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Discovering Wisbech issue 096, April 2026

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Welcome to your May issue...

I’m often surprised at just how quickly, within a few weeks, we move on each year from those cold, dark mornings and all that rain and those gale force winds. Blossom is now on show and summer is nearly upon us, and there are smiles on people’s faces.

As ever, I hope you find the wide range of topics included in this month’s magazine both informative and enjoyable. Many thanks to all the contributors and advertisers for their hard work and for your continuing support and words of encouragement; your feedback is always welcome. Enjoy the Easter

Claire x

The Easter Bank Holiday comes early this year, with Good Friday falling on April 3rd.

Weather permitting, it is usually a time when many people try to shake off the winter blues of months spent inside their homes and either get busy outside in the garden or plan trips away.

With the advent of British Summer Time on the last weekend of March there is always a feeling that we should all take advantage of the longer daylight hours and make an effort to take some fresh air on board. Like most people, I have some tasks I need to undertake outside of my home, although I will keep these to myself and won’t announce them in public as I don’t want to become a hostage to fortune.

I also fancy taking a trip away, however with the current spiralling cost of fuel, where I go may be closer to home than I had previously hoped…

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There will be plenty to keep you busy this month as the days are longer, soil temperatures are rising and it should be warm enough for many crops to be planted outdoors… but be wary of late frosts!

Aim to get all your potatoes planted by the end of the month – plant out chitted second early potatoes in the first two weeks of the month and maincrop potatoes in second two weeks. Second earlies and maincrop need more growing space so plant them about 38cm (15 inches) apart and 75cm (30 inches) between rows. When the shoots appear, earth up each plant by covering it with a ridge of soil.

If you want to grow asparagus and haven’t already prepared your bed, do it this month or it will be too late. Plant the crowns by digging a trench 12 inches deep and add some wellrotted manure, making a 4-inch ridge at the base and spread the roots of the crown over the ridge, replace the soil, leaving the tips just visible. Water in and add mulch. Don’t forget to leave the asparagus for two years before harvesting – it’s well worth the wait!

You can sow several seeds indoors; chillies, peppers, celery, courgettes and summer squashes, runner and French beans, sprouting broccoli, Florence fennel, courgettes, summer squashes and sweetcorn are just a few.

Other jobs:

• Last chance to plant onion sets and sow aubergines and tomatoes indoors for transplanting out.

• Most root crops can be sown now; it is probably your last chance to sow parsnips.

• You can sow the following outdoors but under cover; beetroot, cucumbers, lettuces, turnips, oriental leaves, leeks, cabbage and salad leaves. They can be sown in pots, modules or prepared seed beds from which you can transplant them. If you do grow any seedlings in trays or modules and they have grown a couple of “true leaves” prick them out and move to individual pots or larger modules. You can also harden off young plants by putting them outdoors on sunny days but bring them back in at night or put them in a cold frame or under cloches.

• Don’t forget to regularly hand weed or hoe around seedlings as the weeds appear as they create a lot of competition for food and moisture.

• Make sure that fruit trees, canes and bushes are kept watered, as any fruit planted in the last 18 months is susceptible to drought damage. Adding mulch around the base will help.

• Sow maincrop peas and make the last sowing of summer broad beans.

Happy planting!

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FAMILY BUSINESS DELIVERS A FINE SERVICE

Wisbech Furnishings can supply a wide range of quality carpets and floorings to satisfy all customers’ requirements.

The business has been long established in Wisbech and for the past eight years has been successfully run by Dinesh Patel (75).

Now he has been joined in the

want hard flooring downstairs and vinyl in their bathrooms, but like to have carpets on their stairs, landing and bedrooms.

