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C o n t ent s 4 Editor’s Comments New Windows & Doors?

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Welcome...

MARCH ISSUE 2013

The aim of the monthly Buckingham In Business Magazine is to support businesses in order that the local community can flourish. www.inbusinessmags.co.uk inbusinessmagazines@gmail.com Office: 0844 6933228 Home: 01386 861478 Mobile: 07899 757473 ADVERTISING Kate Martin FEATURES EDITOR Jen Oakton NEXT ISSUE COPY DATE 13th March 2013 © 2013. All artwork and copy appearing in this publication is copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.

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Welcome to the new look Buckingham in Business magazine.

With Spring just around the corner, we thought we’d take the opportunity to freshen up our look – hope you like it!

Many people are inspired by the approach of Spring. It’s a great time to look around your home and consider some improvements.

Perhaps an extension, or some redecoration?

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Have printed books had their day?

Recently I sold off some of the books outgrown by my children. Some were true modern classics and I hesitated for a moment, wondering if I should box them up to give to my future grandchildren!

It occurred to me then that printed books might not be so relevant to the next generation. It may be that children’s books will only be read on digital devices like the iPad or Kindle (albeit, much whizzier versions!)? Maybe, those children won’t have to read at all… could information be downloaded (or is it uploaded?) to their brains by some new fangled gadget?!

It might seem a ridiculous idea but perhaps it’s possible - vinyl was replaced by music CDs but the rise of the mp3 player has made those almost obsolete!

Vinyl is now quite simply a collectors’ item – is this the future of the printed book?

As more readers have turned from printed to digital books, the physical book trade has declined dramatically. Amazon states that sales of e-books have overtaken their sales of printed books.

It seems significant that the website’s best selling product is its Kindle.

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Of course, there are some fantastic benefits to digital books. An e-reader can hold thousands of books in its memory. Most houses would struggle to do the same.

An e-reader gives access to a large number of free books. But then so does a library.

An e-reader is supremely portable. But then so are many books (and their batteries won’t run out!).

The newly opened avenues for digital self publishing has made many an aspiring writer’s dream come true and there are some real gems – three out of the top

ten authors on Amazon’s e-book sales chart last year were self publishers.

Could printed books disappear entirely? Somehow it seems unlikely. There is something about a book that the e-readers and tablets just haven’t been able to match. Perhaps the texture? The smell? I’m not sure.

But I am sure that the fate of printed books is in the hands of the consumer. If you stop buying books from our local bookshop and stop visiting the local library, the result doesn’t take much effort to predict. Does that matter? That’s for you to decide!

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The Garden in MARCH Time to get growing wherever you garden Years ago I remember Amateur Gardening, the popular weekly magazine, used to give specific advice for gardeners depending where they lived, so The North, The Midlands (this was always written by Percy Thrower) and The South were given advice applicable to their geographical location. Goodness, how times have changed. I don’t think it’s a simple case of global warming or climate change, I think we all realise that the UK is now a dynamic micro-climate with frost pockets, exposed expanses, sheltered nooks and sub-tropical paradises, and that’s just in Maids Moreton!

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Written by Chris Day Buckingham Garden Centre 01280 822133

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As we enter the first official month of spring, how do we prioritise our garden tasks in March? Well, let’s start with crocus and narcissi bulbs, those pushing through will need our admiration and focus as they give us boundless pleasure and compared to those which need our immediate attention for this summer. You can get planting the likes of lilies and gladioli right now, holding back a while before planting and establishing dahlia tubers. We appear to be embracing the dahlia once again; certainly they’ve re-invented themselves as they make versatile plants for borders, containers and even for cutflower growing. We’ve got to thank UK growers who have given us some amazing colours, compactness in habit and reliability; hence we’re hooked on growing them again. Dahlias can be started indoors, in good light and then hardened off in May, or simply prepare the soil well where they are to flower and plant them directly into this adding some RootGrow and Vitax Q4 fertiliser as you plant. Set them just below the soil and they should be through in 4-6 weeks. Offer some fleece protection if they emerge too soon, otherwise late frosts are liable to damage the emerging shoots.

The next task is really simple – sprinkle some granular fertiliser around all your shrubs, roses and perennial plants. Opt for Blood, Fish and Bone if you practise organic gardening or Vitax Q4 if you don’t. Check the amount to apply on the packaging. Effective feeding is all about timing, and after last year’s deluge of rain and this winter’s snow, it is essential to put back those lost washed out nutrients. If your soil is especially leached of goodness and your evergreen plants are looking yellowy, apply an organic mulch of compost, wellrotted manure or mushroom compost and this will work wonders. Remember keeping your plants fed will also benefit their health too. This is essential for fruit trees and bushes as well, so don’t forget to feed these too!

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The Garden in MARCH resulting in much longer arching flowers throughout the summer. The same mantra can be applied to coloured stemmed dogwoods and willows; here you can prune them down to 4-6in (1015cm), to help build up strong stems for next winter’s stem show. If you like sweet peas then you really need to think about sowing them this month. Sow them in multi-purpose compost in single pots (the biodegradable Fyba pots are really useful) or in Roottrainers, where the long tap root can grow unrestricted. You can pre-soak the sweet pea seeds overnight to help germination; however, don’t give the seeds too much heat, just gentle heat and plenty of good light to help encourage sturdy growth.

Elsewhere in the garden, give the lawn its first cut (setting the blades at a high setting to avoid

scalping). Don’t forget to trim the edges and make repairs, which may include overseeding if you have any bare/thin patches. To make it really easy, there are plenty of lawn repair kits on the market, many of them include the seed as well as fertiliser.

