0215 Big Voice in Lee on Solent and Hill Head by Big Voice Directories

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FOOD AND DRINK 49

Pecan Crusted Chicken Breast

...stuffed with roasted butternut squash and goats cheese served with a white wine and pancetta cream sauce. Deeelish!

HOUSE AND GARDENS 46

Plant of the month

Primroses. Spring is finally springing - coming to a garden near you soon!

Planning Matters

Check out this months round up of planning applications in and around Lee on Solent

MOTORING AND TRAVEL 10

Toyota RAV4

Tim Barnes-Clay says “indeed it’s all-wheel drive capability is more sophisticated than ever before”. Take a look at page 10 to find out why.

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CHILDREN

It’s all child’s play

Sue Gascoyne revvs us up for some freezing February fun!

COMMUNITY 8

St Faiths’ Church

Gig Guide

A blast from the past as Alan takes a trip to the Isle of Wight.

Support your local bands and enjoy some fabulous live music at pubs in the area during December and January!

HEALTH, BEAUTY & LIFESTYLE 65

Time to Pause

Danielle shows us why reflecting is an important part of goal setting.

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Whether it's forging new ones to enrich our lives or its creating ones to replace bad habits that are holding us back..... It's time to make a change. We recently came across these wise words in Huffpost and wanted to share them with you. Our minds and bodies are dependent on stimulants, actions and patterns that come to define who we are. Our habits are our security blankets, enveloping us in their consistent presence and comfort of familiarity. We do them unconsciously, sticking fingers and cigarettes in our mouths and cracking our knuckles only to find that we can’t remember when this habit began. Habits are not born, but created. Every bad, good or insignificant habit starts with a psychological pattern called a “habit loop.” The “habit loop” is a three-part process. The first step is the trigger that tells your brain to let a certain behaviour unfold. The second step is the behaviour itself, or the routine it creates. The third step is the reward, or “something that your brain likes that helps it remember the ‘habit loop’ in the future.” Once we’ve formed habits, they are hard to break because, many times, we forget we’re doing them. Because of the habit loop, we are able to do other things without thinking about our habit. If a habit does not include addictive additives or stimulants, which make the withdrawal and brain processes different, who’s to say it won’t take you 66 days to cut out all those nasty habits that have been overtaking your life? If you take the habit out of your life, the same way you put one into your life, you will find yourself free of the unconscious and, many times, detrimental patterns that habits cause. You could replace those old bad ones with new good ones. Instead of watching Netflix before bed, you make yourself read a book. Maybe instead of soda with dinner, you make yourself drink water for 66 days. The only way to solidify the end of an old habit or the birth of a new one is to celebrate it. Throw a party, have some champagne, shout it from your Coastal rooftop. Make a day of it or call up your friends and have a swanky dinner party. If it’s a habit people have been hoping you would break they will be more than willing to celebrate with you. Who knows, you can even make it a yearly tradition.

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Lee -on-the-Solent Horticultural Society Holds Three Shows a Year and a number of Social Evenings, also has a Trading Hut for Members opens 10 -12 Noon on Sundays and Thursdays. Contact Membership Secretary 02392 554363

Lee-on-the-Solent Residents Association Community BOOST Table Top and Craft Event - 21 January 2015 The next BOOST Table top and Craft Event, will be held on the 21 January in the Methodist Church Hall, Lee High Street, set up at 9am and open to the NEW! SING for FUN public between 9.30 -12.30 pm. recent Starts the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the additions to the BOOST Event are The month at St Faiths church, Lee on Solent Alver Valley Safer Neighbourhood Team 19.30 until 21.00 pm . £4. Aimed at young and The News. To book a table, 6ft at people and adults with learning £6.00 and 4ft at £5.00, payable on the difficulties, also all ages and abilities day, at the BOOST events, contact Ray welcome. More details contact Phil Harding 023 92 551706 or Gill.Masterson 02392 360120 023 92 551303. Future Dates are: 18 February and 18 March 2015. Join Lee Lee Players Residents Association for only £3.00 a We meet in Crofton Hall Theatre Crofton single member or £5.00 per couple at the Community Centre, Stubbington every same address. at this event or online Tuesday at 7.45pm. Whether you wish to atwww.leeresidents.org.uk Like us on “tread the boards” or help out backstage, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ please come along, you will be LeeResidentsAssociation guaranteed a warm welcome. Please call Peter or Sally Appleton on Telephone: Open evening with a Question and 02392 551010 Answer session with Lee Councillors. 7.30.p.m. start Methodist Church Hall, Lee

High Street, Lee. More info contact Secretary Pam Ingram 02392 551547 Lee Residents Association Holds several Open Evenings with guest speakers a year, three up to date newsletters; joint events with other community groups, planning permission involvement; the Christmas social event; fund raising activities; liaison with Lee Business Association (LBA).and organises a Monthly Table Top Event in Lee, contact the Secretary for more info 02392 551547 or visit the website www.leeresidents.org.uk

