YOUR LOCAL CROWD
LOCAL CROWD DECEMBER 2016
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THE BIG GIFT GUIDE Pages 7 - 13
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Your Welsh Pantomime Guide, Two great READER OFFERS, The New Year Detox, Rainwater Harvesting, & Cyber Security,
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Welcome.... To this Winter edition of Your Local Crowd....
As the nights draw in and we leave the blaze of autumn colour behind us, we have Christmas and the New Year to look forward to. So in this issue we’ve a bumper Gift Guide, with some great ideas for all the family, whether it be Christmas, a Birthday, Valentines or just to say Thank you, you’ll find all you need in our guide and on your local High Street. “Oh no its not...Oh yes it is!” Check out What’s On around Wales, over the next few months in our Pantomime guide and grab some tickets for some theatrical family fun. Not forgetting our team of committed contributors, who offer all manner of advice as we head into the winter months, from how & why we should harvest our rainwater - Celtic Sustainables, Cyber security and how best to protect ourselves Ashmole & Co, chasing nature with children - Kelly Robinson, childrens author an blogger and New Year detoxing - Birdsol. We also have an introduction to the new Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police, experience some delightful food at Manuka in Aberaeron, along with an exquisite overnight stay at Wales’ first art hotel, Twy y Felin, in the beautiful city of St David’s, who are running a couple of great Reader Offers. Check them out on page 19.
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Winter Driving Some practical advice for motorists driving in frosty and wintery conditions Tips for driving in icy conditions • Slow down, steer gently and avoid sudden sharp braking or acceleration • Leave a bigger gap between you and the car in front
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• If you skid, do not brake harshly,
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• If you travel across black ice and the steering feels light, don’t brake, just ease off the accelerator
Ensure your vehicle is prepared; • Antifreeze – check coolant level regularly and, if required, top-up with antifreeze. • Battery – the most common cause of winter breakdowns. A battery more than five years old may struggle in the cold. • Fuel – keep at least a quarter of a tank in case of unexpected delay. • Lights – check and clean all lights regularly. • Carry spare bulbs. • Tyres – need at least 3mm of tread for winter motoring. Check pressures at least every fortnight. • Windscreen – reduce dazzle from the low sun by keeping the screen clean inside and out.
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• Screen wash – use a 50% mix of a good quality screen wash to reduce the chance of freezing in frosty weather. • Locks and door seals – stop doors freezing shut with a thin coat of polish or Vaseline on rubber door seals. A squirt of water dispersant (WD-40) in locks will help stop them freezing. Winter emergency kit – it is worth kept in your vehicle • Blanket, rug or sleeping bag • Shovel • Torch and batteries • Tow rope • Bits of carpet or thick cardboard to place under driven wheels to help regain traction on ice or snow • Salt, sand or cat litter – to help clear snow and ice • Reflective jacket(s) • Ice scraper and de-icer • Snow chains (if you live in a remote or rural area) • Battery jump leads • Bottled water • Snacks – chocolate or cereal bars • Extra screen wash When bad weather is forecast • Warm winter coat, scarf, hat, gloves and warm clothes • Waterproofs • Sturdy boots • Flask of hot drink
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Look Local Danish design watches from £85 Trysordy Cymru, Aberaeron
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Smeg Food Mixer available from Y Goluedy, Newcastle Emlyn
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Carrie Elspeth bracelet from £12.95 & Orli rings from £13 Trysordy Cymru Aberaeron
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Vintage tin signs, from £10.99 LD Furniture Emporium Cardigan. www.ldfurniture.co.uk Ronin earings from £11.95 and bracelet from £18.95 Trysordy Cymru Aberaeron Large selection of sweets from Miss Bonnies Sweets Shop Aberaeron & New Quay
Mug and army bricks from £6; Boots from £40. Pembrokeshire Surplus Store Pembroke Dock
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A wide selection of tools and accessories from DPW Lampeter, Lampeter
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A wide variety of lamps from MGW New Quay, New Quay
15% discount on foot treatments at Totally Tootsies Footcare, Newcastle Emlyn. Gift Vouchers available
Look Local Memory Sticks from £16, Gaming Mousepad £9.99, Genuis Headset £11.99 Emlyn Computers Newcastle Emlyn A wide selection of bags & gifts available at MGW, New Quay A wide selection of electricals & light fittings from Y Goleudy, Newcastle Emlyn A wide range of cushions, pinboards& padded coat hooks from Spider Soft Furnishings, Llwyncelyn A wide selection of paintings by artist Natalie Chapman available at Chapmans Gallery & Framing, Aberaeron
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Cyber security for businesses HE most common breaches are viruses, spyware or malware (68%), and breaches involving impersonation of the organisation (32%). However businesses are improving productivity and getting more efficient by using digital technologies and the survey reveals that UK consumers are the biggest internet shoppers in Europe. While many businesses saw cyber security as important, many have not fully understood how their business is at risk and what action to take. Help for small businesses Guidance aimed at small businesses is provided in a publication ‘Small businesses: What you need to know about cyber security’ goo. gl/48p1AU.. It recommends three steps a businesses can take to tackle cyber security: • getting the basics right • adopting a risk management approach • adopting Cyber Essentials. Cyber security: the basics There are a number of simple actions and behaviours that can be