It’s still too early to be thinking about tender greenhouse crops; however you can get hardy crops sown including cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, spinach, lettuce, broad beans, peas and turnips. Don’t forget onions, shallots and garlic, too as these are now available as small bulbs.

Continue chitting potatoes; April is early enough to think about planting in the open ground, however if you are raising your spuds in bags and pots, plant earlies over the next few weeks, protecting the emerging shoots by adding compost (“earthing-up”) or cover with fleece to keep the frost at bay.

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Written by Chris Day Buckingham Garden Centre 01280 822133

Finally, if you are embarking on slug-free hostas by growing your favourite perennials in pots, now is the best time to add copper tape to the containers to help keep those unwanted slimy visitors from your plants. You could also top-dress the compost with some fine grit or slate, another useful slug-busting tactic.

TOP TIP If you are growing agapanthus in pots, now is the perfect time to re-pot them into some fresh compost. If the plant is pot-bound, carefully knock out of the pot, remove 20% of the old existing compost and then place the plant back into the same size pot but add new gritty compost. A good mix is 80% John Innes Compost No3 and 20% Horticultural Grit, with good drainage at the base of the pot. Start feeding with Tomorite, yes that’s right tomato feed, from May onwards to help encourage those spectacular flowering stems to develop.

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Sat 2 March Fairtrade Coffee Morning Buckingham is a Fairtrade town 10am till 12 noon Buckingham Old Gaol come along and support Fairtrade Sat 9 March Buckingham Rotary Swimathon, Swan Pool Buckingham Choral Society Concert, Parish Church – details and tickets from the Information Centre, Old Gaol Wed 13 March Talk by Rosemary Heyward on “How Buckingham used to be” Buckingham Old Gaol 7.30pm more details from 823020 or www.buckinghamoldgaol.org.uk 15 & 16 March Winslow Beer Festival Tue 19 March Valuation Day by Bonhams Buckingham Old Gaol 10am till 2pm bring along up to three items for valuation Sat 23 March Science Day Buckingham Old Gaol 11am till 3pm lots of science fun for the family more details from 823020 Sunday 28th April Tingewick Patchers Patchwork Exhibition 10am till 4pm at Tingewick Village Hall Main Street, Tingewick, Buckingham, MK18 4NN Refreshments available.

Arthritis Research UK and Medical Detection Dogs

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May Thornborough Fun Run and 10 mile Race. A very popular event now in its 28th year attracting over 300 runners last year, 53 of whom ran in the 10 mile race.For further information, go the website of www.bucksinfo.net/tssc/ More info next month

Admission Free TOWCESTER RACECOURSE in MARCH Thur 14th 13.55 - 17.35 Mon 25th 14.30 - 17.30 Sun 31st 14.10 - 17.10 Admission fee Please check times for changes www.towcester-racecourse.co.uk

EVERY MONDAY Dance School Stepbystep Ballroom and Latin Dancing with Jean Conway Adults 7.30pm - 8.20pm Improvers Adults 8.30pm - 9.30pm NEW Beginners Buckingham School, Brookfield Lane, Buckingham MK18 1AT Call Jean on 07855546406 Jazzercise 7.30-8.30pm @ Winslow CofE Combined School, Winslow, 07900 987230 or jazzercise1@hotmail.co.uk Ceroc dance class 7.45- 10.45 at Buckingham Community Centre.

New members welcome every week. www.cerocbucks.com EVERY MONDAY/THURSDAY Buckingham & Stowe Running Club. Runners of all abilities welcome. Just turn-up. 6.45 pm at Swan Pool, Buckingham Simon 07968099751 or info@buckandstowerc.co.uk EVERY TUESDAY Zumba (Latin-inspired dance-fitness) class 7.30pm - 8.25pm Buckingham school, Buckingham 07919962307 or info@zumbabuckingham.co.uk Jazzercise 7.30-8.30pm @ Bourton Meadow Academy, Buckingham, 07900 987230 or jazzercise1@hotmail.co.uk EVERY WEDNESDAY Jazzercise 7.30-8.30pm @ Winslow CofE Combined School, Winslow, 07900 987230 or jazzercise1@hotmail.co.uk EVERY THURSDAY Zumba Gold (Latin-inspired dance-fitness) class for the older active adult, true beginner or people who are not used to exercising 14:10pm - 15.00pm Swan Pool, Buckingham (class is not on Swan Pool timetable) 07919962307 or info@zumbabuckingham.co.uk Jazzercise 7.30-8.30pm @ Bourton Meadow Academy, Buckingham, 07900 987230 or jazzercise1@hotmail.co.uk SATURDAYS/TUESDAYS Chrgd NRG Dance Classes at Calvert Green community hall for children 10am to 11am,Saturdays at Steeple Claydon Methodist Church for children 2:30 to 3:30 and 3:30 to 4:30pm Tuesdays Steeple Claydon Methodist Church 7 to 8pm for children Tuesdays 8 to 9pm for adults currently £2 per session per person for any more info, please phone Sheree Bird, artistic director, on 07754 870052 or e-mail chrgdnrg@btinternet.com SUNDAY (EXCEPT BANK HOLIDAYS) The Latin Lounge - welcoming everyone to discover dance, new friends and some tasty tapas! Trained teachers of Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata.

Classes from 7.30pm - social dancing till 10.30pm.

Tanlaw Mill, Hunter Street, University of Buckingham. MK18 1EG. Call David 07939 535 545 or go to Facebook.com/thelatinlounge

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