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February 2017

MAGAZINE Sticking with Resolutions and Plans Valentines Gift Ideas & Giveaway

Travel Ideas for 2017 Local News & What’s On In Your Area

Welcome to your February 2017 issue of en MAGAZINE

Welcome to the first issue of EN Magazine for 2017, a year which is very special to us. This year EN Magazine will celebrate its 10th Birthday!

We have endured a nationwide financial crisis and the event of social media. We have been supported by many businesses throughout the ten years and helped others launch along the way. We would love to hear from you, whether as a business or reader - have you read EN Magazine for ten years? Have you featured in the magazine? We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

In this special Valentine’s issue we visit a brand new fitness venue for the whole family, a special request from a local museum and top tips on self-improvement. We keep you up to date on local news and events.

We meet a local man whose sad and tragic loss of his daughter has led to creating a charity, tirelessly fundraising and generating awareness for research into brain tumours and cancer.

And don’t miss our fantastic Valentine’s Gift Guide and Giveaway.

I hope that you will continue to enjoy EN Magazine in 2017 and if you have any comments or suggestions; please get in touch at editorial@enmagazine.co.uk.

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Contents

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4 - Local News and Events 15 - Health - A trip to the Pub? 16 - Travel - Destination ideas for 2017 18 - Sticking with Resolutions and Plans in 2017 17 - Valentines Gift Guide 26 - Valentines Gift Give-away 27 - EN Directory, Local Trades and Services 29 - What’s On and Things To Do

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If you are an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated nurse or midwife who is committed, caring and compassionate, we have positions available in A&E, AMU, Acute Stroke Unit, General Medicine, Surgery, Medicine for the Elderly, Theatres, Critical Care, Oncology, Midwifery, Paediatrics and Neonates.

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Meanwhile individuals found guilty of smallerscale fly tipping face a new £300 fine from this month.

The fine, discounted to £200 if paid within 10 days, will be issued to anyone responsible for illegally dumping a few bags of waste or one or two unwanted items of furniture.

Councillor Seamus Quilty, Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “With the new year, you may be looking to do some work on your home or get rid of unwanted items.

“In Hertsmere we’re asking residents and builders to ensure that if you use a waste carrier, you ask to see a licence and ask for a receipt. We’re also asking that if you are approached by someone either via social media or at your door offering to get rid of your waste, you report it to our Environmental Health team and where possible make a note of the vehicle registration number.”

The council launched its Could this be yours?

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campaign last year to tackle rising incidents of fly tipping. Since 2010, the number of incidents of fly tipping have almost doubled in the borough, from 368 in 2010-11 to 658 in 2015-16 (2). As well as leaflets, Could this be yours? banners are currently displayed on the sides of the council’s waste vehicles.

In Enfield fly tippers

caught dumping rubbish on streets will now face fines of £400 after the Council doubled the penalty charge rate from £200, made possible as a result of new powers from the Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) Regulations 2016.

Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Daniel Anderson, said: “Increasing the fine

to £400 for those caught fly tipping not only brings us into line with the rest of London, but also gives out a strong, clear message that if we catch you trashing our borough you’ll pay a harsh penalty for the privilege.

“The Council spends £4.5 million a year keeping the borough clean and residents are absolutely sick and tired putting up with people who think it’s OK to dump all manner of rubbish on our streets.

It’s not, and it’s time for those responsible to pay the price.

effort into identifying and catching the people who seem intent on undermining our beautiful borough. Quite simply, it’s not OK to fly tip or drop litter.

“There are plenty of legal ways of disposing of waste and we urge people to dispose of it in the correct, lawful way. It’s either that, or pay up.”

Residents can report fly tipping and other issues through the Enfield Council website at www. new.enfield.gov.uk/ For more information or useful links for Hertsmere, go to www.hertsmere.gov. uk/couldthisbeyours or call our Environmental Health team on 020 8207 2277.

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Taxi for Hire?

A consultation is under way on a draft council policy for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing.

The council has responsibility for licensing Hackney carriage and private hire drivers, proprietors and operators within Hertsmere and the policy aims to ensure both the trade and the public have ready access to a document which fully explains our licensing requirements.

Cllr John Donne, Chairman of the council’s Licensing Committee, said: “As a council we 01707 654304 have an important role to www.johnpowellcarpets.co.uk play in ensuring that the trade offers a reliable, safe, modern taxi and private John Powell idea 1 2015.indd 1 16/03/2016 17:57 hire fleet and provides protection for the public using the service.

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which have been in place for a number of years.

Whilst these have been fit for purpose, the new policy which we are consulting on brings everything together and up to date.”

The consultation exercise on the new policy document runs until 17 February 2017 and is open to both the trade and members of the public.

All comments will be considered as part of the review and in preparation of the final policy document.

You can send your response to the Licensing Team, Hertsmere Borough Council, Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 1WA or by email to licensing.taxis@hertsmere. gov.uk please include the words ‘Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy’ in the subject field.

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Dirty Restaurants Beware A major campaign to improve hygiene standards in Enfield’s restaurants has been launched by the Council.

Food safety officers will be visiting take-aways, restaurants and other food outlets across the borough to check that they comply with hygiene laws and will give advice and guidance to establishments which need to clean up their act.

Those that fail to do so face being closed down, prosecuted and named and shamed by Enfield Council.

The clampdown builds on the work the Council has done in previous years to raise hygiene standards in Enfield.

Enfield Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Daniel Anderson, said: “We have a huge number of excellent, well run and hygienic food outlets in Enfield, but, sadly, there are a number which are letting the rest of the borough down, so we’re taking action. The absolute minimum we expect from people who run food outlets is that they have clean premises and the right measures in place so that their customers health is ensured.”

“We’re giving restaurants and other food establishments fair warning that we’ll be naming and shaming those who we inspect and are deemed to have unacceptable hygiene standards. Our residents

need to be assured that they can eat out safely without any fear of food poisoning.”

Each business is given a Food Standards Agency hygiene rating when it is inspected by an Enfield Council food safety officer.

The food safety officer inspecting the business checks how well the business is meeting the law by looking at: • how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, reheated, cooled and stored • the condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities • how the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe At the end of the inspection, the business is given one of the six ratings from 0-5. The top rating of ‘5’ means that the business was found to have ‘very good’ hygiene standards.

Any business should be able to reach this top rating.

Diners can see a business’ food hygiene rating by visiting the Food Standards Agency website www.food. gov.uk

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David Taylor was heart-broken when his daughter Sue Blasotta died in 2011, aged 42, just six weeks after being diagnosed with a highly aggressive and lethal brain tumour, leaving her two children to face their teenage years without a mother. Ironically, during her lifetime, Sue had friends and family who were diagnosed with different types of cancer, inspiring her to run the Race for Life five times and also to take on the challenge of a sky dive, raising thousands of pounds for cancer research.

David and his family, wife Kathleen and Sue’s siblings Angela, Nichola and Andrew set up In Sue’s Name in 2014, having been shocked to discover the lack of awareness and chronic underfunding of research into brain tumours. In Sue’s Name has now partnered with pioneering national charity, Brain Tumour Research, becoming the latest member charity to work collaboratively under its banner. In February, In Sue’s Name is launching a £1 million campaign at Brain Tumour Research’s Centre of Excellence at Queen Mary University of London, where it will be supporting vital research into the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumour, glioblastoma multiforme.

While Sue was being treated at the London

Royal Free Hospital, two other brain tumour patients from the same North London parish of St Monica’s – Palmers Green, both of whom also later died. Anthony Bourke, who was just 34 when he passed away in 2011, was in the adjacent room to Sue. Jackie McGovern, who lost her fight a year later, was 42, the same age as Sue when she died.

David Taylor explained: “I can still remember my complete shock and disbelief when I discovered that brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. This is unacceptable.

“Galvanised by the fact that treatments for brain tumour patients remain so limited, we set up a charity called “In Sue’s Name” to continue Sue’s legacy and we are pledging to raise £1 million over the next 10 years to fund vital research. We hope that this will lead to more effective treatments for brain tumour patients and ultimately a cure.

Local News and Events “Through our initial fundraising, we are proud today to be putting up six plaques on the Wall of Hope at Queen Mary University of London which represent six days of research funded as a legacy for Sue and other St Monica families who have lost loved ones in recent years to this devastating disease. It costs £1 million to fund a year of research – that’s £2,740 per day. In Sue’s Name, aims to help raise enough money to fight this most terrible of diseases so that one day others may be saved from the suffering that Sue and other St Monica parishioners underwent.”

