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JULY - SEPTEMBER 2018

WIGAN, WARRINGTON & ST HELENS EDITION 51

Nathan Outlaw

SHARE RECIPES FROM HIS NEW BOOK

Jennie Bond EXPLORES SINGAPORE

Memory Lane Travel TOUR DATES 2019

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2018 DOOR TO DOOR Quality British and European Holidays by Coach DATE

DESTINATION

DAYS/BOARD

HOTEL

PRICE

09 Sept

BAMBURGH

6HB

10 Sept

AUSTRIA - Romantic Rhineland, Austria & The Heart of Europe

17 Sept

BLACKPOOL - Blackpool Illuminations

23 Sept

The Victoria Hotel

£429 NO NOA

11HB

Belle Vue Hotel/Weiss Kreuz Hotel

£1019 NO £195

5HB

Park House Hotel

£299 NO NOA

LLANDUDNO - Summer Holiday

6HB

Queens Hotel

£395 NO £20

23 Sept

PEEBLES

5HB

The Brony Castle Hotel & Spa

£398 NO £80

27 Sept

LOCH LOMOND - A Victorian Steam Journey

5FB

The Winnock Hotel

£449 NO £56

DINER

SS

12 Oct

BLACKPOOL - Long Weekend

4HB

Park House Hotel

£299 NO NOA

12 Oct

CUMBRIA - Line Dancing Weekend

3FB

Gilsland Hall Hotel

£205 NO £12

19 Oct

MINI-CRUISE - Dutch Bulbfields

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£129 NO -

21 Oct

TENBY - Turkey & Tinsel

5 ALL INCL

The Belgrave Hotel

£299 NO NOA

27 Oct

ISLE OF WIGHT

6HB

Channel View Hotel

£439 NO NOA

02 Nov

BRIDGWATER, TAUNTON - Guy Fawkes Illuminated Carnival

3HB

Holiday Inn Taunton

£199 NO £40

Festive & Turkey & Tinsel Packages 05 Nov

LUDLOW - Pre Christmas Party

4HB

The Feathers Hotel

£299 NO NOA

02 Nov

LLANDUDNO - Turkey & Tinsel - includes fireworks

4HB

Queens Hotel

£235 NO £20

11 Nov

THURSFORD - Christmas Spectacular

4HB

Best Western Le Strange Arms

£389 NO NOA

23 Nov

LONDON and Winter Wonderland

3BB

Novotel London West Hotel

£179 NO -

19 Nov

LLANDUDNO - Turkey & Tinsel

5HB

Queens Hotel

£299 NO £20

12 Nov

CUMBRIA - Turkey & Tinsel

5HB

Gilsland Hall Hotel

£295 NO £25

12 Nov

BABBACOMBE - Turkey & Tinsel

5HB

Anchorage Hotel

£235 NO £25

19 Nov

THURSFORD - Christmas Spectacular

29 Nov

LOCH LOMOND - Edinburgh Christmas Markets

29 Nov

VALKENBURG - Christmas Markets

Best Western Le Strange Arms

£389 NO NOA

5 ALL INCL

The Winnock Hotel

£329 NO £56

6HB

Schaepkens Hotel

£479 NO £85

4HB

Christmas & New Year Packages 23 Dec

CUMBRIA - Christmas Package

5SMA

Gilsland Hall Hotel

£449 NO £20

23 Dec

DUMFRIES - Christmas Package

5SMA

Cairndale Hotel

£395 NO £60

23 Dec

LLANDUDNO - Christmas Package

5SMA

Queens Hotel

£599 NO £20

30 Dec

DUMFRIES - Hogmanay Package

4HB

Cairndale Hotel

£420 NO £60

30 Dec

CUMBRIA - Hogmanay Package

4HB

Gilsland Hall Hotel

£449 NO £20

30th Sept 2018 Ballygally Castle Ireland 5 days Dinner B & B All excursions included Great Value @ £495 We are able to offer you the chance to travel with one of our private groups from the NHS. On this great tour which includes a light lunch in Creetown on day 1.

Plus 3 great day excursions to l The Titanic Exhibition in Belfast l The Residence at Hillsborough Castle l The Giants Causeway and Bushmills Ferry crossings to and from Cairnryan.

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2019 DOOR TO DOOR TOURS (unless stated) all excursions are included HOTEL

DATE

DESTINATION

11 Jan

LLANDUDNO Queens

4DBB Celebrate Wales Theme / 1 Day Out

£189

21 Jan

TORQUAY

5DBB

£235

24 Jan

LANARK Tinto

Belgrave Sands fantastic 4*

DAYS

bookings now be taken

HIGHLIGHTS

PRICE

2 Days Out / NightS Entertainment

4DBB BURNS NIGHT / BURNS SUPPER / 2 Days Out / drinks included

£239 TBA

01 Feb DUMFRIES Cairndale 3DBB LINE DANCE WEEKEND WITH BILL & ANNE/

LOTS OF TUITION / GREAT WEEKEND

£299

03 Feb

BLACKPOOL

04 Feb

BABBACOMBE Anchorage

5DBB ENTERTAINMENT / bar promotion

£219

11 Feb

CORNWALL Rosemundy

5DBB DOC MARTIN / ENTERTAINMENT / SUPER HOTEL & TOUR

£279

25 Feb

LLANDUDNO Queens

5DBB Celebrate Wales Theme / 2 Days Out

£269

Park House

6DBB

BLACKPOOL MOCK CRUISE / FULL ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE

05 Mar BELGUIM MINICRUISE 3 BRUGGE / GREAT VALUE / VISITS TO BRUGGE, YORK & HARROGATE

DOOR TO DOOR £22 EXTRA PER PICK UP / DINNER AND

BREAKFAST £28 EACH WAY

£99

07 Mar

DRYMEN Winnock

5DBB ALL INCLUSIVE SNOWDROP FEST WITH PACKED LUNCHES

£339

08 Mar

BLACKPOOL

4DBB

nightly ENTERTAINMENT / cracking deal

£216

02 Apr

SIDMOUTH Royal York 3*

5DBB

SEA FRONT HOTEL

£379

07 Apr

BABBACOMBE Anchorage

6DBB ENTERTAINMENT / 3 days out

£275

12 Apr

CRICCIETH Lion

4DBB ROLLING BACK THE YEARS THEME / DINER TOUR

£295

12 Apr

KILLARNEY

6DBB

£459

Park House

Killarney Towers

TOWN CENTRE HOTEL / DRINK WITH DINNER / 3 DAYS OUT

£697

26 Apr HOLLAND Art Hotel Spaander 6DBB Luxury lake view rooms with balcony / travelling

WITH P & O FROM HULL TO ROTTERDAM OVERNIGHT INCLUDING

ALL MEALS AND LOW BERTH CABINS. ALL ENTRANCES TO

KUEKENHOF GARDENS, STEAM TRAIN WITH COFFEE AND CAKE

AND CLASSIC BOAT SAIL INCLUDING LUNCH AND A FREE DAY TO ENJOY KINGS DAY BANK HOLIDAY. GREAT VALUE. 29 Apr

JERSEY BY AIR Mayfair

6DBB FLYING FROM LIVERPOOL

£489

29 Apr

WARNERS

5DBB

£299

03 May

LLANDUDNO Queens

4DBB EXTRAVAGANZA FESTIVAL

£275

06 May

LLANDUDNO Queens

5DBB bank holiday special / 2 Days Out

£349

07 May

CORNWALL Rosemundy

6DBB DOC MARTIN / lost gardens of heligan / excursions

£412

13 May

TENBY Belgrave

5DBB ALL INCLUSIVE WITH PACKED LUNCHES / 2 DAYS OUT

£329

19 May

KENT

Bridgewood Manor

5DBB

call the midwife / kent railway / hever castle / 3 days out

£409

26 May

ISLE OF WIGHT

Channel View /superb 3*

6DBB

3 day excursions

£459

02 Jun

SKEGNESS Royal

5DBB 2 days out

£319

15 Jun

LLANDUDNO Queens

8DBB QUALITY SEA FRONT HOTEL / NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT

