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I have 15 years experience and can help you lose weight without surgery using gastric band slimming hypnotherapy as seen on television and specialise in weight loss.

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Registered Bewdley Hypnotherapist and highly recommended by Doctors.

Gain Confidence Enhance Sports, Golf etcStop SmokingPass your Driving TestPass Exams and Get Better GradesLower your blood pressureImprove SalesGet rid of Stammering,Get rid of Fears and Phobias Dental Fear and Flying

Relax and De-stressSleep More EasilyPast Life Regression Stop Asthma, IB and Nail Biting Improve memoryMotivationFinancial abundanceRelationshipsPublic speakingPainDepression

BereavementPanic attacksSelf hypnosisNLPGuiltBlushingStress Management

We Cater 4U featureZoo Feature-Shape of things to comeLets deliver your goodsFun in the Garden DiaryCandy Carousel-The PromsThe Safari Park-What’s on in JulyLocal Speaking-Fast & Slow


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WelcomeWhat a Great BritainNow there is not many countries can boast that, whether we win gold medals or win the European Cup the record will be hard to beat.The Olympic torch has been through Bewdley and the crowds turned out in the hundreds to see this once in a lifetime event. Not the best organisation in the world, with the traffic fighting it’s way through the crowds, but to be fair no one expected to be this to be such an attraction so it probably caught the organisers by surprise.The television coverage of the Jubilee events, although hampered by the torrential rain, with the highlight being the boats on the river Thames. With the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh along with other members of the royal family stood for hours while the flotilla sailed by.The Royal barge looked resplendent being adorned in gold and red, but needed the bright sunlight to really do it justice in the gloom.

The Football ended in disappointment but the Tour de France ended with a triumph.

The Olympics has now started and we can only hope for our Olympians to do their best, but the organisation of security left a lot to be desiredWe can only hope the rain will stop!

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Over the past decade, online dating has gone from being something that was frowned upon or considered a little kooky or even dangerous, to something that most people think is a normal way to meet a partner,In fact, a recent survey by the Oxford Internet Institute reveals that over a third of us have tried online dating, with users in their 40s and above being the most likely to have signed up to a dating website.For women in particular, the attractions of online dating often revolve around security issues and intentional dating rather than leaving things to chance. Whereas younger people are more likely to take an attitude of “I’ll meet someone at some point”, older people are far more focused on finding a partner by actively going out and looking, rather than passively waiting for a poten-tial mate to appear in their life.The rise of online dating in the UK appears a trend which is likely to continue over the next few years, as more and more people meet their partners through this medium and success stories continue to come out.Brand new dating website Love is Dating has just launched with the aim of bringing together more UK couples.Spokewoman Karen Barr says “Ten years ago, if you told some-one that you met your partner online, you would often be the recipient of a shocked look or some rather prurient questions.”But as the internet has become so much more a part of people’s lives, internet dating has lost that sort of nerdy or seedy aura that it

used to have and is now accepted as a very efficient and safe way to meet po-tential partners.”In another 10 years’ time we might all be asking not ‘How did you meet?’ but ‘What site did you meet on?’ We believe the right relationship makes you happy. And everyone needs a little happi-ness in their lives.”But there’s no point in joining an online dating site if you aren’t proactive.It’s no good putting together the perfect profile and then sitting waiting for the emails to come flooding in.If you want to get back in the dating game, you have to email the people who you find attractive. Don’t worry if they don’t reply - there are plenty more fish in the virtual sea.It’s also important to tailor your email. A generic copy and paste job can be detected a mile off and is pretty insulting. Put a bit of time in and make it personal - it’s much more likely to pay off. But remember not to tell them your life story!At this stage it’s advisable not to mention your ex - it’s a sure sign that you’re still focused on a past relationship.Use that first email as a chance to spark their curiosity. Keep it clean, polite and to the point - and throw in a little hu-mour if possible. It is supposed to be fun!

