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The Basics of Meditation Public Talk: Friday 9 September 7-8pm Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford, PE9 2DL £6 per person Please book via the Stamford Arts Centre Box Office Tel: 01780 763203 Meditation makes our mind calm and peaceful. When our mind is peaceful we are free from worries and mental discomfort and experience a stable happiness from within. Learning the basics of meditation enables us to experience these benefits and to carry this experience into daily life. Everyone is welcome. The speaker is Buddhist nun Gen Nyingpo. Nyingpo has taught Buddhism and meditation for over 20 years. She demonstrates the benefits meditation can bring to our busy modern lives.
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HE UK’s largest importer of Polish pottery opened their second shop in Stamford, Lincolnshire in June 2014. Their other shop, in Forest Row, East Sussex was established some twenty years ago. All of the pottery is oven/Aga/microwave/dishwasher and freezer proof and is designed and made for everyday use. The patterns including flowers, spots, stars and hearts look best when all mixed together and will look stunning in both traditional and modern homes. Country Traditionals buy their pottery from the world famous Ceramika Artystyczna pottery works in Poland. The quality is second to none; this why they have so many loyal customers that keep adding to their pottery year on year. You may have seen Country Traditionals at various country fairs and events including Burghley Horse Trials, Badminton, Hampton Court Flower Show and the Country Living Magazine shows. They also sell to 150 retail shops, across the UK. • A visit to their shop in Maiden Lane, Stamford is the best way to see and purchase this vast range of beautiful Polish pottery. www. countrytraditionals.co.uk Tel: 01780 755409.
Fenland Carpets re-locates F
ENLAND Carpets have recently relocated to Scotgate, where they are able to display their vast range of floor coverings much more effectively. Isis, their very experienced manager, explained some key items in the range: “We have a range of carpets and floorings that mean we can serve all parts of the market. Recent additions include the brilliant natural solutions engineered woods which are stronger than almost anything else on the market. Take a look at www. furlongwoodlooring.co.uk . We also have a wide range of Karndean floorings that can add instant distinctiveness to a room. And the Sensuality collection is proving very popular, an unbelievably soft carpet that people love.” Take a look around, you will not be disappointed. • Fenland Carpets and Flooring, 62 Scotgate, Stamford, PE9 2YB Tel: 01780 755331 www.fenlandcarpetsandflooring.co.uk
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Special course: Fridays Sept 16, 23, 30, 7.00-8.15pm Stamford Arts Centre £6 per session / £15 discounted price for the whole course Following the public talk, this special three-week course will explore basic meditation practices in more depth. You are welcome to attend any class or the whole course. A different subject is taught each week. Each class comprises two meditations of 10-15 minutes, a talk and discussion. Weekly classes on The Basics of Meditation are also held on Thursdays 1-2pm starting on 8 September. • If you have further queries please contact Sue Gunn Education Programme Coordinator, Drolma Buddhist Centre, 260 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough, PE1 3PG Tel: 01733 755444 info@drolmacentre.org.uk www. drolmacentre.org.uk
Resounding success for the first HearClear Expo! D
ESPITE Tuesday 19th July being the hottest day of the year, HearClear Expo 2016, held at the Peterborough Marriott, was packed full of exhibitors and visitors alike! The one-day hearing exhibition brought together hearing aid and related high-tech accessories manufacturers, charities, a leading clinical scientist in both paediatric and adult audiology and celebrities to boot! Headlining the event was BBC Radio 2 DJ & broadcasting legend Johnnie Walker MBE and the inspirational Mat Gilbert, Vice President of the England Deaf Rugby Union and former number 8 with the Worcester Warriors and Barbarians. Throughout the day, both gave fascinating and insightful talks about their own personal journey of hearing loss. Kev Lawrence, breakfast presenter from Heart FM, was a fabulous and smooth compère for the exhibition, making sure the myriad of visitors were kept fully informed and entertained. HearClear Expo 2016, the first of its kind held in Cambridgeshire, had well over 300 visitors and was a resounding success! HearClear Expo is delighted to confirm that further hearing exhibition events will take place in Hampshire and Derbyshire, venues soon to be revealed! • For more information you can call 0800 298 7265 or email info@hearclearexpo.co.uk
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