“All our products are very competitively priced and are of high quality and we pride ourselves on our speed of delivery. We have a very loyal customer base in Wisbech and pick up a lot of business by word of mouth but now we want to spread the word to a

HALLAM TRAVEL STILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING SEATS AVAILABLE:

Coronation Street Experience ONLY 5 LEFT Sun 12th April £70

Hampton Court Palace including the Tulip Festival ONLY 20 LEFT Fri 17th April Adult £64 Senior £59 Child 50

Ely Leisure Day Sat 18th April £27

St Paul’s Cathedral Sat 25th April Adult £59 Senior £57 Child £45

London Leisure Day Sat 25th April £35

Harrogate Spring Flower Show Sun 26th April Adult £56 Child £32

Priscilla Queen of the Desert (afternoon show) Thurs 30th April £73

Bakewell & Matlock Bath Sat 2nd May £31

Holt Sunday Market & Sheringham Sun 3rd May £28

The Princess River Cruise Experience includes 2 course meal Weds 6th May £56

Haworth and Keighley & Worth Valley Railway ONLY 13 LEFT Sat 9th May Adult £46 Child £39

Aldeburgh & Southwold Sun 10th May £31

Highgate Cemetery ONLY 1 LEFT Weds 13th May £52

Makers Central Sun 17th May Adult £44 Child £29

Legally Blonde (afternoon show)

Whitby Leisure Day Weds 2nd September £35

Annie (afternoon show) Thurs 3rd September £78

Canterbury Cathedral Sat 5th September Adult £53 Child £47

Canterbury Shopping/Leisure Day Sat 5th September £35

Weds 20th May £78

Strictly the Professionals Tues 26th May £90

Gravity – Starring Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman & Rachel Tucker Fri 30th May £79

Portobello Road Market/London Leisure Day Sat 30th May £35

Rushden Lakes Sun 31st May £28

Fawlty Towers – The Play Thurs 4th June £75

Southend on Sea Weds 10th June £34

Saltaire Village Experience Sat 13th June £40

London Zoo Sun 14th June Adult £58 Senior £57 Child £51

Les Misérables The Arena Concert Tour (afternoon show) ONLY 13 LEFT Sun 14th June £117

Royal Ascot – Ladies Day ONLY 17 LEFT Thurs 18th June £112

RHS Garden, Bridgewater Sat 20th June RHS Member £35 Adult £50 Child £40

Great Yarmouth Leisure Day Sun 21st June £29

Wroxham & Summer Jazz Cruise Sun 21st June £51

Skipton & Canal Boat (includes 2 course meal)

Skipton Leisure Day

ONLY 19 LEFT Sat 27th June £64

ONLY 19 LEFT Sat 27th June £35

Kew Gardens Sun 28th June Adult £56 Child £42

Moreton in Marsh & Bourton on the Water

Jersey Boys (afternoon show)

Tues 30th June £34

Weds 1st July £84

Kinky Boots (afternoon show) ONLY 1 LEFT Thurs 2nd July £94

Blenheim Palace, Gardens and Parkland Sat 4th July Adult £68 Child £53

Grassington and Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway Sun 5th July Adult £50 Child £44

Oulton Broad 2 course lunch and Boat Weds 8th July £64

Avenue Q (afternoon show) Thurs 9th July £79

The Household Division presents A Military Musical Spectacular ONLY 19 LEFT Fri 10th July £86

Colchester Zoo Sat 11th July Adult £55 Senior £54 Child £49

East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens and Wroxham Sun 12th July £46

The Bodyguard ONLY 19 LEFT Tues 14th July £79

Great Yorkshire Show Thurs 16th July Adult £65 Child £45

Galway Bay Hotel – 6 days ONLY 10 LEFT Sun 19th July £899

RHS Sandringham Flower Show Sat 25th July Adult £61 Child £27

Operation Mincemeat (afternoon show) Weds 29th July £86

Woburn Safari Park Thurs 30th July Adult £58 Child £49

Althorp House and Gardens Sat 1st August Adult £56 Senior £49

Highgrove Gardens and 2 course lunch ONLY 20 LEFT Sat 2nd August £127

Cannon Hall Farm Weds 5th August £42

Crich Tramway Village Sat 8th August Adult £48 Child £43

Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder at the London Palladium ONLY 11 LEFT Sat 15th August £106

Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) Sun 16th August £64

Hever Castle and Gardens Weds 19th August Adult £51 Senior £50 Child £41

Tower of London Thurs 20th August Adult £71 Senior £65 Child £55

London Leisure Day Thurs 20th August £35

Dirty Dancing (afternoon show) Fri 28th Aug £80

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style Sun 6th September Adult £55 Young Person £48 Child £45