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LOCAL LADY LOSES WEIGHT EASILY WITH HYPNOTHERAPY Hypnotherapy gives extra willpower for us to achieve our positive goals, weight-loss being one of them. Sheela went for 6 sessions with local hypnotherapist Paula Holloway 01299 403309 and has achieved healthy weight-loss looking more attrac-tive, becoming fitter and healthier. What happens if we are overweight?

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The English summer garden is a delight for the senses, with roses often tak-ing pride of place amongst the fragrant blooms. Sacred to the Greek Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, roses have always been ex-changed as tokens of affection between lovers and it was said that Cleopatra first made love to Marc Anthony on a bed of red rose petals. In Tudor times ladies would sew scented rose petals into the hems of their dresses to help them attract a wealthy suitor, whilst rose scented puddings and sweet meats symbolised the height of Elizabethan decadence. In addition to their association with love,

roses have been used as a beauty aid for millennia and are said to both tone and provide a youthful bloom to ageing skin. Rose petal tea can provide many health benefits. It acts as a digestive aid, helping to relieve nausea, vomiting and constipa-tion. It strengthens the nervous system thereby helping to combat insomnia, exhaustion and nervousness. It is particu-larly indicated for the female reproductive system where the severity of menopausal and PMS symptoms can be dramatically reduced. (Please note Rose Petal Tea should not be taken during pregnancy)

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Carole Carlton is a lecturer, writer and author on ancient spirituality and Reiki. She runs Reiki courses from first degree through to Master/Teacher level for the UK Reiki Federation and also holds introductory workshops on the myth and legend behind the traditions of the year at the Mercure Hotel in Bewdley. Her book, ‘Mrs Darley’s Pagan Whispers’, outlines the eight major Pagan festivals (Prehistoric and Celtic) as they fall chronologically throughout the year. To discover more visit: www.arcanus.co.uk or www.mrsdarleyspaganwhispers.blogspot.com

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‘Mrs Darley’s Herbal’ – Now open in Bewdley Museum

‘Mrs Darley’s Herbal’ is now open in Bewdley Museum and is situated in the old forge at the top of the beautifully refurbished herb garden.

The proprietor is Carole Carlton, a Reiki Master and Teacher for the UK Reiki Federation and author of the ‘Mrs Darley’ series of books, who has some seventeen years experience in the teaching and practice of complementary medicine both here in the UK and around the world.

Carole brings her knowledge of herbs and essential oils to Mrs Darley’s Herbal in the form of herbal, green, red and black leafed teas, culinary herbs and spices, award winning natural skin care, aromatic mood enhancers, essential oil remedies for common ailments, hand blended incenses, candles and magickal bath potions in addition to the full range of ‘Mrs Darley’ books.

Carole says that although she will not be able offer personal consultations, she will be pleased to give general advice on teas, oils and skin care.

Mrs Darley’s Herbal will be open most Tuesday’s, Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Bank Holidays from 31 March to the end of October and most weekends from

November until Christmas. Mail order is also available. Carole can be contacted on 07977096257, via her website at www.arcanus.co.uk or email: [email protected]

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Last month it was retaining water as we were heading for a drought.This month it is all change and the emphasise is on preventing flooding. Keeping the water butts filled is not going to be a problem in the short term but it is still worth purchasing water butts and filling them with any waste water from the washing up bowl, or bath water should

you want to bucket this out of the bath, you will be able to use this to water any new plants and seedlings instead of using

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money in the long run if you are on a water meter. For baskets and planters purchase a watering system which regulates the amount of water you are using and saves time by setting it to water during the night. Never water during the day when the sun is high as this will just evaporate before it has soaked into the soil.If you have a driveway of block paving or slabs, mix a solution of weed killer and liberally dowse the paths so it creeps down into the cracks which will prevent weeds coming through. Follow the instructions and don’t use the weed killer during windy weather as it may spray onto the beds.

Well at least while it is raining it may be the best time to get into the shed and give the mower a full service.

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It occurred to me not so very long ago, during my short stay on this planet we call home, how many people I’ve met and the influ-ence certain people have had on my life – some good, some bad !!

