the viewer september 2010

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September 2010

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Dear Neighbours,

Welcome to the September

edition of ‘The Viewer’.

I thought it was time I

added my photo to the edi-

tor’s letter. I hope it doesn’t

frighten anyone!!! Now you all know that it

isn’t the little elves publishing this magazine

and making sure they are delivered

through your door. It is in fact little me, sat

at the desk as busy as a bee, making sure

it all gets finished in time ready for the

printer, and organising all the distribution.

Well, surprisingly, we have had a few

sunny days amongst the rainy days. I hope

you all enjoyed the summer and have had

lots of fun. If you have been to any of the

places or activities listed in The Viewer it will

be interesting to hear from you. How did

you get on? Would you go again? What

did you think?

Also, I did start an article last month re.

Leisure Cycling Guide round Peterborough

by Travel Choice. I hope some of you tried

this out, if so, please email your experi-

ences to [email protected]. If you

enjoyed the cycling route, there is another

one to try on page 6.

I got a new bike for my birthday in

June, so I promise, I will give it a go this

month, so go on everyone, if I can do it so

can you!!! I will keep you updated with my

experience, please don’t forget to let me

know how you got on.

This month we have another competi-

tion to win a family ticket to the East of

England Autumn Show held on 10th Octo-

ber. Go to page 56 to enter. Good Luck!!!

Now the summer is almost over and the

children are back at school. We can look

forward to a few relaxing days and some

time to ourselves. But don’t forget it is only

16 weeks to Christmas. So while you are

relaxing, why don’t you start by looking

through the magazine for some gift ideas

for your loved ones. Happy reading!

Until next time!

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Tel: 01733 330658

Email: [email protected]

Whilst every care is taken to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot

accept responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by error in

the printing of an advert.

All artwork is accepted on the strict condition that permission has

been given for use in the publication.

Adverts are accepted on the understanding that descriptions of

goods and services are fair and accurate. The Viewer does not

officially endorse any advertising material included within this publica-

tion.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,

stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form, electronic,

mechanical, photocopying or otherwise - without the prior consent of

the publisher.

Editor: Ellie Melillo

Contents

Business Features

Athena Holistics - Zambrozza anti ageing drink

Halls the Chemist

1A Dental

Vet Savers

Regular Articles Cycling for Leisure

Working from Home: Next Door’s Parcles

Gardening: Picking & Storing Tree Fruit

Recipe - Plum & Almond Tart

Book Review - Books for Foodies

Motor Review: Alfa Romeo Mito MultiAir

Finance & Business

Travel: Anglesey

Monthly Horoscopes

Local Information Local Information

Ride for Ryder

East of England Autumn Show

Your Local Trades

Ortongate Fair 2010

Local Information

Useful Contact Nos.

Your Local Events and Library Events

Puzzles Children’s Puzzle Page

Adults Puzzle Page/Sudoku

Special Features Teenage Book Review - Cherry Crush

Joe Pasquale - Questions and Answers

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Ride for Ryder 19th September See page 14


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Cycling for LeisureCycling for LeisureCycling for LeisureCycling for Leisure

H ere we have another cycling route you can enjoy with your family,

a great way to get to know Peterborough. ‘The Nene Park Loop’

is a 7 mile route that starts in the city centre and follows the Nene Val-

ley Railway before meandering through the Woodston Ponds Nature

Reserve and entering Ferry Meadows Country Park. The return route

takes you across Orton Mere, before cycling through the Sculpture Park

and the Boardwalks Nature Reserve.

This route is completely off-road and therefore suitable for families and

inexperienced cyclists. This should take approx. one hour at an aver-

age speed of 8mph. See map and directions below.

We will feature a new cycle route every month from the Leisure Cycling guides by Travel

Choice.

Directions: 1. Start on the foot and cycle bridge by Viersen Platz and turn RIGHT

signed the Wellingtonia cycleway for Woodston and Orton.

2. Continue alongside the River Nene and the Nene Valley Railway.

2. At 1.4 miles cross the Nene Valley Railway. Pass the first wooden

bridge on your right, before turning RIGHT over the second bridge,

signed Orton Mere and Ferry Meadow. Turn left immediately after crossing the bridge.

3. After passing Orton Mere Railway Station make a LEFT and then a RIGHT turn signed Nene Park

and Ferry Meadows

4. At end of the cycle path turn RIGHT onto Goldie Lane and cross over the Nene Valley Rail-

way. Keep LEFT alongside the Nene Valley railway.

5. At 3 miles cross Ham Lane and turn RIGHT signed Ferry Meadows and Bretton. Arrive at Ferry

Meadows Visitor Centre.

6. Before Ham Bridge turn RIGHT signed Riverside Walk and Bluebell

Wood. Continue alongside the river before crossing the Nene Valley

Railway and turning LEFT back down the cycle path. At the end of

the cycle path turn LEFT over Orton Mere before turning RIGHT and

going under the Nene Parkway. Pass alongside the Rowing Lake.

7. Pass the Boathouse Pub, turn RIGHT over the bridge and follow signs

for the Workhouse cycleway. Turn RIGHT as the route takes you back towards the River Nene.

8. Continue alongside the River Nene and arrive back at Viersen Platz.

If you would like any additional information on cycling in Peterborough,

please visit www.travelchoice.org.uk

Footbridge across the River Nene

Nene Valley Railway


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Local Information — Local Information — Local Information

Kit out the kids for next to nothing

Nearly New Sale in Peterborough on 9 October

T hanks to the Peterborough branch

of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT),

Mums and Dads can kit out their

children with virtually brand new clothes

and toys at a fraction of high street

prices.

A Nearly New Sale of clothes, toys and

accessories for babies and toddlers will

take place on Saturday 9th October at

The Fleet, Fletton, between 10.30 and 12

noon. Admission is just £1. Be sure to

arrive early for the best bargains.

Parents are welcome to come along as

buyers or sellers with just one condition -

that the goods they bring must be 'nearly

new'. If you would like to sell please

contact the NCT beforehand on

0844 243 6240 or email:

[email protected]

to receive a sellers pack.

Sharon Raymond, Chair of the Peterbor-

ough branch of the NCT, explained:

"All parents want the best for their chil-

dren but many of us simply can't afford

the latest 'must have' item as well as the

everyday clothes an active child can

get through.”

“The cost of kitting out a child for the first

five years can run to thousands of

pounds. Our NCT Nearly New Sales are

the perfect solution - high street quality

at knock-down prices."

NCT Nearly New Sales give parents the

chance to buy everyday necessities like

vests, jeans and T-shirts for their children.

They can also find items such as coats

and clothing for special occasions as

well as toys and other accessories - all for

a fraction of their retail price.

The sales are intended to ease the strain

on the childcare budget of the average

family by offering parents a more eco-

nomical alternative to buying new.

All proceeds raised from the sale help

fund NCT charity services and cam-

paigns. The NCT is the UK’s leading char-

ity on pregnancy, birth and early parent-

hood. Every year the charity supports

thousands of parents through an incredi-

ble life-changing experience, offering

relevant information and mutual support

through a network of over 300 local

branches, UK wide helplines, antenatal

and early days courses, breastfeeding

counselling and peer support schemes.

10.30am - 12 noon (Members 10.15) Fleet Centre, Peterborough. PE2 8DL

Admission £1 (in aid of NCT Charity).

All items for babies & preschoolers! We sell your items.

For details or to volunteer: 0844 2436240 or email

[email protected] www.nct.org.uk/peterborough

No shopper’s pushchairs please

Saturday 9th October


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Working from Home Next Door’s Parcels

by Ted Bruning

I t’s a hangover from the days when most

households had one spouse who went

out to work while the other – the one who

did the really hard labour – was at home

most of the time that parcels are generally

delivered during the day. It follows that

nowadays, when most couples both have

to work to pay the mortgage, deliveries are

generally made when no-one is in.