£479

Lakeside Coastal Village

ENTERTAINMENT / 2 DAYS OUT

16 Jun TORQUAY Belgrave Sands 6DBB ALMOST ON THE BEACH / FANTASTIC 5/6 COURSE DINNER

3 DAYS OUT

£459

23 Jun

BOURNEMOUTH

Suncliff

6DBB

SEA FRONT HOTEL / 3 day excursions

£399

04 Jul

ISLE OF MAN Rutland

6DBB

3 DAYS OUT INCLUDING ENTRANCE / RIDES

£498

01 Sept

NORTHERN SPAIN 11DBB & PORTUGAL

TBA

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Golborne

Warrington

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Twittering on With Angela Kelly Commonsense on our NHS is long overdue WE appear to be a nation that is quite comfortable with not bothering to turn up for our hospital appointments.

How else can you explain eight million missed outpatient appointments last year at an average cost of £120 each?

That meant £1 billion lost to our underfire and under-funded NHS. And it’s the patients who have caused that loss!

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It seems crackers to me. Like shooting yourself in the foot several times and then complaining that your foot’s a bit sore.

According to NHS England, that money could have funded almost a million cataract operations or a quarter of a million hip replacements. At a time when people may have to wait ridiculously long times – often in pain and with a severely restricted lifestyle – for these procedures it seems a national scandal.

Asking people to use our health services responsibly, though, seems like a cry in the wilderness. People with coughs and colds rock up at A & E, filling waiting rooms, using resources and generally clogging up a system plainly not meant for such trivial ailments when a quick trip to the local pharmacist could get them sorted in no time.

We’ve also never had more medical help available to us at the end of a phone or online. Advice and guidance is there for all who ring the 111 services and GP surgeries are now far more streamlined to deal with the most serious cases first.

Last year, more than nine million people were sent home from A & E with just guidance and advice. Even doing this takes up important working hours and means the message is still not getting across.

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There are regular arguments in favour of charging people for appointments as incentive to turn up but equal counterarguments that this hits the worst off in

the population. And it still may not work.

In this 70th year of the NHS, its Chief Nurse Professor Jane Cummings is urging everyone to use the NHS properly. This includes cancelling appointments in good time to free them up for others – and being realistic about our ailments and not going to A & E unless we really do have an accident or an emergency.

Surely the time has come for genuine commonsense on this one?

Sorry but not loving Love Island at all AM I wrong or are reality TV programmes becoming increasingly trivial?

I suppose it’s Love Island that has me all het up about the sort of viewing on our many channels.

It may look wonderful – like a fantasy sunshine holiday for the under-30s consisting of beautiful young women and men - but its message of casual sex and ultra short-term relationships is an unhealthy one to send out to youngsters. Even if nine million viewers don’t agree.

While Masterchef in all its forms is actually informative, Jersey Shore and The Only Way Is Essex are the dross end of entertainment.

Motorway Cops, Police Interceptors, Inside The Ambulance, 24 Hours in A & E and Nothing to Declare can actually shine a light on life as it’s lived by the majority.

But some of the house makeover programmes make you worry about the state of the British design industry today.

Viewers are actually reduced to watching paint dry.

Whatever next? Celebrity Colonscopy?

My Life with Piles? Please ….. let’s get back to proper programmes.

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shops we have expanded so much across 3 barns featuring over 50 unique shops and businesses which include a wide variety of

Crafts, gifts, clothing, food, butchers, as well as Kitchen & Bathroom Showrooms, Stove shop, Handmade Curtains & Cushions, Pottery Cafe, Bridalwear, Beauty Salon and Hairdressers plus much more including the nationally acclaimed Hepplestone Fine Art Gallery which is the largest unit on site.

OPENING TIMES: Monday - Closed Tues- Sat 10am - 5pm Sun 10.30am - 4.30pm Bank Holidays 11am - 4pm

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Discovering Singapore

BY JENNIE BOND “Well, this looks interesting!” said my husband as we were driven from the cruise terminal in Singapore to the airport for the flight home.

“ Don’t even think about seeing them all in one day,” said our wonderful guide, Naseem. “Unless you have your hiking shoes on and are feeling really energetic”. In the heat and humidity, we certainly weren’t.

Jim and I had just disembarked from a Cunard voyage and were heading straight back to the UK. We were both struck by the lush greenery and exotic flowers along the route to the airport, a sharp contrast to the dismal trek along the M4 from central London to Heathrow. And the Singapore skyline was dominated by fascinating pieces of modern architecture.

It seemed such a shame to see so little of this small island on the southern tip of Malaysia. All too often, Singapore is viewed as somewhere you pass through on the way to the Far East or Australia. So we resolved to return and explore.

And that’s how, two years later, we ended up in the lap of luxury at the Shangri-La Hotel in central Singapore. After the long flight from London, we were greeted in the steamy, pre-dawn heat of a March morning, by a doorman dressed as a Tibetan warrior.

It was slightly surreal, but then the Valley Wing of the Shangri La offers its guests a rather extraordinary experience all round.

Even in all my travels with the Royal Family I’ve never come across a hotel offering complimentary champagne, fine wine, cocktails, afternoon tea, dainty sandwiches and canapés throughout your stay.

It’s a place where wine lovers and foodies need to exercise a good deal of self control. We failed!

“Whatever you do,” our friends in the UK had advised us, “you mustn’t miss the Botanical Gardens”.

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With limited time, silly shoes and only pensioner- level energy, we focussed our attention on one specific area: the Orchid Garden. And it’s stunning.

Lemak (coconut rice, with hot chilli sauce, fried anchovies, peanuts, cucumber and a hard-boiled egg) we set off to see the gardens which are the crowning jewel of Singapore.

The Botanical Gardens date back 150 years and have recently been recognised as an UNESCO world heritage site, and it’s easy to see why. First of all, they are enormous: more than 180 acres.

Jim is quite a dab hand at cultivating orchids. We still have one that was given to me 14 years ago after I was in “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.” But the Singapore gardens take orchid displays to quite another level. And we were treading in the footsteps of the many famous people who have been there- as the orchids named after them proved: The Queen, the Princess of Wales, Charles and Camilla and Barack Obama, to mention but a few.

There are also two gigantic domes in this park. One is rather like a fantastic indoor Chelsea Flower Show, housed in the world’s largest greenhouse. The other creates the impression that you are walking high up in a cloud - and you are, indeed, extremely high on a cleverly designed skywalk which wends its way back down, giving you a bird’s eye view of the exhibits. However, if you have an aversion to heights, like my husband, this particular attraction is probably best avoided.

Safer perhaps, to stay closer to the ground and visit Singapore’s National Museum. I must admit I’ve had a bit of an aversion to museums ever since those tedious school trips standing looking at bits of rock in glass cases.

But, as I soon discovered, things have changed a great deal in this new world of clever technology. Singapore’s Museum is thoroughly absorbing. The nation’s history is graphically relayed through image and film.

TRAVEL And the Glass Rotunda houses an inspired reproduction of the wildlife pictures of William Farquhar, Sir Stamford Raffles’ right hand man, who became the first British Resident and Commandant of Singapore. As you walk in semi-darkness along a digitally animated mural, birds and antelopes, porcupines and tapirs come to life and seem to follow you.