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I suppose you could call this ‘News from Abroad’ if the Isle of Wight counts as such. It was during the week of torrential downpours and gale force winds last October when I’d arranged to visit Peter Sutton (St. Faith’s last vicar, now Archdeacon of the Island) and Karen Schmidt (once Peter’s curate, later Acting Archdeacon on the Island and now serving several churches on the West of the Island).

attending PCC meetings, taking services, getting things done, visiting all of the churches, sorting out On disembarking I was met by Peter problems, mentoring clergy and and driven the short distance to his making frequent trips every week to new house in a quiet close just off the mainland – the list was endless. I the main road between Fishbourne was shown his study, bursting to the and Wootton Creek. Soon joined by seams with files and books. I sat at Pippa, Peter’s wife who’d just his computer and saw pictures of popped out to the shops, we were every church. We passed through lounging in comfy chairs, drinking the adjacent room where his partcoffee and catching up on the news. time secretary works and leaves a The Island, I learned, had more than pile of things for him to do when he The day began ominously with me, sixty Anglican churches for a gets back from his countless visits. at 7 a.m. in the semi-darkness, population roughly the same as But his optimism, enthusiasm and Portsmouth’s. With so many sense of fun seemed just as it always sheltering from a sudden deluge while I waited for the bus to the buildings to keep and maintain, often was. ferry but, as soon as I reached the close to each other with small congregations, the Island faces a Pippa, apart from everything else she ferry, the rain stopped. For the first time in a week the winds had challenging future. does (which on that day included dropped and the sea was dead calm frequent trips to the kitchen to keep as I stood on the top deck of St Quite what an archdeacon does is an eye on the cooking , works parCecelia (named after the patron saint still a mystery to me apart from the time at the Earl Mountbatten fact that it includes nearly everything Hospice both on the wards and in of music) snapping photos of a rainbow arching over the harbour and that Peter enjoys the role. He the office dealing with entrance, falling at the foot of the seems to be on the go all the time administration while answering

Spinnaker Tower and disappearing into the sea.

telephone calls. It seems that neither Pippa nor Peter have any plans yet for the quiet life.

had a story to tell but time was fast running out. I was hoping to catch the 5 o’clock sailing. Needless to say, driving back as fast as we Soon after midday, Karen arrived could, we were caught behind a and we all enjoyed Pippa’s delicious combine harvester on a narrow lunch before Karen drove me away road and held up in traffic jams at to what she refers to as the Island’s Newport. But St Faith was on our ‘Wild West’ on a whistle-stop tour side. Although we were ten minutes of the churches she serves at late, so was the ferry and all ended Brighstone, Mottistone, Brook, well. Soon I was sailing back, Shorwell and Chale. The visits were appropriately on St Faith, having brief but fascinating – St Peter’s at enjoyed a truly memorable day. Shorwell with its fifteenth century And apart from anything else I’d mural of St Christopher painted learned how true it is that not only over the North door, St Andrews at does the sun shine on the righteous Chale, close to the sea at the foot of but, even after a stormy week, it St. Catherine’s Down. Every church also shines on people like me!

Our wonderful St Faiths contributor, Alan Millard can be contacted via St Faith’s Church, Lee on the Solent. Parish Office Mondays - Fridays 10:30am - 12:30pm 023 9255 6445 alan.millard@talktalk.net

Important Phone Numbers COMMUNITY Community Association 023 9255 2841 Crofton Secondary School 01329 664251 Family & Friends Lesbians & Gays 0845 6520311 Lee on Solent Parish Office 023 9255 6445 Lee on Solent Infant School 023 9255 1767 Lee on Solent Junior School 023 9255 0551 Local Councillor 023 9255 2177 Local Council Offices 023 9258 4242 Neighbourhood Watch 023 9258 3637 Police 101 or emergency 999 RSPCA 01329 667541 Tourist Information 023 9252 2944 Victim Support 0845 3899528 HEALTH Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 7697555 Dental Helpline 0845 0508345 Gosport War Memorial Hospital 023 9252 4611 Lee on Solent Health Centre 023 9255 0220 NHS Direct 0845 4647 NHS Smoking Helpline 0800 0224332 TRAVEL Coastguard 023 8032 9486 Dial a Ride Gosport 01329 223151 First Bus Service 023 9286 2412 Hampshire Highways 0845 8504422 IcanGo 07787 292666 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950

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Auto biographies Toyota RAV 4 swamped the Japanese automaker in the first four weeks alone, production volumes had to be doubled. To begin with, it was available only as a three-door with a 2.0litre petrol engine and either fivespeed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. Measuring just 3.96m long (little more than today’s Toyota Yaris), it was unlike anything else at the time.

manoeuvrability, ease of access, lofty view of the road ahead, ingenious packaging, versatility and reassuring capability, even when the going gets tough.

