Pontefract Arrow September 2014

Pontefract September 2014

Issue No. 08

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Editor’s letter...

Carolyn, Julie & Michelle Welcome to the September issue of the Pontefract Arrow.

Now with batteries recharged, we head towards the Autumn with lots to look forward to. We have two lucky winners from July’s Arrow, James Blunt Competition; Sarah Henley from Hatfield and Janine Palin from Scunthorpe. Congratulations to you both, I hope you had a fantastic day. We will report the results from the Ledger competition in next month’s Arrow, however as you can see, we have another competition for tickets to see the Racing Post Trophy in October, don’t forget to email me for a chance to win!

Talking about racing… after training for over a year, I am taking part in the Great North Run on Sunday 7th September with my running partner, Dave Chorlton. I am running for Cancer Research and if you would like to support my charity, you can make a donation by texting MISI98 and the amount you would like to donate to 70070. Thank you, I will let you know if we made it next month!

Don’t forget, if you have any information you would like to share in the Pontefract Arrow, please send it to me by e-mail before the deadline below.

The deadline for the October issue will be Wednesday 24th September. Farewell for now, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Best Wishes Michelle Sidebottom Tel: 01302 534256 / 07795 387937 Email: michelle@arrowpublications.co.uk

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Come and join in the fun with

Pontefract Parkrun What is Pontefract Parkrun?

It is a 5km run - it's you against the clock.

When is it?

Every Saturday at 9:00am.

Where is it?

It's run in Pontefract Racecourse.

See the website page for more details. www.parkrun.org.uk/Pontefract/

What does it cost to join in?

Nothing - it's free! but please register before your first run. Only ever register with parkrun once. You will be issued with a barcode, don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode every time you run If you forget it, you won't get a time.

How fast do I have to be?

We all run for our own enjoyment.

Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Pontefract parkrun needs you!

It is entirely organised by volunteers email pontefracthelpers@parkrun.com to help.

We're friendly!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Primo's at the nearby Xscape - please come and join us!

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Sunday 21st September 2014 The ploughing competitions held on several acres of land on High Burnham Farm Epworth (just of Junction 2 M180) provide the big attraction of this 34th Festival of the Plough. After the blessing of the Plough at 10-00 a.m. at least 10 wonderful Shire horses will be with us on the day, ploughing in pairs with their owners.

Many of the usual features that are so popular will be there The Gallopers, the Classic Cars, Poultry, Craft Tents, Scarecrow Competitions and the Trade Stands and the entertainment in the main area will make for a good family day out.

Prices have been held at the same level of ÂŁ6.00 and all children accompanied by an adult go free. This year even the programme is free with thanks due to all our many advertisers old and new.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Chair John Smith Publicity Tricia Murphy 01724 783614

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Knock-Knock

You may not realise this but when you visit someone, whether it’s for the first time or not, you create an instant impression about their home as soon as you reach the front door. It’s an impression you create based on what you see around you. That’s why it’s important to have a beautiful, stylish and inviting door entrance rather than an unloved, un-styled and sad looking entrance. Don’t worry there are numerous things you can do to get a real wow factor and create that perfectly impressive entrance and we are here to help.

Something very simple yet very stylish is to have easy to look after door planters.

Display them on either side of the door or in its vicinity. There are many types of tree or plant that are very easy to look after and that live very happily in a planter. Such as:-

Buxus Sempervirens Is one of the best topiary trees as they come in many shapes and sizes, including double, triple and quad balls, cones and spirals to mention just a few.

Buxus Latin for 'box' and believed to derive from its use to make small, finely carved boxes known in Greek as pyxos. Buxus is also Latin for flute so the name may come from its use to make flutes.

Sempervirens ‘semper’ is Latin for ‘always’ and ‘virens’ is ‘green’.

This evergreen shrub is, generally, thought of as purely decorative but it was believed in years gone by that it played an important role in keeping witches from entering the house or when used as a border, from stealing plants from the garden.

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The Bay Tree

Can be found in many forms, such as cork screw stem, double cork screw, pyramid, 1/4, 1/2 and full standard trees. They make stunning door planters as they are ever green and a well planted example always looks super impressive.

Romans considered the bay tree a symbol of glory as well as protection from thunderstorms. Nero believed bay trees purified the air and Roman victors would wipe the blood from their swords with the leaves. Thankfully today we only use the leaves for cooking!

There are many types of trees and plants that can be used as door planters or around your patio and the choice is only dwarfed by the massive choice of planters to put them in, from tall, sleek, minimalistic contemporary high cubes to the more rustic vase, urn or Kensington planter and let’s not get into the 500 colours of planter we can offer. There is a style for every one and also a price to suit everyone too, no matter what your budget.

Door planters can be great fun if you go a bit "out there" and have gloss Red, Brinzaal, Gold or Orange, we don't have to stick to Black and Grays. We can add twinkle lights for that extra "Va Va Voom".

Why not make a change to the usual gifts you buy friends and family? Order them a surprise delivery from Bentleys of one or two door planters? Here at Bentleys we create hundred’s of stunning planters each year and deliver them to delighted customers.

We will help you choose the right tree for your space and the right planter for your style. Come on down and take a peek, you will be surprised.

Bentleys of Pontefract Wakefield Road, Pontefract WF8 4HW 01977 277 525 www.bigbentleys.co.uk - Facebook – bentleysofpontefract

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