Logically, Parcelforce and DHL and

FedEx and whoever ought to do their

rounds in the evening, when there’s likely to

be somebody at home to sign for whatever

it is they’re delivering. But they don’t seem

to have got their heads round this obvious

truth yet; so the duties of every worker-from-

home include acting as neighbourhood

delivery depot.

This never used to be a big deal – in

fact, it was a positive pleasure to be able to

do a little favour for a neighbour, especially

one that involves so little time and effort.

Answer door, sign docket, leave package in

hallway until neighbour comes to collect. In

return, huge moral leverage. So when the

neighbour storms round to complain

apologetically about the son and heir’s

electric guitar, a hurt look and a wounded

tone are all it takes to defuse the situation.

But lately, what with that interweb

shopping and all, the volume of home

traffic has soared. The net has turned into a

global shopping mall, and vans laden with

everything from smoked eels to flatpack

furniture clog up our little street throughout

the day. It seems to be a case of

“Recession? What recession?” for my

neighbours, whose houses must be

absolutely stuffed with brand-new

consumer goods of all shapes, sizes, and

descriptions. They all work hard to pay for it

all, mind, because they’re never at home;

and I seem to spend half my day standing

at the front door trying to scribble

something that looks vaguely like my

signature on one of those electronic

notepads while the van driver stands there

fretting impatiently as if I was wasting his

time!

Some days my hallway looks like a

warehouse, and I have to fight hard to resist

the temptation to tease loose a corner of

each parcel to see what’s inside. Especially

the ones in plain wrappers. Whatever has

that homely-looking woman from just down

the street ordered this time? And why does

she always look so shifty when she comes

round in the evening to collect? Unbidden

and unwanted mental pictures form…..

Mind you, they’re all so thickly bound in

parcel tape that there’s no chance of

copping a surreptitious peek. The volume

of waste generated by all this home

shopping is enough to make an ecologist

weep. I suppose that in order to protect all

these fragile goodies in transit, they have to

be swaddled in enough bubblewrap and

cardboard to make them virtually bomb-

proof. But given that most of the electrical

goods you buy these days are so shoddily

constructed that they break within days

anyway, going to such lengths to stop them

getting scratched seems a bit of a forlorn

effort to me.

Anyway, I’m so fed up with acting as the

street’s unpaid storeman that from now on

I’m going to start charging a small fee. It

might not make me popular, but hey –

every street needs at least one cranky old

curmudgeon, and from this day forth it’s

going to be me.


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Tone your-self up - Achieve your fitness goals

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To get fitter or better for sporting event

Get motivated & confident Train at home, local park or at a large Peterborough Gym

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Raise Money and Have Fun taking part in these sponsored events by Sue Ryder Care in aid of Thorpe Hall Hospice

Ride for Ryder - Now in it's forth

year, Ride for

Ryder Peterbor-

ough is once

again offering

you the chance

to ride one of

our five different

cycle routes.

Catering for all

abilities, our

routes take you

around the city and out to its surrounding

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tryside at your own leisure, whilst raising

money for Thorpe Hospice. You can

choose from 5 miles, 18 miles, 35 miles, 55

miles or even 83 mile routes that start and

finish at Sue Ryder Care - Thorpe Hall Hos-

pice on Sunday 19 September and

we'd love to see you there. Don't forget -

if cycling is not your thing, then you can

set your own Ride for Ryder challenge;

balloon, buggy, bus - the choice is yours!

GER - Fancy putting on your running

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now, because we'd love you to take on

a sponsored run to raise funds for us!

We'll be with you and support you every

step of the way - no matter what dis-

tance you decide to tackle -so what are

you waiting for? Perhaps this could be

the year for you to rise to the challenge

of a marathon or maybe a half mara-

thon. The Perkins Great Eastern Run takes

place in just over a month time at

10.10am on 10th October 2010, and last

year our runners helped to raise an amaz-

ing £18,000 for Thorpe Hall Hospice. How

about starting here and helping us smash

this target in 2010, to provide vital care to

those who need it most.

Spooktacular - Join us at our family

friendly Halloween Walk on Saturday 30th

October at Ferry Meadows. This is a

chance for the whole family to dress up

in fancy dress and walk to raise money

for Sue Ryder Care, Thorpe Hall Hospice.

If you would like information on any of

the events above please call the fund-

raising team on 01733 330060 or email

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Zambrozza A Powerful

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I n our modern world our bodies are

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then leading onto diseases. Excess free-

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fects of premature ageing. When we

age we always refer to the way we look,

particularly our face, the skin and quality

of our hair. In actual fact, although these

are of outward signs of ageing, the age-

ing process actually starts within our bod-

ies.

To combat anti-ageing and reverse the

effects of free-radical damage our bod-

ies require anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants

can be found in many foods but due to

modern intensive farming, harvesting

food too early and food manufacturing

processes our food is significantly less nu-

tritious that it was forty years ago. Eating

a tomato in the 1940’s is the equivalent to

eating ten tomatoes today to get the

same nutritional value. We have to eat

more to consume the nutrition we vitally

need. It is ever more important today for

all to supplement our diets. Anti-oxidants

scavenge and neutralise free radicals

throughout the body. Free radicals are

also caused by our own metabolism and

energy production as well as from pollu-

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and over processed foods.

Zambrozza, Nature’s Sunshine’s best sell-

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Hollywood Smiles by Lorraine Mace

Many of the glamour factors observed in the USA are becoming a way of life in the UK. One of these is a fascination with gleaming white teeth. If you’ve set your heart on a Hollywood smile, what’s the best way to go about getting one? Unless you have a fortune to spend on cosmetic dentistry, the best way to improve your smile is by whitening your teeth.

Undergoing a tooth whitening course at the dentist should ensure that you achieve the desired bright smile without damaging the enamel surface of your teeth. This is not a ‘quick fix’ treatment as it will take between three and four weeks to complete. However, once the course has finished the ‘Hollywood Smile’ you are left with can last for up to three years.

Do bear in mind that you cannot have this done on the NHS, so it’s essential

to get an estimate before agreeing to any treatment.

The downside

Side effects vary from person to person, but your teeth may become sensitive to cold. Or you might experience some gum discomfort. However, these symptoms usually disappear within a few days of

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Do it yourself There are home whitening kits, but if

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Thomas hauls the Mail Train

September 4th/5th. Children can sort letters in the Royal Mail coach as Thomas takes the Travelling Post Office to Yarwell – demonstrations of dropping and collecting mail at speed whilst

children watch theSpectacle from alongside the apparatus at Yarwell!

A superb entertaining and educational spectacle!

The NVR is one of only three heritage railways able to offer this

experience. Booking essential as places limited.

Adults £10, children £5.

1940s Weekend September 25

th/26

th

The clock is turned back 70 years – singers on the platform, trains patrolled by German and British soldiers, spam and rabbit pie

service in the café, exciting battle re-enactments staged each day including a train ambush! Train ticket gains you entry – come along in period costume!

Plus evening events: Fri 24th – Bier Kellar with oompah band (£8); Sat 25th Spitfire Ball

dance – singers/comedian £10, Sun 26th Wartime Railway Films – free.

Two great superb events - not to be missed

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Cherry Crush Cathy Cassidy

“My world has opened out, filled up with challenges and complications

and possibilities.”

Cathy Cassidy is a successful and very talented author of Dizzy, Indigo Blue, Drift-wood, Sundae Girl, Scarlett, Gingersnaps, Lucky Star, Angel Cake and now Cherry Crush; the first book in the series of ‘The Chocolate Box Girls’.

