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Around 800,000 people in the UK have de-mentia. The word dementia describes a set of symp-toms which include memory loss, and dif-ficulty with thinking, problem solving and language. These symptoms can sometimes be caused by other things however, so it’s important to get a diagnosis as soon as pos-sible. Your GP may refer you to a specialist consultant. Assessments are likely to include conversations with you and your loved ones, a physical examination, memory tests and/or a brain scan. Dementia is caused when the brain is dam-aged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting 62 per cent of those diagnosed. Other types include vascular dementia affecting 17 per cent, and mixed dementia which affects 10 per cent of those diagnosed.Those with dementia may be given medi-cines to help with symptoms and slow down progression, but as yet there is no cure. Some sufferers also attend day centres and support groups. Carers can get help from local Carers Groups, Social Services and Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses. These nurses specialise in dementia and provide practical and emotional support as well as information to families, friends and professionals. Dementia UK is a charity. In addition to Admi-ral Nurses it also provides a national helpline and email service.One of the other major organisations in this

field is the Alzheimer’s Society. This is a membership organisation which provides local support services, including day care and home care and befriending and support for families and partners of those with dementia. They also provide fact sheets and publications and have a helpline and an online forum called talking point. In addition, the Alzheimer’s Society fund research, provide training and develop-ment and campaign to raise awareness. One of their recent initiatives is Dementia Friends. You may have seen the television adverts for this which included lots of celeb-rity support. Anyone can become a Dementia Friend. I did in just over 10 minutes! This campaign is all about increasing un-derstanding about dementia, and educating people so that they can help those with the condition. Dementia Friends learn a little bit about what it’s like to have dementia and then turn this understanding into action. This could include helping someone get on the correct bus, or being patient if someone with dementia is taking a long time to find the right change when paying for their goods at a till. To become a friend you watch a short video on the website then register or attend a local information session.

Dementia UK: www.dementiauk.org Helpline: Call 0845 257 9406 or email [email protected] Alzheimer’s Society: www.alzheimers.org.ukHelpline: Call 0300 222 1122Dementia Friends: www.dementiafriends.org.uk

The Herts MS Therapy Centre specialises in helping people with Multiple Sclerosis and other neuro-logical conditions. For example, it helps many people recover faster from stoke, achieving some outstanding results. Or to live better with Long Term conditions. Actually, its physiotherapy services are available at all.

Covering Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, the charity has access to funding, which means that free assess-ments are currently available.

Mobile physiotherapy clinics go to Luton every Thursday at Chaul End Community Centre in Dunstable Road, Luton. Many treatments are heav-ily subsidised as the Herts MS Therapy Centre is a registered charity.

Mark Boscher runs the charity with his team of 12 staff and 73 volunteers. “If you, or someone you know, has a condition such as MS, Parkinson’s or another neurological condition, or has had a stroke

maybe we can help. We’d certainly like to try,” explains Mark. “Our specialist team has helped people achieve remarkable and life changing im-provements. Everyone is welcome“.

The fully qualified, friendly team tailors support to meet individuals’ needs. Some truly amazing results have been achieved, which are a credit to the team’s expertise and individuals’ sheer determina-tion. “With specialist support, many people have regained some independence and improved their quality of life,” adds Mark.

Whilst the charity specialises in helping those with neurological conditions such as MS or recovering from stroke, treatments and physio sessions are available to all.

If you would like to find out more or arrange a visit to a clinic, please visit www.hertsmstherapy.org.uk or call Mark or Claire on 01462 684214.

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A Good Read

For You For The Kids

SupertatoBy Sue Hendra

Sue Hendra will be familiar to par-ents everywhere as the creator of Barry, Keith and Norman – a fish, a cat and a slug respectively, all with rather odd features. Her lat-est creation is Supertato – a crime fighting superhero who just hap-pens to be a spud. Strange? Not if you have already read about the fish with fingers!As Hendra points out at the start, some vegetables are frozen for a good reason. The supermarket is thrown into chaos when a pea escapes from the freezer, intent on causing mayhem. Luckily Supertato is there to save the day, facing up bravely to the threat of the masher in order to ensure that the veggies can live safely again.Be warned, though – some editions of the book come with stickers. Once they have finished laughing, your children may find them. And you may be sum-moned downstairs to a decorated kitchen with the words, ‘Mummy, there seems to be an escapee (geddit?) on the loose…’ To be honest, if they can get that absorbed in the book, it has to be a good thing!

Dark RoadBy Ian Rankin & Mark Thompson

As Rankin says in his intro-duction, Dark Road was written in response to a query about why we see crime fiction dominating television and bestseller lists, but not on the stage. ‘It started,’ he says, ‘almost as a dare’.Following a widely praised run at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the script has now been released in book form. Initially, there were some groans from die-hard fans who had hoped for, or expected, the inclusion of Rankin’s most famous crea-tion, John Rebus. But whilst the characters here inhabit the same world, Rebus is not present even as a shadow, and the play works better for it.Reading a script is different to reading a novel, and it is clear that Rankin found the process different too. Here the dialogue has to carry and develop the characters. The central character, Isobel MacArthur, is as success-ful on the page as reviews

suggest she was on the stage. As she approaches retirement from a distinguished career, Scotland’s first female Chief Constable is drawn to revisit one of her earlier cases: that of Alfred Chalmers, convicted for the murders of four young women twenty five years previously. Chalmers has always protested his inno-cence, and the key evidence in the case has been conveni-ently lost…The scenes between Isobel and Chalmers are tautly written and full of menace. As a counterpoint, the black humour of Frank Bowman and the tapes of the original interviews, which Isobel obsessively revisits, take us into familiar territory. Unfortunately, the relation-ship between Isobel and her daughter is less convincingly drawn, and this weakens the ending – perhaps here the gap between page and performance is most evident. Nevertheless, the script will stay with you, and there is certainly evidence that the dare has paid off. Here’s hoping it is not Rankin’s last foray into scriptwriting.

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A Good Read

For You For The Kids

SupertatoBy Sue Hendra

Sue Hendra will be familiar to par-ents everywhere as the creator of Barry, Keith and Norman – a fish, a cat and a slug respectively, all with rather odd features. Her lat-est creation is Supertato – a crime fighting superhero who just hap-pens to be a spud. Strange? Not if you have already read about the fish with fingers!As Hendra points out at the start, some vegetables are frozen for a good reason. The supermarket is thrown into chaos when a pea escapes from the freezer, intent on causing mayhem. Luckily Supertato is there to save the day, facing up bravely to the threat of the masher in order to ensure that the veggies can live safely again.Be warned, though – some editions of the book come with stickers. Once they have finished laughing, your children may find them. And you may be sum-moned downstairs to a decorated kitchen with the words, ‘Mummy, there seems to be an escapee (geddit?) on the loose…’ To be honest, if they can get that absorbed in the book, it has to be a good thing!

Dark RoadBy Ian Rankin & Mark Thompson

As Rankin says in his intro-duction, Dark Road was written in response to a query about why we see crime fiction dominating television and bestseller lists, but not on the stage. ‘It started,’ he says, ‘almost as a dare’.Following a widely praised run at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the script has now been released in book form. Initially, there were some groans from die-hard fans who had hoped for, or expected, the inclusion of Rankin’s most famous crea-tion, John Rebus. But whilst the characters here inhabit the same world, Rebus is not present even as a shadow, and the play works better for it.Reading a script is different to reading a novel, and it is clear that Rankin found the process different too. Here the dialogue has to carry and develop the characters. The central character, Isobel MacArthur, is as success-ful on the page as reviews

suggest she was on the stage. As she approaches retirement from a distinguished career, Scotland’s first female Chief Constable is drawn to revisit one of her earlier cases: that of Alfred Chalmers, convicted for the murders of four young women twenty five years previously. Chalmers has always protested his inno-cence, and the key evidence in the case has been conveni-ently lost…The scenes between Isobel and Chalmers are tautly written and full of menace. As a counterpoint, the black humour of Frank Bowman and the tapes of the original interviews, which Isobel obsessively revisits, take us into familiar territory. Unfortunately, the relation-ship between Isobel and her daughter is less convincingly drawn, and this weakens the ending – perhaps here the gap between page and performance is most evident. Nevertheless, the script will stay with you, and there is certainly evidence that the dare has paid off. Here’s hoping it is not Rankin’s last foray into scriptwriting.

