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FEBRUARY ISSUE 2016

Welcome...

....well, a new year means lots of changes for most people as well as here at Best Area Magazines Ltd as we have decided to design a new image for the new year starting with a new name change, image update and lots more inside to read.

I hope you enjoy it and if you would like to add some editorial please feel free to email me at lifeinbuckingham@gmail.com Until next month……

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Family focus

Toddler tantrums are part of a normal phase, but if they persist they can make life tricky, particularly when you’re juggling work and the needs of the rest of your family.

Tantrums frequently arise in the 18 -30 months age group, when a toddler has thoughts or ideas beyond their level of communication – they are frustrated because they feel their needs aren’t being met, or they can’t let you know how they feel in any other way.

Everyone caring for the child must use the same methods – inconsistency is upsetting, so all carers need to set the same boundaries and handle unwanted behaviour the same way.

• Before a child feels the

need to scream, shout and throw themselves around to get your attention, establish a connection so that they can let you know what they want to say.

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• Get down to their level – kneel on the floor, look them in the eye, speak to them face to face.

• Give them your full attention, and make it clear that they’re asking calmly, which is good, and you will listen – they will be proud to be treated like a ‘big person’, which is rewarding their attempt to communicate well.

• Provide words that they may wish to use, adding gestures to indicate meaning, to help build their vocabulary – ‘Did you want the red car, or the blue one? Red? Here you go’

Praising or giving attention to good behaviour, and ignoring unwanted behaviour is one of the fastest ways of seeing results, in this age group – it’s straightforward for little ones to understand - try it, and see

for yourself!

• Don’t pay attention to a tantrum, unless the child is likely to hurt themselves or others – then just say nothing and remove them to a safe area, and leave them to calm down whilst you supervise from a distance.

• Don’t negotiate whilst they’re screaming, or even bother telling them off – they’re not listening.

• Wait until they’ve calmed down, and they come to find you for reassurance that the world is still OK – and then distract with another activity.

• Do let them join in mundane and everyday tasks – you are their hero, so if what you’re doing is safe for a toddler to ‘help’ with, let them join in – it’s fun for you both, and boosts their self-esteem

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Declutter, recycle, reuse!

If you’re feeling the stirrings of desire to Spring clean, declutter, shift stuff – join the club! After such a wet and dreary Winter, I’m definitely in the mood to lighten things a little in my home, and the first step is to get rid of everything I don’t really need any more, that’s taking up space.

I don’t like the idea of just binning anything that could come in useful to others, so here are my ideas to give your junk a new lease of life, helping someone else!

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Old clothes, belts, shoes – saleable ones to the charity shop, worn out garments in pretty fabrics can be re-used for patchwork, making cushion covers and customising jeans

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Old fashioned pieces of furniture – advertise it on social media or selling sites as a ‘shabby chic project’ – very popular!

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Tins, packets, bottles & jars of food – anything unopened and indate can be donated to your local food bank

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• Children’s books, toys, baby equipment – ask at your local mother & baby group or preschool – they may welcome donated items, or know where they’ll be well received.

• Sleeping bags, blankets,

bedding and duvets – a local homeless shelter or pet rescue may be grateful for these

• Household goods – pots, pans

and plates – local charities helping disaster victims make up ‘home basics packs’, for those without anything, who are moving into new accommodation, so a few mugs or saucepans will be very useful to them

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Unwanted gifts – set aside those that can be re-gifted, and donate the rest to a charity shop or a good cause that’s having a bring & buy sale or tombola stall at a fayre.

• Anything that’s not so new any

more – can be recycled by type; metal objects can be weighed in at a local scrap yard, fabrics can be recycled at specialist centres, glass may be accepted in bottle banks

Whatever space you clear, make it work for you – create a little peace and harmony in your home, and feel good that you’ve helped others, into the bargain!

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All the Winners from the 2015 Buckinghamshire Food and Drink Awards, with Councillor Mimi Harker OBE, Chairman of Chiltern District Council

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Please remember – if you’re worried about any animal, or seeing new behaviour that may well suggest a pet is poorly, first call your vet to get an expert verdict and check that all’s well.

Pets Corner New, for you in 2016 – our interactive Pets page, where you can find the solutions to those animal antics that drive us all dotty!