Cherry Costello and her dad move to Somerset with the quirky and unique Charlotte – Cherry’s dad’s new girlfriend; and her four daughters. Cherry feels finally accepted and part of a real family with Coco, Summer and Skye, but it’s obvi-ous that the gorgeous and outgoing eldest sister - Honey; doesn’t want any-thing to do with her. What makes matters worse, however hard Cherry fights it, she’s slowly falling in love with Honey’s boyfriend - Shay, can she really compete with her stepsister and is the feeling mutual between Cherry and Shay?

This enchanting book really captures the motives behind Cherry’s stories and wild imagination to come up with a few white lies to make herself fit in to this new family. Their lives seem pretty much perfect, but with spiteful Honey, love sickening Shay and so many heavenly chocolate truffles thrown into the mixture, life isn’t all sweet.

Released on the 2nd September this delightful book will capture your imagination and have you on a whirl wind tour!

Go to www.cathycassidy.com for more information on Cathy Cassidy’s wonderful books, games and reviews!!!

Teenage Book Review By Lisa Melillo


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Gardening Picking & Storing Tree Fruit

by Ursula Buchan

G ardeners are often uncertain

about how best to harvest and

store the fruit from their trees.

A further complication arises if you

have inherited fruit trees at a new

home without knowing exactly what

varieties you have.

Fortunately, you can deduce a lot

from the fruit itself. Dessert apples tend

to be smaller than cooking apples, with

more highly coloured skins. ‘Tend’ is

the operative word, because there are

always exceptions to the rule. Bramley

Seedling, the commonest ‘cooker’, is very

distinctive – a big, round, green apple.

Early dessert apples that are ripe in

August, such as Discovery, are picked when

they start to colour and drop, and eaten

immediately. They do not store well

because they are already sweet enough to

eat. If you have too many to eat at once,

put them in perforated clear plastic bags

and store them in the fridge.

The same can be said of mid-season

eaters, which are picked in September,

such as James Grieve and Scrumptious, but

you will have to pick on several occasions,

as they ripen. With a cupped hand, lift the

apple and twist gently; if it comes away

with its stalk intact, it is ready to be picked.

Never force apples off a tree,

Pick later-maturing varieties before they

are completely ripe, from late September to

late October, depending on the variety.

You must store them to sweeten and soften

enough to be palatable. The right moment

to pick is when the odd, unblemished fruit

drops off the tree. Take the utmost care not

to bruise them.

Apples must be picked by late October:

frosts and winds will threaten them after

that. Examples of late-maturing dessert

apples include Ashmead’s Kernel (pick

early October, eat from December), and

Sunset (pick late September, eat from

October). Culinary varieties, which you can

store, include Bramley’s Seedling, Newton

Wonder and Annie Elizabeth.

To enjoy harvesting and storing apples,

you need some equipment: a bladed fruit

picker, to obviate using a ladder, and a

wooden storage rack. The important thing

with storage is that each fruit must be

segregated from the others, because if their

skins touch, brown rot spreads like an

epidemic through the crop. Twist

newspaper into thin rolls and lay it on the

racks to segregate the apples in their rows.

Or wrap apples in glossy magazine paper

and store them in cardboard boxes or

shallow trays. Don’t store any damaged

fruit. Note the name of the variety, and

when it is likely to be ready, in the rack.

Checking frequently is especially

important with dual-purpose apples, like

Newton Wonder, which you cook initially,

but which soften into eaters by Christmas.

To keep your apples as long as possible, put

the rack or boxes in a dark, airy, frost-free

place, at about 4 C.

Pears should not generally be left to

ripen completely on the tree (except the

earliest-maturing varieties, such as Beth).

They are best picked when still hard, when

the first windfalls drop and the skins have

just begun to yellow. Store pears

unwrapped, on racks, in a dark place at

about 7 C. Most won’t take long to ripen,

so check often. Pears are ready to eat

when there is a bit of give as you press the

pear near the stalk with your thumb.


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Other local produce available including pork, seasonable

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Free educational visits for groups

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Book Review - Books for Foodies

I t’s harvest festival time, so for all the

foodies out there, we’ve compiled a list

of books to celebrate all that is edible.

Enjoy!

The History of Food by Maguelonne

Toussainte-Samat

Rivalling the Yellow Pages for weight, this

fantastically detailed story of food was first

published in France in 1987, where it was met

with rapturous applause for being a

fascinating, entertaining and remarkable

read. Full of chapters following the journey of

individual foods, featuring incredible

anecdotes and facts, this is a must-have for

anyone who’s interested in what they eat.

The Food Doctor: Healing Foods for the Mind

and Body by Vicki Edgson and Ian Marber

You don’t have to be a holistic therapist to

know that what you put inside your body has

a big impact upon what you get out of it.

Looking at a range of ailments and properties

of ingredients, The Food Doctor is packed

with nutritious knowledge, featuring the

definitive list of the top 100 foods for health.

You’ll buy this if you know what’s good for

you.

Hugh Fearlessly Eats it

All: Dispatches from the

Gastronomic Front Line

by Hugh Fearnley-

Whittingstall

Now a huge TV

personality, this

collection of articles

harks back to the pre-

River Cottage days.

Known for being

passionate about

where our food comes

from, Hugh describes

Japanese adventures involving a fishy

Russian-roulette, as well as delving into the

ethics of fast food and battery chickens.

Desperate for readers to explore with their

taste-buds whilst understanding the

implications of what they buy and eat, the

musings of this culinary crusader are well

worth a read.

Toast: The Story of a Boy’s Hunger

by Nigel Slater

We all have those favourite recipes we loved

(and hated!) so much as a child. Smells of a

Christmas cake baking, burning toast and the

frighteningly modern (and unmanageable)

spaghetti bolognaise takes the reader back

to their own childhood, as well as it Nigel’s

Past - to the times and the people, and the

plates of food which preserved every

memory.

Food Rules: An Eater’s

Manual by Michael Pollan

Following on from his best-

selling ‘In Defence of Food’,

here we have sixty-four

golden rules which cut

through the science,

nutritional jargon and trend,

to tell us in simple, common

sense terms: how to eat (and enjoy it). This

pocket-sized manual is sure to change what

you buy and eat, without a trace of a faddy

diet or the need for a glossary.

The Flavour Thesaurus by Niki Segnit

For anyone who loves to experiment in the

kitchen, this is a unique collection of flavour

combinations, providing information and

inspiration for any creative cook. Detailing

160 popular ingredients and exploring all the

ways they might be combined in the kitchen,

this book is educational, full of practical

advice - and funny too.

NEW RELEASE Swallow

This by Mark Philips

There are a thousand

books out there for wine-

buffs, but what if you

simply like a drop every

now and then and fancy

knowing a bit more

about it? This American

title aims to provide a

‘progressive approach’

with practical information such as the four

golden rules of buying good (not necessarily

expensive) wine, why you shouldn’t store it in

your kitchen and how to make it taste better

with the use of a microwave and ice cubes.


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East of EnglandEast of EnglandEast of EnglandEast of England Autumn ShowAutumn ShowAutumn ShowAutumn Show

E njoy a day of fur and feather at

the East of England Autumn

Show on Sunday 10th October

2010, at the East of England Show-

ground in Peterborough.

Organised by the East of England Agricul-

tural Society, visitors to the show can expect

to see thousands of animals of all shapes

and sizes, from small livestock exhibits in-

cluding mice and fancy rats to special dis-

plays of rare and endangered livestock

breeds. Returning for it’s second year, the

East of England Giant Vegetable Competi-

tion will show the fruits of a season of hard

work by the region’s vegetable growers.

We are pleased to announce The London

Championship Small Livestock Show will be

joining the East of England Autumn Show in

2011. In anticipation of this they will be ap-

pearing at this year’s show to give us a taste

of what to expect. Be sure to visit their stand

for more information.