The marvellous Charlie Landsborough hits the road again this Autumn

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It’s been 20 years since Charlie Landsborough first shot to fame with ‘What Colour Is The Wind’ and the song still gets played on national radio.But the story doesn’t end there. Over the years Charlie has released some 27 albums and a plethora of singles going on to win fans across the globe .His melodic, lyrical brand of Americana and finely honed ballads have touched the hearts of people all over the world while the stories that intersperse his live performance are alone worth the price of admission. Charlie and his band always deliver a great night out and this Autumn they take to the road again to play a series of major shows across the UK.The dates come as the sequel to Charlie’s success-ful 2013 Autumn Tour with its Amateur Choir Challenge. (Certain gigs played host to a local choir, all set up by Charlie and all in aid of Chil-dren In Need.)The new dates see Charlie playing tracks from his latest CD ‘Here There and Everywhere’, a col-lection of Beatles’ songs, as well as much loved favourites from the past and previous albums.He is joined by his regular band for what prom-ises to be an exceptional evening of music, good humour and inspirational playing.Indeed, as BBC TV’s Gerry Anderson so aptly put it, "Charlie's like good wine, he matures quietly over a long period of time, when the cork was popped it was well worth the wait"!

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What ’s Best For You By Martin Lewis

Martin LEWIS Tackle your bills

Winter is coming. Don’t wait until you’re knee-deep in the white stuff to sort your bills. Here, prevention truly beats cure – tackling your bills now means you can take the financial bite out of winter chills…

Free loft insulation and even boilers (for some). While the loft insulation free-for-all's ended, some will still be entitled to some serious free energy-saving measures. Most of the big six energy firms offer free boilers, typically worth £2,000, and free insulation, usually worth about £300. Crucially, you don't need to be with the energy provider to get it, but you do generally need an income under £16,000, and to be on income-related benefits or pension credit. I can’t definitely say you’ll qualify, but it is worth checking. Alternatively, the well-meaning but stuttering Green Deal initiative is designed to let you pay for things like underfloor heating, double glazing and solid wall insulation, from the 'savings' you make on energy bills. Deciding whether it’s right for you is complex, so for full help read www.moneysavingexpert.com/greendeal

Save £100s and beat the hikes. Rather surprisingly, fixing energy, where you lock in a set rate, is now cheaper than a normal switch. Five of the big six energy providers have now announced hikes, and their best new prices are costlier than the cheapest fixed tariffs. So right now you can get the very cheapest deals available, and it comes with no-hike certainty. The only exception to this is a variable (ie, subject to hikes) tariff from minnow Spark Energy – though it hasn't hiked (yet?), needs paying upfront, and feedback ain't great, so I’m ignoring it.

The cheapest fix comes from E.on for a year, but slightly longer and only a touch more are deals from EDF or Npower. Crucially, these two have no exit penalties. So on the off-chance the Prime Minister delivers the price cuts he’s promised, and the even more unlikely event that they’ll be so substantial that other tariffs elsewhere are cheaper, you'll be free to leave.

However, always do the numbers for your own circumstances. To check if you can save (you may be on an older, cheaper deal), and who your winner is, you can use my Cheap Energy Club top fixes comparison at www.cheapenergyclub.com, or do a standard

comparison on any Ofgem-approved comparison site – just search for The Confidence Code at www.ofgem.gov.uk to see the full list. If you're not online, use a comparison with a phone service, such as Energyhelpline on 0800 074 0745, or uSwitch on 0800 051 5493.

Paying energy bills by monthly direct debit’s up to 6% cheaper. If you can, do, as it’ll usually mean discounted bills of up to 6% less, so contact your provider to check. Though always do regular meter readings for accuracy, as your bill is estimated. If it’s too high, you have a right to ask for it to be lowered.

Got electricity only? You can still save. With electricity only, you can still get a cheap fix to save - just follow the info above. For those on Economy 7, assessing is trickier. It’s only really a boon for those who use at least 40% of their energy at night. If not – don’t bother. Full help to decide at www.mse.me/eco7

Can you find your stopcock? No sniggering - winter frozen pipe bursts can create an average £7,000 of damage, often worsened as many scrabble round searching for their stopcock - the mains water off switch - for ages as their home floods.

Take the time to find it now – mine is under the kitchen sink. Others find theirs in the bathroom or inside a cupboard. If yours isn’t working, you may want to call a plumber now, before it’s a problem.

Choosing between heating and eating? If you're seriously behind, or in general financial hardship - as far too many are after the hikes - you may be eligible for special help. Call the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99 to check. Plus if anyone in your home was born on or before 5 January 1952, you're due up to £300 in tax-free winter fuel payments. Payments should be made automatically, but if you’ve never had it before then you may need to register - see www.gov.uk.

Plus anyone on specific income support, jobseekers' allowances or pension credit gets £25 in cold weather payments for every 7 days it's sub-0 C.

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Train ticket prices are to logic what reindeer are to scrabble. In other words, they’ve nothing in common. If you want to save

money on the train, take the logic book and throw it out of the window. While travelling by train can be cheap, efficient and easy, the pricing system is a mess. So to really hone down the

cheapest priced tickets you need to understand and combine first the simple tips, then the bizarre…

Train Prices

Book 12 Weeks Early For Cheaper Fares Most people know if you book early you’ll get cheaper advance train tickets. Yet it’s important to understand these are generally sold in tranches, in other words there’s a set number of each type, so the aim is to buy them before they go. The key time to look is around 12 weeks before you want to travel, as that’s when the timetable is set so most operators launch their advance tickets then or within a couple of weeks giving you maximum choice. So if you know you’ve got something pencilled in you need to travel to, diarise so you can be ready to pounce.

Grab A (Discounted) Railcard There are more national railcards available than there used to be. These normally cost £30 (though often there are codes to discount this check on www.mse.me/train-deals) and reduce all fares by a third. Therefore if you’re likely to spend over £90 even on a one-off trip it’s worth it. The Main Cards Are… Family & Friends Railcard. Two people can be named on this, and then a named person and up to three other adults can travel and get 30% off the fare, providing you’re travelling with between one and four kids, who get 60% off. Two Together Railcard. This one’s relatively new. It gives two named people on the card providing they’re

travelling together a third off. If you often travel with different people, you could be named on more than one card to cover the combinations. Senior Railcard. This gets over 60’s a third off. 16-25 Railcard. Also a third off, though it’s often cheapest to buy the 3 years card (and worth remember-ing to do it before your 24th birth-day to give you maximum time).

Get Advance Discounts Late Never assume that you’re too close to travel to book an advance or discounted fare. Walk on fares are often far costlier than those even booked a day or so in advance. Always check via the rail compa-nies own site. Check via sites like www.redspottedhanky.com, www.takethetrain.co.uk, www.eastcoast.co.uk and www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Singles Can Beat Returns Lots of top deals are only available on one-way fares and cheaper fares are often available for two single tickets, but not the return. Do a quick search for both options and work out the difference in price before you finalise your booking.