Buckingham Palace State Rooms & Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style Sun 6th September Adult £85 Young Person £67 Child £60

London Leisure Day Sun 6th September £35

Bletchley Park Weds 9th September £51

The Devil Wears Prada (afternoon show) Weds 9th September £83

Barnum the Circus Musical (afternoon show) Thurs 10th September £75

Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show Sun 13th September Adult £74 Child £30

Cromer Pier Summer Show (afternoon show) Weds 16th September £56

Sheringham 1940s Sat 19th September £30

Andre Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra ONLY 9 LEFT Sat 19th September £175

Michael Ball: Glow UK Tour ONLY 20 LEFT Sat 19th September £117

Waitress (afternoon show) Weds 23rd September £78

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventure – The Car Man (afternoon show) Thurs 24th September £83

Churchill War Rooms Weds 30th September Adult £69 Senior £65 Child £52

Household Cavalry Museum Weds 30th September Adult £47 Senior £45 Child £44

London Leisure Day Weds 30th September £35

Beetlejuice (afternoon show) Fri 2nd October £79

The Piece Hall Sat 3rd October £44

Halifax Shopping/Leisure Day Sat 3rd October £34

Abba Voyage (afternoon concert) ONLY 2 LEFT Sun 4th October £90

Leonardo Hotel, Liverpool – 4 days ONLY 9 LEFT Weds 7th October £249

Mamma Mia! (afternoon show) Thurs 8th October £83

Sinatra the Musical (afternoon show) Thurs 15th October £90

High Society (afternoon show) Weds 4th November £73

Mean Girls (afternoon show) Thurs 5th November £80

Simply Christmas, Sewing for Pleasure, Creative Craft, Cake & Bake International Shows Sat 7th November £39

Bakewell Christmas Market Sun 15th November £30

Ely – Christmas Gift and Food Fair Thurs 19th November £40

The Fifties & Sixties Christmas Party (afternoon show & 2 course lunch) Tues 24th November £89

Norwich Christmas Shopping/Leisure Day Weds 25th November £28

Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Weds 25th November £90

York Christmas Market/Shopping/Leisure Day Fri 27th November £31

Stratford Upon Avon Christmas Market/Shopping/Leisure Day Sat 28th November £30

Lakeside Shopping Centre Sun 29th November £31

Littlecote House Hotel (Warners) – 5 days Mon 30th November £569

Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market/Shopping/Leisure Day Sat 5th December £31

Windsor Leisure Day Sat 5th December £36

Christmas at Windsor Castle Sat 5th December Adult £65 Young person £55 Child £51

Leeds Christmas Market/Shopping/Leisure Day Sun 6th December £31

*Thursford Christmas Spectacular ONLY 19 LEFT Thurs 10th December £82

Cromer Pier Christmas Show (afternoon show) Fri 11th December £57

Hampton Court Palace and Festive Fayre Sat 12th December £65

*Thursford Christmas Spectacular – Long Sutton departure ONLY 20 LEFT Sat 12th December £85

Cruising into Christmas ONLY 19 LEFT Sun 13th December £62

*Thursford Christmas Spectacular – Long Sutton departure ONLY 18 LEFT Tues 15th December £82

Holkham Hall by Candlelight Weds 16th December £60

*Thursford Christmas Spectacular ONLY 1 LEFT Sun 20th December £85

Carols at the Royal Albert Hall (afternoon show) ONLY 3

Jack & The Beanstalk (afternoon show) Sat 2nd January £64

Cats (afternoon show) Thurs 7th January £83

Back to the Future (afternoon show) Weds 10th February £91

The Full Monty (afternoon show) Weds 10th February £67

Paranormal Activity (afternoon show) Thurs 25th February £76

*All Thursford Christmas Spectaculars are afternoon shows and centre deluxe seating. Coaches depart from Spalding Bus Station, unless stated otherwise. New excursions are being added weekly.