There will be many displays of traditional

country life, including country crafts, as well

as large animal exhibits. Magnificent Shire

horses, incorporated as part of the Wisbech

Shire Horse Show, will be dressed in their

traditional glory. There will also be the

chance to see Pony Club show jumping

competitions, donkey driving and harness

goats.

For those who prefer their animals with a

bark, there will be plenty of dog displays

and classes including ‘Scruffts’ (the Kennel

Club’s search for the crossbreed of the

year), the final of the Burgess Supa Dog

Agility Stakes, and Terrier and Lurcher cham-

pionships.

There will be an exhibition of poultry and

waterfowl featuring all major breeds, and a

poultry sale of over 2,000 lots. Birds will also

be represented by pigeons (display and

competitive classes).

Discover the ideal opportunity to make an

early start on some Christmas shopping with

a wide variety almost 200 trade stands to

choose from, alongside a Craft Fair show-

casing creative designs and a Food Hall

offering the very best in regional food and

drink. There will also be plenty of attractions

to keep children amused including a tradi-

tional Victorian funfair.

Advanced tickets are priced at Family (2+2)

£12, Adult £6, Senior (65+) £4.50 and Chil-

dren (5-16 years) £3 and can be purchased

in advance via the ticket hotline on 0845

600 5445. Tickets will be available on the

gate priced at: Family (2+2) £15, Adult

£7.50, Senior (65+) £5.50 and Children (5-16

years) £3.50. Gates open from 9am-4.30pm.

Car Parking is FREE.

Please visit www.showground.org.uk to discover

more about the exciting events at the East of England

Showground.


Michaelmas falls on 29th September each year and heralds the start of autumn, the time when your garden starts to fade into quiet sleep. But there is a flower that comes into full bloom now; the old-fashioned Michaelmas Daisy. These pretty, simple daisy-like flowers come in all shades of purple, with blue, pink, white and red varieties.

Asters provide glorious patches of colour and their flowers last for many weeks, brightening up rapidly dwindling flower beds. These plants come in sizes ranging from 60cm to 150cm. The bright yellow centres attract insects and are loved by bees and butterflies. Asters are also excellent cut flowers.

As fully hardy perennials asters return every year. Asters can be propagated by dividing clumps every couple of years in spring. Over the years, plants can become leggy and spread via runners and self-seeding. Watch out or they may become weeds! Cut back after flowering to prevent powdery mildew. If this isn’t a problem in your garden, leave the dead flower heads to provide food for winter birds and insects.

As these plants are not fussy about soil conditions, they are a wonderful plant for all gardens, providing welcome colour at a time when other flowers are dying down.

Michaelmas Daisy - Aster

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By James Baggott, editor of Car Dealer Magazine (CarDealerMag.co.uk)

Motoring Review: Alfa Romeo MiTo MultiAir

A lfa Romeo is a brand that conjures

up all manner of images in the aver-

age car buyer’s mind: Passion, flair,

beauty – it’s the stuff motoring dreams are

made of.

But on the flip side of the coin are the

less attractive connotations – reliability

woes and trouble-prone electrics are repu-

tations dealers are still struggling to over-

come.

With that in mind, news that the most

complicated engine ever to grace an

automobile is being fitted to the latest MiTo

might send a shudder down the spine of

some retailers. But the new MultiAir power-

plant isn’t something to be feared.

Yes, it might be more complicated than

quantum physics, and the last thing you

EVER want to do is get involved in a full-

blown conversation about how it works, but

the fact remains it is still a dramatic leap

forward.

All you really need to know are three key

facts: MultiAir is more fuel efficient, it’s

greener and, most importantly, more power-

ful than a standard engine. It does all this in

an extremely clever way too.

It’s something to do with pistons, valves

and springs. Or something, however it works,

it’s seriously complicated and impossible to

explain here without sending you to sleep, so

I won’t bother. Google it if you’re interested.

What’s far more important is how it

drives. And boy does it excel here. The Mul-

tiAir 1.4-litre, turbo-charged engine is avail-

able with two power outputs: 135bhp and

170bhp. The latter is the most exciting of the

duo, hitting 60mph in 7.5s, topping 135mph

and it’s got that evocative Cloverleaf

badge of days gone by too.

On the road, turbo-lag has been all but

eliminated producing a driving experience

that really stirs the soul. Power is almost in-

stantaneous and the MiTo feels beefy, belie-

ing its size. This is, after all, the Italian’s rival to

the Mini and with this unit under the bonnet

will be a true contender for honours against

a Cooper S.

The MiTo MultiAir also features a host of

other tech for the car maker including ac-

tive suspension, fuel saving stop-start and

DNA. That last one is utterly superb – it’s an

electronic system (don’t grimace) that com-

municates with the engine, braking, steering,

suspension and transmission to alter the ‘feel’

of the car, depending on circumstances.

Derived from racing, it’s dramatic in the

way it alters the MiTo and with the ‘Dynamic’

setting engaged, makes it feel positively

sporting. The throttle response is crisper,

steering sharper and the car hunkers down,

gripping harder in bends. The other two set-

tings stand for ‘Normal’ and ‘All weather’,

which again alter the car’s feel accordingly,

but are rather less exciting.

Another debut in this Mito is the six-speed

gearbox. This has been developed in-house

by Fiat and offers a swift, direct shift. It’s not

as good as some rivals, but is a huge im-

provement over the five-speed found in the

135bhp variant of the MultiAir.

Specification for the MultiAir is reason-

able. It comes in three trims – Lusso, Veloce

and Cloverleaf – with the base model featur-

ing 16-inch alloys, electric windows, air con-

ditioning, that all-important DNA switch and

a CD player. That costs from £15,165.

But the biggest talking point really has to

be that ground-breaking engine. MultiAir is

a dramatic step on for the brand. You only

have to look at the figures to see that: CO2 is

reduced by 10 per cent, fuel consumption

cut by the same amount – while power is

boosted 12.5 per cent. For those buyers

forced into downsizing to save money, but

not wanting to lose any performance, the

MultiAir offers a unique opportunity.


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Redecorating is the single most effective way to give your home a makeover. As well as refreshing your home, altering your colour

scheme can boost your mood. Colours can make your rooms inviting, calming, stimulating or sophisticated, depending on your choices.

When choosing your main colour, think about the atmosphere you want to create in a particular room. In general, light or cool tones give the impression of airy space while warm or dark shades make a room cosy and inviting.

A monochromatic or ‘tonal’ scheme is easy on the eye, stylish and tranquil. This means you use a single colour, but in varying tones. A good balance is to choose three shades. Use the deepest tone near the floor and the lightest on the ceiling to make the room appear more spacious. This scheme can look a little bland, so use texture and patterns to lift the design. Putting wallpaper on a signature wall is one option. Perhaps make one of the shades a more intense or deeper colour. Use splashes of a bright colour in soft furnishings, rugs, art or other accessories for emphasis.

So, get out your paintbrushes, gather plenty of swatch cards and decide on the mood you’d like your room to convey to revitalise

the ambience of your home.


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Monday-Friday 12pm-2pm

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Peterborough based tax and accountancy specialist

TaxAssist Accountants gives advice on financial matters to small businesses.

Q: I am setting up

my own business soon and I plan to re-mortgage my current home to raise the start up capital. Will the interest payable on my mortgage be considered a tax deductible ex-pense against my business prof-its?

A: Whether or not the interest is deductible depends on the purpose of loan. Although the loan will be fi-nanced by other means, (and in your case on your personal residence), the interest on the element that will be used wholly and exclusively to fund your new business venture is an al-lowable deduction when establishing the net profit from your business ac-tivity.

However, you can only claim a de-duction for the amount of “qualifying interest” which applies to the busi-ness. This is the interest paid on the amount of the loan used for your business, and any interest payable on

the element relating to your existing residence is not deductible against the profits from your business.

Q: I recently registered my hair-dressing business for VAT. I understand that you can claim back VAT from my previous two years of trading. Is this true?