Split Tickets, Not The Journey Now it’s time to really throw the log-ic book out of the window to make some really big savings. Instead of buying tickets for the whole journey, instead bizarrely buying tickets for its constituent parts separately can slash the price – even though you're travelling on exactly the same train,

at the same time, possibly in the same seat. It's perfectly allowed within the National Rail Conditions of Carriage and the only rule is that the train must call at the stations you buy tickets for. I’ve built a tool www.mse.me/ticketysplit that searches for variants for you to see if you can save. One of the best ever examples I’ve seen of this was on a direct London to Durham return when the cheap-est ticket was £301. Yet buying four singles for the same journey: Lon-don to York, which was one of the stops, York to Durham, and then in reverse, was £82 for the same train at the same time - possibly even the same seats. However, it’s important to understand that this is an example - the savings vary train by train. Even an hour later the same split may not work, so you need to check each time or use the various web tools available to find your split.

Look For Hidden Promos Lots of train companies have hidden promotions buried on their websites – which you won’t find if you’re going through a ticket booking web-site, such as TheTrainline.com or Redspottedhanky.com. For example, at the time of writing East Coast has 10% off some advance online fares and 50% off selected super off-peak tickets to London, while on South-eastern up to four kids can travel for £1 off-peak with an adult. For a full list of hidden promos go to www.mse.me/traindeals.

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Buy Rail Tickets When Not Travelling By Train To Get Discounts This sneaky trick sounds bizarre but it works. National Rail offers 2for1 discounts on a host of attractions across the UK – you just download and print out a voucher and present it with a train ticket. Attractions include Ascot Race-course, Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds. For example, if you wanted two tickets to Lon-don Zoo, as an adult ticket costs £24, providing the train ticket is less, it’s worth buying one even if you won’t actually go by train (just pop to a station on the way). Though of course it’s an even better saving if you’re actually using it.

Know Your Train Refund Rights You may be entitled to money back for delays over 30 minutes, every operator has different rules. Technically the delay or cancellation needs be the operators fault, such as train or signal failures. Yet even when not, such as weather, strikes or maintenance work, some firms will pay out if you claim (as for a claim form when you arrive). More help in www.mse.me/traindelays.

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Buy Rail Tickets When Not Travelling By Train To Get Discounts This sneaky trick sounds bizarre but it works. National Rail offers 2for1 discounts on a host of attractions across the UK – you just download and print out a voucher and present it with a train ticket. Attractions include Ascot Race-course, Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds. For example, if you wanted two tickets to Lon-don Zoo, as an adult ticket costs £24, providing the train ticket is less, it’s worth buying one even if you won’t actually go by train (just pop to a station on the way). Though of course it’s an even better saving if you’re actually using it.

Know Your Train Refund Rights You may be entitled to money back for delays over 30 minutes, every operator has different rules. Technically the delay or cancellation needs be the operators fault, such as train or signal failures. Yet even when not, such as weather, strikes or maintenance work, some firms will pay out if you claim (as for a claim form when you arrive). More help in www.mse.me/traindelays.

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By Jonathan Vernon-Smith

Should You Bother With Loyalty Cards?

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From the Tesco Clubcard to the Boots Advantage Card. The Mor-rison’s miles card to the Sainsbury’s Nectar card. All the big companies are doing it – encouraging us to be LOYAL to them and not to stray elsewhere. But which of these schemes should we bother with, and which should we completely ignore? The first thing you need to under-stand about loyalty schemes is that they’re NOT giving you anything for free. The shops that offer rewards for your loyalty, build the cost into their schemes. Ultimately their customers pay for it, but indi-rectly. Therefore it’s up to you to be a savvy consumer to maximise the benefit. They’ll be furious at me for telling you this, but DO NOT LET THE LOYALTY CARDS MAKE LOYAL! Just because you get points for shopping at a certain supermarket doesn’t mean you’re getting the best deal on your groceries. Keep your eyes open and be prepared to shop around, and maybe even do your shopping at a company that doesn’t reward you in any way. When you empty the bags in your kitchen, you may still end up better off than you would have done with all your so called ‘loyalty’ points. Remember you can use cash in more shops than you can points! If

you’ve saved cash, it means more. That said, it’s still worth having them. You’ll notice I said ‘them’. I did so deliberately. My advice is to get THEM ALL! Either online or in-store, you should apply for ALL the (free) loyalty schemes in the shops you frequent. That way you can benefit both in price and in points. If you’ve researched and found the best price for a product you want to buy AND you benefit from getting loyalty points (that can eventu-ally be redeemed for something meaningful), then you really have earned the right to consider yourself a ‘SAVVY’ consumer. Some energy providers now pro-vide points for certain loyalty cards. For example if you have your gas or electricity with E-On, you can link your account with your Tesco Club-card and earn points every time you switch a light on. If you're already with E-On and feel they offer you the best price, then this is an added benefit, but as I mentioned earlier, these loyalty incentives are rarely enough to switch supplier based on loyalty points alone. Most petrol stations now provide a loyalty scheme for fuel. For exam-ple you can earn Nectar points by filling up at a BP garage. That's fine if you were going to fill up at a BP station anyway, but please remem-

ber that it's still more important to shop around for the best price on fuel, rather than choosing a garage based on the loyalty points you can earn. In the end you're saving may be worth much more than the points are worth. It’s also worth noting that many credit cards offer a ‘points’ system to keep customers loyal to them. This can be very beneficial. I recently had a statement telling me that I have used my credit card so much in the last year that I’m en-titled to 24 bottles of Pinot Grigio! Considering I practically bathe in the stuff, this made me do a little dance in my kitchen. I would have purchased the items anyway, but by ensuring I paid for them on my credit card (whilst paying off the balance in full), I have earned my-self a little treat!! Always do your research before you get a credit card. Make sure you look at the loyalty scheme they operate and ensure they reward buying things in shops you use the most. Finally don’t forget to use them and ensure you have a big purse or wal-let. If you follow the advice above, you’ll need one!


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didn’t want it.’Strangely enough, though hypnosis has been around for hundreds of years, no one really knows exactly how it works. It seems to provide a way to give deep level instructions to the subconscious (sometimes also known as the unconscious) mind which are then acted upon auto-matically in day to day life.

Recently researches in the USA discovered that the subconscious mind can process 11 million pieces of information a second, while the conscious mind can only handle 40. How they discovered this I can’t imagine but if it’s true, it illustrates the truly awesome abilities of our subconscious minds. Other research-ers studying the brain have found that although we believe we reach decisions by means of logical, analytical thought, in fact, our subconscious mind lights up with the answer, several seconds before our conscious minds are aware of it.The surgical gastric band doesn’t work for everyone of course. Recently the press carried a story of a young man who’s put on 7 stone and rising, after dramatically losing weight with a gastric band and surgery costing £30,000. He was so determined to beat the restriction round his stomach, he started liquidising kebabs and deep fried Mars bars.Similarly, hypnotherapy isn’t for everyone. For most people it works well but for an unfortunate few it seems to have little effect. On the other hand, unlike surgery, if you opt for a hypnotherapy operation, the worst thing that can happen is that nothing happens!

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Is it an Owl or a Bat? It’s a question I ask every-one on my stargazing tours when we turn the tel-escope to a distant star cluster catalogued as NGC 457. This tight-knit collection of more than a hun-

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To make a small room seem biggerIf you want to make a small space look larger the obvious recommendation is to paint it in a light, bright, colour. This reason this works is because your eye isn’t drawn to anything in particular and the colour is light reflective. This helps to make the space feel more spacious and airy, and distributes the natural light well. Painting all surfaces the same colour also has the effect of space. Try using a darker colour on the floor and keeping the walls light.

To make a floor space appear largerA way to make your floor space appear larger is to paint your skirting in a dark colour to match a flooring. This gives the illusion of the floor travelling up the walls so tricks your eye into thinking it’s a bigger space than it really is. A way to do this with walls to make them appear taller is to continue the wall colour up onto the coving.

