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HALSE UNITED YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB

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Halse United Youth Football Club requires players for the next football season which starts in September 2011 for its current under 13's team. We currently play in the Milton Keynes and Border Counties Youth Football League in division 2.We have a great atmosphere at the club amongst the players and parents. As our club is a FA Chartered Standard Club all our Football Coaches are FA registered in football coaching and CRB checked to ensure your child receives great football coaching in a safe enviroment.

We play our home games at Halse and most of our away games are played in Milton Keynes. We also train at Halse and Magdalen School in Brackley.

If your son is interested in joining a great family run club next season then in the first instance please contact Sean Purnell on 07540-227340 or e-mail seanpurnell@o2.co.uk.

Please also feel free to visit our website to find out more about our club at www.freewebs/halseunited/

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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2011 ISSUE The aims of Towcester In Business Magazine are to help businesses in the area become known and useful to local people and to encourage the people of Towcester and surrounding areas to support these businesses in order that the local community can flourish. © 2011 All artwork and copy appearing in this publication is copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.

All information published is correct according to those who supplied it and no responsibility is taken if it is not.

Care is taken to ensure all advertisements are truthful and no liability is accepted for errors or emissions.The right to refuse advertisements is reserved. The use of this publication for

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Community What’s On

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU NEED LOCAL AUTHORITY CARE ?

There are two elements that combine together when a person is assessed for possible care provision. Firstly, there is a ‘Care-Assessment’ which is by the local authority social services department. The‘care-assessment’ is a structured meeting that covers the person’s current living arrangements, their health and disabilities, and the person’s and their existing career’s concerns and worries. The ‘care-assessment’ may be carried out by one or more health professionals over several visits. In tandem with the ‘Care-assessment’ is the ‘Financial-assessment’ which is undertaken to decide how much a person must contribute to the cost of their care.

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All income above £21.90 per week is required to contribute to the cost of fees If their chargeable capital assets (House, Bank accounts, ISA’s, Unit trusts, Shares, etc) exceed £23,000, there will be an expectation to contribute 100% of the difference of the shortfall between their income and the cost of their care.

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If capital is held in joint names, only their personal share is taken into account, (there is a common misconception that changing the ownership structure of a home from Joint Tenancy to Tenants in Common, solves a care fee problem… it doesn’t!)

The NHS is responsible for the cost of any Nursing Care element within care home fee structure.

For a more expensive care home, the entire cost can be paid by the resident, but If costs are shared with the local authority, a ‘top-up’ of fees is also possible, BUT this top-up can only be paid by a third party, for instance a family member or charity.

Care home fees are now anything between £3000 and £5000 per month.

Provision of care for the elderly is quite complex and the chances of it happening to you or a loved one is increasing year by year, as we live longer and longer. According to the Office of National Statistics a man currently aged 65, can expect to live on average an extra 17.6 yrs and a woman aged 65 an extra 20.2 yrs, so hopefully we can all enjoy a few more years yet ! If you would like advice on the above or on other financial matters, including investments or pensions, just call me, I will be pleased to help : ALAN KENT of Moneygate Financial Services, on 07948 001849.

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LONGEST RUNNING MAGAZINE Over 7 years of publishing and probably the longest running magazine in the area to date is the Brackley In Business Magazine with the Buckingham and Winslow and Towcester In Business not far behind.

VERY COMPETITIVE RATES Fantastic value advertising, with prices as low as £31.00 an advert a month.

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They are put through the letterbox on their own so they are not hidden or mixed in with the junk mail or other newspapers when they drop on peoples door mats. We believe and always will that single items that go through a letterbox are much more effective and more likely to be kept than lots of items coming through at the same time which are much more likely to be binned. We also have over 69 places that the general public can pick up the magazines from which include local pubs, shops. If you would like our up to date figures for distribution this month please give us a call on 01386 424898 OVER 69 COLLECTION POINTS What some of our advertisers say..

