Big Voice in Alverstoke, April 2015 by Big Voice Directories

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Remarkable Relationships

Brown butter and beer...

...braised kale with cranberries and pecans. Don’t be put off - this is an incredibly healthy dish that will pack you full of goodness as well as a great taste to boot!

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Plant of the month

This month, Kristin from the Health Boss explores who you are letting into your life and asks you to take a look at the dreaded inbox… Jessica takes a closer look at what helps keep us in flow and how to find inspiration when all seems lacking!

Luscious lavender…. just the colour is good enough to eat!

COMMUNITY

MOTORING AND TRAVEL

40 days… that’s all… food for thought from Reverend Andrew Norris.

New Nissan Qashqai

Tim takes this Japanese model out for a spin and it looks like he was pretty sold on it. Read on to find out why...

Life Matters

Gig Guide

Your indispensable guide to local bands playing around the area in March and April.

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… remember you mean the world to somebody and that somebody calls you MUM” It’s true isn’t it (and also for all the Daddies out there too) that even when you’re having the worst of days, to have a little warm hand squeeze yours, or having your recycling given back to you at the end of a school day reshaped into a ‘train’, warms the cockles of your heart. The joy of being a parent can melt away any of life's daily stresses (although I’m sure we’d all argue that the little blighters normally just add to it a lot of the time!) and that a grin from your cheeky monster is as good as any glass of merlot. Well Ok, maybe not that good but you know what I mean ha, ha!

So with mother’s day not far away let them pamper you by all means but have a think of something you can all do together. Why not go for a stomp down Stokes Bay and nip into the beachside cafes for some tea and cake or go a little further afield to Hundred Acre woods and make a den. It’s nice to escape now and then, and you never know, you may not have to clean their muddy boots when you get back. Well after all, that’s what Mother’s Day is for, right?! Much love until next month Coralie and Sean x

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Out and about Tea and talk time For the over 50's. Meeting every Wednesday from 2 -4pm at the Empower Centre, 2a Layton Road, Bridgemary, Gosport. We have interesting speakers, quizzes, music and much more. Just £2 per session to include tea/coffee/biscuits. A friendly welcome awaits you. Tel: Anne 01329 513383 or Irene 02392 502298 Gosport Access Group and Disability Forum Meeting

11th May (1.45-4.00) in ~Committee Room 1 6th July (AGM) (11.30-2.30) in Council Chambers 7th September (1.45-4.00) in Council Chambers 9th November (1.45-4.00) in Council Chambers Maria Battley (Secretary) gosportaccessgroup@hotmail.co.uk

NCT Easter Egg Hunt Our annual event, held on Sunday 12th We have one or two speakers each April from 2pm—4pm at the Nicholson meeting and time for discussing any Garden (entrance on Carlton Road, access issues of concern in Gosport, PO12 1JU). Coem and join us for Gosport. Everyone is welcome to come an Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Crafts, games along for a cuppa and join in, from and singing! Teas, coffees, cakes and 1.45pm for a 2pm start. raffle. £2 per child in advance, £2.50 per child on gate. All proceeds to the NCT Meeting dates for this year are:charity. Tickets on sale at NCT Tiny, Mini, 9th March (1.45-4.00) in Committee Room Little Explorers sessions (see website or 1 This is an informal gathering for people with mixed disabilities, carers and supporters.

Facebook, NCT Gosport& Lee on the Solent for details of each session). Scrap Happy Quilters We meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Brodrick Hall, Clayhall Road, Gosport PO12 3BY from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. March speaker Julia Gahagan on miniatures. Contact Alison on 01329 663087. Coach trips & workshops also arranged. A sewing evening takes place 4th Tuesday of the month 7.30pm to 9.30pm same venue, contact Joan 02392 588728. Gosport Art Club Annual Exhibition At the Explosion Museum from 9th - 12th April. FREE ADMISSION. Local artists exhibiting original work. Different subjects and mediums. 10am 5pm Thursday - Saturday and 10am - 4pm on Sunday.