A: Unfortunately its not all the VAT you have suffered in the last 2 years, as you can only claim back the VAT on goods that you have acquired in the 3 years prior to registration which are still held in stock (or used to make other goods which are still held in stock) and originally acquired for business purposes.

Equally, it also includes the VAT on any capital assets such as equipment which you have purchased in the pre-vious 3 years, but I am afraid any VAT suffered on goods or items that have been sold on to customers cannot be re-claimed once you have registered. You are also able to re-cover the VAT incurred on services, which have been supplied within 6 months prior to the date of registra-tion, assuming they were also sup-plied for the purpose of the business.

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P eterborough Operatic and Dra-

matic Society (PODS) are cele-

brating their 110th Anniversary with

‘An Evening with Rodgers and Hammer-

stein’, at The Cresset, on Saturday 18th

September. PODS are one of the oldest

societies in the country, and are proud of

the high standards they achieve.

PODS are delighted to be joined, at

The Cresset, by the City of Peterborough

Symphony Orchestra (CPSO), who re-

cently celebrated 20 years of music mak-

ing.

Bringing these two local groups to-

gether is, Musical Director, Anthony E.

Grunwell. His work with both of these

organisations, led him to the idea of

bringing them together. He is certain this

collaboration will be an impressive dis-

play of local talent.

PODS are looking for new members. If

you would like the opportunity to take

part in our 2011 production of ‘My Fair

Lady’, at the Key Theatre, please con-

tact Sue on 07790 198 035 or email:

[email protected]

for further details.


D o you have a caring nature and would like to work a few hours a week in a job that helps the older

person remain in their own homes and keep their independence? Age Concern Peterborough are looking to recruit Home Support Workers to go into the homes of the 60 plus age group and assist with light housework, washing, ironing and shopping.

If you are a car driver and are interested please telephone Lynn or Sally on 557353 for more details

and an informal chat.’

Age Concern Peterborough is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England and Wales No. 3943067. Registered Charity No. 1080030.

The Lindens, 86 Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE1 2SN. Tel: 01733 557353 Fax: 01733 311137 www.acpeterborough.org.uk

Home Support Workers Wanted

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H alls the Chemist are an independent

family run company and have been

established since 1966. They dispense

all NHS and private prescriptions including

veterinary. A pharmacist is available for ad-

vice without the need for an appointment.

We have a prescription collection service

from all the doctor’s surgeries in Peterbor-

ough (including Orton Medical Centre, Bush-

field Medical Practice, Botolph Bridge Sur-

gery, Stanground Surgery, Nene Valley Sur-

gery just to name a few). You could either

drop off your repeats at the pharmacy or

contact the pharmacy to tell us that you

have ordered your medication from the sur-

gery. We will then collect the prescription on

your behalf when it is ready from the surgery

and have it dispensed ready for you to col-

lect from the pharmacy at your conven-

ience. If you have had your medication dis-

pensed from us you may telephone and tell

us over the phone what items you require

reordering. We also offer a free prescription

delivery service to your home or work.

All the Halls Chemist branches have consulta-

tion rooms, which allows patients the oppor-

tunity to discuss matters privately with the

pharmacist or members of the pharmacy

team. Halls have been providing free blood

pressure testing for its patients for many years

and later this year we are due to be extend-

ing the free diagnostic services available.

This early detection of medical conditions

allows for appropriate lifestyle changes or

medical intervention by your GP, to improve

your health for today and tomorrow.

Through our continuous work, we have ac-

tively looked to provide additional services

under the NHS, these have included, quit

smoking support, minor ailment prescribing,

medicines MOT just to name a few. We con-

tinue to discuss with the NHS about further

new services to bring to the pharmacy for the

benefit of our patients.

Our Services

• Medicines Use Reviews (your medicines MOT)

• Repeat dispensing

• Computerised patient records

• Health promotion

• Dispensing of electronic prescriptions

• Disposal of unwanted medicines

• Advice on lifestyle and health issues

• Support for people with disabilities

• Availability of pharmacy only medicines to buy

• Special order service

Many, many new services are on the way!

Within the last few years pharmacy has

changed considerably and in Peterborough

we have a scheme in place, Pharmacy First, where for certain minor ailments, medication

is available on a pharmacist's prescription so

long as you are registered with a GP in Peter-

borough. This is available without the need

for an appointment. Some of the minor ail-

ments include cough, dry skin, hay fever,

headache, pain relief, conjunctivitis, diar-

rhoea and blocked nose to name a few. The

pharmacist prescription works in the same

way as a normal doctors’ prescription and if

you are normally eligible for free prescrip-

tions, then you will also be entitled to free

prescriptions under the pharmacy first

scheme.

You can call us free on 08000 71 51 31 to

choose how the service could best work for

you, with a range of new options including de-

livery to your home or work.


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Halls Chemist branches

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Travel - Anglesey The Untouched Coastline

by Lorraine Mace

W ith its coastline designated an

Area of Outstanding Natural

Beauty, historic Anglesey is a

delight for walkers and nature lovers. The

superb sign-posted Coastal Path is 220

km long (124 miles) and follows virtually

the entire coastline, taking in or passing

near many of Anglesey’s top sights; but

there are many other attractions.

The island is located off the northwest

coast of Wales and at around 720 square

kilometres (278 square miles) is one of

Britain’s largest with a population of some

70,000. It is connected to Wales across the

Menai Strait by two bridges.

Holyhead is the largest town; it has a

wide range of shops, a maritime museum

and the award winning Ucheldre Arts

Centre. St Cybi’s Church, overlooking the

harbour, is noted for its stone carvings and

stained glass windows.

The historic town of Beaumaris on the

Menai is best known for its 13th century

castle, but also has a famous 1614

courthouse and a grim gaol (now a

museum). Visitors can take a cruise to

Puffin Island with its many bird species;

there are grey seals to be seen and

occasionally, bottlenose dolphins and

harbour porpoises.

Located on the northeast corner of the

island, Amlwych is the former exporting

port for the open-cast copper mine at

Parys Mountain; this can be entered free.

The small tidal Llanddwyn Island lies off

the west coast and is part of the National

Nature Reserve of Newborough Warren. It

can be reached on foot except at the

highest tides and the neighbouring beach

has blue flag status. Landdwyn, also has

an interesting lighthouse marking the

entrance to the Menai Strait.

Anglesey has numerous other beaches

which include Rhosneigr, Red Wharf Bay,

Moelfre, Llandona, Penmon, Benllech,

Traeth Lligwy, Borth Wen and Porth

Trecastell/Cable Bay.

Situated on the Menai Strait at

Brynsiencyn, the Anglesey Sea Zoo is the

largest marine aquarium in Wales and has

over 150 species. You can enter a

shipwreck containing conger eels, walk the

shark pool grids and visit the newly built No

Bone Zone with octopuses. Other

attractions include an adventure

playground and you can fish for your own

Japanese pearl to have set as a jewellery

item of your choice while you wait.

Close to the Menai Bridge is the

Butterfly Palace where hundreds of

butterflies from all over the world can be

seen in a tropical environment and there is

also a reptile house and many more

attractions.

Cribinau, a tiny tidal island off the

southwest coast, can be reached on foot

at low tide and has the 13th century St

Cwyfan’s church. Also in the southwest is

the village of Malltreath, a centre for bird

life and home of the wildlife artist Charles

Tunnicliffe (1901-1979).

The island has a number of prehistoric

sites of which the best known is Bryn Celli

Ddu with a burial chamber which can be

entered. It is close to the Menai Bridge

and the villages of Llanddaniel and

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllll

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Oral health Care Advice for Adults

By Nicola Harris

I t is important

to continue a

good oral hy-

giene regime

through adult-

h o o d . E v e n

adults can get

cavities, as well as gum disease which can lead

to serious problems.

• Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste,

this removes the plaque from the teeth.

Plaque is the main cause of tooth decay.

• Limit the sugary sticky snacks. The more often

you snack in between meals, the higher the

chance of tooth decay.

• Visit your dentist regularly for checkups and

professional cleanings.

Flossing – this removes the plaque from be-

tween the teeth and under the gum line. Take

about 45cm (18inches) of floss and pull it tight,

slide it up and down against the tooth surface

and the gum line. When you move onto the

next tooth, wind the floss on to expose a fresh

piece. If you find holding floss difficult, you can

buy ‘flossers’, which hold the floss for you, ena-

bling you to guide the floss easier.

When you first start flossing your gums may

bleed. Don’t worry too much about this, as

you get better at the technique the gums will

become healthier, and this will reduce.

Interdental brushes can be used as an alterna-

tive to flossing. For further advice consult with

your dentist or hygienist.

What issues should I be aware of as an Adult?

Gum Disease – if plaque is not removed by the

brushing and flossing techniques previously

described it can harden into tarter. Tarter can

only be removed by professional cleaning.

Thus it becomes a vicious circle more plaque

adheres to the tarter, it can get under the gum

line, the acids in the plaque will attack the

gums and make them red, and puffy, you may

also notice some bleeding. If left, the gum dis-

ease can cause serious problems. The gums

may start to come away from the tooth, creat-

ing ‘pockets’, this allows even more plaque to

gather. Over time the plaque will begin to eat

away at the bone which supports the tooth,

eventually leading to removal of the tooth.

Mouth Cancer - early signs of mouth cancer

can be something as simple as an ulcer that

does not go away. If you are over 40 a heavy

smoker or drinker you are more likely to be at

risk. If you have a mouth ulcer, a red or white

patch, a swelling or growth in your mouth that

lasts for more than two weeks, go and see your

dentist. It may be nothing, but a simple check-

up could just save your life. Remember, half

those diagnosed with mouth cancer die from

the disease because it wasn’t caught early

enough.

Your dentist will have a good look at your face

and neck, as well as around your mouth and

tongue.

You can reduce your risk of mouth cancer quite

simply:-

• Stop smoking

• Cut down on alcohol

• Eat a healthy diet (at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetable’s every day)

Dental Abscesses – these can occur when de-

cay is left untreated, it eventually reaches the

nerve of the tooth causing infection and death

of the tooth. The bacteria then spreads into the

root and forms an abscess.

Dental abscesses are easy to diagnose, pain on

chewing on a particular tooth, if the pain is less

easily defined the dentist may tap the tooth,

and take an x-ray. To treat an abscess the

dentist will need to deal with the infection first,

either by draining the abscess, or through a

process called root canal treatment (removing

the dead tissue and nerves from inside the root

of the tooth). The dentist may also prescribe

antibiotics. By avoiding treatment, it may be

one of the reasons for abscesses starting.

Aching Jaw – this is often related to stress, tired-

ness, or anxiety. It is caused by the increased

tension of the muscles surrounding the jaw.

Painkillers and sedatives may relive the symp-

toms short term. You may also need to con-

sider relaxation techniques. If you grind your

teeth at night you could also wear a

‘biteguard’ to limit the damage.

For more advice on all your oral health care

needs please visit your local friendly dentist:-

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Point, 97 Church Street, Werrington Village,

Peterborough PE4 6QF

1A Dental Practice Bretton Centre, Rightwell

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For September 2010

By Astrologer Christine Chalklin

Celestial movements during September - After the 13th of September communicative Mercury moves direct again, so things should start to run more smoothly. By mid September relation-ships and love affairs get a boost as the love planets Venus and Mars are both closely aligned in intense and passionate Scorpio. Mercury is in hard working and practical Virgo, autumn is on the doorstep and our thoughts turn to learning and education, and of course its back to school for some. September is always the best time for reorganisation and bringing some order back into our lives. The Sun moves into balanced Libra at the Autumn Equinox on the 23rd. This is also a full moon and the mood changes as we all strive for more beauty and harmony within or lives.

VIRGO AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 22 September brings three planets to the

money area of your chart. A total finan-

cial restructure can now take place. Are

you using your money wisely and more

importantly, are you placing enough value on your

skills? With Mars and Venus travelling together in

artistic Libra, you could find new talents that increase

your cash flow.

LIBRA SEPT. 23 - OCT. 23 September sees serious Saturn now firmly

entrenched in your sign and he’ll remain

there for the next two years. Rather than

seeing this as a grim and serious time, use

this cycle wisely, build new structures and plan

ahead. You’ll finally understand what’s really impor-

tant in your life and your relationships.

SCORPIO OCT.24 - NOV.22 September may see many Scorpios seri-

ously contemplating a total change of

direction on many levels. Dissatisfaction

may have crept in during the year and

now, as three planets occupy the deeply introspec-

tive area of your chart, it’s a time to look at all the

new potentials and possibilities.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 23 - DEC. 21 September brings your goals, ambitions

and your career into the spotlight. No less

than five planets are occupying the high-

est sector of your chart and you’re in for

some action this month! Keep major deci-

sions until after the 13th. Generous Jupiter at the

base of your chart stimulates your vitality.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22 - JAN. 20 September suggests that Capricorns will

have itchy feet this month. The Sun and

Mercury occupy the travel area of your

chart and there are three planets activat-

ing your goals and ambitions. Take extra

care with any travel plans before the 13th but after

that it’s all systems go for new horizons.

AQUARIUS JAN. 21 - FEB. 18 Aquarians may need to view money mat-

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Jupiter has just moved back into the finan-

cial area of your chart. Indeed money

may come your way and you’ll want to be sure you

know how to manage it properly.

PISCES FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20 Generous Jupiter is back in your sign during

September and although moving retro-

grade, this is still a great month for you to

review all aspects of your life that need

adjusting and improving. Your resources and posses-

sions also need attention and as the month pro-

gresses you should feel a new sense of stability

emerging.

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 September brings action on the work and

relationship front. Brace yourself for

change and keep an open mind as inter-

esting and exciting opportunities can come

your way now. The full moon in your sign on the 23rd

brings a conclusion to projects that you started earlier

this year.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 21 September turns your attention to love and

romance. Now is the time for you to ques-

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occupying the romance area of your chart, there is

some sorting out to be done there too.

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Joe Pasquale on his Autumn ESP Tour

A s comedian Joe Pasquale pre-

pares for his Autumn ESP tour

I took the time to catch up

with the man referred to as a

‘national treasure’ to discuss life,

the universe and everything!!!

You’re a big reader, aren’t you?

What turned me on to reading was Eng-lish O’ Level at school and the book that changed my life about wanting to read was Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, then Lord Of The Flies. As a teenager, they had an impact on me of how enjoy-able a book can be, and I carried on read-ing.

Since leaving the Jungle you have taken up quite a few hobbies – are there any new ones that you have taken up? Well, I still go boxing four times a week, and of course I’ve got my pilot’s license, but I’ve now taken up running and am planning on taking part in next year’s Marathon. I’m currently running ten miles 3 or 4 times a week, building up to eighteen miles a week. I also go to the gym to work out with the pro boxers.

Boxing’s a great thing, it teaches you how to deal with your aggression; let it go, and then stop. But I’m not an aggressive person at all; If I’m sparring with some-one at the gym I find myself apologising to people, even though you shouldn’t say ‘sorry’ in a boxing ring!

In October, I’m starting an Open Univer-sity course in Geology; I wanted to be a geologist, but I got run over when I was 13. I had plans to go to university and be a geologist, but then I had the accident and lost a year’s school and was in hospi-tal for about six months. I missed the year when you chose your options, and never caught up again.

You worked your way up in showbiz through working as a comic at Pontins, but you also appeared on New Faces. What do you think of TV talent shows?