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RhubarbRhubarb originates from the colder parts of China and its popularity is fairly recent in historical terms, becom-ing more widely eaten as sugar became less expensive. The leaves are toxic and so too are the stems later on in the year, because the toxic acids move down the stems from the leaves and into the crown as the winter temperatures cool.October is the perfect time to plant rhubarb if you haven’t got any at the moment and would like a patch of your own. It’s quite un-fussy and will grow in sun or part shade as long as the soil is moisture retentive. Add well-rotted manure to the planting hole and mulch the plant with a ‘doughnut’ shape of manure about 50cm deep in spring. Give the plant a feed with ‘blood, fish and bone’ in March and watch it grow! It’s an easy perennial plant, which produces giant leaves and is pretty resistant to pests, although hungry mammals might feast on the crowns in early spring when food is scarce.Early rhubarb can be ‘forced’ inside up-turned dust bins, but only do this with established plants. Place a black bin (or terracotta rhubarb forcing jar if you’re a pro) over the plant in early spring, and then enjoy the small, tender and sweet stems as they develop and

search for the light. Grown commercially in large dark sheds in the Yorkshire rhubarb triangle - be-tween Wakefield, Leeds and Morley - this wonderful vegetable (classed as a fruit for tax reasons) can also be divided up this month if you have a large overgrown patch.Rhubarb freezes very well, and lasts for around a year, in fact I made a crumble in April this year using last years frozen harvest. Chopped into 1cm pieces, it can be placed directly into freezer bags, but to retain its colour should be blanched for around 1 minute in boiling water. Allow to cool and dry before freezing. To revive, boil in a little fresh orange juice, a teaspoon of cinnamon powder and sugar to taste before allow-ing to cool. It’s a versatile crop and makes great jam, compote and crumble, and tastes delicious when made as above and served with crème fraîche.

November is the perfect time for planting new hedges, and at this time of year it's a very

safe bet. Prior to the use of contain-erised plants (which can be planted at almost any time of the year) plant-ing between November and March was a gardeners only option, and as far as the plants are concerned it's still the best by far. When plants are dormant (asleep) they will hardly even notice being moved, and by spring when their new leaves emerge their roots will have already pushed through the sur-rounding soil in their new home. Hedges are often thought of as hard work, time consuming and have been at the centre of heated neigh-bourly debates (whether it's cutting them too low or letting them grow too high). They are great for blocking out unsightly views, adding privacy, and also make a wonderful place for wildlife to live, rest and nest. For the past 3 years we've had a variety of birds nesting in our Yew hedge and the addition of extra life in the garden

always pleases me. If you're looking for a quick solution to a green screen, then you have two options, either instant (such as a 2m high instant hedge, pre grown, trained and clipped, perfect for the impatient gardener), or Leylandii conifers. As I write this I can hear the screams, but it really is the best op-tion for speed and it's cost-effective. Do be aware that legally, as of a cou-ple of years ago, you have to keep its growth contained to 2m high if on a boundary (this does not apply to any other species). For the more patient gardener, try the classic evergreen Yew hedging. Like most beautiful things in life, it's more expensive to buy. It's also slower growing (15-30cm per year), but does only require cutting once per year in September, and will provide you with the most beautiful hedge. I also favour the evergreen Portuguese laurel, which has a smaller leaf than the more common cherry laurel, or Beech if it doesn't need to be evergreen.

For a smaller hedge it has to be Box, but alternatives include Lavender, Berberis, Lonicera, and for the perfect no-cut low hedge go for a small Hebe, (simply choose a variety which only grows to the height you actually want the hedge to grow to).Whichever hedge you choose, the ground preparation should be the same. For containerised, bare-root or root-balled hedges, dig out a trench which follows the line of the proposed hedge, this should be at least one and a half times wider and deeper than the rootball. Fork over the base of the trench and return some of the soil, so that when you plant the hedge it sits at the same level as previously planted (i.e. not too deep). Backfill with the removed soil, add a handful of bonemeal per plant, and dig in. Firm with your boot then water well before mulch-ing with 5cm of compost, manure or bark clippings.

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Hedge-ing Into Winter

A beginners guide to...

RhubarbRhubarb originates from the colder parts of China and its popularity is fairly recent in historical terms, becom-ing more widely eaten as sugar became less expensive. The leaves are toxic and so too are the stems later on in the year, because the toxic acids move down the stems from the leaves and into the crown as the winter temperatures cool.October is the perfect time to plant rhubarb if you haven’t got any at the moment and would like a patch of your own. It’s quite un-fussy and will grow in sun or part shade as long as the soil is moisture retentive. Add well-rotted manure to the planting hole and mulch the plant with a ‘doughnut’ shape of manure about 50cm deep in spring. Give the plant a feed with ‘blood, fish and bone’ in March and watch it grow! It’s an easy perennial plant, which produces giant leaves and is pretty resistant to pests, although hungry mammals might feast on the crowns in early spring when food is scarce.Early rhubarb can be ‘forced’ inside up-turned dust bins, but only do this with established plants. Place a black bin (or terracotta rhubarb forcing jar if you’re a pro) over the plant in early spring, and then enjoy the small, tender and sweet stems as they develop and

search for the light. Grown commercially in large dark sheds in the Yorkshire rhubarb triangle - be-tween Wakefield, Leeds and Morley - this wonderful vegetable (classed as a fruit for tax reasons) can also be divided up this month if you have a large overgrown patch.Rhubarb freezes very well, and lasts for around a year, in fact I made a crumble in April this year using last years frozen harvest. Chopped into 1cm pieces, it can be placed directly into freezer bags, but to retain its colour should be blanched for around 1 minute in boiling water. Allow to cool and dry before freezing. To revive, boil in a little fresh orange juice, a teaspoon of cinnamon powder and sugar to taste before allow-ing to cool. It’s a versatile crop and makes great jam, compote and crumble, and tastes delicious when made as above and served with crème fraîche.

November is the perfect time for planting new hedges, and at this time of year it's a very

safe bet. Prior to the use of contain-erised plants (which can be planted at almost any time of the year) plant-ing between November and March was a gardeners only option, and as far as the plants are concerned it's still the best by far. When plants are dormant (asleep) they will hardly even notice being moved, and by spring when their new leaves emerge their roots will have already pushed through the sur-rounding soil in their new home. Hedges are often thought of as hard work, time consuming and have been at the centre of heated neigh-bourly debates (whether it's cutting them too low or letting them grow too high). They are great for blocking out unsightly views, adding privacy, and also make a wonderful place for wildlife to live, rest and nest. For the past 3 years we've had a variety of birds nesting in our Yew hedge and the addition of extra life in the garden

always pleases me. If you're looking for a quick solution to a green screen, then you have two options, either instant (such as a 2m high instant hedge, pre grown, trained and clipped, perfect for the impatient gardener), or Leylandii conifers. As I write this I can hear the screams, but it really is the best op-tion for speed and it's cost-effective. Do be aware that legally, as of a cou-ple of years ago, you have to keep its growth contained to 2m high if on a boundary (this does not apply to any other species). For the more patient gardener, try the classic evergreen Yew hedging. Like most beautiful things in life, it's more expensive to buy. It's also slower growing (15-30cm per year), but does only require cutting once per year in September, and will provide you with the most beautiful hedge. I also favour the evergreen Portuguese laurel, which has a smaller leaf than the more common cherry laurel, or Beech if it doesn't need to be evergreen.