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Important Phone Numbers COMMUNITY Gosport Community Association 023 9251 0012 Bay House Secondary School 023 9258 7931 Dog Warden 023 9254 5596 Dog Fouling 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Family & Friends Lesbians & Gays 0845 6520311 St Marys Parish Office 023 9258 0551 Alverstoke Infant School 023 9258 2403 Alverstoke Junior School 023 9258 0450 Local Councillor 023 9252 2494 Local Council Offices 023 9258 4242 Neighbourhood Watch 023 9258 3637 Noise Nuisance 023 9254 5506 Police 101 or emergency 999 RSPCA 01329 667541 Rubbish Collection 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Tourist Information 023 9252 2944 Victim Support 0845 3899528 HEALTH Alcoholics Anonymous 023 955 80776 Al Anon 023 92435047 Dental Helpline 0845 0508345 Environmental Health 023 9254 5506 Food Hygiene and Safety 023 9254 5507 Gosport War Memorial Hospital 023 9252 4611 Gosport Medical Centre 023 9258 3302 NHS Direct 111 NHS Smoking Helpline 0800 0224332

TRAVEL Abandoned cars 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Car Parks 0800 019 8598 (Freephone) Coastguard 023 8032 9486 Concessionary Travel 0845 045 8355 Dial a Ride Gosport 01329 223151 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Roads and Pavements 0845 603 5633 Traffic Lights 0845 603 5633

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Life Matters at St Mary’s

40 DAYS TO FIND THE NEW YOU! How are the promises of the new year going - to find the new you? Have you kept up with that exercise regime?

So, it seems that a period of 40 days (such as Lent) is a time frame in which we can either slip in to negative ways and thinking, or by a What about your resolution to keep discipline of attitude and action in touch with friends after the cards over 40 days, we can break bad of Christmas? habits and create new ones. New ways of being, relating, affirming, No sooner are we through our new reconciling - whatever it is to be year resolutions than, in churchy 40 days of a new focus to improve circles, we find ourselves in Lent. and bless our lives (and those of others!). Forty Days taking us to Easter. I’ve found that it’s not just a matter Jesus put it another way saying that that Jesus spent 40 days in a desert he came to bring people ‘life in all finding himself, discovering his its fulness’. In his story, Jesus made identity, determining to live for his life richer and fuller through others and for God first; I am also that period of discipline and prayer led to believe that 40 days is a time for 40 days in the in which we create good or bad wilderness. Perhaps to think of habits in our lives (38 days what we seek to achieve or change, actually!). and to give ourselves 40 days to act 8

on it with determination and commitment will change us for the better - in fact, for the fullness of our lives. I’m compelled that there is something in this. For a start there are many Bible characters for whom the period of 40 days is a significant one of change in their lives - famous people like Noah, Moses, Jonah or Elijah; people who brought about much change in their time. 40 days of Lent - a time for putting things right, a time for searching for truth, a time for seeking fullness of life. It was in 2012 that I found it to be true personally when I was given the opportunity to spend 40 days

sailing around Britain in a yacht. It really was an amazing time of personal renewal and transformation and you can read all about it on my daily blog at 40daysaroundbritain.blogspot. com It’s there if you fancy the story of such a voyage, both the sailing and some of the experiences that moved my faith in God along the way; but, being a blog diary the last day appears first - so make sure you start on day one! Jesus needed 40 days to work out

the purpose of his life - maybe the same is true for us? Whenever you choose to use such a time, make the most of 40 days in your life - they are days which can change things for good - permanently.

Revd Andrew Norris

Rector, Alverstoke Parish

Church Office: 023 9258 0551 Rectory: 023 9250 3308 Rector@alverstokeparish.org www.stmarysalverstoke.org.uk

NCT EASTER EGG HUNT Come and join us for an Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Crafts, Games and Singing! Sunday 12th April 2:00—4:00pm At the Nicholson Garden, entrance on Carlton Road, Gosport, PO12 1JU. Teas, coffees, cakes and raffle. £2 per child in advance, £2.50 per child on gate. All proceeds go to the NCT charity.

Tickets on sale at NCT Tiny, Mini, Little Explorers sessions (see website or Facebook, NCT Gosport and Lee on the Solent for details of each session)

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Lucy’s recipe corner

Nute utellllaa & Raspberr Raspberryy Sandwiches Sand wiches INGREDIENTS 8 slices of bread 1/2 cup of Nutella A punnet of fresh raspberries This is a simple sandwich that incorporates a ‘mains’ and ‘pudding’ all in one go!