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Hannah Walmsley - Beau Ideal

Hi Mandy Just wanted to say a big thank you, I am so pleased with the advert and the way that you have displayed the editorial.

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Mandy Just a note to say thank you so much for all your help with the recent design of our "Brackley means Shopping" poster.

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However the end result is fantastic and I thank you very much for your quick resonse to all my queries whether email, text or phone.

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“In-business magazine is a real success for my business. Mandy and the rest of the team are a pleasure to deal with and I have had very positive results from all my advertisements with the mag.

I have found it to give me a much better customer return than any local newspaper and plan to continue advertising for many years to come. As a result I have now extended my advertising in to the the Towcester addition. I would highly recommend Inbusiness magazine to any company large or small wanting positive results.”

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Yummy Mummy week is a national fundraising campaign organised by CLIC Sargent, the children’s cancer charity. During Yummy Mummy week mums are encouraged to hold events for other mums and, in doing so, raise money for this good cause.

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BE A YUMMY MUMMY!

Any event can be held – a pamper party, a special meal, or a simple coffee morning – anything goes!

You might raise money by charging an entrance fee, selling raffle tickets, or being sponsored to do something. It doesn’t matter how much is raised as every penny counts.

Log on to www.yummymummy.org.uk for event ideas and lots of downloads to help you organise your own FUNdraising event.

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MAKE PROGRESS Make Progress is a brand new local charity established by Anna Laidlaw.

Still in its very early stages, the charity will offer support to people who are struggling with various forms and levels of depression and addiction.

Anna aims for Make Progress to be a One Stop Shop for people to find all the basic information they need online, effectively becoming the ‘In Between’ support that is missing from the Mental Health system.

As well as offering online information and advice, Make Progress aims to provide a buddy system and a 24 hour telephone helpline.

Anna needs support for her worthwhile charity.

If you, an individual, group, or business, think you can help, please contact Anna through the Make Progress Facebook page or via info@makeprogress.org.uk.

Anna is collecting mobile phones and ink cartridges to help fund the charity and would be grateful for any donations.

Jen Oakton

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PUT A SPRING YOUR STEP! Now that there’s been a hint of sunshine, it’s time to shake off the Winter blues and put a spring back into your step. Where to start?

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Spring clean.

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Get a haircut. Change your style or try a new colour.

Spend time with the kids being kids. Do what they want for a day.

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Go for a walk and a picnic. Stowe is especially beautiful at this time of year.

Get up earlier to enjoy the longer, warmer days.

If you’ve broken your New Year resolutions – forget them and move on!

Jen Oakton

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T he T o w ce st er i n B u s i ne s s Di r ec t o r y of Public Houses & Restaurants T o a d d y o u r F R E E l i s t i n g p l e a s e c o n t a c t 0 1 3 86 4 24 8 9 8 THE BUTCHERS ARMS, 10 HIGH STREET GREENS NORTON, TOWCESTER NN12 8BA 01327 350488

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Community What’s On EVERY THURSDAY at 9.30am, 5.45 & 7pm Weight Loss Group Weight Watchers Towcester Leisure Centre

No Strings Badminton comes to Towcester Centre for Leisure every Thursday 7pm-9pm. Fun & Friendly sessions with a Badminton England Co-ordinator.

EVERY FRIDAY Dance School Stepbystep Ballroom and Latin Dancing with Viv Rhymes CHILDREN: 4.30pm - 5.20pm Beginners ADULTS: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Beginners Towcester Centre for Lesiure, Call Viv 0n 07790130579

MONDAYS Breastfeeding Support Group 11am-12.30pm, drop in at anytime to the new Brook Health Centre.

Peer supporters there each week.

Run by the Health Visiting team and open to all breastfeeding and expectant mums. Free.

D.A.B.S Tea Stop 1pm-3pm. Daventry Surestart Childrens Centre. Breastfeeding mums welcomed – peer supporters available.

Mighty Atoms 2pm-3pm.