Sue Farrington Smith MBE, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research, said: “We are delighted to welcome our newest member charity, In Sue’s Name, into our brain tumour community.

This partnership will help us in our mission to help people fight against this devastating disease. Ultimately, it will lead to better outcomes for patients – from improved awareness for earlier diagnosis, to the development of more effective, personalised treatments and targeted drugs. Through the funds generated, we will be able to significantly fast-track progress towards finding a cure for brain tumours.”

“Today, the charity supports one of the UK’s largest collaboration of laboratory-based brain tumour scientists, working across a network of four Research Centres of Excellence.

Our campaigning at Westminster has driven the formation of a Government Task and Finish Working Group, raising awareness at the

highest levels.”

Brain Tumour Research is campaigning to see the national spend on brain tumour research increased to £30 million - £35 million a year, in line with breast and leukaemia, in order to advance treatments and ultimately find a cure. www.insuesname.org www. braintumourresearch.org As part of David’s fundraising efforts he has organised Greek Charity Night to be held at the Penridge Suite on Friday March 10th 2017. It promises to be an exciting event with wonderful Greek food, a display of traditional Greek Dancing performed

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band Cleopatra hopefully keeping you on the dance floor all evening!

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Building Skills and Homes

Construction students have been gaining a solid foundation in the skills needed to work in the industry on a major housing project in Enfield. Groups of learners from The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL)

have been undertaking work experience at the Dujardin Mews site since June 2016.

CONEL offers a wide range of construction apprenticeships and courses from Level 1 to Level 3 in areas including bricklaying, carpentry

Toys from Yesteryear A new nostalgic exhibiton into the life and history of toys is planned for Enfiled’s Dugdale Museum. Terrific Toys: Made and Played in Enfield opens at the

Dugdale on Thursday 13th April, running through to January 2018.

This free exhibition will explore 100 years of toys and games played with

Dujardin Mews is the first phase of the Ponders End Regeneration programme and is the first social housing to be built in the London borough for 40 years.

The development includes a mixture of town houses, flats and maisonettes and is due to be completed in February 2017.

The latest work placement saw seven students from the College work on all aspects of construction at the site, including plumbing, electrical installation and painting and decorating. The work placements were arranged in partnership with construction firm Durkan, Joe Brennan Training (JBT), property developer Countryside and Enfield Council.

by Enfield children and investigate some of the borough’s factories that have produced famous name toys.

The Museum would like to hear from members of the public who may be able to help them with the following: · Are you a collector with a significant collection of toys from the past century? · Do you have toys and games made by local manufacturers? · Have you got any photos or film of local toyshops? · Do you have one of the earliest Matchbox cars or an original 1960s Sindy doll?

If anyone is able to help with the ‘Terrific Toys’ exhibition then they are

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“Growing up I was surrounded by family who worked in construction, and I thought I might have a natural talent for it,” said Level 1 Carpentry student Ben Newton,19. “I’ve learnt a lot at the College and on work placement from learning how to work better as a team to situational awareness and other skills you need on site.”

Level 2 Plumbing student Anthony Tsangaris, 20, said: “I’ve always wanted to be a plumber. I am very practical and like using my hands, and I now have a much better knowledge of the job and the tools you need to use. The teaching at the College has been very good and the tutors are very supportive.

I’ve enjoyed my time at CONEL” A number of students who have worked on the invited to the Terrific Toys Open Evening on Thursday 9th February 2017 at the Dugdale between 6 – 9pm.

Museum staff and a couple of local experts will be on hand to talk about your toys and discuss possible loans If you are unable to come on the evening but would still like to contribute then please contact enfield. museum.service@enfield. gov.uk or 020 8379 1469.

Local News and Events Dujardin Mews site are expected to be chosen for trainee positions or apprenticeships with JBT and Countryside on a much larger project to build nearly 1,000 new homes on the Alma Estate.

“Dujardin Mews has not only provided a platform for training in construction, it has also presented a clear progression for CONEL students to move on to accredited apprenticeships on the Alma Estate over the next three years,” said Kevin O’Connor, Head of Social Responsibility and Inclusion at Durkan.

“The quality of students from the College has been excellent, and we were delighted to offer the opportunity for them to gain experience on a working construction site.”

The Construction Skills Network’s Industrial Insights 2016-2020 report

expects the industry to grow by 2.5% each year – 3.5% in Greater London.

Cllr Alan Sitkin, Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Business at Enfield Council, said: “The large number of

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Bouncing is Good Fun! There is a growing trend in the UK for trampoline arenas. Finally Enfield has its own – jump in.

Not ones to shy away from something new, EN Magazine jumped in.

Within easy reach of Enfield’s main roads, jump in is conveniently based just off the A10 at Lumina Way and has ample parking. I’d planned my afternoon, let the kids get tired jumping away and I’ll sit in the café area and relax- but I could not resist taking part as well! Our group consisted of three 14 year olds, a 7 year old and two 2 year olds. Could we keep them all safe and entertained? I needn’t have worried.

Upon arrival there was a simple waiver form to fill in – not easy with very excited 2 year olds, so if you are planning a visit perhaps do this online first.

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Open sessions are organised into hourly blocks. Our group was called into a room to watch a the short safety video. To my surprise, it was even engaging for the 2 year olds! Simple, fun images and a quirky audio clearly laying out the rules to keep yourself and other users safe. Then, socks were donned ready for our session. Bags can be safely stored behind the counter, however, for future trips I will bring less baggage!

Being in charge of the toddlers, we headed to the under-fives area. A set of 9 trampolines with balls and soft blocks. Much to my surprise, the toddlers appeared to have paid attention to the safety video and stayed on their own trampoline! In fact, during the hour it was the adults who the Marshals had to remind the rules to! jump in pride themselves on their staff, and I have to say, I fully agree. They

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The teenagers were off exploring each of the zones – the main trampoline

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Considering our group consisted of toddlers through to over forty year olds, we all enjoyed a game of dodgeball and daring to cross, and battle on, the Battle Beam. I’m not sure who was the most disappointed when our session was called to an

to use some of the other areas too, so suddenly my afternoon of coffee and a natter found myself and the other adults bouncing along too. Although not quite as adventurous as the cartwheeling teens

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A Trip to the Pub is Good for Your Health Did you give up alcohol for January or as part of your new years resolution? It may be time to think again as research shows drinking in moderation with friends could be good for your health!

New research, which shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub may be linked to improved wellbeing, has been published in the journal Adaptive Human Behaviour and Physiology.

While most studies warn of the health risks of alcohol consumption, researchers at the University of Oxford have looked at whether having a drink may play a role in improving social cohesion, given its long association with human social activities.

Combining data from three separate studies - a questionnaire-based study of pub clientele, observing conversational behaviour in pubs, and a national survey by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) – the researchers looked at whether the frequency of alcohol consumption or the type of venue affected peoples’ social experiences and wellbeing.

They found that people who have a ‘local’ that they visit regularly tend to feel more socially engaged and contented, and are more likely to trust other members of their community. They also observed that those without a local pub had significantly smaller social networks and felt less engaged with, and trusting of, their local communities.

The study also showed that those who drank at local pubs tended to socialise in smaller groups, which encouraged whole-group conversation, while those drinking in citycentre bars tended to be in much larger groups, and

participated much less in group conversation.

Professor Robin Dunbar of the University of Oxford’s Experimental Psychology department, said: “This study showed that frequenting a local pub can directly affect peoples’ social network size and how engaged they are with their local community, which in turn can affect how satisfied they feel in life.

“Our social networks provide us with the single most important buffer against mental and physical illness.

While pubs traditionally have a role as a place for community socialising, alcohol’s role appears to be in triggering the endorphin system, which promotes social bonding. Like other complex bonding systems such as dancing, singing and storytelling, it has often been adopted by large social communities as a ritual associated with bonding.”

Colin Valentine, CAMRA’s National Chairman, said: “Personal wellbeing and happiness have a massive impact not only on individual lives, but on communities as a whole. It will be of no surprise to CAMRA members that pubs play such a pivotal role in a person’s wellbeing, but it is fantastic news to hear that this wisdom has now been confirmed by research.”