Spread four of the slices of bread with the Nutella

Arrange the raspberries onto the top of the sandwich and put the other slice of bread on top. You may wish to add a little more Nutella or butter to help the lid ‘stick’.

Cut carefully into four dainty pieces and devour!

Naturally good.. Brown butter and beer braised kale with cranberries and pecans

Ingredients for 4 2 bunches of kale 2 tbsp. unsalted butter 120ml beer of your choice

I absolutely love kale. It’s packed with flavour and nutrients and it’s incredibly quick and easy to cook. Braising kale in beer and brown butter gives the finished dish a really nice nutty flavor and the quick method of cooking ensures that the kale retains its vibrant green colour.

60ml chicken stock 1tbsp. reduced sugar dried cranberries (this is optional) 3 tbsp. roasted chopped pecans Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1. First prepare the kale by washing it and then cutting out the stem. It is important to cut out the center stem because it can be tough and chewy. Once you have removed the stems, quickly shred the kale by rolling up the leaves into a cylinder and roughly slicing them. Set to one side. 2. In a large frying pan or sauté pan place two tablespoons of butter and cook on a medium heat until starting to turn a light brown colour. At this stage quickly add the beer and chicken stock and turn up the heat to high. Bring to the boil and then add the kale. 3. Cook the kale for approximately 3 minutes until most of the moisture has evaporated and the kale is nicely glazed. Add the chopped pecans and seasoning to taste. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with the dried cranberries.

Chef’s tip: Make sure that the liquid is boiling and the heat is on high before adding the kale, you don’t want to slow cook it because it can lose its vibrant green color if it is stewed for too long. Ryan Turner, real food and low-carb chef - www.thefoodbible.com

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exhibiting will give you this information. A gallery or art dealer representing the artist will be able to tell you By Gita Joshi, AWAD. www.orsomajor.com what you need to know so it’s worth asking the question I’m often asked by clients how an artists about where they have showed or what prices rise and if the art work they are they have coming up. interested will rise in value. The first thing to remember is that art dealers are Another way that artists prices generally not financial advisors. However there are rise is when a museum – the institutions a few sure fire ways that make an artist that are cultural barometers – buy into an collectable, raise their profile and in turn artist. Once art enters public collections their prices, and here we look at three of it generally positions the artists as them. collectable. Having art as part of a museum’s permanent collection means When an artist has a solo show at a major that more people will see it, and the artist museum or gallery, it is pretty certain that is recognized for this will raise their profile as an artist, producing relevant they will become more known and in turn work. If you think their prices will rise. This can be the price about it, wouldn’t you of new art work released from the studio love to own something and available at galleries that represent that also forms part of them, as well as increasing their prices on a museum collection. the resale market such as at auctions. Finally, when an artists Looking over an artists CV and seeing work forms part of the where they have previously shown and collection of a major asking about the plans they have for known buyer of art –

this can be a high profile art collector, a celebrity or a corporate collection, can also affect the positioning of an artist as collectable. Collectors in this category are also often taste makers. They buy for investment as much as pleasure with the long game in mind. Asking the gallerist about this can give you the answers you need as it may not always be information in the public domain. So there you have it, three ways to check if the artist you are interested in is an investment. Buying art for investment is a long term strategy, and the best approach to buying art is to start with answering the question, do you love it, and do you want to live with it. After that, any rise in value is a bonus.

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P lanning Matters A monthly round up of planning applications submitted since 1 February 2015 GOSPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL REF

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Have a great time on beautiful Stokes Bay. Solent Springs Adventure Golf is open and fully refurbished! Weather permitting we are open every weekend from 10:30 until 18:00ish. We are open throughout the school holidays. Tennis courts are also available. Child (up to 15) = £3, Students/OAP = £4, Adults = £5 Family (2 adults/ 2 kids) = £14 Please call 07973 309770 to check we are open. Stokes Bay Road, PO12 2QT

Sensei Says

Sensei Rob Wood is a Fourth Dan in Goju-Ryu Karate and has taught children and adults for over 20 years in his dojo in the UK South Coast.