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HOW TO TRY OUT AI

Following on from last month’s article on the three biggest AI engines, here is just a very small handful of suggestions on fun and useful things to do with AI.

MEAL PLANNING

How often do you open your fridge or kitchen cupboard wondering what meal you can cook using the contents? Try asking ChatGPT. For example, ‘ChatGPT, I have chicken, peppers, pasta and cheese –suggest three dinner recipes that take less than one hour to cook.’

You can even create a weekly meal planning (using Copilot for example). Be as specific as possible - number of people, duration, not forgetting to include dietary restrictions or a particular ingredient you might fancy eating. If any meals pop up that you wouldn’t eat, at least it gives you a base to work from.

LEARNING AND TUTORING

If you are struggling to understand a particularly complex topic, ask AI to simplify it. For example, ‘ChatGPT,

explain PI for a ten-year-old.’

Or use Google Gemini’s Guided Learning as a digital tutor. It simplifies complicated topics, checks your comprehension by asking questions as you go along and even adapts its teaching method based on the answers you give. Be mindful that it can sometimes misinterpret responses, and you may need to keep it on track, although on the whole it does offer a more interesting way to study.

PLAN A TRIP

Instead of spending hours researching travel itineraries, you can use AI to generate your own customised travel plan. Simply ask your AI engine of choice to, for example, ‘plan a three-day, budget-friendly trip to Milan, taking in top attractions and suggestions for dinner venues.’ Or, if you would rather stay away from the crowds, ask it to suggest ‘hidden gems that locals frequent.’

TRY A DIFFERENT HAIRSTYLE

Have you ever wondered what you would look like with a purple wolf cut

or a multicoloured Mohican? Then try Gemini’s Nano Banana photo editing tool. Log in, upload a photo, type your hairstyle prompt into the chat box, press ‘generate’ and watch your new look appear!

IDENTIFICATION

Unsure as to whether that green plant in your garden is a weed or a flower? Or what the tree is at the end of the garden? Simply take a photo and ask Gemini, Copilot or ChatGPT what it is. You can ask AI to recommend particular plants for your garden by providing information such as which direction it faces and soil type. In fact, why not go the whole hog and ask ChatGPT to design your garden?

Do remember that although AI is a powerful tool, it’s not flawless – it can get things wrong and, more worryingly, make things up. It’s important to check over any AI-generated content to ensure that there are no mistakes, privacy violations or, most importantly, that you are not using it for unethical purposes.

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Springing into a New Tax Year Scott Bishop

As we move into spring, we also enter a new tax year and for business owners and landlords, this brings important new rules to be aware of.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is live!

A major change to income reporting began on 6 April 2026 as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) came into force.

MTD for ITSA applies to individuals who:

• Are sole traders and/or landlords

• Have combined income (before expenses) of over £50,000 from self employment and property, based on their submitted 2024/25 tax return

The threshold will reduce to £30,000 from April 2027 and to £20,000 from April 2028.

Affected taxpayers must:

• Keep digital accounting records

• Submit quarterly income and expense updates to HMRC using approved software

• Complete an end of year declaration

The 31 January tax payment deadline remains unchanged, but reporting will now take place quarterly rather than annually. Think these rules may apply to you? Act now, as the first quarterly submission is due soon.

Preparing early will help you to:

• Choose appropriate accounting software

• Register with HMRC in good time

• Put systems in place and avoid compliance issues once quarterly reporting begins.

Dividend Tax Changes and Small Company Remuneration

From April 2026, dividend tax rates increased:

• Basic rate increased from 8.75% to 10.75%

• Higher rate rose from 33.75% to 35.75%

• Additional rate remains at 39.35%

These increases will be particularly significant for owner directors of limited companies.

Previously, many favoured a modest salary, topped up with dividends. As dividend taxation becomes less favourable, the balance between salary, dividends and pension contributions may need reconsidering.

There are many factors to consider when sorting remuneration, some of which include:

• Overall income level

• Dividend tax rates and allowances

• Salary level, National Insurance and more...

A tailored approach is essential. As dividend taxation becomes less favourable, now is a good time to review how you take money out of your company. A good remuneration strategy can make a significant difference, but it needs to reflect your personal circumstances.