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By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Writer www.carwriteups.co.uk @carwriteups

Peugeot must have sprinkled fairy dust over its designers, because there are now some attractive motors in its automotive stable, including the 308. It’s no secret that the French firm hasn’t always produced beautiful motors – yet, conversely, Peugeot has created some of the most popular cars on the road. To bring more of a balance to the automaker’s looks department, the brand is moving up-market. It’s an initiative started several years ago and seen most recently with the 208 and 2008. The initial design brief of the New 308 had the highest levels of quality at its heart and that has been more than noticed already. Crowned 2014 European Car of the Year, at the Geneva Motor Show, the suave Peugeot offers a touch of technology, comfort and practicality. The new 308 is the fourth Peugeot model to be distinguished by the ‘Car of the Year’ accolade; it comes after the 307 (2002), 405 (1988) and 504 (1969). The appearance of the Pug is more akin to the latest Mercedes Benz A-Class than anything else. The front of the car is dominated by a ‘floating’ front grille and by a strong lighting signature. Slim full-LED headlamps glitter like diamonds and the striking illumination continues at the rear, with the three Peugeot lion ‘claws’ drawn by piercing red LED lamps. Inside, the 308 includes a touch-screen panel on the dashboard for added indulgence. It also has a practical purpose; it brings together many of the infotainment controls in one place, for ease of use and to create a contemporary and uncluttered cabin. Everything is arranged for an experience that is intuitive and relaxing so that you can focus entirely on the road ahead.

The head-up instrument layout means that information can be clearly read easily and safely, looking over rather than through the wheel. The Peugeot also has a compact steering wheel and newly developed electric power steering, resulting in a responsive and controlled driving experience. My 1.6, 156bhp petrol powered ‘Feline’ model certainly impressed me with its ability to stick to the road and hug bends - even when pushed hard. The car is stuffed to the brim with safety packages too. As well as multiple airbags it has an ‘Emergency Collision Alert System’, which gives out an audible warning should you get too close to the backside of someone else – or if you’ve just not braked in time. The 308 is also furnished with an ‘Emergency Collision Braking System’. This is a clever bit of gadgetry where, in the event of a possible crash, automatic braking is triggered to prevent the impact or reduce the consequences. What’s more, the five door car offers great fuel economy, without compromising too much on space. There’s plenty of room for luggage and shopping, as well as for you and your front seat passenger. Rear-seat travellers don’t have quite so much legroom, but headroom is fine and rest of the car is cosseting enough to provide a soothing ride. The new 308 is seriously worth considering if you’re after a medium sized family motor. The fact that the model will also be manufactured and sold in China indicates just how much belief there is in this car.

FAST FACTS Max speed: 132mph

0-62 mph: 8.4 secs

Combined mpg: 48.7

Engine: 1598cc 4 cylinder 16 valve petrol

Max. power (bhp): 156 at 6000 rpm

Max. torque (Ib/ft): 180 at 1400 rpm

CO2: 134 g/km

Price: £21,345 on the road

PROS ‘N’ CONS

Classy √ Attractive √

Safe √ Responsive √

Rear legroom X

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Max speed: 132 mph 0-62 mph: 8.4 secs Combined mpg: 48.7Engine: 1598cc 4 cylinder 16 valve petrol Max. power (bhp): 156 at 6000 rpm Max. torque (lb/ft): 180 at 1400 rpm CO2: 134 g/km Price: £21,345 on the road

FAST FACTS

PROS & CONS Classy √ Attractive √ Safe √Responsive √Rear legroom X

By Tim Barnes-Claywww.carwriteups.co.uk

Peugeot must have sprin-kled fairy dust over its designers, because there are now some attractive motors in its automotive stable, including the 308.

It’s no secret that the French firm hasn’t always produced beautiful motors – yet, conversely, Peugeot has created some of the most popular cars on the road.

To bring more of a balance to the automaker’s looks department, the brand is moving up-market. It’s an initiative started several years ago and seen most recently with the 208 and 2008.

The initial design brief of the New 308 had the highest levels of quality at its heart and that has been more than noticed already. Crowned 2014 European Car of the Year, at the Geneva Motor Show, the suave Peugeot offers a touch of technology, comfort and practicality. The new 308 is the fourth Peugeot model to be distinguished by the ‘Car of the Year’ accolade; it comes after the 307 (2002), 405 (1988) and 504 (1969).The appearance of the Pug is more akin to the latest Mercedes Benz A-Class than anything else. The front of the car is dominated by a ‘floating’ front grille and by a strong lighting signature. Slim full-LED headlamps glitter like dia-monds and the striking illumina-tion continues at the rear, with the three Peugeot lion ‘claws’ drawn by piercing red LED lamps. Inside, the 308 includes a touch-screen panel on the dashboard for added indulgence. It also has a practical purpose; it brings together many of the infotainment controls in one place, for ease of use and to create a contemporary and uncluttered cabin. Everything is arranged for an experience that is intuitive and relaxing so that you can focus entirely on the road ahead.The head-up instrument layout means that information can be clearly read easily and safely, looking over rather than through the wheel. The Peugeot also has a com-pact steering wheel and newly

developed electric power steering, resulting in a responsive and controlled driving experience. My 1.6, 156bhp petrol powered ‘Feline’ model certainly impressed me with its ability to stick to the road and hug bends - even when pushed hard. The car is stuffed to the brim with safety packages too. As well as multiple airbags it has an ‘Emer-gency Collision Alert System’, which gives out an audible warn-ing should you get too close to the backside of someone else – or if you’ve just not braked in time. The 308 is also furnished with an ‘Emergency Collision Braking System’. This is a clever bit of gadgetry where, in the event of a possible crash, automatic braking is triggered to prevent the impact or reduce the consequences.What’s more, the five door car offers great fuel economy, without compromising too much on space. There’s plenty of room for luggage and shopping, as well as for you and your front seat pas-senger. Rear-seat travellers don’t have quite so much legroom, but headroom is fine and rest of the car is cosseting enough to provide a soothing ride.The new 308 is seriously worth considering if you’re after a medium sized family motor. The fact that the model will also be manufactured and sold in China indicates just how much belief there is in this car.

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By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Writer www.carwriteups.co.uk @carwriteups

Peugeot must have sprinkled fairy dust over its designers, because there are now some attractive motors in its automotive stable, including the 308. It’s no secret that the French firm hasn’t always produced beautiful motors – yet, conversely, Peugeot has created some of the most popular cars on the road. To bring more of a balance to the automaker’s looks department, the brand is moving up-market. It’s an initiative started several years ago and seen most recently with the 208 and 2008. The initial design brief of the New 308 had the highest levels of quality at its heart and that has been more than noticed already. Crowned 2014 European Car of the Year, at the Geneva Motor Show, the suave Peugeot offers a touch of technology, comfort and practicality. The new 308 is the fourth Peugeot model to be distinguished by the ‘Car of the Year’ accolade; it comes after the 307 (2002), 405 (1988) and 504 (1969). The appearance of the Pug is more akin to the latest Mercedes Benz A-Class than anything else. The front of the car is dominated by a ‘floating’ front grille and by a strong lighting signature. Slim full-LED headlamps glitter like diamonds and the striking illumination continues at the rear, with the three Peugeot lion ‘claws’ drawn by piercing red LED lamps. Inside, the 308 includes a touch-screen panel on the dashboard for added indulgence. It also has a practical purpose; it brings together many of the infotainment controls in one place, for ease of use and to create a contemporary and uncluttered cabin. Everything is arranged for an experience that is intuitive and relaxing so that you can focus entirely on the road ahead.

The head-up instrument layout means that information can be clearly read easily and safely, looking over rather than through the wheel. The Peugeot also has a compact steering wheel and newly developed electric power steering, resulting in a responsive and controlled driving experience. My 1.6, 156bhp petrol powered ‘Feline’ model certainly impressed me with its ability to stick to the road and hug bends - even when pushed hard. The car is stuffed to the brim with safety packages too. As well as multiple airbags it has an ‘Emergency Collision Alert System’, which gives out an audible warning should you get too close to the backside of someone else – or if you’ve just not braked in time. The 308 is also furnished with an ‘Emergency Collision Braking System’. This is a clever bit of gadgetry where, in the event of a possible crash, automatic braking is triggered to prevent the impact or reduce the consequences. What’s more, the five door car offers great fuel economy, without compromising too much on space. There’s plenty of room for luggage and shopping, as well as for you and your front seat passenger. Rear-seat travellers don’t have quite so much legroom, but headroom is fine and rest of the car is cosseting enough to provide a soothing ride. The new 308 is seriously worth considering if you’re after a medium sized family motor. The fact that the model will also be manufactured and sold in China indicates just how much belief there is in this car.