Is the study of Martial Arts out of date? Interesting question and one that can be addressed in so many ways. Firstly, Martial Arts comes in many different forms and most of the traditional ones are several hundred years old.

world during a time where the planet was significantly underdeveloped in travel & communications. To place a finer point, think of it this way, in the 1800’s to go to another country would take months or longer, to learn a martial art in that foreign So let’s address the “traditional” land and return to your students ones. These are styles of martial art could take several years and much of that have been in place for a long it only to be lost in the ether of time. time but researched through the These days we can travel or search decades are as close as you’re going the web OR pop along to your local to get to the original type of teaching Boxing, Thai, MMA club and do it in a as when they were initially trial to make that assessment if it’s developed. something worth pursuing. Some see these teachings as being the elite, since they are untainted by alteration and nothing has been lost in translation over time whereas others like to think that way back then, the originators had blinkered vision regarding what the body can do to defend itself against physical aggression. In my opinion, another 50 years will cease to see truly “traditional” styles in the marketplace and this has already become apparent simply in the availability of what’s out there right now.

That said, Sensei’s should always keep a focus on the discipline they grew up with BUT make it exciting yet still physically challenging and at the same time keeping the root of what they teach, linked as closely as possible to their particular style. Personally speaking, Instructors should experience other martial arts / fighting styles and be willing to adopt things that work more effectively than those aspects taught for traditions sake. Keep in mind that founders of all traditional root styles inhabited a

The world is not as vast as it was, travel speed, accessibility and participation levels of Martial Arts has grown exponentially in the last century, we are all a little wiser in almost all aspects of life. Let’s face it, these days we can all compare Japanese, Korean, Thai, Brazilian etc styles in seconds by using the Internet. 50+ years ago the only way we’d have had visibility to these would be to travel there to experience them for ourselves. How time consuming?!

whether it be Karate, Thai boxing or MMA etc. A punch is still a punch no matter what form of activity you do. However, what you get from a nontraditional style is a broader teaching syllabus and one that allows the instructor to seek out sometimes more effective methods of selfdefence techniques that may be more effective than those adhered to by traditionalists. Which only adds to making the style more exciting and enjoyable for students and Sensei alike. These days there is so much on the self-defence / sport scene it’s really quite incredible. Obviously Martial Arts is a great way for developing fitness and confidence but with so much available it’s really down to what the Sensei is teaching and how broad their understanding is and that can only be achieved by taking off the blinkers.

So, are traditional styles out dated? No, if you are a purist and want the teachings of a “Master” who developed a fighting art without knowledge of other systems then As I said before, most countries have these are for you, but be quick, they a fighting arts that have a uniqueness won’t be here for long! If however you are after a Martial Art that has about them. Generally I find that taken off the lenses of tradition then 70% of a system cross-breeds with there is a LOT out there in our other forms of martial arts in some way or other. I’m by no means a guru communities. in every fighting art out there and I’m Go find it! not encouraging readers to try and become a master of as many different styles as possible but I do have a fair amount of exposure to a few (Karate, Thai Boxing, MMA, Boxing…). Take a Mawashi Geri (roundhouse kick), this is performed in exactly the same way in any style that adopts this particular kicking technique

Health Boss DETOX YOUR INBOX We have key areas in our life that contribute to our overall health: Career, Relationships, Exercise, Diet and Spirituality (whether you are comfortable with the word or not – it’s a key part of our daily health). So who’s inspiring your health in these areas? Who inspires your daily diet, your loving relationship, inspires your career journey, gives you your exercise fix or is opening up your spiritual side? … the people who are hitting your inbox. I’m talking about the people you give time to in your daily life, the external people you follow and subscribe to, the people whose newsletters etc. that are hitting your inbox each week. Or, those that don’t and should be. These are the people who are influencing your daily life.

You want to get clear on who you let into Get those you admire and aspire to into your daily life and make sure you have a your life – daily, and leave the rest. clear positive person/business who is inspiring each of the key areas of a So who’s on your path? healthy life. Detox your inbox now. Start by aligning to those you admire and aspire to. You want to crowd out the crowds and get specific on who you are letting into your daily life. Start questioning, are these people having a positive impact on my day? If not you by Kristin Jade Neuwirth want to start unsubscribing, clearing out your inbox so new people who are www.healthboss.me aligned to your journey can enter. Focus in on those that will take you on the path you aspire to be on. If you’re wishing to change your life, this is the best starting advice I can offer. Who you choose to have in your daily life is one of your life choices.