We’re Here To Help

For assistance with MTD for IT, reviewing your current approach to remuneration or exploring more tax efficient alternatives, please get in touch with a member of our team.

Information that features in this article is correct at the time of writing.

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FENLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

DID YOU KNOW?

Marriages seem to have gone back full circle. More about that next month.

There were no official marriage records, before the Marriage Act in 1837.

First introduced in 1538, the parish registers of the Church of England record baptisms, marriages and burials. However, these can be a bit hit and miss in how they were recorded. Non-conformists (nonChurch of England) were not recognised. Lord Hardwicke’s Marriage Act of 1753 required every marriage in England to be performed in the Church of England. Only Jews and Quakers were exempt from this Act.

After the 1836 Act, registrars could hold non-religious ceremonies in designated offices. In the past there were also ‘Handfast marriages’ and ‘Over the Broomstick’ ceremonies. More about them in my next report.

FREE RESEARCH SESSIONS

Our experienced and friendly team of researchers offer FREE help to anyone wishing to find out about their family. We hold sessions at various times and at various places to suit everyone's needs.

First Tuesday of the month – 10am-12noon at Wisbech Library, with maybe a donation towards the hire of the room.

Second Monday of the month at Baytree Garden Centre, Hilgay, near Downham Market, 11am2.30pm. We will be in the restaurant. Why not pop in to see us and enjoy a coffee or a meal?

Third Wednesday of May in the Red Lion pub, North Brink, Wisbech, 6.30pm-8.30pm. These are held every other month. You will find us in the restaurant of the pub. No need to book, just drop in to any of those sessions.

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Please note that from April our monthly meetings will no longer be in the Wisbech Library. We will be at Wisbech St Mary Sports Club off Station Road on the fourth Thursday from 7pm -9pm. In February our speaker was Jonathan FARMER who spoke on military records pre-WW1 and on March 26th it was a special meeting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the formation of our FHS with a chat about how it originated by myself with others also sharing their stories. At our April meeting we will welcome back a favourite speaker, Alan JOHNSON. Visitors are always welcome to join us with maybe a donation to help to pay for the hire of the room.

SPEAKERS

We have two speakers willing to give talks on various subjects to local groups.

For further details contact me on (01945) 587723 or bridget25hunter@btinternet.com

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

Pure Heart Homecare is a local company that provides high quality, personalised, homecare services for Cambridgeshire and Norfolk residents.

The Outwell based business understands that home is where the heart is and that the majority of people feel most comfortable within their own home environment.

It was set up by friends Laura Dawson and Nicole Day as a domiciliary (home) care agency to provide local, community-led support to adults, offering a 24/7 on-call facility to ensure someone is always available.

Laura said: “We want to let people know that we are a local company that is dedicated in helping provide care and support for people in their own homes.

“We currently have a team of forty-five dedicated people on our books who cater for seventy service users, primarily in the Wisbech, Downham Market and March areas.”

Laura and Nicole have both worked within the sector for many years with Laura having a background in finance and healthcare and Nicole experience in the healthcare and support work industry.

Pure Heart Homecare prides itself on providing highly skilled personnel with relevant qualifications who are effective, reliable, hardworking, honest and compassionate.

Laura said: “We carefully select individuals who demonstrate both professional expertise and a genuine commitment to making a positive impact and delivering outstanding service.”

Support workers receive thorough training to ensure they have a clear understanding of their job role. In turn, this enables the company to ensure that a high standard of quality care and support is always given to every single service user.

Pure Heart Homecare can offer support with:

HOMECARE

Whether daily, weekly or on an ad hoc basis, its support workers can help with daily household tasks, personal care, meal preparation, prescription collections and more.

COMPANIONSHIP

Helping service users to feel ‘socially included.’

DEMENTIA

Its experienced and highly trained support workers provide the highest quality of dementia care to both patients and their families.

REHABILITATION

Fully trained carers can help with rehabilitation after an operation or illness.

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE

Whether you or someone you know has been in hospital and needs that extra support when they get home, a hospital discharge care service is available.