From that enchanting experience we moved on to a most eerie one: a park dedicated to Chinese mythology. Haw Par Villa is rather a tranquil oasis built for Singaporeans by two brothers who created the famous Tiger Balm herbal remedy. It’s a cross between Disney and the horror chamber at Madame Tussaud’s.

Blood-thirsty statues depict the appalling mythological punishments meted out to robbers, villains and petty thieves.

Throughout our stay, one theme dominated every day: what to eat next.

Singaporeans are a nation of food lovers and standards are extremely high. Even at the many hawker stalls selling satays, noodles and other street food, the hygiene ratings are clearly displayed.

And it’s fun to walk past their smoking barbecues in the warm night air and choose which offerings to sample.

Our most memorable meal was at Red House, a seafood restaurant established more than 40 years ago. There we shared a set menu for one, including Singapore’s famous chilli crab, and found we had more than enough food for us both. It was delicious.

So, if you find yourself en route to somewhere that takes you via Singapore, don’t just pass through, take a few days to explore. Or simply make it your destination, because there really is a

lot to see-and we barely scratched the surface of all it has to offer.

For more information about Singapore visit www.visitsingapore.com More information First Class Holidays offer a 5-night stay at the Shangri-La Singapore in a Garden Wing deluxe room including breakfast, private airport transfers and return flights from Heathrow with Singapore Airlines from £1,499 per person based on two sharing. www.fcholidays.com or call 0161 888 5606

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Do you like the Chase or are you a Pointless fan?

Well, if you travel with Ellen Smith’s you’re normally home to watch when travelling back from a tour, rather than catching the end of Coronation Street!

At Ellen Smith’s we do things a bit differently than our rivals. All our tours are ‘Door to Door’ that means that you are picked up by a taxi or small minibus right from your front door.

The same happens on the way back too!

How does it work?

Finally we have a price promise - we never discount therefore everybody on board pays the same price.

No feeders, no interchanges, no changing coaches, no changing drivers and definitely no hassle!

On the morning of travel we pick you up at a pre-arranged time at your front door and take you to our waiting coach, usually at Birch Services. Within 30 minutes we normally have everyone on board and were on our way. We often have a second pickup at Stockport, but again this is timed for minimal delay.

Add to this the fact that we are fully Financially Bonded, use some excellent privately owned hotels and all visits and excursions are included in the price. We use modern coaches and mature friendly drivers.

Finally if you can find the same or similar holiday for sale cheaper in the UK we’ll refund the difference to the whole coach!

Once you’ve gone the Ellen Smith way you’ll never go back!

A SELECTION OF OUR 2018 COACH TOURS Torquay The Derwent Hotel Sunday 5th August (8 Days) £549 Tour Highlights: 3 Kingswear Paddle Steamer; Totnes; Dawlish; Topsham; Dartmoor & Plymouth 3 Guided Tour of Powderham Castle and visit to Exeter

Oxford, Morse & Midsomer Murders BW Reading Moat House Hotel Thursday 9th August (5 Days) £379 Tour Highlights: 3 Filming Locations of ‘Midsomer Murders’ Country 3 Guided Walking Tour of Oxford 3 Henley-on-Thames 3 Old Amersham 3 Hughenden Manor

Quintessential Kent Ashford International Hotel Sunday 12th August (6 Days) £489 Tour Highlights: 3 Historic City of Canterbury & the seaside town of Margate 3 Chatham Historic Dockyard 3 City of Rochester 3 Leeds Castle & Maidstone 3 Royal Tunbridge Wells & Tenterden

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Kettering Park Hotel Thursday 16th August (5 Days) £369

Tour Highlights: 3 Admission to Lamport Hall & Gardens 3 Admission to Rockingham Castle 3 Admission to Boughton House 3 Visit to the Old Stone Town of Stamford

Beautiful Lake District Skiddaw Hotel Sunday 19th August (5 Days) £419 Tour Highlights: 3 Dalemain House & Gardens 3 Bowness-on-Windermere 3 Ullswater 3 Kendal

Snowdonia & The Llyn Royal Victoria Hotel Monday 20th August (5 Days) £369 Tour Highlights: 3 A visit to the historic town of Conwy 3 Visit to Bodnant Gardens.

3 Journey on the Snowdon Mountain Railway 3 Llanberis 3 An excursion which takes us to the beautiful Llyn Peninsula where we have time to explore Abersoch & Pwllheli

Norfolk Seals, Coast & City BW Brook Hotel Monday 27th August (5 Days) £379 Tour Highlights: 3 Blakeney & The Seal Colonies Boat Trip 3 Norfolk Broads Paddle Steamer Cruise 3 Great Yarmouth 3 City of Norwich 3 Holt and Wells-next-the-Sea 3 Little Walsingham

Journeys of Northumbria Blackwell Grange Hotel Thursday 30th August (5 Days) £379 Tour Highlights: 3 River Tyne Cruise 3 Newcastle’s Famous Quayside Market 3 Beamish 3 South Tynedale Railway 3 Tanfield Railway 3 Locomotion at Shildon

Cornish Delights Rosemundy House Hotel Saturday 1st September (6 Days) £459

Trains & Gardens North Wales Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis Monday 10th September (5 Days) £419

Discovering Hampshire Langstone Hotel, Hayling Island Sunday 23rd September (5 Days) £369

Tour Highlights: 3 Fowey & Charlestown 3 Marazion & Falmouth 3 St. Ives 3 Mevagissey & Truro

Tour Highlights: 3 Journey to Bodnant Gardens 3 join the Tallylln Railway for the journey to Nant Gwernol and on to Abergynbolwyn 3 Enjoy a ride on the Ffestiniog Railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog

Tour Highlights: 3 Visit to the former Tudor Palace – The Vyne 3 England’s Ancient Capital – Winchester 3Picturesque Market Town of Andover 3 Tour & Tasting at Bombay Sapphire Distillery 3 The Ancient & Prosperous Market Town of Romsey 3 Cathedral City of Salisbury

North Yorkshire Slendours Parsonage Hotel & Spa Sunday 2nd September (5 Days) £349 Tour Highlights: 3 Full Day in York 3 North Yorkshire Moors & Goathland 3 Seaside Town of Whitby 3 Admission to Castle Howard 3 Yorkshire Lavender

Eastbourne Haddon Hall Hotel Saturday 15th September (8 Days) £499 Tour Highlights: 3 Lovely County Town of Lewes 3 Seaside Resort of Worthing 3 Battle & Rye 3 Admission to Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre 3 Tenterden & Royal Tunbridge Wells

Wye Valley & Poldarks Trenwith Hallmark Gloucester Hotel Monday 3rd September (5 Days) £389

Tapestries & Thrones Stormont Hotel, Belfast Sunday 16th September (5 Days) £469

Tour Highlights: 3 Admission to Chavenage ~ ‘Trenwith Manor’ in TV’s Poldark 3 River Wye Cruise 3 Chepstow, Wye Valley & Monmouth 3 Forest of Dean 3 Picturesque Cotswolds 3 Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Cruise

Tour Highlights: 3 Cairnryan – Belfast, return ferry 3 Hillsborough Castle – guided tour and morning tea & scones 3 Admission to Thomas Ferguson Irish Linen 3 Admission to Glenarm Castle Walled GardenCentre 3 Half-Day Guided Coach Tour of Belfast

Constable Country & East Anglia BW Marks Tey Hotel Sunday 9th September (5 Days) £329 Tour Highlights: 3 Constable Country: Flatford Mill & the Vale of Dedham 3 Bury St. Edmunds & Lavenham 3 Aldeburgh & Southwold 3 ‘Essex Sunshine Coast’