FAST FACTS Max speed: 132mph

0-62 mph: 8.4 secs

Combined mpg: 48.7

Engine: 1598cc 4 cylinder 16 valve petrol

Max. power (bhp): 156 at 6000 rpm

Max. torque (Ib/ft): 180 at 1400 rpm

CO2: 134 g/km

Price: £21,345 on the road

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Music is an important part of life – nearly everyone enjoys listening to it. Yet

relatively few of us have the ability to create it. Scientists say that children who play an instrument do better academically than those who don’t. It can benefit their read-ing age because it enhances comprehension skills. Learning to understand beat, rhythm and scales improves their maths skills as children learn how to divide, create fractions and recognise patterns. Listening to pitch, rhythm and tempo helps to sharpen their concentration and using mnemonic devices to learn musical patterns can improve memory.Co-ordination and motor skills are also developed as a child learns to convert written notes to movement of hands, arms and feet. This improved co-or-dination and timing can benefit children in other hobbies such as dance and sports.

Children who learn as part of a group cultivate social skills as they interact with other class members. They learn to wait patiently for their turn, and show respect for others. It’s also a chance to make friends, especially if they play in a band or orchestra.Mastering an instrument and achieving goals takes months or even years. Perseverance and patience are useful qualities developed along the way, as is self-confidence which grows further if they go on to perform in public. Caring for their instrument teaches a child responsibility, while managing their time to ensure that practice is done regularly helps them develop organisational skills. Finally, learning about and playing a musical instrument can help children discover the role of music in other cultures, and this familiarity from an early age helps foster open-mindedness about worlds and

traditions beyond the ones they know.If your child shows an interest in learning an instrument, be sure to choose one that excites them (my daughter was horri-fied to be presented with a cello when what she coveted was a clarinet). Select an instru-ment that suits their ability and temperament, and make sure it produces a sound that you can tolerate for hours as you listen to them practise (I have memories of my mum banish-ing me to the furthest corner of the house because she couldn’t bear the sound of me screech-ing on the violin!).I was nine when my parents found me a piano teacher, and even though the road has not always been smooth, I am forever grateful to them for tak-ing this decision, as I consider myself amongst the privileged few who have had the opportu-nity to learn an instrument and enjoy the benefits this brings.

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Music is an important part of life – nearly everyone enjoys listening to it. Yet

relatively few of us have the ability to create it. Scientists say that children who play an instrument do better academically than those who don’t. It can benefit their read-ing age because it enhances comprehension skills. Learning to understand beat, rhythm and scales improves their maths skills as children learn how to divide, create fractions and recognise patterns. Listening to pitch, rhythm and tempo helps to sharpen their concentration and using mnemonic devices to learn musical patterns can improve memory.Co-ordination and motor skills are also developed as a child learns to convert written notes to movement of hands, arms and feet. This improved co-or-dination and timing can benefit children in other hobbies such as dance and sports.

Children who learn as part of a group cultivate social skills as they interact with other class members. They learn to wait patiently for their turn, and show respect for others. It’s also a chance to make friends, especially if they play in a band or orchestra.Mastering an instrument and achieving goals takes months or even years. Perseverance and patience are useful qualities developed along the way, as is self-confidence which grows further if they go on to perform in public. Caring for their instrument teaches a child responsibility, while managing their time to ensure that practice is done regularly helps them develop organisational skills. Finally, learning about and playing a musical instrument can help children discover the role of music in other cultures, and this familiarity from an early age helps foster open-mindedness about worlds and

traditions beyond the ones they know.If your child shows an interest in learning an instrument, be sure to choose one that excites them (my daughter was horri-fied to be presented with a cello when what she coveted was a clarinet). Select an instru-ment that suits their ability and temperament, and make sure it produces a sound that you can tolerate for hours as you listen to them practise (I have memories of my mum banish-ing me to the furthest corner of the house because she couldn’t bear the sound of me screech-ing on the violin!).I was nine when my parents found me a piano teacher, and even though the road has not always been smooth, I am forever grateful to them for tak-ing this decision, as I consider myself amongst the privileged few who have had the opportu-nity to learn an instrument and enjoy the benefits this brings.

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STOCKWOOD DISCOVERY CENTRETel: 01582 548600

Eileen Hogan at Little Sparta28 September – 30 November

Paintings, drawings, prints and photographs by Eileen Hogan inspired by Little Sparta, the garden/constructedlandscape/installation/poem-in-space that Ian Hamilton Finlay cre-ated on his land near Dunsyrein the Borders area of Scotland.

Steam FairSunday 5 October Free

A chance to enjoy this year’s mag-nificent working steam engine and stationary engines in all their noisy glory. In addition to the visiting engines, two of the museum’s own historic engines, lovingly restored and cared for by volunteers, will be on display.

Afternoon of Discovery: WW2Friday 17 October 2-3.30pm £7,

£5 concessionsA look at some of Luton’s most inter-esting history through film footage, photos and museum artefacts.Tea & coffee included.

Art Workshop Exploring Eileen Hogan

Saturday 8th, 15th & 22nd Nov10am-1pm

Come and explore the work of artist Eileen Hogan by taking part in an art workshop which examinesthemes within her exhibition.Charges may apply

Afternoon of Discovery: Ian Hamilton Finlay

Friday 21 November 2-3.30pm £7, £5 concessions

A look at some of Luton’s most inter-esting history through film footage, photos and museum artefacts.Tea & coffee included.

INDOOR BOOT SALESunday 5th October

Sunday 2nd November11am until 1pm

Warden Hill Community CentreR/O The WardenWycombe Way

LU3 2BW Buyers admission 20p

sellers must book.Tel; 01582 526051

THE BOGTROTTERSThe Bogtrotters (Dunstable and District Walking and Hostelling Group) are a group of about 90 walkers, hikers and hostellers. We run a surprisingly diverse range of activities, including half and full day walks, hostelling trips, meals and evening activities.New members are always welcome. Prospective members are invited to get in touch via the website, give us a ring or just turn up to an event or walk.Enquiries@dunstablebogtrotters.co.ukwww.dunstablebogtrotters.co.uk01582 865966 Sue or Julian

SAPPHIRE SOCIAL CLUBSapphire Social Club - this social club caters for the unattached aged 50+. We meet weekly in Hitchin and organize a variety of social events every month. No joining fee for the first two months. Come along and meet new friends.Tel: Joyce 07960 440 417 for detailswww.sapphiresocialsinglesclub.co.uk

EXHIBITION & SALE OF ART & CRAFT

Saturday 18th October. 10.30 - 5.00Village Hall, Sundon Road, Har-lingtonExhibits include: Fancy Goods, Greetings Cards, Jewellery, Fabric Handbags, Paintings, Needle-craft, Photography, Thread’s From the Shed (Beautiful Handmade Children’s Clothes), Pottery, Wood Turning etc.Guest Artist - Lesley Longworth.Adults 50p. Children under 12 free

CHILTERN GATEWAY CENTREDunstable Downs 01582 500925

Halloween creepy crafts27th - 29th October

11am - 3pm £2Visit Dunstable Downs this Hallow-een to have some creepy creative fun.Make a spooky mask, witches hat or a spider; the scarier the better and then take your creations into the woods to create some goblins dens and see if you can discover some scary beasts

Pumpkin carving, Spooky Guided Walk

30th - 31st October 4,30 - 6pm £8 (inc supper)

Find out what goes bump in the night on Dunstable Downs this Halloween.It may be an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty but at night you may get spooked. Give yourself a fright this Halloween and join the team on a ghostly guided walk across the Downs. Get creative carving a frightening pumpkin lantern, enjoy a warming supper and then brave a scary stroll across the Downs when the darkness descends. Please bring your own pumpkin to carve.