DISABILITY

It can support anyone over the age of eighteen who is living with a physical disability.

As well as providing private homecare, Pure Heart is on the Preferred Suppliers List (PSL) for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and works closely with social workers and other NHS professional to provide support to service users referred to it. Contact Pure Heart Homecare, 130 Wisbech Road, Outwell, Wisbech PE14 8PF. Tel: 01945 773861; Email: admin@purehearthomecare.co.uk

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LEGO SHOW A SUCCESS

Local LEGO lovers travelled to the second Wisbech Brick Show at The Queen Mary Centre. Exhibitors showcased their passion for LEGO and the many varieties of building bricks with dealers and visitors having a great time. Organiser Adam Fairbrother was delighted the show was such a success with 900 attending. All money raised will go towards the upkeep of the centre and the Ferry Project.

Funeral Directors James and Laura are proud to be serving the community
Photo: courtesy RWT Photography/Radio

MICROWAVE THERAPY FOR SKIN

MICROWAVE THERAPY FOR SKIN

MICROWAVE THERAPY FOR SKIN

MICROWAVE THERAPY FOR SKIN

Microwave energy is widely used in a number of medical fields to elevate tissue temperatures and create precise, localised cell destruction.

Microwave energy is widely used in a number of medical fields to elevate tissue temperatures and create precise, localised cell destruction.

Microwave energy is widely used in a number of medical fields to elevate tissue temperatures and create precise, localised cell destruction.

Microwave energy is widely used in a number of medical fields to elevate tissue temperatures and create precise, localised cell destruction.

Infected tissue can exist several millimetres below the surface and can often be difficult to treat using traditional methods, resulting in either untreated tissue or significant damage.

Infected tissue can exist several millimetres below the surface and can often be difficult to treat using traditional methods, resulting in either untreated tissue or significant damage.

Infected tissue can exist several millimetres below the surface and can often be difficult to treat using traditional methods, resulting in either untreated tissue or significant damage.

Infected tissue can exist several millimetres below the surface and can often be difficult to treat using traditional methods, resulting in either untreated tissue or significant damage.

Swift delivers a precise, highly controlled energy dose. As microwaves travel into the tissue, water molecules begin colliding and creating localised heat energy – quickly destroying all infected tissue within a predetermined depth.

Swift delivers a precise, highly controlled energy dose. As microwaves travel into the tissue, water molecules begin colliding and creating localised heat energy – quickly destroying all infected tissue within a predetermined depth.

Swift delivers a precise, highly controlled energy dose. As microwaves travel into the tissue, water molecules begin colliding and creating localised heat energy – quickly destroying all infected tissue within a predetermined depth.

Swift delivers a precise, highly controlled energy dose. As microwaves travel into the tissue, water molecules begin colliding and creating localised heat energy – quickly destroying all infected tissue within a predetermined depth.

In just seconds the treatment is complete, leaving the body to absorb and replace the treated tissue.

In just seconds the treatment is complete, leaving the body to absorb and replace the treated tissue.

In just seconds the treatment is complete, leaving the body to absorb and replace the treated tissue.

In just seconds the treatment is complete, leaving the body to absorb and replace the treated tissue.

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SUE’S A SLIMMING ICON

Slimming World member Sue joined in November 2024 by referral from her GP as she needed a knee operation and had to lose two stone. She had been a member before, at another group, before COVID and had reached a higher target. Sue was worried about having to lose the weight all over again but quickly embraced the plan, eating regular meals and getting back her love of cooking. She shared her recipes on the group page and stayed every single week. Sue wasn’t able to walk far because of her knee but started trying some of the activity videos on the App. Will and Victoria have become like best friends as she especially loves their ‘Easy on the Knees’ workout that she started in a seated position due to her immobility, and for only a few minutes, but now can easily complete the full workout standing and even now does the ‘snazzy dance’ routine.

She also walks daily, and on a recent Fitt log, doing thirty-six hours a week and never misses a group; she encourages and inspires everyone by sharing her own journey to target. Sue often says that getting the referral was the best thing she’s ever done and she didn’t even end up needing the knee surgery.