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.

Book Review by Viviane Schwarz This is great fun! Tiny, Moonpie and Andre are scared of dogs so when they smell something funny â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what can it be? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a dog is it? Everyone knows that dogs are yappy, smelly and noisy and that they hate cats! So, they all try and hide from him behind the couch, under the piano, in the wardrobe - but when the little doggy finally finds them, well, they simply can't get enough of him! He is really very soft and they just want to cuddle and play with him. Children will love the humour and the flaps and pop ups. The illustrations are quirky but quite simple in layout and full of fun.

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Spotlight on.. BLUE ORCHID MOBILE PAMPERING This month we are taking a closer look at Blue Orchid Mobile Pampering, a hair and nail stylist company that looks after you in your own home.

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Her customers, who were delighted to see her reinvent her love of all things hair and beauty Banish any thoughts that a with the creation of Blue Orchid, mobile service is a lesser quality book her far in advance to make than you’d expect from a salon. sure she’s arriving at their front And don’t think that you’re going door in time for that special party to be short changed on products. or occasion. Certainly not if you use Laura. With over 20 years experience in Whether it’s up do’s, foils, full the hair and beauty industry, head colour, cuts and blow drys from running her own salon to or gel nails then give Laura a call. training others, Laura who is based in Stubbington, has

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Finding Inspiration There are some days when we simply effervesce inspiration, ideas flow into our minds so fast we cannot even capture them quickly enough. We write them down and hope that when we get around to taking action to bring the idea to life that we will be able to capture everything that was flowing around inside of us at that moment when the ideas hit.

Inspiration comes not from within us but from the greater part of us that is beyond the mind. We inspire ideas, that is we energetically breathe them in. We can only do that when we are a Why is that? fertile place for the ideas to land. When we are a verdant space for ideas The clue is in the words. We run dry. If to grow in. When we remember that you keep on taking from a bank we are not the source of ideas but the account without refilling it the bank recipient. account will one day be empty. We are However there are some days when we the same. We need to refill, replenish So if you are having a day when you feel uninspired just know that this too are simply out of ideas altogether. We our energetic bank account. We need sit and look at a proverbial page blank to feel connected to life and not on a shall pass. And there are things you can do to help it pass quicker. page and nothing comes. We think that treadmill. we are empty and that we will never

find a solution to a problem or know what our next step is. This can be true in our work and in our personal lives. We all have days when we run dry.

Walk Away When you are sitting facing the proverbial blank page stop looking at it. Get up and walk away. You are not going to change the status quo by trying. Trying is a doing verb whereas right now you want a being verb. Trying will not bring back your inspiration because it is not you that inspires in the first place. So walk away, stop trying to make it work.

and see how you feel. Lighter? Easier? More like your true Self? If you can answer yes to all these things then the next step is remind yourself how you feel when you are truly inspired. We all have a cellular memory of our life Go be something else. Go be a person who makes a cup of tea experiences. So and has a chat with someone. Go be close your eyes and the person who takes themselves for a take yourself back in your mind to the walk in the middle of a day. Go be the time when the ideas were simply flowing out of you. How did it feel? person who stops to meditate and Hone in on the feeling and let it spread reconnect with the larger part of who throughout your whole body. Revel in they truly are, even if only for 5 that feeling for a while. minutes. Go be the person who helps someone. Change who you are being. Go do something fun Once you change who you are being Then go do something else something you can begin to feel more like fun, something not at all related to yourself. what you have been thinking about and Remember other times of inspiration Once you have walked away and been out of the blue when you are not someone different for a while check in looking for it the inspiration will hit and

you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to capture it quick enough!

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Pay Less to get More

Martin Lewis @MoneySavingExpert

These cold dark days of winter leave many dreaming of summer. Yet don’t let travel lust destroy your wallet. Most people book holidays in the early months of the year, so if you’re jet set on tripping abroad this year, here’s my top tips on how to use the web to pay less to get more. Slash flight costs using the RIGHT comparison. Unlike package holidays with scheduled flights, leaving it until the last minute means prices rocket. So make sure you’re booking in advance and use the right site for the job. - Cheapest price on normal flights: Here, just use a flight comparison site. I like www.kayak.co.uk (for gizmos), www.skyscanner.net (for ease), and www.travelsupermarket.com (for breadth). - Check cheap charter flights comparisons too: If you’re flying to a traditional package holiday destination, like Majorca, you should also check for spare capacity being sold on tour operators' own flights. The comparisons that include these ‘charter flights’ are www.travelsupermarket.com, www.avro.co.uk and www.flightsdirect.com.