“Pubs play a unique role in offering a social environment to enjoy a drink with friends in a responsible, supervised community setting. For this reason, we all need to do what we can to ensure that everyone has a ‘local’ near to where they live or work - the first step to which is strengthening planning protection for pubs to stem the 21 pubs closing across this country each week.”

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Travel

Getting Away in 2017 It may be dull and grey outside but we at EN Magazine thought we could brighten up your day with a couple of ideas for holidays in 2017.

Holidays do not have to be about just sitting on a beach getting a tan – how about using your trip in 2017 to explore the world and its cultures?

Hidden Trails of Burma – from £2,400 pp with InsideBurma Tours

a sunset visit to the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, this is the perfect place to toast the end of a fantastic, once-ina-lifetime adventure trip.

This 13-night trip, priced from £2,400 pp (two sharing), includes B&B accommodation each night, six lunches, one dinner, all airport transfers, all domestic flights, guided transfers and excursions as outlined in the dayby-day itinerary, and a personalised InsideBurma InfoPack.

For more information, contact InsideBurma Tours on 0117 370 9759, or visit www.insideburmatours.com.

If you are feeling energetic and want a holiday that is not just all sun and the beach how about getting on your bike

Get away from the crowds and explore little-visited corners of Burma on an active and rural itinerary. Set in Burma’s lush highlands, hike, bike and kayak through mountains, valleys, lakes and ethnic minority villages, surrounded by some of the most spectacular scenery in the country.

The journey begins in Pyin Oo Lwin, a former colonial hill station where the British once escaped the heat of the summer months. From here, fly out to Kalaw, and spend the day at the Green Hill Valley elephant camp helping to feed, clean and care for the former logging elephants who are living out their retirement in this peaceful sanctuary.

Next, move on to Pindaya, famous for its caves packed with over 8,000 Buddha statues of all different sizes, dating from the 18th century to the present day.

Next, it’s on to Nyaung Shwe, the gateway to Inle Lake, with a challenging day’s cycle through a region inhabited by many different ethnic minorities. There is a day to explore the Inle region, with a boat trip to the local morning markets and a chance to kayak on the lake, before setting off for an overnight hike to the Pa’O village of Hti Ne. It’s a pretty tough hike, but you’ll have this unspoilt region of the country all to yourself, making it worth every effort. From Inle, travel south to Loikaw in Kayah State, one of the least-visited and most picturesque spots in Burma, only recently opened up to tourists. Here there is the chance to visit the villages of the Padaung tribe, whose women are famous for wearing brass coils around their necks. Rounding off the trip with

Mayan Bike Adventure – from £2,324 pp with Discover Adventure A chance to see the famed Yucatan peninsula from a different perspective – on two wheels - this is a route that is not only a perfect first cycle challenge, being generally flat, but is also packed with epic cultural highlights.

From the Gulf of Mexico via the renowned pyramid of Chichen Itza to the trip’s endpoint on the Caribbean coast at the Mayan ruins of Tulum, the route passes tropical plantations, cattle ranches, colonial towns and colourful villages, with picture-perfect white-sand beaches at the finish.

Departing 18 February and 25 November 2017, the nineday trip costs from £2,324 pp (two sharing) and includes all flights (London) and transport, all accommodation, most meals, a bike, entrance to any sites visited as part of the itinerary, and a Discover Adventure support team.

For further information, contact Discover Adventure on 01722 718444, or visit www.

If you are looking for somewhere a bit closer to the UK, but still heaped in history and culture how about a Seven-day bespoke tour to Malta and Gozo with UNESCO World Heritage travel specialists Battered Suitcase from £550pp Discover Malta and Gozo’s fascinating history with a

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bespoke seven-day tour created for the independent traveller by UNESCO World Heritage travel specialist Battered Suitcase. With 7,000 years of civilisation both Mediterranean islands offer an abundance of cultural and artistic treasures and events, as well as a choice of land and water based activities, local cuisine and wine, music, theatre and luxury places to stay.

The journey includes options on full-day, and half-day guided, and self-guided tours plus meals and evening entertainment. Since each traveller has their own agenda, Battered Suitcase will tailor the itinerary to suit taking in your choice of places to visit at your preferred pace.

Recommended highlights include the islands’ World Heritage Sites of Valletta, Malta’s majestic and fortified capital city; the Hypogeum, an elaborately decorated underground temple hollowed out of solid rock dating back to around 2,500 BC, and the Megalithic Temples on Gozo. These are said to be the oldest free-standing monuments in the world, pre-dating Egyptian pyramids by over a 1,000 years.

Guided full-day excursions can also take in Malta’s ancient medieval capital of Mdina with its impressive palaces and nearby Rabat, which claims to be where Maltese Christianity began. This tour includes a visit to St Paul’s Catacombs used for underground burials during the 4th and 5th centuries AD. For more details, visit www.battered-suitcase.com or to discuss a personal itinerary call Battered Suitcase for free on 0800 689 1586; prices start from around £550

per person based on two sharing for selected departures in 2017 including return flights from a London airport (regional airports at a supplement); transfers in Malta and six nights B&B in a central five star hotel.

The tour options of full-day and half-day guided and self-guided excursions are extra and priced subject the traveller’s choices or interests. Half-board options and extended itineraries can also be planned for longer stays.

Malta is set to become the European Capital of Culture in 2018.

You may be one our readers who enjoys the British Winter so why not take full advantage of the season with a Winter Walking: Countryside Retreat – from £105 pp with Great Little Breaks Make the most of Gloucestershire’s glorious countryside in a winter walking break, staying at Stonehouse Court Hotel in the Cotswolds. With walking maps provided, a picnic-lunch to take along on the ramble, and warming drinks to return to included - everything has been thought of on this perfect winter break.

Two nights’ B&B accommodation, and a three-course evening meal on the first night, complete this stay. Priced from £105 pp (two sharing), the break is valid until 13 November 2017.

For further information, visit www.greatlittlebreaks.com or call Great Little Breaks on 01905 899 524. discoveradventure.com.

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Future Plans

How to stick to Resolutions and Plans in 2017 How many of us made resolutions on NewYear’s Eve? “I’d like to lose weight” “I want to exercise more and get fit” “I would like to quit smoking soon” “I would like to change my Job” “I want to make more money” “I would like to travel and to see the world” And how many of us have stuck to these New Year resolutions? We start the New Year with great expectations of achieving the goals that we set (often under the influence of alcohol) and then after a couple of days or weeks into the New Year we give up!!!

It has been said that everyone has goals. We have goals to save for our future, or to travel. We have goals to stay in our current relationship or find a new one. We have goals about what we need or want to make our lives more enjoyable and more in line with our values.

Top New Years resolutions typically focus on losing weight, learning a new skill or even finding another job.

However, new life coach and productivity app LifeTracker research has exposed the things we didn’t quite manage to accomplish in 2016: 39% of us regularly put off going to the gym 45% delayed learning a new skill e.g. a new language

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27% went back on their promise to update their CV 24% didn’t see as much of their friends or family as they’d set out to do

With so many goals left incomplete, it’s no surprise the people are feeling glum. So for 2017 LifeTracker wants to inspire positive thinking with a new way for people to stick to their resolutions. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms, the LifeTracker app will learn your routine and is context-aware to remind you of what you need to do to achieve your goals at the perfect time for you.

Supporting this clear link between satisfaction and achieving life goals Hilda Burke, a leading psychotherapist and life coach has partnered with LifeTracker and commented: “This widespread failure to achieve life goals triggers enormous frustration in many of the clients who come to see me. I believe that authentic success stems from the feeling that we have when we know we’re reaching the goals we ourselves have set. To actually follow through on the things we set out to do, no matter how small, builds confidence in our own abilities and can aspire us to on to achieve much greater things.”

“At the start of every new year, many people set new goals but only a few actually go on to achieve these,” says

Future Plans Philip Clarke, Lecturer of Psychology at University of Derby Online Learning (UDOL) “Goal setting is one of the most effective skills an individual can learn to do, yet so many do it incorrectly.”

“The biggest mistake is that many people identify what they want to achieve but do not think about how to do it. They set long-term outcome goals such as getting a “dream body” or to spend more time with family and, as a starting point, these sound like good goals. The problem is that the goal-setting process for many people stops there. People who develop action plans experience less anxiety, more confidence, improved concentration and greater satisfaction about achieving their goals and are more likely to succeed.”