North Devon Durrant House Hotel Monday 10th September (5 Days) £299 Tour Highlights: 3 Visits to Woolacombe & Ilfracombe 3 Hartland Village and Hartland Abbey & Gardens 3 Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre & free time in Bideford

Taste of Somerset Best Western Webbington Hotel Monday 10th September (5 Days) £409 Tour Highlights: 3 Beautiful City of Bath 3 Visit Brunel’s SS Great Britain 3 Historic City of Wells 3 Entrance to Cheddar Gorge Cheese Makers 3 Tour & Tasting at Thatcher’s Cider Farm

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Perthshire & Angus Coastline Salutation Hotel, Perth Monday 17th September (5 Days) £369 Tour Highlights: 3 Admission to Scone Palace & Gardens 3 Attractive Village of Dunkeld 3 Victorian Town of Pitlochry 3 Tour & Tasting at Edradour Distillery 3 Visiting Montrose & Arbroath

Blackpool Doric Hotel Monday 17th September (5 Days) £259 Tour Highlights: 3 Illumination Period: There will be One Full Day Excursion and an Evening Excursion through the lights – again both included in the cost & operated by The Doric Hotel and names need to be registered upon arrival at the hotel.

Bristol, Bath & GWR Aztec Hotel, Nr. Bristol Thursday 20th September (5 Days) £379 Tour Highlights: 3 Full Day in Bristol 3 Admission to SS Great Britain 3 Full day in the city of Bath 3 Journey on Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway 3 Admission to Bowood House & Gardens

Call our reservations office on 01706 648126 and request a copy of our 2018 brochure. You’ll be surprised at the variations of tours we operate. Visit our website at www.ellensmith.co.uk

Lytham & St Annes Lindum Hotel Monday 24th September (5 Days) £339 Tour Highlights: 3 Liverpool’s Albert Dock 3 ‘The Gateway to The Dales’ ~ Skipton 3 Some Entertainment at The Hotels

Isle of Anglesey The Bulkeley Hotel Monday 1st October (5 Days) £419 Tour Highlights: 3 Admission to the Italianate-Style Village of Portmeirion 3 Porthmadog 3 Gwydir Castle 3 Trefriw Woollen Mills

Northumberland & The North East Little Haven Hotel Sunday 7th October (5 Days) £359 Tour Highlights: 3 Free Time in Morpeth 3 Otterburn Mill, Otterburn 3 Beautiful Hexham 3 Amble & Alnwick

A Highland Explorer Carrbridge Hotel Monday 8th October (6 Days) £359 Tour Highlights: 3 Tour & Tasting at Dalwhinnie Distillery 3 Return Journey on The Strathspey Railway 3 Braemar; Crathie & Ballater 3 Strathpeffer & Inverness

Sailing & Steaming in The Welsh Borders Buckatree Hall Hotel Friday 12th October (4 Days) £279 Tour Highlights: 3 Lunch Stop in Ludlow 3 Day Excursion to Shrewsbury 3 Day Excursion to Welshpool & Church Stretton

Tenby The Giltar Hotel Monday 15th October (5 Days) £369

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AGEING WELL

Staying healthy and happy as you age Staying healthy and feeling your best is important at any age. It doesn’t change just because you have a few more grey hairs.

These tips can help you to stay healthy and live life to the fullest, whatever your age.

GET ACTIVE

Staying physically active is vital to our bodies at any age, but as we get older, our joints become stiffer, muscles are not as flexible and our range of movement begins to slow. But with regular exercise you can strengthen your muscles and maintain flexibility.

Raising your heart rate for short periods several times a week can lead to both physical and mental health benefits. Exercise also helps you to sleep, and also keeps the brain more alert. Getting active and staying active can reduce your risk of developing heart disease.

It can also be a great mood booster and stress buster.

Aim to do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week. One way to achieve this target is by doing 30 minutes of activity on 5 days a week.

If you have problems with your health, or if you’ve had problems in the past, it can be hard to stay active. But walking could make all the difference. In fact, walking could help you feel great again! Look out for your free local health walk schemes, where group health walks have been set up for people who are trying to get back into exercise. The short walks that are led by friendly advisors and volunteers who provide encouragement and support to help you to enjoy the many physical and mental health benefits that walking brings.

MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT

There are many benefits of losing weight, not only will you reduce the risk of serious health problems, you will also feel more energised and generally better in yourself.

Being overweight can increase your risk of heart disease. Stick to a healthy, balanced diet low in fat and sugar, with plenty of fruit and vegetables, combined with regular physical activity.

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The government is trying to cut down on burning the dirty fuel, like coal and wet wood which cause lots of smoke and can cause health problems.

The best wood is kiln dried, which burns hotter and cleaner. Customers buy multi-fuel woodburners, thinking that you can burn any household rubbish, but this is the not the case. There are many cheap imported stoves, but this is an investment in your heating solutions, and not something to cut corners with. The new gallery and penman collection are without doubt some of the best woodburners on the market, also there are lots of gas woodburners including crystal fires, but the state of the art Burley is leading the market, because of the no ash pan feature, this is definitely today's technology and so clean it burns everything 4 times, leaving so little ash so no need to empty dirty ash. Every time you throw out ash you are throwing away your paid for fuel, this is the cleanest live wood burner we have found, this is a chance to cut your carbon footprint, don’t burn dirty fuel.

Burley have the impressive claim of being the most efficient wood burning stoves in the world it will reduce 100kg of wood down to a pint glass of ash. It is not legal to install any live wood burner without a hetas engineer, so make sure that you are given the correct information and please call in to our large showroom for any information you may need, not just for stoves but for all the latest in gas fires, balanced flue, and pre cast and the latest in electric fires and fireplaces, you can also go to black diamond virtual tour to walk around the showroom.

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Summer is full of yellows and bright greens – or go for this year’s ice-cream shades of pale pinks and subdued blues to bathe visitors in gentle light as soon as they come through the door.

Start using more FOLIAGE in the home.

Fresh plants have very definite health benefits around the house and the humble houseplant is fast becoming a must-have buy.

Pop down to the local garden centre and invest in plenty of lovely plants, placing them in every room to bring the garden indoors and freshen up every space. Yes, they need watering and care but the rewards are huge. Put indoor hanging baskets in your conservatory or orangerie for a very definite extension of the garden inside your property.

THIS is definitely the time of year we want to bring the sunshine into our homes.

You don’t always need hot sun and high temperatures to make your home seasonally welcoming. There are plenty of ways to improve your property that makes you FEEL like Summer every day.

Start by taking a practical look at the OUTSIDE of your property. Is it looking tired? Could it do with a coat of fresh paint? Does plasterwork and woodwork need re-doing or replacing?

allow light into the hallway. And could your hallway do with redecorating and painting a bright colour?

Pick up the green theme in FURNITURE. You don’t necessarily need to invest in a new sofa or armchairs – just use a brightly coloured throw in Nature’s best shades to bring Winter rooms to life.

They’re cosy as well for any slightly chillier evenings.

If your home looks sunny on the outside, it’s a major step to it feeling sunny on the inside. One quick way is, if you have a garage, paint the garage door in a bright and cheerful colour to make you smile every time you see it.

Your FRONT DOOR may be well past its prime, too, so consider buying a new door, perhaps with more glass in to

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HOME Redecorate a lounge or sitting room in Summer’s best shades, or opt for neutrals with splashes of colour.

If you prefer stronger colours or just an antidote to pastel shades, go for inky blues to break up spaces. This may be in the form of an imposing vase or some coloured glass for your flowers. And vary floral displays to different heights and widths to create an interesting and eye-catching addition to any room.