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followed including: • downloading software and app updates as soon as they appear on devices and computers • using strong passwords • delete suspicious emails • using anti-virus software and • training staff. Links to further advice are provided in the small business publication. It is important for staff to appreciate the importance of security and the government offers free online training courses at nationalarchives.gov.uk/ sme Managing risk The small business guide suggests a risk management approach to cyber security with four steps: 1. Understanding the risks - consider what is at stake if the business suffers a breach: money and IT equipment, information (from customer details to trade secrets), and even the reputation of the business. Think also about who poses the risk – it could be malicious hackers, but it may be accidental security failures by employees. 2. Planning - ask questions such as: what information assets are critical to the business and what risks could they be exposed to? How could the business continue to operate if systems were attacked? 3. Implementing - this involves putting in place security controls to protect the equipment, information and IT systems, and explaining responsibilities and best practice to staff.
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4. Reviewing - implementing routines to review and test the effectiveness of controls in the business. Cyber Essentials scheme To help businesses protect themselves from common internet based threats, the government has developed ‘Cyber Essentials’. It has two functions - to provide a clear statement of the basic controls all organisations should implement and to provide the Assurance Framework. The Assurance Framework offers a mechanism for organisations to demonstrate to customers, and others, that they have taken these essential precautions. The government recommends that all businesses operating online, selling goods and services online, or storing customer details and personal data, should aim to adopt Cyber Essentials as a minimum. The government already mandates this for many of its suppliers. More details about the Assurance Framework can be found at cyberstreetwise.com/cyberessentials Ashmole & Co Manchester House, Bridge St, Cardigan SA43 1HY 01239 612162 www.ashmole.co.uk
Disclaimer - This article provides only an overview of the regulations in force at the date of publication and no action should be taken without consulting the detailed legislation or seeking professional advice. Therefore no responsibility for loss occasioned by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material contained in this article can be accepted by the authors, publisher or Ashmole & Co.
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ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DE www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Sat 7 Jan to Sat 21 Jan 2017 Join the Wardens for their annual traditional panto . Great entertainment and lots of fun for all ages. This year join the Wardens team as they present ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, but watch out for the giant! THEATRE MWLDAN Bath House Road, Cardigan SA43 1JY 01239 621200 www.mwldan.co.uk
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The Christmas tradition of pantomimes is going strong, so here is our guide to what’s on in Wales Join Wendy, Michael and John as they brave Pirates, Indians, Mermaids and befriend the Lost Boys in their adventure to never grow up. LYRIC THEATRE 8 King St, Carmarthen SA31 1BD. 0845 226 3510 www.carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk
DICK WHITTINGTON 9 Dec - 17 Dec 2016 This spectacular production from Jermin Productions will play for a limited run at the Lyric Theatre just in time to get you into the Chirstmas festivities and promises to be a sensational Pantomime that really is “purr-fect” for the whole family! Join our hero Dick as he sets out on a hilarious antic filled journey in search of fame and fortune. Will he be able to fight off the raucous King Rat? Will he find his true love with the beautiful Alice? There is only one way to find out! THE FFWRNES Park Street, Llanelli. SA15 3YE 0845 2263510 www.carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk
PETER PANTO 17 Dec - 30 Dec 2016 Local amateur drama group Cardigan Theatre are heading to Neverland!
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SANTA IN LOVE 17 Dec – 31st Dec 2016 Have you ever wondered where the fairy on top of the Christmas
THE MINERS’ Wind Street, Ammanford. SA18 3DN 0845 2263510 www.carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk ALADDIN 28 Dec, 29 Dec 2016 A pantomime classic! Will the evil Abanazer convince Aladdin to enter The Cave Of A Thousand Dreams and fetch the lamp? Will Princess Jasmine find the boy of her dreams? And will Widow Twankey finally wear something that doesn’t look like an explosion in a paint factory? Wishey Washey and the gang transport the audience to Old Pekin for an adventure that has endured for centuries. TORCH THEATRE St Peter’s Rd, Milford Haven SA73 2BU 01646 695267 www.torchtheatre.co.uk SLEEPING BEAUTY 17 Dec – 31st Dec 2016 Written & Directed by Peter Doran Musical Director James Williams Filled with jealousy, the evil witch Maleficent curses Princess Rose to die on her 16th birthday but thanks to Rose’s Fairy Godmother she only falls into a deep sleep that can be ended with the kiss of a handsome prince.