Make a bird feeder2nd November 2-3.30pm £7

Help our feathered friends get through the chilly winterHelp our feathered friends get through the chilly winter by creating a wooden peanut bird feeder or cosy nest box. The countryside team will be on hand to help you build.

Stir Up Sunday23rd November 11am - 3pm

FreeMake a Christmas wish as you dis-cover more about an old Christmas tradition.Make a Christmas wish as you stir the giant Christmas pudding. Pud-ding tastings and treats to take home.

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WARDOWN PARK MUSEUMTel: 01582 546722

Luton’s World War 1 Stories5th August - 4th January 2015 Free

Luton’s Great War told by its people today.Commemorating the 100th anni-versary of the start of the First World War, this exhibition looks at how one of the deadliest conflicts in hu-man history affected the town.Find out Wardown Park’s history as a World war 1 hospital, read stories about how ordinary Lutonian’s were affected by the war, and enjoy a rare chance to see many precious and rare objects donated by the com-munity and discovered deep in the museum stores.

Healing Minds30 September – 26 October Free

A multi-sensory exhibition with pro-jected footage of shellshock sufferers from WW1, a soundscape will run in conjunction with the images with readings of war diaries found in Lu-ton, as well as original composition. This exhibition contains sensitive material and may not be suitable for all. For ages 16+

Pumpkin Carving28 - 29 October 11 am-1pm,

2 - 4pm £5Pumpkin carving using spooky designs - with easy, medium and difficult levels. Participants are invited tocome in costume and to enjoy the museum decorated for Halloween.Children aged 5+

Re-Created House of HorrorsThursday 30 October 7-10pm Free

Come along and be terrified! We will have a DJ’d prom like you’ve never seen, touchy feelie boxes,live art and we have some surprise visitors roaming our corridors!Age 14+

Dead CivilisedFriday 31 October 7-10pm £7.50

Late opening of the museum with guided tours including a museum ghost story: The Grey Lady.Activities include adult pumpkin carving, taxidermy display and han-

dling plus an expert talk on aghoulish historic subject. Bar on site. ticket price includes one free drink.Age 16+,

Music in the MuseumSunday 2 November, 2-4pm

Enjoy live music on the first Sunday of every month in this unique setting. Spaces are limited, to avoiddisappointment book your ticket by calling 01582 878 100. Booking is free; however contributions arerequested on the day for what you feel is fair.

Healing WoundsFriday 7th November Saturday 8th

November1.30 – 2.45pm & 7.30 – 8.45pm

A specially commissioned play to commemorate the centenary of WW1, covers the friction between 3 army officers from different back-grounds forced into close quarters whilst recovering from war. Schools are offered educational activities.Suitable for Age 12+£5, £3 concessions & under 18sTo book call 01582 878100

Walking War-timeSunday 9 November 2-4pm

Walking tour starts at Wardown Park Central Car-parkTo commemorate the centenary of World War One, come join this walking tour of some historical sites of significance from Luton’s Great War story. Using archive photo-graphs, maps and news articles; the tour will explore the site of Biscot Camp and bring Wardown Park Mili-tary Hospital to life. Stories of forgot-ten soldiers from the North-Midlands will be told along the streets and houses where they were billeted, and the lives of some Lutonians, both wounded and lost, will be shared.

Christmas at WardownSaturday 29 November 12-4pm

The museum will be decorated in Victorian style. There will be Santa, reindeers, stalls, refreshments,Christmas craft activities and carol singing.Free entry. Visit Santa £4.Charges may apply to activities

HOMESTARTHave you got just 2 to 3 hours to spare each week to support a local young family who are struggling to cope? The charity Home-Start is looking for caring parents and grand-parents. All training and support is given and expenses paid. It’s a great way to gain new skills, make friends and really make a difference to your community.Tel: 01582 [email protected] www.home-startcentralbeds.org.uk

BREAKOUT SOCIAL CLUBWe are a club for the over forty fives, not a singles club but a social club for people who enjoy going out but are on their own, where they can meet like-minded people, with a varied monthly programme covering Disco’s, Pub lunch’s, walks, parties and much, much more, we meet once a week in the front bar at the Conservative Club, High street North DunstableFor more information please contact Sandy on 07813 262556

THE PARKSIDE SINGERSDo you enjoy singing?The Parkside Singers is a lively mixed choir, singing four-part harmony musicincluding pop, songs from musicals and some choral favourites such as AveVerum and The Lords Prayer. Call Claire on 01525 753110.

WARDEN AFTERNOON CLUBMeets every Tuesday 2 - 4pmWarden Hill Community Centre (rear of the Warden Tavern)We are a recently established group of friendly ladies and gentlemen who meet weekly for companionship, activities and refreshments. If you would like some company, or know someone who would benefit from joining us, please come along any Tuesday - everyone is very welcome. For more information contact Sue on 07706895444 or email [email protected]

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Discover magic, pure and simple magic. Grow food,

cook food and share food and do it in public places.

These are the words of Mary Clear co founder of Incred-

ible Edible Todmorden set up in 2007 with her friend

Pam Warhurst. Together with the help of their commu-

nity they have grown being Incredible into a worldwide

revolution with 300 IE’s all over the world.

I run my own gardening business and most of my work is for

the elderly. I have seen how lonely some folk can be when

everyone is out at work, everyone has stuff to do and no

one has time for their each other. I wanted my neighbour-

hood restored so I thought what better way to do this than to

make a beautiful garden that grows food for us all to share,

so I began!

February 2013 on a snowy winter’s day I started by writ-

ing to Dunstable Council and asking can you help, they

said ‘Yes’. Central Bedfordshire is our landowner and has

provided huge support. So together with some willing

volunteers we built this garden. We now have 5 raised

beds filled with 40 bags of horse manure topped off with 8

tonne of top soil all donated and collected for free. The beds

produced strawberries, tomatoes, fennel, coriander, mint,

thyme, kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, mixed salad leaves,

lettuce, spring onion, radish, swede all donated for free.

We were involved with Anglia in Bloom this year and

helped to bring home GOLD. We have been visited by Mr J

Chatterley Dunstable Town Mayor and he is in full support

of our community garden. We had a massive raspberry

plant over the half term holiday and planted over 30 fruit

canes all donated for free.

Next year the garden will be used for the students from

Barnfield Vale Academy as the garden for their Enrichment

Option. This will involve teaching them all about com-

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that will inspire them to look outside the box and see the

potential for expanding this project.

We will be hoping to have a seating area in the garden for

people to take the time to sit and have their lunch after do-

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We are not funded by anyone; we rely on volunteer’s dona-

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If you feel you are able to support our project by working in

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The word on the street is that DUNSTABLE ROCKS,

the closing event for Dunstable Town Council’s Sum-

mer of Music, is going to attract phenomenal crowds.

This FREE event is headlined by legendary soul singer

Alexander O’Neal, famous for a wide range of classics

which includes ‘Cri tic ise’, ‘Fake’, ‘Never Knew Love

Like This’, ‘Saturday Love’ and ‘Secret Lovers’.

It is recommended that if you want to grab a prime view-

ing spot, you should arrive early. O’Neal is reputedly the

best pure singer to come from the 80s soul era, releasing

a string of memorable hits that are still on radio playlists

across the UK to satisfy regular ‘radio requests’. This

soul legend has an undying passion to perform and on

Saturday, 18 August 2012 you can enjoy his celebrated

act ABSOLUTELY FREE .

DUNSTABLE ROCKS will open at 12 noon with local

performances along with bands Subset, The Call Up and

Gin House Delta. Back by popular demand, after a very

popular set last year, is exceptional cover band ‘Leech’

who will once again deliver a string of popular, sing-

along, dance-along tunes getting Grove House Gardens

up on its party feet.