Take a fresh look at your WINDOWS as an easy way to let light and sunshine in any time but especially during the Summer months. If the double-glazing is blown or misty or if they are just looking old-fashioned or don’t maximise available light, it may well be worth asking for a quote from a recommended company.

One place to start is FENSA, a Government-authorised Competent Person Scheme for the replacement of windows, doors, roof windows and roof lights in England and Wales.

They are also aware of the relevant Building Regulations and work with thousands of double-glazing contractors assessed for their abilities. So it may well be worth visiting their website at https://www.fensa.org.uk Opening up roofs with windows can turn a previously gloomy spot into a lovely bright area. ORANGERIES and CONSERVATORIES are also worth considering at this time of year when work can be done easily with fewer problems caused by the weather. Again, always try to see a company’s work elsewhere before you buy and go on recommendation.

Another very effective way to bring fresh air and sunshine into your kitchen and living areas is with BI-FOLDING DOORS. These flexible glass doors offer a real opportunity to improve the amount of living space and bring in the outside.

They’re also great for entertaining if you have your barbecue on the patio and the garden spread out before you!

All that new light may, unfortunately, also make you take a fresh look at your KITCHEN and wish it, too, was much sunnier. Replacing unit doors is a good way to give a whole new look to this busy “heart of the home”. If you don’t want to spend that amount of money, begin by replacing utensils for any of the bright ranges currently on offer in supermarkets and homes’ stores.

A co-ordinated look among your utensils – and the coffeemaker and microwave as well if you like – breathes new life into tired-looking kitchens and takes advantage of all that extra fresh air and light.

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shower curtains with something newer and more colourful.

Complement those with an unusual ornament in the same colour or more of those great, green plants and you freshen up the whole room to look pristine again.

Furnishings in BEDROOMS for Summer 2018 follow an unusual trend – ombre. More recently, this has meant shading colour in hairstyles but here it applies to shading in everything from cushions and rugs to bedding, curtains and lampshades.

Just graduate different shades of the same colours. You can even do this with wallpapers by mixing and matching plain and print patterns in similar colours. The effects really are stunning.

If you want to enjoy your garden more this Summer it’s also worth making it as accessible, comfortable and as pleasing as possible. Installing a WATER FEATURE, for example, is always a relaxing and visually pleasing innovation.

The Royal Horticultural Society’s website is well worth a visit for ideas on everything from hedges and paths to furniture and containers along with planting advice. Go to https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/design You might want a more Mediterranean garden with the sort of shrubby vegetation in big pots and gravel between to emulate the hotter conditions of the South of France, Italy and Spain. Pots in lovely jewel colours will certainly make you think of sun-drenched Continental beaches and lush French countryside.

And if your Summer home plan helps you think of holiday enjoyment every day then you’ve succeeded!

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Twelve Top Tips when purchasing

a New Kitchen 1. Look before you buy. Don’t make what is often a major purchase based on just a door sample – buy from a showroom where you can see the complete cabinet.

A good quality cabinet will last you for many years, the door is just the decoration.

Check out the drawer and hinge fittings; the cabinet thickness is important, but the density (weight) is also relevant, check the finish on the unit edges and the joints.

2. Buy from a reputable company. Check how long the company has been trading, and if you are unsure of their credentials, ask for referrals. Also, are they ‘Eco Friendly’?

3. Check that the goods are guaranteed - again, longevity of trading is also important here, a 5 year guarantee from a company that has only been trading 6 months may not be worth a lot.

4. Ensure that there is a local contact that you can deal with. If you have a problem, it’s much easier to deal with if you can talk to someone ‘face to face’, not at the other end of a phone.

5. If you want extra security and the company offer finance at a low interest rate or interest free, take it rather than using a bank loan or re-mortgage. The finance company will give ‘double indemnity’ ie will act as a third party in the event of any problems, and will cover you and your guarantee if the company folds. If they don’t offer facilities or you don’t want or need finance, use a credit card.

6. Check the installation procedure. Very few companies employ fitters, most will refer you to sub-contractors. This is fine, but is there someone to ‘project manage’ for you? You don’t want to be spending all your time on the phone attempting to get the right tradesman there at the right time.

7. Check the payment terms. You should be paying a deposit with your order, not the full amount! A reputable company will only ask you for full payment on delivery or just prior to delivery of the goods, and you should always retain at least some of the fitters pay until you are fully satisfied with the installation. Using in house finance gives you extra protection, as does using a credit card.

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8. Buy a kitchen of a value in keeping with the property, unless it is something that you cannot live without! The usual ‘spend amount’ on a kitchen would be between 5 % and 10% of the value of the property, any more and you will not recover the value if you sell the house. Try to buy a kitchen that is in keeping with the style of the property, especially if you intend to sell before too long. An Orange gloss kitchen may be the height of fashion at the moment, but will it deter prospective purchasers in two or three years time?

Granite and solid surface tops are ever more popular, but on average add around £2.5k to £3k to the cost of the kitchen.

They are practical and hard wearing, and will add value, but they will be there for a long time, so make sure they are appropriate!

9. Decide from the start what your priorities are and make a ‘wish list’. It’s easy to get carried away once you start visiting showrooms and talking to designers, and if for instance you wanted a new kitchen because you didn’t like your sink where it was situated, it is important that the new design puts the sink in a better position.

Think about your family situation – if you have small children or big dogs, choose a door that will withstand the knocks – you can always change the doors in the future!

10. Consider storage. If half the units in your previous kitchen were empty, change the design to give less storage, maybe include a breakfast bar or less wall units to give a feeling of space. If you were short of storage, maximise the space you have with larders and tall wall units. Big drawers will hold more than shelved cupboards and give easier access. ‘L’ shaped corner units give great storage and are easier to access than regular corner bases. Pull-outs and carousels make access easier but can reduce actual storage space.

11. Think about the appliances carefully - they are a major part of your purchase.

Go for the best that you can afford, stick to brand names that you recognise or that you have researched on the internet, and check the guarantees. Where possible, buy them from the company fitting the kitchen, that way it is their responsibility

to make sure that they fit and are working as they should. Where possible an oven at eye level is a big advantage, especially if you have back problems or are not in the first flush of youth. A tall fridge-freezer usually gives more storage than built-under refrigeration, and an eye level fridge is easier to access. A 70cm hob gives more cooking space, useful if you have a big family. Cooker hoods are always better if they can be ducted to an outside wall, if the duct is not more than 3 metres, at which point filters can become more efficient. The sink is also important – do you need a half-bowl, which side do you want the drainer to be, is it rigid and good quality steel, is the tap suitable for your needs and the water pressure in your area?

12. Last but not least, think about the design. Ask to see a CAD (computer aided design) representation of the proposed layout. Ask the designer to ‘walk’ you round the plan in your own kitchen, showing you where everything will be.

Imagine yourself preparing a meal and working in the new kitchen. The oven and hob should not be too far apart, you don’t want to be dashing from one side of the kitchen to the other when frying your eggs and grilling your bacon. Always have some worktop area close or next to the oven, you may need somewhere to put down a dish in a hurry! Try to keep the hob and sink in the same area to avoid crossing open spaces with boiling pans of veg, this can be dangerous, especially with children around. The fridge should be near the preparation area (which is usually between the sink and the hob) and drawers and crockery cupboards are useful near the dishwasher to make emptying a bit less of a chore. Try to avoid built-under appliances in corners as access can be compromised, eg a fridge door needs to open more than 90 degrees to get the shelves out, not easy if it’s in a corner! A good design is vitally important!

With careful planning and consideration, your new kitchen will give you good service for many years to come. It will add value to your home, and give you pleasure every time you walk into it. Enjoy!