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DICK WHITTINGTON 28th Dec 2016 to 2nd Jan 2017 The streets of Brecon will be paved with gold this Festive Season! Join our hero Dick as he sets out on an antic-filled journey with his cat and pantomime friends in search of fame and fortune. Will he be able to fight off the raucous King Rat? Will he find his one true love in the gorgeous Alice Fitzwarren? This purr-fect festive treat is jam-packed with all the classic traditional ingredients of stunning sets, brilliant songs, dazzling choreography and heaps of comedy slapstick to encourage plenty of laughs and audience participation... NEW THEATRE Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3LN 029 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
MARY POPPINS Wed 14 Dec 2016 – Sat 14 Jan 2017 Disney Cameron Mackintosh present the multi-award winning musical Mary Poppins. The magical story of the world’s favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs. PRINCESS ROYAL THEATRE Civic Centre, Port Talbot, SA13 1PJ 01639 763214 www.princessroyaltheatre.com DICK WHITTINGTON 12th Jan 2017 to 22nd Jan 2017 The streets of Port Talbot will be paved with gold this Festive Season! Join the dazzling DICK WHITTINGTON at the Princess Royal Theatre this Christmas. PENYRHEOL THEATRE Pontardulais Road, Swansea SA4 4FG www.swansea.gov.uk/ penyrheoltheatre 01792 897039
PETER PAN 10th Dec 2016 to 7th Jan 2017 The New Theatre’s pantomime will ‘Hofficially’ be the biggest and best yet with global television and entertainment mega-star David Hasselhoff as the dastardly Captain Hook in the swashbuckling adventure Peter Pan.
DICK WHITTINGTON 19th Dec 2016 to 24th Dec 2016 This spectacular Panto production from Jermin Productions will play for a limited run at the Penyrheol Theatre from the week leading up to Christmas and will be sure to get you and your family into the Christmas spirit... Oh Yes it will!! www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk | 13
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tree comes from, or why you never see a Christmas elf, or what exactly happened to Frosty the Snowman? Then join Santa and his friends in this fun filled family musical complete with games, giggles and your favourite Christmas songs, plus meet and receive a gift from Santa.
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THE MILLENNIUM CENTRE Bute Pl, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL 029 2063 6464 www.wmc.org.uk
Luxuriously Stylish Set in the heart of the beautiful Welsh countryside, Twr y Felin offers a unique experience. It’s historical building, a former working mill, has been beautifully and tastefully restored to provide a luxurious and restful base for exploring this wonderful part of Wales
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T’S been through a number of transformations, restored and extended, this luxury art hotel is now home to 19 en-suite bedrooms and two suites, offering meticulous service, fine dining and elegant guest rooms, all of which are hypo-allergenic. This makes Twr y Felin the perfect retreat for couples to take in the tranquillity. On arrival I was warmly greeted in the entrance hall and shown around the hotel and to my room. That’s right, no reception desk here, just one to one meeting and greeting. I was shown all that my room had to offer and given all the necessary guidance to explore the rest of the hotel. The room was spacious, comfortable and had all the whistles and bells you’d expect
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from a “luxurious’ hotel! A pod coffee machine, tea making facilities a fridge with fresh milk and bottles of welsh water. The en-suite had the biggest bath ever as well as a separate shower cubicle – both big enough for two! Pity I forgot to pack the husband. The décor throughout the hotel shows, I think, a strong Asian influence, unsurprising as the Welsh born owner Keith Griffiths, is an architect based in Hong Kong. Strong clean lines, if a little masculine in colour, showed meticulous attention to the smallest detail and his intention to make this the first art hotel in Wales is very much in evidence, with a wide range of artwork on all the walls and in every room. Over 100 in total, specially
commissioned art inspired by the St Davids peninsula and Pembrokeshire. Now, I am of the school “don’t know much about art but I know what I like” and I found some pieces a bit overwhelming, but on the whole it was a fascinating experience and I enjoyed browsing. After a restful day, I was looking forward to my evening meal in the hotel’s restaurant Blas – meaning ‘Taste’ in Welsh which offers a menu
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Tried & Tested influenced by the season and locality. It began with a delicious Amuse Bouche of Roasted Onion and Cauliflower Velouté. I chose Welsh Beef Fillet Scotch Egg, Celeriac, Black Pudding and Cockle Popcorn to start, which was cooked to perfection with the outer shell cooked but the inner egg still soft – how do they manage that? The black pudding was delivered as a soft mouse and the cockle popcorn was delightful. Onto the main, Sea Bream, Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper and Fondant Potato. Again cooked to perfection although I thought the potato was a little too solid to be called fondant, but what it lacked in texture, it delivered in taste. After a decent pause, giving me time to savour my crisp glass of Pino Grigio, came the desert. A delicious selection of local cheeses, Perl Las, Perl Wen and Golden Cenarth, delivered with sliced apple, grapes and crackers. All in all a delicious meal rounded off with a good coffee and a glass of Penderyn whiskey. After a good nights sleep in the
