the strengthened chassis leads to a distinctly heavy drive. However, in its position as the new it-car for fashionistas, it is unlikely that the convertible will be tackling much more than the occasional country road. Acceleration to 60mph takes 9.7seconds while the vehicle tops out at 121mph and steering LV UHDVVXULQJO\ ÀUP DW ERWK KLJK and low speeds. For a large car, wind noise could be a problem in the convertible form. However, clever aerodynamics and an optional ZLQG GHà HFWRU PHDQ WKDW QRLVH and buffeting in the front of the cabin is limited, and audible conversations can be held even at motorway speeds. Verdict As 4x4s go, the Evoque

convertible wouldn’t be the obvious choice. Practicality is seriously limited in the fourseater soft top, and despite the clever ski hatch – which comes as standard on the higherspec LUX model – realistically the model would only provide a comfortable long distance journey for two, making use of the rear seats as extra luggage space. But for drivers wanting the EHQHÀWV RI ERWK D [ DQG D VRIW top, they can’t go wrong with the convertible. Perhaps the model FRXOG GR ZLWK VRPH UHÀQHPHQW EXW IRU WKH ÀUVW RI LWV NLQG LW ZLOO certainly set a precedent.

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