Sharon Mawdesley Sales Manager Rossendale Interiors.

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Nathan Outlaw, the owner of the world's only 2 Michelin Stars Fish Restaurant shares his recipes Barbecued grey mullet with garlic, fennel and olives There is something about butterflied fish cooked on a barbecue – somehow it just seems right. Lightly marinating the fish brings out its qualities and adds even more. The charred skin is really there for protection but if you get the temperature of the barbecue just right it will be lovely and crispy – delicious with the fennel, anise and garlic flavours.

Ingredients Serves 4 2 grey mullet, about 1kg each, scaled, gutted, butterflied and pin-boned 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped Olive oil for marinating and cooking 2 medium fennel bulbs 2 red onions, peeled and quartered Cornish sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Black olive dressing Handful of black olives, pitted and finely chopped About 150ml olive oil 2 tbsp chopped dill A splash of pastis Salad cream 2 egg yolks 2 tsp English mustard 2 tsp caster sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 300ml light olive oil 30ml double cream

To marinate the fish, lay the butterflied fillets on a tray, sprinkle over the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil and carefully rub the flavourings into the fish. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.

a bowl, stir in the cream and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill in the fridge.

Half an hour or so before the fish is required, light the barbecue.

To prepare the fennel, remove any tough outer layer, then quarter the bulbs. Thread the fennel and red onion quarters onto skewers, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil.

For the salad cream, put the egg yolks, mustard, sugar and lemon juice into a blender and blitz briefly to combine.

With the motor running, add the oil in a slow, steady stream. Once it is all incorporated and emulsified, transfer to

For the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. When the barbecue coals are ready, cook the fennel and red onion skewers on a medium heat (rather than the hottest part of the

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barbecue) until tender; this should take about 10 minutes.

Once the vegetables are cooked, take them off the barbecue and keep warm. Now lay the butterflied fish skin side down on the hottest part of the barbecue and cook for about 4 minutes.

Turn and cook for 2 minutes on the flesh side (the skin should have lifted, making it easy to turn the fish over).

Lay the fish and vegetable skewers on warm plates and spoon on the olive dressing.

Serve with the salad cream.

Plaice poached in butter with leeks, and parsley and mustard mash Poached on the bone, plaice is great. Poached in butter, it’s even better! This is a fish that is prone to drying, but the butter keeps the flesh deliciously moist. Lemon sole and brill similarly benefit from being cooked this way.

Ingredients Serves 4 2 plaice, about 1kg each, fins trimmed, head removed and split down the centre bone 500g salted butter 2 bay leaves 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 large thyme sprig 8 small leeks, outer leaves removed and cut across in half, or 12 baby leeks, trimmed Cornish sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Parsley and mustard mash 3 large baking potatoes 150ml whole milk 4 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley 1–2 tbsp English mustard, to taste To serve Lemon wedges 30ml double cream

Heat your oven to 220°C/Gas 7. For the mash, put the potatoes on an oven tray and bake for 1 hour or until tender.

When the potatoes are cooked, set aside until cool enough to handle.

Lower the oven setting to 180°C/Gas 4.

the fish and cook in the oven for about 12 minutes. Meanwhile, warm the mash and leeks.

Put the butter, bay leaves, garlic and thyme in a pan and warm over a low heat until the butter has melted. Add the leeks and cook until the butter starts to turn golden, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.

Once cooled, strain off most of the butter into a roasting tin large enough to hold the plaice.

For the mash, bring the milk to a simmer in a pan and remove from the heat. Cut the potatoes in half, scoop out the flesh and pass through a potato ricer into a bowl, or mash with a potato masher.

Fold in the milk and then add enough of the reserved poaching butter to give a soft mash. Add the chopped parsley and mustard and season with salt and pepper to taste.

To check the fish is done, carefully lift a piece out of the butter and insert a small knife at the thickest point, hold it there for 5 seconds and then place it against the back of your wrist; it should feel warm, not cold or hot.

Transfer the leeks to a tray, ready to warm through to serve. Reserve the rest of the butter.

To cook the fish, bring the butter in the roasting tin to a simmer. Carefully add

Scoop the mash onto warm plates and add the leeks. Carefully lift the plaice onto the plates, spoon over some of the butter and season with a little salt. Serve at once, with lemon wedges.

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Salmon poached in tarragon vinegar with carrots in brown butter There is something about butterflied fish cooked on a barbecue – somehow it just seems right. Lightly marinating the fish brings out its qualities and adds even more. The charred skin is really there for protection but if you get the temperature of the barbecue just right it will be lovely and crispy – delicious with the fennel, anise and garlic flavours.

Ingredients Serves 4 4 portions of salmon fillet, about 200g each, pin-boned 2 carrots, peeled 200ml white wine 200ml white wine vinegar 400ml water 50g caster sugar 10 tarragon sprigs Sea salt Carrots in brown butter 250g salted butter 8 small carrots, peeled and halved lengthways, or 24 baby carrots 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 2 tsp chopped tarragon

Cut the carrots lengthways into fine ribbons, using a vegetable peeler or mandoline. Pour the wine, wine vinegar and water into a saucepan and add the sugar, a pinch of salt, the carrot ribbons and tarragon sprigs. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.

Take off the heat and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, for the brown butter, heat the butter in a pan over a medium-low heat until melted and starting to bubble. At this stage, lower the heat and continue to cook until the butter turns brown and has a nutty aroma; don’t let it burn.

Immediately remove from the heat and strain through a muslin-lined sieve into a bowl.

Add the halved or whole baby carrots to a pan containing enough cold water to just cover them and add some salt. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the carrots are almost cooked. Drain and return them to the pan. Add 50ml of the brown butter with the chopped garlic and warm through over a low heat. Season with salt to taste and remove from the heat.

Drain the carrot ribbons, reserving the liquor; set aside.

To cook the salmon, bring the reserved liquor to a simmer in a fairly wide pan and add the fish fillets, making sure they are fully submerged.

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Remove the pan from the heat, cover and leave to stand for 10 minutes; the fish will cook in the residual heat. To check the fish is done, carefully lift out a portion and insert a small knife into the thickest point, hold it there for 5 seconds and then place it against the back of your wrist; it should feel warm, not cold or hot.

Once the fish is ready, for the dressing, combine 75ml of the poaching liquor with 150ml brown butter, warm through and add the chopped tarragon. Place a portion of salmon on each warm plate.

Divide the carrot ribbons and brown butter carrots between the plates and spoon the dressing over the fish and carrots to serve.

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A GUIDE to some amazing events 29th July 2018

Dragon Boat Race “It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons” JRR Tolkein St. Rocco's Hospice Lockton Lane, Bewsey Warrington WA5 0BW 01925 575780

Our annual Garden Party takes place in our beautiful grounds from 12noon until 4pm.

Come down and enjoy games, raffles and stalls selling crafts, bric-a-brac, plants, refreshments and more.

Everyone is welcome and admission is free of charge.

Tuesday 31st July

Wigan Hospice, Kildare Street, Hindley WN2 3HZ Tel: 01942 525566

Peter Rabbit and Friends

Tuesday 7th August

This delightful musical adaptation follows some of Beatrix Potter’s favourite characters in their timeless adventures as they roam the countryside. From Mrs Tiggy-Winkle the hedgehog washerwoman and her encounter with Lucie the little girl who stays for tea, to the Two Bad Mice who’s behaviour leaves a lot to be desired as they destroy all the contents of the dolls’ house.

We finish our story with the now famous tale of Peter Rabbit and his mischievous adventures in Mr McGregor’s vegetable patch.