very comfortable & quiet space of my room, I was greeted in the morning by a beautiful Welsh autumnal morning with bright sunshine and a view down to the sea. Breakfast was again a very generous selection of 12 dishes and a well stocked buffet bar. As I am not a big breakfast person, so I settled for fresh fruit salad, orange juice coffee and toast, all served by a bright a smiling waitress. On chatting with other guests all appeared to be very happy with their stay, with one couple back for a second visit. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble for the staff who all were unfailingly discreetly attentive. Would I go back again – like a shot! I may even take the husband next time! The hotel joins sister properties, Roch Castle and Penrhiw Hotel, as the first fully serviced hotel of the group and is certainly a great offering for anyone visiting the area. Ffordd Caerfai, St Davids SA62 6QT. 01437 725555 www.twryfelinhotel.com Reviewed by Cathrine Moon
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Twr y Felin, a former windmill and now Wales’ first contemporary art hotel, located in Britain’s smallest city, St Davids, offers a ‘Croeso Cynnes Cymreig’ – ‘warm Welsh welcome’. Stay on bed and breakfast basis in one of 21 ensuite luxury bedrooms, or choose to dine at Blas restaurant, which offers a menu influenced by the season and locality. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks, we welcome resident and non-resident guests alike.
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Having lived in Ceredigion for many years and being a regular visitor to the beautiful town of Aberaeron, it baffles me how I’ve managed to walk past this restaurant many times without so much as giving it a second glance. What a mistake!
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HE splendid Georgian exterior looks much like any other in the picturesque town, but landing in the town on a busy Friday summers evening and searching for a new place to enjoy an evening meal, whilst avoiding the obvious choices, discovered another great ‘dinner destination’. Hidden from view behind the Georgian façade, facing the harbour is where you will find Manuka. The restaurant is split into two halves following the classic style of a Georgian townhouse, making the rooms feel cosy. Tastefully decorated with a mix of wood & metal table and chairs on stripped wooden floors and intimately lit, it was buzzing with atmosphere and chatter on our arrival. We’d not booked and the restaurant service was in full swing, but we were warmly greeted and thankfully were offered the last available table. With our drinks order promptly taken, we were left to study the menu. Interestingly the menu had a ‘grazing’ section as well as starters. So when our drinks were delivered, we ordered the Homemade Bread Rolls
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Welsh Butter/ Extra Virgin Olive, Balsamic Vinegar £3 & Marinated Olives £3 to start, whilst deciding on our mains. The rolls were delightfully fresh and served warm, the olives fat and juicy. A good selection of wines are available at Manuka and I opted for a glass of Chilean Los Espinos Sauvignon Blanc, £4.50, perfectly crisp and aromatic, my companion, the designated driver for the evening, had a refreshingly cold glass of soda and lime, packed with ice and freshly squeezed lime. For my main, I went for the smaller of the Sirloin Steaks, an 8oz at £22.50, which was served a perfectly medium rare, as requested, with Homemade Fries, Onion rings, Portobello Mushrooms and a Large Roasted Tomato. Thoughtfully presented and deliciously succulent, it was lovingly devoured. My companion went for Braised Welsh Beef Curry, cooked with Tomatoes, Cumin, Red Chilli, Coriander and Spicy Mango Chutney, £14.50. I was assured this too was deliciously tasty. The portion was a little smaller than you’d expect, but what it lacked in size, was more than made up for with taste. A rich & spicy curry with
the sweetness of the mango winning through. A portion of Triple Cooked Chunky Chips at £4, were ordered as a side completing the meal. Although on this occasion we selected steak and a curry, we were pleased to see a good selection of fish on the menu such as Cardigan Bay Lobster Thermidor £24.50, Spiced Monkfish Scampi Crushed Peas, Tartare Sauce £19.50 and Pembrokeshire Pan-Fried Wild Sea Bass £30.00, perfect for a harbour side restaurant. The deserts on offer looked fantastic, but feeling full after our main, decided to pass on this occasion. But on offer amongst others were White Chocolate Bavarois £6.50, Chocolate Délice £7.00 and a Cheese Board Selection of 5 Cheeses £9.00. The staff were welcoming, polite and attentive. The restaurant itself was loud, with the rooms echoing with chatter, but our table was positioned well, away from the louder larger group enjoying their Friday evening. If like us, you’ve overlooked Manuka in Aberaeron, take a look, you won’t be dissapointed! This is one restaurant we’ll definitely be visiting again. 01545 570033 8 Cadwgan Place, Harbourside, Aberaeron SA 46 0BU www.restaurantmanuka.co.uk Reviewed by Sam Jones Read more Reviews at www. yourlocalcrowd.co.uk