- The credit card flight freebie trick. You can get a 'free' Flybe flight anywhere or a BA European flight (you pay taxes) just by signing up to a fee-free credit card, and doing normal spending on it. For a full list of freebies see www.mse.me/ccfreebies.

make holidays, travel agents sell them. So one operator's holiday may be on sale at many travel agents - the aim is to find who'll sell it cheapest. Either scan for discounts, or often more lucratively, but more time consuming, is to haggle.

Cut the price for your hotel room. Forget the star system. There's no world standard and it's often about facilities, not quality. To find the hotel you want to stay at read reviews on the ubiquitous www.tripadvisor.co.uk, but always ignore the best and worst 10%. Check comparison sites, both www.trivago.co.uk and www.travelsupermarket.com allow you to see who's selling your hotel room for less.

To do this first find the trip you want, then write down all details, then take it to the travel agents who advertise on places like www.teletext.co.uk to see if they will sell you the same holiday for less. Go to a few to find the best price, but to be fair if one has spent a lot of time helping you, always give them the last chance to match it.

Then also be aware there are commonly promo codes available for the big hotel booking sites which can cut your costs by a further 15% for a full list of current ones see www.mse.me/hotelsales. Tricks to uncover 5-star hotels at 3-star prices. If you've time to play and want the really big discounts, then there are two naughty (but legal) routes.

- Uncover secret hotels. www.lastminute.com sells secret - Find the perfect time to book: Use the Flight hotels at big discounts, where you know the Insight tab on comparison site star rating, description and rough location, www.momondo.co.uk, eg, on average 59 but aren't told the name till you've paid. Yet days ahead is the perfect time to book, but it by cutting and pasting key words into google varies by destination, so worth a check. then matching up the ‘ratings’ you can uncover them before you book – full step by Flight booking - the clever stuff to cut costs. step in www.mse.me/secrethotels. Once you've found the cheapest price via a comparison, if you want to push harder, you - HUGE discounts with the Priceline bidding need to get clever. loophole. www.priceline.com is a huge US booking site (it works for some European - Book the wrong date trick. Easyjet's cities too). The trick is fiddly, but Flexifares let you switch dates by a few devastatingly lucrative as forumite weeks without paying more. So bag cheap 5*dealhunter found: "Got the 5* term-time flights, then swap for your chosen Renaissance Barcelona Hotel for £59 a night school holiday dates. One of my users saved for 3 nights instead of £310 - a saving of £700 on her family's break, yet there are 81%." If you’ve got 30 minutes to try it see pros and cons. Full step-by-step in my instructions at www.mse.me/priceline. www.mse.me/easyjet. Package holidays can undercut DIY web bookings... especially for 7, 10 or 14 days in a - The codeshare trick. Sometimes two or traditional resort like Majorca, Mykonos or more airlines sell the same flights and Malia (and some that don't start with an booking via one partner is cheaper, eg, a M). In brief... United flight from Birmingham to New York can be cheaper via Lufthansa. When to book? Massive savings are possible in the late market, where deals are done - Ethnic travel agents trick. If you're going within eight weeks of travel, yet of course somewhere with a big UK ethnic or there's restricted choice and you may need immigrant community, check out niche to be flexible. So if you need special facilities travel agents catering to them. Eg, London's (eg, for families) you need to book now and Shepherd's Bush has some Caribbean try to cut prices down. specialists, or the Jewish Chronicle advertises cheap flights to Israel. How to cut prices? Remember tour operators

How to get package holiday protection. Package holidays have long been protected under the ATOL scheme, so if something goes wrong you get your money back (or help coming home). Yet book a flight plus separate hotel or car hire together (or within 24 hours) from the same travel (not airline) website, and since 2012 you've also got ATOL protection, just like with a package. So check if it's not much more expensive compared to booking the cheapest flight and hotel separately. Also bear in mind www.expedia.co.uk, www.travelocity.co.uk, www.ebookers.com and www.lastminute.com often give extra discounts for flights and hotels booked together.