I’m not that sad that I’ve tried to quantify how many people have played a part in creating the “me” I see in the mirror every morning, the math would probably drive me insane. Based on my past schools, places of work and social events it must figure in the thousands, but I am aware of the handful of individuals who stand out in my mind. The ones who stand head and shoulders above the crowd I suppose and I think it’s safe to say that we can all relate to this – people who play their part...This line of thought expands beyond shap-ing you or I to those who have changed the World and the way we think – for-ever. Truly inspirational folk who will be remembered far beyond their life spans. In a way, I suppose we ALL want to be remembered - what will you have as your epitaph ???

This month, in part 1 of a two part fea-ture, I’d like to take a look at the handful of men (sorry ladies) who have shaped the world of technology and computing beyond even what, I suspect, even they imagined !!

Thomas J. Watson Senior, Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, Mark Elliott Zucker-

berg, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs (and Steve Wozniak), Richard Branson and Pierre Omidyar.Thomas J Watson Snr – Claim to fame = Founder of IBM. I suspect most of you have heard of IBM (International Business Machines), but have you ever stopped to wonder where we would be today if IBM hadn’t invented the first PC !!! Despite the fact companies like Dell, Sony, Acer etc have totally took the techno-bull by the virtual horns, it was IBM who first devel-oped the basic structure of the PC we all love (and hate) today. Ironically, with an estimated 900 million to 1 billion PER-SONAL computers in the World (which doesn’t account for those used in business !!), Watson is RUMOURED to have stated in 1943 – “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers”, but the quote has never been substantiated...Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee – Claim to fame = Inventor of the World Wide Web. Knighted in 2004 for his pioneer-ing work, born in 1955 and an acclaimed MIT Professor and Computer Scientist, Tim developed the first “website” which went live 6th August 1991. In a little over twenty years, the web has grown to around 612 million websites, a rise of 30 million since February of this year. Interestingly, the number of ACTIVE sites is only 185 million which means the vast majority are registered domain names, but not imple-mented. The World Wide Web has certain-

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ly changed the way we communicate, do business and run our lives. Hard to believe all this has happened in 21 years and was the inspiration of one man.

Mark Elliott Zuckerberg – Claim to fame = Creator of Facebook. With an estimated personal fortune of approx 20 billion dollars and Facebook currently valued at around 100 billion, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in the history of the World. At 28 years old, the man is respon-sible for probably THE most successful socially interactive website ever created. Married his childhood sweetheart on May 19th 2012 and the subject of an award winning movie “The Social Network”, Zuckerberg has been the brunt of a great deal of legal wrangling since he first cre-ated thefacebook.com with the help of Sean Parker, one of the brains behind the

controversial file sharing website NAP-STER. With over 900,000 registered users Worldwide (and set to reach a billion by the end of 2012 !!) unless something dra-matic happens, I think it’s safe to say that Facebook is going to be with us for quite a while yet and love it or loathe it, it’s cer-tainly making the World seem a whole lot smaller by putting us in touch with long lost family and friends, which can’t be a bad thing I suppose.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin – Claim to fame = Co-founders of Google. If you haven’t heard of Google, maybe it’s time to get back to your cave !! Probably the most well known website ever created, in the 15 years since its creation, Google has gone from strength to strength, having bought several companies along the way including YoutTube. They are also respon-sible for creating the Android operating system used on smart phones, tablets etc. Difficult to define their net worth due to the complexity of their operation, but said to be in the region of 200 billion dollars with its founders, a personal fortune in excess of 17 billion dollars each.

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Blooming Lovely!It’s baby boom time at West Midland Sa-fari Park with the arrival of five tiny baby ring-tailed Lemurs. The babies range from one to threeweeks old and are now big enough to be seen hitching a lift with mum in the recently opened

“Walking with Lemurs” exhibit.