Keeping the party atmosphere going, Back to Black, the

Amy Whinehouse Experience will take up the reins with a

performance that encapsulates the look, the mannerisms

and the voice of Amy. ‘Can You Keep A Secret?’ Nathan

Moore, lead singer of Brother Beyond, takes to the stage

as the final act before the eagerly-awaited Alexander O’

Neal. Brother Beyond’s first hit, ‘The Harder I Try’ made

number 2 in the charts and we expect lots of female fans

for this 80s hottie!!

There will also be a variety of good quality food on sale

and our wonderful outside bar, BarWorx, will be there to

supply both alcoholic and soft drinks. So what are you

waiting for? Put Dunstable Rocks, Saturday, 18 August in

your diary now. And don’t forget to arrive early to secure

a prime position.

We want everyone to have a fantastic time, so to ensure

this; only a reasonable amount of alcohol will be permit-

ted on site and due to the enormous crowds expected at

this event, it will not be permissible to erect gazebos or

picnic tables because of lack of space.

SATURDAY, 18 AUGUST 2012

Grove House Gardens 12 Noon - 10pm

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With Bradley Wiggins becoming the first Briton to

win the Tour de France and an outstanding ending

sequence to the Olympics featuring a hoard of

chrome bedazzled scooters to the backdrop of The

Who's 'Pinball Wizard', mod culture has reaffirmed

it's place as a truly heritage piece of everyday British

life in the nations psyche. Unknowingly created in

the smokey, dark jazz clubs of Soho in the 1950's

and rising in popularity to it's salad days in the mid

sixties following a swathe of media coverage follow-

ing clashes with leather clad rockers on the south

coasts holiday resorts, mod has always been typified

by smart, clean cut individuals with an obsessive sar-

torial attention to detail and penchant for tailor made

suits and Italian scooters - forever set in cinematic

stone in The Who's legendary cult film, Quadrophe-

nia. Mod culture has remained firmly rooted in Brit-

ish culture ever since and can be seen even today

in Dunstable with the formation and rising presence

and popularity of the towns very own scooter club

- Ready Steady Go! SC. Formed in the summer of

2012 by a group of long standing mods, some new

to Dunstable, to raise the profile of the town and

mod culture, Ready Steady Go! were named after

the legendary TV music show of the 1960's. Found-

ing member Micky Fallows explains more; "We all

came together and met during the summer of 2012

through the mod scene and felt the town needed a

scooter club with some glitz and glam. The public

love nothing more than seeing a line of scooters

dressed in chrome and lights. It raises a pride and

excitement in people with a piece of British culture

that they can all identify with in some aspect or

another." The group first met at the Four Kings Bar

& Bistro on High Street South in September with

16 colourful and shiny steeds sat proudly on the

forecourt. "It was a great day. Two of us have moved

up this way from Watford and we were happy to

have a few of the guys from down there come up

and say hello." Following the buzz and excitement

the first meeting created amongst the scootering

fraternity, the groups second major meeting the fol-

lowing month saw over 100 people on 60 scooters

turn up in the town to support the club with a line

of classic Lambretta's and Vespa's stretching half the

length of High Street South. "We were absolutely

stunned if we're honest." Micky continues. "We had

clubs come down for the day from Aylesbury, Milton

Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Oxford and a few other

towns. The support has been incredible. The towns

shoppers and residents were out taking photos,

beeping their horns as they drove by and coming to

chat and have their pictures taken with the scooters.

It just goes to show that mod culture is very dear to

most people whether they are immersed in it or not.

It's a huge piece of British heritage and culture and

something the majority of people remember from

different parts of their lives and can identify with."

Since then club has had a continually growing core

membership and to this end have made the Four

Kings Bar their permanent home, meeting every

Thursday evening for a get together. Other founding

member Paul Quin says; “We meet every week, just

to catch up - either on the scooters or if the weather

is bad we head down by car. We always love to

see new and younger faces come down, so pop

along and say hello and get involved. We have lots

going on and coming up. The Four Kings have been

amazing, welcoming us with open arms and playing

us some good music when we show up too.” In ad-

dition to their weekly get-together and large monthly

weekend meetings, the club are now focussing the

support they have been given into running some

charity events for their nominated charity - the Keech

Hospice childrens services - with the first being an

evening of sixties/mod/soul music to be held at the

Four Kings Bar on Saturday 23rd February. Member

David Savage explains; “We have managed to get

the areas finest DJ’s from the best local mod clubs to

come together for the night to hopefully help us raise

lots of money for the Keech, and have a top night as

well!” Tickets for the charity night can be purchased

from from the Four Kings Bar, Hetty Spaghetty cloth-

ing, Vinyl Revelations record shop or online through

the clubs website. The club are always happy to

receive new members to club, as Micky concludes;

“Anyone wishing to get involved should come down

to the Four Kings on a Thursday evening. Whether

you are on a scooter or not, we don’t sit about talk-

ing boring mechanics. It’s all about a love for mod

and sixties culture and being proud of it’s place in

Dunstable.”

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Dunstable Glider Pilots selected for British Women's Team Helen Hingley, seen here with her own LS4

glider, has been chosen to represent Britain

in the 2013 Women's World Gliding Cham-

pionship to be held in Issoudun , France , during July. Fellow Dunstable pilot Melissa

Jenkins has been selected as the British Team

Captain.Helen has been flying at the London Gliding

Club for 5 years, initially wanting a "holiday

with a difference" and decided to go flying

again after a 9 year break from flying light

aircraft. "I much prefer the challenge of pow-

erless flight" Helen says.She's been highly successful in cross country

competition recently, coming third in her class in the Dunstable Regionals this year and 7th out of 37 in the pre-worlds practice.

The competition will last over 14 days, and

each day over 50 women glider pilots from

around the world will be set task distances of

up to 600 kms.Understanding and then making best use of

the prevailing weather conditions in order to

find rising air and fly these huge distances -

without an engine - is the essence of gliding.

The London Gliding Club has operated from

its airfield at the foot of the Dunstable Downs

since the early 1930's. It is famous among

the aviation community for cross-country,

aerobatics and vintage gliding, and is one of

the largest gliding clubs in the world.

There is a whole world to discover on your

doorstepwith your local Wildlife Trust in 2013

Here are some of your up and coming events

for February and March this year· A Talk On Education And Community On Blows Downs Nature Reserve

Come and find out about the importance of educa-

tion and community work and the differences it

makes to Blows DownsEvent: Indoor Talk

Booking: Essential

Date: Monday 11 Feb 2013

Time: 7.45pm – 9.15pm

Location: Priory Middle School,

Britain St, Dunstable, LU5 4JA. Meet in the Dome

Price: Donations gratefully accepted

Audience: AdultA Free Event For Youth Wildlife Rangers

Event: Fun Outdoor Activity for 13 - 19 Yr Olds

Booking: Essential

Date: Wednesday 20 Feb 2013

Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Location: Blows Downs Nature Reserve,

Dunstable. Meet at Oakwood Avenue

Blows Down Litter PickCome and help the Blows Downs Conservation

Group to keep your local nature reserve looking

beautifulEvent: Outdoor Activity

Date: Sunday 17 March 2013

Time: 10am – 3pm

Location: Blows Downs Nature Reserve,

Dunstable. Meet at the Half Moon Lane entrance

Price: Free. Turn Up On The Day

Audience: Everyone Welcome

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Community Open DayCome along and find out more about your local

nature reserve at Blows DownsEvent:

Activities for Adults & Kids

Date: Sunday 24 March 2013

Time: 10am – 3pm

Location: Blows Downs Nature Reserve, Dunsta-

ble. Meet near to the Half Moon Lane entrance

Price: Donations gratefully accepted

Audience: Everyone Welcome.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For information Tel Ruth Sneath: 01525 874317


Wildlife Trust

Tel: 01525 222379 07852 453043Email: [email protected]

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