Step 5-Time-bound Bad Goal: I want to fit into my old jeans Good Goal: I am going to get into my old jeans by June 1, 2016 Setting a timeline for when you want to achieve your goal is important. This allows you to develop a goal attainment attitude.

Step 6- Exciting

Seven keys steps to take in ensuring you create an effective New Year’s plan:

Bad Goal: I want to save money Good Goal: I will save money so I can take my children on holiday to Disneyland Your goal needs to be exciting. If planned correctly, this can help you stay motivated when you are experiencing a particulary tough decision that takes you away from your goal. Try coming up with different and interesting ways of making your goals exciting.

Step 1- Make it Specific

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Bad goal: I want to save more money this year Good goal: I will save £6,000 this year Goals need to be specific, as humans we work better when we have a clear goal in mind. The ‘want to do my best’ goal can be great for motivation but being specific can help give you a clear focus on what needs to be done.

We make many goals in our head that we end up forgetting so “ink it, don’t think it”. By recording your goal, you make a conscious commitment that this is what you want to achieve. Once you have made this commitment, put it in places that can easily be seen. Put it in your gym bag, put it on your bathroom mirror or your kitchen fridge.

Step 2- Can it be Measured?

Bad Goal: I want to lose weight Good Goal: I will lose 2 stone by my son’s wedding As you can see in the above goal, it’s specific but it’s also allows us to measure it and see progression as time passes. This helps with keeping you motivated as you can see how far you have come.

Step 3- Is it Achievable or Attainable?

Bad Goal: I want to speak to my friends on the phone each week Good Goal: I will use the bus journey home to talk with my friends every week on the phone.

This is a key component of the action plan. Is the goal I am setting attainable? You want a balance of challenge, to keep you motivated, but not too hard as you might lose focus and experience feelings of anxiety and stress.

You shouldn’t increase your goal by more than 5% of your current performance or ability.

Step 4-Is it Realistic?

Bad Goal: I want to fit into my old jeans Good Goal: I am going to get into my old jeans by June 1, 2016 Make sure your goal can be achieved realistically in the time frame you are looking to achieve them in.

Setting a timeline for when you want to achieve your goal is important.

This is the part where you need to make use of setting goals that are both long and short term; our main goal may be 6-8 months away but by setting short term goals you will always have an upcoming goal to works towards.

As you can see all the good goals are in a positive assertive fashion. This type of mind-set will help you stay motivated for achieving those goals.

So if your plan is to look good on the beach this summer or to just fit into a smaller dress or jean size then now could be the time to start. Eating just a little less than you need each day, starting now, could easily lose you at least 2 lbs a week which means a massive three stones by summer. And if you think that’s a stretch, at a pound a week you’d still be a stone and a half lighter.

These are just some of the ways Heather Newham, the owner of Practically Slim, encourages her dieters to deal with their demons, eating an elephant one step at a time.

The secret to the company’s success is that they know how you tick. Proven transactional analysis, cognitive behavioural therapy and neuro-linguistic programming methods are combined with a range of diet plans with great success.

Have a look at the grateful people Heather’s supported right through losing sometimes many stones of weight.

One such, Katerina, who lost four and a half stones in four months, explains that “Heather helped me to learn that whilst I may know all the facts and figures about how to be healthy, I needed support to actually live it.”

Another successful dieter, Sophie, describes Heather as “the best counsellor I’ve ever had and I continue to lose weight because of her support, encouragement and advice.”

These effective approaches are passed on to coaches trained by Heather, spreading the word throughout the country via local, friendly groups.

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Future Plans So can Practically Slim help you? Whether you’re new to dieting, or are finding that conventional methods aren’t working, you’ll find the high level of personal support is hard to beat. Not only is education and proven behavioural change at the core of their approach, Practically Slim is committed to helping people maintain their weight loss too.

A free psychological profile identifies your strengths and weaknesses and forms the basis of a tailored weight loss plan to suit your goals and lifestyle. Plenty of diet options are on offer, whether you fancy the rocket-fueled ‘all or nothing’ 4 packs a day start, the MAD, or meal a day version, or others such as the 5:2, Diet Party Plan or Real Food Plan, they’ve got it covered.

Does this whet your appetite for beach babe success?

Have a look at Practically Slim’s website for more www. practicallyslim.com and consider whether you can walk away from the pies without their support. Telephone Heather on 07970 252647 If losing weight is not your only goal but your looking to get fit as well, you are not alone Setting up a training plan with a partner increases your chance of achieving your goal and makes your journey more fun along the way. Organising gym sessions and fitness dates together means you’re less likely to quit, as you have the extra motivation of not letting the other person down. With twice the motivation you’re twice as likely to succeed.

Set SMART Goals SMART is a very familiar acronym in the world of Personal Trainers and it helps to develop fitness goals into almost a clear set of instructions, which gives them far more of a chance of success. Smart stands for, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time. To make a goal SMART you need to look at it in relation to each of these area’s. Specifying your goal means making it clear exactly what it is rather than a vague idea, this way we can decipher whether you’ve achieved it or not with a yes/no answer. Eg, lose weight becomes lose 5% bodyfat.

The next area to target is measurable, so this means instead of saying perhaps improve fitness, set a goal to achieve 5k run under 30 minutes . Achievable addresses whether your goal is far fetched or realistic, reflect upon whether you can actually make this happen. Next we address the relevance of the goal, by this what we’re talking about is whether the goal means something to you, or you’re following a trend, or a friends goals. If your goals are relevant to your lifestyle it’s far more likely to succeed than if you’re just following trend. The final part of a smart goal is the time frame, setting a goal within a specific timeframe can help to make it clear whether the goal has been achieved or not and can help you to monitor whether you are on track for your finishing date.

Always set a timeframe.

“To achieve a goal, be it big like buying a dream home, or small like dropping a few pounds, you need to set up set yourself up for success. Commit to small changes in habits rather than mammoth New Years resolutions.

“To get yourself motivated, really think about your resolution. What will you get from it, how will it feel when you’ve achieved it? Forget about what you think you should be doing or even worse what you think someone else thinks you should be doing. When you’re thinking about what you’ll get from your resolution think more about what you’ll get in the short term more than the long term. “ “If you’re enjoying something in the here an now it’s much likely that you’ll continue doing it rather than if you feel it’s a chore. Our limbic brain governs our decision making processes and before something becomes an engrained habit it will drive our behaviour. The simple rule that drives limbic brain decision making processes is towards pleasure away from pain, towards feeling good away from feeling bad.”

“Always start small. If you’ve never been off the couch in your life then it’s unlikely that you’ll jump to running an hour 5 times a week. Break your overall goal into smaller hurdles. Start with something that is almost impossible not to do. For example, I had meditating for 20 mins a day on my New Years Resolution list for the last 5 years. Then last year I changed my commitment to the bare minimum of placing my meditation cushion on the floor each day and just sitting on it. Now some days I don’t meditate, but most I do.”

“People often put their New Years Resolution on a list and then forget about them. You need to remind yourself to keep them alive. Share with people what you are doing, maybe even finding someone to do it with you. One of the most successful aspects of creating a habit is creating a prompt or a trigger for yourself. Take a habitual pattern that you already have and then hook the new habit onto the end of it. In the case of creating my meditation practice, my trigger was my morning shower. That’s my reminder to put down my meditation cushion.”

Finally, acknowledge your success and do something to congratulate yourself or celebrate. This might be tracking it on one of the many habit apps that are out there (Coach.me is my favourite) or it could be celebrating with a friend. My sister finishes her weekly 5km walks with a cup of coffee with her friends.»

In next months EN Magazine we look at how to help keep your financial and career plans on track in 2017

Mark Mulligan, a London-based professional coach for resilience and wellbeing, at Thrive www.thriving.london says;

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Valentines Day

A Day To Celebrate Love The day to tell someone you love them is almost upon us again. Now I know that many of our readers will say that you should tell your loved ones you love them every day but Valentines Day has become a day in the calenderer when it is almost expected that you do something more than just say those 3 little words – I love you!

