Discovering Wisbech issue 101, September 2026

Issue 101 / SEPTEMBER 2026

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Caring for your Loved Ones

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P ROBABLY ONE O F TH E M O ST I NT E RE STIN G STORES I N NORF O LK Perhaps it’s time you paid us a visit!

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The Reed’s name has been associated with Downham Market for well over a hundred years. Today, Reeds Homestore is a family-owned business renowned for its service.

We offer a huge choice of quality, leading brand products at very competitive prices covering every room in the house. It is an amazing hidden gem with no less than 27,000 sq.ft. full of furniture and other products from all over the world.

While you’re here visit our very popular 75 seat café, with a dog friendly area, offering delicious freshly made food and drink.

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Welcome to your September issue...

The team here at Discovering Magazines are thrilled to announce plans to further extend our offering to the public by launching “Discovering Chatteris” next month. This will mean our “stable” will now have six titles, as we are already covering Bourne, March, Whittlesey, Wisbech and the Deepings.

The success we are seeing right now is due in no small part to the professional expertise of our many contributors, offering valuable insights and advice to you, our readers; our advertisers, several of whom have been with us for over a decade; and finally, our readers, many of whom continue to express (mostly!) favourable comments on what we are striving to achieve – an attractive publication which informs, advises and entertains our readers.

I hope you find your September issue fulfilling these aims, as our long, hot summer (the hottest on record!) finally comes to an end and the winds and rains return to let us know that this is English weather after all!

Claire x Inside Highlights

Scrolling through Facebook the other day, an article caught my eye about the merits of four mopeds from when I was a teenager.

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It immediately took me back to being sixteen, as I had owned one of the models mentioned, a brand-new Garelli Rekord, a stunning looking bike that on a good day was the quickest around.

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This had replaced my first powered two-wheeler that my Dad had bought me for £30 from an old friend which had an engine in the back wheel and embarrassing baskets front and back.

That had absolutely ruined my street cred, so after much saving and nagging my parents, I purchased the Garelli. My best mate also bought one at the same time and we thought we were the coolest kids around.

However, my machine had a number of faults… it didn’t work in the rain, the brake light fused every few days and it also (honestly) would occasionally go into reverse! Consequently, on becoming seventeen I passed my driving test and bought a battered ten-year-old Saab 96 car from my big brother.

However, my Rekord relationship may have been brief, but it still brings back many happy memories…

Andy

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HOW TO CREATE STRONG PASSWORDS (AND REMEMBER THEM!)

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sing strong passwords to protect your online life is one of the most important things you should do. Passwords for email, banking, shopping, social media and work accounts are the first line of defence against cyber criminals; therefore, abiding by the following three rules on how to create and manage strong passwords, will go a long way to keeping your data and privacy safe.

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Go long Passwords should be at least SIXTEEN characters long. Yes, you read that correctly – SIXTEEN characters. There is a difference of hours and days to millions of years for a hacker to guess a sixteen-character password as opposed to a short one. In fact, it can slow them down so much that many will give up.

Be unique Using the same password for different accounts is incredibly common – and incredibly risky since it makes all your accounts vulnerable. Once one account is successfully breached by attackers, they will try that same password everywhere else. Even small changes, such as adding a number or symbol,

will not make each password unique enough.

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Be random Strong passwords are random strings of letters, numbers, symbols and special characters which don’t include recognisable words, names, keyboard patterns and dates.

If the site allows it, add spaces as they make passwords longer and harder to crack.

Moreover, using long, unique, and random passwords means that you shouldn’t need to change them regularly. You should only need to change a password if you think you have been hacked or if you are notified that the account was part of a data breach.

Using long, unique and complicated passwords is all very well we hear

you say, but remembering dozens of them is hardly realistic. This is where password managers come in. Not only do they generate strong passwords, but they store them in an encrypted digital vault that not even the service provider can access. The only password you then need to remember (and remember it you absolutely must) is your long, unique and random password for the password manager.

Edge, Chrome and Firefox offer free password managers and are considered safe provided your computer is locked with a password.

If you still want to use your physical password notebook, do remember to follow the three rules for strong passwords and make sure your notebook is stored in a secure location.

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Ready to turn your food waste into something remarkable? Start using your caddies now!

Households across Fenland can now start filling their food waste recycling caddies, ready for Fenland District Council’s first food waste collections from Monday 7 September.

Over the past six weeks, crews have delivered more than 90,000 caddies to over 45,000 homes across the district, together with a roll of indoor caddy liners and an instruction leaflet explaining how to get started.

Cllr Steve Tierney, Fenland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Waste and Recycling, said: “Our food is for eating, not for wasting, but every meal leaves a little something behind – and when it’s recycled, it can do something remarkable! It produces energy to power homes and businesses, and fertiliser for our farmers.