This production by The Storytellers Theatre Company will have you laughing and applauding all at the same time as we take a walk through Beatrix Potter’s back garden.

Performances at 12pm and at 2:30pm Tickets £7.50 Under 3s free Family ticket admitting 3 people £15 Haigh Woodland Park Haigh, Wigan WN2 1PE. For tickets call the theatre company on 0800 788 0526 04 August 2018

Garden Party Held in the Hospice grounds this is a favourite of both old and young supporters. Pick up a bargain, enjoy a burger from our BBQ, chance your hand at one of our ever popular tombolas or simply sit and soak up the carnival atmosphere.

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The Secret Garden Our tale starts in India where Mary Lennox has the misfortune of being orphaned after Cholera kills all her family. She goes to live with an English vicar, but Mary was born to better things than this and soon is winding her way through the Yorkshire countryside with Mrs Medlock, the house keeper at Misselthwaite manor.

Adopted by her deformed uncle in a house where most of the rooms are shut and locked, Mary has to create her own entertainment to wile away the hours.

Outside the house she finds a secret garden that has been locked for ten years. After finding the key to the now forgotten door, Mary spends much of her time exploring and creating her own hidden world.

She meets a tame robin, and enlists the help of Dickon (Martha the maid’s brother) and together they set about clearing and replanting their garden.

With spectacular set, costumes, music and an 1863 wheel-chair, this show is sure to delight.

Performances at 12pm and at 2:30pm Tickets £7.50 Under 3s free Family ticket admitting 3 people £15 Haigh Woodland Park Haigh, Wigan WN2 1PE. For tickets call the theatre company on 0800 788 0526 11th - 12th August

11:00 - 22:00

FamFest Warrington A fabulous new family-friendly festival is coming to Warrington this August.

FamFest Warrington, the brainchild of Wire FM founder Pete Pinnington, takes place at Orford Jubilee Park on Saturday and Sunday 11-12 August and promises a weekend of amazing activities and events for all the family.

The action-packed event runs from 11am to 10pm each day and will feature a host of fantastic activity zones, attractions and household names, including Mister Maker and The Basil Brush Show who will be on hand to entertain the little ones.

Tickets www.famfestwarrington.co.uk Orford Jubilee Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA28DN Tuesday 14th August

Jack and the Beanstalk Summer Pantomime in the park featuring all your favourite characters.

Follow Jack as he sells Daisy the Cow to the evil Fleshcreep and climbs the Beanstalk to kill the Giant and rescue his Princess. Will Dame Tilly Trott ever see her son again or is she destined to be captured by the ghosts and ghoulies in the woods? With your help Jack will save the day and put all wrongs to right!

Performances at 12pm and at 2:30pm Tickets £7.50 Under 3s free Family ticket admitting 3 people £15 Haigh Woodland Park Haigh, Wigan WN2 1PE. For tickets call the theatre company on 0800 788 0526 Thursday 16th - 19tg Augst FROM 10AM - 6PM (5PM SUNDAY)

SOUTHPORT FLOWER SHOW 2018 Southport Flower Show is the largest independent flower show in the country, attracting over 50,000 visitors across 4 days.

Victoria Park, Southport www.southportflowershow.co.uk

Tuesday 21st August

17 August 2018

This show from ‘The Storytellers Theatre Company’ is bright, colourful and full to the brim with toe tapping action. This production by Pendle Theatre Company introduces Pinocchio as a lump of wood.

His puppet takes us from Geppetto’s wood shed on through the wooden boys many adventures.

Summer Draw Our bumper lottery draw when you could win £3,000!

What would you do with £3,000?

Treat the family (or yourself), go on holiday, invest in some home or garden improvements?

Tickets for our Summer Draw are available now and the draw will be held on August 17th, 2018.

A further 29 other prizes are also available from £250 to £10.

Tickets priced at £1 each have been sent out with our In Touch magazine and will be available to buy from our various fundraising events. They are also available from our hospice reception or you can contact the team on 01942 525566 / email: fundraising@wlh.org.uk Wigan Hospice, Kildare Street, Hindley WN2 3HZ Tel: 01942 525566 Sunday 19 August 10am to 4pm & Saturday, 8th September @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Artisan Market Slap bang in the heart of Haigh Woodland Park, a magnificent spectacle, an opportunity to browse stalls, taste the culinary treats, talk to artists, vintage dealers and designer-makers.

The artisan traders will have been busy, baking, brewing, preparing, making, capturing (pictures that is!), designing, distilling, sewing, stitching, stirring, cooking, sourcing, painting, growing and constructing.

All the very finest, exquisite craftsmen and craftswomen, many local to Wigan, talented, award winning, passionate, knowledgeable, creative and wonderful artisan market traders bringing a whole array of mouth watering, quirky, unusual, design led, aromatic, tasty, curious, gorgeous, distinctive, original, beautiful, useful, hand crafted, locally sourced, inspiring, seasonal, tempting, fresh, delicious, bespoke, interesting, must have goodies.

Haigh Woodland Park Haigh, Wigan WN2 1PE. Call 01942 828 280

Pinocchio

With song, music, puppets, scenery and costume, ‘The Storytellers’ bring this delightful performance to life right in front of your eyes. With a little touch of magic in the Field of Miracles he starts his journey and quest for knowledge.

Find out why his nose grows, how he gets out of his many scrapes and if he ever turns into a real boy.

Performances at 12pm and at 2:30pm Tickets £7.50 Under 3s free Family ticket admitting 3 people £15

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Bolton’s Award Winning Market Bolton market has over 200 stalls including a bustling food court serving food from all over the world, cafés complement our food offer, and we even have a licensed bar.

Haigh Woodland Park Haigh, Wigan WN2 1PE. For tickets call the theatre company on 0800 788 0526 Tuesday 28th August

Wind in the Willows This delightful musical adaptation follows Toad, ratty, Mole and Badger in Bolton their entrancing tale of life onCouncil the River Bank and in the Wild Wood. From Ratty’s picnic with Mole, to the troublesome Mr Toad and his love for driving Motor Cars, this production by The Storytellers Theatre Company is sure to captivate and entertain. Why does Toad get locked in prison? How does he escape?

Kenneth Grahame’s wonderful tale is brought to life in glorious Technicolour right before your very eyes.

Packed to the brim with comedy, music and the thing that has become synonymous with Pendle Theatre Company’s storytelling technique – a sense of fun.

And what of Chief Weasel? Does Toad ever return to Toad Hall or is he destined to a life without his country home?

Performances at 12pm and at 2:30pm Tickets £7.50 Under 3s free Family ticket admitting 3 people £15 Haigh Woodland Park Haigh, Wigan WN2 1PE. For tickets call the theatre company on 0800 788 0526

You can buy everything from fresh fish, meat and game, locally sourced and exotic fruit and vegetables with speciality stalls selling deli meats and a huge selection of cheeses, plus there is a whole host of traditional stalls selling everything from furniture to flowers, bedding to broomsticks and much more.

Well worth a visit!

Bolton Market has it all.

Opening Times; Open every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am-5pm.

How To Find Us Bolton Market, Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TQ. Contact: 01204 336825

Email: bolton.markets@bolton.gov.uk

Visit our website for a list of special events and activities that we are running at the Market.

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OUT & ABOUT A shopper’s delight for clothing, household goods and gifts all at great prices there are currently over 200 stalls to explore

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Wed 29 August 2018 18:30 – 20:30

The Midnight Gang by David Walliams - Outdoor Theatre at Walton Gardens Come and join us for the first of three performances this year of yet another Walliams classic - ’The Midnight Gang'!