Whether it is to someone that knows how much you love them or some one that you admire from afar that you want to surprise we have put together some gift ideas to help you this Valentines Day. Sending chocolates to your loved one. Chocolate has been referred to as “the food of the gods” since the time of the Aztec Indians. In fact the Aztec ruler, Montezuma believed chocolate was an aphrodisiac.

In time, chocolate made its way to the masses. By the 1800s, the Cadbury Brothers had set up shop in Birmingham making and selling chocolate. In 1861, Richard Cadbury created the first ever heart-shaped box for Valentine’s Day. Thus, began the common link between chocolate and Valentine’s Day. A new tradition had begun.

Modern science has linked the chemical phenylethylamine in chocolate to feelings of excitement, attraction and even pleasure. Maybe Montezuma was indeed onto something. You can decide on that one for yourself.

But how about being a little bit more creative with your chocolate delights with a little help from artisan British chocolate brand, Choc on Choc (www.choconchoc. co.uk), who have created a bespoke range of beautiful handmade chocolates, to make it easier than ever to be a true romantic this February.

You Light Up My Life Matches: £8.99 For those that have found their true match, these giant matchsticks are handmade with the finest white Belgian chocolate. Ignite your passion this February with a truly unforgettable gift.

Chocolate Prosecco & Strawberries: £18 Celebrate your love in style and make it a day to remember this Valentine’s Day with a

bottle of bubbly and set of six Belgian white chocolate strawberries.

Belgian Chocolate Heart Toast & Rack: £15 Wake up to the perfect breakfast in bed with delicious handmade Belgian chocolate toast with a romantic red heart in the centre. Presented with an ivory toast rack for the ultimate memorable gift.

Pink Love You Belgian Chocolate Lolly: £4.99 What better way to play cupid than with a beautifully handcrafted ‘Love You’ lolly that is carved in Belgian white chocolate.

Chocolate Oysters & Champagne Truffles: £14 Designed for getting in the mood for love, this gorgeous and innovatively designed pair of Belgian chocolate oysters are accompanied by six champagne-filled strawberry and white chocolate truffle ‘pearls’.

We Make a Great Pear Belgian Chocolate Set: £7.99 This delightful set of handmade white Belgian chocolate pears are the perfect way to tell your loved one that you are meant to be together this Valentine’s Day. Bananas for You: £5.00 Tell your valentine that you’re ‘bananas’ about them with a playful replica of the yellow fruit, handmade in pure Belgian chocolate.

If your loved one does not have a sweet tooth but prefers something savoury how about Godminster Heart to Heart Gift Pack £17.45 Godminster, produces an exquisite Heart to Heart gift pack that pairs their signature Vintage Organic Cheddar with its handmade Organic Brie both in pretty heart shapes. Available from delis, independent shops and www. godminster.com priced at £17.45 (including P&P)

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Valentines Day The say that a way to a mans heart is through his stomach, yet in these days of equality I am sure a few men would be more than happy to cook a romantic meal for their love.

If you a looking to create something special or just want to treat your loved one how about a hamper from Forman and Field to help inspire your culinary skills.

Forman and Field is an independent family business specialising in the best of fresh British produce. All of the dishes or either handmade within the H.Forman & Son smokehouse or sourced from artisan producers and family-run specialists meaning you can get the very best of what the country has to offer delivered straight to your door.

Forman & Field Breakfast in Bed Hamper £47.95 Contains: Forman’s Grade One Smoked Salmon 200g Peter’s Yard Crispbreads 200g Chapel Down Brut Reserve 75cl Pear & Lemon Conserve 225g Paddy & Scott’s Morning Coffee Presented in a Forman & Field printed cardboard outer.

Forman & Field Lasting Pleasure Hamper £94.50 Contains: Somerset Pomona 20% 50cl Kits Kitchen Chutney 280g Scottish Horseradish Sauce 277g Spiced Red Cabbage 750ml Spiced Apricot Compote 225g Plantation Cottage Jelly 225g Homemade Conference Pear & Lemon Conserve 225g Cherries in Brandy 750ml Artisan du Chocolat Truffles 100g Peter’s Yard mini Crispbreads 105g Banana Bread Presented in a super-chic black wicker basket Forman & Field Artisans of London Crate £92.50 Contains: Forman’s Grade One Smoked Salmon 200G Wild Smoked Salmon Pate 225g Traditional Piccalili 225g Mrs King’s Pork Pie 320g Chef ’s Blueberry Victoria Sponge

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L’Orchidee Macaroons X 4 Three Redchurch Brewery Craft Beers Conference Pear & Lemon Conserve 225g Artisan du Chocolate Truffles 100g Presented in a fashionably rustic and useful wooden crate.

Forman & Field Stilton Lovers Hat Box £74.95 Contains: Cropwell Bishop Stilton 1kg Kitt’s Kitchen Chutney 280g Spiced Apricot Compote 225g Godminster Water Biscuits with Rosemary Chapel Down Nectar - Late Harvest 50cl.

Presented in an elegant wooden Hat Box And how about finishing a meal or even just sharing something refreshing and treat your loved one to a Simply Special Champagne Sorbet on Valentine’s Day Award-winning artisan frozen dessert maker Simply Ice Cream has created a delicious Champagne Sorbet for loved ones everywhere this Valentine’s Day. This delicately flavoured sorbet has a light texture with a hint of bubbles and a pleasantly sweet finish. It is the perfect dessert for a special occasion.

The Champagne flavoured sorbet will be joining Simply Ice Cream’s multi-award winning range available in 120ml and 500ml tubs from regional farm shops, fine food stores, delicatessens, cafes, tea rooms and restaurants across Kent, Sussex, Essex, Surrey and London.

Simply Ice Cream is made by a small team in Kent producing sorbets and ice cream the old fashioned way, by hand, in small batches using only locally sourced Kent ingredients (where possible), natural flavours and seasonal fruits.

The ice cream is free from any syrups, mixers, additives or preservatives, offering just pure natural goodness and flavour for all the family. www.simplyicecream.co.uk Now if you find that eating with your loved one needs a little something to wash it down or you just want to toast

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Bolney Wine Estate Cuvee Rose Tasting Notes: A superb vintage, traditional method, quality sparkling wine. A fine mousse, tightly beaded.

On the nose a touch of yeast, notes of raspberry and dry strawberry and subtle savoury undertones adding to the complexity.

Pair With:food match - ideal with hors d’oeuvres and starters, great with fish, cheese and some red berry desserts.

Price: £25.99 Available from: www.bolneywineestate. com/wine/english-sparkling-wine/cuveerose.php Caorunn Gin Tasting Notes: Caorunn gin is handmade in the stunning landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, personally crafted by their very own gin master – Simon Buley. The premium craft gin is created by infusing five locally-foraged botanicals including dandelion, heather, Coul blush apple, bog myrtle and rowan berry, along with six traditional gin botanicals and natural Scottish water to provide a clean, crisp and aromatic taste - best served with a slice of red apple.

Pair With: Ice and Tonice and garnish with a slice of apple. Price: £26.00 Available from: a selection of supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Waitrose and www.shop.caorunngin. com/ Amaro Tasting Notes: Artisan spirits brand, Asterley Brothers will be launching their brand new drink this November: Dispense Amaro.

The unique blend combines 24 botanicals using their family’s own Sicilian recipe and is handmade in their South London dispensatory.

Amaro is an Italian herbal liqueur that is commonly drunk as an after dinner digestif, however the combination of mixed botanicals with Asterley Brothers’ signature vermouth (which is produced from British Pinot Noir grapes) makes Dispense Amaro a refreshing aperitif too.

Pair With: This unique liqueur is a heady mix making it a great cocktail ingredient or equally satisfying served on its own with tonic or a single cube of ice.

Price: £29.95 Available from: at Master of Malt (www. masterofmalt.com) and The Whisky Exchange (www. thewhiskyexchange.com).

Bolney Wine Estate Blanc de Blancs Tasting Notes: A very stylish vintage, traditional method, quality sparkling wine. Lots of yellow fruit character, floral notes and wonderful yeasty undertones. Smooth

texture with a fine mousse and lovely length.

Pair With: food match - great as an aperitif or paired with shellfish, seafood, poultry, pork, strong cheeses, chickens and smoked salmon Price: £26.99 Available from: https://www. bolneywineestate.com/wine/englishsparkling-wine/blanc-de-blancs.php If the thought of cooking for your loved on scares you perhaps you should look to spoil them and treat them to a night out? How about celebrating your love with a Nine Course Valentine’s Feast à Deux.