I think they’re a gift but it depends which

way you look at it. Richard Holloway, the producer of Britain’s Got Talent, was the producer of New Faces when I did it, and executive producer when I was doing The

Price Is Right. People like Richard and Simon Cowell have discovered that there are as many nutters around now as there were 20 years ago, and I was one of them, and there was just as much enter-tainment value in watching the auditions as the actual show. BGT isn’t that differ-ent from New Faces or Opportunity Knocks, in that they turn it round and show you the audition process.

What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done? I think jumping out of a plane into the jungle, possibly, but I suppose going out onstage in front of an audience is consid-ered brave too, but I’ve got balls - if someone says go out and do half an hour, I’ll do it. I went to Iraq two years ago and we were mortared in a helicopter, so bravery is all relative!

Some people think it was brave to give up my day job to become a comic but I soon realised that I was not cut out for a 9-5 lifestyle .

I thought I wanted to be an actor, but couldn’t afford to go to drama school, so I ended up being a wrestling referee at a holiday camp. Being who I am, the old girls used to wet themselves laughing as I’d play it for laughs, and wear stockings and suspenders under my tracksuit, and we’d set it up with the wrestlers that they’d pull my trousers down and it would bring the house down!


Do you still like touring? I love the gigs, but the travelling is hor-rendous. We were playing Dudley, which is a two and a half hour drive from my house, but got stuck on the M25 and took 11 hours instead. The travelling and ho-tels can be a nightmare - you are up until 2am driving to the next gig, which is great, but the travelling there isn’t.

The old fashioned landladies used to be weird; there was one in Bristol that had a fat, mangy old dog, and she used to insist on feeding you egg and bacon before you went off to a gig; the bacon was disgust-ing and the egg was so rubbery it was like a Superball. So when her back was turned, I’d put it all in a plastic bag and put it under the bed and forgot about it. Then one night I heard the dog snaffling around my bedroom, eating all the awful food - no wonder it was in such bad shape.

Who are your big comedy influences? I was lucky enough to know Bob Monk-house, and was close to him at the end. He was a great influence in my life and my attitude to the business. He was a gentleman, with not a bad word to say about anyone. I did New Faces, and he asked me around and helped me get onto other shows. Like him, I’d rather be liked.

But you still enjoy performing… Yes, and if you don’t, you have to remind yourself why you came into the business in the first place - the answer should never be money, but just for the job. No-body ever starts doing it just for the money. When I started as a comic, I never thought about the money, but when you get to a certain level of success you start thinking ‘how many people were in tonight?’, thinking about paying people and money, but once you start thinking that, you have to remember why you did it - showing off, I suppose.

But I intended to be an actor, really, and I did a play recently with Stephen Berkoff for two nights at the New End Theatre in Hampstead. Berkoff had re-written the Bible, and wanted me to play David in David and Goliath, which he’d done like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, it was quite sweary, and I never swear on stage, so it was quite exciting just swear-ing in front of an audience!

Berkoff is quite an intimidating per-son with a big reputation, and when I was read-ing for him he said ‘That voice you‘re using - do you have another one?’, and I said ‘To be honest, no.’ So he asked me to play it harder, and it was fine, one of the best things I’ve ever done.

I liked doing the show with Jason Manford. My daughter said that her friends at school said I was a legend; to her I’m probably just a bit of a div. It was a fantastic bill to be on, and I’m really pleased that Jason’s got the gig presenting The ONE Show.

Any more memorable career moments? I got to host a BAFTA comedy event in Hollywood, and there were some great names there. One of the guests was Billy Connolly, and afterwards he came and found me, saying ‘I’ve been looking for you for ages’, and we had a great chat. I’m not the sort of person who goes around seeking the company of big stars like that, and wondered why he wanted to talk to me, but we had a great time.

Tell me about the new tour? Well it’s called the ESP Tour and it fea-tures all sorts of craziness and a bit more of the ESP stuff. I’ve always been quite intrigued by that sort of thing and the way mind readers use it – but I just take the mick out of it and people love it. My favourite bits of the show are always the bits with the audience. To be honest, it’s not something I really believe in, though. When I was in the Scouts, we used to go round collecting jumble, and we’d sort through it for the good stuff before we handed it over. From one lot, I got a lava lamp and a Ouija board, and me and my mate Kevin and some others went into

the church and contacted a ghost called Colin, but we don’t know if it was real or just somebody pushing the board around. We got rid of the board and put it back into the jumble!

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Stanground Surgery,

Whittlesey Road.

Tel: 01733 568569

Walk-In City Care Centres

Thorpe Road. PE3 6DB

Tel: 01733 293800

Alma Road. PE1 3FG

Tel: 01733 758388

We have 5 family tickets to give away for The East of England Autumn Show on 10th October 2010:

Simply answer the following questions (see page 28 for clues):

1. What will be joining the Autumn Show in 2011? 2. What is returning for the second year? 3. What attraction will keep the children amused?

WIN A FAMILY TICKET FOR

East of England Autumn Show

Please include your name and address and send your answers to:

The Viewer, 17 Sebrights Way, South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9BT

Closing date for entries: 24th September 2010

The first 5 correct answers received will win the tickets for the Autumn Show


Rivergate Shopping Centre, Rivergate, Viersen Platz, Peterborough. PE1 1EL Telephone 01733 313743

[email protected]

Enjoy a family shopping experience at RIVERGATE

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O n Wednesday July 28th

2010 I decided like a mad

fool to jump out of a plane

strapped to another human being,

in order to raise funds for Jake’s

Appeal.

Jake Storer-Hamm lives in Peterbor-

ough and started life like any other

child happily running around and

playing and enjoying his family and

friends, however he was diagnosed

with Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid

Lipofuscinosis also known Batten’s

Disease in September 2009 just as he

was turning 4 years.

Late Infantile Batten Disease is a fatal,

inherited disorder of the nervous sys-

tem that begins in early childhood.

Symptoms of the disease begin ap-

pearing in children as young as 2, but

may have a delayed onset, and may

strike a previously normal child as old

as 10. The disease is progressive caus-

ing developmental delay, cognitive

and motor impairment, seizures, and

a progressive loss of sight. Most, if not

all affected children, become blind

by the age of 8, become bedridden,

and become totally dependent on a

loved one for continuous care. The

disease is relatively rare, occurring in

"2 to 4 of every 100,000" children.

There is currently no cure for this fatal

illness however clinical trials do take

place in the hope to remedy this.

They last for 6 weeks at a time and

presently are only held abroad. They

are severely under funded and so

very expensive. The cost for Jake to

take part in just one of these will be

approximately £20K.

I know it is after the event, but any

sponsorship made or donation big or

small will be very much appreciated.

You can sponsor me in the following

way:

a) through Facebook by searching for

the group Jake’s Appeal. Please go

to Events where you can sponsor me

using your Paypal account or credit/

debit card by clicking on the link.

b) direct into the Paypal sponsorship

account by typing in the link : https://

www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?

cmd=_s-

xclick&hosted_button_id=W7NSKZ5SY

MB7A

Thank you in advance for your

kindness.

Jo Aldous

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Your Local Events A guide to what’s on in your area

September October 9th @ 7.30pm

Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre Company

Robbie Williams Banned is the final word on

tributes to the great man himself.

Not to be missed.

For more information call 01780 766455

11th @ 7.30pm


Rave On - Marc Robinson, founder member of

‘Rockin On Heavens Door’, with the Counterfeit

Crickets gives an accurate performance to

show the music did not die.