As a result, 2014’s RAV4 points towards an even stronger focus on family use. The result is a car that is more refined with better exterior styling, a more airy cabin and loadspace, greater comfort and higher levels of safety. The only drawback with the current RAV4 is the old-fashioned interior. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a major The public had an appetite for the new kid on the block, issue – but it is noticeable all the however, and in 1995 RAV4’s first same. The car is undoubtedly luxurious, especially in ‘Invincible’ 2.2 full year on sale – almost 6,800 FAST FACTS PROS ‘N’ CONS were sold, quickly establishing it D4D Auto guise, but the cabin still Spacious √ looks at least a decade old. It’s not as the fourth best-selling car in  Max speed: 115mph poor quality or anything. In fact it all Toyota’s 14-strong British linePunchy √  0-62 mph: 10.0 secs up. looks very hard-wearing. It’s mainly Grip √  Combined mpg: 42.2 the switchgear that looks really  Engine: 2231cc 4 cylinder 16valve Driving Position √ Twenty years on, and the RAV4 is dated. turbo diesel almost unrecognisable. That’s  Max. power (bhp): 148 at 3600 rpm Dated Interior X Behind the wheel, much of that is because the compact SUV forgotten once the pure pleasure of marketplace has evolved and  Max. torque (Ib/ft): 250 at 2800 rpm matured in line with customers’ driving takes over. The RAV4 is  CO2: 176 g/km smooth and gracefully punchy. changing requirements and Indeed, its all-wheel drive capability preferences.  Price: £29,305 on the road is more sophisticated than ever Generally speaking, two decades ago, before. this type of car was regarded as a The 1994 Geneva motor show signalled the arrival of a new kind of substitute to sporty hatchbacks and Toyota’s Integrated Active Drive System has been developed to offer vehicle, one that would revolutionize coupes. Today its popularity is a more engaging “sport” mode, with the world motor market. At the time among families wanting a more fun gadgetry to automatically adjust the few people could have predicted the car over multi-purpose vehicles amount of twisting power distributed effect the Toyota RAV4 would make. (MPVs) and estates. between the front and rear axles. Over the years, Toyota has worked The initial ecreational Activity Vehicle hard to keep the model firmly at the It’s easy to see why the RAV4 was, and is, such a hit. It is undoubtedly heart of its segment, without with 4-wheel drive (hence RAV4) thanks to this car that the SUV opened up a new sector for compact, forfeiting the entertaining-to-drive market developed from a niche to quality that defined the original manoeuvrable sport utility vehicles become a vital feature of the RAV4. (SUVs). motoring majority. When it came to creating the latest model, Toyota talked to existing Toyota had unpresumptuous aspirations for its new car, expecting RAV4 customers around the globe to worldwide sales of only around 4,500 understand what was best about their car. They named its models. When 8,000 orders

By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Writer

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In house chat NEW YEAR, NEW PROPERTY SEARCH! First things first, a very Happy New Year to you from myself and the team here at RPS Estate & Letting Agents. I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I do realise change can be good. So I’ve made quite an important one…

NEW PROPERTY WEBSITE LAUNCHES

Currently, the number one property website to go searching for your next home is Rightmove.co.uk – they are still number one and will remain so for quite some time, but as I always say ‘there’s always room for improvement!’ As an agent, it’s vital that our marketing efforts reach as many buyers and tenants as possible, but another important factor is the service in which you receive from the agent you eventually find a property through. Now, I’m obviously bias, but internet only agents cannot possibly provide the staffing levels and tangible service that a local, high street agent can offer; so how can you ensure that the property you are looking at buying or renting is through an established, high street agency and not a flyby-night internet outfit? At the start of last year quite a few established and well known London Estate Agencies got 16

Mark Rowe, MD & Owner of RPS Estate and Letting Agents together to form a mutual with like-minded agencies across the UK. The idea was to create a brand new property website, purely for high street agencies, that would provide a state of the art, completely fresh approach with the aim of being launched at the end of January this year. The great news is that the new site is ready and the countdown has begun! OnTheMarket.com launches its nationwide TV, press and digital advertising campaign in time for the site going live on the 26th of January. I’m also pleased to report that we were one of the 4,000 plus Estate Agencies across the UK that signed up and I can’t wait to promote all of our properties on this incredible new site as well as our other advertising mediums like Rightmove.co.uk. Now you may be thinking “It’s just another property site” and

to a point, you would be right! However, the benefit to anyone using an OnTheMarket.com agent, is the huge amount of exposure from a national marketing campaign your property will receive. Trust me, you won’t miss the adverts and neither will the potential buyers and tenants! Keep an eye out and check www.onthemarket.com, the site goes live on the 26th of January. In the meantime have a great 2015!