Treat your Valentine to a fanciful feast on the most romantic day of the year with Lancaster London’s ninecourse tasting menu. On Tuesday 14 February 2017, the hotel’s Island Grill restaurant will be offering a sparkinducing spread featuring a procession of nine exquisite sharing dishes.

The menu consisting of three starters, three mains and three desserts offers the perfect opportunity to share a selection of divine dishes with your Valentine. These include Lancaster London’s smoked salmon with avocado mousse, beetroot, toasted sourdough, followed by pan-fried sea bream, potato gnocchi, confit tomato, watercress and keta salad.

To finish, decadent desserts will include dark chocolate fondant with Baileys Chantilly cream and raspberry sorbet; and strawberry panna cotta with fresh berry compote, black pepper tuile and candied rose petals.

The food menu will be accompanied by speciality cocktails such as the Love Potion Martini (Pomegranate Juice, Strawberry Vodka & Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur). What’s more, the hotel will be offering a surprise gift for diners to take home!

The award-winning Island Grill is perfect for a super-chic dining experience with its dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows offering beautiful views across Hyde Park.

The nine-course menu will be available from 10-14 February 2017 priced at £38 per person and inclusive of a complimentary drink on arrival.

Elsewhere in the hotel, hearts will be fluttering in the Lounge Bar as loved-up guests settle down to enjoy

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Valentines Day the HeART Afternoon Tea. The afternoon tea will be delivered to tables sealed in a charming case with an array of sweet and savoury treats including oysters with salmon caviar, adorable heart-shaped white chocolate and strawberry macaroons, and Love You honey éclairs.

The HeART Afternoon Tea will be available from 10-14 February 2017, starting from £40 per person.

How about helping your loved on to relax after a stressful day or just to show you love them by running them a hot bath or with a massage - Nelsons arnicare bath & massage balm could work really well.

As a luxurious dual-purpose balm, it’s perfect for a romantic massage or pouring into a bath to create a gorgeous fragrance that will help your partner to relax and unwind after a busy day. The natural properties of Arnica montana extract and sweet scents of Lavender and Grapefruit essential oils are ideal for calming senses and melting away tension. It’s also enriched with Evening Primrose and Sweet Almond oil making it the perfect pampering treat.

Nelsons arnicare bath & massage balm costs £8.55 and is available from Boots. www.arnicare.co.uk If you really mean it, make it personal. The object of your affections, whoever she or he may be is unique. You know that they’re one in a million, that’s why you fell for them.

So why not show it this Valentine’s Day? One way is to personalise their gift. 3Drakes are a local company who specialise in bringing just this kind of personal touch to all sorts of items. And they bring the same professional service to gifts as they do to professional uniforms and workwear.

And what a choice of gifts you get. From teddy bears with personalised tops to slippers, dressing gowns, t-shirts, jackets and fleeces, Betsy with Love almost anything can from Shawn have your personal loving touch added, whether it’s a name, nickname, message or (if you’re feeling creative) your own romantic Sonnet. You can get cheeky, too. Their clothing range includes items that no-one else will see.

3Drakes source their clothing from some of the world’s best manufacturers. So whatever you choose to personalise will be a quality gift in its own right.

For inspiration, visit 3drakes.co.uk. Or if you’ve already got an idea that you want to bring to life, call 3Drakes on 020 8233 9444 to discuss how it can best be achieved.

A picture speaks a thousand words and attached to the walls of your loved one will be a reminder of your love, it can convey a million emotions, shades and moods all in one simple frame of art. The art that adorns your walls could be a simple family photograph, a work of art or even a painting by your child that has been framed. So why not share your love with a piece of art this valentine.

Online art retailer bearty.co.uk offer a range of artworks that can spread your message of love for that special someone in your live.

What could be nicer than receiving a love note letter or poem from your loved one? How about giving them the tools to help them and each time they put pen to paper they will have a reminder of you.

For her a pen from Sheaffer 100 range sees a new white lacquer body partnered with chrome detailing for that real pop when you put pen to paper. You can also have every Sheaffer pen you order personalised on the clip, for that extra special touch. Retails at £20-£40 dependent on nib technology.

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Valentines Day If you’re buying for him, how about a Ferrari pen?

Coming in Ferrari’s three best selling colours, with Sheaffer’s own stylish and reliable shape, this pen has been racing off the shelves over Christmas. Retails at £60-£80 dependent on nib technology.

This men’s Police Skyline X watch has a stainless steel case and is powered by a quartz movement. It is fastened with a black leather strap and has a black dial. WatchShop.com Price: £115.00 Or if you are looking to spend some time alone with your loved one how about whisking them away to be pamapered with a spa stay Ragdale Hall could be the perfect match!

Whether they are counting down the seconds till they see you, or you just want to prompt your loved one to be on time how about a time piece this valentines.

Kates Spade Valentines 2017 Special Edition Watch Beautiful edition to the 2017 range and celebrating Valentine’s, this watch features a rose gold stainless steel strap, a rose gold plated stainless steel case and has a rose gold with mother of pearl heart on the dial which features a three hand movement. WatchShop.com Price: £209.00 Salvatore Ferragamo Ladies Cuore Diamond Watch Cuore Ferragamo is the perfect accessory to seal a bond of love and the ideal gift to mark a special occasion.

Escape from everyday life and and relax at the UK’s Best Spa (SpaFinder Wellness Awards 2016), where you’re encouraged to switch off your mobile phone, put the world on hold and let the magic begin.

How about a tip to Ragdale Hall’s Cupid’s Couples Day for nine hours of chilled-out relaxation; enjoy the Thermal Spa’s series of heat and water experiences including the outdoor Waterfall Pool - exhilarating at this time of year - and the magical undeground Candle Pool.

Indulge in a three-course buffet lunch, be pampered with a manicure for her and a Soothe and Splash facial for him, and round off your day with a glass of pink bubbly each and a plate of tapas - made to share, of course!

If you’d like to keep the outside world at bay for longer, the two-night Romantic Getaway Break is the answer.

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Its distinguishing feature is a dial decorated with a heart, which beats once a second as its two halves separate and then reunite, driven by a patented quartz movement.

This movement was designed by and manufactured exclusively for Salvatore Ferragamo. This version is the stainless steel execution, with vibrant red leather strap, and a cream patterned dial with the patented heart feature, offset time surrounded by 40 sparkling diamonds. WatchShop.com Price: £1,460.00 Bushmaster This oversized gents Police Bushmaster watch has a PVD gold plated case and is powered by a quartz movement. It is fitted with a brown leather strap and has a bronze dial. The watch has a date function.

WatchShop.com Price: £172.00

50-minute Full Body Massage or Blissful Face and Back Therapy (the choice is yours), and from breakfast in bed to three-couse lunch and dinner in the Hall’s sumptuous Dining Room - let the team at Ragdale take care of it all.

And you’ll have plenty of time to drift away together in the Thermal spa, or one of Ragdale Hall’s many relaxation areas.

Ragdale’s Valentine’s packages are available throughout February and March only, so plan your time out together now - or surprise your loved one with a shared Valentine’s experience.

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perfect gift for your other half? Let them choose their own spa day or spa break from the extensive range of options by giving them a monetary voucher - and present them with their gift voucher on February 14th to make their Valentine’s Day 2017 really special. All spa days and spa breaks at Ragdale include use of all facilities, including the Thermal Spa, indoor and outdoor pools, gym and daily programme of exercise classes, and a complimentary robe throughout your visit. Breaks also include all meals (breakfast in your room, three course lunch and dinner) and Ragdale Hall flip flops.

Valentines Gift Giveaway EN Magazine has a selection of the gifts from the Valentines Gift Guide to give away.

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Vouchers start from just £25 and are valid for 12 months from date of purchase. The Cupid’s Couples Day is priced from £239 per couple and the two-night Romantic Getaway Break is from £371 per person.

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For more details on Ragdale Hall spa days, breaks or vouchers visit www.ragdalehall.co.uk or call 01664 434831.

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That’ll Be The Day Wyllyotts Theatre Sat 11th Feb 7.30pm Tickets: £24.50 After an incredible three decades of touring, the UK’s No.1 Rock & Roll variety production That’ll Be The Day returns with another brand new show!