Each month, we’ll bring you animal anecdotes, pictures of your pets and also focus on a Pet of the Month or a reader’s dilemma, with helpful tips and advice from those in the know, so if your pet is driving you potty, or you fancy taking on a new animal but aren’t sure where to start, email us at lifeinbrackley@gmail.com and keep a look-out for your five minutes of fame!

This month, we’re looking at a popular first pet, the Guinea Pig. 18

Squeaky, cheerful little furries, Guinea Pigs like to live in a comfy bed of straw or shredded paper, in a sturdy hutch somewhere warm, dry and well-ventilated.

They are best kept in same-sex pairs from young and can live for 4 or 5 years, thrive on attention and are small enough – about 900g - for young children to handle with support.

A run, to get exercise and fresh grass, is useful in the summer, but they must be able to hide from cats or other predators who could otherwise hurt or scare them.

They need Vitamin C every day, so specially tailored food

along with fresh fruit and vegetables is a must, along with sweet-smelling hay to nibble and a bunny bottle of fresh water.

Special chews and gnawing blocks are available from your pet shop, as are little hiding places and tunnels for them to explore.

They can catch your germs – if you have an infection, you can pass it to your piggies, so good hygiene is essential – and need to be kept free of parasites – ask your vet.

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After the festivities of Christmas and New Year, February necessitates a little more care with the pennies, so making tasty meals, relatively cheaply, is the order of the day. the top with cheese – pop in Flavour is key – you can buy cheaper cuts of meat, or make tasty vegetarian alternatives, if you season and use herbs to accentuate the taste.

Simmering stews and soups gently, such as in a slow cooker or low oven of the Aga or Rayburn – or even in a cast iron casserole on top of a banked-down logburner – costs less and adds depth to the flavours. Jacket potatoes are also great cooked this way, and can be filled with whatever you fancy, for inexpensive and healthy ‘fast food’.

Batch cooking – spending a few hours once a week, making meals which will ‘do two’ or can be frozen for another day, means you can eat good home-cooking all the time, without the effort when you’re busy.

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New resolutions with plants As we enter a new gardening year, Chris Day from Buckingham Garden Centre does a bit of crystal ball gazing to see what is in store for our gardens this year.

It appears the crazy mild and wet weather, the massive dip in our bird, bee and butterfly populations and artificial grass preoccupied many of the pundits last year.

There’s no doubt global warming is happening and with it massive extremes of weather. Our recent mild December possibly could be a blip, but who knows? Certainly one thing is for sure, as gardeners we

really need be bring awareness of these and many other topics to the forefront with the hope it will help protect our planet in the medium to long term.

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Ground Force, and the popularity in certain annual bedding plants has diminished in favour of more low-maintenance, permanent planting - but do true gardeners follow fashion?

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immaculate lawns as they once were.

Smaller gardens don’t tend to lend themselves to large expanses of grass, so there’s a massive movement toward artificial grass, or others opt for alternatives such as paving or gravel.

lots of fantastic jaw-dropping colour; however keen, gardeners are prepared to purchase the finished plant rather than grow them from seed.

The recent news that more than threequarters of the UK's butterflies have declined in the last 40 years should encourage a trend to grow more butterfly-friendly varieties including Echinacea (Monarch butterfly pictured), Scabious, Buddleja, Michealmas Daisies, Sedum, Wild Rocket and Catmint, along with other insect-attracting plants.

Likewise, anything to do with bees has

become cult, which has had a huge influence on the garden chemical market. Very many customers appear really wary of anything that isn't nature-friendly and organic, which of course puts Garden Centre retailers in a rather difficult position as we would in many ways like to stop selling ‘dubious’ products but we need to cater for all reasonable demands.

Lawns, once the iconic bastion of the British garden, are now being threatened. I suppose it’s true, people are not as enthusiastic about having

While the trend in 'grow your own' is ever popular, more gardeners are looking at ornamental vegetables such as Globe Artichokes (Cynara scolymus), Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), Cardoons (Cynara cardunculus) and Beetroot that they can mix with flowers in beds and borders. Yes, even a wigwam of climbing French beans or runner beans with their bright red flowers can provide the perfect practical crossover.

TV celebrity chefs Nigel Slater and Raymond Blanc, who regularly refer to their home-grown vegetables and fruit, ensure the importance of growing one’s own as well as successfully mixing flowers and vegetables. Certainly when Nigel

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Slater, in his hugely popular series Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers, was able to walk a few paces out of his own kitchen and collect fresh produce from planters, raised beds or hanging basket the message came across loud and clear – it is achievable so why don’t you try it! He then went on to demonstrate his straightforward down-toearth style of cooking.