The exhibit is the largest lemur walk through in the UK and is home to 20 ring-tailed lemurs, 3 white-fronted brown lemurs and 3 red-bellied lemurs, which are native of Mada-gascar. Of all the lemurs in the exhibit the ring-tailed are the most flamboyant and sociable. They appear to have boundless energy and yet still enjoy spending a lot of their time foraging mainly on the ground. This is good news for visitors as it pro-vides endless photo opportunities and the chance to get face to face with these ador-able little animals.

Bob Lawrence, Director of Wildlife said, “The lemurs have become one ofthe favourite animals at the Park. They are

totally fascinating and often display some of the most unusual behaviour. The way they care for their young is quite captivat-ing, too. A new baby in the troop is oftenthe cause of great excitement amongst the other females that enjoy nothing more than taking their turn at a spot of groom-ing”.

“Walking with Lemurs” forms part of the African Village exhibit andconsists of a natural woodland walk which is located in an area beside an original

lake in grounds land-scaped by Capability Brown that date back to the 1800’s. The le-murs have free range of the woodland.

The facility includes purpose built animal housing, pathways, natural log visitor seating and a

programme of daily talks.

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1 tsp cayenne pepper2 tsp ground black pepper1½ tbsp paprika1½ tbsp ground ginger1 tbsp turmeric2 tsp ground cinnamon1 x shoulder of lamb, trimmed and cut into 5cm/2in chunks (about 1.1kg/2½lb meat in total)2 large onions, grated2 tbsp olive oil2 tbsp argan oil

3 cloves garlic, crushed570ml/1 pint tomato juice2 x 400g tinned chopped tomatoes115g/4oz dried apricots, cut in half55g/2oz dates, cut in half55g/2oz sultanas or raisins85g/3oz flaked almonds1 tsp saffron stamens, soaked in cold water600ml/1 pint lamb stock1 tbsp clear honey2 tbsp coriander, roughly chopped2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Simple RecipesMoroccan Lamb Tagine with Apricots

Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas2.Place the cayenne, black pepper, paprika, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon into a small bowl and mix to combine. Place the lamb in a large bowl and toss together with half of the spice mix. Cover and leave overnight in the fridge.Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp of argan oil in a large casserole dish. Add the grated onion and the remaining spice mix and cook over a gentle heat for 10 minutes so that the onions are soft but not coloured. Add the crushed garlic for the final 3 minutes.In a separate frying pan, heat the remaining oil and brown the cubes of lamb on all sides then add the browned meat to the casserole dish.

De-glaze the frying pan with ¼ pint of tomato juice and add these juices to the pan.Technique: De-glazing pan gravy

Watch technique1:18 minsAdd the remaining tomato juice, chopped tomatoes, apricots, dates, raisins or sultanas, flaked almonds, saffron, lamb stock and honey to the casserole dish. Bring to the boil, cover with a fitted lid, place in the oven and cook for 2-2½ hours or until the meat is meltingly tender.Place the lamb in a tagine or large serving dish and sprinkle over the chopped herbs. Serve.

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CORGIS SEEN ON SAFARI ?A mystery has been unveiled by staff at West Midland Safari ParkFollowing claims of visitors seeing corgis on safari. Indeed as royalcelebrations are on the mind of visitors to the Park, they could beforgiven for thinking that the latest exhibit in the animal reserve isthe Pembroke Corgi.

Whilst a Pembroke Corgi Corner would be appropriate for the JubileeWeekend, in truth the animal that looks rather like a long-legged corgi is the dhole (pronounced dole).

The new pack of five dholes - two females and three males - can be found in the Wild Wood, that forms part of the four mile safari.

Unlike the Corgi, dhole are classified as endangered and originate from southern Asia where they live in large packs of up to forty. In the wild, they have established a hunting technique that can result inchases lasting for hours and is testament to their phenomenal stamina.Nonetheless, they are similar in size to that of a well-bred corgi.

Whereas the corgi may not be quite so agile, dholes are and have developed the great skill of being able to jump vertically two metres into the air. Apart from looking very photogenic, dholes do have amysterious side. They make a variety of extraordinary sounds to communicate with each other. These range from an eerie whistle and mew, to a high-pitched scream. Sometimes they even cluck like a chicken.