When everyone else is sweetly sleeping, the midnight gang gather in the middle of the night in the name of magic, mischief, and memory making. Join Heartbreak and their gang on this crucial mission to overcome our greatest fears and uncover the magic ingredient to a fantastic friendship.

Tickets: £7.79 – £15 Walton Hall and Gardens Walton Lea Road, Higher Walton WA4 6SN www.eventbrite.co.uk Wednesday 12th September 2018

St Rocco’s Hospice Golf Day

Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday all year round from 9am - 4.30pm Also open all Bank Holidays and Tram Sunday /fleetwoodmarket @fleetwoodmkt

Fleetwoodmarket.co.uk Victoria Street / Adelaide Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6AB Tel: 01253 887651 Proud winners of Market Innovation of the Year Award 2017

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We're teaming up with Warrington Golf Club and Rybrook Jaguar for a fantastic day of golf day!

Warrington Golf Club Hill Warren, London Rd, Appleton, Warrington WA4 5HR 27th to 29th September

FOOTLOOSE Encore Productions present the hit Broadway musical Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as the explosive rock ‘n’ roll musical sensation Footloose bursts on to the Brindley Theatre stage, in a show sure to get your toes tapping. Based on the 1980s hit film that took the world by storm, Footloose the musical sizzles with the same spirit of youth, rebellion and romance.

City boy Ren thinks his life is over when he is forced to move to Bomont, an American rural backwater. But things are far worse than he could have ever imagined, as the town bans dancing.

It isn’t long before Ren can’t resist breaking the rules, and he’s not alone.

Enjoy the best in local talent, astounding choreography and classic hits including

Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and of course the unforgettable title track Footloose.

The Brindley Theatre High St, Runcorn WA7 1BG Phone: 0151 907 8360 Friday 19th October 2018

FLEETWOOD BAC & TOO PETTY FLEETWOOD BAC are the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic ‘Rumours’ line-up.

Pyramid & Parr Hall, Palmyra Square, Warrington, WA1 1BL www.manchestertheatres.com Saturday 20th October 2018

MAGIC OF MOTOWN Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into town!

Pyramid & Parr Hall, Palmyra Square, Warrington, WA1 1BL www.manchestertheatres.com 16th & 17th November at 7.30pm

THE THREE TOWNS IN CONCERT Striking the right note for everyone with a variety of Songs from the Shows, Broadway, West End, Popular and Classical Music in a relaxed cabaret setting. Bar and refreshments available.

Tickets £10. Contact 01942 605369 or 676594. Also available at The Baby Centre, 15 Queen Street, Leigh WN7 4NQ. 01942 665615 and online at www.thethreetowns.net St. Joseph's Hall, Chapel Street, Leigh WN7 2PR Friday 21st December 2018

THE SWEET The Sweet are a National Treasure, British at the core and a Rock Music Phenomena that has taken every continent by storm for more than four decades.

Pyramid & Parr Hall, Palmyra Square, Warrington, WA1 1BL www.manchestertheatres.com

HEALTH

How To Get The Perfect Smile WE would all love to have the Perfect Smile but we often think it’s out of our reach either because Nature or our bank balance aren’t kind enough to allow it.

But, while there are bound to be ways to improve on your smile with the help of dental technology, there are some simple ways to help yourself for free.

A healthy smile starts at home where you need to look after your teeth properly. The Dental Academy advises brushing teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, one that contains at least 1,350 parts per million (ppm) fluoride. We also recommend using an electric toothbrush for improved cleaning. Floss between your teeth or use interdental brushes every day to remove food, debris and plaque lodged

between your teeth. Be thorough, but not too aggressive when cleaning between your teeth or you risk harming your gums. We at the Dental Academy find that using interdental brushes gets the best results.

A healthy lifestyle shows in your smile, so eating well, not smoking and limiting your alcohol and sugar intake is good for you all round. Sugar causes tooth decay and there are lots of sugars in sweets, chocolate, cakes and biscuits but also in sugary breakfast cereals, ice-cream and sorbets, dried fruit and honey.

Smoking can stain your teeth yellow, cause bad breath and increase your risk of gum disease – not much to smile about there. Alcohol can erode the outer surface of the teeth, leading to a loss of enamel. Tea and coffee are also teeth staining culprits so keep a check on how much you have. It’s very important to have regular dental check-ups. Don’t put off going for a check-up as detecting problems early can mean they are easier to treat. If problems are left they can be harder, or even impossible, to repair. Your dentist is also a fountain of knowledge about how to improve your teeth and your smile and will let you know what is the best treatment or options for you as an individual.

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HEALTH For example, if you have crooked or overcrowded teeth, braces may be a good choice. Braces are no longer just for children and teenagers, they are increasingly used by adults of all ages – even celebrities have been spotted sporting braces!

Misaligned teeth can also trigger other dental problems like periodontal disease or gum disease. Overcrowded teeth may encourage headaches or earaches and an inadequate bite may lead to gastro-intestinal problems if food isn’t chewed properly. Misaligned or crooked teeth seldom look good when you smile.

Braces have come a long way since their invention as they are now more comfortable than their metal predecessors and require less time to fit. There are also types of modern braces that are barely noticeable – so-called “invisible braces”. These are clear plastic aligners, custom-made to fit your teeth, which gradually straighten them over time. It’s worth finding out from your dentist about whether you need them and which are best for you.

A word of warning: avoid some of the dangerous alternative “braces” suggested on the internet. DIY braces using household items like hair-bands not only don’t work but can be dangerous and lead to tooth loss, severe pain and infections.

A trained dental professional like an orthodontist goes through years of special training to learn how to correctly fit braces, taking into account how each individual tooth will move in order to provide a satisfactory and safe endresult. Lost teeth can also badly damage any potentially Perfect Smile. There are a couple of ways of dealing with this problem, and it’s certainly worth addressing because not only will your smile look better but, as the Oral Health Foundation warns, the gap left by a missing tooth can mean more strain on the teeth at either side.

The solution depends on the number of teeth missing and on where they are in your mouth. The condition of the teeth you still have will also affect the decision.

Ways to improve this situation include having a removable false tooth (or teeth) called a partial denture. Then there is a fixed bridge, usually used when there are fewer teeth to replace or when the missing teeth are only on one side of the mouth, or a crown which is a tooth-like structure which entirely covers or caps a damaged tooth. It strengthens it and improves its appearance.

The partial denture is a plate with one or more false teeth on it. It may be all plastic or a mixture of metal and plastic, both types may have clips to help keep the denture in place in your mouth.

Another modern method which is increasingly popular is implants. This is where an artificial root is placed into the bone of the jaw and a crown or bridge is put on top of this, substituting the full structure of an ordinary tooth.

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Implants are sometimes available on the NHS for patients who cannot wear dentures or whose face and teeth have been damaged. However, they are mostly available privately and it’s worth going to a dentist who specialises in implants, like we have here at the Dental Academy. Once fitted, implants can last for years as long as proper dental hygiene is maintained.

They also differ from a crown or bridge in that they do not affect the teeth on either side of the gap. A dental implant can be secure in isolation from the rest of your teeth.

One sure way to brighten your teeth and improve your smile is by teeth whitening. Again, it’s worth going to a dentist who specialises in this rather than going to a non-dental person or using a home kit yourself. Did you know it is illegal for a nondental professional to provide tooth whitening?

Teeth whitening basically uses peroxide based agents. Using prescribed home bleaching gels – 30 to 60 minutes (or can be worn overnight if you prefer) – involves the application of special gel to the tooth enamel in custom made bleaching trays. Another option is to start with an in-surgery session to boost your results more quickly. Its activation is helped by a UV light. It’s completely painless and results can be maintained with home whitening and depending on additional factors like lifestyle and oral hygiene habits.

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