11th & 12th

Nene Valley Railway

Autumn Steam Event - Join the fleet of Steam

Locomotives for an exciting event

Call 01780 784444 for further information

11th & 12th

Sacrewell Farm

Festival of Country Life - The autumn show is a

Harvest Festival themed event with something

for all the family. Tel. 01780 782254

17th @ 8.15pm

The Cresset - Comedy Club

Join in the fun. Tel: 01733 265705

19th

Sue Ryder Care -

Thorpe Hall Hospice

Ride for Ryder Peterborough is

once again offering you the

chance to ride one of our five

different cycle routes.

For further information email

[email protected]

or call 01733 330060 (see page 14)

19th - The Cresset Wedding Show Live

Free Entry No Ticket Required

24th

The Cresset

Shakin all Over - Feel-good show is a non-stop

evening of pure undiluted music and fun

For booking your ticket or more information

contact tel. 01733 265705

25th & 26th

Nene Valley Railway

1940’s Weekend - see page 19 for more info.

2nd @ 7.30pm

Stamford Corn Exchange

Theatre Company

Joe Pasquale - Extra sensory

Pasquale is honing his psychic

skills. See page 54 & 55 for

Questions & Answers.

Call 01780 766455

2nd

East of England Showground

Peterborough Festival of Antiques

For further information call 01664 812627 or

see www.bobevansfairs.co.uk

9th @ 2.30pm and 6.30pm


Sleeping Beauty - The Vienna Festival Ballet

Call 01780 766455 for further information

10th

The Perkins Great Eastern Run

Fancy putting on your running shoes for Sue

Ryder Care this year? If so call tel. 330060 for

more details.

15th @ 7.30pm


The Walk Right Back Show

Relive the magic of the Everly Brothers

Tel: 01780 766455

16th

Sue Ryder Care - Thorpe Hall Hospice

Light Fantastic Auction and Champagne

Evening. Tel: 330060

20th


Peterborough Local History Society Presenta-

tion. For more information call 01733 330060

23rd to 31st (Not 25th October)

Nene Valley Railway

Thomas’ Half Term

Special

Time to bring the chil-

dren down during their

school holidays.

Tel: 01780 784444

29th


Greetham Valley Golf Club Charity Dinner.

Tel: 01733 330060


Promote a community event in


Please call Ellie on:

01733 330658 email: [email protected]

Whilst every care is taken to ensure details given on

this page are correct at time of going to print,

please always check with the venue before

attending an event.

Your Local Library Times & Regular

Events

Orton Library, Orton Goldhay

Opening Times:

Mon., Tues. & Wed. 9.30 - 5.00pm

Thursday 9.30am - 7.00pm

Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm

Saturday 10am - 3.00pm

Computer Taster Session

Every Wednesday and Friday

10.30am - 12pm

Everything you need to know to get

you using a computer including how

to email and surf the web.

Junior Reading Groups

Meet monthly at 3.45pm various

dates. For further information call

Tel. 864280

Adult Reading Groups

Meet monthly on the first Wednes-

day of the month at 10am and last

Thursday at 5.45pm.

Rhymetime

Every Mondays at 10.30-11am

Story-Times for under fives

Have fun listening to stories, sticking

and colouring.

Tues. and Thurs.

10-10.45am,

Saturday 11 -

11.45am

(Tuesdays term time

only)

For Orton Library call 01733 864296 or email ortonlibrary@vivacity-

peterborough.com

30th

Nene Valley Railway

Thomas Halloween Train

Join Thomas for a spooky Halloween Night

Advance booking only

For further information call 01780 784444

20th @ 7.30pm

The Cresset

Psychic Sally on the Road

Britains best loved celebrity psychic Sally Mor-

gan on the road again. Tel: 265705

22nd

The Cresset

Waterloo - A sensational night out with

Europe’s largest Totally Live ultimate Abba

Show. Tel: 01733 265705

23rd

Sacrewell Farm - Pumpkin Festival

Pumpkin carving and lots

more family fun

23rd to 31st

Sacrewell Farm

The Spooky Spectacular

Halloween Half Term

Ghostly fun is the theme

this half term. Tel: 01780 782254

29th @ 9pm


The Stones (Rolling Stones Show)

‘The Stones@ bring to the stage all the

energy and excitement of a live Rolling

Show Concert. Tel: 01780 766455

Please mention ‘The Viewer’ when

contacting any of the above

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INDEX of Advertisers

Advertising and Distribution Distribution: The Viewer is delivered to two alternating areas of the PE2 postcode. All odd numbered months it goes to the

Ortons and on the even numbered months the directory goes to homes in Stanground, Fletton & Woodston.

To Advertise: Please call or email Ellie Melillo - 01733 330658/[email protected]

The Viewer, 17 Sebrights Way, South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9BT

Tel: 01733 330658 email: [email protected]

Pharmacists

Halls the Chemist Photographers

Dave Porter Photography Plant Services

RTC Plant & Tool Hire Plumbing & Heating Services

Jones Heating K. Williams Plumbing & Heating

P.E.P. Heating & Plumbing Private Education

The Peterborough School Property Maintenance

B. Rollings Decorating

KP Home Improvements Ltd.

Oakdaale Decorators

Rodney Hall Plastering Restaurants, Pubs & Takeaways

Haycock Hotel

Lakeside Cafe

Marrakech Moroccan

Shalimar Gardens Indian

The Cherry Tree

Roofing:

Ascot Roofing Shoe Repair

Market Cobbler Shopping Centre/Store

Londis - Orton Superstore

Rivergate Shopping Centre Skip Hire

1st Choice Skip Hire Teacher Recruiting Agency

Vision for Education Tilers

Paul Smith Ceramics Trade Associations

Safelocaltrades.com Tree Surgery

Fraser Tree Surgery & Garden Veterinary Practice

Vet Savers Windows, Doors & Cons.

Prism Conservatories Profile Windows & Conservatory

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27

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Accounting Services

Abacus Accs/Bookkeeping

Linda Carr Accountancy

TaxAssist Accountants Aerials & Satellites

Aerials 4 U

Advance Aerials

Digistystems Blinds

Blinds in Harmony

Bluebell Blinds

Sunline Blinds Bridal Wear

Harvey’s Bridal Boutique Carpet & Flooring

Hampton Carpets & Flooring

Carpenters

LM Carpentry & Joinery

S. Hulatt Carpentry & Joinery

Children’s Activities

Nene Valley Railway Chiropodists

The Longueville Clinic Cleaning Services

Clear &Clean House Clearanc

Edge Advanced Steam Clean

Four Seasons Cleaning Services

Stainbusters Complete Clean

Computers Services

1to1 Computer Training

Can Do Computers

Computer Man Craft & Haberdashery

Art & Stitch

Pondskipper Crafts Dance & Exercise Classes

Jazzercise Dental Practice

1A Dental Domestic Appliances

G.B. Domestics (UK) Driving Lessons

Fastlane Driving School Electrician


Estate Agents

Hunters of York Farm Shops Moor Farm Meats Farm Shop

Fascias, Soffits & Guttering

Titan Roofline Fashion

Swanky Rags Financial Services

Minerva Financial Services

The Trusted Group Furniture

D&M Furniture

Wicker World Garage Doors

Ridgeway Garden Nurseries & Services

Courts Landscaping

Cj’s Patio Cleaning & Garden

Ginger’s Garden Services

Scenic Gardens

Tom Smith Garden Design

Wyndham Landscapes Hair & Beauty

Sapphire Smooth

Swanky Cutz Health, Fitness & Lifestyle

Andy’s Personal Training

Ashwood Chiropractic Clinic

Athena Holistics

Bowtechease-Helen Perkins

Serendipity Wellbeing Kitchens, Beds. & Bathrooms

Hurford & Tebbutt Kits.& Beds

Motor Services

Peterborough Discount Tyres

PNP Autofix

TWG Motorsport Opticians

Carl Love Optometrists Pet Services Amblewood Boarding Kennel

Hamptons Pet Supplies

Haybarn Countrystore

Sable Dog Grooming

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