Climbing, bouncing, soft play etc. for under 5s at Towcester Centre for Leisure £2.10 mem/£2.70 non-mem.

TUESDAYS Mighty Atoms 9.30am-11.30am. Climbing, bouncing, soft play etc. for under 5s at Towcester Leisure Centre.

Mighty Atoms 10.30am-12.30pm.

Climbing, bouncing, soft play etc. for under 5s at Brackley Leisure Centre. £1.80 mem/£2.40 non-mem(1 hour) or £2.25 mem/£2.85 non-mem(2 hours).

WEDNESDAYS Mums& Tots 9.30am–11.00am.

Baby & Toddler group at St John Ambulance Hall, Islington Rd, Towcester. £1.40 per family.

Term time only.

THURSDAYS

Bumps And Babies Group 1.30-3pm The Chantry House, Market Square, Watling Street, Towcester.

Soft Mats, Baby Toys. Come and meet other new mums!

Towcester Toy Library 9.30am-11.30am at Towcester Community Centre Drop-in play session & refreshments. £1.50/family with toys available to hire.

Storytime 2pm-2.30pm.

Sing-along sessions for under 5s and their parents/carers at Stony Stratford Library. FREE.

Mighty Atoms 10.30am–12.30pm.

Climbing, bouncing, soft play etc. for under 5s at Brackley Leisure Centre. £1.80 mem/£2.40 non-mem (1 hour) or £2.25 mem/£2.85 nonmem (2 hours).

FRIDAYS Rhymetime – 10am-10.30am and 10.45am-11.15am.

Sing-along sessions for under 5s and their parents/carers.

2nd and 4th Friday of each month at Towcester Library.

SATURDAYS Mighty Atoms 9am–10.30am.

Climbing, bouncing, soft play etc. for under 5s at Towcester Leisure Centre. £2.10 mem/£2.70 non-mem.

Mighty Atoms 10.30am–12.30pm.

Climbing, bouncing, soft play etc. for under 5s at Brackley Leisure Centre. £1.80 mem/£2.40 non-mem (1 hour) or £2.25 mem/£2.85 nonmem (2 hours).

FUTURE EVENT BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 2nd May 2011 Thornborough 10 mile race and 5 mile Fun Run which is being held in Thornborough. Start Time for Registration is 10.00 am 10 mile race starts at 10.40 am 5 mile race starts at 11.00 am Certificates for everyone and Trohpies for the winners of both races in varying categories.

Refreshments served.

A very popular event now in its 26th year attracting over 300 runners last year, 53 of whom ran in the 10 mile race.

10 mile race – Prices Adults £6.00 5 mile race - Prices Adults £4.00, Under 18s £2.00 and Children under 5 - £1.00.

For further information, go the website of www.bucksinfo.net/tssc/ Sunday 13th March The annual Towcester Tearooms Charity Tea Dance, now in its sixth year, will be held at the Towcester Town Hall on Sunday at 3.00pm.

Sunday 27th February Horse Racing at Towcester Racecourse - National Hunt Racing National Hunt Race Meeting FREE ADMISSION Call 01327 353414 or email: info@towcester-racecourse.co.uk for more details Thursday 17th March Horse Racing at Towcester Racecourse - National Hunt Racing National Hunt Race Meeting FREE ADMISSION Call 01327 353414 or email: info@towcester-racecourse.co.uk for more details

Wednesday 23rd March 7-10pm South American Wine and Tapas evening at The Old Talbot.The Old Talbot on the A5 at Potterspury is going from strength to strength with their special event each month.March sees an informal wine tasting event.

Monday 28th March Horse Racing at Towcester Racecourse - National Hunt Racing National Hunt Race Meeting FREE ADMISSION Call 01327 353414 or email: info@towcester-racecourse.co.uk for more details

Photographs kindly donated by Paul Howard Photography LSWPP Tel: 01327 830659 or 15 07977558067 paulspix@gmail.com www.photography.org.uk