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EEDING garden birds is a relatively cheap activity to enjoy with your children but can give huge educational benefits. Not only will they enjoy the activity of preparing the feed, they will learn to help and respect wildlife. A variety of equipment can be used to feed your garden birds, such as Mesh & Seed Feeders; Suet feeders; Trays and Bird tables. Feeding areas can harbour dangerous bacteria if used by birds and not cleaned regularly. Use gloves when cleaning feeders and tables and remove old food and faeces from the feeding areas to prevent parasites. Appetite • Fruit – Apples, pears and other fruits attract blackbirds and thrushes • Nuts – Only use nuts suitable to birds. These attract finches, woodpeckers, tits and Nuthatches. • Sunflower seeds – Many birds enjoy these so you may see siskins, nuthatches, finches and buntings • Nyjer seeds – High in fat so a brilliant feed in the colder months, attracts finches. •Mixed seed – This is probably something most people start on when feeding birds as it’s sold in most supermarkets and local shops. Try to pick a mixed seed that contains lots of sunflower seeds, peanuts and flaked maize. As it is a mixed seed it will attract a variety of birds such as robins, finches and tits. • Fat balls – Always remove the netting surrounding the ball before putting it out for the birds as they can become entangled in it. How to make your own lard feeder: • 250g Lard • 1 generous cup of bird seed • A plastic container such as a yoghurt pot • Strong garden twine Before you make your lard mix, make a small hole in the base of your plastic container and thread a piece of twine though it securing with a knot. Lard is very cheap to buy, you can pick up a 250g block for as little as 30p. Leave this out of the fridge to make it easier to mix with a spoon. Using a large bowl, smooth the lard so that you are able to mix the seed into it. Pour in the seed and blend well. Fill your container and hang it from a tree or place it on a table. Kelly Robinson @naturemumblog2 www.naturemumblog.co.uk www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk |
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t’s now Harvest season. Most people think that things are growing to a close in the garden, it’s wind down time, the point at which the fruits of the labours are relished and we start to prepare for the oncoming harshness of winter. So why would anyone want to explore the idea of something like water-harvesting at this point in the year? Surely this is a spring and summer topic. Following the hugely disruptive patterns of flooding over past winters, of which the Teifi and Towy are not exempt, agencies have been given measures to deal with the resulting environmental and economic effects. But industry experts, including the UK Rainwater Harvesting Association have urged Welsh and UK government to take into consideration the links between flooding and drought. We are all aware that changes in rainfall patterns in the UK have seen both drought conditions in the summer and severe flooding in the winter. So the argument that drought management and flood avoidance are simply two sides of the same coin seems obvious, but current policies simply do not reflect this. It is highly likely that there will come a point where mains water supply and sewerage systems will no longer be able to meet the needs of our growing population. This, almost inevitable situation, will have an environmental and financial impact on the infrastructure used by the water companies, which will inevitably end up being be passed on to their customers as price rises. That’s to you and me.
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This is why more and more, savvy people are getting ahead and capturing their own rainwater – to make sure they have enough water for their needs throughout the whole year at a price they can afford whilst minimising their own, albeit small, impact on the environment. Rainwater Harvesting helps the environment in two ways: by collecting water, as opposed to allowing it to run off over the land, flooding can be prevented. The collection of rainwater will also benefit us in times of drought as the stored water can be used to take the load off the mains water system. The average home in the UK uses roughly 150 litres of water each day, but just 3% of that is used for drinking or cooking. Properly installed and filtered rainwater harvesting can provide around 50 per cent of a family’s whole water needs – not just their garden needs – without any effect on hygiene or comfort. It can be used for all sorts of things including toilet flushing, clothes washing, cleaning, as well as the more well known uses in the garden. This not only saves water, but saves money. Rainwater Harvesting, is therefore highly cost-effective as well as being ultra eco-friendly. Fortunately for the West Wales area, Celtic Sustainables stock and have available for direct supply high quality water tanks and rainwater harvesting systems that are quick and easy to install so you can start collecting rainwater over the coming winter months www. celticsustainables.co.uk/water-butts. Their garden rainwater tanks range in size from a capacity of 800L to 1500L capacity, or may be combined without
limit!! They also have a huge range of decorative water-butts from the slimline Noblesse and Maurano water-butts, fabulous for urban gardens and smaller spaces, to the Tuscan and Helena for a hint of Mediterranean style, as well as large and small water-butts, water barrels and square water-butts. They offer a selection of finishes, from a natural range of rock-effect to wood-effect and some are available in a range of colours, from standard green and black to vibrant and funky red and orange. As well as garden water-butts and tanks Celtic Sustainables also offer universal down-pipe collectors, filters, water-butt connector kits and “bullet-proof” home and garden pumps, all also stocked for direct supply. Celtic Sustainables showroom & shop Unit 9, Parc Teifi, Cardigan, SA43 1EW www.celticsustainables.co.uk/ rainwater-saving sales@celticsustainables.co.uk 01239 623506
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Winter is coming!