P lanning Matters A monthly round up of planning applications submitted since 1 December 2014 GOSPORT COUNCIL 14/00611/FULL 41 Magister Drive LeeOn-The-Solent Hampshire PO13 8GE

Erection Of Single Storey Rear Extension To Garage

14/00605/FULL 44 Milvil Road Lee-OnThe-Solent Hampshire PO13 9LX

Erection Of Single Storey Front Extension, Two Pending Storey Side Extension, Two Storey Rear Consideration Extension, Roof Alterations To Provide Habitable Rooms And Single Storey Rear Extension To Garage To Provide Covered Swimming Pool

14/00631/VOC LOTS Sailing Club 46 Marine Parade East LeeOn-The-Solent Hampshire PO13 9BW

Variation Of Conditions 2, 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, 27 Of 13/00229/Full To Incorporate Revised Design Including Amendments To Sailing Club Roof And Inclusion Of Front Stairwell

14/00627/FULL 24 Montserrat Road Lee- Erection Of Single Storey Front, Side And Rear Extensions, Balcony To Front Elevation On-The-Solent Hampshire PO13 9LT

Pending Consideration

N/Fareham Council

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7 The Grove Hillhead Fareham PO14 3PG

1 Oak Protected By Tpo 458: Crown Raise To 7 Metres Above Ground Level And Tip Reduce Lateral Branches On The South And East To 3 Metres. Maximum Diameter Of Live Pruning Wounds <75mm

Undecided

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15 Knights Bank Road Fareham Hampshire PO14 3JY

Proposed Two Storey Side Extension And Single Storey Rear Extension

Undecided

P/14/1207/FP

59 Hill Head Road Fareham Hampshire PO14 3JL

Car Bay Platform And Two Storey Front Extension

Undecided

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49 Crofton Lane - Land To Rear - Hill Head Fareham PO14 3LW

Proposed Detached Residential Dwelling

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OPERATION CYCLE SAFE Bikes continue to be stolen in the Borough. People with less expensive bikes can sometimes become complacent. Divisional commander, Chief Inspector Jim Pegler has deemed it to be one of the policing priorities for the area and appointed PC 3489 Celine Bowen (Gosport SNT) to take the lead in combating this issue, entitled ‘Operation Cycle Safe’. The aim is to target thieves and deal with them in a robust manner, in conjunction with raising awareness amongst cycle owners about the importance of adequate security measures. In the new year PC Bowen and her team aim to hold a number of events across the town, promoting Operation Cycle Safe. Dates and locations are yet to be confirmed. These events will entail the distribution of cycle safe packs containing information on ‘Immobilise’ (a website Hampshire police recommend for the registration of property), UV marker pens and stickers. It will also allow cycle owners the opportunity to purchase high quality cycle ‘D’ locks at a reduced price and have their cycles coded. Police urge people to ensure their property is kept secure at all times, including sheds and garages. Complacency is the number one issue in relation to burglary and theft. Once dates and locations are issued Gosport Neighbourhood Watch will advertise them on their facebook page and website.

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8 Travel in a wind-driven boat (4) 9 Tied (5) 10 Flesh from animals (4) 11 Signal with a flag (6) 12 Plentiful (8) 13 Tame (8) 15 The circle of colour around a nipple (6) 17 Like a phantom (7) 19 Engraving (7) 22 An obvious truth (6) 24 Planning (8) 26 A large arboreal boa (8) 28 An affront (6) 30 Weight-loss program (4) 31 Submarine (5) 32 A language of Pakistan and India (4)

1 City in Italy (4) 2 Without fault or blemish (8) 3 Plague (6) 4 Rub (7) 5 A military assistant (8) 6 A tiny amount (6) 7 Sound an alarm (4) 14 Different (5) 16 Cloth made from flax (5) 18 Radiant (8) 20 Characteristic of country life (8) 21 Swordfish (7) 23 Motivate or prod (6) 25 Machines for lifting heavy objects (6) 27 French for "Black" (4) 29 Ore deposit (4)

It’s a long held business fact that employees and staff members who work together as a team tend to turn out better products and better results as well as be more content at work. Indeed, an excellent working environment is tantamount to happier clients and bigger revenues for the business as a whole. Simply put, happier employees mean more profits.