“We know some people don’t have any waste as they use it for pets or compost or other clever ways. But for those that do, the weekly food waste collection is going to give you more space in your bins, keep the flies and maggots away and be a useful addition.

“We’re introducing this service to meet Government legislation, but it’s free and optional – and we’re confident those choosing to take part will love it.”

Recycling your food waste is simple. Fill your indoor caddy with food scraps, then empty it into your outdoor caddy whenever you like – just as you would with any other bin. We recommend lining your indoor caddy to help keep it clean. Use the liners provided or reuse any plastic or paper bag as all liners are removed at the recycling facility before the food waste is processed.

Then put your outdoor caddy out for collection every week, on the same day as your blue or green bin, with the bin handle up so crews can pick it up easily.

If you’ve not received your food waste caddies, call 01354 654321 or email foodwaste@fenland.gov.uk to arrange delivery before collections begin.

Please note, town centre flats and communal properties are not starting food waste collections yet. Caddy deliveries to these properties will form phase two of the service rollout in the winter.

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Probate & Estate Administration Scott Bishop

Probate and estate administration are often spoken about in hushed tones, usually at a time when families are already navigating a personal loss. Yet behind the formal language lies a process that can be as complex as it is important, and one that many people only encounter once or twice in a lifetime.

At its simplest, probate is the legal authority to deal with a person’s estate after they have died. But what does that really involve in practice? Identifying assets, settling liabilities, liaising with institutions, valuing property, calculating tax, and ultimately distributing the estate in accordance with a will, or the rules of intestacy if there is none. Each step carries its own technical and practical challenges, and no two estates are quite the same.

One of the most common misconceptions is that probate is always straightforward. In reality, even relatively modest estates can raise unexpected questions.

How are overseas assets treated? What happens if beneficiaries cannot be found, or if a will is contested?

When does inheritance tax become payable, and are there reliefs available that might significantly reduce the liability?

Timing is another area that often causes concern.

Financial institutions, HMRC requirements, and legal formalities do not always move at the same pace.

Delays can arise for many reasons, some predictable,

others less so. This can leave executors and families wondering what should happen next, and whether anything could have been done differently.

For those acting as executors, the responsibility can feel daunting. The role carries legal duties and potential personal liability, yet guidance is not always sought at the outset. Is professional support necessary in every case, or only when complications arise? And how does one even begin to assess that?

Estate administration is not merely a procedural exercise; it sits at the intersection of tax, law, and personal circumstance. With increasing complexity in financial affairs and family structures, the questions surrounding probate are only becoming more nuanced.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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“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.”

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.

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Whilst at Balmoral she would sometimes mingle with the tourists with her security officer with her.

So that people would not recognise her she would wear a scarf. Some American hikers didn’t recognise her and asked her, had she met the Queen?

Was this the house?

The strange thing was… hardly anybody knew about it. No children waving Union Jacks. No mayor preparing a welcoming speech. No people crowding the streets to get a glimpse of her. Why was that?

You can’t keep something like that a secret, but you would be wrong…

During her seventy years, Queen Elizabeth made more than 21,000 public visits. You wouldn’t think that she would have the time or energy to make unofficial private visits as well. But she did and being private there is no record of how many she made. She found out about people in a way she wouldn’t have done in a public or state visit. Many of them were whilst she was staying at either Sandringham or Balmoral.

Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth II maintained a balance between her public duties and a quieter private life. While her official state visits were highly publicised, she frequently conducted private visits for personal pleasure, family obligations, and unofficial royal business.

She would turn up in an unmarked car with only a driver and security officer. Sometimes she was alone and sometimes with her husband, Prince Philip.

The Queen was well known for her love of horse racing and when they built a statue of her at Newmarket she went to see it, turning up in an unmarked car with just a driver and police officer.

No fuss, just the extraordinary sight of Britain’s longestserving monarch stopping off in a Suffolk town, almost like any other visitor.

One time the Queen was privately visiting John Warren who was the racing manager for the Queen’s horses. A friend of his was invited round for a meal and guess what?

They rang the doorbell and John was busy, so the Queen opened the door and let them in!

She replied: “I have not, but Dickie (her protection officer) meets her regularly.”

They then asked to have a photo with Dickie with the Queen taking the picture and then they had a photo of them with the Queen with Dickie taking the picture.

Imagine when they got home and showed their friends the pictures and their friends recognised who the lady was in the photograph!

So, anyhow, who did Queen Elizabeth visit, and where in Wisbech, and why didn’t the whole Wisbech know about it?

Here are a few clues.

She met a man.

He was a chartered surveyor.

He didn’t own the house he lived in.

He rented it.

Some of the house was very old.

Part of the house didn’t even have any windows downstairs.

She stayed long enough to have tea with him.

And it all happened one afternoon in Wisbech.

Next month, find out all about it.

Many thanks to Paula Arnold

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