the Wealth Chef Identity, purpose and adventure People will direct their attention to whatever gives them a sense of identity, purpose and adventure. By attention I mean all the resources we have available to us, our time, our focus, our energy and our money. Harley Davidson riders are members of a club. Their club, jacket and tassels give them identity, purpose and adventure. Religious organisations, charitable organisations, book clubs and social media feeds give their members and followers identity, purpose and adventure.

search for identity or above it. Those who live below the search are focused primarily on securing food, shelter and safety. This is their economic reality. Those who live above the search have a clear sense of identity and they know their purposes precisely. This is their emotional reality.

“ Their adventures depend on nothing outside themselves”

You must always remember this when reviewing where you’ve directed your money. If we spend our lives unconsciously letting money drain out of our lives, the endless hunger and search continues, but when we get really conscious of what juices us, lights us up, really gives us that sense of identity, purpose and adventure we get to lead our money, give it direction and point it at the things that make our lives truly juicy!

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Auto biographies New Nissan Qashqai up which Nissan says will account for most sales, but allwheel drive is available too.

Motoring through a sixspeed manual transmission, the 1.2litre engine packs a The Qashqai's exterior looks punch, offering sharper modern and there’s a better acceleration and quality feel to the cabin - perfect greater flexibility than for many years of hardcore the first generation family use. The range-topping Qashqai’s 1.6-litre unit. Tekna model features an array of technologies that highlight Despite its modest size, the Japanese motor the engine’s low weight manufacturer’s lead in the and more fuel-efficient crossover market. operation also mean it’s cleaner and more But hang on, what is a crossover economical than the FAST FACTS PROS ‘N’ CONS vehicle? Well, it’s a motor built model it replaces. The Safety √ on a car platform, combining 1.2 engine emits just  Max speed: 115mph characters of a Sport Utility 129g/km of CO₂ (15g/ Economy √  0-62 mph: 10.9 secs Vehicle (SUV) with elements km less than the Driving Position √  Combined mpg: 50.4 from an estate or a hatchback. outgoing 1.6-litre petrol  Engine: 1197cc 4 cylinder 16 valve Kit √ The crossover mixes SUV design unit), and has an average fuel petrol turbo cues such as tall interior consumption figure of 50.4mpg. Space √  Max. power (bhp): 113 at 4500 rpm packaging, lofty seating, high Individuality X centre of gravity and elevated  Max. torque (Ib/ft): 140 at 2000 Being a family car, you’d expect rpm ground-clearance with car-like safety to be a priority for the  CO2: 129g/km handling and good fuel Qashqai – and you’d be right. The  Price: £23,800 on the road economy. Nissan features a host of innovative safety features which helped it Anyway, back to the Tekna trim confidently pass all Euro NCAP's Qashqai under review. The Nissan tests to record the maximum fivebenefits from darkness piercing Bistar rating. The latest Nissan Qashqai, which LED headlamps and it excels when it went on sale in January 2014, is comes to kit. The car comes Engineered to offer the best possible available in four time-honoured equipped with 19-inch alloy wheels, levels of protection for children, the grades: Visia, Acenta, Acenta roof rails, part-leather seats, a large fresh Qashqai particularly shone in Premium and Tekna. glass roof, heated seats, and front the Child Occupant tests. Based on and rear parking sensors. There’s readings from the dummies used in The model tested here comes in also a seven-inch touchscreen tests, the Qashqai scored maximum flagship Tekna trim. But we’ll come display, DAB digital radio, and points for its protection of an 18to that in a bit. smartphone connectivity. month old infant. On that basis alone, I’m sold on the Firstly, here’s some background. The Qashqai is available with a car – but then I do have an 18 month petrol or diesel engine; the review old and two other small children to The second generation, family car came with turbocharged petrol take to school. I can definitely see oriented car is now longer, lower the appeal – and so, it seems, do and wider, giving it a more imposing power. But it turns out that the Nissan doesn’t need anything huge other parents. stance while maintaining a raised under the bonnet to deliver a firstdriving position. The vehicle under review is front-wheel drive, the set- rate drive.

By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Writer

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