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will have. Today, many companies are starting to realize how important it is to provide their employees an environment where they feel welcome and appreciated even the most jaded of employees. and they are starting to offer them the things that they need to feel that way. At the end of the day, having beautiful and interesting artwork in the office will not only elevate your employee’s moods From open work areas that get rid of but it will spur them to talk about the art those dreaded cubicles to more itself, a team-building stroke of genius. It comfortable and attractive furniture, will also let them know that their feelings businesses all over the country are beginning to change their work and appreciation for the finer things in life There are several trends today however that are making it more and more difficult environment so as to change the attitude really do matter, something that will make and aptitude of their employees. One of coming to work a little more enjoyable. for employers to keep their teams together and happy. One of the biggest of the biggest changes that’s being seen By Gita Joshi, AWAD. www.orsomajor.com these is the trend of working from home is the addition of beautiful, but the old standby of dreary cubicles and interesting and thoughtprovoking artwork to common big, blank white walls are also hazardous to your employee’s happiness. Frankly, it’s work areas, lunchrooms and meeting rooms. hard enough to get people to come into work these days and, once they get there, Art of any kind has the ability to it’s even harder to keep them happy and motivated. increase someone’s enjoyment level of any location and, since To that end, social psychologists have many people spend the majority been saying that the more open, inviting of their time at work, placing artwork into any business can and friendly the work environment the better the results and the higher the immediately elevate the mood How art can improve teamwork and increase the productivity of motivation the people who work there

Resident’s Association ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 24th March 2015 in the Methodist Hall, High Street at 7.30pm. Admission is for paid-up members only, so please remember to bring your membership card, as you will need it to vote. Subscriptions can be renewed and new members registered at the door on the night. At the AGM we will be reviewing the last year and updating you on things happening in Lee-on-the-Solent. We will also have a talk about the Lee Business Association and their plans. If you would like to serve as a committee member or want to nominate someone, please contact our Honorary Secretary, Pam Ingram, 28, Grayson Close, Lee-onthe-Solent, PO13 8BH. We would be delighted to have new committee members and if you would like to discuss informally what is involved, please call Martin Marks on 023 92 550698. DEFIBRILLATORS More and more people are learning how to use a defibrillator, often through first aid courses attended either as part of their work or as volunteers. There are now a number of defibrillators located around Lee and if you are not sure how to use them there is likely to be a staff member at the various locations who has had some training. Most defibrillators give verbal instructions on what to do and are programmed not to let you use it inappropriately. Thus if your or the staff member’s skills are a bit rusty you should still be able to be effective. Locations are:

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Lee Co-op in the manager’s office, 119 - 121 High Street

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Lee Community Centre in reception area office, Fell Drive Lee Sailing Club in the bar area, 46 Marine Parade East Lee-on-the-Solent Tennis, Squash & Fitness Club at reception, 41-47 Manor Way

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Lee-on-the-Solent Golf Club in reception area, Brune Lane,

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The Health Centre in the treatment room, Manor Way

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Glen Heathers Nursing Home in the nurses office, 48 Milvil Road

LEE ON THE SOLENT COMMUNITY RESPONDERS Could You Become A Community First Responder?

lee on solent Cardiac arrest, heart attack, strokes, choking, diabetic emergencies, traumatic emergencies (not road traffic collisions),breathing difficulties, patients suffering from seizures, chest pains, unconscious patients, paediatric emergencies. Why are CFRs so valuable and vital? In case of cardiac arrest, for every minute that passes without cardia-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, a patient's chances of survival decreases by 14%. Community First Responders answer calls in their local area providing the potential for them to arrive on the scene before an ambulance. This is vital in providing immediate life-saving treatment. These extra minutes do help to save lives. Interested in becoming a CFR? Please contact: Alan Parry, Coordinator, Lee Community Responders by email at Leeresponders@virginmedia.com or by phone on 07967 991901.

What is a Community First Responder? A person trained as a minimum in basic life support and the use of a defibrillator, who attends a potentially life-threatening emergency. What does a Community First Responder do? Community First Responders( CFRs) use life-saving skills, such as the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), to provide early and often vital intervention for patients suffering life-threatening emergencies in the immediate vicinity of where they live or work until an ambulance arrives. How do they know what to do? Community First Responders are trained to provide life-saving treatment at a recognised level and they are always backed up with the nearest available ambulance. Every six months, there is a compulsory training to refresh skills. Types of calls a Community First Responder might attend:

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GIG GUIDE All gigs start at 9pm unless otherwise stated.

January January Friday 16th Friday 16th Saturday 17th Saturday 17th Sunday 18th Friday 23rd Saturday 24th Sunday 25th Friday 30th Saturday 31st Saturday 31st

The Glitter Bugs Burnt Orange Roy Peplow Band Rock of the Pops The Worried Men Cracklin Jack The Startled Monkeys Reactor One The Anthems The Mafia Fine Southern Gents

February February Sunday 1st Friday 6th Friday 6th Saturday 7th Sunday 8th Friday 13th Friday 13th Saturday 14th Sunday 15th Friday 20th Friday 20th Saturday 21st Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd Friday 27th Friday 27th Saturday 28th

Stone Pig Cover Ups Monster The Herbz TBA Monkey Butlers The Mighty Fly TBA Scarlet Ghost Pond Life Hazzard County Amy Winehouse Tribute Louise (Blondie Tribute) Punk Pirates Four Play Carnage Ian Hunt

The Carisbrooke The Bird The Hoeford The Carisbrooke The Bird The Bird The Bird The Bird The Carisbrooke The Hoeford The Carisbrooke

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PRIMROSE

The primrose is a sign in the UK that spring is starting to sprung!