This year’s production features a fresh new line-up of sensational classic gold hits, spanning the 50’s right through to the 70’s & 80’s, mixed as always, with even more hilarious comedy!

Forever in Blue Jeans Wyllyotts Theatre Sat 18th Feb 7.30pm Tickets: £20, £19 concs

What’s On Come and join one of the greatest party’s in town as Forever In Blue Jeans celebrates 21 happy and successful years “On The Road”.

A perfect feast of entertainment with superb singers, dancers and musicians playing the best in Country Music and Rock ‘n’ Roll . This big hearted show perform songs from Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley, Billy Ray Cyrus, The Mavericks, Tammy Wynette, The Carpenters & Carol King to hits from the great Western Musicals such as Oklahoma and Paint Your Wagon plus many many more.

Barnet Walks A series of guided walks around the borough of Barnet, and Cockfosters.

These include: The Battle of Barnet, Barnet Ghosts (including Halloween walks), Dickens in North London, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Monken Hadley Common to Cockfosters, Mill Hill, High Barnet, Monken Hadley. Also walks in London, including Soho and Jack the Ripper. For details please phone 07506 761294, or email pbaker54@hotmail.co.uk. Website www.barnetwalks.talktalk.net.

Forever Jackson Sunday 5th March 2017 Millfield Theatre, Edmonton Silver Street, Edmonton, London, N18 1PJ Saluting 30 years of Michael Jackson’s platinum-selling Bad album – award-winning, criticallyacclaimed stage show Forever Jackson is coming to town. www. millfieldtheatre.co.uk/whats-on Toploader Friday 24 February, 7.45pm Tickets: £22.50 Millfield Theatre, Edmonton Silver Street, Edmonton, London, N18 1PJ Guaranteed to get you dancing in the moonlight, Eastbourne’s favourite sons have come a long way since the release of the hauntingly catchy Achilles Heel in 1999. A top five album, numerous festival headline slots, TV appearances and THAT song that made watching the Jamie Oliver adverts bearable have made

them one of indie’s shining lights.

Capable of funky blues-rock and soaring string balladry, just try resisting the urge to sing along and tap your foot. www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk/whatson T Rextasy - I Love to Boogie Date/Time: Saturday 25th February, 7.45pm Tickets: £21 | £20 online Millfield Theatre, Edmonton Silver Street, Edmonton, London, N18 1PJ Marc Bolan, with his band T.Rex, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original glam rock era. With Bolan’s special ingredient of Rock-a-Boogie songs throughout the 1970s including Telegram Sam and Jeepster he obtained another Top 20 record in 1976 that has since become one of the most memorable and everlasting signature tunes, I Love to Boogie. www.millfieldtheatre. co.uk/whats-on

REGULAR EVENTS AND CLUBS

Play in a Day – Half Term Holiday Workshops With Chickenshed Osidge Primary School (not at Chickenshed) Monday 13 February – Friday 17 February 10am-4pm £32 per day / 50% discount for siblings at £16 per day Over the course of an amazing day, through story-making, dancing, drama, singing and play, participants will work together in the morning to develop creative ideas that will then be developed in the afternoon ending the day with a sharing of performance to parents, carers and friends.

Everyone is welcome regardless of experience.

Parents, carers and friends will be invited into the space at 3.45pm at the end of the day to share in the day’s creation!

Untouchable - Presented by Talkies Community Cinema at The Dugdale Thursday 2nd March, 7.45pmTickets: £6.50 This charming, uplifting French drama, an irreverent and humorous take on culture-clash

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and disability, is based on a true story. It focuses on a superficially mismatched friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic and his ex-con carer – brilliantly played by François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Each has his own disadvantage – one physical following a paragliding accident, the other socioeconomic.

Both characters are enormously sympathetic and the film’s heart is very much in the right place. Hugely enjoyable. Dir Oliver Nakache & Éric Toledano | 2011 | 110 minutes | Certificate 15 www.dugdalecentre.co.uk

Whitewebbs Museum of Transport and Model Railway: open every Tuesday and the last Sunday of the month. Annual membership available. Special events held and parties welcome.

Whitewebbs Road, Enfield, EN2 9HW (near Crews Hill): Tel No: 0208-367 1898. Web address http://www.whitewebbsmuseum. co.uk.

Hertfordshire Showband 60 strong Community Concert and Marching Band based in Potters Bar. Core age teens and young adults, but with several senior members as well!

Brass, wind and percussion players always welcome to join us. Very sociable group with lots of good gigs and fun activities, including Lord Mayor’s Show, Disneyland Paris, Christmas Concert.

Rehearsals Monday nights, Mount Grace School, Potters Bar. Training Band 7pm to 8pm Senior Band 8pm to 9.30pm Membership just £12 per month – uniform supplied. Many instruments free on loan.

Contact Terry Barnes 01707 650209 Southgate Photographic Society are a friendly group of amateur photographers who meet on Tuesday evenings in St Paul’s Church Hall, Winchmore Hill, 8.00 – 10.00 pm, term time, to socialise and improve our skills.

We would really like to meet you – please email Mike on info@ southgatephoto.org.uk for further information.

Enfield N.H.S. Retirement Fellowship.

We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Enfield Community Care Centre, Gater Drive, EN2 0JB at 2 p.m. Meetings include illustrated

talks, quizzes and discussions, plus local visits. Membership is open to all National Health staff, their families and those working in social care services. For details please contact Brenda Hurford on 01707655297 or at bkh32@btinternet. com Potters Bar’s Twin Towns The Municipalities and Twinning Clubs of Franconville (nr. Paris) and Viernheim (nr. Mannheim) offer a warm welcome to local clubs and residents on a reciprocal basis.

Make new friends - and there is so much to see, do and learn.

Interested? Contact pbtwintowns@ hotmail.com Enfield Town Model Railway Club We meet every Thursday from 8pm to 10pm in the small hall (at the rear of) St.Pauls Centre, !02,Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AR. (bottom of Windmill Hill). Prospective new members always welcomed Enfield Decorative and Fine Arts Society Meet on the last Thursday of the month 10.00a.m.-12.00noon St Paul’s Community Centre, Church Street, Enfield. Varied programme of lectures given by excellent speakers. We welcome visitors and new members. for more information go to www.enfield-dfas. org.uk or call 020 8367 3171 Potters Bar Film Makers.

A very friendly club, meeting at Wyllyotts Centre, Potters Bar on alternate Thursday Evenings. Details from Penny on 01707 656446 or visit www.Potters Bar Film Makers co.uk and watch some Members’ Films.

Enfield Woodcarving Club is a small local friendly woodcarving club which meets once a week on Tuesday evenings between 7-30 pm and 9-30 pm in Enfield.

Chace Community School Enfield EN1 3HQ New members of all abilities always welcome. Tools and tuition available. Ring George 07703219022 for further details or come along any Tuesday and have a look.

Winchmore Hill Writers We’re a small,friendly group who meet on occasional Sunday afternoons in Winchmore Hill to develop our skills and for mutual support. Group lead by Christine Vial,experienced tutor and published writer.All kinds of writing and levels of experience (including

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What’s On none) welcome. Please contact me for dates, topics and cost of future sessions Christine 0790 5209 459 or christine@roomofherown.plus. com Edmonton Camera Club Meets at Millfield House Arts Centre N18 1PJ, on most Mondays between September and Mid-June.

We pride ourselves on being a very friendly club and invite visitors and potential members to attend up to four meetings before subscriptions become payable. For more information contact John McAndrew 0n 020 8920 6651, email info@edmontoncameraclub. co.uk or find out more about the club and our current programme by looking at our website www. edmontoncameraclub.co.uk The North London Humanist Group provides activities for the non-religious to meet like-minded people. They meet on the second Thursday of each month (ex.

August & December) for discussion meetings at 7.45 pm at the Ruth Winston Centre, 190 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, and have meals out, theatre visits, etc. Current events: www.northlondonhumanists.org. uk/ E-mail: nlhumanists@gmail. com Tel.Secretary: 020 8886 4176 Oaklands Badminton Club Held at Dame Alice Owen’s School, Sports Hall, Potters Bar every Tuesday 8pm to 10pm.

There are 5 courts always available.

Membership is by invitation and new members with experience are always welcome. We are a small friendly club with social events organised throughout the year.