Brush Your Teeth Right!
Health
Pembrokeshire Dental Centre offer us some useful advice on how to brush our teeth so that they stay strong and healthy throughout our lifetime.
EMBROKESHIRE Dental Centre offer us some useful advice on how to brush our teeth so that they stay strong and healthy throughout our lifetime. On average, we’ll spend 70 days brushing our teeth over the course of a lifetime, not to mention the number of toothbrushes and the gallons of toothbrush we’ll use in the process. Make sure you’re doing it right to keep your teeth and gums clean and healthy with our guide to good toothbrushing. Which toothbrush? • Many people find it easier to brush more thoroughly with an electric toothbrush, and this is what we recommend. • For most people, medium or soft bristles will be fine – whether you use a manual or electric toothbrush. Children should use an appropriate toothbrush for their age and teeth. • Make sure you change to a fresh brush every 2-3 months. Which toothpaste? • The chemists and supermarkets are packed with a wide range of options when it comes to toothpaste. You should use a product that has a
minimum of 1,350 ‘parts per million’ fluoride. If you have specific problems such as sensitivity, your dentist can recommend the best products • Young children with no decay (up to the age of 3) can use a lower fluoride toothpaste – 1,000 ppm, but otherwise, there is no need to use a special ‘child’s toothpaste’ – although if it helps with brushing, go for it! • Use the recommended pea-sized amount of toothpaste; remember that children under the age of 3 only need to use a smear of toothpaste. When to brush your teeth • A good tooth brushing routine involves brushing for 2 minutes twice a day • Brush after eating – although if you’ve eaten acidic foods – or drinks – leave it for 30 minutes and drink some water to wash away harmful acids. • Although many people do brush first thing in the morning, it’s not
as important as brushing before you go to bed. Then just brush one other time during the day. Interdental cleaning • Your dentist or hygienist may well talk to you about cleaning your teeth ‘interdentally’ – that is between your teeth. This can help prevent gum disease and bad breath. • You can use floss/dental tape or interdental cleaning brushes – these come in a variety of sizes, so choose ones that fit snugly between your teeth. • Ideally, clean interdentally before brushing your teeth How to brush your teeth • You need to brush all the surfaces of your teeth • For the outer surfaces, hold your brush at a 45 degree angle. Don’t forget your back teeth, and brush your tongue too • Spit out any excess foam, but don’t rinse in order to gain the protection of residual fluoride that’s in your mouth. Establishing a regular toothbrushing routine is vital to ensure you keep your teeth strong and healthy and prevent gum disease. If you’re not sure you are doing it properly, why not mention is to your dentist at your next appointment? www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk | 19
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Reflect and reshape... S the days get shorter, the temperature drops and all life seems to seep from the garden, you might want to do nothing more than curl up in front of the fire and dream of spring. But getting your garden in shape will do you the world of good! This is the time of year your welly boots were made for! Grab your woolly socks, some gloves and perhaps a hat and get out in to the garden. There’s plenty to do, clearing up after the growing season. It’s also a time to reflect and reshape, make changes you may have been contemplating. And, if nothing else, it will make that fireside cup of tea and slice of cake all the more delicious! WINTER CLEANING Winter is a great time to clean your garden equipment. Utensils, pots and seed trays can all benefit from a good wash, using a mild detergent if necessary. Make sure your tools are properly dry before you put them away to avoid rust. Protect wooden handles with linseed oil, and sharpen your shears and secateurs. Get your lawnmower
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currently being used serviced now. TOP TIPS for winter veg. Cover BUILDING 1. Clear your borders parsnips, carrots and MAINTENANCE 2. Clean your gardening kit other root veg with leaves Check your sheds and 3. Get your mower serviced or straw so that the soil greenhouses for rot or 4. Make sure sheds and other doesn’t freeze and you other damage; replace structures are weather-proofed can keep harvesting greenhouse panes that 5. Give your lawn some TLC through the winter. might be susceptible to 6. Look after the wildlife THE BORDERS high winds and nail down 7. Plant spring bulbs As with other areas in loose roofing felt on your 8. Tidy up the veg patch the garden, your borders shed. Apply another coat 9. Protect winter veg and tubs need a good of wood preservative 10. Buy your seeds for next year clear out. Prune summer if needed. Check other flowering shrubs, dead head Autumn garden structures such as your flowering plants, cut back herbaceous gates and fences to make sure plants and get rid of summer bedding they are in good order before the and weeds. If everything is looking a bit really bad weather arrives. sorry for itself, plant winter bedding for TENDER LAWN CARE splashes of colour on the greyest days. TLC for your lawn that’s been PLANT SPRING BULBS walked, run, and