Bob Lawrence, Director of Wildlife said, “It is a case of when visitorsdrive through our wooded area in the ani-mal reserves, they will have asurprise. When the dholes are relaxing in the grass they do look similar to the Pembroke Corgi and since the Park has just hosted our first Royal visit, who knows? The largest surprise however may be that there is thought to be less than 2,500 dhole left in the wild today”.

The dholes can be seen every day through-out the Jubilee holiday in the self-drive Safari which is included as part of the standard admission charge of £14.99 for adults, £12.99 for children. Admission prices also include a free return ticket.

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Beauty may be skin deep or in the eye of the beholder but the revenue generated from it are huge. Whether it is perfumes, skin creams or facial cosmetic preceedures, the women of the world are well catered for.The modern man has now a slice of the action with the cosmetic companies cashing in on how the male of the specie should look and smell with the vanity theory being put to the test with many surgical procedures now conducted on them.Take many of the famous film and television stars of the early years like James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Clint Eastwood.The by word was rugged and handsome dating actresses which fell for those incredibly sultry looks. The pretty boys like James dean or Rock Hudson would have never considered skin creams or surgical procedures as a way of appealing to the opposite sex. So the photographic studios may have conjured up lighting and shadow to enhance facial features but in my opinion that is as far as it went.

Today we follow the trend, mostly instilled by film. Television and now the Internet, that we must all look less flawed and more appealing and the cosmetic

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It will soon be main stream for men to have their nails filed and polished, pedicures, waxing and soothing massages when visiting the hair dressers for that all important grooming of the hair.

So going to the office or out on a date may be a little extreme but it seems men are catching up with the techniques used by women to enhance their looks.

Just a faze or mainstream, who can tell but the cosmetics industry feels that

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Looked at the programme Rogue Traders and rip off Britain and you may feel this is something that happens to other people.

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Leveson inquiry

So do we know how much the Leveson inquiry is costing? Still, suppose it is the tax payer who is footing the bill, but will we

get anything out of it.Is anyone interested what Murdoch has been up too. Seems the Celebrity’s have made a few quid out of it and all the lawyers so they are very happy.

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Two of the most memorable speakers I have heard didn’t adhere to the normal conventions for a public speaker

The first was the Olympic athlete, Kriss Akabusi. Before he started he warned the audience that he got excited when he was on stage and then spoke very quickly, very loudly, and as a result, tended to spit quite a lot! The front row looked alarmed. I cannot comment on his spitting but he certainly spoke loudly and very quickly. So quickly at times that the actual words were almost incoherent. But oddly, that didn’t really matter because the message still came over very effectively. He is like a man possessed on the stage. He never stops moving, clearly living every moment of the story that he tells. I have no idea what he feels like afterwards but after being in the room with him for an hour I was utterly exhausted. Others who have heard him have confirmed the need to lie down in dark room after the experience.

The second speaker was in complete contrast. Bob Geldof had been guest speaker at a business lunch. He then spoke at an open session afterwards. He started by asking if any of us had been at the lunch, and was then very rude about the quality of the food. The event organiser looked very uncomfortable! He spoke very

briefly before saying that he preferred to answer questions. After each question was asked there was silence. Maybe no more than ten or a dozen seconds but it seemed like an eternity. And then he spoke to give a comprehensive and lengthy answer.

In different ways these two contrasting speakers broke the rules, or at least prevailing conventions, but both were effective and, as I commented at the outset, memorable. Akabusi brought power, personality and passion to his presentation. He is an extraordinary communicator. Geldof had the self-assurance to be comfortable with silence while he thought carefully about the questions that had been asked, whereas most of us start to speak before we know what we want to say. Or, perhaps more often, before we have listened properly to what the questioner is asking.

There are no rules for speaking. Just guidelines to help us be more effective. But sometimes ignoring them completely can have considerably more impact.

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