Sue has also been crowned he group’s icon and Woman of the Year for 2025 and is said by members to be ‘amazing’…

MONDAYS

Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech 9am, 10.30am, 4pm, 5.30pm & 7pm Tel Tina on - 07798894639

WEDNESDAYS

TUESDAYS

Emneth Central Hall 9.30am Tel Carrie on - 07876636833

Rugby Club, Wisbech 9.30am and 5.30pm Tel Carrie on - 07876636833

THURSDAYS

Outwell Village Hall, 9am

Upwell Village Hall, 6pm Tel Allison on07826362418

SATURDAYS

Rugby Club, Wisbech, 8.30am & 10am Tel Sandy on07547486801

Recruiting now please contact Jamie Holland Team Developer on 07415

GROUP HAS A PHAB TIME

It was a PHAB night at the Oasis Centre, Wisbech when a Bingo and a Valentine’s Disco was held. Gatherings are every second Tuesday at 7pm-9pm. For more details go to Facebook Wisbech PHAB club or contact Carol Alderton (01945) 700063.

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www.wisbechtennisclub.org.uk

wtcmembership@hotmail.co.uk

Tejaycey Dog Hotel is a well-established luxury boarding kennel situated 5 minutes outside of Wisbech, on the border of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

 We work together with you and your dog(s) to make sure their holiday is as much fun as yours.

 Luxury large renovated kennels with covered runs so that your dogs can enjoy the views, breezes and smells of the great outdoors.

 2 daily walks in our 6 acre private nature reserve shaded by old apple trees and filled with exciting smells and sights.

 We are the kennels chosen by many local vets and vet nurses.

You are welcome to come and visit any day between 9:30 and 12:00 (except Wednesday).

Please see our website for further details www.tejayceydoghotel.co.uk

Looking forward to seeing you

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LOCAL CLUBS AND GROUPS

Wisbech u3a If you’re no longer in full-time employment and looking to stay active, make friends, and try something new, Wisbech u3a could be the place for you! We meet on the second Thursday of every month at 2:30 pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, Wisbech. There’s plenty to enjoy — come along and see for yourself! Our website wisbech.u3asite.uk and phone number 07831 910194 Charity registration 1212682

Friends of Wisbech & Fenland Museum hold monthly talks at Wisbech Public Library. For further details, please see Facebook Friends of Wisbech and Fenland Museum, www.wisbechmuseum.org.uk or email: friendsofwisbechmuseum@outlook.com

Wisbech & District Stroke Club

We are a club for stroke survivors and their carers. We meet twice monthly on the second and last Friday of each month at the Tesco Community Room Cromwell Road at 2pm.

Members enjoy chatting with other Stroke Survivors, Guest Speakers. Trips to the theatre and places of interest to get them rehabilitated back into the community. At the last meeting of the month we are joined by a qualified specialist keep fit instructor to get survivors moving again. We are a friendly bunch; why not come and join us?

Contact Brian Sandall on 07778 755105 or 410225

Wisbech Scouts and Guides. Meet at The Robert Hall Centre, St Augustine's Road, Wisbech. For more details contact 07986 144534. Robert Hall is also available for hire, and the contact number is 07986 144534

Capital of the Fens Oddfellows.

The Oddfellows meet on the Second Thursday of the month at The Rugby Club in Wisbech at 10.30 a.m. onwards, for coffee and chat We are a friendship group that offers two activities a week so pop along and see what we have to offer.

For further details please contact Gemma on 07939 860968, E-mail: gemma.thomas@oddfellows.co.uk

Wisbech & District Flower Club. See beautiful flower arrangements being made by local and national demonstrators. Meets every 3rd Monday of the month at St Peter's Hall, Wisbech. Secretary 07857 690312, Treasurer 07780 790163

Wisbech Baptist Church Hill St by the side of BOOTS. Our Church is open for worship every Sunday at 10.30am and all are very welcome Open doors is a drop in for coffee chat every Monday at 101.15pm closed Bank holidays. Again all welcome. Contact Secretary Lin Stanton 07906 938571 or wbcsecretary7@gmail.com

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