BBQ’d on all Speaks for itself – tulips, daffodils, summer. Try and avoid walking snowdrops, crocuses, whatever you like. on the grass, although feel free to Equally spectacular in pots or planted attack any large weeds and moss. in drifts through the garden, planting Rake up fallen leaves regularly. bulbs as Winter draws in gives you COSSET YOUR something to look forward to. NON-HARDY PLANTS LOOK AFTER THE WILDLIFE All those delicate dahlias Fat balls and other appropriate food and geraniums need to be for birds, frogs, hedgehogs and other lifted and stored or potted up for wildlife will help them survive the winter. Move bigger plants in winter and help you keep down the pots nearer the house where it garden pests as the weather warms up. will be warmer. Protect those you Keep water available, and break any ice can’t move – tree ferns, banana that forms. plants, gunnera, from the colder SHOPPING weather wrapped up in hessian or When you do retreat to the fire, insulated with straw. THE VEG PATCH remember to take your favourite Get rid of any canes and netting gardening catalogues with you to plan that can’t be re-used next year, your planting for next year and buy in and dig over any soil that isn’t all your seeds.
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Health & Wellbeing
Not wanting figgy pudding? ...3 ways to avoid overindulgence this Christmas
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O it’s party season! But four 3-course Christmas lunches, three Christmas parties, two Christmas day meals and New Year’s Eve party later, plus the endless amount of chocolates, nibbly bits and cheese and biscuits, and you are heading for that all too familiar over indulgence feeling come the 1 st January. You’ll probably spend the rest of the year convincing yourself you’ll start your diet and drinking less next month. ‘I need junk food to get me through this hangover’ ‘We still have chocolate and wine to get through, I want to have that before we start…’ Sound familiar?! Wouldn’t it be great if this year was different? Instead of attempting to start a new diet on the 1 st January and failing by 3pm, why not start a healthy lifestyle now, one you can maintain? Or maybe you just want to keep the indulgence to a minimum to make it easier come January? Here are 5 tips for keeping those calories down but your spirits up this Christmas: 1. Try switching some alcoholic drinks on a night out for non-alcoholic. You can get a triple whammy benefit from this – cutting down the number of calories, relieving pressure on your liver and other organs, and keeping you hydrated for a lighter hangover the next day! You can even do this on the sly if you are afraid of being berated! For example you could try just having just a mixer on your round e.g. lemon-
ade instead of vodka and lemonade (40 calories instead of 97 (0r 134 for a double) or ordering a Becks Blue or other non-alcoholic beer in a glass (22 calories instead of 113). Getting yourself a shot of water is always another good trick to cutting down on those units (0 calories instead of 37!)! 2. Don’t buy lots of snacks and chocolates. It sounds simple, but if you don’t buy them, you won’t eat them. Even more important, you wont get used to them being around and there always been food to graze on. However, if you fancy something for you and your guests to nibble on, switch some of your snacks to less calorific, higher nutrient version. You could swap breadsticks and sour cream and chive dip for carrots/cucumber and hummus, Celebrations to dark chocolate covered mini rice cakes or chocolate orange to Nakd cocoa orange bits. 3. Swap your pudding in at your work Christmas meal to a coffee/tea. Cut out the sugar hit of the pudding and get yourself a warming drink instead. Many places are happy to offer this instead of the pudding. If coffee is already included, see if they can put you together a fruit salad. Fruits like berries, apples, pears and apricots don’t cause such a sugar high and have added superfood benefits such as antioxidants and vitamins. Of course you’ll need to give them plenty of notice and order in advance. 4. Start your exercise plan today. It
doesn’t have to be much, but getting your mind and body into the routine of exercise during December, will make it so much easier to continue through into January and beyond. Start by getting out for at least a 3 mile walk, three times a week or getting into a least two classes at your local gym. 5. Above all, be brave! The hardest thing, at all times of year, but particularly Christmas is dealing with peer pressure. Some people don’t want you to not appear to be joining in with everything as it either makes them reflect on their own over indulgence or your spoiling their fun. However, if you can be strong and just make a few changes, say no a few times, it will give you the strength to make small changes bit by bit to improve your lifestyle long term. And trust me, when you say you fancy a coffee instead of another alcoholic drink, you w on’t be the only one! Want some festive healthy recipes? Head to www.exerciseyourfreedom. com/fit-tips. Alternatively if you need help, support and advice with your nutrition and exercise, head to BirdSol now http://exerciseyourfreedom.com/ life-transformation. Leanne Bird Founder of BirdSol Fitness | Nutrition | Adventure | Well-being www.exerciseyourfreedom.com
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Mix it up!