Many varieties bloom in the spring or summer but the English Primrose makes a pretty choice for some winter colour, being one of the first perennials to bloom. Indeed the word Primula

derives from the Latin word for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;earlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; so their name implies earliness. Some species only have one flower per stem whilst others have dome shaped or rounded clusters of flowers on each stem. Most varieties need good drainage.

Lucy’s recipe corner RASPBERRY ICE CREAM INGREDIENTS 300g frozen raspberries 100g sugar 150ml cream METHOD You don’t need an ice cream maker for this easy recipe and if you fancy substituting the raspberries for another berry then you can!

Put the frozen raspberries and sugar into a blender. Whilst it’s running, slowly pour in the cream and mix it up until it’s really well combined.

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You can serve it immediately or freeze it. The mixture lasts for up to one week.

Naturally good.. Pecan crusted chicken breast stuffed with roasted butternut squash and goats cheese served with a white wine and pancetta cream sauce 1. Pre heat the oven to 380F/180c.

Ingredients for 4 servings: For the stuffed chicken 4 chicken breasts 170g butternut squash (peeled and diced) 1 tbsp freshly chopped thyme 100g soft goats cheese Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 250g toasted pecans, finely chopped 3 free range eggs, beaten 50ml olive oil For the sauce ¼ white onion (finely diced) 4 slices of pancetta or smoked streaky bacon, chopped 1 tsp freshly chopped thyme 1 clove garlic, crushed 180 ml double cream 120 ml dry white wine 4 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated

2. Place the butternut squash onto a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place into the oven to bake until cooked through and starting to turn golden brown; this should take approximately 15 to 20 minutes. 3. Using a small knife, make an incision into the side of each chicken breast. Move the knife around horizontally inside the breast to create a pocket for the filling. Try to keep the incision no wider than an inch in length to keep the filling from spilling out when cooking. 4. Fill each breast with equal amounts of goats cheese and butternut squash by pushing them through the incision. Close the incision with a cocktail skewer. Save some roasted butternut squash to garnish the tops of the chicken breasts when they are cooked. 5. Sprinkle each filled breast with the chopped thyme and season generously with sea salt and black pepper. 6. To prepare the pecans take whole pecans and pulse them in a food processor until they resemble course breadcrumbs. 7. Beat the eggs with ¼ tsp of salt (which helps to break down the egg making it easier to dip the chicken in) and place the chopped pecans into a bowl. Then dip each cutlet into the egg mixture and then the pecans and make sure they are well coated. 8. Place the chicken breasts onto a tray drizzled with olive oil and then drizzle each breast generously with more olive oil and season once more. Place into the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. 9. Garnish the escallops with the remaining caramelized onions and freshly chopped parsley, don’t forget to remove the cocktail skewers before serving! 10. To make the sauce start by sautéing the pancetta or bacon until crispy and then add the onions and cook through until softened. At this point add the garlic and thyme and continue to cook for another minute to release the flavors. 11. Add the white wine and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until almost all of the wine has evaporated. Then add the cream, parmesan and seasoning. Continue to simmer gently for 5 to 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

12. To serve, place each chicken breast onto a serving plate (don’t forget to remove the cocktail skewer) and spoon over the sauce. Top with some of the remaining butternut squash Ryan Turner, real food and low-carb and some roughly chopped pecans and a sprinkle of parsley. chef - www.thefoodbible.com

It’s all child’s play On a crisp cold day, with gloved fingers keeping the cold at bay and the sun warming noses and cheeks, there’s something really thrilling about venturing out in fresh snow. If you’re like me, you may even be tempted to create snow angels or start a snowball fight. But I wonder if the same is true on chillingly cold damp grey days, when all but the most stalwart adult would rather stay snuggled up indoors? For children their keen interest in just about everything outside seems to protect them from the cold and damp, much like the Ready Brek ad of my childhood. If you have children then at some point you too will probably have felt the need to explain to strangers their lack of coat when you’re wrapped up from the cold like Michelin man! Children, unlike adults, show little awareness of the cold and given something exciting to do, can play absorbed in low

temperatures for hours. Adults however, myself included, are much less likely to respond enthusiastically when cold which makes me wonder if it is the adults rather than the children in nurseries and schools, who need the protective clothing! So if the right clothes and being absorbed in something are key, here are some ideas for fun things to do on those cold grey winter days:

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Make a mud pit as this is great for splashing in; experimenting with consistency for creating mud pictures; mixing up hearty concoctions with old pots and pans; and of course, making mud pies.

other foliage or sliced citrus fruit in transparent plastic takeaway containers. Add a loop of string for hanging, fill with water, put the lid on and leave to freeze over night. Freezing accentuates the colours in the leaves, berries and fruit creating a truly mesmerising display guaranteed to melt even the frostiest heart!