Looking at our own sales in recent years roses continue to remain popular and not just the English roses offered by David Austin. Traditional varieties of roses such as ‘Albertine’(pictured far left), ‘Fragrant Cloud’ and ‘Margaret Meril’, are usually much less expensive than the Austin brand and are available now root wrapped giving even better value. These are now vying for attention as they meet the criteria of being repeat-flowering, have excellent disease resistance, good fragrance and being good allround performers. So, how easy is it to pin point the must-have plants for 2016? Well, it’s nigh on impossible to be honest, however we are getting good vibes from our customers on the following. Dicentra, the easy and reliable perennial Bleeding Heart and Heucheras, in their rainbow of foliage colour continue to inspire and provide great rewards for the gardener. Geranium ‘Rozanne’(pictured left), voted as the plant of the century by the Royal Horticultural Society, has been given even more momentum in the popularity stakes. Its wonderful bowl-shaped blue blooms are mesmerising over the many months it flowers – definitely the plant of the moment as well as the century!

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Tony Hewitt from Owls To Behold, will be in the museum with his owls on Friday 19th February, Tony's last visit was great fun as owls are very 'hands on' and there will be owl crafts too.Tony will also give a short informative talk on the owls.

There are three sessions to be pre-booked please.

Session 1... 11-12.15pm, Session 2... 12.301.45pm and Session 3 ... 2-3.15pm. Tickets are available from the museum shop, ÂŁ1.50 if a museum member, ÂŁ3 if not, All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Bucks Integrated Sensory Advice Service Advice and information on sight and hearing loss, home assessments, hearing aid maintenance and support.

Second Tuesday of the Month 10.00-12.00am Buckinghamshire Community Foundation Grants/funding for community groups Wednesdays 10.00-4.00 Aylesbury Vale Community Bank Want to save and borrow? Free drop in session for advice on saving and affordable loans 1st Wednesday of the month 10-11am

Reminiscence Coffee Morning Share your memories over a cup of coffee 3rd Thursday of every month 10.30-11.30

Learn my Way Get on Line Sessions Improve your computer and Internet skills One to one sessions at a time to suit you

Knit and Natter Group Enjoy a coffee and a natter while improving your crafting Every Thursday 2-3 pm

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Coming to Arts at Stowe this spring:Art, music, family theatre, comedy and more

February at Stowe begins with a weekend of artists as we welcome Ben Street, National Gallery expert and lecturer, to give a talk on Dada: Art against Art on 5 February. Find out how this nonsensical and disruptive art movement gained momentum during WW1.

Carol Waller, award-winning print maker, will give a print making workshop in the Watson School of

Art on 7 February.

In March, Mark Spray will be exhibiting at the Watson School of Art and will give a talk on 11 March and a workshop on 13 March.

Music events at Stowe this spring represent a diverse range of genres from Viennese songs through swing and jazz to recent chart hits. We hope there will be something for everyone. Whatever you choose to come to, high quality is a guarantee.

Alex Aitken (piano) and Helen Groves (soprano) present a programme of songs from Romantic Viennese composers on 24 February. The Darius Brubeck Quartet returns to Stowe with a programme of old favourites and some original compositions, punctuated by an insightful story or two along the way from the internationally renowned jazz pianist on 2 March. On 9 March, two of Buckinghamshire’s finest performers, who also happen to be two of Stowe School’s music

teachers, join forces to give chart topping tunes an acoustical makeover with some clever soundenhancing tech. Come and hear what Ben Andrew (keys) and Ben Weston (guitar and vocals) can do to make modern popular music sound better than the original!

The Stowe School Big Band performs Sounds of Swing ranging from music of the 1920s to the 1950s at Quainton Parish Church on 11 March. Popular guitarist Antonio Forcione also returns to Stowe this spring on 16 March with a vibrant and original blend of jazz, Latin, African and Flamenco sounds.

Offers for Arts at Stowe Members this spring include discounts on tickets and exclusive Membership events all for only £10 a year or £25 for families of two adults and two children.

Contact us for more information thearts@stowe.co.uk Box Office: 01280 825710 | www.artsatstowe.co.uk Enquiries: 01280 818012

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