Cocktail Recipes
Create something delicious, with our guide to some classic cocktails... PRINCE OF WALES • 1 1/2 oz. (4,5 cl) whisky • 1 oz. (4 cl) Champagne • 1 small piece pineapple or orange • 1 dash Angostura bitters • 1/4 tsp (1,5 cl) Maraschino liqueur • 1 tsp (1,5 cl) sugar Stir the sugar and bitters together, adding whiskey and the liqueur, then the pineapple. Skake with crushed ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Finally add the champagne. You can use cognac or brandy instead of whiskey, Bénédictine instead of Maraschino, and orange in the place of the pineapple. MARGARITA • 37.5ml tequila • 12.5ml cointreau • 25ml fresh lime juice • Lime wedge • Salt or sugar rim • Serve in a cocktail glass Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, or crushed ice, and pour with the ice into a chilled glass to serve. MOJITO • 50ml white rum • 2tsp brown sugar • ½ fresh lime • 4 mint sprigs • Soda water 22 | www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk
• Crushed ice • Serve in a highball Cut the lime into quarters and put two in the glass. Add sugar and mint then muddle together, squeezing the juice from the limes. Fill with crushed ice, top with rum and stir briefly to lift the mint and lime from the bottom of the glass. Garnish with mint and lime. WHISKY MAC • 10ml ginger liqueur • 40ml whisky Build the drink over a few ice cubes and garnish with a fresh slice of ginger. WHISKEY SOUR • 37.5ml whiskey • 37.5ml lemon juice • 12.5ml sugar syrup • Maraschino cherry • Serve in a cocktail glass Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and strain into a chilled glass to serve and garnish with cherry. MARTINI • 2 ½ parts gin • ½ part dry vermouth • 1 or 3 olives, or lemon twist • Dash of bitters, optional • Serve in a cocktail glass Fill a mixing glass with ice, add alcohol and stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
and garnish as desired. A dry martini has half the amount of vermouth, whilst an extra dry martini has a few drops or none. A dirty martini is garnished with olives and has a splash of the brine as well. A Gibson is a martini garnished with a cocktail onion and a vodkatini is made with vodka not gin. DAIQUIRI • 50ml rum • 25ml lime juice • 1 sugar cube • Serve in a cocktail glass Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and strain into a chilled glass to serve. MINT JULEP • 50ml rum or whiskey • 2 tsp caster sugar • 4 sprigs mint • Crushed ice • Dash soda water (optional) • Serve in a highball Mix 2 spoons ice, mint and sugar in the bottom of the glass, add half of the spirit and more ice, keep mixing, fill with ice and top with remaining spirit. Add a dash of soda if preferred. BLACK RUSSIAN • 50ml vodka • 25ml coffee liqueur • Serve in a lowball
glass, rub the rim with lime, fill two thirds with ice and top up with ginger beer. HOT BUTTERED RUM • 60ml spiced rum • 120ml boiling hot water • a knob of butter • brown sugar to taste Mix the ingredients and garnish with a sprinkling of nutmeg.
Fill the glass two thirds with ice, pour over the ingredients and stir well DARK AND STORMY • 50ml dark rum • 25ml lime juice (freshly squeezed) • Ginger beer • Ice cubes • Serve in a highball Add rum and lime juice to the
MANHATTAN • 50ml whiskey • 12.5ml sweet vermouth • 2-3 dashes bitters • Maraschino cherry Serve in a cocktail glass and proceed as for a martini. BRANDY ALEXANDER • 25ml cognac • 25ml crème de cacao • 25ml cream • Serve in a cocktail glass Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and strain into a chilled glass to serve.
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WHITE RUSSIAN • 37.5ml vodka • 25ml coffee liqueur • 25ml cream • Serve in a lowball Fill the glass two thirds with ice, pour over the alcohol, stir well and top with cream.
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GIN TWIST • 30ml dry gin • 30ml lemon juice freshly squeezed • 30ml hot water • sugar to taste Combine the gin, lemon juice, and hot water and sugar to taste.
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