If you are interested please contact Yvonne for more details. 01707 642328, yvonnenewby@sky.com Whist Drive Every Thursday 1.30p.mActivity room 1st floor Skinners Court 1 Pellipar Close N13Admission £2.50 includes raffle and tea and biscuits.

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Details contact Pat 0208 482 3449 The Enfield Writers’ Workshop meets on Friday evenings from 8 to 10 at Salisbury House, Bury Street West N9 to promote Creative Writing of all kinds.No age restrictions. Currently only £5 a year required. Details from Eric 020 8367 3169 or Bernard 020 8364 5464.

The Bonsai Group meets at Capel Manor College at 7.30pm. on the 2nd Tuesday of most months. We often have a speaker and every month members bring a tree for a friendly competition. For actual dates and Club programme visit www.wix.com/bonsaigroupenfield/ home or phone Joy 020 8367 3169.

Southgate and Enfield Friendship Centre We meet once a month on the first Monday (except Bank Holidays) at Ruth Winston House 190 Green Lanes. We have regular talks of various interest, quizzes and self contributing meetings as well as a lunch club. We are a small but friendly crowd and welcome new members. Entrance £1.50 per night

Enfield National Trust Association meet twice monthly, one afternoon at Holtwhites Sports & Social Club and one evening at Enfield Grammar School. We have summer outings, London outings, theatre visits & lectures, please check our website; enta.btck.co.uk for details or ring Peter on 020 8363 1568.

Enfield Over 50s Computer Clubmeets first Sunday of every month at St John’s Hall, Strayfield Road, off Theobalds Park Road, Enfield EN2 9JP from 10.30am to approx 3.00pm Our website is www.enfieldcomputerclub.com or phone Eric at 0208 366 6162 Enfield Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Meets once a month, and has speakers of various kinds, often with slides, and we are open to both ex civil servants and non Civil Servants.We meet at St Andrews Church Hall, Silver Street, Enfield EN1 3EG on the 1st Monday of the month [2nd Monday if a Bank Holiday] at 10am for a 10.30 am start. For details, please contact Sue Sims 020 8245 4723 or susanksims@gmail.com

Luxury Florida Potters Bar & District Photographic Society Holiday Home Wyllyotts Centre Potters Bar

1.45 Ladies Group We are a friendly group who meet every Wednesday, in term time, Mondays 7.45pm to 10pm. at 1.45pm in the church hall at Ann Villa on 01438 832504 Outstanding two story, six bedroomContact Vacation sleeps up to Grange Park Methodist Church, Park Competitions, lectures, practical 12 available from as little as £650 a week. Located 15 minutes Drive,the N21Disney 2EU. WeTheme enjoy a Parks. variety sessions; we are a keen group from of speakers, slide shows, quizzes of amateur photographers of and outings.Contact Carol - 0208 all abilities. New members very Facilities Swimming Spa, TVs, Games Room 360 4081orinclude Sue - 0208 367 8489Pool, welcome.

Billiards, Air Hockey, Table Football and Basketball equipment provided, & Wi-Fi. Radio Enfield Enfield & District Fuchsia Society Radio Enfield broadcasts music, Now in our 50th year. Meet at Telephone 020 8366 3311 or 07967Capel 681908 forBullsmoor info’ on the news, quizzes, interviews and items Manor, Lane, fantastic rates 24 available for to both high & low of local interest hours a day Enfield.

2ndSeason. & 3rd Wednesdays patients in Chase Farm Hospital on of each month 7-45 - 9-45 pm.

Visit www.villaneardisney.info channel 1, and can also be heard on Demonstrations, talks, advice, www.radioenfield.co.uk regular speakers. Beginners Option warmly 1 above Record request programmes are welcomed. Free entry to broadcast every night from Sunday our show, in July.Christmas party in £90 per month to Friday at 8pm and can be December.For further information telephoned in on 020 8363 6000 tel: Roy Fenwick 020 8292 6965 or or emailed to studio@radioenfield.

Mark Mendes 020 8368 6670 co.uk Enfield RSPB meet once a month

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Outstanding two story, six bedroom Vacation Villa sleeps up to 12 available. Located 15 minutes from the Disney Theme Parks.

Facilities include Swimming Pool, Spa, TVs, Games Room, & Wi-Fi. Telephone 020 8366 3311 or 07967 681908 for info’ on the fantastic rates available for both high & low Season.

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What’s On at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Silver Street, Enfield @ 7.45pm for lectures, quiz evenings, etc & have monthly mid week walks, coach outings & two “birding” holidays a year.Check our website; rspb.org. uk/groups/enfield/news or ring Pauline on 020 8363 1568 Enfield Video Makers meet the first and third Tuesday of the month from 8pm to 10pm at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, EN1 2BA. Demonstrations, film making and advice. Phone Eric at 020 8366 6162 or see our website at www. enfieldvideomakers.co.uk Cuffley Floral Art Club We are a friendly flower arranging club meeting every 2nd Tuesday in the month (except January and August) at Cuffley Hall, Maynards Place from 8pm-10pm. Doors open from 7pm, visitors always welcome.

For more information ring Jackie 020 8441 3663 or Val 01707 889447 Oakmere Bridge Club Held at Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane Potters Bar every Monday, 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. We are a small friendly club and would welcome new members. We have vacancies for improvers and intermediate players We play Chicago Bridge.

Interested? Then contact Robert 01707 658677 Janice 01707 850983 Grange Park (Evening) WI would love you to come and join us at 7.30pm on the first Monday of each month in the Main Hall, Grange Park Methodist Church, Old Park Ridings, London N21 2EU

for an evening of entertainment and friendship usually involving a speaker and sometimes a quiz.

We also organise social events and other activities. For further details please contact Chris on 0208 360 4029 or why not take a look at our website at www.grangeparkeve@ weebly.com.

Enfield Camera Club meets at Trinity Church Hall Thursday evenings at 8 pm. New members are always welcome.

Alternatively contact the website www.enfieldcameraclub.co.uk or email to mail@enfieldcameraclub. co.uk. The subscriptioin rate is £32 for the full season - Visitors are asked to pay a £1 visitor’s fee, The Rotary Club of Edmonton Venue - The Winchmore 235 Winchmore Hill Road Winchmore Hill London N21 1QA 020 8886 6385 Meeting each Wednesday 12.30pm - 2.30pm Southgate Rotary Venue - Jolly Farmers 2 Enfield Road Enfield Middx. EN2 7QS 020 8363 1917 Meeting each Monday 6.30pm for 7pm Enfield Chase Rotary Venue - The Coffee Lounge Enfield Baptist Church Ceceil Road Enfield Middx. EN2 6TG020 8360 9403 Meeting each Thursday 7.30am Potters Bar Film Makers.

A very friendly club, meeting at Wyllyotts Centre, Potters Bar on alternate Thursday Evenings. Details from Penny on 01707 656446 or

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DANCE CLASSES Latin and Ballroom Combining the elegance of Ballroom with the dynamic Latin American dances these nice ‘n’ easy fun introductory classes will ease even the most hesitant firsttime dancer floor with confidence.

Wednesday 8:00 – 8:45 Improvers/ Intermediate Class 8:45 – 9:30 Beginners Class 9:30 – 10:15 Social Dancing for all levels St Thomas’ Hall 79a Prince George Avenue Oakwood N14 4SN Car park is at the rear of the building. Call 07960 736925 for details Business Events Save Money and Win New Business by Being Green The North London Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Green Business Sector Forum FREE Workshop!

Friday 10th February, 9.30am – 12.30pmAt: Enfield Business Centre, 201 Hertford Road, Enfield EN3 5JH Find out about the benefits of being a green business and how to: win new business save money – top 10 tips become fit to supply access financial opportunities attract new business through green marketing To Book: This workshop is specifically for Enfield based businesses under 250 employees and is funded by Enfield Council.

Call 020 8443 5457, info@ EnterpriseEnfield.org or visit www. nlcce.org Get the New Biz Know How Thursday 9th March, 9.30am – 12.30pm FREE seminar. Find out what’s involved in starting your own business.

For more details and to book visit www.EnterpriseEnfield.org or call 020 8443 5457.

4N Networking evening meeting every other Wednesday at the Winchmore Pub call Doug on 020 8363 9444 for full details.

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