Sue Gascoyne

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Fill an old ice cube tray with mud and leave outside overnight to freeze in the freezing temperatures. Turn the mini bricks out for lots of building fun. Add small world figures for firing imagination.

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If you don’t fancy getting messy, make frozen mini ice bricks instead to build igloos with.

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If it’s damp and cold outdoors then why not create a fire pit for charcoal making, toasting of marshmallows and warming chilly fingers by the fire? Share a flask of hot chocolate for the best snack ever!

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Make ice sculptures to hang on the trees. Simply arrange holly and

Freezing February Fun

Sue is a published author and educational consultant and therapeutic play practitioner. She is the founder and Creative Director of Play to Z Ltd, specialist providers of award winning Sensory Play resources. To find out more about Sue’s latest research and resources go to; sue@playtoz.co.uk www.playtoz.co.uk 01206 796722

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Health

the Harcombe Way

The truth about fat

5) Dietary advisers don't know their fats from their elbow! How often are we told to consume olive oil and to avoid red meat? Olive oil is pure fat – it contains no water, protein or carbohydrate. In 100g of olive oil 73g is monounsaturated fat, 14g is saturated and 11g is polyunsaturated (trace elements make up the rest). Pork is 75g water, 21g protein, 1.8g monounsaturated fat, 1.5g saturated and 0.5g polyunsaturated fat. So, olive oil has 25 4) Only one food group contains more times the total fat of pork and over 9 times the saturated fat content. Bet saturated than unsaturated fat Dairy products are the only food group you didn't know that! with more saturated than unsaturated We are told to eat oily fish and avoid red meat. Mackerel has twice the fat. Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds and even lard – all have more unsaturated overall fat of sirloin steak and one and than saturated fat. Not that any real fat a half times the saturated fat. 1) Fat is utterly life vital is better or worse than any other, but There are three fats: saturated; just to set the record straight. 6) Fat has not made us fat monounsaturated and The average UK person consumed polyunsaturated. We would die If you think that Mother Nature is 51.7g per person per day of saturated without these fats and we must trying to kill you – by all means avoid consume them in our diet. Fat provides dairy produce. But you have no reason fat in 1975 and 28.1g in 1999. Intake of the two essential fats (omega-3 and to avoid any other real food – offal, red all fat, butter, meat, whole milk and eggs fell. Dramatically in some cases – omega-6) and the four fat soluble meat, seafood, eggs etc. And you had the UK eats half the number of eggs vitamins A, D, E and K. From eyesight to better eat over 200g of fish (with bone density to cell viability to blood bones) daily (or 39 eggs!) to get just the that we used to and one fifth of the butter and whole milk. During this time health – every fat soluble vitamin is vitamin D, let alone the calcium and obesity increased from 2.7% for men utterly vital for our survival. phosphorus, so vital for bone health. and women in 1972 to 22.6% for men and 25.8% for women in 1999 – almost 2) We need to eat more fat a tenfold increase in obesity, as The UK government’s own data saturated fat intake all but halved. confirms that we are dangerously deficient in fat soluble vitamins. The UK 7) Saturated fat has never even been Recommended Daily Allowances on trial (RDAs) are inexplicably low compared In the 1984 document that first to American nutritional standards. The demonised saturated fat, the following average UK citizen is getting 2.78mcg confession is made: “There has been no (micrograms) of vitamin D from controlled clinical trial of the effect of household food. The UK RDA is a paltry decreasing dietary intake of saturated 5mcg. The USA upgraded their RDA fatty acids on the incidence of coronary from 10mcg to 15mcg in 2011. Hence heart disease nor is it likely that such a UK citizens are getting half the UK trial will be undertaken.” requirement for vitamin D, or one sixth They may be even more astonished to of a much wiser minimum. It’s no know that the trial has still not been wonder that the UK has seen a reemergence of rickets in children. done nearly 30 years later. The UK Food Standards Agency admitted in 3) Every food that contains fat 2009: “The ideal controlled dietary trial contains all three fats... for prevention of heart disease has not ... there are no exceptions. Meat, fish, Thirty years ago we demonised ‘fat’ – saturated fat especially. Only it wasn’t fat that we demonised. We called biscuits, cakes, confectionery, crisps, ice cream, pastries, pies, savoury snacks etc “saturated fat”. They are, of course, junk food; predominantly carbohydrate and, perhaps surprisingly, invariably containing more unsaturated than saturated fat. Nutritional gold mines – meat and dairy products – were put on the same list, rather like lumping Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker together. They could not be more different. So let’s state some facts about fat and I mean real fat – not processed food or carbohydrates or anything else that we have got terribly wrong...

eggs, dairy products, avocados, oils, nuts and seeds – all of these foods contain all three fats – saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. The only thing that varies is the proportion of each fat. It is therefore impossible to avoid one fat and consume another. This alone makes nonsense of the idea that saturated fat is bad and unsaturated fat is good – why would they always be found together, without exception?

“It is impossible to avoid one fat and consume another”

yet been done and it is unlikely ever to be done.” Common sense should tell you that the experiment doesn’t need to be done. Nature didn’t provide food, containing all the essential fats, protein, vitamins and minerals that we need for survival and then lob in something harmful at the same time. Will biscuits, cakes, confectionery, pastries etc make you fat and sick? I have no doubt. But they are not fats – they are junk food carbohydrates. If you think that 60% of the few grams of fat in your steak are trying to save you while the other 40% is trying to kill you – may the force be with you! Zoë’s books (“Stop Counting Calories & Start Losing Weight”, “The Harcombe Diet Recipe Book”, “The Harcombe Diet For Men”, Why do you overeat? When all you want is to be slim” and “The Obesity Epidemic: What caused it? How can we stop it”) are published by Columbus Publishing Ltd and are available: on Amazon; in all good book shops and online at www.theharcombedietclub.com Zoë writes regularly on her blog at www.zoeharcombe.com

health BOSS

through your mouth, slowly and consciously. This will help pump toxins through the lymphatic system while eliciting a parasympathetic response that deIf you are about to undertake a detox stressors the body. or retreat, make sure you commit to taking home what you’ve learnt and Start practicing to be healthy today implement it. Even if it’s only one and remember, detoxing should be thing! If you just want to start done daily, not just for a weekend. practicing being healthy today, here . are two key practices that will set you up achieving everyday health:

To break this cycle, you have to Practice being healthy practice being healthy – daily. This does not mean never indulging in to be healthy your vices again. It means implementing daily detoxing and by Kristin Jade Neuwirth stress relieving practices to maintain Health doesn’t magically happen your body’s ability to cleanse, calm after a 3 day detox. and heal itself. A break in your schedule, where you submit to a day or so of not indulging in any of your regular daily ‘not so healthy’ indulgences is not going to set you up for long-term health. You may have all the intentions in the world of this being your new start, but unless you take the new techniques you learn during this health kick and implement them in your daily life, your daily life will not change. Glowing daily health will not be any closer. Before you know it you’ll be looking to start your new normal again… and so it goes on.

Start the day will a glass of warm water and lemon. This will provide daily support for your liver, helping it remove toxins from the body Consciously breathe. Inhale deeply through your nose and exhale deeply

Kristin is based in sunny Australia and is the creator of Health Boss and designer of Salad As The Main Meal. She shares her expertise on how you can become your own health boss whilst living a high-paced, time poor lifestyle. She is a firm believer that despite how successful you are, you will never truly feel it unless you have the health to match it.

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Time to Pause

Why reflecting is an important part of goal setting As the year draws to a close we naturally turn our attention to the year ahead. Planning, dreaming and creating start to dominate our thoughts as we look forward in anticipation of what the next year will bring, both in personal life and our careers too.

The missing step in goal setting is reflection.

So lets dive in a bit deeper to that statement. The real key of reflecting is that it helps us to inform our future goals and set them with a more realistic and balanced approach, taking into consideration past effort, positive As one year ends it’s natural to feelings, negative experiences look ahead, but what about looking backwards too? I’m going and outcomes. Mapping the highs to be controversial here and say and lows of your past year is a great way to see what you value that I don’t believe traditional goal setting always works. Why? most and what gives you the Well one of the reasons I believe most joy. This can also be a tool to help you understand which traditional goals don’t work is areas need a little work, or to be that they usually only focus on the future. I know that it sounds a avoided entirely going forward. bit strange, after all isn’t that Were there any themes or what a goal is? A place in the patterns to your highs and lows? future you want to reach? Yes! But I’ve learned that if you To best reflect on the past year, want to make your goals really try asking yourself these three stick you need to reflect questions: backwards to help you move forwards. How many times have What gave me most joy last year? you sat and written goals that sound just like this; Buy X, reach When did I feel most out of place Y, achieve Z.

last year? If there were a word to describe last year, what would it be? Use this information to not only help you focus on where you want to go but also set goals with a real meaning. Goals that resonate with your soul on a deeper level than purely writing a statement that has no connection or intent will be more enjoyable to work towards and also have far more potential of being met. Good luck!

Danielle Marchant had a long work history as a highly successful executive coach in the corporate industry until life gave her a wake up call – burnout. After learning that goals and ambitions could be just as happily achieved when simply allowing the body and mind to pause, she adapted her coaching style with both personal and corporate clients to flow rather than fight against the ups and downs of life. Danielle has coached hundreds of people to adapt to this methodology in her renowned Pause Retreats and is a regular contributor for online publications such as 30ish me, We Are The City and Smarta.

The scene is set, the time is right To join us here for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s night Perhaps a meal and a bottle of wine With your special Valentine!

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